大學(xué)英語2試卷

大英II期末模擬試卷

PartIWriting(15,x「=15，)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

ComDiU"GcnnesonCcunpusfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.Youshouldwriteat

least120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

丁^:學(xué)生能從計(jì)算機(jī)游戲筱益；

2.但是現(xiàn)在有太多的人沉迷其中；

3.你的看法。

PartIIVocabulary(PxlO=l(F)

Directions:Matchthewordswiththeirdefinitions.

1.shoddyA.extremelylargeinnumber

2.staggeringB.thestateofhavingalotofmoneyandagoodstandardofliving

3.tossC.killthebacteriainoronsomething

4.myriadD.arecklesslyextravagantconsumer

5.intemperateE.theuseofmagicpowers,especiallyevilones

6.affluenceF.sogreat,shockingorsurprisingthatitisdifficulttobelieve

7.profligateG.(ofgoods,work,etc.)madeordonebadlyandwithnotenoughcare

8.sterilizeH.thereturnandgrowthofanactivitythathadstopped

9.witchcraftI.(formal)showingalackofcontroloveryourself

10.resurgenceJ.throwingsomethinglightlyorcarelessly

PartIIIReadingComprehension

SectionA(l9xl0=10,)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselect

onewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.

Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankis

identifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmore

thanonce.

Aswarspreadstomanycornersoftheglobe,childrensadlyhavebeendrawnintothe

centerofconflicts.InAfghanistan,Bosnia,andColombia,however,groupsofchildren

havebeentakingpartinpeaceeducation_11_.Thechildren,afterlearningtoresolve

conflicts,tookonthe_12—ofpeacemakers.TheChildren'sMovementforPeacein

Colombiawasevennominated(提名)fortheNobelPeacePrizein1998.Groupsof

children_13—aspeacemakersstudiedhumanrightsandpovertyissuesinColombia,

eventuallyformingagroupwithfiveotherschoolsinBogotaknownasTheSchoolsof

Peace.

Theclassroom_14—opportunitiesforchildrentoreplaceangry,violentbehaviors

with_15—,peacefulones.Itisintheclassroomthatcaringandrespectforeachperson

empowerschildrentotakeastep_16_towardbecomingpeacemakers.

Fortunately,educatorshaveaccesstomanyonlineresourcesthatare_17—useful

whenhelpingchildrenalongthepathtopeace.TheYoungPeacemakersClub,startedin

1992,providesaWebsitewithresourcesforteachersand_18—onstartingaKindness

Campaign.TheWorldCentersofCompassionforChildrenInternationalcallattentionto

children'srightsandhowtohelpthe_19—ofwar.StartingaPeacemakers*Clubisa

praiseworthyventureforaclassandonethatcouldspreadtootherclassroomsandideally

affectthecultureofthe20school.

A.victimsB.technologyC.roleD.respectivelyE.projects

F.offersG.informationH.imagesI.forwardJ.especially

K.entireL.cooperativeM.comprehensiveN.assumingO.acting

SectionB(l9xl0=109)

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedto

it.Eachstatementcontainsinfonnationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe

paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethan

once.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet.

PreparingforComputerDisasters

A)Summary:Whenhomeofficecomputersgodown,manysmallbusinessesgrindto

ahalt.Fortunately,takingstepstorecoverfromdisastersandminimizetheireffectsis

quitestraightforward.

