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聊城大学2006-2007学年第一学期非英语专业研究生英语试题（C卷）Part Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example:You will hear: M: When shall we start our work, Jane?W: Tomorrow at 9 oclock. But we must work quickly, for we have to finish everything before 2 in the afternoon.Q: For how long can they work?You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hours.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 oclock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D)“5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose D on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer A BC CD2KG-1*4/5D1. A) He has hurt his hand. B) He cant fix it. C) He is very busy at the moment. D) He wants the woman to give him a hand.2. A) Lawyer and client. B) Doctor and patient. C) Boss and secretary. D) Shop-assistant and customer.3. A) He was very slow in doing things. B) He was the right person to do such a things. C) He is expected to do such a thing. D) He would never do such a thing.4. A) The bus was in a terrible accident. B) The bus may arrive tonight, but the man isnt sure. C) The bus will probably arrive at 12. D) The bus has broken down and will not arrive.5. A) By motorcycle. B) By bus. C) By bicycle. D) By car.6. A) Hes teaching school this summer. B) Hes working hard so that he can afford to go to New York. C) He may have difficulty working and studying at the same time. D) He decided not to attend summer school.7. A) The application should be well-written. B) The application should have been sent as soon as possible. C) The application will certainly bring him great profit. D) The application can help him get that good job.8. A) $ 300. B) $ 200. C) $ 500. D) $ 400.9. A) She had hoped for a better conclusion. B) She is satisfied with the result. C) The committee is better than the other one. D) The committee hasnt been very busy lately.10.A) It is typical autumn weather for this region. B) It wont really rain until autumn. C) So much rain is unusual for this season. D) There has never been much rain here.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage:11.A) Because they can do better than others. B) Because they dont want to be helped. C) Because it is expensive to hire labor. D) Because it is difficult to trust others.12.A) It publishes books only for children. B) It publishes books about peoples pets. C) It lets the young readers make up stories by using its computers. D) It makes the young readers the chief characters in the stories.13.A) Written by children themselves. B) Printed with standard things. C) Telling stories about the reader himself. D) Published with the help of computers.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage:14.A) He was struck by lightning. B) He was very old. C) He was in a car accident. D) He was strolling near his home.15.A) Because he was once beaten black and blue. B) Because he was very old. C) Because he was knocked to the ground. D) Because he suffered from a long serious disease.16.A) He was happy after his wife entered his room for the first time in nine years. B) The lightning made his legs lose the ability to feel and gave him the ability to see. C) He regained his sight from a head injury when he fell from a tree. D) The blow that blinded him was very severe, and it took another very severe blow to restore his sight.17.A) He was hiding from the storm under a tree. B) He awoke with his face in a puddle of water. C) He was happy when he saw his wife for the first time in nine years. D) The exact time when he became blind.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage:18.A) School and Education. B) Individuals in the United States. C) Responsibilities as Citizens. D) Tomorrows Decision-makers.19.A) Individual states. B) Taxes of citizens. C) Federal government. D) Parents.20.A) 20. B) 21. C) 22. D) 23.Part Reading Comprehension(35 minutes)Directions:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). You should decide on the best choices and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:Acting is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is “Dont !”. But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act, though the chances of his becoming famous are slim. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama school. Usually only students who show promise and talent are accepted, and the course lasts two years. Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a repertory company, usually as an assistant stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre: painting scenery, looking after the furniture, taking care of the costumes, and even acting in very small parts. It is very hard work indeed. The hours are long and the salary is tiny. But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy, waiting for the chances of working with a better company, or perhaps in films or television. Of course, some people have unusual chances which lead to fame and success without this long and dull training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his big car. He told the driver to stop, and he got out to speak to the girl. He asked her if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and at first she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the police. It took the producer twenty minutes to tell Connie that he was serious. Then an appointment was made for her to go to the studio the next day. The test was successful. They gave her some necessary lessons and within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day. Of course, she was given a more dramatic name, which is now world-famous. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!21.According to the passage, the main reason why young people should be discouraged from becoming actors is_. A） actors are very unusual people B） the course at the drama school lasts two years C） acting is really a hard job D） there are already too many actors22.An assistant stage managers job is difficult because he has to _. A） do all kinds of stage work B） work for long hours C） wait for a better company D） act well23.According to the context, the sentence “But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy, ” at the end of the first paragraph means_. A） they dont care if their job is hard B） they like the stage naturally C） they are born happy D） they are easily satisfied24.Conie Pratt soon became a famous actress by_. A） learning some lessons about the art of speaking B） once playing her part in the “Blue Colored Moon” C） successfully matching the most famous actors D）acting a leading part with a most famous actor at that time25.The phrase “once in a blue moon” in last line refers to _. A) all at once B) once for a long time C) once in a while D) once and for allPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:The traditional two-parents family is fast giving way in the America of the 1980s to households in which one adult must juggle the often enormous demands of making a living and raising children. For many, single parenthood is synonymous with economic need. More than 3 million single-parent families live in poverty, according to the Census Bureau, and joblessness, plus cuts in public assistance, has helped drive up the number of poor children in such families by about 20 percent in just three years.The biggest burden falls on households that are headed by single mothers. Nearly half of these families are below the poverty as“ the most compelling social fact ”of the last 10 years. This deprivation is not only hard on its victims but expensive for taxpayers since single women and their offspring receive 40 to 80 percent of the benefits in various welfare programs that cost the government a total of 40 billion dollars a year. Despite cuts in benefits averaging 10 percent, rising number of eligible women