江西财经大学大学英语I(非涉外)试卷

江西财经大学现代经济管理学院
第一学期期末考试试卷
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课程名称：大学英语I（非涉外）适用对象：非涉外本科班试卷命题人：试卷审核人：___________
Part I Vocabulary (1’×10=10’)
Directions: Match the words with their definitions.
____ 1. isolated ____ 2. misguided ____ 3. determine ____ 4. intimidate ____ 5. intact ____ 6. audible
____ 7. sustenance ____ 8. absorbing ____ 9. cosmetics ____ 10. inspire
A) a. complete and not damaged
B) a. interesting and enjoyable and holding your attention
C) a. far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote
D) a. based on an incorrect idea
E) v. to give sb. the desire, confidence or enthusiasm to do something well
F) v. to decide firmly that something will be done
G) a. that can be heard clearly
H) n. the food and drink that people, animals and plants need to live and stay healthy
I) n. substances that you put on your face or body in order to look more attractive J) v. to frighten or threaten somebody so that they will do what you want
Part II Reading Comprehension (40’)
Section A (1’×10=10’)
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
What determines the kind of person you are? What factors make you more or less bold, intelligent, or able to read a map? All of these are influenced by the interaction of your genes and the environment in which you were 11 . The study of how genes and environment interact to influence 12 activity is known as
behavioral genetics. Behavioral genetics has made important 13 to the biological revolution, providing information about the extent to which biology influences mind, brain and behavior.
Any research that suggests that 14 to perform certain behaviors are based in biology is controversial. Who wants to be told that there are limitations to what you can 15 based on something that is beyond your control, such as your genes? It is easy to accept that genes control physical characteristics such as sex, race and eye color. But can genes also determine whether people will get divorced, how 16 they are, or what career they are likely to choose? A concern of psychological scientists is the 17 to which all of these characteristics are influenced by nature and nurture(养育), by genetic makeup and the environment. Increasingly, science 18 that genes lay the groundwork for many human traits. From this perspective, people are born 19 like undeveloped photographs: The image is already captured, but the way it 20 appears can vary based on the development process. However, the basic picture is there from the beginning.
Section B (1’×10=10’)
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.
The Art of Friendship
A)One evening a few years ago I found myself in an anxiety. Nothing was really wrong -- my family and I were healthy, my career was busy and successful -- I was just feeling vaguely down and in need of a friend who could raise my spirits, someone who would meet me for coffee and let me rant until the clouds lifted. I dialed my best friend, who now lives across the country in California, and got her voicemail. That's when it started to dawn on me -- lonesomeness was at the root of my dreariness. My social life had dwindled to almost nothing, but somehow until that moment I'd been too busy to notice. Now it hit me hard. My old friends, buddies since college or even childhood, know everything about me; when they left, they had taken my context with them.
B) Research has shown the long-range negative consequences of social isolation on one's health. But my concerns were more short-term. I needed to feel understood right then in the way that only a girlfriend can understand you. I knew it would be wrong to expect my husband to replace my friends: He couldn't, and even if he could, to whom would I then complain about my husband? So I resolved to acquire new friends -- women like me who had kids and enjoyed rolling their eyes at the world a little bit just as I did. Since I'd be making friends with more intention than I'd ever given the process, I realized I could be selective, that I could in effect design my own
social life. The down side, of course, was that I felt pretty frightened.
C) After all, it's a whole lot harder to make friends in midlife that it is when you're younger -- a fact woman I've spoken with point out again and again. As Leslie Danzig, 41, a Chicago theater director and mother, sees it, when you're in your teens and 20s, you're more or less friends with everyone unless there's a reason not to be. Your college roommate becomes your best pal at least partly due to proximity. Now there needs to be a reason to be friends. "There are many people I'm comfortable around, but I wouldn't go so far as to call them friends. Comfort isn't enough to sustain a real friendship," Danzig says.
D) At first, finding new companions felt awkward. At 40 I couldn't run up to people the way my 4-year-old daughters do in the playground and ask, "Will you be my friend? Every time you start anew relationship, you're vulnerable again," agrees Kathleen Hall, D Min, founder and CEO of the Stress Institute, in Atlanta. "You're asking, 'Would you like to come into my life?' It makes us self-conscious."
E) Fortunately, my discomfort soon passed. I realized that as a mature friend seeker my vulnerability risk was actually pretty low. If someone didn't take me up on my offer, so what: I wasn't in junior high, when I might have been rejected for having the wrong clothes or hair. At my age I have amassed enough self-esteem to realize that I have plenty to offer.
