新视野大学英语2(第三版)考试试题

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长治学院

2014

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学年第二学期期末考试补考卷

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Directions:

Read the following passages carefully and do the multiple- choice questions.

I. Reading Comprehension

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40 Points

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Passage one

:

When next year

’

s crop of high-school graduates arrive at Oxford University in the

fall

of

2009,

they

’

ll

be

joined

by

a

new

face:

Andrew

Hamilton,

the

55-year-old

provost

of

Yale,

Section ONE: Fast Reading

who

’

ll become Oxford

’

s vice- chancellor

—

a position equivalent to university president in America.

Directions:

In this part, you are to go over the passage quickly and choose the best answer from the four

Hamilton isn

’

t the only educator crossing the Atlantic. Schools in France, Egypt, Singapore, etc,

possible choices.

have

also

recently

made

top-level

hires

from

abroad.

Higher

education

has

become

a

big

and

Shopping in America

competitive business nowadays, and like so many business, it

’

s gone global. Yet the talent flow isn

’

t

Going

shopping

seems

easy,

but

actually

it

takes

a

lot

of

learning,

especially

in

America.

In

fact,

universal. High-level personnel tend to head in only one direction: outward from America.

many Americans who are not so well-off often shop at

“

sales

”

or at special stores that sell things at low

The

chief

reason

is

that

American

schools

don

’

t

tend

to

seriously

consider

looking

abroad.

For

prices,

which

you

may

find

interesting.

In

America,

the

important

rule

of

dressing

is

that

one

should

example,

when

the

board

of

the

University

of

Colorado

searched

for

a

new

president,

it

wanted

a

change his or her clothes every day. For example, in an American college, neither professor nor students

leader familiar with the state government, a major source of the university

’

s budget.

“

We didn

’

t do

are seen in the same clothes two days in a row.

any global consideration,

”

says Patricia Hays, the board

’

s chair. The board ultimately picked Bruce

So you may find it necessary to buy more clothes than you have in China. While you are shopping in

Benson, a 69-year-old Colorado businessman and political activist who is likely to do well in the main

the United States, you will discover that prices range considerably form time to time. The purchase of

task

of

modern

university

presidents:

fund-raising.

Fund-raising

is

a

distinctively

American

thing,

used,

second-hand

clothing,

furniture,

or

other

household

articles

may

be

an

excellent

way

of

saving

since

U.S.

schools

rely

heavily

on

donations.

The

fund-raising

ability

is

largely

a

product

of

money.

Most

second-hand

clothes

are

of

pretty

good

quality.

If

you

are

going

to

settle

down

in

the

experience and necessity.

United States and want some furniture, you may go to a

“

loan closet

”

, where furniture is rented at low

Many European universities, meanwhile, are still mostly dependent on government funding. But

cost, or you may also go to a

“

furniture exchange

”

place in the community.

government support has failed to keep pace with rising student number. The decline in government

Sheets, blankets, and other bedclothes go on sale in most communities twice a year. Advertisements

support

has

make

funding

–

raising

an

increasing

necessarily

ability

among

administrators

and

has

for

“

white sales

”

, that is, sales on bed linen, towels, etc., often appear in January, as well as in May, June

hiring committees hungry for Americans.

or July. Once or twice every season, there will be

“

garage sales

”

, where you can get almost anything,

In the past few years, prominent schools around the world have joined the trend. In 2003, when

from a yacht to a pair of shoes, at low prices. Prices at

“

discount stores

”

and

“

thrift shops

”

are also as

Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice- chancellor,

low as you can imagine.

the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen

“

a major strengthening of

When shopping for food, you should look for special prices for various items that are put on sale

Yale

’

s financial position.

”

weekly. To economize, it would be a good idea for you to plan the weekly menu according to what is on

Of course, fund-raising isn

’

t the only skill outsiders offer. The globalization of education means

sale, including in it the meats, vegetable, fruits, etc. that can be bought at special prices that week.

more

universities

will

be

seeking

heads

with

international

experience

of

some

kind

of

promote

Exchange and return policies vary from store to store. You should also keep in mind that exchange

international programs and attract a global student body. Foreigners can offer a fresh perspective on

and return policies for sales items can be different from standard store policies, especially for the prices

established practices.

before making your purchase. Obtaining an exchange or a return without a store receipt is often difficult.

