12级本科大学英语读写II考试样题

哈尔滨理工大学 2012－2013学年第二学期期末考试样题 A 卷

系（部、中心、教研室）：外语系 出题教师：12级大学英语本科出题组 系（部、中心、教研室）主任： 考试科目：大学英语读写II 考试时间：100分钟 试卷总分：100分 考试班级：12级本科非外语和艺术专业

Part I Questions on the Texts (20%) （课文Text ）

Directions: Answer the following questions based on the texts.

1. (The Dinner Party ) Describe in some detail the room in which the party was held.

2. (Lessons from Jefferson ) Give an example to show that Jefferson believed personal investigation is important.

3. (My First Job ) Why did the author apply for the teaching post?

4. (The Professor and the Yo-Yo ) Why did Einstein show a yo-yo to his young visitor?

5. (The Villain in the Atmosphere ) What will happen when the sea level rises steadily? Part II Translation of sentences (30%) Section A C →E (5×3′=15′)（课后翻译练习-Translation ） 1. He showed me a picture of my old classmate (希望我能认出她). 2. (随着优秀选手的不断涌现), China ’s table tennis plays a more and more important role in this field. 3. The theme for the Energy Conference & Exhibition this year is energy systems ( 向可持续发展过渡). 4. (成功人士与其他人一样会经历许多低潮)，but they handle the stress better. 5. It is proven that (希望可以帮助人们在困境中不气馁). Section B E →C (5×3′=15′) （课文Text 中的重点难点句子）

6. Listening to English on a regular basis will not only improve your ear, but will also help you build your speaking skills.

7. It pays to absorb as much as you can from reading and listening and then try to put what you

have learned into practice through speaking and writing.

8. ………………………同上

9. ………………………同上

10. ……………………..同上 以下试题请在答题卡上按照题号顺序填涂

Part III Reading in Depth (30% 15×2′=30′)

Section A （课文Text 段落节选）

Directions : In this section, there are one passage with 5 questions in total. Four choices of each

question are the missing words in the blanks of each sentence, but they are not in the correct order for the corresponding blanks. In each question, you are required to select the word which fills in the blank marked 1, 2, … or 5. Read the passages through carefully before making your choices.

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

Philip Knight, Nike’s multibillionaire chairman and chief executive, managed to generate a lot ______ ______ _ _1__ ______ when he announced that independent organizations would be allowed ______ __ 2__ ______ _____ _ factories that make his company’s products, that he would toughen the ______ ___ _______ _ 13___ in the factories, and that he would __4___ ______ ______ ______ use of child labor, There is both merit and a lot of ______ ______ ______ __ 5__.

1. A. of B. positive C. recently D. press

2. A. the B. overseas C. inspect D. to

3. A. standards B. health C. safety D. and

4. A. the B. crack C. on D. down

5. A. initiative B. in C. Knight’s D. smoke

Section B

（1篇：每个单元Reading Activity文章，问题的选项顺序打乱；1篇：课外）Directions:In this section, there are 2 passages; each passage is followed by 5 questions. Read the passages carefully, and then answer the questions.

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:

In cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living in apartments. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of losing their homes. However, the critics say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits. Therefore, they invest in other businesses where they can increase their profits. They do not invest in new buildings which would also be rent-controlled. As a result, new apartments are not built. Many people who need apartments cannot find any. According to the critics, the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city.

Some theorists argue that the minimum wage law can cause problems in the same way. The federal government sets the minimum that an employer must pay workers. The minimum helps people who generally look for unskilled, low-paying jobs. However, if the minimum is high, employers may hire fewer workers. They will replace workers with machinery. The price, which is the wage that employers must pay, increases. Therefore, other things being equal, the number of workers that employers want decreases. Thus, critics claim, an increase in the minimum wage may cause unemployment. Some poor people may find themselves without jobs instead of with jobs at the minimum wage.

Supporters of the minimum wage say that it helps people keep their dignity. Because of the law, workers cannot sell their services for less than the minimum. Furthermore, employers cannot

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2012－2013学年第二学期期末考试样题A卷

force workers to accept jobs at unfair wages.

