0085《英语阅读二》复习思考题.docx
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0085《英语阅读二》复习思考题
(0085)《英语阅读二》复习思考题
考试范围:
主要复习Unit7-12单元中下列各课:
TheTimeMachine
ThecelebratedJumpingfrogofCalaverascounty
TheLadyorthetiger
Prometheus
TheStoryoftheBible
ⅠTextComprehension(10points)
Direction:
Eachofthefollowingcomprehensionquestions,basedonthetextsyouhavelearned,isprovidedwith4possibleanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.
目的:
主要考察以上课文中的内容、情节、主题、人物。
具体内容已在网络课件中有详尽介绍。
题型:
选择题,共计10小题,每题1分。
示例:
ThestoryofTheTimeMachineisbasedon____.C
A.aperson’sdreamB.aperson’sexperience
C.asciencefictionD.ascientificplan
ⅡReadingComprehension(40points)
Direction:
Therearesomereadingpassagesfollowedby20questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthequestionsthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Pleasedecideonthebestanswer.
目的:
主要考察学生运用所学技能阅读各类题材、体裁的文章。
各类阅读技能详见网络视频教学。
题型:
选择题,共计20小题,每题2分。
Passage1
Passage
QueenElizabethII’spronunciationofEnglishhasbeeninfectedbyhersubjects,Aussiescientistssay.PhoneticistsfromSydney'sMacquarieUniversitystudiedarchiverecordingsoftheQueen'sannualChristmasmessagetotheCommonwealthfromthe1950sto1980s,analyzingherMajesty'svowels.TheythencomparedthosevowelswiththestandardaccentofsouthernEngland,asusedbyfemaleBritishbroadcastersontheBBCinthe1980s,toseehowtheroyalaccenthadchanged.Theirconclusion:
thecut-glassspeechoftheearlyyearsoftheQueen'sreignhasbecome—howshallwesay—somewhatcommonerovertheyears.ThatinitselfsubtlymirrorsthechangesisBritain,fromacountrywitharigidsocialhierarchy(等级制度)fourdecadesagotoonewhereclassdifferenceshaveblurredandinsomeareasdisappeared.“TheQueen'spronunciationofsomevowelshasbeeninfluencedbythestandardsouthern-Britishaccentofthe1980swhichismoretypicallyassociatedwithspeakerswhoareyoungerandlowerinthesocialhierarchy,”theresearcherssay.StandardspeechinsouthernEnglandhasbeeninfluencedbyCockneys(伦敦人),whoseaccentwasinitiatedbyDickVanDykeintheWaltDisneymovie“MaryPoppins.”PuristswillbereassuredthattheQueen's“Hice(house)ofWindsor”willnotbecometheOuseofWindsor”(bydroppingthe‘h’)intheforeseeablefuture.However,therehavebeenchangesin10outofthe11vowelsoundsinthestandardEnglish.ThesechangesbringherspeechclosertothatofherCockneysubjects,theresearchersfound.Anexampleofthisisthewayinwhichshepronounces“had”.Inthe1950s,theroyalpronunciationofthiswordalmostrhymedwith“bed”.But30yearslater,ithadmigratedhalfwaytothestandardsouthernEnglishpronunciation,whichrhymes“had”with“had”.TheAustralianteamsaythepronunciationofalllanguagesalterssubtlyovertime,mainlybecauseofinfluencefromtheyoung,anditisfoolishforanyonetotrytopreventchange.“Thechancesofsocietiesandacademiessuccessfullypreservingaparticularformofpronunciationagainsttheinfluenceofcommunityandsocialchangesareunlikely,”theysay.TheresearchwaspublishedDecember21inNature,theBritishscienceweekly.
1.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Thepronunciationofalllanguageschangessubtlyovertime.
B.Itisnotalwayseasytopreserveaparticularformofpronunciation.
C.TheQueen'sEnglishhasbecomecommoner.
D.Classdifferenceshaveblurredandevendisappeared.
2.WhodidtheresearchintotheQueen'spronunciation?
A.AnAustralianresearchgroup.
B.PhoneticiansfromaBritishUniversity.
C.ABritishscienceweekly.
D.TheBBCbroadcasters.
3.TheQueen'spronunciationofsomevowelshasbeeninfluencedby.
A.femaleBritishbroadcastersontheBBCinthe1980s
B.thesocialchangesinBritaininthe1980s
C.thestandardspeechinsouthernEngland
D.hersubjectsintheCommonwealthcountries
4.BysayingthatthechangeintheQueen'sEnglishmirrorsthesocialchangesinBritain,thewritermeans.
A.therigidsocialhierarchy40yearsagohascollapsed
B.theQueen'saccenthasbeeninfluencedbythelowerclass
C.theQueen'saccentisassociatedwiththeyoungerspeakers
D.thesocialdifferencesinBritainarenolongerasdistinctasbefore
5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTstated?
A.TheresearchersanalyzedtheQueen'svowelstoseehowtheroyalaccenthadchanged.
B.TheresearchersfoundthattheQueen'saccentisclosertothatofherCockneysubjects.
C.Itisunlikelytopreserveaparticularaccentagainstsocialchangesandinfluenceofcommunity.
D.ThechangeinthepronunciationofaparticularlanguageiscloselyassociatedwiththeRoyalspeech.
