高级英语(综合英语V)期中试卷

杭州师范大学钱江学院2012—2013学年第一学期期中试卷 《高级英语》 命题教师：古良、马妮、鞠秋红 Part I. Vocabulary (20 points) Directions: In this part there are 20 incomplete sentences. You are required to make them complete by using one of the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best complete the sentence. 1. School should teach children the _____ value of being innovative and creative. A. intrinsic B. inherent C. inheritable D. initial 2. Unemployment, _____ disharmony and children's behavioral problems have risen sharply in the past few years, while prices of house apparatus have dived to 1978 levels. A. marital B. wedlock C. fertility D. omnigamy 3. As the newly-married woman proves to be infertile, the couple have decided to adopt a kid born out of _____. A. marital B. wedlock C. fertility D. omnigamy 4. Some experts think that a single-child family is not large enough to generate the _____ that help develop children ’s personal personalities. A. transactions B. infections C. interpositions D. interactions 5. _____against the rock, combined with the weight of the climber, caused his rope to break. A. Friction B. Confrontation C. V ocation D. Vibration 6. Families may be monogamous or polygamous -- there are such systems where one man is _____ to have several wives. A. supposed B. entitled C. granted D. institutionalized 7. Scientists at an American university have created a _____ material that automatically seals any tiny cracks that develop within it. A. artificial B. empathetic C. therapeutic D. synthetic 8. Parents were expected to train their children not only into an accepted pattern but also in work skills upon which their future _____ would depend. A. subsidy B. substitution C. subsistence D. subtitle 9. The _____ of empty homes has risen from 0.1 per cent to 9.7 per cent. A. proposition B. portion C. proportion D. property 10. Marriage is sanctified not only by the rites of religion, but also by the _____ of property. A. transmission B. transaction C. transposition D. transformation 11. Don't mention _____ to Eddie. It's a sore point with him. A. emptiness B. barrenness C. baldness D. bareness

12. The purity of family life might be maintained , but the aristocracies of France, Italy, and Britain tolerated such behaviors as _____, sexual harassment, and homosexuality, which we consider the hallmark of

modern life.

A. adolescence

B. adultery

C. negligence

D. extravagance

13. The central bank would for the first time become "fully _____" in conducting monetary policies in

accordance with market mechanisms.

A. anonymous

B. autonomous

C. monotonous

D. contemptuous

14. Like any other human institution the family has always been _____ by the changing needs of society,

sometimes slowly, sometimes fast.

A. molded

B. modeled

C. moistened

D. moulded

15. By the early 1980s the company had _____ into one of the country's biggest trucking companies.

A. evolved

B. revolved

C. devolved

D. involved

16. When a young lady “sets her cap” for a certain young man, she shows her _____ to him

A. affection

B. dislike

C. fidelity

D. dignity

17. When we say someone’s hat is too tight, we mean that he or she is _____.

A. mean

B. thin

C. extravagant

D. arrogant

18. The beautiful melody is _____ in my mind.

A. wandering

B. inhabiting

C. lingering

D. idling

19. Clothes and titles are the most potent thing, the most _____ influence, in the world.

A. formative

B. forgiving

C. fortifiable

D. formidable

20. Fighters on both sides took advantage of the cease-fire starting Wednesday evening to _____ front-line

positions.

A. highlight

B. exaggerate

C. fortify

D. evade

Part II. Translation (30 points)

Directions: Translate the first part into Chinese (15 points) and the second into English (15 points).

1.In the following year, a formal peace pact was signed. About a month later, Cixi left Xi’an at last. She was utterly fearful of foreigners just as she was extremely arrogant toward her own countrymen. She stopped far a long time in Henan and halted in Baoding for quite a few days before finally arriving in Beijing. According to unofficial accounts，an amusing episode took place during this long and drawn out journey. When a local official offered a monkey to her as a gift，she was so pleased that she ordered a yellow mandarin jacket to be conferred upon the monkey．later, a eunuch (太监) heard some officials complaining that people were considered less worthy than a monkey and went to inform Cixi，who realized that her order had been indeed a little too whimsical （古怪的）. So she issued another edict granting each of the escorting officials a yellow mandarin jacket. Upon the receipt of such an unusual favor the officials did not know whether they should thank Cixi or rather the monkey for it.

2. 常听到这样的抱怨：做女人真吃力。我深有同感，细究起来，这种吃力，不仅是体力上的，更主要的是心理上的。万事万物由方方面面组成，而那个“男女都一样”的口号(slogan)，只是向女人提出要求，却没有相同的口号要求男人和女人做得一样：一样耐心持久地抚育孩子一样任劳任怨地操持家务；一样尽心尽责地伺奉老人。仔细想想，“男女都一样”的口号曾鼓励着许多妇女竭力地建树了和男人一样的丰功伟绩，同时，女人却依然要做那些和男人不一样的事。其实，所谓“一样”的口号，使女人在做着女人的同时再做男人；其实，所谓“一样”的口号，让女人们又给自己加重了一挑担子；其实，女人和男人在根本上还是不一样的。

Part III. Reading Comprehension (30 points)

Directions: Read the following passages and choose the best answer.