试卷代号:2156中央广播电视大学20 112012学年度第二学期“开放专科“期末考试英语阅读(2)试题2012年7月注事项、将你的学号、姓名及分校(工作站)名称填写在答题纸的规定栏内。考试结束后，把试卷和答题纸放在桌上。试卷和答题纸均不得带出考场。二、仔细阅读每题的说明，并按题目要求答题。答案必须写在答题纸的指定位置上，写在试卷上元效。三、用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题无效。906PartIQuestions1-10arebasedonPassage1.Passage1Passage1 isanextractfromthefamousstoryFrankensteinwhich iswrittenbyMaryShelley.ThemonstertoldFrankensteinthat,ifhewouldmakeamateforhim,hewouldgotothejunglesofSouthAmericaandwouldhavenothingmoretodowithotherpeople.FrankensteinagreedtothisrequestandwentofftoScotlandtoworkonthenewcreature.Hisfriend,HenriClerval,traveledwithhimbutknewnothingaboutwhatFrankensteinwasdoing.Frankensteinbecamemoreandmoreterrified.Perhapsthisnewcreaturewouldbeevenworsethanthefirstone.Perhapsshewouldntagreetogoofftothejungletolive.Perhapsshewouldmurderevenmorepeople.Soon,Frankensteinrealizedthathecouldnotcompletethetaskandhedestroyedthecreaturehewasmaking.Justthen,themonsterappearedandbeggedhimtokeephispromiseandcontinuetoworkonthematehewantedsomuch.WhenFrankensteinrefused,themonstersaid:“Igo;butrememberIshallbewithyouonyourweddingnight!“andhedisappeared.FrankensteinandClervalmovedontoIreland,butthemonsterfollowedthemandkilledClerval.Frankensteinwasaccusedofthemurderandspentthreemonthsinjailbeforebeingprovedinnocentandbeingreleased.Soon,hereturnedtoSwitzerland.Sometimelater,hemarriedhischildhoodsweetheai,Elizabeth,butontheirweddingnight,whileFrankensteinwassearchingtheinntomakesUfethemonsterwasnotthere,Elizabethwasstrangledinherbed.ReadPassage1andthentrytogiveshortanswerstoQuestions1-5.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.、飞1.Wherewouldthemonstergoifhehadamatetogowithhim?2.DidClervalknowwhatFrankensteinwasmaking?3.WhatwasFrankensteins feelingatthebeginningofmakingthenewcreature?4.WhokilledFrankensteinsfriendClerval?5.HowwasFrankensteinssweetheartElizabethkilled?907Usetheproperformsofsomeofthewordsorphrasesyou have foundinthepassagetocompletethefollowing sentences.Theparagraphinwhichtheword/phraseappearsis indicatedinbracketsattheend.Writeyouranswers ontheAnswer Sheet.6.Clearapaththroughthe.(Paragraph1)7.Hetothewarin1948,nevertoreturnalive.(Paragraph3)8.Ifthetreefallsthatway,itwill9.Aslongasyoudowhatyoucan,noonewillinthefuture.(Paragraph4)thehouse.(Paragraph3)youeven if you failit10.Dontbesoastobelieveeverythingyouhear.(Paragraph4)PartITQuestions11-20arebasedonPassage 2.Passage 2Chinaisgrowingold:bytheendof1996,theratiobetweenpeopleofworkingageandpensionerswasnearly2:1.Bytheendofthiscentury,theratiowillshrink,andby2005 itwill be1:1.AsurveymadebytheChineseMinistryofCivilAffairshasshownthepressuresanagingpopulationbrings.Lastyear,theMinistryaskedexpertsfromBeijingUniversityandtheChineseAcademyofSocial Sciencestoconductaquestionnaireamong3,610families insixvillages inShandong,iangsuandAnhuiprovinces.Whenaskedaboutthemosturgentproblemsn宇edingasolution,80.52percentofthepeasantsquestionedindicatedsecurityandsupportinth怡iroldage.BeforethePeoplesRepublicofChinawasfoundedin 1949,sloweconomicdevelopmentmeantanaveragelifespanofonly35 years.Atpresent,withtherejuvenationofChinas、 strength,theimplementationoffamilyplanningandchangesinpeoplesconceptsaboutrearingchildren,citydwellersarechoosingtohaveandrearabetterchild.Inthecountryside,birthcontrolhasbeenacceptedbymoreandmorefamilies.TheaverageChinesecanexpecttoliveintotheir70s,andwithadropinbirthratesandoverallmortality,theagingofthepopulationhassuddenlybecomeverynoticeable.908In1995,Chinaselderlypopulationreached120million,9. 76percentofthetotalpopulation.By 2000,theywillmakeupmorethan10percentofthetotalpopulation,andChinawillhaveagedsubstantially.In1993,theNationalCommitteeonAging(nowchangedtotheChineseAssociationofAging)wasestablished,andsimilarorganizationshavebeenestablishedatlowerlevels.Withagrowingnumberofretirees,almosteveryworkplacehasestablisheda special officetohandlepensionaffairs.Th巳seofficesalsoinformretireesofmajorissuesbothinChinaandaroundtheworld,setupvariousactivities,anddiscussandsolvedifficultieswithmedicalcareanddailylife.Onholidaysorfestivals,retireesareinvitedbacktotheirworkplacetoreceive abriefingoftheyearsworkandtobeextendedtraditionalholidaygreetings.Forthosewhohavedifficultiesinmovingabout,theworkplacesendspersonneltovisitthemathome.Retireesundertheageof80getabirthdaycakeonceeveryfiveyears,andthose80andaboveeveryyear.Tosafeguardthelegitimaterightsandinterestsofseniorcitizensandtoseethattheyenjoysomedignityis acomplicatedproject.OnOctober1,1996theLawonGuaranteeingtheRightsandInterestsofSeniorCitizenswasenforced,aimingtosafeguardthelegitimaterightsandinterestsoftheelderly,strengthentheawarenessoftheirsituationandcarryforwardChinesetraditionsofrespectingandsupportingtheold.Accordingtothelaw,governmentsatvariouslevelshavetoincluderetireeaffairsintheirplanning,andincreaseinvestmentinundertakingsfortheelderlyyearbyyear.Thus,thestatusofseniorcitizensisbeinggivenamorefirmlegal basis.Chinaalreadyhassolargeanagedpopulation,itwill behardtorelymerelyongovernmentandworkunitstoassumetheburdenofsupportingthem.Here,we11callforsomefamilysu