中国农业大学学年秋季学期级英语二级试题.docx

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中国农业大学学年秋季学期级英语二级试题

Part1Writting（15points）

Directions：

Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:

ALettertotheUniversityPresidentabouttheCanteenServiceonCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast120words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow：

（作文请在答题纸上作答）

假设你是李明，请你就本校食堂的状况给校长写一封信，内容应涉及食堂的饭菜质量，价格，环境，服务等，可以是表扬，可以是批评建议，也可兼而有之。

PartIIFastReading（10points）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.（此部分试题1-7题答案涂在答题卡上，8-10题答案写在答题纸上）

DaydreamingIsGoodForYou

Daydreamingisahealthyandnaturalactionofthehumanmind,accordingtoAmericanHealthmagazine.Likedreamsduringsleep,daydreamingsurgesevery90minutes.Itisatitspeakfromnoonto2pm,whenbodytemperatureisatitshighest

AdvantagesofDaydreaming

Bysomeestimates,approximatelyhalfofourwakingthoughtsconsistofdaydreamsandfantasies.Somepeopleusetheirdaydreamstohelpthemmakedecisions,whileothersemploythemtoenhancetheirsenseofwell-beingandcreativity,saysPamL.Blondin,aclinicalsocialworkeranddirectorofprogramsandservicesattheChildandFamilyServiceofSaginawCounty,Michigan.

“Daydreamingcanbeanescapethatmakesonefeelgoodinaverybusyday,”Blondinexplained.“It’sagoodstress-reduceratthedesk.Gettingawayfromitforawhileisn’tsomethingthatisgoingtohurtanyone.Sometimesithelpspeopletapintocreativitythatisnotalwaysconscious.”

Daydreaminghelpspeoplecopewithanwiderangeofpronlems,partlyprovidedinsightintoouremotionalneeds,aswellasunsatisfiedneedsandunachievedgoals,expertssay.Daydreamingcanmakeseveresituationsalittleeasiertoendure,KlinterwritesinWholeEarthReviewmagazine.“Daydreamingisintenselypersonalandrevealing,becauseyouareinactionwithintheareaofyourmind,”

Daydreamingbeingunrealistic?

Whileresearchersdifferintheirdefinitionofdaydreams,ingeneraltheydefineitasspontaneous,undirecteddeepthoughtsthatappearsuddenlyinandoutofourheadregardlessofwhatisgoingonaroundus;and,contrarytopopularopinion,thevastmajorityofdaydreamsarenotwildlyunrealistic.

“Daydreamingkeepsourpersonaltimetableinfrontofus,”sayspsychologistEricKlingeroftheUniversityofMinnesota,authorofanewbookonthesamesubject.Daydreamingplaysanimportantroleinorganizingourlives,hesays.“Wecanactuallylearnsomethingbypayingattentiontotheseunusualdreamingperiodsthatoccasionallyinterruptourrealisticthoughts.

BenefitsofDaydreamingtoChildren

Active,imaginativelivesarevitaltochildren’sdevelopment,AmericanHealthreports.Mostchildrenstartfantasizingbetweentheagesof2to5.“Childrenstrugglestounderstandlife’scomplexities,fromjetplanestoTVimages,”saysYaleUniversitypsychologistJeromeLSinger.Hebelievesthatmake-believehelpsyoungstersbreakdownelementstoaleveltheycanunderstand.“Unlessachild’sdaydreamingishinderinghim/herfromprogressinginschoolorfromgainingsocialskills,thereisnoneedtodiscourageit,”Singerssays.

ThreeBasicDaydreamingStyles

Thetypeofdaydreamspeoplehave,whethertheyarepleasantandhopefulorfilledwithdespair,takeshapeinchildhoodwheneveryonedevelopsoneofthreebasicdaydreamingstyles:

positive,negativeandscattered,AmericanHealthreports.Althougheveryonesinksoccasionallyintoeachofthesetypes,positivedaydreamersaremorelikelytoimagehappy,painfulorentertainingsituations.Negativedaydreamersareeasilyboredanddistracted.“Theirmentalimagestendtobefleeting,repetitiveandshallow,likevariationsofthesamefairytale,”explainsYalepsychologistRoniTower.

Whileallthreetypesarecommon,positivefantasiesaremostlikelytoserveasspringboardsforproblemsolving,whilenegativeandscattereddaydreamsmayleaveapersonfeelinganxious.“Negativedaydreamersarewaitingfor“theothershoetofall’,livingintheshadowsoffantasies,”Towerexplains.

KeepingDaydreamingUnderControl

Therearetimeswhendaydreamingcausesproblems,accordingtoBlondin.“Ifdaydreaminggetsinthewayofdailylifebecausethepersonisdaydreamingallday,he/shewon’tbeveryproductive,”shesays.“Howmuchandhowoftenapersondaydreamsisimportant.Itshouldnottakeupallofyourtime.Ifpeoplefindtheirdaydreamingisbecomingexcessive,theyshouldtakearealisticlookatwhat’sgoingonintheirlifeandaskthemselveswhattheyaretryingtoavoid.Thentheycanassesswhatmeasurestheyneedtotaketoimprovethesituation.”Anyonewhohasahardtimedistinguishingbetweenrealityandfantasyorstartsreplacingreal-lifefamilyandfriendswithimaginedonesshouldseekprofessionalhelp.

