高级英语（下）期末复习试题11套含答案（大学期末复习资料）

绍兴文理学院元培学院2011学年02学期16.Suddenlytheyseethemomentfbroneoftheirbestanecdotes,butinaflashthe

conversationhasmovedonandtheopportunityislost.

英语专业2009级《高级英语（下）》期末试卷（A）17.ForIhaveswornbeforeyouandAlmightyGodthesamesolemnoathourforebears

prescribednearlyacenturyandthree-quartersago.

考试形式：（闭卷）18.Divided,thereislittlewecando,fbrwedarenotmeetapowerfulchallengeatodds

题号andsplitasunder.

IIIIIIIVVVI总分评分人19.Togetherletusexplorethestars,conquerthedeserts,eradicatedisease,tantheocean

（型）

depthsandencouragetheartsandcommerce.

得分核分人20.Idepositedheratthegirls'dormitory,wheresheassuredmethatshehadhada

perfectlyterrifevening,andIwentglumlytomyroom.

21.1hidmyexasDeration.'Tolly,it'safallacy.Thegeneralizationisreachedtoohastily.

.BlankFilling(10%)Therearetoofewinstancestosupportsuchaconclusion.^^

directions:Inthispart,thereare10incompletesentences.Choosethephrasefromthefollowingbox22.Shewasnotyetofpin-upproportions,butIfeltsurethattimewouldsupplythelack.

中vhichbestcompleteseachsentence.Changethegrammaticalfonnofeachphraseifnecessary.WriteShealreadyhadthemakings.

料■ouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.23.Asthecorollaryofscience,technologyalsoexhibitstheuniversalizingtendency.

24.Sciencehasshowntheinsubstantialityoftheworld.Ithasthusundenninedan

articleoffaith:thethinglinessofthings.

onthevergeofaboundininone'sshoesshrinkfromputapremiumon

25.Barringthecatastropheofnuclearwar,itwillcontinuetoshapebothmodemculture

sitoutgosteadyatoddsmeasureupagainstcomeintoone'sownandtheconsciousnessofthosewhoinhabitthatculture.

26.Thecraftsmanisthusabletolearnfromhiswork;andtouseanddevelophis

capacitiesandskillsinitsprosecution.

心.Thefiguresarenotverygoodwhenthoseofourcompetitors.27.Workhasbecomealienatedfromtheworkingperson.

OIwastears.28.Mostinvestigationsinthefieldofindustrialpsychologyareconcernedwiththe

：I.Wehadtoalongspeechyesterdayafternoon.questionofhowtheproductivityoftheindividualworkercanbeincreased,andhow

•I.Itwasnotuntilthemid-twentiethcenturythatpsychologyreally.hecanbemadetoworkwithlessfHction.

：5.Totellyouthetruth,I'dleavethatjobimmediatelyifIwere________.29.Butno;whatmostexcitesEuropeansisthecity'scharged,nervousatmosphere,its

口).Abravefighternever________dangerinexecutinganassignment.vulgardynamism.

’Hewas________withhiscolleagues.30.Itisaboutconstantbattlesfbrsubwayseats,fbracabdriver'soraclerk'sora

QLDoyouwithyourgirlfriend?waiter'sattention,fbrafoothold,achance,abetteraddress,alargerbilling.

:).Everyfallthislakefishes.

：0.Hepeaceandstability.III.ReadingComprehension(40%)

Directions:Inthissectiontherearefivereadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloftwenty

兴I.Paraphrase(20%)multiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenwriteyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

Qdirections:ExplaininEnglishthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordsorexpressionsineachofthe

:bllowingsentencesandthenwriteyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.TEXTA

•1.TheFrenchdoorsinanupstairsroomblewinwithanexplosivesound,andtheThirty-twopeoplewatchedKittyGenovesebeingkilledrightbeneaththeir

•groupheardgun-likereportsasotherupstairswindowsdisintegrated.windows.Shewastheirneighbor.Yetnoneofthe32helpedher.Notoneevencalledthe

:.2,Thegeneratorwasdoused,andthelightswentout.police.Wasthisingunmancruelty?Wasitlackoffeelingaboutone'sfellowman?

