南财-实用英语2-第二套试卷(共6页)

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上南京财经大学成人高等教育网络课程 大学英语综合教程（第二册）试卷2* 本试卷满分为100分，答题时间为90分钟。- 一、阅读判断 (共 10小题，共计 20分) 二、单项选择题(共45小题，共计 80分). Reading Judgment (True or False) ( 20)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the following 10 questions. If the statement agrees

2、with the information given in the passage. You choose A for True; and if statement contradicts the information given in the passage, you choose B for False. Ability to LearnPeople differ in their ability to learn. They differ in the amount of ability they have, as well as in the kind of ability they

3、 have. Some students can barely get passing marks in high school, while others earn all As. Certain students are successful in mathematics and science but do poorly in literature and history. Other students do well in literature and history and poorly in science and mathematics.It is hard to find ou

4、t what causes these differences. Are they due to the persons background tothe kind of home or neighborhood in which he grew up and the kind of experiences he had? Or is a persons ability to learn passed on to him from his ancestors, along with such traits as the texture of his hair and the color of

5、his eyes?Most studies of these questions seem to point to the fact that both the conditions under which a person grows up (his environment) and the traits passed on to him from his ancestors (his inheritance) determine how well the person learns. It is true that some families have an unusually large

6、 number of gifted members. But these families may live in homes in which there are books and other opportunities for learning. The parents may be concerned with their childrens success in school. In other families there are generations of people with very modest abilities. In these families, interes

7、t in learning may not be encouraged.Differences between boys and girls in ability to learn have also been reported. Generally, however, the differences have been small. Girls tend to have slightly better grades in elementary school, and they re slightly better in work skills than boys. Boys, on the

8、average, get higher scores on mathematical learning tasks and in science and mechanics.It is doubtful that the differences reported in learning reflect physical differences between boys and girls. It is more likely that the differences in learning reflect a general feeling among people in the Wester

9、n world. Certain tasks are popularly felt to be best suited to girls and others best suited to boys.It is thought by many people that children learn more easily than adults. But children are not necessarily the best learners. The ability to remember numbers, to memorize poetry, or to learn school su

10、bjects increases as people grow older. In many of these tasks a person can achieve nearly twice as much at the age of 20 as he can at the age of 10. After the age of 25 the ability to acquire new learning begins to drop somewhat. This drop continues for the rest of ones life. But it is not the same

11、for all subjects. The ability to learn routine tasks falls off faster than the ability to learn meaningful material. It also seems to be true that people who are intelligent and well educated show less of a drop than others in ability to learn as they grow older. The rapid growth of technical and ot

12、her information in this century has made learning particularly important. But many questions wait for answers. Much research is going on in psychological laboratories. Psychologists want to know how memory works. In what way is an ability to learn affected by the skills we have learned before? Do hu

13、man beings have certain inborn abilities that make it possible for them to learn some skills more easily than others?The need for learning and remembering is especially important to students. Perhaps your task as a student will be made easier as more is discovered about learning.1. Different people

14、have different abilities to learn. A. True B. False2. A persons ability to learn, as well as the traits of the texture of his hair and the color of his eyes, is inherited from his ancestor. A. True B. False3. The two factors both the environment and the inheritance play a crucial role in deciding a

15、persons ability to learn. A. True B. False4. The parents of the families which have an extremely large number of capable members pay more attention to their childrens achievements in study. A. True B. False5. Due to their physical distinctions, boys and girls make an enormous difference in their abi

16、lity to learn. A. True B. False6. It is widely believed that some tasks are appropriate to girls as well as boys. A True B. False7. It is universally accepted that children can learn better than adults. A. True B. False8. All peoples ability to acquire new things will decline at the same speed after

17、 they are 25. A. True B. False9. No questions about peoples ability to learn remain to be resolved. A. True B. False10. The more about learning is revealed, the easier the students study will be. A. True B. False. Reading Comprehension ( 80)Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each pass

