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1、2022年大学英语考试真题卷二（本卷共分为1 大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总 分 100分，60分及格。）单 位：姓 名：考 号：题号单选题多项选择判断题综合题总分分值得分一、单项选择题(共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意)1.A businessw oman got int o a t ax i in midt ow n.Because it w as t he rushhour and she w as in a hurry t o cat ch a(33),she suggest ed a quick w ayt o(34)it.nr ve been a t
2、ax i driver for 15 y ears!n t he driver said(35).nYou don t t hink I know t he best w ay t o go”T he w oman t ried t o ex p lain t hat she hadnJ t (36)t o annoy him,but t hedriver kept (37)S he finally realiz ed he w as t oo annoy ed t o be(38).S o she did t he(39),nYou know,y ou re(40)nshe t old hi
3、m.HIt mustseem(41)for me not t o t hink y ou know t he best w ay t hrough t he cit y.”(42),t he driver g I anced at his rider in t he rearview mi rror(后视镜)，t urned dow n t he st reet she(43)and got her t o t he t rain on t ime.He didn t say anot her w ord t he rest of t he ride,n she said,(44)Igot o
4、ut and paid him.T hen he t hanked me.”When y ou find y ourself(45)w it h peopIe I ike t his t ax i driver,y ou w i I Ialw ay s t ry t o(46)y our idea.T his can lead t o longer argument s,lostjob chances and(47)marriages.I,ve discovered one simple(48)ex t remelyunlikely met hod t hat can prevent t he
5、 disagreement or(49)difficultsit uat ion from result ing in a disast er.T he(50)is t o put y ourself in t he ot her person1 s shoes and look fort he(51)in w hat t hat person is say ing.Find a w ay t o(52).T he resultmay surpr i se y ou.A fact B meaning C ex pression D t rut h2.A businessw oman got i
6、nt o a t ax i in midt ow n.Because it w as t he rushhour and she w as in a hurry t o cat ch a(33),she suggest ed a quick w ayt o(34)it.11T ve been a t ax i dr i ver for 15 y ears!n t he driver sa i d(35).You don t t hink I know t he best w ay t o go”T he w oman t ried t o ex plain t hat she hadn t (
7、36)t o annoy him,but t hedriver kept (37)S he finally realiz ed he w as t oo annoy ed t o be(38).S o she did t he(39),You know,y ou re(40)she t old him.It mustseem(41)for me not t o t hink y ou know t he best w ay t hrough t he cit y.”(42),t he driver gIanced at his rider in t he rearview mirror(后视镜
8、)，t urned dow n t he st reet she(43)and got her t o t he t rain on t ime.nHe didn t say anot her w ord t he rest of t he ride,she said,1 1(44)Igot out and paid him.T hen he t hanked me.”When y ou find y ourself(45)w it h peopIe I ike t his t ax i driver,y ou w i I Ialw ay s t ry t o(46)y our idea.T
9、his can lead t o longer argument s,lostjob chances and(47)marr iages.I ve discovered one simple(48)ex t remelyuniikely met hod t hat can prevent t he disagreement or(49)difficultsit uat ion from result ing in a disast er.T he(50)is t o put y ourself in t he ot her person,s shoes and look fort he(51)
10、in w hat t hat person is say ing.Find a w ay t o(52).T he resultmay surpr i se y ou.A ex plain B argue C agree D escape3.What s happeningA.A revolutionary NASA jet was destroyed in its first flight.B.A booster rocket veered out of control and tumbled to the ground.C.A booster rocket was destroyed af
11、ter it fulfilled the task.D.A revolutionary NASA jet was destroyed after many flights.4.B T EXT A(/B)I w ant t o make use of t his short gat hering t o make clear our w orkingrequi rement.T his is a big company,and al I clerks should know how t oproduce good effect s,of course,including mer manager-
12、i n-chi ef.Every one here,I t hink,must know how t o dist inguish t he right fromt he w rong.But it is not enough t o know w hat is r ight and w hat is w rong.One must also be able t o apply t his know I edge t o act ua I v concret esit uat ions.For t hat,t he vi rt ue of prudence is essent ial.S t
