2015年教师资格证统考英语阅读理解专项练习（3）

　　中小学教师职业道德规范教师资格证报名条件

　　Only a few Saint-Simonians opposed a definition of sexual equality based on gender distinction. This minority believe that individuals of both sexes were born similar in capacity and character, and they ascribed male-female differences to socialization and education. The envisioned result of both currents of thought, however, was that women would enter public life in the new age and that sexual equality would reward men as well as women with an improved way of life.

　　1. It can be inferred that the author consider those historians who describe early feminists in the United States as solitary to be

　　【A】insufficiently familiar with the international origins of nineteenth-century American feminist thought.

　　【B】overly concerned with the regional diversity of feminist ideas in the period before 1848.

　　【C】not focused narrowly enough in their geographical scope.

　　【D】insufficiently aware of the ideological consequences of the Seneca Falls conference.

　　2. The authors attitude toward European historians who have studied the Saint-Simonians is primarily one of

　　【A】approval of the specific focus of their research.

　　【B】disapproval of their lack of attention to the issue that absorbed most of the Saint-Simonians energy after 1832.

　　【C】approval of their general focus on social conditions.

　　【D】disapproval of their lack of attention to links between the Saint-Simonians and their American counterparts.

　　3. The author mentions all of the following as characteristic of the Saint-Simonians EXCEPT

　　【A】The group included many women among its members.

　　【B】The group believed in a world that would be characterized by sexual equality.

　　【C】The group was among the earliest European socialist groups.

　　【D】Most members believed that women and men were inherently similar in ability and character.

　　4. It can be inferred from the text that the Saint-Simonians envisioned a utopian society having which of the following characteristics?

　　【A】It would be worldwide.

　　【B】It would emphasize dogmatic religious principles.

　　【C】It would most influence the United States.

　　【D】It would have armies composed of women rather than of men.

　　5. According to the text, which of the following would be the most accurate description of the society envisioned by most Saint-Simonians?

　　【A】A society in which women were highly regarded for their extensive education.

　　【B】A society in which the two genders played complementary roles and had equal status.

　　【C】A society in which women did not enter public life.

　　【D】A social order in which a body of men and women would rule together on the basis of their spiritual power.

　　参考答案：1.A 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.B

　　B

　　The rise of multinational corporations (跨国公司), global marketing, new communications technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleled increase in global public relations or PR.

　　Surprisingly, since modern PR was largely an American invention, the U.S.leader ship in public relations is being threatened by PR efforts in other countries. Ten years ago, for example, the worlds top five public relations agencies were American owned. In 1991 , only one was. The British in particular are becoming more sophisticated and creative. A recent survey found that more than half of all British companies include PR as part of their corporate ( 公司的 ) planning activities, compared to about one third of U.S. companies, It may not be long before London replaces New York as the capital of PR.

　　Why is America lagging behind in the global PR race? First, Americans as a whole tend to be fairly provincial and take more of an interest in local affairs. Knowledge of world geography, for example, has never been strong in this country. Secondly, Americans lag behind their European and Asian counterparts ( 相对应的人 )in knowing a second language. Less than 5 percent of Burson Marshalls U.S. employees know two languages. Ogilvy and Mather has about the same percentage Conversely, some European firms have half or more of their employees fluent in a second language. Finally, people involved in PR abroad tend to keep a closer eye on international affairs. In the financial PR area, for instance, most Americans read the Wall Street Journal. Overseas, their counterparts read the Journal as well as the Financial Times of London and The Economist, Publications not often read in this country.

　　Perhaps the PR industry might take a lesson from Ted Turner of CNN (Cable News Network). Turner recently announced that the work foreign would no longer be used on CNN news broadcasts. According to Turner, global communications have made the nations of the world so interdependent that there is no longer any such thing as foreign.

　　1 .According to the passage, U.S. leadership in public relations is being threatened because______.

　　【A】an unparalleled increase in the number of public relations companies

　　【B】shrinking cultural differences and new communications technologies

　　【C】the decreasing number of multinational corporations in the U.S.

　　【D】increased efforts of other countries in public relations

　　2 . London could soon replace New York as the center of PR because_______.

　　【A】British companies are more ambitious than U.S. companies

　　【B】British companies place more importance on PR than U.S. companies

　　【C】British companies are heavily involved in planning activities

　　【D】four of the worlds top public relations agencies are British owned

　　3 .The word provincial (Line 2 , Para. 3 ) most probably means _______.

　　【A】limited in outlook 【B】ike people from the provinces

　　【C】rigid in thinking 【D】interested in world financial affairs

　　4 .We learn from the third paragraph that employees in the American PR industry_______.

　　【A】speak at least one foreign language fluently

　　【B】are ignorant about world geography

　　【C】are not as sophisticated as their European counterparts

　　【D】enjoy reading a great variety of English business publications

　　5 .What lesson might the PR industry take from Ted Turner of CNN?

　　【A】American PR companies should be more internationally minded.

　　【B】The American PR industry should develop global communications technologies.

　　【C】People working in PR should be more fluent in foreign languages.

　　【D】People involved in PR should avoid using the word foreign.

　　答案： 1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.A