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1、试卷代号:215 5中央广播电视大学2011-2012学年度第一学期“开放专科“期末考试英语阅读(1)试题2012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上。试卷和答题纸均不得带出考场。二、仔细阅读每题的说明，并按题目要求答题。答案必须写在答题纸的指定位置上，写在试卷上无效。三、用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题无效。920PartI(30poin臼，3 points each)Qu回tions1-10arebased on Passage1.Directions,Scan passage 1 very quickly
2、and thentryto fill in blanks1-10with the mostappropriatewordthatcan complete the idea of the passage.Passage 1To the parents of students who study1DearParents,I am pleased to2.you totheGrandOpeningofthenewMusicRooms3Tuesday,26 May.Theceremony will begin47. 00 pm.I am delighted to tell you5ProfessorM
3、aryBell,theeminentviolinist,haskindlyagreedto openthe6Rooms.7theGrandOpening,therewill be a concert ofmodernmusicperformedbytheSchool Orchestra.Pleasecompletethetear-off slip belowand8it totheSchool by 12 May.9sincerely,BarbaraDalyHeadTeacherThegrandOpeningoftheMusicRooms I/wewill/willnotbe10toatten
4、dtheGrandOpeningoftheMusicRoomson26May.SignedPartII(30 points,3 points each)Questions11-15arebased on Passage 2.Passage 2Minimum cost of livingoffers safetynetTHEminimum cost of living system in urban areas,animportantpartof the social securitysystem,has become the last protective umbrella for laid-
5、off workers in Chinese cities,accordingto ChinaReformNews.Excerpts follow:Inthepasttwoyears,theChinesegovernmenthasimplementedtheprograminmorethan200 cities. China decided to apply it nationwide by 2000.921Thepeoplecoveredbythesystemarepermanenturbanresidentswithapercapitaincomebelowthelocalminimumc
6、ostof livingsetbylocalgovernments.Fundingforthiswillcomefromlocalgovernments.AsChinamovesalongtheroadof amarketeconomyaccentuatingefficiency,competitioninevitablygivesrisetojoblessnessandredundancies.Manyunemployedandlaid-offworkersfind it difficult tomakeendsmeet-especiallyold people,childrenandthe
7、disabledwhoareunabletogethelpfromtheirfamily.Inthisregard,theminimumcostof livingsystemcanoffertimelymoneyandfood topeoplewhoneeditmost.ItnotonlyrepresentssocialadvancementinChina,butcontributesto socialstabilityandprogress.Thesystemis anindispensablepartofChinas socialsecuritysystem,nowbeingintegra
8、tedintoamarketeconomy.The followingareanswers to someofthe questions based on Passage 2.Foreach one,choosethecorr配tquestionfromthebox belowandwriteit onyouranswer抽出t.11.Question:Answer:Theminimumcostof livingsysteminurbanareas.12.Question:Answer:Permanentresidentswithapercapitaincomebelowthelocalmin
9、imumcostoflivingsetbylocalgovernments.13.Question:Answer:Localgovernments.14.Question:Answer:Competition.15.Question:Answer:ItnotonlyrepresentssocialadvancementinChina,butcontributesto socialstabilityandprogress.Wherewillthefundingfortheprogrammecomefrom?WhatprogrammehastheChinesegovernmentimplement
10、edinthepasttwoyears?Whatsthesignificance oftheprogramme?Whatmightbethecausesforjoblessnessandredundancies?Whatkindof peoplecanbecoveredbytheprogramme?922Qu臼lions16-20arebased on Passage 3.Passage3FlowermarketInrecentyearsmanyflowershopshaveappeared.Itiscommonnowfor people tobuyflowerswhentheygo to a
11、gathering,visit a sick friend,orattendaweddingorbirthdayparty.Freshflowersarealsoindispensableforotherceremonialoccasions.TheBeijingFlowerTradeCenteratLiangmaqiaoisthelargestwholesalefreshflowermarketinthecapital,witha dailyvolumeofbetween150,000and160,000blossoms.Ninetypercentofthecitys 500flowersh
12、opsobtaintheirstockthere.AccordingtoHeXiaotang.manageroftheTradeCentersmarketingdepartment,inthepastsalesvolumebetweenNationalDay(October1)andOctober20accountedfor20percentofyearlysales becauseyoungpeopleusuallyhadtheirweddingsduringthistime.Nowwinterhasbecomethepeakseason.1astingfromChristmasDayunt
13、ilSpringFestival,includingNewYearsDayandValentines Day.Theproportionof flowersalesto individualskeepsincreasing.A decade agoindoordecorationsweremainlywindowpapercutsandsilkflowers.Later,washableplastic flowersbecameavailable,andtodaypolyesterflowersandplants,lookingverymuchliketherealthing,havebeco
14、mepopular.Flowerdehydrationtechniqueshavealsomadedriedflowersa favorite.Allkindsofflowers,bothrealandartificial,helpmaintainspringyearroundformanyChinese.Read Passage 3andfind a word inthepassage,which is opposite to each ofthefollowing.Theparagraphinwhich the wordappearsis indicated in brackets.Wri
15、teyour answers on youranswersh配t.16.healthy(1)17. decreasing(2)18.outdoor(3)19.fresh(3)20.natural(3)923Partill(20 points,2pointseach)Qu臼tions21-30arebased on Passage 4.Passage 4IlearnedverysooninourrelationshipthatKathywasjealous.Shedidnotlike tothinkthatIhadanythingthatshedidnothave.Wewouldhavegrea
16、tfungoingoutshopping.However,if Ibought,say,adressfor aparty,andshethoughtmydresswasbetterthanhers,shewouldstarttosayslightlyunkindthingsaboutit.Icouldnotunderstandthisatall,andevennowit puzzles me.Theotherproblemwasmymother.ShethoughtKathywascommon.ShethoughtKathyhadabadinfluenceoverme.Sheeven dislikedKathyswayof speaking.Shethoughtherpronunciationwascommon.MumdislikedKathyandlookeddownonherandkepttellingme tostopseeing her.IfeverIinvitedherintothehouse,shewouldbeangryandtellme off assoo
