2021重庆在职攻读硕士联考考试考前冲刺卷（8）.docx

2021重庆在职攻读硕士联考考试考前冲刺卷（8）本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.Passage Three 2.Passage One 3.Passage Two 4.Large lecture classes are frequently regarded as a necessary evil. Such classes (1) be offered in many colleges and universities to meet high student (2) with limited faculty resource, (3) teaching a large lecture class can be a (4) task. Lecture halls are (5) large, barren, and forbidding. It is difficult to get to know students. Students may seem bored in the (6) environment and may (7) read newspapers or even leave class in the middle of a lecture. Written work by the students seems out of the (8) .Although the challenges of teaching a large lecture class are (9) , they are not insurmountable. The solution is to develop (10) methods of classroom instruction that can reduce, if not (11) , many of the difficulties (12) in the mass class. In fact, we have (13) at Kent State University teaching techniques which help make a large lecture class more like a small (14) .An (15) but important benefit of teaching the course (16) this manner has involved the activities of the teaching assistants who help us mark students’ written work. The faculty instructor originally decided to ask the teaching assistants for help (17) this was the only practical way to (18) that all the papers could be evaluated. Now those (19) report enjoying their new status as junior professors, gaining a very different (20) on college education by being on the other side of the desk, learning a great deal about the subject matter, and improving their own writing as a direct result of grading other students’ papers.1（）AshouldBwillCcanDhave to5.Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person from the Philippines to one’s side, or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curling the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell.Those private citizens who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that Gift means poison in German. Moreover, we like to think of ourselves as friendly, yet we prefer to be at least 3 feet or an arm’s length away from others. Latins and Middle-Easterners like to come closer and touch, which makes American uncomfortable.Our linguistic (语音上的) and cultural blindness and the casualness with which we take notice of the developed tastes, gestures, customs and languages of other countries, are losing us friends, business and respect in the world.Even here in the United States, we make few concessions (让步) to the needs of foreign visitors. There are no information signs in four languages on our public buildings or monuments; we do not have multilingual (多语言的) guided tours. Very few restaurant menus have translations, and multilingual waiters, bank clerks and policemen are rare. Our transportation systems have maps in English only and often we ourselves have difficulty understanding them.When we go abroad, we tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken. Then attitudes and information we pick up are conditioned by those natives-usually the richer-who speak English. Our business dealings, as well as the nation’s diplomacy, are conducted through interpreters.For many years, American dollars no longer buy all good things, and we are slowly beginning to realize that our proper role in the world is changing. A 1979 Harris poll reported that 55 percent of Americans want this country to play a more significant role in world affairs; we want to have a hand in the important decisions of the 21st century, even though it may not always be the upper hand.For the Philippines, waving good-bye （）.A.when they visit another countryB.the result of Harris opinion pollC.poisonous stuffD.multilingual context is neededE.are hard for both the foreigners and localsF.is meant to bring a person to one’s sideG.are willing to play a great role6.Passage Four 7.Passage One 8.Large lecture classes are frequently regarded as a necessary evil. Such classes (1) be offered in many colleges and universities to meet high student (2) with limited faculty resource, (3) teaching a large lecture class can be a (4) task. Lecture halls are (5) large, barren, and forbidding. It is difficult to get to know students. Students may seem bored in the (6) environment and may (7) read newspapers or even leave class in the middle of a lecture. Written work by the students seems out of the (8) .Although the challenges of teaching a large lecture class are (9) , they are not insurmountable. The solution is to develop (10) methods of classroom instruction that can reduce, if not (11) , many of the difficulties (12) in the mass class. In fact, we have (13) at Kent State University teaching techniques which help make a large lecture class more like a small (14) .An (15) but important benefit of teaching the course (16) this manner has involved the activities of the teaching assistants who help us mark students’ written work. The faculty instructor originally decided to ask the teaching assistants for help (17) this was the only practical way to (18) that all the papers could be evaluated. Now those (19) report enjoying their new status as junior professors, gaining a very different (20) on college education by being on the other side of the desk, learning a great deal about the subject matter, and improving their own writing as a direct result of grading other students’ papers.2（）ArequestBdemandCchallengeDrequirement9.Passage Three 10.Passage Two 11.Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person from the Philippines to one’s side, or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curling the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell.Those private citizens who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that Gift means poison in German. Moreover, we like to think of ourselves as friendly, yet we prefer to be at least 3 feet or an arm’s length away from others. Latins and Middle-Easterners like to come closer and touch, which makes American uncomfortable.Our linguistic (语音上的) and cultural blindness and the casualness with which we take notice of the developed tastes, gestures, customs and languages of other countries, are losing us friends, business and respect in the world.Even here in the United States, we make few concessions (让步) to the needs of foreign visitors. There are no information signs in four languages on our public buildings or monuments; we do not have multilingual (多语言的) guided tours. Very few restaurant menus have translations, and multilingual waiters, bank clerks and policemen are rare. Our transportation systems have maps in English only and often we ourselves have difficulty understanding them.When we go abroad, we tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken. Then attitudes and information we pick up are conditioned by those natives-usually the richer-who speak English. Our business dealings, as well as the nation’s diplomacy, are conducted through interpreters.For many years, American dollars no longer buy all good things, and we are slowly beginning to realize that our proper role in the world is changing. A 1979 Harris poll reported that 55 percent of Americans want this country to play a more significant role in world affairs; we want to have a hand in the important decisions of the 21st century, even though it may not always be the upper hand.In German "Gift" means （）.A.when they visit another countryB.the result of Harris opinion pollC.poisonous stuffD.multilingual context is neededE.are hard for both the foreigners and localsF.is meant to bring a person to one’s sideG.are willing to play a great role12.Passage Four 13.Passage One 14.Large lecture classes are frequently regarded as a necessary evil. Such classes (1) be offered in many colleges and universities to meet high student (2) with limited faculty resource, (3) teaching a large lecture class can be a (4) task. Lecture halls are (5) large, barren, and forbidding. It is difficult to get to know students. Students may seem bored in the (6) environment and may (7) read newspapers or even leave class in the middle of a lecture. Written work by the students seems out of the (8) .Although the challenges of teaching a large lecture class are (9) , they are not insurmountable. The solution is to develop (10) methods of classroom instruction that can reduce, if not (11) , many of the difficulties (12) in the mass class. In fact, we have (13) at Kent State University teaching techniques which help make a large lecture class more like a small (14) .An (15) but important benefit of teaching the course (16) this manner has involved the activities of the teaching assistants who help us mark students’ written work. The faculty instructor originally decided to ask the teaching assistants for help (17) this was the only practical way to (18) that all the papers could be evaluated. Now those (19) report enjoying their new status as junior professors, gaining a very different (20) on college education by being on the other side of the desk, learning a great deal about the subject matter, and improving their own writing as a direct result of grading other students’ papers.3（）AandBbutCalthoughDunless15.Passage Two 16.Passage Three 17.Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person from the Philippines to one’s side, or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curling the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell.Those private citizens who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that Gift means poison in German. Moreover, we like to think of ourselves as friendly, yet we prefer to be at least 3 feet or an arm’s length away from others. Latins and Middle-Easterners like to come closer and touch, which makes American uncomfortable.Our linguistic (语音上的) and cultural blindness and the casualness with which we take notice of the developed tastes, gestures, customs and languages of other countries, are losing us friends, business and respect in the world.Even here in the United States, we make few concessions (让步) to the needs of foreign visitors. There are no information signs in four languages on our public buildings or monuments; we do not have multilingual (多语言的) guided tours. Very few restaurant menus have translations, and multilingual waiters, bank clerks and policemen are rare. Our transportation systems have maps in English only and often we ourselves have difficulty understanding them.When we go abroad, we tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken. Then attitudes and information we pick up are conditioned by those natives-usually the richer-who speak English. Our business dealings, as well as the nation’s diplomacy, are conducted through interpreters.For many years, American dollars no longer buy all good things, and we are slowly beginning to realize that our proper role in the world is changing. A 1979 Harris poll reported that 55 percent of Americans want this country to play a more significant role in world affairs; we want to have a hand in the important decisions of the 21st century, even though it may not always be the upper hand.The American traffic systems （）.A.when they visit another countryB.the result of Harris opinion pollC.poisonous stuffD.multilingual context is neededE.are hard for both the foreigners and localsF.is meant to bring a person to one’s sideG.are willing to play a great role18.Passage One 19.Passage Four 20.Large lecture classes are frequently regarded as a necessary evil. Such classes (1) be offered in many colleges and universities to meet high student (2) with limited faculty resource, (3) teaching a large lecture class can be a (4) task. Lecture halls are (5) large, barren, and forbidding. It is difficult to get to know students. Students may seem bored in the (6) environment and may (7) read newspapers or even leave class in the middle of a lecture. Written work by the students seems out of the (8) .Although the challenges of teaching a large lecture class are (9) , they are not insurmountable. The solution is to develop (10) methods of classroom instruction that can reduce, if not (11) , many of the difficulties (12) in the mass class. In fact, we have (13) at Kent State University teaching techniques which help make a large lecture class more like a small (14) .An (15) but important benefit of teaching the course (16) this manner has involved the activities of the teaching assistants who help us mark students’ written work. The faculty instructor originally decided to ask the teaching assistants for help (17) this was the only practical way to (18) that all the papers could be evaluated. Now those (19) report enjoying their new status as junior professors, gaining a very different (20) on college education by being on the other side of the desk, learning a great deal about the subject matter, and improving their own writing as a direct result of grading other students’ papers.4（）AcompetitiveBrewardingCroutineDtroublesome21.Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person from the Philippines to one’s side, or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curling the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell.Those private citizens who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that Gift means poison in German. Moreover, we like to think of ourselves as friendly, yet we prefer to be at least 3 feet or an arm’s length away from o