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1、题III:I答止II>II禁I !i；内IIIIII线IIIII封II:Iii 密II题号-一-二二三四五六七八九十总分阅卷人得分2021 /2021学年第_1_学期 重修考试A卷课程名称：根底英语精專二 考试时间：100分钟命题人小云 2021 年11月2日 审批人使用班级：61071P 考试成绩：Part I Fill in the gaps with words or phrases chosen from the following box. Change the form where necessary.(8 minutes )genuinetonesymptomgraspar

2、rangetypicalcuriosityprecisesusta inhan dleconveyfertilefrankat any ratein the in terest ofwear and tear1. The in sura nee policy does not cove damageto the goods caused by normal南京信息职业技术学院试卷2. After teachi ng grade school for a year or so, she felt alove for the pupils.3. The view that you should n

3、ever spend more than you earn is fairlyof people of their gen erati on.4. Call me, write to me, email me;, let ' s keep in touch.5. The earth ' s atmosphere makesobservation of distantstars difficult.6. Words cannot how grateful we are for his timely help.7. It seems the government has not y

4、etthe seriousnessof the problem.8. There' ll certainly be some problems, but nothing that you can' t9. His forgetfulness may be aof brain trouble.10. To my kno wledge, theyto meet n ext Friday morning inthe manager ' s office.11. “ Goto the bathrooma nd wash your han ds, the nurse told t

5、he childre nin a commanding.12. Areply is much more appreciated tha n beat ing aboutthe bush.13.0n ly the hope that the rescuers were gett ing n earerthe trapped min ers.14. is the most powerful driving force in one' s pursuitof kno wledge.15. world peace, we must promote mutual un dersta ndinga

6、mong n ati ons with differe nt social systems.Part n Complete the following, using the words or phrases in brackets. Makeadditi ons or cha nges where n ecessary.(2 minu tes)16. Ch in ese isn ' t a subject that canin a mon th. Youyour goal of masteri ng the Ian guage uni ess you work at it for ye

7、ars. It sounds as if Ithe difficulties, butthe fact is I ' m only tellingthe truth. (accomplish, pick up,exaggerate)17. Highlydesig n, the engines cost too much to produce.Wesimply other compa nies uni ess we improve our enginedesig n and reduce the cost of producti on .(compete, complex)Part 川

8、Choose the best an swer for each of the follow in g:(10 minu tes)18.Virgi niaisfamousthebirthplaceof America npreside nts.A.forB.toC.asD.in19.The cou ntygover nment hasvariousmeasures toen courage local econo mic developme nt.A. take nB. tookC.doneD.did20.Old habit dies hard. That ' s why you sh

9、ould stop smoking before the habit.D. takes placeD. tur ned outD. respectablethe dietD. keep out ofA. takes outB. takes upC. takes hold21.The whole villageto welcome him.A. turned inB. turned offC. tur ned on22.She continues to lead alife.A. respectful B. respectiveC. respect23.1 was so hungry all t

10、he time that I could not for Ion ger tha n a mon th.A. keep up with B. keep up C. keep off35.1 was so completely absorbedthe game on TV that Ididn ' t hear Martin come in.A. inB. ofC. atD. to36.Wome n maken early 50% of uni versity en tra nts.A. upB. ofC. withD. at37.1 noticed she avoids any ref

11、erenee to her first husbandin her latest book.A. to make B. to doC. doingD. mak ing24.Some educators are hop ing tomajor cha nges in theeducati onal system.A. bring aboutB. bring forward C. bring up D. bring back25. He is very good athis ideas.A. putti ng acrossB. putti ng asideC. putti ng offD. put

12、ti ng through26. Heseveral people who didn ' t have the tickets.A. tur ned out B. turned away C. turned inD. turned in to27. The bottle' sis about 100ml.A. abilityB. capabilityC. proficie ncyD. capacity28. Theythe workers of the city to support the strike.A. called off B. called onC. called

13、in D. called away29. A n aquili ne nose was her best.A. pers on alityB. characteristicC. featureD. character30. The earth takesheat and light from the sun.A. atB. upC. offD. i n31. Professor Smith's devotionIT, i.e. i nformatio ntech no logy.A. atB. i nC. ofD. to32.Susan was notin formedthe reas

14、ons why she wasdismissed.A. ofB. toC. atD. with33.If the doctor had not told me to go on a diet, Iasmuch aga in.A. eatB. can eatC. ateD. could have eate n34.He has n ever bee n so rude to me.What's comehim?A. atB. overC.to D.upPart IV Readi ng Comprehe nsion:(35 minu tes)Anna Douglas was seventy

15、-two years old when she started writing her newspaper column. Shehad been the director of a school before she retired, but she n eeded to keep busy. She was eve n willi ng to work without pay.That was the reason she found a volunteer job with an agency. The agency that she chose to work for was a bu

16、s in ess that helped other bus in esses find jobs for old people. Every day she talked with otherretired people like herself. By talk ing, she recog ni zed two thin gs. Old people had abilities that were not being used. Old people also had problems mostly problems with com muni cati on.Mrs. Douglas

17、found a new purpose for herself. Through the years, from time to time she had written stories about people for national magazines. Nowthere was a new subject: old people like herself.She began to writea newspaper column called “Over Sixty , which focuses on getting old. She writes about the problems

18、 of old people, especially their problems with being mis un derstood.Anna Douglas uses her th inking ability to see the truth beh ind a problem. She understands the reasons why problems begin. She understands old people and young people, too. For example, one of here readers said that his grandchild

19、ren left the house as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas suggested some ways for him to in crease un dersta nding with his grandchildren. She told him to listen to young people' s music and towatch the most popular televisi on shows.“It ' s important to know something about your grandchi

20、ldren ' s world, says Mrs. Douglas, “ But most of all, keep your mind open. Do not close out other people. Listen to the other people in your family. Keep ontalk ing. And above all else, keep on liste ning and com muni cat ing. You stop livi ng whe n you stop shari ng ideas with others.38. Mrs.

