大学英语(A)模拟试卷及答案2011Test06

全国高校网络教育公共基础课统一考试大学英语（A）模拟试卷（2010年修订版）Test6（根据全国高校网络教育考试委员会2011年1月新颁考试大纲和题型进行了相应调整）InformationfortheExaminees:ThisexaminationconsistsofFOURparts.Theyare:PartⅠ:ReadingComprehension(30points,25minutes)PartⅡ:VocabularyandGrammar(30points,25minutes)PartⅢ:Translation(20points,10minutes)PartIV:Writing(20points,30minutes)Thetotalmarksforthisexaminationis100points.Timeallowedforcompletingthisexaminationis90minutes).SectionI:ReadingComprehension[30points]Instructions:Thissectionwilltakeapproximately25minutes.ThereareTWOsectionsinthispart.Part1:Questions1-5arebasedonthispart.(15points)ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.SinceWorldWarII,therehasbeenaclearlydiscernibletrend,especiallyamongthegrowinggroupofcollegestudents,towardearlymarriage.Manyyouthsbegindatinginthefirststagesofadolescence,“gosteady”throughhighschool,andmarrybeforetheirformaleducationhasbeencompleted.However,emotionalmaturityisnorespecterofbirthday;itdoesnotarriveautomaticallyattwenty-oneortwenty-five.Someachieveitsurprisinglyearly,whileothersneverdo,eveninthreescoreyearsandten.Manystudentsaremarryingasanescape,notonlyfromanunsatisfyinghomelife,butalsofromtheirownpersonalproblemsofisolationandloneliness.Anditcanalmostbeputdownassdictumthatanymarriageseldomsolvesone’sproblems,moreoften,itmerelymakesthemworse.Furthermore,itisdoubtfulwhetherthehomeisaninstitutionthatiscapableofcarryingallthattheyoungareseekingtoputintoit.Youngpeoplecorrectlyunderstandthattheirparentsarewronginbelievingthat“success”istheultimategood,buttheyerroneouslybelievethattheythemselveshavefoundthetruecenteroflife’smeaning.Theirexpectationsofmarriageareessentiallyutopianandthereforeincapableoffulfillment.Theywanttoomuch,anddisappointmentsareoftenboundtofollow.Shallwe,then,jointhechorusof“Miseries”overearlymarriage?Onecannotgeneralize:allearlymarriagearenotbadanymorethanalllateronesaregood.Satisfactorymarriagesaredeterminednotbytime,butbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartners.Therefore,eachcasemustbejudgedonitsownmerits.Iftheearlymarriageisnotanescape,ifitisenteredintowithrelativelyfewillusionsorfalseexpectations,andifitiseconomicallyfeasible,whynot?Goodmarriagescanbemadefromsixteentosixty,andsoarebadones.(301words)1.Accordingtothisarticlethetrendtowardearlymarriage______.A.wastheresultoftheGreatDepressionofthe1930’sB.couldnotbeeasilydeterminedC.isonethatcouldbeclearlyseenD.isaresultoftheemotionalmaturityoftheyoung2.Theauthorsuggeststhatmanyoftoday’searlymarriagearearesultof______.A.escapismB.theologicaldictumC.lackofformaleducationD.convenience3.Moreoftenthannot,earlymarriagewill______.A.notaffectone’sproblemsB.solveaperson’sproblemsC.intensifyone’sproblemsD.easeone’sproblems4.Theauthorstatesthatthehomeasaninstitutionis______.A.overratedB.unworthyofworshipC.agodwhocangranteverythingthatyouwishforD.probablynotcapableofbeingwhatmanyyoungpeopleexpectittobe5.Manyyoungpeoplewhomarryearlybelievethat______.A.theirparentshavefoundthetruemeaningoflifeB.theyhavefoundthetruecenteroflife’smeaningC.“success”istheultimategoodD.tosucceedisnotatallimportantPart2:Questions6-10arebasedonthispart.(15points)ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.Itwas1985,andRafeEsquithwasbeginninghisthirdyearofteachinginLosAngelespublicschools.Hefacedaclassof40sixth-gradersfromlow-incomehomeswhereEnglishrarelywasspoken,andthebestreaderamongthemwastwoyearsbelowgradelevel.Buttoeveryone’ssurprise,hedecidedtoteachthemShakespeare.Fivefamiliesagreedtolettheirchildrenplay“Macbeth”fortwohoursafterschool.Thisprovedtobesomuchfunthat,withinweeks,Esquithhad28kidshappilysoakingupthedramaofbloodandbetrayalinmedievalScotland.Theywerelearningmanywordstheyhadneverheardbefore.ButwhenEsquithaskedaschooldistrictsupervisorforofficialapproval,hereceivedthisnote:“Mr.Esquith,itisnotappropriatethatyoustayafterschooltoteachShakespeare.Itwouldbebetterifyoudidsomethingwiththechildrenthatisacademic.”Itwouldnotbethelasttimethatthenarrowthinkingofbig-cityschooladministrationgotinEsquith’sway.Yetthebearded,6-foot-tallcyclonehasprovedthatateacherwhothinksverybig-muchharderlessons,largerprojects,extraclasstimecanhelpdisadvantagedchildreninwaysmosteducatorsneverimagine.Thiswasdifficultatfirst,untilhestumbleduponaconceptofteachingthatisatthecoreofhissuccess.Americanchildren,eventhosefromhardworkingimmigrantcultures,haveinEsquith’sviewbeenwronglytaughtthatlearningshouldalwaysbefun,butteacherswhothinkhardlessonsarebadforkidsfromlow-incomehomes.Whenfacedwithsomethingdifficult,suchstudentsdon’tknowwhattodo.TheDeclarationofIndependencesaysAmericansareentitledtothepursuitofhappiness,buttheemphasisinpublicschoolinghasbeenonthehappiness,hebelieves.“Whathappenedtopursuit?”Esquithsaid.Sohehascreatedanentirelynewuniverseinhisclassroom,cherishingeffortandtheslogan,“ThereAreNoShortcuts”.Asfortheirowndramaticperformances,Esquithgotaroundtheoriginalbanonhisafter-school“Macbeth”rehearsalsbyswitchingtoThorntonWilder’s“OurTown”.WhenthatclassfinallyperformedtheShakespeareplay,aschooldistrictsupervisorshowedup.Thehigh-rankingdistrict