《高级英语3》(英语教育本科)期末复习题

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《高级英语3》期末复习题

PartIVocabulary
1.Therearetimeswhenyoumustdecideandtakethebullbythehorns.(amaketherightdecision(bmakethewrongdecision(cmakeabolddecision(dmakeafinaldecision
2.Heleadsadog'slifereallybecausehisfreedomisalwayscurtailed.(aneverknowswhattodo(bsometimesdoessomethingwrong(cnevergoesout(dneverdoeswhathewants
3.No-oneevermentionshimbecausehe'sregardedastheblacksheepofthefamily.
(atheonewithasenseofhumour(btheonewithabadreputation(ctheonewhoisalwayslate(dtheonewhoneverwashes4.Ishouldn'tgooutsidewithoutaraincoatbecauseit'srainingcatsanddogs.
(ait'sjuststartedtorain(bit'sgoingtorain(cit'srainingveryheavily(dit'srainingalittle
5.Youshouldn'tsignthereIthinkhe'sabouttomakeamonkeyoutofyou.
(atomakeafoolofyou(btomakeyoulosemoney(ctomakeyoufeelstupid(dtomakeyouloseinterest6.It'salovelyhouseandverybigbutnobodyusesitsoit'sabitofawhiteelephant.

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(asomethingverybeautifulanduseful(bsomethingverybiganduseful
(csomethingverycheapanduseless(dsomethingveryexpensiveanduseless
7.Whenthebusinessfolded,hetookthelion'sshareoftheassets.(atheeasiestpart(bthesmallestpart(cthebiggestpart(dtheonlypart
8.WithoutmyglassesIcan'tseewhereI'mgoinginfactI'masblindasabat.
(averyshortsighted(bverylongsighted(cveryfarsighted(dveryclearsighted
9.Igetveryirritatedsometimesbecausethey'realwaysupwiththelarkandIliketoliein.
(aupveryeasily(bupveryearly(cupveryoften(dupverynoisily
10.Iwouldadviseyoutodothataswellandinthatwayyou'llkilltwobirdswithonestone.
(agetthingsdonetwice(bgetsomethingdonetwotimes
(cgettwothingsdoneatthesametime(dgettwothingsdonetwice
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11.Hisoppositionpartydismissedthegovernment'sproposaloutofhand.
(awithoutfurtherconsideration(bwithsomehesitation(cwithoutthinking(dwithreluctance
12.Sinceshestartedworkonthestockexchangeshehasbeenmakingmoneyhandoverfist.
(ainmoderation(binlargequantities(ctoacertainextent(dtosomeextent
13.Theyhavelostalltheirmoneyandnowleadasortofhandtomouthexistence.
(aimpoverished(bsimplified(cleisurely(dindifferent
14.It'snogoodaskinganybodyinthatshoptohelpyoubecausetheywon'tliftafinger.
(ashowyoutheway(bcarryyourgoods(ctakeyourorder(ddoanythingatallforyou
15.Intheobituaryaboutthemillionaireallhisenterpriseswerelistedanditlookedasifhehadhadafingerineverypie.
(aacontrolovermanyactivities(baninvolvementinmanyactivities
(caninterferenceinmanyactivities(dabeliefinmanyactivities
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16.I'vejustboughtabrandnewcarwithallthelatestgadgetsandquitehonestlyithascostmeanarmandaleg.
(aareasonableamountofmoney(bafairamountofmoney(cahugeamountofmoney(dagooddealofmoney17.Idon'twanttohavetotwistyourarmbutIhopeyourealizethatyourrefusaltocomplycouldbeharmful.
(aallowyoutoagree(bforceyoutoagree(cbegyoutoagree(daskyoutoagree18.Havealookatthebenefitsthatthesocietycanofferyouandthenyoumayfeellikedippingyourtoeinthewater.
(adecidingtotrymembershipstraightaway(bdecidingtotrymembershipquitesoon
(cdecidingtotrymembershipforayear(ddecidingtotrymembershipforatrial
19.Ifyoudojoinapoliticalpartythenyouareexpectedtotoethelineoneveryoccasion.
(asaywhatyoulike(bsticktotherules(cfollowyourconscience(dspeakyourmind20.Iwouldn'tsayIneverseeeyetoeyewithmyemployersbutsometimestheycanmakeextraordinarydemands.(atotallyside(btotallywork(ctotallyagree(dtotallydisagree

