西南交通大学2006—2007学年第（1）学期考试试卷
课程：英语I A卷
College English Test
(CET 05-3F) (Form A)
Class __________ Name _____________ Student Number _______
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (34%)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. Read the passages carefully then choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D) or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Passage 1
A few thousand years ago, people lived about thirty years. From their point of view, we have already extended our lives to an amazing degree. However, from where we stand today, we can see that we still have a long way to go. Some people still die in their 40’s from cancer, heart attack, stroke, and infections. This is tragic, and frustrating. Today’s medicine is only somewhat able to deal with these and other conditions — and it has scarcely started to attack the problem of aging. But we can see light at the end of the tunnel.
Fifty years from now, what causes of death will be preventable? That depends largely on the technology we will have available, so let’s start by projecting some technology tendencies. Gene sequencing and identification will be as easy as a blood sugar test. Medical devices such as artificial hearts and insulin（胰岛素）pumps will be implantable and well-integrated with the body’s natural demands. Surgical instruments will be more delicate and less destructive; what today is “major surgery” will be done with an office visit. Computers will be millions of times faster than today’s machines. Last but not least, we will probably have the ability to build strong, useful, complex machines out of individual atoms. This is called “nanotechnology”（纳米技术）or simple “nanotech”, and it will make us healthier in several important ways.
Can we expect technology to solve all our medical problems? With the following explanations, it will become clear that nanotech can solve most of the medical problems that might keep us from being in good health, thus allowing us to remain in
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a state of good health for many decades or even centuries.
26. The last sentence in the first paragraph “But we can see light at the end of the tunnel” probably means “_________”.
A. Today’s machines can deal with the problem of aging B. We have a bright future in dealing with aging problem C. Our machines can not solve the problem of aging D. We still have a long way to go
27. Which of the following is NOT the technology trend mentioned in this passage?
A. Medical devices will be implantable.
B. Surgical instruments will be more delicate and less destructive.
C. Blood sugar test will be as easy as gene sequencing and identification. D. Nanotech will make us healthier in several important ways.
Q1. According to the author, we still have a long way to go to __________________. Q2. It is tragic and frustrating that such diseases as _________________________
can only somewhat be treated by today’s doctors.
Q3. One of the technology tendencies in the following 50 years is___________,
which will be as easy as a blood test.
Q4. With nanotechnology, we will be able to solve most of all the medical problems
so that ____________________________________.
Passage 2
As more people live closer together, and as they use machines to produce leisure, they find that their leisure, and even their working hours, becomes spoilt by a by-product ( 副产品 ) of their machines – namely, noise. Noise is nowadays in the news; it has acquired political status, and public opinion is demanding, more and more insistently, that something be done about it.
To control noise is to demand much self-discipline (annoyance arises often from lack of common courtesy (礼貌)), a sense of proportion (there is usually a conflict of interest if a noise is to be stopped), the expenditure (花费) of money (and it is far more economical to do this early rather than late), and finally, technical knowledge.
Technical difficulties often arise from the subjective-objective nature of the problem. You can define the excessive speed of a motorcar in terms of a pointer reading on a speedometer (里程计). But can you define excessive noise in the same way? You find that with any existing simple “noisy-meter”, vehicles, which are judged to be equally noisy, may show considerable difference on the meter.
Though the ideal cure for noise is to stop it at its source, this may in many cases be impossible. The next remedy is to absorb it on its way to the ear.
Domestic noises may perhaps be controlled by forethought (深谋远虑) and courtesy, and industrial noises by good planning and technical improvement. But if we are going to allow fast motorcycles and heavy lorries to pass continuously through residential (住宅的) and business districts, the community must decide on the control it needs to exercise, for in the long run it has got to pay for it. And if a nation is to take part in modern air transport, it must enter into international agreements on the noise
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control measures it will impose on its airports – and here the cost of any real control is to be measured in millions of dollars.
