2023年西交课程考试《英语2(新录)》作业考核试题(含主观题).doc

西交23年9月课程考试《英语2（新录）》作业考核试题（含主观题）

一、单项选择题（共 28 道试题，共 56 分。）
1.  In the dark forests______ , some large enough to hold several English towns.
A. stand many lakes
B. lie many lakes
C. many lakes lie
D. many lakes stand

2.  Mary never does any reading in the evening,________ .
A. so does John
B. John does too
C. John doesn’t too
D. nor does John

3.  —Please help yourself to the fish. —_______.
A. Thanks, but I don't like fish
B. Sorry, I can't help
C. Well, fish don't suit me
D. No, I can't

4.  —Hurry up please, or I'll be late. —_______
A. Sorry sir, but the traffic is thick now.
B. Well, it's alright, sir.
C. How can you say that, sir?
D. Oh, we are going the right way.

5.  — Have a nice weekend. — Thank you. _____.
A. See you later
B. What about you
C. The same to you
D. It’s my pleasure

6.  At the foot of the mountain________ .
A. a village lie
B. lies a village
C. does a village
D. lying a village

7.  Your friend needs to come earlier, ______?
A. does he
B. doesn't he
C. need he
D. needn't he

8.  — Let’s go and have a good drink tonight. — ________ Have you got the first prize in the competition?
A. Thanks a lot.
B. What for
C. Yes, I’d like to.
D. Why not?

9.  — I can’t get on well with some of my classmates. They just leave me in the cold. — ________. But what’s the reason?
A. Sorry to hear that.
B. How about that?
C. Don’t mention it.
D. Never give up!

10.  The guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable and we spent a lovely evening wandering into places which we ________ straight past otherwise.
A. had walked
B. were walking
C. would have walked
D. must have walked

11.  — Excuse me, could I take this seat? — Sorry, __________.
A. here it is
B. take it
C. it isn’t
D. it’s taken

12.  — Have you been wasting time on computer games again? — ________. I’ve been studying a lot and I need a break.
A. No way
B. I don’t agree
C. Not really
D. I couldn’t agree more

13.  ________ by a crowd of people, I felt nervous, _____ what to say.
A. Watching, didn't know
B. Having watched, and not knew
C. Having been watch, not known
D. Being watched, not knowing

14.  Dad, I won first place in the speech contest.______! I’m proud of you, my daughter.
A. Congratulations
B. Good luck
C. My pleasure
D. Good idea

15.  Had it not been for the haze(雾霾) weather phenomenon, there _ fewer car accidents in Beijing then.
A. were
B. would be
C. may be
D. would have been

16.  Never before_____in greater need of modern public transport than it is today.
A. has this city been
B. this city has been
C. was this city
D. this city was

17.  — I’m traveling to London by bicycle. See you next week. — See you, and _____.
A. good luck with your trip
B. take it easy
C. it certainly will be happy
D. make yourself comfortable

18.  — It is reported that it will rain hard next Sunday. — ______. We’re planning to go boating that day.
A. I don’t think so.
B. I hope not.
C. I’m afraid not.
D. I hope so.

19.  —I would never come to the restaurant again. The food is terrible!—________.
A. Nor am I
B. Neither would I
C. Same with me
D. So do I

20.  — What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game. — ______. Whatever you want to do is fine with me.
A. It just depends
B. It’s up to you
C. All right
D. Glad to hear that

21.  He’s determined to finish the job __________long it takes.
A. no matter
B. however
C. wherever
D. whatever

22.  The open-air celebration has been put off _______ the bad weather.
A. in case of
B. in spite of
C. instead of
D. because of

23.  I am tired and I don't feel like _____ any further.
A. to walk
B. to be walking
C. walking
D. walk

24.  — Mr. Smith, you are fined for over-speeding. Please sign here. — Fined? Over-speeding? ________
A. Are you all right?
B. You can’t be serious!
C. Mind your own business!
D. You asked for it!

25.  — I’m sorry I didn’t make it to your party last night. — ______, I know you’re busy these days.
A. Of course
B. No kidding
C. That’s all right
D. Don’t mention it

26.  — Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the British Museum? — Sorry, I’m a stranger here. — ______.
A. Thanks anyway
B. It doesn’t matter
C. Never mind
D. No problem

27.  — The weather here in summer is so changeable. Please take an umbrella when you go out. — ________.
A. Well, don’t worry
B. Well, it just depends
C. Oh, take it easy
D. OK, just in case

