2008年4月北京成人学位英语真题(A)卷及答案.doc

2008年4月北京成人学位英语真题(A)卷及答案.doc

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2008年4月北京成人学位英语真题（A卷）

PartIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

Question1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

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

BeforeWorldwarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.（76）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,yougetthebestofbornworlds.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe_____

A.fullofenthusiasm

B.self-disciplined

C.fullofambition

D.knowledgeable

2.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor_____

A.losthishearingwhenhewasachild

B.didn’tlikehisbrothersandsisters

C.wasborntoanaturalist’sfamily

D.wasinterestedinflowersaninsectsinhischildhood

3.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe_____

A.justreadsaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries

B.comesupwithsolutionsinmostnaturalways

C.hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic

D.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofscientist

4.Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause_____.

A.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature

B.hedidn’tliveverylongwiththem

C.thefamilywasextremelylarge

D.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A.Theauthorbelievesthatabornnaturalistcannotbeascientist.

B.Theauthor’sbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicandlanguages.

C.Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoilindustry.

D.Theauthorspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.

Passage2

Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.

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

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

TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.（77）Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.

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