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14号北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试A卷试题

2004年4月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试A卷试题

PartI ReadingComprehension   

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Ayoungster'ssocialdevelopmenthasaprofoundeffectonhisacademicprogressKidswhohavetroublegettingalongwiththeirclassmatescanendupbehindacademicallyaswellandhaveahigherchanceofdroppingout（退学）.Intheearlygradesespecially,expertssay,youngstersshouldbeencouragedtoworkingroupsratherthanindividuallysothatteacherscanspotchildrenwhomaybehavingproblemsmakingfriends"Whenchildrenworkonaproject",saysLillianKate,aneducationalprofessorattheUniversity&Illinois,"theylearntoworktogether,todisagree,tothink,totaketurnsandlightentensionsTheseskillscan'tbelearnedthroughlectureWeallknowpeoplewhohavewonderfultechnicalskillsbutdon'thaveanysocialskillsRelationshipsshouldbethefirstR".

Atacertainage,childrenarealsolearningtojudgethemselvesinrelationtoothers.Formostchildren,schoolmarksthefirsttimethattheirgoalsarenotsetbyaninternalclockbutbytheoutsideworldJustasthe1-year-oldstrugglingtowalkthe6-year-oldisstrugglingtomeetadultexpectations"Youngkidsdon'tknowhowtodistinguishearly-childhoodeducationforthestateofNewJersey,"（76）[iftheytryhardtodosomethingandfail.theymayconcludethattheywillneverbeabletoaccomplishaparticulartask]"."Theeffectsofserious",saysHills,"achildwhohashadhisconfidencereallydamagedneedsarescueoperation".

1.Theauthorseemstothinkthatakid’spoorrelationshipwithhisclassmateswould.

A.havenegativeeffectsonhisstudy

B.develophisindividualismbutlimithisintelligence

C.eventuallyleadtohisleavingschool

D.havenothingtodowithhisachievementsinacourse

2.Inthefirstparagraph,thewordspotmeans.

A.teach  B.help  C.find   D.treat

3.Formostchildren,schoolmakesthemunderstand.

A.thatitissocietyratherthanindividualthatdecidesone’sfuture

B.thattheycanmeetthesocialneeds

C.thatone’seffortandone’sabilitycanbetwoquitedifferentmatters

D.thatsocialneedsandindividualneedshavenothingincommon

4.Whichofthefollowingismostunlikelyfortheauthortodo?

A.Totalktothestudentswhohavementalproblems.

B.Tohelpstudentsdevelopafeelingofself-respect.

C.Tokeepastudentfromplayingalone.

D.Toannounceastudent’sscoresinpublic.

5.Whichofthefollowingisthemajorconcernofthepassageaboutastudent’sneeds?

A.Individualismandcooperation.

B.Academicsuccessandindependentthinking.

C.Socializationandfeelingofcompetence.

D.Intelligenceandrespect.

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

 IftheEuropeansthoughtadrought-alongperiodofdryweather-wassomethingthathappenedonlyinAfrica,theyknowbetternow.Afterfouryearsofbelow?

normalrainfall（insomecasesonly10percentofannualaverage）,vastareasofFrance,Spain,Portugal,Belgium,BritainandIrelandaredryandbarren（贫瘠）.（77）[WaterissolowinthecanalsofnorthernFrancethatwaterwaytrafficisforbiddenexceptonweekends].Oyster（牡蛎）growsinBrittanyreporta30percentdropinproductionbecauseofthelossoffreshwaterinlocalriversnecessaryforoysterbreeding.InsoutheasternEngland,therollinggreenhillsofKenthaveturnedsobrownthatofficialshavebeenweighingplanstopipeinwaterfromWales.InPortugal,farmersinthesouthernAlentejoregionhaveheldprayermeetingforrain--sofar,invain.

（78）[Governmentsindrought-spreadcountriesaretakingseveremeasures.Authoritiesinhard-hitareasofFrancehavebannedwashingcarsandwateringlawns].InBritain,waterwillsoonbemetered,likegasandelectricity,“TheEnglishhavealwaystakenwaterforgranted,”saysGrahamWarren,aspokesmanofBritain’sNationalRiversAuthority.“Nowthey’reputtingapriceonit.”Evenasuddenendtothedroughtwouldnotendthemiseryinsomeareas.Itwilltakeseveralyearsofunusuallyheavywinterrain,theexpertssay,justtobringexistingwaterreservesuptotheirnormallevels.

6.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“theyknowbetternow?

”

A.Theyknowmoreaboutthecausesofthedrought.

B.TheyhaveabetterunderstandingofthedroughtinAfrica.

C.TheyhaverealizedthatthedroughtinEuropeisthemostseriousone.

D.TheyhaverealizedthatdroughtshitnotonlyAfricabutalsoEurope.

7.ThedroughtinEuropehasbroughtaboutallthefollowingproblemsexcept.

