《英语报刊选读》期末复习指导教程.docx

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《英语报刊选读》期末复习指导教程

《英语报刊选读》期末复习指导

一、课程说明

本课程为本科开放教育英语专业的选修课程之一，开设时间为第五学期。

教学对象是广播电视大学英语本科学生或具有同等水平的自学者。

本课程采用的教材为《美英报刊文章阅读》和《〈美英报刊文章阅读〉学习辅导》（周学艺主编，北京大学出版社出版，2001年10月第2版）。

二、考试说明

本课程终结性考核方式为闭卷考试，考生不得携带任何形式的参考资料和电子读物或工具。

考核范围为:

第1单元ChineseAffairs

LessonOneExplodingTourismErodingChina’sRiches

LessonTwoBeijingDreamsof2008

LessonThreeHomeatLast

第2单元AmericanAffairs（I）

LessonFourBestGraduateSchools

LessonFiveIsHarvardWorthIt?

第3单元AmericanAffairs（II）

LessonEightJudgeSeesPoliticsinLosAlamosCase

LessonTenBigCrimes,SmallCities

LessonElevenHollywoodDemons

第4单元AmericanAffairs（III）

LessonThirteenLobbyistOutOfShadowIntoTheSpotlight

LessonFourteenTheRichGetRicherandElected

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第5单元AmericanAffairs（IV）

LessonNineteenFree-talkingandFastResults

第6单元BritishAffairs

LessonTwentyWhytheMonarchyMustStay

LessonTwenty-oneAnythingButBeef?

第7单元AsianAffairs

LessonTwenty-fourGiantonTheMove

第8单元Australian,Brazilian,European&AfricanAffairs

LessonTwenty-eightKillingintheNameofGod

LessonTwenty-nineTestimonytoS.AfricanCatharsis

题型及分数比例：

I.补上标题中省略或被代替的单词（10%）

II、阅读理解部分：

选择题（30%）

正误判断题（20%）

问题回答（20%）

III.翻译题（20%）

三、复习要点

本考试重点考查学生对英语报刊的阅读理解能力和对时事政治新闻词语的掌握，并适当考查课程中所介绍的读报知识。

课程终结考试的命题根据教材所涵盖的有关中国、美国、英国以及亚洲、非洲的新闻内容以及与教材难度相当阅读材料，涉及教材内容不少于40%。

复习要点：

第一单元中有关中国的教育与文化的内容

第二单元中有关美国教育的内容

第三、四单元中涉及美国政治的内容

第五单元中有关美国贸易的内容

第六单元主要是有关英国政治的内容

第七单元主要是有关印度的内容

第八单元主要是有关非洲的宗教和种族歧视的内容

四、综合复习题（试题范例）

本科开放教育英语专业《英语报刊选读》考试模拟试题

I.Reconstructthemessagesofthefollowingheadlinesofnewsstories:

（10points）

Example:

ItalianEx-MayorMurdered

---AnItalianEx-MayorIsMurdered

1.UStoldnottoexploitTibetissue

2.Rubin,Greenspanatodds

3.VisitorsflockingtoMao’sbirthplace

4.Manquizzedafterwifeisknifedinsportsstore

II.ReadthefollowingpassageandanswertheQuestionsA5-34（30points）andB35-45（20points）.

TuitionReformforHigherEducation

Chineseinstitutionsofhigherlearninghavequickenedtheirpaceofreforminrecentyears.Changingenrollmentpracticesandhighertuitionfeesconstituteandimportantpartofthereform.Schoolswhichonceadmittedstudentsalmostexclusivelyaccordingtostateplansarebecomingmoreacceptingofstudentssentbyworkgroupsforfurthertrainingandthosewhopaytheirownfees.

Regularuniversitiesandcollegesplantoenrollabout786200studentsthisyear,up158200or25percentoverlastyear’sfigure.Ofthese,216000,or27.4percent,willbesentbytheirworkgroupsorwillpaytheirownway.

Inthepast,thestatepaidalltuitionandschoolfeesforuniversitystudents,amatterofpolicysinceNewChinawasestablishedin1949.Althoughthispracticeguaranteedthesupplyofqualifiedpersonnel,itbroughtaheavyburdentothesate,hinderingfurtherdevelopmentofhighereducation.Sincehighereducationisnon—compulsoryeducationinChina,tochargeappropriatefeeswillhelpimproveschoolfacilitiesandexpeditethedevelopmentofeducationinthisstage.Asanaddedbenefit,payingtheirownwaywillencouragestudentstostudyharder.

Thereformwilltakeeffectintwodirections.State—financedstudentswillbeginpayingpartofthecostsoftheireducation,andmoreself—payingstudentswillbeaccepted.

InAugust1989,underthedirectionoftheStatecouncil,theStateEducationCommission,theMinistryofFinanceandtheSatePriceBureaudrewupstipulationsconcerningtheamountofchargesontuition,accommodationandotherexpensesforstudentsofinstitutionsofhigherlearning.Beginningfromthatyear,freshmenatregularuniversitiesandcollegesandprofessionalschools（includingcadrestakingspecialtrainingcoursesandstudentsworkingonaseconddegree）werecharged100yuan（aboutus$17）eachfortheirtuitionfee,andthislowchargeisexpectedtoberaisedgradually.ThefigurewashigherinspecialeconomiczonesandeconomicallydevelopedregionssuchasGuangdongProvinceandShanghai,butwascappedat300yuan.Studentslivingoncampuspaidabout20yuanperyearforaccommodationandthechargewasslightlyhigherforbetterfurnishing.Normalschoolstudentsandthoseadmittedonscholarshipsneedonlypayforaccommodation.Reducedtuitionsandfeesareavailabletostudentsinneedoffinancialassistance,butaccommodationexpenseswillremainthesame.

