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安徽科技学院 2011~2012 学年第二学期《大学英语二级》（统招）期终试卷（B 卷） ………………………………装…………订…… …线………………………………… 专业级班姓名学号得分 …………………………………密…………封…………线……………………………… 第 1 页共 7 页题号一二三四五六总分得分 Part I Listening Comprehension (25 points) Section A（1 point for each） Directions: In this section, you’ll hear five short conversations. After each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and question will be read only once. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question, and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. A. $ 25 B. $ 26. C. $ 50. D. $ 52. 2. A. Stay at home. B. Enjoy music C. Watch a movie. D. Take a walk. 3. A. Sandy’s colleague. B. Sandy’s working environment. C. Sandy’s boss. D. Sandy’s first job. 4. A. Some sugar. B. Some medicine C. A soft drink. D. A coat. 5. A. Opening the window. B. Talking about the weather. C. Sending a short message. D. Calling his friend. Section B（1 point for each） Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a long conversation. The conversation will be read twice. At the end of the conversation, you’ll hear five questions about what was said. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question, and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 6. A. Colleagues B. Neighbors. C. Friends. D. Strangers 7. A. One week.. B. Several weeks. C. One day. D. Several days. 8. A. The sound is loud. B. The walls are thin C. Alice lives next door. D. Alice is sensitive.. 9. A. Turn down his stereo. B. Turn off his stereo. C. Turn down his radio. D. Turn off his radio. 10. A. He’s friendly. B. He’s indifferent. C. He’s rude. D. He’s impolite. Section C（1 point for each） Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a short passage. The passage will be read twice. At the end of the passage, you’ll hear five questions about what was said. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question, and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 11. A. Images. B. Flags. C. Suits. D. Coats. 12. A. Red. B. Blue. C. Green. D. White. 13. A. Because blue is an exciting color. C. Because blue is a relaxing color. B. Because blue is a calm color. D. Because blue is a tiring color. 14. A. Surgeons. B. Gangsters. C. Doctors. D. Businessmen. 15. A. Red. C. Grey. B. Green. D. Brown. Section D（S1-S10 , 1 point for each） Directions: There is a passage with eight blanks in this section. You’ll hear the passage read twice. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with what you have heard. 得分评卷人

安徽科技学院 2011~2012 学年第二学期《大学英语二级》（统招）期终试卷（B 卷） ………………………………装…………订…… …线………………………………… 专业级班姓名学号得分 …………………………………密…………封…………线……………………………… 第 2 页共 7 页 If you want to make a hit in a job (S1) ________, you had better pay attention to these aspects. First of all, you should be (S2) ________. It’s an important factor. Don’t hesitate in showing your (S3) ________ and strong points. Secondly, you may meet some (S4) ________ questions from the interviewer. Don’t feel frustrated even if you fail to make a proper or correct (S5) ________. Just calm down and face it. Thirdly, it’s a (S6) ________ to be honest. It’s always a bad choice to lie to the interviewer. It may spoil the interview if something goes conflicted. Moreover, you should mind your (S7) ________. Don’t act impolitely. It may also cause the failure if you (S8) ________ it. Finally, don’t feel ashamed to inquire something about the (S9) ________. It’s your right to be informed of that. Anyway, your (S10) ________ goal is to get the job you are satisfied with. PartⅡ Reading Comprehension (30 points) (2 points for each) Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One Although Thomas Jefferson did not begin the effort of designing the University of Virginia until late in his life, the education of the common man had occupied his thoughts for decades．He believed ignorance（无知）to be the enemy of freedom, and he wanted to correct what he considered to be the weaknesses of educational institutions（机构）modeled on European settings．He imagined that an “academical village” around a tree-lined lawn would provide an ideal setting in which to pursue higher education. The center of such a village would be a Temple of Knowledge that would house the university library． When Virginia decided to set up a state university in 1818，the retired U.S．President finally was able to devote his talent, time, and energy to creating this new kind of educational institution. By the time he was finished with his design, Jefferson had invented an entirely new American setting for higher education: the college campus． In 1812, Jefferson chose to begin building his “academical village,” the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, VA, far away from the city center. He intended this spot to promote learning because it was natural and unspoiled, and far from anything that could distract or harm the students, The University consists of two rows of houses, five on each side, leading to a main building. This main building, the Rotunda, became the most important part of the University, because it contained the library. By focusing his entire institution on the library, instead of around the church, Jefferson revolutionized American university architecture． Jefferson’s aim was to create a new institutional form for his ideal educational system, a system he thought should give every citizen the information he needs for carrying out his daily business. This new approach to citizenship and education demanded a new type of university, one where students and professors could coexist and share ideas. He attempted to create this environment by combining the professors’ houses and students’ classrooms, and linking all the buildings with covered walkways so intellectual exchanges between departments could go on smoothly. Jefferson had also recognized the importance of the students’ whole life, and given much thought and planning to the students’ dining, living, and exercise facilities（设施）． Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage: 16. Jefferson devoted much of his thought to the education of the common man because he believed A. everyone who loved freedom hated ignorance B. a country could not be strong without education C. an uneducated man could not gain full freedom D. European educational institutions did not suit America 17. According to Jefferson, the center of a university should be___________. A． the church B. the classrooms C. the lawn D. the library 18. Jefferson chose to locate the University of Virginia far away from the city center because __________. A. land in the city center could not be found B. there was a tree-lined lawn there C. this was a European tradition D. there was no distraction for the students 19 In Jefferson’s view, an ideal educational system should_____________. 得分评卷人