O3.Shecarriedonalonefbrafewbars;thenhervoicetrailedaway.“Notso,“sayscientistsJohnBarleyandBibFatane.Thesemenwentbeyondthe

：4.TheyarelikethemusketeersofDumaswho,althoughtheylivedsidebysidewithheadlinestoprobethereasonswhypeopledidn'tact.Theyfoundthatapersonhastogo

：eachother,didnotdelveintoeachother'slivesortherecessesoftheirthoughtsandthroughtwostepsbeforehecanhelp.Firsthehastonoticethatisanemergency.

；feelings.Supposeyouseeamiddle-agedmanfalltotheside-walk.Ishehavingaheart

：5.Wesitupatthevividnessofthephrase,theforceandeventerrorintheimage.attack?Isheinacomafromdiabetes?Orisheabouttosleepoffadrunk?

Isthesmokecomingintotheroomfromaleakintheairconditioning?Isit"steamB.apersonmustfeelguiltyifhefailstohelp

pipes"？Orisitreallysmokefromafire?It'snotalwayseasytotellifyouarefacedwithC.peopleshouldberesponsibleforthemselvesinemergencies

arealemergency.D.whenyouareintrouble,peoplewillhelpyouanyway

Second,andmoreimportant,thepersonfacedwithanemergencymustfeelTEXTB

personallyresponsible.Hemustfeelthathemusthelp,orthepersonwon'tgetthehelpToErrIsHuman

heneeds.byLewisThomas

Theresearchersfoundthatalotdependsonhowmanypeoplearcaround.TheyhadEveryonemusthavehadatleastonepersonalexperiencewithacomputererrorby

collegestudentsintobe“tested”.Somecamealone.Somecamewithoneortwoothers.thistime.Bankbalancesaresuddenlyreportedtohavejumpedfrom$379intothe

Andsomecameinlargegroups.Thereceptioniststartedthemoffonthe"tests”.Thenmillions,appealsfbrcharitablecontributionsaremailedoverandovertopeoplewith

shewentintothenextroom.Acurtaindividedthe“testingroom"andtheroomintocrazysoundingnamesatyouraddress,departmentstoressendthewrongbills,utility

whichshewent.Soonthestudentsheardascream,thenoiseoffilecabinetsfallingandacompanieswritethatthey7eturningeverythingofCthatsortofthing.Ifyoumanageto

cryfbrhelp.Allofthishadbeenpre-recordedonatape-recorder.getintouchwithsomeoneandcomplain,youthengetinstantaneouslytyped,guilty

Eightoutoftenofthestudentstakingthetestaloneactedtohelp.Ofthestudentsinlettersfromthesamecomputer,saying,"Ourcomputerwasinerror,andanadjustment

pairs,onlytwooutoftenhelped.Ofthestudentsingroups,nonehelped.isbeingmadeinyouraccount.”

Inotherwords,inagroup,Americansoftenfailtoact.Theyfeelthatotherswillact.Thesearesupposedtobethesheerest,blindestaccidents.Mistakesarenotbelieved

They,themselves,needn't.Theydonotfeelanydirectresponsibility.tobethenonnaibehaviorofagoodmachine.Ifthingsgowrong,itmustbeapersonal,

Arepeoplebotheredbysituationswherepeopleareintrouble?Yes.Scientistshumanerror,theresultoffingering,tamperingabuttongettingstuck,someonehitting

foundthatthepeoplewereemotional.Theysweated.Theyhadtremblinghands.Theythewrongkey.Thecomputer,atitsnormalbest,isinfallible.

felttheotherperson'strouble.Buttheydidnotact.Theywereinagroup.TheiractionsIwonderwhetherthiscanbetrue.Afterall,thewholepointofcomputersisthat

wereshapedbytheactionsofthosetheywerewith.theyrepresentanextensionofthehumanbrain,vastlyimproveduponbutnonetheless

human,superhumanmaybe.Agoodcomputercanthinkclearlyandquicklyenoughto

31.Thepurposeofthispassageis.beatyouatchess,andsomeofthemhaveevenbeenprogrammedtowriteobscureverse.

