大学英语(二)第2阶段测试题

江南大学现代远程年上半年第二阶段测试卷考试科目:《大学英语（二》46（100分）时间：90分钟 学习中心（教学点）批次： ： 专业： 学号： 身份： 姓名： 得分 第一部分：英语知识运用Mysonhaswonthescholarshipthisterm. B .Metoo. B.Congratulations! C.agoodguy. D.Youmustbeproud.Letmedoitforyou. D .No,youcan’t. B.Pleasedon’t. C.noneofyourbusiness. D.Thankyou,butImanage.liketobookasingleroomthisweekend. A .Sorry,noroomavailable. B.up? C.Speaklouder. D.Whoareyou?Hi,Mary.Hi,Bill. D ?Whatareyoudoing? B.Whatdoyoudo? C.Doyouknowme?D.Howareyoudoing?Niceday,it?Yes,A .warmandsunny B.wetandcold C.terrible D.raining.YouspeakEnglishverywell. B .No,no. B.Thankyou. C.Nokidding. D.Areyou?Wouldyoumindclosingthewindow?coldinhere. C .Ofcourse. B.Youdoityourself. C.Ofcoursenot. D.Idon’tknow.areallywonderfulevening.A .I’mgladyouenjoyedit. B.sokindofyou. C.Youaremyfriends.D.Doyoureallylikeso?Greatparty,it? D .I’mafraidyes. B.Notreally. C.No,really. D.Yeah,really.Youlookfamiliartome.Havewemetbefore? D .Iwouldrathernot. B.Ibelieveso. C.Doyou?D. I’mafraidnot.第二部分：阅读理解PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurinsocietieswherethereisamixtureofdifferentkindsofpeoplethaninsocietieswherepeople aresimilarinmanyways.The simplereasonforthisisthattherearemoredifferentwaysoflookingatthingspresentinthefirstkindofsociety.Therearemoreideas,moredisagreementsininterest,andmore groupsandorganizationswithdifferentbeliefs.Inaddition,thereisusuallyagreaterworldlyinterestandgreatertoleranceinmixedsocieties.Allthesefactorstendtopromotesocialchangebyopeningmoreareasoflifetodecision.Inasocietywherepeoplearequitesimilarinmanyways,therearefeweroccasionsforpeopletoseetheneedortheopportunityforchangebecauseeverythingseemstobethesame.Andalthoughconditionsmaynotsatisfactory,theyareatleastcustomaryandundisputed.Withinasociety,socialchangeisalsolikelytooccurmorefrequentlyandmorereadilyinthematerialaspectsoftheculturethaninthenon-material,forexample,intechnologyratherthaninvalues;inwhathasbeenlearnedlaterinliferatherthanwhatwaslearnedearly;inthelessbasicandlessemotionalaspectsofsocietythanintheiropposites;inthesimpleelementsratherthaninthecomplexones;informratherthaninsubstance;andinelementsthatareacceptabletocultureratherthaninstrangeelements.Furthermore,socialchangeiseasierifitisgradual.Forexample,itcomesmorereadilyhumanrelationsonacontinuousscaleratherthanonewithsharpdichotomies( 二分法).ThisisonereasonwhychangehasnotcomemorequicklytoblackAmericansascomparedtootherAmericanminorities,becauseofthesharpdifferenceinappearancebetweenthemandtheirwhitecounterparts.Accordingtothepassage,oneofthefactorsthattendtopromotesocialchangeis B .mutualinterestdifferentpointsofviewmoreworldlypeopleadvancedtechnologySocialchangeislesslikelytooccurinasocietywherepeoplearequitesimilarinmanywaysbecause C .peopletherearealwayssatisfiedwiththeirlivingconditionspeopletherehaveidenticalneedsthatcanbemetwithoutmuchdisputespeopletherehavegotaccustomedtotheirconditionsthattheythinkitnecessarytochangepeopletherearelessemotionalandeasytopleaseAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue? A Socialvaluesplayanimportantroleinsocialchange.Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurinthematerialaspectsofsociety.Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurifitcomesgradually.Socialchangetendstomeetwithmoredifficultyinbasicandemotionalaspectsofsociety.Theexpression"greatertolerance"inParagraph1refersto D .greaterwillingnesstoacceptsocialchangequickeradoptiontochangingcircumstancesmorerespectfordifferentbeliefsandbehaviorgreaterreadinesstoagreetodifferentopinionsandideasThepassagemainlydiscusses D .twodifferentsocietiesthenecessityofsocialchangedifferentsocialchangescertainfactorsthatdeterminetheeasewithwhichsocialchangesoccurQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Fornearlyacenturybeforetherewassuchathingasaspaceprogram,aviewofspacewaspossible.PeoplecouldseedetailedviewsoftheMoon,exploreMars,andstudythegeometricbeautyofSaturn’softhiswasmadepossiblebyasmallgroupofartist-astronomerswhomadeacareerofillustratinghowotherworldsinspacemightlook.LucienRudaux,aFrenchartist,wasthefirsttocombinehisartistictalentswithhisknowledgeastronomy.His paintings show a mixture of skilled observations, brilliant imagination, andpainstakingattentiontodetail.Asaresult,manyofhisworkshavecomesurprisinglyclosetoactualconditionsondistantplanets.HispaintingofMarsincludedmoonlikecratersthatwerefirstphotographedbytheMariner4Probein1965.His1830paintingofaduststormlooksremarkablylikeaphotographofastormtakenbyOrbiter2in1976.Theartist-astronomers,includingRudaux,stimulatedinterestinouterspacebypaintingwhateventuallyturnedouttobepreciseportraitsoftheplanets.