18、age is followed by 5 questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter.Passage 1The key to any successful garage sale (家庭旧物出售) is to get the word out. The best means of advertising your sale is to place

19、 an ad in the local newspaper. If you have a city and neighborhood paper, make sure you advertise in both. The ad should be large enough that it stands out. It should also include information on where the sale is located with directions, the “hot” items youre selling and the time the sale will start

20、 and end. An ad should be placed at least two days before the sale and run until the day of your event. That way people can plan their route(路线) to the sale in advance.Signs are another great way to inform your community. Post them in places where people gather, such as stores and community centers.

21、 Some businesses have a central bulletin board (布告栏), which is the best place to advertise. Other places to post are at the local college or university campus. This is especially helpful if your sale is happening in August or early September when students have returned to school and are looking for

22、cheap finds.Post signs around your neighborhood. You should also place both ads and direction signs, especially if youre located on a side street without a major presence. Signs will attract and direct people. Just make sure you print in bold letters and use large direction signs so people can read

23、the information from the front seat of their car.1. The best way of getting out the news of your garage sale is to _.A. publish the news online B. visit people door-to-doorC. advertise in the local newspaper D. make phone calls to your neighbors2. You should place an ad at least two days before the

24、sale so that people can _.A. get enough cash for the sale B. compare prices of the itemsC. select the items they will buy D. decide on their route in advance3. Why should signs be posted in a community center? A. Schools are nearby. B. There are many stores.C. Students often meet there. D. More peop

25、le gather there.4. What advice is given for printing the signs according to the last paragraph? A. Colored signs are preferred. B. Bold letters should be used.C. Large pictures should be included. D. Phone numbers should be provided.5. The best title for the passage might be _.A. Advertising Garage

26、Sales B. Advantages of Garage SalesC. Importance of Garage Sales D. Printing Ads for Garage SalesPassage 2In the eighteenthcentury one of the first modern economists, Adam Smith, thought that the “whole annual produce of the land and labor of every country” provided revenue to “three different order

27、s of people: those who live by rent, those who live by wages, and those who live by profit”. Each successive stage of the industrial revolution, however, made the social structure more complicated.Many intermediate groups grew up during the nineteenth century between the upper middle class and the w

28、orking class. There were smallscale industrialists as well as large ones, small shopkeepers and tradesmen, officials and salaried employees, skilled and unskilled workers, and professional men such as doctors and teachers. Farmers and peasants continued in all countries as independent groups.During

29、the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the possession of wealth inevitably affected a persons social position. Intelligent industrialists with initiative made fortunes by their wits which lifted them into an economic group far higher than that of their workingclass parents. But they lacked soc

30、ial training of the upper class, who despised them as the “new rich.”They often sent their sons and daughters to special school to acquire social training. Here their children, mixed with the children of the upper classes, were accepted by them, and very often found marriage partners from among them

31、. In the same way, a thrifty, hardworking laborer, though not clever himself, might save for his son enough to pay for an extended secondary school education in the hope that he would move in a “white-collar” occupation, carrying with it a higher salary and a move up in the social scale.In the twent

32、ieth century the increased taxation of higher incomes, the growth of the social services, and the wider development of educational opportunity have considerably altered the social outlook. The upper classes no longer are the sole, or even the main possessors of wealth, power and education, though in

33、herited social position still carries considerable prestige.6. What criterion did Adam Smith seem to go by in his classification of social groups? A. The amount of wealth B. The amount of moneyC. The social status D. The way of getting money7. If you compare the first and second paragraph, what grou

34、ps of people did Adam Smith leave out in his classification? A. Officials and employees B. Peasants and farmers.C Doctors and teachers D. Tradesmen and landlords.8. Who were the new rich during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? A. They were still the upper class people. B. They were owne

