江西财经大学现代经济管理学院13 -1 4 第一学期期末考试试卷

江西财经大学现代经济管理学院

13-14第一学期期末考试试卷

试卷代码：A授课课时：48

课程名称：大学英语III适用对象：12级非涉外本科班

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PartIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

SectionA(10%)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe

questionsonAnswersheet.

Forquestions1-7,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(JbrNO)ifstatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(farNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestion8-/0,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Therewasarichmerchantwhohadfourwives.Helovethefourthwifethemostandadomed(打扮)herwith

richrobesandtreatedhertodelicacies(美味).Hetookgreatcareofherandgavehernotingbutthebest.

Healsolovethethirdwifeverymuch.He'sveryproudofherandalwayswantedtoshowoffhertohis

friends.However,(hemerchantisalwaysingreatfearthatshemightrunawaywithsomeothermen.

Hetoo,lovehissecondwife.Sheisaveryconsiderateperson,alwayspatientandinfactisthemerchant's

confidante(知己).Wheneverthemerchantfacedsomeproblems,healwaysturnedtohissecondwifeandshe

wouldalwayshelphimoutandtidehimthroughdifficulttimes.

Now,themerchant'sfirstwifeisaveryloyalpartnerandhasmadegreatcontributionsinmaintaininghis

wealthandbusinessaswellastakingcareofthehousehold.However,themerchantdidnotlovethefirstwife

andalthoughshelovedhimdeeply,hehardlytooknoticeofher.

Oneday.(hemerchantfellill.Beforelong,heknewthathewasgoingtodiesoon.Hethoughtofhisluxurious

lifeandtoldhimself,“NowIhavefourwiveswithme.ButwhenIdie,I'llbealone.HowlonelyTilbe!”

Thus,heaskedthefourthwife,"Ilovedyoumost,endowedyouwiththefinestclothingandshoweredgreat

careoveryou.NowthatI'mdying,willyoufollowmeandkeepmecompany?""Noway"repliedthefourthwife

andshewalkedawaywithoutanotherword.

Theanswercutlikeasharpkniferightintothemerchant'sheart.Thesadmerchantthenaskedthethirdwife,

“Ihavelovedyousomuchforalln:ylife.NowthatI'mdying,willyoufollowmeandkeepmecompany?”

"No!"repliedthethirdwife.<4Lileissogoodoverhere!Tmgoingtoremarrywhenyoudie!"Themerchant's

heartsankandturnedcold.

Hethenaskedthesecondwife."Ialwaysturnedtoyouhelpandyou'vealwayshelpedmeout.NowIneed

yourhelpagain.whenIdie,willyoufollowmeandkeepmecompany""I'msorry,1can'thelpyououtthis

time!"repliedthe2ndwife"Attheverymost,1canonlysendyoutoyourgrave."theanswercamelikeaboltof

thunderandmerchantwasdevastated.

Thenavoicecalledout,"I'llleavewithyou.I'llfollowyounomatterwhereyougothemerchantlooked

upandtherewashisfirstwife.shewassoskinny,almostlikeshesufferedfrommalnutrition.Greatlygrieved,

themerchantsaid/'IshouldhavetakenmuchbettercareofyouwhileIcouldhave!

Actually,weallhavefourwivesinourlives.

Thefourthwifeisourbody.Nomatterhowmuchtimeandeffortwelavishinmakingitlookgood.Itllleave

uswhenwcdie.

Ourthirdwifeisourpossessions,statusandwealth.whenwedie.theyallgotoothers.

Thesecondwifeisourfamilyandfriends.Nomatterhowclosetheyhadbeentherefbruswhenwe'realive,

thefurthesttheycanstaybyusisup(othegrave.

Thefirstwifeisinfactoursoul,oftenneglectedinourpursuitofmaterial,wealthandsensualpleasure.

Guesswhat?Itisactually(heonlythingthatfollowsuswhereverwego.perhapsit'sagoodideatocultivate

andstrengthenitnowratherthantowaituntilwe'reonourdeathbedtolament.

()1.Thethirdwifewastheproudestonebecausethemerchantalwaysshowedoffhertohisfriends.

()2.Themantrustedhissecondwifemostbecauseshewas(heonewhohecouldgethelpfrom.

