国开（电大）2021年1月《高级英语阅读2》期末试题及答案

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国家开放大学2020年秋季学期期末统一考试

高级英语阅读(2)试题

2021年1月

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Informationfortheexaminees：

Thisexaminationconsistsoftwosections.Theyare：

SectionI：NewWords(60points,40minutes)

SectionH:ReadingComprehension(40points,50minutes)

Thetotalmarksforthisexaminationare100points.Timeallowedforcompletingthis

examinationis90minutes.

Section1NewWords

国Matchthewordsontheleftwiththeirmeaningsontheright.(3pointseach)

1.______caterpillarsA.religious*sacred

2.cultivateB.get；obtain；learn

3.secureC.sickness

4._______holyD.safe

5.unorthodoxE.tosignuptotakeaclass

6.asthmaticF.formofart

7._____plagueG.havingdifficultybreathing

8.tattooH.largesilkworms

9._____acquireI.grow

10.enrollJ.notaccordingtoacceptedopinions

|B]Fillintheblankswithwordsfromtheboxbelow.(3pointseach)

careercounselorsjobsecuritykeepupwithleisuretelecommuting

onthemoveoutsourcingoverworkedstressupgrade

Nowadays,workersare11,changingcareersformanyreasons.Somehavelost

theirjobsdueto12causedbycompaniessearchingforcheaperlabor.Othersfeelthat

theyare13,andarelookingforajobwithless14Stillothersneedtotaketimeoff

to15theirskillsandlearnmoreaboutcomputerssotheycan16thelatest

technology.Some17advisepeoplelookingforworktoconsiderseveralthingsbeforethey

acceptanotherposition.Firstofall*iftheyjustlostajob,theyshouldaskaboutthe18

ofthenextone.Second,theyshouldmakesuretheyhaveenough19timesotheydon't

feelsopressuredbythedemandsofwork.Third,theyshouldconsider20,ifpossible,

andworkingfromahomeoffice.Thisway,they'llhavetimetotakecoursesthatbuildtheir

skillssotheycangetabetterjobinthefuture.

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Section11ReadingComprehension

[A|Readthepassage.Thenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.(5pointseach)

CareerChange

APeoplewhoarethinkingaboutchangingcareersareoftenafraidofwhatwill

happeniftheyquittheirjob.Willtheyfindanotherone?Willtheylikeanotherfieldaswell

astheonetheyareinnow?Willtheybeabletogrowandadvanceinaneworganization?

BAsthesequestionscometomind,theyshouldtrytofigureouttheanswersso

theycanreachadecision.Althoughthereisahighrateofunemploymentinsomecountries♦

thereareusuallyjobsforskilledworkerswhocanusecomputersorotherequipment.Those

whohavespecializedtrainingintheseareascangenerallyfindapositionwithouttoomuch

effort.

CThequestionofwhetherthey'lllikeanotherfieldmorethantheircurrentoneis

alsoacrucialone.Whileit'snicetodreamabouthavinganotherjob,therealitymaybethat

theyaren,tsuitedforit.Forexample,ifanarchitectlikestocookbuthasnoideaabouthow

torunabusiness,itmayberiskyforhimtoopenarestaurant.Hecancookforhisfriendson

weekendsandsatisfyhisdreamsofbeingachefinthatway.

DAnothergoodwayforapersontofindoutifhewillbesuccessfulinanewfieldis

totryitoutasapart-timejob.Beinganeventplannersoundsglamorous,buthelpingfriends

withpartiesorweddingsmightshowthatit'salsoverystressful.However,ifhehasthe

creativityandorganizationnecessaryforsuchaposition,hecancontinuetoplaneventsfor

friendsuntilhebuildsupareputation.Thenhecanleavehiscurrentjobtolookforajobin

eventplanningknowingthathe'llbesuccessfulinthisarea.

EOnceapersonhasfoundhisorherspecialtyanddecidesonthechange»it's

necessarytostickwithituntilthebusinessgetsofftheground.Thisusuallytakesaboutfive

years.Ifthemovehasbeenfromonecompanytoanother,thepersonshouldstayuntilitis

clearheisdoingagoodjobandcanadvancetoahigherposition.Followingthisadvicewill

makethetransitionsmootherandthecareerchangesuccessful.

