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湖北学位英语试题
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1 Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Themulti-billion-dollarWesternpopmusicindustryisunderfire.ItisbeingblamedbytheUnitedNationsforthedramaticriseindrugabuseworldwide,"Themostworryingdevelopmentisacultureofdrug-friendliness,"saystheUN'sInternationalNarcoticsControlBoardinareportreleasedlastyear.
The74-pagestudysaysthepopmusic,asaglobalindustry,isbyfarthemostinfluentialtrend-setterforyoungpeopleofmostcultures."Somesongsencouragepeopletotakedrugs.(78)Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle,"thestudysays.
Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendlypopmusicseemstosurvivedespitetheoccasionalshockofdeathbyoverdose(过量用药)."Suchincidentsendtobeseenasanoccasiontomourn(哀悼)thelossofarolemodel,andnotanopportunitytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse,"itnotes.Sincethe1970s,severalinternationallyfamoussingerandmoviestars—includingElvisPresley,JaniceJophlin,JohnBelushi,JimiHendrix,JonathanMelvinandAndyGibbs—havediedofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses.Withtheglobalizationofpopularmusic,messagespromotingdrugabusearenowreachingbeyondtheircountriesoforigin."Inmostcountries,thenamesofcertainpopstarshavebecomefamiliartothemembersofeveryhousehold,"thestudysays.
TheUNstudyalsoblamesthemediaforitsdescriptionofcertaindrugincidents,whichencouragesratherthanpreventsdrugabuse."Overthepastyears,wehaveseenhowdrugabuseisincreasinglyregardedasbeingacceptableorevenattractive,"saysHamidGhodse,presidentoftheBoard."Powerfulpressuregroupsrunpoliticalcampainsaimedatlegalizingcontrolleddrugs,"hesays.Ghodsealsopointsoutthatallthesedevelopmentshavecreatedanenvironmentwhichistolerant(容忍的)oforevenfavorabletodrugabuseandspoilsinternationaldrugpreventioneffortscurrentlyunderway.
Thestudyfocusesondemandreductionandpreventionwithinanenvironmentthathasbecometolerantofdrugabuse.TheBoardcallsongovernmentstodotheirlegalandmoralduties,andtoactagainstthepro-drug(赞成吸毒)messagesoftheyouthculturetowhichyoungpeopleincreasinglyarebeingexposed.
1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthortendtoagreewith?
A.Theuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposesisanacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle.
B.Thespreadingofpopmusicmaycausedrugabusetobeyondcountryboundaries.
C.Noeffortshavebeenmadetopreventthespreadingofdrugabuse.
D.Governmentshavenoabilityatactagainstthepro-drugmessagesoftheyouthculture.
2.Theexpression"underfire"inthefirstparagraphmeans________.
A.inanurgentsituation B.facingsomeproblems C.beingcriticized D.introuble
3.Fromthethirdparagraph,welearnthattheyouth________.
A.tendtomournthepopstarswhodiedofoverdoseasrolemodes
B.areshockedtoknowevenpopstarsmayabusedrugs
C.trytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse D.maystopabusingdrugs
4.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedastolerantofdrugabuse?
A.Thespreadingofpopmusic. B.Themedia.
C.Politicalcampaignsrunbypowerfulpressuregroups. D.Thelowpriceofsomedrugs.
5.Accordingtothepassage,popmusic________
A.hasagreatinfluenceonyoungpeopleofmostcultures B.attractsasmallnumberofyoungpeople C.isnotaprofitableindustry D.isaloneresponsiblefordrugabuse
Passage2 Questions 6to 10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Therearemanyolderpeopleintheworldandtherewillbemanymore.Alittle-knownfactisthatover60percentoftheolderpeopleliveindevelopingcountries.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,by2020therewillbe1billion,withover700millionlivingindevelopingcountries.
Itisasurprisingfactthatthepopulationageingisparticularlyrapidindevelopingcountries.Forexample,ittookFrance115yearsfortheproportionofolderpeopletodoublefrom7percentto14percent.ItisestimatedtotakeChinaamere27yearstoachievethissameincrease.
Whataretheimplicationsoftheseincreasednumbersofolderfolk?
(76)Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive,themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability(残疾).Attentionisbeingpaidtotheneedtokeeppeopleashealthyaspossible,includingduringoldage,tolessenthefinancialburdenonthestate.
