國家開放大學(xué)電大?？啤队⒄Z閱讀(2)》2021期末試題及答案(試卷號：2156) 盜傳必究 Part I Questions 1—10 are bau-d on L (30 points> 3 point、each) Passage 1 The rnrliesi time when anything like badminton wan pl«ycd w” ^omr two thousand years ago when people in China played a game kicking a kind of shutTlccock around< Much Inter < in the nineteenth century t a game called * Battledore and Shuttlecock w was played indoors in English country houses Thcn> in 1873. some army officers who were staying at Badminton House, a large country house in the country of Avon in Englands named the game * Eiadmintonf. When they returned to tlwir diilies in lndiR< they continued to play badminton and produced the first set of rules for the game, which they played out of doors. Soon> rn 1875, an officers 9 badminton club was started in Folkt^tonr# an the south CO391 of England. By 1893. fourteen badminton clubs h«d been established and together they formed the Badminton Association of England and ugreed on a set of Law、of the Game. Between 1900 nncl 1934 > the game developed rnpidly across Europe? Asm nnd the USA. Probably< the mosl influential figure in the spon at that time wns a m»n called George ThDEA— He won 21 /Ml-England titles and over eighty inirrhntional tills. Hr wrote books about badminton and the laws of badminton for others to use< In 1934« when lhe International Badminton Federation was foundedt he became its first president. Thr importance of bndminton as n world sf)on whs rccognurd first by the nitn>ductmn of the World Chanipionship^t which were first held in Mnlmo^ Sweden in 1977 and then by its inclusion in thr F^ircelona Olympic Games in 1992. Read Passage 1 und complete the following table with (he information from the passngc. Write finsvcrs on your answer sheeL Two thousand years ago People in ( 1 ) played a game kicking a kind of shunlecock around> Nineteenth century A game caHcd 1 liattkdorc and Shuttlecockf was played (2) in English country houses 1873 Some (3) who were staying at Badminton liotisr named thr game eBadminton\ 1875 An officers" badminton club was stnrh?d in (4) ? (5> Thr Badminton /Xssoctation o( England was lorrned nnd a sci of Ijiw$ oi the (lame was agreed on> 1934 (6 ) was founded. The first President was ( 7 ) _ _ . Hr won (8) All-England inks and over 80 mtcrnationnl titles> 1977 The firM Badminton World Charnpionnhipb were held in (9 ) _ ? 1992： Badminton was included m (10) for the fir^t time. Part I| Questions 11—20 arc based on Passage 2. ( 30 points> 3 points each) Passage 2 China has 267 million fzimiiies* About 10 million newlyweds establish new households every year. Many of these new households differ signiAcantly from traditional families. Today women play a major role in the family. The old patriarchal family is being rcplnced by o more or less equal spousal relationship. This change was not simply a result of (JiincM- \nwn tliAt Mtipulatc men and women nri equals. Chinm? women arr recrivinn more c<lucAtion> nrc actively employed nnd <irr rnnkinK ^iHnificnnt contributions to hrmly incomes 1 heir ftnnnciAl contribution hns incrcAnrd from 20 percent in the I950h Io 40 pcrcrnt todny. In »omr families it in even higher. I wo n«tionA)fttudics on throf women reached nimilnr conclunionNi Wfitnrn hnvr eu”? power in the fnfnily« In cixitn. more women mnke deciHion!i on family n chm)Rc nuny Chinesie men tire hnppy with. 1 he concept of tnarringe in changing »o that people now marry for huppincsii rather than 2 carry on thr fnniily lint. In chocminK n »pmjAc> ninny will mnrry Motnronr they lovri otherwise they mny choour to rrniAin single. Mont people hope to find n jmhw who ia well rducfltcd and con!«idcrnt(% While they vnhic love in n m/irri/i* most people aImo coti^idrr thr m/Hrrml well bring <i( « patcntinl »pouNc\ In both rural And urban nrra*. people hxvr more my nbauf who they nurry. Chin八 is rnpidly changing from the traclitiuniil brhrf that more children rncnnM more happjncffii tn thr modern concept o( fewer and healthier births In I5 than two deendete C hiru'、It rtihty rnir he dropped hy more th/in 50 pcrccnt< InrrniHlngly? young couple* arr po^t(K)ninK having a child to nllow for their own perMonnl growth nn<i enjoyments Sornr rouplm arr declining to hwvr children. In thejir cm, women Krnrrolly play n pivotal rolri thX Hituntion i» mon! common in Iwrge cities Much Beijinge Sh/injui and Gunngshau^ Surfing a new houncholci in replacing the tradition o( tnurrym« into the m"?(nrnily. In ■ traditional mnrringe> the wife been me n member of the hunbund' ec Inmily. h wns even utipulaied by law that a wife mu»t mnke her hunbund'* home her legal rctiidrnce. Thin meant th" it womnn wz trnnftferred from her pnrrnt^v home to her pArcntn-irrlnwfs hurnc# where ?he nntiumod a Muliordtnntc position. I hr nrw law won ennetrd in 19K0# trnditionul eaeme lirR/tn disnppcarinK in I odny < 利)。