2012年7月曲师大英语二级考试A卷

第1页共13页2011-2012第二学期大学英语二级试题(A)卷（答案必须写在答题卡和答题纸上，写在试题册上不得分）PaperOneI.ListeningComprehension(25%)SectionADirections:Youwillheartenshortconversations;aquestionwillfolloweachconversation,listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.1.A.Tocausetrouble.B.Toprotecthishome.C.Toplaysports.D.Todefendhimself.2.A.Makehimselfgreat.B.Makeagoodimpression.C.Getsomerest.D.Getanewattitude.3.A.Hesolveditmathematically.B.Heaskedforamiracle.C.Heworkedouttheanswer.D.Hegottheanswerinadream.4.A.Providedsomestudymethods.B.Gotherreadyfortests.C.Gaveheralistoftests.D.Madeherstudyforhertests.5.A.Todosomethingpeoplehaven’ttried.B.ToexplorewaystofightAIDS.C.Towriteapublication.D.Toaskpeopletothinkaboutit.6.A.Becausehedidn’thaveanotherchoice.B.Becausehedidn’tfinishcollege.C.Becausehelikestobehighup.D.Becausehelikestallbuildings.第2页共13页7.A.Becauseshefiresallofthethieves.B.Becauseshewillfireanyoneshecatchesstealing.C.Becausesheisgoodatcatchingthieves.D.Becauseshefeelsverystronglyaboutstealing.8.A.Nottogetatattoo.B.Nottobeoutlate.C.NottogooutwithMike.D.Nottobelateagain.9.A.Becausesheonlyneedshelp,notworry.B.Becauseshecannotgethelpfromherfriends.C.Becausethefirstpersonwillhelpher.D.Becausefriendswillhelpher.10.A.Thatshestudymore.B.Thatshegotoclassmoreoften.C.Thatshefinishherhomeworkonline.D.Thatshetakeanonlineclass.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thepassagewillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofthepassageyouwillhearfivequestionsaboutwhatwassaid.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.11.A.Totakeawalkalongtheshore.B.Togoswimminginthesea.C.Topickupstarfishonthebeach.D.Toenjoythesunshineonthebeach.12.A.Somebodydancingalongthebeach.B.Somebodyswimminginthesea.C.Somebigfishwashedonshore.D.Somebodytryingtokillthestarfish.13.A.Ayoungmanwaspickingupshellfish.B.Ayoungmanwasthrowingthestarfishintotheocean.C.Ayoungmanwascatchingabigfish.D.Ayoungmanwashurtbyabigshark.14.A.Hethoughthecouldsaveallthestarfish.B.Hethoughthecouldsavealargepartofthestarfish.C.Hethoughttosaveevenonesmalllifewouldmakeadifference.D.Hethoughttherewouldbenodifferenceofsavingmoreorfewerlives.15.A.Infavorofthewiseman’sopinion.B.Keepsaneutralposition.C.Showsacriticalattitudetowardstheyoungman’sbehavior.D.Infavoroftheyoungman’sopinion.SectionC.CompoundDictationDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequired第3页共13页tofillintheblanksinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyou’vejustheard,orwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckthem.(注意：此部分试题请在答题纸上作答。)Ifyouwanttochangecareersorindustries,workingonanMBAfull-timemaybethewaytogo._____L1_____MBAprogramstaketwoyearstocomplete.Theseprogramscanbeveryexpensive,but____L2_____gainspecialskills,experienceandknowledge.Someschoolsalsooffer____L3___one-yearprograms.AdvancingyourcareerManyprofessionalswanttopursueMBAdegreeswithout____L4_____work.Ifthisisyou,thinkaboutdoingapart-time,distanceor____L5______MBAprogram.Butbecareful.Many____L6___prefertraditionaltwo-yearprogramstothesedegrees.BecomingthebossThosewithalotofexperienceintheirfieldmaywishtopursueanExecutiveMBA(EMBA).Thesedegreesprovideageneralbusinesseducationforupper-levelmangers.MostEMBAstudents___L7______________________________________________________________________________________.Takeyourtimeandchoosecarefully.L8_________________________________________________________________________________________.II.ReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreereadingpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswertoeachquestionandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassageTherearefivebasicfunctionsofanewspaper:toinform,tocomment,topersuade,toinstructandtoentertain.Youmaywellthinkthislistofinstructionsisintheorderofimportancebut,ifso,youwouldnotbeinagreementwiththemajorityofthereadingpublic.Ofthe2groupsofnewspapers—thepopularityandthequality,theformerhasareadershipofmillions,whilethelatter,onlythousandsorhundredsofthousands.Yet,thepopularpapersseemlargelydesignedforentertainment,with,forexample,light-heartedhumanintereststories.Theinformationcontentisratherlow,andinstructionisveryminor.Thequalitynewspapersputamuchhighervalueoninformationandamuchloweroneonentertainment.Itisnotonlyincontentthatthe2groupsofpapersdiffer.Thereisadifference,too,inthestyleinwhichthearticlesarewritten.Thepopularpapersgenerallyusemoredramaticlanguagewithalotofword-play.Theirjournaliststendtouseshortersentencesandavoidlesswell-knownvocabulary.Thismeansthat第4页共13页popularnewspapersareeasierforanativespeakertounderstand,thoughprobablynotforanon-nativespeaker.Popularpapersaregenerallysmallerwithfewercolumnsperpage.Theyhavebiggerheadlinesandmorephotographs.Thearticlesareshorterandtherea