2017下半年公共英语二级临考阅读模拟试题

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　　Passage One

The future of the Secombe Theatre in Sutton is in doubt after a government report spreads fears of closure. The report says the theatre does not meet modern standards for arts events and the site is capable of a larger-scale(更大规模的)development. While it promises to plan for a neighborhood center, it fails to make any mention of a new theatre, which has left many asking why.

Leading figures from the arts circle have come together to fight for the 21-year-old theatre.

Barbara Windsor, chairman of the Performing Art Society, said, “If they have to tear it down, it would be a waste of a good theatre. Every town needs a heart.”

John Stevens, of Sutton Theatre Company, said the theatre had suffered from a lack of money and business support. “There’s a crying need for a theatre in Sutton and the public will lose out if the Secombe goes.”

Peter Geiringer, a city government official also argued that a neighborhood center was not the same as a theatre. “It’s silly; this is the death of the Secombe. They’re going to replace (代替) it by a hall so no one in Sutton will be able to go to a real theatre.”

Leslie Coman, member of city committee for the arts, said, “The Secombe has played an outstanding role in the culture life of this town over many years. It is only right that the committee continues to look at how it can provide new buildings for artists’ workshops, and performance.”

Sutton Arts Committee Chairman Tony Kerlake said, “At some stage a building comes to the end of its life. If a new one was built in the same place, I would accept that as progress.”

65. The government report makes people wonder whether the theatre will be____________.

A. replaced

B. closed

C. rebuilt

D. enlarged

66. Who would agree to have the theater replaced by a better one?

A. Tony Kerslake.

B. Peter Geiringer.

C. John Stevens.

D. Barbara Windsor.

67. The underlined word “it” refers to___________.

A. the city government

B. the city committee for the arts

C. Sutton Theatre Company

D. Performing Arts Society

68. We learn from the text that many people in the art circle of the town are ____________.

A. for the construction of a neighborhood centre

B. for setting up more artists’ workshops

C. against closing the Secombe Theater

D. against the plan to enlarge the theatre

　　参考答案：

65. B 【解析】此题问的是政府的报告会使人们认为这个剧院将会怎么样。文章的第一句就提到了在政府报告公布以后，人们担心剧院将会被关掉，故B正确。

66. A 【解析】此提问的是谁同意修建一个新的剧院来代替以前的那个。根据几位认识的话我们可以推断出Barbara Windsor，John Stevens和Peter Geiringer都希望以前的剧院能够保存下来，而只有Tony Kerslake则同意建造一个新的剧院，故A正确。

67. B 【解析】此题问的是划线词it指的是什么。根据it在文中的位置，经过分析句子结构，我们可以知道此处的it指代的是前面提到的committee，也就是the city committee for the arts。故B正确。

68. C 【解析】此题问的是通过文章我们可以知道艺术界的多数人的观点是什么。有文章可知，艺术界的多数人是希望保存以前的剧院的，只有一少部分希望重建，故C正确。

　　Passage Two

We all believed that words of a language evolve (进化) gradually over the centuries, rather as animals and plants evolve over millions of year. Sometimes the change is so slight as to be almost unnoticeable-finger, for example, means the same today as it did 1, 000 years ago. Other words have changed out of all recognition. For example, modern English “lord”, a person with high social positions, comes from Old English “hlaford”. It used to mean “guardian of the bread”, a person who protects the bread. But not all word meanings change like this. Just as new and different types of animals and plants can be reproduced, we can call completely new words into being.

Anyone can make a word. The difficult part is to make it stay in the language. To stand the best chance it should probably relate to a particular and fairly specialized subject. That cuts down the number of people who need to agree to use it. Chemists are often having to find expressions for new findings. Once that is achieved, there may be a chance for wider recognition if the expression comes to be of interest to the general public.

Ordinary people can make long-lasting words, though. In 1924, a competition (比赛) was held to make a word for a drinker of illegal liquor(非法出售的酒). A prize of US $200 was offered, and there were reportedly over 25, 000 suggestions. The winners were Henry Irving Dale and Kate L. Butler, who both came up with “scofflaw”. And that word exists in American English to this day, in the rather wider sense “someone who disobeys the law”.

61. What can we learn from the text?

A. It is the duty of specialists to make new words.

B. People are encouraged to make new words.

C. Words evolve faster than animals and plants.

D. New words are usually made by chemists.

62. New words are usually not accepted until they__________.

A. can express common ideas

B. are included in school subjects

C. are proved useful by scientists

D. gain public agreement

63. According to the text，making a new word is less difficult than.