2021国开大学电大专科《英语阅读(2)》期末试题及答案

1、国家开放大学电大专科英语阅读(2)期末试题及答案(试卷号：2156) 2022盗传必究Fart 1Questions 1*10 art based on Passage L (30 points* 3 points each)Passage 1When Betty Burwood won the national lottery, she And her hut(bnndt Kill, moved into a berautiful big bungalow nnd she bought herself a very expensive pearl necklace«The foll

2、owing summer the Burwoods decided to throu a party. Enrly on the iiftrrnoon of the party Beity took her new silk dres> out of the wardrobe and put her expenRivr prnrl nccklflcc on her dresstng-tablc ready to put on in the evening. Then, she went to sec how the prcpsrAtions for the party were goin

3、g.The caunng company had jul arrived r cook. Mrs- Moore and hrr two helpers. Nancy and Harnet. They were nil in the kitchen unpacking the piles of boxes which they had brought with lht?E. Soon, the fourth member of the team, Charlie Chivrrs< arrived on his bicycle.By six o'clock, everything w

4、心 ready. The garden looked magniftcent with small round uble5 and colorful chairs and sun shades- The food and drink was all laid out in the kitchen> ready to be brought out when the guests arnvcd<At ten past sixr Betty went to hrr bedroom to get ready. She showered ond pul on her best silk dr

5、ess, h whs when she was brushing hrr hair that she realixed that her jcnrls were not on the dressinR-tablcashe -aid. Mhave you moved my prorls?° "No deartKAnswered Bill. ° where were they?0 H I put them on the dressing table this nfternoon and they're not here now. ” "Arc you

6、 Mire?H aked Bill. * Maybe you put them down somewhere the. or maybe you1 ve moved them."For a quarter of an hour they searched for thr mif>5ing pearls, but couldn f t find them anywhere. It was then that they decided they must call the police*Soon. InnpertGr Morgan arrived and started to qu

7、estion all the susprclH. .Raid Passage 1 and then try to give short answers to Questions 1-5. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet1. Why could Brtty afford nn expensive nrcklnce?2. Why did she fuke her necklace out early in the day?3. How many people were there in the catering company?4. Whn: do y

8、ou think in the boxes brought by the catering company?5* How Ions did thev search for thr nnxsinpRend Passage 1 again and Ihen fill tn the followInK blanks numbered G-10 with the information from the passage. Write yonr answers on the Answer ShcrLHead Passaic I again and ihrn fill In the rollowlnx b

9、lanks numbered G-10 with the inrormailun from I heWrite ynwr answer* «n the Anwwrr SheetTimeActionWhen Fktty won the lottrryThe couple movtsl into n h氓(6) und B<”lybcHight n prnrj ncckhcc*the (olluwing niimmrrThe Burwood# wanted to (7)On ihr rtftrrnoon of I hr ponyThr wife t(x>k her newou

10、t ol ihr closet And pul thenecklncc un fhr drrMing fnhle>By 6t00Everything wm prrpurrd. I hr gxrdt!n nppr/ircd ( 8) with Hniall round tnb!r» and colorful chntr* nnd nun nhA(lrH.Al 6|10Iktty wrm t(i <hc bedroom to get rc/idy. Whilr? ahc (9) Brfty rrlurd ihul the necklace wm nimninK.Al (10)

11、Vhr couple (Nilcii tu find out the prurh nnd then ihry rnndr up lheir mind* to cnll the police' Ahrr « whilePhr poher arrived ami began tn inqur the suspectPurt II Multiple ( holccwQiMtkrn* 11-20 iire ba.wd on2 & 3.Quevtionv I l-20i I herr arc 2 pavui&m In (hh purl thut ure rollowcd

12、 by 10 queMionw. For each qiteiillnn. there lire four ugKctcd unwrrt inMrkcd lh < and l>. Krnd the piKNUKc* riirrrully mid then ch«M»e thv bt*t anMcr to cnch of I hr quc«li(in«. Write ynur anwert «n the An«wrr Sheet. (30 f)olnt». 3 pnlnU cucli)PuNiiaftr 2Chin

13、a ha* 267 million (aniilirK* About 10 million newlyweds establish new househoid* every year. Many ol fhciic new h()uthuldn dllfrr significantly from trndninnal (nmihc.lodny women piny « ntajcir n»lc hi (hr fjimily. The aid putrinrchid Uniily m bcin« r< placed by . more or 时 equal p

