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北京城市学院学位英语考试题库

2014级本科大学英语1卷

PartIListeningComprehension（共35分）

SectionA:PronunciationandIntonation（每小题0.5分，共5分）

Directions:atementwillbe

thepau,you

rkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。

SectionB:ListeningStrategy（每小题1分，共10分）

Directions:atementwillbespoken

thepau,youmustfillin

iteyouranswer

onthecorrespondingpartoftheAnswerSheet.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。

rt-timestudentshavefamily______.

icenumberis______.

13.______isnotakindofgrain.

thestudentschoo______forfurtherstudy.

cherimmediatelypointedoutthe______.

ishshowsthe______ofChine.

ersare______howwelearn,work,shopandcommunicate.

’s______persuadedhisfathertondJimtoschool.

avingfuntakingpicturesofherlfwitha______.

lageisatthe______ofamountain.

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SectionC:LongConversations（每小题1分，共10分）

Conversation1

Directions:ndofthe

conversation,econversation

achquestiontherewillbea

thepau,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD,and

rkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions21to25arebadontheconversationyoujustheard.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。

’stherelationshipbetweenCarolandMathew?

sorandstudent.

andcustomer.

s.

randcustomer.

idCarolandMathewdecidetogoforlunch?

oolcafeteria.

.

staurant.

en’sSandwich.

n’tMathewchoodesrt?

ehewasonadiet.

ehedidnotthinkitwashealthy.

sonwasnotmentionedintheconversation.

twasnothisfavorite.

dCarolandMathewtalkaboutaftertheypaidforthemeal?

yenjoyedthemeal.

ceofthemeal.

newasbetter,theschoolcafeteriaortheQueen’sSandwich.

eintheQueen’sSandwich.

fthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutCarol?

eredaclubsandwichwithtomatoandgreenpeppers.

eredasmallblackcoffee,withextracream.

oyedthesaladverymuch.

ldcometotheQueen’sSandwichagain.

Conversation2

Directions:ndofthe

conversation,econversationandthe

achstatementtherewillbeapau.

Duringthepau,“T”for

“True”and“F”for“Fal”.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

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Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Statements26to30arebadontheconversationyoujustheard.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。

s’

office.()

siskindandhelpfultogiveSallysomesuggestions.()

’smajorisInternationalBusiness.()

ringsabookabouttravelingabroad.()

sprefersColumbiaUniversitytoCaliforniauniversities.()

SectionD:SpotDictation（每空1分，共10分）

Directions:Inthisction,istening,

passagebegins.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。

Subwaysareundergroundtrains,whichusually__31__e

foundinlargercitiesandusuallyrunbetweenthesuburbsandthe__32__

andschedulesare__33__akethesubwayoften,youcan

savemoneyby__34__amonthlypass.

City-operatedbusrunon__35__routesandaredesignedtobeatcertain

dschedulesmaybepostedatcertainstops,orthey

maybeobtainedat__36__banks,libraries,thestudent__37__,orfromthebus

paidbyexactchangeincoins,orby

monthlypass.

TaxisaregenerallymoreexpensiveintheUnitedStatesthaninothercountries.

Ifyouuataxi,besureyouaskthe__38__ofthefarebeforeyouagreeto__39__.

Thedriverusuallyexpectsa__40__of15percentofthefare.

PartIIVocabulary（共15分）

SectionA:MultipleChoice（每小题0.5分，共10分）

Directions:Eachofthefollowingntencesisincompleteandfollowedbyfour

choicesmarkedA,B,theONEthatbestcompletesthentence.

PleamarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemontheAnswerSheet.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。

ikehaspoda________tothegovernment.

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42.I________thatyou(should)getsomeadvicefromyourschoolmates.

end

ulationofthecitywill________12millionbytheendofthecentury.

