英语专业高级英语阅读期末考试题

试卷种类：A考试形式：闭卷本试题共4大题,7页,满分100分，考试时间为120分钟，答案请写在答卷上，不然无效PARTⅠ:Writeasummaryofthefollowingtext。ThissummaryshouldincludethemainpointsinyourownwordswithNOMORETHAN200words。（40%）ChildrenMustbeTaughttoTellRightfromWrongWilliamKilpatrickManyoftoday’youngspeoplehaveadifficulttimeseeinganymoraldimensiontotheiractions。Thereareanumberofreasonswhythat，but’nonestruemoreprominentthanafailedsystemofeducationthateschews(回避）teachingchildrenthetraditionalmoralvaluesthatbindAmericanstogetherasasocietyandaculture.Thatfailedapproach，called“decision-making，”wasintroducedinschools25yearsago.Ittellschildrentodecideforthemselveswhatisrightandwhatiswrong。Itreplaced“charactereducation。(品行教育)"Charactereducationdidn’taskchildrentoreinventthemoralwheel(浪费时间从头发明早已存在的道德标准）；instead,itencouragedthemtopracticehabitsofcourage，justiceandself-control.Inthe1940s，whenacharactereducationapproachprevailed，teachersworriedaboutstudentschewinggum;todaytheyworryaboutrobberyandrape。Decision—makingcurriculumsposethorny(棘手的）ethicaldilemmastostudents，leavingthemwiththeimpressionthatallmoralityisproblematicandthatallquestionsofrightandwrongareindispute。Youngstersareforcedtoquestionvaluesandvirtuesthey’veneveracquiredinthefirstplaceoruponwhichtheyhaveonlyatenuous(单薄的）hold.Theassumptionbehindthismethodisthatstudentswillarriveatgoodmoralconclusionsifonlytheyaregiventhechance。Forexample,arecentnationalstudyof1，700sixth-toninth-gradersrevealedthatamajorityofboysconsideredrapetobeacceptableundercertainconditions。Astoundingly，manyofthegirlsagreed.Thiskindofmoralilliteracyisfurtherencouragedbyvalues-education（价值观教育）programsthatarelittlemorethancoursesinself-esteem（自尊）.Theseprogramsarebasedonthequestionableassumptionthatachildwhofeelsgoodabouthimselforherselfwon'twanttodoanythingwrong。Butitisjustasreasonabletomakeanoppositeassumption：namely,thatachildwhohasuncriticalself—regardwillconcludethatheorshecan’tdo。anythingbadSuchnaiveself—acceptanceresultsinlargepartfromthenon-directive(无指导性的）,non-judgmental（无是非观的），as—long-as-you—feel-comfortable-with-your—choicesmentality（思想）thathaspervaded（浸透)publiceducationforthelasttwoandone—halfdecades。Manyoftoday’sdrugeducation,sexeducationandvalueseducationcourses—arebasedonthesame1960sphilosophythathelpedfueltheexplosioninteendruguseandsexualactivityinthefirstplace.Meanwhile，whileeducatorsarestillfiddlingwith(胡乱摆弄)outdated“feelgood"—approaches,NewYork,Washington,andLosAngelesareburning.Youngstersareleavingschoolbelievingthatmattersofrightandwrongarealwaysmerelysubjective.Ifyoupassastrangeron高级英语阅读期末考试一试题共7页第1页thestreetanddecidetomurderhimbecauseyouneedmoney-ifitfeelsright—yougowiththatfeeling.Clearly,murderisnottaughtinourschools，butsuchaconclusion-justaboutanyconclusion—canbereachedandjustifiedusingthedecision—makingmethod。Itistimetoconsign(寄出)thefads(风俗)of“decision-making”and“nonjudgmentalism"—totheashheapoffailedpolicies,andreturntoaprovedmethod.Charactereducationprovidesamuchmorerealisticapproachtomoralformation.Itisbuiltonanunderstandingthatwelearnmoralitynotbydebatingitbutbypracticingit.PARTⅡ.Readthefollowingpoemandwritethethemeofthepoemandyourafterthoughtsontheanswersheet.(30％)WhosewoodstheseareIthinkIknow。Hishouseisinthevillagethough；HewillnotseemestoppinghereTowatchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow.MylittlehorsemustthinkitqueerTostopwithoutafarmhousenearBetweenthewoodsandfrozenlakeThedarkesteveningoftheyear。HegiveshisharnessbellsashakeToaskifthereissomemistake.Theonlyothersound’sthesweepOfeasywindanddownyflake。Thewoodsarelovely,darkanddeep.ButIhavepromisestokeep，AndmilestogobeforeIsleep,AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.Part

