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课程考试试题A卷
学年第学期英语
(2)课程考试试题(A)卷
类别成教学院函授拟题人
适用专业
(答案写在答题纸上,写在试题纸上无效)
PartIReadingComprehension(40%)
Directions:
Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefoursuggestedanseersmarkedA\B\CandD.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Afewyearsagoitwascommontospeakofagenerationgapbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders.Parentssaidthatchildrendidnotrespectandlistentothem,whilechildrensaidthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathadgonewrong?
Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?
Actually,thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Manypeoplearguethatitisbuiltintoeverypartofoursociety.
Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapistheopportunitythatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownwaysoflife.Inamoretraditionalsociety.whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowandlike,andoftentocontinuethefamilyjobs.Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducation.moveoutofthefamilyatanearlyage,marryorlivewithpeoplewhomtheirpatentshavenevermet,andchoosejobsdifferentfromthoseoftheirparents.
Inoursociety,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid,tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoneyandtodoallthethingstheyawereunabletodo.Often,thatisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthem.Often,theydiscoverthattheyhaveverylittleincommonwitheachother.
Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisthethirdcauseofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,seniorpeoplearevaluedfortheirknowledge,butinoursocietytheknowledgeofalifetimemaybecomeoutofdate.Theyoungandtheoldseemtoliveintwoverydifferentworlds,separatedbydifferentskillsandabilities.Nodoubt,thegenerationgapwillcontinueinAmericanlifeforsometimetocome.
1.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat()
A)theproblemofthegenerationgapdrawsmuchattentionfrompeople
B)itisoutofdatetotalkaboutthegenerationgap
C)childrenandparentsaretryingtounderstandeachother
D)itisveryimportantforpeopletofrequentlycommunicatewitheachother
2.Inamoretraditionalsociety,oldpeople()
A)havetheirchildrenrespectandlistentothem
B)donotcareoftheirchildrenatall
C)expecttheirchildrentorebelagainstthem
D)donotlivetogetherwiththeirchildren
3.InAmericansocietyyoungpeople()
A)donotneettofindjobs
B)marrypeopleyoungerthanthem
C)havebettereducationthantheirparents
D)leavehomeatanearlyage
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofthegenerationgap?
A)Youngpeopleliketodependmoreonthemselves
B)Parentsdonotlovetheirchildrendearly
C)Americansocietychangesrapidly
D)Parentsexpecttoomuchoftheirchildren
5.Themainideaofthepassageis()
A)thatthegenerationgapneedsconsidering
B)whenthegenerationgapisnecessaryinAmericansociety
C)whythegenerationgapexists
D)howwecanreducethegenerationgap
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Telephone,television,radio,andtheinternethelppeoplecommunicatewitheachother.Becauseofthesedevices,ideasandnewsofeventsspreadquicklyallovertheworld.Forexample,withinseconds,peoplecanknowtheresultsofanelection(选举)inanothercountry.Aninternationalfootballmatchcomesintothehomesofeveryonewithatelevisionset.Newsofdisaster(灾难),suchasaflood,canbringhelpfromdistantcountries.Withinhours,helpisontheway.Thisisbecausemoderntechnologyinformationtravelsfast.
Howhasthisspeedofcommunicationchangedtheworld?
Tomanypeople,theworldhasbecomesmaller.Ofcourse,thisdoesnotmeanthattheworldisactuallyphysicallysmaller.Itmeansthattheworldseemssmaller.Twohundrenyearsago,communicationbetweenthecontinentstookalongtime.Allnewswascarriedonshipsthattookweeksorevenmonthstocrosstheoceans.Inthe17thand18thcenturies,ittooksixweeksfornewsfromEuropetoreachtheAmericas.Thistimedifferenceinfluencedpeople’sactions.Forexample,afewbattlesinthewarof1812betweenEnglandandtheUnitedStatecouldhavebeenavoided.Apeaceagreementhadalreadybeensigned.PeacewasmadeinEngland,butthenewsofpeacetooksixweekstoreachAmerica.Duringthesesixweeks,thelargeandseriousBattleofNewOrleans(新奥尔良)wasfought.Manypeoplelosttheirlivesafterapeacetreatyhadbeensigned.Theywouldnothavediedofnewshadcomeintime,Inthepast,communicationtookmuchmoretimethanitdoesnow.Therewasagoodreasonwhytheworldseemedsomuchlargerthanitdoestoday.
6.Newsspreadsfastbecauseof()
A)moderntransportation
B)newtechnology
C)thechangesoftheworld
D)apeaceagreement
7.Acoordingtothispassage,()isveryimportanttopeopleinadisasterarea.
A)fastcommunication
B)moderntechnology
C)thenews
D)newideas
8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistruebasedonthetext?
