福建师范大学18年8月课程考试《高级英语阅读(一)》作业考核试题题目
福建师范大学18年8月课程考试《高级英语阅读(一)》作业考核试题《高级英语阅读(一)》期末考核题
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I翻译以下句子:(出自教材《高级英语阅读一》第48页,第4课TextA)
Allstresspositiveornegativestimulatesabasicbiologicalreactioncalledfightorflight.Thisisahormonallystimulatedstateofarousalthatpreparesyoutofacewhateverchallengeisathandbeityourdaughtersweddingajobinterviewanargumentwithyourspouseortheassaultofawouldbemugger.
IIReadLesson9,TextA“ShootinganElephant”(教材第125127页),answerthefollowingquestions
ShootinganElephant
ByGeorgeOrwell
Onedaysomethinghappenedwhichinaroundaboutwaywasenlightening.ItwasatinyincidentinitselfbutitgavemeabetterglimpsethanIhadhadbeforeoftherealnatureofimperialism—therealmotivesforwhichdespoticgovernmentsact.EarlyonemorningthesubinspectoratapolicestationontheotherendoftownrangmeuponthephoneandsaidthatanelephantwasravagingthebazaarWouldIpleasecomeanddosomethingaboutit?IdidnotknowwhatIcoulddobutIwantedtoseewhatwashappeningandIgotonaponyandstartedout.Itookmyrifleanold.44WinchesterandmuchtoosmalltokillanelephantbutIthoughtthenoisemightbeusefulinterrorem.VariousBurmansstoppedmeonthewayandtoldmeabouttheelephantsdoingsitwasnotofcourseawildelephantbutatameonewhichhadgone"must."Ithadbeenchainedupastameelephantsalwaysarewhentheirattackof"must"isduebutonthepreviousnightithadbrokenitschainandescaped.Itsmahouttheonlypersonwhocouldmanageitwhenitwasinthatstatehadsetoutinpursuitbuthadtakenthewrongdirectionandwasnowtwelvehoursjourneyawayandinthemorningtheelephanthadsuddenlyreappearedinthetown.TheBurmesepopulationhadnoweaponsandwerequitehelplessagainstit.Ithadalreadydestroyedsomebodysbamboohutkilledacowandraidedsomefruitstallsanddevouredthestockalsoithadmetthemunicipalrubbishvanandwhenthedriverjumpedoutandtooktohisheelshadturnedthevanoverandinflictedviolenceuponit.
TheBurmesesubinspectorandsomeIndianconstableswerewaitingformeinthequarterwheretheelephanthadbeenseen.Itwasaverypoorquarteralabyrinthofsqualidbamboohutsthatchedwithpalmleafwindingalloverasteephillside.Irememberthatitwasacloudystuffymorningatthebeginningoftherains...Therewasaloudscandalizedcryof"Goawaychild!Goawaythisinstant!"andanoldwomanwithaswitchinherhandcameroundthecornerofahutviolentlyshooingawayacrowdofnakedchildren.Somemorewomenfollowedclickingtheirtonguesandexclaimingevidentlytherewassomethingthatthechildrenoughtnottohaveseen.Iroundedthehutandsawamansdeadbodysprawlinginthemud.HewasanIndianablackDravidiancooliealmostnakedandhecouldnothavebeendeadmanyminutes.Thepeoplesaidthattheelephanthadcomesuddenlyuponhimroundthecornerofthehutcaughthimwithitstrunkputitsfootonhisbackandgroundhimintotheearth...AssoonasIsawthedeadmanIsentanorderlytoafriendshousenearbytoborrowanelephantrifle.
