重庆大学硕士研究生(英语)课程试卷 研究生B类

校训：耐劳苦、尚俭朴、勤学业、爱国家重庆大学研究生试卷第1页共5页重庆大学全日制专业硕士研究生《英语》课程试卷(B类)2015~2016学年第二学期（春）开课学院：外国语学院课程编号：G0401A考试日期：2016.06.19考试方式：考试时间：120分钟题号一二三四笔试成绩笔试计分50%口试成绩20%书面作业10%课堂表现10%上课考勤10%课程成绩得分硕士生B类答题纸英语班次：_______________AnswerSheetPartIReadingComprehension(40points,eachitem2points)PassageOne1.()2.()3.()4.()5.()PassageTwo6.()7.()8.()9.()10.()PassageThree11.()12.()13.()14.()15.()PassageFour16.()17.()18.()19.()20.()PartIITranslationfromEnglishtoChinese(20points)PartIIITranslationfromChinesetoEnglish(20points)PartIVWriting(20points)(Pleasewriteyourcompositiononthereverseside.请写在背面)命题（组题）人：审题人：命题时间：2016.06研究生院制学院专业（领域）类别（学术、专业）学号姓名封线密校训：耐劳苦、尚俭朴、勤学业、爱国家重庆大学研究生试卷第2页共5页重庆大学硕士研究生《英语》课程试卷2015～2016学年第二学期硕士生B类TheFinalWrittenExaminationforPostgraduates(LevelB)PartIReadingComprehension（40points）Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyandthenselectthebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgiventoanswerthequestionsortocompletethestatementsthatfolloweachpassage.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.PassageOneAtsometimeinyourlifeyoumayhaveastrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterrible.However,chancesarethatyoudon'tactonyourimpulse,butletitpassinstead.Youknowthattocommittheactioniswronginsomewayandthatotherpeoplewillnotacceptyourbehavior.Perhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthephenomenonoftaboobehaviorishowitcanchangeovertheyearswithinthesamesociety,howcertainbehaviorandattitudesonceconsideredtaboocanbecomeperfectlyacceptableandnaturalatanotherpointintime.Topicssuchasdeath,forexample,wereonceconsideredsoupsettingandunpleasantthatitwasatabootoeventalkaboutthem.NowwiththepublicationofimportantbookssuchasOnDeathandDyingandLearningtoSayGoodbye,peoplehavebecomemoreawareoftheimportanceofexpressingfeelingsaboutdeathand,asaresult,aremorewillingtotalkaboutthistaboosubject.OneofthenewesttaboosinAmericansocietyisthetopicoffat.Unlikemanyothertaboos,fatisatopicthatAmericanstalkaboutconstantly.It'snottaboototalkaboutfat;it'stabootobefat.Theinlookisthin,notfat.Intheworkworld,mostcompaniespreferyouthful-looking,trimexecutivestoselltheirimageaswellastheirproductstothepublic.Thethinlookisassociatedwithyouth,vigor,andsuccess.Thefatperson,ontheotherhand,isthoughtofaslazyandlackinginenergy,self-discipline,andself-respect.Inanimage-conscioussocietyliketheU.S.,thinisin,fatisout.It'snotsurprising,then,thatmillionsofAmericanshavebecomeobsessedwithstayingslimandinshape.Thepursuitofayouthfulphysicalappearanceisnot,however,thesolereasonforAmerica'sobsessionwithdietandexercise.Recentresearchhasshownthecriticalimportanceofdietandexerciseforpersonalhealth.Asinmosttechnologicallydevelopednations,thelife-styleofNorthAmericanshaschangeddramaticallyduringthecourseofthelastcentury.Modernmachinesdoallthephysicallaborthatpeoplewereonceforcedtodobyhand.Carsandbusestransportusquicklyfrompointtopoint.Asaresultofinactivityanddisuse,people'sbodiescaneasilybecomeweakandvulnerabletodisease.Inanefforttoavoidsuchafate,millionsofAmericansarespendingmoreoftheirtimeexercisingeveryday.1.Fromthepassagewecaninfertaboois______.A.astrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterribleB.acrimecommittedonimpulseC.behaviorconsideredunacceptableinsociety'seyesD.anunfavorableimpressionleftonotherpeople2.Basedontheideaspresentedinthepassagewecanconcludebeingfat_______.A.willalwaysremainatabooB.isnotconsideredataboobymostpeopleC.haslongbeenatabooD.maynolongerbeataboosomeday3.Thetopicoffatis_______manyothertaboosubjects.A.thesameasB.differentfromC.morepopularthanD.lessoftentalkedaboutthan4.IntheU.S.,thinisin,fatisout,thismeans_______.A.thinisinside,fatisoutsideB.thinisdiligent,fatislazyC.thinisyouthful,fatisspiritlessD.thinisfashionable,fatisunfashionable5.ThemainreasonthepassagegivesforwhysomanyAmericansareexercisingregularlyis_______.A.theirchangedlife-styleB.theireagernesstostaythinandyouthfulC.theirappreciationoftheimportanceofexerciseD.theencouragementtheyhavereceivedfromtheircompaniesPassageTwoOpinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowthat,whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon,highunemploymentisprobablyheretostay.Thismeansweshallhavetofindwaysofsharingtheavailableemploymentmorewidely.Butweneedtogofurther.Wemustasksomefundamentalquestionsaboutthefuturework.Shouldwecontinuetotreatemploymentasthenorm?Shouldwenotratherencouragemanywaysforself-respectingpeopletowork?Shouldwenotcreateconditionsinwhichmanyofuscanworkforourselves,ratherthanforanemployer?Shouldwenotaimtorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhood,aswellasthefactoryandtheoffice,ascentersofproductionandwork?Theindustrialagehasbeentheonlyperiodofhumanhistoryinwhichmostpeople’sworkhastakentheformofjobs.Theindustrialagemaynowbecomingtoanend,andsome校训：耐劳苦、尚俭朴、勤学业、爱国家重庆大学研究生试卷第3页共5页ofthechangesinworkpatternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobereversed.Thisseemsadauntingthought.But,infact,itcouldoffertheprospectofabetterfutureforwork.Universalemployment,asitshistoryshows,hasnotmeanteconomicfreedom.Employmentbecamewidespreadwhentheenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland,andthusofthemeanstoprovidealivingforthemselves.Thenthefactorysys