大學(xué)英語II（涉外）

江西財(cái)經(jīng)大學(xué)現(xiàn)代經(jīng)濟(jì)管理學(xué)院12-13第二學(xué)期期末考試試卷試卷代碼：34263(A)授課課時(shí)：48課程名稱：大學(xué)英語II(涉外)適用對象：12級涉外本科班試卷命題人_陳建春試卷審核人___________答題要求：選擇題1-42題用2B或HB鉛筆填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置。43-65題及寫作部分答題時(shí)請標(biāo)明題號。PartIReadingComprehension（ReadinginDepth）(2pointeach,30points)Directions:Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Friendsplayanimportantpartinourlives,andalthoughwemaytakefriendshipforgranted,weoftendon’tclearlyunderstandhowwemakefriends.Whilewegetonwellwithanumberofpeople,weareusuallyfriendswithonlyafew,forexample,theaverageamongstudentsisaboutsixperperson.Inallthecasesoffriendlyrelationship,twopeoplelikeoneanotherandenjoybeingtogether,butbeyondthat,thedegreeofintimacybetweenthemandthereasonsfortheirsharedinterestvaryenormously.Aswegettoknowpeoplewetakeintoaccountthingslikeage,race,economiccondition,socialposition,andintelligence.Althoughthesefactorsarenotofprimeimportance,itismoredifficulttogetonwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackground.Somefriendlyrelationshipscanbekeptonargumentanddiscussion,butitisusualforclosefriendstohavesimilarideasandbeliefs,tohaveattitudesandinterestsincommon—theyoftentalkabout“beingonthesamewavelength”.Itgenerallytakestimetoreachthispoint.Andthemoreintimatelyinvolvedpeoplebecome,themoretheyrelyononeanother.Peoplewanttodofriendsfavorsandhatetobreakapromise.Equally,friendshavetolearntoputupwithannoyinghabitsandtotoleratedifferencesofopinion.Incontrastwithmarriage,therearenofriendshipceremoniestostrengthentheassociationbetweentwopeople.Butthesupportingandunderstandingofeachotherthatresultsfromsharedexperiencesandemotionsdoesseemtocreateapowerfulbond,whichcanovercomedifferencesinbackgroundandbreakdownbarriersofage,classandrace.1.Whatarefriendsaccordingtotheauthor?A)Friendsarethosewhocangetonwellwitheachother.B)Friendsarethosewhocanunderstandeachother.C)Friendsarecloserthanthosewhogetonwellwitheachother.D)Friendsarethosewhoknowhowtogetonwellwitheachother.2.Suchthingsasage,raceandbackgroundareimportantfactorsinmakingfriendsbecause______.A)inanycaseoffriendlyrelationship,twopeoplemusthavesimilarinterestsB)thedegreeoffriendshipbetweenpeoplecanvarygreatlyC)thereasonsfortheirsharedinterestcanvarygreatlyD)itishardertomakefriendswhentwopeoplehaveanotabledifferenceinageandbackground3.Inparagraph2,“beingonthesamewavelength”mostprobablymeans______.A)keepingfriendshipallthetimeB)havingthesameageandbackgroundC)sharingsimilarinterests,ideas,attitudesandbeliefsD)sharingthesamerightsbetweenfriends4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisimpliedinthepassage?A)Sometimesfriendsmayhavedifferentideas.B)Closefriendsmusthavesimilarideas,interests,beliefsandattitudes.C)Friendscanbreakapromise.D)Friendsneverarguewitheachother.5.Tostrengthentheassociationbetweenthetwopeople,______.A)friendshipceremoniesmustbeheldB)differencesinbackgroundhavetobeeliminatedC)peopleshouldmakefriendsonlywiththosewhoaresimilartotheminageandbackgroundD)theyshouldsupportandunderstandeachotherinanycasePassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thisstorybeganabout10yearsago.Iwascomingoutofaverybadmarriage.Forsevenlongyearsmyhusbandspenthiseverywakingmomenttellingmejustwhatwaswrongwithme.WhenIfinallyaskedforadivorce,heansweredbytellingmethatIwouldneverfindanyonetolovemebecauseIwasjustsounattractive.Thiswentonforabouttwoyears.Onenightoneofmyfriendsconvincedmetogooutwithher.WewenttoanightclubandthatiswhenImethim.Clintwasplayingagamewithagirl.Isatinthecornerwatchinghim.Ididn’tfeelthatIhadwhateverittooktogetupandmixwithothersbecauseofmyself-esteemproblem.FinallyIgotupthecouragetoorderadrinkforhim.Whenhegotit,hegavemethemostdazzlingsmile.WespenttherestoftheeveningtalkinguntilIrealizedthatitwasalmostmorning.IfiguredthathewassimplybeingnicetomebecauseIhadboughthimadrink,buttheverynextdayhecalledandtoldmethathecouldnotstoppingthinkingaboutmeandthathewantedtomeetmykidstoo.About3monthslater,mydivorcewasfinalandClintsatmyboysdownandaskedthemifitwasallrightwiththemifheaskedmetomarryhimbecausehecouldnotimaginelifewithoutthethreeofusanymore.Iwassotouchedthathewenttomyboysandaskedfortheirapprovalbecausetheywerethe“menofthehouse”attheripeoldagesof2and4.Theysaidyesandwehaveallbeentogethereversince.Clintgavemeandmyboysasecondchanceatawonderfullife.Notadaygoesbythathedoesn’ttellusthatwearethebestthingthateverhappenedtohimandthathelovesus.6.Thewriter’sfirstmarriagewasunsuccessfulbecause_____________A)herhusbandoftenwokeherupatmidnightB)herhusbandkeptcriticizingherC)shewasunattractiveD)shehadaself-esteemproblem7.Whenthewriteraskedforadivorce,herhusband_______________A)toldherthatshewouldneverfindonewholovedherashedidB)delayedtwoyearsbeforegivingherareplyC)accusedherofhavinganaffairD)saidthatshewasunattractiveandnotworthloving8.WhenthewriterfirstmetClint,shefeltthat______________A)sheshouldhavelistenedtoherfriendandmetClintearlierB)Clintwasanice,dazzlingyoungmanC)ClintcouldnotbereallyinterestedinherD)shewouldfindtrueloveinClint9.ThewriterwasparticularlytouchedbyClintbecause________A)helovedthekidsandaskedfortheirapprovalofthemarriageB)hesaidthathecouldnotimaginealifewithoutherandthekidsC)hebelievedthatat2and4,thetwokidswerethe“menofthehouse”D)hekepthercompanyandtalkedwithheruntilthenextmorning10.Thewriter’smarriagetoClintisimportanttohermainlybecause______A)itgaveherandhersonsasecondchancetoliveahappylifeB)everydayClintwouldtellthewriterthathelovedherC)ithelpedhertoregainherselfrespectD)itmadeherkidshappy,whichisallshecaredaboutPassageThreeQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inthepast20years,therehasbeenanincreasingtendencyforworkerstomovefromonecountrytoanother.Whilesomenewlyindependentcountrieshaveunderstandablyrestrictedmostjobstolocalpeople,othercountrieshaveattractedandwelcomedmigrantworkers(農(nóng)民工).ThisisparticularlythecaseintheMiddleEast,whereincreasedoilincomeshaveenabledmanycountriestohiremigrantworkersfromothercountriestoimprovelocalfacilities.ThustheMiddleEasthasattractedoil-workersfromtheU.S.A.andEurope.Ithasbroughtinconstructionworkersandtechniciansfrommanycountries,includingSouthKoreaandJapanInviewofthedifferentlivingandworkingconditionsintheMiddleEast,itissurprisingthatthepayishightoattractsuitableworkers.ManyengineersandtechnicianscanearnatleasttwiceasmuchmoneyintheMiddleEastastheycanintheirowncountry,andthisisamajorattraction.Anallied（與…相關(guān)的）benefitisthelowtaxationorcompletelackofit.Thisincreasesthenetamountofpayreceivedbyvisitingworkersandisverypopularwiththem.Sometimesadisadvantagehasacompensating（補(bǔ)償性的）advantage.Forexample,thedifficultlivingconditionsoftenleadtoincreasedfriendshipwhenworkershavetodependoneachotherforsafetyandcomfort.Inasimilarway,manymigrantworkershavetosavelargesumsofmoneypartlybecauseofthelackofentertainmentfacilities.Theworkisoftencomplexandfullofproblemsratherthandoroutineworkintheirowncountry.OnemajorproblemwhichaffectsmigrantworkersintheMiddleEastisthattheirjobsaretemporaryones.Theyarenearlyalwaysoncontract,soitisnoteasyforthemtoplanaheadwithgreatconfidence.Thisistobeexpected,sincenocountrywelcomesalargenumberofforeignworkersaspermanentresidents.Inanycase,migrantworkersacceptthisdisadvantage,alongwithothers,becauseoftheconsiderablefinancialbenefitswhichtheyreceive.11. ThecountriesintheMiddleEasthavewelcomedmigrantworkersbecause_____.A)theycan’tfindenoughhandsintheirowncountriesB)theycansavemoneybyemployingmigrantworkersC)theywantthemigrantworkerstohelptoimprovetheirfacilitiesD)theycanincreasetheirincomesbyemployingmigrantworkers.12. WhatattractsthevisitingworkersmostintheMiddleEastis____.A)thefast-developingeconomythereB)thehighpaywithlowtaxationC)theworkingconditionsD)theentertainmentfacilities13. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A)Toattractsuitableworkersfromforeigncountriestheworkshouldbeeasy.B)Migrantworkersusuallyhavegoodworkingconditionsinaforeigncountry.C)Migrantworkersspendalotofmoneyinaforeigncountry.D)Thenumberofmigrantworkershasbeenincreasingyearafteryear.14. Themigrantworkershaveestablishedarelationshipamongthemselvesbecause____.A)theycomefromthesamecountryB)theyhavetohelpeachothertocopewithdifficultlivingconditionsC)theyoftengototheentertainmentfacilitiestogetherD)theyareallengineersandtechnicians.15. Accordingtothelastparagraph,thereasonwhythemigrantworkersarenearlyalwaysoncontractisthat_____.A)theydonotplanaheadwithconfidenceB)theyprefertodotemporaryjobsC)theycanreceivemoremoneybythecontractD)nocountrywouldliketohavetoomanyforeignworkersaspermanentresidentsPartIICloze(0.5pointeach,10points)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicemarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Everyonewantstobehealthyandhappy.16,illnessoraccidentsmayoccurwithoutany17.Frequentlythepersonwhois18canbecaredforathomeifthereissomeone19oflookingafterhimunderthedoctor’s20.Sometimesarrangementscanbe21foravisitingnursetogivethenecessary22onceaday,oroften,ifnecessary.Theresponsibleoneinthehome23onwiththerestofthecareduringthe24betweenthenursesvisits.Therapiddiagnosisandimmediatetreatment25thespotofanaccidentor26illness,whileawaitingthearrivalofdoctors,iscalledthefirstaidandquite27fromthehomenursing.Whenillnessdoescome,thewholefamilyis28.Manyadjustmentshavetobemade29thefamilyroutineneedn’tbe30completely.Oftenitcanberearrangedwithhomedutiessimplifiedtosavetimeandenergy,thusreducing31onthefamily.The32responsibilityforgivingnursingcareisusually33byoneperson,frequentlythemother.34,inorderthatshemayhavesomemuchneededrest,orin35sheherselfisill,othermembersofthefamilyshouldlearnhowtohelpwhensicknessoccurs.16.A)OccasionallyB)UnfortunatelyC)MiserablyD)Naturally17.A)reasonB)noticeC)warningD)signal18.A)weakB)patientC)illD)guilty19.A)suitableB)appropriateC)capableD)indispensable20.A)introductionB)controlC)decisionD)direction21.A)doneB)madeC)placedD)performed22.A)entertainmentB)cureC)careD)training23.A)worksB)carriesC)looksD)depends24.A)breakB)gapC)intervalD)course25.A)onB)inC)atD)from26.A)immediateB)suddenC)instantD)gradual27.A)similarB)distinctC)urgentD)separate28.A)inclinedB)relatedC)affectedD)effected29.A)andB)butC)orD)thus30.A)puzzledB)confusedC)troubledD)disturbed31.A)strainB)worryC)painD)trouble32.A)jointB)overallC)intensiveD)extensive33.A)confirmedB)ensuredC)assumedD)concerned34.A)ThereforeB)MoreoverC)FurthermoreD)However35.A)factB)caseC)resultD)contrastPartIIIReadingComprehension(skimmingandscanning)(1pointeach,10points)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestoreadthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet.Forquestion36-42,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestion43-45,completethesentencewiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.AreYouReadingasManyBooksasYouWouldLike?Doyoureadasmuchasyou'dlike,orasmanyasyou'dlikeofthebooksyou'reinterestedin?Areyouawarethatthetimespentontoday'sreadingpreventsyoufromreadingsomethingelse?Lifeisoneofchoices.Makesureyourchoicestakeyouinthedirectionyouwishtogo.Mybiggestrecommendation(建議)toincreaseyourreadingrateistoattendarapidreadingcourse(sometimescalledspeedreading),butthesinglemostimportantelementistheon-goingpractice.Ifyouwanttotryafewtechniquesonyourown,hereareafewkeypointers,butyoureallyneedtoattendacoursetobepushedtosignificantlyhigherlevelsofcompetency,becauseonlyanexternalpersoncanpushyoupastthecomfortzoneofyoureyes,yourbrain,andyourcurrentbeliefsaboutyourabilities.SomeRapid-readingKeys:Readwithpurpose.Don'treadthingsyouwon'tremember,anddon'twastetimereadingthingsthatwon'tfurtheryouinanyway.However,manypeoplereadmindlessly,justbecauseit'sthere!Youshouldstartwiththeendinmind.Haveanexpectationofsuccess.Seeyourselfreadingatgreatspeed.Fillyourmindwithapositiveexpectationofgreatdeeds.Feelandimaginethepoweroftherapidflowofinformationintoyourmind.Andheartherapidflowofwordsjustpouringintoyourbrain.Previewandreviewthebook.Youcandoitbyscanningcontentsandotherinformationatthefront,aswellastheback.Situprightandholdthebookatacomfortableposition.Havegoodoverheadlight,freshair,plentyofwater,andacomfortabletemperature.Useavisualguide.Youmayusuallyuseyourfinger,orsometimestwofingers,whichdependsonthesizeoftheprint.Thisiswherethetrainingbyaninstructorisreallyuseful(theywon'tletyougetawaywithbadhabits,andtheypushyoubeyondyourcomfortlevel).Oneofthekeyelementsofrapidreadingistouseourfingerataveryfastrate,runningitdownthepage.Wedon'tneedtoreadeverywordinordertocomprehend(理解)andkeeptheinformation.Allweneedisalargeamountoftext,andthesenseisgatheredatlighteningspeed.Speedtraining.Goasfastasyourhandcanturnthepages,anddon'tworrythatthereseemstobepracticallynocomprehensionatthisstage.Thekeyistoextendtheeye'scapacitytoabsorb,andtostrengthenyourmind'sbeliefthatitcanbedone.Twohandsareneeded.Withonehandrunafingerdownthepageasfastasyoucan.Atfirstyou'llnoticeanoccasionalwordorphrasewilljumpoutatyou,butnotmuchelse.That'sfine—comprehensionisnotthegoalatthisstage.Withtheotherhand,turnthepagesasfastasyoucango.Setadailytargetforyourself—itmightbetoracethroughathickbookthatyou'reinterestedtoread.Itmightbetopracticeforaspecifiedamountoftime.Practice,practice,andpractice.Magazinesandnewspapersaregreattopracticeon.Thecolumns(欄目)arethin,whichhelpsyougoevenfaster.Comprehension.Youmaythinkyou'renotabsorbingmuch,buttrythistest.Chooseabookyouwanttoread.Eachtimeyoupickituptoreadinyouroldstyle,firstdotherapidrundescribedabove.You'llnoticewhenyoucometoreadinyourslowwaythatinfactyoualreadyknow,andcanrememberhavingseen,mostofthekeyconcepts.Wecallthisaconsciousconvincer.Yoursubconsciousneedsreassurance(安心)thatnothingisbeinglost,andthatyouhaveabsorbedtheinformationyouneed.Coupledwiththerapid"preview",ifyoudowishtoreadslower,doitwithahighlighterinyourhand.Yourabilitytokeepthematerialwillbegreatlyenhanced,foryouwillhavevisitedtheinformationseveraltimes.Youmaystillwishtoreadataslowerspeedforenjoyment,orbecauseyouneedtoreallyabsorbeverywordofanauthorforstudypurposes,butifeverydayyoupracticethistechnique,suddenlyyou'llfindyoureallyarereadingandabsorbingatamuchfasterrate.36.Whatcanweknowaboutlife?________A)Lifeisaboutreading.B)Lifeisaboutchoices.C)Lifeisaboutwishes.D)Lifeisaboutdirections.37.Whatisthemostimportantelementinspeedreading?__________A)Yourcomfortzone.B)Alevelofcompetency.C)Practicethatdoesn'tstop.D)One'sreadingrate.38.Fromthefourthparagraphweknowwhenweread,________.A)weshouldstartreadingwithapurposeinmindB)weshouldtaketimereadingsomethingwhichyouwon'trememberC)weshouldreadsomethingnearathandbecauseitisconvenientD)weshouldstartattheendofthebooktoknowthepurpose39.Howcanwepreviewandreviewthebook?__________A)Situprightandholdthebookatacomfortableposition.B)Havegoodoverheadlightandfreshair.C)Haveplentyofwater,andacomfortabletemperature.D)Glanceatcontentsandotherinformationatthefrontandtheback.40.Whenweuseourfingerasavisualguideinrapidreading,it'sverycrucialthat_______.A)wetakeourtimeandhaveafullcomprehensionB)werunourfingerdownthepageveryfastC)wereadeverywordonthepagetokeeptheinformationD)wegatherthesenseofthepassagelight-heartedly41.Inspeedreading,thefingerofonehandrunsdownthepage,andtheotherhand________.PAGE第10頁共10頁A)turnsthepagesquicklyB)guidestheeyestoabsorbC)runsdownthepagetooD)markstheoccasionalwordorphrase42.Weshould________________.A)readnewspapersandmagazineseverydayB)finishreadingathickbookeverydayC)planadailyobjectiveofreadingforourselvesD)readnewspapercolumnsdaily43.Readingabookquicklyandthencheckingyourcomprehensionbyreadingslowlyiscalled______________________.44.Wewillgreatlystrengthenourabilitytokeeptheinformation,aswewill_____________severaltimes.45.Youmightwanttoreadslowlyforstudypurposesor________________.PartIVVocabulary(1pointeach,10points)Directions:Inthissection,thereare10sentenceswith10blanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofwordsgiveninawordbank.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.A.prejudiceB.weakC.obtainD.forbidE.indifferentF.mutualG.hookedH.hesitateI.identicalJ.illusionK.carelessL.proceedM.persistedN.grateful