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试题集学生用艺术类大学英语D

大学英语D

习

题

册

（艺术类）

大学英语教研室制定

2012.5.10

江苏师范大学科文学院

Part1

ReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogoovereachpassagequicklyandanswerthequestions.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassage.

Passage1

AdaptingtotheNewWorld

Originally,IwasborninSouthKoreaandlivedthereallmylifeuntilImarriedandmovedtoAmerica.WhilelivinginAmericaforfiveyearsnow,Ihavetriedtoadapttotherapidpaceofchangeinmylife.AlthoughIfeltworriedatfirst,IdoubtedthatIwouldfindmanydifferencesbetweenourtwocountries.Afterall,wearemuchalikeeventhoughwespeakdifferentlanguages,andhavedifferenttraditionsandcultures.Peopleinbothcountrieswearbluejeans,lovechildren,andseekfreedom.Despitethesesimilarities,Ifounditdifficulttoadjust,forsomuchwasalientome.

Mostdifficultformewaslearninganewlanguage.IdiscoveredthatAmericanEnglishcombinestheinfluenceofmanyotherlanguages,mostlyEuropeanbutmanyofthemglobal.ThelanguageisbasicallyEnglish,ofcourse,fortheEnglish,whocameoverontheMayflower,settledhereearly,andinthelargestnumbers.Ontheotherhand,theKoreanlanguagewasheavilyinfluencedbyChineseuntilabout400yearsago.ForKoreanlearnersofEnglish,thedifferentusesofnounandverbarehardtograsp,atfirst.Forexample,anEnglishspeakerwouldaskaquestionbyreversingthenounandverb,andoftenseparatingtheverb,asin“Whereareyougoing?

”However,inKorean,onewouldask,“Yougowhere?

”Learninganewlanguagewashardforme,butanessentialpartofbeginninglifeinthiswondrousland.

Next,IneededtoadjusttoAmericanfood,whichisrelativelymild,withtheexceptionofCajundishes.Generally,Koreanfoodisveryspicy,likeKimchi,whichcoversmanytypesofpickledcabbageandothervegetables;Koreanscannotlivewithoutit,andoftenmaketheirownfromoldfamilyrecipes.Inaddition,Koreansenjoylowfat,mostlyvegetariandiets.TheAmericandiet,ontheotherhand,consistsofhigh-fat,verysaltyitems,likethefastfoodandinstantTVdinnerswhicharesopopular.Thesefoodsmayaccountforthehighratesofheartattacksandstrokes,cholesterol-cloggedveins,andfatnessamongAmericans.

Finally,KoreansandAmericanstreatmarriageverydifferently.Eventhoughwehaveenteredthetwenty-firstcentury,manyKoreanmarriagesarearrangedbymatchmakershiredbyparents.Or,parentsofmarriageablechildrenwillgettogetherandarrangetheirmarriages.Ofcourse,somemarriagescomeaboutthroughdatingjustasinAmerica—youngpeoplemeet,fallinlove,anddecidetomarry.Yet,despiteorbecauseofarrangedmarriages,theKoreandivorcerateisverylowcomparedwithAmericandivorces.ThismaybeduelargelytothestrongfamilybondsinKorea.

Ontheotherhand,youngpeopleinAmericaareallowedthegreatestfreedominchoosingtheirpartners;theybasemarriagesalmostentirelyonlove,neverthroughmatchmakers.Andaverystrongtrend,nowadays,isfortwopersonstolivetogetherforawhilebeforegettingmarried,thoughmanyneverformallymarry.

Despitethesedifferencesbetweenourcultures,I’verealizedthatKoreansandAmericanshavemuchincommon.Wetendtoseekfreedom,sharethesameexcitementatanewbirth,andwanttomakegoodfriends.Also,weplaceahighvalueonhardwork,oftenspendinglonghoursatourownbusinessesinordertosendourchildrentogoodcolleges;wewanttogivethemopportunitiesearliergenerationscouldonlydreamof.Ifwecanlearntoacceptculturaldifferencesasuniquevalues,theworldmaybemorepeaceful.Weneedtoputasideouroftenunfoundedattitudesofsuperiorityandprejudiceagainstothercultures.

1.Aftermarriage,theauthorlivedin.

A）SouthKorea

B）England

C）China

D）America

2.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,theauthorbelievedthat.

A）itwouldnotbedifficulttoadjusttolifeintheUnitedStates

B）peopleinthetwocountrieslikedtodosimilarthings

C）itwouldberelativelyeasytoadapttotherapidchangeinherlife

D）thesimilaritiesbetweenthetwocountriesweregreaterthanthedifferences

3.Accordingtothepassage,theauthordiscoveredthat.

A）AmericanEnglishismainlybasedonEnglish

B）ChineseisgreatlyinfluencedbyKoreanlanguage

C）EnglishiseasyforKoreanstolearn

D）ofallEuropeanlanguages,onlyEnglishisregardedasagloballanguage

4.WhydidtheauthorfindlearningEnglishtobedifficult?

A）BecauseEnglishcombinestheinfluenceofEuropeanandAsianlanguages.

B）BecausetheKoreanlanguageisclosertoChinesethantoEnglish.

C）BecausethedifferentusesofEnglishverbsarehardtograsp.

D）Becauselearninganewlanguageisdifficultforadults.

5.Generally,forKoreansthefavoritedietis.

