國(guó)家開放大學(xué)電大?？啤毒C合英語(2)》2021期末試題及答案

20、 others, lateness is a result of an inability to judge lime There are nlso (hose who are $。easily distracted thnt they simply "I。" tr8ckn of lime. 30 others never to uHtitnate or leave the time they need to keep on schedule. As for those of us who wait, we can set limits 相 to how long we will sMy b

21、efore leaving. When nppropnate. we can make uur anger known. And thought it is true that being prompt can be as compulsive ns being latet Shakespeare advised this： HBetter three hours too soon than a minute too lnte? " 2L A. breakfast H. lunch C. dinner 「). food 22. A. which a if C? that Ih

22、whnt 23. A. her B. hix C. tny D. their 24. A. fur B. at C. on D. bvforv 25. A. supposed K asked C> demanded IX ordered 26> A? complexrr B. more complex C> most complex [). the most complex 21. A? happiness B< sorrow (二 nnger D. hatred 28. A. resentment B. joy C< entertainment

23、 D. appreeintion 29. A. / U. than C. then D< with 30# A. but B< on the conrrary C while D? and IV? Directions： Each of the passages below in followed by some questions. For cuch question there arc four anywers murked A. H. C andl). Rend the pa\sagcs carcrully and choose the best

24、answer to each or the questions. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points) Questions 3l~35 are hastd on the following passage. As is the ca?e tn many cultures! the degree to which a minority group wa^ ?een z different from the characteristics of the dominant majority determined the extent

25、 of that groups acceptance- Immigrants who were like the curlier settlers were accepted. The large num"?、of imrruMrmiN with siKnificnntly different rhnrnctcriAtiCR tended fu Be viewed a a a thmm to Imibic Atncncan vnluca and the American way of Me. Th" wn? pnrticulnrly true of the immigrants who ar

26、rived by tlw million during thr latr mnrtccnth and cnrly iwnifirth ccnturiM. Mom of them came from povrrt^Atneken nAtionn of gouthcrn “nd sm?rn Europe. I hey spoke hnRUftftcA other than English> and large numbers of thrm were Catholics or Jewm Amencans at the time were very fearful of this new floo

27、d of immigrant』They were afraid that these people were so accustomed to lives of poverty wnd dependence that they would not understand such basic American valued as (recdom ? MelTreliancf and competition. There were so rnAny new immigrants that rhry might even change the basic values of the nation i

28、n undesirable waysu Americanji tried to meet whflt they saw a5 a threat to their values by offering English instruction for the new immigrants and citizenship classes to teach them bfliBie American bdiefse 1 hr ini migrants t however ? often felt that their American teachers disapproved of thr trad

29、itions of thrir homeland- Moreover> learning about American values gave them little help in meeting their mosi important needs such as employmentf food* and a phice to hvc< Far more helpful to thr new immigrants were the Apolitical bosses" of the larger cities of the northeastern United Stales, whe

30、re most of the immigrants fir融 arrived. Those bosses saw too many of the practical needs of the immigrnniR and were more accepting of rhe different homeland traditions. In exchange (or their hdp? the political expected the immigranis to krrp them in power by voting for them in elections< In spite o

31、f thist many scholnrs believe that the political bosses perforntrd an important function in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They helped to assimilate large numbers of disadvantaged white immigrants into the larger American culture. The (act that thr United States had a rapidly exp

32、anding economy at the lurn o( the century made it possible for these new immigrantSf often with the help of the bosses? io better their standard of living in the United StHtcs. As Q result of these new opportunities and new rewardst immigrants came ta accept most of the valuer of the larger American

33、 culture and were in lurn accepted by rhe great mnjority of Americans. For white ethnic groupst therefore# it is generally true that their feeling of being n part of the larger culturr> that i§."Anwri頃i" is much stronger than their feeling of belonging to a neparatr ethnic group—Irish. Italian^ Poli

34、sh> etc. 31. A minority Rroup'飄 acceptance to the country was determined by? the difference they showed from the majority B. the time when they arrived at the new land C. the background conditions they came from D. the religious group to which they belonged 32. Fhv immigrant*9 (lushing in waa c

35、onsidered ? threat to American value mainly beenuNe. A. the immigrHntn cwnic from poverty-stricken nnttonN t>( wuthern and vnstvrn Europe B. the immiKrnntN had been uccimtotncd to poverty and dcpendrnrr C? the nnmiKrniHfi had different homelnnd trndhtonfl and other particular charnctrnAticji 11

36、th?- immiHrMnin did not ?ptftk EnKlinh 33. H(jli/cnship clanfio0 (Pura# 4) were oflrrrd l>ccAUHr Amcric?n>. A- wanted to help the irnrniKrAntB to nolvr their pmcticfll needs K would not accept uny groups with diKcrent traditions C? wanted the immiMrantn to dc?l with fhr threat to the American va

37、Iuca I). wnntrd the immiKrantM to learn about nnd to keep thr American valucN 34. Thr politicnl bossen helped the new irnrniKronts for the main purpose ol. A. showing off thrir polifiral powers and AclvAntAgrM B. Retting aupport in elections C annirnilatinH the minority into the majority IX Nh

38、owittK their genrroMity 35? The living standnrdH of the new ntirnigrAntsi wrre improved in the late ninrtrrnth nnd curly twentieth ccnluric? moinly because. A. lhey kept thr fx^liticul boKHtf* in power K. thr politicnl ho邱” ?nvc them n lot o( prariicnl help C they hnd ? murh jiirongrr freliHK o(

