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1、试卷代号 1354 国家开放大学 中央广播电视大学 2018年秋季学期 开放本科 期末考试 高级英语阅读 2 试题 2019年1月 注 意 事 项 一 将你的学号 姓名及分校 工作站 名称填写在答题纸的规定栏 内 考试结束后 把试卷和答题纸放在桌子上 试卷和答题纸均不得带 出考场 监考人收完考卷和答题纸后才可离开考场 二 仔细读懂题目的说明 并按题目要求和答题示例答题 答案 一定要写在答题纸的指定位置上 写在试卷上的答案无效 三 用蓝 黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题 使用铅笔答题无效 Information for the examinees This examination consists of tw
2、o sections They are Section I New Words 6 0 points 40 minutes Section II Reading Comprehension 40 points 50 minutes The total marks for this examination are 100 points Time allowed for completing this examination is 90 minutes 1029 Section I New Words 囚Findwords with similar meanings Then match Colu
3、mn A with Column B 3 points each Column A Column B 1 caterpillars A the central quality 2 cultivate B group of whales 3 secure C not according to accepted opinions 4 holy D making cloth 5 unorthodox E over a long period of time 6 sericulture F grow 7 essence G safe 8 chronic H religious sacred 9 rea
4、ssure I large silkworms 10 pod J make someone feel better 困Fillin the blanks with words from the box below 3 points each assignments culture methods cultural lectures individualism contrast goals trad1t10ns ideas In a Western society such as the United States or Canada that has many national religio
5、us and 11 differences people highly value 12 the differences among people and independent thinking Students do not often memorize information Instead they find answers themselves and they express their 13 in class discussion At an early age students learn to form their own ideas and opinions In most
6、 Asian societies by 14 the people have the same language history and 15 Perhaps for this reason the educational system in much of Asia reflects society s belief in group 16 and 17 rather than individualism Children in China Japan and Korea often work together and help one another on 18 In the classr
7、oom the teaching 19 are often very formal The teacher 20 and the students listen There is not much discussion Instead the students recite rules or information that they have memorized 1030 Section II Reading Comprehension 囚Readthe passage Then answer the questions that follow 5 points each An Ancien
8、t Art A Although tattoos seem like a recent fad in the United States they actually have a long history as a form of body decoration In some cultures they were considered beautiful works of art Ancient tribes in Japan and China clans in northern Europe and religious groups around the Mediterranean al
9、l wore tattoos The word probably comes from tatu meaning to mark in Tahitian the language of an island in the South Pacific B In the 1700s when Captain James Cook sailed from England to the South Pacific many of his sailors got tattoos They went back to Europe and showed them to others and this prac
10、tice became common among seamen They enthusiastically accepted the painful experience to bring artwork back home on their bod比s From sailors this custom gradually spread to the upper class in Europe and in the 1800s it was a custom for rich gentlemen to travel to the Pacific islands and Asia to get
11、tattooed by famous artists In fact many of the males in the royal fam山esof Europe princes and kings had tattoos C At that time tattooing was still done by hand that is artists made tiny holes in the skin with a needle or other sharp object Then they put ink of different colors into the holes accordi
12、ng to a design Nowadays artists use electric tattoo machines which make hundreds of holes at once automatically pushing the ink into the skin What used to be a long painful process takes much less time although it still hurts After a few days depending on the size of the tattoo the skin heals or get
13、s better and the tattoo can be 如tinguished D In the past decade many young people in the United States have started getting tattoos bringing this ancient art form to life again A third of Americans in their 20s have tattoos while a fourth of those in their 30s have them Tattoos are more common in We
14、stern countries where about 20 of the population has at least one tattoo Is this a trend or just a fad If we look at history we can probably call it a long term fad In the 19th century tattoos were fashionable for a few decades and who knows They may continue to be popular for many years to come 103
15、1 For each question choose the best answer based on the reading passage Write A B C or D on your Answer Sheet 21 Tattoos were popular among A ancient tribes C European royalty B island cultures D all of the above 22 Captain Cook s sailors got tattooed in A Asia C the Pacific islands B England D Euro
16、pe 23 Gentlemen princes and kings were tattooed by A artists doing work by hand C electric tattoo machines B Captain Cook D sailors 24 Nowadays getting a tattoo than before A hurts more C is less painful 25 In the United States A 25 of people in their 20s B 20 of people in their 30s B is faster D is more distinguished have tattoos C more than half of people in their 20s and 30s D a third of all people 困Readthe passage Then answer the questions that follow 3 points each Volunteering in the United
