皖西学院英语试题大二上学期.docx

A 1. Can you give me a (an) _ of how much it will cost to take the journey? A. assessment B. evaluation C. admission D. estimate 2. Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job, education is one of the most _ areas in Japanese life. A. sophisticated B. competitive C. considerate D. superficial 3. He badly _ his back digging in the public garden on Childrens Day. A. stretched B. exerted C. pulled D. strained 4. His plan sounds _, so youd better carry out. A. feasible B. useless C. worthy D. weak 5. When we shook hands I was conscious of his firm _ . A. fist B. handhold C. style D. grip 6. As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals _ a substance to absorb harmful chemicals. A. avoid B. employ C. dismiss D. discard 7. After a short holiday, he _ himself once more to his studies. A. applied B. converted C. engaged D. exerted 8. It is a joy to hear _ apologies that are from the bottom of ones heart. A. real B. true C. sincere D. realistic 9. Drinking alcohol can _ your ability to drive properly. A. effect B. affect C. remove D. avoid 10. The purpose of the seminar is to train some of the employees to work _ in the branch offices abroad. A. later B. late C. lately D. latest 4241421321So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake things for children that children can only do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible.Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also a public activity: it can be seen and observed.Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public examination.If teacher and learner roles are distinguishable, how can teaching aid the child in the quest for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children.When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading.1. The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that _. A. it is one of the most difficult school courses B. too much time is spent in teaching about reading C. students spend endless hours in reading D. reading tasks are assigned with little guidance 2. The teaching of reading will be successful if _. A. teachers can enable students to develop their own way of reading B. teachers can improve conditions at school for the students C. teachers can devise the most efficient system for reading D. teachers can make their teaching activities observable 3. The word examination at the end of Paragraph 3 most probably means _. A. inquiry B. observation C. control D. suspicion 4. According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when _. A. children become highly motivated B. teacher and learner roles are identical C. teaching helps children in the search for knowledge D. reading enriches childrens experience 5. The main idea of the passage is that _. A. teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to read B. teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possible C. reading ability is something acquired rather than taught D. reading is more complicated than generally believed Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage or dialog. Society usually tends to focus on the negative side of inner-city schools. Many people like to stereotype (模式化) these schools which, while these general statements may be true in some cases, tend to be worse most of the time. People think that the students of these schools receive inferior educations. My school, an inner-city school named St. Ignatius, is regarded as one of the best in the state. People also believe that violence occurs on a daily basis, both in the school itself and in the nearby city. I cannot even remember a serious fight at St. Ignatius. People who think that the teachers at inner-city schools lack love for their job worsen this typical stereotype even further. My teachers not only had a love for teaching, but they were also able to cultivate a love for learning in their students.Take Mrs. Borroni, my Spanish teacher, for example. She would often take time out of her class to tell her students about the numerous activities after class with which we should get involved. She loved her job so much that she stayed after school every day to moderate activities such as Amnesty International (an international organization that protects human rights) and the Spanish Club. Her students, including me, joined all of the clubs which she moderated just because she made them so interesting.After reading all of this, most people would argue that St. Ignatius should not be considered a true inner-city school. While this may hold some truth, I am arguing that my life was greatly enriched simply because of the schools location in the middle of Cleveland, as opposed to a poor suburban area.6. What do people often think negatively about? A. Inner-city schools. B. Stereotypes. C. St. Ignatius. D. Violence. 7. What can the author never remember seeing at St. Ignatius? A. Amnesty International. B. A serious fight. C. A Spanish club. D. Inferior students. 8. What would Mrs. Borroni do after school? A. Give Spanish classes. B. Tell students about activities. C. Guide students in special groups. D. Help students love learning. 