福建师范大学2023年8月课程考试《高级英语阅读(二)》作业考核试题.doc

1、 高级英语阅读(二)期末考试A卷 姓名： 专业：学号： 学习中心：（附答案）$答案务必写在最后一页答案卷上，否则不得分！一、客观题（答案务必写在答题纸上， 60分，每题3分）I 判断对错： 对的写“T”， 错的写“F”Read lesson 4 Text B , Do True or False Questions（阅读教材第4课课文B ，判断对错）:Washington Irvings Sunnyside in Tarrytown, New YorkAccompanying a plan of Sunnyside (unprinted here), a former residence of

2、 Washington Irving in New York, is the following text. We have left out its title, which indicates clearly its purpose, in the hope that the reader will reconstruct it after reading the text.Sunnyside is one of the few surviving and best-documented examples of American romanticism in architecture an

3、d landscape design. Andrew Jackson Downing featured Sunnyside in his Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening (1841) as an example of the progressive improvement in Rural Architecture. which, he explained, strives to be in perfect keeping with surrounding nature by its varied and p

4、icturesque outline. Architectural beauty, he taught, must be considered conjointly with the beauty of the landscape,Walking the 24-acre grounds is a pleasure in every season. Swans glide on the pond Irving called the little Mediterranean, and a stone flume delights the ear with the sound of rushing

5、water. A path leads up a small rise and from there down into the glen, and up to the house. Behind the house, another path winds along the Hudson for views of the river at its widest point, the Tappan Zee.The modest stone cottage which was later to become Sunnyside was originally a tenant farmers ho

6、use built in the late-seventeenth century on the Philipsburg Manor. During the eighteenth century, the cottage was owned by a branch of the Van Tassel family, the name Irving later immortalized in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.Irving purchased the cottage in 1835 and directed the remodeling, adding Du

7、tch-stepped gables, ancient weathervanes, and developing Gothic and Romanesque architectural features for other parts of the house. He was so pleased with his home that in 1836 he wrote to his brother, Peter: I am living most cozily and delightfully in this dear, bright little home, which I have fit

8、ted up to my own humor. Everything goes on cheerily in my little household and I would not exchange the cottage for any chateau in Christendom.Todays visitor to Sunnyside sees Irvings home much as it appeared during the final years of his life. The authors booklined study contains his writing deska

9、gift from his publisher, G.P. Putnam and many personal possessions. The dining room, in which Irving and his dinner guests often gathered to enjoy the beautiful sunsets over the Hudson River, adjoins the parlor. Here Irving played his flute, while his nieces, Sarah and Catherine, accompanied him on

10、the rosewood piano. The piano and other original furnishings still grace the room. The small picture gallery off the parlor contains some original illustrations for Irvings work. The kitchen was quite advanced for its day, having a hot water boiler and running water fed from the pond through a gravi

11、ty-blow system. The iron cookstove was also a modern convenience, replacing the open hearth in the 1850s.The second floor of the house contains several bedrooms, each of which has its own personal character. The guest bedroom is furnished with a French-style bed and painted cottage pieces. The ingen

12、ious arches in this and other rooms were designed by Irving. His bedroom, where he died in 1859, contains the authors tester Sheraton bed, along with his walking stick and a number of his garments and personal effects. The small, bright room between the bedrooms might have been used by Irvings nephe

13、w and biographer, Pierre Munro Irving, who cared for his uncle during the last months of his life. The room was used originally to store books and papers. The bedroom used by Irvings nieces contains an Irving-family field bed with hand-made bobbin lace hangings, a chest of drawers, sewing stands, an

14、d an ornamental stove. The guest room contains a cast iron bed probably made in one of the foundries along the Hudson.Write True (T) or False (F)for the following questions.1. Sunnyside is the former residence of Washington Irving in Washington D.C2. .Sunny side is a typical representative of Romant

15、icism of American city architecture.3. According to Andrew Jackson Downing , architectural beauty must be in harmony with the beauty of the surrounding landscape.4. During the 18th century ,the cottage was owned by Van Tassel who was mentioned by Irving in his book “the Legend of the Hollow” .5. Irv

16、ing didnt make any change to the cottage after he purchased it.6. Todays Sunnyside has changed a lot compared with its appearance in Irvings time.7. Sunnyside was built near the Hudson River.8. The study , the dining room , the parlor and the kitchen are all on the first floor of Irvings house.9. Al

17、l the bedrooms on the second floor are almost furnished in the same style.10. Washington Irving was cared for by his daughter during the last period of his life.II 选择题 Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of t

18、hem there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer, and you have m

19、ade a different statement. Hold it for 3 seconds, and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a persons gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gaze-time are you permitted? To answer this quest

20、ion, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up and to assure them that you mean no threat. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction, you need to emit a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you

21、 cut off eye contact, what sociologist Erving Goffman (1963) calls “a dimming of the lights”. You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passengers eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on an elevator? You will make the other person exceedi

