電子科技大學(xué)網(wǎng)絡(luò)教育考卷（A2 卷）(20 年至20 學(xué)年度第 學(xué)期)考試時(shí)間 年月日(120分鐘)課程綜合英語2教師簽名程凱文大題號(hào)大題號(hào)一二三四五六七八九十合計(jì)得分PartI ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning) (10%)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedABCD,forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.HowHurricanesGetTheirNamesThefirstpeoplewhogavenamestohurricaneswerethosewhoknewthembest--thepeopleofPuertoRico.ThesmallislandofPuertoRicoisintheWestIndies,offthecoastofFlorida.ThisiswhereallthehurricanesbeginthatstriketheeastcoastoftheUnitedStates.Oftentheypas snearPuertoRicoorcrossitontheirwaynorth.ThepeopleofPuertoRicoexpectsomeoftheseunwelcomevisitorseveryyear.Eachoneisnamedafterthesaint'sdayonwhichitarrives.TwoofthemostdestructivestormsweretheSantaAnain1825andtheSanCiriacoin1899.Givinggirls'namestohurricanesisafairlynewidea.Itallbeganwithastorycalled"Storm",writtenbyGeorgeStewardin1941.Initaweathermanamusedhimselfbynamingstormsaftergirlsheknew.HenamedoneMaria.ThestorydescribeshowMaria grewanddeveloped,andhowshechangedthelivesofpeoplewhenshestrucktheUnitedStates.WeathermenoftheU.S.ArmyandNavyusedthesamesystemduringWorldWarII.TheywerestudyingweatherconditionsoverthePacificOcean.OneoftheirdutieswastowarnAmericanshipsandplaneswhenastormwascoming.Whenevertheyspottedone,theygaveitagirl'sname.ThefirstoneoftheyearwasgivenanamebeginningwithA.ThesecondonegotanamebeginningwithTheyusedallthelettersfromAtoW,andstillthestormskeptcoming.TheyhadtousethreelistsfromAtoWtohaveenoughnamestogoaround.Thiswasthefirstlistofhurricanenamesthatfollowedthealphabet.ItservedasamodelforthesystemtheWeatherBureauintroducedin1952.Before1950theWeatherBureauhadnospecialsystemfornaminghurricanes.WhenahurricanewasborndownintheWestIndies,theWeatherBureausimplycollectedinformationaboutit.Itreportedhowfastthestormwasmovingandwhereitwouldgonext.Weatherreportswarnedpeopleinthepathofthehurricane,sothattheycoulddowhateverwasnecessarytoprotectthemselves.Thissystemworkedoutfineaslongasweatherreportstalkedaboutonlyonehurricaneatatime.ButoneweekinSeptember1950therewerethreehurricanesatthesametime.Thenthingsbegantogetconfused.Somepeoplegotthehurricanesmixedupanddidn'tknowwhichwaswhich.ThisconvincedtheWeatherBureauthatitneededacodefornamingthestormsinordertoavoidconfusioninthefuture.In1951aconferenceofweathermendecidedtotaghurricaneswiththelettersofthealphabet.For

radiomessages,eachletterwastobesentoutasaword,usingthearmyalphabetcode:Able,Baker,Charlie,Dog,Easy,andsoon.Butthentheyfoundthatsomeforeignstationshadjustagreedtouseothercodewordsforthelettersofthealphabet.Sothingsweremixedupagain.Thenextyeartheweathermendecidedtosolvetheproblembygivingeachhurricaneanameofitsown,inalphabeticalorder.Thefirstlistread:Alice,Barbara,Carol,Dolly,Edna,Florence,Gilda,Hazal,Irene,Jill,Katherine,Lucy,Mabel,Norma,Orpha,Patsy,Queen,Rachel,Susie,Tina,Una,Vicky,andWallis.Somewomenbecomeangrybecausehurricanesaregiventheirnames.TheysometimescomplaintotheWeatherBureau.Butmanyotherwomenareproudtoseetheirnamesmakeheadlines.Theydon'tevencarethattheyarethenamesofdestructivestorms.Becausemorewomenseemtolikeitthandislikeit,theWeatherBureauhasdecidedtocontinueusinggirls'namesforhurricanes.Insomewaysahurricaneislikeaperson.Afteritisborn,itgrowsanddevelops,thenbecomesoldanddies.Eachhurricanehasacharacterofitsown.Eachfollowsitsownpaththroughtheworld,andpeoplerememberitlongafterit isgone.Soitseems naturaltogivehurricanesnames,andto talkaboutalmostasiftheywerealive.Accordingtothepassage,allthehurricanesthatstriketheeastoftheU.S．beganfrom＿＿＿＿＿．theSantaAna B．PuertoRicoC．theSaint'sDay D．theSanCiriacaThe“unwelcomevisitors” inthefirstparagraphrefersto .thepeopleofUnitedStates B.thegirlsC.hurricanes D.weathermanWhydidtheWeatherBureaudecidedtogivenamestohurricanes?Toavoidconfusion.Itisconvenienttolistthem.TheBureauhadnospecialsystemthen.ThepeopleofPuertoRicodidso.Peoplegottheideaofgivingahurricaneagirl'snamefrom＿＿＿＿＿．a(chǎn)story B．