F) We're all so busy, in fact, that mutual interests -- say, in a project, class, or cause that we already make time for -- become the perfect catalysts for bringing us in contact with candidates for camaraderie. Michelle Mertes, 35, a teacher and mother of two in Wausau, Wisconsin, says anew friend she made at church came as a pleasant surprise. "In high school I chose friends based on their popularity and how being part of their circle might reflect on me. Now's it's our shared values and activities that count." Mertes says her pal, with whom she organized the church's youth programs, is nothing like her but their drive and organizational skills make them ideal friends.
G) Happily, as awkward as making new friends can be, self-esteem issues do not factor in -- or if they do, you can easily put them into perspective. Danzig tells of the mother of a child in her son's pre-school, a tall, beautiful woman who is married to a big-deal rock musician. "I said to my husband, she's too cool for me,'" she jokes. "I get intimidated by people. But once I got to know her, she turned out to be pretty laid-back and friendly." In the end there was no chemistry between them, so they didn't become good pals. "I realized that we weren't each other's type, but it wasn't about hierarchy." What midlife friendship is about, it seems, is reflecting the person you've become (or are still becoming) back at yourself, thus reinforcing the progress you've made in your life.
H) Harlene Katzman, 41, a lawyer in New York City, notes that her oldest friends knew her back when she was less sure of herself. As much as she loves them, she believes they sometimes respond to issues in light of who she once was. An old chum has the goods on you. With recently made friends, you can turn over a new leaf.
I) A new friend, chosen right, can also help you point your boat in the direction you want to go. Hanna Dershowitz, 39, an attorney and mother in Los Angeles, found that a new acquaintance from work was exactly what she needed in a friend. In addition to liking and respecting Julia, Dershowitz had a feeling that the fit and athletic younger woman would help her to get in shape.
J) While you're busy making new friends, remember that you still need to nurture your old ones. We asked Marla Paul, author of The Friendship Crisis: Finding, Making, and Keeping Friends When You "re Not a Kid Anymore, for the best ways to maintain these important relationships. Keep in touch. Your friends should be a priority; schedule regular lunch dates or coffee catch-up sessions, no matter how busy you are. Know her business. Keep track of important events in a friend's life and show your support. Call or e-mail to let her know you're thinking of her. Speak your mind. Tell a friend (politely) if something she did really upset you. If you can't be totally honest, then you need to reexamine the relationship. Accept her flaws. No one is perfect, so work around her quirks --she's chronically late, or she's a bit negative -- to cut down on frustration and fights. Boost her ego. Heartfelt compliments make everyone feel great, so tell her how much you love her new sweater or what a great job she did on a work project.
21. Leslie Danzig thought making friends at one's middle age needed some reasons.
22. A well-chosen new friend can help you go in the direction that you like.
23. A few years ago the author felt lonely and depressed when she phoned her best friend in another city who was much wanted then but unavailable.
24. According to Kathleen Hall, one might feel sensitive in the first curse of making new friends.
25. Midlife friendship can help you realize your direction of life and reinforce the progress you've made in your life.
26. In Mafia Paul's book, to be a better friend, you should keep track with your friends, care for your friend's job, express yourself, accept her flaws and compliment your friend for her/his good dressing and job.
27. For the author, a girl friend might be the right person to under "stand her and erase her negative feeling.
28. According to Michelle Metes, midlife friendship is based on the shared values and activities
29. As a mature friend seeker, the author finds herself with enough confidence to offer and take rejection with grace.
30. With newly made friends, you can have a chance to take on a new look in your life.
Section C (2’×10=20’)
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
One of the bitterest and most time-worm debates in student union bars up and down the country is resolved as academic research confirms that in financial terms at least, arts degrees are a complete waste of time. Getting through university boosts students’ earnings by 25%, on a weighted average, or $220，000 over their lifetime, according to Professor Ian Walker of Warwick University--but if they study Shakespeare or the peasants’ revolt instead of anatomy of contract law, those gains are likely to be completely wiped out.
The government is about to allow universities to charge students up to $3，000 a year for their degrees, arguing that it’s a small price to pay compared with the financial rewards graduates reap later in life. But Prof. Walker’s research shows there are sharp variations in returns according to which subject a student takes.
