英美报刊选读模拟卷.docx
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英美报刊选读模拟卷
英美报刊选读
》模拟卷
考试形式:
闭卷
考试时间:
90分钟
I.TranslatethefollowingtermsintoChinese.(30
somethingovertlikehavingyourmouthwashedoutormoresubtlelikediscrimination.
2.IntheUnitedStatesandAustraliainpastdecades,thegovernmentforcednativepeoplestoabandontheirlanguagesthroughvehiclessuchasboardingschoolsthatpunishedyouthforspeakingatraditionaltongue.
3.Bythetimeoflastweek'selection,shehadwonoverallbutthemostpartisanofcritics.
4.TextmessagingisbeingusedeffectivelybytwocollegesinWest
Yorkshireasawayofcommunicatingwithstudents.Aswellassendingthemremindersaboutlessonsanddealines,thephonesarebeingusedforlearninggamesandrevisionexercises.
5.Themeetingcertainlyproducedmorethantheusualphotoopsandspin-
anditsparticipantsdidnotgoawayyellingatoneanotherastheyhaveinthepast.
VIII.ReadingComprehension(20x2’=40’)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passageone:
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ViolenceCanDoNothingtoDiminishRacePrejudice
Insomecountrieswhereracialprejudiceisacute,violencehassocometobetakenforgrantedasameansofsolvingdifferences,thatitisnotevenquestioned.Therearecountrieswherethewhitemanimposeshisrulebybruteforce;therearecountrieswheretheblackmanprotestsbysettingfiretocitiesandbylootingandpillaging.Importantpeopleonbothsides,whowouldinotherrespectsappeartobereasonablemen,getupandcalmly
argueinfavorofviolence
-asifitwerealegitimatesolution,like
anyother.Whatisreallyfrightening,whatreallyfillsyouwithdespair,istherealizationthatwhenitcomestothecrunch,wehavemadenoactualprogressatall.Wemaywearcollarsandtiesinsteadofwar-paint,butourinstinctsremainbasicallyunchanged.Thewholeoftherecordedhistoryofthehumanrace,thattediousdocumentationofviolence,hastaughtusabsolutelynothing.Wehavestillnotlearntthatviolenceneversolvesaproblembutmakesitmoreacute.Thesheerhorror,thebloodshed,the
sufferingmeannothing.Nosolutionevercomestolightthemorningafterwhenwedismallycontemplatethesmokingruinsandwonderwhathitus.
Beforewecanevenbegintocontemplatepeacefulco-existencebetweentheraces,wemustappreciateeachother'sproblems.Andtodothis,wemust
learnaboutthem:
itisasimpleexerciseincommunication,inexchanging
It'sratherlikethe
youeverdoistalk,andwearenonethewiser.
storyofthefamousbarristerwhopainstakinglyexplainedhiscasetothe
judge.Afterlisteningtoalengthyargumentthejudgecomplainedthat
Knowledgeisthenecessaryprerequisitetowisdom:
theknowledgethat
violencecreatestheevilsitpretendstosolve.
1.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A)AdvocatingViolence.
B)ViolenceCanDoNothingtoDiminishRacePrejudice.
C)ImportantPeopleonBothSidesSeeViolenceAsaLegitimateSolution.
D)TheInstinctsofHumanRaceAreThirstyforViolence.
2.Recordedhistoryhastaughtus
3.Itcanbeinferredthattrulyreasonablemen
C)arepersecuted.
D)Havedifficultyinadvocatinglaw
enforcement.
4.“Hewasnonethewiser”means
A)hewasnotatallwiseinlistening.
B)Hewasnotatallwiserthannothingbefore.
C)Hegainsnothingafterlistening.
D)Hemakesnosenseoftheargument.
5.Accordingtheauthorthebestwaytosolveraceprejudiceis
C)nonviolence.
D)Moppinguptheviolentmess.
Passagetwo:
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
THEelephantsofThailandusednevertobeshortofworkhaulingtimber.
Butmostofthecountry'sforestshavebeencutdown,andloggingisnowbannedtosavethefewthatareleft.Thenumberofdomesticatedelephantsleftinthecountryisnowonly2,500orso,downfromabout100,000acenturyago.ThoughbeingthenationalanimalofThailandearnsanelephantplentyofrespect,thisdoesnotputgrassonthetable.Thaielephantsthesedaystaketouristsontreksorperformincircuses,andaresometimestobeseenbeggingforbananasonthestreetsofBangkok.
Someofthe46elephantslivingattheThaiElephantConservation
Centre,aformergovernmentloggingcampnearLampang,havefoundanewlifeinmusic.TheThaiElephantOrchestraisthecreationoftwoAmericans,
RichardLair,whohasworkedwithAsianelephantsfor23years,andDavid
Soldier,amusicianandneuroscientistwithatastefortheavant-garde.
Theyprovidedsixofthecenter
'selephants,agedsevento18,withavarietyofpercussionandwindinstruments.ThosefamiliarwithThaiinstrumentswillrecognizetheslitdrums,thegong,thebowbass,thexylophone-likerants,aswellasthet
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