InJune1992,theStateEducationCommission,theMinistryofFinanceandtheStatePriceBureaudecidedtoallowregularinstitutionsofhighereducationtosettheirowntuitionratesandchargesforaccommodation,short—termtrainingprograms,correspondencecoursesandnightschool.Theseshouldbedeterminedaccordingtotheneedsofeachschool,theabilitiesofstudentstopayandgeneralconditionsineacharea.Thetuitionforstudentsinthesciencesandengineeringcanrangefrom300to500yuanperacademicyear.Liberalarts,historyandeconomicsstudentsofthefineartspay400to600yuanperyear,andstudentsofthefinearts400to750yuan.Statisticsfor1992showstudentspaidanaverageof340yuanintuitionthatyear,only5percentoftherealcost.

Measureshavebeentakentolimitthepossibledetrimentalaffectsofrisingtuition.Shanghai,forinstance,exemptsthechildrenofrevolutionarymartyrsfrompayingtuition.Andthesecostsmaybereducedorwaivedforstudentswithlimitedfamilyfinancialsupportastheirparentsareeitherbothdeadorarereceivingsubsidiesfromtheirworkunits.Somecollegeshavealsosetupwork—studyprogramstobenefitstudentswithfinancialdifficulties

Guidelinesconcerningself—payingstudentswerefirstsetoutin1989.TheStateEducationCommission,theMinistryofFinanceandtheStatePriceBureaustipulatedthatthesestudentsshouldpay80percentofthecostoftheireducation.Suchstudentswholiveoncampuspaythestandardrateforaccommodationandmustcovertheirownmedicalexpenses.Thechargeforeachself—payingstudentaveraged2000yuanofthecostin1992,or30percentofthecost.Chargesforundergraduatesandstudentsofspecialcollegeswhoseeducationissponsoredbyworkunits,withpaymentcomingeitherinpartorinfullfromtheirunits,aresomewhathigher.Self—payingstudentsarenotassignedjobsbythestateaftergraduation,whereasstudentssentbytheirunitswillreturntothemaftergraduating.

Chargesforcorrespondencecoursesandnightschoolareequaltoorslightlyhigherthanthoseforfull-timestudentsenrolledaccordingtothestateplan.

Withtheirimprovementoftheirlivingstandardsandthedeepeningofreform,peopleingeneralacceptthechangesinthetuitionsystem.Tofacilitatethedevelopmentofhighereducation,theincreasesintuitionrateswillbemoreflexibleanddiversified.Studentpaymentswillbeaugmentedbyfindingfromthestate,enterprisesandfundsraisedfromthepublic.Lawsandregulationswillby

enactedtoensuresteadyprogress,andoverseasorganizationsandindividualsareencouragedtosetupandoperateschoolsinChina.

--21stCentury,Apr.20,1992

ReadingComprehension

Circletheletterthatbestsuitstheanswerorcompletesthestatement.

5.Changingenrollmentpracticesandhighertuitionfees____.

A.payanimportantpartinthereform

B.makeupanimportantpartofthereform

C.includeanimportantpartofthereform

D.holdanimportantpartofthereform

6.Regularuniversitiesandcollegesplantoenrollabout786200studentsthisyear____.

A.whichisthesameaslastyearsfigure

B.whichismorethanlastyear’sfigureby158200

C.whichis25percentoverlastyear’sfigure

D.bothBandC

7.Among786200students____willbesentbytheirworkgroupsorwillpaytheirownway.

A.158200B.21600

C.27.4percentD.25percent

8.SinceNewChinawasestablished,alltuitionandschoolfeesforuniversitystudents____

A.Werepaidbytheirworkgroups

B.Werepaidbythestudentsthemselves

C.Werepaidbythestate

D.Werepaidbythelocalgovernment

9.Thepolicywhichthestatepaidalltuitionandschoolfeesforuniversitystudents____.

A.Broughtlotsofprofitstothestate

B.Washelpfultofurtherdevelopmentofhighereducation

C.Broughtmanyadvantagestothestate

D.Broughtexpenseandtroubletothestate

10.Whichstatementisnottrue?

A.Tochargeappropriatefeeswillhelpimproveschoolfacilities.

B.Asanaddedbenefit,payingtheirownwaywillencouragestudentstostudyharder.

C.HighereducationiscompulsoryeducationinChina.

D.Tuitionreformforhighereducationwilltakeeffectintwodirections.

11.Stipulationsconcerningtheamountofchargesontuition,accommodationandotherexpensesforstudentsofinstitutionsofhigherlearningwasdraftedby____.

A.theStateEducationCommission

B.theStateCouncil

C.theuniversitiesandcolleges

D.theStateEducationCommission,theMinistryofFinanceandtheStatePriceBureau

12.Thefigureontuitionfeewashigherinspecialeconomiczonesandeconomicallydeveloped

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13.regions,butwas____.

A.fixedat300yuanB.limitedin300yuan

C.over300yuanD.muchmorethan300yuan

13.Studentsinneedoffinancialassistance____.

A.cangetagrant

B.needonlypayforaccommodation

C.cangetsupportfromthelocalgovernment

D.canenjoyreducedtuitionsandfees

14.AccordingtothestipulationsmadebytheStateEducationCommission,theMinistryofFinanceandtheStatePriceBureau,thetuitionforstudentsinthesciencesandengineeringcan____.

A.bechangedbetween300and500yuanperacademicyear

B.befixedat300or500yuanperyear

C.besetat400or600yuanperyear

D.beextendedfrom400to750yuanperyear

15.ThechildrenofrevolutionarymartyrsinS