汕头大学（纳思教学点） 2012级商务英语专科第二学期 《综合英语》闭卷考试（B卷）
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课程名称： 适用班级： 年级专业： 姓名： 学号： I. Listening Comprehension (20 Points)
Part A
In this conversion you will hear two senior people, Peter and Nelson, talking about pet-keeping. Listen, and answer the following questions. 1. What is the difference between Peter and Nelson in their attitudes to
pet-keeping? a. Peter disapproves of treating animals like human beings, but Nelson doesn’t think so.
b. Nelson believes that pet-keeping is a natural need of human beings, but Peter doesn’t think so.
c. Nelson makes a distinction between human friends and animals, but Peter doesn’t.
2. What’s Peter’s reason for keeping pets? a. He believes that animals like to make friends with human beings. b. c. 3. a. b. c. 4.
He would not feel lonely if he keeps pets. Life is short, so he should love animals, too.
Which of the following animals does Peter now keep? A dog, a cat, goldfish Goldfish, birds, a dog. Birds, a dog, a cat.
The conversation touches upon a big issue: mutual understanding. On
this point, how are Peter and Nelson different from each other? a. Peter believes that it can only be found among human beings.
b. Nelson believes that it can only be found between human beings and animals.
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c. It is not achievable.
Part B
In this recording, two friends (Mary and Helen) are talking about life of childhood. Listen, and choose the correct answers from the choices. 5. What does Mary think of one’s childhood? a. It is the most important period in one’s life. b. It is the happiest period in one’s life.
c. It is the most important, but may not be the happiest period in one’s life.
6. What does Helen think of one’s childhood? a. She agrees with Mary.
b. She sounds like in disagreement with Mary. c. She sounds like having no opinions of her own.
7. Judging by the way of talking between the two friends, what kind of a. b. c. 8. a. b.
personality do you think each of them has? Both of them are opinionated people.
Mary is an opinionated person, but Helen is not. Helen is an opinionated person, but Mary is not.
Mary does not think that children are very happy, because .
they are not allowed to have their own ideas
they are under a lot of pressure to achieve that their parents except of
them
c. they are not allowed to do what they want to
9. What’s Helen’s opinion about adult’s life? a. It is more tiring and unpleasant. b. It is carefree and independent. c. Adults can enjoy freedom.
10. According to Mary, who might be responsible for unhappiness of many children? a. Strict teachers.
b. Demanding parents. c. Permissive parents.
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II. Word Formation (10 points)
Fill in the following blanks with derivatives of the words in the brackets.
11. No one could account for the (remove) of the desk from the room.
12. I know you don’t like him, but at least have the (decent) to be polite to him in public.
13. We have to take (collect) action if we want to prevent more serious mistakes from happening.
14. From the very start, Benjamin was an (act) member in the club. 15. “How did you like the film?” “It was (fascinate).”
16. Despite dangers and difficulties, the soldiers were (determine) to win the battle.
17. Nobody knows who were the oldest (inhabit) on this island. 18. She became a (Buddha) when she migrated to the (Buddha) country.
19. It would be too (cost) to repair that old car.
20. A lot of people end their letter with “ ” (true) instead of “sincerely”. III. Translation (10 points)
21. 你的轻率行事，可能会使我们遇到危险。(put … into danger)
22. 那儿我实在住不下去了，我在那里度假时天天下雨。(day in and
day out)
23. “那份名单你写好了吗？”“还没有，我正在写呢。”(work on) 24. 有时要从人群中认出一个熟人是不容易的。(pick out)
25. 他想将他的主张强加于我们，但我们没有接受。(force on) 26. 他现在大学毕业了，自己养活自己。 (on his own) 27. 他们轮流睡觉，以免出差错。(go wrong)
28. 有些方便食品符合当今健康饮食的观点。(fit in with)
29. 仓库保持干燥非常重要，对于这些药物来说尤其这样。(in the case
of)
30. 这家公司一开始显得很有希望，但不久便负债累累。(run into)
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IV. Words matching (10 points) 31. be aware of 32. end up 33. force on 34. more or less 35. judged by 36. on the one hand 37. from time to time 38. be far from 39. despite 40. express oneself A. press on B. indicate through a symbol, formula, etc. C. imprecise but fairly close to correct D. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike E. finish F. know G. determine the result of H. not at all I. from one point of view J. now and then or here and there V. Practical English: (10 points)
Directions: Match the “Functions” to the corresponding “Actual words spoken”.
Actual words spoken Functions a. I intend to go back to work in my 41. Say you don’t want to buy a flat own country after I finish my here. studies here. b. Next time I see John, I’m going to 42. Say you don’t want to remain in tell him exactly what I think of your present job for the rest of him. your life. c. I’m planning to move to Beijing in 43. Say you want to go back and a couple of months. work in your own country after you finish studying here. d. I don’t tend to stay in this job all 44. Say you are making arrangements my life. to go to live in Beijing in one or two months. e. I have no intention of buying a flat 45. Say you will tell someone your 第 4页 /共 7页
in this part of town. f. I have no plans to change my job in the foreseeable future. g. Unfortunately, the manager is very busy so it will be impossible for him to see you today. h. It’s still possible to make some money if you invest wisely. opinion of him if you see him again. 46. Say you will not change your job in the not-too-distance future. 47. You tell the visitor that the manager cannot possibly see him today. 48. Say to your friends that they may be able to make some money if they invest well. i. The job can be done by 49. Say it is possible for you to finish Wednesday if I get extra help. the work by Wednesday if you get some help. j. Take your umbrella – you might 50. Ask your father to take his need it. umbrella because you think it may rain today. IV. Reading Comprehension (20 points)
Directions: For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Deep inside a mountain near Sweetwater in East, Tennessee is a body of water known as the Lost Sea. It is listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest underground lake. The Lost Sea is part of an extensive and historic cave system called Craighead Caverns.
The caverns have been known and used since the days of the Cherokee Indian nation. The cave expands into a series of huge rooms from a small opening on the side of the mountain. Approximately one mile from the entrance, in a room called “The Council Room,” many Indian artifacts have been found. Some of the items discovered include pottery, arrowheads, weapons, and jewelry.
For many years there were persistent rumors of a large underground lake somewhere in a cave, but it was not discovered until 1905. In that year, a
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