最新电视大学学位英语试题及答案.docx

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最新电视大学学位英语试题及答案

2011.11.05

　　PartⅠReadingComprehension（30%）

　　Directions：

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

　　Passage1

　　Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

　　ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity，whichisontheAtlanticmigrating（迁徙的）route，canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass，”saidMs.Laurel，anarchitect.（76）“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights，andthelargertheglass，themoredangerousitis.”About90，000birdsarekilledbyflyingintobuildinginthecityeachyear.Often，theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds，afterhabitat（栖息地）loss，withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear.

　　（77）Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade，so，too，havecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardfornewbuildinginJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil，anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings，willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess.

　　Therearenoeasyfixes，however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultraviolet（紫外线的）signals，buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers，dotpatterns，shadesandnetarethemainoptionsavailable.

　　Often，onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged.“Youdon'tnecessarilyhavetotreateverywindow，”Ms.Laurelsaid.“Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding.”TheJacobConventionCenter，whichhasbeenundergoingalterations，themostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns.

　　1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？

　　A.NewYorkisacityofglasstowers.

　　B.Glasstoweraredangerousformigratingbirds.

　　C.NewYorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings.

　　D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedStates.

　　2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbirds？

　　A.ClimatechangeB.Habitatloss

　　C.LackoffoodD.Crashingintobuildings.

　　3.Whatdoestheword“fixes”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean？

　　A.ChoicesB.Explanations

　　C.SolutionsD.Developments

　　4._____areusedinthealterationoftheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenter.

　　A.DotpatternsB.Shades

　　C.NetsD.Covers

　　5.WhichofthefowlingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？

　　A.Inmanycases，thewholebuildingneedstobealteredtopreventbirdcrashes.

　　B.TheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenteristhefirstbuildingtodealwiththeproblemofbirdcrashes.

　　C.About90，000birdsarekilledduetohabitatlossinNewYorkCityeachyear.

　　D.Unfortunately，glassdesignsthatuseultravioletsignalsarestillintheirearlystages.

　　Passage2

　　Question6to10arebasedonthefowlingpassage：

　　Today'sstudentshavegrownuphearingmoreaboutBillGatesthanF.D.R.，andtheyliveinaworldwhereamazinginnovations（革新）arecommon.Thecurrent18-year-olds，afterall，were8whenGooglewasfoundedbytwostudentsatStanford；MarkZuckerbergfoundedFacebookin2004whilehewasHarvardandtheywereenteringhighschool.Havinggrownupdigital（数字的），theyareimpatienttogetonwithlife.

　　Theeasiestwaytofindkidsliketheseistocheckinonentrepreneurship（企业家才能）education，inwhichcollegesanduniversitiestrytopreparetheirstudentstorecognizeopportunitiesandseizethem.

　　AreportpublishedlastyearbytheKauffmanFoundation，whichfinancesprogramstopromoteinnovationoncampuses，notedthatmorethan50，000entrepreneurshipprogramsareofferedontwo-andfour-yearcampuses—upfromjust250coursesin1985.LesaMitchell，aKauffmanvicepresident，saysthatthefoundationisextendingthereachofitsacademicinfluence，whichusedtobefoundonlyinbusinessschools.Now，theconceptofentrepreneurshipisbloominginengineeringprogramsandmedicalschool，andevenintheliberalarts.“Ourinterestistheprograms，”shesays.“Weneedtospreadoutfromthebusinessschool.”

　　Eitherasclassprojectsorontheirown，studentsinavarietyofmajorsarecomingupwithideas，writingbusinessplansandseeingthemthroughtoprototypeand，often，market.Intheirsparetime，studentsinagriculturaleconomicsatPurdueinventnewusesforbean；industrialdesignmajorsatSyracuse，inspeciallaboratory，createwearabletechnologies.

　　（78）Theentrepreneurshipmovementhasitscritics，especiallyamongthosewhoseecollegeasatimeforextensiveacademicexploration.“Ijustdon‘tthinkthatentrepreneurshiprankssohighintermsofnationalneed，”saysDanielS.Greenberg，authorofScienceforsale：

Theperils，RewardsandDelusionsofCampusCapitalism.

　　LeonardA.Schlesinger，BabsonCollege'spresident，saysthatthequestionofwhetherinnovationcanreallybetaughtis“anage-oldargument”

　　6.WhenGoogleandFacebookwereestablished，thefounderswerestill_____.

　　A.inhighschoolB.inthearmy

　　C.inprimaryschoolD.atcollege

　　7.Accordingtothepassage，whatisthemainpurposeofentrepreneurshipeducation？

　　A.Topreparestudentsforfutureacademiclife

　　B.Topreparestudentstofindopportunitiesandseizethem.

