国家开放大学电大本科《高级英语阅读》2019-2020期末试题及答案(试卷号：1354).docx

国家开放大学电大本科《高级英语阅读（2）》2019-2020期末试题及答案（试卷号：1354）
Section I NewWords
[Al Match each vocabulary word on the left with the correct definition on the right (3 points
each)
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1.
asthmatic
A. asthma
2.
chronic
B. buses and trucks
3.
indoor pollutants
C. cats and dogs
4.
inhaler
D・ causes a reaction
5.
injection
EL chemicals. du<ttv and nmog
6.
long-haired pets
F< cigarette smoke• dirt, insects
7.
outdoor pollutants
G・ conuins medicine for asthmntics
♦ * 1
8.
rcnpiraxory illness
Ha having difficulty brenthing
9.
triggers
L medicine given under skin with needle
10.
vehicles
.
J. over a long period of time
Bj Fill in the blanks with words from the box below. (3 points each)

called founded region traditio/ml culture routes under experts project technology
Today, there is new intercs! in the history and 11 of the Silk Rond* which the famous Chinese-American musician Yo-Yo Ma has 12 "the Internet of nntiquity11. New 13 is helping us to learn more about this ancient "Irnenwt”. Special radar on the space shuttle jiIIqwn archAeologints to: sice ^objects and ruined cities 1-2 meters 14 the dry dcMert sumdt for cxnmplc. Tourists now come from all over rhe world to follow the old trade 15 > And 16 want to make *ure that the cuntomK in the vast 17 do not die out as the world modernircs^ To this endt Yo-Yo Ma has 18 the Silk Road 19 which
encourages the living arts of these 2。 lands* The result is that the people along the ancient Silk Road continue to learn from each other.
around the world. People with ditabilitiet are no longer ignored or inntttutioruiliiedi they wrr part oi a lively community of upectal people who arc now able to contribute to society.
For each question! choose the Ixnt answer based on the reading pasaa”. Write A. H. C or D on yovr Answer Sheet.
2L People with Down syndrome.
A. huve ・ wide face & have wlantcd cye»
C. arc mrntnlly rctnrded IX all o( the above
22. More bubien with DS are born to
A. women o( any K women over 35
Q women over 80 D. over 800 women
23. IDEA, the law passed In 1975. stated that・
A. all children with dinabilitio had ・ right to an education
B. Rome uchooln were required to offer special cIabbc»
Q colleges had to teach special education
[X teachern h・d to learn new methods
24. Because of special education> children grew up and•
A could support themiielvea>
H had to be kept «t home.
Q had to be kept in institutioniu
IX had to learn as much ・・ normnl children.
25. The Special Olympic#.
A it Always held in Chicago
B> h“ 11000 participantii
G h” millions of participants
FX wan held once in 1968
|Hj Kca<l the pa^iuagc. Ilicn unswer the questions that follow. (3 point* esch)
Asthmia
A Renpiratory illneASCA Much ■■ Mthmn have increased Rrcatly in the past few decades It is estimated that 5% of the population in the United States has nsthmn. which is a chronic dtscase* that it alkctsi ■ perwn over ■ lon« period of lime. It may l>«,forr a child is )0 yearA old, or il may beftin in adulthood. Childhcxxi ARthma usually diMpprarn
Section 0 Raiding Comprehension
lA Red the passage. Then answer the questions that follow. (5 points each)
Disabilities .
A Down syndrome ( DS > is a genetic disorder caused by an extn rhromoxame. Humana normally have 23 pairjt of chromosomes• or 46< however, people wit卜 DS huvc 47. Th«e infanu typically have n wide face, short neck, slanted eyes, and arc rn<n】hH[y rclarded, that 2, with low intelligence. They are likrly to have kidney or heart problems, and adults rarely live beyond 50 years, but they are Renerally happy people with optimistic personalities^
B It is possible (or a woman of any ngc to have a baby with DS. but it occurs more oftcn in older women. For oil women, the rnte is one baby with DS our of 800 born, but thin increases to one out of 80 for women over 35. So doctors suggest that women in this age gup get tested for the condition if they become pregnant. Besides DS. there are several other disabilities that are caused by ^mistakes9 in our genes.
