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模拟考试二
QUESTIONBOOKLET
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(M02)
TIMELIMIT:
190MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN/20%)
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotesandanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.
1.TonyJoneswenttoliveinthecountrybecausehe_____.
[A]wantedtobeafarmer[B]likedworkingwithchildren
[C]losthisjob[D]hatedbeingaclerk
2.Accordingtotheinterview,weknowthat_____.
[A]Tonystudiedforasocialworkdiplomafortwoyears
[B]hemovedtoanothercountry
[C]hedidn’thaveanyformaleducation
[D]hedidn’tbuyasmallholding
3.Havingdecidedtomovetothecountryside,thefirstproblemforTonywas_____.
[A]buyingahouse[B]findingsomewheretolive
[C]findingmeanstoliveon[D]buyingafarm
4.Fromtheinterview,welearnthatTonywas_____.
[A]goodatgardening[B]veryambitiousandcalculating
[C]adeptindealingwithkids[D]anxioustostartuphisnurseryinacottage
5.AccordingtoTony,theruleofthumbneededwhenanyonestartshisownbusinessis_____.
[A]asenseofhumor[B]massmedia
[C]money[D]experience
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyourcoloredanswersheet.
6.TheMcKinleyStudyshowsthat_____.
[A]Americanindustriesarebyfarthemostproductiveofthethree
[B]Japaneseindustryisthemostadvancedofthethree
[C]Japanlivesuptotheexpectationsoftheworldeconomists
[D]TheUSAisbackwardinfiveindustries
7.WelearnfromthenewsthatJapanesefoodindustryis_____.
[A]83%asproductiveasthatintheUSA
[B]79%asproductiveasthatinGermany
[C]67%asproductiveasJapan’sotherindustries
[D]100%backwardandinefficient
8.Thenewsisabout_____.
[A]thetrialoftwoyoungboys[B]theprosecutionofatoddler
[C]thedecisionthejuryhasmade[D]theresponseofthepublic
9.Thetwoeleven-year-oldboyswereaccusedof_____.
[A]lying[B]premeditatedmurder
[C]killingachildabouttwoyearsold[D]kidnappingayoungchild
10.Thecourtroomwasfullofpeoplebecausethiswas_____.
[A]thefirsttrial[B]thethirdandthelastweekofthetrial
[C]thethirdtrial[D]thesecondweekofthetrial
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN/20%)
Inthissectionthereareseveralreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassageandthenmarkyouransweronyourcoloredanswersheet.
AWELCOMINGNEWMUSEUMFORTHECITYONTHESOUND
TheSeattleArtMuseumformallyopenedthedoorsofitsnewhomeinDecember,1991.Itrainedallday.Severalofthegallerieswereunfinished.Amonumentaloutdoorsculpture,damagedduringinstallation,was3,000milesaway,beingentirelyrebuilt.Andanastywrangleoverbuildingcostscloudedthefuture.
SingnosadsongsforSeattle.Somehowthesponsorsofthislong-awaitedeventmanagedtotransformthemorningintoamomentofhighciviccheer.Aseaofumbrellassurroundedtheoutdoorinauguralceremonies,andformuchoftheday,whilewetwindssuddedoffPugetSound,thelineswaitingforadmissionsnakedaroundthebuilding.Inwhatamountedtoanonstopgala,thecelebrationcontinuedfortwoweeks:
partiesbydayandpartiesbynight,partiesforeveryonewhohassupportedtheproject.Moreover,havingmanagedtoroundupahalf-milliondollarsincorporatefundstofinancethefestivities,theformidableorganizersoftheseeventspassedupanobviousopportunitytoextractmoreloosechangefromguests.Foronce,amuseumwasthankingitsconstituencywithoutaskingformoremoney.
Thisdisplayofundemandinghospitalitywassurelyrootedingratitudeand,despitetherecenttravails,insomethinglikeamazedrelief.Afternearlytwodecadesoftalk,afterfalsestartsandacliff-hangercampaignforabondlevy,afterarduouseffortstogatherinthegreaterpartofthe$62millionthattheexpansioncost,theSeattleMuseumhadfinallysettledintoaconvenientdowntowndistrict.
11.WhentheSeattleArtMuseumopened_____.
[A]theweatherwasbalmy[B]ticketswereexpensive
[C]crowdscheered[D]manypeopleattended
12.Thenewmuseumbuilding_____.
[A]tooklessthan20yearstocomplete[B]wasfundedbycorporatemoney
[C]wascompletedbyopeningday[D]islocatedinthecity’soutskirts
13.Themuseum’ssupporters_____.