Maria C．a(chǎn)hurricane D．SanCiriacaTheweathermenoftheU．S．ArmyandNavynamedthehurricanesbythealphabetinorderto＿＿＿＿＿．stopthestorm B．enjoythemselvesC．describethehurricanes D．showtheorderofhurricanesWhydosomewomenbecomeangry?Becausetheydon’tcarethattheyarethenamesofdestructivestorms.Becausehurricanesaregiventheirnames.BecausetheyarereportedbynewspapersBecausetheirnamesarechangedbytheWeatherBureau.Inwhatwaysisahurricaneislikeaperson?Afteritisborn,itgrowsanddevelops,thenbecomesoldanddiesEachfollowsitsownpaththroughtheworld._________…………心中學(xué)教________號(hào)學(xué)_______號(hào)班________稱名業(yè)專________名姓……………線……………封………密………PAGEPAGE6Peoplerememberitlongafteritisgone.Alloftheabove.ThestorywrittenbyGeorgeStewartin1941iscalled Weatherreportswarnedpeopleinthepathofthehurricane,sothattheycoulddowhateverwasnecessaryto .Becausemorewomenseemstobehappytohaveasamenamewithahurricane,theWeatherBureauhaddecidedto .PartII ListeningComprehension (25%)SectionADirections: Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),decidewhichisthebestanswer,thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet withsinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分答題在答題卡2上作答。[A]Sayinggoodbyetofriend.Buyingaticketforasportsevent.Payingabillatthebank.Arrangingaplanetrip.[A]Stayathome.Fixthetelephone.Callthetelephonecompany.Workinthetelephonecompany.[A]Thehotelturnstobemuchbetter.Thereisnodifferenceinthehotelcomparedwiththeformertimes.Thehotelissurprising.Thehotelwascleanerattheformertimes.[A]Sheboughtasweaterintheend.Sheboughtablousefinally.Sheboughtaskirtfinally.Sheboughtacoatintheend.[A]Heusuallytalksquietly.

Heusuallyassignshomework.Hedidn’tteachclasstoday.Henoticedthatthestudentsdidn’tdotheirhomework.[A]Asksomeonetohelptheman.Givethemanthenoteforhisreference.Lendthemanherpencilandpaper.Feelsorrythatshecan’thelptheman.[A]Theyliketolistentotherecordagainandagain.Theyarehappysheplaysadifferentsongthistime.Thissongisalwaystheirfavoriteone.TheyarefedupwithMary’ssong.[A]Heknowslittleaboutconceptsofengineering.Hecan’texplainsomeconceptsofengineering.Hegivestalkstohighschoolstudentsregularly.Hedoesn’twantthewomantopostponethetalk.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.[A]Thestrengthofoceancurrents.Themovementofsedimentdeepintheocean.Anewwayofmeasuringthedepthoftheocean.Thebestmethodsforstudyingdeepoceanprocesses.[A]Whataturbiditycurrentis.Thecausesofunderwaterearthquakes.Howwindscanaffectsomeoceancurrents.Whythebooktalksaboutturbiditycurrents.[A]Bycrushinglargeamountsofstone.Bycausingmudorsandtomixwithoceanwater.Bycreatinglargewavesonthesurfaceoftheocean.Bygreatlyincreasingtheocean’sdepthinsomeareas.[A]Toexplaintheeffectsofturbiditycurrents.Toexplainhowwindscauseturbiditycurrents.Toremindthestudentaboutthenextassignment.Toremindthestudentwhereoceansedimentsoriginate.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.[A]Sheimitatesthelifestylesofcelebrities.Shegetsinspirationsfromcelebrities.Shedoesn’tholdcelebritiesasrolemodels.Shehasnointerestincelebrities.[A]Weshouldcaremoreaboutourfriendsandfamiliesthancelebrities.Peopleshouldnothaveanyinterestincelebrities.Celebritiesmakeusspendmoney.Celebritiesarenomoreidealcitizensthanweare.[A]Celebritiesasrolemodels.Interestincelebrities.Inspirationalvaluesofcelebrities.Theentertainmentvalueofcelebrities.SectionBPassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.[A]Theylikedtoeattealeaves.Theydidnotknowhowtodowithtea.Theywantedtomakesandwicheswithtea.Theywerecuriousaboutthetasteoftealeaves.[A]BritonsgotexpensiveteafromChina.BritonsgottheirfirstteafromFinland.BritonswerethefirstpeopleinEuropewhodranktea.TheEastIndiaCompanybroughtteadirecttoBritain.[A]Itbecameapopulardrink.Ittastedbetterthanmixedwithbutter.TheyfollowedeverythingtheBritonsdid.Theywereinfluencedbyawomanintheupperclass.PassageTwoQuestions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.[A]Oilrefinery.Linentextiles.Foodproducts.Deepwaterport.[A]Soap.Grain.

