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2试题及答案A
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试(A)
2002.6
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PartIReadingComprehension(40%)
Directions:
Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1QuestionsIto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Inancienttimesthemostimportantexaminationswerespoken,notwritten.IntheschoolsofancientGreeceandRome,testingusuallyconsistedofsayingpoetryaloudorgivingspeeches.
IntheEuropeanuniversitiesoftheMiddleAges,studentswhowereworkingforadvanceddegreeshadtodiscussquestionsintheirfieldofstudywithpeoplewhohadmadeaspecialstudyofthesubject.Thiscustomexiststodayaspartoftheprocessoftestingcandidatesforthedoctor’sdegree.
Generally,however,modernexaminationsarewritten.Thewrittenexamination,whereallstudentsaretestedonthesamequestion,wasprobablynotknownuntilthenineteenthcentury.Perhapsitcameintoexistencewiththegreatincreaseinpopulationandthedevelopmentofmodernindustry.Aroomfullofcandidatesforastateexamination,timedexactlybyelectricclocksandcarefullywatchedoverbymanagers,resemblesagroupofworkersatanautomobilefactory.Generally,duringexaminationsteachersandstudentsareexpectedtoactlikemachines.
Onetypeoftestissometimescalledan“objective”test.Itisintendedtodealwithfacts,notpersonalopinions.Tomakeupanobjectivetesttheteacherwritesaseriesofquestions,eachofwhichhasonlyonecorrectanswer.Alongwitheachquestiontheteacherwritesthecorrectanswerandalsothreestatementsthatlooklikecorrectanswerstostudentswhohavenotlearnedthematerialproperly.
1.IntheMiddleAgesstudents(D.neverwroteexams)
2.Themainideaofparagraph3isthat(D.examinationsarenowwrittenandtimed)
3.Thekindofexamswherestudentsmustselectanswersare(C.objective)
4.Modernindustrymusthavedeveloped(B.aroundthe19thcentury)
5.Itmaybeconcludedthattesting(C.haschangedsincetheMiddleAges)
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Themarketinvestigationisindispensabletosalespromotion.Theyareascloselyrelatedasthelipsandteeth,sotospeak.Whatyouproduceisforsaleonthemarket.Itwouldheimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutfirstinvestigatingthemarket.
Intheinternationalmarket,goodsonsalecomingfromcountriesandsuppliersarealwaysfacingkeencompetition.Undersuchcircumstances,theywilltryeverythingpossibletofamiliarizethemselveswiththemarketconditions.Inmakinginvestigations,weoughttogetinformationaboutwhatsimilaritemsthecompetitorsareofferingonthemarket,whatpricestheyarequoting(报价),whatfeaturestheirproductshave,whoaretheirregularcustomers,etc.Then,howcanweobtainsuchinformation?
Therearemanychannelsthatwecanmakeuseofindoingthissortofwork.Thecommercialcounselor’sofficesofourembassiesstationedabroadcanhelpusinmakingmarketinvestigations.Nowadays,ourimportandexportcorporationssendtheirtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthen.Oneoftheirpurposesistomakemarketsurveysonthespot.
Certainly,face-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmenarealsoimportantchannelstogetmarketinformation.TheChineseExportCommoditiesFairsandsomeotherfairsofsimilarnatureaswellasvisitsofforeignbusinessmenprovide’uswithsuchopportunities.Ofcourse,therearesomeotherwaysofmakingmarketinvestigations.
6.Inmakingmarketinvestigation,oneshould(A.getenoughinformationconcerned).
7.Theword“indispensable”inthefirstlinemeans(B.essential).
8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?
(D.Productiongoesbeforemarketinvestigation.)
9.Makingmarketinvestigationisveryimportantbecause(D.alloftheabove).
A.inmarket,goodsonsalearenumerous
B.everyproducerisfacingkeencompetition
C.itcangreatlypromotesales
10.Allthefollowingarechannelstogetmarketinformationexcept(B.topromotethequalityofourownproducts).
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
OnNovember19,1863,AbrahamLincolnwenttoGettysburginPennsylvaniatospeakattheNationalSoldiersCemetery.TheCivilWarwasstillgoingon.TherewasmuchcriticismofPresident,Lincolnatthetime.Hewasnotatallpopular.HehadbeeninvitedtospeakatGettysburgonlyOutofpoliteness.TheprincipalspeakerwastobeEdwardEverett,afamousstatesmanandspeakeroftheday.Everettwasahandsomemanandverypopulareverywhere.
