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英语报刊选读参考答案

英语报刊选读参考答案

英语报刊选读英语报刊选读参考答案Journalistic Reading教师用书Teacher’s Book总主编王嘉褆主编林玫刘雁BOOK ONE (2)UNIT 1 Campus (2)UNIT 2 Entertainment (5)UNIT 3 Entertainment (8)UNIT 4 Food (12)UNIT 5 Crime (15)UNIT 6 Disaster (19)UNIT 7 Sports (23)UNIT 8 Art (27)UNIT 9 Economy (30)UNIT 10 Ecology (35)UNIT 11 Health (38)UNIT12 Automobile & Driving (42)UNIT 13 Quality problems (47)UNIT 14 Shopping (51)UNIT 15 Gun control (55)UNIT 16 Psychology (58)BOOK ONEUNIT 1 CampusI.Vocabulary Builder1.Definition1)chaotic: extremely disorganized; badly organized; be in mess2)primary: main; most important; key; major; chief; prime; principal3)seduce: attract; tempt4)highlight: the most important, interesting, or enjoyable part ofsomething such as a holiday, performance, or sports competition5)reluctant: unwilling6)compelling: very interesting or exciting, so that you have to payattention7)reveal: show; indicate8)mainstream: accepted by or involving most people in a society;normal; ordinary9)critical: important; crucial10)evolution: a long, gradual process during which something developsand changes, usually becoming more advanced; a gradual change and development2. Terms translation1) a bipartisan consensus2)high school diploma3)drop-out rate4)college wage premium5)the K-12 system6)more academically rigorous7)well-rounded citizens8)certification tests9)career and technical education3. Blank filling1) persevered 2) persisted 3) insisted 4) insisted 5) persevere6) agony 7) adversity 8) torment 9) plight 10) assure/reassure11) insure/ensure 12) insure 13) insure/ensure 14) assured/reassuredII.Translation1.选择圣路易斯的华盛顿大学是个不错的决定,但真正让我享受到理想大学生活的,(不是大学本身)是我到了大学后作的一些决定。

英语报刊选读--参考答案

英语报刊选读--参考答案

英语报刊选读--参考答案UNIT 1THE MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPAERS AND MAGAZINES 1.1)T 2)T 3)T 4)T 5) F6)F 7)T 8)T 9)F 10)TPART TWONEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES BY SUBJECTUNIT 2POLITICSSection BText 11.1)C 2)C 3)B 4)C 5)DText 21.1)B 2)D 3)E 4)F 5)A6)C 7)H 8)G 9)IText 31.barring serving ahead authorizing repeal2.1)B 2)C 3)A 4)DUNIT 3ECONOMICSSection BText11.1)F 2)T 3)F 4)FText 21.1)T 2)F 3)F 4)T 5)TUNIT 4MILITARY AFFAIRSSection B1.1)A 2)D 3)B 4)DText 22.1)B 2)B 3)A 4)AText 33.1)D 2)D 3)B 4)BUNIT 5ENVIRONMENTSection BText 11.1)B 2)C 3)DText 21.1)i 2)g 3)m 4)k 5)j 6)d7)b 8)c 9)a 10)l 11)f 12)e 13)h Text 31.1)T 2)T 3)T 4)F 5)T 6)F 7)TUNIT 6EDUCATIONSection BText 1Section BText 11.1)B 2)DText 21.1)C 2)AText 31.1)F 2)T 3)T 4)FUNIT 7SPORTSSection BText 11.1)The author wants to analyze today's best athletes and shows sports fans what makes star athletes great.2)“The perfection point” refers to the limits of one's physical prowess.3)The Perfection Point is really about what are we as a species going to do as we try to achieve perfection.4)understood the motivation of the athletes using steroids and he was compassionate for them.Text 21.1)B 2)D 3) C 4) D 5) CText 31.1) T 2) F 3) F 4) F 5) T2.1)C 2)A 3) B 4) D 5) CUNIT 8ENTERTAINMENTSection BText 11.1) T 2)F 3)F 4)F 5)FText 21.1) F 2)F 3)F 4)T 5)F 6)TText 31.1) F 2)F 3)F 4)T 5)FUNIT 9BOOK REVIEWSSection BText 11.1) T 2) T 3) F 4) FPART THREENEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES READINGS BY V ARIETYUNIT 10WEATHER FORECASTSText 11.1) A 2)B 3)10 KTS 4)1026Hpa, normal 5)2009/09/10,04:51 UTCText21.1) F 2) T2.Phoenix; Sunrise time is laterText31.78, Monday; 52, Wednesday3. Morning newspaper; because there is only low temperature on 13th, Sep., 2009)UNIT 11GRAPHICS(略)UNIT 12SHOWSSection BText 1Text 21. B2.1)F 2) FText 31.George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was born in Dublin, the son of a civil servant. His education was irregular, due to his dislike of any organized training. After working in an estate agent's office for a while he moved to London as a young man (1876), where he established himself as a leading music and theatre critic in the eighties and nineties and became a prominent member of the Fabian Society, for which he composed many pamphlets. He began his literary career as a novelist; as a fervent advocate of the new theatre of Ibsen (The Quintessence of Ibsenism, 1891) he decided to write plays in order to illustrate his criticism of the English stage. His earliest dramas were called appropriately Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant (1898). Among these, Widower's Houses and Mrs. Warren's Profession savagely attack social hypocrisy, while in plays such as Arms and the Man and The Man of Destiny the criticism is less fierce. Shaw's radical rationalism, his utter disregard of conventions, his keen dialectic interest and verbal wit often turn the stage into a forum of ideas, and nowhere more openly than in the famous discourses on the Life Force, «Don Juan in Hell», the third act of the dramatization of woman's love chase of man, Man and Superman (1903).2. The director is Doug Hughes, Sally Hawkins plays as Vivie Warren and Cherry Jones plays her mother Mrs. Kitty Warren.UNIT 13RELATIONSHIP ADVICESection BText 11.1) c 2)g 3)b 4)d 5)f 6)a 7)e Text 31. c 2)d 3)b 4)a 5)f 6)e。

《英语报刊选读》期末考试试卷附答案

《英语报刊选读》期末考试试卷附答案

《英语报刊选读》期末考试试卷附答案一、将下列所给的英语名词翻译成中文。

(15小题*2=30)1.The House of Lords2.Social Security3.Capitol Hill4.Speaker5.Fund —raising party6.Senior citizen7.Westinghouse Science Talent Search8.Asia —Pacific summit9.Sovereignty10.British Foreign Secretary11.Christian12.economic recession13.royal family14.the Commonwealth15.spokesman二、报刊阅读题。

Campaign strategists have agreed to focus to focus on the Senate, where leaders hope to complete work on the budget package by May 1. “We felt that if the Senate defeated the proposal, it would not even come up in the House,”says John Rot her, legislative director for the 18—million —member American Association of Retired persons.Targeted mainly are Republicans, who control the Senate, with particular emphasis on the 21 who face re—election next year. The next election looms large in the lobbyists’strategy. “We shall not forget if Congree haves in an unfriendly fashion to the senior citizens of the United States,”warns Jacob Clay man, president of the NCSC, which represents 4.5 million persons. “We shall remember—and 1986 is just around the corner.”Eric Shulman, legislative director for the NCSC, explains: “Those up forreelection will have their ears closest to the ground—and we are making as much of a rumble as we can. We see this issue being won or lost not in Washington but out in the countryside.”Adds Arthur Flemming, former U. S. commissioner on aging and now a lobbyist for the elderly:”“It’s the grass roots that convey the message most effectively.”I .单项选择题。

新编英语报刊选读答案

新编英语报刊选读答案

新编英语报刊选读答案【篇一:最新英语报刊选读部分翻译】txt>榜样作用:奥巴马从里根身上学到了什么奥巴马去年5月曾邀请一些研究总统执政的史学家到白宫共进工作晚餐。

这是他入主白宫以来第二次邀请同一批史学家共进晚餐。

奥巴马在晚宴上敦请学者们能给出一些前任总统执政期的经验。

随着宾客交流渐进佳境,一些史学家逐渐感到奥巴马似乎对谈论林肯的工作班底,肯尼迪的智库兴致不高,而对令人感到亲近的保守人士、前总统里根所做出的成就更感兴趣,而正是他在30年前入主白宫后便引发了一场革命。

实际上除了毫无先期制约外,奥巴马和里根还有若干相同的才干。

然而,奥巴马显然对里根让民众能改变对政府态度的办法印象深刻。

有出席晚宴的史学家事后表示,这位第44届总统已把第40届总统看作是一个至关重要的参考基准。

让负责编纂里根日记、并两次出席晚宴的douglas brinkley留下最深刻的印象是,奥巴马已找到了行为榜样。

他称,榜样因素会影响到许多政策,而榜样的作用各不相同。

奥巴马在以里根式的方法履行着责任。

当奥巴马在国会、内阁和民众前发表第二次国情咨文演讲时,里根的榜样和政策已体现在其中。

他在演讲中提议冻结可自由支配开支和联邦政府雇员工资,推动简化税法和削减成百亿美元的国防预算,同时,他还呼吁两党共同努力改革社会保障体制。

以上每一条建议都是由身处第三年任期,在高失业率期内遭遇中期选举失败的总统所提出。

里根曾在1983年的国情咨文演讲中表示,在未来两年内,两党各派人士和各种政治势力要重视政府在今后长期的,和两党共同承担的责任,而不应由短期的党派政策所左右。

人们最初难以想象这位毕业于常春藤联合会院校,以前是夏威夷律师的总统,会与里根有任何共同之处,前者支持更大规模的联邦政府投资、更广的社保覆盖面,以及要求对华尔街和石油业提高监管力度。

