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北理工《综合英语》期末考试精选题汇总含答案解析29
(387)北京理工大学远程教育学院2018-2019学年第一学期
《综合英语》期末试卷(模拟试卷3)
校外学习中心学号姓名成绩
考试方式:
闭卷
答题要求:
一、第一至第四部分的正确答案一律按要求用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上(从方框的左端穿过字母中间划向方框右端,不要超出方框两端,浓度盖过字母底色).
第五、六部分的翻译和写作写在末尾页,并在相应处填写考生信息.考试结束时只交答题卡和试卷答题纸.
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PartI:
ReadingComprehension(2*15=30)
Directions:
Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Thephrasealmostcompletesitself:
midlifecrisis.It’sthestageinthemiddleofthejourneywhenpeoplefeelyouthvanishing,theirprospectsnarrowinganddeathapproaching.
There’sonlyoneproblemwiththecliche(套话).Itisn’ttrue.
“Infact,thereisalmostnohardevidenceformidlifecrisisotherthanafewsmallpilotstudiesconducteddecadesago,”BarbaraHagertywritesinhernewbook,LifeReimagined.Thevastbulkoftheresearchshowsthattheremaybeapause,orashiftingofgearsinthe40sor50s,butthisshift“canbeexciting,ratherthanterrifying”.
BarbaraHagertylooksatsomeofthefeaturesofpeoplewhoturnmidlifeintoarebirth.Theybreakroutines,because“autopilotisdeath”.Theychoosepurposeoverhappiness一havingaclearsenseofpurposeevenreducestheriskofAlzheimer’sdisease.Theygiveprioritytorelationships,ascareersoftenrecede(逐渐淡化).
LifeReimaginedpaintsapictureofmiddleagethatisfarfromgloomy.Midlifeseemslikethesecondbigphaseofdecision-making.Youridentityhasbeenformed;you’vebuiltupyourresources;andnowyouhavethechancetotakethebigriskspreciselybecauseyourfoundationisalreadysecure.
KarlBarthdescribedmidlifepreciselythisway.Atmiddleage,hewrote,“thesowingisbehind;nowisthetimetoreap.Therunhasbeentaken;nowisthetimetoleap.Preparationhasbeenmade;nowisthetimefortheventureoftheworkitself.”
Themiddle-agedperson,Barthcontinued,canseedeathinthedistance,butmoveswitha“measuredhaste”togetbignewthingsdonewhilethereisstilltime.
WhatBarthwrotedecadesagoiseventruertoday.Peoplearehealthyandenergeticlonger.Wehavepresidentialcandidatesrunningfortheirfirstterminofficeatage68,69and74.Alongerlifespanischangingthenarrativestructureoflifeitself.Whatcouldhavebeenconsideredthebeginningofadescentisnowapotentialturningpoint—theturningpointyouaremostequippedtotakefulladvantageof.
1.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthephrase“midlifecrisis”?
A)Ithasledtoalotofdebate.B)Itiswidelyacknowledged.
C)Itisnolongerfashionable.D)Itmisrepresentsreallife.
2.HowdoesBarbaraHagertyviewmidlife?
A)Itmaybethebeginningofacrisis.
B)Itcanbeanewphaseofone’slife.
C)Itcanbeterrifyingfortheunprepared.
D)Itmayseeold-agediseasesapproaching.
3.HowismidlifepicturedinthebookLifeReimagined?
A)Itcanbequiterose.
B)Itcanbeburdensome.
C)Itundergoesradicaltransformation.
D)Itmakesforthebestpartofone’slife.
4.AccordingtoKarlBarth,midlifeisthetime_______.
A)torelaxB)tomature
C)toharvestD)toreflect
5.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutmidlifetoday?
A)Itismoremeaningfulthanotherstagesoflife.
B)Itislikelytochangethenarrativeofone’slife,
C)Itismoreimportanttothosewithalongerlifespan.
D)Itislikelytobeacriticalturningpointinone’slife.
Passage2
Inspring,chickensstartlayingagain,bringingawelcomesourceofproteinatwinter’send.Soit’snosurprisethatculturesaroundtheworldcelebratespringbyhonoringtheegg.
Sometraditionsaresimple,liketheredeggsthatgetbakedintoGreekEasterbreads.Otherselevatetheeggintoafancyart,liketheheavilyjewel-covered“eggs”thatwerefavoredbytheRussiansstartinginthe19thcentury.
OneancientformofeggartcomestousfromUkraine.Forcenturies,Ukrainianshavebeendrawingcomplicatedpatternsoneggs.Contemporaryartistshavefollowedthistraditiontocreateeggsthatspeaktotheanxietiesofourage:
Lifeisprecious,anddelicate.Eggsare,too.
“There’ssomethingabouttheirdelicatenaturethatappealstome,”saysNewYorkercartoonistRozChast.Severalyearsago,shebecameinterestedineggsandlearnedthetraditionalUkrainiantechniquetodrawherverymodemcharacters.“I’vebrokeneggsateverystageoftheprocess—fromtheverybeginningtothevery,veryend.”
Butthere’sanappealinthatvulnerability.“There’spartofthissickeninghorrorofknowingyou’rewalkingontheedgewiththis,thatIkindoflike,knowingthatitcouldallfallapartatanysecond.”Chast’sdesigns,suchasaworriedmanaloneinatinyrowboat,reflectthatdelicateness.
