深大研究生基础英语综合课期末样卷.docx

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ShenzhenUniversityGraduateEnglishExamination

（Jan.8，2011）

PartIListeningComprehension（35points）

（特别说明：

听力部分共包括4个passages,前3个是我们每学期初提供给学生的听力题库中选取的内容，只有最后1个passage是题库之外的）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillhearapassagetwice.Duringthefirstreading,youshouldlistencarefullyforageneralideaofthewholepassage.Duringthesecondreading,youshouldfillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouheartomakethesentencescomplete.BesuretowriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

1.ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEconomicsReport.WomenareontheirwaytoholdingmorethanhalfofallAmericanjobs.ThelatestgovernmentreportshowsthattheirshareofnonfarmjobsnearlyreachedfiftypercentinSeptember.Notonlyhavemoreandmorewomenenteredthelabormarketovertheyears,butthe______onmen.InOctobertheunemploymentrateformenwasalmostelevenpercent,comparedtoeightpercentforwomen.

2.Industriesthattraditionallyuselotsofmenhave______.Forexample,manufacturingandbuildinglostmorejobslastmonth.

3.Buthealthcareand______havehadjobgrowth.Bothofthoseindustriesemployhighpercentagesofwomen.

4.Thirtyyearsago,womenearnedsixty-twocentsforeverydollarthatmenearned.Now,forthosewhousuallyworkfulltime,womenearnabouteightypercentofwhatmenearn.Andwomenholdfifty-onepercentofgood-paying______jobs.

5.YetastudyreleasedThursdaysaidmenstillholdaboutnineoutofeverytentoppositionsatthefourhundredlargestcompaniesinCalifornia.Theresultshave______infiveyearsofstudiesfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis.

6.Also,anewresearchpaperinthejournalSexRoleslooksattheexperiencesofwomenwhoarethemainearnersintheirfamily.RebeccaMeisenbachattheUniversityofMissouriinColumbiainterviewedfifteenwomen.Shefoundtheyall______andmanyenjoyedhavingthepowerofcontrol,thoughnotallwantedit.

7.Buttheyalsofelt______.

8.Partlythatwasbecauseof______thatworkingwomenwillstilltakecareofthechildren.Also,menwhoarenotthemainearnersmayfeelthreatened.

9.Thejobmarketcontinuestosuffertheeffectsoflastyear'sfinancialcrash.Now,ajudgmenthasbeenreachedinthefirstcaseinvolving______onWallStreet.

10.Lastweek,thegovernmentlostitscaseagainsttwomanagersatBearStearns,thefirstinvestmentbanktofaillastyear.AjuryfoundRalphCioffiandMatthewTanninnot______toinvestors.Thehedgefundstheysupervisedlosttheirvalueintwothousandseven.Butjurorssaidtherewasnoclearevidencethattheymeanttomisleadinvestors.TheJusticeDepartmentcontinuestoinvestigateothercompanies.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillhearapassagetwice.Thenyoushouldgivebriefanswerstothequestionsprintedontheexaminationpaper.BesuretowriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

11.WhatistheSETIprojectlookingfor?

12.Whydosomescientiststhinkthereisintelligentlifeonotherplanets?

13.Howmanyothergalaxiesarethereintheuniverse?

14.HowdoestheSETIprojectlookforlifeinothergalaxies?

15.Whyislocatingotherintelligentlifesoexcitingaccordingtotheteacher?

16.WhydoestheSETIprojectlookforradiosignals?

17.Howfastdoradiosignalstravel?

18.Howlongisneededforaradiosignaltotravelfromthenearestgalaxytoearth?

19.Howfastdoesthefastestrockettravel?

20.Whydoesn’ttheSETIprojectuserocketstolookforintelligentlife?

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillheartwopassages.Eachpassagewillbereadtwice.After

eachpassagetherewillbesomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

QuestionsforPassageOneofSectionC

21.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutDanny?

A.Hesuffersfrominsomnia.

B.Hedoesn’tgetenoughsleep.

C.Hehatesschool.

D.Heoftenlistenstoclassicalmusicfarintothenight.

22.Accordingtosleepexperts,kidslikeDanny__________.

A.areextremelylazy

B.needtoseethedoctor

C.arenotlazykids

D.arelearningdisabled

23.Teenagers’biologicalrhythms__________.

A.preferlaterwake-uptimes

B.preferearlierbedtimes

C.favorearlierwake-uptimes

D.favortheschoolhours

24.AccordingtoBreus,insufficientsleep__________.

A.willnotaffectadriverwithatremendousamountofexperience

B.iscausedbyaformofdepression

C.canensuregoodacademicperformance

D.canaffectakid’sathleticperformance

25.Someresearchstudiesshowthatchildren’sgradesrise__________.

