北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试1999年试题及答案A.docx
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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试1999年试题及答案A
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
1999.6.12
PartIReadingComprehension(40%)
Directions:
Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandremarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
“Hightech”and“stateoftheart”aretwoexpressionsthatdescribeverymoderntechnology.Hightechisjustashorterwayofsayinghightech¬nology.Andhightechnologydescribesanyinvention,systemofdevicethatusesthenewestideasordiscoveriesofscienceandengineering.Whatishightech?
Acomputerishightech.Soisacommunicationssatellite.Amodernmanufacturingsystemissurelyhightech.Hightechbecameapopu¬larexpressionintheUnitedStatesduringtheearlyl980’s.Becauseofim¬provementsintechnology,peoplecouldbuymanynewkindsofproductsinAmericanstores,suchashomecomputers,microwave(微波)ovens,etc.
“Stateoftheart”issomethingthatisasmodernaspossible.Itisaproductthatisbasedontheverylatestmethodsandtechnology.Somethingthatis“stateoftheart”isthenewestpossibledesignorproductofabusi¬nessorindustry.Astateofthearttelevisionset,forexample,usesthemostmodernelectronicdesignandparts.Itisthebestthatonecanbuy.
“Stateoftheart”isnotanewexpression.Engineershaveuseditforyears,todescribethebestandmostmodernwayofdoingsomething.MillionsofAmericansbegantousetheexpressioninthelate1970’s.Thereasonwasthecomputerrevolution.Everycomputercompanyclaimedthatitscomputerswere“stateoftheart”.
Computertechnologychangedsofastthatastateoftheartcomputertodaymightbeoldtomorrow.Theexpression“stateoftheart”becamecommonandpopularascomputersthemselves.Nowallkindsofproductsaresaidtobe“stateoftheart”.
1.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?
A.Totellhow“hightech”and“stateoftheart”havedeveloped.
B.Togiveexamplesof“hightech”.
C.Totellwhat“hightech”and“stateofthe”are.D.Todescribeverymoderntechnology.
2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Americanstorescouldprovidenewkindsofproductstothepeople.
B.Hightechdescribesatechnologythatisnottraditional.
C.“Stateoftheart”isnotaspopularas“hightech”.
D.Amodernploughpulledbyoxenis“stateoftheart
3.Allthefollowingexamplesarehightechexcept_________
A.amicrowaveoverB.ahomecomputer
C.ahandpumpD.asatellite
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?
A.sincethecomputerrevolution,theexpression“stateoftheart”hasbecomepopular.
B.“Stateoftheart”meanssomethingthatisthebestonecan
C.Withtherapiddevelopmentofcomputertechnology,astateofthetartcomputermayeasilybecomeoutofdate.
D.Allkindsofproductsare“stateoftheart”nowadays.
5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis__________
A.ComputerTechnologyB.HighTechandStateoftheArt
C.MastAdvancedTechnologyD.TwoNewExpressions
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Cheating:
Theincometaxdeadline(最后期限)approachesandsometaxpayer’sthoughtsturntoit.Testtimeapproachesandsomestudents’thoughtsturntoit.
“Youwantsomethingyoucan’tgetbybehavingwithintherules,andyouwantitbadlyenoughyou’lldoitregardlessofanyguiltordeepregret~andyou’rewillingtoruntheriskofbeingcaught.”That’showLaddWheeler,psychologyprofessorattheUniversityofRochesterinNewYork,definescheating.
Manyexpertsbelievecheatingisontherise.“We’resufferingamoralbreakdown.”Pinkardsays,“we’reseeingmoreofthekindofpersonwhoregardstheworldasaseriesofthingstobedealtwith.Whethertocheatdependsonwhetherit’stheperson’sinterest“.Hedoes,however,seelesscheatingamongtheyoungeststudents.
RichardDienabier,Psychology(心理学)professorattheUniversityofNebraskainLincoln,believesthatsociety’sattitudesaccountformuchoftheincreaseincheating.
“Twentyyearsage,ifapersoncheatedincollege,societysaid:
Thatisextremelyserious,youwillbedroppedforatermifnotkickedoutpermanently,”hesays,“nowadays,attheUniversityofNebraska,forexample,itisthestatedpolicyofthecollegeofArtsandSciencesthatifastudentcheatsonanexam,thestudentmustreceivean“F’onwhathecheatedon.That’snothing.Ifyou’regoingtoflunkanyway,whynotcheat?
”
“Cheatingismostlikelyinsituationswherethevitalinterestsarehighandthechancesofgettingcaughtarelow~”sayssocialpsychologist.LynnKahleoftheUniversityofOregoninEugene.
6.Thepassagecenterson_________
A.convincingthereaderthatcheatingisimmoral
B.discussingthereasonsforcheating
C.describinghowstudentscheatonexam
D.discussinghowtocontrolcheating
7.Cheatingtendstooccurwhen________
A.onewantssomethingbadly
B.onecan’tgetsomethinginarightway.
