中南大学《英语(下)》在线考试答案

中南大学英语( 下)在线考试答案 一. 未知题型 （共 34 题,共 70 分） 1. Being alone in outer space can be frightening. That is one reason why astronauts on solo (单独 的) space flights were given plenty of work to keep them (1). They were also in constant communication with people on the earth. (2), being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine (潜水艇) voyages. It will also happen on (3) space flights in the future. Will there be special problems of adjustment under such conditions? Some scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of (4) is. When men are (5) together for a long period, they begin to feel uneasy. Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very (6). Apparently, although no one wants to be (7) all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called a stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of (8) or stress. People who are well-adjusted are able to (9) stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in (10) our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behavior under stress. （20 分） (1) 1 （2 分） A.tired B.asleep C.conscious D.busy 标准答案：D (2) 2 （2 分） A.So far B.after all C.However D.Therefore 标准答案：C (3) 3 （2 分） A.long B.fast C.dangerous D.direct 标准答案：A (4) 4 （2 分） A.fuel B.entertainment C.adjustment D.health 标准答案：C (5) 5 （2 分） A.shut up B.held up C.brought up D.picked up 标准答案：A (6) 6 （2 分） A.pleasing B.annoying C.common D.valuable 标准答案：B (7) 7 （2 分） A.noisy B.alone C.personnal D.sociable 标准答案：B (8) 8 （2 分） A.emphasis B.conflict C.power D.pressure 标准答案：D (9) 9 （2 分） A.handle B.create C.affect D.investigate 标准答案：A (10) 10 （2 分） A.becoming B.choosing C.ordering D.promoting 标准答案：B 2. Let go love There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two (1) songbirds (黄 莺). She took them home and put them in a small (2). She cared them with love and the birds grew (3). Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds. One day the girl left the door to the cage (4). The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened (5) he would fly away. As he (6) close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing (捕捉) him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp (四肢无力). She opened her hand and stared in (7) at the dead bird. Her desperate (不顾一切的) love had killed him. She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need (8) freedom. He needed to soar (高飞) into the clear, blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and tossed (抛) him (9) into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times. The girl watched delightedly (高兴地) at the birds enjoyment. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody (旋律) that she had ever heard. The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight: the best way to (10) love is to give it WINGS! （20 分） (1) 1 （2 分） A.to starve B.starved C.starve D.starving 标准答案：D (2) 2 （2 分） A.cage B.box C.basket D.room 标准答案：A (3) 3 （2 分） A.big B.old C.strong D.fat 标准答案：C (4) 4 （2 分） A.empty B.locked C.closed D.open 标准答案：D (5) 5 （2 分） A.and B.that C.for D.but 标准答案：B (6) 6 （2 分） A.walked B.ran C.flew D.went 标准答案：C (7) 7 （2 分） A.horror B.delight C.advance D.surprise 标准答案：A (8) 8 （2 分） A.to B.in C.about D.for 标准答案：D (9) 9 （2 分） A.violently B.suddenly C.freely D.softly 标准答案：D (10) 10 （2 分） A.keep B.get C.gain D.win 标准答案：A 3. Richard Gray was a famous explorer. He was also a millionaire. He has visited every country in the world. He had crossed Antarctica (南极洲), flown across the Atlantic by balloon, and climbed Mount Everest. Last year, he decided to walk across Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth. He walked for days over the hot desert sand. One night he found the camp (宿营地) where he had been the night before. Gray had walked in a circle. He was lost. Two days later he had drunk all his water. He couldnt walk. He crawled to the top of a sand dune (沙丘 ), and there he saw a man. The man was wearing smart, clean trousers, a white shirt and a tie. Gray crawled over to him. “Water water” he said. “Im terribly sorry, old boy,” replied the man, “but I havent got any water with me.” “Help me!” shouted Gray, “Im a rich man a millionaire Ill give you anything.” “Thats very nice of you, old boy,” said the man. “Look, I cant give you any