南京信息工程大学2020-2021年第1学期《高级英语》课程试卷

第第1页共7页南京信息工程大学试卷2－221年第1学期《高级英语（1》课程试卷(A卷)共7 页；考试时间120分钟任课教师 ；出卷时间2020 年12月 英语 系 翻译 专业 2018 年级 班学号 姓名 得分 注意：所有答案请书写在答题册上，否则无效！注意：所有答案请书写在答题册上，否则无效！AdvancedEnglish,LevelOneFinalExamination,PaperAPart1:Paraphrase.(20%)Direction:explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext.Collegestudents,putontheirhonor,cheatonexamination.Preparationswereintheairaroundourhousebeforeschoolwasevenwomenarethebeautifulsex,tothedetrimentofthenotionofbeautyaswellasofwomen.Thesewerethecondemnedmen,duetobehangedwithinthenextweekortwo.Ididn’tknowverymuchaboutCuriebeyondthebasics.Part2:Vocabulary.(15%)Direction:ChoosethebestanswerfromoptionA,B,C,orD.atthistimeofeconomicrecession,couldaffordto thattheywerenotinterestedinthejob.declare B.maintain C.pledge D.professThenewspaperreporters thatthemanwasmurderedbuttheyhavegivennoproof.A.claim B.affirm C.assert D.allegeTheneweconomicplanseekstoachieveamoreequitable ofwealth.A.assignment B.distribution C.contribution D.attritionHehastodeducewhathecanfromthefewscantyclues .A.attainable B.accessible C.available D.accessShortlyafterwards,fourmorepolicemenarrivedonthesceneand withtheworkmen.A.remonstrated B.argue C.demonstrated D.bickered spiritswholookedlikehumansandpossessedsupernaturalpowersusedtobeverypopularinthispartoftheA.Grim B.Evil C.Wicked D.FormidableIlikethoseTVprogramswhich thevieweraswellasentertainhim.A.acquaint B.instruct C.enlighten D.seizeOnly20percentofBritishrestaurants Britishwineontheirwinelists.A.include B.contain C.involve D.excludeThe amongthescientistsisthattheworldislikelytowarmupoverthenextfewdecades.A.opinion B.agreement C.consensus D.conventionWhenteachersassignhomework,studentsusuallyfeela(n) todoit.A.duty B.commitment C.need D.obligationSheis tolivequietlybyherself.A.contented B.content C.intent D.intendeduselesstryingto herthatshedoesn’tneedtoloseanyweight.A.convince B.persuade C.rebuke D.imploreI’mproudofthembecausethatinvestigationwas .A.merciless B.pitiless C.relentless D.heartlessthefilmpassthe ?A.censor B.censure C.census D.censerTheministerwasallegedtohavemade remarksabouttherestoftheCabinet.A.lamentable B.disparaging C.unpleasant D.favorablePart3:Reading.(15%)Direction:readthefollowingpassagesandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,C,orD.TEXTAThewordconservationhasthriftymeaning.conserveistosaveandprotect,toleavewhatweourselvesenjoyinsuchgoodconditionthatothersmayalsosharetheenjoyment.Ourforefathershadnoideathathumanpopulationwouldincreasefasterthanthesuppliesofrawmaterials;mostofthem,evenuntilveryhadthefoolishideathatthetreasureswere“limitless”and“inexhaustible”.Mostofthecitizensofearliergenerationsknewlittleornothingaboutthecomplicatedanddelicatesystemthatrunsallthroughnature,andwhichmeansthat,asinalivinganunhealthyconditionofonepartwillsoonerorlaterbeharmfultoalltheothers.Fiftyyearsago,naturestudywasnotpartoftheschoolwork;scientificforestrywasanewidea;timberwasstillcheapbecauseitcouldbebroughtinanyquantityfromdistantwoodlands;soildestructionandriverfloodswerenotnationalproblems;nobodyhadyetstudiedlong-termclimaticcyclesinrelationtoproperlanduse;eventheword“conservation”hadnothingofthemeaningthatithasforustoday.Forthesakeofourselvesandthosewhowillcomeafterus,wemustnowsetaboutrepairingthemistakesofourforefathers.Conservationshould,therefore,bemadeapartofeveryone’sdailylife.knowaboutthewatertableinthegroundisjustasimportanttousasknowledgeofthebasicarithmeticformulas.needtoknowwhyallwatershedsneedtheprotectionofplantlifeandwhytherunningcurrentofstreamsandriversmustbemadetoyieldtheirfullbenefittothesoilbeforetheyfinallyescapetothesea.needtoknowtheimportanceofbig,maturetrees,becauselivingspaceformostoffellowcreaturesonthisplanetisfigurednotonlyinsquaremeasureofsurfacebutalsoincubicvolumeabovetheearth.Inbrief,itshouldbeourgoaltorestoreasmuchoftheoriginalbeautyofnatureaswecan.