同济大学继续教育学院2018学年秋季学期期终考试(卷二)英语期末复习卷(答案)
(完整版)2018年英语二真题及答案
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 the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful? Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that the need to know is so strong that people will 2 to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will 3 .In a series of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested. Student’s willingness to 4 themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one 5 each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment. The twist? Half of the pens would 6 an electric shock when clicked.Twenty-seven students were told which pens were electrified, another twenty-seven were told only that some were electrified 7 left alone in the room, the students who did not know which ones would shock them clicked more pens and incurred more shocks than the students who knew what would 8 subsequent experiments reproduced, this effect with otherstimuli 9 the sound of finger nails on a chalkboard and photographs of disgusting insects.The drive to_10_is deeply rooted in humans. Much the same as the basic drives for_11_or shelter, says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago Curiosity is often considered a good instinct-it can _12_New Scientific advances, for instance-but sometimes such_13_can backfire, the insight that curiosity can drive you to do _14_things is a profound one.Unhealthy curiosity is possible to 15 , however, in a final experiment, participants who were encouraged to 16 how they would feel after viewing an unpleasant picture were less likelyto 17 to see such an image. These results suggest that imagining the 18 of following through on one’s curiosity ahead of time can help determine 19 it is worth the endeavor. ”Thinking about long-term 20 is key to reducing the possible negative effects of curiosity. Hsee says “in other words, don’t read online comments”.1. [A]Protect [B] resolve [C] discuss [D] ignore2. [A]refuse [B] wait [C] regret [D] seek3. [A]hurt [B] last [C]mislead [D] rise4. [A]alert [B] tie [C] treat [D] expose5. [A]message [B] review [C] trial [D] concept6．[A] remove [B] weaken [C] interrupt [D] deliver7．[A]when [B] if [C] though [D] unless8．[A] continue [B] happen [C] disappear [D] change9．[A] rather than [B] regardless of [C] such as [D] owing to 10．[A] discover [B] forgive [C] forget [D] disagree11．[A] pay [B] marriage [C] schooling [D] food12．[A] lead to [B]rest on [C] learn from [D] begin with13．[A] withdrawal [B] persistence [C] inquiry [D] diligence14．[A] self-reliant [B] self-destructive [C] self-evident [D] self-deceptive15．[A] define [B] resist [C]replace [D] trace16．[A] overlook [B] predict [C] design [D] conceal17．[A] remember [B] promise [C] choose [D] pretend18．[A] relief [B] plan [C] duty [D] outcome19．[A] why [B] whether [C] where [D] how20．[A] consequences [B] investments [C] strategies [D] limitationsSection 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 the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1It is curious that Stephen Koziatek feels almost as though he has to justify his efforts to give his students a better future.Mr. Koziatek is part of something pioneering. He is a teacher at a New Hampshire high school where learning is not something of books and tests and mechanical memorization, but practical. When did it become accepted wisdom that students should be able to name the 13th president of the United States but be utterly overwhelmed by a broken bike chain?As Koziatek knows, there is learning in just about everything. Nothing is necessarily gained by forcing students to learn geometry at a graffitied desk stuck with generations of discarded chewing gum. They can also learn geometry by assembling a bicycle.But he’s also found a kind of insidious prejudice. Working with your hands is seen as almost a mark of inferiority. Schoolsin the family of vocational education “have that stereotype...that it’s for kids who can’t make it academically,”he says.On one hand, that viewpoint is a logical product of America’s evolution. Manufacturing is not the economic engine that it once was. The job security that the US economy once offered to high school graduates has largely evaporated. More educationis the new principle. We want more for our kids, and rightfully so.But the headlong push into bachelor’s degrees for all –and the subtle devaluing of anything less – misses an important point: That’s not the only thing the American economy need. Yes, a bachelor’s degree opens more doors. But even now, 54 percent of the jobs in the country are middle-skill jobs, such as construction and high-skill manufacturing. But only 44 percentof workers are adequately trained.In other words, at a time when the working class has turned the country on its political head, frustrated that the opportunity that once defined America is vanishing, one obvious solution is staring us in the face. There is a gap in working-class jobs, but the workers who need those jobs most aren’t equipped to do them. Koziatek’s Manchester school of Technology High School is trying to fill that gap.Koziatek’s school is a wake-up call. When education becomes one-size-fits-all, it risks overlooking a nation’s diversity of gifts.21. A broken bike chain is mentioned to show students’lack of .[A] practical ability[B] academic training[C] pioneering spirit[D] mechanical memorization22. There exists the prejudice that vocational education is for kids who .[A] have a stereotyped mind[B] have no career motivation[C] are not academically successful[D] are financially disadvantaged23. We can infer from Paragraph 5 that high school graduates .[A] used to have big financial concerns[B] used to have more job opportunities[C] are reluctant to work in manufacturing[D] are entitled to more educational privileges24. The headlong push into bachelor's degrees for all .[A] helps create a lot of middle-skill jobs[B] may narrow the gap in working-class jobs[C] is expected to yield a better-trained workforce[D] indicates the overvaluing of higher education25. The author's attitude toward Koziatek’s school can be described as .[A] supportive[B] tolerant[C] disappointed[D] cautiousText 2While fossil fuels—still generate roughly 85 percent of the world’s energy supply, it’s clearer than ever that the futurebelongs to renewable sources such as wind and solar. The move to renewables is picking up momentum around the world: They now account for more than half of new power sources going on line.Some growth stems from a commitment by governments and farsighted businesses to fund cleaner energy sources. But increasingly the story is about the plummeting prices of renewables, especially wind and solar. The cost of solar panels has dropped by 80 percent and the cost of wind turbines by close to one-third in the past eight years.In many parts of the world renewable energy is already a principal energy source. In Scotland, for example, wind turbines provide enough electricity to power 95 percent of homes. While the rest of the world takes the lead, notably China and Europe, the United States is also seeing a remarkable shift. In March, for the first time, wind and solar power accounted for more than 10 percent of the power generated in the US, reported the US Energy Information Administration.President Trump has underlined fossil fuels—especially coal —as the path to economic growth. In a recent speech in Iowa, he dismissed wind power as an unreliable energy source. But that message did not play well with many in Iowa, where wind turbines dot the fields and provide 36 percent of the state’s electricity generation—and where tech giants like Microsoft are being attracted by the availability of clean energy to power their data centers.The question “What happens when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine?” has provided a quick put-down for skeptics. But a boost in the storage capacity of batteries is making their ability to keep power flowing around the clock more likely.The advance is driven in part by vehicle manufacturers, who are placing big bets on battery-powered electric vehicles. Although electric cars are still a rarity on roads now, this massive investment could change the picture rapidly in coming years.While there’s a long way to go, the trend lines for renewables are spiking. The pace of change in energy sources appears to be speeding up—perhaps just in time to have a meaningful effect in slowing climate change. What Washington does—or doesn’t do—to promote alternative energy may mean less and less at a time of a global shift in thought.26. The word “plummeting”(Line 3, Para. 2) is closest in meaning to .[A] stabilizing[B] changing[C] falling[D] rising27. According to Paragraph 3, the use of renewable energy in America .[A] is progressing notably[B] is as extensive as in Europe[C] faces many challenges[D] has proved to be impractical28. It can be learned that in Iowa, .[A] wind is a widely used energy source[B] wind energy has replaced fossil fuels[C] tech giants are investing in clean energy[D] there is a shortage of clean energy supply29. Which of the following is true about clean energy according to Paragraphs 5&6？[A] Its application has boosted battery storage.[B] It is commonly used in car manufacturing.[C] Its continuous supply is becoming a reality.[D] Its sustainable exploitation will remain difficult.30. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that renewable energy____.[A] will bring the USA closer to other countries.[B] will accelerate global environmental change.[C] is not really encouraged by the USA government.[D] is not competitive enough with regard to its cost.Text 3The power and ambition of the giants of the digital economy is astonishing-Amazon has just announced the purchase of the upmarket grocery chain Whole Foods for＄l3.5bn,but two years ago Facebook paid even more than that to acquire the WhatsApp messaging service, which doesn't have any physical product at all. What WhatsApp offered Facebook was an intricate and finely detailed web of its users' friendships and social lives.Facebook promised the European commission then that it would not link phone numbers to Facebook identities, but it broke the promise almost as soon as the deal went through. Even without knowing what was in the messages, the knowledge of who sent them and to whom was enormously revealing and still could be. What political journalist, what party whip, would not want to know the makeup of the WhatsApp groups in which Therea May's enemies are currently plotting? Itmay be that the value of Whole Foods to Amazon is not so much the 460 shops it owns, but the records of which customers have purchased what.Competition law appears to be the only way to address these imbalances of power. But it is clumsy. For one thing, it is very slow compared to the pace of Change within the digital economy. By the time a problem has been addressed and remedied it may have vanished in the marketplace, to be replaced by new abuses of power. But there is a deeper conceptual problem, too. Competition law as presently interpreted deals with financial disadvantage to consumers and this is not obvious when the users of these services don't pay for them. The users of their Services are not their customers. That would be the people who buy advertising from them-and Facebook and Google, the two virtual giants, dominate digital advertising to the disadvantage of all other media and entertainment companies.The product they're selling is data, and we, the users, convert our lives to date for the benefit of the digital giants. Just as some ants farm the bugs called aphids for the honeydew the produce when they feed, so Google farms us for the data that our digital lives yield. Ants keep predatory insects away from where their aphids feed; Gmail keeps the spamme out of our inboxes. It doesn't feel like a human or democratic relationship, even if both sides benefit.31. According to Paragraph 1, Facebook acquired WhatsApp for its .[A] digital products[B] user information[C] physical assets[D] quality service32. Linking phone numbers to Facebook identities may .[A] worsen political disputes[B] mess up customer records[C] pose a risk to Facebook users[D] mislead the European commission33. According to the author, competition law .[A] should sever the new market powers[B] may worsen the economic imbalance[C] should not provide just one legal solution[D] cannot keep pace with the changing market34. Competition law as presently interpreted can hardly protect Facebook users because .[A] they are not defined as customers[B] they are not financially reliable[C] the services are generally digital[D] the services are paid for by advertisers35. The ants analogy is used to illustrate .[A] a win-win business model between digital giants[B] a typical competition pattern among digital giants[C] the benefits provided for digital giants ’customers[D] the relationship between digital giants and their usersText 4To combat the trap of putting a premium on being busy, Cal Newport, author of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, recommends building a habit of “deep work”-the ability to focus without distraction.There are a number of approaches to mastering the art of deep work- be it lengthy retreats dedicated to a specific task; developing a daily ritual; or taking a “journalistic” approachto seizing moment of deep work when you can throughout the day. Whichever approach, the key is to determine your length of focus time and stick to it.Newport also recommends “deep scheduling” to combat constant interruptions and get more done in less time. “At any given point, I should have deep work scheduled for roughly the next mouth. Once on the calendar, I protect this time like I would a doctor’s appointment or important meeting”, he writes.Another approach to getting more done in less time is to rethink how you priorities your day – in particular how we craft our to-do lists. Tim Harford, author of Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives, points to a study in the early 1980s that divided undergraduates into two groups: some were advised to set out monthly goals and study activities; others were told to plan activities and goals in much more detail, day by day.While the researchers assumed that the well-structured daily plans would be most effective when it came to the execution of tasks, they were wrong: the detailed daily plans demotivated students .Harford argues that inevitable distractions often render the daily to-do list ineffective, while leaving room for improvisation in such a list can reap the best results.In order to make the most of our focus and energy, we also need to embrace downtime, or as Newport suggests, “be lazy”.“Idleness is not just a vacation, an indulgence or a vice; it is as indispensable to the brain as vitamin D is to the body …”[idleness]is, paradoxically, necessary to getting any work done,”he argues.Srini Pillay, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, believes this counterintuitive link between downtime and productivity may be due to the may our brains operate. When our brains switch between being focused and unfocused on a task, they tend to be more efficient.“What people don’t realise is that in order to complete these tasks they need to use both the focus and unfocus circuits in their brain,” says Pillay.36. The key to mastering the art of deep work is to .[A] keep to your focus time[B] list your immediate tasks[C] make specific daily plans[D] seize every minute to work37. The study in the early 1980s cited by Harford shows that .[A] distractions may actually increase efficiency.[B] daily schedules are indispensable to studying[C] students are hardly motivated by monthly goals[D] detailed plans may not be as fruitful as expected38. According to Newport, idleness is .[A] a desirable mental state for busy people.[B] a major contributor to physical health[C] an effective way to save time and energy[D] an essential factor in accomplishing any work39. Pillay believes that our brains’ shift between being focused and unfocused .[A] can result in psychological well-being[B] can bring about greater efficiency[C] is aimed at better balance in work[D] is driven by task urgency40. This text is mainly about .[A] ways to relieve the tension of busy life[B] approaches to getting more done in less time[C] the key to eliminating distractions[D] the cause of the lack of focus timePart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subtitles from the list A-G for each numbered paragraph (41-45). There are two extra subtitles which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)A.Just say itB.Be presentC.Pay a unique compliment, places, thingsE.Find the “me too”sF.Skip the small talkG.Ask for an opinionFive ways to make conversation with anyoneConversations are links, which means when you have a conversation with a new person a link gets formed and every conversation you have after that moment will strengthen the link.You meet new people every day: the grocery worker, thecab driver, new people at work or the security guard at the door. Simply starting a conversation with them will form a link.Here are five simple ways that you can make the first move and start a conversation with strangers.41、______________________________________________Suppose you are in a room with someone you don’t know and something within you says “I want to talk with this person”-this is something that mostly happens with all of us. You wanted to say something-the first word –but it just won’t come out, it feels like it is stuck somewhere. I know the feeling and here is my advice: just get it out.Just think: what is the worst that could happen? They won’t talk with you? Well, they are not talking with you now!I truly believe that once you get that first word out everything else will just flow. So keep it simple: “Hi”，“Hey”or “Hello”- do the best you can to gather all of the enthusiasm and energy you can , put on a big smile and say “Hi”。
同济大学继续教育学院2018秋季学期期终考试(卷一)英语期末复习卷(试题)资料讲解
