2022年西南大学综合英语二大作业

1、西南大学网络与继续教育学院课程考试试题卷类别：网教 专业：应用英语/英语教育 12月课程名称【编号】：综合英语二【0086】 A卷大作业 满分：100分I. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points each)Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A. B. C. a

2、nd D. You should decide on the best choice.Passage One There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, vastly different ideas about how t

3、o teach it, or how much priority it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is, how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling?If spelling becomes the only focal point o

4、f his teachers interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe”. He will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. Thats why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical abili

5、ty. I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: “This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible.” It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a

6、sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which contained some beautiful expressions of the childs deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centered on the childs ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the pre

7、sentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement. 1. Teachers differ in their opinions about _. A. the difficulties in teaching spelling B. the role of spelling in general language development C. the complexities of the basic writing skillsD. the necessity of teaching spellin

8、g2. The expression “play safe” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_”.A. to write carefully B. to do as teachers sayC. to use dictionaries frequently D. to avoid using words one is not sure of3. Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that _.A. students will be able to express their ideas more free

9、lyB. teacher will have less trouble in correcting mistakesC. students will have more confidence in writingD. students will learn to be independent of teachers4. The writer seems to think that the teachers judgement on that sensitive piece of writing is _.A. reasonable B. unfair C. foolish D. careles

10、s5. The major point discussed in the passage is _. A. the importance of developing writing skillsB. the complexities of spelling C. the correct way of marking compositions D. the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition Passage TwoToday, as in every other day of the year, more

11、than 3,000 American adolescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime, it can be expected that of these 3,000 about 23 will be murdered, 30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease.

12、The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweighs all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 percent, smoking rates among youth have declined. While the decline is impressive, sev

13、eral important issues must be raised.First, in the past several years, smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second, in the late 1970s, smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent. The statistic is reversing. Third, several recent studies hav

14、e indicated high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent.Finally, though significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade, no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) began its curre

15、nt effort to determine the most effective measures to reduce smoking levels among youth.6. According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _.A. traffic accidents B. smoking-related diseaseC. murder D. all of these7.Every day there are over _ high school students who will become

16、regular smokers.A. 75 B. 23C. 30 D. 3,0008. By “dropout” the author means _.A. students who failed the examination B. students who left schoolC. students who lost their way D. students who were driven out of school9. The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that _.A. NCI has taken effective me

17、asuresB. smoking is prevented among high school seniorsC. there are many smokers who have died of cancerD. none of these10. What is implied but not stated by the author is that _.A. smoking rates among youth have declined very littleB. there are now more female than male smokers among high school se

18、niorsC. high smoking rates are due to the increase of wealthD. smokers in high school are from lower socioeconomic backgroundPassage ThreeThere is a certain inevitability that e-book sales have now overtaken paperback sales on Amazons US site. Amazons Kindle 2 is so light and so cheap that its easy

19、to see why people have rushed to buy it. Though Im still not keen on the design of the Kindle, it is a vast improvement on its predecessor and certainly tolerable. Beyond the device itself, Amazon has done a great job of rolling out Kindle apps, ensuring that people like me who have an iPad but not

20、a Kindle can still join in the fun. Once youre into the Kindle ecosystem, Amazon locks you in tightly just as Apple does with its iTunes / iPod ecosystem. Its so easy to buy from Amazons store and the books are so cheap that its not worth the effort of going elsewhere.While I remain opposed to Amazo

21、ns DRM (Digital Rights Management)indeed, Im opposed to DRM on any e-books I have to admit that the implementation is so smooth that most Kindle users wont care at all that their e-books cant be moved to other devices.The e-book trend is nowhere near peaking. Over the next five years we can expect t

22、o see more and more readers move away from printed books and pick up e-books instead. But I dont think that will mean the death of the printed book.There are some who prefer printed books. They like having shelves filled with books theyve read and books they plan to read; they like the feel of the b

23、ook in their hands and the different weights and typefaces and layouts of different titles. In other words, they like the physical form of the book almost as much as the words it contains.I can sympathise with those people. As I wrote earlier this week, my ideal situation would be for publishers to

24、bundle e-books with printed ones in much the same way that film studios bundle DVDs with digital copies of films. Theres no reason to think that lovers of printed books will change their minds. There will undoubtedly be fewer of them as time goes by because more people will grow up with e-books and

25、spend little time with printed ones. However, just as there are people who love vinyl records, even if they were born well into the CD era, there will still be a dedicated minority who love physical books.Since there are fewer of these people, that will mean fewer bookshops and higher prices for pri

26、nted books but I dont think the picture is entirely bleak. There is scope for smaller print runs of lavishly designed printed books and bookshops aimed at book lovers, rather than the Stieg Larsson-reading masses. With mainstream readers out of the printed book market, book lovers might even find th

27、ey get a better experience.11. Wet can infer from Paragraph 1 that _. A. most people buy Kindle 2 mainly because of its low price B. the author of the passage is a loyal customer of Apple products C. Amazons Kindle 2 surpassed Kindle 1 in designing D. the sales of e-books outnumbered those of paperb

28、acks in the U. S.12. According to the passage, the reason why the author opposes to Amazons DRM is that _. A. e-books can only be purchased on Amazon. com B. Kindle books are not compatible with other electronic reading devices C. once implemented, e-books cant be transferred to other equipments D.

29、e-books installed on Kindle 2 cant be edited freely13. It can be learned that the trend of e-books _. A. will come to stop any time soon B. will reach the summit in the near future C. will meet its heyday when printed books die D. has already reached its peak14. The author believes that the surging

30、sales of e-books wont mean the death of printed books because _. A. a minority will stick to their love of printed books B. the majority of book lovers wont change their minds C. people always hold nostalgic feelings towards printed books D. people will return to printed books as time goes by15. Acc

31、ording to the author, which of the following is TRUE about the future of printed books? A. They will be bundled with e-books. B. They will no longer be available in the market. C. They will be sold in small quantity and high quality.D. They will be redesigned to cater to the masses.II. Cloze (15 poi

32、nts, 1 points each) Directions: There is one incomplete passage with 15 blanks in this part. For each blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Decide which of the choices would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. The way that people spend their money, a

33、nd the objects on which they spend it, are the last areas where free choice and individuality can be expressed. The choice reflects personal taste, the way people see themselves and the fantasies they 1 about their lives, the restrictions on money available 2 them, the presence of others in the fami

34、ly with a 3 on that money, and the influence 4 current convention, cultivation, surroundings and locality. Shopping is an important human activity.Yet shoppers are 5 with a confusing situation and a 6 changing one.The confusion arises from the claims 7 adverting, from inadequate information about ne

35、w products, new materials, new places to shopa confusion enhanced by rising prices and a (n) 8 choice of goods than ever before.The search 9 the right purchase is based on ignorance of 10 own needs and ignorance of the products 11 for those needs. When choosing any particular item, there are several

36、 lines of communication which might provide some guidance. 12 none of these is entirely satisfactory. For example, you can ask a shop assistant initially. 13 you find one, she may quite genuinely not know the answers. She may be a schoolgirl with a Saturday 14 , or a housewife 15 part-time.1. A. ima

37、gine C. acquire 2. A. toC. with 3. A. right C. request 4. A. on C. of 5. A. dealt C. coped6. A. suddenly C. rapidly7. A. made by C. hinted at 8. A. ampler C. higher9. A. from C. for10. A. their C. his11. A. fitnessC. value12. A. AndC. Yet 13. A. Even if C. Because 14. A. careerC. occupation15. A. studying C. workingB. possessD.