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SHANDONG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ENGLISH TEST FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJORS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

(本科第2册答案)

I. Vocabulary and Structure (15%)

There are 30 questions in this section. For each of the questions, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best answers the question.

1. Let me _____D______ to my next main point.

A. get on

B. hold on

C. turn on

D. move on

2. The family _____C______ their prejudice when they refused to associate with their new

neighbor.

A. reveals

B. presents

C. produces

D. revisits

3. In their secondary schooling children got more advanced knowledge and begin to __B_______

on their special interests.

A. take

B. go

C. concentrate

D. keep

4. For students with families, child-care facilities are often provided ______D______ a reasonable

cost.

A. at

B. in

C. to

D. by

5. Few sabbatical leaves are interesting enough to _____C_______ in national newspapers and

magazines.

A. describe

B. describing

C. be described

D. be describing

6. What happens when sea water touches different elements ______A______ another subject of

study.

A. are

B. is

C. have been

D. were

7. The team didn’t expect to win; _____A______, they were disappointed at their heavy defeat.

A. moreover

B. therefore

C. nevertheless

D. so that

8. The reason I didn’t attend the lecture was simply ____A_______ I got a bad cold that day.

A. because

B. as

C. that

D. for

9. At any __C______, the medical supplies will reach you within a week.

A. rate

B. speed

C. percent

D. velocity

10. We have been working all week without a moment’s ___D_____.

A. feature

B. measure

C. pressure

D. leisure

11. What time is breakfast _____A______ in this hotel?

A. served

B. serviced

C. surveyed

D. survived

12. He expects his son to carry ______B_____ the family tradition.

A. in

B. on

C. off

D. beyond

13. We kept the old photograph for purely ____D______ reasons.

A. environmental

B. governmental

C. fragmental

D. sentimental

14. Her research ______D____ the social effects of unemployment.

A. centers

B. cores

C. circles

D. comments

15. The stamp-collector decided to specialize ____B_______ Italian stamps.

A. in

B. at

C. of

D. on

16. Steam _____D______ into water when it touches a cold surface.

A. shrinks

B. collapses

C. links

D. condenses

17. The authorities have refused to ____B_______ him a visa to visit England.

A. apply

B. grant

C. approve

D. agree

18. As a driver, Mike had to take his _____B_______ of responsibility for the accident.

A. section

B. share

C. role

D. duty

19. If he _______C_____ here I could explain to him myself.

A. is

B. has been

C. were

D. was

20. ______C____ to see smoke pouring out of a hole in her house, she called the police for help.

A. Shocking

B. Being shocked

C. Shocked

D. To be shocked

21. It was not until he arrived at the station _____C______ he realized he had forgotten his ticket.

A. before

B. when

C. that

D. after

22. What I’m saying now isn’t going to ____B____ what I’ll do next semester.

A. defect

B. affect

C. effect

D. infect

23. The headmaster ____C______ us an extra holiday.

A. grasped

B. planted

C. granted

D. programmed

24. The sight of the castle was the end of her walk, and meant she must _____B______ back.

A. return

B. turn

C. walk

D. travel

25. Words cannot _______D____ the beauty of the scene.

A. say

B. talk

C. speak

D. describe

26. This arrangement is only _____A_______.

A. temporary

B. contemporary

C. explanatory

D. planetary

27. She made a ____A_______ donation to the fund.

A. individual

B. personnel

C. single

D. personal

28. Public schools in the United States are ___B_______ the control of the individual states.

A. over

B. under

C. in

D. at

29. Students are entitled _____D_____ free medical care under the National Health Service.

A. by

B. of

C. on

D. to

30. This period of ______B_____ from teaching is called a “sabbatical leave”.

A. away

B. freedom

C. far

D. leave

II. Cloze (10%)

There are 20 blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passages.

Huge trucks are a familiar 31C to anyone who travels across the United States by car. But many travelers never meet a truck driver. Most people know little about the trucker’s way of life.

