高级英语期末考试试卷及答案(三)

第2学期

高级英语（第二册）B卷

Directions:

1.WriteallyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

2.YoumusthandinbothyourtestbookandyourAnswerSheet.

I.Fillintheblankofthefollowingitemswiththecorrectformofthewordgiven

inthebrackets.Makesurethewordyoufillinisappropriatebothsyntactically

andsemantically.(10%)

1.''Somethingabsolutelyhashappened,“hesaid."ThePrincewasona

dahabeeyahlastnightcomingbackfromKarnakandsomeonefelloverboard.M

(fright)

2.ApparentlyitusedtobesituateddownbytheshorejustoutsideWaikiki,nextto

theMarina,butafewyearsagothesitewassoldtodevelopers,thehospital

demolishedandahigh-risehotelwasconstructedinitsplace,(luxurious)

3.Afterescortinganjournalisttoaremotetropicalisland,Jack

Carverfindshimselfstrandedinparadise,huntedbyanunrelentingteamofhighly

trainedmercenaries,(inquisition)

4.Inthefifteenmonthsthatfollowed,theworldwasrhetoricallysplitintotwo

hostilecamps,oneSoviet,theotherAmerican,separatedby'deepdistrustandmutual

/(suspect)

5.Theso-calledGreatAwakeningofhe1730sand1740sspreadacrossthelandasa

totheperceptionamongmanythattheplaceofreligioninlifehadtobe

restoredandredefined,(testify)

6.Onlybypilingupspecificcommunity-basedinformationcanchildrenlearnto

participateincomplexactivitieswithothermembersoftheir

community,(cooperate)

7.OfficialChristiandoctrineisthatJesusisbothhumananddivine,andthathis

anddivinityarenotintermingled;inotherwords,heisnotagod-manor

superman,(humane)

8.Andersonisconcernedwiththethatintheprocessofindustrialization,

pre-existingformsof'extended'familyandkinshiprelationsaredisrupted,

(hypothetical)

9.,thereissomedisagreementonthispoint.Onegroupofresearchers

feelsthatcalciumsupplements一and,byimplication,calciumcontainedin

foods—shouldbetakenwithmealsbecausethey'reabsorbedbetterthatway.(admit)

10.Allaresaddenedbytheofherleaving.Sheaskswhethershemaycook

arealFrenchmealforthecommunitytocelebratethehundredthanniversaryofthe

birthofthefoundingdean,(prospect)

11.Helovedthelarge,rooms,thoughhestillfounditdifficulttoavoidthe

businessandnoiseofdailyliving,andtheintrusiononhisworkingtimeof

thoughtlessvisitors,(air)

12.DeclaredtobetheleastofHollywood'scelebrities,CandiceBergenis

perhapsquietestwhen'givingsomethingback/(pretend)

13.EvenwhenlecturingatCambridgeafterthewar,hecametoseehowthecollege

servantslived,aswellasthebeautyofthepublicsurface,(compare)

14.Nevertheless,bydintofdiligenceand,onecangetafairlyreliable

assessmentofthenatureandsizeofthemovement,(ingenious)

15.AtleastIcanrecallleaningoverthesideonthestem,vaguelyawareofthe

whitefacesoftheguncrewofthethree-inchfiftyclosebesideme.(stare)

16.Assophisticatedasatuxedo,anewcoatofblackpaintandpinstripedcushioning

prepares30-year-oldgardenfurnitureforanotherroundof.(gay)

17.ThisJeffersonian,despiteitspowerfulholdonthepoliticaltraditions

ofournation,beganalongdeclineinitsactualrelevancetoAmericanpoliticallifeas

earlyasJefferson'sowntime,(ideal)

18.Likemymother,I,too,wenttoNewYorkforayear.In1947,1wasfourteenthen,

andIhadstartedfeelingthatI'dSuffolk.NightanddayIdreamedof

livinginNewYorkwithmyuncle,(outgrow)

19.Forexample,oneassumptioninmosttheoriesisthatthe'eyes'that

seeareexclusivelymale,(cinema)

