财经大学（董珍望）181大学英语I（非涉外）试卷

第第页江西财经大学现代经济管理学院2018-2019学年第一学期期末考试试卷试卷代码：34052 授课课时：36课程名称：大学英语I（非涉外） 适用对象：18级非涉外本科班试卷命题人：董珍望 试卷审核人：___________PartIVocabulary(1’×10=10’)Directions:Matchthewordswiththeirdefinitions.____1.isolated____2.misguided____3.determine____4.intimidate____5.intact____6.audible____7.sustenance____8.absorbing____9.cosmetics____10.inspirea.completeandnotdamageda.interestingandenjoyableandholdingyourattentionC)a.farawayfromotherplaces,buildings,orpeople;remoteD)a.basedonanincorrectideaE)v.togivesb.thedesire,confidenceorenthusiasmtodosomethingwellF)v.todecidefirmlythatsomethingwillbedoneG)a.thatcanbeheardclearlyH)n.thefoodanddrinkthatpeople,animalsandplantsneedtoliveandstayhealthyI)n.substancesthatyouputonyourfaceorbodyinordertolookmoreattractiveJ)v.tofrightenorthreatensomebodysothattheywilldowhatyouwant

PartIIReadingComprehension(40’)SectionA(1’×10=10’)Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.abilitiesachieveC.appealD.complaintsE.contributionsdisplayedessentiallyH.eventuallyI.extentJ.indicatesproceedspsychologicalM.raisedN.smartO.standardWhatdeterminesthekindofpersonyouare?Whatfactorsmakeyoumoreorlessbold,intelligent,orabletoreadamap?Alloftheseareinfluencedbytheinteractionofyourgenesandtheenvironmentinwhichyouwere11.Thestudyofhowgenesandenvironmentinteracttoinfluence12activityisknownasbehavioralgenetics.Behavioralgeneticshasmadeimportant13tothebiologicalrevolution,providinginformationabouttheextenttowhichbiologyinfluencesmind,brainandbehavior.Anyresearchthatsuggeststhat14toperformcertainbehaviorsarebasedinbiologyiscontroversial.Whowantstobetoldthattherearelimitationstowhatyoucan15basedonsomethingthatisbeyondyourcontrol,suchasyourgenes?Itiseasytoacceptthatgenescontrolphysicalcharacteristicssuchassex,raceandeyecolor.Butcangenesalsodeterminewhetherpeoplewillgetdivorced,how16theyare,orwhatcareertheyarelikelytochoose?Aconcernofpsychologicalscientistsisthe17towhichallofthesecharacteristicsareinfluencedbynatureandnurture(养育),bygeneticmakeupandtheenvironment.Increasingly,science18thatgeneslaythegroundworkformanyhumantraits.Fromthisperspective,peopleareborn19likeundevelopedphotographs:Theimageisalreadycaptured,butthewayit20appearscanvarybasedonthedevelopmentprocess.However,thebasicpictureistherefromthebeginning.SectionB(1’×10=10’)Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.TheArtofFriendshipOneeveningafewyearsagoIfoundmyselfinananxiety.Nothingwasreallywrong--myfamilyandIwerehealthy,mycareerwasbusyandsuccessful--Iwasjustfeelingvaguelydownandinneedofafriendwhocouldraisemyspirits,someonewhowouldmeetmeforcoffeeandletmerantuntilthecloudslifted.Idialedmybestfriend,whonowlivesacrossthecountryinCalifornia,andgothervoicemail.That'swhenitstartedtodawnonme--lonesomenesswasattherootofmydreariness.Mysociallifehaddwindledtoalmostnothing,butsomehowuntilthatmomentI'dbeentoobusytonotice.Nowithitmehard.Myoldfriends,buddiessincecollegeorevenchildhood,knoweverythingaboutme;whentheyleft,theyhadtakenmycontextwiththem.B)Researchhasshownthelong-rangenegativeconsequencesofsocialisolationonone'shealth.Butmyconcernsweremoreshort