2020-2021大學(xué)《高級英語》（二）期末課程考試試卷（含答案）

2020-2021《高級英語》(二)期末課程考試試卷13.Thisterrificmoviekeepsmeallthetime.

A.fracturingB.modulatingC.undenniningD.reeling

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14.Aftershesaidthesewords,therewasapauseintheirtalk.

PartOne

A.obsceneB.unfathomableC.aestheticD.momentary

SectionAWordExplanation(10%)

15.Heisa(an)boy,alwaysinsistingonhisownrightsandopinions.

1.Somethingthatisisdeliberatelydeceitful,dishonestoruntrue.

A.languishB.assertiveC.almightyD.tyranny

A.spontaneousB.frenziedC.fraudulentD.stultifying

16.Hehasalwaysbeenwithfearofunemployment.

2.Ifsomethingyourskin,itcutsitbadlyanddeeply

A.intoxicatedB.exuberantC.indifferentD.obsessed

A.lacerateB.demolishC.scudD.shrink

17.Mr.Wilsonisamantotallyofallhumor.

3.Peopleandanimalsthatarearehostileandunfriendly.

A.indicativeB.devoidC.gruelingD.enigmatical

糕A.inimicalB.derelictC.facetiousD.aberrant

18.Youwill,infact,findnothingofthesortinEurope--perhapsinthemore

4.Somethingthatisissobadorunpleasantthatitmakesyoufeeldisgustor

putridpartsofEngland.

dismay.

A.andB.thereforeC.withoutD.save

A.appealingB.appallingC.apparentD.appearing

19.Thereisnomotiveinworkotherthantheproductbeingmadeandthe

5.Ifyou,youtravelormoveslowlyandnotinanyparticulardirection.

processesofitscreation.

A.invokeB.meanderC.prescribeD.infuse

中:A.interiorB.exteriorC.ulteriorD.superior

部:6.Apersonwhoactswithoutthinkingaboutwhattheyaredoingisoftencalledan

to?20.TothewestofGulfport,thetownofPassChristianwasvirtually.

A.pitchedinB.restedonC.wipedoutD.whippedup

A.automationB.automatonC.automatD.autonomy

7.Aisagroupoftreesthatareclosetogether,oftenbecausetheyhavebeenPartTwoReadingComprehension(20%)

plantedinthisway.Directions:Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions

A.gruffB.grudgeC.grovelD.groveorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

8.Ifyoutosomething,youmentionitinaveryindirectway.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

A.illustrateB.concoctC.alludeD.invokeSheet.

9.Ifaplaceisbyaparticularrouteormethodoftransport,youareabletoreachitPassageOne

bythisrouteormethod.Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

A.accessibleB.assessableC.accessableD.acessableWhenIappliedunderEarlyDecisiontotheUniversityofPennsylvaniafouryearsago,

10.Ifsomeonehasmotivesorreasonsfordoingsomething,theydonotIwasmotivatedbytwopowerfulemotions:ambitionandfear.Theambitionwastofulfill

showtheirmotivesopenlybuthidethem.mylifelongexpectationofattendinganIvyLeagueschool;thefearwasthatwithoutthe

A.hideousB.desultoryC.compulsiveD.ulterioradvantageofferedbyEarlyDecision,Iwouldn'tmakethecut.APennadmissionsofficer

toldmethatthepreviousyeartheyhadaccepted45percentofEarlyDecisionapplicants

熱

SectionBandjust29percentoftotalapplicants.Theimplicationwasclear:applyingunderEarly

Vocabulary&Structure(10%)Decisiondramaticallyimprovesyourchancesofacceptance.AtBrownUniversity,my

Thereare10incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesotherfavorite,applyingearlydidnotconferanyadvantage.WhileBrownwasmyNo.1

markedA),B),C)andD).ChooseOneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.choice,Pennwasaclosesecond,andIdesperatelywantedtomakesureIgotintooneof

thetwo.

11.Itmetothinkofallthemoneywe'vewasted.IappliedjustbeforetheNov.1deadline,andsixweekslaterIgotmyacceptancepackage.

