福建师范大学19年8月课程考试《高级英语阅读(二) 》作业考核试题

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福建师范大学19年8月课程考试《高级英语阅读(二)》作业考核试题（答案）
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一、单项选择题（答案务必写在答题纸上，60分，每题2分）
IChoosetheonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.
1.Thechildwasoftenillandwas_____byhisparent.
A.honoredB.corruptedC.pamperedD.sent
2.Ahuge____ofathletesfromChinawerepresentatthelastOlympicGames.
A.continentB.numberC.amountD.figure
3.Shegingerlytouchedherbruisedshinand____atthepain
A.flinchedA.coweredC.wincedDlaughed
4.They’ve____thenumberoftraineesandoccasionallyusedspecialiststhey’rereallydowntothebedrocknow.
　AcutdownB.cutacrossC.cutoffD.cutout
5.“Iwouldn’tbackagainsthiminthisform”saidChristieunableto____thetitlehimselfbecausethe100metersisnotaGrandPrixeventthissummer.
A.shootdownB.shootupC.shootforD.shootinto
6.Thetwocountrieswereancient____andhadmetmorethanonceonthefieldofbattle.
A.contestantB.adversariesC.competitorsD.foes
7.Theradiostationagreedto____theminister’sspeech____thewholeofEurope.
A.beam...toB.radiate...onC.shine...tod.gleam...to
8.We____ourownmetaphorsforourownneeds.
A.conjuredwithB.conjuredawayC.conjuredD.conjuredup
9Tomislazyhewon’tdoanyworkifhe’snot____intoit
A.proddedatBmovedC.proddedD.poked
10Afterthequarrelhecompletely____hisrelationswithhisfamily.
A.splitB.sunderedC.cleavedD.severed
　IIDirectionsThereare4passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.　　
Passage1
Exchangeaglancewithsomeonethenlookaway.Doyourealizethatyouhavemadeastatement?Holdtheglanceforasecondlongerandyouhavemadeadifferentstatement.Holditfor3secondsandthemeaninghaschangedagain.Foreverysocialsituationthereisapermissibletimethatyoucanholdaperson’sgazewithoutbeingintimaterudeoraggressive.Ifyouareonanelevatorwhatgazetimeareyoupermitted?Toanswerthisquestionconsiderwhatyoutypicallydo.Youverylikelygiveotherpassengersaquickglancetosizethemupandtoassurethemthatyoumeannothreat.Sincebeingclosetoanotherpersonsignalsthepossibilityofinteractionyouneedtoemitasignaltellingothersyouwanttobeleftalone.SoyoucutoffeyecontactwhatsociologistErvingGoffman(1963)calls“adimmingofthelights”.Youlookdownatthefloorattheindicatorlightsanywherebutintoanotherpassenger’seyes.Shouldyoubreaktheruleagainststaringatastrangeronanelevator?Youwillmaketheotherpersonexceedinglyuncomfortableandyouarelikelytofeelabitstrangeyourself.
Ifyouholdeyecontactformorethan3secondswhatareyoutellinganotherperson?Muchdependsonthepersonandthesituation.Forinstanceamanandawomancommunicateinterestinthismanner.Theytypicallygazeateachotherforabout3secondsatatimethendroptheireyesdownfor3secondsbeforelettingtheireyesmeetagain.Butifonemangivesanothermana3secondplusstarehesignals“Iknowyou”“Iaminterestedinyou”or“YoulookpeculiarandIamcuriousaboutyou.”Thistypeofstareoftenproduceshostilefeelings.
11.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat______.
a.everyglancehasitssignificance
b.staringatapersonisanexpressionofinterest
c.agazelongerthan3secondsisunacceptable
d.aglanceconveysmoremeaningthanwords
12.Ifyouwanttobeleftaloneonanelevatorthebestthingtodois_____.
a.tolookintoanotherpassenger’seyes
b.toavoideyecontactwithotherpassengers
c.tosignalyouarenotathreattoanyone
d.tokeepadistancefromotherpassengers
13.By“adimmingofthelights”(Para.1)ErvingCoffmanmeans“____.”
a.closingone’seyesb.turningoffthelights
c.ceasingtoglanceatothers
d.reducinggazetimetotheminimum
14.Ifoneislookedatbyastrangerfortoolonghetendstofeel_____.
a.depressedb.uneasyc.curiousd.amused
15.Thepassagemainlydiscusses______.
a.thelimitationsofeyecontact
b.theexchangeofideasthrougheyecontact
c.properbehaviorindifferentsituations
d.theroleofeyecontactininterpersonalcommunication
Passage2
Thepicnicsspeechesandparadesoftoday’sLaborDaywereallpartofthefirstcelebrationheldinNewYorkCityin1882.ItspromoterwasanIrishAmericanlaborleadernamedPeterJ.McGuire.AcarpenterbytradeMcGuirehadworkedsincetheageofelevenandin1882waspresidentoftheUnitedBrotherhoodofCarpentersandJoiners(UBCJ).ApproachingtheCity’sCentralLaborUnionthatsummerheproposedaholidaythatwouldapplaud“theindustrialspirit–thegreatvitalforceofeverynation”.OnSeptember5hissuggestionbornfruitasanestimated10000workersmanyofthemignoringtheirbosses’warningsleftworktomarchfromUnionSquareupFifthAvenueto42ndStreet.Theeventgainednationalattentionandby1893thirtystateshadmadeLaborDayanannualholiday.
