上海大学20152016冬季学期英语B2考试题

A卷Part III Vocabulary and Structure (10%)Directions:There are 20 incomplete statements in this part. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits in the blanks. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41.What about the tape? What was his next step? A hundred thoughts _________ his overloadedbrains.A)raced through B) lived through C) paced through D) got through42.He poured a ______ brandy and sat on the piano bench near the store.A)slacken B) slash C) slick D) stiff43.The beds had also been removed and a(n) _______ dining table had been set up.A)makeup B) abrupt C) subtle D) makeshift44.The property map was un folded on David’s desk, and Tom and Mary _______ the desk fromdifferent sides.A)probed into B) assessed over C) hovered over D) poured into45. A good photograph can often ______ far more than words.A) convey B) define C) identify D) confess46.With foreigners and tourists coming from all over the world, London is one of the mostculturally _____ cities in the world.A)ethnic B) reserved C) diverse D) refined47.We need to create education standards that prepare our next generation who will be ______with an even more competitive market.A) tackled B) confronted C) encountered D) dealt48.From my _______, the world has never seen so many opportunities for young people exitingcollege.A)objective B) perspective C) point D) presentation49.Bathrooms were scrutinized, faucets checked, toilets _____. One week here would seem likea year.A) flushed B) flashed C) fleshed D) shuffled50.Mark Zuckerberg has ______ great wealth by working hard. But, he and his wife decided that99 percent of the stock they hold in Facebook would go toward the philanthropic project overtheir lifetime.A)collected B) accumulated C) gathered D) piled up51.He is such a(n) ______ and I hope to interview him again soon.A) occupation B) confession C) impression D) professional52.I despair _____ finding a seat on the back row, since the seminar is so interesting andexciting.A) on B) in C) of D) above53.______ your opinions are worth considering, the committee finds it unwise to place too muchimportance on them.A) As B) Since C) Provided D) While54.Actually, income tax can______ the gap between the poor and the rich.A) bridge B) break C) ally D) link55.His awkwardness and shyness made him _____ with the key in his pocket.A) rumble B) fumble C) mumble D) murmur56.An almost unbearable loneliness and sadness has ____ him since his only child left home andgot married.A) strewed B) dubbed C) inspected D) engulfed57.To our great surprise, he wins the competition in three years ____.A)in sequence B) in consequence C) in subsequence D) in frequency58.Mary is a devoted friend; you can always ______ her whenever you are in trouble.A) discount B) account C) count D) count on59.The young man was ______ heroin and lost his job and his wife.A) involved with B) overlooked C) hooked on D) confirmed by60.Julia wandered about the castle, glancing _____ at the paintings and furniture. She had nointerest in all of the things at all.A) differently B) indifferently C) curiously D) thoughtfully Part IV Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following two passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet（答题卡）with a single line through the centre.Passage 1My daughter smokes. __61__ she is doing her homework, her feet on the bench in front of her and her calculator clicking out answers to her geometry problems, I am looking at the half-empty package of Camels __62__ carelessly close at __63__. I pick them up, take them into the kitchen, where the light is better, and study them—they're filtered, __64__ which I am grateful. My heart feels terrible. I want to weep. In fact, I do weep a little, standing there by the stove __65__ one of the instruments, so white, so precisely rolled, that could cause my daughter’s death. When she smoked Marlboros and Players I __66__ myself against feeling so bad; nobody I knew ever smoked these __67__.She doesn’t know this, but it was Camels that my father, her grandfather, smoked. But before he smoked cigarettes made by manufacturers—when he was very young and very poor, with __68__ eyes—he smoked Prince Albert tobacco in cigarettes he rolled himself. I remember the bright-red tobacco tin, __69__ a picture of Queen Victoria's partner, Prince Albert, dressed in a black dress coat and carrying a cane. By the __70__ forties and early fifties no one rolled his own anymore.61. A) Which B) Whereas C) While D) What62. A) thrown B) tossed C) flung D) drawn63. A) hand B) large C) risk D) ease64. A) with B) for C) on D) by65. A) hooking B) holding C) handing D) handling66. A) hardened B) strengthened C) imposed D) widened67. A) bands B) boards C) broads D) brands68. A) flowing B) blowing C) glowing D) twinkling69. A) with B) within C) under D) below70. A) latest B) latter C) later D) latePassage 2Universities are institutions that teach a wide variety of subjects at advanced levels. They also carry out research work aimed at __71__ man’s knowledge of these subjects. The emphasis __72__ from university to university. The smaller and newer universities do not offer the staff or equipment to carry out the vast research projects possible in larger institutions. __73__ most experts agree that some research activity is essential to keep the staff and their students in touch with the __74__ developments in their subjects.Most students attend a university mainly to __75__ the knowledge needed for their chosen __76__. Educationists believe that this aim should not be the only one. Universities have always planned to produce men and women __77__ judgment and wisdom as well as knowledge. For this reason, they encourage students to meet others with differing interests and to read widely to__78__their understanding in many fields of study. Over a secondary school course, a student should be interested enough in a subject to enjoy gaining knowledge for its own __79__. He should be prepared to suffer sacrifices to study his chosen field in __80__. He should have an ambition to make some truthful contribution to man's knowledge.71.A) extending B) expanding C) suspending D) intending72.A) turns B) ranges C) moves D) varies73.A) When B) Because C) But D) For74.A) latest B) late C) latter D) later75.A) acquire B) inquire C) endure D) require76.A) process B) profession C) possession D) preference77.A) toward B) out C) with D) for78.A) broaden B) lengthen C) burden D) modify79.A) object B) effect C) course D) sake80.A) detail B) width C) depth D) strengthPart V Word Building (10%)Directions: Fill in the blanks with proper forms of the words in the brackets. You should write your answers on Answer Sheet 2(答题纸).81.Plans to build a new nightclub in the neighbourhood have _______local residents. (rage)82.The offer is ________, so feel free to suggest changes. (negotiate)83.But soon, he became bored with the _____ pace of academic life. (leisure)84.You walk so fast that I can not catch up with you. Would you please _______ your pace alittle? (slack)85.I have become incredibly ________ with the whole setup of the university. (illusion)86.Blacks have been hurt by ______ inequalities in housing and education. (race)87.Humans experience a delayed _______; we arrive at all stages of life later than othermammals. (mature)88.One prominent symptom of the disease is a ________ loss of memory. (progress)89.His ability to endure such hard conditions and retain his ______ was little short of a miracle.(sane)90.Cover the dough with plastic film and refrigerate it for at least six hours, ________ overnight.(prefer)Part VI Translation (10%)Directions:Translate the following sentences into English, using the expressions given in the brackets. You should write your answers on Answer Sheet 2(答题纸).81.The price of this product has virtually doubled over the past two years,___________________(部分原因是原材料的严重短缺). (due to )82.In modern society, ______________ (无论身处何地，我们都能通过互联网轻松获取所需的信息). (access, regardless of)83.We can hardly imagine ________ (要是我们没有采取预防措施安装了新的警报系统，那天会发生什么). (precaution)84._____________________(遗憾的是，他最终打消了调往销售部工作的念头) underpressure from his family. (dismiss)85.The negotiation was fruitless, ___________ (因为买卖双方都不愿在价格上妥协)。