北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试B.docx

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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试B

地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（B）

2008.04.19

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.

Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.

Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.

TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.（76）Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.

Withsomanyloopholes（漏洞）ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.

（77）Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?

1.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,_____

A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriver

B.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxiride

C.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogo

D.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforetheyleavewithoutpaying

2.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland_____

A.providemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotels

B.providemealsforanydiners

C.providefreewineandchargeforfood

D.aremostlypoorlymanaged

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.

B.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.

C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.

D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.

4.Theword“those”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_____

A.peoplewhooftentaketaxis

B.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotels

C.peoplewhoaredishonest

D.peoplewhoareworthyoftrust

5.Itcanbeconcludedthat_____

A.Finnishpeoplearenotsmartenoughindailylife

B.Finlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheats

C.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel

D.alltheFinnsarerich

Passage2

Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Therearemanyfactorswhichmayhaveaninfluenceonadultsandchildrenbeingabletoleadahealthylife.

Nowadays,peopleareverybusy.Often,bothparentsworkoutsidethehome.Childrenareexpectedtotakeonmoreresponsibilityathometohelptheirparents.Theyalsohavesportingandleisureactivitiesaswellasschoolexpectations.

Thebusynessalsoaddsanotherfactor:

theneedtousecarstogetfromoneplacetoanotherquickly.

Today,societyplacesalotofemphasisontechnology.Computers,DVDs.CDs,television,PlayStationsandXboxeshavebecomemajorleisureactivities,ratherthantraditionalmoreactivepursuits.Thishasledtoamoresedentarylifestyle.

Themediaprovideentertainmentandinformation.（78）Unfortunately,theyalsopromotefastfoodwhichfitseasilyintobusylifestyles.Itismuchmoreconvenientattimestobuyaquicktakeawayratherthanprepareameal.Themediaconstantlybombard（轰炸）theiraudiencewith‘perfect’bodyimages,theneedtobuythemostfashionableclothes,themostup-to-datecomputergames,thebestplacestovisitandthebestthingstodo.

Environmentsvary.Wemaybeexposedtopollution,suchascigarettesmoke.Thiscanbeharmfultopeoplewhosufferfrombreathingdifficulties.（79）Environmentswherepassivesmokingisunavoidablemakeitdifficulttoleadahealthylife.

Itisimportantforeveryonetobeacceptetedandcaredaboutbyfamilyandfriends.Bothofthesegroupscaninfluencepeople--positivelyandnegatively.

Negativelyfeelingscanleadpeopletoadoptanunhealthylifestyle.

Perhapsthemostimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestylesismotivation.Orthedesiretobehealthy.Anypersonwhowantstobehealthywillfindawaytobehealthy—ifhe/sheismotivatedenough!

6.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

A.benefitsofahealthylifestyle

B.demandsofdailylife

C.factorsaffectingahealthylifestyle

D.apositiveapproachtohealthyliving

7.Theword“sedentary”inParagraph4probablemeans_____.

A.havingalotofthingstodo

B.involvinglittleexerciseorphysicalactivity

C.beingisolatedfromtheoutsideworld

D.experiencingalotofstress

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasafactorleadingtothepopularityoffastfood?

A.Cheapprice.B.Themedia.

C.Busylifestyle.D.Convenience

9.WhichisNOTlistedasafactorinfluencingtheabilitytohaveahealthylifestyle?

A.Pollution.

B.Economicfactors.

C.Dependenceuponcars.

D.Influenceoffamilyorfriends.

10.Accordingtotheauthor,_____maybethemostimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestyles.

A.technologyB.culturalbackground

C.environmentD.thedesiretobehealthy

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Lookingbackonmychildhood.Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed（紧抱的）flowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihandnoearformusicandlanguages,IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.

BeforeWorldwarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.（80）NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.butIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofdogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.

Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnight.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoil,readingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle（谜），becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.

Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist;oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistcanbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofborn

worlds.

11.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe_____

A.fullofenthusiasm

B.self-disciplined

C.fullofambition

D.knowledgeable

12.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor_____

A.losthishearingwhenhewasachild

B.didn’tlikehisbrothersandsisters

C.wasborntoanaturalist’sfamily

D.wasinterestedinflowersaninsectsinhischildhood

13.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe_____

A.justreadsaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries

B.comesupwithsolutionsinmostnaturalways

C.hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic

D.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofscientist

14.Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause_____.

A.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature

B.hedidn’tliveverylongwiththem

C.thefamilywasextremelylarge

D.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem

15.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A.Theauthorbelievesthatabornnaturalistcannotbeascientist.

B.Theauthor’sbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicandlanguages.

C.Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoilindustry.

D.Theauthorspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.

PartⅡVocabularyandStructure

Directions:

Inthispart,thereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetr.

16.Nomatter_____heisabletocometothepartyornot,wewillinvitehim.

A.whenB.whether

C.howD.why

17.Theidea_____tohiminhisdreamandhedecidedtocarryitout.

A.happenedB.struck

C.appearedD.occurred

18.Hewouldhavepaid_____forthehouseifthesalesgirlhadinsistedbecausehereallywantedit.

A.twice