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英语期末测验考试试题B
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华南理工大学继续教育学院
2013年第1学期期末考试
《英语》函授试卷(B卷)
(本试卷满分100分,考试时间120分钟)
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I.VocabularyandStructure(30%)
PartA
Directions:
Therearetwocolumnsinthissection.MatchthewordsinColumnAwiththeirexplanationsinColumnB.WriteyouranswersintheboxontheANSWERSHEET.
ColumnAColumnB
1.incapableA.数据库
2.irritatingB.不情愿的
3.databaseC.令人烦恼的,讨厌的
4.mysteryD.效率高的
5.positiveE.重要的,有意义的
6.favoriteF.使显露,显示
7.revealG.有助的,有益的
8.reluctantH.不能胜任的
9.efficientI.神秘,神秘的事物
10.significantJ.特别喜欢的人(或物)
PartB
Directions:
Completeeachofthesentenceswithanappropriatewordorphrasefromthebox.Changetheformifnecessary.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.
bedoomedto,access,confidence,giveup,religion,shallow,longfor,
dueto,manners,inaddition
11.Aftertheaccidentittookalingtimebeforeshehadthetogetonaplaneagain.
12.Dadgaveusalectureaboutourtable.
13.Don’tdivein.Thewateristoohere.
14.Christianity(基督教),Islam(伊斯兰教)andBuddhism(佛教)arethegreatoftheworld.
15.Idon’tfelllikegoingtothatparty;Ihaveabadcold,soIshouldn’tgo.
16.Hethegoodolddayswhenteacherswereshownrespect.
17.Withouttraining,allitseffortswerebefailure.
18.Catsshouldalwayshavetofresh,cleanwater.
19.Shehasbeenabsentfromworkillness.
20.It’snotrealistictosmokinginordertosavemoneynow.
PartC
Directions:
Thereare10incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.
21.HeorIgoingtoattendthemeeting.
A.isB.amC.areD.were
22.Makeathome.
A.yourselfB.myselfC.youD.himself
23.Youshouldn’tsaysuchthingsthechildren.
A.beforeB.afterC.infrontofD.behind
24.Itookfourexams.ThefinalinEnglishisofall.
A.difficultB.theleastdifficultC.leastdifficultD.thedifficult
25.Themanwallethadbeenstolenimmediatelyreportedthetheft.
A.whichB.thatC.whoseD.who
26.Ididn’tgotoseethefilmbecauseIit.
A.sawB.haveseenC.hadseenD.amseeing
27.Newofficersbyourclubwhenweholdournextmeeting.
A.electB.areelectedC.willelectD.willbeelected
28.shewillbebackdependsmuchontheweather.
A.WhereB.WhyC.WhenD.If
29.Ihavenoideahewillreturn.
A.whenB.whatC.whereD.which
30.Theseplansaredifferentfrom.
AthatweexpectedB.whatweexpectC.whichwehaveexpectedD.whatweexpected
II.ReadingComprehension(40%)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillread4passages.ReadthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET
PassageOne
ThedeanoftheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawhaddecidedthatIcouldn’treturntoclassesnextfall.Mygradesweretoolow.
Afterknowingthisbadnews,myfatherthencontactedthelaw-schooldean.Buttherewasnochangingthedecision.Yoursonisanexcellentyoungman,hehadsaid,buthewillnevermakealawyer.HeevenurgedthatIlookforanothercareer.Inthemeantime,theadvisedthatIstayputinthegrocerystorewhereIworkedonweekends.
IwroteanotetothedeantoaskwhetherIcouldgobacktotheschool.Itwentunanswered.
MyfatherknewhowmuchIwantedtobecomealawyer.HesuggestedIlookatWestminsterCollegeofLaw,whereclasseswereheldatnightbecausestudentstherehelddowndayjobs.
Dad’sadvicewasreallypractical,butithurtlikehell,whenIbegantopicturemyselfatWestminsterafterhavingattendedlawschoolatBoulder.Intruth,myself-confidencehadalsobeenhurtbadly.IbegantowonderwhetherIhavetheabilitytobecomealawyeratall.
ButintheendIwenttoseeCliffordMills,Westminster’sdean.HeletmeenrollatWestminsterononeconditionthatIrepeatallmyfirst-yearclasses,thistimepayingattention.
Onedoorhadclosed.Butothershadopened.
Givenasecondchance,Iworkedharder,becomingfascinatedbylaw.Failuretaughtmethatlifeisaroadwithunexpectedtomorrows.Totakeadvantageofthem,youcannotletyourselfbedestroyedbyfailure.
31.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Thelaw-schooldeanoftheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawagreedwiththattheauthorwillbecomeasuccessfullawyerinthefuture.
B.TheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawismorefamousthantheWestminsterCollegeofLaw.
C.Theauthorpreferredtoworkinagrocerystoreratherthanstudylawintheuniversity.
D.Thelaw-schooldeanoftheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawgavetheauthorasecondchancefinally.
32.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.
