中央电大第一学期开放本科期末英语专业高级时事英语试题及参考答案.docx
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中央电大第一学期开放本科期末英语专业高级时事英语试题及参考答案
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中央广播电视大学2003—2004学年度第一学期“开放本科”期末考试
英语专业高级时事英语试题
2012年1月
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Informationfortheexaminees:
Thisexaminationconsistsofthreesections.Theyare:
SectionI:
ListeningTest(30points,30minutes)
SectionⅡ:
ReadingTest(50points,60minutes)
SectionⅢ:
WritingTest(20points,30minutes)
Thetotalmarksforthisexaminationare100points.Timeallowedforcompletingthisexaminationis2hours(120,minutes).
SectionI:
ListeningTest30points
Instructions:
~TheListeningTestwilltakeapproximately30minutes.
IIITherearetwopartstothetestandyouwillheareachparttwice.
~Therewillbeapauseof30secondsaftereachparttoallowyoutothinkaboutyouranswers.
~Youcanfirstwriteyouranswersonthistestpaper.Youwillhave10minutesattheendofthetesttotransferyouranswerstotheAnswerSheet.
~ALLANSWERSMUSTAPPEARONTIIEANSWERSHEET.
Patr1:
Questions1--10arebasedonthispart.10points
Summaryblankfilling:
Fromtheinformationyouhearintileconversation,fillintheblankspacesinthetextbelowaccordingtowhatyouhear.
ProfessorMichalesonneededonlyone
(1)________________torealizethatChinahasabigproblemwith
(2)________________Hewasparticularlystruckbytheairpollutionin(3)_____________Hebelievestheproblemsofair,landandwaterpollutionneedtobesolvedatvariouslevels.Itisnotenoughtomakelaws,theyalsoneedtobe(4)________________andpeopleneedtobeeducatedaboutthem.Ordinarycitizensalsoneedtotake(5)________themselves.
ProfessorMichaelsonwasshockedbyChinesepeople'sattitudetowards(6)_________theydropitanywhere,evenwherethereare(7)_________binsprovided.Hesaysthatinhisowncountry,peopleareembarrassediftheyareseendroppinglitterinthestreetandotherpeoplewilltellthemoff.
Nevertheless,ProfessorMichaelsonisimpressedwithcetrainaspectsof(8)________inChina.Hehasnoticedmanyordinarypeoplecarryingwaste(9)__________ontheirbicycles,orcollectiongemptybottlesandcansinparks.Asystemwherepeoplecanmakemoneyoutofrubbishnotonlyhelpssolvetheenvironmentalproblembutalsocreates(10)______________forpeople.
Part2.Questions11--20.
Task1Questions11-15SpotDiction:
Listentothetalkaboutinequalityexperiencedby
peopleofthe"FourthWorld?
Fillintheblankswithonewordaccordingtowhatyoulearn
throughlistening.Beforethefirstlisteningyouhavehalfaminutetostudythequestions.
Theterm--the'FourthWorld'wasusedbyDyckin1995to(11)__________theparticularsocialproblemsexperiencedbyindigenouspeoplesinrichcountries.By'(12)_________’wemeanthepeoplewhose(13)__________werecolonizedbytheancestorsofpeoplebelongingtothe(14)________ormainstreamculture.Theconcept,'theFourthWorld'hasbeenusedinanumberofways.InthistalkIWillbedrawingonDyck'sworkandtheworkofHaralambosandhiscolleagues(1996)toexplainthe(15)_______andtoshowhowitcanbeappliedtopeopleinAustralia.
Task2Questions16--20Multiplechoice:
ListentotheinterviewagainandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CorDtocompletethefollowingstatements.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
16.Fourthworldpeople
A.arecolonists
B.areculturallydominantintheircountry
C.havelittlepoliticalpower
D.areenvironmentallydestructive
17.Theconsequencesofcolonialperiodsare__
A.alackofhistory
B.theculturalmarginalisationofindigenouspeoples
C.theeradicationofpoverty
D.theoppressionofthedescendantsofcolonists
18.InAustralia
A.thereareonlythreelinguisticandtribalgroups
B.thetribeslosttheirlandswhentheBritishinvaded
C.thetriballanguageshavetotallydisappeared
D.thelanguageofthetribesiscalled‘aborigine’
19.Heterogeneitymeans
A.beingverydifferentfromeachother
B.beingborno1[differentnationalities
C.theresultofcarelessness
D.havingawiderangeofabilitiesandskills
20.TheHighlandclearanceswerecarriedout__
A.asanexampleofMarxistpolicies
B.tomaketheaboriginesgotoAustralia
C.tomakethelandownersricher
D.between1800and1899
ThisistheendoftheListeningTest,Youwillnowhave10minutestotransferyouranswerstotheAnswerSheet
Section11:
ReadingTest50points
Instructions:
Therearefourpartstothetest,eachincludingonereadingpassage.
Thetestwilltakeapproximately60minutes.
TherewillbeNOextratimetotransfetanswerstotheAnswerSheet;therefore,youshouldwriteALLyouranswersontheAnswerSheetasyoudoeachtask.
