全国08年自学考试《英语阅读一》试题.docx
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全国08年自学考试《英语阅读一》试题
全国2008年7月高等教育自学考试
英语阅读
(一)试题
课程代码:
00595
I.CarefulReading.(40points,2pointsforeach)
Directions:
Readthefollowingpassagescarefully.DecideonthebestanswersandwritethecorrespondinglettersonyourAnswerSheet.
PassageOne
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Althoughnooneiscertainwhymigrationoccurs,thereareseveraltheories.OnetheoryisbaseduponthepremisethatprehistoricbirdsoftheNorthernHemispherewereforcedsouthduringtheIceAge,whenglacierscoveredlargepartsofEurope,Asia,andNorthAmerica.Astheglaciersmelted,thebirdscamebacktotheirhomelands,spentthesummer,andthenwentsouthagainastheiceadvancedinwinter.Intime,themigrationbecameahabit,andnow,althoughtheglaciershavedisappeared,thehabitcontinues.
Anothertheoryproposesthattheancestralhomeofallmodernbirdswasthetropics.Whentheregionbecameoverpopulated,manyspecieswerecrowdednorth.Duringthesummer,therewasplentyoffood,butduringthewinter,scarcityforcedthemtoreturntothetropics.
Amorerecenttheory,knownasphotoperiodism,suggestsarelationshipbetweenincreasingdaylightandthestimulation,ofcertainglandsinthebirds’bodiesthatmaypreparethemformigration.Onescientisthasbeenabletocausemidwintermigrationsbyexposingbirdstoartificialperiodsofdaylight.Hehasconcludedthatchangesoccurinthebodiesofbirdsduetoseasonalchangesinthelengthofdaylight.
1.Accordingtoonetheory,whentheglaciersdisappeared,birds_______.
A.stoppedmigratingB.continuedmigrating
C.beganmigratingagainD.migratedsouthandstayedthere
2.Theauthorstatesthatbirdsleftthetropicsbecause_______.
A.therewasnotenoughfoodthereinthewinter
B.thereweretoomanybirds
C.thereweretoomanyglaciers
D.therewastoomuchdaylight
3.Whydidonescientistexposebirdstoartificialdaylight?
A.Becausehewantedtotesttherelationshipbetweendaylightandchangesintheseason.
B.Becausehewantedtotesttherelationshipbetweenmigrationandtemperature.
C.Becausehewantedtotesttherelationshipbetweendaylightandmigration.
D.Becausehewantedtotesttherelationshipbetweendaylightandadiseaseoftheglandscommontobirds.
4.Accordingtothetheoryofphotoperiodism,_______.
A.birdsshouldmigrateinthemiddleofthewinter
B.increasingdaylightincreasesthedistanceofmigration
C.seasonalchangesinthelengthofdaysdonotaffectmigration
D.longerdayscausechangesinthebodiesofbirds
5.Thispassagesupportsthebeliefthat_______.
A.exactreasonsformigrationarenotknown
B.birdsmigratebecauseofchangesintemperature
C.theancestralhomeofallbirdswasthetropics
D.glacierscausedbirdstomigrate
PassageTwo
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
WhenChristopherColumbuslandedintheNewWorld,theNorthAmericancontinentwasanareaofastonishingethnicandculturaldiversity.NorthoftheRioGrande,whichnowmarkstheborderbetweentheUnitedStatesandMexico,hasapopulationofover12millionpeoplerepresentingapproximately400distinctcultures,500languages,andaremarkablevarietyofpoliticalandreligiousinstitutionsandphysicalandethnictypes,ComparedtotheEuropeans,theIndianpeopleswereextraordinarilyheterogeneous,andtheyoftenviewedtheEuropeansasjustanothertribe.
ThesevariedtribalcultureswereasdiversifiedasthelandtheIndiansinhabited.InthehighplainsoftheDakotas,theMandandevelopedapeacefulcommunalsocietycenteredaroundagriculture.Onlyafewhundredmilesaway,however,innorthwesternMontana,theBlackfeetturnedfromagricultureandbegantousehorses,whichhadbeenintroducedbytheSpaniards.Asskilledriders,theybecamehuntersandfightersanddevelopedafierceandaggressiveculturecenteredaroundthebuffalo.IntheeasternwoodlandssurroundingtheGreatLakes,thePotawatomiswereexpertfishermen,canoebuilders,andhunters.IntheNortheast,thesixIroquoisnationswereamongthemostpoliticallysophisticatedpeopleintheworld,formingthefamedIroquoisConfederation,whichincludedtheSenecasandtheMohawks.Thisconfederation,withitssystemofchecksandbalances,providedamodelfortheUnitedStatesConstitution.
6.Abouthowmanydifferentculturesexistedamongthefifteenth-centuryNorthAmericanIndians?
A.400.B.500.
C.600.D.1200.
7.TheMandantribescouldbestbeclassifiedas________.
A.huntersB.canoebuilders
C.farmersD.fishermen
8.Beforetheintroductionofhorses,theBlackfeettribeswere________.
A.peacefulfarmersB.aggressivehunters
C.fiercewarriorsD.skillfulsailors
9.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthelife-stylesofthevariousAmericanIndiantribeswereinfluencedmostby________.
