大學英語第二學期期末考試試卷-wenkub

　

【正文】 or familiar word parts. If they do not give you exact meanings, they should at least bring you much closer. Through the dictionary Now you can see why you should consult the dictionary last, not first. You‘ve looked carefully at the context. You‘ve looked for familiar word parts. Now you play Sherlock Holmsan exciting role. You hypothesize. In light of context or word parts, you try to solve a mystery. What exactly does that strange word mean? Only after you go through the mental gymnastics to e up with a tentative definition should you open the dictionary to see if you‘re right. After all, those first two steps or approaches spark a stronger than usual interest in that 【 第 3 頁 共 30 頁 】 dictionary definition. You‘re now personally involved. Did you figure out the word meaning? Your heightened interest will lead to a better memory of both word and meaning. It also encourages your development of the habits needed to accelerate your progress. And when you see in black and white the definition you had expected, what a feeling of acplishment is yours. In that way, the CPD Formula provides the exact dynamic interplay of approaches for maximum effectiveness. Well, there it is, your new formulaContext, Parts, Dictionary. Use it! The exercise that follows will give you specific, step by step help in sharpening your awareness of contextual clues, learning the most useful word parts, and using the dictionary with increased accuracy and ease. The results will be like the money in the bank. 1. Paul T. Rankin found that the average individual spent most of his waking time either reading, writing, speaking or listening. 2. Researchers in the Human Engineering Laboratories discovered the evidence that big vocabulary means big financial success. 3. Reading through ―vocabulary in context‖ is more effective than reading through ―word in parts‖. 4. Hybrid corn is not like a hybrid approach to vocabulary in that hybrid corn doesn‘t ensure maximum results which the latter ensures. 5. In reading, most college students will consult the dictionary when they encounter a new word, which offers greater help. 6. Often, reading through familiar word parts definitely helps understand the meaning of unfamiliar words one reads. 7. This passage is meant to teach readers how to enlarge their vocabularies by means of the CPD Formula. 8. It is advised that you not consult the dictionary before you go through the mental gymnastics to get ____. 9. Compared with consulting the dictionary, readers‘ heightened interest in using context and word parts will lead to ____ of word and meaning. 10. The benefits of using ____ will be similar to depositing money in the bank. Part II Reading Comprehension (reading in depth) (2 points each, 40 points) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part .Each passage is followed by five questions or statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A B C and D .You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage Education in the United States is pulsory for children up to about the age of sixteen. Most young people stay in school longer than that. Most graduate from high school at the age o f seventeen or eighteen. Almost half of these high school graduates continue their education at a college or university. 【 第 4 頁 共 30 頁 】 Education for most young people in this country is free up to the time they graduate from high school. There are private schools, but most parents send their children to public schools, where students do not pay tuition. When young people go to college, however, they must pay tuition at a public university or a private university. University costs are going up a lot. Private universities have bee very expensive because the government does not help the private schools. Who pays? The parents of children in college may have to pay more, or often the students may have to find a job. There students have to worry about assignments and grades and also about their jobs. If they work too much at their jobs, they may be absent from class or miss assignments or make too many errors on tests. They may even fail their courses and have to leave the university. For many students, the problem of getting an education is not just a problem of homework and exams. They also have to make money to pay for tuition. And professors don‘t teach them how to do that! 11. In the United States, almost half of the high school graduates ____. A) go to colleges and universities B) need not pay any tuition C) have to enter open universities D) work hard to avoid errors on tests 12. Which of the following statements is not true? A) Most parents prefer to send their children to public schools rather than to private schools due to tuition. B) Education is not free until the student‘s graduate from high school. C) University costs are on the increase. D) The students may be absent from class if they work overtime. 13. The private university students have to pay more money for tuition because ____. A) the government does not finance the private universities B) none of the panies support the private universities C) the teaching quality of the private universities is far superior to the public ones D) they have some trouble in passing the exams 14. If they need money, college students ____. A) have to ask the local authorities for help B) have to find jobs C) need to get a higher education D) should work hard and earn more 15. The main idea of the passage might be ____. A) selecting a good university in the United States B) the increase in university costs in the United States C) the argument about education in the United States D) the problem of get