福建师范大学18年8月课程考试《高级英语（二）》作业考核试题参考

福建师范大学18年8月课程考试《高级英语（二）》作业考核试题
《高级英语（二）》期末考试
奥鹏作业答案

I.Vocabulary20%
1.ThisverynightIwilldismisssuchtrivialphantasiesasjumpingsheepandcrookedpicturesandevokethephantomofacrushingstupendousBore.
A.losesightofB.giveupC.playwithD.makeupfor
2.InthestorythereisanimpossiblecharacteravictimofinsomniawhofindsthatavolumeofWordsworth’spoemsistheonlysure________.
A.incredulousB.soporificC.solitaryD.indispensable
3.Thereismuchworkwhichisexceedinglyirksome.
A.pleasantB.satisfactoryC.annoyingD.dissatisfactory
4.TheArmywouldrescindthemagazine’saccreditationtocoverthewar.
A.givehonortoB.payattentiontoC.payrespecttoD.putanendto
5.Themoderncultofbeautyisnotexclusivelyafunctionofwealth.
A.attractionB.praiseC.worshipD.form
6.Itwasinthe________lightoftheearlydawnthatIsawamanmovingtowardsme.
A.darkB.dimC.dampD.dizzy
7.He________forawholeweekbeforemakingthatimportantdecision.
A.thoughtofB.dependedonC.meditatedD.wondered
8.Mostoftheidlerichsufferunspeakableboredomasthepriceoftheirfreedomfromdrudgery.
A.greatpleasureB.seriousmistake
C.hardanddullworkD.importantduty
9.Tocountertheireffortstreasurehuntersarguethatwithoutthelureofgoldandmilliondollartreasuresthewrecksandtheirhistoricalartifactswouldneverberecoveredatall.
A.knowledgeB.attractionC.luxuryD.glare
10.Thecultofbeautymustthereforebesymptomaticofchangesthathavetakenplaceoutsidetheeconomicsphere.
A.superiortoB.thesignsofC.bringingaboutD.sympathizedby
11.Inshortalotoftelevisionusurpsoneofthemostpreciousofallhumangiftstheabilityto________yourattentionyourselfratherthanjustpassivelysurrenderit.
A.seizeB.useC.applyD.focus
12.Aftertwentyyearsofantagonismthetwocountrieswerefinally______.
A.friendlyB.agreeableC.peacefulD.reconciled
13.Providedamandoesnothavetoworksohardasto________hisvigorheislikelytofindfarmorezestinhisfreetimethananidlemancouldpossiblyfind.
A.gainB.impairC.recoverD.loosen
14.There’snolongeranymoralindignation.Andifthereisitcomesfrompeoplewhoarealmostexhaustedfrompastindignitiesinflictedonthem.
A.agreementB.approvalC.angerD.standard
15.DrivingafterdrinkingWhiskeyis________tocausetrafficaccidents.
A.aboutB.temptedC.aptD.assured
16.Theincredibleprecisionoftheequipmentis________tothemechanicalskilloftheengineerswhobuiltit.
A.staminaB.ambivalentC.variableD.testimony
17.Peopleshould________theirmindsoftoostrongadesireformoney.
A.cleanB.purgeC.spillD.fill
18.Providedamandoesnothavetoworksohardastoimpairhisvigorheislikelytofindfarmorezestinhisfreetimethananidlemancouldpossiblyfind.
A.dreamB.imaginationC.excitementD.boredom
19.WhatAmericaandNATOdidinYugoslavia________tomassmurder.
A.iscompatibleB.istantamountC.appealsD.isconducive
20.Idon’tthinkwecan________thepossibilitythathemayhavebeenmurdered.
A.includeB.extendC.excludeD.exceed
II.TextComprehension20%
1.InJ.B.Priestley’sessayinsomnia(sleeplessness)(“OnGettingOfftoSleep”)
A.isincurableforallpeople.
B.isapraiseworthyagonyinherentinanactiveandintellectualmind.
C.isnotaprobleminthisworld.
D.canbeovercomeifonehasastrongwill.
