试卷代号：2156 中央广播电视大学2012一2013学年度第一学期“开放专科”期末考试 英语阅读(2)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。 761
试卷代号 中央广播电视大学 2 0 3学年度第一学期"开放专科"期末考试 英语阅读 )试题 2013 年1 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，写在试卷上元效。 三、用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题无效。 761
Part I Questions 1-10 are based on Passage 1. Passage 1 Passage 1 is about the Channel Tunnel which was officially opened on 6 may 1994. The a regular 24 hours a day, Channel 365 days a year service Tunnel UK Terminal 150 hectares in area 37.2 km ofrailtrack 23 km of road. 8 loading/unloading platforms French Terminal 700 hectares in area 50 km ofrailtrack 44 km ofroad 8 loadingfunloading platforms 口 Special high-speed At least one departure Eurostar high-speed passenger trains per hour through the passenger trains can travel ◆Le Shuttle for all night at 160 kph kinds of cars For lorries,a shuttle Air ducts to prevent Le Shuttle carries road leaves every 20 pressure build-up vehicles from one minutes at peak times Non-stop journeys: terminal to the other in when fully operational Paris-London in less just 35 minutes Drive on,drive off than 3 hours Maximum speed: Estimated maximum London-Brussels just 140 kph loading time 8 minutes over 3 hours Camries coaches Estimated maximum ◇ Service tunnel-for as well as cars unloading time 8 ventilation,safety and Special freight minutes maintenance-4.8m in shuttles for Two single-track rail diameter lorries tunnels,one tunnel for each · Can be used to 口 Service for cars. direction,each 50 km long evacuate people in caravans and coaches, and 7.6 m in diameter case of fire or every 15 minutes at linked to the service accident or other peak times tunnel by cross emergency Over 3,000 passages every 375 m Signs at both of the passengers an hour terminals and on the can be carried shuttles in French and English 762
Part I Ql，I臼li 1-10 are based on 1. 踊gel 部描 1 is about the Channel Tunnel which was officially opened on 6 may 1994. UK Terminal 150 hectares in area 37.2 km ofrailtrack 23 Ian ofrood 8 loading/unloading platforms Frendl Termbuil 700 hectares in area 50 km ofrui!trac:k 44 Ian ofroad 8 loading/unloadl platforms ' a regular 24 hours a day, 365 days a year service Special high-speed . Atleast one'departure w;: ta high-speed passenger trams per hour through the passenger trains 四n 仕avel • Le Shuttle for all 'night a~ 160kph kinds ofcars • For lorries, a shuttle ir duets to prevent Le Shuttle carri臼road leaves every 20 pressure build-up vehicles 。DIone minutes at peak times o Non-stop journeys: temIinalω 也e other in when fhIly operational . Paris-London in less just35mMUTes 卢] Drive on , drive off than 3 hours • Maximum speed: • Estimated maximum . London-Brusselsjust 140 kph loading time 8 minutes over 3 hours . Carries coaches • Estimated maximlun 同} Service tunnel- for as well as cars unloading time 8 ventilation,safety and • Special 丘eight minutes maintenance - 4.8m in shuttles for .-. Two sing Ie-track rail diameter lorries tunnels, one tunnel for each • Can be used to Service for cars, direction, each 50 km long evacuate people in caravans and coaches and 7.6 m in diameter case offire or every 15 minutes at . linked to the service accident or other peak times tunnel by αoss emergency . Over ，0 passages every 375 m Signs at both ofthe passengers an hour terminals and on the can be carried shuttles in French and English 762
Read Passage 1 and then try to give short answers to Questions 1-5.Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 1.How long is the Channel Tunnel open a day? 2.Could people drive their own cars through the Channel Tunnel? 3.How fast do the passenger trains go? 4.How quickly can passengers get to London from Brussels? 5.What will happen if there's a fire in the tunnel? Read Passage 1 again and decide whether the following statements are True or False.Write T for True and F for False against the number of each of the statements on your Answer Sheet. 6.The Channel Tunnel will close on Monday from 24 00-6:00 every week. 7.The French Terminal is smaller than the UK Terminal. 8.At peak times over 4,000 passengers can be carried per hour. 9.Le Shuttle will only take 8 minutes to load and unload respectively. 10.A tourist who only knows English couldn't read the signs when he arrives at Paris Station. Part II Questions 11-20 are based on Passage 2. Passage 2 China has 267 million families.About 10 million newlyweds establish new households every year.Many of these new households differ significantly from traditional families. Today women play a major role in the family.The old patriarchal family is being replaced by a more or less equal spousal relationship.This change was not simply a result of Chinese laws that stipulate men and women are equals.Chinese women are receiving more education,are actively employed and are making significant contributions to family incomes.Their financial contribution has increased from 20 percent in the 1950s to 40 percent today.In some families it is even higher. Two national studies on the status of women reached similar conclusions:Women have more power in the family.In cities,more women make decisions on family matters,a change many Chinese men are happy with. The concept of marriage is changing so that people now marry for happiness rather than to carry on the family line.In choosing a spouse,many will marry someone they love; otherwise they may choose to remain single.Most people hope to find a spouse who is well-educated and considerate.While they value love in a marriage,most people also consider the material well-being of a potential spouse.In both rural and urban areas,people have more say about who they marry. 763
