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试卷代号 2155 中央广播电视大学2012 2013学年度第一学期 开放专科 期末考试 英语阅读 1 试题 2013年1月 注意事项 一 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 写在试卷上无效 三 用蓝 黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题 使用铅笔答题无效 747 PartI 30points 3pointseach Questions1 10arebased on Passage 1 Passage 1 InFrance in1987 therewasacompetitionto 1 peopleto drivemorecarefully Thepoliceweretoldtogivecouponsfor freepetroltoanydriverswho 2 thelawand wereparticularly 3 tootherroadusers Butthepolicecouldn tfindanypeopletogivetheprizes 4 Afterseveraldays theyhadnotgivenawayanycoupons 5 So theydecided to 6 theirstandards andto givethecouponstoanydriverstheysawsimplyobeyingthelaw 由iver he was 7 was in 8 when a policeman tried to stop a driver to give him his prize the企iverthoughthe and drove away at high speed Andlater whenthe police tried to stop another 的afraidthathe drove through a red traffic light without stopping troubleto Intheend thepolice decided to givetheprizes toanyonewhohadadrivinglicenceand properseat 10 ReadPassage1andcompletethepassagewithappropriatewordsfromthelistofwords phr副囚 given below Writeyour answers on youranswersheet obeyedencouragelower helpfulatallso 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 beltsHowever PartII 30points 3pointseach Questions11一20arebased on Passage 2 Passage 2 Howareyou sportsfans I amGuHao hostingthesummaryofthisweek ssports andI mveryhappytohaveyourradiotunedin tothisstation 748 On1June 1995 whenthevoice of GuHaocameoverthewavesfromtheZhengzhou EconomicBroadcastingStationinHenanProvince hishumorousstyleandoriginal view on sportswasexactlythesortofthinghisstationdirectorandpartnershadbeenlooking for Gubrokenewgroundaswell beingthefirstblindtalk showhostin China Thisachievementdidnotgo unnoticed in China Ontheeveningof 22December at ChinacentralTelevision sstudiosforthelivebroadcastof SportsSalon GuHao expresseddeepgratitudeto hismother Gu Baozhi beforemillions ofviewers sayingthat heowedhisentirelifetoherkindnessandcare Withouther hewouldnothavehadthe confidenceorthecouragetofighthis disability Whenaskedwhathewouldlike to see if he couldhavenormaleyesightforoneinstant hesaidwithouthesitationhewouldlove tosee hismother Soontherewerephonecallscomingin totheTVstationfromallpartsofthe country extendingtraditionalChinesegreetingsandblessingstoGuBaozhi Gu smother meanwhile hasbeenpromotedtodeputydeanattheHenanEngineeringInstitute incharge of teaching GuHaowasbornon 14January 1972 duringasnowstormin Zhengzhou Hisfather whowasworkinginLuoyangatthetime hurriedbackto seehisnewbornson Whenhe was100days old Dr Han oneoftheneighbors suggestedGu Baozhitakethebabytothe hospitalfor a checkup Dr Hanhadnoticedthebaby s eyeswerenotfocusing AttheophthalmologicalinstituteatHenan sPeople sHospital Dr MaZhenxi a nationallyrenownedoculist said afterexaminingthechild thathewassufferingfroma congenitaldisorderofhyperplasiabehindthetunicfibrosadueto anadhesionofthecorneato thepupil Thereisstill noknowncure forthisaffliction Gu smother nowindespair tookGuhaotoseveralhospitalsin Beijing Atthe instituteofophthalmologyatBeijing swell knownTongrenHospital thechiefsurgeon examinedGuHaofor awholedayandfinallysimplyshookhis head Guwasthenexamined bytheBeijingUnionMedical CollegeHospital theNo 301HospitaloftheChinese People sLiberationArmy theAcademyofTraditionalChineseMedicineandmanyothers butall to no avail Therewasnocurefor his condition GuBaozhiwondered whyhadthishappenedtoherchild Forseveraldays shewasin shock unabletoeatorsleep Shewastoldbysometosendherbabyawaytothe cou 749 Herhusbanddidnotwanttheburdenof ablindchildandsixmonthslaterdivorcedGu Baozhi tomarrysomeoneelse Itwaslefttothemotheralone tobringupherhandicapped baby Herlove