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1、2014年陜西成人學(xué)位英語考試試題一Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding
2、 letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:The fourth-graders atChicagos McCormick Elementary School dont know Chinese is supposed to be hard to learn. For most, who speak Spanish at home, its becoming their third language. Theyve been heating and using
3、Chinese words since nursery, and itsnatural to give a “ ni hao ” when strangers enter the classroom. “ Its really fun! ” says Miranda Lucas, taking a break from a lesson that includes a Chinese interview with Jackie Chan.“ Im teaching my mom to speak Chinese.”The classroom scene at McCormick is unus
4、ual, but it may soon be a common phenomenon in American schools, where Chinese is rapidly becoming the hot new language. Government officials have long wanted more focus on useful languages like Chinese, and pressure from them - as well as from business leaders, politicians, and parents - has produc
5、ed a quick growth in the number of programs.Chicago city officials make their best effort to include Chinese in their public schools.Their program has grown to include 3,000 students in 20 schools, with more schools on a waiting list. Programs have also spread to places like Los Angeles, New York Ci
6、ty, and North Carolina. Supporters see knowledge of the Chinese language and culture as anadvantagein a global economywhere China is growing in importance.“ This is aninteresting way to begin to engage with the worlds next superpower,” says Michael Levine,director of education at the Asia Society, w
7、hich has started five new public high schoolsthat offer Chinese.“alizationGlob has already changed the arrangements in terms of howchildren today are going to think about their careers, The question is when, not whether,the schools are going to adjust.”(76) The number of students leaming Chinese is
8、tiny compared with how many studySpanish or French. But one report shows that before-college enrollment ( 報名人數(shù) ) nearly quadrupled between 1992 and 2002, from 6,000 to 24,000. Despite the demand, though,developing programs isnt easy. And the No. one difficulty, everyone agrees, is havingenough teach
9、ers. Finding teacher“ is the challenge,” says Scott McGinnis, an academicadviser for a language institute and a Chinese teacher for 15 years at the college level.“ Materials are easy comparison. Or getting schools funded.”1. The best title for this passage might be_. A. Next Hot Language to Study: C
10、hineseB. Next Hot Language to Study: Spanish2. The most difficult thing to do is finding _. A. enough textbooks for the Chinese programs B. enough money for the Chinese programs C. enough teachers for the Chinese programs D. enough students for the Chinese programs3. We learn from the passage that_.
11、4. According to the passage, all the following statements are true EXCEPT_. A. the number of students learning Chinese is smallB. Chinese programs have found their way in several major Cities in the U.S. C. g0vernment officials dont like the pressure from businessleaders and parents to start Chinese
12、 programsD. China is becoming more and more influential in the world5 The word quadrupled in the last paragraph is close in meaning to by_ ”.“multipliedA. three times B. four timesC. five times D. six timesPassage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Many private institutions of hig
13、her education around the country are in danger. Not ailwill be saved, and perhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quaiity schools justas there are low-quality businesses. We have no obligation to save them simplybecause .they exist. But many thriving institutions that deserve to continue
14、are threatened.They are doing a fine job educationally, but they are caught in a financial difficulty, with noway to reduce rising costs or increase revenues ( 收入 ) significantly. Raising fees doesnt bring in more revenue, for each time fees go up, the, enrollment ( 注冊人數(shù) ) goes down, orthe mount tha
15、t must be given away in student aid goes up. (77) Schools are bad businesses, whether rmblic or orivate, not usually because of bad management but because of the nature of the business. They lose money on every customer, and they can go bankrupt either from too few students or too many students. Eve
16、n a very good college is a very bad business.It is such colleges, thriving but threatened, that I worry about. Low enrollment is not their chief problem. Even with full enrollments, they may go under. Efforts to save them, and preferably to keep them private, are a national necessity. (78) There is
17、no basis. for arguing that private schools are bound to be better than public schools. There are plentiful examples to the contrary. Anyone can name state universities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world. It is now inevitable that public institutions will be dominant, an
18、d therefore diversity ( 多樣性 ) is a national necessity. Diversity in the way we support schools tends to give us a healthy diversity in the forms of education. In ah imperfect society such as ours, uniformity of education throughout the nation could be dangerous, ha an imperfect society, diversity is
19、 a positive good. Eager supporters of public higher education know the importance of keeping private higher education healthy.6. In the passage, the author asks the public to support_ .A. private higher education in generalB. public higher education in generalC. high-quality private universities and
20、 collegesD. high-quality state universities and colleges7. According to the passage, schools are bad businesses because of_. A. the nature of school B. poor teachersC) bad management D. too few students.8. The phrase“go under ” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _.A. have low fees B. g
21、et into difficultiesC. do a bad ob educationally D. have low teaching standards9.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.There are many cases indicating that private schools are superior to public schools.B. The author thinks diversity of education is preferable to uniformity of education.C. A h
22、igh-quality university is always a good business.D. Each time fees are raised, the enrollment goes up.10.In the authors opinion, the way that can save private schools lies in_.A. full enrollment B. raising feesC. reducing student aid D. national supportPassage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based onthe fol
23、lowing passage:According to a recent surv, ey, employees in many companies today work longer hours than employees did in 1979. They also take shorter vacations than employees in 1979. It seems that Americans are working harder today than ever before. Or are they? A management consultant, Bill Meyer,
24、 decided to find out. For three days, he observed an investment banker hard at work. Meyer wrote down everything the banker did during his long workday. At the end of the three-day period, Meyer reviewed the bankers activities with him. What did they find out? They discovered that the man spent 80 p
25、ercent of his time doing unnecessary work. For example, he attended unnecessary meetings, made redundant ( 多余的 ) telephone calls, and spent time packing and unpacking his two big briefcases.(79) Apparently many people believe that the more time a person spends at work, the more he or she accomplishe
26、s. When employers evaluate employees, they often consider the amount of time on the job in addition to job performance. Employees know this. Although many working people can do their job effectively during a regular 40-hour work week, they feel they have to spend more time on the job after normal wo
27、rking hours so that the people who can promote them see them.A group of headhunters ( 獵頭 ) were asked their opinion about a situation. They had a choice of two candidates for an executive position with an important company. The candidates had similar qualifications for the job. For example, they wer
28、e both reliable. One could do the job well in a 40-hour work week. The other would do the same job in an80-hour work week just as well. According to a headhunting expert, the 80-hour-a-week candidate would get the job. The time this candidate spends on the job may encourage other employees to spend
29、more time at work, too. Employers believe that if the employees stay at work later, they may actually do more work.However, the connection between time and productivity (生產(chǎn)率 ) is not alwayspositive. (80) In fact. many studies indicate that after a certain point, anyones productivity and creativity b
30、egin to decrease. Some employees are not willing to spend so much extra, unproductive time at the office. Once they finish their work satisfactorily, they want to relax and enjoy themselves. For these people, the solution is to find a company that encourages people to do both.11. What is the main id
31、ea of this passage?A. Many people work long hours but do not always do a lot of work.B. Most people can get more work done by working longer hours.C. Most Americans work 80 hours a week, and some work even longer.D. People can make more money by working longer hours.12. The management consultant wanted to fmd outA. how hard the investment banker worked during his work hoursB. when people spent time doing unnecessary work in
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