新理念外语网络教学平台第二版综合问题详解B2U5-A

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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 11 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.
1.
A) T
B) F
Script: The pole was set as high as Michael Stone's personal best record.
正确答案：B
2.
A) T
B) F
Script: The pole vault competition is not important in the track and field competition.
正确答案：B
3.
A) T
B) F
Script: Coaches always dreamed of athletes' dedication, determination and discipline. Michael was a good example in this aspect.
正确答案：A
4.
A) T
B) F
Script: When Michael felt nervous even afraid facing the height, his mother's words echoed in his mind and worked.
正确答案：A
5.
A) T
B) F
Script: Michael didn't even think of winning the first place, as he thought that winning second place was not shameful.
正确答案：B
6.
A) T
B) F
Script: Michael's life would be different, only as he won the National Junior Olympics and set a new record and won the media's attention and sponsorship.
正确答案：B
7.
A) T
B) F
Script: The writer was born in a winter of 1904, and was the youngest child in the farming family.
正确答案：B
8.
A) T
B) F
Script: The sudden progressive disease depressed the author and deterred him from wandering about outside.
正确答案：B
9.
A) T
B) F
Script: The writer grew impatient with the old man and little daughter as they charged him a lot of money for changing the tire.
正确答案：B
10.
A) T
B) F
Script: When the old man turned out to be blind, the writer thought that while the old man was blind in sight, he, himself, was blind in mind.
正确答案：A
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Sometimes I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we should die tomorrow. Such an attitude would (11)_________________ sharply the values of life. We should live each day with gentleness,
(12)_________________ , and a keenness of (13)_________________ which are often lost when time stretches before us in the (14)_________________ panorama of more days and months and years to come. There are those who, of course, who would adopt the epicurean (享乐者) (15)_________________ of "Eat, drink, and be merry," but most people would be chastened (磨练) by the certainty of (16)_________________ death. It has often been noted that those who live, or have lived, in the shadow of death bring a mellow sweetness to everything they do. Most of us, however, (17)_________________ . We know that one day we must die, but usually we picture that day as far in the future. When we are in buoyant (乐观的) health, death is all but (18)_________________ . We seldom think of it. The days (19)_________________ in an endless vista. So we go about petty tasks, hardly aware of our (20)_________________ attitude toward life.
Script: Sometimes I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we should die tomorrow. Such an attitude would emphasize sharply the values of life. We should live each day with gentleness, vigor, and a keenness of appreciation which are often lost when time stretches before us in the constant panorama of more days and months and years to come. There are those who, of course, who would adopt the epicurean (享乐者) motto of "Eat, drink, and be merry," but most people would be chastened (磨练) by the certainty of impendent death. It has often been noted that those who live, or have lived, in the shadow of death bring a mellow sweetness to everything they do. Most of us, however, take life for granted. We know that one day we must die, but usually we picture that day as far in the future. When we are in buoyant (乐观的) health, death is all but unimaginable. We seldom think of it. The days stretch out in an endless vista. So we go about petty tasks, hardly aware of our listless attitude toward life.
正确答案：emphasize
正确答案：vigor
正确答案：appreciation
正确答案：constant
正确答案：motto
正确答案：impendent
正确答案：take life for granted
正确答案：unimaginable
正确答案：stretch out
正确答案：listless
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 24 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the
words in the bank more than once.
The runway felt different this time. It startled him for a brief moment. Then it all hit him like a wet bale of hay. The bar was set at nine inches higher than his personal best. That's only one inch off the National record, he thought. The 21 of the moment filled his mind with 22 . He began shaking the 23 . It wasn't working. He became more 24 . Why was this happening to him now, he thought. He began to get nervous. Afraid would be a more 25 description. What was he going to do? He had never 26 these feelings. Then out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his soul, he 27 his mother. Why now? What was his mother doing in his 28 at a time like this? It was simple. His mother always 29 to tell him when you felt tense, anxious or even scared, 30 deep breaths.
