大学英语试卷-B卷

2013级电子信息工程大学英语一期末测试卷（B卷） 1.Match the definitions(定义)in Column(栏)B with the words or phrases in Column A.(10’)

A B

___ 1)tremble a. take part in

___2)pat b. shake uncontrollably ___3)participate c. be excited and pleased

about what is going to happen ___4)here and there d. in various places ___5) look forward to e. a gentle touch with the flat

hand 2. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box.(10’) 1) right away 2) mostly 3) reunion 4) or something 5) destination 1) As a sailing ship has a _________ , so we must have a goal in our life. 2) Before people knew how to make and use metals, engineering constructions were_____ built of wood or stone.

3) If your house has been broken into, don’t touch anything. Call the police ___________.

4) We had a family ______ where I saw relatives I hadn’t seen for 20 years.

5) I guess Henry has been busy writing an article __________________. 3. Close (20’)

Americans are making more money than ever, but they are also working harder.

__1____ an era of record corporate profits, the American middle class is becoming increasingly _2____about their economic security. In the Depression years, the song was:“Brother, can you spare me a dime(一角硬币)?”Now, the song would_3___:“Brother, can you spare me some health insurance”or “Brother, can you spare（免除） me_4__ outsourcing? ”

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According to a recent poll（投票） only 18 percent of Americans _5___ they have achieved the coveted(梦寐以求的)“American Dream”.

The “American Dream” is firmly__6__ in work. It is tied to a job. Americans define（给···下定义） the “American Dream”_7___ basic economic security. The cornerstones（基础，基石） were wages that__8___ a family, affordable quality healthcares for your children, respect__9___ the work you do, and retirement security. __10__ 31 percent of working Americans say they have incurred(招致) debt to pay for essential necessities. _11___, American corporate（整体的） profits are soaring（猛增的）. The average CEO of America’s 500 top companies earned 262 times the pay of the average worker.

__12__ US wealth has increased over the past decade. But the middle class is not _13__ its slice（薄片） of the American economic pie. The household incomes have risen,_14___ Americans are working harder than ever in order to achieve those gains. And many families 15___ unpredictable futures.

Major income losses are increasingly _16___, as more Americans lose their jobs to outsourcing(外包) or company downsizing(裁员)。_17___, health care costs are dramatically, leaving a(n)_18__ 46million Americans without health insurance.

Many believe the only way to help Americans _19____for success in the new global economy is to make high quality education more affordable _20__Americans.

1) A. In B. On C. At D. For 2) A. careful B. anxious C. angry D. eager 3) A. write B. come C. go D. sound 4) A. of B. to C. beyond D. from 5) A. believe B. express C. regard D. know 6) A. found B. based C. fixed D. rooted 7) A. as B. at C. on D. for

8) A. support B. hold C. help D. provide

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9) A. to B. for C. with D. by 10) A. Thus B. Still C. Besides D. Yet

11) A. Moreover B. Meanwhile C. Therefore D. Though 12) A. Complete B. Whole C. Total D. Entire 13) A. cutting B. getting C. having D. sharing 14) A. as B. for C. but D. while 15) A. face B. plan C. meet D. stand

16) A. general B. ordinary C. natural D. common 17) A. Thus B. Further C. Instead D. Although 18) A. rated B. estimated C. expected D. supposed 19) A. prepare B. adjust C. fit D. settle 20) A. for B. to C. with D. by 4. Reading Comprehension (30’) Passage One

Last week I visit one of my old neighborhoods in Washington D.C. I had not been there for twenty years and as I walked along the street, my mind was flooded by memories of the past. I saw the old apartment building where I had lived and the playground where I had played. As I viewed these once familiar surroundings, images of myself as a child there came to mind. However, what I saw and what I remembered were not the same. I sadly realized that the best memories are those left untouched.

My old apartment building, as I remember, was bright and alive. It was more than just a place to live. It was a movie house, a space station, or whatever my young mind could imagine. I would steal away with my friends and play in the basement. This was always exciting because it was cool and dark, and there were so many things there to hide among. There was a small river in the back of the building. We should go there to lie in the shade of trees and enjoy ourselves.

However, what I saw was completely different. The apartment

building was now in disrepair(失修，破损). What was once more than a place to live looked hardly worth living in. The windows were all

broken. The once clean walls were covered with dirty marks. The river

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