福师1203考试批次《高级英语阅读二》复习题与参考答案.docx

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福师1203考试批次《高级英语阅读二》复习题与参考答案

福师1203考试批次《高级英语阅读二》复习题及参考答案一

I.Readingcomprehension:

80%

Passage1CBACD 

Materialculturereferstothetouchable,material“things”–physicalobjectsthatcanbeseen,held,felt,used-thatacultureproduces.Examiningaculture’stoolsandtechnologycantellusaboutthegroup’shistoryandwayoflife.Similarly,researchintothematerialcultureofmusiccanhelpustounderstandthemusic-culture.Themostvividbodyof“things”init,ofcoursearemusicalinstruments.Wecannothearforourselvestheactualsoundofanymusicalperformancebeforethe1870swhenthephonographwasinvented,sowerelyoninstrumentsforimportantinformationaboutmusic-culturesintheremotepastandtheirdevelopment.Herewehavetwokindsofevidence:

instrumentswellpreservedandinstrumentspicturedinart.Throughthestudyofinstruments,aswellaspaintings,writtendocuments,andsoon,wecanexplorethemovementofmusicfromtheNearEasttoChinaoverathousandyearsago,orwecanoutlinethespreadofNearEasterninfluencetoEuropethatresultedinthedevelopmentofmostoftheinstrumentsinthesymphonyorchestra.

Sheetmusicorprintedmusic,tooismaterialculture.Scholarsoncedefinedfolkmusic-culturesasthoseinwhichpeoplelearnandsingmusicbyearratherthanfromprint,butresearchshowsmutualinfluenceamongoralandwrittensourcesduringthepastfewcenturiesinEurope,Britain,andAmericaprintedversionslimitvarietybecausetheytendtostandardizeanysong,yettheystimulatepeopletocreatenewanddifferentsongs.Besides,theabilitytoreadmusicnotationhasafar-reachingeffectonmusiciansand,whenitbecomeswidespread,onthemusic-cultureasawhole.

Onemoreimportantpartofmusic’smaterialcultureshouldbesingledout:

theinfluenceoftheelectronicmedia-radio,recordplayer,taperecorder,television,andvideocassette,withthefuturepromisingtalkingandsingingcomputersandotherdevelopments.Thisisallpartofthe“informationrevolution,”atwentieth-centuryphenomenonasimportantastheindustrialrevolutionwasinthenineteenth.Theseelectronicmediaarenotjustlimitedtomodernnations;theyhaveaffectedmusic-culturesallovertheglobe.

1.Researchintothematerialcultureofanationisofgreatimportancebecause______.

a.ithelpsproducenewculturaltoolsandtechnology

b.itcanreflectthedevelopmentofthenation

c.ithelpsunderstandthenation’spastandpresent.

d.Itcandemonstratethenation’scivilization

2.Itcanbelearnedfromthispassagethat______.

a.theexistenceofthesymphonywasattributedtothespreadofNearEasternandChinesemusic.

b.NearEasternmusichadaninfluenceonthedevelopmentoftheinstrumentsinthesymphonyorchestra

c.thedevelopmentofthesymphonyshowsthemutualinfluenceofEasternandWesternmusic

d.themusicalinstrumentsinthesymphonyorchestraweredevelopedonthebasisofNearEasternmusic

3.Accordingtotheauthor,musicnotationisimportantbecause________.

a.ithasagreateffectonthemusic-cultureasmoreandmorepeopleareabletoreadit

b.ittendstostandardizefolksongswhenitisusedbyfolkmusicians.

c.Itistheprintedversionofstandardizedfolkmusic

d.Itencouragespeopletopopularizeprintedversionsofsongs.

4.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethattheintroductionofelectronicmediaintotheworldofmusic______.

a.hasbroughtaboutaninformationrevolution

b.hasspeededupthearrivalofanewgenerationofcomputers

c.hasgivenrisetonewformsofmusicculture

d.hasledtothetransformationoftraditionalmusicalinstruments

5.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthemainideaofthepassage?

a.Musicalinstrumentsdevelopedthroughtheyearswillsoonerorlaterbereplacedbycomputers.

b.Musiccannonbepassedontofuturegenerationsunlessitisrecorded.

c.Folksongscannotbespreadfarunlesstheyareprintedonmusicsheets.

d.Thedevelopmentofmusiccultureishighlydependentonitsmaterialaspect.

Passage2CCBDA

ThreeEnglishdictionariespublishedrecentlyalllayclaimtopossessinga“new”feature.TheBBCEnglishDictionarycontainsbackgroundinformationon1,000peopleandplacesprominentinthenewssince1988;theOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionary:

EncyclopedicEditionistheOALDplusencyclopedicentries;theLongmanDictionaryofEnglishLanguageandCultureistheLDOCEplusculturalinformation.

Thekeyfactisthatallthreedictionariescanbeseentohaveadistinctly“cultural”aswellaslanguagelearningcontent.Thatbeingsaid,thewayinwhichtheyapproachtheculturalelementisnotidentical,makingdirectcomparisonsbetweenthethreedictionaries.

