级公共英语期末试题与答案.docx
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级公共英语期末试题与答案
2005级公共英语期末试题与答案
TestThree
PartI ReadingComprehension(2’*20=40’)
Directions:
Therearefourpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecidewhichthebestanswerisandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheet.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Peoplecrywhentheyfeelverysad.Theycrywhensomethingterriblehappens,likeadeathinthefamily.Theycrywhentheyfeelverysadorveryangry.Theycrywhentheyknowtheycan’tdoanythingaboutaproblem,andtheyfeelhelpless.
Peoplealsocrywhentheyfeelverygood.Theycrywhentheyhavebeenveryworriedaboutsomethingbutfindouteverythingisallright.Theycrywhensomethingwonderfulhappens.
Inthe UnitedStates untillately,menwerenotsupposedtocry.Cryingwasweakandonlyforwomen.Menweresupposedtobestrong.Butthingsarechanging.Menarebeginningtorealizethatitisallrighttoshowtheirfeelings.Womenarelearningthatsometimestheycandosomethingaboutaprobleminsteadofjustcrying.Theytrynottocryinapublicplaceorinfrontofafrightenedchild.
Chemistshavebeenstudyingwhypeoplecry.Theysaythebodyproducestwokindsoftears.Onekindcleanedouttheeyesifitgetsdirtyinit.Butwhenpeoplecrybecauseoftheirfeelings,thesetearshavepoisonchemicalsinthem.Thebodyisgettingridofchemicalsproducedbystrongfeelings.
Inthe UnitedStates menhaveheartdiseasemoreoftenthanwomendo.Doctorssayheartdiseaseandsomeotherdiseasesarerelatedtothepressuresof
livingandworkinginamodernsociety.Perhapsmensuffermorefromthesediseasesbecausetheydonotcryenough.Anditispossiblethatasmoreandmorewomenworkoutsidethehome,theywillalsosufferfrommorepressure.Theneveryonewillneedtocrymore.
1.Peoplecrywhentheyfeelsadand________.
A.whentheyfeelgood B.whentheyseeadeath
C.whentheyfailtocontrolthemselvesD.whentheywanttoshowtheirfeelings
2.Notuntilrecently___________.
A.didmenrealizetheimportanceofcrying B.didmenbeingtocry
C.weremensupposedtocry D.weremensupposedtobestrong
3.Thingsarechangingnowbecause_________.
A.menaresupposedtocry B.womenarenotsupposedtocry
C.menarelikedtocryiftheycannotdoanythingaboutaproblem
D.womenarelearningnottocrywhentheycandosomethingaboutaproblem
4.Accordingtochemists,________.
A.tearsarepoisonous B.tearsproducedbystrongfeelingscontainpoisonchemicals
C.chemicalsintearsarepoisonousinoureyes D.chemicalsproducedbytearsarepoisonous
5. Heartdiseaseisrelatedto__________.
A.thepressuresofamodernsociety B.maleworkers
C.femaleworkers D.thoseworkinginfactories
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Whotakescareoftheelderlyinthe UnitedStates today?
Thefactisthatfamilymembersprovideover80%ofthecarethatelderlypeopleneed.Mosttimes,theelderlyliveintheirownhomes.Averysmallpercentof America’selderlyliveinnursinghomes.
SamuelPreston,asociologistatthe University of Pennsylvania,studiedhowtheAmericanfamilyischanging.HereportedthatbythetimetheaverageAmericancouplereaches40yearsofage,theirparentsareusuallystillalive.ThisstatisticshowsthechangeinlifestylesandresponsibilitiesofagingAmericans.Theaveragemiddle-agedcouplecanlookforwardtocaringforelderlyparentssometimeaftertheirownchildrenhavegrownup.Moreover,becausepeopletodaylivelongerafteranillnessthanpeopledidyearsago,familymembersmustprovidelong-termcare.Thesefactsalsomeanthataftercaregiversprovidefortheirelderlyparents,whowilleventuallydie,theywillbeoldandmayrequirecaretoo.Whentheydo,theirspouseswillprobablytakecareofthembecausetheyhavehadfewerchildrenthantheirparentsdid.
BecauseAmericansarelivinglongerthanever,moresocialworkershavebeguntostudywaysofcaregivingtoimprovecareoftheelderly.Theyhavefoundthatallcaregiversshareacommoncharacteristic:
Theybelievethattheyarethebestpeopleforthejob.Thesocialworkershavealsodiscoveredthreebasicreasonswhythecaregiverstakeontheresponsibilityofcaringforanelderly,dependentrelative.Manycaregiversbelievetheyhadanobligationtohelptheirrelatives.Somethinkthathelpingothersmakesthemfeelmoreuseful.Othershopethatbyhelpingsomeonenow,theywilldeservecarewhentheybecomeoldanddependent.
6.SamuelPreston’sstudyshowsthat__________.
