微信小程序一、单项选择题（共 1 道试题，共 20 分。选择恰当的摘要）
1. Read the following 2 passages and decide which is a good summary.
A. Ideas concerning poverty have changed. Under Social Darwinism it was thought that families were self-sufficient and should able to take care of themselves. Those who needed help were grudgingly given some relief as a temporary necessity. However, at the turn of the century, there was uneasiness concerning the possible spread of beggary. The “poor” were viewed as a potentially dangerous class and were seen as different from the “paupers.” “Paupers” were those who were not interested in seeking a “better life,” whereas the “worthy poor” were those who did struggle to improve their lot against conditions beyond their control.
B. Ideas concerning poverty have changed. Social Darwinists expected families to be self-sufficient. People in need were given some relief as a temporary necessity. However, the turn of the century saw uneasiness about the spread of beggary. The poor, a potentially dangerous class though, were seen as different from the paupers. Paupers were not interested in seeking a better life while the worthy poor did struggle to improve their lot.
参考答案：B
二、阅读理解（共 2 道试题，共 40 分。为文章每一段选择合适的主题句）
1. Read the following passage and choose the correct topic sentence for the following paragraphs. (20%)
The Only-Child Policy
[1] ___.China has adopted the only-child policy because its large population has become a weighty burden instead of a great asset.
[2] ___. It is universally known that China is a developing country with nearly one-fourth of the world’s population. The first problem the Chinese government has to deal with is to feed its people. So for many years China had to import wheat and other kinds of grain from Canada and Australia, though there were 800 million peasants in the country. Since the responsibility system was adopted in the countryside, the total output of agriculture has increased a great deal, but still the whole nation has to work hard to ensure a sufficient supply of food. The large population slows down China’s advance toward a comfortable society.
[3]____.China’s large population has brought a series of problems and caused great inconvenience to its people. For example, many houses have been built since liberation, but there is still a serious housing shortage. Many young people cannot marry simply because they are not able to get even a single room to live in, not to say an apartment; and it is not uncommon that people are willing to do any work in any institution so long as this can solve their housing problem. Likewise, many roads have been built or rebuilt, and more buses and trains have been put into service. But it is often difficult to get onto a bus or obtain a train ticket.
[4]___. The only-child naturally gets more love and attention from his parents and a better education at home than those who have brothers and sisters. For instance, nowadays many parents not only buy musical instruments for their only child but are also willing to pay for music lessons. Besides, parents with one child may spend less time on household chores and devote more time and energy to their work. The better they work, the more they earn. So people are beginning to see the advantages of having only one child.
[5]____. More and more people have come to realize that on the whole the only-child policy does good not only to the country but to themselves as well.
Topic sentences：
A. In the third place, the only-child policy is based on the interests of the individual.
B. Though at the beginning many people both at home and abroad had doubts about and disapproved of the only-child policy, now they generally accept it, especially those living in the cities.
C. In the first place, the only-child policy is based on the economic strength of the country.
D. In the second place, the only-child policy aims at improving people’s living conditions.
E. Policies are usually formulated under certain circumstances, so was the only-child policy
1). Topic sentence for Paragraph 1
A. A.
B.
B
C.
C
D.
D
E.
E
2). Topic sentence for Paragraph 2
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
3). Topic sentence for Paragraph 3
A. A
B. B
C. C
D.
D
E. E
4). Topic sentence for Paragraph 4
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
5). Topic sentence for Paragraph 5
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
参考答案：ECDAB
2.
Read the following passage and choose the correct topic sentence for the following paragraphs. (20%)
Three Types of Parents
[1] __________. However, as parents’ views of life vary, they show their love in different ways. Generally speaking, parents can be classified into three types— the monarch type, the servant type, and the friend type— according to their different ways of showing their love.
[2] __________. They lay down regulations in the family for children to obey. They enjoy making decisions and arrangements for the “ignorant” children, believing that the young ones will never grow up. Furthermore, they insist that their children should accept all these without question. When their authority is challenged, they become infuriated. With firm conviction in their own philosophy of life, they have little respect for other’s opinions, least of all, their children’s. Their most frequent words to their children are, “You should do this.”
[3] ____________. They are soft, good-natured, and easy-going. They never deny their children any wish, and will cheerfully run to buy anyt their children ask for. They are happy so long as their children are content. With the sincere belief that love means sacrifice, they are ready to give up everything for their children’s sake. With their children at the center of their lives, they always ask, “What else can we do for you?”
[4] _________. They are generous and wise. Like good friends, they discuss with their children the latest news, share their children’s many interests, and listen attentively to their children’s expression of emotion, whether it is anger, fear, joy or sorrow. They have an intimate relationship with their children rather than provide ready solutions. They respect their children as their equals. The words they often say are, “Let’s put our heads together and see what we can do.”
[5] __________. All parents should re-examine and change some of their ways of showing their love if they want their children to grow up happy and healthy.
Topic Sentences：
A. There is no doubt that children welcome the third type of parents, for a free, friendly, and sympathetic atmosphere at home is best for the development of youngsters sound both in body and in mind.
B. The monarch type of parents is intolerant, autocratic, and self-centered.
C. It is universally true that all parents in the world love their children.
D. The friend-type parents, as the term implies, treat their children as friends.
E Contrary to the monarch-type parents, the servant-type parents revolve around their children all the time.
1). topic sentence for paragraph 1
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
2). topic sentence for paragraph 2
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
3). topic sentence for paragraph 3
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
4). topic sentence for paragraph 4
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
5). topic sentence for paragraph 5
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
参考答案：CBEDA
、单项选择题（共 2 道试题，共 40 分。选择合适的应用文）
1. Read the following invitationss and decide which is correct. (20%）
A. Mr. and Mrs. Wang Lixun
request the pleasure of your company
at a dinner at Purple Garden
on Thursday, May, 2013
B. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary
of the founding of Sichuan Normal University
The President, Mr. Yuan Sijia,
would like to invite Prof. and Mrs. Alan Moss
to a reception on September 6th, 2010
from 11 o’clock at the Guest House
R.S.V.P
Tel. 2273839
(regrets only)
C.
Mr. and Mrs. Wang Jian
request the pleasure of the company of
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Caslin
to say farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson and
to welcome Dr. and Mrs. Nathan Langfield
at Zijin Hall, Grand Hotel,
on Friday, 23rd May at 6:30.
R.S.V.P.
64532891
参考答案：C
2.
Read the following messages and decide which is correct. (20%)
A. Dear Prof. Brown,
I would like to express my apologies for not being able to keep our 10 o’clock appointment for Mar. 16, for I have some urgent business to deal with out of town and won’t be back until Mar. 17. I will ring you up as soon as I come back to arrange for another appointment.
Yours sincerely,
Mike
B. June 24
Dear Prof. Hoffman,
I am writing my paper on Martin Eden. I would be very grateful if you could lend me your Jack London: Essays in Criticism for a few days. Please leave the book in my mailbox, #218.
Many thanks,
Jason
C. Prof. Brown,
I’d like to know your comments on the outline of my paper before I begin my first draft. Could you please fix a time and leave a message for me with Teacher Liu in the department office? By the way, I am free on Monday and Tuesday afternoons as well as Thursday and Friday. Thank you!
Annie
参考答案：B
