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1、精品学习资源江西财经高校06-07 学年其次学期期末考试试卷试卷代码： 34062A授课课时： 32课程名称： 高校英语 II适用对象： 06 级本科非涉外班试卷命题人 吴春英试卷审核人张善军，张生萍Part IReading Comprehension skimming and scanning1 point each, 10 pointsDirections:In this part, you willhave 15 minutes to read the passages quicklyand answer the questions on Answer sheet.For questi

2、ons 1-7, markAfor YES if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage；Bfor NO if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage； C for NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in t

3、he passage.Build up Your VocabularyExactly what do you do during a normal day. How do you spend your time. Paul T. Rankin very much wanted an answer to that question. To get it, he asked sixty-eight individuals to keep an accurate, detailed recordof what they did every minute of their waking hours.

4、When he consolidated his findings, he discovered that the average individual spent 70 percent of his waking time doing one thing only-communication. That meant either reading, writing, speaking or listening.Put that evidence alongside of the research findings uncovered by the Human Engineering Labor

5、atories. In exploring aptitudes and careers involving, among other things, data from 30,000 vocabularytests given yearly, they discovered that big incomes and big vocabularies go together. Vocabulary, more than any other factors yet known, predicts financial success.And it all fits. Each word you ad

6、d to your vocabulary makes you a better reader, writer, speaker and listener.Furthermore, linguistic scientists are quick to point out that we actually think with words. If that is so, new words make us better thinkers as well as communicators. No wonder more words are likely to mean more money. Wha

7、t better reason for beginning right now to extend your vocabulary.Take reading. What exactly do you read. Common sense says you read words. Research confirms that fact.“Vocabulary in context” contributes 39 percent to comprehension. That s more than any other factor iso studied-even more th an intel

8、ligence. And“ word in parts” contributes more to speed of reading than any other factor-28 percent. In short, your efforts to improve vocabulary will pay off in both comprehension and speed.Suppose, as you re reading along, you come across a strange word“ lumtebs” . Did you find yourse for a closer

9、look at“ lumtebs” . Pardon the spelling slip. That s ac偶tu然al发ly 现the w. Torhdesletuttmerbslejust got mixed around. Obviouslyyou now know that strange words do slow you down-oreven stop you completely. Furthermore, strange words hinder comprehension. Which is easier to understand,“ or“ avoiding talk

10、ing too much”.What you need is a vital, dynamic approach to vocabulary building. Hybrid混合种 corn combines the best欢迎下载精品学习资源qualities of several varieties to ensure maximum productivity.A hybrid approach to vocabulary should, in the same way, ensure maximum results. That s why you should use the CPD

11、formula.Through ContextWhen students in a college class were asked what should be done when they came across an unknown word in their reading, 84 percent said,“ Look it up in the dIifctiyoonuardyo. , however,y”ou short -circuitthe very mental processes needed to make your efforts most productive.But

12、 there s another reason. Suppose someone asks you what the word fast means. You answer,swift” . But does it mean that in such contexts as“ fast color” ,“ fast woman” , or“ fast friend is it securely tied or galloping（疾驰） at top speed. It could be either. It all depends. On the dictionary. No, oncont

13、ext-on how the word is actually used. After all, there are over twenty different meanings for fast in the欢迎下载精品学习资源dictionary. But the dictionary doesn t tell you which meaning is intended. That begin with context.Through Word Partsgood sensewthoy it makes su欢迎下载精品学习资源Now for the next step. Often un

14、familiar words contain one or more parts, which, if recognized, provide definite help with meaning. Suppose you read that someone “ hada predilection for reading mysteries ”Th.e context certainly isn t too helpful. But do you see a prefix, suffix or root that you know. Well, thereprefix pre- , meani

15、ng “ before ” . Look back at the context and try inserting“ before ” . Reading mystercomes “ beforem”etshoing else.Or take the word“ monolithic” . Try to isolate the parts. There is the prefix-,mmoenaoning“ one ” , and theroot lith, meaning“ stone ” . Finally, there s the suffix ic, meaning“ consist

16、ing of” . Those definition:“ consisting of one stone”.To speed up your use of word parts, you willbe introduced to the fourteen most importantwords in the English language. The prefix and root elements in those few words are found in over 14,000 words of deskdictionary size. With tho se amazingly us

17、eful shortcuts, you can build vocabulary, not a snail s pace, otime, but in giant strides, up to a thousand words at a time.Your second step, then, is to look for familiar word parts. If they do not give you exact meanings, they should at least bring you much closer.Through the dictionaryNow you can

18、 see why you should consult the dictionary last, not first. You ve looked carefully at You ve looked for familiar word parts. Now you playSherlock Holms -an exciting role. You hypothesize. Inlight of context or word parts, you try to solve a mystery. What exactly does that strange word mean. Only af

19、ter you go through the mental gymnastics to come up with a tentative definition should you open the dictionary to see if you re right.After all, those first two steps or approaches spark a stronger than usual interest in that dictionary definition.You re now personally involved. Did you figure out t

20、he word meaning. Your heightened interest will lead to a better memory of both word and meaning. It also encourages your development of the habits needed to accelerate your progress. Andwhen you see inblack and whitethe definitionyou had expected, what a feelingof accomplishment is yours. In that wa

21、y, the CPD Formula provides the exact dynamic interplay of approaches for maximum effectiveness.Well, there it is, your new formula-Context, Parts, Dictionary. Use it. The exercise that follows will give欢迎下载精品学习资源you specific, step- by- step help in sharpening your awareness of contextual clues, lea