Read Passage 1 and then try to give short·answers to Questions 1-5. Write your answers on the Answer Sh t. 1. How long is the Channel Tunnel open a day? 2. Could people drive their own cars through the Channel Tunnel? 3. How fast do the passenger trains go? 4. How quickly can passengers get to London from Brussels? 5. What will happen if there's a fire in the tunnel? Read Passage 1 again and decide whether the following statements are True or False. Write T for True and F for False against the number of each of 由e statements on yo Answer Sheet. 6. The Channel Tunnel will close on Monday from 24 : 00-6 : 00 every week. 7. The French Terminal is smaller than the UK Terminal. 8. At peak times over 4 ,000 passengers can be carried per hour. 9. Le Shuttle will only take 8 minutes to load and unload respectively. 10. A tourist who only knows English uloo t read the signs when he arrives at Paris Station. Partll Qu臼tions 11-20 are based on Passage 2. Passage 2 China has 267 million families. About 10 million newlyweds establish new households every year. Many of these new households differ significantly from traditional families. Today women play a major role in the family. The old patriarchal family is being replaced by a more or less equal spousal relationship. This change was not simply a result of Chinese laws that stipulate men and women are equals. Chinese women are receiving more education , are actively employed and are making significant contributions to family incomes. Their financial contribution has increased from 20 percent in the 1950s to 40 percent today. In some families it is even higher. Two national studies on the status of women reached similar conclusions, Women have more power in the family. In cities, more women make decisions on family matters, a change many Chinese men are happy with. The concept of marriage is changing so that people now marry for happiness rather than to carryon the family line. In choosing a spouse , many will marry someone they love; otherwise they may choose to remain single. Most people hope to find a spouse who is well-educated and considerate. While they value love in a marriage , most people also consider the material well-being of a potential spouse. In both rural and urban areas, people have more say about who they marry. 763
China is rapidly changing from the traditional belief that more children mean more happiness to the modern concept of fewer and healthier births.In less than two decades, China's fertility rate has dropped by more than 50 percent.Increasingly,young couples are postponing having a child to allow for their own personal growth and enjoyment.Some couples are declining to have children.In these cases,women generally play a pivotal role; this situation is most common in large cities such as Beijing,Shanghai and Guangzhou. Starting a new household is replacing the tradition of marrying into the man's family.In a traditional marriage,the wife became a member of the husband's family.It was even stipulated by law that a wife must make her husband's home her legal residence.This meant that a woman was transferred from her parents'home to her parents-in-law's home,where she assumed a subordinate position. After the new law was enacted in 1980,traditional marriages began disappearing in cities.Today,about half of all households are nuclear families;these households promote equality between men and women.In rural areas it is still common for a woman to move into the man's home when she marries. Chinese marriages are still relatively stable even though people's ideas and conduct have changed significantly since China's reform and opening to the outside world.The average age at which Chinese people first marry is between 22 and 23,this age being somewhat lower in rural areas and somewhat higher in the cities.China's marriage rate is high;very few people remain single their entire lives.Most women marry between the ages of 20 to 24. In recent years the divorce rate has slowly climbed,but is still only one-third to one-fifth that of developing countries such as India and Thailand.The divorce rate in European and American,countries is 10 times that of China.This indicates relative stability even though Chinese marriages and families are changing. Read Passage 2 and then answer the following questions.Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 11."This change was not simply a result of Chinese laws that stipulate men and women are equals'”(Paragraph2).What does“this change'”refer to? l2.“In some families it is even higher'”(Paragraph2).What does“it”refer to? 13."China is rapidly changing from the traditional belief that more children mean more happiness to the modern concept of fewer and healthier births"(Paragraph 5).What is the "change"? 14."..this situation is most common in large cities..."(Paragraph 5).What does “this situation”refer to? 15."..this age being somewhat lower in rural areas and somewhat higher in the cities" (Paragraph8).What does“this”refer to? 764
China is rapidly changing from the traditional belief that more children mean more happiness to the modern concept of fewer and healthier births. In less than two decades, China's fertility rate has dropped by more than 50 percent. Increasingly , young couples are postponing having a child to allow for their own personal growth and enjoyment. Some couples are declining to have children. In these cases, women generally playa pivotal role; this situation is most common in large cities such as Beijing , Shanghai and Guangzhou. Starting a new household is replacing the tradition of marrying into the man'sfamily. In a traditional marriage , the wife became a member of the husband' s family. It was even stipulated by law that a wife must make her husband's home her legal residence. This meant that a woman was transferred from her parents' home to her parents-in-Iaw's home , where she assumed a subordinate position. After the new law was enacted in 1980 , traditional marriages began disappearing in cities. Today , about half of all households are nuclear families; these households promote equality between men and women. In rural areas it is still common for a woman to move into the man's home when she marries. Chinese marriages are still relatively stable even though people's ideas and conduct have changed significantly since China's reform and opening to the outside world. The average age at which Chinese people first marry is between 22 and 23 , this age being somewhat lower in rural areas and somewhat higher in the cities. China's marriage rate is high; very few people \ remain single their entire lives. Most women marry between the ages of 20 to 24. In recent years the divorce rate has slowly climbed, but is still only one-third to one-fifth that of developing countries such as India and Thailand. The divorce rate in European and Amtrican,.countries is 10 times that of China. This indicates relative stability even though Chinese marriages and families are changing. Read pa!