Thequickadoptionoftheschememayhaveindicatedlessaboutthestatelawmakers’respectforworkingpeoplethanaboutafearofriskingtheiranger.Inthe1880stheUnitedStateswasalandsharplydividedbetweentheimmenselywealthyandtheverypoor.HenryGeorgewasaccurateindescribingtheeraasoneof“progressandpoverty.”InasocietyinwhichfactoryownersrodeinprivatePullmanswhiletenyearoldsslavedintheminesstronganticapitalistfeelingsranhigh.Demandsforfundamentalchangewerecommonthroughoutthelaborpress.Withsocialistdemandinganendto“wageslavery”andanarchistssingingthepraisesofthevirtuesdynamitemiddleoftheroaderslikeSamuelGompersandMcGuireseemedattractivelymildbycomparison.OnecanimaginepracticalcapitalistsseeingLaborDayasabargainAonedaypartycertainlycostthemlessthanpayingtheirworkersdecentwages.   
16.JudgingfromthepassageMcGuirewas______.
a.amoderatelaborleader
b.anextremeanarchistinthelabormovement
c.adevotedsocialistfightingagainstexploitationofmanbyman
d.afirmanticapitalistdemandingtheeliminationofwageslavery
17.WecanseefromthefirstparagraphthatthefirstLaborDaymarch_______.
a.immediatelywonnationwidesupport
b.involvedworkersfrom30states
c.wasopposedbymanyfactoryowners
d.wasorganizedbytheUBCJ
18.WhichofthefollowingisthekeyfactorintheimmediateapprovalofLaborDayasanationalholiday?
a.Thelawmakers’respectfortheworkers.
b.Theworkers’determinationtohaveaholidayoftheirown.
c.Thesocialists’demandsforthoroughreform.
d.Thepoliticians’fearoftheworkers’anger.
19.WelearnfromthepassagethattheestablishmentofLaborDay______.
a.wasacceptedbymostbossesasacompromise
b.markedaturningpointintheworkers’struggleformorerights
c.indicatedtheimprovementoftheworkers’welfare
d.signaledtheendof“wageslavery”
20.McGuireproposedLaborDayinorderto______.
a.drawpeople’sattentiontothestrikingcontrastbetweentherichandthepoor
b.makeprominenttheimportantroleoftheworkingclassinsociety
c.winfortheworkerstherighttoshorterworkinghours
d.exposetheexploitationoftheworkersbytheirbosses
Passage3
Intheolddayschildrenwerefamiliarwithbirthanddeathaspartoflife.ThisisperhapsthefirstgenerationofAmericanyoungsterswhohaveneverbeenclosebyduringthebirthofababyandhaveneverexperiencedthedeathofafamilymember.
Nowadayswhenpeoplegrowoldweoftensendthemtonursinghomes.Whentheygetsickwetransferthemtoahospitalwherechildrenareforbiddentovisitterminallyillpatients—evenwhenthosepatientsaretheirparents.Thisdeprivesthedyingpatientofsignificantfamilymembersduringthelastfewdaysofhislifeanditdeprivesthechildrenofanexperienceofdeathwhichisanimportantlearningexperience.
SomeofmycolleaguesandIonceinterviewedandfollowedapproximately500terminallyillpatientsinordertofindoutwhattheycouldteachusandhowwecouldbeofmorebenefitnotjusttothembuttothemembersoftheirfamiliesaswell.Weweremostimpressedbythefactthateventhosepatientswhowerenottoldoftheirseriousillnesswerequiteawareofitspotentialoutcome.
Itisimportantforfamilymembersanddoctorsandnursestounderstandthesepatient’scommunicationsinordertotrulyunderstandtheirneedsfearsandfantasies.Mostofourpatientswelcomedanotherhumanbeingwithwhomtheycouldtalkopenlyhonestlyandfranklyabouttheirtrouble.Manyofthemsharedwithustheirtremendousneedtobeinformedtobekeptuptodateontheirmedicalconditionandtobetoldwhentheendwasnear.Wefoundoutthatpatientswhohadbeendealtwithopenlyandfranklywerebetterabletocopewiththeapproachofdeathandfinallytoreachatruestageofacceptancepriortodeath.
