国家开放大学：2011—2012学年第二学期“开放本科”英语专业高级时事英语期末试题（7月）

试卷代号：1015 中央广播电视大学2011一2012学年度第二学期“开放本科”期末考试 高级时事英语试题 2012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。监考人收完考卷和答题纸后才可离开考场。 二、仔细阅读题目的说明，并按题目要求和答题示例答题。答案一 定要写在答题纸指定的位置上，写在试卷上的答案无效。 三、用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题无效。 Information for the examinees: This examination consists of three sections.They are: Section I:Listening Test (30 points,20 minutes) Section II:Reading Test (50 points,40 minutes) Section II:Writing Test (20 points,30 minutes) The total marks for this examination are 100 points.Time allowed for completing this examination is 90 minutes. 101

试卷代号 中央广播电视大学 11 2012 年度 放本 高级时事英语试题 2012 年7 注意事项 、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。监考人收完考卷和答题纸后才可离开考场。 二、仔细阅读题目的说明，并按题目要求和答题示例答题。答案 定要写在答题纸指定的位置上，写在试卷上的答案无效。 三、用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题元，效。 Information for the examinees: This examination consists of three sections. They are: Seci~on I : Listening Test (30 points,20 minutes) Section II : Reading Test (50 points,40 minutes) Section Writing Test (20 points,30 minutes) The total· marks for this examination are 100 points. Time allowed for completing this examination is 90minutes. 101

Section I:Listening Test 30 points Instructions: The Listening Test will take approximately 20 minutes. There are two parts to the test and you will hear each part twice. There will be a pause of 30 seconds after each part to allow you to think about your answers, You can first write your answers on this test paper.You will have a few minutes at the end of the test to transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet. ALL ANSWERS MUST APPEAR ON THE ANSWER SHEET. Part 1:Questions 1-10 are based on this part.(10 points,1 point each You are going to hear a conversation on cultural differences and similarities.Listen to the conversation and decide the following statements are True or False.On the Answer Sheet,write "T"for True and "F"for False.The conversation will be played to you twice. 1.The British think the Greeks are unpunctual and inefficient. 2.The Germans think the Dutch are bossy and authoritarian. 3.Standards of cultural difference are different from country to country. 4.Multicultural people are citizens of the world. 5.Being sensitive means not being able to understand someone else's point of view. 6.Learning a country's language is a good way to show interest in its culture and history. 7.Culture shock is the only type of shock that a person can experience from life changes. 8.The second stage of culture shock is pleasant as everything is new and exciting. 9.The real shock of culture shock is when the everyday problems and difficulties of living in a new country emerge. 10.Being adaptable is the key to both getting over.culture shock and in becoming multicultural. Part 2:Questions 11-20 are based on this part.(20 points,2 points each You are going to hear a talk given by a lecturer and a student on equality.The talk will be played twice.Fill in the blanks in the following table according to what you hear on the tape. 102

Section I : Listening Test Instructions, 30 points • The Listening Test will take approximately 20 minutes. • There are two parts to the test and you will hear each part twice. will be a pause of 30 seconds after each part to allow you to think about your answers. o u can first write your answers on this test paper. You will have a few minutes at the end of the test to transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet. ANSWERS MUST APPEAR ON THE ANSWER SHEET. Part 1: Questions 一10 are based on this part. ( 10 points, 1 point each ) You are going to hear a conversation on cultural differences and similarities. Listen to the conversation and decide the following statements are True or False. On the Answer Sheet , write "T" for True and "F" for False. The conversation will be played to you twice. 1. The British think the Greeks are unpunctual and inefficient. 2. The Germans think the Dutch are bossy and authoritarian. 3. Standards of cultural difference are different from country to country. 4. Multicultural people are citizens of the world. 5. Being sensitive means not being able to understand someone else's point of view. 6. Learning a country's language is a good way to show interest in its culture and history. 7. Culture shock is the only type of shock that a person can experience from life chingES- 8. The second stage of culture shock is pleasant as everything is new and exciting. 9. The real shock of culture shock is when the everyday problems and difficulties of living in a new country emerge. 10. Being adaptable is the key- to both getting over. culture shock and in becoming multicultural. Part 2: Questions 11 - 20 are based on this part. (20 points, 2 points each) You are going to hear a talk given by a lecturer and a student on equality. The talk will be played twice. Fill in the blanks in the following table according to what you hear on the tape. 102