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthecurrentsituationintheexplorationoftheresourcesis .A.positive B.neutralC.suspicious D.criticalAccordingtotheauthor,thegreatestmistakeofourforefatherwas .theyhadnoideaaboutscientificforestrytheyhadlittleornosenseofenvironmentalprotectiontheywerenotawareofthesignificanceofnaturestudytheyhadnoideaofhowtomakegooduseofrawmaterialsItcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthatearliergenerationsdidn’trealize .theinterdependenceofsoil,andlivingthingstheimportanceoftheproperuseoflandtheharmfulnessofsoildestructionandriverfloodsthevalueofthebeautyofnatureTEXTBDuringtheIreceivednoletterfromMyrtleandwhenIreturnedtothetownshehadgoneItelephonedeachdayuntilshecameback,andthenshesaidshewasgoingtoaIputupwithhernewtacticsThenexttimewespentaneveningtogethertherewasnoquarrel.avoiditItookMyrtletothecinema.didnotmentionOntheotherhand,itwasimpossibletopretendthateitherofuswasMyrtle'sexpressionofunhappinesswasdeepening.DaybydayIwatchedhersinkintoaboutofdespair,andIconcludeditwasmyfault--hadInotconcludeditwasmyfault,thelooksMyrtlegavemewouldrapidlyhaveconcludeditforme.ThetopicofconversationweavoidedaboveallotherswastheprojectofgoingtoAmerica.IcursedthetactlessnessofRobertandTomintalkingaboutitinfrontofherbeforeIhadhadtimetoprepareherforit.Ifeltaggrieved,asonedoesafterdoingwrongandbeingfoundout.Ididnotknowwhattodo.Whenyougotothetheatreyouseeanumberofcharacterscaughtinadramaticsituation.Whathappensnext?Theytheneverythingischanged.MylifeisdifferentIneverhavescenes,andIifIdo,theyarediscouraginglynotdramatic.Practicallynoactionarises.Andnothingwhatsoeverischanged.Mylifeisnotasgoodasaplay.Nothingislikeit.AllIdidwithmypresentsituationwastotryandtideitover.WhenMyrtleemergedfromthedeepestblacknessofdespair--nobodyafterall,couldremaintheredefinitely--Itriedtocomforther.Igraduallyunfoldedmyentireplan,includingthoseforher.ShecouldcometoAmerica,too.Shewasacommercialartist.Shecouldgetajobandourrelationshipcouldcontinueasitwas.AndIwillnotswearthatIdidnotthink:"AndinAmericashemightevensucceedinmarryingme."Itproducednoeffect.Shebegantomore.Shebegantogotopartiesveryfrequently;itwasverysoonclearthatshehaddecidedtoseelessofIdonotblameMyrtle.HadIbeeninherplaceIwouldhavetriedtodothesamething.BeinginmyplaceItriedtopreventIknewwhatsortofpartiesshewasgoingto:theywerepartiesatwhichHambywaspresent.Webegantowrangleovergoingoutwitheachother.ShewasneverfreeatthetimesIsuggested.Sometimes,usuallyonaSaturdaynight,shefirstarrangedtomeetmeandthenchangedhermind.Icalledthatrubbingitinalittletoofar.Butherbehavior,Irepeat,perfectlysensible.Byseeinglessofmeshestoodachanceoffindingsomebodyelse,orofmakingmejealous,orofboth.Eitherwayshecouldnotlose.WhenMyrtlewasavoidingtheauthor,he sawthroughherplanandbehavedbecameangryandcouldnotputheroutofhismind.wasworriedanduncomprehending.decidedthathecouldnotbearthewayshetreatedhim.Theauthorfeltguiltyandangrybecause