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1、英语期末考试试题B华南理工大学继续教育学院2013 年第 1 学期期末考试 英语 函授试卷（B卷）（本试卷满分100分，考试时间120分钟）专业： 姓名： 学号： 得分：I.VocabularyandStructure(30%)PartADirections:Therearetwocolumnsinthissection.MatchthewordsinColumnAwiththeirexplanationsinColumnB.WriteyouranswersintheboxontheANSWERSHEET.ColumnA ColumnB1.incapable A. 数据库2.irritatin

2、g B. 不情愿的3.database C. 令人烦恼的，讨厌的4.mystery D. 效率高的5.positive E. 重要的，有意义的6.favorite F. 使显露，显示7.reveal G. 有助的，有益的8.reluctant H. 不能胜任的9.efficient I. 神秘，神秘的事物10.significant J. 特别喜欢的人（或物）PartBDirections:Completeeachofthesentenceswithanappropriatewordorphrasefromthebox.Changetheformifnecessary.Writeyourans

3、wersontheANSWERSHEET.bedoomedto，access,confidence，giveup，religion，shallow，longfor，dueto，manners，inaddition11.Aftertheaccidentittookalingtimebeforeshehadthe togetonaplaneagain.12.Dadgaveusalectureaboutourtable .13.Dontdivein.Thewateristoo here.14.Christianity（基督教）,Islam（伊斯兰教）andBuddhism（佛教）arethegrea

4、t oftheworld.15.Idontfelllikegoingtothatparty; Ihaveabadcold,soIshouldntgo.16.He thegoodolddayswhenteacherswereshownrespect.17.Withouttraining,allitseffortswere befailure.18.Catsshouldalwayshave tofresh,cleanwater.19.Shehasbeenabsentfromwork illness.20.Itsnotrealisticto smokinginordertosavemoneynow.

5、PartCDirections:Thereare10incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.21.HeorI goingtoattendthemeeting.A.isB.amC.areD.were22.Make athome.A.yourselfB.myselfC.youD.himself23.Youshouldntsaysuchth

6、ings thechildren.A.beforeB.afterC.infrontofD.behind24.Itookfourexams.ThefinalinEnglishis ofall.A.difficultB.theleastdifficultC.leastdifficultD.thedifficult25.Theman wallethadbeenstolenimmediatelyreportedthetheft.A.whichB.thatC.whoseD.who26.IdidntgotoseethefilmbecauseI it.A.sawB.haveseenC.hadseenD.am

7、seeing27.Newofficers byourclubwhenweholdournextmeeting.A.electB.areelectedC.willelectD.willbeelected28. shewillbebackdependsmuchontheweather.A.WhereB.WhyC.WhenD.If29.Ihavenoidea hewillreturn.A.whenB.whatC.whereD.which30.Theseplansaredifferentfrom .AthatweexpectedB.whatweexpectC.whichwehaveexpectedD.

8、whatweexpectedIIReadingComprehension(40%)Directions:Inthispart,youwillread4passages.ReadthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETPassageOneThedeanoftheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawhaddecidedthatIcouldnt

9、returntoclassesnextfall.Mygradesweretoolow.Afterknowingthisbadnews,myfatherthencontactedthelaw-schooldean.Buttherewasnochangingthedecision.Yoursonisanexcellentyoungman,hehadsaid,buthewillnevermakealawyer.HeevenurgedthatIlookforanothercareer.Inthemeantime,theadvisedthatIstayputinthegrocerystorewhereI

10、workedonweekends.IwroteanotetothedeantoaskwhetherIcouldgobacktotheschool.Itwentunanswered.MyfatherknewhowmuchIwantedtobecomealawyer.HesuggestedIlookatWestminsterCollegeofLaw,whereclasseswereheldatnightbecausestudentstherehelddowndayjobs.Dadsadvicewasreallypractical,butithurtlikehell,whenIbegantopict

11、uremyselfatWestminsterafterhavingattendedlawschoolatBoulder.Intruth,myself-confidencehadalsobeenhurtbadly.IbegantowonderwhetherIhavetheabilitytobecomealawyeratall.ButintheendIwenttoseeCliffordMills,Westminstersdean.HeletmeenrollatWestminsterononeconditionthatIrepeatallmyfirst-yearclasses,thistimepay

12、ingattention.Onedoorhadclosed.Butothershadopened.Givenasecondchance,Iworkedharder,becomingfascinatedbylaw.Failuretaughtmethatlifeisaroadwithunexpectedtomorrows.Totakeadvantageofthem,youcannotletyourselfbedestroyedbyfailure.31.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thelaw-schoold

13、eanoftheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawagreedwiththattheauthorwillbecomeasuccessfullawyerinthefuture.B.TheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawismorefamousthantheWestminsterCollegeofLaw.C.Theauthorpreferredtoworkinagrocerystoreratherthanstudylawintheuniversity.D.Thelaw-schooldeanoftheUniversityofColoradoS

