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份北京地区学位英语考试真题
2011年5月份北京地区学位英语考试真题1
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。
Passage1
QuestionsIto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Spending50minuteswithacellphoneclosetoyourearisenoughtochangebraincellactivityinthepartofthebrainclosesttotheantenna(天线).Butwhetherthatcausesanyharmisnotclear,scientistsattheNationalInstituteofHealthsaidataconferencelastmonth,addingthatthestudywillnotlikelysettleconcernsofalinkbetweencellphonesandbraincancer.“Whatweshowedisglucose(葡萄糖)metabolism(代谢)(asignofbrainactivity)increasesinthebraininpeoplewhowereexposedtoacellphoneintheareaclosesttotheantenna,”saidDr.NoraVolkowoftheNIH,whosestudywaspublishedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation.(76)Thestudywasmeanttoexaminehowthebrainreactstoelectromagneticfieldscausedbywirelessphonesignals。
Volkowsaidshewassurprisedthattheweakelectromagneticradiation(电磁辐射)fromcellphonescouldaffectbrainactivity,butshesaidthefindingsdonotshedanylightonwhethercellphonescausecancer.“Thisstudydoesnotinanywayindicatethat.Whatthestudydoesistoshowthehumanbrainissensitivetoelectromagneticradiationfromcellphoneexposures。
”Useofthedeviceshasincreaseddramaticallysincetheywereintroducedintheearly1980s,withabout5billioncellphonesnowinuseworldwide。
Somestudieshavelinkedcellphoneexposuretoanincreasedriskofbraincancers,butalargestudybutheWorldHealthOrganizationdidnotofferaclearanswertothis.Volkow’steamstudied47peoplewhohadtheirbrainexaminedwhileacellphonewasturnedonfor50minutesandanotherwhilethephonewasturnedoff.Whiletherewasnocompletechangeinbrainmetabolism,theyfounda7percentincreaseinbrainmetabolismintheregionclosesttothecellphoneantennawhenthephonewason。
(77)Expertssaidtheresultswereinteresting,buturgedthattheybeunderstoodwithgreatcare.“Althoughthebiologicalsignificance,ifany,ofincreasedglucosemetabolismfromtoomuchcellphoneexposureisunknown,theresultsrequirefurtherinvestigation,”HenryLaioftheUniversityofWashingtonintheU.S.andDr.LennartHardellofUniversityHospitalinSweden,wroteinanarticleinJAMA.“Muchhastobedonetofurtherinvestigateandunderstandtheseeffects。
”Theywrote。
1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?
D.Thereareabout5billioncellphoneusersintheworldrightnow。
2.DoctorVolkowwasastonishedbecauseC.shefoundthatusingacellphoneforabout50minutescouldinfluenceorchangebrainactivity
3.Accordingtothepassage,cellphoneswerelaunched
(B.between1980and1985)。
4.Whatdoestheword“that”standforinthesecondparagraph?
C.Thefactthatcellphoneusemaycausecancer。
5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?
(A.CellPhoneRadiation:
IsItHarmful?
)
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Humanbeingshavealwayshadanabilitytoattendtoseveralthingsatonce.(78)Noriselectronicmultitaskingentirelynew:
We’vebeendrivingwhilelisteningtocarradiossincetheybecamepopularinthe1930s.butthereisnodoubtthatmultitaskinghasreachedakindofwarpspeedintheeraofWeb-enabledcomputers,whenithasbecomeroutinetoconductseveralIM(及时通讯)conversations,watchTVandusethecomputerallatonce。
Butwhat’stheimpactofthismediaconsumption?
Andhowarethesemultitaskingdeviceschanginghowkidslearn,reasonandcommunicatewithoneanother?
Socialscientistsandeducatorsarejustbeginningtodealwiththesequestions,buttheresearchersalreadyhavesomestrongopinions。
(79)Althoughmultitaskingkidsmaybebetterpreparedinsomewaysfortoday’sfast-pacedworkplaced,Manyscientistsarepositivelyalarmedbythetrend。
Kidsthatareinstantmessagingwhiledoinghomework,playinggamesonlineandwatchingTV,aren’tgoingtodowellinthelongrun。
Onthepositiveside,multitaskingstudentstendtobeextraordinarilygoodatfindingandusinginformation.Andprobablybecausemodernchildhoodcentersaroundvisual(视觉的)ratherthanprintmedia,theyareespeciallyskilledatanalyzingvisualdataandimages。
Manyeducatorsandpsychologistssayparentsneedtoactivelyensurethattheirteenagersbreakfreeofuncontrollableengagementwithscreensandspendtimeinthephysicalcompanyofhumanbeings—agrowingchallengenotjustbecausetechnologyofferssuchahandyoptionbutbecausesomanyteenagersandcollegestudentssayovercommitted(任务过量的)schedulesdrivesmuchoftheirmultitasking。
Justasimportantisforparentsandeducatortoteachkidsthatit’svaluable,evenessential,tooccasionallyslowdown,unplugsandtaketimetoenjoylifebeyondthescreen。
6.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
D.What’stheimpactofmultitaskingonyoungpeople?
