综合英语(二)2016年10月真题试题(00795)

综合英语(二)2016年10月真题试题及答案解析(00795)

综合英语(二)2016年10月真题试题及答案解析(00795)，本试卷150分钟。

一、GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

(1 point each, 15 points in all)Complete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet.

1. "Since you are nearly 35, it’s about time you________married,” the mother told her son.

A.get
B.got
C.should get
D.must get

2. After_________seemed an endless wait, it was finally his turn to have the job Interview.

A.what
B.it
C.that
D.there

3. Peter is_________hardworking than his classmates, but he failed the exam.

A.not so
B.no more
C.not much
D.no less

4. I wonder who cleaned the house yesterday. It________have been John because he and I were out of town all day.

A.mustn’t
B.needn’t
C.couldn’t
D.won’t

5. Willa Cather considered My Antonia, her novel about life in the nineteenth-century Nebraska,________.

A.her best work
B.be her best work
C.her best work it was
D.being her best work

6. In the early twentieth century, the “Model T”automobile was mass-produced and sold at a price________could afford.

A.and an average person
B.that an average person who
C.an average person
D.an average person who

7. _________he had a reputation for being a careful driver, his accident came as quite a surprise.

A.If
B.Although
C.Since
D.For

8. We are required to write an essay for the course. I________about half of mine so far.

A.write
B.have been writing
C.wrote
D.have written

9. He found his uncle_________reading a novel in the next room.

A.attracted by
B.absorbed in
C.drawn to
D.plunged into

10. This recording presents a_______of his wonderful performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.2.

A.sight
B.look
C.glimpse
D.view

11. The school is at a(n)_______distance from our home. This is why I often walk to school.

A.convenient
B.available
C.comfortable
D.adaptable

12. Last night a cargo ship collided with a tanker carrying_______oil.

A.raw
B.primary
C.original
D.crude

13. The teacher________immensely in students’ evaluations of her teaching performance.

A.aroused
B.rose
C.arose
D.raised

14. The officer died faithful to his country and to the_______ of a soldier.

A.honor
B.pride
C.dignity
D.glory

15. The wording of the contract is so vague that no one actually knowns what this document is all about.

A.simply
B.actually
C.eventually
D.firstly

二、CLOZE

Fill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)

11.If you speak English, you might be acquainted with quite a few other languages as well: Greek, Latin, German, French, Spanish, and Thai, to name just a     16      . You may not be fluent in any of these languages, but every day you use words from their vocabularies. In fact,     17     two or more different cultures establish and maintain contact over an extended period of time, the vocabulary of each culture’s language     18     word borrowing from each of the other cultures’ languages, English has borrowed words liberally from other languages to      19     its vocabulary.In the United Slates, much of this word honoring resulted The United States has been peopled      21     by immigrants, from its birth to the present day. One great wave of immigration to the United States took place from about 1820 to 1850.Millions of people     22     poverty and famine in their countries of origin    23     improving the quality of their lives. From Western Europe came millions of immigrants—Irish, Germans, Scandinavians. Each of these groups brought with it a(n)    24     culture. Language of each culture eventually would be woven     25     the cultural fabric of the developing nation. From 1880 to the 1920s,     26     wave of immigration from southern and eastern. Europe and other places of the world     27     the cultural vitality of the United States. Each of these cultures has     28     the vocabulary of American English. Immigration to the United States     29      to this day. Immigrants brought with them new words that reshaped American English during the past two      30       . American English will keep changing in the future.16()

A.bit
B.little
C.lot
D.few

12.17()

A.whenever
B.wherever
C.whatever
D.whichever

13.18()

A.represents
B.reflects
C.replaces
D.reduces

14.19()

A.update
B.purify
C.enrich
D.build

15.20()

A.in
B.with
C.from
D.on

16.21()

A.fully
B.largely
C.hugely
D.vastly

17.22()

A.ignored
B.hated
C.refused
D.fled

18.23()

A.at the risk of
B.at the cost of
C.in the hope of
D.in the interest of

19.24()

A.diverse
B.unique
C.ancient
D.modem

110.25()

A.into
B.out of
C.along with
D.from

111.26()

A.some
B.other
C.another
D.any

112.27()

A.enhanced
B.resumed
C.enforced
D.rescued

113.28()

A.explained
B.expanded
C.extended
D.explored

114.29()

A.stays
B.remains
C.persists
D.continues

115.30()

A.centuries
B.decades
C.years
D.months

三、PARAPHRASING

Choose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 10 points in all)

21. This [the discovery by Copernicus] is a deflation of our pretensions, to be sure, but it is also the opening up to our view of a vast and awesome universe.

