2014—2015 學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期末考試試卷（B卷）科目：綜合英語 PartI.TrueorFalseStatements(15Directions:Judgewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalseaccordingtothetextsyouhavelearned.Forthoseyouthinkaretrue,mark“A”onyouranswersheet.Forthoseyouthinkarefalse,markTRUEAALSEThesentence“Weholdthemuptothestandardsweseeinourtoppeople”meansthatthecompanysetsthe“newbies”astheexampleofhighstandardsofemployees.（TraitsoftheKeyPlayers）Scientiststransitioningtoindustryknowthatpeopleskillsbringthemmorewealththantheirtechnicalassets,sotheymustdeveloptheirpeopleskillsfirst.（TraitsoftheKeyPlayers）Forawhohasbeenassessedmainlybyhistechnicalknowledge,it’sfrighteningforhimtobemeasuredbyhisabilitywithhumanrelationships.（TraitsoftheKeyPlayers）AccordingtoP.L.Travers,thereisnosharpdividinglinebetweenchildhoodandadulthood,soitisimpossibletocreateabookexclusivelyforchildren.(LeisureActivities)HardyBoyandNancyDrewarementionedasexamplesofbookwithenduringcharm.(LeisureActivities)Intheauthor’seyes,theappealofHarryPotterBookisthattheycanbereadbychildrenandadultswithequalpleasurebecausebothchildrenandadultslikethemagicaladventuresinthestories.Peoplewholovethemselveswillacceptcriticismbetterandaremoretolerantofothers.(LoveandMarriage)Peopleneedtobeinlovetowritegreatliteraryworks,to humorousandtotakepoliticalactions.(LoveandMarriage)Accordingtotheexpert,“stirring-the-oatmeallove”meansthatparentshavetopreparethemealtogetherinordertoshowtheirlove.(LoveandMarriage)Thestresscausedbytheprojectatworkmaybehardertounderstandthanthestressbroughtonbyarelationshipwithfriendsorco-workersforitisnotpossibletodeterminetheprimarysourceoftheformerandlittlecanbedonetochangethesituation.(StressandHealth)Thoughallhumanshavethesamepsychologicalsystemforrespondingtostress,yetthewaywethinkaboutorperceivestressfulsituationshasasignificantimpactonhowourbodiesrespond,stressreactivityvariesacrossindividuals.(StressandHealth)Itisknownthattheseverityandmagnitudeofthestressorsaredifferentandemotionalstressorsarenotthemostfrequentandimportantstressors.(StressandHealth)Eaanseeshimselfasunique,andinhiseyes,heisthecenteroftheuniverse,anddifferentfromanyotherindividual.(OnHumanHumannatureisonlyfaithfultoitself,andithaslittlecontroloversystemsoffaithoreducation.(OnHumanNature)Peoplepaynoattentiontothegreatandnoblesideofhumannaturesincetheyaremoreinterestedinshowingtheirfaultsandweaknessinnature.(OnHumanNature)PartII.ReadingComprehension.(20PassageIslanguage,likefood,likefood,abasichumanneedwithoutwhichachildriticalperiodoflifecanbestarvedanddamaged?JudgingfromthedrasticexperimentofFrederickIinthethirteenthcentury,itmaybehotodiscoverwhatlanguageachildwouldspeakifheheardnomothertongue,hetoldthenursestokeepsilent.Alltheinfantsdiedbeforethefirstyear.Butclearlytherewasmorethanlackoflanguagehere.Whatwasmissingwasgoodmothering.Withoutgoodmothering,inthefirstyearoflifeespecially,thecapacitytosurviveisseriouslyaffected.TodaynosuchseverelackexistsasthatorderedbyFrederick.Nevertheless,somechildrenarestillbackwardinspeaking.Mostoftenthereasonforthisisthatthemotherisinsensitivetothesignalsoftheinfant,whosebrainisprogrammedtolearnlanguagerapidly.Ifthesesensitiveperiodsareneglected,theidealtimeforacquiringskillspassesandtheymightneverbelearnedsoeasilyagain.Abirdlearnstosingandtoflyrapidlyatrighttime,buttheprocessisslowandhardoncethecriticalstagehaspassed.Expertssuggestthatspeechstagesarereachedinafixedsequenceandataconstantage,buttherearecaseswherespeechhasstartedlateinachildwhoeventuallyturnsouttobeofhighIQ.Attwelveweeksababysandmakesbowel–likesounds;attwelvemonthshecanspeaksimplewordsandunderstandsimplecommands;ateighteenmonthshehasavocabularyofthreetofiftywords.Atthreeheknowsabout1,000wordswhichhecanputintosentences,andatfourhislanguagediffersfromthatofhisparentsinbornwiththecapacitytospeak.Whatisspecialaboutman‘sbrain,comparedwiththatofthemonkey,isthecomplexsystemwhichenablesachildtoconnectthesightandfeelof,say,atoy-bearwiththesoundpattern“toy-bear”.Andevenmoreincredibleistheyoungbrain’sabilitytopickoutanorderinlanguagefromthemixtureofsoundaroundhim,toyze,tocombineand binethepartsofalanguageinnewways.Butspeechhastobeinduced,andthisdependsoninteractionbetweenthemotherandthechild,wherethemotherrecognizesthesignalsinthechild’sbabbling,grasandsmiling,andrespondstothem.ofthemothertothesesignalsdullstheinteractionbecausethechildgetsdiscouragedandsendsoutonlytheobvioussignals,.Sensitivitytothechild‘snon–verbalsignalsisessentialtothegrowthanddevelopmentofThepurposeofFrederickI‘sexperimentwastoprovethatchildrenarebornwithabilitytotodiscoverwhatlanguageachildwouldspeakwithouthearinganyhumanspeaktofindoutwhatrolecarefulnursingwouldplayinteachingachildtospeaktoprovethhildcouldbedamagedwithoutlearningaThereasonthatsomechildrenarebackwardinspeakingismostlikelythat.theyareincapableoflearninglanguagetheyareexposedtotoomuchlanguageattheirmothersrespondinadequaytotheirattemptstotheirmothersarenotinligentenoughtohelpWhatisparticularlyremarkableaboutachildisthat heisbornwiththecapacitytohehasabrainmorecomplexthananhecanproducehisownheoweshisspeechabilitytogoodWhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromtheThefacultyofspeechisinborninThechild‘sbrainishighlyMostchildrenlearntheirlanguageindefiniteAlltheIfachildstartstospeaklaterthanothers,hewill inhaveahighbelessinbeinsensitivetoverbalnotnecessarilybePassageImprobableasitmayseem,anincreasingnumberofGermansaregivinguptheirelegantMercedeses,sleekBMWsandferociouslyfastPorschesandgettingbehindthewheelsofimportedAmericanmodelsfromplushCadillacstomoreprosaicFords.UnlikethecarsproducedbyDetroit‘sEuropeansubsidiaries,thesecarsareasAmericanasapplepieandwaterybeer.Andthankstoafavorableexchangerate,theyaremoreaffordablethanever.LastyearGermansbought12477newU.S.–builtcars;salesareexpectedtodoublethisyear.Likebluejeans,thisbuy–AmericafadappealstoGermansfromallwalksoflife.Onceregardedasfaulty,flashy,gas–guzzlingGoliaths,Americanautosare--thanksinlargemeasuretoforeigncompetition--morestylishandreliablethaninyearspast.Tugged,off-roadvehicleslikethefour-wheeldriveJeepCherokeearenowthehotwheelstodriveamongGermany’sthirty-somethingset.OwnersandAficionadosofAmerican–madecarealsoboasttheircarsarecheapertomaintain.Butthat‘snotthemainreasonGermanmotoristsarechoosingU.S.imports–It’stheirprice.Evenafterthecostofoverseasshipisincluded,American–madecarsoffermorevalue–anddeluxefeatures–forlessmoneythanGermanmodels.AChryslerLeBaronconvertiblesellsfor35000marks;aBMW320iconvertible,bycomparison,commands10000marksmore.AndU.S.autoscomewithstandardequipment--electricwindows,automaticlocksandsunroofs—that’savailableonlyasexpensiveoptionsonGermanmodels.OwninganAmericancarinGermanyisnotforeverybody.ButtheworstheadachescomefromtheGermanbureaucracy.JohannErben,aGreiburgdentallabtechnician,purchasedaLeBaronconvertibleduringU.S.tripinNovember--andhasyettodriveitonekilometer.First,hewaitedmonthsfortheproperregistrationstoarrive;thenhespentmorethan1,000markstohaveitcomplywithGermanregulations.Evenso,safetyinspectorsrefusedtoapproveituntilhechangedtheheadlightsandwindowstoEuropeanCommunitystandards.