Ⅰ.CAREFUL READING It is becoming increasingly recognized that education is a process which continues throughout adult life. The scope of adult and continuing education has widened in recent years and now included, in addition to the development of the individual through cultural, physical and craft pursuits, such subjects as basic education: education for disadvantaged groups and those with special needs such as ethnic minorities or the disabled; consumer education; health education; and pre-retirement education. Continuing education includes training for those in employment, to enable them to keep pace with technological change. The British government has taken a number of recent initiatives to improve opportunities for both adult and continuing education. In 1982 it launched a Professional, Industrial and Commercial Updating Program, designed to help colleges and universities to meet the need to up-date and broaden the skills of those in mid-career in industry, commerce and the professions. A three-year program to encourage the expansion of educational opportunities for the adult unemployed was launched in 1984. Apart from provision for mature students at universities, courses are provided by further education colleges, adult education centers residential colleges, the Open Universities and various other bodies including a number of voluntary organizations. Most of the provision is made by the local education authorities in a wide variety of establishments, including schools used for adult evening classes and community schools which provide educational, social and cultural opportunities for the wider community. Most courses are part-time. Local authorities also maintain or aid many courses lasting between a weekend and a fortnight. Long-term residential colleges, grant-aided by central government departments, provide courses of one or two years and aim to provided a liberal education without academic entry tests. Most students admitted are entitled to full maintenance grants.
1. One of the tasks of continuing education is ______.
A.to help employees get promoted and pay increased
B.to widen employees' knowledge of their country's history
C.to make employees' spare time activities rich and various
D.to keep employees well informed of recent technological developments
A B C D
D
[解析] 细节理解题。文章第六行中说道:Continuing education includes training for those in employment, to enable them to keep pace with technological change.继续教育包括对员工的培训,使他们能够跟得上科技发展的步伐。
2. The word "initiatives" in the 1st paragraph, most probably means ______.
A.plans
B.offers
C.measures
D.proposals
A B C D
C
[解析] 词义辨析题。文章第八行中说道:The British government has taken a number of recent initiatives to improve opportunities for both adult and continuing education.英国政府最近采取了一系列的措施来管理成人教育及继续教育领域。其中take a number of initiatives to do sth.指采取措施做某事。四个选项中只有C的measure(措施)有这个意思。
3. The two programs launched by the British government are designed for ______.
A.students and teachers in colleges and universities
B.the employed and unemployed respectively
C.the government employees in Britain
D.the disadvantaged and the disabled
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节理解题。文中第一段倒数第六行中说道:The British government has taken a number of...continuing education.英国政府最近采取了一系列的措施来管理成人教育及继续教育领域。紧接着就说第一个启动的项目是:1982年,工商业领域职业更新计划项目,旨在帮助各个大学拓宽中层管理人才的技能。1984年,一个“三年”计划项目旨在扩大对失业人员的教育机会。可见这两个项目的目的就是帮助公司雇员和失业人员的。
4. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?
A.Higher education might be replaced by other types of education.
B.Many British young people can receive higher education without entrance examinations.
C.Only those who pass academic entry tests can get financial aid from the central government.
D.The aid for improving adult and continuing education is provided by local and state governments.
A B C D
D
[解析] 判断题。文章中第一段主要讲述了为了满足公司职员及失业人员的需求,当地政府所做的一系列措施。在最后一段的第三行中说道:Most of the provision is made by the local education authorities.这些中措施都是由当地政府来进行的。
5. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.
A.high schools should produce more skilled students
B.adult education will probably become the main type of education in Britain and other developed countries
C.the government should attach importance to various types of education to meet the needs of the changing world
D.higher education should meet the demands of the development of science and technology
Ⅱ.DISCOURSE CLOZE My topic is the Constitution of the United States. Every year thousands of tourists visit the National Archives in Washington D.C., to view the original document, which is on permanent display. 1 . I shall deal with the background of the Constitution, the great Convention of 1787 that produced it, some of its leading principles and provisions, and the means by which 2 . In 1775 the thirteen British colonies that were to become the United States stretched along the Atlantic Coast of North America. 3 . Over the years the colonies had developed greatly. In 1775 they had a population of more than two millions. They enjoyed a large measure of self-government. Each colony had its own legislature 4 . Each colony was separate from the others. They had in common a British cultural and political heritage, and all were subject to laws passed by Parliament and owed allegiance to the British Crown. 5 . The American Revolution came because the colonies had grown stronger and were in less need of British support, because the people in them were less like Europeans than their ancestors had been, 6 . Beginning in 1775 the Revolution continued for several years. With the aid of France the colonies won the war, and in 1783 Great Britain signed a treaty recognizing their independence. 7 . Before the war ended, these thirteen states realized that they would need to work together in peacetime 8 . In 1782 they put into effect a plan for unity under a federal system. This meant that each of the states would remain independent in many ways but would join with the others in a government that would be able to do things 9 . Unfortunately this plan did not provide for a federal government strong enough to enable it to do what needed to be done. This became clear after a few years of experience. In 1786 a call went out to all the states inviting them to send delegates to a meeting 10 . This meeting was the Constitutional Convention, a great turning point in American History. A. that individual states could not do by themselves with success B. The first had been established in 1607, the last in 1732 C. to be sent to the thirteen states for approval D. composed of two houses and modeled after the British Parliament E. and because to the colonists it seemed that the British government meant to assume more and more control over them and to restrict their liberties F. This is the document that has shaped our national life for more than 180 years G. to be held in Philadelphia in the spring of 1787 H. Meanwhile the thirteen new states had created the United States of America I. no more important meeting has been held in America J. it has been adapted over so long a time to the needs of a changing society K. as they had been forced to do in wartime L. Then came a revolt against British rule
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Ⅲ.WORD FORMATIONS
1. (fortunate) The life guard on duty was walking on the beach that bay, but ______ he didn't notice the woman who was drowning.
4. (dependent) China's new generation of professional women have financial ______ and high expectations of a mate, but men's attitudes have not kept pace with the changes.
5. (supervise) Most health services are provided free of charge for low-income groups and at moderate chafes for others, through local and national agencies, under the ______ of the Department of Health.
supervision
[解析] 此题为固定用法,under the supervision of意为“在……监督下”。
6. (able) The rights protection law for the consumers ______ any impaired consumer to claim money from the company.
Ⅳ.TRANSLATION 1 The Constitution is the defender of the rights of the individual. 2 It upholds the principles of freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and freedom of speech. 3 It provides for a fair trial for persons accused of crimes, and forbids cruel and unusual punishments. 4 It protects the home against unlawful search by authorities. It forbids any state to deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law, or to deny to any person equal protection of the laws. How has the Constitution kept up with changing needs and ideas? How has it managed to survive for nearly two hundred years? The answer is: changes have been made in it ever since the beginning. 5 The changes have been made in two ways—by formal amendment and by interpretation by the Supreme Court.