A.This shakes our blind belief in the mistaken conclusions.
B.This changes the wild imagination of our own power.
C.Our foolish sense of pride is greatly challenged.
D.Our self-important manner is disapproved.

22. Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of the unemployed.

A.Love is a romantic relationship for the rich, but a practical issue for the poor.
B.Romantic stories are attached to the rich while tragic stories to the poor.
C.Rich people can afford to be romantic while the jobless cannot.
D.People with money can find love, while poor people in love cannot find jobs.

23. Usually, however, since you are in your home culture, your shock wears off faster than the shock that you experienced in the new culture.

A.…you get more surprises abroad than ax home.
B....you get excited more quickly abroad than at home.
C.... you would like to stay home rather than go abroad.
D.…you recover from culture shock sooner at home than abroad.

24. The first and second grade teachers’ notes read “sweet, shy child”; timid but eager.” Then the third grade note had opened the arrack.

A.Then the boy was physically hurt in the third grade.
B.Then negative comments on him started from the third grade.
C.Then a serious disease ruined the health of the third grader.
D.Then the boy had fights with other third-graders.

25. “We’re got to believe it [the warning of the coming missiles], ”he said,looking at her steadily in the eye, “we can’t afford not to.”

A....we should not give up the chance to see the missiles.
B....there’s reason to ignore the warning.
C....there’s little time we can waste.
D....we can"t run the risk.

26. Toddy Beamish opposed everything he [Mr. Fotheringay] said by a monotonous but effective "So you say," and drove him to the limit of his patience.

A.…Toddy made him so angry that he could hardly stand it.
B....Toddy gave him a ride and drove at top speed.
C....he had enough patience to put up with Toddy.
D....he tried his best to follow Toddy.

27. Even the cottage, which has an irregularity and coloring that make it fit snugly into the landscape, looks nearly as much a piece of natural history as the tree.

A.The cottage appears as old as the tree.
B.The cottage fits perfectly among the beautiful trees.
C.The cottage seems a natural part of its surroundings.
D.The cottage remains in its natural state.

28. Love is selfish. I can only love you if I genuinely love, value, appreciate, and respect myself.

A.People falling in love become very defensive.
B.People falling in love tend to be self-centered.
C.Love means jealousy and often leads to conflict and harm.
D.Love requires the lover to be able to cherish himself/herself first.

29. Doris could have nude something of herself if she hadn’t been a girl.

A.It was impossible for a girl like Doris to become successful.
B.Unlike many other girls, Doris always wanted to become independent.
C.If Doris had been a boy, she could have made a great success of her life.
D.Doris was still too young to realize her dream of winning success.

210. From earliest times their energy had gone, first of all, into ear nest toil.

A....the difficult conditions had challenged people’s endurance.
B....the most urgent task for people was to make a living by hard work.
C....the unpleasant physical work had disappointed people there.
D....people were very serious about how to use their energy.

四、READING COMPREHENSION

Read the two passages and choose the most likely answer to each of the questions. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (2 points each, 20 points in all)

