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英语考试贵州省成人学士学位英语课程考试指南电子版
2013年贵州省成人学士学位英语课程考试指南
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A卷英语样题
PartIReadingComprension(40Points)Directions:
Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinisbedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD,YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.(划线部分为第四部分的翻译题。
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Passage1
Questionslto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Inthe1920s,scientistsfoundacollectionofbonesnearbeijing,China.
Theybelievedthattheboneswerehumanandthattheywereabout500,000yearsold.
Theyalsobelievedtheboneswereimportantbecausetheywerefromalittle-knownstageintheevolutionofhumanbeings.
TheboneswereinBeijinguntil1941.
Then,becausetheJapanesearmywasadvancingtowardsthecity,thescientistsdecidedtosendthebonestotheUnitedStatesforsafety.Sincethennobodyheardanythingaboutthematall.
Dr.HarryL.Shapiro,ProfessorofAnthropologyatColumbiaUniversity,hasbeensearchingforthemeversince.HebeoievesthattheywerestolenbytheAmericanarmywhosejobwastotakethemtotheU.S.A.
Hecouldberight.Afterthewar,aChicagobusinessmanoffered$5,000toanybodywithinformationaboutthebones.Awomanphonedhimandtoldhimsheknewwheretheboneswere.
Hearrangedtomeetheronthe102ndflooroftheEmpireStateBuildinginNewYork.TheymetandshetoldhimthatherhusbandhadcomehomefromChindwithfossilsofaprehistoricman.Sheshowedhimaphotographofthem.Thenshewalkedawayandwasneverheardfromagain.
Afewyearslater,however,aSydneybusinessmanreportedthathehadthebonesandthathehadburiedtheminaforestinTasmania.Heofferedtosaywhereforalargesumofmoney.Thenhe,too,wasneverheardfromagain.
Someone,somewhere,hasthesebones,butnobodyseemstoknowwhoorwhere.
1、Howoldwerethebonesthoughttobe?
A.Fivethousandyearsold.
B.Fiftythousandyearsold.
C.Abouthalfamillionyearsold.
D.Amillionyearsold.
2、WhywerethebonessenttotheU.S.A.?
A.BecauseAmericanslikedcollectingoldthings.
B.BecausethebonesmightfallintothehandsofJapaneseinvaders.
C.Becaisetheycouldbesoldforaoltofmoney.
D.BecausetheChinesedidn’tneedthem.
3、WhathappenedtothewomananershemadecontactwiththeChicagobusinessman?
A.ShemadefriendSW“hhim.
B.Shegotalargesamofmoneyfrom
C.Shewasinvolvedinanaccident.
D.Shecompletelydisappeared.
Whathappenedafewyearslater?
A.ASydneybusinessmanOfferedalargeamountlofmoneytobuythebones.
B.Nobodyheardanythingmoreaboutthebones.
C.ASydneybusinessmanfoundthebonesinaforestinTasmania
D.AnAustraHanSaidtheboneswereburiedinTasmania.
Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.
A.thewomanwassuretoknowWheretheboneswere
B.theboneshavenotbeenreturnedtoChina
C.thebonesmusthavebeenintheAustraUanhandS
D.theSydneybusinessmanmusthaveto1dalie
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Largeanimalsthatinhabitthedeserthaveevolvedanumberofadaptationsforreducingtheeffectsofextremeheat.Oneadaptationistobelightincolor,andtoreflectratherthanabsorbthesun’sray.Desertmammalsalsoadaptfromthenormalmammalianpracticeofmaintainingacomstantbodytemperature.Insteadoftryingtokeepdownthebodytemperaturedeepinsidethebody,whichwouldinvolvetheexpenditureofwaterandenetgy,desertmammalsallowtheirtemperaturetorisetowhatwouldnormallybefeverheight,andtemperaturetorisetowhatwouldnormallybefeverheight,andtemperatureashighas46degreesCelsiushasbeenmeasuredinGrant’sgazelles.Theoverheatedbodythencoolsdownduringthecolddesertnight,indeedthetemperaturemayfallunusuallylowbydawn,aslowas34degreesCelsiusinthecamel.Thisisanadvantagesincetheheatofthefirsthoursofdaylightisabsorbedinwarmingupthebody,andanexcessivebuildupofheatdoesnotbeginuntilwellintotheday.
Anotherstrategyoflargedesertanimalsistotoleratetheolssofbodywatertoapointthatwouldbefatalfornon-adaptedanimals.Thecamelcanloseupto30percentofitsbodyweightaswaterwithoutharmtoitself,whereashumanbeingsdieafterolsingonly12to13percentoftheirbodyweight.Anequallyimportantadaptatiomistheabilitytoreplenish(补充)thiswaterlossatonedrink.Desertanimalscandrinkprodigious(庞大的)volumesinashorttime,andcamelshavebeenknowntoimbibeover100litersinafewminutes.Averydehydrated(脱水的)person,ontheotherhand,can’tdrinkenoughwatertodehydrateatonedrink,becausethehumanstomachisnotsufficientlybigandbecauseatoorapiddilutionofthebodyfluidscausesdeathfromwaterintoxication.Thetoleranceofwaterlossisofobviousadvantageinthedesert,asanimalsdonothavetoremainnearawaterholebutcanobainfoodfrompasturesfarawaytofeedwhenextremelydehydrated.
6、whichisthemaintopicofthispassage?
