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《大学英语二》作业

《大学英语

（二）》作业

PartI.ReadingComprehension

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreach

ofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Passage1

CharlieChaplinhasbrokenallrecordsinmakingpeoplelaugh.Noonehassosetawholeworldlaughingasthelittlemanwiththewalkingstickandtheoverlargeshoes.

MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutChaplin'sartandhiscareer,andopinionshaverangedwidely.Butperhapsthosewhocalledhim"themostgeneralhumanbeingofourtime"cameclosesttothetruth.Thosewhohavecalledhimageniusstressthetimelessandcommonqualitiesinhiswork.Itisanartfilledwithsadelementsanddeephumanfeeling,withwhichanaudiencecannothelpbutbecomeinvolved.Itisforthesereasons,Ibelieve,thatthefigureofCharliehasattractedgenerationaftergeneration.

AllthewriterswhogiveaccountsofChaplin'slifeagreethatCharlie'sunhappyearlyyearsintheareainLondonwherehousesweredirtyandwornhadagreatinfluenceonhisdevelopmentandonthetypeoffilmshemade.Chaplinhimselfemphasizesitinhismemoirs（回忆录）.Themoreonereadsabouthisearliestperiod,themoreonetendstoagree.Indeed,hissufferingyouthhadalastinginfluenceonhim.

Chaplinwasneverafraidtodealwithsubjectscausingmuchdisagreementinhisfilms.HegaveahumorousperformanceonwaronlyafewweeksbeforetheAmericansoldierscamehomefromWorldWarIin1918.Thiswasregardedasmadness,buttheperformancewaswellreceived.Soperfectlydidithitthenailontheheadthateventhereturningsoldiersfounditimpossibletohateitanddeeplyappreciatedthisshortandhumorousperformanceonwhatforthemhadbeenunpleasantreality.Chaplingavenumerousperformancesattackingcapitalgovernments,satirizing（讽刺）thecrueltyofthemachineageandevenmakingfunofHitler.

Yearsafterhisdeath,thefunnyfilmsofmotionpictureactoranddirectorCharlieChaplincontinuetobepopular.Heisparticularlywellknownforhissuccessasacreatorofhumorouspresentationsthatmakefunofpeople,theestablishment,ornetworks.

1.AllofthefollowingaboutCharlieChaplinaretrueexcept___A_______.

A.hewasbornintheUSAB.hewasagreatfilmactor

C.hehadanunhappyearlylifeD.hemadefunofHitlerinhisfilms

2.Accordingtotheauthor,CharlieChaplinhasbeenpopularwithgenerationaftergenerationbecause_______D__.

A.hesetthewholeworldlaughingB.hisperformancesgetpeopleinvolved

C.hisworksappealtopeopleindifferentperiodsD.bothBandC

3.AccordingtoCharlieChaplin'slifehistorywriters,____D_____hadastronginfluenceonthetypeoffilmshemade.

A.thesocietyinwhichhelivedB.theaudiencewhopraisedandadmiredhim

C.thosewhocalledhimageniusD.hisunhappyearlyyearsinthepoorareainLondon

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

______D____

A.TherearetimelessqualitiesinChaplin'sworkbecausehedidn'tinvolvehimselfinpoliticalaffairs.

B.Chaplinbecamepopularyearsafterhisdeath.

C.Chaplin'sperformanceisfunnywithoutanysadelements.

D.Chaplin'sfilmsarethecombinationsoffunnyandsadelements.

5.Thispassagewas________B____.

A.writtenbyCharlieChaplinB.writtenaboutCharlieChaplin

C.advertisingoneofCharlieChaplin'sfilmsD.writtenforstudentstolearnfilm-making

Passage2

Onlyspecialplantscansurvivetheterribleclimateofadesert,fortheseareregionswheretherangeofthesoiltemperaturethroughouttheyearcanbeover75℃.Furthermore,duringthesummertherearefewcloudsintheskytoprotectplantsfromthesun'srays.Anotherproblemisthefactthattherearefrequentlystrongwindsthatdrivesmall,sharpsandsintotheplants,tearinganddamagingthem.Themostdifficultproblemforallformsofplantlife,however,isthefactthateachyeartheentireamountofrainfalloccursduringafewdaysorweeksinspring.

Grassesandflowersinadesertsurvivefromoneyeartothenextbyexistingthroughthelong,hot,dryseasonintheformofseeds.Theseseedsremaininactiveunlesstherightamountofrainfalls.Ifnorainfalls,orifthereisnotenoughrainfall,theywaituntilthenextyear,orevenstillthenext.Anotherfactorthathelpstheseplantstosurviveisthefactthattheirlifecyclesareshort.Bythetimethatthewaterfromthespringrainsdisappears-justafewweeksafteritfalls-suchplantsnolongerneedany.

Theperennials（多年生植物）havespecialelementswhichenablethemtosurviveasplantsforseveralyears.Thus,nearlyalldesertperennialshaveextensiverootsystemsbelowgroundandasmallshoot（枝叶）systemaboveground.Thelargerootnetworkenablestheplanttoabsorbasmuchwateraspossibleinashorttime.Thesmallshootsystem,ontheotherhand,considerablylimitswaterlossbyevaporation（蒸发）.