7.Theexpression“warpspeed”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningtoC.highspeed。
8.Accordingtosometeenagersandcollegestudents,whatcausestheirmultitasking?
A.Overcommittedschedules
9.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?
D.multitaskingmaypreparestudentsfortherealityoftoday’sfast-pacesworkenvironment。
10.Whatdoeducatorsandpsychologistadviseparentstodotheirmultitaskingkids?
C.Toencouragetheirkidstohavesomesociallife。
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
ThenuclearpoweremergencyataJapaneseatomicpowerplantlastMarchcouldleadtoamajorre-examinationinEuropeancountriesthatarealreadybuildingsuchplantsorareconsideringashiftfromfossil(化石)fuelstonuclearenergytofightclimatechange.Withtheterribleaccident25yearsagoinChernobyl(切尔诺贝利)beginningtofadeinEuropeanMemories,governmentsacrossEuropehavegrownmoreopentousingmorenuclearpower.EnthusiasmfornuclearpowerisparticularlystronginEasternEurope,whichwantstomoveawayfromdependenceonRussianoilandnaturalgas,andonheavilypollutingcoal-firedpowerplants.Easterngovernmentshavebegunimprovingexistingnuclearplantsorarebuildingorplanningnewones.ButasJapanstruggledtodealwithhernuclearcrises,discussionaboutthegoodandthebadofnuclearpowerbecameheated。
(80)InGermany,nuclearpowerhasbeenarepeatedlyarguedandwidelyfeltissuefordecades。
Upto70percentofGermansopposenuclearpower.Recentlyabout40,000peopleturnedouttoformahumanchainnearanuclearplanttoprotestgovernmentpoliciesonnuclearpower.“TheaccidentinJapancouldleadtoamajorrethinkinEurope,”saidHenrikPaulitzoftheInternationalDoctorsforthePreventionofNuclearWar.“Governmentshavenotbeenquiteopenaboutthesafetylevelsofthenuclearpowerplants。
”
Chancellor(总理)AngelaMerkelheadsacenter-rightunitygovernmentthatsupportstheuseofnuclearpower.Hergovernmentrecentlymadeadisputeddecisiontoextendthelifeofthecountry’s17nuclearpowerplantsbyanaverageof12years.Shewillnowfacemorepressurethechangethatpolicy.Shecalledanemergencymeetingwithherseniorministers.“Weknowhowsafeourplantsareandthatwedonotfaceathreatfromsuchaseriousearthquakeorviolenttidalwave,”Mrs.Merkelsaidafterthemeeting.“WewilllearnwhatwecanfromtheeventsinJapan。
”
11.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutEuropeisTRUE?
D.Itislikelythattheywouldrethinktheirnuclearpowerpolicies。
12.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingstatementsaboutEasternEuropearetrueEXCEPTB.theyhavetotallyforgottentheChernobylaccident25yearsago。
13.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthormainlydiscussesC.Germanattitudetowardsnuclearpower。
14.Theword“heads”inthethirdparagraphcanbebestreplacedbyA.leads。
15.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?
A.Japan’sNuclearCrisisCausesFearinEurope。
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)
Directions:
Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。
16.Bynomeans(C.isthisthefirsttimeshehadlied)toherparents
17.Youhavefailedtoe\wtests.You’dbetterstartworkingharder,(C.or)youwon’tpassthecourse。
18.Hischildrenarewell-behaved,(D.while)thoseofhissister’sareverynaughty。
19.Howcanyoukeepfit(C.if)yousmokesomucheveryday?
20.Thenewshasspreadalloverthecountry(B.that)thespaceshipsucceededinreturningtotheearth。
21.Ididn’tknowyourmobilephonenumber;otherwiseI(D.woundhaverung)youthemomentIgottoWashington。
22.Astheyareretired,Mr.andMrs.Scottpreferahoursinthecountryto(D.woundhaverung)theirremainingyearsthere。
23.(C.Broughtup)bythisgrandparents,jimmywasn’tusedtolivingwithhisparents。
24.Pleaseremain(D.seated)untiltheplanehascometoacompletestop。
25.Whilewatchingtelevision,(C.weheardthedoorbellring)。
26.(D.Tobehonest),thepayisn’tattractiveenough,thoughthejobitselfisquiteinteresting。
27.Therobberhadescapedandwasnowheretobefoundwhenthepolice(A.arrived)
28.ProfessorWilsonkeepstellinghisstudentsthatthefuture(C.belongs)tothewell-educated。
29.Thiscompanyisclosingup,solotsofworkerswillbel
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