Law, medicine and economics or business are the most lucrative choices, making their average earnings 25% higher，according to the article, published in the office for national statistics’ monthly journal. Scientists get 10-15% extra. At the bottom of the list are arts subjects, which make only a “small” difference to earnings--a small negative one, in fact. Just ahead are degrees in education, which leave hard pressed teachers an average of 5% better off a year than if they had left school at 18.
“It’s hard to resist the conclusion that what students learn does matter a lot; and some subject areas give more modest financial returns than others,” Prof. Walker said. As an economist, he was quick to point out that students might gain non-financial returns from arts degrees. “Studying economics might be very dull, for example, and studying post-modernism might be a lot of fun.”
31.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Professor Walker’s Research
B. How to Make Big Money.
C. Differences Between Science and Arts Degrees.
D. Studying Arts Has Negative Financial Outcome.
32. Universities charge students a rather high tuition mainly because_____.
A. they provide the students with very prosperous subjects to learn
B. they assume that their graduates can earn much more than they had paid
C. they don‘t get financial support from the government
D. they need much revenue to support the educational expenses
33. The word “lucrative” (Line 1, Para. 3) most probably means _____.
A. sensible
B. creative
C. profitable
D. reliable
34. Law, medical and business graduates could earn 25% more than ______.
A. education graduates
B. arts graduates
C. those who had not studied at the university
D. the average income
35. We can safely conclude that the author ______.
A. regards arts degrees as meaningless
B. finds this result disappointing and unfair
C. wants the students to think twice before they decide what to learn in college
D. holds that arts degrees are still rewarding despite its scarce financial returns
Passage 2
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Some radio signals were heard in 1967. They were coming from a point in the sky where there was unknown stars.They were coming very regularly, too: about once a second, if they were controlled by clock.
The scientists who heard the signals did not tell anybody else. They were rather afraid to tell in case they frightened people. The signals were coming from a very small body--no bigger, perhaps, than the earth. Was that why no light could be seen from it? Or were the signals coming from a planet that belonged to some other star? There was no end to the questions, but the scientists kept the news secret. “Perhaps there are intelligent beings out there,” they thought. Who are trying to send messages to other planets, or to us? So the news was not given to the newspaper. Instead, the scientists studied the signals and searched for others like them...Well, all that happened in 1967 and 1968. Since then scientists have learnt more about those strange, regular, radio signals. And they have told the story, of course.
The signals do not come from a planet; they come from a new kind of star called a “pulsar”. About a hundred other pulsars have now been found, and most of them are very like the first one.
Pulsars are strong radio stars. They are the smallest but the heaviest stars we know at present. A handful of pulsar would weigh a few thousand tons. Their light--if they give much light--is too small for us to see. But we can be sure of this, no intelligent beings are living on them.
36. The radio signals discussed in this passage____.
A. were regular
B. were controlled by a clock
C. were heard in 1967 only
D. were secret messages
37. The radio signals were sent by____.
A. a satellite
B. a planet
C. a sky body which was unknown at that time
D. intelligent beings who were unknown at that time
38. The scientists did not tell people about the signals because____.
A. the signals stood for secret messages
B. people would ask them too many questions
C. they did not want to frighten people
D. they stood for unimportant messages
39. A pulsar is____.
A. a small heavy star which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seen
B. a small heavy planet which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seen
C. a small heavy satellite which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be
seen
D. a small intelligent being who sends out strong radio signals and cannot be
seen
40. Which of the following is true?
A. One of the pulsars found by scientists sends radio signals.
B. Pulsar began to send radio signals in 1967.
C. Scientists have searched for pulsars for many years but found none.
D. Scientists have found many pulsars since 1967.
Part III Translation (35’)
Section A (5’×5 = 25’َ)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English.
41.学生的学习不应局限于课堂。

(confine to)
42. 辛苦工作了一年，Jack 奖励自己去海边度假。

(reward … with)。

43. 他境况一定是好转了，昨天我看见他有了个新iPhone 手机。

(must have
done, better off)
44. 谁也没有想到这起突发事件竟然促进了我们的合作。

（contribute to）
45. 她屡败屡战，竭尽全力地想要出人头地。

(stand out from the flock)
Section B (5’×2 = 10’)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
46. As the bee disappeared, I realized that I was still on my knees, and I remained on
my knees for some time.
47. But an ordinary guy who has dyed his hair purple or orange is nothing more than
the same person with a funny-looking head.
Part IV Writing (15’×1=15’)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Put Your Mobile Phone Away (把你的手机收起来). You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.。