試點(diǎn)高校網(wǎng)絡(luò)教育部分公共基礎(chǔ)課全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試大學(xué)英語(yǔ)A、B試卷附答案

1、試點(diǎn)高校網(wǎng)絡(luò)教育部分公共基礎(chǔ)課全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試大學(xué)英語(yǔ)A試卷 Information for the Examinees:This examination consists of THREE parts. They are: Part : Reading Comprehension (50 points, 60 minutes) Part : Vocabulary and Structure (30 points, 30 minutes) Part : Writing (20 points, 30 minutes) The total score for this examination is 1

2、00. The time allowed for this examination is 2 hours (120 minutes). Part : Reading Comprehension (50 points) Instructions:Ø         This part will take approximately 60 minutes.Ø         There are FIVE sections

3、 in this part.Mark ALL your answers by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet, e.g. A. Section A Questions 1- 5 are based on this section. (10 points) Directions: Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C and D. Blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer

4、 Sheet. Some people would say that the Englishmans home has become his workshop. This is partly because the ordinary Englishman is deeply interested in working with his hands and partly because he feels that he must do for himself many household jobs for which some years ago he would have asked for

5、workers help. The main reason for this is a financial one: the high cost of labour has meant that builders and decorators costs have reached a level which is too high for ordinary people. So, if they wish to keep their houses looking bright and smart, they have to do some of the repairing and decora

6、ting themselves. As a result, there has grown up the “Do-It-Yourself Movement” after World War II. The “Do-It-Yourself Movement” began with home decorating but has since spread into a much wider field. Nowadays there seem to be very few things that cannot be made by the “do-it-yourself” method. A nu

7、mber of magazines and handbooks exist to show just how easy it is to build anything from a coffee table to a fifteen-foot sailing boat. You follow the simple directions step by step and, before you know where you are the finished article stands before you complete in every detail. Unfortunately, it

8、is not always quite as simple as it sounds! Many people have found that one cannot learn a skilled workers job overnight. How quickly one realizes, when doing it oneself, that a job which takes the skilled man an hour or so to complete takes him five or six at least. And there is the question of too

9、ls which cost money. It is not surprising then that many people have come to realize that the money of paying the workers to do the job is, in fact, less than “do it oneself ”.1.     An Englishmans home has become a workshop because he _.A.       tri

10、es to work with his own hands to save some moneyB.       wants to have some physical training at homeC.       wants to earn some money in his spare time by working at homeD.       has some people work for him a

11、t home at the weekend2.     The word “financial”(Para.1) has something to do with _.A.       social positionB.       house repairC.       decorating skillsD.     

12、60; money3.     The “Do-It-Yourself Movement”(Para.2) is _.A.       an organization which helps women look for good jobsB.       a group of people who help each otherC.       an activity man

13、y people now take part inD.       the name of a very popular magazine in Britain4.     According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A.       Before starting a repairing job, one must first study the metho

14、ds for some time.B.       Some books tell people that it is not too difficult to build a small boat.C.       It needs both skills and tools to do a good job.D.       It is not as easy as some people think to ma

15、ke a coffee table.5.     From the passage, we can see that the writer _.A.       likes to have the jobs done by skilled workersB.       thinks it sometimes less costly to pay for others to do the job than do it ourselves

16、C.       realizes that some people can learn a skilled workers job easilyD.       is strongly against the “Do-It-Yourself Movement”Section B Questions 6-10 are based on this section. (10 points)Directions: Read the following passage and cho

17、ose the best answer from A, B, C and D. Blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Few people can resist a bargain. But bargains are not always what they seem. Some sales and bargains are good deals, but not all are. Here are some pointers to help you tell the difference between real barga

18、ins and bad deals. Sometimes a product is on sale for “below manufacturers cost”. Watch out for this kind of “bargain”. Why would anyone want to sell a product for less than it cost to make it? Before buying, you should find out why it is being sold at a loss to the manufacturer. Is it damaged? Is i

19、t out of style? Does it come with any guarantee? Another pointer is to read price tags on sale items carefully. For example, a price tag in a store may say “regular price $ 16”. The regular price is the price of the item before the sales started and after the sale ends. The regular price is only for

20、 that store, however. In another store, the price could be lower. A price tag may also say “ original price $ 16”. That means at one time the item sold for $16 even as much as five years earlier! For example, the original price of pocket calculators was high when they were introduced. Now the price

21、is much lower. Showing the original price would be misleading. Finally, be careful how you use cents-off coupons. A coupon can save you money only if you intend to use the item. The price of an item may vary at different stores, so use the coupon at the store with the lowest price. Dont forget to ad