C.itisnotverylikelytoberevealed.
D.aseriesofthingshastobedealtwith
8.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothe~passage?
A.Itisforgivabletocheatunlessmoneyisinvolved.
B.Therehasbeenaquickincreaseincheating.
C.Mostcheatersarecollegestudents.
D.Cheatersdonotfeelguiltyandregretful.
9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Cheatingiswidespreadbecausesocietyistootolerant.
B.cheatingistheresultofintensepressure.
C.Cheatingischeating,whetheronatestoronanyotheroccassions.
D.Cheatingcomestogetherwithcivilization.
10.Theword“flunk”inparagraph5couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?
A.FearB.FailC.BepleasedD.Succeed
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Theyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing“dead”aretalkingnothingbutnonsense,asintheirheartstheymustsurelyknow.
No,thevillageisnotdead.Thereismorelifeinitnowthanthereeverwas.Butitseemsthat“Villagelife”isdead.Goneforever.Itbegantodecline(衰落)aboutahundredyearsago,whenmanygirlslefthometogointoserviceintownmanymilesaway,andmenalsolefthomeinincreasingnumberinsearchofawork,andhomewaswhereworkwas.Therearestillanumberofpeoplealivetodaywhocanremember.What“villagelife”meanttheearlyyearsofthepresentcentury?
Itmeantknowingandbeingknownbyeverybodyelseinthevillage.Itmeantfindingyourentertainmentinthevillageofwithinwalkingdistanceofit.Itmeanthousewivestiedtothehomealldayandeveryday.Itmeantgoingtobedearlytosavelamp—oilandcoal.
ThencametheFirstWorldWarandtheSecondWorldWar.Aftereachwar,newideas,newattitudes,newtradesandoccupationswererevealedtovillagers.Thelong—establishedorderofsocietywasnolongertakenforgranted.Electricityandthemotorcarweresteadilyoperatingtomake“villagelife”and“townlife”almostalike.Nowwiththehighlydevelopedscienceandtechnologyandhigh—levelsocialwelfareforall,thereisnopointwhateverintalkinganylongerabout“villagelife.“Itisjustlife,andthatabetterlife.
Finally,ifwehaveanydoubtsaboutthefuture,oraboutthemanychanges,whichwehaveseeninourlives,wehaveonlytolookinattheschoolplaygroundanymid—morning;orseethechildrenastheywalkhomewardinlittlegroups.Obviouslythesechildrenarebetterfed,betterclothed,bettereducated,healthier,prettierandhappierthananygenerationofchildrenthateverbeforewalkedthevillagestreet.
11.Bysayingthatvillageisnotdead,but“villagelife”isdead,thewritersuggeststhat_________
A.thoseyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing“dead”arewrong
Bthetwostatementsareagainsteachother
C.“villagelife”todayisratheruninteresting
D.“villagelife”todayisnolongerlikewhatisusedtobe.
12.Itwas_________that“villagelife”begantotakeasharpturn.
A.aboutacenturyago
B.duringthetwoworldwars
C.withelectricityandmotorcarsintroducedintothevillage
D.onlyrecently
13.Asissuggestedinparagraph2,villagersinthepast_________
A.livedasimplerlifethanvillagerstoday
B.knewfewerpeoplethanvillagerstoday.
C.founditdifficulttoenjoythemselves
D.likedtowashthemselveswithcoldwater.
14.Theexpression“....”Thereisnopointwhateverintalkingaboutinparagraph3meansthat_________
A.thereisnoendtothetalkingabout....
B.Itisharmfultotalkabout….
C.Itisnotmeaninglesstotalkabout....
D.thereisnoreasonfortalkingabout
15.Fromthepassagewecanseethatthewriter’sattitudetoward“villagelife”is___________
A.positiveB.negative
C.neutralD.unclear
Passage4
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Weallknowthatitispossibleforordinarypeopletomaketheirhomesontheequator(赤道),althoughoftentheymayfeeluncomfortablyhotthere.Millionsdoit.butasfortheNorthPole(北极)——wethatitisnotonlyadangerouslycoldplace,butthatpeoplelikeyouandmewouldfinditquiteimpossibletolivethere.Atthepresenttimeonlythescientistsandexplorerscandoso,andtheyusespecialequipment.Menhadbeentravelingacrossandaroundtheequatoronwheels,ontheirfeetorinshipsforthousandsofyears;butonlyafewmen,withgreatdifficultyandinveryrecenttime,haveevercrossedtheicetotheNorthPole.Soitmaysurpriseyoutolearnthat,whentravelingbyair,itisreallysafertoflyovertheNorthPolethanovertheequator.Ofcourse,thisisnottrueaboutl
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