-term.Ineededtofeelunderstoodrighttheninthewaythatonlyagirlfriendcanunderstandyou.Iknewitwouldbewrongtoexpectmyhusbandtoreplacemyfriends:Hecouldn't,andevenifhecould,towhomwouldIthencomplainaboutmyhusband?SoIresolvedtoacquirenewfriends--womenlikemewhohadkidsandenjoyedrollingtheireyesattheworldalittlebitjustasIdid.SinceI'dbemakingfriendswithmoreintentionthanI'devergiventheprocess,IrealizedIcouldbeselective,thatIcouldineffectdesignmyownsociallife.Thedownside,ofcourse,wasthatIfeltprettyfrightened.C)Afterall,it'sawholelothardertomakefriendsinmidlifethatitiswhenyou'reyounger--afactwomanI'vespokenwithpointoutagainandagain.AsLeslieDanzig,41,aChicagotheaterdirectorandmother,seesit,whenyou'reinyourteensand20s,you'remoreorlessfriendswitheveryoneunlessthere'sareasonnottobe.Yourcollegeroommatebecomesyourbestpalatleastpartlyduetoproximity.Nowthereneedstobeareasontobefriends."TherearemanypeopleI'mcomfortablearound,butIwouldn'tgosofarastocallthemfriends.Comfortisn'tenoughtosustainarealfriendship,"Danzigsays.D)Atfirst,findingnewcompanionsfeltawkward.At40Icouldn'trunuptopeoplethewaymy4-year-olddaughtersdointheplaygroundandask,"Willyoubemyfriend?Everytimeyoustartanewrelationship,you'revulnerableagain,"agreesKathleenHall,DMin,founderandCEOoftheStressInstitute,inAtlanta."You'reasking,'Wouldyouliketocomeintomylife?'Itmakesusself-conscious."E)Fortunately,mydiscomfortsoonpassed.Irealizedthatasamaturefriendseekermyvulnerabilityriskwasactuallyprettylow.Ifsomeonedidn'ttakemeuponmyoffer,sowhat:Iwasn'tinjuniorhigh,whenImighthavebeenrejectedforhavingthewrongclothesorhair.AtmyageIhaveamassedenoughself-esteemtorealizethatIhaveplentytooffer.F)We'reallsobusy,infact,thatmutualinterests--say,inaproject,class,orcausethatwealreadymaketimefor--becometheperfectcatalystsforbringingusincontactwithcandidatesforcamaraderie.MichelleMertes,35,ateacherandmotheroftwoinWausau,Wisconsin,saysanewfriendshemadeatchurchcameasapleasantsurprise."InhighschoolIchosefriendsbasedontheirpopularityandhowbeingpartoftheircirclemightreflectonme.Now'sit'soursharedvaluesandactivitiesthatcount."Mertessaysherpal,withwhomsheorganizedthechurch'syouthprograms,isnothinglikeherbuttheirdriveandorganizationalskillsmakethemidealfriends.G)Happily,asawkwardasmakingnewfriendscanbe,self-esteemissuesdonotfactorin--oriftheydo,youcaneasilyputthemintoperspective.Danzigtellsofthemotherofachildinherson'spre-school,atall,beautifulwomanwhoismarriedtoabig-dealrockmusician."Isaidtomyhusband,she'stoocoolforme,'"shejokes."Igetintimidatedbypeople.ButonceIgottoknowher,sheturnedouttobeprettylaid-backandfriendly."Intheendtherewasnochemistrybetweenthem,sotheydidn'tbecomegoodpals."Irealizedthatweweren'teachother'stype,butitwasn'tabouthierarchy."Whatmidlifefriendshipisabout,itseems,isreflectingthepersonyou'vebecome(orarestillbecoming)backatyourself,thusreinforcingtheprogressyou'vemadeinyourlife.H)HarleneKatzman,41,alawyerinNewYorkCity,notesthatheroldestfriendsknewherbackwhenshewaslesssureofherself.Asmuchasshelovesthem,shebelievestheysometimesrespondtoissuesinlightofwhosheoncewas.Anoldchumhasthegoodsonyou.Withrecentlymadefriends