14、aiiHnl rrluticinfihip. Thi. change wik not dimply rrnuh <)1 I hinrwr InM that utiptihtc inrfi nnd women nrc ri|iiaL Chinese women arc receiving more rduruiiunt ntr Adivrly rmployrd and «rr mnkinn MitnifirAnt cantribution* io fnrnily incornrii> I hnr financial contn but ion him increimccl

15、Irorn 20 percent in the 1950> to 4U prrrrnt today* In >ume larnilicu it even hiiihrr.】wo national studies on the status of women reached similar conclu»ionMX Women have more power in lhr family. In cilies, murr women make decisions on family mutterf m change many Chinese men are hnppy wit

16、h.The concept of marriage h cbangini： so that people now marry for happiness rather than to airry on the family linc< In choosing a spouse, many will marry someone they loves otherwise they may choose to remain single. Most people hope to find n spouse who is well- rducste'd and considerate W

17、hile they vnlue love in a marringr« most people also consider the mntcnRl well-being of a potential 5iH)use. In both rural and urban orcas* people have more say about who they marry.C hinn l» rapidly chunigins from the Imdilional t>elicf (hat more children inruns more* hupphim to the mc

18、Mlcru concept of fewer und hcallhirr 机rlhs. In Icaa thnn two decades (iHrin9* fertility rntr hnn dropped by more thatn 50 prrcrnt> IncrcAHinKly young roupIrM nrc poMqH)ning having u child to allow (or their own perMonnl growth und rnjoymrnt. Some couplrj* are declining to hnvr children* In lhr

19、87;e cmiCNt women irncrally piny a pivotul rolri thiR witUAtion in riianf common in Inrgc citifR Much an lkijinx ShnnghAt nnd Gunngxhoii.Starting new household h replacing the tradition of marrying inin the man's fnmily. In a tMcbminitl fihirringct ihr wife l)nAmc n mrmbrr of thr hunlMnd ' n

20、 htElly. h wns even stipulated by Inw thut n wilr niunt rnnkr hrr hiiMbnri(r» hornr her Irgnl rrniclcnrre hlu niranf ihn! a womun wan tfantiicrrrd from her pnrrti!1 home to her parrntn in lnw 1 m home* where mI>c ntcMunird n fiulHirdtnafr poitii>n«After fhc new lw wmh enacted in 198(

21、). tr/ulniotuil rnnrrinc!* brgnn diMppenritiK in citicAt Today# nhoui hnlf ol nil hounchohiM arc nurlrar (AmiheMi thrMc hoiLirhoItU promotr cqtmliiy lie tween men nnd women# In rurnl arcon it in utill common for a woman to move into thr man% home when ahc rnnrncM.Chines，mArnngc* nrr mill rchtivrly *

22、tnble even (hough pco|>lridran nnd conduci hove ilwingrd uignifimnily 夺tut ( hinn 1 w rrfnrm nnd opening io rhe ouftudc world. The nvrrugc oRe *1 which fhirwr pcoplr hrnt rnurry k hrtwern 22 and 23. this age bcinR ornewhot lower in rurnl nre4» and aotnewhMt higher in the cities Chinn1»

23、nmrruigr rate in highi very few people rrm*in mn«lr in th<Mt rntirr lives. Mo»l wutnrn marry between thr agvM of 20 io 2LIn recent yrs the divorce rote has ulowly dimbedt but it Is Mill only onr third to one fifth lluit of developing countries hiwh am Indin and lluukmcL The divorce rntr

24、 in Eumpcan nnd Amrnain countnes is 10 time* that a( Oiimu Thh* tndiotai relative mbilily evr« though Chinese marriages and 新mlk nrr 血w响1L In choottnit their poux people uMially considerA lovr& matenil wraithC aiumitonal backgroundd all ol thr above11 In the Usl two decjulrs. the fertility

25、rate ho dropped ftluirpiy berauieA« m<Mt couples m unwilling to kive childrenFL the UMbtiofud belief o( more children meantng more (vipptncws h®» changedC> most urban cuuplew crr more about their prrwnM happinessd many wiitnen ate k»ecominx eranotniolly independentIX Onr &l

26、t;*( the fraturr* of nuclear families t« lhalAe huslwim! a ml wilr arc rqujil to etch other枚 thr wife listen* more to her huthindG the wife normally mmre to her husband' homefl thr wifr down、identify hcrtrlf an member of the huabund9* frmly14. The k>t part of the artirlr Mates that ChimS

