时事英语02-7全真试题及标答(7)

高级时事英语期末试题

activities. Thus, from Foucault's perspective, modern society .became 'a

disciplined' society through the dispersal of a set of modern disciplinary

discourses.

Questions 31-40. Mark the following statements as True (T) or

False (F) according to the

material in passage 2.

31. There is only one way to define the term 'culture'.

32. Anthropologists emphasize the way that culture holds the society

together.

33. Other theorists have investigated the ideological aspects of culture.

34. The 'ideological' interpretation totally disagrees with the

anthropologists' definition of culture.

35. The 'conflict' approach tends to focus on the cultural divisions

within a society.

36. Because culture can be controlled by a few powerful people,

the powerless are just

'cultural dopes.

37. Women are more likely to be 'cultural dopes' than men.

38. Foucault introduces the idea of culture as 'discourse'.

39. Foucault believed that knowledge, as discourse, was powerful in

itself.

40. Foucault argued that only a few powerful people dominate a

society's culture.

Part 3. Read Passage 3 and answer Questions 41-50.

Passage 3

Dear Mr. Cotton,

Your letter has been received, and here is our reply to the questions

you raised:

First we appreciate very much your concern for the

environment and our work in improving the environment in

Chongqing.

As you may know, Chongqing is a city with more than 800

years of history. Its industries took shape in the 1930s and 1940s,

and we have developed rapidly in the last 40 years. Consequently,

the pollution of the air and water has become serious, which is