This way of A32 has certain disadvantages. The three-day periods away from home put a strain on family life. Wives complain that their husbands are not at home to deal with their children’s problems. In C33 , drivers worry about their families while they are away.

Another problem is that truckers’ families can seldom plan D34 . It is hard to plan a party

for a certain da te or even to accept invitations. Friends often say to each other, “Come over next Saturday if your husband is back by then.”

In addition, of course, there is always the danger of accidents. Although the accident B35 per mile is only about half the rate for passenger cars, a life spent on major highways can never be really safe. All truck drivers fear A36 forced to make a sudden turn or having to stop unexpectedly on an icy road. When such accidents happen, someone other than a truck driver is usually at 37D . Truckers have a low opinion of the driving skills of the general public. When truck drivers meet, much of their conversation deals with careless driving habits—the habits of others on the road. But truck drivers and their wives also point 38 A advantages in their way of life. The chief advantage is money. “How else could an uneducated man earn as much?” one trucker’s wife asked, sitting in the comfortable living room of their new home with its large color television set and expensive 39 B . The average salary earned by truck drivers may be $25,000—$30,000 with some drivers earning as much as $40,000 each year.

Driving a truck requires little physical labor. At each 40 C of the journey other workers load and unload the truck. For days at a time the driver’s life consists entirely of sitting, eating, and sleeping. It is not surprising that many truckers worry about gaining weight.

31. A. site B. scene C. sight D. glimpse

32. A. life B. lives C. a life D. living

33. A. time B. case C. turn D. event

34. A. apart B. toward C. forward D. ahead

35. A. portion B. rate C. part D. amount

36. A. being B. have been C. having been D. being had

37. A. wrong B. error C. mistake D. fault

38. A. to B. at C. out D. for

39. A. item B. furniture C. items D. furnitures

40. A. point B. tip C. end D. place

Changes in the volume of unemployment are governed by three fundamental forces: the growth of the labor force, the increase in output per man-hour, and the growth of total demand for 41D and services. Changes in the average hours of work enter in exactly parallel fashion but have been quantitatively less significant. As productivity rises, less labor is required per dollar of national 42C , or more goods and services can be produced with the same number of workers. If output does not grow, employment will certainly fall; if production increases more rapidly than 43 A , employment must rise. But the labor force grows, too. Unless gross national product (total final expenditure for goods and services corrected for price changes) rises more rapidly than the sum of productivity increase and labor force 44C (again modified for any change in hours of work), the increase in employment will be inadequate to absorb the growth in the labor force. Inevitably the unemployment rate will increase. Only B45 total production expands faster than the rate of labor force growth plus the rate of productivity increase and minus the rate at which average annual hours fall does the unemployment rate fall. Increases in productivity were more important than growth of the labor force as sources of the wide gains in output experienced in the period from the end of the war to mid-sixties. These increases in potential production simply were not matched by increases in demand adequate to maintain A46 full employment.

Except for the recession years of 1949, 1954, and 1958, the rate of economic D 47 exceeded the rate of productivity increase. However, in the late 1950s productivity and labor force were increasing more rapidly than usual, while the growth of output was B48 than usual. This accounted for the change in employment rates.

But if part of the national purpose is to reduce and contain unemployment, arithmetic is not enough. We must know 49C of the basic factors we can control and which we wish to control. Unemployment would have risen more slowly or fallen more rapidly if productivity had increased more slowly, or the labor force had increased more slowly, or the hours of work had fallen more steeply, or total output had grown more rapidly. These are not independent factors, however, and a change in any of them might have caused change in A50 .

41. A. well B. good C. wells D. goods

42. A. productivity B. produce C. product D. production

43. A. productivity B. produce C. product D. production

44. A. development B. arising C. growth D. rise

45. A. what B. when C. while D. where

46. A. steady B. sturdy C. stable D. staple

47. A. rise B. increase C. development D. growth

48. A. slowly B. slower C. more slower D. more slowly

49. A. whatever B. whichever C. which D. what

50. A. the others B. others C. the other D. other

III. Reading Comprehension (40%)

Section A:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some true-false questions. Decide whether each of them is true (T) or false(F).