forherinnocentchildwasstrongenoughto giveherthenecessarycourage Once whenshehad ahighfever sheheardhimcrying GuHaohadtriedtopourheracup ofwaterbuthadspiltitinsteadandscaldedhisfoot A fewyearsearlier thoughallchildren fallwhentheystartwalking Gu Baozhi agonizedwatchingherblindchild fallandcryand fallandcryagainuntilhe succeeded intakinghisfirststep ThehardesttimecameinSeptember1984 when12 year oldGuHaowenttothe Zhengzhouschool fortheBlind 20kilometersfromhome Everydaytheyhadtoriseat five andshehadtofetchhimafterwork anexhaustingtask LaterGudrewsuccorfrom hismother sspiritandbegantolearnrapidly practisingBraille by filling in a piece ofmodel boardwithmillet grain Onedarknight sheheardasoundin hisroomandsawhimhardat work Shesatwithhimuntilthenextmorning As aresultofsuchdedication GuHaowas thefirststudenttomasterreadingandwritingBraille ThenGuhadto leavehomeforboardingschool GuHaobumpedintowallswhentrying to find aclassroomorhisbedinthedormitory Whengoingtothetoilethesteppedintothe urinal Backhomeattheweekends heonlytoldhismotherallthepleasantthingsthathad happened Itissadfor awomanto be alone In 1987 GuBaozhiremarried to amemberofthe diplomaticcorps However thereweremoreproblems Herhusbandexpectedherto go abroadwithhima斗dhadgonethroughalltheformalities Accordingtoregulations onlyshe alone could accompanyhim butnotGuHao shehadto decidewhetherto gowithher husbandorstayandtakecare ofherson Finallyshestayedandtheambassadorhadtogo by himself TheviewersaskedGuHaohowhe couldwatchsportsifhewasblind andwhyheliked sportsto beginwith Gu s house attheZhengzhouEngineeringInstituteissimpleandclean Thereis apair ofracketsandaseventh positioncertificateforGuBaozhi whotookpartinHenan s middle agedandelderping pongcompetition hangingonthewallofthelivingroom Gu Baozhi saidthatShelikessports butespecially ping pong Once whenGuHaohadbeen alone for awholeday heaskedhismotherwhyshecamehomesolateandwhatshehad done Shesaidshehadbeenplayingping pong shedescribed so fascinatedhimthatitawakenedhisinterestandinthatwayhismother accidentallybecamehissportsmentor Sincethetimeofhisdiagnosis Gu Baozhiwouldnothearoftheword disabled to describeherson Whenthechildcouldrun shetookhimwalkinganddescribedthingsto him suchas bigtrees greenlawns flowers littlebirds highbuildings flathouses cars andplanes Whenevertheymetsomeonesheknew sheaskedGuHaotosayhello sothat GuHaofeltwarmthandfriendliness Hismotherboughthimlittletreatstolearnbytouch Shetookhimtotheparkonce aweekandgavehimallthepleasuresthatsightedchildren couldenjoy Whenthechildwasoldenough Gu BaozhitoldhimChineseandforeign fairytales everyday includingstoriesaboutHelenKeller theblindChinesemusicianAhBing and thedisabledZhangHaidi Shetriedtopointoutthatthedisabledcan beusefultosociety ThisspurredGuHaoon to dosomethingworthwhilewithhislife Hismothertaughthimto do asmuchhouseworkas hecouldmanage Althoughthereweretheusualparentandchild arguments hismotherneverbeatorscolded him Shealwaysreasonedwithhimandtreated hisopinionswithrespect GuBaozhithoughtaboutherson scareerearlyonandoversawhisstudiescarefully Gu Haowasmusicallygiftedandlearnedsongsquickly Hismotherboughthimamouthorgan an electronicorganandan accordionandsaved upforhimtohavelessons Thechildstudied veryhardandsooncouldplay 150Chineseandforeignsongs Heevenwona prize atone competition buthisdreamwastodevotehimselftosports Oneday16yearsago eight year oldGuHaohappenedtooverheara livebroadcastof a footballmatchbetweenChinaandThailand Hewasenthralledbytheexcitingcommentary andaskedhismotherwhatafootballlooked likeandwhysomanypeople enjoyedthis particularsport Hesaidhewantedtoplaytoo andbeganenvisioning aplayingfield in his mind Everyday helistenedtosportsprogramsonTVandtheradio Whenhewasasked howhe saw thesportsmatches hesaidhismotherandhesharedthesamepairof