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试卷代号 2156 中央广播电视大学20 112012学年度第二学期 开放专科 期末考试 英语阅读 2 试题 2012年7月 注事项 将你的学号 姓名及分校 工作站 名称填写在答题纸的规定栏 内 考试结束后 把试卷和答题纸放在桌上 试卷和答题纸均不得带 出考场 二 仔细阅读每题的说明 并按题目要求答题 答案必须写在答题 纸的指定位置上 写在试卷上元效 三 用蓝 黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题 使用铅笔答题无效 906 PartI Questions1 10arebasedonPassage1 Passage1 Passage1 isanextractfromthefamousstoryFrankensteinwhich iswrittenbyMaryShelley ThemonstertoldFrankensteinthat ifhewouldmakeamateforhim hewouldgoto thejunglesofSouthAmericaandwouldhavenothingmoretodowithotherpeople FrankensteinagreedtothisrequestandwentofftoScotlandtoworkonthenew creature Hisfriend HenriClerval traveledwithhimbutknewnothingaboutwhat Frankensteinwasdoing Frankensteinbecamemoreandmoreterrified Perhapsthisnewcreaturewouldbeeven worsethanthefirstone Perhapsshewouldn tagreetogoofftothejungletolive Perhaps shewouldmurderevenmorepeople Soon Frankensteinrealizedthathecouldnotcomplete thetaskandhedestroyedthecreaturehewasmaking Justthen themonsterappearedand beggedhimtokeephispromiseandcontinuetoworkonthematehewantedsomuch When Frankensteinrefused themonstersaid Igo butrememberIshallbewithyouonyour weddingnight andhedisappeared FrankensteinandClervalmovedontoIreland butthemonsterfollowedthemandkilled Clerval Frankensteinwasaccusedofthemurderandspentthreemonthsinjailbeforebeing provedinnocentandbeingreleased Soon hereturnedtoSwitzerland Sometimelater hemarriedhischildhood sweetheai Elizabeth butontheirweddingnight whileFrankensteinwassearchingtheinn tomakesUfethemonsterwasnotthere Elizabethwasstrangledinherbed ReadPassage1andthentrytogiveshortanswerstoQuestions1 5 Writeyouranswersonthe AnswerSheet 飞 1 Wherewouldthemonstergoifhehadamatetogowithhim 2 DidClervalknowwhatFrankensteinwasmaking 3 WhatwasFrankenstein s feelingatthebeginningofmakingthenewcreature 4 WhokilledFrankenstein sfriendClerval 5 HowwasFrankenstein ssweetheartElizabethkilled 907 Usetheproperformsofsomeofthewordsorphrasesyou have foundinthepassagetocomplete thefollowing sentences Theparagraphinwhichtheword phraseappearsis indicatedin bracketsattheend Writeyouranswers ontheAnswer Sheet 6 Clearapaththroughthe Paragraph1 7 Hetothewarin1948 nevertoreturnalive Paragraph3 8 Ifthetreefallsthatway itwill 9 Aslongasyoudowhatyoucan noonewill inthefuture Paragraph4 thehouse Paragraph3 youeven if you failit 10 Don tbesoastobelieveeverythingyouhear Paragraph4 PartIT Questions11 20arebasedonPassage 2 Passage 2 Chinaisgrowingold bytheendof1996 theratiobetweenpeopleofworkingageand pensionerswasnearly2 1 Bytheendofthiscentury theratiowillshrink andby2005 it will be1 1 AsurveymadebytheChineseMinistryofCivilAffairshasshownthepressuresan agingpopulationbrings Lastyear theMinistryaskedexpertsfromBeijingUniversityand theChineseAcademyofSocial Sciencestoconductaquestionnaireamong3 610families in sixvillages inShandong iangsuandAnhuiprovinces Whenaskedaboutthemosturgent problemsn宇edingasolution 80 52percentofthepeasantsquestionedindicatedsecurityand supportinth怡iroldage BeforethePeople sRepublicofChinawasfoundedin 1949 sloweconomicdevelopment meantanaveragelifespanofonly35 years Atpresent withtherejuvenationofChina s strength theimplementationoffamilyplanningandchangesinpeople sconceptsabout rearingchildren citydwellersarechoosing tohaveandrearabetterchild Inthe countryside birthcontrolhasbeenacceptedbymoreandmorefamilies TheaverageChinese canexpecttoliveintotheir70s andwithadropinbirthratesandoverallmortality the agingofthepopulationhassuddenlybecomeverynoticeable 908 In1995 China selderlypopulationreached120million 9 76percentofthetotal population By 2000 theywillmakeupmorethan10percentofthetotalpopulation and Chinawillhaveagedsubstantially In1993 theNationalCommitteeonAging nowchanged totheChineseAssociationofAging wasestablished andsimilarorganizationshavebeen establishedatlowerlevels Withagrowingnumberofretirees almosteveryworkplacehas establisheda special officetohandlepensionaffairs