ItissaidthatLincolnpreparedhisspeechonthetrainwhilegoingtoGettysburg.Latethatnight,aloneinhishotelroomandtiredout,heagainworkedbrieflyonthespeech.ThenextdayEverettspokefirst.Hespokeforanhourand57minutes.Hisspeechwasaperfectexampleoftherichoratoryoftheday.ThenLincolnrose.Thecrowdof15,000peopleatfirstpaidlittleattentiontohim.Hespokeforonlynineminutes.Attheendtherewaslittleapplause.Lincolnturnedtoafriendandremarked,“Ihavefailedagain.”OnthetrainbacktoWashington,hesaidsadly,”Thatspeechwasaflatfailure,andthepeoplearedisappointed.
Somenewspapersatfirstcriticizedthespeech.Butlittlebylittlepeoplereadthespeechtheybegantounderstandbetter.Theybeganappreciateitssimplicityanditsdeepmeaning.ItwasaspeechwhichonlyAbrahamLincolncouldhavemade.
Today,everyAmericanschoolchildlearnsLincoln’sGettysburgAddressbyheart.NoweveryonethinksofitasoneofthegreatestspeechesevergiveninAmericanhistory.
11.In1863,AbrahamLincolnwas(B.unpopular)
12.LincolnwasinvitedtospeakattheNationalSoldiersCemeterybecausehewas(C.Presidentofthecountry)
13.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat(B.Lincolnwasverybusyatthetimeanddidn’thavemuchtimetopreparehisspeech).
14.ItwasafactthatLincoln’sspeechwas(D.notwell-receivedatfirst).
15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
(D.Lincoln’sGettysburgAddressisthegreatestspeecheverdeliveredintheUnitedStates.)
Passage4
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Animalsseemtohavethesensetoeatwhentheyarehungryandtheydonoteatmorethantheirbodiesneed.Ithasbeendemonstratedthatratswill,whengivenachoiceoveraperiodoftime,preferwaterwithvitaminstowaterwithoutvitaminseventhoughthereisnodifferenceintasteorsmellbetweenthetwowaterbottles.Whenafragrantflavorwasaddedtothevitamin-enrichedfluid,theratsdidseemtodevelopatasteforitandkeptdrinkingit,evenafterthevitaminswereswitchedtotheclearwater.Intime,however,theybrokethehabitandwentbacktowherethenecessaryvitaminswere.
Inaclassicexperiment,babiesof6to12monthsoldwereplacedinacafeteriafeedingarrangement,withawideselectionofbabyfoodbeforethem.Theyweregivenwhateverfoodtheypointedtoorappearedinterestedin.Wearetoldthatatfirsttheyshowedsomeunusualeatingpatterns,butthatoveraperiodoftimetheymanagedtoselectwell-balanceddiet.
So,inselectingfood,ratsandbabiesdoseemtoknowandactonwhat’sbestforthem.Apparently,thereisakindof“bodywisdom,”whichhumanssoonlose.Mostofusdonoteataswiselyaswecould.Manyofourfoodpreferencesareculturallydeterminedandinfluencedbylong-establishedhabits.Somepeopleeatfox,dogandblackbirds,whileweeatcowsandpigs.Sowhatpeopleeatandhowmuchtheyeatseemstobegreatlyinfluencedbywhatisgoingonaroundthem.
16.Intheexperimentonrats,afragrantflavorwasaddedtotherat’sdrinkingwaterto(C.testwhetherratsknowwhichdrinkisgoodforthem)
17.Theexpression“thehabit”(para.1,sentence4)referstodrinkingwaterwhich(D.isflavored)
18.Accordingtothepassage,adultseatinghabitsdifferfromthoseofbabiesbecause(C.adults’eatinghabitsarecloselyrelatedtothesocialandculturalcustoms)
19.Theauthorimpliedinthepassagethatmostofus(C.havethehabitsinfluencedbythesurroundings)
20.Asfarastheireatinghabitsareconcerned,babiesandratsaresimilarinthat(A.bothhavethewisdomtochooseabalanceddiet)
Part
VocabularyandStructure(40%)
Directions:
Inthispartthereare40incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
21.Youshouldbeableto(B.distinguish)rightfromwrong.
22.Anystudentwho(D.neglects)hishomeworkisunlikelytopasstheexamination.
23.Ipromisedtolook(C.into)thematterassoonasIgotthere.
24.Yoursisterhasmadean(A.appointment)foryoutoseethedentistat3thisafternoon.
25.Thecommitteeisexpectedto(A.reach)adecisionthisevening.
26.HespokesoquicklythatIdidn’t(D.makeout)whathesaid.
27.Iwroteitdown(A.incase)Ishouldforgetit.
28.ItisnotthatIdonotlikeplays.ThereasonwhyIdidnotgotothetheaterlastnightwasthatIcouldnot(C.afford)thetime.
29.Thechemicalfactorywasdemolished(D.inthenameof)protectingtheenvironment.
30.Afterathree-hourheateddiscussion,allthemembersinthejuryreachedtheconclusion