()3.Thehusbandthoughthighlyofhisfirstwifebecauseofherloyaltytohimandthecontributionshemade

tothefamily.

()4.Thedyingmerchanttriedtcdecidewhichofhisfourwivesshouldkeephimcompanywhenhedied.

()5.Bytellinghimthatitwasbeyondherabilitytohelphimthistime,thesecondwifemadethemanfallinto

despair.

()6.Whenheknewthatthewomanwaswillingtogowithhim,themanregrettednothavingtakengoodcare

ofhisfirstwife.

()7.Accodingtothestory,oursoulwillfollowusonlywhenwcpaygreatattentiontoit.

8.Themerchantwasproudcfherthirdwifehealwayswantedtoshowoffhertohisfriends.

9.Themerchant'ssecondwifeisaveryconsideratepersonwithandinfactisthemerchant'sconfidante.

10.Themerchant'sfirstwifeisaveryloyalpartnerandhasmadegreatcontributionstoaswell

astakingcareofthehousehold.

SectionB(10%)

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom

whichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraph

ismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.

WhyYouCan'tIgnoretheChangingClimate

A)AswelearnedlastyearinNewOrleans,weathercanbeaweaponofmassdestruction.Withthe2006

hurricaneseasonnowuponus,scientistssaytheclimateischanginginwaysthatcouldproducemany

moresuper-hurricanes,aswellasextremefloods,droughtsandheatwavesthatcouldthreatenourway

oflife.Still,it'seasytoignorethesignsofglobalwarmingbecausewehavealwayshadcrazyweather.

Unfortunately,manyofthepredictedchangeshavebegun,andtheyalreadyaffectourhealthand

pocketbooks.Here'swhatweknow;

Lookoutside:theWeatherAlreadyisChanging

B)Everyyearsince1997hasbeenintheTop10listofhottestyears,and2005setarecord.Theearthhas

warmedabout1.4Tsincethelate19thcentury,andthewarminghasacceleratedduringthepastfour

decades.

C）Thatincreasesoundssmall,buti（hasbeensufficienttomakeweatherrecordsfallbythethousands.

StudiesbyKerryEmmanuelatMITandothershavedocumentedthathurricanesaregettingmore

intense.ExtremestormsliketheonethatfloodedNewEnglandwithmorethan10inchesofrainin

Mayarebecomingmorefrequenttoo.Birdsaremigratingearlier.Treesareblooming,andflowersand

cropsarepoppingupunseasonablyearlyacrossthecoun:ry.

D）Theworminghasproducedclearwinners:pests.Mosquitoeslovethewarmerweatherandarc

celebratingbybringinginfectiousdiseasestonewplaces.ArecentDukeUniversitystudyfoundthat

increasedcarbondioxideintheatmospherehasledtoout-of-controlgrowthofpoisonivy（常春藤），

aswellasincreasedlevelsofallergy-producingpollen（弓|起过敏的花粉）.Beetlepopulationshave

explodedinevergreentrees.Whyshouldwecareaboutbeetles?1（wasbeetlesthatkilled（hetreesin

SouthernCalifornia,whichprovidedthedryfuelforthewildfiresthatdestroyedhundredsofhomesin

2003.

E）Highertemperaturesalsoarecausingglaciers（冰川）lomeltfast.MountKilimanjaro（乞力马扎罗山一

非洲的最高峰）,forinstance,hasbeentoppedwithiceforatleast11,700years.Withinthenext15

years,however,itssummitmightbeice-frcc,accordingtoplaceinthefarnorth,whereglaciersarc

receding.Youmaythinkthisisn'trelevanttothoseofusfarthersouth,butsnowandiceplayabigrole

inbalancingearth'sclimatebyreflectingsunlightbackintospace.Meltingsnowandicecouldpush

climateseverywherepastatippingpoint:astheearthwarms,meltingsnowandiccexposedark

surfacessuchaslandandocean,andtheswitchfromheat-reflectingtoheat-absorbingsjrfacescoukl

turbo-chargefurtherwarming.