21、Douglas aged 72, isA. a director of an agency.B. a director of a school.C. a bus in ess man ager.D. a volun teer colu mni st.39. What Mrs. Douglas needs isA. money B. to keep busy C. an easy life D. to talk with old people40. By talki ng with retired people Anna Douglas recog ni zedA. that old peopl

22、e had ability but they were not willing to use it.B. That old people had lots of questions to ask.C. That old people had difficulty in using their ability and making themselves un derstood.D. That old people were not in terested in com muni cati on.41. Anna Douglas un dersta nds the problems of old

23、people becauseA. she likes their music.B. she has gran dchildre n.C. she watches their televisi on programs.D. she is old herself.42. Anna Douglas ' newspaper columnA. is about thi nking.B. has ideas for youn gsters.C. discusses the problems of old people.D. contains mostly funny stories.For any

24、 En glishma n there can n ever be any discussi on as to who is the world ' s greatest poet and greatest dramatist. Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him: that of William Shakespeare. Every Englishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the work of our greatest writer. All of us use

25、 words, phrases and quotationsfromShakespeare' s writings that have becomepart of the commorproperty of English speaking people. Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we use, rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performa nee of HAMLET nd compla ined that

26、it was full of well-k nown proverbs and quotatio ns!Shakespeare, more perhaps tha n any other writer, made full use of the great resources of the En glish Ian guage. Most of us use about five thousa nd words in our no rmal employme nt of En glish; Shakespeare in his works used about twen ty-five tho

27、usa nd! There is probably no better wayfor a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the EnglishIanguage than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it. Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not, of course, recommended to beg inn ers), eve n though someaspects of E

28、n glish usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare ' s day.43. En glish peopleA. have never discussed who is the world ' s greatest poet and greatest dramatistB. never discuss the world ' s great poets or dramatistsC. are sure who is the world ' s greatest p

29、oet and greatest dramatistD. do not care who is the world ' s greatest poet and greatest dramatist44. Every En glishma n knowsA. more or less about ShakespeareB. Shakespeare, but only slightlyC. all Shakespeare ' s writingsD. only the name of the greatest English writer45. Which of the follo

30、wing is true?A. We use all the words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare' swriti ngs.B. Shakespeare' s writ ings have become the property of those who are lear ning to speak En glish.C. It is likely to be true that people ofte n do not know the orig in of words they use.D. All the words

31、 people use are taken from Shakespeare' s writings.46. “ HAMLET ISA. a play written by ShakespeareB. a play recommended by ShakespeareC. a play appreciated by ShakespeareD. a play people have been complaining about47. It is worthwhile to study the various ways in which Shakespeare used En glish

32、becauseA. English words have changed a lot since Shakespeare ' s timeB. By doing so one can be fully aware of the richness of the EnglishIan guageC. English words are now being used in the sameway as in Shakespeare' sdaysD. none of the aboveMaki ng a film takes a long time and is very hard w

33、ork. Writ ing the story for the film may take many weeks. Filming the story being acted or shooti ng the film, as it is called ofte n takes at least six mon ths. Actors and camera-men work from very early in the morning until late at ni ght. Each sce ne has to be acted and re-acted, filmed and re-fi

34、lmed, until it is just right. Sometimes the same scene may have to be acted twenty or thirty times.The film studio is like a large factory, and the in door stagesarevery big in deed. Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio: Churches, houses, castles, and forests are all built of woodand cardboard

35、. Several hundred people work together to make one film. Some of these people are the actors and actresses. The director of the film, however, is the most importa nt pers on in a film studio. He decides how the sce nes should be filmed and how the actors should act.Most people go to see a film becau

36、se they know the film-stars in it. Sometimes the film maybe very poor. It is best to choose a film made by a good director. Some famous directors make their films very real. People feel that they themselves are among the people in the film.48. Shooting the film often takesA. less tha n six mon ths.B

37、. at least six mon ths.C. many weeks.D. from early in the morning until late at night.49. Scenery in the film studio is made fromA. wood and cardboard.B. in door stages.C. houses.D. films.50. The director of a filmA. is always an actor.B. makes the sce nery.C. says how each sce ne should be filmed.D

38、. is a film star.51. We should choose a film whichA. has the actors we know.B. seems very real.C. takes a long time to make.D. is made by a good director.52. The scenes have to be filmed many times becauseA. it takes a long time to make a filmB. it is often difficult to make them just right.C. Many

39、people work together.D. The film is poor.Both late sleepers and early risers find the fixed hours of a nine-to-five work day a problem. Now there is an answer that seems to please them both. Employees of over 500 bus in esses, orga ni zati ons, and gover nment age ncies in the Un ited States are ada

40、pt ing their work hours to suit their in dividual n eeds. It ' s called “ flexible time (flextime) and it means, for example, that employees can start working at any time duri ng the first three hours whe n their office is ope n and leave after completi ng their required daily worki ng time. Ear

41、ly risers can beg in work at seven a.m., finish at three and still have daylight time for shopping, pick ing up childre n at school, or recreati on. Late sleepers n eed to report for work until 10 a.m.but they must stay on their job untilsix in the eve ning.Says a Bost on, Massachusetts, bank official:“ Our employees likethe system, and tard in ess has bee n virtually elim in ated. Fewer people are abse nt, tur no ver had dropped markedly, and productivity and morale have rise n. 53. Workers who either enjoy sleeping late or rising early react in what way to a flexible work