南京信息工程大学2020-2021年第1学期《高级英语》课程试卷

南京信息工程大学试卷
2020－ 2021 年第 1 学期《高级英语I（1）》课程试卷( A 卷)
共7 页；考试时间120 分钟
任课教师；出卷时间2020 年12 月
英语系翻译专业2018 年级班
学号姓名得分
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Advanced English, Level One
Final Examination, Paper A
Part 1: Paraphrase. (20%)
Direction: explain in your own words the following sentences taken from the text.
1.College students, put on their honor, cheat on examination.
2.Preparations were in the air around our house before school was even over.
3.w omen are the beautiful sex, to the detriment of the notion of beauty as well as of women.
4.These were the condemned men, due to be hanged within the next week or two.
5.I didn’t know very much about Curie beyond the basics.
Part 2: Vocabulary. (15%)
Direction: Choose the best answer from option A, B, C, or D.
1.Nobody, at this time of economic recession, could afford to that they were not interested in the
job.
A.declare
B. maintain
C. pledge
D. profess
2.The newspaper reporters that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.
A. claim
B. affirm
C. assert
D. allege
3.The new economic plan seeks to achieve a more equitable of wealth.
A. assignment
B. distribution
C. contribution
D. attrition
4.He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty clues .
A. attainable
B. accessible
C. available
D. access
5.Shortly afterwards, four more policemen arrived on the scene and with the workmen.
A. remonstrated
B. argue
C. demonstrated
D. bickered
6.spirits who looked like humans and possessed supernatural powers used to be very popular
in this part of the country.
A. Grim
B. Evil
C. Wicked
D. Formidable
7.I like those TV programs which the viewer as well as entertain him.
A. acquaint
B. instruct
C. enlighten
D. seize
8.Only 20 per cent of British restaurants British wine on their wine lists.
A. include
B. contain
C. involve
D. exclude
9.The among the world’s scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few
decades.
A. opinion
B. agreement
C. consensus
D. convention
10.When teachers assign homework, students usually feel a(n) to do it.
A. duty
B. commitment
C. need
D. obligation
11.She is to live quietly by herself.
A. contented
B. content
C. intent
D. intended
12.It’s useless trying to her that she doesn’t need to lose any weight.
A. convince
B. persuade
C. rebuke
D. implore
13.I’m proud of them because that investigation was .
A. merciless
B. pitiless
C. relentless
D. heartless
14.Will the film pass the ?
A. censor
B. censure
C. census
D. censer
15.The minister was alleged to have made remarks about the rest of the Cabinet.
A. lamentable
B. disparaging
C. unpleasant
D. favorable
Part 3: Reading. (15%)
Direction: read the following passages and choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D.
TEXT A
The word conservation has thrifty meaning. To conserve is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. Our forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials; most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were “limitless” and “inexhaustible”. Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later be harmful to all the others.
Fifty years ago, nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; timber was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long-term climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word “conservation” had nothing of the meaning that it has for us t oday.
For the sake of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about repairing the mistakes of our forefathers. Conservation should, therefore, be made a part of everyone’s daily life. To know about the water table in the ground is just as important to us as knowledge of the basic arithmetic formulas. We need to know why all watersheds need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to yield their full benefit to the soil before they finally escape to the sea. We need to know the importance of big, mature trees, because living space for most of man’s fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic volume above the earth. In brief, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.
1.The author’s attitude towards the current situation in the exploration of the resources is .
A. positive
B. neutral
C. suspicious
D. critical
2.According to the author, the greatest mistake of our forefather was .
A.they had no idea about scientific forestry
B.they had little or no sense of environmental protection
C.they were not aware of the significance of nature study
D.they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials
3.It can be inferred from the third paragraph that earlier generations didn’t realize .
A.the interdependence of water, soil, and living things
B.the importance of the proper use of land
C.the harmfulness of soil destruction and river floods
D.the value of the beauty of nature
TEXT B
During the holiday, I received no letter from Myrtle and when I returned to the town she had gone away. I telephoned each day until she came back, and then she said she was going to a party. I put up with her new tactics patiently. The next time we spent an evening together there was no quarrel. To avoid it I took Myrtle to the cinema. We did not mention Hamby. On the other hand, it was impossible to pretend that either of us was happy. Myrtle's expression of unhappiness was deepening. Day by day I watched her sink into a bout of despair, and I concluded it was my fault -- had I not concluded it was my fault, the looks Myrtle gave me would rapidly have concluded it for me.
The topic of conversation we avoided above all others was the project of going to America. I cursed the tactlessness of Robert and Tom in talking about it in front of her before I had had time to prepare her for it. I felt aggrieved, as one does after doing wrong and being found out. I did not know what to do.
