北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试.docx
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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2008年11月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试(A)
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
ScientistsinIndiahaveinventedanewwaytoproduceelectricity.Theirinventiondoesnotgetitspowerfromoil,coalorotherfuels,itproduceselectricitywiththepowerofanimals.Indiahasabouteightymillionbullocks.Theydoallkindsofjobs.Theyworkinthefields.Theypullvehiclesthroughthestreets.Theycarrywatercontainers.(76)Indianenergyofficialshavebeenseekingwaystouselessimportedoiltoprovideenergy.ScientistsattheNationalInstituteforIndustrialEngineeringinBombay(孟买)wonderedwhetherthemillionsofbullockscouldhelp.ManyvillagesinIndialackelectricity,buttheyhavemanybullocks.Andoftentheanimailsarenotworking.Onejobdonebybullocksistopumpwateroutofthewell.Theanimalsdothisbywalkingaroundandaroundinacircle.Astheywalk,theyturnaheavystickthatmakesthepumpmove.Thissimpletechnologyiscenturiesold.Scientiststhoughtthatthesametechnologycouldbeusedtoproduceelectricity.Bullockswalkinacircleonlytwoorthreetimesaminute.Thisismuchtooslowtoproduceelectricity,butitcancreateenoughpowertoturnaseriesofgears(齿轮).Alargegearsitsnexttoasmallergear.Asthelargegearturnsitcausesthesmallergeartoturn.Thatgearturnsanevensmallerone.Eachgearmovesfasterbecauseitisalittlesmaller.Thesmallestgearmayturnextremelyfast.(77)Clocksoperatewithgears.SodocarsandsodoesthedeviceinventedbyheIndianscientiststoproduceelectricity.
AccordingtotheofficialsintheUnitedNations,theideaisbeingtestedatseveralplacesinIndia.Thedeviceiseasytooperateandrepair.Anditcanbemovedeasily.Itcostsaboutthreehundredandsevendollarsnowtomakesuchadevice,butproductionoflargenumbersofthemcouldcutthecostofeachtoabouttwohundreddollars.
1.Whofirstthoughtofusingbullockstoprovideenergy?
A.Indianenergyofficials.
B.ScientistsinIndia
C.OfficialsintheUnitedNations
D.ResearchersinEurope
2.WhichkindofjobthatthebullocksdoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
A.Pullingvehicles.
B.Plowingfields
C.Pumpingwateroutofwells
D.Carryingfoodbaskets.
3.WhyarebullocksusedtoprovideenergyinIndia?
A.BecausebullockshavelongbeenusedbyIndianpeople
B.Becausebullockswalkslowlyandareeasytocontrol.
C.Becausetherearefewnon-workingbullocksinIndia
D.BecausethereisnotenoughoilinIndia.
4.Inthesentence“Thissimpletechnologyiscenturiesold”inParagraphOne,“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,andmanymanagersnowseesmokingasaproductivity(生产力)problem.Althoughsomepeoplequestionwhethersmokingreallyaffectsone’sproductivity,ithas,infact,beenproventhatasmokercostsacompanymorethananon-smoker.AccordingtoprofessorWilliamWeis,asmokingemployeecostshisorheremployerabout$5,700moreayearthananever-smoker.Thesecostsincludemedicalcare,lostearningsandinsurance.Andabsenceduetosmokingbreaksisoneoftheproductivityproblems,yetitaccountsforagreatdealofemployercosts.
(78)Whentheissueofsmokingattheworkplaceisdiscussed,perhapsthemostimportantproblemisthehealthriskthatsmokingcausestobothsmokersandnever-smokers.Ithaslongbeenproventhatsmokingislinkedtolungcancer.Nowmanyhealtyexpertswarnthatpassivesmokingcancauselungcancerandotherillnessesinhealthynever-smokers.Passivesmokingcanbedefinedasexposuretosecond-handtobaccosmokeinenclosedareas.Anyonewhohasbeenwithsmokersindeedknowsthattheirsmokecancauseeyeirritation(刺激),coughing,headachesandthroatsoreness.Whileeyeirritationmayseemasmallthingtosomesmokers,itneverthelessisaproblemthatoccurseveryworkdayinofficesandbreak-roomsandcanleadtogreaterhealthproblems.Employeeswhodonotsmokeshouldnotbesubjected(遭受)totherisksofpassivesmokingandneedtobeabletoworkinasafeenvironment.SurgeonGeneralKoopstatesthattherightofthesmokerstopsatthepointwherehisorhersmokingincreasesthediseaseriskofthoseoccupyingthesameenvironment.
6.Allthefollowingcasesareon-the-jobsmokingexceptthat__________.
A.anemployersmokeswhileworkingintheoffice
B.Ataxidriversmokeswhiledrivingthecar
C.Aworkersmokeswhileworkingintheworkshop
D.aworkersmokeswhilereadinginthetrain
7.Accordingtothepassage,on-the-jobsmokingaffectsanemployee’sperformanceintheofficeinthat________.
A.hecan’tconcentrateonwhatheisdoingwhilesmoking
B.heoftengoesawayfromhisdesktosmokeinthebreak-room
C.heoftenasksforsickleaveasaresultoftoomuchsmoking
D.hetakesarestfromtimetotimebecauseofeyeirritation
8.Manymanagersdonotseemtobeinfavorofon-the-jobsmokingmainlybecauseit________.
A.reducesproductivityofthecompanytoacertaindegree
B.doesharmtothehealthofnever-smokersofthecompany
C.affectstherelationshipbetweensmokersandnon-smokers
D.makesthebreak-roomsmorecrowdedandmorepolluted
9.Passivesmokingmeans_______.
A.never-smokerstakeupthehabitofsmokingunwillingly
B.never-smokershavetoputupwiththeactivesmokers
C.never-smokerstakeinsmokereleasedbyalitcigarette
D.never-smokersshareanenclosedareawithsmokers
10.Inthesecondpartofthepassage,theauthorsuggestsbanning(禁止)on-the-jobsmokingsoasto________.
A.cutdowncostsofmedicalcareandinsurance
B.Createahealthyandsafeworkingenvironment
C.preventeyeirritationfrombecomingabighealthproblem
D.improvethesmokingemployees’workefficiency
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares(恶梦)
(79)NowAmericalresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerase(抹去)theeffectofpainfulmemories.
InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.(80)Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareerased.
Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit.
Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldierstroublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.
“Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmaretheyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions,”saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.“thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.”
Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatitisverydangeroustochangememoriesbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity(特质).Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.
“Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare,I’mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesout,”saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist.
11.Thepassageismainlyabout________.
A.anewmedicalinvention
B.anewresearchonmemories
C.awayoferasingpainfulmemories
D.anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill
12.Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan________.
A.causethebraintofixmemories
B.stoppeoplerememberingtheirexperiences
C.preventbodyproducingcertainchemicals
D.wipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories
13.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.
A.peopledoubttheeffectsofthepills.
B.thepillwillstoppeople’s-----andexperiences.
C.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople’shealth
D.thepillhasprobablebeenproducedinAmerica
14.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?
A.Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives
B.peoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.
C.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.
D.Thepillwillreducepeople’ssufferingfrombadmemories.
15.Theword“scars”inParagraphoneiscloseinmeaningto________.
A.goodstoriesB.painsC.experiencesD.memories
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)
Directions:
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