北京成人本科学士学位英语统一考试.docx

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北京成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2010.05.08（A卷）

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

　　Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Themulti-billion-dollarWesternpopmusicindustryisunderfire.ItisbeingblamedbytheUnitedNationsforthedramaticriseindrugabuseworldwide,"Themostworryingdevelopmentisacultureofdrug-friendliness,"saystheUN'sInternationalNarcoticsControlBoardinareportreleasedlastyear.

　　The74-pagestudysaysthepopmusic,asaglobalindustry,isbyfarthemostinfluentialtrend-setterforyoungpeopleofmostcultures."Somesongsencouragepeopletotakedrugs.（78）Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle,"thestudysays.

　　Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendlypopmusicseemstosurvivedespitetheoccasionalshockofdeathbyoverdose（过量用药）."Suchincidentsendtobeseenasanoccasiontomourn（哀悼）thelossofarolemodel,andnotanopportunitytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse,"itnotes.Sincethe1970s,severalinternationallyfamoussingerandmoviestars—includingElvisPresley,JaniceJophlin,JohnBelushi,JimiHendrix,JonathanMelvinandAndyGibbs—havediedofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses.Withtheglobalizationofpopularmusic,messagespromotingdrugabusearenowreachingbeyondtheircountriesoforigin."Inmostcountries,thenamesofcertainpopstarshavebecomefamiliartothemembersofeveryhousehold,"thestudysays.

　　TheUNstudyalsoblamesthemediaforitsdescriptionofcertaindrugincidents,whichencouragesratherthanpreventsdrugabuse."Overthepastyears,wehaveseenhowdrugabuseisincreasinglyregardedasbeingacceptableorevenattractive,"saysHamidGhodse,presidentoftheBoard."Powerfulpressuregroupsrunpoliticalcampainsaimedatlegalizingcontrolleddrugs,"hesays.Ghodsealsopointsoutthatallthesedevelopmentshavecreatedanenvironmentwhichistolerant（容忍的）oforevenfavorabletodrugabuseandspoilsinternationaldrugpreventioneffortscurrentlyunderway.

　　Thestudyfocusesondemandreductionandpreventionwithinanenvironmentthathasbecometolerantofdrugabuse.TheBoardcallsongovernmentstodotheirlegalandmoralduties,andtoactagainstthepro-drug（赞成吸毒）messagesoftheyouthculturetowhichyoungpeopleincreasinglyarebeingexposed.

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthortendtoagreewith?

　　A.Theuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposesisanacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle.

　　B.Thespreadingofpopmusicmaycausedrugabusetobeyondcountryboundaries.

　　C.Noeffortshavebeenmadetopreventthespreadingofdrugabuse.

　　D.Governmentshavenoabilityatactagainstthepro-drugmessagesoftheyouthculture.

2.Theexpression"underfire"inthefirstparagraphmeans________.

　　A.inanurgentsituation

　　B.facingsomeproblems

　　C.beingcriticized

　　D.introuble

　　3.Fromthethirdparagraph,welearnthattheyouth________.

　　A.tendtomournthepopstarswhodiedofoverdoseasrolemodes

　　B.areshockedtoknowevenpopstarsmayabusedrugs

　　C.trytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse

　　D.maystopabusingdrugs

　　4.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedastolerantofdrugabuse?

　　A.Thespreadingofpopmusic.

　　B.Themedia.

　　C.Politicalcampaignsrunbypowerfulpressuregroups.

　　D.Thelowpriceofsomedrugs.

　　5.Accordingtothepassage,popmusic________

　　A.hasagreatinfluenceonyoungpeopleofmostcultures

　　B.attractsasmallnumberofyoungpeople

　　C.isnotaprofitableindustry

　　D.isaloneresponsiblefordrugabuse

Passage2Questions 6to 10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Therearemanyolderpeopleintheworldandtherewillbemanymore.Alittle-knownfactisthatover60percentoftheolderpeopleliveindevelopingcountries.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,by2020therewillbe1billion,withover700millionlivingindevelopingcountries.

　　Itisasurprisingfactthatthepopulationageingisparticularlyrapidindevelopingcountries.Forexample,ittookFrance115yearsfortheproportionofolderpeopletodoublefrom7percentto14percent.ItisestimatedtotakeChinaamere27yearstoachievethissameincrease.

　　Whataretheimplicationsoftheseincreasednumbersofolderfolk?

（76）Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive,themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability（残疾）.Attentionisbeingpaidtotheneedtokeeppeopleashealthyaspossible,includingduringoldage,tolessenthefinancialburdenonthestate.

