江南大学阶段性机考大学英语第3阶段测试题

考试科目:《大学英语（二）》时间：90分钟

第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

此部分共有5个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确选项。

1．-_______

-He's a tall man with short hair.

A：How is he

B：What does he like

C：What is he

D：What does he look like

2．- Does that tea have enough sugar in it

- ______

A：Yes, it is. Thank you.

B：Yes, it does. Thank you.

C：Yes, I will. Thank you.

D：Yes, I do. I like it.

3．-Could I use your bike for a moment

-_____

A：It's well.

B：It doesn't matter.

C：By all means.

D：I have no idea.

4．- Do you mind my smoking here

- _______

A：No, thanks.

B：Yes, I do.

C：Yes. I'd rather not.

D：Good idea.

5. - Haven't seen you for ages! What are you busy with now

- _____________

A：I hate the weather here.

B：My hair is getting a bit longer.

C：Yeah, thanks for coming.

D：I am working part time in a bookshop, you know.

此部分共有2篇短文，第一篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确选项。第二篇短文后有5个正、误判断题，请选择T或F.

Passage 1

How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.

The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something increases.

Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.

6. The origin of language is _________.

A：a legend handed down from the past

B：a matter that is hidden or secret

C：a question difficult to answer

D：a problem not yet solved

is true about words _______

A：They are used to express feelings only.

B：They can not be written down.

C：They are simply sounds.

D：They are mysterious.

8. The real power of words consists in their ______.

A：properties

B：characteristics