31.Passage 1The Palace Hotel at Fort Romper was painted a light blue, a color of blue found on the legs of a certain bird that makes it bright in any surroundings. The Palace Hotel, then, looked always loud and screaming in a way that made the bright winter scenes of Nebraska seem only a dull gray. It stood alone, and when the snow was falling, the town two hundred yards away could not be seen.When a traveler came from the railroad station, he was obliged to pass the Palace Hotel before he came to the group of low houses which was Fort Romper. It was believed that no traveler could pass the Palace Hotel without looking at it. Pat Scully, the hotel-owner, had proved himself a master at choosing paints. It is true that on dear days, when the long lines of trains swept through Fort Romper, passengers were surprised at the sight. Those that knew the brown-reds, and the dark greens of the eastern part of the country laughingly expressed shame, pity and shock. But to the citizens of this western town and to the people who slopped there. Pal Scully had performed a wonder.As if the displayed delights of such a blue hotel were not sufficiently inviting. Scully went every morning and evening to meet the trains that stopped at Romper. He would express greetings and welcome to anyone he might see hesitating.One morning when a snow-covered engine dragged its long string of cars to the station, Scully performed the marvelous trick of catching three men. One was a shaky and quick-eyed Swede, with a great, shining, cheap bag; one was a tall, sun-browned cowboy, who was on his way to a job near the Dakota border; one was a little silent man from the cost coast, who didn’t look like it and didn’t announce it.Scully pratically made them prisoners. He was so quick and merry and kindly that each probably felt it would be cruel to try to escape. So they followed the eager little man. He wore a heavy fur cap pulled tightly down on his head. It caused his two red ears to stand our stiffly, as if they were made of tin.At last, Scully grandly conducted them through the door of the blue hotel. The room which they entered was small. It was occupied mostly by a huge stove in the center, which was burning with great force. At various points on its surface the iron had become shiny and glowed yellow from the heat. Beside the stove, Scully’s son, Johnnie, was playing a game of cards with an old farmer. They were quarreling.With loud words Scully stopped their play, and hurried his son upstairs with the bags of the new guests. He himself led them to three bowls of the icy water. The cowboy and the Easterner washed themselves in this water until they were as red as fire. The Swede, however, merely placed his fingers in the bowl. It was noticeable throughout these proceedings these the three travelers were made to feel that Scully was very kind indeed. He was giving out great favors.Afterwards, they returned to the first room. There, sitting about the stove, they listened to Scully shouting at his daughters, who were preparing the noon meal. They employed the silence of experienced men who moved carefully among new people. The Swede was especially silent. He seemed to be occupied in making secret judgments of each man in the room. One might have thought that he had the sense of foolish fear which accompanied guilt. He looked like a badly frightened man.What does the writer mean by“loud and screaming”in Paragraph 1 ?

A.The size of the hotel was extremely big.
B.The color of the hotel was eye-catching.
C.The shape of the hotel looked terribly scary.
D.The name of the hotel was perfectly-chosen.

32. Which of the following is TRUE in terms of “color”?

A.People in the country were particular about color.
B.People in the country didn’t care much about color.
C.People from eastern and western parts had different views on color.
D.People from eastern and western parts held the same view on color.

33. What can be inferred about the business of the Palace Hotel?

A.Dull.
B.Promising.
C.Flourishing.
D.Broke.

34. What made the three guests stay in the hotel?

A.They were made prisoners.
B.They couldn’t afford elsewhere.
C.They were attracted by the hotel.
D.They didn’t want to displease the owner.

35. Which of the following descriptions of the hotel is TRUE?

A.Its location was inconvenient.
B.Its conditions were unsatisfactory.
C.The building’s color was unpleasant.
D.The owner’s children were troublesome.

