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大学英语A8

一、阅读理解

In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the film-maker Walt Disney. He had an unusual voice and wanted to work in Disney's cartoon films for children. When Walt Disney heard Nash's voice, he yelled "Stop! That's our Duck!"

The Duck was the now-famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the film as a wise little hen. Donald lived in old houseboat and wore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audiences liked him because he was lazy and greedy, and because he lost his temper very quickly. And they loved his voice, when he became angry with Mickey's eight nephews. Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn't a goody-goody like Mickey.

In the 1930s, '40s and '50s Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world, and safety in the home. Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared-there were no more new cartoons. Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But today's children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice.

1.Who is Walt Disney?

A.He played the part of Donald Duck.

B.He made Disney's cartoon films.

C.He had an unusual voice.

D.He drew cartoons.

2.Walt Disney chose Clarence Nash ______.

A.because his voice was right for Mickey mouse

B.because his voice was right for the duck in a new cartoon film

C.because he was fond of playing jokes

D.because he was quite humorous

3.The first Donald Duck film ______.

A.appeared in 1934

B.was shown in 1933

C.was greatly appreciated in 1966

D.was popular in 1930

4.Today's children can see Donald Duck ______.

A.in new films

B.at the cinema

C.on television

D.in storybooks

5.Which of the following is NOTtrue?

A.Clarence Nash had Donald Duck's voice.

B.People liked Donald Duck better because he was lazy and greedy and became angry quickly.

C.Donald Duck's voice disappeared in 1966 and there were no more new cartoons.　

D.Mickey Mouse wasn't a goody-goody.

Regular child care provided outside home or by someone other than the mother does not in itself undermine healthy emotional connections between mothers and their 15-month-old infants, according to a long-term national study. The finding holds even if care begins during the first 3 months after birth and runs for 30 hours or more per week.

Among infants who receive unkind and unresponsive care from their mothers, however, the mother-child relationship may be damaged. "This research helps us put apart complexities regarding child care that have not previously been studied in detail," contends Jay Belsky, a psychologist.

The investigation consists of 1,153 children and their families living in or near Boston. The youngsters, no more than 1 month old when they entered the study in 1991, will be tracked until the age of 7. Experimenters administered questionnaires to mothers in their homes and videotaped baby caretakers interacting with the kids at ages 1, 6 and 15 months. Independent observers rated the quality of each child care efforts and note 成人学历 d infant nervousness. Unlike most previous studies, this one allows researchers to observe each caretaker's personality at child nursing, and kids' emotional reactions by the equipment.

6.From the first paragraph we know that ______.

A.mother care is the best according to a national study

B.child care outside home is the best in accordance with the study

渝粤教育 >C.regular child care outside home does not in itself do harm to mother-child relationship

D.connections between mothers and infants are damaged by outside care

7.According to the passage, unresponsive care from a mother may ______.

A.ruin a kid's growth

B.harm the mother-child tie

C.hurt a baby's emotional reaction

D.spoil a child's personality

8.Jay Belsky implies that the study of child care ______.

A.was never carried out in the past

B.was not done much in detail in the past

C.was greatly ignored by psychologists and researchers

D.was interesting but very difficult to make discovery

9.The main difference between the investigation and the previous ones is that ______.

A.the researchers started with only one month old infants

B.the observers could rate the quality of child care efforts and analyzed them soon

C.the researchers were able to give the questionnaires to mothers in their homes

D.video equipment enabled researchers to observe what was happening directly

10.Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the investigation?

A.It will last at least 7 years.

B.Cooperation from the mothers is also necessary.

C.Some independent observers play a part.

D.Researchers paid site visits to see a caretaker's personality and kids' emotional reactions.

二、词汇与语法

11.They haven't arrived. There is a ______ that they have taken the wrong road.

A.proportion

B.possibility

C.personnel

D.property

12.Miss White said she met him _______ chance yesterday morning.

A.with

B.by

C.for

D.through

13.I don't think it appropriate to __________such an issue at the meeting.

A.bring in

B.bring off

C.bring up

广东开放大学 >D.bring about

14.He dared not ask for leave ________ losing his job.

A.in need of

B.for fear of

C.in case

D.for the reason that

15.__________ the price is concerned, this car is a good bargain.

A.As low as

B.As soon as

C.As much as

D.As far as

16.- Hurry, there is a bus coming.

- Why run? There'll be 渝粤题库 another ______.

A.one in two or three minutes

B.one after two or three minutes

C.after two or three minutes

D.one for two or three minutes

17.Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert ______ it means standing in a queue all night.

A.as if

B.provided

C.even if

D.whatever

18.- How exciting! I drove my new car at a speed of 110km/h on Sunday morning.

- Were you crazy? You ________ yourself!

A.must have killed

B.would have killed

C.should have killed

D.could have killed

19.In Shenzhou VI, Chinese astronauts aren't only spaceship drivers, _______ machine repa 国家开放大学 irers and scientists.

A.so

B.or

C.and

D.but also

20.It is generally considered unwise to give a child _______ he or she wants.

A.however

B.whatever

C.whichever

D.whenever

三、完型填空

In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words __21__ which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we learn, that is to say, from the __22__ of our own family and from our familiar associates, and which we should know and use __23__ we could not read or write. They concern the common things of life, and are the stock in trade（惯用手段） of all who __24__ the language. Such words may be called "popular", since they belong to the people __25__ and are not the exclusive right of a limited class.

__26__, our language comprises a multitude of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings __27__ to every educated person, but there is little necessity to use them at home or in the market-place. Our first __28__ with them comes not from our mother's lips or from the talk of our school-mates, but from books that we read, lectures that we listen to, or the more formal conversation of __29__ educated speakers who are discussing some particular topic in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual level of everyday life. Such words are called "learned", and the __30__ between them and "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.

21.

A.at

B.by

C.with

D.through

22.

A.members

B.relatives

C.mates

D.fellows

23.

A.despite

B.even if

C.since

D.as well as

24.

A.say

B.apply

C.practise

D.speak

25.

A.at least

B.at most

C.at large

D.at best

26.

A.As a matter of fact

B.In short

C.In general

D.On the other hand

27.

A.know

B.are known

C.are knowing

D.knowing

28.

A.encounter

B.approach

C.acquaintance

D.experience

29.

A.highly

B.deeply

C.greatly

D.mainly

30.

A.contradiction

B.discrepancy

C.similarity

D.distinction

四、汉译英

31.多亏了他的帮助，我在工作中取得了突破。（breakthrough）

anks to/Due to/Because of his help, I made a breakthrough in my work.

32.我们想知道她是否会出席这个音乐会。

are wondering whether she will attend/come to this concert.

33.我们必须努力学习，否则就无法通过考试。

must study hard, or/otherwise we will not /can't pass the exam.

34.她和我都不知道为什么经理昨天没有来上班。

ither she nor I know why the manager didn't come to work yesterday.

五、写作

35.写作

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

Some people prefer a high-paying job with long hours that would allow them little time of enjoying leisure with their families and friends, while others are in favour of a lower-paying job with shorter hours that would give them more time with families and friends. What is your opinion? Write an essay on the topic “Salary and Leisure”. You should base your essay on the outline below:

a)高薪高压力的工作的优势和弊端

b)低薪低压力的工作的优势和弊端

c)你会做出什么样的选择，原因是什么