―ThereIwaswithmysupermodern,$20,000carandunabletogetitthroughinspection,”Erbenrecalled.Detroit‘sEuropeansubsidiaries producethesamemodelsasDetroitsintheU.S.providecarsofEuropeanproducecarsthatarethoughttobeun-AmericanbycouldhardlymeetthedemandforAmericancarslastThebuy-AmericanfadthatappealstoGermansmostseemsto blueappleU.S.-madewateryAsforGermans,Americancarsnotonlyarecheaperbut endureswearandareadaptabletoroadprovidesgreateroffersmoredeluxeWhichofthefollowingstatementsisAmericancarsusedtoconsumealotofJapanesecarsstillleadtheGermanTheU.S.motorindustryisnowconfidenttocopewithGermancarsaregoingtoprovidethesamestandardequipmentasAmerican-madecars.EuropeanCommunitystandardsprobablyare alawtocontroltheamountofimportedgoodsfromothercontinentsB.asetofstandardstoinspectimportedcarsasystemtoregulatemeasuresofmanufacturedasetofstandardstocontrolproductPartIII.Vocabulary(Directions:Chooseforeachoftheblankswithanappropriatewordfromthebank.WritethelettersontheAnswerSheet.(20points)A.B.C.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O. Humannatureisthat matrixuponwhichthecharacterisbuilt,andwhoseshapeitmusttakeandkeepthroughoutlife. Thefourth ofHarrypotterseriespromisestobreakeverybooksellingrecord. Wewillnevermeetmillionsofpotentialloversbecausethey outbyformalorinformalrulesonpartner Aliberaluseofthepronoun“we”andnotjust“I”canchangecompany’s

ofyoufromalonewolftoa Alltheweddingpreparationswereenoughtokeephim sometime. Rowlingarticulatesinherbooksthateventhebravestchildrenmayfeel andvulnerable. Amongotherthings,peoplewholikethemselvesaremoreopentocriticismandless ofothers. Itdeservesrepeatingbecauseitisthesinglemostpublicdifferencebetween andindustry. Itriedtoattractherattentionbutshewas inconversationwithStephen. Everyman adistinctcharacteroverwhichcircumstancesandeducationhaveonlythemostlimitedcontrol.A.B.C.D.E.F. H.I. J.M.K.N.L.O. Childrendeprivedoflovehavebeenknowntodevelopawide Youdonotchopoffasectionofyourimaginativesubstanceandmakeabookspecificallyforchildren,foryouhavenoideachildhoodends Theoutermanmay eimperfect,butthespirit,theinnerman,remainsuntouchedand byevil. Lifeisdominatedbyhappyfeelingsbut alsowithnostalgiaandregret. DonHautisa toadiscussionforumtransitionedtoindustrymanyyears Theconstancyofhumannature

,asnoonebelievesthatmancanfundamentallychangehis ThefirstthreeHarryPotterbookshaveearneda $480millioninthree Thekeyplayermustbeabletoembrace andstickhisorherneckouttodrivetoaconclusion. Shehaswrittenabookthatisbeautifulbecauseofthehonestyandtherawemotionthatisportrayedinall- IhadthoughtthathewasanativeChinesebecausehespoke Directions:Chooseforeachoftheblankswithanappropriatephraseorexpressionfromthebank.WritethelettersontheAnswerSheet.(20points)A.madeB.appealC.contentD.attheperilE.pickupF.takenG..tokeepH.deprivedI.isM.isinJ.afarcryN.cancelledK.countO.placeaL.stood Wewereall bytheschemeandinvestedfarmoremoneythanweshouldhave. Thepowertoaffectthesedecisions inavarietyofresources,manyofwhicharenotevenconnectedwithsports. Wehadlotsofgoodapplicantsforthejob,butone fromthe Heneedstohaverealfailures,notsomething forinterview Withluck,youmightcoveryourcosts,butdon’t Iwould thatthetopstudentwillalsobeverysuccessfulinhiscareer. Ifyoufollowthatcourseofaction,itwillbe your Theoutermanwasoriginallyperfect,butmanhassoabuseditthattodayitis theoriginalmodel. Recentlosseshave anyprofitsmadeatthestartoftheyear. Itturnsoutthatsomeofthepeoplewhohavesufferedthewhohavebeenforcedto shockstheyneveranticipatedhavethemosttolusaboutthatprofoundjourneyinlife.PartIV.TextExploration.(10Directions:Thefol