福师1203考试批次《高级英语阅读二》复习题及参考答案

1、精品文档福师1203考试批次高级英语阅读二复习题及参考答案一I. Reading comprehension: 80%Passage 1CBACDMaterial culture refers to the touchable, materialphysical o bjecngsiaf can-be seen, held, felt, used-that a cultureproduces. Examining a culture tools and technology can tell us about the group ' history and way of life. S

2、imilarly, research into the material culture of music can help us to understand the music- culture. The most vivid body of“thingsof course are musical instruments. We cannot hear for ourselves the actual sound of any musical performance before the 1870s when the phonograph was invented, so we rely o

3、n instruments for important information about music-cultures in the remote past and their development. Here we have two kinds of evidence: instruments well preserved and instruments pictured in art. Through the study of instruments, as well as paintings, written documents, and so on, we can explore

4、the movement of music from the Near East to China over a thousand years ago, or we can outline the spread of Near Eastern influence to Europe that resulted in the development of most of the instruments in the symphony orchestra.Sheet music or printed music, too is material culture. Scholars once def

5、ined folk music-cultures as those in which people learn and sing music by ear rather than from print, but research shows mutual influence among oral and written sources during the past few centuries in Europe, Britain, and America printed versions limit variety because they tend to standardize any s

6、ong, yet they stimulate people to create new and different songs. Besides, the ability to read music notation has a far-reaching effect on musicians and, when it becomes widespread, on the music-culture as a whole.One more important part of m usic ' s material culture should be singled out: the

7、influence of the electronic media -radio, record player, tape recorder, television, and videocassette, with the future promising talking and singing computers and other developments. This is all part of th e a information revolution, " -cewenyethenomenon as important as the industrial revolutio

8、n was in the nineteenth.These electronic media are not just limited to modern nations; they have affectedmusic-cultures all over the globe.1. Research into the material culture of a nation is of great importance because.a. it helps produce new cultural tools and technologyb. it can reflect the devel

9、opment of the nationc. it helps understand the nation' s past and present.d. It can demonstrate the nationizations civil2. It can be learned from this passage that.a. the existence of the symphony was attributed to the spread of Near Eastern and Chinese music.b. Near Eastern music had an influen

10、ce on the development of the instruments in the symphony orchestrac. the development of the symphony shows the mutual influence of Eastern and Western musicd. the musical instruments in the symphony orchestra were developed on the basis of Near Eastern music3. According to the author, music notation

11、 is important because.a. it has a great effect on the music-culture as more and more people are able to read itb. it tends to standardize folk songs when it is used by folk musicians.c. It is the printed version of standardized folk musicd. It encourages people to popularize printed versions of song

12、s.4. It can be concluded from the passage that the introduction of electronic media into the world of music.a. has brought about an information revolutionb. has speeded up the arrival of a new generation of computersc. has given rise to new forms of music cultured. has led to the transformation of t

13、raditional musical instruments5. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?a. Musical instruments developed through the years will sooner or later be replaced by computers.b. Music cannon be passed on to future generations unless it is recorded.c. Folk songs cannot be sprea

14、d far unless they are printed on music sheets.d. The development of music culture is highly dependent on its material aspect.Passage 2CCBDAThree English dictionaries published recently all lay claim to possessing aThe BBC 'Eiegwsh Deatiorea rycontains background information on 1,000 people and p

15、laces prominent in the news since 1988; the Oxford Advanced Learner ' Dictionary: Encyclopedic Edition is the OALD plus encyclopedic entries; the Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture is the LDOCE plus cultural information.The key fact is that all three dictionaries can be seen to h

16、ave a distinctlyuag e carnrag conteas well asThat being said, the way in which they approach the cultural element is not identical, making direct comparisons between the three dictionaries.While there is some common ground between the encyclopedic/cultural entries for the Oxford and Longman dictiona

17、ries, there is a clear difference. Oxford lays claim to being encyclopedic on content whereas Longman distinctly concentrates on the language and culture of the English-speaking world. The Oxford dictionary can therefore stand more vigorous scrutiny for cultural bias than the Longman publication bec

