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2012年北京联合大学高职升本科专业基础课考试
考试科目英语综合(A卷)
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I.ReadingComprehension(本大题共20个小题,每空2分,共40分)
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Directions:
Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Intheearly18thcentury,childrendidnotchoosewhattheywantedtobewhentheygrewup.Mostgirlsdidnothaveprofessions,butrathergrewuptobecomewivesandmothers.Boys,particularlythesonsoftradesmen,hadtheirfuturesdecidedforthembytheirfathers.
JosiahFranklinintendedforhistenthor"tithe"son,Benjamin,todevotehislifetothe"ServiceoftheChurch."ButasJosiahcouldaffordtosendBenjamintoschoolforonlyoneyear,acareerintheclergywasimpossible.Instead,theladbeganworkingforhisfatherinthefamilysoapbusiness.
AsyoungBenjaminhadalwaysbeenabookishlad,hisfatherdeterminedthatatradeinprintingwouldproveasuitablematch.Moreover,asBen'solderbrotherJameswasalreadyintheprintingtrade,itwasdeterminedthattheyoungerbrotherwouldbeaprintingapprenticetotheelderbrother.Franklintohisdelighthadaccesstoawiderangeofbooks.Healsoborrowedbooksfromclients.Hereadeagerlyandevenbeganskippingmealsandusingthemoneyhesavedtobuybooks.
DuringthistimeFranklinstruckupafriendshipwithanotherbookishBostonboynamedJohnCollins.AtonepointCollinsandFranklinhadawrittendebateonthe"ProprietyofeducatingtheFemaleSexinLearning,andtheirAbilitiesforStudy."Collinsfeltthatitwasimpropertoteachgirls,whileFranklinarguedthatfemalesshouldbeeducated.JosiahFranklinreadthedebatelettersandjudgedthathissonneededtobemoreattentivetohisstyleofwriting,vocabulary,eleganceofexpressionand"methodofperspicuity(明晰)."
Franklinundertookteachinghimselftowritethroughreadingthenewspapersoftheeraandbyanexerciseinwhichhewouldtakepoemsandtranslatethemintostoriesandbyturningstoriesintoverse.Inthisway,Franklinfelthebecamea"tolerableEnglishWriter."
1.Whydidboysfailtochoosewhattheywantedtobewhentheygrewupintheearly18thcentury?
A.Becausetheirfuturesweredecidedbytheirwives.
B.Becausetheirfuturesweredecidedbytheirfathers.
C.Becausetheirfuturesweredecidedbytheirmothers.
D.Becausetheirfuturesweredecidedbytheirchildren.
2.Todevelophiscareerinthe"ServiceoftheChurch.",likeanyoneelseatthattimeBenjaminwassupposedto…before?
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A.workforhisfatherinthefamilybusiness
B..haveoneyeareducationinschool
C.getsupportfromhisrichfather
D.getgoodeducations
3.Whatdoesthephrase“skippingmeals”(Line5,para.3)mean________?
A.eatingquicklyoverreading
B.havingmealsquickly
C.runningformeals
D.missingmeals
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Collinsjudgedthathissondidn’tneedtobemoreattentivetohisstyleofwriting.
B.FranklinbrokeupwithanotherbookishBostonboynamedJohnCollins.
C.Franklinarguedthatfemalesshouldbeeducated.
D.Collinsarguedthatitwaspropertoteachgirls.
5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.HowBenjaminFranklingrewuptobeagoodwriter.
B.Howtradesmendeterminedtheirsons’future.
C.HowJohnCollinshelpedhisfriend.
D.HowJosiahFranklintreatedhisson.
Passage2
Therearesome7,000languagesspokenintheworld,andhalfofthemcouldbegoneby2100.Torescuetheselanguages,twolinguistsdecidedtouseacombinationofdigitalrecordingtechnologyandtheInternet.K.DavidHarrisonandGregoryAndersonarecompilingwhattheycall"talkingdictionaries."Someofthelanguagestheyrecordedhaveneverbeendocumentedbefore.In2010,theymadethefirstrecordingsofKoro,forexample,alanguagespokenbyonlyafewhundredpeopleinnortheasternIndia.
Thedictionariessofarcontainmorethan32,000wordentriesineightendangeredlanguages,withover24,000audiorecordingsofnativespeakerspronouncingwordsandsentences.Someoftheworkisavailableonline.Inonecase,acommunityinPapuaNewGuineathatspeaksalanguagecalledMatukarPanau,withonly600speakers,askedthatthelanguagebeputontheInterneteventhoughitwasonlyinthelasttwoyearsthattheirvillagereceivedelectricity.
