精编国家开放大学电大专科《英语阅读2)》2021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)》2021 期末试题及答案(试卷号：2156) 盗
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Part I Questions 1—10 are bau-d on L (30 points> 3 point、each)
Passage 1
The rnrliesi time when anything like badminton wan pl«ycd w” ^omr two thousand years ago when people
in China played a game kicking a kind of shutTlccock around< Much Inter < in the nineteenth century t a game
called * Battledore and Shuttlecock w was played indoors in English country houses Thcn> in 1873. some army
officers who were staying at Badminton House, a large country house in the country of Avon in Englands
named the game * Eiadmintonf. When they returned to tlwir diilies in lndiR< they continued to play badminton
and produced the first set of rules for the game, which they played out of doors. Soon> rn 1875, an officers 9
badminton club was started in Folkt^tonr# an the south CO391 of England. By 1893. fourteen badminton clubs
h«d been established and together they formed the Badminton Association of England and ugreed on a set of
Law、of the Game.
Between 1900 nncl 1934 > the game developed rnpidly across Europe♦ Asm nnd the USA. Probably< the
mosl influential figure in the spon at that time wns a m»n called George ThDEA— He won 21 /Ml-England titles
and over eighty inirrhntional tills. Hr wrote books about badminton and the laws of badminton for others to use<
In 1934« when lhe International Badminton Federation was foundedt he became its first president.
Thr importance of bndminton as n world sf)on WHS rccognurd first by the nitn>ductmn of the World
Chanipionship^t which were first held in Mnlmo^ Sweden in 1977 and then by its inclusion in thr F^ircelona
Olympic Games in 1992.
Read Passage 1 und complete the following table with (he information from the passngc. Write finsvcrs on your
answer sheeL
Two thousand years ago People in ( 1 ) ____________ played a game kicking a kind of
shunlecock around>
Nineteenth century A game caHcd 1 liattkdorc and Shuttlecockf was played (2) in English
country houses
1873 Some (3) ___________ who were staying at Badminton liotisr
named thr game eBadminton
1875 An officers" badminton club WAS stnrh ・ d in (4)_______________ •
(5>_________
Thr Badminton /Xssoctation o( England was lorrned nnd a sci of IJIW$ oi
the (lame WAS agreed on>
1934
(6 ) __________ was founded. The first President was ( 7 )
_ _ . Hr won (8) ____________ All-England inks and over
80 mtcrnationnl titles>
1977 The firM Badminton World Charnpionnhipb were held in (9 )
_ •
1992： Badminton was included m (10) _____________ for the fir^t time.
Part I|
Questions 11—20 arc based on Passage 2. ( 30 points> 3 points each)
Passage 2
China has 267 million fzimiiies* About 10 million newlyweds establish new households every year. Many of
these new households differ signiAcantly from traditional families.
Today women play a major role in the family. The old patriarchal family is being rcplnced by o more or less
equal spousal relationship. This change was not simply a result of (JiincM- nwn tliAt Mtipulatc men and women
nri equals. Chinm ・ women arr recrivinn more c
nrc actively employed nnd ninny will mnrry Motnronr they lovri otherwise they mny choour to rrniAin
single. Mont people hope to find n JMHW who IA well rducfltcd and con!«idcrnt(% While they vnhic love in n
m/irri/i* most people AIMO coti^idrr thr m/Hrrml well bring
the wife been me n member of the hunbund' ec Inmily. h wns even utipulaied by law that A wife mu»t mnke her
hunbund'* home her legal rctiidrnce. Thin meant th" it womnn wz trnnftferred from her pnrrnt^v home to her
pArcntn-irrlnwfs hurnc# where •he nntiumod A Muliordtnntc position.
I hr nrw law WON ennetrd in 19K0# trnditionul eaeme lirR/tn disnppcarinK in
I odny <利)。山 hnlf of nil houBcho)d» arc nuclear lArnilirMi thenr hounrhnldi% promote r<|unliiy between
rncn nnd women. In rurnl aren* it i» null common for a womnn io move into the m/ir/s home when «hc miirrieB.
t.hinc 5c n)nrrin|(c!i nr
C. Grandmother controls the family^
D. Everyone is cquiil in the ffttnily.
]3. One key (actor which cmblcs womrn to gain equal status with men in the family is that _ <
A. more women enn choose their own mnrriage partner than before
B. many women me contributing mure to the f/imtly income
C. nwn arc happy to sihare rhe fumily chores with their wives
以 many women huve received college eduention before they get carried
14. In choosing their upouse. people uwlly consider ________________•
A. love material wealth
C. educational background D ・ all of the above
15. In the Unt two drciides. thr fertility rate hos dropped sharply because ----------------------------•
A. most couples are unwilling to have children
K the traditional belief o( more children meaning more happinw h ・・ changed
C> most urban couples care more about their personal happiness
many women Are becoming economically independent
I6 ・ Which of the following ntatrrnrnt!i ih FUIHC?
，'• M,)fc yuum louplr^ nrr poNCponing havinw A child to nllow their own pcrMonnl
“cwth and enjoynirnt.
K In n irftdittonul marriage, the wife been me n member of the hunhmd'ji fnmily. C ・ When sonic
couples nre declining to have children, nirn骸 rwndly p|ny an
important role.
D. After the new law wax enneted in 1980. traditionul rnnrringc bc^n di,叩 pmrm. in
nticMw
I7. One of the? fcuturen of nuclear fAmiiict is that ______________ .