18、ause the latter does not hesitate about viewing the rest of the world from the cultural perspectives of the English-speaking world. The cultural objectives of the BBC dictionary are in turn more distinct still. Based on an analysis of over 70 million words recorded from the BBC World Service and Nat

19、ional Public Radio ofWashington over a period of four years, their 1,000 brief encyclopedic entries are based on people and places that have featured精品文档 in the news recently. The intended user they have in mind is a regular listener to the World Service who will have a reasonable standard of Englis

20、h and a developed skill in listening comprehension.In reality, though, the BBC dictionary will be purchased by a far wider range of language learners, as will the other two dictionaries. We will be faced with a situation where many of the users of these dictionaries will at the very least have disti

21、nct socio-cultural perspectives and may have world views which are totally opposed and even hostile to those of the West. Advanced learners from this kind of background will not only evaluate a dictionary on how user-friendly it is but will also have definite views about the scope and appropriatenes

22、s of the various socio-cultural entries.6. What feature sets apart the three dictionaries discussed in the passage from traditional ones?a. The combination of two dictionaries into one.b. The new approach to defining words.c. The inclusion of cultural content.d. The increase in the number of entries

23、.7. The Longman dictionary is more likely to be criticized for cultural prejudice because.a. its scope of cultural entries goes beyond the culture of the English-speaking world.b. it pays little attention to the cultural content of the non-English-speaking countries.c. it views the world purely from

24、 the standpoint of the English-speaking people.d. it fails to distinguish language from culture in its encyclopedic entries8. The BBC dictionary differs from Oxford and Longman in that.a. it has a wider selection of encyclopedic entriesb. it is mainly designed to meet the needs of radio listenersc.

25、it lays more emphasis on language than on cultured. it is intended to help listeners develop their listening comprehension skills9. It is implied in the last paragraph that, in approaching socio-cultural content in a dictionary, special thought should be given to.a. the language levels of its usersb

26、. the number of its prospective purchasersc. the different tastes of its usersd. the various cultural backgrounds of its users10. What is the passage mainly about?b. A comparison of peoplea. Different ways of treating socio-cultural elements in the three new English dictionaries.s opinions on the cu

27、ltural content in the three new English dictenari精品文档c. The advantages of the BBC dictionary over Oxford and Longman.d. The user-friendliness of the three new English dictionaries.Passage 311-15ACDAB 16-20 BBACABond reached under the dashboard and from its concealed holster drew out the long-barrell

28、ed .45 Colt Army Special and laid it on the seat beside him. The battle was how in the open and somehow the Mercedes must be stopped.Using the road as if it was Donington , Bond rammed his foot down and kept it there. Gradually, with the needle twitching either side of the hundred mark he began to n

29、arrow the gap.Drax took the left-hand fork at Charing and hissed up the long hill. Ahead, in the giant beam of his headlights, one of Bowaters 'huge eight-wheeled AEC Diesel carriers was just grinding into the first bend of the hairpin, labouring under the fourteen tons of newsprint it was takin

30、g on a night run to one of the East Kent newspapers.Drax cursed under his breath as he saw the long carrier with the twenty gigantic rolls, each containing five miles of newsprint, roped to its platform. Right in the middle of the tricky S-bend at the top of the hill.He looked in the driving mirror

31、and saw the Bentley coming into the fork.And then Drax had his idea.'Krebs, ' the word was a pistol shot.et out your knife.' There was a sharp click and the stiletto was in Krebs's hand. One didn't dawdle when there was that note in the master's voice.'I am going to slow

32、down behind this lorry. Take your shoes and socks off and climb out on to the bonnet and when I come up behind the lorry jump on to it. I shall be going at walking-pace. It will be safe. Cut the ropes that hold the rolls of paper.The left ones first. Then the right. I shall have pulled up level with