NAME Jane Lucy Susan MARITAL Married 15. STATUS Single CHILDREN 11. Three None Director of a Works 12. 17. JOB time in a dental Unemployed company.Author of clinic a series of books for 18. A millionaire Earns 13. SALARY earning more than less than her male State benefits the 19. of colleagues England. OTHER Her husband works Has formed Her six nieces and INFORMATION from 14. 20. CONCERNING support group called and is able to take HER WORKING “Single Mothers nephews help her in care of domestic 16. her writing career. LIFE problems This is the end of the Listening Test.You will now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet. Section II:Reading Test 50 points Instructions: There are three parts to the test,each including one reading passage. The test will take approximately 40 minutes. ■ There will be NO extra time to transfer answers to the Answer Sheet;therefore,you should write ALL your answers on the Answer Sheet as you do each task. Part 1:Questions 21-30 are based on the following passage.(20 points,2 points each) Dorms or Apartment. Most American colleges permit foreign students to live in college housing or housing not owned by the university,such as an apartment.College housing is usually in a building called a dormitory,or dorm for short. Many foreign students say the dorms are less costly than apartments.They say dorms 103

NAME Jane Lucy Susan MARITAL rr 15. Single STATUS CHILDREN 11. Three None Director of a Works 12. 17. JOB tIme m a dental Unemployed company. Author of clinic a series of books for 18. • A millionaire Earns 13. • than less than State benefits earnmg SALARY her male the 19. of colleagues England. OTHER Her husband works formed Her six nieces and from Has a INFORMATION 14. support group called and is able to take 20. CONCERNING "Single 岛10thers nephews help her in HER WORKING care of domestic 16. " her writing career. LIFE problems This is the end of the Listening Test. You will now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet. Section IT : Reading Test 50 points Instr民tions: h ~ are three parts to the test , each incl ud吨one reading passage. • The/test will take approximately 40 minutes. • There will be NO extra time to transfer answers to the Answer Sheet; therefore , you should write ALL your answers on the Answer Sheet as you do each task. 、、 Part 1: Questions 21 -·30 are based on the following passage. (20 points,2 points each) Dorms or Apartment Most American colleges permit foreign students to live in college housing or housing not owned by the university , such as an apartment. College housing is usually in a building called a dormitory , or dorm for short. Many foreign students say the dorms are less costly than apartments. They say dorms 103

offer quiet study areas and areas for social activities or sports.They say dorms are close to places they go every day,like the library,computer center and classrooms.They also say that living in the dorm provides the best chance to get to know other students. Some dorms are organized into areas called suites.Suites have several bedrooms,a large living area and a bathroom.Six or more people may live in one suite.Other dorms have many rooms along a hallway.Two students usually live in each room.On each floor is a large bathroom for all the students who live on that floor.Sometimes there is also a kitchen for preparing food. In most universities,males and females live in the same dorm.They may even live on the same floor.But they usually may not live in the same room or suite.Most universities have some separate dorms for men and women. Teaching Assistants Teaching assistants are known as T-A's for short.They usually work about twenty hours each week.They are paid to help college professors teach large numbers of students in lower level classes.Generally,the professor gives a talk or lecture to all the students in a large class one or two times a week.The teaching assistant leads another,smaller,class each week.The teaching assistant gives tests and reads any homework or reports the students may be required to write.T-A's also meet with individual students seeking help. They attend teaching meetings.And they help organize laboratory equipment if they are helping to teach a science class. Most American colleges and universities must honor legal requirements when employing international students as teaching assistants.One of these is that the T-A must speak good English.Many university departments require all T-A's from non-native English speaking countries to take one of two English speaking tests. One of these is the Test of Spoken English,or TSE.It is offered by the Educational Testing Service.Foreign students can take the test before they arrive in the United States. The other test is the Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit,known as the SPEAK test.The college or university usually gives this test to make sure that students will be able to understand the foreign teaching assistant. For example,the University of West Virginia in Morgantown uses foreign teaching assistants.The university requires a good score on either test before an international student is permitted to teach.The university also suggests that foreign graduate students give a 104