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agerhad________hisnameonthefirstpageofthecontract.

ojectisdesignedto________youngpeoplewithmorejobopportunities.

a(n)________ofswimmingatleastthreetimesaweek.

on

ally,hehadthechancetoputhisideasinto________.

pisopenduring________officehours,6p.m..

edinhis________towinthefirstprizeinSpeechContest.

mance

avingtrouble________therestoftheclass.

with

opasngers________theair-crash.

ted

rehopingto________40milesintotalyesterday.

howwasinterruptedbytoomany________.

mances

hebride’sfamilyall________togetherforaphoto?

________avoidmistakes,butmistakesstillexist.

to

identwas________totheonethathappenedin1973.

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sa________gapbetweenmyparentsandI.

tion

gisanimportantwayformanto________knowledge.

eredwhetheritwouldbe________toknockatherdoor.

sional

________thedifficultiesuntilwefindananswer.

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SectionB:BankedCloze（每小题0.5分，共5分）

Directions:Inthisction,requiredto

e

oiceinthebankis

choothebestanswerandmarkthecorrespondingletter

notuanyofthewordsinthebank

morethanonce.

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ItwasfivedaysbeforeChristmas,andthecaféwhereIworkedinnorthern

ymusicplayed

quietlyontheradioandmyco-workerxcitedlydiscusdtheirplans.“Doing

anything62?”myheadno.

Iwas3,000milesfrommyfamilyinHawaii,63mylifelongdreamof

becomingapediatricnur.I64classalldaythenwentstraighttomy

lyscheduleleftme65andextremely

homesick.

s66DecemberIfelt

tlymadeapromitomylfthatifIcouldjustgethometo

emymom,dad,andbrothers,Icould67thenexttwoyearsuntilIgraduated.

ButhowcouldI68it?Rent,tuition,textbooksandother69leftmewith

veenoughmoneytogohome?I70hadmoneytoeat.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。

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PartIIIReadingComprehension（共30分）

SectionA:TimedReading（每小题1分，共10分）

Directions:Inthisction,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequickly

andanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.

Questions71to80arebadonthefollowingpassage.

TheprospectofarevolutioninairtravelhasbeenraidbyNASA’ssuccessful

testofa5,welikelytoesimilaradvancesinotherformsof

transport?

Thewaywegetabouthasamajorimpactonthewaywelive—affectingwhere

wetuphome,work,andholiday.

NASAscientistssaytheirexperimentalX-43Ajethasthepotentialtomakethe

havealreadystartedimaginingpasngerplanes

thatwillonedayflyfromtheUKtoAustraliaintwohours.

Butapartfromthehugecostimplications,governmentsareincreasinglynsitive

toenvironmentalconcernsandmayresisttechnologythatcouldharmtheplanet.

So,dustingoffthecrystalball,whatchangesmightcomeinthewayweget

around?Whatbigideasareoutthere,anddotheyhaveanychanceofeingthelight

ofday?

Theidea:Flyingcars

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Developmentsinmicrolighttechnologywillmakeitpossibleforeveryoneto

ownwhatare,ineffect,llhaveclodcabins,heating,stereos,

androomfortwopeople.

Youwilltakeofffromafieldorrunwaynearyourhomeandflytotownsand

citiesacrosstheUKandmainlandEurope.

Afterlanding,youwillremovethefixedwingfromyourvehicleandcontinue

yourjourneybyroad—rightuptoyourfinaldestination—justasifyouwere

travellingbycar.

Fuelefficientenginesandtheadvantageofbeingabletotravelasthecrowflies

—ratherthanbywindingroads—willkeepcostsandtheenvironmentalimpact

down.

Willithappen?

It’ightfirmPegasusisalreadybuildingclodcabin

vehicles,whilesomeaircraftcantravelatspeedsofupto130mphandflyforupto

fourhours.

PegasusbossBillBrookssaysacombinedthreewheelcarandmicrolightcould

costabout£30,000.

Thedownsides

Theprospectofdeadlycrashesand“airrage”cometomind.

TheBritishweatheroftenpreventsmicrolightflying,andyoucanonlytravel

danairfieldandlearningtoflyisn’teasy.