33、 the lorry and when you have cut the second lot jump into the car. Be careful you are not swept off with the paper.'Drax dowsed his headlights and swept round the bend at eighty. The lorry was twenty yards ahead and Drax had to brake hard to avoid crashing into its tail. The Mercedes executed a

34、dry skid until its radiator was almost underneath the platform of the carrier.Drax changed down to second.' Now !' He held the car steady as a rock as Krebs, with bare feet, went over the windscreen and scrambled along the shining bonnet, his knife in his hand.With a leap he was up and hacki

35、ng at the left-hand ropes. Drax pulled away to the right and crawled up level with the rear wheels of the Diesel, the oily smoke from its exhaust in his eyes and nostrils.Bond's lights were just showing round the bend.There was a series of huge thuds as the left-hand rolls poured off the back of

36、 the lorry into the road and went hurtling off into the darkness. And more thuds as the right-hand ropes parted. One roll burst as it landed and Drax heard a tearing rattle as the unwinding paper crashed back down the one-in-ten gradient.Released of its load the lorry almost bounded forward and Drax

37、 had to accelerate a little to catch the flying figure of Krebswho landed half across Gala's back and half in the front seat. Drax stamped his foot into the floor and sped off up the hill, ignoring a shout from the lorry-driver above the clatter of the Diesel pistons as he shot ahead.As he hurtl

38、ed round the next bend he saw the shaft of two headlights curve up into the sky above the tops of the trees until they were almost vertical. They wavered there for an instant and then the beams whirled away across the sky and went out.A great barking laugh broke out of Drax as for a split second he

39、took his eyes off the road and raised his face triumphantly towards the stars.Choose the best answer to each question.11. Which is true?a) Bond, driving a Bentley, is chasing Drax, who is driving a Mercedes.b) Bond, driving a Mercedes, is chasing Drax, who is driving a Bentley.c) Drax, driving a Ben

40、tley, is chasing Bond, who is driving a Mercedes.d) Drax, driving a Mercedes, is chasing Bond, who is driving a Bentley.12. What weapon did Bond take out?a) a gun from under the seatb) an army knife from a hidden pocketc) a gun which was hidden in the front of the card) a special army machine for st

41、opping cars13. What do you think Donington is (Paragraph 2)?a) a townb) a country road c) a main road d) a race-track14. ' Bond rammed his foot down and kept tihere ' (Paragraph 2). This expression showsa) that he found it difficult to stay in his seat on the rough road .b) that he was feeli

42、ng nervous.c) that he was very sure of himself.d) that he wanted to drive fast.15. What do you think ' newsprint ' is (Paragraph 3)?a) newspapers b) paper for printing newspapers c) posters to advertise newspapers d) wrapping paper16. What is 'dawdle ' (Paragraph 7)?a) complain b) go

43、 slowlyc) hurryd) disagree violently17. 'Dowsed' (Paragraph 9) meansa) switched on b) switched offc) checkedd) used18. ' Hacking ' (Paragraph 11) meansa) cuttingb) pullingc) lookingd) working19. The scene of the story isa) a long hill with a bend at each end.b) a steep gradient with

44、a lot of bends.c) a long steep hill with a double bend at the top.d) a hairpin bend, followed by a one-in-ten gradient.20. By cutting the rolls of newsprint, Drax and Krebsa) stop Bond. b) cause Bond to crash into the lorry. c) slow Bond down. d) cause the lorry to crash.Passage 4 CDBABThere ' s

45、 a simple premise behind what Larry Myers does for a living: If you can smell it, you can find it.Myers is the founder of Auburn University's Institute for Biological Detection Systems, the main task of which is to chase the ultimate in detection devices - an artificial nose.For now, the subject

46、 of their research is little more than a stack of gleaming chips tucked away in a laboratory drawer. But soon, such a tool could be hanging from the belts of police, arson ( 纵火)investigators and food-safety inspectors.The technology that they are working on would suggest quite reasonably that, withi

