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大学英语A8

一、阅读理解

When you think of the cinema, the phrase “watching a movie” probably comes to mind, and, in fact, moviemakers work very hard to make their films interesting visually. But movies also contain stories, dialogues, music and sound effects - things that people don't need to see in order to enjoy.

Movie reviewer Marty Klein has created a website to help visually impaired peoplechoose movies that they can follow themselves. Klein gives movies a rating from 1 to 10. A movie receives a high rating if there are only a few main characters whose voices are easy to recognize. Klein also likes an interesting story without too many changes in time and place. A large amount of dialogues between the characters is better than long silences or noisy action scenes.

Of course, visually impaired people can enjoy many films when a friend explains the parts that can only be seen. But that means that blind people cannot go to the movies independently. To solve these problems, some movie theaters have begun to offer recorded audio descriptions of the movements, scenery, and special effects that other audience members can see on the screen. Blind moviegoers receive a wireless headset to wear during the movie. This allows them to listen to the narration while still hearing a movie's music and other sounds that surround them in the theater.

Another blind movie reviewer, Jay Forry, writes movie reviews that are published on his website. He also writes for newspapers and is a guest on radio shows. Forry gives movies one of five ratings, including, “So good, blind people will like it” and “I'm glad I couldn't see it.” Forry became a writer after going blind at the age of 20 and he decided to go to college. His first articles appeared in the college newspaper, and Forry's writing skills and sense of humor are what keep people reading his reviews or listening to them on the radio. After “watching” The Sixth Sense, Forry commented that he thought the movie was excellent, but that he envied the boy who was the main character: “He had six senses, and I only have four.”

1.What is the best title for the passage? ______

A.Movies for the Visually Impaired People.

B.Filmmakers Who Makes Films Interesting.

C.Movies that are Rated from One to Ten.

D.The Story of Jay Forry, a Blind Writer.

2.“Visually impaired people” refers to those who _____.

A.are completely deaf

B.can't see anything

C.cripples when walking

D.don't trust in others

3.According to Marty Klein, a movie ____is most suitable for visually impaired people.

A.receiving the lowest rating

B.filled with many characters

C.without too many dialogues

D.being not too complicated

4.What do theaters do concerning with visually impaired people? ______

A.They assign staff to explain some parts of the movie.

B.They arrange movies especially for these people.

C.They offer recorded audio description of the movie.

D.They persuade these people not to go to the theater.

5.We can infer from the last paragraph that Jay Forry_____.

A.is very upset about his misfortune

B.is good at writing reviews of films

C.became a writer before he's blind

D.doesn't like the film the Sixth Sense

“You’re trying to control my life,” says my nine-year-old son. “I don’t know why you think you can do that, but you can’t.” I received this bit of information after I asked Gabriele to put his dirty socks in the basket. And I get no sympathy from my mother, who says,“You let him have his way from the beginning.”

It’s true. I have always asked Gabriele’s opinion, found out how he felt about things - treated him as my peer, not my child. And what have I got from my troubles? A lot of back talk. At least I’m not alone; it’s a complaint heard among parents across the country.

It’s not just that we’re confused by the contradictory advice offered in parenting books. The fact is, in an effort to break away from how we were raised - to try something more liberal than our parents’ “do it because I say so”approach - our generationhas gone too far. “Today’s parents want to be young, so they try to be friends with their children,”says Kathy Lynn, a parenting educator.

“When it comes to discipline, our society has gone from one extreme to the other,”says Ron Moorish, a behavior specialist. “We used to use the strap, to intimidate. Then we had permissiveness, and now it’s about giving children choices and allowing them to learn from their own experiences.”

Real discipline, says Moorish, is about teaching. “By correcting our children when they do something wrong, we teach them how to behave properly,”he says. But this only works, he emphasizes, if parents regain their position of authority. Children will always be children. The key is for parents to choose to take the time to guide and teach their kids.

Rita Munday, a mother of four children, couldn’t believe the dramas that played out in the children’s shoe store she operated. She often saw children insist on having the high-priced, brand-name shoes. And even when the mother didn’t want to spend the money, she would give in when the kid started acting up and throwing shoes around.

Rhonda Radice, Munday’s younger colleague, is one parent who has bucked the trend and is proud of it. “I don’t negotiate with them. You can’t. I’ve seen parents come into the store and bribe their children to behave. You shouldn’t have to buy love and respect.”

6.The author’s way of treating her son ____________.