Anothercharacteristicofmanydesertperennialsisthataftertherainyseasontheylosetheirleavesastheyprepareforthelong,dryseason,justastreesinwetterclimateslosetheirsastheyprepareforthewinter.Thisreducestheirwaterlossbyevaporationduringthedryseason.Then,inthenextrainyseason,theycomefullyaliveoncemore,andgrownewbranches,leavesandflowers,justasthegrassesandflowersinadesertdo.

1.Accordingtothepassage,ordinaryplantscannotsurvivethedesertweatherasaresultofthefollowingfactorsexcept_C____.

A.thestrongwindB.toomuchsun

C.toomuchrainfallD.thespecialtemperature

2.Whycangrassesandflowersindesertsurviveaccordingtothepassage?

__C____

A.Theyneedlittlewater.B.Theylikedryweather.

C.Theystayintheformofseedsduringthedifficultseasons.

D.Withlongroots,theydonotdependontheraintogetenoughwater.

3.Whatistalkedabouttheshootsystemoftheperennials（多年生植物）inthepassage?

____A____

A.Theshootsystemcanhelptheperennialssurviveinadesert.

B.Theshootsystemdecidestheappearanceoftheperennialsinadesert.

C.Theshootsystemlimitsthefunctionoftheperennials'branches.

D.Theshootsystemmaylosetheamountofwatertherootscanabsorb.

4.Accordingtothepassage,springisthebesttimeforplantsindesert____B_____.

A.tofindashadyplaceB.togetwaterfortheyear

C.toreducewaterlossD.toenjoythesun'srays

5.Whatisthemainpointofthelastparagraph?

___D__

A.Acomparisonbetweentheplantsindifferentareas.

B.Thegrowthofnewleavesintherainyseason.

C.Waterlossbyevaporationinthedryseason.

D.Thesurvivaloftheperennialsindeserts.

Passage3

AlthoughBeethovencouldsitdownandcomposeeasily,hisreallygreatcompositionsdidnotcomeeasilyatall.Theycosthimagreatdealofhardworkandhealwaysfoundithardtosatisfyhimself.

Whenhewas28,hebegantonoticeastrangenoiseinhisears.Asitgrewworse,hewenttoseedoctors,andwastoldthathewasgoingdeaf.Thiswastoomuchforanycomposertobear.Beethovenwaswithouthope;hewassurethathewasgoingtodie.Hewenttothecountrysidewherehewrotealonggood-byelettertohisbrothers,describinghowsadandlonelyhisdeafnessmadehim.Helongedtodie,andsaidtodeath,"Comewhenyouwill;Ishallmeetyoubravely."

Infact,Beethovendidsomethingbraverthandying.Hegatheredhiscourageandwentonwritingmusic,thoughhecouldhearwhathewrotemoreandmorefaintly.Hewrotethemusicforwhichwerememberhimbestafterhebecamedeaf.Thismusicwasverydifferentfromanythathadbeencomposedbefore.Insteadoftheartisticandgrandmusicthatearliercomposershadwrittenfortheirrichlisteners,Beethovenwrotestormy,excitingmusicwhichremindsusofhistroubledandcourageouslife.HisHeroicSymphony（交响乐）andFifthSymphonybothshowhiscourageinstrugglingwithhisfate.

Intimehewentcompletelydeaf,buthewrotemorecreativelythanever,forhecould"hear"hismusicinhismind.Hewaslonelyandoftenunhappybutinspiteofthis,heoftenwrotejoyfulmusic,suchashislastsymphony,theNinth.Becauseofhiscourageandstrongwilltotriumph,hismusichasgivenjoyandencouragementtomillionsofpeople.

1.HowdidBeethoven'sdeafnessaffecthim?

____D___

A.Itkilledhim.B.Itstoppedhiswritingmusic.

C.Itdrovehimmad.D.Ithelpedhimcreategoodmusic.

2.WhichofthefollowingmusicworkswrittenbyBeethovenwasjoyful?

___D___

A）No3Symphony.B）No5Symphony.C）No7Symphony.D）No9Symphony.

3.Beethovenlongedtodiebecause______B______.

A.hehadtolddeathhewouldmeetitbravely

B.hefelthisdeafnesswastoomuchforhimtobearasacomposer

C.hewouldn'tbeabletowritemusicforrichlistenersafterbecomingdeaf

D.hewouldn'tbeabletosupporthisfamily

4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

___B___

A.MusicandMusiciansB.TheMusicofFate

C.HardtoSatisfyD.DeafnessinMusic

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

___D___

A.Whenhewaspartlydeaf,Beethoven'smusicbecamemoreandmoregentleandfaint.

B.Hismusicbecamemoreandmoreartisticalthoughhewasdeaf.

C.Hewrotefainterandfaintermusicafterhewentdeaf.

D.Hecomposedexcitingandencouragingmusicthatreflectedhisstrugglewithhisfate.

Passage4

Earthquake（地震）!

Peopleallaroundtheworldfearearthquakesbecausetheycausesomuchdamageanddeath.Considerthefollowingfacts:

OneearthquakestruckSanFernandoValleyregionofSouthernCaliforniaonJanuary17,1994.Theearthquakecaused57deaths,over5,000injuries,andextensivebuildingdamage.Infactsomepeopleestimatetha