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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2011年11月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2011.11.05
PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity,whichisontheAtlanticmigrating(迁徙的)route,canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass,”saidMs.Laurel,anarchitect。
(76)“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights,andthelargertheglass,themoredangerousitis。
”About90,000birdsarekilledbyflyingintobuildinginthecityeachyear.Often,theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitat(栖息地)loss,withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear。
(77)Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade,so,too,havecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardfornewbuildinginJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess。
Therearenoeasyfixes,however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultraviolet(紫外线的)signals,buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers,dotpatterns,shadesandnetarethemainoptionsavailable。
Often,onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged.“Youdon’tnecessarilyhavetotreateverywindow,”Ms.Laurelsaid.“Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding。
”TheJacobConventionCenter,whichhasbeenundergoingalterations,isthemostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns。
1. Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.NewYorkisacityofglasstowers。
B.Glasstoweraredangerousformigratingbirds。
C.NewYorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings。
D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedStates。
2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbirds?
A.Climatechange B.Habitatloss
C.Lackoffood D.Crashingintobuildings。
3.Whatdoestheword“fixes”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?
A.Choices B.Explanations
C.Solutions D.Developments
4._____areusedinthealterationoftheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenter。
A.Dotpatterns B.Shades
C.Nets D.Covers
5.WhichofthefowlingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Inmanycases,thewholebuildingneedstobealteredtopreventbirdcrashes。
B.TheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenteristhefirstbuildingtodealwiththeproblemofbirdcrashes。
C.About90,000birdsarekilledduetohabitatlossinNewYorkCityeachyear。
D.Unfortunately,glassdesignsthatuseultravioletsignalsarestillintheirearlystages。
Passage2
Question6to10arebasedonthefowlingpassage:
Today’sstudentshavegrownuphearingmoreaboutBillGatesthanF.D.R.,andtheyliveinaworldwhereamazinginnovations(革新)arecommon.Thecurrent18-year-olds,afterall,were8whenGooglewasfoundedbytwostudentsatStanford;MarkZuckerbergfoundedFacebookin2004whilehewasHarvardandtheywereenteringhighschool.Havinggrownupdigital(数字的),theyareimpatienttogetonwithlife。
Theeasiestwaytofindkidsliketheseistocheckinonentrepreneurship(企业家才能)education,inwhichcollegesanduniversitiestrytopreparetheirstudentstorecognizeopportunitiesandseizethem。
AreportpublishedlastyearbytheKauffmanFoundation,whichfinancesprogramstopromoteinnovationoncampuses,notedthatmorethan50,000entrepreneurshipprogramsareofferedontwo-andfour-yearcampuses—upfromjust250coursesin1985.LesaMitchell,aKauffmanvicepresident,saysthatthefoundationisextendingthereachofitsacademicinfluence,whichusedtobefoundonlyinbusinessschools.Now,theconceptofentrepreneurshipisbloominginengineeringprogramsandmedicalschool,andevenintheliberalarts.“Ourinterestistheprograms,”shesays.“Weneedtospreadoutfromthebusinessschool。
”
Eitherasclassprojectsorontheirown,studentsinavarietyofmajorsarecomingupwithideas,writingbusinessplansandseeingthemthroughtoprototypeand,often,market.Intheirsparetime,studentsinagriculturaleconomicsatPurdueinventnewusesforbean;industrialdesignmajorsatSyracuse,inspeciallaboratory,createwearabletechnologies。
(78)Theentrepreneurshipmovementhasitscritics,especiallyamongthosewhoseecollegeasatimeforextensiveacademicexploration.“Ijustdon’tthinkthatentrepreneurshiprankssohighintermsofnationalneed,”saysDanielS.Greenberg,authorofScienceforsale:
Theperils,RewardsandDelusionsofCampusCapitalism。
LeonardA.Schlesinger,BabsonCollege’spresident,saysthatthequestionofwhetherinnovationcanreallybetaughtis“anage-oldargument”
6.WhenGoogleandFacebookwereestablished,thefounderswerestill_____。
A.inhighschool B.inthearmy
C.inprimaryschool D.atcollege
7.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemainpurposeofentrepreneurshipeducation?
