福建师范大学网络课程 2015 高级英语阅读二作业答案.doc

期末试卷所有答案必须填写在后面的答案纸 否则试卷无效I. Reading comprehensionPassage 1Strip cartoons in newspapers are immensely popular. Some people only buy certain newspapers in rder to follow the adventures of their favorite cartoon characters. Generally speaking，strip cartoons are neither subtle nor unkind. Their appeal rests largely on the fact that rdinary people can identify with themthe little man in the office，the ups nd downs of suburban married life，the domineering behavior of neighbors, children, relations nd household pets，to say nothing of cars，washing machines，vacuum cleaners nd similar contraptions（奇妙的装置）which frequently seem to have a will of their own.Weary commuters battling with public transport，harassed housewives underpaid secretaries nd clerkshardworking people who dont live glamorous nd exciting livescan laugh at themselves in these cartoons. Sometimes a strip cartoon represents a world of pure fantasy in which Superman r Woman always emerges triumphant in spite of the most hair-raising adventures. We know we arent really like that，but its fun to think we could be if we had the chance. Political cartoons are essentially topical nd pull no punches. Their wit mirrors the absurdities，prejudices nd blunders in law nd rder nd current affairs. The physical characteristics of prominent men nd women in Government r State are mercilessly caricatured（讽刺）. Since the English，with the inborn independence of an island race，have a healthy contempt for bureaucracy nd are cheerfully critical of whatever government happens to be in office, political cartoons provide an endless source of amusement. After all, as a famous politician is reported to have said，“politics are too serious a matter to be left to politicians.”1. Strip cartoons generally _.A) represent people we know personallyB) are a means of identificationC) are not intended to be offensiveD) bear little relation to rdinary life2. In the opinion of the writer some household appliances.A) behave as if they were humanB) are always falling to piecesC) are fitted with on controlsD) are not designed to work efficiently3. Cartoons of office r domestic life have a particular appeal for people who .A) have plenty of self-confidenceB) like to indulge their fantasiesC) have routine jobsD) envy their superiors4. Political cartoonists are not afraid to.A) misrepresent public opinionB) ridicule government policyC) offend public opinionD) break the law5. Whatever form of government is elected the general public will invariably it.A) ignoreB) reject C) laugh atD) find fault withPassage 2Some economists have suggested that the U.S. distribution of income is somehow naturally more unequal than that of other countries. After all，the U.S. is geographically nd racially more diverse than Europe. Nevertheless, it is noted that even the highest-income regions of the U.S. have significantly higher rates of poverty than all but the poorest nations of Europe. Romania r Bulgaria might have similar percentages of poverty, but theirs is hardly a standard fr the wrlds richest nation to aspire to.Even if blacks，the racial group with the highest poverty level，are eliminated rom the calculations，the U.S. still has twice the European rate of poverty. nd American por wrk just as much as the por of European nations, if not mre. Mre single mothers in the U.S.，fr example，have jobs than in Great Britain（although fewer than is Sweden，where liberal childcare allowances make it easier to combine family nd employment）If the exodus（退出）from the bottom of the middle class can be traced to a lack of government supprt fr the wrking por，that still leaves departures at the top to be explained. Although income rom two careers is pushing an increasing number of households over the threshold to the upper class，higher salaries earned by men account fr the bulk of upward mobility. In addition，many are moving up simply because the salary of the top 10 percent of wage earners is now at least 3.8 time that of the bottom 20 percent，as compared with 2.6 only 25 years ago.Will the middle class eventually become a minrity in the U.S.？Current numbers suggest there is no danger of that befre the turn of the century at least. Nevertheless, the trend seems ominous（不祥的）. As long as the wrk frce is increasingly segregated into professionalized，high paying jobs nd less skilled，low-paying ones，the middle will be threatened.6. The highest-income regions of the U.S. have higher rates of poverty than .A) Romania nd BulgariaB) the porest nations of EuropeC) all European nationsD) all except the porest European nations7. The U.S. distribution of income is mre unequal than that of European countries because .A) the U.S. has twice the European rate of povertyB) the U.S. is one of the wrlds richest nations C) Europe is geographically nd racially less diverse than the U.S.D) there is a lack of government supprt fr the wrking por in U.S.8. By saying “the salary of the top 10 percent of wage earners is now at least 3.8 times that of the bottom 20 percent，as compared with 2.6 only 25 years ago,” the authr means .A) the gulf between top earners nd bottom wage earners has considerably widened in 25 yearsB) mre people are neither rich nr por nowC) the number of the top 10 percent of wage earners has increasedD) the salary of the 10 percent of wage earners has increased greatly9. rom the passage，it can be concluded that.A) the middle class will eventually become a minrity in the U.S.B) most of the middle class people will mre into the upper class befre the end of this centuryC) if the gap between the rich nd por further widens，the proprtion of the middle class population will decreaseD) professionalized，high-paying jobs will comprise the bulk of the wrk frce in the U.S.10. “Two careers” in Para. 3 refers to.A) the middle nd upper classes B) high-paying nd low-paying jobsC) husbands nd wifes jobs D) the top nd the bottom wage earnersWhat is the significance of the Refrmation (Unit 8, text 1, Book IV)?II. Put the following into Chinese:1. Successful implementation of the key concepts of “refrm nd opening up” nd “ economics as the central task” over the past 30 days through an internal policy of change nd capacity building, enabled China to develop into an economic powerhouse. 2. The suggestion that further negotiations are to take place to produce an “acceptable” reprt suggests that the politics of coalition government are doing the country disservice. Given the sensitivities involved, all the infrmation should be available so that people can reach their own conclusions, rather than being left with suspicion that fact are being replaced by political ideology. III. Answer the following question:What is the significance of the Refrmation (Text 1, Unit 8, Book IV)?Answer SheetI. Reading Comprehension1. C_ 2. _A_3. _C_ 4. _B_5. _D_6. _A_7. _B_8. _A_9. _B_10. _D_II. Put the following into Chinese1. 在过去的30年间，重要理念“改革开放”和 “以经济为中心” 的成功实施，通过内部政策的变革和能力建设，使中国发展成为一个经济强国。2.通过进一步谈判形成的“可接