出自:国家开放大学人文英语（3）
二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）
Most couples who get married or decide to live together generally plan to have children. Several years ago, people thought that having big families was common and this was seen as an advantage. That was mainly because children began working at an early age to help provide for the family. But with the changing times and with the cost of living getting higher every single year, having a big family is no longer considered to be a practical option. In fact, more couples consider that they have only one child and some do not have any desire to become parents at all.
According to the Australian Institute of Family Studies, by 1986, women aged 40 to 44 years, were considerably more likely to have given birth to two children than three children (36% vs. 27%) or four or more children (19%). However, taken together, women were still more likely to have had three or more children than to have had two children (46% vs. 36%).
In recent years, women were more likely to have had two children than three or more children – a trend that was most marked in the most recent period (38% vs. 25% in 1996; 38% vs. 22% in 2006). These days, most families in Australia have two children. But the number of women who had given birth to a single child increased progressively from only 8% in 1981 to 13% in 2006.
The U.S. Census Bureau states that there are approximately 14 million only children in America today. This comprises 20% of the children.s population compared to only 10% around fifty years ago.
操作提示：通过题干后的下拉框选择题目的正确答案。
Several years ago, people thought that having big families was 1
A. uncommon and this was seen as an advantage
B. common and this was seen as a disadvantage
C. common and this was seen as an advantage
2. By 1986, taken together, women were still more likely to have had 2 children.
A. less
B. more
C. no
3. In recent years, women were more likely to have had 3 .
A. three or four children
B. more children
C. fewer children
4. According to the passage, we can predict that the number of family with a single child will 4 (将会增长).
A. decrease dramatically
B. increase dramatically
C. remain steady
5. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage? 5
A. Families Having Fewer Children Nowadays.
B. Couples Having More Children Nowadays.
C. Women Being Likely to Have More Children.
完形填空题 (50 分) 50 分
(1)
A.A
B.B
C.C
(2)
A.A
B.B
C.C
(3)
A.A
B.B
C.C
(4)
A.A
B.B
C.C
(5)
A.A
B.B
C.C
、阅读短文，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个正确答案。（每题10分）
Demand for Elderly Care Services in China Rising Rapidly
The number of elderly people aged above 60 increased. Demand for elderly care services in China will continue to rise due to the increasing aging population. The number of elderly people aged above 60 was over 200 million in 2012, and will be 300 million in 2025 and 400 million in 2034, according to experts.
It will be a tough challenge for China to deal with, due to the increasing rates of urbanization and a decreasing birth rate. The Chinese people will be facing a big challenge if we do not have enough money when we get older.
The United Nations defines an aging society as one that has 10 percent of its population at or above the age of 60.
When most developed countries were classed as an aging society, their gross domestic product (GDP) per capita stood at between 5,000 to 10,000 U.S. dollars or above. However, China became an aging society in 2001, and its GDP per capita was only 1,000 U.S. dollars. It was 6,000 U.S. dollars in 2012. China’s economic foundation for an elderly society is fragile.
On Sept. 13.2013, the State Council issued a guideline to speed up the development of China’s elderly care services, hoping to complete a social care network for its elderly by 2025.
操作提示：通过题干后的下拉框选择题目的正确答案。
What does the word “decreasing” in Paragraph 2 mean? 1
A. It means “falling”.
B. It means “rising”.
C. It means “peaking”.
2. What does GDP stands for?
A. Government Document Publishing Service. 2
B. Gross domestic product.
C. General domestic product.
3. What was China’s GDP per capita in 2012? 3
A. It was 1,000 U.S. dollars.
B. It was 6,000 U.S. dollars.
C. It was 10,000 U.S. dollars.
4. Why is China’s economic foundation for an elderly society fragile？ 4
A. Because of its increasing aging population and its low GDP per capita.
B. Because when China was classed as an aging society, our gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is high.
C. Because of its decreasing aging population and its high GDP per capita.
5. The passage implies that 5
A. Chinese government can do nothing to deal with the challenge of the increasing aging population
B. Chinese people don’t need enough money when they get older
C. The Chinese social care network is expected to be completed in the near future
完形填空题 (50 分) 50 分
(1)
A.A
B.B
C.C
(2)
A.A
B.B
C.C
(3)
A.A
B.B
C.C
(4)
A.A
B.B
C.C
(5)
A.A
B.B
C.C
、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）
Among the more colorful characters of Leadville.s golden age were H.A.W. Tabor and his second wife, Elizabeth McCourt, better known as “Baby Doe”. Their history is fast becoming one of the legends of the Old West. Horace Austin Warner Tabor was a school teacher in Vermont. With his first wife and two children he left Vermont by covered wagon in 1855 to homestead in Kansas. Perhaps he did not find farming to his liking, or perhaps he was lured by rumors of fortunes to be made in Colorado mines. At any rate, a few years later he moved west to the small Colorado mining camp known as California Gulch, which he later renamed Leadville when he became its leading citizen. “Great deposits of lead are sure to be found here.” he said.
