College English Final Exam
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Name ____________ Student No. ________ Class ________ Instructor __________
Part I Listening Comprehension (35 minutes, 30 marks)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten short conversations. At the end of each
conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. You will hear the conversation and the question 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 on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. A) In the library. B) In the college bookstore. C) At a department store. D) At a post office. 2. A) 7:30 p.m. B) 8:00 p.m. C) 8:30 p.m. D) 9:00 p.m. 3. A) Stella looks like she’s lost weight. B) Stella is thinner.
C) Stella doesn’t each much. D) Stella is on a diet.
4. A) Her cousin is not at home today.
B) Her cousin doesn’t visit her very often. C) Her cousin is feeling a lot better today. D) He thinks she should visit her cousin. 5. A) Reasons. B) Advice. C) Opinions. D) Leave. 6. A) With her roommate. B) By herself. C) With a friend. D) With her boyfriend. 7. A) Prepare for the exams.
B) Attend the concert after the exams. C) Ask the woman to study with him. D) Go to the concert with the woman. 8. A) He doesn’t want to eat out. B) He will pay for the meal.
C) He wants to eat somewhere else. D) He doesn’t like Italian food. 9. A) Someone already borrowed it. B) He can’t lend her the newspaper. C) He doesn’t have time to read it. D) He will give it to her later.
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10. A) Exercises in a health club. B) Takes courses. C) Does a part-time job. D) Teaches in a night school.
Section B
Directions: In this section you will hear three talks. The talks will be read twice. After
each of them, you will hear some questions. The questions will be read only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard: 11. A) They felt there were certain right ways to do most things. B) They felt nothing could be done right.
C) They felt they didn’t know how to do things right. D) They felt nobody could always do things right. 12. A) He would be encouraged. B) He would be confirmed. C) He would be criticized.
D) He would be made to do the things again. 13. A) He was a successful man.
B) He was the pride of his parents. C) He was a normal person. D) He was a failure.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard: 14. A) Shopping on line.
B) Find hobby information.
C) Surf the web or access e-mail. D) Get the latest news. 15. A) More than two thirds. B) 54.7 percent. C) 53.1 percent. D) 46.8 percent. 16. A) Reliable. B) Questionable. C) Valuable. D) Misleading.
Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard: 17. A) Healthy.
B) Tasteless and tedious.
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C) Indispensable. D) Unimaginative.
18. A) Fresh food is healthier than canned food. B) Canned food can replace fresh food. C) Canned food is more convenient.
D) Modern people can live without canned food. 19. A) To support arguments for canned food. B) To explain why tomatoes are tedious. C) To be against canned food.
D) To prove great quantities of tomatoes can spoil the taste. 20. A) The history of canned food. B) The founder of canned food. C) The development of canned food. D) Arguments about canned food.
Section C
Directions: In this section you will hear a talk about Helen. Then you are required to
complete the outline of the talk given below. You’ll hear the talk three times. Be sure to write your answers on Answer Sheet (2).
Now listen again and complete the outline below: Helen liked 21__________ and when she finished school she worked in a shop Now listen again and complete the outline below: not 22____________. She was good at designing things that 23________________. Her boss offered to 24________. When her boss retired, Helen became 25______________ of the shop. Helen had had to 26______________ to see what others were producing and to attend 27______________. She used to stay at cheap hotels when she was saving up to buy a shop 28______________. After she became the owner, the shop was 29______________, she felt she should stay in the best hotels because she could make people see that her business 30______________. Now listen again and check your answers.
Part II Reading Comprehension (50 minutes, 35 marks)
Section A (30%)
Directions: There are three passages in this section. Each passage is followed by
some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Reluctant to talk about the weight of their life, many men are suffering in silence
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from depression (抑郁症). “It’s important to recognize that when men become depressed it may not be quite the picture of depression most of us have,” said Dr. Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health.
Even though depression in men is only about half as common as it is in women, 6 million men in America are diagnosed (诊断) with depression annually, mental experts say. Men are more likely to suffer in silence and not seek treatment while depressed women are more likely to report feelings of sadness, helplessness, and guilt.
Researchers say it is often more difficult for men to identify their illness. Men with depression are more likely to report exhaustion, irritability (易怒), and loss of interest in work.
According to data released in the Journal of the American Medical Association, about 16 percent of the U.S. adult population will have a major depression at some time in their lives. And about as many as 14 million Americans suffered a period of depression in the last year alone, with the average episode lasting about four months. Men and women arrive at depression the same way: It’s a chemical imbalance in the brain. Studies suggest you are at greater risk of developing depression if you’ve suffered a severe loss as a child, an overwhelmingly stressful event as an adult, or you have a family history of depression. But however one develops depression, men appear to react to it differently than women.
31. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A) The number of men suffering from depression is the same as that of women. B) Men get a bigger chance to suffer from depression than women. C) It is less common for men to suffer from depression than women.
D) 14 million male Americans have depression.
32. How different are depressed men from depressed women?
A) They feel sadder. B) They have more guilt. C) They are more helpless.
D) They are not interested in their work.
33. Which of the following person is more likely to develop depression?
A) Someone who loses a parent when young.
B) Someone who has to move to an Asian country. C) Someone who gets promoted in his job.
D) Someone who has had a cold for two weeks. 34. What can be inferred from the passage?
A) Half of those who suffer from depression are male.
B) About 1/6 of grown-up Americans have depression once in their life. C) The number of people having depression peaked last year.
D) People who developed depression feel tired easily. 35. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A) The cause for depression for men and women is different. B) Men react to depression in a different way than women.
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