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2014年北京联合大学高职升本科专业基础课考试
考试科目 英语综合（A卷）
（总分：100分 考试时间：120分钟）
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2． 答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。 题号 一 二 三 四 五 总分 分数 40 15 15 15 15 100 I. Reading Comprehension （本大题共20 个小题，每空2 分，
共40 分） 得分 评卷人 Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage 1
“Congratulations, Mr. Jones, it?s a girl.”
Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel pride when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good fathers. Although there are some men who like children and may have had considerable experience with them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. For other
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couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.
Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this reconciliation (协调) process. Although numerous books have been written about American mothers, only recently has literature focused on the role of fathers.
It is argued by some writers that the change to the father?s role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the change the wife must take to the mother?s role. The mother?s role seems to require a complete transformation in daily routine and highly innovative adaptation. On the other hand, the father?s role is less demanding and immediate. However, even though we mentioned the fact that growing numbers of women are working outside the home, the father is still thought by many as the breadwinner in the household. 1. From the passage, we learn that fatherhood ________. A. brings a feeling of excitement to most men B. makes some men feel proud and others uneasy C. has a different meaning for men who have daughters D. means a responsibility that men accept unwillingly
2. What does the passage say about the shift from the role of husband to that of father?
A. Numerous books have been written about it. B. Not enough attention has been paid to it. C. The shift is harder for men than for women. D. The shift is a difficult but incomplete one. 3. The passage indicates that _________.
A. mothers get more attention and recognition from society B. mothers are innovative and demanding according to some writers
C. mothers generally stay at home to take care of the children
D. mothers should help fathers in their reconciliation process 4. Which of the following will the author most probably disagree
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A. It?s as difficult to be a father as it is to be a mother. B. More books should focus on the role of fathers. C. The father is still the breadwinner in the household. D. Fathers are as important to children as mothers. 5. The author?s purpose in writing this passage is to ________. A. explain why there are few books on the role of fathers B. praise mothers for their great contributions to the home
C. criticize fathers for not taking enough responsibility in bringing up the children
D. complain about the lack of social programs to help fathers in their role shift
Passage 2
As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America were building with adobe- sun-baked brick plastered（涂抹）with mud. Their homes looked remarkably like modem apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps thousand people, along with storerooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against enemies. They were really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them “pueblos”, which is Spanish for town.
The people or the pueblos raised what are called “the three sisters” —— corn, beans, and squash. They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water. The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches（沟）. Water was so important that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals to bring rain.
The way of life of less-settled groups was simpler and more strongly influenced by nature. Small tribes such as the Shoshone and
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Ute wandered the dry and mountainous lands between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. They gathered seeds and hunted small animals such as rabbits and snakes. In the Far North the ancestors of today?s Inuit hunted seals, walruses, and the great whales. They lived right on the frozen seas in shelters called igloos built of blocks of packed snow. When summer came, they fished for salmon and hunted the lordly caribou.
The Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Sioux tribes, known as the Plains Indians, lived on the grasslands between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They hunted bison (野牛) commonly called the buffalo. Its meat was the chief food of these tribes, and its hide was used to make their clothing and the covering of their tents. 6. The dwellings（住处）of the Hopi and Zuni were _________. A. very crowded B. extremely crude C. highly advanced D. located on plains 7. The word “They” in first paragraph line 8 refers to _______. A. goods B. buildings
C. cliffs D. enemies 8. According to the passage, which tribes live on the plain? A. Hopi B. Cheyenne
C. Shoeshine D. Inuit
9. Which of the following statements is not true, according to the passage?
A. The plain Indians lived, to a great extent, on the buffalo. B. The life style of each North American Indian tribe was decided by its environment.
C. The Cheyenne and Sioux tribes lived on the grasslands.
D. The Hopi and Zuni tribes built their homes against cliffs for the simple reason that they lacked a sense of security. 10. The best title for the passage might be . A. The Hopi and Zuni Tribes B. Early North American Societies C. Dwellings of the early North Americans
D. The history of the Early North Americans
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