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2006年4月成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
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Part I Reading Comprehension （30%） Directions： There are four passages in this part. 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. Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage： Television has opened windows in everybody's life. Young men will never again go to war as they did in 1914. Millions of people now have seen the effects of a battle. And the result has been a general dislike of war， and perhaps more interest in helping those who suffer from all the terrible things that have been shown on the sc-Teen. Television has also changed politics. The most distant areas can now follow state affairs， see and hear the politicians before an election. Better informed， people are more likely to vote， and so to make their opinion count. Unfortunately， television's influence has been extremely harnfful to the young. （76） Children do not have enough experience to realize that TV shows present an unreal world； that TV advertisements lie to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless. They believe that the violence they see is normal and acceptable. All educators agree that the “television generations” are more violent than their parents and grandparents. Also， the young are less patient. （77） Used to TV shows， where everything is quick and interesting， they do not have the patience to read an article without pictures； to read a book that requires thinking； to listen to a teacher who doesn't do funny things like the people on children's programs. And they expect all problems to be solved happily in ten，fifteen， or thirty minutes. That's the time it takes on the screen. 1. In the past， many young people__________. A. knew the effects of war B. went in for politics C. liked to save the wounded in wars D. were willing to be soldiers 2. Now with TV people can__________. A. discus politics at an information center B. show more interest in politics C. make theft own decisions on political affairs D. express their opinions freely 3. The author thinks that TV advertisements__________. A. are not reliable on the whole B. are useless to people C. are a good guide to adults D. are very harmful to the young 4. Which is NOT true according to the passage？ A. People have become used to crimes now. B. With a TV set some problems can be solved quickly. C. People now like to read books with pictures. D. The adults are less violent than the young. 5. From the passage， we can conclude that__________. A. children should keep away from TV B. TV programs should be improved C. children's books should have pictures D. TV has a deep influence on the young Passage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage： Nonverbal （⾮语⾔的） communication has to do with gestures， movements and closeness of two people when they are talking. （78） The scientists say that those gestures， movements and so on have meaning which words do not carry. For example， the body distance between two speakers can be important. North Americans often complain that South Americans are unfriendly because they tend to stand close to the North American when speaking， while the South American often considers the NorthAmerican to be “cold”“or ”distant“”because he keeps a greater distance between himself and the person he is speaking to. The “eye contact” provides another example of what we are calling nonverbal communication. Scientists have observed that there is more eye contact between people who like each other than there is between people who don't like each other. （79） The length of time that the person whom you are speaking to looks at your eyes indicates the amount of interest he has in the things you are talking about. On the other hand， too long a gaze can make people uncomfortable. The eyes apparently play a great part in nonverbal communication. Genuine warmth or interest， shyness or confidence can often be seen in the eyes. We do not always consider a smile to be a sign of friendliness. Someone who is always smiling， and with little apparent reasons，often makes us uneasy. 6. According to the passage， nonverbal communication__________. A. is a method often used by people who cannot speak B. can tell something that words cannot C. can be used to talk with people who cannot bear D. is less used than words 7. The South American__________. A. tends to keep a distance between himself and the person he is speaking to B. usually stands close to the person he is talking to C. is often unfriendly when spoken to D. is often cold and distant when speaking 8. Which of the following is NOT true？ A. Less eye contact suggests distance in relation. B. The longer one looks at you， the more interest he has in you. C. There is more eye contact between people who like each other. D. Shorter eye contact shows more interest in what one is talking about 9. Too long a gaze__________. A. may upset people being looked at B. shows one's great confidence C. indicates one's interest in the talk D. tells you how friendly one is 10. Constant smiling without apparent reason__________. A. is a sign of one's friendliness B. is a sign of one's unfriendliness C. makes people feel happy D. makes people feel uncomfortable Passage 3 Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage： In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly ail the teachers are women，mostly married. （76） The atmosphere is usually very friendly， and the teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the children happy and interested. The old authoritarian （要绝对服从的） methods of education were discredited （不被认可） rather a long time ago - so much so that many people now think that they have gone too far in the direction of trying to make children happy and interested rather than giving them actual instruction. The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a society need to work together for their common good. So the emphasis is on co-operation rather than competition throughout most of this process. This may seem curious， in view of the fact that American society is highly competitive； however， the need for making people sociable in this sense has come to be regarded as one of the functions of education. Most Americans do grow up with competitive ideas， and obviously quite a few as criminals， but it is not fair to say that the educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making most people sociable and ready to help one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness. 11. According to the passage， the U.S. elementary education is supposed to make children__________.A. sensible and sensitiveB. competitive and interestedC. curious and friendlyD. happy and co-operative 12. Some Americans complain about elementary schools because they think__________. A. children are reluctant to help each other B. schools lay too much emphasis on co-operation C. children should grow up with competitive ideas D. schools give little actual instruction to children 13. The author's attitude towards American education can be best described as__________.A. favorableB. negativeC. tolerantD. unfriendly 14. The American educational system emphasizes__________.A. material wealthB. competitionC. co-operationD. personal benefit 15. The word “sociable” most probably means__________. A. fond of talking freely B. friendly with other people C. concerned about social welfare D. happy at school Part II Vocabulary and Structure （30%） Directions： In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A， B， C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 16. Since he left the university， he __________ in an accounting company.A. has been workingB. had workedC. had been workingD. was working 17. Since he left the university， he __________ in an accounting company.A. has been workingB. had workedC. had been workingD. was working 18. It was not until dawn __________ their way out of the forest.A. when they foundB. that they foundC. did they findD. that they didn't lind 19. __________ he says or does won't make me change my mind at all.A. WhateverB. HoweverC. WhichD. How 20. We all believe that it'd be hard for him to __________ extra responsibilities now.A. take apartB. take upC. take onD. take back 21. He was very rude to the customs officer， __________ of course made things even worse.A. whoB. whomC. whatD. which 22. The goods __________ when we arrived at the airport.A. were just unloadingB. were just been unloadingC. had just unloadedD. were just being unloaded 23. All things__________， the planned trip had to be called off.A. consideredB. be consideredC. consideringD. having considered 24. __________ purpose did you say their team would beat ours？A. For whichB. WhatC. For whatD. Which 25. Since there isn't much time left， you can just tell us about it__________.A. in detailB. in shortC. in allD. in brief 26. People appreciate __________ with him because he has a good sense of humor.A. to workB. workingC. to have workedD. have working 27. The little village hasn't changed much __________ a new road and two more stores.A. exceptB. besidesC. except thatD. except for 28. Let's start working on the project，__________？A. shall weB. will weC. don't weD. aren't we 29. I don't think it appropriate to __________ such an issue at the meeting.A. bring inB. bring offC. bring upD. bring about 30. In fact， I would rather have left for the countryside __________ at home.A. by stayingB. than stayingC. than to stayD. than have stayed 31. __________a teacher， one must first be a pupil.A. BeingB. Having beenC. To beD. To have been 32. 42. __________， a form must be filled in.A. If you want to get this jobB. In order to get this jobC. Making request for this jobD. To ask for this job 33. __________ in a company， Miss Li will become a famous pop singer.A. It is an employee thatB. She was an employeeC. An employee beforeD. Once an employee 34. He asked her to go to a concert with him but she __________ his invitation __________ politely.A. turned； downB. turned； outC. turned； awayD. turned； up 35. __________ Japanese， she has to study another foreign language.A. ExceptB. Except forC. In addition toD. Beside 36. It was while she was sleeping in her bedroom __________ a thief broke into the house.A. whichB. thatC. whereD. than 37. In learning English we should not __________ our students of their mistakes all the time.A. remindB. rememberC. remainD. remark 38. These three teachers vary __________ their manner of teaching.A. betweenB. fromC. withD. in 39. Who can it be？ I'm quite __________ a loss to guess.A. ofB. onC. inD. at 40. The monitor __________ the examination papers to the class for his teacher.A. deliveredB. distributedC. reportedD. presented 41. Have you any __________ that you were not there at 9 o'clock last night？A. statementB. causeC. wordsD. proof 42. The children looked up as the planes passed __________.A. overallB. overheadC. outwardD. forward 43. Charles Dickens __________ many wonderful characters in his novels.A. inventedB. discoveredC. uncoveredD. created 44. Many young people find it harder to appreciate __________ music than pop music.A. simpleB. lightC. ancientD. classical 45. If the wounded soldier had been given first __________， he would n o t h a v e d i e d . / p > p > 0 0 A . h e l p B . a id / p > p > 0 0 C . c a re D . a t t e n t i o n / p >。
2006 年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题调整版
2006 年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population. 1 , homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can’t possibly 2. To help homeless people 3 independence, the federal government must support job training programs, 4 the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.5 everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless. Estimates6 anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million.7 the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is8 . One of the federal government’s studies9 that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.Finding ways to 10 this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. 11 when homeless individuals manage to find a 12 that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day 13 the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others, 14 not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday 15 skills needed to turn their lives 16. Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are 17 programs that address the many needs of the homeless. 18 Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, 19it, “There has to be 20of programs. What’s needed is a package deal.”1. A. Indeed B. Likewise C. Therefore D. Furthermore2. A. stand B. cope C. approve D. retain3. A. in B. for C. with D. toward4. A. raise B. add C. take D. keep5. A. Generally B. Almost C. Hardly D. Not6. A. cover B. change C. range D. differ7. A. Now that B. Although C. Provided D. Except that8. A. inflating B. expanding C. increasing D. extending9. A. predicts B. displays C. proves D. discovers10. A. assist B. track C. sustain D. dismiss11. A. Hence B. But C. Even D. Only12. A. lodging B. shelter C. dwelling D. house13. A. searching B. strolling C. crowding D. wandering14. A. when B. once C. while D. whereas15. A. life B. existence C. survival D. maintenance16. A. around B. over C. on D. up17. A. complex B. comprehensive C. complementary D. compensating18. A. So B. Since C. As D. Thus19. A. puts B. interprets C. assumes D. makes20. A. supervision B. manipulation C. regulation D. coordinationSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text 1In spite of “endless talk of difference,” American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people. There is “the democratizing uniformity of dress and discourse, and the casualness and absence of deference” characteristic of popular culture. People are absorbed into “a culture of consumption”launched by the 19th-century department stores that offered “vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere. Instead of intimate shops catering to a knowledgeable elite,” these were stores “anyone could enter, regardless of class or background. This turned shopping into a public and democratic act.” The mass media, advertising and sports are other forces for homogenization.Immigrants are quickly fitting into this common culture, which may not be altogether elevating but is hardly poisonous. Writing for the National Immigration Forum, Gregory Rodriguez reports that today’s immigration is neither at unprecedented levels nor resistant to assimilation. In 1998 immigrants were 9.8 percent of the population; in 1900, 13.6 percent. In the 10 years prior to 1990, 3.1 immigrants arrived for every 1,000 residents; in the 10 years prior to 1890, 9.2 for every 1,000. Now, consider three indices of assimilation — language, home ownership and intermarriage.The 1990 Census revealed that “a majority of immigrants from each of the fifteen most common countries of origin spoke English ‘well’ or ‘very well’ after ten years of residence.” The children of immigrants tend to be bilingual and proficient in Engl ish. “By the third generation, the original language is lost in the majority of immigrant families.” Hence the description of America as a “graveyard” for languages. By 1996 foreign-born immigrants who had arrived before 1970 had a home ownership rate of 75.6 percent, higher than the69.8 percent rate among native-born Americans.Foreign-born Asians and Hispanics “have higher rates of intermarriage than do U.S.- born whites and blacks.”By the third generation, one third of Hispanic women are married to non-Hispanics, and 41 percent of Asian-American women are married to non-Asians.Rodriguez notes that children in remote villages around the world are fans of superstars like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks, yet “some Americans fear that immigrants living within the United States remain somehow immune to the nation’s assimilative power.”Are there divisive issues and pockets of seething anger in America? Indeed. It is big enough to have a bit of everything. But particularly when viewed against America’s turbulent past, today’s social indices hardly suggest a dark and deteriorating social environment.21.The word “homogenizing” (Paragraph 1) most probably meansA.identifying.B.associating.C.assimilating.D.monopolizing.22.According to the author, the department stores of the 19th centuryA.played a role in the spread of popular culture.B.became intimate shops for common consumers.C.satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable elite.D.owed its emergence to the culture of consumption.23.The text suggests that immigrants now in the U.S.A.are resistant to homogenization.B.exert a great influence on American culture.C.are hardly a threat to the common culture.D.constitute the majority of the population.24.Why are Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks mentioned in Paragraph 5?A.To prove their popularity around the world.B.To reveal the public’s fear of immigrants.C.To give examples of successful immigrants.D.To show the powerful influence of American culture.25.In the author’s opinion, the absorption of immigrants into American society isA.rewarding.B.successful.C.fruitless.D.harmful.Text 2Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry — William Shakespeare —but there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are the townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who come, not to see the plays, but to look at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shakespeare’s birthplace and the other sights.The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theater adds a penny to their revenue. They frankly d islike the RSC’s actors, them with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness. It’s all deliciously ironic when you consider that Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself an actor (with a beard) and did his share of noise-making.The tourist streams are not entirely separate. The sightseers who come by bus — and often take in Warwick Castle and Blenheim Palace on the side —don’t usually see the plays, and some of them are even surprised to find a theatre in Stratford. However, the playgoers do manage a little sight-seeing along with their playgoing. It is the playgoers, the RSC contends, who bring in much of the town’s revenue because they spend the night (some of them four or five nights) pouring cash into the hotels and restaurants. The sightseers can take in everything and get out of town by nightfall.The townsfolk don’t see it this way and the local council does not contribute directly to the subsidy of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Stratford cries poor traditionally. Nevertheless every hotel in town seems to be adding a new wing or cocktail lounge. Hilton is building its own hotel there, which you may be sure will be decorated with Hamlet Hamburger Bars, the Lear Lounge, the Banquo Banqueting Room, and so forth, and will be very expensive.Anyway, the townsfolk can’t understand why the Royal Shakespeare Company needs a subsidy. (The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row. Last year its 1,431 seats were 94 per cent occupied all year long and this year they’l l do better.) The reason, of course, is that costs have rocketed and ticket prices have stayed low.It would be a shame to raise prices too much because it would drive away the young people who are Stratford’s most attractive clientele. They come entirely for the plays, not the sights. They all seem to look alike (though they come from all over) — lean, pointed, dedicated faces, wearing jeans and sandals, eating their buns and bedding down for the night on the flagstones outside the theatre to buy the 20 seats and 80 standing-room tickets held for the sleepers and sold to them when the box office opens at 10:30 a.m.26.From the first two paragraphs, we learn thatA.the townsfolk deny the RSC’s contribution to the town’s revenue.B.the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stage.C.the two branches of the RSC are not on good terms.D.the townsfolk earn little from tourism.27.It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 thatA.the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separately.B.the playgoers spend more money than the sightseers.C.the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoers.D.the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theater.28.By saying “Stratford cries poor traditionally” (Paragraph 4), the author implies thatA.Stratford cannot afford the expansion projects.B.Stratford has long been in financial difficulties.C.the town is not really short of money.D.the townsfolk used to be poorly paid.29.According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy becauseA.ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending.B.the company is financially ill-managed.C.the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable.D.the theatre attendance is on the rise.30.From the text we can conclude that the authorA.is supportive of both sides.B.favors the townsfolk’s view.C.takes a detached attitude.D.is sympathetic to the RSC.Text 3When prehistoric man arrived in new parts of the world, something strange happened to the large animals: they suddenly became extinct. Smaller species survived. The large, slow- growing animals were easy game, and were quickly hunted to extinction. Now something similar could be happening in the oceans.That the seas are being overfished has been known for years. What researchers such as Ransom Myers and Boris Worm have shown is just how fast things are changing. They have looked at half a century of data from fisheries around the world. Their methods do not attempt to estimate the actual biomass (the amount of living biological matter) of fish species in particular parts of the ocean, but rather changes in that biomass over time. According to their latest paper published in Nature, the biomass of large predators (animals that kill and eat other animals) in a new fishery is reduced on average by 80% within 15 years of the start of exploitation. In some long-fished areas, it has halved again since then.Dr. Worm acknowledges that these figures are conservative. One reason for this is that fishing technology has improved. Today’s vessels can find their prey u sing satellites and sonar, which were not available 50 years ago. That means a higher proportion of what is in the sea is being caught, so the real difference between present and past is likely to be worse than the one recorded by changes in catch sizes. In the early days, too, longlines would have been more saturated with fish. Some individuals would therefore not have been caught, since no baited hooks would have been available to trap them, leading to an underestimate of fish stocks in the past. Furthermore, in the early days of longline fishing, a lot of fish were lost to sharks after they had been hooked. That is no longer a problem, because there are fewer sharks around now.Dr. Myers and Dr. Worm argue that their work gives a correct baseline, which future management efforts must take into account. They believe the data support an idea current among marine biologists, that of the “shifting baseline”.The notion is that people have failed to detect the massive changes which have happened in the ocean because they have been looking back only a relatively short time into the past. That matters because theory suggests that the maximum sustainable yield that can be cropped from a fishery comes when the biomass of a target species is about 50% of its original levels. Most fisheries are well below that, which is a bad way to do business.31.The extinction of large prehistoric animals is noted to suggest thatrge animals were vulnerable to the changing environment.B.small species survived as large animals disappeared.rge sea animals may face the same threat today.D.slow-growing fish outlive fast-growing ones.32.We can infer from Dr. Myers and Dr. Worm’s paper thatA.the stock of large predators in some old fisheries has reduced by 90%.B.there are only half as many fisheries as there were 15 years ago.C.the catch sizes in new fisheries are only 20% of the original amount.D.the number of large predators dropped faster in new fisheries than in the old.33.By saying “these figures are conservative” (Paragraph 3), Dr. Worm means thatA.fishing technology has improved rapidly.B.the catch-sizes are actually smaller than recorded.C.the marine biomass has suffered a greater loss.D.the data collected so far are out of date.34.Dr. Myers and other researchers hold thatA.people should look for a baseline that can work for a longer time.B.fisheries should keep their yields below 50% of the biomass.C.the ocean biomass should be restored to its original level.D.people should adjust the fishing baseline to the changing situation.35.The author seems to be mainly concerned with most fisheries’A.management efficiency.B.biomass level.C.catch-size limits.D.technological application.Text 4Many things make people think artists are weird. But the weirdest may be this: artists’ only job is to explore emotions, and yet they choose to focus on the ones that feel bad.This wasn’t always so. The earliest forms of art, like painting and music, are those best suited for expressing joy. But somewhere from the 19th century onward, more artists began seeing happiness as meaningless, phony or, worst of all, boring, as we went from Wordsworth’s daffodils to Baudelaire’s flowers of evil.You could argue that art became more skeptical of happiness because modern times have seen so much misery. But it’s not as if earlier times didn’t know perpetual war, disaster and the massacre of innocents. The reason, in fact, may be just the opposite: there is too much damn happiness in the world today.After all, what is the one modern form of expression almost completely dedicated to depicting happiness? Advertising. The rise of anti-happy art almost exactly tracks the emergence of mass media, and with it, a commercial culture in which happiness is not just an ideal but an ideology.People in earlier eras were surrounded by reminders of misery. They worked until exhausted, lived with few protections and died young. In the West, before mass communication and literacy, the most powerful mass medium was the church, which reminded worshippers that their souls were in danger and that they would someday be meat for worms. Given all this, they did not exactly need their art to be a bummer too.Today the messages the average Westerner is surrounded with are not religious but commercial, and forever happy. Fast-food eaters, news anchors, text messengers, all smiling, smiling, smiling. Our magazines feature beaming celebrities and happy families in perfect homes. And since these messages have an agenda — to lure us to open our wallets — they make the very idea of happiness seem unreliable. “Celebrate!” commanded the ads for the arthritis drug Celebrex, before we found out it could increase the risk of heart attacks.But what we forget — what our economy depends on us forgetting — is that happiness is more than pleasure without pain. The things that bring the greatest joy carry the greatest potential for loss and disappointment. Today, surrounded by promises of easy happiness, we need art to tell us, as religion once did, Memento mori: remember that you will die, that everything ends, and that happiness comes not in denying this but in living with it. It’s a message even more bitter than a clove cigarette, yet, somehow, a breath of fresh air.36.By citing the examples of poets Wordsworth and Baudelaire, the author intends to showthatA.poetry is not as expressive of joy as painting or music.B.art grows out of both positive and negative feelings.C.poets today are less skeptical of happiness.D.artists have changed their focus of interest.37.The word “bummer” (Paragraph 5) most probably means somethingA.religious.B.unpleasant.C.entertaining.mercial.38.In the author’s opinion, advertisingA.emerges in the wake of the anti-happy art.B.is a cause of disappointment for the general public.C.replaces the church as a major source of information.D.creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself.39.We can learn from the last paragraph that the author believesA.happiness more often than not ends in sadness.B.the anti-happy art is distasteful but refreshing.C.misery should be enjoyed rather than denied.D.the anti-happy art flourishes when economy booms.40.Which of the following is true of the text?A.Religion once functioned as a reminder of misery.B.Art provides a balance between expectation and reality.C.People feel disappointed at the realities of modern society.D.Mass media are inclined to cover disasters and deaths.Part BDirections:In the following article, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered gaps. There are two extra choices, which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)On the north bank of the Ohio river sits Evansville, Ind., home of David Williams, 52, and of a riverboat casino (a place where gambling games are played). During several years of gambling in that casino, Williams, a state auditor earning $35,000 a year, lost approximately $175,000. He had never gambled before the casino sent him a coupon for$20 worth of gambling.He visited the casino, lost the $20 and left. On his second visit he lost $800. The casino issued to him, as a good customer, a “Fun Card,”which when used in the casino earns points for meals and drinks, and enables the casino to track the user’s gambling activities. For Williams, those activities became what he calls “electronic heroin.”(41) . In 1997 he lost $21,000 to one slot machine in two days. In March 1997 he lost $72,186. He sometimes played two slot machines at a time, all night, until the boat docked at 5 a.m., then went back aboard when the casino opened at 9 a.m. Now he is suing the casino, charging that it should have refused his patronage because it knew he was addicted. It did know he had a problem.In March 1998, a friend of Williams’s got him involuntarily confined to a treatment center for addictions, and wrote to inform the casino of Williams’s gambling problem. The casino included a photo of Williams among those o f banned gamblers, and wrote to him a “cease admissions” letter. Noting the “medical/psychological” nature of problem gambling behavior, the letter said that before being readmitted to the casino he would have to present medical/psychological information demonstrating that patronizing the casino would pose no threat to his safety or well-being.(42) .The Wall Street Journal reports that the casino has 24 signs warning: “Enjoy the fun... and always bet with your head, not over it.” Every entrance ticket li sts a toll-free number for counseling from the Indiana Department of Mental Health. Nevertheless, Williams’s suit charges that the casino, knowing he was “helplessly addicted to gambling,” intentionally worked to “lure” him to “engage in conduct against his will.” Well.(43) .The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders says “pathological gambling” involves persistent, recurring and uncontrollable pursuit less of money than of the thrill of taking risks in quest of a windfall.(44) . Pushed by science, or what claims to be science, society is reclassifying what once were considered character flaws or moral failings as personality disorders akin to physical disabilities.(45) .Forty-four states have lotteries, 29 have casinos, and most of these states are to varying degrees dependent on — you might say addicted to — revenues from wagering. And since the first Internet gambling site was created in 1995, competition for gamblers’ dollars has b ecome intense. The Oct. 28 issue of Newsweek reported that 2 million gamblers patronize 1,800 virtual casinos every week. With $3.5 billion being lost on Internet wagers this year, gambling has passed pornography as the Web’s most profitable business.A.Alth ough no such evidence was presented, the casino’s marketing department continued topepper him with mailings. And he entered the casino and used his Fun Card without being detected.B.It is unclear what luring was required, given his compulsive behavior. And in what sensewas his will operative?C.By the time he had lost $5,000 he said to himself that if he could get back to even, he wouldquit. One night he won $5,500, but he did not quit.D.Gambling has been a common feature of American life forever, but for a long time itwas broadly considered a sin, or a social disease. Now it is a social policy: the most important and aggressive promoter of gambling in America is the government.E.David Williams’s suit should trouble this gambling nation. But don’t bet on it.F.It is worrisome that society is medicalizing more and more behavioral problems, oftendefining as addictions what earlier, sterner generations explained as weakness of will. G.The anonymous, lonely, undistracted nature of online gambling is especially conduciveto compulsive behavior. But even if the government knew how to move against Internet gambling, what would be its grounds for doing so?Part CDirections:Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (10 points) Is it true that the American intellectual is rejected and considered of no account in his society? I am going to suggest that it is not true. Father Bruckberger told part of the story when he observed that it is the intellectuals who have rejected America. But they have done more than that. They have grown dissatisfied with the role of the intellectual. It is they, not America, who have become anti-intellectual.First, the object of our study pleads for definition. What is an intellectual? (46) I shall define him as an individual who has elected as his primary duty and pleasure in life the activity of thinking in a Socratic (苏格拉底) way about moral problems. He explores such problems consciously, articulately, and frankly, first by asking factual questions, then by asking moral questions, finally by suggesting action which seems appropriate in the light of the factual and moral information which he has obtained. (47) His function is analogous to that of a judge, who must accept the obligation of revealing in as obvious a manner as possible the course of reasoning which led him to his decision.This definition excludes many individuals usually referred to as intellectuals —the average scientist, for one. (48) I have excluded him because, while his accomplishments may contribute to the solution of moral problems, he has not been charged with the task of approaching any but the factual aspects of those problems. Like other human beings, he encounters moral issues even in the everyday performance of his routine duties — he is not supposed to cook his experiments, manufacture evidence, or doctor his reports. (49) But his primary task is not to think about the moral code which governs his activity, any more than a businessman is expected to dedicate his energies to an exploration of rules of conduct in business. During most of his waking life he will take his code for granted, as the businessman takes his ethics.The definition also excludes the majority of teachers, despite the fact that teaching has traditionally been the method whereby many intellectuals earn their living. (50) They may teach very well, and more than earn their salaries, but most of them make little or no independent reflections on human problems which involve moral judgment. This description even fits the majority of eminent scholars. Being learned in some branch of human knowledge is one thing: living in “public and illustrious thoughts,” as Em erson would say, is something else.Section III WritingPart A51.Directions:You want to contribute to Project Hope by offering financial aid to a child in a remote area. Write a letter to the department concerned, asking them to help find a candidate. You should specify what kind of child you want to help and how you will carry out your plan.Write your letter in no less than 100 words. Write it neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter; use “Li Ming” instead.Do not write the address. (10 points)Part B52.Directions:Study the following photos carefully and write an essay in which you should1)describe the photos briefly,2)interpret the social phenomenon reflected by them, and3)give your point of view.You should write 160-200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)注：Beckham (贝克汉姆)—英国足球明星。
模拟卷雅安市2006-2007学年下期期末考试
Using the research method of literature, means of observation, behavioral approach, conceptual analysis and the pattern of information-seeking of local and overseas were analyzed and compared, Basic pattern strategies of technology information-seeking雅安市2006——2007学年上期期末考试高中二年级英语试题阅卷报告本次高二英语试题满分150分，试题紧扣教材，符合大纲要求，体现了课程标准的方向，题量适当，难易适度。
全市5934名高二学生参加了此次考试，平均分为73.08分，最高分137.5分，最低分14分，难度系数0.487。
以上数据表明，我市高中2008级高二上期英语成绩与高一下期英语成绩相比，有所提高。
但是，该年级的这次的英语成绩仍然不容乐观，我市高2008级的英语教学质量仍然不高，在全省仍处于落后位置，与先进市州相比，还有较大差距。
为此，我们必须认真反思我们的教学，认真总结经验，认真寻找教学中存在的问题，认真分析存在的问题，找出差距，采取切实有效的措施，改革教学方法，为提高英语教学质量而努力工作。
为了帮助高二英语教师搞好教学工作，我们对试题进行了分析，并将我们的意见简述如下：高二英语期末考试成绩统计表本试卷分为听力测试、单项填空、完形填空、阅读理解、写作五道大题，下面分大题进行逐题分析与探讨，并结合教学提出建议。
一、听力测试本试题以考查学生对于口头语言的理解为目的，要求学生能够听懂日常交际中发音清楚、语速正常的简短对话和独白。
本题满分30分，全市平均分18.46分，最高分30分，最低分0分。
本题是全卷中难度最低的题，难度系数为0.615。
本题也是学生得分最高的题。
ANSWERS TO 2006-7 EXAM PAPER-1 (corrected)
ANSWERS TO 2006-7 EXAM PAPER MSc PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE1. By solving annuity formula, we get:= (13000/.04)*[1 – (1/1.04)^10] = £105,441.602. (a) payments are 5, 105 at end 12, 24 months, which have value (5/1.063) + 105/(1.069)2 = £96.5864(b) forward rate = (1.069)2/1.063 = 7.5034%3. The coupon payment is 0.5*(6% of £100) = £3.00 per half-year, so the cashflow offered by the bond is: £3.00 £3.00 £3.00 £103which have value (using annuity formula):808.103£204.1100204.11104.62*22*2=⎥⎦⎤⎢⎣⎡⎪⎭⎫ ⎝⎛++⎪⎪⎪⎪⎪⎭⎫ ⎝⎛⎥⎦⎤⎢⎣⎡⎪⎭⎫ ⎝⎛+-=VQ.4.(a) The required return is given by the CAPM:k = 4% + 0.8*(12% – 4%) = 10.4%.Cyclops is a constant-growth company, soP 0 = $0.25/(0.104 – 0.01) = $2.66.(b) Begin by expressing P 1 as a function of d 2:P 1 = d 2/(k – g ) = d 1(1 + g )/(k – g ).But d 1/(k – g ) = P 0, so P 1 = P 0(1 + g ).If we isolate g , we see that ()⎥⎦⎤⎢⎣⎡+-=T r r C V 1111 + g = P 1/P 0 g = P 1/P 0 – 1 = (P 1 – P 0)/P 0, which is the expected capital gainsQ.5 a. E (R A ) = 0.2(–5%) + 0.3(0%) + 0.5(10%) = 4%. (R B ) = 0.2(0%) + 0.3(15%) + 0.5(30%) = 19.5%.b. σA,B = 0.2(–0.05 – 0.04)(0 – 0.195) + 0.3(0 – 0.04)(0.15 – 0.195) +0.5(0.10 – 0.04) (0.30 – 0.195) = 0.0072.Calculate variances: σ2A = 0.2(–0.05 – 0.04)2 + 0.3(0 – 0.04)2 + 0.5(0.10 – 0.04)2 = 0.0039. σ2B = 0.2(0 – 0.195)2 + 0.3(0.15 – 0.195)2 + 0.5(0.30 – 0.195)2 = 0.013725. Calculate correlation:ρA,B = 0.0072/(0.0039)1/2(0.013725)1/2 = 0.984.c. E(RQ) = 0.8(4%) + 0.2(19.5%) = 7.1%. σ2Q = 0.22(0.0039) + 0.82(0.013725) + 2(0.2)(0.8)(0.0072) = 0.011244.Q.6 a) and b)CAPM formula:)(f M i f i r r r r -+=β means for each company:Ying: 12% = r f + 1.8*(r M - r f ) = (1 – 1.8)* r f + 1.8*r M = -0.8* r f + 1.8*r M Yang: 9% = r f + 1.2*(r M - r f ) = (1 – 1.2)* r f + 1.2*r M = - 0.2* r f + 1.2*r M Solving the two simultaneous equations gives: r f = 3% and r M = 8%c) We require weights w, 1-w such that: w*1.8 +(1 – w)*1.2 = 1.0solution is w = - (1/3) (1 – w) = + (4/3), so must go short £0.333M in Ying and long £1.333M in Yang. Q.7(a) Maximum possible loss is when price = 0, so exercise costs pension fund £18.20 per share, which is net £16.50 (after allowing for premium received), so loss is: £16.50 x 1000 = £16,500(b) Breakeven share price is simply £18.20 - £1.70 = £16.50 (c) At price of £17.20, exercise means pension fund has to buy stock worth £17.20 at a price of £18.20, losing £1.00 per share. But this is covered by the £1.70 per share it receives for the option, so its net gain is £0.70 per share or £700 8.In continuous time: t c r se f )(-=with s = $612, f = $613, t = 1/12, c = 0.25%. So solve for r to give: log(f) = log(s) +(r+c)t or r + c = [log(f) – log(s)]/t so r = -- c + [log(f) – log(s)]/t or r = -- 0.25% + [log(613) – log(612)]/(1/12) = -- 0.25% +1.9592% = 1.7092%Alternatively, solve the discrete time formula. 9. (a) Equilibrium return on stocks A and B are: R A = 3% + 1.6*(8% - 3%) = 11% > 10% so A is below SMLR B = 3% + 0.75*(8% - 3%) = 6.75% < 7% so B is above SML so short A and buy B. (b) Return on portfolio under CAPM should be:5% + 1.2*(10% - 5%) = 11% so alpha is 1%.。
2006年同等学力英语真题及详解_by_tigeress
Paper One试卷一（90 minutes）Part Ⅰ Dialogue Communication（10minutes，10 points）Section A Dialogue CompletionDirection：In this section，you will read five short incomplete dialogues between two speakers，each followed by four choices marked A，B，C，and D. Choose the best answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1. A：Sorry to bother you，but could you tell me the way to Sunset Road？B：A. Sorry，I couldn’t help.B. Yes，what can I do for you？C. I’m afraid I have no idea.D. It’s not too far from here，is it？2. A：Do you do exercises every day？B：A. No，it depends on what kind of exercise.B. No，I go to health club most of the time.C. Yes，usually every other day.D. Yes，rain or shine.3. A：That was a delicious meal，Mrs. Barr. Thank you very much.B：A. You’re welcome.B. Never mind.C. It doesn’t matter.D. It’s just OK.4. A：I have a last favor to ask of you. Could you drive my daughter to the airport？B：A. Shall I get the ticket for her.B. Yeah，I like that.C. You bet I will.D. Sure， it’d be a pleasure.5. A：May I see the dentist now？B：A. Is it a real emergency？B. Do you have an appointment？C. In that case，you’ll have to wait.D. I’ll talk to the dentist and squeeze you in.Section B Dialogue ComprehensionDirection：In this section，you will read five short conversations between a man and a woman，At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A，B，C，and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the four choices by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.6. Man：I’m going to ask the neighbors to turn the music down. I can’t hear myself think.Woman：Do you really think it makes my difference to them？Question：What does the woman mean？A. He should have told them earlier.B. It is of no use to turn the music down.C. The neighbors will not listen to him.D. He should focus on his own thinking.7. Man：What shall we take for the rap？Woman：We’d better take the bare necessities.Question：What does the woman suggest？A. They should take as little as possible.B. They should take their daily necessities.C. They should take as much as they can.D. They should take nothing with them.8. Woman：We are going to go away on vacation ... Can you hear me？Man：I’m all ears.Question：What does the man mean？A. He is listening attentively.B. He couldn’t care less.C. He likes the woman’s idea.D. He is against the woman’s plan.9. Woman：I’m really behind with my project. Can you help me？Man：I’m afraid you bit off more than you could chew！Question：What does the man mean？A. He is not willing to help the woman.B. The woman is unable to do the project.C. The woman is doing more than she can manage.D. He is not in a position to help the woman.10. Woman：There’s Bill on his motorcycle again. Did he get it fixed in the garage？Man：Don’t be silly. That would have been a waste of money. It only had a flat tire.Question：What does the man imply？