精编国家开放大学电大专科《英语阅读》2022-2023期末试题及答案试卷号：2156
国家开放大学电大专科《英语阅读(2)» 2022-2023 期末试题及答案(试卷号：2156)
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Quevtion* I —10 ・ rv KUMXI on PHMMRC 1 wild 2.
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I hU *hort passage pn^nts UM whh u dclMlkxl rrport on Monica Seles*
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Spectator stnbs tennis itur on court
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MONICA SCICK the top-rnnked tennis phyci; was stabbed m lhe
back by n Bpcctotor while playing tn n luuuuinKiH in Hamburg yesterday.
rhe 19-ycanoId wa> silling in her chan during a change-over when n mnn lunged at her with A lung-bhdcfj
knitc She received 3 I inch cut Ixtwccn Iwr shoulders and WM taken to □ hospital nearby after being amended
on ccwirt She wutild suiy ihcicuvcrnighi Gn oSmuitiiw)
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rj|f > nlwl luid wnnted to Mop Sclcji frorii playinK.
I hr 38 yrnt old Aiinckcr lennrd nver n 3fl bnrrtrr and ^tabhed hrr DM »hr look A hrrak.
Shv 5<-r( unit'd niu run nrk. She nppcArrd woony A5 •ihr Nfuod at 1
(HirtMdc and ihrn 叫 md. HIM hrniher Zohnu nnd nlllrhih n^hvd in hcr< giving her first Did nnd taking her from the
court an a Ktretchcr.
“We snw D man n)me from the left.*' said a woman silting in 血.Front mw of "化 tournament. MHe looked
strange or drunk. Hr jiiM looked wrtrd. Then we saw him strike out at Monica."
The attacker wa» pounced on by security men and metnbers of the crowdt and earned •wuy by four guards
Red Passage 2 und decide whether the following stnlrments are True nr False. Write I for i nic
and F for FUIM agulnM the number af r»rh of lhe wlatemenK i»n your Answer Sheet.
6. The report ituRgcstcd thnt the ntuckrr wnf n western (reimnn
7. Alter ihr M/ib. Srlrn ran lo Imck-cuurl, reaching for her up|H*r ku’k.
&. h WHM her hrothrr IITH'1 officiftlfl that 1ixik her Ironi llw CQUH “n a Btn uh«4t
9. A wornnn fitting in I hr mid ro^ o( the tournnnienf xnw (he nttqckrr conir Ircrn ihr right
|0e The aTtnckcr WNN lirftlvn and enrried ^way by h】ui giinrd^.
P*rt II
Qucfttion* 11 —20 arc based on Pnssagc 3 ・
Pnsi^Mgc 3
China htn 267 nullitm fumiliE About 10 million nrwlywcds cAtnWixh new houxbddw every yor. Muny of
thc^c new hour»chold^ <111 (er »nily -roni nmhnwml
Tcxhy wunten play n nvipr rolr tn the Ufnily. Tht- olil pntnnrch^l Inmtlv " Ri 咔 rrplncrd by • more ur IrMs
c<|iinl >pou»nl rcUtianMiip. I hiK chnngc wg no! wnply A rm" of (•hinw "w、thnt siupulAtr men und women nrc
ciinnh. Chlnr^- wcifnrn arc- rrrdivtnw more educntiun. nre actively employed and urc riUikmg BiRnilicnni
coninbntionw to lurnily inrumrs. Their hnnnrtMl coniributinn hiu mcrc^cd Irani 20 percent tn the I9S0- lo 10
perrent "NMy In name (nmihcA n " rvrn higher.
Two imtional ^ludirfi on the ntntab ol wornrn reftchrd Mnulnr cunch>6ioni»i Wunirn h«vr more power in thr family.
In rnnre women mokr dret-sionB oi Intnily rruim ・ r、・ a
change many Chinese men nrc hnppy with.
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Thr concept o( mornagc is chnnging so thni people now marry for happiness rather thnn lo rarry on thr
family line. In chooMtnR n spouset many w 山 marry someone they |ovci otherwise they nwiy choose to remain
single. Moxt people hope to find o spouse who i5 to the
modern concept of fewer and healthier birth*. In less than two decades< (•:hm/s Anility rate hux dropped by
more than 50 pcrccnu Increfl^ingly^ young eouplcs are postponing having a child to allow (or (htnr own
personal growth and enjoyment. Samr couplet nre declining to have children. In these cases, women
Ktmerally phy s pivotal rolr； ihi% J*Huition is niosi LomTncin in large cilice Mich 05 Beijing• Shanghai and
(3uan^xhou.
