试卷代号：1004
中央广播电视大学2004—2005学年度第一学期“开放本科”期末考试
各专业 大学英语三(1) 试题
Part I Lislening Comprehension (15 points)
(20 minules)
Seetion A
Directions: In this section,you will hear nine short comversations. At the end of each conversation,a question willbe asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken twice. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you faust read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then circle the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Examples You will hear;
Man: is it possible for you to work late, Miss Grey?
Woman: Work late'? i suppose so, if you really think it's necessary.
Question: Where does this conversation most probably take place?
You will read:
A. At the office,
B, In the waiting room.
C. At the airport.
D. In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they
have to finish in the evening. This i$ most likely to have taken place at the office.
Therefore A "At the office" is the best answer. You should choose A on the
answer meet.
Sample Answer A B C D
Questions 1--9
1. Whose car was stolen?
A. Nobody's car.
El. Karen's car.
C. Jane's ear.
D. The man's car,
Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A. In a post office.
B. In a classroom,
C. In a restaurant.
D. At home.,
3. What does the man want to buy?
A. He wants to buy a bird.
B. He wants to buy a shirt.
C. lie wants to buy a pair of white shoes.
D. He wants to buy the blue ties.
4, What kind of person is Richard?
A. He is a policeman.
B, He is a selfish person.
C. He is a trouble maker.
D. He is a helpful person.
5. What does the man mean?
A. He's climbed mountains in many parts of the world.
B. lie was the last person to go.
C. He isn't interested in mountain climbing.
D. He went to mountain climbing last year.
6. How did the woman feel about the novel?
A. She thought the novel was too long.
B. She liked the ending of the novel,
C. She thought the novel was horing.
D. She thought the novel was not long enough.
7, What does the man want to know ?
A. He wants to know if the woman has seen the new filn
B. He wants tO know where the woman raw the film.
C, lie wants to know if the woman is going to see the new film
D.He wants to know when the woman saw the film
8. What is the man talking abour?
A. A famous restaurant he has been to,
B. A trip he has taken.
C. A trip he takes regularly.
D. A famous monument.
9. Where are the man and women going?
A. To a restaurant.
B. To the beach.
C. To a play.
D. To a movie theatre.
Section B
Directions: In this section, yo, will hear two short passages. At the end of each passage
you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoker
twice. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four
choices marked A, II, C and D. Then circle the corresponding letter on the
ptnswer Sheet.
Passage one
Questions 10 - 12
10. Whatis Tom now?
Pt. He's a student.
13. He's a doclor.
C. He's a social worker.
D. He's an artist.
11. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Tom's parents are doctors anti they don't want him to become a doctor.
B. Tom's parents are doctors and they want him to become a doctor, thO.
C. Tom wants to becOme a doctor but his parents want him to hecome an artist
D. Torn wants to becOme an artist hot his parents want him to become a docto
12. What do people think of Tom?
A. He's funny.
B. lie's selfish.
C. He is talented.
D. He's foolish.
Questiongs 13-t5
13. How long is it since Mary got her mother's hat letter?
A. Four hours.
B. Four days.
C. Four weeks,
D. Four months.
14. Who did Mary's mother live with?
A. She lives with Mary.
B. She lives alone.
C. She lives with Mary's brother
D. She lives with Mary's father.
15. When did Mary choose to call home?
A. Immediately after she got off from work.
B. Immediately before she got off from work.
C, In the evening when the long distance rates are lower.
D.Early morning when her mother was home
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
(20minutes)
Directions: There are 2O incomplete sentences in this part. FOR each sentence there arc four
choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE anseer that best completes the
sentence. Then circle the corresponding letter ora the Answer Sheet.
l6 In the first half of the 1980s, many US products were not only but prieier than
those offered by other nations
A. inferior than
B. inferior to
C. superior than
D. superior
17, Bill Gates an importan! role in the technical development of new products in
Microsoft,
A. takes '
B. plans
C. plays
D, joins
18. When customers cOme into the showroom these days, it's more a ca,ce of the hard b
the hard sell.
A,et. in stead
B. rather thsn
G. otherwise
D. or else
19. His attitude has to make our task easier.
A. tended
B. helped
C. enabled
D. assisted
20. Although I can't stand social occasions, I suppose I ought to _ _Helen’s wedding.
A. accompany
B. visit
C. go
D. attend
21. He is not or learninR so many new words within such a short time,
A. capable
B. likely
C. able
O, enabled
22. She is too excited, so we better leave her alone for a while.
A, had
B. would
C. should
D, are
23. The artist the book with pen. and-ink drawings.
A. expressed
B. published
C. illustrated
D. sponsored
24. They left in hurry that they forgot to turn off the TV.
A. such
B. so
C. soa
D. such a
25. He sent a fax to the company last month offering to destroy his credit card files
$100 000.
A. in return
B. return
C. in exchange for
D. change for
26. He studied at a famous college when he was young contributed to his auccess in later life.
A. which
B. that
C. it
D. what
27. Within a year, their management team meetings were transformed into Ihe interactive, brainstorming sessions that he them to be.
