西安建筑科技大学英语考试试卷(08-1) The problem now became If they waited for him, no doubt the hosts would ome, and they 'd feel so ba When I was in high school in the 1950s, students seldom held jobs. Some of us baby-sat, shoveled snow, mowed Mc,.cBdh,thd如w甲mkwh由wwe?awa regular source of income other than the generosity of our parents. The only kids who worked regularly were poor. They ell, they couldn't decide what to do. They couldn't just stay there and they couldn't park elsewhere on the street worked to help their families. IfI remember correctly, only about five people in my class of 170 held jobs Th to wait for the husband because no doubt the hosts would come along, spot their car, and then they'd really have a lot a working-class town in New England. As for the rest of us, our parents believed that going to school and helping of explaining to do. ( They couldnt call him on the cell phone, because cell phones hadnt been invented yet) So Lizzie and her kids did the only possible thing. They drove a while to a place where they were sure her the few students among juniors and seniors who didn't work. husband would pass, and they waited for him there, to flag him down and explain the situation. d Laurence Steinberg in"When Teenagers Work "came up with estimates of more they couldn't really spot his car. The oldest son had to flag down each passing car--in the than 70 percent working in 1986, though I suspect that the figure may be even higher now attended a publie high school while my daughter attended a school whose students are mainly middle class. By "Well At leas we've got our heath mallalall. The son got back in the ca, loked over at Lizie, sighed, and said, the standards of my day, her clasmates did not"have to"work Yet mamy of them were warking 20 to 30 hours After about 10 cars there eek. why? s dinner invitation? They worked so that they could spend $60 to S100 a week on designer jeans, rock concerts, stereo and video 56. What was wrong with A)Lizzie's famil too early for the dinner ems, and of co luxury, buying items on which their parents refused to thro yay. Though the parents would not buy such tripe for their kids, the parents somehow convinced Lizzie and her friends didnt communieate well D )The hosts did not prepare enough food for the guests. about a quarter of these students saved money for college or other long-term goals. 57. Why couldnt they just go home and forget about the dinner? How students spend their money is their business, not mine. But as a teacher, I have witnessed the effects of their employ ment. I know that students who work all evening aren't ready for study ing when they get home from work. cause Lizzzie's husband was to eone to meet them there spending all their free time study in D)Because the hosts would feel very bad about their own mistakes. Thus, by the time they get to college, most students look upon studies as a spare-time activity. Clearly individual What did Lizzie deide to do students will pay the price for lack of adequate time studying, but the problem goes beyond the individual. It extends to They tried to stop the husband on the way. ason American education has declined so markedly is because America has raised a generation or They par-time students. And perhaps our economy will continue to decline as full-time students from Japan and Europe ))They explained to their friends that they had to continue to outperform our part-time students. Which of the following is NOT th students in the author'stimes get their pocket money? It was dark. B)They helped take care of little kids. They didnt know when the husband would com C)Their parents simply gave them the money. They didnt know where the husband would pass. D) Their parents asked them to do some housewor 60. What does the passage intend to tell the reader 62. How many students does the author believe are working regularly now? A)It's not easy at B) People may get into trouble with their friends. C)70% D) above 7U% C) It's not a good idea to find the husband by stopping every car 63. Which of the following statements is true about the passage? A)Parents in 1950s did not encourage their children to hold regular jobs. Passage Three C)Full-time students in 1980s studied better than part-time students in 1950k. Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage D) Parents in 1980s believed that working gave students more social experience Student e is a major cause of educational decline西安建筑科技大学英语考试试卷 (08-1) The problem now became: If they waited for him, no doubt the hosts would come home, and they’d feel so bad about the misunderstanding that they’d insist on making dinner and go to lots of trouble and then Lizzie would feel awful, etc., etc. But if they didn’t wait…then he’d show up and not know that this was the wrong night. Well, they couldn’t decide what to do. They couldn’t just stay there and they couldn’t park elsewhere on the street to wait for the husband because no doubt the hosts would come along, spot their car, and then they’d really have a lot of explaining to do. (They couldn’t call him on the cell phone, because cell phones hadn’t been invented yet.) So Lizzie and her kids did the only possible thing: They drove a while to a place where they were sure her husband would pass, and they waited for him there, to flag him down and explain the situation. Only it was so dark they couldn’t really spot his car. The oldest son had to flag down each passing car―in the freezing cold―to make sure it wasn’t his father’s. After about 10 cars there was finally a lull. The son got back in the car, looked over at Lizzie, sighed, and said, “Well. At least we’ve got our health.” 