1、。裝。訂。線。2011 年2012 年第二學期計服專業英語二外 II 試卷 A 卷時間共 120 分鐘Part Fillhe bls wippropriate words, and change the forms if nesary. (15 pos)1. There is no air on Mars, so ( 1 )is imsible on the planet.nks to public schoolboys by2.3.Football was saved from ( 2 )of the18th century.The Roman Empire ( 3 ) around AD

2、395. The Romans are remembered for being brave butcruel fighting men, who liked to waten or animals and men fighting to deas a form of entertaent.So it was not strange for the Roman soldiers to play football as a ( 4 ) war game.The village pub is a place for the ( 5 ) and the local people to relax a

3、nd chat after a days work while the small river is a ( 6 ) for boys in summer.The terrible earthquake, during which all his family members lost their lives, is a (7 ) to him.King James I (1566-1625) was King of England from 1603, and King James VI of Scotland (from 1567). He4.5.6.was the son of Mary

4、, Queen of Scots. He was thethe football game.king to ( 8 ) himself to be entertained with7.In some cities people are ( 9)to _ ( 10 ) small animals, because pets may spread diseasesand create health problems.violent; nightmare; farm-hand; disaster; savage; forbid; admit; rise; habiion;haunt;persuade

5、;permit; vanish; habiion; place;raise; extinct;farmPart Word FormationFill out the following bls with derivatives of the wordshe brackets. (15 pos)stayed indoors, dreaming of the1.Because of the( 1 )(cold)of the weather, we( 2 )(warm) of summer.2.I havent got a ruler with me. Can youl me the( 3 )(wi

6、de),( 4 )(long) and( 5 )(high) of the box?3.4.5.6.7.8.9.Our( 6 )(depart) was delayed because of bad weather.Nobody knows who were the oldest( 7 )(inhabit) on this island.She became a( 8 )(Buddha) when she migrated to the( 9 )(Buddha) country.department is.Ive just asked the sales( 10 )(assist) where

7、 the household applianAfter 13 years of hard work, he is now a world-famous( 11 )(piano).Although he is a( 12 )(Vietnam), he can speak fluent( 13 )(Korea).The( 14 )(host) of todays program is a distinguished( 15 )(act), Miizabeth Wood.Part Reading Comprehen(20 pos)Directions:his section there are 4

8、passages followed by questions or unfinished sements,each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one best answer.Passage Onet you think is theAt of twelve years, the human body is at its most vigorous. Is yet to reach its full size and strength, andits owner his or her fullelli

9、gence; bu this age the likelihood of death is least. Earr, we were infants andyoung children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a progressive loss of our vigor andwhich, though imperceptible at, will finallye so steept we can live no longer, however wellwe look after ourselve

10、s, and however well society, and our doctors, look after us.This decline in vigor with the passing of time is called ageing. It is one of the most unpleasant discoveries which weall maket we must declinehis way,t ifsc wars, accidents and disease we shall eventually die of題號12345678910總分得分閱卷人old age,

11、 andt this happens at a rate which differs little from to, sot there are heavy odds infavor of our dying betns of sixty-five and eighty. Some of us will die sooner, a few will live longer-ono a nh or tenth decade. But the chan are against it, and there is a virtual limit on how long we can hope tore

12、main alive, however lucky and robust we are.Normal people tend to fet this pros unless and until they are reminded of it. We are so familiar with the factt man ages, t people have for years amed t the pros of losing vigor with time, ofing morelikely to die the older we get, was something self-eviden

13、t, like the cooling of a hot kettle or the wearing-out of a pairof shoes. They have also amedt all animals, and probably otheranismch as trees, or even the universeitself, musthe nature of things wear out.Most animals we commonly observe do in fact age as we do, if given the chance to live long enou

14、gh; andmechanical systems like a wound watch, or the sun,n fact an out of energy in accordance with the second law ofthermodynamics (熱力學) (whether the whole universe does so is a moot poat present). But these are notogous to whappens when man ages. A run-down watch is still a watch and can be rewoun