A）Cajundishes

B）Kimchi

C）fastfood

D）instantTVdinners

6.AmericanfoodisdifferentfromKoreanfoodinthatit.

A）causesheartattacksandstrokes

B）ismadefromoldfamilyrecipes

C）isgenerallyquitemild

D）isusuallyveryspicy

7.InwhatwaydomostKoreanmarriagesdifferfromAmericanmarriages?

A）Koreanscanlivetogetherfirstbeforeformallymarrying.

B）Koreanmarriagesarenotbasedonlove.

C）Koreansmarryonlywithpermissionfromtheirparents.

D）Koreanmarriagesarearrangedbymatchmakersorparents.

8.Despitearrangedmarriages,therateofKoreadivorcesisnothigherthanthatof.

9.Americanmarriagesaremainlybasedon.

10.Thoughtherearesomeculturaldifferences,bothKoreansandAmericansplaceahighvalueon.

Passage2

SevenStepstoaMoreSatisfyingJob

Manypeopletodayfindthemselvesinunhappyworksituations.Infact,oneinfourworkersisdissatisfiedwiththeircurrentjob,accordingtotherecent“Plansfor2004”survey.Theircareerpathmaybefinanciallyrewarding,butitdoesn’tmeettheiremotional,socialorcreativeneeds.They’reunhappy,andhavenoideawhattodoaboutit,exceptmovetoanotherjob.

MaryLynMiller,experiencedcareerconsultant（顾问）andfounderoftheLifeandCareerClinic,saysthatwhenmostpeopleareunhappyabouttheirwork,theirfirstthoughtistogetadifferentjob.Instead,Millersuggestslookingatthepossibilityofadifferentlife.Throughherbook,workshops,seminars（研讨会）andpersonalcoachingandconsulting,shehashelpedthousandsofdissatisfiedworkersreassess（重新评价）lifeandwork.

Millerdevelopeda7-stepprocesstohelppotentialjobseekersassesstheircurrentsituationandbeliefs,identifytheirrealpassion,andstartonajourneythatallowsthemtopursuetheirpassionthroughwork.

Step1:

Willingnesstodosomethingdifferent.

Breakingthecycleofdoingwhatyouhavealwaysdoneisoneofthemostdifficulttasksforjobseekers.Manyfinditdifficulttosteerawayfromacareerpathormakeachange,evenifitdoesn’tfeelright.Millerurgesjobseekerstoopentheirmindstootherpossibilitiesbeyondwhattheyarecurrentlydoing.

Step2:

Commitmenttobeingwhoyouare,notwhoorwhatsomeonewantsyoutobe.

Lookatthegiftsandtalentsyouhaveanddopursuethosethingsthatyoulovemost.Ifyoulovethesocialaspectsofyourjob,butarestuckinsideanofficeor“chainedtoyourdesk”mostofthetime,vow（发誓）tofollowyourinstinctandinvestigatealternativecareersandworkthatallowyoumoretimetointeractwithothers.Dawnworkedasamanagerforalargeretailclothingstoreforseveralyears.Thoughshehadadvancedwithinthecompany,shefeltfrustratedandlongedtobeinvolvedwithnatureandtheoutdoors.Shedecidedtogotoschoolnightsandweekendstopursuehertruepassionbyearninghermaster’sdegreeinforestry（林学）.Shenowworksinthebiotechforestrydivisionofamajorpapercompany.

Step3:

Self-definition

Millersuggeststhatoncejobseekersknowwhotheyare,theyneedtoknowhowtosellthemselves.“Inthejobmarket,youareaproduct.Andjustlikeaproduct,youmostknowthefeaturesandbenefitsthatyouhavetoofferapotentialclient,oremployer.”Examinetheskillsandknowledgethatyouhaveandidentifyhowtheycanapplytoyourdesiredoccupation.Yourqualitieswillexhibittoemployerswhytheyshouldhireyouoverothercandidates.

Step4:

Attainalevelofself-honoring（肯定自我）.

Self-honoringorself-lovemayseemlikeanoddstepforjobhunters,butbeingabletoacceptyourself,withoutjudgment,helpseliminateinsecuritiesandwillmakeyoumoreself-assured（有自信的）.Byacceptingwhoyouare–allyouremotions,hopesanddreams,yourpersonality,andyouruniquewayofbeing–you’llshowmoreconfidencewhentalkingwithpotentialemployers.Thepowerofself-honoringcanhelptobreakallthefalsehoods（谎言）youweremadetobelieve–thosethatmadeyoufeelthatyouwerenotgoodenough,orstrongenough,orintelligentenoughtodowhatyoutrulydesire.

Step5:

Vision（想像）.

Millersuggeststhatjobseekersdevelopavisionthatinvolvesananswerto“WhatdoIreallywanttodo?

”Oneshouldcreateadozenofsentencesthatdescribeindetailhowtheyseetheirliferelatedtowork.Forinstance,thesecretarywholongstobeanactressdescribesalifethatallowshertoexpressherloveofShakespeareonstage.Arealestateagent,attractedtohiscurrentjobbecauseherlovesfixingupoldhomes,describesbuyingpropertiesthatneedalittletenderlovingcaretomakethemmoresaleable.

Step6:

Appropriaterisk.

Somephilosophersbelievethatthewaytoenlightenmentcomesthroughfacingobstaclesanddifficulties.Once