但实际情况是,奥巴马越来越借重这位前任总统的思路,把他当成对自己有益的模板是清晰无误的。

自去年11月中期选举以来,奥巴马常把企业高管邀请到白宫座谈,造访美国商会,并在自己的政治理念做出妥协。

英语报刊选读A及标准答案

英语报刊选读A及标准答案

教学点: 年级: 班级: 姓名: 学号: 密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题《英语报刊阅读》试题(A 卷)Part Ⅰ Reconstruct the messages of the following headlines of news stories: (1% for each, 10%)Example: Italian Ex-Mayor Murdered ---An Italian Ex-Mayor Is Murdered1. ________ US ________ told not exploit ________ Tibet issue.2. Rubin ________ Greenspan ________ at odds.3. Visitors ________ flocking to Mao ’s birth place.4. ________ man ________ quizzed after ________ wife is knifed in ________ sports store.Part Ⅱ Read the following passage and answer the Questions A 5-34 (1% for each,30%) and B 35-44 (2% for each,20%)A Tuition Reform for Higher EducationChinese institutions of higher learning have quickened their pace of reform in recent years. Changing enrollment practices and higher tuition fees constitute and important part of the reform. Schools which once admitted students almost exclusively according to state plans are becoming more accepting of students sent by work groups for further training and those who pay their own fees.Regular universities and colleges plan to enroll about 786 200 students this year, up 158 200 or 25 percent over last year's figure. Of these, 216 000, or 27.4 percent, will be sent by their work groups or will pay their own way.In the past, the state paid all tuition and school fees for university students, a matter of policy since New China was established in 1949. Although this practice guaranteed the supply of qualified personnel, it brought a heavy burden to the sate, hindering further development of higher education. Since higher education is non —compulsory education in China, to charge appropriate fees will help improve school facilities and expedite the development of education in this stage. As an added benefit, paying their own way will encourage students to study harder.The reform will take effect in two directions. State—financed students will begin paying part of the costs of their education, and more self—paying students will be accepted.In August 1989, under the direction of the State council, the State Education Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the Sate Price Bureau drew up stipulations concerning the amount of charges on tuition, accommodation and other expenses for students of institutions of higher learning. Beginning from that year, freshmen at regular universities and colleges and professional schools (including cadres taking special training courses and students working on a second degree) were charged 100 yuan (about us $17) each for their tuition fee, and this low charge is expected to be raised gradually. The figure was higher in special economic zones and economically developed regions such as Guangdong Province and Shanghai, but was capped at 300 yuan. Students living on campus paid about 20 yuan per year for accommodation and the charge was slightly higher for better furnishing. Normal school students and those admitted on scholarships need only pay for accommodation. Reduced tuitions and fees are available to students in need of financial assistance, but accommodation expenses will remain the same.In June 1992, the State Education Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau decided to allow regular institutions of higher education to set their own tuition rates and charges for accommodation, short—term training programs, correspondence courses and night school. These should be determined according to the needs of each school, the abilities of students to pay and general conditions in each area. The tuition for students in the sciences and engineering can range from 300 to 500 yuan per academic year. Liberal arts, history and economics students of the fine arts pay 400 to 600 yuan per year, and students of the fine arts 400 to 750 yuan. Statistics for 1992 show students paid an average of 340 yuan in tuition that year, only 5 percent of the real cost.Measures have been taken to limit the possible detrimental affects of rising tuition. Shanghai, for instance, exempts the children of revolutionary martyrs from paying tuition. And these costs may be reduced or waived for students with limited family financial support as their parents are either both dead or are receiving subsidiesfrom their work units. Some colleges have also set up work—study programs to benefit students with financial difficulties.Guidelines concerning self—paying students were first set out in 1989. The State Education Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau stipulated that these students should pay 80 percent of the cost of their education. Such students who live on campus pay the standard rate for accommodation and must cover their own medical expenses. The charge for each self—paying student averaged 2 000 yuan of the cost in 1992, or 30 percent of the cost. Charges for undergraduates and students of special colleges whose education is sponsored by work units, with payment coming either in part or in full from their units, are somewhat higher. Self—paying students are not assigned jobs by the state after graduation, whereas students sent by their units will return to them after graduating.Charges for correspondence courses and night school are equal to or slightly higher than those for full-time students enrolled according to the state plan.With their improvement of their living standards and the deepening of reform, people in general accept the changes in the tuition system. To facilitate the development of higher education, the increases in tuition rates will be more flexible and diversified. Student payments will be augmented by finding from the state, enterprises and funds raised from the public. Laws and regulations will by enacted to ensure steady progress, and overseas organizations and individuals are encouraged to set up and operate schools in China.--21st Century, Apr.20, 1992 Reading ComprehensionCircle the letter that best suits the answer or completes the statement.5. Changing enrollment practices and higher tuition fees ____.A. pay an important part in the reformB. make up an important part of the reformC. include an important part of the reformD. hold an important part of the reform6. Regular universities and colleges plan to enroll about 786 200 students this year ____.A. which is the same as last years figure密封线内不要答题B. which is more than last year's figure by 158 200C. which is 25 per cent over last year's figureD. both B and C7. Among 786 200 students ____ will be sent by their work groups or will pay their own way.A. 158 200B. 21 600C. 27.4 per centD. 25 per cent8. Since New China was established, all tuition and school fees for university students ____.A. Were paid by their work groupsB. Were paid by the students themselvesC. Were paid by the stateD. Were paid by the local government9. The policy which the state paid all tuition and school fees for university students ____.A. Brought lots of profits to the stateB. Was helpful to further development of higher educationC. Brought many advantages to the stateD. Brought expense and trouble to the state 10. Which statement is not true?A. To charge appropriate fees will help improve school facilitiesB. As an added benefit, paying their own way will encourage students to study harderC. Higher education is compulsory education in ChinaD. Tuition reform for higher education will take effect in two directions11. Stipulations concerning the amount of charges on tuition, accommodation and other expenses for students of institutions of higher learning was drafted by ____.A. the State Education CommissionB. the State CouncilC. the universities and collegesD. the State Education Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题12. The figure on tuition fee was higher in special economic zones and economically developed regions, but was ____.A. fixed at 300 yuanB. limited in 300 yuanC. over 300 yuanD. much more than 300 yuan13. Students in need of financial assistance ____. A. can get a grantB. need only pay for accommodationC.can get support from the local governmentD. can enjoy reduced tuitions and fees14. According to the stipulations made by the State Education Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau, the tuition for students in the sciences and engineering can ____.A. be changed between 300 and 500 yuan per academic yearB. be fixed at 300 or 500 yuan per yearC. be set at 400 or 600 yuan per yearD. be extended from 400 to 750 yuan per year15. The children of revolutionary martyrs in Shanghai ____. A. enjoy reduced tuition B. enjoy free charge tuition C. gain allowance from governmentD. receive subsidies from their parents work units16. Stipulations concerning self —paying students took effect in ____. A. 1989 B. 1992 C. 1990 D. 199117. Charges for undergraduates and students of special colleges whose education is sponsored by work units ____.A. are set at 2 000 yuan per yearB. are exempted 50 per cent from the whole cost of their educationC. are rather higherD. are exempted 30 percent18. Self—paying students, after their graduation, ____.A. will return to their unitsB. will be appointed to do some work by the stateC. are provided employments by the statD. are not assigned jobs by the state19. Which statement is true?A. The increases in tuition rates can not be changed easilyB. Students payment will be decreased by funding from the state and enterprisesC. Laws and regulations will be made to ensure steady progressD. People in general can't accept the change in the tuition reformVocabularyChoose the best answer to explain the meaning of the underlined word or phrase.20. Chinese institutions of higher learning have quickened their pace of reform in recent year____.A. WalkingB. stepC. footD. speed21. Changing enrollment practices and higher tuition fees constitute an important part of the reform____.A. Make upB. establishC. holdD. Complete22. Although this practice guaranteed the supply of qualified personnel, it brought a heavy burden to the state____.A. it brought the state expense and troubleB. it brought the state sufferingC. it made the state involve in difficultiesD. it caused the state involved in troubles23. The reform will take effect in two directions____.A. will take placeB. will come into forceC. will affectD. will have an influence24. The figure was higher in special economic zones and economically developed regions such as Guangdong, province and Shanghai, but was capped at 300yuan____.A. coveredB. aboutC. overD. much more than25. This Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau decided to allow regular institutions of higher education to set their own tuition rates and charges for accommodation____.A. decideB. fixC. put forwardD. Both A and B26. The tuition for students in the sciences and engineering can range from 300 to 500 yuan per academic year____.A. be charged between 300 and 500B. set at 300 or 500C. be decided at 300 or 500D. extend from 300 to 50027. Measures have been taken to limit the possible detrimental affects of rising tuition____.A. determinedB. damageC. harmfulD. influential28. Shanghai, for instance, exempts the children of revolutionary martyrs from paying tuition____.A. charges a little forB. makes free charge forC. reduces the charge forD. Both A and B29. And these costs may be reduced or waived for students with limited family financial support as their parents are either both dead or are receiving subsidies from their work units____.A. insisted onB. not enforcedC. chargedD. exempted30. Some colleges have also set up work—study programs to benefit students with financial difficulties____.密封线内不要答题A. helpB. give money toC. give profits toD. send allowance of money to31. The State Educational Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau stipulated that these students should pay 80 percent of the cost of their education____.A. arrangedB. advocatedC. stated clearlyD. stimulated32. Such students who live on campus pay the standard rate for accommodation and must cover their own medical expenses____.A. includeB. exemptC. changeD. provide money for33. Self —paying students are not assigned jobs by the state after graduation, whereas students sent by their units will return to them after graduation____.A. After graduation the state doesn't give employments to the self —paying studentsB. After graduation, the state doesn't appoint the self —paying students to do some workC. After graduation, the self-paying students are not going to apply for jobsD. All are wrong34. To facilitate the development of higher education, the increases in tuition rates will be more flexible and diversified____.A. will be more easily bent and variousB. will be more limited and various.C. will be easily changed and in variety to adapt to new conditionsD. will be raised more than beforeB Endangered Trade(The Asian Wall Street Journal, Mar., 1999)Such is the special relationship between America and its NATO partners that while that alliance cooperates to bomb Serbian forces, the U.S. and the EU are managing a trade war against each other. Fortunately, no lives are at stake in the latter conflict. Yet if it spreads unchecked, the rest of the world is sure to feel the pain of it.密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题It's hard to decide whether the U.S. or Europe deserves the most contempt for expanding their trade war. The first fight, over bananas, is essentially a struggle between two fruit distributors with strong political connections. Now Washington and Brussels are escalatingtheir battle over beef, with European farmers stooping to science in their claims that hormone-treated American beef is unsafe.In his first term in office, President Bill Clinton teamed up with the Republicans to push major free-trade liberalizations. Now, however, he seems bent on pursuing 'level even if playing fields,'torpedoing the world economy. The latest salvo was fired this week, with the U.S. announcing it has targeted close to $1 billion of European products for 100% tariffs if the European Union doesn't drop the hormone nonsense.The move follows an earlier announcement that the U.S. administration will fight Europe's banana import regime by hitting a range of European goods with prohibitive tariffs. Add to this renewed American threats to raise the drawbridge to Russian, Japanese and Brazilian steel, as well as administration support for a congressional vote to ban Concorde flights from Europe in relation for EU threats to refuse landing rights to old-American planes retrofitted with noise reducing technology.Mr. Clinton sounded the protectionist battle cry in his January State of the Union address, where he vowed to fight for 'a freer and fairer trading system for 21st century America.' In the case of agriculture, when the respective lobbies on both sides of the Atlantic enter the fray, that translates into a sticky situation. On the whole, American farmers are major exporters. And U.S. farmers have a good case on beef hormones. But it is nonetheless dangerous for the U.S. to shut off $1 billion in trade.This is not to excuse the EU. The hormone argument is nonsense. The World Trade Organization has acknowledged as much, ordering the EU to allow imports of American meat by May 13. Brussels has responded by saying that it needs more time because European citizens, who supposedly don't like hormones in their food, would rebel against their governments if American meat suddenly appeared on their store shelves.Were it not for the high stakes involved for both producers and consumers, the argument might be amusing. When governments curtail trade the global economy shrinks and for all the jobs 'saved' by protections, there are a lot more lost. The Smoot-Hawleyagricultural protections imposed by the U.S. Congress in the late 1920s certainly contributed to the Great Depression. Mr. Clinton may believe he is fighting the good fight. But we've never thought much of the kind of war where you pose even when you win.Judge whether the following statement are True or False:35. ( ) The Trade war between the U.S. and the EU has cost no lives but is equally dangerous.36. ( ) It's very easy to decide who is to blame for expanding the trade war.37. ( ) The very beginning of the trade war suggests that it bears political significance.38. ( ) The author agrees that hormone-treated beef is harmful to one's health.39. ( ) President Bill Clinton used to be a believer of free trade, but not now.40. ( ) Level playing fields ca do good to the world economy.41. ( ) Besides its trade war with the EU, the U.S. is also in conflict with Japan, Russia and Brazil.42. ( ) The author thinks that in the case of beef, the American farmers are justified.43. ( ) The author thinks that it is a right decision for the U.S. to shut off $1 billion in trade.44. ( ) The two sides have submitted the case of beef to the WTO for settlement.for each,20%)The Rich Get Richer and ElectedBy Steven V. RobertsThe representatives newly elected in 1984 were almost four times as wealthy as thefirst-term lawmakers elected only six years before, according to a new study based one themembers’ financial reports.Behind this remarkable a swing, the study says, are two main factors: a courtdecision that outlawed limits on what candidates could give to their own campaigns,and the enormous growth in the cost of pursuing a seat in Congress. As a result, it isincreasingly difficult for candidates of modest means, particularly women, to mountsuccessful challenges to entrenched office holders.One solution, the authors contend, is a system of public financing for campaigns,but Congress seems in no mood to change the political rules any time soon.“The lower chamber is going upper class,” said Mark Green, the president of The Democracy Project, a public policy institute based in New York. “But this evolution from a House of Representatives to a House of Lords denies the diversity of our democracy. It establishes a de facto property qualification for office that increasingly says: low and middle income need not apply.”The Democracy Project produced the study in cooperation with the United States Public Interest Research Group, a similar institute situated in Washington. But their research was not entirely theoretical. In 1980 Mr. Green was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Congress in New York's 15th District, in Manhattan. The winner was Bill Green, one of the wealthiest members of Congress.Of Assets and MillionairesMembers of Congress must report their assets in broad categories, not exact numbers, so the figures in the study are not precise. But the minimum average wealth of the 43 lawmakers first elected last year was $251,292. Six years earlier, the 74 new members reported an average of only $41,358 in assets. With inflation figured in, the increase was almost 400 percent in real terms.Moreover, financial data on the class of 1978 indicated only one millionaire, William F. Clinger Jr., a Pennsylvania Republican. Last year's newcomers included 15 possible millionaires, more than a third of the entire group. Topping the list was Joseph J. Dioguardi, a Westchester Republican, who listed assets of $1 million to $2.46 million.The main reason for the change, Mr. Green maintains, is the Supreme Court decision of 1976 in the case of Buckley V. Valeo. In that case, the Court ruled that limits mandated by Congress on the amount a candidate could give to his or her own campaign were an unconstitutional abridgment of individual rights. At the same time, the Court upheld limits on amounts contributed by outsiders.“Quite naturally”, Mr. Green said, “this puts a premium on personal wealth.The 43 Representatives newly elected in 1984 spent an average of $459,344; of that, $50,329 was their own money in an average case. Eight of the 43 spent more密封线内不要答题than $100,000 in personal funds but the clear leader was Tommy F. Robinson, an Arkansas Democrat, who contributed $441, 167 to his own campaign. Mr. DioGuardi was next with a personal donation of $210,000.The Senate Puts an even higher premium on wealth. Last year the average candidate for the Senate spent $2 million, and the roster of millionaires in the Senate is steadily growing.The second factor putting a premium on personal wealth, Mr. Green argues, is the rapid rise of political action committees. They tend to favor incumbents with their campaign contributions, and a result, Mr. Green says, is that it takes a wealthy challenger to make a race of things.One apparent effect is the obstacle this poses for women who run for Congress. While women in rapidly rising numbers are capturing local and state offices, their representation on the national level has stayed static. The class of 1984 included only two women: Helen D. Bentley of Maryland and Jan Meyers of Kansas, both Republicans.“It is largely men who control wealth in America,” Mr. Green said, “and if wealth is a major variable in political success, that automatically means more men will run and win.”Fred Wertheimer, president of Common Cause, the public affairs lobby that , if you're not personally wealthy, and you're not willing to indebt yourself to the PAC's, you face an uphill struggle just to get your message on the table.The authors of the study argue that some form of public financing for campaigns should be instituted. “Competition for public office should be based more upon merit than money,” asserted Gene Karpinski, executive director of the public interest research group.Mr. Wertheimer argues that “members of Congress know they have a national scandal on their hands ” and are willing to consider public financing, or at least a total limit on PAC contributions. But the chances for change in the current system remain decidedly poor.Obviously the current occupants of Capitol Hill have kept their seats under the present rules, which clearly favor incumbents. Accordingly, Mr. Green maintains, Congress is still probably “several scandals away ” from a serious push to change the campaign system.密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题(From The New York Times, September 24, 1985)45. Why has the House of Representatives been changing into a rich man's club or a House of Lords?46. In what way did the Court decision favor the wealthy candidates?47. Are women far behind men in getting Congressional offices? Please give an example for your answer.48. What role do political action committees play in a campaign for public office? 49. According to the author of the study, on what basis should the political race for public office be placed?Part Ⅵ Translate the following into Chinese .(20%)How to negotiateThe US is an attractive market. Its business culture, which has brought the world “shareholder value ” and “IPOs ”, has been leading commercial thinking in recent years and will continue to do so. But whoever wants to succeed in the US needs to remember the rules of the game.US business is described by the lyrics of the song New York, New York: “If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere!” Yet a euphoric approach to business is by no means enough. Although business communication in the US is pleasant and easygoing, it is at the same time ruthlessly focused.Communicating is natural talent of Americans. When negotiating partners meet, the emphasis is on small talk and smiling. There is liberal use of a sense of humour that is more direct than it is in the UK. If you give a talk in America, you should speak in a relaxed way and with plenty of jokes to capture your audience's attention.《英语报刊阅读》试卷(A 卷参考答案)Part Ⅰ Reconstruct the messages of the following headlines of news stories: (1% for each, 10%) 1、The is the 2、and are3、are4、A is his aPart ⅡRead the following passage and answer the Questions A 5-34 (1% for each,30 %) and B 35-44 (2% for each,20%)A:5~9 BDCCD 10~14 CDBDA 15~19 BACDC20~24 DAABA 25~39 BACBD 30~34 ACDBCB:35~39 TFTFT 40~44 FTTFTPart ⅢRead the following passage and answer Questions 45~49 (4% for each,20%) 45. Because the House of Representatives is largely composed of wealthy men, and they get elected not on their merit, but on their money.46. The court decision outlawed limits on the amount that a candidate could give to his own campaign. At the same time it upheld limits on amounts contributed by outsiders.47. Yes. Take the Congressional election in 1984 for example, only two women got elected.48. They play a very important role to help officeholders to get re-elected with campaign contributions.49. Some form of public financing should be taken. Competition for public office should be based more on merit than money.Part ⅣTranslate the following into Chinese .(20%)美国是一个有吸引力的市场。