TheorderlycamebackinafewminuteswitharifleandfivecartridgesandmeanwhilesomeBurmanshadarrivedandtoldusthattheelephantwasinthepaddyfieldsbelowonlyafewhundredyardsaway.AsIstartedforwardpracticallythewholepopulationofthequarterflockedoutofthehousesandfollowedme.TheyhadseentherifleandwereallshoutingexcitedlythatIwasgoingtoshoottheelephant.Theyhadnotshownmuchinterestintheelephantwhenhewasmerelyravagingtheirhomesbutitwasdifferentnowthathewasgoingtobeshot.ItwasabitoffuntothemasitwouldbetoanEnglishcrowdbesidestheywantedthemeat.Itmademevaguelyuneasy.IhadnointentionofshootingtheelephantIhadmerelysentfortherifletodefendmyselfifnecessarywanditisalwaysunnervingtohaveacrowdfollowingyou.Imarcheddownthehilllookingandfeelingafoolwiththerifleovermyshoulderandanevergrowingarmyofpeoplejostlingatmyheels.Atthebottomtheelephantwasstandingeightyardsfromtheroadhisleftsidetowardsus.Hetooknottheslightestnoticeofthecrowdsapproach.Hewastearingupbunchesofgrassbeatingthemagainsthiskneestocleanthemandstuffingthemintohismouth.
Ihadhaltedontheroad.AssoonasIsawtheelephantIknewwithperfectcertaintythatIoughtnottoshoothim.Itisaseriousmattertoshootaworkingelephantitiscomparabletodestroyingahugeandcostlypieceofmachinerymandobviouslyoneoughtnottodoitifitcanpossiblybeavoided.Andatthatdistancepeacefullyeatingtheelephantlookednomoredangerousthanacow.IthoughtthenandIthinknowthathisattackof"must"wasalreadypassingoffinwhichcasehewouldmerelywanderharmlesslyaboutuntilthemahoutcamebackandcaughthim.MoreoverIdidnotintheleastwanttoshoothim.IdecidedthatIwouldwatchhimforalittlewhiletomakesurethathedidnotturnsavageagainandthengohome.
ButatthatmomentIglancedroundatthecrowdthathadfollowedme.Itwasanimmensecrowdtwothousandattheleastandgrowingeveryminute.Itblockedtheroadforalongdistanceoneitherside.Ilookedattheseaofyellowfacesabovethegarishclothes—facesallhappyandexcitedoverthisbitoffunallcertainthattheelephantwasgoingtobeshot.Theywerewatchingmeastheywouldwatchaconjurorabouttoperformatrick.TheydidnotlikemebutwiththemagicalrifleinmyhandsIwasmomentarilyworthwatching.AndsuddenlyIrealizedthatIshouldhavetoshoottheelephantafterall.ThepeopleexpecteditofmeandIhadgottodoitIcouldfeeltheirtwothousandwillspressingmeforwardirresistibly.AnditwasatthismomentasIstoodtherewiththerifleinmyhandsthatIfirstgraspedthehollownessthefutilityofthewhitemansdominionintheEast.HerewasIthewhitemanwithhisgunstandinginfrontoftheunarmednativecrowd—seeminglytheleadingactorofthepiecebutinrealityIwasonlyanabsurdpuppetpushedtoandfrobytheMilofthoseyellowfacesbehind.Iperceivedinthismomentthatwhenthewhitemanturnstyrantitishisownfreedomthathedestroys.Hebecomesasortofhollowposingdummytheconventionalizedfigureofasahib.Foritistheconditionofhisrulethatheshallspendhistireintryingtoimpressthe"natives"andsoineverycrisishehasgottodowhatthe"natives"expectofhim.Hewearsamaskandhisfacegrowstofitit.Ihadgottoshoottheelephant.Ihadcommittedmyselftodoingitwhen1sentfortherifle.Asahibhasgottoactlikeasahibhehasgottoappearresolutetoknowhisownmindanddodefinitethings.Tocomeallthatwayrifleinhandwithtwothousandpeoplemarchingatmyheelsandthentotrailfeeblyawayhavingdonenothing—nothatwasimpossible.Thecrowdwouldlaughatme.AndmywholelifeeverywhitemanslifeintheEastwasonelongstrugglenottobelaughedat.
