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大学英语二

《大学英语

（二）》作业

PartI.ReadingComprehension

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreach

ofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Passage1

CharlieChaplinhasbrokenallrecordsinmakingpeoplelaugh.Noonehassosetawholeworld

laughingasthelittlemanwiththewalkingstickandtheoverlargeshoes.

MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutChaplin'sartandhiscareer,andopinionshaverangedwidely.But

perhapsthosewhocalledhim"themostgeneralhumanbeingofourtime"cameclosesttothetruth.

Thosewhohavecalledhimageniusstressthetimelessandcommonqualitiesinhiswork.Itisanart

filledwithsadelementsanddeephumanfeeling,withwhichanaudiencecannothelpbutbecomeinvolved.

Itisforthesereasons,Ibelieve,thatthefigureofCharliehasattractedgenerationaftergeneration.

AllthewriterswhogiveaccountsofChaplin'slifeagreethatCharlie'sunhappyearlyyearsinthe

areainLondonwherehousesweredirtyandwornhadagreatinfluenceonhisdevelopmentandonthe

typeoffilmshemade.Chaplinhimselfemphasizesitinhismemoirs（回忆录）.Themoreonereadsabout

hisearliestperiod,themoreonetendstoagree.Indeed,hissufferingyouthhadalastinginfluence

onhim.

Chaplinwasneverafraidtodealwithsubjectscausingmuchdisagreementinhisfilms.Hegave

ahumorousperformanceonwaronlyafewweeksbeforetheAmericansoldierscamehomefromWorldWar

Iin1918.Thiswasregardedasmadness,buttheperformancewaswellreceived.Soperfectlydidit

hitthenailontheheadthateventhereturningsoldiersfounditimpossibletohateitanddeeply

appreciatedthisshortandhumorousperformanceonwhatforthemhadbeenunpleasantreality.Chaplin

gavenumerousperformancesattackingcapitalgovernments,satirizing（讽刺）thecrueltyofthemachine

ageandevenmakingfunofHitler.

Yearsafterhisdeath,thefunnyfilmsofmotionpictureactoranddirectorCharlieChaplincontinue

tobepopular.Heisparticularlywellknownforhissuccessasacreatorofhumorouspresentations

thatmakefunofpeople,theestablishment,ornetworks.

1.AllofthefollowingaboutCharlieChaplinaretrueexcept__________.

A.hewasbornintheUSAB.hewasagreatfilmactor

C.hehadanunhappyearlylifeD.hemadefunofHitlerinhisfilms

2.Accordingtotheauthor,CharlieChaplinhasbeenpopularwithgenerationaftergenerationbecause

_________.

A.hesetthewholeworldlaughingB.hisperformancesgetpeopleinvolved

C.hisworksappealtopeopleindifferentperiodsD.bothBandC

3.AccordingtoCharlieChaplin'slifehistorywriters,_________hadastronginfluenceonthetype

offilmshemade.

A.thesocietyinwhichhelivedB.theaudiencewhopraisedandadmiredhim

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C.thosewhocalledhimageniusD.hisunhappyearlyyearsinthepoorareainLondon

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TherearetimelessqualitiesinChaplin'sworkbecausehedidn'tinvolvehimselfinpolitical

affairs.

B.Chaplinbecamepopularyearsafterhisdeath.

C.Chaplin'sperformanceisfunnywithoutanysadelements.

D.Chaplin'sfilmsarethecombinationsoffunnyandsadelements.

5.Thispassagewas____________.

A.writtenbyCharlieChaplinB.writtenaboutCharlieChaplin

C.advertisingoneofCharlieChaplin'sfilmsD.writtenforstudentstolearnfilm-making

Passage2

Onlyspecialplantscansurvivetheterribleclimateofadesert,fortheseareregionswherethe

rangeofthesoiltemperaturethroughouttheyearcanbeover75℃.Furthermore,duringthesummer

therearefewcloudsintheskytoprotectplantsfromthesun'srays.Anotherproblemisthefact

thattherearefrequentlystrongwindsthatdrivesmall,sharpsandsintotheplants,tearingand

damagingthem.Themostdifficultproblemforallformsofplantlife,however,isthefactthateach

yeartheentireamountofrainfalloccursduringafewdaysorweeksinspring.

Grassesandflowersinadesertsurvivefromoneyeartothenextbyexistingthroughthelong,

hot,dryseasonintheformofseeds.Theseseedsremaininactiveunlesstherightamountofrainfalls.

Ifnorainfalls,orifthereisnotenoughrainfall,theywaituntilthenextyear,orevenstill

thenext.Anotherfactorthathelpstheseplantstosurviveisthefactthattheirlifecyclesareshort.

Bythetimethatthewaterfromthespringrainsdisappears-justafewweeksafteritfalls-such

plantsnolongerneedany.

Theperennials（多年生植物）havespecialelementswhichenablethemtosurviveasplantsforseveral

years.Thus,nearlyalldesertperennialshaveextensiverootsystemsbelowgroundandasmallshoot

（枝叶）systemaboveground.Thelargerootnetworkenablestheplanttoabsorbasmuchwateraspossible

inashorttime.Thesmallshootsystem,ontheotherhand,considerablylimitswaterlossbyevaporation

（蒸发）.

