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1、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 isanextractfromthefamousstoryFranken

2、steinwhich iswrittenbyMaryShelley. ThemonstertoldFrankensteinthat,ifhewouldmakeamateforhim,hewouldgoto thejunglesofSouthAmericaandwouldhavenothingmoretodowithotherpeople. FrankensteinagreedtothisrequestandwentofftoScotlandtoworkonthenew creature.Hisfriend,HenriClerval,traveledwithhimbutknewnothingab

3、outwhat Frankensteinwasdoing. Frankensteinbecamemoreandmoreterrified.Perhapsthisnewcreaturewouldbeeven worsethanthefirstone.Perhapsshewouldntagreetogoofftothejungletolive.Perhaps shewouldmurderevenmorepeople.Soon,Frankensteinrealizedthathecouldnotcomplete thetaskandhedestroyedthecreaturehewasmaking.

4、Justthen,themonsterappearedand beggedhimtokeephispromiseandcontinuetoworkonthematehewantedsomuch.When Frankensteinrefused,themonstersaid:Igo;butrememberIshallbewithyouonyour weddingnight!andhedisappeared. FrankensteinandClervalmovedontoIreland,butthemonsterfollowedthemandkilled Clerval.Frankensteinw

5、asaccusedofthemurderandspentthreemonthsinjailbeforebeing provedinnocentandbeingreleased. Soon,hereturnedtoSwitzerland.Sometimelater,hemarriedhischildhood sweetheai,Elizabeth,butontheirweddingnight,whileFrankensteinwassearchingtheinn tomakesUfethemonsterwasnotthere,Elizabethwasstrangledinherbed. Read

6、Passage1andthentrytogiveshortanswerstoQuestions1-5.Writeyouranswersonthe AnswerSheet. 、飞 1.Wherewouldthemonstergoifhehadamatetogowithhim? 2.DidClervalknowwhatFrankensteinwasmaking? 3.WhatwasFrankensteins feelingatthebeginningofmakingthenewcreature? 4.WhokilledFrankensteinsfriendClerval? 5.HowwasFran

7、kensteinssweetheartElizabethkilled? 907 Usetheproperformsofsomeofthewordsorphrasesyou have foundinthepassagetocomplete thefollowing sentences.Theparagraphinwhichtheword/phraseappearsis indicatedin bracketsattheend.Writeyouranswers ontheAnswer Sheet. 6.Clearapaththroughthe.(Paragraph1) 7.Hetothewarin

8、1948,nevertoreturnalive.(Paragraph3) 8.Ifthetreefallsthatway,itwill 9.Aslongasyoudowhatyoucan,noonewill inthefuture.(Paragraph4) thehouse.(Paragraph3) youeven if you failit 10.Dontbesoastobelieveeverythingyouhear.(Paragraph4) PartIT Questions11-20arebasedonPassage 2. Passage 2 Chinaisgrowingold:byth

9、eendof1996,theratiobetweenpeopleofworkingageand pensionerswasnearly2:1.Bytheendofthiscentury,theratiowillshrink,andby2005 it will be1:1. AsurveymadebytheChineseMinistryofCivilAffairshasshownthepressuresan agingpopulationbrings.Lastyear,theMinistryaskedexpertsfromBeijingUniversityand theChineseAcadem

10、yofSocial Sciencestoconductaquestionnaireamong3,610families in sixvillages inShandong,iangsuandAnhuiprovinces.Whenaskedaboutthemosturgent problemsn宇edingasolution,80.52percentofthepeasantsquestionedindicatedsecurityand supportinth怡iroldage. BeforethePeoplesRepublicofChinawasfoundedin 1949,sloweconom

11、icdevelopment meantanaveragelifespanofonly35 years.Atpresent,withtherejuvenationofChinas 、 strength,theimplementationoffamilyplanningandchangesinpeoplesconceptsabout rearingchildren,citydwellersarechoosingtohaveandrearabetterchild.Inthe countryside,birthcontrolhasbeenacceptedbymoreandmorefamilies.Th

12、eaverageChinese canexpecttoliveintotheir70s,andwithadropinbirthratesandoverallmortality,the agingofthepopulationhassuddenlybecomeverynoticeable. 908 In1995,Chinaselderlypopulationreached120million,9. 76percentofthetotal population.By 2000,theywillmakeupmorethan10percentofthetotalpopulation,and China

13、willhaveagedsubstantially.In1993,theNationalCommitteeonAging(nowchanged totheChineseAssociationofAging)wasestablished,andsimilarorganizationshavebeen establishedatlowerlevels.Withagrowingnumberofretirees,almosteveryworkplacehas establisheda special officetohandlepensionaffairs.Th巳seofficesalsoinform