ItwasperfectlycleartomewhatIoughttodo.Ioughttowalkuptowithinsaytwentyfiveyardsoftheelephantandtesthisbehavior.IfhechargedIcouldshootifhetooknonoticeofmeitwouldbesafetoleavehimuntilthemahoutcameback.Butalso1knewthatIwasgoingtodonosuchthing.Iwasapoorshotwitharifleandthegroundwassoftmudintowhichonewouldsinkateverystep.IftheelephantchargedandImissedhimIshouldhaveaboutasmuchchanceasatoadunderasteamroller.ButeventhenIwasnotthinkingparticularlyofmyownskinonlyofthewatchfulyellowfacesbehind.ForatthatmomentwiththecrowdwatchingmeIwasnotafraidintheordinarysenseasIwouldhavebeenillhadbeenalone.Awhitemanmustntbefrightenedinfrontof"natives"andsoingeneralheisntfrightened.ThesolethoughtinmymindwasthatifanythingwentwrongthosetwothousandBurmanswouldseemepursuedcaughttrampledonandreducedtoagrinningcorpselikethatIndianupthehill.Andifthathappeneditwasquiteprobablethatsomeofthemwouldlaugh.Thatwouldneverdo.Therewasonlyonealternative.Ishovedthecartridgesintothemagazineandlaydownonthereadtogetabetteraim.
Afterwardsofcoursetherewereendlessdiscussionsabouttheshootingoftheelephant.TheownerwasfuriousbuthewasonlyanIndianandcoulddonothing.BesideslegallyIhaddonetherightthingforamadelephanthastobekilledlikeamaddogifitsownerfailstocontrolit.AmongtheEuropeansopinionwasdivided.TheoldermensaidIwasrighttheyoungermensaiditwasadamnshametoshootanelephantforkillingacooliebecausetheelephantwasworthmorethananydamnCoringheecoolie.AndafterwardsIwasverygladthatthecooliehadbeenkilleditputmelegallyintherightanditgavemesufficientpretextforshootingtheelephant.IoftenwonderedwhetheranyoftheothersgraspedthatIhaddoneitsolelytoavoidlookingafool.
1.Howdidthewritergetinvolvedintheincidentintheverybeginning?
2.whatdidthewriterlearnorrealizefromthisstory?
IIIReadLesson6TextB“UnwillingtoSchool”Judgewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
(阅读教材第6课课文B,判断对错)
UnwillinglytoSchool
ByKatrinFitzHerbert
Everychildwithapoorschoolattendancerecordisachildindanger.Atbestheisindangerofnotfulfillinghiseducationalpotentialatworstheisindangerofcrueltyorneglect.
Enforcedschoolabsenceinchildhoodissometimesusedbyadultstojustifytheirowncareerfailure.Itisdifficultforachildtoplaytruantregularlyifhisparentsarekeenforhimtoattendschool.Muchtruancyisopenlycondonedasfortherestnotknowingthatyourchildrenplaytruantisequivalenttonotensuringthattheyareatschool.Itshowslackofinterestintheirwhereaboutsapathyabouttheireducationorinabilitytocontrolthem—i.e.ineffectiveparents...
Thecharacteristicswhichleadfamiliestorejectregularschoolingarelikelytohaveotherdetrimentaleffectsonthechildrenbesideseducationalfailure.Forwhatcouldmakeparentsdecidethatthemostwidelyagreedroutetosecureemploymentsocialacceptanceandpersonalsatisfactionisnotforthem?Thefirstreasonisageneraldifficultyindealingwithfamilyresponsibilitiesparticularlyinthestressfulenvironmentofmoderncities.Gettingthechildtoschoolontimeistoomuchtocopewith(alarmclockbreakfastclothesshoesgymclotheslunchmoney).Secondlythechildscompanymaycomfortadepressedisolatedmother.
