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学年第一学期级本科英语期末试题A
2007-2008学年第一学期2005级本科英语期末试题(A)
PartⅠReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet.
Forquestions1-7,mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;
N(forNo)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;
NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.
Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.YoushouldmaketheanswersonAnswerSheet.
MaleFriendship
Formuchofthe20thcentury,mostpeoplebelievedthatmenweretoooutoftouchwiththeirfeelingstomakefriends.Trueintimacywasforwomen.“Therewastheattitudethatonlywomenhadtruefriendships,”explainsMichaelKimmel,aresearcheratStateUniversityofNewYork.
Fordecades,scientistsusedafemaletesttomeasurefriendships:
Iftwomendidn’ttalkonthephoneeverydayandpourouttheirhearts,well,theirfriendshipwasn’tasrealasthatoftwowomenwhodid.Butnowresearchersarerealizingthattwomenunderstandeachotheraswellastwowomen.
Still,menaresharingmorethantheydidinthepast.ClintonandGoreheldeachotherwhentheyheardtheirelectionresults.Bush’seyeswelledupwhenhewasswornin.TomCruisespokeaboutloveonnationaltelevision.
“Menareemotional,”saysKimmel.“Theyexposeweaknessandbuildtrust.”Theyjustdon’talwaysdoitthewaywomenwould.Malefriendsdomoretogetherbuttalklessthanfemalefriends.Yetthatdoesn’tmakemalefriendshipanylessremarkableorimportant.Here’saninsidelook.
CommonBonds
Malefriendshipscantakerootin“thosetransitional(过渡的)periodsinourlives—becomingafatherorahusband,gettingadivorce,dealingwithaparentdying,”saysRobertHeasley,aresearcheratIndianaUniversityofPennsylvania,whoisdoingalong-termstudyofmalefriendships.Whentwomenmeetwhilegoingthroughthesamethingatthesametime,there’softenaninstantconnection.
ThathappenedwithLarryHirschbergerandGaryFine,bothfathersfromNewYork.Theyhadmetonce,becausetheirwiveshadworkedtogether,andtheybothdivorcedwithinayear,bothkeepingpartialcareoftheirkids.Hirschbergersoldhishouse,whileFinekepthis.HirschbergerandhiskidslivedwithFineandhisdaughter--fornearlyfiveyears.“Therewasalotofmutualityinwhatweweregoingthrough,andthatformedourfriendship,”Finesays.“Webothwantedtobegoodfathersinadifficulttime,soI’dbedoingthedishesandhe’dbeintheotherroomreadingtothekids.Wesupportedeachotherthatwayreallywell.”Bothmenhavesincegottenremarriedandmovedintoseparatehomes,butthey’restillclosefriends,havingbondedoveracommonemotionaleventintheirlives.
Workwouldseemtobeanobviousplaceofcommoninterestformentoformbonds,but“friendshiprequiresexposingweakness,andthat’sdangerousinacompetitiveenvironmentlikework,”notesPeterNardi,aresearcheratPitzerCollegeinClaremont,Califormia,andeditorofthebookMen’sFriendships.Whilemostguysarefriendlyatwork,veryfewfindtheirclosestfriendsthere,becausetheydon’tdevelopthetrustthatfriendshipdemands.
TheTrustEquation
Trusthasanage-oldrecipe(处方),saysNardi:
onepartbeingopentoeachother,onepartbeinghelpfultoeachother,onepartbeingofintention.
Beingopentoeachother.Inshort,youhavetoopenup,layasidethepublicfaceyouuseforthetaxtakerortheshopkeeper,andletsomeonein.Itcanhappenwhiledoingthingstogetherthatexposeweakness,suchasplayinggolfandmissingashot.Anditcanhappenaswellwhenmenassisteachother,say,bylettinganewacquaintancehelpfixthecarorbuildakitchen.
“Menarestilltaughtnottoexposetheiranxietiesandthatopeningupemotionallyisunmanly,”saysNardi,“somenfindotherwaytofillthesamerequirementofestablishingtrust.”Oncetherelationshipiscreated,manymenwillcommunicatetheiremotionstoclosefriends.Menoftenknowoneanother’sdeepestfeelingsthroughtheefficientexpressionofalookoranod—notbytalking.
Beinghelpfultoeachother.Ifafriendshipistosucceed,anyweaknessshownbyonemanhastobematchedbytheotherinsomefashion.Itellyouaboutmyfather,andyousharesomethingaboutyours.Iplaybasketballwithyou,andyouincludemeinyourparties.Youdothedishes,andI’llreadtothekids.“Beinghelpfultoeachotheristhekeyatthebeginningofafriendship,”notesNardi.“Youcheckuponeachothertoseewhatishappening.Butoncetrustisestablished,thisbecomeslessimportant.”