14、retireesof majorissuesbothinChinaandaroundtheworld,setupvariousactivities,anddiscussand solvedifficultieswithmedicalcareanddailylife.Onholidaysorfestivals,retireesareinvited backtotheirworkplacetoreceive abriefingoftheyearsworkandtobeextendedtraditional holidaygreetings.Forthosewhohavedifficultiesin

15、movingabout,theworkplacesends personneltovisitthemathome.Retireesundertheageof80getabirthdaycakeonceevery fiveyears,andthose80andaboveeveryyear. Tosafeguardthelegitimaterightsandinterestsofseniorcitizensandtoseethatthey enjoysomedignityis acomplicatedproject.OnOctober1,1996theLawonGuaranteeing theRi

16、ghtsandInterestsofSeniorCitizenswasenforced,aimingtosafeguardthelegitimate rightsandinterestsoftheelderly,strengthentheawarenessoftheirsituationandcarry forwardChinesetraditionsofrespectingandsupportingtheold.Accordingtothelaw, governmentsatvariouslevelshavetoincluderetireeaffairsintheirplanning,and

17、increase investmentinundertakingsfortheelderlyyearbyyear.Thus,thestatusofseniorcitizensis beinggivenamorefirmlegal basis. Chinaalreadyhassolargeanagedpopulation,itwill behardtorelymerelyon governmentandworkunitstoassumetheburdenofsupportingthem.Here,we11callfor somefamilysupport.Chinesestressfamilyb

18、onds,andthetraditionofrespectingfamily eldersgoesbackcenturies.Ofcourse,thisisalsoadvocatedtosomeextentinother countries.Foralongperiodtocome,mostofChinaselderlywillcontinuetobeprovidedfor bytheirfamilies. 909 Read Passage 2andthenchoose the best answerthatmaycomplete eachofthestatements below accor

19、dingtothe passage.Writeyour answersontheAnswer Sheet. 11.InParagraph1,thesentencebytheendofthiscentury,theratiowillshrink means A.theratioismovingtowards1 : 1 B.less people willretire C.morepeople willjointheworkingpopulation D.theratiowill bemorethan2 : 1 12.ThesurveymadebytheChineseMinistryofCivil

20、Affairsindicatesthat 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 Paragr

21、aph 3,we can deduce that many people raise one child as a result of A.changesinmind C. the implementation of family planning 14.Chinaselderlypopulation A. is declininginthe90s B.thedevelopmentofeconomy D.Alloftheabove B.will bemorethan10percentofthetotalpopulation bytheyear2000 C.reached 10percentof

22、thetotalpopulationin 1995 D.wilbearound120 million bytheyear2000 15.Whatactivitiesmightretireesparticipatein,whichareorganizedbytheirworkplace? A.ToattendNewYearparties. B.Togetthelatestinformationornewsabouttheworkplace. C.Todiscussandsolvedifficulties intheirlife. D.All oftheabove. 16.Thewordlegit

23、imatecould bereplacedbytheword inParagraph5. 910 A.compatible C. lawful B.illegal D. legible 17.Toprotecttherightsandinterestsofseniorcitizens,thegovernmenthasdonemany thingsexcept A.establishingsomerelatedlaws B.strengtheningtheawarenessandadvocatingoldtraditions C.raisingtheageofretirement D.incre

24、asinginvestmenteveryyear 18.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisTrue? A.Lastyear,theexpertsconductedaquestionnaireinfourprovincesinChina. B.Withthedevelopmentofeconomy,manyChinesefamiliesraisemorechildren thanbefore. C.Thosewhocanreceive abirthdaycakeeveryyearmustbeover90yearsold. D.Itwill be very dif

25、ficulttosupporttheelderly only bythegovernment andworkunits. 19.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe A.SupportingtheElderly C.SeniorCitizens目前tsand Interests B.ChinaIsGrowingOld D.PeasantsRequests 20.Wecaninferthatthispassagemostprobablycomesfrom A.anadvertisement C.anotebook B. amicroblog D. anewsmagaz

26、ine PartIIITrueorFalse Questions21- 30arebasedonPassage 3. Passage 3 TheStnithsonianNationalMuseumrecentlyaddedanewjeweltoitscollection.The CullinanDiamondnecklaceisnowonvieVfatthemuseumwithanotherfamousjewel,the HopeDiamond.ThoughsmallerthantheHopeDiamond,expertssaytheCullinanDiamond isjustasbeauti