(77)Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.InsomeAfricancountries,certainlyinAsia,olderpeoplearerespectedandregardedastheoneswithspecialknowledge.Yettraditionsarefadingawaydaily,whichdoesnotensurethecontinuedhighregardofolderpeople.Associetychanges,attitudeswillchange.
Muchneedstobedonetogetridofagediscrimination(歧视)inemployment.Life-longlearningprogramsneedtobeprovidedtoenableolderpeopletobeactivemembersinacountry'sdevelopment.
Socialsecuritypoliciesneedtobeestablishedtoprovideadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.Bothpublicandprivateschemesarevitalinordertobuildasuitablesafetynet.
6.Theproportionofolderpeople________.
A.isbiggerindevelopedcountriesthanindevelopingcountries
B.isone-seventhofthepopulationindevelopingcountries C.willincreasemuchfasterinChinathaninFrance D.willbesixtypercentindevelopingcountriesby2020
7.Accordingtopassage,whichofthefollowingaregovernmentsmostworriedabout?
A.Thediseasesanddisabilityofolderpeople. B.Thelongerlifeandgoodhealthofpeople.
C.Thelossoftaxesonolderpeople. D.Theincreasingrespectforolderpeople.
8.Itisstateddirectlyinthepassagethatolderpeopleshould________.
A.betreateddifferentlyindifferentcultures B.enjoyasimilarlifestyle
C.beignoredassocietychanges D. bevaluedbytheyongergenerations
9.WhichofthefollowingmeasureisNOTmentionedtosolvethepopulationageingproblem?
A.Gettingridofagediscriminationinemployment.B.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.C.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.
D.Providingfreehealthcareforsickolderpeople.E.Supplyinglife-longlearningprogramstoolderpeople.
10.Theauthorconcludesinthelastparagraphthat________.
A.governmentshavespentlotsoftimeinsolvingtheageingproblem
B.populationageingisahardproblem,butitneedstobesolvedurgently
C.peoplearetoobusytosolvethepopulationageingproblem
D.muchtimeandeffortwillbelostinsolvingtheageingproblem
Passage3 Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
(79)Extensivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhasmadeextraordinaryprogressinreducingpovertyinrecentdecades.Theresearchsuggeststhatthepaceofeconomicprogresshasbeenrapidandcontinuedfordecades,builtonthefoundationsofrelativepoliticalstability,risingtrade,andeconomicliberalization(自由化)aftertwoworldwars.Onenewstudy,publishedrecentlybytheInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinWashington,findthattheproportionofthe6.1billionpeopleintheworldwholiveon$1adayorlessshrankfrom63percentin1950to35percentin1980and12percentin1999.bysomeothermeasures,theprogresshasbeenmoremodest.Still,economistsagreethatpovertyhasplungedinkeynationssuchasIndiaandespeciallyChina,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowthaswellaseconomicfreedom."Thisisahugesuccessfortheworldasawhole,"saysHarvardUniversityeconomistRichardCooper."Wearedoingsomethingright."
ThenewscomesastheWorldBankisabouttoopenitsannualmeetinginWashington-aneventthathasbeentroubledinrecentyearsbyproteststhattheBankanditssisterInstitution,theInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF国际货币组织),havedonetoolittlefortheworld'spoor.(80)Theneweconomicresearchwillnotputanendtothatdispute.Vastpopulationsremainpoor,andmanystillquestionthewisdomofWorldBankpolicies.Nonetheless,theresearchfindingsarehelpfultounderstandwhatpoliciesshouldbefollowedbythoseinstitutionsandhundredsofotherdevelopmentgroupsworkingveryhardtohastenthepaceofworldeconomicprogress.Ifdramaticgainsareunderway,thepresentpolicies-callingforopenmarkets,freebusinessactivities,andtightmonetarycontrol-areworkingandcorrect.
ButcriticsofIMFandWorldBankpoliciesmaintainthatsucheconomicsuccessstoriesasJapan,China,SouthKoreaandSingaporearerootedinmorethanjust"free"markets.Thesenationshavemanagedtogrowrapidly,andtherebyreducepoverty,bylimitingimportswhentheirdomesticindustrieswereyoung,pushingexportstorichnations,andputtingcontrolsonpurelyinternationalfinancialflows.Thehavebeenopentoforeign-ownedfactoriesbuthaveofteninsistedthatthoseinvestorssharetheknowledgeandskillonmoderntechnologies.
11.Theword"plunged"inthefirstparagraphmeans________.
A.decreasedB.climbedC.increasedD.droppedintowater
12.Fromthepassage,welearnthat_____