Beingofintention.Mostpeoplehavehadtheexperienceofseeingpromisingfriendshipsdisappearintothinairbecausenoonebotheredtocommittospendingtimetogether.Ittakestheeffortofschedulingthatbikeride,thattimeatthedinner,thatafternoontuningupthecarsatsomebody’shome.Ifnewfriendscanscheduleastandingcommitment—tolunch,totennis,toamonthlytrip--allthebetter.Whenallthreeingredientsareinplace,afriendshipisborn.
ACradleofMen’sFriendships
Itmakessense,then,thatthemilitaryhaslongbeenthecradleofmen’sfriendships.Warcomeswithcommoninterests(stayingalive,beinghomesick).Asoldier’sweaknessesarenaturallyexposed,whetherhetalksabouthisfearsaloudortruststhattheguynexttohimshareshisfearsandhiscourage.And,aseverysoldierknows,yousureseealotfromeachother.
TakeDrewMcCrearyandTomRice,bothformerArmysoldiersfromPensacola,Florida,whowerecalledupin1990tofighttheGulfWar.TheywerebotholdersoldiersassignedtoaSouthCarolinaunit,sotheybondedoverbeingoutsidersinthegroup.WhentheyweresenttoSaudiArabia,Tomsays,“Wewereinatotallynewworld,dealingwithofficerswedidn’tknow,andweweregoingtowar.Wehadtolookaftereachother.”
Theymetafterdinner,prettymucheverynight.“We’dhaveacupofcoffeeorfillasandbagtogether,”Tomremembers.“Wehadnoideahowlongweweregoingtobeaway.Mydaughterwasyoung,andDrew’swifewasraisingtheiradoptedchildrenwithouthisdailysupportandpresence.ThoseconversationswithDrewhelpedme,becauseIspenttimeworryingabouthimandhisfamily,whichmeantthatIhadlesstimetoworryaboutmyself.”
Theintensetrustcreatedinthemilitaryhaskepttheirfriendshipaliveinthefollowing15years.WhentheygotbacktotheStates,theymadeapointofmeetingregularly.DrewfinallypersuadedTomtopursuehisdreamofopeningarestaurant,andhebecameapartnerinTom’sMagnoliaRestaurant,whichstillservesupgoodfoodinFortWaltonBeach,Florida.
()1.Thepassageismainlyacomparisonbetweenmanandwomanfriendships.
()2.Untilrecently,itwascommonlybelievedthatwomenhadbetterfriendshipsthanmen.
()3.Malefriendshipsaremoreremarkablethanfemalefriendshipsbecausemenaremoreactive.
()4.Instantconnectionsoftenoccurbetweenmenwhentheygothroughtransitionalperiodsintheirlives.
()5.Thewriterindicatesthattheworkplaceisagoodplaceforformingmalefriendships.
()6.Anodcanbeenoughforamantocommunicatehisdeepestfeelings.
()7.Sharingweaknessisconsiderednecessaryintheformationoftrueandlastingfriendships.
PartⅡListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
11.A.Marylikedtoreadthebook
B.Marycouldn’ttakeawaythebook
C.Marydecidedtobuythebook
D.Marytookawaythebookwithoutpermission
12.A.InadepartmentstoreB.Atthepostoffice
C.AttheairportD.Inarestaurant
13.A.Itdoesn’tmatterwhichcolorthemanchooses
B.It’sdifficulttomakeadecision
C.Shedoesn’tlikeeithercolor
D.Shelikesyellowcolor
14.A.It’s11:
17B.It’s11:
33C.It‘s11:
08D.It’s11:
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15.A.Everythingisready
B.Theygoteverythingreadyexcepttheirweddingdate
C.Theweddingdresswasreadyearly
D.Theweddingdressisnotreadyyet
16.A.EnglishB.CanadianC.AustralianD.Austrian
17.A.ThewomanisfullnowB.Thewomanisonadiet
C.ThemanwantstoloseweightD.Themanwantstoputonweight
18.A.ChangeherdietB.Takeadifferentkindofmedicine
C.AskanotherdoctorabouttheproblemD.Dospecialexercise
Question19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard
19.A.Heishavinglunchwiththewoman
B.Heisinterviewingthewomanforthesurvey
C.Heisansweringsomequestions
D.Heistalkingtothewomanonthephonehappily
20.A.AnactorB.AplayerC.AninterviewerD.Alawyer
21.A.Thewomanlikesrunningandswimmingverymuch
B.RunningintheNewYorkMarathonisthemostexcitingthingthat’shappenedtothewomanrecently
C.MartinLutherKing,Jristhepersonthatthewomanadmiresmostintheworld
D.ShewillwintheBostonMarathonfiveyearslater
Question22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard
22.A.Anewfuelforbuses
B.Thecausesofairpollution
C.Awaytoimprovefuelefficiencyinbuses
D.Careersinenvironmentalengineering
23.A.HercarisbeingrepairedB.Shewantstohelpreducepollution
C.Parkingisdifficultin
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