A. The woman was so silly as to waste much money.B. It was costly to have the motorcycle fixed in the garage.C. Bill must have repaired my motorcycle himself.D. There was a serious problem with the motorcycle.Part Ⅱ Vocabulary（10 minutes，10 points）Section ADirection：In this section there are ten sentences，each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A，B，C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.11. Readers are required to abide by the rules of the library and mind their manners.A. observeB. memorizeC. reviewD. compose12. The coach explained the regulations at length to make sure that none of his players would become violators.A. at lastB. at largeC. in detailD. in short13. The cost of healthcare and health insurance remains the most urgent health problem facing the country today.A. pressingB. importantC. neglectedD. complicated14. She believes that she is not a good mother because she does not fit the stereotype of a woman who spends all her time with her children.A. popular imageB. common standardC. fixed conceptionD. pleasant notion15. Thus the most logical approach is to focus our analysis on the trade relations of Spain with other European countries.A. reasoningB. conclusionC. positionD. method16. We no longer keep up the close friendship of a few years ago though we still visit each other on occasion.A. in good timeB. up to dateC. now and thenD. once and for all17. The university offered several more courses for the purpose of furthering the career aspirations of its students.A. ambitionsB. achievementsC. advantagesD. advances18. Many women prefer to use cosmetics to enhance their beauty and make them look younger.A. enforceB. magnifyC. improveD. polish19. The leaders of the two countries are planning their summit meeting with a pledge to maintain and develop good ties.A. strategyB. standpointC. promiseD. priority20. Many youngsters have heard their parents say，“You’ll never amount to anything if you keep daydreaming that way！”A. be equal toB. accomplishC. add up toD. pursue Section B21. Two decades ago a woman who shook hands with men on her own _____ was usually viewed as too forward.A. endeavorB. initiativeC. motivationD. preference22. The fruit_____ more than half the country’s annual exports according to a recent report.A. accounts forB. stands forC. provides forD. makes for23. The violent_____ f his youth reappeared and was directed not only at the army but at his wife as well.A. impatienceB. characterC. temperD. quality24. This hypothesis states that environments that are too clean may actually make the_____ system develop oversensitive responses.A. mentalB. nervousC. immuneD. physical25. The Adult Vocational College is an opportunity to gain the right qualifications for various careers for it offers an_____ range of subjects and courses.A. additionalB. excessiveC. adequateD. extensive26. It’s disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected _____ not by systematic inspections or other security procedures.A. by accidentB. on scheduleC. in generalD. at intervals27. You can always_____ Jim in a crisis，for he is simply the most helpful person I’ve ever known.A. refer toB. count onC. cope withD. run into28. He wanted to stay at home，but at last he agreed，very_____，though，to go to the concert.A. decisivelyB. reluctantlyC. willinglyD. deliberately29. The audience，hostile at first，were greatly_____ by her excellent performance.A. annoyedB. encouragedC. impressedD. depressed30. Many birds and insects can build_____ nests to provide shelter for their young.A. gloriesB. elaborateC. splendidD. advancedPart Ⅲ Reading Comprehension（45minutes，25points）Directions：There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Passage OneAt all ages and at all stages of life，fear presents a problem to almost everyone.“We are largely the playthings of our fears，”wrote the British author Horace Walpole many years ago.“To one，fear of the dark；to another，of physical pain；to a third，of public ridicule；to a fourth，of poverty；to a fifth，of loneliness —for all of us our particular creature waits in a hidden place.”Fear is often a useful emotion. When you become frightened，many physical changes occur within your body. Your heartbeat and responses quicken；your pupils expand to admit more light；large quantities of energy-producing adrenalin（肾上腺素）are poured into your bloodstream. Confronted with a fire or accident，fear can fuel life-saving flight（逃离）. Similarly，when a danger is psychological rather than physical，fear can force you to take self-protective measures. It is only when fear is disproportional to the danger at hand that it becomes a problem.Some people are simply more vulnerable to fear than others. A visit to the newborn nursery of any large hospital will demonstrate that，from the moment of their births，a few fortunate infants respond calmly to sudden fear-producing situations such as a loudly slammed door. Yet a neighbor in the next bed may cry out with profound fright. From birth，he or she is more prone to learn fearful responses because he or she has inherited a tendency to be more sensitive.Further，psychologists know that our early experiences and relationships strongly shape and determine our later fears. A young man named Bill，for example，grew up with a father who regarded each adversity as a temporary obstacle to be overcome with imagination and courage. Using his father as a model，Bill came to welcome adventure and to trust his own ability to solve problems.Phil’s dad，however，spent most of his time trying to protect himself and his family. Afraid to risk the insecurity of a job change，he remained unhappy in one position. He avoided long vacations because“the car might break down.”Growing up in such a home，Phil naturally learned to become fearful and tense.31. In the last sentence of Paragraph 1，“our particular creature”refers to .A. fear of somethingB. a fierce beastC. physical painD. public ridicule32. Fear can be useful emotion to us because it can .A. stimulate many physical changes within our bodyB. quicken our heartbeat and responsesC. pour large quantities of adrenaline into our bloodstreamD. help us respond quickly to danger and protect ourselves33. Fear becomes a problem only when .A. the danger is thought greater than it really isB. the danger is more psychological than physicalC. one cannot stand the dangerD. one is not well prepared for it34. Different responses of newborn infants to a loudly slammed door imply that .A. some people are inherently more easily affected by dangerB. people’s response to stimuli is not an inherited featureC. some people seem to be very sensitive to noiseD. people sometimes seem to turn a deaf ear to noise35. Psychologists have found that our later fears are determined largely byour .A. home educationB. school educationC. parents’ lifestyleD. early experiencesPassage TwoSea horses are unusual parents. The female sea horses lay the eggs，but unlike other creatures，it’s the males that give birth to the young.Male sea horse have a fold of skin on their bellies that forms a pocket，called a brood pouch. During the breeding season，the sea horse’s pouch swells to receive eggs. A female sea horse lays up to 200 eggs at a time in the pouch. Then she swims off，leaving her male partner to care for the developing eggs and give birth to young sea horses. The female will return every day to check on her mate and the eggs，but she doesn’t stay long，nor does she take part in the birth.It takes from two to six weeks for the eggs in the male’s pouch to develop. During this time the male avoids open water and hides in sea grass. His big pouch makes it difficult for him to swim，so the male often uses his tail to grasp a piece of sea grass. Firmly，gripping the grass，he will stay perfectly still for hours or even days. The male sea horse will change his color to blend with his surroundings and avoid being seen by predators who will try to eat him or poke holes in his pouch to get the eggs.The eggs hatch inside the male’s pouch. When the babies begin moving around，the male sea horse knows it’s time for them to be born. He grabs a sea grass stem with his tail and begins rocking，bending，and stretching his body back and forth． This causes the opening to enlarge until it is wide enough for the first baby sea horse to shoot out. The father sea horse continues rocking，bending，and stretching his body so that the rest of the babies can be born. Sometimes he has to press his pouch against a rock or some stiff seaweed to force the young out. Sea horse babies are born in groups of five or more. Sometimes it takes two days for the father sea horse to give birth to all his young. He is very tired when it’s over.Soon after giving birth to one brood，the male will approach his mate and show her his empty pouch. This tells her he is ready to receive eggs again.36. What part does the female sea horse play in having babies？A. Receiving eggs. B. Laying eggs.C. Hatching eggs.D. Protecting eggs.37. What can be learned from the passage about giving birth to baby sea horses？A. It is dangerous for the female.B. It happens once a year.C. It is hard work for the male.D. It occurs in the deep sea.38. To protect himself and his eggs，the male sea horse does all the following EXCEPT .A. changing his colorB. gripping a piece of grassC. staying motionlessD. enlarging his pouch39. The author suggests when sea horse babies are ready to be born .A. the male sea horse seems very happyB. it is difficult for them to come outC. the female sea horse joins the maleD. they need large space in the pouch40. Which fact does the author want the reader to remember most？A. The male sea horse gives birth to the young.B. The female sea horse lays up to 200 eggs at a time.C. Baby sea horse are born in groups of five or more.D. The female will return every day to check on the eggs.Passage ThreeWhen 23-year-old Eric Atienza graduated from college last year，he didn’t have a job. Not wanting to give up his apartment and move back with his parents，he did what many young Americans are doing：he signed up with a temp agency，which places workers on short-term jobs. Temporary workers such as Atienza comprise 20 percent of the US workforce. In 1985，417000 workers were classified as temporary help. In 2005，there are more than 2.5 million，according to Labour Department data. Using temporary workers allows companies to increase or decrease the number of staff as their workloads change. It also allows companies to avoid the costs involved in hiring and firing long-term employees.Many temp agency owners and career specialists say temping is a good way for recent graduates to get experience.“Short-term jobs let graduates try out different companies to find the best fit，”said Pegi Wheatley，owner of McCall Staffing，a San Francisco temp agency.But things don’t always work out that way.“When I started temping，I had this notion that a temporary job could turn full-time. It worked for a friend of mine，but that didn’t happen for me，”said Atienza，who quickly became bored with his office work. Atienza stayed with the temp agency because he could earn US $ 10 an hour doing office work. Other short-term jobs，such as working as a store clerk or in a café，pay about US $ 7.But there were trade-offs for the higher pay. Because in the US，health insurance is provided through employer，most temps are not eligible for workplace health benefits. Atienza ran the risk that an accident or illness would land him in the hospital with no way to pay the bill. Other drawbacks，though less serious，still mean that temping for most graduates is exactly what its name implies—a temporary choice. Instability，gaps between contracts，lack of vacation time and isolation from other employees are often-cited negatives.“Temping gave me the time to figure out what I wanted to do，because I could pay off my bills. But none of that came from the jobs themselves，”said Atienza，who quit temping last month in favor of a full-time job.41. Atienza took a short-term job mainly because .A. he didn’t want to give up his apartmentB. he liked to try out different companiesC. he wanted to get more experienceD. he couldn’t find a long-term job42. According to the passage，in the year of 2005，the United States had a workforce of more than .A. 25 millionB. 12.5 millionC. 4.17 millionD. 2.5 million43. Which is NOT mentioned as an advantage of temping？A. It gives recent graduates experience.B. It enables employers to adjust their workforce.C. A temporary job will turn full-time.D. Employers can reduce their costs.44. Atinenza stayed with the temp agency for some time because______.A. he liked his office workB. he was satisfied with the payC. his employer provided health insuranceD. he hated gaps between contracts 45. What does the word“trade-offs”in Paragraph five mean？A. BenefitsB. CompromisesC. RisksD. Disadvantages Passage FourScientists are hoping to eliminate malaria（疟疾）by developing a genetically modified mosquito that cannot transmit the disease. Malaria has long troubled the populations of South America，Africa，and Asia，where mosquito bites infect up to 500 million people a year with this serious and sometimes fatal parasitic blood disease. For generations，scientists have been trying to eliminate malaria by developing new drugs and using pesticide（杀虫剂）to wipe out local mosquito populations. But these measures aren’t working—and some scientists，like Greg Lanzaro，say that because of drug resistance and population changes，malaria is actually more prevalent now than it was 20 years ago. Lanzaro says he has a better way to stop the spread of malaria：genetically modifying mosquitoes so they are unable to carry the disease.Lanzaro and his colleagues are planning a multi-year project to produce malaria-resistant mosquitoes—and he thinks they can do it within five years.“We can get foreign genes into mosquitoes and they go where they’re supposed to go，”Lanzaro says，pointing out that scientists have already succeeded in genetically engineering mosquitoes that cannot transmit malaria to birds and mice. And，he says，scientists are quickly making progress on genes that block transmission of the disease to humans as well.The most difficult part scientifically，Lanzaro says，is figuring out how to get the lab-engineered mosquitoes to spread their genes into natural populations after all，he points out，it’s useless to engineer mosquitoes in the lab that can’t transmit malaria when there are millions out in the wild that can. To solve this problem，Lanzaro wants to load up a mobile piece of DNA with the malaria-resistant gene，and then insert it into a group of mosquito embryos. The malaria-resistant gene would be integrated directly into the mosquitoes’ DNA，making it impossible for those mosquitoes to transmit the parasite that causes malaria. In this way a small group of lab-raised mosquitoes could be released into the wild，and by interbreeding with wild mosquitoes，eventually transmit the beneficial gene to the entire population.46. One reason for malaria to be more widespread now is that .A. more people have moved to malaria-infected areasB. mosquitoes have become resistant to pesticidesC. genetically modified mosquitoes still transmit the diseaseD. mosquitoes bite as many as 500 million people a year47. Lanzaro is hopeful that in a few year man can .A. start to eliminate malariaB. cure parasitic blood diseasesC. prevent mice form transmitting parasitesD. acquire immunity against malaria48. Lanzaro is confident that scientists can block the transmissions of malaria to humans because .A. natural mosquito populations do not changeB. scientists have succeeded with birds and miceC. foreign genes always go where they are requiredD. lab-raised mosquitoes will not be resistant to drugs49. What is the most difficult part of Lanzaro’s project？A. Spreading malaria-resistant genes into natural mosquito populations.B. Raising malaria-resistant mosquitoes.C. Making genes that block the transmission of malaria.D. Identifying malaria-resistant genes.50. According to the passage，a fundamental way to wipe out malaria is to .A. develop new malaria-resistant drugsB. produce effective pesticides to kill mosquitoesC. change the genetic makeup of mosquitoesD. remove people from malaria-infected areasPassage FiveAccording to Scott Adams，creator of the comic strip（系列漫画）Dilbert，the annual performance review is“one of the most frightening and weakening experiences in every employee’s life. Adam’s stories and comic figures poke fun at the workplace，but his characterization of people’s feelings about the annual performance review has its serious side. Although a recent study of 437 companies indicates that effective annual performance reviews can help raise profits，most employees of those companies hate them. In theory，annual performance reviews are constructive and positive interactions between managers and employees working together to attain maximum performance and strengthen the organization. In reality，they often create division，undermine morale，and spark anger and jealousy. Thus，although the object of the annual performance review is to improve performance，it often has the opposite result.A programmer at an IT firm was stunned to learn at her annual performance review that she was denied a promotion because she wasn’t a“team player”. What were the data used to make this judgment？She didn’t smile in the company photo. Although this story might sound as if it came straight out of Dilbert，it is a true account of one woman’s experience. By following a few ideas and guidelines from industry analysis，this kind of ordeal can be avoided：To end the year with a positive and useful performance review，managers and employees must start the year by working together to establish clear goals and expectations. It may be helpful to allow employees to propose a list of people associated with the company who will be in a good position to assess their performance at the end of the year；these people may be co-workers，suppliers，or even customers. Goals should be measurable but flexible，and everyone should sign off on the plan. By checking employees’ progress at about nine months，managers can give them a chance to correct mistakes and provide guidance to those who need it before the year is out.When conducting the review，managers should highlight strengths and weaknesses during the past year and discuss future responsibilities，avoiding punishment or blame.In short，when employees leave their performance reviews，they should be focusing on what they can do better in the year ahead，not worrying about what went into their files about the past.51. In his comic strip Dilbert，Scott Adams .A. make fun of working peopleB. tells a story about as woman employeeC. promote team spirit among co-workersD. mocks annual performance reviews52. All the following are mentioned as the drawbacks of annual performance reviews EXCEPTA. reducing efficiencyB. creating tensionC. undermining moraleD. inducing anger53. The word“ordeal”Paragraph 3 probably refers to .A. likelihood of promotionB. depressive experienceC. poor performanceD. unrealistic expectation54. The annual performance reviews，to be effective，must focus on .A. making employees aware of their company’s future goalsB. involving employees in assessing their own performanceC. encouraging employees to achieve better future performanceD. highlighting what responsibilities employees have failed in55. The general attitude of the author toward Adam’s comic strip Dilbert is...A. negativeB. positiveC. neutralD. unclearPart Ⅳ Cloze Test（15 minutes，15 points）Directions：In this part，there is a passage with fifteen blanks. For each blank there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the best answer for each blank and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Advertising is a form of selling. For thousands of years there have been individuals who have tried to 56 others to buy the food they have produced or the goods they have made or the services they can 57 .But in the 19th century，the mass production of goods 58 the Industrial Revolution made person-to-person selling inefficient. The mass distribution of goods that 59 the development of the railway and highway made person-to-person selling too slow and expensive. At the same time，mass communication，firstnewspapers and magazines，then radio and television，made mass selling through 60 possible.The objective of any advertisement is to convince people that it is in their best 61 to take the action the advertiser is recommending. The action 62 be to purchase a product，use a service，vote for a political candidate，or even to join the Army.Advertising as a 63 developed first and most rapidly in the United States，the country that uses it to the greatest 64 . In 1980 advertising expendituresin the U.S. exceeded 55 billion dollars or 65 2 percent of the gross national product. Canada spent about 1.2 percent of its gross national product 66 advertising.67 advertising brings the economics of mass selling to the manufacturer，it produces benefits for the consumer 68 . Some of those economies are passed along to the purchaser so that the cost of a product sold primarily through advertising is usually far 69 than one sold through personal salespeople. Advertising brings people immediate news about products that have just come on the market. Finally，advertising 70 for the programs on commercial television and radio and for about two thirds of the cost of publishing magazine and newspapers.56. A. request B. oblige C. affect D. persuade57. A. transfer B. secure C. enjoy D. perform58. A. resulting from B. dealing with C. leading to D. going for59. A. followed B. preceded C. achieved D. induced60. A. marketing B. advertising C. salespeople D. agents61. A. profits B. benefits C. interests D. gains62. A. should B. would C. may D. will63. A. business B. service C. product D. profession64. A. amount B. extent C. possibility D. utility65. A similarly B. supposedly C. approximately D. accountably66. A. with B. at C. into D. on67. A. While B. Therefore C. But D. If68. A. as well B. as usual C. as a result D. as a rule69. A. more B. less C. cheaper D. dearer70. A. works B. calls C. looks D. paysPart Ⅴ Error Detection（10 minutes，5 points）Directions：In this section，there are ten sentences. Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked A，B，C and D. Identify the part of the sentence that is incorrect. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.71. During the dinner we had agreeable conversation—nothing extraordinary—but catching up on recent events of each other’s life.72. Because of the injured people laying on the ground below the window，fire fighterswere unable to place ground ladders up to the windows on the northeast side of the building.73. You’d better hurry up if you want to buy something because there’s hardly nothing left.74. A professional wine taste relies on sight，smell and tasting to determine the quality of a wine.75. Sam used to live in Oklahoma，but his company had him transfer to a better position in Georgia.76. Not too many years ago，it was an excited experience to travel 25 or 50 miles away from home.77. It is perhaps not an exaggeration to say that we shall soon be trusting our health，wealth，and happiness to elements with whom very names the general public are unfamiliar.78. China has established three nature reserves to protect the rare species，coveringa total of more than 600000 sq km，an area 40 times of the size of Beijing.79. It aims to establish a minimum list of standards that ought to include in all codes of conduct covering labor practices.80. I saw that the last update was made in January of 2002，so I wondered that the webmaster had abandoned the site.Paper Two试卷二（60 minutes）Part Ⅰ Translation（30 minutes，20 points）Section ADirections：Translate the following passage into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.One of the chief concerns of wildlife management is the protection and improvement of the natural habitat so that animals have enough food and water to survive. Wildlife management involves care of the soil to produce good vegetation；it also involves care of plants，not only as a source of food，but also as protection. Animals need cover to hide from their natural enemies and to raise their young safely. Just as crops are harvested，wildlife too must sometimes be“harvested”. By allowing limited hunting，good management can control certain species that threaten to overpopulate their habitat. Section BDirections：Translate the following passage into English. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.随着社会的发展，人类对水的需求不断增加，但可供人类使用的水资源却急剧减少。