36.Passage 2In China today, Internet addiction has acquired a symbolic function that is about more than health. At Film Forum on August 6th, “Web Junkie,”by the Israeli filmmakers, takes us inside an Internet-addiction treatment center in Beijing to chronicle the ways in which technology, wealth, and autonomy are altering the ties between young people and the elders who strain to comprehend those changes. Jim is a sixteen-year-old who was playing World of Warcraft ten hours a day by the time his parents gave up on him. In a series of powerful scenes in counseling sessions, we watch a family failing under the pressures of work and expectation. His father, a thin, quiet man, admits to beating his son and trying to stab him “just to scare”him into obedience, before admitting that they have no way to communicate. “It’s worse than talking to a stranger,”the father says. The son threatens suicide. “At home, I feel I don't exist,? he tells his parents, trying to explain why he escaped into the emotional refuge of a vast online world. “On the Internet, I have friends who care about me,” he says. A moment later, with little provocation, he picks up a metal stool and asks his father, “Do you want to die?” The most revealing moments in “Web Junkie”have little to do with the Internet or addiction; they are about private, perceptual changes within families, as young Chinese men and their parents struggle with questions of individuality, personal freedom, self-development, and trust. Many of the parents seem to be loving but preoccupied, and they would prefer to pin their troubles on mysterious new technologies than on the underlying causes of their children’s distress. The parents, raised in another China, have no way to relate to their children, and little time to try. In one scene, a clinician places phone calls to parent after parent, trying in vain to persuade them to leave work and accompany their children in treatment. In a final reunion scene, parents greet their children awkwardly as a voice through a loudspeaker advises, “Parents, hug your kids.” Professor Tao Ran, the founder of the center and a pioneer in Web-addiction treatment in China, is a particularly surprising character. At first, he is cast as the quack (冒牌医生)exclaiming about the Web as“digital heroin.” But then he addresses a room full of parents and describes, insightfully, that a generation of only children, who face narrowing job prospects and heavy pressure to support their aging parents, present a challenge that China has never faced. “Do you know how lonely your kids are?” he asks. “So where do they look for friends? The Internet.” “Web Junkie”does not end with any tidy answers. The devotion that young Chinese feel to the Internet is driven by deep factors ranging from youth unemployment and income inequality to demographic imbalance between men and women. Even for those who are growing up with more prosperity and autonomy than their parents ever imagined, the Web is an escape from reality. In one scene, a kid is sitting patiently while a technician fits his head with a peculiar bonnet made of rubber tubing and wires. “Close your eyes and think about something happy”the clinician says. Asked, upon his departure, what he learned at the Chinese Teenagers Mental Growth Center, one young man shrugs and says, “How to escape.”Which of the following is closest in meaning to the phrase “Web Junkie”?

A.Digital image.
B.Electric waste.
C.Internet addict.
D.On-line service.

37. What leads to Jim’s addiction to video games?

A.The domestic violence he suffers from.
B.The pressure he feels with school work.
C.The suicidal and violent tendency he has.
D.The lack of communication with his parents.

38. Paragraph 3 is mainly about Internet addictions in relation to_______.

A.economy
B.society
C.technology
D.politics

39. Which of the following best describes Professor Tao Ran’s feeling towards the web-addicted kids?

A.Sympathetic.
B.Scornful.
C.Powerless.
D.Indifferent.

310. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A.Solutions to Web Addiction
B.Helping the Lonely Children
C.The Evil Influences of the Internet
D.“Web Junkies”Behind the Scene Story

五、WORD DERIVATION

Complete each of the following sentences with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in brackets. Write your word on the answer sheet.(1 point each, 10 points in all)

41. The invention of the silicon chip was a_______in the history of the computer.(land, mark)

42. If you keep yourself busy, you don"t have time to get_______. (depress)

43. There’s absolutely no_______between the different groups—nobody knows what anyone else is doing. (coordinate)

44. Smile, nods and_______faces added to the general pleasant atmosphere in the city. (cheer)

45. I think that frequent short vacations are much more_______than a long annual Holiday. (desire)

46. The obvious sign of his________is that he keeps glancing at his watch. (nervous)

47. Parents will know if their children are ill or_______from their behaviors. (comfortable)

48. Last month Smith hired some workmen to remodel and_______the farm buildings. (large)

49. When applying for a visa extension, state the reasons why you need________it. (simple)

410. It’s________to invest in stocks without good advice. (risk)

六、SENTENCE TRANSLATIONT

ranslate the following sentences into English and write your sentences on the answer sheet. (3 points each, 15 points in all)

51. 使她感到伤心的是她们的友谊未能经得起时间的考验。

52. 他看报纸的时候孩子们不断地打扰，使他很烦。

53. 我们不得不去适应快速变化的世界。

54. 输了比赛，那些男孩于们非常难过，觉得辜负了学校的期望。

55. 我们的经济改革己经取得了不少成绩，但还有更多事情要做。

七、WRITING

Write a composition on the answer sheet in about 150 words, basing yourself on one of the texts you have learned. (15 points)

61.TOPIC: Suppose you were, Baron Hausberg, the millionaire.Explain how you got to know Hughie Erskine and what you did in return for the pound he gave you.●Who you are and where you met Hughie.● How you felt when he gave you a pound.● Why you gave him ten thousand pounds in return.