大學英語讀寫譯(3)期末測試題及答案

1、大學英語讀寫譯三期末測試題2PartIReadingprehension<55%>PartI.SkimmingandScanning<10%>Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonTheAnswerSheet.Forquestions1-7,markY<forYES>ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N<forNO>ifthest

2、atementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG<forNOTGIVEN>iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions8-10,pletethesentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassage.AreLanguageSkillsEnough?Thereissomuchmoremeaningtoamessagethanwhatexistsinthespokenorwrittenwords.Forexample,ifapersonsays,

3、"Youknow,Barbara,Ireallylikeyou,"ithasdifferentmeaningsdependingonwhetheritissaidbyamanorwoman,inanofficeorabar.Context,thetoneofvoice,thestressputoncertainwords,aswellastheeyecontact,physicaldistance,andtherelationshipbetweenthespeakerandlistenerareallfactorswhichgivemeaningtowhatsbeingsa

4、id.Sometimes,thesefactorscangeneratemuchmoremeaningthanthewordsthemselves.Ifafriendsaystome,"Gee,Icantwaittoseetheresultoftheupingelection,"myinterpretationofthatmessagewillbebaseduponmyknowledgeofmyfriendspoliticalviews,thesituationwiththecurrentcampaign,andmyabilitytounderstandthemeaning

5、behindthetoneofvoice.Ourabilitytounderstandsuchcuesisdevelopedwithoutusbeingawareofitthroughourprocessofsocialization.Ourinterpretationofthesecuesjustesnaturally.Everyculturehasitsownsetofculturalruesthateachmemberofthatcultureunderstands.ItsmonhowaformCultureAandapersonformCultureBinterprettheverys

6、amewordsintotallydifferentways.Herearesomeexamples.When"Sarcasm"Means"Sincerity"MarshathoughthingsweregongwellwithhernewFrenchfriends,particularlyBertrand.Heofteninvitedhertointerestingandfunevents,buthewasoftenmakingfunofher.Onedayatanartexhibition,whilelookingataparticularlyabs

7、tractpiece,Marshasaidthatshecouldnuntderstandwhattheartistwastryingtoexpress.Bertrandsmiledandresponded,"Yes,ImafraidFrenchartisfartooadvancedforAmericanstounderstand."Marshawasupset;shereallylikedhimandcouldnotfigureoutwhatcausedhimtofrequentlymakefunofher.So,sheaskedherhostmotheraboutit.

8、"Mydear,"thehostmothertoldher,"thismeansthathereallylikesyou.InFrance,whensomeonefeelsfortableenoughtomakefunofyou,thatmeansthatyouhavebeenweledasaveryclosefriend."When"Now"DoesntMean"Now"Joshua,anAmericanstudentinHeredia,CostaRica,calledhisCostaRicanpartnerto

9、meetforcoffee.Whenheaskedwhattimetheyshouldmeet,theresponsewas"Nosencontranmosahoraenelparaque".Ahoraliterallymeansnow.So,hegrabbedhisjacketandheadedstraighttotheparkwheretheyagreedtomeet.Halfanhourlater,hisfriendarrivedwithouttheleastsighofregretforbeinglate.Afterdiscussingthematterwithhi

10、sSpanishteacher,JoshualearnedthatinCostaRica,ahorameanssometimewithinthehour.And,ifpeopledecidetomeetsomeplacelikethepark,itisnoproblemforoneortheotherpersontowaitforawhilebecausetheywillspendsomenicetimeinthepark,probablyrunningintosomeotherfriends,ormeetingsomeonefriendly.When"Yes"Doesnt

11、Mean"Yes"ManybusinesspeoplemighthaveexperiencedthisfrustratingsituationinJapan.Sarah,ayoungbusinesswomanformNewYork,wassenttoJapantocloseabigdealforherpany.Whilegivingherpresentation,shebecamemoreandmorecertainofthesalebecauseherJapanesebusinesspartnerscontinuallynoddedtheirheadsasshespoke

