云南师范大学商学院《大学英语2》期末考试 B卷及答案

云南师范大学商学院2011---2012学年下学期《英语（2）》期末考试试卷B 卷座 号 学院（系） 专业 年级班级 学号 姓名 题号I II III IV V VI 总分 累分人 复核人 得分 考试说明： 1、本试卷共 4 页，考试时间为 120 分钟； 2、考试方式：闭卷； 3、全部试题均答在试卷上。

I. Fill in the blanks with the words given below.Change theform where necessary. (本大题共20题，每小题1分，共20分)remote humid enthusiastic talent concentrate boundary conquer alien seek access guidance retainidentical irritation survive rhythm awaken preside concerning relaxation1、The farmhouse is from any other buildings.2、These plants will grow best in a atmosphere.3、He struggled to control of the situation.4、The two pictures are similar ,although not .5、The heavy traffic is a constant source of _________ .6、The retired worker is very ______________ about neighborhood affairs.7、She showed a great _________________ for acting at an early age.8、I can not ______________ on my studies with all that noise going on.9、Of the six people in the plane that crashed, only one______________ .10、You need to feel the________________ of the music in order to dance properly.11、She was ______________ by a noise at two in the morning.12、The fence marks the_____________ between my land and hers.得分 评卷人 装订线内不要答题13、The mountain was finally _____________ by climbers in 1982.14、Retired groups were driven from their homes to _____________ regions.15、He asked several questions __________the future of the company.16、Hard work is essential.But there is also a time for rest and _____________ .17、They are busy ____________ for solutions to their current problems.18、You need a password to get _____________to the computer system.19、I am looking forward to working under his _______________ .20、Who will _______________over the meeting has not yet been decided.得分评卷人II. Study the models and complete the following sentences withthe useful expression by translating the Chinese into English. (本大题共10题，每小题2 分，共20分)Model 1: (如果你的计划失败了)，what then ?→what if your plan fails, what then ?21 . (不管买哪一个)，thereis a six-month guarantee.22、He was weak （几乎站不起来的程度）.23、We got ourselves to the railway station at 12 :30,. (结果却发现火车早已经开走了).24、They were ready to suffer death(为了他们的国家).25、I hope I can come back(即使只能呆几个礼拜)26、He was always afraid of failure , _____________________________________________________ (尽管他已经取得很好的成绩).27、Spartans were trained to fight _________________________________________________ (还是小男孩时).28、_____________________________ (现在该你了).Follow me please.29、____________________________________ (说到大学生涉及商业活动),there aredifferent opinions.30、I suggest __________________________________________ (定出交计划的期限).得分评卷人III. Translation (本大题共6题，31-35每题2 分，36题5分，共15分)Translate the following sentences into English31、对群体心理浑然不觉的人们注定要身受其害。

