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江苏省成人学位英语考试真题及答案
2005年江苏省学位英语考试真题
PartⅠListeningComprehension(15minutes15%)(共15题略)
PartIIReadingComprehension:
Directions:
Therearesomereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritedownthecorrespondingletterintheAnswerSheet.
Alibraryismorethanjustaplacewherebooksarestored.Alibraryisasourceofinformation.Thatinformationmaycomefrombooks(fiction,nonfiction,orreferencebooks),fromperiodicals(newspapers,magazines,andjournals),fromaudio-visualmaterial(records,cassettesmicrofilm,videotapes,etc.),orevenfromacomputerterminal.
Studentsgotolibrariestostudyandtowriteresearchpapers.Theperiodicalsroomofauniversitylibraryiswhereforeignstudentsoftenfindnewspapersandmagazinesfromtheircountries.Inthereferenceroom,theycanfindcatalogsfrommanyuniversitiesintheU.S.andothercountries.Ifyouarebuyingausedcar,thereferencelibrariancanshowyoutheBlueBook,whichliststhepricesofnewandusedcars.Peoplewhoneedinformationinahurrycantelephonethereferencelibrarianatmanylibraries.
(86)Thereareasmanydifferentlibraryservicesastherearetypesofpeoplewhousethem.Children'slibrariesprovidematerialsforyoungreaders.Theysometimeshavestorytellerswhoreadstoriestogroupsofchildren,andafewhavecomputersforthechildrentoplaywith.Musicloverscanlistentorecordingsoftheirfavoritemusiciansinmusiclibraries.Somelibrariesofferspecialservicesforblindpeople,suchasbooksinBraille,"talking"books,andKurzweilReadingMachines.
Librariesprovideentertainmentaswellasinformation.Novelsandshortstoriesfromalibrary'sfictioncollectionareagoodsourceofenjoyablereadingpractice.Publiclibrariesoftensponsorlecturesontopicsofinteresttomembersofthecommunity,andafewevenofferconcertsandfilms.Nomatterwhatyourinterestsare,youwillfindthatalibrarycanbeagreatplacetoenjoyyourselfwhileyoulearn.
16Inlibrariesreaderscangetinformationfrom.
A.computerterminal,books,periodicals,ornonfiction
B.books,periodicals,audio-visualmaterialsorvideoapes
C.periodicals,books,audio-visualmaterialsoracomputerterminal
D.materials,referencebooks,periodicals,audio-visualorjournals
17.Inthereferenceroomofthelibraryyoucanfind_________.
A.materialsforyoungreadersB.universitycatalogs
C.newspapersandmagazinesD.thefictioncollection
18.Foreignstudentsoftengototoreadnewspapersandmagazinesfromtheircountries.
A.periodicalroomsB.referenceroomsC.musicroomsD.computercenters
19.Thelastsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthatreaderscan.
A.findentertainmentandinformationinalibrary
B.readbothnovelsandshortstoriesinabookstore
C.enjoyconcertsandfilmsinatheater
D.attendmanylecturesatcolleges
20.Whatisthemainideaofthepassageisthat_____
A.Therearemanykindsoflibraries.
B.Alibraryisaplacewherebooksarestored.
C.Librariesprovideentertainment.
D.Librariesoffermanydifferentservices.
Veryoldpeopledoraisemoralproblemforalmosteveryonewhocomesintotouchwiththem.Theirvalues-thiscan’tberepeatedtoooften-arenotnecessarilyourvalues.Physicalcomfort,cleannessandorderarenotnecessarilythemostimportantforthem.Thesocialservicesfromtimetotimefindthemselvesfacedwithaflatwithgoing-badfoodcoveredwithdustonthetable,andanoldpersonlyingaloneonbed,takingnonoticeofanything.Isitdoingharmtopersonalfreedomtoinsistthattheygotolivewithsomeoftheirrelativessothattheymightbetakenbettercareof?
Somesocialworkersaretheoneswhocleanupthedust,thinkingweareindangerofcarryingthisideaofpersonalfreedomtothepointwhereseriousrisksarebeingtakenwiththehealthandsafetyoftheold.
Indeed,theoldcanbeeasilyhurtorharmed.Thebodyislikeacar:
itneedsmorecareasitgetsolder.Youcancarrythiscomparisonrightthroughtotheprovisionofspareparts.(87)Butneverforgetthatsuchoperationsarepainfulexperiences,howevergoodtheresults.Andatwhatpointshouldyoustoptreatingtheoldbody?
Isitrighttotrytopushoffdeathbyusingdrugstoexcitetheforgetfuloldmindandtoactivatetheoldbody,knowingthatthereislittlehope?
Youcannotaskdoctorsorscientiststodecide,becausesolongastheycanseethetechnicalopportunities,theywillfeelsuretohaveatryonthebeliefthatwhilethere’slife,three’shope.
Whenyoutalktotheoldpeople,however,youareforcedtotheconclusionthatwhetherageishappyorunpleasantdependslessonmoneyoronhealththanitdoesonyourabilitytohavefun.
21.FromParagraph1,wecaninferthat______.