A.Theauthor’sdad’susefulandrealisticadviceandhisattitudetothesecondchanceplayedanimportantroleinhiswaytobeasuccessfullawyer.
B.Thestudentswithlowgradesarealwayssuccessfulintheirfuturecareer.
C.Theauthordidn’twanttostudyintheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawafterhisfatherknewthebadnews.
D.Theauthor’sfatherwasenthusiasticaboutlaw.
33.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.
A.Ifastudentiskickedoutofschool,hewillbedoomedtobealoser.
B.Itisveryimportanttobalanceone’sstudyandhis/herhobbies.
C.Therecanbemiracleswhenyoubelieve.
D.Neverletyourselfdestroyedbyfailure,youwillmakeitifyoucantakeadvantageoftheunexpectedtomorrows.
34.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“Onedoorhadclosed.Butothershadopened”?
A.TheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawrefusedtheauthor,buttheWestminsterCollegeofLawprovidedanotherchancetorealizehisdream.
B.Theauthortriedtoworkedharder,becomingfascinatedbylaw.
C.Theauthorpaidattentiontoallofhisfirst-yearclassesthesecondtime.
D.Thelaw-schooldeanoftheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawdidn’teventhinktheauthorhadtheabilitytobecomealawyer.
35.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenhisfatheradvisedhimtotryWestminsterCollegeofLaw?
A.Theauthorquiteagreedwithhisfatherandtakeactionimmediately.
B.Theadviceisusefulandrealistic,butgoingtoalessfamousschoolthepreviousonemayhurthisself-respect.
C.Givenasecondchance,theauthorwillworkedmuchharder.
D.Lifeisaroadwithunexpectedtomorrows.
PassageTwo
TheyarethegenerationofwomeninGreatBritainwhogrewupexpectingtohaveitall.Nolongerforcedtochoosebetweenchildrenandcareer,theyweresettodoboth—whileholdingdownaprefectrelationshipandkeepingaspotlesshouseintheirsparetime.Butmodernwomanhastakenarealitycheck.Theaverage29-year-oldnowlongsforareturntothelifestyleofa1950shousewife.Asurveyhasshownthatthedaughtersofthegenerationoffeministswantnothingmorethanahappymarriageanddomestichappinessinthecountryside.
Researchintotheattitudesof1,500womenwithanaverageageof29foundthat61percentbelievethewomenwhojuggletopjobswithmotherhoodandsociallivesare“unhelpful”and“irritating”.Morethantwo-thirdsagreethatthemanshouldbethemainproviderinafamily,while70percentdonotwanttoworkashardastheirmother’sgeneration.Onaverage,thewomenquestionedwanttosettledownwiththeirpartnerby30andhavetheirfirstchildayearlater.So,afterdecadesofsoaringdivorceratesandariseinbirthsoutsidemarriage,itappearsthenextgenerationofmothersisreturningtomoretraditionalsocialvalues.Asthesurveyshowed,nineoftenyoungwomenwouldratherbemarriedwhentheyhavechildren,while75percentbelievethatmoderncouplesdonomakeanenoughefforttostaytogether.Aquarterofthosequestionedintendtogiveupworkandbeafull-timemotherwhentheystartafamily,withjustonpercentsayingtheircareerwillremaina“toppriority”oncetheyhavechildren.
Aboveeverythingelse,thewomendesireabalancebetweenworkandprivatelife,sotheycanenjoyasatisfactoryrelationship,raisehappychildren,andhaveajobthatintereststhembutdoesn’toverwhelmthem.Theageofthe“superwoman”,whowantstobetheworld’sbestmother,wifeandboss,isdead.
36.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.ThemodernwomeninGreatBritainexpecttohaveitall:
tobetheworld’sbestmother,wifeandboss
B.Thedivorceratesandbirthsoutsidemarriageareincreasing.
C.Thewomen’sattitudetowardsbeinghousewiveshaschanged.
D.Itisimpossibletobeagoodmotherandanexcellentprofessionalatthesametime.
37.Whatdoestheword“superwoman”mean?
A.Awomanwhohasahigh-poweredjobandbeingmoresuccessfulthantheordinarymen.
B.Awomanwhohasacareeratthesametimeasrunningahomeandbringingupchildren,andmakesitseemeasy.
C.Awomanstaysathomewithherchildrenandherhusbandmaintainsthefinancialresponsibilityfortheirlife.
D.Awomanwhocompletelyconcentratedonraisingherchildren,andtakingcareofherhusbandanddoinghousework.
38.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.MoreandmoremodernwomeninGreatBritainwanttobeagoodmotherandanexcellentprofessionalatthesametime.
B.MostmodernwomeninGreatBritainhavedifferentattitudestowardshousewivesfromthewomenintheolddays.
C.Accordingtothesurveyinthepassage,themodernwomenwantnothingbutasuccessfulcareer.
D.Nowomencanbeasuccessfulsuperwomaninthefuture.
39.Accordingtothepassage,whatdothewomenofyoungergenerationtendtodo?
A.Theyintendtogiveupworkandbefull-timemotherswhenth