试卷代号：2155 中央广播电视大学2011一2012学年度第二学期“开放专科”期末考试 英语阅读(1)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。 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。 894
试卷代号 5 5 中央广播电视大学 0 11 2012 学年 第二学 放专 考试 英语阅读( 1)试题 2012 年7 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。 894
Part I (30 points,3 points each) Questions 1-10 are based on Passage 1. Passage 1 To the Parents of Students Who Study Music (1)Parents, (2)am pleased to invite you to the Grand Opening of the new Music Rooms (3)Tuesday,26 May.The ceremony (4)begin at 7.00 pm. I am delighted to tell you (5)Professor Mary Bell,the eminent violinist,has kindly agreed (6)open the Music Rooms. After the Grand Opening,there will be a concert of modern music performed (7) the School Orchestra. Please complete the tear-off slip below and return it (8)the School by 12 May. (9)sincerely. Barbara Daly Head Teacher The Grand (10)of the Music Rooms I/We will/will not be able to attend the Grand Opening of the Music Rooms on 26 May. Signed Read Passage 1 and then complete the passage with appropriate words.Write your answers on your answer sheet. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 9. 10. 895
Part I (30 points. 3 points each) Questions 1-10 are based on Passage 1. ' 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The Grand (10) of the Music Rooms I/We will/will not be able to attend the Grand Opening of the Music Rooms on 26 May. Signed Read Passage 1 and then complete the passage with appropriate words. Write your answers on your answer sheet. A 895
Part II (30 points,3 points each) Questions 11-15 are based on Passage 2. Passage 2 AUTHORITATIVE SCHOLARS place China's social development at the 'lower medium level'compared to the rest of the world.China has gone through several twists and turns since 1949,and many people's lives have changed for better or worse as a result.However, today a general improvement is evident.Since 1978 in particular,many people's life-styles have improved at a greater pace than in the previous 30 years. Chinese have not only improved on their diet,clothing,housing and the products they use every day,but their disposable income has also grown as well.By the end of June 1995, rural and urban bank savings amounted to 3,545.8 billion yuan. Figures show that since the 1990s communications equipment,houses,apartments and cars have begun to replace TV sets,refrigerators and washing machines which in turn replaced bikes,watches and sewing machines at the beginning of the 1980s)as the largest individual consumption items. According to a conservative estimate,China has about 100,000 private cars today. Seven percent of urban residents have installed home phones.The Chinese Post and Telecommunications Ministry plans 120 million new phone lines for the year 2000,or a phone for every urban household.Today fax machines,computers and mobile phones are very common and face a booming market. Read passage 2 and then choose an answer from the choices given to complete statements 11-15 based on your understanding of the passage. 11.The passage is mostly taken from A.a newspaper B.a book C.a novel 12.The sentence China has gone through several twists and turns since 1949"may mean that A.China has changed for better since 1949 B.China has changed for worse since 1949 C.China has gone through many ups and downs 896
• Part IT (30 points. 3 points each) Questions 11-15 are based on Passage 2. Passage 2 AUTHORITATIVE SCHOLARS place China's social development at the ‘ lower medium level' compared to the rest of the world. China has gone through several twists and turns since 1949. and many people's lives have changed for better or worse as a result. However, today a general improvement is evident. Since 1978 in particular. many people' slife-styles have improved at a greater pace than in the previous 30 years. Chinese have not only improved on their diet. clothing. housing and the products they use every day. but their disposable income has also grown as well. By the end of June 1995. rural and urban bank savings amounted to 3.545. 8 billion yuan. Figures show that since the 1990s communications equipment. houses, apartments and cars have begun to replace TV sets. refrigerators and washing machines (which in turn replaced bikes. watches and sewing machines at the beginning of the 1980s) as the largest individual consumption items. According to a conservative estimate. China has about 100.000 private cars today. Seven percent of urban residents have installed home phones. The Chinese Post and Telecommunications Ministry plans 120 million new phone lines for the year 2000. or a phone for every urban household. Today fax machines. computers and mobile phones are verycommon and face a booming market. Read ppsage2and then choose an answer from the choices given tocomplete statements Il--15 based on 'rour understanding of the passage. 11. The passage is mostly taken from A. a newspaper C. a novel B. a book • 12. The sentence" China has gone through several twists and turns since 1949" may mean that A. China has changed for better since 1949 B. China has changed for worse since 1949 C. China has gone through many ups and downs 896
