《高级英语2》复习题

《高级英语》复习题

IsLoveanArt?

1.Thetwopersonsbecomewellacquainted,theirintimacylosesmoreandmoreitsmiraculouscharacter,

untiltheir,theirdisappointments,theirmutualboredomkillwhateverisleftoftheinitial

excitement.

2.Iamoutforabargain;theobjectshouldbedesirablefromthestandpointofitssocialvalue,andatthe

sametimeshouldwantme,consideringmyandhiddenassetsandpotentialities.

3.IntheVictorianage,asinmanytraditionalcultures,lovewasmostlynotapersonalexperience

whichthenmightleadtomarriage.

4.Yet,inthebeginningtheydonotknowallofthis:infact,theytaketheintensityofthe,this

being“crazy“abouteachother,forproofoftheintensityoftheirlove,whileitmayonlyprovethe

degreeoftheirprecedingloneliness.

5.Thismiracleofsuddenintimacyisoftenfacilitatedifitiscombinedwith,orinitiatedby,sexual

attractionand.

ALicensetoKill

6.TheRoyalDutchMedicalAssociationofficiallyeuthanasiain1984,andissuedstrictguidelines

onhowtoperformit.

7.InHolland,thekeyalternativetoeuthanasia---care---islargelyunavailable.

8.InAmericaandaroundtheworld,peoplearcwiththequestionofhumanedeath-especiallyin

thefaceofpainfulterminalillnesses.

9.Zyliczsensed,however,thatshswasfearfulofHolland'spolicyallowingdoctorstoendthelivesofthe

___ill.

1().ThesurveycommissionedbytheDutchgovernmentreportsthatdoctorsnowkillabout15

newbornsayear.

EmpoweringSpecies

11.Manyofthebattlestocome,asaDemocraticAdministrationfacesaRepublicanCongress,willbethe

sortofmean-spiritedpartisanscufflesthatAmericansloveto.

12.Merelythrowingmoneyatthecurrentsystem,however,willonlytheproblemsinherentinthe

EndangeredSpeciesAct.

13.Tobesafefrompossibleprosecution,theymustthatusingtheirpropertywillcausethe

creaturesnoharm.

14.Suchoverbearingregulationwouldincreasetheforlandownerstodestroypristineland,with

predictablydisastrousenvironmentalconsequences.

15.Thefundcouldavarietyofprograms,fromecologicalresearchtoeducationaladvertisingto

conservationassistancetooutrightlandpurchase.

PartTwo.TrueorFalse

Directions:Decidewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalse.PutaTinthebracketsonthe

ANSWERSHEETifitistrueoranFifitisfalse.

IsLoveanArt?

16.Amongthereasonswhypeopleholdtheattitudethatthereisnothingtobelearnedaboutloveare(1)

theassumptionthattheproblemofloveistheproblemofanobject;(2)theconfusionbetweenthe

initialexperienceoffallinginloveandthepermanentstateofbeinginlove.

17.AmarriageintheVictorianagediffersfromamarriagetodayinthattheformerinvolvessocial

considerationswhilethelatterdoesn't.

18.InVictorianAge,romanticlovehasbecomealmostuniversalinthewesternworld.

19.Themasteryoftheartoflovenecessitatestheblendingoftheresultsofone'stheoreticalknowledge

andtheresultsofone'spractice.

ALicensetoKill

20.By“aremarkabletriumphofcommonsense",thespeakerimpliesthatitisdifficultforpeopletoaccept

theideaofeuthanasia.

21.EuthanasiainHollandisintendedasasolutionforexceptionalcases,butithasbecomearoutineway

ofdealingwithterminalcases.

22.Wheneveradoctorisprosecutedforadministeringeuthanasia,euthanasiasupporterswilllosesomeof

theirground.

23.Sometimesapatientisnotonlypressedbydoctorsbutalsobytheirrelativestoaccepteuthanasia.