Steel.Tobacco.31.[A]In1177.[B]In1315.Inthe16thcentury.Inthe17thcentury.[A]Frenchrefugeesarrived.Theharborwasdestroyed.Ship-buildingbegantoflourish.ThecitywastakenbytheEnglish.PassageThreeQuestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.[A]Thepopulationofelderlypeople. [B]Nuclearweapon.Violenceincrime.Livingstandards.[A]Peoplearemoredestructive.Peoplearemoreselfish.Peopledowhattheypreachnow.Peopledonothavemoralprincipletofollownow.[A]Indifferent.Surprised.Confident.Worried.PartIII ReadingComprehension(readingindepth) (35%)SectionA(5%)Directions:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandgivebriefanswerstothequestions.Allofuscommunicatewithoneanothernonverballyaswellaswithwords.Mostofthetimewe’renotawarethatwe’redoingit.Wegesturewitheyebrowsorhands,meetsomeone eyesandlookaway,orchangepositionsinachair.Theseactionsweassumeareoccasional.Howeverinrecentyearsresearchershavediscoveredthatthereisasystemtothemalmostasconsistentandunderstandableaslanguage.Oneimportantkindofbodylanguageiseyebehavior.Americans arecarefulabouthowandwhentheymeetoneanother’seyes.Inournormalconversation,eacheyecontactlooksearchinglyintoeachother’seyes,theybecomemoreintimate.Therefore,wecarefullyavoidthis,exceptinsuitablesituations. 38.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?Researcherswhoareengagedinthestudyofcommunicationthroughbodymovementarenot A.itonlytookseveraldaysforhertofindthejobsheisnowdoingpreparedtospelloutaprecisevocabularyofgestures.WhenanAmericanrubshisnose,itmaymeanheis B.forthefirsttimesincetheirmarriage,thewriterdoesn’tthinkherhusbandisaskindasbeforedisagreeingwithsomeoneorrefusingsomething.Butthereareotherpossibleinterpretations,too.Another C.herhusbandstoppedtalkingtoheraboutherjobwhenhercareerwasapproachingsuccessexample:whenastudentinconversationwithaprofessorholdstheolderman’seyesalittlelongerthan D.herhusbandhasbeenproudofherforeverysuccessshehaswononthejobusualitcanbeasignofrespect,itcanbeachallengetotheprofessor authority,oritcanbesomething 39.Asshewasmakingmoremoney .elseentirely.Theresearcherslookforpatternsinthesituation,notforaseparatemeaningfulgesture. A.shedidalotofthingsshehaddreamedofCommunication between human beings would be just dull if were all done with words. B.shefoundagaptakingplacebetweenherhusbandandher(235words)Questions:S1.Howcanpeoplecommunicatewitheachotherbesideslanguage?S2.Likelanguage,gestureisa system.S3. According to the second paragraph, an American will feel uncomfortable if someone .S4.Ifastudentholdshisprofessor’seyesalittlelongerinaconversation,whatcanitmean?S5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?SectionBDirections:Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Passage1MyhusbandandIgotmarriedin1981andforthefirsttenyearsofourmarriageIwasveryhappytostayhomeandraiseourthreechildren. Thenfouryearsagoouryoungestchildwenttoschooland thoughtImightgobacktoworkandhesaidIcouldbeagreatsuccessinbusiness.Afterseveralweeksoflookingforajob,Ifoundmypresentjob,whichwasworkingforasmallpublicrelationsfirmatfirst,myhusbandwasveryproudofmeandwouldtellhisfriends,”mycleverlittlewifecanrunthatcompanyworkingfor.”Butashisjokingstatementapproachedtruth,myhusbandstoppedtalkingtomeaboutmyjob.IhavereceivedseveralpromotionsandpayincreasesandI’mnowmakingmoremoneythanheis.Icanbuymyownclothesandanewcar.Becauseofourjointincomes,myhusbandandIcandomanythingswehadalwaysdreamedofdoing,butwedon’tdothesethingsbecauseheisveryunhappy.Wefightaboutlittlethingsandmyhusbandisverycriticalofmeinfrontofourfriends.Forthefirsttimeinourmarriageheisveryunhappy.IlovemyhusbandverymuchandIdon’twanthimtofeelinferior,butIalsolovemyjobIthinkIcanbeagoodwifeandaworkingwoman,butIdon’tknowhow.whocangivemesomeadvice?WillIhavetochooseoneortheotherorcanIkeepmyhusbandandmynewcareer?Whenwasthepassagemostprobablywritten?In1991 B.around1996 C.in1981 D.Fouryearsago.Thehusbandwassupportive,forhe praisedherforallthehouseworkshehaddonetookoverwhatsheusedtodoathomeencouragedhertogobacktoworkmadethedecisionforher