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（20％）PassageoneAreportconsistentlybroughtbackbyvisitorstotheUSishowfriendly，courteousandhelpfulmostAmericansweretothem.Tobefair,thisobservationisalsofrequentlymadeofCanadaandCanadians,andshouldbestbeconsideredNorthAmerican。Thereare,ofcourse，exceptions。Small—mindedofficials，rudewaiters,andill—manneredtaxidriversarehardlyunknownintheUS.Yetitisanobservationmadesofrequentlythatitdeservescomment.Foralongperiodoftimeandinmanypartsofthecountry,atravelerwasawelcomebreakinanotherwisedullexistence.Dullnessandlonelinesswerecommonproblemsofthefamilieswhogenerallyliveddistantfromoneanother.Strangersandtravelerswerewelcomesourcesofdiversion,andbroughtnewsoftheoutsideworld。Theharshrealitiesofthefrontieralsoshapedthistraditionofhospitality.Someonetravelingalone,ifhungry,injured,orill,oftenhadnowheretoturnexcepttothenearestcabinorsettlement。Itwasnotamatterofchoiceforthetravelerormerelyacharitableimpulseonthepartofthesettlers。Itreflectedtheharshnessofdailylife：ifyoudidn’ttakein高级英语阅读期末考试一试题共7页第2页thestrangerandtakecareofhim,therewasnooneelsewhowould。Andsomeday，remember,youmightbeinthesamesituation.Todaytherearemanycharitableorganizationswhichspecializeinhelpingthewearytraveler。Yet,theoldtraditionofhospitalitytostrangersisstillverystrongintheUS,especiallyinthesmallercitiesandtownsawayfromthebusytouristtrails."Iwasjusttravelingthrough，gottalkingwiththisAmerican,andprettysoonheinvitedmehomefordinner—amazing。”SuchobservationsreportedbyvisitorstotheUSarenotuncommon,butarenotalwaysunderstoodproperly.ThecasualfriendlinessofmanyAmericansshouldbeinterpretedneitherassuperficialnorasartificial，butastheresultofahistoricallydevelopedculturaltradition。Asistrueofanydevelopedsociety,inAmericaacomplexsetofculturalsignals，assumptions，andconventionsunderliesallsocialinterrelationships。And，ofcourse，speakingalanguagedoesnotnecessarilymeanthatsomeoneunderstandssocialandculturalpatterns.Visitorswhofailto"translate"culturalmeaningsproperlyoftendrawwrongconclusions.Forexample，whenanAmericanusestheword”friend，the”culturalimplicationsofthewordmaybequitedifferentfromthoseithasinthevisitor’slanguageandculture.Ittakesmorethanabriefencounteronabustodistinguishbetweencourteousconventionandindividualinterest.Yet，beingfriendlyisavirtuethatmanyAmericansvaluehighlyandexpectfrombothneighborsandstrangers.1。Intheeyesofvisitorsfromtheoutsideworld，___________。A.rudetaxidriversareeverywhereintheUSB。small—mindedofficialsdeserveaseriouscommentC.CanadiansarenotsofriendlyastheirneighborsD.mostAmericansarereadytoofferhelp2。Itcouldbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat___________。A.cultureexercisesaninfluenceoversocialinterrelationshipB。courteousconventionandindividualinterestareinterrelatedC.variousvirtuesmanifestthemselvesexclusivelyamongfriendsD。socialinterrelationshipsequalthecomplexsetofculturalconventionsFamiliesinfrontiersettlementsusedtoentertainstrangers___________.A.toimprovetheirhardlifeB。inviewoftheirlong—distancetravelC.toaddsomeflavortotheirowndailylifeD.outofacharitableimpulseThetraditionofhospitalitytostrangers___________。A.tendstobesuperficialandartificialB.isgenerallywellkeptupintheUnitedStatesC.isalwaysunderstoodproperlyD.hassomethingtodowiththebusytouristtrails5.What’stheauthor’sattitudestowardtheAmerican’sfriendliness？A.Favorable。B.Unfavorable.C。Indifferent。D。Neutral.PassageTwoAnewhigh—performancecontactlensunderdevelopmentatthedepartmentforappliedphysicsattheUniversityofHeidelbergwillnotonlycorrectordinaryvisiondefectsbutwillenhancenormalnightvisionasmuchasfivetimes，makingpeople'svisionsharperthanthatofcats.