1、It is simply a fantastic imagination to conceive that one can master a foreign language overnight. 单选题 2分

2、What I valued most while in Europe was the close proximity to other countries, each with their own distinct languages, cultures and customs, 单选题 2分

3、The circumstances of Mary’s parent’ divorce shattered her faith in the sanctity of marriage. 单选题 2分

4、The Western concept of liberty under law merely comes from the influence of Greek culture. 判断题 2分

5、The rejection of classics in the higher educational institutions of the west marked the death of classical tradition. 判断题 2分

6、Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with major life changes and daily hassles （困难）. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, reveal that the presence of social support helps people fend off illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely. Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives, and co- workers nay let us know that they value us, our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provides us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting（转移注意力）us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support—financial aid, material resources, and needed services – that reduces stress by helping us resolve and cope with our problems. Interpersonal relationships are important because. 单选题 2分

7、Research shows that people’ physical and mental health. 单选题 2分

8、Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “cushions” (Line 3, Para. 2)? 单选题 2分

9、Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an example of. 单选题 2分

10、Social companionship is beneficial in that. 单选题 2分

11、These ideas were, of course, direct descendents of the British Enlightenment, but they were also indirect descendents of elements in the classical and the Christian traditions as well. 简答题 2分

12、American leadership in many ways—imbued as they were with the democratic and the commercial spirit—had already ceased to believe in the classical tradition, since it was so remote from the actuality of their lives and livelihoods. 简答题 2分

13、One important cause of the generation gap in the US is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own life-styles. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and approve of, and often to continue the family occupation. In modern society, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family home at an early age, marry – or live with – people whom their parents have never met and choose occupations different from those of their parents. In our upwardly mobile society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the ambitions that parents have for their children are another cause of the division between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other. Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become obsolete overnight. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities. What is the passage mainly about? 简答题 2分

14、According to the author, what leads to the generation gap in the U.S.? 简答题 2分

15、According to the author, what is an upwardly mobile society? 简答题 2分