国家开发大学分英语专业学士学位考试真题.pdf

国家开发大学分英语专业学士学位考试真题

NationalDevelopmentUniversity

BachelorsDegreeExaminationinEnglishMajor

PartI:ReadingComprehension(50points)

Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassage

isfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.For

eachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1-5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheVictorianera,characterizedbyrapidindustrialization

andsocialchange,broughtaboutsignificantadvancementsin

science,technology,andculture.Oneofthemajordevelopments

duringthisperiodwastheexpansionoftherailwaysystem,

whichfacilitatedthemovementofpeopleandgoodsacrossthe

country.Steampoweralsoplayedacrucialroleindriving

machineryandpoweringfactories,leadingtoincreased

productivityandeconomicgrowth.

1.WhatwasamajordevelopmentduringtheVictorianera?

A.Theinventionofthetelevision

B.Theexpansionoftherailwaysystem

C.Thedevelopmentofsmartphones

D.Thediscoveryofpenicillin

2.WhatroledidsteampowerplayduringtheVictorianera?

A.Drivingmachineryandpoweringfactories

B.Operatingcarsandairplanes

C.Generatingelectricityforhomes

D.Heatinghomesandbuildings

3.Howdidtherailwaysystemimpacttransportationduring

theVictorianera?

A.Itsloweddowntraveltimes

B.Itfacilitatedthemovementofpeopleandgoods

C.Itlimitedaccesstoremoteareas

D.Itincreasedtrafficcongestionincities

4.Whatdidtheadvancementsinscience,technology,and

cultureleadtoduringtheVictorianera?

A.Decreasedproductivityandeconomicdecline

B.Increasedsocialunrestandpoliticalinstability

C.Improvedqualityofl