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2004年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试
英语（二）试卷
课程代码：00015
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension (30 points,2 points for each item)
从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage．
Today people all over the world are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution．Pollution is caused either by man's release of completely new and often artificial substances into the environment, or by releasing greatly increased amounts of natural substance，such as oil from oil tankers into the sea．
The whole industrial process，which makes many of the goods and machines we need and use in our daily life, is bound to create a number of waste products which upset the ecological balance．Many of those waste products can be disposed of sensibly, but when more new goods are produced，there will be new, dangerous wastes to be disposed of．Many people，therefore，see pollution as only part of the larger and more complex problem—the whole process of industrial production and consumption of goods．Others again see the problem mainly in connection with agriculture，where new methods make farmers grow more on their land to feed population．However，the land itself is gradually becoming worn out as it is be-mg used．Chemical mixture cannot restore the balance．
Whatever its underlying causes，there is no doubt that much of the pollution problem could be controlled if only everyone would make more effort．In the home there is an obvious need to control little and waste．Food comes wrapped up three or four times in packages that all have to be disposed of；drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cannot be reused．This not only causes a litter problem，but also is a great waste of resources．Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need but to throw away much of what we do buy．So we call solve pollution problems by cutting out excess consumption．unnecessary buy and so on．
21．When we say that people are beginning to hear and learn more and more about
The problem of pollution，we mean that＿＿＿．
A．this problem is becoming the center of public concern
B．people are using products largely made of new and often artificial substances
C．the media is paying more and more attention to this problem
D．people are being better educated about the problem of pollution
22．The major environmental problem caused by industrial process is＿＿＿．
A．the increased production of new goods
B．the creation o0f new products
C．the sensible disposal of the increasing industrial wastes
D．the creation of new wastes
23．The major environmental problem with agriculture is caused by＿＿＿．
A．the increased population farmers have to feed
B．the worn-out farmland
C．the restoration of the balance of the farm land
D．the new methods of farming involving the use of chemical fertilizer
24．In the 1ast paragraph，it is implied that＿＿＿．
A．the packaging problem only makes the pollution worse
B．people should consume less to prevent me problem of pollution
C．advertising plays a positive role in controlling the problem of pollution
D．the problem of pollution can only be solved if we buy less
25．The passage mainly deals with＿＿＿．
A．the causes of pollution and possible solutions
B．pollution in a broad sense
C．the ecological balance
D．the industrial and agricultural pollution
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 31 are based on the following passage．
Hippies were members of a youth movement of the 1960's and 1970's that started in the United States and spread to Canada，Great Britain，and many other countries．The hippies rejected the customs，traditions，and life styles of society and tried to develop those of their own．Most hippies came from white middle-class families and ranged in age from 15 to 25 years old．They thought too many adults cared about making money and little else．The term “hippie” may have come from the word “hip”，which means “tuned-in” or “aware”．
Hippies wanted a world based on love of humanity and peace．Many believed that wonderful，magical change were about to take place．They thought these changes would happen as soon as people learned to express their feelings honestly and to behave naturally at all times．Hippies strongly opposed U．S．involvement in the Vietnam War．
Many hippies lived together in small groups，working with one another and sharing possessions．Others refused to be tied down to a fixed job or home．They wandered from place to place seeking part-time work and temporary shelter．Some begged for spare change and lived in the streets or camped in parks or other public lands．
Hippies were sometimes called “flower children” because they gave people flowers to communicate gentleness and love．They wore long hair and walked barefoot or in sandals(拖鞋)．Hippies attracted public attention by wearing clothing that featured unusual combinations of colors and textures．A large umber of hippies used marijuana，LSD，and 0ther drugs．Drug experiences shaped their ideas．
The Beatles，a popular English rock group，helped spread the hippie movement with their songs．Hippie favorites included other rock groups as the Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airp1ane，singers Joan Baez and Bob Dylan，poet Allen Ginsberg，and novelist Ken Kesey．Many hippies admired Timothy Leary，a psychologist who preached salvation(拯救)through the use of drugs．
In time，most hippies realized it was not easy to reform society by “dropping out” of it．Some joined more organized political movements to work for specific social causes．Others turned to spirituality or religion．The majority simply left the hippie stage of their 1ives behind while trying to hold on to at least a few of the ideals that once inspired them．
26．Which of the following is a proper description of the hippies?