20.Dr.Wollastongaveoneofhiseveningparties,towhichmenofscienceand

amateurswereinvitedanditwasthecustomtoexhibitscientific,andto

makethemthesubjectofconversation,(novel)

ILStructure:completethefollowingsentenceswiththebestexpressionfromthe

fourchoices.(10%)

1.Itnibbledrapidlythebread.

a.tob.atc.ford.in

2.Aftercenturiesofrestriction,theyhaveovercrowding.

a.ceasedtobotheringaboutb.ceasedinbotheringabout

c.ceasedtobotheraboutd.ceasedbotherabout

3.Thatseemstobe.

a.generalthecaseb.generalacasec.generallythecased.generallyacase

4.ThenforthefirsttimeInoticedthepooroldbodiesreducedto.

a.boneandskinb.bonesandskinsc.boneandskinsd.bonesandskin

5.Whenthoseoldwomengetacertainage,theyshrinkthe

sizeofchildren.

a.beyond,tob.beyond,backc.above,tod.above,back

6.Themoviealmost.

a.kickedmedownb.knockedmeoutc.kickedmeoutd.knockedmedown

7.OverandoveragainIcitedinstances,pointedoutflaws,kepthammering

without.

a.away,let-upb.away,let-outc.on,let-upd.on,let-out

8.Afteradozenyearsofwork,thedonkeysuddenlydrops.

a.devoting,deadb.devoted,deadc.devoting,dyingd.devoted,dying

9.Theirsplendidbodieswerehiddeninkhakiuniforms.

a.reachmedownb.reach-me-down

c.reachedmedownd.reached-me-down

10.Andtheyarestreakedingrime,withdeadandeczematouspatchesof

paintpeepingthroughthestreaks.

a.oneandallb.oneofallc.oneoralld.oneinall

11.Theyhavetakenastheirmodelabrick.

a.setatendb.setattheendc.setonendd.setontheend

12.theirglory,theyfoughtwithdistinction.

a.To,lastingb.For,lastingc.To,lastedd.For,lasted

13.TheboomingofAmericanindustrynolongerleftforthecodeof

morality.

a.anyroomsb.anyspacec.anyroomd.anyspaces

14.Ouryoungmenbegantoenlist.

a.underaforeignflagb.foraforeignflag

c.underforeignflagsd.forforeignflags

15.Eachtownhaditsfastsetwhichprideditselfitsunconventionality.

a.onb.forc.atd.in

16.WhatIistheunbrokenandagonizingugliness.

a.alludeatb.alludeforc.alludeind.alludeto

17.Therewasnotonefromthetrainthatdidn'tinsulttheeye.

a.atsightb.forsightc.insightd.withsight

18.TherebellionaffectedtheentireWesternWorldasaresultoftheofthe

war.

a.aftermathb.afterthoughtc.aftermathsd.after-thoughts

19.Thecrashoftheworldeconomicstructurecalledthepartyahaltand

forcedtherevelerstosober.

a.to,inb.in,upc.to,upd.on,in

20.Theywantedtogetintothefunbeforethewholething.

a.turnedbellyupb.turnedbellydown

c.turnedstomachupd.turnedstomachdown

III.Paraphrasethefollowingsentencesbyusingyourownwords.(20%)

1.Forseveralweeks,alwaysataboutthesametimeofday,thefileofoldwomen

hadhobbledpastthehousewiththeirfirewood,andthoughtheyhadregistered

themselvesonmyeyeballsIcannottrulysaythatIhadseenthem.

2.Theburdenofthevolumewasthatthebestmindsinthecountrywerebeing

ignored,thatartwasunappreciated,andthatbigbusinesshadcorruptedeverything.

3.ItisimpossibletoputdownthewallpaperthatdefacestheaverageAmerican

homeofthelowermiddleclasstomereinadvertence,ortotheobscenehumorofthe

manufacturers.

4.Shewas,tobesure,agirlwhoexcitedtheemotions,butIwasnotonetoletmy

heartrulemyhead.

5.Shehadanerectnessofcarriage,aneaseofbearing,apoisethatclearlyindicated

thebestofbreeding.

