华北电力大学 2021.3 学位 英语考试

PartIDialogueCompletion(10minutes,10points)Directions:Inthissection,thereare3dialogueswith3or4blanks,eachfollowedByfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththechoicesthatbestsuitsthesituationuntilthedialogueiscomplete.WithDialogueOneandDialogue7ivo,onechoicewillbeleftunused.WithDialogueThree,allthechoiceswillhavetobeused.MarkyouranswerontheAnswersheetwithasinglebarthroughthecentreoftheletterthatindicatesyourchoice.DialogueOneM:Haveyougotapamphlet(=FBB)aboutChinesecustoms?W:No,I’msorry. 1 .M:Whenwillyougetmore?W:Ifyoucomebackafterlunch,Iwillhaveoneforyou.2 .M:Thankyou.I'llcomebacklater.Canyourecommendarestaurantnearhere?W:Yes,IrecommendtheRoyalDragon.Thefoodsverygoodthere.3.M:OK,I'llgothere.Seeyouafterlunch.Hereyouare.Iwillaskourmainofficetosendmore.It'sonlyafive-minutewalkinMainStreet.IgaveanAmericantouristthelastpamphletyesterday.DialogueTwoM:Sohereweareattherestaurant.ShallIorderforyou? 4 .W:Yes,please,MrAmes.M: 5Please,havesomemore.Andwouldyoulikeanotherdrink?W:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.6A.Whatyouareeatingisournationaldish.B.ThemenuisabitcomplicatedC.Whatistheprice?D.ButthisoneisonmeDialogueThreeM:CanyoutellmesomethingaboutHalloween?W:HalloweenisatraditionalfestivalinAmerica.Friendandfamilymemberswillgettogetherandhaveagreatpartytocelebrate.M:7.Anythingspecial?W:TherearemanyhauntedhousesduringHalloween.M:Really?8 .Itmustbescary.W:Infact,theyarenothaunted.M:Iknowthat.Therearejustpeopletherewhopretendtobeghosts.However,Idon'tlikethatkindofthing.W:9Visitingahauntedhouseisoneway.10M:Yeah,someofmyfriendslovehorrormovies.Somepeopleenjoyedbeingscared.I'veneverbeentoahauntedhouse.Weknowthatalready.AnotherwayforpeopletogetscaredistogoonarollercoasterPart2ReadingComprehension(35minutes,40points)PassageOneIthasbeenawidespreadbeliefthattheAmericanfamilyisdying.ButanewstudyrevealsthattheAmericanfamilyisstrongerthanever.ThisstudyaffordssurprisingevidenceofthepersistenceofAmericancommitmentstofamilylife.TheAmericanfamilyischanging,notdying.Itisbecomingsmaller,menandwomenarebecomingmoreequal,andthedivorcerateishigher.Butdespitethehighdivorcerate,marriagehasneverbeenmorepopular.Themajorityofdivorcedpeopleremarry,butonly2%marrymorethantwice.Mostmarriageslastalongtime,andalargeproportionofdivorcesarefromteenagemarriages.Dependingonthespecificsituation,there’softengoodreasonforteenagemarriagestobreakup.Thereisnoevidencethatchildrenreceivelessattentionfrommotherswhoworkoutsidethehomethanfrommothersworkinginsidethehome.Sofartheamountofeducationalordevelopmenttimehasn’tvariedverymuch,whetherornotthemotherworksoutsidethehome.Infact,workingmotherstrytomakeupforitbysettingasidetimeonlyfortheirchildren.Thestudyshowsthattelevisionisbyfarthemostsignificantnewchildcarearrangementofthiscentury.Themostimportantactivityforchildrenuptoage14iswatchingtelevision.Schoolisthesecondmosttime-consumingactivityforchildren.Theyspendanaverageofabout19hoursaweekinschool.Alargerproportionofchildrengotoschoolnowthaneverbefore,andtheystayinschoollonger.Anotherbigchangeisthattheproportionofveryyoungchildrenindaycarecenters（日托站）hasalmostdoubledinrecentyears.Comparedwiththesetwodramaticchangesinchildactivity,thechangescausedbymothersworkingoutsidethehomeappearverysmall.Themainideaofthisarticleisthat.theAmericanfamilyisdyingyoungpeopletodaydon'twanttogetmarriedtheAmericanfamilyischanging,butitisstrongerthanevereducationhasresultedindramaticchangesintheAmericanfamilyWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?Marriageismorepopularthanbefore.Manydivorcedpeopleremarry.C.Themajorityofmarriageslastlong.D.Workingmothersdevotelesstimetotheirchildren.Theauthorofthisarticlebelievesthat.A.theAmericanfamilyisheretostayBchildrenshouldnotwatchsomuchtelevisionCmothersshouldnotworkwhentheirchildrenaresmallDteenagemarriagesshouldbeencouragedWhatisthemostsignificantnewchildcarearrangementofthiscentury?Thedaycarecenter.Television.CTheschool.D.Developmenttime.Accordingtothewriter,whichtwomajorfactorshaveledtothebeliefthattheAmericanfamilyisdying?Thedivorcerateishighandworkingmothersneglecttheirchildren.ThedivorcerateishighandchildrencaremoreabouttelevisionthananythingDivorcesareincreasingandmanyteenagemarriagesbreakup.Childrenstayinschoollongerandmothershavelittletimetotakecareofthem.PassageTwoMostforestfiresarecausedbyhumancarelessnessorignorance.Forestfireprevention,therefore,ismainlyaproblemofcreatingbetterunderstandingoftheimportanceofforests,anawarenessofthedangeroffireinthewoods,andasenseofpersonalresponsibilitytosafeguardtheforestsfromdanger.Thisisnotaneasyjob.Carelesssmokersareresponsibleforthousandsofforestfireseachyear.Manyofthesearestartedwhencigarettebutts^®蒂）andmatchesarethrownfromautomobiles.Othersarecausedbyhunter,hikers（徒步旅行者）,fishermen,orwoodsworkerswhoarecarelessindisposingoftheirsmokingmaterials.TheForestServicehaspostedrulesinmanyoftheNationalForestthatprohibitsmokingexceptincertaindesignated（指定的）areas.Manyofthestateshavelawsagainstthrowinglightedmaterialsfromautomobiles.Thepreventionofsmoker-causedfires,however,dependsuponchangingtheattitudesandbehaviorofmillionsofpeoplewhosmokeinhazardous（危险的）area.Themostimportantnaturalcauseoffireislightning（闪电）.Thisaccountsfor11percentofforestfiresonprotectedandfortheentirenation.IntheWesternStates,lightningcausesamuchhigherpercentageoffiresthanitdoesintheEast.Advancesinknowledgeoffireweatherarehelpingforestprotectionforcestoknowwhentobealerttolightning-causedfires.Adequateandwell-equippedforcescancontrolthemquicklyandholdthedamagetoaminimum.Experimentsin"seeding"thundercloudstocontrolthelightningitselfhavebeeninprocessformanyyears,butnewbreakthroughsareneededforanysignificantreductioninthefireslightningstarts..Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue（）A．Lightingcausesmoreforestfiresinthewesternstatesthanitdoseintheeast.B．Mostforestfiresarecausedbypurposefuldestruction.C．Thepreventionofsmoker-causedfiresdependsonrules.D．Peoplehavenothingtodowiththelightning-causedfiresnow.17.Forestfirescanbecausedby.A.Carelesssmokers.B.Lightning.C.Thunderclouds.D.AandB18.Thephrase"disposingof（line3,parn.2）mostprobablymeans.A.dealingwithpreparingforgivingoutrespondingto19.Accordingtothispassage,inordertopreventforestfire,.A.everyonemustbeawareoftheresponsibilitytokeeptheforestsfromdangerB.peoplewhosmokeinhazardousareasshouldchangetheirattitudeandbehaviorC.advancesinknowledgeoffireweatherarealsoimportantD.alloftheabove20.’’seeding"thunderclouds.A.isaneffectivewaytopreventorcontrolthelightning-causedfiresB.isapossiblewaytopreventorcontrolthelightning-causedfiresC.Canreducethelightning-causedfirestoaminimumD.canreducethedamagecausedbylightningfirestoaminimumPassageThreeModernmass-production（成批生产）methodslowerthecostofmakinggoods,andthusgiveusbettervalues.Atthesametime,Americaningenuity（独创性）andscienceareconstantlyatworkimprovingthequalityofproducts.Inthisway,betterqualityproductsatgoodvaluesarecontinuallybeingbroughttothepeopleofallincome（收入）groups.Asanexampleofhowthisworks,whenfacialtissues（面巾纸）werefirstputonthemarketin1924,theyweremadeinlimitedquantitiesandsoldat65centsperboxof200.Peoplelikedthesefacialtissuesimmediatelyandbeganaskingforthemwhentheywentintodifferentstores.Becausetherewassuchademandfortheproduct,manufacturersbeganmakingtissuesinlargerquantities,theirproductioncostswerelowered,sothatthecostoftissueswentdown.Inthemeanwhile,thequalityoffacialtissueswasconstantlyimproving,becausemoremanufacturerswentintothebusinessofmakingtissues,andeachmanufacturerstrovetomakehisproductbetterthanhiscompetitors'.Today,insteadofcosting65cents,aboxof200tissuescostsaroundone-thirdofthatprice,andtheyarebothsofterandstronger.Whenpeoplearefreetocompetewhentheyarefreetomakemorethingsandmakethembettereveryonebenefits.Inregardtotheproductionofgoodsingreaterquantities,theauthorstatesthat .A．thepriceofthegoodsshoulddropB．thequantityofthegoodsshouldimproveC．thequalityshouldriseandthepriceshoulddropD．thepriceandqualityshouldbothriseWhenthedemandforfacialtissuesincreased, .A．thesupplywasquicklyshortB．itspriceroseC．themanufacturerstriedtoimproveitsqualityD．