A.veryoldpeopleenjoylivingwiththeirrelatives
B.socialservicescouldhavenothingtodowithveryoldpeople
C.veryoldpeopleprefertolivealonesothattheycanhavemorepersonalfreedom
D.veryoldpeopleareabletokeeptheirroomsclean
22.Accordingtothepassage,somesocialworkersthinkthat_______.
A.healthandsafetyaremoreimportantthanpersonalfreedom
B.personalfreedomismoreimportantthanhealthandsafety
C.oldpeopleshouldhavetheideaofcleaningtheirrooms
D.oneshouldnottakerisksofdealingwitholdpeople
23.Intheauthor’sopinion,
A.thehumanbodycan’tbecomparedtoacar
B.theolderaperson,themorecareheneeds
C.toomuchemphasishasbeenputonoldpeople’svalues
D.physicalcomfort,cleannessandorderarenecessarytotheold
24.Theitalicizedword“it”inthelastparagraphrefersto_______.
A.whetherageishappyorunpleasant
B.theconclusionyouhavecometo
C.one’smoneyorone’shealth
D.yourtalktotheoldpeople
25.Theauthorthinksthat_______.
A.medicaldecisionsfortheoldpeopleshouldbelefttothedoctors
B.oldpeoplecanenjoyahappylifeonlyiftheyareveryrich
C.theopinionthatweshouldtryeverymeanspossibletosaveoldpeopleisdoubtful
D.itisalwaysrighttotreatoldpeopleandpushoffdeath
Withoutproperplanning,tourismcancauseproblems.Forexample,toomanytouristscancrowdpubicplacesthatarealsoenjoyedbytheinhabitantsofacountry.Iftouristscreatetoomuchtraffic,theinhabitantsbecomeannoyedandunhappy.Theybegintodisliketouristsandtotreatthemimpolitely.Theyforgethowmuchtourismcanhelpthecountry’seconomy.Itisimportanttothinkaboutthepeopleofadestinationcountryandhowtourismaffectsthem.Tourismshouldhelpacountrykeepthecustomsandbeautythatattracttourists.Tourismshouldalsoadvancethewell-beingoflocalinhabitants.
Toomuchtourismcanbeaproblem.(88)Iftourismgrowstooquickly,peoplemustleaveotherjobstoworkinthetourismindustry.Thismeansthatotherpartsofthecountry’seconomycansuffer.
Ontheotherhand,ifthereisnotenoughtourism,peoplecanlosejobs.Businessescanalsolosemoney.Itcostsagreatdealofmoneytobuildlargehotels,airports,airterminals,first-classroads,andothersupportfacilitiesneededbytouristattractions.Forexample,amajorinternational-classtourismhotelcancostasmuchas50thousanddollarsperroomtobuild.Ifthisroomisnotusedmostofthetime,theownersofthehotelwilllosemoney.
Buildingahotelisjustabeginning.Theremustbemanysupportfacilitiesaswell,includingroadstogettohotel,electricity,sewerstohandlewaste,andwater.Allofthesesupportfacilitiescostmoney.Iftheyarenotusedbecausetherearenotenoughtourists,jobsandmoneyarelost.
26.Theworld“inhabitants”inthefirstparagraphmeans.
A.touristsB.passengersC.citizensD.population
27.ToomuchtourismcancausealltheseproblemsEXCEPT______
A.abadeffectonotherindustriesB.achangeoftourists’customs
C.over-crowdednessofplacesofinterestD.pressureontraffic
28.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.
A.theauthordoesn’tliketourismdevelopingsofast
B.localpeoplewillbenefitfromtouristattraction
C.otherpartsofacountry’seconomywon’tbenefitfromtourist
D.wecan’tbuildtoomanysupportfacilities
29.Theauthorthinksitisgoodforlocalpeopletoknowthattourismwill.
A.wastealotofmoneyB.weakentheireconomy
C.helpestablishtheircustomsD.helpimprovetheirlife
30.Themainideaofthepassageis.
A.tourismburdensthelocalpeoplewithmanyproblems
B.tourismneedsaproperplanning
C.tourismmustbesupportedbybuildingandhotels
D.tourismcanprovidepeoplemorejobs
Theuniversitieshavetrainedtheintellectualpioneersofourcivilization—thepriests,thelawyers,thestatesmen,thedoctors,themenofscience,andthemenofletters。
Theconductofbusinessnowrequiresintellectualimaginationofthesametypeasthatwhichinformertimeshasmainlypassedintothoseotheroccupations。
Thereisonegreatdifficultywhichhampersallthehighertypesofhumanendeavor。
Inmoderntimesthisdifficultyhasevenincreasedinitspossibilitiesforevil。
Inanylargeorganizationtheyoungermen,whoarenovices,mustbesettojobswhichconsistincarryingoutfixeddutiesinobediencetoorders。
Nopresidentofalargecorporationmeetshisyoungestemployeeathisofficedoorwiththeofferofthemostresponsiblejobwhichtheworkofthatcorporationincludes.Theyoungmenaresettoworkatafixedroutine,andonlyoccasionallyevenseethepresidentashepassesinandoutofthebuilding。
Suchworkisagreatdiscipline。
Itimpartsknowledge,anditproducesreliabilityofcharacter;alsoitistheonlywo