13、T homas Aquinas referred t o prudence as t he rudder virt ue1,t heone t hat st eers t he ot hers.Wit hout it,w e are I ike someone adrift ina boat,t ossed in t his direct ion or t hat by t he w ind,t he w aves,and t hecurrent.U nfort unat ely,t he vi rt ue of prudence has t oo oft en beenconfused w
14、it h caut ion.T hus,t he p r u d e n t p e r s o n is one w ho never rockst he boat1 1 and is espec i a 11 y careful t o avoid offend i ng t hose w ho are ina posit ion t o advance t hei r int erest s-or t o t hw art t hem.T he w ord t hat act ual ly comes closest t o funct ioning as a sy nony m for
15、prudence is“discernment”.T he prudent person is one w ho can siz e upa sit uat ion and decide,or discern,w hat is t he w isest and most moralcourse of act ion t o t ake.Accord ingly,prudence doesn t answ er t he quest i on,What i s t he r i ghtt hing in principle t o do Rat her,What i s t he r ight
16、t hing for me(Or for us)t o do in t his sit uat ioni iT he prudent person fully ex amines a sit uat ion and seeks advice fromot hers,(Reaching out t o ot hers for counsel before act ing is one of t heclassic marks of a prudent person.)A judgement is made in t he I ight ofth is examination and advice
17、,and then a decision is made.The exercise of prudence presupposes that the person knows therelevant moral principles,has a fund of experience from which to draw,has the abi I ity to make the best use of the experience,and has a capacityto learn from others(which means a capacity to Iisten attentiveI
18、y towhat others are saying).The prudent person can also recognise theimpIications of a given situation and of a line of action to be takenunder the ci rcumstances.The prudent person has the Vision and foresightto anticipate obstacIes and to plan to surmount them.I n the fin a l ana lysis,the prudent
19、 person has the abi I ity to take everyrelevant factor and ci rcumstance into account and then to make a moraldec i s i on in I ight of i t a I I.So,I hope we can try to be a prudent personand apply th is virtue of prudence to our work,and do better and achievemore in our work.The anther is.A.talkin
20、g about the importance of prudence.B.talking about the necessity of caution.C.talking about the significance of discernment.D.trying to inform of how to distinguish the right from the wrong.5.Why did Mr.Green have a te rrib le fuel b ill last winterA.Because his wife overheated the house.B.Because h
21、is mother overheated the house.C.Because his wife s mother overheated the house.D.Because he overheated the house.6.B TEXT C/BJames MichenerIn his long w rit ing I ife,James Michener aimed t o donat e at least 90percent of w hat he earned from his 43 novels.He seems t o have more t hanmade his goaI;
22、at his deat h,in Oct ober 1997,his asset s w ere est imat edat less t han U S$10 million.He had given aw ay U S$117 million.Michener makes a good ex amp I e for ot her phi lant hropi st s,not just inhow much he gave,but in his st y le of giving.T he w rit er w orked hard atdoing good,fol low ing up
23、his donat ions t o see how t he money w as used.He gave t o t hings for w hich he had a passion,and he had a lot of funin doing so.Michener w as 90,w hen he died.He w as on Fort une magaz ine1 s Iistof Amer ica,s t op 25 phi Iant hropist s-t he only w r it er in a crow d of t y coons.Asked,short ly
24、before his deat h,w het her he ever w ished he had hismi I I ions back,he said sure,so t hat he should have t he pleasure of givingt hem aw ay aga i n.T oo oft en,say s Ne I son Aldr ich,edit or of T he American Benefact or,a magaz i ne about ph i I ant hrop i st s,t he r i ch g i ve w i t hout much
25、 i mag i nat i on.T hey give t o t he co I Iege t hey w ent t o,and t he hospit al w here t hey I I die,say s.And most of t he rich are st ingy;few give even as muchas 10 percent,t he t radit ional t it le.T hey hold on t o t he my t h of notdarkness cap i t aI.MMichener did,in fact,give t o his col
