大学英语课程学位考试试题(参考答案见题后)

大学英语课程学位考试试题（参考答案见题后）

Part I. Reading Comprehension

Passage1

The picnics, speeches, and parades of today’s Labor Day were all part of the first celebration, held in New York City in 1882. Its promoter was an Irish-American labor leader named peter J. McGuire. A carpenter by trade, McGuire had worked since the age of eleven, and in 1882 was president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBCJ). Approaching the City’s Central Labor Union that summer, he proposed a holiday that would applaud（赞许）”the industrial spirit-the great vital force of every nation,” On September 5 his suggestion bore fruit, as an estimated 10,000 workers, many of them ignoring their bosses’ warnings, left work to march from Union square up Fifth Avenue to 42nd Street. The event gained national attention, and by 1893 thirty states had made Labor Day an annual holiday.

The quick adoption of the scheme may have indicated less about the state lawmakers’ respect for working people than about a fear of risking their anger. In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply pided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor. Henry George was accurate in describing the era as one of ―progress and poverty.‖ In a society in which factory, owners rode in private Pullmans while ten-year-olds slaved in the mines, strong anti-capitalist feeling ran high. Demands for fundamental change were common throughout the labor press. With socialists demanding an end to “wage slavery” and anarchists（无政府主义）singing the praises of the virtues of dynamite（炸药）, middle-of-the-roaders like Samuel Gompers and McGuire seemed attractively mild by comparison. One can imagine practical capitalists seeing Labor Day as a bargain: A one-day party certainly cost them less than paying their workers decent wages.

1 Judging from the passage, McGuire was _____A_______.

A) a moderate labor leader

B) an extreme-anarchist in the labor movement

C) a devoted socialist fighting against exploitation of man by man

D) a firm anti-capitalist demanding the elimination of wage slavery

2. We can see from the first paragraph that the first Labor Day march ___C______.

A) immediately won nationwide support

B) involved workers from 30 states

C) was opposed by many factory owners

D) was organized by the UBCJ

3. Which of the following is the key factor in the immediate approval of Labor Day as a national holiday? D

A) The lawmakers’ respect for the workers

B) The worker’s determination to have a holiday of their own.

C) The socialists’ demands for thorough reform

D) The politicians’ fear of the workers’ anger.

4. We lean from the passage that the establishment of Labor Day ___A_________.

A) was accepted by most bosses as a compromise

B) marked a turning point in the workers’ struggle for more rights

C) indicated the improvement of the workers’ welfare

D) signaled the end of ―wage slavery‖

Passage 2

Statuses are marvelous human inventions that enable us to get along with one another and to determine where we ―fit‖ in society. As we go about our everyday lives, we mentally attempt to place people in terms of their statuses. For example, we must judge whether the person in the library is a reader or a librarian, whether the telephone caller is a friend or a salesman, whether the unfamiliar person on our property is thief or a meter reader, and so on.

The statuses we assume often vary with the people we encounter, and change throughout life. Most of us can, at very high speed, assume the statuses that various situations require. Much of social interaction consists of identifying and selecting among appropriate statuses and allowing other people to assume their statuses in relation to us. This means that we fit our actions to those of other people based on a constant mental process of appraisal and interpretation. Although some of us find the task more difficult than others, most of us perform it rather effortlessly.

A status has been compared to ready-made clothes. Within certain limits, the buyer can choose style and fabric. But an American is not free to choose the costume（服装）of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince. We must choose from among the clothing presented by our society. Furthermore, our choice is limited to a size that will fit, as well as by our pocketbook（钱包）. Having made a choice within these limits we can have certain alterations made, but apart from minor adjustments, we tend to be limited to what the stores have on their racks. Statuses too come ready made, and the range of choice among them is limited.

1. In the first paragraph, the writer tells us that statuses can help us ____B____.

A) determine whether a person is fit for a certain job

B) behave appropriately in relation to other people

C) protect ourselves in unfamiliar situations

D) make friends with other people

2. According to the writer, people often assume different statuses ___D_____.

A) in order to identify themselves with others

B) in order to better identify others

C) as their mental processes change

D) as the situation changes

3. The word ―appraisal‖ (Line 5, Para.2) most probably means ―____C______‖.

A) involvement

B) appreciation

C) assessment

D) presentation

4. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the pronoun ―it‖ refers to ―___A_____‖.

A) fitting our actions to those of other people appropriately

B) identification of other people’s statuses

C) selecting one’s own statuses

D) constant mental process

Passage3

Upon reaching an appropriate age (usually between 18 and 21 years), children are encouraged, but not forced, to ―leave the nest‖ and begin an independent life …… 此处隐藏：37049字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……