Passage2
Thescariestpartofbuyingausedcarisnotbeingcompletelysureofwhatconditionit’sin.Acarthat’sbeeninamajoraccidentisalwaysabiggerrisk,butsellersoftentrytohidethisinformation.AndrewBleakley,evaluator-inspector,runsamobilevehicleinspectionserviceinMontreal.Forabout$80hewillperformafull,unbiasedinspectiononausedvehicle.Inhis10yearsasaprofessionalinspector,Bleakleyhasseenalot.Hewarns,“Watchoutfordealerdemonstrationvehicleswhichareused.notnew.Theymayhavebeeninacollision.”HeaddsthatitisnotuncommoninOntarioandQuebecespeciallyforunscrupuloussellerstorollbacktheodometerortoevendisengageit.Bleakleyhasspecialtoolstocheckforthis.
Bleakleyalwaysrecommendshiringanindependenttechniciantoinspecttheconditionofausedcarbeforeyoubuyit.Theproblemisfindingsomeonequalifiedtodotheinspection,whichhesaysgenerallydoesn’tmeanjustanymechanic.Athoroughmechanicalinspectionincludescheckingthecompression,allmajorsystems,includingtheengine,electricalandchargingsystems,transmissionanddriveline,fluids,brakes,suspension,andsteering.Essential,too,isallinspectionofthecar’sbodyandfinallyaroadtest.Thereare,howeverafewthingseveryonecandobeforebuyingausedcar:
Doavisualcheckofthecar.Lookattherightreardoorhinges.Iftheyareveryworn,orthedoordoesn’tclosewell,thecarmayhavebeenusedasataxi.Holesintheroofcouldmeanthecarwasusedfordeliveries.
Checkforoilleaksonthepavement.Notethatleaksarenotnecessarilyasignificantproblem—itdependsonthecause.
Don’tassumethatnew-lookingbrakeandacceleratorpedalsmeanthecarhasn’tbeendrivenmuch.Resellersknowpeoplecheckthesedetailsandcallbuynewpadsforaround$6.
Copydownthevehicleidentificationnumber(VlN),a17-charactercombinationofnumbersandletters,fromthevehicle’sdashboard.InOntario,askthedealerorsellerfortheUsedVehicleInformationPackage.Thisgivesdetailsofpreviousowners,anyoutstandingliensonthecar,andthefairmarketvalueofthevehicle.
1.Accordingtothepassage,inbuyingasecond-handvehicleitismostimportanttoknow________.
A.howlongithasbeenusedB.whatcoloritis
C.whetherithasbeeninacollision D.whetheritleaksoil
2.Allofthefollowingarementionedastrickswhichdishonestsecond-handCardealersmayplayupontheircustomersEXCEPT___________.
A.tore-paintthecarB.torollbacktheodometer.
C.toreplacetheoldpedal. D.todisengagetheodometer.
3.“Anindependenttechnician”inthefirstsentenceofthesecondparagraphmeans___________.
A.atechnicianwhochecksacarfreeofcharge
B.atechnicianwholearnedhistradeallbyhimself
C.atechnicianwhoworksforaparticularcar-dealer
D.atechnicianwhorunshisowninspectionservice
4.AccordingtoBleakley,beforebuyingausedcaralltheinspectionworkcan___________.
A.bedonebyamechanictogetherwiththedealer
B.onlybedonebyaqualifiedmechanic
C.bedonebythebuyerhimself
D.bedonebyaqualifiedmechanictogetherwiththebuyer
5.Accordingtothepassage,fromwhichofthefollowingcanthebuyerobtainreliableinformationofthepreviousowner?
A.Thevehicleidentificationnumber.B.Theunbiasedinspector.
C.Thesecond-handcardealer.D.TheUsedVehicleInformationPackage.
Passage3
Undernormalconditionstheactofcommunicationrequiresthepresenceofatleasttwopersons:
onewhosendsandonewhoreceivesthecommunication.Inordertocommunicatethoughtsandfeelings,theremustbeaconventionalsystemofsignsorsymbolswhichmeanthesametothesenderandthereceiver.
Themeansofsendingcommunicationsaretoonumerousandvariedforsystematicclassification:
therefore,theanalysismustbeginwiththemeansofreceivingcommunications.Receptionofcommunicationisachievedbyoursenses.Sight,hearingandtouchplaythemostimportantroles.Smellandtasteplayverylimitedroles.
Examplesofvisualcommunicationaregestureandimitation.Althoughbothfrequentlyaccompanyspeech,therearesystemsthatrelysolelyonsight,suchasthoseusedbydeafanddumbpersons.Anothermeansofcommunicatingvisuallyisbysignalsoffire,smoke,flagsorflashinglights.Feelingsmaybesimplycommunicatedbytouchsuchasbyhandshaking,althoughahighly-developedsystemofhandshakingasdisabledblind,deaf,anddumbpersonstocommunicateintelligently.Whistlingtosomeone,clappinghandsinatheater,andotherformsofcommunicationbysoundrelyupontheearasareceiver.Themostfully-developedformofauditorycommunicationis,ofcourse,thespokenlanguage.
Themeansofcommunicationmentionedsofarhavetwofeaturesincommon:
theylastonlyashorttime,andthepersonsinvolvedmustberelativelyclosetoeachother.Therefore,allarerestrictedintimeandspace.
1.Theword“auditory”inthethirdparagra
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