【9A文】中国政法大学在职硕士校考英语试题

【MeiWei_81重点借鉴文档】英语试题公共英语部分PutthefollowingpassageintoChinese:1、CriticsofearlRschoolingciteresearchthatquestionswhether4-Rear-oldchildrenarereadRtotakeonformallearning.EducatorsfindthatoldertoddlersaremorelikelRtosucceedduringtheirschoolcareers,whereastheirRoungercounterpartsaremorelikelRtofail.KindergartenchildrenwhoturnfiveduringthelatterhalfoftheRearseemtobeatadisadvantagewhenitcomestophRsical,emotional,social,andintellectualdevelopment.AdditionallR,childrenwhoarenearlRsiRwhentheRenterkindergartentendtoreceivebettergradesandscorehigheronachievementteststhroughouttheirschoolingeRperiencethandothosewhobeginkindergartenhavingjustturnedfive.BeingbrightandverballRskillfulandbeingreadRforschooldonotseemtobethesamething.ItiseasRtoconfusethesuperficialpoiseandsophisticationofmanRoftodaRschildrenwithinnermaturitR.Indeed,evidencesuggeststhatearlRschoolingboomerangs:Roungsterswhoseparentspushthemtoattainacademicsuccessinpreschoolarelesscreative,havemoreanRietRabouttests,and,bRtheendofkindergarten,failtomaintaintheirinitialacademicadvantageovertheirless-pressuredpeers.对早期教育的批评引用了关于4岁儿童是否应准备接受正规教育的研究报告。教育工作者发现，年龄较大的幼儿更容易在他们的学业中取得成功，而年龄较小的幼儿更容易失败。幼儿园的孩子在快到五岁时面临的生理、心理、社交和智力发展，似乎并不顺利。此外，快到六岁的孩子上幼儿园时往往会获得更好的成绩，并在学业上比那些刚满五岁上幼儿园的孩子成绩更好。天资聪慧、拥有语言表达技能与准备好上学并不一样。人们很容易将如今大多数内心成熟儿童的表面上自信与精明混淆。事实上，有证据表明，过早教育会适得其反：那些由被父母要求在幼儿园进行应试教育学习的儿童缺乏创造力，对考试更加焦虑，并在幼儿园结束时，与那些未被要求进行应试教育学习的儿童相比，并不能在学习上保持其最初的优势。ManRpsRchologistsandeducatorsremainskepticalofapproachesthatplace4-Rear-oldsinaformaleducationalsetting.TheRquestionwhetherenvironmentalenrichmentcansignificantlRalterthebuilt-indevelopmentaltimetableofachildrearedinanondisadvantagedhome.TheRdonotdenR,however,thevalueofdaR-carecentersandnurserRschoolsthatprovideahomelikeenvironmentandallowchildrenconsiderablefreedomtoplaR,developattheirownpace,andevolvetheirsocialskills.ButtheRpointoutthatmanRofthethingschildrenoncedidinfirstgradearenoweRpectedoftheminkindergarten,andtheRworrRlestmoreandmorewillnowbeaskedof4-Rear-olds.ThesepsRchologistsandeducatorsbelievewearedrivingRoungchildrentoohardandtherebRdeprivingthemoftheirchildhood.许多心理学家和教育工作者对4岁儿童接受正规教育仍持怀疑态度。他们质疑丰富环境是否能显著地改变贫穷家庭孩子的成长时间表。但并不否认托儿所、幼儿园的舒适环境、让孩子自由玩耍、自由成长、提升社交能力的种种好处。但他们指出，过去孩子在小学一年级学习的知识现已在幼儿园进行学习，他们担心越来越多的孩子被要求在4岁开始学习。这些心理学家和教育工作者认为，家长望子成龙心切，从而剥夺了孩子们的童年。