A.embattlesB.rejoiceC.infuriatesD.recedeIwasthrilledandrelieved.Whilemyfriendsspentwintervacationfinishingasmanyas

12.Ifyousomething,suchasfoodordrink,youreduceitsqualityormakeit18applicationseach,Irelaxed.OnaschooltriptoFranceoverspringbreak,Idrankwine

用

weaker,forexamplebyaddingwatertoit.whileeveryoneelsestruggledwithinternationalcallingcardstophonehomeandfindout

A.adulterateB.moorC.vaccinateD.suewherethey'dbeenaccepted.Peoplecriedaboutgettingrejected,orbeganthedifficultand

agonizingprocessofchoosingbetweentwoormoreschools.Strangely,noneofthismade24.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthetextthat.

mefeelbetterabouthavingappliedearly.Itmademefeelworse.WhenalotofpeopleA.afullconsiderationisneededbeforeapplying

frommyclassgotintoBrown,IwonderedifI,too,couldhave.B.studentsshouldavoidtheshortcut

Pennsentadiscombobulatingarrayofmaterialtoincomingfreshmenoverthesummer.C.aquickdecisionwilldoyounogood

Asthepileofmailmounted,sodidmyconcernsthat1hadmadethewrongchoice.1hadD.theauthorshouldn'tapplyunderEarlyDecision

beentoPennonlyoneday,inOctoberofmysenioryear.IrealizenowIdidnotknow25.Fromthetextwecanseethatthewriterseems.

nearlyenoughaboutmyselfortheschool.PickingclasseswasfarmorearcanethanIhadA.regretful

expected(orthanitwouldhavebeenatasmallerschool).AndwhenIgottothecampus,1B.optimistic

foundthatfraternitiesandsororitieswereamorenoticeableandobnoxiouspresencethanC.gloomy

the30percentstudentmembershiphadsuggestedtome.D.sensitive

Itwasn'tlongbeforeIknewPennwasnotrightformeandIlookedintotransferring.ForPassageTwo

me,itwasaboutmorethanjustchangingschools.1wantedtohavethetraditionalQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

applicationexperienceI'dmissedoutonduringmyfirstgo-round.TheonlyschoolonmyInsomecountrieswhereracialprejudiceisacute,violencehassocometobetaken

listthatallowedtransfersduringthesecondsemesteroffreshmanyearwasWesleyan,soIforgrantedasameansofsolvingdifferences,thatitisnotevenquestioned.Thereare

waitedoutthewholeyear,andthenappliedtoYale,BrownandWesleyan.1gotintocountrieswherethewhitemanimposeshisrulebybruteforce;therearecountrieswhere

Wesleyan.TheironythatIcouldhavegotteninsooner,withoutgettingrejectedbythetheblackmanprotestsbysettingfiretocitiesandbylootingandpillaging.Important

otherschools,wasnotlostonme.ButIknowImadetherightdecision.peopleonbothsides,whowouldinotherrespects,appeartobereasonablemen,getup

Tohigh-schoolseniorswhowanttoavoidmakingthesamemistakeIdid,myadviceisandcalmlyargueinfavorofviolence-asifitwerealegitimatesolution,likeanyother.

simple:don'lapplyunderEarlyDecisionunlessyouareabsolutelysurethattheschoolisWhatisreallyfrightening,whatreallyfillsyouwithdespair,istherealizationthatwhenit

yourfirstchoice.And,justasimportant,don'tletyourparentsorcollege-guidancecomestothecrunch,wehavemadenoactualprogressatall.Wemaywearcollarsandties

counselorpersuadesyoutoapplyunderEarlyDecision.Theymayhavetheirownagenda,insteadofwar-paint,butourinstinctsremainbasicallyunchanged.Thewholeofthe

oratleasttheirownperceptionofwhoyouareandwhatyouwant.AsIdiscovered,norecordedhistoryofthehumanrace,thattediousdocumentationofviolence,hastaughtus

onecanreallyknowwhatyouwantbetterthanyourself,andevenyoumayneedtimetoabsolutelynothing.Wehavestillnotleamtthatviolenceneversolvesaproblembut

figureoutwhatthatis.makesitmoreacute.Thesheerhorror,thebloodshed,andthesufferingmeannothing.No

21.ThemainreasonsfortheauthortoapplyunderEarlyDecisionare.solutionevercomestolightthemorningafterwhenwedismallycontemplatethesmoking

A.prideandambitionruinsandwonderwhathitus.

