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1、同济大学课程考核试卷（A卷）20102011学年第2学期命题教师签名：审核教师签名：课号：112148课名：英文报刊选读考试考查：此卷选为：期中考试（）、期终考试（J）、重考（）试卷年级D_专业学号姓名得分题项IIIIIIIVVVI得分PartOneUnderstandingtheStylesandStructuresofEnglishNewspapersandMagazines(30%)SectionAInvertedStructure(16%)Directions:Inthispart,therearetwopiecesofnewsthatareincomplete.Choosefromt

2、helistsbelowthebestclausetocompleteeachofthem.ThenmarkyouranswerinthecorrespondingplaceonyourAnswerSheet.(28-16points)1.FestivalhonoringSunTzuBEIJING-Binzhoucityinthenorthernpartof(1).BinzhouisfamousforbeingthehometownofSunTzu(born535BC),astrategistandhighrankingmilitarygeneralduringthelateSpringand

3、AutumnPeriodandtheauthorofTheArtofWar.(2).Ithasinspiredmanyleadersandgenerals,includingMaoZedong,GeneralMacArthurandNapoleon.(3),whichshows36militarystrategiesinthebook.Binzhouisalsofamousforitsbigandjuicyjujubes,andvisitorswillhavetheopportunitytopickdatesinthecity,ssuburbs.(4).Binzhouprovidesindiv

4、idualandgroupingtourismservicetobenefittourists.(A) .TheArtofWarisoneofthemostsuccessfulbooksonmilitarystrategyandiswidelyknownthroughouttheworld(B) .ShandongprovinceisholdingatourismfestivalfromSeptembertoOctober(C) .“Binzhouhasfantasticscenery,andvebeentherethreetimes,“saidWeiXiaoxia,aseniorreport

5、eratChinaTourismNews(D) .Onemust-seeingscenicspotinBinzhouisamilitarycity”2.ChineseMuslimstobeginpilgrimagetoMeccaYINCHUAN-,localreligiousofficialssaid（八）.Chinahasmorethan20Thursday.millionMuslims,abouthalfofwhicharefromtheHuiethnicThenumbertravelingthisyearisabout200morethanthatoflastyear,saidHeiFu

6、ll,vicechairmanandsecretary-generaloftheIslamicAssociationofNingxia.group(B).TheMeccapilgrimage,alsoknownasthehajj,isaMuslim(6),andwillreturntoNingxiabetweenNovember27andDecember2,Heisaid.religioustraditionthatspecifiesthatallable-bodiedMuslimswhocanaffordtotraveltoSaudiArabia“Becausemanyofthemareel

7、derlypeoplewhodonotunderstandArabicandhaveneverbeenabroad,wearegivingthemsomeetiquettetrainingoneverydaylifeinanothercountry,aswellassomereligioustraining,saidMaShaozhong,imamoftheLimingMosqueinNingxia,scityofWuzhong.mustvisitMeccaatleastonceintheirlives(C).Morethan2,600ChineseMuslimsfromNorthwestCh

8、ina,sNingxiaHuiautonomousregionwillbegintheirannualpilgrimage.toMeccainSaudiArabialaterthismonth(8).ChineseMuslimsmainlyliveinthewesternprovincesofQinghai,GansuandYunnan,NingxiaHuiautonomousregionsandXinjiangUygurautonomousregion.(D).TheMuslimswillflytoSaudiArabiaviaeightAirChinacharterflightsbetwee

9、nOctober17and22SectionBLeadsMatching(10%)Directions:ChoosefromthelistA-Jfivebestheadlinesfortheleadparagraphsinthelist9-13.MarkyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.9. GUIYANG-Thedeathtollroseto17minersonWednesdayafteramassivebuildupofgasandcoalhitacollieryinSouthwestChina,sGuizhouprovince,addingtoarashofdead

10、lymineaccidentsthisyearinthecoal-richprovince.10. SEOUL-TheRepublicofKorea(ROK)droppedaplantogivetheDemocraticPeople,sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)foodaidtohelpfloodvictimsaftertheDPRKfailedtorespondtotheproposal,theunificationministryinSeoulsaidTuesday.11. KABUL-Afghanistan,sintelligenceagencysaidonWednesd

11、ayithadthwartedaplottoassassinatePresidentHamidKarzaiafterarrestingabodyguardandfivepeoplewithlinkstotheHaqqaninetworkandal-Qaeda.12. DALLAS-AlargefireatachemicalplantsouthofDallasthatsentanenormousplumeofsmokeintotheaironMondayforcedtheevacuationofhundredsofresidentsinthecityOfWaxahachie,fireoffici

12、alssaid.(A) Largefiresentenormoussmokeintoair(B) 17minerslosttheirlivesinamineaccident(C) HeadofNATOsaid:missionclosetoendDPRKfailedtorespondtoproposal(D) Libyamissionprettyclose,toend:NATOchief(E) PlottokillAfghanpresidentfoiled(F) Deathtollinmineaccidentstandsat17(G) PresidentKarzai:anarrowescape!