A.becausetheygotobedearlierthanbefore

B.becauseoflaterschoolstarttime

C.becausetheyadaptthemselvestotheclassschedules

D.becausetheyhavegoodteachers

26.HeadmasterPetersonchangedhisschool’sstarttimeto__________onatrialbasis.

A.8:

00

B.9:

00

C.8:

30

D.7:

30

27.HeadmasterPeterson__________theresults.

A.wasdisappointedat

B.wasdissatisfiedwith

C.wasregretfulabout

D.wassurprisedby

28.ThebenefitsofthenewclassscheduleincludethefollowingEXCEPT_________.

A.thestudentswerelesssleepyduringtheday

B.thestudentsweremorealert

C.only50%ofthestudentsfelttiredduringtheday

D.fewerstudentswerelateforthefirstperiodinthemorning

QuestionsforPassageTwoofSectionC

29.__________istheleadingcauseofdisabilityinolderpeopleaccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.

A.Dementia（痴呆症）

B.Lossofmemory

C.Blindness

D.Hearingproblem

30.PeoplewithdementiamayshowthefollowingsymptomsEXCEPT__________.

A.becomingfar-sighted

B.forgettingfamilymembers

C.intellectualdeterioration

D.becomingfurious

31.RenataSousaandotherresearchersstudiedthecausesofdisability__________.

A.among50,000oldpeople

B.insomedevelopedcountries

C.amongpeoplewhoare65oryounger

D.insevendevelopingcountries

32.Accordingtothenewstudy,dementiawasthelargestcauseofdisabilityintheelderlyin__________.

A.London

B.Mexico

C.Venezuela

D.ruralIndia

33.Theresearcherssuggestthatmoreattentionshouldbegivento__________.

A.chronicdiseasesofagingpeople

B.heartdiseaseandcancer

C.chronicdiseasesofthebrainandmind

D.agingproblem

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutaseparatestudyofchildren?

A.Childreninthestudywerefromeighteenlowandmiddleincomecountries.

B.TheresearcherswereallfromtheUniversityofWisconsin-MadisonintheU.S..

C.It’saboutthecausesofdisabilityinchildren.

D.ItalsoappearedintheLancetmedicaljournal.

35.Childrenwho__________weremorelikelytobedisabled.

A.attendedschoolataveryearlyage

B.lackedvitaminDsupplements

C.wereoverweight

D.werebottle-fed

PartIIReadingComprehension（20points）

（特别说明：

阅读部分都是课外的，是负责出题的老师原创的阅读考题。

文章要求选自近期的较权威的英语报刊杂志。

）

Directions:

Inthispartyouarerequiredtoreadthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Itisbecomingincreasinglyclearthatthecomfortofagoodfitbetweenmanandmachineislargelyabsentfromthetechnologyoftheinformationage.Considerthehumblewristwatch,whichhasbeentransformedintoakindofwrist-mountedpersonalcomputer,withadigitaldisplayandacalculatorpadwhosebuttonsaretoosmalltobepressedbyahumanfingertip.Infact,theveryusefulnessofthedigitizationoftimeisopentoquestion.Peoplegenerallycarelessaboutknowingthetimetothenanosecondthanaboutseeinghowlongthey’vegotuntillunch.Withdigitalwatchesthatrequiresalittlefiguring（thepurposeofthecalculatorpad,perhaps）,whereaswiththeoldanalogwatches,theoneswithhands,it’sclearataglance.Worse,byreplacingthewatch’sconventionalstem-windingmechanismwithapuzzlingarrangementoftinybuttons,themanufacturerscreatedawatchthatwasveryhardtoreset.Oneleadingmanufacturerwasupsettodiscoverthatalineofitsparticularlyadvanceddigitalswasbeingreturnedasdefectivebythethousands,eventhoughthewatchesactuallyworkedperfectlywell.Furtherinvestigationrevealedthattheywerecomingbacksoonafterpurchaseandafterwardsintwolargebatches—inthespringandthefall,whenthetimechanged.

CharlesMauro,aconsultantinNewYorkCity,isaprominentmemberofabranchofengineeringgenerallyknownasergonomics,orhuman-factors—theonlyfieldspecificallyaddressingthequestionofproductusability.Maurowhohaswonmanyawardsforindustrialdesignandhuman-factorsresearch,wasbroughtintoprovidesomehelptothewatchmanufacturer,whichwasexperiencingwhatMaurocalls“thecomplexityproblem.”With“complexity”definedas“afundamentalmismatchbetweenthedemandsofatechnologyandthecapabilitiesofitsuser”,thetermnicelycapturestheessenceofourcurrenttechnologicaldifficulty.Thatmismatchmightbemeasuredbytheincreasinglengthoftheinstructionmanualsrequiredtoworksomanyofthenewgadgets.Aboutthedigital-watchmanufacturerMauroasks,“Canyoubelievethatthecompanyactuallyexpectedyoutocarryaroundathirty-pagemanualiny