leaders, he did not visit the country he admired so much. Thus, unlike Jefferson and Adams, he never reached Europe.
46. What reason does the author give for Washington not going to college?
A. His family could not afford it.
B. A college education was rather uncommon in his time.
C. He didn’t like the young Virginian men of good families who went to college. D. The author doesn’t give any reason.
47. Washington felt uncomfortable in Congress debates because he _____. A. lacked practice in public speaking B. felt his education was not enough
C. didn’t like arguing and debating with people D. felt the others were being impractical
48. The reason why Washington didn’t visit France was probably that he ____. A. didn’t really care about going B. did not know the French leaders
C. could not communicate directly with the French leaders D. was too busy to travel 49. According to the author, ____.
A. Washington’s lack of formal education placed him at a disadvantage in later life B. Washington should have gone to France even though he could not speak French C. Washington was not as good a president as Adams, Jefferson or Madison D. Washington was a model for all Virginian men of good families 50. The main idea of the passage is that Washington’s education ____.
A. was of great variety, covering many subjects
B. was probable equal to those of most young men of good families at that time C. may seem poor by modern standards, but was good enough for his time D. was rather limited for a president
Questions 51~55 are based on the following passage:
The American definition of success is largely one of acquiring wealth and a high material standard of living. It is not surprising, therefore, that Americans have valued education for its monetary value. The belief is widespread in the United States that the more schooling people have, the more money they will earn when they leave school. The belief is strongest regarding the desirability of a undergraduate university degree, or a professional degree such as medicine or law following the undergraduate degree. The monetary value of graduate degree in “nonprofessional ” fields such as art, history, or
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philosophy is not as great.
The belief in the monetary value of education is supported by statistics on income. Ben Wattenberg, a social scientist, estimated that in the course of a lifetime a man with a college degree in 1972 would earn about $380 000 more than a man with just a high school diploma. Perhaps this helps to explain survey findings which showed that the Americans who wished they had lived their lives differently on some way regretted most of all that they did not get more education.
51. What most Americans like most about higher education is ____. A. its cultural value
B. its monetary value
C. its moral value D. its material value
52. According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?
A. Americans take success as acquiring wealth and a higher material standard of
living.
B. In American people’s mind eyes, education has its monetary value. C. Education is the only way to acquire wealth. D. A person’s income is related to his schooling.
53. The passage says that people have stronger desire to ____. A. study medicine B. study history C. study law 54. In the survey findings, some Americans regretted ____. A. not having much education
B. having too much unnecessary education C. living differently D. earning $ 380 000
55. In this passage, the writer wanted to show us ____.
A. the earlier you start to work, the better you live B. education is very important in the American society
C. people with little education are looked down upon by others everywhere in the
United States
D. Americans take money seriously
III. Cloze (1 mark each)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the one
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D. both A and C
answer that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil.
About 485 years ago, a man stood alone on the coast of Spain. He looked toward the west and said to himself, “The earth cannot be flat. If I sail westward, 56 I shall hit land, India perhaps, and the queen will have a new and shorter 57 to the riches of that country.”
Christopher Columbus told his idea to Queen Isabella of Spain. She give 58 three men. And Columbus sailed westward for many weeks, through 59 seas.
60, he saw land: a group of islands now called the West Indians. Columbus was sure it was India, and he called the natives “Indos”.
Stories of what Columbus found quickly 61 across Europe. His word “Indos” became “Indians” to the English. 62 all the natives of the West Indias and Central America became known as “Indians”.
Christopher Columbus 63 four trips to the New World. Yet, he died in Spain without knowing where he had been. He died 64 he had sailed to India.
It was soon learned that Columbus had made a mistake. 65 the word “Indian” was well established in Europe.
The first 66 who arrived in North Carolina and Birginia in the early 1600’s called the natives Indians. This name spread north 67 the colonies of Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and New England were settled.
Today the word is used to 68 the descendants of the first peoples of North and South America. In the far north they are called Eakimos. And in the far south 69 are the Patagonians and the Fuegians.
Students and scholars have long known 70 the American Indians were not really Indians 71 . And one scholar proposed a name that he believed would be better—Amerinds. He made up this name by 72 American and Indian. This word is often used today by other scholars, but the general 73 has heard little of it.
Word experts say the name Indian may be wrong but we are stuck with it. It is too late to change it to Amerind. Most people would not 74 the change. Besides, how could a movie of the old west be exciting if it concerned cowboys and Amerinds, 75 cowboys and Indians? 56. A. then 57. A. orbit 58. A. him
B. sooner or later B. range B. her
C. however C. route C. them
D. for instance D. friction D. his
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59. A. high B. calm C. current 60. A. In fact B. Yet C. Anyway 61. A. set B. undertook C. spread 62. A. Well B. But C. Luckily 63. A. made B. declared C. wished 64. A. laughing B. hoping C. believing 65. A. Nowadays B. But C. Incidentally 66. A. Indians B. explorers C. settlers 67. A. as B. so that C. if 68. A. harm B. describe C. influence 69. A. just B. so C. they 70. A. as B. that C. in order that 71. A. though B. at all C. either 72. A. joining B. comparing C. respecting 73. A. public B. idea C. objective 74. A. confirm B. receive C. accept 75. A. instead of B. after C. without
IV. Translation from English into Chinese (15 marks)
D. rough D. At last D. passed D. And D. put D. suspecting D. In sort D. Spanish D. even though D. serve D. there D. and D. now
D. separating D. inspector D. permit D. over
Directions: In this part there is a passage with 5 underlined parts, numbered 76~80. After reading the passage carefully, you should translate the underlined parts into Chinese.
(76) The invention of electronic computers makes it possible to free man from the labour of complicated measurement and computation. A high speed electronic computer can carry out up to one hundred million arithmetical operations in one second. A computation which would have taken years of human work in the past is now done in a few seconds. (77) A number of various complicated problems which could not be solved before have been solved with the help of computers. Accurate measurement and exact computation are the bases of modern engineering and scientific research. Every engineering worker must determine accurately the amount of any change that the material to be used undergoes in different conditions.
And every science worker will have to make numerous accurate computations before he can say that the results of his experiment are correct. (78) Yet there exist complex computations in science and engineering which science workers are unable to make because they are too long and too complicate. Here is an example which can illustrate 9 第 页 共42页
how much time some of them may take. In order to solve a complicated chemical problem a chemistry worker must make about four million operations. (79) It would take him years to work the problem out, while electronic computing machine would do the same job only in a few second. We may divide electronic computers into two groups: machines that can control and those that can count. The former is used in satellites, guided missiles, weather-forecasting instruments and other devices, both simple and sophisticated. And the later can add, subtract, multiply and divide. (80) Such machines are to do any operation which we can reduce to arithmetic. Besides, they are able to combine many problems and take them in any order.
V. Translation from English into Chinese (15 marks)
Directions: In this part there is a passage with 5 underlined parts, numbered 76~80. After reading the passage carefully, you should translate the underlined parts into Chinese.
81．我们认为理论与实践结合是十分重要的。 82．你们在大厅里遇到的那个人是我们的老师。 83．那就是电如此广泛使用的原因。 84．瞧！他们工作得多么起劲！
85．这位外国朋友说起汉语来好象一个中国人似的。
大学英语（二）
注；答案一律写在答题纸上，做在试题上无效 I. Grammar Structure and Vocabulary Section A ( 1.5 marks each)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil. 1. Not long ago, a person whom I know very well was ___ an accident. A. related to
B. involved in
C. included in
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D. subjected to