北京理工大学远程教育学院2007学年下半年

北京理工大学远程教育学院2007学年下半年《大学英语2》期中试卷教学站___________ 学号_____________ 姓名___________ 成绩_______ Part I. Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. Each of them is given four suggested answers a, b, c and d. You should choose the one BEST answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with your pencil.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passageWe have admitted the fact that verbal (言语的) and mathematical thinking are given a lot of attention at school and college, while thinking using the right side of the brain is not given very much attention. However, we also have discovered that it is rather important to encourage people to make full use of their powers of visual imagery (影像). Then how do we develop our visual thinking? Here are some techniques.See actions and movement in your mind’s eye. Try to imagine these actions. You arrive home, you go to your door, put your key in the lock and open the door. You take off your coat. You go into the kitchen and you make yourself a drink. Could you see these actions in you mind’s eye? It is a useful technique and one which can be improved with practice.Hear, smell, taste and touch….in your mind. Try to close your eyes and see if you can hear, feel, taste and smell in your mind. Imagine pulling on rope. You hear the roar of the sea. Your bare feet are on the hot sand. The taste of salt is in the air. Now, you are no longer pulling; you are waving. The hot, soft sand is changing into hard, rough concrete. The sea no longer roars; you hear screaming tires of cars before they hit something. With practice, we can make enough use of our ability to imagine the whole range of our senses(感觉).Create new objects and actions. Creative people must be able to imagine objects, people and scenes. They must also be able to imagine new combinations and relations. Imagine a washing machine. You open the door and clothes fly out one after another. They dance in the air in front of you. Can you see this? Describe the washing to a friend.All of us can do these things to achieve creative thinking, if we want.1.According to the passage, school education stresses more ona.thinking with the right side of the braining the left side of the brainbining both sides of the braind.developing critical thinking2.When you see actions in your mind’s eye, you are expected to _____.a.imagine your movement in detailb.practice what you imaginec.stop daydreamingd.tell everything in your imagination3.The word “roar” in the third paragraph probably means _____.a. to whisperb. to give out a loud cryc. to make a long and loud soundd. to make sharp voice4.Which of the following is not true?a.To achieve creative thinking, one should create new things in the mind.b.It is useful to imagine the whole range of our senses.ing the right side of one’s brain helps develop creative thinking.d.It is no point practicing one’s visual thinking.5.The main idea of the passage is _____.a. why train the imaginationb. how to develop visual thinkingc. why use our sensesd. how to create new objects in the mindQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:My husband and I got married in 1981 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go to work.My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.After several weeks of looking for a job, I found my present job, which is working for a small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends, “My clever little wife can run that company she’s working for.”But as his joking statement approached truth, my husband stopped talking to me about my job. I have received several promotions and pay increases, and I’m now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our joined incomes, my husband and I can do many things we had always dreamed of doing, but we don’t do these things because he is very unhappy.We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think it is possible that our marriage may come to an end.I love my husband very much, and I don’t want him to feel inferior (低等的), but I also love my job. I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don’t know how. Who can give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career (职业)？6.When was the passage most probably written?a. In 1991b. Around 1996c. In 1981d. Four years ago7.The husband was supportive, for he _____.a.praised her for all the housework she had doneb.took over what she used to do at homec.encouraged herd.made the decision for her8.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?a.It only took several days for her to find the job she is now doing.b.For the first time since their marriage, the writer doesn’t think her husband is as kindas before.c.Her husband stopped talking to her about her job when her career was approachingsuccess.d.Her husband has been proud of her for every success she has won on the job.9.As she was making more money, _____.a.she did a lot of things she had dreamed ofb.she found a gap taking place between themc.she could buy many clothes and a new housed.she was very critical of her husband10. The difficult position a working woman is in is a choice between ___.a. husband and friendsb. career and payc. children and workd. job and marriageQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:In my opinion, there is only one legitimate (合法的) handgun sport and that is aim practice. It is practiced at objects which are properly monitored and usually quite safe. Only certain handguns are true “sporting weapons”, seen as such by the sport’s lovers.On the other hand, shooting