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全新版第二版综合B2U5-C
Part I Listening Comprehension ( 11 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based
on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE.
Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.
1.
A) T
B) F
Script: In Michael's childhood, he always dreamed of flying as his father often read
him stories about flying.
正确答案： B
2.
A) T
B) F
Script: Before this National Junior Olympics, Michael's personal best record was
three inches off 17 feet.
正确答案： A
3.
A) T
B) F
Script: In rearing children, Michael's mother hoped that he could be a free pursuer
of dream, while his father disagreed on this point.
正确答案： A
4.
A) T
B) F
Script: He was vain about his clearing the bar at 17 feet.
正确答案： B
5.
A) T
B) F
Script: Michael's performance won people's support and made him stand out
mainly because he challenged his physical disability.
正确答案： A
6.
A) T
B) F
Script: During his first period of life, all went smooth except that his father died
and he had to support himself.
正确答案： A
7.
A) T
B) F
Script: Though the author kept climbing the fourteen steps and behaved
optimistic, he was disillusioned and frustrated in deeper heart.
正确答案： A
8.
A) T
B) F
Script: When the tire of the car was burst, a motorist passing by helped him to
change the tire.
正确答案： B
9.
A) T
B) F
Script: During the whole process of changing tire, while the author sat clean and
dry inside, he felt sorry and thankful for the old man and little girl.
正确答案： B
10.
A) T
B) F
Script: Knowing that the old man was blind, the author felt ashamed of himself and
realized his own shortcomings of character.
正确答案： A
Section B
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 to fill in the blanks with the
exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,
you should check what you have written.
Sometimes I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day as if
we should die tomorrow. Such an attitude would (11)_________________ sharply
the values of life. We should live each day with gentleness, (12)_________________ ,
and a keenness of (13)_________________ which are often lost when time stretches before us in the (14)_________________ panorama of more days and months
and years to come. There are those who, of course, who would adopt the epicurean (享乐者) (15)_________________ of "Eat, drink, and be merry," but most people would be chastened (磨练) by the certainty of (16)_________________ death. It
has often been noted that those who live, or have lived, in the shadow of death
bring a mellow sweetness to everything they do. Most of us, however, (17)_________________ . We know that one day we must die, but usually we picture that day
as far in the future. When we are in buoyant (乐观的) health, death is all but
(18)_________________ . We seldom think of it. The days (19)_________________
in an endless vista. So we go about petty tasks, hardly aware of our
(20)_________________ attitude toward life.
Script: Sometimes I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day
as if we should die tomorrow. Such an attitude would emphasize sharply the values
of life. We should live each day with gentleness, vigor, and a keenness of
appreciation which are often lost when time stretches before us in the constant
panorama of more days and months and years to come. There are those who, of
course, who would adopt the epicurean (享乐者) motto of "Eat, drink, and be
merry," but most people would be chastened (磨练) by the certainty of impendent
death. It has often been noted that those who live, or have lived, in the shadow of
death bring a mellow sweetness to everything they do. Most of us, however, take
life for granted. We know that one day we must die, but usually we picture that day
as far in the future. When we are in buoyant (乐观的) health, death is all but unimaginable. We seldom think of it. The days stretch out in an endless vista. So we go
about petty tasks, hardly aware of our listless attitude toward life.
正确答案： emphasize
正确答案： vigor
正确答案： appreciation
正确答案： constant
正确答案： motto
正确答案： impendent
正确答案： take life for granted
正确答案： unimaginable
正确答案： stretch out
正确答案： listless
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 24 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required
to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank
following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your
choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the
words in the bank more than once.
On Christmas Eve 1971, Julia Smith was taking a flight in Peru with her mother
to 21 her father, a professor, who was an expert 22 the jungle and plants and
animals living there. The plane, 23 , crashed in a storm. The passengers all died
except Julia who only had a few cuts. She was 24 to survive. She had no map, only
a bag of sweets and her torn clothes. She found a stream and 25 it, trying to keep
in the shade as 26 as possible, because she had no hat. For ten days, she 27
along the river, eating fruit 28 the trees. At night, she slept near the river bank, on
the ground which was 29 from the rain. She often felt weak, but she 30 to give
up. On the 10th day, she arrived at a small hut. The three Indian hunters who visited
the hut every two weeks rescued her and took her by boat to a small village from
where she was flown to a hospital. She was safe at last.
