大学英语2单元考试试卷

宁波大学科学技术学院2007-2008学年第二学期单元测试试卷课程编号：DK0E02A 课程名称：大学英语2试卷编号：A卷姓名：学号：班级：阅卷教师：成绩：注意事项1.答题卡上的试卷代号正确填涂方法是：A卷涂A，B卷涂B；学校代号填涂23+学号的首两位数；准考证号填涂学号的后六位数；答题卡和试卷二上均须写明考生班级、姓名和学号。

试卷代号、学校代号、准考证号填涂错误或不涂的，答题卡和试卷二上未写明考生班级、姓名和学号的，成绩一律以零分计。

2.考试时间为120分钟，不得拖延时间。

考试结束后，把试卷一、试卷二和答题卡放在桌上，教师收卷后才可离开考场（请监考教师按考场名单将试卷二和答题卡对应排序）。

3.客观题的答案一定要写在答题卡上。

主观题做在试卷二上。

凡是写在试卷一上的答案一律无效。

答题卡不得折损。

4.多项选择题只能选一个答案，多选作废。

选定答案后，用HB 浓度以上的铅笔在答题卡相应题号的字母中部划一条横线。

正确方法是：[ A ] [ B ] [ C ] [ D ]使用其它符号答题不给分。

划线要有一定粗度，浓度要盖过字母底色。

5.如果要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦净原来选定的答案，然后再按上面的规定重新答题。

