“电大高级时事英语”课程终结考试笔试复习题暨考试宝典（小抄参考）

1、专业好文档 “高级时事英语”课程终结考试笔试复习题暨考试宝典一、 课文框架纵览 蓝色字体部分为准备口语考试时需要具体复习的单元。单元主题内容简介1The Media（媒体）学习了解不同的媒体形式，区分事实与意见，解读新闻标题，了解“大众传媒”的定义，学会描述不同的媒体给自身生活带来的影响等。2Cultural Differences and Similarities（文化异同）学习描述不同文化之异同，解析调查结果，预测文章内容，识别作者观点等。3Education（教育）学习描述教育体制，讨论教育方面的问题并提建议，就传统教育体制和现代教育体制进行对比等。4Development（发展）学习描

2、述日常生活变化及国家的发展，辨别社会发展带来的积极和负面的作用，就现代发明发表观点等。5Our Environment（环境）学习从上下文解析含义，表达担心、焦虑的心情，发表批评意见或对批评意见做回应等。6Social Problems（社会问题）学习描绘社会问题，就社会问题的根源进行讨论、发表意见，建议解决办法或评估解决办法等。7Equality（平等）学习描述男女不同分工或角色，讨论有关性别平等、种族平等问题。8Information Highway（信息高速）学习描述电脑的多种用途，谈论电脑科技的发展，推论/引申作者的态度等。Information for the Examinees:T

3、his examination consists of THREE sections. They are:Section I:Listening Test(25 points, 30 minutes)Section II:Reading Test(50 points, 60 minutes)Section III:Writing Test(25 points, 30 minutes)The total marks for this examination are 100 points. Time allowed for completing this examination is 2 hour

4、s (120 minutes).YOU MUST WRITE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE ANSWER SHEET.Section IListening Test 25 pointsInstructions: The listening test will take approximately 30 minutes. There are THREE parts to the test. There will be a pause of 30 seconds before each part to allow you to look at your questions. Th

5、ere will be a pause of 30 seconds after each part to allow you to think about your answers.同学们，本复习题中红色字体部分将和大家最终拿到的考卷一模一样，以下是听力部分的复习题Review question 1:Part 1: Questions 1 5 are based on this part. (5 points)样题：You are going to listen to a news item about . As you listen, fill in each blank with one

6、proper word from the news. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.解析：本题也是一道标准的“Spot Dictation”，具体解题方法在高级职业英语的复习题内已经有所提及，请参照相关解析，本题提供一些单词供复习使用Contemporary, gallery, fashionable, talent, returning, displayed, brilliantly, painter, finestPart 2: Questions 6 15 are based on this part. (10 points)You are

7、 going to listen to a conversation between . They are talking about . As you listen, choose the best answer from A, B, C and D. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.解析：这是一道单项选择体，解题的时候需要利用磁带录音读题的时间来审题，准确把握住每道题的考点，并在听的时候做好笔记。单词复习：accusation, racial, discrimination, salesman, secretary, chief, probab

8、ly, joke, insulting, reject, sick leave, application, promotion, accuse, warn, criticize, in private, in public, unacceptable, colored people, take sb. to the court, subordinate, psychologist, plaintiff, judgePart 3. Questions 16 25 are based on this part. (10 points)You are going to listen to a mon

9、ologue on . As you listen, decide which of the following statements are true (T) and which are false (F). Write T for “true” and F for “false” on the Answer Sheet.这种正误判断题需要在答题前仔细审题，和上面的样题一样，需要把每个选项中的核心词划下来，以便在听的时候有强烈的目的性。这里复习几个单词，需要同学们在考前烂熟于心，从而扫清词汇对于听力理解的障碍：pollution, particle, contaminant, atmosph

10、ere, indoor, minority, majority, pollutant, release, discharge, account for, volcanic eruption, contribute to, occur, abundance, location, pose (v.), threat, ecosystem, fossil, fuel, involve, output control, input control听力部分考生常犯的错误：1） 不会正确拼写单词：虽然也能根据读音去想拼写，但总不能做到精确；2） 语法不过关，遗漏关键词缀：举个例子，听到licensing，