14、choolofLawgavetheauthorasecondchancefinally.32.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat .A.Theauthorsdadsusefulandrealisticadviceandhisattitudetothesecondchanceplayedanimportantroleinhiswaytobeasuccessfullawyer.B.Thestudentswithlowgradesarealwayssuccessfulintheirfuturecareer.C.Theauthordidntwanttostudyinth

15、eUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawafterhisfatherknewthebadnews.D.Theauthorsfatherwasenthusiasticaboutlaw.33.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat .A.Ifastudentiskickedoutofschool,hewillbedoomedtobealoser.B.Itisveryimportanttobalanceonesstudyandhis/herhobbies.C.Therecanbemiracleswhenyoubelieve.D.Neverletyoursel

16、fdestroyedbyfailure,youwillmakeitifyoucantakeadvantageoftheunexpectedtomorrows.34.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“Onedoorhadclosed.Butothershadopened”?A.TheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawrefusedtheauthor,buttheWestminsterCollegeofLawprovidedanotherchancetorealizehisdream.B.Theauthortriedtoworkedharder,becom

17、ingfascinatedbylaw.C.Theauthorpaidattentiontoallofhisfirst-yearclassesthesecondtime.D.Thelaw-schooldeanoftheUniversityofColoradoSchoolofLawdidnteventhinktheauthorhadtheabilitytobecomealawyer.35.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenhisfatheradvisedhimtotryWestminsterCollegeofLaw?A.Theauthorquiteagreedwithhisfather

18、andtakeactionimmediately.B.Theadviceisusefulandrealistic,butgoingtoalessfamousschoolthepreviousonemayhurthisself-respect.C.Givenasecondchance,theauthorwillworkedmuchharder.D.Lifeisaroadwithunexpectedtomorrows.PassageTwoTheyarethegenerationofwomeninGreatBritainwhogrewupexpectingtohaveitall.Nolongerfo

19、rcedtochoosebetweenchildrenandcareer,theyweresettodobothwhileholdingdownaprefectrelationshipandkeepingaspotlesshouseintheirsparetime.Butmodernwomanhastakenarealitycheck.Theaverage29-year-oldnowlongsforareturntothelifestyleofa1950shousewife.Asurveyhasshownthatthedaughtersofthegenerationoffeministswan

20、tnothingmorethanahappymarriageanddomestichappinessinthecountryside.Researchintotheattitudesof1,500womenwithanaverageageof29foundthat61percentbelievethewomenwhojuggletopjobswithmotherhoodandsociallivesare“unhelpful”and“irritating”.Morethantwo-thirdsagreethatthemanshouldbethemainproviderinafamily,whil

21、e70percentdonotwanttoworkashardastheirmothersgeneration.Onaverage,thewomenquestionedwanttosettledownwiththeirpartnerby30andhavetheirfirstchildayearlater.So,afterdecadesofsoaringdivorceratesandariseinbirthsoutsidemarriage,itappearsthenextgenerationofmothersisreturningtomoretraditionalsocialvalues.Ast

22、hesurveyshowed,nineoftenyoungwomenwouldratherbemarriedwhentheyhavechildren,while75percentbelievethatmoderncouplesdonomakeanenoughefforttostaytogether.Aquarterofthosequestionedintendtogiveupworkandbeafull-timemotherwhentheystartafamily,withjustonpercentsayingtheircareerwillremaina“toppriority”oncethe

23、yhavechildren.Aboveeverythingelse,thewomendesireabalancebetweenworkandprivatelife,sotheycanenjoyasatisfactoryrelationship,raisehappychildren,andhaveajobthatintereststhembutdoesntoverwhelmthem.Theageofthe“superwoman”,whowantstobetheworldsbestmother,wifeandboss,isdead.36.Whatsthemainideaofthepassage?A

24、.ThemodernwomeninGreatBritainexpecttohaveitall:tobetheworldsbestmother,wifeandbossB.Thedivorceratesandbirthsoutsidemarriageareincreasing.C.Thewomensattitudetowardsbeinghousewiveshaschanged.D.Itisimpossibletobeagoodmotherandanexcellentprofessionalatthesametime.37.Whatdoestheword“superwoman”mean?A.Awo

25、manwhohasahigh-poweredjobandbeingmoresuccessfulthantheordinarymen.B.Awomanwhohasacareeratthesametimeasrunningahomeandbringingupchildren,andmakesitseemeasy.C.Awomanstaysathomewithherchildrenandherhusbandmaintainsthefinancialresponsibilityfortheirlife.D.Awomanwhocompletelyconcentratedonraisingherchild

26、ren,andtakingcareofherhusbandanddoinghousework.38.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.MoreandmoremodernwomeninGreatBritainwanttobeagoodmotherandanexcellentprofessionalatthesametime.B.MostmodernwomeninGreatBritainhavedifferentattitudestowardshousewivesfromthewomenintheolddays.C.Accordingtothesurveyinthepassage,themodernwomenwantnothingbutasuccessfulcareer.D.Nowomencanbeasuccessfulsuperwomaninthefuture.39.Accordingtothepassage,whatdothewomenofyoungergenerationtendtodo?A.Theyintendtogiveupworkandbefull-timemotherswhentheystartafamily.B.Theywilltr