A.Topreparestudentsforfutureacademiclife
B.Topreparestudentstofindopportunitiesandseizethem。
C.Topreparestudentsforoverseascareer。
D.Topreparestudenttodevelopinterpersonalskills。
8.Theword“prototype”inthefourthparagraphismostlikelytomean_____。
A.model B.strategy
C.method D.stage
9.WhatdoesDanielS.Grennbergthinkofentrepreneurshipeducation?
A.Entrepreneurship,oratleastcertainelementsofit,canbetaught。
B.Anentrepreneurshipprogramcanhelpstudentsfindwhattheyreallylikeandentrepreneurshipisn’tallaboutbusiness。
C.Entrepreneurshipshouldbespreadacrossdifferentfields。
D.Collegesshouldn’tputtoomuchemphasisonentrepreneurshipprograms。
10.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Entrepreneurshipcoursesinbusinessschools。
B.Qualitiesofanentrepreneur。
C.Entrepreneurshipeducationincolleges。
D.Kidsintheinformationage。
Passage3
Question11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Regretisascommonanemotionasloveorfear,anditcanbenearlyaspowerful.So,inanewpaper,tworesearcherssetabouttryingtofindoutwhatthetypicalAmericanregretsmost.Intelephonesurveys,NealRose,apsychologistandprofessorofmarketingattheSchoolofManagementatNorthwesternUniverstiy,andMikeMorrison,adoctoralcandidateinpsychologyatUniversityofIllinois,asked370Americans,aged19to103,totalkabouttheirmostnotableregret.Participantswereaskedwhattheregretwas,whenithappened,whetheritwasaresultofsomethingtheydidordidn’tdo,andwhetheritwassomethingthatcouldstillbefixed。
Themostcommonlymentionedregretinvolvedromance(浪漫的事)(18%)----lostlovesorunfulfilledrelationships.Familyregretscameinsecond(16%),whitpeoplestillfeelingbadlyaboutbeingunkindtotheirbrothersorsistersinchildhood.Otherfrequentlyreportedregretsinvolvedcareer(13%) ,education(12%),money(10%)andparenting(9^%)。
RoseandMorrison’sstudy,whichistobepublishedinsocialpsychologicalandpersonalityscience,issignificantinthatitsurveyedawiderangeoftheAmericanpublic,includingpeopleofallagesandsocio-economicandeducationalbackgrounds.Previousstudiesonregrethavefocusedlargelyoncollegestudents,whopredictablytendtohaveeducation-focusedregrets,likewishingtheyhadstudiedharderoradifferentmajor.Thenewsurveyshowsthatinthelargerpopulation,aperson’smajor.Thenewsurveyshowsthatinthelargerpopulation,aperson’s“lifecircumstances—accomplishments,shortcomings,situationinlife—injectconsiderablefuelintothefiresofregret,”theauthorswrite。
(79)Peoplewithlesseducation,forinstanceweremorelikelytoreporteducationregret.Peoplewithhigherlevelsofeducationhadthemostcareerregrets.Andthosewithnoromanticpartnertendedtoholdregretsregardinglove.Brokendown(分解、细分)bysex,morewomen(44%)thanmen(19%)hadregretsaboutloveandfamily----notsurprising,sincewomen“valuesocialrelationshipsmorethanmen,”theauthorswrite.Incontrast,men(34%)weremorelikelythanwomen(27%)tomentionwork-relatedregrets,wishingthey’dchosenadifferentcareerpath,forinstance,orfollowedtheirpassion。
(80)Manyparticipantsalsoreportedwishingtheyhadworkedlesstospendmoretimewiththeirchildren。
Therewasanevensplitbetweenregretsaboutinaction(notdoingsomething)andaction(dosomethingyouwishyoudidn’t).But,likepreviousstudies,thecurrentresearchfoundthatsomeregretsaremorelikelythanotherstopersistovertime:
peopletendtohangonlongertotheregretofinaction;meanwhile,regretsofactiontendtobemorerecent。
11.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorshows______。
A.theresearchers’findings B.theimportanceoffamily
C.theimportanceofmoney D.theimportanceofcareer
12.Accordingtothepassage,collegestudentparticipantsmainlyhadregretsabouttheir______。
A.familyandchildhood B.studyandmajor
C.careerandjob D.rom
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