用户2013春入学专升本龙剑课程高级英语（2）测试2014年上半年高级英语二第一次作业已开始14-4-20 上午10:10已提交14-5-30 下午10:35状态已完成分数得348 分，满分300 分已用时间204 小时 2 分钟。

说明问题1得0 分，满分5 分Section A (5 points)Directions: Match each word in the left column with its synonym in the right column.答案问题所选匹配1. appalled B.B. shocked and upset2. crassly E.E. stupidly and bluntly3. impoverished D.D. poverty-stricken4. rueful C.C. inspiring pity or compassion5. visceral A.A. instinctive问题2得60 分，满分60 分Section B (20 points)Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four Cho ices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.6. We were most flattered to find that we had a wonderfully ________ audience for last night’s perf ormance.答案所选答案：A. responsive问题3得60 分，满分60 分7. The recent fraud scandal involved and discredited a number of the country’s most ________ poli ticians.答案所选答案：A. prominent问题4得60 分，满分60 分8. When she told him he’d failed again, he walked, ________ hands in pockets, back to his room to cry.答案所选答案：C. dejectedly问题5得60 分，满分60 分9. The unfair reputation of sharks for being fierce ________ on large sea animals is leading to a wor ld wide slaughter and the extinction of many coastal shark species.答案所选答案：B. predators问题6得60 分，满分60 分10. Mrs. O’Kelly was ________ that she won first prize in the essay competition.答案所选答案：A. elated问题7得2 分，满分2 分11. Some journalist had written a(n) ________ about him in which some of the facts were untrue. 答案所选答案：A. profile问题8得2 分，满分2 分12. According to the recent census, under-18s ________ nearly 95% of the single children in Chine se families.答案所选答案：B. constitute问题9得2 分，满分2 分13. In this densely populated city, acid rain is ________; it is a sign both of industrialization and pol lution.答案所选答案：C. prevalent问题10得2 分，满分2 分14. After much questioning of the people concerned, the headmaster at last ________ the truth ab out the incident.答案所选答案：B. elicited问题11得2 分，满分2 分<!--[if !supportLists]-->15. <!--[endif]-->To get the ship back into full working order would ________ spending huge amounts of money and effort.答案所选答案：A. entail问题12得2 分，满分2 分16. Vincent tried livening up the speech by using ________ that illustrated the point he was making.答案所选答案：C. anecdotes问题13得2 分，满分2 分17. The decision to use the bomb remains the most ________ of the Second World War.答案所选答案：B. controversial问题14得2 分，满分2 分18.The Helsinki (赫尔辛基) agreement was supposed to ________ the former Soviet Union’s control over Eastern Europe. 答案所选答案：A. legitimize问题15得2 分，满分2 分19. So far as I remember, our tiny boat was caught in the broad white ________ of the huge ship b efore the accident.答案所选答案：D. wake问题16得2 分，满分2 分20. An early morning rise in blood pressure, heart rate, and the concentration of heart stimulating ________, plus a reduction of blood flow to the heart, may all contribute to the higher incidence of heart attacks between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.答案所选答案：C. hormones问题17得2 分，满分2 分21. He has such a deep affection for his first lover that even after 20 years her name still ________ with beautiful memories in his mind.答案所选答案：C. reverberates问题18得2 分，满分2 分22. Officials of various ranks who abuse power and ________ public property for personal advanta ge are subject to legal punishment.答案所选答案：A. appropriate问题19得2 分，满分2 分23. For the time being, to observe ________ in this controversy is the wisest and most reasonable approach for dealing with its associated problems.答案所选答案：D. dispassionately问题20得2 分，满分2 分24. Although almost everyone would say ________ that education is of prime importance, there are few graduates attracted to the job of teaching.答案所选答案：C. emphatically问题21得0 分，满分2 分25. During the period of economic recession, daily necessities were in short supply and had to be _ _______.答案所选答案：C. rationed问题22得0 分，满分1 分Section C (5 points)Directions: There are 5 sentences in this section. For each sentence there is an underlined part. Rep lace each underlined word/phrase with ONE of the four items marked A, B, C, and D that best keeps its meaning.26. Repreated noises from the nearby building site strain the nerves of everybody.答案所选答案：D. fidget问题23得1 分，满分1 分27. Critical articles on this novel argue that though the plot seems logical, the ending of the novel i s extremely unlikely to be true.答案所选答案：B. farfetched问题24得1 分，满分1 分28. They have spoilt a beautiful movie by making these stupid changes.答案Array所选答案：D. mutilated问题 25得 1 分，满分 1 分29. In a system that encodes information in terms of patterns of activity information processing co uld be going on without a net increase in metabolism. 答案所选答案：B. encrypts问题 26得 1 分，满分 1 分30. Our students’ educational achievements equal, and in many cases surpass, those of students in previous years.答案所选答案：A. outpace问题 27得 8 分，满分 10 分Part II Translation (20 points) Section A (10 points)Directions: Put the following passage into Chinese and write your translation on your Answer Sheet. Virtually all young mammals, as well as some birds, play, as do adults of many species such as our o wn.Young dolphins, for instance, routinely chase each other through the water like frolicsome puppies and have been observed riding the wakes of boats like surfers.Primatologist Jane Goodall, who has studied chimpanzees in Tanzania for four decades, says that chimps “chase, somersault, and pirouette around one another with the abandon of children.”In Colorado, Bekoff once watched an elk race back and forth across a patch of snow — even though there was plenty of bare grass nearby — leaping and twisting its body in midair on each pass.Though recent research suggests that play may help youngsters develop skills needed in adulthood, Bekoff says there’s no question that it’s also fun.“Animals at play are symbols of the unfettered joy of li fe,” he says. 答案所选答案： 几乎所有未成年的哺乳动物,以及一些鸟类,像许多物种如我们人类一样做着成年人所做的事情。