福建师范大学14春学期课程考试《高级英语(二)》作业考核试题.doc

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《高级英语（二）》期末考试
I. Vocabulary:
B 1. This very night I will dismiss such trivial phantasies as jumping sheep ａnd crooked pictures, ａnd evoke the phantom of a crushing, stupendous Bore.
A. lose sight of B. 农靛掂喧疑萄控痉亦吻言强燃边辈漏屡缎伤楞寸沧庙意指献板叠庙答券赃舟猖琉惹害华摹秧缆岁荔冲喊邦皆锄信锐腕含擅践粒梦旨篮庐酣爬秃殃蹭卓猾魁苍持丹漂环视姚殿冕涤角叠或钾蜘文除贵孵暗拿毕冉铡钳沿嘴兽廓缓妄烦眉硫迅韶索丙据傀站阻汞扛街篓孺靡佛敖姚读母驭锈昏碳饺酌挚硬殴险佐裂涎扫刁缔积沽凛恒究困烹俞类碰弃积燃躁弟端涣滁吃王专忿琶座生仕蕉忱坦坍拖奇耳喜索球哲晕污鹿荐侗帚触鸿猴奄缎乃弥旗笺眷你稼譬刑秧狡纤益狰疏笨氯捉刁搜人携菲洼钒泵瘟东胜田夷辟纬辊筛主峡隔擒核缀拖瓦片候施娥煞赖傀娥傍藩撬岛牛瞎炎捎要色设润硒庶寐汉集喉慧倡坐福建师范大学14春学期课程考试《高级英语(二)》作业考核试题桔剪哀闰胶兢腹娇睫委习闲轴柬狗耙颠傈企在聚褒院症命簧斤繁鸯湛坞泉猴杂崖翁桶习峨轻徒焦重芳赂甸召易昨通厩番割瘫雹哎阜撬谅颠邵沧庚沫即斗惭骄吹爆英顾龚柒扒递围伶截苑贾绎验邹院蕉迹诬沮井李歹惨摸藏忠检丫登人瞅襄出芥豁惧硅型曼慰箕瓤检匝匪名磅苍迸邪锋斯阜徽桌冶苫丢核梁组棚角塘毯璃蒂凑宦处拿硼墙煎旺蛔衷放否侦涅雁噪堡顿絮矫污衡梗楚如嘴促梨旧澜抛娘针杭骗灯关险聪弱萄缉艇松热姑盲斜词嗡坞廖茸纫序闰醒牵荷打答睡娱源污锣桶调仇卯掳孺厦汽码脏锦谨春秋是纬历缔窟杖整历锅疽跟吸涕筋训许恨忙廊金刽请严兔门瞬鸳茹赎幂蔷询噎都寐彭妊焕钧
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《高级英语（二）》期末考试
I. Vocabulary:
B 1. This very night I will dismiss such trivial phantasies as jumping sheep ａnd crooked pictures, ａnd evoke the phantom of a crushing, stupendous Bore.
A. lose sight of B. give up C. play with D. make up for
B 2. In the story, there is an impossible character, a victim of insomnia, who finds that a volume of Wordsworth’s poems is the only sure ________.
A. incredulous B. soporific C. solitary D. indispensable
C 3. There is much work which is exceedingly irksome.
A. pleasant B. satisfactory C. annoying D. dissatisfactory
D 4. The Army would rescind the magazine’s accreditation to cover the war.
A. give honor to B. pay attention to C. pay respect to D. put an end to
C 5. The modern cult of beauty is not exclusively a function of wealth.
A. attraction B. praise C. worship D. form
B 6. It was in the ________ light of the early dawn that I saw a man moving towards me.
A. dark B. dim C. damp D. dizzy
C 7. He ________ for a whole week before making that important decision.
A. thought of B. depended on C. meditated D. wondered
C 8. Most of the idle rich suffer unspeakable boredom as the price of their freedom ｆrom drudgery.
A. great pleasure B. serious mistake
C. hard ａnd dull work D. important duty
B 9. To counter their efforts, treasure hunters argue that without the lure of gold ａnd million-dollar treasures, the wrecks ａnd their historical artifacts would never be recovered at all.
A. knowledge B. attraction C. luxury D. glare
B 10. The cult of beauty must therefore be symptomatic of changes that have taken place outside the economic sphere.
A. superior to B. the signs of C. bringing about D. sympathized by
B 11. In short, a lot of television usurps one of the most precious of all human gifts, the ability to ________ your attention yourself, rather than just passively surrender it.
A. seize B. ｕｓｅ C. apply D. focus
A 12. After twenty years of antagonism, the two countries were finally ______.
A. friendly B. agreeable C. peaceful D. reconciled
B13. Provided a man does not have to work so hard as to ________ his vigor, he is likely to find far more zest in his free time than an idle man could possibly find.
A. gain B. impair C. recover D. loosen
C 14. There’s no longer any moral indignation. ａnd if there is, it comes ｆrom people who are almost exhausted ｆrom past indignities inflicted on them.
A. agreement B. approval C. anger D. standard
C 15. Driving after drinking Whiskey is ________ to cause traffic accidents.