offer quiet study areas and areas for social activities or sports. They say dorms are close to places they go every day , like the library , computer center and classrooms. They also say that living in the dorm provides the best chance to get to know otherstudents. Some dorms are organized into areas called suites. Suites have several bedrooms, a large living area and a bathroom. Six or more people may live in one suite. Other dorms have many rooms along a hallway. Two students usually live in each room. On each floor is a large bathroom for all the students who live on that floor. Sometimes there is also a kitchen for preparing food. In most universities, males and females live in the same dorm. They may even live on the same floor. But they usually may not live in the same room or suite. Most universities have some separate dorms for men and women. Teaching Assistants Teaching assistants are known as T-A' s for short. They usually work about twenty hours each week. They are paid to help college professors teach large numbers of students in lower level classes. Generally , the professor gives a talk or lecture to all the students in a large class one or two times a week. The teaching assistant leads another, smaller, class each week.· The teaching assistant gives tests and reads any homework or reports the students may be required to write. T-A's also meet with individual students seeking help. They attend teaching meetings. And they help organize laboratory equipment if they are helping to teach a science class. Most American colleges and universities must honor legal requirements when employing internationaiktudents as teaching assistants.One of these is that the 下A must speak good English. Many飞university departments require all T-A' s from nor•native English speaking countries to take one of two English speaking tests. One of these is the Test of Spoken English , or TSE. It is offered by the Educational Testing Service. Foreign students can take til、test before they arrive in the United States. The other test is the Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit , known as the SPEAK test. The college or university usually gives this test to make sure that students will be able to understand the foreign teaching assistant. For example , the University of West Virginia in Morgantown uses foreign teaching assistants. The university requires a good score on either test before an international student is permitted 'to teach. The university also suggests that foreign graduate students give a 104

short talk to a group of people to make sure they will be understood.Foreign graduate students whose English is not good enough are given duties that do not require communication with students.They are expected to get the necessary help to improve their spoken English. Within the context of the passage,determine if the following statements are True or False.On the Answer Sheet,write“T”for True and“F”for False. 21.Foreign students can live in housing,which is not owned by the university and less costly than college housing. 22.Dorms offer quiet study place and place for social activities or sports. 23.Here“suite”means“series of connected rooms used as a living unit.” 24.In most universities,both man and woman students are allowed to live in the separate room on the different floor of the same dorm. 25.The first part of the passage tells us where the foreign students live when they study in the American college and university. 26.In the second part,teaching assistants'work is to help college professors teach large numbers of students in higher level classes. 27.The teaching assistant gives tests,reads any homework or reports and even helps with individual students. 28.If international students want to be a teaching assistant,they aren't required to take English speaking tests. 29.The short form“T-A”in the passage stands for“teaching assistant'”. 30.Foreign students can work as teaching assistants to earn money while attending graduate school. Part 2:Questions 31-35 are based on this part.(10 points,2 points each) Two Different Economic Cultures Henry Stimson,the US secretary of war in World War Il,once observed that a capitalist country going to war had "better let business make money out of the process or business won't work".This insight of his also applies in peacetime.America abides by this principle and,as a result,is a powerful job machine.Europe doesn't-and is a small job machine. The huge job gap between the United States and Europe is,of course,well known. From 1978 to 1995,Western Europe's unemployment jumped from 5.7 percent to 11 105

short talk to a group of people to make sure they will be understood. Foreign graduate students whose English is not good enough are given duties that do not require communication with students. They are expected to get the necessary help to improve their spoken English. Within the context of the passage , determine if the following statements are True or False. On the Answer Sheet, write "T" for True and "F" for False. 21. Foreign students can live in housing , which is not owned by the university and less costly than college housing. 22. Dorms offer quiet study place and place for social activities or sports. 23. Here" suite" means" series of connected rooms used as a living unit. " 24. In most universities, both man and woman students are allowed to live in the separate room on the different floor of the same dorm. 25. The first part of the passage tells us where the foreign students live when they study in the American college and university. 26. In the second part , teaching assistants' work is to help college professors teach large numbers of students in higher level classes. 27. The teaching assistant gives tests, reads any homework or reports and even helps with individual students. 28. If international students want to be a teaching assistant , they aren' t required to take English speaking tests. 29. The short form "T-A" in the passage stands for "teaching assistant". 30. 飞Foreign students can work as teaching assistants to earn money while attending graduate school. Part 2: QueStions 31 - 35 are based on this part. (10 points, 2 points each) Two Different Economic Cultures Henry Stimson , the US secretary ~f war in World War II , once observed that a capitalist country going to war had "better let business make money out of the process or business won' t work". This insight of his also applies in peace.time. America abides by this principle and , as a result , is a powerful job machine. Europe doesn' t - and is a small job machine. The huge job gap between the United States and Europe is, of course , well known. From 1978 to 1995 , Western Europe' s unemployment jumped from 5. 7 percent to 11 105