A. pretended
B intended
C. think
D. succeeded to
28. I've just finished my report.
A. to write
B write
C. writing
D, written
29. l'd rather you those important documents with you.
A. not take
B didn't take
C, don't take
D. won't take
30. he does his work, I don't mind what time he arrives at the office.
A. So far as
B. So long as
C. In case
D. Meanwhile
partⅢ Reading Comprehension (10 points)
(35 minutes)
Directions: 'l'here are 4 passages in this part. Each passage i.s followod by stnne questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B. C and D. You should decide on the best choice and circle the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
QuestionS 36-40 are based on the
following passage:
Monday, computer hackers vandalized (故意破坏 ) one of government ' s most poputar Internet sites, preventing visitors from searching new legislation being considered by Congress.
Hackers altered the "Thomas" Website of the Library of Congress, named after Thomas Jefferson and a favorite among journalists and researchers who need immediate information about bills under consideration on Capitol Hill.
The vandal claimed to be "four hackers from a little country in Europe", and changed the site to read: "US Congress Web site- defeated!" The moniker (名称) they used. Lambers Team." is not particularly prominent among the computer underground, where groups and allegiances can be fluid.
They also published on the ahered (更改的)sitc the recipe they claimed to have used to gain access to the government's computer running service. They left what was said to be a software log that included part of a user's idemifieatioo number, but it was partially masked "to hide the users who make this possible. '
Monday's attack was the most serious against a government World Wide Web site since the start of the year and similar in audacity (大胆) to attacks last year against the Web siles for the FBI, Senate. US army and White tlouse.
36. The hacker changed the "Thomas" Web site in order to
A. name it after Thomas Jefferson
B. destroy the computer system
C. satisfy the journalists and researchers
D. give the eovernmenl some advice
37. The case is similar to attacks last year
against the Web sites for FBL in
A. scale
B. the degree of damage
C. every aspect
D. boldness
38. "l.amber Team", the moniker they used,
is
A. quite famous all over the world
B unknown anywhere
C. new among college student
D. not well-known
among the computer underground
39. On the altered site, they published something which
A. shows their anger towards the government
B. tells how they gained Iheir access to the government computer running the service
C. tells how they went to the Library of Congress
D. tells why they attacked the Web site of the government
40. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. A group of hackers attacked the web site of the Library of Congress.
B. The hackers altered the web site.
C. The author is quite sure that the hackers are from European countries.
D. The attack is the most serious one against a government web site since the start of the year.
Qaeslions 41--45 are based on the
following passage:
In some places cars are forbidden in city centres altogether. In Florence (Italy), for instance, the whole of the city is only restricted to pedestrians from 7:30 in the morning until 6:30 in the evening.
Another idea is to make people pay if they want to bring their cars into the city center. They do this in Singapore. If you arc bringing your car into the centre you can be stopped, and if you've got less than four people in it then you have to pay.
The Netherlands, being such a flat country, is one place which is particularly fond of building cycle paths. There are now 14 000 km of cycle paths there, so you can go anywhere by bike.
In some cities in Britain people are using what they can a Park and Ride scheme. They build big car parks far away from city centres and you park your car there. Then there's a bus or whatever [or you to take to the city center, and you return to your car the same way.
In Hong Kong, for example, there' s a computer-based system which tracks cars'
movements in the city center and drivers are billed monthly according to when and how often
they have driven into the city center.
41. Where do people have to share a car if they want to go to the city centre?
A. In Hong Kong
B. In Florence
C. In Singapore
D. In Britain
42. The Park and Ride scheme in Britain aims at
A. limiting cars entering the city centre
I3. improving the public transport system
C. providing more buses in the city centre
D. selting up a computer-based traffic system
43. The government of the Netherlands is
especially interested in building cycle paths, for
A. many people have bikes
B. cycle paths are cheap to build
C. the country is very flat
D. it wants to sell more bikes
44. In the city center of Florence
A. cars are allowed only at night
IL cars are forbidden altogether
C. people walk in the morning and evening
D. people are lined if they use cars.
45. What method is employed in Hong Kong in order to control trak{ic in the city center?
A. Drivers have to pay for driving in the city centre.
B. Drivers have to form car pools,
C. Drivers have to park their car in the designated places.
D. Drivers have to obtain special licenSe (特别执照)'
Questions 46--50 are based on the following
passage:
It's summer now. Students in our school are making plans for their summer holidayS
Bill is going to visit his grandpa and his farm as usual. And this summer, he is taking hbest friend Mike with him.
Bill and Mike will take turns driving to the farm. This is difficult bm interesting, and
will ave them some money. Maybe they will stay at a motel [or one night if they feel too
tired or if the weather goes bad. They plan to stay with Bill's grandparents for a week or
two to help with some field work. Then they will move on to San Francisco. They will visit
the city and have some fun at seaside, After that they will drive all the way baek to school.
