中央电大部分专业本科学士学位英语统一考试真题与答案A卷Word格式文档下载.docx

中央电大部分专业本科学士学位英语统一考试真题与答案A卷Word格式文档下载.docx

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　　一、本场考试时间为上午9：

00——11：

00.

　　二、考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹签字笔填写自己的准考证号、姓名和学校，再用2B铅笔把对应准考证号码的标号涂黑。

　　三、请考生仔细阅读题目的说明。

　　四、答案必须按要求写在答题卡规定的位置上，凡是写在试题册上的答案一律作废。

五、答题时，PartⅠ至PartⅣ部分用2B铅笔按示例填涂，如：

[■][B][C][D]，用其它符号答题者不记分。

修改时，必须先用橡皮擦去原来选定的答案，然后再按要求重新作答。

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PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

　　Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ScientistsinIndiahaveinventedanewwaytoproduceelectricity.Theirinventiondoesnotgetitspowerfromoil,coalorotherfuels.Itproduceselectricitywiththepowerofanimals.Indiahasabouteightymillionbullocks.Theydoallkindsofjobs.Theyworkinthefields.Theypullvehiclesthroughthestreets.Theycarrywatercontainers.（76）Indianenergyofficialshavebeenseekingwaystouselessimportedoiltoprovideenergy.ScientistsattheNationalInstituteforIndustrialEngineeringinBombaywonderedwhetherthemillionsofbullockscouldhelp.ManyvillagesinIndialackelectricity,buttheyhavemanybullocks.Andoftentheanimalsarenotworking.Onejobdonebybullocksistopumpwateroutofthewell.Theanimalsdothisbywalkingaroundandaroundinacircle.Astheywalk,theyturnaheavystickthatmakesthepumpmove. 

Thissimpletechnologyiscenturiesold.Scientiststhoughtthatthesametechnologycouldbeusedtoproduceelectricity.Bullockswalkinacircleonlytwoorthreetimesaminute.Thisismuchtooslowtoproduceelectricity,butitcancreateenoughpowertoturnaseriesofgears.Alargegearsitsnexttoasmallergear.Asthelargegearturns,itcausesthesmallergeartoturn.Thatgearturnsanevensmallerone.Eachgearmovesfasterbecauseitisalittlesmaller.Thesmallestgearmayturnextremelyfast.（77）Clocksoperatewithgears.Sodocarsandsodoesthedeviceinventedbythe 

Indianscientiststoproduceelectricity.

　　AccordingtotheofficialsintheUnitedNations,theideaisbeingtestedatseveralplacesinIndia.Thedeviceiseasytooperateandrepair.Anditcanbemovedeasily.Itcostsaboutthreehundredandsevendollarsnowtomakesuchadevice,butproductionoflargenumbersofthemcouldcutthecostofeachtoabouttwohundreddollars.

1.Whofirstthoughtofusingbullockstoprovideenergy?

A.Indianenergyofficials.

B.ScientistsinIndia.

C.OfficialsintheUnitedNations.

D.ResearchersinEurope.

2.WhichkindofjobthatthebullocksdoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Pullingvehicles.

B.Plowingfields.

C.Pumpingwateroutifwells.

D.Carryingfoodbaskets.

3.WhyarebullocksusedtoprovideenergyinIndia?

A.BecausebullockshavelongbeenusedbyIndianpeople.

B.Becausebullockswalkslowlyandareeasytocontrol

C.Becausetherearefewnon-workingbullocksinIndia.

D.BecausethereisnotenoughoilinIndia.

4.Inthesentence“Thissimpletechnologyiscenturiesold” 

in 

ParagraphOne,“Thissimpletechnology”refersto_____.

A.usingbullockstoproduceenergy

B.usingpumpstodrawwaterout

C.havingbullockswalkaroundtomakethepumpmove

D.connectinggearsofdifferentsizestoproduceelectricity

5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthedevicementionedinthepassage?

A.Ithasalargegearandasmallergear.

B.It’seasytouse,butdifficulttomove.

C.It’squitecheap.

D.It’sstillbeingtested.

Passage2

　　Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　On-the-jobsmokingisahotissueforbothsmokersandnon-smokers,andmanymanagersnowseesmokingasaproductivityproblem.Althoughsomepeoplequestionwhethersmokingreallyaffectsone’sproductivity,ithas,infact,beenproventhatasmokercostsacompanymorethananon-smoker.AccordingtoProfessorWilliamWeis,asmokingemployeecostshisorheremployerabout$5,700moreayearthananever-smoker.Thesecostsincludemedicalcare,lostearningsandinsurance.Andabsenceduetosmokingbreaksisoneoftheproductivityproblems,yetitaccountsforagreatdealofemployercosts.

　　（78） 

Whentheissueofsmokingattheworkplaceisdiscussed,perhapsthemostimportantproblemisthehealthriskthatsmokingcausestobothsmokersandnever-smokers.Ithaslongbeenproventhatsmokingislinkedtolungcancer.Nowmanyhealthexpertswarnthatpassivesmokingcancauselungcancerandotherillnessesinhealthynever-smokers.Passivesmokingcanbedefinedasexposuretosecond-handtobaccosmokeinenclosedareas.Anyonewhohasbeenwithsmokersindeedknowsthattheirsmoke