6....andherewasascenesodreadfullyhideous,sointolerablybleakandforlorn

thatitreducedthatwholeaspirationofmantoamacabreanddepressingjoke.

7.Itisasifsometitanicandaberrantgenius,uncompromisinginimicaltoman,had

devotedalltheingenuityofHelltothemakingofthem.

8.ForIhaveswornbeforeyouandAlmightyGodthesamesolemnoathour

forebearsprescribednearlyacenturyandthreequartersago.

9.Theremustbecausesbehindit;itarisesandflourishesinobediencetobiological

lawsandnotasamereactofGod.

10.Theyroseoutoftheearth,theyseatandstarveforafewyears,andthentheysink

backintothenamelessmoundsofthegraveyardandnobodynoticesthattheyare

gone.

IV.Identifythenameofthefigureofspeechusedinthefollowingsentences.You

mustwritedownEnglishwords.(10%)

1.GreenwichVillagesetthepattern.

2.OncertainlevelsoftheAmericanrace,indeed,thereseemstobeapositivelibido

fortheugly,asonotherandlessChristianlevelsthereisalibidoforthebeautiful.

3.Andleteveryotherpowerknowthatthishemisphereintendstoremainthemaster

ofitsownhouse.

4.Aretheysofrightfulbecausethevalleyisfullofforeigners—dull,insensate

brutes,withnoloveofbeautyinthem?

5.Youarethewholeworldtome,andthemoonandthestarsandtheconstellations

ofouterspace.

6.Beautifulshewas.Shewasnotyetofpin-upproportions,butIfeltsurethattime

wouldsupplythelack.

7.“Imaydobetterthanthat,“Isaidwithamysteriouswinkandclosedmybagand

left.

8.Foronlywhenourarmsaresufficientbeyonddoubtcanwebecertainbeyond

doubtthattheywillneverbeemployed.

9.Weobservetodaynotavictoryofpartybutacelebrationoffreedom,symbolizing

anendaswellasabeginning,signifyingrenewalaswellaschange.

10.AcrazylittlechurchjustwestofJeannette,setlikeadormer-windowontheside

ofabareleproushill.

V.Cloze:completetheblanksinthefollowingpassagebychoosingtheright

wordfromthelist.Youmayneedtochangetheformofthechosenword.Make

surethewordyoufillisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallycorrect.(10%)

pointchancerealmisscollectstarve

interestcommunityresortvisibleprimitivepoor

conspicuousdirectnotice

Allpeoplewhoworkwiththeirhandsarepartly____1—_,andthemore

importanttheworktheydo,thelessvisibletheyare.Still,awhiteskinisalways

fairly2.InnorthernEurope,whenyouseealabourerploughingafield,

youprobablygivehimasecondglance.Inahotcountry,anywheresouthof

GibraltaroreastofSuez,the3arethatyoudon'tevenseehim.Ihave

noticedthisagainandagain.Inatropicallandscapeone'seyetakesineverything

exceptthehumanbeings.Ittakesinthedried-upsoil,thepricklypear,the

palm-treeandthedistantmountain,butitalways4thepeasanthoeingat

hispatch.Heisthesamecolourastheearth,andagreatdealless5to

lookat.

Itisonlybecauseofthisthatthe6countriesofAsiaandAfricaare

acceptedastourist7.Noonewouldthinkofrunningcheaptripstothe

DistressedAreas.Butwherethehumanbeingshavebrownskinstheir

8issimplynotnoticed.WhatdoesMoroccomeantoaFrenchman?An

orange-groveorajobingovernmentservice.OrtoanEnglishman?Camels,

castles,palm-trees,ForeignLegionnaires,brasstraysandbandits.Onecould

probablylivehereforyearswithout9thatfornine-tenthsofthepeople

the10oflifeisanendless,back-breakingstruggletowringalittlefood

outofanerodedsoil.

VI.Proofreadinganderror-correction:readthefollowingpassageandcorrect

theerrorineachlinethatismarkedout.Rememberthereisanerrorwitheach

numberedline.MakesureyouusetherightsymboltoindicatetheerrorDothis

partontheanswersheet.(10%)

*Pleasegototheanswersheet.