B)Fires,powersurges,andfloods,they'reallfactsoflife.Wereadabouttheminthe

morningpaperandseethemontheeveningnews.Wesympathizewiththevictimsand

commiserateovertheirbadluck.Wealsoshakeourheadsatthedigital

consequences——meltedcomputers,systemfailures,destroyeddata.Yet,somehow,manyof

uscontinuetolivebythatoldmantraofdenial:"Itwon'thappentome."Well,thetruthis,

atsomepointyou'llprobablyhavetodealwithatleastonedisaster.Thatsjusthowitgoes,

andinmostaspectsofourliveswedosomethingaboutit.Webuyinsurance.Westow

awayprovisions.Weevenmakedisasterplansandrundrills.Butforsomereason,

computerdisasterrecoveryisablindspotformanyofus.Itshouldn'tbe.Homecomputers

containsomeofourmostimportantinformation,bothbusinessandpersonal,andmaking

certainourdatasurvivesadisastershouldbeapriority.Moreover,eventhesmallest

disastercanbeaseriousdisruption.Personalcomputershavebecomeanintegralpartof

thesmooth-runninghousehold.Weusethemtocommunicate,shop,anddohomework,

andthey'reevenmorevitaltohomeofficeusers.Whenhomeofficecomputersgodown,

manysmallbusinessesgrindtoahalt.Fortunately,takingstepstorecoverfromdisasters

andminimizetheireffectsisquitestraightforward.Withagoodoffsitestorageplanand

therighttools,youcanbouncebackquicklyandeasilyfromminorcomputerdisasters.

And,shouldamajorcalamitystrike,youcanrestassuredyourdataissafe.

OffsiteStorage:MajorDisasters

C)Housefiresandfloodsareamongthemostdevastatingcausesofpersonal

computerdestruction.That'swhyasolidoffsitebackupandrecoveryplanisessential.

Althoughmanyhomeusersfaithfullybackuptheirharddrives,manywouldstillloseall

theirdatashouldtheirhousefloodourburn.That'sbecausetheykeeptheirbackupsin

relativelyclosetotheircomputers.Theirbackupdisksmightnotbeinthesameroomas

theircomputers一tuckedawayinaclosetoreventhegarage-butthey'renotnearlyfar

enoughawayshouldaseriousdisasterstrike.So,it'simportanttobackupyoursystemtoa

removablemediumandtostoreitelsewhere.

D)Therearemanywaystoapproachoffsitestorage.Itstartswithchoiceofbackup

toolsandstoragemedium.Disastersituationsarestressful,andyourrecoverytools

shouldn'taddtothatstress.Theymustbedependableandintuitive,makingiteasyto

scheduleregularbackupsandtoretrievefilesinapinch.Theymustalsobecompatible

withyourchoiceofbackupmedium.Dependingonyourtools,youcanbackuptoa

varietyofdurabledisktypes—fromCDstoJazdrivestoremotenetworkservers.

Althoughmanyofthesestoragemediahavehighcapacity,abackuptoolwithcompression

capabilitiesisabigplus,eliminatingtheinconvenienceofmultipledisksorlargeuploads.

E)Onceyouselectyourtoolsandasuitablemedium,youneedtofindaremoteplace

tostoreyourbackups.Theoptionsareendless.However,nomatterwhereyouchoose,be

surethesiteissecure,easilyaccessible,andagooddistanceawayfromyourhome.You

mayalsowanttoconsiderusinganInternet-basedbackupservice.Moreandmoreservice

providersareofferingstoragespaceontheirservers,anduploadingfilestoaremote

locationhasbecomeanattractivealternativetoconventionaloffsitestorage.Ofcourse,

beforeusingoneoftheseservices,makecertainyoucompletelytrusttheserviceprovider

anditssecuritymethods.Whateveryoudo,schedulebackupsregularlyandstorethemfar

awayfromyourhome.

ComeWhatMay:HandlingtheGardenVarietyComputerCrisis

F)Notallhomecomputerdamageresultsfromphysicaldisaster.Manylessmenacing

problemscanalsohobbleyourPCordestroyyourinformation.Systemscrash,kids

"rearrange"data,adultsinadvertentlydeletefiles.Althoughtheseeventsmightnotseem

calamitous,theycanhaveseriousimplications.So,onceagain,it'simportanttobe

prepared.Aswithphysicaldisasters,regularbackupsareessential.However,someof

thesesmallerissuesrequirearesponsethat'smorenuancedthanwholesalebackupand

restoration.Todealwithless-than-totaldisaster,yourtoolsetmustbebothpowerfuland

agile.Forexample,whenasmallnumberoffilesarecompromised,youmaywantto

retrievethosefilesalone.Meanwhile,ifjustyoursettingsareaffected,you'llwantasimple

waytorollbacktoyourpreferredsetup.Yet,shouldyouroperatingsystemfail,you'llneed

awaytobootyourcomputerandperformlarge-scalerecovery.Computercrisescomein

allshapesandsizes,andyourbackupandrecoverytoolsmustbeflexibleenoughtomeet

eachchallenge.

