英语报刊阅读测试三

考试科目：英美报刊选读考试时间：120分钟试卷总分100分

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I

60

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Part

II

30%

Part

III

10%

卷面

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100

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折合

分

70%

平时

分

30%

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一、Reading Comprehension(60%)

Passage 1

The rules of etiquette in restaurants depend upon a number of factors: the physical location of the restaurant, e. g. rural or urban? the type of the restaurants e. g. informal or formal; and certain standards that are more universal. In other words, some standards of etiquette vary significantly while other standards apply almost anywhere. Learning the proper etiquette in a particular type of restaurant in a particular area may sometimes require instruction, but more commonly it simply requires sensitivity and experience. For example, while it is acceptable to read a magazine in a coffee shop, it is inappropriate to do the same in a more luxurious setting. And if you are eating in a very rustic setting it may be fine to tuck your napkin into your shirt, but if you are in a sophisticated urban restaurant this behavior would demonstrate-alack of sophistication. It is safe to say, however, that in virtually every restaurant it is unacceptable to indiscriminately throw your food on the floor. The conclusion we can most likely draw from the above is that while the types and locations of restaurants determine etiquette appropriate to them, some rules apply to all restaurants.

1. What Is the main purpose of the passage?

a. To point out the differences between rules of etiquette in different countries.

b. To teach the reader how to tuck a napkin in his/her shirt.

c. To help people from rustic areas learn.

d. To explain that standards of etiquette are both variable and universal.

2. According to the passage, which of the following is a universal rule of etiquette? .

a. Tucking a napkin in your shirt.

b. Not throwing food on the floor.

c. Reading a magazine at a coffee shop.

d. Eating in rustic settings.

3. What does the word “it” in line 8 refer to?

a. Proper etiquette.

b. Clear instruction.

c. Type of restaurants

d. Sensitivity.

4. Which of the following words has the meaning most similar to that of “rustic” in line 11?

a. Agricultural

b. Ancient.

c.Unsophisticate

d.

d.Urban

Passage 2

The most interesting architectura l phenomenon of the 1970’s was the enthusiasm for refurbishing older buildings. Obviously, this was not an entirely new phenomenon. What is new is the wholesale in reusing the past, in recycling in adaptive rehabilitation. A few trial efforts, such as Ghirardilli Square in San Francisco, proved their financial viability in the 1960`s. But it was in the 1970`s, with strong government support through tax incentives arid rapid depreciation, as Well as growing interest in ecology issues, that recycling became a major factor on the urban scene. One of the most comprehensive ventures was the restoration and transformation of Boston's eighteenth century Faneuil Hall and the Quincy Market, designed in 1824. This section had fallen on hard times, but beginning with the construction of a new city hall immediately adjacent, it has returned to life with the intelligent reuse of these fine old buildings under the design leadership of Benjamin Thompson. He has provided a marvelous setting for dining, shopping, professional office, and simply walking.

Butler Square, in Minneapolis, exemplifies major changes in its complex of offices, commercial space, and, public amenities carved out of a massive pile designed in 1906 as a hardware warehouse. The exciting interior timber structure of the building was highlighted by cutting light courts through the interior and adding large skylights.

San Antonio, Texas, offers an big object lesson for numerous other cities combating urban decay gather than bringing in the bulldozers, San Antonio`s leaders rehabilitated, existing structures, while simultaneously cleaning up the San Antonio River which meanders through the business district.

l. What is the main idea of the passage?

a. During the 1970`s, old buildings in many cities were recycled for modern use.

a.Recent interest in ecology issues has led to the cleaning up of many rivers.

c. The San Antonio example show3 that bulldozers are not the way to right urban decay.

d. Strong government support has made adaptive rehabilitation a reality in Boston

2. What is the space at Quinsy Market now used for?

a. Boston's new city hall.

b. Sports and recreational facilities.

c. Commercial and industrial Warehouses.

d. Restaurants, offices, and stores.

3. According, to the passage, Benjamin Thompson was the designer for a project in_____.

a. San Francisco

b. Boston