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级大学英语C试题册非艺术学生版
科文学院2011级大学英语C
期末复习题集（非艺术类）
Timeandtidewaitfornoman.
大学英语教研室
2012年12月
PartIReadingcomprehension
Passage1
Whenitcomestohealth,thepooraredoublycursed.Notonlyaretheymorepronetodeadlyinfectiousdiseasesthantherich,buttheyhavefarlessaccesstothemeansofimprovement.Twentyyearsago,PaulFarmer,anAmericandoctorandanthropologist（人类学者）,setouttodosomethingaboutthis.Amidthepoliticalturmoil（混乱）andpovertyofruralHaiti,hecreatedacommunitybasedhealthcaresystemcalledZanmiLasante,orPartnersinHealth.Itnotonlydeliversappropriate,affordablemedicaltreatmenttothousandsofpoorpeople,butgoesbeyondtheclinictoaddressthesocialcausesmakingthemsickandkeepingthemfromgettingbetter.
AsDr.Farmerargues,improvingthehealthofthepoorisnotjustamedicalchallenge,butaquestionofhumanrights.Tacklingtheinequality,racism,sexismandotherformsof“structuralviolence”whichoppressthepoorisascriticalasextendingthedrugs.OrashisHaitipatientsputit,medicinewithoutfoodislikewashingone’shandsanddryingtheminthedirt.
Unfortunately,Dr.Farmer’spowerfulmessageisoftenweakenedbyhisbook’sacademictone.Itdoes,however,screamoutinpassagesdescribingthehumanfaceof“structuralviolence”.ItisthesepersonalstoriesthatmakeDr.Farmer’sangeratsuch“stupiddeaths”socompelling.
Thegooddoctor’smotivesandmethodsarebetterdescribedinMountainsBeyondMountains.ThisbiographybyTracyKiddertracesDr.Farmerfromhisunconventionalupbringingandunusualeducation,shuttling（来回穿梭于）betweentheshacksofcentralHaitiandthehallsofHarvardMedicalSchool,tohislaterworkaroundtheworld.Thoughwellwritten,Mr.Kidder’sbookalsomakesforuncomfortablereading.Theauthorisclearlyclosetohissubject,havingtraveledwithDr.FarmerfromthegreenpovertyofHaititothetubercularwhitenessofRussia.Tooclose,perhaps.Thebiographerseemstobeseekinghissubject’sapproval,ratherthantheotherwayround.Mr.Kidderwrites,ratherdisturbingly,abouthisfearofdisappointingDr.Farmer,hisownpainatwoundinghimwithacriticalremarkandhisreliefatthedoctor’sforgiveness.
WhenMr.Kidder’shealthfalls,thisdependencebecomesallthemoreintense.Butratherthancompromisethebook’sequity（公正）,thisintimacyservestohighlightDr.Farmer’sadmirable,yetultimatelyirritating,character.AsMr.Kidderobserves,“Farmerwasn’tputonearthtomakeanyonefeelcomfortable,exceptthoseluckyenoughtobehispatientsorthoseunluckyenoughtoneedhim.”
1.Whatmakesthe“PartnersinHealth”systemuniquecomparedwithtraditionalhospitals?
A）Itmakesattemptstohelpthepooronasociallevel.
B）Itisaimedattreatingpoorpeopleforfree.
C）Itisdesignedtohelpthepoorrisefrompoverty.
D）Itofferscommunityhelptothosewhoarepoor.
2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraph?
A）Handsshouldnotbedriedinthedirtafterwashing.
B）Medicineisalsoneededforcleaninghands.
C）Medicineisnotalongtermcuretotheirpoorhealth.
D）Foodcancuretheirdiseasebetterthananymedicine.
3.ThedisadvantageofDr.Farmer’sbookseemstobethat_________.
A）theplotsinthebookarenotattractiveenough
B）thewayhetellsthestoriesisnotcompellingenough
C）theangerheexpressesat"stupiddeaths"istoostrong
D）thetoneisnotstrongenoughtoarousepeople'sattention
4.Mr.Kidder’sbookalsomakesforuncomfortablereadingbecause_________.
A）Mr.KidderhimselfhasneverbeeninvolvedinDr.Farmer’slife
B）Mr.KidderisafraidofmakingtruecommentsonDr.Farmer
C）Mr.Kidder’semotionspreventhimfromindependentwriting
D）Mr.KidderisalwayswaitingforDr.Farmer’sforgiveness
5.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat_________.
A）Dr.Farmeronlyhelpedthosewhoareluckyenough
B）Dr.Farmermayhaveseverelycriticizedthesociety
C）Dr.Farmerwasnotactuallymakinghispatientscomfortable
D）Dr.Farmer'sjobisnottomakepeoplecomfortable
Passage2
ManyvisitorsfindsthefastpaceatwhichAmericanpeoplemoveverytroubling.One'sfirstimpressionislikelytobethateveryoneisinarush.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingandareveryimpatientiftheyaredelayedevenforabriefmoment.
Atfirst,thismayseemunfriendlytoyou.Butdriverswillrushyou;storekeeperswillbeinahurryastheyserveyou;peoplewillpushpastyouastheywalkalongthestreet.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversationswithpeopleasyoushopordineawayfromhome.DonotthinkthatbecauseAmericansareinsuchahurrytheyareunfriendly.Often,lifeismuchsloweroutsidethebigcities,asistrueinothercountriesaswell.
