英语2A卷.docx

1、英语2A卷 2015-2016 学年第 1 学期 英语(2) 课程考试试题（A ）卷类别 函授 拟题人 适用专业 （答案写在答题纸上，写在试题纸上无效）Part I Reading Comprehension(40%)Directions:There are four reading passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions.For each of them there are four suggested anseers marked ABCand D.Choose the best answer to

2、each question.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:A few years ago it was common to speak of a generation gap between young people and their elders.Parents said that children did not respect and listen to them,while children said that their parents did not understand them at all. What

3、 had gone wrong?Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared?Actually ,the generation gap has been around for a long time .Many people argue that it is built into every part of our society.One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own ways of

4、 life.In a more traditional society.when children grow up ,they are expected to live in the same area as their parents,to marry people that their parents know and like,and often to continue the family jobs.In our society,young people often travel great distances for their education.move out of the f

5、amily at an early age,marry or live with people whom their patents have never met ,and choose jobs different from those of their parents.In our society,parents often expect their children to do better than they did ,to find better jobs,to make more money and to do all the things they awere unable to

6、 do .Often ,that is another cause of the gap between them.Often ,they discover that they have very little in common with each other.Finally ,the speed at which changes take place in our society is the third cause of the gap between the generations.In a traditional culture,senior people are valued fo

7、r their knowledge ,but in our society the knowledge of a life time may become out of date.The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds,separated by different skills and abilities.No doubt ,the generation gap will continue in American life for some time to come.1. The first paragra

8、ph tells us that ( )A) the problem of the generation gap draws much attention from peopleB) it is out of date to talk about the generation gap C) children and parents are trying to understand each otherD) it is very important for people to frequently communicate with each other2. In a more tradition

9、al society,old people( )A) have their children respect and listen to themB) do not care of their children at allC) expect their children to rebel against themD) do not live together with their children3. In American society young people( )A) do not neet to find jobsB) marry people younger than themC

10、) have better education than their parentsD) leave home at an early age4. Which of the following is NOT the cause of the generation gap?A) Young people like to depend more on themselvesB) Parents do not love their children dearlyC) American society changes rapidlyD) Parents expect too much of their

11、children5. The main idea of the passage is ( )A) that the generation gap needs considering B) when the generation gap is necessary in American societyC) why the generation gap exists D) how we can reduce the generation gapQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Telephone,television,radi

12、o,and the internet help people communicate with each other.Because of these devices,ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world.For example ,within seconds,people can know the results of an election(选举)in another country .An international football match comes into the homes of everyon

13、e with a television set .News of disaster(灾难),such as a flood,can bring help from distant countries.Within hours ,help is on the way .This is because modern technology information travels fast.How has this speed of communication changed the world?To many people,the world has become smaller. Of cours

14、e ,this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller.It means that the world seems smaller.Two hundren years ago,communication between the continents took a long time.All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even monthsto cross the oceans.In the 17th and 18th centuries,it took

15、 six weeks for news from Europe to reach the Americas.This time difference influenced peoples actions.For example,a few battles in the war of 1812 between England and the United State could have been avoided .A peace agreement had already been signed.Peace was made in England ,but the news of peace

16、took six weeks to reach America.During these six weeks,the large and serious Battle of New Orleans(新奥尔良)was fought.Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed.They would not have died of news had come in time ,In the past ,communication took much more time than it does now.Ther

17、e was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today.6. News spreads fast because of ( )A) modern transportationB) new technologyC) the changes of the worldD) a peace agreement7. Acoording to this passage,( )is very important to people in a disaster area.A) fast communicationB)

18、 modern technology C) the newsD) new ideas8. Which of the following statements is true based on the text?A) The world now seems smaller because of faster communicationB) The world is actually smaller todayC) The world is changing in sizeD) The distance between England and America has changed since t

19、he War of 18129. Two hundred years ago ,news between the continents was carried( )A) by teleploneB) by landC) by airD) by sea10. The New Orleans Battle was fought because( )A） the peace agreement had not been signed by both sidesB） the peace agreement had not been signed in timeC） the peace agreemen

20、t had not been signed in AmericaD） the peace agreement had not been signed in EnglandQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:Doreen Sykora is now a junior at MeGill Universiey.She had a difficult time when she first began college.She said,”I was always well prepared for my examinations

21、.But I would go into class to take the exam,and I would fall apart.I could not answer the questions correctly -even though I knew the answers! I would just blank out because of nervousness and fear.” Hitoshi Sakamoto,an anthropology student at Temple University in Tokyo reports similar experiences.T

22、hese two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety.Because a student worries and is stressed about a test,his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does.The student cannot write or think clearly because of the severe tension and nervousness.Now there are special univer

23、sity courses to help students.In these courses,advisors and psychologists try to help students by teaching them to manage test anxiety.Such a course helps students learn to live with stress and not fail because of it .First students take a practice test to measure their worry level .If the tests sho

24、w that their stress level is high,the students can take a short course to manage the fear.Theae courses teach students how to relax their bodies.They get training to become calm in very tense situations.By controlling gheir nervousness,they can let their minds work more easily.Learned information th

25、en comes out without difficulty on a test.Doreen Sykora saw immediate results after taking such a course.She now has enthusiasm about the relaxation methods.”mostly,what I do is imagine myself in a very calm place.Then I imagine myself picking up a pencil.I move slowly and carefully.I breathe easily

26、 and let all the tension out.With each treath,more worry leaves me .It really works too.My grades have improved greatly!Im really doing well at MeGill now.This relaxation method works not only on examinations,but it has improved the rest of my life as well”For Hitoshi in Tokyo ,The results were much

27、 the same .He is enjoying school a lot more and learning more.11. What is the similarity between Doreen Sykora and Hitoshi Sakamoto?A) Students from the same universityB) Failing in all the examinationsC) Experiences of test anxietyD) Having the same poor studying habits12. These are signs of test a

28、nxiety EXCEPT( )A) worries about a testB) stressed about a testC) low grades and poor study habitsD) nervousness during the test13. Whatsthe purpose of some special university student-help course?A) To help students to reduce test anxietyB) To show a stress level experienced by studentsC) To learn m

29、ore knowledge about test anxietyD) To have a better understanding of test anxiety14. Whats the meaning of “blank out”in paragraph one ?A) To be like a blanketB) To be sure of an answerC) To be relaxedD) To be unable to think clearly15. Whats the organization of the passage?A) Examplestheories-ideasB

30、) ProblemstrategyresultC) General statementexamplesresultD) StrategyexperimentexamplesQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:Banks are not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts:they rely on depositors(存款人)not to demand payment all at the same time.If depositors should come to fe

31、ar that a bank couldnt pay off all its depositors,then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the same day.If they did ,the bank could not pay all accounts.However,if they did not all appear at once,then there would always be funds to pay those who wanted their money when they wanted

32、it.Mrs.Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she experienced.One day in December of 1925 several banks failed to open in a city whese she lived.The other banks anticipated a run the next day,and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs.Vaught worked as a teller(出纳员)had enough funds on hand to pay off as many depositors as might apply.The officers simply instructed the tellers to pay on demand.Next morning a crowd gathered in the bank and on t