江西财经大学英语考试试题.docx

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江西财经大学英语考试试题

江西财经大学06－07学年第二学期

partIReadingComprehension（2’X20=40’َ）

Directions:

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passage1

Questions1-5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Untilthe1980s,theAmericanhomelesspopulationcomprisedmainlyoldermales.Today,homelessnessstrikesmuchyoungerpartofsociety.Infact,a25-citysurveybytheU.S.ConferenceofMayorsin1987foundthatfamilieswithchildrenmakeupthefastestgrowingpartofthehomelesspopulation.Manyhomelesschildrengatherininnercities;thistransientandfrequentlyfrightenedstudentpopulationcreatesadditionalproblems-bothlegalandeducational-foralreadyoverburdenedurbanschooladministratorsandteachers.

    EstimatesofthenumberofhomelessAmericansrangefrom350,000tothreemillion.Likewise,estimatesofthenumberofhomelessschoolchildrenvaryradically.AU.S.DepartmentofEducationreport,basedonstateestimates,statesthatthereare220,000homelessschool-agechildren,aboutathirdofwhomdonotattendschoolonaregularbasis.ButtheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereareatleasttwotimesasmanyhomelesschildren,andthatlessthanhalfofthemattendschoolregularly.

    Onepartofthehomelesspopulationthatisparticularlydifficulttocountconsistsofthe"throwaway"youthswhohavebeencastofftheirhomes.TheElementarySchoolCenterinNewYorkCityestimatesthatthereare1.5millionofthem,manyofwhomarenotcountedaschildrenbecausetheydonotstayinfamilysheltersandtendtolivebythemselvesonthestreets.

     Federallaw,theStewartMcKinneyHomelessAssistanceActof1987,includesasectionthataddressestheeducationalneedsofhomelesschildren.TheeducationalprovisionsoftheMcKinneyActarebasedonthebeliefthatallhomelesschildrenhavetherighttoafree,appropriateeducation.

1.In1987,theAmericanhomelesspopulationwasmadeupof_____.

A）oldermalesB）schoolchildrenC）adultsD）bothAandB

2.Theauthorimpliesinthefirstparagraphthat_____.

A）thehomelesspopulationisgrowingrapidly

B）thereisseriousshortageofschooladministratorsandteachers

C）homelesschildrenoftenmovefromplacetoplace

D）homelesschildrenusuallystayoutsideschools

3.TheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereare_____homelesschildren.

A）7000,000B）350,000C）440,000D）70,000

4.Onepartofthehomelesspopulationisdifficulttocount.Thereasonmightbethat_____.

A）homelesschildrenliveonthestreets

B）homelesschildrenhavenoparents

C）thehomelessaretooyoungtobecountedaschildren

D）thehomelesschildrenarenottakenasmembersoftheirfamilies

5.TheaimoftheMcKinneyActisto_____.

A）offereducationforhomelesschildren

B）providefamilysheltersforhomelesschildren

C）reducethenumberofhomelesschildren

D）estimatethenumberofhomelesspopulation

Passage2

Questions6-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

    Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploitedyearafteryear,theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofit,onlyawomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobe（衣柜）packedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.

    Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway,wastehoursoftheirtimealteringthedressestheyhave.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;necklinesareloweredorraised,andsoon.

    Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingslikewarmth,comfortanddurability（耐用）.Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort,aslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday,ordelicatelypickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.

    Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashion,theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen'sclothes,onewonders,reflectbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?

Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability?

Thatisforyoutodecide.

6.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney_________.

A）bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustry

B）becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashions

C）byconstantlychangingthefashionsinwomen'sclothing

D）becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen'sclothing

7.Tothewriter,thefactthatwomenaltertheirold-fashioneddressesisseenas_____________.

A）awasteofmoneyB）awasteoftimeC）anexpressionoftasteD）anexpressionofcreativity

8.Thewriterwouldbelesscriticaliffashiondesignersplacedmorestressontheofclothing_________.

