江西财经大学英语考试试题

【第1页共23页】江西财经大学06－07学年第二学期partIReadingComprehension(2’X20=40’َ)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Passage1Questions1-5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Untilthe1980s,theAmericanhomelesspopulationcomprisedmainlyoldermales.Today,homelessnessstrikesmuchyoungerpartofsociety.Infact,a25-citysurveybytheU.S.ConferenceofMayorsin1987foundthatfamilieswithchildrenmakeupthefastestgrowingpartofthehomelesspopulation.Manyhomelesschildrengatherininnercities;thistransientandfrequentlyfrightenedstudentpopulationcreatesadditionalproblems-bothlegalandeducational-foralreadyoverburdenedurbanschooladministratorsandteachers.EstimatesofthenumberofhomelessAmericansrangefrom350,000tothreemillion.Likewise,estimatesofthenumberofhomelessschoolchildrenvaryradically.AU.S.DepartmentofEducationreport,basedonstateestimates,statesthatthereare220,000homelessschool-agechildren,aboutathirdofwhomdonotattendschoolonaregularbasis.ButtheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereareatleasttwotimesasmanyhomelesschildren,andthatlessthanhalfofthemattendschoolregularly.Onepartofthehomelesspopulationthatisparticularlydifficulttocountconsistsofthethrowawayyouthswhohavebeencastofftheirhomes.TheElementarySchoolCenterinNewYorkCityestimatesthatthereare1.5millionofthem,manyofwhomarenotcountedaschildrenbecausetheydonotstayinfamilysheltersandtendtolivebythemselvesonthestreets.Federallaw,theStewartMcKinneyHomelessAssistanceActof1987,includesasectionthataddressestheeducationalneedsofhomelesschildren.TheeducationalprovisionsoftheMcKinneyActarebasedonthebeliefthatallhomelesschildrenhavetherighttoafree,appropriateeducation.1.In1987,theAmericanhomelesspopulationwasmadeupof_____.A)oldermalesB)schoolchildrenC)adultsD)bothAandB【第2页共23页】2.Theauthorimpliesinthefirstparagraphthat_____.A)thehomelesspopulationisgrowingrapidlyB)thereisseriousshortageofschooladministratorsandteachersC)homelesschildrenoftenmovefromplacetoplaceD)homelesschildrenusuallystayoutsideschools3.TheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereare_____homelesschildren.A)7000,000B)350,000C)440,000D)70,0004.Onepartofthehomelesspopulationisdifficulttocount.Thereasonmightbethat_____.A)homelesschildrenliveonthestreetsB)homelesschildrenhavenoparentsC)thehomelessaretooyoungtobecountedaschildrenD)thehomelesschildrenarenottakenasmembersoftheirfamilies5.TheaimoftheMcKinneyActisto_____.A)offereducationforhomelesschildrenB)providefamilysheltersforhomelesschildrenC)reducethenumberofhomelesschildrenD)estimatethenumberofhomelesspopulationPassage2Questions6-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploitedyearafteryear,theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofit,onlyawomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobe(衣柜)packedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway,wastehoursoftheirtimealteringthedressestheyhave.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;necklinesareloweredorraised,andsoon.Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingslikewarmth,comfortanddurability(耐用).Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort,aslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawoman【第3页共23页】shakinginathindressonawinterday,ordelicatelypickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashion,theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen'sclothes,onewonders,reflectbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability?Thatisforyoutodecide.6.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney_________.A)bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustryB)becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashionsC)byconstantlychangingthefashionsinwomen'sclothingD)becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen'sclothing7.Tothewriter,thefactthatwomenaltertheirold-fashioneddressesisseenas_____________.A)awasteofmoneyB)awasteoftimeC)anexpressionoftasteD)anexpressionofcreativity8.Thewriterwouldbelesscriticaliffashiondesignersplacedmorestressontheofclothing_________.A)costB)appearanceC)comfortD)suitability9.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A)Newfashionsinclothingarecreatedforthecommercialexploitationofwomen.B)Theconstantchange