28. In the 4th line of the 1st paragraph, the author says “it has acquired political status”. He means that _________.
A. people know noise is related to leisure life B. noise is the by-product of machines
C. people are concerning about noises from leisure-bringing machines D. people are spoiled by noise from their working places 29. A sensible cure for noise is _________. A. to deal with it before it reaches the ear B. to stop it at its source C. to pay for it D. impossible
30. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Domestic noises can be controlled before they are given out. B. Noise control measures in airports cost highly.
C. Industrial noises may be planned and reduced technologically.
D. It is not something very important for heavy trucks to run through the business districts.
Passage 3
To talk about problem-solving or decision-making within a national environment means examining many complex cultural forces. It means trying to measure the impact of these forces on contemporary life, and also coming to grips with changes now taking place.
It also means using dangerous comparisons, and the need to translate certain fundamental concepts which resist translation and comparisons.
For example, the concept of vocational or professional identity differs markedly between the United States and Japan.
In the West, the emphasis is on what a man, or a woman does for a living. Here in the U.S., if you ask what his father does, he will say “My daddy drives a truck” or “My daddy is a stock broker” or “My daddy is an engineer.” But in Japan, the boy will tell you “My daddy works for Mitsubish” or “My daddy worked for Hitachi”. But you will have no idea whether his father is the president of Hitachi or a chauffeur at Hitachi.
In Japan, the most important thing is what organization you work for. This becomes very significant when you try to analyze the direction-taking or decision-making process. At least, it explains the greater job stability in Japan, in contrast to the great job mobility in America.
While we differ in many ways, such differences are neither superior nor inferior to each other. A particular pattern of management behavior develops from a complexity of unique-cultural factors — and will only work within a given culture.
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31. What is the topic of the passage?
A. The impact of complex cultural forces on contemporary life. B. American and Japanese patterns of management behavior.
C. Differences of professional identity between America and Japan.
D. Influence of cultural forces on problem-solving within a national environment. 32. The passage tells us that _________.
A. the Japanese decision-making process is superior to the American one B. the American problem-solving process is inferior to the Japanese one
C. there is neither superiority nor inferiority between the American and the
Japanese decision-making process
D. the Japanese pattern of management behavior can also work very well within
American culture
33. The example given in the passage shows that _________.
A. the American boy knew his father’s job
B. the Japanese boy did not know what his father did
C. the Japanese boy did not want to tell people his father’s job
D. the concept of vocational identity is quite different between the two countries 34. To talk about problem-solving within a national environment means all of the following except _________. A. to define cultural forces
B. to interpret certain basic concepts
C. to deal seriously with changes taking place
D. to try to find out the influence of culture forces on people’s life 35. According to the author, which of the following sentences is false?
A. The Japanese loves their organization more than their American counterpart. B. In the west, people are very much concerned with what he or she does for a
living.
C. In Japan, people are concerned with what organization he or she works for. D. Japanese job mobility is weaker than American one.
Passage 4
It is an inescapable fact that to most people there comes a time when failing powers of mind or body made it impossible for them to manage their daily lives without some sort of help, and despite the weakened sense of family solidarity(团结), this help comes in many cases from children, other relatives, or occasionally friends. When an old person or old couple gives up an independent home and becomes part of another household it does not mean that all the problems of old age are automatically solved; the problems are different, not so pressing perhaps, and their solution lies more with the younger relatives than with the older people themselves.
Caring for the aged requires skill as well as goodwill. Much advice is now available for those caring for young children and babies, and there are numerous books to help mothers in bringing up their families, but as far as I know little has been written about the day-to-day care of old people. Fortunately the first essentials, sympathy and affection, are very often to be found, and will carry relatives, friends
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and old people a long way, but not the whole way; without these two virtues the work of caring for the old can be onerous(繁重的) and unrewarding.
Probably the first thing for anyone to learn who has old people to care for is the need to allow them the freedom of action, to realize that their personality is still individual and that social significance is essential to happiness. It is all too easy to take the attitude that the old are past doing anything and to encourage resting and doing nothing. This is mistaken kindness, though it may be an easy way of satisfying the conscience compared with the more exacting way of continual encouragement to be active, to go out, to find worthwhile occupation. The latter course, however, is much more likely to promote happiness.