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage? ATheamazingaccuracyofspaceartists.ThepopularsuccessofLucienRudaux..Theimaginationsofgreatartists.ThesimilaritiesoftheMoontoMars.Forhowmanyyearshavepeoplebeenabletoseepaintingsshowingthe Dappearanceofotherplanets?Nearlyfiveyears.Aboutfifteenyears.Aboutfiftyyears.Almostahundredyears.Accordingtothepassage,artist-astronomersspenttheirlives.exploringtheplanetsstudyinggeometrycreatingimagesofspaceproducingrocketsforspacetravelAccordingtothepassage,theworksofLucienRudauxrepresentcombinationof .astronomyandmathematicsgeneralizationsandspecificsphotographyandillustrationfactandfictionAccordingtothepassage,whatdidMariner4photograph? B Aspaceprobe.TheplanetMars.CratersontheMoon.LucienRudaux’sPassagethreeIntheWest,itiscustomarytoholdapartyincelebrationofaperson’sbirthday.At18,onebecomesanadult.Usuallythefamilyhasabigpartyforthenewadultandamajorpresent--anexpensivecarorwatch--isgiventohimorher.Thepresentvariesfromfamilytofamily.Anybirthdaypast70iscelebratedinaspecialwaybecausethebirthdaypersonisgettingoldandmaydiebeforeanotherbirthdaycomesaround.And100--thecentennialbirthday--isgenerallyregardedasunusuallyoccasionbecausefewpeoplereachit.Thecentenarianmayevenreceiveatelegramoraletterofcongratulationsfromothers.Manyfriendscometothebirthdaypartywithbirthdaypresentsandsay“HappyBirthday”tothebirthdayperson.Theguestswatchhimorheropenthepresentsandheorshethanksthemforthepresentstheyhavebrought.Atthepartydrinksandfoodareserved.Towardtheendofthedinnerthelightsintheroomareturnedoff,andsomeonecomesinfromanotherroomwithacakeonwhicharelightedcandles,oneforeachyear.Atthesightofthecaketheguestsbeginsinging“HappyBirthdaytoandthebirthdaypersonmakesawishbeforeheorsheblowsoutthecandlesonthecake.Itissaidthatthewishwillcometrueifallthecandlesgooutinonepuff.Afterthat,thecakeiscutinslices,usuallybythebirthdayperson,onepieceforeachguest.Whenthepartycomestoanend,theguestswishthebirthdayperson“HappyBirthday”againandleave.Whatdothewesternersdotocelebratetheirbirthday? B A)Theyoftengoouting. B)Theyholdaparty.C)Theygotoseeafilm. D)Theycalleachother.Whatdoparentsgivethechildrenwhentheyare18yearsold? D A) Awatch. B)Acar. C)Alargehouse. D)Aor23Thebirthdaypast70isoftencelebratedinaspecialwayC .A)becausetheyareveryhealth B)becausetheywanttobecausethepersonisgettingoldandolderandhemaydiebeforeanotherbirthdaytogivethebirthdaypersonasurpriseThebirthdaypersonbeforeheblowsoutthecandles.makesawish B)singsasongforothers C)dances D)kisseshisparentsWhenthepartyisover, B .theguestswillstaythereandtalkwitheachothertheguestssayHappyBirthdaytothebirthdaypersonandthenleavethebirthdaypersonwillcleantheroomthebirthdaypersonwillgotosleepatoncePassageFourAntsaregreatathletesinproportiontotheirsize.Theycanliftaweightfourhundredtimestheirownweight.Theoreticallyafive-poundantcouldeasilyliftaton.Themostskillfulfarmersintheinsectworldarethesmall,heavilyarmoredparasolants.Theyworkatnightanditisnothingforthemtostripalargetreeatatime,marchingoffwithbitsofleafheldoverthemlikeparasols.Surprisinglyenough,theseantsdonoteatthevegetationtheygot.Rathertheyuseitasrawmaterialfortheirremarkableundergroundgardens,whichtheytendthemselves.Theshredsoftheleavesareliterallychewedintoarichcompostwhichisusedtostrengthenthegardenwhereathread-likefungusiscultivated.Thisspeciesoffungusistheirownsourceoffood.Includedintheextraordinaryparasolantsocietyaretinygardenworkers,andslightlybiggerworkerswhodigtheinterconnectingchambersofthehive.Theparasolqueenant,morethanonehundredtimesthesizeofthegardenworkers,iswaiteduponhandandfootbyhundredsofhercitizens.Anantisverystronginproportiontoitsweight.Antscanliftaweight D .300timestheirownweight B)600timestheirownweightC)five-poundmorethantheirownweight D)400timestheirownweightInashorttime,theycanstripatreeofallitsleavesinordertomakea B .homeforthequeenant B)compostfortheirgardensC)speciesoffungus D)kindoffoodWhendidthearmoredparasolantswork? BAtdaytime B)Atnight C)Inthemorning D)Atnoontheusageoffungus? B Todecoratethegarden. B)Theonlysourceofthefood.C)Toprotectthetree. D)Theplaceforthemtolivein.Thearmoredparasolsareregardedas .greatathletes B)skillfulfarmers C)queenants D)chamberbuildersPartIII VocabularyandStructure(15%)Directions:Thereareanumberofincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearechoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Thecostofthehousemaybelowerthanwefirstthought;but D itwillstillbebeyondourreach.incase

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