[A]wereinefficient[B]organizedexpensivecelebrations
[C]felttheireffortswereunrequited[D]weremiserly
PHENOMENA,COMMENTANDNOTES
Everyonewho’severbeentheredescribesitasbeing“wayoutinthedesert,”butit’sreallyonly15minutespastthelasttrafficlightinTucson.DirivebygrazingcattlescatteredacrossthesparseArizonapasture,topahillandthereitis:
asetofgleamingwhitebuildingsthatlooksforalltheworldlikearefugeefromasciencefictionmovie.ThisisBiosphere2—surelyoneofthemostintriguingenterprisesaround.It’snothinglessthananattempttobuildaclosed,sustainableenvironmentinwhichman-made“naturalsystems”aresowellbalancedthathumanbeingscanliveinitindefinitely.ItissupposedtobeaminiatureEarthineveryway,anintentreflectedinitsname—EarthisreckonedtobeBiosphereI.Theprojectwasdesignedasaprototypeofourfuturehome,foratimewhenweestablishcoloniesinouterspace.Itisalsoatoolfordemonstratinghowmuchweknow,anddon’tknow,abouttheworkingsofBiosphere1.
....Biosphere2lookslikeahugegreenhouseperchedonatwo-storyconcretebunker.Theupperlevel...containsfiveminiatureecosystems.Hiddenwithinthelowerlevelsaremachinesthatkeepthewholesystemgoing.Whentheprojectisinoperation,theonlythingthatentersfromtheoutside(inprinciple,atleast)isenergy:
sunlightandelectricity.
Fromapurelyscientificview,Biosphere2isanincrediblyambitiousundertaking.ScientistsarejustbeginningtounderstandsomeofthemechanismsthatdriveEarth’sinterdependentsystems.But,givenourprofoundignoranceofthissubject,canwereallyexpecttoreproducethebiosphereonthescaleofafewacres?
14.Theword“refugee”inthefirstparagraphtellsusthatthebuildingslook_____.
[A]likedisheveledpeople[B]incongruousintheArizonadesert
[C]suitable,giventheirpurpose[D]inneedofmaintenance
15.Biosphere2is_____.
[A]sphericalinshape[B]isolatedandremote
[C]adifficultendeavor[D]totallyself-reliant
16.Asan“enterprise,”Biosphere2hopesto_____.
[A]makealotofmoney[B]developmoreecosystems
[C]createandearth-likehabitation[D]discovernewsourcesofpower
17.Theauthorofthepassageisabouttheproject’sfeasibility_____.
[A]excited[B]nonchalant
[C]skeptical[D]confident
THESCHOOLDAYANDYEARARETOOSHORT,STUDYSAYS
Whilethemissionofpublicschoolshasexpandedbeyondeducationtoincludesocialsupportandextra-curricularactivities,theacademicschedulehaschangedlittleinmorethanacentury.
Reclaimingtheschooldayforacademicinstructionandescapingthetime-boundtraditionsofeducationarevitalstepsintheschool-reformprocess,saysareportreleasedtodaybytheNationalEducationCommissionontimeandLearning.
Thecommission’sreport,titled“PrisonersofTime,”callsthefixedclockandcalendarinAmericaneducationa“fundamentaldesignflaw”indesperateneedofchange.“Timeshouldservechildreninsteadofchildrenservingtime,”thereportsays.
Thetwo-yearcommissionfoundthatholdingAmericanstudentsto“world-classstandards,”willrequiremoretimeforclassroominstruction.“Wehavebeenaskingtheimpossibleofourstudents—thattheylearnasmuchastheirforeignpeerswhilespendinghalfasmuchtimeincoreacademicsubjects,”itstates.
ThecommissioncomparedtherelationshipsbetweentimeandlearninginJapan,Germany,andtheUnitedStatesandfoundthatAmericanstudentsreceivelessthanhalfthebasicacademicinstructionthatJapaneseandGermanstudentsareprovided.Onaverage,Americanstudentscanearnahighschooldiplomaiftheyspendonly41percentoftheirschooltimeonacademics,saysthereport.
Americanstudentsspendanaverageofthreehoursadayon“core”academicssuchasEnglish,math,science,andhistory,thecommissionfound.Theirreportrecommendsofferingaminimumof5.5hoursofacademicseveryschoolday.
Thenine-membercommissionalsorecommendslengtheningtheschooldaybeyondthetraditionalsixhours.
“Ifschoolswanttocontinueofferingimportantactivitiesoutsidetheacademiccore,aswellasservingasahubforfamilyandcommunityservices,theyshouldkeepschooldoorsopenlongereachdayandeachyear,”saysJohnHodgeJones,superintendentofschoolsinMurfreesboro,Tenn.,andchairmanofthecommission.
ThetypicalschoolyearinAmericanpublicschoolsis180days.Elevenstatesallowschoolyearsof175daysorless,andonlyonestaterequiresmorethan180days.
“Foroveradecade,educationreformadvocateshavebeenworkingfeverishlytoimproveourschools,”saysMiltonGoldberg,executivedirectorofthecommission.
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