1.As the semester is drawing to an end, the student unionC. resist12.You don’t agree with me on this matter, I know, butB. in time13.As some of the rules concerning foreign trade ranA. abolish14.It is impossible for me to sing a song these days, forC. going off15.The old man regained consciousness and found himselfD. bare16.The typical symptom of the epidemic SARS is ____A. persistent17.The Christmas dinner includes poultry for the main coursB. features18.____ the events of last week, I think, we could haveB. Looking back on19.A suicide bomb exploded in a Jewish ____, killing dozensD. settlement20.In the last few years, the Internet and the World WideD. household21.It can said without exaggeration that no part of theB. more often than not22.While freshmen are considered part of the academicB. kept at bay23.As she matured as an artist, she ____ realize thatA. came to24.He always uses the same ____ of lies to cheatB. flock25.Many European countries ____ all alliance(同盟) againstB. forged26.Because of the mad cow disease, the European UnionD. imposed27.The ancient tribes there are supposed ____ from theC. to have moved28.Bicycle riders want the city government to set asideB. not everyone29.On Children’s Day, our nieces and neph ews were takenD. turned loose21. Our house is about a mile from the station and thereA. in between22. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankindD. make up for23. Some fish have a greater ________ for acid waterA. tolerance24. Many scientists have been _________ the goal ofA. pursuing25. I have no formal clothes for the occasion. PerhapsB. by26. The money I get from teaching the piano is a usefulC. supplement27. The _________ consists of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, theirC. home28. He never talks to me _________ to ask for something.D. other than29. I _________ my grant by working in the evenings.C. supplement30._________ my point I have done a comparative study.B. To illustratePassage One:If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.1.Which of the following ideas is not conveyed in theD.Where there are no written records, there is no history.2.We know very little about the central Africa 200 yearsD.the people there had not known how to write.3.“Remember history”(line 19) refers to ____.B.stories of important happenings passed down from4.“Remember history”(line 19) is regarded as valuableB.no written account is available5.It can be inferred from the passage that we could haveD.made more songs and dancesPassage Two:For the most part, rapid economic development has been a boon. But there is a down side to development –health problems such as overweight are all becoming more prevalent, as more people take taxis to work instead of riding their bicycles, and other labor-saving devices become more popular.6.Rapid economic development has resulted in all theD.people’s awareness of the importance of exercise7.Some people are getting overweight because ____.A.they are too busy to have any time for exercise8.According to the passage, who need regular daily exerciseB.Urban adults with full-time jobs.9.What is the main idea of the last paragraph but one?C.Moderate physical exercise is usually enough for 10.By referring to rapid economic development as “a boon”A.it has benefited the general public greatlyPassage Three:Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to dispose of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem –how to collect body heat. They have designed a collection system which utilizes not only body heat, but the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs and refrigerators as well. The system works so well that no conventional fuel is needed to make the campu s’s six buildings comfortable.11.Until recently, body heat has caused problems because it_____.C. was difficult to get rid of it12.Which of the following is true of the heating system of theJohnstownB. The heat is supplied by both human bodies and other heat-emitting13.At the Johnstown campus, how many of the buildings areheated entirelyD. Six14.According to the passage, which of the following wouldproduce theB. A thin female who does not study15.In the last paragraph, the “hottest prospect” means the____.C. most diligent studentPassage Four：The resources of the library can be helpful even when we are doing something very informal, such as trying to devise a better way to measure attitudes toward music or looking for a better way to teachmathematics. The library can be equally helpful when we are doing something very formal, such as writing a dissertation (学位论文) or preparing an article for publication in a professional journal. In either case, our goal should be to use the library as a useful tool to help us understand and solve our problem.16.The library resources can be helpful when we ______.D. All of the above17.Readers’ familiarity with different resources ______.C. differs greatly18.The author believes that ______.D. one is supposed to have good knowledge and make gooduse of library resources19.When educators wish to share some information with theircolleagues, they often ______.A. publish it in a professional journal20.The chapter in question mainly ______.C. introduces some library servicesPart III. Cloze (15%)One day when Jamie came home after school, his mother had on her worry face. He knew she was thinking of 1.the weather “It’s bad out there. Black clouds are coming from the sea,” Jamie sai d. “Yes. I’m thinking of those fishing boats at sea,” she sai d.At that moment 2.the lights. went out. Jamie and his mother were in the dark.“The coastline will be in the dark,” Jamie’s mother sai d. She got more worried. 3.Troubles always come in threes. I broke my best glasses this morning, and my sister has the cold.“Now, don’t worry, mum. They’re right.” They’re 4.sure to come through this all right.But Jamie really worried about those fishing boats himself. The fishing boats would 5.miss the cove in the dark.Jamie took flares and rushed into the wind. There was a cliff by the sea. He started to climb. He 6.pulled himself up hand over hand. At last he reached the top.He 7.failed three times. On the fourth try he fired off one of the flares. It rose and cut into the black sky in bright light. Then he saw an answering flare up at sea. Jamie fired off two more. He saw another answering flare up, then another, then another. The answering flares from the fishing boats showed they 8.had passed by the entrance to the cove but then changed course and were 9.now sailing into the cove. They were almost home. Jamie helped 10.save the fishermen of the village.1. 我们的计算机系统出了问题，但我觉得问题比较小。
大学英语(二)期末试题及答案
大学英语（二）期末考试试卷1.(2分)To keep healthy, Professor Johnson ______ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.A. took upB. caught onC. carried outD. made for【答案】A2.(2分)There is ______ hope that she may be cured.A. timidB. powerlessC. faintD. reliable【答案】C3.(2分)______ two exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend.A. As forB. BesidesC. WithD. Because of【答案】C4.(2分)The panic attack may ______ for only a few minutes; some, however, continue for several hours.A. happenB. beginC. lastD. end【答案】C5.(2分)Violent programs on TV may have a bad ______ on children.A. pressureB. influenceC. powerD. control【答案】B6.(2分)You ______ be tired---you’ve only been working for an hour.A. must notB. won’t beC. can’tD. may not【答案】C7.(2分)The writer was ______ in his writing that he forgot to walk his dog as usual.A. concentratedB. devotedC. absorbedD. fixed【答案】C8.(2分)The party has failed to ______ the majority of voters that it is capable of governing the country.A. trustB. creditC. convinceD. believe【答案】C9.(2分)The nurse took ______ of my blood to test.A. an exampleB. an instanceC. a caseD. a sample【答案】D10.(2分)It will be quite a long time _____ she is back again, so don't be too crosswith her.A. thatB. sinceC. beforeD. until【答案】C11.(2分)Windy days are characteristic ______ March in that country.A. onB. ofC. forD. by【答案】B12.(2分)I ______ you not to move my dictionary---now I can’t find it.A. askedB. askC. was askingD. had asked【答案】A13.(2分)--Have you read this book?-- Yes. It is ______ worth reading. I suggest you read it if you have time.A. bestB. wellC. betterD. more【答案】B14.(2分)On the river there is ______ bridge.A. an old stone fineB. a stone old fineC. an old fine stoneD. a fine old stone【答案】D15.(2分)Please ______ my best wishes to your parents.A. transferB. transmitC. conveyD. speak【答案】C16.(2分)As _____ my request, my father sent me a check of $500, only half the moneyI badly needed.A. a response forB. a response toC. respond toD. respond for【答案】B17.(2分)The principal dwelled ______ traffic safety in his talk.A. onB. inC. atD. for【答案】A18.(2分)The flu is believed ______ by viruses that like to reproduce in the cells inside the human nose and throat.A. causingB. being causedC. to be causedD. be have caused【答案】C19.(2分)The forest guards often find campfires that have not been ______ completely.A. turned downB. put outC. put awayD. turned over【答案】B20.(2分)The gold medal was ______ to Mr. Brown for his fine show of vegetables.A. rewardedB. awardedC. rewardingD. awarding【答案】B21.(2分)The records of this music group are ______ being bought, for their songs can bring energy into us.A. worthyB. worthC. worthwhileD. worthy of【答案】D22.(2分)After Yang Liwei succeeded in circling the earth, ______ our astronauts desire to do is walk in space.A. whereB. whatC. thatD. how【答案】B23.(2分)______ the program, they have to stay there for another two weeks.A. Not completingB. Not completedC. Not having completedD. Having not completed【答案】C24.(2分)______ is reported in the newspaper, talks between the two countries are making progress.A. ItB. AsC. ThatD. What【答案】B25.(2分)Another worry is that telecommunication systems may isolate people ______ each other.A. fromB. forC. withD. to【答案】A26.(2分)You can’t imagine ______.A. what did we have awful weatherB. what weather awful we did haveC. what awful weather we did haveD. what awful weather we had【答案】D27.(2分)Between the two suggestions, the former one sounds reasonable while the ______ seems unacceptable for us.A. secondB. laterC. lastD. latter【答案】D28.(2分)The driver drove ______ hit a big tree and the car came to a stop.A. too carelessly toB. carelessly enough toC. so carelessly that heD. so careless that he【答案】C29.(2分)______ for your advice, I would have been taken in.A. Had it not beenB. Had it notC. It had not beenD. Not had it been【答案】A30.(2分)I don’t ______ rock ‘n’ roll. It’s much too noisy for my ears.A. go afterB. go away withC. go intoD. go in for【答案】D31.(2分)I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in all my life _____ so happy.A. did I feelB. I feltC. I had feltD. had I felt【答案】D32.(2分)He warmly congratulated them ______ what they had achieved.A. ofB. onC. forD. about【答案】B33.(2分)Social customs ______ from country to country.A. varyB. veryC. modifyD. revise【答案】A34.(2分)We’ll have to find a new _______ of income.A. originB. resourcesC. sourceD. idea【答案】C35.(2分)Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was ______ an assistant secretary of the Department of Transportation in 1971.A. appointedB. employedC. designedD. discharged【答案】A36.(2分)The writer described the crimes against the Jewish people in Germany in _____ detail.A. horrifiedB. terrifiedC. horrorD. horrifying【答案】D37.(2分)______, he could not lift the weight.A. Strong while he wasB. However strong as he wasC. Strong as he wasD. Strong although he was【答案】C38.(2分)Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercises. ______, our minds aredeveloped by learning.A. likelyB. SimilarlyC. ProbablyD. Generally【答案】B39.(2分)Many people want to buy it because, ______, the price is low; ______, it’s rather durable (耐用的).A. for one thing, for anotherB. on one side, on the other sideC. on the one hand, on the other handD. in one part, in the other part【答案】A40.(2分)He felt ______ by his lack of courage when his girlfriend suggested an adventure to the African virgin forest.A. delightedB. worriedC. embarrassedD. excited【答案】C41.(2分)This statement is ______ various interpretations.A. capable forB. capable ofC. competent forD. competent of【答案】B42.(2分)There were dirty marks on her trousers ______ she had wiped her hands.A. whereB. whichC. whenD. that【答案】A43.(2分)Without a sufficient amount of evidence, no justifiable _______ can be drawn.A. reasonB. agreementsC. sourcesD. conclusions【答案】D44.(2分)Little Tom was very excited by the ______ of owning his own pony.A. prospectB. attractionC. determinationD. intention【答案】A45.(2分)In ______ Chinese culture, marriage decisions were often made by parents for their children.A. traditionalB. historicC. remoteD. initial【答案】A46.(2分)The man went into the room, ______ rather strange.A. to lookB. lookingC. lookedD. and looking【答案】B47.(2分)Felix is ______ a bunch of red roses by a young girl as he came out of his car in front of a large house outside London.A. presentedB. offeredC. volunteeredD. supplied【答案】A48.(2分)The neighbors do not consider him quite ______ as most evenings he awakens them with his drunken singing.A. respectfulB. respectedC. respectableD. respective【答案】C49.(2分)After the accident, she had ______ all over.A. painsB. painC. acheD. aches【答案】B50.(2分)Don’t leave for tomorrow ______ you can do today.A. ifB. unlessC. thatD. what【答案】D。
同济大学《大学英语》2020-2021第一学期期末试卷
同济大学《大学英语》2020-2021第一学期期末试卷考生请注意，试表一的答案请涂在养题卡上，考试结束请交试者：和养题卡。
Partl Listening Comprehension (20 minutes,20 points)SectonADrections in this secton,you will hear 10 short conversations At the end of each conversation,a queston wil be asked about what was sa id Both the conversaton and the question will be spoken only once Afer each quesbon there wil be a pause Dunng the peuse,you mustr ead the lour choices marked A). B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer Then ma'k the correspondng letter with a single line th rough the centerExample You wil hearM is e possble for you to work late,Miss Grey?w Work late? I suppose so.if you realy think ifs necessaryQWhere do you thnk Pis conversation most probably tbok place?You wil read A)At the ofice B) In the waiting roomC)At te airport D)In a restaurantFrom the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had tb frish in the evening This is most likely to have take n place at the oflice Therefore,A)"At the office'is the best answer You should choose (A) and mark t with a single line through the center1 A)She doesn't want her boytrend tb gve her a carB)Her boyfrend has a lot of money.C)The man augtt tb lend some money lb her boyfmiend.D)Her boyfrend was making hun df the man.2 A)400B)422C)415D)4203 A)He is gong tb change hs job B)He snt dong well with his work.C)He is doing pretty well now D)He doesn'tike his work4 A) In the cty.B)In the country C)Near his company.D)Near the town.5 A)He hasntseenB)He liked a beter than JawsC)He thought Star Wars was not as good as JawsD)He didn't hke it8 A)Typing a proposal B)Whitng a proposalC)Postnga proposal D)Checking a proposal7.A)Follow the doctor's advice B)Forget to take any pilsC)Take five pills.D)Take two pills8 A)The woman didn't hear the man come in.B) The woman pretended be e when he mencane nC)The woman didn't mind the man's disturbing her.D)The woman asked the man to get home earty next tme.9 A)Three bmes B)Two tmes C)Five times D) Eight tmes10.A)6B) 12C)10D)18Secton B Compound Dictation（注意：听力理解的B节（SectonB）为复合式所写（Compound Detaton），则1在试者上，现在请取出试卷）Part l.Reading Comprehension(35 minutes,40 points)Directions There are 4 passages in this part Each passage is tolowed 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 OneLast week,I found myself worrying less about problems of wortdl politics,and national crime and more about smaller evils I came home one day with a bad taste in my mouth,the kind I get wheneverI witness the btthe cruelty that people infict on each cther On this particular day. I had seen three especially mean-spirited things happenI hrst thought about mean-spinted people as I walked from the bus stop to the office where l work I make this walk every day.and its my fr st step away trom the comforts of home and into the tensions of the cty For me,a landmark on the route is a tiny patch of ground that was once strewn with rubbish and broken glass The city is trying to make a "pocket park" out of t by planting trees and flowers Every day this s ping.I watched the skinny saplings put out tny leaves When I wa ked past,I atways noted how big the tuhips were getting and made bets w ith myself on when they would bioom.But last Wednesday,as I reached the park I fell sick.Someone had knocked the trees to the ground and trampled the budding tulips into the dirt Someone had destroyed a bit d beauty for no reason At lunchtime on Wednesday,I witressed more meamess Along wth dozens of cther hungry.hued people,I wes waiting in line at McDon ald's Aso in line was a young mother with two tred,impatent chidren clnging tb her legs The mother was trying to catm the children,but it was obviousthat they were about to start crying The lines barely moved,and the unchline tension was building Then.one of the children began to cry and scream The litle boy'syels resounded through the restaurant,and people stared angrily at the helpless mother Finally.o ne man turned to her and said,"Lady,you shouldn't bring your kids tb a pubie place if you can't contrd them*The woman was exhausted a nd hungry Someone in ine could have helped her with her problem Instead,even though many of the customers in the restaurant were par ents themselves,they treated her lke a cnminal.The worst incident of mean -spiritedness thatl saw that day happened after I left work AsI walked to the bus stop,I approached an oid wom an huddled in a dooway She was wrapped in a dirty banket and cutched a cheap vinyl bag packed with her belongings She was one of th "street people our society leaves tb fend for themseves The Unted States,the nchestcountry on earth should not allow such suffering Some of these victims even live in cardboard bores dunng the coldest winters Approaching the woman from the opposite direction were thr ee eenagers who were laughing and taking in loud voces When hey saw the oid woman,they began tb shout crude remarks at her One of them grabbed her shopping bag and pretended to trow tout into tme street The woman stared helplessly at them,like a wounded anim al surrounded by hunters Then,having had their fun,the teenagers went on tneir wayI had seen enough of the world's coldness that day and wented tb leavetbehind At home,I hudded in the warmth of my tamily I wondere d why we al contrbute b the world's supply of petty cruety.There's enough of italready.11. We know trom the passage that on the route tb the wnter's woplaceA) a tiny park was being built by plantng trees and howers on a plot of waste landB) nubbish and broken glass were being cleared away from an empty bukding lotC)what used tb be a dumping ground for garbage had been turmed into a playgroundD)a patch of bare ground had been tumed nto a beautful hower bed12. The author"fell sick"on her way tb work last Wednesday becauseA)she felt uncomtortable at the thought of the tension in