..頁腳.西交17年9月課程考試《英語2（新錄）》作業考核試題（含主觀題）一、單選題（共

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Inthedarkforests______,somelargeenoughtoholdseveralEnglishtowns.A.standmanylakesB.liemanylakesC.manylakeslieD.manylakesstand2.

Maryneverdoesanyreadingintheevening,________.A.sodoesJohnB.JohndoestooC.Johndoesn’ttooD.nordoesJohn3.

—Pleasehelpyourselftothefish.—_______.A.Thanks,butIdon'tlikefishB.Sorry,Ican'thelpC.Well,fishdon'tsuitmeD.No,Ican't4.

—Hurryupplease,orI'llbelate.—_______A.Sorrysir,butthetrafficisthicknow.B.Well,it'salright,sir.C.Howcanyousaythat,sir?D.Oh,wearegoingtherightway.5.

—Haveaniceweekend.—Thankyou._____.A.SeeyoulaterB.WhataboutyouC.ThesametoyouD.It’smypleasure6.

Atthefootofthemountain________.A.avillagelieB.liesavillageC.doesavillageD.lyingavillage7.

Yourfriendneedstocomeearlier,______?A.doesheB.doesn'theC.needheD.needn'the8.

—Let’sgoandhaveagooddrinktonight.—________Haveyougotthefirstprizeinthecompetition?A.Thanksalot.B.Whatfor?C.Yes,I’dliketo.D.Whynot?9.

—Ican’tgetonwellwithsomeofmyclassmates.Theyjustleavemeinthecold.—________.Butwhat’sthereason?A.Sorrytohearthat.B.Howaboutthat?C.Don’tmentionit.D.Nevergiveup!10.

Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A.hadwalkedB.werewalkingC.wouldhavewalkedD.musthavewalked11.

—Excuseme,couldItakethisseat?—Sorry,__________.A.hereitisB.takeitC.itisn’tD.it’staken12.

—Haveyoubeenwastingtimeoncomputergamesagain?—________.I’vebeenstudyingalotandIneedabreak.A.NowayB.Idon’tagreeC.NotreallyD.Icouldn’tagreemore13.

________byacrowdofpeople,Ifeltnervous,_____whattosay.A.Watching,didn'tknowB.Havingwatched,andnotknewC.Havingbeenwatch,notknownD.Beingwatched,notknowing14.

Dad,Iwonfirstplaceinthespeechcontest.______!I’mproudofyou,mydaughter.A.CongratulationsB.GoodluckC.MypleasureD.Goodidea15.

Haditnotbeenforthehaze(霧霾)weatherphenomenon,there_____fewercaraccidentsinBeijingthen.A.wereB.wouldbeC.maybeD.wouldhavebeen16.

Neverbefore_____ingreaterneedofmodernpublictransportthanitistoday.A.hasthiscitybeenB.thiscityhasbeenC.wasthiscityD.thiscitywas17.

—I’mtravelingtoLondonbybicycle.Seeyounextweek.—Seeyou,and_____.A.goodluckwithyourtripB.takeiteasyC.itcertainlywillbehappyD.makeyourselfcomfortable18.

—ItisreportedthatitwillrainhardnextSunday.—______.We’replanningtogoboatingthatday.A.Idon’tthinkso.B.Ihopenot.C.I’mafraidnot.D.Ihopeso.19.

—Iwouldnevercometotherestaurantagain.Thefoodisterrible!—________.A.NoramIB.NeitherwouldIC.SamewithmeD.SodoI20.

—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—______.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.ItjustdependsB.It’suptoyouC.AllrightD.Gladtohearthat21.

He’sdeterminedtofinishthejob__________longittakes.A.nomatterB.howeverC.whereverD.whatever22.

Theopen-aircelebrationhasbeenputoff_______thebadweather.A.incaseofB.inspiteofC.insteadofD.becauseof23.

IamtiredandIdon'tfeellike_____anyfurther.A.towalkB.tobewalkingC.walkingD.walk24.

—Mr.Smith,youarefinedforover-speeding.Pleasesignhere.—Fined?Over-speeding?________A.Areyouallright?B.Youcan’tbeserious!C.Mindyourownbusiness!D.Youaskedforit!25.

—I’msorryIdidn’tmakeittoyourpartylastnight.—______,Iknowyou’rebusythesedays.A.OfcourseB.NokiddingC.That’sallrightD.Don’tmentionit26.

—Excuseme,couldyoutellmethewaytotheBritishMuseum?—Sorry,I’mastrangerhere.—______.A.ThanksanywayB.Itdoesn’tmatterC.NevermindD.Noproblem27.

—Theweatherhereinsummerissochangeable.Pleasetakeanumbrellawhenyougoout.—________.A.Well,don’tworryB.Well,itjustdependsC.Oh,takeiteasyD.OK,justincase28.

Thereisn'tanythingwrongwiththeradio,______?A.isthereB.isitC.doesitD.doesthere二、閱讀理解（共

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"Dyslexiaisaproblemthatrestrictstheabilitytorecognizewordsandconnectsoundswithletterswhenpeopleread.Peoplewiththislearningdisordermayalsohaveproblemswhentheywrite.Dyslexiaisnotrelatedtoeyesightorintelligence.Theprobleminvolvesareasofthebrainthatprocesslanguage.Brainscientistsarestudyingwhethertheycanpredictwhichyoungchildrenmaystrugglewithreadingtoprovidethemwithearlyhelp.JohnGabrieliattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyisleadingthestudyoffive-year-oldinabouttwentyschoolsintheBostonarea.

