It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A person’s conception of himself or herself is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people’s reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives. 显而易见，这种不舒适的感觉必然给人们带来了不利的影响。一个人的自我意识反映在他或她的行为上，而一个人的行为会影响他人的反应。一般而言，人们认识自己的方式对他们的生活的方方面面有深远的影响。 Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing “the right thing.” Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, “You’re just saying that to make me feel good. I know it’s not true.” It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful. 羞怯的人非常自卑，他们可能很被动，容易受他人的影响。他们需要得到他人的再次确认：他们所做的是“正确的事情”。羞怯的人对批评很敏感，他们认为批评使得他们更低人一等。他们也发现自己很难因为受到类似的表扬而高兴，如：你刚才所说的使我感觉很好。我知道那不是真的。很明显，尽管具有自知之明是件好事，但过度自谦则是有害的。 Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in hand with a lack of self-esteems, it is important for people to accept their weakness as well as their strengths. 羞怯能根除吗?或至少能减少些吗?幸运的是，许多人能通过坚决而有耐心地建立自信来克服羞怯。既然羞怯与自卑天生相伴，那么人们能看见他们的优缺点是很重要的。 Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Let’s not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life. 每一个人都是独一无二的，都有其价值所在。我们对我们自己个人的方式感兴趣。我们了解自己越多，我们就越容易充分发挥自己的潜能。不要让羞怯妨碍我们实现富裕而有成效的人生。 11. What does the author try to prove by citing “what kind of impression am I making?” 作者通过引用“我给人留下了什么印象?”来试图说明什么？ A. Shy people benefit from their caring about their appearance.
B. People’s shyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions. 羞怯使他们过分关注他们的形象和行为。
C. It’s natural that shy people don’t believe other’s compliments. D. Shy people think they are different from others.
12. According to the writer, self-awareness is _______.根据作者的观点，自知之明是一件_______ A. a good quality 好事 B. the cause of unhappiness C. harmful to people D. a weak point of shy people
13. When being praised, shy people feel that it is _______.当被赞扬的时候，羞怯的人感到这是_______ A. good B. unreal 不真实的 C. very reasonable D. harmful 14. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? 根据文章含义，下列陈述哪一个是正确的？ A. Shyness helps us to develop our potential.
B. Shyness enables us to understand ourselves better.
C. Shyness can block our chances for a rich life. 羞怯能够阻碍我们实现富裕人生的机会。 D. Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem.
15. It can be inferred from the passage that shy people _______.从文章中可以推断出羞怯的人_______ A. should find more of their weakness
B. should understand themselves in the right way应当以正确的方式看待自己 C. had better ignore their weakness
36
D. can get rid of their shyness while maintaining low self-esteem
第三部分：词汇与结构（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
此部分共有5个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项。
16-20: ABCAC
16 A police officer claimed that the young man had attempted to _______ paying his fare. 警官说这个年轻人试图拒付费用。 A. avoid B. reject C. refuse D. neglect
17. While I was in the university, I learned taking a photo, _______ is very useful now for me. 我在大学里学会了照相，现在对我很有用。 A. it B. which C. that D. what
18. This kind of material expands _______ the temperature increasing. 这种材料随温度的提高而膨胀。 A. to B. for C. with D. at
19. People at the party worried about him, because no one was aware _______ he had gone. 晚会上的人都为他担忧，因为没人知道他去哪儿了。 A. of where B. of the place where C. where D. the place
20. A sudden noise of a fire-engine made him _______ to the door. 火警的突然响起使他匆忙走到门口。 A. hurrying B. hurried C. hurry D. to hurry
第四部分：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
以下短文中共包含10个未完成的句子，针对每给句子中空缺部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出正确选项。
21-30: BCADB BCACD