EmpoweringSpecies

24.Theauthorbelievesthatitisunattainablethatallspeciesmustbesavedatthesametimeordinary

humandesiresmustalsobesatisfied.

25.Ifdevelopmentaffectsaspecieshere,wecanjustmovethedevelopmentorthespeciessomeplaceelse

toavoidthesacrificeofeitherofthem.

26.Theargumentsforthelaw,amongothers,include:a.naturalheritageisimportant;b.biologicallife

supportsystemmightbedestroyed;c.humanbeingsfeelsorryabouttheextinctionofaspecies.

27.Responsiblecitizenswillprotectendangeredspeciesontheirlandwhateverthecostwhileirresponsible

citizenswillaskforrewardforprotectingtheendangeredspecies.

PartThree.Translation

SectionATranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.

28.Thispeculiarattitudeisbasedonseveralpremiseswhicheithersinglyorcombinedtendtoupholdit.

29.Whatspecificallymakesapersonattractivedependsonthefashionofthetime,physicallyaswellas

mentally.

3().Thedilemmahasbecomemorecomplicatedinrecentyears,asadvancedmedicaltechnologyhas

enableddoctorstokeeppatientsalivemuchlongerineventhemostextremecases.

31.Nevertheless,thecourtacceptedforthefirsttimewhatwaspreviouslyacrime:helpingaphysicallyfit

patienttodie.

32.Endangeredspeciesthusbecomealiabilitythatencouragesotherwiseresponsiblecitizenstocallinthe

bulldozersatthefirstglimpseofanendangeredbirdorlizard.

33.Protectingspeciesisataskthatdeservesaplaceinthepoliticallifeofourcountry,alongsideother

basicvaluessuchasprotectinghealth,maintainingthenation'sdefense,andfosteringeducation.

SectionBTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishwiththeexpressionsprovided.

1.现代人的幸福取决于人们对欲望的满足。(consistin)

2.传统服装融入了现代元素显得更具神韵。(blendwith)

3.我渴望得到他的爱，但是似乎他并无意于我。(cravefor)

4.与以前相比，他的英语水平已大大提高。(enhance;asagainst)

5.政府给予他权力重组这家公司。(empower)

6.最高法院裁定驳回这位经理的申诉。(rulev.)

7.那位提出教育改革方针的议员很快得到了擢升。(render;guideline)

8.她已委托我去要那笔佣金。(commission".&〃.)

9.作为安乐死的支持者，他始终坚持的一个观点是，病人有权决定自己的生命。(cling。)

10.这项政策的实施将会强化人们的环境保护意识。(fortify)

11.孩子们又冷又饿,迫不得已,只好到附近村民家里去讨点吃的。(asalastresort)

12.作为安乐死的支持者，他始终坚持的一个观点是，病人有权决定自己的生命。(clingto)

PartFour.Directions:Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.Writeyouranswerontheanswer

sheet.

34.Accordingtothetext,howcanapersonbecomeamasteroflove?(IsLoveanArt?)

35.WhatdoyouthinkofHolland'spolicyofeuthanasia?(ALicensetoKill)

36.WhataretheargumentsagainsttheEndangeredSpeciesAct?(EmpoweringSpecies)

PartFive.GrammarandVocabulary.Choosethecorrectanswer.

37.Thepaperisduenextmonth,andIamworkingsevendaysweek,oftenlongintonight.

A.a;theB.the;/

C.a;aD./;the

38.Joeisproudand,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.

A.strictB.sympathetic

C.stubbornD.sensitive

39.Ididn'tbecomeaseriousclimberuntilthefifthgrade,Iwentuptorescueakitethatwasstuck

inthebranchesofatree.

A.whenB.where

C.whichD.why

40.Whilestayinginthevillage,Jamesunselfishlysharedwhateverhehadwiththevillagerswithout

askingforanything.

A.inreturnB.incommon

C.inturnD.inplace

41.Facinguptoyourproblemrunningawayfromthemisthebestapproachtoworkingthingsout.

