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1、大英江西财经大学06-07学年第二学期期末考试试卷试卷代码： 34062A 授课课时： 32课程名称： 大学英语II 适用对象： 06级本科非涉外班试卷命题人 吴春英 试卷审核人 张善军，张生萍Part I Reading Comprehension (skimming and scanning) (1 point each, 10 points)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to read the passages quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet. For

2、 questions 1-7, markA(for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;B(for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;C (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the informati

3、on given in the passage.Build up Your VocabularyExactly what do you do during a normal day? How do you spend your time? Paul T. Rankin very much wanted an answer to that question. To get it, he asked sixty-eight individuals to keep an accurate, detailed record of what they did every minute of their

4、waking hours. When he consolidated his findings, he discovered that the average individual spent 70 percent of his waking time doing one thing only-communication. That meant either reading, writing, speaking or listening.Put that evidence alongside of the research findings uncovered by the Human Eng

5、ineering Laboratories. In exploring aptitudes and careers involving, among other things, data from 30,000 vocabulary tests given yearly, they discovered that big incomes and big vocabularies go together. Vocabulary, more than any other factors yet known, predicts financial success.And it all fits. E

6、ach word you add to your vocabulary makes you a better reader, writer, speaker and listener. Furthermore, linguistic scientists are quick to point out that we actually think with words. If that is so, new words make us better thinkers as well as communicators. No wonder more words are likely to mean

7、 more money. What better reason for beginning right now to extend your vocabulary?Take reading. What exactly do you read? Common sense says you read words. Research confirms that fact. “Vocabulary in context” contributes 39 percent to comprehension. Thats more than any other factor isolated and stud

8、ied-even more than intelligence. And “word in parts” contributes more to speed of reading than any other factor-28 percent. In short, your efforts to improve vocabulary will pay off in both comprehension and speed.Suppose, as youre reading along, you come across a strange word “lumtebs”. Did you fin

9、d yourself stopping for a closer look at “lumtebs”? Pardon the spelling slip. Thats actually the word stumble(偶然发现). The letters just got mixed around. Obviously you now know that strange words do slow you down-or even stop you completely. Furthermore, strange words hinder comprehension. Which is ea

10、sier to understand, “eschew garrulity” or “avoiding talking too much”?What you need is a vital, dynamic approach to vocabulary building. Hybrid(混合种)corn combines the best qualities of several varieties to ensure maximum productivity. A hybrid approach to vocabulary should, in the same way, ensure ma

11、ximum results. Thats why you should use the CPD formula.Through ContextWhen students in a college class were asked what should be done when they came across an unknown word in their reading, 84 percent said, “Look it up in the dictionary.” If you do, however, you short-circuit the very mental proces

12、ses needed to make your efforts most productive.But theres another reason. Suppose someone asks you what the word fast means. You answer, “speedy or swift”. But does it mean that in such contexts as “fast color”, “fast woman”, or “fast friend”? And if a horse is fast, is it securely tied or gallopin

13、g（飞驰）at top speed? It could be either. It all depends. On the dictionary? No, on context-on how the word is actually used. After all, there are over twenty different meanings for fast in the dictionary. But the dictionary doesnt tell you which meaning is intended. Thats why it makes such good sense

14、to begin with context.Through Word PartsNow for the next step. Often unfamiliar words contain one or more parts, which, if recognized, provide definite help with meaning. Suppose you read that someone “had a predilection for reading mysteries”. The context certainly isnt too helpful. But do you see

15、a prefix, suffix or root that you know? Well, theres the familiar prefix pre-, meaning “before”. Look back at the context and try inserting “before”. Reading mysteries apparently comes “before” something else.Or take the word “monolithic”. Try to isolate the parts. There is the prefix mono-, meaning

16、 “one”, and the root lith, meaning “stone”. Finally, theres the suffix ic, meaning “consisting of”. Those three parts add up to this definition: “consisting of one stone”.To speed up your use of word parts, you will be introduced to the fourteen most important words in the English language. The pref

17、ix and root elements in those few words are found in over 14,000 words of desk dictionary size. With those amazingly useful shortcuts, you can build vocabulary, not a snails pace, one word at a time, but in giant strides, up to a thousand words at a time.Your second step, then, is to look for famili

18、ar word parts. If they do not give you exact meanings, they should at least bring you much closer.Through the dictionaryNow you can see why you should consult the dictionary last, not first. Youve looked carefully at the context. Youve looked for familiar word parts. Now you play Sherlock Holms-an e

19、xciting role. You hypothesize. In light of context or word parts, you try to solve a mystery. What exactly does that strange word mean? Only after you go through the mental gymnastics to come up with a tentative definition should you open the dictionary to see if youre right.After all, those first t

20、wo steps or approaches spark a stronger than usual interest in that dictionary definition. Youre now personally involved. Did you figure out the word meaning? Your heightened interest will lead to a better memory of both word and meaning. It also encourages your development of the habits needed to a

21、ccelerate your progress. And when you see in black and white the definition you had expected, what a feeling of accomplishment is yours. In that way, the CPD Formula provides the exact dynamic interplay of approaches for maximum effectiveness.Well, there it is, your new formula-Context, Parts, Dicti

22、onary. Use it! The exercise that follows will give you specific, step- by- step help in sharpening your awareness of contextual clues, learning the most useful word parts, and using the dictionary with increased accuracy and ease. The results will be like the money in the bank.1. Paul T. Rankin foun

23、d that the average individual spent most of his waking time either reading, writing, speaking or listening.2. Researchers in the Human Engineering Laboratories discovered the evidence that big vocabulary means big financial success.3. Reading through “vocabulary in context” is more effective than re

24、ading through “word in parts”.4. Hybrid corn is not like a hybrid approach to vocabulary in that hybrid corn doesnt ensure maximum results which the latter ensures.5. In reading, most college students will consult the dictionary when they encounter a new word, which offers greater help.6. Often, rea

25、ding through familiar word parts definitely helps understand the meaning of unfamiliar words one reads.7. This passage is meant to teach readers how to enlarge their vocabularies by means of the CPD Formula.8. It is advised that you not consult the dictionary before you go through the mental gymnast

26、ics to get _.9. Compared with consulting the dictionary, readers heightened interest in using context and word parts will lead to _ of word and meaning.10. The benefits of using _ will be similar to depositing money in the bank.Part II Reading Comprehension (reading in depth) (2 points each, 40 poin

27、ts)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part .Each passage is followed by five questions or statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A B C and D .You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the centre.Pas

28、sage One Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passageEducation in the United States is compulsory for children up to about the age of sixteen. Most young people stay in school longer than that. Most graduate from high school at the age of seventeen or eighteen.Almost half of these high scho

29、ol graduates continue their education at a college or university. Education for most young people in this country is free up to the time they graduate from high school. There are private schools, but most parents send their children to public schools, where students do not pay tuition. When young pe

30、ople go to college, however, they must pay tuition at a public university or a private university. University costs are going up a lot. Private universities have become very expensive because the government does not help the private schools.Who pays? The parents of children in college may have to pa

31、y more, or often the students may have to find a job. There students have to worry about assignments and grades and also about their jobs. If they work too much at their jobs, they may be absent from class or miss assignments or make too many errors on tests. They may even fail their courses and hav

32、e to leave the university.For many students, the problem of getting an education is not just a problem of homework and exams. They also have to make money to pay for tuition. And professors dont teach them how to do that! 11. In the United States, almost half of the high school graduates _.A) go to colleges and universitiesB) need not pay any tuitionC) have to enter open universitiesD) work hard to avoid errors on tests12. Which of the following statements is not true?A) Most parents prefer to send their children to publ