中央广播电视大学2003-2004学年第一学期“开放专科”期末考试

英语专业英语阅读（2）试题

2004年1月

Part I

Questions 1-10 are based on Passage 1.

Passage 1

Agnes: That’s what they call the Jews religion, isn’t it?

Simon: I know they go to the synagogue, on Saturdays, I think it is. Well, actually, the men and boys go and the other stays at home an prepares a special meal. Or is that on Fridays? And they like their people to marry other Jews. Oh yes, and all the men wear those little hats on the back of their heads.

Matha: I read somewhere recently that there are about thirteen million Jew in the world. Most of them – I don’t know how many – live in the USA, although lots have moved to Israel from other parts of the world. They use the Hebrew language, I know that.

Martin: Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. Their history is one of terrible suffering, being killed and chased out of the places where they’ve lived. Even now they’ve got Israel, they’re still having problems. I do know that there are more Jewish people living USA than there are in Israel. I seem to remember that there are about six million in the US and only about half that number in Israel.

Jack: I’ve got a Jewish friend and he can never go out on Friday evening, because he goes to the synagogue with his father. That’s the beginning of their Sabbath day and then they have their Sabbath meal, with the whole family together.

Jessica: I don’t know any really strict Jewish people but I think they never eat pork. They light lots of candles on a special candlestick before they eat. I don’t know how many candles. Do you?

Philip: Someone told me that those candlesticks which lots of us put in our windows at Christmas – you know – the ones which hold seven candles – those are traditional Jewish candlestick, which have some special meaning for the Jewish religion.

Heather: They are very strict with what they eat! They don’t eat pork and they don’t have meat and dairy products at the same meal.

Read Passage I and then write down the name of the person who is relevant to each of the following descriptions on your answer sheet. The first one is done for you as an example.

Example: Agnes uncertain about the name of the Jewish religion.

1. ________ giving the information that fathers and sons go to the synagogue on Friday evening.

2. ________ unsure about how many Jew live in the USA

3. ________ unsure about when Jews go to the synagogue

4. ________ giving the information that 6 million Jews live in the USA

5. ________ giving the information that Judaism is the name of the a Jewish religion

6. ________ giving the information that strict Jews don’t eat pork at all

7. ________ uncertain about whether Jews ever eat port

8. ________ giving the information that traditional Jewish candlesticks hold 7 candles

9. ________ uncertain about how many candles there are on the traditional Jewish candlesticks

10. ________ giving the information that there are 13 million Jews in the world.

Part II

Questions 11-20 are based on Passage 2.

Passage 2

(见教科书第53页之5)

The following are the answers to some questions related to Passage 2. Write in the questions on your answer sheet.

11. Question: ________________________________________________________________?

Answer: No, it has a quite a short history.

12. Question: ________________________________________________________________?

Answer: The Chinese.

13. Question: ________________________________________________________________?

Answer: In 1913.

14. Question: ________________________________________________________________?

Answer: Because people who read the newspaper liked the crossword.

15. Question: ________________________________________________________________?

Answer: The decided to publish a whole book of crosswords.

16. Question: ________________________________________________________________?

Answer: They gave away a free pencil and a free eraser with each book.

17. Question: ________________________________________________________________?

Answer: Mah-jong.

18. Question: ________________________________________________________________?

Answer: In the “Sunday Express”.

19. Question: ________________________________________________________________?

Answer: The first Prize Crossword.

20. Question: ________________________________________________________________?

Answer: Her Prime Minister was Stanley Baldwin.

Part III

Questions 21-30 are based on Passage 3.

Passage 3 Chinese Marriage and Families (见教科书278页)

Find the following sentences in Passage 3 and answer the following questions. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

21. “Their financial contributions has increased from 20 percent in the 1950s. to 40 percent today.” Whose contribution?

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22. “…otherwise they may choose to remain single.” Who choose?

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23. “Increasingly, young couples are postponing having a child to allow for their own personal growth and enjoyment.” Whose own personal growth?

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24. “…this situation is most common in large cities…” Which situation?

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25. “but it is still only one-third to one-fifth that of developing countries…” What is?