Theystudiedintheschoolswithkindergartens．Andforallthechildrenjoininginthestudy,theygivethemabriefsetofpaper-and-pencilteststolookatwhichchildrenappeartobeatsomeriskforstrugglingtoread.Sofar,fiftyofthemhavebeenexaminedinascanner,aspecialmachine,toshowbrainactivity.Writtentestsarenotalwaysabletoidentifydyslexiaorotherproblems,whilebrainscansmayofferamorescientificwaytoidentifyproblems.Andwithreadingproblems,earlyidentificationisimportant.Whenitcomestohelpingchildrenovercomereadingdifficulties,theyoungerthechild,themoreeffectivetheyare.

Readingproblemsarenotusuallyidentifieduntilachildisinthethirdorfourthgrade.Thelaterchildrenarerecognizedaspoorreaders,thelesstreatmentcanhelp.And,asProfessorGabrielipointsout,poorreadingcanmakeeducationastruggle.Readingiseverything.Evenmathandsciencehavetextbooks.

Whilethechildrenaregiventasksrelatedtoreading,thebrainscansmeasuretheextenttowhichcertainpartsofthebrainbecomeactivewhilethechildrendothework.Thescientistssaytheyarepleasedwithearlyresultsfromthestudy,buthavealongwaytogo.

"1).

Dyslexiaaffectsthepartofbrainconcerning________.A.

eyesightB.

intelligenceC.

languageD.

emotion2).

Dyslexiaproblemsaremorelikelytobeidentifiedthrough________.A.

speechcontestsB.

readingefficiencyC.

listeningcomprehensionD.

brainscans3).

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingshasthebesttimetoovercomereadingdifficulties?A.

Tom,aboyinthekindergarten.B.

Kate,ahighschoolleaver.C.

Jane,aprimaryschoolstudent.D.

Steve,amaninhisthirties.4).

Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.

AneffectivewaytoidentityDyslexiaatanearlystage.B.

Alearningdisorderinvolvingone’sintelligence.C.

Dyslexia—aproblemaffectingone’sreadingandwriting.D.

ApossiblesolutiontotheproblemsrelatedtoDyslexia.2.

"Psychologistshavediscoveredthateventhemostindependent-mindedofuswillconformtosocialpressurewhenwearewithagroupofpeople.Inoneclassicexperiment,peoplewereshownaverticallineandaskedtofindalineofidenticallengthfromaselectionofthree.

Youmightthinkthatthisisanabsurdlyeasytask,andwhenpeopleperformitbythemselvestheydoitverywell.However,psychologistshavediscoveredthatweareveryeasilyswayedbytheopinionsofotherpeoplewhenwedothistaskinagroup.Inonestudy,agroupofthreepeoplewassetup,wheretwoofthepeoplewereconfederates(同伙)oftheexperimenter.Whentheconfederatesdeliberatelygavewronganswers,peoplewereoftenswayedtogivethewrongansweralso.Infact,75%ofpeoplegaveatleastonewronganswer,withsomepeopleconformingtopeerpressureoneveryoccasion.

Butwhydopeopleconforminthisway?Inaneasytasklikethis,itseemsthatpeopledonotwanttostepoutoflinewiththeprevailingopinionofthegroup.Onmoredifficulttasks,peoplealsoconformbecausetheyloseconfidenceintheirownabilitytomakedecisionsandprefertotrustthemajorityopinioninstead.

Atypicalexampleofthiskindofconformityariseswhenwecomeacrosspeopleindistress.Wouldyouhelpawomanwhohasbeenattackedinthestreet?Itturnsoutthatyouaremuchmorelikelytogotoherassistanceifyouarealone.Whenotherpeoplearealsoaround,adiffusionofresponsibilityoccurs.Peopleareparalysedintoinaction,becauseeveryoneassumesthatsomeoneelsewillgotothewoman’sassistance.

"1).

InParagraph1,theunderlinedword"conform"probablymeans“________”.A.

seekindependenceB.

disobeyordersC.

seekpleasureD.

followwhatothersdo2).

WhatisthepurposeoftheexperimentdescribedinParagraph2?To________A.

explainwhypeoplewouldbeinfluencedbytheopinionsofothersB.

provethatpeopleareeasilyinfluencedbytheopinionsofothersC.

traintheconfederatesoftheexperimenterasindependent-mindedD.

describehowpeoplewouldbeinfluencedbytheopinionsofothers3).

Inthelastparagraph,accordingtotheauthor,whywouldn’tonehelpthewoman?He________.A.

thinkshehasnoresponsibilitiestogiveahandB.

thinkshehasnothingtodowithitC.

istooshytogivehishelpinghandD.

thinkssomeoneelsewillofferassistance4).

Whatmethoddoestheauthormainlyusetodevelopthetext?A.

Givingexamples.B.

Cause-effectanalysis.C.

Comparativeanalysis.D.

Processanalysis.三、簡答題（共

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英譯漢：Hefiguredintwoorthreemonthshe’dhaveenoughmoneytobuyexactlythekindofguitar.他合計著，再過兩三個月他就會有足夠的錢去買他想要的那種吉他2.

英譯漢：Infact,attimesIhavespentaslongasthreeweeksaloneathome,goingoutonlytogetmailandbuynewspapersandgroceries.事實上我有時一連三個星期都獨自呆在家里，只偶爾出去拿信、買報紙和雜貨3.

英譯漢：OnlyinAmericancanabillionairecarryonlikeplainfolksandgetawaywithit.只有在美國，一個億萬富翁才能像平民百姓一樣安穩地過著普普通通的日子，而不致于惹來不必要的麻煩4.

英譯漢：IstarttofeelasthoughI’vebecomeonewithmymachines,taking