AmericanswholiveincitiessuchasNewYork,Chicago,orLosAngeles,oftenthinkthateveryoneisequallyinahurrytogetthingsdone;theyexpectothersto"pushback",justascitypeopledoinTokyo,SingaporeorParis,forexample.Butwhentheydiscoverthatyouareastranger,mostAmericansbecomequitekindlyandwilltakegreatcaretohelpyou.Manyofthemfirstcametothecityasstrangersandtheyrememberhowfrighteninganewcitycanbe.Ifyouneedhelporwanttoaskaquestion,chooseafriendlylookingpersonandsay,"Iamastrangerhere.Canyouhelpme?
"
Mostpeoplewillstop,smileatyou,andhelpyoufindyouwayoransweryourquestions.Butyoumustletthemknowthatyouneedhelp.Otherwisetheyarelikelytopassyouby,notnoticingthatyouarenewtothecityandinneedofhelp.Occasionally,youmayfindsomeonetoobusyorperhapstoorushedtogiveyouaid.Ifthishappens,donotbediscouraged;justasksomeoneelse.MostAmericansenjoyhelpingastranger.
1.ManypeoplewhofirstvisittheUnitedStateswillfindthat_______.
A）Americaisahighlydevelopedcountry
B）Americancitypeopleseemtobealwaysinarush
C）thefastpaceinAmericanlifeoftencausesmuchtrouble
D）Americansareimpatientandunfriendlypeople
2.Whentheauthorsays"Youwillmisssmile",hemeans___________.
A）youwillfailtonoticethatAmericansarepleasantandhappy
B）youwillbepuzzledwhyAmericansdonotsmileatyou
C）youwillfeelthatAmericansdonotseemveryfriendly
D）youwillfindthatAmericansdon'thavemuchsenseofhumor
3.Intheauthor'sopinion,___________.
A）itistruethatlifeinNewYorkismuchfasterthanthatinanyothercity
B）peoplelivingoutsidebigcitiesarelazyandmiserable
C）mostAmericanpeopleenjoylivinginthesuburbsofbigcities
D）thosewhoarebusyarenotnecessarilyunfriendly
4.TheauthormentionsbigcitiessuchasTokyo,SingaporeandParis___________.
A）toshowthatcitypeopleallovertheworldhavealotincommon
B）tolethisreadersbeawarethattheyaresomeoftheworld'sbiggestcities
C）toillustratetheirdifferencefromAmericancities
D）becausetheyaresomeofthecitiesthatattractvisitorsmost
5.IfyousaytoanAmericanthatyouareastrangerthere,mostprobablybewill_________.
A）offerhishelpB）stopsmilingatyou
C）helpyoufindthewayD）replythatheispleasedtomeetyou
Passage3
Thethousandsofpeopleforcedtoabandontheirhomesinrecentweekstofloodwatersarevictimsnotjustofnaturebutofhumanerroraswell.YearsofmismanagementofthevastMississippiRiverecosystem---thecontinuousandofteninadvisableconstructionoflevees（堤坝）andnavigation（导航）channels,thepavingoverofwetlands,thecommercialdevelopmentoffloodplains---havemadethedamageworsethanitmightotherwisehavebeen.
TheObamaadministrationisnowcompletinganinspectionoftheguidelinesgoverningdams,leveesandotherwater-relatedprojectsbuiltwithfederalmoney.
Historically,projectshadbeenshapedbytwomainfactors:
theArmyCorpsofEngineers’convictionthatnaturecanbesubduedbyleveesanddams,anditsreflexivegreen-lightingofanyfloodcontrolprojectthatencouragedcommercialoragriculturaldevelopment.Thenewrules,Congresssaid,shouldrequiretheCorpsandotherfederalagenciestogiveequalweighttolesseasilymeasurablebenefitslikewildlifehabitatandto“nonstructural”solutionstofloodcontrollikepreservingwetlands,floodplainsandother“naturalsystems.”
TogivetheCorpsitsdue,ithasperformednoblyinthepresentemergency.Itsmain-stemleveeshaveheld.ItsdecisiontoblowholesinleveesguardingtheNewMadridfloodwayinMissouriclearlysavedCairo,Illinois,andotherplacesdownstream.ThesemethodshadlongbeenpartofCorpsemergencyplans,andtheyworked.
ThequestiontheenvironmentalcommunityandmanyinCongressareaskingiswhetherthiswouldhavebeennecessaryiftheriverhadbeenbettermanaged.Inpopulatedareas,someleveeswerebuiltsolelytoattractmoredevelopment,whileothersclosedofffloodplainsthatcouldhaveactedasanaturalsafetyvalve.
Meanwhile,overtheyears,theupperMississippiwatershedhaslostmillionsofacresofwetlandsthatcouldhaveservedasanaturalspongeforfloodwaters.
So-called100-yearfloodsseemedtobehittingtheMississippiwithscaryregularity---a$16billionfloodin1993,abadonein2001,anotherin2008,andnowthisone.Climatechange,whichsomesuspectofcausingviolentdownpours,maybepartoftheproblem,thoughtheconnectionisunclear.Whatisclearisthatweshouldlearnfromourmistake,letnaturehelpoutwhereitcan,andnotbuildorfarminplaceswhereitmakesnosensetodoso.Asthesayinggoes,nobodyeverbeatstheriver.
1.Whyhavethelevees,navigationchannels,etc.madethes
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