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英美报刊选读模拟卷

英美报刊选读

》模拟卷

考试形式：

闭卷

考试时间：

90分钟

I.TranslatethefollowingtermsintoChinese.（30

somethingovertlikehavingyourmouthwashedoutormoresubtlelikediscrimination.

2.IntheUnitedStatesandAustraliainpastdecades,thegovernmentforcednativepeoplestoabandontheirlanguagesthroughvehiclessuchasboardingschoolsthatpunishedyouthforspeakingatraditionaltongue.

3.Bythetimeoflastweek'selection,shehadwonoverallbutthemostpartisanofcritics.

4.TextmessagingisbeingusedeffectivelybytwocollegesinWest

Yorkshireasawayofcommunicatingwithstudents.Aswellassendingthemremindersaboutlessonsanddealines,thephonesarebeingusedforlearninggamesandrevisionexercises.

5.Themeetingcertainlyproducedmorethantheusualphotoopsandspin-

anditsparticipantsdidnotgoawayyellingatoneanotherastheyhaveinthepast.

VIII.ReadingComprehension（20x2’=40’）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passageone:

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ViolenceCanDoNothingtoDiminishRacePrejudice

Insomecountrieswhereracialprejudiceisacute,violencehassocometobetakenforgrantedasameansofsolvingdifferences,thatitisnotevenquestioned.Therearecountrieswherethewhitemanimposeshisrulebybruteforce;therearecountrieswheretheblackmanprotestsbysettingfiretocitiesandbylootingandpillaging.Importantpeopleonbothsides,whowouldinotherrespectsappeartobereasonablemen,getupandcalmly

argueinfavorofviolence

-asifitwerealegitimatesolution,like

anyother.Whatisreallyfrightening,whatreallyfillsyouwithdespair,istherealizationthatwhenitcomestothecrunch,wehavemadenoactualprogressatall.Wemaywearcollarsandtiesinsteadofwar-paint,butourinstinctsremainbasicallyunchanged.Thewholeoftherecordedhistoryofthehumanrace,thattediousdocumentationofviolence,hastaughtusabsolutelynothing.Wehavestillnotlearntthatviolenceneversolvesaproblembutmakesitmoreacute.Thesheerhorror,thebloodshed,the

sufferingmeannothing.Nosolutionevercomestolightthemorningafterwhenwedismallycontemplatethesmokingruinsandwonderwhathitus.

Beforewecanevenbegintocontemplatepeacefulco-existencebetweentheraces,wemustappreciateeachother'sproblems.Andtodothis,wemust

learnaboutthem:

itisasimpleexerciseincommunication,inexchanging

It'sratherlikethe

youeverdoistalk,andwearenonethewiser.

storyofthefamousbarristerwhopainstakinglyexplainedhiscasetothe

judge.Afterlisteningtoalengthyargumentthejudgecomplainedthat

Knowledgeisthenecessaryprerequisitetowisdom:

theknowledgethat

violencecreatestheevilsitpretendstosolve.

1.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A）AdvocatingViolence.

B）ViolenceCanDoNothingtoDiminishRacePrejudice.

C）ImportantPeopleonBothSidesSeeViolenceAsaLegitimateSolution.

D）TheInstinctsofHumanRaceAreThirstyforViolence.

2.Recordedhistoryhastaughtus

3.Itcanbeinferredthattrulyreasonablemen

C）arepersecuted.

D）Havedifficultyinadvocatinglaw

enforcement.

4.“Hewasnonethewiser”means

A）hewasnotatallwiseinlistening.

B）Hewasnotatallwiserthannothingbefore.

C）Hegainsnothingafterlistening.

D）Hemakesnosenseoftheargument.

5.Accordingtheauthorthebestwaytosolveraceprejudiceis

C）nonviolence.

D）Moppinguptheviolentmess.

Passagetwo:

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

THEelephantsofThailandusednevertobeshortofworkhaulingtimber.

Butmostofthecountry'sforestshavebeencutdown,andloggingisnowbannedtosavethefewthatareleft.Thenumberofdomesticatedelephantsleftinthecountryisnowonly2,500orso,downfromabout100,000acenturyago.ThoughbeingthenationalanimalofThailandearnsanelephantplentyofrespect,thisdoesnotputgrassonthetable.Thaielephantsthesedaystaketouristsontreksorperformincircuses,andaresometimestobeseenbeggingforbananasonthestreetsofBangkok.

Someofthe46elephantslivingattheThaiElephantConservation

Centre,aformergovernmentloggingcampnearLampang,havefoundanewlifeinmusic.TheThaiElephantOrchestraisthecreationoftwoAmericans,

RichardLair,whohasworkedwithAsianelephantsfor23years,andDavid

Soldier,amusicianandneuroscientistwithatastefortheavant-garde.

Theyprovidedsixofthecenter

'selephants,agedsevento18,withavarietyofpercussionandwindinstruments.ThosefamiliarwithThaiinstrumentswillrecognizetheslitdrums,thegong,thebowbass,thexylophone-likerants,aswellasthet