济南大学《大学英语》2019-2020期末试卷A

（闭卷）A卷（2019—2020学年年第2学期）课程号：105368020课序号：适用专业年级：2019级学生人数：课程名称：印题份数：任课教师：学号：成绩：姓名：PartIReadingComprehension(6Directions:ReadthefollowingpassageanduseNOMORETHANFIVEWORDStofillineachblankintheoutlinebelow.RemembertowritedowntheanswersontheAnswerSheet.California'sHigherEducation-FromAmericanDreamt[1]FortheGoldenStateofCalifornia,1960wasagoldevelopment,andpartofthismassivedevelopmentwasasystemofpublichigher[2]California'shighereducationprospectsof1960werebuiltonafoundation.Theideathatthestate'scollegesanduniversitiescouldthesourceofaninformed,responsiblecitizenryandstateleadershiphadbeenestablishedbylegislatorsandvotersbyWorldWar[3]RobertGordonSproul,presidentoftheUniversityofCalifornia,whoservedfrom1930to1958,builtonthisearlyvisiocreationofamulti-campussystemtomeetCalifornia'sgrowingdemandforhigher[4]In1958,ClarkKerrwasnamedpresidentoftheUniversityofCaliKerr'seffortshighereducationbecamepartoftheCaliforniadrelegislaturepassedtheDonahoeAct,whichincludeda246repoClarkKerronitscoverasthe"M[5]TheCaliforniadreamofhighereducationcombinedaccesstohighereducationwithaffordabilityandchoice.ThenewCaliforniapolicyofnotuitionwasextendedtoallpubliccollegesanduniversitiesstatewide.Furthermore,themasterplanpromotedstatstudentscholarshipsthroug[6]Californiacametoprovideahighqualityofedu1966reportbytheAmericanCouncilonEducationshowsthatUniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleywasthetopuniversityatthetimeinAmericaforoverallqualityingraPrize,thehighestnumberatanyun[7]Resourcesweremadeavailablefortherealizationofthedream.AspartofpassingtheDonahoeActin1960,theCaliforniastategovernmhighereducationfacilities.Centraltoitsgrowthwasanexpansionofcampuses.Between1964and1965theUniversityofC[8]By1967,however,themasterincreasinglyseemednotsu[9]StateSenatorGeorgeDeukmejianvoicedRepeducation.HearguedinfavorofaddingatuitionchargeforUniversityofCaliforniastudentsandendorsedGovernorRonaldReacalledforamodesttuitionof$250peryearfortheuniversityand$80peryea[10]TheRepublicanreformplanincludedgrantsorloanstothosthemodesttuition.Itwasnotedthathalfoftheenrolledstudentscamefromrelativelyaffluentfamilies.Onlyabout12percuncertainfuture.Thereareconcernsthatthepublicuniversitiesaresonomore."AseducationscholarBrendanCantwellnotes,eventhepreeminentresearuniversity,Berkeley,hasbeenhitbybudgetcuts.Atthesametime,thestate'soutstandprivatecollegesanduniversitieshavesoaredintermsofacademicstandards,selectiveadmissions,tuitionrevenues,newconstructionandfederalres[12]Themasterplanhasstruggledtokeepup.Ithasgonetrevisions,thelatestofwhich,in2017,emphasizedimprovingaccessandaffordability.Buttheconvergenceofthesetrends,combinedwithfluctuationsinthestateeconomyandtaxrevenues,hasturnedtheCaliforniandreamofhighereducationintoanAmericandilemma.！）California'sHigherEducation-FromAmericanDreamtoDilemma:A.1formedbyWorldWB.4ofhighereducationDirections:Thereare6passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwriteitdownontheAnswerSheet.Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.commonapartfrombeinghighlypopular,andrich,musicsingers?TheanowesomeoftheirsuccesstopeoplebehindthescenesfromarelativelysmallcountrnorthernEurope–Sweden.EversinceABBAwinningtheEuropeansongcontestwiththeireagroups,andmoreimportantlythepeoplewhomakethegroupswhattheyare,havehdisproportionateinfluenceonmodernmusic.TounderstandwhythisshouldbeimportanttoseehowSwedennurturesitsmusandplayaninstrumentfromkindergartenonwards.After-schoolmusicleinexpensiveandinstrumentsmayberented.MusiceducationissupportgovernmentasmaybeseenbytherecentestablishmentoftheAcademyofMusicandBusiness(AMB)insouthernSwedenbytwomusicproducersandteafundsforeachofthestudentsenrolledintheschool.Thcreativityandcommercialsuccessinyoungmusiciansbypreparingthemfortchangesthemusicindustryisfacing.Notethesecondhalfoftheschool’snameis“Business.”ThisisaclearrecognitionofthefactthatinSwedenmusicmakingisaboutmakingmoney.In2011,Sweden’sforeignmusicsawhichplaceditthirdintheworldaftertheUSAandtheUKandthehighestintheworldon[3]Sowhoarethepeopleresponsibleformakingnamestarsachievesuchpopularity?ThemancreditedwithstartintomodernmusicisDagVolleakaDenniSwedishgroupAceofBaseintheearly1990swhenthegroup’shiscarstereoandhehadtolistentoithedecidedtoreleaseittothepublic.Theirhit.Hesubsequentlyopenedarecordingstudio,CheironStuproducedthedebutalbumforoneofthebiggestboybandsofthe1990s,BackstreetBoys.Volleworkedcollaborativelywith,andmentored,anumberofyoungsongwritersuntilhdeathin1998.Perhapsthebestknownofthesetodayi[4]MaxMartin,whoserealnamesomeofthebiggestrecordingartistsintheworldtoday.TheseincludeKel“SinceUBeenGone,”Usher’s“DJGotUsFallin’inLove,”andBritneySpears’“BabyOneMoreTime.”OtherprominentSwedishsongwritersandproducersincludeAndCarlsson,whoco-wrote“ByeByeBye”forNSYNC,Shellback,Bwhoco-wroteandproducedtwoofLadyGaga’sbiggesthits“PokerFace”aRomance.”IfyouhavenotheardofanyofthesepeoplemaybeitisbecausetheSwedesfamouslydonotlikestandingoutfromthecrowd,butprefertoworktheirmagic[5]Asidefromwritingandprodmusicbusiness:assoundandvideoengineersandtechnicians,thepeoplewhomakemusicsoundthewayitdoes;choreographersanddirectorswhoputtogethertheall-importantvideosthataccompanysongsandoftendosartist,especiallywhenseenbymillionsonYouTube;Swemusicteachersandvoicecoaches,managers,marketersandpromoters.Thefanswhobuythestar’smusicmaybeunawareoftheseteamsofpeopleworkingincollaborationinthebackground,buttheseprofessionalsareallcrucialfortheultimatesuccessoftheartist’swork.country,sowecan’tsetanytrends,butwe’rereallyandwe’rereallygoodatmimicking.”AcaseinpointisABBA,whoserecordsmixjazz,blues,andkeyboardstylewithlocalfolkmusic,andhaves–English.InordertobegloballysuccessfulsongsneedtobewrittenandperformedinEnglish.SwedishgroupsarewellplacedtocapitalizeontheirlinguABBA,otherSwedishartistsmakingwavesinthemusicworldincludeRoxette,whynotcheckoutwhowroteit,whoproducedit,whodirectedthedancemovesontvideo,andwhomanagestheartist.YoumaynotnowbesofromSwedenisbehindtheefforttocreatethD)Morepopulation,less12.Whichcountryranke14.WhichofthefollowingisoneofthereasonsforSweden’sbeB)Swedesdoallbusine15.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordiA)SwedishgroupsalwaysadaptB)ABBAisgoodatpickinguponD)Swedishpeople’slanguageQuestions16to19arebasedonthefollowingpassage.[1]We’llsittablesasix-footdistancefromotherswhileshopping,andsubmwork.ThesescenesmaylookmorelikeanepisodeofBlackMirror,buttheworld’snewrealityamidthecoronaviruspandemic(COVID-19)isfoissuesbeyondthescopeofsciencefictiontorevivecommunities[2]NewYorkmaybigandsmall,butinWashington’sPetworthneighofabluerowhousetocelebratethepassageoftime.PirateshipsandundeadswashbucklersDay.Red,whiteandblueeverythingfortheFourthofJuly.Brightrainbowsandunicornstothenovelcoronavirus,itwasnosurprisetoneighborsthathomeownersCurtisGilbertChrisRowlandtransformedtheirEasterBunnydisplayintoaflashypandemicwarn[5]ThecouplemeasuensuringtheyweresociallydistancedastheyheldspeckledEastereggscrowdsonthegreengrassofShermanCircleacrossthestreettoseewaskeepinghissocialdistance.