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PartIIReadingComprehension
Thepassageistakenfrom'TheRuleoftheRoad',anessaywrittenbyatwentiethcenturyessayist.
Astoutoldladywaswalkingwithherbasketdownthe
middleofa
streetinPetrogradtothegreatconfusionofthetrafficandwithnosmallperiltoherself.Itwaspointedouttoherthatthe
pavementwastheplaceforpedestrians,butshereplied:'I'mgoing5towalkwhereIlike.We'vegotlibertynow.'Itdidnotoccur
tothedearoldladythatiflibertyentitledthepedestriantowalkdownthemiddleoftheroad,thentheendofsuchlibertywouldbeuniversalchaos.Everybodywouldbegettingineverybodyelse'swayandnobodywouldgetanywhere.10Individuallibertywouldhavebecomesocialanarchy.
Thereisadangeroftheworldgettingliberty-drunkin
thesedaysliketheoldladywiththebasket,anditisjustaswelltoremindourselvesofwhattheruleoftheroadmeans.Itmeansthatinorderthatthelibertiesofallmaybepreserved,the15libertiesofeverybodymustbecurtailed.Whenthepoliceman,
say,atPiccadillyCircusstepsintothemiddleoftheroadand
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putsouthishand,heisthesymbolnotoftyranny,butofliberty.
Youmaynotthinkso.Youmay,beinginahurry,andseeingyourcarpulledupbythisinsolenceofoffice,feelthatyour20libertyhasbeenoutraged.Howdarethisfellowinterferewithyourfreeuseofthepublichighway?Then,ifyouareareasonableperson,youwillreflectthatifhedidnotinterferewith
you,hewouldinterferewithnoone,andtheresultwouldbe
that
PiccadillyCircuswouldbeamaelstromthatyouwouldnever25crossatall.Youhavesubmittedtoacurtailmentofprivateliberty
inorderthatyoumayenjoyasocialorderwhichmakesyour
libertyareality.
Libertyisnotapersonalaffaironly,butasocialcontract.Itisanaccommodationofinterests.
Inmatterswhichdo
30nottouchanybodyelse'sliberty,ofcourse,ImaybeasfreeasIlike.IfIchoosetogodowntheroadinadressing-gownwhoshallsaymenay?Youhavelibertytolaughatme,butIhave
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libertytobeindifferenttoyou.AndifIhaveafancyfor
dyeing
myhair,orwaxingmymoustache(whichheavenforbid,or35wearinganovercoatandsandals,orgoingtobedlateorgettingupearly,Ishallfollowmyfancyandasknoman'spermission.IshallnotinquireofyouwhetherImayeatmustardwithmymutton.Andyouwillnotaskmewhetheryoumayfollowthisreligionorthat,whetheryoumaypreferEllaWheelerWilcoxto40Wordsworth,orchampagnetoshandy.
InalltheseandathousandotherdetailsyouandIplease
ourselvesandasknoone'sleave.Wehaveawholekingdominwhichwerulealone,candowhatwechoose,bewiseorridiculous,harshoreasy,conventionalorodd.Butdirectlywe45stepoutofthatkingdom,ourpersonallibertyofactionbecomesqualifiedbyotherpeople'sliberty.Imightliketopracticeonthetrombonefrommidnighttillthreeinthemorning.IfIwentonto
thetopofEveresttodoit,Icouldpleasemyself,butifIdoitinmybedroommyfamilywillobject,andifIdoitoutinthestreets
50theneighborswillremindmethatmylibertytoblowthetrombonemustnotinterferewiththeirlibertytosleepinquiet.

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Therearealotofpeopleintheworld,andIhavetoaccommodatemylibertytotheirliberties.
Weareallliabletoforgetthis,andunfortunatelywearemuch55moreconsciousoftheimperfectionsofothersinthisrespectthanofourown.Areasonableconsiderationfortherightsorfeelingsofothersisthefoundationofsocialconduct.
Itisinthesmallmattersofconduct,intheobservanceoftheruleoftheroad,thatwepassjudgmentuponourselves,and60declarethatwearecivilizedoruncivilized.Thegreatmomentsofheroismandsacrificearerare.Itisthelittlehabitsofcommonplaceintercoursethatmakeupthegreatsumoflifeandsweetenormakebitterthejourney.
1.Theauthormighthavestatedhis„ruleoftheroad‟asA.donotwalkinthemiddleoftheroadB.followtheordersofpolicemenC.donotbehaveinconsideratelyinpublicD.dowhatyoulikeinprivateE.libertyismoreimportantthananarchy
2.Theauthor‟sattitudetotheoldladyinparagraphoneisA.condescendingB.intolerantC.objective

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D.sardonicE.supportive
3.Thesentence„Itmeans....curtailed‟(lines13-15isanexampleofA.hyperboleB.clichéC.simileD.paradoxE.consonance
4.Whichsentencebestsumsuptheauthor‟smainpoint?A.Thereisadanger....lines11-13B.Areasonable....lines56-57
C.Itisinthesmallmatters....lines58-60D.Thegreatmoments....lines60-61E.Itisthelittle....lines61-63
5.Asituationanalogoustothe„insolenceofoffice‟describedinparagraph2wouldbeA.ateachercorrectinggrammarerrorsB.aneditorshorteningthetextofanarticle
C.ataxinspectordemandingtoseesomeone‟saccountsD.anarmyofficegivingorderstoasoldierE.agaolerlockingupaprisoner6.„Qualified‟(line46mostnearlymeans