the workplaceB)the big tulips that she betted would come into blossom had soon witheredC)the young trees and budding fowers in the lite park had been destroyedD) some people had thrown rubbish and broken glass in the pocket park13.According to the author,the scene at M-Donalf's showedA) that hungry people in a hurry were more likely to be impatentB) that kids needed to be taught good mannen before they were brought to public placesC)how hard &coukd be forayoung mother to discipline her chidrenD)how mean people could be towards someone who wes ina diffcult poston14.The author used the example of the oid women hudding in the doorway tb showA)that homeloss people sbl existed in the U SB)howcruel teenagers could sometmes beC)that young people were ofen rude tb their eldersD)how eldery people were chen left b lend lor themseives15. H can be inferred from the passage thatA) every normal person has a cruel streak and will do mean thingsB) petty cruelty can be more hamtu than be problems ike natonal cnmeC)ordinary people can be mean without being aware of tD)teenagers tend to nfict itte crueltes on helpless peoplePassage TwoFaces,ike Angerprints,are unique Did you ever wonder how t is possible for us tb recognize pecple? Even a skilled writer probably could n ot descnbe all the leatures that make one face different from ancther.Yet a very young chid-or even an animal,such as a pigeon-can le am to recognize taces,we al take this ability for grantedWe also lell people apart by how they behave,When we talk about someone's penor she acts.s peaks,thinks and feels that make that individual d fferent from others.Like the human face,human personalty is very complex But descnbing someone's personality in words is somewhat easier than descn bing his face.If you were asked to descnbe what a 'nice face"lboked lihe,you probably would have a difficut bme doing soBut if you were asked to descnbe a "nice person",you might begin tb think about someone who was kuind,considerato,fmendly,wam,a nd so forthThere are many words to descnbe howa person thinks,eels and acts Fordin Alport,an American psychologists,found nearly 18 000 English words charactenzing differences in people's behavior And manyof us use his infomation as a basis for descnibing,of typing.hispersonality.Bookworms.conservatives,military types-people are described with such terms People have alweys tried tb "type'each other,Actors in earty Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the vi llains（坏人）or the hero＇s role In tact，the words ＂person＂and＂personalty＂come from the Latn persona，meaning ＇＂mask＂.Today，mostt elevision and movie actors do not wear masks But we can easily tel the 'good guys trom the "bad guys'"because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions16. By using the example of the fngerprnts,the author tels us thatA) people can leam to recognize tacesB) people have different personalitiesC)people have difculty in descnbing the features of hnger printsD)people differ trom each other in tacial features17.According tb tis passage.some animas have the gft dA) telling people apart by how they behaveB) recognizing human tacesC)typing good people from bad peopleD)typing each other18. Who most probably knows best how tb describe peopleA)The ancient Greek audenceB) Psychologists19.According b the passage,tis possble for us tb teil one type of person from ancther bA) people difer in their ehavioral and physical characteristiesB) people's behavior can be easily descnbed in wordsC) human fngerprints provide unique intormationD)human faces have complex features20 Which d the tollowing is the major point of the passage?A) Why tis necessary b dentfy people's personalityB) How tb get tb know peopleCWhy tis possible tb descrbe peopleD)How best to recognce pecplePassage ThreeAre some people born clever,and others bom stupid? Or is inteligence developed by out environment and our experience?Strangely e nough,the answer to these questions is yes To some extent our inteiligence s gven tb us at birth,and no amount of specal education can make a genius out of a chid bom with low intelligence On the other hand,a child who lves in a bonng environment will develop his intetigence less than one who lives in nich and vaned surroundings Thus the hmits of person's intelligence are hred at brth,whether or not he reaches hose lmts wil depend on his environment This view,now held by most experts,can be supported n a number of ways.It is easy tb show that irteligence s tb some extert something we are bom wth The closer the blood relatonship two people,the closer they are likety tb be in intellgence Thus f we take two unvelated people at random from the populaton,it is likety that their degree of in telligence will be completety different it.on the other hand.we take two identcal twns,they will very likely be as intelligent as each othe t.Relations like brothers and sisters.parents and chitren,usualy have smar nteligence,and thus cieafty suggests that intelligence d epends on birth.Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments We mightsend one,for example,to a universty an d the other to a factory where the work is boring,We would soon find differences in intelligence developing,and thvs indicates that envircontact with each other but who are not related at all are likely tb have similar degree of intefigence.21.The wrter is in favor of the view that man's ntelligence is gven tb himA) at birthB)through educatonC)both at birth and trough educatonD)neither at birth nor through education22 Ha child is bom with low nteligence,he mayA) become a genusB) still become a genus the should be give special educationC) reach his inteligence lmits in nch surroundingsD)not reach his intelgence in his te23. In the second paragraph 'f we take two unrelated peoA) pick any two personsB) take out two differert personsC) choose two persons who are relativeD)choose two persons weh diferent inteligence24.The example of the tmins going b a universty and tb a factory separately showsA) the mportance of ther intelligenceB)the role of environmert on intelligenceC)te mportance of teir postonsD)the part that birth plays25 The best the of this passage can beA) Surroundings B)IntellgenceC)Dependence on Envronment D)Efect of EducatonPassage FourA telescope,lke a microscope.enables us to see things which we could nat see without i A microscope magnifes things(or features of ngs)which are so smal that they are invisible tb the naked eye They may be as smal as a cel or even a small group of molecules Micre n Greek,and in several English technical words,means"smal"But ele-in Greek means distant or tar away The word "television"is alsc erived from this Greek word In England,Australia,and New Zealand we cal a televsion set the "elly'.which is almost the same as the C ek word In the United Sates people cal ta TV.A telescope enables us to see objects which,though milions of tmes lbrger han ourseves,appear much smaller because they are so away Even the images of stars which we see thvrough a telescope are.of course greaty reduced in size in comparson with the stars a al size But a telescope enables us tb see stars which are invisible tb the human eye as well as gving us a brighter,clearer image of those which are visibleIn the last twenty or thirty years there has been a great improvemert in tpower d belescopes There are now me very large and powerful elescopes in existence When you see the sun nse in the morming you are eight minutes late Whatis the meanng of ths strange statement? The tact s thatitt es eight minutes tor the lght totravel trom the sun to the earthThe speed of lgrt s approxmately 186.000 mies per second When you s e a planet ith or wihout the help of a telescope you are agan too late tb see the planet as itexists when you bok at it You see it as it wa some tme eartierWhat happens when you observe stars beyond the solar system?Light trom these stars takes a much longer tme on its jpumey In many ses it takes millions of years to reach our planet Pemaps you beleve that when you see a particutar star.you and the star exist simultanec sly.But this camot be true,Between you and the star,here are many milons of mles in space.and tvs means that there s also a long h tory of several mihion years between the star and you,in other words the star whch you are bokng at now no longer exists n the fom in hich you see it Pertaps at this moment there is no star at that partcutar pont in space Stars,lie human beings.are born and die26.AmcroscopeA) may be as small as a cell or a smal group of moleculesB) is simlar to a telescopeD)enables us to see things that are too small to be seen27. Ris implied in the hrst paragraphA) cells or even molecules can be magnfied by a microscopeB) a molecule is as smal as a cellC) telescopes and microscopes are simlar,they both magnfy smal thingsD) "Telly's a Greek worda28.Accordng tb the second paragraphA) a telescope magnifies objects that are far awayB)a telescope makes the stars tar away visible but unclearC)the stars as we see them through a telescope are actually much largerD) stars are so tar away that they are a'ways inwisble to the human eye29. We leam from the last paragraph thatA) with the heip of a telescope we can observe a star as it actually existsB) stars can usualy exist tor millions d yearsC)whenever an old star des.a new star is bomD)the ftorm in which a star exists may change30 We can Infer trom the passage thatA)the stars we see now no longer existB) stars are much tarther away from us than the sunC)elescopes enabile us b see stars as they actually areD)ike human bengs.stars are bom and diePart II.Vocabulary(20 mnutes,15 ponts)Directions There are 30 incomplete sentences in this pat For each sentence there are four choces marked A).B).C)and D).Choose theONE answer that best completes the sentence Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet witha single ine through the cent31.The problem with the country s how to ift ts economy outofA)reservabon B)recreation C)reversion D)recession32. The rest of the tamiy had neaty reached the nver.but Jane wasbehind as usual.A)declining B)delaying C)lacking D)lagging33 Overa third of the populaton was estimated to have no_tb the health serviceA)assessment B)assignment C)eception D)access34.A prime minister cannct expect to have much tme to_to purely personal mattersA)devote B)reserve C)concentrate D)spare35.We have had to rase our prices because of the ncrease in the cost of_materialsA)primitive B)rough C)ongnal D)w36.He received a lether of thanks for hs_of books tb the Shatespeare IbraryA) publication B)donation C)acquiston D)quotaton37. Onty the most sophstcated theores of modem physics cantsphenomnA)account tor B)count on C)account of D)count for38.When Mary paid the bil,she was gvenafor her money.A)cheque B)ticket C)receipt D)label39.Frankfurt Gemany,is in one of the most_poputated regions of Westem EuropeA)densety B)vasty C)enormousty D)largety40.To ourGeoffreysiness proved not tbo be as serous as we had earedA)entertainment B)judgment C)relel D)relaration41. We might say that__has been done when a man's innocence and guilt has been proved beyond doubtA)judgment C)justce D)wrong42.All men of women,young or old,short or tall shoud not_any fom d discimination,because sooner or later we are all ikely to t all victim to tvis dangerous practiceA)resist B)sustain C)undergo D)tblerate43.We cannot judge a person simply on the_of his educationA)condition B)basis C)principle D)base44. Helen groups al people into twothose she lkes and those she distkesA)specimens B)categones C)catalogs D)secton45 The truck driver was provedof the cnmeC)nnocentA)indifferent B)Iindependent D)nevtable46.Tom coulkd notthe last problem on the anthmetc testA)fil cut B)figure cut C)find out D)fiter cut47.They havewhatl suspected long ago.A)assured B)ensured C)convinced D)confrmed48.The tormer mayor d the city was always holding a_aganst new immigrants and made life dificult for them thereA)prorty B)discomfort C)disadvantage D)prejudce49. Milions of peasants haveb the cites.A)migrated B)accelerated C)Bustrated D)integrated50. Afriendship may be.casual,stuatonal or deep and lastingA)identical B)original D)erticalC)supertcial51.We couldn t make the cake because we didn't have some of the mainA)ingredents B)lactors C)components D)compounds52.Wihout the fricton between their keet and the ground.people would_be able to walkA)in no tme B)by al means C)in no way D)on any account53.My cases were too heavy.and the airtine charged me $40 forbaggageA)extensive B)exclusive C)extreme D)excess54. When the bell rang,people walked out of their homes and_on the vilage squareA)assembled B)dismissed C)dissoved D)disappeared55. Being a pop star can be quite a hard life with a kot of travelingheavy schedulesA)with regard to B)as tb CJin relation tb D)owing to56. The govemmentaheavy tax on tbbacco. whch aroused oppostion from the bbacco ndustryA)pronounced B)complied C)mposed D)prescrbed57.Any electnc products sold in this tamous department store wil be__tor one yearA)protected B)guaranteed C)preserved D)ensured58.The homelessfrom the tooded town were helped by the Red CrossA)scouts B)saints C)beggars D)refugees59. Generally,it is onty when animals are trapped that theyto violence tb escapeA)resort B)appeal C)proceed D)incinemunication is the process of_a message from a source to an audence via a channel.Part IV Cloze (15 minutes.10 points)Directions There are 20 banks n the blowing passage For each blank there are tbur choices marked A).B),C)and D)Youshould choos e the ONE that best hits nto the passage Then ma'k the coresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single ine through the centreAlthough he has not won an Oscar yet he has already made an incredible 61 of money Steven Spielberg is the man 62 tor Jaws,'E T. and Close Encounters of the Thrd Kind.At thirtys years d age,he has already become one of the most 63 Hollywood directors of all t meSpielberg has been interested in farms and cameras ever snce he was a smal chid.64 his tather frst brought home a cinema camera At th e age of twelve,he receved a Kodak camera of his own and began timing home made dsasters such as 65 tran crashes and homble mur ders,the part of the 60 beng played by his three younger ter,at high school,he showed 67 interestin academic subjects,preferr ng o spend hvis tme 68 the cinema of makung his own short science-Acton tims He has been interested in space ever since he was fve,when his tather tbck him 60 one nignt tb watch a meteonte stbm in the Arizona d sert He has believed for a long time that cuter space is nota 70 plsce He feets hat the beings hat nhabit 71 have good intentions 72t eearth.The 73 s demonstrated in two of he major hims,ET:and Close Encounters of the TNind Kind,74 which triendly aliens visit thee arth and make 75 wth chldren.Ever since his chikthood,Spelberg has ved 76 movies and he has poured 77 much d his weath into hes fims He has been descnbed a sthe boy who has never grown up.In tact the secret df his success probably 78 in the fact that his fim adventures happen tb ordnary fok from ordinary backgrounds Hs 79 are people we have al dreamt of 80 at some tme in our lves61. A)bt B)amount C)bunch D)packet62. A)responsible B)asking C)t D)ready63. A)lbvety B)untortunate C)comtortable D)successtut64. A)so B)because C)when D)whom65. A)viwid B)well known C)funny D)toy66. A)victms B)patents C)actors D)roles68.A)on B)at CJfor D)wth69.A)away B)out C)over D)up70. A)Ivable B)central C)hostle D)friendy71. A)here B)that C)them D）计72. A)towards B)cn C)around D)conceming73. A)befief B)behavior D)knowledge74. A)from noqe(8D)in75. A)free B)contact C)war D)friend76. A)off uodn(8C)for D)up to77. A)forth B)back C)down D)among78.A)resuts B)perssts C)les D)lays79A)stars B)coleagues C)folks D)heroes80A)being B)seeng C)actng D)visting。
高等学历继续教育《大学英语2》考试题库
