2015级英语(二)期末考试试卷

英语(二)期末试卷

第一部分：阅读判断(第1-10题，每题1分，共10分)

下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句

提供的是正确信息，选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B；如果该句的信息文中没

有提及，选择C。

TrueFriendship

YoungadultfilmmakersallhopetoshowtheirworksininternationalfestivalslikeSundance

andToronto.Butwhataboutreallyyoungfilmmakerswhoaren'tinfilmschoolyetandaren't,

strictlyspeaking,evenadults?

TheyareattheheartofWingspanArtsKidsFilmFestival,tomorrow,inasettingany

directormightenvy:LincolnCenter.Completewith"redcarpet"interviewsandvariousawards,

thefestivalhasmuchincommonwitheventsformoreexperiencedmoviemakers,exceptforthe

ageoftheparticipants:about8to18.

"What'sreallyexcitingisthatit'sfilmforkidsbykids,°saidCoriGardner,managingdirector

ofWingspanArts,anonprofitorganizationofferingyouthprogramsintheNewYorkarea.This

yearthefestivalwillincludefilmsnotonlyfromWingspanbutalsofromothercityorganizations

andonefromamiddleschoolinArlington,Virginia."Wewanttomakethisanationalevent.uMs.

Gardneradded.

ThenineshortstobeshownrangefromaClaymationbiographyofB.B.Kingtoascience

fictionadventuresetintheyear3005."Alotofthematerialisreallymature,MMs.Gardnersaid,

talkingaboutfilmsbytheNewYorkCitybranchofGlobalActionProject,amediaartsand

leadership-traininggroup."TheChoiceisaboutthehistoryofafamilyandMasterAnti-Smokeris

abouttheangersofsecond-handsmoke.nDreamoftheInvisiblesdescribesyoungimmigrants1(移

民)feelingsofbothbelongingandnotbelongingintheiradoptedcountry.

Thefestivalwillendwithanopenreceptionatwhichotherfilmswillbeshown.These

includeamusicvideoandafull-lengthfilmwhosetitleisPressures.

1.YoungadultfilmmakersallhopetoshowtheirworksininternationalfestivalslikeSundance

andToronto.

A、TrueB>FalseC>NotGiven

2.Thefestivalisexactlythesameasotherevents.()

A、TrueFalseC>NotGiven

3.CoriGardnerismanagingdirectorofWingspanArtswhichisaprofitorganizationoffering

youthartsprogramsintheNewYorkarea.()

A、TrueB>FalseC>NotGiven

4.ThisyearthefestivalwillincludefilmsnotonlyfromWingspanbutalsofromothercity

organizationsandonefromamiddleschoolinArlington,Virginia.()

A、TrueB>FalseC>NotGiven

5.Ms.Gardnerwantstomakethisanationalevent.()

A、TrueB>FalseC>NotGiven

6.ThenineshortstobeshownrangefromaClaymationbiographyofB.BKingtoascience

fictionadventuresetintheyear3005.()

A、TrueB>FalseC>NotGiven

7.TheChoiceisabouttheangersofsecondhandsmoke.()

A、TrueB>FalseC>NotGiven

8.Allmoviesareveryinteresting.（）

A、TrueB>FalseC>NotGiven

9.DreamoftheInvisiblesdescribesyoungimmigrants*feelingsofbothbelongingandnot

belongingintheiradoptedcountry.（）

A、TrueB>FalseC>NotGiven

10.Thefestivalwillendwithaclosingceremony.（）

A、TrueB>FalseC>NotGiven

第二部分、阅读选择（第11-15题，每题2分，共10分）、

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A,B,C,D）中选出1个最佳选项。

TryingtoFindaPartner

OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentpollintheUKisthatofthepeopleinterviewed,

oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.

Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandsustainintimaterelationships?

Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderfbrourselves?

Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfrom

relationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn't

expecthisspousetobeinsolechargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.

Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatit

takesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.

Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,

yourchoiceofsoulmate（心、上人）wasconstrainedbygeography,socialconventionandfamily

tradition.Althoughitwasneverexplicit,manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.

Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeonin

anybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster（牡蛎）,yousurelyhave

abetterchanceoffindingapearl.

Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighterconstraint:the

tyrannyofchoice.

Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflatedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressive

salary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.ThereisnoroomforeiTorinthefirstimpression.

Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn't,itisdisposable.Weworktoprotectourselves

againstfutureheartacheanddon*tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrong

relationship.Ofcourse,thisiscomplicatedbyrealities.Thecostofhousingandchild-rearing

createspressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.

11.Whatdoestherecentpollshow?

A、Itisgettingmoredifficultforawomantofindherhusband.

B、Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttostartafamily.

C、Itisgettingmoredifficultforamantofindhiswife.

D、Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttodevelopanintimaterelationshipwithyourspouse.