Thereisalsothequestionofdevelopingpropellersthatcansafelypowercars.

“Whiledrivinguptheroadunderpropellerpower,Isawagroupofchildrenon

,Istoppedandpushedmy

cartherestoftheway,”saysBillBrooksofanearlytestrun.

Theidea:JetPacks

JamesBondudajetpacktoescapefromaFrenchhotelafterkillinghinemy

JacquesBoiterinThunderball.

Theideawasalsoahitwhenaprofessionalstuntmanflewaroundononeduring

theopeningceremonyofthe1984LosAngelesOlympics.

Youwillbeabletouthedevice—roughlythesizeoftwosmallgastankson

yourback—forshortjourneyslikegoingtotheshops.

Theywillbehandyforhelpingcatsgetdownfromtrees,cleaninghard-to-reach

windows,andarrivinginstyleataparty.

Willithappen?

It’slookingincreasinglyunlikely—despitethefactwehavealreadyenearly

modelsinaction.

Itremainsdifficulttobuildacheap,reliableversionwhichhasapracticalu.

Thedownsides

“Lotsofpeoplettheirpantsonfireandwentoffinfunnydirectionswhenthey

triedthemout,”saysAustinWilliamsoftheindependentTransportRearchGroup.

Andthere’salwaystheissueofwhetheryoureallyneedone.

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Theidea:Driverlesscabs

Thecomputer-controlledpodswilltakeyouwhereveryouwantalongafixed

route,wheneveryouwanttogo.

Forthepriceofoneperson’sbusfare,veralpeoplecanrideatspeedsofupto

25mph,withfencesandraidctionsudtoguardagainstaccidents.

Therewillbelittle,ifany,waitforuofthecabs,whichwillleavefromstations

andwillbeaccesdbypre-paidsmartcards.

Thecabs,whichwilltravelona1.5m-widetrack,willu75%lesnergyper

pasngerthanacarand50%lessthanabus.

Willithappen?

There’ghastakenplaceinCardiff,where

developershopetohave160driverlesscabsrunningby2006.

“Wehavehadalotofinterestfromelwhereinthecountry,”saysULTrachief

CorbyandDaventryarebothlookingattheidea,

asareHeathrowandEastMidlandsairports.

Thedownsides

Themainproblemwouldbefindingpeopletoinvestintheideaandgovernments

salsothepossibilityofpeopledamagingthecabswithoutdrivers

toprotectthem.

There’salsothevisualimpactofraidctionsandpossibletrafficjamsduring

installationofthetracks.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。

sthewaywegetaroundaffectthewaywelive?

stheworldamuchsmallerplaceforustotravel.

sourplanetlesspolluted.

cesourtransportationcost.

ctswherewetuphome,workandholiday.

fthefollowingmightmostprobablypreventgovernmentsfrom

developingnewtypesoftransportationmeans?

ecost.

orriesaboutenvironment.

ld’sbecomingverysmall.

mptnessoftravelingtoanothercountry.

ouunderstandthentence“…dotheyhaveanychanceofeingthe

lightofday?”(Paragraph5)

rthebigideasareenvironmentallyfriendlyornot.

rthebigideascanberealizedornot.

rthebigideasarecostlyornot.

rthebigideascanbeapprovedbygovernmentsornot.

fthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutflyingcars?

llhaveclodcabin,heating,stereos,etc.

ntakeofffromafieldorrunwaynearhome.

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ixedwingscanberemovedfromthevehicle.

llbeenergy-consuming.

hequestionsconcerningflyingcarsis_________________.

offfromafieldorrunwaynearyourhome

pingpropellersthatcansafelypowercars

gpeopletoinvestintheidea

lingonlyduringdaylighthours

ingtothepassage,whendidtheprofessionalstuntmanflyaroundonajet

pack?

theopeningceremonyoftheAtlantaOlympics.

1984.

2006.

tioned.

estheauthorthinkofjetpacks?

efashionable.

ereliable.

eimpractical.

euful.

dea,accordingtotheauthor,isNOTlikelytoberealized?

cars.

ks.

lesscabs.

