西南大学1812课程考试[0086]综合英语二A卷大作业

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西南大学网络与继续教育学院课程考试试题卷类别：网教       专业：应用英语/英语教育       2018年12月
课程名称【编号】：综合英语二【0086】                A卷
大作业                                         满分：100分

  
I. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points each)
Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A. B. C. and D. You should decide on the best choice.Passage One
There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, vastly different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is, how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling?
If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher’s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe”. He will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.
I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: “This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible.” It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil’s technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child’s deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centered on the child’s ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement.
1. Teachers differ in their opinions about __________.
  A. the difficulties in teaching spelling
B. the role of spelling in general language development
C. the complexities of the basic writing skills
D. the necessity of teaching spelling
2. The expression “play safe” in Paragraph 2 probably means “__________”.
A. to write carefully                                               
B. to do as teachers say
C. to use dictionaries frequently                               
D. to avoid using words one is not sure of
3. Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that __________.
A. students will be able to express their ideas more freely
B. teacher will have less trouble in correcting mistakes
C. students will have more confidence in writing
D. students will learn to be independent of teachers
4. The writer seems to think that the teacher’s judgement on that sensitive piece of writing is __________.
A. reasonable                                                        B. unfair
C. foolish                                                                D. careless
5. The major point discussed in the passage is __________.  
A. the importance of developing writing skills
B. the complexities of spelling
C. the correct way of marking compositions
D. the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition Passage Two
Today, as in every other day of the year, more than 3,000 American adolescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime, it can be expected that of these 3,000 about 23 will be murdered, 30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweighs all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death.
　　Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 percent, smoking rates among youth have declined. While the decline is impressive, several important issues must be raised.
First, in the past several years, smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second, in the late 1970s, smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent. The statistic is reversing. Third, several recent studies have indicated high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent.
Finally, though significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade, no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effective measures to reduce smoking levels among youth.6. According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by ________.
A. traffic accidents                                                B. smoking-related disease
C. murder                                                                D. all of these
7.Every day there are over ________ high school students who will become regular smokers.
A. 75                                                                        B. 23
C. 30                                                                        D. 3,000
8. By “dropout” the author means ________.
A. students who failed the examination                B. students who left school
C. students who lost their way                                 D. students who were driven out of school
9. The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.
A. NCI has taken effective measures
B. smoking is prevented among high school seniors
C. there are many smokers who have died of cancer
D. none of these
10. What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.
A. smoking rates among youth have declined very little
B. there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniors
C. high smoking rates are due to the increase of wealth
D. smokers in high school are from lower socioeconomic backgroundPassage Three
There is a certain inevitability that e-book sales have now overtaken paperback sales on Amazon’s US site. Amazon’s Kindle 2 is so light and so cheap that it’s easy to see why people have rushed to buy it. Though I’m still not keen on the design of the Kindle, it is a vast improvement on its predecessor and certainly tolerable. Beyond the device itself, Amazon has done a great job of rolling out Kindle apps, ensuring that people like me － who have an iPad but not a Kindle － can still join in the fun. Once you’re into the Kindle ecosystem, Amazon locks you in tightly － just as Apple does with its iTunes / iPod ecosystem. It’s so easy to buy from Amazon’s store and the books are so cheap that it’s not worth the effort of going elsewhere.
While I remain opposed to Amazon’s DRM (Digital Rights Management)－indeed, I’m opposed to DRM on any e-books － I have to admit that the implementation is so smooth that most Kindle users won’t care at all that their e-books can’t be moved to other devices.
The e-book trend is nowhere near peaking. Over the next five years we can expect to see more and more readers move away from printed books and pick up e-books instead. But I don’t think that will mean the death of the printed book.