A) anxiety B) experienced C) worry D) pictured
E) was F) used G) thoughts H) got
I) intensity J) take K) recalled L) accurate
M) tension N) exact O) tense
21. ______________________
正确答案：I
22. ______________________
正确答案：A
23. ______________________ 正确答案：M
24. ______________________ 正确答案：O
25. ______________________ 正确答案：L
26. ______________________ 正确答案：B
27. ______________________ 正确答案：D
28. ______________________ 正确答案：G
29. ______________________
正确答案：F
30. ______________________
正确答案：J
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed 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.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language; but few people are even moderately proficient in pronouncing foreign languages. Now there are many reasons for this, some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages much better than they do is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce, and consequently never set about tackling it in the right way. Far too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language is a skill —one that needs careful training of a special kind, and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of itself. I think even teachers of language, while recognizing the importance of good accent, tend to neglect, in their practical teaching, the branch of study concerned with speaking the language. So the first point I want to make is that
English pronunciation must be taught; the teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to this, and his whole attitude to the subject should get the student to feel that there is a matter worthy of receiving his close attention. So, there should be occasions when other aspects of English, such as grammar or spelling, are allowed for the moment to take second place.
Apart from the question of the time given to pronunciation, there are two other requirements for the teacher: the first, knowledge; the second, technique.
It is important that the teacher should be in possession of the necessary information. This can generally be obtained from books. It is possible to get from books some ideas of the mechanics of speech, and of what we call general phonetic theory. It is also possible in this way to get a clear mental picture of the relationship between the sounds of different languages, between the speech habits of English people and those, say, of your students. Unless the teacher has such a picture, any comments he makes on his students' pronunciation are unlikely to be of much use, and lesson time spent on pronunciation may well be time wasted.
31.
What does the author actually say about pronouncing foreign languages?
A) There aren't many people who are even fairly good at it.
B) Only a few people are really proficient.
C) No one is really an expert in the skill.
D) There are even some people who are moderately proficient.
正确答案：C
32.
The author argues that going about the problem of pronunciation in the wrong way is __________.
A) an obvious cause of not grasping the problem correctly
B) a consequence of not grasping the problem correctly
C) a fundamental consequence of not speaking well
D) not an obvious cause of speaking poorly
正确答案：C
33.
The best way of learning to speak a foreign language, the author suggests, is by ___________.
A) picking it up naturally as a child
B) learning from a native speaker
C) undertaking systematic work
D) not concentrating on pronunciation much
正确答案：C
34.
The value the student puts on correct speech habits depends on _________.
A) how closely he attends to the matter
B) whether it is English that is being taught
C) his teacher's approach to pronunciation
D) the importance normally given to grammar and spelling
正确答案：C
35.
How might the teacher find himself wasting lesson time?
A) By making ill-informed comments upon pronunciation.
B) By spending lesson time on pronunciation.
C) By not using books on phonetics in the classroom.
D) By not giving students a clear mental picture of the differences between sounds.
正确答案：D
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one varies in style and format. But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows. Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of "trash talk (废话)". The topics on his show are as shocking as shocking can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of society's moral catastrophes (灾难), yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments (困境) of other people's lives. Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individual's quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.
Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous
waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a "final word". He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.
Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show's main target audience are middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and stability to deal with life's tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an association with the young adults of society. These are 18- to 21-year-olds whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, sex, money and peers. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned underneath the show's exploitation.
While the two shows are as different as night and day, both have ruled the talk show circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk show world.
36.
Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are __________.
A) more family-oriented
B) unusually popular
C) more profound
D) relatively formal
正确答案：C
37.
Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience __________.
A) remain fascinated by them
B) are ready to face up to them
C) remain indifferent to them
D) are willing to get involved in them
正确答案：A
38.
Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?
A) A new type of robot.
B) Racist hatred.
C) Family budget planning.
D) Street violence.
