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once he overheard his father praise him to his mother and how his face tumned red embarrassment 三、Reading Comprehension(2分X15) 得分 Questions 1-5 are based on the following passage: 评卷人 Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality,but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool.In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and,of course,any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department,famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment.But that's not what I did. I chose to study engineering at a small liberal arts()university that doesn't even offer a major in electrical engineering.Obviously,this was not a practical choice;I came here for more noble reasons.I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my career.I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who weren't studying science or engineering.My parents,teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice.They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years,and I believed them. I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering "factories"where they didn't care if you had values or were flexible. was going to be a complete engineer:technical genius and sensitive humanist(人文学者)all in one, Now I'm not so sure.Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality,as all noble ideals eventually do.After three years of struggling to balance math,physics and engineering courses with liberal arts courses. have leamned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile (engineering with liberal arts courses in college. The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don't mix as easily as I assumed in high school.Individually they shape a person in very different ways;together they threaten to confuse.The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult. 1.The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he A)wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality B)intended to be a combination ofengineer and humanist C)wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in college D)intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals 2011-2012学年度第2半期《综合英语》试卷B共8页第2页

2011-2012 学年度第 2 学期《综合英语》试卷 B 共 8 页第2页 once he overheard his father praise him to his mother and how his face turned red embarrassment. 三、Reading Comprehension (2 分 X 15) Questions 1-5 are based on the following passage: Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that's not what I did. I chose to study engineering at a small liberal arts(文科) university that doesn't even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my career. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who weren't studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years, and I believed them. I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering "factories" where they didn't care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist(人文学者) all in one. Now I'm not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile (协调) engineering with liberal |arts courses in college. The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don't mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult. 1. The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he _. A) wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality B) intended to be a combination of engineer and humanist C) wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in college D) intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals 得分评卷人

2.According to the author,by interacting with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can A)balance engineering and the liberal arts B)receive guidance in their careers C)become noble idealists D)broaden their horizons 3.In the eyes of the author,a successful engineering student is expected A)to have an excellent academic record B)to be wise and mature C)to be imaginative with a value system to guide him D)to be a technical genius with a wide vision 4.The author's experience shows that he was A)creative B)ambitious C)unrealistic D)irrational 5.The word "they"in ".together they threaten to confuse."(Line 3,Para.5) refers to A)engineering and the liberal arts B)reality and noble ideals C)flexibility and a value system D)practicality and rationality Questions 6-10 are based on the following passage: In 1993.New York State ordered stores to charge a deposit on beverage() containers.Within a year,consumers had returned millions of aluminum cans and glass and plastic bottles.Plenty of companies were eager to accept the aluminum and glass as raw materials for new products,but because few could figure out what to do with the plastic,.much of it wound up buried in landfills(垃圾填埋场).The problem was not limited to New York.Unfortunately,there were too few uses for second |hand plastic. Today,one out of five plastic soda bottles is recycled(回收利用)in the United States.The reason for the change is that now there are dozens of companies across the country buying discarded plastic soda bottles and turning them into fence posts paint brushes,etc. As the New York experience shows,recycling involves more than simply separating valuable materials from the rest of the rubbish.A discard remains a discard until somebody figures out how to give it a second life-and until economic arrangements exist to give that second life value.Without adequate markets to absorb materials collected for recycling,throwaways actually depress prices for used materials Shrinking landfill space,and rising costs for burying and buming rubbish are forcing local governments to look more closely at recycling.In many areas,the East Coast especially,recycling is already the least expensive waste |managemen 2011-2012学年度第2学期《综合英语》试卷B共8页第3页

2011-2012 学年度第 2 学期《综合英语》试卷 B 共 8 页第3页 2. According to the author, by interacting with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can _. A) balance engineering and the liberal arts B) receive guidance in their careers C) become noble idealists D) broaden their horizons 3. In the eyes of the author, a successful engineering student is expected _. A) to have an excellent academic record B) to be wise and mature C) to be imaginative with a value system to guide him D) to be a technical genius with a wide vision 4. The author's experience shows that he was _. A) creative B) ambitious C) unrealistic D) irrational 5. The word "they" in ". together they threaten to confuse." (Line 3, Para. 5) refers to _. A) engineering and the liberal arts B) reality and noble ideals C) flexibility and a value system D) practicality and rationality Questions 6-10 are based on the following passage: In 1993, New York State ordered stores to charge a deposit on beverage(饮料) containers. Within a year, consumers had returned millions of aluminum cans and glass and plastic bottles. Plenty of companies were eager to accept the aluminum and glass as raw materials for new products, but because few could figure out what to do with the plastic, much of it wound up buried in landfills (垃圾填埋场). The problem was not limited to New York. Unfortunately, there were too few uses for second |hand plastic. Today, one out of five plastic soda bottles is recycled (回收利用) in the United States. The reason for the change is that now there are dozens of companies across the country buying discarded plastic soda bottles and turning them into fence posts, paint brushes, etc. As the New York experience shows, recycling involves more than simply separating valuable materials from the rest of the rubbish. A discard remains a discard until somebody figures out how to give it a second life-and until economic arrangements exist to give that second life value. Without adequate markets to absorb materials collected for recycling, throwaways actually depress prices for used materials. Shrinking landfill space, and rising costs for burying and burning rubbish are forcing local governments to look more closely at recycling. In many areas, the East Coast especially, recycling is already the least expensive waste |management

