14级专科英语I半期理解练习.docx
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14级专科英语I半期理解练习
14级专科英语I半期练习
PartIListeningComprehension(本大题共15小题,每小题1分,共计15分)
SectionA
Directions:
Listentopeopletalkingaboutdifferentthings.Whataretheytalkingabout?
Choosethecorrectanswerfromthechoicesgiven.
01.A)Astamp.
B)Aletter.
C)Apencil.
D)Anenvelope
02.A)Aseason.
B)Aholiday.
C)party.
D)Afestival.
03.A)Health.
B)Work.
C)Sleep.
D)Dream.
04.A)Aradio
B)Acamera.
C)ATVset.
D)Ataperecorder.
05.A)Afilm.
B)Abook.
C)Alesson.
D)Apicture.
SectionB
Direction:
Underlinethewordcontainedinthesentencethatyouhear(U240-2)
06.pat/bat
07.ten/den
08.few/view
09came/game
3.SectionC
Directions:
NowlistentoanotherdialogueandtranslatetheChinesesentencesintoEnglishaccordingtotheinformationyouget
Jane:
Hello,Li.10)__________________(我想让你认识一下)myfriendMr.Brown.
Li:
______________11)(您好),Mr.Brown?
Mr.Brown:
Howdoyoudo?
Jane12)_____________(已经给我讲了许多有关你的事儿.)
Li:
13)_________________(今天能认识你我真高兴)
Jane:
Mr.Brownwantsyoutohelphim14)_____________(学汉语)
Li:
15)______________(我很乐意)
PartIIReadingComprehension(本大题共15小题,每小题1分,共计15分)
PassageOne
Whenateacherorlecturerrecommendsastudenttoreadabook,itisusuallyforaparticularpurpose.Inmanycases,theteacherdoesn'tsuggestthatthewholebookshouldberead.Infact,hemayjustrefertoafewpageswhichhaveadirectbearingonthematterbeingdiscussed.
Unfortunately,whenmanystudentspickupabooktoreadtheytendtohavenoparticularpurposeinmindotherthansimplyto"readthebook".Oftentheyopenthebookandstartreading,pagebypage,linebyline,wordbyword;Theresultisthatstudentsfrequentlydon'thaveanoverallviewofwhattheyarereading;also,theytendtoforgetfairlysoonwhatthey'vebeenreading.
Studentscanmaketheirreadingmuchmoreeffectivebyadoptingastrategyaimedathelpingthemtounderstandandtorememberwhattheyread.Firstly,theyshoulddecidepreciselywhythey'rereadingthebookperhapsit'stofindsomeinformationthat'llansweraquestion;perhapsit'stounderstandadifficultideaorargument,andsoon.Thenthestudentsshoulddecideexactlywhattheyaregoingtoread;it'sseldomnecessarytoreadthewholebook.Agoodstartingpointisthecontentspage,thechapterheadings,andeventheindexatthebackofthebook.Theyareveryusefulinhelpingtopinpointtheexactpagesthatneedtobereadcarefullyforparticularpiecesofinformation.
16.Accordingtothepassage,itisrareforateacher_____________.
A)torecommendawholebookforstudentstoread
B)torequirestudentstoreadcarefully
C)toassignreadingwithacertainpurpose
D)tolocatebooksforstudentstofind
17.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsreadingslowlyandindetail?
A)Positive.
B)Critical.
C)Neutral
D)Indifferent
18.Theresultofreadingwordbywordisthat__________.
A)studentshavetoreadthewholebook
B)studentshavenotenoughtimetofinishthebook
C)studentsoftenfailtogetthemainideaofthebook
D)studentsusuallygetmoreuselessinformation
19.Contentspage,chapterheadingsand.indexareimportantforareadertostarthisreadingwithbecause________.
A)theycovermajorpointsofthebookindetail
B)theymayhelpthereadertobetterunderstandthebook
C)theycantakereadersalotoftimetoreadeverypartofthebook
D)theymayhelpthereadersfindtheimportantpartsofthebook
20.Thepassageismainlyabout________.
A)theimportanceofreading
B)theeffectivewaysofreading
C)thedifficultiesinreading
D)theincorrecthabitsofreading
PassageTwo
AstheBeatlesrepresentthemostimportantEnglishcontributiontorockinthe1960's,BobDylanisthemostimportantAmericancontributor.ThisistrueinspiteofthefactthathehasneverreachedthetopsalelistoftherecordindustryinthewaytheBeatleshave.
BobDylanemergedfromthepopularfolkmovementduring1962and1963.Hisfirsttworecords"BobDylan"and"theFreewheelin'BobDylan",appearedinthoseyearsandestablishedhisnationalreputation.Thisreputationgrewslowly,andwashelpedbyhisappearancearoundNewYorkCityandacollegeconcerts.Asearlyas1962,Dylanbecameknownforthequalityandquantityofhissong-writing.AndDylan'smaterialhasreflectedasocialawarenessandhasalwaysinvolvedprotestagainstinjustice.Ithasarousedabroadtrendofsimilarsongsinthepresentdaymarket.Theseelements,incombinationwithDylan'sparticularsound,havemadehimoneofthemostremarkablefiguresinthehistoryofrock.
21.ComparedwiththeBeatles,BobDylan________.
