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大学英语A2

一、阅读理解

Teachers have become especially important to the future of public education in the U.S. But with the number of teachers increasing, the nation faces another problem － the shortage of teaching talents (人才). That's why hundreds of school districts across the country are looking for ways to attract, reward and keep good teachers. One of the most popular ideas is the system of merit pay, which aims to measure the quality of teachers' work and pay teachers according to the results of the measurement.

Traditionally speaking, public schools' salaries are based on years that a teacher spends on the job and college credits he or she earned. It is a system supported by unions who suggest treating all teachers equally. Under this situation, the longer a teacher works, the more credits he or she is rewarded, and the higher salary he or she gets.

But not all authorities (当局) accept this way to measure teacher's work efforts. Policymakers are now focusing on a relatively more measurable aspect: student test scores. In many districts, authorities are carrying out systems that can track student scores back to the teachers who have taught them. Based on the scores, the authorities may determine the bonuses (奖金) given to each teacher and, in some cases, target to help teachers make progress of their teaching quality. According to some researches, offering bonuses to teach 成人学历 ers who raise student achievement will improve the overall quality of teaching. More importantly, it can attract more highly qualified talents into the field of education.

It's hard to argue against these policies, which are indeed working, but such programs have backfired in some states. As far as I'm concerned, a more promising way is to combine the system of merit pay with more opportunities for professional training and exchange of experience for both the talent and novice (新手) teachers.

1.The best title for the passage is ______.

A.National Public Education

B.Public School Salaries

C.Ways to Reward Good Teachers

D.Professional Training

2.The traditional system is supported by unions because they think _______.

A.teachers can be treated equally in this way

B.teachers are rewarded and paid as individuals

C.it is focused on credits instead of test scores

D.its measurement is reasonable and acceptable

3.In devised systems, test scores are traced back to teachers in order to _____.

A.compare them with their advantages and shortcomings

B.measure their competence and help them make progress

C.share their experience and raise student achievement

D.give each teacher an equal chance to being rewarded

4.The sentence “… such programs have already backfired in some states (paragraph 3)” shows that the programs____.

A.are supported by the nation

B.have reached its goals

C.are not worth trying

D.have some disadvantages

5.The author's attitude towards merit pay is _______.

A.favorable

B.critical

C.confused

D.neutral

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 noted 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

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

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.Since I am _____of your plan, tell me every detail, please.

A.aware

B.worried

C.ignorant

D.pleased

12.A businessman should know his buyers not just _______ buyers, but _______people.

A.like … like

B.like … as

C.as … as

D.as … like

13.The Law requires that everyone ________ his car checked at least once a year.

A.will have

B.had

C.has

D.have

14.It was to the life-boat _______ he owed his life.

A.what

B.which

C.that

D.why

15.His answer was so confusing that I could hardly make any ________ of it at all.

A.sense

B.meaning

C.intelligibility

D.interpretation

16.The manager urged his staff not to _________ the splendid opportunity.

A.drop

B.escape

C.miss

D.slide

17.The girl will get _______ her nervousness once she is on stage.

A.over

B.through

C.off

D.away

18.You have only 1000 words in which to ______ his speech.

A.amount to

B.sum up

C.lead to

D.take up

19.Since there is not much time left, I'll tell you about it _______.

A.in detail

B.in brief

C.at length

D.in all

20.This book discusses the most recent events of space travel, it certainly is ____.

A.up to now

B.up to this moment

C.up to this point

D.up to date

三、完型填空

Why are children so different in their response __21__ the same situation? Some research suggests that styles of parenting may affect children's __22__ in dealing with their world. According to some researchers, there are three parenting styles and one style of parenting enhances children's competence more than the others. Typical behavior patterns of children __23__ according to each are as follows. Authoritarian parents value control and expect their children to obey __24__ questioning. In __25__ homes, children are so strictly controlled that often they cannot 渝粤题库 make independent choices about their 广东开放大学 own behavior. Permissive parents value self-expression and self-regulation. They are warm, noncontroling, and undemanding. In permissive homes, children receive so __26__ guidance that they may become uncertain and anxious about __27__ they are doing the right thing. Authoritative parents respect children's independent decisions, interests, and opinions, but also stress social values. They are loving, demanding, firm in maintaining standards and willing to impose __28__ punishment. In authoritative homes, children know __29__ is expected of them and can decide whether it is worth __30__ parental displeasur 渝粤教育 e to pursue a goal. These children know the satisfaction of meeting responsibilities and achieving success.

21.

A.with

B.at

C.to

D.for

22.

A.competence

B.attitude

C.opinion

D.value

23.

A.raise

B.raising

C.raised

D.to raise

24.

A.in spite of

B.without

C.regardless of

D.upon

25.

A.authoritative

B.democratic

C.liberal

D.authoritarian

26.

A.few

B.much

C.many

D.little

27.

A.that

B.whether

C.what

D.how

28.

A.mild

B.severe

C.harsh

D.lenient

29.

A.that

B.it

C.what

D.which

30.

A.challenging

B.risking

C.blending

D.overcoming

四、汉译英

31.他在任何情况下总能找到解决问题的办法。

can always find a way to solve problems/ overcome difficulties in any situation.

32.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.

33.有了他的帮助，我们就没有其他什么可担心的了。

th his help, we have nothing else to worry about.

34.老板告诉我们这项工作必须在圣诞节前完成。

e boss told us that the work must be finished before Christmas.

五、写作

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

You are to write an essay on the topic “My Dream House”. You should base your essay on the outline below:

1.描述你现在住所的状况

2.你梦想的住所是什么样子

3.在你的梦想住所都可以做哪些活动