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutacontemporarymarriedcouple?

A、Thewifedoesn'thavetoraisethechildrenallbyherself.

B>Thehusbanddoesn'lhavetosupportthefamilyallbyhimself.

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C^Thewifeisnolongertheonlypersontomanagethehousehold.

D、Theywillreceivealargesumofmoneyfromthegovernment.

13.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTaconstraintonone'schoiceofsoulmateintheolddays?

A、Thehealthconditionofhisorhergrandmother.

B、Thegeographicalenvironment.

C、Thesocialconvention.

D、Thefamilytradition.

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTexpectedofapartneraccordingtothispassage?

A、Goodlooks.

B、Animpressivecareer.

C、Ahighsalary.

D、Afinesenseofhumor.

15.ThewordHsustain"(paragraph2)couldbebestreplacedby.

A、reduceB>shake

C^maintainD、weaken

第三部分：概括段落大意和补全句子(第16-25题，每题1分，共10分)

阅读下面短文，请完成短文后的3项测试任务：(1)从第16-20题后所给的6个选项

中为第①-⑤段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)从第21-25题后所给的6个选项中选择5

个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。

TelevisionShows

①Europeantelevisionhadtheideaoftakingordinarypeopleandturningtheminto"stars"by

puttingtheminunusualsituation."BigBrother1'(createdinHolland)wasoneofthefirst.Agroup

ofpeoplewerelockedinasmallhousewithcamerasrunning24hoursaday.Itwascalleda

“watchanddial"showbecauseviewersvotebytelephonetodecidewhoshouldleaveorstay.

@BigBrother"wasprobablythefirstofthenewrealityshows,butsuchaprogrammehas

developed.Manyhavefoundappealbyhavingathemetothem,butmostarebasedonthe

principleof"survivalofthefittest"byeliminatingparticipantsastheseriesprogresses.Sowe

havethedatingshowswherewinnerseitherpairofforstaytruetotheirpartnersoutsidetheTV

studio.Thentherearethosethattestpeople'sabilitiesforspecificjobslikerunningakitchen,

becominganinteriordesigneroratopmodel.

③Criticssaytheseprogrammesarebasicallybadtelevision,butpeoplewatchthem.Sowhyare

theresomanyofthem?Fortheviewerit'sanopportunityto"peoplewatch'1.It'snaturaltolike

watchingotherpeople.They'reinteresting.Wecanimaginewhatwewoulddointhatsituation.

Wegettoknowthecharactersandseethemgrowanddevelopweekafterweek.Andofcourse,

televisionistheperfectplacetowatchpeople.Likethetheatreorcinemawecanlookatother

peopleandtheycan'tlookback.Butwithtelevision,wecanwatchintheprivacyofourown

homes.Wewatch,butwedon'thavetoadmitittoanyone.

(4)TheTVcompanieslikerealityshowsbecausetheyarecheaptoproduceandattractyounger

viewers,whichadvertiserslike.Thelast"BigBrother"inBritainattractedenormousadvertising

revenue.Theyaren'tdependenton"star"actorswithenormoussalaries.Andyouractorswon'tgo

onstrike.Andwhydopeopleparticipateinthem?Well,forfameandmoneyofcourse.Inthepast,

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appearingontelevisionwasn'tforordinarypeople.Youhadtobegoodatsomething,likesport,or

readingthenews,oracting.Butnotanymore.

⑤Itseemsthatmostshowsdowellatthebeginningbutthentheviewingfiguresbegintofall.

Anditvariesfromcountrytocountrytoo.Forexample,oneshowhadanadoptedchildtryto

guesstheidentityofherrealfather,andanotherhadafamilyarguingoveraninheritance.Both

werecanceledafteroneepisode.Perhapsthenoveltyhaswornoff.Certainly,realityTVseemsto

appealmuchmoretotheyoungeraudience.Andnowtherearesomanyshowsaroundeventhe

younghavebecomemorecritical.Realityshowwillprobablysurvive-it'sjustnolongersoeasyto

makeasuccessfulone.

Taskl

16.Paragraph®_____________

17.Paragraph®_____________

18.Paragraph®_____________

19.Paragraph©_____________

20.Paragraph®_____________

A.Currentsituationandfutureofrealityshows

B.Audience'sreactiontorealityTV

C.Critics*relevantcomments

D.Attractionsforproducersandparticipants

E.Definitionof"watchanddial"show

F.Introductiontonewrealityshows

Task2

21.Somepeoplewerelockedinasmallhousewithcamerasbeingon.

22.Actuallywecanwatchtelevisioninourownhomes.

23.TheTVcompaniesloverealityshowsbecauseof.

24.Agreatmanyshowshasagoodbeginningbutthentheviewingfigures.

25.Totheyoungerviewers,realityTVseemsto.

A.bemoreattractive.