A)lifestylesandresponsibilitiesoftheelderlyarechanging
B)mostAmericancouplesover40havenolivingparents
C)elderlypeoplemayneedcareforalongtimebecausetheylivelongerafteranillness
D)middle-agedAmericanshavetotakecareoftheirchildrenandparentsatthesametime
7.Whowillmostprobablytakecareofthemiddle-agedAmericanswhentheyneedcarethemselves?
A)Themselves. B)Theirchildren.
C)Theirhusbandorwife. D)Theirclosefriends.
8.Allcaregiversbelievethattheycan__________.
A)keepclosertotheiroldparentsbythismeans
B)domuchbetteriftheyhaveajobassocialworkers
C)carefortheirelderlyparentsbetterthananyotherperson
D)improvecareoftheelderlywiththehelpofthesocialworkers
9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhypeoplelookaftertheirrelatives?
A)Theywanttosetanexampletotheirchildren.
B)Theythinkitistheirdutytohelptheirrelatives.
C)Theyhopetheydeservecarewhentheyneedit.
D)Theyfeeltheyareofusetootherpeople.
10.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A)Mostoldpeoplelivelongertodayafteranillnessthanpeopledidyearsago.
B)Mostelderlypeoplearetakencareofbytheirfamilies,whoassumetheresponsibilityfordifferentreasons.
C)Mostelderlypeoplearesatisfiedwiththebetterwaysofcaregivingthatsocialworkershavecomeupwith.
D)Manyoldpeopleareputintonursinghomesbytheirfamilies,whodonotvisitthemregularly.
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
TrialsaretakingplaceinNorthAmericaand Europe totestanelectronicdevicewhichwillpreventchildrenfromwatchingunsuitableprogramsontelevision.
Thedevice,knownasaV-chip(the“v”standsforviolence),allowsparentstocontroltheirtelevisionsetsothatprogramswhichareunsuitableforchildrencannotbewatchedonaparticulartelevision.
TheV-chipworksbyusinganelectroniccode.Whenaprogramisbroadcast,thesignalfromthetelevisiontransmittercarriesacode,whichindicatesthelevelofsexand/orviolenceinaparticularprogram.TheV-chipinsidethetelevisionthenexaminesthecodeforeachprogramandblockstransmissionofthoseprogramswhichcontaincertaincodes.
MakersoftheV-chipsaythatparentscanbeconfidentthattheirchildrenwillnotbeabletowatchthoseprogramswhich they decideareunsuitable.
V-chiptechnologyhasattractedalotofinterest.PresidentClintonpassedalawlastyearwhichwillrequireallnewtelevisionstobefittedwithV-chipsby1998.Andthe EuropeanParliament(欧洲议会) hasincludedtheV-chipinitsnewDirectiveonBroadcasting.
Butcriticssaythatthesystemwillnotbefool-proof,andthatchildrenwillfindwaysofgettingaroundit.Therearealsoconcernsthatforeignsatellitetelevisioncompaniesmaynotabidebytherules.OtherssaythatifviewerscometorelyontheV-chip,othercontrolsonprogramcontentmaystarttoberelaxed.
11.Accordingtothepassage,V-chiptechnologyenablesparentsto_____________.
A)turnoffthetelevisionwhentheyarenothome
B)testelectronicdevicesthatcantaketheplaceoftheTVset
C)keepinappropriateTVprogramsawayfromtheirchildren
D)controltheamountoftimethattheirchildrenspendonwatchingTV
12.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttheelectroniccode?
A)Itshowsthelevelofsexand/orviolenceinaparticularprogram.
B)Itcontainsinformationaboutthetelevisiontransmitter.
C)ItisthesignalthatissentoutbytheV-chip.
D)ItisacomputerprogrambuiltinaTVsettoexaminetheV-chip.
13.Theword“they”inParagraph4refersto________________.
A)makers B)parents C)children D)programs
14.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________________________.
A)PresidentClintonattractedalotofinterest
B)alawhadbeenpassedtoprohibitsexandviolenceonTV
C)TVsetssoldinAmericanafter1998arerequiredtohaveV-chips
D)theEuropeanParliamentdecidedtoimporttheV-chiptechnologyfrom USA
15.CriticsoftheV-chipwereconcernedthat____________________.
A)childrenmaynotlikethenewtechnology
B)importedTVsetmaynothavebeenequippedwithV-chips
C)childrenmaygetaddictedtothenewtechnology
D)newproblemsmayariseeveniftheV-chipworks
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Peoplelivinginthecountryenjoyseveraladvantagesthatpeoplelivinginthecitycannotenjoy.
Theyareinclosecontactwithnature.Theymakefriendswithtreesandstones,cowsanddogs.Theybreathefreshair.Theyfightwithstrongwinds.Theylistentothesongsofbirds.
Thiscontactwithnatureisgoodforhealth.Therearemanydiseasesthatarecommoninthecity,butarenottobefoundinthecountry.Forexample,nearsightednessisalmostunknowntocountry.
Becauseoftheabsenceofcars,onecanwalk
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