13、H) HundredsevacuatedafterTexaschemicalplantfire(I) ROKscrapsplantosendfloodaidtoDPRK(J) NATOdefensenotterminated13. BRUSSELS-TheLibyamissionisprettyclosetoitsend,however,NATOdefenseministersarenotexpectedtoterminatethemissionastheyconvenethisweek,theheadofNATOsaidonMonday.SectionCNewsBriefs(10%)Dir

14、ections:ReadthefivebriefsfromChinaDailyandanswerquestions1-5withacorrectchoiceA,B,COrD.MarkyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.14. FORTPIERCE,Florida-KimberlyBergalis,thefirstpersonknowntohavecontractedAidsfromahealthcare-worker,diedonSundayafterapoignantbattleforherlifeandforlawstoprotectpatients.Thisstory

15、isabout.(A) Aids.(B) ahealth-careworker.(C) apoignantbattle.(D) anAidsvictim.15. WASHINGTON-U.S.federalofficialshaveseized23,641poundsofcocaine(orabout12tons)hiddeninsideconcretefencingpostsatawarehouseandstoragelotatMiami,Florida,accordingtoreportsreachinghereyesterday.Thisstoryisabout.(A) U.S.fede

16、ralofficials.(B) Awarehouse.(C) Areport.(D) Aseizureofcocaine.16. BEIJING-TheFriendshipHemodialysisCentre,aSino-Japanesecooperativeventureequippedwithmorethan40piecesofadvancedequipmentforbloodpurification,willgointooperationatBeijing,sSino-JapaneseFriendshipHospitalinJune.Thisstoryisabout.(A) Beiji

17、ng,sSino-JapaneseFriendshipHospital.(B) advancedequipmentforbloodpurification.(C) asino-Japanesecooperativeventure.(D) abloodcentre.17. MOSCOW-HungryandexhaustedpassengersstormedanaircraftofTheStateAirlineAeroflotandordereditscrewtooperateaflightwhichhadbeendelayedmorethan24hours,Tassnewsagencyrepor

18、tedonTuesday.Thisstoryisabout.(A) anaircraft.(B) aflight.(C) alongflightdelay.(D) Tassnewsagency.18. WELLINGTON-Morethan500policemenfrom33countrieshavemethereatathree-daytriennialInternationalPoliceAssociationworldcongressinabidtopromotetiesbetweenpoliceforcesthroughouttheworld.Thisstoryisabout.(A)

19、500policemen.(B) TheInternationalPoliceAssociation.(C) worldpoliceforces.(D) Aworldpolicecongress.PartTwoReadingComprehension(20%)Directions:Therearetwopassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.PassageOneLit

20、eratureisatoncethemostintimateandmostarticulateofthearts.Itcannotimpartitseffectthroughthesensesornervesastheotherartscan;itisbeautifulonlythroughtheintelligence;itisthemindspeakingtothemind;untilithasbeenputintoabsoluteterms,ofaninvariablesignificance,itdoesnotexistatall.Itcannotawakenthisemotionin

21、one,andthatinanther;ifitfailstoexpresspreciselythemeaningoftheauthor,ifitdoesnotsayhim,itsaysnothing,andisnothing.Sothatwhenapoethasputhisheart,muchorlittle,intoapoem,andsoldittoamagazine,thescandalisgreaterthanwhenapainterhassoldapicturetoapatron,orasculptorhasmodeledastatuetoorder.Theseareartistsl

22、essarticulateandlessintimatethanthepoet;theyaremoreexteriortotheirwork;theyarelesspersonallyinit;theypartwithlessofthemselvesinthedicker.ItdoesnotchangethenatureofthecasetosaythatTennysonandLongfellowandEmersonsoldthepoemsinwhichtheycouchedthemostmysticalmessagestheirgeniuswaschargedtobearmankind.Th

23、eysubmittedtotheconditionswhichnonecanescape;butthatdoesnotjustifytheconditions,whicharenonethelesstheconditionsofhucksters(、贩)becausetheyareimposeduponpoets.Ifitwillservetomakemymeaningalittleclearer,wewillsupposethatapoethasbeencrossedinlove,orhassufferedsomerealsorrow,likethelossofawifeorchild.He

24、poursouthisbrokenheartinversethatshallbringtearsofsacredsympathyfromhisreaders,andaneditorpayshimahundreddollarsfortherightofbringinghisversetotheirnotice.Itisperfectlytruethatthepoemwasnotwrittenforthesedollars,butitisperfectlytruethatitwassoldforthem.Thepoetmustusehisemotionstopayhisprovisionbills