47、n three to five years, we'll have some workable sensors ready to use. Such devices might find wide use in places that attract terrorists. Police could detect drugs, bodies and bombs hidden in cars, while food inspectors could easily test food and water for contamination.The implications for revo

48、lutionary advances in public safety and the food industry are astonishing. But so, too, are the possibilities for abuse: Such machines could determine whether a woman is ovulating ( 排卵),without a physical exam - or even her knowledge.One of the traditional protectors of American liberty is that it h

49、as been impossible to search everyone. Thatobe the case.Artificial biosensors created at Auburn work totally differently from anything ever seen before. AromaScan, for example, is a desktop machine based on a bank of chips sensitive to specific chemicals that evaporate into the air. As air is sucked

50、 into the machine, chemicals pass over the sensor surfaces and produce changes in the electrical current flowing through them. Those current changes are logged into a computer that sorts out odors based on their electrical signatures.Myers says they expect to load a single fingernail-size chip with

51、thousands of odor receptors ( 感受器),enough to create a sensor that's nearly as sensitive as a dog's nose.21. Which of the following is within the capacity of the artificial nose being developed?A. Performing physical examinations. B. Locating places which attract terrorists.C. Detecting drugs

52、 and water contamination. D. Monitoring food processing.22. A potential problem which might be caused by the use of an artificial nose isA. negligence of public safety B. an abuse of personal freedomC. a hazard to physical healthD. a threat to individual privacy23. The word "logged" (Line

53、5, Para. 7) most probably means " ".A. presetB. enteredC. processedD. simulated24. To produce artificial noses for practical use, it is essential .A. to develop microchips with thousands of odor receptors B. to invent chips sensitive to various chemicalsC. to design a computer program to s

54、ort out smells D. to find chemicals that can alter the electrical current passing through25. The author ' s attitude towards Larry Myers' work is.A. cautiousB. approvingC. suspicious D. overenthusiasticII. Translation: 20% (See the answer sheet)1. If we are not careful in the Year of the Wom

55、an, we shall end up with millions of defensive neurotic females trying to live up to all the propaganda that puts so much pressure on them to take on more than they can cope with and more than they ever want to do.如果我们在女性年里不小心的话，我们就会有数以百万计的时时都设防的焦虑女性，试图和宣传的一样，给自己加压，承担了他们难以处理的事情和他们从不想承担的事情。2. It was

56、a bright, cold day, the ground covered with a sleet that had' frozen so that it seemed as if all the bare trees, the bushes, the cut brush and all the grass and the bare ground had been varnished with ice, I took the young Irish setter for a walk up the road and along a frozen creek, but it was

57、difficult to stand or walk on the glassy surface and the red dog slipped and slithered and I fell twice, hard, once dropping my gun and having it slide away over the ice.那是明亮而寒冷的一天，大地覆盖了一层冰，以致于所有的光秃秃的树，灌木丛，被砍过的粗杂材和所有的草以及光秃秃的大地都消失在冰层中。我牵着爱尔兰长毛猎犬在柏油路上和冰冻的小溪边散步，但是在滑溜溜的表层站立或者散步是非常困难的，红色的小狗滑倒了，摇晃不稳的前行，我也

58、狠狠地摔了两跤，曾经把我的枪都摔掉了，枪顺着冰滑了好远。3. I am painfully aware that academic leaders have themselves too often resorted to strictly economic appeals for support because these seemed easier to explain and justify then the less tangible purposes of learning.我非常痛苦地意识到，学术大家们太经常让自己着迷于经济方面的帮助了，因为这看起来非常简单地解释了学术目标的不切实

59、际而且这也让它们看起来非常合理。4. I have thought of going to work, but I am unwilling to admit that I do not know how to use myfreedom and have toembrace the flunkydom of a job because I have no resources - in a word, no character.我想过要回去工作，但是我不愿意承认我不知道如何使用我的自由，成为工作的仆人，因为我没有任何资源，总之， 没有性格。5. On the way to Sunday school I had pressed the envelope against the coins until I could tell what they were; they weren dimes but pennies.去星期日学校的路