TheRightToolsfortheRightJob:GearingupforDisaster

G)Whendisasterstrikes,thequalityofyourbackuptoolscanmakethedifference

betweenutterfrustrationandpeaceofmind.Symantecunderstandsthisandoffersarange

oftopqualitybackupandrecoverysolutions.NortonGoBackistheperfecttoolfor

randomsystemcrashes,failedinstallations,andinadvertentdeletions.Withthispowerful

andconvenientsolution,itssimpletoretrieveoverwrittenfilesortobringyoursystem

backtoitspre-crashstate.NortonGhostisatime-testedhomeofficesolution.Equippedto

handlefull-scalebackups,ifsalsohandyforcloningharddrivesandfacilitatingsystem

upgrades.AfavoritechoicefbrITprofessionals,it'stheidealtoolfortheburgeoninghome

office.YoucanbuyNortonGhostandNortonGoBackseparately,orgetthembothwhen

youpurchaseNortonSystemWorks.

H)Life'sdisasters,largeandsmall,oftencatchusbysurprise.However,withalittle

planningandtherighttools,youcanreducethosedisasterstobumpsintheroad.So,don't

waitanotherday.Buyagoodsetofdisasterrecoverytools,setupanautomaticbackup

schedule,andperformadryruneverynowandagain.Then,resteasy.

21.Youshouldprepareforyourcomputerdisastersnowandagain.

22.Thequalityofyourbackuptoolsdetermineswhetheryouarefrustratedorhavea

peacefulmindwhendisasterstrikes.

23.Youcanbouncebackquicklyandeasilyminorcomputerdisasterswiththehelpofa

goodoffsitestorageplanandtherighttools.

24.Themostdevastatingcausesofpersonalcomputerdestructionincludeshousefiresand

floods.

25.Notonlyphysicaldisastercandamageyourcomputer.

26.Youshouldfindadistantplacetostoreyourbackupsafterselectingyourtoolsanda

suitablemedium.

27.It'snecessaryforustobackupoursystemstosometransferablemediumandtoputit

somewhereelse.

28.Thebackupandrecoverytoolsmustbeflexibleenoughtodealwithvariouscomputer

crises.

29.Forsomereason,computerdisasterrecoveryisalwaysignoredbymanyofus.

30.Youshouldtakestepstorecoverfromcomputerdisasterssoastominimizetheii,

effects.

SectionC(2'xl0=20')

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)fB),

C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passageone

AgricultureisthenumberoneindustryintheUnitedStatesandagriculturalproducts

arethecountry'sleadingexport.Americanfarmersmanagetofeednotonlythetotal

populationoftheUnitedStates,butalsomillionsofotherpeoplethroughouttherestofthe

world.Cornandsoybeanexportsaloneaccountfbrapproximately75percentofthe

amountsoldinworldmarkets.

Thisproductivity,however,hasitsprice.Intensivecultivationexposestheearthtothe

damagingforcesofnature.Everyyearwindandwaterremovetonsofrichsoilfromthe

nation'scroplands.

Eachfieldiscoveredbyalimitedamountoftopsoil,theupperlayerofearthwhichis

richestinthenutrientsandmineralsnecessaryfbrgrowingcrops.Eversincethefirst

farmersarrivedintheMidwestalmost200yearsago,cultivationand,consequently,

erosionhavebeendecreasingthesupplyoftopsoil.Inthe1830s,nearlytwofeetofrich,

blacktopsoilcoveredtheMidwest.Todaytheaveragedepthisonlyeightinches,and

everydecadeanotherinchisblownorwashedaway.Thiserosionissteadilydecreasing

theproductivityofvaluablecropland.AUnitedStatesAgriculturalDepartmentsurvey

statesthatiferosioncontinuesatitspresentrate,cornandsoybeanyieldsintheMidwest

maydropasmuchas30percentoverthenext50years.

