2011报刊选读考试 (1)

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1、英语09-3班李莎08Note:ThisexamshouldbecompletedinENGLISH.PartI:Explainthefollowingphrases.(20points,2foreach)OprahWinfrey:Americantelevisiontalk-showhostandactress.BorninKisciusko,Mississippiin1954,tounmarriedparentswhoseparatedafterherbirth,shehadatroublechildhood,experiencin

2、gneglectandsexualabuse.LatershegotthefullscholarshiptoaStateUniversity,andduringthistimeshebecameanexcellentstudent.Aftergraduatingin1976,sheworkedasatelevisionnewscasterandin1984shebecamethehostoftelevisiontalkshow“A.M.Chicago.”Andlatershebecameafamouspersonalloverthewo

3、rld.AmericanDream:theideaoffreedomandopportunitythatmotivatedthenation’sfounders;itisalsoregardsasanevocationofgreathopeofthenation.Filibuster:ItisastrategyemployedintheUnitedStatesSenate,bywhichaminoritycandelayavoteonproposedlegislationbymakinglongspeechesorintroducing

4、irrelevantissue.HostCulture:Itisoppositetothehomeculture.Itreferstosomepeopleliveinabroadandtheywanttogetthosecountiesculture.Forexample,ChinesestudentswanttolearnEnglishculture,andwecansaytheEnglishcultureisthehostculture.StolenNation:Duringthe1960’sto1970’s,Americanand

5、Sovietbegantoseekhegemonyintheworld.Atthissituation,inordertoSooner:ExitPolls:Op-EdArticle:AbramoffEffect:Watergate:PartII:Giveanswerstothefollowingquestions.(30points,10foreach)1.ExplainfeaturesofEnglishnewspaperheadlines.1.Abbreviation:(1)Institutions:EU=EuropeanUnion(

6、2)shorteningword:Vet=Veteran2.Shortword:CarterManinChina:uses“man”insteadof“representative”3.Omissions:(1)omissionofemptywords:RailsChaosGettingWorse=TheRailsisGettingWorse(2)notallthearticlesareomitted(3)Usingcommainsteadof“and”(4)sometimesusedcoloninsteadof“tobe”(5)usi

7、ngcolonandquotationinsteadoftheverbsof“say,said”4.Tense:almostallusethepresenttense2.Listatleasteighttypesofcompoundadjective.(twoexamplesforeachtype)1.adj+nlong-termhard-fought2.n+nmilitary-historyscience-fiction3.adj+adjstrong-mindedwet-cold4.n+ingtime-consumingpeace-l

8、oving5.adj+ingeasy-goinghard-working6adj+pastparticiplequick-frozenhalf-baked7.adv+pastparticipledimly-