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1、专业英语四级-59及答案解析 (总分:100.02,做题时间:90分钟)一、READING COMPREHENSIO(总题数:0,分数:0.00)二、Passage 1(总题数:1,分数:20.00)Latino youths need better education for Arizona to take full advantage of the possibilities their exploding population offers. Arizonas fast-growing Latino population offers the state tremendous promi
2、se and a challenge. Even more than the aging of the baby boomers, the Latino boom is fundamentally reorienting the states economic and social structure. Immigration and natural increase have added 600,000 young Latino residents to the states population in the past decade. Half of the population youn
3、ger than 18 in both Phoenix and Tucson is now Latino. Within 20 years, Latinos will make up half of the homegrown entry-level labor pool in the states two largest labor markets. What is more, Hispanics are becoming key economic players. Most people dont notice it, but Latinos born in Arizona make up
4、 much of their immigrant parents economic and educational deficits. For example, second-generation Mexican-Americans secure an average of 12 grades of schooling where their parents obtained less than nine. That means they erase 70 percent of their parents lag behind third-generation non-Hispanic Whi
5、tes in a single generation. All of this hands of the state a golden opportunity. At a time when many states will struggle with labor shortages because of modest population growth, Arizona has a priceless chance to build a populous, hardworking and skilled workforce on which to base future prosperity
6、. The problem is that Arizona and its Latino residents may not be able to seize this opportunity. Far too many of Arizonas Latinos drop out of high school or fail to obtain the basic education needed for more advanced study. As a result, educational deficits are holding back many Latinosand the stat
7、e as well. To be sure, construction and low-end service jobs continue to absorb tens of thousands of Latino immigrants with little formal education. But over the long term, most of Arizonas Latino citizens remain ill-prepared to prosper in an increasingly demanding knowledge economy. For the reason,
8、 the educational uplift of Arizonas huge Latino population must move to the center of the states agenda. After all, the education deficits of Arizonas Latino population will severely cramp the fortunes of hardworking people if they go unaddressed and could well undercut the states ability to compete
9、 in the new economy. At the entry level, slower growth rates may create more competition for low-skill jobs, displacing Latinos from a significant means of support. At the higher end, shortages of Latinos educationally ready to move up will make it that much harder for Knowledge-based companies staf
10、f high-skill positions.(分数:20.00)(1).The Latino population is changing Arizonas _.(分数:4.00)A.aging problemB.educational systemC.economic structureD.financial deficits(2).What can be inferred from the third paragraph?(分数:4.00)A.The Latino population in Arizona is made up of Hispanics and Mexican-Amer
11、icans.B.The first-generation Latinos are immigrants instead of being born in America.C.70 percent of the first-generation Latinos had less schooling than nine years.D.The educational system used to be in favor of the non-Hispanic Whites.(3).educational deficits (Para. 4) most probably means that _.(
12、分数:4.00)A.the state did not put much money into educationB.many Latinos are too poor to obtain educationC.education is not a profitable enterpriseD.many Latinos are not well-educated(4).According to the author, Arizona should give highest priority to _.(分数:4.00)A.controlling the Latino populationB.e
13、nhancing the educational level of the Latino populationC.improving the knowledge-based economyD.building the Latino population into hardworking and skilled workforce(5).It is implied that, in the long run, most Latinos in Arizona will _.(分数:4.00)A.be joblessB.be badly-paidC.do low-skill jobsD.do hig
14、h-skill jobs三、Passage 2(总题数:1,分数:20.00)Sex prejudices are based on and justified by the ideology that biology is destiny. According to the ideology, basic biological and psychological differences exist between the sexes. These differences require each sex to play a separate role in social life. Wome
15、n are the weaker sexboth physically and emotionally. Thus, they are naturally suited much more so than men, to the performance of domestic duties. A womans place, under normal circumstances, is within the protective environment of the home. Nature has determined that women play care-taker roles, suc
16、h as wife and mother and homemaker. On the other hand men are best suited to go out into the competitive world of work and politics, where serious responsibilities must be taken on. Men are to be the providers; women and children are dependents. The idea also holds that women who wish to work outsid
17、e the household should naturally fill these jobs that are in line with the special capabilities of their sex. It is thus appropriate for women, not men, to be employed as nurses, social workers, elementary school teachers, household helpers, and clerks and secretaries. These positions are simply an
18、extension of womens domestic role. Informal distinctions between womens work and mens work in the labor force, according to the ideology, are simply a functional reflection of the basic differences between the sexes. Finally, the ideology suggests that nature has worked her will in another significa
19、nt way. For the human species to survive over time, its members must regularly reproduce. Thus, women must, whether at home or in the labor force, make the most of their physical appearance. So goes the ideology. It is, of course, not true that basic biological and psychological differences between
20、the sexes require each to play sex-defined roles in social life. There is much evidence that sex roles vary from society to society, and those role differences that do exist are largely learned. But to the degree people actually believe that biology is destiny and that nature intended for men and wo
21、men to make different contributions to society, sex-defined roles will be seen as totally acceptable.(分数:20.00)(1).Biology is destiny in the first sentence means that _.(分数:4.00)A.biological differences determine sex rolesB.ones sex is determined before his/her birthC.human cannot control their own
22、fateD.human beings cant change their sex(2).Jobs such as nursing and teaching are considered suitable for women because _.(分数:4.00)A.women are physically and emotionally weakerB.men are not suited for such jobsC.such jobs grow out of their position in the homeD.distinctions are made between womens w
23、ork and mens work(3).The author most probably believes role differences exist because _.(分数:4.00)A.there are biological and psychological differences between the sexesB.men and women can make different contributions to societyC.men and women must survive in cooperationD.men and women acquire them fr
24、om their cultures(4).Which of the following can sum up the main idea of the whole passage?(分数:4.00)A.Is Biology Destiny?B.An Important Ideology.C.Differences between the Sexes.D.Sex Roles.(5).The author looks at sex-defined roles with _.(分数:4.00)A.enthusiastic approvalB.partial acceptanceC.strong di
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