eyes Inorderto develophisinterestinsportsfurther GuBaozhisubscribedtonewspapers andperiodicals suchasSoccer ChinaS artsandNewPhysicalCulture andreadthemfor twohourseverydayto GuHaofor15 years Shecutout recordedandclassifiedimportant sportsmaterialforhim Withhercarefu 751 Gu haohasachieved famF because of his loveforsports Duringthe11thAsianGames in 1990 heansweredallthequestionson alltheCompetitionsforthreehoursfromtwo reportersoftheHenanPeople sBroadcastingStation Later because ofthisprogram the tworeporterswonanationwideprize SincethenGuHaohaswrittensportssummaries and inMarch1993 hisarticleswerebroadcastbytheCentralPeople sBroadcastingStation In May1995 hewasinvited to bethespecialhostof anewprogram AWeeklySummaryon Sport duringtheZhengzhouEconomicStation speaklisteninghours GuHao s successcanbeattributedto Gu Baozhi hismother Ifanyone likethis motherandson issteadfastandperseveringintheface of difficulty thingswillsurely changeforthebetter Thereishopeforfulfillmentinthelives ofthedisabled Readthefollowing statementsandthench seananswerfrom A BandCthatcanbest completethestatements based ontheinformationyou getfrompassage 4 Writeyour answers on youranswersheet 11 GuHaoon 1June 1995 A wasinterviewedfor ajobattheZhengzhouEconomicBroadcastingStation 且startedtohostasportsprogrammeonradio C wasinvited totheZhengzhouEconomicBroadcastingStationas aguestspeaker 12 ThespecialthingaboutGuHaois A he isthefirsttalk showhostinChina B he isthefirstsportshostinChina C he isthefirstblindtalk showhostinChina 13 GuHaothinks hismother Gu Baozhi is A kind C bothAandB B caring 14 ThefirstthingthatGuHaowouldlove to see is eyesightfor oneinstant ifhe could havenormal A histeacher C hisfather 15 GuBaozhi ismostprobably A anengineer B adeanof adepartment C ateacher 752 B hismother 16 GuHaowasborn A inwinter C inLuoYang HeNanProvince 17 Dr MaZhenxi A isGu sneighbour B is awell knowndoctor C isworkingatTongrenHospital 18 GuHaowasbroughtup by A hismotheralone C hisgrandparents 19 TheschoolthatGuHaowentto in 1984 A wasveryhardonchildren C wasfortheblind 20 Gu Baozhi likessports especially A football C volleyball B on 14February 1972 B hisparents B was20metersawayfromhome B ping pong PartillTrueorFalse 20points 2pointseach Directions Read passage 3andthendecidewhetherthestatementsafteritareTRUEorFalse Onyour answer sheet indicate TforTRUEorFforFALSE againstthenumberforeach of items 21 30 fortheanswersy u bo佣e Passage 3 The Olympics 1TheOlympicgamesareaninternationalsportscompetition IntheOlympics athletestakepartinmanydifferenttypesofsports SomeathletescompeteintheWinter Olympics SomecompeteintheSummerOlympics 2TheOlympicgamesareveryoldandhave averyinterestinghistory Thefirst OlympicGameswereheldin Greece inancienttimes Theyprobablybegan intheeighth century B C thecontestswereheldeveryfouryears insummer Thefirstgameslasted for onlyoneday Therewasonlyonecontest ashortrace OnlyGreekmenwere allowed to runintherace Nowomenandnonon Greekswereallowed totakepart Women werenot 753 allowedtowatchtheraceeither orto beanywhereneartheracingarea Buttheancient gameswerestoppedinthefourthcentury A D whenGreecewasruledbyRome 3TheOlympicswerestartedagaininthenineteenthcentury afterBaronPierrede Coubertin aFrenchman suggestedthatitwouldbegoodtohavethegamesagain butnot justforGreekpeople DeCoubertinorganizedameetingin 1894 Representativesfromnine countrieswenttothemeeting inParis TheyagreedtostarttheOlympicGamesagainin Athens Greece in 1896 TheOlympicGameshavebeenheldeveryfouryearssince1896 However thegameswerenotheldthreetimes in 1916 1940and1944 becauseofthe twoworldwars 4DeCoubertinalsostartedacommitteetoruntheOlympics Thiscommitteeiscalled theInternationalOlympicCommittee ItmakestherulesforathletesintheOlympics 