NhEinx a new household is repheing fhv tradition of mArrying into the man S family. In a tradnicinnl
mftrriaget the wife liccnmc a member of rhr husband^ fnmily. It wg cvxn
Mtipulaied by law that a wife Eg make her husband^ home her lega] residence^ This mc/int thm a woman WAR
transferrrd from her parents1 home to her pnrentikin lAwS home where 血 4^5Uitird M null common for n wornAn tu rnovr into the iihinf> honir whrn 血 mArrim.
(hmi sc nifirrnt^eA nrr ^till rclativr!y vtAblc even though prapjefidcAiv and conduct have chnnffpd
^tgnihrnntly since Chmn .代 reform onci opening to (hr oufNidr world. The uwrriHc ■gf irt which Chinese people
fifMt tnnrry in between 22 and 23, thi« nge beinit sumewhnt lower in rur^l nrrrtt* and •ujnicwhut higher in the
ritir^. Chinn f niftrrniK1' rntr IM Inghi very (cw rrrnnin Mn^lr thrir entire livrec. MOM1 wonirn morry between ihr of
2° to 24.
In m-eni yr«m thr divorce rnte hn* slowly climhcd, bni m Mill only one third to ogJihh thm of developing
cournricji such e Indio and Tlimlnnd. Fhr divorce rate in European and American eountncM 握 IO times that of
Chinn. This indicates relnnve utahility rvrn fhouRh (-hinesv morringr* nnd (nmilks are chnnging^
Read Pawnee 3 and then choose the best answer that may compkCc cuch of the Atntrmcnlsi according tu
the puwgc. Write your answers on lhe Arwwcr Sheet.
1 L Which onr of the Mntcmenfn i« t rue?
A. China h«s 2.670.000,000 Inmilien.
K Every year about 10>000#000 newlyweds entablUh new houtcholclft in Chiruu
C. Chmcjke IHWH stipulHtc IKRI mtn und women nre cqimh only in thr rural ms』
D. Womens linanciol contribution HAH tncrr/tNetl from 2() percent in thr 1950M to 30 ^xircent
todny.
)2. Which of the following is the clonent tn meaning to the phrase Mpatn«rchnl family0 in the second
paragraph?
A. Father controh the tamilyw K Mother contruh the family.
C. (irnndmothrr rontroln the hrnily. 11 Everyone is eq uni in the fntnily.
13. ( >nc key (actor which enables women to ^niti cqunl Mtntux with men tn thr fnmily i>
that _________ ■
A. more women enn choose ihrir own rnnrrM«c pnrtnrr thim hrfnre
K mnny women are contributing more to fhr fnrnily income
(-• men are happy Io »h»rr ihr fnrnily chores with their wiu”
[1 many women h^ve received collrKv education before they get married
14. In choosing their spuune• pvople ti^unlly consider_______________.
A. lave R nuttcrial wealth
C. rducationul background ll all uf thr «l»ovr
15. In the Inat two rlccndc^. the fertility rati dropped nhnrply bccauM _____________________.•
A< moAt coupler «re unwilling to huve childrrn
K thr trnditionfil belief of more children meaning rnorc happiness hn* ch.vigcd
G mo»( urban couplcM airr more nlxwt their pcruonnl h^ppincs^
D. many women Arc beconung ccononuadly independent
16. Which one at the xiAtemcnift False?
A. More young couples are postponing having n child to Mlnw {nr then own personal growth and
enjoyment>
B. When sonic couples are declining to havr chikfrrn< nirn gcnerftlly piny an important role>
CL In a trHclnionfll marriHgc# the wife became e member of thr hushnml、(mnily.
D< After the new IAW was enacted in 198(). traditional rnarrmgE began disapprnnnK in cities^
I 7. Onr of thr fcnturrn of nuclear (amilieK IM that _.
A. hunb/Hui Hfid wiir Arc eqnrd to r«ch other
B I he wife liKtcns more to her husband
C. rhr wife normally tnovcM to her hu'hund、home
I). wile d(wrcc rurnniiirixrM the mnui idea of thr posiuggc?
A> Chirir^c mnrriBgr»< H. Chinese Gimilien.
( I hinrMc rnnrnngcN and famdicM. Ih (-hinrjiv divorce rntc.
