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1、江西财经大学 0708学年第二学期期末考试试卷试卷代码： 04586A 授课课时：96课程名称：基础英语IV 适用对象：06级英语专业本科班试卷命题人 刘有发 试卷审核人 李莉 Part I Reading Comprehension (2X 20 = 40) Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marke
2、d 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 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each co
3、urse which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each lasting for one semester. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a
4、student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one univers
5、ity and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice. For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employers.All this imposes a constant pressure and strai
6、n of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs. Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities. Any student
7、who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating has to appear before a student court. With the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity. A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it wi
8、ll be of benefit to him later in his career.1. Normally a student would at least attend _ classes each week.A）36 B) 12 C) 20 D) 152. According to the first paragraph, an American student is allowed _.A）to live in a different university B) to take a particular course in a different universityC) to li
9、ve at home and drive to classes D) to get two degrees from two different universities 3. American university students are usually under pressure of work because _.A） their academic performance will affect their future careersB) they are heavily involved in student affairsC) they have to run for posi
10、tions of authorityD) they have to attend a lot of classes4. Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probably because _.A）they hate the constant pressure and strain of their studyB) they will then be able to stay longer in the universityC) such positions help them get be
11、tter jobsD) such positions are usually well paid5. The student organizations seem to be effective in _.A）dealing with the academic affairs of the universityB) ensuring that the students observe university regulationsC) evaluating studentsperformance by bringing them before a courtD) keeping up the s
12、tudentsenthusiasm for social activitiesPassage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.Television can help us see the pattern of American life and understand the events that unite or dived us. Consider an example of the deaths of the political leaders, including John F. Kennedy, Martin
13、 Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy. These deaths caused a profound unification of the whole nation. Therefore the whole nation shared the experience of grief and shame. Television let us intensely and dramatically participates in these historical events. Though it we are jointed with other people
14、for a few electric moments.But television can also divide us from each other. The dividing has occurred in confrontations between young and old, radicals and conservatives, police and students, blacks and whites, and hawks and doves. These confrontations have dramatized the feeling beneath the surfa
15、ce of society. They have shown Americans in conflicts, which stem from our policy in Southeast Asia and range to the busing of school children. Such events have provided an opportunity for bigots(抱偏见的人)， who promote stereotyped thinking. And these confrontations have infected our social and emotional wounds.So television does more than transmit movies, weather, sports and variety shows. It helps shape our feeling toward each other and ourselves, and some time unites us, and sometimes divides us.6
