精编国家开放大学电大专科《英语阅读》2024-2025期末试题及答案试卷号：2156
国家开放大学电大专科《英语阅读(2)» 2024-2025 期末试题及答案(试卷号：2156)
Part |
Questions I —10 are based on Passage I and Pussuge 2.
Ila&sagc 1
This h a short passage about the wildebceu migration.
Every yenr nruund April • many thou^nnds of wildebeest gather together oti the Srrcngeti Plains in
Tanzani.i tn prep^ralion for thrir long journey northwards. Although it is often referred tu ns f I hr Migrationf t thii
great movement ol animals is on endless ye AT round trek dii t a ted by the nrrtnotift and the search for (re«h
Krass nnd wtixcr.
By nirly July the long straggling columns ol wildebeest« along with large numbers ol zebra< begin to reach
the Marn Reserve, They can enter anywhere »nd oner inside their rnovrnirnt> nre rrrntic according to where
(orage is bes<> However• the herd^ do hnvc one ar two frtvonic river crossing places and after the Mara grasses
have been gazed ta I hr ground# they une these to move northwards out of the reserve^
Weak animalft rarely survive the river crossings. Many arc crushrd to death by the sheer weight of numbers
and some are eaten by hugr crocodiles.
In latr September* the herds begin tu re - form for the journey back to the Serengeti Plains. Phey arrive
three months later and begin calvings
Reud Passage 1 und decide whether the following filatements ure True ar Fulse. Write T for True and b for False
against the number of each of the »LalcmcntM on your Answer Sheet
L In April the- wildcbvcsi trnvel Ironi the Marn Reserve to rhe Serengeti.
2> Thr rrrt^on far 1 The Migration" ts search lor food.
3. In curly Junc< the wildebeest reach the Mara Reserve.
4. Thr wildrbrcst movemrnifi /ire irregular when they go into the Mnrn Reserve.
5. Al thr end of thr ycar< the wildebeest relurn to the Serengeti Plains and give birth to oilve.
Passage 2
This ix a short passage about thr munilfr and Frankrnslein .
Some nmc Later. Frankenstein received a letter from his father telling him thm his young brother. William•
had been murderrd. All the family w»n shocked when Justine Moritz< thr boy *5 nanny> was accused of thr enme
nnd FrankenMein wa^ horrified when she WM executed for the murder bccousc he fch thnt hi、monster hud done
it• not Justine.
PhrouKhoui the following nionihtt> Frnnkcnstcin bcoimr more and mure depreMKrd,
Thrn# onr dny when he rr«vrhng in ihr mountAint« trying to forget hin traublrji. brAiikenBYrin Ruddrnly
mcl thr monntcr. Hr shouted (unounly at himt accusing him of thr enme. nnd trilinH him io titay ・ w/ty from
him nnd lii> (aniily. But the nionntcr iniiiAtrd on talking fa hin creator nnd told him thr nnd story of bin life
mnee he hnd run nwcy I rum tin Ubotatory where Frankenstein hud made him.
「he monftlrr Mid thnt hr hwd tfird> in Vftin. to Htlnch himnrH to huniMHii« hut tiobtxly would hnvr
unylhintf to do with him• bccnuMe they faunil him no only and IrightcninK* He told bmnkrfi^triti that cvrn
when hr hnd nAvrd a child who was drowning in a river < nobody tlmnkcd him. !n fact• the? fathrr »hot
him in the nhouldcr because he was afraid a( him.
The monnter been me marc and rtiorr lonely nnd more ond more unhappy. Th「n. by chxncr. hr cnnir
ftcrosx Williafn plnying in n filed and he decided to CApture the boy and try to niake him became hi* (rirnd.
He took hold of William and tried tu embrace him. bui the boy RcrcAmed nndt in Afi nttemp! tu silence
him. the monster held him by the thront ind. icddrntAlly> ^irnn^M him.
Wend PUAMBCC 2 and Ihm try to ghr «hort answem to the rollowhig qurftUonSe Write ynur Hn^wm on the
Answer Sheets
6. Who was accused of murderinK F^rnnkrnRtriri% brothrr Wilhum?
7. What did FmnkcnMtrin
when he met fhr manner?
8. Why WAS the munntcr unhappy?
9. What did the monntrr WAHI to do when hr mrl Willinm?
10f How did the monatrr kill the boy ACcidrntMlly?
Part 0
Qucntlont 11 —20 arc based on P 心！my 3.