Theschoolsinsistenceonuniformsorotherobligationsandpossiblyitsundisguiseddisapprovalofan"inadequate"familymaybethelaststraw.Childrenwhogrowupinsuchfamiliesarelikelytobedeprivedinmanywaysbesideseducation.
Inthesefamilieseducationiswrittenoffasawasteoftime.Forachildgrowingupthisispossiblymoreseriousthanthelossofeducation.Habitualnonattendancecanaccustomchildrenveryearlyintheirlivestorejectingthevaluesandlegalrequirementsofsociety.Itisatrainingindevianceandantisocialbehaviourwhichcanlaythefoundationforagenerallydeviantcareer.Thecommonprogressionfromtruancyorparentallycondonedabsencetojuvenilecrimehasbeenreliablyestablished.
Ingreatestdangerofallisthechildwhosuccessfullyplaystruantforlongperiodswithouthisparentsknowledge.Hispersonalisolationandalienationnotjustfromconventionalbehaviourbutfromhisownfamilyputshimindangerofdelinquencydrugsormentalillnessinlaterlife.Truancyhasbeencalledthe"kindergartenofcrime"andbadschoolattendancespellsfailureandpossibleunemploymentinlaterlife.
Itwassoonrealizedthatnonattendancewastoocomplexandseriousaproblemtobedealtwithbyeducationdepartmentsalone.Muchresponsibilityforschoolattendancewasthereforetransferredtosocialworkers.Thismovehasonitsownhoweverpossiblycreatedasmanyproblemsasithassolved.Thisisbecausetheseriousnesswithwhichtheyregardnonattendanceisanissueonwhichsocialworkersandworkersineducationdiffer.Socialworkerstendtoregarditasmerelyonesymptomofsocialfailurewhichparticularlyifhomelessnessphysicalneglectmaritalproblemsandillnessarepresentdoesnotjustifymoreattentionthantherest.
Workersineducationconsidertheotherproblemsasallthemorereasonwhythechildrenconcernedshouldhavetheadvantageofregularschooling.Thelongertheystaytruantthegreateraretheirchancesofgettingintofurthertrouble.Onechiefeducationwelfareofficertoldme"Thebestformofsocialserviceyoucandofordeprivedchildrenistoseethattheyreceiveeducationinthenormalschoolsetting."
Iwasgivenaccesstoafewcasesofnineyearoldchildrenselectedbytheirheadteacherforcausingconcernduetoproblemsarisingoutsideschool.Ireadtheirfilesandtalkedtotheworkersinvolvedabouthoweachfromhisprofessionalpointofviewsawthechainofeventssincetheinitialreferral.Incasesconcernedwithschoolabsencethismethodproducedacommentaryoftheslowprogressiontowardsstalematewhichcanoccurwhentwodepartmentswithdifferentprioritiesarejointlyresponsibleforsolvingthesameproblem.Forhowcanadecisiveplanforactioneverbeformedifitdependsonthecooperationoftwopeoplewhobasicallydisagree?
Nonattendancecansoinjureachildslifechancesthatitdeservestobetackledbyamoresinglemindedattackthanthis.Aconcertedpolicyshouldfocusonthefollowingareasfirsttheschoolsowncapacityforholdingtheinterestofpupilsseconditsefficiencyinregisteringunexplainedabsencesthirdschoolorientedsocialworkfourthboardingschoolsandfifthpublicattitude.
Thegeneralclimateofaschoolisobviouslyapowerfulfactorinachildsdecisiontoplaytruantsocreatinganacceptableschoolatmosphereisoneofthemostchallengingassignmentsteachersface.Itmusthoweverbedistinguishedfromtheseparatetaskofsettingupefficientmachineryforfollowingupsuspectedtruants.Thisconsistsoftreatinganyunexplainedabsence—evenlatenesswhichisoftenanindicationofabsencetocomeasserious.Iftheschoolimmediatelyqueriesthefirstandsubsequentunexplainedabsenceitwillbemuchmoredifficultforthechildtobecomeahabitualabsentee.