Sofar,farmershavebeenabletocompensateforthelossoffertiletopsoilbyapplying

morechemicalfertilizerstotheirfields;however,whilethispracticehasincreasedcrop

yields,ithasbeendevastatingforecology.Agriculturehasbecomeoneofthebiggest

pollutersofthenation'spreciouswatersupply.Rivers,lakes,andundergroundreservesof

waterarebeingfilledinandpoisonedbysoilandchemicalscaiTiedbydrainagefrom

erodingfields.Furthermore,fertilizersonlyreplenishthesoils,theydonotpreventitsloss.

31.Thelastsentenceinthefirstparagraphgivesanexampletoshow.

A.thatAmericanfarmersmanagetofeedthetotalpopulationoftheU.S.

B.theleadingpositionoftheU.S.farmingintheworld

C.howimportantAmericanpeopleconsidertheirfarming

D.thatmanypeopleintheworldrelyontheexportoftheagriculturalproductsofthe

U.S.A.

32.Inordertocompensateforthelossoffertiletopsoil,farmershavebeen.

A.plantinglesscornandsoybeanB.puttingfertilizersontheirfields

C.preventingsoilerosionD.decreasingthesupplyoftopsoil

33.Atthepresentrate,approximatelyhowmanyyearslatertheblacktopsoilnow

coveringtheMidwestwillcompletelybeblownorwashedaway?

A.120yearslater.B.80yearslater.

C.50yearslater.D.100yearslater.

34."Thispractice11inParagraph4refersto.

A.thatfarmershaveloweredtheyieldofcornandsoybean

B.thatfarmershaveexpandedcroplands

C.thatfarmershaveappliedmorechemicalfertilizers

D.thatthetopsoilhasbeendecreasedgreatly

35.AllofthefollowingarestatementsaboutthedisadvantagesoffertilizersEXCEPT

that.

A.theyreplenishthesoilB.theydonotpreventthelossofsoil

C.theyaredestroyingtheecologyD.theypollutethenation'swatersupply

Passagetwo

Happinesscanbedescribedasapositivemoodandapleasantstateofmind.

Accordingtorecentpolls（民意測(cè)驗(yàn)）sixtytoseventypercentofAmericansconsider

themselvestobemoderatelyhappyandoneintwentypersonsfeelsveryunhappy.

Psychologistshavebeenstudyingthefactorsthatcontributetohappiness.Itisnot

predictablenorisapersoninanapparentlyidealsituationnecessarilyhappy.Theideal

situationmayhavelittletodowithhisactualfeelings.

Agoodeducationandincomeareusuallyconsiderednecessaryforhappiness.Though

bothmaycontribute,theyareonlychieffactorsifthepersonisseriouslyundereducatedor

actuallysufferingfromlackofphysicalneeds.

Thericharenotlikelytobehappierthanthemiddle-incomegrouporeventhosewith

verylowincomes.Peoplewithcollegeeducationsaresomewhathappierthanthosewho

didnotgraduatefromhighschool,anditisbelievedthatthisismainlybecausetheyhave

moreopportunitytocontroltheirlives.Yetpeoplewithahighincomeandacollege

educationmaybelesshappythanthosewiththesameincomeandnocollegeeducation.

Poorhealthdoesnotruleouthappinessexceptfbrtheseverelydisabledorthosein

pain.Learningtocopewithahealthproblemcancontributetohappiness.Thosewitha

goodsexlifearehappieringeneral,butthosewhohavealoving,affectionaterelationship

arehappierthanthosewhorelyonsexalone.LovehasahighercoiTelationwithhappiness

thananyotherfactor.

Itshouldbenotedthatpeoplequicklygetusedtowhattheyhave,andtheyarehappiest

whentheyfeeltheyareincreasingtheirlevelnomatterwhereitstandsatagiventime.

Childrenwhoseparentswerehappilymarriedhavehappierchildhoodsarenot

necessarilyhappieradults.

Thebestformulaforhappinessistobeabletodeveloptheabilitytotoleratefrustration,

tohaveapersonalinvolvementandcommitment,andtodevelopself-confidenceand

self-esteem.

36.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.