成人本科学位英语考试试题及答案.doc
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2009年5月成人本科学位英语考试试题及答案
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
(76)Muchunfriendlyfeelingtowardscomputershasbeenbasedonthefearofwidespreadunemploymentresultingfromtheirintroduction. Computersareoftenusedaspartofautomatedproductionsystemsrequiringaleastpossiblenumberofoperators,causingthelossofmanyjobs.Thishashappened,forexample,inmanysteelworks.
Ontheotherhand,computersdocreatejobs.Theyaremoreskilledandbetterpaid,thoughfewerinnumberthanthosetheyreplace.Manyactivitiescouldnotcontinueintheirpresentformwithoutcomputers,nomatterhowmanypeopleareemployed.Examplesarethecheckclearingsystemofmajorbanksandtheweatherforecastingsystem.
Whenafirmintroducescomputers,afewpeopleareusuallyemployedinkeyposts(suchasjobsofoperationsmanagers)whileotherstaffarere-trainedasoperators,programmers,anddatapreparationstaff. (77)Afterthenewsystemhassettleddownpeopleinnon-computerjobsarenotalwaysreplacedwhentheyleave,resultinginadecreaseinthenumberofemployees.Thisdecreaseissometimesbalancedbyasubstantialincreaseintheactivityofthefirm,resultingfromtheintroductionofcomputers.
Theattitudesofworkerstowardscomputersvary.Thereisfearofwidespreadunemploymentandofthetakeoverofmanyjobsbycomputer-trainedworkers,makingpromotionforolderworkersnotskilledincomputersmoredifficult.
Ontheotherhand,manyworkersregardthetrendtowardwideruseofcomputersinevitable.Theyrealizethatcomputersbringaboutgreaterefficiencyandproductivity,whichwillimprovetheconditionofthewholeeconomy,andleadtothecreationofmorejobs.ThisviewwassupportedbytheformerBritishPrimeMinister,JamesCallaghanin1979,whenhemadethepointthatnewtechnologiesholdthekeytoincreasedproductivity,whichwillbenefittheeconomyinthelongrun.
1.Theunfriendlyfeelingtowardscomputersisdevelopedfrom .
A.thepossiblewidespreadunemploymentcausedbytheirintroduction
B.theiruseaspartofautomatedproductionsystems
C.theleastpossiblenumberofoperators
D.theproductionsysteminsteelworks
2.TheunderlinedwordThey(Line1,Par.2)refersto .
A.computers
B.jobs
C.activities
D.systems
3.AccordingtoParagraph2,withoutcomputers .
A.humanactivitiescouldnotcontinue
B.therecouldnotbeweatherforecastingsystems
C.manyactivitieswouldhavetochangetheirpresentform
D.bankswouldnotbeabletogoonwithcheckclearing
4.Accordingtothepassage,whatresultsfromtheintroductionofcomputers?
A.Afterre-training,allemployeesinthefirmgetnewjobs.
B.Aconsiderableproportionofpeopleareemployedinkeyposts.
C.Thefirmkeepsallofitsoriginalstaffmembers.
D.Thedecreaseinstaffmembersmaybebalancedbytheincreaseoffirmactivities.
5.JamesCallaghan'sattitudetowardscomputerscanbebestdescribedas .
A.doubtful
B.regretful
C.unfriendly
D.supportive
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thevitaminsnecessaryforahealthybodyarenormallysuppliedbyagoodmixeddiet,includingavarietyoffruitsandgreenvegetables. (78)Itisonlywhenpeopletrytoliveonaveryrestricteddietthatitisnecessarytomakespecialprovisiontosupplythemissingvitamins.
Anexampleofthedangersofarestricteddietmaybeseeninthediseaseknownasberi-beri. (79)ItusedtodistresslargenumbersofEasternpeopleswholivedmainlyonrice. Intheearlyyearsofthiscentury,ascientistnamedEijkmanwastryingtodiscoverthecauseofberi-beri.Atfirsthethoughtitwascausedbyagerm.HewasworkinginaJapanesehospital,wherethepatientswerefedonpolishedricewhichhadtheouterhusk removedfromthegrain.Itwasthoughtthiswouldbeeasierforweakandsickpeopletodigest.
Eijkmanthoughthisgermtheorywasconfirmedwhenhenoticedthechickensinthehospitalyard,whichwerefedonleftovers(剩饭)fromthepatients'plates,werealsoshowingsignsofthedisease.Hethentriedtoisolatethegerm,buthisexperimentswereinterruptedbyahospitalofficial,whodeclaredthatthepolishedrice,eventhoughleftoverbythepatients,wastoogoodforchickens.Itshouldberecookedforthepatients,andthechickensshouldbefedoncheapricewiththeouterlayerstillonthegrain.
Eijkmannoticedthatthechickens
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