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北航13年6月课程考试《大学英语预备级2》考核要求
试卷总分:100 测试时间:-- 试卷得分:100
单选题
阅读理解
、单选题(共 20 道试题,共 40 分。) 得分:40
1. The telephone was invented in 1876 by a man( )Alexander Graham Bell.
A. named
B. naming
C. that names
D. who named
正确资料:A 满分:2 分 得分:2
2. He asked me how long( ) going to stay in the hotel.
A. was
B. I was
C. time I was
D. time was I
正确资料:B 满分:2 分 得分:2
3. “Where( )my umbrella?”“Somebody( )it away by mistake.”
A. is, must have taken
B. is, must take
C. have been, must take
D. is, takes
正确资料:A 满分:2 分 得分:2
4. The program was so ( )that they were too ( )to fall sleep.
A. exciting … excited
B. excited… Exciting
C. exciting … exciting
D. excited… Excited
正确资料:A 满分:2 分 得分:2
5. ( )lovely weather we have been having these days!
A. How
B. What
C. How a
D. What a
正确资料:B 满分:2 分 得分:2
6. ( )an exciting city Shanghai is!
A. So
B. Very
C. How
D. What
正确资料:D 满分:2 分 得分:2
7. It is important that the aeroplane ( )as light as possible.
A. was
B. be
C. is
D. were
正确资料:B 满分:2 分 得分:2
8. By nine o’clock, all the Olympic torch bearers had reached the top of Mount Qomolangma,( )appeared a rare rainbow soon.
A. of which
B. on which
C. from which
D. above which
正确资料:D 满分:2 分 得分:2
9. He checked carefully to( )the possible errors in his design.
A. eliminate
B. exceed
C. enlarge
D. vibrate
正确资料:A 满分:2 分 得分:2
10. Daniel appears as though he( )the secret.
A. know
B. knew
C. will know
D. had knew
正确资料:B 满分:2 分 得分:2
11. Mother keeps crying all the night; she did not have a good time , ( ) she ?
A. hadn’t
B. had
C. did
D. weren’t
正确资料: 满分:2 分 得分:2
12. Yao Ming is very good. He was taller than( ) in his grade that year.
A. any one
B. the one
C. other students
D. any one else
正确资料: 满分:2 分 得分:2
13. Have you heard( )news?The piece of( )petrol is going up again!
A. the, the
B. 不填,the
C. the, 不填
D. 不填,不填
正确资料: 满分:2 分 得分:2
14. I shall overcome the obstacles regardless( )so many difficulties.
A. in
B. of
C. for
D. about
正确资料: 满分:2 分 得分:2
15. If you have any problems during your study here, please do not( )to call me for help.
A. hesitate
B. despair
C. .urge
D. request
正确资料: 满分:2 分 得分:2
16. Last week a rare stamp( )at a price of 6,000 dollars.
A. Sold
B. was sold
C. had set up
D. had been set up
正确资料: 满分:2 分 得分:2
17. It is generally agreed that we may use this substance ( )soap.
A. in the place of
B. in place of
C. in place
D. out of place
正确资料: 满分:2 分 得分:2
18. During the graduation( ), the president gave a wonderful opening speech.
A. evolution
B. sign
C. individual
D. ceremony
正确资料: 满分:2 分 得分:2
19. Your friend and adviser ( ) agreed to help me.
A. have
B. has
C. is
D. are
正确资料: 满分:2 分 得分:2
20. Sorry to broke your window.-Oh, really?( ).
A. It’s OK with me
B. It doesn’t matter
C. Don’t be sorry
D. I don’t care
正确资料: 满分:2 分 得分:2
北航13年6月课程考试《大学英语预备级2》考核要求
试卷总分:100 测试时间:-- 试卷得分:100
单选题
阅读理解
、阅读理解(共 3 道试题,共 60 分。) 得分:60
1. Oceanography has been defined as “The application of all sciences to the study of the sea”.
Before the nineteen century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between. Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in his writings, but he was reluctant to go to sea to further his work.
For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The first time that question “What is at the bottom of the oceans?” had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed. The engineers had to know the depth profile (轮廓) of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be manufactured.
It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853, for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings (深度测量) were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea.
The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths, a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea.
Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific expedition (考察), which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea. Their classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last volume being published in 1895.
1). The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made oceanographic studies take on ______.
A. an academic aspect
B. a military aspect
C. a business aspect
D. an international aspect
正确资料: 满分:4 分 得分:4
2). It was ______ that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.
A. the American Navy
B. some early intercontinental travelers
C. those who earned a living from the sea
D. the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable
正确资料: 满分:4 分 得分:4
3). The aim of the voyages Maury was responsible for in the 1840s was ______.
A. to make some sounding experiments in the oceans
B. to collect samples of sea plants and animals
C. to estimate the length of cable that was needed
D. to measure the depths of the two oceans
正确资料: 满分:4 分 得分:4
4). “Defied” in the 5th paragraph probably means “______”.
A. doubted
B. gave proof to
C. challenged
D. agreed to
正确资料: 满分:4 分 得分:4
5). This passage is mainly about ______.