39、 brinu n |>?rt of the lArgcr culture I). I hr re was n rnpid growth in American economy nt that lirnr QutfUions 36~1() are bused an the following passage. Among the more colorful character* of Lcfldvillr^n golden age were ILA. W? Taltor a nd bin ?rcand wife# Elan both McCoun. better known ns MBab

40、y DocH. Their history is fast becoming one of the Icgendii of the Old WcMf< Horace Austin Warner Tabor wan n school true her in Vermont. With hm wife and two childrrn he left Vermont by covered wngon IBS5 to a horncBtead in Knn^nsh Perhnps he did not find UrmtnR to his likings or pvrhupn he wm lured

41、 by rumors of fortuncA fo be made in Colornda mine*. Al any ratrt a frw year、 Inter he moved w頃 io the nniAll (/olorndo mintnK camp known ar ('nlifornin Gulch, which hr Inter renflmed Lr/idvillr when he became Hn leading cituen> "(，an dcpo?itB of lend itrr a tire to be (ound here. " he mid. As it t

42、urned out ? it was silver? not lead ? that was to make LcadviHef s fortune and wealth. Tabor knew little about mining himself, so he opened a general More, which sold everything from boots to salt, flour, and tobacco. It was his custom to w grubstakeM prospective miners, in other words? to supply th

43、em with food and supplies* or "grub”, while they looked for ore> in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discoverecL He did this for a number of years, but no one that he aided ever found anything of vnlue< Finally one day in the year 1878. so the story koc\ two minern enme

44、in nnd asked for HgrubH. Tabor hftd decided to quit supplying it bec&UBe he had lost too much money that wny. They were persistent? however, and Tabor was too busy to Argue with thcm> "（）h help yourstIL One mare time won't rnnke nny ddfcrcnccfM He said and went on selling 黑hoes ond hath to other cus

45、tomers. The two miners took $ 17 worth of supplies，in return for which they KHvr Tiibor a one-third interest in their findings. They picked a barren place on the mountninside nnd br?an to dig. After nine days they struck a rich vein of silver. Tabor bought the nhureb ol the other two men* and ho the

46、 mine brlongeri to him alone. This mines known as the aPitTfiburgh Mirw." made $ 1 300 000 for fabor in return for hiji $ 17 investment. Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another barren hillside juM outside the town for $117 000. This turned out to be even more fnbulouM than the Pittsburght

47、yielding $ 35 000 worth of silver per day At one time. Leadville grew. Tnbor became ns firnl mayor ? nnd Inter became lieutenant governor of the stair- 36. Lcudville got its name for the following rrnhonM EXCEPT bccautc. A. Pabor became its Imding citizen K greAt deposilx of lead is expected !o b

48、e found there C. it could bang good fortune to Tubor Il it was renamed 37. The word MgrubstakeH in paragraph 2 rne/ins ? A> to supply miner* with food and supplies B. to open a grnrral storr to do oncfH contribution to the developmrni of the mine I）, to Rupply miners with food and supplies a

49、nd in return gd a in the nunc, il one was discovered 38- Tabor muck hiM hrnt fortune. A? by gupplying two prospectivr miners nnd 中」“叫 in return a on^third intercut in 』the findlngii H. because he wns pcrnuiidcd by the two rtiincrM lo quit Atipplyinx C. by buying the xhares of the othern I X a*

50、 a hind npecuhtor 39. The underlying rranon for TnborS life career in . A> purely Aceidcnul H. ImmmI on the annly^i^ af miner * x bring very poor and thrir pc泌ihihty of dheovering prafitabir nitning C through the hrlp from hi，nncond wife 【）. hr pliinnrd wr|| and Mcconipiinhcd target叩 |>y step

51、40e If this pnsjwige is the first part of an articlrt what might be introduced in the following part? A. Tabor *s life. K Tnbor second wife. Elizabeth McCourt. C? Other colorful characters. 【). Tabor's other carers V< Directions： Put each of the following sentences into English or Chinese, usi

52、ng the word given In the bracket if any. Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points) !!? Actually> local people led him to the sitr of ihr ruins, covered with jungle growth. 12> His friends were so frightened that they drove ofL 43> Do you feci that danger lic? only in the outside world?

53、除非不下由了 ?占羽我不會(huì)去露營(yíng). 15.我壓力很大. 試題答案及評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn) （僅供參考） 1 . （20% > 1. A 2. A 3. D 4. D 5.H 6. H 7.C 8.C 9. B 10. c 11.(20%) n.n 12. H 13. C 14. B I5.C 16. A 17. A IB. H 19. H 20. H 10.(20%) 21. C 22. H 23.D 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. C 2& D 29. C 30. B IV. (20%) 31. A 32

54、. C 33. D 34. B 35.1) 36. C 37. D 38. A 39. Ei 擁.B V.C20%> （答案并不一定曷求與所給答案完仝?樣.符合句息.無滸法鉛俱甫3分M本構(gòu)ft切 意.無事大沿法鋁誤,得2分$不K符合句急?仃明邱沿法情投出1分「不符合可意?句子無怯 設(shè)憧,鳩0分.其他情配,的情扣分。 w. Actually? local people ted him to the Mite of the ruinn. covered with jungle growth. 42. Him friend* were no frightened thm they drove