option.For every ton of waste recycled,a city avoids paying for its disposal,which. in parts of New York,amounts to savings of more than $100 per ton.Recycling also stimulates the local economy by creating jobs and trims the pollution contro and energy costs of industries that make recycled products by giving them a more refined raw material. 6.What regulation was issued by New York State concerning beverage containers? A)Beverage companies should be responsible for collecting and reusing discarded plastic soda bottles B)Throwaways should be collected by the state for recycling. C)A fee should be charged on used containers for recycling D)Consumers had to pay for beverage containers and could get their money back on returning them 7.The returned plastic bottles in New York used to A)end up somewhere underground B)be turned into raw materials C)have a second llife value D)be separated from other rubbish 8.The key problem in dealing with returned plastic beverage containers is A)to sell them at a profitable price B)how to turn them into useful things C)how to reduce their recycling costs D)to lower the prices for used materials 9.Recycling has become the first choice for the disposal of rubbish because A)local governments find it easy to manage B)recycling has great appeal for the jobless C)recycling causes little pollution D)other methods are more expensive 10.It can be concluded from the passage that A)rubbish is a potential remedy for the shortage of raw materials B)local governments in the U.S.can expect big profits from recycling C)recvcling is to be recommended both economically and environmentally D)landfills will still be widely used for waste disposal Questions 11-15 are based in the following passage: There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence.The first is the sort of brain he is born with.Human brains differ considerably,some being more capable than others.But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with,an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to leam. 2011-2012学年度第2半期《综合英语》试卷B共8页第4页

2011-2012 学年度第 2 学期《综合英语》试卷 B 共 8 页第4页 option. For every ton of waste recycled, a city avoids paying for its disposal, which, in parts of New York, amounts to savings of more than $100 per ton. Recycling also stimulates the local economy by creating jobs and trims the pollution control and energy costs of industries that make recycled products by giving them a more refined raw material. 6. What regulation was issued by New York State concerning beverage containers? A) Beverage companies should be responsible for collecting and reusing discarded plastic soda bottles. B) Throwaways should be collected by the state for recycling. C) A fee should be charged on used containers for recycling. D) Consumers had to pay for beverage containers and could get their money back on returning them. 7. The returned plastic bottles in New York used to _. A) end up somewhere underground B) be turned into raw materials C) have a second |life value D) be separated from other rubbish 8. The key problem in dealing with returned plastic beverage containers is_. A) to sell them at a profitable price B) how to turn them into useful things C) how to reduce their recycling costs D) to lower the prices for used materials 9. Recycling has become the first choice for the disposal of rubbish because _. A) local governments find it easy to manage B) recycling has great appeal for the jobless C) recycling causes little pollution D) other methods are more expensive 10. It can be concluded from the passage that _. A) rubbish is a potential remedy for the shortage of raw materials B) local governments in the U.S. can expect big profits from recycling C) recycling is to be recommended both economically and environmentally D) landfills will still be widely used for waste disposal Questions 11-15 are based in the following passage: There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn

So the second factor is what happens to the individual-the sort of environment in which he is reared.If an individual is handicapped environmentally,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable The importance of environment in determining an individual's intelligence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins,Peter and Mark X.Being identical,the twins had identical brains at birth,and their growth processes were the same.When the twins were three months old,their parents died,and they were placed in separate foster homes.Peter was reared by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities.Mark was reared in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college.He was read to as a child sent to good schools,and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teen when they were given tests to measure their intelligence.Mark's I.Q.was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother.Given equal opportunities,the twins,having identical brains, would have tested at roughly the same level. 11.This selection can best be titled A)Measuring Your Intelligence B)Intelligence and Environment C)The Case of Peter and Mark D)How the brain Influences Intelligence 12.The best statement of the main idea of this passage is that A)human brains differ considerably B)the brain a person is born with is important in determining his intelligence C)environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligence D)persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence 13.According to the passage,the average I.Q.is A)85 B)100 C)110 D)125 14.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that A)individual with identical brains seldom test at same level B)an individual's intelligence is determined only by his environment C)lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligence D)changes of environment produce changes in the structure of the brain 15.This passage suggests that an individual's I.Q. A)can be predicted at birth B)stays the same throughout his life 2011-2012学年度第2学期《综合英语》试卷B共8页第5页

2011-2012 学年度第 2 学期《综合英语》试卷 B 共 8 页第5页 So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped environmentally , it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable. The importance of environment in determining an individual's intelligence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reared by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities. Mark was reared in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. Mark's I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains, would have tested at roughly the same level. 11. This selection can best be titled_. A) Measuring Your Intelligence B) Intelligence and Environment C) The Case of Peter and Mark D) How the brain Influences Intelligence 12.The best statement of the main idea of this passage is that _. A) human brains differ considerably B) the brain a person is born with is important in determining his intelligence C) environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligence D) persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence 13.According to the passage , the average I.Q. is _. A) 85 B) 100 C) 110 D) 125 14.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _. A) individual with identical brains seldom test at same level B) an individual's intelligence is determined only by his environment C) lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligence D) changes of environment produce changes in the structure of the brain 15.This passage suggests that an individual 's I.Q._. A) can be predicted at birth B) stays the same throughout his life