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研究生英语阅读
研究生英语阅读
黄宛文编，练习用。
WorldEnglish:
ABlessingoraCurse?
世界英语:
祝福还是诅咒?
1.ItcanbeinferredfromGlanvillePrice’sstatementthatheis_______.[单选题]*
A:
happythatEnglishiseverywhereinBritainandIreland
B:
worriedaboutthefutureoftheremainingCelticlanguages（正确答案）
C:
shockedbythediversityoflanguagesinBritainandIreland
D:
amazedthatmanypeopleintheUKstillspeaktheirAboriginallanguages
2.Cumbricisusedasanexampleof_______.[单选题]*
A:
alocaldialect
B:
avictimoftheEnglishlanguage（正确答案）
C:
alanguagethatisonthevergeofextinction
D:
alanguagethatisusedbyonlyalimitednumberofpeople
3.WhichofthefollowingisthemajorconcernofthebookLinguisticImperialism?
[单选题]*
A:
Englishteachingoverseas.
B:
Britishgovernment'slanguagepolicies.
C:
DominanceofEnglishoverotherlanguages.（正确答案）
D:
TheroleofEnglishintechnologyadvancement.
4.BothPriceandPhillipsonare______.[单选题]*
A:
governmentofficials
B:
advocatesoflinguisticimperialism
C:
insupportoflanguagepoliciescarriedoutbytheBritishCouncil
D:
concernedaboutthenegativeeffectofEnglishonsmallerlanguages（正确答案）
5.Accordingtothetext,theEFLcountries_______.[单选题]*
A:
arelargeinnumber（正确答案）
B:
areknownasthe
C:
willbeendangeredbyEnglish
D:
havemadeEnglishtheirofficiallanguage
6.AccordingtoMcArthur,ChineseisdifferentfromEnglishinthat______.[单选题]*
A:
ithasmadeagreatcontributiontotheworld
B:
ithashadpositiveinfluenceonotherlanguages
C:
itmayresultinthedisappearanceofotherlanguages
D:
itprobablywillnotendangertheexistenceofotherlanguages（正确答案）
7.Whenhesaid[单选题]*
A:
punishmentisdue
B:
thejuryiswaitingforatrial
C:
nodecisionhasbeenmadeyet（正确答案）
D:
thereisnoonetomakethedecision
8.Australiamightbeusedasanexampletoshowthat______.[单选题]*
A:
languagesarechangingallthetime
B:
someEnglishwordsarederivedfromLatin
C:
Englishhaspromotedtheprogressofsomenations
D:
Englishshouldbeblamedfortheextinctionofsmallerlanguages（正确答案）
9.ManypeopleseeEnglishasablessingforpeoplein______.[单选题]*
A:
Australia
B:
EastAsia
C:
SouthAfrica（正确答案）
D:
ESLcountries
10.Themainthemeofthisspeechisthat_______.[单选题]*
A:
Englishshouldbetaughtworldwide
B:
Englishasaworldlanguagedoesmoreharmthangood
C:
weshouldbeobjectivetotheinternationalizationofEnglish（正确答案）
D:
weshouldbeawareofthedangerofEnglishasaworldlanguage
Anxiety:
ChallengebyAnotherName焦虑是挑战的另一个名字
1.Whichsentencebestexpressesthemainideaoftheselection?
[单选题]*
A:
Thebutterflies-in-the-stomachtypeofanxietydiffersgreatlyfromseverestatesofanxiety.
B:
Takingonajobassignmentthatrequiredtravelinghelpedtheauthorgetoverhisanxiety.
C:
Peoplelearnandgrowbyconfrontingsituationsthatmakethemanxious.（正确答案）
D:
Anxietyisanunpredictablepartoflifethatcanbedealtwithinpositiveways.