It's very interesting to study names of different countries. Chinese names are different ___21____ foreign names. Once an English lady came to __22___ me. When I was introduced to her she said, \Miss Ping.\Betty, \ __23___ their family names last and the given names __24___, while their middles are ___25___ used very much. I explained to her that the Chinese family name ___ 26___ first, the given name last, so she __27___ never call me Miss Ping. She asked if we Chinese had a middle name. I told her we didn't. ____28__ people may often find three words on a Chinese name card. In this case the family name still comes first, and the other words after it __29___ a two-word given name. It is quite usual in China. My sister is Li Xiaofang. She has two words in her given name instead of just one ___30___ mine. 研究不同国家人的名字是很有趣的事情，中国人的名字不同于外国人的名字。有一次，一名英国女士来拜访我。当我把我自己介绍给她后，她说“很高兴见到你，平小姐”。随后她给了我她的名片，上面写着“贝蒂﹒简﹒布莱克”，因此，我说“谢谢你，贝蒂小姐”。我们相互看了看对方，大笑起来。后来我发现英国人把他们的姓放在最后，名字放在第一位，而中间名字用的不多。我解释给她说，中国人的名字都是姓在前，名在后，因此，她不应该称呼我为“平小姐”。她问我中国人有没有中间名字。我告诉她说，我们中国人没有。虽然人们会在中国人的名片上发现有三个字。在这种情况下，姓仍然是在第一位，而其后的两个字都是名。这在中国很常见。我的姐姐叫李晓芳。她就有两个字的名，不像我的名只有一个字。 21、 A. with 22、 A. find 23、 A. put
B. from B. look at B. placed
C. for C. visit C. took
37
D. in D. meet D. brought D. first
24、 A. at the first B. at first C. in the front
25、 A. never 26、 A. came 27、 A. would 28、 A. But 29、 A. is
B. not B. comes B. could B. Or
B. was
C. /
D. often D. puts D. must D. And D. were
C. put C. should C. While C. are
30、 A. as B. with C. to D. like
第五部分：英翻汉（满分15分）
请把下列3句英文翻译成中文。
31 Transistors are small in size and light in weight.
32. John and his brother differ in personality even if their differences in age are not significant.
33. If you decided to learn a new language, you would have to dedicate yourself wholeheartedly to the cause. 31． 晶体管的体积小，重量轻。
32． 尽管约翰和他哥哥在年纪上相差不大，但他们的个性却不相同。 33． 如果你决定学一门新的语言，你必须全身心地投入。
第六部分：写作（满分15分）
要求在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和中文提纲用英语写出一封不少于80词的短文。
Can Money Buy Happiness？
1． 不同的人对金钱能买来幸福持有不同观点。 2． 我的观点
Can Money Buy Happiness？
Can money buy happiness？The answer varies among people. Some believe that money is the source of happiness, because money provides food for the hungry, medicine for the sick, and clothes for the needy. While others hold that money is the root of evils, because it is the devil of money that drives a person to lie, cheat, steal and worst of all, to murder.
In my opinion, money is essential to being well-off, but not necessarily to well-being. Happiness is a state of mind, not something that can be bought.
钱能买来幸福吗？
钱能买来幸福吗？答案因人而异。一些人认为钱是幸福之源，因为钱能为穷人提供食物、为病人提供医药、为需要帮助的人提供衣服。而其他人则认为钱是罪恶之源，这是因为钱这个魔鬼驱使一个人去说谎、偷盗，最糟糕的是谋杀。
我的观点是钱对幸福生活来说是必要的，但不是必须的。幸福是一种状态，不是可以用钱买的到的东西。
Test 9
第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
此部分共有5个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确选项。
1-5 BCACD
1. —____________. 你父母到巴黎呆了多久了？
—Well, they got there last Wednesday. So about a week. 他们上星期三到那里的。呆了差不多一星期了。
A. When did your parents arrive at Paris? B. How long have your parents been in Paris?
C. Did your parents arrive at Paris last Wednesday?
38
D. When will your parents go to Paris?
2. —How often do you go dancing? 你多久去跳一次舞？
—____________ 每隔一天去一次。
A. I will go dancing tomorrow. B. Yesterday. C. Every other day. D. I’ve been dancing for a year.
3. —Hello, may I talk to the director now? 你好，我现在可以和导演谈谈吗？
—____________ 很抱歉，他现在很忙。
A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment. B. No, you can’t. C. Sorry, you can’t D. I don’t know.