山 hnlf of nil houBcho)d» arc nuclear lArnilirMi thenr hounrhnldi% promote r<|unliiy between rncn nnd women. In rurnl aren* it i» null common for a womnn io move into the m/ir/s home when «hc miirrieB. t.hinc 5c n)nrrin|(c!i nr<? Mt ill relntivrly stAblc even though peoplef 5 idvuN nnd conduci hnvr chnn«ril sigmiicfindy Mince Chinnreform ntid opening to the outnidc world* Thr MwrAg< Age ■1 which Chincnr people 命力 miry i» brtwrrn 22 nnd 23. thin ngc bcinn »urnrwhMl lower in rund Arran nnd Nomcwhat higher in the citicn< China murringc rate in highi very few people remain single their entire livs M眼t women marry between the ages of 20 to 24. jn recent years ihr divorce rate has slowly climbed* but is si ill only one-third to one- fifth that of developing countries such as India and Thailand. The divorce rate in European and America countries is 10 times that of China. This indicates relative stability even though Chinese marriages and families are changing. Read Passage 2 and then choose the best answer that may complete each of the statements according to the passage Write your answer on the Answer Sheet 11. Which of the following statements is True? A. China has 2.670,000,0。。families. B Every year Mnun 10.000.000 newlyweds establish new households in China. C. Chinese laws stipulate that men and women are equals only in the rural areas. D? Women,5 financial contribution has increased from 20 percent in the 195& to 3。 percent today. 12. Which of the (ollowinR is the closest in meaning to the phrase -pairinrchal family- in the second paragraph? A. leather controls the family. B- Mother controls the fflnnly> C. Grandmother controls the family^ D. Everyone is cquiil in the ffttnily. ]3. One key (actor which cmblcs womrn to gain equal status with men in the family is that < A. more women enn choose their own mnrriage partner than before B. many women me contributing mure to the f/imtly income C. nwn arc happy to sihare rhe fumily chores with their wives 以 many women huve received college eduention before they get carried 14. In choosing their upouse. people uwlly consider ? A. love material wealth C. educational background D? all of the above 15. In the Unt two drciides. thr fertility rate hos dropped sharply because ? A. most couples are unwilling to have children K the traditional belief o( more children meaning more happinw h?? changed C> most urban couples care more about their personal happiness many women Are becoming economically independent a a a 16- Which of the following »tatcmrnt» m FhIm<? A* M,)rc yuum g叩le nr< [HiMcponinK havinw a child to nllow their own pcrjionnl growth and enjoyments R In n imditionul mflrriiige. the wik beenrne n member of the hunhftnd*jB fnmily. C? When Jionir couplrn are declining to huvr children, rnrn 骸rwndly p|ny an important role. D. After the new law w心 cnncicd in 1980. traditionul rnnrnngc hrgnn ditApporing in cities I7< One of thr IrAturm of nuclear UmilieM is that . A? hunbnnd a nd wife nre rqunl io other H. thr wife Imtenn nmrr to her hushnnd the wile normally niovrn Io her htitthnii<lfm home l). thr wife dar*n*t identify hcrtclf ns n member of the huftlmnd's hmily 成 The lam part of the article Mates that MChmn% mnrringc rate U high«N which implies thnt , A? people in rurftl nrraw net rnnrrird earlier thnn peoplr in cities rnoal people rnnrrird nt the ngc of 24 C. mrn nuirry Inter thnn women D& mom praplr «ct married Aoonrr or Imrr in their lives M? Ry cumpnriHon. tlir divorce mm in ( hinn . A. onv of the lowest in thr world K h?n nrnrH rhnt ol the Eur<)f>rwn countrii^ Cone fifih of the murnngv rntr in the country »? ten timcA higher than it was ten ysm ago Whu h o( ihr following nil” h函 Murnniarizr!! thr niAin ids of tht, pama^c? A. Chinene mRrriagca a Chinene fAmilicB Chinrjtc marriages and fnmilics D. Chinese divorce rntr P?rt ID True or Fnl«c QueMhms 21 30 arv bawd on Passage 3. (20 |M>inU. 2 points cnch) PUMM好 3 rhunkugiving Ihy i» America S ver»ion of a hurvcsii frMivrtl. The holiday m celebrated on lhc r°UMh 1 hursdny in November, ( hi thin day. m山ionji of /Xmerienns will join fnmily mid friend* 膈”血血皿 cat ? meel with n hiMory that k ceniuries old. Early European settlers in North America held other ceremonies where they gave thanks But what Americans often consider the firart Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth Colony. Today we call it Ma^chusctts. Those seitlrtfi are known as〔he PilRnm5. They held m ihreedny celebration in the fall of 1621. They celebrated the harvest with members of a local Indian tribe. Thr best known food that Americans traditionally ent on Thnnksgiving is turkey. 