A.morethanB.ratherthan

C.alongwithD.orrather

42.AnnieSalmon,disabled,isattendedthroughoutherschooldaysbyanursetoguardher.

A.toappointB.appointing

C.appointedD.havingappointed

43.Cathyhadquitherjobwhenhersonwasbornshecouldstayhomeandraiseherfamily.

A.nowthatB.asif

C.onlyifD.sothat

44.Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,ortheyto

ourhelp.

A.wouldhavecomeB.couldcome

C.havecomeD.hadcome

45.There'snoreasontobedisappointed.,thiscouldberatheramusing.

A.AboveallB.Asaresult

C.InadditionD.Asamatteroffact

46.—Tdlikeawake-upcallat7:00a.m.,please!

—OK,.

A.helpyourselfB.youwillcertainlymakeit

C.rilmakesureyougetoneD.justdowhatyoulike

PartSix.ReadingComprehension

Directions:Inthisparttherearetworeadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof10multiple-choicequestions.

ReadthepassagescarefullyandthenmarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.

Passage1

Wealthstartswithagoalsavingadollaratatime.Callitthepiggybankstrategy.Therearelessonsin

thattime-honoredcoin-savingcontainer.

Anyhugetaskseemseasierwhenreducedtobabysteps.Ifyouwishedtoclimba12,000-foot

mountain,andcoulddoitadayatatime,youwouldonlyhavetoclimb33feetdailytoreachthetopina

year.Ifyouwanttotakeareallynicetripin10yearsforaspecialoccasion,tocollectthe$15,000cost,you

havetosave$3.93aday.Ifyoudropthatintoapiggybankandthenonceayearput$1,434inasavings

accountat1%interestrateafter-tax,youwillhaveyourtripmoney.

WhenIwasachild,myparentsgavemeapiggybanktoteachmethat,ifIwantedsomething,Ishould

savemoneytobuyit.Weassociatepiggybankswithchildren,butinmanycountries,thelittlecontainers

arealsopopularwithadults.Europeansseeapiggybankasasignofgoodfortuneandwealth.Aroundthe

world,manybelieveagiftofapiggybankonNewYear'sDaybringsgoodluckandfinancialsuccess.Ah,

butyouhavetoputsomethinginit.

Whyisapigusedasasymbolofsaving?Whynotanelephantbank,whichisbiggerandholdsmore

coins?IntheMiddleAges,beforemodembankingandcreditinstruments,peoplesavedmoneyathome,a

fewcoinsatatimedroppedintoajarordish.Pottersmadetheseinexpensivecontainersfroman

orangc-colorcdclaycalled"pygg,“andfolkssavedcoinsinpyggjars.TheMiddleEnglishwordforpigwas

“pigge”.WhiletheSaxonspronouncedpygg,referringtotheclay,as“pug”,eventuallythetwowords

changedintothesamepronunciation,soundingthe"i"asinpigorpiggy.Asthewordbecameless

associatedwiththeorangeclayandmorewiththeanimal,acleverpotterfashionedapyggjarintheshape

ofapig,delightingchildrenandadults.Thepiggybankwasbom.

Originallyyouhadtobreakthebanktogettothemoney,bringinginasenseofseriousnessinto

savings.Whilepiggybanksteachchildrenthewisdomofsaving,adultsoftenneedtorelearnchildhood

lessons.Thinkaboutthethingsinlifethatrequirelargeamountsofmoneycollegeeducation,weddings,

cars,medicalcare,startingabusiness,buyingahome,andfunstufflikegreattrips.Sowhenyouhave

money,takeoffthetop10%,putitaside,saveandinvestwisely.

61Whatisthepiggybankstrategy?

-A-

Paying1%incometaxatatime.

IB-

-Settingagoalbeforemakingatravelplan.

-c-

-Aiminghighevenwhendoingsmallthings.

ID-

Puttingasidealittlemoneyregularlyforfutureuse.

62Whydidthewriter'sparentgivehimapiggybankasagift?

[AlTodelighthimwiththelatestfashion.

