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Section I U of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choo the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. ( 10 Points)
Health care is an extraordinarily obsolete system. A professor of emergency medicine at major university nt me a really heartbreaking (1) lie said that physicians have to start from the (2) beginning with every patient. There is no history, no time to (3) -- they know nothing about the (4)
We have inferior medical rvice (5) the computer technology that could change it is not being ud. The difficulties of just (6) patient records -- apart from analyzing them (7) -- are unnecessary and hinder us from providing (8) rvice.
We have the opportunity to do some wholesale rethinking of (9) we provide health care and turn it into not only medical rvice, but preventive maintenance that (10) the patient in decision- making. We can begin through pilot and demonstration projects in hospitals, by doctors, and (11) by private doctor parti
cipation. Physicians can show patients the (12) of their actions and what the alternatives are. Technologies (13) multimedia and interactive computers can (14) patients, in the privacy of their own homes, to ask questions about the (15) . Other countries are moving much more (16) than the United States in medical information. The computerization and redesign of Sweden’s health delivery system has reduced that nation's (17) on the health care from 12 % of GNP to a little over 7%. More than one-third of the population of the Nether-lands has their medical records computerized. (18) some hospitals in the United States keep computerized patient (19) , the records only cover the time the patient is in the hospital and do not include their (20) medical history.
1. [A] magazine [B] letter [C] gift [D] book
2. [A] very [B] early [C] real [D] first
3. [A] treat [B] care [C] prepare [D] diagno
4. [A] doctor [B] patient [C] physician [D] nur
5. [A] but [B] although [C] therefore [D] becau
6. [A] handling [B] accessing [C] collecting [D] gathering
7. [A] quickly [B] rapidly [C] properly [D] really
8. [A] common [B] inferior [C] ordinary [D] quality
9. [A] how [B] when [C] why [D] where
10. [A] embraces [B] compris [C] involves [D] includes
11. [A] especially [B] exclusively [C] exactly [D] extremely
12. [A] preferences [B] substances [C] conquences [D] refernces
13. [A] for instance [B] for example [C] such as [D] as to
14. [A] allow [B] confess [C] induce [D] connt
15. [A] substitutes [B] detectives [C] motives [D] alternatives
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16. [A] decisively [B] aggressively [C] comprehensively [D] excessively
17. [A] growth [B] purcha [C] spending [D] development
l8. [A] However [B] While [C] Moreover [D] Furthermore
19. [A] files [B] documents [C] records [D] information
20. [A] partial [B] absolute [C] major [D] entire
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions:
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your
answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 Points)
Text 1
National characteristics are not easy to pin down, and when pinned down they often turn out to be trivialities or em to have no connection with one another. Spaniards are cruel to animals; Italian ca
n do nothing without making a deafening noi; the Chine are addicted to gambling. Obviously such things don't matter in themlves. Nevertheless, nothing is cauless, anti even the fact that Englishmen have bad teeth can tell one something about the realities of English life.
Here are a couple of generalizations about England that would be accepted by almost all obrvers. One is that the English are not gifted artistically. They are not as musical as the Germans or Italians; painting and sculpture have never flourished in England as they have in France. Another is that, as Europeans go, the English are not intellectual. They have a horror of abstract thought; they feel no need for any philosophy or systematic ‘world-view'. Nor is this becau they are 'practical’, as they are so fond of claiming for themlves. One has only to look at their methods of town planning and water supply, their obstinate clinging to everything that is out of date and a nuisance, a spelling system that defies analysis and a system of weights and measures that is intelligible only to the compilers of arithmetic books, to e how little they care about mere effic iency.
Another English characteristic which is so much a part of us that we barely notice it, is the addiction to hobbies and spare-time occupations, the privateness of English life. We are a nation of flower-lovers, but also a nation of stamp-collectors, pigeon-fanciers, amateur carpenters, coupon- snipers, darts-players, crossword-puzzle fans. All the culture that is most truly native centers round things whi
ch even when they are communal are not official -- the pub, the football match, the back garden, the fireside and the ‘nice cup of tea'. The liberty the individual is still believed in, almost as in the nineteenth century. But this has nothing to do with economic liberty, the right to exploit others for profit. It is the liberty to have a home of your own, to do what you like in your spare time, to choo your own amuments instead of having them chon for you from above.
21. From the first paragraph, we can learn that
[A] Chine are indulged in gambling.
[B] you are likely to encounter cruel animals in Spain.
[C] whenever an Italian does anything, he will keep a stiff upper lip.
[D] to summarize one people’s characteristics, one must understand their culture.
22. What does the ntence "nothing is cauless, and even the fact that Englishmen have bad teeth can tell one something about the realities of English life. "( Paragraph 1 ) imply?
