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大学英语读写译听说a2试题一
大学英语读写译、听说A2试题一
PartⅠListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearaconversationthreetimes.Writethewordsyouheartocompletetheconversation.
Sun-hee:
Howaboutthis?
Tara:
Now,thatis
(1)_________________.It’sa
(2)__________frommygrandmother.ShegaveittomewhenIwas18yearsold.
Sun-hee:
Foryourbirthday?
Tara:
No.Iwasinmyfirstyearofcollegeand(3)__________________.Ihadnofriends.I(4)__________myclasses.Ididn’tthinkIcould(5)__________.Andonedaymygrandmother(6)__________meastory.
Sun-hee:
Yeah?
Tara:
Mygrandmother’sfatherdiedwhenshewasonlyeightyearsold.Thingswerehardforherfamilyafterthat.Shewenttoschool.She(7)__________athomeandshehadajob.
………………………
Tara:
Yeah.So…whenlifewasdifficultformeincollege,mygrandmothergavemethependant(8)_________________tobestrong….
Sun-hee:
That’sbeautiful.Andit’sperfectfortonight.
Tara:
(9)_________________,you’reright.(10)_________________…
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsandalongconversation.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.
11.A)Givehisankleagoodrest.
B)Treathisinjuryimmediately.
C)Continuehisregularactivities.
D)Becarefulwhenclimbingsteps.
12.A)Onatrain.
B)Onaplane.
C)Inatheater.
D)Inarestaurant.
13.A)Atragicaccident.
B)Asadoccasion.
C)Smith'sunusuallifestory.
D)Smith'ssleepingproblem.
14.A)Reviewthedetailsofallherlessons.
B)Comparenoteswithhisclassmates.
C)Talkwithherabouthislearningproblems.
D)Focusonthemainpointsofherlectures.
15.A)Themanblamedthewomanforbeingcareless.
B)Themanmisunderstoodthewoman'sapology.
C)Thewomanofferedtopayfortheman'scoffee.
D)Thewomanspiltcoffeeontheman'sjacket.
16.A)Extremelytedious.
B)Hardtounderstand.
C)Lackingagoodplot.
D)Notworthseeingtwice.
17.A)Attendingeverylecture.
B)Doinglotsofhomework.
C)Readingveryextensively.
D)Usingtest-takingstrategies.
18.A)ThedigitalTVsystemwillofferdifferentprograms.
B)Heiseagertoseewhatthenewsystemislike.
C)Hethinksitunrealistictohave500channels.
D)ThenewTVsystemmaynotprovideanythingbetter.
Question19to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Anoticebytheelectricityboard.
B)Adspromotingelectricappliances.
C)Thedescriptionofathiefindisguise.
D)Anewpolicyonpensioners'welfare.
20.A)Speakingwithaproperaccent.
B)Wearinganofficialuniform.
C)Makingfriendswiththem
D)ShowingthemhisID.
Part
IWriting(20’)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHowShouldParentsHelpChildrentoBeIndependent?
Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.
1.目前不少父母为孩子包办一切
2.为了让孩子独立,父母应该……
HowShouldParentsHelpChildrentoBeIndependent
Part
ReadingComprehension(40’)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions1-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Atadinnerpartytheguestsandtheir
(1)wereinvolvedina
(2)discussion,orratheran(3)concerningthequestionofwhetherwomenhadasmuchself-controlasmen.Astheyargued,signsappearedtooneofthegueststhatacobrawaspresentintheroom,Whilehisfirst(4)wastojumpback,heknewthatthiswouldbeamistake;sohe(5)theotherdinersinacommandingtonetoholdstillwithouttellingthemwhy_____.(6),thecobra(7)ontheveranda;andthemanranquicklytothedoorto
(8)itshut.Itwassoondiscoveredthatthecobrahad(9)acrossthefootofthehostess,whokeptclam,notutteringasound.Thustheconclusionofthis(10)laidbarethefactthatwomenhaveasmuchself-controlasmen.
A)argumentD)crisisG)heatedJ)motionM)slam
B)contractE)emergedH)hostsK)outgrowN)unexpected
C)crawledF)faintI)impulseL)ShortlyO)urged
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
AWhatdowemeanbybeing‘talentedorgifted’?
Themostobviouswayistolookattheworksomeonedoesandiftheyarecapableofsignificantsuccess,labelthemastalented.Thepurelyquantitativeroute—‘percentagedefinition’—looksnotatindividuals,butatsimplepercentages,suchasthetopfivepercentofthepopulation,andlabelsthem—bydefinition—asgifted.Thisdefinitionhasfallenfromfavor,eclipsedbytheadventofIQtests,favoredbyluminariessuchasProfessorHansEysenck,whereaseriesofwrittenorverbaltestsofgeneralintelligenceleadstoascoreofintelligence.
