1、第1頁共10頁電子科技大學電子科技大學2014年攻讀碩士學位研究生入學考試試題年攻讀碩士學位研究生入學考試試題考試科目：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