Part1:
Questions21--30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.10points
Passage1
ChangesinAustralianEducation
Haralambosandhiscolleagues(1996)havesummarizedthemajorchangesinAustralianeducationoverthepasttwohundredyears.Themajorissuesdrivingtheiranalysisarethequestions:
--oftheeffectsthateducationhashadonsociety;and
--whysomesocialgroupstendtoenjoymoreeducationalsuccessthanothers.
Theyarenottheonlysocialscientistsconcernedwiththeseissues.However,theirbookconlainsarecentandcomprehensivesummaryofAustralianeducationalresearch.Herearesomeofthemajorpointstheymake.
TherearefivebasiccomponentstotheAustralianeducationalsystem:
(Ⅰ)primaryschool(age5--12yearsofage)
(Ⅱ)compulsorysecondaryschool(12--15)yearsofage)
(or12--16yearsintheStateofTasmania)
(Ⅲ)post-compulsorysecondaryschool(1,5--17)
(Ⅳ)technicalandfurthereducation(17yearsandolder)
(Ⅴ)highereducationoruniversity(17yearsandolder)
BeforetheSecondWorldWarnearlyhalfofAustralianchildrendidnotattendsecondaryschool.Inthesecondhalfofthetwentiethcentury,educationexpandedandchangedformdramatically.Between1956and1966thenumberofuniversitiesgerwfrom9to14,thenroseto19in1975.Inaddition,therehasbeenasignificantgrowthinnon-universitypost-secondaryeducation.Inthe1990sthepercentageofwomenwithpost-secondaryschoolqualificationswas37~.Thepercentageofmenwas47percent.
Haralambosandhiscolleaguessummarizetheevidenceabouttheimpactofeducationonthecreationofamoreequalsociety.Theysay'bothmaterialandculturalfactorsaffectthelengthofstayineducation.'Familywealthstillexertsapowerfulinfluenceonaccesstouniversityeducation.However,theexpansionofeducationhasmeantanexpansionofeducationalopportunitiesforpeoplefromsocialgroupsearlierdeniedahighereducation.
BobConnell,amajorwriteronAustralianeducation,hasarguedthat'theevidenceofsociallyunequaloutcomescontinuestomount.ItisoneofthemostfirmlyestablishedfactsaboutWestern-styleeducationalsystemsinallpartsoftheworld.
Questions21--30:
TrueorFalse:
MarkthefollowingstatementsasT(true)orF(false)accordingtotheinformationinthetext.
23..HaralambosworkedaloneonhissummaryofAustralianeducation.
22.Heandhiscolleagueswereinterestedinstudyingsocialinequality.
23.MostAustralianstudentsmuststayatschooluntiltheyare15yearsofage.
24.ThereisacommoncompulsoryleavingageacrossallofAustralia.
25.Therearetwomajorformsofeducationfor17yearsandolder.
26.PostsecondaryeducationiscompulsoryinAustralia.
27.Fewerthan50~ofchildrenattendedsecondaryschoolbefore1939.
28.Majorchangesineducationoccurredinthelatterhalfofthe20'[century.
29.Bythe1990s,ahigherpercentageofwomenthanmenhadpostsecondaryqualifications.
30.TheexpansionofeducationhasmeantthatthereisnownosocialinequalityinaccesstohighereducationinAustralia.
Part2:
Questions31-36arebasedonthefollowingpassage.10points
Passage2
MyComputer
TenyearsagoIoccasionallyusedatypewriterforimportantdocumentssuchasmycurriculumvitaeandjobapplicationletters.Icouldn'treallytypesoItappedawayatthekeyboradwithmytwoindexfingersandmadelotsofmistakes.OnesimpleletterwouldoftenrequireatleastadozenattemptsbeforeImanagedtoproduethefinal,neatdocument.WhenacoursethatIwasdoingdemandedtypedassignmentsIbeggedfriendswithgoodtypingskillstohelpme.Inotherwords,totypethemformeandwhenmyfinalprojecthadtobetypedup,Iactuallypaidaprofessionaltypisttodoit!
Iwas'apenandpaperpersoff.Ihadneverbeeninterestedinmachinesand'artificialintelligence'andsincerelybelievedIcouldlivehappilywithoutadvancedtechnologyinmypersonallife!
Thesituationhaschanged,ofcourse.It'sbeenagradualchangebutthesedaysIhardlyknowmyself!
Ievenhaveacomputerandaprinter.IhaveneverlearnedtousealltenfingersonthekeyboardbutIcanworkquitequicklyandproducedocumentswhichhaveanimpressivelayoutandwhichusedifferentsizesandstylesoftypeface(orfont).Iknowhowtounderline,howtowritewordsinboldoritalicscript,howtogivepartsofatextaborder,howtoinsertillustrationsandsoon!
IfeelagreatsenseofachievementwhenIfinishadocument,printitoutandseethefinishedproduct.Suchdocumentsseem'professional'.1suspect,however,thatimpressivelayoutmaycamouflageinferiorcontent!
Ihopethisisnottrueinmycase.
Fiveyearsago,Ihadnoideawhatfriendsweretalkingaboutwhentheymentioned"E-mail(eveniftheyusedthefullterm,electronicmail),'theinternet'and'modem'butmycomputernowhasamodem,andthroughthisd
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