2016—2017学年上学期2014级

第二次考试英语试卷

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第I卷

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。 每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．Where is Mary going now?

A．To a cinema. B．To a restaurant. C．To David's house.

2．What did the woman put in her pocket?

A．Her keys. B．Her cash. C．Her ID card.

3．How much money does the man need?

A．$5. B．$3.50. C．$1.50.

4．What are the speakers talking about?

A．A present. B．A person. C．A plan.

5．What does the man ask the woman to do?

A．Watch a film. B．Tell him some stories. C．Go on a trip to India with him.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．Why does the woman want to travel in Canada?

A．She loves nature there.

B．She has a friend there.

C．She has seen some great pictures about it.

7．What does the man ask the woman to do?

A．Study Spanish. B．Bring back some photos. C．Write to him.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．What is the relationship between Picasso and Jacqueline?

A. Husband and wife. B．Father and daughter. C．Mother and Son.

9．What does the man think of Nude Standing by the Sea?

A．It’s beautiful but too old.

B．It’s modern but too strange.

C．It’s strange but outstanding.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．What is the advantage of being the members of the Sailors Club?

A．Buying a boat at a discount.

B．Taking part in regular activities.

C．Renting a boat without a reservation.

11．How much is the rent of a medium-sized boat per day for a club member?

A．$27. B．$63. C．$90.

12．What do we know about Jack and Lucy?

A．They are fond of fishing.

B．They will go sailing with the speakers.

C．They are tired of sunbathing and swimming.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．What day is it today?

A．Sunday. B．Saturday. C．Friday.

14．What does the man forbid the woman to do?

A．Wear trousers. B．Ask for a leave. C．Meet his cousin.

15．What are the speakers going to do tonight?

A．Go to a meeting. B．Attend a wedding. C．Buy a silk dress.

16．How does the woman feel?

A．Disappointed. B．Excited. C．Tired.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What is the speaker talking about?

A．How different people respect others.

B．What attitude eastern and western people have towards time.

C．Why eastern people value relationships more than schedules.

18．Why is an early notice necessary for the delay in America?

A．To respect others' time.

B．To avoid explanations later.

C．To keep good relationships.

19．When can Americans change an appointment?

A．When there is something emergent.

B．When there is no way to get in touch.

C．When there is a more important appointment.

20．How do some Eastern people react if they let an opportunity pass by?

A．They become very worried.

B．They will do something to make up for it.

C．They believe they will have another opportunity later.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两小节，满分40分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Nothing could stop Dad. After he was put on disability for a bad back, he bought a small farm in the country, just enough to grow food for the family. He planted vegetables, fruit trees and even kept bees for honey.

And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgin’s chicken house in exchange for manure. The smell really burned the inside of your nose. When we complained about the terrible smell, Dad said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops, and he was right. For example, just one of his cantaloupes filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter.

As the vegetables started coming in, Dad threw himself into cooking. One day, armed with a basket of vegetables, he announced he was going to make stew. Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and filled it up with cabbages, eggplants, potatoes, corns, onions and carrots. For about half an hour, the pressure built and the vegetables cooked. Finally, Dad turned off the stove, the pot began to cool and the pressure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam. If we thought Dad's pile of chicken manure was bad, this was 10 times worse. When Dad took off the lid, the smell nearly knocked us out.

Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house. Just how bad was it? The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak!

Determined, Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around it didn't look that bad, and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell, it didn't offend the nose so much, edible, and we drank

up every last drop of soup !

21．What can we infer about Dad’s stew?

A．It is popular among the neighbors. B．It contains honey and vegetables.

C．It looks very wonderful. D．It tastes quite delicious.

22．What does the underlined word “offend” in the last paragraph mean?

A．To attract. B．To upset. C．To air. D．To shut.

23．What can we learn about Dad from the text?

A． He is an experienced cook. B．He is a troublesome father.

C．He has a positive attitude to life. D．He suffers a lot from his disability.

B

Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons for example, economic reasons—why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?

In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own home town of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.

It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative and do not like change.

Although we have to respect people's feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.

24．What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?

A．Some of them are not attractive.

B．Most of them ate too expensive to preserve.

C．They are more pleasing than modern buildings.

D．They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.

25．Which of the following is true according to the author?

A．We should reproduce the same old buildings.

B．Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.

C．Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.

D．No one understands why people speak against new buildings.

26．By “move things forward” in the last paragraph, the author probably means“ ”．

A．destroy old buildings

B．put things in a different place

C．choose new architectural styles

D．respect people's feelings for historical buildings

27．What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To explain why people dislike change.

B．To warn that we could end up living in caves.

C．To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.

D．To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas.

C

Suppose you become a leader in an organization. It's very likely that you'll want to have volunteers to help with the organization's activities. To do so, it should help to understand why people undertake volunteer work and what keeps their interest in the work.

Let’s begin with the question of why people volunteer. Researchers have identified several factors that motivate people to get involved. For example, people volunteer to express personal values related to unselfishness, to expand their range of experiences, and to strengthen social relationships. If volunteer positions do not meet these needs, people may not wish to participate. To select volunteers, you may need to understand the motivations of the people you wish to attract.

People also volunteer because they are required to do so. To increase levels of community service, some schools have launched compulsory volunteer programs. Unfortunately, these programs can shift people's wish of participation from an internal factor (e. g. , “I volunteer because it's important to me”) to an external factor ( e. g. ,“I volunteer because I'm required to do so”). When that happens, people become less likely to volunteer in the future. People must be sensitive to this possibility when they make volunteer activities a must.

Once people begin to volunteer, what leads them to remain in their positions over time? To answer this question, researchers have conducted follow-up studies in which they track volunteers over time. For instance, one study followed 238 volunteers in Florida over a year. One of the most important factors that influenced their satisfaction as volunteers was the amount of suffering they experienced in their volunteer positions. Although this result may not surprise you, it leads to important practical advice. The researchers note that attention should be given to “training methods that would prepare volunteers for troublesome situations or provide them with strategies for coping with the problem they do experience”.

Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differences in the degree to which people view “volunteer” as an important social role. It was assumed that those people for whom the role of volunteer wa