《泛读1》课程 期末 考试试卷（ A 卷）
考试专业 英语 班级 B1601/02/03/04班 考试形式 闭卷 考试时间 120 分钟 考试学期 2016-2017学年第一学期 考试类型 考试 命题教师
题 号 一 二 三 总分 密 分 值 30 25 45 １００ I. Choose the correct definition according to the context. (
本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
1. The male snake had trialed her to her doom. A. end B. tragedy C. place D. fortune
封 2. Pa had got such good prices for his furs that he could afford to get them such
beautiful presents.
A. thought B. had time C. was willing D. had enough money
3. “Stratford’s too small, Toby,” he said. “Too slow. Too quiet. Too monotonous. I’ve got to get away.”
A. secular B. hard C. boring D. quiet
4. The few studies that have been conducted have found that the diversity of
线 migratory birds drops sharply when coffee is converted from shade to sun. A. changed B. transported C. made D. reverted
5. But at night, thinking about Mr.B - who could scare just about anybody I know,
even my father -it seemed perfectly sensible to cheat. A. reasonable B. senseless C. possible D. understandable 6. In paradise the dwelling are too far from each other for visiting. A. towns B. houses C. gardens D. villages
第 1 页 7. Buck was beaten (he knew that) but he was not broken. A. crushed physically and mentally B. seriously injured C. losing courage D. dead
8. I replied that I did and asked what time our train was due at Lyons A. arrived B. expected C. stopped D. leaving
9. Michele Marincola, professor at New York University and former conservator of the Cloisters, said she was intrigued by the Smithsonian’s findings.
A. fascinated B. perplexed C. puzzled D. encouraged
10. It is a number of cities, towns and villages that have, during the past centuries, grown together to make one vast urban area. A. of an outer area of a city B. green with trees and grass C. wealthy and pleasant D. of or belonging to a city
11. “Oh, I couldn’t possibly eat dessert!” cried Mrs. Gleason. “I’m simply stuffed!” A. too full with food B. wishing to have more C. not willing to eat that D. unable to eat more
12. When she died, she was a pitiful, wasted scrap, the ulcers in her throat and
mouth making the pain of swallowing more vicious than pangs of hunger. A. difficult B. soft C. obvious D. fierce
13. Maybe you are in college to train or retrain for an occupation or because you have recently experienced an upheaval in your life. A. downfall B. turmoil C. rising D. change 14. I had never felt so left out , so disappointed in my whole life. A. depressed B. exhausted C. low-spirited D. neglected
15. When that final call of acceptance came through in Maine, it was a moment of personal triumph, and I felt privileged to share it. A. happy B. interested C. honored D. determined
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II. Summarize the main idea of the following paragraphs.(本大题共5
小题，每小题5分，共25分）
16. Forests are not just important for timber. A forest acts like a giant sponge, absorbing rainfall and preventing it from running away into rivers. It then releases the water slowly by evaporation from its leaves. This helps to stabilize the rainfall of areas downwind from the forest. Forest cover also prevents the soil being eroded (worn away) and silting up rivers and lakes. By holding back the water, the forest prevents disastrous flooding further downstream.
Main idea: 17. Philip Coates-Wright freely admits that his obsession with Napoleon rules his life. It has cost him his marriage, eats up all his spare money, and dominates his spare time. Philip, 29, a lecturer in modern history, is a founder member of the Napoleonic Association, which re-encats battles all over England. On field, he is a French Brigade Commander and wears authentic uniforms. The orders he gives his troops are in 18th century French. Philip even got married in a French Hussar’s uniform.
Main idea: 18. The film shows the many challenges Edwards faced, from his age -usually ski jumpers train very young, but he took to the sport as an adult - to money and Britain’s reluctance to send a somewhat comical and less-than-ready skier to represent the county in the world’s top sporting event.
Main idea: 19. Although the growth in outbound tourists from China dropped to 9.8 percent in 2015 and the yuan’s depreciation poses challenges, outbound tourism still has great potential,says Dai Bin, the head of China Tourism Academy.