Whilethereissomecommongroundbetweentheencyclopedic/culturalentriesfortheOxfordandLongmandictionaries,thereisacleardifference.OxfordlaysclaimtobeingencyclopediconcontentwhereasLongmandistinctlyconcentratesonthelanguageandcultureoftheEnglish-speakingworld.TheOxforddictionarycanthereforestandmorevigorousscrutinyforculturalbiasthantheLongmanpublicationbecausethelatterdoesnothesitateaboutviewingtherestoftheworldfromtheculturalperspectivesoftheEnglish-speakingworld.TheculturalobjectivesoftheBBCdictionaryareinturnmoredistinctstill.Basedonananalysisofover70millionwordsrecordedfromtheBBCWorldServiceandNationalPublicRadioofWashingtonoveraperiodoffouryears,their1,000briefencyclopedicentriesarebasedonpeopleandplacesthathavefeaturedinthenewsrecently.TheintendedusertheyhaveinmindisaregularlistenertotheWorldServicewhowillhaveareasonablestandardofEnglishandadevelopedskillinlisteningcomprehension.

Inreality,though,theBBCdictionarywillbepurchasedbyafarwiderrangeoflanguagelearners,aswilltheothertwodictionaries.Wewillbefacedwithasituationwheremanyoftheusersofthesedictionarieswillattheveryleasthavedistinctsocio-culturalperspectivesandmayhaveworldviewswhicharetotallyopposedandevenhostiletothoseoftheWest.Advancedlearnersfromthiskindofbackgroundwillnotonlyevaluateadictionaryonhowuser-friendlyitisbutwillalsohavedefiniteviewsaboutthescopeandappropriatenessofthevarioussocio-culturalentries.

6.Whatfeaturesetsapartthethreedictionariesdiscussedinthepassagefromtraditionalones?

a.Thecombinationoftwodictionariesintoone.

b.Thenewapproachtodefiningwords.

c.Theinclusionofculturalcontent.

d.Theincreaseinthenumberofentries.

7.TheLongmandictionaryismorelikelytobecriticizedforculturalprejudicebecause______.

a.itsscopeofculturalentriesgoesbeyondthecultureoftheEnglish-speakingworld.

b.itpayslittleattentiontotheculturalcontentofthenon-English-speakingcountries.

c.itviewstheworldpurelyfromthestandpointoftheEnglish-speakingpeople.

d.itfailstodistinguishlanguagefromcultureinitsencyclopedicentries

8.TheBBCdictionarydiffersfromOxfordandLongmaninthat______.

a.ithasawiderselectionofencyclopedicentries

b.itismainlydesignedtomeettheneedsofradiolisteners

c.itlaysmoreemphasisonlanguagethanonculture

d.itisintendedtohelplistenersdeveloptheirlisteningcomprehensionskills

9.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat,inapproachingsocio-culturalcontentinadictionary,specialthoughtshouldbegivento______.

a.thelanguagelevelsofitsusers

b.thenumberofitsprospectivepurchasers

c.thedifferenttastesofitsusers

d.thevariousculturalbackgroundsofitsusers

10.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

a.Differentwaysoftreatingsocio-culturalelementsinthethreenewEnglishdictionaries.

b.Acomparisonofpeople’sopinionsontheculturalcontentinthethreenewEnglishdictionaries.

c.TheadvantagesoftheBBCdictionaryoverOxfordandLongman.

d.Theuser-friendlinessofthethreenewEnglishdictionaries.

Passage311-15ACDAB16-20BBACA

Bondreachedunderthedashboardandfromitsconcealedholsterdrewoutthelong-barrelled.45ColtArmySpecialandlaiditontheseatbesidehim.ThebattlewashowintheopenandsomehowtheMercedesmustbestopped.

UsingtheroadasifitwasDonington,Bondrammedhisfootdownandkeptitthere.Gradually,withtheneedletwitchingeithersideofthehundredmarkhebegantonarrowthegap.

Draxtooktheleft-handforkatCharingandhissedupthelonghill.Ahead,inthegiantbeamofhisheadlights,oneofBowaters’hugeeight-wheeledAECDieselcarrierswasjustgrindingintothefirstbendofthehairpin,labouringunderthefourteentonsofnewsprintitwastakingonanightruntooneoftheEastKentnewspapers.

Draxcursedunderhisbreathashesawthelongcarrierwiththetwentygiganticrolls,eachcontainingfivemilesofnewsprint,ropedtoitsplatform.RightinthemiddleofthetrickyS-bendatthetopofthehill.

HelookedinthedrivingmirrorandsawtheBentleycomingintothefork.

AndthenDraxhadhisidea.

‘Krebs,’thewordwasapistolshot.‘Getoutyourknife.'TherewasasharpclickandthestilettowasinKrebs'shand.Onedidn'tdawdlewhentherewasthatnoteinthemaster'svoice.

‘Iamgoingtoslowdownbehindthislorry.TakeyourshoesandsocksoffandclimboutontothebonnetandwhenIcomeupbehindthelorryjumpontoit.Ishallbegoingatwalking-pace.Itwillbesafe.Cuttheropesthatholdtherollsofpaper.Theleftonesfirst.Thentheright.Ishallhavepulleduplevelwiththelorryandwhenyouhavecutthesecondlotjumpintothecar.Becarefulyouarenotsweptoffwiththepaper.’

Draxdowsedhisheadlightsandsweptroundthe