7114 综合英语2 A卷
试卷编号：7114 A卷 座位号浙江广播电视大学2006年春季学期期末考试《综合英语2》试题2006年7月题 号一二三四五总 分得 分得 分评卷人I. Vocabulary and structure. Choose the bestanswer on the answer sheet.（每小题1分，共20分）1.-Why don’t you travel to New York on vocation?-_________________________.A. I don’t want to goB. Excuse me, because I can’t.C. I want to, but I haven’t got enough moneyD. Because I’m going to school today2._ Would you like to go fishing with us now?-_____________________________A. No, I don’t likeB. It sounds interesting but I have lots of homework to doC I won’t tell you D. Oh, it is well.3.- Could I speak to John Harris, please?- ___________________.A. Oh, here you areB. I’m JohnC I’m listeningD Speaking4.-Congratulations! You won the first prize in today’s speech contest.?- . .A. Yes, I beat the othersB. NO, no, I didn’t do it wellC Thank youD It’s a pleasure.5.-Can I have a look at your passport?-A. It is hereB. Here it is.C Here you areD No, you can’t.6. At the job interview when the manager looked at me up and down, I felt ___.A) excited B)happy C) disappointed D) nervous7. Mary invited me to her birthday party last night, but since I had to look aftermy younger brother, I didn’t _______ her invitation.A) accept B) listen C)know D) refuse8. The factory has ______ new methods of producing high quality washingmachines.A) adopted B) adapted C) raised D) increased9. Children need many things, but_______ they need love.A) at all B) after all C) all over D) above all10. I took the medicine but it didn’t have any_______ .A) effort B) response C) effect D) relation11. He doesn’t work but he gets a good ______ from his investment.A) salary B) income C) money D) wage12. I _____ watching this program because it is very interesting.A) amuse B) please C) enjoy D) happy13. Young _______ he is, he is capable of designing a skyscraper on his own.A) whether B) although C) as D) however14. Their cause（事业）is ______ our continued support.A) worthy B) worthy of C) worth of D) worthless15. One of my _____ saying is “there is no smoke without fire”.favourite B) alike C) favourable D) likely16. It was in 1901 ______ Theodore Roosevelt became president of the UnitedStates.A) that B) when C) which D) who17. The teacher asked him to write a _____ composition yesterday.A) five-hundred-words B) five-hundreads-wordC) five hundred word D) five-hundred-word18. He couldn’t finish ______ by himself.A) a so difficult job B) such a difficult jobC) so a difficult job D) such difficult a job19. I suggest that she ______ another day.A) will come B) comes C) came D) come20. He wants to read a book, _____ is most unusual for him.A) which B) that C) this D) what得 分评卷人II.Close test. For each numbered blank inthe following passage, there are fourchoices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the bestone and mark your answer on the ANSWERSHEET.（每小题2分，共20分）Nowadays most people decide quite early what kind of work they would do. When I was at school, we had to choose 31 when we were fifteen. I chose scientific subjects. “ In the future, scientists will earn a lot of money,” my parents said. 32 I tried to learn physics and chemistry, but in the end I decided that I 33 a scientist. It was a long time before I told my parents that I wasn’t happy at school. I didn’t think you were,” said my mother.“34” said my father. “Well, the best thing to do now is to look for a job.”I talked about it with my friends Frank and Lesley. 35 of them could suggest anything, but they promised that they would ask their friends. A few days later 36 I was still in bed, someone telephone. “Is that Miss Jenkins?” a man’s voice asked. “ I 37 your hobby is photography and I’ve got a job that might interest you in my clothes factory. My name is Mr. Thomson.” He seemed pleasant on the phone so I went to se him. I was so excited that I almost forgot 38 goodbye. “Good luck!” my mother said to me.I arrived 39 early and when Mr. Thomson came asked me if I had been waiting a long time. “Not , not long.” I replied. After talking to me for about twenty minutes he offered me a job-not as a photographer though, 40 a model!21 A what be studied B what should study C what to study D what studied22. A In three years B For three years C After three years D Three years23. A never would be B would be never C would not be ever D would never be24 A I didn’t either B Nor did I C So didn’t I D Also didn’t I25 A Not all B Neither C Nor D Both26 A since B while C before D whereas27 A understand B recognize C suggest D inform28 A speaking B to say C to speak D saying29 A a lot B much C a bit D more30 A as B being C to be D but得 分评卷人III. Reading Comprehension（每小题2分，共30分）There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage isfollowed by some questions or unfinishedstatements. For each of them there are fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). You shoulddecide on the best choice.Passage 1In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates（考生）for the doctor’s degree.Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.One type of test is sometimes called an objective test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.31.In the Middle Ages students________.A) took objective tests B) were timed by electric clocksC) specialized in two subjects D) never wrote exams32.The main idea of paragraph 3 is that_______.A) workers now take examinations B) the population has grownC) there are only written exams today D) examinations are now writtenand timed33. The kind of exams where students must select answers are ______.A) personal B) spoken C) objective D) written34. Modern industry must have developed_________.A) before the Middle Ages B) in Greece or RomeC) around the 19th century D) machines to take tests35. It may be concluded that testing_______.A) should test only opinions B) has changed since the Middle AgesC) should always be written D) is given only in factories Passage 2Mr. Brown had a small garden behind her house, and I in the spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them carefully, and when the summer came, they looked very nice.One evening Mrs. Brown looked at her vegetables and said, “ Tomorrow I am going to pick them, and then we can eat them.”But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen and shouted,“Mother, mother! Come them, and then we can eat them.”But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen and shouted,“Mother, mother! Come quickly! Our neighbor’s ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables.”Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was too late! All the vegetables are finished Mrs. Brown cried, and her neighbor was very sorry, but that was the end of the vegetables!Then a few days before Christmas, the neighbor brought Mrs. Brown a parcel. In it was a beautiful, fat duck, and on it was a piece of paper with the words,“Enjoy your vegetables!”36. Where eas Mrs. Brown’s garden?A In front of her houseB In the middle of her houseC behind her houseD On the left side of her house37. What was she planning to do with vegetables the next day?A To feed ducks.B To sell them in the marketC. To throw them away D To pick them38. Why did Mrs. Brown’s son shout the next morning?A He saw their neighbor’s ducks in their houseB The ducks ran out of the garden.C He was afraid of the ducksD He saw their neighbor’s ducks in their garden39.What did Mrs. Brown do when she heard her son shouting ?A She ran out of the houseB She was shouting, too.C She still stayed in the houseD She called her neighbor.40. What words were written on a piece of paper?A. Enjoy your vegetables B Thanks for your vegetables.C. Merry Christmas.D. Happy birthday.Passage 3If George Washington were able to travel back and forth in time, he would feel much more at home in ancient Babylon, 3700 years before his time, than in our modern age, 200 years after he lived.Torches（手电筒，火炬）, chariots（马车）, and rough streets, like those of Babylon in 2060 B.C., would not surprise him. He read by cnadlelight and rode in carriages on unpaved roads. He never saw a building more than four stories high. Electric lights, autos, highways, an dskyscrapers would amaze him.When Washington was ill, he might have expected to be cut and bled to let out the “bad blood” that was making him sick. He will not know what a modern doctor meant by serums（血清）, germs（细菌） and alleries（过敏症）If the Father of His Country could visit the United States now, he might think that he had landed on another planet.41. To arrive in ancient Babylon, Washington would have to go .A) 200 years back in time B) 3700 years back in timeB) C) 200 years forward in time D) 3700 years forward in time42. George Washington read by .A) candlelight B) torchlight C) firelight D) gaslight43. In George Washington’s America, there were no .A) tall buildings B) cities C) unpaved roads D) carriages44. If George Washington was ill, what would he do? .A) to eat more thing B) to be cut and bled to let out the “bad blood”C) to go to America D) to find a modern a doctor45. The best title for this selection is .A) How Life Has Changed B) George Washington was illC) George Washington never saw a tall building D) 200 Years Ago得 分评卷人IV. Translate the following sentences into English .（每小题3分，共15分）1. 你要准备考试还是放松一下？2. 一周前我老公下岗了。
2006年成人高等教育学士学位英语考试试卷PaperOne试卷一
2006年成人高等教育学士学位英语考试试卷PaperOne试卷一2006年成人高等教育学士学位英语考试试卷Paper One 试卷一(90 minutes) Part ⅠDialogue Completion(15 points) Directions:There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1.Helen: Hello? Danny: Hello.Could I speak to Helen? Helen:________. Danny:Hi,Helen.This is Danny. A. I am Helen B. This is Helen C. Yes ,I amD.Yes, I am her2.Tom: I?ve decided to spend the summer holidays traveling in America. Jane:Oh,___________ A. if only I could go with you. B. what good news it is! C. how happy I was to hear that. D. how exciting to hear the news!3.Salesclerk: Can I help you, madam? Customer: No, thanks.I _______.4.A. have just looked around B. just look around C. am just looking aroundD. just looked around4.Tom: I?m afraid I must be going now. Thank you for the delicious dinner. Lucy: ________A. Take careB. It?s just so-soC. I?m not good at itD. I?m glad you enjoyed it5.Adam: It?s very kind of you to come to see me off, Betty. Betty: __________A.That?s my dutyB. Not at all. It?s the least I could doC. Don?t be so politeD. Never mind it6.Tom: Nice to meet you, Jim. Jim: ________. A. Same here B. Same to you C. Thank you all the same D. The same again, please7.Tom: Jane, may I come into your office and talk to you? Jane: Sure. I have some free time now.___please.A. Come intoB. Come on inC. Go aheadD. Enter8. Jack: Thanks for your invitation. How thoughtful of you, Spencer. Shall I bring something? Spencer: Nothing. I mean we?ye got plenty to eat. _________. A. Just take yourselfB. Just come yourselfC. Just bring yourselfD. Just come over9. Smith : You are leaving soon. We?ll be sorry to see you go . Anderson: I?m sorry too. But that?s life. Smith: Yes, I suppose _______. A. we can?t help B. it can?t be avoided C. we can?t do anything D. it can?t be helped10. James: George, did you tell Bob to come to this meeting? George: I?m terribly sorry. I forgot all about it . James: It doesn?t matter.______- Let?s get started without him. A. Good luck. B. Come on. C. No problem. D. Good heavens!11. Passenger A: Do you mind my smoking here? Passenger B: Not at all. _________.A. I?m sorryB. Smoke as you likeC. Go right aheadD. Do it , please.12. Customer: Can I have a look ac the blue jacket over there? Salesman: Here you are. Customer: Oh, it?s too big. May I have a size smaller? Salesman: _________ A. By all means B. By no meansC. By any meansD. By some means or other13. Lncinda: Can you come and have dinner with us? Jonathan: Sounds good. When shall I come? Lucinda: At eight. ______________. A: We?ll be seeing you B. We wait for you C. We wait until you come D. We?ll be expecting you14. A Stranger: _________. Can you tell me where the Big Hen Supermarket is? A Passer-by: Got me, boy. I?m a stranger here myself. A Stranger: Well, thank you anyway. A. I?msorry B. Excuse me C. Never mind D. Glad to meet you15. Student A: How is everything with Mary? Student B: She had an accident in her new car and she?s still in hospital. Student A: ______________ A. That?s great!B. That?s too bad.C. That sounds nice.D. That?s OK.Part ⅡReading Comprehension (40 points) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Passage OneTracy McGrady is a real-life superstar. He spent the summer traveling in Europe, working with Adidas on his latest basketball shoe and playing with Team U.S.A. in an Olympic qualifying game.He a lso spent countless hours in the gym. “I work on things every day in the off-season, ”says McGrady, 24, an All-Star guard with the National Basketball Association?s Orlando Magic. Until McGrady was 17, few outside his tiny hometown knew of his skills. He was raised mostly by his grandmother in a rough part of town. Sports were his escapes. To gain more exposure for his basketball skills, McGrady transferred to play his senior season at Mount Zion Christian Academy in North Carolina. After leading the Mighty Warriors to a 26-2 record that season, McGrady was named Player of the Year by a national newspaper. At 18, McGrady was starring for Toronto by the end of his new players? season. But he wanted to become one of the NBA?s elite (精英), so he hired a trainer and beban intense workouts. It?s not uncommon for McGrady, who signed with Orlando in 2002, to shoot 200 jumpers after practice, grab a healthy bite to eat and go to work out with the Los Angeles Lakers?Shaquille O?Neal, who owns a home in Orlando. “He?s stayed at a high level, ”Orlando coach Doc Rivers says of McGrady. “A lot of young players can play a good 20 minutes, or have a great month. Tracy does it all season on both ends.” To be that goood takes a lot of work. To be better takes even more.McGrady is ready for the challenge, because he knows what he wants. “I don?t want to be one of those players that?s known for being a great player that never won a championship, ”McGrady says. “I want a title.”16.Whnich of the following teams has McGrady NOT so far played for? A. Team U.S.A.B. Los Angeles Lakers.C. The Mighty Warriors.D. Orlando Magic.17.The sentence “I work on things every day in the off-season”(Line 3,Paragraph 1)implies that ____________. A. McGrady practices other things more B. McGrady keeps on his skills training particularly hard in the off-season days C. McGrady keeps on training with other exercises than with basketball D. McGrady practices his skills every day including the off-season time18.McGrady is different from other players mainly in__________. A. his particular shooting skills in playing basketball B. his trying to save every minute to work out with O?Neal C. his persistence in constant hard training D. his stronger desire for a title than other players19.McGrady was honored Player of the Year by a national newspaper because _______. A. he has stayed at a high level of training B. he has created a record among the best players that season C. he was well ready for the coming challenge D. he is regarded as an All-Star guard with the NBA20. The sentence “Sports were his escapes ”(Line 2, Paragraph 2) can best mean that _________.a. sporting activities were the means for him to get fullest happiness by B. physical exerciseswere the only way to relieve him of his pains C. he didn?t want to do more things than sportive activities D. sports enabled him to run away from his hometownPassage TwoLast December?s earthquakes in the Iranian city of Bam took a huge death toll-roughly 40,000 people-largely because of the collapse of thousands of mud-brick buildings, If a group of researchers in India are successful, the earthquake might not be as destructive. British and Indian engineers are developing earthquake-proof housing using a cheap, universalmaterial:bamboo. They designed a model house built around waterproof bamboo-sheet roofing and bamboo-reinforced concrete walls. To test the structure , the engineers , sponsored by the U.K. Department of International Development, took it to the Earthquake Engineering and Vibration Research Centre in Bangalore, which has a state-of-the-art earthquake simulator(模拟装置)。
英语学习2006年江苏泰州市初中毕业升学统一考试语文试卷(B卷)
2006 Taizhou Jiangsu junior high school graduate entrance examination Chinese examination papers (B volume)(examination time: 150 minutes full mark: 150 points)Please note that 1 papers are divided into parts: the first part and the second part.2. Candidates answer, your name and examination number, seat number with a black or blue pen or ball point pen fill in the corresponding position papers and answer sheets, and then 2B pencil test number, subjects by filling in the answer card corresponding small frame.The first part of the problem (a total of 12 points)Add the following 1 words in the word, is a phonetic all right (2 points)A. (CH, NG). The sheath (sh a o (P) on behalf of a o (SH) and North)B. (y. N) fade hazelnut (zh n) (c) (no XI).C. (Xi, n) show skill (q) Qi (z) and pickled (D, NG)D. volumes (zh.) (Ji) to eliminate the constraints (from m (c n) brocken)2 the use of punctuation marks in each of the following sentences (2 points)A. we have heard, the ancient emperors, then ask: This is who said that? First found in what book?B. hero Lin Zexu is the Qing Dynasty ban this poem: "if it is not due to the state of life and death, weal or woe".C. I have also visited many famous mountains and great rivers, but never seen a mountain, so the condensation of the working people's emotional life; did not see a water that flooded with the wisdom ofworking people's imagination.D. "where are you going this late? "Mom said," it's about to eat. "3 each of the following sentences without grammar, a clear meaning is (2 points)A. he is a man who has a weakness but is very much in love with life, which is more lovely than those who have lost faith in his life.B. and he left ten years ago, is still all alone left with nothing whatsoever.C. collection of the Imperial Palace Museum in Beijing China ancient painting is very rich in the world can be said to be the premier.D. people wake up, they have been found lying in a pool of blood, a shrapnel middle throat.4 in the following sentence, add a little of the idiom using theappropriate one is (2 points)This guy A. that serious crimes, but wipe the table in what seemed to take it leisurely and unoppressively, did not happen.Several economic programs B. Beijing TV have done shows very true to life, director level.C. the towering Eiffel Tower, the majestic Triumphal Arch, majestic Notre Dame de Paris, these places of historic interest and scenic beauty is away.D. of the Ministry of education to further relax the college entrance examination, candidates and older graduates equate to various universities.5 add some words to explain, all the correct one is (2 points)A. (meet) have an insatiable desire to learn all the wonderful Albert prepared (beauty) the first thing in the world (in... Before...)B. would like to eat (with "feeding", feeding) cross Ke (in the above) to cover my ears hear (heard)C. years and ninety (nearly) in Mindanao and crown beard who (high hat) for its poor forest (end)D. its really no horse evil (I'm afraid) was the teacher (Yu Shi) was born in the suffering (in)6 (1) - (4) words to fill in the blanks, one is the most appropriate order (2 points)The south pole is a continent of ice and snow, which is 2000 meters thick,.In 1983, the lowest temperature was minus 89.2 degrees Celsius.At the south pole, the annual average temperature of minus 50 degrees CelsiusThe worst continent in the world is waiting for us to conquer.It is the world's largest local wind cold.A, the B, the C and the 3 II. II. D, 3. II.The second part of the non selection problem (a total of 138 points)One, according to the requirements of the answer (a total of 35 points)7 the following words there are 4 typos, find out the one one hit "X", then according to the order of change is in the grid. (4 points, writing neat, standard and beautiful plus 1 points)(1) the media (2) ears (3) completely indifferent (4) bad made crude(5) the interpretation of well-known (6) (7) or (8) wear endless stream(9) dredging (10) smiles (11) show the white feather (12) reclusive8. is modified according to the prompt written text line or fill in the original sentence. (the 10, (1) ~ (4) each of 1 points, 2 points (5), (6) 4)(1) the line will be far from seoul,. (2) the root of the Mao who actually;.