Main idea: 20. Canelo Alvarez got on his knees to check on Amir Khan after knocking him cold
第 2 页with a big right hand in the sixth round of their World Boxing Council middleweight title fight on Saturday.
Main idea:
III. Reading Comprehension.（本大题共15小题，每小题3分，共45分）
TASK 1
The story of the westward movement of population in the United States is, in the main, the story of the expansion of American agriculture—of the development of new areas for the raising of livestock and the cultivation of wheat, corn, tobacco, and cotton. After 1815 improved transportation enabled more and more western farmers to escape a self-sufficient way of life and enter a national market economy. During periods when commodity prices were high, the rate of westward migration increased spectacularly. \moving westward,\Emigration to the West reached a peak in the 1830's. Whereas in 1810 only a seventh of the American people lived west of the Appalachian Mountains, by 1840 more than a third lived there. Why were these hundreds of thousands of settlers—most of them farmers, some of them artisans—drawn away from the cleared fields and established cities and villages of the East? Certain characteristics of American society help to explain this remarkable migration. The European ancestors of some Americans had for centuries lived rooted to the same village or piece of land until some religious, political, or economic crisis uprooted them and drove them across the Atlantic. Many of those who experienced this sharp break thereafter lacked the ties that had bound them and their ancestors to a single place. Moreover, European society was relatively stratified; occupation and social status were inherited. In American society, however, the class structure was less rigid; some people changed occupations easily and believed it was their duty to improve their social and economic position. As a result, many Americans were an inveterately restless, rootless, and ambitious people. Therefore, these social traits helped to
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produce the nomadic and daring settlers who kept pushing westward beyond the fringes of settlement. In addition, there were other immigrants who migrated west in search of new homes, material success, and better lives.
The West had plenty of attractions: the alluvial river bottoms, the fecund soils of the rolling forest lands, the black loams of the prairies were tempting to New England farmers working their rocky, sterile land and to southeastern farmers plagued with soil depletion
密 and erosion. In 1820 under a new land law, a farm could be bought for $100. The continued proliferation of banks made it easier for those without cash to negotiate loans in paper money. Western Farmers borrowed with the confident expectation that the expanding economy would keep farm prices high, thus making it easy to repay loans when they fell due. 21. What can be inferred from paragraph 1 about western farmers prior to 1815? A. They had limited their crop production to wheat,corn, tobacco, and cotton. B. They were able to sell their produce at high prices.
封 C. They had not been successful in raising cattle. D. They did not operate in a national market economy. 22. What is the purpose of the underlined statement in paragraph 1? A.To illustrate that generally population shifts occur rapidly.
B. To correct a mistaken impression of American agriculture from 1810 to 1840. C.To emphasize the range and speed with which the westward migration occurred. D.To demonstrated how attractive the Appalachian Mountains were to Americans.
线 23. According to paragraph 2, all of the following are reasons why Americans migrated westward EXCEPT
A. the desire to move from one place to the next. B. the hope of improving their socioeconomic status. C. the opportunity to change jobs.
D. the need to escape religious or political crises.
第 3 页 24. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the paragraph 3?
A. Because the West had more rivers and forests than the East, its soil was more productive.
B. The fertile soils of the West drew farmers from regions with barren soils.
C. Farmers living in western areas of the United States were more affected by soil erosion than farmers living in eastern areas.
D. The soil in western areas of the United States was richer than soil in eastern areas. 25. According to paragraph 3, what was the significance of the land law passed in 1820? A. It granted government-supported loans to farmers. B. It provided farmland at an affordable price. C. It required banks to offer loans to farmers. D. It enabled farmers to sell their land for a profit.
TASK 2
Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry-William Shakespeare-but there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are the townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who come, not to see the plays, but to look at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shakespeare’s birthplace and the other sights.
The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue. They frankly dislike the RSC’s actors, them with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness. It’s all deliciously ironic when you consider that Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself an actor (with a beard) and did his share of noise - making.
The tourist streams are not entirely separate. The sightseers who come by bus- and often
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