5Theserulesareverystrict 1 Everyonewhowouldliketo be intheOlympicsmust beanamateur Theymustnothaveplayedthesportprofessionally 2 Therearenoage limits Anathletecanbeyoungorold 3 NoonecanbekeptoutoftheOlympicsbecause ofreligion color orpolitical ideas 4 Onlypeoplewhowerebornin aparticularcountry canrepresentthatcountryintheGames 5 Ineachevent eachcountrycanhaveonlythree entriesinthesummergames andfourentriesinthewinter Theseruleshelptomakesure thateveryonehasthesamechanceofwinning 6Theeventsandgamesareofseveraldifferenttypes Thereareindividualcontests whereeachathletecompetesalone Towinthistypeofcontest oneathletemustbebetter faster orstrongerthanotherathletes Someexamplesof individualsportsareswimming running andwalkingraces In asecondgroupofeventsandgames threeorfourathletes workas agroup Thesecontestsareusuallyraces andthefastestgroupwins Forthese smallgroups therearerelayracesinrunningandswimminginsummer andrelaysinskiing inwinter Inathirdgroupofgames teamsfromeachcountrycompeteinsports For teams therearemanykindsofgames Theyplaygamessuchasbasketball football and volleyball Towinthesegames oneteammusthaveahigherscorethantheotherteam Theathletesmustusuallybeabletocatch throw hit orkickaballverywelltowin 7Foranamateurathlete winningintheOlympicsis agreatachievement TheGames arenoteasytowin whetheranathletecompe Qu tions21 30arebased on Passage 3 21 TheOlympicGameswerefirstlyheldin Greece 22 ThereweremanydifferenttypesofcontestsinthefirstOlympicGames 23 WomenwereneitherallowedtorunintheGreekracenorallowed towatchit 24 GreecewasruledbyRomeintheeighthcenturyB C 25 TheOlympicswerestartedagain in 1894 26 ItisBarronPierredeCoubertinthatmadetheOlympicsaninternationalevent 27 Due tothetwoworldwars thegameswerenotheldtwotimes 28 OnlytheprofessionalathletesareallowedtotakepartintheOlympicGames 29 Anathletewhohasjustimmigratedintoanothercountrymayrepresentit inthe OlympicGames 30 Threemaintypesofgamesarementionedinthepassage i e thecontestsinwhich athletescompeteeitherindividually oras asmallgroup oras a team PartNShortAnswer 20points 4 points each Directions Readpassage 4andthengive ashortanswer to eachofthequestions31 35on youranswer sheet Passage 4 Auctions 1Auctionsarepublicsales of goodsconductedby an officiallyapprovedauctioneer He asksthecrowdassembledintheauction roomtomakeoffers or bids forthevarious itemson sale Heencouragesbuyerstobidhigherfigures and finallynamesthehighest bidderasthebuyerofthegood Practicallyall goods whose qualitiesvaryaresoldby auction Amongthesearecoffee skins wool tea furs species fruitandvegetablesand wines Auctionsalesarealsousefulforlandandproperty antiquefurniture pictures rare kooks old chinaandworksofart 2Anauctionisusuallyadvertisedbeforehandwithfull particulars ofthearticlestobe sold andwhereandwhentheycan be viewed by prospective buyers Iftheadvertisement cannotgive full details cataloguesareprinted andeachgroupof goods to be soldtogether called a lot is usually given anumber TheauctioneerneednotbeginwithLot1and continuein numericalorder hemaywaituntilheregistersthefactthatcertaindealersarein theroomandthenproducesthelotstheyarelikely to be interested in Theauctioneer s 755 servicesarepaid for intheformof apercentageofthepricethegoodsaresoldfor The auctioneerthereforehasadirectinterestinpushingupthebiddingashighas possible 3Theauctioneermustknowfairlyaccuratelythecurrentm串rketvalues ofthegoods he is selling andheshouldbeacquaintedwithregularbuyersofsuchgoods Hewillnot wastetimebystartingthebiddingtoolow Hewillalsoplayontherivalamonghisbuyers andsucceed ingettingahighpricebyencouragingtwobusinesscompetitorsto bidagainst eachother Itislargelyinhisadvicethatasellerwill fix a reserved price thatis a price belowwhichthegoodscannotbe sold Eventhebestauctioneers h