德州学院期末考试试卷

1专业年级（本、专科）学号______________姓名________________密封线德州学院期末考试试卷课程名称：英美报刊选读A卷考试时间：120分钟题目一二三四五六七八总分得分阅卷人PartITranslatethefollowingphrasesintoChinese（40%）1)SecretaryofState11)UNESCO2)Capitol12)NASA3)spokesman13)FM4)jointventure14)IPR5)Senate15)FBI6)FinancialTimes16)MFN7)Pentagon17)PLO8)FederalReserve18)DJI9)TheCommonwealth19)Aussie10)tradedeficits20)N-testPartIIFillinthefollowingblankswithChinesewords（20%）1）消息是最常用的新闻体裁，它通常由(1)、(2)、(3)三部分组成。2）消息的“倒金字塔结构”起源于(4)世纪(5)年代美国的(6)（事件）期间。3）电讯稿的电讯头三要素是(7)、(8)和(9)。电讯头LosAngles，Sep16，2006，AP译成汉语为(10)。4）在新闻分类中，(11)和(12)被称为硬新闻，(13)和(14)被称为软新闻。5）被国际新闻界公认的六大通讯社是：美国的(15)和(16)，英国的(17)，法国的(18)，俄罗斯的(19)，中国的(20)。PartIIIReadthefollowingpassagesandthenchoosetherightanswertoeachquestion.(20％)Passage1AlanGreenspanAlanGreenspanischairmanoftheFederalReserveBoardandarguablyoneofthemostpowerfulindividualsintheUnitedStates.GreenspanhasdemonstratedasharpintellectalongwithanunusualabilitytokeephisindependencewhilestillfollowingthetrendsofpoliticalpowerinWashington,D.C.HewasborninNewYorkCityin1926,sonofastockbrokerandasaleswoman.Heshowedearlysignsofmathematicalgenius,yetafterhighschoolchosetoattendtheJulliardSchoolofMusicandlaterplayedtheclarinet（单簧管)inatravelingswingbandinthemid1940s.Thenheabandonedamusiccareertoobtainbachelor’sandmaster’sdegreesineconomicsfromNewYork.UniversityandbegandoctoralstudiesatColumbiaUniversity.HeleftColumbiawhenheranoutofmoneyandtookajoblaterasaneconomistfortheNationalIndustrialConferenceBoard.In1977heeventuallygothisPh.D.fromNewYorkUniversity.Inthe1950s,Greenspanbecameadedicated（热诚的）followerofAynRand,whosephilosophyof“enlightenedselfishness”appealedtoGreenspanmorethanthefree-marketskepticismofJohnMaynardKeynesandmanyothereconomistsofhisgeneration.However,Greenspantookamorepragmaticandpoliticallyawareroutethanmanyofthepromising（强硬的）heroesofRand’snovels.Greenspanlaterstartedaconsultingcompanythatofferedeconomicforecaststolargecompaniesandfinancialinstitutions,atatimewhenfewcorporationshadtheirownprofessionalstaffeconomists.Inthe1960s,GreenspanwasadirectorofpolicyresearchforRichardNixonbutdidnotcometoWashingtonuntilthe1970s，whenhebecamechairmanoftheCouncilofEconomicAdvisorsunderPresidentGeraldFord,Inthisposition,Greenspangothisfirsttasteofexperiencebeinggrilled（质询）beforeangrysenatorsandcongressmen.Undoubtedlythatwasvaluabletrainingforpartsofhispresentjob.Greenspanreturnedtoprivatelifeandresumed（重新开始）hiseconomicconsultingpracticeaftertheelectionofPresidentJimmyCarter.In1987,hewasappointedchairmanoftheFederalReserveBoardbyPresidentRonaldReaganandhasservedsincethenunderbothRepublicanandDemocraticadministrations.1.Thankstothefollowingexceptthat,AlanGreenspanisregardedasoneofthemostpowerfulindividualsintheU.S.A)GreenspanhasfollowedthetrendsofpoliticalpowerinWashington,D.C.B)GreenspanwaschairmanoftheFederalReserveBoardC)GreenspanhasanunusualabilitytokeephisindependenceD)Greenspanhasprovedthatheisanintellectual2.IntermsofAlanGreenspan'smusiccareer，whichofthefollowingistrueA)Hetookapart-timejobasaclarinetplayerinaswingbandwhenhewasintheJulliardSchoolofMusic.B)HegaveuphismusiccareerandgothisPh.D.ineconomicsfromColumbiaUniversity.C)Hefailedtoshowanysignsofmusicalgenius.D)TheJulliardSchoolofMusicprovidedopportunitiesforhimtostudy.3.FromthispassageweknowthatGreenspanfollows.A)AynRand'senlightenedselfishnessphilosophysolelyB)JohnMaynardKeynes'sfree-marketskepticism2C)pragmaticismandAynRand’sphilosophyD)anuncompromisingroute4.WhendidGreenspanbecomechairmanoftheCouncilofEconomicAdvisorsA)Inthe1950s.B)Inthe1960s.C)Inthe1970s.D)Inthe1980s.5.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A)Greenspan'sjourneythroughlife.B)GreenspanisoneofthemostpowerfulindividualsintheUnitedStates.C)Greenspanisageniusinbothmusicandeconomics.D)HowGreenspanstartedhiscareerintheeconomicfield.Passage2WhyDoWeLie?Aslittlechildren，mostofusweretaughtthevirtueofhonestyfromfairytalesandotherstories.ThestoryofPinocchio,whobeginslifeasapuppet,teachesustheimportanceoftellingthetruth.InthestoryofyoungGeorgeWashington,wholiesaboutcuttingdownthecherrytree,welearnthatheearnshisfather’spraiseonlywhenheadmitswhathehasdone.Eventhoughweknowthat“honestyisthebestpolicy，”whydoweoftenlieinoureverydaylife?Thefactisthatwelieformanyreasons.Wesometimeslietominimizeourerrorsandmistakes.Forexample，somestudentsmightlietotheirteachersaboutunfinishedhomework.Theymightsaythattheylefttheworkathomewhen,infact,theydidn’tevendothework.Thesestudentsdon’twanttobeirresponsible,sotheymakeupalietosaveface.Anotherreasonwelieistogetoutofsituationswedon'twanttobein．Ifwejustdon’twanttoattendthedormmeetingearlyonSaturdaymorning,wemightgivethisexcuse:“I'vebeenfightingoffacoldallweek，andIneedtosleeponSaturdaymorning.”Weliebecausewebelievethattellingthetruthwillcauseproblems.Whenwedon’tknowhowtosayno,weoftenuseliestoavoiddifficulties.However,liesarenotalwaysnegative;infacttwokindsofliescanyieldpositiveresults.Thefirstiscommonlyreferredtoasa“whitelie.”Wetellwhitelieswhenwedon’twanttohurtotherpeople'sfeelings.Forexample,ifagoodfriendshowsupwithanunflattering（难看的）haircut,weco