32、他们都闭上眼睛体会音乐的美妙。

伴随着音乐带来的愉悦，他们的心脏似乎也暂停了。

33、全球化的精髓在于，既保留文化传统和人们珍爱的生活方式，又享有现代化的技术和效率。

34、球网上跳动的小球震动了全世界。

小球带动大球——物理学中无法解释，在政治领域中却完全可能。

35、怎样改变那些已经习惯吃垃圾食品的孩子的饮食习惯呢？Translate the following paragraph into Chinese36、Related studies have found other benefits as well,all of which could be linked to agrateful mind-set : clearer thinking ,better adaptability during tough times,higherimmune response,less likelihood of being plagued by stress ,longer livers,and closerfamily ties.得分评卷人IV. Reading comprehension :There are 2 passages in this section. Eachpassage is followed by some questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the paper . (本大题共10题，每题2 分，共20分)Passage 1 :To the professional linguist, there is no superiority of any language.Therefore , it iswell-accepted in the field of linguistics that there exist no higher or lower grades amonglanguages.People once thought of the languages of backward groups as undeve loped forms ofspeech , consisting largely of rough and simple sounds ,It is possible that language in generalbegan as a series of simple sounds.But it is a fact established by the study of “backward”languages that no spoken longue answers that description .Most languages of “backward”groupsare extremely complex pieces of tool for the transfer of ideas .They “full behind ”the westernlanguages not in their sound pattern or grammatical structures but only in their vocabularies .Thesound pattern or gram matical structures usually are fully adequate for all language needs.Thevocabulary reflects the objects and activeities known to their speakers.There are two things to be noted .Firstly , all languages seem to possess ways for vocabulary expansion .V ocabulary expands either by putting together its own words or by borrowing words from other languages.Secondly ,the“backward”languages are different froms ours .The objects and activities which require distinction are often surprisingly numerous and complicated.37．What does the word“superiority”（Line 1，Para.1）mean?A．Being complete．B．Being better．C．Being large．D．Being tiny．38．We can learn from the first paragraph that_____A．some kind of languages may be better than othersB．We can not say one language is better than othersC．it is difficult to know which language is better than othersD．1anguage contains some grades39．The languages of backward groups were regarded as underdeveloped because______ A．their languages were dimcult to understandB．the history of their languages was not longC．the sounds of their languages were very easy to understandD．their languages mainly contained rough and simple sounds40．In the author’S view，some languages“fall behind”western languages in the aspectof______A．their sound patternB．their grammatical structuresC．their vocabulariesD．their speakers41．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A．Language is to be viewed with ranks or grades．B．Most languages of“backward”groups are complex enough to express ideas．C．Generally languages are probably developed from simple Sounds．D．All languages seem to possess the system for vocabulary expansion．Passage 2Hollywood’s true heroes are losing their jobs .Stunt people(替身演员) who entertained cinema-goers by falling for the sky, swimming with sharks and driving fast cars have been replaced by technology .After generations of street fights, high falls,and setting fire tothemselves,these people have had nearly all their work replaced by computers .The most dangerous and costly stunts can now be achieved by mixing computer picture with live action .In the mid-1990s there were 12,000 registered stunt people ,but more than half of them had difficulty finding work ,Sometimes ,six or seven teams would be working on a film .Then, after a few days ,the producers would come in and say ,“You can go home. ”The reason was simple :puter technology made it possible to create stunts which would either be too expensive or too dangerous to attempt .With the rise of digital technology (数字技术),insurance companies became more reluctant to cover real stunts . “If they know it can be done safely with visual effects,the companies will not insure real stunts , ”said a stunt person.Many in their industry believe stunt people should develop expertise in the new technology,acting as advisers on the virtual stunts.Some ,however ,think that stunt people can survive in their traditional careers.They believe that audiences will not accept stunts produced by computers for too long .42．The most dangerous and costly stunts can be done by________．A．using computer graphics onlyB．mixing computer graphics and live actionC．improving the effects of real stuntsD．increasing the number of the stunt people43．The stunt people are losing their jobs because of_________A．the speed in making moviesB．the cost in making moviesC．the insurance of moviesD．the visual effects of the real stunts44．The word“cover”(Line 3，Para．3)is closest in meaning to________A．refuseB．insureC．sellD．help45．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．Computers will surely make stunt people lose jobs．B．The stunt people should blame on the use of computer in making stunts．C．Computers make the job of the stunt people more challengin9．D．Audiences are losing interest in the stunt people．46．The purpose of this passage is to________A．promote the use of real stunts in the film-makingB．describe the working scenes of the stunt peopleC．recommend jobs to the stunt peopleD．introduce the difficult situation of the stunt people at work得分评卷人Ⅴ. Writing: (本大题共2题，47题10 分，48题15分，共25分)47、Write a letter to your father for Fathers’ Day or your mother for mother’s Day to show yourgratitude. Include one or two specific favors that your parents have done for you.48、For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an paper about I Love Kunming. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:1、喜爱昆明的原因。