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1、第1頁共10頁電子科技大學(xué)電子科技大學(xué)2014年攻讀碩士學(xué)位研究生入學(xué)考試試題年攻讀碩士學(xué)位研究生入學(xué)考試試題考試科目：考試科目：288單獨考試英語單獨考試英語注：所有答案必須寫在答題紙上，寫在試卷或草稿紙上均無效。注：所有答案必須寫在答題紙上，寫在試卷或草稿紙上均無效。I.ReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Answertheque

2、stionsbeloweachonebychoosingA)B)C)D)MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET。Passage1NearlyeveryoneinBritainwouldliketoowntheirownhomewhethertheydonottheyarepreparedtoputtimemoneyintodecatingfurnishingitevenmakingstructuralaltera

3、tionstoit.BecauseoftheclimatebecauseoftheexpenseinvolvedingoingoutftheeveningtheBritishspendalotoftimeathomealargepartoftheirsociallifetakesplacethere.Youngpeopletendtostaywiththeirfamilieslongerthesedaysasaccommodationi

4、sexpensivebutwhentheymoveawaytoajobcollegetherearevariousoptionsopentothem.Theycangetlodgingswithallady.Thismeansthattheyrentaroominsomeone’shousehavebreakfastwiththefamily.Theycanalsogetabedsittingroomthatistosayoneself

5、containedroominwhichtheycancooklivesleep.Alternativelytheycansharearentedflathousewithagroupofyoungpeopleperhapsthemostpopularoptionofall.Whenyoungpeoplegetmarriedhavesteadyincometheyoftenbuyahouse.Theydothisbytakingouta

6、mtgagewithabuildingsocietybanks.Theyaretheofficialownersmtgageisafinancialloanfanythingupto100%ofthevalueofthehouserepayableovertwentytoftyyears.Peoplecanfinditdifficulttorepaytheirmtgagebutatleasttheyknowthatintheendthe

7、housewillbetheirs.Ifpeoplecannotaffdtobuytheirownhousetheycanrentpropertyfromaprivatelldasdo10%ofthepopulationfromtheirlocalcouncil.Councilhousingisverycheaptorentincomparisonwithanyothertypeofaccommodationsoalotofpeople

8、wanttoliveinit.Waitinglistsarelongbecausetherearejustnotenoughcouncilhousesthesedaystomeetthegrowingneed.UnftunatelyhomelessnessisanincreasinglyseriousproblemalloverBritain.Itaffectsallages:singlepeoplecoupleswithchildre

9、nevenoldagepensioners.In1984fexample83190householdsatermthatcoversfamiliessinglepeoplewereofficiallylistedashomeless.Thisisthetipoftheiceberg.Inoneyear170190householdsappliedtobeputonthelistbutthousswereturneddownalthoug

10、htheywereprobablylivinginovercrowdedconditionsinhousingthatbadlyneededrepairingimproving.1.WhydotheBritishspendalotoftimeathomeA)Becausetheexpensefgoingoutishuge.B)Becausetheclimateisnotveryfavable第3頁共10頁Thesefindingsdon

11、otimplythaturbanismmakeslittlenodifference.Ifneighbsarestrangerstooneanothertheyarelesslikelytosweepthesidewalkofanelderlycouplelivingnextdokeepaneyeoutfyoungtroublemakers.MeoverasWirthsuggestedtheremaybealinkbetweenacom

12、munity’spopulationsizeitssocialheterogeneity.Finstancesociologistshavefoundmuchevidencethatthesizeofacommunityisassociatedwithbadbehavisincludinggamblingdrugsetc.Largecityurbanitesarealsomelikelythantheirsmalltowncounter

13、partstohaveacosmopolitanoutlooktodisplaylessresponsibilitytotraditionalkinshiprolestovotefleftistpoliticalcidatestobemetoleranttonontraditionalreligiousgroupsunpopularpoliticalgroupssocalledundesirables.Everythingconside

14、redheterogeneityunusualbehaviseemtobeoutcomesoflargepopulationsize.6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheganizationofthefirstparagraphA)Twocontrastingviewsarepresented.B)Anargumentpossiblesolutionsaregiven.C)Researchresul

15、tsconcerningthequalityofurbanlifearepresentedinderoftime.D)Adetaileddeionofthedifferencebetweenurbansmalltownlifeisgiven.7.Accdingtothepassageitwasacommonbeliefthaturbanresidents______.A)didnothavethesameinterestwiththei

16、rneighbsB)couldnotdeveloplongstingrelationshipsC)tendedtobeassociatedwithbadbehavisD)usuallyhadmefriends8.Oneoftheconsequencesofurbanlifeisthatimpersonalrelationshipamongneighbs______.A)disruptpeople’snaturalrelationship

17、sB)makethemwryaboutcrimeC)causethemnottoshowconcernfoneanotherD)causethemtobesuspiciousofeachother9.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthebiggeracommunityis_____.A)thehigheritsqualityoflifeB)themesimilaritsinterestsC)theme

18、tolerantopenmindeditisD)thelikelieritistodisplaypsychologicalsymptomsofstress10.WhatisthepassagemainlyaboutA)Similaritiesintheinterpersonalrelationshipsbetweenurbanitessmalltowndwellers.B)Advantagesoflivinginbigcitiesasc