Pawsagr 3
Clune myiwir. I can start all over Benin
1 The recent aucrrMsful cloning ol a I tolly,'・ »hrc|u hn« stunned the world.
2 I wns rxeited tiboui the idrn of having ■ clone ol my^rlf in the Ix^inninKi I might
3 It t* 4 dream that ha% fascinated 50 many people for so long< as evidenced by numerous popular sCTrnrc
fiction stories fcaturinR thi» theme and countless literary works on the alter-ego.
4 For one tlunR* Eve is said to have been mudc from one of Adam 1 s ribs. Thr Itgend of her beginning might br
regarded ax the earlier example ol cloning* So I am somewhat surpnspd tu sec governments worldwide reacting
so ncgiitivrly when 5cienti>t!« announced thnl they have made Mubstantiai progress in this Geld of soencr,
5 Dur to many brriitarionst the iechnH|ijc canf t be widely upphrd in the near luturc# hut under ihc influence of
canfuMion and fenr# people are nlrc^dy spreuirttmg about cloning's hir
rtraching consequences And taking precautionary measures the jK>ssible misuses of
the new technological breakthrough.
6 •people fenr that lhe world would be ui u cness if human I>ring5 «rv cloned Mime days ' MK! ZhBi Zhonghet a
well-known hiologist &nd acadcmiciAn at the Chinan Academy of Sciences
7 Ian Wilmut< the embryologist who led the Ro^Hn Institute team in Britain that successfully cloned f Dolly f
from a single cell on another ewe e 3 udder> announced that cloning hunwns was aprobablyf possible.
8 1A single tcrrninnl cell is sufficient for duplicating the whole animal, thatf 5 something new.' said Zhai.
Genetically, the reprcxiuction from fl single cell is H cumplctr copy of the
tiswue donor.
9 Meanwhile> US scientht^ have declared that they have succestifuDy cloned a monkey, ujiing an cighl-cell
rrnbryo> marking the first time that an /mtmai closely resembling hunmns ha$ ever been cloned,
10 Many governments in the world« in a show of moral responsibilityr have moved quickly to discourage this
new development.
11 The United States banned the federal funding of clonings and Orrmnny cjillcd (ar a world-wide ban on cloning
human brings.
12 Danish snentists said they were halting experiments pending a full debate on rhe iwe The Italian government
said human cloning should be outlawed and Announced a temporary bnn in Italy on all forms of human or animnl
experrments linked with cloning. In China• many legislators attending the Eighth Nniional Peopled Congress were
soliciting opinion* from scientists.
13 Chinese «denti*l> suggested that legisUfion is nrresnary to control potential danger、 that may ari$r (ram the
newly developed cloning technology« and many have proposed fhnt laws be approved to control the use of the
technology.
[( revhnoluHicjil brr^kthruuuhh nlwity* ctHatr nrw fnboo> and give pn tnRighl into nrw dirnrnMionn of
hurnnti brings< yet Mjmvhaw human living nttr nbl^ to drlju^t (heir minrkcv to new rrnltfy »ftrr an inttiH)
wave of panic. ju»t they huv( conic io ivrnt% with roiifrncrption nnd artilicwl fcriiliixtian.
13 If the new technalony cnn he widely npplictle it could br uxd io twvc cnflnnHrTfrd anirnulsf ruhiv^tr
brtrrr，世 nnd rephenfr irnn^^nic animnln cd mribrAl mid sctcntiltc value.
Krud Pnvuaitr 3 and thrfi chfxnv thv best un%wer thnt may c( hnving n clnne ol hirnj WIKII (OT A lunRcr life
C. he cun go bark into the pant
l>. he wantM to br involved in thr CMpcnrnrnt
13. Fhr example nboui Arlntn nnd Eve (pAntKrAph O •how、tliAt _______________ .
A ・ cloning i» an old technolo|(y which hnn hern rrvivnl rrrn I he dreArn of humnn beingM mner thr Anvirtit puMl
I t. PrtJpIrS gcnrrnl rrwrtjon TO clnnrng IH thnf
A ・ It mny hi»ve tirgntivr ruiiHrquencr^ un the human Micicly
B. it in 0 grr.it development ol modrm lerhnuloKy
C ・ I he technology should be quickly applied to thr cure u( ni/iny grnrtir dihruM^
D ・ h hat to be eontrolled because there ate Mlrendy loo mtmy puuplr In ihr world