15、d. An old watch,by contrast,es so worn and unreliablet it eventually is not worth mending. But a watch could never repairitself-it does not consist of living parts, only of metal, which wears away by friction. We could, at one time, repairourselves-well enough,east, toe all but the most instantly fa

16、tal illnesses and accidents. Betn twelvenockand eighty years we gradually lose thiser; an illness which at twelve would knock us over, at eighty cus out, ando our grave. If we could stay as vigorous as we are at twelve, it would take about 700 years for half ofus to die, and another 700 for the surv

17、ivors to be reduced by half again.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.1. Which of the following sements is INCORRECT?A. Ourtwelve years represent the peak of human development.B. People usually are unhappy when reminded of ageing.C. Normally only a few of us can live to the eighties

18、and nineties.D. People are usually less likely to die at twelve years old.2. The word ithe lastence of Paragraph Two refers toA. remaining alive until 65.B. remaining alive after 80.C. dying before 65 or after 80.D. dying betn 65 and 80.3. What is ageing?A. It is usually a phenomenon of dying at an

19、old age.B. It is a factt people cannot live any longer.C. It is a gradual loss of vigor and.D. It is a phase when people are easily attacked by illness.4. What do the exles of watch show?A. Normally people are quite familiar withing pros.B. All animals and otheranisms undergoing pros.C. The law of t

20、hermodynamics functionshe ageing pros.D. Humans ageing pros is different fromt of mechanisms.5. Which of the following best fits the style of this passage?A. Argumenion.B. Exition.C. Narration.D. Description.Passage TwoRecently, Congresal Democrats roduced legislation to make it easier for older wor

21、kers to win agediscrimination lawsuits. Age discrimination remains a significant workplace ie.In recent ten years, 15.79 percent of cases brought to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commis, weredescribed as sucsful claims. While this number is small given the number of workers covered by the AgeDisc

22、rimination in Employment Act, many, if not most, instanhiring discrimination often go undetected. of age discrimination are never sued, and casesMost of those who do sue are white, male middle-managers who are likely to have lost a sizeable salary and pen.For the most part, other groups do not sue b

23、ecause the costs of a lawsuit outweigh the potential benefits. Agediscrimination remains a significant workplace ie.There is strong experimental evidence for age discrimination in hiring, at least for entry-level jobs. Recently, I performed a labor market experiment inton in which I sent out thousan

24、ds of resumes for fictitious (虛構的)entry-level female candidates and measured response rate based on date of high school graduation. Among thisgroup, younger applicants, whose date of high school graduation indicated t they were lessn 50 years old,were 40 percent more likely to be called back for ane

25、rviewn were older applicants.It is difficult tol whether employment problems are worse for older workersn for other workers when timesemployment, but this finding byare bad. The number of discrimination lawsuits increases during times of higitself does not indicate an increased level of age discrimi

26、nation.imes of higher unemployment, the opportunitycost to a lawsuit is lowern it is when times are good.From the employers , mass layoffs may seem like a good chance to remove a higher proportion ofgenerally more expensive older workers without the worry of being sued. On the other hand, employers

27、may be lesslikely to remove protected older workers because they still fear lawsuits. One thing we do know is t once anolder worker loses a job, he or she is much less likely to find a new jobn a younger worker is.Unfortunay, the effect of legislation prohibiting age discrimination is not easy to se

28、e and may actually be part ofthe reason it is so difficult for older workers to find employment. If it is more difficult to fire an older workern ayounger worker, a firm will be less likely to want to hire older workers. , my research finds t in seswhere workers have longer time to bring a lawsuit c

29、laim, older men work fewerks per year, are less likely to behired, and less likely to be firedn men in ses where they do nove as much.Not many people would suggestt we go back to a world prior to Discrimination in Employment Act, inwhich advertisements specify the specific ages of people they are wi

30、lling to hire. However, legislation prohibitingdiscrimination is no panacea (萬靈藥). The recent pronegative effects on potential older workers.ed congresal legislation could have bothitive andQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.6. A lot of cases of age discrimination are not found bec