22、rning the most useful word parts, and using the dictionary with increased accuracy and ease. The results will be like the money in the bank.1. Paul T. Rankin foundthat the average individualspent most of his waking time either reading, writing,speaking or listening.2. Researchers in the Human Engine

23、ering Laboratories discovered the evidence that big vocabulary means big financial success.3. Reading through“ vocabulary in context” is more effective than reading through“ word in parts”4. Hybrid cornis not like a hybrid approach to vocabulary in that hybrid corn doesn t ensure maximum re which th

24、e latter ensures.5. In reading, most college students will consult the dictionary when they encounter a new word, which offers greater help.6. Often, reading through familiar word parts definitely helps understand the meaning of unfamiliar words onereads.7. This passage is meant to teach readers how

25、 to enlarge their vocabularies by means of the CPD Formula.8. It is advised that you not consult the dictionary before you go through the mental gymnastics to get.9. Compared with consultingthe dictionary, readers heightened interest in using context and word parts will lead toof word and meaning.10

26、. The benefits of usingwill be similar to depositing money in the bank.Part IIReading Comprehension reading in depth2 points each, 40 pointsDirections: There are 4 passages in this part .Each passage is followed by five questions or statements. For each of them there are fourchoices marked A BC and

27、D .You should decide on the best choice and markthe corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passageEducation in the United States is compulsory for children up to about the age of sixteen. Most young peop

28、le stay in school longer than that. Most graduate from high school at the age of seventeen or eighteen.Almost half of these high school graduates continue their education at a college or university. Education for most young people in this country is free up to the time they graduate from high school

29、. There are private schools, but most parents send their children to public schools, where students do not pay tuition. When young people go to college, however, they must pay tuition at a public university or a private university. University costs are goingup a lot. Private universities have become

30、 very expensive because the government does not help the private schools.Who pays. The parents of children in college may have to pay more, or often the students may have to find a job. There students have to worry about assignments and grades and also about their jobs. If they work too much at thei

31、r jobs, they may be absent from class or miss assignments or make too many errors on tests. They may even fail their courses and have to leave the university.For many students, the problem of getting an education is not just a problem of homework and exams. They also have to make money to pay for tu

32、ition. Andprofessors don t teach them how to do that.11. In the United States, almost half of the high school graduates.欢迎下载精品学习资源A) go to colleges and universitiesB) need not pay any tuitionC) have to enter open universitiesD) work hard to avoid errors on tests12. Which of the following statements

33、is not true.A) Most parents prefer to send their children to public schools rather than to private schools due to tuition.B) Education is not free until the student s graduate from high school.C) University costs are on the increase.D) The students may be absent from class if they work overtime.13.

34、The private university students have to pay more money for tuition because.A) the government does not finance the private universitiesB) none of the companies support the private universitiesC) the teaching quality of the private universities is far superior to the public onesD) they have some troub

35、le in passing the exams14. If they need money, college students.A) have to ask the local authorities for helpB) have to find jobsC) need to get a higher educationD) should work hard and earn more15. The main idea of the passage might be.A) selecting a good university in the United StatesB) the incre

36、ase in university costs in the United StatesC) the argument about education in the United StatesD) the problem of getting an education in the United StatesPassage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passageMany things about language are a mystery, and many will always remain so. But som

37、e things we do know.First, we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language, no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another. Furthermore, in historical times, there has never been a rac

38、e of men without a language.Second, there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped, who are, as we say, uncivilized, but the languages they speak are not primitive. In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousa

39、nds of years in developing.This has not always been well understood ； indeed, the direct contrary has often been stated. Popular ideasofthe language ofthe AmericanIndianswillillustrate.Manypeople havesupposed thatthe Indians communicated in avery primitive system of noises. Study has proved this to

40、be nonsense. There are, or were, hundreds of American Indian languages, and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old. They are certainly differentfrom the languages that most of us are familiarwith,but they are no more primitivethan欢迎下载精品学习资源English and Greek.A third thing we know ab

41、out language is that all languages are perfectly adequate. That is, each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.Finally, we know that language changes. It is natural and normal for language to change； the onlylanguages which do not change are the dead o

42、nes. This is easy to understand if we look backward in time. Change goes on in all aspects of language. Grammatical features change as do speech sounds, and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.16. In the s

43、econd paragraph the author thinks that .A) some backward race doesn t have a language of its ownB) some race in history didn t possess a language of its ownC) any human race, whether backward or not, has a languageD) some races on earth can communicate without language17. According to the author, pe

44、ople of undeveloped cultures can havelanguages.A) complicatedC primitiveB) uncivilizedD well-known18. The author has used American Indian languages as an example to show that they are.A) just as old as some well-known languagesB) just as sophisticated as some well-known languagesC) more developed th

45、an some well-known languagesD) more complex than some well-known languages19. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT.A) A language is a means of expressing a particular cultureB) All languages can well express their respective culturesC) American Indian languages are as sophisticated as Engl

46、ishD) Some languages are better than other languages20. According to the author, language changes are more likely to occur in.A) grammarC vocabularyB) pronunciationD intonationPassage ThreeQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passageThis story began about 10 years ago. I was coming out of a

47、 very bad marriage. For seven long years my husband spent his every waking moment telling me just what was wrong with me. When I finally asked for a divorce, he answered by telling me that I would never find anyone to love me because I was just so unattractive.This went on for about two years. One n

48、ight one of my friends convinced me to go out with her. We went to a nightclub and that is when I met him.Clint was playing a game with a girl. I sat in the corner wat ching him. I didn t feel that I had whatever it took toget up and mix with others because of my self-esteem自尊心 problem. Finally I got up the courage to order a drink