35、rs of large factories.C They were intelligent industrialists. D They were skilled workers who made their fortune.9. According to the passage, what did those people do who intended to make their children move up in the social ladder? A. They saved a lot of money for their children to receive higher e

36、ducation.B. They tried to find marriage partners from the children of the upper class.C. They made greater fortunes by their wits.D. They worked even harder to acquire social training. 10. In the twentieth century class differences have been partly smoothed out by _.A. Increased income and decreased

37、 taxationB. Taxation, social services and educational opportunitiesC. Education, the increase of income and industrial developmentD. The decrease of the upper class populationDirections: There are 10 incomplete statements in this section. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the a

38、ppropriate answer from the four choices A, B, C and D.11. She didnt know to express her ideas clearly when she was invited to speak at a meeting. A. where B. why C. what D. how12. The representative of the company demanded that part of the agreement revised.A. will be B. is C. to be D. be13. his sur

39、prise, the manager found nobody in the meeting room.A. At B. ToC. ForD. With 14. I was almost asleep last night when I suddenly heard someone at the door.A. be knockingB. knockingC. to knockD. having knocked15. She didnt go to the party last night, she had to finish her term paper.A. ifB. thoughC. t

40、illD. because16. They regard as their duty to provide the best service for their customers.A. thisB. whatC. itD. that17. up at the clock on the wall, the secretary found it was already midnight.A. LookingB. LookC. To lookD. Looked18. I tried to get out of the business I found impossible to carry on.

41、A. whyB. whichC. whatD. where19. The scientists wanted to keep people about the breakthrough in his experiment.A. in formB. informedC. informingD. to inform20. The advertising company recently hired a designer had once won a prize in a national contest.A. whoseB. whichC. whomD. whoDirections: There

42、are 20 blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should choose the one that Best fits into the passage.People could not go into space without computers. Computers a lot of information. They solve many problems quickly in order to bring people

43、back safely to earth.Apollo 13 was sent into space on April 11, 1970, three astronauts on board. They were on their way to the moon. The trip went well for two days. , when Apollo 13 was 200,000 miles from earth, there was a sudden problem. The spaceship oxygen. The men might die without enough oxyg

44、en they could return to earth.Very quickly, the scientists in the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas, went to work on the problem. How could these men quickly and safely to earth? they have enough oxygen left to return?It months of work for scientists alone to study all the possible answers

45、to these problems. They could use one thinga computer. One of the largest and computers in the world was at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston.Scientists quickly thought up all possible ways to save the men in Apollo 13. They the information into the computer as fast as they could. They did not

46、 stop to eat or rest. For 12 hours, scientists and the computer worked without stopping. every possible answer to the problem, the computer how long it would take, how much fuel, how much oxygen, and the chances of or failure.Finally, the computer came the best answer. The three astronauts came back

47、 to earth safely. They landed in the ocean only one-half mile from the ship, picked them up. This is just a typical example of the importance of computers. The computer is so important to space travel scientists do not want the computer to when they need it. It is built to work approximately six yea

48、rs without repair. The spacecraft Center has a second computer just like the first one. They can use the second computer there is any trouble with the first one. Computers are necessary for a safe, successful trip into space.21. A. could receive B. can hold C. could reveal D. can indicate22. A. carr

49、ying inside B. taking with C. holding inside D. having23. A. However B. Moreover C. Though D. Therefore24. A. off B. away C. round D. across25. A. had lost B. have lost C. lost D. was losing26. A. when B. if C. before D. since4627. A. turn back B. be returned C. turn D. return28. A. Would B. Will C.

50、 Can D. Did29. A. could take B. took C. would have taken D. had taken30. A. almost B. only C. nearly D. approximately31. A. safe B. portable C. most quickly D. fastest32. A. installed B. put C. entered D. transmitted33. A. For B. As C. About D. Since34. A. made judgments B. informed C. told D. foretold35. A. successor B. success C. successes D. succeeding36. A. up with B. out with C