“Wewantedittobeafriendlypandemic,”Gilbertsaid.“Butwithallthehorriblenews,wewerehopingitwouldgpeopleachancetogiggle,too.”tweetedaphotoofthebunnies.“HappyEaster!”shewrote,afterchangingherTwitterusernametoincludethehashtag#Sta[7]Asthepandemicdeathbesttokeeptheirresidentssafe—GilbertandRowlandsaidtheydidn’tfeelitwasrjumpintotheirusualrotationofholidaytrimmings.Insteadtheycontinuedonthepandemictheme,hopingitwouldcatchtheeyeofsomeonewhomightneedaremindertowearafacemaskorkeeptheirdistancefromothers.[8]GilbertandRowland—whohavebeentogetholidaydisplaysbefore2013,whentheymovedintothehouse.Butafterthemove,couplerealizedtheywouldlikelygetastreamofHalloweentrick-or-treaters.Theydecidedtoembraceit,puttingupasmalldisplayofskeletonstosignaltoneighborhoodkidstheybackyardproject.Thehousequicklybecameadestinationforkidsandtheirfamilies.Althoughit’snotclearwhentheywillbeabletohostclusteredcrowdsandspreadingdisease,thecouplesaidtheyhopethewhimsicalpandedisplayssendasimilarmessagetotheircommunity:we’reall16.WhydoestheauthormentiA)TopresenthowmuchpeopleinC)ToexplainholidaydecorationservicespeopD)Tosuggestthattherecouldbenofestive17.Whatdidthecoupledofortheircpassage?A)TheytextedmessagestotheircommunitythatwewerealltogetherfortheB)TheywarnedclusteredcrowdsagainstthepandemicbyaskingthemtoC)TheydecoratedtheirhousetosignaltoneighborhoodkidstheylovedthD)TheyremindedpeopleofsocialdistancingbyconnectingtwoEasterbunnieswiththewarningsignofsix-footlength.18.WhichofthefollowA)D.Cmayoracknowledgedthecouple’sbehaviorbytweetingthebunniespictuB)ThecouplehavebeenproudofthemselvesondeliveringholidaycheersyearbyyearsincetheyweretogeC)Thecoupleconsideredit’snotrighttojumpintotheusualholidaydiD)Theneighborhoodkidsandtheirfamiliesusedtogatherinthecouple’Questions20isbasedonthefollowingpassage.Campusorganizer:Beforelastyear’scampuscleanup,only69oftheparticipate,butthenwellover100actuallyparticipated.Thisyear,7uptoparticipate.Sinceparticipants,wecanbeconfidentthatthisyear’scleanupwillbeasuccess.20.Thereasoninginthecampusorganizer’sargumentismostvA)confusesaconditionthatisrequiredforanoutcoB)generalizesabouttheoutcomeofaneventbasedonasingleobservationofaC)overlooksthepossibilitythatthecleanupwillattractparticipantswhoarenotstD)definesaterminsuchawayastoensurethatwhaconsideredapositivQuestions21isbasedonthefollowingpassage.Psychologist:Inourstudy,participantsStarbucksmugwerenotwillingtopaymorethan$10.If,however,theyweregivenaveryfor,mostofthemheldoutformorethan$10.21.Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,mosthelpstoresolvetheapparentdiscrepancyA）Aperson’sassessmentofthevalueofanobjectdependsonhisorherevaluationoftheinherentpropertiesoftheobject.B）TheamountapersoniswillingtospendonanobjecthatobjectsoldforC）PeopletendtovalueanobjectthattheydonotownlessthanthsimilarobjectthatthD）PeoplearemorelikelytoundervalueobjectstheyhavebeengiventhanobjectstQuestions22isbasedonthefollowingpassage.GlobaluseoftheInternethasledtoanincreaseincertaincrimessuchasinformanatureoftheInternet.Peopleseemtofee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