A)Theworldnowseemssmallerbecauseoffastercommunication
B)Theworldisactuallysmallertoday
C)Theworldischanginginsize
D)ThedistancebetweenEnglandandAmericahaschangedsincetheWarof1812
9.Twohundredyearsago,newsbetweenthecontinentswascarried()
A)byteleplone
B)byland
C)byair
D)bysea
10.TheNewOrleansBattlewasfoughtbecause()
A)thepeaceagreementhadnotbeensignedbybothsides
B)thepeaceagreementhadnotbeensignedintime
C)thepeaceagreementhadnotbeensignedinAmerica
D)thepeaceagreementhadnotbeensignedinEngland
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
DoreenSykoraisnowajunioratMeGillUniversiey.Shehadadifficulttimewhenshefirstbegancollege.Shesaid,”Iwasalwayswellpreparedformyexaminations.ButIwouldgointoclasstotaketheexam,andIwouldfallapart.Icouldnotanswerthequestionscorrectly---eventhoughIknewtheanswers!
Iwouldjustblankoutbecauseofnervousnessandfear.”HitoshiSakamoto,ananthropologystudentatTempleUniversityinTokyoreportssimilarexperiences.
Thesetwoyoungstudentswereexperiencingsomethingcalledtestanxiety.Becauseastudentworriesandisstressedaboutatest,hisorherminddoesnotworkaswellasitusuallydoes.Thestudentcannotwriteorthinkclearlybecauseoftheseveretensionandnervousness.
Nowtherearespecialuniversitycoursestohelpstudents.Inthesecourses,advisorsandpsychologiststrytohelpstudentsbyteachingthemtomanagetestanxiety.Suchacoursehelpsstudentslearntolivewithstressandnotfailbecauseofit.Firststudentstakeapracticetesttomeasuretheirworrylevel.Ifthetestsshowthattheirstresslevelishigh,thestudentscantakeashortcoursetomanagethefear.Theaecoursesteachstudentshowtorelaxtheirbodies.Theygettrainingtobecomecalminverytensesituations.Bycontrollinggheirnervousness,theycanlettheirmindsworkmoreeasily.Learnedinformationthencomesoutwithoutdifficultyonatest.
DoreenSykorasawimmediateresultsaftertakingsuchacourse.Shenowhasenthusiasmabouttherelaxationmethods.”mostly,whatIdoisimaginemyselfinaverycalmplace.ThenIimaginemyselfpickingupapencil.Imoveslowlyandcarefully.Ibreatheeasilyandletallthetensionout.Witheachtreath,moreworryleavesme.Itreallyworkstoo.Mygradeshaveimprovedgreatly!
I’mreallydoingwellatMeGillnow.Thisrelaxationmethodworksnotonlyonexaminations,butithasimprovedtherestofmylifeaswell”
ForHitoshiinTokyo,Theresultsweremuchthesame.Heisenjoyingschoolalotmoreandlearningmore.
11.WhatisthesimilaritybetweenDoreenSykoraandHitoshiSakamoto?
A)Studentsfromthesameuniversity
B)Failinginalltheexaminations
C)Experiencesoftestanxiety
D)Havingthesamepoorstudyinghabits
12.ThesearesignsoftestanxietyEXCEPT()
A)worriesaboutatest
B)stressedaboutatest
C)lowgradesandpoorstudyhabits
D)nervousnessduringthetest
13.What’sthepurposeofsomespecialuniversitystudent-helpcourse?
A)Tohelpstudentstoreducetestanxiety
B)Toshowastresslevelexperiencedbystudents
C)Tolearnmoreknowledgeabouttestanxiety
D)Tohaveabetterunderstandingoftestanxiety
14.What’sthemeaningof“blankout”inparagraphone?
A)Tobelikeablanket
B)Tobesureofananswer
C)Toberelaxed
D)Tobeunabletothinkclearly
15.What’stheorganizationofthepassage?
A)Examples—theories---ideas
B)Problem—strategy—result
C)Generalstatement—examples—result
D)Strategy—experiment—examples
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Banksarenotordinarilypreparedtopayoutallaccounts:
theyrelyondepositors(存款人)nottodemandpaymentallatthesametime.Ifdepositorsshouldcometofearthatabankcouldn’tpayoffallitsdepositors,thenthatfearmightcauseallthedepositorstoappearonthesameday.Iftheydid,thebankcouldnotpayallaccounts.However,iftheydidnotallappearatonce,thentherewouldalwaysbefundstopaythosewhowantedtheirmoneywhentheywantedit.Mrs.ElsieVaughthastoldusofaterrifyingbankrunthatsheexperienced.OnedayinDecemberof1925severalbanksfailedtoopeninacitywheseshelived.Theotherbanksanticipatedarunthenextday,andsotheofficersofthebankinwhichMrs.Vaughtworkedasateller(出纳员)hadenoughfundsonhandtopayoffasmanydepositorsasmightapply.Theofficerssimplyinstructedthetellerstopayondemand.Nextmorningacrowdgatheredinthebankandonthe
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