英语考试桂林理工大学级英语A班试题Word文档格式.docx

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Inthissection,youwillhear2shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.

PassageOne

Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

13.A）Becausenolightinghitaforestincoldcountries.

B）Theydidn’tknowhowtokeepthemselveswarm.

C）Therewasnotenoughfoodincoldcountries.

D）Theycouldlightafireonlyinhotcountries.

14.A）Itkeptpeoplewarm.B）Itfrightenedthewildanimals.

C）Itgavethemlightindarkness.D）Itmadefoodmoredelicious.

15.A）Theywaitedforlightingtostartafire.

B）Theyrubstonepiecestogether.

C）Theyrubdryleavesbetweentheirhands.

D）Theyputastickintheholeofawoodpieceandturneditquickly.

PassageTwo

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Mining.B）Runningrailroads.

C）Farming.D）Manufacturing.

17.A）Itisalargestatewithalargepopulation.

B）Thestateislarge,butthepopulationissmall.

C）Thestateissmallandithasfewpeople.

D）Itsspacepopulationinhabits50,000acres.

18.A）Theyliketherichsoil.

B）Theyfoundslavelabortooexpensive.

C）TheythoughttherewasgoldinwesternKansas.

D）Theyconsideredthelandunproductive.

19.A）Itsattitudetowardsslavery.B）Itscheapland.

C）Ithasclimatesuitableforfarming.D）Itsadvancedrailroadsystem.

SectionD

Thereisapassagewithtenblanksinthissection.You’llhearthepassagereadtwice.Listencarefullyandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhaveheard.

Ifyouwanttomakeahitinajob（20）________,youhadbetterpayattentiontotheseaspects.Firstofall,youshouldbe（21）________.It’sanimportantfactor.Don’thesitateinshowingyour（22）________andstrongpoints.Secondly,youmaymeetsome（23）________questionsfromtheinterviewer.Don’tfeelfrustratedevenifyoufailtomakeaproperorcorrect（24）________.Justcalmdownandfaceit.Thirdly,it’sa（25）________tobehonest.It’salwaysabadchoicetolietotheinterviewer.Itmayspoiltheinterviewifsomethinggoesconflicted.Moreover,youshouldmindyour（26）________.Don’tactimpolitely.Itmayalsocausethefailureifyou（27）________it.Finally,（28）__________________________________________.It’syourrighttobeinformedofthat.Anyway,yourultimategoalistogetthejobyouaresatisfiedwith.

PartII.FastReading（10%）

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestions.

WomenintheWorkforce

Throughouttheworld,innationsrichandpoor,moreandmorewomenaretakingupworkoutsidethehome.InthedevelopednationsofEuropeandNorthAmerica,thepercentageofwomenthatmakeupthetotalworkforcehasmorethandoubledoverthepastfourdecades.ThistrendtowardsmoreandmorewomenjoiningtheworkforceisseenclearlyintherecentexperienceofBritain,wherewomennowmakeupalmosthalfthecountry’sworkforce.AccordingtoarecentreportfromtheBritishresearchservice,JobsResearchUK,therearetworeasonsforthegreatriseamongwomenenteringtheworkforceinBritainoverthepastdecade:

thefirst,andmajor,reasonforthisisthatunemploymentrosemorequicklyamongmenduringthelasttimetheeconomywasatalow;

thesecondreasonisthatthenumberofwomenworkinginservicejobshasincreasedgreatly.

AccordingtoIncomesDataServices（IDS）,Britainappearstobefastapproachingapointwhentherewillbeasmanywomenemployeesasmen,althoughhalfthewomenareinpart-timeemployment.TheIDSpredictedthatinthecomingmonthsjoblossesweremorelikelytocontinuetoaffectmorefull-timemaleworkersthanthemostlyfemalepart-timeworkers.

“Ifthesetrendscontinue,theneconomicrecoveryislikelytoquickenthemovetowardamuchlargerpart-timefemaleworkforce,employedchieflyintheservicesector,”thereportsaid.

ThesetrendsarenotlimitedtotheUKalone.ThroughoutEuropeandNorthAmerica,andincreasinglyeveninJapan,thepercentageoffemaleworkersintheworkforceissteadilyincreasing,whilethepercentageofmaleworkerscontinuestofall.Becausethejobstakenupbywomenarechieflyservicesectorjobsandbecausemanyarepart-timepositions,theresultsofthistrendareclear.Familyincomeswillstayfrozenandevenfallthroughoutmostofthedevelopedworld.Ashigh-payingmanufacturingjobsbecomemoredifficulttofindandwithcompaniesmovingproductiontocheapermarketsindevelopingnationsinAsia,LatinAmericaandAfrica,unemploymentamongmenindevelopednationswillrisefurther,inmanycountriestotenpercentormore.HowthesechangesintheworkforceofBritainandotherdevelopednationsaffectnationalpolicies,socialdevelopmentandfamilyrelationsareimportantquestionsthatresearcherswillbeseekingtoansweroverthecomingdecade.

