新理念外语网络教学平台第二版综合答案B2U7-E

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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 10 minutes )

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.

1.

A) T

B) F

Script: English has richer vocabulary than other major languages because it borrows a lot of words from other languages.

正确答案：A

2.

A) T

B) F

Script: Anglo-Saxon English, as the core of our language, is usually complex and direct.

正确答案：B

3.

A) T

B) F

Script: It is believed that many modern languages may derive from a common parent language.

正确答案：B

4.

A) T

B) F

Script: French has a great influence on English language for it was the only language used in 1066.

正确答案：A

5.

A) T

B) F

Script: William Caxton started the communications revolution in England and greatly enriched English with the new thoughts of European Renaissance.

正确答案：A

6.

A) T

B) F

Script: Thermometer is a borrowed word from Latin.

正确答案：B

7.

A) T

B) F

Script: We can attribute the wide use of English to its usage in science, technology and commerce, its integration of vocabulary from other languages, and its tolerance of various English dialects.

正确答案：A

8.

A) T

B) F

Script: Many dialects, developing from the Standard English, instill its own cultural factors to the usage and vocabulary into English.

正确答案：B

9.

A) T

B) F

Script: Many languages will disappear due to the language shift.

正确答案：A

10.

A) T

B) F

Script: English will not replace other languages, but will supplement with languages.

正确答案：A

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

English is a world famous language used most (11)_________________ as a second language and (12)_________________ language in many parts of the world. The main reason for this vast

(13)_________________ of English language is attributed to the British

(14)_________________ over major parts of the world. After World War II, Unites States has received a kick start in (15)_________________ and cultural areas which also (16)_________________ highly to the wide spread (17)_________________ of English as an official language. The (18)_________________ statistics show that over a billion people speak English all over the world. This is because of the direct relation of (19)_________________ in various areas. Knowing English is considered as a major factor that can (20)_________________ one's success in his professional arena.

Script: English is a world famous language used most commonly as a second language and official language in many parts of the world. The main reason for this vast usage of English language is attributed to the British attack over major parts of the world. After World War II, Unites States has received a kick start in economical and cultural areas which also contributed highly to the wide spread acceptance of English as an official language. The current statistics show that over a billion people speak English all over the world. This is because of the direct relation of language and excellence in various areas. Knowing English is considered as a major factor that can interfere with one's success in his professional arena.

正确答案：commonly

正确答案：official

正确答案：usage

正确答案：attack

正确答案：economical

正确答案：contributed

正确答案：acceptance

正确答案：current

正确答案：language and excellence

正确答案：interfere with

Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

A) fascinating B) to sum up C) massive D) manufacturers

E) competition F) desirable G) estimated H) tolerance

I) sincere J) Strictly speaking K) corrupts L) glorious

M) making sense N) to a very real extent O) decade

21. ______________________

正确答案：C

22. ______________________

正确答案：G

23. ______________________

正确答案：K

24. ______________________

正确答案：F

25. ______________________

正确答案：A

26. ______________________

正确答案：J

27. ______________________

正确答案：D

28. ______________________

正确答案：L

29. ______________________

正确答案：H

30. ______________________

正确答案：N

Section B

Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.

Passage One

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

If you ask people to name one person who had the greatest effect on

the English language, you will get answers like "Shakespeare", "Samuel Johnson" and "Webster" but none of these men had any effect at all compared with a man who didn't even speak English — William the Conqueror.

Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived people belonging to two major language groups. In the west-central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and in north lived the Scots, whose language, though not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic. In the rest of the country lived the Saxons, actually a mixture of Anglos-Saxons, and other Germanic and Nordic peoples, who spoke what we call Anglo-Saxon (or Old English), a Germanic Language. If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would be close to German.

But this state of affairs did not last. In 1066 the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began their rule over England. For about a century, French became the official language of England while Old English became the language of peasants. As a result, English words of politics and the law come from French rather than German. In some cases, modern English even shows a distinction between upper-class French and lower-class Anglo-Saxon in its words. We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular, depending on whether it is still out in fields or at home ready to be cooked, which shows the fact that the Saxon peasants were doing the farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating.

When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more "foreign" than France because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does. Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one man's ambition.

31.

According to the passage, ___________ had the great effect on the English language.

A) Shakespeare

B) Samuel Johnson

C) Webster

D) William the Conqueror

正确答案：D

32.

The two major languages spoken in what is now called Great Britain before 1066 were _____.

A) Welsh and Scottish

B) Nordic and Germanic

C) Celtic and Old English

D) Anglo-Saxon and Germanic

正确答案：C

33.

Which of the following groups of words are, by inference, rooted in French?

A) President, lawyer, beef.

B) President, bread, water.

C) Bread, field, sheep.

D) Folk, field, cow.

正确答案：A

34.

Why does France appear less foreign than Germany to Americans on their first visit to Europe?

A) Because most advertisements in France appear in English.

B) Because they know little of the history of the English language.

C) Because many French words are similar to English ones.

D) Because they know French better than German.

正确答案：C

35.

What is the subject discussed in the text?

A) The history of Great Britain.

B) The similarity of Great Britain.

C) The rule of England by William the Conqueror.

D) The French influences on the English language.

正确答案：D

Passage Two

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

Napoleon Bonaparte was keen to learn English while in exile (流放), documents shown in Britain for the first time reveal.

The deposed French emperor apparently wanted to learn the language of his foes so he could read what the London papers were writing about him. Scraps of paper from his English lessons in captivity on the island of St Helena go on show at London's National Maritime Museum on Thursday. They include lines of French haltingly translated by Napoleon into English.