12、.Whenshefinished,shethoughtthedealwasmadeandaskedwhentheywouldliketosightheagreement.Shewasshockedwhenshewastoldthattheywerenotyetsureiftheywantedtomakethedealornot.WhatSarahdidnotknowisthatinJapan,noddingheaddoesnotnecessarilymean"Yes"asitdoesintheU.S.Itcanalsomean"Yes,Iamlisteningan

13、dunderstandingwhatyouaresaying."Thesestoriesprovidejustafewexamplesofhowlanguageskillsaresimplynotenoughtoachieveeffectivemunicationinantherculture.Togetthemostofyourinternationallearningexperience,focusongainingcross-culturalskillsaswellaslanguageskills.Cross-culturalskillswillenableyoutodothe

14、following: Understandhowculturalaffectsmunication; Dealwithbehaviorthatseemstoyoustrangeoroffensive; Learnformyourculturaladaptionprocess; municatemoreeffectively.Thesesillswillalsohelpyouwhenyoulearnanewlanguage.Afterall,languageisareflectionoftheculturefromwhichitdeveloped.Questions:1. Thispassage

15、tellsusthatlanguageskillsalonearenotenoughforcross-culturalmunication.2. Onmanyoccasions,aspokenorwrittenmessagemayhavedifferentmeaningsduetovariouscontributingfactors.3. Wearebornwiththeabilitytounderstandtheculturalcues.4. MarshasFrenchfriend,Bertrand,didntlikeherandoftenlaughedatherignoranceofthe

16、Frenchart.5. JoshualearnedthatinCostaRica,peopleareusuallylatefortheirappointmentsandwontfeelsorryforthat.6. NoddinginJapanisunderstoodinquitedifferentwayformthatinAmerica.7. ThestoriesgiveninthepassageeformtheauthorsinterviewwithMarsha,Joshua,andSarah.8. Thestoriestoldinthepassageshowthatlanguagesk

17、illsarenotenoughforpeopletomunicateeffectivelyin.9. Cross-culturalskillswillhelpuslearnformour.10. willalsohelpfulwhenwelearnanewlanguage.SectionBCarefulReading<30%>Directions:Inthissection,thereare3passages.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourch

18、oicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inthe1900's,Americantownspeopleusuallywashedandbrushedtheirteethandbedtheirhairinthekitchen.Ortheykeptawaterpitch

19、er大水罐andawashbasinintheirroomsandtookcareofthesethingsthere.Thebathtubwasawashtub澡盆filledwithwaterfromthestove.Ifyouweresmallenoughyoucouldsitdownbydrawingyourkneestoyourchest.Otherwise,youwashedyourselfstandingup.Oftenallthewomenandgirlsinthefamilybathedtogether.Thenthemenandboysdid.Inmostfamiliest

20、hiswasSaturdaynightbecauseSundaystheywenttochurch.Asmallnumberoffamiliesdidhaverunningwater.Butthatdependedonwhethertherewasawatersystemwheretheylivedandonwhethertheycouldaffordtheplumbing水管設施.Somepeoplehadbathtubsintheirhomesasearlyas1895.Butmanyothersdidnothavetheirfirstbathinabathtubuntil1910orla

21、terwhentheywerefifteenorsixteenyearsold.11. Inthefirstparagraph,"tookcareof"means.A.KeptB.lookedafterC.usedD.keptandused12. Inordertousethewaterfromthestove,therebeapipeconnectingthetubwiththestove.A.MustB.seemedtoC.needn'tD.should13. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A. Malesandfema

22、lesinthefamilytookturnsusingthebathtub.B. Somebathtubswerebigenoughformanypeopletobatheinatthesametime.C. Allthewomenandgirlsofafamilycouldbathetogetherstandingupinthetub.D. Whenseveralfamilymembersbathedtogether,theydidnotusethebathtub.14. Americansownedabathtubasearlyas1895.A.ManyB.NotallC.AllD.Fe