2.WhenacollegefriendinvitedtheauthortogowithhimtoArgentina,theauthor______.[单选题]*
A:
rejectedtheinvitation（正确答案）
B:
acceptedtheinvitationeagerly
C:
wasveryanxiousabouttheideabutwentanyway
D:
didnotbelievehisfriendwasserious
3.Asgraduationapproached,theauthor’sprofessorurgedhimto______.[单选题]*
A:
trytomakehislivingasawriter
B:
studyinthegraduateschool（正确答案）
C:
askhisparentsforadvice
D:
teachintheschool
4.AccordingtoDanishphilosopherSerenKierkegaard,_______.[单选题]*
A:
anxietyoccurswhenwefacethechanceofdevelopment（正确答案）
B:
youcan'tadvancewithoutgettinganxious
C:
wedon'thavetoendureworryandconcern
D:
wehaveanxietiesthroughoutourlife
5.Extinctionisthetermpsychologistsusefor________.[单选题]*
A:
theinborntendencytoavoidsituationsthatmakeonefeelanxious
B:
aperson'sgraduallossofconfidence
C:
thenaturaldevelopmentofachild'sabilities
D:
theprocessoflosingone'sfearbycontinuingtofaceanxiety（正确答案）
6.BysayingWhichbringsustoacorollarytomybasicrule（Paragraph12）,theauthormeanshehas_______.[单选题]*
A:
madeanimportantinference（正确答案）
B:
gotridofamyth
C:
foundoutwhatcreatesanxiety
D:
learnedalessonwhichcanbepassedontoothers
7.Theauthorimpliesthat______.[单选题]*
A:
itwasluckythathedidn'ttakethesummerjobinArgentina
B:
hissonnevergotoverhisfearofthewater
C:
DukeEllington'sstagefrightinspiredhim（正确答案）
D:
onehastobemoredaringthanmostpeopletoovercomeanxiety
8.Wecanconcludefromthearticlethat_______.[单选题]*
A:
anxietymaybeasignalthatonehasanopportunitytogrow（正确答案）
B:
theauthorconsidershisthree-monthtriptoEuropeafailure
C:
facinganxietyhaseliminatedalltheauthor'sdepression
D:
theauthornolongerfeelsanxiousaboutnewexperiences
9.TheworddauntedinThemoreIthoughtaboutit[goingtoArgentina],themoretheprospectdauntedme（Paragraph1）means_______.[单选题]*
A:
encouraged
B:
interested
C:
discouraged（正确答案）
D:
amused
10.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebestalternativetitleforthisselection?
[单选题]*
A:
APoorDecision
B:
Don'tLetAnxietyStopYou（正确答案）
C:
BecomingaWriter
D:
TheCouragetoTravel
ScienceandTechnology科学与技术
1.Thisarticleismainlyabout_______.[单选题]*
A:
howtotackletheproblemsinthenew
B:
thedirectionofscientificandtechnologicaldevelopment
C:
boththepositiveandnegativeeffectsofthetechnologicaladvances（正确答案）
D:
thegreatimpactonourethicsandprivacybroughtbythetechnologicaladvances
2.The[单选题]*
A:
representsthedigitalage（正确答案）
B:
emphasizesonhumanity
C:
ishighlycivilized
D:
benefitseveryoneexceptoldercitizens
3.Thephrase[单选题]*
A:
interestedin
B:
accustomedto
C:
fascinatedby
D:
connectedto（正确答案）
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTresponsiblefortheincreasedsenseofpersonalfreedomandpower?
[单选题]*
A:
Atechnologicallyadvancedsocietyiscentralized.（正确答案）
B:
Thereismuchgreateraccesstoinformationthanbefore.
C:
Peoplecanhavetheopensharingofresourcesonline.
D:
ThenotionofequalityisemphasizedontheInternet.
5.ConcernedaboutthepotentialeffectoftheHumanGenomeProject,mostAmericanswould_______.[单选题]*
A:
welcomehumancloningtoimprovetheirstandardofliving
B:
supportthegeneticresearchwhichcouldhelptocuregeneticdiseases（正确答案）
C:
welcomecreatingplantsthatproducedplasticsandglowedinthedark
D:
supportmakinggeneticallyalteredbabiestosuittheirparents'wishes
6.Howcouldthe[单选题]*
A:
Theyaresoreproductivethattheywilloutsellotherkindsofseeds.