are likely to keep the overall cost up, according to economist Alice Rivlin, former director of the Congressional Budget office. Fanning the single-parent spiral are two dramatic offshoots of the sexual revolution: divorce and unwed（未婚的） motherhood. The divorce rate has doubled in the last 15 years, and the number of illegitimate births has more than doubled to 700,000 annually. One tenth of white children and more than one half of black children are now born out of wedlock. Whats more, there is a strong tendency now for women and teenagers who have illegitimate children to keep them rather than put them up for adoption. Typical is Rufina Nera of Los Angeles.When she became pregnant at 15,abortion was never mentioned in her home.Instead,her mother encouraged her to have the child,says Nera,adding：“She even gave a baby shower for me.” Now, Nera shares a crowded bedroom with her 2-year-old daughter as well as her sister. She holds no hope of help from the father, although she remarked during the only time he saw the child that she was prettier than his other illegitimate baby. Even so, Nera tries to keep her attention on two goals: moving into her own apartment and getting enough education to become a secretary or a nurse. Her first step along that path is attending Rarnona High School, an ”opportunity school“ where she and 110 other girls study while their babies are cared for in a nursery.26.What effect does joblessness and cuts in public assistance have on children of single-parent families? A) Another 3 million of them live in poverty. B) The number of them increased by about 20 percent in just three years. C) The number of them increased by about 3 percent in the 1980s. D) They were not affected at all.27.How much money do single women and their children get from welfare programs every year? A) 40 to 80 billion dollars. B) 16 to 40 billion dollars. C) 32 to 40 billion dollars. D) 16 to 32 billion dollars.28.We can come to the conclusion that _. A) 60 percent of American children are now born illegitimately B) at least 50 percent of black children are now born illegitimately in America C) 60 percent of American children were born illegitimately in the 1960s D) at least 60 percent of American children were born illegitimately in the 1960s29.What will probably happen to most illegitimate children? A) They will be kept by their fathers. B) They will be kept by their grandparents. C) They will be kept by their mothers. D) They will be adopted by someone else.30.What does Nera do for the preparation for becoming a secretary or a nurse? A) She is working in a nursery. B) She is moving into her own apartment. C) She is studying in a high school. D) She is asking help from the father.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:In managing information resources, the medium may be the key to an effective system. The medium is a vehicle, a tool, or a container for holding information; the information itself is the thing of value. Three popular categories of information media are paper, films and electronic storage devices. The media choice must not be viewed as a choice among these three, however; it must be viewed as an opportunity to select from a multitude of media possibilities in combinations that build effective systems. In many instances the person responsible for information resource management is not the person who determines the medium in which information will be created. In such a case, the manager of a firms information resources faces a challenge in making a significant contribution to the organization s objectives. For effective management of information resources, media conversion may be necessary. Examples include keying or scanning pager documents to convert them to electronic media. Other processes convert electronic media from one format to another. For example, disk files created on one system may not be compatible with another system. Various hardware and software combinations can be used to convert files to formats that equipment will accept. For information generated within organizations, this necessity of making systems compatible may be eliminated by cooperative planning. However, very little control can be exercised over the media used to generate information that comes to your organization from the outside.The medium for information may be selected to satisfy a need that exists when information is created and communicated. For example, a person record may be created because of its portability and because no special equipment is necessary for later references to that information; electronic transmission may be selected because it is the fastest means of communicating information. A firm may use electronic mail because a network already exists for on-line computer communication. The additional application may cost less than postage to mail paper memos.31.Which of the following can best sum up the passage? A) Media Selection in Managing Information Resources. B) The Importance and Necessity of Media Conversion. C) Three Categories of Information Media. D) Various Means of Communicating Information.32.The first paragraph aims at telling the reader_. A) the importance of information resources management B) the relationship between the medium and information C) the great variety of media for holding information D) the numerous resources of information33.Which of the following statements is true according to the author? A) Paper is the best storage device. B) People have three choices in selecting information media. C) It is better to let the person responsible for information resource management determine media. D) The manager should build an effective system by selecting a good combination of different media.34.For effective management of information resources, the manager should _. A) convert all paper documents to electronic media B) make media conversion when necessary C) control the media used to generate information both inside and outside his organization D) use one format in processing information35.The main idea of the last paragraph is that _. A) paper record is the most convenient medium or later reference B) electronic mail costs less than postage to mail paper memos C) different media for information may be selected for different purposes D) by using different media, a firm can create various information for its objectivesPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:The decline of traditional religion in the West has not removed the need for men and women to find a deeper meaning behind existence. Why is the world way it is and how do we, as conscious individuals, fit into the great scheme? There is a growing feeling that science,especially what is known as the new physics, provides answers where religion remains vague and faltering.Many people in search of a meaning to their lives are finding enlightenment in the revolutionary developments at the frontiers science.Much to the bewilderment of professional scientists,quasi-religious cults are being formed around such unlikely topics as quantum physics,space-time relativity,black holes and the big bang. How can physics, with its reputation for cold precision and objective materialism, provide such fertile soil for the mystical? The truth is that the spirit of scientific enquiry has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past 50 years. The twin revolutions of the Theory of Relativity, with its space-warps and timewarps, and the quantum theory, which reveals the shadowy and unsubstantial nature of atoms, have demolished the classical image of a clockwork universe slavishly unfolding along a predetermined pathway. Replacing this sterile mechanism is a world full of shifting indeterminism and subtle interactions which have no counterpart in daily experience. To study the new physics is to embark on a journey of wonderment and pa