23、w15. Wecaninfer推斷thattheplumbingatthattime.A. costlittleB. wasmoreexpensivethanawatersystemC. wastooexpensiveforeveryfamilytoaffordD. wasnotnecessaryPassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.IntheUnitedStateselementaryeducationbeginsattheageofsix.Atthisstagenearlyalltheteachersarewomen,

24、mostlymarried.Theatmosphereisusuallyveryfriendly,andtheteachershavenowacceptedtheideathattheimportantthingistomakethechildrenhappyandinterested.Theoldauthoritarian<要絕對月艮從的>methodsofeducationwerediscredited<不被認可>ratheralongtimeago-somuchsothatmanypeoplenowthinkthattheyhavegonetoofarinthed

25、irectionoftryingtomakechildrenhappyandinterestedratherthangivingthemactualinstruction.Thesocialeducationofyoungchildrentriestomakethemaccepttheideathathumanbeingsinasocietyneedtoworktogetherfortheirmongood.Sotheemphasisisonco-operationratherthanpetitionthroughoutmostofthisprocess.Thismayseemcurious,

26、inviewofthefactthatAmericansocietyishighlypetitive.However,theneedformakingpeoplesociableinthissensehasetoberegardedasoneofthefunctionsofeducation.MostAmericansdogrowupwithpetitiveideas,andobviouslyquiteafewascriminals,butitisnotfairtosaythattheeducationalsystemfails.Itprobablydoessucceedinmakingmos

27、tpeoplesociableandreadytohelponeanotherbothinmaterialwaysandthroughkindnessandfriendliness.16.Accordingtothepassage,theU.S.elementaryeducationissupposedtomakechildren.A. sensibleandsensitiveB. petitiveandinterestedC. curiousandfriendlyD. happyandco-operative17. SomeAmericansplainaboutelementaryschoo

28、lsbecausetheythink.A. childrenarereluctanttohelpeachotherB. schoolslaytoomuchemphasisonco-operationC. childrenshouldgrowupwithpetitiveideasD. schoolsgivelittleactualinstructiontochildren18. TheauthorsattitudetowardsAmericaneducationcanbebestdescribedas.A.favorableB.negativeC.tolerantD.unfriendly19.

29、TheAmericaneducationalsystememphasizes.A.materialwealthB.petitionC.co-operationD.personalbenefit20. Theword"sociable"<Line8,Paragraph2>mostprobablymeans.A. fondoftalkingfreelyB. friendlywithotherpeopleC. concernedaboutsocialwelfareD. happyatschoolPassageThreeQuestions21to25arebasedon

30、thefollowingpassage.Bombaywasnttheidealplacetogesticknotwhenmydoctor,familyandfriendswerehalfaworldaway.Iwasalone,quiteillandhadtodelaymyflighthome.Luckily,whenbookingmyticketmonthsbefore,Ihadboughttravelinsurance.Somyillnessdidntcostmeacent.Itsactuallyprettysimple.Alotofunforeseenthingscanhappentoy

31、ouwhenyourMakesureyourepreparedforallofthem.Agoodhealthinsurancepolicywillgetyoupropermedicalattentionanywhereintheworldoutsideyourhomeprovinceattheinsurancepanysexpense.Thepanywillsendyouhomeifitisconsideredmedicallynecessaryand,ifyouresickenough,itwillsendanursetoacpanyyou.Ifyouendupinahospitaland

32、adoctorremendsthatafamilymemberetoyourbedside,theinsurancepanywillpayforit.Youmayevengetpocketmoneytomakeyourhospitalstaymorefortable.WhenIwassickinBombay,Icalledtheinsurancepanycollect.Itpaidforadoctor<whocametomyhotelroom>,allmymedication,anextranightinthehotelandallmymeals.Pictureit:thedayb

33、eforeyourbigtriptoVancouver,youwakeupwithappendicitis<闌尾炎>.Youhavenochoiceyouhavetocancelyourtrip.Yourticket,likemost,isnon-refundableandyoucantmakeanychanges.Youroesaebaolulthtoelmoneyyouputoutfortheticketunlessyouboughtcancellationinsurancebeforehand.Mosttravelplansincludesomeformofnon-refun