D.5,000mile-per-hourplanes.

ldriverlesscabshavelessimpactontheenvironment?

edriverlesscabsugreenenergy.

emostpeopleliketotakedriverlesscabs.

edriverlesscabsuasmuchenergyasbus.

ethecabwillu75%lesnergyperpasngerthanacar.

uldbethemajorproblemofdriverlesscabs?

tallationofthetrackswillresultinmoretrafficjams.

mightdamagethecabswithoutdriverstoprotectthem.

dbehardtofindpeopletoinvestintheideaandtobeapprovedbygovernments.

dctionswillcausomevisualimpact.

SectionB:ReadinginDepth（每小题2分，共20分）

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysome

hofthemarefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

ulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheet.

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PassageOne

Questions81to85arebadonthefollowingpassage.

PerhapsthemostobviousdifferencebetweenWesternandChinespending

oughmanyChinetodayhave

accesstoluxurygoods,suchasautomobilesandelectronics,mostChinechooto

ellknown

factthattheChinesaveapproximately30%oftheirpersonalhouholdincome—

on’tthinkso,justcompareitto

theaveragerateofsavingsinAmerica,whichcurrentlyhoversataround1%.The

personalsavingsrateishigherinmostEuropeancountriesthanitisintheU.S.,but

here

suchadifferenceinspendinghabits?Isitrelatedtoconsumerculture?

DespitetheaverageAmericanenjoyingarelativelycomfortablelifeandbeing

optimisticaboutthefuture,manyAmericansemtofeelthattheyneverhaveenough

moneytomeettheir‘needs’.Theybuytoomuchoncreditandlivebeyondtheir

inpartbecautheycannotescapetheadvertisingthatsurroundsthem

onadailybasisandbecomeconvincedthattheir‘desires’are‘necessities’.Thisis

becautheyaretaughttobelievethattheirfuturehappinessisdependentuponthe

hereasons,Americansfocustheirconsumerdollarsonclothing,

electronics,cars,entertainment,andotherluxuryitemswhichprovidethemwith

immediatesatisfaction.

TheChine,however,haveadifferentviewrootedinaverydifferenthistorical

ehavebeeninfluencedbyalonghistoryofover5,000

years,andtraditionalwaysstillinfluencethespendinghabitsofmostpeopleinthis

inehavelearnedfromthatnothingis

certain—thatemergenciescanariintheblinkofaneye,andthatonemust

dependononelfandone’rmore,the

Chinefocustheirfamilyloyaltiesontheextendedfamilyinsteadoflimitingthemto

efamilieswill

untofmoneythey

spendisfocudonsavingsandonproductsandrvicesthatpayoffinthelongrun

suchas:education,housing,andinvestments.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。

thispassagemainlyabout?

ferencesintheattitudestoluxurygoodsbetweenChinepeopleand

Americanpeople.

ferencesinthesavingsratebetweenChinepeopleandAmerican

people.

ferencesinthesavinghabitsbetweenChinepeopleandAmerican

people.

ferencesinthespendinghabitsbetweenChinepeopleandAmerican

people.

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ingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

inepeoplecanaffordtobuyluxurygoods.

anpeoplehavealowersavingsratethanAmericanpeople.

epeople’ssavingsrateissurprisinglyhighascomparedwithother

countries’people.

epeople’ssavingsrateisthreetimeshigherthanAmericanpeople’s.

fthefollowingappropriatelydescribesthespendinghabitsofAmerican

people?

ericanpeoplesaveaboutonethirdoftheirpersonalhouholdincome.

anpeoplehavemoreneedstomeetthanpeopleofothercountries.

ericanpeoplehavethehabitofpayingwiththeircreditcard.

ericanpeoplebuythingmainlybecautheybelieveinthe

advertiments.

fthefollowingappropriatelydescribesthespendinghabitsofChine

people?

epeople’sspendinghabitsareundertheinfluenceofthetraditional

cultureofChina.

