江西财经大学大一英语考试考卷.docx

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江西财经大学大一英语考试考卷

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江西财经大学大一英语考试考卷

江西财经大学

07－08学年第二学期期末考试试卷

试卷代码：

04586A授课课时：

96

课程名称：

基础英语IV适用对象：

06级英语专业本科班

试卷命题人刘有发试卷审核人李莉

PartIReadingComprehension（2’X20=40’）

Directions:

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.

Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.

Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.

1.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend____classeseachweek.

A）36B）12C）20D）15

2.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,anAmericanstudentisallowed____.

A）toliveinadifferentuniversity

B）totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity

C）toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses

D）togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities

3.Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause____.

A）theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareers

B）theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs

C）theyhavetorunforpositionsofauthority

D）theyhavetoattendalotofclasses

4.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobablybecause____.

A）theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudy

B）theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversity

C）suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobs

D）suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid

5.Thestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein____.

A）dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity

B）ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulations

C）evaluatingstudents’performancebybringingthembeforeacourt

D）keepingupthestudents’enthusiasmforsocialactivities

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TelevisioncanhelpusseethepatternofAmericanlifeandunderstandtheeventsthatuniteordivedus.

Consideranexampleofthedeathsofthepoliticalleaders,includingJohnF.Kennedy,MartinLutherKing,Jr.andRobertKennedy.Thesedeathscausedaprofoundunificationofthewholenation.Thereforethewholenationsharedtheexperienceofgriefandshame.Televisionletusintenselyanddramaticallyparticipatesinthesehistoricalevents.Thoughitwearejointedwithotherpeopleforafewelectricmoments.

Buttelevisioncanalsodivideusfromeachother.Thedividinghasoccurredinconfrontationsbetweenyoungandold,radicalsandconservatives,policeandstudents,blacksandwhites,andhawksanddoves.Theseconfrontationshavedramatizedthefeelingbeneaththesurfaceofsociety.TheyhaveshownAmericansinconflicts,whichstemfromourpolicyinSoutheastAsiaandrangetothebusingofschoolchildren.Sucheventshaveprovidedanopportunityforbigots（抱偏见的人），whopromotestereotypedthinking.Andtheseconfrontationshaveinfectedoursocialandemotionalwounds.

Sotelevisiondoesmorethantransmitmovies,weather,sportsandvarietyshows.Ithelpsshapeourfeelingtowardeachotherandourselves,andsometimeunitesus,andsometimesdividesus.

6.Televisioncanhelpustakepartin___________

A）Electricmoments

B）Historicalevents

C）Emotionalwounds

D）Stereotypedthinking

7.Televisioncanalsomakeworse___________

A）Thesocialcontradiction

B）Thesurfaceofsociety

C）Conservativethinking

D）Griefandshame

confrontationsareonlywelcomedbythosewhoare__________

A）Infectedbythesocialwounds

B）Goingtoshapetheirfeelingtowardthemselves

C）Obstinatelydevotedtotheirownbelief

D）Providingtheopportunityforthinking

ofthefollowingstatementsistrue

A）Somepoliticalleaderswereoncebigots.

B）Televisionsometimestransmitmoremoviesthanhistoricalevents

C）Confrontationsarethesignofdivision

D）Televisionoftenprovidesstereotypedthinking

suitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe_________

A）SocialUnityandDivision

B）Television’sConflicts

C）UnificationandConfrontations

D）Television’sSocialInfluence

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Myfather’sreactiontothebankbuildingat43rdStreetandFifthAvenueinNewYorkcitywasimmediateanddefinite:

“Youwon’tcatchmeputtingmymoneyinthere!

”hedeclared,“Notinthatglassbox!

”

Ofcourse,myfatherisagentlemanoftheoldschool,amemberofthegenerationtowhomagooddealofmodernarchitectureisupsetting,butIamconvincedthathisnegativeresponsewasnotsomuchtothearchitectureastoaviolationofhisconceptofthenatureofmoney.

Inhisgenerationmoneywasthoughtofasarealcommodity（实物）thatcouldbecarried,orstolen.Consequently,toattractthecustomofasensibleman,abankhadtohaveheavywalls,barredwindows,andbronzedoors,toaffirmthefact,howeveruntrue,thatmoneywouldbesafeinside.Ifabuildingsdesignmadeitappearimpenetrable,theinstitutionwasnecessarilyreliable,andthemeaningoftheheavywallasanarchitecturesymboldweltintheprevailingattitudetowardmoney.

Buttheattitudetowardmoneyhas,ofcourse,changed.Exceptingpocketmoney,cashofanykindisnowrarelyused;moneyasatangiblecommodityhaslargelybeenreplacedbycredit.Adeficit（赤字）economy,accompaniedbyhugeexpansion,hasledustothinkofmoneyasproductofthecreativeimagination.Thebankernolongeroffersusasafe:

heoffersusaserviceinwhichthemostvaluableelementisthecreativityfortheinventionoflargenumbers.Itisinnowaysurprising,inviewofthischangeinattitude,thatwearewitnessingthedisappearanceoftheheavywalledbank.

Justastheolderbankemphasizeditsstrength,thisbankbyitsarchitectureboastsofimaginativepowers.Fromthispointofviewitishardtosaywherearchitectureendsandhumanassertion（人们的说法）begins.

11.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_____.

A）moneyisnotasvaluableasitwasinthepast

B）changeshavetakenplaceinboththeappearanceandtheconceptofbanks

C）thearchitecturalstyleoftheolderbankissuperiortothatofthemodernbank

D）prejudicemakestheoldergenerationthinkthatthemodernbankisunreliable

12.Howdotheoldergenerationandtheyoungeronethinkaboutmoney

A）Theformerthinksmoreofmoneythanthelatter.

B）Theyoungergenerationvaluesmoneymorethantheoldergeneration.

C）Bothgenerationsrelyontheimaginativepowerofbankerstomakemoney.

D）Totheformermoneyisarealcommoditybuttothelatterthemeansofproducingmoremoney.

13.Theword“tangible”（Line2,Para.4）referstosomething_____.

A）thatisprecious

B）thatisusable

C）thatcanbetouched

D）thatcanbereproduced

14.Accordingtothispassage,amodernbankershouldbe_____.

A）ambitiousandfriendly

B）reliableandpowerful

C）sensibleandimpenetrable

D）imaginativeandcreative

15.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor\’sattitudetowardsthenewtrendinbankingis_____.

A）cautiousB）regretfulC）positiveD）hostile

Passage4

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Accordingtosociologists,thereareseveraldifferentwaysinwhichapersonmaybecomerecognizedastheleaderofasocialgroup.Inthefamily,traditionalculturalpatternsconferleadershipononeorbothoftheparents.Inothercases,suchasfriendshipgroups,oneormorepersonsmaygraduallyemergeasleaders,althoughthereisnoformalprocessofselection.Inlargergroups,leadersareusuallychosenformallythroughelectionorrecruitment.

Althoughleadersareoftenthoughttobepeoplewithunusualpersonalability,decadesofresearchhavefailedtoproduceconsistentevidencethatthereisanycategoryof“naturalleaders”.Itseemsthatthereisnosetofpersonalqualitiesthatallleadershaveincommon;rather,virtuallyanypersonmayberecognizedasaleaderifthepersonhasqualitiesthatmeettheneedsofthatparticulargroup.

Researchsuggeststhattherearetypicallytwodifferentleadershiprolesthatareheldbydifferentindividuals.Instrumentalleader