water, but would like to buy my tie?” “A tie? Of course not!” screamed Gray, and crawled away. He crawled slowly up the next sand dune. His mouth was full of sand. His lips were cracked (破裂) and dry. He couldnt breathe. He reached the top of the dune and there he saw a huge good hotel. Girls were swimming in the large swimming pool. Beautiful fountains were all around the hotel. “Is it a mirage(幻景)? ” he thought. “Am I dying?” He stood up and staggered down the dune. A waiter in a shining white uniform came out of the door. “Water water a bath! Food!” screamed Gray. “Im sorry, you cant come into this hotel,” said the waiter. “Why not? Ive got plenty of money Im a millionaire.” “Ah,” replied the waiter, “but you arent wearing a tie!” （15 分） (1) The famous explorer _. （3 分） A.had crossed the Antarctica and the Atlantic by balloon B.had traveled all over the world C.had walked across Death Valley D.had ever been a millionaire 标准答案：B (2) Two days later Richard Gray _. （3 分） A.was lost in a circle B.was drunk C.began to search for water in the desert D.crawled to the top of a sand dune to see a man 标准答案：C (3) Gray saw _ from the top of the next dune. （3 分） A.a large good hote B.many swimming girls C.a lot of drinking water D.a beautiful mirage 标准答案：A (4) At last Richard Gray _. （3 分） A. got some water to drink B.was not permitted to enter the hotel C.was very sorry for the waiter D.was dying 标准答案：B (5) If Gray _, he would have got some water to drink in the hotel. （3 分） A.had got a lot of money with him B.had put on his tie at once C.had said he was a famous millionaire D.had bought the tie from the man 标准答案：D 4. Attention to detail is something everyone can and should do especially in a tight job market. Bob Crossley, a human-resources (人力 资源) expert notices this in the job applications that come across his desk every day. “Its amazing how many candidates eliminate themselves.” He says. “Rsums (简历) arrive with stains. Some candidates dont bother to spell the companys name correctly. Once I see a mistake, I eliminate the candidate,” Crossley concludes. “If they cannot take care of these details, why should we trust them with a job?” Can we pay too much attention to detail? Absolutely. Perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward. “To keep from losing the forest for the trees,” says Charles Garfield, associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco, “we must constantly ask ourselves how the details were working on fit into the larger picture. If they dont, we should drop them and move to something else.” Garfield compares this process to his work as a computer scientist at NASA. “The Apollo II moon launch was slightly off-course 90 percent of the time.” Says Garfield, “But a successful landing was still likely because we knew the exact coordinates of our goal. This allowed us to make adjustments as necessary.” Knowing where we want to go helps us judge the importance of every task we undertake. Too often we believe what accounts for others success is special secret or a lucky break (机遇). But rarely is success so mysterious. Again and again, we see that by doing little things within our grasp well, large rewards follow. （15 分） (1) According to the passage, some job applicants were rejected _. （3 分） A. because of their carelessness as shown in their failure to present a clean copy or a rsum B.because of their inadequate education as shown in their poor spelling in writing a rsum C.because they failed to give detailed description of their background in their applications D.because they eliminated their names from the applicants list themselves 标准答案：A (2) The word perfectionists (Line 1, Para 3) refers to those who _. （3 分） A.demand others to get everything absolutely right B.know how to adjust their goals according to the circumstances C.pay too much attention to details only to lose their major objectives D.are capable of achieving perfect results in whatever they do 标准答案：C (3) Which of the following is the authors advice to the reader? （3 分） A.Although too much attention to details may be costly, they should not be overlooked. B.Dont forget details when drawing pictures. C.Beware of the importance of a task before undertaking it. D.Careless applicants are not to be trusted. 