1、国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷 27及答案与解析 0 The market is a concept (概念 ). If you are growing tomatoes for sale, you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbors and some to the manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. If people stop buying tomatoes,
2、 you will stop producing them. If you take care of a sick person to get money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a worker or a driver or a doctor, he is producing goods or service for the market. When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. You may spend money
3、 in shops, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the boss hires you to drive a truck, he is buying your labor in the market. The market may seem to be something abstract (抽象 ). However, its very concrete to each person who is making and selling someth
4、ing. Its telling if nobody buys your tomatoes, it wont be long before you get the information. Its telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesnt want you to do. 1 Which of the following CANNOT produce for the market? （ A） Growing rice for sale. （ B） Writi
5、ng a book for readers, （ C） Making the bed for oneself. （ D） Working as manager of a company. 2 You are buying from the market when you _. （ A） look after you children （ B） eat or drink at a restaurant （ C） borrow a book from the library （ D） ask your manager for a sick leave 3 In what way is the ma
6、rket abstract? （ A） It tells you whether to continue growing tomatoes. （ B） People use energies and resources in doing anything. （ C） You can buy almost anything you need in the market. （ D） Having a job seems to have nothing to do with the market. 4 “Concrete“ probably means _ in the passage. （ A）
7、possible （ B） impossible （ C） almost the same as abstract （ D） the opposite of abstract 5 Which may be the best title of the passage? （ A） What Is the Market （ B） Selling and Buying （ C） Things the Market Sells （ D） What Can the Market Do for You 5 There are many aspects of the womens liberation mov
8、ement. Some women agree with all of the goals of womens liberation. They want full equality with men in every aspect of life. In marriage, they want husbands and wives to share all of the work and responsibilities of a home and family. In work, they want women and men to have the same jobs and the s
9、ame chance to succeed. They want women to be paid just as much as men are for the same work. Other women agree with some of the ideas of womens liberation. They want the same pay if they hold the same jobs as men. At home, however, they do not expect their husbands to share in the cleaning, cooking,
10、 and other household jobs. It is important to remember that the womens liberation movement is not concerned only with concrete issues. The movement is also concerned with attitudes and beliefs. One example of this concern is the issue of a womans identity. A womans identity is what she thinks of her
11、self as a person, who she thinks she is, and what she thinks she can do. Some women do not think they are capable of doing anything important. The womens liberation movement has helped these women improve their view of themselves. Many women who are concerned with womens liberation have taken jobs,
12、have helped others, have raised healthy children, and have done many other things to contribute to their communities. They have shown that they are capable of being good leaders and of doing many important things. 6 We learn from the first paragraph that _. （ A） many women in the western countries a
13、re out of work （ B） men and women hold different views on womens liberation （ C） women are generally paid less than men for the same work （ D） some women wish their husbands to stay at home and do household jobs 7 Which of the following does NOT seem to be a goal of womens liberation? （ A） Bills of
14、a family should be paid by men and not by women. （ B） Men and women share the work at home. （ C） Women enjoy equality with men in every aspect of life. （ D） Women can hold the same positions as men. 8 Some strong supporters of womens liberation believe that _. （ A） men and women are different in man
15、y ways （ B） men and women are equal in every way （ C） some household jobs can only be done by women （ D） men should do more than women 9 The “concrete issues“ are those which _. （ A） relate to material things or practical problems （ B） deal with social or political problems of the world （ C） are con
16、cerned with human rights and social development （ D） have nothing to do with marriage, employment, or living standards 10 Ones identity refers to _. （ A） ones name, sex, age, and nationality （ B） who he thinks he is and what he thinks he can do （ C） who he is to marry and how they will live （ D） wha
17、t one believes in and how he does something for himself 国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷 27答案与解析 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正 确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读理解 10 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解