26、 lege-U S$7.2 million t oS w art hmore,in Pennsy lvania.He caI Ied it a repay ment for t he U S$2,000basket bal I scholarship t hey gave him in 1925.As he w rot e t o t he col legepresident in 1969,Com i ng as I did from a fam i I y w it h no income at all,and w it h no prospect s w hat ever,co 11 e
27、ge w as t he narrow door t hat led fromdarkness int o Iight.nHis w ill I eaves a I most every t hi ng t o S w art hmore,including fi re,reroy a It ies from h i s books.M i chener a I w ay s descr i bed h i mse If as a found i ng,bet a in New York Cit y and raised by Mabel Michener,a Quaker w idow,in
28、Doy lest ow n,Pennsy lvania.S he I ived,he said,by t aking in ot her people5s chi Idren and ot her people,s laundry.For his last 15 y ears,MichenerIived modest Iy in Aust in,T ex as,w here he has moved t o w rit e t he 1,000一 page saga T ex as.Each of his big best sei lers,including T ex as,Haw ai i
29、and Covenant made about U S$5mi I I ion.And t here w ere 20 of t hem.What s more,he st ill co I Iect ed roy alt ies from t he mus i caI and movie S out hPac if ic,w hich w as i nsp i red by his f i rst book,T ai es of t he S out h Pac if ic,w r i t t en w hen he w as 40.Frai I from kidney disease in
30、 his last y ears,Michener w as pret t y muchconfined t o a reel ini ng chair in a smalI st udy,simply decorat ed.T herew ere few personal possessions besides some phot os of himself and his lastw ife,and as unframed faded post er of T ahit i.A source of pleasure and company in t hose y ears w as t h
31、e T ex as Cent refor Writ ers.His largest gift,t o-t ai I ing U S$64.2 mi I I ion,w ent t o t heU niversit y of T ex as,w it h U S$18 mi I I ion going t o found and support t hew rit ers5 cent re.He got a lot backt he said“You meet bright people,y ou can consult w it h any body t here,and t here are
32、 23 I ibrar ies on campus.I(Every y ear Michener w ould meet w it h t he 10 incoming st udent s,one byone,and he w ent out w it h t hem every fa I I t o t he salt Lick barbecuerest aurant,I i e oft en ale at t he co I I ege cafet er i a,cent re d i rect or JamesMagnuson recalIs.He enjoy ed t hei r b
33、arbecue chicken special.His gift t o t he T ex as Cent re included hundreds of modern Americanpa i nt i ngs w ort h a t ot a I of U S$31 million.H i s U S$25 m i I I i on co I I ect i onof Japanese pr i nt s had a I ready been donat ed t o Hono lulu9 s cit y art ga 11 ery.His nex t largest gift w as
34、$11.5 mi I I ion t o t w o museums and t he I ibraryin his homet ow n of Doy Iest ow n.Michener,s smal I er gift s also reveal a I ot about w here h i s affect i onslay.And t hey reveal t hat it w as a very good t hing t o have James Miehenerw orking in y our vicinit y.While research i ng AI aska,fo
35、r ex ample,he I i vedin a log cabin near the tin y She I don Jackson Co I I ege in Sitka.He usedthe campus I ibrary and sat and fa I ked to students in the cafeteria.Afterhe le ft,he gave the co I Iege US$750,000 for scholarships.After living in Houston on w rite Space,he endowed a co I Iegescholars
36、hip fund for the chi Idren of Nasa employees pursuing careers inscience or engineering.Since 1982,73 scholarships have been given out.After w riting Centenn i a 11 on the sett Ii ng of the West,Michenerdonated US$50,000 to help pay for the Nebraska NationaI Trai Is Museum.The University of Miami,whe
37、re Michener did his research forCar ibbean,got US$1 m illion for a w riting programme for graduatestudents r especial ly those from the islands.Sim ilarly,after finishingPo I and,M ichener estab I i shed a US$400,000 fund to support Po I i sh wr i ters.Michener considered himself a professional,w ri
