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1、大学英语读写译(三)期末测试题(2)PartIReadingComprehension(55%)PartI.SkimmingandScanning(10%)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonTheAnswerSheet.Forquestions1-7,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveni
2、nthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassage.AreLanguageSkillsEnough?Thereissomuchmoremeaningtoamess
3、agethanwhatexistsinthespokenorwrittenwords.Forexample,ifapersonsays,“Youknow,Barbara,Ireallylikeyou,”ithasdifferentmeaningsdependingonwhetheritissaidbyamanorwoman,inanofficeorabar.Context,thetoneofvoice,thestressputoncertainwords,aswellastheeyecontact,phys
4、icaldistance,andtherelationshipbetweenthespeakerandlistenerareallfactorswhichgivemeaningtowhat’sbeingsaid.Sometimes,thesefactorscangeneratemuchmoremeaningthanthewordsthemselves.Ifafriendsaystome,“Gee,Ican’twaittoseetheresultoftheupcomingelection,”myinterpr
5、etationofthatmessagewillbebaseduponmyknowledgeofmyfriend’spoliticalviews,thesituationwiththecurrentcampaign,andmyabilitytounderstandthemeaningbehindthetoneofvoice.Ourabilitytounderstandsuchcuesisdevelopedwithoutusbeingawareofitthroughourprocessofsocializat
6、ion.Ourinterpretationofthesecuesjustcomesnaturally.Everyculturehasitsownsetofculturalruesthateachmemberofthatcultureunderstands.It’scommonhowapersonformCultureAandapersonformCultureBinterprettheverysamewordsintotallydifferentways.Herearesomeexamples.When“S
7、arcasm”Means“Sincerity”MarshathoughthingsweregongwellwithhernewFrenchfriends,particularlyBertrand.Heofteninvitedhertointerestingandfunevents,buthewasoftenmakingfunofher.Onedayatanartexhibition,whilelookingataparticularlyabstractpiece,Marshasaidthatshecould
8、n’tunderstandwhattheartistwastryingtoexpress.Bertrandsmiledandresponded,“Yes,I’mafraidFrenchartisfartooadvancedforAmericanstounderstand.”Marshawasupset;shereallylikedhimandcouldnotfigureoutwhatcausedhimtofreq