34、dableelement:yourdeposit,yourflights,yourcruise,yourstayattheall-inclusiveresort.Thatnon-refundableportioniswhatyoullloseifyouhavetocancelyourtripintheeventthatyougetsickandyoudonhtavecancellationinsurance.21. WhathappenedtotheauthorwhenhewasinBombay?A. Hefellillandcouldntgohomeasscheduled.B. Hedidn

35、tbuytravelinsurance.C. Hespentalotofmoneyoncuringhisillness.D. Hecouldntgetintouchwithhisfamilyandfriends.22. Withahealthinsurancepolicy,ifyougetsicktravelingawayfromhome,.A. youmaygetpocketmoneyfromthelocalhospitalyouareinB. yourfamilymembersmaygotoseeyouattheinsurancepanysexpenseC. youmaychoosetos

36、tayinthebestlocalhospitalD. youmaygetanursefromtheinsurancepanytotakecareofyou23. WhichitemwaspaidbytheinsurancepanywhentheauthorwasillinBombay?A. HistriptoBombay.B. Allhishotelrates.C. Allhismealsathishotel.D. Histravelinsurancepolicy.24. Withcancellationinsurance,youcan.A. haveachoicewheretogoandw

37、heretostayB. getyourmoneybackwhencancelingyourtravelticketC. enjoyareducedrateoftravelexpenseD. buyarefundableticketattheticketoffice25. Fromthepassagewemaysaythat.A. ahealthinsurancepolicyismoreusefulthanacancellationinsurancepolicyB. acancellationinsurancepolicycanmakeyourtripsafeandfortableC. whe

38、nyougetsickwhiletravelingawayfromhome,you'dbetterbuyahealthinsuranceD. travelinsuranceisstronglyremendedwhenyoutravelawayfromhomeSectionCReadinginDepth<15%>Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollo

39、wingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.注意：以下題目按所學教材選做，并按序號對應在答題卡上填涂：學新視野大學英語教材的同學做A;學全新版大學英

40、語的同學做B>A<新視野大學英語教材必做>TheValentine'sDayisabigdaynotonlyforthelovers,butalsofortherosegrowers.Roseremainsthemost47flowerbecauselovenevergoesoutof48.TothetraditionalflowershopsintheU.S.,49,becauseoftheappearanceofdiscountroseshops,sellingrosesisnolongerabeautiful50.Thediscountroseshops51th

41、edesireforrosesbyattractivestore52.Asthecustomerscirculateamongthecounters,theystareatthesebeautifularrangementsinamazement.53,they54thecustomershigh-qualityroseswithlowprices,whichmakesthecustomers55asiftheymadeagoodbargain.EvenonValentine'sDay,whenthepricesofrosesanddeliveryaresoaring56,suchsh

42、opsalsomanagetoholdtheirpricesdown.A.displaysB.expensiveC.popularD.styleE.sightF.experienceG.createH.highI.lowJ.What'smoreK.offerL.lookM.howeverO.moreoverB<全新版大學英語教材必做>"Whatdoyouthinkofcloning?""What,likeDollythesheep,thatsortofthing?""That'sright.""P

43、ersonally,Iam47it.Itseemsfartoodangerousandcouldleadtoallsortsof_48_results.""Ihadnoideayoufounditso_49_.Youdon'tnormallyopposesuchthings.""Well,thisseemstometobeonecasewherewearetakinghuman_50_toofar.""Well,Ican'tsaythatI'magainstit51.Itseemstohavethe_52_to

44、doalotofgood.Whatabout53fromonepersontoanother?Theysaythatcloningcanhelpgetoverproblemsofrejectionbythe54system.""Butwhatifsomeevil55weretomisusetheidea?Doyourememberthatfilm,TheBoysfromBrazil,allaboutaGermanscientistwhowasreproducing_56copiesofHitler?"Oh,eon.Nowyoureallyarelettingyou

