时事英语041全真试题及标答

英语专业高级时事英语试题2004年1月SectionI:ListeningTest30pointsPatr1:Questions1—10arebasedonthispart.10pointsSummaryblankfilling:Fromtheinformationyouhearintheconversation,fillintheblankspacesinthetextbelowaccordingtowhatyouhear.ProfessorMichalesonneededonlyone(1)______torealizethatChinahasabigproblemwith(2)______.Hewasparticularlystruckbytheairpollutionin(3)______Hebelievestheproblemsofair,landandwaterpollutionneedtobesolvedatvariouslevels.Itisnotenoughtomakelaws,theyalsoneedtobe(4)_____andpeopleneedtobeeducatedaboutthem.Ordinarycitizensalsoneedtotake(5)____themselves.ProfessorMichaelsonwasshockedbyChinesepeople'sattitudetowards(6)____,theydropitanywhere,evenwherethereare(7)______binsprovided.Hesaysthatinhisowncountry,peopleareembarrassediftheyareseendroppinglitterinthestreetandotherpeoplewilltellthemoff.Nevertheless,ProfessorMichaelsonisimpressedwithretrainaspectsof(8)______inChina.Hehasnoticedmanyordinarypeoplecarryingwaste(9)______ontheirbicycles,orcollectingemptybottlesandcansinparks.Asystemwherepeoplecanmakemoneyoutofrubbishnotonlyhelpssolvetheenvironmentalproblembutalsocreates(10)______forpeople.Part2.Questions11—20.Task1Questions11—15SpotDiction-.ListentothetalkaboutinequalityexperiencedbypeopleoftheFourthWorld?Fillintheblankswithonewordaccordingtowhatyoulearnthroughlistening.Beforethefirstlisteningyouhavehalfaminutetostudythequestions.Theterm—the'FourthWorld'wasusedbyDyckin1995to(11)______theparticularsocialproblemsexperiencedbyindigenouspeoplesinrichcountries.By(12)______'wemeanthepeoplewhose(13)______werecolonizedbytheancestorsofpeoplebelongingtothe(14)______ormainstreamculture.Theconcept,'theFourthWorld'hasbeenusedinanumberofways.InthistalkIwillbedrawingonDyck'sworkandtheworkofHaralambosandhiscolleagues(1996)toexplainthe(15)______andtoshowhowitcanbeappliedtopeopleinAustralia..Task2Questions16—20Multiplechoie:ListentotheinterviewagainandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CorDtocompletethefollowingstatements.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.16.Fourthworldpeople______.A.arecolonistsB.areculturallydominantintheircountryC.havelittlepoliticalpowerD.areenvironmentallydestructive17.Theconsequencesofcolonialperiodsare______.A.alackofhistoryB.theculturalmarginalisationofindigenouspeoplesC.theeradicationofpovertyD.theoppressionofthedescendantsofcolonists18.InAustralia______.A.thereareonlythreelinguisticandtribalgroupsB.thetribeslosttheirlandswhentheBritishinvadedC.thetriballanguageshavetotallydisappearedD.thelanguageofthetribesiscalled'aborigine'19.Heterogeneitymeans______.A.beingverydifferentfromeachotherB.beingbornofdifferentnationalitiesC.theresultofcarelessnessD.havingawiderangeofabilitiesandskills20.TheHighlandclearanceswerecarriedout______.A.asanexampleofMarxistpoliciesB.tomaketheaboriginesgotoAustraliaC.tomakethelandownersricherD.between1800and1899ThisistheendoftheListeningTest.Youwillnowhave10minutestotransferyouranswerstotheAnswerSheet.SectionII:ReadingTest50pointsPart1:Questions21—30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.10pointsPassage1ChangesinAustralianEducationHaralambosandhiscolleagues(1996)havesummarizedthemajorchangesinAustralianeducationoverthepasttwohundredyears.Themajorissuesdrivingtheiranalysisarethequestions::t—oftheeffectsthateducationhashadonsociety;and—whysomesocialgroupstendtoenjoymoreeducationalsuccessthanothers.Theyarenottheonlysocialscientistsconcernedwiththeseissues.However,theirbookcontainsarecentandcomprehensivesummaryofAustralianeducationalresearch.Herearesomeofthemajorpointstheymake.TherearefivebasiccomponentstotheAustralianeducationalsystem;(I)primaryschool(age5—12yearsofage)(II)compulsorysecondaryschool(12—15)yearsofage)(or12—16yearsintheStateofTasmania)(III)post-compulsorysecondaryschool(15—17)(IV)technicalandfurthereducation(17yearsandolder)(V)highereducationoruniversity(17yearsandolder).BeforetheSecondWorldWarnearlyhalfofAustralianchildrendidnotattendsecondaryschool.Inthesecondhalfofthetwentiethcentury,educationexpandedandchangedformdramatically.Between1956and1966thenumberofuniversitiesgrewfrom9to14,thenroseto19in1975.Inaddition,therehasbeenasignificantgrowthinnon-universitypost-secondaryeducation.Inthe1990sthepercentageofwomenwithpost-secondaryschoolqualificationswas37%.Thepercentageofmenwas47percent.Haralambosandhiscolleaguessummarizetheevidenceabouttheimpactofeducationonthecreationofamoreequalsociety.Theysay'bothmaterialandculturalfactorsaffectthelengthofstayineducation.'Familywealthstillexertsapowerfulinfluenceonaccesstouniversityeducation.However,theexpansionofeducationhasmeantanexpansionofeducationalopportunitiesforpeoplefromsocialgroupsearlierdeniedahighereducation.BobConnell,amajorwriteronAustralianeducation,hasarguedthat'theevidenceofsociallyunequaloutcomescontinuestomount.ItisoneofthemostfirmlyestablishedfactsaboutWestern-styleeducationalsystemsinallpartsoftheworld.'Questions21—30:TrueorFalse:MarkthefollowingstatementsasT(true)orF(false)accordingtotheinformationinthetext.21-HaralambosworkedaloneonhissummaryofAustralianeducation.22.Heandhiscolleagueswereinterestedinstudyingsocialinequalit