试卷代号:2155 中央广播电视大学2008一2009学年度第二学期“开放专科”期末考试 英语阅读(1)试题 2009年7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。 908
试卷代号:2155 中央广播电视大学2008-2009学年度第二学期“开放专科”期末考试 英语阅读(1) 试题 2009年 7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
Part I Read Passage 1 and then match the persons'names in the left column with the things they are afraid of in the right column.(30 points,3 points each) Passage 1 Each of the following people is talking about what scares him/her. Lisa:I'm really scared of flying,so I can't go to America or Australia for my holiday. Nichola:Spiders.I just can't go near a spider. Peter:Heights.I can't go up a ladder or anything like that.I'm not very keen on flying either,but I'm not scared of it. Miriam:Cows.I can't even bear looking at a cow. Guy:Wasps.In fact,all kinds of things that crawl or buzz round your head. Chris:Nothing really.My brother doesn't like cockcroach ()so I have to pick them up and throw them outside. Kate:Dogs.This might be because I was once bitten by a dog. Joseph:The dentist.I know it's silly,but I'm really terrified of going to the dentist. Philip:Water,I suppose.I didn't learn to swim when I was little and now I'm too scared to try. Questions 1-10 are based on Passage 1. 1.Nicola A.flying 2.Lisa B.heights 3.Joseph C.spiders 4.Philip D.wasps 5.Peter E.the dentist 6.Guy F.water 7.Chris G.cows 8.Miriam H.nothing 9.Kate I.cockroach 10.Chris's brother J.dogs Part II Read Passage 2 then choose an answer (A,B or C)from the choices given to complete statements 11-20 based on your understanding of the passage.(30 points,3 points each) Passage 2 Volunteers contribute to poverty relief 1 CAI CHUNLONG,28,found a job after graduating from college,doing marketing 909
Part I Read Passage 1 and then match the persons' names in the left column with the things they are afraid of in the right column. (30 points, 3 points each) Passage 1 Each of the following people is talking about what scares him/her. Lisa; I'm really scared of flying, so I can't go to America or Australia for my holiday. Nichola: Spiders. I just can't go near a spider. Peter: Heights. I can't go up a ladder or anything like that. I’m not very keen on flying either, but I'm not scared of it. Miriam: Cows. I can't even bear looking at a cow. Guy: Wasps. In fact, all kinds of things that crawl or buzz round your head. Chris: Nothing really. My brother doesn't like cockcroach(嶂螂),so I have to pick them up and throw them outside. Kate: Dogs. This might be because I was once bitten by a dog. Joseph: The dentist. I know it's silly, but I'm really terrified of going to the dentist. Philip:Water, I suppose. I didn't learn to swim when I was little and now I'm too scared to try. Questions 1一 10 are based on Passage 1. 1. Nicola A. flying 2. Lisa B. heights 3. Joseph C. spiders 4. Philip D. wasps 5. Peter E. the dentist 6. Guy F. water 7. Chris G. cows 8. Miriam H. nothing 9. Kate I. cockroach 10.Chris's brother J. dogs Part II Read Passage 2 then choose an answer (A, B or C) from the choices given to complete statements 11一20 based on your understanding of the passage. (30 points, 3 points each) Passage 2 Volunteers contribute to poverty relief 1CAI CHUNLONG, 28,found a job after graduating from college, doing marketing 909
for a company in Beijing.Last September,when he saw in the China Youth News a notice recruiting volunteers to go to poor areas to help local people eradicate poverty,Cai suddenly found it was something he really wanted to do and immediately applied,Two months later, Cai became a member of the first group of volunteers in the Poverty Relief Relay Program, and,given a year's leave by his company,went to Jingle County in Shanxi Province with 21 other members. 2 The Poverty Relief Relay Program was launched by the China Young Volunteers Association (CYVA)in order to recruit volunteers from all walks of life to work in poor areas and share their experience,in education,medicine,science and technology.Each group of volunteers puts in one year of service. 3 CYVA was founded in 1994,aimed at motivating young people to provide voluntary service for the public good.As the first and largest organization of its kind in China,it has had an extensive impact on social welfare programs in China. 4 The Poverty Relief Relay Program was conceived in June of 1996,when the CYVA investigated several rural counties in northern China and finally chose Jingle as the first target for the program,In September,a notice to recruit volunteers was published in several newspapers,requiring participants to have an educational level higher than junior college and qualifications for educational,or medical,or technical work.In addition,volunteers had to have their employers'approval for a year's leave and a guarantee of being able to resume employment after a year's service.Usually,these volunteers have their salary suspended until they return. 5 To the great surprise of the CYVA,their ads received a heavy response.In the half month following the publication of the notice,the association received more than 200 letters and telephone calls,and 171 applications were processed.Twenty volunteers were to make up the first group,but consequently two more members were added.According to a survey conducted by a local newspaper in Beijing,most young people who had heard of the program expressed a willingness to participate. Questions 11-20 are based on Passage 2. 11.Cai Chunlong A.is a graduate student at college B.is working for China Youth C.is a market researcher in a company 910