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A.accreditedB.improvedC.limitedD.stymiedE.educated
7.TheauthorassumesthathemaybeasfreeashelikesinA.allmattersofdressandfood
B.anysituationwhichdoesnotinterferewiththelibertyofothersC.anythingthatisnotagainstthelawD.hisownhome
E.publicplacesaslongasnooneseeshim
8.Inthesentence„Weareallliable....‟(lines54-56theauthorisA.pointingoutageneralweaknessB.emphasizinghismainpointC.counteringageneralmisconceptionD.suggestingaremedyE.modifyinghispointofviewReadingPassage2
Youshouldspendabout20minutesonQuestions1-14whicharebasedonReadingPassage1below.

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SellingDigitalMusicwithoutCopy-protectionMakesSenseA.
Itwasuncharacteristicallylow-keyfortheindustrysgreatestshowman.ButtheessaypublishedthisweekbySteveJobs,thebossofApple,onhisfirmswebsiteundertheunassumingtitleThoughtsonMusichasnonethelessprovokedavigorousdebateaboutthefutureofdigitalmusic,whichAppledominateswithitsiPodmusic-playerandiTunesmusic-store.Atissueis“digitalrightsmanagement”(DRM—thetechnologyguardingdownloadedmusicagainsttheft.SincethereisnocommonstandardforDRM,italsohastheside-effectthatsongspurchasedforonetypeofmusic-playermaynotworkonanother.Apple‟sDRMsystem,calledFairPlay,isthemostwidespread.SoitcameasasurprisewhenMr.JobscalledforDRMfordigitalmusictobeabolished.B.
ThisisachangeoftackforApple.IthascomeunderfirefromEuropeanregulatorswhoclaimthatitsrefusaltolicenseFairPlaytootherfirmshaslockedincustomers.SincemusicfromtheiTunesstorecannotbeplayedonnon-iPodmusic-players(atleastnotwithoutalotof

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fiddling,anyiTunesbuyerwillbedeterredfromswitchingtoadevicemadebyarivalfirm,suchasSonyorMicrosoft.WhenFrenchlawmakersdraftedabilllastyearcompellingAppletoopenupFairPlaytorivals,thecompanywarnedof“state-sponsoredpiracy”.OnlyDRM,itimplied,couldkeepthepiratesatbay.C.
ThisweekMr.JobsgaveanotherexplanationforhisformerdefenceofDRM:therecordcompaniesmadehimdoit.TheywouldmaketheirmusicavailabletotheiTunesstoreonlyifAppleagreedtoprotectitusingDRM.TheycanstillwithdrawtheircataloguesiftheDRMsystemiscompromised.ApplecannotlicenseFairPlaytoothers,saysMrJobs,becauseitwoulddependonthemtoproducesecurityfixespromptly.AllDRMdoesisrestrictconsumerchoiceandprovideabarriertoentry,saysMrJobs;withoutittherewouldbefarmorestoresandplayers,andfarmoreinnovation.So,hesuggests,whynotdoawaywithDRMandsellmusicunprotected?“Thisisclearlythebestalternativeforconsumers,”hedeclares,“andApplewouldembraceitinaheartbeat.”D.

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Whythesuddenchangeofheart?MrJobsseemschieflyconcernedwithgettingEuropesregulatorsoffhisback.RatherthancomplainingtoAppleaboutitsuseofDRM,hesuggests,thoseunhappywiththecurrentsituationshouldredirecttheirenergiestowardspersuadingthemusiccompaniestoselltheirmusicDRM-free.”Twoandahalfofthefourbigrecordcompanies,hehelpfullypointsout,areEuropean-owned.MrJobsalsohopestopainthimselfasaconsumerchampion.AppleresentsaccusationsthatithasbecometheMicrosoftofdigitalmusic.E.
Applecanaffordtoembraceopencompetitioninmusicplayersandonlinestores.Consumerswouldgravitatetothebestplayerandthebeststore,andatthemomentthatstillmeansApples.MrJobsisevidentlyunfazedbyrivalstotheiPod.Sinceonly3%ofthemusicinatypicaliTuneslibraryisprotected,mostofitcanalreadybeusedonotherplayerstoday,henotes.(AndeventheprotectedtrackscanbeburnedontoaCDandthenre-ripped.SoApple‟sdominanceevidentlydependsfarmoreonbrandingandeaseofusethanDRM-related“lockin”.F.