31、auseA. age discrimination law was justroduced recently.B. other discriminated groups dont sue except the whites.C. age discrimination cases are in largety and it is difficult to detect all of them.D. many discriminated people dont sue and costs of a lawsuit outweigh potential benefits.7. The labor m

32、arket experiment inton showstA. younger male applicants are more likely to be hiredB. age discrimination is quite common in hiring pron their female countarts.s.C. the author collected information byerviewing female applicants.D. female applicants who are 50 years old will never have a chance to get

33、 a job.8. What may lead to the increase of discrimination lawsuits during times of higemployment?A. The increase of age discrimination.B. The decrease of age discrimination.C. The decrease of opportunity cost to lawsuits.D. The increase of opportunity cost to lawsuits, .9. From the last paragraph, w

34、e learnA. employers could specifyts of people they want to hirehe past.B, all employers recruited workers through advertisementhe past.C. legislation prohibiting discrimination cant free old workers from age discrimination.D. the recent proed congresal legislation is ineffective.10. The author is wh

35、en heyzesdiscrimination ie.Passage ThreeParents are often upset when their children praise the homes of their friends and regard it as a slur (詆毀) on theirown cooking, or cleaning, or furniture, and often are foolish enough to let the adolescents seet they are annoyed.They may even accuse them of di

36、sloyalty, or make some spiteful remark about the friends parents. Such a loss ofdignity and descento childish behavior on the part of the adults deeply shocks the adolescents, and makes themresolvet in future they will not talk to their parents about the place or people they visit. Before very long

37、theparents will be complainingt the child is so secretive and neverls them anything, but they seldom realizetthey have brought this on themselves.Disillument with the parents, however good and adequate they may be bos parents and as individuals, is tosome degree inevitable. Most children have such a

38、 high ideal of their parents, unless the parents themselves havebeen unsatisfactory,t it can, hardly hope to stand up to a realistic evaluation. Parents would be grey surprisedand deeply touched if they realized how much bef their children usually haveheir character and infallibility,and how much th

39、is faith means to a child. If parents were prepared for this adolescent reaction, and realizedt itwas a signt the child was growing up and develo valuableers of observation and independent judgmentthey would not bert, and therefore would not drive the childo opition by resenting and resisting it.The

40、 adolescent, with his pas for sincerity, always respects a parent who admitst he is wrong, or ignorant, orevent he has been unfair or unjust. What the child cannot five is the parents refusal to admit these charges ifthe child knows them to be true.Victorian parents bevedt they kept their dignity by

41、 retreating behind an unreasoning authoritarian attitude; infact they did nothing of the kind, bhildren were then too cowed to let them know how they really felt. Today wetend to go to the other extreme, but on the whole this is a healthier attitude both for the child and the parent. It isalways wis

42、er and safer to face up to reality, howevainful it may be at the moment.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.11. According to the passage, children would arouse parents disappoment forA. admiring their friends homes.B. talking back to their parents.C. complaining home-made dishes.D.

43、 making some spiteful remark.12. When adolescents feel disilluwith their parents, it meanst theyA. feel disappoed with their parents.B. are develoo maturity.C. just want to hurt their parents.D. are expressing their discontentment.13. Adolescents in VictorisA. had shown more respect for parentsn tod

44、ay.B. always answered back to deal with the problem.C. admired the authoritarian attitude of their parents.D. were too afraid toWhat is the tone of the passage?A. Critical.B. Humorous.C. Serious.D. Ambiguous.What does this passage mainly discuss?A. Children wille more and more mature when growing up

45、.B. Parents have to change their ways in educating their children.l what they really thought.C. Thes betn parents and their children are inevitable.D. Parents have made mistakes in communication with children.A. pessimisticB. partialC. objectiveD. doubtfulPassage FourWhat comes to mind when you hear