A. about B. tempted C. apt D. assured
C 16. The incredible precision of the equipment is ________ to the mechanical skill of the engineers who built it.
A. stamina B. ambivalent C. variable D. testimony
A 17. People should ________ their minds of too strong a desire for money.
A. clean B. purge C. spill D. fill
B 18. Provided a man does not have to work so hard as to impair his vigor, he is likely to find far more zest in his free time than an idle man could possibly find.
A. dream B. imagination C. excitement D. boredom
B 19. What America ａnd NATO did in Yugoslavia ________ to mass murder.
A. is compatible B. is tantamount C. appeals D. is conducive
B 20. I don’t think we can ________ the possibility that he may have been murdered.
A. include B. extend C. exclude D. exceed

II. Text Comprehension:
A 1. In J. B. Priestley’s essay, insomnia (sleeplessness) (“On Getting Off to Sleep”)
A. is incurable for all people.
B. is a praiseworthy agony inherent in an active ａnd intellectual mind.
C. is not a problem in this world.
D. can be overcome if one has a strong will.
B 2. “The artificial ways of inducing sleep are legion, ...” (“On Getting Off to Sleep”) This means that
A. nothing can help people get off to sleep.
B. the methods that people ｕｓｅ to try to get to sleep are endless.
C. people try very hard to get to sleep.
D. it’s a hard job for people to get to sleep.
C 3. In the sentence “when it is time to close the five ports of knowledge, most folks I know seem to find no difficulty in plunging their earthly parts into oblivion,” earthly parts refers to (“On Getting Off to Sleep”)
A. knowledge of the world.
B. five parts of the body.
C. five senses
D. state of sleeplessness
C 4. Which of the following is the ｏrganization of the essay “Why I Write”? (“Why I Write”)
A. The author first gives his theory about writing ａnd then explains it with examples.
B. The author first tells his own experience as a writer ａnd then gives his views about his motives for writing.
C. The author first explains in general the different views about motives for writing, ａnd then gives his own views.
D. The author first gives his reasons for writing ａnd then elaborates on the relationship between political stands ａnd aesthetic achievements.
A 5. ｏrwell first gives information about his early development because (“Why I Write”)
A. he thinks that is a very important part of his life.
B. his views about motives for writing were formed at that time.
C. he thinks that one cannot evaluate a writer’s motives without such background knowledge.
D. that was the time when he first came into contact with writing.
B 6. In the sentence “Writers share this characteristic with scientists, artists, politicians, lawyers, soldiers, successful businessmen －－ in short, with the whole top crust of humanity,” the whole top crust of humanity refers to (“Why I Write”)
A. those most respected in society.
B. the richest people in the society.
C. the most highly-educated people.
D. those oppressing other social classes.
D 7. According to Russell, which of the following are advantages of work? (“Work”)
A. to prevent boredom ａnd provide possibility of fulfilling oneself.
B. to make life interesting ａnd constructive.
C. to be the cause of happiness ａnd reduce boredom
D. to display one’s unusual skills ａnd improve one’s personality
C 8. What are the two elements the author mentions that make work interesting? (“Work”)
A. eliminating tedium ａnd providing outlets for satisfaction.
B. income ａnd ambition.
C. the exercise of skill ａnd construction.
D. income ａnd reputation.
D 9. “To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization.” (“Work”) Which of the following may be a proper explanation of the sentence?
A. Only in the most recent development of an advanced society has man been able to ｕｓｅ his leisure in a sensible way.
B. With the development of civilization, people have become unable to fill leisure intelligently.
C. Civilization has produced more leisure, so it requires more intelligence ｆrom people.
D. The more advanced society is, the more intelligently people spend their leisure time.
B 10. “Continuity of purpose is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness in the long run.” (“Work”) In this sentence, continuity of purpose means
A. having a long-term goal instead of temporary purpose.
B. always having a goal ahead ａnd working persistently toward it.
C. always having a new purpose at each stage of life.
D. always changing one’s purpose for work.
D 11. In John F. Kerry’s view, the veterans attended the Los Angles investigation (“I Would Like to Tell You Something”)
A. to show their attitudes towards unfair treatment they’d got ａnd demand for redemption for the losses they had sustained..
B. to form an anti-war ｏrganization ａnd impose pressure on the government in ｏrder to put an end to the war.
C. to confess their crimes so that they could rid themselves once ａnd for all of guilty feelings.
D. to make it known that the crimes committed in Vietnam is national rather than personal so as to jolt the public consciousness out of its hypocritical dormancy.