高等学历继续教育《大学英语2》考试题库一、单选题（每题1分，共56道小题，总分值56分）1.In fact he had done_______ he could do to help the poor.（1分）AwhatBwhichCasDall which【正确答案】A2.The idea sounds very good but will it work in __________?（1分）ApracticeBplaceCadvanceDcompany【正确答案】A3.I would have told him the answer had it been possible, but I_____ so busy then.（1分）AamBwereCwasDwould be【正确答案】C4.I'd like to take ________of this opportunity to thank you for your co-operation.（1分）AadvantageBoccasionCbenefitDprofit【正确答案】A5.Peter, whom everyone suspected, _______ to be innocent.（1分）Aturned outBturned offCturned upDturned over【正确答案】A6.I have to _________ my visit as I’ll be very busy next month.（1分）Acall forBcall offCcall onDcall in【正确答案】B7.We have decided to call _____ Mr. Black sometime next week at his home.（1分）AonBatCuDfor【正确答案】A8.No sooner had she entered the house _______ the telephone rang.（1分）AwhenBthanCasDwhile【正确答案】B9.Three people, ________, were injured in the accident.（1分）Aincluded a childBinclude a childCincluding a childDincludes a child【正确答案】C10.Sorry, I don’t know he is a friend of _________.（1分）Ayour brother’sByour brothersCyour brother’s friendDyour brother【正确答案】A11.Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people______ harm them.（1分）Afewer thanBother thanCrather thanDbetter than【正确答案】C12.The young man promised to his parents, “I would never_________ again.”（1分）Alet you outBlet you downClet you inDlet you by【正确答案】B13.It's vital that enough money __________ collected to get the project started.（1分）AisBbeCmust beDcan be【正确答案】B14.Would the news _____he failed to pass the exam bother you?（1分）AwhichBthatCof whichDon which【正确答案】B15.We were deeply impressed by her important _______ to the success of the project.（1分）AworkBdeterminationCimprovementDcontribution【正确答案】D16.It is very important for the strong man to know that _______ strong he is, he cannot be the strongest.（1分）AwhateverBwheneverCwhicheverDhowever【正确答案】D17.“Good—bye, Miss liu. I’m very pleased _________（1分）Ato meet youBhaving met youCmeeting youDto have met you【正确答案】D18.The new English dictionary I bought yesterday ________ me almost twenty yuan.（1分）AspentBpaidCcostDtook【正确答案】C19.Isn’t that _______ they cal l peace and friendship?（1分）AwhichBthisCwhatDwhere【正确答案】C20.________the last one, I answered all the questions.（1分）AExceptBBesidesCExcept forDIn addition to【正确答案】A21.The mother didn't know __________ to blame for the broken glass as it happened while she was out.（1分）AwhoBwhenChowDwhat【正确答案】A22.Had the weather been good, the children ________out for a walk.（1分）Ahad goneBwould goCcould have goneDwent【正确答案】C23.History is the story of _____ happened to the people before today.（1分）AwhicheverBwhomeverCwhateverDwherever【正确答案】C24.We use plastics _________ wood and metal now.（1分）Ain place ofBto take ofCtake the place ofDto take place【正确答案】A25.You had better _________ a doctor as soon as possible.（1分）AseenBsawCseeingDsee【正确答案】D26.I must tell you how _______ a letter from you.（1分）Apleased I was to receiveBpleased I was to receivingCwas I pleased to receiveDpleased I was receiving【正确答案】A27.__________ was once regarded as impossible has now become a reality.（1分）AWhatBThatCWhichDAs【正确答案】A28.She is very careful. She______very few mistakes in her work.（1分）AdoesBtakesCmakesDgets【正确答案】C29.His failure to pay the debts _______ the suspicion that he was not to be trusted.（1分）AconcernsBconfessesCconfusesDconfirms【正确答案】D30.By the time you arrive this evening, __________ for two hours.（1分）AI will studyBI will have been studiedCI had studiedDI will have been studying【正确答案】D31.I am considering ________ my job as I’m not getting on well with my boss.（1分）AchangingBto changeCchangedDto be changed【正确答案】A32.I didn’t go to the party, but I do wish I ________ there.（1分）AwereBhad beenCwould beDwill be【正确答案】B33.I will never forget the ten years ________ we both spent in the little village.（1分）AwhenBduring whichCin whichDwhich【正确答案】D34.Let's finish our homework in a few seconds; it's time we __________.（1分）Aplayed footballBwill play footballCplay footballDare playing football【正确答案】A35.You may write to me or come to see me. ____________ way will do（1分）AAllBBothCOneDEither【正确答案】D36.The question __________ at the meeting tomorrow is very important.（1分）Ato discussBbeing discussedCto be discussedDwill be discussed【正确答案】C37.We consider __________the instrument be adjusted each time it is used.（1分）Athat it necessaryBit necessary thatCnecessary thatDnecessary of it that【正确答案】B38.Some pop singers have much influence ________ the young people.（1分）AtoBforContoDon【正确答案】D39.Of those _____ had applied for the jobs, only two were accepted.（1分）ApersonsBthatCwhoDwhich【正确答案】C40.______ I admit that there are problems, I don't agree that they cannot be solved.（1分）AWhenBAsCWhileDSince【正确答案】C41.It is because she is very devoted to her students _________ she is respected by them.（1分）AwhoBwhichCwhatDthat【正确答案】A42.Mr. Wilson said that he did not want to ______ any further responsibilities.（1分）Atake onBget onCput upDlook up【正确答案】A43.Do you think Tommy is ________ the truth?（1分）AsayingBspeakingCtellingDtalking【正确答案】C44.We had to wait a long time to get our passports, __________?（1分）Awon't weBdon't weCdidn't weDshouldn't you【正确答案】C45.I'd like to_______a special table for the coming Valentine's Day.（1分）ApreserveBdeserveCconserveDreserve【正确答案】D46.Only recently __________ to deal with the environmental problems.（1分）Asomething has doneBhas something doneChas something been doneDsomething has been done【正确答案】C47.It is from my grandparents ______ I learned a lot.（1分）AwhoBwhomCthatDwhich【正确答案】C48.Pierre often makes himself __________ by gesturing with his hands.（1分）Ato understandBunderstandingCto be understoodDunderstood【正确答案】D49.The fact _______ he does so in so short a period of time challenges explanation.（1分）AwhyBthatCwhatDwhich【正确答案】B50.They discussed the problem three or four times, but could come to no_______.（1分）AendBconclusionCresultDjudgment【正确答案】B51.I believe he _________ an accident, otherwise he would have arrived on time.（1分）Awould have hadBcould have hadCmust have hadDshould have had【正确答案】C52.I gave John a present but he gave me nothing ________ .（1分）Ain turnBin returnCin advanceDin vain【正确答案】B53.It is so hot. You should put the food into the refrigerator now. otherwise, it will ______ soon.（1分）AharmBhurtCspoilDdamage【正确答案】C54.Don’t forget ________ the window before leaving the room.（1分）Ato closeBto have closedChaving closedDclosing【正确答案】A55.Not always ________ they want to.（1分）Apeople can do whatBcan people do whatCPeople cannot do whatDcan’t people do what【正确答案】B56.Mr. Smith, together with his wife and children, _______ going to the party this weekend.（1分）AamBisCareDwill【正确答案】B二、翻译（每题1分，共9道小题，总分值9分）1.At the weekly meeting, _everyone must confine his remarks to the subject.（1分）考生答案:【正确答案】每个人的发言都不能离开会议议题展开2.They tend to suffer from heart diseases.（1分）考生答案:【正确答案】他们往往容易患心脏病展开3.As long as you don’t lose heart, no difficulty is too great to triumph over. （1分）考生答案:【正确答案】只要你永不灰心展开4.Whether they will want to meet him remains to be seen in a few weeks.（1分）考生答案:【正确答案】要到几星期以后才知道展开5.The purpose of this committee is tolighten your load and save your life.（1分）考生答案:【正确答案】减轻你的负担，拯救你的生命展开6.For most parents, the decision to send their children abroad for study is made after careful thinking.（1分）考生答案:【正确答案】送孩子出国学习的决定是经过仔细考虑后做出的展开7.The more friends you make, _.the less lonely you will feel.（1分）考生答案:【正确答案】你就越不孤独展开8.Happiness does not always go with money.（1分）考生答案:【正确答案】有钱不一定幸福展开9.His father is _so forgetful that he is always looking for his keys.（1分）考生答案:【正确答案】太忘事了，老是在找钥匙展开三、完形填空（每题20分，共2道小题，总分值40分）1.Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was 1 to go everywhere. They had to decide where to go and which animals to visit as their time was 2 . So both of them agreed not to 3 after choosing a 4 at every fork(岔路口).A road sign at the first fork 5 one way to the lion area and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the former after a 6 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division going separately to the panda and peacock. They 7 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. 8 they made choices all along th e way and each choice meant 9 what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and 10 , for it brooked(容忍)no delay. If they hesitated(犹豫不决) they would miss 11 . Only 12 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 13 possible regret.Life is 14 like this- choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 15 jobs, two fascinating wooers(追求者). To get one you 16 give up the other-you can get half of it. If you 17 weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 18 empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it. 19 you have got half of the desirable things in life-something that is 20 to come by.（20分）(1)（1分）AeasyB difficultCimpossibleD possible【正确答案】C (2)（1分）Aenough BlimitedC tight Dplentiful【正确答案】B (3)（1分）Areturn BcontinueCgoDstop【正确答案】A (4)（1分）Asign Bbranch CcrossingD highway 【正确答案】B (5)（1分）Ashowed Bpointed Cintended Dmade【正确答案】A (6)（1分）AbriefBlongCnoD heated【正确答案】A (7)（1分）Ahoped Bwanted CfavoredDgot【正确答案】C (8)（1分）AHappily BThusCThen DFinally【正确答案】B (9)（1分）Btaking Cpicking up Dgiving up 【正确答案】D (10)（1分）Aslowly Bimmediately C timely Deasily【正确答案】B (11)（1分）AlessBmoreCmostDleast【正确答案】B (12)（1分）AhighBslowCshortD rapid【正确答案】D (13)（1分）Aincrease Bcause Creduce Draise【正确答案】C (14)（1分）Ajust exactly Bmore or less Chardly Dmost【正确答案】B (15)（1分）Aunwanted Bdifferent Cbad Ddesirable 【正确答案】D (16)（1分）Aought to BmayD have to【正确答案】D(17)（1分）Aspend timeBkill timeChave a hard timeDhope for【正确答案】A(18)（1分）Astart withBget upCsucceed inDend up in【正确答案】D(19)（1分）ABy no meansBNot in the leastCAt mostDAt least【正确答案】D(20)（1分）AstupidBdelightedC hardD supported【正确答案】C2. My 23-year-old son Dan stood in the doorway, ready to say goodbye to his home. In a couple of hours he was going to fly out to France. He was going to be away for at least a year to learn a foreign language and 1 life in a foreign country.It was a milestone in Dan’s life, a change from school days to 2.When we were to say goodbye,I 3 closely at his face. I would like to provide him with good 4 that would last longer than here andnow.But not a sound came over my lips. I 5 motionless and silent, looking 6 my son’s green eyes.I knew that this wasn’t the first time I 7 such an opportunity pass me by. When Daniel was a little boy, I followed him to the bus on the first day in preschool. I 8 the excitement in his hand that held mine when the bus came round the corner. He lookedat me—just 9 he did now. And then he boarded the bus and 10 . The bus drove away. And I hadn’t 11 a word.Some ten years later, a similar episode 12 . His mother and I drove him to the university where he was going to 13 .The next morning Dan began to throw up (呕吐). He was ill in bed when I wanted to say goodbye. 14 the words let me down. I only murmured（嘟哝）something like “I hope you are 15 , Dan.” Then I turned around and left.Now I stood in front of him and recalled all the 16 when I hadn’t made use of those opportunities. Why does it have to be so 17 to tell your son how you feel? My mouth was 18 , and I knew I would only say a few words.“Dan,”I 19 stammered out（结结巴巴地说）, “if I had the choice myself, I would 20 you.”That was all I could say. It was nothing, and yet it was everything.（20分）(1)（1分）AleadBexperienceCenjoyDlive【正确答案】B(2)（1分）A college lifeBchildhoodCadulthoodDfreedom【正确答案】C(3)（1分）AlookedBfixedCglaredDglanced【正确答案】A(4)（1分）AgiftBsupportC skillDadvice【正确答案】D(5)（1分）AsaidB stoodCsat Dwondered【正确答案】B (6)（1分）AupBforCatD into【正确答案】D (7)（1分）AmadeBkeptC letDnoticed【正确答案】C (8)（1分）AfeltBknewCfound Drealized【正确答案】A (9)（1分）AwhenBlikeCsinceDonce【正确答案】B (10)（1分）ArodeBranCdrove Ddisappeared 【正确答案】D (11)（1分）AheardBsaidCgaveDleft【正确答案】B (12)（1分）Atook placeB took on Cturned out Dturned up 【正确答案】A(13)（1分）A playBvisitC study Dsearch【正确答案】C (14)（1分）ALuckilyB Once CAgain DTherefore 【正确答案】C (15)（1分）Aworse Bhappier Cgreater Dbetter【正确答案】D (16)（1分）Atimes BplacesC days Dchances【正确答案】A (17)（1分）Aeager Bimportant Cdifficult Dlovely【正确答案】D(18)（1分）A wetB dry Canxious Dtight【正确答案】D (19)（1分）Adirectly BfinallyCkindly Dnervously 【正确答案】D(20)（1分）A love BpraiseC support Dchoose【正确答案】C。
2018年大学生公共英语二级真题试卷及答案
2018年大学生公共英语二级真题试卷及答案目录2018年大学生公共英语二级真题试卷 (1)2018年大学生公共英语二级真题答案 (20)2018年大学生公共英语二级真题试卷(总分110,做题时间90分钟)第一部分听力理解第一节听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What is the woman going to do?A Have a coffee.B Attend a meeting.C Clean her office.2.What does the woman ask for?A A dress of different size.B A dress of better quality.C A dress of a bright color.3.What does the man want to do?A Take his leave.B Borrow a ladder.C Clean the roof.4.What will the woman probably do next?A Go to the man's place.B Reserve an exhibition hall.C Call the Hillsboro Hotel.5.Where are the speakers?A At home.B In a museum.C In the city square.第二节各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
1.Why has the man hardly seen the woman lately?A She had a traffic accident.B She moved to another place.C She is working unusual hours.2.Where does the conversation take place?A In an apartment.B At a bus stop.C In an office.3.What does the man have to do now?A Plan a trip.B Look for a job.C Make a decision.4.What does the woman think of the journey to South America?A Exciting.B Dangerous.C Expensive.5.What advice does the woman give to the man?A Staying at home.B Going abroad.C Opening a bookstore.6.What is the radio program for?A Discussing language skills.B Promoting community service.C Sharing personal feelings.7.What is the second point Prof.Sheffield mentioned?A To conclude the article.B To introduce main ideas.C To give details and facts.8.What makes an excellent article according to Prof.Sheffield?A Detailed facts.B Personal style.C Formal language.9.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A A summer job.B A food company.C A birthday party.10.What does the man's company do?A Offer food services.B Organize concerts.C Design furniture.11.What will the man do before the party?A Play music.B Cook food.C Set tables.12.What does the woman think of the man's work?A Difficult.B Interesting.C Valuable.13.What do the Hoffmans do for a living?A They are gardeners.B They sell vegetables.C They run a guesthouse.14.How much direct sunshine do tomato plants actually need every day?A Five hours.B Eight hours.C Twelve hours.15.Why do Irish potatoes grow better in the shade?A They have deeper roots.B They have wider leaves.C They have bigger flowers.第二部分阅读理解第一节短文理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
2018 年春季学期开放专科期未考试人文英语2答案详解
2018 年秋季学期"开专"期未考试一、交际用语选择正确的语句完成下列对话。
1. Are you thinking of a domestic trip or going abroad?你是想国内旅行还是出国旅行？A. I've never been to those ci ties.我从没去过那些地方。
B. Maybe somewhere in Europe. 也许在欧洲的某个地方C. I'm traveling in the summer.我在夏天旅行。
2. Would you like me to help you make a plan for the summer vacation?你想让我帮你制定暑假计划吗？A. No, I already have plans.不，我已经有计划了。
B. I'd love to，but I'm busy right now.我很想去，但我现在很忙。
C. I'm ill, so I shouldn't go out.我病了，所以我不应该出去。
3. Why do you want to leave your previous job?你为什么要离开以前的工作？A. I' m hoping to have a better position.我希望有一个更好的职位。
B. I don't want to work at all.我根本不想工作。
C. You won't understand it.你不会明白的。
4. How can I get legal advice for free?我怎样才能免费得到法律建议？A. You can get nothing for free.你不能免费得到任何东西。
B. To be frank, I don't care about that.坦白说，我不在乎。
同济大学大学英语期中考试
同济大学大学英语期中考试同济大学大学大学英语四级期中试卷April 2012Major _______ Name _______ Code _______ Score ______Part I Reading Course 3 (15%)Directions: Choose the best answer according to passages in Reading Course 3.Be Kind to Commuters1.Which of the following is NOT true about commuters?A.It?s hard to maintain independence.B.They find it hard to fall into the rhythm of college life.C.They have the freedom to choose the means to work off their tension.D.Leave-taking and parting at graduation are painful.2.According to the text, all the following statements are TRUE except that ________.A.the purpose of the text is to seek a better understanding of commuters.B.dormers enjoy a relatively loose schedule.C.dormers are more capable than commuters./doc/e018330384.html,muters must manage to balance their college life and family needs.3. Commuters are, to some extent, second-class citizens in the social world in the sense that_________.A. they are usually taken as lesser beings or softiesB. they can?t escape the permanent adolescenceC. they are just caught between the rock of academia and sometimes hard place of homeD. they miss out on some traditional collegiate experiences“The American Man”4. By “showing the sword”, the author encourages American men to __________________.A. exhibit their physical strengthB. display their joyful decisivenessC. have courage to argue with their mothersD. get ready to fight for America in future wars5. What?s wrong with American men today?A. They never cry and always provide;B. They work hard, support the family and admire discipline;C. They have recognized their feminine side and become more gentle and considerate;D. They are not happy because their receptivity doesn?t help to solve their problems.The Civil Rights Movement: What Good Was It?6. Which of the following is NOT one of the changes the Civil rights Movement had producedin Walker?s life?A. She began to know her existence.B. She could look after herself intellectually as well as financially.C. She could tell when she was being wronged and by whom.D. She was just inferior to the whites.7. Why was Walker?s mind locked apart from the outer contours and complexion of her body asif it and body were strangers?A. She was ignorant of her existence.B. She lived as a phantom or a statistic exists.C. The color of her body disallow thought and spirit.D. She thought the blacks were inferior to the whites.8. Why did the author feel herself to be a number or a shadow in her high school years?A. Because she had to finish so many school assignments.B. Because she was denied of spiritual pursuits due to her race.C. Because she watched soap operas so often that she forgot her own lifeD. Because she thought herself inferior to the whites.The Middle-Class Black’s Burden9. How does the author feel as a member of the middle-class black in American society?A. She is embraced by both the white and the black.B. She feels perplexed about her life and status.C. She feels wronged and envied by her colleagues.D. She feels abandoned in her life and work.10. Which of the following is excluded from the middle-class black?s burden?A. assuage white guiltB. disapproving black inadequacyC. showing whites that blacks are peopleD. showing blacks that middle-class blacks are still part of their own raceIt’s Time to Ban Handguns11. It can be inferred from the passage that______A. most guns are made to fire at peopleB. the author doesn't trust people who own guns.C. private possession of guns is a social problem in the U.S.D. there is not any form of gun control in the U.S.12. Which of the following statements is NOT true accordingto the passage?A.The use of guns in modern society is the remains of some primitive instinct.B.Most guns are made to fire at people.C.The chief reason for the flood of guns is that the laws are stupid and inadequate.D.Private possession of guns is a social problem in the U.S.When a Citizen Fights Back13. Later, in the chase of the mugger, Colin felt a bit regretful because ___________________.A. the mugger?s lawyer would charge himB. he had to pay for the mugger?s medical billsC. the mugger had threatened to revenge himD. he had inflicted injury on another human being14. When Colin reflected upon his hitting the robber with a baseball bat, he was NOT ________.A.worried about a charge from the robber?s lawyerB.guilty of injuring another human beingC.worried about a revenge from the robber.D.afraid that it was against racial justiceSuperhumans15. Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A.One of the possible attributes of the “superhumans” mentioned is that they are endowedwith incredible information-processing abilities.B.In the “profitable relationship” with the superhumans, one of the disadvantages forhumans is that they would b ecome dependent on ET?s services.C.It can be inferred from the passage that the author thinkssuperhumans are likely to treathumans as humans treat some inferior animals.D. The purpose of this passage is to suggest ways in which humans can deal withsuperhumans.Part II Vocabulary (30%)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence, there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.16.The government is keen to _____________with educational reform to foster an all-rounddevelopment of the young generation.a.take upb. pick upc. drag ond. press on17.Thousands of local people were ___________ homeless by the earthquake.a.derivedb. renderedc. engagedd. changed18.They are hopeful that through negotiation they will be able to bring the _____ to a peacefulconclusion.a.siegeb. contestc. formulad. prototype19.Thousands of ex-army officers have found ________ jobs inprivate security firms.a.decisiveb. efficientc. lucratived. crucial20.The Labor Party's electoral strategy has been based on a tactical __________ with other smallparties.a.expansionb. conquestc. campaignd. alliance21.Oil leaking from a barge in the Mississippi River poses a ________ to the drinking water ofNew Orleans.a.hazardb. offensivec. debtd. thesis22.A wooden frame was ________ onto the cage so as to protect its glass cover.a.blurtedb. mountedc. chuckledd. offended23. The artist rented a large dirty attic, which he, later, ___________into a studio.a. transformedb. transferredc. renewedd. converted24. The aircraft ___________ several new safety features in addition to the standard ones.a. vibratedb. correlatedc. manufactured d .incorporated25. Some politicians fear that agreeing to the concession would set a dangerous ___________,since it might allow a whole range of changes to be introduced.a. precedenceb. presencec. precedentd. president26. We do not want people ___________ into our personal affairs.a.endeavoringb. hammeringc. pryingd. competing27. He?s got the first prize and won in the ___________ of four million dollars.a.partitionb. bracketc. standpointd. neighborhood28. As she talked about how she started up her own enterprise, there was a _________ in here y es that could not be hidden.a.strokeb. sparklec. lighteningd. track29. It is advisable to _____ your travel agent first about the hotel facilities for families withchildren.a.pryb. grillc. prayd. alert30. When his ____________ employers learned that he smoked, they said they wouldn't hirehim.a.prospectiveb. aggressivec. offensived. bleak31. The company took a _____ by cutting the price of their products, and it paid off.a.gambleb. tollc. campaignd. cooperation32. His political rivals are ____________ for an attack on his policies.a.bogged downb. taking a crackc. biding their timed. sending out33. Th e precise number of _________ in yesterday?s bombexplosion is not known,a.applicantsb. oddsc. casualtiesd. boons34. The orange tip _______ well against most backgrounds.a.shows upb. gives upc. makes upd. plays up35. If the curriculum ignores the natural interests of children, it will _______ their motivation.a.correlateb. eliminatec. instructd. launch36. American society remains a diverse mix of racial,_______ and religious groups.a.rawb. heroicc. concernedd. ethnic37. Robots are used in repetitive, __________ tasks in which human performance might degradeover time.a.devastatingb. filthyc. monotonousd. identifiable38. He is seeking advice on how to revive the ___________economy.a.inadequateb. competitivec. courteousd. stagnant39. The whole house _________ whenever a heavy truck passes.a.vibratesb. poundsc. paralyzesd. retreats40. The huge volume of commuter traffic __________ the city?s roads every morning and everyevening.a. analyzesb. paralyzesc. realizesd. modernizes41. Historically, the United States has attracted vast numbers of _______ from all around theworld.a.immigrantsb. veteransc. partnersd. analysts42. Is it __________ that brings people together, or is it accident?a.entityb. destinyc. frequencyd. tide43. Being appointed as President of the university, he_________ to defend the right of everyteacher to freedom of choice in religiona. blurtedb. endeavoredc. interviewedd. pried44. Although job-sharing scheme was ____________ a year ago, very few people have shownany interest in it.a. renderedb. decidedc. launchedd. instructed45. Running a business requires a very different ________ from being a salaried employer.a. tendencyb. mentalityc. declarationd. tensionPart III Reading (30%)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.Passage 1A computer virus has already done a lot of damage, but its potential is even more terrifying. Beginning late Wednesday, computers in dozens of universities and on many military bases began running faster and faster, compiling huge quantities of useless data.Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory suspected a virus and shut their system down. At the University of California at Berkeley, academic research files also began to fill with worthless data and at Stanford Research Institute, several computer based projects are now in jeopardy. One project that will now likely have to be scrapped is a multimillion-dollar program being developed to test Defense Department software.All of the researchers say they will be shutting down and isolating their computers from outside sources. They explain that the virus probably entered the computers by means of a network of telephone lines by which thousands of scientists all over the world share information. The virus is a program disguised as a message. Once in the computer, it takes over and gives the computer new instructions. It is believed the virus was entered into the computer network some time ago and was programmed to trigger late Wednesday.At the Nasa Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, the virus was noticed late Wednesday night when it began to overtake the CPU, or central processing unit, of the main system. The virus then occupied the computer?s central brain s, preventing them from doing the tasks they should have been doing.The Pentagon says some of its information systems have shown evidence of tampering, also, but the virus did not reach any classified or weapon system files. It now appears the FBI will launch an investigation to try to determine who or what has caused this information invasion.46. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _______.A.better and faster computers will be developed soonB.all computer viruses can be wiped out in the near futureC.the detected virus has damaged all the data in the key institutionsD.the virus is likely to do further damage to the computers47. The virus got into the computers by_______.A.disguising itself as a messageB.hiding itself in a disk/doc/e018330384.html,piling huge quantities of useless dataD.overtaking the central processing units48. Why did some people unhook their computers?A.They wanted to use less electricity.B.They wanted to prevent the virus from entering their computers.C.They did not want other people to share their information.D.They did not want their computers to work all the time.49. The word tampering in the last paragraph means “_______”.A.savingB.copyingC.marking the symbols that represent or constitute a documentD.meddling with or making unauthorized changes50. The computer virus mentioned in the passage begins to do damage _____.A.as soon as it enters the computerB.long after it entered the computerC.on Wednesday morningD.at a preprogrammed timePassage 2Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, meansof handling difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying “no”, criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it is the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogue may start a riot. For example, many believe that comedians on TV are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than are people in any other forum.Humor is often the best way to keep a small misunderstanding from escalating into a big deal. Recently, a neighbor of mine had a squabble with his wife as she drove him to the airport. Airborne, he felt miserable, and he knew she did, too. Two hours after she returned home, she received a long-distance phone call. “Person-to-person for Mr s. I.A. Pologize,” intoned the operator. “That?s spelled …p? as in…” In a twinkling, the whole day changed from grim to lovely at both ends of the wire.An English hostess with a quick wit was giving a formal dinner for eight distinguished guests whom she hoped to enlist in a major charity drive(运动). Austerity(简朴)was a fashion in England at the time, and she had asked her children to serve the meal. She knew that anything could happen-----and it did, just as her son, with the studied concentration of a tightrope walker, brought in a large roast turkey. He successfully elbowed the swinging dining-room door, but the backswing overturned the bird onto the dining-room floor.The boy stood rooted; guests stared at their plates. Moving only her head, the hostess s miled at her son, “No harm, Daniel.” She said. “ Just pick him up and take him to the kitchen”------She enunciated(发音) clearly so he would think about what shewas saying-----“and bring in the other one.”A wink(使眼色) and one-liner(俏皮话) instantly changed the dinner from a red-faced embarrassment to a conspiracy of fun.51. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Humor is the key to success in our daily life as well as work.B. Humor enables us to cope with difficult situations effectively.C. Humor is the only best way to criticize someone without losing his face.D. Humor makes fun of any difficult situations.52. Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?A. Comedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making people more tolerant of racialand religious differences.B. To make up differences, humor is a most acceptable as well as a most effective means.C. People often turn to humorous ways when meeting with difficult situations due to itseffectiveness.D. Only by adopting the means of humor can one succeed in some jobs.53. From the context, we may guess that the word “squabble” in Paragraph 2 means ___________.A. accidentB. mealC. jokeD. quarrel54. By addressing his wife “Mrs. I. A. Pologize”, the husband____________.A. meant to have a serious talk with his wifeB. jokingly suggested his wife apologizeC. showed his respect for his wifeD. apologized in private seriously55. What would the son do according to the reaction of the hostess?A. He would bring another turkey from the kitchen right away.B. He would bring one and the same from the kitchen again.C. He would bring the next course from the kitchen immediately.D. He would usher in another child to replace him in service.Passage 3The arrival on our TV screens of “Vice Versa”,the story where a pompous father changes places with his downtrodden schoolboy son is a welcome reminder that there are other forms of role-reversal besides the one where father washes nappies (尿布) and mother drives a truck. There are countless other reversals that upset us all the time.From the moment a mother asks her child to thread a needle for her one such reversal is underway: it?s only a matter of time before the younger boss their elders as once they were bossed as kids. The man who used to have jobs to offer is made redundant, and for the first time in years feels what it?s like to have to ask for work.There?s a lot of role-reversal in those activities which are for some reason called Leisure—the ones which involve sweating up mountains, risking rupture at the end of a rope or clinging to the tiller in a gale. Dad, who doesn?t know which way up is spoon in his own home kitchen, in camp suddenly becomes a fussy old maid about not leaving the washing up, while mother lies back in the grass thinking who cares?At least those reversals are temporary; and temporary reversals have one incontestable blessing: they let you see how it feels to be the other guy.A few years back the Observer investigated some role-reversed couples, and found that mostof them reverted to a more conventional pattern when some phase or crisis was over; the big advantage, they all said, was that now they knew what the other party had to put up with.Yo u don?t always know, though, whether the reversal is temporary. Money, for example: Max Beerbohm wrote a beautiful description of the host who couldn?t be a good guest, but it?s one thing to be a guest just this once, or because you?ve forgotten your walle t; quite another when you?re unemployed with no expense account.In our family, we do change places over money, since both of us tend to spend when we?ve been working hard and be very skinflint when we haven?t. So the bemused children see that at one momen t Daddy?s the big spender, lashing out on cameras and little trips abroad, while Mummy would be biting her nails, except that she?s saving all nail clippings this month to make pan-cleaners. Yet at other times the most necessary expenses send their father into spasm, while I insouciantly write cheques with a song on my lips. I only hope it teaches them flexibility.56. What does the author imply to be the most common role-reversal situation?A. The child becomes the breadwinner in a familyB. The man stays at home while the woman goes out to workC. The mother becomes a drunkard while the father abstains from drinkingD. The child bosses his mother and refuses to do what heshould57. In the 3rd paragraph, the writer indicates that ________.A. women tend to take a rest more often than menB. a change of environment produces a change of rolesC. if they wish, men can do a better job in the kitchen than womenD. in order to change their roles, many people like to enjoy their holidays in the mountains58. The writer makes a difference between paying for someone who has lost his wallet and payingfor someone who is unemployed because the latter _________.A. is worth your attentionB. is usually poorerC. plays a more important role in our societyD. depends on your charity59. From the context, why might mummy be “biting her nails”?A. She might be worrying about the state of the family finances.B. Her nails are too longC. She wants to use her nails to make pan-cleanersD. Her camera was lost60. The word insouciantly in the last paragraph means _______.A. in an excited mannerB. in carefree mannerC. sadlyD. anxiouslyPassage 4For most of us, work is the central, dominating fact of life. We spend more than half of ourconscious hours at work, preparing for work, traveling to and from work. What we do there largely determines our standard of living and to a considerable extent the status we are accorded by our fellow citizens as well. For the foreseeable future the material and psychological rewards which work can provide, and the conditions in which work is done, will continue to play a vital part in determining the satisfaction that life can offer. Yet only a small minority can control the pace at which they work or the condition in which their work is done.Inequality at work and in work is still one of the cruelest and most glaring forms of inequality in our society. The most glaring inequality is that between managers and the rest. For most managers, work is an opportunity and a challenge. Their jobs engage their interest and allow them to develop their abilities. They are constantly learning; they are able to exercise responsibility; they have a considerable degree of control over their own------- and others?------- working lives. Most important of all, they have the opportunity to initiate. By contrast, for most manual workers, and for a growing number of white-collar workers, work is a boring, monotonous, even painful experience. They spend all their working lives in conditions which would be regarded as intolerable------- for themselves------by those who take the decisions which let such conditions continue. The majority have little control over their work; it provides them with no opportunity for personal development. Often production is so designed that workers justifiably feel themselves to be mere cogs (齿轮) in the bureaucratic machine. As a direct consequence of their work experience, many workers feel alienated (疏远) from their work and their firm, whether it is in public or in private ownership.61. In the author?s opinion, people judge others by __________.A.the type of work they doB.the place where they workC.the time they spend at workD.the amount of money they earn62. According to the author, in the future work will__________.A.matter less than it does nowB.be as important as it is nowC.be better paid than it is nowD.offer more satisfaction than it does now63. What advantages do managers have over other workers?A.They cannot lose their jobs.B.They can attend courses at working time.C.They can work at whatever interests them.D.They can make their own decisions.64. Why do working conditions generally remain bad?A.The workers are quite satisfied with them.B.No one can decide what to do about them.C.Managers see no need to change them.D.Office workers want to protect their position.65. What frustrates the workers in a modern factory?A.They are incapable of doing their work properly.B.Their work interferes with their private lives.C.They feel they are no important than their machines.D. Their life is complicated by technological advances.Part IV Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Y ou should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.One of the first principles of effective communication is thata good speaker should have a single, controlling thought on which all other remarks are __66__. If a piece of merchandise __67__ unsatisfactory and you want your money refunded, come __68__ and say so. If you are confused and need help from others, __69__ them know in plain words. If you appreciate the friendship of someone, make your feeling __70__. When you express your __71__ in a brief, clear core statement, you will be __72__ in two ways. First, you?ll be misunderstood less often; second, people will be more __73__ to take you seriously.There are at least two common reasons for __74__ to make a clear core statement. The most common one is embarrassment. Many times you might be reluctant to express just what is on your mind for fear it won?t be appreciated or __75__. People often fail to complain about poor service for fear __76__ being judged “touchy”. Others failed to express appreciation or affection__77__ it might not be reciprocated(回应). Sometimes you might be reluctant to express an __78__ for fear someone would disagree. __79__ than speaking out in situations like these, the usual alternative is to send the message indirectly.A second reason for failing to make a clear core statement is that we often don?t know ourselves what is __80__ on our minds. Precisely what __81__ you about a neighbor?s behavior? Exactly what is wrong with the merchandise you want to do __82__ it? Just what do you appreciate __83__ another person? What are your opinions, and __84__ did you reach them, and how do they __85 __ from the other ideas you have heard expressed?66. A) based B) fixed C) developed D) stuck67. A) turns B) shows C) proves D) results68. A) out B) on C) along D) round69. A) have B) make C) let D) allow70. A) real B) clear C) vague D) indirect71. A) senses B) brains C) hearts D) thoughts72. A) rewarded B) profited C) harvested D) achieved73. A) possible B) proper C) likely D) adequate74. A) avoiding B) failing C) expecting D) having75. A) greeted B) received C) admitted D) accepted76. A) in B) of C) about D) to77. A) because B) when C) though D) unless78. A) advice B) explanation C) opinion D) interest79. A) Rather B) Instead C) More D) None80. A) just B) only C) exactly D) later81. A) worries B) bothers C) confuses D) interrupts82. A) on B) about C) for D) at83. A) about B) to C) for D) with84. A) what B) whether C) why D) how85. A) differ B) change C) range D) shiftPart V Writing (15%)Direction: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition titled Commuter or Dormer. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1.有大学生选择住校2.也有选择走读3.我的选择答案请下载后字体改成黑色看Key to PaperPart I Reading Course 3 (15%)Part II Vocabulary (30%)Part III Reading (30%)Part IV Cloze (10%)Part V Writing (15%)。