Purt HI Trur nr Fuhv
Vucslioits 2—3，urv b 心 vd on I■心哗 c I.
Passiigc 4
Wh/it * % >otir ilrrarn vnentiun? Wntchinn wildlife in Krnyn? lion ting down thr Anuian? Sunbatlnng m
M.nlnyMU#/ NLW C huiu«H xtre cipriiin^ up AII thr tirnr to explore the world. So wr viftit iravrl ngm. curnpftrc
p/ickagrei and prices• and pay our money.
Wh know whfl! our vnvAtion rost^ ns. But da wr know whrt! it m 蛾 hi cost MOHICKHIC rlnr? It * "w du>t nuny
|5 HI the tourKt industry. And most of ihr profitii do no： help the local economy. Instead* profits return to rhe
tour operators tn wealthier countries^ When the MQASAI people in Ttmwnui were dnven from ihnr lands •、omc
moved to riiy slum A Others now make a little money selling souvenirs or posing for photos.
Problems like thenr wrrtt observed more than 20 years ogo. But now some non-govemmenr
orRanizorionsi tour operators and IOCAI governments arc working together to bcRtn correcting them. Tourist,
loo. are pultiug on the preaj#uret
The result is rrsjxjnsiblr tounMn< or "ethic*! lourism^ " Ethical tourisn» ha> people ut it< heart. New
intvrnationAl agreement? «nd codex of conduct cwn hrlp protect ihr people * A Undi• homeA. economies and
cultures^ The beginnings are small• thought nnd the problems an? complex.
But take hearts The good news h that everyone• including us« enn play A pan to help the local proplr in
the plnccs we VHf!. Tour operators anil eompanteH can help by making sure th&t Ideal people work in good
conditions and earn reasonnble wages.
They can make it a point to use only locally owned hotelst restaurants and guide .
^rrvicvs They can share profile fairly to help the local economy. And they can involve the local people in
planning and mannging tourism.
Wlwi can Tourists do? Fitstf we can ask tour companies io provide infornwrion fl bout the conrlitions ol
IOMI citixcns. Wc can then mnke our choicer and tell them why. And while wef rr abroad • we cant
• Huy loml (ood> and products • not imported ones.
• Pay n (air price fur goods and services anti not burnam for the urr working together to
begin correcting the problems caused by tounstn#
26. rh< problem?! caused by tuurmm nrc mny to settlce
2/ Thr undcrlirit d phrase wtfike licnrl'* mcatu Hcherr 叩。
2& TouriRtR xhauld respect local cuxiom^ A nd cuhurc.
29 Totirintb could bargain with locnl pcuplr for n rraM>nAblc price.
30. Phr bent titlr fur the article in probably wVaamonn Coat More Than You Thmk：
Part IV Short Answer
Qucsiion% 31—35 art bawd on PiiMsn^e 5.
PaxMiige 5
Scorpio (ktnbcr 2VNovembcr 22
Scorpios nrc clever and mysterious Thry urc able to get through difficult timeji And proiect themselves
They will du anything to achieve their goals. While others arc waMting on unless thingst they fire quietly
doing their own work, which help, them to get more cX[M：ricncc.
(icmini May 21-June 21
h MTmfi that nothing i§ impossible lor Crcmims. Instrxd of waiting for pies, from the f»ky, ihey try ihrir
best to make use of every chance to achieve their goals9 oven if it mturns UitH they IIMVC to work much
harder than otherju They will never give up easily in the fnee of dilfirultirs.
Leo July 23*August 22
Lc?s an just like 1 心口七 rncrgrtic nnd independente They nrc good at learning and can do many
different job.. BccAunr of their strong 5clf-conhdencct sometimes they can easily cope with clilheuit
Mtunrions. They can be good leaders and nuumgem
rhe horn^cope^ are just for fun. Don't take them 5vnuusly.
Head Pa^ugv 5 und then try to R!V
L In Hamburg.
2. 19 y 顷 s old.
3. A man (with n long-bladed knife,)
4. Her shouldcrH.
5. Shr would my there (in honpitnl) overnight (or oh5crvnnon.
6. ¥ 7. F fi, T 9. F IS T
Part || ( 30 points, 3 points each)
]L B 12. A 13. B U. D 15. B
16. B 17. A 18. D 19. A 20. C
Pari QI ( 20 puinK, 2 p
2L 22. V 25. I-