A.is shared by many parents

B.is encouraged by her mother

C.proves to be quite successful

D.shows little concern for the child

7.It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

A.parents should learn to make friends with their children

B.parents need to follow the advice of parenting books

C.today’s children enjoy more freedom than the previous generation

D.today’s parents are better at raising children than the previous generation

8.According to the passage, to have “discipline”means that parents should ___________.

A.adopt the “do it because I say so”approach

B.teach their children to understand the rules

C.negotiate with their children for a decision

D.never allow their children to have their ways

9.If Ronda Radice is the parent who has “bucked the trend”, which of the following can also be cited as the example for “bucking the trend”?

A.Parents buy whatever their children want.

B.Parents treat their children as their equals.

C.Parents make decisions for their children.

D.Parents maintain authority over their children.

10.The main point of the passage is to __________.

A.compare different ways of raising children

B.analyze the problems faced by today’s parents

C.explain the importance of understanding children

D.point out the mistakes made by the older generation

二、词汇与语法

11.The old paper mill has been ______ to make way for a new shopping centre.

A.held down

B.kept down

C.cut down

D.turned down

12.Ten minutes earlier, ________ we could have caught the last train.

A.or else

B.but

C.otherwise

D.and

13.__________purpose did you say their team would beat ours?

A.For which

B.What

C.For what

D.Which

14.Tom was _______ $20 for driving too fast.

A.given

B.punished

C.fined

D.paid

15.Not only Tom but also his wife ______fond of watching television.

A.are

B.were

C.be

D.was

16.Our products are displayed in Stand B22, _____ you will find me during office hours.

A.when

B.which

C.that

D.where

17.- Does he speak English or Russian?

- He doesn't speak_________.

A.either

B.neither

C.another

D.none

18.This couple has two daughters, _________ of whom is working in the U. S.

A.the younger

B.the youngest

C.a younger

D.the young

19.They ________ thankful to have the opportunity to further their studies.

A.would like to be

B.ought to be

C.would rather be

D.had better be

20._____ pollution control measures are expensive, local governments hesitate to adopt them.

A.Although

B.However

C.Because

D.Moreover

三、完型填空

Miss Ebert kept the little bakery on the corner. Two __21__ three times a week, she had a customer in __22__ she began to take an interest. He was a middle-aged man __23__ spectacles and a brown beard. He spoke English with a strong German accent. His clothes were worn and wrinkled, but he looked neat and had very good manners. He always bought two loaves of stale (不新鲜的) bread. He never asked for anything __24__ stale bread; it cost a lot less than fresh bread.

Once Miss Ebert __25__ a red and brown stain on his fingers. She was sure that he was an artist and very poor. No doubt he lived in an attic, where he __26__ pictures and ate stale bread and thought of the good things __27__ eat in the bakery.

Often when Miss Ebert sat down to her evening meal, she __28__ sigh and wish the artist might share her food __29__ of eating his dry bread.

One day the customer came in __30__ usual and asked for his stale bread. As the sudden noise of a fire-engine made his hurry to the door, Miss Ebert seized her opportunity. She cut each of the loaves with a knife, inserted some butter and, when the customer turned round, she was putting them into a paper bag.

21.

A.and

B.thus

C.or

D.then

22.

A.whom

B.who

C.which

D.that

23.

A.on

B.from

C.in

D.with

24.

A.while

B.but

C.in spite of

D.instead

25.

A.noticed

B.knew

C.notified

D.noted

26.

A.wrote

B.painted

C.studied

D.worked

27.

A.off

B.for

C.at

D.to

28.

A.should

B.will

C.would

D.could

29.

A.because

B.despite

C.enough

D.instead

30.

A.such

B.as

C.so

D.in

四、汉译英

31.他很后悔没有把握住那次出国深造的机会。

regretted that he failed to take advantage of the opportunity to go abroad to study.

32.我们会尽最大努力来帮助她做这个工作。

will do/try our best to help her with her/the work.

33.他不但乒乓球打得好，而且钢琴弹得好。

can not only play ping-pong well, but also play the piano well.

34.这是你自己的错，不要将工作的失败归咎于别人。

’s your fault. Don’t blame others for the failure of your work.

五、写作

35.写作

Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.

You are to write an essay on the topic “Healthy Relationships”. You should base your essay on the outline below:

a)建立良好的家庭关系的必要性

b)建立良好的社会关系的必要性

c)建立良好的人际关系的几个要素