We9remakingitworse

F）4Tmchangingtheclimate!Askmehovv^^readsabumperstickerthatactivistshavebeenplasteringon

SUVs.Theirpointisthatgas-guzzlers（耗油量大的车）contributetoclimatechange.Inamoresober

way,thegreatmajorityofscientistsaresayingthesamething:burninggasoroilinenginesand

furnaceshaspushedcarbondioxidelevelsintheatmospherefarabovewherethey'vebeenfor

hundredsofthousandscfyears,andthedebatehasendedoverwhethertheseemissionsaremakingthe

planethotter.TheIntcr-govcrnmentalPanelonClimateChange,agroupofmorethan1500scientists

from60countries,assertsthatsomeportionoftherecentwanningistheresultofhurr.anactivities.

Lastyear,theworld'sleadingscientificjournal,science,lookedbackatallthescientificallycredible

articlespublishedbetween1993and2003thatdealtwithmodernclimatechange.Notonetookissue

withtheconsensusthathumansarecontributingtothechangesweareseeing.

ADarkeningFinancialForecast

13.SnowandicecanbalanceEarth'sclimatebyreflectingsunlightbackintospace.

14.Thewanningcausespopulationexplosionsofpests,which,inturn,leadtoanoutbreakofinfectious

diseases.

15.Scientistsfrommanycountriesareallagreedthattherecentwarmingiscausedinpartbyhumanactivities.

16.Becauseoftherisinginsurancerate,Americansasawholearesufferingfinancially,whethertheyhavebeen

directlyorindirectlyaffectedbydestructiveweather.

17.WateravailabilityinSouthernCaliforniaisdeterminedlargelybysnowfallinfarawaymountains.

18.ForAmericans,changingweatheralreadycoststhemmoney,anditwillfeellikeanenormouslax.

19.Withtheaidofourknowledgeandtechnology,weshouldhavebeenabletopreventdisasterfrom

happening,butunfortunatelywchavenottakenanyrealeffectiveaction.

20.Thedestructionofsomeancientcivilizationsresulted,toacertainextent,fromourancestors*total

ignoranceofsuddenchangeinclimate.

PartIIReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)

SectionA(10%)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

centre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions21to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AlexHoleywasatseawhenhestartedthinkinghowbesthecould(21)Thanksgiving.Turningoverthe

meaningoftheholidayinhismind,hecameto(22)theorderofthewordsandgottothinkingaboutgiving

thanks.How,hewondered,couldhe(23)thosewhohadbeensohelpful(ohiminthepast?Itseemed(ohim

thatthebestwayhecouldexpresshis(24)wouldbetowritetothem.Fortoolonghehadgoneaboutwithout

troublingtotellthemhowmuchhe(25)allthattheyhaddoneforhim.Beforelonghehad(26)penand

paperandwas(27)inwriting.Notlongaftertheshipreachedport,(28)its(29)togetherwithhisletters.The

replieswerenot(30)inarriving,butwhentheydid,hefoundthemdeeplymoving.

A.appreciatedB.swiftC.assembledD.unloadingE.cargo

F.immersedG.quoteH.amidI.diminishJ.assemble

K.markL.accordM.reverseN.repayO.gratitude

SectionB(20%)

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfallowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceemdmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasingle

linethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Brazilhasbecomeoneofthedevelopingworld'sgreatsuccessesatreducingpopulationgrowthbutmoreby

accidentthatdesign.WhilecountriessuchasIndiahavemadejointeffortstoreducebirthrates,Brazilhashad

betterresultwithoutreallytrying,saysGeorgeMartineatHarvard.

Brazil'spopulationgrowthratehasdroppedfrom2.99%ayearbetween1951and1960to1.93%ayear

between1981and1990,andBrazilianwomennowhaveonly2.7childrenonaverage.Marlinesaysthisfigure

mayhavefallenstillfurthersince1990,anachievementthatmakesittheenvyofmanyotherThirdWorld

countries.

Martineputsitdownto,amongotherthings,soapoperas(通彳谷电视连续剧)andinstallmentplansintroduced

inthe1970s.Bothplayedanimportant,althoughindirect,roleinloweringthebirthrate.Brazilisoneofthe

world'sbiggestproducersofsoapoperas.Global,Brazil'smostpopulartelevisionnetwork,showsthreehoursof

soapssixnightsaweek,whilethreeothersshowatleastonehouranight.Mostsoapsarebasedonwealthy

characterslivingthehighlifeinbigcities.