Th巳seofficesalsoinformretireesof majorissuesbothinChinaandaroundtheworld setupvariousactivities anddiscussand solvedifficultieswithmedicalcareanddailylife Onholidaysorfestivals retireesareinvited backtotheirworkplacetoreceive abriefingoftheyear sworkandtobeextendedtraditional holidaygreetings Forthosewhohavedifficultiesinmovingabout theworkplacesends personneltovisitthemathome Retireesundertheageof80getabirthdaycakeonceevery fiveyears andthose80andaboveeveryyear Tosafeguardthelegitimaterightsandinterestsofseniorcitizensandtoseethatthey enjoysomedignityis acomplicatedproject OnOctober1 1996theLawonGuaranteeing theRightsandInterestsofSeniorCitizenswasenforced aimingtosafeguardthelegitimate rightsandinterestsoftheelderly strengthentheawarenessoftheirsituationandcarry forwardChinesetraditionsofrespectingandsupportingtheold Accordingtothelaw governmentsatvariouslevelshavetoincluderetireeaffairsintheirplanning andincrease investment inundertakingsfortheelderlyyearbyyear Thus thestatusofseniorcitizensis beinggivenamorefirmlegal basis Chinaalreadyhassolargeanagedpopulation itwill behardtorelymerelyon governmentandworkunitstoassumetheburdenofsupportingthem Here we 11callfor somefamilysupport Chinesestressfamilybonds andthetraditionofrespectingfamily eldersgoesbackcenturies Ofcourse thisisalsoadvocatedtosomeextentinother countries Foralongperiodtocome mostofChina selderlywillcontinuetobeprovidedfor bytheirfamilies 909 Read Passage 2andthenchoose the best answerthatmaycomplete eachofthestatements below accordingtothe passage Writeyour answersontheAnswer Sheet 11 InParagraph1 thesentence bytheendofthiscentury theratiowillshrink means A theratioismovingtowards1 1 B less people willretire C morepeople willjointheworkingpopulation D theratiowill bemorethan2 1 12 ThesurveymadebytheChineseMinistryofCivilAffairsindicatesthat A 9 76 ofthepeasantsquestionedareseniorcitizens B 3 610families havetheurgentproblemofsupportingtheold inthefamily C peasants are worried about the economic pressure which they will face in their old age D manypeasantsfeel concernedaboutwhethertheycanliveover70 13 From Paragraph 3 we can deduce that many people raise one child as a result of A changesinmind C the implementation of family planning 14 China selderlypopulation A is declininginthe90 s B thedevelopmentofeconomy D Alloftheabove B will bemorethan10percentofthetotal population bytheyear2000 C reached 10percentofthetotalpopulationin 1995 D wil bearound120 million bytheyear2000 15 Whatactivitiesmightretireesparticipatein whichareorganizedbytheirworkplace A ToattendNewYearparties B Togetthelatestinformationornewsabouttheworkplace C Todiscussandsolvedifficulties intheirlife D All oftheabove 16 Theword legitimate could bereplacedbytheword inParagraph5 910 A compatible C lawful B illegal D legible 17 Toprotecttherightsandinterestsofseniorcitizens thegovernmenthasdonemany thingsexcept A establishingsomerelatedlaws B strengtheningtheawarenessandadvocatingoldtraditions C raisingtheageofretirement D increasinginvestmenteveryyear 18 WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisTrue A Lastyear theexpertsconductedaquestionnaireinfourprovincesinChina B Withthedevelopmentofeconomy manyChinesefamiliesraisemorechildren thanbefore C Thosewhocanreceive abirthdaycakeeveryyearmustbeover90yearsold D Itwill be very difficulttosupporttheelderly only bythegovernment andworkunits 19 Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe A SupportingtheElderly C SeniorCitizens 目前tsand Interests B ChinaIsGrowingOld D Peasants Requests 20 Wecaninferthatthispassagemostprobablycomesfrom A anadvertisement C anotebook B amicroblog D anewsmagazine PartIIITrueorFalse Questions 21 30arebasedonPassage 3 Passage 3 TheStnithsonianNationalMuseumrecentlyaddedanewjeweltoitscollection The CullinanDiamondnecklaceisnowonvieVfatthemuseumwithanotherfamousjewel the HopeDiamond ThoughsmallerthantheHopeDiamond expertssaytheCullinanDiamond isjustasbeautiful