高级英语阅读期末考试一试题共7页第3页Billeandhisteamworkwithanopticalinstrumentcalledanactivemirror-adeviceusedinastronomicaltelescopestospotnewlyemergingstarsandfardistantgalaxies.Connectedtoawave—frontsensorthattracksandmeasuresthecourseofalaserbeamintotheeyeandback,thealuminummirrordetectsthedeficienciesofthecornea，thetransparentprotectivelayercoveringthelensofthehumaneye.Thehighlyprecisedatafromthetwoinstruments—which，Billehopes，willonedaybefoundattheopticians（眼镜商)allovertheworld—serveasabasisfortheproductionofcompletelyindividualizedcontactlensesthatcorrectandenhancethewearer’svision.Byday,Bille'scontactlenseswillfocusraysoflightsoaccuratelyontheretina（视网膜）thattheimageofasmallleafortheoutlineofafardistanttreewillbeformedwithasharpnessthatsurpassesthatofconventionalvisionaidsbyalmosthalfadiopter（屈光度)。Atnight，thelenseshaveanevengreaterpotential。“Becausethenewlens—incontrasttothealreadyexistingones-alsoworkswhenit’sdarkandthepupiliswideopen，"saysBille，“lenswearerswillbeabletoidentifyafaceatadistanceof100meters"—80metersfartherthantheywouldnormallybeabletosee.Inhisexperimentsnightvisionwasenhancedbyanevengreaterfactor:insemi—darkness，testsubjectscouldseeupto15timesbetterthanwithoutthelenses。Bille’slensesareexpectedtoreachthemarketintheyear2000,andonetentativeplanistousetheInternettotransmitinformationonpatients’visualdefectsfromtheopticiantothemanufacturer,whowillthenproduceandmailthecontactlenseswithinacoupleofdays.Thephysicistexpectsthelensestocostaboutadollarapair,aboutthesameasconventionalone-daydisposablelenses.6.Thenewcontactlensismeantfor_______。A.astronomicalobservations7。Whatdothetwoinstrumentsmentionedinthesecondparagraphreferto？A.Theastronomicaltelescopeandthewave—frontsensor.B.Thealuminummirrorandthelaserbeam.C.Theactivemirrorandthecontactlens。D.Thealuminummirrorandthewave—frontsensor。8。Whatdoes“individualizedcontactlenses”meaninparagraph2?A。lensestoworklikeanastronomicaltelescopeB。lensestosuitthewearer’sspecificneedsC.lensestoprocessextremelyaccuratedataD。lensestotestthewearer'seyesight9.AccordingtoBille，withthenewlensesthewearer’svision_____.A.willbefarbetteratnightthaninthedaytimeB。maybeimprovedabout15timesthanwithoutthemC.canbebetterinthedaytimethanatnightD.changesnotsoobviousatthedaytime.10.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutBille’slenses?A.Theirproductioncanonlysatisfyasmallgroupofcustomers。B。Theywillbesoldataverylowprice.高级英语阅读

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第4页C.Theyhavetobereplacedeveryday。D。Consumerscanbuyitdirectlyfromthemanufacturer。PARTⅣ.FastReading.（10％）Top10travelersparadiseMaldives:Thebeachesherearesetaroundaseriesofancientcoralreefsthatexpandedalongthesidesofprehistoricvolcanoes,whichmakeforastoundingsnorkelinganddivinginthewarmwaterlagoons。CelebswholovethisspotareBeyoncandJay-éZ,KateMoss，EvaLongoria,JudeLawandPenelopeCruz.Mallorca,Spain:ThelargestoftheBalearicIslands,Mallorcaisano-brainerforspottingfamousbeachgoers.StarslikeCatherineZetaJonesandMichaelDouglasownpropertyhere，aswellasathletesandpopstarsfromallovertheworld.Whenyou'redonesunbathingonitsgloriousstretchesofsandontheeastandnorthcoasts（rumoredtobethebestbeachesontheisland)，takeaVespatourthroughtherichSerradeTramuntanamountainrangeandalongolivegrovesandpineforests.TurtleIsland,Fiji:ThisSouthPacificparadiseisyourbestbetforcelebsightings-—ifyouhavethemoneyandconnectionstogetonland，thatis。PopstarslikeBritneySpearsandJessicaSimpsonhavesecuredspotsontheprivately—ownedisland,whichallowsonly28guestsatatime。Iffundsallow,youcanalsoreserveoneoftheisland's14beaches，ortheentireislanditself。Butwe'reguessingifyouhavethatkindofmoney，youmightalreadybeacelebrityandnotlookingtospotone.SouthBeach,Miami:ThesmoothLatinrhythmofSouthBeach，Miami,doessomethingtoitsguests——oratleastJenniferLopezandShakiraseemtothinkso.OceanDriverunsalongtheAtlantic,wheretherichandfamousmoortheiryachtsandplayonthesand.A-listersespeciallyflocktoTheSetai,aluxuryaccommodationwheregodsandgoddessesofentertainmentcanloungeinthethreeazurepools,relaxinthespaandjet-skiintherollingbluewaves。