epeoplesavemoneymainlybecautheyareworriedaboutpossible

emergencies.

epeoplecannotgetanyhelpfromotherswhentheymeetwith

difficulties.

epeopledon’tspendmoneyunlessitisspentonsomethingthatwillpay

offinthelongrun.

ingtothepassage,whatisthemainreasonforthedifferentspendinghabits

ofChinepeopleandAmericanpeople?

anpeoplehaveamuchhigherlivingstandardthanChinepeople.

epeoplehavereceivedmoretraditionaleducationthanAmericanpeople.

anpeopleandChinepeoplearebroughtupindifferentsocialculture.

anpeopleandChinepeoplehavedifferentattitudestotheirfamilies.

PassageTwo

Questions86to90arebadonthefollowingpassage.

isforminghis

individualopinionsonhowtheworldworks,Iamconstantlyremindedofthephra,

“Boyswillbeboys.”Thisisareadyexcuforbadbehavior—anexcuthatmany

wsboys,aswellasmen,tobehaveininappropriate

waysandclaimthatitcan’ll,advocates（拥护者）holdthatmales

aresubjectedtoimpulsthatarebeyondtheircontrol.

Whatballyhoo（夸大其词）Ithinkbetterofmybrothersandgrandsonsthanthat.

“boy

willbeboys”attitudeisimmatureanddiscouragesboysfromanyintrospection（内

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省）intotheirinnerlves.

Acceptinginvalidexcusforboys’e

exampleofyoungmenwithbrandnewdrivinglicens（执照）racingtheircarson

ytimes,wehavelostteenstofatalcarcrashesthatcouldhave

beenavoidedhadthedriversbeenpracticingsafedrivingrules.

Teenviolenceividentinschoolsandentertainmentplaceswhereteensgather.

Theirparentsandtheirpeersoftentellboysofallagestostandupforthemlves

’ttellyouhowmanytimes,asateacher,Ihaveheard

parentssay,“Ifhehitsyou,youhithimback.”Thisworld-viewofbeingaman

tinevitablethatboysmustfighttogainrespect.

ctcanbesolvedin

peacefulwaysthroughpeermediation（调解）

requiresacceptanceofresponsibilityforone’sownbehavior,alessonthatstandsup

wellovertime.

A“boyswillbeboys”attitudeisoutdatedintoday’maleswho

careaboutthemlvesandothers,whoaren’tafraidtoshowtheiremotions,andwho

valueequalityforallpeople.

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tenbehaveinaninappropriateway,whichisacceptabletomanyadults

becau_________________.

a“boyswillbeboys”hastakenholdintheirmind

,intheeyesofadults,arequitedifferentfromgrown-ups

nnotcontroltheirbehavior

etooimmaturetomakesoundjudgments

intainedinthispassagethatteenageboysshould_________________.

econquencesofwhattheydo

eanimproperexcufortheirbehavior

sponsibilityforwhattheydo

maturethantheyudtobe

ingtotheauthor,parentsshouldteachtheirboys_________________.

espectothersaswellasthemlves

inrespectthroughviolence

ivingrules

emeninpeacefulways

ceofboysinschoolsisattributedinpartto_________________.

arents’viewofbeingaman

luenceofsociety

mmatureworldoutlook

ggressiveattitudestowardothers

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ordmaybeudtodescribethewriter’sattitudetoward“boyswillbe

boys”?

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PartIVTranslation（每小题1分，共10分）

Directions:TranslatethefollowingphrasintoEnglish.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。

91.出国旅行_______________________________

92.提前计划时间_______________________________

93.指引正确方向_______________________________

94.养家糊口_______________________________

95.服务整个社区_______________________________

96.一项智力测验_______________________________

97.目不转睛地看着我_______________________________

98.社会各个阶层的人们_______________________________

99.一段歌剧_______________________________

100.笑着表示赞赏_______________________________

PartVWriting（10分）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topic:uldwriteatleast100wordsfollowing

thestructureandthecuewordsgivenbelow.

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