6.本试题共5大题，14页，分试卷一和试卷二两部分。

试卷二为主观题部分。

试卷一客观试题Part I Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (50%)Directions: There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You shoulddecide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet witha single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Gail and I imagined a quiet wedding. During our two years together we had experienced the usual ups and downs of a couple learning to know, understand, and respect each other. But through it all we had honestly confronted the weaknesses and strengths of each other’s characters.Our racial and cultural differences enhanced our relationship and taught us a great deal about tolerance, compromise, and being open with each other. Gail sometimes wondered why I and other blacks were so involved with the racial issue, and I was surprised that she seemed to forget the subtler forms of racial hatred in American society.Gail and I had no illusions about what the future held for us as a married, mixed couple in America. The continual source of our strength was our mutual trust and respect.We wanted to avoid the mistake made by many couples of marrying for the wrong reasons, and only finding out ten, twenty, or thirty years later that they were incompatible, that they hardly took the time to know each other, that they overlooked serious personality conflicts in the expectation that marriage was an automatic way to make everything work out right. That point was emphasized by the fact that Gail’s parents, after thirt y-five years of marriage, were going through a bitter and painful divorce, which had destroyed Gail and for a time had a negative effect on our budding relationship.1.In the fir st paragraph, the underlined phrase “ups and downs” means .A. happy and lucky experiencesB. a mix of good experiences and bad experiencesC. the changing from good luck to bad luckD. the changing from bad luck to good luck2.Gail and the author learnt a lot from their racial and cultural differences except ______.A. toleranceB. compromiseC. confidenceD. honesty3.According to the author, what was the continual source of their strength?A. their mutual trust and respectB. their personality conflictsC. their racial and cultural differencesD. their racial and cultural similarities4.The marriage of Gail’s parents lasted for ______.A. ten yearsB. thirty-five yearsC. twenty yearsD. thirty years5.Which one of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. The couple confronted the weaknesse s and strengths of each other’s characters.B. Many couples ignored the serious personality conflicts between each other.C. Gail was destroyed by the divorce of her parents.D. The couple was full of confidence in their future.Passage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:The first stage of culture shock is called “the honeymoon.” In this stage, you feel excitement about living in a different place, and everything seems to be marvelous. You like everything, and everybody seems to be so nice to you. Also, the amusement of life in a new culture seems as though it will have no ending.Eventually, however, the second stage of culture shock appears. This is the “hostility stage.” You begin to notice that not everything is as good as you had originally thought it was. You become tired of many things about the new culture. Moreover, people don’t treat you like a guest anymore. Everything that seemed to be so wonderful at first is now awful, and everything makes you feel distressed and tired.Usually at this point in your adjustment to a new culture, you devise some defense mechanisms to help you cope and to protect yourself against the effects of culture shock. One type of coping mechanism is called “repression.” This happens when you p retend that everything is acceptable and that nothing bothers you. Another type of defense mechanism is called “regression.” This occurs when you start to act as if you are younger than you actually are; you act like a child. You forget everything, and sometimes you become careless and irresponsible. The third kind of defense mechanism is called “isolation.” You would rather be home alone, and you don’t want to communicate with anybody. With isolation, you try to avoid the effects of culture shock, or at le ast that’s what you think. Isolation is one of the worst coping mechanisms you can use because it separates you from those things that could really help you. The last type of defense mechanism is called “rejection.” With this coping mechanism, you think you don’t need anybody. You feel you are coping fine alone, so you don’t try to ask for help.6.In the “honeymoon” stage, ______.A. you mainly experience the positive elements of life in a new cultureB. you are often invited by the local people to visit their homesC. you feel that daytime becomes longerD. you never meet any trouble in any case7.When you are in the hostility stage, you try to feel better by ______.A. becoming tired of many things about the new cultureB. adjusting to the new cultureC. communicating with local peopleD. devising some defense mechanisms8.Which of the following does NOT fall into defense mechanisms?A. Repression.B. Imagination.C. Isolation.D. Regression.9.One must be cautious even when occasionally using one of the defense mechanisms, ______.A. because they prevent one from making necessary adjustments to the new cultureB. because they prevent one from being easily affected by cultural differencesC. because they prevent one from protecting himself against the effects of culture shockD. because they prevent one from finding out the advantages of other countries10.The reason why one devises some defense mechanisms lies in the fact .A. he wants to protect himself from being hurt by the local peopleB. he wants to protect himself from being embarrassedC. he wants to protect himself against the effects of culture shockD. he wants to protect himself against the danger of culture