A) from B) join C) out D) determined
E) much F) on G) decided H) refused
I) many J) walked K) dry L) unfortunately
M) followed N) wet O) declined
21. ______________________
正确答案： B
22. ______________________
正确答案： F
23. ______________________
正确答案： L
24. ______________________
正确答案： D
25. ______________________
正确答案： M
26. ______________________
正确答案： E
27. ______________________
正确答案： J
28. ______________________
正确答案： A
29. ______________________
正确答案： N
30. ______________________
正确答案： H
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. 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.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every
inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows
that each one varies in style and format. But no two shows are more profoundly
opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the
Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows. Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of "trash talk (废话)". The topics on his show are as shocking as
shocking can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show themes
of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. Clearly, the
Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of society's moral catastrophes (灾难), yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments (困境) of other
people's lives. Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme,
but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show focuses on the improvement of
society and an individual's quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children
responsibility, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.
Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being
dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a "final word". He makes a small
speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where
most people will learn something very valuable.
Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show's main target
audience are middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time, money,
and stability to deal with life's tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand,
has more of an association with the young adults of society. These are 18- to
21-year-olds whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, sex, money and
peers. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned underneath
the show's exploitation.
While the two shows are as different as night and day, both have ruled the talk
show circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a different audience while both
have a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also be
considered pioneers in the talk show world.
31.
Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah
Winfrey are __________.
A) more family-oriented
B) unusually popular
C) more profound
D) relatively formal
正确答案： C
32.
Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the
audience __________.
A) remain fascinated by them
B) are ready to face up to them
C) remain indifferent to them
D) are willing to get involved in them
正确答案： A
33.
Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?
A) A new type of robot.
B) Racist hatred.
C) Family budget planning.
D) Street violence.
正确答案： C
34.
Despite their differences, the two talk shows are both _________.
A) ironical
B) sensitive
C) instructive
D) cynical
正确答案： B
35.
We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ____________.
A) have monopolized the talk show circuit
B) exploit the weaknesses in human nature
C) appear at different times of the day
D) are targeted at different audiences
正确答案： D
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
An allowance is an important tool for teaching kids how to budget, save and
make their own decisions. Children remember and learn from mistakes when their
own dollars are lost or spent foolishly. How large an allowance is appropriate?
Experts say there is no right amount. Actual amounts differ from region to region,
and from family to family.
To set an appropriate allowance for your child, work up a weekly budget.
Allow for entertainment expenditures such as movies and snacks. Next, include
everyday expenses such as lunch money, bus fare, and school supplies. "If you make
the child responsible for these 'ills'," says Josephine Swanson, a consumer specialist,"
he or she will learn to budget for necessary expenditures."
Finally, add some extra money to make saving possible. If you can, keep your
child's allowance in line with that of his friends. A child whose purchasing power falls
away below his peers' can feel left out. It can be tough, but avoid excusing your
children when they make a mistake with their allowance. When Brooke Stephens
was ten and growing up in Jacksonville, her mother gave her $5 a week, $1.75 of
which was for bus fare and lunch." If you lose your money," Brooke's mother told
her, "you walk home. One week the girl spent all her allowance in a candy store, and
then she called home for a ride. "Mom made me walk home," recalls Stephens, now
a financial planner in Brooklyn. "At first I was angry. But I finally realized that she was
trying to teach me an important lesson."
Experts advise that an allowance should not be tied di?rectly to a child's daily
chores. Kids should help around the house not because they get paid for it but
because they share responsibilities as members of a family. You might, however, pay
a child for doing extra jobs at home, which can develop his or her initiative.
36.
Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A) How to develop a child’s initiative.
B) How to work up an amount of pocket money.
C) How to teach a child to save money.
D) How to teach a child about money.
正确答案： D
37.
It can be inferred from the passage that if a child is given an allowance, he or she
may ________.
A) spend all the money very soon
B) be spoiled and finally ruined
C) feel responsible and careful about money
D) lost the money and can not return home
正确答案： C
38.
The words "his peers"(in Para.4) refer to ________.