When you go to the theatre you see a number of characters caught in a dramatic situation. What happens next? They then everything is changed. My life is different I never have scenes, and I if I do, they are discouragingly not dramatic. Practically no action arises. And nothing what so ever is changed. My life is not as good as a play. Nothing is like it.
All I did with my present situation was to try and tide it over. When Myrtle emerged from the deepest blackness of despair -- nobody after all, could remain there definitely -- I tried to comfort her. I gradually unfolded my entire plan, including those for her. She could come to America, too. She was a commercial
artist. She could get a job and our relationship could continue as it was. And I will not swear that I did not think:" And in America she might even succeed in marrying me." It produced no effect. She began to drink more. She began to go to parties very frequently; it was very soon clear that she had decided to see less of her.
I do not blame Myrtle. Had I been in her place I would have tried to do the same thing. Being in my place I tried to prevent her. I knew what sort of parties she was going to: they were parties at which Hamby was present.
We began to wrangle over going out with each other. She was never free at the times I suggested. Sometimes, usually on a Saturday night, she first arranged to meet me and then changed her mind. I called that rubbing it in a little too far. But her behavior, I repeat, perfectly sensible. By seeing less of me she stood a chance of finding somebody else, or of making me jealous, or of both. Either way she could not lose.
4.When Myrtle was avoiding the author, he
A.saw through her plan and behaved calmly.
B.became angry and could not put her out of his mind.
C.was worried and uncomprehending.
D.decided that he could not bear the way she treated him.
5.The author felt guilty and angry because
A.his friends had discovered that he had not told Myrtle anything.
B.Tom and Robert had told Myrtle about their plans.
C.Myrtle had found out their plans when Tom and Robert talked.
D.he had told Myrtle their plans before Tom and Robert mentioned them.
6.The author complains that his life was not like a play in which .
A.the characters solve their problems by violence.
B.the action that follows quarrels solves their problems.
C.the violence that follows action solves their problems.
D.the characters solved their problems in spite of violence.
TEXT C
Despite Denmark’s manifest virtues, Danes never talk about how proud they are to be Danes. This would sound weird in Danish. When Danes talk to foreigners about Denmark, they always begin by commenting on its tininess, its unimportance, the difficulty of its language, the general small-mindedness and self-indulgence of their countrymen and the high taxes. No Danes would look you in the eye and say, “Denmark is a great country.” You’re supposed to figure this out for yourself.
It is the land of the silk safety net, where almost half the national budget goes toward smoothing out life’s inequalities, and there is plenty of money for schools, day care, retraining programmes, job seminars—Danes love seminars: three days at a study centre hearing about waste management is almost as good as a ski trip. It is a culture bombarded by English, in advertising, pop music, the Internet, and despite all the English that Danish absorbs—there is no Danish Academy to defend against it —old dialects persist in Jutland that can barely be understood by Copenhageners. It is the land where, as the saying goes, “Few have too much and fewer have too little,” and a foreigner is struck by the sweet egalitarianism that
prevails, where the lowliest clerk gives you a level gaze, where Sir and Madame have disappeared from common usage, even Mr. and Mrs. It’s a nation of recyclers—about 55 % of Danish garbage gets made into something new— and no nuclear power plants. It’s a nation of tireless planner. Trains run on time. Things operate well in general.
Such a nation of overachievers —a brochure fro m the Ministry of Business’s and Industry says, “Denmark is one of the world’s cleanest and most organized countries, with virtually no pollution, crime, or poverty. Denmark is the most corruption-free society in the Northern Hemisphere.” So, of course, one’s heart lifts at any sighting of Danish sleaze: skinhead graffiti on buildings (“Foreigners out of Denmark!”), broken beer bottles in the gutters, drunken teenagers slumped in the park.
Nonetheless, it is an orderly land. You drive through a Danish town, it comes to an end at a stone wall, and on the other side is a field of barley, a nice clean line: town here, country there. It is not a nation of jay-walkers. People stand on the curb and wait for the red light to change, even if it’s 2 a.m. and there’s not a car in sight. However, Danes don’t think of themselves as a waiting-at-2-a.m.-for-the-green-light people—that’s how they see Swedes and Germans. Danes see themselves as jazzy people, improvisers, more free spirited than Swedes, but the truth is (though one should not say it) that Danes are very much like Germans and Swedes. Orderliness is a main selling point. Denmark has few natural resources, limited manufacturing capability; its future in Europe will be as a broker, banker, and distributor of goods. You send your goods by container ship to Copenhagen, and these bright, young, English-speaking, utterly honest, highly disciplined people will get your goods around to Scandinavia, the Baltic States, and Russia. Airports, seaports, highways, and rail lines are ultramodern and well-maintained.
The orderliness of the society doesn’t mean that Danish lives are less messy or lonely than yours or mine, and no Danes would tell you so. You can hear plenty about bitter family feuds and the sorrows of alcoholism and about perfectly sensible people who went off one day and killed themselves. An orderly society cannot exempt its members from the hazards of life.