at tin cans and other small objects in one’s backyard is not and should not be considered a serious sport. When uncontrolled, it can be a very dangerous practice.Some opponents of handgun control have stated that we are out to stop all hunting and that controlling the handgun would severely affect hunting. That is simply untrue. Handgun control would in no way limit the freedom of the true hunter. Few if any hunters consider the handgun an effective hunting weapon.There are a few hunters who do hunt with handguns, but most states place restrictions (限制) on the type of guns that can be used in hunting, the reason being that killing of game should be done in as humane (人道的) a way as possible. Some small handguns are more likely to wound the animal rather than kill it at once. Only long guns, rifles and shotguns are effective arms for hunting.People must understand that handguns and hunters are separate matters. Because most of the hunters use a rifle or a shotgun, there is no reason why their search for game and sport should be affected by handgun control. Mixing the anti-hunting matter with the handgun matter confuses the killing of animals with the killing of people.11.In the writer’s opinion, people should use handguns only when _____.a.hunters shoot at animalsb.they aim at a criminalc.objects are under controld.objects are only small tin cans in the backyard12.Most states limit the type of guns used for hunting because ____.a.they want to control the use of gunsb.some guns are not effectivec.animals are very strongd.hunters should take a humane approach toward animals13.According to the writer, hunting is not affected by handgun control because ____.a.hunters can use knives rather than guns to hunt animalsb.state government encourages hunters to use other gunsc.nobody cares what weapons are used to kill animalsd.most hunters use rifles rather than handguns14.This passage mainly talks about _____.a.the relation between hunting and handgun controlb.the importance of aim practicec.how handgun control affects huntingd.different types of guns used in hunting15.It can be understood that _____.a.handgun control greatly affects huntingb.most hunters use rifles to hunt because of handgun controlc.handgun control and hunting are separate mattersd.shotguns are better in hunting because they can save animals’ livesQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passageMore than one-sixth of the American working-age population --- close to 27 million people do no owe allegiance (效忠) to a single employer. According to Link Resources, the number will have risen to 36.5 million by the year 2001.These people work mainly from home, selling their skills in the open marketplace. What is new is that it will influence social classes and it promises to redefine the nature of work in the 21st century.Terri Lonier’s business, Working Solo Inc, offers advice to people who wish to go it alone and to big businesses eager to make use of those with skills. Lonier works in the Hudson Valley, 70 miles north of New York. She reaches her followers through her web site (www. ) and has clients (客户) all over America, most of them a continent away in California’s Silicon Valley. She says that the new working culture began to develop fast in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when personal computers became affordable to large groups of people.The age of the computer has come with the period of big business downsizing and a growing concern about the quality of people’s lives. A good example is a Hollywood film Jerry Maguire. Dissatisfied with the inefficiency of his job, Maguire lectures his bosses on the importance of honesty and quality. However, Maguire is fired, but he rebuilds his life as a self-governed sports representative, discovering that the escape from the control of the company was the necessary first step towards greater happiness.“This has happened very quietly. Traditional jobs will not be the only way we organize work in the future; soon they may not even be the most common way.”16.What is the main idea of this passage？a.Terri Lonier’s Mission.b.Tom Cruise’s Sports Company.c. A new working revolutiond. A new definition of working.17.According to the passage, who are those who don’t owe allegiance to a single employer?a.Those who aren’t satisfied with their employersb.Those who have a web site.c.Those who work under pressure.d.Those who have a saleable skill.18.What’s the business of Terri’s Working Solo Inc.?a.Offer advice to individuals who wish to go it alone.b.Offer advice to any business which is eager to employ self-governed employees withskills.c.Offer advice to businesses in California’s Silicon Valley.d.Both A and B.19.What’s is the meaning of “downsizing” in paragraph 4?a.Going out of business.b.Decreasing size.c.Declining in importance.d.Few limits in size.20.The passage implies that employees will have the following EXCEPT ___.a. more freedomb. more choicec. more satisfactiond. more working hoursPart II. Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 40 items in this part. For each item there are four choices a, b, c and d. Choose the one word or phrase that BEST completes the meaning of the item. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with your pencil.21. They had to examine the dead tiger before they had a _______ answer as towho killed it.A. positiveB. seniorC. virtualD. vital22. H e could be ________ about everything else in the world, but not aboutManet, his loving child.A. visualB. criticalC. favoriteD. essential23. M easures had to be taken in face of the housing problem that ________ inthe city.A. roseB. raisedC. aroseD. produced24. B y the side of the new teaching hall _________ , built in the 1930s.A. there stands a libraryB. stands a libraryC. a library standsD. does a library stand25. N o matter what you say, I'm coming ________.A. anywayB. any wayC. in a wayD. in the way26. I t rains one minute and shines the next. What ________ weather!A. fineB. awfulC. radicalD. tuneless27. I got a little ________ when I learned that the appointment with the generalmanager was changed to another time.A. concernedB. distractedC. upsetD. awful28. M other dropped the glass ________ she was standing up from her seat.A. andB. butC. soD. as29. T he large wings of that bird _________ it to fly very high and fast.A. makeB. enableC. forceD. realize30. T wenty years ago it was common to see people _________ from hunger on thestreets in that poor nation, but clearly the situation has improved greatly since then.A. callingB. preventingC. resultingD. collapsing31. A fter a long period of regular exercise, I now _____ much less than I usedto.A. weighB. likeC. growD. increase32. S he had to __________ several times a night when her baby was ill.A. call outB. get aheadC. wake upD. come to33. T he teacher praised and rewarded the good ________ of his students inclass.A. statusB. behaviorC. functionD. signal34. W e must ________ our attention on the question of reducing our cost.A. payB. focusC. absorbD. promote35. I t is said that ________ to the plan so far have been positive.A. reactionsB. viewsC. ideasD. opinions36. H ave you ever noticed that Jack always ________ a picture of quietself-worth?A. impressesB. focusesC. projectsD. communicates37. W e also use other forms of communication ________ we may be aware orunaware.A. to whichB. of whichC. whichD. that38. T he train was ________ slow I was almost two hours late.A. soB. suchC. veryD. that39. J ust imagine Mary ________ in her favorite chair back home.A. to sitB. sitC. sittingD. has been sat40. M r. Thomas found the coins while ________ in his back garden.A. diggingB. was diggingC. dugD. being digging41. Snap judgments, if ________, have usually been considered signs ofimmaturity or lack of common sense.A. taking seriouslyB. taken seriouslyC. take seriouslyD. to be taken seriously42. I'd offer to give you a lift if I ________ my car here.A. haveB. am havingC. do haveD. had43. ________ speech is the most obvious form of communication, we do use otherforms to communicate.A. SinceB. WhenC. WhileD. As44. The teacher handed _____ books at the beginning of the class.A. onB. downC. overD. out45. The young professor ______ himself as an international leader in the fieldof mathematics.A. establishedB. builtC. foundedD. found46. His thoughts were _______ from the subject by the arrival of his friends.A. attractedB. sufferedC. distractedD. related47. She is a ______ woman who is certain of her ideas and actions.A. significantB. awareC. confidentD. intense48. ______ I admit that the problems are difficult, I don't agree that theycan't be solved.A. For fear thatB. BecauseC. WhileD. Until49. I'm going to spend the winter vacation in Shanghai, ______ I haverelatives.A. becauseB. whichC. thatD. where50. With the job ________, he went to see a film with his colleagues.A. doneB. doingC. to doD. doPart III. ClozeDirections: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked a, b, c and d below the passage. You should choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage, and then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with your pencil.Creative thinking depends 51 what was unknown becoming 52 . Unconscious53 unknown to us are the source of the instinctive thinking that is responsible for new54 concepts. All of us have experienced the sudden 55 into consciousness of a new concept when we 56 thinking about it. 57 we can find examples of 58 among famous personalities in every field. For the 59 Descartes, fro example, a dream determined his 60 life path and provided a central concept about existence. The conscious mind of the mathematical genius Poincare actually 61 his unconscious 62 work. For Wagner, by 63 , his conscious mind at the moment of 64 knew nothing of the actual processes 65 which the sound of water became an 66 score. All of these examples of creative thinking depend 67 some degree on signals from the unconscious. The more 68 insightful the person, 69 and 70 dramatic the signals become.51. a. for b. on c. in d. at52. a. clear b. clearing c. clean d. cleaning53. a. procedure b. processes c. principles d. principal54. a. organized b. organization c. organizing d. organize55. a. enthusiasm b. enthusiast c. explosive d. explosion56. a. weren’t b. wasn’t c. aren’t d. isn’t57. a. Scarcely b. Elsewhere c. Hardly d. Somewhere58. a. individual b. independent c. invention d. inventive59. a. philosopher b. philosophy c. phenomenon d. physician60. a. potential b. potentially c. protein d. pretend61. a. watched b. watching c. watch d. watches62. a. at b. in c. on d. for63. a. concept b. contest c. contrast d. context64. a. carriage b. creation c. creative d. carrying65. a. by b. of c. in d. on66. a. occupied b. orchestral c. occasion d. orchard67. a. on b. in c. for d. at68. a. deeply b. indeed c. highly b. truly69. a. the sharper b. the more sharper c. sharper d. more sharper70. a. less b. more c. few d. muchPart IV. TranslationSection ADirections: Translate the following Chinese sentences into English. Write your translation on the Answer Sheet.1．鲍勃和弗兰克一直不和，令他们尴尬的是，他们将到同一个部门工作。