A) his parents
B) his teachers
C) his financial experts
D) his friends
正确答案： D
39.
What does the word "ills" mean in the sentence "If you make the child responsible
for these 'ills'"?
A) Sickness.
B) Troubles.
C) Their daily routines.
D) Things that disturb them.
正确答案： C
40.
Which of the following points will the author incline to agree with?
A) Children may learn to put aside some money if they are given a great amount of
pocket money.
B) A child's initiative can be developed if he or she is paid for all the housework.
C) Children may feel lost and lonely if they have no pocket money.
D) Paying children for their housework is no good.
正确答案： D
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 10 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each
sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best
completes the sentence.
41.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these
thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and ________.
A) sensations
B) passions
C) emotions
D) moods
正确答案： C
42.
She was ________ as she reached the top of the hill.
A) sweat
B) sweating
C) sweated
D) been sweated
正确答案： B
43.
Anyone who has been overwhelmed by something only sees its ________, paying
no attention to its defects.
A) grace
B) grate
C) gracious
D) graceful
正确答案： A
44.
Recently, many songs sung by Zhang Guorong constantly ________ to me.
A) recurring
B) recurred
C) minded
D) reminded
正确答案： B
45.
They are rather ________ to purchase Chinese goods.
A) keened
B) long
C) keen
D) longed
正确答案： C
46.
The police tried ________ to break up the protest crowds.
A) vain
B) vacantly
C) in vain
D) in vacancy
正确答案： C
47.
Jimmy climbed onto the chair and stretched __________ his hand to take the
candy.
A) to
B) for
C) out
D) with
正确答案： C
48.
A ______ from every person, no matter how small, will help the Red Cross reach
the goal of $100,000.
A) contract
B) contribution
C) concentration
D) construction
正确答案： B
49.
The distance from the Earth to the spacecraft is often determined very accurately
from the time ______ between two radio signals.
A) interaction
B) alternative
C) interference
D) interval
正确答案： D
50.
If she marries a foreigner, will her ______ as a British citizen be affected?
A) reputation
B) credit
C) status
D) admission
正确答案： C
51.
It was due to luck ______ judgment ______ the driver succeeded in avoiding an
accident.
A) better than / when
B) rather than / that
C) other than / when
D) more than / that
正确答案： B
52.
______ raw materials into useful products is called manufacturing.
A) Transform
B) Transforming
C) Being transformed
D) When transforming
正确答案： B
53.
Those who survived the 5·12 Earthquake ______ their new life and are determined
to work harder than ever before.
A) energize
B) retake
C) cherish
D) fabricate
正确答案： C
54.
She ______ all her life to the welfare of women and children.
A) presented
B) dedicated
C) contributed
D) recommended
正确答案： B
55.
The disease ______ the village like a wind.
A) went through
B) went along with
C) lived for
D) narrow down
正确答案： A
56.
It was very kind of you to do the washing-ups, but you ________ it.
A) mustn't have done
B) wouldn't have done
C) mightn't have done
D) didn't have to do
正确答案： D
57.
He gives people the impression ________ all his life abroad. A) of having spent
B) to have spent
C) of being spent
D) to spend
正确答案： A
58.
How nice it is if I ________ a little more this morning!
A) had slept
B) slept
C) sleep
D) have slept
正确答案： A
59.
We all despised her, as she was always______ her beauty.
A) vain about
B) proud of
C) in vain
D) wander about
正确答案： A
60.
Investment continues to ______ to basic industries and infrastructure field.
A) decline
B) go
C) come
D) incline
正确答案： D
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English (with the given words or
phrases).
61. 实验结果证实了我们的说法是对的。
________________________________________
正确答案： The experiment results bear out our claims.
62. 一个年轻人不知从哪里冒了出来，安静地站在我们身边。
________________________________________
正确答案： A young man had appeared out of / from nowhere and silently stood
beside us.
63. 他说的情况和事实相符。
________________________________________
正确答案： What he said coincides with the fact.
64. 他已婚的事实使她面对现实。
________________________________________
正确答案： The fact that he is married brings her back to earth.
65. 一个日益受到关注的问题是退休年龄迅速降低。
________________________________________
正确答案： One growing issue is the rapid decrease in the retirement age.
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