厦门大学继续教育英语复习题.docx
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厦门大学继续教育英语复习题
厦门大学网络教育2015-2016学年第一学期
《英语2》课程复习题
I.ReadingComprehension:
Passage1
Treesshouldonlybepruned(修剪)whenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoand,fortunately,thenumberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolvesthecuttingawayofovergrownandunwantedbranches,andtheinexperiencedgardenercanbeencouragedbythethoughtthatmoredamageresultsfromdoingitunnecessarilythanfromleavingthetreetogrowinitsownway.
First,pruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshaveadesiredshapeorsize.Theobjectmaybetogetatreeoftherightheight,andatthesametimetohelpthegrowthofsmallsidebrancheswhichwillthickenitsappearanceorgiveitaspecialshape.Secondly,pruningmaybedonetomakethetreehealthier.Youmaycutoutdiseasedordeadwood,orbranchesthatarerubbingagainsteachotherandthuscausewounds.Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedbyremovingbranchesthatareblockingupthecenterandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.
Oneresultofpruningisthatanopenwoundisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentryfordisease,butitisawoundthatwillheal.Oftenthereisaracebetweenthehealingandthediseaseastodecidewhetherthetreewillliveordie,sothatthereisaperiodwhenthetreeisatrisk.Itshouldbetheaimofeverygardenertoreducethatriskofdeathasfaraspossible.Itisessentialtomaketheareawhichhasbeenprunedsmoothandclean,forhealingwillbesloweddownbyroughness.Youshouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhoursandthenpaintitwithoneofthesubstancesavailablefromgardenshopsproducedespeciallyforthispurpose.Pruningisusuallydoneinwinter,forthenyoucanseetheshapeofthetreeclearlywithoutinterferencefromtheleavesandalsoitisveryunlikelythatthecutsyoumakewillbleed.Ifthisdoeshappen,itis,ofcourse,impossibletopaintthemproperly.
1.Pruningshouldbedoneto_____.B
A.makethetreegrowtallerB.improvetheshapeofthetree
C.getridofthesmallbranchesD.makethesmallbranchesthicker
2.Treesbecomeunhealthyifthegardener_____.A
A.allowstoomanybranchestogrowinthemiddle
B.doesnotprotectthemfromthewind
C.forcesthemtogrowtooquickly
D.damagessomeofthesmallsidebranches
3.Whyisaspecialsubstancepaintedonthetree?
B
A.Tomakeawoundsmooth.B.Topreventdiseaseenteringawound.
C.Tocoveraroughsurface.D.Tohelpawoundtodry.
4.Agoodgardenerprunesatree_____.C
A.atintervalsthroughouttheyearB.asquicklyaspossible
C.occasionallywhennecessaryD.regularlyeverywinter
5.Whatwastheauthor’spurposewhenwritingthispassage?
A
A.Togivepracticalinstructionsforpruningatree.
B.Togiveageneraldescriptionofpruning.
C.Toexplainhowtreesdevelopdiseases.
D.Todiscussdifferentmethodsofpruning.
Passage2
Insteadofaboosttoproductivity,manyfirmsarediscoveringthattheInternetishavingtheoppositeeffectintheworkplace.Employeesaresurfingtheweb,checkingtheirstocks,tuningintoweb-broadcasts,allwhilebeingpaidtowork.ArecentstudysuggeststhatGermancompanieslosealmost$50billioneachyearthroughemployees’personalworkplacewebsurfing.It’sbeenestimatedthatasmanyas60%ofallemployeeswithdesktopInternetaccessgoonlineatleastoncedailyfornon-businessactivities.Onaveragetheyspendsome3.2hoursaweekofcompanytimeonline.
TheGermangovernment,alwayseagerfornewsourcesoftaxrevenue,hasannouncedthatitisinvestigatingwaystotaxInternetaccessbyemployeesforpersonaluse,thetheorybeingthatfreesurftimeisataxableemployeebenefit--likeacompanycar.
Imposingsuchataxwouldbedifficult,butthethreathelpstohighlightemployers’needtokeepemployees’nosestothegrindstone.Ofcourse,onecompany’sproblemcanbeanothercompany’sopportunity.Filteringandmonitoringsoftwareisaboomingbusiness--andthefuturelooksbright.TheInternetaccesscontrolsoftwarebusinesswilllikelygenerateover$500millioninannualsalesby2004.ThatmeansmorefirmswillbeinstallingsoftwarelikeSuperScoutbySurfControl,whichnotonlyknowswhereyousurfed,butcanblockaccesstononessentialsites.So,ifthenexttimeyougosurfingyourboardseemsalittlebitsmaller,itcouldbebecauseBigBrotherisgoingalongfortheride.
6.Whatistheheadachetomanyfirms?
C
A.Employees’surftimeisincreasing.
B.ThedifficultyofimposingtaxonInternetaccessbyemployeesforpersonaluse.
C.Theincreasingmoneypaidforemployees’personaluseonline.
D.BusinessisslowwiththecomingoftheInternet.