Passage 1

We usually think of sportsmanship as having something to do with games and sports. Sportsmanship shows up very plainly in games such as basketball, baseball, and football. People are quick to notice good sportsmanship also in ski racing, boxing, running and jumping events, and all other forms of sports contests.

If a person is a good sport, his teammates, his competitors, and the spectators at the sporting event notice it at once. Even if he loses the game, he is approved of if he is a good sport. Even if he wins the game, he is disapproved of if he is a poor sport.

Sportsmanship is just as important in everything we do in life as it is in games and sports. Our friends, our families, and our fellow workers approve of us if we are good sports, and disapprove if we are poor sports.

Some rules for good sportsmanship are given below. If your follow all of these rules, then you are, no doubt, a good sport.

Show consideration for others. Helen took turns with her older sister and mother in washing the dinner dishes. However, she always left the pots and pans for either her sister or mother to do. “I don’t like to wash pots and pans,” she’d say. Probably her sister and mother didn’t enjoy washing pots and pans either. Helen was being a poor sport---she was thinking only of herself and not

showing consideration for others.

When you have an unpleasant job to do, remember it is also unpleasant for others. Don’t pity yourself or try to get someone else to do it for you. Go ahead with your difficult, dull tasks, and help others when they are doing an unpleasant task. Also, follow the golden rule of doing for others as you would have them do for you, and then you can be sure that you are showing consideration. Follow the rule of the game. In playing a game, there are certain rules which all must follow in order that the game be played fairly. If one doesn’t follow these rules, he is not allowed to continue playing.

There are rules for doing many things in life in addition to playing games. There are rules for doing your school work, crossing the street, participating in fire drills, driving a car, picking wild flowers in certain places, putting out campfires, and many other things. These rules are made not only for your own good, but also for the good of others. It is just as important that you follow these rules in daily activities as it is for the football player to follow the rules in a football game.

Work with the team. Ted gave up an opportunity to win the silver cup for himself because he didn’t want to take the chance of having his team lose the game. He was more interested in the happiness of all Kenmore students than in his personal happiness in winning the cup.

Even though you are not always playing a game, you are nearly always working or playing with a kind of team. Your class in school is a team. A committee which is asked to do a certain thing in the classroom is a team. The group of friends with whom you spend much time outside of school is a team. Your family is a team.

It is just as important for you to help each of these teams to accomplish whatever it sets out to do as it was for Ted to do what he did to help his basketball team win the game. Usually, each group has a certain goal or goals it is attempting to achieve. It is your job to support the “team” in every way you can to help it reach its goals.

The only exception is when the team has an unworthy goal. “Come on, let’s go back and cover old lady Gray’s windows with soap. She didn’t give us a good enough treat,” said Tom to the five friends with whom he was having Halloween fun. As the group started off, Fred said, “I’m not going.”“Come on, be a sport,” cried Jim.

“I don’t think making a lot of work and expense for an old lady is being a sport,” replied Fred.

When the group wants to do something that isn’t right, then the really good sport is the one who can stand on his own. In such a case, the good sport does not go along with the group because they dare him, call him “chicken,” or tell him that he should be a good sport and join them.

Be a good loser. One of the important rules of good sportsmanship is to take disappointment, defeat, or bad luck with a smile. Then start trying harder than ever to do what it is that you want to do successfully next time.

A good loser never complains, makes excuses, sulks, or hits back with words when he fails at something. Doing any of these things can bring no good to anyone. They may be harmful to the loser in the future. The thing to do is to clear your mind of the old disappointment and give all of your thought and energy to new goals ahead.

51. Even if a good sport loses the game, he is approved of.

52. There are no other rules for doing many things in life in addition to playing games.

53. Ted gave up an opportunity to win the silver cup for himself because he wanted to take the chance of having his team lose the game.

54. Even though you are not always playing a game, you are nearly always working or playing with

a kind of team.

