江西财经大学
07－08学年第二学期期末考试试卷
试卷代码： 04586A 授课课时：96
课程名称：基础英语IV 适用对象：06级英语专业本科班
试卷命题人 刘有发 试卷审核人 李莉
Part I Reading Comprehension (2’X 20 = 40’)
Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. 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 and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.
Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each lasting for one semester. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.
For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employers.
All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs. Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating has to appear before a student court. With the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity. A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career. 1. Normally a student would at least attend ____ classes each week.
A）36 B) 12 C) 20 D) 15
2. According to the first paragraph, an American student is allowed ____.
A）to live in a different university
B) to take a particular course in a different university C) to live at home and drive to classes
D) to get two degrees from two different universities
3. American university students are usually under pressure of work because ____.
A） their academic performance will affect their future careers
B) they are heavily involved in student affairs C) they have to run for positions of authority D) they have to attend a lot of classes
4. Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probably because ____.
A）they hate the constant pressure and strain of their study B) they will then be able to stay longer in the university C) such positions help them get better jobs D) such positions are usually well paid
5. The student organizations seem to be effective in ____.
A）dealing with the academic affairs of the university B) ensuring that the students observe university regulations
C) evaluating students’performance by bringing them before a court D) keeping up the students’enthusiasm for social activities
Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.
Television can help us see the pattern of American life and understand the events that unite or dived us.
Consider an example of the deaths of the political leaders, including John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy. These deaths caused a profound unification of the whole nation. Therefore the whole nation shared the experience of grief and shame. Television let us intensely and dramatically participates in these historical events. Though it we are jointed with other people for a few electric moments.
But television can also divide us from each other. The dividing has occurred in confrontations between young and old, radicals and conservatives, police and students, blacks and whites, and hawks and doves. These confrontations have dramatized the feeling beneath the surface of society. They have shown Americans in conflicts, which stem from our policy in Southeast Asia and range to the busing of school children. Such events have provided an opportunity for bigots(抱偏见的人)， who promote stereotyped thinking. And these confrontations have infected our social and emotional wounds.
So television does more than transmit movies, weather, sports and variety shows. It helps shape our feeling toward each other and ourselves, and some time unites us, and sometimes divides us.
6. Television can help us take part in ___________ A) Electric moments B) Historical events C) Emotional wounds D) Stereotyped thinking
7. Television can also make worse ___________ A) The social contradiction B) The surface of society C) Conservative thinking D) Grief and shame
confrontations are only welcomed by those who are __________ A) Infected by the social wounds
B) Going to shape their feeling toward themselves C) Obstinately devoted to their own belief D) Providing the opportunity for thinking of the following statements is true?
A) Some political leaders were once bigots.
B) Television sometimes transmit more movies than historical events C) Confrontations are the sign of division
D) Television often provides stereotyped thinking suitable title for this passage would be_________ A) Social Unity and Division B) Television’s Conflicts
C) Unification and Confrontations D) Television’s Social Influence
Passage 3
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
My father’s reaction to the bank building at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York city was immediate and definite: “You won’t catch me putting my money in there!” he declared, “Not in that glass box!”
Of course, my father is a gentleman of the old school, a member of the generation to whom a good deal of modern architecture is upsetting, but I am convinced that his negative response was not so much to the architecture as to a violation of his concept of the nature of money.
In his generation money was thought of as a real commodity（实物） that could be carried, or stolen. Consequently, to attract the custom of a sensible man, a bank had to have heavy walls, barred windows, and bronze doors, to affirm the fact, however untrue, that money would be safe inside. If a buildings design made it appear impenetrable, the institution was necessarily reliable, and the meaning of the heavy wall as an architecture symbol dwelt in the prevailing attitude toward money.
But the attitude toward money has, of course, changed. Excepting pocket money, cash of any kind is now rarely used; money as a tangible commodity has largely been replaced by credit. A deficit（赤字） economy, accompanied by huge expansion, has led us to think of money as product of the creative imagination. The banker no longer offers us a safe: he offers us a service in which the most valuable element is the creativity for the invention of large numbers. It is in no way surprising, in view of this change in attitude, that we are witnessing the disappearance of the heavywalled bank.
Just as the older bank emphasized its strength, this bank by its architecture boasts of imaginative powers. From this point of view it is hard to say where architecture ends and human assertion（人们的说法） begins.
11. The main idea of this passage is that _____.
A） money is not as valuable as it was in the past
B） changes have taken place in both the appearance and the concept of banks C） the architectural style of the older bank is superior to that of the modern bank D） prejudice makes the older generation think that the modern bank is unreliable
12. How do the older generation and the younger one think about money?
A） The former thinks more of money than the latter.
B） The younger generation values money more than the older generation.
C） Both generations rely on the imaginative power of bankers to make money.
D） To the former money is a real commodity but to the latter the means of producing more money.
13. The word “tangible” （Line 2, Para. 4 ） refers to something _____.
A） that is precious B） that is usable
C） that can be touched D） that can be reproduced
14. According to this passage, a modern banker should be _____.
A） ambitious and friendly B） reliable and powerful C） sensible and impenetrable D） imaginative and creative
15. It can be inferred from the passage that the author\\’s attitude towards the new trend in banking is _____.
A） cautious B） regretful C） positive D） hostile Passage 4
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:
According to sociologists, there are several different ways in which a person may become recognized as the leader of a social group. In the family, traditional cultural patterns confer leadership on one or both of the parents. In other cases, such as friendship groups, one or more persons may gradually emerge as leaders, although there is no formal process of selection. In larger groups, leaders are usually chosen formally through election or recruitment.
Although leaders are often thought to be people with unusual personal ability, decades of
research have failed to produce consistent evidence that there is any category of “natural leaders”. It seems that there is no set of personal qualities that all leaders have in common; rather, virtually any person may be recognized as a leader if the person has qualities that meet the needs of that particular group.
Research suggests that there are typically two different leadership roles that are held by
different individuals. Instrumental leadership is leadership that emphasizes the completion of tasks
by a social group. Group members look to instrumental leaders to “get things done”. Expressive leadership, on the other hand, is leadership that emphasizes the collective well beings of a social group’s members. Expressive leaders are less concerned with the overall goals of the group than with providing emotional support to group members and attempting to minimize tension and conflict among them.
Instrumental leaders are likely to have a rather secondary relationship to other group members. They give others and may discipline group members who inhibit（阻碍） attainment of the group’s goals. Expressive leaders cultivate a more personal or primary relationship to others in the group. They offer sympathy when someone experiences difficulties and try to resolve issues that threaten to divide the group. As the difference in these two roles suggest, expressive leaders generally
receive more personal affection from group members; instrumental leaders, if they are successful in promoting group goals, may enjoy a more distant respect. 16. What does the passage mainly discuss? A） The problems faced by leaders.
B） How leadership differs in small and large groups. C） How social groups determine who will lead them. D） The role of leaders in social groups.
17. The passage mentions all of the following ways by which people can become leaders EXCEPT ————. A） recruitment
B） formal election process C） specific leadership training D） traditional cultural patterns
18. Which of the following statements about leadership can be inferred from paragraph 2?
A） person who is an effective leader of a particular group may not be an effective leader in another group.
B） Few people succeed in sharing a leadership role with another person.
C） A person can best learn how to be an effective leader by studying research on leadership. D） Most people desire to be leaders but can produce little evidence of their qualifications. 19. In mentioning “natural leaders” in line 7, the author is making the point that _____.
江西财经大学大一英语考试试卷