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ThemusicgiantsaretryingDRM-freedownloads.Lotsofsmallerlabelsalreadysellmusicthatway.Havingseenwhichwaythewindisblowing,MrJobsnowwantstobeseennotasDRMsdefender,butasaconsumerchampionwhohelpedinitsdownfall.Wouldn‟titleadtoasurgeinpiracy?No,becausemostmusicisstillsoldunprotectedonCDs,peoplewishingtostealmusicalreadycandoso.Indeed,scrappingDRMwouldprobablyincreaseonline-musicsalesbyreducingconfusionandincompatibility.Withtheleadingonlinestore,Applewouldbenefitmost.MrJobs‟sargument,inshort,istransparentlyself-serving.Italsohappenstoberight.
Questions1-7
DothefollowingstatemetsreflecttheclaimsofthewriterinReadingPassage2?
WriteyouranswerinBoxes1-7onyouranswersheet.
TRUEifthestatementrefletstheclaimsofthewriter
FALSEifthestatementcontradictstheclaimsofthewriter

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NOTGIVENifitisimpossbiletosaywhatthewriterthinksaboutthis
1.AppleenjoysacontrollingpositionindigitalmusicmarketwithitsiPodmusic-playerandiTunesmusic-store.
2.DRMisagovernmentdecreeissuedwithapurposetoprotectdownloadedmusicfromtheftbyconsumers.
3.LackofstandardizationinDRMmakessongsboughtforonekindofmusicplayermaynotfunctiononanother.
4.ApplehasbeencriticizedbyEuropeanregulatorssinceithasrefusedtograntalicenseFairPlaytootherfirms.
5.Allmusiccanbeeasilyplayedonnon-iPodmusicdevicesfromSonyorMicrosoftwithouttoomuchfiddling.
6.AppledependsfarmoreonDRMratherthanbrandingforitsdominanceofthedigitalmusicdevices.

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7.IfDRMwascancelled,Sonywouldcertainlydominatetheinternationaldigitalmusicmarket.
Questions8-10
ChoosetheappropriatelettersA-Dandwritetheminboxes8-10onyouranswesheet.
8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutMr.JobsideaofDRMisNOTTRUE?
A.DRMplacesrestrictionsonconsumerchoiceofdigitalmusicproductsavailable.
B.DRMcomplesiTunesbuyerstoswitchtoadevicemadebySonyorMicrosoft.
C.DRMconstitutesabarrierforpotentialconsumerstoenterdigitalmusicmarkets.
D.DRMhindersdevelopmentofmorestoresandplayersandtechnicalinnovation.

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9.Thewordunfazedinline3ofparagraphE,means___________.
A.refused
B.welcomed
C.notbothered
D.notwellreceived
10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEifDRMwasscapped?
A.Sonywouldgainthemostprofit.
B.Morecustomerswouldbelockedin.
C.Asuddenincreaseinpiracywouldoccur.
D.Online-musicsaleswouldprobablydecrease.

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Questions11-14
Completethenotesbelow.
ChooseNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSfromReadingPassage1foreachanswer.
Writeyouranswersinboxes11-14onyouranswersheet.
Mr.SteveJobs,thebossofApple,explainsthereasonwhyheusedtodefendDRM,sayingthatthecompanywasforcedtodoso:therecordcompanieswouldmaketheirmusicaccessibleto11...onlyiftheyagreedtoprotectitusingDRM;theycanstill12iftheDRMsystemiscompromised.HealsoprovidesthereasonwhyAppledidnotlicenseFairPlaytoothers:thecompanyreliesonthemto…13….ButnowhechangeshismindwithapossibleexpectationthatEurope‟sregulatorswouldnottroublehimanymoreinthefuture.Heproposesthatthosewhoareunsatisfactorywiththecurrentsituationindigitalmusicmarketshould…14…towardspersuadethemusiccompaniestoselltheirmusicDRM-free.

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NotestoReadingPassage2
1.low-key:
抑制的,受约束的,屈服的
2.showman:
开展览会的人,出风头的人物
3.unassuming:
谦逊的,不夸耀的,不装腔作势的
4.iPod
(苹果公司出产的音乐播放器
5.iTunesstore

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(苹果公司出产的在线音乐商店
6.getoffperson'sback:
不再找某人的麻烦,摆脱某人的纠缠
7.gravitate:
受吸引,倾向于
8.unfazed:
不再担忧,不被打扰
PartIIIWriting(Youareaskedtowriteatleast250words
1.Writesanessay,consideringandassessingargumentsforandagainstthefollowingview:Asreadingisimportantforagoodeducation,weshouldencourageourchildrentoreadwhateverappealstothem.
2.Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofstudying

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abroad/workingabroadforaperiodoftime.
3TV,Internetandradioareverypopularnowadays.Somepeoplesaythattheywillreplacebooksandwrittenwordsasthemainsourcesofinformation.Towhatdegreedoyouagreeordisagreetothisposition?
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