A.toexplainwhypeoplefailtoactinemergenciesTheycandoanythingwecando,andmorebesides.

B.toexplainwhenpeoplewillactinemergenciesItisnotyetknownwhetheracomputerhasitsownconsciousness,anditwouldbe

C.toexplainwhatpeoplewilldoinemergencieshardtofindoutaboutthis.Whenyouwalkintooneofthosegreathallsnowbuiltfbrthe

D.toexplainhowpeoplefeelinemergencieshugemachines,andstandinglistening,itiseasytoimaginethatthefaint,distantnoises

32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?arethesoundofthinking,andtheturningofthespoolsgivesthemthelookofwiki

A.Whenapersontriestohelpothers,hemustbeclearthatthereisarealemergency.creaturesrollingtheireyesintheefforttoconcentrate,chokingwithinformation.But

B.Whenapersontriestohelpothers,heshouldknowwhethertheyareworthhisrealthinking,anddreaming,areothermatters.Ontheotherhand,theevidenceof

help.somethinglikeanunconscious,equivalenttoours,areallaround,ineverymail.As

C.Apersonmusttakethefullresponsibilityfbrthesafetyofthoseinemergenciesifextensionsofthehumanbrain,theyhavebeenconstructedthesamepropertyoferror,

hewantstohelp.spontaneous,uncontrolled,andrichinpossibilities.

D.Apersonwithaheartattackneedsthemost.

33.Theresearchershaveconductedanexperimenttoprovethatpeoplewillactin36.Thetitleofthewriting"ToErrIsHuman^^impliesthat.

emergencieswhen.A.makingmistakesisconfinedonlytohumanbeings.

A.theyareinpairsB.theyareingroupsB.everyhumanbeingcannotavoidmakingmistakes.

C.theyarealoneD.theyarewiththeirfriendsC.allhumanbeingsarealwaysmakingmistakes.

34.Themainreasonwhypeoplefailtoactwhentheystaytogetheristhat.D.everyhumanbeingisborntomakebadmistakes.

A.theyareafraidofemergencies37.Thefirstparagraphimpliesthat.

B.theyarereluctanttogetthemselvesinvolvedA.computererrorsaresoobviousthatonecanhardlypreventthemfromhappening.

C.otherswillactiftheythemselveshesitateB.acomputerissocapableofmakingerrorsthatnoneofthemisavoidable.

D.theydonothaveanydirectresponsibilityforthosewhoneedhelpC.computersmakesucherrorsasmiscalculationandinaccuratereporting.

35.Theauthorsuggeststhat.D.computerscan'tthinksotheirerrorsarenaturalandunavoidable.

A.wcshouldn'tblameapersonifhefailstoactinemergencies38.Theauthoruseshishypothesisthat''computersrepresentanextensionofthehuman

brain^^inordertoindicatethat.Almostinapanic,Iscrambledtomyfriend'sfrontdoor.AsaformerMarine,asa

A.humanbeingsarenotinfallible,norarecomputers.man,Ifeltutterlyhumiliated.SeeingthatIwasshaken,mywifeandfriendsaskedme

B.computersareboundtomakeasmanyerrorsashumanbeings.whathadhappened.AllIcouldbringmyselftosaywasthatIhadhadanargument

C.errorsmadebycomputerscanbeavoidedthesameashumanmistakescanbeaboutaparkingspace.Theyhadthesensitivitytoletitgoatthat.

avoided.Isatstunned.Perhapshalfanhourlater,thedoorbellrang.Mybloodrancold.For

D.computersaremadebyhumanbeingsandsoaretheirerrors.somereasonIwassurethatthebruiserhadreturnedfbrme.Myhostessgotupto

39.Therhetorictheauthoremployedinwritingthethirdparagraph,especiallytheanswerit,butIstoppedher.Ifeltmorallyboundtoansweritmyself.

sentence“Agoodcomputercanthinkclearlyandquicklyenoughtobeatyouat1walkeddownthehallwaywithdread.Yet1knewIhadtofaceuptomyfear.I

chess...”isusuallyreferredtoinwritingas.openedthedoor.Therehestood,towering.Behindhim,thesleetcamedownharderthan

A.simile.B.personification.C.hyperbole.D.metaphor.ever.