shockPassage ThreeQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:One of the most interesting paradoxes in America today is that Harvard University, the oldest university of higher learning in the United States, is now engaged in a serious discussion about what a university should be, and whether it is measuring up.Should Harvard --- or any other university --- be an intellectual sanctuary (圣地), apart from the political and social revolution of the age, or should it be a laboratory for experimenting with these political and social revolutions; or even an engine of the revolution?This issue was defined several years ago by Walter Lippmann, a famous Harvard graduate: “If the universities are to do their work,” he said, “they must be independent and they must be disinterested (公正)… They are places to which men can turn for judgments which are fair. Obviously, the moment the universities fall under political control, or under the control of private interests, or the moment they themselves take a hand in political affairs and leading positions in government, their value as independent as disinterested sources of judgment is weakened…”This is part of the discussion that is going on at Harvard today. Another part is the discussion of the militant (激进的) and even many conservative students that a university is the keeper of our ideals and morals, and should not be “disinterested” but active in bringing the nation’s ideals and actions together.Harvard’s men of today seem more troubled and less sure about personal, political and study purposes than they did at the beginning. They are not even clear about how they should discuss and resolve their problem, but they are struggling with them privately, and how they come out is sure to influence American university and political life.11. According to Walter Lippman, a university must ______.A. depend on the governmentB. remain independent of our societyC. take active part in political affairs and social issuesD. fall under the control of special and private interests12. Those who disagree with Walter Lippman argue that a university should ______.A. be unfair towards social and political affairsB. not be interested in social affairs or private interestsC.serve the governmentD. actively take part in solving society’s problems13.The word “paradoxes” underlined in the first sentence of this passage means ______.A. a difficult problemB. an out-of-the-ordinary conditionC. a self-contradiction (矛盾)D. an unusual situation14.According to the writer, the discussion going on at Harvard ______.A. will soon be overB. will have no resultC. will last for some timeD. will cause little influence on other universities15.In regard to their goals and purposes in life, Harvard men of today ______.A. are becoming more sure about themB. are going to give up their search for themC. are becoming completely lostD. are less sure about themPassage FourQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:You and I agree to meet at four-thirty. I show up at 4:33. I don’t say anything, because that’s close enough to satisfy our social contract. Only after five minutes do you expect me to say, “Sorry I’m late.”At ten minutes I o we you an explanation: “the freeway exit was closed. I had to go four miles out of my way.” After twenty minutes I have to make a full and serious apology. After forty minutes I’d better not show up at all.That sort of thing — so formally observed and never explicitly stated — drives people from other cultures crazy. Anthropologists list the toughest things to cope with in a foreign land. Second only to language is the way we deal with time.Now psychologists look at our view of time another way. They go into several countries and measure the pace of life. They measure the accuracy of bank clocks and how fast city dwellers walk. They time transactions in banks and post offices. They see how long people take to answer questions.Japanese keep the fastest pace. Americans are a close second. Italians and Indonesians are at the bottom of the list. Italians give long answers to your questions. Indonesians don’t give a fig about setting their bank clocks.Among American cities, Boston and Kansas City are fastest. New York is up there, of course, but we keep a faster pace here in Houston. California’s “laid-back” reputation is deserved. Theslowest pace of all is kept in Los Angeles.Finally, we look at heart disease. That’s tricky, because other factors are involved. Our heart’s greatest enemy is tobacco. But heart disease also correlates with the pace we keep. Smokers who drive themselves are really asking for it.16.In America you have to apologize sincerely if you are ______.A. 5 minutes lateB. 20 minutes lateC. 40 minutes lateD. 10 minutes late17.The toughest things to cope with in a foreign land are ______.A. language and timeB. language and eating habitsC. time and work pressureD. language and work pressure18.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Indonesians are too lazy to measure the accuracy of bank clocks.B. Italian people are friendlier because they give long answers to your questions.C. The pace of life in America is the fastest.D. People in California may keep a slower pace of life than in other states of America.19.Which sentence correctly restates the underlined sentence: “Smokers who drive themselvesare really asking for it.” ?A. Smokers should not drive cars because they get into accidents easily.B. Smokers who have heart disease should not drive themselves.C. Smokers who push themselves too hard are putting themselves in danger of heart disease.D. Smokers who drive their own cars are really asking for trouble.20.What the author wants to tell us is that ______.A. people with heart trouble should not smokeB. time is dangerous in that sometimes it will hurt usC. our lives should not be completely ruled by the clockD. living by the clock in our modern life could be fatalPassage FiveQuestions 21 to25 are based on the following passage:After the class began, most of what the professor said escaped my ears and I left as soon as the lecture ended. I had no other class that day and I didn’t want to go back to the loneliness of the McKnight house, so I explored around the grounds. Many students were entering a particular lecture hall. I stopped and checked my list of classes. It was a history class. Good.I went in. I sat in a seat away from the lecture stand. Nobody paid any attention to me. I saw several Asian faces among the crowd. I relaxed, took out my notebook, and opened the school newspaper, pretending to be an old hand. A young man sat down beside me and smiled. It was five minutes until class. Perhaps I could strike up a conversation with this friendly looking man. Istarted my set introduction. “My name is Liu Zongren. I come from Beijing, China.”