Count Emmanuel de las Cases, who accompanied the emperor into exile after he surrendered to the English at the Battle of Waterloo, wrote about his

desire to learn the language in his memoirs (论文集). According to him, Napoleon had his first lesson on 17 January 1816, when he asked las Cases to dictate to him some sentences in French, which he then translated, using a table of auxiliary verbs and a dictionary.

According to historian Dr Peter Hicks, las Cases describes how Napoleon hated being sat down to work like a schoolboy but steeled himself for the task. Dr Hicks said: "He was not necessarily anti-English. He had to fight because it was the enemy of France." He added: "In France people are amazed to find that he was learning English. But he didn't do it for pleasure. He wondered how much money he could have saved in translation if he could have learnt English."

The documents are to feature in the Greenwich museum's Nelson and Napoleon exhibition, being held to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Nelson's death at the Battle of Trafalgar. They are among a wide range of letters, paintings, personal items and objects lent by galleries and museums across Europe. The English lesson papers, described by Dr Hicks as quite remarkable, are on loan from the Foundation Napoleon in Paris.

36.

What evidence shows that Napoleon liked to learn English?

A) Documents displayed in Greenwich museum.

B) Scraps of paper from his English lessons.

C) A person who accompanied him said that.

D) All the above.

正确答案：D

37.

According to the passage, Napoleon learned English probably because _______________.

A) he was very concerned about British’s opinion about him

B) he just learned it for fun

C) it could save him a lot of money in translation

D) it helped him pass the time in exile

正确答案：A

38.

What is Napoleon's actual attitude towards Britain?

A) Hatred.

B) Hostile.

C) cautious.

D) Optimistic.

正确答案：B

39.

It can be inferred from the passage that _______________.

A) the paper kept in museum shows the whole article translated by Napoleon

B) French people were indifferent to know Napoleon's learning English

C) Napoleon hated sitting there still and learning stuff

D) Napoleon liked to translate English into French in class

正确答案：C

40.

Where do you think this article is probably from?

A) National Geography.

B) Anecdote Magazine.

C) Science.

D) Schedule of Museum.

正确答案：B

Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 10 minutes )

Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.

41.

He was ________ on driving for one year because of speeding.

A) prohibited

B) forbidden

C) prevented

D) banned

正确答案：D

42.

Your story of your adventures in the jungle is really ________ to listen to.

A) attracting

B) respectful

C) fascinating

D) fascinated

正确答案：C

43.

To be a teacher, you must have great _________ because you will meet a lot of naughty students.

A) tolerant

B) tolerance

C) consciousness

D) intolerance

正确答案：B

44.

The student's strange behaviors during the exam _______ teachers' suspicions.

A) arose

B) rise

C) aroused

D) arise

正确答案：C

45.

The ________ of the book centers around the nation's history between 1660 and 1857.

A) major

B) core

C) summary

D) canter

正确答案：B

46.

We have various _______ methods for resolving disputes.

A) alternative

B) alternant

C) alter

D) different

正确答案：A

47.

Shanghai's successful bid for the 2010 World Expo will better ________ China with the international community economically as well as culturally.

A) combination

B) lead

C) integrate

D) incorporate

正确答案：C

48.

The most unusual ________ which has appeared this Christmas is what one can describe as a musical calendar.

A) wonder

B) invention

C) favorite

D) novelty

正确答案：D

49.

This factory is planning to build a new ________ line this year.

A) resemble

B) assembly

C) productive

D) assess

正确答案：B

50.

He might have been dead _________ the arrival of the doctors.

A) but for

B) except for

C) with

D) on

正确答案：A

51.

We must encourage the planting of new trees and ____________ our existing woodlands.

A) conserve

B) converse

C) preserve

D) reserve

正确答案：C

52.

He quit his job and ____________ on his own as a publisher.

A) checked out

B) sought out

C) pointed out

D) struck out

正确答案：D

53.

Let's have more _____ and less fighting in the house.

A) welfare

B) affection

C) harmony

D) discussion

正确答案：C

54.

I could not persuade him to accept it, ________ make him see the importance of it.

A) if only I could not

B) no more than I could

C) nor could I

D) or I could not

正确答案：C

55.

The author _____ the book to his son.

A) dedicated

B) submerged

C) promoted

D) reassured

正确答案：A

56.

The new _______ of the country were fixed after the war.

A) capitals

B) lands

C) frontiers

D) boundaries

正确答案：D

57.

The children were ____________ by the toys in the shop window.

A) isolated

B) fascinated

C) violated

D) evaluated

正确答案：B

58.

They reported the loss and gave all the necessary _______ to the police.

A) details

B) happenings

C) stories

D) characteristics

正确答案：A

59.

Sally _______ all foolish comments and kept on working.

A) excluded

B) discharged

C) ignored

D) denied

正确答案：C

60.

The ____________ of Japan brought World War II to a close.

A) resistance

B) surrender

C) disadvantage

D) opponent

正确答案：B

Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )

Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

61. Great speakers often use old English to ____________________ (激发我们的情感).

正确答案：arouse our emotions

62. By the end of the 15th century what had developed into being was a modified, ____________________ (大大丰富了的英语).

正确答案：greatly enriched English

63. Students from countries with a drastically different culture and language from the U.S. have to ____________________ (经受大量的文化冲击) when they first arrive.

正确答案：absorb a great deal of cultural shock

64. I am grateful to my company for ____________________ (允许我弹性工作时间) as long as I work eight hours a day.

正确答案：allowing me to work flexible hours

65. Take it easy and your kid is ____________________ (大了能够自己穿衣) and take care of himself.

正确答案：old enough to dress himself