27、 mnrnagr rate i» high" whkh implies that.A. people in runl areas get married earlier thain people in cttie>H. mo9t people grt mamed at the ngr of 24C mm marry latrr than wamrnFX tnaM people get married wonrr or hter in their liv”15< Hy compurtson* the divorce rale in Chiivi isA. one

28、o( thr lowest in the world(L ten times that of the European countriesC one fifth of the marriaMe rate in the countryD ten timm higher than it wa> trn year* agoPiwagc 3Thr UtcM reeofch by theWumtn * i and the Institutr of Joiimalwmunder the Chinee Academy ol Social Sciences, uined ftC inveangating

29、 rhe relationship* between parenrs And children* disclosed that nearly 60 Tnillion couples throughout the country felt they hid (ailed as parents*1 not very tucces<ftil rn educating my chi!<L If I could livr another life. I9d rather not hiive any children#w a mother declared. Sarh frustration

30、was pTev&lcn« in the answers to dur quest loan*! re Some parents feel they lack means of educating some find diffkulty tn eommuntoitin< with their children* same feel totally lost at what their children should br taught traditionAl Chinese momitty such as honesty modomy. forbearazxe uid

31、earing, or the modem ethos of compet!t>Gn? Educatiocul experts rud the answer* m the qu£stionnAires« arulyMd the prnltlernt. and advised p<rentKAbout 5iL 2 percent ofare worried about TV七 negative influencer childrenf iprograms are ukin< up too much homework timet too foreign cano

32、oru are neither *iirntificw nor mtcre«vinxs too nuny exphdt low mnes and noknce< many TV pUys ate fir removed from reality Parentu wmt to know how to prrvent these mnueners.About 19. 9 percent of the parents complAined about their children being too orefree wMh money. *!，, children are spoil

33、etL They will accept nothing bu! brand name commodities. When celebrating birthdays* they like to give luxurious parries and on festivals they expect expensive gifts.' »omr parents said. M*ny parents agree that their children are igocrant of hardship, thrift# turd work, and public ethics.Wh

34、h the implementatian of one-child policy* a new problem has became obvious： lonehned () the chiMrrn who answered the qgmtmnaire. 1 L S percent said they had no ckwe fnendr and 17. 6 percent often felt lonely.A problem which has bothered parents is *xcx. *1 donft know how to talk about 虹x' with m

35、y childmAny parents say. sex* has been uboo tn China (or agn Though people »re now more opcn-tn:nded« i> often cnnAidered ro be related to evil. Oflen when child 心虹 bn mother wherr he has come from. hi> mother fetds embarrassetL16. The research »how> that 60 milban couples.A.

36、 had theix parentwK d如、want to be parenttC h*d 侦led to become parentsFX dnin、know bow to be good parcnti17< Mny parents are worried 4bout TV* * a ncgAtivr mfluencc because they thinkA. too m>ny foreign programs on vrtenev are not intrrentmgB- lHere are t*oi enough canoon for children to enjoyI

37、 . wmr uf the pretgrams donf t present the true piciure of tbe world to childrenII love and violence art not ckariy presented to themI8 When parenu complain that w todaye % children art spoiledthey mean that _ _ »A. these chddrefi «how no infere«T in money(k they are only miercsted in

38、 a luxurious nutenal Itlr( no on has taught them the mertt> of the nation(1 they donf t likr brand-name com modi tic* an hirthduy prrncs19. According to the researchA- 1 L 8 percent of parent! are open about "irxRH. 17> 6 percent of children have the problem of lonehneB*C. 19. 9 percent c

39、if children have been bothered AboutIl 5土 2 percent af parents agree iht their children arc problematic20> Many Chinese Mrenii don、talk about “x" to their children tieciuieA< they donr« know anything about it themselvoK it ii Mill a taboo topic in Chtmi todayC they don't know how

40、 to explain it to thetr chtidrrnH children will teirn about it by them>elve> anywayPart 111 Troe or FateQutsliom 2i*3O are based on Pnsiaft L (20 points. 2 point) e»ch>Passaic 4The Smithtanun Natiorul Musctim recently added a new jrwrl to collecttone The Cuibnan Diamond necklace now un

