新理念外语网络教学平台第二版综合B2U7A

崭新版第二版综合B2U7-A
PartIListeningComprehension(10minutes)SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartenstatements.Numbers1to6arebasedonTextAwhilethere starebasedonTextB.EachstatementwillbereadONLYONCE.Listencarefullyanddecidewhethereachstate mentistrueorfalse.
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TFScript:Englishhasrichervocabularythanothermajorlanguagesbecauseitborrowsalotofwordsf romotherlanguages.正确答案：A2.
TFScript:Anglo-SaxonEnglish,asthecoreofourlanguage,isusuallycomplexanddirect.正确答案：B3.
TFScript:Itisbelievedthatmanymodernlanguagesmayderivefromacommonparentlanguage.正确答案：B4.
TFScript:FrenchhasagreatinfluenceonEnglishlanguageforitwastheonlylangu ageusedin1066.
正确答案：A5.
TFScript:WilliamCaxtonstartedthecommunicationsrevolutioninEnglandandgreatlyenrichedEng lishwiththenewthoughtsofEuropeanRenaissance.正确答案：A6.
TFScript:ThermometerisaborrowedwordfromLatin.
正确答案：B7.
TFScript:Englishisagloballanguageintermsofthenumberofusers,thedepthofpenetrationandthe rangeoffunctions.正确答案：A8.
TFScript:Itisestimatedthataboutaquarteroftheworld'spopulationcanspeaksomeEnglish.正确答案：B9.
TFScript:AccordingtotheTextB,therewillbeanewlanguagerulingtheworldinahundredyears.正确答案：B10.
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Script:Languageshiftsareslowanddifficulttopredict.
正确答案：ASectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirst time,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youare requiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadfor thethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
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(14)_________________overmajorpartsoftheworld.AfterWorldWarII,UnitesStateshasreceiveda kickstartin(15)_________________andculturalareaswhichalso(16)_________________highlytothew idespread(17)_________________ofEnglishasanofficiallanguage.The(18)_________________statis ticsshowthatoverabillionpeoplespeakEnglishallovertheworld.Thisisbecauseofthedirectrelation of(19)_________________invariousareas.KnowingEnglishisconsideredasamajorfactorthatcan(20)_ ________________one'ssuccessinhisprofessionalarena.Script:Englishisaworldfamouslanguageuse dmostcommonlyasasecondlanguageandofficiallanguageinmanypartsoftheworld.Themainreasonforthi svastusageofEnglishlanguageisattributedtotheBritishattackovermajorpartsoftheworld.AfterWor ldWarII,UnitesStateshasreceivedakickstartineconomicalandculturalareaswhichalsocontributedh ighlytothewidespreadacceptanceofEnglishasanofficiallanguage.Thecurrentstatisticsshowthatov erabillionpeoplespeakEnglishallovertheworld.Thisisbecauseofthedirectrelationoflanguageande xcellenceinvariousareas.KnowingEnglishisconsideredasamajorfactorthatcaninterferewithone'ss uccessinhisprofessionalarena.正确答案：commonly
正确答案：official
正确答案：usage
正确答案：attack
正确答案：economical
正确答案：contributed
正确答案：acceptance
正确答案：current
正确答案：languageandexcellence
正确答案：interferewithPartIIReadingComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithseveralblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewor dforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughca refullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyoft hewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Thetoleranceforchangealsorepresentsdeeplyrootedideasoffreedom.DanishscholarOttoJespers enwrotein1905,"TheEnglishlanguagewouldnothavebeenwhatitisiftheEnglishhadnotbeenforcenturie sgreatrespectersof
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A)soilB)conservationC)nourishedD)preserve
E)workoutF)sprangupG)eliteH)makeforI)tongue
J)powerK)fencesL)libertiesmodernN)strikeoutO)mouth
21.______________________正确答案：L
22.______________________
正确答案：N
23.______________________
正确答案：A
24.______________________
正确答案：C
25.______________________
正确答案：M
26.______________________
正确答案：F
27.______________________
正确答案：K
28.______________________
正确答案：D
29.______________________
正确答案：G
30.______________________
正确答案：I
SectionBDirections:Thereareseveralpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomeque stionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshould decideonthebestchoice.
PassageOneQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
A)Whenaconsumerfindsthatanitemsheorheboughtisfaultyorinsomeotherwayd
oesnotliveuptothemanufacturer'sclaim,thefirststepistopresentthewarranty(保
单),oranyotherrecordswhichmighthelp,atthestoreofpurchase.Inmostcases,thisac
tionwillproduceresults.However,ifitdoesnot,therearevariousmeanstheconsumerm
ayusetogainsatisfaction.Asimpleandcommonmethodusedbymanyconsumersistocompla
indirectlytothestoremanager.Ingeneral,the"higherup"theconsumertakeshisorher
complaint,thefasterheorshecanexpectittobesettled.Insuchacase,itisusuallyset
tledintheconsumer'sfavor,assumingheorshehasajustclaim.Consumersshouldcompla
ininpersonwheneverpossible,butiftheycannotgettotheplaceofpurchase,itisaccep
plainingisusuallymosteffectivew
henitisdonepolitelybutfirmly,andespeciallywhentheconsumercandemonstratewhat
iswrongwiththeiteminquestion.Ifthiscannotbedone,theconsumerwillsucceedbestb
ypresentingspecificinformationastowhatiswrong,ratherthanbymakinggeneralstat
ements.Forexample,"Theleftspeakerdoesnotworkatallandthesoundcomingoutofther
ightoneisunclear"isbetterthan"Thisstereodoesnotwork."Thestoremanagermayadvi
setheconsumertowritetothemanufacturer.Ifso,theconsumershoulddothis,statingt
hecomplaintaspolitelyandasfirmlyaspossible.Butifapolitecomplaintdoesnotachi
evethedesiredresult,theconsumercangoastepfurther.Sheorhecanthreatentotaketh
esellertocourtorreportthesellertoaprivateorpublicorganizationresponsiblefor
protectingconsumers'rights.31.Whenaconsumerfindsthathisorherinit,thefirstth
ingheorsheshoulddoisto____.complainpersonallytothemanagerthreatentotakethes
ellertocourt
writeafirmletterofcomplainttothestoreofpurchaseshowsomewrittenproofofthepurchasetothes tore
正确答案：D32.
Howcanaconsumermakehisorhercomplaintmoreeffective,accordingtothepassage?Explainexactly whatiswrongwiththeitem.Threatentotakethesellertocourt.Makepoliteandgeneralstatementsaboutt heproblem.Avoidhavingdirectcontactwiththestoremanager.
正确答案：A33.
Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingissuggestedasthelastalternativethatconsumersm ayturnto?plaintothemanufacturer.Writeacomplaintletter tothemanager.TurntotheConsumers’RightsProtectionOrganizationforhelp.
正确答案：D34.
Thephrase"liveupto"(inPara.1)inthiscontextmeans____.meetingthestandardofrealizingthepu rposeoffulfillingthedemandsofkeepingthepromiseof
正确答案：A35.
Thepassagetellsus____.howtosettleaconsumer’scomplaintaboutafaultyitemhowtomakeaneffec tivecomplaintaboutafaultyitemhowtoavoidbuyingafaultyitemhowtodealwithcomplaintsfromcustome rs
正确答案：B
PassageTwo
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
IfyouaskpeopletonameonepersonwhohadthegreatesteffectontheEnglishlanguage,youwillgetans werslike"Shakespeare","SamuelJohnson"and"Webster"butnoneofthesemenhadanyeffectatallcompare dwithamanwhodidn'tevenspeakEnglish—
WilliamtheConqueror.Before1066,inthelandwenowcallGreatBritainlivedpeoplebelongingtotwomajo rlanguagegroups.Inthewest-
centralregionlivedtheWelsh,whospokeaCelticlanguage,andinnorthlivedtheScots,whoselanguage,t houghnotthesameasWelsh,wasalsoCeltic.IntherestofthecountrylivedtheSaxons,actuallyamixtureo fAnglos-Saxons,andotherGermanicandNordicpeoples,whospokewhatwecallAnglo-
Saxon(orOldEnglish),aGermanicLanguage.Ifthisstateofaffairshadlasted,Englishtodaywouldbeclo setoGerman.Butthisstateofaffairsdidnotlast.In1066theNormansledbyWilliamdefeatedtheSaxonsan dbegantheirruleoverEngland.Foraboutacentury,FrenchbecametheofficiallanguageofEnglandwhileO ldEnglishbecamethelanguageofpeasants.Asaresult,EnglishwordsofpoliticsandthelawcomefromFren chratherthanGerman.Insomecases,modernEnglishevenshowsadistinctionbetweenupper-classFrenchandlower-classAnglo-
Saxoninitswords.Weevenhavedifferentwordsforsomefoods,meatinparticular,dependingonwhetherit isstilloutinfieldsorathomereadytobecooked,whichshowsthefactthattheSaxonpeasantsweredoingth efarming,whiletheupper-
classNormansweredoingmostoftheeating.WhenAmericansvisitEuropeforthefirsttime,theyusuallyfi ndGermanymore"foreign"thanFrancebecausetheGermantheyseeonsignsandadvertisementsseemsmuchmo redifferentfromEnglishthanFrenchdoes.FewrealizethattheEnglishlanguageisactuallyGermanicini tsbeginningandthattheFrenchinfluencesarealltheresultofoneman'sambition.36.
Accordingtothepassage,___________hadthegreateffectontheEnglishlanguage.ShakespeareSamu elJohnsonWebsterWilliamtheConqueror
正确答案：D37.