VII.Readingcomprehension.Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthe

questionsbychoosingthemostappropriatechoice.Putyouranswersonthe

ANSWERSHEET.(30%)

WhatItWouldBeLikeIfWomenWin

Anychangeisfearful,especiallyoneaffectingbothpoliticsandsexroles,solet

mebegintheseutopianspeculationswithafact.Tobreaktheice.

Womendon'twanttoexchangeplaceswithmen.Malechauvinists,

science-fictionwritersandcomediansmayfavorthatideaforitsshockvalue,but

psychologistssayitisafantasybasedonruling-classegoandguilt.Menassumethat

womenwanttoimitatethem,whichisjustwhatwhitepeopleassumedaboutblacks.

Anassumptionsostrongthatitmayconvincethesecond-classgroupoftheneedto

imitate,butforbothwomenandblacksthatstagehaspassed.Guiltproducesthe

question:Whatiftheycouldtreatusaswehavetreatedthem?

Thatisnotourgoal.Butwedowanttochangetheeconomicsystemtoonemore

basedonmerit.InWomen'sLibUtopia,therewillbefreeaccesstogoodjobs-and

decentpayfbrthebadoneswomenhavebeenperformingallalong,including

housework.Increasedskilledlabormightleadtoafour-hourworkday,andhigher

wageswouldencouragefurthermechanizationofrepetitivejobsnowkeptaliveby

cheaplabor.

Withwomenashalfthecountry'selectedrepresentatives,andawomanpresident

onceinawhile,thecountry'smachismoproblemswouldbegreatlyreduced.The

old-fashionedideathatmanhooddependsonviolenceandvictoryisafterall,an

importantpartofourtroublesinthestreets.Fmnotsayingthatwomenleaderswould

eliminateviolence.Wearenotmoremoralthanmen;weareonlyuncorruptedby

powersofar.Whenwedoacquirepower,wemightturnouttohaveanequalimpulse

towardaggression.Evennow,MargaretMeadbelievesthatwomenfightlessoften

butmorefiercelythanmen,becausewomenarenottaughttherulesofthewargame

andfightonlywhencornered.Butforthenext50yearsorso,womeninpoliticswill

beveryvaluablebytemperingtheideaofmanhoodintosomethinglessaggressive

andbettersuitedtothiscrowded,postatomicplanet.Consumerprotectionand

children'srights,forinstance,mightgetmorelegislativeattention.

Menwillhavetogiveupruling-classprivileges,butinreturntheywillnolonger

betheonlyonestosupportthefamily,getdrafted,bearthestrainofpowerand

responsibility.Freudtothecontrary,anatomyisnotdestiny,atleastnotformorethan

ninemonthsatatime.InIsrael,womenaredrafted,andsomehavegonetowar.In

England,morementypeandrunswitch-boards.InIndiaandIsrael,awomanrules.In

Sweden,bothparentstakecareofthechildren.Inthiscountry,comeUtopia,menand

womenwon'treverseroles;theywillbefreetochooseaccordingtoindividualtalents

andpreferences.

Ifroleperformsoundssexuallyunsettling,thinkhowitwillchangethesexual

hypocrisywehavenow.Nomoresexarrangedonthebartersystem,withwomen

pretendinginterest,andmenneversurewhethertheyarelovedforthemselvesorfor

thesecurityfewwomencangetanyotherway.(Marriedornot,forsexualreasonsor

socialones,mostwomenstillfinditsecondnaturetoUncle-Tom.)Nomoremenwho

areencouragedtospendalifetimelivingwithinferiors;withhouse-keepers,or

dependentcreatureswhoarestillchildren.Nomoredomineeringwives,emasculating

women,and“Jewishmothers,allofwhomaresimplyhumanbeingswithalltheir

normalambitionanddriveconfinedtothehome.Nomoreunequalpartnershipsthat

eventuallydoomloveandsex.