Theschoolssuccessinkeepingnonattendancetoaminimumalsodependsontheeffectivenessofitseducationwelfareofficertheofficiallinkbetweenschoolandhome.Ideallywhenalertedaboutasuspectedabsencehemakesanimmediatehomevisittoseewhathasgonewrong.Inthefirstinstancehemaysimplygoto"collectexcuses"graduallyforminghisownideaoftherealreasonforthechildsabsencethechildisbulliedatschoolthemotherisunhappywhenthechildisatschoolthefamilydoesnotgetupintimetheparentsdontknowaboutthetruancythechildhasnotgotauniformandsoon.Thoughtheofficerwilldowhathecantoalleviateanyproblemhestumblesonhismaininterestistogetthechildbacktoschool.
Anotheringredientofageneralattackonchronicnonattendanceshouldbeboardingeducation.EveryEducationWelfareOfficerhashiscoreofcasesofchildrenwhoseparentsdonotbelieveineducationwhohavesuchpsychologicalproblemsoftheirownthattheyneedtheirchildrenforcompanyorwhoaresoantiauthoritythattheywillnothandtheirchildrenovertoanyrepresentativesofthe"establishment"theydetest.Thesearetheparentswithwhomtheofficerandtheschoolorsocialworkersgetnowhereandwhosechildrengetnoeducationtospeakofifleftintheirhomeenvironment.
Teacherseducationwelfareofficersandsocialworkersaresometimesexcessivelyreluctanttoconsiderboardingschool.Theyregarditasapunitiveactionwithacertainfinalityforthechild.Manyreferralsarethereforemadetoolatetobereallyuseful.Sendingachildtoaboardingschoolshouldbetoimproveasituationwhichisnotgoingwell.Howevereverybodyissowaryofitthatwetendtouseitwhenitisreallytoolatewhenparentsarereadytoberelievedofachildwhoisaproblem—thusgivingthechildgoodreasontofeelrejected.Whenthechildisstillwantedandsenttoboardingschoolagainsthisparentswillthenitcanreallysolvetheproblembyansweringthechildseducationalneedswithoutdestroyingfamilybonds.
Finallythepublicapathytowardstruancyisapositiveincentivetochildrenwhohavedifficultiesatschool.Themaninthestreetevenwhenknockedsidewaysbyadiminutivefootballerduringschoolhoursmerelycursesandwalkson.Wouldabsenceratesbeanydifferentifthepublicoccasionally"hadago"atobviousnonattendersandencouragedthemtogivetheirteachersanotherchancetomakeschoolworthwhileforthem?
1.Everychildwithpoorschoolattendancerecordisunabletofulfillhiseducationalpotentialandisgoingtosuffercrueltyorneglect.
2.Manyparentsdonotknowthattheirchildrenplaytruantregularlywhichshowstheirlackofinterestintheirchildren’seducationorinabilitytocontrolthem.
3.Parent’sdifficultyindealingwithfamilyresponsibilityisnotareasonwhichleadsfamiliestorejectregularschooling.
4.Habitualnonattendancecancausechildrenrejectthevaluesandlegalrequirementsofsocietyveryearlyintheirlives.
5.Truancyorparentallycondonedabsencemayormaynotleadtojuvenilecrime.
6.Mentalillnessinlaterlifeisanotherbadeffectoftruancy.
7.Nonattendanceissuchacomplexandseriousproblemthatitcan’tbedealtwithbyeducationdepartmentalone.
8.Accordingtothispassagethesocialworkersandeducationaldepartmentdidn’tcooperateverywellbecausetheydisagreebasically.
9.Accordingtothewriterregisteringunexplainedabsenceisnotveryeffectivetoresolveregularnonattendance.
10.Unliketheparentstheteacherssocialworkersandeducationwelfareofficersareunwillingtosendtruantstoboardingschoolintheearlystage.
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