北京学位英语真题含答案.docx

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北京学位英语真题含答案

2012年5月北京学位英语真题（含答案）

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

2012.5.12

　　PartⅠReadingComprehension（30%）

　　Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedsomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet.

　　Passage1

　　Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　ThemostfamouscollectionsoffairytalesaretheonesbyJakobandWilhelmGrimm.TheGrimmspublishedtheirfirstfairy-talecollectionin1812.TheydisappearingGermanfolkculture.Theirfirstedition（版本）wasascholarlybookthatcarefullyrecordedtheoraltales.Theyweresurprisedwhensomeoftheirearlyreaderssuggestedthatthestoriesmightbeinterestingtochildren。

　　ButtheGrimmsneededmoney.Theyhadmadeabaddealwiththeirpublisherandreceivedlittlepaymentfortheirfirstbook.AtonepointWilhelmcomplainedtherewasn’tachairinhishouseonecouldsitonwithoutworryingitwouldbreak.Sohetookthehintandsettoworktomakeabookthatwouldbesuitableforchildren.Heselectedafewofthetales,madethemmuchlonger,andpolishedupthelanguage.Hedidn’taddmorals,buthedidslipincharacterjudgmentsandmoralizingcommentswhereverhecould。

　　TheGrimms’fairytalesalsohaveonecharacteristicthatwouldseemtomakethemunsuitableforchildren.Manyofthemincludeviolentincidents.In“HanselandGretel”eatenbyawolf.Whenherevisedthetalesforchildren,WilhelmGrimmretainedtheviolence.Infact,hesometimesevenrampeditup.Forexample,inthefirstedition,theoneintendedforchildren,thatherbirdspeck（啄）outtheireyes。

　　Why,then,havetheGrimms’fairytalesbecomeclassicofchildren’sliterature,somuchsothatitishardtoimagineachildwhodoesn’tknowCinderella’sstoryorSnowWhite’s?

　　Oneansweristhatonlyafewofthetalessurvivedintomoderntimes.ThefirsteditionoftheGrimms’fairytaleshad210tales.By1825itwasdownto50.Andtadayonlyadozenorsoofthetalesareoftenreprintedinchildren’scollections。

　　（76）Butthedeeperansweristhatthetalesthathavelastedaremagicaladventuresthathelpchildrendealwiththestrugglesandfearsoftheireverydaylives。

1.WhydidWilhelmGrimmsetouttoadapthisbookforchildren?

　　A.Todealwithreaders’complaints。

　　B.Toimprovehisfinancialsituation。

　　C.Attherequestofhispublisher。

　　D.Topreservetheancientstoriesinprint。

2.Whenrevisingthefairytales,WilhelmdidallofthefollowingEXCEPT_______。

A.addingcharacterjudgments.

B.makingthetalesmuchlonger

C.deletingtheviolentscenes

D.polishingupthelanguage

3.Whatdoestheexpression“rampeditup”inParagraph3probablymean?

　A.StartedB.AllowedC.ClassifiedD.Increased

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheGrimms’fairytalesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.Theywereoriginallyintendedtobechildren’sstories。

　　B.Generallyspeaking,thetalesthathaveenduredcanhelpchildrendealwiththechallengeslifebringtothem。

　　C.Alargenumberofthetalesmadeittothemodernage。

　　D.Theyarelessviolentthanthechildren’sstoriesbeingwrittentoday。

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?

　　A.Historyoffairytales。

　　B.Waystopreservetheoraltradition。

　　C.TheGrimms’fairytales。

　D.Violenceinfairytales。

　　Passage2

　　Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Astheschoolyearkicksoff,parentsareonceagainstrugglingtocajole（哄骗）and,ifneedbe,dragtheirexhaustedteensoutofbed,Thatimagemaymakeyoulaugh,butlackofsleepisnojoke.（77）Teenagerswhodon’tgetenoughresthavemorelearning,health,behaviorandmoodproblemsthanstudentswhogetatleastninehoursanight.Long-termlackofsleeoistiedtoheartdisease,overweight,depressionandashortenedlife.Lackofsleepcanbeespeciallydeadlyforteens;caraccidentsaretheleadingcauseofdeathamongteenagers,andsafetyexpertsbelievesleepydrivingisamajorfactor。

　　Unfortunately,fewteenagersgetthesleeptheyneed.Inasurveyofmiddle-andhigh-schoolstudents,UniversityofColoradoresearchersfoundthat82percentsaidtheywokeuptiedandunrefreshed,andmorethanhalfhadtroubleconcentratingduringthedayatleastonceaweek。

Blamemultitaskingforsomeofthis.Manystudentsarejugglingafter-schoolactivities,homeworkandpart-timejobs.Evenwhentheymanagetofulfilltheseobligationsbyareasonablehour,television,theinternet,videogames,phonecallsandtextmessagetofriendsoftenkeepthemawakedeepintothenight.Takingsodaandenergydrinkslateinthedayandgoingtolate-nightpartiesonweekendsaddtosleepformostteenstofallasleepbefore11pm.Classusuallybeingsbefore8:

