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第5页共6页试卷编号：JC06072004A江西外语外贸职业学院2012年7月大学实用英语课程考试试卷适用班级：__________出卷系部：_____考试形式：闭卷I.Directions:Fillintheblankswiththewordsorexpressionsgivenbelow,changingtheformifnecessary.(每空1.5分，共15分)Feedbackpositivelyadvancementinsightpresentresultinfinancialperformscattergenerate1.Countlessfactshaveprovedthatactingbeforethinkingusually_______failure.2.Manycomputersoftwarecorporationsareexperiencinga_____crisistosomeextent.3.Thechairman_____thegoldencuptotheyoungestwinnerinthehistoryofthegame.4.Afteradetailedinvestigation,shegainedsome_____intohisdesignwork.5.Thedoctorstriedtheirbestto____theoperationtosavehislife.6.Lindaislookingforthecompanythatmayofferheropportunitiesfor_____.7.Hesaidquite____thathewouldcome,sowewereallsurprisedwhenhedidn’t.8.AfteranexcitingtourtoBeijing,wecamehometofindourbelongs_____abouttheroom.9.Thishatredwas____byracialprejudice,skincolordiscriminationandjudgment.10.Weneedmore____fromthefinalconsumersinordertoimproveourgoodsandaftersaleservices.II．Directions:MatchtheEnglishtermsofinsurancegiveninColumwiththeirChineseequivalentsgiveninColumnB.(每题1.5分共15分)11.()insurancepolicya.索赔12.()premiumb.保险代理13.()liabilityinsurancec.保险人14.()claimd.责任险15.()economicriske.保单16.()insuranceagentf.保单持有人17.()insurerg.保费18.()insured(policyholder)h.经济风险19.()thethirdpartyi.一切险保单20.()all—riskspolicyj.第三方III、ReadingComprehension（每题2分，共30分）PassageOneBruceandBrunolookedworriedthosedays.Theirfatherwenttoatownfaraway.Beforeleaving,hesaidhewouldwritetothemassoonashefoundjobthere.Buttwomonthspassed,theydidnothearfromhim.Nowtheyhadnothingexcepttheoldhouseandtheyhadnomoneytobuyanyfood.Theythoughtforlongtime.Thentheydecidedtosellthehouseandlookfortheirfather.Soonedaythetwobrotherssaidgoodbyetotheirfriendsandstartedtogo.Theygottothestationandboughttwotickets.Theywereafraidthattheywouldbehungryinthetrain,sotheywenttothemarkettobuysomethingtoeat.Theysawbananasforthefirsttime.Thesellertoldthemtheywereverydelicious,sotheyboughtfivekilosandgotonthetrainwiththem.AfterawhileBrucebroughtoutabananaandbitalittle.Justatthatmomentthetrainwentintoatunnelanditwasdarkinthetrain.Hewasafraidandcalledout.”Haveyoutakenabiteforyourbananas,Bruno?”“Notyet”“That’sgood.”Brunosaid,crying,”Ididandwentblind”Decidewhethereachofthefollowingsentencesistrue(T)orfalse(F)()21.BruceandBrunowereworriedbecausetheirfathercouldn’tfindajobinthetown.()22.Twomonthslater,theirfatherwrotetothemtotellthemaboutthetown.()23.Theywenttothemarkettobuysomedrinks()24.Itwasthefirsttimeforthemtoeatbananas()25.BrucewentblindbecauseheatethebananasPassageTwoThefirstcelebrationsinhonorofmotherswereheldinthespringinancientGreece.TheypaidtributetoRhea,theMotheroftheGods.

IntheUnitedStates,JuliaWardHowesuggestedtheideaofMother'sDayin1872.Howe,whowrotethewordstotheBattleHymnoftheRepublic,sawMother'sDayasbeingdedicatedtopeace.

AnnaJarvisofPhiladelphiaiscreditedwithbringingabouttheofficialobservanceofMother'sDay.Hercampaigntoestablishsuchaholidaybeganasaremembranceofhermother,whodiedin1905andwhohad,inthelate19thcentury,triedtoestablish"Mother'sFriendshipDays"asawaytohealthescarsoftheCivilWar.

