14级专科英语I半期理解练习.docx

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14级专科英语I半期理解练习

14级专科英语I半期练习

PartIListeningComprehension（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）

SectionA

Directions:

Listentopeopletalkingaboutdifferentthings.Whataretheytalkingabout?

Choosethecorrectanswerfromthechoicesgiven.

01.A）Astamp.

B）Aletter.

C）Apencil.

D）Anenvelope

02.A）Aseason.

B）Aholiday.

C）party.

D）Afestival.

03.A）Health.

B）Work.

C）Sleep.

D）Dream.

04.A）Aradio

B）Acamera.

C）ATVset.

D）Ataperecorder.

05.A）Afilm.

B）Abook.

C）Alesson.

D）Apicture.

SectionB

Direction:

Underlinethewordcontainedinthesentencethatyouhear（U240-2）

06.pat/bat

07.ten/den

08.few/view

09came/game

3.SectionC

Directions：

NowlistentoanotherdialogueandtranslatetheChinesesentencesintoEnglishaccordingtotheinformationyouget

Jane:

Hello,Li.10）__________________（我想让你认识一下）myfriendMr.Brown.

Li:

______________11）（您好），Mr.Brown?

Mr.Brown:

Howdoyoudo?

Jane12）_____________（已经给我讲了许多有关你的事儿.）

Li:

13）_________________（今天能认识你我真高兴）

Jane:

Mr.Brownwantsyoutohelphim14）_____________（学汉语）

Li:

15）______________（我很乐意）

PartIIReadingComprehension（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）

PassageOne

Whenateacherorlecturerrecommendsastudenttoreadabook,itisusuallyforaparticularpurpose.Inmanycases,theteacherdoesn'tsuggestthatthewholebookshouldberead.Infact,hemayjustrefertoafewpageswhichhaveadirectbearingonthematterbeingdiscussed.

Unfortunately,whenmanystudentspickupabooktoreadtheytendtohavenoparticularpurposeinmindotherthansimplyto"readthebook".Oftentheyopenthebookandstartreading,pagebypage,linebyline,wordbyword;Theresultisthatstudentsfrequentlydon'thaveanoverallviewofwhattheyarereading;also,theytendtoforgetfairlysoonwhatthey'vebeenreading.

Studentscanmaketheirreadingmuchmoreeffectivebyadoptingastrategyaimedathelpingthemtounderstandandtorememberwhattheyread.Firstly,theyshoulddecidepreciselywhythey'rereadingthebookperhapsit'stofindsomeinformationthat'llansweraquestion;perhapsit'stounderstandadifficultideaorargument,andsoon.Thenthestudentsshoulddecideexactlywhattheyaregoingtoread;it'sseldomnecessarytoreadthewholebook.Agoodstartingpointisthecontentspage,thechapterheadings,andeventheindexatthebackofthebook.Theyareveryusefulinhelpingtopinpointtheexactpagesthatneedtobereadcarefullyforparticularpiecesofinformation.

16.Accordingtothepassage,itisrareforateacher_____________.

A）torecommendawholebookforstudentstoread

B）torequirestudentstoreadcarefully

C）toassignreadingwithacertainpurpose

D）tolocatebooksforstudentstofind

17.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsreadingslowlyandindetail?

A）Positive.

B）Critical.

C）Neutral

D）Indifferent

18.Theresultofreadingwordbywordisthat__________.

A）studentshavetoreadthewholebook

B）studentshavenotenoughtimetofinishthebook

C）studentsoftenfailtogetthemainideaofthebook

D）studentsusuallygetmoreuselessinformation

19.Contentspage,chapterheadingsand.indexareimportantforareadertostarthisreadingwithbecause________.

A）theycovermajorpointsofthebookindetail

B）theymayhelpthereadertobetterunderstandthebook

C）theycantakereadersalotoftimetoreadeverypartofthebook

D）theymayhelpthereadersfindtheimportantpartsofthebook

20.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A）theimportanceofreading

B）theeffectivewaysofreading

C）thedifficultiesinreading

D）theincorrecthabitsofreading

PassageTwo

AstheBeatlesrepresentthemostimportantEnglishcontributiontorockinthe1960's,BobDylanisthemostimportantAmericancontributor.ThisistrueinspiteofthefactthathehasneverreachedthetopsalelistoftherecordindustryinthewaytheBeatleshave.

BobDylanemergedfromthepopularfolkmovementduring1962and1963.Hisfirsttworecords"BobDylan"and"theFreewheelin'BobDylan",appearedinthoseyearsandestablishedhisnationalreputation.Thisreputationgrewslowly,andwashelpedbyhisappearancearoundNewYorkCityandacollegeconcerts.Asearlyas1962,Dylanbecameknownforthequalityandquantityofhissong-writing.AndDylan'smaterialhasreflectedasocialawarenessandhasalwaysinvolvedprotestagainstinjustice.Ithasarousedabroadtrendofsimilarsongsinthepresentdaymarket.Theseelements,incombinationwithDylan'sparticularsound,havemadehimoneofthemostremarkablefiguresinthehistoryofrock.

21.ComparedwiththeBeatles,BobDylan________.