Q/in

Foreachquestionfchoosethebestanswerbasedonthereadingpassage.WriteA,B,CorDon

yourAnswerSheet.

21.Accordingtothereading,peoplewhothinkaboutchangingcareersgenerally

A.quittheirjobs

B.areafraidofquittingtheirjobs

C.findanotheronerightaway

D.growandadvanceinaneworganization

22.Thereisahighrateofunemploymentinsomecountries»butskilledworkers

A.losetheirjobs

B.trytoreachadecision

C.usecomputers

D.withtrainingcanstillgetjobs

23.Ifapersondreamsaboutdoinganotherjob,.

A.heissuitedforit

B.hecanrunabusiness

C.hestillmaynotbeabletodoit

D.hewillbesatisfiedasachef

24.Havingapart-timejob.

A.isagoodwaytotryanothercareer

B.soundsglamorous

C.isverystressful

D.buildsupaperson'scareer

25.Youshouldstayinanewcareeratleastfiveyearsbecause・

A.it'syourspecialty

B.youmovedfromonecompanytoanother

C.youcandoagoodjobandadvanceinthattime

D.thetransitionwillbesmoother

[B|Readthepassage.Thenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.(3pointseach)

VolunteeringintheUnitedStates

AVolunteeringisapracticethatmanypeopleintheUnitedStatesengageinatsome

pointintheirlives.Itmeansdoingunpaidworkfororthroughanorganization.Itmaybea

simpleactivity,likeschoolchildrencleaninguptheirneighborhoodpark,orteenagers

washingcarstoearnmoneytosupporttheirteam.Itmaybeaneducationalactivity,like

collegestudentstutoringchildrenafterschool»orprofessionalsadvisingrecentuniversity

graduates.Itmayalsobeforenvironmentalorganizations,likeEarthwatchor

Greenpeace.Whateveraperson'sinterest,therearedozensofwaystovolunteer,andmany

Americansdoit.

BTheDepartmentofLaborcollectsinformationonvolunteeringintheUnited

States,anditsaysthateveryyear,over65millionpeopleoffertheirservices.One-fourthof

menandone-thirdofwomenworkforatleastoneorganizationwithoutbeingpaid.The

organizationsthattheyvolunteerforthemostare(1)religious,(2)educationalandyouth

services,and(3)socialandcommunityservice.Peoplebetweentheagesof35and55tendto

volunteeragreatdeal,butteenagersalsovolunteeralot,possiblybecausethistypeofwork

isemphasizedinschools.

CTheaveragetimespentinunpaidactivitiesisabout50hoursperyear.Retired

people(over65)offermoreoftheirtimethanotheragegroups-over90hoursper

year.Marriedpeopletendtovolunteermorethansinglepeople,andparentstendtovolunteer

morethanadultswithoutchildren.Parentsaremorelikelytogetinvolvedinschoolsand

sportteams,whileadultswithoutchildrenaremorelikelytooffertheirtimetohospitalsor

communityserviceorganizations.

DRegardingthetypeofworktheydo,peoplewithhigherlevelsofeducationare

morelikelytodotutoring,coaching,supervising,andcounseling,ortoprovide

managementormedicalassistance.Thosewithlowerlevelsofeducationaremorelikelyto

collect,prepare,distribute,andservefood.Peoplewithfull-timejobsarelesslikelythan

thosewithpart-timejobstovolunteer.Amongthosewhovolunteeredinthepastbutno

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longerdoso,lackoftimeisthemainreason,followedbyhealth/medicalproblems♦and

familyresponsibilities.Allinall,thetrendofvolunteeringisaliveandwellintheUnited

States*withmorepeoplelendingahandeveryyear.

Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsarctrueorfalse.Write"T"forTrueand"F"forFalse

ontheAnswerSheet.

26.Volunteeringmaytaketheformofcleaningupapark,washingcarsandtutoring

children.

27.ThenumberofAmericanswhovolunteerisover55million.

28.Marriedpeoplevolunteermorethansinglepeople.

29.Themostcommontypeoforganizationtovolunteerforissocial.

30.IntheUnitedStates,notverymanypeopleareofferingtheirservices.

试卷代号:1354

国家开放大学2020年秋季学期期末统一考试

高级英语阅读(