36. To solve the problems of the old, _________. A. younger relatives should play a key role
B. old people should live with younger relatives C. old people should live in an independent home D. younger relatives should visit the old occasionally
37. Advice about bringing up families is mentioned in the second paragraph to show that _________.
A. there are not enough suggestions about caring for the old B. goodwill and skill are required in caring for the old C. it is easier to care for the young than the old D. it is the first essential to care for the old
38. Which of the following statements will the author probably agree with? A. It is mistaken kindness to encourage the old to look for a job.
B. Young people are more concerned with social significance than the old. C. With failing powers of mind or body , the old should be encouraged to rest D. Younger relatives often, but not always feel sympathy and affection for the old. 39. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “pressing”(Para. 1) ? A. automatic B. urgent C. essential D. independent 40. What is the best title for the passage? A. Personalities of the Old B. Problems of the Old C. Caring for the Old D. Housing of the Old
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary (10%)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
41. It was _________ of you not to play the piano while I was asleep. A. considerable B. considerate C. controversial D. conservative
42. Owing to the recent bad weather, the work is several months _________ schedule.
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A. on B. behind C. in D. for
43. My mother seemed to be in no___________ to look at my school report.
A. mood B. feeling C. attitude D. emotion
44. After a crime, _________ naturally falls on the person who has a motive for it.
A. suspect B. session C. suspicion D. surplus
45. The local government encouraged everyone to_________ food and clothing for the refugees. A. attribute B. contribute C. distribute D. divide
46. The doctor suggests that John should have a routine medical check-up at a
_________ of half a year. A. length B. distance C. phase D. interval
47. The power factories _________ too much coal every year.
A. swallow B. dispose C. consume D. exhaust
48. The middle-aged man has been _________ of murdering his wife.
A. charged B. abused C. sentenced D. accused
49. It is our great honor to have invited this _________ recognized authority in
physics to give us a lecture on the latest development in this very field. A. instantly B. extremely C. productively D. universally 50. Her poems first appeared in 1749, _________ “Sylvia”.
A. under the name of B. in the name of C. in terms of D. in the event of
51. The pianist who had been praised very highly _________ to be a great
disappointment. A. turned out B. came to C. carried out D. sought out
52. Disabled people should not be _________ the chances to study in the university,
they should have equal access to education. A. deleted B. declined
C. denied D. detected
53. The person spent twenty minutes drinking up eight bottles of beer _________. A. in practice B. in conclusion
C. in succession D. in substance
54. Although she didn’t mention any names, everyone knew who she was _________.
A. reaching for B. referring to C. calling for D. leading to
55. It is _________ of you to shelter the kids from bad movies that are likely to affect
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their healthy growth. A. sensitive B. sensible C. justified D. arbitrary
56. The staff at the hospital were well _________ to deal with the disease.
A. capable B. equal C. ready D. equipped 57. The girl in the picture was smiling sweetly, _________.
A. her long hair flowed in the breeze
B. her long hair was flowing in the breeze C. her long hair flow in the breeze
D. her long hair flowing in the breeze
58. I’ve applied for the job but I’m not very _________ about my chances of getting it.
A. fantastic B. sympathetic C. approximate D. optimistic
59. The majority of people at the meeting were _________ to the proposal put
forward by the manager. A. reluctant B. resistant C. particular D. ignorant
60. Many year’s drug-taking has _________ the man who once had considerable
amount of money to a life of poverty. A. consulted B. consented C. condemned D. contented
Part Ⅳ Translation (6%)
Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet Two by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
T1. ______________________________________________________（她似乎读懂了我的心思）, she answers my thoughts and quietly tells me, “I sent my family home tonight.”
T2. While he was traveling the country, he frequently __________________________ __________________（给父母打电话报平安）.
T3. _______________________________________________（我校的办学宗旨是） that moral values and academic achievements are equally important. T4. ________________________________________（他成功的秘诀）is to choose a goal within his reach rather than an ambitious goal beyond his reach.