2.“Theartificialwaysofinducingsleeparelegion...”(“OnGettingOfftoSleep”)Thismeansthat
A.nothingcanhelppeoplegetofftosleep.
B.themethodsthatpeopleusetotrytogettosleepareendless.
C.peopletryveryhardtogettosleep.
D.it’sahardjobforpeopletogettosleep.
3.Inthesentence“whenitistimetoclosethefiveportsofknowledgemostfolksIknowseemtofindnodifficultyinplungingtheirearthlypartsintooblivion”earthlypartsrefersto(“OnGettingOfftoSleep”)
A.knowledgeoftheworld.
B.fivepartsofthebody.
C.fivesenses
D.stateofsleeplessness
4.Whichofthefollowingistheorganizationoftheessay“WhyIWrite”?(“WhyIWrite”)
A.Theauthorfirstgiveshistheoryaboutwritingandthenexplainsitwithexamples.
B.Theauthorfirsttellshisownexperienceasawriterandthengiveshisviewsabouthismotivesforwriting.
C.Theauthorfirstexplainsingeneralthedifferentviewsaboutmotivesforwritingandthengiveshisownviews.
D.Theauthorfirstgiveshisreasonsforwritingandthenelaboratesontherelationshipbetweenpoliticalstandsandaestheticachievements.
5.Orwellfirstgivesinformationabouthisearlydevelopmentbecause(“WhyIWrite”)
A.hethinksthatisaveryimportantpartofhislife.
B.hisviewsaboutmotivesforwritingwereformedatthattime.
C.hethinksthatonecannotevaluateawriter’smotiveswithoutsuchbackgroundknowledge.
D.thatwasthetimewhenhefirstcameintocontactwithwriting.
6.Inthesentence“Writerssharethischaracteristicwithscientistsartistspoliticianslawyerssoldierssuccessfulbusinessmeninshortwiththewholetopcrustofhumanity”thewholetopcrustofhumanityrefersto(“WhyIWrite”)
A.thosemostrespectedinsociety.
B.therichestpeopleinthesociety.
C.themosthighlyeducatedpeople.
D.thoseoppressingothersocialclasses.
7.AccordingtoRussellwhichofthefollowingareadvantagesofwork?(“Work”)
A.topreventboredomandprovidepossibilityoffulfillingoneself.
B.tomakelifeinterestingandconstructive.
C.tobethecauseofhappinessandreduceboredom
D.todisplayone’sunusualskillsandimproveone’spersonality
8.Whatarethetwoelementstheauthormentionsthatmakeworkinteresting?(“Work”)
A.eliminatingtediumandprovidingoutletsforsatisfaction.
B.incomeandambition.
C.theexerciseofskillandconstruction.    奥鹏作业答案

D.incomeandreputation.
9.“Tobeabletofillleisureintelligentlyisthelastproductofcivilization.”(“Work”)Whichofthefollowingmaybeaproperexplanationofthesentence?
A.Onlyinthemostrecentdevelopmentofanadvancedsocietyhasmanbeenabletousehisleisureinasensibleway.
B.Withthedevelopmentofcivilizationpeoplehavebecomeunabletofillleisureintelligently.
C.Civilizationhasproducedmoreleisuresoitrequiresmoreintelligencefrompeople.
D.Themoreadvancedsocietyisthemoreintelligentlypeoplespendtheirleisuretime.
10.“Continuityofpurposeisoneofthemostessentialingredientsofhappinessinthelongrun.”(“Work”)Inthissentencecontinuityofpurposemeans
A.havingalongtermgoalinsteadoftemporarypurpose.
B.alwayshavingagoalaheadandworkingpersistentlytowardit.
C.alwayshavinganewpurposeateachstageoflife.
D.alwayschangingone’spurposeforwork.
11.InJohnF.Kerry’sviewtheveteransattendedtheLosAnglesinvestigation(“IWouldLiketoTellYouSomething”)
A.toshowtheirattitudestowardsunfairtreatmentthey’dgotanddemandforredemptionforthelossestheyhadsustained..
B.toformanantiwarorganizationandimposepressureonthegovernmentinordertoputanendtothewar.