46. What are the students doing now according lo this passage?
A. They are getting ready for the exams.
B. They are getting ready for the traveling.
C. They are making plans for their holidays.
D. They are working on a farm.
47. Where will Bill and Mike go first?;
A. Bill's home,
B. Mike's home.
C. San Francisco.
D. Bill' s grandparents'.
48. What will they do if the weather goes bad on the way?
A. They will keep driving.
B. They will stay in e motel.
C. They will go back to school.
D. They will go to San Francisco.
49. When will they be back to school'!
A. When they finish the work on the farm.
B. When they finish the work in San Francisco.
C. When they finish visiting San Francisco.
D. When they use up all their money.
50. How will they get back to school?
A. By car.
B. By plane.
C. By train.
D- By coach.
Questions 51--55 are based on the
following passage:
During the rest o[ sleep, the fatigue of the body disappears. The tired mind gathersenergy: he memory improwEes and troubles and problems are seen in better perspective.
Some ,dulls require litth, sleepl others need eight to ten hours in every twenty-four.Infants sleep slxteen to t. ighteen hour.., daily, the amount gradually going less as they growolder. Young students may need twelve hours; university students may need ten. A workerwith a physically demanding job may also need ten, whereas an executive working undergreat pressure may manage on six to eight. Many famous people are reputed to have requiredlittle sleep. Napoleon Bonaparte, Thomas Edison, and Charles Darwin apparently averagedonly four to six hours a nighl.
Whatever our individual need, you can be sure that by the age of thirty you will haveslept for a total of more than 12 years. By that age you will also have developed a sleeproutine: a favorite hour, a favorite bed, a favorite posture, and a formula(程序) you need tofollow in order to rest comfortably.
Investigators have tried to find out how long a person can go without sleep. Severalpeople have reached more than 115 hours--nearly five days. Whatever the limit, it isabsolute. Animals kept awake for from five to eight days have died of exhaustion. The limitfor hum beings is probably a week.
51. According to the passage, what can sleep do for people?
A. Improve people's memory.
B. Help people to seek new perspective for problems.
C. Make the fatigue disappear.
D. All of the above.
52. Together with a child's growth
A. remains the same
B. gradually increases
C. gradually decreases
D. gradually vanishes
53. If a person has to make a sudden change
in his sleep routine,
A. he be little affected
B. he will not rest comfortably
C. he will adapt to a new routine in no time
D. he will be ill
54. What does the last sentence imply?
A. People can live withont sleep.
B. People can keep awake as long as they want to.
C. People can sleep as long as they want to.
D. People can not survive without sleep.
55. Which o[ the following statement is Not true?
A. The amount of sleep has nothing to do with an individual's age.
B. Sleep is important for good mental and physical health.
C, The longest time a human being can survive wilhout sleep is probably seven days.
D. By the age of thirty a person may have slept for a total of more than 12 years.
Part IV Translation (15 points) (15 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are aUowed fifteen minutes to translate the follcnoing
sentences into English / Chinese.
56他积极参与公司的核心管理
57.今天我们要集中讨论失业 (unemployment) 问题
58. /h computer hacker stole credit card numbers from an internet music retailer and released
thousand of them on a web site.
59. They should demand policy changes that result in real gains, not bogus (ll{~) claims.
60. The government is taking action to protect the wildlife.
Part ~ Writing (10 points) (30 minutes)
Dircctions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic
Types of communication You are given the beginning part of each short
paragraph and should develop its idea in completing the paragraph. You
should write this composition on the ANSWER SltEET.
Types o[ communication
1. Communications play a more and more important role in our modern life.
2. Communications basically (all into several types. Face to face communication, writin
letters, making phone calls or sending entails.
3 I prefer.... ....
Part I各专业 大学英语Ⅲ(1) 试题答案及评分标准
(供参考)2005年1月
Listening Comprehension 15%( I point each)
1. B 2. A 3. B 4, D 5. C
6. D 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. A
11. D 12. C 13. C 14. B 15. C
Part 二 Vocabulary and Structure 20%( 1 point each)
16. B 17, C 18. B 19'. B 20. D
21. A 22. A 23. C 24. B 25, C
26. A 27. B 28, C 29. B 30. B
31. A 32. D 33. B 34. A 35. C
Part三 Reading Comprehension 40%(2 points each)
36. B 37. D 38. D 39. B 40. C
41. C 42. A 43. C 44. A 45. A
46. C 47. D 48. B 49, C 50. A
51. D 52. C 53. B 54. D 55, A
Part 四 Translation 15%(3 points each)
56. He's actively involved in key managemem in the company.
57. Today we are going to focus on the question of unemployment.
5a．黑客盗取丁一家互联网音乐零售商的客户信用卡号并将敷以予计的卡号发布在网站
上．
59．他们应该呼吁改变政策，以带来切实效益而不是虚0l的承诺．
60．政府正在采取行动来保护野生动物．
Port V Writing (Open)