15. The (act lh«T n monkey waw clonrd by US ncirtiBniji nhown thut _____________ .
A. human bcinfta will br cloned immedimdy
H. an *nifnnl closely resembling humuns ho been clonrd
(二 rluning m a very ulmplr tr<:hno)()Hy
「)• AnirricHn cloning technology in the bn in I hr wurhl
16. Which KovcrnTncnt intended TO ban cloning rxpcnmrrns?
A. The American governincni The British ROvernrnKnt
C. The Chinese government D. The kalinn government
17. Thr author mentioned conrrHcrption and artificial fertiliMiion _________________ •
A. to argue that cloning should br given n new name
B> tr> prove that cloning equally chngrrous and should Iw 5«)pp>ed C> to predict that cloning
will br accepted by thr human SbOcieiy as well [>.to sugneAt new ways of birth control instrad of
human cloning
18.Whnt benefits could the new technology hrinx(o the human society• according io the author?
A. To save endangered animals
B. To cuhivair better speeim
C Ta reproduce transgenic untm^ls of medical and scientific value
Fl AU of rhe above
19. Which of fhc following MAMEEM is TRUE according to the pannage?
A. Govcrnmcrnlft worldwide react |x>sitively to the cloning technology
匹 The cloning technology is welcomed by cd! people
C •Dully' was cloned Irom A single cell on another cwefs udder
D, Thr ( hinese government nlw banned the funding of cloning
20. Thr pa^AHge indicates that the author____________ the rloninc technology^
A. support B. dislikes
C doubts (X develops
Part IQ True or False
Qnnthxis 21—30 art based nn Passage
Pavcage 4
When I WKS In America
For most people the holiday sen son t< a time of joy and family rrunioru For me# it is a ttmr of mixed
emotions fur 1 have been awny from my family in Iran while studying in the Unnrti Stolen Rnthrr tlwn lock
rny^rlf in my landmesst 1 have tried each Christmus tu learn more about the culture ul the country and
know more nbout my /Xmericon fnends.
A tir-claKp 1 tiiill wear reminds me repeatedly ol rhe memorable Christmas of 1989. All my
cla59mateM hnd eagrrly looked forward fo the holiday. 1 had no money for thr vacations My check from
home hnd not nr rived on schedule bcrauAt? of the crush of holiday niaiL
One day I walked To the campu> to pick up my mAil at the Intemnttnnal Students office. The nil
important check Mill had not arrivctL Maria# A Mexican American student working
temporary secretary tn the dcparimcnl muil hnvc wren me as I left rlw mwlbox with disappointnient
■howing on my face. She invited me to «p gUdlya
MariA1# lAmdy wnw not rich. I hry lived in a modest 5 曲 1 hotixr. MariA tnirodured mr to her
p/irmtA> her aunt and her MUirrt who welcomed me WArmly. Maru 1 s faithrr could only ^pcak
Spanish • su he talked to me while MariA1 A sister act rd AS an interpreter. The kind look in hin rycn and
his rrlnxcd behavior mndc me fcrl right a! home.
I hr dinner wan very elaborate^ Kiirh dish hnd * special frMturv* ^uiicc and blend u( srasonmgse
Mnnn#s aunt ale while sunding /it ・ corner ai thr small• aid table. I felt B littk uncomfonablct knowing thnt
I wg occupying hrr plmt. but her gesture cxprc5scd the sincere hoitpiuiliry with which Morines whole
family received me. Alter dinner* Maria chour < am" package from under rhe Chriatmo trre and handed
ir to me* Inside I found the ne clasp I still UJIC to thia day.
Looking «l the tic • clasp> I knew I would iilways regard it ns a rnrmenlo of nn unforgetlable evening
of good friendihip during a h/ird and timely peod of my life.
Re ・ d Passage 4 and decide whether the following utatefnenK arc True or Fal»c< Write T for True ■nd
F for Fnlsc against the number of each of the statements on your Answer Shrcl.
21. 1 he author of the passage an overseas acudcnt in Amcrwu.
22. The author usundly had A R(»O ward to thr holiday as he dtdn' t hnvr nioncy to cn|i>y it.
26. Hi5 check w«5 probably drUyed beenuw □} the cru^h of holiday mniL
27. Mun* was a tenchrr AY the university when the nufhnr studird there.
28 ・ There was only ennugh room fur hvr at lhe table in ManaFn home.
