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9北京成人学位英语真题A卷及答案
2008年11月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统考(A卷)题
2008-11-22
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.SodocarsandsodoesthedeviceinventedbytheIndianscientiststoproduceelectricity.
AccordingtotheofficialsintheUnitedNations,theideaisbeingtestedatseveralplacesinIndia.Thedeviceiseasytooperateandrepair.Anditcanbemovedeasily.Itcostsaboutthreehundredandsevendollarsnowtomakesuchadevice,butproductionoflargenumbersofthemcouldcutthecostofeachtoabouttwohundreddollars.
1.Whofirstthoughtofusingbullockstoprovideenergy?
(AIndianenergyofficials)
2.WhichkindofjobthatthebullocksdoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
(DCarryingfoodbaskets.)
3.WhyarebullocksusedtoprovideenergyinIndia?
(DBecausethereisnotenoughoilinIndia)
4.Inthesentence“Thissimpletechnologyiscenturiesold”inParagraphOne,“Thissimpletechnology”refersto(Chavingbullockswalkaroundtomakethepumpmove).
5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthedevicementionedinthepassage?
(DIt’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.Anyonewhohasbeenwithsmokersindeedknowsthattheirsmokecancauseeyeirritation,coughing,headachesandthroatsoreness.Whileeyeirritationmayseemasmallthingtosomesmokers,itneverthelessisaproblemthatoccurseveryworkdayinofficesandbreak-roomsandcanleadtogreaterhealthproblems.Employeeswhodonotsmokeshouldnotbesubjectedtotherisksofpassivesmokingandneedtobeabletoworkinasafeenvironment.SurgeonGeneralKoopstatesthattherightofthesmokerstopsatthepointwherehisorhersmokingincreasesthediseaseriskofthoseoccupyingthesameenvironment.
6.Allthefollowingcasesareon-the-jobsmokingexceptthat(Daworkersmokeswhilereadinginthetrain).
7.Accordingtothepassage,on-the-jobsmokingaffectsanemployee’sperformanceintheofficeinthat(Bheoftengoesawayfromhisdesktosmokeinthebreak-room).
8.Manymanagersdonotseemtobeinfavorofon-the-jobsmokingmainlybecauseit(Areducesproductivityofthecompanytoacertaindegree).
9.Passivesmokingmeans(Cnever-smokerstakeinsmokereleasedbyalitcigarette)
10.Inthesecondpartofthepassage,theauthorsuggestsbanningon-the-jobsmokingsoasto(Bcreateahealthyandsafeworkingenvironment).
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage
Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares(噩梦).
(79)NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerase(抹去),theeffectofpainfulmemories.
InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.(80)Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareerased.
Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit.
Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers’troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.
“Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions.”saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.“Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.”
Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatitisverydangeroustochangememoriesbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.
“Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivedthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare.I’mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesout,”saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist.
11.Thepassageismainlyabout(Danargumentabouttheresearchonthepill).
12.Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan(Cpreventbodyproducingcertainchemicals).
13.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat(DthepillhasprobablybeenproducedinAmerica).
14.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?
(CExperiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.)
15.Theword“scars”inParagraphOneiscloseinmeaningto(Bpains).
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)
Directions:
Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
16.Don’tbetoo(Ccurious)aboutthingsyouarenotsupposedtoknow.
17.He’sgothimselfintoadangeroussituation(Awhere)heislikelytolosecontrolovertheplane.
18.Inordertochangeattitudes(Ctowards)employingwomen,thegovernmentisbringinginnewlaws.
19.Thefactcameup(Cthat)specificspeechsoundsarerecognizedbybabiesasyoungas6monthsold.
20.Itisgenerallybelievedthatteachingis(Casanartmuchas)itisascience.
21.(CHoweveramusingthestoryis),Ihavetoputitawayandfocusmyattentiononstudythisweek.
22.Forthesakeofherdaughter’shealth,shedecidedtomovetoawarm(Dclimate).
23.Becarefulwhenyoucrossthisverybusystreet.Ifnot,youmayget(Brunover)byacar.
24.(AStrangelyenough),somefamousscientistshavethequalitiesofbeingbothcarefulandcareless.
25.Havingatripabroadiscertainlygoodfortheoldcouple,butitremains(Btobeseen)whethertheywillenjoyit.
26.----Youseemtoshowinterestincooking.
-----What?
(AOnthecontrary),I’mgettingtiredofit.
27.ThesewildflowersaresospecialthatIwoulddo(Awhatever)Icantosavethem.
28.Timewill(Ctell)whetherImadetherightchoiceornot.
29.Suddenly,atallmandrivingagoldencarriageseizedthegirlandtookheraway,disappearingintothewoods.
30.Itsuddenly(Dstruck)mehowwecouldimprovethesituation.
31.Wasitbecausehewasill(Dthat)heaskedforleave?
32.JohnlikesChinesefood,buthe(Cisn’tusedto)eatingwithchopsticks.
33.FujianProvincelies(in)theeastofChinaandTaiwanis(to)theeastofFujian.
34.ForJohnthiswasthebeginningofanewlife,(Cone)hethoughthewouldneversee.
35.Westayedforthenightatthefootofthemountainand(Dsetout)toclimbitthenextmorning.
36.Weshoulddoasmuchadwecan(Btomake)ourcountrybetterandmorebeautiful.
37.“Toputofsomething”means“to(Cpostponeit)”.
38.(CGiventime),he’llmakeafirst-classtennisplayer,
39.----Didyouseeheroffthedaybeforeyesterday?
----No,butIwishI(Chad).
40.Somedriversalwaysdrivecarelessly.
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