A.Weathervariationindesert.
B.Adaptationsofdesertanimals.
C.Diseaseofdesertanimals.
D.Humanuseofdesertanimals.
7、Accordingtothepassage,whyislightcoloringanadvantagetolargedesertanimals?
A.Ithelpsthemhidefrompredators.
B.Itdoesnotabsorbsunlightasmuchasdarkcolors.
C.Ithelpsthemseetheiryoungatnight.
D.Itkeepsthemcoolatnight.
8、TheauthorusesGrant’sgazelleasanexampleof.
A.ananimalwithalowtemperature
B.ananimalthatismotaswelladaptedasthecamel
C.adesertanimalthatcanwithstandbodytemperature
D.adesertanimalwithaconstantbodytemperature
9、Whenistheinternaltemperatureofalargedesertanimallowest?
A.Justbeforesunrise.B.Inthemiddleoftheday.
C.Justaftersunset.D.Justafterdrinking.
10、Whatcauseswaterintoxication?
A.Drinkingpollutedwater.
B.Bacteriainwater.
C.lackofwater.
D.Drinkingtoomuchwaterveryquickly.
Passage3
Questionsllto15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
TodayI’llbetalkingabouttheinventionofthecameraandphotography.Thecameraisoftenthoughttobeamoderninvention,butasearlyas1727,aGermanphysicisydiscoveredthatlightdarkenssilversalt.Usedasacamera,abigboxwassetup,andasmallholewascotinonesidetoletthelightin;hemadetemporarypicturesonthesalt.Silversaltisstillthebaseofthephotographicfimtoday.ThenaFrenchscientistmadethefirstpermanentpicturebyusingaspecialpieceofmetalwhichwascoveredwithsilversalt.Aphotographhemadein1829stillexists.
ThepainterDeGearimprovedtheprocessbycoveringthemetalalsowithplacingthecommonsaltwhichwecaneat.Thiswasin1839,theoficialdateofbeginningofphotographs.Buttheproblemwastheofficialdateofbeginningofphotographs.Buttheproblemwastheprintingofthephotographs.Anditwasn’tuntilotherscientistsdevelopedthekindofphotographicpaperwenowusethatgoodprintswerepossibleandphotographybecametrulytrulymodern.Inthe1870’s,MatthewBradeywasabletotakehisfamouspicturesinAmericanCivil.Inthe20’softhetwentiethcentury,GeorgesMannoftheUnitedStatessimplifiedfilmdeveloping,andDr.Edwardlaneinventedtheso-called“InstantCamera”whichusesself-developingfilm.Ifwesayphotographycameintoexistence,in1839,itfollowsthatittookmorethan100yearsforthecameratoreachitspresentconditionoftehnicalrefinement.
11、Whatdiscoverywasthebasisofphotography?
A.Lightdarkenssilversalt.
B.Lightdarkensnaturalsalt.
C.Lightdarkenssilver.
D.Lightdarkensself-developingfilm.
12、Howwasthefirstpermanentpicturemade?
A.Bymakinguseofspecialpaper.
B.Byaddingcommonsalttosilversalt.
C.Bygivingaslightcolourtothesilversalt.
D.Byusingaspecialpieceofmetal.
13、Whatdoesthespeakerregardastheofficialdateofbeginningofphotography?
A.1727.B.1826.C.1839.D.1870.
14、AccordingtothespeakerwhyisMatthewBradeyrememberedtoday?
A.Hewasasoldier.B.Hetookwarphotographs.
C.Hepaintedportraits.D.Hedesignedportablecamera.
15、WhatdidDoctorEdwardLaneinvent?
A.Acheapprocessofdevelopingfilmathome.
B.Anewkindoffilm.
C.Anautomaticprinter.
D.An“instantcamera”thatdevelopsitsownfilm.
Passage4
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Drivingacarathighspeedalongahighwayseemstobefun.Youneedonlytofollowthebrighttrafficsignsthehighwaysanditwilltakeyoutowhereyouwish.
Buttoalondontaxidriver,drivingisnotaneasyjob.Ataxidrivrehastohavenotonlygooddrivingshillsbutalsoagoodknowledgeofthecityoflondon,fromthesmallestlanetothemostpopularbararound.Hehastobeattheserviceofallkindsofpassengersatalltimes.
AcertainLondontaxidrivertoldofhesjobasfollows.
Duringthenightitisquiteusualforhimtostoptwoorthreetimesforsomerefreshments.Hesaid.“IneverdrinkwhenI’mworking-Iwouldlosemylicense.”
Henormallygoeshomebetween2and3o’clockinthenight.Therearetimeshehastostaylongerandtrytomakemoreruns.Hesaid,“That’stheworstthingaboutworkingforyourself.Ifyoudon’tmakethemoney,nooneisgoingtogiveittoyou.”
Londontaxidriversnotonly“take”butalso“give”.Everysummerhundredsofchildrenfromlondonwillgoforadayatthesea-bytaxi!
Theirridesarepaidbythetaxidrivers,andthesefaresallgotothe“LondonTaxiFundforUnderprivilegedChildren”.Atthesea,theyaremetbythemayor,andalunchpartyisalsoheldinhonourofthetaxidriversandthechildren.Afterahappydayrunningaroundtheseabeachesandvusitingthemarket,thechildrengohomeagain-bytaxi,andfreeofcharge,ofcourse!
16、TobeaLondondri
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