北京邮电大学大学英语期末考试试题三
※ I．Listening Comprehension (20%)
Section A (10%)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single line through the center.
Example: You will hear:
M: Is it possible for you to work late, Miss Grey?
W: Work late? I suppose so, if you really think it’s necessary. Q: Where do you think this conversation most probably took 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 had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) ―At the office‖ is the best answer. You should choose [A] and mark it with a single line through the center.
1. A. In a bus. B. In a restaurant. C. In a hospital. D. In a shop.
2. A. By car. B. By bus. C. By walking D. By rushing.
3. A. Get to the grocery store. B. Give the man directions to the bus station.
C. Get directions to the bus station. D. Find out where the stoplight is.
4. A. The red wallet cost two dollars. B. He has been to church.
C. The broom was on the bottom. D. He has searched there carefully.
5. A. At a doctor’s. B. At a store. C. At a bank. D. At a library.
6. A. The story of a novel. B. A report of an accident.
C. Looking for a job. D. The whereabouts of a book.
7. A. To go along to meet her friend with her.
B. To go along to meet her friend with Tony. C. To occupy himself with the woman’s work. D. To meet her friend for her.
8. A. He will take a cab. B. He will drive. C. He will walk. D. He will take a b
us.
9. A. To spend the weekend with her mother. B. To try to get a driving licens
e.
C. To go to the hospital for a medical check. D. To renew her passport.
10. A. He has promised to keep smoking cigarettes.
B. He’s gained a profit from his business. C. Cigarettes become cheaper recently. D. He guesses that smoking releases anxiety.
※ Section B Compound Dictation (10%)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
When John (S1) that morning, he remembered that his mother was going (S2) hospital. He hadn’t (S3) worked out what was wrong with her. He knew, (S4) , that she hadn’t been well for some time now, and it had become almost (S5) to him to see her eyes narrowed in a sudden attack of pain,
and her hand (S6) against her heart. Their own doctor, who she had finally gone to for (S7) , had sent her to a specialist who knew all about these things. (S8) . During the weeks since then the pains had come even more often, and the narrowed eyes became an almost permanent part of her expression. (S9)
______________________________________________.
John, a considerate person, tried to think what it would be like to have toothache all the time and how bad-tempered that would make you. So when his mother went into hospital, John was going to stay with his aunt, and his father would stay on at home by himself. However, John didn’t feel much happier. (S10)
______________________________________________.
※ II. Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage One
Tread (踩) softly in the garden and pluck that rose with care; flowers cry when cut, cucumbers scream and even healthy fruit gurgles (发出咯咯声) according to new acoustic research on the stressful life of plants.
The findings, released by the Institute for Applied Physics at the University of Bonn, could have important implications for farmers since, with the proper eavesdropping device, one can now distinguish between healthy and sick vegetables. Talking to plants, it seems, is not as rewarding as listening to them.
The Bonn scientists have developed laser-driven microphones that pick up sounds inaccessible to the human ear. When a leaf or a stem is sliced, the plant signals pain (or perhaps merely dismay) by releasing the gas ethylene (乙烯) over its entire surface.
Doctor Frank Kuhnemann of Bonn University has been trapping the ethylene in a bell jar. The gas molecules are later bombarded with laser beams, which makes them vibrate. This produces a sound wave picked up by the microphones. ―The more a plant is subjected to stress, the louder the signal we get on our microphone,‖ he said.
(91) By eavesdropping on plants it should be possible to develop an early warning system to detect pests and disease. Knowing the stress level of fruit and vegetables can also be an aid in efficient storing and transporting. Acoustical evidence demonstrates that apples emit higher levels of ethylene, which causes neighboring plants to wilt (枯萎). As a result, the scientists urged fruit producers to store apples separately.
11. The first paragraph tells us that ___________.
A. plants also have feelings like human beings
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