江西财经大学英语考试试题.docx
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江西财经大学英语考试试题
江西财经大学06-07学年第二学期
partIReadingComprehension(2’X20=40’َ)
Directions:
Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Passage1
Questions1-5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Untilthe1980s,theAmericanhomelesspopulationcomprisedmainlyoldermales.Today,homelessnessstrikesmuchyoungerpartofsociety.Infact,a25-citysurveybytheU.S.ConferenceofMayorsin1987foundthatfamilieswithchildrenmakeupthefastestgrowingpartofthehomelesspopulation.Manyhomelesschildrengatherininnercities;thistransientandfrequentlyfrightenedstudentpopulationcreatesadditionalproblems-bothlegalandeducational-foralreadyoverburdenedurbanschooladministratorsandteachers.
EstimatesofthenumberofhomelessAmericansrangefrom350,000tothreemillion.Likewise,estimatesofthenumberofhomelessschoolchildrenvaryradically.AU.S.DepartmentofEducationreport,basedonstateestimates,statesthatthereare220,000homelessschool-agechildren,aboutathirdofwhomdonotattendschoolonaregularbasis.ButtheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereareatleasttwotimesasmanyhomelesschildren,andthatlessthanhalfofthemattendschoolregularly.
Onepartofthehomelesspopulationthatisparticularlydifficulttocountconsistsofthe"throwaway"youthswhohavebeencastofftheirhomes.TheElementarySchoolCenterinNewYorkCityestimatesthatthereare1.5millionofthem,manyofwhomarenotcountedaschildrenbecausetheydonotstayinfamilysheltersandtendtolivebythemselvesonthestreets.
Federallaw,theStewartMcKinneyHomelessAssistanceActof1987,includesasectionthataddressestheeducationalneedsofhomelesschildren.TheeducationalprovisionsoftheMcKinneyActarebasedonthebeliefthatallhomelesschildrenhavetherighttoafree,appropriateeducation.
1.In1987,theAmericanhomelesspopulationwasmadeupof_____.
A)oldermalesB)schoolchildrenC)adultsD)bothAandB
2.Theauthorimpliesinthefirstparagraphthat_____.
A)thehomelesspopulationisgrowingrapidly
B)thereisseriousshortageofschooladministratorsandteachers
C)homelesschildrenoftenmovefromplacetoplace
D)homelesschildrenusuallystayoutsideschools
3.TheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereare_____homelesschildren.
A)7000,000B)350,000C)440,000D)70,000
4.Onepartofthehomelesspopulationisdifficulttocount.Thereasonmightbethat_____.
A)homelesschildrenliveonthestreets
B)homelesschildrenhavenoparents
C)thehomelessaretooyoungtobecountedaschildren
D)thehomelesschildrenarenottakenasmembersoftheirfamilies
5.TheaimoftheMcKinneyActisto_____.
A)offereducationforhomelesschildren
B)providefamilysheltersforhomelesschildren
C)reducethenumberofhomelesschildren
D)estimatethenumberofhomelesspopulation
Passage2
Questions6-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploitedyearafteryear,theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofit,onlyawomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobe(衣柜)packedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.
Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway,wastehoursoftheirtimealteringthedressestheyhave.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;necklinesareloweredorraised,andsoon.
Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingslikewarmth,comfortanddurability(耐用).Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort,aslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday,ordelicatelypickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.
Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashion,theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen'sclothes,onewonders,reflectbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?
Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability?
Thatisforyoutodecide.
6.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney_________.
A)bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustry
B)becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashions
C)byconstantlychangingthefashionsinwomen'sclothing
D)becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen'sclothing
7.Tothewriter,thefactthatwomenaltertheirold-fashioneddressesisseenas_____________.
A)awasteofmoneyB)awasteoftimeC)anexpressionoftasteD)anexpressionofcreativity
8.Thewriterwouldbelesscriticaliffashiondesignersplacedmorestressontheofclothing_________.