AnotherexampleisChamacoco,spokeninParaguaybyonly1,200people.IntheUnitedStates,theteamisworkingwiththeConfederatedTribesofSiletzIndiansinOregononrevivingtheirlanguage.Evenlanguagesthathavewrittenformscanbeendangered:
oneofthegroupsHarrisonandAndersonworkwithspeaksHo,whichisspokenbyamillionpeopleintheIndianstateofJharkhand.Thepeoplewhospeakithavebeenunderpressuretoassimilatewiththelargertonguesthatsurroundit.
Harrison,associateprofessoroflinguisticsatSwarthmoreCollege,andAnderson,presidentoftheLivingTonguesInstituteforEndangeredLanguages,arepresentingtheirworktodayattheannualmeetingoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience(AAAS)inVancouver,BritishColumbia.Preservinglanguagecanbecomeanimportantpartofpreservingtheculturesofsmallerandmarginalizedgroups.Livinglanguagesalsotellscientistsalotaboutthepastevolutionoflanguageitself.
6.WhatK.DavidHarrisonandGregoryAndersonarecompilingiscalled"talkingdictionaries."(Line4,para.1),forthe"talkingdictionariesareusedto____________?
A.usesome7,000languagesintheworld.
B.speakKoro,alanguageinnortheasternIndia.
C.recordthelanguageswithauseofdigitalrecordingtechnologyandtheInternet.
D.compile7,000languagesspokenintheworld.
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7.Howmanyrecordingsarecontainedinthe"talkingdictionaries"?
A.morethan32,000
B.over24,000
C.only600
D.about8
8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Thelanguage,Ho,isspokeninParaguaybyamillionpeople.
B.Thelanguage,Ho,isspokeninParaguaybyonly1,200people.
C.Thelanguage,Chamacoco,isspokeninParaguaybyonly1,200people.
D.Thelanguage,Chamacoco,isspokeninParaguaybyamillionpeople.
9.Whatdoestheword“tongue”(Line6,para.3)mean________?
A.language
B.organ
C.influence
D.culture
10.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Howtorescuethelanguages.
B.Howtomake“talkingdictionaries”.
C.Howtocompiledictionaries.
D.Howtorevivethelanguages.
Passage3
Marriagesarehappierwhenwivesarethinnerthantheirhusbands,accordingtoanewstudy.ResearchersattheUniversityofTennesseestudiedtheBMI(bodymassindex,acommonmeasureofobesity)ofnearly170newlywedcouples,alongwiththeirmaritalsatisfactionovertime.AndreaMeltzer,theleadauthorandadoctoralcandidateatUT,toldDiscoveryNewsthat"Wefoundthiseffectinitiallyonhusbands'satisfactionatthebeginningofmarriage...husbandsweremoresatisfiedatthetimeofmarriagetotheextentthattheirwiveshadalowerBMIthanthemselves."Thefactthatmentendtobehappierwithathinnerwifemaynotbesurprising,butMeltzerandhercolleaguesalsofoundthatwomenwhohadalowerBMIthantheirhusbandsweresignificantlymoresatisfiedwiththeirmarriageovertime.Thinnerwivesmakebothspouseshappier.
"Wivesarehappiertotheextentthattheirhusbandsarehappy,"Meltzerexplained."Ifwewerelookingatanotherqualitythatwasmoreimportanttowomenthanmen--say,economicresources--wemightseeoppositeeffects.Womenmightbemoresatisfiedtotheextentthattheirpartnersaremakingmoremoneythantheyare.""Thisstudyisimportantbecauseitdemonstratesthatwomanofanysizecanbehappyintheirrelationshipswiththerightpartner.It'snotnecessarilystrivingforthinnessperse,butstrivingtobethinnerthantheirpartner,"Meltzersaid.
Thusoverweightorobesewomen(which,statistically,isthemajorityofwomeninAmerica)seekingahappymarriagemightchooseaheavierhusband,orelsechooseanaverage-weightpartnerandloseenoughweightthattheyarethinnerbycomparison.Bodysizeisonlyoneofmanyfactorsthatcontributetooverallmarriagesatisfaction,thoughitdoesseemtobeimportanttobothmenandwomen.
Thepreferenceforthinnerpartnersgoesbothways,ofcourse.It'snotjustguyslookingforathingirlfriendorwife:
Studiesshowthatbothmenandwomenacrosstheboardexpressastrongpreferenceforthinnerpartners.Anotherpossiblefactorbehindthefindings(besidesattractiveness)isthatmaritalsatisfactionisalsocorrelatedwithpartnerhealth."Couplesaremoresatisfiedtothe
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