标准答案：A (4) The example of the Apollo II moon launch is given to illustrate that _. （3 分） A.minor mistakes can be ignored in achieving major objectives B.failure is the mother of success C.adjustments are the key to the successful completion of any work D. keeping ones goal in mind helps in deciding which details can be overlooked 标准答案：D (5) The best title for this passage would be _. （3 分） A.Dont Be a Perfectionist B.Importance of Adjustments C.Details and Major Objectives D.Hard Work Plus Good Luck 标准答案：C 二. 单选题 （共 30 题,共 30 分） 1. When (?), the museum will be open to the public next year. （1 分） A.completed B.completing C.being completed D.to be completed 标准答案：A 2. But it is important to understand, (?), that literature lives by virtue of the life it embodies. （1 分） A.at first B.to begin with C.in the beginning D.at last 标准答案：B 3. I saw him (?) out of the room. （1 分） A.go B.had gone C.has gone D.goes 标准答案：A 4. In the future, cars will run (?) new, clean fuels and they will go fast. （1 分） A.up B.out C.with D.on 标准答案：D 5. (?) our friends, we visited the museum. （1 分） A.Accompanied in B.Accompanied to C.Accompanied for D.Accompanied by 标准答案：D 6. The train was soon out of (?). （1 分） A.practice B.sight C.question D.place 标准答案：B 7. Pass the book (?) me when youve finished with it. （1 分） A.on to B.to C.on D.for 标准答案：A 8. Ill (?) her secret. （1 分） A.find out B.find C.look for D.learn 标准答案：A 9. This will become an eternal (?) for them. （1 分） A.regret B.love C.hope D.despair 标准答案：A 10. It does not mean to fight (?), as animals do, but to fight verbally using ideas and arguments. （1 分） A.mentally B.emotionally C.spiritually D.physically 标准答案：D 11. A great number of adults learn a second language through formal (?). （1 分） A.structure B.educate C.direction D.instruction 标准答案：D 12. Now that weve discussed our problem, are people happy with the decisions (?) ? （1 分） A.making B.make C.made D.to make 标准答案：C 13. Were going to a famous restaurant famous for its fine (?). （1 分） A.cuisine B.cousin C.course D.council 标准答案：A 14. One of the chief duties of a teacher is to (?) his students. （1 分） A.encourage B.sponsor C.believe D.recognize 标准答案：A 15. The house I grew up (?) has been taken down and replaced by an office building. （1 分） A.in it B.in C.in that D.in which 标准答案：B 16. James (?) drive too fast. （1 分） A.tends to B.is determined to C.deserves to D.is needed to 标准答案：A 17. It is complete different to run new-establishing firm than (?) a large organization. （1 分） A.admit B.administer C.admire D.admission 标准答案：B 18. She (?) towards me more like a friend than a mother. （1 分） A.acts B.does C.conducts D.behaves 标准答案：D 19. The house (?) windows are broken is empty. （1 分） A.who B.which C./ D.whose 标准答案：D 20. It was (?) he came back from Africa (?) he met the girl he would like to marry. （1 分） A.when; then B.not; until C.not until; that D.only; when 标准答案：C 21. Content is (?). （1 分） A.survival B.happiness C.chance D.sorrow 标准答案：B 22. Dont interfere in what doesnt (?) you. （1 分） A.concern B.conquer C.control D.predict 标准答案：A 23. You werent boring me. (?), youre interesting me frightfully. （1 分） A.On the contrary B.In contrast to C.In contrast with D.Contrary to 标准答案：A 24. The chief reason for the population growth isnt so much a rise in birth rates (?) a fall in death rates as a result of improvements in medical care. （1 分） A.and B.as C.but D.or 标准答案：B 25. She brought with her three friends, none of (?) I had ever met before. （1 分） A.them B.who C.whom D.these 标准答案：C 26. I try to (?) a few minutes each day to do some exercises. （ 1 分） A.set in B.set up C.set out D.set aside 标准答案：D 27. It is time the organization took some (?) measures to solve the traffic problem. （1 分） A.property B.propel C.proper D.prop 标准答案：C 28. Mikes father, as well as his mother, insisted he (?) home. （1 分） A.stayed B.could stay C.has stayed D.stay 标准答案：D 29. It just takes a few days to (?) some experiments. （1 分） A.perform B.explore C.fund D.focus 标准答案：A 30. Is this the shop (?) sells childrens clothing? （1 分） A.which B.where C.in which D.who 标准答案：A 一. 