"Althoughtheyhaveneverreallytriedtoworktowardstheproblemsofreproduction,theydescribemiddle

andupperclassvalues:notmanychildren,differentaltitudestowardssex,womenworking,'tsaysMartine."They

sentthisimagetoallpartsofBrazilandmadepeopleconsciouso:otherpatternsofbehaviorandothervalues,

whichwereputintoaveryattractivepackage."

Meanwhile,theinstallmentplanstriedtoencourage(hepoortobecomeconsumers."Thisledtoanenormous

changeinconsumptionpatterns,andconsumptionwasincompatiblewithunlimitedreproduction?,saysMartine.

31.Accordingtothepassage.Brazilhascutbackitspopulationgrowth.

|AJbyeducatingitscitizens

(B]bycarefulfamilypanning

[C|bydevelopingTVprograms

|D]bychance

32.Accordingtothepassage,manyThirdWorldcountries.

|AJhaven'tattachedmuchiinponancetobirthcontrol

|B1wouldsoonjoinBrazilincortrollingtheirbirthrate

|C]haven'tyetfoundaneffectivemeasuretocontroltheirpopulation

[D]neglectedtheroleofTVplaysinfamilyplanning

33.Thephrase"putsitdownto"(Line1,Para.3)isclosestinmeaningto""

[A]attributesitto

[B]sumsitupas

[Clfindsitareasonfor

|DJcomparesitto

34.SoapoperashavehelpedinloweringBrazil'sbirthralebecause.

[A]theykeeppeoplesittinglonghourswatchingTV

|B]theyhavegraduallychangedpeople'swayoflife

[C]peoplearcdrawntotheirattractivepackage

[D]theypopularizebirthcontrolmeasures

35.WhatisMartine'sconclusionaboutBrazil'spopulationgrowth?

[A]Theincreaseinbirthratewillpromoteconsumption.

|B]Thedesireforconsumptionhelpstoreducebirthrate.

|C|Consumptionpatternsandreproductionpatternsarenotcontradictory.

|D]Acountry'sproductionislimitedbyitspopulationgrowth.

Passagetwo

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

TheEnglishhavethereputationofbeingverydifferentfromallothernationalities.Itisclaimedthatlivingon

anislandseparatedfromtherestofEuropehasmuchtodowithit.

Whateverthereasons,itmaybefairlystatedthattheEnglishmanhasdevelopedsomeattitudesandhabits

distinguishinghimfromothernationalities.

Broadlyspeaking,theEnglishmanisaquiet,shy.andreservedpersonamongpeopleheknowswellBefore

strangersheoftenseemsinhibited,evenembarrassed.Youhaveonlytowitnessarailwaycompartmentany

morningoreveningtoseethetruth.Serious-lookingbusinessmenandwomensitreadingtheirnewspapersor

dozinginacomer,andnoonespeaks.AnEnglishwitoncesuggestedtooverseasvisitors,"Onenteringarailway

compartmentshakehandswithallthepassengers."Needlesstosay,hewasnotbeingserious.Thereisan

unwrittenbutclearlyunderstoodcodeofbehavior,which,ifbroken,makesthepersonimmediatelytheobjectof

suspicion.

ItiswellknownthattheEnglishseldomshowopenlyextremesofenthusiasm,emotionetc.

Ofcourse,anEnglishmanfeelsnolessthananyothernationality.Imagineamancommentingonthegreatbeauty

ofayounggirl.Amanofmoreemotionaltemperamentmightdescribeheras“amarvelousjewel”,whilethe

Englishmanwillflatlyslate"Um,she'sallright."AnEnglishmanmayrecommendahighlysuccessfuland

enjoyablefilmtofriendsbycommenting,HIt'snotbad."Theoverseasvisitorsmustnotbedisappointedbythis

apparentlackofinterest.Theymustrealizethat"allright","notbad"areveryoftenusedwith(hesenseof44first

class",orexcellent".

ThisspecialuseoflanguageisparticularlycommoninEnglish.

36.OneexplanationforthedifferentcharacterofEnglishpeopleisthat.

[A]theyarcgeographicallyisolatedfromtheEuropeancontinent

[B]theyhavenothinglodowiththe-otherEuropeans

[C]theyliketokeepquietamongtheiracquaintances

[D]theylendtobereservedbynature

37.Theword"inhibited"(Line2,Para.2)inthispassa