55. When the group wants to do something that isn’t right, then the good sport is ready to join in the group.

Passage 2

Students come to study in the UK from all over the world, from over 180 countries. Some British universities have students from 100 countries. There are currently more than 270,000 international students in the UK. Of that number, about 75 per cent are taking education courses, with 135,500 (almost equal number of men and women) studying full-time undergraduate courses.

Why do they come to UK universities? First, because they gain a high-quality qualification that is recognized worldwide. Second, if English is not their mother tongue, they will probably be completely fluent by the time they graduate! One other reason for studying in Britain is the ease of the UK application system. Instead of applying to several different universities or colleges, taking their admissions tests and paying their application fees, students can do it all on one form. They may choose up to six courses by sending the form to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) whose staff deals with the applications for them. If the student’s schools, college or nearest British Council offices have access to the system, they can even complete the form electronically through the Internet.

It’s a big decision to study a long way from home. But students can be sure of plenty of support in the UK. Universities and colleges look after their students. There are personal tutors, counselors, study skills counselors and financial advisers to help with any problem. There are also chaplains or representatives of major religions. In addition, there are medical services, and if a course lasts for more than six months, students are entitled to free medical care under the National Health Service. All students may use these services. However, many institutions also have international student advisers. Students can contact them with any questions before they come; they will probably arrange a transport service from major airports for arriving students and will organize welcoming events. International students can also go to see them at any time during their courses. For students with families, child-care facilities are often provided at a reasonable cost. It’s not compulsory to use any of these services. If a student is independent and had no problems, they won’t come knocking on his or her door! But it can be comforting to know that they are there.

Students will be able to take part in a range of social and sporting activities. There are team and individual sports at all levels; and clubs and societies to cover any interest from drama to politics, water sports to backgammon, debating to voluntary social work. The student unions arrange discos and gigs, and run pubs, bars and eating places. Clubs are run by students for students and are always well advertised at the beginning of the academic year. Joining one or two societies is a great way to meet other students from Britain and other countries.

There are thousands of courses to choose from. Some students choose a vocational one. Agriculture and related subjects, engineering, law and business studies are popular with international students. Others choose an academic subject such as history or politics. The choice is virtually unlimited. And what do international students do at the end of their courses? Some stay on to do postgraduate work. (20 per cent of students in UK postgraduate courses are from overseas.) The majority return home, armed with their UK qualifications. If a student’s English is not yet quite

good enough to enroll in a degree course, he or she might like to spend some time first on an English language course. There are plenty to choose from—some held in universities and colleges, some in private language schools.

Fees may look high at first, but when one takes the following points into account, costs at UK universities and colleges compare well with costs in other English-speaking countries. Most UK courses are at least one year shorter than those in other countries. Included in the course fee are: All tuition (except books and equipment); normally, free use of computing facilities, e-mail and Internet; language tuition if one wants to learn another language (and English-language support if needed); use of free or cheap sports facilities; and students would not be paying simply to attend lectures. Much teaching will be done in small groups. In addition, teaching staff is willing to provide extra help if a student needs it and the student can go to see them outside timetable course hours.

In conclusion, there are several key benefits to studying in the UK. Firstly, stands in UK higher institutions are generally higher than others, and a student will gain an internationally recognized qualification. Secondly, a student will meet students from all over the world, and get a head start in building international connections. Thirdly, most universities and colleges provide accommodation for first-year international students and a variety of other services that are not provided to international students in many other English-speaking countries. Finally, the application system is simple, saving the cumbersome processes required by many other countries.

56. Of the international students studying full-time postgraduate courses, more than half are

women.

57. Students can contact international student advisers with any question before they come to

Britain.

58. The varieties of services for international students are not compulsory.

59. About half of international students return home after they finish their study.

60. Child-care facilities are provided free.

Section B:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Decide on the one that best answers the question.

Passage 3

The air surrounding us is important to everyone. Without air, we could not exist. Everyone understands that. But air is necessary in many other ways---ways that are not always so obvious or widely known.

