大学英语（2）考试复习题一本复习题页码标注所用教材为：大学英语（2）戴丽萍2009年1月第1版北京交通大学出版社书如学员使用其他版本教材，请参考相关知识点一阅读：30%( 1 )Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something that has not been said before. He hopes the public will listen and understand what he wants to teach them, and what he wants them to learn from him.What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experience into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of the countless billions possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist.Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and at rest; their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, that there is nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects.If one painter chooses to paint a decaying leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing somethingall of which means that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us.1. An artist hopes that the public will _. A. understand him and learn from him B. notice only shapes and colors in his work C. teach him something D. believe what he says in his work正确答案：A解析：参见文章第一段。2. It is hard to explain what a painter is saying, because he/ she _. A. does not express himself /herself well B. uses unusual words and phrases C. uses shapes and colors instead of words D. does not say anything clearly正确答案：C解析：参见文章第二段。3. The writer points out that contemporary artists might say their choices of subject _. A. carry a message to the public B. only provide interesting patterns C. have no pattern or form D. teach the public important truths正确答案：B解析：参见文章第三段。4. The writer also points out that contemporary art contains _. A. nothing but meaningless patterns B. uninteresting aspects of the world C. subjects chosen partly for their meanings D. completely meaningless subjects正确答案：A解析：参见文章第三段。5. What is implied in this passage? A. A painting is more easily understood than a symphony. B. Art is merely the arranging of shape and color. C. Every artist tries to say something to the public. D. One must look beyond shape and color to find what the artist is saying.正确答案：D解析：参见文章最后一段。 (2)It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that they are possessive and dominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with crisis; that they talk too much about certain problems and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationship.I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young.Young people often irritate parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents; this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste.Sometimes you are resistant, and proud because you do not want your parents to approve of what you do. If they did approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case, you are assuming that you are the underdog(处于劣势者): you cant win but at least you can keep your honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself.If you plan to control your life, cooperation can be part of that plan. You can impress others, especially your parents, into doing things the way you want. You can impress others with your sense of responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do. 6 This passage is primarily meant for_. A. parents B. teenagersC. educators