西南大學(xué)綜合英語二大作業(yè)

西南大學(xué)網(wǎng)絡(luò)與繼續(xù)教育學(xué)院課程考試試題卷類別：網(wǎng)教專業(yè)：應(yīng)用英語/英語教育12月課程名稱【編號】：綜合英語二【0086】A卷大作業(yè)滿分：100分I.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointseach)Directions:Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA.B.C.andD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.PassageOneThereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolIhavetaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.Thereare,however,vastlydifferentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriorityitmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemis,howtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexitiesofspelling?Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocalpointofhisteacher’sinterest,clearlyabrightchildwillbelikelyto“playsafe”.Hewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoidadventurouslanguage.That’swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience:“Thisworkisterrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisillegible.”Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil’stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomittedtoreadtheessay,whichcontainedsomebeautifulexpressionsofthechild’sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcenteredonthechild’sideas,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoremotivationtoseekimprovement.1.Teachersdifferintheiropinionsabout__________.A.thedifficultiesinteachingspellingB.theroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopmentC.thecomplexitiesofthebasicwritingskillsD.thenecessityofteachingspelling2.Theexpression“playsafe”inParagraph2probablymeans“__________”.A.towritecarefullyB.todoasteacherssayC.tousedictionariesfrequentlyD.toavoidusingwordsoneisnotsureof3.Teachersencouragetheuseofdictionariessothat__________.A.studentswillbeabletoexpresstheirideasmorefreelyB.teacherwillhavelesstroubleincorrectingmistakesC.studentswillhavemoreconfidenceinwritingD.studentswilllearntobeindependentofteachers4.Thewriterseemstothinkthattheteacher’sjudgementonthatsensitivepieceofwritingis__________.A.reasonableB.unfairC.foolishD.careless5.Themajorpointdiscussedinthepassageis__________.A.theimportanceofdevelopingwritingskillsB.thecomplexitiesofspellingC.thecorrectwayofmarkingcompositionsD.therelationshipbetweenspellingandthecontentofacompositionPassageTwoToday,asineveryotherdayoftheyear,morethan3,000Americanadolescentswillsmoketheirfirstcigaretteontheirwaytobecomingregularsmokersasadults.Duringtheirlifetime,itcanbeexpectedthatofthese3,000about23willbemurdered,30willdieintrafficaccidents,andnearly750willbekilledbyasmoking-relateddisease.Thenumberofdeathsattributedtocigarettesmokingoutweighsallotherfactors,whethervoluntaryorinvoluntary,asacauseofdeath.Sincethelate1970s,whendailysmokingamonghighschoolseniorsreached30percent,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclined.Whilethedeclineisimpressive,severalimportantissuesmustberaised.First,inthepastseveralyears,smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittle.Second,inthelate1970s,smokingamongmalehighschoolseniorsexceededthatamongfemalebynearly10percent.Thestatisticisreversing.Third,severalrecentstudieshaveindicatedhighschooldropoutshaveexcessivelyhighsmokingrates,asmuchas75percent.Finally,thoughsignificantdeclinesinadolescentsmokinghaveoccurredinthepastdecade,nodefinitereasonsforthedeclineexist.Withinthiscontext,theNationalCancerInstitute(NCI)beganitscurrentefforttodeterminethemosteffectivemeasurestoreducesmokinglevelsamongyouth.6.Accordingtotheauthor,thedeathsamongyoutharemainlycausedby________.A.trafficaccidentsB.smoking-relateddiseaseC.murderD.allofthese7.Everydaythereareover________highschoolstudentswhowillbecomeregularsmokers.A.75B.23C.30D.3,0008.By“dropout”theauthormeans________.A.studentswhofailedtheexaminationB.studentswholeftschoolC.studentswholosttheirwayD.studentswhoweredrivenoutofschool9.Thereasonfordecliningadolescentsmokingisthat________.A.NCIhastakeneffectivemeasuresB.smokingispreventedamonghighschoolseniorsC.therearemanysmokerswhohavediedofcancerD.noneofthese10.Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedbytheauthoristhat________.A.smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittleB.therearenowmorefemalethanmalesmokersamonghighschoolseniorsC.highsmokingratesareduetotheincreaseofwealthD.smokersinhighschoolarefromlowersocioeconomicbackgroundPassageThreeThereisacertaininevitabilitythate-booksaleshavenowovertakenpaperbacksalesonAmazon’sUSsite.Amazon’sKindle2issolightandsocheapthatit’seasytoseewhypeoplehaverushedtobuyit.ThoughI’mstillnotkeenonthedesignoftheKindle,itisavastimprovementonitspredecessorandcertainlytolerable.Beyondthedeviceitself,AmazonhasdoneagreatjobofrollingoutKindleapps,ensuringthatpeoplelikeme－whohaveaniPadbutnotaKindle－canstilljoininthefun.Onceyou’reintotheKindleecosystem,Amazonlocksyouintightly－justasAppledoeswithitsiTunes/iPodecosystem.It’ssoeasytobuyfromAmazon’sstoreandthebooksaresocheapthatit’snotworththeeffortofgoingelsewhere.WhileIremainopposedtoAmazon’sDRM(DigitalRightsManagement)－indeed,I’mopposedtoDRMonanye-books－IhavetoadmitthattheimplementationissosmooththatmostKindleuserswon’tcareatallthattheire-bookscan’tbemovedtootherdevices.Thee-booktrendisnowherenearpeaking.Overthenextfiveyearswecanexpecttoseemoreandmorereadersmoveawayfromprintedbooksandpickupe-booksinstead.ButIdon’tthinkthatwillmeanthedeathoftheprintedbook.Therearesomewhopreferprintedbooks.Theylikehavingshelvesfilledwithbooksthey’vereadandbookstheyplantoread;theylikethefeelofthebookintheirhandsandthedifferentweightsandtypefacesandlayoutsofdifferenttitles.Inotherwords,theylikethephysicalformofthebookalmostasmuchasthewordsitcontains.Icansympathisewiththosepeople.AsIwroteearlierthisweek,myidealsituationwouldbeforpublisherstobundlee-bookswithprintedones－inmuchthesamewaythatfilmstudiosbundleDVDswithdigitalcopiesoffilms.There’snoreasontothinkthatloversofprintedbookswillchangetheirminds.Therewillundoubtedlybefewerofthemastimegoesbybecausemorepeoplewillgrowupwithe-booksandspendlittletimewithprintedones.However,justastherearepeoplewholovevinylrecords,eveniftheywerebornwellintotheCDera,therewillstillbeadedicatedminoritywholovephysicalbooks.Sincetherearefewerofthesepeople,thatwillmeanfewerbookshopsandhigherpricesforprintedbooksbutIdon’tthinkthepictureisentirelybleak.Thereisscopeforsmallerprintrunsoflavishlydesignedprintedbooksandbookshopsaimedatbooklovers,ratherthantheStiegLarsson-readingmasses.Withmainstreamreadersoutoftheprintedbookmarket,bookloversmightevenfindtheygetabetterexperience.11.WetcaninferfromParagraph1that__________.A.mostpeoplebuyKindle2mainlybecauseofitslowpriceB.theauthorofthepassageisaloyalcustomerofAppleproductsC.Amazon’sKindle2surpassedKindle1indesigningD.thesalesofe-booksoutnumberedthoseofpaperbacksintheU.S.12.Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhytheauthoropposestoAmazon’sDRMisthat__________.A.e-bookscanonlybepurchasedonAB.KindlebooksarenotcompatiblewithotherelectronicreadingdevicesC.onceimplemented,e-bookscan’tbetransferredtootherequipmentsD.e-booksinstalledonKindle2can’tbeeditedfreely13.Itcanbelearnedthatthetrendofe-books__________.A.willcometostopanytimesoonB.willreachthesummitinthenearfutureC.willmeetitsheydaywhenprintedbooksdieD.hasalreadyreacheditspeak14.Theauthorbelievesthatthesurgingsalesofe-bookswon’tmeanthedeathofprintedbooksbecause__________.A.aminoritywillsticktotheirloveofprintedbooksB.themajorityofbookloverswon’tchangetheirmindsC.peoplealwaysholdnostalgicfeelingstowardsprintedbooksD.peoplewillreturntoprintedbooksastimegoesby15.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthefutureofprintedbooks?A.Theywillbebundledwithe-books.B.Theywillnolongerbeavailableinthemarket.C.Theywillbesoldinsmallquantityandhighquality.D.Theywillberedesignedtocatertothemasses.II.Cloze(15points,1pointseach)Directions:Thereisoneincompletepassagewith15blanksinthispart.Foreachblank,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Decidewhichofthechoiceswouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Thewaythatpeoplespendtheirmoney,andtheobjectsonwhichtheyspendit,arethelastareaswherefreechoiceandindividualitycanbeexpressed.Thechoicereflectspersonaltaste,thewaypeopleseethemselvesandthefantasiesthey1abouttheirlives,therestrictionsonmoneyavailable2them,thepresenceofothersinthefamilywitha3onthatmoney,andtheinfluence4currentconvention,cultivation,surroundingsandlocality.Shoppingisanimportanthumanactivity.Yetshoppersare5withaconfusingsituationanda6changingone.Theconfusionarisesfromtheclaims7adverting,frominadequateinformationaboutnewproducts,newmaterials,newplacestoshop－aconfusionenhancedbyrisingpricesanda(n)8choiceofgoodsthaneverbefore.Thesearch9therightpurchaseisbasedonignoranceof10ownneedsandignoranceoftheproduct’s11forthoseneeds.Whenchoosinganyparticularitem,thereareseverallinesofcommunicationwhichmightprovidesomeguidance.12noneoftheseisentirelysatisfactory.Forexample,youcanaskashopassistantinitially.13youfindone,shemayquitegenuinelynotknowtheanswers.ShemaybeaschoolgirlwithaSaturday14,orahousewife15part-time.

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