27、ful. Thesilvernecklacehas251diamonds.Nineextremelyrarebluediamondsarepartofthe design.Therarebluediamondstotalmorethanfivecarats.LiketheHopeDiamond,the CullinanDiamondalsohasarichhistory.ItisnamedafterThomasCullinan,afamousSouth 911 Africanexplorer.HeownedthePremierDiamondMineinSouthAfrica. Mr.Culli

28、nanhadpromisedhiswifethathewouldfindherthe largestdiamondinthe world.Hisworkersfoundsuchadiamondin 1905.Itweighedalmost3,107caratsbeforeit wascutandpolished.Atthattime,itwasthebiggestdiamondeverdiscovered. ThomasCullinansoldtheuncutdiamondtotheTransvaalgovernment.Itwaslater giventoBritishKingEdwardV

29、IIonhisbirthday.Thediamondwasthencutintoanumber ofdifferentjewelswhichbecamepartoftheBritishRoyalFamilycollection.Themost famousofthepieces isknownastheStarofAfrica. Mr.CullinanhadtheCullinanDiamondNecklacecreatedas a specialpresentforhis wife in 1910.Thenecklacewaspasseddowntothefirstdaughterofeach

30、familyuntilitwassold byagreat-granddaughterintheearly1980s. Anunidentifiedpersongavethenecklacetothe anniversary. 口luseu口1Inhonorofits100th Read Passage 3anddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.WriteTforTrue andFforFalseagainstthenumberofeachofthestatementsonyourAnswer Sheet. 21.TheHope

31、DiamondismorebeautifulthantheCullinanDiamond. 22.Thesilvernecklacehasninerarebluediamonds. 23.Theweightofallofthediamondsofthesilvernecklace is fivecarats. 24.ThediamondisnamedafterThomasCullinan,whowasthemanagerofthePremier DiamondMineinSouthAfrica. 25.Mr平ullinandidntkeephispromisetohis wife.Hesold

32、thelargestdiamondhe found.1 26.Thelargestdiamondintheworldweightedalmost3,107caratsafteritwascutand polished. 、 27.TheStarofAfricacomesfromtheCullinanDiamond. 28.TheCullinanDiamondNecklacewascreatedas agifttohisgranddaughterby Mr.Cullinan. 29.Thenecklacewaspasseddowntothefirstsonofeach family. 30.Th

33、emuseumclerksknewclearlywhosentthenecklacetothemuseumas a gift. 912 PartNShortAnswer Questions31-35arebasedonPassage4. Passage4 TherearemanydifferentkindsoftaxespaidintheUS.Themostcommontaxissales tax.Whensomeonebuyssomething,hepaysthepriceofhispurchaseplusasmalladded percentage.Thispercentageisthes

34、alestax.Therevenuefromthesalestaxgoestothestate governmenttohelppayforpublicschools,publicsafety,roads,parksandbenefitsforthe poor.Eachstatesetsitsowntaxpercentage.Somestatesareconsiderablylowerthan others.Insomestatesthereisnosalestax. Asecondtypeoftaxisincometax.Thistaxis apercentageofallthemoneye

35、arnedbya familyeachyear.Americanspayincometaxestothecentralgovernmentwhichusesthe revenuefornationalexpensessuchasdefense,helpfortheneedyandotherpublic services.Somestatesalsohaveastateincometax.Incometax,likeothertaxes,isusually graduated.Thismeansthetaxpercentageincreasesas afamilysincomeincreases

36、. Athirdkindoftaxispropertytax.Thistaxispaidbyanyonewhoownslandora house.Theamountofthetaxisbasedonthepropertysvalue.Therevenuefromthistax goestothelocalgovernmentsforschoolsandcommunityservices.Inadditionpeoplemust payluxurytaxwhentheypurchasecertainthingssuchascigarettesandalcoholicdrinks. Afourth

37、kindoftaxisinheritancetax.Whensomeonedies,usuallyhisfamilyinherits thEdeadperso旷swealthandproperty.However,thosewhoinheritmustpayapercentageof thiswealthtothegovernmentasaninheritancetax. ReadPassage4andthentrytogiveshortanswerstoQuestions31-35.Writeyouranswerson theAnswerSheet. 31.Whichkindoftaxist

38、hemostcommontaxintheUS? 32.Whatistherevenuefromthesalestaxusedfor? 33.WhatdoesthesentenceIncometax,likeothertaxes,he 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(

39、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学年度第二学期开放专科期末考试 英语阅读(2)