25、hehasnoothermeans;societydoesnotproposetopayhisbillsforhim.Well,andattheendoftheends,theunsophisticatedwitnessfindsthetransactionridiculous,findsitrepulsive,findsitshabby.Somehowheknowsthatifourhucksteringcivilizationdidnotateverymomentviolatetheeternalfinessofthings,thepoet,ssongwouldhavebeengiven

26、totheworld,andthepoetwouldhavebeencaredforbythewholehumanbrotherhood,asanymanshouldbewhodoesthedutythateverymanowesit.Theinstinctivesenseofthedishonorwhichmoneypurchasedoestoartissostrongthatsometimesamanofletterswhocanpayhiswayotherwiserefusespayforhiswork,asLordByrondid,forawhole,fromanoblepride,a

27、ndasCountTolstoyhastriedtodo,fromanobleconscience.ButByron,spublisherprofitedbyagenerositythatdidnotreachhisreaders;andtheCountessTolstoycollectsthecopyrightthatherhusbandforegoes;sothatthesetwoeminentinstancesofprotestagainstbusinessinliteraturemaybesaidnottohaveshakenitsmoneybasis.Iknowofnoothers;

28、buttheremaybemanythatIamculpablyignorantof.Still,IdoubtifthereareenoughtoaffectthefactthatLiteratureisBusinessaswellasArt,andalmostassoon.Atpresentbusinessistheonlyhumansolidarity;weareallboundtogetherwiththatchain,whatoverinterestsandtastesandprinciplesseparateus.19. Apossibletitlethatbestexpresses

29、themeaningofthepassagewouldbe.(A) LiteratureandtheArts(B) TheStateoftheArts(C) ProgressinLiterature(D) TheManofLettersasaManofBusiness20. Accordingtotheauthor,LordByron.(A) refusedpaymentforhiswork.(B) combinedbusinesswithliterature(C) foundedaschoolforaspiringwriters(D) didnotcopyrighthiswork21. Th

30、eauthorofthepassageproposesthatwritersandartists.(A) attempttoinducesocietytochangeitsvalues.(B) makethebestoutofabadsituation(C) withholdtheirworkuntiltheygainrecognition.(D) adopttheprinciplesofcommercialism.22. TheauthorfeelsgriefatthefactTennyson,LongfellowandEmerson.(A) allwrotemysticalpoems.(B

31、) hadtoselltheirpoetry.(C) werenotappreciatedintheirtime.(D) wereprolificpoets23. Theauthorimpliesthatwritersare.(A) notsufficientlypaidfortheirwork.(B) incompetentbusinessmen.(C) profitingagainsttheirwill.(D) huckstersPassageTwoEachadvanceinmicroscopictechniquehasprovidedscientistswithnewperspectiv

32、esonthefunctionoflivingorganismandthenatureofmatteritself.Theinventionofthevisiblelightmicroscopelateinthe16thcenturyintroducedapreviouslyunknownrealmofsingle-celledplantsandanimals.Inthe20thcentury,electronmicroscopeshaveprovideddirectviewsofvirusesandminutesurfacestructures.Nowanothertypeofmicrosc

33、ope,onethatusesX-raysratherthanlightorelectrons,offersadifferentwayofexaminingtinydetails;itshouldextendhumanperceptionstillfartherintothenaturalworld.ThedreamofbuildinganX-raymicroscopedatesto1895.itsdevelopment,however,wasvirtuallyceasedinthe1940sbecausethedevelopmentoftheelectronmicroscopewasprog

34、ressingrapidly.Duringthe1940selectronmicroscopesroutinelyachievedresolutionbetterthanthatpossiblewithavisible-lightmicroscope,whiletheperformanceofX-raymicroscopesresistedimprovement.Inrecentyears,however,interestinX-raymicroscopeshasrevived,largelybecauseofadvancessuchasthedevelopmentofnewsourcesof

35、X-rayillumination.Asaresult,thebrightnessavailabletodayismillionsoftimesthatofX-raytubes,which,formostofthecentury,weretheonlyavailablesourcesofsoftX-rays.ThenewX-raymicroscopeconsiderablyimprovesontheresolutionprovidedbyopticalmicroscopes.Theycanalsobeusedtomapthedistributionofcertainchemicalelemen

36、ts.somecanformpicturesinextremelyshorttimes;othersholdthepromiseofspecialcapabilitiessuchasthree-dimensionalimagining.Unlikeconventionalelectronmicroscopy,X-raymicroscopyenablesspecimenstobekeptinairandwater,whichmeansthatbiologicalsamplescanbestudiedunderconditionssimilartotheirnaturalstate.Theillu