正确答案：C
39.
Despite their differences, the two talk shows are both _________.
A) ironical
B) sensitive
C) instructive
D) cynical
正确答案：B
40.
We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ____________.
A) have monopolized the talk show circuit
B) exploit the weaknesses in human nature
C) appear at different times of the day
D) are targeted at different audiences
正确答案：D
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 10 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
41.
He ________ his life to the service of his country.
A) devote
B) contributed
C) attributed
D) dedicated
正确答案：D
42.
She ________ the boy with $10 for his help.
A) awarded
B) rewarded
C) praised
D) donated
正确答案：B
43.
Students or teachers can participate in excursions to lovely beaches around the island at regular ________.
A) gaps
B) rate
C) length
D) intervals
正确答案：D
44.
A ______ from every person, no matter how small, will help the Red Cross reach the goal of $100,000.
A) contract
B) contribution
C) concentration
D) construction
正确答案：B
45.
His tastes and habits ______ with those of his wife.
A) agree
B) coincide
C) correspond
D) match
正确答案：B
46.
The new magazine will be directed at a more ______ circulation.
A) countless
B) economical
C) well-off
D) affluent
正确答案：D
47.
Darwin believed that modern men and apes have both been ______ from the same ancestor.
A) extended
B) preserved
C) descended
D) transformed
正确答案：C
48.
Those who survived the 5·12 Earthquake ______ their new life and are determined to work harder than ever before.
A) energize
B) retake
C) cherish
D) fabricate
正确答案：C
49.
She ______ all her life to the welfare of women and children.
A) presented
B) dedicated
C) contributed
D) recommended
正确答案：B
50.
The doctors came to the conclusion that the patient's blindness was ______.
A) contemporary
B) consistent
C) temperate
D) temporary
正确答案：D
51.
The old carpet stands up the ______ of continual use.
A) finger-tipped
B) wear and tear
C) full-time
D) back-to-basics
正确答案：B
52.
Despite the _________ economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly.
A) gloomy
B) miserable
C) shadowy
D) obscure
正确答案：A
53.
Chaucer has been called the Father of English Poetry by _______ generations.
A) aggressive
B) progressive
C) successive
D) comprehensive
正确答案：C
54.
They believed that this was not the _________ of their campaign for equality but merely the beginning.
A) climax
B) summit
C) pitch
D) maximum
正确答案：A
55.
The trumpet player was certainly playing loud. But I wasn't bothered by loudness _________ by his lack of talent.
A) more than
B) than
C) so much as
D) as
正确答案：C
56.
His ______ criticism of the new play was as sharp as a surgeon's scalpel.
A) penetrating
B) guiding
C) spreading
D) winding
正确答案：A
57.
______ is often the case with elder people, my grandma criticized my laziness nonstop everyday.
A) That
B) As
C) Which
D) It
正确答案：B
58.
I just don't know______ that prohibits so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect.
A) what it does
B) what it is
C) why it does
D) why it is
正确答案：B
59.
They were ordered to ______ their patrols to protect our air space.
A) amplify
B) verify
C) classify
D) intensify
正确答案：D
60.
The pioneer settled down in the area ______the bareness of the land.
A) as long as
B) although
C) in spite of
D) in addition to
正确答案：C
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
61. Our experience in learning English is that ____________________ (死记硬背无益).
正确答案：rote learning is of little help
62. ____________________ (与她富裕的邻居相比), Chun Chao was by far the poorest, but she never thought of giving up her dream of sending her children to school.
正确答案：In contrast to her affluent neighbors
63. The doctor ____________________ (负责他的病) kept him in suspense the seriousness of his illness.
正确答案：in charge of his case
64. If we can ____________________ (挺过这次经济危机), the company's future will be bright.
正确答案：come through this financial crisis
65. Our efforts will pay off if the results of the research ____________________ (能应用于新技术的研发).
正确答案：can be applied to the research and development of new technology。