TraditionalUkrainiandecoratedeggsalsospoketothosefears.Theelaboratepatternswerebelievedtoofferprotectionagainstevil.
“There’sanancientlegendthataslongastheseeggsaremade,evilwillnotprevailintheworld,”saysJoanBrander,aCanadianegg-painterwhohasbeenpaintingeggsforover60years,havinglearnedtheartfromherUkrainianrelatives.
Thetradition,datingbackto300B.C.,waslaterincorporatedintotheChristianchurch.Theoldsymbols,however,stillendure.Adecoratedeggwithabirdonit,giventoayoungmarriedcouple,isawishforchildren.Adecoratedeggthrownintothefieldwouldbeawishforagoodharvest.
6.Whydopeopleinmanyculturesprizetheegg?
A)Itisawelcomesignofthecomingofspring.
B)Itistheirmajorsourceofproteininwinter.
C)Itcaneasilybemadeintoaworkofart.
D)Itcanbringwealthandhonortothem.
7.Whatdowelearnaboutthedecorated“eggs”inRussia?
A)Theyareshapedlikejewelcases.
B)Theyarecherishedbytherich.
C)Theyareheavilypaintedinred.
D)Theyarefavoredasaformofart.
8.Whyhavecontemporaryartistscontinuedtheeggarttradition?
A)Eggsserveasanenduringsymbolofnewlife.
B)Eggshaveanovalshapeappealingtoartists.
C)Eggsreflecttheanxietiesofpeopletoday.
D)Eggsprovideauniquesurfacetopainton.
9.WhydoesChastenjoytheprocessofdecoratingeggs?
A)Sheneverknowsiftheeggwillbreakbeforethedesigniscompleted.
B)Shecanaddmultipledetailstothedesigntocommunicateheridea.
C)Shealwaysderivesgreatpleasurefromdesigningsomethingnew.
D)Sheisneversurewhatthefinaldesignwilllooklikeuntiltheend.
10.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutegg-painting?
A)ItoriginatedintheeasternpartofEurope.
B)Ithasahistoryofovertwothousandyears.
C)Itisthemosttime-honoredformoffancyart.
D)Itisespeciallyfavoredasachurchdecoration.
Passage3
TheUrbanization—migrationawayfromthesuburbstothecitycenter—willbethebiggestrealestatetrendin2015,accordingtoanewreport.
ThereportsaysAmerica’surbanizationwillcontinuetobethemostsignificantissueaffectingtheindustry,ascitiesacrossthecountryimitatethewalkabilityandtransit-orienteddevelopmentmakingcitieslikeNewYorkandSanFranciscososuccessful.
Assmallercitiescopythemodelofthese“24-hourcities,’’tfioreaffordableversionsoftheseplaceswillbecreated.Thereportreferstothisasthecomingofthe“18-hourcity,”,andusesthetermtorefertocitieslikeHouston,Austin,Charlotte,andNashville,whichare“positioningthemselvesashighlycompetitive,intermsoflivability,employmentofferings,andrecreationalandculturalfacilities.”
Anothertrendthatlookssignificantin2015isthatAmerica’slargestpopulationgroup,Millennials(千禧一代),willcontinuetoputoffbuyingahouse.ApartmentswillretaintheirappealforawhileforMillennials,hauntedbywhathappenedtohome-owningparents.
Thistrendwillcontinueintothe2020s,thereportprojects.Afterthat,surveyrespondentsdisagreeoverwhetherthisgenerationwillfollowintheirparents,footsteps,movingtothesuburbstoraisefamilies,orwillchoosetoremaininthecitycenter.
AnotherissueaffectingrealestateinthecomingyearwillbeAmerica’sfailinginfrastructure.Mostroads,bridges,transit,watersystems,theelectricgrid,andcommunicationsnetworkswereinstalled50to100yearsago,andtheyarelargelytakenforgranteduntiltheyfail.
Thereport’swritersstatethatAmerica’sfailuretoinvestininfrastructureimpactsnotonlythehealthofthereal-estatemarket,butalsoourabilitytoremaingloballycompetitive.
Apartfromthespecifictrendshighlightedabove,whichcausesomeinvestorstoworry,thereportportraysanoveralloptimismbornebytherecenthealthyreal-estate“upcycle”andimprovingeconomy.Seventy-fourpercentoftherespondentssurveyedreporta“goodtoexcellent”expectationofreal-estateprofitabilityin2015.Whileexcessiveoptimismcanpromotebadinvestmentpatterns,resultinginareal-estate“bubble,”thereport’swritersdownplaythatpotentialoutcomeinthatithasnotyetoccurred.
11.Accordingtothenewreport,realestatedevelopmentin2015willwitness_______.
A)anacceleratingspeed
B)ashifttocitycenters
C)anewfocusonsmallcities
D)anever-increasingdemand
12.Whatcharacterizes“24-hourcities”likeNewYork?
A)Peoplecanlivewithoutprivatecars.
B)Peoplearegenerallymorecompetitive.
C)Peoplecanenjoyservicesaroundtheclock.
D)Peopleareinharmonywiththeenvironment.
13.WhyareMillennialsreluctanttobuyahouse?
A)Theycanonlyaffordsmallapartments.
B)Thehousepricesarecurrentlytoohigh.
C)Theirparents'badexperience