精编国家开放大学电大本科《高级英语阅读（2）》2023-2024期末试题及答案试卷号： 4页

Section I New Words 闪 Match each vocabulary word on the left with the correct definition on the righL (3 points each) L _____ egalitarian A. not flexible 2. _____ ____ peer B. rapid (noun) 3. _____ 一一 polygamy C> a proud walk* from side to side 4._____ ____ distract D ・ garbage S. _____ ____ significant E< to sign up to take a class 6. _____ ____ swagger F ・ marriage to more than one person 7. _____ ____ rigid G< important 8._____ _ chatter H. equal 9._____ ____ enroll I . a person of equal status or age 10- _____ trash J. take attention away "B! Fill in the blanks with words from the box below. (3 points each) career counselors job security keep up with leisure telecommuting on 血 move -wsourcing OEworkod mess upgrade Nowadayst workers arc 11 . changing careers for many reasons. Some have lost their jobs due to 12 caused by companies searching for cheaper In bon Others feel that they are 13 . and ore looking for a job with less 11 . Still others need to take time off to 15 their skills and learn more about computers so they can 16 the latest technology. Same 17 ndvise people looking for work to consider several things before they accept another po^itioru Finrt of alL if they JUSI lo^i a job. they should ask about the 18 of the next one< Second# they should make sure they have enough 19 time so they don't feel so pressured by the demands of work. Third• they should consider 20 • if possible> and working from a home office. This way•〔hey'll have time xo take courses that build their skills so they can get a better job in the future^ Section |] Krnding ComprchcnshMi (A1 Read the pamge. Then BIMWCT the qtxwtlotui thal follow. (5 points eweh) Volunteering In I hr United Stales A Vutuntrrring in M prwrlicc tlmt nuiny pcoplr in the United Stnlr> cngnxr in at M)nir paini in thifir lives, k nwiins doinx unpaid work (or or ihrnugh nn organixatioru It mny be A mmplc activity> like school children doming up thvir neighborhood park, or leenftgem washing can to cam money to support ihnr twim. It may t)c nn cducAtionul activity, like collar 5tudcnU tutoring children after school, or profeMiormh advising recent university graduAteiu It m/iy AIMO l>r for environmental orgamzaiioruit like Earthwntch or Greenpeace Whatever a perwn rs interest« there are doxens of way* to volunteer« nnd tnnny Anirnrann do iu H rhe DepHrtmcni of Labor collect* hiformiifion an voluntccrinR in the United SuitrMt And it aay» thnt every ycnrt over 65 million people offer their nervier^ OnrJuurih of men and one-third of women work for nt lenat one orgonizntion without being paid* The organinition* that they volunTeer for the mojit arc (i) religious• 《 2) educational and youth nervicc^i And (3) nocial and communiiy aervicee People between the tixea o( 35 and 55 lend to volunteer A great denL but teenagers AINO volunteer a lot • possibly becauae this type of work is ernph*Jilted in schools C Thr AvernKr time npent in unpaid activities is about 50 hours per year. Retired people (over 65) offer more of their time than other ARC1 Kroupji—aver 90 hourM per yen” MArnrd people frnd to volunteer more thnn sinKlr people> and parents tend to volunteer more than Aciult* without children. Parrnln Mrr more likely to get involved in nch(u)ln and sporl leamAt while adults without children nrr more likely to offer their time to haspitiils or comrnunny 心 vice orRaruzntioniu I) RcgardinK the ty|w of work they do. people with higher levels o( cducAfion nre more likely to do tutoring. eOAehinu< supervising« and counseling• or TO provide management or medical /ifKiuMnca 7 hone with lower levels of education nrc more likely to collecte prrpMrrtdi^tributc« and serve food. People with full time job* arc ICMR likely than those with porMimc jobn to volunteer. Among those who volunteered tn the past but no longer do lack of time ia the main rr«Mon< followed by hrrtlth/mrdicitl problrniMt and family retponftibilitieiu All in all* the trend of volunteering is ulivc and well In the United Stntrne with more people lending a hand rvrry year. For meh question> chnosr the brM nnswrr bn%cd on Che rrudlnK puswuige. Write A. B. C or D on your Aniwer Sheet. 