Economic theory predicts the results of economic decisions such as decisions about farm production, rent control, and the minimum wage. The predictions may be correct only if “other things are equal”. Economists do not agree on some of the predictions. They also do not agree on the value of different decisions. Some economists support a particular decision while others criticize it. Economists do agree, however, that there are no simple answers to economic questions.

6. There is the possibility that setting maximum rent may ______.

A. cause a shortage of apartments

B. worry those who rent apartments as homes

C. increase the profits of landlords

D. encourage landlords to invest in building apartment

7. According to the critics, rent control ______.

A. will always benefit those who rent apartments

B. is unnecessary

C. will bring negative effects in the long run

D. is necessary under all circumstances

8. The problem of unemployment will arise ______.

A. if the minimum wage is set too high

B. if the minimum wage is set too low

C. if the workers are unskilled

D. if the maximum wage is set

9. The passage tells us ______.

A. the relationship between supply and demand

B. the possible results of government controls

C. the necessity of government control

D. the urgency of getting rid of government controls

10. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The results of economic decisions can not always be predicted.

B. Minimum wage can not always protect employees.

C. Economic theory can predict the results of economic decisions if other factors are not changing.

D. Economic decisions should not be based on economic theory.

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

The temperature of the Sun is over 5000 degrees Fahrenheit at the surface, but it rises to perhaps more than 16 million degrees at the center. The Sun is so much hotter than the Earth that matter can exist only as a gas, except all the core. In the core of the Sun, the pressures are so great against the gases that, despite the high temperature, there may be a small solid core. However, no one really knows, since the center of the Sun can never be directly observed.

Solar astronomers do know that the Sun is divided into five layers or zones. Starting at the outside and going down into the Sun, the zones are the corona (光环圈), chromospheres (色环层), photosphere, convection zone, and finally the core. The first three zones are regarded as the

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Sun’s atmosphere. But since the Sun has no solid surface, it is hard to tell where the atmosphere ends and the main body of the Sun begins.

The sun’s outermost layer begins about 10000 miles above the visible surface and goes outward for millions of miles. This is the only part of the Sun that can be seen during an eclipse such as the on e in February 1979. At any other time, the corona can be seen only when special instruments are used on cameras and telescopes to shut out the glare of the Sun’s rays.

The corona is a brilliant, pearly white, filmy light, about as bright as the full Moon. Its beautiful rays are a sensational sight during an eclipse. The corona’s rays flash out in a brilliant fan that has wispy (稀疏的) spikelike（穗状的）rays near the Sun’s north and south poles. The corona is the thickest at the sun’s equator.

The corona rays are made up of gases streaming outward at tremendous speeds and reaching a temperature of more than 2 million degrees Fahrenheit. The rays of gas thin out as they reach the space around the planets. By the time the Sun’s corona rays reach the Earth, they are weak and invisible.

11. With what topic is the second paragraph mainly concerned?

A. How the Sun evolved.

B. The structure of the Sun

C. Why scientists study the Sun

D. The distance of the Sun from the planets

12. As it is used in the passage, the word “photosphere” (Line 3, Para. 2) means .

A. a scarlet gaseous envelope surrounding the Sun

B. the luminous envelope of gas surrounding the Sun

C. the mixture of gasses that surrounds any planet or star

D. the luminous irregular envelope of highly ionized gas outside the chromospheres of the Sun.

13. All of the following are parts of the Sun’s atmosphere EXCEPT the .

A. corona

B. chromospheres

C. photosphere

D. core

14. According to the passage, as the corona rays reach the planets, they become .

A. hotter

B. clearer

C. thinner

D. stronger

15. The paragraphs following the passage most likely discuss which of the following?

A. The remaining layers of the Sun

B. The evolution of the Sun to its present form

C. The eclipse of February 1979

D. The scientists who study astronomy

Part ⅣW riting (20%) (与课文Text内容相关的课外题目)

Directions:For this part, you are required to write a short essay entitled The Importance of Hope for College Students, with no less than 150 words.

In Reading 1 of Unit 3, Dr. Snyder does not give direct advice; however, based on the findings in his research, what kind of advice would you give to a new undergraduate?