Inblanks29~36write

YforYES,ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformation;

NforNO,ifthestatementcontradictstheinformation;

NGforNOTGIVEN,ifthereisnoinformationonthisinthetext.

29.Thepassageimpliesthatmorewomenareworkingnowthaneverbefore.

30.TodaywomeninBritainmakeupexactlyhalftheworkforce.

31.BritainhasthehighestworkforceparticipationrateforwomeninEurope.

32.HalfofallwomenworkinginBritainworkpart-timebecausefull-timemaleworkersaresufferingjoblosses.

33.AccordingtotheIDSreport,feminismandbettereducationarelikelytoquickenthemovetowardamuchlargerfull-timefemaleworkforce.

34.CompaniesaremovingproductiontothemarketsindevelopednationinAsia,LatinAmericaandAfrica.

35.Familyincomeswillstayfrozenandevenfallthroughoutmostofthedevelopedworldbecauseinthecomingmonthsjoblossesweremorelikelytocontinuetoaffectmorefull-timemaleworkersthanthemostlyfemalepart-timeworkers.

36.ResearchershavefoundouthowthechangesintheworkforceofBritainandotherdevelopedcountriesaffectnationalpolicies,socialdevelopmentandfamilyrelations.

Completethesentencesbelowusingawordorwordsfromthetext.

37.Inthedevelopedcountries,thepercentageoffemaleworkersintheworkforceis.

38.Inmanydevelopedcountriesunemploymentamongmenwillriseto.

PartIII.ReadingComprehension（ReadinginDepth）（25%）

SectionA

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions39-48arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Istherea______（39）________betweenlearningstylesinChinaandtheWest?

Whileweshouldbecarefultoavoid_______（40）______thedifferences,theydoappeartoexist.InChina,forexample,greater______（41）_______isgiventodevelopingskillsatanearlyage.TheAmericans,ontheotherhand,placemoreemphasison______（42）_____creativityinyoungchildren,leavingthemto________（43）____skillslater.Americanparentstendtoavoidrushinginto___（44）______theirchildrenastheytryto___（45）_____atask,thinkingitbetterthatchildrenshouldlearntosolveproblemsbythemselves.Suchanapproachcan,onoccasion,bemistakenfor___（46）______one’sparentaldutiesbythosemoreusedto“teachingbyholdingthehand.”Bothapproacheshavetheirdisadvantagesaswellasadvantages,anditmayweebe___（47）______tosearchfora_____（48）______methodsthatwouldcombinethebestofbothworlds.

A.worthwhile

B.superior

C.enormous

D.continual

E.apply

F.neglecting

G.contrast

H.exaggerating

I.priority

J.promoting

K.pickup

L.assist

M.accomplish

N.extreme

O.relevant

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Questions49to58arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

OnehundredandthirteenmillionAmericanshaveatleastonebank-issuedcreditcard.Theygivetheirownersautomaticcreditinstores,restaurants,andhotels,athome,acrossthecountry,andevenabroad,andtheymakemanybankingservicesavailableaswell.Moreandmoreofthesecreditcardscanbereadautomatically,makingitpossibletowithdrawordepositmoneyinscatteredlocations,whetherornotthelocalbranchbankisopened.Formanyofusthe“cashlesssociety”isnotonthehorizon—it’salreadyhere.

Whilecomputersoffertheseconveniencestoconsumers,theyhavemanyadvantagesforsellerstoo.Electroniccashregisterscandomuchmorethansimplyringupsales.Theycankeepawiderangeofrecords,includingwhosoldwhat,when,andtowhom.Thisinformationallowsbusinessmentokeeptrackoftheirlistofgoodsbyshowingwhichitemsarebeingsoldandhowfasttheyaremoving.Decisionstorecordorreturngoodstosupplierscanthenbemade.Atthesametimethesecomputersrecordwhichhoursarebusiestandwhichemployeesarethemostefficient,allowingpersonnelandstaffingassignmentstobemadeaccordingly.Andtheyalsoidentifyp