福建师范大学15春学期课程考试《高级英语二》作业考核试题.docx

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福建师范大学15春学期课程考试《高级英语二》作业考核试题

福建师范大学15春学期课程考试《高级英语

（二）》作业考核试题

《高级英语

（二）》期末考试 

I.Vocabulary:

1.ThisverynightIwilldismisssuchtrivialphantasiesasjumpingsheepａndcrookedpictures,ａndevokethephantomofacrushing,stupendousBore. 

    A.losesightof    B.giveup        C.playwith        D.makeupfor

2.Inthestory,thereisanimpossiblecharacter,avictimofinsomnia,whofindsthatavolumeofWordsworth’spoemsistheonlysure________.

    A.incredulous    B.soporific        C.solitary        D.indispensable

3.Thereismuchworkwhichisexceedinglyirksome.

    A.pleasant        B.satisfactory    C.annoying        D.dissatisfactory

4.TheArmywouldrescindthemagazine’saccreditationtocoverthewar.

    A.givehonorto    B.payattentionto  C.payrespectto    D.putanendto

5.Themoderncultofbeautyisnotexclusivelyafunctionofwealth.

    A.attraction        B.praise            C.worship        D.form

6.Itwasinthe________lightoftheearlydawnthatIsawamanmovingtowardsme.

    A.dark            B.dim            C.damp            D.dizzy

7.He________forawholeweekbeforemakingthatimportantdecision.

    A.thoughtof        B.dependedon    C.meditated        D.wondered

8.Mostoftheidlerichsufferunspeakableboredomasthepriceoftheirfreedomｆromdrudgery.

    A.greatpleasure                    B.seriousmistake     

C.hardａnddullwork                D.importantduty

9.Tocountertheirefforts,treasurehuntersarguethatwithoutthelureofgoldａndmillion-dollartreasures,thewrecksａndtheirhistoricalartifactswouldneverberecoveredatall.

    A.knowledge        B.attraction        C.luxury        D.glare

10.Thecultofbeautymustthereforebesymptomaticofchangesthathavetakenplaceoutsidetheeconomicsphere.

    A.superiorto    B.thesignsof    C.bringingabout    D.sympathizedby

11.Inshort,alotoftelevisionusurpsoneofthemostpreciousofallhumangifts,theabilityto________yourattentionyourself,ratherthanjustpassivelysurrenderit.

    A.seize            B.ｕｓｅ            C.apply            D.focus

12.Aftertwentyyearsofantagonism,thetwocountrieswerefinally______.

A.friendly        B.agreeable        C.peaceful        D.reconciled

13.Providedamandoesnothavetoworksohardasto________hisvigor,heislikelytofindfarmorezestinhisfreetimethananidlemancouldpossiblyfind. 

    A.gain            B.impair        C.recover        D.loosen

14.There’snolongeranymoralindignation.ａndifthereis,itcomesｆrompeoplewhoarealmostexhaustedｆrompastindignitiesinflictedonthem.

    A.agreement        B.approval        C.anger            D.standard

15.DrivingafterdrinkingWhiskeyis________tocausetrafficaccidents.

    A.about            B.tempted        C.apt            D.assured

16.Theincredibleprecisionoftheequipmentis________tothemechanicalskilloftheengineerswhobuiltit.

    A.stamina        B.ambivalent    C.variable        D.testimony

17.Peopleshould________theirmindsoftoostrongadesireformoney.

    A.clean            B.purge            C.spill            D.fill

18.Providedamandoesnothavetoworksohardastoimpairhisvigor,heislikelytofindfarmorezestinhisfreetimethananidlemancouldpossiblyfind. 

    A.dream            B.imagination    C.excitement    D.boredom

19.WhatAmericaａndNATOdidinYugoslavia________tomassmurder.

    A.iscompatible        B.istantamount    C.appeals        D.isconducive

20.Idon’tthinkwecan________thepossibilitythathemayhavebeenmurdered.

    A.include        B.extend        C.exclude        D.exceed

II.TextComprehension:

1.InJ.B.Priestley’sessay,insomnia（sleeplessness）（“OnGettingOfftoSleep”）

    A.isincurableforallpeople.

    B.isapraiseworthyagonyinherentinanactiveａndintellectualmind.

    C.isnotaprobleminthisworld.

    D.canbeovercomeifonehasastrongwill.

2.“Theartificialwaysofinducingsleeparelegion,...”（“OnGettingOfftoSleep”）    Thismeansthat

    A.nothingcanhelppeoplegetofftosleep.

    B.themethodsthatpeopleｕｓｅtotrytogettosleepareendless.

    C.peopletryveryhardtogettosleep.

    D.it’sahardjobforpeopletogettosleep.

3.Inthesentence“whenitistimetoclosethefiveportsofknowledge,mostfolksI    knowseemtofindnodifficultyinplungingtheirearthlypartsintooblivion,”    earthlypartsrefersto（“OnGettingOfftoSleep”）

    A.knowledgeoftheworld.