As it turned out, it was silver, not lead, that was to make Leadville.s fortune and wealth. Tabor knew little about mining himself, so he opened a general store, which sold everything from boots to salt, flour, and tobacco.『It was his custom to “grubstake” prospective miners, in other words, to supply them with food and supplies, or “grub”, while they looked for ore, in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discovered. He did this for a number of years, but no one that he aided ever found anything of value.
Finally one day in the year 1878, so the story goes, two miners came in and asked for “grub”. Tabor had decided to quit supplying it because he had lost too much money that way. These were persistent, however, and Tabor was too busy to argue with them. “Oh help yourself. One more time won.t make any difference,” He said and went on selling shoes and hats to other customers. The two miners took 17worthofsupplies,inreturnforwhichtheygaveTaboraone−thirdinterestintheirfindings.Theypickedabarrenplaceonthemountainsideandbegantodig.Afterninedaystheystruckarichveinofsilver.Taborboughtthesharesoftheothertwomen,andsotheminebelongedtohimalone.Thismine,knownasthe“PittsburghMine,”made1300000forTaborinreturnforhis17 investment.
Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another barren hillside just outside the town for 117000.ThisturnedouttobeevenmorefabulousthanthePittsburgh,yielding35 000 worth of silver per day at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor became its first mayor, and later became lieutenant governor of the state.
操作提示：通过题干后的下拉框选择题目的正确答案。
Leadville got its name for the following reasons EXCEPT 1 .
A. because Tabor became its leading citizen
B. because great deposits of lead is expected to be found there
C. because it could bring good fortune to Tabor
2. The word “grubstake” in paragraph 2 means 2 .
A. to supply miners with food and supplies
B. to open a general store
C. to supply miners with food and supplies and in return get a share in the mine, if one was discovered
3. Tabor made his first fortune 3 .
A. by supplying two prospective miners and getting in return a one-third interest in the findings
B. because he was persuaded by the two miners to quit supplying
C. by buying the shares of the other
4. The underlying reason for Tabor.s life career is 4 .
A. purely accidental
B. based on the analysis of miner.s being very poor and their possibility of discovering profitable mining site
C. through the help from his second wife
5. If this passage is the first part of an article, who might be introduced in the following part? 5
A. Tabor.s life.
B. Tabor.s second wife, Elizabeth McCourt.
C. Other colorful characters.
完形填空题 (50 分) 50 分
(1)
A.A
B.B
C.C
(2)
A.A
B.B
C.C
(3)
A.A
B.B
C.C
(4)
A.A
B.B
C.C
(5)
A.A
B.B
C.C
二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）
操作提示：通过题干后的下拉框选择题目的正确答案。
Importance of Learning of a Foreign Language
There are a number of reasons __ 1 __. Learning another language is important for both work and travel. It is also important for making real connections with other people. Lastly, it can give you a greater understanding of your own language.
Learning a foreign language would __ 2 __. If you work in a foreign country, it will benefit you immensely if you can speak its language because then you would be able to work with all different types of employees, and this will give long-term career success.
Speaking a foreign language gives you __ 3 __; it enables you to see how other people see the world around them. If you travel or work in a foreign country, think how much easier everything would be if you could speak the local language. It would be easier to find different places, ask for directions, and even order food.
Finally, if you speak a foreign language you will actually __ 4 ___. Other languages open our minds to new ways of thinking. For example, Eskimos have more words to describe snow and ice as it is such an important part of their lives.
Language is __ 5 ___. It is how we share our thoughts with the world. Without language, there would be no way to communicate and express ourselves. The more languages you know, the more ways you have to communicate and express yourself. This is why learning many languages should be important, and why one language simply won.t do.
A. improve your own first language
B. definitely enhance your chances of getting a job
C. what makes us human
D. why you should learn a foreign language
E. understanding of a country.s culture
完形填空题 (50 分) 50 分
(1)
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D
E.E
(2)
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D
E.E
(3)
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D
E.E
(4)
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D
E.E
(5)
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D
E.E