(3) and the wild aromatic fragrance,. (4) the land so much,.(5) Xin Qiji "broken streak - chentongfu Fu Zhuang words in order to send" described in the battle scenes fierce, rebel invincible sentences.(6) there are a lot of poems in ancient poetry, "Dutch" of the poem, please write your most appreciated.,. ,.Read "9" to complete the following two questions too lonely ocean.(5 points)Hard to play after four weeks, arms sparse stars. A broken wind drifting, drifting rain Ping life.Providing a say fear, Lingding ocean sigh alone. All men are mortal.,according to retain loyalty.(1) "a hard hit by" "a" refers to. (1 points)(2) in your own words describe "broken mountains and rivers wind Piaoxu, life drifting rain playing ping" as reflected in the countries and the author's personal situation. (2 points)(3) in the repeated reading poems with a rich connotation of the painting lines, to write what it expresses the feelings of the author? (2 points)10 situational oral communication. (4 points)Look carefully at the right side of the cartoon, if you see this scene, what will the mother in the cartoon say?11 classics reading. (4 points)(1) "Gulliver's travels" Geleg Buddha visited, and Laputa (flyingisland), and the land of the Houys etc. four countries. (2 points)(2) "the heroes of the Water Margin" have the nickname, some of the nickname is very characteristic, and his name to form a certain meaning, as if the author suggests what. For example: the timely rain, rain is very timely, but "delivery" (from "song" homonym) into the river to go, and what significance? Can you give me an example of this and make a brief analysis? (2 points)12 comprehensive practical activities and exploration. (8 points)(1) the students in the "I love literature" in Chinese practice, to the library, reading room to choose a wide range of literary books and periodicals reading. Now the language teacher asked you to plan a "I love literature" class exchange, evaluation activities, you are intended to use the theme of the activities? What are the activities you are prepared for?(4 points)(2) carrots, eggs, ground into a powder of coffee beans, these three things are also facing adversity - boiling water. The pot into the boilingwater?Hydroid Yi Fan Cong astatine play items off Phi Ba cooking grab, Xian capsule Wo Ba Su Shao Chan barge tomb hot do play peptone palm Infobank que hook flash vessel Huai bolt and mesh Infobank take u rancid ring turtle Xun and entropy cycles, deputy delegation gritty Pai cough to shirk Ao groom maidservant is barium milk caries Hui Qin party Jesus rancid ring turtle Xun value sac Pao ya, cough and curl up Mei Changjiang and scar contented and fusulinids -- fashionable machinery which sac Huan Zhi shell peptone party Qu stunned South Chi. No.)Two, reading comprehension (a total of 43 points)(a) (10 points)Chen winner. Yangcheng people, the word. Wu Guangzhe, Yang Xia people, the word uncle. Chen She, taste and domestic farming people, stop farming on the ridge, there for a long time, said: "Gou Fugui, no love. "The Commission should smile and said:" if the domestic farming, He Fugui? "Chen She then said: sigh! Brambling yasutomo lofty ambition is! "... line up... Compared to Chen, six hundred or seven hundred by car, ride a thousand, tens of thousands of people died. Of Chen, Chen is notalone in Shouling, Cheng Qiao door and war. Eph wins, morisuke is in death, according to chen. A few days old, and all orders called hero to accounting. The old hero, say: "the general body of Zhu Road, well armed with armour and weapons, Bao Qin, Fu Li Chu of the work should be king. "Chen is king, Zhang Chu no.. When the county, county officials who are suffering Qin, is the official death penalty, to be chenshe.Wang Fan Chen Sheng June. Has been king, Wang Chen. The taste and smell of old maid cultivator Chen. The Palace said: "I see the button involved. "The palace Jinyu bound. Self argument, but not to pass. Chen Wang out, covered road and call. Chen Wang Wen Zhi, is summoned, and all return set. Into the house, see the house of house curtains, passenger said: "Gang Yi 1! Involving the king of heavy II of" Chu said that much as a partnership, so pass the world group involving the king, by the beginning of Chen. Passengers more comfortable, said Chen wang. Or said Chen Wang said: "a guest of ignorance, the Wei Zhuan raved, light. Chen Wang Zhanzhi. Zhu Chen Wang everyone from the lead to, there is no Pro Chen from the king.[Note: the gang Yi Gang, said: many meanings; Yi, "Yi",interjection. The heavy: rich deep. The Zhuan (Zhu. N): only one page.13 explain some of the words in the following sentences. (2 points)Compared to Chen: () or said Chen Wang said: ()14 translate the following sentences into modern chinese. (4 points)The chenshe sigh said: "sigh! Brambling yasutomo lofty ambition is!"The Zhu Chen Wang everyone from the lead to, there is no Pro Chen from the king.15 what do you think of Chen Sheng's "goufugui, not forget this sentence? (2 points)16 what do you think are the reasons for the success or failure of Chen She before and after the establishment of the regime? What can we learn from it (2 points)Reason:Enlightenment:(two) (15 points)People usually think that microwave food is safe. In the United States, more than 90% of households have a microwave oven. Microwave oven is fast and convenient, economical and practical, it is the ideal cooking tool of modern fast rhythm life, but the microwave oven has certain harm to human health.The microwave is a very short electromagnetic wave, which belongs to the part of the energy spectrum of nature. The sun produces microwaves, but the sun is a major difference between the microwave and the microwave. The difference is that the microwave oven is produced by alternating current.How does a microwave oven cook food? Alternating current canproduce electromagnetic waves of high frequency. Water molecules have positive and negative, so when the water to accept positive and negative alternating microwave energy, water molecules will quickly turn. This is a little similar with a pin on the plane were round in the case of suction. Microwave oven with alternating current generated by the microwave, so that the water molecules in the food at a rate of hundreds of millions of times per second rotation, resulting in a huge friction between the molecules, so that the rapid heating of food.As a matter of fact, the quality inspection agencies only care about whether there is a microwave leakage in the microwave oven. Surprisingly, these quality testing agencies have never questioned whether the microwave food itself is safe. 1991, due to a public lawsuit, people began to realize that microwave food is not one hundred percent safe. The family of a woman named Norma Livot sued for her death by mistake.Norma went to the hospital for hip replacement surgery. The operation was successful, Norma died. After Norma died of a blood transfusion, blood is the result of microwave heating. This is the first timethat the microwave oven has caused damage to the chemical properties of the heated objects. If the blood is heated to body temperature in a microwave oven, can make the blood contained in the lethal toxicity to cause, so we use the higher temperature in the longer heating food, will have what?The food molecules absorb a large amount of energy. The molecular structure of these energies to decomposition of protein, the result usually does not occur in the molecular mutation. As a result, many new strange molecules have emerged. The problem is here, the molecular structure of food has changed, resulting in the human body can not recognize the. These strange new molecules are not acceptable to the human body, some are toxic, but also may cause cancer. Therefore, people often eat microwave food or animal, the body will be a certain physiological changes.The Swiss Association of the royal science and technology Hans Gert, and Boernade Dr. found microwave heating destroyed the food nutrition extreme. They measured the pathological changes in the blood of volunteers who ate microwave food. What's shocking is that the redblood cells in the blood of these people are reduced, which means that the oxygen in the blood is reduced, and the body tissue is unable to get the required oxygen. In contrast, white blood cells and cholesterol have increased. Increased white blood cells can cause stress and strain in the body, usually only when the human body is infected with acute disease, bacterial infection or damaged cells, the white blood cells will rise. In addition, lymphocytes and white blood cells play an important role in the production of antibodies.Russia's research shows that microwave radiation is not only harmful to health, but also the consumption of microwave food can cause serious health problems. In the United States, Origen scientists in Portland has published a study found in russia. No matter what kind of food once the microwave heating will produce a known carcinogen. Meat, milk, Cereals, fruits and vegetables will produce a cancer causing chemicals. People who eat microwave food, digestive system disorders, disorders of the lymphatic system, and cancer cells in the blood. People who often eat microwave food are more likely to suffer from stomach cancer, digestive system will gradually appear problems. Scientists also found that each microwave oven radiation will leak, microwave cookingof food will produce toxic and carcinogenic appendages, microwave food nutritional value was reduced by 60% to 90%, including minerals and enzymes, vitamin B, C and E and other substances, even even protein nutrition million points also reduced the. Hormones can also be abnormal, especially in the secretion and balance of male and female hormones. Long term consumption of microwave food can cause permanent brain damage, resulting in a decline in memory, concentration, mood swings, mental decline.17 carefully read the full text, for this paper intends to write a title. (3 points)_______________________________________________ _18 combined with the content of the article, talk about the last paragraph add some words "no matter" "once" "all" function. (4 points)19 from which several aspects of the microwave oven on human health hazards. (4 points)_______________________________________________ _20 please tell me what is the principle of the microwave oven cooking food. (4 points)____________________________________________________(three) farewell in love on the platform (Deng Kangyan) (18)The most important part of life, emotional load is the most important time, perhaps a moment of parting of friends and relatives. Time and space in that moment, the station showed a jump before the warm and gloomy. I often think, if the platform, aircraft, the pier has a sense of knowing, to be able to bear so much from the end do not hate, far from thinking about it? Mother and child, husband and wife, sister and sister, friends and colleagues, friends, students, lovers, the eyes of a hug. When autumn lingering, when Twilight snow drift, when the morning breeze, when the star moves the whistle went wandering.Many people don't difficult to meet, this will become a gray background and serves mottled memories; many people will reunion, so here to gather up double tenderness.Whenever I see those tears and smile, waved to the people running, always feel the heart of what is stirred up. The vast world, because this parting, have some defects; because of this separation, Michelle defects.I can't forget these scenes:Send recruits on the platform, a mother with a smile on the tears. Yet the son not to wear badges of skilled movements to her for the first time on the train and salute, driving in march. A country elderly college granddaughter travel, two people and a 10 yuan Zhenglai chequ. I know there are many forms of love, the money can be expressed, but can not measure. A pair of lovers stranded one party to non start farewell, they cannot kiss, embrace it with eyes. Two young brothers like devotion, I asked off the youth, "is an old friend? "" no, just met a few days. "He looked at the front of the train disappeared and added:" the suffering of the intersection. "I suddenly remembered poem" Tianya where no grass "," meet, why have met ", the world has this two realm, also regarded as lofty broad-minded. And I cannot forget or in Sichuan a misty rain misty mining area of the station, a group of mining area junior high schoolchildren for several practice return of normal college students off. A girl was crying, suddenly, a platform was feeling wet. There were several boys climbed on to a train, sending station. Who are quite hard hearted and the principle of the conductor was promised. In the car, I asked a few future teachers, they are difficult to become a sentence, simply open a stack of gift book. There is a question only one sentence: the teacher, you will not go out of my heart. After that, the track gave me such an image: blood vessels. How is the cycle extension, after all to relatives and friends, heart, heart, heart of the motherland society.Platform is a delicate and sentimental girl, is a bold man, the breath of it dripping on the South River, it shoulders holding in the northern mountain of emotion, it is the remembrance of the past, it held up to tomorrow's hopes.After all, platform of the times has relationship far and far distance, the heart and the heart of the distance, has been out of Liu Yong "willow shore, a glamorous, has been out of the Jing Ke" the wind rustling Xi Yishui Han, "the pathos, has been out of the Wang Wei Jun persuade more into a glass of wine," the lonely. So, it is our generation withpassion, go to the west of Shigatse, East Dayawan, north through Mohe County, Southern Cross laoshan.The flow is surging, - - live.I am longing for the distance, but also because in the distance to the road there are many stations, there are many stories, there are many stories in the story of friends or acquaintances, friends with their own way of seeing their way out of love.Life is flowing, life is flowing, but love is forever standing, with strong platform with waved.21 "the vast world, because this parting, have some defects; because of this separation, Michelle defects. "Do you have your own understanding of this sentence? Can you give an example of "missing as"?(3 points)22. In this paper, the platform, rather than a man of exquisite and amorous girl, straightforward bold and unconstrained, read this article,you can put the platform compared to what? Please write your ideas. (3 points)23 the ancients' farewell poems, except in the text, have you read? Please write two more sentences. (4 points)24 the author will focus on the platform, what are the reasons? After reading the full text, use your own language to answer. (4 points)25. This paper depicts some can't forget farewell scene, your life experience must have been such a scene, please recall and describe the a details (not less than 30 words). (4 points)Three, composition (two questions optional one title) (60 points)"Three Character Classic" in the "sweet nine age, Wen can. Filial piety in the pro, of course. "Say is the Han Huang Xiang and grew very filial to parents, hot summer, his father could not sleep, he with a fan fan cool pillow mat; cold winter, he first body warm bedding, just let my father go to bed. Huang Xiang return to the upbringing of the parents ofgrace, reflecting the heart of a grateful heart.In fact, in the life, is a lot of gratitude: return to teacher imparting knowledge, return friends of meticulous care, return unknown to the selfless assistance, and return to the community to provide good living environment and development opportunities... Thanksgiving is human morality, life and a great wisdom. Please take "gratitude" as the words?It is not yellow, angry from Bo Yuesuan hole?Requirements: (1) in addition to poetry, other genres are not limited.(2) no less than 600 words, do not appear real names, names.(3) the neat writing specification. (4 points)。
2006年同等学力英语真题解析
2006年同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试试题参考答案与解析Paper One 试卷一Part I Dialogue Communication(略）Part II VocabularySection A11. 【答案】A【解析】句中词组“abide by”表示“坚持，遵守”。
A项表示“遵守，观察”；B项表示“记住，记忆”；C项表示“回顾，复习”；D项表示“组成，写作”。
所以应该选A。
【译文】图书馆要求读者们遵守规章制度，注意个人举止。
12. 【答案】C【解析】句中词“at length”表示“详细地”。
A项表示“最终”；B项表示“普遍”；C项表示“详细地”；D项表示“简而言之所以应该选C。
【译文】教练详细地解释了这些规则，是为了确保不让他的任何一个队员成为违规者。
13. 【答案】A【解析】句中词“urgent”表示“急迫的，紧急的”。
A项表示“紧迫的”；B项表示“重大的，重要的”；C项表示“被忽视的”；D项表示“复杂的，难解的”。
所以应该选A。
【译文】目前，医疗保健和健康保险的花费仍然是国家面临的最紧迫的健康问题。
14. 【答案】C【解析】句中词“stereotype”表示“老套（观念），固定（看法)”。
A项表示“流行的典型”；B项表示“普通的标准”；C项表示“固定的观念”；D项表示“令人愉快的观念”。
根据词义，所以应该选C。
【译文】她认为自己不是一个好母亲，因为她不符合那种老套观念，即花费所有的时间陪伴自己的孩子。
15. 【答案】D【解析】句中词“approach”表示“方法，途径”。
A项表示“推理，论证”；B项表示“结束，结论”；C项表示“位置，立场”；D项表示“方法”。
所以应该选D。
【译文】因此，最合乎逻辑的方法就是把我们分析的焦点集中在西班牙与欧洲其他国家的贸易关系上。
16. 【答案】C【解析】句中词“on occasion”表示“有时”。
A项表示“及时地，迅速地”；B项表示“最近地，最新地”；C项表示“偶尔”；D项表示“断然地，坚决地”。
函授06级专升本(非英语专业)各班用
Exercises for Book Five函授06级专升本（非英语专业）各班用2006年7月根据《成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试大纲（非英语专业）》的规定，考试的题型、题量、记分及答题时间如下：附1：成人高等教育学士学位英语考试样卷Sample TestPaper One 试卷一(90 minutes)Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the be st one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1. Simon: How’s things?Jack: Fine, thanks. How are you doing?Simon: ______ . Just finishing off a few things before the holidays.A. I’m doing wellB. Oh, not too badC. Pretty goodD. Not too well2. Mike: Hi, Chris. Do you fancy going for lunch?Chris: ______Mike: Shall we say twelve thirty?Chris: Alright, see you then.A. Y eah, I do.B. What would you say?C. Y eah, why not?D. When shall we say?3. Speaker A: Good morning, this is the housing bureau.Speaker B: Good morning. Can I speak to Dominic Wong, please? Speaker A: Who shall I say is calling?Speaker B: ______ .A. Hilary Bower is callingB. I’m Hilary BowerC. My name is Hilary BowerD. This is Hilary Bower speaking4. Jack: I don’t know what I’ve to tell the chief when they wantstrawberries for the house.David: Get away with you now, and ______ tell no one.A. mind youB. remember youC. remind youD. keep you5. Will: I like Best Buy the best.Masahiro: Why?Will : Coz they usually ______ . They have sales on their TVs and CD-players every once in a while.A. have the best dealsB. sell very wellC. make good bargainsD. cut down prices6. George: I have just gotten a pair of movie tickets and was thinkingof inviting you. Are you interested?Heather: Yeah, definitely! ______George: No problem.A. Thanks for inviting me!B. Any problem?C. Of course!D. When and where?7. Will: So Masahiro, how’s the coffee maker working?Masahiro: Actually, it doesn’t work well.Anna: Why don’t you take it back?Masahiro: ______ , but I’ve misplaced the receipt.A. I doB. It’s already brokenC. I’d like toD. It’s not what I wanted8. Student: ______ about missing some classes?Advisor: The big deal is that you’re here on a student visa. Y ou’ll be out of status.A. HowB. What do you thinkC. Anything seriousD. What’s the big deal9. Visitor: How do I get to the bank? I have no knowledge of this area. Policeman: Cross the road and turn left at the other side. ______ for about 100 meters and the bank is to your left.A. Continue you walkingB. Keep going straightC. Go alongD. Go on walking10. Larry: So you consider yourself an artist.Paul: Y es, in many ways.Larry: And you don’t consider yourself an engineer?Paul: ____ . Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art.A. Oh, a little bit of that, tooB. Y eah, I doC. No, I don’t think soD. Y eah, and it is the same11. Derek: Have you heard of any benefit concerts for the tsunami?Steph: Y eah. I heard about one, actually. It’s gonna be next week.And I’m sure it will be broadcast on all the major TVnetworks.Derek: And that would be ______ for that.A. a money collectionB. a good money raiserC. a beneficial meetingD. a profit-making opportunity12. Cincinnati, Ohio: Are you working on your next book? If so, whatis the title and ______?Carol Higgins Clark: It’s called “Popped”. It’s set at the hot airballoon festival in Albequrque, and will bepublished in September of 2005.A. when will it be outB. how is it goingC. what will it revealD. why is it a secret13. Chicago, IL: I think I need much money, but my wife does notthink so. ______ ?Dennie Hughes: What do you need “much money” for? Perhaps your wife is a very organic, simple needs person.Have you ever explained what the actual money isFOR?A. What shall I do?B. Why does she not agreeC. How could she not like moneyD. When she will agree with you14. Fargo, N.D.: Robert, I read an Internet rumor that there might be amovie? Any details? Thanks!Robert Bianco: At this point, it is quite likely that a movie issome where ______ . I wouldn’t tell fans to give up.A. to come upB. along the wayC. to turn upD. down the road15. Fort Lauderdale: Dennie, I simply want to thank you for youradvice last week.Dennie Hughes: Y ou are so very welcome, Lauderdale –there’s nothing that makes me happier than to hear that I was able tohelp make a situation a little better … .Comment from Dennie Hughes: Thanks to all of you for making my Monday worthwhile! ______ Be well … let’s do t hisagain next Monday at 4: 00 EST !A. Watch out !B. Congratulations!C. It’s all over !D. Take care !Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.…Passage ThreeUntil 1847 the federal postal system had operated without stamps. To claim a letter, the recipient, rather than the sender, paid its postage. Stamps promised to flip this tradition on its head by shifting responsibility for paying postage from the recipient to the letter writer. Early reluctance to use stamps actually relied on something more mysterious but no less important. A stamped or prepaid letter was sometimes seen as a way to insult the recipient because prepaying a letter suggested that he was too poor to pay for it himself.Given the cost involved, this was not as odd as it now seems. Says Michael Laurence, editor of Linn’s Stamp News, “paying for a letter was like receiving a collect call from China.” In 1845 a congressman calculated that a letter sent from the East or South to the Northwest cost the value of a bushel (蒲式耳) of wheat –or a day’s labor. Meg Ausman, the historian of the U.S. Postal Service, says that in the 1830s one angered individual harassed an enemy by sending him letters stuffed with blank pages.Excessive costs probably kept some Americans fromcommunicating through mails. Many people who did receive mail simply refused to p[ay, rejecting the letter outright, which meant big headaches for the Post Office in mountains of dead letters. These had to be returned to the sender at government expense; the Post Office wound up paying for two deliveries with nothing in return.Some historians credit one Rowland Hill, a British reformer and educator, with the idea of sticking a stamp on a letter before sending it. It seems to have struck him one day as he watched a housemaid receive a letter. She carefully scanned the envelope, tried to understand a coded message from her lover, then refused to accept the mail. Postage was too expensive, Hill realized, and paid for by the wrong person. Prepaid stamps were the answer to both problems.26. What does the phrase “to flip tradition on its head” most probably mean?A. The introduction of stamps would change the situation.B. Stamps would be used without the top parts.C. The use of stamps was the essence of the tradition.D. The tradition would abandon the responsibility.27.According to the author, taking prepaid letters as an insult ______ .A. was what people then would like to doB. is what people nowadays think of as acceptableC. was not as strange then as people think nowadaysD. is too easy for people nowadays to understand28. Receiving a letter was so costly that ______ .A. a congressman calculated it as worth a bushel of wheatB. Meg Ausman became a historian of the U.S. Postal ServiceC. mailing could become a means of venting angerD. people tended to write as little as possible29. What happened when the recipient rejected the letter?A. People chose to communicate more through mails.B. The Post Office would take the recipient to court.C. So many dead letters buried the Post Office.D. The Post Office would pay for the whole cost.30. What does the case of the housemaid reading the envelope implies?A. She was seen to read a letter by Rowland Hill.B. She refused the mail because she did not understand the message.C. She and her lover communicated in a secret code.D. She was too poor to pay for the mail.…Part III Vocabulary and Structure(20 points)Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.…Part IV Cloze Test(10 points)Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blanks, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.…Paper Two 试卷二(30 minutes)Part V Writing (15 points)Directions: Y ou are to write in 100 -- 120 words about the title “Challenges in Life”. Y ou should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:1. 生活中有许多挑战2. 挑战与人的意志3. 我如何面对挑战Challenges are part of our life. Scientists work hard in their laboratories to achieve their new goals. Teachers try their best to prepare their lessons or lectures. They do all these and, in doing all these, they need to take many challenges.Challenges are not all of our life but when challenges come, we will feel excited and ready to take them. Liu Xiang, the Olympic champion, won the gold medal because he was willing to fight. Scientists across all the world worked together for human genetic blueprint because they desired to battle for the benefits of all human beings.When I face challenges, I will be more than willing to take them because I believe that the courage to take challenges will make us win.附2：2005年成人高等教育学士学位英语考试试卷Paper One 试卷一(90 minutes)Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1. Client: Hello. May I speak to Mr. Smith?Secretary: ______A. Hello. Thanks for calling.B. Speaking, please.C. Hello. Who’re you, please?D. I’m sorry. He’s at a meeting now.2. Roommate A: I wish you wouldn’t have your radio so loud. Roommate B: ______A. I’m afraid so.B. It’s none of your business.C. Sorry! Is it disturbing you?D. Really? It’s not my fault.3. Mary: We’re having a few people over for a dinner Friday. We’dlove to have you.Tom: ______A. Oh, I’d love to. But I’m afraid .B. Oh, really! What time should I come?C. No. I have to prepare for the exam.D. Y es, though I have to take the exam.4. Son: I’m terribly sorry, Mom. I’ve broken an Italian vase.Mom: ______A. Oh, what a shame!B. Oh, dear, how awful it is!C. Oh, that doesn’t matter.D. Oh, I’m so sorry about that.5. Jane: Hello.Danny: Hi, Jane. Is John there, please?Jane: ______A. No. He’s not here at the moment.B. No. He’s away. Call back later.C. Sorry. I don’t know where he is.D. Sorry. He’s not here right now. Any message?6. Teacher: Y ou’re late again!Student: Sorry, ______ .A. I won’t do that anymore.B. but it’s my own businessC. I’m afraid I’ve oversleptD. but I need more sleep7. Guest: Oh, it’s ten o’cloc k. I must be leaving now.Host: ______A. It’s OK. Please walk slowly.B. Why do you want to go now?C. Y eah, it’s really late. Do as you like.D. Won’t you stay for another cup of tea?8. Cathy: Do you mind opening the door for me?Robert: ______ .A. Y es, I’ll do itB. It’s nothingC. That’s all rightD. Not at all9. Katherine: Haven’t seen you for ages, Linda ! How are you gettingon?Linda: Quite well. And you ?Katherine: Pretty good. How’s your husband ?Linda: Oh, we’ve got divorced.Katherine: ______A. Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that.B. What a shame !C. It’s really a problem.D. Hope you’ll get better.10. Customs officer: Could I have your name, please ?Passenger: It’s Paine, Sarah Paine.Customs officer: ______ ?Passenger: It’s P-A-I-N-E.A. How do you spell your last nameB. What’s your last name, pleaseC. How to pronounce your last nameD. How could I speak your last name11. Stranger: _____ . Do you know where the nearest bank is, please ?Resident: Sure. It’s on King Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenue.Stranger: Thank you.A. Help meB. Forgive meC. Excuse meD. Trouble you12. Mary: Peter, would you like to go to a party this Sunday?Peter: ______ . What kind of party you mean?Mary: It’s a birthday party.A. Sounds goodB. Looks niceC. Seems all rightD. Feels great13. Susan: That’s a beautiful skirt you have on !Lily: ______ .A. Actually, I don’t like it very muchB. Oh, thank you. I just got it yesterdayC. Y es. But it isn’t so as you saidD. No, it’s not that beautiful. Y ours is better14. John: May I use your computer this afternoon, Susie ?Susie: Sure, but I have to finish typing my term paper today.John: ______ .A. Do as you pleaseB. Oh, I’m sorryC. Thank you just the sameD. Never mind it15. Patient: I feel terrible today. My stomach doesn’t feel well at all.Doctor: ______ .A. Y ou should take something for itB. That’s too bad for your healthC. It serves you rightD. Remember. Don’t do that again…Part IV Cloze Test(10 points)Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blanks, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.A daily dose of laughter may be good for the heart because it makes blood vessels work more efficiently. Depression, ___76___ the other hand, can raise the risk of dying from heart failure, a separate study found. The two studies, ___77___ at a meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Florida, show how psychological factors can ___78___ a person’s health.“We don’t recommend that you laugh and not exercise, ___79___ we do recommend that you try to laugh on a regular basis. Thirty minutes of exercise three times a week, and fifteen minutes of laughter on a daily ___80___ is probably good for the vascular (脉管的)system,” said Dr. Michael Miller.Miller and his colleagues at the school ___81___ two movies, one humoyous, ___82___ stressful, to twenty healthy volunteers and tested the function of their blood vessels. The researchers specifically looked at the lining of the vessels and found that blood ___83___ was reduced in fourteen of the twenty volunteers after stressful movie cuttings. But blood flowed more freely in nineteen of the twenty subjects ___84___ they laughed at funny movie segments. Average blood flow increased 22 % during laughter, and ___85___ 35 % during mental stress, the researchers told the meeting.76. A. at B. on C. in D. by77. A. presenting B. to present C. presented D. presents78. A. influence B. interrupt C. effect D. affect79. A. but B. otherwise C. nevertheless D. still80. A. base B. based C. basis D. basic81. A. exhibited B. showed C. illustrated D. displayed82. A. other B. second C. two D. one83. A. flow B. vessel C. pressure D. function84. A. during B. since C. when D. while85. A. lowed B. decreased C. lessoned D. lowered …06级本学期期末考试的题型、题量、记分及答题时间将仿照上述有关要求进行。
7122 综合英语(1)A卷
试卷编号：7122 座位号浙江广播电视大学2006年春季学期期末考试《综合英语1》试题2006年7月I.Vocabulary and structure. Choose the best answer on the answersheet.（每小题1分，共20分） 1.-Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now?-_________________________.A. Sorry, he is busy at the momentB. No, you can’t.C. Sorry, you can’t.D.I don’t know 2._ Do you think I could borrow your dictionary?-_____________________________ A. Yes, you may borrow B. Yes, go on C Yes, help yourself D. It doesn’t matter.3.- Is this Mr Robert lee? - ___________________.A. Yes, Lee speakingB. Hello, what do you wantC sorry, speakingD I don’t know 4.-Excuse me,sir. Where is Dr. Brown’s office?- . .A. You can’t ask meB. Pardon ? I have no idea.C Please don’t say so.D Sorry I don’t know, but you can ask the man over there.5.-What can I do for you?-A I want a kilo apples B. You can go your own way C Thanks D Excuse me. I’m busy.6.It is said that his visit is purely . A. original B. personal C. personnel D. polite7.Books are a(n) of knowledge. A. origin B. resource C. root D. source8.An enemy officer was caught in the war.A. aliveB. livingC. liveD. alike9.He is Chinese and Russian by marriage.A. by sightB. by natureC. by youthD. by birth10.Tom was frightened to find that there was only one other guest himself.A. exceptB. besidesC. except forD. by11.I sometimes have a(n) to visit America on business.A. betB. possibilityC. chanceD. occasion12.He stopped in the middle of the sentence. I could never what he wanted to say.A. deal withB. make outC. make upD. point out13.I come to this park a lot when I was in university here.A. used toB. usuallyC. got toD. use to14.It’s not what you say but what you do that really .A. forcesB. countsC. valuesD. calculates15.I was too sleepy to be of how cold it was.A. clearB. confidentC. apparentD. aware16. The team left their camp another destiny midnight.A. to… atB. for … atC. to… inD. for … in17.What a surprise! He’s passed his exam. He hard this time.A. must studiedB. may studyC. should studyD. must have studied 18. When you speak English you must make yourself .A. understandingB. to understandC. to be understoodD. understood19. said that this book had been translated into English.A. That isB. This isC. It isD. They are20. we had to do it this way, for there were no better alter-natives.A. otherB. anotherC. the othersD. othersII.Close test. For each numbered blank in the following passage,there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the best one andmark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.（每小题2分，共20分）puzzled. A big lorry which had been 21 the taxi stopped too. The taxi driver was now standing at the corner looking up at the sky so the lorry driver went to join him. A number of cars behind were 22 to stop as well and soon a large crowd of people gathered a the corner.The 23 of all this trouble was a very strange noise. It sounded as if thousands and thousands of birds were singing together. The noise was quite 24 and many people looked disturbed. The most extraordinary thing was that, apart from one or two pigeons, there was not a bird in sight. No one was able to solve the mystery 25 the two policemen arrived. They noticed a large advertisement_26_ a film high up on a wall nearby. 27 The noise seemed to be coming from this direction, they climbed up and found that a tape-recorder had been hidden 28 the advertisement. The noise made by birds singing was being broadcast over powerful loudspeakers so as to 29 the attention of passers-by. The police asked the advertisers to take the recorder away because the advertisement had attracted so much attention that it was 30 for a great many cars and buses to move freely in the street.21 A. leading B. pushing C. guiding D. following22 A. determined B. agreed C. persuaded D. forced23 A. point B. result C. cause D. effect24 A. interesting B. exciting C. frightening D. convincing25 A. until B. after C. when D. before26 A. in B. for C. by D. to27 A. That B. As C. When D. But28 A. in B. behind C. on D.above29 A. attack B. amuse C. attract D. apply30 A. improper B. important C. impliedD. impossibleIII.Reading Comprehension （每小题2分，共30分）There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by somequestions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). Y ou should decide on the best choice.Passage AHotlines(热线) have become common in China. Some radio broadcasting stations use hotlines to encourage the listeners to take part in the talk shows（节目）.That’s good idea. Yet, the fact is, some people do nothing but break the whole programme.Some people know little about the topic under discussion. Sometimes they do not even know what the host（主持人）is talking about. So the host has to tell the caller what the show is about. Usually the caller will ask a few questions which express his hope and show his ignorance(无知). Then the host has to answer and explain how silly this is! It wastes a lotof time.It seems that some people phone the hotlines in fun. They juist want to let the listeners hear them. They don’t care what the topic is, whether they themselves are interested in or how sillythey appear to be.I am totally bored（厌烦）by those people. It’s necessary for radio stations to improve thehotline programmes. In my opinion, if a caller doesn’t know what is going on, the operatorshould not let the caller take part in it.31. Nowadays hotlines in China are ___________-.A) popular B) rare C) out-of-date D) strange32. The sentence “Some people do nothing but break the whole programe” may tell us that________ .A)radio stations use hotlines in a wrong wayB)it is a factC)it is a good ideaD)some people have unclear thoughts33. The has to answer and explain _____ .A)for the host works hardB)because of the caller’s ignoranceC)for the host likes talking to the callerD)because of a lot of questions raised by the caller34. The passage doesn’t tell us the idea ______ .A)that some listeners phone the hotlines in funB)that some people just want to be heard by othersC)that some people who don’t care what the topic is must have realized that they appear tobe sillyD)what the hotline programmes are35. Which of the following is not true?A)Some people know little about the topic under discussion.B)Some people do not know what the host is talking about.C)Some people do not know what the show is about.D)The writer tells us that the host is silly.Passage BIntelligent DogsMost dog owners feel that their dogs are their best friends. Almost everyone likes dogs because they try hard to please their owners. One of my favorite stories is about a dog whowanted his owner to please him.One of my friends has a large German shepherd（牧羊犬）named Jack. Those dogs are often very intelligent. Every Sunday afternoon, my friend takes Jack for a walk in the park, Jacklikes these long walks very much..One Sunday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time, and he talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk, but the visitor didn’t want to leave. Jack became very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the room several times and then sat down directly in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention. He continued talking. Finally, Jack couldn’t stand it any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but thistime he held the man’s hat in his mouth.German shepherds aren’t the only intelligent dogs. Another intelligent dog is Seeing Eye dog. This is a special dog which helps blind people walk along the streets and do many other things. We call these dogs Seeing Eye dogs because they are the “eyes” of the blind people and they help them to “see”. Seeing Eye dogs generally go to special schools for several years tolearn to help blind people.36. The writer tells the story about the dog Jack to show that _______.A) it, like many other dogs, always tried to please its owner masterB) it, unlike many other dogs, always wanted its master to please itC) it was more intelligent than many other dogsD) it w as the most faithful dog of his friend’s)37. Jack came to sit in front of the visitor in order to ______.A) please him B) be pleasedC) ask him to leave immediately D) invite him for a walk38. “Finally, Jack couldn’t stand it any longer.” This means that Jack______.A)could no longer put up with the visitorB)could not stand any longer but and might sit downC)was very tired and wanted a restD)was very pleased with the visitor39. Seeing Eye dogs______.A)are more intelligent than German shepherds B)have only one eyeC) help blind people go to special schools D) help and see for blind people40. Which of the following titles would be the most suitable for this passage?A) Dogs─A Great Help to Children B) Dogs─Our Good CompanionsC) An Introduction to Dogs D) Famous Dogs in GermanyPassage CA Sleepless ManIt doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, un til they heard about Al Herpin, it was said, never slept.Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never neededone.The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.Herpin died at the age of 94.41. The main idea of this passage is that _______.A)large numbers of people do not need sleepB) a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleepC)everyone needs some sleep to stay aliveD)people can live longer by trying not to sleep42. The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting_______.A) to cure him of his sleeplessnessB) to find that his sleeplessness was not really trueC) to find out why some old people didn’t need any sleepD) to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping43. After watching hin closely, the doctors came to believe that AL Herpin_____.A) needed some kind of sleep B) was too old to need any sleepC) needed no sleep at all D) often slept in chair44. One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was ______.A)his mother’s injury before he was born.B)that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habitC)his magnificent physical conditionD)that he hadn’t got a bed45. AL Herpin’s condition could be regarded as _______.A) a common one B) one that could be cured C) very healthy D) a rare oneIV. Translate the following sentences into English .（每小题3分，共15分）1.你住在伦敦多久了？2.祝你在此玩得愉快。
2006考研英语作文
2006考研英语作文英文回答：In 2006, I took the national entrance exam for postgraduate studies. It was a challenging experience, but also a rewarding one. I remember feeling a mix of nervousness and excitement as I sat down to take the exam. The pressure was on, as the results would determine my future academic and professional path.The exam consisted of multiple choice questions, essay writing, and a foreign language test. I had spent months preparing for it, studying late into the night and practicing past exam papers. Despite the hard work, I still felt anxious about how I would perform on the day of the exam.During the essay writing section, I was given a topic related to environmental protection. I remember feeling relieved, as it was a topic I had prepared for. I wroteabout the importance of reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainable living. I also provided examples of successful environmental initiatives from around the world.As for the foreign language test, I chose to take the English proficiency exam. I had been studying English for years, but I still found the test challenging. Thelistening section was particularly difficult, as the speakers had different accents and spoke at a fast pace. However, I managed to answer the questions to the best of my ability.Overall, the exam was a test of both knowledge and endurance. I was mentally and physically exhausted by the end of it, but I felt a sense of accomplishment knowingthat I had given it my all.中文回答：2006年，我参加了研究生入学考试。
06年7月期末试题
别 班级姓名 考号密 封线 以 上 不 准 答 题 ------------------------------------○----------------------------------○---------------------------○--------------------------------○----------------------------○-大连水产学院职业技术学院2007-2008学年第一学期 06年7月期末试题. 说明：本试卷闭卷共 6 页， 五 道大题，满分为100分，请考生仔细检查，以免漏答。
Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections. Section A Directions : This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Example :you will hear: You will read: A)New york city. B)An evening party. C)An air trip. D)The man ’s job. From the dialogue we learn that the man is to take a flight to New york. Therefore, C)An air trip is the correct answer. You should mark C)on the Answer Sheet. Now the test will begin. 1.A)Two dollas. B)Three dollas. C)Four dollas. D)Five dollas. 2.A)Customer and saleman. B)Colleagues. C)Emoloyee and boss. D)Classmates. 3.A)Change his mind. B)Study untill midnight. C)Sleep late in the morning. D)Go to bed early. 4.A)At a concert. B)At a flower shop. C) At a restaurant. D)At an art museum. 5.A)Henry failed the exam for the fist time. B)Henry played football after the exam. C)Henry paid no attention to his study before the exam. D)Henry was an excellent football player. Section B Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Conversation 1 6. A)A shop assistant. B)A waiter. C)The woman ’s friend. D)The woman ’ husband. 7. A)A glass of red wine. B)A bottle of red wine. C)A pizza. D)Both A and C. Conversation 2 8. A)Zhongshan street. B)The traffic lights. C)Friendship Hotel. D)A fountain.9. A)She’s lost her way in the city.B)She doesn’t know the way to the place she wants to go to.C)She can’t get to the fountain.D)She is tired of walking.10. A)Behind a fountain. B)On the right of a fountain.C)On the west side of Zhongshan Street. D)On the east side of Zhongshan Street. Section CDirections: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage andquestions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you shouldcomplete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in no more than 3words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed in your test paper.You should write your answers on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now thepassage will begin.11.How many people are there on earth now?Now there are about of us on earth.12.How much could the world’s population reach in furher 75 years?The world’s population could reach in furher 75 years.13.What does a major new study show?A major new study shows that the situation .14.Where is the drop in birth rate happening?It is happening in .15.How much has china reduced its population since 1970?China has already cut its rate of population growth by .Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30分)Section A(20分)Directions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words or phrases given below。
7138大学英语(2)试题A
《大学英语（2）》试题 第1页（共8页）《大学英语（2）》试题 第2页（共8页）试卷编号：7138 座位号浙江广播电视大学2006年春季学期期末考试《大学英语（2）》试题2006年7月Part I. Listening Comprehension （每小题1分，共20分）Section A (10 points)Directions: You will hear two conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. Listen carefully and fill in the missing words.Conversation 1:Diane: Look at this furniture! It ’s so modern. I feel so 1 here.John: You do? I feel like I’m in a 2 . It ’s so phony … so uncomfortable. Are you supposed to sit in these chairs?Diane: Oh, John, don ’t you wish we could live in a 3 like this? John: 4 5 with our place?Conversation 2:Trevor: Yeah. So I got the flight the next day …and of course on the way we had engine 6 …so we had to stop in Mexico City …I was stuck there for another, like, 22 hours while they got the 7 . Angela: Oh my gosh!Trevor: And I mean 8 . They wouldn ’t even let us out of the airport … Angela: You ’re kidding!Trevor: I ’m telling you. So 9 like, after all this time, I get to Costa Rica two days late and ---Angela: And don ’t tell me: your 10 isn ’t there. Trevor: You guessed it.Section B (5 points)Directions: You will hear five short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question you hear.11. A. The Best of Jazz. B. Christmas songs.C. Classical music. 12. A. It was not as good as Professor Black ’s. B. He didn ’t hear it.C. It was better than Professor Black ’s. 13. A. Mary has gone home. B. Mary feels at home there.C. He ’s known Mary for a long time. 14. A. Paul feel during the race. B. He did very well in the race.C. He was one of the slower runners. 15. A. He is embarrassing. B. He is talkative.C. He is imaginative.Section C (5 points)Directions: You will hear a short passage. It will be read twice. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question you hear. 16. A. People are on holiday.B. People must buy Christmas presents.C. Prices are reduced.17. A. They think there ’re too many people. B. They have not much money. C. Both A and B.18. A. They failed to buy anything.B. They found it hard to move together.C. They decided to buy only the TV set. 19. A. A TV set. B. New clothes.C. Christmas presents.20. A. They felt they had bought something cheap.《大学英语（2）》试题 第3页（共8页） 《大学英语（2）》试题 第4页（共8页）B. They found the experience rewarding.C. They felt the trip very disappointing. Part II. Vocabulary & Structure （每小题1分，共30分）Section ADirections: Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. (10 points)21. For his achievement in the medical field, the Mayor him a medal of merit. 22. Congress is considering measures to the sale of cigarettes.23. They ’ve updated a lot of in the most recent edition of the dictionary. 24. If you want to open a file, twice on the icon for it.25. The dead soldier was identified only by his uniform and personal . 26. Food and clothing are the bare of life.27. The skaters moved over the ice with a smooth, effortless . 28. The of the world ’s forests concerns everyone in some way.29. They decided to close the museum and simply because it cost too much to run.30. It ’s pretty that they ’ll turn up now---it ’s nearly ten o ’clock.Section BDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. (20 points)31. As a cleaning woman, her duties include cleaning the desks and mopping the floor. A. continuous B. routine C. initial D. constant32. In the past ten years Jack has been with us, I think he has proved that he respect from everyone of us.A. qualifiesB. expectsC. reservesD. deserves33. The president of the automobile company said that short-term profit is not at the top of the company’s list. Their major concern at present is developing a more competitive model.A. interestB. priorityC. assignmentD. job into town.A. crashB. collisionC. clashD. crack 35. The bank is _______ us for repayment of the loan.A. requiringB. hurryingC. urgingD. pressing 36. I came ________ real interest, not just to have a good time.A. due toB. underC. fromD. out of 37. There is a _______ network of roads round the country.A. mixedB. difficultC. complexD. confusing 38. He had intended to _____ the business over to his son when he retired. A. hand B. turn C. give D. move39. Do you think the President will be able to _____ his promise not to raise taxes? A. fulfill B. satisfy C. sacrifice D. content 40. Since we have a focused subject, we should not talk _______. A. at once B. at hand C. at intervals D. at random41. a professor of physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Charles Pickering established the first physics laboratory in the United States. A. Being B. Although C. While D. He was 42. In spite of his broken English, he finally made himself . A. understood B. understandC. being understoodD. having understood43. The money in itself us; what really counts is your friendship. A. doesn’t matter B. doesn’t supply C. means nothing to D. doesn’t count44. your opinions are, you are welcome to join in our discussion. A. No matter how B. That C. Because D. No matter what45. As a senior student, you are supposed to know better than just time.A. fooled aroundB. to fool aroundC. having fooled aroundD. to have fooled around46. Bonuses are meant to all workers are entitled to them.A. restoreB. grabC. pushD. reward47. Even as a software engineer.A. knowingB. assumingC. recognizingD. acknowledge48. James Joyce’s novels are difficult to understand and impossible into language.A. to translateB. for translationC. to translate itD. being translated49. If his father _______ him into going into law, he would have pursued his dream of being an archeologist.A. has not persuadedB. did not persuadeC. had not persuadedD. does not persuade50. One-third of the firm’s employees died in the 9.11 event, ______ Bill had known for 17 years.A. some of themB. some of thoseC. some of whomD. some of whichPart III Reading comprehension（每小题2分，共20分）Directions: In this part there are two passages. Each passage is followed with five suggested questions. Choose the one that you think is the best.Passage 1Questions 51-55 are based on the following passageGot the sniffles? You’re not alone. The common cold will strike in the United States more than 61 million times this year. That’s a lot of stuffy noses, sore throats, and coughs. You’d think scientists would have found a cure by now. For being so common, however, a cold is quite complex.A cold is caused by a virus. And it’s not just one type of virus. More than 200 viruses cause colds. A cold virus attacks healthy cells of the nose, throat, or lungs. The virus gets into the cells and takes control. A single virus makes hundreds or thousands of cold viruses inside each cell. Eventually, the cell bursts open and dies. The viruses, though, escape and attack other healthy cells. By now you’re sneezing and coughing. Your throat is sore. The viruses keep infecting your healthy cells.Only your body can fight cold viruses. Billions of white blood cells travel in the blood. White blood cells make antibodies. These proteins attach themselves to viruses and destroy them. It’s a slow process. Killing the viruses takes one to two weeks.What can you do to fight a cold? There isn’t much you can do. Antibiotic drugs don’t work against viruses. Nose drops and cough medicines only relieve symptoms. Chicken soup seems to help. Vitamin C may help too. A dose of 1000 milligrams of Vitamin C on the first day of a cold may quicken your recovery.Be healthy and you may not catch a cold at all. Eat a well-balanced diet and get eight hours of sleep each day. Exercise regularly. The cold virus spreads through the air, so stay away from coughing, sneezing people. Also, the cold virus can live up the three hours outside the body. That means you can pick it up from touching money, doorknobs, and other people. So wash your hands often. Prevention is the best action!51. This passage is mainly concerned with ________.A.antibodiesB.virusesC.antibioticsmon colds52. The common cold is started by __________.A.a low white-blood cell countB.a virusC.a poor dietD.shaking hands with other people53. We can conclude from this passage that the common cold _________.A.will be curable in the near futureB.causes fatigue and watery eyesC.is something people just have to live withD.can be prevented with nose drops54. In the second and third paragraphs, the author explains the working of a cold virus through_____________.A.a step-by-step explanationB.scientific studiesC.detailed word picturesD.a list of symptoms55. Antibodies are _________.A.proteins that attack virusesB.white blood cellsC.drugs that fight virusesD.vitaminsPassage 2Question 56-60 are based on the following passageLife really should be one long journey of joy for children born with a world of wealth at their feet.Internationally famous child doctor Robert Coles is the world’s top expert on the influence of money on children. He has written a well-known book on the subject, “The Privileged Ones,”and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as too little. “Obviously there are certain advantages to being rich,” says the 53-year-old doctor, “such as better health, education and future work prospects. But most important is the quality of family life. Money can’t buy love.”《大学英语（2）》试题第5页（共8页）《大学英语（2）》试题第6页（共8页）It can buy a lot of other things, however; and that’s where the trouble starts. Rich kids have so much to choose from that they often become confused. Over-indulgence by their parents canmake them spoilt. They tend to travel more than other children, from home to home and country to country, which causes feelings of restlessness.“But privileged children do have a better sense of their positions in the world,” adds Mr. Coles, “and they are more self-assured.” The rich children inherit the property from their parents and enjoy a high income. So money will never be one of their problems. “However, they will have a sense of isolation,” warns Dr. Coles, “and they could suffer from the hardship of not being able to deal with the everyday world because they will never really be given the chance. Everything they have achieved is because of an accident of birth. There can be no tremendous inner satisfaction about that.”Today’s wealthy parents perhaps realize their riches can be more of a heavy load than a happiness to their children. So the first thing for them to consider is to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money.56. In his book “The Privileged Ones”, Dr. Coles implies that .A. there are fewer problems in the rich family than the poor familyB. rich children live a life of separation from the worldC. rich children usually enjoy more love than poor childrenD. the quality of rich children’s family life may not be high57. In the doctor’s view, .A. there are both advantages and disadvantages into being richB. traveling a lot will be beneficial to childrenC. rich children usually have little confidence in themselvesD. rich kids are often short of money because of their life of luxury58. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? .A. Rich children usually lead a life of happiness.B. Rich children have earned what they have.C. Rich children tend to feel isolated.D. Rich children are hardly given too many material things.59. According to the author of the passage,.A. life is really a long journey of joy for rich childrenB. the rich children feel greatly satisfied with the property they inherit from their parentsC. it is more important for wealthy parents to make sure that their families are rich in love as well as in moneyD. today all the wealthy parents are sure of the problems their money can bring60. It seems that the author of the passage what Dr. Coles says in the book “The Privileged Ones.”A. knows little aboutB. is doubtful aboutC. is opposed toPart IV Translate the following sentences into English.（每小题315分）61、每学期开学前，这些奖学金的申请表格就会由学校发给每一个学生。
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综合英语1试题 第1页（共7页）综合英语1试题 第2页（共7页）试卷编号：7122 座位号浙江广播电视大学2006年春季学期期末考试《综合英语1》试题2006年7月I.Vocabulary and structure. Choose the best answer on the answersheet.（每小题1分，共20分） -_________________________.A. Sorry, he is busy at the momentB. No, you can’t.C. Sorry, you can’t.D.I don’t know2._ Do you think I could borrow your dictionary? -_____________________________A. Yes, you may borrowB. Yes, go onC Yes, help yourself D. It doesn’t matter. 3.- Is this Mr Robert lee?- ___________________.A. Yes, Lee speakingB. Hello, what do you want C sorry, speaking D I don’t know 4.-Excuse me,sir. Where is Dr. Brown’s office? - . .A. You can’t ask meB. Pardon ? I have no idea.C Please don’t say so.D Sorry I don’t know, but you can ask the man over there. 5.-What can I do for you?-A I want a kilo apples B. You can go your own way C Thanks D Excuse me. I’m busy. 6.It is said that his visit is purely . A. original B. personal C. personnel D. polite7.Books are a(n) of knowledge. A. origin B. resource C. root D. source8.An enemy officer was caught in the war. A. alive B. living C. live D. alike9.He is Chinese and Russian by marriage. A. by sight B. by nature C. by youth D. by birth10.Tom was frightened to find that there was only one other guest himself. A. except B. besides C. except for D. by11.I sometimes have a(n) to visit America on business. A. bet B. possibility C. chance D. occasion12.He stopped in the middle of the sentence. I could never what he wanted to say. A. deal with B. make out C. make up D. point out13.I come to this park a lot when I was in university here. A. used to B. usually C. got to D. use to14.It’s not what you say but what you do that really . A. forces B. counts C. values D. calculates15.I was too sleepy to be of how cold it was. A. clear B. confident C. apparent D. aware16. The team left their camp another destiny midnight. A. to… at B. for … at C. to… in D. for … in17.What a surprise! He’s passed his exam. He hard this time. A. must studied B. may studyC. should studyD. must have studied18. When you speak English you must make yourself . A. understanding B. to understand C. to be understood D. understood19. said that this book had been translated into English. A. That is B. This is C. It is D. They are20. we had to do it this way, for there were no better alter-natives.A. otherB. anotherC. the othersD. othersII.Close test. For each numbered blank in the following passage,there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the best one andmark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.（每小题2分，共20分）the corner, the taxi stopped suddenly. The driver got out looking very puzzled. A big lorry which had been 21 the taxi stopped too. The taxi driver was now standing at the corner looking up at the sky so the lorry driver went to join him. A number of cars behind were 22 to stop as well and soon a large crowd of people gathered a the corner.The 23 of all this trouble was a very strange noise. It sounded as if thousands and thousands of birds were singing together. The noise was quite 24 and many people looked disturbed. The most extraordinary thing was that, apart from one or two pigeons, there was not a bird in sight. No one was able to solve the mystery 25 the two policemen arrived. They noticed a large advertisement_26_ a film high up on a wall nearby. 27 The noise seemed to be coming from this direction, they climbed up and found that a tape-recorder had been hidden 28 the advertisement. The noise made by birds singing was being broadcast over powerful loudspeakers so as to 29 the attention of passers-by. The police asked the advertisers to take the recorder away because the advertisement had attracted so much attention that it was 30 for a great many cars and buses to move freely in the street.21 A. leading B. pushing C. guiding D. following22 A. determined B. agreed C. persuaded D. forced23 A. point B. result C. cause D. effect24 A. interesting B. exciting C. frightening D. convincing25 A. until B. after C. when D. before26 A. in B. for C. by D. to27 A. That B. As C. When D. But28 A. in B. behind C. on D.above29 A. attack B. amuse C. attract D. apply30 A. improper B. important C. impliedD. impossibleIII.Reading Comprehension（每小题2分，共30分）There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by somequestions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). Y ou should decide on the best choice. Passage AHotlines(热线) have become common in China. Some radio broadcasting stations use hotlines to encourage the listeners to take part in the talk shows（节目）.That’s good idea. Yet, the fact is, some people do nothing but break the whole programme.Some people know little about the topic under discussion. Sometimes they do not know what the host（主持人）about. Usually the caller will ask a few questions which express his hope and show ignorance(无知). Then the host has to answer and explaintime.them. They don’t care what the topic is, whether theythey appear to be.I am totally bored（厌烦）hotline programmes. In my opinion, if a caller doesn’t know what is going on, the should not let the caller take part in it.31. Nowadays hotlines in China are ___________-.A) popular B) rare C) out-of-date D) strange32. The sentence “Some people do nothing but break the whole programe” may tell us________ .A)radio stations use hotlines in a wrong wayB)it is a factC)it is a good ideaD)some people have unclear thoughts33. The has to answer and explain _____ .A)for the host works hardB)because of the caller’s ignoranceC)for the host likes talking to the callerD)because of a lot of questions raised by the caller34. The passage doesn’t tell us the idea ______ .A)that some listeners phone the hotlines in funB)that some people just want to be heard by othersC)that some people who don’t care what the topic is must have realized that they abe sillyD)what the hotline programmes are35. Which of the following is not true?A)Some people know little about the topic under discussion.B)Some people do not know what the host is talking about.C)Some people do not know what the show is about.D)The writer tells us that the host is silly.Passage BIntelligent DogsMost dog owners feel that their dogs are their best friends. Almost everyone likes because they try hard to please their owners. One of my favorite stories is about a dog综合英语1试题第3页（共7页）综合英语1试题第4页（共7页）wanted his owner to please him.One of my friends has a large German shepherd（牧羊犬）named Jack. Those dogs are often very intelligent. Every Sunday afternoon, my friend takes Jack for a walk in the park, Jack likes these long walks very much..One Sunday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time, and he talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk, but the visitor didn’t want to leave. Jack became very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the room several times and then sat down directly in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention. He continued talking. Finally, Jack couldn’t stand it any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth.German shepherds aren’t the only intelligent dogs. Another intelligent dog is Seeing Eye dog. This is a special dog which helps blind people walk along the streets and do many other things. We call these dogs Seeing Eye dogs bec ause they are the “eyes” of the blind people and they help them to “see”. Seeing Eye dogs generally go to special schools for several years to learn to help blind people.36. The writer tells the story about the dog Jack to show that _______.A) it, like many other dogs, always tried to please its owner masterB) it, unlike many other dogs, always wanted its master to please itC) it was more intelligent than many other dogsD) it was the most faithful dog of his friend’s)37. Jack came to sit in front of the visitor in order to ______.A) please him B) be pleasedC) ask him to leave immediately D) invite him for a walk38. “Finally, Jack couldn’t stand it any longer.” This means that Jack______.A)could no longer put up with the visitorB)could not stand any longer but and might sit downC)was very tired and wanted a restD)was very pleased with the visitor39. Seeing Eye dogs______.A)are more intelligent than German shepherds B)have only one eyeC) help blind people go to special schools D) help and see for blind people40. Which of the following titles would be the most suitable for this passage?A) Dogs─A Great Help to Children B) Dogs─Our Good CompanionsC) An Introduction to Dogs D) Famous Dogs in GermanyPassage CA Sleepless ManIt doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest t o stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.Herpin died at the age of 94.41. The main idea of this passage is that _______.A)large numbers of people do not need sleepB) a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleepC)everyone needs some sleep to stay aliveD)people can live longer by trying not to sleep42. The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting_______.A) to cure him of his sleeplessnessB) to find that his sleeplessness was not really trueC) to find out why some old people didn’t need any sleepD) to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping43. After watching hin closely, the doctors came to believe that AL Herpin_____.A) needed some kind of sleep B) was too old to need any sleepC) needed no sleep at allD) often slept in chair44. One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness wa s ______.A)his mother’s injury before he was born.B)that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habitC)his magnificent physical conditionD)that he hadn’t got a bed45. AL Herpin’s condition could be regarded as _______.A) a common one B) one that could be cured C) very healthy D) a rare oneIV. Translate the following sentences into English .（每小题3分，共15分）2.祝你在此玩得愉快。