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报刊选读-A参考答案【考试试卷答案】

报刊选读-A 参考答案【考试试卷答案】 英文报刊选读课程考试试卷答案(A) 本试卷(闭卷)适用于 考试日期:试卷所需时间:120分钟;试卷总分:100分。

I. Translate the following English terms into Chinese (1%×15=15%): 1. FBI 联邦调查局 11. cover story 封面故事 2. a Chinese-American high schooler 12. Eachnet 易趣网 一位华裔美国高中生 3. Newsweek 《新闻周刊》 13. constitutional monarchy 君主立宪制 4.The Times 泰晤士报 14. Reuters 路透社 5. AP 美联社 15. U.S. House Speaker 美国众议院议长 6. cyberspeak 电脑用语或行话 7. jobless recovery 无就业复苏 8. M.I.T. 麻省理工学院 9. Dateline 电头 10. Harvard M.B.A.s 哈佛工商管理硕士 II. Reconstruct the messages of the following headlines of news stories (2%×5=10%): Example: Italian Ex-Mayor Murdered --An Italian Ex-Mayor Is Murdered 16. Mao Says (That) We Should Support the Third World Countries 17. They Were/Returned Home at Last 18. A Schoolboy Was killed in a Car Accident 19. The American/U.S. Government Has No Tolerance for Linguistic Diversity 20. A Woman Kills Her Husband and Herself III. Find out another common WORD (not a phrase or clause) to replace each underlined word in the following headlines (1%×10=10%): 21. kill 22. support 23. campaign or effort 24. help 25. unemployed 26. explosion 27. essential 28. stop 29. investigation 30. cause(s) IV . Read the following passages and then choose the right answer to each院系:专业班级:姓名:学号:装订线报刊选读-A参考答案【考试试卷答案】A. Read the following two passages and choose the best answer to each of thequestions (2%×10=20%):B. Read the following passage and answer the following five questions in Englishaccording to your understanding of the whole passage (3%×5=15%):56. It is a special feature because it is not simply reporting a latest piece ofdevelopment of G20 summit but it introduces all sides of opinions objectively, deepens the analysis of the dilemma where the current G-20 convention is met with, and presents some insightful opinions regarding the struggle that developed economies are confronting over such issues as budget cutting and sustainable growth.57. The dilemma is simply how to sustain the growth while cutting the national debt./ The dilemma is just how to rein in or reduce public spending or stimulus packages from now on while maintaining economically sustainable development over the long run. / The dilemma is how to cut the government debt without undermining the sustainable development of economy.58. The document acknowledges the risks of cutting public spending given the weakrecovery of global economy. However, this loss will be offset by potential gains such as helping stabilize bond markets, bring down interest rates as governments borrow less, and encourage more private investment.59. The emerging markets need to boost their own spending and shift to "internaldemand" for future growth, and rely less on spending from developed nations. 60. The centerpiece of the weekend's discussions was expected to be the issue thathow the developed economies stay in the course of sustainable development while having their economies restructured or reformed to strengthen this economic recovery and to boost long-term economic advancement.。

英语报刊选读语言文化类课后练习题含答案

英语报刊选读语言文化类课后练习题含答案

英语报刊选读语言文化类课后练习题含答案阅读材料The Real Differences Between British And American English Have you ever wondered why Brits and Americans spell English differently in certn places? Or why some words are totally different in the two versions of English? Well, wonder no more - here we expln the real differences between British and American English.SpellingThe biggest difference between British and American English is probably the spelling. The most obvious example is words ending in ‘our’ and ‘or’. In British English, words like ‘colour’ and ‘favour’ are spelt with a ‘u’, while in American English, the ‘u’ is missing.Another common difference is the use of ‘ae’ instead of ‘e’ in certn words. For example, while Americans spell‘encyclopedia’, the British spell it ‘encyclopaedia’.VocabularyThere are also many vocabulary differences between British and American English. Some are quite big and can lead toconfusion. For example, in America, ‘chips’ are what the British call ‘crisps’, while ‘fries’ are the British‘chips’. Many people around the world also know the famous British ‘lorry’, which is what Americans would call a‘truck’.PronunciationFinally, there is pronunciation. There are manydifferences between British and American English in terms of pronunciation. For example, the British do not usually saythe r in words like ‘water’, whereas Americans typically do. Similarly, Americans often stress the second syllable inwords like ‘advertisement’, while the British stress thefirst syllable.练习题1.What is the biggest difference between British andAmerican English? A. Vocabulary B. Pronunciation C.Spelling D. All of the aboveAnswer: C2.What is the British spelling of ‘color’? A.Colour B. Color C. Culer D. ConvertAnswer: A3.What does ‘chips’ mean in American E nglish? A.Crisps B. Fries C. Truck D. LorryAnswer: B4.What is the American pronunciation of ‘water’? A.Woter B. Water C. Woiter D. None of the above Answer: B5.Which syllable is stressed in the Britishpronunciation of ‘advertisement’? A. First B. Second C.Third D. None of the aboveAnswer: A总结英语的作为一种语言,其在不同国家和地区都会有所变异。