B.alldaylongwithoutbreak

C.withoutothers'knowing

D.aspecifictimeinourlives

E.theirlowcostsandlargenumberofyoungerviewers

F.begintofall

第四部分：填句补文（每题2分，共10分）

下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据

短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。

EasyandSafeExercisesforElderlyPeople

Exerciseisagoodthingforallpeople.Toomuchexercise,however,canendyourlife.Keep

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inmindthatapersondoesnothavetobemuscleboundtobeingoodphysicalcondition.

Forelderlypeopleacertainamountofexerciseisgoodforeachofthem.Justwalkingamile

ortwoeachdayimprovescirculationandhelpsmaintainmuscletone.(31).This

kindofmildexerciseisbeneficialtonearlyeverymuscleinthebody.Thisshouldbe

regardedasalow-impactformofexercise,ratherthantryingtoswimmanylapsasifyou

weretrainingfortheOlympics.

(32).Thepointhereisthatyouwanttobereasonablyphysicallyfitandmaybe

reducetheamountofbodyfatthatyoumostcertainlydonotneed.Sogardening,

woodworkingorotherhobbiesthatrequireacertainamountofexercisecanprovideyouwith

justenoughexercise.Keepinmindthatjustafewhourseachdayofsuchactivitiesisusually

alloftheexercisethatyoumayrequire.

Thecombinationofexercisewiththeenjoymentofyourhobbyisdefinitelythebestexercise.

(33).Peoplewhocollectantiquesorothercollectiblesusuallygotoyardsales,garage

sales,orfleamarkets.(34).Itisanexcellentwaytobeoutandaboutinthefresh

airandthesunshine.

Anotherworthwhileactivityistogotothezoo,museum,artgalleryorsometradefairs.Boat

shows,carshows,campingshowsaresuchplaceswhereyoucanlearnafewthingswhile

gettingacertainamountoflow-impactexercise.(35),

Lastbutnotleast,adailytriptothesupermarketwillofferyouanopportunityforyetanother

periodoflow-impactexercise.Enjoy!

A.Doingsorequiresacertainamountofwalking,bendingover,liftingandcarryingsuchitems.

B.Youwillremainactiveandfeellikeyouaremakingapositivecontributiontowardyour

well-being.

C.Somepeopleliketoswimtwoorthreetimeseachweekforabout30minuteseachlime.

D.AtriptoaStatefairoraCountyfairwillservethesamepurpose.

E.Whateverthereason,elderlypeopleshouldgooutandbreathethefreshairandenjoythe

sunshine.

F.Topushyourselfbeyondyournormalendurancelevelisnothingmorethanmadness.

第五部分：填词补文（每题L5分，共15分）

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下面的短文有10处空白，短文后列出12个词，其中10个取自短文，请

根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。

PmNoAlcoholic

"Brigham,youreallyoughttothinkaboutstoppingdrinking,uLionelsaid."Peopleare

talking."Hebroughtupthe(31)astheywerewalkingtolunch.Brighamalwayshada

coupleofbeerforlunch,withacoupleofbeanburritos(豆馅玉米粉圆饼).

"Whocares?**Brighamasked.nItdoesn't(32)withmywork.Pveneverkilled

anyonewhiledriving.Infact,Ihaven*tevengotaticketfordrunkdriving.Notonlythat,butFma

betterdriverwithabuzzmanmostpeoplearewhenthey'resober.WhyshouldI(33)?I

enjoymybeer—itmakesmefeelgood.Ittakestheedgeoffatoughday.Idon'tdo

(34)things,andIdon'tgetmeanandangryafterIhavehadafew.Mostofthetime,I

drinkathome,alone,watchingTV.Fmnot(35)orhurtinganyone.Whatharmisthere

inthat?,1

"Whatharm?Youtoldmethatyoustooduptogetanotherbeerlastweekand

you(36)intoyourfrontdoorsohardthatyougotalumponyourforehead.Ican

stillseethe(37).Ybuweretryingtowalkintoyourkitchentogototherefrigerator,

butinsteadyoustaggered(踉跄)intoyourfrontdoor!Yourfrontdooris15feetawayfrom

therefrigerator."

"Ijuststooduptoofast.Itwasn'tthebeer.It'scalledlowbloodpressure.Andnexttime,111

justkeepmymouth(38)aboutwhathappensinmyhome.'*

“DoyourememberWilliamHolden,theguyinthemovieNetwork'*!Hewasontopofthe

world,buthediedaloneanddrunkinhishotelroomafterhecrackedhis(39)on

thecomerofacoffeetable.M

"Yes,butFmnotWilliamHolden,andmycoffeetabledoesn'thaveany(40)_it's

oval/'

A.shutE.interfereI.crashed

B.subjectF.drunkJ.quit

C.comersG.beersK.crazy

D.skullH.bruiseL.