在线汉译英2012年7月曲师大英语二级考试 A卷

2021年1月14日发(作者：尤袤)

2011-2012第二学期
B. Make a good impression.
大学英语二级 试题(A)卷
C. Get some rest.

（答案必须写在答题卡和答题纸上，写在试题册上
D. Get a new attitude.
不得分）
3. A. He solved it mathematically.
B. He asked for a miracle.

Paper One
C. He worked out the answer.
I. Listening Comprehension (25%)
D. He got the answer in a dream.
Section A
4. A. Provided some study methods.
Directions: You will hear ten short conversations; a
B. Got her ready for tests.
question will follow each conversation,
C. Gave her a list of tests.
listen carefully and choose the best
D. Made her study for her tests.
answer from the four possible choices.
5. A. To do something people haven’t tried.
Both the conversation and the question
B. To explore ways to fight AIDS.
will be spoken only once.
C. To write a publication.
1. A. To cause trouble.
D. To ask people to think about it.
B. To protect his home.
6. A. Because he didn’t have another choice.
C. To play sports.
B. Because he didn’t finish college.
D. To defend himself.
C. Because he likes to be high up.
2. A. Make himself great.
D. Because he likes tall buildings.
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7. A. Because she fires all of the thieves.
B. Because she will fire anyone she catches stealing.
Listen carefully and choose the best
answer to each question.
11. A. To take a walk along the shore.
B. To go swimming in the sea.
C. Because she is good at catching thieves.
D. Because she feels very strongly about stealing.
8. A. Not to get a tattoo.
B. Not to be out late.
C. Not to go out with Mike.
D. Not to be late again.
9. A. Because she only needs help, not worry.
B. Because she cannot get help from her friends.
C. Because the first person will help her.
D. Because friends will help her.
10. A. That she study more.
B. That she go to class more often.
C. That she finish her homework online.
D. That she take an online class.

Section B
Directions:


passage.
In this section, you will hear
once
hear
.
five
At the
The passage will be read
a short
only
questions
end of
about
the passage
what was
you
said.
will
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C. To pick up starfish on the beach.
12. A. Somebody dancing along the beach.
D. To enjoy the sunshine on the beach.
B. Somebody swimming in the sea.

C. Some big fish washed on shore.

13. A. A young man was picking up shellfish.
D. Somebody trying to kill the starfish.
B. A young man was throwing the starfish into the

ocean.
C. A young man was catching a big fish.

14. A. He thought he could save all the starfish.
D. A young man was hurt by a big shark.


B. He thought he could save a large part of the

starfish.
C. He thought to save even one small life would

make a difference.
D. He thought there would be no difference of

15. A. In favor of the wise man
saving more or fewer lives.

’s opinion.

B. Keeps a neutral position.
man
C. Shows a critical attitude towards the young

’s behavior.
Section C. Compound Dictation
D. In favor of the young man’s opinion.
Directions: In this section you will hear a passage
three times. When the passage is read for
the first time, you should listen carefully
for its general idea. When the passage is
read for the second time, you are required
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to fill in the blanks in the missing
information. For these blanks, you can
either use the exact words you’ve just
heard, or write down the main points in
your own words. Finally, when the
passage is read for the third time, you
should check them.
(注意：此部分试题请在答题纸上作答。)
If you want to change careers or industries,
working on an MBA full-time may be the way to go.
_____ L1_____ MBA programs take two years to
passage
complete. These programs can be very expensive, but
There are five basic functions of a newspaper: to
____L2_____ gain special skills, experience and
inform, to comment, to persuade, to instruct and to
entertain. You may well think this list of instructions is
knowledge. Some schools also offer ____ L3___
in the order of importance but, if so, you would not be
one-year programs.
in agreement with the majority of the reading public.
Advancing your career
Of the 2 groups of newspapers—the popularity and the
Many professionals want to pursue MBA degrees
quality, the former has a readership of millions, while
without ____ L4_____ work. If this is you, think about
the latter, only thousands or hundreds of thousands. Yet,
the popular papers seem largely designed for
doing a part-time, distance or ____ L5______ MBA
entertainment, with, for example, light- hearted human
program. But be careful. Many ____ L6___ prefer
interest stories. The information content is rather low,
traditional two-year programs to these degrees.
and instruction is very minor. The quality newspapers
Becoming the boss
put a much higher value on information and a much
Those with a lot of experience in their field may
lower one on entertainment.
It is not only in content that the 2 groups of papers
wish to pursue an Executive MBA (EMBA). These
differ. There is a difference, too, in the style in which
degrees provide a general business education for
the articles are written. The popular papers generally
upper-level mangers. Most EMBA students ___
use more dramatic language with a lot of word- play.
L7______________________
Their

journalists tend to use shorter sentences and
avoid less well-known vocabulary. This means that
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_ ___________________________________________
___ _________________. Take your time and choose
carefully. L8_________________________
__ __________________________________________
____ ________________.