9. Why might a reader of this article not view St. Ignatius as a real inner-city school? A. It is not in the middle of the city. B. It is in a poor suburban area. C. It enriched the authors life. D. It might be better than others. 10. How does the author feel about inner-city schools? A. The stereotypes about them are not at all true. B. They are not necessarily all bad, as they can be good. C. They are much poorer than those in the suburbs. D. The students there are more enlightened. 2121312342A Roof over Our HeadsMan has three basic needs: food, clothing and shelter. If a man lives in a warm climate, clothing is not absolutely necessary. However, man cannot live without food, and he has little chance of survival without shelter. Man needs shelter to protect himself from the weather, wild animals, insects, and enemies.1. What can make feeding children more rewarding for caregivers? _ A. Knowing more about childrens natural eating patterns. B. Challenging children as they are being raised. C. Starting to feed them from the time they are in infancy. D. Teaching them about what is appropriate. 2. What is influenced by early feeding interactions? _ A. Opportunities for learning. B. Stages of development. C. Skills and behavior later. D. Caregivers relying on themselves. 3. Childrens eating patterns change most during _. A. the time between 18-24 months B. his bonding period with his mother C. the time before he is an infant D. his transition to solid food 4. How do parents influence childrens preferences and intake patterns? _ A. By telling the child to overcome fear. B. By choosing the food that comes home. C. By feeding the child directly. D. By planning a childs diet. 5. _ is not effective in promoting healthy eating patterns. A. Providing a model B. Allowing the child to control food C. Controlling food too much D. Selecting the food that comes home 6. The most important environment in developing a childs eating is _. A. physical B. hunger and fullness C. the culture D. the family 7. One of the eating concerns of our society is _. A. the increasing number of thin people B. the growing number of fat people C. the amount of care given to children D. the many children who eat little food 8. The occurrence of irregular eating patterns doesnt always mean . 9. Both bedtime routines and are beneficial to children. 10. should be given priority whenever possible. 1342342 poor eating habits eating routines and structure Family mealsB 1. In theory every citizen in a democratic (民主的) country may _ to the protection of the law. A. claim B. appeal C. pronounce D. pray 2. Ideas _ from ones own experience are sometimes more valuable than those from books. A. derived B. deposited C. retreated D. restored 3. By _ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars. A. rail B. rude C. rack D. rough 4. I could see that my wife was _ having that fashionable coat, whether I approved of it or not. A. determined to B. intent on C. short of D. focused in 5. They have _ for the car to pick them up at the station. A. arranged B. managed C. appointed D. borrowed 6. If you want to _ a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. A. secure B. serve C. sure D. ensure 7. Mike had dropped in to _ first hand how things were going on. A. inquire B. require C. assign D. acquire 8. She _ the respect of everybody present. A. gathered B. secured C. earned D. collected 9. Both sides exchanged their views on a wide _ of topics they were interested in at the meeting. A. extent B. expand C. number D. range 10. The environment of this city will be more seriously polluted (污染) _ effective measures are taken to prevent factories from sending out poisonous gases and wastewater. A. if B. once C. however D. unless 11. _ is no reason for discharging her. A. Because she was a few minutes late B. Owing to a few minutes being late C. The fact that she was a few minutes late D. Being a few minutes late 12. _ dog was among the first animals to be domesticated is generally agreed upon by authorities (权威人士) in the field. A. Until the B. It was the C. The D. That the 13. He gave me _ $200! he said with satisfaction. A. no less than B. no more than C. something like D. only 14. I couldnt find _, and so I took this one. A. a large enough coat B. a large coat enough C. an enough large coat D. a coat enough large 15. It is necessary that an efficient worker _ his work on time. A. accomplishes B. has accomplished C. can accomplish D. accomplish 21421 41344 34114Video Gaming As video gaming spreads, the discussion about its social impact is intensifying. Is it a new medium equivalent to film and music, a valuable educational tool, a form of harmless fun or something terrible that makes children violent and stupid? Video gaming is all these things, depending on whom you ask.Amid all the arguments, however, three important factors are generally overlooked: that attitudes to gaming are marked by a generational divide; that there is no convincing evidence that games make people violent; and that games have great potential in education.1. Video games are valuable or stupid depending on _. A. what is overlooked B. whom is asked C. whether they are violent D. whether they are educational 2. No evidence exists to show that video games _. A. are overlooked B. make people violent C. have great potential D. are violent 3. Computer immigrants are older people who have had to _. A. get by in a foreign land B. play complex games C. adjust to the new technology D. grow up with technology 4. What do we learn about computer natives? _ A. They enjoy playing video games with children. B. They have played games since childhood. C. They are producing games which are violent and stupid. D. They like films and music as entertainment. 