A．Hippies valued independence and didn't like to live together or share possessions．
B．Hippies tended to stick to one job forever．
C．Hippies took drugs to escape from the miserable society．
D．Hippies tried to establish their own life styles．
27．It can be inferred from the passage that hippies called themselves“hippies” because＿＿＿
A．they wanted to be different and independent
B．they wanted people to be aware of the necessity for radical changes
C．they considered traditional values worthless
D．they begged people to notice the changes around themselves
28．According to the passage，the TRUE statement is＿＿＿．
A．many hippies had to beg because no firms would hire them
B．Timothy Leary，a preacher, was the leader of the hippie movement
C．drugs had a very important．influence on hippies' ideas
D．the hippie movement was first known to the British people through the Beatles songs
29．From the last paragraph，We learn that the hippie movement finally declined because most of the hippies＿＿＿．
A．turned to more active ways to reform society
B．lost hope for a better society
C．joined more organized political movements
D．gave up some of their original ideas
30．Which of the following words represents the author's attitude towards the hippie movement?
A．Criticism B．Objectivity
C．Indifference D．Enthusiasm
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based On the following passage．
I came to live here where I am now between Wounded Knee Creek and Grass Creek．Other Indians followed, and we made these little gray houses of wood that you see，and they are Square．It is a bad way to live，for there can be no power in a square．
You have noticed that everything all Indian does is in a circle，and that is because the Power of the World always works in circle．and everything tends to be round．In the old days when we were a strong and happy people，all our power came to us from the holy hoop(圣环)of the nation，and so long as the hoop was unbroken，the people flourished．The flowering tree was the living center of the hoop, and the circle of the four quarters nourished it．The east gave peace and light，the south gave warmth，the west gave rain，and the north with its cold and mighty wind gave strength and endurance．This knowledge came to us from the outer world with our religion．Everything the Power 0fthe World does is done in a circle．The sky is round，and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball，and so are all the stars．The wind, in its greatest power, blows wildly．Birds make their nests in circle，for theirs is the same religion as ours．The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle。The moon does the same，and both are round．Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come bake again to where they were．The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood，and so it is in everything where power moves．Our tepees(圆顶帐篷)were like the nests of birds, and these were always set in a circle，the nation's hoop，a nest of many nests，where the Great Spirit meant for us to hatch(生养)our children．
But the Wasichus (Indian word for “white people”) have put us in these square boxes．Our power is gone and we are dying，for the power is not in us any more．You can look at our boys and see how it is with us．Where we were living by the power of the circle in the way we should，boys were men at twelve or thirteen years of age．But now it takes them much longer to mature．
31．Which of the followings is TRUE about the Indian people's living condition?
A．They don't have modem facilities in their homes．
B．They refused to move from their round tepees．
C．They lived in round tepees，but were forced to live in Square houses．
D．They lived in round tepees．But then decided to move into square houses．
32．The two things compared in the passage are＿＿＿．
A．the Indian's past and present living conditions
B．man and nature
C．the Indian's traditional and modem beliefs
D．the Indian's Old and new living styles
33．In paragraph 2，the“four quarters''refers to＿＿＿．
A．the four corners of the Indians' houses
B．four directions
C．the four seasons
D．the four kinds of natural power
34．According to me speaker, once the Indians moved into square houses，＿＿＿．
A．everyone fell ill and died
B．they forgot the old way of life
C．they had to move to other houses
D．boys took longer to grow into men
35．The speaker feels that＿＿＿.
A．circles and squares both have strong magic
B．it's good for children to spend more years learning how to grow up
C．circles give much power, but squares make Indians weak
D．it's time to give up the old ways of life
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