“Glad to meet you. My name is George Christi.” He seemed ready to talk.“Please write down your name for me.” I handed my notebook to him. “You know, it is very hard for me to remember American names without seeing them spelled out.” I said this out of a desire to speak two more sentences, rather than as an explanation. I looked at what he wrote. “Is yours the same name as the British woman who writes mystery stories?”“Sort of,” he answered.Seeing me at a loss, he asked, “ How do you like the weather here?”“Much the same as that in Beijing. We have cold winters, too.”Unfortunately, the professor appeared and the class began. I would be sure to come to this class again and locate this friendly person.I didn’t try my luck anymore that afternoon. Instead I found a seat in the library and tried to finish some assignments. I took out my books, but my mind refused to absorb anything. I glanced around the library; some students were doing their homework; a few were dozing on the sofa along the wall. Looking at those tired students, I remembered an article in the newspaper had reported that the tuition fees would be $6,900. How could I blame them for not wanting to talk to me? Costs were high; they had to put their time and energy into their studies.21.What did the author do after the class?A. He went back to his dorm.B. He escaped from the lecture hall.C. He went to attend a history class.D. He took a stroll around the campus.22. What does “an old hand” in paragraph 2 mean?A. A student with old hands.B. A student with an old age.C. A student who is eager to make friends.D. A student who has adapted to the academic life in universities.23.What does the author think about the name “Ge orge Christi”?A. He thought this name was easy to spell.B. He thought the man gave him a fake name.C. He mistook the name for this name for that of a British woman writer.D. He was right in identifying this name with that of a British woman writer.24.What were the students NOT doing in the library?A. They were sleeping on the sofa.B. They were chatting with each other.C. They were doing their homework.D. They were reading books.25.Why were the students not interested in talking with each other according to the author?A. The high costs compelled the students to work hard.B. The students were too tired from studying.C. The students put all their time and energy into their studies.D. All the above.Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (5%)Directions:In this part, you will read one passage quickly and answer the following five questions on Answer Sheet with A (for YES) or B (for NO).Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:When Reginald Lindsay received a scholarship to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, what he wanted most was a good job with a good salary. But soon he became interested in the civil rights movement. At present he has a plan which he hopes will take him to Congress as a southern representative.Now in his first year at Harvard Law School, Reg is making careful plans. After earning his degree, he expects to return to the South to practice law among the poor. “I want to help them understand what their rights are and to help them achieve them,” he says. Then he hopes to run for political office at the local and state level until he is ready to try for Congress.Reg grew up in a low-income Negro section of Birmingham, Alabama. Brought up by his grandparents after his parents were divorced while he was very young, Reg has been living through a period of far-reaching progress in race relations. In the summer of 1968 Reg himself became a good example of this progress when he became the first Negro student appointed to a special new program. The program introduces bright young students to the workings of the Georgia State government and encourages them to seek employment there after finishing their education. “I’ve been lucky,” he says. “I seem to have been in the right place at the right time.”But luck is only part of Reg’s story, for he has made the most of opportunities that came his way. He learned to read in kindergarten and began visiting the public library regularly to borrow books. His grandparents encouraged him, though neither of them had much education, and they bought him a set of encyclopedias. “I love those books,”he remembers. “I used to come downstairs before breakfast and read short articles. I enjoyed reading about famous men, and then I would pretend to be one of them. I guess it was partly a childish game and partly an escape. It wasn’t too much fun to be a Negro when I was a kid.”While studying for his bachelor’s degree at Morehouse College, Reg worked on several political campaigns helping candidates get elected to government offices. At the same time, he maintained a “B” average while majoring in political science. He worked as a student advisor to earn extra money for his college expenses, and he was granted a scholarship for a year of study at the University of Valencia in Spain.26.( ) When Reginald Lindsay received a scholarship to Morehouse College, he wanted to get agood job with good pay.27.