37、minationused,so-calledsoftX-raysinthewavelengthrangeoftwentytofortyangstroms(十亿分之一米),isalsosufficientlypenetratingtoimagineintactbiologicalcellsinmanycases.BecauseofthewavelengthoftheX-raysused,softX-raymicroscopeswillnevermatchthehighestresolutionpossiblewithelectronmicroscopes.24. Thepassageshowst

38、hattheinventionofthevisiblelightmicroscopeallowedscientiststo.(A) developtheelectronmicroscopelateron(B) seevirusesdirectly(C) understandmoreaboutthedistributionofthechemicalelements(D) discoversingle-celledplantsandanimalstheyhadneverseenbefore25. ThereasonwhyittooksolongtodeveloptheX-raymicroscope

39、isthat.(A) therewasnotenoughmoneyfortheresearch(B) materialsusedtomanufactureX-raystubesweredifficulttofind(C) thesourceofilluminationwasnotbrightenoughuntilrecently(D) X-raymicroscopesweretoocomplicatedtooperate26. WhatisthemajordifferencebetweenX-raymicroscopyandthetraditionalelectronmicroscopy?(A

40、) X-raymicroscopyenablessamplestobestudiedinnaturalenvironment.(B) X-raymicroscopescanfigureoutthedistributionofsomechemicalelements.(C) X-raymicroscopescanformpicturesinaveryshorttime.(D) X-raymicroscopeshavethepotentialofthree-dimensionalimagining.27. Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageaboutthefutureo

41、fX-raymicroscopes?(A) Theywillprobablyreplaceelectronmicroscopesaltogether.(B) Theywilleventuallybemuchcheapertoproducethantheyarenow.(C) Theywillprovideinformationnotavailablefromotherkindsofmicroscopes.(D) Theywilleventuallychangetheilluminationrangethattheynowuse.28. Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?(

42、A) Anewkindofmicroscope.(B) Sourcesofilluminationformicroscopes.(C) Thedetailseenthroughamicroscope.(D) Outdatedmicroscopictechniques.Part 3 reeAbbreviations(10%)Directions:Inthispart,thereareabbreviations.GivethefullformsofthefollowingabbreviationsandtranslatethemintoChineseontheAnswerSheet.3.1 PR2

43、OPEC3.NYSE4.IMF5.FIFAPart 4 urAnswerthefollowingquestions(12%)Directions:Inthispart,thereareseveraljournalisticquestions.AnswerthefollowingquestionsontheAnswerSheet.1. Whatisnewslead?Whataredirectleadanddelayedlead?2. Whatisnewsvalue?Whataresomebasicelementsofnewsvalue?3. Whatisthebodystructureofan

44、ewsstory?Whatareadvantagesofit?PartFiveSummaryWritingandCommentMaking(22%)Directions:Inthispart,thereisalongnewsstory.YouarerequiredtowriteasummaryofitandmakeacommentonitontheAnswerSheet.Europe,sDebtDilemma:WillCutsStifleGrowth?ByBruceCrumley/ParisWednesday,May.12,2010Ohhowbriefwasthejoy.OnMay10,fin

45、ancialmarketsreactedeuphoricallytothecreationofanearly$1trillionfundtoassisteuro-zoneeconomiesimperiledbymassivedebt.Sincethen,however,bourseshaveseesawedbetweenmoderatelossesandgainsasbuyerscontemplatewhathappensnext.ThebiggestquestionnowbeingdebatedincapitalsacrosstheEuropeanUnion:Howcannationalgo

46、vernmentswhonolongerfaceasgreatariskofdefaultbringtheirdeficitanddebtlevelsdownwithoutchokingoffthespendingthat,sfuelingalreadyfeeblegrowth?ThatpuzzleputstheE.U.betweenarock-tryingtotacklegovernmentdebt-andahardplace-appeasingthemarketforcesthathelpedtransformEurope,sdebtcrisistoafull-blownemergency

47、Inrecentmonths,hedgefundshavebetagainstGreece,sabilitytohonoritsstaggeringdebt,whichmadeitmoreexpensiveforAthenstoborrowmoneytopaycreditors.ButitalsoraisedtheriskthecontagionofdoubtspreadingtoheavilyindebtedPortugal,SpainandItaly.Toaddressthethreatofthatcontagionpossiblydraggingdowntheentireeurozon

48、e,E.U.leadersandtheInternationalMonetaryFundbelatedlyforgeda$950billionpackageoffunding,readytocometotherescueifanyothereconomiesusingthesinglecurrencyarebroughttothebrinkofinsolvencybytheirowndebtorifmovesbyfinancialmarketsincreasethatpossibility.However,byagreeingtothecreationofthatcrisisfund,euroeconomieshaveimplicitlycommittedthemselvestotakingactionagainstthesoaring,debt-increasingspendingthatsparkedthecurrentcalamityinthefirstplace.Logically-andcruelly-financialmarketsthatonlytwodaysagowerereassure