成人高等教育学士学位英语真题8.docx
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成人高等教育学士学位英语真题8
成人高等教育学士学位英语真题8
PaperOne
PartⅠReadingComprehension
Directions:
Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Afteryoureadapassage,youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurinsocietieswherethereisamixtureofdifferentkindsofpeoplethaninsocietieswherepeoplearesimilarinmanyways.Thesimplereasonforthisisthattherearemoredifferentwaysoflookingatthingspresentinthefirstkindofsociety.Therearemoreideas,moredisagreementsininterest,andmoregroupsandorganizationswithdifferentbeliefs.Inaddition,thereisusuallyagreaterworldlyinterestandgreatertoleranceinmixedsocieties.Allthesefactorstendtopromotesocialchangebyopeningmoreareasoflifetodecision.Inasocietywherepeoplearequitesimilar,inmanyways,therearefeweroccasionsforpeopletoseetheneedortheopportunityforchangebecause-everythingseemstobethesame.Andalthoughconditionsmaynotbesatisfactory,theyareatleastcustomaryandundisputed.
Withinasociety,socialchangeisalsolikelytooccurmorefrequentlyandmorereadilyinthematerialaspectsoftheculturethaninthenon-material,forexample,intechnologyratherthaninvalues;inwhathasbeenlearnedlaterinliferatherthanwhatwaslearnedearly;inthelessbasicandlessemotionalaspectsofsocietythanintheiropposites;inthesimpleelementsratherthaninthecomplexones;informratherthaninsubstance;andinelementsthatareacceptabletothecultureratherthaninstrangeelements.
1、Thepassageismainlydiscussing______.
A.thenecessityofsocialchange
B.certainfactorsthatdeterminetheeasewithwhichsocialchangesoccur
C.differenttypesofsocialchangeintwodifferentsocietiesandindifferentaspects
D.certainfactorsthatpromotesocialchange
2、______isNOToneofthefactorsthattendtopromotesocialchange.
A.Greaterworldlyinterest B.Differentpointsofview
C.Greatertolerance D.Advancedtechnology
3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Socialchangetendstomeetwithmoredifficultyinbasicandemotionalaspectsofsociety.
B.Disagreementwithandargumentaboutconditionstendtoslowdownsocialchange.
C.Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurinthematerialaspectofsociety.
D.Socialchangeislesslikelytooccurinwhatpeoplelearnedwhentheywereyoung.
4、Theexpression"greatertolerance"(Para.1)refersto______.
A.greaterreadinesstoagreetodifferentopinionsandideas
B.quickeradaptation-tochangingcircumstances
C.morerespectfordifferentbeliefsandbehavior
D.greaterwillingnesstoacceptsocialchange
5、Socialchangeislesslikelytooccurinasocietywherepeoplearequitesimilarinmanywaysbecause______.
A.peopletherehaveidenticalneedsandtheyaresatisfiedwitheverything
B.peopletherehavegotsoaccustomedtotheirconditionsthattheyseldomthinkitnecessarytochange
C.peoplethereareeasytoplease
D.peopletherearelessdisputed
Passage2
Traditionally,universitieshavecarriedouttwomainactivities:
researchandteaching.Manyexpertswouldarguethatboththeseactivitiesplayacriticalroleinservingthecommunity.Thefundamentalquestion,however,ishowdoesthecommunitywantorneedtobeserved?
Inrecentyearsuniversitieshavebeencomingunderincreasingpressurefromboththegovernmentsandthepublictoensurethattheydonotremain"ivorytowers(象牙塔)"ofstudyseparatedfromtherealitiesofeverydaylife.Universityteachershavebeenencouraged,andinsomecasesconstrained(强逼),toprovidemorecourseswhichproducegraduateswiththetechnicalskillsrequiredforthecommercialuse.IfAristotlewantedtoworkinauniversityintheUKtoday,hewouldhaveagoodchanceofteachingcomputersciencebutwouldnotbesoreadilyemployableasaphilosopher.
Apost-industrialsocietyrequireslargenumbersofcomputerprogrammers,engineers,managersandtechnicianstomaintainanddevelopitseconomicgrowthbut"man",astheBiblesays,"doesnotlivebybreadalone."Apartfromrequiringmedicalandsocialservices,whichdonotdirectlycontributetoeconomicgrowth,thesocietyshouldalsovalueandenjoyliterature,musicandthearts.Inthesecost-conscioustimes,ithasevenbeenpointedoutinjustificationforthefundingoftheartsthattheycanbeusefulmoneyearners.Asuccessfulmusicalplay,forinstance,cancontributeasmuchtotheGrossNationalProductthroughtouristdollarsasanyotherthings.