__________________________________________________________________________

Read Passage 3 again and find a word/phrase, which is similar in meaning to each of the following. The paragraph in which the word/phrase appears is indicated in brackets at the end. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

26. to take the place of __________________ (paragraph 2)

27. unmarried ________________ (paragraph 4)

28. to put off ________________ (paragraph 5)

29. unchanged ________________(paragraph 8)

30. to rise _________________ (paragraph 9)

Part IV Questions 31-40 are based on Passage 4.

Passage 4

What is an au pair? An au pair is a single girl without any dependants who comes to the UK to learn English and to live as part of an English speaking family. She is not a domestic servant but may help in the house for up to 5 hours a day for pocket money. Suitable tasks would be light housework and taking care of children. She should have one day each weak completely free and she should be free to attend language classes and religious services if she wishes. Pocket money should be between 15 and 20 pounds per week and she should have her own room.

Before she arrives she should have as much information as possible about the home she is going to and what she will be expected to do. She will find it helpful to have a letter from her hostess explaining the arrangements to show the immigration officer when she arrives.

An au pair must be a single girl aged at least 17 and no older than 27 when she first becomes an au pair. She must be a national of a Western European Country which includes Malta, Cyprus and Turkey. The longest a girl may stay in the UK as an au pair is two year. A girl who has been in the UK before as an au pair will be allowed to come to the UK again as an au pair only the total period is not more than two years.

An au pair is not allowed to take a job in this country, the light household duties which are part of the au pair arrangement are not regarded as employment.

A au pair who is a national of a country which is not in the Commonwealth or European Community (EC) and who is admitted for long than 6 months will normally have to register with the police. This will be shown in her passport. She must take her passport and two passport size photographs to a police station. She will have to pay a fee, about 25 pounds.

If an au pair wishes to stay longer than the time stamped in her passport she may apply either by post to Lunar House, Croydon, or in person at one of the Public Enquiry Office. If she applies by post, it is a good idea to send any valuable documents by recorded delivery post. She should apply before the time limit on her permitted stay runs out. She must show that the arrangements are still those of an au pair. She may change host families during her time the UK providing that the new arrangements are also those f an au pair.

Read Passage 4 and decide whether the following statements are True or False. Write T for True and F for False on your answer sheet.

31. An au pair is an unmarried girl.

32. Au pairs usually come to the UK to visit their relatives.

33. Au pairs may earn some pocket money by doing some light housework.

34. Au pairs need to work every day.

35. Au pairs should share a room with somebody else.

36. Au pairs cannot be younger than 17.

37. Au pairs cannot stay longer than two year.

38. An Au pair is allowed to take a part-time job.

39. EC stands for English community.

40. Au pair may change host families during their time in the UK.

Part V Questions 41-45 are based on Passage 5.

Passage 5

Without most people realizing it, there has been a revolution in office work over the last ten years. Before that time, large computers were only used by large, rich companies that could afford the investment. With the advancement of technology, small computers have come onto the market which are capable of doing the work which used to be done by much larger and expensive computers, so now most smaller companies can use them.

The main development in small computers has been in the field of work processor, or WP’s as they are often called. 40% of British officers are now estimated to have a word processor and this percentage is growing fast.

There are many advantages in using a word processor for both secretary and manager. The secretary is freed from a lot of routine work, such as re-typing letters and storing papers. He or she can use this time to do other more interesting work for the boss. From a manager’s point of view, secretarial time is being made better use of and money can be saved by doing routine jobs automatically outside office hours.

But is it all good? If a lot of routine secretarial work can be done automatically, surely this will mean that fewer secretaries will be needed. Another worry is the increasing medical problem related to work with visual display units. The case of a slow loss of sight among people using word processor seems to have risen greatly. It is also feared that if a woman works at a VDU for long hours, the unborn child in her body might be killed. Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but few companies in England bother to buy them.

Whatever the arguments for and against word processors, they are a key feature of this revolution in office practice.

Read Passage 5 and answer the following questions. Make your answers as short and clear as possible. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

41. Who were the users of large computers then year ago?

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42. Why can smaller companies now use computers?

___________________________________________________________________________

43. For a secretary, what are the advantages in using a word processor?

___________________________________________________________________________

44. What does VDU stand for?

___________________________________________________________________________

45. What are a key feature of the revolution in office practice?

___________________________________________________________________________