Anothercharacteristicofmanydesertperennialsisthataftertherainyseasontheylosetheir

leavesastheyprepareforthelong,dryseason,justastreesinwetterclimateslosetheirsasthey

prepareforthewinter.Thisreducestheirwaterlossbyevaporationduringthedryseason.Then,in

thenextrainyseason,theycomefullyaliveoncemore,andgrownewbranches,leavesandflowers,

justasthegrassesandflowersinadesertdo.

1.Accordingtothepassage,ordinaryplantscannotsurvivethedesertweatherasaresultofthe

followingfactorsexcept_____.

A.thestrongwindB.toomuchsun

C.toomuchrainfallD.thespecialtemperature

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2.Whycangrassesandflowersindesertsurviveaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyneedlittlewater.B.Theylikedryweather.

C.Theystayintheformofseedsduringthedifficultseasons.

D.Withlongroots,theydonotdependontheraintogetenoughwater.

3.Whatistalkedabouttheshootsystemoftheperennials（多年生植物）inthepassage?

A.Theshootsystemcanhelptheperennialssurviveinadesert.

B.Theshootsystemdecidestheappearanceoftheperennialsinadesert.

C.Theshootsystemlimitsthefunctionoftheperennials'branches.

D.Theshootsystemmaylosetheamountofwatertherootscanabsorb.

4.Accordingtothepassage,springisthebesttimeforplantsindesert_________.

A.tofindashadyplaceB.togetwaterfortheyear

C.toreducewaterlossD.toenjoythesun'srays

5.Whatisthemainpointofthelastparagraph?

A.Acomparisonbetweentheplantsindifferentareas.

B.Thegrowthofnewleavesintherainyseason.

C.Waterlossbyevaporationinthedryseason.

D.Thesurvivaloftheperennialsindeserts.

Passage3

AlthoughBeethovencouldsitdownandcomposeeasily,hisreallygreatcompositionsdidnotcome

easilyatall.Theycosthimagreatdealofhardworkandhealwaysfoundithardtosatisfyhimself.

Whenhewas28,hebegantonoticeastrangenoiseinhisears.Asitgrewworse,hewenttoseedoctors,

andwastoldthathewasgoingdeaf.Thiswastoomuchforanycomposertobear.Beethovenwaswithout

hope;hewassurethathewasgoingtodie.Hewenttothecountrysidewherehewrotealonggood-bye

lettertohisbrothers,describinghowsadandlonelyhisdeafnessmadehim.Helongedtodie,and

saidtodeath,"Comewhenyouwill;Ishallmeetyoubravely."

Infact,Beethovendidsomethingbraverthandying.Hegatheredhiscourageandwentonwriting

music,thoughhecouldhearwhathewrotemoreandmorefaintly.Hewrotethemusicforwhichweremember

himbestafterhebecamedeaf.Thismusicwasverydifferentfromanythathadbeencomposedbefore.

Insteadoftheartisticandgrandmusicthatearliercomposershadwrittenfortheirrichlisteners,

Beethovenwrotestormy,excitingmusicwhichremindsusofhistroubledandcourageouslife.HisHeroic

Symphony（交响乐）andFifthSymphonybothshowhiscourageinstrugglingwithhisfate.

Intimehewentcompletelydeaf,buthewrotemorecreativelythanever,forhecould"hear"his

musicinhismind.Hewaslonelyandoftenunhappybutinspiteofthis,heoftenwrotejoyfulmusic,

suchashislastsymphony,theNinth.Becauseofhiscourageandstrongwilltotriumph,hismusic

hasgivenjoyandencouragementtomillionsofpeople.

1.HowdidBeethoven'sdeafnessaffecthim?

A.Itkilledhim.B.Itstoppedhiswritingmusic.

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C.Itdrovehimmad.D.Ithelpedhimcreategoodmusic.

2.WhichofthefollowingmusicworkswrittenbyBeethovenwasjoyful?

A）No3Symphony.B）No5Symphony.C）No7Symphony.D）No9Symphony.

3.Beethovenlongedtodiebecause____________.

A.hehadtolddeathhewouldmeetitbravely

B.hefelthisdeafnesswastoomuchforhimtobearasacomposer

C.hewouldn'tbeabletowritemusicforrichlistenersafterbecomingdeaf

D.hewouldn'tbeabletosupporthisfamily

4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.MusicandMusiciansB.TheMusicofFate

C.HardtoSatisfyD.DeafnessinMusic

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Whenhewaspartlydeaf,Beethoven'smusicbecamemoreandmoregentleandfaint.

B.Hismusicbecamemoreandmoreartisticalthoughhewasdeaf.

C.Hewrotefainterandfaintermusicafterhewentdeaf.

D.Hecomposedexcitingandencouragingmusicthatreflectedhisstrugglewithhisfate.

Passage4

Earthquake（地震）!

Peopleallaroundtheworldfearearthquakesbecausetheycausesomuchdamage

anddeath.Considerthefollowingfacts:

OneearthquakestruckSanFernandoValleyregionofSouthern

CaliforniaonJanuary17,1994.The