[A] English are wi people.
[B] Englishmen have distinct characteristics.
[C] The realities of English life are caud by some reasons.
[D] Englishmen love to say something bad behind one’s back.
23. According to the passage, which of the following is Englishmen’s characteristic?
[A] They are afraid of change. [B] They are inborn artists.
[C] They are stubborn. [D] They are practical.
24. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
[A] Englishmen love rural life. [B] Englishmen are childish.
[C] Englishmen often hold banquets. [D] Englishmen don't like official activities.
25. The writer develops his ideas in the three-paragraph passage by means of
[A] contrast.
referto[B] comparison.
[C] a combination of comparison and examples.
[D] a combination of contrast and examples.
Text 2
The moral high ground has always been female territory. Men, after all, lie and cheat and rob and pollute the environment and disproportionately populate the prisons, while women do their best to appreciate their good qualities. Some women, at least.
But with the ri of feminism, the assaults on men’s moral integrity have become more frequent, and the belief in their arrogance and lack of concern for anything but their own lfish ends has become a truism. It’s the men who are greedy. It’s the men who are disloyal. It’s the men who will do anything for money. It’s the men who are immature.
In the world of sport, male athletes are whipping boys of talk radio. They have graced the cover of Sports Illustrate, and on the inside have been spoken evil of for sins, among them greed, disdain for the fans who pay their unreasonably high salaries, and a lack of respect for the game that the fans lo
ve and that has made them rich.
Female athletes, on the other hand, have been placed on a pedestal -- but it has been a pretty easy one to climb. For one thing, there hasn’t been enough money to get greedy about. For another, there haven’t been any fans. And for third, tho who didn’t love the game had absolutely no reason to keep playing.
But thanks to the ri of women’s basketball, female basketball player are going to find them- lves tempted by the same vanities that have duced so many men -- and though we know some will give in, we don't know how many.
For women's basketball to become a major sport in America, as oppod to a profitable one like arena football, something is going to be offered other than just pure skill. That something should be, and in fact will have to be, a different attitude, a purer n of sport, than the men deliver. It may be asking too much of women to withstand the temptations that have sucked male athletes into prima donna pos, but then again it may be true that women have occupied the high moral ground for so long becau they actually are more nsitive to what's important in the long run.
I honestly don’t know how this drama will play out, but the process will tell us about more than just th
e fate of women’s basketball. If women, who are steadily gaining more and more control in this world, can truly respond in a more reasoned way to the pull of power, then there is hope for the 21st century. But if women, as a gender, can do no better than men when given the chance, then in basketball as in life, we can only look ahead to more of the same.
26. The moral high ground has always been female territory becau
[A] men aren't as good as women.
[B] men don't think that the moral is important.
[C] men do evil things, while women try to appreciate their qualities.
[D] the heavy burden of life forces men to be cunning and worldly.
27. Female athletes keep playing in order to
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[A] earn enough money to make a living. [B] become famous people.
[C] defeat men athletes. [D] do something interesting.
28. As to withstanding the temptations that have sucked male athletes into prima donna pos, which of the following does the author might agree?茄子的英文
[A] All female athletes will withstand the temptations.
[B] Only a few athletes are able to withstand the temptations.
[C] Most female athletes are able to withstand the temptations.
[D] The number of female athletes who will withstand the temptations is unknown.
29. Women have occupied the high moral ground for so long becau
[A] they are more nsible to what’s wrong than men.
[B] they are more nsitive to what's esntial in the long term than men.
[C] they are more wi to wrongdoings than men.
[D] they are more intelligent than men in some areas.
friends 下载30. There is hope for the 21st century if women can
[A] overcome men entirely.
[B] control the world absolutely.
[C] shoulder the fate of human being.
gasoline是什么意思[D] really react in a more reasonable way to the influence of power.
Text 3
Potential AIDS victims who refu to be tested for the dia and then defend their right to remain ignorant about whether they carry the virus are entitled to that right. But ignorance cannot be ud to rationalize irresponsibility. Nowhere in their argument is their concern about how such ignorance might endanger public health by exposing others to the virus.
When a dia lectively attacks the socially disadvantaged, such as homoxuals and drug aburs, it ems an injustice beyond rationalization. Such is the ca with acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Some crucial facts: AIDS is a communicable dia. The percentage of tho infected with the AID
pipoS virus who will eventually contract the dia is unknown, but that percentage ris with each new estimate. The dia so far has been 100 potential. The latency period between the time the virus is acquired and the dia develops is also unknown.
We now have tests for the prence of the virus that is as efficient and reliable as almost any diagnostic test in medicine. An individual who tests positive can be presumed with near-certainty to carry the virus, whether he has the dia or not.
