发布时间 : 星期一 文章韩山师范学院2012年本科插班生《基础英语》试卷更新完毕开始阅读c010e7a95ff7ba0d4a7302768e9951e79b896998
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C a coward enough D enough of a coward
16 Water will continue to be ______ it is today---next in importance to oxygen. A how B which C as D what 得分
Rumor is the most 1)p_____ way of spreading stories---by passing them on from mouth 2)t______ mouth. But civilized countries in normal times have better 3)s_____ of news than rumor. They have radio, television, and newspapers. In times of stress and 4)c______ , 5)h______ , rumor 6)e_____ and becomes widespread. At such 7)t______ the different kinds of news are in 8)c______, the press, television and radio versus the grapevine. Especially 9)d______ rumors spread when war requires censorship on many important matters. The customary new sources no longer give 10)o______ enough information. Since the people cannot learn 11)t______ legitimate channels all 12)t______ they are anxious to learn, they pick up “news” 13)w______ they can and when this 14)h______, rumor thrives.
Rumors are often repeated 15)e______ by those who do not believe the tales. There is a fascination about them. The reason is 16)t_____ the cleverly designed rumor gives expression to something deep in the hearts of the victims---the fears, suspicions, forbidden hopes, or daydreams which they hesitate to 17)v_____ directly. Pessimistic rumors about defeat and disasters show that the people who repeat them are 18)w_____ and anxious. 19)o______ rumors about record production or peace soon coming point to complacency or confidence---and often to 20)o_______. 得分 评卷人 VIII. 分）
If you intend using humor in your talk to make people smile, you must know how to identify shared experiences and problems. Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that you are one of them or that you
Read the following passage. (每题1分，共5
评卷人 VII.
Fill in each blank with an appropriate word
according to the initial letter given. （每题0.5分，共10分）
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understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view. Depending on whom you are addressing, the problems will be different. If you are talking to a group of managers, you may refer to the disorganized methods of their secretaries; alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses.
Here is an example, which I heard at a nurses’ convention, of a story which works well because the audience all shared the same view of doctors. A man arrives in heaven and is being shown around by St. Peter. He sees wonderful accommodation beautiful gardens, sunny weather, and so on. Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly until, waiting in line for lunch, the new arrival is suddenly pushed aside by a man in a white coat, who rushes to the head of the line, grabs his food and stomps over to a table by himself. “who is that?” the new arrival asked St. Peter. “Oh, that’s God,” came the reply, “but sometimes he thinks he’s a doctor.”
If you are part of the group which you are addressing, you will be in a position to know the experiences and problems which are common to all of you and it’ll be appropriate for you to make a passing remark about the inedible canteen food or the chairman’s notorious bad taste in ties. With other audiences you mustn’t attempt to cut in with humor as they will resent an outsider making disparaging remarks about their canteen or their chairman. You will be on safer ground if you stick to scapegoats like the Post Office or the telephone system.
If you feel awkward being humorous, you must practice so that it becomes more natural. Include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner. Often it’s the delivery which causes the audience to smile, so speak slowly and remember that a raised eyebrow or an unbelieving look may help to show that you are making a light-hearted remark. Look for the humor. It often comes from the unexpected. A twist on a familiar quote “If at first you don’t succeed, give up” or a play on words or on a situation. Search for exaggeration and understatements. Look at your talk and pick out a few works or sentences which you can turn about and inject with humor.
1 To make your humor work, you should ___. A take advantage of different kinds of audience B make fun of the disorganized people.
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C address different problems to different people. D show sympathy for your listeners.
2 The joke about doctors implies that, in the eyes of nurses, they are ___. A impolite to new arrivals
B very conscious of their godlike role. C entitled to some privileges. D very busy even during lunch hours.
3 It can be inferred from the text that public services ___. A have benefited many people. B are the focus of public attention. C are an inappropriate subject for humor. D have often been the laughing stock.
4 To achieve the desired result, humorous stories should be delivered ___. A in well-worded language. B as awkwardly as possible. C in exaggerated statements. D as casually as possible.
5 The best title for the text may be: A Use Humor Effectively B Various Kinds of Humor C Add Humor to Speech D Different Humor Strategies 得分 评卷人 IX. Write a letter to your friend declining an invitation. (at least 150 words) (共7分）
Your letter should include: ---appreciation for being invited ---reason for not being able to attend
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---regret for missing such an occasion ---extending wishes