未知题型 （共 34 题,共 70 分） 1. Fifty million public school children in America (1) a new school year. The number is a record high. Yet, at the same time, school systems in many areas are facing budget problems. The (2) economy is not the only cause. Another reason has to do with increased prices for food and fuel. They mean (3) costs for school meals and bus transportation. The United States will spend more than five hundred billion dollars (4) public education for the coming school year. The federal government helps (5), but the responsibility for education is mostly on state and local governments. Two major sources of money for public schools are property taxes and sales taxes. A slowdown in consumer spending, the engine of the economy, means fewer goods to tax. And the collapse of the housing market means less money to collect in (6) taxes. A report in July from the National Conference of State Legislatures said thirty-one of the fifty states were having budget problems. And the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (7) school officials in at least eleven states have cut or proposed cuts in education. Florida, for example, has cut school aid by about two percent (8) student. State officials say tax collections are low and lottery sales have fallen by one hundred million dollars. Florida and many other states use money from sales of lottery tickets to help pay for education. Around the country, the economic slowdown has added to the numbers of children (9) free or reduced price lunches at school. In other words, (10) of the same economic problems that have hit school budgets have also hit family budgets. （20 分） (1) 1 （2 分） A.is starting B.are starting C.is started D.are started 标准答案：B (2) 2 （2 分） A.weak B.thin C.little D.strong 标准答案：A (3) 3 （2 分） A.low B.lower C.high D.higher 标准答案：D (4) 4 （2 分） A.in B.with C.on D.for 标准答案：C (5) 5 （2 分） A.pay B.spend C.cost D.expend 标准答案：A (6) 6 （2 分） A.prosperous B.prospect C.property D.proposal 标准答案：C (7) 7 （2 分） A.say B.says C.call D.calls 标准答案：B (8) 8 （2 分） A.per B.every C.each D.often 标准答案：A (9) 9 （2 分） A.receives B.receiving C.to receive D.received 标准答案：B (10) 10 （2 分） A.much B.few C.great D.many 标准答案：D 2. A true apology is more than just acknowledgement（承认） of a mistake. Its recognition that something youve said or (1) has damaged a relationship and that you care enough about that relationship and want it repaired. Its never easy to acknowledge you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look back and think how (2) youve judged roughly（草率）, said unkind things, pushed yourself (3) at the expense（在使某人受损 的情况下）of a friend. Some deep thought in us know that when (4) a small mistake has been made, your feeling will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is (5). I remember a doctor friend, telling me about a man who came to him with (6) illnesses: headache, insomnia（失眠）, stomachaches and so on. No physical cause could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man, “(7) you tell me whats on your conscience（良心）, I can t help you.” After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he (8) all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was abroad. His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter. The old doctor made the man write to his brother, making an (9) and enclosing（附 寄）a check. In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man (10) into tears. “Thank you, doctor, ” he said, “I think Im all right now.” And he was. （20 分） (1) 1 （2 分） A.done B.thought C.announced D.expected 标准答案：A (2) 2 （2 分） A.long B.often C.much D.soon 标准答案：B (3) 3 （2 分） A.ahead B.away C.down D.off 标准答案：A (4) 4 （2 分） A.still B.even C.only D.such 标准答案：B (5) 5 （2 分） A.shown B.explained C.offered D.expressed 标准答案：D (6) 6 （2 分） A.strange B.serious C.various D.much 标准答案：C (7) 7 （2 分） A.Whenever B.Unless C.Suppose D.Although 标准答案：B (8) 8 （2 分） A.stole B.accepted C.seized D.wasted 标准答案：C (9) 9 （2 分） A.order B.excuse C.agreement D.apology 标准答案：D (10) 10 （2 分） A.joyed B.burst C.laughed D.cried 标准答案：B 3. The spot at the southwest corner of the house, however, was never going to look nice. Not with that rock protecting weeds and crab grass to form a scab on the green. I went to the shed and got my shovel. I was going to dig out the rock. I braced myself for what was to be a long day, perhaps experienced by previous generations who had tried to dislodge the rock. I put on heavy shoes and rolled o