英语报刊选读A及答案

英语报刊选读A及答案

《英语报刊阅读》试题(A卷)……………………………………………………………………………………………………得news of following headlines Reconstruct the messages of the Part Ⅰ分stories: (1% for each, 10%)Example: Italian Ex-Mayor Murdered---An Italian Ex-Mayor Is Murderedtold not exploit ________ Tibet issue. 1. ________ US ________at odds. 2. Rubin ________ Greenspan ________s birth place.' flocking to Mao3. Visitors ________4. ________ man ________ quizzed after ________ wife is knifed in ________ sportsstore.得5-34 Questions A passage and answer the Part Ⅱ Read the following 分(1% for each,30%) and B 35-44 (2% for each,20%)Tuition Reform for Higher EducationArecent in of their pace reform Chinese institutions of higher learning have quickened years. Changing enrollment practices and higher tuition fees constitute and important part ofstate to almost exclusively according reform. Schools which once admitted students theplans are becoming more accepting of students sent by work groups for further training andthose who pay their own fees.Regular universities and colleges plan to enroll about 786 200 students this year, up 158200 or 25 percent over last year's figure. Of these, 216 000, or 27.4 percent, will be sent bytheir work groups or will pay their own way.In the past, the state paid all tuition and school fees for university students, a matter of the practice guaranteed this established in 1949. Although since policy New China wasfurther sate, hindering burden to the it supply of qualified personnel, brought a heavy compulsory education in —development of higher education. Since higher education is nonthe expedite facilities and fees will help improve school appropriate China, tochargewill way their own paying As education of in this stage. an added benefit, developmentencourage students to study harder.beginwill students financed —Statedirections. two in effect take will reform Thepaying part of the costs of their education, and more self—paying students will be accepted.In August 1989, under the direction of the State council, the State Education Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the Sate Price Bureau drew up stipulations concerning the amount of charges on tuition, accommodation and other expenses for students of institutions of higher learning. Beginning from that year, freshmen at regularuniversities and colleges and professional schools (including cadres taking special trainingcourses and students working on a second degree) were charged 100 yuan (about us $17)each for their tuition fee, and this low charge is expected to be raised gradually. The figurewas higher in special economic zones and economically developed regions such as Guangdong Province and Shanghai, but was capped at 300 yuan. Students living on campuspaid about 20 yuan per year for accommodation and the charge was slightly higher for betterfurnishing. Normal school students and those admitted on scholarships need only pay foraccommodation. Reduced tuitions and fees are available to students in need of financialassistance, but accommodation expenses will remain the same.In June 1992, the State Education Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the StatePrice Bureau decided to allow regular institutions of higher education to set their own tuitionrates and charges for accommodation, short—term training programs, correspondence courses and night school. These should be determined according to the needs of each school,the abilities of students to pay and general conditions in each area. The tuition for students inthe sciences and engineering can range from 300 to 500 yuan per academic year. Liberal arts,history and economics students of the fine arts pay 400 to 600 yuan per year, and students ofthe fine arts 400 to 750 yuan. Statistics for 1992 show students paid an average of 340 yuanin tuition that year, only 5 percent of the real cost.Measures have been taken to limit the possible detrimental affects of risingtuition. Shanghai, for instance, exempts the children of revolutionary martyrs from paying tuition. And these costs may be reduced or waived for students with limited family financial support as their parents are either both dead or are receiving subsidies from their work units. Some colleges have also set up work—study programs to benefit students with financial difficulties.Guidelines concerning self—paying students were first set out in 1989. The State Education Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau stipulated that these students should pay 80 percent of the cost of their education. Such students who live on campus pay the standard rate for accommodation and must cover their own medical expenses. The charge for each self—paying student averaged 2 000 yuan of the cost in 1992, or 30 percent of the cost. Charges for undergraduates and students of special colleges whose education is sponsored by work units, with payment coming either in part or in full from their units, are somewhat higher. Self—paying students are not assigned jobs by the state after graduation, whereas students sent by their units will return to them after graduating.Charges for correspondence courses and night school are equal to or slightlyhigher than those for full-time students enrolled according to the state plan.With their improvement of their living standards and the deepening of reform, people in general accept the changes in the tuition system. To facilitate the development of higher education, the increases in tuition rates will be more flexible and diversified. Student payments will be augmented by finding from the state, enterprises and funds raised from the public. Laws and regulations will by enacted to ensure steady progress, and overseas organizations and individuals are encouraged to set up and operate schools in China.--21st Century, Apr.20, 1992 Reading ComprehensionCircle the letter that best suits the answer or completes the statement.5. Changing enrollment practices and higher tuition fees ____.A. pay an important part in the reformB. make up an important part of the reformC. include an important part of the reformD. hold an important part of the reform6. Regular universities and colleges plan to enroll about 786 200 students thisyear ____.A. which is the same as last years figureB. which is more than last year's figure by 158 200C. which is 25 per cent over last year's figureD. both B and C7. Among 786 200 students ____ will be sent by their work groups or will paytheir own way.A. 158 200B. 21 600C. 27.4 per centD. 25 per cent8. Since New China was established, all tuition and school fees for university students ____.A. Were paid by their work groupsB. Were paid by the students themselvesC. Were paid by the stateD. Were paid by the local government9. The policy which the state paid all tuition and school fees for university students ____.A. Brought lots of profits to the stateB. Was helpful to further development of higher educationC. Brought many advantages to the stateD. Brought expense and trouble to the state10. Which statement is not trueA. To charge appropriate fees will help improve school facilitiesB. As an added benefit, paying their own way will encourage students to study harderC. Higher education is compulsory education in ChinaD. Tuition reform for higher education will take effect in two directions11. Stipulations concerning the amount of charges on tuition, accommodation and otherexpenses for students of institutions of higher learning was drafted by ____.A. the State Education CommissionB. the State CouncilC. the universities and collegesD. the State Education Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau12. The figure on tuition fee was higher in special economic zones and economically developed regions, but was ____.A. fixed at 300 yuanB. limited in 300 yuanD. much more than 300 yuanC. over 300 yuan13. Students in need of financial assistance ____.A. can get a grantB. need only pay for accommodationC.can get support from the local governmentD. can enjoy reduced tuitions and fees14. According to the stipulations made by the State Education Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau, the tuition for students in the sciences andengineering can ____.A. be changed between 300 and 500 yuan per academic yearB. be fixed at 300 or 500 yuan per yearC. be set at 400 or 600 yuan per yearD. be extended from 400 to 750 yuan per year15. The children of revolutionary martyrs in Shanghai ____.A. enjoy reduced tuitionB. enjoy free charge tuitionC. gain allowance from governmentD. receive subsidies from their parents work units16. Stipulations concerning self—paying students took effect in ____.A. 1989B. 1992C. 1990D. 199117. Charges for undergraduates and students of special colleges whose education is sponsored by work units ____.A. are set at 2 000 yuan per yearB. are exempted 50 per cent from the whole cost of their educationC. are rather higherD. are exempted 30 percent18. Self—paying students, after their graduation, ____.A. will return to their unitsB. will be appointed to do some work by the stateC. are provided employments by the statD. are not assigned jobs by the state19. Which statement is trueA. The increases in tuition rates can not be changed easilyB. Students payment will be decreased by funding from the state and enterprisesC. Laws and regulations will be made to ensure steady progressD. People in general can't accept the change in the tuition reformVocabularyChoose the best answer to explain the meaning of the underlined word or phrase.20. Chinese institutions of higher learning have quickened their pace of reform in recentyear____.A. WalkingB. stepC. footD. speed21. Changing enrollment practices and higher tuition fees constitute an important part of the reform____.A. Make upB. establishC. holdD. Complete22. Although this practice guaranteed the supply of qualified personnel, it brought aheavy burden to the state____.A. it brought the state expense and troubleB. it brought the state sufferingC. it made the state involve in difficultiesD. it caused the state involved in troubles23. The reform will take effect in two directions____.A. will take placeB. will come into forceD. will have an influenceC. will affect24. The figure was higher in special economic zones and economicallydeveloped regions such as Guangdong, province and Shanghai, but was capped at 300 yuan____.A. coveredB. aboutD. much more thanC. over25. This Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau decided to allow regular institutions of higher education to set their own tuition rates and charges for accommodation____.A. decideB. fixD. Both A and BC. put forward26. The tuition for students in the sciences and engineering can range from 300to 500 yuan per academic year____.A. be charged between 300 and 500B. set at 300 or 500C. be decided at 300 or 500D. extend from 300 to 50027. Measures have been taken to limit the possible detrimental affects of rising tuition____.A. determinedB. damageD. influentialC. harmful28. Shanghai, for instance, exempts the children of revolutionary martyrs from paying tuition____.A. charges a little forB. makes free charge forD. Both A and BC. reduces the charge for29. And these costs may be reduced or waived for students with limited family financial support as their parents are either both dead or are receiving subsidies from their work units____.A. insisted onB. not enforcedC. chargedD. exempted30. Some colleges have also set up work—study programs to benefit studentswith financial difficulties____.A. helpB. give money toC. give profits toD. send allowance of money to31. The State Educational Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the StatePrice Bureau stipulated that these students should pay 80 percent of the cost of their education____.A. arrangedB. advocatedC. stated clearlyD. stimulated32. Such students who live on campus pay the standard rate for accommodationand must cover their own medical expenses____.A. includeB. exemptD. provide money forC. change33. Self—paying students are not assigned jobs by the state after graduation, whereas students sent by their units will return to them after graduation____.A. After graduation the state doesn't give employments to the self—paying studentsB. After graduation, the state doesn't appoint the self—paying students to dosome workC. After graduation, the self-paying students are not going to apply for jobsD. All are wrong34. To facilitate the development of higher education, the increases in tuitionrates will be more flexible and diversified____.A. will be more easily bent and variousB. will be more limited and various.C. will be easily changed and in variety to adapt to new conditionsD. will be raised more than before B Endangered Trade(The Asian Wall Street Journal, Mar., 1999)Such is the special relationship between America and its NATO partners that while thatalliance cooperates to bomb Serbian forces, the U.S. and the EU are managing a trade waragainst each other. Fortunately, no lives are at stake in the latter conflict. Yet if it spreadsunchecked, the rest of the world is sure to feel the pain of it.It's hard to decide whether the U.S. or Europe deserves the most contempt for expandingfruittwo between struggle a essentially is bananas, over fight, first The war. trade their distributors with strong political connections. Now Washington and Brussels are escalatingtheir battle over beef, with European farmers stooping to science in their claims that hormone-treated American beef is unsafe.In his first term in office, President Bill Clinton teamed up with the Republicans to pushmajor free-trade liberalizations. Now, however, he seems bent on pursuing 'level even ifplaying fields,'torpedoing the world economy. The latest salvo was fired this week, with theU.S. announcing it has targeted close to $1 billion of European products for 100% tariffs ifthe European Union doesn't drop the hormone nonsense.The move follows an earlier announcement that the U.S. administration will fight Europe's banana import regime by hitting a range of European goods with prohibitive tariffs.Add to this renewed American threats to raise the drawbridge to Russian, Japanese andBrazilian steel, as well as administration support for a congressional vote to ban Concordeflights from Europe in relation for EU threats to refuse landing rights to old-American planesretrofitted with noise reducing technology.Mr. Clinton sounded the protectionist battle cry in his January State of the Union address,where he vowed to fight for 'a freer and fairer trading system for 21st century America.' Inthe case of agriculture, when the respective lobbies on both sides of the Atlantic enter thefray, that translates into a sticky situation. On the whole, American farmers are major exporters. And U.S. farmers have a good case on beef hormones. But it is nonetheless dangerous for the U.S. to shut off $1 billion in trade.This is not to excuse the EU. The hormone argument is nonsense. The World Trade Organization has acknowledged as much, ordering the EU to allow imports of Americanmeat by May 13. Brussels has responded by saying that it needs more time because European citizens, who supposedly don't like hormones in their food, would rebel againsttheir governments if American meat suddenly appeared on their store shelves.Were it not for the high stakes involved for both producers and consumers, theargument might be amusing. When governments curtail trade the global economy shrinksand for all the jobs 'saved' by protections, there are a lot more lost. TheSmoot-Hawleyagricultural protections imposed by the U.S. Congress in the late 1920s certainly contributedto the Great Depression. Mr. Clinton may believe he is fighting the good fight. But we'venever thought much of the kind of war where you pose even when you win.Judge whether the following statement are True or False:35. ( ) The Trade war between the U.S. and the EU has cost no lives but is equally dangerous.36. ( ) It's very easy to decide who is to blame for expanding the trade war.37. ( ) The very beginning of the trade war suggests that it bears political significance.38. ( ) The author agrees that hormone-treated beef is harmful to one's health.39. ( ) President Bill Clinton used to be a believer of free trade, but not now.40. ( ) Level playing fields ca do good to the world economy.41. ( ) Besides its trade war with the EU, the U.S. is also in conflict with Japan, Russia and Brazil.42. ( ) The author thinks that in the case of beef, the American farmers are justified.43. ( ) The author thinks that it is a right decision for the U.S. to shut off $1 billion intrade.44. ( ) The two sides have submitted the case of beef to the WTO for settlement.