A. hunbnnd A nd wife are rqunl io eAch other
H ・ thr wife hnteni* nmrr to her hu<«bHnd
the wifr normnlly rnovrn Io her hutthnudhornr
l)・ thr wife dor^n*t idrntify hcmeK ns n membrr of the hghsd's hmily
18- Tbr pm <,f m midc Mates thm HChmnS mnrnnMc rate h high.H which implies
lhAt__________ ,
A ・ proplr in rurnl /irrim «cf rnnrricd earlier thnn people in cities
rnoal people get marrirtl nt the ngc of 24
(L mrn mnrry Inter thnn women
D, moMi people KCI married Mloner or Inter in their lives
I9. By companion, thr divorce r«le in China in________________ .
A. one of the lowest in tlu world
K h・n nrnrH rhnt ol the Eur<)f>rwn countrii^ Cone fifih of the murnngv rntr in the country »• ten timcA
higher than it was ten ysm ago Whu h o( ihr following nil” h函 Murnniarizr!! thr niAin ids of tht,
PAMA^C?
A. Chinene mRrriagca a Chinene fAmilicB
Chinrjtc marriages and fnmilics D. Chinese divorce rntr
P ・ rt ID True or Fnl«c
QueMhms 21 30 arv bawd on Passage 3. (20 |M>inU. 2 points cnch)
PUMM好 3
rhunkugiving Ihy i» America S ver»ion of A hurvcsii frMivrtl. The holiday m celebrated on lhc r°UMh 1 hursdny
in November, ( hi thin day. m山 ionji of /Xmerienns will join fnmily mid friend
* 膈”血血皿 cat • meel with n
hiMory that k ceniuries old.
Early European settlers in North America held other ceremonies where they gave thanks But what
Americans often consider the firart Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth Colony. Today we call it Ma^chusctts.
Those seitlrtfi are known as〔he PilRnm5. They held M ihreedny celebration in the fall of 1621. They celebrated
the harvest with members of a local Indian tribe.
Thr best known food that Americans traditionally ent on Thnnksgiving is turkey. 1 he nntion9s turkey
producers arc expected to raise 242 niillion birds thi< yean The giivernmcnl say» that is two percent fewer than
last year. Lost year's turkey production had a vMue about three and a half billion dollars. Thanksgiving turkeys arc
traditionnlly nerved with a bread mixture that some Americans call stuffing. Others call it drossing. Sidr dishes
include cranberries• sweet potatoes and green beims or other vegetables. 丁 he meal tradnionally ends with H
dessert of pumpkin pic or pecan pie-
Charity groups and rdigioua organizations will be bugy on this day• serving Thanksgiving rncalic to the
needy. The weak economy has increased the number of Americans receiving government as^intance to buy
food.
Read Passage 3 and decide whether the following Matemcnts are True or False, Wrilc 1 for I ruc and F for False
against the number of each of Che statements on your Answer Sheet.
2L Thanksgiving [Jay i，.AfnencuS version of a children^ day>
22. The holiday iw celebrated on the 4th Thursday in December.
23. In America many people will join family and friends io give thinks and eat a nival on this day.
2. The first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth Colony which is called Mississippi now.
25. Those ancient pilgrims held a thrre-day crlcbration in the summer of 16】2.
26. The Turkey producers raiac about 242,000>000 turkeys this year.
27. The number of turkeys this ycjir is equal to last y«an
28. The favorite food people eat on Thanksgiving is rabbit.
29. The me^il traditionally ends with a pumpkin pic or a p000 dollars^ and there is a quick
response that it has been done.
As they watch the screen> Mary orders one of the household robots to make coffee for them. Frank
disappears into the study ta join a video conference with his partners around the world. He is a computer engineer,
working (or several cornpunies- This is his third job2 he used to be in marketing and then televiaiom
Mary has a quick look at the shopping ehunncls — the usunl selection of electric curju household robots
and cheap travel offers — before picking up the video phone to talk to her assistant. She a ho has a job and she
is doing medical research> Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London# but in 2014 they decided
to move to rhe seaside and work from home-
Frank and Mary have one daughter* Loui“・ who also has her own workstation al home. She goeM to school
only one day a week, mainly to play with other students. ClasKrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no
longer any need for them： communication systems have made it much easier xo learn at home.
Louise, now ihirteen 15 studying Chinese at presentt which has become a world language as important as
English. Louise has many Chinese friends. They communicate by computer.
According to the family doctor, Louise will live to nt least 130> Her wish is to work for n few decades and
then spend her time on music and pninting>
Head Pa$sage 4 and then try to give short answers to Questions 31—35. Write your answers on the Answer
Sheet
31. Why do Erank find Mary switch on the bedroom computer in the morning?
32. What kind of news do Frank and Mary read?
33. Who makes coffer for Mary and Frank?
34. How does Frank work with others from home?
35 ・ Whai would be the two world languages in 2050?
试题答案及评分标准
(仅供参考)
Purt | (30 points, 3 poinu each)
1. (hmi
2. indoors
3< army officers
L Eolkcitonr
5. (By) 1893
6. Thr Iniernntionwl Badminton Federation
7. (kor«c I homnn
8.21
9. Mrtlrno, Sweden
Kh the Hfircrlona Olympic (；nmw
Purl || ( 30 point% > 3 pnintu cnch>
ILB 1乙 A 13. H 1LI) 15. H
U. C ILA 18. n 19.A 20. C
Part HI ( 20 pointed 2 points rach >
2LF 22. F 23. T 24. F 25. F
26. T 27. F 28. E 29. T 30. F
Part |V( 20 point*« t |M»lnU each)
31. They want to «ci the latest nrwn.
32. Nrw* nbout and
33. A luiUHchald robot dot?象
3奴 Frank works with others by uning a video conference.
3$. Chinr«e nnd Engliah would be the two world Inngunum nt tlwt time.
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