A. the beginnings of oceanography
B. the laying of the first undersea cable
C. the investigation of ocean depths
D. the early intercontinental communications
正确资料: 满分:4 分 得分:4
2. With only about 1,000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save the endangered species. That's a move similar to what a Texas A&M University researcher has been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah's Ark”.
?Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine and a pioneer in embryo (胚胎) transfer work and related procedures, says he salutes the Chinese effort and “I wish them all the best success possible. It's a worthwhile project, certainly not an easy one, and it's very much like what we're attempting here at Texas A&M—to save animals from extinction.”
?Noah's Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos, semen(精子) and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Kraemer says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.
?It is estimated that as many as 2,000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will become extinct over the next 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.
?This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.
?The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete.
? “The nuclear transfer of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem,” Kraemer believes. “They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy. It takes a long time and it's difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort,” adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Missyplicity Project at Texas A&M, the first ever attempt at cloning a dog.
?“They are trying to do something that’s never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah's Ark. We’re both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly applaud their effort and there's a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It's a research that is very much needed.”
1). The aim of “Noah's Ark” project is to _____
A. implant embryo into a host animal
B. salute the Chinese efforts in saving pandas
C. save endangered animals from extinction
D. introduce cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit
正确资料: 满分:4 分 得分:4
2). How long will the Chinese panda cloning project take according to the passage? _______
A. 1 Year.
B. 3 to 5 years.
C. 2 years.
D. 25 years.
正确资料: 满分:4 分 得分:4
3). The word “groundbreaking” (Paragraph 7) can be interpreted as __________
A. basic
B. pioneering
C. evolutionary
D. significant
正确资料: 满分:4 分 得分:4
4). What could be the major problem in cloning pandas according to Professor Kraemer? ________
A. Lack of available panda eggs.
B. Lack of host animals.
C. Lack of qualified researchers.
D. Lack of funds.
正确资料: 满分:4 分 得分:4
5). The best title for the passage may be ___
A. China—the Native Place of Pandas Forever
B. China's Efforts to Clone Pandas
C. China's First Cloned Panda
D. Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas
正确资料: 满分:4 分 得分:4
3. Astronaut Jim Voss has enjoyed many memorable moments in his career, including three space flights and one space walk. But he recalls with special fondness a decidedly earthbound(为地球引力所束缚的) experience in the summer of 1980 when he participated in the NASA ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program. Voss, then a science teacher at West Point, was assigned to the Marshall Space Flight Center's propulsion lab in Alabama to analyze why a hydraulic fuel pump seal on the space shuttle was working so well when previous seals had failed. It was a seemingly tiny problem among the vast complexities of running the space program. Yet it was important to NASA because any crack in the seal could have led to destructive results for the astronauts who relied on them.
?“I worked a bit with NASA engineers,” says Voss, “but I did it mostly by analysis. I used a handheld calculator, not a computer, to do a thermodynamic(热力学的) analysis.” At the end of the summer, he, like the other NASA ASEE fellows working at Marshall, summarized his findings in a formal presentation and detailed paper. It was a valuable moment for Voss because the ASEE program gave him added understanding of NASA, deepened his desire to fly in space, and intensified his application for astronaut status.
It was not an easy process. Voss was actually passed over when he first applied for the astronaut program in 1978. Over the next nine years he reapplied repeatedly, and was finally accepted in 1987. Since then he has participated in three space missions. The 50-year-old Army officer, who lives in Houston, is now in training for a four-month mission as a crew member on the International Space Station starting in July 2000.
Voss says the ASEE program is wonderful for all involved. “It brings in people from the academic world and gives NASA a special property for a particular period of time. It brings some fresh eyes and fresh ideas to NASA, and establishes a link with our colleges and universities,” Voss explains. “There's an exchange of information and an exchange of perspectives that is very important.”
For the academic side, Voss says, the ASEE program also “brings institutions of higher learning more insight into new technology. We give them an opportunity to work on real world problems and take it back to the classroom.”
1). Why was the hydraulic fuel pump seal important for the space shuttle?
A. Because previous seals all failed.
B. Because it was very complex in running the space program.
C. Because great care has to be taken of the hydraulic fuel pump sealing.
D. Because any crack in the seals would cause disastrous results for the astronauts.
正确资料: 满分:4 分 得分:4
2). The great significance of Voss's findings lies in:
A. strengthening his determination to join in space flights
B. furthering his understanding of NASA
C. consolidating his astronaut status in NASA programs
D. Both A and B
正确资料: 满分:4 分 得分:4
3). How many flights will Voss have finished if his four-month mission starting in July 2000 ends up successfully?
A. Three.
B. Two.
C. Four.
D. Five.
正确资料: 满分:4 分 得分:4
4). Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to what Voss said on the ASEE program?
A. Fresh members from the academic world participate in the program.
B. The program brings new outlooks to NASA space programs.
C. It is important for the space scientists in NASA to exchange information and perspectives.
D. American colleges and universities are a special property of NASA.
正确资料: 满分:4 分 得分:4
5). What does Voss want to stress in the last paragraph?
A. The technological significance of the program.
B. The educational significance of the program.
C. The philosophical significance of the program.
D. The historical significance of the program.
正确资料: 满分:4 分 得分:4
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