得49 (4% Read the following passage and answer Questions 45~Part Ⅲ分for each,20%)The Rich Get Richer and Elected. RobertsBy Steven Vthe as as wealthy 1984 were almost four times in The representatives newly electedfirst-term lawmakers elected only six years before, according to a new study based one thefinancial reports.members'court factors: a are the study says, two main swing, remarkable Behind this adecision that outlawed limits on what candidates could give to their own campaigns, and the enormous growth in the cost of pursuing a seat in Congress. As a result, it is increasingly difficult for candidates of modest means, particularly women, to mount successful challenges to entrenched office holders.One solution, the authors contend, is a system of public financing for campaigns,but Congress seems in no mood to change the political rules any time soon.said Mark Green, the president of The”The lower chamber is going upper class,“Democracy Project, a public policy institute based in New York. “But this evolutionfrom a House of Representatives to a House of Lords denies the diversity of our democracy. It establishes a de facto property qualification for office that increasingly says: low and middle income need not apply.”The Democracy Project produced the study in cooperation with the United States Public Interest Research Group, a similar institute situated in Washington. But their research was not entirely theoretical. In 1980 Mr. Green was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Congress in New York's 15th District, in Manhattan. The winner was Bill Green, one of the wealthiest members of Congress.Of Assets and MillionairesMembers of Congress must report their assets in broad categories, not exact numbers, so the figures in the study are not precise. But the minimum average wealth of the 43 lawmakers first elected last year was $251,292. Six years earlier, the 74 new members reported an average of only $41,358 in assets. With inflation figured in, the increase was almost 400 percent in real terms.Moreover, financial data on the class of 1978 indicated only one millionaire, William F. Clinger Jr., a Pennsylvania Republican. Last year's newcomers included 15 possible millionaires, more than a third of the entire group. Topping the list was Joseph J. Dioguardi, a Westchester Republican, who listed assets of $1 million to $2.46 million.The main reason for the change, Mr. Green maintains, is the Supreme Court decision of 1976 in the case of Buckley V. Valeo. In that case, the Court ruled that limits mandated by Congress on the amount a candidate could give to his or her own campaign were an unconstitutional abridgment of individual rights. At the same time, the Court upheld limits on amounts contributed by outsiders.“Quite naturally”, Mr. Green said, “this puts a premium on personal wealth.The 43 Representatives newly elected in 1984 spent an average of $459,344; of that, $50,329 was their own money in an average case. Eight of the 43 spent more than $100,000 in personal funds but the clear leader was Tommy F. Robinson, an Arkansas Democrat, who contributed $441, 167 to his own campaign. Mr. DioGuardi was next with a personal donation of $210,000.The Senate Puts an even higher premium on wealth. Last year the average candidate for the Senate spent $2 million, and the roster of millionaires in the Senate is steadily growing.The second factor putting a premium on personal wealth, Mr. Green argues, isthe rapid rise of political action committees. They tend to favor incumbents with their campaign contributions, and a result, Mr. Green says, is that it takes a wealthy challenger to make a race of things.One apparent effect is the obstacle this poses for women who run for Congress. While women in rapidly rising numbers are capturing local and state offices, their representation on the national level has stayed static. The class of 1984 included only two women: Helen D. Bentley of Maryland and Jan Meyers of Kansas, both Republicans.“It is largely men who control wealth in America,”Mr. Green said, “and if wealth is a major variable in political success, that automatically means more menwill run and win.”Fred Wertheimer, president of Common Cause, the public affairs lobby that , if you're not personally wealthy, and you're not willing to indebt yourself to the PAC's, you face an uphill struggle just to get your message on the table.The authors of the study argue that some form of public financing for campaigns should be instituted. “Competition for public office should be based more upon merit than money,”asserted Gene Karpinski, executive director of the public interest research group.Mr. Wertheimer argues that “members of Congress know they have a national scandalon their hands”and are willing to consider public financing, or at least a total limit on PACcontributions. But the chances for change in the current system remain decidedly poor.Obviously the current occupants of Capitol Hill have kept their seats under the present rules, which clearly favor incumbents. Accordingly, Mr. Green maintains, Congress is stillprobably “several scandals away”from a serious push to change the campaign system.(From The New York Times, September 24, 1985)45. Why has the House of Representatives been changing into a rich man's club or a House of Lords46. In what way did the Court decision favor the wealthy candidates47. Are women far behind men in getting Congressional offices Please give an examplefor your answer.48. What role do political action committees play in a campaign for public office49. According to the author of the study, on what basis should the political race for public office be placed得 Translate the following into Chinese .(20%)ⅥPart 分How to negotiateworld brought the business culture, which has attractive The US is an market. Its”, has been leading commercial thinking in recent years and ”and “IPOs “shareholder valuewill continue to do so. But whoever wants to succeed in the US needs to remember the rulesof the game.If you can US business is described by the lyrics of the song New York, New York: “no by to business is ”anywhere! Yet a euphoric approach make it here, you can make itmeans enough. Although business communication in the US is pleasant and easygoing, it isat the same time ruthlessly focused.the meet, negotiating partners talent is natural of Americans. When Communicating emphasis is on small talk and smiling. There is liberal use of a sense of humour that is moredirect than it is in the UK. If you give a talk in America, you should speak in a relaxedwayand with plenty of jokes to capture your audience's attention.卷参考答案)《英语报刊阅读》试卷(A Reconstruct the messages of the following headlines of news stories: (1% for ⅠParteach, 10%)are、3 are1、The is the and 、2 A 4、is his afor and passage following Read ⅡPart the answer A Questions the 5-34 (1%each,30 %) and B 35-44 (2% for each,20%)A:5~9 BDCCD 10~14 CDBDA 15~19 BACDC30~39 BACBD20~24 DAABA ~34 ACDBC25B:4035~39 TFTFT~44 FTTFTPart ⅢRead the following passage and answer Questions 45~49 (4% for each,20%)45. Because the House of Representatives is largely composed of wealthy men, and they getelected not on their merit, but on their money.46. The court decision outlawed limits on the amount that a candidate could give to his owncampaign. At the same time it upheld limits on amounts contributed by outsiders. 47. Yes. Take the Congressional election in 1984 for example, only two women got elected.48. They play a very important role to help officeholders to get re-elected with campaigncontributions.49. Some form of public financing should be taken. Competition for public office should bebased more on merit than money.Part ⅣTranslate the following into Chinese .(20%)美国是一个有吸引力的市场。

英美报刊选读答案(L10-21)

英美报刊选读答案(L10-21)

Answer key for Lesson 10V.CABDCVI.1.Richard Atkinson investigated the problems by personally reading the manuals and sampletests to review and assess the verbal and mathematical questions. Besides, he visited schools to find students’ responses to SAT exams.2.After the investigation, he proposed that SAT I should be scrapped. His proposal has caused ahuge stir on campuses nationwide and rekindled long-standing arguments about the test.3.The College Board argues that SAT measures the sort of higher-order math andliterary-reasoning skills that students need to succeed in college and later in life and that the test correlates well with freshman-year college grades.4.They have adopted college admission systems based in part on class is automatically admittedto state universities.5.Their worry is that it is only a matter of time before there is pressure to scrap subject-areatests and getting rid of the SAT is the first step in a wretched direction.6.SAT I refers to the tests on higher-order math and literary-reasoning skills. Many critics thinkthe questions are confusing and verbal analogies too obscure. SAT II refers to the subject-specific achievement tests which measure knowledge in such areas as writing, math, physics, history and foreign language.7.The test debate will not die down anytime soon.Answer key for Lesson 11V.B C B A DVI.1.The insurance company has refused Lorraine Hiskey’s medical bill, because the companyclaimed that her treatment was “experimental”.2.Politicians have focused attention on the 35 million Americans who have no health coverage.3.The kind of medical care deemed experimental, unproven, unnecessery or to inappropriate isdenied coverage。

英语报刊选读课后答案王振华

英语报刊选读课后答案王振华

英语报刊选读课后答案王振华1、She works in a hospital. She is a(n) _______. [单选题] *A. managerB. engineerC. doctor(正确答案)D. patient2、--How is your friend coming?--I’m not sure. He _______ drive here. [单选题] *A. may(正确答案)B. canC. mustD. will3、We can’t go out ______ school nights. ()[单选题] *A. inB. on(正确答案)C. atD. by4、I am so excited to receive a _______ from my husband on my birthday. [单选题] *A. present(正确答案)B. percentC. parentD. peace5、46.The pants look cool.You can ________. [单选题] *A.try it onB.try on itC.try them on(正确答案)D.try on them6、—Do you like to watch Hero?—Yes. I enjoy ______ action movies. ()[单选题] *A. watchB. watching(正确答案)C. to watchD. watches7、_______ a busy afternoon! [单选题] *A. HowB. What(正确答案)C. WhichD. Wish8、Jim, it’s dark now. Please _______ the light in the room. [单选题] *A. turn on(正确答案)B. turn upC. turn offD. turn down9、The famous writer, _____ writings for China Daily I appreciate a lot , is invited to give a speech in our university. [单选题] *A. thatB. whose(正确答案)C. whomD. who10、Boys and girls, _______ up your hands if you want to take part in the summer camp(夏令营).[单选题] *A. puttingB. to putC. put(正确答案)D. puts11、Reading()the lines, I dare say that the government are more worried than they admitted. [单选题] *A. behindB. between(正确答案)C. alongD. among12、This is _________ my father has taught me—to always face difficulties and hope for the best. [单选题] *A. howB. whichC. that(正确答案)D. what13、Helen is new here, so we know _______ about her. [单选题] *A. somethingB. anythingC. everythingD. nothing(正确答案)14、—______ is it from your home to the bookstore?—About 15 kilometers.()[单选题] *A. How far(正确答案)B. How muchC. How longD. How many15、—Would you like some milk?—Yes, just _____, please. [单选题] *A. a little(正确答案)B. littleC. a fewD. few16、I saw the boy _______?the classroom. [单选题] *A. enter intoB. enter(正确答案)C. to enter intoD. to enter17、I have a _____ every day to keep fit. [单选题] *A. three thousand meter walkB. three-thousands-meters walkC.three-thousand-meters walkD. three-thousand-meter walk(正确答案)18、Just use this room for the time being ,and we’ll offer you a larger one _______it becomes available [单选题] *A. as soon as(正确答案)B unless .C as far asD until19、( ). I’m _____ in that ______ film [单选题] *A. interesting interestedB. interested interesting(正确答案)C. interested interestedD. interesting interesting20、——Can you come on Monday or Tuesday? ——Im afraid()of them is possible. [单选题] *A.neither(正确答案)B. eitherC. noneD.both21、I was astonished when I heard that Louise was getting married. [单选题] *A. 惊讶(正确答案)B. 气愤C. 高兴D. 想念22、Yesterday I _______ a book.It was very interesting. [单选题] *A. lookedB. read(正确答案)C. watchedD. saw23、While studying abroad, he financially depended()his wife. [单选题] *A. on(正确答案)B. ofC. toD. from24、They went out in spite of rain. [单选题] *A. 因为B. 但是C. 尽管(正确答案)D. 如果25、My home is about _______ away from the school. [单选题] *A. three hundred metreB. three hundreds metresC. three hundred metres(正确答案)D. three hundreds metre26、76.—Could you tell me ________the bank?—Turn right and it's on your right. [单选题]* A.how get toB.how to getC.how getting toD.how to get to(正确答案)27、—Judging from ____ number of bikes, there are not many people in the party.—I think so. People would rather stay at home in such _____ weather. [单选题] *A. the, aB. a, /C. the, /(正确答案)D. a, a28、—Could you please make the bed?—______.()[单选题] *A. Yes, I wasB. No, I don’tC. Sure, I’ll do it(正确答案)D. No, that’s no problem29、11.________ big furniture shop it is! [单选题] *A.HowB.WhatC.What a (正确答案)D.What an30、Her ideas sound right, but _____ I'm not completely sure. [单选题] *A. somehow(正确答案)B. somewhatC. somewhereD. sometime。