5. What is said about the gaming industry? _ A. It has started to attract more young adults. B. It is trying to persuade older people to play singing games. C. It is producing games that will take dozens of hours to complete. D. It is trying to attract people who have never played games. 6. Asheron Call 2 is a kind of game that _. A. is less violent than the average video game B. critics are right to worry about, as it is violent C. requires the player to kill monsters to build up attribute points D. requires the player to travel around the world 7. In the study of MMORPGs, game players _. A. could not control their game play B. asked many questions C. were more aggressive D. were not especially violent 2232434Equipment operator Dick Kemp is the proud owner of over 90 old trucks. Some of his vehicles date back as far as 1916, just twenty years after the first motorized truck was ever built and a time when there were only 160,000 trucks in the United States-compared with the 36,000,000 trucks that roar along the nations highways nowadays. One of Kemps most unusual trucks is a 1916 Selden with wooden spikes which was once used as a street sprinkler. Kemp began his collection in 1952 with a 1930 Bulldog Mack which he bought for only $50. This same vehicle was valued in the year 2006 at nearly a thousand times that price. Every year thousands of visitors come from all over the U.S. and Canada to see Kemps collection, which is exhibited in a large garage and in a yard next-door. The Mack Truck Museum is open for public viewing and there is no charge. There is even a model truck playground for children to play in while their parents look at the real things.Kemp does his own restoration work, making all the trucks look shiny and run smoothly. Many truck parts he has to make for himself because manufacturers have discontinued production long, long ago. He has received countless offers to sell his trucks, but his answer is always the same: Nothing for Sale.1. The passage says that Dick Kemps job is _. A. museum worker B. equipment operator C. truck driver D. truck manufacturer 2. In which year was Kemps unusual Selden truck made? A. 1952. B. 1916. C. 1930. D. 2006. 3. Where does Kemp show his trucks? A. In and near a garage. B. Around the US and Canada. C. On the nations highways. D. In a museum next to his home. 4. _ might be appropriate for children. A. The Mack Truck Museum B. Kemps truck playground C. Restoration work D. Kemps collection 5. What does Kemp do himself? A. Order discontinued parts. B. Operate the museum. C. Repair the trucks. D. Sell the trucks. Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage or dialog. For most people learning to drive, the driving test arises ahead as a major barrier. It is also a general source of conversation whenever drivers are gathered together. There are probably more tall stories about the driving test than about any other motoring subjects; the most remarkable thing about those stories is the number of times the old ones appear again, years after they were first heard, in new and exaggerated forms.All driving examiners have had to pass a very strict selection process, followed by at least six weeks training. In the course of this training the Department makes sure that their driving is of a consistently high standard.Driving test centers are chosen with equal care. It would be nice to have centers and examiners town by town. But this is just not possible, because the centers have to be at places where there is enough parking space for candidates (考生) and where there are enough test routes. Routes are carefully chosen to make sure that they are all roughly comparable-the proportion of right and left turns, hills, pedestrian (行人) crossings and so on. The object of all this is to make sure, as far as possible, that all candidates in the driving test have to cope with the same sort of conditions whether they take the test in New York or California.The work that examiners do in actually carrying out tests is checked continuously by supervising examiners. This is to make as sure as possible that every candidate for the driving test has a proper and equal chance of showing the examiner, in the words of the Regulations, that he is competent to drive without danger to and with due consideration for other users of the road. This is all that the examiner is concerned with.6. It can be learned from the passage that _. A. whenever people learning to drive get together, they often talk about the driving test B. new and exaggerated stories about the test are always appearing C. there are more tall stories about the driving test than any other subject D. the same stories about the test reappear years later 7. According to the passage, driving examiners _. A. ar