38、ter,not an author;author struck him as a pretentious term.Like his w riting,hisphilanthropy was intended to educate;thus th is support ofA.James Michener is an industrious and successful writer,and also anindustrious and successful philan thropist.B.Shortly before his death,James Michener wished he
39、had his millionsback.C.James Michener graduated from the University of Texas.D.Michener gave generously to the writers whose styles were very similarto his.7.I Questions 8 to 10 are based on the fol lowing news from theVOA.At the end of the news item,you wi I I be given 10 seconds to answereach ques
40、tion.Now Iisten to the news./1Wahid wanted to fire .A.a cabinet memberB.the national police chiefC.a lawmakerD.a Muslim scholar8.BJJTEXT D/BThe Death of a SpouseFor much of the world,the death of Richard Nixon was the end of acomp I ex pub Iic Iife.But researchers who study bereavement wondered ifit
41、 didn5 t also signify the end of a pr ivate gr ief.Had the former presidentmerely run his a 11otted fourscore and one,or had he fa Ilen victim toa pattern that seems to a ffIic t long-time married couples:one spousequickly fol lowing the other to the gravePat,Nixon s wife of 53 years,died last June
42、after*a long i I Iness.No one knows for sure whether her death contributed to his.After a ll,he was elderly and had a history of serious heart disease.Researchershave long observed that the death of a spouse particularly a wife issometimes foI I owed by the untimely death of the grieving survivor.H
43、i stor ian W ill Durant died 13 days after his wife and co I I aborator,A riel;Buckminster Ful ler and his wife died just 36 hours apart.Is this morethan coincidencePart of the story,I suspect,is that we men are so used to ladiesfeed i ng us and taking care of us,says Knud Hei sing,an ep i dem i o I
44、 og i stat the Johns Hopk i ns Schoo I of Pub Iic health,that when we lose a wifewe go to pieces.W e don t know how to take care of ourselves.n In oneof several studies He Is i ng has conducted on bereavement,he found thatwidowed men had higher mortal ity rates than married men in every age group.Bu
45、t,he found that widowers who remarried enjoyed the same lower mortal ityrate as men who d never been widowed.Womens s health and resiIience may also suffer after the loss of aspouse.In a 1987 study of widows,researchers from the University ofCal ifornia,Los Angeles,and U Cy S an Diego,found t hat t
46、hey had a dramat icdec Ii ne in I eve Is of import ant immune-sy st em cells t hat fight offdisease.Ear Iier st udies show ed reduced immunit y in w idow ers.For bot h men and w omen,t he st ress of losing a spouse can have aprofound effect.Al I sort s of pot ent i a 11 y harmful med i ca I problems
47、 canbe w orsened,Hsay s Gerald Davison,professor of psy cho Iogy at t heU niversit y of S out hern Cal ifornia.PeopIe w it h high blood pressure,forex amp I e,may see it r ise.In Nix on1 s case,Dav i son specu I at esr Ht he st roke,a I t hough not caused di rect ly by t he st ress,w as probably has
48、t ened by it.nDepression can affect t he surviving spouse1 sw ill t o live;suicide areelevat ed in t he bereaved,along w it h accident s not involving cars.InvoIvement in I ife helps prolong it.Mort al it y,say s Duke U niversit ypsy chiat rist DanieI Blaz er,is higher in older peopIe w it hout a go
49、odsoc i a I -support -sy st em,w ho don5 t feel t hey re part of a group ora fami ly,t hat t hey fit in“somew here.And t hat s a more common problemfor men,w ho t end not t o have as many close friendships as w omen.T hesudden absence of rout ines can also be a healt h haz ard,say s Blaz er.Aperson
50、w ho loses a spouse show s det eriorat ion in normal habit s I ikesleeping and eat ing.n he say s.T hey don1 t have t hat ot her person t oorient t hem,I ike w hen do y ou go t o bed,w hen do y ou w ake up,w hen doy ou eat,w hen do y ou t ake y our medicat ion,w hen do y ou go out t o t akea w alk Y