Singersumsuptheadvantagesofdaydreams,“Bysittingquietlyandlettingyourdaydreamsemergeinsteadofputtinganendtothem,youmayfindtherearepartsofyourselfyouhaven’tbeenlisteningto,andyou’llgainaccesstoatremendousrangeofinteresting,creativeideas.”Butifyoufindyourselfahabitualdaydreamerandtendwanderoffabittoooftenforcomfort,itistimeyoudidsomethingaboutit.

1Whenisdaydreamingatitspeak?

ADuringsleepBJustbeforenoon

CEarlyintheafternoonDEvery90minutes

2Oneoftheeffectsofdaydreamingisthat___.

Aithelpslessonpeople’sstressatwork.Bitallowsapersontostaybusy

Citkeepspeoplefrombeingbusy.Ditawakespeople’sconsciousness.

3Expertsthinkhighlyofdaydreamingbecause____.

Aitleadspeopletotakeactionsandsatisfytheirneeds.

Bithelpspeopledealwithawiderangeofproblems.

Citenablespeopletomeettheiremotionalneeds.

Ditisanactionwithintheareaofone’smind.

4Whatistheopinionofpeopleingeneralaboutdaydreams?

ADaydreamsaremostlyrealisticthoughts.

BDaydreamsaremostlyunrelatedideas.

CDaydreamsaremostlyundirectedthoughts.

DDaydreamsaremostlyunrealisticthoughts.

5Thebenefitsofdaydreamingforchildrenliesin___.

Ahelpingthemprogressfasterinschool.

Bencouragingthemtobelieveinthemselves.

Chelpingthemhaveabetterunderstandingofthingsinlife.

Dhelpingthemgainthesocialskillstheyneedfortheirlives.

6Peopledeveloponeofthethreetypesofdaydreams____.

AwhentheyarechildrenBwhentheyareindespair

CwhentheyfeelhopelessaboutlifeDwhentheyareinbadsituations.

7Thescattereddaydreamersarecharacterizedby___.

Amakingthingsveryinteresting.Bfeelingscaredandfrightened

CbeingoftenforgetfulandnegativeDgettingboredanddistractedeasily

8Positivedaydreamsaremostlikelytousedaydreamsasspringboardfor_____.

9Ifapersondaydreamsallday,he/shewon’tbe____.

10Bylisteningtoourinnerheartthroughourdaydreams,we’llgetintouchwithalargerangeof____。

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35points）

SectionA;略

SectionB;略

SectionC；略。

PartIVReadingComprehension（ReadinginDepth）（25points）

SectionA

Questions46-55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Michaelhadthisone__46_dream.Hewouldberunningdownacountryroad.Asheracedbetweengoldenwheatfields,hewouldalwaysoutrunthelocomotivespassingby.Itwasattheexactmomenthetookadeepbreaththathebeganto_47__theground.Hewouldbegin_48__likeaneagle.

Whereheflewwouldalways_49__withhismother’sstories.Wheneverheflewwaswitha_50__eyefordetailandthefreespiritofhismother’slove.Hisdad,ontheotherhand,wasnotadreamer.BertStonewasahard-corerealist.Hebelievedinhardworkandsweat.His_51__:

Ifyouwantsomething,workforit!

Fromtheageof14,Michaeldidjustthat.Hebeganaverycarefultrainingprogram.Heworkedouteveryotherdaywithweightlifting,withsomekindofrunningworkon__52__days.Theprogramwascarefully_53__byMichael’scoach,trainerandfather.Michael’sdedication,determinationand_54___wasacoach’sdream.Besidesbeinganhonorstudentandonlychild,MichaelStonecontinuedtohelphisparentswiththeirfarmchores.MildredStone,Michael’smother,wishedhecouldrelaxabitmoreandbethat“freedreaming”littleboy.Onone_55___sheattemptedtotalktohimandhisfatheraboutthis,buthisdadquicklyinterrupted,smiledandsaid,“Youwantsomething,workforit!

”

EdisciplineMsoaring

FcoincideNsymptom

GneglectedOalternate

Hmonitored

SectionB

Passageone

Positivethinkingalotmorethanblindfaith----anditspoweroverpeople’slivesisawesome.Optimists_fare_betterthanpessimistsinalmosteveryrespectoflife,oftenachievingmoreandenjoyinggreatersocialsuccess.Optimisticpeoplearealsolesssusceptibletodepressionandphysicalillness.SayspsychologyprofessorMartinE.PSeligmanoftheUniversityofPennsylvania,“Theresevidencethatoptimismbolstersimmunesystem.”

Psychologistsbelieveoptimismandpessimismarehabitswelearnaschildren,andourparentsareourrolemodels.Whenawaterpipebrokeandfloodedyournewhome,didyourfatherlament,“WhydidIpicksuchlousyhouse?

”Ordidhedeclare,“Ourcontractguaranteedeverythingwouldbeinperfectcondition,soI’llhavethebuilderfixtheplumbingandreplacethedamage”?

“Optimismisahabitualwayofexplainingsetbackstoyourself,”saysSeligman.Here’showitworks:

Thepessimistbelievesbadeventsstemfrompermanentconditions（“IfailedthemathquizbecauseIdon’thaveheardfornumbers”）andgoodeventsfromtemporaryones（“My