for a company in Beijing. Last September, when he saw in the China Youth News a notice recruiting volunteers to go to poor areas to help local people eradicate poverty, Cal suddenly found it was something he really wanted to do and immediately applied, Two months later, Cai became a member of the first group of volunteers in the Poverty Relief Relay Program, and,given a year's leave by his company, went to Jingle County in Shanxi Province with 21 other members. 2The Poverty Relief Relay Program was launched by the China Young Volunteers Association (CYVA) in order to recruit volunteers from all walks of life to work in poor areas and share their experience, in education, medicine, science and technology. Each group of volunteers puts in one year of service. 3CYVA was founded in 1994,aimed at motivating young people to provide voluntary service for the public good. As the first and largest organization of its kind in China,it has had an extensive impact on social welfare programs in China, 4The Poverty Relief Relay Program was conceived in June of 1996,when the CYVA investigated several rural counties in northern China and finally chose Jingle as the first target for the program, In September, a notice to recruit volunteers was published in several newspapers,requiring participants to have an educational level higher than junior college and qualifications for educational,or medical,or technical work. In addition, volunteers had to have their employers’approval for a year's leave and a guarantee of being able to resume employment after a year's service. Usually, these volunteers have their salary suspended until they return. 5To the great surprise of the CYVA, their ads received a heavy response. In the half month following the publication of the notice, the association received more than 200 letters and telephone calls, and 171 applications were processed. Twenty volunteers were to make up the first group, but consequently two more members were added. According to a survey conducted by a local newspaper in Beijing, most young people who had heard of the program expressed a willingness to participate. Questions 11-20 are based on Passage 2. 11.Cai Chunlong A. is a graduate student at college B. is working for China Youth C. is a market researcher in a company 910
12.The first group of volunteers in the Poverty Relief Relay Program A.stayed in Shanxi province for one year B.went to Gansu Province first C.consists of 20 members 13.The main purpose of the Poverty Relief Relay Program is to A.attract more university graduates to poor areas B.organize voluntary service for society C.help poverty-stricken areas with the service offered by those volunteers recruited by CYVA 14.CYVA A.is the short term for China Youth Value Association B.was founded in 1994 C.was aimed at attracting young people to poverty-stricken areas 15.CYVA A.is the first organization of its kind in China B.is the second largest organization of its kind in China C.has little impact on social welfare programs in China 16.The Poverty Relief Relay Program A.was devised in July,1996 B.is firstly carried out in a rural county in northern China C.was carried out in September,1996 17.Volunteer participants in the Poverty Relief Relay Program A.should major in medicine B.should be well educated C.should be allowed to quit their jobs 18.The word 'suspended'in paragraph 4 is similar in meaning to A.doubled B.kept C.stopped 19.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that A.CYVA did not expect their ads to receive so heavy a response B.CYVA received fewer letters and telephone calls than they had expected C.CYVA accepted the exact number of members as they originally planned 911
12. The first group of volunteers in the Poverty Relief Relay Program stayed in Shanxi province for one year went to GansuProvince first members A. B. C. consists of 20 13. The main purpose of the Poverty Relief Relay Program is to_ . A. attract more university graduates to poor areas B. organize voluntary service for society C. help poverty-stricken areas with the service offered by those volunteers recruited by CYVA 14. CYVA A. is the short term for China Youth Value Association B. was founded in 1994 C. was aimed at attracting young people to poverty-stricken areas 15. CYVA A. is the first organization of its kind in China B. is the second largest organization of its kind in China C. has little impact on social welfare programs in China 16. The Poverty Relief Relay Program_ . A. was devised in July, 1996 B. is firstly carried out in a rural county in northern China C. was carried out in September, 1996 17. Volunteer participants in the Poverty Relief Relay Program_ . A. should major in medicine B. should be well educated C. should be allowed to quit their jobs 18. The word‘suspended' in paragraph 4 is similar in meaning to_ A. doubled B. kept C. stopped 19. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that A. CYVA did not expect their ads to receive so heavy a response B. CYVA received fewer letters and telephone calls than they had expected C. CYVA accepted the exact number of members as they originally planned 911