6. What is the current trend in higher education discussed in the passage ?

So, to save yourself the headache, you

’

d better hold onto any paper or other proof of purchase.

A. Institutions worldwide are hiring administrators from the U.S.

1. Shopping in the United States ____.

B. A lot of political activists are being recruited as administrators.

A. seems easy for Americans

B. requires some learning

C. American universities are enrolling more international students.

C. is very easy for foreigners

D. is only for

“

well- off

”

people

D. University presidents are paying more attention to fund-raising.

2. Americans change their clothes daily, because _____.

7. What is the chief consideration of American universities when hiring top-level administrators?

A. clothes are sold at low prices

B. people take it as a rule

A. The political correctness.

B. Their fame in academic circle.

C. they enjoy doing so

D. everyone is very

“

well- off

”

C. Their ability to raise funds.

D. Their administrative experience.

3. People shopping in America will discover _______.

8. What do we learn about European universities from the passage?

A. American goods are excellent

B. most clothes come from China

A. The tuitions they charge have been rising considerably.

C. prices vary much sometimes

D. used clothes are of poor quality

B. Their operation is under strict government supervision.

4. A person who needs furniture can ______

C. They are strengthening their position by globalization.

A. exchange their goods for furniture

B. settle in a place that has furniture

D. Most of their revenues come from the government.

C. get some free of charge

D. rent some at low cost

9. Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard as its vice-chancellor chiefly because_____?

5. At a

“

white sale

”

, one can buy ______.

A. she could help strengthen its ties with Yale.

B. she was known to be good at raising money.

A. almost anything

B. sheet, cooking utensils

C. she knew how to attract students overseas.

D. she had boosted Yale

’

s academic status.

C. bed linen, towels, etc.

D. shoes at low prices

10. In what way do top-level administrators form abroad contribute to university development?

A. They can enhance the university

’

s image.

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B. They will bring more international faculty.

C. purple hearts and pink flowers

D. blue clouds and green flowers

C. They can build new academic disciplines.

14. The heart painted by a little boy was very unusual because _____.

D. They will view many things from new perspectives

A. it was bright and lively

B. it was dark and lifeless

Passage

two:

Last

Tuesday

I

was

invited

to

participate

in

a

party

for

Tuesday

’

s

Children,

an

C. it was of lively colors

D. it was sad to look at

organization that helps children with the AIDS virus. I was asked to attend because

I’

m on a television

15. Why did the boy choose the color? _____.

show. I don

’

t think that most of the kids recognized me as a famous person, but as a big kid who came to

A. Because he thought it looked better.

B. Because he happened to like the color.

play with them for the day. I think I liked it better that way.

C. Because he felt sick and hopeless.

D. Because he had no other colors to use.

At the party, they had all kinds of activities. I was drawn to one in particular because all the children

Passage three:

Roger Sperry and Robert Ornstein of the California Institute of Technology won a

were taking part in it. In that activity, anyone who wanted to participate could paint a square. Later all

Nobel Prize in 1972. They discovered that the human brain has two sides, and each side has different

the painted squares were going to be sewn together to make a wall hanging. The wall hanging would be

work to do. The left side of the brain controls language and number; it analyses and reasons. The right

presented to a man who had devoted much of his life to this organization and would soon be retiring.

side controls our imagination; it controls our understanding of music and our sense of rhythm. It is the

They gave everyone some paints in bright, beautiful colors, and asked the kids to paint something

right side of our brain which daydreams.

that would make the wall hanging beautiful. As I looked around at all the squares, I saw pink hearts and

Great

artists

and

great

scientists

are

similar:

they

both

use

the

two

sides

of

their

brain.

