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1、湖州师范学院2013届学位英语考试复习题八（仅供2013届抵学位考试参考用）Part One Reading Comprehension (4 0%)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).You should decide on the best choice Passage One If we were only n
2、ecessary to decide whether to teach elementary science to everyone on a mass basis or to find the gifted few and take them as far as they can go, our task would be fairly simple. The public school system, however, has no such choice, for the jobs must be carried on at the same time. Because we depen
3、d so heavily upon science and technology for our progress, we produce specialists in many fields. Because we live in a democratic nation, whose citizens make the policies for the nation, large number of us must be educated to understand, to support, and when necessary, to judge the work of experts.
4、The public school must educate both producers and users of scientific services.In education, there should be a balance among the branches of knowledge that contribute to effective thinking and wise judgment. Such balance is defeated by too much emphasis on any one field. This question of balance inv
5、olves not only the relation of the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the arts, but also relative emphasis among the natural sciences themselves.Similarly, we must have a balance between current and classical knowledge. The attention of the public is continually drawn to new possibilities in
6、 scientific fields and discovery of new knowledge; these should not be allowed to turn our attention away from the sound, established materials that form the basis of courses for beginners.1. According to the passage, the task for the public school system is _.A. easy B. unnecessary C. complicated D
7、. simple2. Whom must the public school education according to the writer?A. Specialists only. B. Both common people and specialists.C. Common people only D. Both experts and officials3. The writer believes that the public school education must take care of _.A. the natural science only B. the social
8、 science onlyC. the arts only D. all useful fields4. Which of the following does the writer think most important to students?A. Both newly-found and well-established knowledge.B. The basis of courses for beginners.C. The latest developments in science and technology.D. The work of experts.5. Which o
9、f the following is the best title for the passage?A. Judging the Work of Experts.B. Education and Knowledge.C. Subjects in Public School System.D. Balance in Education.Passage TwoIf you think you have a puncture(漏气), first check the valve(阀门) to make sure air is not leaking from it, by putting spit
10、on the end of it. If the valve is not the source of the leak, remove the wheel from the bicycle and put the tyre off. Be careful not to pinch the inner tube. Remove the inner tube and pump some air into it. Do not use tyre levers for doing this. Then hold it in a bowl of water until you see bubbles
11、coming from it. Or, hold the tube to your ear and listen for air escaping. Dry the tube. Choose a patch which is big enough to cover the hole and the surrounding area. Apply glue to tube before sticking patch down. Before you put the tube back in the tyre, run your fingers over both the inside and o
12、utside of the tyre to make sure that whatever caused the puncture is not still there. To replace the tube, put the valve part way through the hole in the rim(轮圈), pump a little air in , and then feed it carefully under the tyre, Push the tyre over the rim and back into position. Pump up the tyre ful
13、ly and replace the wheel on the bicycle. Make sure the wheel is positioned in the center of the frame. 6. This passage is intended for someone who _. A. buys a new bike B. learns to ride a bikeC. has a flat tyre D. travel by bike7. If the tyre leaks, you should first _. A. check the valve B. replace
14、 the tyre C. go to the repairman D. pump some air into the tube8. You may examine whether the air is leaking by _. A. removing the wheel from the bike B. drying the inner tube C. running your fingers over the inside of the tyre D. listening for air escaping9. From the context we may see that a lever
15、 is a tool which can be used to _. A. push the tyre back into position B. take out the inner tube C. remove the wheel from the bike D. replace the wheel on the bike10. This passage implies that if the air leakage came from the valve, _. A. you should still need to examine the inner tube B. it would be unnecessary to do anything about the inner tube C. you could solve the problem by putting spit on it D. where would be no way to solve the problemPassage ThreeBreakfast is regarded as the mos