　　C.Topreparestudentsforoverseascareer.

　　D.Topreparestudenttodevelopinterpersonalskills.

　　8.Theword“prototype”inthefourthparagraphismostlikelytomean_____.

　　A.modelB.strategy

　　C.methodD.stage

　　9.WhatdoesDanielS.Grennbergthinkofentrepreneurshipeducation？

　　A.Entrepreneurship，oratleastcertainelementsofit，canbetaught.

　　B.Anentrepreneurshipprogramcanhelpstudentsfindwhattheyreallylikeandentrepreneurshipisn‘tallaboutbusiness.

　　C.Entrepreneurshipshouldbespreadacrossdifferentfields.

　　D.Collegesshouldn‘tputtoomuchemphasisonentrepreneurshipprograms.

　　10.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？

　　A.Entrepreneurshipcoursesinbusinessschools.

　　B.Qualitiesofanentrepreneur.

　　C.Entrepreneurshipeducationincolleges.

　　D.Kidsintheinformationage.

Passage3

　　Question11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

　　Regretisascommonanemotionasloveorfear，anditcanbenearlyaspowerful.So，inanewpaper，tworesearcherssetabouttryingtofindoutwhatthetypicalAmericanregretsmost.Intelephonesurveys，NealRose，apsychologistandprofessorofmarketingattheSchoolofManagementatNorthwesternUniverstiy，andMikeMorrison，adoctoralcandidateinpsychologyatUniversityofIllinois，asked370Americans，aged19to103，totalkabouttheirmostnotableregret.Participantswereaskedwhattheregretwas，whenithappened，whetheritwasaresultofsomethingtheydidordidn'tdo，andwhetheritwassomethingthatcouldstillbefixed.

　　Themostcommonlymentionedregretinvolvedromance（浪漫的事）（18%）——lostlovesorunfulfilledrelationships.Familyregretscameinsecond（16%），whitpeoplestillfeelingbadlyaboutbeingunkindtotheirbrothersorsistersinchildhood.Otherfrequentlyreportedregretsinvolvedcareer（13%），education（12%），money（10%）andparenting（9%）。

　　RoseandMorrison'sstudy，whichistobepublishedinsocialpsychologicalandpersonalityscience，issignificantinthatitsurveyedawiderangeoftheAmericanpublic，includingpeopleofallagesandsocio-economicandeducationalbackgrounds.Previousstudiesonregrethavefocusedlargelyoncollegestudents，whopredictablytendtohaveeducation-focusedregrets，likewishingtheyhadstudiedharderoradifferentmajor.Thenewsurveyshowsthatinthelargerpopulation，aperson'smajor.Thenewsurveyshowsthatinthelargerpopulation，aperson's“lifecircumstances—accomplishments，shortcomings，situationinlife—injectconsiderablefuelintothefiresofregret，”theauthorswrite.

　　（79）Peoplewithlesseducation，forinstanceweremorelikelytoreporteducationregret.Peoplewithhigherlevelsofeducationhadthemostcareerregrets.Andthosewithnoromanticpartnertendedtoholdregretsregardinglove.Brokendown（分解、细分）bysex，morewomen（44%）thanmen（19%）hadregretsaboutloveandfamily——notsurprising，sincewomen“valuesocialrelationshipsmorethanmen，”theauthorswrite.Incontrast，men（34%）weremorelikelythanwomen（27%）tomentionwork-relatedregrets，wishingthey'dchosenadifferentcareerpath，forinstance，orfollowedtheirpassion.（80）Manyparticipantsalsoreportedwishingtheyhadworkedlesstospendmoretimewiththeirchildren.

　　Therewasanevensplitbetweenregretsaboutinaction（notdoingsomething）andaction（dosomethingyouwishyoudidn't）.But，likepreviousstudies，thecurrentresearchfoundthatsomeregretsaremorelikelythanotherstopersistovertime：

peopletendtohangonlongertotheregretofinaction；meanwhile，regretsofactiontendtobemorerecent.

　　11.Inthesecondparagraph，theauthorshows______.

　　A.theresearchers'findingsB.theimportanceoffamily

　　C.theimportanceofmoneyD.theimportanceofcareer

　　12.Accordingtothepassage，collegestudentparticipantsmainlyhadregretsabouttheir______.

　　A.familyandchildhoodB.studyandmajor

　　C.careerandjobD.romanceandfear

　　13.Theword“notable”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______.

　　A.commonB.capableC.wonderfulD.remarkable

　　14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？

　　A.Thelesseducationheorshehas，themoreregretssheorhewouldhave.

　　B.Themoreeducationheorshehas，thelessregretssheorhewouldhave.