A)costB)appearanceC)comfortD)suitability
9.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A)Newfashionsinclothingarecreatedforthecommercialexploitationofwomen.
B)Theconstantchangesinwomen'sclothingreflecttheirstrengthofcharacter.
C)Thefashionindustrymakesanimportantcontributiontosociety.
D)Fashiondesignsshouldnotbeencouragedsincetheyareonlywelcomedbywomen.
10.Bysaying"theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious"(Lines1-2,Para.4)thewritermeansthat______________.
A)women'sinconstancyintheirchoiceofclothingisoftenlaughedat
B)womenarebetterabletoputupwithdiscomfort
C)menarealsoexploitedgreatlybyfashiondesigners
D)menaremorestableandreliableincharacter
Passage3
Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Internationalairlineshaverediscoveredthebusinesstravelers,themanorwomanwhoregularlyjetsfromcountrytocountryaspartofthejob.Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatairlineseverabandonedtheirbusinesstravelers.Indeed,companieslikeLufthansaandSwissairwouldrightlyarguethattheyhavealwayscateredbestfortheexecutiveclasspassengers.Butmanylinescouldbeaccusedofconcentratingtooheavilyintherecentpastonattractingpassengersbyvolume,oftenattheexpenseofregulartravelers.Toooften,theyhaveseemedgearedforquantityratherthanquality. Operatingamajorairlineinthe1980sisessentiallyamatteroffindingtherightmixofpassengers.Theairlinesneedtofillupthebackendoftheirwide-bodiedjetswithlowfarepassengers,withoutforgettingthatthefrontendshouldbefilledwithpeoplewhopaysubstantiallymorefortheirtickets.
Itisnocoincidencethatthetwomajorairlinebankruptciesin1982wereamongthecompaniesspecializingincheapflights.Butlowfaresrequireconsistentlyfullaircrafttomakeflightseconomicallyviable,andintherecentrecessionthevolumeoftraffichasnotgrown.Equallythelargenumberofairlinesjostlingfortheavailablepassengershascreatedahugeexcessofcapacity.Thenetresultofexcesscapacityandcut-throatcompetitiondrivingdownfareshasbeentopushsomeairlinesintocollapseandleavemanyothershoveringonthebrink.
Againstthisgrimbackground,itisnosurprisethatairlinesareturningincreasinglytowardsthebusinesstravelerstoimprovetheirratesofreturn.Theyhaveinvestedmuchtimeandefforttoestablishexactlywhattheexecutivedemandsforsittingapartfromthetourists.
Highonthelistofprioritiesispunctuality;anexecutive'stimeismoney.In-flightserviceisanotherareawheretheairlinesarejostlingfortheexecutive'sattention.Thefreedrinksandheadsetsandbetterfoodareallpartofthelure.
11.Onecriticismagainstmanyinternationalairlinesisthattheyhave,intherecentpast_______.
A)cateredforthemorewealthypeople
B)givenpreferentialtreatmenttoexecutiveclients
C)onlymettheneedsoftheregulartraveler
D)marketedtheirservicewiththemassesinmind
12.Withtheintentionofattractingasomewhatdifferenttypeofpassenger,theairlineshavenowbeguntoconcentrateon______________.
A)ensuringthatthefacilitiesofferedtotheexecutiveareindeedsuperior
B)providingfacilitiesenablingbusinesstravelerstoworkonboard
C)organizingactivitiesinwhichfirst-classpassengerscanparticipate
D)installingsleepingcompartmentswheremoreprivacyisensured
13.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat____________________.
A)asuccessfulairlineinthe1980smeetstheneedsnotonlyofthemassesbutalsoofthewealthypassengers__________
B)itismorecomfortabletositinthebackofjetplanes
C)businesstravelersdisliketourists
D)onlybyspecializingincheapflightscanairlinesavoidbankruptcy.
14.InParagraph5.“in-flightservice”means____________.
A)Serviceontheplane
B)Anewsafetydevice
C)Flightswithinonecountry
D)Charge-freeairservice
15.The
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