南开19年3月考试《大学英语(二)》考核要求答案

南开19年3月考试《大学英语(二)》考核要求答案

Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fullfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. Task 1

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 21 to 25. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C), and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Do you find it very difficult and painful to get up in the morning? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.

During the hours when your labor through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as: “Get up, Peter! You’ll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that Peter is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.

You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit if better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you’re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning, but you have an important to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won’t change your cycle, but you’ll get up steam and work better at your low point.

Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours. 21. If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably ________. [A] he is a lazy person.

[ B ] he refuses to follow his own energy cycle. [C] he is not sure when his energy is low.

[D] he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening.

22. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage? [AJ Unawareness of energy cycles. [B] Familiar monologues.

[C]A change in a family member’s energy cycle.

[D] Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.

23. If one wants to work efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should __________. [A]change his energy cycle [B] overcome his laziness [C]get up earlier than usual [D] go to bed earlier

24. You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will __________.

南开19年3月考试《大学英语(二)》考核要求答案

[A] help to keep your energy for the day’s work. [B] help you to control your temper early in the day [C] enable you to concentrate on your routine work

[D] keep your energy your energy cycle under control all day 25. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[A] Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one’s energy.

[B] Dr. Kletman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day. [C] Habit helps a person adapt to his own energy cycle. [D] Children have energy cycles, too. Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 26 to 30.

People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking. They try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six stages in analyzing a problem.

First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot read it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find out the reason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific.

Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully.

After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels.

Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels. He immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels. 南开19年3月考试《大学英语(二)》考核要求答案

Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterwards his bicycle works perfectly. In short , he has solved the problem. 26. What is the best title for this passage? A. Six Stages for Repairing Sam’s Bicycle B. Possible Ways to Problem-solving C. Necessities of Problem Analysis D. Suggestions for Analyzing a Problem

27. In analyzing a problem we should do all the following except . A. recognize and define the problem

B. look for information to make the problem clearer C. have suggestions for a possible solution D. find a solution by trial or mistake

28. By referring to Sam’s broken bicycle, the author intends to _________. A. illustrate the ways to repair his bicycle B. discuss the problems of his bicycle C. tell us how to solve a problem D. show us how to analyze a problem 29. Which of the following is NOT true? A. People do not analyze the problem they meet.

B. People often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. C. People may learn from their past experience. D. People can not solve some problems they meet.

30. As used in the last sentence, the phrase “in short” means _________. A. in the long run

B. in detail

C. in a word

D. in the end

Task 3

Directions: The following is a product. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline below it (No. 31 to No. 35). You should write your answers beriefly ( in not more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.

Coffeemaker

This coffeemaker is a newly-arrival of this summer. It is offered in 15 colors (bright yellow, light green, blue-green, peach, light pink, elegant silver, mysterious dark, etc. ). Equipped with strength Selector, Coffee Strength Control System, Clock Timer, Drip-stop, Walter-level Indicator 南开19年3月考试《大学英语(二)》考核要求答案

and Automatic Shut-off, this high-quality coffer maker can make 10-15 cups of coffee in a short period of 15 minuters. With the Strength Selector you can set this coffeemaker to brew coffee at the strength you like best——from mild to strong . The Coffee Strength Control System clearly indicates at which point the water and coffee ingredients are perfectly balanced. Thanks to the Drip-drop feature you can pour coffee during the brew process, without spilliing coffee on the hotplate. Want to wake up to the smell of fresh coffee? The Clock Timer makes it possible. Own your ideal coffeemaker now!

Information on new coffemaker Color: It is offered __31___ colors Equipments: It is equipped with Strength Selector, Coffee Strength Control System, _32__, Drip-stop, Walter-level Indicator and _33___ Time-consume: this coffee maker can complish producing coffee in a period of _34__ Type of coffee: this coffeemaker can be set to brew coffee at the strength you like best——from __35__ .

Task 4

Directions: The following is a list of terms related to contract. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to (与……等同) those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 36 through 40. A—make a contract

B—originals of the contract C—copies of the contract D—draft a contract E—a written contract

F—contract terms (or contract clause) G—contract life

H—to bring a contract into effect I—break the contract J—cease to be in effect K—cancel the contract L—alter the contract M—contractual dispute N—contract parties

O—contractual liability/obligation P—contractual life