大二文化课试卷

2010级本科班《大学英语》期末考试试卷（A卷）（闭卷）班级（英语教学班）序号学号姓名

PartⅠComprehension Questions (20%)

Directions: In this part, there are four comprehension questions. Answer the four questions according to what you have learnt from the textbook.

1.What is the American Dream?

2.What are the characters of the Englishmen?

3.What are the possible reasons for Americans’ use of forks and knives at dinner?

4.How do Americans treat newly-born babies and young adults? Compare the

difference with Chinese families

PartⅡCase Analysis (10%)

Directions: There is one case in this part, and one question is put forward about the case. Answer the question by using your knowledge about the cross-culture communication.

Case

Professor Johnson was invited to give a guest lecture at a chinese university in the early 1990s. He could tell that the students were very attentive. They applauded warmly when the lecture came to an end. However, professor Johnson was disappointed when no one asked any questions even after they were encouraged to do so. In fact, most students avoided eye contact with him as he tried to communicate with them.

Question:

5. Do you know why professor Johnson was disappointed when no one asked any question at the end of his lecture?

Part ⅢBlanks-Filling (10%)

Directions: There is a passage with ten blanks in this part. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

American have ___6____, friendly relationships with many people, but deeper, closer friendships with only a few. True friendships require time and ____7___, which many Americans ____8____. Therefore, they often find it convenient to have friendly but less committed relationships, rather than many deep, close friendships. Their shortage of time and their ___9_____ commitments to family, work, and even

volunteer projects mean Americans have less time to ___10____ many close friends. American friendships tend to be very ___11____because they are based on a ___12____activity, event, or experience. Americans can study with one friend, play racquetball with another, and go to the movies with a third. This is because Americans typically ___13____ people according to what they do or have achieved rather than who they are. ____14___ among Americans are therefore fragmented, and they view themselves and others as a composite of distinct interests. “ Best friends” may only be best friends for ___15____periods.

PartⅣReading Comprehension (20%)

Directions: There are 2 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statement. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.

Passage One

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:

Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each lasting for one semester. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.

For every course that he follows, a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employers. All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this, some students still find time for great activity in student affairs. Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The effective word of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating has to appear before a student court. With the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity. A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career.

16. Normally a student would at least attend _____ classes each week.

A) 36 B) 20 C) 12 D) 15

17. According to the first paragraph an American student is allowed _______.

A) to live in a different university

B) to take a particular course in a different university

C) to live at home and drive to classes

D) to get two degrees from two different universities

18. American university students are usually under pressure of work because _______.

A) their academic performance will affect their future careers

B) they are heavily involved in student affairs

C) they have to observe university discipline

D) they want to run for positions of authority

19. Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probably because ______.

A) they hate the constant pressure strain of their study

B) they will then be able to stay longer in the university

C) such positions help them get better jobs

D) such positions are usually well paid

20. The student organizations seem, to be effective in ______.

A) dealing with the academic affairs of the university

B) ensuring that the students observe university regulations

C) evaluating students’ performance by bringing them before a court

D) keeping up the students’ enthusiasm for social activities

Passage Two

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

A breakthrough in the provision(供应)of energy from the sun for the European Economic Community (EEC) could be brought froward by up to two decades, if a modest increase could be provided i n the EEC’s research effort in this field, according to the senior EEC scientists engaged in experiments in solar energy at EEC’s scientific laboratories at Ispra, near Milan.

The senior West German scientist in charge of the Community’s solar energy programme, Mr. Joachim Gretz, told journalists that at present levels of research spending, it was most unlikely that solar energy would provide as much as three percent of the Community’s energy requirements even after the year 2000. But he said that with a modest increase in the present sums, devoted by the EEC to this work it was possible that the breakthrough could be achieved by the end of the next decade.

Mr. Gretz calculates that if solar energy only provided three percent of the EEC’s needs, this could still produce a saving of about a billion pounds in the present bill for imported energy each year. And he believes that with the possibility of utilizing more advanced technology in this field it might be possible to satisfy a much bigger share of the Community’s future energy needs.

At present the EEC spends about $2.6 millions a year on solar research at Ispra, one of the EEC’s official joint research centres, and another $3 millions a year in indirect research with universities and other independent bodies.

21. The phrase "be brought forward" (Line 2, Para. 1) most probably means "______".

(A) be expected (C) be advanced

(B) be completed (D) be introduced

22. Some scientists believe that a breakthrough in the use of solar energy depends on ______.

(A) sufficient funding (C) advanced technology

(B) further experiments (D) well-equipped laboratories

23. According to Mr. Gretz, the present sum of money will enable the scientists to provide _____.

(A) more than 3% of the EEC’s needs after the year 2000

(B) only 3% of the EEC’s needs before the year 2000

(C) less than 3% of the EEC’s needs before the year 2000

(D) 3% of the EEC’s needs after the year 2000

24. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? ______

(A) The EEC spends one billion pounds on imported energy each year.

(B) At the present level of research spending, it is difficult to make any significant progress in the provision of energy from the sun.

(C) The desired breakthrough could be obtained by the end of the next decade if investment were increased.

(D) The total yearly spending of the EEC on solar energy research amounted to almost 6 million.

25. The application of advanced technology to research in solar energy ______.

(A) would lead to a big increase in research funding

(B) would make it unnecessary to import oil

(C) would make it possible to meet the future energy needs of the EEC

(D) would provide a much greater proportion of the Community’s future energy needs Part ⅤPractical writing (10%)

Directions: For this part, write a letter of thanks based on the following situation. Situation: You are Dong Feng. Upon the completion of your graduation thesis, You want to thank Professor Chen who has helped you a lot in your thesis writing. Write him a letter expressing your gratitude.

PartⅥWriting (30%)

Directions: write a short essay on the topic of “The rehabilitation of Sinology (国学)”. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below：

1.近年来，国学变得流行

2.国学热的意义是什么

3.我们应该…

2010级本科班《大学英语》期末考试答卷（A卷）（闭卷）班级（英语教学班）序号学号姓名

Part I Comprehension Questions (20%)

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Part III Reading Comprehension (20%)

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Part Ⅵ Writing (30%)

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