21. Volunteering may take the form o( _____________ • A. cleaning up A park Ik washing curs C tutoring children 11 nil of ihr above 22. Thr number of Amrricun^ who volunteer ijt uvrr A. 65 million Ik 55 million C« 50 million D. 35 million 23. ________ volunteer more than __________ • A. children / ncluha H ・ tnarrird people / dingle people C ・ teennKcrik / retired people IX men / women 24. The moMt common typr of orgAni^tion to voluntrrr (or is _ ________________ • A. social ?8a educational C. religious 25. In the United Stalest_____________ people nrt oflering their M?rvice«< A. not very many B. the same number of D. *ports C less and less IX more and more “I： Read the pose 好. Then answer I he questions that follow. (3 points each) Elcphunt Communication A Researchers at Stanford ond Cornell UniverMities are studying communication pnttrrnn of the MavAnnnlu or plntns clephantSt ntid forest elephants of sukSahnran Africa. They have made many audio and video recordings* matching the nound and behavior al the elephants in order io nndrrntand the menntng from observed patterns. B Their findings are that elephants use many senses to communicate： sighte amelL taste> hearing* and touch. For ex/implet when two female elephants greet each other nftcr a long reparationt they stand &idr by、id All day. female IcAdert rumble to other Rrcnipx. who rurnblc bnck. They stay f«r nparf to ensure enough (ood (or all thr members and Inter meet at a wntcrinx hole and greet each other. D /Xnolher type of rumbling is the "Let、go" signal of » hend female when wants (o leave R place after drinkitiR or resttnK. Facing the direction the wants to got she rumhlev until thr others bw” to ansiwcr and follow hcr< The third type is the rnAting runiblr that A mule in muMh emits. Females in a herd UMunlly answer hirn> allhaugh none of them rnuy br receptivet because they mate only once every (our ycariu However• when the mule hearn them, he travch to the group io d*邸 the 9ituntion« E A IIDA) interesting form of communication among rlcphHnis IM thr way they net toward their dend. If they come upon elephant boncRt they eiMnd Around touching the skulls and tunks with their trunks When rmenreherh left the bonca of other large animaht like rhino, or buffaloes• tn theskr plncciit clrphantfi rxumined them briefly • but they touched only the elephant rcmatniu In Indin. whrrr clephuiits arc often killed by trnin>> othrr clcphantn come to the uccne to enress nnd mourn the dead one#- Decide whether the followlnii stalemtnU arc true or false. Write " for I rtic mid MEM for FUIMT on the Answer Sheet. 26. Researchers arc studying elephants in order to understand their communication polternsL 27. When female elephants greet each other after a long separation< they rumble and walk away> 28. Elephant rumbling has several meanings. 29. The word emits in paragraph D probably means produces- 30. The word remains in paragraph E is closest in meaning to stays behind. 试题答案及评分标准 （仅供参考） Section I New wordM A Match cuch vocuahulury word on thr left with I hr corrrct dcHnltlon on the rijihL (3 points each) 1. H 2.1 3. F 4. J 5. G 6.C 7. A & B 9. E 10- D jH Kill In lhe hlunki with uordw from the box below. (3 pointv each) 11. on thr move 13. overworked 16> keep up with 20. telecommuting Section |1 RcMdiiiK G>mpn?hcniiion A l or cuch question > chotnc the bc^t nnswer ba^cd on the reading piiKsagr. (5 points each) 21 I) Dccitk whrthcr the followlnu «talcmcntM art true or fnlMr. Wrtlc ° 1° for Iruc kind "F" tor Eahc on lhe Answer Sheet (3 points each) 26. T 27. F 2B ・ T 29. T 30. F 12. ouinourcinR 17. career counselors IB. job Merurity 19. leisure 2LC