大学英语1专科第一学期期末试题.docx
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大学英语1专科第一学期期末试题
专科大学英语1第一学期期末考试(A卷)
PartIIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Scienceisnotasetofunquestionableresultsbutawayofunderstandingtheworldaroundus.Itsrealworkisslow.Thescientificmethod,asmanyofuslearnedinschool,isagradualprocessthatbeginswithapurposeorproblemorquestiontobeanswered.Itincludesalistofmaterials,aproceduretofollow,asetofobservationstomakeand,finally,conclusionstoreach.Inmedicine,whenanewdrugisproposedthatmightcureorcontroladisease,itisfirsttestedonalargerandomgroupofpeople,andtheirreactionsarethencomparedwiththoseofanotherrandomgroupnotgiventhedrug.Allreactionsinbothgroupsarecarefullyrecordedandcompared,andthedrugisevaluated.Allofthistakestimeandpatience.
It’stheresultofcourse,thatmakesthebestnews—nottheyearsofquietworkthatcharacterizethebulkofscientificinquiry.Afteranexperimentisconcludedoranobservationismade,theresultcontinuestobeexaminedcritically.Whenitissubmittedforpublication,itgoestoagroupofthescientist’scolleagues,whoreviewthework.Einsteinwasrightwhenhesaid:
“Noamountofexperimentationcaneverprovemeright,asingleexperimentcanatanytimeprovemewrong.”
InAugust1996,NASAannouncedthediscoveryinAntarcticaofameteorite(流星)fromMarsthatmightcontainevidenceofancientlifeonanotherworld.AsPresidentClintonsaidthatday,thepossibilitythatlifeexistedonMarsbillionsofyearsagowaspotentiallyoneofthegreatdiscoveriesofourtime.
Aftertheexcitementworedownandinitialpaperswerepublished,otherresearchersbeganlookingatsamplesfromthesamemeteorite.Someconcludedthatthe“evidenceoflife”wasmostlycontaminationfromAntarcticiceorthattherewasnothingorganicatallintherock.
Wasthisafailureofscience,assomenewsreportstrumpeted?
No!
Itwasagoodexampleofthescientificmethodworkingthewayitissupposedto.Scientistsspendyearsonresearch,announcetheirfindings,andthesefindingsareexaminedbyotherscientists.That’showwelearn.Likeclimbingamountain,westruggleupthreefeetandfallbacktwo.It’saprocessfilledwithdisappointmentsandreverses,butsomehowwekeepmovingahead.
21.Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthispassageistostatethat____________.
A)mostscientificdiscoveriesarenotreliable
B)massmediaismisleadingbecauseitlooksattheresearchresultsonly
C)scientificresearchisaprocessfilledwithreversesandrequiresslowandpatient
work
D)repeatedexperimentsarenecessarybeforemedicinecanbeusedinpatients
22.Publicationofascientificfindingsignifies__________.
A)achallengetofellowscientiststoproveitwrong
B)theendofaprocess
C)thebeginningofanewscientificinquiry
D)thesoundnessoftheresult
23.Einstein’swordsareusedtoshowthathethought___________.
A)experimentshaveprovedhimright
B)scientistsdonotneedsomanyexperiments
C)oneexperimentisnotenoughtoprovehimwrong.
D)scientificideasareneverfreefromchallenge
24.NASA’sannouncementofthediscoveryofevidenceofancientlifeonMarsshows_________.
A)thewayhumanbeingslearnaboutnature
B)thefailureofthescientificmethod
C)thefruitlessnessofhumansearchforlifeonanotherworld
D)theexcitementbroughtbyscientificfindings
25.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthemediaisinterestedin__________.
A)theprocessofscientificresearch
B)theresultsofscientificresearch
C)thescientistswhodotheresearch
D)theeffectsofscientificresearchonhumanlife
PassageTwo
Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.
Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.
26.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend__________classeseachweek.
A)36
B)12
C)20
D)15
27.AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed_______.
A)toliveinadifferentuniversity
B)totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity
C)toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses
D)togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities
28.Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause_________.
A)theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareers
B)theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs
C)theyhavetoobserveuniversitydiscipline
D)theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority
29.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobablybecause_________.
A)theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudy
B)theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversity
C)suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobs
D)suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid
30.Thestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein_________.
A)dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity
B)ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulations
C)evaluatingstudents’performancebybringingthembeforeacourt
D)keepingupthestudents’enthusiasmforsocialactivities
PassageThree
DoreenSykoraisnowajunioratMcgillUniversity.Shehadadifficulttimewhenshefirstbegancollege.Shesaid,“Iwasalwayswellpreparedformyexaminations.ButIwouldgointoclasstotaketheexam,andIwouldfallapart.Icouldnotanswerthequestionscorrectly-----eventhoughIknewtheanswers!
Iwouldjustblankoutbecauseofnervousnessandfear.”HitoshiSakamoto,ananthropologystudentatTempleUniversityinTokyoreportssimilarexperiences.
Thesetwoyoungstudentswereexperiencingsomethingcalledtestanxiety.Becauseastudentworriesandisstressedaboutatest,hisorherminddoesnotworkaswellasitusuallydoes.Thestudentcannotwriteorthinkclearlybecauseoftheseveretensionandnervousness.
Nowtherearespecialuniversitycoursestohelpstudents.Inthesecourses,advisorsandpsychologiststrytohelpstudentsbyteachingthemtomanagetestanxiety.Suchacoursehelpsstudentslearntolivewithstressandnotfailbecauseofit.Firststudentstakeapracticetesttomeasuretheirworrylevel.Ifthetestsshowthattheirstresslevelishigh,thestudentscantakeashortcoursetomanagethefear.Thesecoursesteachstudentshowtorelaxtheirbodies.Theygettrainingtobecomecalminverytensesituations.Bycontrollingtheirnervousness,theycanlettheirmindsworkmoreeasily.Learnedinformationthencomesoutwithoutdifficultyonatest.
DoreenSykorasawimmediateresultsaftertakingsuchacourse.Shenowhasenthusiasmabouttherelaxationmethods.“Mostly,whatIdoisimaginemyselfinaverycalmplace.ThenIimaginemyselfpickingupapencil.Imoveslowlyandcarefully.Ibreatheeasilyandletallthetensionout.Witheachbreath,moreworryleavesme.Itreallyworkstoo.Mygradeshaveimprovedgreatly!
I’mreallydoingwellatMcGillnow.Thisrelaxationmethodworksnotonlyonexaminations,butithasimprovedtherestofmylifeaswell.”
ForHitoshiinTokyo,theresultsweremuchthesame.Heisenjoyingschoolalotmoreandlearningmore.
31.DoreenSykoraandHitoshiSakamotowerefilledwithnervousnessandfearduringexaminationsbecausetheywere__________.
A)notreadyandunawareoftheanswers
B)physicallysoweakthattheyfellapart
C)subjecttotestanxiety
D)unabletowriteorthinkclearly
32.Thehigherthestudents’worrylevelis,__________.
A)thelesscalmandrelaxingtheyare
B)themoredifficulttheywillbetrainedtomanagefear
C)themorestressedandtensetheyare
D)thelongercoursestheywilltaketomanagefear
33.What’sthepurposeofsomespecialuniversitystudent-helpcourses?
A)Tohelpstudentstoreducetestanxiety.
B)Toshowastresslevelexperiencedbystudents.
C)Tolearnmoreknowledgeabouttestanxiety.
D)Tohaveabetterunderstandingoftestanxiety.
34.What’sthemeaningof“blankout”inparagraphone?
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