22、d any sales tax to the item before you figure out the “cents-off” price. 6.     The purpose of the author to write this article is _.A.       to show that there are no real bargainsB.       to warn the reader that some s

23、ales are not bargainsC.       to sell a certain productD.       to warn the reader not to spend money on bargains7.     Which of these statements is an opinion?A.       Few people can resist

24、 a bargain.B.       A tax adds to the price of an item.C.       The regular price is the price before or after a sale.D.       The price of pocket calculators has dropped.8.     The authors

25、opinion of an item that sells below manufacturers cost is that _.A.       it is out of styleB.       it is always a good dealC.       it has no guaranteeD.       there may be somet

26、hing wrong with the item9.     The author suggests that cents-off coupons should be used _.A.       only for items with no taxB.       for as many items as possibleC.       in stores with th

27、e lowest pricesD.       only at the largest store10.  The original price would be misleading in that _.A.       there might be a sharp drop in price of the itemB.       there might be a sharp drop in quali

28、ty of the itemC.       there might be a sharp change in style of the itemD.       there might be no use of the item nowSection C Questions 11-15 are based on this section. (10 points)Directions: In this section, there is one passage followe

29、d by a total of five pieces of information marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in Column A. Match them with their correspondent parts marked A, B, C, D and E in Column B. Skim or scan the text as required and then blacken your answers on your answer sheet.Intercontinentals Best of China introduces some of China

30、s most beautiful sights in an easy-to-understand format. Our guide has two parts: the first section introduces Chinas history and culture, and the second part consists of 35 articles grouped into seven geographic areas, China, North China, Northwest China, East China, Central China, Southwest China,

31、 South China and cities of Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau and Taipei. The articles consist of a destination guide followed by a practical information section. In the destination guide youll find up-to-date destination with cultural and historic overviews. Important sights are in bold allowing quick and e

32、asy reference. Chinese characters and “pinyin” are also included if you need help finding a sight, just show the Chinese characters to a local and they will help you on your way. Underneath the article title is the names of local UNESCO World Heritage Sites and to the right of the title is the local

33、 area code. The “Making Your Trip Easy” section gives all the practical information youll need to make your trip a success. Inside this section are useful travel tips, transportation information, hotel and restaurant listings, and food and souvenir information describing local specialties and goods.

34、 Next to some restaurant and hotel names is a number that can be found on the city map allowing for quick reference. Our “Best Of” list includes some of the more spectacular sights that shouldnt be missed. At the end of the information section, we put a column for Other Information. Weve included th

35、e phone numbers of information, complaint hotlines, postal information and hospitals with the address marked with a number. The information weve gathered represents the most up-to-date and accurate information available. Weve decided to keep some Chinese terms in our articles for convenience when co

36、mmunicating with the locals. Lu, Jie, Dao, Da Jie, Da Dao all mean road. And some roads include direction references, for example, Bei Da Jie is a street which is in the northern part of a city or a town. Bei means north. Dong is east, nan is south and xi is west. Shan means mountain as Tai Shan is

37、Tai Mountain. This guidebook is not meant to be read as a novel. It does not assume the reader needs to be coddled and protected from China. Rather, it contains snapshots of rewarding things to do in and around Chinas most famous cities. Its compelling mix of cultural insights and practical informat

38、ion is designed to appeal to all readers, foreigners and Chinese, and to whet their appetite for travel in China. AB11.The part of the guide book you are supposed to read, if you want to visit Suzhou as a tourist and need some basic knowledge about the features of Chinese gardenA. Making Your Trip E

39、asy12.The part of the guide book where you can read the article Harbins Frozen Beauty B. Other Information13.The section in which you can find the telephone number and the address of Lao She Teahouse inBeijing C. the first part14.The column you can get the necessary information if you are sick and c

40、annot speak Chinese to find a hospital where the staff speak English and have foreign expatriate doctors that offer Western standards of healthcare D. to the right of the title of an article introducing a place with cultural and historic overviews15.The place where you can find the local area code E

41、. Northeast ChinaSection D Questions 16 - 20 are based on this section. (10 points) Directions: Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C and D. Blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Education is an enormous and expensive part of American life. Its size is mat

42、ched by its variety. Differences in American schools compared with those found in the majority of other countries lie in the fact that education here has long been intended for everyonenot just for a privileged elite. Schools are expected to meet the needs of every child, regardless of ability, and

43、also the needs of society itself. This means that public schools offer more than academic subjects. It surprises many people when they come here to find high schools offering such courses as typing, sewing, radio repair, computer programming or driver training, along with traditional academic subjec