安徽科技学院 2011~2012 学年第二学期《大学英语二级》（统招）期终试卷（B 卷） ………………………………装…………订…… …线………………………………… 专业级班姓名学号得分 …………………………………密…………封…………线……………………………… 第 3 页共 7 页 A. be one under which every citizen enjoys equal opportunity B. give everyone the information he needs for conducting his business C. ensure that everyone has a chance to enter an institution of higher learning D. provide students with a natural and unspoiled setting for learning 20. What was made easy by the revolutionized American campus? A. Students’learning. B. Professor’s teaching C. Intellectual exchange D. Both students’and professors’ life Passage Two Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: Grandma Moses is among the most celebrated twentieth-century painters of the United States, yet she has barely started painting before she was in her late seventies. As she once said of herself: “I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.” No one could have had a more productive old age. She was born Anna Mary Robertson on a farm in New York State. At twelve she left home and was in domestic service until, at twenty-seven，she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge. She had ten children, of whom five survived; her husband died in 1927． Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery pictures as a hobby, but only switched to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore and at a fair, and were soon spotted by a dealer who bought everything she painted. Three of the pictures were exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the 1930s and her death she produced some 2, 000 pictures: detailed and lively portrayals（画）of the rural life she had known for so long, with a marvelous sense of color and form. “I think real hard till I think of something real pretty, and then I paint it, ” she said． 21. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Grandma Moses：Her Best Exhibition B. The Children of Grandma Moses C. Grandma Moses：A Biographical Sketch D. Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists 22. According to the passage，Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to_____. A. decorate her home B. keep active C. improve her salary D. gain in international reputation 23. From Grandma Moses’ description of herself in the first paragraph，it can be inferred that she was________. A. independent B. pretty C. wealthy D. timid 24. Grandma Moses spent most of her life________. A. nursing B. painting C. embroidering D. farming 25. The word “spotted” (in the second sentence of Para. 3) could best be replaced by A. speckled B. noticed C. featured D. damaged Passage Three Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: Most of us have an image of such a normal or standard English in pronunciation, and very commonly in Great Britain this is “Received Pronunciation”, often associated with the public schools, Oxford, and for English taught as a foreign language it is more usually the ideal than any other pronunciation. At the same time, it must be remembered that, so far as the English-speaking countries are concerned, this “Received Pronunciation” approaches the status of a “standard” almost only in England: educated Scots, Irishmen, Americans, Australians, and other have their own different images of a standard form English. Even in England it is difficult to speak of a standard in pronunciation. Pronunciation is infinitely variable, so that even given the will to adopt a single pronunciation, it would be difficult to achieve. The word “dance” may be pronounced in a doze ways even by people who do not think of themselves as dialect speakers: there is no sure way of any two people saying the same word with precisely the same sound. In this respect, pronunciation much more closely resembles handwriting than spelling. In spelling, there are absolute distinctions which can be learnt and imitated with complete precision: one can know at once whether word is spelt in a “standard” way or not. But two persons’ handwriting and pronunciation may both be perfectly intelligible, yet have obvious differences without our being able to say which is “better” or “standard”. 26． What does the passage mainly discuss? A. English pronunciation, spelling and handwriting

