1、江南大學現代遠程教育2011年上半年第一階段測試卷考試科目:大學英語（二）第1課至第3課（總分100分） 時間：90分鐘一、交際英語1、- Wow! This is a marvelous room! I've never known you're so artistic.- _ A：Great, I am very art-conscious. B：Don't mention it. C：Thanks for your compliments. D：It's fine.2、Did you use to play the piano?- _ A：Yes, I d

2、o. B：No, I didn't. C：Yes, I play it every day. D：No, I do.3、- Marilyn, I'm afraid I have to be leaving now.- _ A：That sounds wonderful. B：Oh, so early? C：Not at all. D：Good luck!4、Do you prefer tea or coffee?- _ A：Milk. B：Yes, I like tea. C：Coffee, please. D：None.5、- Hi, is Mary there, pleas

3、e?- _ A：Hold on. I'll get her. B：No, she isn't here. C：Yes, she lives here. D：Yes, what do you want?二、閱讀理解1、 Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and acti

4、ons. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes? It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A person's conception of himself or herself i

5、s reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives. Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by othe

6、rs. They need reassurance that they are doing "the right thing." Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, "You're just saying that to mak

7、e me feel good. I know it's not true." It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful. Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Si

8、nce shyness goes hand in hand with a lack of self-esteem, it is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths. Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to

9、our full potential. Let's not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life. (1)、 What does the author try to prove by citing "what kind of impression am I making?" (Para. 1)_ A：Shy people benefit from their caring about their appearance. B：People's shyness made

10、 them care too much about their appearance and actions. C：It's natural that shy people don't believe other's compliments. D：Shy people think they are different from others. (2)、According to the writer, self-awareness is _. A：a good quality B：the cause of unhappiness C：harmful to people D

11、：a weak point of shy people (3)、That shy people react to a compliment in such a way is _. A：good B：unreal C：very reasonable D：harmful (4)、Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage? _ A：Shyness helps us to develop our potential B：Shyness enables us to understand ourselves be

12、tter C：Shyness can block our chances for a rich life D：Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem (5)、It can be inferred from the passage that shy people _. A：should find more of their weakness B：should understand themselves in the right way C：had better ignore their weakness D：can get rid o

13、f their shyness while maintaining low self-esteem 2、 Mr. White lived in a small village. His parents hadn't enough money to send him to school. He had to help them to do something in the fields. But he didn't like to live in the poor place. When he was sixteen, he got to the town and found w

14、ork in a factory. Three years later he became tall and strong. So he was sent to Africa as a soldier. He stayed there for five years and got some money. Then he came back to England and bought a shop in a small town. No people in the town went to Africa except him. And he hoped they thought he was a

15、 famous man and that they could respect him. The children often asked him to tell them some stories and his life in Africa.One day a few children asked him to tell them something about the animals in Africa. He told them how he fought with the tigers and elephants. His stories surprised them all and

16、 some policemen and workers went to listen to him. It made him happier. Just a man who taught geography in a middle school passed there. He stopped to listen to him for a while and then said, "Could you please tell us a rare animal, sir?" "Certainly," said Mr. Turner. "One d

17、ay I met a rhinoceros（犀牛） by a river" "Please wait a minute, sir," said the man. "There aren't any rhinoceros in Africa at all!" "It's rare just because there aren't any!" (1)、Mr. White was born in a _ family. A：worker's B：farmer's C：soldier'

18、;s D：teacher's (2)、Mr. White hoped to be respected because _. A：only he had been to Africa in the small town B：he was the richest man in their town C：he knew much about birds and animals in Africa D：he was the only shopkeeper in the town (3)、The children often asked him to tell them something in

19、teresting because _. A：he had been a soldier by then B：he knew more than any other person in the town C：he was friendly to them all D：they hoped to be in Africa, too (4)、All people believed Mr. White except _. A：the policeman B：the worker C：the children D：the geography teacher (5)、Which of the follo

20、wing is TRUE? A：Mr. White saw a rhinoceros in Africa. B：A rhinoceros can often be seen in Africa. C：Mr. White wouldn't acknowledge he was wrong. D：The geography teacher had been to Africa, too.三、詞匯與語法1、_ these honours he received a sum of money. A：Except B：But C：Besides D：Outside2、A police offic

21、er claimed he had attempted to _ paying his fare. A：avoid B：reject C：refuse D：neglect3、How can he _ if he is not _? A：listen; hearing B：hear; listening C：be listening; heard D：be hearing; listened to4、He likes to swim _. A：and to play football B：and playing football C：but play football D：and he also

22、 likes playing football 5、Both the kids and their parents _ English, I think. I know it from their accent. A：is B：been C：are D：was四、完型填空1、 Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four parts, _21_ a part. You can have days _22_ more or fewer than twenty

23、-four hours, and _23_ with more or fewer than seven days. Your ship goes into _24_ time part every day if you make a five-day journey across the Atlantic Ocean. As you go into each part, the time _25_ one hour. Traveling west, you _26_ your clock back; traveling east, you let it ahead. Each day of your journey has _27_ twenty-five or twenty-three hours. If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you _28_ the International Date Line. This is the point wher