,youcanturnoveranewleaf.I)Anewfriend,chosenright,canalsohelpyoupointyourboatinthedirectionyouwanttogo.HannaDershowitz,39,anattorneyandmotherinLosAngeles,foundthatanewacquaintancefromworkwasexactlywhatsheneededinafriend.InadditiontolikingandrespectingJulia,Dershowitzhadafeelingthatthefitandathleticyoungerwomanwouldhelphertogetinshape.J)Whileyou'rebusymakingnewfriends,rememberthatyoustillneedtonurtureyouroldones.WeaskedMarlaPaul,authorofTheFriendshipCrisis:Finding,Making,andKeepingFriendsWhenYou"reNotaKidAnymore,forthebestwaystomaintaintheseimportantrelationships.Keepintouch.Yourfriendsshouldbeapriority;scheduleregularlunchdatesorcoffeecatch-upsessions,nomatterhowbusyyouare.Knowherbusiness.Keeptrackofimportanteventsinafriend'slifeandshowyoursupport.Callore-mailtoletherknowyou'rethinkingofher.Speakyourmind.Tellafriend(politely)ifsomethingshedidreallyupsetyou.Ifyoucan'tbetotallyhonest,thenyouneedtoreexaminetherelationship.Acceptherflaws.Nooneisperfect,soworkaroundherquirks--she'schronicallylate,orshe'sabitnegative--tocutdownonfrustrationandfights.Boostherego.Heartfeltcomplimentsmakeeveryonefeelgreat,sotellherhowmuchyoulovehernewsweaterorwhatagreatjobshedidonaworkproject.21.LeslieDanzigthoughtmakingfriendsatone'smiddleageneededsomereasons.22.Awell-chosennewfriendcanhelpyougointhedirectionthatyoulike.23.Afewyearsagotheauthorfeltlonelyanddepressedwhenshephonedherbestfriendinanothercitywhowasmuchwantedthenbutunavailable.24.AccordingtoKathleenHall,onemightfeelsensitiveinthefirstcurseofmakingnewfriends.25.Midlifefriendshipcanhelpyourealizeyourdirectionoflifeandreinforcetheprogressyou'vemadeinyourlife.26.InMafiaPaul'sbook,tobeabetterfriend,youshouldkeeptrackwithyourfriends,careforyourfriend'sjob,expressyourself,acceptherflawsandcomplimentyourfriendforher/hisgooddressingandjob.27.Fortheauthor,agirlfriendmightbetherightpersontounder"standheranderasehernegativefeeling.28.AccordingtoMichelleMetes,midlifefriendshipisbasedonthesharedvaluesandactivities29.Asamaturefriendseeker,theauthorfindsherselfwithenoughconfidencetoofferandtakerejectionwithgrace.30.Withnewlymadefriends,youcanhaveachancetotakeonanewlookinyourlife.SectionC(2’×10=20’)Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Passage1Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Oneofthebitterestandmosttime-wormdebatesinstudentunionbarsupanddownthecountryisresolvedasacademicresearchconfirmsthatinfinancialtermsatleast,artsdegreesareacompletewasteoftime.Gettingthroughuniversityboostsstudents’earningsby25%,onaweightedaverage,or$220，000overtheirlifetime,accordingtoProfessorIanWalkerofWarwickUniversity--butiftheystudyShakespeareorthepeasants’revoltinsteadofanatomyofcontractlaw,thosegainsarelikelytobecompletelywipedout.Thegovernmentisabouttoallowuniversitiestochargestudentsupto$3，000ayearfortheirdegrees,arguingthatit’sasmallpricetopaycomparedwiththefinancialrewardsgraduatesreaplaterinlife.ButProf.Walker’sresearchshowstherearesharpvariationsinreturnsaccordingtowhichsubjectastudenttakes.Law,medicineandeconomicsorbusinessarethemostlucrativechoices,makingtheiraverageearnings25%higher，accordingtothearticle,publishedintheofficefornationalstatistics’monthlyjournal.Scientistsget10-15%extra.Atthebottomofthelistareartssubjects,whichmakeonlya“small”differencetoearnings--asmallnegativeone,infact.Justaheadaredegreesineducation,whichleavehardpressedteachersanaverageof5%betteroffayearthaniftheyhadleftschoolat18.