英语二级Word格式.docx

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（120分钟）2004.6

PartIIReadingComprehension

PassageOne

WhatmakesAmericansspendnearlyhalftheirfooddollarsonmealsawayfromhome?

TheanswerslieinthewayAmericanslivetoday.Duringthefirstfewdecadesofthetwentiethcentury,cannedandconveniencefoodsfreedthefamilycookfromfull-timedutyatthekitchenrange.Then,inthe1940s,workinthewartimedefenseplantstookmorewomenoutofthehomethaneverbefore,settingthepatternoftheworkingwifeandmother.

Todayabouthalfofthecountry’smarriedwomenareemployedoutsidethehome.But,unlessfamilymemberspitchinwithfoodpreparation,womenarenotfullyliberatedfromthatchore.Insteadmanyhavebecome,inasense,prisonersofthecompletelycookedconveniencemeal.Itiseasiertopickupabucketoffriedchickenonthewayhomefromworkortotakethefamilyoutforpizzas,orburgersthantostartopeningcansorheatingupfrozendinnersafteralong,hardday.

Also,therisingdivorceratemeansthattherearemoresingleworkingparentswithchildrentofeed.Andmanyyoungadultsandelderlypeople,aswellasunmarriedanddivorcedmaturepeople,livealoneratherthanaspartofafamilyunitanddon’twanttobothercookingforone.

Fastfoodisappealingbecauseitisfast,itdoesn’trequireanydressingup,anditoffersa“fun”break.

21.Americanwomenlefthometoworkinlargenumbersbecauseof_____________.

A）theimprovedlivingstandardB）theincreaseinfoodprices

C）theneedofwar-timeindustryD）themodernizationofthekitchen

22.Thephrase“pitchin”inLine2,Paragraph2,isclosestinmeaningto____________.

A）“offerhelporsupport”B）“eatwithgoodappetite”

C）“offercompliment”D）“disagreewith”

23.Whatisaworkingmother’sbestchoiceifshedoesnothavetimetopreparedinnerforthefamilyaccordingtothepassage?

A）Makingamealoutofcannedfood.

B）Buyingsomechickenonthewayhomeandfryingit.

C）Takingthefamilytodinneratapizzaplace.

D）Heatingupfrozendinners.

24.WhichofthefollowinggroupsofAmericansaremostlikelytocooktheirownmealathome?

A）Singleworkingmothers.B）Unmarriedmaturepeople.

C）Elderlypeoplelivingalone.D）Unemployedwomenwithfamily.

25.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A）Women’sliberationinAmerica.

B）ChangesintheAmericanfamilyduringWorldWarII.

C）ReasonsforthepopularityoffastfoodinAmerica.

D）RisingdivorcerateinAmericatoday.

PassageTwo

Inordertolearnaforeignlanguagewell,itisnecessarytoovercomethefearofmakingmistakes.Iftheprimarygoaloflanguageuseiscommunication;

thenmistakesaresecondaryconsiderationsthatmaybedealtwithgraduallyasawarenessofthosemistakesincrease.Ontheotherhand,studentsshouldnotignoretheirmistakes.Thelanguagelearnermayobservehownativespeakersexpressthemselves,andhownativeexpressionsdifferfromthewaythelearnermightsaythem.Forexample,aSpanishspeakerwhohasbeensaying"

Idoit"

toexpresswillingnesstodosomethingintheimmediatefuture,could,byinteracting（交际）withnativespeakersofEnglish,observethatnativespeakersactuallysay"

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11doit"

.Theresultingdiscrepancy（差异）canserveasabasisforthestudenttomodifyhiswayofusingthepresenttenseinEnglish.Butastudentwhoisunwillingtointeractinthefirstplacewouldlosethisopportunitytolearnbytrialanderror.

26.Accordingtothepassage,thepresenttenseinEnglishis_________.

A）notusedtoexpressadesiretodosomethingintheimmediatefuture

B）usedwithsomeverbsbutnotwithotherstoexpressfutureintention

C）basicallythesameinEnglishasitisinSpanish.

D）notthemostdifficultproblemforforeignstudents

27.Accordingtothepassage,languagelearnerscanreducethenumberoftheirmistakesby________.

A）askingnativespeakersforexplanations

B）readinggoodbooksintheforeignlanguage

C）comparingtheirspeechwiththatofnativespeakers

D）speakingwithoutregardtonativespeakers

28.Accordingtothepassage,foreignlanguagestudentswhodonotinteractwithnativespeakerswi11NOT_______.

A）learnverymuchabouttheforeignculture

B）learnaboutthehistoryoftheforeignlanguage

C）havetoworryaboutmakingmistakes

D）takeadvantageofavailablelanguagemodels

29.Accordingtothepassage,foreignlanguagestudentsshouldnotworrytoomuchaboutmakingmistakesbecause________.

A）nativespeakerslikeforeignstudentswhotrytolearntheirlanguage

B）communicationistheprimarygoaloflanguagelearning

C）nativespeakerswillignoretheirmistakes

D）everyonemakesmistakeswhentryingtocommunicateinastrangerlanguage

30.Theauthor'

smajorconclu