2、IncountrRaftercountrR,talkofnonsmokersrightisintheair.WhileamajoritRofcountrieshavetakenlittleornoactionRet,some30nationshaveintroducedlegislativestepstocontrolsmoking.ManRlawshavebeenintroducedinothercountriestohelpcleartheairfornonsmokers,ortocutcigaretteconsumption.Insomedevelopedcountriestheconsumptionofcigaretteshasbecomemoreorlessstabilized.However,inmanRdevelopingnations,cigarettesmokingisseenasasignofeconomicprogressandisevenencouraged.Asmoretobaccocompaniesgointernational,newmarketsaresoughttogainnewsmokersinthosecountries.ForeRample,greateffortsaremadebRtheAmericantobaccoindustrRtosellcigarettesintheMiddleEastandNorthAfricawhereU.S.tobaccoeRportsincreasedbRmorethan27percentin1974.Smokingisharmfultothehealthofpeople.Worldgovernmentsshouldconductseriouscampaignsagainstit.Restrictionsoncigaretteadvertisement,plushealthwarningsonpackagesandbansonpublicsmokingincertainplacessuchastheaters,cinemasandrestaurants,arethemostpopulartoolsusedbRnationsinsupportofnonsmokersorincurbingsmoking.ButworldattentionalsoisfocusingonanotherstepwhichwillmakethesmokerincreasinglRself-consciousanduncomfortableabouthishabit.GreateffortsshouldbemadetoinformRoungpeopleespeciallRofthedreadfulconsequencesoftakingupthehabit.Andcigarettepriceshouldbeboosted.Inthelongrun,thereisnodoubtthateverRbodRwouldbemuchbetter-offifsmokingwerebannedaltogether,butpeoplearenotreadRforsuchdrasticaction.不吸烟者的权利问题，正在一个又一个国家里开始议论。至今多数国家很少或还没有采取措施，有三十个左右的国家已经采取法律程序控制吸烟。另一些国家则已制订旨在为不吸烟者净化空气或消减纸烟消费量的多种法律。在某些发达国家中。纸烟的消费量已渐趋稳定。然而在许多发展中国家里，吸烟却被视为经济发展的一种标志甚至受到鼓励。随着更多的烟草公司走上国际化的道路，它们在这些国家中寻找新的市场，争取更多的吸烟者。吸烟对人民健康有害。世界各国政府应该开展认真的反对吸烟运动。限制香烟广告，每包香烟上加印有害健康的警告，以及禁止在诸如影剧院和餐馆等某些公共场所吸烟，这些都是许多国家用以支持不吸烟者和控制吸烟最常用的办法。同时，人们也正把注意力集中在另一项措施上。这项措施将使吸烟者越来越意识到自己的不良习惯并为此感到不安。应该做出巨大努力告诉青年人抽烟的危害性，特别是养成抽烟习惯的可怕后果。而且香烟价格应予提高。从长远观点看，毫无疑问，如果能完全禁止吸烟，那么每个人的境况将得到很大的改善。但对于采取这种极端措施，人们尚无准备。3、WearetoldthemassmediaarethegreatestorgansforenlightenmentthattheworldhasRetseen;thatinBritain,forinstance,severalmillionpeopleseeeachissueofthecurrentaffairsprogramme,Panorama.ItistruethatneverinhumanhistorRweresomanRpeoplesooftenandsomucheRposedtosomanRintimationsaboutsocieties.ThiskindofeRposuremaRwellbeapointofdepartureforacquiringcertainimportantintellectualandimaginativequalities,widthofjudgment,asenseofthevarietRofpossibleattitudes.RetinitselfsucheRposuredoesnotbringintellectualorimaginativedevelopment.ItisnomorethanthemassesofstonewhichliearoundinaquarrRandwhichmaR,conceivablR,gotothemakingofacathedral.Themassmediacannotbuildthecathedral,andtheirwaRofshowingthestonesdoesnotalwaRspromptotherstobuild.Forthestonesarepresentedwithinaself-containedandself-sufficientworldinwhich,itisimplied,simplRtolookatthem,toobservefleetin