11、但写成license，ing没写，过去式后该有-ed的漏掉了(如 absorbed 写成了 absorb)。Goose复数的不规则变形 geese等。3） 听力欠准确：辅音听错，比如depressed听成impressed；明明是短语，但没有写相应的介词或副词，如taken up写成taken等。4） 有些错误表明学生没听懂/理解上下文的意思，如：worn写成warm, unpleasant pleasant; deal meal; positive negative; sold - told 等5）信息搞混淆：比如attended a meeting with the Marketing D

12、epartment. 对话中也提及了services department, 有的同学就写services；这种令人遗憾的错误表明这些同学没有顾及句子的语法结构。所以，在需要填写单词的试题部分建议大家不仅要将注意力放在所填的单词上，还有考虑整个句子的语法结构或上下文，这样不仅可以排除干扰项，避免语法错误，有时还能从上下文中得到线索，对答案进行合理的猜测。6) 填答案时填错行：比如不会做第五题，却把第六题的答案写上去，造成后面的答案跟着错。This is the end of the Listening Test.Section IIReading Test 50 pointsInstructi

13、ons: The test will take approximately 60 minutes. There are FOUR parts to the test, each including one reading passage.Review passage 1Dont Blame Us for These Equal WrongsWOMEN, a report this week reveals, are earning less than men in the workplace and their talent are being wasted. Well, who would

14、have guessed it?The Prime Minister obviously didnt have a clue. He called this study from the Women and Work Commission a “superb, groundbreaking piece of work”. As an exercise in stating the obvious it certainly is peerless. We all know conditions for the working women, in particular mothers, are f

15、requently less than fair.Though I must say, in my experience, were a bit to blame for that ourselves. When it comes to money, women too easily become cowed and timorous, eagerly accepting a crumb when actually what we want, and often deserve, is the whole loaf. Not enough of us, Im sorry to say, are

16、 prepared to adopt the Ann Robinson “I know what Im worth” philosophy.Deep in our psyche is a belief that somehow its crucial to stay silent and not push our luck. Were cursed with the “grateful” gene. I used to believe this was a generational thing, but the facts tell us otherwise. Middle-aged wome

17、n still earn 22 percent less than men, mainly because theyve been encouraged into low-paid careers. Caring, cashier, clerical, cleaning and catering are all, apparently, considered girly jobs. Thats not to denigrate or criticize them. Women with families may prefer the part-time opportunities they o

18、ffer.Whats criminal is that too many are wasting God-given talent cleaning floors or stacking shelves because, for the mother returning to the workplace, theres little else going. Shamefully, it appears any talk of gender segregation being a thing of the past was just that-talk. When was the last ti

19、me a woman turn up to sort out your drains or fix the central heating? I may have led to a sheltered existence, but the day has yet to come when my car is serviced by a woman.The root of the problem, were told, lies in the terrible standard of career advice offered the teenagers.The commission found

20、 a group of schoolgirls being given work experience in childcare, despite showing no interest in the subject. It does make you wonder if flower-arranging and 20 ways to boil an egg are still on the agenda.As someone whose career guidance could be summed up in these words teacher training college I f

21、ind this depressing news. Though the Prime Ministers idea of doubling the number of “coaches” offering advice about job and training opportunities in schools, it shouldnt fill us with too much hope.Saint Tony of Westminster has a knack of making every next big idea sound like a miracle cure.The fund

22、amental problem, which the report fails to address, is this. There are more 16-year-olds dropping out of school than ever before. Only Mexico, Turkey, Portugal, New Zealand and Greece have a worse record.Busloads of “coaches” could be drafted in, but it doesnt alter the fact that many teenage girls

23、and boys cannot write a job application, let alone plan a career. Some have had uninspiring teachers. Many have skived with impunity. State schools are turning out too many pupils simply not equipped to work. Others have no desire to.In a perfect world every girl should leave school inspired, confid

24、ent, enthusiastic and prepared to accept that hard work will earn her respect and freedom. Its not “coaches” armed with pamphlets and guidelines this generation of girls needs. Its Anne Robinson.Decide whether Statements 26 35 are true, false or not mentioned. Write “T” for true, “F” for false and “

