同济大学继续教育学院2012学年秋季学期期终考试

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, puddings and 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 tow n.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 afte r 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” wer e 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 build ings 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。