1 he nntion9s turkey producers arc expected to raise 242 niillion birds thi< yean The giivernmcnl say» that is two percent fewer than last year. Lost year's turkey production had a vMue about three and a half billion dollars. Thanksgiving turkeys arc traditionnlly nerved with a bread mixture that some Americans call stuffing. Others call it drossing. Sidr dishes include cranberries? sweet potatoes and green beflns or other vegetables. 丁he meal tradnionally ends with h dessert of pumpkin pic or pecan pie- Charity groups and rdigioua organizations will be bugy on this day? serving Thanksgiving rncalic to the needy. The weak economy has increased the number of Americans receiving government as^intance to buy food. Read Passage 3 and decide whether the following Matemcnts are True or False, Wrilc 1 for I ruc and F for False against the number of each of Che statements on your Answer Sheet. 2L Thanksgiving [Jay .AfnencuS version of a children^ day> 22. The holiday iw celebrated on the 4th Thursday in December. 23. In America many people will join family and friends io give thinks and eat a nival on this day. 2\. The first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth Colony which is called Mississippi now. 25. Those ancient pilgrims held a thrre-day crlcbration in the summer of 16】2. 26. The Turkey producers raiac about 242,000>000 turkeys this year. 27. The number of turkeys this ycjir is equal to last y«an 28. The favorite food people eat on ThanksgivinR is rabbit. 29. The me^il traditionally ends with a pumpkin pic or a p<?c«n pits 30. The economy has decreased the number of Americans who need help for buying food. Purl IV Quc%tiom 31-35 arr lmM*d on P^agc 1. <20 points. 1 P»inK each > Passage \ h's March? 2050. Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable hou^c tn the morning nnd switch on the bedroom computer to get the latest new~ They used to read the , but changed to electronic newspapers many years ago. There is the usual newn about spacex another space (light has returned from M/irs and scientists have discovered a new planet. Then they return to business news： the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai« one o( the world * 5 leading business centers Mary tells the computer to buy 5>000 dollars, and there is a quick response that it has been done. As they watch the screen> Mary orders one o( the household robots to rnnke coffee for them. Frank disappears into the study ta join a video conference with hin partners around the world. He is a computer engineer* working (or several companies- This is his third job： he used to be in marketing and then televi9ion« Mary has a quick look at the shopping ehunncls — the usunl selection of electric cars# household robots and cheap travel offers — before picking up the video phone to tnlk to her assistant. She a ho has a job and she is doing medical research> Both she and Frank used xo have an office desk in Londont but in 2014 they decided to move to rhe seaside and work from home- Frank and Mary have one daughter* Louig who also hux her own workstation al home. She goen to school only one day a week, mainly to play with other students. ClasKrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no longer any need for them： communication systems have made it much easier to learn at home. Louise, now thirteen 15 studying Chinese at presentr which has become a world language as iniportnnt English. Louise has many Chinese friends. They communicate by computer. According to the family doctort Louise will live to nt least 130. Her wish is to work for « few decades and then spend her time on mujsic and pninting> Head Passage 4 and then try to give short answers to Questions 31—35. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet 3L Why do Erank and Mary switch on the bedroom computer in the morning? 32. What kind of news do Frank and Mary read? 33- Who makes coffer for Mary and Frank? 34. How does Frank work with others from home? 35? Whai would be the two world hnguaged in 2050? 試題答案及評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn) (僅供參考) Purt | (30 points, 3 poinu each) 1. (hmi 2. indoors 3< army officers L Eolkcitonr 5. (By) 1893 6. Thr Iniernntionwl Badminton Federation 7. (kor«c I homnn 8?21 9. Mnlrmit Sweden 10. the Barrrlon# (Hympir Gnmw Purl || ( 30 point% > 3 pnintu cnch> ILB 1乙 A 13. H 1LI) 15. H U. C ILA 18. n 19.A 20. C Part HI ( 20 pointed 2 points rach > 2LF 22. F 23. T 24. F 25. F 26. T 27. F 28. E 29. T 30. F Part |V( 20 point*« t |M»lnU each) 31. They want to «ci the latest nrwn. 32. Nrw* nbout and 33. A luiUHchald robot dot?象 3奴 Frank works with others by uning a video conference. 3$. 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