　　（77）Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.InsomeAfricancountries,certainlyinAsia,olderpeoplearerespectedandregardedastheoneswithspecialknowledge.Yettraditionsarefadingawaydaily,whichdoesnotensurethecontinuedhighregardofolderpeople.Associetychanges,attitudeswillchange.

　　Muchneedstobedonetogetridofagediscrimination（歧视）inemployment.Life-longlearningprogramsneedtobeprovidedtoenableolderpeopletobeactivemembersinacountry'sdevelopment.

　　Socialsecuritypoliciesneedtobeestablishedtoprovideadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.Bothpublicandprivateschemesarevitalinordertobuildasuitablesafetynet.

　　6.Theproportionofolderpeople________.

　　A.isbiggerindevelopedcountriesthanindevelopingcountries

　　B.isone-seventhofthepopulationindevelopingcountries

　　C.willincreasemuchfasterinChinathaninFrance

　　D.willbesixtypercentindevelopingcountriesby2020

　　7.Accordingtopassage,whichofthefollowingaregovernmentsmostworriedabout?

　　A.Thediseasesanddisabilityofolderpeople.

　　B.Thelongerlifeandgoodhealthofpeople.

　　C.Thelossoftaxesonolderpeople.

　　D.Theincreasingrespectforolderpeople.

　　8.Itisstateddirectlyinthepassagethatolderpeopleshould________.

　　A.betreateddifferentlyindifferentcultures

　　B.enjoyasimilarlifestyle

　　C.beignoredassocietychanges

　　D. bevaluedbytheyongergenerations

　　9.WhichofthefollowingmeasureisNOTmentionedtosolvethepopulationageingproblem?

　　A.Gettingridofagediscriminationinemployment.

　　B.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.

　　C.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.

　　D.Providingfreehealthcareforsickolderpeople.

　　E.Supplyinglife-longlearningprogramstoolderpeople.

　　10.Theauthorconcludesinthelastparagraphthat________.

　　A.governmentshavespentlotsoftimeinsolvingtheageingproblem

　　B.populationageingisahardproblem,butitneedstobesolvedurgently

　　C.peoplearetoobusytosolvethepopulationageingproblem

　　D.muchtimeandeffortwillbelostinsolvingtheageingproblem

Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　（79）Extensivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhasmadeextraordinaryprogressinreducingpovertyinrecentdecades.Theresearchsuggeststhatthepaceofeconomicprogresshasbeenrapidandcontinuedfordecades,builtonthefoundationsofrelativepoliticalstability,risingtrade,andeconomicliberalization（自由化）aftertwoworldwars.Onenewstudy,publishedrecentlybytheInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinWashington,findthattheproportionofthe6.1billionpeopleintheworldwholiveon$1adayorlessshrankfrom63percentin1950to35percentin1980and12percentin1999.bysomeothermeasures,theprogresshasbeenmoremodest.Still,economistsagreethatpovertyhasplungedinkeynationssuchasIndiaandespeciallyChina,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowthaswellaseconomicfreedom."Thisisahugesuccessfortheworldasawhole,"saysHarvardUniversityeconomistRichardCooper."Wearedoingsomethingright."

　　ThenewscomesastheWorldBankisabouttoopenitsannualmeetinginWashington-aneventthathasbeentroubledinrecentyearsbyproteststhattheBankanditssisterInstitution,theInternationalMonetaryFund（IMF国际货币组织），havedonetoolittlefortheworld'spoor.（80）Theneweconomicresearchwillnotputanendtothatdispute.Vastpopulationsremainpoor,andmanystillquestionthewisdomofWorldBankpolicies.Nonetheless,theresearchfindingsarehelpfultounderstandwhatpoliciesshouldbefollowedbythoseinstitutionsandhundredsofotherdevelopmentgroupsworkingveryhardtohastenthepaceofworldeconomicprogress.Ifdramaticgainsareunderway,thepresentpolicies-callingforopenmarkets,freebusinessactivities,andtightmonetarycontrol-areworkingandcorrect.

　　ButcriticsofIMFandWorldBankpoliciesmaintainthatsucheconomicsuccessstoriesasJapan,China,SouthKoreaandSingaporearerootedinmorethanjust"free"markets.Thesenationshavemanagedtogrowrapidly,andtherebyreducepoverty,bylimitingimportswhentheirdomesticindustrieswereyoung,pushingexportstorichnations,andputtingcontrolsonpurelyinternationalfinancialflows.Thehavebeenopentoforeign-ownedfactoriesbuthaveofteninsistedthatthoseinvestorssharetheknowledgeandskillonmoderntechnologies.

　　11.Theword"plunged"inthefirstparagraphmeans________.

　　A.decre