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1、江南大学现代远程教育2010 年上半年第二阶段测试卷考试科目:大学英语（二） 第 4 课至第 6 课（总分 100 分） 时间：90 分钟_学习中心（教学点） 批次：层次：专业：学号：身份证号：姓名：得分：第一部分：英语知识运用第一部分：英语知识运用1. My son has won the scholarship this term._B_B_.A. Me too. B. Congratulations! C. Hes a good guy. D. You must be proud.2. Let me do it for you._D_D_.A. No, you cant. B. Plea
2、se dont. C. Its none of your business. D. Thank you,but I can manage.3. Id like to book a single room this weekend._A_A_.A. Sorry, theres no room available. B. Whats up C. Speak louder. D. Who areyou4. Hi, Mary. Hi, Bill. _D_D_A. What are you doing B. What do you do C. Do you know meD. How are you d
3、oing5. Nice day, isnt itYes, its _A_A_.A. warm and sunny B. wet and cold C. terrible D. raining.6. You speak English very well. _B_B_. A. No, no. B. Thank you. C. No kidding. D. Are you7. Would you mind closing the window Its cold in here. _C_C_. A. Of course. B. You do it yourself. C. Of course not
4、. D. I dont know.8. Its a really wonderful evening. _A_A_. A. Im glad you enjoyed it. B. Its so kind of you. C. You are my friends. D. Do you really like so9. Great party, isnt it _D_D_. A. Im afraid yes. B. Not really. C. No, really. D. Yeah, really.10. You look familiar to me. Have we met before _
5、D_D_.A. I would rather not. B. I dont believe so. C. Do youD.Im afraid not.第二部分：阅读理解第二部分：阅读理解Passage OnePassage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture o
6、fdifferent kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways.The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at thingspresent in the first kind of society. There are more ideas, more disagreements ininterest, and more groups and organizations with di
7、fferent beliefs. In addition, thereis usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. Allthese factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision.In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasionsfor people to
8、 see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems tobe the same. And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at leastcustomary and undisputed. Within a society, social change is also likely to occur more frequently and morereadily in the material aspects of thecultur
9、e than in the non-material, for example,in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life ratherthan what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of societythan in their opposites; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; inform rather
10、 than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to culture ratherthan in strange elements. Furthermore, social change is easierif it is gradual. For example,it comes morereadily on human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp dichotomies(二分法). This is one reason why chang
11、e has not come more quickly to black Americansas compared to other American minorities, because of the sharp difference in appearancebetween them and their white counterparts. 11. According to the passage, one of the factors that tend to promote social change is _B_B_. A) mutual interest B) differen
12、t points of view C) more worldly people D) advanced technology 12. Social change is less likely to occur in a society where people are quite similar in many ways because _C_C_. A) people there are always satisfied with their living conditions B) people there have identical needs that can be met with
13、out much disputes C) people there have got accustomed to their conditions that they seldom think it necessary to change D) people there are less emotional and easy to please 13. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true A A A) Social values play an important role in social change.