56. What was wrong with Lizzie’s dinner invitation? A) Lizzie’s family arrived too early for the dinner. B) Lizzie’s friends were not home at the moment. C) Lizzie and her friends didn’t communicate well. D) The hosts did not prepare enough food for the guests. 57. Why couldn’t they just go home and forget about the dinner? A) Because the friends had already seen their car. B) Because they had to do a lot of explaining to the hosts. C) Because Lizzie’s husband was to come to meet them there. D) Because the hosts would feel very bad about their own mistakes. 58. What did Lizzie decide to do? A) They stayed there and waited. B) They tried to stop the husband on the way. C) They went to have dinner in a restaurant. D) They explained to their friends that they had to go. 59. Which of the following is NOT the reason for the difficulty in finding the husband? A) It was cold. B) It was dark. C) They didn’t know when the husband would come. D) They didn’t know where the husband would pass. 60. What does the passage intend to tell the reader? A) It’s not easy at all to go to a dinner invitation. B) People may get into trouble with their friends. C) It’s not a good idea to find the husband by stopping every car. D) Invitations can become troubles because of misunderstanding. Passage Three Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage. Student employment is a major cause of educational decline. When I was in high school in the 1950s, students seldom held jobs. Some of us baby-sat, shoveled snow, mowed lawns, and delivered papers, and some of us got jobs in department stores around Christmas. But most of us had no regular source of income other than the generosity of our parents. The only kids who worked regularly were poor. They worked to help their families. If I remember correctly, only about five people in my class of 170 held jobs. That was in a working-class town in New England. As for the rest of us, our parents believed that going to school and helping around the house were our work. In contrast, in 1986 my daughter was one of the few students among juniors and seniors who didn’t work. Sociologists Ellen Greenberger and Laurence Steinberg in “When Teenagers Work” came up with estimates of more than 70 percent working in 1986, though I suspect that the figure may be even higher now. I attended a public high school while my daughter attended a school whose students are mainly middle class. By the standards of my day, her classmates did not “have to” work. Yet many of them were working 20 to 30 hours a week. Why? They worked so that they could spend $60 to $100 a week on designer jeans, rock concerts, stereo and video systems, and of course, cars. They were living lives of luxury, buying items on which their parents refused to throw hard-earned money away. Though the parents would not buy such tripe for their kids, the parents somehow convinced themselves that the kids were learning the value of money. Yet, according to Ms. Greenberger and Mr. Steinberg, only about a quarter of these students saved money for college or other long-term goals. How students spend their money is their business, not mine. But as a teacher, I have witnessed the effects of their employment. I know that students who work all evening aren’t ready for studying when they get home from work. Moreover, because they work so hard and have ready cash, they feel that they deserve to have fun—instead of spending all their free time studying. Thus, by the time they get to college, most students look upon studies as a spare-time activity. Clearly individual students will pay the price for lack of adequate time studying, but the problem goes beyond the individual. It extends to schools and colleges that are finding it difficult to demand quantity or quality of work from students. Perhaps the reason American education has declined so markedly is because America has raised a generation of part-time students. And perhaps our economy will continue to decline as full-time students from Japan and Europe continue to outperform our part-time students. 61. How did most students in the author’s times get their pocket money? A) They worked in department stores. B) They helped take care of little kids. C) Their parents simply gave them the money. D) Their parents asked them to do some housework. 62. How many students does the author believe are working regularly now? A) 40% B) 60% C) 70% D) above 70% 63. Which of the following statements is true about the passage? A) Parents in 1950s did not encourage their children to hold regular jobs. B) Students in 1980s did need to work long hours to help their families. C) Full-time students in 1980s studied better than part-time students in 1950s. D) Parents in 1980s believed that working gave students more social experience. 专业班级 9 10 ： 姓名： 学号： 下 装 订 线 上 装 订 线 下 装 订 线 上 装 订 线