安徽科技学院 2011~2012 学年第二学期《大学英语二级》（统招）期终试卷（B 卷） ………………………………装…………订…… …线………………………………… 专业级班姓名学号得分 …………………………………密…………封…………线……………………………… 第 4 页共 7 页 B. The difficulty of achieving a standard in English pronunciation. C. The status of Received Pronunciation in the English-speaking countries. D. Variations in the pronunciation of the word “dance”. 27． What can we learn about “Received Pronunciation” from the passage? A. It is a sub-standard form of the English language B. It is an ideal form of English language-speaking countries. C. It is a standard form of English pronunciation among intellectuals everywhere in the world. D. It is a somewhat standard form of English pronunciation in England. 28. In what way is pronunciation more like handwriting than spelling according to the passage? A. They vary from individual to individual. B. They can both be learnt with complete precision. C. Neither of them is essential to the acquisition of the English language. D. They can hardly be imitated. 29. Why is it so difficult to achieve a single standard pronunciation even in England? A. Because most people do not go to public schools. B. Because there is a lot of controversy over the pronunciation of the word “dance”. C. Because no two people can be said to pronounce words in exactly the same way. D. Because dialect speakers do not want to change their pronunciation. 30. What can be inferred form the passage? A. There is no such thing as a single standard English in pronunciation in the English-speaking world. B. It is necessary for people to agree on a single English pronunciation in order to avoid misunderstanding. C. The American model of pronunciation is gaining higher prestige in the English speaking countries. D. Received pronunciation will disappear soon. PartⅢ Cloze （10 points）(0.5 point for each ) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best fits into the passage.. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. It has always been a problem to decide whether “popular music” is music meant to be heard by the people 31 is simply music that 32 . The same problem of definition exists with jazz．So many different types of music have been called jazz 33 that it is hard to say 34 .Jazz has always been considered 35 black music but when I first 36 it twenty years ago, I used to hear white bands playing music that was like Louis Armstrong’s in the 1920s, I found out afterwards that they learnt to do this by playing his records 37 until their style was 38 his for them to imitate him． Since then white singers 39 Bob Dylan have rediscovered their own folk tradition, instead of 40 black roots. But the main changes since 1960 have been social and technical. One is that young people have more money 41 records at an earlier age than they 42 ，so Tin Pan Alley，the “pop” music industry, aims 43 teenage audience. 44 that electronic equipment has developed 45 extent that technicians are now 46 sound to produce recordings that are quite different from a live performance. But the real problem with “pop” music is that Tin Pan Alley has always worked against 47 a genuine music of the people. It takes everything original and natural out of it and 48 cheap commercial imitations. 49 the American folk singer, Woody Guthrie, said, “They’ve always preferred the 50 songs. They’ve never wanted to play the good ones.” 31．A. and B. or C. as D. but 32．A. like the people B. the people like C. likes the people D. the people likes 33．A. at one or another time B. in one or another time C. at one time or another D. in one time or another 34．A. exactly what is it B. exactly what it is C. what exactly is it D. what exactly it is 35．A. being B. as being C. to be D. that it is 36．A. gave an interest in B. gave an interest to C. took an interest in D. took an interest to 37．A. once and again B. over and over again 得分评卷人

安徽科技学院 2011~2012 学年第二学期《大学英语二级》（统招）期终试卷（B 卷） ………………………………装…………订…… …线………………………………… 专业级班姓名学号得分 …………………………………密…………封…………线……………………………… 第 5 页共 7 页 C. more and more times D. the most times possible 38．A. close enough at B. close enough to C. enough close at D. enough close to 39．A. like B. as C. for example D. for instance 40．A. borrowing from B. to borrow from C. borrowing of D. to borrow of 41．A. for spending in B. for spending on C. to spend in D. to spend on 42．A. used B. used to C. usually had D. were having 43．A. at B. to C. at the D. to the 44．A. Another is B. One other is C. Another it’s D. One other it’s 45．A. in so great B. to so great C. in such an D. to such an 46．A. can mix B. able of mixing C. capable to mix D. capable of mixing 47．A. its being B. that it is C. it to be D. that it was 48．A. replaces it for B. substitutes C. replaces it with D. substitutes it for 49．A. As B. Resemble C. How D. Such 50．A. wonderful B. first-rate C. second-rate D. good Part IV Translation（20 points） Section A （10 points） Directions: Translate the English into Chinese Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, while most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are somehow reluctant to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why — when one word can bring such pleasure? A friend of mine who travels widely always tries to learn a little of the language of any place she visits. She’s not much of a linguist, but she does know how to say one word — “beautiful”— in several languages. She can use it to a mother holding her baby, or to a lonely salesman fishing out pictures of his family. The ability has earned her friends all over the world. Section B （10 points）( 2 points for each ) Directions: Translate the Chinese into English. 51. 约翰尼已长大成熟，不再害怕独自呆在家里了。 52. 会上有人建议任命一个十一人委员会来制定新章程。 53. 就业余爱好而言，珍妮和她妹妹几乎没有什么共同之处。 54. 有明显的证据表明工作上的重压与身体的某些毛病有联系。 55. 一切都表明他的计划出了毛病。 Part Writing（15 points）得分评卷人得分评卷人得分评卷人

安徽科技学院 2011~2012 学年第二学期《大学英语二级》（统招）期终试卷（B 卷） ………………………………装…………订…… …线………………………………… 专业级班姓名学号得分 …………………………………密…………封…………线……………………………… 第 7 页共 7 页 Answer Sheet College English Achievement Test (Band Second 统招) B 卷题型客观题复合式听写英翻汉汉翻英写作总分得分 Part I Listening Comprehension Section D（10 points）（S1-S10, 1 point for each） S1. ___________________ S2. ___________________ S3. ___________________ S4. ___________________ S5. ____________________ S6. ___________________ S7. ____________________ S8. ___________________ S9._____________________ S10.__________________ Part IV Translation（20 points） Section A （10 points） _________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Section B (10 points）(2 points for each) 66.__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 67. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 68. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 69. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 70. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Part V Writing（15 points） Shopping on the Internet __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 得分评卷人得分评卷人得分评卷人得分评卷人