A.below-normalrainfall                  B.difficultnavigation      

C.asharpdropinoysterharvest            D.bone-dryhills

8.TheBritishgovernmentintendsto.

A.forbidthecar-washingservice           B.increasethepriceofthewaterused

C.endthemiserycausedbythedrought      D.chargefeesfortheuseofthewater

9.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Germanyistheonlycountryfreefromthedrought

B.Waterreservesareattheirlowestlevelinyearsduetodrought

C.ThedroughtismoreseriousinBritainthaninFrance

D.Europewillnothaveheavyrainuntilseveralyearslater.

10.Whichofthefollowingisthemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

A.EuropeinMisery                   B.DroughtAttacksEurope  

C.BeEconomicalWithWater      D.Europe,aWould-beAfrica

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Howcanwegetridofgarbage（垃圾）?

Dowehaveenoughenergysourcestomeetourfutureenergyneeds?

Thesearetwoimportantquestionsthatmanypeopleareaskingtoday.Somepeoplethinkthatmanmightbeabletosolvebothproblemsatthesametime.Theysuggestusinggarbageasanenergysource,andatthetimeitcansavethelandtoholdgarbage.

Foralongtime,peopleburiedgarbageordumped（倾倒）itonemptyland.Now,emptylandisscarce.Butmoreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.However,garbagecanbeagoodfueltouse.Thethingsingarbagedonotlooklikecoal,petroleum,ornaturalgas;buttheyarechemicallysimilartothesefossil（化石）fuels.Asweuseupourfossil-fuelsupplies,wemightbeabletousegarbageasanenergysource.

（79）[Burninggarbageisnotanewidea.SomecitiesinEuropeandtheUnitedStateshavebeenburninggarbageforyears].Theheatthatisproducedbyburninggarbageisusedtoboilwater.Thesteamthatisproducedisusedtomakeelectricityortoheatnearbybuildings.InParis,France,somepowerplantsburnalmost2millionmetrictonsofthecitiesgarbageeachyear.Theamountofenergyproducedisaboutthesameaswouldbeproducedbyburningalmostahalfmillionbarrelsofoil.

（80）[Ourfossilfuelsuppliesarelimited.Burninggarbagemightbeonekindofenergysourcethatwecanusetohelpmeetourenergyneeds].Thismethodcouldalsoreducetheamountifgarbagepilingupontheearth.

11.Whattwoproblemscanmansolvebyburninggarbage?

A.Theshortageofenergyandairpollution.      

B.Theshortageofenergyandthelandtoholdgarbage.

C.Airpollutionandtheshortageoffossilfuel.

D.Airpollutionandtheshortageoflandtoholdgarbage.

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheresultofburninggarbage?

A.Thegarbageburnedisturnedintofossilfuels.     

B.Theheatproducedisusedtoboilwater.

C.Thesteamproducedisusedtomakeelectricity     

D.Thesteamproducedisusedtoheatbuildings.

13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.About2millionmetrictonsofgarbageisburnedinFranceeachyear.

B.Inamodernsociety,moreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.

C.Usinggarbageisagoodwaytosolvetheproblemofenergyshortage.

D.Itwillbetooexpensivetousegarbageasanenergysource.

14.Whatistheauthor’sattitude?

A.Delighted      B.Sad           

C.Agreeing      D.Disagreeing

15.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe.

A.GarbageandtheEarth        B.FossilFuelandGarbage      

C.LandandGarbage           D.Garbage?

EnergySource

PartIIVocabularyandStructure

16.Itisfrommygrandparents       Ilearnedalot. 

A.who      B.whom      C.that      D.which

17.Thewriterhaspublishedmanybooks,Itis      arewellreceivedbythereaders.

A.noneofwhom B.allofwhich C.neitherofwho  D.oneofwhich

18.Classes        ,thestudentsleftforhomewithoutdelay.

A.wereover      B.beingover      C.areover      D.over

19.Thisisthedictionary        IdependalotwheneverIhaveproblemswithnewwords.

A.withwhich  B.inwhich    C.onwhich  D.forwhich

20.Overtenpeoplediedandtwentypeoplewere       woundedinthetraincrash.

A.horribly      B.wrongly      C.bitterly      D.seriously

21.DoyouthinkTommyis       thetruth?

A.saying      B.speaking            C.telling      D.talking

22.Itissohot.Youshouldputthefoodintotherefrigeratornow.otherwise,itwill      soon.

A.harm      B.hurt      C.spoil      D.damage

23.Don’tforgettowritetome,      ?

A.willyou      B.didn’tyou      C.areyou      D.don’tyou

24.Itisimportanttorememberthesayingthat       isbetterthancure.

A.prevention     B.promotion      C.permission      D.proportion

25.Winningorlosingistemporary,butfriendship         .

A.expects      B.lives      C.remains      D.lasts

26.Peter,whomeveryonesuspected,         tobeinnocent.

A.turnedout      B.turnedoff      C.turnedup      D.turnedover

27.Isn’tthat       theycallpeaceandfriendship?

A.which