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《英语阅读（2）》试题 第1页（共9页） 《英语阅读（2）》试题 第2页（共9页）试卷编号：7112 座位号浙江广播电视大学2006年春季学期期末考试《英语阅读（2）》试题2006年7月Part I Reading Comprehension （每小题2分，共40分）Directions: Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1Many scientists today are convinced that life exists elsewhere in the universe-life probably much like that on our own planet. They reason in the following ways.As far as astronomers can determine, the entire universe is built of the same matter. They have no reason to doubt that matter obeys the same laws in every part of the universe. Therefore, it is reasonable to guess other stars, with their own planets, were born in the same way as our own solar system. What we know of life on earth suggests that life will arise wherever proper conditions exist.Life requires the right amount and kind of atmosphere. This eliminates all those planets in the universe that are not about the same size and weight as the truth. A smaller planet, would lose its atmosphere, a larger one would hold too much of it.Life also requires a steady supply of heat and light. This eliminates double stars, or stars that flare up suddenly. Only single stars that are steady sources of heat and light like our sun would qualify.Finally, life could evolve only if the planet is just the right distance from its sun. with a weaker sun than our own, the planet would have to be closer to it. With a stronger sun, it would have to be farther away.If we suppose that every star in the universe has a family of planets, then how many planetsmight support life? First, eliminate those stars that are not like our sun. Next, eliminate most of their planets: they are either too far from or too close to their suns. Then eliminate most of planets which are not the same size and weight as the earth. Finally, remember that the proper conditions do not necessarily mean that life actually does exist on a planet. It may not have begun yet, or it may have already died out.This process of elimination seems to leave very few planets on which earthlike life might be found. However, even if life could exist on only one planet in a million, there are so many billions if planets that this would still leave a vast number on which life could exist.Questions 1—5 are based on passage 1.1. Astronomers believe that matter in different parts of the universe _________.A. has different lawsB. has one common lawsC. shares the same lawsD. shares no common law2. The existence of life depends on all EXCEPT ___________.A. the right amount of atmosphereB. our own solar systemC. steady heat and lightD. the right distance from the sun3. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? _________.A. The planet must be as big and heavy as the earthB. Proper conditions are essential to the existence of lifeC. Double stars can provide steady light and heatD. The distance between a planet and its sun should be right 4. What kind of planet might NOT support life? ___________.A. Most of the planets of the starsB. Stars similar to our sunC. Planets similar to the earthD. Planets with proper conditions5. At the end of the passage, the author suggests that _________.A. it is impossible for life to exist on planetsB. earthlike life could only exist on a few planetsC. life could exist on only one planet in a millionD. life could exist on a great number of planetsPassage 2American‟s high -school dropout rate is at an all-time low. College enrollment has gone up as adults resume their educations part-time. Corporations are spending an estimated $30 billions a year on courses to make workers more competitive. Our educational statistics don‟t evenmeasure the achievements in our more than 8,000 trade schools.A survey of East Asian scholars ranked universities of the world, where engineers, doctors, biologists and managers are trained. Of the top 12 schools, eight were in the United States. No wonder more than 360,000 foreign students are in U.S. universities. That‟s crude proof of the value of American education.Another encouraging development is the headway being made by women and blacks--despite the large numbers of both who are still in poverty. Women are moving into better jobs with a speed that must surprise even the most vigorous feminists. Their median weekly earnings now stand at 70 percent of the median earnings of men, considerably higher than the 63 percent of ten years ago. Young women (16 to 24 years old ) now have earnings that are 80 to 90 percent of those of comparatively aged men. Why should we think the next generation of working women will be less successful than this one?As for blacks, in the last decade their life expectancy has gone up, and infant mortality has lowered. There were a half million black college graduates in the United States in 1970 and one million in 1980. There are two million today. In 1988 there were more than 900,000 black families, comprising about 3.2 million people, with annual incomes higher than $50,000--twice the number in 1918, measure in constant dollars. The black middle class is here to stay.It is said the big issue of the 90s will be the environment. Should that happen, it will show just how remarkable our age is. For environmentalism is a crisis engendered by people living better. It is also a crisis that can be dealt with. In America, the environment, by many measures, is healthier than it was.Questions 6—10 are based on passage 2.6. America‟s high-school dropout rate is ________.A.going upB.going downC.at an all-time lowD.at an all-time high7. Of the top 12 schools, _______ were in the United States.A.360,000 studentsB.800 studentsC. 6D.88. The median weekly earnings of women ________.A.are equal to those of menB.are higher than those of menC.now stand at 70 percent of those of menD.stand at 80 to 90 percent of those men9. There were _______ black college graduates in the United States in 1980.A.half a millionB.one millionC.two millionD. 3.2 million10. It is said the big issue if the 90s will be ________.A.warB.black‟s life expectancyC.American educationD.The environmentPassage 3Sustainable development: China’s choice for the 21st century What will the earth look like in the 21st century?As acid rain, ozone depletion, and soil erosion destroy the earth‟negative effects of economic development, such as decreased forestgrown concerned about their future living space.In 1987, Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland introduced the …sustainable development‟and Development Council.The United Nations Environment and Development Conference held in Rio de Brazil, in 1992, accepted the new term and passed the framework document called …Agenda 21and environmental protection had finally achieved equal importance.It is universally acknowledged that the problem of environmental protection improvement will be solved only when it is considered in the context of development.At that very conference, Chinese PremierChina enacted Agenda 21 of China and the Plan for Priority Projects in China’s Agenda 21 It is of great international and historic significance for China, with the world‟s population and its long history, to carry out a strategy of sustained development, Maurice Strong, Secretary General of the UN Environment and Development Conference. DA TA The Key Points of Agenda 21 of ChinaFollowing are the main points of the Agenda.Part One. Overall Sustainable Development Strategies. This part emphasizes building for sustainable development. It includes setting up China‟s system of development, improving education, developing science and technology, and establishing information system for sustainable development.Part Two. Social Sustainable Development. This part includes population consumption by inhabitants, social services, poverty elimination, health, sanitation,《英语阅读（2）》试题第3页（共9页）《英语阅读（2）》试题第4页（共9页）development of human settlement, and disaster relief. The key aspects are to control China‟s population growth and improve population quality.Part Three. Economic Sustainable Development. This part includes economic policies for sustainable development, such as sustainable development of agriculture and the rural economy; sustainable development of industry, transportation, and telecommunications; and sustainable energy production and consumption.Part Four: Rational Resource Use and Environmental Protection. This part includes the protection and sustainable use of water, land and other natural resources; the protection of bio-diversity; the prevention and control of desertification; the protection of the atmosphere; and the environmentally sound management of solid wastes.Questions 11—20 are based on passage 3.11. According to the passage, is NOT among the factors that have severely affected the environment.A.acid rainB.ozone depletionC. air pollution12. Gro Harlem Brundtland .A.is a BelgianB.is a vice premier in 1987C. is a female13. The term …sustainable development‟ .A. was firstly used by Maurice StrongB. firstly appeared in a report entitled Our Common FutureC. was accepted by the United Nations Environment and Development Conference in 199314. …Agenda 21‟.A. is a framework documentB. was passed in SwitzerlandC. is about education15. attended the 1992 United Nations Environment and Development Conference on behalf of China.A. Li LanqingB. Li PengC. Zhu Rongji16. Agenda 21 of China was enacted in .A. 1987B. 1994C. 199217. Maurice Strong .A. is Norwegian Prime Minister in 1987B. has once been Secretary General of the UN Environment and Development ConferenceC. proposed the enactment of Agenda 21 of China18. Part One of Agenda 21 of China .A. emphasizes rational resource use and environmental protectionB. includes economic policies for sustainable developmentC. emphasizes capacity building for sustainable development19. Population control is included in .A.Part OneB.Part TwoC. Part Three20. The word …sound‟ in the last paragraph is similar in meaning to .A.voiceB.strongC.goodPart II Blank Filling（每小题2分，共20分）Directions: Read Passage 4 and then fill in the following factsheet with the missing information from the passage. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.Passage 4Madame Tussaud was born in Strasbourg in 1761. Her name was Marie Grosholtz. Her mother became housekeeper to a doctor in Switzerland called Dr Philippe Curtius. It was this man who taught Marie how to make wax models. When Dr Curtius moved to Paris, he took Marie and her mother with him. In Paris, the doctor and Marie made wax models of famous people and he opened a waxworks museum. And then, when he died, in 1794, Marie took over the waxworks exhibition.In 1795, Marie married Francois Tussaud, a French engineer, but after only seven years she left him and moved to England with her older son. Her younger son joined them later. She never went back to her husband or to France.For 33 years, Madame Tussaud took her exhibition around the British isles. Then, in 1835, she found a permanent …home‟ for the waxworks in Baker Street, in London.In 1850, Madame Tussaud died. She was eighty-nine. Her sons inherited the business and, in 1884, her grandsons moved the exhibition to Marylebone Road, where it still is today.Now, more than two and a half million people from all over the world visit Madame Tussaud‟s every year. It‟s the most popular tourist attraction in Great Britain.《英语阅读（2）》试题第5页（共9页）《英语阅读（2）》试题第6页（共9页）Part III True or False（每小题2分，共20分）Directions: Read the passage below and then decide which of the statements are TRUE and which are FALSE. On your answer sheet, indicate T for TRUE and F for FALSE against the number of each item 31—40 for the answer you choose.Sample Answer1. T2. F Passage 5So you want to be a pop star?1 So you dream of becoming a pop star, do you? What is the best way of getting a contract with a record company—sending in a demonstration tape( “sending a demo”), or doing concerts (“gigging”)?2 This question is like asking which came first, the chicken, or the egg? According to Eddie Lee, drummer with a group called Cool Shadows, in Shanghai, both demos and gigging are equally important. “Playing in gigs gives you good practise,”he asked, “and there is just a chance—a small one—that someone from a recording company might be there to hear you. But you can‟t rely on that: you have to send in demos too—that‟s the only way you can hope a topexecutive might hear your music.”3 But Tony Ho, who has played in several different bands in Guangzhou, believes that playing in gigs is very important. “You never know when an agent for a company is likely to turn up,” he says. “They hear your music, and they see you in action; if they like both, then you‟re in with a chance.”So what about demos? “Most of them are just thrown away,” he says. “They get hundreds of demos every year. There‟s no way they can listen to all of them!”4 Tammy Liu plays in all-girl group in Beijing. “It‟s not what you know—or what you do; it‟s who you know!”she says. “It‟s all about guanxi. Some of the stuff that gets released is rubbish—you can be sure that the group is related to someone big in the recording studio!”5 We asked a senior executive in the music business in London about this. “big business,” he said. “are the chairman‟s son-in-law!” So what is his advice?6 “Most record companies are looking for two things—agency has got all the right contacts in the music industry. That‟s whatwould never have succeeded by sending in a demo on cassette!”7 A good manager has the respect of management agencies, and can save a group wannabes a lot of time. But you still have to make good music—to. And you need to get the right equipment—good instruments, and so on—and a presentation. That means you must not just sound right—relationship with your audience.8don‟t give up your studies, and don‟chances of your lasting a long time are very small!Questions 31-40 are based on passage 531. This text is about the best way of getting a contract with a recording company.32. One method is by sending in a demonstration tape.33. Another method is by inviting someone from the company to a gig, or concert.34. Tony Ho thinks that demonstration tapes are a waste of time.35. Tammy Liu says it‟s not who you know that matters—it‟s what you know.36. The man in London said that you must have talent and enthusiasm to get accepted by recording company.37. He thinks that finding a good music agency is important.38. But the most important thing is to have a good relationship with your agency.39. A wannabe pop-star must sound right, must look right, and must have a good relationship with the audience.40. Even a successful pop-star may not last long, so study is also important.Part IV Short Answers（每小题4分，共20分）answers clear and short. Write your answers on your answer sheet.《英语阅读（2）》试题第7页（共9页）《英语阅读（2）》试题第8页（共9页）Passage 6While radio broadcasting was still in its early stage the wonder of television was alreadybeing developed. The first step towards its invention was taken in 1873 but the personresponsible for developing it was John Logie Baird. In 1926 he gave the first demonstration of atelevision picture.As a home entertainment, television rapidly became more popular than any other form. Anews broadcast became more immediate when people could actually see the scene in questionand the movements of the figures. Films could also be available. One of the advantages of travelprogrammes was the glimpse of far-away places which many viewers would not otherwise haveseen. Though much of the entertainment was of a popular kind like competitions, someremarkable cultural programmes were also broadcast. Just as with radio in earlier days, a groupof actors and actresses became familiar in every household. One of the most popular programmeson television was sport and an interesting result of the television broadcast was the increasedattendance at the actual events. How far this was due to a growth interest in the game and howfar out of the people‟s desire to appear on the screen is not clear.Questions 41-45 are based on passage 6.41. Why is John Logie Baird famous in the history of television?42. Why did the television news attract more viewers than the broadcast on radio?43. Why were travel programmes so popular?44. In what way did actors benefit from television?45. What effect did sports programmes on television have?《英语阅读（2）》试题第9页（共9页）《英语阅读（2）》试题第10页（共9页）。
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MSc PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE 2006-7
RESIT
2 HOURS
1.If the riskless rate is 3%, how much would investors be willing to pay for
a security that offers a riskless income of £12,000 per year for 10
years?
2.If the current spot rates for one year hence and two years hence are:
R1 = 3.3% R2 = 3.9%
compute:
a)the current price of a bond with a 5% coupon (paid annually) with
two years to maturity
(5 marks)
b)the current forward rate for one-year loans starting one year from
today
(5 marks)
All rates are for annual compounding.
3. Suppose a bond with a face value of £100 has 2 years left to maturity and offers a coupon of 6% paid semiannually, starting six months from today. If the yield to maturity is quoted as 8%, what is its market price?
4.
a) Cyclops Company’s stock is expected to pay a $2.40 dividend 1
year from today. Analysts believe that thereafter dividends will grow
at a constant rate of 2% per year. The return on the market is
forecast to be 12%, and the risk-free rate is 4%. The beta of
Cyclops’s stock i s 0.75. What is the value of Cyclops’s stock?
(5 marks)
(b) Using the constant-growth Dividend Discount Model, prove that the dividend growth rate, g, is equal to the stock’s expected capital gains yield
(5 marks)
5. The probability distributions of returns for Stock A and Stock B are given below:
State of
Economy Probability Stock A Stock B
Bad 0.4 –10% 0%
OK 0.2 0% 15%
Good 0.4 10% 30%
a. Calculate the expected returns for Stock A and Stock B.
(2 marks)
b. Calculate the correlation of the return on Stock A with the return on Stock B.
(6 marks)
c. Portfolio Q is formed by investing 20% in Stock A and 80% in Stock
B. Calculate the expected return and standard deviation of Portfolio Q
(3 marks)
6. Given the following information about the shares in two companies, Ying plc and Yang plc:
Assuming CAPM holds, compute:
(a)the riskless rate
(2 marks)
(b)the expected return on the market
(2 marks)
(c)If an investor has £1M to invest and want to use the two shares to
build a portfolio with the same risk as the market, how much must
he invest in the shares of Ying and Yang respectively?
(6 marks)
7. A pension fund writes 12-month European put options on 1000 shares in OLS plc with an exercise price of £10.00 per share, and charges the option buyer £0.40 per unit.
(a)What is the pension fund's maximum possible loss on the
contracts?
(3 marks)
(b)What is the break-even share price?
(2 marks)
(c)What would be the pension fund's net payoff from the contracts if
the price of OLS plc stock is £7.20 12 months later?
(5 marks)
8. Suppose a 1-month futures contract on gold is trading at $613 per ounce, while the spot price is $612 per ounce. If storage costs are small enough to be ignored, what is the implied interest rate for 1-month loans?
9.
(a) Suppose the return on the market is 8% and the riskless rate is 3%. If you discover that stock A has a return of 13% and a beta of 1.6, while stock B has
a return of 5% and a beta of 0.75, what should you do?
(5 marks)
(b) If a portfolio manager has achieved a return of 11% with a β (beta) of 1.2 over a period when the average market return was 10% and the riskless rate was 5%, what is his Jensen performance measure, α(alpha)?
(5 marks)
10.
(a) What is meant by the strike price of an American option?
(2 marks)
(b) What is meant by the intrinsic value of a call option?
(2 marks)
(c) What is meant by a firm’s payout ratio?
(2 marks)
(d) Can a market be semistrong-form inefficient but strong-form efficient? Explain your answer.
(4 marks)。