For example, if we did not have air, there would be no sound. Sound travels through air. Where there is no air, there is no sound. Without air, there would be no fire. There would be no automobiles, since motors need air in order to operate.

Without air, there would be no wind or clouds. There would be no weather, as we know it. The night time would be very cold and the days very hot. We would be forced to seek shelter from the sun, as there would be no atmospher e to protect us from the sun’s deadly rays.

The atmosphere is all the air surrounding the earth. Atmospheric pressure is the weight of all that air against the surface of the earth. If we did not have atmospheric pressure, we could not have

automobile tires. The tires would swell or burst if they did not have the pressure of the atmosphere against their surfaces.

Large and powerful, the atmosphere consists of an ocean of gases hundreds of miles high. It presses down on our bodies with a force of more than fourteen pounds per square inch. The narrow column of air which rests upon our shoulders weighs almost 2,000 pounds. But our bodies are built in such a way that its weight does not crush us.

In this huge ocean of air there is more energy than in all the coal, oil, and gas we have on earth. Electrical energy is collected in the atmosphere as water is collected and stored in a dam. The existence of electricity in the air has been known for centuries. Men have gazed in wonder at the bright patterns of lightning in storm clouds. But a thorough study of electricity in the atmosphere was not possible until the development of radio and radar.

One scientist, Dr. Sydney Chapman, has tried to explain the electric field which surrounds the earth. He believes that the great storms on the sun create large amounts of electric energy. This energy is contained in a very light gas called hydrogen. The earth pulls the gas toward it, and a ring is formed around the earth several thousand feet above its surface. The great space ring is a powerful current of electrical energy. Sometimes the ring comes down and curves into the lower atmosphere, causing strange electrical effects.

Dr. Chapman’s ideas explain many things. It has long been known that there is an electric field inside the earth. It moves in much the same manner as the electric energy contained in the atmosphere. Scientists now believe that the electric energy in the atmosphere causes the electric energy inside the earth to flow.

If we can learn to control the energy in the atmosphere, we will have an unending supply of energy. Many scientists are trying to learn how to control it. In the meantime, even those of us who are not scientists have begun to pay attention to air. We realize that air does not contain the same elements that it contained years ago. Automobiles, airplanes, factories, and atomic explosions have added dust and waste gases to the atmosphere. It is time to learn how to protect our atmosphere, the roof over the world of man.

61. Without air, A could not exist.

A. human beings

B. sound and fire

C. wind and clouds

D. more than the above

62. “Atmospheric pressure is the weight of all that air against the surface of the earth.” Which against in the following means the same?(D)

A. The rain beat against the windows.

B. They fought against the enemy.

C. I sat against the warm wall.

D. We sailed against the wind.

63. Electric energy is collected in the atmosphere as water is collected and stored in a dam.(D)

A. accumulated

B. brought together

C. picked up

D. gathered together

64. Men will have an endless supply of energy when C the energy in the atmosphere.

A. they have the knowledge of

B. they have made a thorough study of

C. they have learnt how to control

D. they have studied the movement

65. Now even ordinary people have begun to pay attention to air because they realize that D .

A. the composition of air is not the same as it used to be

B. humans have polluted the atmosphere

C. the atmosphere as shelter from the sun for man needs protection

D. all the above

Passage 4

Several months ago I decided it would be wise to investigate the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy, if for no other reason than because I understood it might be a good investment. I got the name of an insurance agent from a friend and called the agent to get some information. From the kinds of questions I put to him, the agent could tell that I knew nothing about insurance, so he kindly offered to explore the matter with me in more detail—to help me determine the kind of policy I ought to be considering.

That evening he appeared at my door promptly at 7:30; without wasting time on amenities, he spread his papers out on the kitchen table and launched into a lengthy explanation. I listened attentively as he talked about the difference between various types of policies, and he explained the kind of coverage he felt I ought to have because of my age bracket and financial objectives. Toward the end of the evening (after three or four hours of talking), he kindly helped me fill out an application for a $50,000 policy, and then he asked if I could go to a Dr. Luther’s office on Friday for a physical examination.