A)hasmoreinfluenceonrockmusic
B)hassoldfewerrecordsofhissongs
C)ismoreimportantintherecordindustry
D)islessimportantinAmericanrock
22.BobDylanis________
A)arocksinger
B)anEnglishsinger
C)abluessinger
D)acountrysinger
23.BobDylanbecamefamoustomoreandmorepeoplebecause__________.
A)heproducedtworecords
B)hewrotemanygoodsongs
C)hetraveledtoNewYorkCity
D)heoftenputonperformances
24.Inhissongs,BobDylanshowedhisconcernabout_______________.
A)socialproblems
B)folkmovement
C)NewYorkCity
D)hisnationalreputation
25.BobDylanisknownforeverythingbelowEXCEPT_______________
A)hisparticularvoice
B)thequalityofhissong-writing
C)thequantityofhisrecordsales
D)hisimportanceinrockmusic
PassageThree
ThefirstEuropeanstockexchangewasestablishedinAntwerp,Belgium,in1531.TherewerenostockexchangesinEnglanduntilthe1700's.Amanwishingtobuyorsellsharesofstockhadtofindabroker(agents)totransacthisbusinessforhim.InLondon,heusuallywenttoacoffeehouse,becausebrokersoftengatheredthere.In1773,thebrokersofLondonformedastockexchange.
InNewYorkCity,brokersmetunderanoldbutton-woodtreeonWallStreet.TheyorganizedtheNewYorkStockExchangein1792.TheAmericanStockExchange;secondlargestintheUnitedStates,wasformerlycalledtheCurbExchangebecauseofitsoriginonthestreetsofNewYorkCity.
AstockexchangeisamarketplacewherememberbrokersbuyandsellstocksandbondsofAmericanandforeignbusinessesonbehalfofthepublic.Astockexchangeprovidesamarketplaceforstocksandbondsinthesamewayaboardoftradedoesforcommodities.Thestockbrokersreceiveasmallcommissiononeachtransactiontheymake.
Thestockholdermaysellhisstockwhereverhewantstounlessthecorporationhassomespecialruletopreventit.Pricesofstockchangeaccordingtogeneralbusinessconditionsandtheearningsandfutureprospectsofthecompany.Ifthebusinessisdoingwell,thestockholdermaybeabletosellhisstockforaprofit.Ifitisnot,hemayhavetotakealoss.
26.Inthe1600's,ifamanwantedtobuyorsellsharesofstock,hehadtodoitthrough___________.
A)thegovernment
B)himself
C)abroker
D)thestockexchange
27.ThesecondlargeststockexchangeintheU.S.usedtobecalled___________.
A)theWallStreetExchange
B)thenewYorkStockExchange
C)theCurbExchange
D)theU.S.Exchange
28.InPara.3,theword"commodities"probablymeans___________.
A)goods
B)papers
C)shares
D)agreements
29.Whichofthestatementsistrue?
A)Thestockholdercansellhisstocktoanywhereatanytime
B)TherewerenostockexchangeinEnglandinthe1700's.
C)Thepriceofstockisnotstable.
D)Thestockholdersdothetransactionwithoutchargingforthestockholders.
30.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.
A)theWallStreet
B)thestockexchange
C)thestock
D)thestockholderandstockbroker
PassageFour
CountrymusicisanAmericanpopular-musicstyle.Initscurrentform,countrymusicisacombinationoftwoseparatemusicaltraditions:
thestylesoftheSoutheasternstatesandthemusicoftheSouthwest,especiallyTexas.Bothstylesinfluencedandwereinfluencedbythebluesandbyblackruraldancemusic.
Thefirstcountryartiststobewidelyknownachievedpopularityinthelate1920s.Themusicoftheseperformerswasheardthroughoutthesouthduringthe1920;and30sonradioprograms
Bythe1950s,countrymusichadbecomeasignificantforceinpopmusic.Regularappearancesontheradioshowmadestarsofmanyperformers.Thesinger-songwriterHankWilliamswrotefourmillionsellersongsin1950,sevenin1951,andfourmorein1953.
Bythe1970s,somecountrymusiciansbegancombiningcountrymusicwithelectricinstruments,creatingacountryrocksound.
31.Whatdoes"Bothstyles"inLine3,Paragraph1referto?
A)Countrymusicstyleandthemusicalstyleof-theSoutheasternstates.
B)ThemusicalstylesoftheSouthwesternstatesandtheSoutheasternstates.
C)TheSouthwesternmusicalstyleandTexasmusicalstyle.
D)Thestylesofbluesandtheblackruraldancemusic.
32.Countrymusicwasnotreallyanimportantpopmusicuntil_________.
A)1920s
B)1930s
C)1940s
D)1950s
33.HankWilliams___________in1951.
A)wrotesevenmillionsongs
B)soldsevenmillioncopiesofhissongs
C)wrotesevensongs
D)soldsevenmillioncopiesofhissevensongs
34.Electricinstrumentsaddtocountrymusicastyleof_________.
A)rockmusic
B)blues
C)blackmusic
D)Southernmusic
35.Whatdoyouthinkcanbeapropertitleofthispassage?
A)HankWilliams,AGreatSingerandSongwriter
B)TheInfluenceofBluesandBlackMusic
C)ABriefIntroductiontoCountryMusic
D)CountryMusicCombinedWithElectricInstruments
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