40.Theauthorcomparedthefaintanddistantsoundofthecomputertothesoundof“Icamebacktoapologize,nhesaidinalowvoice."WhenIgothome,1saidto

thinkingandregardeditastheproductof.myselfi'whatrightdoIhavetodothat?'I'mashamedofmyself.AllIcantellyouis

A.dreamingandthinking.B.somepropertyoferrors.thattheBrooklynNavyYardisclosing.Fveworkedtherefbryears.AndtodayIgotlaid

C.consciousness.D.possibilities.off.PmnotmyselfIhopeyou'llacceptmyapology.”

Ioftenrememberthatbigman.1thinkoftheeffortandcourageittookfbrhimto

TEXTCcomebacktoapologize.Hewasmanatlast.

AndIrememberthatafter1closedthedoor,myeyesblurred,asIstoodinthe

Icryeasily.IonceburstintotearswhenthecurtaincamedownontheKirovhallwayfbrafewmomentsalone.

Ballet's"SwanLake”.IstillchokeupeverytimeIseeafilmofRogerBannister

breakingthe"impossible“four-minutemarkforthemile.IfigureIammovedby41.Onwhatoccasionistheauthorlikelytobemoved?

witnessingmenandwomenattheirbest.Buttheyneednotbegreatmenandwomen,A.Ayoungpersoncheatedofthebestthingsinlife.

doinggreatthings.B.Ageniusathletebreaksaworldrecord.

Irememberthenight,someyearsago,whenmywifeandIweregoingtodinneratC.Alittlegirlsuffersfromanincurabledisease.

afriend'shouseinNewYorkcity.Itwassleeting.Aswehurriedtowardthehouse,withD.Whenthecurtaincomesdownonatouchingplay.

itswelcominglight,Inoticedacarpullingoutfromthecurb.Justahead,anothercar42.Whatdoes“dirtypool"attheendofthesecondparagraphmean?

waswaitingtobackintotheparkingspace一ararecommodityincrowdedManhattan.A.Improperdeed.B.Bribery.

Butbeforehecoulddosoanothercarcameupfrombehind,andsneakedintothespot.C.Uncleanplace.D.Dirtytransaction.

That'sdirtypool,Ithought.43.Whydidn'tthewriter'swifeandfriendsaskhimwhathadreallyhappenedtohim?

Whilemywifewentaheadintoourfriend'shouse,1steppedintothestreettogiveA.Theysensedthatsomethingterriblehappened,theydidn,tdaretoask.

theguiltydriverapieceofmymind.Amaninworkclothesrolleddownthewindow.B.Theywereafraidthatthewritermightlosefaceiftheyasked.

“Hey,"Isaid,“thisparkingspacebelongstothatguy,“IgesturedtowardthemanC.They'dliketoletitbefbritwasnottheirbusiness.

ahead,whowaslookingbackangrily.IthoughtIwasbeingagoodSamaritan,ID.Theytriedtocalmthewriterinthisway.

guess-andIrememberthatthemomentIwasfeelingprettymanlyinmynewtrench

coat.TEXTI)

“Mindyourownbusiness!''thedrivertoldme.

“No,"Isaid."Youdon'tunderstand.ThatfellowwaswaitingtobackintothisInareactionagainstatoo-rigid,over-refinedclassicalcurriculum,some

space.”educationalphilosophershaveswungsharplytoanespousalof“lifeexperience“asthe

Thingsquicklyheatedup,untilfinallyheleapedoutofthecar.MyGod,hewassolesourceoflearning.UsingtheirnarrowinterpretationofJohnDewey'stheoriesasa

colossal.HegrabbedmeandbentmebackoverthehoodofhiscarasifIwasaragdoll.basefbrsupport,theyconcludethatonlythrough“doing”canlearningtakeplace.