To state that the test for AIDS is "ambiguous", as a clergyman recently in public, is a misstatement and an immoral act. The test correlates so consistently with the prence of the virus in bacteria cultures as to be considered 100 percent certain by experts.
Everyone who tests positive must understand that he is a potential person for the AIDS virus and has a moral duty and responsibility to prevent others from infection. We are not just dealing with the protection of the innocent but with an esntial step lo contain the spread of an epidemic as horrible as any that has befallen modern man.
It may em unfair to burden the tragic victims with concern for the welfare of others. But moral responsibility is not a luxury of the fortunate, and evil actions committed in despair cannot be conde
mned out of pity. It is morally wrong for a healthy individual who tests positive for AIDS to be involved with anyone except under the strict precautions now defined as safe x.
It is morally wrong for someone in a high risk population who refus to test himlf to do other than to assume that he tests positive. It is morally wrong for tho who, out of sympathy for the heartbreaking victims of this epidemic, as though well-wishing and platitudes about the ambiguities of the dia are necessary in order to comfort the victims while they contribute to enlarging the number of tho victims. Moral responsibility is the burden of the sick as well as the healthy.
31. As for whether potential AIDS victims carrying the virus, the author suggests that
[A] they have the right to. be kept in the dark.
[B] they have the right to be protected.
[C] ignorance may result in rious conquences.
[D] ignorance may bring indifference to the dia.
32. The phra "the latency period" (Paragraph 3) probably means
[A] the growing period. [B] the inactive period.
[C] the acute stage. [D] the chronic stage.
33. According to experts, the test for AIDS is
[A] 100 percent certainty connected with the prence of the virus in cultures.
[B] ambiguous becau even they themlves are not certain.
[C] inaccurate becau there are consistently confusing results.
[D] not connected with the prence of the virus.
34. In the passage, the author intends to tell us that
[A] tho who refu to be tested for AIDS are justifiable.
北师大珠海学院[B] people should take precautions against AIDS.scythe
[C] people should condemn tho who are irresponsible.
[D] the sick should take the moral responsibility of protecting public health.
35. The last three ntences in the passage rve to
[A] restate the author’s purpo in the writing.
[B] blame tho who refu to be tested for AIDS.
[C] emphasize the importance of the test for AIDS.
[D] conclude the essay by restating the main arguments.
Text 4
Adam Smith, the Scottish professor of moral philosophy, was thrilled by his recognition of order in the economic system. His book, the Wealth of Nations (1776), is the germinal book in the field of economics which earned him the title "the father of economics".
In Smith’s view, a nation’s wealth was dependent upon production, not agriculture alone. How much it produced, he believed, depended upon how well it combined labor and the other factors of producti
on. The more efficient the combination, the greater the output, and the greater the nation’s wealth.
The esnce of Smith’s economic philosophy was his belief that an economy would work best if left to function on its own without government regulation. In tho circumstances, lf-interest would lead business firms to produce only tho products that consumers wanted, and to produce them at the lowest possible cost. They would do this, not as a means of benefiting society, but in an effort to outperform their competitors and gain the greatest profit. But all this lf-interest would benefit society as a whole by providing it with more and better goods and rvice, at the lowest prices.
Smith said in his book: "Every individual endeavors to employ his capital so that its produce may be of greatest value. He generally doesn't intend to promote the public interest. He intends only his own curity, only his gain. And he is in this led by an invisible hand to promote that which was no part of his intention."
The "invisible hand" was Smiths’ name for the economic forces that we today would call supply and demand. Smith agreed with the physiocrats and their policy of "laisz faire", letting individuals and business function without interference from government regulation. In that way the "in-visible hand" would be free to guide the economy and maximize production.
Smith was very critical of monopolies which restricted the competition that he saw as vital for economic prosperity. He recognized that the virtues of the market mechanism are fully realized only when the checks and balances of perfect competition are prent. Perfect competition refers to a market in which no firm or consumer is large enough to affect the market price. The invisible hand theory is about economies in which all the markets are perfectly competitive. In such circumstances, markets will produce an efficient allocation of resources, so that an economy is on its production-possibility frontier. When all industries are subject to the checks and balances of perfect competition, markets can produce an efficient bundle of products with the most efficient techniques and using the minimum amount of inputs. But when monopolies become pervasive, the remarkable efficiency properties of the invisible economic philosophy disappear.
36. What is the core of Adam Smith’s economic philosophy?
[A] Self-interest is the life-line of economic activities.
[B] Government shouldn't intervene in the economy.
[C] Competition will benefit the society for consumers’ needs are tended.
[D] Economic forces should be intended to promote public interest.二级建造师考试地点
37. What does the "invisible hand" ( Paragraph 5 ) refer to?