45、rimaginationrunawaywithyou!"A.offensiveF.curiosityK.expectationB.opposedtoG.geniusL.identicalC.differentH.transplantingM.insteadofD.terrifyingI.inprincipleN.inshortE.potentialJ.immuneO.harmfulPartnVocabularyandStructure<15%>Directions:Thereare15inpletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentenceth

46、erearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestpletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre57. Whentherearesmallchildrenaround,itisnecessarytoputbottlesofpillsoutof.A.handB.reachC.holdD.place58. Themanagerlosthisjustbecausehissecretarywa

47、stenminuteslate.A.moodB.temperC.mindD.passion59. Howcloseparentsaretotheirchildrenastronginfluenceonthecharacterofthechildren.A.haveB.hasC.havingD.tohave60.isknowntotheworld,MarkTwainisagreatAmericanwriter.A.ThatB.WhichC.AsD.It61. Insomecountries,iscalled"equality"doesnotreallymeanequalrig

48、htforallpeople.A.whichB.oneC.thatD.what62. IhavekeptthatportraitIcanseeiteveryday,asitalwaysremindsmeofmyuniversitydaysinLondon.A.whichB.whereC.whetherD.when63. hissister,Jackisquietanddoesnoteasilymakefriendswithothers.A.DislikeB.AlikeC.UnlikeD.Liking64. Ihatepeoplewhotheendofafilmthatyouhaven'

49、tseenbefore.A.reviseB.rewriteC.revealD.reverse65. Themedicineisonsaleeverywhere.Youcangetitatchemist's.A.eachB.someC.anyD.certain66. TherewerenoticketsforFriday'sperformance.A. preferableB.considerableC.possibleD.available67.Sheneverlaughed,losehertemper.B. orsheeverdidB.nordidsheeverC. ordi

50、dsheeverD.norsheeverdid68. Wedidn'tknowhistelephonenumber,otherwisewehim.A.hadtelephonedB.musttelephoneC.wouldtelephoneD.wouldhavetelephoned69. Jeandidnothavetimetogototheconcertlastnightbecauseshewasbusyforherexamination.A.toprepareB.tobepreparedC.preparingD.beingprepared70.Expertshaveanupturni

51、nthestockmarket.A.expectB.forecastC.respectD.respect71.ChurchMill,althoughoffairlysizeparedwithsomeofitsneighbours,isadelightfultwo-storeybuildingofbrickandstone.A.moderateB.mediaC.largeD.smallPartIIICloze<20%>Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmark

52、edA,B,C,andD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Ifyouweretobeginanewjobtomorrow,youwouldbringwithyousomebasicstrengthsandweaknesses.Successor72inyourworkwoulddepend,to73greatextent,74yourabilitytouseyourstreng

53、thsandweaknessestothebestadvantage.J75theutmostimportanceisyourattitude.Aperson76beginsajobconvincedthatheisn'tgoingtolikeitoris77thatheisgoingtoailisexhibitingaweaknesswhichcanonlyhinderhissuccess.Ontheotherhand,apersonwhoissecure78hisbeliefthatheisprobablyascapable79_doingtheworkasanyoneelsean

54、dwhoiswillingtomakeacheerfulattempt80Ji_possessesacertainstrengthofpurpose.Thechancesarethathewilldowell.81theprerequisiteskillsforaparticularjobisstrength.Lackingthoseskillsisobviouslyaweakness.Abookkeeperwhocan'taddoracarpenterwhocan'tcutastraightlinewithasaw82hopelesscases.Thisbookhasbeen

55、designedtohelpyoucapitalize83thestrengthandoverethe84thatyoubringtothejoboflearning.Butingrouptomeasureyourdevelopment,youmustfirst85stockofwhereyoustandnow.86_wegetfurtheralonginthebook,weB7_insomlebdetailwithspecificprocessesfordevelopingandstrengthening88skills.However,89beginwith,youshouldpause90examineyourpresentstrengthsandweaknessesinthreeareasthatarecriticaltoyoursuccessorfailureinschool:your91,yourreadingandmunicationskills