28.  There isn't anything wrong with the radio, ______?
A. is there
B. is it
C. does it
D. does there

二、阅读理解（共 2 道试题，共 16 分。）
1.  " Dyslexia is a problem that restricts the ability to recognize words and connect sounds with letters when people read. People with this learning disorder may also have problems when they write. Dyslexia is not related to eyesight or intelligence. The problem involves areas of the brain that process language. Brain scientists are studying whether they can predict which young children may struggle with reading to provide them with early help. John Gabrieli at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is leading the study of five-year-old in about twenty schools in the Boston area.
They studied in the schools with kindergartens．And for all the children joining in the study, they give them a brief set of paper-and-pencil tests to look at which children appear to be at some risk for struggling to read. So far, fifty of them have been examined in a scanner, a special machine, to show brain activity. Written tests are not always able to identify dyslexia or other problems, while brain scans may offer a more scientific way to identify problems. And with reading problems, early identification is important. When it comes to helping children overcome reading difficulties, the younger the child, the more effective they are.
    Reading problems are not usually identified until a child is in the third or fourth grade. The later children are recognized as poor readers, the less treatment can help. And, as Professor Gabrieli points out, poor reading can make education a struggle. Reading is everything. Even math and science have textbooks.
While the children are given tasks related to reading, the brain scans measure the extent to which certain parts of the brain become active while the children do the work. The scientists say they are pleased with early results from the study, but have a long way to go.
"
1). Dyslexia affects the part of brain concerning ________.
A. eyesight
B. intelligence
C. language
D. emotion

2). Dyslexia problems are more likely to be identified through ________.
A. speech contests
B. reading efficiency
C. listening comprehension
D. brain scans

3). According to the passage, which of the followings has the best time to overcome reading difficulties?
A. Tom, a boy in the kindergarten.
B. Kate, a high school leaver.
C. Jane, a primary school student.
D. Steve, a man in his thirties.

4). What is the passage mainly about?
A. An effective way to identity Dyslexia at an early stage.
B. A learning disorder involving one’s intelligence.
C. Dyslexia — a problem affecting one’s reading and writing.
D. A possible solution to the problems related to Dyslexia.

2.  "Psychologists have discovered that even the most independent-minded of us will conform to social pressure when we are with a group of people. In one classic experiment, people were shown a vertical line and asked to find a line of identical length from a selection of three.
    You might think that this is an absurdly easy task, and when people perform it by themselves they do it very well. However, psychologists have discovered that we are very easily swayed by the opinions of other people when we do this task in a group. In one study, a group of three people was set up, where two of the people were confederates (同伙) of the experimenter. When the confederates deliberately gave wrong answers, people were often swayed to give the wrong answer also. In fact, 75% of people gave at least one wrong answer, with some people conforming to peer pressure on every occasion.
    But why do people conform in this way? In an easy task like this, it seems that people do not want to step out of line with the prevailing opinion of the group. On more difficult tasks, people also conform because they lose confidence in their own ability to make decisions and prefer to trust the majority opinion instead.
    A typical example of this kind of conformity arises when we come across people in distress. Would you help a woman who has been attacked in the street? It turns out that you are much more likely to go to her assistance if you are alone. When other people are also around, a diffusion of responsibility occurs. People are paralysed into inaction, because everyone assumes that someone else will go to the woman’s assistance.
"
1). In Paragraph 1, the underlined word "conform" probably means “________”.
A. seek independence
B. disobey orders
C. seek pleasure
D. follow what others do

2). What is the purpose of the experiment described in Paragraph 2? To ________
A. explain why people would be influenced by the opinions of others
B. prove that people are easily influenced by the opinions of others
C. train the confederates of the experimenter as independent-minded
D. describe how people would be influenced by the opinions of others

3). In the last paragraph, according to the author, why wouldn’t one help the woman? He ________.
A. thinks he has no responsibilities to give a hand
B. thinks he has nothing to do with it
C. is too shy to give his helping hand
D. thinks someone else will offer assistance

4). What method does the author mainly use to develop the text?
A. Giving examples.
B. Cause-effect analysis.
C. Comparative analysis.
D. Process analysis.

三、简答题（共 4 道试题，共 16 分。）
1.  英译汉：He figured in two or three months he’d have enough money to buy exactly the kind of guitar.
他合计着，再过两三个月他就会有足够旳钱去买他想要旳那种吉他

2.  英译汉：In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries.
实际上我有时一连三个星期都独自呆在家里，只偶尔出去拿信、买报纸和杂货

3.   英译汉：Only in American can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it.
只有在美国，一种亿万富翁才能像平民百姓同样安稳地过着普一般通旳日子，而不致于惹来不必要旳麻烦

4.  英译汉：I start to feel as though I’ve become one with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another link in the net.
我开始觉得自己似乎与机器融为一体了，我接受信息，再发送出去，仿佛是互联网旳一种连接点
四、论述题（共 1 道试题，共 12 分。）
1.  写作：
Directions: 请在30分钟内以《诚实是有回报旳》为题参照给出旳提纲写大概80字旳作文。
It Pays to Be Honest
Outline: 
1. 目前社会上存在着许多不诚实旳现象。
2. 诚实利人利己，做人应当诚实
答案：
It is undeniable that dishonesty in our society,which does us much harm in many respects,has aroused public concern nowadays.For example,many doctors sell unnecessary but expensive medicines to their patients in order to get more money,And a lot of people buy fake certificates so that they can get better jobs.Also,some students cheat on exams.Even such famous star as Ouyang San,once considered China’s movie king,cheated the government on income taxes.
It is unequivocally well known that being honest is beneficial to the people involved.Meanwhile,a sense of honesty builds up in others’ hearts,which,in turn,will earn you true friendship.But it is probably less well known that being honest in equally beneficial to ourselves.
Despite the widespread practices of dishonesty,we should take firm steps to end this unhealthy trend,so as to make the world more beautiful.