25、NM” for not mentioned on the Answer Sheet.1. According to the passage, people did not know conditions for the working women until the publication of the study from the Women and Work Commission.2. The word “cowed” on Line 2, Paragraph 3 can be interpreted as “intimidated”.3. The author is criticizin

26、g women when stating that “Not enough of us, I am sorry to say, are prepared to adopt the Anne Robinson I know what Im worth philosophy.” 4. Anne Robinson is a middle-aged working mother, who believes the “I know what Im worth” philosophy.5. The author believes that women earn less than men mainly b

27、ecause theyve been encouraged to take up low-paid jobs.6. The author agrees that gender segregation is already a thing of the past.7. According to the passage, flower-arranging and 20 ways to boil an egg are still on the agenda of schoolgirls training programs.8. The dropout rate of 16-year-olds in

28、the place where the author lives is even worse than that of New Zealand.9. It can be inferred from the context that the author is a female.10. At the very beginning of this passage, the author states in an ironical manner the Prime Ministers acknowledgement of the reality with which working women ar

29、e faced.Review passage 2The following paragraphs are taken from news stories, the titles of which are listed in Column I below. Match each paragraph with its headline. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.A. With Europe seemingly on firm economic footing, the European Central Bank on Thursday rais

30、ed interest rates for the second time in three months and signaled more increases to come.The decision, which had been widely expected, lifted the banks benchmark rate by a quarter-point, to 2.5 percent a level that its president, Jean-Claude Trichet, noted was still “very low”.Pointing to the banks

31、 new growth forecasts, which were revised upward from December, Mr. Trichet sounded confident that European economies were shaking off their long economic slumber. Rising oil prices, though, have pushed up inflation, which Mr. Trichet said warranted tighter credit.B. Volkswagens chief executive, Ber

32、nd Pischetsrieder, has said that 2005 was a “long ways from a good year.” His counterpart at Renault, Carlos Ghosn, has predicted that profit in 2006 will fall as models age.Neither view is evident in the companies share prices. The stocks have rallied this year on investors belief that European car

33、makers will increase their profit by cutting costs. Volkswagen, for instance, plans to eliminate as many as 20,000 jobs in Germany. Shares are also rising on the view that a string of new sedans and hatchbacks will increase sales. European auto stocks have gained 13 percent this year, while the Dow

34、Jones Stoxx 600 index is up 6.9 percent.C. Two years ago, when David McClintick, an author and investigative journalist, agreed to write an expos on Harvard Universitys effort on behalf of the United States government to help Russia privatize its economy in the 1990s, he had little inkling the artic

35、le would play a part in forcing the ouster of Harvards president, Lawrence H. Summers.“How Harvard Lost Russia” was published in the January issue of Institutional Investor magazine, a subscription-only publication, about a month and a half before Dr. Summerss resignation, which he announced last Tu

36、esday. The move came just two weeks after a Feb. 7 meeting when the president was challenged on several issues, including his reaction to events described in Mr. McClinticks article.D. A bank created to provide emergency backup for the Treasury market will be ready to operate in the next 18 months,

37、a bond industry group is set to announce today.The so-called New Bank exists largely on paper, but like a superhero on standby, it can spring into action to stabilize the government securities market if a legal or financial disaster strikes.E. In a bid to soften the blow of globalization on Europes

38、economy, the president of the European Commission, Jos Manuel Barroso, will propose a fund of half a billion euros Wednesday to provide new skills and economic opportunities to workers whose jobs are lost to outsourcing and shifting world trade patterns.The Global Adjustment Fund would help retrain

39、and relocate 35,000 to 50,000 workers a year when jobs are lost to the dynamics of global trade, rather than by mismanagement or loss of production to another EU member state. With 19 million people unemployed across the European Union and frequent reports of layoffs involving tens of thousands of w

40、orkers, the fund will help only a small fraction of those hardest hit by changes sweeping away older industries.F. The board of Gas Natural met Tuesday to discuss strategies for moving forward with its plan to acquire Endesa, amid reports that it was considering raising its bid significantly to comp