hisfriendshaddiscoveredthathehadnottoldMyrtleanything.andRoberthadtoldMyrtleabouttheirplans.MyrtlehadfoundouttheirplanswhenandRoberttalked.hehadtoldMyrtletheirplansbeforeandRobertmentionedthem.Theauthorcomplainsthathislifewasnotlikeaplayinwhich .thecharacterssolvetheirproblemsbyviolence.theactionthatfollowsquarrelssolvestheirproblems.theviolencethatfollowsactionsolvestheirproblems.thecharacterssolvedtheirproblemsinspiteofviolence.TEXTCDespiteDenmark’smanifestvirtues,DanesnevertalkabouthowproudtheyaretobeDanes.ThiswouldsoundweirdinDanish.WhenDanestalktoforeignersaboutDenmark,theyalwaysbeginbycommentingonitstininess,itsunimportance,thedifficultyofitslanguage,thegeneralsmall-mindednessandself-indulgenceoftheircountrymenandthehightaxes.NoDaneswouldlookyouintheeyeandsay,“Denmarkisagreatcountry.”You’resupposedtofigurethisoutforyourself.Itisthelandofthesilksafetynet,wherealmosthalfthenationalbudgetgoestowardsmoothingoutlife’sinequalities,andthereisplentyofmoneyforschools,daycare,retrainingprogrammes,jobseminars—Danesloveseminars:threedaysatastudycentrehearingaboutwastemanagementisalmostasgoodasaskitrip.ItisaculturebombardedbyEnglish,inadvertising,popmusic,theInternet,anddespitealltheEnglishthatDanishabsorbs—thereisnoDanishAcademytodefendagainstit—olddialectspersistinJutlandthatcanbarelybeunderstoodbyCopenhageners.Itisthelandwhere,asthesayinggoes,“Fewhavetoomuchandfewerhavetoolittle,”andaforeignerisstruckbythesweetegalitarianismthatprevails,wherethelowliestclerkgivesyoualevelgaze,whereSirandMadamehavedisappearedfromcommonusage,evenandMrs.anationofrecyclers—about55%ofDanishgarbagegetsmadeintosomethingnew—andnonuclearpowerplants.anationoftirelessplanner.Trainsrunontime.Thingsoperatewellingeneral.Suchanationofoverachievers—abrochurefromtheMinistryofBusiness’sandIndustrysays,“Denmarkisoneoftheworld’scleanestandmostorganizedcountries,withvirtuallynopollution,crime,orpoverty.Denmarkisthemostcorruption-freesocietyintheNorthernHemisphere.”So,ofcourse,one’sheartliftsatanysightingofDanishsleaze:skinheadgraffitionbuildings(“ForeignersoutofDenmark!”),brokenbeerbottlesinthegutters,drunkenteenagersslumpedinthepark.Nonetheless,itisanorderlyland.YoudrivethroughaDanishtown,itcomestoanendatastonewall,andontheothersideisafieldofbarley,anicecleanline:townhere,countrythere.Itisnotanationofjay-walkers.Peoplestandonthecurbandwaitfortheredlighttochange,evenifit’s2a.m.andthere’snotacarinsight.However,Danesdon’tthinkofthemselvesasawaiting-at-2-a.m.-for-the-green-lightpeople—that’showtheyseeSwedesandGermans.Danesseethemselvesasjazzypeople,improvisers,morefreespiritedthanSwedes,butthetruthis(thoughoneshouldnotsayit)thatDanesareverymuchlikeGermansandSwedes.Orderlinessisamainsellingpoint.Denmarkhasfewnaturalresources,limitedmanufacturingcapability;itsfutureinEuropewillbeasabroker,banker,anddistributorofgoods.YousendyourgoodsbycontainershiptoCopenhagen,andthesebright,young,English-speaking,utterlyhonest,highlydisciplinedpeoplewillgetyourgoodsaroundtoScandinavia,theBalticStates,andRussia.Airports,seaports,highways,andraillinesareultramodernandwell-maintained.Theorderlinessofthesocietydoesn’tmeanthatDanishlivesarelessmessyorlonelythanyoursormine,andnoDaneswouldtellyouso.Youcanhearplentyaboutbitterfamilyfeudsandthesorrowsofalcoholismandaboutperfectlysensiblepeoplewhowentoffonedayandkilledthemselves.Anorderlysocietycannotexemptitsmembersfromthehazardsoflife.ButthereisasenseofentitlementandsecuritythatDanesgrowupwith.Certainthingsareyoursbyvirtueofcitizenship,andyoushouldn’tfeelbadfortakingwhatyou’reentitledto,you’reasgoodasanyoneelse.Therulesofthewelfaresystemarecleartoeveryone,thebenefitsyougetifyouloseyourjob,thestepsyoutaketogetanewone;andtheorderlinessofthesystemmakesitpossibleforthecountrytoweatherhighunemploymentandsocialunrestwithoutasenseofcrisis.TheauthorthinksthatDanesadopta