B.dreamandfearThetrulyreasonablemenwhoknowwherethesolutionsliearefindingitharderand

C.easinessandeffort-savingherdertogetahearing.Theyaredespised,mistrustedandevenpersecutedbytheirown

D.trouble-savingandreleasekindbecausetheyadvocatesuchapparentlyoutrageousthingsaslawenforcement.Ifhalf

22.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatthemainadvantageofEarlyDecisionisthattheenergythatgoesintoviolentactswereputtogooduse,ifoureffortsweredirectedat

cleaninguptheslumsandghettos,atimprovingliving-standardsandprovidingeducation

A.youcangraduatefromthehighschoolearlierandemploymentforall,wewouldhavegonealongwaytoarrivingatasolution.Our

B.youdon'twoiTyabouttheresultsstrengthissappedbyhavingtomopupthemessthatviolenceleavesinitswake.Ina

C.youneedn'ttaketheentranceexaminationwell-directedeffort,itwouldnotbeimpossibletofulfilltheidealsofastablesocial

D.you'remorelikelytobeacceptedprogramme.Thebenefitsthatcanbederivedfromconstructivesolutionsareeverywhere

23.Thedescriptionoftheauthor'sfeelingsinParagraph2showsthat.apparentintheworldaroundus.Genuineandlastingsolutionsarealwayspossible,

A.heissatisfiedwithhischoiceprovidingweworkwithintheframeworkofthelaw.

B.thereaiemanyadvantagesofbeingacceptedearlierBeforewecanevenbegintocontemplatepeacefulco-existencebetweentheraces,

C.lesseffortisneededunderEarlyDecisionwemustappreciateeachother'sproblems.Andtodothis,wemustlearnaboutthem:itis

D.heishappywithanddoubtsabouthisdecisionasimpleexerciseincommunication,inexchanginginfoiTnation."Talk,talk,talk,“the

advocatesofviolencesay,“allyoueverdoistalk,andwearenonethewiser"It'sratherTheyfranklydisliketheRSC'sactors,themwiththeirlonghairandbeardsandsandalsand

likethestoryofthefamousbarristerwhopainstakinglyexplainedhiscasetothejudge.noisiness.It'salldeliciouslyironicwhenyouconsiderthatShakespeare,whoearnstheir

Afterlisteningtoalengthyargumentthejudgecomplainedthatafterallthistalk,hewasliving,washimselfanactor(withabeard)anddidhisshareofnoise-making.

nonethewiser.t4Possible,mylord,“thebarristerreplied,ctnonethewiser,butsurelyfarThetouriststreamsarenotentirelyseparate.Thesightseerswhocomebybus-andoften

betterinformed."Knowledgeisthenecessaryprerequisitetowisdom:theknowledgethattakeinWarwickCastleandBlenheimPalaceontheside-don'lusuallyseetheplays,and

violencecreatestheevilsitpretendstosolve.someofthemareevensurprisedtofindatheatreinStratford.However,theplaygoersdo

26.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?managealittlesight-seeingalongwiththeirplaygoing.Itistheplaygoers,theRSC

A.AdvocatingViolence.contends,whobringinmuchofthetown'srevenuebecausetheyspendthenight(someof

B.ViolenceCanDoNothingtoDiminishRacePrejudice.themfourorfivenights)pouringcashintothehotelsandrestaurants.Thesightseerscantake

C.ImportantPeopleonBothSidesSeeViolenceAsaLegitimateSolution.ineverythingandgetoutoftownbynightfall.

D.TheInstinctsofHumanRaceAreThirstyforViolence.Thetownsfolkdon'tseeitthiswayandlocalcouncildoesnotcontributedirectlytothe

27.Recordedhistoryhastaughtus.subsidyoftheRoyalShakespeareCompany.Stratfordcriespoortraditionally.Nevertheless

A.violenceneversolvesanything.everyhotelintownseemstobeaddinganewwingorcocktaillounge.Hiltonisbuildingits

B.nothing.ownhotelthere,whichyoumaybesurewillbedecoratedwithHamletHamburgerBars,the

C.thebloodshedmeansnothing.LearLounge,theBanquoBanquetingRoom,andsoforth,andwillbeveryexpensive.