14、 B) Social change is more likely to occur in the material aspects of society. C) Social change is more likely to occur if it comes gradually. D) Social change tends to meet with more difficulty in basic and emotional aspects of society. 14. The expression greater tolerance in Paragraph 1 refers to _
15、D_D_. A) greater willingness to accept social change B) quicker adoption to changing circumstances C) more respect for different beliefs and behavior D) greater readiness to agree to different opinions and ideas 15. The passage mainly discusses _D_D_. A) two different societies B) the necessity of s
16、ocial change C) different social changes D) certain factors that determine the ease with which social changes occurQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:For nearly a century before there was such a thing as a space program, a view
17、 ofspace was possible. People could see detailed views of the Moon, explore Mars, andstudy the geometric beauty of Saturns rings. All of this was made possible by a smallgroup of artist-astronomers who made a career of illustrating how other worlds in spacemight look. Lucien Rudaux, a French artist,
18、 was the first to combine his artistic talents withhis knowledge of astronomy. His paintings show a mixture of skilled observations,brilliant imagination, and painstaking attention to detail. As a result, many of hisworks have come surprisingly close to actual conditions on distant planets. Hispaint
19、ing of Mars included moonlike craters that were first photographed by the Mariner4 Probe in 1965. His 1830 painting of a dust storm looks remarkablylike a photographof a storm taken by Orbiter 2 in 1976. The artist-astronomers, including Rudaux, stimulated interest in outer space bypainting what eve
20、ntually turned out to be precise portraits of the planets. 16. What is the main idea of the passage A A A) The amazing accuracy of space artists. B) The popular success of Lucien Rudaux. . C) The imaginations of great artists. D) The similarities of the Moon to Mars. 17. For how many years have peop
21、le been able to see paintings showing the D D appearance of other planets A) Nearly five years. B) About fifteen years. C) About fifty years. D) Almost a hundred years. 18. According to the passage, artist-astronomers spent their lives _C C_. A) exploring the planets B) studying geometry C) creating
22、 images of space D) producing rockets for space travel 19. According to the passage, the works of Lucien Rudaux represent a combination of _D_D_. A) astronomy and mathematics B) generalizations and specifics C) photography and illustration D) fact and fiction 20. According to the passage, what did M
23、ariner 4 photograph B B A) A space probe. B) The planet Mars. C) Craters on the Moon. D) Lucien Rudauxs paintings.Passage threeIn the West, itis customary to hold a party in celebration of a persons birthday.At 18, one becomes an adult. Usually the family has a big party for the new adult and amajor
24、 present-an expensive car or watch- is given to him or her. The present varies fromfamily to family. Any birthday past 70 is celebrated in a special way because the birthdayperson is getting old and may die before another birthday comes around. And 100-thecentennial birthday- is generally regarded a
25、s unusually occasion because few people reachit. The centenarian may even receive a telegram or a letter of congratulations from others.Many friends come to the birthday party with birthday presents and say “HappyBirthday” to the birthday person. The guests watch him or her open the presents and heo
26、r she thanks them for the presents they have brought. At the party drinks and food areserved. Toward the end of the dinner the lights in the room are turned off, and someonecomes in from another room with a cake on which are lighted candles, one for each year.At the sight of the cake the guests begi
27、n singing “Happy Birthday to You”, and the birthdayperson makes a wish before he or she blows out the candles on the cake. It is said thatthe wish will come true if all the candles go out in one puff. After that, the cake iscut in slices, usually by the birthday person, one piece for each guest. Whe
28、n the partycomes to an end, the guests wish the birthday person “Happy Birthday” again and leave.21. What do the westerners do to celebrate their birthday B BA)They often go outing. B) They hold a party.C) They go to see a film. D) They call each other.22. What do parents give the children when they
29、 are 18 years old D DA) A watch. B)A car. C)A large house. D)Aor B23 The birthday past 70 is often celebrated in a special way_C_C_.A) because they are very health B) because they want toC) because the person is getting old and older and he may die before another birthdayD) to give the birthday pers