A.contactwithothertribesB.environmentalresources
C.contactwithEuropeansD.governmentalorganization
10.Accordingtothepassage,howwastheorganizationoftheIroquoisConfederationaforerunneroftheUnitedStatesConstitution?
A.Itwasaunionofsmallerunits.
B.Ithadarepresentativegovernment
C.Itsformofgovernmenthadasophisticatedwayofselectingjudges.
D.Itspowerwasregulatedbyasystemofchecksandbalances.
PassageThree
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Unfortunately,mostofthesciencefictionfilmsofthe1970swerenotmuchinfluencedby2001:
ASpaceOdyssey.SkillfullydirectedbyStanleyKubrick,2001,whichappearedin1968,setnewstandardsforsciencefictionfilms.Duringthenextdecade,everyoneofthedozensofsciencefictionmoviesreleasedwascomparedto2001,andallbutafewwerefoundsadlylacking.
Admittedly,Kubrickhadoneofthelargestbudgetseverforafilmofthiskind,but,inmyopinion,muchofthemovie’spowerandappealwasachievedthroughrelativelyinexpensivemeans.Forexample,themusicalscore,whichwasadaptedinlargepartfromwell-knownclassicalcompositions,wasreinforcedbytheuseofalmostkaleidoscopicvisualeffects,especiallyduringthespacetravelsequences.Spectacularcameraworkwaseditedtocorrespondpreciselytotheebbandflowofthemusic.
After2001,thedominantthemeofsciencefictionfilmsshiftedfromtheadventuresofspacetraveltotheproblemscreatedonearthbyman’smismanagementofthenaturalenvironmentandtheabuseoftechnologybyatotalitarianstate.Overpopulationandtheaccompanyingshortagesoffoodpromptthestatetoimposeextraordinarycontrolsonitscitizens.Nofewerthantwenty-ninefilmsweremadearoundthisthemeintheyearsbetween1970and1977,includingSurvivorsandChronicles.
Intheopinionofthisreviewer,untilStarWarswasreleasedin1977,sciencefictionfilmswerereducedtoshallowsymbolismdisguisingtoagreaterorlesserdegreeaseriesofrepetitiveplots.ButStarWarswasdifferent.Itofferedusareturntoimaginativevoyagesinspaceandconfrontationwithintelligentlifeonotherplanets.Unliketheothersciencefictionfilmsofthedecade,StarWarspresentedtechnologyashavingsolvedratherthanaggravatedecologicalproblems.Thespecialeffectscreatedtosimulatespacevehicleshurtlingthroughtheblacknessoftheuniversewerereminiscentoftheartisticstandardssetby2001.
11.Intheauthor’sopinion,mostofthesciencefictionfilmsreleasedinthe1970swere_______.
A.betterthan2001:
ASpaceOdyssey
B.notasgoodas2001:
ASpaceOdyssey
C.almostthesameasStarWars
D.betterthanStarWars
12.Thethemeofthemajorityofsciencefictionfilmsmadebetween1970and1977was_______.
A.spacetravelB.lifeonotherplanets
C.ecologicalproblemsonearthD.warsbetweentheearthandotherplanets
13.Theauthorbelievesthatthebestsciencefictionmoviemadeinthe1970swas_______.
A.2001:
ASpaceOdysseyB.Survivors
C.ChroniclesD.StarWars
14.Intheauthor’sopinion,whywas2001successful?
A.Becauseitsbudgetwaslarge.
B.Becauseitscameraworkandmusicalscorewereblendedartistically.
C.Becauseitsplotwasrepetitive.
D.Becauseitssymbolismwasverygood.
15.Whatdoestheauthormostobjecttointhesciencefictionmoviesofthe1970s?
A.Heobjectstotheircamerawork.
B.Hedoesnotliketheirmusic.
C.Hebelievesthattheirstoriesaretoomuchalike.
D.Hecriticizestheirspecialeffects.
PassageFour
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
AstheSouthwasbeginningtofinditselfaftertheAmericanCivilWar,theNorth,too,focuseditsinterestonthelandsbelowtheMason-DixonLine.NorthernersswarmedovertheSouth:
journalists,agentsofprospectiveinvestors,speculatorswithplansforrailroads,writersanxioustoexposethemselvestoanewenvironment.
OneofthesewasConstanceFenimoreWoolson,ayoungwomanfromNewHampshire,agrandnieceofJamesFenimoreCooper,who,likemanyNortherners,wasdrawntotheunhappySouthbyaffection,compassion,admiration,orthecharmofthelifethere.Withhersingulargiftofminuteobservationandatalentforanalysis,herimaginationlingeredovertherelicsoftheancientSouth,thequaintlyemblazonedtabletsandcolonialtombs,thewreckedoldmansionsthatstoodnearby,perhapsinruinedricelands,amiddesolatedfieldsandbrokendikes.SuchwasthedwellingontheGeorgiaseaislandthatsidledandleanedinJupiterLightswithoneofitsrooflesswingsfallingintothecellar.AfterSt.Augustine,Charleston
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