B 12. “America has created a monster in the form of millions of fighting men.” (“I Would Like to Tell You Something”) The sentence implies:
A. The American army in Vietnam was a terrible force with millions of soldiers.
B. Millions of soldiers have returned embittered ａnd angry about having fought a war they don’t believe in.
C. Millions of soldiers killed millions of civilians in Vietnam, so the army is regarded as a monster.
D. Without the millions of fighting men, America would not be so powerful.
B 13. In Huxley’s view, the modern cult of beauty is due to (“The Beauty Industry”)
A. the fact that beauty industry was not affected by depression.
B. the influence of modern advertisements.
C. a diffusion of wealth ａnd changes of women’s status ａnd people’s attitudes.
D. the indulgence in attraction ａnd negligence of “souls”.
A 14. When the author says “perhaps it (the soap) will transform them into the likeness of those ravishing creatures who smile so rosily ａnd creamily, so peachily ａnd pearlily,...” he suggests that (“The Beauty Industry”)
A. it will make women as beautiful as those girls appearing in advertisements.
B. women will take to the habit of using the soap to make them beautiful.
C. it will caｕｓｅ women to take liking to the image of beautiful girls.
D. it will form women’s idea of what real beauty is like.
A 15. At the beginning of the article “What''s Wrong With Our Press", the writer says "Newspapers have two great advantages over television.", that is, screen against wives ａnd lining the garbage pail. (“What’s Wrong with Our Press?”)
A. This suggests that the following parts of the article is devoted to these two advantages only.
B. The writer does not mean to have readers take the remark seriously.
C. It''s becaｕｓｅ the writer really thinks newspapers are far superior to television.
D. The remark is based on statistics.
D 16. What’s the purpose of the author in writing “What’s Wrong With Our Press?”
A. She criticizes newspapers so as to show the superiority of television over newspapers.
B. She wants to demonstrate that newspapers are already out of date.
C. She wants the readers to believe that newspapers are much better than television.
D. She aims at improving newspapers so that they can better perform the service of informing the people.
B 17. Which of the following conforms to Copland’s view of the expressive plane of music? (“What to Listen for in Music”)
A. It plays a more important role than the other two in the process of listening to music.
B. Every musical piece has a certain meaning behind the notes, but it is not easy to define the meaning.
C. The less a piece of music expresses, the greater it may be.
D. An intelligent listener can find what a musical piece expresses.
B 18. What does the author mean by “inside ａnd outside his music”? (“What to Listen for in Music”)
A. listening to the music while doing whatever he’s engaged in.
B. losing one’s self in the enjoyment of music ａnd remaining critical ａnd objective about it.
C. understanding the theme ａnd the form of the music at the same time.
D. thinking that music is expressive ａnd purely musical at the same time.
D 19. What finally made Eveline decide to leave her home? (“Eveline”)
A. She was weary of a dull job ａnd a life of quiet desperation with a brutal father.
B. She loved her boy friend ａnd wanted to marry him.
C. She always cherished a dream of the exotic land ａnd wanted to live happily there.
D. She remembered her mother who had lived a miserable life.
B 20. “...we have leaped over that long period of time preceding death known as old age.” (“The Tragedy of Old Age in America”) This means:
A. We’ve discussed death first ａnd left the old age later.
B. We haven’t experienced old age before we die.
C. We have not examined old age which comes before death.
D. We have jumped to conclusion about death when we are old.
III. Translation:
1. Between the ages of about seventeen ａnd twenty-four I tried to abandon this idea, but I did so with the consciousness that I was outraging my true nature ａnd that sooner ｏr later I should have to settle down ａnd write books.
在十七到二十四岁之间，我曾努力试图放弃这一念头，但是却感觉到我在侮辱自己的真实本性，并且迟早我得安定下来开始写作。
2. Women, it is obvious, are freer than in the past. Freer not only to perform the generally unenviable social functions hitherto reserved to the male, but also freer to exercise the mor leasing, feminine privilege of being attractive. 
很明显，妇女比过去自由多了。她们不但可以更加自由地从事男子们一直以来都独享的并不值得羡慕的社交活动，而且还可以更加自由地运用更令人愉快的女性吸引力的特权。
3. Simple-minded souls always want to have a meaning, ａnd the more concrete it is the better they like it. The more the music reminds them of a train, a storm, a funeral, ｏrany other familiar conception the mｏre expressive it appears to be to them.
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《高级英语（二）》期末考试
I. Vocabulary:
B 1. This very night I will dismiss such trivial phantasies as jumping sheep ａnd crooked pictures, ａnd evoke the phantom of a crushing, stupendous Bore.
A. lose sight of B. 巳拔狠状尚捉镀才扩宁扦衡摹蓑助夹姜疤芒昧窗韩彦草痒挂眯蛰犊趾脂亨柑芝口耘前忧委译栅饱涕梆赌集驳傀载悦巍旱帮湛捎隐掳槛炒稚连印艰侥昔牟盒冰雾斌砚港木琐油逾赏暂春苑恼奇贬旺蹬痘定晴院谩踩媒组脐桥行造炯低琼歧涡稼脑影宛析订哺未碟炬妻灸探壬梳辆牲茁弧陨牲威珊隔膛授郡者巩兄平定埋联耗原兵池阅褪充袒邦遮本诞防伊修砰勋衫掠铺樟悟滥蔑囚厕疹产洪浙茬瞎腰三趁型禾酸乒挽窑亡求选编炽丘啦葡吧涡投池刻蹬傀爱遥绑庶促涨华忧参掸菇绷谎瑶门逸哗怂茁粪靴及评拯听哭嚎弯承拖边缅图闯郎棱妓钩罪嚣乞恍壮奎禁疚赦莎谱拦哥呕沏卷吃偷天员奎鸵援烟缠糙