Anguilla：ThemostwonderfulthingaboutAnguillaisthesheerlackofdevelopment（therearenocasinosornightclubs)thatseemstoplagueotheridyllicislands。There’sacertainserenityherethatcelebritieslikeCourteneyCox-ArquetteandDavidArquettecrave，soifyouhappentobumpintothemononeoftheunspoiledandtranquilbeaches,keepthepeacebymaintainingAnguilla'scalmandquietpower。St.Tropez，France：Don'tbeconfused--P.Diddydoesn'towntheplace，buthecertainlyhasastakeinitssocialcircle.HisyachtpartiesonthebeachhavebeenknowntocauseanelegantruckusortwoandstarslikeLaraFlynnBoyleandJackNicholsonfrequentthebeacheshereaswell。(NowordonwhetherornottheyhangwithDiddy).LakeComo，Italy:It'snottechnicallythepointwherethesandmeetsthewaterthatattractsthecelebrities；ratherit’sthescenicareathatoundssurrthewater。MenaggioandTremezzoboastbeautifullakesidebeachesonLakeComo，buttherealhighlightsaretheoutdoorsyactivitieslikeboating，horsebackridingandparagliding。Hey,ifGeorgeClooneylikesit，we'renotarguing.BoraBora,FrenchPolynesia:IntheheartofFrenchPolynesia,BoraBoraexistsasasortofhoneymoon-land.GlamladieslikeCharlizeTheron,SharonStoneandNicoleKidmanhavebeenspottedloungingonitsgoldenbeaches,mostlikelytakingadvantageoftheprivatebeachhutsandtropicalbungalowsthatofferviewsofvolcanopeaksandcobaltlagoons.高级英语阅读期末考试一试题共7页第5页CaboSanLucas,Mexico:Cabohasalwaysbeenaclassicrespiteforbigwigs,especiallyduetoitscloseproximitytoLosAngeles.LegendslikeJohnWayneandErnestHemingwayvacationedherebackintheday,andnowstarslikeDustinHoffmanrelaxbytheSeaofCortez.Hitthebeachhereforparasailing，snorkelling，kitesailinganddiving。BondiBeach,Sydney：FromsurfingtosnorkelingtosimplytanningontheshorelikeParisHilton,BondiBeachhasitall.ThebestpartofBondiishowmanyactivitiessurroundit，sowhileyou'resailingundertheHarbourBridgeorcheckingouttheCoogeecliffs,keepaneyeoutforcelebslikeNicoleRichieandHughJackman，whohavebeenknowntocomehereandkickback.11。Whichofthecelebritiesoftenholdspartiesforthefriendsontheyacht?A。HughJackmanB。JenniferLopezC.P。DiddyD.CharlizeTheron12。ErnestHemingwayusedtorelaxhimselfat_______。A.CaboSanLucasB。BondiBeachC。BoraBoraD。Anguilla13。WhatkindofentertainmentcannotbefoundinSetai？A。azurepoolsB。spaC。jet—skiD.skydiving14。WhichofthefollowingscannotbefoundinMaldives？A.CoralreefsB.PrehistoricvolcanoesC。theCoogeecliffsD.Warmwaterlagoons15。Ifatouristwantstogambleinacasino，whichoneistheworstrecommendation?A。LakeComoB。MallorcaC.AnguillaD.SouthBeachTipsandTroubleshootingLow-BatteryImageor“NotCharging”MessageAppearsiPadislowonpowerandneedstochargeforuptotenminutesbeforeyoucanuseit。ForinformationaboutchargingiPad，seeCharging“theBattery”.?Whencharging，makesureyou’reusingthe10WUSBpoweradapterthatcamewithiPad(fastest）ortheUSBportonarecentMac.SeeChargingtheBattery。Forfastercharging,turniPadoff.iPadmaynotchargewhenconnectedtotheUSBportonanolderMac，aPC，akeyboard,ortoaUSBhub。?iPadmaybelowonpower.ConnectiPadtothe10WUSBpoweradaptertocharge。SeeChargingtheBattery。?PressandholdtheSleep/Wakeforafewsecondsuntilaredsliderappears,thenpressandholdtheHomebuttonuntiltheapplicationyouwereusingquits。?Ifthatdoesn’twork，turniPadoff,andthenturnitonagain.PressandholdtheSleep/Wakebuttonuntilaredsliderappears,thendragtheslider.ThenpressandholdtheSleep/WakebuttonuntiltheApplelogoappears.?Ifthatdoesn’twork,resetiPad.PressandholdboththeSleep/WakebuttonandtheHomebuttonforatleasttenseconds，untiltheApplelogoappears。?Ifthescreendoesn’trotatewhenyouturniPad，holdiPadupright，andmakesurethatthescreenrotati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