44、ts such as mathematics, history, and languages. Students choose their curricula depending on their interests, future goals, and level of ability. The underlying goal of American education is to develop every child to the utmost of his or her own possibilities, and to give each one a sense of civic a

45、nd community consciousness. Schools have traditionally played an important role in creating national unity and “Americanizing” the millions of immigrants who have poured into this country from many different backgrounds and origins. Schools still play a large role in the community, especially in the

46、 small towns. The approach to teaching may seem unfamiliar to many, not only because it is informal, but also because there is not much emphasis on learning facts. Instead, Americans try to teach their children to think for themselves and to develop their own intellectual and creative abilities. Stu

47、dents spend much time, learning how to use resource materials libraries, statistics and computers. Americans believe that if children are taught to reason well and to research well, they will be able to find whatever facts they need throughout the rest of their lives. Knowing how to solve problems i

48、s considered more important than the accumulation of facts. This is Americas answer to the searching question that thoughtful parents all over the world are asking themselves in the fast-moving time: “How can one prepare todays child for a tomorrow that one can neither predict nor understand?” 16.&#

49、160; What is the underlying goal of American education? A.       To teach every learner practical skills.B.       To teach every learner rich facts.C.       To provide every student with the opportunity to full

50、y develop his or her ability.D.       All of the above.17.  It is implied in the passage that in American high schools _. A.       all the students are offered the same coursesB.       all the students mus

51、t take practical coursesC.       teachers choose the courses for their studentsD.       the subjects each student takes may vary18.  American schools place great emphasis on the learners _. A.       accumu

52、lation of factsB.       acquisition of creative abilitiesC.       the ability to memorize thingsD.       the ability to use time19.  According to the passage, American education meets the needs of _. A.

53、60;      the bright studentsB.       the slow studentsC.       the immigrant students D.       all of the above20.  Which of the following best states the feature of American educa

54、tion that makes it different from the education in other countries? A.       The large number of its schools.B.       The variety of the courses offered in its schools.C.       Its special consideration given t

55、o immigrants.D.       Its underlying goal to develop every childs abilities to the fullest extent.Section E Questions 21- 25 are based on this section. (10 points)Directions: Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C and D. Blacken the correspon

56、ding letter on the Answer Sheet. No matter who we are or where we live, no matter what our language or our culture is, we have many things in common with all other human beings. We can all feel the breeze on our skin, hear a child cry, enjoy the smell of the flowers, see the stars in the night sky,

57、feel the pain of a knife cut on a finger, experience heat and cold, thirst and hunger and tense and relax our muscles. To use our computer image, we all have the same hardware, the same equipment. We all have similar eyes, ears, muscles and nerve endings that enable us to sense the world. We can als

58、o all think and as a result of thinking, we all know that the physical world exists apart from our ability to sense it. We know that the moon exists even though we have never been there or talked to anyone who has been there. It may look like a shining flat round disk when we look at it, but others

59、tell us that it is more like a round ball with rocks and soil. We believe them even though that is not what we see when we look at the moon. We know many things that we have not directly experienced and we accept the idea that others know these things too. There is a physical reality that is “out th

60、ere” quite separate from our experience of it. Our senses and the world beyond our bodies are physical realities that have nothing to do with culture, yet we interpret the information we receive from our senses and this process of interpretation is molded by culture. We interpret a flash of red colo

61、ur as the rising sun or a sharp cry as a hungry baby. It is in our culture that we learn how to interpret our sensations. We learn what to pay attention to and what to ignore. A European coming to China for the first time may think that everyone looks alike because he sees people with black hair and

62、 dark eyes everywhere. After a time, if the newcomer is paying attention, he or she will start to see differences in the blackness of hair. It is the same with the taste of food, the sound of voices and the sounds of music. For someone unfamiliar with Asia, at first all rice will just taste like ric

63、e. They may not notice differences in types and quality until someone points out their characteristics. In learning Chinese it is especially difficult for speakers of Western languages to hear the tones of Chinese words because words in their languages do not have tones. It is the same for a person

64、from a tropical country who travels to the far north for the first time. He can only see “snow” until a native points out the differences among the various types of snow. In time he will learn to see, to feel and even smell different types of snow. As he walks, he can feel which type of snow is unde

65、r his feet. I hope these examples convince you that how we experience the world through our senses is molded by our home culture. One of the least recognized difficulties that people have when they move from a familiar to an unfamiliar culture is the difficulty in perceiving things as the local people do. 21.  The main idea the author conveys in this article is that _. A.       we humans have a lot in common in our ability to sense the worldB.       a physical world does exist beyond our ability to