22、ngly uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.If you hold eye contact for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each o

23、ther for about 3 seconds at a time, then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals “I know you,” “I am interested in you,” or “You look peculiar and I am curious about you.” This type of stare often pr

24、oduces hostile feelings.11. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _.a. every glance has its significanceb. staring at a person is an expression of interestc. a gaze longer than 3 seconds is unacceptabled. a glance conveys more meaning than words12. If you want to be left alone on an eleva

25、tor, the best thing to do is _.a. to look into another passengers eyesb. to avoid eye contact with other passengersc. to signal you are not a threat to anyoned. to keep a distance from other passengers13. By “a dimming of the lights” (Para. 1) Erving Coffman means “_.” a. closing ones eyesb. turning

26、 off the lights c. ceasing to glance at others d. reducing gaze-time to the minimum14. If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel _.a. depressedb. uneasyc. curiousd. amused15. The passage mainly discusses _.a. the limitations of eye contactb. the exchange of ideas through eye c

27、ontactc. proper behavior in different situationsd. the role of eye contact in interpersonal communicationPassage 2The picnics, speeches, and parades of todays Labor Day were all part of the first celebration, held in New York City in 1882. Its promoter was an Irish-American labor leader named Peter

28、J. McGuire. A carpenter by trade, McGuire had worked since the age of eleven, and in 1882 was president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBCJ). Approaching the Citys Central Labor Union that summer, he proposed a holiday that would applaud “the industrial spirit the great vital f

29、orce of every nation”. On September 5 his suggestion born fruit, as an estimated 10,000 workers, many of them ignoring their bosses warnings, left work to march from Union Square up Fifth Avenue to 42nd Street. The event gained national attention, and by 1893 thirty states had made Labor Day an annu

30、al holiday.The quick adoption of the scheme may have indicated less about the state lawmakers respect for working people than about a fear of risking their anger. In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor. Henry George was accurate in d

31、escribing the era as one of “progress and poverty.” In a society in which factory, owners rode in private Pullmans while ten-year-olds slaved in the mines, strong anti-capitalist feelings ran high. Demands for fundamental change were common throughout the labor press. With socialist demanding an end

32、 to “wage slavery” and anarchists singing the praises of the virtues dynamite, middle-of-the-roaders like Samuel Gompers and McGuire seemed attractively mild by comparison. One can imagine practical capitalists seeing Labor Day as a bargain: A one-day party certainly cost them less than paying their

33、 workers decent wages.16. Judging from the passage, McGuire was _.a. a moderate labor leaderb. an extreme anarchist in the labor movementc. a devoted socialist fighting against exploitation of man by mand. a firm anti-capitalist demanding the elimination of wage slavery17. We can see from the first

34、paragraph that the first Labor Day march _.a. immediately won nationwide supportb. involved workers from 30 statesc. was opposed by many factory ownersd. was organized by the UBCJ18. Which of the following is the key factor in the immediate approval of Labor Day as a national holiday?a. The lawmaker

35、s respect for the workers.b. The workers determination to have a holiday of their own.c. The socialists demands for thorough reform.d. The politicians fear of the workers anger.19. We learn from the passage that the establishment of Labor Day _.a. was accepted by most bosses as a compromiseb. marked

36、 a turning point in the workers struggle for more rightsc. indicated the improvement of the workers welfared. signaled the end of “wage slavery”20. McGuire proposed Labor Day in order to _.a. draw peoples attention to the striking contrast between the rich and the poorb. make prominent the important

37、 role of the working class in societyc. win for the workers the right to shorter working hoursd. expose the exploitation of the workers by their bossesn III n Translate the following two paragraphs into Chinese. nn 1 Gardening is a moral occupation, as well, because you always start in spring resolv

38、ed to keep it looking neat this year, just like the pictures in the catalogues. But by July, you once again face the chaos of unthinned carrots, lettuce and beets.nn 2 Isnt that beautiful? Had I not learned how to be loving, I would have thought nice things about the chefs pork chops, but probably w

39、ouldnt have told himjust as I had failed to tell Liani how much she had helped me that first day in class. ” : 答案卷判断对错:15 _F_ _T_ _T_ _F_ _F_ 6-10 ：_F_ _T_ _T_ _F_ _F_II 选择题：11-15 _A_ _B_ _C_ _B_ _D_1 6-20 ：_A_ _C_ _D_ _A_ _B_ III Translation 1园艺也是一项道德职业，因为你总是从春天开始，决心今年保持它看起来整洁，就像目录中的图片一样。但到了7月，你又一次面临未经思考的胡萝卜、生菜和甜菜的混乱局面。那不是很美吗？如果我没有学会如何去爱，我会对厨师的猪排有好的想法，但可能不会告诉他，就像我没能告诉莲妮那天她在课堂上帮了我多少一样。” 高级英语阅读(二) 试卷 共2页（第 3 页） 答案务必写在答题纸上，否则不得分，超出黑色边框区域的答案无效！