15am,withmanyhighschoolsstartingasweendstocatchup,makingitevenhardertofallasleeponSundaynightandwakeupMondaymorning.Playingcatch-uponweekendsalsodoesn’thelpteensstayrefreshedwhentheneeditmost:

duringtheweekatschool。

Sincethe1990s,middleandhighschoolinmorethantwodozenstateshaveexperimentedwithlaterschoolstarttimes.（78）Theresultshavebeenencouraging:

moresleep,increasedattendance,bettergradesandfewerdrivingaccidents.Butmostschoolstillstartearly,meaningteenshavetheirworkcutoutforthemiftheywanttogetenoughsleep。

6.Accordingtothepassage,poorsleepcanbelinkedtoallofthefollowingEXCEPT____。

A.heartdisease

B.caraccidents

C.skinproblems

D.poorconcentration

7.ThemainideaofParagraph3is______。

A.howsleepdeprivation（缺乏）canbetreated

B.whatcausessleepdeprivation

C.whoismostatriskforsleepdeprivation

D.whysleepdeprivationisaseriousconcern

8.Whatdoestheword“juggling”inParagragph3probablymean?

A.Dealingwithatthesametime

B.Strikingabalancebetween

C.Weekendcatch-upsleep

D.Healthydiet

9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtobalmeforteenager’lackofsleep?

A.Multitasking

B.Strikingabalancebetween

C.Weekendcatch-upsleep

D.Healthydiet

10.Accordingtothepassage,whathavesomeschooldonetohelptheirstudentsgetenoughsleep?

A.Educatingtheirstudentsabouttheimportanceofsleep

B.Monitoringtheirstudents’late-nightactivities

C.Delayingschoolstarttimes

D.Settingstrictrules。

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Asanymiddle-classparentknows,unpaidworkexperiencecangiveyoungstersavaluableintroductiontoasecurejob.Thegovernmenthasrecognizedittoo,abandoningrulesin2011thathadformerlystopped16-to24-years-oldsfromdoingunpaidworkwhileclaimingunemploymentbenefit.Butmovingfromthattoforcingthemtoworkwithoutpayinordertocollectthesebenefitshasprovedabigstep。

　　（79）MorethanonemillionyoungpeopleinBritainareunemployed,thehighestnumbersincethemid-1980s.Keenbothtocutthewelfarebillandtoavoidthedepressedfuturewagesthatmayresultfromearlyunemployment,thegovernmenthasimpressedfuturewagesthatmayresultfromearlyunemployment,thegovernmenthasintroducedanambitiousprogramofreformtogetyoungstersoffwelfareandintowork.Akeypartofitisensuringthatnoonegetsbenefitfromthegovernmentforlong;ministersarekeentoavoidwhathappenedaftertheearly-1980srecession（衰退），whenunemploymentcontinuedinsomepartsofthecountryforalongtimeaftertheeconomybegantoimprove。

　　Tohelpyoungpeopleintowork,ministershadpersuadedlotsofemployers,includingbakerychains,bookshops,andsupermarkets,totakeonunemployedyouths,whoreceiveworkexperiencebutnopay,withtheprospectofproperjobforthosewhoshine.（80）Some35,000youngstersparticipatedlastyear;halffoundpaidworksoonafterfinishingthescheme。

　　Theideaofgettingyoungadultsusedtoshowingupforworkispopularwithvoters:

accordingtoasurveypublishedinFebruary,about60%ofpeoplesupporttheprogram.Equallyattractivewastheoptionofcompellingthemtowork:

undertheexistingarrangementsyoungsterscouldchoosewhetherornottoacceptaplace,butiftheydroppedputaftertheendofthefirstweek,theystoodtoloseuptotwoweeks’benefits。

　　Yettheschemehasalsopolarized（两极分化的）opinion:

athirdofpeopleareconsistentlyopposed.Followinganoisy“RighttoWork”campaignthataccusedemployersofco-operatingsecretlywiththisfromgettingworse,ChrisGrayling,anemploymentminister,admittedthatyoungpeoplecouldleavetheirworkexperienceatanytimewithoutbeingpunishedfordoingso.Thisnotonlyhaltedtheflightofemployers（fornow,atleast）butalsoenabledhimtoannouncethatnewfirmshaveagreedtotakepartintheprogram。

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11.Accordingtothepassage,youngpeopleinBritain_____。

A.areusedtoshowingupforwork

B.valueunpaidworkverymuch

C.arealwaysopposedtounpaidwork

D.couldlearnsomethingaboutjobsecuritythroughunpaidwork

12.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.Mostvoterssupportthegovernment’sefforttohelpyoungpeopletowork

B.Somepeopleprotestagainstthegovernment’sattempttoforceyoungpeopletowork

C.Therearemorethanonemillionyoungpeoplewhotookpartintheprogram

D.Therearemorethanonemillionyoungpeoplewhoarejobless

13.Accordingtotheauthor,theBritishgovernmentistryingto______。

A.punishyoungpeopleiftheyarenotcooperatingwithit

B.reformtheunemployedyoungsters

C.theeconomicslowdown

D.reducewelfarespending

14.Theword“shine”inParagraph3means“______”。

A.dowellB.reflectlight

C.lookhappyD.producelight

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