T5. In the wake of globalization, governments hurried to _______________________ ______________________________（起草计划来应对挑战）.
T6. A baby girl has been born through cloning on Thursday, according to Boisselier, president of the human cloning society Clonaid, ___________________________ ___________________________________（这件事成了头条新闻）.
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西南交通大学2006—2007学年第（1）学期
考试试卷答案及评分标准 课程：英语I A卷
Key to CET 05-3F
(Form A)
Part I Listening Comprehension ( 35 %)
评分标准：1-25题每题1分。
S1-S7题每题0.5分，必须完全拼写正确才能得分。
S8、S10每题2分，S9题2.5分，其中每一划线部分0.5分，其分值不再细划，必须信息完整、语言正确才能得分，但拼写错误每题最多只扣0.5分，每一划线部分的拼写错误不累积扣分。
Section A (15%) 1-5. BCDAC 6-10. ACCBD 11-15. CDDCA Section B（10%） 16-20. DDBBD 21-25. CCDBB Section C (10%) S1. imagination S2. symbols S3. species S4. probably S5. grown S6. medical S7. trends
S8. the rose was used as / a symbol for / the different cities / fighting to control England. S9. Roses were / in such high demand / during the seventeenth century that / kings’ families considered roses / a legal way of paying. S10. the oldest flowers / known to man, and / still one of the most popular flowers / in the world.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (34%)
评分标准：26-40题每题2分。
简答题评分原则及标准：
一、Q1-Q4题要求学生在读懂文章的基础上，用正确简洁的语言回答问题。在评分时同时考
虑内容和语言。每题满分1分，最低分为0分。 二、给分标准： 1分 — 答出全部内容，语言正确； 0.5分 — 答出部分内容，语言正确； 0分 — 没有答对问题。 三、扣分标准： 1、语言错误扣0.5分，每题语言错误扣分不超过0.5分，
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2、涉及无关内容者不扣分。
26-30. BCCAD 31-35. DCDBA 36-40. ADDBC Q1. extend our lives /attack the problem of aging / live longer Q2. cancer, heart attack, stroke, infections Q3. gene sequencing and identification
Q4. we may/can remain/be healthy for many decades or even centuries
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary (10%)
评分标准：41-60题每题0.5分。
41-45. BBACC 46-50. DCDDA
51-55. ACCAB 56-60. DBDBC
Part Ⅳ Translation (6%)
评分标准：T1- T6每题1分，其中每一划线部分0.5分，其分值不再细划，必须译文内容完
整、语言正确才能得分，但每题语言错误（包括语法、拼写错误等）最多只扣0.5分，每一划线部分的语言错误不累积扣分。译文中任意添加词语，如不影响句义，不扣分；如影响句义，应按语言错误扣分。一题二译时，只按第一个译文评分。斜线部分为可选参考译文。
T1. As though she is a mind reader/It seems that she can read my mind/She seems to have read my mind T2. called to check in with his parents T3. Our school/university operates on the principle T4. His formula / recipe / prescription for success (or The key to his success / The secret of his success)
T5. draft plans for answering / to answer the challenge T6. which has made/hit the headlines
Part Ⅴ Writing (15%)
评分标准：
1） 本题满分15分。采用总体评分方法，从内容和语言两个方面对作文进行综合评判。 2） 评分标准共分5等：2分、5分、8分、11分、13分。
2分——条理不清，思路紊乱，语言支离破碎或大部分句子均有错误，且多 数为严重错误。
5分——基本切题。表达思想不清楚，连贯性差。有较多的严重语言错误。 8分——基本切题。有些地方表达思想不够清楚，文字勉强连贯；语言错误 相当多，其中有一些是严重错误。
11分——切题。表达思想清楚，文字连贯，但有少量语言错误。
13分——切题。内容较丰富，文字通顺，连贯性较好。基本上无语言错误， 仅有个别小错。
（注：白卷，与作文题目毫不相关，或只有几个孤立的词而无法表达思想，
则判零分。）
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