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公共英语五级考试试题五十
公共英语五级考试试题(五十)
一、ReadingComprehension(共15小题,共15.0分)Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.
第1题
TheBritishpsychoanalystJohnBowlbymaintainsthatseparationfromtheparentsduringthesensitive"attachment"periodfrombirthtothreemaysearachild'spersonalityandpredisposetoemotionalproblemsinlaterlife.SomepeoplehavedrawntheconclusionfromBowlby'sworkthatchildrenshouldnotbesubjectedtodaycarebeforetheageofthreebecauseoftheparentalseparationitentails,andmanypeopledobelievethis.Buttherearealsoargumentsagainstsuchastrongconclusion.
Firstly,anthropologistspointoutthattheinsulatedloveaffairbetweenchildrenandparentsfoundinmodernsocietiesdoesnotusuallyexistintraditionalsocieties.Forexample,insometribalsocieties,suchastheNgoni,thefatherandmotherofachilddidnotreartheirinfantalone-farfromit.Secondly,commonsensetellsusthatdaycarewouldnotbesowidespreadtodayifparents,care-takersfoundchildrenhadproblemswithit.Statisticalstudiesofthiskindhavenotyetbeencarriedout,andeveniftheywere,theresultswouldbecertaintobecomplicatedandcontroversial.Thirdly,inthelastdecadetherehavebeenanumberofcarefulAmericanstudiesofchildrenindaycare,andtheyhaveuniformlyreportedthatdaycarehadaneutralorslightlypositiveeffectonchildren'sdevelopment.Butteststhathavehadtobeusedtomeasurethisdevelopmentarenotwidelyenoughacceptedtosettletheissue.
ButBowlby'sanalysisraisesthepossibilitythatearlydaycarehasdelayedeffects.Thepossibilitythatsuchcaremightleadto,say,morementalillnessorcrime15or20yearslatercanonlybeexploredbytheuseofstatistics.Whateverthelong-termeffects,parentssometimesfindtheimmediateeffectsdifficulttodealwith.Childrenunderthreearelikelytoprotestatleavingtheirparentsandshowunhappiness.Attheageofthreeorthreeandahalfalmostallchildrenfindthetransitiontonurseryeasy,andthisisundoubtedlywhymoreandmoreparentsmakeuseofchildcareatthistime.Thematter,then,isfarfromclear-out,thoughexperienceandavailableevidenceindicatethatearlycareisreasonableforinfants.
WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldBowlbysupport?
A Statisticalstudiesshouldbecarriedouttoassessthepositiveeffectofdaycareforchildrenattheageofthreeorolder.
B Earlydaycarecandelaytheoccurrenceofmentalillnessinchildren.
C Thefirstthreeyearsofone'slifeisextremelyimportanttothelaterdevelopmentofpersonality.
D Childrenunderthreegetusedtothelifeatnurseryschoolsmorereadilythanchildrenoverthree.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第2题
WhichofthefollowingisderivablefromBowlby'swork?
A Mothersshouldnotsendtheirchildrentodaycarecentersuntiltheyarethreeyearsofolder.
B Daycarenurserieshavepositiveeffectsonachild'sdevelopment.
C Achildsenttoadaycarecenterbeforetheageofthreemayhaveemotionalproblemsinlatelife.
D Daycarewouldnotbesopopularifithasnoticeablenegativeeffectsonachild'spersonality.
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第3题
Itissuggestedthatmodemsocietiesdifferfromtraditionalsocietiesinthat______.
A theparents-childrelationshipismoreexclusiveinmodemsocieties
B achildmoreoftengrowsupwithhis/herbrothersorsistersintraditionalsocieties
C motherbringsupchildrenwiththehelpofherhusbandintraditionalsocieties
D childreninmodemsocietiesaremorelikelytodevelopmentalillnessinlateryears
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第4题
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTanargumentagainstBowlby'stheory?
A Manystudiesshowthatdaycarehasapositiveeffectonchildren'sdevelopment
B Daycareissafe,otherwisetherewouldn'tbesomanynurseryschools.
C Separationfromparentsforveryyoungchildreniscommoninsometraditionalsocieties.
D Parentsfindtheimmediateeffectsofearlydaycaredifficulttodealwith.
【正确答案】:
D
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第5题
Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthewriter'sattitudetowardsearlydaycare?
A Childrenunderthreeshouldstaywiththeirparents.
B Earlydaycarehaspositiveeffectsonchildren'sdevelopment.
C Theissueiscontroversialanditssettlementcallsfortheuseofstatistics.
D Theeffectsofearlydaycareonchildrenareexaggeratedandparentsshouldignoretheissue.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第6题
Atmosphericpressurecansupportacolumnofwaterupto10metershigh.Butplantscanmovewatermuchhigher:
thesequoiatreecanpumpwatertoitsverytop,morethan100metersabovetheground.Untiltheendofthenineteenthcentury,themovementofwaterintreesandothertallplantswasamystery.Somebotanistshypothesizedthatthelivingcellsofplantsactedaspumps