ThetwomajorlanguagesspokeninwhatisnowcalledGreatBritainbefore1066were__ ___.
WelshandScottishNordicandGermanicCelticandOldEnglishAnglo-SaxonandGermanic
正确答案：C38.
Whichofthefollowinggroupsofwordsare,byinference,rootedinFrench?President,lawyer,beef.P resident,bread,water.Bread,field,sheep.Folk,field,cow.
正确答案：A39.
WhydoesFranceappearlessforeignthanGermanytoAmericansontheirfirstvisittoEurope?Becausem ostadvertisementsinFranceappearinEnglish.BecausetheyknowlittleofthehistoryoftheEnglishlang uage.BecausemanyFrenchwordsaresimilartoEnglishones.BecausetheyknowFrenchbetterthanGerman.
正确答案：
C40.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?ThehistoryofGreatBritain.Thesimi larityofGreatBritain.TheruleofEnglandbyWilliamtheConqueror.TheFrenchinfluen
cesontheEnglishlanguage.正确答案：
DPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(10minutes)Directions:Thereareanumberofin completesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C
)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.
41.
Beforethe arrivalofthe white
man,Australiawas________solelybyaborigines.inhabitedshelteredlivedinhabiting
正确答案：A42.
Shewasalwaysonthe________forsomenewcalamity.attentionalertconsciousnessalter
正确答案：B43.
YanFu's_______onthetranslationcircleisimmeasurable.influenceaffectconsequenceresult
正确答案：A44.
Thecountry________fromabackwardagriculturalcountryintoanadvancedindustrialcountry.tran smissiontransformedtransferredtransported
正确答案：B45.
Thenew_______ofthecountrywerefixedafterthewar.A)capitals
landsfrontiersboundaries
正确答案：D46.
Literatureandarthaveagreat_______people'sideology.impactoninfluenceoneffectonimpressio non
正确答案：B47.
Sally_______allfoolishcommentsandkeptonworking.excludeddischargedignoreddenied
正确答案：C48.
Let'shavemore_____andlessfightinginthehouse.welfareaffectionharmonydiscussion
正确答案：C49.
Theclothesapersonwearsmayexpresshis_____orsocialposition.curiositystatusdeterminations ignificance
正确答案：B50.
Atthefirstthoughttheyoungmanwantedtoargue,butthenextmomenthe
hadhimself_____.beyondcontroloutofcontrolincontrolatcontrol正确答案：C51.
Thenewcomer_____himselfinthelargeleatherchair.satkeptinstalledsank
正确答案：C52.
ThismorningI__________thewashingwhenitstartedtorain,soIhadtobringitallinagain.wasjustt ohangoutwasjusthangingouthadjusthangedouthavejusthangedout
正确答案：B53.
Theywereshipwreckedonatinyisland_________.offthecoastofbelongingtoJapanoffofthecoastof JapanoffthecoastbelongstoJapanoffthecoastofJapan
A)正确答案：
D54.Itwasatimeoftrouble:moneywasshort,andfriends_________away.drencheddrif
teddrilledpull
正确答案：B
55.
Thepolicechief,whofearsthatthecasecouldbecomeanationalincident,isopposed___________ita nypublicity.togivetogivingtobegivingtohavegiven
正确答案：B56.
Ishouldsayheisnot_________ascholarasawriter.toomuchverymuchsomuchasmuch
正确答案：C57.
Hemighthavebeendead_________thearrivalofthedoctors.butforexceptforwithon
正确答案：A58.
________Iadmirehimasadoctor,Idon'tlikehimasaman.MuchasSomuchAsmuchMuchso
正确答案：A59.
A)Theparent'sgroupcalledforatotal____________onviolentvideogames.ban
baradditionaffection
正确答案：A60.
The____________ofJapanbroughtWorldWarIItoaclose.resistancesurrenderdisadvantageopponen t
正确答案：
BPartIVTranslation(10minutes)Directions:CompletethesentencesbytranslatingintoEnglishtheChi nesegiveninbrackets.
Readingthecommentsinthemargins,____________________我(不由自主地
想)thatthepreviousreadermustbeasentimentalist.
正确答案：
Icouldn'thelpthinkingStudentsfromcountrieswithadrasticallydifferentcultureandlanguagef romtheU.S.haveto____________________(经受大批的文化冲击)whentheyfirstarrive.
正确答案：absorbagreatdealofculturalshockFailingtoarriveontimeorwithoutfullpreparationforajobintervi ew____________________你(将处于不利地位).
正确答案：
you'llbeatadisadvantageThoughshefounditdifficultandboringmajoringinmathshe____________ ________咬(紧牙关)andgotonwithit.
65.正确答案：
grittedherteethThattoleranceforchangealso____________________体(现了根深
蒂固的自由精神).
正确答案：representsdeeply-rootedideasoffreedom。