I don’t know why, but it was not until the mention of the doctor’s appointment that I realized fully what was happening. I was about to sign lifetime contract, yet I had not really made a decision about whether I wanted to buy the policy or not. As a matter of fact, the question of a need for a decision from me one way or the other had not even come up. Suddenly I felt sure that I definitely did not want to buy the policy. However, since he had spent so much time with me, I didn’t want to make him feel that he had wasted his time. So I invented an excuse about things I had to do on Friday, and I assured him I would call him in a few days. Actually, I had no intention of going to see Dr. Luther or of calling the agent again. I wanted to forget the whole thing.

It’s been over thre e months now since our meeting, and my friendly insurance agent still calls at my office faithfully two or three times a week. My secretary knows that I don’t want to talk to him, so when he calls she tells him that I’m in a meeting or that I’m out of the office or that I’m away on a business trip. I realize now that it was a mistake not to tell him that first night that I didn’t want the policy. Since I still can’t bring myself to tell him outright that I’m not interested, and please not to bother me anymo re, all I can do is avoid his calls and hope I don’t run into him some place.

66. The writer phoned the insurance agent because ____D______.

A.he wanted to fill out an application for a life insurance policy

B.he had decided to buy a life insurance policy

C.he took great interest in the insurance company

D.he was eager to explore the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy

67. After several hours of talking, the writer _____B_____.

A.decided to buy the policy

B.decided to postpone making a decision

C.made an appointment with Dr. Luther

D.decided not to buy the policy

68. The writer didn’t tell the agent the truth because __B________.

A.he was afraid of him

B.he felt embarrassed to do so

C.he thought it none of the agent’s business

D.he did not wish to lose the agent’s fri endship

69. Which of the following is true?(A)

A.The writer has tried many ways to get rid of the agent.

B.The agent is easily put off.

C.The agent phones every day.

D.The writer intends to call the agent in a few days.

70. The secretary ____D______.

A.understands the writer well

B. helps the writer

C. is clever and experienced

D. all of the above

V. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. (10%)

71. Would you mind if I went home early?(你介意我早一点回家吗?)

72. You won’t need to cool the memory as much as the centr al processing unit.(你不需要冷却的内存一样多的中央处理单元)

73. Like ties of kinship, ties of friendship are meant to be absolutely binding.(就像亲属关系,友情是绝对的约束力。)

74. I am glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world..(我很高兴看到又一年的改变,希望你继续在这个美好的世界上健康生活)

75. We should make the past serve the present. (我们应当古为今用)

V. Translate the following sentences into English. (10%)

76.我们将日夜兼程。(We will press forward day and night alike)

77.杰克的父亲不赞成他与简的婚姻。(Jack's father disapproved of his marriage to Jane)

78.做了三年的翻译工作以后,他又重新执起教鞭。(take up)(Three years to do translation work, he take up a pointer again)

79.夏天公路上的汽车要比冬天多。(more…than)(More cars on the roads in summer than in winter)

80.我每天尽量腾出些时间锻炼一下身体。(I try to set aside some time each day to do some exercises)

VI. Writing (15%0

Directions: For this section, you are allowed 20 minutes to write a short composition on the topic THE W AY TO SUCCESS. You should write about 100 words, and base your composition on the points suggested (given in Chinese) below.

(1)每个人都希望能取得成功。

(2)取得成功所必需的品质是什么?

(3)你觉得要取得成功应该如何做?

THE W AY TO SUCCESS

Everyone in the world hopes to achieve success for various reasons and by different means.

Someone works hard to get his honest success like a horse while others play tricks to achieve that like a fox. But for me, I believe that diligence makes success.

In my opinion, diligence is the necessary way for you to reach the far shore of accomplishment and the only approach to transform your dreams into reality.

So, you must go all out to fight for your dreams. As a university student, diligence means you work hard and remain grounded in the knowledge learning as well as professional practice. It also means the persistant efforts rather than a brief period of enthusiasm in your study and career.

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