北京郵電大學(xué)網(wǎng)絡(luò)教育《大學(xué)英語2》期末考試（小抄版）

SimulatedTest(1)

第一部分：交際用語(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分io分)

此部分共有10個未完成的對話，針對每個對話中未完成的部分有4個選項，請從A、B、C、D四個

選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

1.—Howareyou,Bob?

—Ted.

A.Howareyou?B.Tmfine.Thankyou.

C.Howdoyoudo?D.Nicetomeetyou.

2.—Thanksforyourhelp.

A.Mypleasure.B.Nevermind.

C.QuiterightD.Don'tthankme.

3.—Hello,TmHarryPotter.

一Hello,mynameisCharlesGreen,but.

A.callmyCharlesB.callmeatCharles

C.callmeCharlesD.callCharlesme

4._Paul,?

一Oh,that'smyfather!Andbesidehim,mymother.

A.whatisthepersonoverthereB.who'stalkingoverthere

C.whataretheydoingD.whichisthat

5.—Hi,Tom,how'severythingwithyou?

—,andhowareyou?

A.Don'tmentionitB.Ahem,nottoobad

C.ThanksD.Prettyfast

6.—Thal'sbeautifuldressyouhaveon!

A.Oh,thanks.Igotityesterday.B.Sorry,it'stoocheap.

C.Youcanhaveit.D.Seeyoulater.

7.—Whydidn'tyoucometomybirthdaypartyyesterday?

A.Excuseme,myfriendsentmeaflower.

B.Fine,Inevergotobirthdayparties.

C.Ha...ha,Idon'tlikebirthdayparlies.

D.Sorry,butmywifehadacaraccident.

8.—Hi,welcomeback!Hadanicetrip?

A.Oh,fantastic!Freshair,andsunshineeveryday.

B.Comeon,Tvegotlotsoffun.

C.Bytheway,Idon'tlikeSaturdays.

D.Well.Fillookforwardtoyourphonecall.

9.—Haven'tseenyouforages!Whatareyoubusydoingnow?

A.Ihatetheweatherhere.

B.Myhairisgettingabitlonger.

C.Yeah,thanksforcoming.

D.Iamworkingparttimeinabookshop,youknow.

1（）.—Marilyn,FmafraidIhavetobeleavingnow.

A.Thatsoundswonderful.B.Oh,soearly?

C.Notatall.D.Goodluck!

第二部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5個問題。請從每個問題后的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可

以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Passage1

Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.Weencourageallstudents

tovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled“OneOn

One“helpselementarystudentswho'vefallenbehind.Youreducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinit

becauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching,thatis,tutoringinmathandEnglish.

You'dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.Youcanchoosetohelpachildwithmath,

English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.

ProfessorDodgewillactasamentor（導(dǎo)師）tothetutors一he'llbeavailabletohelpyouwithlessonplansor

tooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfor

theprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.

I'msureyou'llenjoythiscommunityserviceandyou'llgainvaluableexperienceatthesametime.Itlooks

goodonyourresume,too,showingthatyou'vehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareaboutyour

community.Ifyou'dliketosignup.orifyouhaveanyquestions,stopbyProfessorDodge'sofficethisweek.

11.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?

A.Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.

B.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram.

C.Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.

D.Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.

12.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes?

A.Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents.

B.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.

C.Tooffertutorialstoelementaryschoolstudents.

D.Toprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.

13.WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo?

A.Headvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainprogram.

B.Heteachespart-timeinanelementaryschool.

C.Heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom.

D.Hehelpsstudentspreparetheirresumes.

14.Whatshouldstudentswhoareinterestedinthetutorialsdo?

A.Contacttheelementaryschool.B.Signupforaspecialclass.

C.Submitaresumetothedean.D.TalktoProfessorDodge.

15.Whomdoyouthinkthespeakeraddresses?

A.Faculty.B.Students.

C.ResidentsD.Graduatedstudents.

Passage2

WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityforone-yearstay,theydidnotbringverymanythings

withthem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearned

aboutanewsystemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings(bed,tables,dishes,and

soon)hasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses.

Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Peoplewhoareinternational

businessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouples—peoplewhosejobor

businessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleandthecostof

movingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhomes.Youngpeople

withlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheymaysoondislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhave

enoughmoneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethan

theycouldaffordtobuy.

Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchthatthey

decidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Butusuallypeopledon'tliketotellothersaboutit.The

ideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.

16.WhichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses?

A.Sellinghomefurnishings.B.Rentingfurnishedapartments.

C.Sellingusedfurniture.D.Rentinghomefurnishings.

17.Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?

A.Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew.

B.Becauseitsavesthemalotofmoney.

C.Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.

D.Becausetheycanalwaysgetbetterqualityfurnitureinthisway.

18.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A.Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable.

B.Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple'shometown.

C.Onlythosewhodon'thaveenoughmoneytorentfurniture.

D.Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented.

19.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

A.RentorBuy?

B.ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings.

C.FurnishedApartmentsD.ANewIdea.

20.Youngpeoplelikedrentinghomefurnitureinthat

A.Theyhavelessmoney.

B.Theydon'twanttobuyoldfurniture.

C.Thenewfurnitureisofgoodquality.

D.Theydon'lhavemuchmoneyanddon'lwanttobuythecheapfurniture.

Passage3

Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseofwrittenlanguage

wouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowriteon.Theinventionofpapermeant

thatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Togetherwiththe

primingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.

Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?Probablyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In1900the

world'suseofpaperwasaboutonekilogramforeachpersonayear.Nowsomecountriesuseasmuchas50

kilogramsofpaperforeachpersonayear.CountriesliketheUnitedStates,EnglandandSwedenusemorepaper

thanothercountries.

Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.InEgyptandtheWest,paperwas

notverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmadeofawaterplant.

Europeansusedparchmentformanyhundredsofyears.Parchmentwasverystrong;itwasmadefromtheskinof

certainyounganimals.WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekept

onparchment.

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21.What'sthemeaningfortheword"parchment"?

A.Theskinofyounganimals.

B.Akindofpapermadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.

C.ThepaperusedbyEuropeancountries.

D.ThepaperofEgypt.

22.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedabouttheinventionofpaper?

A.Morejobscouldbeprovidedthanbefore.

B.Morepeoplecouldbeeducatedthanbefore.

C.Morebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.

D.Morewayscouldbeusedtoexchangeknowledge.

23.WhendidtheEgyptiansbegintousepaperwidely?

A.Around1400.B.Around1900.

C.Around400.D.Around900.

24.Whichofthefollowingcountriesusesmorepaperforeachpersonayear?

A.China.B.Sweden.

C.Egypt.D.Japan.

25.Whatisthemainideaofthisshorttalk?

A.Moreandmorepaperisbeingconsumednowadays.

B.Paperenablespeopletoreceiveeducationmoreeasily.

C.Theinventionofpaperisofgreatsignificancetoman.

D.Papercontributesalottothekeepingofhistoricalrecords.

第三部分：詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)(共20小題；每小題1分，滿20分)

此部分共有20個未完成的句子，針對每個句子中未完成的部分有4個選項，請從A、B、C、D四個

選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并用鉛筆將答題卡上的相應(yīng)字母涂黑。示例[A][B][CHD]

26.Themanagerwillnotustousehiscar.

A.haveB.letC.agreeD.allow

27.herandthentrytocopywhatshedoes.

A.MindB.SeeC.StareatD.Watch

28.Willyoumeafavor,please?

A.doB.makeC.bringD.give

29.It'sbadforyoutosmokeinthepublicplaceswheresmokingisnotallowed.

A.behaviorB.actionC.mannerD.movement

30.-It'sagoodidea.Butwho'sgoingtotheplan?

—IthinkJohnandPeterwill.

A.carryoutB.getthroughC.takeinD.setaside

31.Beforethefinalexamination,somestudentshaveshownoftension.Theyevenhavetroubleinsleeping.

A.anxietyB.marksC.signsD.remarks

32.Theproblemisnotsoeasyasyouthink.It'sfarfrombeingsettled.

A.hardlyB.almostC.nearlyD.scarcely

33.-It'stimetotidyyourroom,Harry!

一Seethetidyroom,Mum!iswhereitshouldbe.