《英语报刊选读》期末考试试卷附答案

《英语报刊选读》期末考试试卷附答案

《英语报刊选读》期末考试试卷附答案一、将下列所给的英语名词翻译成中文。

(15小题*2=30)1.The House of Lords2.Social Security3.Capitol Hill4.Speaker5.Fund —raising party6.Senior citizen7.Westinghouse Science Talent Search8.Asia —Pacific summit9.Sovereignty10.British Foreign Secretary11.Christian12.economic recession13.royal family14.the Commonwealth15.spokesman二、报刊阅读题。

Campaign strategists have agreed to focus to focus on the Senate, where leaders hope to complete work on the budget package by May 1. “We felt that if the Senate defeated the proposal, it would not even come up in the House,”says John Rot her, legislative director for the 18—million —member American Association of Retired persons.Targeted mainly are Republicans, who control the Senate, with particular emphasis on the 21 who face re—election next year. The next election looms large in the lobbyists’strategy. “We shall not forget if Congree haves in an unfriendly fashion to the senior citizens of the United States,”warns Jacob Clay man, president of the NCSC, which represents 4.5 million persons. “We shall remember—and 1986 is just around the corner.”Eric Shulman, legislative director for the NCSC, explains: “Those up forreelection will have their ears closest to the ground—and we are making as much of a rumble as we can. We see this issue being won or lost not in Washington but out in the countryside.”Adds Arthur Flemming, former U. S. commissioner on aging and now a lobbyist for the elderly:”“It’s the grass roots that convey the message most effectively.”I .单项选择题。

英语报刊选读第二册参考答案

英语报刊选读第二册参考答案

BOOK TWOUNIT 1 SuburbanizationI.Vocabulary Builder1.Definition1)divert:distract one’s attention; to deliberately take someone's attention from something by making themthink about or notice other things2)at the heart of: the most important or central part of a problem, question etc3)be reduced to: bring sb./sth. into a worse condition4)entertain: hold in mind5)homogeneous: consisting of people or things that are all of the same type6)remedy: put right; resolve; solve7)allocate: give2.Phrase translation1) C 2) D 3) A 4) A 5) C3.Blank filling1)inevitable2)rolls3)affluent 4)compelling5)persistent6)infested7)crammed8)backlash9)proximity10)undermined11)divide12)As befitsII.S entence Structure1.Translation1)郊区化既是近四十年来最不可抗拒的人口趋势,也是旧城区沦落为一个“空壳”的原因。

目前在旧城区居住的大部分都是贫困的非白种人。

2)尽管在这些破败的商业街及犯罪高发的贫民住房区零星点缀着几栋整洁的平房,但此处每个成年人的平均收入近一万美元。

-英语报刊选读A及答案

-英语报刊选读A及答案

《英语报刊阅读》试题(A 卷)…………………………………………………………………………………………………… Part Ⅰ Reconstruct the messages of the following headlines of news stories: (1% for each, 10%)Example: Italian Ex-Mayor Murdered---An Italian Ex-Mayor Is Murdered1. ________ US ________ told not exploit ________ Tibet issue.2. Rubin ________ Greenspan ________ at odds.3. Visitors ________ flocking to Mao ’s birth place.4. ________ man ________ quizzed after ________ wife is knifed in ________ sports store.Part Ⅱ Read the following passage and answer the Questions A 5-34(1% for each,30%) and B 35-44 (2% for each,20%)A Tuition Reform for Higher EducationChinese institutions of higher learning have quickened their pace of reform in recent years. Changing enrollment practices and higher tuition fees constitute and important part of the reform. Schools which once admitted students almost exclusively according to state plans are becoming more accepting of students sent by work groups for further training and those who pay their own fees.Regular universities and colleges plan to enroll about 786 200 students this year, up 158 200 or 25 percent over last year's figure. Of these, 216 000, or 27.4 percent, will be sent by their work groups or will pay their own way.In the past, the state paid all tuition and school fees for university students, a matter of policy since New China was established in 1949. Although this practice guaranteed the supply of qualified personnel, it brought a heavy burden to the sate, hindering further development of higher education. Since higher education is non —compulsory education in China, to charge appropriate fees will help improve school facilities and expedite the development of education in this stage. As an added benefit, paying their own way will encourage students to study harder.The reform will take effect in two directions. State —financed students will beginpaying part of the costs of their education, and more self—paying students will be accepted.In August 1989, under the direction of the State council, the State Education Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the Sate Price Bureau drew up stipulations concerning the amount of charges on tuition, accommodation and other expenses for students of institutions of higher learning. Beginning from that year, freshmen at regular universities and colleges and professional schools (including cadres taking special training courses and students working on a second degree) were charged 100 yuan (about us $17) each for their tuition fee, and this low charge is expected to be raised gradually. The figure was higher in special economic zones and economically developed regions such as Guangdong Province and Shanghai, but was capped at 300 yuan. Students living on campus paid about 20 yuan per year for accommodation and the charge was slightly higher for better furnishing. Normal school students and those admitted on scholarships need only pay for accommodation. Reduced tuitions and fees are available to students in need of financial assistance, but accommodation expenses will remain the same.In June 1992, the State Education Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau decided to allow regular institutions of higher education to set their own tuition rates and charges for accommodation, short—term training programs, correspondence courses and night school. These should be determined according to the needs of each school, the abilities of students to pay and general conditions in each area. The tuition for students in the sciences and engineering can range from 300 to 500 yuan per academic year. Liberal arts, history and economics students of the fine arts pay 400 to 600 yuan per year, and students of the fine arts 400 to 750 yuan. Statistics for 1992 show students paid an average of 340 yuan in tuition that year, only 5 percent of the real cost.Measures have been taken to limit the possible detrimental affects of rising tuition. Shanghai, for instance, exempts the children of revolutionary martyrs from paying tuition. And these costs may be reduced or waived for students with limited family financial support as their parents are either both dead or are receiving subsidiesfrom their work units. Some colleges have also set up work—study programs to benefit students with financial difficulties.Guidelines concerning self—paying students were first set out in 1989. The State Education Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau stipulated that these students should pay 80 percent of the cost of their education. Such students who live on campus pay the standard rate for accommodation and must cover their own medical expenses. The charge for each self—paying student averaged 2 000 yuan of the cost in 1992, or 30 percent of the cost. Charges for undergraduates and students of special colleges whose education is sponsored by work units, with payment coming either in part or in full from their units, are somewhat higher. Self—paying students are not assigned jobs by the state after graduation, whereas students sent by their units will return to them after graduating.Charges for correspondence courses and night school are equal to or slightly higher than those for full-time students enrolled according to the state plan.With their improvement of their living standards and the deepening of reform, people in general accept the changes in the tuition system. To facilitate the development of higher education, the increases in tuition rates will be more flexible and diversified. Student payments will be augmented by finding from the state, enterprises and funds raised from the public. Laws and regulations will by enacted to ensure steady progress, and overseas organizations and individuals are encouraged to set up and operate schools in China.--21st Century, Apr.20, 1992 Reading ComprehensionCircle the letter that best suits the answer or completes the statement.5. Changing enrollment practices and higher tuition fees ____.A. pay an important part in the reformB. make up an important part of the reformC. include an important part of the reformD. hold an important part of the reform6. Regular universities and colleges plan to enroll about 786 200 students this year ____.A. which is the same as last years figureB. which is more than last year's figure by 158 200C. which is 25 per cent over last year's figureD. both B and C7. Among 786 200 students ____ will be sent by their work groups or will paytheir own way.A. 158 200B. 21 600C. 27.4 per centD. 25 per cent8. Since New China was established, all tuition and school fees for university students ____.A. Were paid by their work groupsB. Were paid by the students themselvesC. Were paid by the stateD. Were paid by the local government9. The policy which the state paid all tuition and school fees for university students ____.A. Brought lots of profits to the stateB. Was helpful to further development of higher educationC. Brought many advantages to the stateD. Brought expense and trouble to the state10. Which statement is not trueA. To charge appropriate fees will help improve school facilitiesB. As an added benefit, paying their own way will encourage students to study harderC. Higher education is compulsory education in ChinaD. Tuition reform for higher education will take effect in two directions11. Stipulations concerning the amount of charges on tuition, accommodation and other expenses for students of institutions of higher learning was drafted by ____.A. the State Education CommissionB. the State CouncilC. the universities and collegesD. the State Education Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau12. The figure on tuition fee was higher in special economic zones and economically developed regions, but was ____.A. fixed at 300 yuanB. limited in 300 yuanC. over 300 yuanD. much more than 300 yuan13. Students in need of financial assistance ____.A. can get a grantB. need only pay for accommodationC.can get support from the local governmentD. can enjoy reduced tuitions and fees14. According to the stipulations made by the State Education Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau, the tuition for students in the sciences and engineering can ____.A. be changed between 300 and 500 yuan per academic yearB. be fixed at 300 or 500 yuan per yearC. be set at 400 or 600 yuan per yearD. be extended from 400 to 750 yuan per year15. The children of revolutionary martyrs in Shanghai ____.A. enjoy reduced tuitionB. enjoy free charge tuitionC. gain allowance from governmentD. receive subsidies from their parents work units16. Stipulations concerning self—paying students took effect in ____.A. 1989B. 1992C. 1990D. 199117. Charges for undergraduates and students of special colleges whose education is sponsored by work units ____.A. are set at 2 000 yuan per yearB. are exempted 50 per cent from the whole cost of their educationC. are rather higherD. are exempted 30 percent18. Self—paying students, after their graduation, ____.A. will return to their unitsB. will be appointed to do some work by the stateC. are provided employments by the statD. are not assigned jobs by the state19. Which statement is trueA. The increases in tuition rates can not be changed easilyB. Students payment will be decreased by funding from the state and enterprisesC. Laws and regulations will be made to ensure steady progressD. People in general can't accept the change in the tuition reformVocabularyChoose the best answer to explain the meaning of the underlined word or phrase.20. Chinese institutions of higher learning have quickened their pace of reform in recent year____.A. WalkingB. stepC. footD. speed21. Changing enrollment practices and higher tuition fees constitute an important part of the reform____.A. Make upB. establishC. holdD. Complete22. Although this practice guaranteed the supply of qualified personnel, it brought a heavy burden to the state____.A. it brought the state expense and troubleB. it brought the state sufferingC. it made the state involve in difficultiesD. it caused the state involved in troubles23. The reform will take effect in two directions____.A. will take placeB. will come into forceC. will affectD. will have an influence24. The figure was higher in special economic zones and economically developed regions such as Guangdong, province and Shanghai, but was capped at 300yuan____.A. coveredB. aboutC. overD. much more than25. This Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau decided to allow regular institutions of higher education to set their own tuition rates and charges for accommodation____.A. decideB. fixC. put forwardD. Both A and B26. The tuition for students in the sciences and engineering can range from 300 to 500 yuan per academic year____.A. be charged between 300 and 500B. set at 300 or 500C. be decided at 300 or 500D. extend from 300 to 50027. Measures have been taken to limit the possible detrimental affects of rising tuition____.A. determinedB. damageC. harmfulD. influential28. Shanghai, for instance, exempts the children of revolutionary martyrs from paying tuition____.A. charges a little forB. makes free charge forC. reduces the charge forD. Both A and B29. And these costs may be reduced or waived for students with limited family financial support as their parents are either both dead or are receiving subsidies from their work units____.A. insisted onB. not enforcedC. chargedD. exempted30. Some colleges have also set up work—study programs to benefit students with financial difficulties____.A. helpB. give money toC. give profits toD. send allowance of money to31. The State Educational Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the State Price Bureau stipulated that these students should pay 80 percent of the cost of their education____.A. arrangedB. advocatedC. stated clearlyD. stimulated32. Such students who live on campus pay the standard rate for accommodationand must cover their own medical expenses____.A. includeB. exemptC. changeD. provide money for33. Self—paying students are not assigned jobs by the state after graduation, whereas students sent by their units will return to them after graduation____.A. After graduation the state doesn't give employments to the self—paying studentsB. After graduation, the state doesn't appoint the self—paying students to do some workC. After graduation, the self-paying students are not going to apply for jobsD. All are wrong34. To facilitate the development of higher education, the increases in tuitionrates will be more flexible and diversified____.A. will be more easily bent and variousB. will be more limited and various.C. will be easily changed and in variety to adapt to new conditionsD. will be raised more than beforeB Endangered Trade(The Asian Wall Street Journal, Mar., 1999)Such is the special relationship between America and its NATO partners that while that alliance cooperates to bomb Serbian forces, the U.S. and the EU are managing a trade war against each other. Fortunately, no lives are at stake in the latter conflict. Yet if it spreads unchecked, the rest of the world is sure to feel the pain of it.It's hard to decide whether the U.S. or Europe deserves the most contempt for expanding their trade war. The first fight, over bananas, is essentially a struggle between two fruitdistributors with strong political connections. Now Washington and Brussels are escalating their battle over beef, with European farmers stooping to science in their claims that hormone-treated American beef is unsafe.In his first term in office, President Bill Clinton teamed up with the Republicans to push major free-trade liberalizations. Now, however, he seems bent on pursuing 'level even if playing fields,'torpedoing the world economy. The latest salvo was fired this week, with the U.S. announcing it has targeted close to $1 billion of European products for 100% tariffs if the European Union doesn't drop the hormone nonsense.The move follows an earlier announcement that the U.S. administration will fight Europe's banana import regime by hitting a range of European goods with prohibitive tariffs. Add to this renewed American threats to raise the drawbridge to Russian, Japanese and Brazilian steel, as well as administration support for a congressional vote to ban Concorde flights from Europe in relation for EU threats to refuse landing rights to old-American planes retrofitted with noise reducing technology.Mr. Clinton sounded the protectionist battle cry in his January State of the Union address, where he vowed to fight for 'a freer and fairer trading system for 21st century America.' In the case of agriculture, when the respective lobbies on both sides of the Atlantic enter the fray, that translates into a sticky situation. On the whole, American farmers are major exporters. And U.S. farmers have a good case on beef hormones. But it is nonetheless dangerous for the U.S. to shut off $1 billion in trade.This is not to excuse the EU. The hormone argument is nonsense. The World Trade Organization has acknowledged as much, ordering the EU to allow imports of American meat by May 13. Brussels has responded by saying that it needs more time because European citizens, who supposedly don't like hormones in their food, would rebel against their governments if American meat suddenly appeared on their store shelves.Were it not for the high stakes involved for both producers and consumers, the argument might be amusing. When governments curtail trade the global economy shrinks and for all the jobs 'saved' by protections, there are a lot more lost. The Smoot-Hawley agricultural protections imposed by the U.S. Congress in the late 1920s certainly contributed to the Great Depression. Mr. Clinton may believe he is fighting the good fight. But we'venever thought much of the kind of war where you pose even when you win.Judge whether the following statement are True or False:35. ( ) The Trade war between the U.S. and the EU has cost no lives but is equally dangerous.36. ( ) It's very easy to decide who is to blame for expanding the trade war.37. ( ) The very beginning of the trade war suggests that it bears political significance.38. ( ) The author agrees that hormone-treated beef is harmful to one's health.39. ( ) President Bill Clinton used to be a believer of free trade, but not now.40. ( ) Level playing fields ca do good to the world economy.41. ( ) Besides its trade war with the EU, the U.S. is also in conflict with Japan, Russia and Brazil.42. ( ) The author thinks that in the case of beef, the American farmers are justified.43. ( ) The author thinks that it is a right decision for the U.S. to shut off $1 billion in trade.44. ( ) The two sides have submitted the case of beef to the WTO for settlement.for each,20%)The Rich Get Richer and ElectedBy Steven V. RobertsThe representatives newly elected in 1984 were almost four times as wealthy as the first-term lawmakers elected only six years before, according to a new study based one the members’ financial reports.Behind this remarkable a swing, the study says, are two main factors: a courtdecision that outlawed limits on what candidates could give to their own campaigns,and the enormous growth in the cost of pursuing a seat in Congress. As a result, it isincreasingly difficult for candidates of modest means, particularly women, to mountsuccessful challenges to entrenched office holders.One solution, the authors contend, is a system of public financing for campaigns,but Congress seems in no mood to change the political rules any time soon.“The lower chamber is going upper class,” said Mark Green, the president of TheDemocracy Project, a public policy institute based in New York. “But this evolution from a House of Representatives to a House of Lords denies the diversity of our democracy. It establishes a de facto property qualification for office that increasingly says: low and middle income need not apply.”The Democracy Project produced the study in cooperation with the United States Public Interest Research Group, a similar institute situated in Washington. But their research was not entirely theoretical. In 1980 Mr. Green was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Congress in New York's 15th District, in Manhattan. The winner was Bill Green, one of the wealthiest members of Congress.Of Assets and MillionairesMembers of Congress must report their assets in broad categories, not exact numbers, so the figures in the study are not precise. But the minimum average wealth of the 43 lawmakers first elected last year was $251,292. Six years earlier, the 74 new members reported an average of only $41,358 in assets. With inflation figured in, the increase was almost 400 percent in real terms.Moreover, financial data on the class of 1978 indicated only one millionaire, William F. Clinger Jr., a Pennsylvania Republican. Last year's newcomers included 15 possible millionaires, more than a third of the entire group. Topping the list was Joseph J. Dioguardi, a Westchester Republican, who listed assets of $1 million to $2.46 million.The main reason for the change, Mr. Green maintains, is the Supreme Court decision of 1976 in the case of Buckley V. Valeo. In that case, the Court ruled that limits mandated by Congress on the amount a candidate could give to his or her own campaign were an unconstitutional abridgment of individual rights. At the same time, the Court upheld limits on amounts contributed by outsiders.“Quite naturally”, Mr. Green said, “this puts a premium on personal wealth.The 43 Representatives newly elected in 1984 spent an average of $459,344; of that, $50,329 was their own money in an average case. Eight of the 43 spent more than $100,000 in personal funds but the clear leader was Tommy F. Robinson, an Arkansas Democrat, who contributed $441, 167 to his own campaign. Mr. DioGuardiwas next with a personal donation of $210,000.The Senate Puts an even higher premium on wealth. Last year the average candidate for the Senate spent $2 million, and the roster of millionaires in the Senateis steadily growing.The second factor putting a premium on personal wealth, Mr. Green argues, isthe rapid rise of political action committees. They tend to favor incumbents with their campaign contributions, and a result, Mr. Green says, is that it takes a wealthy challenger to make a race of things.One apparent effect is the obstacle this poses for women who run for Congress. While women in rapidly rising numbers are capturing local and state offices, their representation on the national level has stayed static. The class of 1984 included onlytwo women: Helen D. Bentley of Maryland and Jan Meyers of Kansas, both Republicans.“It is largely men who control wealth in America,”Mr. Green said, “and if wealth is a major variable in political success, that automatically means more menwill run and win.”Fred Wertheimer, president of Common Cause, the public affairs lobby that , if you're not personally wealthy, and you're not willing to indebt yourselfto the PAC's, you face an uphill struggle just to get your message on the table.The authors of the study argue that some form of public financing for campaigns should be instituted. “Competition for public office should be based more upon meritthan money,”asserted Gene Karpinski, executive director of the public interest research group.Mr. Wertheimer argues that “members of Congress know they have a national scandal on their hands” and are willing to consider public financing, or at least a total limit on PAC contributions. But the chances for change in the current system remain decidedly poor.Obviously the current occupants of Capitol Hill have kept their seats under the present rules, which clearly favor incumbents. Accordingly, Mr. Green maintains, Congress is still probably “several scandals away” from a serious push to change the campaign system.(From The New York Times, September 24, 1985)45. Why has the House of Representatives been changing into a rich man's club or aHouse of Lords46. In what way did the Court decision favor the wealthy candidates47. Are women far behind men in getting Congressional offices Please give an examplefor your answer.48. What role do political action committees play in a campaign for public office49. According to the author of the study, on what basis should the political race forpublic office be placedHow to negotiateThe US is an attractive market. Its business culture, which has brought the world “shareholder value” and “IPOs”, has been leading commercial thinking in recent years and will continue to do so. But whoever wants to succeed in the US needs to remember the rules of the game.US business is described by the lyrics of the song New York, New York: “If you canmake it here, you can make it anywhere!”Yet a euphoric approach to business is by nomeans enough. Although business communication in the US is pleasant and easygoing, it isat the same time ruthlessly focused.Communicating is natural talent of Americans. When negotiating partners meet, theemphasis is on small talk and smiling. There is liberal use of a sense of humour that is moredirect than it is in the UK. If you give a talk in America, you should speak in a relaxed wayand with plenty of jokes to capture your audience's attention.《英语报刊阅读》试卷(A卷参考答案)Part ⅠReconstruct the messages of the following headlines of news stories: (1% foreach, 10%)1、The is the2、and are3、are4、A is his aPart ⅡRead the following passage and answer the Questions A 5-34 (1% foreach,30 %) and B 35-44 (2% for each,20%)A:5~9 BDCCD 10~14 CDBDA 15~19 BACDC20~24 DAABA 25~39 BACBD 30~34 ACDBCB:35~39 TFTFT 40~44 FTTFTPart ⅢRead the following passage and answer Questions 45~49 (4% for each,20%) 45. Because the House of Representatives is largely composed of wealthy men, and they get elected not on their merit, but on their money.46. The court decision outlawed limits on the amount that a candidate could give to his own campaign. At the same time it upheld limits on amounts contributed by outsiders.47. Yes. Take the Congressional election in 1984 for example, only two women got elected.48. They play a very important role to help officeholders to get re-elected with campaign contributions.49. Some form of public financing should be taken. Competition for public office should be based more on merit than money.Part ⅣTranslate the following into Chinese .(20%)美国是一个有吸引力的市场。