    B.fivepartsofthebody.

    C.fivesenses

    D.stateofsleeplessness 

4.Whichofthefollowingistheｏrganizationoftheessay“WhyIWrite”?

（“WhyIWrite”）

A.Theauthorfirstgiveshistheoryaboutwritingａndthenexplainsitwithexamples.

B.Theauthorfirsttellshisownexperienceasawriterａndthengiveshisviewsabouthismotivesforwriting.

C.Theauthorfirstexplainsingeneralthedifferentviewsaboutmotivesforwriting,ａndthengiveshisownviews.

D.Theauthorfirstgiveshisreasonsforwritingａndthenelaboratesontherelationshipbetweenpoliticalstandsａndaestheticachievements.

5.ｏrwellfirstgivesinformationabouthisearlydevelopmentbecause（“WhyIWrite”） 

    A.hethinksthatisaveryimportantpartofhislife.

    B.hisviewsaboutmotivesforwritingwereformedatthattime.

C.hethinksthatonecannotevaluateawriter’smotiveswithoutsuchbackgroundknowledge.

    D.thatwasthetimewhenhefirstcameintocontactwithwriting.

6.Inthesentence“Writerssharethischaracteristicwithscientists,artists,politicians,lawyers,soldiers,successfulbusinessmen－－inshort,withthewholetopcrustofhumanity,”thewholetopcrustofhumanityrefersto（“WhyIWrite”）

    A.thosemostrespectedinsociety.

    B.therichestpeopleinthesociety.

    C.themosthighly-educatedpeople.

    D.thoseoppressingothersocialclasses.

7.AccordingtoRussell,whichofthefollowingareadvantagesofwork?

（“Work”）

    A.topreventboredomａndprovidepossibilityoffulfillingoneself.

    B.tomakelifeinterestingａndconstructive.

    C.tobethecauseofhappinessａndreduceboredom

    D.todisplayone’sunusualskillsａndimproveone’spersonality

8.Whatarethetwoelementstheauthormentionsthatmakeworkinteresting?

    （“Work”）

    A.eliminatingtediumａndprovidingoutletsforsatisfaction.

    B.incomeａndambition.

    C.theexerciseofskillａndconstruction.

    D.incomeａndreputation.

9.“Tobeabletofillleisureintelligentlyisthelastproductofcivilization.”（“Work”）Whichofthefollowingmaybeaproperexplanationofthesentence?

A.Onlyinthemostrecentdevelopmentofanadvancedsocietyhasmanbeenabletoｕｓｅhisleisureinasensibleway.

B.Withthedevelopmentofcivilization,peoplehavebecomeunabletofillleisureintelligently.

C.Civilizationhasproducedmoreleisure,soitrequiresmoreintelligenceｆrompeople. 

D.Themoreadvancedsocietyis,themoreintelligentlypeoplespendtheirleisuretime.

10.“Continuityofpurposeisoneofthemostessentialingredientsofhappinessinthelongrun.”（“Work”）Inthissentence,continuityofpurposemeans

    A.havingalong-termgoalinsteadoftemporarypurpose.

    B.alwayshavingagoalaheadａndworkingpersistentlytowardit.

    C.alwayshavinganewpurposeateachstageoflife.

    D.alwayschangingone’spurposeforwork.

11.InJohnF.Kerry’sview,theveteransattendedtheLosAnglesinvestigation（“IWouldLiketoTellYouSomething”）

A.toshowtheirattitudestowardsunfairtreatmentthey’dgotａnddemandforredemptionforthelossestheyhadsustained..

B.toformananti-warｏrganizationａndimposepressureonthegovernmentinｏrdertoputanendtothewar.

C.toconfesstheircrimessothattheycouldridthemselvesonceａndforallofguiltyfeelings. 

D.tomakeitknownthatthecrimescommittedinVietnamisnationalratherthanpersonalsoastojoltthepublicconsciousnessoutofitshypocriticaldormancy.

12.“Americahascreatedamonsterintheformofmillionsoffightingmen.”（“IWouldLiketoTellYouSomething”）Thesentenceimplies:

A.TheAmericanarmyinVietnamwasaterribleforcewithmillionsofsoldiers.

B.Millionsofsoldiershavereturnedembitteredａndangryabouthavingfoughtawartheydon’tbelievein.

C.MillionsofsoldierskilledmillionsofciviliansinVietnam,sothearmyisregardedasamonster.

D.Withoutthemillionsoffightingmen,Americawouldnotbesopowerful.

13.InHuxley’sview,themoderncultofbeautyisdueto（“TheBeautyIndustry”）

    A.thefactthatbeautyindustrywasnotaffectedbydepression.

    B.theinfluenceofmodernadvertisements.

C.adiffusionofwealthａndchangesofwomen’sstatusａndpeople’sattitudes.

    D.theindulgenceinattractionａndnegligenceof“souls”.

14.Whentheauthorsays“perhapsit（thesoap）will