A）hasmoreinfluenceonrockmusic

B）hassoldfewerrecordsofhissongs

C）ismoreimportantintherecordindustry

D）islessimportantinAmericanrock

22.BobDylanis________

A）arocksinger

B）anEnglishsinger

C）abluessinger

D）acountrysinger

23.BobDylanbecamefamoustomoreandmorepeoplebecause__________.

A）heproducedtworecords

B）hewrotemanygoodsongs

C）hetraveledtoNewYorkCity

D）heoftenputonperformances

24.Inhissongs,BobDylanshowedhisconcernabout_______________.

A）socialproblems

B）folkmovement

C）NewYorkCity

D）hisnationalreputation

25.BobDylanisknownforeverythingbelowEXCEPT_______________

A）hisparticularvoice

B）thequalityofhissong-writing

C）thequantityofhisrecordsales

D）hisimportanceinrockmusic

PassageThree

ThefirstEuropeanstockexchangewasestablishedinAntwerp,Belgium，in1531.TherewerenostockexchangesinEnglanduntilthe1700's.Amanwishingtobuyorsellsharesofstockhadtofindabroker（agents）totransacthisbusinessforhim.InLondon,heusuallywenttoacoffeehouse,becausebrokersoftengatheredthere.In1773,thebrokersofLondonformedastockexchange.

InNewYorkCity,brokersmetunderanoldbutton-woodtreeonWallStreet.TheyorganizedtheNewYorkStockExchangein1792.TheAmericanStockExchange;secondlargestintheUnitedStates,wasformerlycalledtheCurbExchangebecauseofitsoriginonthestreetsofNewYorkCity.

AstockexchangeisamarketplacewherememberbrokersbuyandsellstocksandbondsofAmericanandforeignbusinessesonbehalfofthepublic.Astockexchangeprovidesamarketplaceforstocksandbondsinthesamewayaboardoftradedoesforcommodities.Thestockbrokersreceiveasmallcommissiononeachtransactiontheymake.

Thestockholdermaysellhisstockwhereverhewantstounlessthecorporationhassomespecialruletopreventit.Pricesofstockchangeaccordingtogeneralbusinessconditionsandtheearningsandfutureprospectsofthecompany.Ifthebusinessisdoingwell,thestockholdermaybeabletosellhisstockforaprofit.Ifitisnot,hemayhavetotakealoss.

26.Inthe1600's,ifamanwantedtobuyorsellsharesofstock,hehadtodoitthrough___________.

A）thegovernment

B）himself

C）abroker

D）thestockexchange

27.ThesecondlargeststockexchangeintheU.S.usedtobecalled___________.

A）theWallStreetExchange

B）thenewYorkStockExchange

C）theCurbExchange

D）theU.S.Exchange

28.InPara.3,theword"commodities"probablymeans___________.

A）goods

B）papers

C）shares

D）agreements

29.Whichofthestatementsistrue?

A）Thestockholdercansellhisstocktoanywhereatanytime

B）TherewerenostockexchangeinEnglandinthe1700's.

C）Thepriceofstockisnotstable.

D）Thestockholdersdothetransactionwithoutchargingforthestockholders.

30.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.

A）theWallStreet

B）thestockexchange

C）thestock

D）thestockholderandstockbroker

PassageFour

CountrymusicisanAmericanpopular-musicstyle.Initscurrentform,countrymusicisacombinationoftwoseparatemusicaltraditions:

thestylesoftheSoutheasternstatesandthemusicoftheSouthwest,especiallyTexas.Bothstylesinfluencedandwereinfluencedbythebluesandbyblackruraldancemusic.

Thefirstcountryartiststobewidelyknownachievedpopularityinthelate1920s.Themusicoftheseperformerswasheardthroughoutthesouthduringthe1920;and30sonradioprograms

Bythe1950s,countrymusichadbecomeasignificantforceinpopmusic.Regularappearancesontheradioshowmadestarsofmanyperformers.Thesinger-songwriterHankWilliamswrotefourmillionsellersongsin1950,sevenin1951,andfourmorein1953.

Bythe1970s,somecountrymusiciansbegancombiningcountrymusicwithelectricinstruments,creatingacountryrocksound.

31.Whatdoes"Bothstyles"inLine3,Paragraph1referto?

A）Countrymusicstyleandthemusicalstyleof-theSoutheasternstates.

B）ThemusicalstylesoftheSouthwesternstatesandtheSoutheasternstates.

C）TheSouthwesternmusicalstyleandTexasmusicalstyle.

D）Thestylesofbluesandtheblackruraldancemusic.

32.Countrymusicwasnotreallyanimportantpopmusicuntil_________.

A）1920s

B）1930s

C）1940s

D）1950s

33.HankWilliams___________in1951.

A）wrotesevenmillionsongs

B）soldsevenmillioncopiesofhissongs

C）wrotesevensongs

D）soldsevenmillioncopiesofhissevensongs

34.Electricinstrumentsaddtocountrymusicastyleof_________.

A）rockmusic

B）blues

C）blackmusic

D）Southernmusic

35.Whatdoyouthinkcanbeapropertitleofthispassage?

A）HankWilliams,AGreatSingerandSongwriter

B）TheInfluenceofBluesandBlackMusic

C）ABriefIntroductiontoCountryMusic

D）CountryMusicCombinedWithElectricInstruments

Passage