[B] she had the grace of the richest white woman in town and thus was the pride of the black people there.
[C] she is going up to become the richest white woman in town.
[D] she wanted to become a friend of the richest white woman's in town.
15. “But they talked, and from the side of the building where I waited for the
ground to open up and swallow me, ...” (“A Lesson In Living”) This shows that
[A] Marguerite was so eager that she could not wait any longer.
[B] the mischievous Marguerite wanted to find a place to play with other children.
[C] Marguerite was so ashamed of Momma’s behaviour towards Mrs. Flowers that she really wanted to find a place to hide herself.
[D] Marguerite came to realize how intimate Momma and Mrs. Flowers were. 16. In Mrs. Flowers' view, (“A Lesson In Living”)
[A] a person who failed to use his books properly should be punished.
[B] people who had not been to school were more educated and intelligent than college professors.
[C] one should be ashamed of ignorance, but should not show contempt to those who are illiterate.
[D] poems are better to be read aloud than novels.
17. Marguerite \
means that (“A Lesson In Living”)
[A] she wanted to eat some of the cakes Mrs. Flowers gave her and take the rest home for Bailey.
[B] she wanted to look at the room carefully and later take Bailey here to have a look.
[C] she wanted to remember everything in the room so that she could describe to Bailey in detail how the room was furnished and decorated with good taste.
[D] she wanted to express her feeling that the room was beautiful and say so to Bailey.
18. According to the author of “I’d Rather Be Black Than Female”, which of the
following is true? (“I’d Rather Be Black Than Female”)
[A] Women in the U.S. are content with their life and they don’t have to participate in politics.
[B] It is harder to eliminate the prejudice against women because women in the U.S. are more brainwashed and content with their roles as second-class
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citizens than blacks ever were.
[C] Racial discrimination is more serious than sexual discrimination in the U.S. because it’s the author’s personal experience.
[D] With man in control, the U.S. doesn’t need women’s participation in politics.
19. Which of the following is NOT the author’s chief complaint about TV ? (“The Trouble With Television”)
[A] It makes people think casually that complexity must be avoided and visual stimulation is a substitute for thought.
[B] It sells neat resolutions to human problems that usually have no neat resolutions.
[C] Its appeal to short attention span is in fact inefficient communication.
[D] Its serial, kaleidoscopic programs make it more likely that you focus your attention yourself.
20. Which of the following is NOT true according to the author of “The trouble with Television”? (“The Trouble With Television”)
[A] The number of hours Americans spend on TV is an indication of the tremendous influence television has on the daily life of the American people.
[B] The American public is not well aware of the adverse effects of television. [C] All American people should stop watching television.
[D] News on TV is read very fast and made too brief and incoherent to be comprehensible.
III. Blank Filling
Fill in each blank with an expression selected from the list below in its proper form.
15% to; give expression to; follow; take one’s place; in the presence of; desert drop out of; be deficient in; frowned at; be stuck in; bear a resemblance 1. Like all Indian villages Okhla ________ at that time in the morning. Most of the people were working in the field, and the women had gathered at the well which was their meeting place and center of gossip.
2. As the big problems of the thirties were brought under some kind of rough
control, new problems ________.
3. When Presley appeared on a TV show, a kind of “debate” took place. Most of
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the older viewers ______ his performance, while most of the younger viewers applauded.
4. Gorillas have good eyesight but ________ both hearing and smelling.
5. The European inhabitants of East Africa take their holidays in this cool green
place, for it _______ any of the lusher golfing resorts in southern England. 6. I cannot help feeling a fear ________ so many people.
7. Had I really been about ________ my sub-conscious desire to move towards
him I would have paused at this moment.
8. Against Mrs Flowers protest, Momma pulled up my dress. The dress was over
my head and my arms __________ the sleeves.
9. She had an icebox. It __________ that she would have ice on an ordinary day,
when most families in our town bought ice late on Saturdays only a few times during the summer.
10. “A woman will __________ the game to have a couple of kids just about the
time we’re ready to run her for mayor.” This may be said by a politician with sexual prejudice. IV. Cloze 15%
There are ten blanks in the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper word taken from the list. Note that two of the given words are not applicable. rightly; in; responsible; misgivings; views; shortly; of; about; increased; for; teach; alone __(1)__ before his graduation, Jim Binns, president of the senior class at Standford University, wrote me about some of his __(2)__. “More than any other generation,” he said, “our generation __(3)__ the adult world with great skepticism … there is also an __(4)__ tendency to reject completely that world.” Apparently he speaks __(5)__ a lot of his contemporaries. During the last few years, I have listened to scores __(6)__ young people, in college and out, who were just as nervous __(7)__ the grown-up world. Roughly, their attitude might be summed up about like this: “The world is __(8)__ pretty much of a mess, full of injustice, poverty, and war. The people __(9)__ are, presumably, the adults who have been running things. If they can’t do better than that, what have they got to __(10)__ our generation? That kind of lesson we can do without.” V. Translation 20%
A 9% Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
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1. I had read A Tale of Two Cities and found it up to my standard as a romantic novel. She opened the first page and I heard poetry for the first time in my life. 2. Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with the shades of deeper meaning.
3. Almost anything interesting and rewarding in life requires some constructive, consistently applied effort. The fullest, the least gifted of us can achieve things that seem miraculous to those who never concentrate on anything..
B 11% Translate the following sentences into English by using the words given. 1. 这个解决方法的问题在于它已不可能大规模地加以实践。(trouble,
practical)4%
2. 五十年代青少年灰心失意的精神状态都体现在他们的表演中。3% 3. 她在班上是最后一名，但这不等于说她没头脑。 (follow) 4% VI. Answer the Question 10%
What are the four choices suggested by the author and which of them is the writer in favor of? Why?
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福建师范大学网络与继续教育学院
《高级英语（一）》期末考试A卷（答题卷）
教学中心 专业 学号 姓名 成绩
注：考试时间为100分钟
I. Vocabulary 20% 1. 2. 3. 4. 11. 12. 13. 14.
II. Text Comprehension 20% 1. 2. 3. 4. 11. 12. 13. 14.
III. Blank Filling 15% 1. 2. 6. 7.
IV. Cloze 15% 1. 2. 6. 7.
V. Translation 20% A. 9% 1. 2.
5. 6. 15.
16.
5. 6. 15.
16.
3. 8.
3. 8.
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7. 8. 17.
18.
7. 8. 17.
18.
4. 9.
4. 9.
9. 10. 19.
20.
9. 10. 19.
20.
5. 10.
5. 10.
3. B. 1. 4%
2. 3%
3. 4%
VI. Question Answer 10%
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