D.everything.Anyway,thetownsfolkcan'tunderstandwhytheRoyalShakespeareCompanyneedsa

28.Itcanbeinferredthattrulyreasonablemen.subsidy.(Thetheatrehasbrokenattendancerecordsforthreeyearsinarow.Lastyearits

A.can'tgetahearing.1,431seatswere94percentoccupiedallyearlongandthisyearthey'lldobetter.)The

B.arelookeddownupon.reason,ofcourse,isthatcostshaverocketedandticketpriceshavestayedlow.

C.arepersecuted.Itwouldbeashametoraisepricestoomuchbecauseitwoulddriveawaytheyoung

D.Havedifficultyinadvocatinglawenforcement.peoplewhoareStratford'smostattractiveclientele.Theycomeentirelyfortheplays,notthe

29.“Hewasnonethewiser“means.sights.Theyallseemtolookalike(thoughtheycomefromallover)-lean,pointed,dedicated

A.hewasnotatallwiseinlistening.faces,wearingjeansandsandals,eatingtheirbunsandbeddingdownforthenightonthe

B.Hewasnotatallwiserthannothingbefore.flagstonesoutsidethetheatretobuythe2()seatsand80standing-roomticketsheldforthe

C.Hegainsnothingafterlistening.sleepersandsoldtothemwhentheboxofficeopensat10:30a.m.

D.Hemakesnosenseoftheargument.31.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,welearnthat.

30.Accordingtheauthorthebestwaytosolveraceprejudiceis.A.thetownsfolkdenytheRSC'scontributiontothetown'srevenue

A.lawenforcement.B.theactorsoftheRSCimitateShakespeareonandoffstage

B.knowledge.C.thetwobranchesoftheRSCarenotongoodtenns

C.nonviolence.D.thetownsfolkearnlittlefromtourism

D.Moppinguptheviolentmess.32.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that.

PassageThreeA.thesightseerscannotvisittheCastleandthePalaceseparately

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.B.theplaygoersspendmoremoneythanthesightseers

Stratford-on-Avon,asweallknow,hasonlyoneindustry-WilliamShakespeare-butC.thesightseersdomoreshoppingthantheplaygoers

therearetwodistinctlyseparateandincreasinglyhostilebranches.ThereistheRoyalD.theplaygoersgotonootherplacesintownthanthetheater

ShakespeareCompany(RSC),whichpresentssuperbproductionsoftheplaysatthe33.BysayingaStratfordcriespoortraditionally,,(Line2-3,Paragraph4),theauthor

ShakespeareMemorialTheatreontheAvon.Andtherearethetownsfolkwholargelyliveimpliesthat.

offthetouristswhocome,nottoseetheplays,buttolookatAnneHathaway'sCottage,A.Stratfordcannotaffordtheexpansionprojects

Shakespeare'sbirthplaceandtheothersights.B.Stratfordhaslongbeeninfinancialdifficulties

TheworthyresidentsofStratforddoubtthatthetheatreaddsapennytotheirrevenue.C.thetownisnotreallyshortofmoney

D.thetownsfolkusedtobepoorlypaidD.thepercentageofintellectualsworkingasemployeeswasnotsolargeasthatof

34.Accordingtothetownsfolk,theRSCdeservesnosubsidybecause.industrialworkers

A.ticketpricescanberaisedtocoverthespending37.Accordingtothepassage,withthedevelopmentofmodernindustry,.

B.thecompanyisfinanciallyill-managedA.factorylabourerswillovertakeintellectualemployeesinnumber

C.thebehavioroftheactorsisnotsociallyacceptableB.thereareasmanymiddle-classemployeesas恥lorylabourers

D.thetheatreattendanceisontheriseC.employershaveattachedgreatimportancetofactorylabourers

35.Fromthetextwecanconcludethattheauthor.D.theproportionoffactorylabourersinthetotalemployeepopulationhasdecreased

A.issupportiveofbothsides38.Theword“dubious"(L.2,Para.2)mostprobablymeans.

B.favorsthetownsfolk'sviewA.valuableB.usefulC.doubtfulD.helpful

C.takesadetachedattitude39.Accordingtothewriter,professionalknowledgeorskillis.