BTheIQtesthasbeeneclipsedinturn.Mostpeoplestudyingintelligenceandcreativityinthenewmillenniumnowpreferabroaderdefinition,usingamultifacetedapproachwheretalentsinmanyareasarerecognizedratherthanpurelyconcentratingonacademicachievement.Ifwearethereforeassumingthattalented,creativeorgiftedindividualsmayneedtobeassessedacrossarangeofabilities,doesthismeanintelligencecanruninfamiliesasgeneticorinheritedtendency?
Mentaldysfunction—suchasschizophrenia—can,soisanefficientmentalcapacitypassedonfromparenttochild?
CAnimalexperimentsthrowsomelightonthisquestion,andonthewholeareaofwhetheritisgenetics,theenvironmentoracombinationofthetwothatallowsforintelligenceandcreativeability.Differentstrainsofratsshowgreatdifferencesinintelligenceor‘ratreasoning’.Ifthesearebroughtupinnormalconditionsandthenrunthroughamazetoreachafoodgoal,the‘bright-strainmakefarfewerwrongturnsthatthe‘dull-ones’.Butiftheenvironmentismadedullandboringthenumberoferrorsbecomesequal.Returntheratstoanexcitingmazeandthediscrepancyreturnsasbefore—butismuchsmaller.Inotherwords,adullratinastimulatingenvironmentwillalmostdoaswellasbrightratwhoisboredinanormalone.Thisprincipleappliestohumanstoo—someonemaybebornwithinnateintelligence,buttheirenvironmentprobablyhasthefinalsayoverwhethertheybecomecreativeorevenagenius.
DEvidencenowexiststhatmostyoungchildren,ifgivenenoughopportunitiesandencouragement,areabletoachievesignificantandsustainablelevelsofacademicorsportingprowess.Brightorcreativechildrenareoftenphysicallyveryactiveatthesametime,andsomanyreceivemoreparentalattentionasaresult—almostbydefault—inordertoensuretheirsafety.Theymayalsotalkearlier,andthis,inturn,breedsparentalinterest.Thiscansometimescauseproblemswithothersiblingswhomayfeeljealouseventhoughtheythemselvesmaybebright.Theircreativetalentsmaybeundervaluedandsonevercometofruition.Twothemesseemtorunthroughfamouslycreativefamiliesasaresult.Thefirstisthattheparentswereabletoidentifythetalentsofeachchild,andnurtureandencouragetheseaccordinglybutinanevenhandedmanner.Individualdifferenceswereencouraged,andfriendlysiblingrivalrywasnotseenasparticularproblem.Ifthefatheris,say,afamousactor,thereisnounduepressureforhischildrentofollowhimontotheboards,butinsteadtheirchoseninterestsareencouraged.Thereneednotevenbyanyobvioustalentinsuchafamilysincetherealwaysneedstobesomeonewhosetsthefamilycareerinmotion,asinthecaseoftheSheenactingdynasty.
EMartinSheenwastheseventhoftenchildrenborntoaSpanishimmigrantfatherandanIrishmother.Despiteintenseparentaldisapprovalheturnedhisbackonentranceexamstouniversityandborrowedcashfromalocalpriesttostartafledglingactingcareer.HisactingsuccessesinfilmssuchasBadlandsandApocalypseNowmadehimoneofthemosthighly-regardedactorsofthe1970s.Threesons—EmilioEstevez,RamonEstevezandCharlieSheen—havefollowedhimintotheprofessionasaconsequenceofbeinginspiredbyhismotivationandenthusiasm.
FAstreamseemstorunthroughcreativefamilies.Suchchildrenarenotnecessarilysmotheredwithlovebytheirparents.Theyfeellovedandwanted,andaresecureintheirhome,butareoftenmoresurroundedbyanatmosphereofworkandwherefollowingacallingappearstobeimportant.Theymayseefromtheirparentsthatittakestimeanddedicationtobemasterofacraft,andsoareinlessofahurrytoachieveforthemselvesoncetheystarttowork.
GThegenerationofcreativityiscomplex:
itisamixtureofgenetics,theenvironment,parentalteachingandluckthatdetermineshowsuccessfulortalentedfamilymembersare.Thislastpoint—luck—isoftennotmentionedwheretalentisconcernedbutplaysanundoubtedpart.Mozart,consideredbymanytobethefinestco