pirated21世纪大学英语期末考试复习资料--上海政法学院

2021年1月20日发(作者：chicken)
上政一班英语期末考试复习资料

一、阅读理解

Passage 1
BABCB
Do you have a self image that can help you succeed or one that can make
you fail? Let’s discover what self
-image is all about. Get a picture in your mind
of
two empty
chairs.
In
these
two
chairs
let’s
picture
two
visit
ors. In
the first
chair let’s seat a young man who is deaf. In the second chair let’s seat a young
boy who was born with part of one foot missing.

The
young
man
we
picked
for
the
first
chair
was
a
musician.
He
was
a
great artist. He composed many great songs and symphonies (
交响乐
). When
he
was
still
a
young
man
he
lost
his
hearing.
It
is
generally
believed
that
a
person cannot be a professional musician or compose music without hearing,
but this man had a special driving force that enabled him to write some of the
most beautiful music ever written. This man was Beethoven.

The visitor in the second chair was a young boy who was born with part of
one foot missing. This young boy loved sports, especially football. As a young
boy and later as a young man he had always dreamed of playing football with
a major league football team. He had a thirst that could not be quenched (
抑制
).
Finally, he made it into the New Orleans Saints football team and one day on
the
football
field
in
New
Orleans
he
kicked
the
longest
field
goal
in
football
history. His name is Tom Dempsey.

If you try to find the special strength that turns an ordinary person into a
hero it only exists in the heart or soul of man. It is called a positive self-image.
A positive self- image is a great belief in yourself and your ideas.

1.
At the beginning of the passage, the writer talks about two empty chairs
because he_________.
A)
wants to invite the readers to sit down
B)
wants the readers to form vivid picture of two famous men
C)
is going to talk about the art of photography

D)
is going to introduce two men who could only sit all their lives

2.
We learn from the passage that a self- image_________.
A)
definitely contributes to success












B)
is something that a disabled man possesses

C)
has nothing to do with success or failure

















D)
is
a
picture
that
a
person
paints
of


himself





































3.
According to the passage, a deaf person _________.
A) can hardly amount to anything










B) has little chance of becoming a professional musician







C) can concentrate on composing music more than ordinary people




D) has more talent than other people in many ways

4.
What was the most extraordinary thing that Tom Dempsey did?
A) He lost one of his feet when he was young.






B) He dreamed of becoming an artist one day.




C) He kicked the longest field goal in football history.




D) He loved playing football with a major league football team.

5.
What is the best title for this passage?
A) The Importance of Self-reliance








B) The Great Examples Set by Two Disabled Men
C) The Importance of a Positive Self-image

D) The Possible Effect of a Negative Self-image




Passage 2

ABDCB

To
understand
how
Americans
think
about
things,
it
is
necessary
to
understand “the point.” Americans mention it often. “let’s get to the right point,”
they will say, “My point is …” “What’s the point of all this?”

The “point” is the idea or piece of information that Americans suppose is,







or
should
be,
at
the
center
of
people’s
thinking,
writin
gs,
and
spoken
comments.
Speakers
and
writers
are
supposed
to
“make
their
points
clear,”
meaning
that
they
are
supposed
to
say
or
write
clearly
the
idea
or
piece
of
information they wish to express.
People
from
many
other
cultures
have
different
ideas
about
the
point.
Africans traditionally tell stories that express the thoughts they have in mind,
rather than
stating
“the
point” clearly.
Japanese
traditionally
speak
indirectly,
leaving
the
listener
to
figure
out
what
the
point
is.
Thus,
while
an
American
mi
ght say to a friend, “I don’t think that coat goes very well with the rest of your
outfit,” a Japanese might say, “Maybe this other coat look even better than the
one
you
have
on.”
Americans
value
a
person
who
“get
right
to
the
point.”
Japanese are likely to consider such a person insensitive if not rude.
The
Chinese
and
Japanese
languages
are
characterized
by
vagueness
and
ambiguity.
The
precision
and
directness
Americans
associate
with
“the
point”
cannot
be
achieved,
at
least
not
with
any
grace,
in
Chines
e
and
Japanese.
Speakers
of
those
languages
thus
have
to
learn
a
new
way
of
reasoning
and
expressing
their
ideas
if
they
are
going
to
communicate
satisfactorily with Americans.



6.
According
to
the
passage,
Americans
expect
speakers
and
writers
to
_________.
A)
be clear about their main ideas
B)
give as much information as possible
C)
express their personal views

D)
be honest about their true feelings

7.
Which of the following peoples will tell a story to express what they have in
mind?
A)
Americans


B)
Africans
C)
Japanese


D)
Chinese

8.
In the sentence “I don’t think that coat goes very well with the rest of your
outfit” , the word “outfit” most probably means _________.

A)
office


B)
time
C)
speech

D)
clothes

9.
According
to
the
passage,
Japanese
may
consider
it
unacceptable
to
be_________.
A)
indirect

B)
poorly-dressed

C)
straightforward

D)
curious

10. In
order
to
communicate
with
Americans
satisfactorily,
speakers
of
Chinese need to _________.
A)
learn the language well

B)
change their way of thinking

C)
be careful about their choice of words

D)
explain their reasons clearly


Passage 3

C D D A C

A man was telling one of his friends why he was content with his married
life. “My wife makes all the small decisions,” he explained, “ and I make all the
big ones, so we never try to have too much influence in each othe
r’s business
and
never
get
annoyed
with
each
other.
We
have
no
complaints
and
no
arguments.”

“That sounds reasonable,” answered his friend sympathetically. “And what
sort of decisions does your wife make?”

“Well,” answered the man, “She decides what jobs I
apply for, what sort of
house we live in, what furniture we have, where we go for our holidays, and
things like that.”

His
friend
was
surprised.
“Oh?”
he
said.
“And
what
do
you
consider
important decisions then?”

“Well,” answered the man, “I decide who sh
ould be President, whether we
should increase our help to poor countries, what we should do about the atom
bomb, and things like that.”

11. The man was content with his married life because ______.
A. he and his wife loved each other deeply

B. he has more power in family life
C. he and his wife were responsible for different things

D. he had many good friends
12. His friend ______.
A. didn’t believe what the man said at first

B. insisted that a man have the right to make all decisions in family life
C. th
ought the man’s wife had no right at all in family life

D.
was
curious
about
which
decisions
the
man
made
and
which
ones
his
wife made
13. The man can decide ______.
A. which house to buy


B. where to work
C. where to go for their holiday


D. none of above
14. We can tell from the story that ______.
A. the man’s wife has the final say in the family

B. the man has the final say in the family
C. the man’s friend will follow his example

D. the man and his wife respect each other
15. Your choice of the title would be ______.
A. A Man and His Friend



B. A Loving Husband
C. A Happy Married Life


D. A Couple

Passage 4

D D A A B

Nowadays, any Chinese can enjoy the luxury
（奢侈）
of owning a private
car, if he or she has enough money to buy it. Having a car of your own means
no more traveling on crowded buses or subway trains, and you can drop off
the
children
at
school
on
the
way. What’s
more,
it
also
means
that
you
can
enjoy
the
weekends
and
holidays
better,
because
with
a
car
you
can
go
to
places where the regular buses and trains do not go to.
However,
besides
the
advantages
of
owning
a
car,
there
are
also
disadvantages of owning a car. On one hand, with the increasing number of
the private cars, the roads are becoming more and more crowded, and it often
makes the journey hard and more and more traffic accidents happen. On the
other hand, we know the prices of gasoline and repairs are constantly rising,
so it is very expensive to run a car. You have to pay more for a license and