A.SomethingB.AnythingC.EverythingD.Nothing

34.一Whatwillyoubuyforyourboyfriend'sbirthday?

—Iwanttobuyawalletforhim.

A.blackleathersmallB.smallblackleatherC.smallleatherblackD.blacksmallleather

35.Theyoungactorwhohadbeenthoughthighlyoftobeagreatdisappointment.

A.turnedupB.turnedoutC.turneddownD.turnedin

36.Heisfondofplayingpianowhilehisbrotherisinterestedinlisteningtomusic.

A./;theB./;/C.the;/D.the;the

37.—Don'tyoufeelsurprisedtoseeGeorgeatthemeeting?

一Yes.Ireallydidn'tthinkhehere.

A.hasbeenB.hadbeenC.wouldbeD.wouldhavebeen

38.Childrenunderfifteenarenotpermittedtoseesuchkindofmoviesbadfortheirmentaldevelopment.

A.thatisB.whichisC.asisD.whatare

39.—Nancywasbadlyinjuredintheaccidentyesterdayandshewassenttohospital.

——Oh,really?I.Ivisither.

A.didn'tknow;willgotoB.don'tknow;willgoto

C.didn'tknow;amgoingtoD.haven'tknown;amgoingto

40.一Takethismedicinetwiceaday,Peter?

——DoIhavetotakeit?Itsoterrible.

A.istastingB.istastedC.tastesD.hastasted

41.Theyounginterestedinpopmusic.

A.isB.haveC.hasD.are

42.Importanthisdiscoverymightbe,itwasregardedasamatterofnoaccountinhistime.

A.whenB.untilC.asD.although

43.—Whydoeshelooksad?

—Therearesomanyproblems.

A.remainingtosettleB.remainedsettling

C.remainingtobesettledD.remainedtobesettled

44.—Thephysicsexamisnotdifficult,isit?

-.EvenHarrytothetopstudentsfailedinit.

A.Yes;belongsB.No;belonged

C.Yes;belongingD.No;belonging

45.tomorrow'slessons,Frankhasnotimetogooutwithhisfriends.

A.NotpreparingB.Nothavingprepared

C.NottoprepareD.Beingnotprepared

第四部分：完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

以下短文中共包含10個未完成的句子，針對每個句子中空缺部分有4個選項，請從A、B、C、D四

個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并用鉛筆將答題卡上的相應(yīng)字母涂黑。示例[A][B][C][D]

LastyearTomleftschool.HecametoTaipeito(46)ajob.Hewentfromonecompanytoanotherbut

(47)wantedhim.Nowhehadlittlemoney.Hehadtogobacktohissmalltown.Sohecametothestation.

Hefelt(48)andtired.Itwasverylateatnightand(49)wasfullofpeople.Theywerewaiting(50)

ticketsofthelasttrain.Heboughtthelastticket,andhewasveryhappy.

Atthattime,awomanwithacryingbabywalkedtohim.Sheaskedhimtosellhertheticket.Hegaveherthe

ticket.Hethoughttheyneededit(51)____hedid.After(52)_____left,hesatonthebenchanddidn'tknow(53)

togo.Justthen,anoldmancameandsaid,“Youngman,1(54)whatyoudidtothewoman.Ihavea

bigcompany.Ineedagoodyoungmanlike(55).Wouldyouliketoworkforme?”

46.A.findB.seeC.lookD.buy

47.A.everyoneB.nooneC.nothingD.something

48.A.happyB.interestingC.sadD.glad

49.A.thecityB.thecompanyC.thefarmD.thestation

50.A.tobuyB.tosellC.togiveD.topass

51.A.lessthanB.morethanC.smallerthanD.worsethan

52.A.TomB.thebusC.thetrainD.theoldman

53.A.whatB.whichC.whyD.where

54.A.haveseenB.don'tknowC.don'tlikeD.havedone

55.A.thewomanB.youC.thebabyD.her

46.[A]47.[B]48.[C]49.[D]50.[A]51.[C]52.[C]53.[D]54.[A]55.[B]

第五部分：英譯漢（滿分15分）

請在20分鐘內(nèi)把卜列5句英文翻譯成中文，把答案寫在答題紙上。

56.Applesherelikewaterandsunshine.這兒的蘋果喜歡水和陽光。

57.Tomwassuchahardworkingstudentthathesooncameoutfirstintheclass.