(全新整理)10月全国综合英语(二)自考试卷及答案解析
全国2018年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语(二)试题课程代码：00795I．语法、词汇。
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填入答题纸相应位置。
(本大题共25小题，每小题1分，共25分)Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer. (25 points)1. It is ______ good policy to keep physically fit, winter and summer alike.A. aB. anC. /D. the2. Fifteen minutes______ for one who waits.A. seem a long timeB. seemed long timeC. seems a long timeD. Seems long time ago3. The judge awarded a large sum of money ______ hurt in the explosion.A. to themB. to thoseC. for themD. for those4. If you pay the tailor beforehand he will do the job ______.A. all quickly the moreB. quickly all the moreC. all the more quicklyD. the more all quickly5. Even though I am quite a reserved person, I like ______ people.A. to be metB. meetingC. to have metD. met6. By 1642, all towns in the colony of Massachusetts ______ by law to have schools.A. were requiredB. requiredC. was requiredD. had required7. I ______ read a great deal though I don’t have much time for books now.A. used toB. have used toC. am used toD. was used to8. As he ______ up since 4 a.m., he is, no doubt, very tired now.A. isB. wasC. has beenD. had been9. We’ll have to go without him unless he ______ before our train departs.A. comeB. comesC. has comeD. will come10. I still remember quite clearly the place______ I first saw a gorgeous sunset.A. whenB. where1C. wheneverD. wherever11. Is there any special reason______ you want me to wear my new suit to the party?A. howB. whatC. whyD. which12. My kitten got lost again yesterday. I______ never have let it go by itself.A. mightB. shouldC. wouldD. could13. “Doesn’t your sister want to see that movie?”“Yes, but she says______ tonight.”A. she’d not rather goB. she’ll rather not goC. she’d rather not goD. she won’t rather go14. The coat I saw in the department store is very nice, and I believe the color______you perfectly well.A. fitsB. suitsC. matchesD. keeps15. If reading is to accomplish anything more than ______ time, it must be active.A. wastingB. spendingC. passingD. costing16. The committee, ______ noted professors and experts, will make a thoroughinvestigation into this accident.A. consisting ofB. forming ofC. composedD. composing17. She refused to ______ the door key to the landlord until she got back her deposit (押金).A. hand inB. hand outC. hand upD. hand over18. We should always bear in mind that ______ decisions often result in serious consequences.A. emergentB. urgentC. spontaneousD. hasty19. As a developing country, China must ______ the rapid development of world economy.A. meet withB. catch hold ofC. keep pace withD. keep up with20. Although I had several talks with her about the matter, she obviously ______ little notice ofwhat I had said.A. paidB. attachedC. tookD. gave21. Last week we bought some new ______ for our new house at the seaside.A. furnitureB. propertyC. possessionD. belonging22. I ______ you that I had no intention of offending you.2A. convinceB. persuadeC. guaranteeD. assure23. His friends are not happy with him because he always turns down their invitations ______ illhealth.A. on the ground ofB. on the strength ofC. in view ofD. by means of24. Though small in size, this supermarket enjoys an excellent ______ for fair dealing.A. fameB. popularityC. nameD. impression25. Please put on a bright red dress, so that it would be easy for him to ______ you in the crowd.A. realizeB. spotC. discoverD. pickⅡ．完形填空。
成教英语2试题及答案
成教英语2试题及答案一、选择题（每题1分，共10分）1. Which of the following is not a fruit?A. AppleB. BananaC. OrangeD. Potato2. The opposite of "agree" is:A. DisagreeB. AgreeC. CompromiseD. Negotiate3. The phrase "break the ice" means:A. To stop the ice from meltingB. To start a conversationC. To make the ice thickerD. To cool down the room4. In the sentence "She is a ______ of her father," the correct word to fill in the blank is:A. LikenessB. ImageC. ResemblanceD. Imitation5. The word "unique" is often used to describe something thatis:A. CommonB. UnusualC. OrdinaryD. Rare6. The past tense of "begin" is:A. BegunB. BegotC. BeganD. Begging7. "The weather is getting ______." The correct word to complete the sentence is:A. HotterB. ColderC. WetterD. Drier8. "I have no idea what you are talking about" is the same as saying:A. I completely understand.B. I am not sure what you mean.C. I agree with everything you said.D. I have a lot of questions.9. The word "abandon" means:A. To leave something behindB. To keep something safeC. To pick something upD. To take something with you10. "She is a ______ in the kitchen," the correct word tofill in the blank is:A. DisasterB. GeniusC. AmateurD. Professional二、填空题（每题1分，共10分）11. The ______ of the meeting has been postponed due to bad weather.[Answer: Date]12. He is a ______ in the field of computer science.[Answer: Expert]13. The ______ of the company is to provide quality products to its customers.[Answer: Motto]14. She ______ a lot of books before she started writing her own.[Answer: Read]15. The ______ of the building is quite impressive.[Answer: Architecture]16. They ______ the project last month.[Answer: Completed]17. The ______ of the old bridge is a matter of concern.[Answer: Stability]18. He is a ______ of the local football club.[Answer: Member]19. The ______ of the new policy will be announced soon.[Answer: Details]20. She ______ the room with fresh flowers.[Answer: Adorned]三、阅读理解（每题2分，共20分）[文章略]21. What is the main topic of the passage?A. Environmental protectionB. Technological advancementsC. Economic developmentD. Cultural diversity22. According to the passage, what is the author's opinion on the issue?A. PositiveB. NegativeC. NeutralD. Not mentioned23. What does the author suggest as a solution to the problem?A. Stricter regulationsB. Public awarenessC. Government interventionD. International cooperation24. What is the relationship between the two examples givenin the passage?A. Cause and effectB. ComparisonC. ContrastD. Sequence25. What can be inferred from the passage?A. The problem is widespread.B. The solution is simple.C. The issue is controversial.D. The outcome is uncertain.四、翻译题（每题5分，共10分）26. 请将以下句子翻译成英文：这个项目的成功依赖于团队的协作。
同济大学继续教育学院2018秋季学期期终考试卷一英语期末复习卷试题
1.As the semester is drawing to an end, the student union 16.Because of the mad cow disease, the European UnionD. imposedC. resist17.You don't agree with me on this matter, I know, but The ancient tribes there are supposed ____ from the 2.B. in timeC. to have moved18.As some of the rules concerning foreign trade ran Bicycle riders want the city government to set aside 3.B. not everyoneA. abolish19.4.It is impossible for me to sing a song these days, for On Children's Day, our nieces and nephews were takenD. turned looseC. going offThe old man regained consciousness and found himself 21. Our house is about a mile from the station and there 5.A. in between D. bare22. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind 6.The typical symptom of the epidemic SARS is ____D. make up forA. persistentThe Christmas dinner includes poultry for the main cours23. Some fish have a greater ________ for acid water 7.B. featuresA. tolerance____ the events of last week, I think, we could have 24. Many scientists have been _________ the goal of 8. B. Looking back on A. pursuing 25. I have no formal clothes for the occasion. Perhaps A suicide bomb exploded in a Jewish ____, killing dozens 9. D. settlementB. by10.In the last few years, the Internet and the World Wide 26. The moneyI get from teaching the piano is a usefulC. supplementD. household11. 27. The _________ consists of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, their It can said without exaggeration that no part of theC. home B. more often than not28. He never talks to me _________ to ask for something.While freshmen are considered part of the academic 12. B. kept at bayD. other than29. I _________ my grant by working in the evenings. As she matured asan artist, she ____ realize that 13. A. came to C. supplement_________ my point I have done a comparative study.14.30. He always uses the same ____ of lies to cheatB. flock B. To illustrateMany European countries ____ all alliance(15.同盟) againstB. forged1 5/Passage One:A.it has benefited the general public greatlyPassage Three:If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, weshould probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off bodyheat. The usual problem is how to dispose of it. But the designers of had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we didthe Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.the opposite problem – how 1.Which of the following ideas is not conveyed in the to collect body heat. They havedesigned a collection system which utilizes not only body heat, but D.Where there are no written records, there is no history.the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs and refrigerators as 2.We know very little about the central Africa 200 yearswell. The system works so well that no conventional fuel is needed to D.the people there had not known how to write.make the campus's six buildings comfortable.“Remember history”(line 19) refers to ____. 3.11.B.stories of important happenings passed down from Until recently, body heat has caused problems because it_____.4.“Remember history”(line 19) is regarded as valuable C. was difficult to get rid of it12.Which of B.no written account is availablethe following is true of the heating system of theJohnstown 5.It can be inferred from the passage that we could have B. The heat is supplied by D.made more songs and dances both human bodies and otherheat-emitting Passage Two:13.At the Johnstown campus, a has part, the For most rapid economic development been how many of the buildings areheated entirely –to down is But boon. there a side development health problemsD. as more all overweight such as are becoming prevalent, more Six14.According to the passage, which people take taxis to work instead of riding their bicycles, and other of the following wouldproduce the labor-saving devices become more popular.Rapid economic development has resulted in all the 6. B. A thin female who does not study15. people's awareness of the importance of exerciseD.In the last paragraph, the “hottest prospect” means the____.C. Some people are getting overweight because ____.7. most diligent studentA.they are too busy to have any time for exercise：Passage Four 8.According to the passage, who need regular daily exerciseThe resources of the library can be helpful even when we are doing B.Urban adults with full-time jobs.something very informal, such as trying to devise a better way to What is the main idea of the last paragraph but one?9.measure attitudes toward music or looking for a better way to teachC.Moderate physical exercise is usually enough for mathematics. The library can be equally helpful when we are doing10.By referring to rapid economic development as “a boon”5/ 2something very formal, such as writing a dissertation (学位论文) or sea. He started to climb. He 6.pulled himself up hand over hand. preparing an article for publication in a professional journal. In either At last he reached the top.case, our goal should be to use the library as a useful tool to help us He 7.failed three times. On the fourth try he fired off one of the understand and solve our problem.flares. It rose and cut into the black sky in bright light. Then he saw an The library resources can be helpful when we ______.16.answering flare up at sea. Jamie fired off two more. He saw anotherD. All of the aboveanswering flare up, then another, then another. The answering flares Readers' familiarity with different resources ______.17.from the fishing boats showed they 8.had passed by the C. differs greatly entrance to the cove but then changed course and were 9.now The author believes that ______. 18.sailing into the cove. They were almost home. Jamie helped knowledge and make good D. one is supposed to have gooduse of library resources10.save the fishermen of the village. theirshare some information with to 19.When educators wish 1. 我们的计算机系统出了问题，但我觉得问题比较小。
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ASummer ActivitiesStudents should read the list with their parents/carers, and select two activities they would like to do. Forms will be available in school online for them to indicate their choices and return to school. Before choices are finalised, parents/carers will be asked to sign to confirm their child’s choices.21.Which activity will you choose if you want to go camping?A. OUTB. WBPC. CRFD. POT22. What will the students do on Tuesday with Mrs. Wilson?A. Travel to London.B. See a parade and fireworks.C. Tour central Paris.D. Visit the WWI battlefields.BMany of us love July because it’s the month when nature’s berries stone fruits are inabundance. These colourful and sweet jewels from British Columbia’s fields are little powerhouses of nutritional protection.Of the common berries, strawberries are highest in vitamin C, although, because of their seeds, raspberries contain a little more protein(蛋白质), iron and zinc (not that fruits have much protein). Blueberries are particularly high in antioxidants (抗氧化物质). The yellow and orange stone fruits such as peaches are high in the carotenoids we turn into vitamin A and which are antioxidants. As for cherries(樱桃), they are so delicious who cares? However, they are rich in vitamin C.When combined with berries or slices of other fruits, frozen bananas make an excellent base for thick, cooling fruit shakes and low fat”ice cream”. For this purpose, select ripe bananas for freezing as they are much sweeter. Remove the skin and place them in plastic bags or containers and freeze. If you like, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice on the bananas will prevent them turning brown. Frozen bananas will last several weeks, depending on their ripeness and the temperature of the freezer.If you have a juicer, you can simply feed in frozen bananas and some berries or sliced fruit. Out comes a “soft-serve” creamy dessert, to be eaten right away. This makes a fun activity for a children’s party; they love feeding the fruit and frozen bananas into the top of the machine and watching the ice cream come out below.24.What does the author seem to like about cherries?A. They contain protein.B. They are high in vitamin A.C. They have a pleasant taste.D. They are reach in antioxidants.25.Why is fresh lemon juice used in freezing bananas?A. To make them smell better.B. To keep their colour.C. To speed up their ripening.D. To improve their nutrition.26.What is “a juicer” in the last paragraph?A. A dessert.B. A drink.C. A container.D. A machine27.From which is the text probably taken?A. A biology textbook.B. A health magazine.C. A research paper.D. A travel brochure.CTeens and younger children are reading a lot less for fun, according to a Common Sense Media report published Monday.While the decline over the past decade is steep for teen readers, some data in the report shows that reading remains a big part of many children`s lives, and indicates how parents might help encourage more reading.According to the report`s key findings, “the proportion（比例）who say they ‘hardly ever’ read for fun has gone from 8 percent of 13-year-olds and 9 percent of 17-year-olds in 1984 to 22percent and 27 percent respectively today.”The report data shows that pleasure reading levels for younger children,ages 2-8,remain largely the same. But the amount of time spent in reading each session has declined,from closer to an hour or more to closer to a half hour per session.When it comes to technology and reading,the report does little to counsel(建议)parents looking for data about the effect of e-readers and tablets on reading.It does point out that many parents still limit electronic reading,mainly due to concerns about increased screen time.The most hopeful data shared in the report shows clear evidence of parents serving as examples and important guides for their kids when it comes to reading.Data shows that kidsand teens who do read frequently,compared to infrequent readers,have more books in the home,more books purchased for them to read.As the end of school approaches,and school vacation reading lists loom(逼近) ahead,parents might take this chance to step in and make their own summer reading list and plan a family trip to the library or bookstore.28.What is the Common Sense Media report probably about?A.Children’s reading habits.B.Quality of children’s books.C.Children’s after-class activities.D.Parent-child relationships.29.Where can you find the data that best supports”children are reading a lot less for fun?A.In paragraph 2.B.In paragraph 3.C.In paragraph 4.D.In paragraph5.30.Why do many parents limit electronic reading?A.E-books are of poor quality.B.It could be a waste of time.C.It many harm children’s health.D.E-readers are expensive.31.How should parents encourage their children to read more?A.Act as role models for them.B.Ask them to write book reports.C.Set up reading groups for them.D.Talk with their reading class teachers.DWe’ve all been there : in a lift,in line at the bank or on an airplane,surrounded by people who are, like us, deeply focused on their smartphones or,worse,struggling with the uncomfortable silence.What’s the problem?It’s possible that we all have compromised conversational intelligence.It’s more likely that none of us start a conversation because it’s awkward and challenging.or we think it’s annoying and unnecessary.But the next time you find yourselfamong strangers,consider that small talk is worth the trouble. Experts say it’s an invaluable social practice that results in big benefits.Dismissing small talk as unimportant is easy, but we can’t forget that deep relationships wou ldn’t even exist if it weren’t for casual conversation.Small talk is the grease(润滑剂) for social communication,says Bernardo Carducci,director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast“A lmost every great love story and each big business deal begins with small talk." he explains.“The key to succes sful small talk is learning how to connect with others, not just communicate with them.”In a 2014 study,Elizabeth Dunn, associate professor of psychology at UBC, invited people on their way into a coffee shop.One group was asked to seek out an interaction(互动)with its waiter, the other, to speak only when necessary.The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported significantly higher positive feelings and a bettercof fee shop experience.“It's not that talking to the waiter is better than talking to your husband.”says Dunn “But interactions with peripheral members of our social network matter for our well-being also.”Dunn believes that people who reach out to strangers feel a significantly greater sense of belonging,a bond with others Carducci believes developing such a sense of belonging Stars with small talk. “Small talk is the basis of good manners,” he says.32.What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?A. Addiction to smartphones.B. Inappropriate behaviours in public places.C. Absence of communication between strangers.D. Impatience with slow service.33.What is important for successful small talk according to Carducci?A.Showing good manners.B.Relating to other people.C.Focusing on a topic.D. Making business deals.34.What does the coffee-shop study suggest about small talk?A.It improves family relationshipsB.It raises people's confidenceC.It maters as much as a formal talkD.It makes people feel good35.What is the best title for the text?A Conversation Counts B. Ways of Making Small TalkC.Benefits of Small TalkD.Uncomfortable Silence第二节(共5小题:每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从矩文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