29. Mann "s Father did not talk becaUBc hr rouldn9i npcak EnM^h.
30. The author apprenated the tie-clftsp beat use it conveyed thr kindnesA of MADM 9 n family.
Part N Short Answer Qoesli(m« 31—35 arc based on Passaic 5.
Paxsagr 5
World AIDS Day
December hr«t M World AIDS l)ny. The meeiMge al events thia year is wLivr und lx?f Live " Vhr aim
is to end improper treiitmrnf of people with HIV nnd AIDS Experts 5 mich discnmmjitian remains A barrier to
prevenhun and trentment. Thr United Nntionii reported last week iha the spread of AIDS shows no 祢 ru of easing,
h says an cstimaied 40 ml||inn people arr living with the HIV vitua. Ths include 2.5 million children. Wurldwirfc, the
report said thnt 6 million people became infected with HIV and □ mHh" died in 2010 — the moirt even
)QCXQT Peter PifH heads the United Nanons AIDS program. Hr *MVJI AIDS re spn^ding fastest in Eastern
Europe. cs^cinlly Russiii. The Caribbean continue to c^penence high levels of infection. And. he 皿 ys there could
be major increases in China and India.
One oui of five adults in ^>uchcrn Africa 认 living with HIV ar AIDS. Southern Alnca remains the worst
affected part of the world. But Doctor Pioi 而 ys there is « Marp mcreosc in paris of WrMcrn Alncn. such as ni
Cnmeroan nnd Nigeria, and in parts of Southern AM/I "d Southeast Auia« such as India and Thailand^
Sexual contact > infected blood nnd the bharing of injection needles cnti all aprend the AIDS virus. A1!>S
was first discovered in the I980M< NOW# more women than men become infected with IHV. And Doctor Pint wzirns
that the ability o( cauntriej to provide services hns dropped M many he/ilth workers brrome infected.
The UN *ays South Africa had more people with HIV at the end of laict year than any uthrr country, h had an
esttmuted 5. 3 million cases, about eleven percent of the population. Last month South Africa announcer! a plan to
provide anti - retrovirul niedictnc^ for free. Tlie^e drug^ restrain the sprrJtd of the virus.
South Afnca »ays it hupc^ to have antr AIDS centers open in every hvnlth ilistrict within H year and in every
Incal area within five years. I hr plan AUO includes money for public education and training far health care workers.
Until nowt the governnirnt hn% said :hr drugM cost too much and 5“ cause harm. However> the COM of three
/H)S drugs taken as A combination will be cut by almoil one* third> This will hnpprn under an agrrcmcni
ncROtifltcd Ly the Clinton Foundation< Former Anirrican President Uill Clinton Uy» that if the South African
progrnm is successful• other nntion* could follow th
Read Piis«nge 5 und then try to give Miort nnswers to Questions 31—35，Write your answers on the Answer
Sheet.
3L What the mm of the message nr rvrntK af World AIDS Day this year?
32. How many people infected with AIDS died in 2010?
33. What d 眼 5 thr word tn the necond paragraph menn?
34. What can spread the AIDS virus?
35. Which cuunfry is the worst AIDS - aHeeted part o( the world according to the pass"?
试题答案及评分标准
(仅供参考)
P ・ r1 1 (30 poiniBe 3 points r«ch)
l ・ F 2. T 3. F 4. T &. T
6. Juntinc Morita
7. Frttnkrn^lrin Mhoutcd furiously /H him, nccuning him oi the crime• .md trlling htm to »l«y «w«y from
him imd hh birni 版
& HcCAUMt nobody liked him.
9. rhe tnonsiicr wanted to cupturr him and mnkc him heromc hm Irirnd.
10.The rnunnirr >tr®nglcd thr boy nccidcntally by holding him by the thrunt tn utop him MrrcnminK.
PuH || ( 30 points. 3 points meh)
11, C 12. B 13. I> U. A 15. H
16, D 17, C 18. D 19. C 20. A
Part 111 ( 20 points, 2 points each)
2L T U. F 23. T 21. T 25. T
26. T 27. F 28. T 29. V 30. T
Port h ( 20 potau, 4 polnu each)
31. The mm al the IR IO end improprr treatment of people with HIV ond AIDS.
32. 5 million people infected with AIDS died in 2010.
33. The word Mhrad»" nicunK * lc4df»u or Min in ebargr olM.
34. SrxnnI confnct • inlcctril bkxxl nnd rhr nlinririK ol injection nerdlcn cun sprrnd lhe
AIDS virun.
35. South Africa^