Inordertoproducethatkindofconfidenceandindividuality,childrearingwill

trainaccordingtotalent.Littlegirlswillnolongerbesurroundedbyair-tight,

self-fulfillingpropheciesofnaturalpassivity,lackofambitionandobjectivity,

inabilitytoexercisepower,anddexteritysolongasspecialaptitudeforjobsrequiring

patienceanddexterityisconfinedtopoorlypaidjobs;brainsurgeryisformales.

Schoolsanduniversitieswillhelptobreakdowntraditionalsexroles,evenwhen

parentswillnot.Halftheteacherswillbemen,araritynowatpreschooland

elementarylevels;girlswillnotnecessarilyservecookiesorboyshoistuptheflag.

Athleticteamswillbepickedonlybystrengthandskill.Sexuallysegregatedcourses

likeautomechanicsandhomeeconomicswillbetakenbyboysandgirlstogether.

Newcoursesinsexualpoliticswillexplorefemalesubjugationasthemodelfor

politicaloppression,andwomen'shistorywillanacademicstaple,alongwithblack

history,atleastuntilthewhite-male-orientedtextbooksareintegratedandrewritten.

AsfortheAmericanchild'sclassicproblem-toomuchmother,toolittle

father-thatwouldbecuredbyanequalizationofparentalresponsibility.Freenurseries,

schoollunches,familycafeteriasbuiltintoeveryhousingcomplex,servicecompanies

thatwilldohouseholdcleaningchoresinaregular,businesslikeway,andmore

responsibilitybytheentirecommunityforthechildren:allthesewillmakeitpossible

forbothmotherandfathertowork,andtohaveequalleisuretimewiththechildrenat

home.Forparentsofveryyoungchildren,howeveraspecialjobcategory,createdby

Governmentandunions,wouldallowsuchparentsashorterworkday.

Therevolutionwouldnottakeawaytheoptionofbeingahouse-wife.Awoman

whopreferstobeherhusband'shousekeeperand/orhostesswouldreceivea

percentageofhispaydeterminedbythedomesticrelationscourts.Ifdivorced,she

mightbeeligibleforapensionfund,andforajob-trainingallowance.Oradivorce

couldbetreatedthesamewaythatthedissolutionofapartnershipisnow.

1.Thesecondparagraphofthepassageopenswitha(n).

a.statementofthewriter'sconviction

b.inductiveconclusion

c.fact

d.fantasy

2.Wordslike“chauvinists,“"fantasy,“"rulingclass,“"secondclassJ“guilt,“allof

whichappearsinthesecondparagraph,aresignsoftheauthor's.

a.objectivity

b.hatredofmen

c.admirationofmen

d.bias

3.Thephrase“rulingclass,“asusedinthepassage,mostprobablyrefers

to.

a.theAmericangovernment

b.therichpeople

c.whitemales

d.malesbothwhiteandblack

4.Asusedinthepassage,theword“Utopia"means.

a.animaginaryandindefinitelyremoteplace

b.aplaceofidealperfectionespecially,inlaws,governmentandsocial

conditions

c.animpracticalschemeforsocialimprovement

d.amatriarchalsociety

5.Inthewriter'sopinion,streetviolenceiscloselyrelatedto.

a.maledomination

b.thefactthatawomanwillbemadePresidentonceinawhile

c.old-fashionedideas

d.anexaggeratedsenseofmasculinity

6.Byclaimingthatwomenarenotmoremoralthanmenandnolessaggressive,the

writer.

a.isusingatactictoarguemoreforwomen

b.incidentallyadmitsthatwomenarejustasbadasmen

c.destroysallconventionalnotionsaboutthefemininityofwomen

d.seemstosuggestthatwomenwouldmakeequallycompetentpoliticiansand

equallyfiercefighters

7.“Freudtothecontrary,anatomyisnotdestiny^^canbeunderstoodas.

a.“IncontrastwithwhatFreudbelieves,anatomyisnotdestiny^^

b.“DespitewhatFreudbelieves,anatomyisnotdestiny^^

c."Freudbelieves,incontrastwithwhatothersdo,thananatomyisnotdestiny^^

d.”Despitewhatothersthink,Freudbelievesthatanatomyisnotdestiny”

8.Whichstatementdoyouthinkthewriterwouldagreeto?

a.Itisnaturalforwomentoplaysecondfiddleinbothsocialandsexual

matters.

b.Women,bothmarriedandsingle,finditmorereassuringtodefertomen

underallcircumstance.

c.Itismorenaturalforwomentocoachmeninsocialaswellassexualmatters.

d.Owingtotraditionsandcircumstances,mostwomenstillcan'tkickoffthe

habitofsubmittingtomeninbothsocialandsexualmatters.