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同济大学继续教育学院2012学年春季学期期终考试课程考试题（复习卷）学号第一部分：词汇与结构（共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分）1. The little boy ____ crying until his mother came back.A. stoppedB. didn’t stopC. stopsD. doesn’t stop2. The idea sounds good, but will it work ____?A. practicalB. in practiceC. out of practiceD. by practice3. Don’t ____ about getting dinner for me today.A. puzzleB. interruptC. botherD. interfere4. She didn’t’ feel well today, so she didn’t ____ anything.A. feel like to eatB. feel eatingC. feel to eatD. feel like eating5. We should consider problems ____ the people’s interests.A. in terms ofB. in form ofC. in case ofD. in spite of6. It’s ____ that he will succeed.A. high likelyB. high possiblyC. highly probablyD. highly likely7. His chief difficulty ____ people ignorant of what had happened.A. lie in keepingB. lies with keepingC. lay in keepingD. lay at keeping8. Social customs are ____ from what they used to be fifty years ago.A. differB. differentC. differenceD. indifferent9. He won’t go on doing the job ____ he gets his salary raised.A. whenB. afterC. ifD. unless10. The doctor’s mistakes in jud gment ____ the death of the patient.A. resulted fromB. broke offC. led toD. brought out1.To be frank, I don’t like Jack. His rather superior manner ______ on me.A. jamsB. jarsC. irritatesD. upsets2.This entrance is in ______ use: do not block it.A. constantB. tenderC. creativeD. critical3.We are all ______ to dislike those who are critical of us.A. suspiciousB. easyC. liableD. desirable4.At the dinner party last night Christine felt greatly ______ because her mother kept braggingabout her accomplishments at school.A. alarmedB. disappointedC. ashamedD. embarrassed5.The ______ breakdowns of the computer has caused serious delays in our work.A. continuousB. continuedC. continuingD. continual6.“Take the medicine and go to bed early. If the headache ______, you should come for anX-ray examination,” said the doctor.A. recursB. happensC. recoversD. repeats7.______ by a strange loud noise downstairs, the two girls jumped from their bed and screamed.A. StunnedB. AmazedC. PromotedD. Startled8.Our trip to Beijing ______ with the visit of my cousin Lucy’s family. So we had a greatreunion at the foot of the Great Wall.A. recurredB. coincidedC. blendedD. occurred9.Mr. White translated not only from the German but also, ______ from the Russian.A. in occasionB. with occasionC. on occasionD. occasional10.The WTO is intended to ______ trade among its member states.A. preemptB. proposeC. promoteD. propagate11.To use this machine, first ______ the correct coins, then select the drink you want and pressthe button.A. reset C. insert C. revert D. insist12.The company offered a $5000 ______ for the finder of the lost document.A. wageB. rewardC. bonusD. salary13.An international effort is required to cope with the ______ needs of the earthquake victims.A. universalB. urgentC. uniqueD. uneasy14.Do you have anything ______ to this material but cheaper?A. sameB. familiarC. similarD. alike15.The spokesman made the ______ when commenting on the strike.A. remarkB. reviewC. rescueD. reward16.She wishes that we ______ her the candy yesterday because she’s on a diet.A. hadn’t sentB. didn’t sendC. wouldn’t sendD. shouldn’tsend17.Learning is ______. Learning is always rewarding.A. worthB. worthyC. worthwhileD. worthless18.The ______ were still filled with Chinese Dutch fans who came all the way to cheer for theirteam.A. standsB. standingsC. standD. standing19.A number of laws have been implemented to prevent those officials from ______ their power.A. amusingB. abusingC. musingD. using20.______ is not known yet what will be the main topic for their discussion.A. WhatB. ThisC. ThatD. It第三部分：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）At one time Einstein traveled all over the United States giving lecture. He traveled __1__ car, and soon became quite friendly __2__ the driver.The driver always listened to Einstein’s lectur e, which the great scientist __3__ again and again. One day, he told Einstein that he knew the __4__ so well that he was sure he could give it himself. Ei nstein smiled and said, “why __5__ yo u give the lecture for me next time?” The driver agreed. That evening __6__ of them went along to the lecture hall. Nobody there had seen Einstein __7__. As the driver took his place on the stage everybody clapped. Then be began the lecture. Sureenough, he did not make a __8__ mistake. It was a great success, and when it was over, people clapped and clapped. Then he started to leave, __9__ hands with everybody, __10__ Einstein followed quietly a few steps behind.1. A. in B. with C. without D. by2. A. with B. for C. to D. on3. A. told B. gave C. said D. talked4. A. lesson B. speech C. talk D. lecture5. A. do B. don’t C. didn’t D. will6. A. none B. either C. both D. neither7. A. before B. ago C. since D. after8. A. single B. simple C. serious D. important9. A. to shake B. shake C. shaking D. by shaking10. A. when B. while C. before D. after第四部分：翻译（共5题；每题5分，总分25分）（参阅课本练习）1．背离传统需要极大的勇气。
同济大学《大学英语》2019-2020第二学期期末试卷
同济大学《大学英语》2019-2020第二学期期末试卷课程名称专业班级备注：学生不得在试题纸上答题（含填空题，选择题等客观题）English Test PaperPartl. From the four choices given,choose the one that best completes the sentence. (%0c)1.As the fire was nearty out and i was getting late,they prepared to＿＿for the night.A.sit upB.retire D.retumC.stay up2.Tension within a family＿＿or eliminated when the family,as a whole,is threatened by an extemal force.A.is often relivedB.often relaxedC.Is often relievedD.ofen released3. He picked up his＿＿and put it in hNis pocket.A.resolutionB.resolveC.determinationD.revolver4.The mosquitoes that pass on malaria are becoming resistant to the＿＿now used against them.A.poisonsB.capsulesC.chemicalD.pills5.＿＿she saw the serlous concem on Li Gong's face that she agreed to let him try again.A.It was not untilB.UntilC.It was untilD.Not until6.＿＿whether I am going to China.A. It is not already settledB.It is yet settledC.It is not yet setledD.It is still settled7.There remained nothing but to get the canoe into the water.However,all my＿＿to get i into the water failed.A.equipmentB.toolsC.instrumentD.devices8. It is I＿＿want to leave you,＿＿I have to.A.not that hactause ofB.becausebutC.not that--·butD.not because--because9．Toms styie of travel was interesting-he must＿＿the land as much as possible.A. live off D.be fed onB.be fed up withC.be lived on10.The name of Chaplin＿＿the image of a littie tramp with a brush mustache.A.conjures upB.occurs toes uponD.runs through11.With night＿＿We started for home.A.moving alongB.went bying onD.dragged on12.Will this new oil recovery technique be financially＿＿A.representationB.feasibleC.characteristicsD.diffusion13.Today.getting a new heart is no longer silly. It is now a＿＿A curiosity B.novety C.reality D.application14.Obviously,the white bird in the story has a＿＿_meaning of freedom.A.symbolicB.symbolC.symbolizeD.symbolism15.The search was＿＿when the fog got thicker.A started B.called off C.postponed D.continued16.Let's＿＿our resources and get the job done quickly.e upB.poolC.conserveD.store up17.Mrs.Jones＿＿the suspect by the scar on his face.A. identifiedB.found outC.discoveredD.coincided18.The landlady could not＿＿because al her rooms were bookedB.put up with usA.adapt us C.accommodate us D.hetp us19.The economic crisis has serously＿＿French exports.A.stimutatedB.simulatedC.affectedD.increased20.What＿＿_is simply that he is not wiling to give us his support.A amounts to B.matters C.teaches D.signals21.The train will＿＿from Platform 2 at 3:45 on Tuesday moming.A.arriveB.stopC.departD.deral22.The young girl took the cheese and＿＿to eat.mencedmendedC.renouncedmented23.A judge must be-when weighing evidence.B.detachedA.interested C.separated D.disconnected24.These courses,f property conducted,will＿＿_the minds of the students.A.refreshB.renewC.stimulateD.encourage25.That way of speaking is＿＿people in this part of the country.A.strange toB.odd toC.peculiar tbD.particular about26.He＿＿_as though he had never in his life seen me before.A.went pass meB.avoided meC.passed me byD.went away from me27.He had been＿＿to give up much of his time to housework.A.orderedD.fnightenedpelledC.persuaded28.He＿＿that he could create live fish out of chemicals.A.daimedB.demandedC.arguedD.announced29.The best students are＿＿_special scholarships.A.rewardedB.awardedpensatedD.refused30.Living on an isolated farm,they do not see anybody for weeksA.in the endB.on endC.off and onD.endlesslyPart Il. Reading Comprehension(40%)Passage oneIf you are like most people,your intelligence varles from season to season. Your are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of year.A noted scientist,Ellsworth Huntington,conduded from other men' svork and his own among peoples in different climates and temperature have a definite effect on our mental abilities.He found that cool weather is much more favorable for creative thinking than is summer heat. This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in summer than they are during the rest of the year.It does mean,however,that the mental abilties of large numbers of people tend to be lowest in summer.Spring appears to be the beat period of the year for thinking.One reason may be that in the spring man' s mentalbilities are affected by the same factors that bring about great changes in all nature. Fall is the nexl-best season,then winter.As for summer, it seems to be a good time to take a long vacation ftrom thinking31.According to the passage,man' intelligenceA Stays the same throughout the yearB.Varies from day to dayC.Changes with the seasonsD.Changes from year to year32.Elsworth Huntington decided that climate and temperature haveAa great effect on everyone intelligeneeB. some effect on most people intelligenceC. some effect on a few people InteligenceD. no effect on most people intelligence33.Elsworth Huntington s conclusion was based onA variations of his own mental abilities from season to seasonB.the results of research done by him and other scientists among peoples in different climatesC.detailed records of temperature changes in different placesD.detailed records of different ways of thinking among peoples on different climates34.Why does the author say summer is a good time to take a long vacation from thinking?A. Because a long vacation in summer helps to Improve people ·poventalB.Because people tend to be less creative during summer.C.Because summer is a good time for outdoor activitiesD.Because mental exertion in the summer heat taxes too much of people energy.35.The central idea of this passage isA.man' s mental abilities change from season toseasonB.man' s intelligence varies from place toplaceC.man should take a long vacation in summerD.if you want to do creative thinking.go to a cool placePassage TwoOn November 19,1863,Abraham Lincoin went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery The Civi War was still going on.There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time He was not at all popular.He had been Invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of courtesy.The principal speaker was to be Edward Everett,a famous statesman and speaker of theday.Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.It is said that Lincoin prepared his speech on the train while going to te that night,alone in his hotel room and tire out,he again worked briefly on the speech.The nextday Everett spoke first. Ho spoke for an hour and 57 minutes.His speech was a perfectexample of the rich oratory of the day.Then Lincoln rose.The crowd of 15.000 people atfirst paid llttle attention to him.He spoke lor only nine minutes.Al the end there was ittle applause.Lincoln tumed to a friend and remarked.I have failed again. to Washington he commented sadly.“Thatpeech was a fat failure,and the people are disappointed.-On ttSome newspapers at first criticized the speech.But little by Ittle,as people read the speech, they began tb understand better.They began to appreciate ts simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.Today,every Amencan school child leams Lincoln urg Addeetystear. Now everyone thinks of t as one of the greatest orations ever given in American history.36.In 1863,Abraham Lincoln wasA.very criticalB.unpopularC.very popularD.very courteous37.Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery Because he wasA.a famous oratorB.very handsomeC.President of the United States at the timeD.a poputar statesman38.It can be inferred from the text thatA.Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to GettysburgB.Lincoln was very busy at the time and didn t have much time sperobare hisC.Lncolns speech was ful of richatoryD.Lincolns speech was vinyg39.Lincoln's speecsA.An immediate successB.Warmly applaudedC.A total falureD.Not well-received at first40.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Lincoln's Gettysburg Address has deepaning.B.Lincolns Gettysburg Address is simple btyleC.Lincoln 's Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American schoohild.D.Lincolns Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the Unit6cates. Passage ThreeA flag is more than a piece of coth.It stands for a nation beople-their land,history,and ideals.Iceland lag,for instance,stands for features of the land.Red is for the fire of Iceland Voicanoes.（火山）White is for ice.Blue is for te mountains.On India nag.the blue wheel stands for peace and progress.The white stripe（条纹）behind it is for truth.The black stripe on the fag of Malawi stands for the Negro people of that African tand.The red stripe represents（f代表）the blood they shed to free themselves from foreign rule.When the people of any nation see their flag fying.they feel proud.They love and honor the flag as the symbal（象征）of their country.41.The nag of Iceland isA.red and whiteB.blue and greenC.black,white,and redD.red,white,and blue42.The white stripe on India's fing standsA. ice and mountainsB.peace and progressC.waterfallsD.truth43.India 's flag stands mostly ttreA feature of the land B.riches of the sollC.ideals of the peopleD.history of the country44.The red on Malawl s fag reminds the penfpleA.the many volcanoes in their landB.the beauty of their countrysideC.their fight for freedomD.their need to make progress45.The most important thing about a flag isA. what it stands forB.when it is usedC.what it is made ofD.how big it isPassage FourWarm water freezes more quickly than cold. Sir Francis Bacon said that almost four hundred years ago.But few people believed him -till 1970.In that year Canadian scientist George Kell proved the English scholar was right.Dr.Kel filled an open pail with cold water. He exposed both to the same low temperature.The warm water troze first.The lack （缺少）of covers on the pails was the secret.Some of the warm water changed to vapor. （水蒸气（）It evaporated（蒸发）Into the air.This meant that less of the warm water was left to freeze.And so the wam water froze faster than the cold water -even though it had a greater temperature drop to make.46.Sr Francis Bacon wasA.an American experimenterB.a Canadian scientistC.an English scholarD.an Austraian writer47.Dr.Kells pails webethA.filled wlth waterB.left uncoveredC.exposed to the same temperatureD.all of the above48.The second paragraph tells whyA.Dr.Kell was studying waterB.the warm water froze firstC.Dr.Kell used pails in his workD.water freezes in underground pipes49.No water vapor would have escaped into the air if the pails had beenA.warmedB.coveredC.shakenD.filed50.The cold water troze more slowty becauseA. salt was added to nB.its pail was smallerC.there was more of it leftD.the air near it was moving111.Cloze(10%)I've really got to do something to lose weight.because l'm geting much too fat.I w worrled aboutt_51_I went to see the doctor.He told me that I'probably have a heart _52_unless I started eating less.When you·reon a diet faave toptation to eat 54though you feel hungry.This may be very hard to do and you certainly need a lot of strength to succeed.So 1'going to a health farm for a month where l won' be able to eat and sol"ha_to my diet They will also 56 me take plenty of exercise, 57_won' t do me any harm either.Both the diet andthe exercise will 58 me to lose weight and feel itter.I'm temibly easily Inffuenced by other people.Wheneverl see someone having a drink in a TV program,I feel 59_a drink myself and it's the same with cigarettes and food.So wish me luck,when you see me again,1_60_diffdrbetlooked that you won'trecogniebB.aferC.before51.A although D.until52.A disease B.break C.attack D.damage53.A bear B.resist C.endure D.retreat54,A.as B.even C.H D.despite 55.A.Insist B.holdC.stickD.keep56.A advise B.force C.make D.instruct57.A this B.that C.what D.which58.A make B.help C.assure D.causeB.lke59.A desire C.want D.hope60.A also B.too C.so D muchIV.Translation:(20%)1．她行医至今已有三年零四个月了。
同济大学继续教育学院2012学年秋季学期期终考试-推荐下载