B:
Thepatentsonthe
C:
Thefarmershavetobuyseedsagainasthe（正确答案）
D:
Becausetheplants,intowhichthe
7.ManypeoplewhothinkgovernmentshouldnotoutlawpornographyontheWebbelievethat________.[单选题]*
A:
therewerestillalargenumberofpeoplewhohaveneedforpornography
B:
everyonecouldvoicehisideas,nomatterhowweirdoroffensivetheyare（正确答案）
C:
thegovernmenthadnorighttointerferewiththedevelopmentoftheInternet
D:
thegovernmentmightbeencouragedtospyoneachsuspiciouscomputer
8.Thedevelopmentofgeneticsciencemightthreatenpersonalprivacyinthat________.[单选题]*
A:
thedataofthepeoplewithgeneticdiseaseswillbepublished
B:
peoplemaybetreateddifferentlybasedontheirgeneticdata（正确答案）
C:
patentsonthehumangeneticcodewillbringscientistsenormousprofits
D:
scientistswilluseinformationabouthumanlifeforpersonalgains
9.[单选题]*
A:
thestudyoflifeinouterspace
B:
thestudyoftheoriginoflife
C:
thestudyofmolecules
D:
thestudyofnanotechnology（正确答案）
10.Whatisthecritics’attitudetowardsthelargescaleofspaceresearchasmentionedinthelastparagraph?
[单选题]*
A:
Theybelievethatsucharesearchwouldbeawasteofresources.
B:
TheydoubtitsnecessitybecausetherearenewandinterestingprojectsonEarth.（正确答案）
C:
Theyareconcernedthatspaceresearchwouldprovetobefruitless.
D:
Theybelievethatspaceresearchisnotsoimportantasnanotechnology.
Here'stoaLongandUnhappyLife为漫长而不快乐的人生干杯
1.Whichsentencebestexpressesthemainpointofthisselection?
[单选题]*
A:
Milddepressionseemstodistractwomenfromlife-shorteningstresses.（正确答案）
B:
Asgrandmothershaveledveryhardlives,theyhavereasontocomplain.
C:
Caringforanelderlyparentisdangerouslystressful.
D:
Depressionisnotasdangerousorseriousaspeoplebelieveittobe.
2.Theauthorsuggeststhatcomplainingelders______.[单选题]*
A:
shouldbedealtwithbytuningthemout
B:
tendtobeunpleasanttovisit（正确答案）
C:
aresadandlonely
D:
alltalkaboutthesamethings
3.Themainproblemthattheauthor’sgrandmotherenduredwas________.[单选题]*
A:
thepoorqualityofthecarefacilitywhereshelived
B:
thatherchildrenandgrandchildrenseldomvisitedher
C:
thatthenursesofthehospitalwerealwaysimpatient
D:
thatshesufferedfromseriousdiseasesandwasparalyzed（正确答案）
4.Theauthorfeelsthathergrandmother______.[单选题]*
A:
hadalovingfamilyandnorealreasontobedepressed
B:
wasdepressedbecauseshedidnotlivewithherfamily
C:
wasdepressedbecauseshehadtosharearoomwithastranger
D:
hadledadifficultlifewhosecircumstancesweredepressing（正确答案）
5.Wecanconcludethattheauthor’smother_______.[单选题]*
A:
workedhardandenduredthesametypeofstressthatthegrandmotheravoided（正确答案）
B:
wasasaintwhoselflesslysacrificedherselfforherownmother
C:
didademandinganddrainingjobbecauseshehadadeathwish
D:
wastreatedbadlybyallherelderlypatients
6.Theauthorcalledhermother’slastclient[单选题]*
A:
theoldladywastoomiserly
B:
hermotherd
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