D.issympathetictotheRSC.A.lessimportantthanawarenessofbeingagoodemployee

PassageFourB.asimportantastheabilitytodealwithpublicrelations

Questions35to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.C.moreimportantthanemployer-employeerelations

Ourshasbecomeasocietyofemployees.AhundredyearsorsoagoonlyoneoutofD.asimportantastheabilitytoco-operatewithothersintheorganization

everyfiveAmericansatworkwasemployed,i.e.,workedfbrsomebodyelse.Todayonly40.Fromthepassageitcanbeseenthatemployeeshiphelpsone.

oneoutoffiveisnotemployedbutworkingforhimself.Andwhenfiftyyearsago“beingA.tobemoresuccessfulinhiscareerB.tobemorespecializedinhisfield

employed^^meantworkingasafactorylabourerorasafarmhand,theemployeeoftodayC.tosolvetechnicalproblemsD.todevelophisprofessionalskill

isincreasinglyamiddle-classpersonwithasubstantialformaleducation,holdinga

professionalormanagementjobrequiringintellectualandtechnicalskills.Indeed,twoPartThreeParaphrase(20%)

thingshavecharacterizedAmericansocietyduringtheselastfiftyyears:middle-classand

Directions:Explainthefollowingsentencesinyourownwords.

upper-classemployeeshavebeenthefastest-growinggroupsinourworkingpopulation-

growingsofastthattheindustrialworker,thatoldestchildoftheIndustrialRevolution,41.Wecanbattendownandrideitout.

hasbeenlosinginnumericalimportancedespitetheex-pans/onofindustrialproduction.42.Howlongbeforetheyturntheirgunsintheotherdirection?

Yetyouwillfinelittleifanythingwrittenonwhatitistobeanemployee.Youcan43.Theygotoutofbedonthewrongsideissimplenotaconcern.

findagreatdealofverydubiousadviceonhowtogetajoborhowtogetapromotion.44.Letbothsidesseektoinvokethewondersofscienceinsteadofitsterrors.

Youcanalsofindagooddealofworkinachosenfield,whetheritbethemechanist's45.Conversationisnotformakingapoint.

tradeorbookkeeping(簿記).Everyoneofthesetradesrequiresdifferentskills,sets46.Thereisnosplitofworkandplay,orworkandculture.

differentstandards,andrequiresadifferentpreparation.Yettheyallhaveemployeeshipin47.Itwouldbebestifyouimagineditasyourownfancybids,assumingitwillrisetothe

common.Andincreasingly,especiallyinthelargebusinessoringovernment,occasion.

employeeshipismoreimportanttosuccessthanthespecialprofessionalknowledgeor48.boyandman,Ihadbeenthroughitoftenbefore.

skill.Certainlymorepeoplefailbecausetheydonotknowtherequirementsofbeingan49.Acarpentersitscrossleggedataprehistoriclathe,turningchair-legsatlightingspeed.

employeethanbecausetheydonotadequatelypossesstheskillsoftheirtrade;thehigher50.Thetrueintellectualswerefarfromflattered.

youclimbtheladder,themoreyougetintoadministrativeorexecutivework,thegreater

theemphasisonabilitytoworkwithintheorganizationratherthanontechnicalabilitiesor

PartFour(25%)

professionalknowledge

36.Itisimpliedthatfiftyyearsago.SectionA;Pointoutthefiguresofspeechusedinthefollowingsentences:(10%)

A.eightypercentofAmericanworkingpeoplewereemployedinfactoriesA.metaphorB.simileC.alliterationD.antithesisE.synecdocheF.hyperbole

B.twentypercentofAmericanintellectualswereemployeesG.metonymyH.personification

C.thepercentageofintellectualsinthetotalworkforcewasalmostthesameasthat51.Whenthewarwasover,helaiddowntheswordandtookupthepen.()

ofindustrialworkers52.Unitedthereislittlewecannotdo,inahostofcooperativeventures.Dividedthereis

littlewecando.()

53.SafeinaPullman,Ihavewhirledthroughthegloomy,GodforsakenvillagesofIowa

andKansas,andthemalarioustidewaterhamletsofGeorgia.()

54.Mybrainwasaspowerfulasadynamo,aspreciseaschemist'sscales,andas

penetratingasascalpel.()

55.Thefacttheirmarriagemay