C.toconfesstheircrimessothattheycouldridthemselvesonceandforallofguiltyfeelings.
D.tomakeitknownthatthecrimescommittedinVietnamisnationalratherthanpersonalsoastojoltthepublicconsciousnessoutofitshypocriticaldormancy.
12.“Americahascreatedamonsterintheformofmillionsoffightingmen.”(“IWouldLiketoTellYouSomething”)Thesentenceimplies
A.TheAmericanarmyinVietnamwasaterribleforcewithmillionsofsoldiers.
B.Millionsofsoldiershavereturnedembitteredandangryabouthavingfoughtawartheydon’tbelievein.
C.MillionsofsoldierskilledmillionsofciviliansinVietnamsothearmyisregardedasamonster.
D.WithoutthemillionsoffightingmenAmericawouldnotbesopowerful.
13.InHuxley’sviewthemoderncultofbeautyisdueto(“TheBeautyIndustry”)
A.thefactthatbeautyindustrywasnotaffectedbydepression.
B.theinfluenceofmodernadvertisements.
C.adiffusionofwealthandchangesofwomen’sstatusandpeople’sattitudes.
D.theindulgenceinattractionandnegligenceof“souls”.
14.Whentheauthorsays“perhapsit(thesoap)willtransformthemintothelikenessofthoseravishingcreatureswhosmilesorosilyandcreamilysopeachilyandpearlily...”hesuggeststhat(“TheBeautyIndustry”)
A.itwillmakewomenasbeautifulasthosegirlsappearinginadvertisements.
B.womenwilltaketothehabitofusingthesoaptomakethembeautiful.
C.itwillcausewomentotakelikingtotheimageofbeautifulgirls.
D.itwillformwomen’sideaofwhatrealbeautyislike.
15.Atthebeginningofthearticle“WhatsWrongWithOurPress&quotthewritersays&quotNewspapershavetwogreatadvantagesovertelevision.&quotthatisscreenagainstwivesandliningthegarbagepail.(“What’sWrongwithOurPress?”)
A.Thissuggeststhatthefollowingpartsofthearticleisdevotedtothesetwoadvantagesonly.
B.Thewriterdoesnotmeantohavereaderstaketheremarkseriously.
C.Itsbecausethewriterreallythinksnewspapersarefarsuperiortotelevision.
D.Theremarkisbasedonstatistics.
16.What’sthepurposeoftheauthorinwriting“What’sWrongWithOurPress?”
A.Shecriticizesnewspaperssoastoshowthesuperiorityoftelevisionovernewspapers.
B.Shewantstodemonstratethatnewspapersarealreadyoutofdate.
C.Shewantsthereaderstobelievethatnewspapersaremuchbetterthantelevision.
D.Sheaimsatimprovingnewspaperssothattheycanbetterperformtheserviceofinformingthepeople.
17.WhichofthefollowingconformstoCopland’sviewoftheexpressiveplaneofmusic?(“WhattoListenforinMusic”)
A.Itplaysamoreimportantrolethantheothertwointheprocessoflisteningtomusic.
B.Everymusicalpiecehasacertainmeaningbehindthenotesbutitisnoteasytodefinethemeaning.
C.Thelessapieceofmusicexpressesthegreateritmaybe.
D.Anintelligentlistenercanfindwhatamusicalpieceexpresses.
18.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“insideandoutsidehismusic”?(“WhattoListenforinMusic”)
A.listeningtothemusicwhiledoingwhateverhe’sengagedin.
B.losingone’sselfintheenjoymentofmusicandremainingcriticalandobjectiveaboutit.
C.understandingthethemeandtheformofthemusicatthesametime.
D.thinkingthatmusicisexpressiveandpurelymusicalatthesametime.
19.WhatfinallymadeEvelinedecidetoleaveherhome?(“Eveline”)
A.Shewaswearyofadulljobandalifeofquietdesperationwithabrutalfather.
B.Shelovedherboyfriendandwantedtomarryhim.
C.Shealwayscherishedadreamoftheexoticlandandwantedtolivehappilythere.