41、 view «t the museum with inoihcr Umou>)rwdt the Hope DuunoncL Though smaller thn the Hope Diamond# expens uy the Cullinan Diamond rs just as bcAatifuLThe silver ncckluce ha* 251 duitnonck. Nine extremely rare blue diamonds are part of the design* The rare blue diamond* total more than five r

42、AratA. IJke the Hope Diamond the Cullman Diamond also bo nch hmtory. It u named Jifrcr Thomas lwul!inAn< n famous South African explorer* He owned the Premier Diamond Mine in South ?lncLMr. Culltnan had promised his wife that he would find her the largest <fiamond in the worl(L Hi，worker* foun

43、d such a diAmond in 1905. It writhed almost 3.107 rarat> before it wa> cut and poli*he<L At that timet it was the biggest (fiamond ever discoveredThomai Cullinan sold the uncut diamond to th« Traruvail Kovernmrnte It later Riven to Bnlish King Edward VTI on his birthday. The dumond was

44、 then cut into a number of differeni jewelt which became part of the British Royal Family collection. The most famous of the pieces i known an the Star of AfricaMr. ("ullinjiti had thr Culliiuin Diamond Necklace created a special present for his wifr in 1910> The necklace was pasned down to

45、the firMt dughfer of each family until it wns 5old by a great-granddMUghter in the early 1980s.An unidentified perMjn gavr the nrckhce to ihr musrum tn honor of its 100th anniversary*Read Passage 4 and decide whcUicr the following MBtcmcnts arv True or False. Write T for True and F for False agninst

46、 the number of each of tbr staten>ents on yonr Answer Sheet.21. The Hope Diamund >3 more lieauliful thun the Cullinan rhamond>22. The silver nccklncc has nine rare blue diamondfu23. The weight of all of the diamonds of the silver npcklnce is Hve carats-24. The diamond is named after Thomns

47、Cullinan who wa5 the man/iger of the Premier Diamond Mine in South Africa-25. Mr. Cullinan didn't keep his promise to his wife. He sold the largest diamond he found.26. The largest diomond in the world weighed almost 3 107 csratM after it wax cut and polished.27. The Star of Africa comes from th

48、e Cullinan Diamond.28. The Cullinan Diamond Necklace was created as a gift to his granddaughter by Mr. Cullinan.29. Thr nrcklucr wan passed down to the first son of each family30. The museum clerks knew clrjsrly whu ?irnt the nrekiner to the nuiMcunuPart IV Short AnswerQuestions 3ITS arc based on Pa

49、ssage 5- (20 points. 4 poinU each )Passage 5World AIDS DayDecember first World AIDS Day. The message At events this year is "Livr and Let Live< " hr nim is to end improper treatment of peuplc with HIV and AIDS Exports !<ay such discriminanon remains n barrier to prevention nnd treatm

50、ent. The United Nations reported Inst week xhm the spread of AIDS whow no signs ol easing. It estimated 10 aiillion people are living with rhe HIV virus. These include 2. 5 million children. Worldwide, ihr report mid that 6 million people became tnfreteti with HIV and 5 million dind in 2010 the mo&#

51、171;i ever.Doctor Pcier Piot hs(U thr United Nations AIDS program. He says AIDS is Hprvaciing fastest in Eastern Europe« especially Russia The Caribbean continues to experience high IcvcIm of infection. And. he says there could br major increases in Chiiui and India-()ne out of five adults in s

52、outhern Airis is living with HIV or AIDS Southern Africa remnins thr worst a (feet cd part of the world. But Doctor Piot says there is a sharp increase in partH of Western Africa such &5 tn Cameroon and Nigeria, and in parts of Southern Asia and Southeast Asin# such as IndiH «nd ThailandSex

53、ual contact infected blood nnd the shrtring of injection nrcdlrs can all spread the AIDS virile AIDS was first dicovrml tn the 1980& Nnwf more women thnn rncn tweomr mfectrd with HIV. And FXHtor Piot warns lluii the nbtliiy of countricft to provide services hn» dropped as mnny hrnlth worker

54、s become infected.The UN South Africa had more people with HIV at the end of last year thnn any other country. It had an csttmntrd 5. 3 million cze. nbotn eleven percent of lhe populauone Imi month South Africa Announced a phn to provide anti retrovirnl medicines for free, rhrsr drugM restrain the npred of the virus.South Africa nnyM it hopes to have anti AIDS cent cm open in every health district within a year and in rvrry lorn) Arm within five ycnrs< The plan nlno includes money for public educa