湯姆是個學(xué)習(xí)特別用功的學(xué)生，以至于?不久他就成了班里學(xué)習(xí)最好的學(xué)生。

58.TedandWilliamhavelivedunderthesameroofforfiveyears.

泰德和威廉已經(jīng)在同一個屋檐下生活了五年了。

59.Youneedn'tgothereanymore.Healreadyknowsaboutit.

你不必去了，他已經(jīng)知道那件事了。

60.Asisknowntoall,Chinaisadevelopingcountry.

眾所周知，中國是一個發(fā)展中國家。

第六部分：寫作（滿分15分）

要求在30分鐘內(nèi)，根據(jù)下面所給的題目和中文提綱用英語寫出一封不少于80詞的短信。

HelpMetoBuyASpokenEnglishBook

I.介紹你的近況。

2.請他幫你買英語口語書。

3.歡迎他方便時來訪。

April162009

DearWangHua:

Howhaveyoubeen?Ihaven'tseenyoufor5yearssincewegraduatedfrom101HighSchool.Howtimeflies!

Ireallymissyouverymuch.

IamnowstudyingEnglishinAnhuiUniversity.IntwomonthsIwilltakepartinaveryimportantEnglish

examination.IwanttobuyacollegespokenEnglishbook,butIcannotfindithereinHefei.Wouldyoupleasebuy

oneformeinBeijing?

Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Dovisitmewhenyouarefree.

Yourstruly,

LiMing

SimulatedTest(2)

第一部分：交際用語(共io小題，每小題1分，滿分io分)

此部分共有1()個未完成的對話，針對每個對話中未完成的部分有4個選項，請從A、B.C、D四個

選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

1.一Who'sthatspeaking?

—ThisisTom.

A.speaksB.spoken.

C.speaking?D.saying.

2.一I'msorry.Ilostthekey.

A.Wellit'sOK.B.No,it'sallright.

C.Youarewelcome.D.Youarewrong.

3.—It'srathercoldinhere.DoyoumindifIclosethewindow?

A.Yes,please.B.No,goahead.

C.Sure,please.D.Idon'llikeit.

4.—___________

—Heteachesphysicsinaschool.

A.Whatdoesyourfatherwanttodo?B.whoisyourfather?

C.whatisyourfather?D.whereisyourfathernow?

5.—Excuseme.howmuchisthejacket?

—Ifs499Yuan..

A.Oh,no.That'sOK!B.Howdoyoulikeit?

C.Whichdoyouprefer?D.Wouldyouliketotryiton?

6.—___________

一Well,theygottherelastWednesday.Soaboutaweek.

A.WhendidyourparentsarriveatParis?

B.HowlonghaveyourparentsbeeninParis?

C.DidyourparentsarriveatParislastWednesday?

D.WhenwillyourparentsgotoParis?

7.一Howoftendoyougodancing?

A.IwillgodancingtomorrowB.Yesterday.

C.Everyotherday.D.Tvebeendancingforayear.

8.—Youknow,Ihavethreekidsnow.

A.Well,Tvegrownamustache.B.That'sterrific!

C.Say,you'vereallychangedyourhair.D.Well,Igaveupdrinking.

9.一HowaboutgoingtodinnerattheMexicanrestauranttonight?

A.Forgetit.B.Sorry,IlikeMexicanfood.

C.That'sgreat!D.Gladyoulikeit.

10.一Madam,doallthebusesgodowntown?

A.Wow,yougottheidea.B.No,nevermind.

C.Prettywell,Iguess.D.Sorry,I'mnewhere.

第二部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5個問題。請從每個問題后的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可

以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Passage1

LawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseofAmericanNationalFlag,andtoensureproperrespectfortheflag.

