北航12年12月课程考试《大学英语B)》考核要求.doc

二、阅读理解（共 3 道试题，共 60 分。）V 1. In ancient(古代) time the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches. In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the work of testing candidates（候选人）for a masters or doctors degree. Generally, however, modern examinations are written. Two types of tests are commonly used in modern schools. The first types sometimes called an objective (客观性) test, it is intended to deal with facts not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have learned the material properly. The student has just one task: he must recognize the correct answer and copy its letter or number on his examination paper. For testing a student s memory of facts and details, the objective test has advantages. It can find out a great deal about the student s range of knowledge. For testing some kinds of learning, however, such a test is not very satisfactory. A lucky student may guess the correct answer without really knowing the material. 1). The passage is mainly about _D_.A. examinations in the ancient times. B. modern examinations.C. how to do well in an examination.D. setting questions for an examination 满分：4 分2). The objective test is not very satisfactory because _D_.A. it is easy and quick to score.B. the teacher can find out a great deal about the student s range of knowledge in a short time.C. it shows how deeply the student has thought about the subject.D. it contains element of luck. 满分：4 分3). The word “objective” probably means _B_.A. personalB. not personalC. commonD. not common 满分：4 分4). Which of the following statements about the objective test is true? BA. Examinations in modern times are written, while in ancient times they are spoken.B. The objective test has advantages for testing a student s memory of facts and details.C. The objective test is the only way to test a student s memory of facts and details,.D. Each objective question has more than one correct answer. 满分：4 分5). The next paragraph will probably deal with _A_.A. the other type of examinationB. the advantages of the objective testC. how students guess the correct answer without really knowing the materialD. examinations in the ancient times 满分：4 分2. Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive (活着). Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous. Were the best men for the job, they said to the boss. There may be problems, but we can find the answers. Theyre the last people Id trust, thought the boss. But all the other astronauts have refused to go. Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs. When the repairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time, and again no answer came. Then he hit the door as hard as he could and finally a voice said, Whos there? Its me! Who else could it be? shouted Joe. Sam let him in all right but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!1). Most of the astronauts were unwilling to go on a trip because . CA. there was little chance of being selectedB. they werent experienced enoughC. they thought they might get killedD. it wasnt exciting enough 满分：4 分2). Why were Sam and Joe chosen? DA. The boss wanted them to get more experience.B. The boss trusted them more than anyone else.C. They were the last people who wanted to go.D. They were the only men who offered to go. 满分：4 分3). What did Sam and Joe think the trip would be like? DA. There would be serious problems .B. There wouldnt be any danger .C. It would be long and tiring.D. It would be exciting . 满分：4 分4). Joe didnt want to work with Sam again probably because he thought Sam . AA. was very slow and possibly deafB. didnt know how to operate the doorC. was less experienced than he wasD. didnt know how to do repairs 满分：4 分5). The writer tells this story to . CA. show the dangerous side of the astronauts lifeB. show the funny side of the astronauts lifeC. make people laughD. make people think 满分：4 分3. Women have more problems than men in old age. First of all, they have less moneyor no money at all and because of this, they often feel they get less respect, even at home. Quite a large number have no pension(退休费.)because they have never worked outside the home, and thirty-eight percent are supported mainly by their husbands or children. Second, a larger number of old women than old men become widow (single women. Men are normally older than the women they marry, and women generally live longer than men. The remarriage among older widows is lower than that among widows (single men. Statistics (统计)from 1990 in Shanghai show only 52 percent of elderly women with husbands still living, compared to(与-相比) 82 percent of men. Because of lower incomes and the difficulty of remarriage, many elderly women who live alone, are poor and have almost no social life. Even an old couple lives with children, it is the woman who ends up doing the work around the house. She cleans the rooms, prepares meals, and takes care of the family. Some 75 percent of them carry out such heavy physical tasks as buying and carrying grain, coal and other supplies for the home. How to improve the quality of life of women in their later years is a question that needs to be dealt with by all the society. 1). If they had more money, elderly women _C_.A. would have no more problemB. could live a fairy lifeC. would get more respect