同济大学继续教育学院2012学年秋季学期期终考试专升本大学英语（二）课程考试题（复习卷）学号应考班级级专业考试形式卷姓名题号总分得分Part I. Vocabulary & Structure (30%)Directions: Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.1.As the semester is drawing to an end, the student union is calling on all thestudents to ____ the temptation to cheat on exams.A. refuseB. rejectC. resistD. resolve2.You don’t agree with me on this matter, I know, but ____ you’ll see I am inthe right.A. at timesB. in timeC. at one timeD. all the time3.As some of the rules concerning foreign trade ran contrary to the principlesof the WTO, the government decided to ____ them as soon as possible.A. abolishB. accomplishC. distinguishD. establish4.It is impossible for me to sing a song these days, for my voice is ____.A. going ofB. going toC. going offD. going away5.The old man regained consciousness and found himself lying in a roomwhich had nothing but ____ walls.A. blankB. emptyC. vacantD. bare6.The typical symptom of the epidemic SARS is ____ high fever and acutecough.A. persistentB. resistantC. subsequentD. perseverant7.The Christmas dinner includes poultry for the main course, salad, bread,and vegetables, and ____ a variety of desserts, for example, pies, puddingsand ice-cream.A. involvesB. featuresC. characterizesD. protrudes8.____ the events of last week, I think, we could have handled things moreefficiently.A. Falling back onB. Looking back onC. Getting back onD. Going back on9. A suicide bomb exploded in a Jewish ____, killing dozens of people.A. siteB. plantationC. terminalD.settlement10.In the last few years, the Internet and the World Wide Web have become____ words; almost everyone has heard of them.A. familyB. homeC. houseD. household11.It can said without exaggeration that no part of the United States is noteasily accessible by car, by train, or by air, and ____ by all the three of them.A. more often thanB. more often than notC. no more often thanD. less often than12.While freshmen are considered part of the academic elite(精英), some ofthem appear to lack common sense ____ following traffic regulations.A. coming toB. when coming toC. when it comes toD. when they come to13.Dangerous animals such as bears and wolves can be ____ by lighting a firewhen you go camping in a virgin forest.A. kept in handB. kept at bayC. kept in touchD. kept in mind14.As she matured as an artist, she ____ realize that “all artists are a product oftheir culture”.A. came toB. kept toC. took toD. went to15.He always uses the same ____ of lies to cheat strangers.A. numberB. flockC. groupD. web16.Many European countries ____ all alliance(同盟) against Hitler’s militaryinvasion.A. passed forB. forgedC. compelledD. authorized17.Because of the mad cow disease, the European Union ____ a worldwideban on British beef and beef product exports.A. challengedB. chargedC. forgedD. imposed18.The ancient tribes there are supposed ____ from the mainland to the island.A. to moveB. to be movingC. to have movedD. to have been moving19.Bicycle riders want the city government to set aside special lanes(行车道)for bicycles on some of the main streets, but though they have got some supporters, ____ likes the idea.A. everyoneB. not everyoneC. no oneD. someone20.On Children’s Day, our nieces and nephews were taken to the departmentstore and then ____ to pick their favorite toys.A. set outB. let aloneC. brushed asideD. turned loose21. Our house is about a mile from the station and there are not many houses ______.A. in betweenB. among themC. far apartD. from each other22. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could _________.A. stand up toB. put up withC. come up withD. make up for23. Some fish have a greater ________ for acid water than others.A. toleranceB. resistanceC. dependenceD. persistence24. Many scientists have been _________ the goal of a practical and economical way to use sunlight to split water molecules.A. pursuingB. chasingC. reachingD. winning25. I have no formal clothes for the occasion. Perhaps I can get _________ in a dark suit?A. throughB. byC. atD. off26. The money I get from teaching the piano is a useful _________ to my ordinary income.A. implementB. complementC. supplementD. compliment27. The _________ consists of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, their son and two daughters.A. houseB. householdC. homeD. housing28. He never talks to me _________ to ask for something.A. besidesB. aside fromC. apart fromD. other than29. I _________ my grant by working in the evenings.A. complimentB. complementC. supplementD. implement30._________ my point I have done a comparative study.A. IllustratingB. To illustrateC. Having illustratedD. Being illustratedPart II. Reading Comprehension (30%)Passage One:When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses.What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couples --- people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don’t like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.1.Which of the following has become one of America’s fastest growingbusinesses?A. Selling home furnishings.B. Renting furnished apartments.C. Selling used furniture.D. Renting home furnishings.2.Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?A.Because the furniture they get in this way is new.B.Because it saves them a lot of money.C.Because it saves them much trouble and money.D.Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way.3.What can you infer from the passage?A.The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.B.Renting furniture is not popular in the couple’s home town.C.Only those who don’t have enough money rent furniture.D.People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.4.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?A. rent or Buy?B. A New Way of Getting Home FurnishingsC. Furnished ApartmentsD. A New Idea5.Young people liked renting home furniture in that _______.A. They have less money.B. They don’t want to buy old furniture.C. The new furniture is of good quality.D. They don’t have much money and don’t want to buy the cheap furniture.Passage Two:For the most part, rapid economic development has been a boon. But there is a down side to development – health problems such as overweight are all becoming more prevalent, as more people take taxis to work instead of riding their bicycles, and other labor-saving devices become more popular.An increasing fast pace of life makes it difficult for people to spend time working out or playing sports. “I know exercise is good for your health,” a young lady said. “But after a busy work week, the only thing I want to do is watch some TV and go to sleep.” That attitude may explain the results of a recent nationwide study, which suggested 15 percent of urban adults I China are overweight, a large number of people over the age of 40 suffer from high blood pressure and cardiac ailments.Local researchers found that 31.2 percent of elderly respondents were getting enough exercise, but less than 9 percent of youngsters and the middle-aged got an adequate amount of physical activity.Elderly people understand the importance of protecting their health. The young people, however, are busy working and use this as an excuse to avoid exercise. In fact, physical exercise doesn’t require much time, money or a special gymnasium. People can make use of any time and any place at their convenience to take part in sports. Walking quickly, cycling, climbing the stairs and dancing are all helpful methods to enhance one’s health.The benefits of adding a little more activity to your lift are priceless. “There is no need to be an athlete, however,” a local doctor said. People should walk for 30 minutes a day and take part in other physical activity three to five times a week. He warns, however, that people in poor physical shape should start slowly, and build up over time.China has taken the need for more exercise to heart, with the government running several activities last Sunday, which was the designated World Health Day. Pamphlets and posters based on the theme“Move for Health” were distributed nationwide, encouraging people to develop a positive and healthy lifestyle.6.Rapid economic development has resulted in all the following except ____.A.an increasing number of taxi passengersB.the wide use of labor-saving devicesC.an increasingly fast pace of lifeD.people’s awareness of the importance of exercise7.Some people are getting overweight because ____.A.they are too busy to have any time for exerciseB.they are ignorant of the benefits of exerciseC.they are too weak to participate in physical activityD.they are short of money to pay for different exercises8.According to the passage, who need regular daily exercise most?A.People taking taxis to work.B.Urban adults with full-time jobs.C.Elderly people suffering from high blood pressure.D.Youngsters dreaming of becoming professional athletes.9.What is the main idea of the last paragraph but one?A.Many people are still unable to afford the cost of physical exercises.B.Nobody should take part in physical activity in order to be an athlete.C.Moderate physical exercise is usually enough for ordinary people.D.Old or sick people should only take part in physical exercises of theslowest type.10.By referring to rapid economic development as “a boon” at the beginning ofthe passage, the author means that ____.A.it has benefited the general public greatlyB.it has done harm to people’s health nationwideC.it is going faster than anyone could have imaginedD.it has helped to establish a positive and health lifestyle of the publicPassage Three:Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to dispose of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem – how to collect body heat. They have designed a collection system which utilizes not only body heat, but the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs and refrigerators as well. The system works so well that no conventional fuel is needed to make the campus’s six buildings comfortable.Some parts of most modern buildings – theaters and offices as well as classrooms – are more than amply heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned even in winter. The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called “heat recovery”. A few modern buildings recover heat, but the University’s system is the first to recover heat from some buildings andreuse it in others.Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its heat producers. The harder a student studies, the more heat his body gives off. Male students emit more heat than female students, and the larger a student, the more heat he produces. It is tempting to conclude that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campus would be a hard-working, overweight male genius.11.Until recently, body heat has caused problems because it_____.A. was difficult to collectB. came in variety of formsC. was difficult to get rid of itD. tended to be absorbed by physical objects12.Which of the following is true of the heating system of the Johnstowncampus?A. The heat is supplied by human bodiesB. The heat is supplied by both human bodies and otherheat-emitting objectsC. The heat is supplied by both human bodies and conventional fuelD. The heat is supplied by human bodies, other heat-emitting objects, and conventional fuel13.At the Johnstown campus, how many of the buildings are heated entirely bythe heat collection system?A. NoneB. TwoC. FourD. Six14.According to the passage, which of the following would produce theLEAST amount of heat?A. A fat female who studies hardB. A thin female who does not studyC. A fat male who does not studyD. A thin male who studies hard15.In the last paragraph, the “hottest prospect” means the____.A. most intelligent studentB. most desirable studentC. most diligent studentD. most learned studentPassage Four：The resources of the library can be helpful even when we are doing something very informal, such as trying to devise a better way to measure attitudes toward music or looking for a better way to teach mathematics. The library can be equally helpful when we are doing something very formal, such as writing a dissertation (学位论文) or preparing an article for publication in a professional journal. In either case, our goal should be to use the library as a useful tool to help us understand and solve our problem.The following sections of this chapter will describe specific resources available in many libraries. In some cases you may already be aware of a resource and may use it frequently and successfully. In other cases you may be completely unfamiliar with a resource. Your goal should be to become aware of what is available and to know how to use each of these resources to help you solve the problem they are designed to solve.When educators have a piece of information that they want to share with their colleagues, they often make this information available in professional journals or at professional meetings. It would often be useful to have access to such information, and this chapter will describe the special services that enable us to locate such information.16.The library resources can be helpful when we ______.A. want to find a better way to measure attitudes toward musicB. are preparing a paper for a professional journalC. are writing a dissertationD. All of the above17.Readers’ familiarity with different resources ______.A. is more or less the sameB. varies slightlyC. differs greatlyD. should not be different18.The author believes that ______.A. library resources should be used frequently and completelyB. library resources cannot be made good use of if they are not available tousC. one is supposed to be aware of the library resources that are usually notavailableD. one is supposed to have good knowledge and make good use of libraryresources19.When educators wish to share some information with their colleagues, theyoften ______.A. publish it in a professional journalB. organize professional meetingsC. get access to it in the libraryD. make use of some library services20.The chapter in question mainly ______.A. deals with the ways of dissertation writingB. presents information on publishing papers in professional journalsC. introduces some library servicesD. describes some professional meetingsPart III. Cloze (15%)One day when Jamie came home after school, his mother had on her worry face. He knew she was thinking of 1 “It’s bad out there. Black clouds are coming from the sea,” Jamie said. “Yes. I’m thinking of those fishing boats at sea,” she said.At that moment 2. went out. Jamie and his mother were in the dark.“The coastline will be in the dark,” Jamie’s mother said. She got more worried. 3 always come in threes. I broke my best glasses this morning, and my sister has the cold.“Now, don’t worry, mum. They’re right.” They’re 4 to come through this all right.But Jamie really worried about those fishing boats himself. The fishing boats would 5 the cove in the dark.Jamie took flares and rushed into the wind. There was a cliff by the sea. He started to climb. He 6 himself up hand over hand. At last he reached the top.He 7 three times. On the fourth try he fired off one of the flares. It rose and cut into the black sky in bright light. Then he saw an answering flare up at sea. Jamie fired off two more. He saw another answering flare up, then another, then another. The answering flares from the fishing boats showed they 8 the entrance to the cove but then changed course and were 9 sailing into the cove. They were almost home. Jamie helped 10 the fishermen of the village.A. the windB. the cloudsC. the rainD. the weather1. A. Jamie B. his motherC. the fireD. the lights2. A. Messages B. AccidentsC. TroublesD. Questions3. A. sure B. luckyC. safeD. ready4. A. lose B. missC. leaveD. forget5. A. pushed B. pulledC. carriedD. climbed6. A. made B. triedC. failedD. finished7. A. were at B. had foundC. had passed byD. were going into8. A. now B. thenC. onceD. again9. A. answer B. saveC. find outD. look forPart IV. Translation (25%)1．至于这本杂志，它刊载世界各地许多报刊杂志上文章的摘要。
2018年10月自考英语二真题及答案
2018年10⽉⾃考英语⼆真题及答案2018年10⽉⾼等教育⾃学考试全国统⼀命题考试英语(⼆) 试卷(课程代码00015)本试卷共8页。
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同济大学博士生英语期末考试30篇阅读理解
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上海同济中学2018-2019学年高一英语上学期期末试题含解析
上海同济中学2018-2019学年高一英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1. ----Can those ______at the back of the classroom hear me?----No problem.A.seatB. sitC. seatedD. sat参考答案：C2. ---Can I ask for a leave tomorrow. Mrs. Harmon?--- . You've missed half of the lessons already.A. That all dependsB. Forget itC. Never mindD. Don't worry参考答案：B3. _______ is reported, talks between the two countries are making progress.A. AsB. ItC. ThatD. What参考答案：A4. Being a disabled man has difficulty ( ).A.earning livingsB.to earn his livingB.to earn livings D .earning his living参考答案：D5. When reading, you should _____ your attention on the main idea and the structure of the passage, not on specific words or sentences.A. payB. focusC. putD. expand参考答案：B6. Mr. Lee hasn't arrived. But it's already 9 o'clock. He should ________ at any time.A. bring upB. turn upC. look upD. pick up参考答案：B7. On Saturdays, students are very proud to be on the street to guide passers-by to obey traffic rules.A. charactersB. volunteersC. operatorsD. graduates参考答案：B8. I thought the work would be very difficult. The truth is it is very easy.A. thatB. whatC. whyD. when参考答案：A9. ________ work has been done to improve the people’s living standard.A. ManyB.A large amount ofC. A great manyD. A number of参考答案：B10. .In the early1960s, they gave me a family_______by a network.A.connectB.connectsC.connectedD.connecting参考答案：C11. We a basketball match at five tomorrow afternoon.A. will be watchingB. watchC. can watchD. will have watched参考答案：A12. My mother is against my suggestion while my father is__________ it.A. in need ofB. in face ofC. in favor ofD. in place of参考答案：C13. I’d rather you didn’t talk about such a horrible thing in the ______ of young children.A. presenceB. appearanceC. existenceD. surface参考答案：A14. He seldom finishes his work in time, ____ always makes his boss very angry.A. thatB. asC. whichD. what参考答案：C29. — That woman has been taking care of the two white tigers for 8 years.— Oh, dear! She a lot of difficulties!A. could do throughB. might go throughC. ought to have gone throughD. must have gone through参考答案：D略16. My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever; ______, he could neither eat or sleep.A. as a resultB. after allC. anywayD. otherwise参考答案：A17. The last time I saw him, he ________ for three years.A. had gone to prisonB. had been in prisonC. has gone to prisonD. has been in prison参考答案：B由for three years可知，谓语动词应用延续性动词，从句为过去时，所以谓语应属过去范畴。