13.Which of the following is NOT among the list of things that Chinese have improved on? A.Diet B.Schooling C.Money for saving 14.According to the passage,which of the following appeared the latest as the result of replacement? A.Apartments B.Washing machines C.Watches 15. urban residents have installed home phones. A.100,000 B.120 million C.Seven percent of Questions 16-20 are based on Passage 3. Passage 3 Minimum cost of living offers safety net THE minimum cost of living system in urban areas,an important part of the social security system,has become the last protective umbrella for laid-off workers in Chinese cities according to China Reform News.Excerpts follow: In the past two years,the Chinese government has implemented the program in more than 200 cities.China decided to apply it nationwide by 2000. The people covered by the system are permanent urban residents with a per capita income below the local minimum cost of living set by local governments.Funding for this will come from local governments. As China moves along the road of a market economy accentuating efficiency, competition inevitably gives rise to joblessness and redundancies. Many unemployed and laid-off workers find it difficult to make ends meet-especially old people,children and the disabled who are unable to get help from their family. In this regard,the minimum cost of living system can offer timely money and food to people who need it most.It not only represents social advancement in China,but contributes to social stability and progress. 897
13. Which of the following is NOT among the list of things that Chinese have improved on? A. Diet B.Schooling C. Money for saving 14. According to the passage , which of the following appeared the latest as the result of replacement? A. Apartments B. Washing machines C. Watches 15. urban residents have installed home phones. A. 100 ,000 C. Seven percent of B. 120 million Questions 16-20 are based on Passage 3. Passage 3 Minimum cost of living offers safety net THE minimum cost of living system in urban areas, an important part of the social security system, has become the last protective umbrella for laid-off workers in Chinese cities according to China Reform News. Excerpts follow: In the past two years, the Chinese government has implemented the program in more than 200 cities. China decided to apply it nationwide by 2000. The p.eople covered by the system are permanent urban residents with a per capita income beloy 山local minimum cost of living set by local governments. Funding for this will come froin local governments. As China moves along the road of a market economy accentuating efficiency , competition inevitably gives rise to joblessness and redundancies. Many unemployed and laid-off workers find it difficult to make ends meet - especially old people , children and the disabled who are unable to get help from their family. In this regard , the minimum cost of living system can offer timely money and food to people who 巳ed it most. It not only repres巳nts social advancement in China , but contributes to social stability and progress. 897
The system is an indispensable part of China's social security system,now being integrated into a marker economy. The following are answers to some of the questions based on Passage 3.For each one,choose the correct question from the box below and write it on your answer sheet. 16.Question: Answer:Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. 17.Question: Answer:more than 1,000. 18.Question: Answer:Because of tight budgets. 19.Question: Answer:Individuals. 20.Question: Answer:It has moved its focus to taxi companies and is providing loans there. Why are enterprises and government authorities not buying new cars? Which company makes Santanas? Who has bought 80%of cars in Beijing? What has Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp done in Shenyang and Harbin to realize the market potential? How many Santana cars do taxi companies need to buy in order to get one free? Part II(20 points,2 points each) Passage 4 Coined any new words lately? 1.Whatever language we speak,we are constantly developing new words to express new aspects of our developing culture.Increasingly,the ideas the new words stand for are becoming international.Take Dinkies,for example.You are just as likely to find a couple. who are Dinkies in London,New York,or Shanghai.(DINKY stands for a couple with "Double Income,No Kids." 2.Here's another example.In English,most people think that Sinbad is the name of a 898
The system is an indispensable part of China' s social security system , now being integrated into a marker economy. The following are answers to some of the questions based on Passage 3. For each one, choose the correct question from the box below and write it on your answer sheet. 16. Question: Answer:Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. 17. Question: Answer: more than 1 ,000. 18. Question: Answer: Because of tight budgets. 19. Question: Answer: Individuals. 20. Question: Answer: It has moved its focus to taxi companies and is providing loans there. Why are enterprises and government authorities not buying new cars? Which company makes Santanas? Who has bought 80 % of cars in Beijing? What has Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp done in Shenyang and Harbin to realize the market potential? How !\lany Santana cars do taxi companies need to buy in order to get one free? Part 皿(20 points, 2 points each) Passage 4 Coined any new words lately? 1. Whatever language we speak , we are constantly developing new words to express new aspects of our developing culture. Increasingly , the ideas the new words stand for are becoming international. Take Dinki for example. You are just as likely to finqa couple who are Dinkies in London , New York , or Shanghai. (DINKY stands for a couple with "DoubJe Income , No Kids. ") Z. Here's another example. In English , most people think that Sinbad is the name of a 898