江南大学现代远程教育2013年上半年第一阶段测试卷大学英语

1、江南大学现代远程教育2013年上半年第一阶段测试卷考试科目:大学英语（二） （总分100分） 时间：90分钟一、交际英语 1、- Wow! This is a marvelous room! I've never known you're so artistic.- _C_ A：Great, I am very art-conscious. B：Don't mention it. C：Thanks for your compliments. D：It's fine.2、Did you use to play the piano?- _B_ A：Yes, I do

2、. B：No, I didn't. C：Yes, I play it every day. D：No, I do.3、- Marilyn, I'm afraid I have to be leaving now.- _B_ A：That sounds wonderful. B：Oh, so early? C：Not at all. D：Good luck!4、Do you prefer tea or coffee?- _C_ A：Milk. B：Yes, I like tea. C：Coffee, please. D：None.5、- Hi, is Mary there, pl

3、ease?- _B_ A：Hold on. I'll get her. B：No, she isn't here. C：Yes, she lives here. D：Yes, what do you want?6、- Good afternoon. Can I help you?- _C_A：No. I don't think so.B：Thank you.C：I need to buy a birthday present for my son.D：Yes. I think so7、- Welcome to Unitex International. I hope y

4、ou will enjoy your work here.- _C_A：I can earn a lot.B：Is this a good firm?C：I am sure I will.D：You are very kind.8、- Are you fond of reading novels?- _D_A：I found one novel.B：No, novels cannot read.C：Novels are bad.D：Yes. I like reading novels.9、- How much is this blue tablecloth?- _B_A：The green o

5、ne is better.B：Ten dollars and thirty cents.C：It's cheap.D：Yes. It's beautiful.10、- Nice to see you again, Mr. Smith. How are you?- _B_A：I miss you.B：Fine. Thank you. And you?C：Are you OK?D：This way, please.二、阅读理解 1. Taking away a city's rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a

6、 city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can't eat or use. If we kept these things, we would soon have a mountain of rubbish. In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside the city to a dump. Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hol

7、e. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage（污水，排水）system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places. To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish

8、-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you'd never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump. In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything except the metal.Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things

9、 are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus（腐殖质）, which looks like black earth. It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow. (1)、You can most probably read this kind of passage in a telep

10、hone book.A：TB：F(2)、The main idea of the passage is to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish.A：TB：F(3)、The underlined word "sewage" in the second paragraph means laundry.A：TB：F(4)、According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again to feed plants.A：TB：F(5)、We s

11、hould take care of a used metal box by reusing and recycling it.A：TB：F2、 After having lived for over twenty years in the same district, Albert Hall was forced to move to a new neighborhood. He surprised his landlord by telling him that he was leaving because he could not afford to buy any more choco

12、late. It all began a year ago when Albert returned home one evening and found a large dog in front of his gate. He was very fond of animals and as he happened to have a small piece of chocolate in his pocket, he gave it to the dog. The next day, the dog was there again. It held up its paws and recei

13、ved another piece of chocolate as a reward. Albert called his new friend "Bingo". He never found out the dog's real name, nor who his owner was. However, Bingo appeared regularly every afternoon and it was quite clear that he preferred chocolate to bones. He soon grew dissatisfied with

14、 small pieces of chocolate and demanded a large bar a day. If at any time Albert neglected his duty, Bingo got very angry and refused to let him open the gate. Albert was now at Bingo's mercy and had to bribe him to get into his own house! He spent such a large part of his weekly wages to keep B

15、ingo supplied with that in the end he had to move somewhere else. (6)、Albert lived there for many years. A：TB：F(7)、Albert was moving because he did not like the place. A：TB：F(8)、Albert and the dog became friends a year ago.A：TB：F(9)、The dog visited Albert every day because it wanted the chocolate.A：

16、TB：F(10)、Albert "had to bribe him" means he had to take care of him.A：TB：F3、 Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are co

17、nstantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes? It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A person's conception of himself or herself is reflected in the way he or s

18、he behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives. Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that

19、 they are doing "the right thing." Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, "You're just saying that to make me feel good. I know it'

20、s not true." It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful. Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in hand

21、with a lack of self-esteem, it is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths.Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Let's n

22、ot allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life. (11)、 What does the author try to prove by citing "what kind of impression am I making?" (Para. 1)_B_A：Shy people benefit from their caring about their appearance.B：People's shyness made them care too much about thei

23、r appearance and actions.C：It's natural that shy people don't believe other's compliments.D：Shy people think they are different from others.(12)、According to the writer, self-awareness is _D_.A：a good qualityB：the cause of unhappinessC：harmful to peopleD：a weak point of shy people(13)、Th

24、at shy people react to a compliment in such a way is _D_.A：goodB：unrealC：very reasonableD：harmful(14)、Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage? _C_A：Shyness helps us to develop our potentialB：Shyness enables us to understand ourselves betterC：Shyness can block our chances

25、for a rich lifeD：Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem(15)、It can be inferred from the passage that shy people _B_.A：should find more of their weaknessB：should understand themselves in the right wayC：had better ignore their weaknessD：can get rid of their shyness while maintaining low se

26、lf-esteem三、词汇与语法 1、_C_ these honours he received a sum of money.A：Except B：But C：Besides D：Outside2、A police officer claimed he had attempted to _A_ paying his fare.A：avoid B：reject C：refuse D：neglect3、How can he _B_ if he is not _?A：listen; hearing B：hear; listeningC：be listening; heard D：be hearin

27、g; listened to4、He likes to swim _A_.A：and to play football B：and playing footballC：but play football D：and he also likes playing football5、Both the kids and their parents _C_ English, I think. I know it from their accent.A：is B：been C：are D：was6、There have been many _C_ in their marriage but they s

28、till love each other.A.right and wrong B.back and forth C.ups and downs D.right and left7、We've missed the last bus. I'm afraid we have no _B_ but to take a taxi.A.way B.choice C.possibility D.selection8、We are next-door _B_.A.neighborhoods B.neighbor C.neighborhood D.neighbors9、The _B_ is j

29、ust around the corner and you won't miss it.A.bicycle's shop B.bicycle shop C.bicycles shop D.bicycles' shop10、Fortunately, Jack was only slightly injured in the traffic _D_.A.incident B.event C.case D.accident四、完型填空 1、Many people would agree that stress is a major problem in modern life

30、. It is certainly true that worry and quarrel can cause all kinds of illnesses, D backache to severe headaches, or even more serious complaints such as high blood pressure. Many of us think A stress as something that other people impose on us. We often complain about how other people put us B pressu

31、re. But we should try not to let such pressure affect us. We should not forget that we are largely responsible for some of the stress ourselves. We sometimes take E more work than our bodies and our minds can handle. We should learn to C our limitations. We should be aware of which things are really important and which are not.(1)、A：of B：under C：accept D：from E：on(2)、A：of