6、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Traditionaluniversitiesonlycaredaboutresearchandteaching.
B.Universitiesmustmeettheneedsofthecommunity.
C.Researchandteachingarenolongerimportantinuniversities.
D.Universitiesplayanimportantroleinoursociety.
7、Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Thesocietyisnotsatisfiedwiththecurrentcollegeeducation.
B.Thegovernmentsasktoomuchfromcolleges.
C.Teachersareforcedtodowhattheydon'tliketodo.
D.Universityteachersliketoprovidepracticalcourses.
8、TheauthorquotedAristotleasanexampleinordertoshowthat______.
A.hecouldstillbeanexcellentteacherifhewerealive
B.abstractcourseslikephilosophyarenolongerpopular
C.philosophyshouldbecutofffromuniversitycurriculum
D.philosophershadbetterknowcomputerscience
9、Accordingtothepassage,literature,musicandthearts______.
A.aretotallyuseless
B.arenotgoodforeconomicdevelopment
C.canalsopromoteeconomicdevelopment
D.areoflessimportancecomparedtosomepracticalcourses
10、Theauthorbelievesthat______.
A.mancanlivebybreadalone
B.artscannotbeusefulmoneyearners
C.universitiesshouldonlyteachtechnicalskills
D.artsandtechnicalskillsarebothimportantforthesociety'sdevelopment
Passage3
Ourmindsmaywanderduringboringtasksbecausedaydreamingisactuallythebrain'snormalstate,ratherthanapointlessdistraction,accordingtoanewU.S.study.
Theresearchers,reportingtheirfindingstodayintheU.S.journal,Science,foundthatdaydreamingcouldbetheresultofthebrainthinkingoverimportant—butnotimmediatelyrelevant—issueswhentheexternalenvironmentceasestoposeinterestingandengagingproblems.
"Forthemostpartpsychologistshavesortofassumedthatwespendmostofourtimeengagedingoal-directedthoughtandthat,everysooften,wehaveblips(光点)ofirrelevantthoughtsthatpopupontheradar,"saidMaliaMasonofHarvardUniversity."However,itcouldverywellbethecasethatmostofthetimeweareengagedinlessdirected,unintendedthoughtandthatthisstateisroutinelyinterruptedbyperiodsofgoal-directedthought."
Daydreamingormind-wanderingismorepreciselydefinedasastateofmindwherethoughtsthatareexperiencedbyanindividualareunrelatedtowhatisgoingonintheenvironmentaroundthem,accordingtoMason.Whenwandering,thebrainflitsfromonethoughttothenext,generatingimages,voices,thoughtsandfeelings.
Whendecidinghowbesttoencouragedaydreaminginordertostudyit,theresearchersrecognizedthatourmindsoftenwanderwhileweareengagedinfamiliartasks,suchasmakingasandwich,becausewedon'tneedtoconcentrateonit.Theytrainedstudysubjectstobecomeproficientoncertaintaskssothattheirmindswouldbeabletowanderwhentheyperformedthem,butwouldhavetoconcentratewhengivensomethingnew.
11、AccordingtothenewU.S.studymentionedinthepassage,daydreamhappenswhen______.
A.thebrainthinksoverimportantbuttemporarilyirrelevantthings
B.theexternalenvironmentstopsposinginterestingandengagingproblems
C.thebraingeneratesimages,voices,thoughtsandfeelings
D.bothAandB
12、AccordingtoMason,wespendmostofourtimeengagedin______.
A.goal-directedthought
B.lessdirectedandunintendedthought
C.veryimportantthought
D.noneoftheabove
13、Inordertostudydaydream,researchers______.
A.encouragestudysubjectstodaydream
B.askstudysubjectstomakesandwiches
C.trainstudysubjectstobecomeproficientoncertaintasks
D.helpstudysubjectsconcentrateoncertaintasks
14、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?
A.Daydreamisameaninglessdistractionawayfromthebrain'snormalstate.
B.Daydreamresearchersfindthatonecannotconcentrateonfamiliartasks.
C.Duringdaydreaming,thoughtsflashthroughthebrainoneafteranother,producingimagesandvoiceandfeelings.
D.Masonsharesthesameopinionwithmostpsychologists.
15、Thepassageismostprobablyfrom______.
A.asciencemagazine B.amedicaltextbook
C.apersonalletter D.agovernmentdocument
Passage4
Believeitornot,opticalillusion(错觉)cancuthighwaycrashe
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