创雅专升本(1)英语摸底试卷

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Passage one

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:

A quality education is the ultimate liberator. It can free people

from poverty,giving them

the power to greatly improve their lives and take a productive place in society. It can also free

communities and countries, allowing them to leap forward into periods of wealth and social unity

that

otherwise

would

not

be

possible.

For

this

reason,the

international

community

has

committed itself to getting all the world's children into primary school by 2015, a commitment

known as Education for All.

Can Education for All be achieved by 2015? The answer is definitely

“

yes

”

, although it is a

difficult task. If we now measure the goal in terms of children successfully completing a minimum

of

five

years

of

primary

school,

instead

of

just

enrolling

for

classes,

which

used

to

be

the

measuring stick for education, the challenge will become even more difficult. Only 32 countries

were formerly believed to be at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of enrollment

rates.

The

number

rises

to

88

if

completion

rates

are

used

as

the

,

the

goal

is

achievable with the right policies and the right support from the international community. 59 of

the

88

countries

at

risk

can

reach

universal

primary

completion

by

2015

if

they

bring

the

efficiency

and

quality

of

their

education

systems

into

line

with

standards

observed

in

higher-performing

also

need

significant

increasing

外部的

)financing

and

technical support. The 29 countries lagging(

落后

) farthest behind will not reach the goal without

unprecedented(

空前的

)r ates of progress. But this is attainable with creative solutions, including

the use of information technologies,flexible and targeted foreign aid, and fewer people living in

poverty.

A key lesson of experience about what makes development effective is that a country to

use aid well depends heavily on its policies,institutions and a country scores

well on these standards, foreign assistance can be highly effective.

can be inferred from the passage that a quality education has the function of

.

A. helping a country free from foreign rule

B. making people become wealthy

C. giving people more power and freedom

D. speeding up the progress of society

goal of Education for All is

.

A. to get all the children in the world to go to primary school by 2015

B. to let poor children have the same chances to go to school as rich ones

C. to support those countries determined to reform their education systems

D. to help the poor countries improve productivity and achieve unity

used to be the standard of measuring a country ' education?

A. The rate of pupils being admitted by high school.

B. The percentage of children enrolling for classes.

C. The rate of school children who successfully passed the required courses.

D. The percentage of children who successfully completed primary school.

of the following will help achieve the goal of Education for All?

A. Setting up more primary schools in poor regions.

B. Establishing higher-performing education systems.

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C. Taking advantage of information technologies.

D. Significantly increasing the national financing.

efficiency of using foreign aid is mostly determined by

.

A. the government's policies and management

B. the country 's wealth and economy

C. people 's awareness of developing education

D. students 's performance in school exams

Passage Two

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:

This thanksgiving ,many families are closer than they've been in years. An increasing number

of extended families across the USA are under the same roof living together .These arrangements

are multigenerational, with adult children, grandchildren or an elderly parent sharing quarters.

The reasons are economic and social.

“

This

is

a

pattern

that

will

continue,

”

predicts

Neil

Howe,

a

historian

and

economist.

”

High

rates

of

multigenerational

family

living

had

been

a

norm

until

after

World

War

II,when

the

emphasis shifted to the nuclear family enabled by construction of interstate highways, the rise of

suburbs and the affluence(

富裕

)of young adults. But by the late 1950s, there was a generation

gap

and

almost

generation

war

,

”

Howe

says.

“

There

was

a

time

in

the

1970s

when

no

one

wanted to live together. Seniors were moving to Leisure World to get away from the culture of

the

s

were

divorcing

and

youngsters

wanted

to

strike

out

on

their

own.

But

now,

many young adults do return home, at least temporarily .

”

Michele Beatty, 54, of Waynesville Ohio, and her husband, Cordon, 56, had an empty nest

between the time the youngest of their three sons went to college and the return of their oldest,

Patrick, who left his job as a graphic designer.

“

They said, 'you can come home to your old room and continue to look for employment,

'”

says Patrick Beatty,28.

“

I was stuck there. We were all brought up with the cultural expectation

that

once

you

leave

the

nest,

you

are

not

supposed

to

return..

I

feel

part

of

the

time

like

a

burden,

”

he says.

“

I try to contribute to the house when I can. I try to stay out of their way as

much as possible. It 's home , but not the home I'd be building for myself if I had my way .

”

A survey of 2 , 226 adults, done by Narris Interactive for the non-profit Generations United,

found

that

of

those

in

a

multigenerational

home

, 40%

reported

that

job

loss

,

changes

in

job

status or unemployment was a reason for the living arrangement.

of the following arrangements is multigenerational in the USA ?

A. Nuclear families .

B. Extended families.

C. Single parent families.

D. Families of seniors.

the USA, multigenerational home is regarded as a norm

.

A. between 1950s and 1970s

B .before World War II

C. ever since 1950s

D. until late 1970s

ing to the writer, families are closer than before because

.

A. interstate highway make going home easier

B. relatives tend to live close by in the suburbs

C. more people return home for holidays

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