D.Sherememberedhermotherwhohadlivedamiserablelife.
20.“...wehaveleapedoverthatlongperiodoftimeprecedingdeathknownasoldage.”(“TheTragedyofOldAgeinAmerica”)Thismeans
A.We’vediscusseddeathfirstandlefttheoldagelater.
B.Wehaven’texperiencedoldagebeforewedie.
C.Wehavenotexaminedoldagewhichcomesbeforedeath.
D.Wehavejumpedtoconclusionaboutdeathwhenweareold.
III.Fillineachblankwithawordorphrasefromthelistbelowinitsproperform20%
　literaldownrighttangiblefacedwith
　takeitforgrantedderiveamounttoinferfrom
　takerefugereminiscentoftakeittoheart
1.She________greatjoyfromplayingtheviolin.
2.The________meaningof‘television’is‘seeingfromadistance’.
3.WhetherIpayorwhethermywifepays________thesamethingbecauseweshareallourmoney.
4.AlthoughsheagreedwithmeI________herexpressionthatshewasreluctant.
5.Theyare________variousproblemsincarryingouttheplan.
6.IknowitwassillyofmebutIjust________thattheyweremarried.
7.Ithinkthewayshe’sbeentreatedisa________disgrace.
8.Accusedofincompetencehe________inlying.
9.Thatsongisso________mychildhood.
10.Thereadershouldnot________ifhefindsthathegives20ormore“yes”answers(tothequestionnaire).
IV.ClozeTest10%
Therearetenblanksinthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithaproperwordtakenfromthelist.Notethatthreeofthegivenwordsarenotapplicable.
werebehitanysufferedspherethereforenevertheless
suggesttowardsbeyondexclusivelyretrenching
Thisisclearlynotthewholestory.Themoderncultofbeautyisnot_(1)_afunctioninthemathematicalsenseofwealth.Ifit_(2)_thenthepersonalappearanceindustrieswouldhavebeenashardly_(3)_bythetradedepressionas_(4)_otherbusiness.Butaswehaveseentheyhavenot_(5)_.Womenare_(6)_onotherthingsthantheirfaces.Thecultofbeautymust_(7)_besymptomaticofchangesthathavetakenplaceoutsidetheeconomic_(8)_.Ofwhatchanges?OfthechangesI_(9)_inthestatusofwomenofthechangesinourattitude_(10)_“themerelyphysical”.
V.Translation20%
A.fromChinesetoEnglish10%
1.是我还是我妻子付款其实都是一回事，因为我们的钱是共有的。(amountshare)
2.不管怎样，在装饰自己上更为昂贵的试验和大马力汽车及电冰箱一样都是多数欧洲人经济能力所不及的。（means）
B.fromEnglishintoChinese10%
1.BetweentheagesofaboutseventeenandtwentyfourItriedtoabandonthisideabutIdidsowiththeconsciousnessthatIwasoutragingmytruenatureandthatsoonerorlaterIshouldhavetosettledownandwritebooks.（4%）
2.Womenitisobviousarefreerthaninthepast.Freernotonlytoperformthegenerallyunenviablesocialfunctionshithertoreservedtothemalebutalsofreertoexercisethemorleasingfeminineprivilegeofbeingattractive.(4%)
3.Simplemindedsoulsalwayswanttohaveameaningandthemoreconcreteitisthebettertheylikeit.Themorethemusicremindsthemofatrainastormafuneraloranyotherfamiliarconceptionthemoreexpressiveitappearstobetothem.(4%)
V.Answerthequestion10%
WhataretheproblemsoldpeopleinAmericahavetoface?(“TheTragedyofOldAgeinAmerica”)
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《高级英语（二）》期末考试A卷（答题卷）
教学中心专业学号姓名成绩
注：考试时间为100分钟
I.Vocabulary20%
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11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.
II.TextComprehension20%
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.
11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.
III.BlankFilling20%
1.2.3.4.5.
6.7.8.9.10.
IV.Cloze10%
1.2.3.4.5.
6.7.8.9.10.
V.Translation20%
A.10%
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VI.QuestionAnswer10%
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