41、ete with a more lucrative offer announced last week by the German utility E.ON.According to reports from several Spanish news organizations, the board is considering equaling or surpassing the bid of 29.1 billion, or $34.7 billion, made by E.ON as part of an effort to create the worlds largest elect

42、ricity and natural gas company.Column I News headlineColumn II News story1. Coming Soon, a Backup Bank for the Treasury Market2. Did an Expos Help Sink Harvards President?3. Europeans Again Lift Rates and Hint at More Increases4. Around the Markets: Auto stocks in Europe need a map5. Gas Natural Rev

43、iews Endesa Bid Strategy6. EU Fund to Ease Globalization PainReview passage 3Western attitudes towards the societies of East Asia are a sad reflection of an inability to appreciate the economic achievements of Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and, more recently, parts of mainland China. No impa

44、rtial observer can deny that Asian models of economic and political development are proving successful. Impressive rates of economic growth have been achieved in at least some East Asian societies, such as Japan and Singapore. The resulting standard of healthcare and education which are offered to t

45、he citizens of these countries is superior to that of many Western countries. In addition, communal harmony and social stability are frequently combined with these East Asian economic success stories. It is not uncommon for East Asian societies to enjoy enviably high levels of employment and low rat

46、es of crime. The East Asian picture is impressive and totally justifies the invocation - in Singapore, and Malaysia and, increasingly in China and Japan - of an Asian model of economic and political development. The potent combination of dynamic market institutions and the benefits of flourishing co

47、mmunities, which has already become a reality in parts of East Asia, is one which has eluded Western societies.Asian models of political and economic development draw on indigenous cultural traditions such as Confucianism. They candidly repudiate Western ideals of individualism, human rights and dem

48、ocracy. Adherence to such models is already delivering prosperity and social stability to the peoples of East Asia so it would seem logical for the West to demonstrate a sympathetic interest.No such interest is apparent. It remains generally true that Western opinion and policy are based on the prem

49、ise that Western ideals and practices have universal authority. In other words, there is a widespread belief that success for Asian societies is dependent on their adoption of Western values and institutions.For many people in the West, modernization implies westernization. They would appear to over

50、look the fact that their own societies frequently demonstrate features which are far from desirable. Crimes against property in Britain are astonishingly common - with a worse record than even the United States. The foregrounding of human rights in the United States does not alter the disturbing fac

51、t that Americas violent crime and homicide record is higher than in all other Western societies. The murder rate in Moscow, in 1993 was only one third of that in New York.The US government has experimented with incarceration on a scale which exceeds that of any other democratic country but it remain

52、s unable to protect the ordinary liberty of its citizens. Over one and a quarter million US citizens are currently experiencing some form of imprisonment but the threat of this type of punishment is clearly no real deterrent to crime. American criticism of human rights infringements in Japan and Sin

53、gapore would seem unjustified when measured against how successful these countries are in protecting ordinary people from crime.Evidence that Western models are not entirely satisfactory even in the West does not weaken the cultural imperialism that prevails. The Western belief in the superiority of

54、 western models for all is unshaken. The time has surely come for Western leaders to consider what might be learned from Asian examples and to reflect on the fact that Asian models have never claimed the sort of universal authority which Western models, especially the American variety, claim for the

55、mselves. Indeed, Asian societies would seem to be infinitely more tolerant of differences than the liberal nations of the West.Harmonious coexistence of different cultures has been an ideal among the nations of Europe for some time though there is a growing fear that American hegemony is now hasteni

56、ng a European cultural decline. It would seem that Europe is guilty of seeing one basic model as obligatory - and this attitude may be compounding our apparent Americanization. European policy should certainly be more tolerant of Asian models. And couldnt we Europeans even benefit from looking towar

57、ds Asia and following their example by having confidence in our own way of life without trying to inflict it on others? Questions 1-3: Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. 1. In some East Asian countries (such as Japan and Singapore), _.A. economy is growing at high speedsB. nobody can afford h

58、ealthcare and education C. economic success is obtained at the expense of communal harmony and social stability D. there exists the serious problem of low levels of employment and low rates of crime2. In which paragraph does the author tap into the reason of Asian success? _A. Paragraph 2 B. Paragra