21.TheeldersofcontemporaryAmericans______.
a.wereoftenabsentwhenafamilymemberwasbornordying
b.werequiteunfamiliarwithbirthanddeath
c.usuallywitnessedthebirthordeathofafamilymember
d.hadoftenexperiencedthefearofdeathaspartoflife
22.ChildreninAmericatodayaredeniedthechance_______.
a.tolearnhowtofacedeath
b.tovisitdyingpatients
c.toattendtopatients
d.tohaveaccesstoahospital
23.Fivehundredcriticallyillpatientswereinvestigatedwiththemainpurposeof_____.
a.observinghowtheyreactedtothecrisisofdeath
b.helpingthemandtheirfamiliesovercomethefearofdeath
c.findingouttheirattitudetowardstheapproachofdeath
d.learninghowtobesthelpthemandtheirfamilies
24.Theneedofadyingpatientforcompanyshows_______.
a.hisdesireforcommunicationwithotherpeople
b.hisfearofapproachingdeath
c.hispessimisticattitudetowardshiscondition
d.hisreluctancetopartwithhisfamily
25.Itmaybeconcludedfromthepassagethat_______.
a.dyingpatientareafraidofbeingtoldoftheapproachofdeath
b.mostdoctorsandnursesunderstandwhatdyingpatientsneed
c.dyingpatientsshouldbetruthfullyinformedoftheircondition
d.mostpatientsareunabletoacceptdeathuntilitisobviouslyinevitable
Passage4
Faceslikefingerprintsareunique.Didyoueverwonderhowitispossibleforustorecognizepeople?Evenaskilledwriterprobablycouldnotdescribeallthefeaturesthatmakeonefacedifferentfromanother.Yetaveryyoungchild—orevenananimalsuchasapigeon—canlearntorecognizefaces.Wealltakethisabilityforgranted.
Wealsotellpeopleapartbyhowtheybehave.Whenwetalkaboutsomeone’spersonalitywemeanthewaysinwhichheorsheactsspeaksthinksandfeelsthatmakethatindividualdifferentfromothers.
Likethehumanfacehumanpersonalityisverycomplex.Butdescribingsomeone’spersonalityinwordsissomewhateasierthandescribinghisfaceifyouwereaskedtodescribewhata“niceface”lookedlikeyouprobablywouldhaveadifficulttimedoingso.Butifyouwereaskedtodescribea“niceperson”youmightbegintothinkaboutsomeonewhowaskindconsideratefriendlywarmandsoforth.
Therearemanywordstodescribehowapersonthinksfeelsandacts.GordonAllportanAmericanpsychologistfoundnearly18000Englishwordscharacterizingdifferencesinpeople’sbehavior.Andmanyofususethisinformationasabasisfordescribingortypinghispersonality.Bookwormsconservativesmilitarytypes—peoplearedescribedwithsuchterms.
Peoplehavealwaystriedto“type”eachother.ActorsinearlyGreekdramaworemaskstoshowtheaudiencewhethertheyplayedthevillain’sorthehero’srole.Infactthewords“person”and“personality”comefromtheLatinpersonameaning“mask”.Todaymosttelevisionandmovieactorsdonotwearmasks.Butwecaneasilytellthe“goodguys”fromthe“badguys”becausethetwotypesdifferinappearanceaswellasinactions.
26.Byusingtheexampleoffingerprintstheauthortellsusthat______.
a.peoplecanlearntorecognizefaces
b.peoplehavedifferentpersonalities
c.peoplehavedifficultyindescribingthefeaturesoffingerprints
d.peopledifferfromeachotherinfacialfeatures
27.Accordingtothispassagesomeanimalshavethegiftof______.
a.tellingpeopleapartbyhowtheybehave
b.typingeachother
c.tellinggoodpeoplefrombadpeople
d.recognizinghumanfaces
28.Whomostprobablyknowsbesthowtodescribepeople’spersonality?
a.TheancientGreekaudience
b.Themovieactors
c.Psychologists.
d.ThemodernTVaudience.
29.Accordingtothepassageitispossibleforustotellonetypeofpersonfromanotherbecause______.
a.peopledifferintheirbehavioralandphysicalcharacteristics
b.humanfingerprintsprovideuniqueinformation
c.people’sbehaviorcanbeeasilydescribedinwords
d.humanfaceshavecomplexfeatures
30.Whichofthefollowingisthemajorpointofthepassage?
a.Whyitisnecessarytoidentifypeople’spersonality.
b.Whyitispossibletodescribepeople.
c.Howtogettoknowpeople.
d.Howbesttorecognizepeople.
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?1Gardeningisamoraloccupationaswellbecauseyoualwaysstartinspringresolvedtokeepitlookingneatthisyearjustlikethepicturesinthecatalogues.ButbyJulyyouonceagainfacethechaosofunthinnedcarrotslettuceandbeets.
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?2Isntthatbeautiful?HadInotlearnedhowtobelovingIwouldhavethoughtnicethingsaboutthechefsporkchopsbutprobablywouldnthavetoldhim—justasIhadfailedtotellLianihowmuchshehadhelpedmethatfirstdayinclass.”
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1Gardeningisamoraloccupationaswellbecauseyoualwaysstartinspringresolvedtokeepitlookingneatthisyearjustlikethepicturesinthecatalogues.ButbyJulyyouonceagainfacethechaosofunthinnedcarrotslettuceandbeets.
2Isntthatbeautiful?HadInotlearnedhowtobelovingIwouldhavethoughtnicethingsaboutthechefsporkchopsbutprobablywouldnthavetoldhim—justasIhadfailedtotellLianihowmuchshehadhelpedmethatfirstdayinclass.”