It

is

bright blue clouds, beautiful orange sunrise, and green and purple flowers. The pictures were all bright,

well-known

that

Albert

Einstein,

a

great

scientist,

spent

time

enjoying

art,

playing

the

violin

and

positive, and uplifting. All except for one.

sailing. Einstein said his scientific discoveries grew from his imagination rather than from analysis,

The boy sitting next to me was painting a heart, but it was dark, empty, and lifeless. It lacked the

reason and language. He said that written and spoken words were not important in his thinking. He got

bright, lively colors that his fellow artists had used.

ideas by using his imagination. Following this, he used the left side of brain to use analysis, number

At first

I thought maybe he took the only paint that was left and it just happened to be dark. But

and reason and then he used language to explain it.

when I asked him about it, he said his heart was that color because his heart felt dark and he was very

Usual

education

in

schools

encourages

us

to

use

the

left

side

of

our

brains.

Language,

number,

sick. He said that his sickness was not ever going to get better. He looked straight into my eyes and said,

analysis

and

reason

are

given

more

importance

in

our

schools

than

imagination

and

daydreaming.

“

There is nothing anyone can do that will help.

”

However, we are encouraged to hop when we have two perfectly good legs! Then why don

’

t we give

I told him I was sorry that he was sick and I could certainly understand why he was so sad. I could

more value to visual thinking?

even understand why he had made his heart a dark color. But I also told him that it isn

’

t true that there is

In fact, all of us need both sides of our brain. We need to use our imagination to think of solutions

nothing anyone can do to help. Other people may not be able to make him better, but we can do things

to problems and to enjoy feeling and creative experiences. And we need to be logical and to be able to

like sharing our time and our love, which in my experience can really help when people are feeling sad. I

analyze and organize in order to live on this world.

told him that if he liked, I would be happy to spend some time talking with him so that he could see what

It is true that some people find it easier to use one side of the brain rather than the other, but all of

I meant. But instead of talking with me, he did something different. He instantly came near to me and

us can use both sides and all of us benefit by using all the powers we have.

wrapped his arms around my neck. When he did this, I felt my own heart had burst with the love for this

16. According to the passage, a great composer composes music by using ________ of his brain.

sweet little boy.

A .the right side

B. the left side

C .both sides

D. neither side

He sat there talking with me for a long time and when he had had enough, he jumped down to finish

17. Albert Einstein

’

s example is used to support the idea that ______.

his coloring. I asked him if he felt any better and he said that he did, but he was still sick and nothing

A. all scientific discoveries are based on imagination.

would change that. I told him I understood. I walked away feeling sad, but I determined that I would do

B. people should do nothing but daydream.

whatever I could to help.

C. using two sides of the brain is important.

As the day was coming to and end and I was getting ready to head home, I felt a slight pull on my

D. scientists are good at imagining what may happen.

jacket. I turned around and found the little boy was standing there with a smile on his face. He said,

“

My

18. It is implied in the passage that regular education________.

heart is changing colors. It is getting brighter. I think love really does work.

”

A. should be praised because it suggests using both sides of the brain.

On my way home I felt my own heart and realized it, too, had changed to a brighter color.

B. finds it very important to have daydreams.

11. From the first paragraph we know Tuesday

’

s Children is _________

C. claims that analysis and reason are of no value.

A .a TV show for small kids

B. a party for small kids

D. fails to develop the right side of the brain.

C .a group for helping kids with AIDS

D. an organization the author proposed

19. Is it true that some people find it easier to use one side of the brain rather than the other? _____.

12. What was the purpose of making the wall hanging? ______.

A. Yes

B. No

C. Not mentioned.

D. Both are ok.

A. It would be given to a man as a gift.

20. The author

’

s attitude toward using two sides of the brain is _____.

B. People will buy it so that more money can be raised for the kids.

A. positive

B. negative

C. not logical

D. critical

C. It was a special gift for the kids with AIDS.

D. The author wanted it at the day of his retirement.

II. Cloze

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13. Most of the children painted _____ on the squares.

Standing in the door of Mr. Murphy

’

s office, I could see he was __21__ something he was reading.

A. white clouds and red sunrises

B. orange hearts and red flowers

He had both elbows on his desk, his head was resting _22___ one hand and his other hand was cupped

about his mouth. I knew that he was keeping his office hours and that student _23___ was encouraged,

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