大学英语 Inner Voice.docx

1、大学英语 Inner Voice一、填空题（一）选词填空。Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.prompt brighten upset radiate attempt inner overwhelm inherit modest attach 1. A recent photograph should be _ to your application form. 正确答案：attached2. The spokesperson has reject

2、ed all our _ to talk to him.正确答案：attempts3. They are all still very _ about losing the case.正确答案：upset4. A (An) _ majority of the members were against the idea.正确答案：overwhelming5. Many varied motives _ individuals to join a political party. 正确答案：prompt6. Parents have _ conflicts as they try to decid

3、e what is best for their children.正确答案：inner7. His income was _ compared with that of other chief executives.正确答案：modest8. Her presence greatly _ up the evening party last night.正确答案：brightened9. Happy, healthy, and vibrant people _ positive energy to those around them.正确答案：radiate10. He had _ a con

4、siderable personal fortune from his uncle.正确答案：inherited（二）用适当的介词填空。Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. 1. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _ pressure now.正确答案：under2. He would often strike _ conversations with complete strangers.正确答案：up3. W

5、indy days are characteristic _ March in Beijing.正确答案：of4. They converted the old school _ luxury flats.正确答案：into5. I nearly jumped _ of my skin when I saw her face at the window.正确答案：out二、 阅读理解（一）、选词填空。Directions: Fill in the blanks with a word or a phrase that best completes the passage. You may ch

6、oose a suitable one from the list given.whose night interact nonstop what accordingly view end up choose opportunityOur words have power, and our speech has the power to set the energy or the directions we _1_ in our lives. If we say good and positive things, good and positive things (experiences) h

7、appen to us. These words give us the _2_ to experience life from a positive or optimistic point of _3_. If, on the other hand, we come from negativity and say negative things, _4_, negative things happen to us or we _5_ seeing life as one big problem or disappointment. While we are all familiar with

8、 our external speech or voice, we also have another voice that we work with and _6_ with every day. This is our “inner voice”. While at first glance you may think: “what is inner voice”? But when you come right down to it, we are all familiar with our inner voice. Our inner voice is that small utter

9、ance that comes from deep within us, _7_ job it is to provide us with guidance. This is a different kind of communication than _8_ comes from our normal waking conscious, which I call our “analyzer”. When our analyzer is talking, the communication we receive tends to seem more like a _9_ conversatio

10、n that goes on inside our heads all day and sometimes well into the _10_. 1. _正确答案：choose2. _正确答案：opportunity3. _正确答案：view4. _正确答案：accordingly5. _正确答案：end up6. _正确答案：interact7. _正确答案：whose8. _正确答案：what9. _正确答案：nonstop10. _正确答案：night （2）判断题。Directions: Read the following article and choose “True” or

11、“False” for sentences 1-10. Letters to SoldiersMany years ago, an old woman named Peggy Ford wrote letters to some men. The men were soldiers who were fighting in the Vietnam War. The soldiers were in fight, far way from their home. They missed their families, and they liked to get the letters from

12、Peggy. Peggy also kept the letters that the soldiers wrote back to her. Peggy Ford died more than 30 years ago. Earlier this year, Fords children discovered the letters in her attic (阁楼). They decided to donate the letters to a history museum. The museum is happy to have the letters. They feel that

13、the soldiers stories of the war are valuable. They tell the story of the war better than anyone else could. The museum feels that its important to remember the war. The letters show a personal viewpoint of the war. They are a valuable part of history. A news station filmed a story about Peggy Ford a

14、nd the letters. The story was posted on the Internet. Many people saw the story, and read about Fords letters to the soldiers. The story made other people want to donate letters. Many people called the museum. They offered to donate their letters from that era. One woman gave the museum more than 20

15、0 letters that she wrote to her husband while he was stationed in Vietnam. She had saved them for many years. She thought others would be interested in them. Peggy Ford was a kind, caring woman. Her letters to the soldiers made them feel better. One woman thinks Ford is an inspiration. She is urging

16、 others to write to soldiers in Iraq. She says that a letter would bring a smile to a soldiers face. Cookies and other treats could be sent with the letters. Small gifts and letters would make the soldiers feel better. She believes that its important to say thank you to the soldiers. She thinks the

17、letters would be a good way to do that. She knows that the soldiers appreciate the letters.1. Peggy Ford wrote letters to those who were interested in the Vietnam War. 正确答案：2. The soldiers in the war were happy to receive letters because they were homesick.正确答案：3. Fords children gave the letters she

18、 wrote to the soldiers to a history museum. 正确答案：4. The letters from the soldiers can best tell the story of the war.正确答案：5. Many people got to know Peggy Ford and the letters on the Internet.正确答案：6. Motivated by Fords story Many people offered to contribute their letters from the war time. 正确答案：7.

19、One woman donated the letters she wrote to her husband because they were interesting. 正确答案：8. Peggy Ford was inspired to persuade others to write letters to soldiers in Iraq. 正确答案：9. Small gifts sent to soldiers would usually make them in good mood.正确答案：10. Letters would be a good way to show people

20、s appreciation to the soldiers. 正确答案： （3）选句填空题。Directions: Read the following text about analyzing a problem. Five sentences have been removed from the text. Choose the best sentence from the list A-F on the next page to fill in each of the gaps (1-5). There is one extra sentence which you do not ne

21、ed to use. Six Stages in Analyzing a ProblemPeople do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they try to find a solution by trial and error. 1_.

22、 First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sams bicycle is broken, and he cannot read it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle. Next the thinker must define the problem. 2_. For instance, he must determine if the problem is wit

23、h the gears (齿轮), the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific. Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear

24、 wheels. 3_. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully. After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and rep

25、lace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels. 4_. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels. He immediately realizes

26、 the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels. Finally the solution is tested. 5_. In short, he has solved the problem. A. Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem.B. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book.C. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he

27、must find out the reason why it does not work.D. Consequently one should test his own reasoning power against the problem.E. However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing.F. Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterwards his bicycle works perfectly.请填入正

28、确答案的大写字母！1._正确答案：E2. _正确答案：C3. _正确答案：B4. _正确答案：A5. _正确答案：F （四）选择题。Directions: Read the following text about childrens curiosity. For questions 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Share Childrens CuriosityChildren start out as natural scientists, eag

29、er to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; theres no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your childrens curiosity. Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a classroom of seven-year-olds to talk about sci

30、ence as a job. The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said, “Now that were finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?” After a long pause

31、, a boy raised his hand, “Have you ever seen a grasshopper (蚱蜢) eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?” This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours. Secondly, give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for