9.Thewriterimpliesthatepithetslike,Uhousekeepers^^,"dependentcreatureswho

arestillchildren","domineeringwives,M'"emasculatingwomen^^and“Jewish

mothers^^.

a.areallliterarystereotypes

b.areallfigmentsofmen'simagination

c.willceasetoexistoncemenandwomenstandonanequalfooting

d.resultinuntoldsufferingsformen

10.Accordingtothewriter,naturalpassivity,lackofambitionandobjectivity,

inability,toexercisepower,anddexterity.

a.constitutethebornaptitudeofawoman

b.areair-tight,self-fulfillingpropheciesunlikelytoberefutedbyfuture

evidence

c.aremerefabricationswithwhichtoindoctrinatesmallgirls

d.arewomen'sownexcusestoshuntheirshareofcivicandmilitaryduties

11.Accordingtothewriter,maleteachersatpreschoolandelementarylevelsin

America.

a.areveryfew

b.possessraretalents

c.lackbasictraining

d.willsurpassfemaleteachersinnumber

12.InAmericanschoolsatpresent,coursesonautomechanicsandhomeeconomics

aretakenby.

a.boysonly

b.girlsonly

c.bothboysandgirls

d.boysandgirlsrespectively

13.Inthephrase“theAmericanchild'sclassicproblem"，theword"classic”

means.

a.characterizedbyaparticularclass

b.ofthefirstorhighestclass

c.well-knowninastatedway

d.historicallymemorable

14.Insuggestingthat“adivorcecouldbetreatedthesamewaythatthedissolutionof

abusinesspartnershipisnow；'thewriterwantsto.

a.implythattoday'streatmentofthedissolutionofabusinesspartnershipisfair

b.pointoutthattoday'streatmentofdivorceisunfair

c.emphasizethesimilaritiesbetweenthetwothingsthathavebeenignored

before

d.makeacomparisonsoalesswell-knownthingcanbeunderstoodinthelight

ofawell-knownthing

15.Whichofthefollowingistheprincipleoftheorganizationofthepassage?

a.Statingthethesisatthebeginning,thentreatingitsvariousaspectsand

implicationsonebyone.

b.Statingtheprosandconsoftheproposalatfirst,thensubjectingthemoneby

onetorigorousscrutiny.

c.Refutingtheviewsheldbyotherpeoplefirst,thenbuildingherown

argumentsinadeductiveway

d.Givingaroughoutlineofanoverallpicture,thenfantasizingaboutitsdifferent

implications.

AnswerSheet

Name-------------------StudentNumberScore

I.Blank-filling(10%)

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.10.

4.15.

9.20.

II.Structure(10%)

1-56-1011-1516-20

III.Paraphrase(20%)

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IV.FigureofSpeech(10%)

.5.

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V.Cloze(10%)

.5.

.10

VI.ProofreadingandError-Correcting(10%)

Directions:Inthepassage,therearealtogether10mistakes,oneineachnumbered

line.Youmayhavetoaddaword,crossoutaword,orchangeaword.Markoutthe

mistakesandputyourcorrectionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyoucrossoutaword,put

aslash(/)intheblank.Pleasenotethatyouarenotgoingtolookforanyspelling

errors.

Example

WhenAartmuseumwantsanewexhibit,itbuys[l]^n

thingsin#efinishedform.Whenanaturalhistory[21the

museumwantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.[31exhibit

Mostofthetimewethinktoofurtherquickly.Iincludemyselfinthat1.

“we”.Perhapstestsandexaminationshavepersuadedusthatth