大学英语新视野第三版第二册期中教学检测试卷.doc

大学英语新视野第三版第二册期中教学检测试卷（2017.04） 2016—2017学年第二学期 学院 专业 姓名__________ 第一部分：开卷部分 I．Translation (30%) Section A (20%) Directions: Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. 1. Blame for the scandal of this language deficit should be thrust upon our schools, which should be setting high standards of English language proficiency. Instead, they only teach a little grammar and even less advanced vocabulary. Moreover, the younger teachers themselves evidently have little knowledge of these vital structures of language because they also went without exposure to them. Schools fail to adequately teach the essential framework of language, accurate grammar and proper vocabulary, while they should take the responsibility of pushing the young onto the path of competent communication. 2. We met through my college roommate at the university cafeteria. That fateful night, I was merely curious, but for him I think it was love at first sight. You have beautiful eyes, he said as he gazed at my face. He kept staring at me all night long. I really wasnt that interested for two reasons. First, he looked like he was a really wild boy, maybe even dangerous. Second, although he was very cute, he seemed a little weird. Section B (10%) Directions: Translate the following paragraph into English. 1. 农历七月初七是中国的七夕节 (Qixi Festival)，是中国传统节日中最具浪漫色彩的一个节日。一些大的商家每年都举办不同的活动，年轻人也送礼物给他们的情人。 2. 汉字在漫长的演变过程中，一方面起着交流思想、继承文化的重要作用，另一方面它本身又形成了一种独特的艺术。 II．Composition（20%） Directions: For this part you are allowed thirty minutes to write a short passage about your college. In your writing be sure to include the following two points（no less than 150 words）: 1. 我就读大学的概况 2. 我就读大学的最大特色 第二部分：闭卷部分 III．Reading comprehension (30%) Passage 1 I was only eight years old when the Second World War ended, but I can still remember something about the victory celebrations in the small town where I lived. We had not suffered much from the war there, though like most children of my age, I was used to seeing bombed h