7.TheoppositeeffectoftheInternet,intheeyesofmanyfirms,isthat________.C
A.employeesaresurfingwithoutrealizingthepassageoftime
B.employeeshaveanaccesstotheInternetfortheirownbenefitfreeofcharge
C.employeespaylessattentiontotheirworkwhiletheyhavetopayfortheundesirable
D.thefluctuationinstockmarketcanaffectemployees’incentives
8.“tokeepemployees’nosestothegrindstone”(Paragraph3)means________.A
A.tomakeemployeescontinuetoworkhardwithoutinterruption
B.topreventemployeesfromgoingsurfingonline
C.toencourageemployeestogosurfingwhileworking
D.topunishemployeesforwrongdoing
9.Whowillbenefitfromthisissue?
C
A.TheGermangovernment.
B.Thefirms.
C.Thesoftwarecompany.
D.Thecompanycollectingtaxes.
10.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?
C
A.TherewillbeaboosttoproductivitywiththehelpofSurfControl.
B.TheGermangovernmentwillsoonerorlaterfindanewwayofincreasingtaxrevenue.
C.Youarelikelytobewatchedandcontrolledwhileonlineinworkplace.
D.Youremployerislikelypresentwhileyougosurfing.
Passage3
Millionsofstarsaretravelingaboutinspace.Afewformgroupswhichjourneytogether,butmostofthemtravelalone.Andtheytravelthroughauniversesolargethatonestarseldomcomesneartoanother.Forthemostparteachstarmakesitsjourneyincompleteloneliness,likeashiponanemptyocean.Theshipwillbewelloveramillionmilesfromitsnearestneighbor.Fromthisitiseasytounderstandwhyastarseldomfindsanotheranywherenearit.
Webelieve,however,thatsometwothousandmillionyearsago,anotherstarwanderingthroughspacehappenedtocomenearoursun.Justasthesunandthemoonraisetidesontheearth,sothisstarmusthaveraisedtidesonthesurfaceofthesun.Buttheywereverydifferentfromthesmalltidesthatareraisedinouroceans;alargetidalwavemusthavetraveledoverthesurfaceofthesun,atlastformingamountainsohighthatwecannotimagineit.Asthecauseofthedisturbancecamenearer,sothemountainrosehigherandhigher.Andbeforethestarbegantomoveawayagain,itstidalpullhadbecomesopowerfulthatthismountainwastorntopiecesandthrewoffsmallpartsofitselfintospace.Thesesmallpieceshavebeengoingroundthesuneversince.Theyaretheplanets.
11.Millionsofstarsare_______.A
A.followingtheirownpathsinspace
B.movingaboutwithoutafixedcourse
C.seldomwanderingaboutintheuniverse
D.alwaystravelingtogether
12.Sometwothousandmillionyearsago,themountainonthesunwasraisedprobablybecause_______.B
A.alargetidalwaveofastartraveledoverthesurfaceofthesun
B.anotherstarhappenedtocomenearthesun
C.thesunandthemoonraisedthetidesontheearth
D.thestarmovedawayfromthesun
13.Thearticlesuggeststhat_______.D
A.ourearthexistsbeforethesun
B.howspaceformed
C.nooneknowswheretheearthcomesfrom
D.ourearthusedtobepartofahighmountainonthesun
14.Theexpression"thecauseofthedisturbance"refersto_______.C
A.thelargetidalwave
B.thepowerfultidalpull
C.thestarcomingnearthesun
D.oneofthesun'splanets
15.Inthisarticle,thewritermainlywantstotellthereaders_______.D
A.thattheuniverseissolargethatwecannotimagineit
B.howthehighmountainswereformedonthesun
C.whythetidesoverthesurfaceofthesunweresopowerful
D.wheretheplanetsintheuniversecamefrom
Passage4
CarsareimportantintheUnitedStates.Withoutacarmostpeoplefeelthattheyarepoor.Andevenifapersonispoorhedoesn’tfeelreallypoorwhenhehasacar.
HenryFordwasthemanwhofirststartedmakingcarsinlargenumbers.Heprobablydidn’tknowhowmuchthecarwasgoingtoaffectAmericanculture.ThecarmadetheUnitedStatesanationonwheels.AndithelpedmaketheUnitedStateswhatitistoday.
TherearethreemainreasonsthecarbecamesopopularintheUnitedStates.FirstofallthecountryisahugeoneandAmericansliketomovearoundinit.Thecarprovidesthemostcomfortableandcheapestformoftransportation.Withacarpeoplecangoanyplacewithoutspendingalotofmoney.
ThesecondreasoncarsarepopularisthefactthattheUnitedStatesneverreallydevelopedanefficientandinexpensiveformofpublictransportation.Long-distancetrainshaveneverbeenascommonintheUnitedStatesastheyareinotherpartsoftheworld.Nowadaysthereisagoodsystemofair-serviceprovidedbyplanes.Butitistooexpensivetobeusedfrequently.
Thethirdreasonisthemostimportantone,though.TheAmericanspiritofindependenceiswhatreallymadecarspopular.Americansdon’tliketowaitforabusoratrainorevenaplane.Theydon’tliketohavetofollowanexactschedule.Acargivesthemthefreedomtoscheduletheirowntime.AndthisisthefreedomthatAmericanswantmosttohave.
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