moremanufacturerswentintothebusinessofmakingtissuesImprovedqualityoffacialtissuesresultedfrom（D）.mass-productionmethodspopulardemandforabetterproductadecreaseinproductioncostscompetitionamongmanufacturersAccordingtothepassagewecanseethatlowerpricesandbetterqualityoccur .AsaresultoftheeffectofoneontheotherAlwaysatthesametimeIndependentlyofeachotherWhenthedemandexceedsthesupplyTheauthorbelievesthatinanationwherefreeenterprise（自由企业制）exists,manufacturerswillproduce .A.asmuchastheylike B.betterqualitymerchandiseC.morethantheyareabletosell D.bothAandBPassageFourItisobviousthateveryoneisdifferentandeverychildhasdifferentabilities.Onemaybegoodatmathematics;anothermaybegoodatlanguages.SomechildrenlikeAcademicsubjectswhileothersprefertodothingswiththeirhands.Buttherearealargenumberofeducationaltheoristswhodisregardthis.Theyinsistthatallchildrenbeequalandsoeverychildmustreceivethesameeducation.Thereislittlejustificationforthispointofview,andeveryexaminationprovesitwrong.Sothetheoristsgofurtherandarguethatallexaminationsarebadbecauseitisunfairandsociallyundesirableforonechildtogetmoremarksinatestthananother.Thereisagreatdealofhypocrisy（伪善）andselfinterestinthisargument.Allitproves,inmyview;isthatthetheoristsareafraidofparents'reactionswhentheirtheoriesareputinfopracticeandshowntobenonsense.Iisonlynaturalforparentstowanttheirchildrentobemoresuccessfulthanothersandpassexaminations.Ofcourseitistruethatfortyorfiftyyearsagoalargenumberofchildrenwerepreventedfromgettingagoodeducationbecausetheirparentscouldnotaffordit.Butthechildrenwhosuffernowadaysaretheexceptionallyintelligentones,becausetheydonotreceiveindividualattention.Itisthereforequitecleartomethateverychildshouldhavetheopportunitytolearn,buteachchildshouldbetreatedasanindividual.Alargenumberofeducationaltheoristsagreethat.childrenshouldbetreateddifferentlyineducationchildrenshouldbetreatedequallyineducationchildrenshouldgethighmarksinexaminationchildrenshouldnotshowtoomuchconcernfortheirexaminationThewriterthinksthatthepresenteducationalsystem.makesitimpossibleformostchildrentopasstheexaminationbenefitsonlythosechildrenwhoareleastintelligentandleasthardworkingisonlyrecognizedandsupportedbyasmallnumberofpeoplepreventsthechildrenwithextremelyhighintelligencefromdevelopingrapidly28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage.Childrendifferfromoneanotherinpersonalabilitiesandinterest.Allchildrendonotdowellintheirexaminations.Parentsdonotwishtoseethetheoriesworkwell.Beingeconomicallywellprepared,parentsexpecttheirchildrentoreceivebettereducation.Itseemsthatthewriterobjectsto.popularandequaleducationofchildrenpopularbutnotequaleducationofchildrenequalbutnotpopulareducationofchildrenneitherpopularnorequaleducationofchildrenThewriter'sopiniononthepresenteducationalsystemandtheeducationtheoriesisrather.A.UnthinkableB.CriticalC.看不清D.看不清Part3单选Hesaidthathewouldtravelaround.A.nowB.thefollowingyearC.twoyearsbeforeD.twoyearsago32.WhatIhavesaiddosenotapplyyou.A.ofB.anC.toD.onThiskindoftreeisrare;itisfound.A.not;anylongerB.not;nowhereC.not;anywhereD.not;everywhereIt___moretoliveinthecity.A.CostsB.expandsC.spendsD.buysmadeanmistakeinmyspeech.A.EmbarrassmentB.embarrassedC.embarrassD.embarrassingItwasonMondaynight allthishappened.A.WhichB.whileC.thatD.asIfyougiveupyourplan, .A.sowilltheyB.sotheydoC.theywillsoD.SodidtheyItsuddenlyherthatshehadbeenwrongallalong.A.camethroughB.cametoC.cameroundD.cameunderOnnoaccounttofeedtheanimals.A.visitorsareallowedB.arevisitorsallowedC.dovisitorsallowD.visitorsallowTheyoungmanhassomemoneyeachmonthinordertobuyamountofhisown.A.asideB.putupC.putinD.putonTheprojectmanager forgotaboutthebudgetwhenhepresentedhisplanA.completeB.completelyC.completionD.completedHaveyoueverhadforhoursatatradefair?It’sexhausting.A.completeB.completelyC.completionD.completedChina_takingpartinthetabletabletennischampionshipnextmonth.TheChancesofawinaregood.A.tobeB.nottobeC.IsD.isn’tWhydidn'tyouwhenItoldyouthenameofthehotel?A.ListeningB.tolistenC.ListenD.listenedIfyourofferwas10%,wewouldo