PartIII(15points,30minutes)
SectionI:ErrorCorrection(10points,15minutes)
Culturereferstothesocialheritageofapeople-thelearned
patternsforthinking,feelingandactingthatcharacterizea
populationorsociety,includetheexpressionofthesepattersinS1.____
materialthings.Cultureiscomposeofnonmaterialculture-S2.____
abstractcreationslikevalues,beliefs,customsandinstitutional
arrangements-andmaterialculture-physicalobjectlikeS3.____
cookingpots,computersandbathtubs.Insum,culturereflects
boththeideasweshareoreverythingwemake.InordinaryS4.____
speech,apersonofcultureistheindividualcanspeakanotherS5.____
language-thepersonwhoisunfamiliarwiththearts,music,S6.____
literature,philosophy,orhistory.Buttosociologists,tobe
humanistobecultured,becauseofcultureisthecommonworldS7.____
ofexperiencewesharewithothermembersofourgroup.
Cultureisessentiallytoourhumanness.ItprovidesakindS8.____
ofmapforrelatingtoothers.Considerhowyoufeelyourway
aboutsociallife.Howdoyouknowhowtoactinaclassroom,
oradepartmentstore,ortowardapersonwhosmilesorlaughS9.____
atyou?Yourculturesuppliesyoubybroad,standardized,S10.____
ready-madeanswersfordealingwitheachofthesesituations.
Therefore,ifweknowaperson'sculture,wecanunderstand
andevenpredictagooddealofhisbehavior.
SectionBShortAnswerQuestions(15minutes)
Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewith8questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinfewestpossiblewords.Youranswermaybeaword,aphrase,orashortsentence.Writeyouranswersinthespacesprovidedontherightofthepage.
Sportisoneoftheworld’slargestindustries,andmostathletesareprofessionalswhoarepaidfortheirefforts.Becauseanathletesucceedsbyachievementonly―notbyeconomicbgroundorfamilyconnections―sportscanbeafastroutetowealth,andmanyathletesplaynformoneythanforlove.
Thishasnotalwaysbeentrue.IntheancientOlympicsthewinnergotonlyawreathofoliveleaves(橄榄叶花环).Eventhoughthewinnersbecamenationalheroes,thegamesremainedamateurforcenturies.Athleteswonfame,butnomoney.Astimepassed,however,thecontestsbecameincreasinglylessamateurandcitiesbegantohireathletestorepresentthem.BythefourthcenturyA.D.,theOlympicswereruined,andtheyweresoonended.
In1896,theOlympicgameswererevived(使再度兴起)withthesamegoalofpureamateurcompetition.Therulesbarathleteswhohaveeverreceiveda$50prizeoranathleticscholarorwhohavespentfourweeksinatrainingcamp.Atleastonecompetitorinthe1896gamesmetthesequalifications.HewasSpiridonLoues,awatercarrierwhowonthemarathonrace,afterrace,arichAthenianofferedhimanythinghewanted.Atrueamateur,Louesacceptedonlyacartandahorse.Thenhegaveuprunningforever.ButLoueswasanexceptionandnow,astheChairmanoftheGermanOlympicCommitteesaid,“Nobodypaysanyattentiontotheserules.”Manycountriespaytheirathletestotrainyear-round,andOlympicathletesareeagertoselltheirnamestocompaniesthatmakeeverythingfromskiequipmenttofastfood.
Eventhegamesthemselveshavebecomeahugebusiness.CountriesfighttoholdtheOlympicsnotonlyforhonor,butformoney.The1972gamesinMunichcosttheGermans545milliondollars,butbysellingmedalsymbols,TVrights,food,drink,hotelrooms,andsouvenirs(纪念品),theymanagedtomakeaprofit.Appropriately,thesymbolofvictoryintheOlympicGamesisnolongerasimpleolivewreath―itisagoldmedal.
S1.Tomanypeople,sportstodayisnothingS1.________
butS1.
S2.Whatdomostathletesoftodaygoafter?S2.________
S3.WhatrewardcouldanancientGreekathleteS3.________
expect?S3.
S4.BythefourthcenturyA.D.,OlympiccontestsS4.________
becameincreasinglymoreS4.
thusruiningtheOlympics.
S5.WhentheOlympicGameswererevivedinS5.________
1896,athleteswhohadreceivedspecial
trainingincampswouldbeS5.
S6.WhatdidSpiridonLouesdoafterheacceptedS6.________
theAthenian’sgift?S6.
S7.Accordingtotheauthor,someathletesareS7.________
Evenwillingtoadvertiseforbusinesses
S8.The1972MunichgamesmanagedtomakeS8.(1)________
abigprofitmainlybyS8(1)services(2)________
andsellingS8(2).
PartIVWriting(15points,30minutes)
YouaresupposedtohandinyourbookreportfortheExtensiveReadingCourseonMonday,butyouaretwodayslate.NowyouareoutsideProfessorLin’sofficeasyouwanttohandinyourassignment,butheisnotin.Writeanotetohim,apologizingandexplainingwhyyoudidn’tgivehimyourworkontime.
Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use“WangDong”instead.Youdonotneedtowritetheaddress.
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