C Ys% »go. children with difuibilities couldn • t attend public schooh or get J°bs*Thcy usu<ll,y went to institution* where they were kept for the rest of their lives. However, attitudes have ehanged in recent decades, thanks to parents with disabled children. !n 1975. a hw 项led Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was passed in the United Statou This hw stated thnt all children with physical and mental dzh山g hnd the right to an education, w schools were required to offer 如心 to meet their need.. Colleges began offering couraesin ^pedal educationw to train teachers in new merhodn.
l) rhin change in attih,de niadc it possible for children with disabilities to get an CdUrn，iOn，「Mm formed support groups helping each other find good schools, recreation m tivit.es.and sporin erntern (or ihdr childrm No longer were these children kept at home or ，h lnSli，U，ionM- Th" could " 2 with m〉rrnM children and lenrn-and hlcr be mined tO d° dmp，C 可。川-nd earn money. They could then live in group home, and support themselves like other people.
E In 1968, the Special Olympics> a competition for children and adults with disabilities, were held for fhe firMt lime in Chicago. Illinois, with 1.000 portidpani^ Today they flFC 购d w”y mher year, with 2. 25 million athletes partieipatmff in 150 cnimrrU, around the age of 20. but adults who get il later may have it nil their live.
B People who suffer from ■■thmii have dilGcuhy breathing because the airways in their lungs contract when a trigRer caubcb a reaction* Among the tngKers o( asthma are indoor und outdoor pollutantHt accordlnR to doctors. Since pollution hnn become more common, the number of people affected by this disorder han risen. Indoor pollutantR include dRarctte smoke, dirt, inlets, and even pets like dogii or aitiu Outdoor polluunls include chemieab* dust* and amog« thnt U« smoke from factories or transport vehicles like bws •nd truck*.
c People with awthma uiiuolly carry an inhaler in ca»r of on attwek. This inhaler contains medicine that they breathe in> making the contracted nirwaya in the lung# expand no that they enn hreathr normally For n few people with wcverc ailhma. mc<!icinc can mI»o be given by injection ，in other words• it cun be applied under ihe *kin with a ncetilr every few weeks to prevent attacks#
D While it ib not poMible to cure thia condition^ people who nuffer from it Arc
adviMcd to avoid polluUntfu Parents with aathmAtic children are told not to Atnoke In the hou»e and not to keep long haired pots. They need to clean the houfte (requcnily and keep it (rce of inncciiu Aithmutic adult* are told to nvoid outdoor arenii with a lot of pollution nnd working environments with a lot of chcmtcals#
E ScicnhBtn continue to sejirch (or a cure for anthmitt but inatead of waitinK for one# people with Msthma can take an nctivc role in protectinK themselves. By avoiding nmhm・ triRger%* carryinic an inh*kr« livinn in n clenn* Bmokr-frec house* in<l working in ” pollutunt-frcc placet they can live heahhicr livcn>
Dccidr whether the rolhmlnx fttalrmentii arc true or falser Write " I " for True and far Fnlvc un the Answer Sheet
26. Childhood umhmii uaunlly appenrA when childrrn nrc 5.
27. Asthma attAcka m・y be triggered by chcmtcalji and umug v dog：% and catn nnd du«l and inucctii.
28. To control anthmA< mo・i people carry inhalrrii»
29. To nvoid having anthmii Attackse people enn keep (iwh or tunica nn pet«.
30> Anthmatic* should wait for ncicnfistn to find n cure.
试题答案及评分标准
(仅供参考)
Section I New words
a] Mutch ouch votabulury word on the left with the correct definition on the right (3 points racb)
1. H 2.J， 3.F 4.G 5 J
6.C 7.E 8. A 9.D 10. B
jjl] Fill In the hlunks with word# from the box below. (3 pointe each)
I L culture \2. culled 13. technology 14. under 15. routes
16. experts 17. region
18. founded 19. project
20« troditionnl

Section [1 Kcudlng Comprchcn«h>n
[a! lor each question9 chcxxM? the best answer bi»cd on the reading pnnaxc. (5 points rich)
23. A
Z\. A
25. C

\B\ Decide whelhcr the following statementB nrc true or Write MTH for True and "卜"for
I bIm on the Answer Sheet. (3 |>oints each)

26. F
27. T
29. T