Thesleetstungmyface.Iglancedattheotherdriver,lookingforhelp,buthegunnedhisSpoutingsuchphrasesas“Teachthechild,notthesubject,theydemand,without

engineandhightaileditoutofthere.sensingitsabsurdity,anendtorigorousstudyasameansofopeningthewaytolearning.

Thehugemanshookhisrockofafistofme,brushingmylipandcuttingtheinsideWhilenotalladherentstothisapproachwouldtotallyeliminateastudyofgreatbooks,

ofmymouthagainstmyteeth.Itastedblood.Iwasterrified.Hesnarledandthreatened,theinfluenceofthisphilosophyhasbeenfeltinthepublicschoolcurricula,asevidenced

andthentoldmetobeatit.bythegradualsubordinationofgreatliterature.

Whatisthepurposeofliterature?Whyread,iflifealoneistobeourteacher?A.thegradualsubordinationofthestudyofgreatliteratureintheschools

JamesJoycestatesthattheartistrevealsthehumansituationbyre-creatinglifeoutofB.anarrowedinterpretationofthetheoriesofJohnDewey

life.AristotlestatesthatartpresentsuniversaltruthsbecauseitsformistakenfromC.asharpswingoverto“learningthroughdoing”

nature.Thus,consciouslyorotherwise,thegreatwriterrevealsthehumansituationmostD.anendtorigorousstudyasawayoflearning

tellingly,extendingourunderstandingofourselvesandourworld.46.Astheauthorseesit,oneofthemostimportantgainsfromthestudyofgreat

Wecansoarwiththewritertotheheightsofman'saspirations,orplummetingwithliteratureis.

himtotragicdespair.TheworksofSteinbeck,Anderson,andSalinger;thepoetryofA.enrichmentofourunderstandingofthepast

Whitman,Sandburg,andFrost;theplaysofIbsen,Miller,andO'Neill;allpresentB.broadeningofourapproachestosocialproblems

starklyrealisticportrayalsoflife'sproblems.Reality?Yes!ButhowmuchwideristheC.thatitgivesusabowingacquaintancewithgreatfiguresofthepast

understandingwegainthanthatattainedbyviewinglifethroughthekeyholeofourD.thatitprovidesuswithvicariousexperienceswhichprovideamuchbroader

singleexistence.experiencethanwecangetfromexperiencesofsimplyourownlivesalone

Canwemeasuretherichnessgainedbytheyoungreaderventuringdownthe47.Theauthor'spurposeinthispassageisto.

MississippiwithTomandHuck,orcheeringIvanhoeashebattlestheBlackKnight;theA.listthosewriterswhomakeupthebackboneofagreatliteraturecurriculum

deepeningunderstandingofthematurereaderofthetragicSouthofWilliamFaulknerB.comparetheyoungreader'sexperiencewithliteraturetothatofthemature

andTennesseeWilliams,oftheawesomedeterminationandfrailtyofPatrickWhite'sreaders

Australianpioneers?C.pleadfbrtheretentionofgreatliteratureasafundamentalpartofthecurriculum

Thisfunctionofliterature,theenlargingofourownlifesphere,isofitselfofmajorD.advocatetheadoptionofthe44li45feexperience“approachtoteaching

importance.Additionally,however,ithasbeensuggestedthatsolutionsofsocial

problemsmaybesuggestedinthestudyofliterature.TheoverweeningambitionsofTEXTE

politicalleaders—andtheirsneeringcontemptfbrthelaw-didnotappearforthefirst

timeinthewritingsofBernsteinandWoodward;theproblems,andtheconsequentIwillnowteach,offeringmywayoflifetowhomsoeverdesirestocommitsuicide

actions,oftheguiltriddendidnotawaittheappearanceofthebeardedpsychoanalystofbytheschemewhichhasenabledmetobeatthedoctorandthehangmanfbrseventy

thetwentiethcentury.years.Someofthedetailsmaysounduntrue,buttheyarenot.Iamnotheretodeceive;I