[B]Toencouragehimtoclimbmountains.

[C]Tohelphimformthehabitofsaving.

[D]ToteachhimEnglishpronunciation.

63Whatdoestheunderlinedwordttsomething,,(Paragraph3)mostprobablyrefer

to?

[A]Money.

[B]Gifts.

[C]Financialsuccess.

[DIGoodluck.

64Thepiggybankoriginallywas.

[Alapotter\instrument

[B]acheapclaycontainer

[C]ananimal-shapeddish

|D]apig-liketoyforchildren

65TheIasiparagraphtalksabout.

[A]theseriousnessofeducatingchildren

[B]theenjoymentoftakingagreattrip

[C]theimportanceofmanagingmoney

|D]thedifficultyofstartingabusiness

Passage2

Acitychild'ssummerisspentinthestreetinfrontofhishome,andallthroughthelongsummer

vacationsIsatontheedgeofthestreetandwatchedenviouslytheotherboysontheblockplaybaseball.I

wasneveraskedtotakepartevenwhenoneteamhadamembermissing-notoutofspecialcruelty,but

becausetheytookitforgrantedIwouldbenogoodatit.Theywereright,ofcourse.

Iwouldneverforgetthewonderfuleveningwhensomethingchanged.Thebaseballendedatabout

eightoreightthirtywhenitgrewdark.Thenitwasthecustomoftheboystoretiretoalittlestoop(l\U郎)

thatstuckoutfromthecandystoreonthecornerandthatsomehowhadbecometheirs.Nogrownupeversat

thereorattemptedto.Theretheboyswouldsit,mostlytalkingaboutthegamesplayedduringthedayand

ofthegametobeplayedtomorrow.Thenlongsilenceswouldfallandtheboyswouldwanderoffoneby

one.Itwasjustafteroneofthoselongsilencesthatmylifeasanoutsiderchanged.Icannolonger

rememberwhichboyitwasthatsummereveningwhobrokethesilencewithaquestion:butwhoeverhe

was,Inodtohimgratefullynow."What'sinthosebooksyou'realwaysreading?”heaskedcasually.

"Stories,“Ianswered.t4Whatkind?”askedsomebodyelsewithoutmuchinterest.

NordoIknowwhatdrovemetobehaveasIdid,forusuallyIjustsatthereinsilence,gladenoughto

beallowedloremainamongthem;butinsteadofansweringhisquestion,Itoldthemfortwohoursthestory

Iwasreadingatthemoment.ThebookwasSisterCarrie.Theylistenedbug-eyedandbreathless.Imust

havetolditwell,but1thinktherewasanotheranddeeperreasonthatmadethemtokeepanaudience.

Listeningtoatalebeingtoldinthedarkisoneofthemostancientofman'sentertainment,butIwas

offeringthemaswell,withoutbeingawareofdoingit,anewandexcitingexperience.

ThebookstheythemselvesreadweretheRoverBoysorTomSwiftorG.A.Henty.Ihadreadthemtoo,

butatthirteenIhadlongsinceleftthembehind.SinceIwasmuchaloneIhadbecomeanenthusiastic

readerandIhadgonethroughthebooks-for-boysseries.Inthosedaystherewasnoreadingmaterial

betweenchildren'sandgrownup'sbooksorIcouldfindnone.IhadgonerightfromTomeSwiftandHis

FlyingMachinetoTheodoreDreiserandSisterCarrie.Dreiserhadhitmyyoungmind,andtheylistenedto

metellthestorywithsomeofthewonderthatIhadhadinreadingit.

Thenextnightandmanynightsthereafter,akindofunspokenritualtookplace.Asitgrewdark,I

wouldtakemyplaceinthecenterofthestoopandbegintheevening'stale.Somenights,inordertotaste

myvictorymorecompletely,Icheated.IwouldstopatthemostexcitingpartofastorybyJackLondonor

BretHarte,andwithoutwarningtellthemthatthatwasasfarasIhadgoneinthebookanditwouldhaveto

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