Twoyearsafterhermotherdied,JarvisheldaceremonyinGrafton,WestVirginiatohonorher.Shewassomovedbytheproceedingsthatshebeganamassivecampaigntoadoptaformalholidayhonoringmothers.In1910,WestVirginiabecamethefirststatetorecognizeMother'sDay.Ayearlater,nearlyeverystateofficiallymarkedtheday.In1914,PresidentWoodrowWilsonofficiallyproclaimedMother'sDayasanationalholidaytobeheldonthesecondSundayofMay.

Today,manycelebrationsofMother'sDayareheldthroughouttheworld.Althoughtheydonotallfallatthesametime,suchcountriesasDenmark,Finland,Italy,Turkey,AustraliaandBelgiumalsocelebrateMother'sDayonthesamedayastheUnitedStates.

26.

Mother'sDaywasregardedasanationwideofficialholidayintheU.S.in____.

A.

1872B.

1905C.

1910D.

191427.

HowesuggestedpeopletoobserveMother'sDayfor___.

A.

peaceB.

comfortingmothersC.

loveD.

honoringGod28.

Jarvis'mother____.

A.

workedhardtogainofficialrecognitionofMother'sDayB.

helpstarttheobservanceofMother'sFriendshipDayC.

wantedtodosomethingtohelppeoplerecoverfromtheCivilWarD.

instructedJarvistostartacampaignforMother'sDay29.

JarvisstartedthecampaignforMother'sDayin____.A.

1872B.

1905C.

1907D.

191030.

WhichdescriptionaboutMother'sDayistrue?A.

HowewasthefirstpersoncomingupwiththeideaofMother'sDay.

B.

JarvisstartedthecampaignforMother'sDayattherequestofhermother.

C.

Mother'sDaydoesn’tnecessarilyfallsonthesameday.

D.

AlltheStatesintheU.S.startedtoobserveMother'sDaybefore1910.PassageThreeWiththecurrentmoodofglobaluncertaintyandaneconomicrecession,peoplearelikelytosufferfromincreasedstress,depressionandanxiety.Thesepsychologicalsymptoms,inanewtwisttotheoldsayingof"mindovermatter",canleadtoactualphysicalproblems.

Themindandthebodyareintegratedsystem.It'slikeaweb.Ifonepartisdisturbed,itwilldirectly,orindirectly,affectsanotherpart.Hence,psychologicalandemotionalreactionswilltriggerphysicalresponses.

Whenapersonfeelsathreattohiswell-being,thebrainreactsbyreleasingchemicals.Forexample,theadrenalglandinthebrainmayreleaseadrenaline(肾上腺素)whichpreparesthebodytorespondtophysicalthreats.Thebrain'sneuro(神经系统有关的)-chemistryprogramsapersontoreactinoneoftheclassicways:fight,flightorfright.

Areyousleepingwell?Areyoueatingwell?Areyouworkingorstudyingwell?Anymentalhealthproblemwouldaffectthesethreeareasofbehavior.Somepeopledealwithstressandanxietybyturningtoreligion,othersbytalkingtofriendsandfamily.Butthereareotheroptions.

Exerciseisagoodoutlet.Playagame.Gojogging.Youwillbeconcentratingondoingsomething.Thereisatargettobeachievedandwilloccupyyourmind.GoKaraokesinginganddancingwithfriends.Theworstthingtodoissitathomeandthinks.

31.

Whatdoes"mindovermatter"inthefirstparagraphmean?A.

Mindisbetterthanmatter.B.

NeverloseyourmindC.

Mindismoreimportant.D.

Thinkbeforeyouact.32.

Themindandthebodyare____.A.

irrelativeB.

isolatedC.

interrelatedD.

interchangeable33.

WhichisNOToneoftheclassicwaysthatpeoplereacttostress?A.

Trytostrugglewithit.

B.

Trytoescapefromit.C.

Becomeworried.D.

Startafightwithothers.34.

WhichisNOTliste