Customhasalsogovernedthecommonpracticeinregardtoitsuse.Allthearmedserviceshavepreciseregulations

onhowtodisplaythenationalflag.Thismayvarysomewhatfromthegeneralrules.Thenationalflagshouldbe

raisedandloweredbyhand.Donotraisetheflagwhileitisfolded.Unfoldtheflagfirst,andthenhoistitquickly

tothetopoftheflagpole.Loweritslowlyandwithdignity.Placenoobjectsonorovertheflag.Donotusethe

flagaspartofacostumeorathleticuniform.Donotprintituponcushions,handkerchiefs,papernapkinsorboxes.

Afederallawprovidesthatthetrademarkcannotberegisteredifitcomprisestheflag,orbadgersoftheUS.When

theflagisusedtounveilastatueormonument,itshouldn'tserveasacoveringoftheobjecttobeunveiled.Ifitis

displayedonsuchoccasions,donotallowtheflagtofalltotheground,butletitbecarriedhighupintheairto

formafeatureoftheceremony.Takeeveryprecautiontopreventtheflagfromsoiled.Itshouldnotbeallowedto

touchthegroundorfloor,nortobrushagainstobjects.

11.HowdoAmericansensureproperrespectforthenationalflag?

A.Bymakinglaws.B.Byenforcingdiscipline.

C.Byeducatingthepublic.D.Byholdingceremonies.

12.WhatistheregulationregardingtheraisingoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

A.Itshouldberaisedbysoldiers.B.Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand.

C.ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans.D.Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans.

13.HowshouldtheAmericanNationalFlagbedisplayedatanunveilingceremony?

A.Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus.

B.Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument.

C.Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled.

D.Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair.

14.WhatdowelearnabouttheuseoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

A.Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag.

B.Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag.

C.Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed.

D.Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs.

15.WhatisAmericans'attitudetowardstheirNationalFlag?

A.ArbitraryB.Respect.C.Happy.D.Brave.

Passage2

IthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedaytimeserialdramaknownasthesoap

operahassuddenlybecome“in”.Betweenthehoursof11a.m.and4:30p.m.,collegetelevisionloungesarefilled

withsoapoperafanswhocan'twaittoseethenextepisodeinthelivesoftheirfavoritecharacters.

Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite;they'reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,high-school

studentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturneddownahigherpaying

jobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Duringthe1960's,itwasuncommonforyoungpeopleto

watchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswasverydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwas

aboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.

Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethatthey

shouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeople'slives.Butsoapoperaisenjoyment.

Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who,likethecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappy

love,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperagivesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithout

havingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.

16.Whatissoapopera?

A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories.B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.

C.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV.D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV.

17.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Collegestudentviewers.B.FavoriteTVserials.

C.Soapoperafans.D.College-ageviewers.

18.Whicharenotthereasonswhythesoapoperasuddenlybecomes“in”accordingtothepassage?

A.Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.

B.Becausethesoapoperamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.

C.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters.

D.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheirtroubles.

19.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Collegestudentslikesoapoperasmorethananyothersocialgroups.

B.Youngpeopleofsixtieslikedsoapoperasmorethanpeopletoday.

C.Youngviewershaveturnedthemselvesfromtheseriousnessofsixtiestoenjoymentnow.

D.Theyoungasawholearctryingtolookforhappylovebutinvain.

20.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytous?

A.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworkshavebeenchangedforalongtime.

B.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworkschangealongwiththetimes.

C.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworksischangedbythesoapopera.

D.Thepeople'sfavoriteshavechangedthedramaworks.

Passage3

Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwe

reallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings,actions

andthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,called

letters,whichcouldbecombinedtopresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,

whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations----thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Words

becomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthe

gladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmean

somethingincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhich

appealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.

Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicand

whichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwords

carefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.

21.Theoriginlanguageis.

A.alegendhandeddownfromthepastB.amatterthatishiddenorsecret

C.aquestiondifficulttoanswerD.aproblemnotyetsolved

22.Whatistrueaboutwords?

A.Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.B.Theycannotbewrittendown.

C.Theyaresimplysounds.D.Theyaremysterious.

23.Therealpowerofwordsliesintheir.

A.propertiesB.characteristics

C.peculiarityD.representativefunction

24.By“association”,theauthormeans.

A.aspecialqualityB.ajoiningofideasinthemind

C.anap