46、 the word-diversity? Ies of raceender may spring to mindEqual rights?Or minority ies?I encourage people to look at a much wider definition of the word1 would tend to say diversity is “differentness” inany formA good exle of this kind of diversity has been experienced by every who ever left behind th

47、ecomforts of home and movedo uncharted territoryIes of diversity are informed not only by your culturalbackground and context，but also by your religion，age，field of work，family situation，ality，and countless other factorst make us uniqueDiversity affects everyoneIts for this reasont diversity hase su

48、ch a buzz wordThe buzz happens because its all about how youhandle itIts very much like the job a comer has when creating a great musical comitionIf the comerunderstands what eacique note and dynamic mark is capable of in combination with the otharts，the resultachieved is extraordinaryIf, however，no

49、ne of the parts is communicating with the others，were left with acacophony(刺耳)On aal level its this understanding and acceptance of “the other” which rests at the core ofdiversity Whether were talking about navigating through a multicultural urban environment or uprootingand moving to a new foreign

50、sol context，it is nesary to set aside rigid amptions about “the other” and putolfhe others shoes. So how do we make this leap? Its often as simple as asking questions and being carefulnot to amet what you see is nesarily what the other side sees.Ofteny workshops I give alesson to the audience to ill

51、ustrate this principle. Ipresent theandplish the imsible. The participants receive the same props but simply cant manage. We look morecarefully at the situation and realizet the amptions they made about it actually blocked them from achievingthis feat; a feat they suddenly are emered to do which, mo

52、ments ago, was imsible.The goal in being sensitive to diversity is to cultivate a culture of respect for peoples differenand understandtsuch an environment is benefil to everyone involved.Diversity awareness is an evolution. We cant get there by snap our fingers, and it isnt a matter of trainingpeop

53、le to have textbook politically correctitudes. Instead its a case of looking at the big picture of how we seethe world, understanding why we see itand benefit from it.t way, and then making sure we do our part to genuinely value differenceQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.Accordi

54、ng to the author, diversity isA. confusing.B. extraordinary.C. quite common.D. universal.It in Paragraph Three refers toA. diversity.B. the buzz.C. how to handle diversity.D. the formation of diversity.18. The author bevestA. to handle diversity one should put himself in others shoes.B. when you are

55、 in a foreign environment, do as the Romans do.C. diversity can hardly be defined.D. diversity derives from cultural difference.19. The exle of alesson is to showA. everyone can do.B.is nothing but a feat.C. what blocks people from handling diversity.D. it issible to achieve anything.20. How to rais

56、e diversity awareness according to the author?A. By living in an unfamiliar environment.B. By having politically correctitudes.C. By being sensitive to everything one experien.D. By understanding peoples differen.Part Paraphrase the following underlined sentenon your ANSWER SHEET with theitalicized

57、words below. (10 pos)The ship was rocking from side to side on the rough sea.During a war, human beings sometimes behave like wild animals.3.4.5.The exploof a bomb made such a noiset people nearby all awoke in fear and surprise.When the movie was over, the audience moved towards the exits.Each indiv

58、iduals contribution to the fund seemed of little importance or value, but the total sum was very large.6.7.8.9.Can you fully understand the importance of higgestion?When we livedhe country, we had a house with plenty of space.Many womenhe countryside still carry on such simple and plain crafts as ma

59、king jams and weaving baskets.Harents sent the girl to a private school which offered instructionusic.10. After a short rest, the army climbed over the top of the mountain.wistart ; unsignificant ; the crest; commodious; taught; ugly; homely; tossing;savage; king; made for; runo; head; know; apprete

60、; insignificant;tuitionPart V TranslationA. Translate the following 10 sentenfrom Chio English on your ANSWER SHEET.(15 pos)1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.盡管他們差別很大,卻成了好朋友。(despite)這副手套將保護你他把身上的錢花了個這位年輕人從水里不受凍。（protect）。(use up)女兒救了出來。(savefrom)同事已經失去了工作，她總算保住了。(hold on to)天開始下雨了，她附近的一個避雨處。（make for）這個菜只有牛肉和蔬菜，做起