But there is a sense of entitlement and security that Danes grow up with. Certain things are yours by virt ue of citizenship, and you shouldn’t feel bad for taking what you’re entitled to, you’re as good as anyone else. The rules of the welfare system are clear to everyone, the benefits you get if you lose your job, the steps you take to get a new one; and the orderliness of the system makes it possible for the country to weather high unemployment and social unrest without a sense of crisis.
7.The author thinks that Danes adopt a attitude towards their country.
A. modest
B. boastful
C. deprecating
D. mysterious
8.Which of the following is NOT a Danish characteristic cited in the passage?
A. Equality in society.
B. Fondness of foreign culture.
C. Linguistic tolerance.
D. Persistent planning.
9.The author’s reaction to the statement by the Ministry of Business and Industry is .
A. disapproving
B. approving
C. noncommittal
D. doubtful
10.According to the passage, Danish orderliness .
A.sets the people apart from Germans and Swedes
B.spares Danes social troubles besetting other people
C.is considered economically essential to the country
D.prevents Danes from acknowledging existing troubles
11.At the end of the passage the author states all the following EXCEPT that .
A.Danes are clearly informed of their social benefits
B.Danes take for granted what is given to them
C.the open system helps to tide the country over
D.orderliness has alleviated unemployment
TEXT D
In most of the human civilization of which we have any proper records, youth has drawn on either art or life for models, planning to emulate the heroes depicted in epics on the shadow - play screen or the stage, or those known human beings, fathers or grandfathers, chiefs or craftsmen, whose every characteristic can be studied and imitated. As recently as 1910, this was the prevailing condition in the United States. If he came from a non-literate background, the recent immigrant learned to speak, move, and think like an American by using his eyes and ears on the labor line and in the homes of more acculturated cousins, by watching school children, or by absorbing the standards of the teacher, the foreman, the clerk who served him in the store. For the literate and the literate children of the non-literate, there was art—the story of the frustrated artist in the prairie town of the second generation battling with the limitations of the first. And at a simpler level, there were the Western and Hollywood fairy tales which pointed a moral but did not, as a rule, reach table manners.
With the development of the counter-movement against Hollywood, with the efflorescence of photography, with Time-Life-Fortune types of reporting and the dead-pan New York manner of describing the life of an old-clothes dealer in a forgotten street or of presenting the "accurate", "checked" details of the lives of people whose eminence gave at least a sort of license to attack them, with the passion for "human documents" in Depression days — a necessary substitute for proletarian art among middle-class writers who knew nothing about proletarians, and middle-class readers who needed the shock of verisimilitude - a new era in American life was ushered in. It was the era in which young people imitated neither life nor art nor fairy tale, but instead were presented with models drawn from life with minimal but crucial distortions. Doctored life histories, posed carelessness, "candid" shots of people in their own homes which took hours to arrange, pictures shot from real life to script written months before supplemented by national polls and surveys which assured the reader that this hobby socks did indeed represent a national norm or a growing trend - replaced the older models.
12.This article is based on the idea that .
A.people today do not look for models to imitate.
B.whom we emulate is not important.
C.people generally pattern their lives after models.
D.heroes are passed.
13.Stories of the second generation battling against the limitation of the first were often responsible for
.
A.inspiring literate immigrants.
B.frustrating educated immigrants.
C.preventing the assimilation of immigrants.
D.instilling into immigrants an antagonistic attitude toward their forebears.
14.The counter movement against Hollywood was a movement .
A.toward fantasy.
B.against the teachings of morals.
C.towards realism.
D.away from realism.
15.The word "distortions" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A.presentations
B.misinterpretations
C.influences
D.limitations
Part 4: Sentence Translation: Chinese to English. (20%)
1.记者们接到严厉的警告，没有官方批准不得前往灾区。

2.他对那个决定很是恼火，举起双臂表示不满。

3.研究人员建议，人到老年应该多参加个人和集体的心理和生理活动。

4.要让贵宾用的话，这个房间还需要好好清扫一下。

5.真正古怪的人从不特意吸引他人的注意。

Part 5: Writing. (30%)
Cooperative learning, or collaborative learning, is a situation in which two or more people learn or attempt to learn something together. It can take various forms, such as peer feedback, group projects, so on and so forth. Research evidence has shown that collaborative learning can help to foster students’ interests, facilitate critical thinking, and reinforce social skills through interactions because it often necessitates negotiation among learners with respect to the goal, process and methods of learning and social relations. However, many Chinese students often fail to actively engage in collaborative learning processes and prefer instead to work on their own. In your opinion, what are the reasons for their lack of respect for cooperation? What could be done to make a difference?
You are to write a passage of approximately 300 words on this topic.
Cooperative Learning in the Chinese Context
In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.。