英语报刊选读作业答案11

英语报刊选读作业答案11

英语报刊选读作业答案11《英语报刊选读》作业答案作业(1)A. Multiple Choices.1. A2. C3. C4. A5. B6. C7. A8. B 9. C10. A、D、E、H、IB. Read the following statements and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F).True: 1、4、5、8False: 2、3、6、7作业(2)Keys:1. Give the definition of the following terms.1) featurea prominent or special article, story, or department in anewspaper or periodical.2) editorialan article in a publication expressing the opinion of its editors or publishers.3) op-edof or being a newspaper page, usually opposite the editorial page, that features signed articles expressing personalviewpoints4) inverted pyramidThe inverted pyramid is a traditional form of writing in which the news is stacked in paragraphs in order of descending importance. The lead summarizes the principal items of a news event. The second paragraph and each succeeding paragraph contain secondary or supporting details in order of decreasing significance. All the paragraphs in the story contain newsworthy information, but each paragraph is less vital than the one before it. Inverted-pyramid form puts the climax of a story at the beginning, in the lead.5) leadA lead is a terse opening paragraph that provides the gist of thestory and invites readers inside.2. What is the difference between hard news and soft news? Hard news events, such as killings, and speeches by leading government officials, are timely and are reported almost automatically by the media. Soft news events, such as a car wash by a fourth-graders to raise money for a classmate with cancer, are not usually considered immediately important or timely to a wide audience. These events still contain elements of news, however, and the media often report them.3. What is the difference between news and features?A news story emphasizes the facts of the event, while the feature displaces the facts to accommodate the human interest of the story.4. What are the major criteria for newsworthiness?ProximityProminenceTimelinessImpactConflict and ControversyUniquenessHuman interest5. What are the principles of news writing?News writing tends to be:1. Impersonal to make it appear objective (to distance thereporter from the story) hence:– Written in the third person– Use of direct speech or indirect speech which is attributed to someone other than the reporter,– Some use of passive verbs but usually only when someone who is being quoted wants to distancethemselves from an issue and to show objectively about n issue.2. About something that has taken place so mostly written in thepast tense.3. Simple – In fact close to the way we talk –relatively shortsentences and words and some use of clichés which the whole audience understand.4. Punchy –it must g rab the reader’s attention so often uses:– short rather than long words– active verbs– relatively short sentences– concrete rather than abstract vocabulary– sometimes emotive and colorful vocabulary– some use (but not overuse) of adjectives5. But also relatively formal hence:– no use of contractions– sentences written in full (no elision) or elliptical sentences6. sometimes imagery is used to help create a clearer mentalpicture for the reader.7. often including the reporter’s by-line and/or a date-line6. Read the following headlines and analyze the features ofthe language they use.a) More Iraqis Said to Flee Since Troop RiseWhen passive voice is used in headlines, “to be” is always omitted. Here “are” in “More Iraqis are said to flee…” is omitted. Nouns and noun phrases are often used in headlines to save space. Noun phrases which actually express actions or state are heavily used, and they are derived from verb phrases in order to make the sentences more compact and save space without lowe ring the amount of information conveyed. Instead of “since the troop rises”, noun phrase “troop rise” is used.b) Insurgent raid kills 22 villagersMost headlines use the present tense-despite the fact that they generally describe past events. The present tense gives the subject a sense of freshness and immediacy, making it more intere sting to read. Instead of using “killed”, “kills” is used to describe what happened in the past. Besides, the article “An” in “an insurgent raid” is omitted.c) Bangladesh Sets Curfew To Curb Student ProtestsShort words (i.e. midget words) are often used to conserve space in headlines, for example, “curb” in this headline. Besides, present tense “sets” is used to describe a past event.d) Storm Death Toll in Midwest Climbs1. Compact noun phrases are often used in headlines to save space.2. Most headlines use the present tense-despite the fact that they generally describe past events.e) Wall Street slightly lower as credit worries lingerRhetoric devices often used in the writing of newspaper headlines.In this headline, Wall Street refers to the stock exchange, which is a metonymy. Another rhetoric device used here is rhyme (Correspondence of terminal sounds of words or of lines of verse), as we find in lower and linger.f) China launches crackdown on inferior goods, unsafe foodIn order to conserve space in headlines, comma is sometimes used to replace “and”.g) China to become U.S. third largest export market by yearendIn phrase headlines, infinitives are sometimes used to indicate a future action or event.7. What do the following abbreviations and acronyms stand for?1) CPPCC Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 中国人民政治协商会议2) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (美国)国家航空和宇宙航行局3) IMF International Monetary Fund 国际货币基金组织4) WHO World Health Organization 世界卫生组织5) DJI Dow-Jones Index 道·琼斯指数6) PM prime minister首相;总理7. Read the following news story and answer the followingquestions.1. What is the headline of the report?Sprawl puts houses in hot zones2. What is the subheading of the report?Lack of fire hydrants a growing problem3. What is the byline of the report?By Joseph GidjunisUSA TODAY4. What is the dateline of the report?Salisbury, Md作业三:社会群体与政治体制Lesson 4Answers to the questions1. C2. A3. C4. A1. She feels blessed, because she has a chance to be who shereally is and does what she loves doing all day long.2. Carol Ryff has defined well-being as the presence of six qualities:independence, the ability to cope with complex demands, a feeling of growth as a person, good relationships, goals that give life meaning, and an acceptance of the self and the past.3. Carol Tavris’ mother was treated as a patient. Her doctor andtherapist and husband were quick to ascribe all ills to her “condition”. They all regarded menopause as a dise ase to be cured. Her doctor asked her a lot of questions, then wrote out a prescription for her and left her have the prescription filled.4. Reverent Foster thinks that there is a lot of freedom in midlife.She suggests that middle-aged women should let their pastgo, incorporate it into who they are now and step into the future.Lesson 7Answers to the questions1. C2. B3. C4. D5. Because for many years, politicians spoke little about theirpersonal faith. Both Eisenhower and Kennedy were unwilling to talk about their own religious faith.6. Because Eisenhower and Kennedy were operating in anAmerica where many Protestants, Catholics and Jews regarded each other as threats to the public good. Stirring up such feelings was dangerous.7. Carter carried evangelical Christians, which helped him sweepthe South and run well in rural areas.8. The author believes that there is a close relationship betweenreligion and politics, but candidates should keep religion within appropriate bounds.Additional Reading1. The border wall is planned to be built this fall to stem illegal immigration into America.2. Landowners are concerned it may cut across their property, conservationists see it destroying crucial riverside habitat, and some activists see it inflaming ethnic tensions.3. It is an expression of friendship between two mayors, two cities and two countries.4. The border wall is needed to help block the swelling tideof illegal immigration as well as widespread drug and gun smuggling.5. Because the Mexican government has failed its own people and Mexicans were forced to go north seeking jobs because of the poverty they faced at home.作业四:家庭婚姻与教育卫生Lesson 12Answers to the questions1. D2. D3. C4. D5. When they found their marriage floundering over Ste phen’sinability to keep his promises, they attended a marriage-education course to learn the communication skills.After a while they felt that working on their marriage was all they were doing. To offset that feeling, they instituted a Thursday date night where discussion of anything serious is strictly forbidden.6. He suggests couples set up weekly meetings to discussdifferences when they can be calm and open to new ideas.7. They decided to renew their commitment to their marriageinstead of choosing divorce. The belief in commitment made them come through the crisis. The husband changed his outlook and got a job as a salesman. Today, their marriage is back on solid ground.8. He thinks that as the betrayal causes deep hurt, the wounds toheal will take a long time. He suggests that the one who hasmade the mistake has to work very hard to regain the trust of the other side.Lesson 15Answers to the questions1. B2. C3. A4. B9. According to her, the reason is that medical inflation hasoutstripped the increases in Medicare reimbursement and caused mounting losses.10. Because the Congress intended to reverse the exodus from theMedicare program.11. He thinks that the Congress continues to pour money into thecoffers of Medicare H.M.O.’s in hopes of providin g better care to America’s seniors. But the H.M.O.’s keep stranding hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries annually by either leaving the program or reducing benefits. So he believes that it is foolish even to consider throwing more money at this failed system.12. What Richard Jones means is this: Medical cost inflation hasexceeded 20 percent a year over the last few years and has caused mounting financial losses. They can either stay in markets by reducing benefits or exit and lose the chance to serve Medicare beneficiaries. There is no other choice for them.Additional Reading1. Because of the recession and poor private housing prospects in the early 1990s.2. The traditional American culture thinks of maleness andadulthood in terms of separation, particularly in moving away from home and mother.3. This could lead to rises in family tension and even violence, but it may also improve relationship by giving children the chance to see their parents as independent adults rather than just as parents.4. Parents should allow their children to behave as adults ina family home.5. No. It is found that the benefit was not a factor in encouraging young single people to leave home for private accommodation. Even those entitled to it often did not claim.作业五:工作生活与行为风尚Lesson 20Answers to the questions1. B2. C3. D4. B9. Throughout the 1990s, Congress and the states took a muchtougher approach to programs such as unemployment insurance, welfare, Medicaid, and food stamps than they did in earlier decades.10. Many part-time and temporary workers are more likely to bearthe brunt of a job drought because many companies lay them off first.11. Many states will be under pressure to tighten up eligibility ruleseven further because they have allowed their unemploymentinsurance reserve funds to run down in recent years, when the good times seemed to make them less urgent. With unemployment rising again, fewer workers are paying into the system just as more former workers need to take money out. 12. The safety net could still suffer a strain because a growing glut of low-skilled workers means wages at the bottom are likely to sink.Lesson 23Answers to the questions1. B2. C3. A4. C13. School dropout rates are lower, especially forAfrican-Americans. High school students are taking more challenging courses. Girls are closing the gender gap by taking more rigorous math and science classes. SAT scores are up from two decades ago. More and more kids are going to college.14. The way society viewed teens shifted dramatically around thetime of the Great Depression. Before then, teens worked and were considered virtually grown up. But facing a workplace without jobs, Depression youth turned to education as a consolation prize. As high school attendance rolls swelled, the status of teens as full-fledged members of society declined. Now that they were students rather than workers, they came to seem younger than before.15. What’s distinctly different for today’s teenagers, experts say, isthe level of cultural negativity they’re exposed to, from theover-the-top sexuality in advertising, television, and film, to the prevalence of gun violence and family dysfunction. Their exposure to risk is so far beyond what other generations have dealt with.16. Family plays a very important role in helping children overcomethe stresses. Kids who feel connected to home, family, and school are better protected from violence, suicide, sexual activity, and substance abuse. Adolescents also fare better if their parents are home as key times of the day. And teens whose parents had high expectations about school also reported fewer emotional problems, such as suicide attempts or depression.Additional Reading1. The 2005 survey found that about three out of four companies regularly track which websites their employees visit. More than half use surveillance software to scour office e-mail (looking for hot-button keywords like sex in the subject line or body of messages). More than a third extend their snooping to monitor how much time workers spend at the computer, record their keystrokes or log their downloads. And one in four companies reports firing someone for improper e-mail use.2. Heidi Arace and Norma Yetsko distributed via office e-mail what they thought was fun to share, which their bosses found offensive enough. As a result, the two longtime workers were fired.3. Reasons why companies monitor their workers’ computer use include:- to see to it that workers waste less time online and work more efficiently;- to avoid legal trouble;- to guarantee the security;- to avoid the leakage of sensitive information.4. Companies are using two types of spying software: network-based programs that monitor all traffic passing through a system, and programs that sit directly on an employee’s desktop.5. They should know the company’s computer-use policy and comply with it. They should assume they’re being monitored, and behave accordingly. They should never bad-mouth the company online. They should not use personal e-mail accounts or post to a blog. They should avoid transmitting any message that could embarrass themselves or others if made public. They should not think instant messaging is less permanent than e-mail. When surfing the Web, they should never click on something flagged NSFW (not safe for work).作业六:文艺体育、企业经济、社会问题Lesson 28Answers to the questions1. C2. A3. B4. A5. The reasons for Armstrong’s success were his strong interest inthe sport, and his drive and ambition caused by his recovery from near-fatal testicular cancer.6. Y es, beca use he thinks that the Tour de France is cycling’s most difficult and prestigious race.7. He did not feel embarrassed about the testicular cancer but was proud of it. His recovery from the cancer gave him driveand ambition. He approached the sport with a whole new focus.8. He says that he has never failed a drug test, that he takes no banned substances, and that no one who has faced cancer would take illicit drugs.Lesson 31Answers to the questions1. C2. C3. C4. B5. The key issue is the contrast between Enron’s forecasts for its Internet business and the reality of the division’s multiplying problems last year.6. He predicted that broadband would add $40 a share to Enron’s stock price over the next few years.7. According to Skilling the company was caught by surprise by the sudden collapse of the Internet content delivery market that Enron had hoped to turn into a profitable arena for trading.8. Because Enron was not welcomed either by the dominant regional telephone companies or cable companies, each of which had their own strategies for high-speed Internet business.Lesson 34Answers to the questions1. A2. B3. C4. D5. The statistics suggest that gang members are more likely to sell drugs, assaut innocent folk, steal cars and commit murder.6. The data show that roughly half of the gang members hadbeen involved in a drive-by shooting, 80% carried a concealed weapon and 50% reported taking guns to school.7. Successful intervention programs must aim at boys at this stage.8. The author believes that the society can help some of the gang members to turn over a new leaf by offering them decent regular jobs. One if four gang members said that they would quit the business for a regular wage of $6-7 an hour.Additional Reading1. He shot and killed two people about 7:20 a.m. in West Ambler Johnston Hall. Two-and-a-half hours later, he killed 30 people in Norris Hall and then committed suicide.2. They could have warned students earlier that two students had been shot and that the killer had not been caught yet.3. It has identified problems like communications breakdowns, gaps in the mental health system and confusion over student privacy laws.4. He said that his people had acted quickly and to the best of their abilities based on what they knew at the time. He also said the school administration did not have all the facts about the first shooting and did not want to spread partial or incorrect information to students.5. No, they didn't know about his history of mental health problems because Fairfax schools did not relay anything about Cho's mental state to the college due to the privacy laws.。

外刊选读 答案总汇

外刊选读 答案总汇

Lesson1Return of the huddled massesSample answers to questions following the text1. More immigrants add more financial burden to the state government;increasing immigrants cause high unemployment; a mixture of various origins of the immigrants endangered the pure Americanization.2. new comers filled the country with energy, ambition and fresh ideas.Immigrants to the New West help bring about California’s economical revival; many top manufacturers in Orange County are immigrants from other countries; Asian students majored in engineer are of a large proportion.3,4. omitted5. Immigration itself is not wrong;Immigrants’desire for America remains the same as the past generation: to realize their American Dream;American government should adjust immigration policy and American people should adjust their opinions about immigrationLesson4 Asians in the promised landLesson 14 the old dream house 1.At the edge of the21st century,people are finetuning their houses to become both more efficient and more luxurious"machines for living".2.No.The trend cuts across almost every income level.3.He believes that about a fourth of the houses are overrenovated.4.No.Though some people want their houses with high ceilings,there is a countertr end.People of this school take human-scale setting as their priority.5.From the article,we know that the area has a large number of houses notable for sheer off-the-charts grandiosity and breathtakingly high ceilings.6.Though their house is very large,it can be called a comfort able nest.Their priorit y is to create a human-scale setting.7.She suggested adding only8feet to the length,but widening it with a4~10-foot bump out the front of the house.Even so,her diminutive plan paid heed to all of the activities that took place in Slager and Koller's busy kitchen.8.Because it could bring them some memories of the days when they lived in it.LESSON17 battle of binge。

英语报刊选读模拟卷_答案

英语报刊选读模拟卷_答案

《英语报刊选读》模拟卷答案Section I Reading Techniques (40%)Part A (6%)1. A2. B3. CPart B (14%)1. F2. F3. F4. T5. F6. F7. TPart C (20%)Q1 (3%)Bomb Kills 15 in Shiite Area of BaghdadQ2 (3%)By Alissa J. RubinQ3 (3%)Baghdad, Sept. 8Q4 (3%)The first paragraph:A bomb in a parked car exploded late Saturday in the Shiite stronghold Sadr City, killing 15 people, officials said.(4%)WHAT: A bomb in a parked car explodedWHEN: last SaturdayWHERE: in the Shiite stronghold Sadr CityHOW: killing 15 peopleQ5 (4%)An inverted pyramid is a traditional form of writing in which the news is stacked in paragraphs in order of descending importance. The lead summarizes the principal items of a news event. The second paragraph and each succeeding paragraph contain secondary or supporting details in order of decreasing significance. All the paragraphs in the story contain newsworthy information, but each paragraph is less vital than the one before it. Take this news report for example, the writer first presents the most important details of the bombing, including the time, the place, and the casualty. Then the writer goes on to less essential information, such as the other violence and the background.Section II Reading Practice (60%)Passage One: (20%)1. (2%) C2. (2%) D3. (2%) C4. (2%) D5. (4%)Rudeness damages employees’ mental health and lowers productivity of the workplace.6. (4%)One can get short-term bumps in performance by using the stick, but in the long term it takes its toll on employees. If workers complain and suffer retaliation, others learn to keep quiet, but morale suffers.7. (4%)He suggests that written policies against abuse should be worked out, and leaders at the top should enforce those policies and set an example themselves.Passage Two: (20%)1. (2%) B2. (2%) B3. (2%) D4. (2%) A5. (4%)According to Ms. Wellington, GenX’ers are attracted to their organizations for utterly traditional reasons: reputation of the organization, opportunities to advance.6. (4%)Catalyst and other research organizations caution that this age group has high demands for employers. If their demands are not met, they will leave. And they are highly sensitive to the way in which they are treated. If the GenX’er believes that his employ er is not making a commitment to him, he will leave.7. (4%)The survey found that more than 70 percent of them rated companionship, a loving family and enjoying life as extremely important. In contrast, fewer than 20 percent of them said earning a lot of money and becoming an influential leader were extremely important goals.Passage Three: (20%)15. (2%) B 16. (2%) D 17. (2%) B 18. (2%) A19. (4%)What happened to Robert and Tammy Weber’s dream home?On July 17, it caught fire and three tankers of water couldn’t put the fire out.20. (4%)Because more homes are built outside urban and suburban infrastructure. Municipalities and country governments are reluctant to extend the basic infrastructure because it will be costly.21. (4%)Proximity to hydrants and fire stations.。

英美报刊选读答案(L10-21)

英美报刊选读答案(L10-21)

Answer key for Lesson 10V.CABDCVI.1.Richard Atkinson investigated the problems by personally reading the manuals and sampletests to review and assess the verbal and mathematical questions. Besides, he visited schools to find students’ responses to SAT exams.2.After the investigation, he proposed that SAT I should be scrapped. His proposal has caused ahuge stir on campuses nationwide and rekindled long-standing arguments about the test.3.The College Board argues that SAT measures the sort of higher-order math andliterary-reasoning skills that students need to succeed in college and later in life and that the test correlates well with freshman-year college grades.4.They have adopted college admission systems based in part on class is automatically admittedto state universities.5.Their worry is that it is only a matter of time before there is pressure to scrap subject-areatests and getting rid of the SAT is the first step in a wretched direction.6.SAT I refers to the tests on higher-order math and literary-reasoning skills. Many critics thinkthe questions are confusing and verbal analogies too obscure. SAT II refers to the subject-specific achievement tests which measure knowledge in such areas as writing, math, physics, history and foreign language.7.The test debate will not die down anytime soon.Answer key for Lesson 11V.B C B A DVI.1.The insurance company has refused Lorraine Hiskey’s medical bill, because the companyclaimed that her treatment was “experimental”.2.Politicians have focused attention on the 35 million Americans who have no health coverage.3.The kind of medical care deemed experimental, unproven, unnecessery or to inappropriate isdenied coverage。