( ) While studying at Morehouse College, Lindsay also exhibited his interest in the civilrights movement.28.( ) Lindsay’s grandparents were well-educated.29.( ) Lindsay felt that pretending to be a famous person was a way to escape from the realitiesof life.30.( ) While studying for his bachelor’s degree at Morehouse College, Lindsay also worked atgovernment offices to earn extra money for his college expenses.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (10%)Directions:There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.31.They treat time as if it ______ real—a precious resource.A. isB. wereC. areD. was32.When the car broke down on the highway for a third time, John’s patience completely ran______.A. throughB. acrossC. outD. after33.When Brand ______ his way to the center of the crowd, he pushed with all the strength of hisbody.A. foundB. elbowedC. spentD. took34.Finishing a job or solving a problem rapidly in the U.S. is considered a sign of ______.A. skillfulnessB. carelessnessC. uselessnessD. hopelessness35.The rain was heavy and ______ the land was flooded.A. constantlyB. continuouslyC. consequentlyD. consistently36.______ is the quality of allowing other people to say and do as they like. Even if you do notagree with it.A. ResistanceB. DependenceC. ToleranceD. Persistence37. My figuring was wrong because I ______ one tiny point.A. overlookedB. overwhelmedC. overtakenD. overcome38. The ______ of the club provided the cartoon with new subjects.A. pros and consB. come and goC. ups and downsD. back and forth39.Having thought it ______, I made my decision.A. ofB. backC. upD. through40.We made a ______ for dinner at the restaurant.A. claimB. reservationC. revisionD. mess41. He had lived ______ two wars and three revolutions.A. outB. throughC. onD. off42.The girl found it difficult to______ to new customs when she first came to Shanghai.A. adaptB. adoptC. acceptD. appoint43.A few teenagers arrive in the United States with little command ______ English.A. forB. ofC. inD. on44.Gloria succeeded in finding a host family in advance because she wrote a detailed lettershowing her religious belief and ______ character.A. carelessB. carefulC. caringD. care45.We must ______ a plan as quickly as we can.A. set outB. put outC. work outD. take out46.The secretary will get a pay raise ______ she does her routine job well.A. as well asB. as long asC. as soon asD. so long47.He has picked______ some bad habits at the club.A. outB. overC. onD. up48.All of them were attracted by huge advertisements showing beautiful worldly girls andconfident men, both ______ away.A. druggingB. draggingC. drowningD. drawing49.She feels a deep hurt, a feeling of ______ as she remembers how carefully she ate whenpregnant, how patiently she taught her daughter to cross a street safely.A. uselessnessB. usefulnessC. unusualnessD. selfishness50.Of course I shall be very grateful______ your guidance.A. toB. withC. forD. ofPart IV Cloze (20%)Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following two passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passages. Thenmark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecenter.Passage OneA foreigner’s first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush—often under pressure. City people always 51 to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store, or 52 others as they try to 53 their shopping.Racing through daytime meals is part of the 54 of life in this country. Working time is 55 precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish 56 they, too, can be served and get back to work within the time 57 . You also find drivers will be 58 and people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small exchanges 59 strangers. Don’t take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “waiting” it 60 a certain appropriate point.51. A. appears B. appearingC. appearD. appeared52. A. elbows B. elbowingC. elbowD. elbowed53. A. compete B. completeC. continueD. contract54. A. standard B. practiceC. originD. pace55. A. consider B. considersC. consideredD. considering56. A. when B. soC. beforeD. while57. A. allow B. allowsC. allowedD. allowing58. A. abrupt B. agreeableC. afraidD. advanced59. A. for B. withC. toD. of60. A. beyond B. beforeC. belowD. atPassage TwoThere are two factors determining an individual’s intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born 61 . The second factor is what 62 to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is brought up. If an individual is handicapped(受阻碍) 63 , it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will 64 attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individual’s intelligence can be demonstrated by the case of the identical twins, Peter and John. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in 65 foster(寄养) homes. Peter was reared by parents of low intelligence in an 66 community with poor educational opportunities. John, 67 , was educated in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. This environment68 continued until the twins were in their late teens as young adults, 69 they were given tests to measure their intelligence. John’s I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the 70 and fully forty points higher than his identical brother.61. A. for B. byC. withD. in62. A. refers B. appliesC. happensD. concerns63. A. relatively B. regularlyC. intelligentlyD. environmentally64. A. ever B. neverC. evenD. nearly65. A. separate B. similarC. remoteD. individual66. A. omitted B. isolatedC. enclosedD. occupied67. A. moreover B. consequentlyC. thenD. however68. A. exception B. divisionC. differenceD. alteration69. A. while B. sinceC. whenD. because70. A. average B. commonC. usualD. ordinary试卷二主观试题课程编号：DK0E02A 课程名称：大学英语分级2试卷编号：A卷姓名：学号：班级：阅卷教师：成绩：Part V Translation: (15%)Translate the following sentences from Chinese to English:71. 我们非常感谢你在我们困难时给予的帮助。