20.The findings from the survey by the local newspaper prove that A.most young people have never heard of the programme B.very few people are interested in the programme C.many young people are willing to offer some help to others PartⅢ Read Passage 3 and decide whether the following statements are true or false.Write T for true and F for false on your answer sheet.(20 points,2 points each) Passage 3 Care of the Elderly:A Family Matter 1 Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today?Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age,their families place them in nursing homes,They are left there in the hands of strangers for the rest of their lives.Their grown children visit them only occasionally,but more often,they do not have any regular visitors.The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth-a fictitious story.In fact.family members provide over 80 percent of the care that elderly people need. 2 Samuel H.Preston,a sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania,studied how the American family is changing,He reported that by the time the average American couple reaches 40 years of age,they have more parents than children.This statistic shows the change in life-styles and responsibilities of aging Americans.The average middle-aged couple can look forward to caring for elderly parents some time after their own children have grown up.Moreover,because people today live longer after an illness than people did years ago, family members must provide long-term care.These facts also mean that after caregivers provide care for their elderly parents,who will eventually die,they will be old and may require care too.When they do,their spouses will probably take care of them. 3 Because Americans are living longer than ever,more psychologists and social workers have begun to study caregiving to improve care of the elderly.They have found that all caregivers share a common characteristic:All caregivers believe that they are the best person for the job,for different reasons.One caregiver said that she had always been close to her mother.Another was the oldest child.Another was the youngest child.In other words, they all felt that they could do the job better than anyone else.Social workers interviewed 912
20. The findings from the survey by the local newspaper prove that_ . A. most young people have never heard of the programme B. very few people are interested in the programme C. many young people are willing to offer some help to others Part lu Read Passage 3 and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T for true and F for false on your answer sheet. (20 points, 2 points each) Passage 3 Care of the Elderly : A Family Matter 1Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today? Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes, They are left there in the hands of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their grown children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any regular visitors. The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth一 a fictitious story. In fact. family members provide over 80 percent of the care that elderly people need. 2Samuel H. Preston, a sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania, studied how the American family is changing, He reported that by the time the average American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. This statistic shows the change in life-styles and responsibilities of aging Americans. The average middle-aged couple can look forward to caring for elderly parents some time after their own children have grown up. Moreover, because people today live longer after an illness than people did years ago, family members must provide long-term care. These facts also mean that after caregivers provide care for their elderly parents, who will eventually die, they will be old and may require care too. When they do, their spouses will probably take care of them. 3 Because Americans are living longer than ever, more psychologists and social workers have begun to study caregiving to improve care of the elderly. They have found that all caregivers share a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best person for the job, for different reasons. One caregiver said that she had always been close to her mother. Another was the oldest child. Another was the youngest child. In other words, they all felt that they could do the job better than anyone else. Social workers interviewed 912