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英语报刊选读答案英语报刊选读答案【篇一:英语报刊选读参考答案】>英语报刊选读journalistic reading教师用书teacher’s book总主编王嘉褆主编林玫刘雁bookone .................................................................................................... ............... 2 unit 1campus ............................................................................................. ........... 2 unit 2entertainment ................................................................................... ........... 5 unit 3entertainment ................................................................................... ........... 9 unit 4food ................................................................................................... ........ 12 unit 5crime ................................................................................................. ........ 15 unit 6disaster ............................................................................................. ......... 19 unit 7sports ................................................................................................ ......... 23 unit 8art ...................................................................................................... ........ 28 unit 9economy ........................................................................................... ......... 31 unit 10ecology ............................................................................................. ....... 36 unit 11health ...................................................................................................... 39 unit12 automobiledriving ............................................................................. 43 unit 13 qualityproblems (48)unit 14shopping ........................................................................................... ....... 52 unit 15 guncontrol ..............................................................................................56 unit 16psychology ....................................................................................... . (59)ibook oneunit 1 campus i.vocabulary builder 1. definition1) chaotic: extremely disorganized; badly organized; be inmess 2) primary: main; most important; key; major; chief; prime; principal 3) seduce: attract; tempt4) highlight: the most important, interesting, or enjoyable partof something such as a holiday, performance, or sports competition 5) reluctant: unwilling6) compelling: very interesting or exciting, so that you have to pay attention7) reveal: show; indicate8) mainstream: accepted by or involving most people in a society; normal; ordinary9) critical: important; crucial10) evolution: a long, gradual process during which something develops and changes, usually becoming more advanced; a gradual change and development 2. terms translation 1) a bipartisan consensus22) high school diploma 3) drop-out rate 4) college wagepremium 5) the k-12 system6) more academically rigorous 7) well-rounded citizens 8)certification tests9) career and technical education 3. blank filling 1) perseveredinsisted 6) agony assure/reassure11) insure/ensure 12) insure assured/reassured ii.translation1. 选择圣路易斯的华盛顿大学是个不错的决定,但真正让我享受到理想大学生活的,(不是大学本身)是我到了大学后作的一些决定。

2. 《人类进化》这门课本来是我迫于学校规定选的,但它却成了我所有课程中最大的亮点,这都要归功于上课精彩绝伦的授课教授。

3. 我花了好几周时间在一堆堆的非主流音乐垃圾中寻找,试图找到鲜为人知却适合的音乐。

然后我就决定离开这个不欣赏摇滚乐的32) persisted3) insisted 4)5) persevere 7) adversity8) torment9) plight10)13) insure/ensure 14)电台。

4.据估计,在2007年大多数二十岁左右的大学毕业生所作的工作都不需要大学学历,这再一次证明了我们把孩子送进大学,他们毕业时除了满身的债务却一无所得5.但至少一个大学文凭部分的、也可能是大部分的表面价值反应了一个事实,就是雇主可以用大学文凭来粗略判断求职者有努力工作的智力和意愿。

iii.comprehension of the texts 1. q a1) para. 1: the author suffered a lot in high school, and shehoped all her hardship could be paid back by having a goodtime in college. 2) because she could not find a group she belonged to.3) that requires being open to people with whom you mightnever have expected to get along.4) these two lecture titles are opposite examples to illustratethat the students should focus on the lecturer rather than thetitle of a course when they make a choice.5) because they were representatives of the two politicalparties in america and their attitudes toward the collegeeducation were the same, which illustrates the argument of paragraph one: there is a4【篇二:-英语报刊选读a及答案】年密:点学教《英语报刊阅读》试题(错误!未找到引用源。

)part Ⅰ reconstruct the messages of the following headlines of news stories: (1% for each, 10%)example: italian ex-mayor murdered ---an italian ex-mayor is murdered1. ________ us ________ told not exploit ________ tibet issue.2. rubin ________ greenspan ________ at odds.3. visitors ________ flocking to mao’s birth place.4. ________ man ________ quizzed after ________ wife isknifed in ________ sports store.part Ⅱread the following passage and answer the questionsa 5-34 (1% for each,30%) andb 35-44 (2% for each,20%)atuition reform for higher educationchinese institutions of higher learning have quickened theirpace of reform in recent years. changing eollment practices and higher tuition fees constitute and important part of the reform. schools which once admitted students almost exclusivelyaccording to state plans are becoming more accepting ofstudents sent by work groups for further training and thosewho pay their own fees.regular universities and colleges plan to eoll about 786 200 students this year, up 158 200 or 25 percent over last yearsfigure. of these, 216 000, or 27.4 percent, will be sent by theirwork groups or will pay their own way.in the past, the state paid all tuition and school fees foruniversity students, a matter of policy since new china was established in 1949. although this practice guaranteed thesupply of qualified personnel, it brought a heavy burden to thesate, hindering further development of higher education. sincehigher education is non—compulsory education in china, to charge appropriate fees will help improve school facilities and expedite the development of education in this stage. as anadded benefit, paying their own way will encourage students tostudy harder.the reform will take effect in two directions. state—financed students will begin paying part of the costs of their education,and more self—paying students will be accepted.in august 1989, under the direction of the state council, thestate education commission, the ministry of finance and thesate price bureau drew up stipulations concerning the amount of charges on tuition, accommodation and other expenses for students of institutions of higher learning. beginning from that year, freshmen at regular universities and colleges and professional schools (including cadres taking special training courses and students working on a second degree) were charged 100 yuan (about us $17) each for their tuition fee, and this low charge is expected to be raised gradually. the figure was higher in special economic zones and economically developed regions such as guangdong province and shanghai, but was capped at 300 yuan. students living on campus paid about 20 yuan per year for accommodation and the charge was slightly higher for better furnishing. normal school studentsand those admitted on scholarships need only pay for accommodation. reduced tuitions and fees are available to students in need of financial assistance, but accommodation expenses will remain the same.in june 1992, the state education commission, the ministry of finance and the state price bureau decided to allow regular institutions of higher education to set their own tuition ratesand charges for accommodation, short—term training programs, correspondence courses and night school. these should be determined according to the needs of each school, the abilities of students to pay and general conditions in each area. the tuition for students in the sciences and engineering can range from 300 to 500 yuan per academic year. liberal arts, history and economics students of the fine arts pay 400 to 600 yuan per year, and students of the fine arts 400 to 750 yuan. statistics for 1992 show students paid an average of 340 yuan in tuition that year, only 5 percent of the real cost.measures have been taken to limit the possible detrimental affects of rising tuition. shanghai, for instance, exempts the children of revolutionary martyrs from paying tuition. and these costs may be reduced or waived for students with limited familyfinancial support as their parents are either both dead or are receiving subsidies from their work units. some colleges have also set up work—study programs to benefit students with financial difficulties.charges for correspondence courses and night school are equal to or slightly higher than those for full-time students eolled according to the state plan.with their improvement of their living standards and the deepening of reform, people in general accept the changes in the tuition system. to facilitate the development of higher education, the increases in tuition rates will be more flexible and diversified. student payments will be augmented by finding from the state, enterprises and funds raised from the public. laws and regulations will by enacted to ensure steady progress, and overseas organizations and individuals are encouraged to set up and operate schools in china.--21st century, apr.20, 1992 reading comprehensioncircle the letter that best suits the answer or completes the statement.5. changing eollment practices and higher tuition fees ____. a. pay an important part in the reform b. make up an important part of the reform c. include an important part of the reform d. hold an important part of the reform6. regular universities and colleges plan to eoll about 786 200 students this year ____.a. which is the same as last years figureb. which is more than last years figure by 158 200c. which is 25 per cent over last years figured. both b and c7. among 786 200 students ____ will be sent by their work groups or will pay their own way.a. 158 200b. 21 600c. 27.4 per centd. 25 per cent8. since new china was established, all tuition and school fees for university students ____.a. were paid by their work groupsb. were paid by the students themselvesc. were paid by the stated. were paid by the local government9. the policy which the state paid all tuition and school fees for university students ____.a. brought lots of profits to the stateb. was helpful to further development of higher educationc. brought many advantages to the stated. brought expense and trouble to the state 10. which statement is not true?a. to charge appropriate fees will help improve school facilitiesb. as an added benefit, paying their own way will encourage students to study harderc. higher education is compulsory education in chinad. tuition reform for higher education will take effect in two directionsexpenses for students of institutions of higher learning was drafted by ____.a. the state education commissionb. the state councilc. the universities and collegesd. the state education commission, the ministry of finance and the state price bureau密封线内不要答题12. the figure on tuition fee was higher in special economic zones and economically developed regions, but was ____.a. fixed at 300 yuan密封线内不要答题b. limited in 300 yuan d. much more than 300 yuanc. over 300 yuan13. students in need of financial assistance ____. a. can get a grantb. need only pay for accommodationc.can get support from the local governmentd. can enjoy reduced tuitions and fees14. according to the stipulations made by the state education commission, the ministry of finance and the state price bureau, the tuition for students in the sciences and engineering can____.a. be changed between 300 and 500 yuan per academic yearb. be fixed at 300 or 500 yuan per yearc. be set at 400 or 600yuan per year d. be extended from 400 to 750 yuan per year15. the children of revolutionary martyrs in shanghai ____. a.enjoy reduced tuition b. enjoy free charge tuition c. gainallowance from governmentd. receive subsidies from their parents work units16. stipulations concerning self—paying students took effectin ____. a. 198917. charges for undergraduates and students of specialcolleges whose education is sponsored by work units ____.a. are set at 2 000 yuan per yearb. are exempted 50 per cent from the whole cost of theireducation c. are rather higher d. are exempted 30 percentb. 1992c. 1990d. 1991【篇三:英语报刊选读试题1】>i. translate the following into chinese. (5 points for each; 30points in total)1. ms. stuart says her experience with online learing waswonderful but also served to challenge one of the false ideasabout internet study: the notion that it doesn’t require as much commitment and discipline as conventional classroom courses.if anything, stuart believes she works harder than mosttraditional on-site students. she says she can provide firsthandevidence that the idea that distance learning is easy is amisconception.2. the cover story of this winter’s alumni bulletin, which was designed partly by the university of california’s governmentrelations office in washington, was also a shrewd ploy tocement relations with jerry lewis, who is a key member of thehouse appropriations committee.3. individual professors and college administrators have alsobeen increasing their political donations, according to thecenter for responsive politics. gifts by university employees topresidential candidates totaled more than $2.4 million in thefirst three quarters of 2003, according to the center. the leadingrecipient was howarddean, who collected $719, 000, and close behind was georgew. bush, who received $680, 000.4. in effect, the bush doctrine establishes two classes ofsovereignties: the sovereignty of the united states, which takesprecedence over international treaties and obligations; and thesovereignty of all other countries, which is subject to the will ofthe united states. this is reminiscent of george orwell’s animal farm: all animals are equal, but some animals are more equalthan others.5. colleges and universities still shy away from organizedpolitical fundraising and campaign advertising – the stock intrade of modern lobbying. nonprofit status or state lawsprohibit many of them from engaging in it.6. don wise wandered into the living room of his home inleewood one evening last semptember. his ten-year-old son,mike, and a 12-year- old friend were sitting in front of alarge-screen television set. they were playing a vedio gamethey had rented called 007.ii. read the passage and choose the right answer to eachquestion.(5 points for each; 20 points in total)campaign strategists have agreed to focus on the senate,where leaders hope to complete work on the budget package bymay 1. ―we felt that if the senate defeated the proposal, itwould not even come up in the house,‖ says john rother,legislative director for the 18-million-member americanassociation of retired persons.targeted mainly are republicans, who control the senate, withparticular emphasis on the 21 who face re-election next year.the next election looms large in the lobbyists’ strategy. ―we shall not forget if congress behaves in an unfriendly fashion tothe senior citizens of the united states,‖ warns jacob clay man, president of the ncsc, which represents 4.5 millionpersons. ―we shall remember—and 1986 is just around thecorner.‖eric shulman, legislative director for the ncsc,explains: ―those up for reelection will have their ears closestto the ground—and we are making as much of a rumble as wecan. we see this issue being won or lost not in washington butout in the countryside.‖ adds arthur flemming, former u. s. commissioner on aging and now a lobbyist for theelderly:‖―it’s the grass roots that convey the message most effectively.‖1.in the sentence―…… where leaders hope tocomplete… ,‖leaders refer to a.house leaders b.floor leaders c.congressional d.senate leaders2.in the sentence ―… it would not even come up in thehouse …,‖the house refers toa.the house of commonsb.the house of representativesc.the house of lordsd.the senate3.why does the author say, “targarted mainly are republicans.so said because thewho cantrol the senate …?”it is ademocrats hold more seats in the senateb.so said because the republicans hold more seats in thesenatec.so said because the republicans hold fewer seats in thesenated.so said because the republicans party holds more congressional seats4.in the sentence ―it’s the grass roots that convey the message most effectively,‖ grass roots refer to a.ordinary citizens or votersb.basic structuresc.politicians d.congressmeniii.read the following and answer questions.(10 points for each; 50 points in total)1860)blacks’ history in america (1660—american blacks are without doubt all of african origin. the firstgroup of 20 blacks sold to english settlers of virginia in 1619were brought in by a dutch ship. from that time to the mid-19th century, some 14 million blacks were transported from westafrica to virginia and other southern colonies of the new world.almost all of themwere sold into slavery and subjected to white rule. not onlywould they work for their masters as slaves for life but their descendants would also become slaves the moment they wereborn.of course no person would have voluntarily chosen to be soldaway from his native country. he was either sold by his ownrulers or captured by white slave traders as portrayed in alexhaley’s noval roots. some of the details in haley’s story were similar to those in other books. the kidnapping of slaves andtheir miserable life under the supervision of slave owners andoverseers existed and the conditions on the voyage from africato america were horrible. the slaves’ bodies were boundtogether and their limbs either tied or chained with shackleslike kunta, an important character in roots. the air in the holdswas filthy with the smell of sweat, vormit and body waste. whenthey caught infections diseases, many slaves died on thevoyage. some even died of flogging or starvation. it was saidthat only about half slaves could survive the voyage. thoughsome survived, the fate of those survivors was no better thanbeing sold at auction like animals.after 1700, a large number of africans arrived in america. in thefirst half of the century, they made up 20 percent of the colonialpopulation. many of them were in the southern colonies. theyworked either on plantations or in houses. then in 1793, theinvention of the cotton gin by eli whitney resulted in a newdemand for more slaves as it provided an inexpensive methodof separating cotton seeds from fibres. with the increase incotton acreage, slavery persisted in the south and became thefoundation of its economy.slavery was anyhow a moral evil. it was inhuman and was alsoan institution restricting the development of industry. manypeople, mostly people in the north desired an immediate end tothe evil institution so that they would be able to developindustry. some assumed that the only way to solve the problemwas to ship all blacks back to africa. with the aid of suchleading figures as james mooe (president), john marshall(supreme court justice), hey clay and daniel webster (senators),。

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