There are some who prefer printed books. They like having shelves filled with books they’ve read and books they plan to read; they like the feel of the book in their hands and the different weights and typefaces and layouts of different titles. In other words, they like the physical form of the book almost as much as the words it contains.
I can sympathise with those people. As I wrote earlier this week, my ideal situation would be for publishers to bundle e-books with printed ones － in much the same way that film studios bundle DVDs with digital copies of films. There’s no reason to think that lovers of printed books will change their minds. There will undoubtedly be fewer of them as time goes by because more people will grow up with e-books and spend little time with printed ones. However, just as there are people who love vinyl records, even if they were born well into the CD era, there will still be a dedicated minority who love physical books.
Since there are fewer of these people, that will mean fewer bookshops and higher prices for printed books but I don’t think the picture is entirely bleak. There is scope for smaller print runs of lavishly designed printed books and bookshops aimed at book lovers, rather than the Stieg Larsson-reading masses. With mainstream readers out of the printed book market, book lovers might even find they get a better experience.
11. Wet can infer from Paragraph 1 that __________.
　 A. most people buy Kindle 2 mainly because of its low price
　 B. the author of the passage is a loyal customer of Apple products
　 C. Amazon’s Kindle 2 surpassed Kindle 1 in designing
　 D. the sales of e-books outnumbered those of paperbacks in the U. S.
12. According to the passage, the reason why the author opposes to Amazon’s DRM is that __________.
　 A. e-books can only be purchased on Amazon. com
　 B. Kindle books are not compatible with other electronic reading devices
　 C. once implemented, e-books can’t be transferred to other equipments
　 D. e-books installed on Kindle 2 can’t be edited freely
13. It can be learned that the trend of e-books __________.
　 A. will come to stop any time soon
　 B. will reach the summit in the near future
　 C. will meet its heyday when printed books die
　 D. has already reached its peak
14. The author believes that the surging sales of e-books won’t mean the death of printed books because __________.
　 A. a minority will stick to their love of printed books
　 B. the majority of book lovers won’t change their minds
　 C. people always hold nostalgic feelings towards printed books
　 D. people will return to printed books as time goes by
15. According to the author, which of the following is TRUE about the future of printed books?
　 A. They will be bundled with e-books.
　 B. They will no longer be available in the market.
　 C. They will be sold in small quantity and high quality.
D. They will be redesigned to cater to the masses.II. Cloze (15 points, 1 points each)
        Directions: There is one incomplete passage with 15 blanks in this part. For each blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Decide which of the choices would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.
The way that people spend their money, and the objects on which they spend it, are the last areas where free choice and individuality can be expressed. The choice reflects personal taste, the way people see themselves and the fantasies they       1  about their lives, the restrictions on money available  2  them, the presence of others in the family with a  3  on that money, and the influence  4  current convention, cultivation, surroundings and locality. Shopping is an important human activity.
Yet shoppers are  5  with a confusing situation and a  6  changing one.
The confusion arises from the claims  7   adverting, from inadequate information about new products, new materials, new places to shop－a confusion enhanced by rising prices and a (n)  8   choice of goods than ever before.
The search  9  the right purchase is based on ignorance of  10  own needs and ignorance of the product’s  11  for those needs. When choosing any particular item, there are several lines of communication which might provide some guidance.  12  none of these is entirely satisfactory. For example, you can ask a shop assistant initially.  13  you find one, she may quite genuinely not know the answers. She may be a schoolgirl with a Saturday  14 , or a housewife     15  part-time.
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1. A. imagine
C. acquire
2. A. to
C. with
   3. A. right
    C. request
  4. A. on     
C. of
  5. A. dealt
    C. coped
6. A. suddenly
    C. rapidly
7. A. made by
    C. hinted at   
8. A. ampler            
    C. higher
9. A. from
  C. for
10. A. their
    C. his
11. A. fitness
C. value
12. A. And
C. Yet
13. A. Even if
    C. Because
14. A. career
C. occupation
15. A. studying
    C. working
B. possess
D. get
B. for
D. of
B. demand
D. claim
B. upon
D. over
B. faced
D. greeted
B. badly
D. readily
B. seen in   
D. set in
B. larger
D. wider  
B. into
D. with
B. one’s
D. her
B. use
D. worth
B. Still
D. Even
B. Although
D. While
B. profession
D. job
B. practicing
D. shopping

III. Translation (30 points)
Section A
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English.
1. 除了费用和孩子问题，我自己也确实不想乘飞机外出。
2. 对我来说，没有哪一家的服务和膳食能与这儿的相比。
3. 与外国人打交道时，我们必须对他们的文化有所了解。
4. 可以设想，人们总有一天会征服太空。
5. 经过一番心态调整，他们开始喜欢音乐与绘画了。
6. 她完全沉浸在书中境界里，连敲门声也没听见。
7．如果他能戒烟，那对他来说将是个良好的开端。
8．抱怨自己运气不好是没用的，你应该鼓起勇气尽力工作。
9. 没有作好充分的准备我是不愿意去的。
10. 鼓励学生参加课堂讨论是现在教师的通常做法。Section B
Directions: Translate the following short passage into Chinese.
        One day, however, he was dismayed to find the book missing from its usual place and was about to leave when he noticed the owner of the shop beckoning to him. Expecting to be told off, he went towards him. To his surprise, the owner pointed to the book, which was tucked away in a corner. “I put it there in case anyone was tempted to buy it,” he said, and left the delighted student to continue his reading.
IV. Writing (25 points)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of 200 words or so based on the following topic. How to Deal with Sub-health
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