attitudetowardstheirA.modest B.boastful C.deprecating D.mysteriousWhichofthefollowingisNOTaDanishcharacteristiccitedinthepassage?A.EqualityinB.Fondnessofforeignculture.C.Linguistictolerance. D.Persistentplanning.Theauthor’sreactiontothestatementbytheMinistryofBusinessandIndustryis .A.disapproving B.approving C.noncommittal D.doubtfulAccordingtothepassage,Danishorderliness .setsthepeopleapartfromGermansandSwedessparesDanessocialtroublesbesettingotherpeopleisconsideredeconomicallyessentialtothecountrypreventsDanesfromacknowledgingexistingtroublesAttheendofthepassagetheauthorstatesallthefollowingEXCEPTthat .DanesareclearlyinformedoftheirsocialbenefitsDanestakeforgrantedwhatisgiventothemtheopensystemhelpstotidethecountryoverorderlinesshasalleviatedunemploymentTEXTDInmostofthehumancivilizationofwhichwehaveanyproperrecords,youthhasdrawnoneitherartorlifeformodels,planningtoemulatetheheroesdepictedinepicsontheshadow-playscreenorthestage,orthoseknownhumanbeings,fathersorgrandfathers,chiefsorcraftsmen,whoseeverycharacteristiccanbestudiedandimitated.Asrecentlyas1910,thiswastheprevailingconditionintheUnitedStates.Ifhecamefromanon-literatebackground,therecentimmigrantlearnedtospeak,move,andthinklikeanAmericanbyusinghiseyesandearsonthelaborlineandinthehomesofmoreacculturatedcousins,bywatchingschoolchildren,orbyabsorbingthestandardsoftheteacher,theforeman,theclerkwhoservedhiminthestore.Fortheliterateandtheliteratechildrenofthenon-literate,therewasart—thestoryofthefrustratedartistintheprairietownofthesecondgenerationbattlingwiththelimitationsofthefirst.Andatasimplerlevel,thereweretheandHollywoodfairytaleswhichpointedamoralbutdidnot,asarule,reachtablemanners.thedevelopmentofthecounter-movementagainstHollywood,withtheefflorescenceofphotography,withTime-Life-Fortunetypesofreportingandthedead-panNewmannerofdescribingthelifeofanold-clothesdealerinaforgottenstreetorofpresentingthe"accurate","checked"detailsofthelivesofpeoplewhoseeminencegaveatleastasortoflicensetoattackthem,withthepassionfor"humandocuments"inDepressiondays—anecessarysubstituteforproletarianartamongmiddle-classwriterswhoknewnothingaboutproletarians,andmiddle-classreaderswhoneededtheshockofverisimilitude-anewerainAmericanlifewasusheredin.Itwastheerainwhichyoungpeopleimitatedneitherlifenorartnorfairytale,butinsteadwerepresentedwithmodelsdrawnfromlifewithminimalbutcrucialdistortions.Doctoredlifehistories,posedcarelessness,"candid"shotsofpeopleintheirownhomeswhichtookhourstoarrange,picturesshotfromreallifetoscriptwrittenmonthsbeforesupplementedbynationalpollsandsurveyswhichassuredthereaderthatthishobbysocksdidindeedrepresentanationalnormoragrowingtrend-replacedtheoldermodels.Thisarticleisbasedontheideathat .peopletodaydonotlookformodelstoimitate.whomweemulateisnotimportant.peoplegenerallypatterntheirlivesaftermodels.heroesarepassed.Storiesofthesecondgenerationbattlingagainstthelimitationofthefirstwereoftenresponsiblefor .inspiringliterateimmigrants.fru