shecouldbedependantofherhusbandshewasverycriticalofherhusbandThedifficultpositionaworkingwomanisinisachoicebetween AhusbandandfriendsBcareerandpayCchildrenandworkDjobandmarriagePassage 2Hobbycanbeanytypeofactivitythatpeopledoduringtheirleisuretime.Mostpeopletakeupahobbyforrelaxation,pleasure,orfriendships,ortodevelopnewinterests.Ahobbycanalsoleadtoadditionalincome.Peopleofalmostanyagecanenjoyhobbies. Ahobbyoffersawayto relaxafterperiodsofhardwork.Hobbiesofferbroadenedareasofinterestandwaystopassthetimepleasantly.Hobbiescanbeimportantinhelpingpatientsrecoverfromphysicalormetalillnessbecausetheyprovidedistractions( 開)fromthepatientsproblems.Forpeoplewhoareillorbedridden,hobbiesofferdelightfulwaystopassthetime.Hobbiescanalsobeanimportantformofoccupationaltreatment.Inthepast,hobbieswerelargelylimitedtothewealthy.Theaveragepersonwastoobusyearningalivingtofindtimetopursueahobby.Peopletodaygenerallyhavemoreleisuretimebecauseofhigherincomesandimprovementsinworkingconditions.Inaddition,mostpeoplealsolivelongerandfromtheirjobsatanearlierage.Tofilltheirfreetime,theyoftendevelopinterestsinhobbies.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasreasonfortakingupabobby?A.Torelaxoneself B.tomakenewfriendsC.toenjoyoneself D.todoscientificresearch42.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageabouthobbies?Childrenaretooyoungtohaveserioushobbies.Hobbiesareespeciallyimportantforhardworkers.HobbiesaretoexpensiveforallordinarypeopleItusuallytakesalotoftimetohaveahobby.Takingupahobbyisgoodtoasickpersonbecause .itmakeshimmoreawareofhishealthproblemithelphimforgetabouthisproblemforawhileitdirectshisattentiontohishealthconditionisdoesnottakeanyefforttohaveahobby.Inthepast, .wealthypeoplewerenotallowedtohaveanyhobbies.wealthypeopletookuphobbiestomakemoremoney.mostpeoplehadmoretimeforhobbiesthannowadaysmostpeoplecouldnotaffordtohaveanyhobbiesatall45.Peopletodayhavemoreleisuretimeforallfollowingreasonsexceptthat A.theylivelonger B.theyretireyoungerC.theyearnmore D.theyworkharderPassage3Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtopresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations-thethingtheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingincreases.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.Theoriginoflanguageis .alegendhandeddownfromthepast B.amatterthatishiddenorsecretC.aquestiondifficulttoanswer D.aproblemnotyetsolvedWhatistrueaboutwords?Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly. B.Theycannotbewrittendown.C.Theyaresimplysounds. D.Theyaremysterious.Therealpowerofwordsliesintheir .properties B.characteristicsC.peculiarity D.representativefunctionBy“association”,theauthormeans .aspecialquality B.ajoiningofideasinthemindC.anappearancewhichispuzzling D.astrangefeatureWhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue?Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglikemusic.Hecanmovementotears.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.PartIV VocabularyandStructure (15%)Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Choosetheonethatcanbestcompletethesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Themanwhowasdrivingthetruckwouldnotadmitthathehadbeenatfault,and .

A.neitherwouldtheotherdriver B.neithertheotherdriverC.neitherhadtheotherdriver D.theotherdriverneitherNomatterhow ,itisnotnecess