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湖北2018年成人学位英语考试预测试题及答案一

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根据下面资料，回答{TSE}题

Traditionally, universities have carried out two main activities: research and teaching. Many experts would argue that both these activities play a critical role in serving the community. The fun-damental question, however, is: how does the community want or need to be served?

In recent years universities have been coming under increasing pressure from both the govern-ments and the public to ensure that they do not remain "ivory towers" ( 象牙塔 ) of study separated from the realities of everyday life. University teachers have been encouraged, and in some cases constrained (强逼), to provide more courses which produce graduates with the technical skills re-quired for the commercial use. If Aristotle wanted to work in a university in the UK today, he would have a good chance of teaching computer science but would not be so readily employable as a philosopher.

A post-industrial society requires large numbers of computer programmers, engineers, manag-ers and technicians to maintain and develop its economic growth but "man", as the Bible says,"does not live by bread alone. " Apart from requiring medical and social services, which do not di-rectly contribute to economic growth, the society should also value and enjoy literature, music and the arts. In these cost-conscious times, it has even been pointed out in justification for the funding of the arts that they can be useful money earners. A successful musical play, for instance, can con-tribute as much to the Gross National Product through tourist dollars as any other things.

第31题 What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Traditional universities only cared about research and teaching.

B.Universities must meet the needs of the community.

C.Research and teaching are no longer important in universities.

D.Universities play an important role in our society.

第32题 According to the second paragraph, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.The society is not satisfied with the current college education.

B.The governments ask too much from colleges.

C.Teachers are forced to do what they don' t like to do.

D.University teachers like to provide practical courses.

第33题 The author quoted Aristotle as an example in order to show that __________.

A.he could still be an excellent teacher if he were alive

B.abstract courses like philosophy are no longer popular

C.philosophy should be cut off from university curriculum

D.philosophers had better know computer science

第34题 According to the passage, literature, music and the arts __________.

A.are totally useless

B.are not good for economic development

C.can also promote economic development

D.are of less importance compared to some practical courses

第35题 The author believes that __________.

A.man can live by bread alone

B.arts cannot be useful money earners

C.universities should only teach technical skills

D.arts and technical skills are both important for the society' s development

根据下面资料，回答{TSE}题

Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electri-cal engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that' s not what I did.

I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university that doesn' t even offer major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble rea-sons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my career. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who weren' t studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.

I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering "factories" where they didn' t care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer:technical genius and sensitive humanist all in one.

Now I am not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering cour-ses with liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile engineering with liberal-art courses in college.

The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineer-ing and the liberal arts simply don' t mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse, the struggle to Reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.

第36题 The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he__________.

A.intended to become an engineer and genius

B.intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals

C.wanted to communicate with liberal-arts students

D.wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality

第37题 In the author' s view, by interacting with liberal-arts students engineering students can___________.

A.balance engineering and the liberal-arts

B.find a better job in the future

C.become noble idealists

D.broaden their horizons

第38题 In the eyes of the author, a successful engineering student is expected___________.

A.to have an excellent academic record