Thesilvernecklacehas251diamonds Nineextremelyrarebluediamondsarepartofthe design Therarebluediamondstotalmorethanfivecarats LiketheHopeDiamond the CullinanDiamondalsohasarichhistory ItisnamedafterThomasCullinan afamousSouth 911 Africanexplorer HeownedthePremierDiamondMineinSouthAfrica Mr Cullinanhadpromisedhiswifethathewouldfindherthe largestdiamondinthe world Hisworkersfoundsuchadiamondin 1905 Itweighedalmost3 107caratsbeforeit wascutandpolished Atthattime itwasthebiggestdiamondeverdiscovered ThomasCullinansoldtheuncutdiamondtotheTransvaalgovernment Itwaslater giventoBritishKingEdwardVIIonhisbirthday Thediamondwasthencutintoanumber ofdifferentjewelswhichbecamepartoftheBritishRoyalFamilycollection Themost famousofthepieces isknownastheStarofAfrica Mr CullinanhadtheCullinanDiamondNecklacecreatedas a specialpresentforhis wife in 1910 Thenecklacewaspasseddowntothefirstdaughterofeachfamilyuntilitwassold byagreat granddaughterintheearly1980s Anunidentifiedpersongavethenecklacetothe anniversary 口luseu口1Inhonorofits100th Read Passage 3anddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse WriteTforTrue andFforFalseagainstthenumberofeachofthestatementsonyourAnswer Sheet 21 TheHopeDiamondismorebeautifulthantheCullinanDiamond 22 Thesilvernecklacehasninerarebluediamonds 23 Theweightofallofthediamondsofthesilvernecklace is fivecarats 24 ThediamondisnamedafterThomasCullinan whowasthemanagerofthePremier DiamondMineinSouthAfrica 25 Mr平ullinandidn tkeephispromisetohis wife Hesoldthelargestdiamondhe found 1 26 Thelargestdiamondintheworldweightedalmost3 107caratsafteritwascutand polished 27 TheStarofAfricacomesfromtheCullinanDiamond 28 TheCullinanDiamondNecklacewascreatedas agifttohisgranddaughterby Mr Cullinan 29 Thenecklacewaspasseddowntothefirstsonofeach family 30 Themuseumclerksknewclearlywhosentthenecklacetothemuseumas a gift 912 PartNShortAnswer Questions31 35arebasedonPassage4 Passage4 TherearemanydifferentkindsoftaxespaidintheUS Themostcommontaxissales tax Whensomeonebuyssomething hepaysthepriceofhispurchaseplusasmalladded percentage Thispercentageisthesalestax Therevenuefromthesalestaxgoestothestate governmenttohelppayforpublicschools publicsafety roads parksandbenefitsforthe poor Eachstatesetsitsowntaxpercentage Somestatesareconsiderablylowerthan others Insomestatesthereisnosalestax Asecondtypeoftaxisincometax Thistaxis apercentageofallthemoneyearnedbya familyeachyear Americanspayincometaxestothecentralgovernmentwhichusesthe revenuefornationalexpensessuchasdefense helpfortheneedyandotherpublic services Somestatesalsohaveastateincometax Incometax likeothertaxes isusually graduated Thismeansthetaxpercentageincreasesas afamily sincomeincreases Athirdkindoftaxispropertytax Thistaxispaidbyanyonewhoownslandora house Theamountofthetaxisbasedontheproperty svalue Therevenuefromthistax goestothelocalgovernmentsforschoolsandcommunityservices Inadditionpeoplemust payluxurytaxwhentheypurchasecertainthingssuchascigarettesandalcoholicdrinks Afourthkindoftaxisinheritancetax Whensomeonedies usuallyhisfamilyinherits thEdeadperso旷swealthandproperty However thosewhoinheritmustpayapercentageof thiswealthtothegovernmentasaninheritancetax ReadPassage4andthentrytogiveshortanswerstoQuestions31 35 Writeyouranswerson theAnswerSheet 31 WhichkindoftaxisthemostcommontaxintheUS 32 Whatistherevenuefromthesalestaxusedfor 33 Whatdoesthesentence Incometax likeothertaxes isusuallygraduated inthe secondparagraphmean 34 Whatistheamountofpropertytaxbasedon 35 Wheredosetherevenuefromthepropertytaxgo 913 试卷代号 215 6座位号 中央广播电视大学20 112012学年度第二学期 开放专科 期末考试 英语阅读 2 试题答题纸 2012年7月 题号PartIPartITPartillPartN总分 分数 得分 评卷人 PartIQuestions1 10 30poin臼 3pointseach 1 2 3 4 O 6 8 10 得分评卷人 7 9 PartITQuestions11 20 30points 3pointseach 11 16 914 12 17 13 18 14 19 15 20 得分 评卷人 PartillQuestions21 30 20points 2pointseach 21 26 22 27 23 28 24 29 25 30 得分 评卷人 31 32 33 34 35 PartNQuestions31 35 20points 4pointseach 915 试卷代号 215 6 中央广播电视大学20112012学年