黯哩It! 2 and thai amw ollowi uestiOlll rite answers on Answer 11. "This change was not simplya result of Chinese laws that stipulate men and women are equals" (Paragraph 2). What does "this change" refer to? 12. "In some families it is even higher" (Paragraph 2). What does "it" refer to? 13. "China i~ rapidly changing from the traditionalbelief that more children mean more happiness to the modern ∞n出pt of fewer and healthier births" (Par唔raph 5). What is the "change"? 14. ". .• this situation is most common in large cities. . ." (Paragraph 5). What does "this situation" refer to? 15. ". •• this age being somewhat lower in rural areas and somewhat higher in the cities" (Paragraph 8). What does "this" refer to? 764
Read Passage 2 again and find a word/phrase,which is similar in meaning to each of the following.The paragraph in which the word/phrase appears is indicated in brackets at the end.Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 16.to make an express demand in an agreement(Paragraph 2) 17.a husband or wife (Paragraph 4) 18.to move from (Paragraph 6) 19.belonging to a lower rank(Paragraph 6) 20.to contribute to the progress or growth of something(Paragraph 7) PartⅢTrue or False Questions 21-30 are based on Passage 3. Passage 3 Thanksgiving Day is America's version of a harvest festival.The holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.On this day,millions of Americans will join family and friends to give thanks and eat a meal with a history that is centuries old. Early European settlers in North America held other ceremonies where they gave thanks.But what Americans often consider the first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth Colony.Today we call it Massachusetts.Those settlers are known as the Pilgrims.They held a three-day celebration in the fall of 1621.They celebrated the harvest with members of a local Indian tribe. The best known food that Americans traditionally eat on Thanksgiving is turkey.The nation's turkey producers are expected to raise 242 million birds this year.The government says that is two percent fewer than last year.Last year's turkey production had a value of about three and a half billion dollars.Thanksgiving turkeys are traditionally served with a bread mixture that some Americans call stuffing.Others call it dressing.Side dishes include cranberries,sweet potatoes and green beans or other vegetables.The meal traditionally ends with a dessert of pumpkin pie or pecan pie. Charity groups and religious organizations will be busy on this day,serving Thanksgiving meals to the needy.The weak economy has increased the number of Americans receiving government assistance to buy food. Read Passage 3 and decide whether the following statements are True or False.Write T for True and F for False against the number of each of the statements on your Answer Sheet. 21.Thanksgiving Day is America's version of a children's day. 22.The holiday is celebrated on the 4th Thursday in December. 23.In America many people will join family and friends to give thanks and eat a meal on this day. 765
Read Passage 2 again and find a word/phrase, which is similar in meaning to each of the following. The paragraph in which the word/phrase appears is indicated in brackets at the end. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 16. to make an express demand in an agreement (Paragraph 2) 17. a husband or wife (Paragraph 4) 18. to move from (Paragraph 6) 19. belonging to a lower rank (Paragraph 6) 20. to contribute to the progress or growth of something (Paragraph 7) Part mTrue or False Questions 21-30 are based on 回ge 3. 副isage 3 Thanksgiving Day is America's version of a harvest festival. The holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. On this day , millions of Americans will join family and friends to give thanks and eat a meal with a history that is centuries old. Early European settlers in North America held other ceremonies where they gave thanks. But what Americans often consider the first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth Colony. Today we call it Massachusetts. Those settlers are known as the Pilgrims. They held a three-day celebration in the fall of 1621. They celebrated the harvest with members of a local Indian tribe. The best known food that Americans traditionally eat on Thanksgiving is turkey. The nation's turkey producers are expected to raise 242 million birds this year. The government says that is two percent fewer than last year. Last year' s turkey production had a value of about three and a\half billion dollars. Thanksgiving turkeys are traditionally served with a bread mixture that some Americans call stuffing. Others call it dressing. Side dishes include cranberries, sweet potatoes and green beans or other vegetables. The meal traditionally ends with a dessert of pumpkin pie or pecan pie. Charity groups and religious organizations will be busy on this day , serving Thanksgiving meals to the needy. The weak economy has increased the number of Americans receiving government assistance to buy food. Read Passage 3 and decide whether the following statements are True or False. Write T for True and F for False against t~e number of each of the statements on your Answer Sheet. 21. Thanksgiving Day is America's version of a children's day. 22. The holiday is celebrated on the 4th Thursday in December. 23. In America many people will join family and friends to give thanks and eat a meal on this day. 765