4. —How about going to dinner at the Mexican restaurant tonight? 今晚去墨西哥餐厅吃饭怎么样？
—____________ 太好了！
A. Forget it. B. Sorry, I like Mexican food. C. That’s great! D. Glad you like it.
5. —Madam, do all the buses go downtown? 女士，请问，是不是所有的公交车都开往市区？
—____________ 对不起，我也不是本地人。
A. Wow, you got the idea. B. No, never mind. C. Pretty well, I guess. D. Sorry, I’m new here.
第二部分：交际用语（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）
此部分共有2篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确选项。
6-10 DCBBD 11-15 ABDAB
Passage 1
When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses.
当John和Victoria Falls到达纽约开始他们的一年生活时，他们没有随身带很多东西。他们计划要么住在装修好的公寓里，要么买些旧家具。但是他们很快了解到越来越多的人正在采用的一种新的方式。租用家具（如窗，桌子，盘子等等）已经成为美国发展最快的行业之一。
What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couple – people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture that they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.
什么样的人是租用家具而不是买家具的呢？从事国际商务的人，政府官员，外国学生，航空公司工作人员，刚结婚的年轻夫妇---- 那些由于工作而被迫频繁来往不同的城市的人。他们可以省去每次搬家具的麻烦和费用。他们到一个新家的时候，只需租新的家具就好了。收入少的年轻人不想买那些他们可能很快就不喜欢的便宜家具。他们宁愿等到有钱时买他们真正喜欢的家具。同时，他们发现他们可以租比他们买得起的质量更好的家具。
One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don’t like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think. (248words)
有个家庭，他们有属于自己的大而漂亮的房子，可是他们太喜欢租来的家具了以至于他们决定继续
39
租用而不买新的家具。但是人们通常不喜欢告诉别人这些。租家具的想法还是很新的，他们不能确定邻居们对此会怎么想。
6. Which of the following has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses? ____________ 以下哪个行业已成为美国发展最快的行业之一？
A. Selling home furnishings. B. Renting furnished apartments. C. Selling used furniture. D. Renting home furnishings. 租用家具。 7. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture? ____________ 为什么人们更喜欢租用家具？
A. Because the furniture they get in this way is new. B. Because it saves them a lot of money.
C. Because it saves them much trouble and money. 因为这样可以省去很多麻烦和钱。 D. Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way. 8. What can you infer from the passage? ____________
从段落中你能推断出什么？
A. The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.
B. Renting furniture is not popular in the couple’s home town. 在这对夫妇的家乡，租用家具并不流行。 C. Only those who don’t have enough money to rent furniture. D. People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.
9. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? ____________ 下面哪个作为本段的题目最好？
A. Rent or Buy?
B. A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings. 一种新的获得家具的方法。 C. Furnished Apartments. D. A New Idea.
10. Young people liked renting home furniture in that __________.
年轻人喜欢租用家具是由于什么？ 他们没有钱而且不想买便宜的家具。
A. They have less money
B. They don’t want to buy old furniture C. The new furniture is of good quality
D. They don’t have much money and don’t want to buy the cheap furniture
Passage 2
A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man — the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort. 美国文化的一个特点，并且几乎成为美国的一项传统的是对自我奋斗的人的尊敬――通过自己的努力到达顶峰，通常是白手起家。然而公司，企业的领导，社会地位很高，在社区中获得比一般工人或工厂技术人员更多的尊敬的大学教授，都不愿说出自己的父亲在美国是从一个农民，工人这类人开始奋斗的。 This attitude toward manual（体力的）labor is now still seen many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously（豪华地）furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional may talk about washing the car, digging in his
40
大学英语B 电大统考 2012年必备作文