A）costB）appearanceC）comfortD）suitability

9.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A）Newfashionsinclothingarecreatedforthecommercialexploitationofwomen.

B）Theconstantchangesinwomen'sclothingreflecttheirstrengthofcharacter.

C）Thefashionindustrymakesanimportantcontributiontosociety.

D）Fashiondesignsshouldnotbeencouragedsincetheyareonlywelcomedbywomen.

10.Bysaying"theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious"（Lines1-2,Para.4）thewritermeansthat______________.

A）women'sinconstancyintheirchoiceofclothingisoftenlaughedat

B）womenarebetterabletoputupwithdiscomfort

C）menarealsoexploitedgreatlybyfashiondesigners

D）menaremorestableandreliableincharacter

Passage3

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Internationalairlineshaverediscoveredthebusinesstravelers,themanorwomanwhoregularlyjetsfromcountrytocountryaspartofthejob.Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatairlineseverabandonedtheirbusinesstravelers.Indeed,companieslikeLufthansaandSwissairwouldrightlyarguethattheyhavealwayscateredbestfortheexecutiveclasspassengers.Butmanylinescouldbeaccusedofconcentratingtooheavilyintherecentpastonattractingpassengersbyvolume,oftenattheexpenseofregulartravelers.Toooften,theyhaveseemedgearedforquantityratherthanquality.　　Operatingamajorairlineinthe1980sisessentiallyamatteroffindingtherightmixofpassengers.Theairlinesneedtofillupthebackendoftheirwide-bodiedjetswithlowfarepassengers,withoutforgettingthatthefrontendshouldbefilledwithpeoplewhopaysubstantiallymorefortheirtickets.

　　Itisnocoincidencethatthetwomajorairlinebankruptciesin1982wereamongthecompaniesspecializingincheapflights.Butlowfaresrequireconsistentlyfullaircrafttomakeflightseconomicallyviable,andintherecentrecessionthevolumeoftraffichasnotgrown.Equallythelargenumberofairlinesjostlingfortheavailablepassengershascreatedahugeexcessofcapacity.Thenetresultofexcesscapacityandcut-throatcompetitiondrivingdownfareshasbeentopushsomeairlinesintocollapseandleavemanyothershoveringonthebrink.

　　Againstthisgrimbackground,itisnosurprisethatairlinesareturningincreasinglytowardsthebusinesstravelerstoimprovetheirratesofreturn.Theyhaveinvestedmuchtimeandefforttoestablishexactlywhattheexecutivedemandsforsittingapartfromthetourists.

　　Highonthelistofprioritiesispunctuality;anexecutive'stimeismoney.In-flightserviceisanotherareawheretheairlinesarejostlingfortheexecutive'sattention.Thefreedrinksandheadsetsandbetterfoodareallpartofthelure.

11.Onecriticismagainstmanyinternationalairlinesisthattheyhave,intherecentpast_______.

A）cateredforthemorewealthypeople

B）givenpreferentialtreatmenttoexecutiveclients

C）onlymettheneedsoftheregulartraveler

D）marketedtheirservicewiththemassesinmind 

12.Withtheintentionofattractingasomewhatdifferenttypeofpassenger,theairlineshavenowbeguntoconcentrateon______________.

A）ensuringthatthefacilitiesofferedtotheexecutiveareindeedsuperior

B）providingfacilitiesenablingbusinesstravelerstoworkonboard

C）organizingactivitiesinwhichfirst-classpassengerscanparticipate

D）installingsleepingcompartmentswheremoreprivacyisensured 

13.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat____________________.

A）asuccessfulairlineinthe1980smeetstheneedsnotonlyofthemassesbutalsoofthewealthypassengers__________

B）itismorecomfortabletositinthebackofjetplanes

C）businesstravelersdisliketourists

D）onlybyspecializingincheapflightscanairlinesavoidbankruptcy. 

14.InParagraph5.“in-flightservice”means____________.

A）Serviceontheplane

B）Anewsafetydevice

C）Flightswithinonecountry

D）Charge-freeairservice 

15.The