30、on a surprise birthday person _A_A_ before he blows out the candles.A)makes a wishB)sings a song for othersC) dancesD)kisseshisparents25. When the party is over, _B_B_.A)the guests will stay there and talk with each otherB)the guests say Happy Birthday to the birthday person and then leaveC)the birt
31、hday person will clean the roomD)the birthday person will go to sleep at oncePassage FourPassage Four Ants are great athletes in proportion to their size. They can lift a weight four hundredtimes their own weight. Theoretically a five-pound ant could easily lift a ton. The most skillful farmers in t
32、he insect world are the small, heavily armored parasolants. They work at night and it is nothing for them to strip a large tree at a time, marchingoff with bits of leaf held over them like parasols. Surprisingly enough, these ants do not eat the vegetation they got. Rather they useit as raw material
33、 for their remarkable undergroundgardens, which they tend themselves.The shreds of the leaves are literally chewed into a rich compost which is used to strengthenthe garden where a thread-like fungus is cultivated. This species of fungus is their ownsource of food.Included in the extraordinary paras
34、ol ant society are tiny garden workers, and slightlybigger workers who dig the interconnecting chambers of the hive. The parasol queen ant,more than one hundred times the size of the garden workers, is waited upon hand and footby hundreds of her citizens.26. An ant is very strong in proportion to it
35、s weight. Ants can lift a weight_D D_.A) 300 times their own weight B)600 times their own weightC) five-pound more than their own weightD)400 times their own weight27. In a shorttime, they canstrip a tree of all its leaves in order to makea _B_B_.A) home for the queen antB) compost for their gardens
36、C) species of fungusD) kind of food28. When did the armored parasol ants work BA) At daytimeB) At night C) In the morning D)At noon29. Whats the usage of fungusB BA) To decorate the garden.B) The only source of the ant s food.C) To protect the tree.D) The place for them to live in.30. The armored pa
37、rasols are regarded as_B B_.A) great athletesB) skillful farmersC) queen antsD)chamberbuildersPart III Vocabulary and Structure (15%)Part III Vocabulary and Structure (15%)Directions:Directions:Thereare a numberof incompletesentencesin this part.For each sentencethere are four choices marked A), B),
38、 C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet witha single line through the centre.beyond our reach.A. in caseA. denyB. in no caseB. defineC. in case ofC. declineD. in any caseD. depriveC. intrigued; withD.is worrying me, bu
39、t I cant _B_B_ exactly what it is. actress really hated to play the sweet passive women that audiences _A_A_ her _.A. identified; with B. identified; tointrigued; to34.Food and clothing are the bare _C_C_ of life.A. necessaryB. belongingsC. necessitiesD. itemsC. determined toD.concerned35.The agency
40、 is more _ D D_ making arty ads than understanding its clients( 客户).A. related with B. associated withwith36.They were on their way to the university when their car was involved in a _B_B_with a truck.A. crashA. scatterA. savedB. collisionB. scanB. survivedC. explosionC. stunC. surroundedd explorati
41、onD. swayD. searched37.He used to _A_A_ his toys all over the floor and I had to pick them up.38. It is a miracle that John_B_B_ the air crash while all the others were dead.39.She was so angry that she _D_D_ on him. cost of the house may be lower than we first thought; but _D D_ it will still beA.
42、hang outB. hang inC. hang downD. hang up40.You cant see through a telescope unless it is_ A_A_ correctly _ your sight.A. adjusted.toC. adjusted.downA. recoveredB. repaidB. adjust. onD. adjust.upC. repliedD. rescued41.He was _D_D_ from the sinking aircraft by a passing ship.42.It is your turn to _A_A
43、_ the bedroom _.A. clean.upB. clean.outC. clean.down D. cleanin43.He would, when in office, _B_B_ that all secret data be made public.A. sureA. delayedA insistedB. ensureB. decreasedB perseveredC. insureC. degreeC continuedD. certainD. detectedD resumed44.Small quantities of poison were _D_D_ in the
44、 dead mans stomach.45.Despite the failure of his early experiments, the scientist _B_B_ in his research.Part Four : translation time history repeats itself, the price goes up.历史每重演一次，代价就增加（一分）历史每重演一次，代价就增加（一分） 。2. Economists study the way a society uses scarce resources such as land, labor and rawma
45、terials.经济学家研究社会使用土地、劳力及原材料等稀有资源的方式经济学家研究社会使用土地、劳力及原材料等稀有资源的方式3. Even young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they maysoon dislike.就连手里没多少钱的年轻人也不想买便宜家具，因为对这些便宜家具很快就会厌倦。就连手里没多少钱的年轻人也不想买便宜家具，因为对这些便宜家具很快就会厌倦。4. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughtsin powerful or moving words.伟大的作家不仅拥有伟大的思想，还能用有力、感人的语言表达这些思想伟大的作家不仅拥有伟大的思想，还能用有力、感人的语言表达这些思想。5. He is the very person whom Im looking for.他这是我要找的人他这是我要找的人。