II. Reading Comprehension (30%)
Directions: There are three reading passages in this
section. Each passage is followed by some
questions. For each of them there are four
suggested answers marked A, B, C and D.
Choose the best answer to each question
and mark the corresponding letter on the
Answer Sheet.
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following

popular
understand,
newspapers are easier for a native speaker
speaker.
though probably not for a non-native
to

words.
D. There are fewer columns per page in popular
columns
Popular 20. According to the passage, _____.
newspapers.
more
A. non-native speakers
are fewer per page. Such devices are not only used to
photographs.
per
papers
page.
are generally smaller with fewer
The
They
articles
have bigger
are shorter
headlines
and there
and
make
B. blue- collar workers don
newspapers
like reading popular
’t like reading popular
influence
the
pictures and position on the page all serve to draw the
what
paper
the
more
reader
attractive;
reads. Large
they may
headlines,
also
C. well-educated
newspapers
native speakers don’t like
reader’s attention to one article rather than the other.
D. professional
reading quality newspapers
16. What is the best title of the passage?
newspapers
people like reading quality
A. The popularity of quality newspapers.
B. Characteristics of the popular newspapers.


C. Newspaper skills to

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following
reading.
D. Ways used by newspapers
attract the reader’s attention.
to influence

17. The

reader’s
passage implies that most readers read
passage
A. for entertainment
newspapers mainly _____.
The advantages and disadvantages of a large
B. for information

C. for instruction
population have long been a subject of discussion
18.
D. for learning
Which of the following statements is
among economists. It has been argued that the supply
of good land is limited. To feed a large population,
public.
A.
according to the passage?
The quality newspapers

NOT true
have
B. The popular newspapers put greater emphasis on

a larger reading
poor land must be cultivated and the good land worked
language and shorter sentences.
C.
light-hearted interest stories.
The popular newspapers use more dramatic
intensively. Thus, each person produces less and this
means a lower average income than could be obtained
19.
on entertainment.
D. The quality newspapers put a much lower value
according to the passage?
Which of the

following statements is NOT true
with a smaller population. Other economists have
attracting reader
A. Popular

argued that a large population gives more chance of
B. Popular newspapers
’
newspapers
s attention.
put more emphasis on
attach greater attention to
development of facilities such as ports, roads and

instructions.
C. Popular newspapers tend to use more familiar

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railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is
a big demand.
One of the difficulties in carrying out a worldwide
birth control program lies in the fact that official
attitudes to population growth vary from country to
country depending on the level of industrial
development and the availability of food and raw
materials. In the developing country where a vastly
expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits
of food, space and natural resources, the first concern
of government will be to set a limit on the birthrate,
whatever the final results may be. In a highly
industrialized society the problem may be more
complex. A decreasing birthrate may lead to
unemployment because it results in a declining market
for manufactured goods. When the pressure of
population on housing declines, prices also decline and
building industry grows weaker. Faced with concerns
such as these, the government of a developed country
may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population,
rather than one which is stable or in decline.

21. The main topic of this article is .
A. environment protection
B. population growth
C. environment and economy
D. climate changing
22. The passage says that a small population may lead
to .
A. higher production, but a lower average income
B. lower production and lower average income
C. higher production and higher average income
D. lower production but higher average income
23. According to the passage, the use of birth control
perhaps is good for .
A. a developing country
B. a developed country
C. the whole world
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passage
Each nation has its own odd character which
24. In a developed country, people will perhaps be
distinguishes it from others. But the people of the
world have more points in which they are all like each
unemployed if the birthrate .
other than points in which they are different. One type
of person that is common in every country is the one
A. goes up
who always tries to do as little as he possibly can and

D. each nation with a big population
B. goes down
C. remains stable
D. is out of control
25. The author is aiming to show
that .
A. humans will run out of their food supply in the
future
B. it is necessary for humans to carry out a
worldwide plan for birth control
C. different nations have different views of
population growth
D. we need to take necessary measures to prevent
the overuse of natural resources

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following
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man who is in the habit of doing more than is strictly
get as much in return as he can. His opposite, the

necessary and who is ready to accept what is offered in
return, is rare everywhere.

character. The man who avoids effort is always talking
Both these types are usually not aware of their
about
owes him a pleasant, easy life. The man who is always
his he appears to think that society
doing
that the individual is in debt to society, and not society
more than his share talks of he feels
to the individual. As a result of their views, neither of
these men thinks that he behaves at all strangely.
always
The man who tries to do as little as he can
something,
full
weather was too hot
it
of
was
excuses:
because
if
he
he
had
had neglected to do
is
prevented
—or too cold—
a headache, or the
his
stories; but soon they realized what kind of person he
friends
by bad
and his
luck.
employer,
At first, other
or because he was
generously
people, such as
accept his
is. In the long run he deceives only himself. When his
friends become cool towards him and he fails to make
progress in his job, he is surprised and hurt. He blames
everyone and everything except himself. He feels that
society is failing in its duties towards him, and that he
is being unjustly treated. He soon becomes one of the
unsatisfied members of the society he lives in.
the
probably have a dozen excellent excuses for not being
man
If you want something done in a hurry, don't go to
who has clearly not much to do. He will
able to help you, much as he tells you he would like to.
Go to the busiest man you know, particularly if you are
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