FederalJudgeLearnedHandhaswritten,4iventuretobelievethatitisasimportantamheretoteach.

toajudgecalledupontopassonaquestionofconstitutionallaw,tohaveatleastaWehavenopermanenthabitsuntilweareforty.Tlientheybegintoharden,

bowingacquaintancewithThucydides,Gibbon,andCarlyle,withHomer,Dante,presentlytheypetrify,thenbusinessbegins.SincefortyIhavebeenregularaboutgoing

Shakespeare,andMilton,withMontaigneandRabelais,withPlato,Bacon,Hume,andtobedandgettingupandthatisoneofthemainthings.Ihavemadeitaruletogoto

Kant,aswiththebookswhichhavebeenspecificallywrittenonthesubject.ForinsuchbedwhenIhadto.Thishasresultedinanunswervingregularityofirregularity.Ithas

matterseverythingturnsuponthespiritinwhichheapproachesthequestionsbeforesavedmesound,butitwouldinjureanotherperson.

Butwhatofourdissenters?Canweovercomethedisapprovaloftheir”li能Inthematterofdiet—whichisanothermainthing-Ihavebeenpersistentlystrict

experienceclassroom“theoryoflearning?Wemuststartwiththefieldofinstickingtothethingswhichdidn'tagreewithmeuntiloneortheotherofusgotthe

agreement-thateducationshouldservetoimprovetheindividualandsociety.Wemustbestofit.UntillatelyIgotthebestofitmyself.ButlastspringIstoppedfrolickingwith

educatethemtotheunderstandingthatthevoiceofhumanexperienceshouldstretchourmincepieaftermidnight,uptothenIhadalwaysbelievedIwasn,tloaded.Forthirty

humanfaculties,andopenustolearning.Wemustconvincethem-intheirownpersonalyearsIhavetakencoffeeandbreadateightinthemorning,andnobitenorsupuntil

languageperhaps-ofthe"togetherness“oflifeandart;wemustprovetothemthatfarseven-thirtyintheevening.Elevenhours.Thatisallrightforme,andiswholesome,

frombeingseparate,literatureisthatpartoflifewhichilluminateslife.becauseIhaveneverhadaheadacheinmylife,butheadachypeoplewouldnotreach

seventycomfortablybythatroad,andtheywouldbefoolishtotryit.AndIwishtourge

44.Accordingtothepassage,theendgoalofgreatliteratureis.uponyouthis——whichIthinkiswisdom—thatifyoufindyoucan'tmakeseventyby

A.therecountingofdramaticandexcitingstories,andthecreationofcharactersanybutanuncomfortableroad,don'tyougo.WhentheytakeoffthePullmanandretire

B.tocreateanewasynthesisoflifethatilluminatesthehumanconditionyoutotherancidsmoker,putonyourthings,countyourchecksandgetoutatthefirst

C.theteachingofmoralityandethicalbehaviorwaystat沁nwherethere'sacemetery.

D.toportraylife'sproblemIhavemadeitarulenevertosmokemorethanonecigaratatime.Ihavenoother

45.Intheauthor'sopinion,asseeninthispassage,oneoutcomeoftheinfluenceoftherestrictionasregardssmoking.IdonotknowjustwhenIbegantosmoke;Ionlyknow

“lifbexperience”adherentshasbeen.thatitwasinmyfather'slifetime,andthatIwasdiscreet.Hepassedfromhislifeearly

in1847,whenIwasashadepasteleven;eversincethenIhavesmokedpublicly.Asan在因其冷漠而出名的英国社会里，酒吧文化的形成是为了促进社会交往。排队

exampletoothers,andnotthatIcareformoderationmyselfithasalwaysbeenmyrule的时候可以和其他等待买酒的人交谈。在英伦诸岛