“It’shardtoresisttheconclusionthatwhatstudentslearndoesmatteralot;andsomesubjectareasgivemoremodestfinancialreturnsthanothers,”Prof.Walkersaid.Asaneconomist,hewasquicktopointoutthatstudentsmightgainnon-financialreturnsfromartsdegrees.“Studyingeconomicsmightbeverydull,forexample,andstudyingpost-modernismmightbealotoffun.”Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ProfessorWalker’sResearchB.HowtoMakeBigMoney.C.DifferencesBetweenScienceandArtsDegrees.D.StudyingArtsHasNegativeFinancialOutcome.32.Universitieschargestudentsaratherhightuitionmainlybecause_____.A.theyprovidethestudentswithveryprosperoussubjectstolearnB.theyassumethattheirgraduatescanearnmuchmorethantheyhadpaidC.theydon‘tgetfinancialsupportfromthegovernmentD.theyneedmuchrevenuetosupporttheeducationalexpenses33.Theword“lucrative”(Line1,Para.3)mostprobablymeans_____.A.sensibleB.creativeC.profitableD.reliable34.Law,medicalandbusinessgraduatescouldearn25%morethan______.A.educationgraduatesB.artsgraduatesC.thosewhohadnotstudiedattheuniversityD.theaverageincome35.Wecansafelyconcludethattheauthor______.A.regardsartsdegreesasmeaninglessB.findsthisresultdisappointingandunfairC.wantsthestudentstothinktwicebeforetheydecidewhattolearnincollegeD.holdsthatartsdegreesarestillrewardingdespiteitsscarcefinancialreturnsPassage2Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Someradiosignalswereheardin1967.Theywerecomingfromapointintheskywheretherewasunknownstars.Theywerecomingveryregularly,too:aboutonceasecond,iftheywerecontrolledbyclock.Thescientistswhoheardthesignalsdidnottellanybodyelse.Theywereratherafraidtotellincasetheyfrightenedpeople.Thesignalswerecomingfromaverysmallbody--nobigger,perhaps,thantheearth.Wasthatwhynolightcouldbeseenfromit?Orwerethesignalscomingfromaplanetthatbelongedtosomeotherstar?Therewasnoendtothequestions,butthescientistskeptthenewssecret.“Perhapsthereareintelligentbeingsoutthere,”theythought.Whoaretryingtosendmessagestootherplanets,ortous?Sothenewswasnotgiventothenewspaper.Instead,thescientistsstudiedthesignalsandsearchedforotherslikethem...Well,allthathappenedin1967and1968.Sincethenscientistshavelearntmoreaboutthosestrange,regular,radiosignals.Andtheyhavetoldthestory,ofcourse.Thesignalsdonotcomefromaplanet;theycomefromanewkindofstarcalleda“pulsar”.Aboutahundredotherpulsarshavenowbeenfound,andmostofthemareverylikethefirstone.Pulsarsarestrongradiostars.Theyarethesmallestbuttheheavieststarsweknowatpresent.Ahandfulofpulsarwouldweighafewthousandtons.Theirlight--iftheygivemuchlight--istoosmallforustosee.Butwecanbesureofthis,nointelligentbeingsarelivingonthem.36.Theradiosignalsdiscussedinthispassage____.A.wereregularB.werecontrolledbyaclockC.wereheardin1967onlyD.weresecretmessages37.Theradiosignalsweresentby____.A.asatelliteB.aplanetC.askyb