北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试试题及答案B卷.docx

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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试试题及答案B卷

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

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

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thefourth-gradersatChicago'sMcCormickElementarySchooldon'tknowChineseissupposedtobehardtolearn.Formost,whospeakSpanishathome,it'sbecomingtheirthirdlanguage.They'vebeenheatingandusingChinesewordssincenursery,andit'snaturaltogivea“nihao”whenstrangersentertheclassroom.“It'sreallyfun!

”saysMirandaLucas,takingabreakfromalessonthatincludesaChineseinterviewwithJackieChan.“I'mteachingmymomtospeakChinese.”

TheclassroomsceneatMcCormickisunusual,butitmaysoonbeacommonphenomenoninAmericanschools,whereChineseisrapidlybecomingthehotnewlanguage.GovernmentofficialshavelongwantedmorefocusonusefullanguageslikeChinese,andpressurefromthem--aswellasfrombusinessleaders,politicians,andparents--hasproducedaquickgrowthinthenumberofprograms.

ChicagocityofficialsmaketheirbestefforttoincludeChineseintheirpublicschools.Theirprogramhasgrowntoinclude3,000studentsin20schools,withmoreschoolsonawaitinglist.ProgramshavealsospreadtoplaceslikeLosAngeles,NewYorkCity,andNorthCarolina.SupportersseeknowledgeoftheChineselanguageandcultureasanadvantageinaglobaleconomywhereChinaisgrowinginimportance.“Thisisaninterestingwaytobegintoengagewiththeworld'snextsuperpower,”saysMichaelLevine,directorofeducationattheAsiaSociety,whichhasstartedfivenewpublichighschoolsthatofferChinese.“Globalizationhasalreadychangedthearrangementsintermsofhowchildrentodayaregoingtothinkabouttheircareers,Thequestioniswhen,notwhether,theschoolsaregoingtoadjust.”

（76）ThenumberofstudentsleamingChineseistinycomparedwithhowmanystudySpanishorFrench.Butonereportshowsthatbefore-collegeenrollment（报名人数）nearlyquadrupledbetween1992and2002,from6,000to24,000.Despitethedemand,though,developingprogramsisn'teasy.AndtheNo.onedifficulty,everyoneagrees,ishavingenoughteachers.Findingteacher“isthechallenge,”saysScottMcGinnis,anacademicadviserforalanguageinstituteandaChineseteacherfor15yearsatthecollegelevel.“Materialsareeasycomparison.Orgettingschoolsfunded.”

1.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe_____.

A.NextHotLanguagetoStudy:

Chinese

B.NextHotLanguagetoStudy:

Spanish

C.NextHotLanguagetoStudy:

French

D.ChicagoIsthePlacetoLearnChinese

2.Themostdifficultthingtodoisfinding_____.

A.enoughtextbooksfortheChineseprograms

B.enoughmoneyfortheChineseprograms

C.enoughteachersfortheChineseprograms

D.enoughstudentsfortheChineseprograms

3.Welearnfromthepassagethat_____.

A.ScottMcGinnishasbeenaChineseteacherfor15years

B.JackieChanisaChineseteacheratMcCormickElementarySchool

C.ChicagoofficialsirerequiredtolearnChinese

D.ScottMcGinnisisgoodatgivinghisopinionsoneverything

4.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT_____.

A.thenumberofstudentslearningChineseissmall

B.ChineseprogramshavefoundtheirwayinseveralmajorCitiesintheU.S.

C.g0vernmentofficialsdon'tlikethepressurefrombusiness

leadersandparentstostartChineseprograms

D.Chinaisbecomingmoreandmoreinfluentialintheworld

5Theword"quadrupled"inthelastparagraphiscloseinmeaningto“multipliedby_____”.

A.threetimesB.fourtimes

C.fivetimesD.sixtimes

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Manyprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationaroundthecountryareindanger.Notailwillbesaved,andperhapsnotalldeservetobesaved.Therearelow-quaiityschoolsjustastherearelow-qualitybusinesses.Wehavenoobligationtosavethemsimplybecause.theyexist.Butmanythrivinginstitutionsthatdeservetocontinuearethreatened.Theyaredoingafinejobeducationally,buttheyarecaughtinafinancialdifficulty,withnowaytoreducerisingcostsorincreaserevenues（收入）significantly.Raisingfeesdoesn'tbringinmorerevenue,foreachtimefeesgoup,the,enrollment（注册人数）goesdown,orthemountthatmustbegivenawayinstudentaidgoesup.（77）Schoolsarebadbusinesses,whetherrmblicororivate,notusuallybecauseofbadmanagementbutbecauseofthenatureofthebusiness.Theylosemoneyoneverycustomer,andtheycangobankrupteitherfromtoofewstudentsortoomanystudents.Evenaverygoodcollegeisaverybadbusiness.

Itissuchcolleges,thrivingbutthreatened,thatIworryabout.Lowenrollmentisnottheirchiefproblem.Evenwithfullenrollments,theymaygounder.Effortstosavethem,andpreferablytokeepthemprivate,areanationalnecessity.（78）Thereisnobasis.forarguingthatprivateschoolsareboundtobebetterthanpublicschools.Thereareplentifulexamplestothecontrary.Anyonecannamestateuniversitiesandcollegesthatrankasthefinestinthenationandtheworld.Itisnowinevitablethatpublicinstitutionswillbedominant,andthereforediversity（多样性）isanationalnecessity.Diversityinthewaywesupportschoolstendstogiveusahealthydiversityintheformsofeducation.Inahimperfectsocietysuchasours,uniformityofeducationthroughoutthenationcouldbedangerous,haanimperfectsociety,diversityisapositivegood.Eagersupportersofpublichighereducationknowtheimportanceofkeepingprivatehighereducationhealthy.

6.Inthepassage,theauthorasksthepublictosupport_____.

A.privatehighereducationingeneral

B.publichighereducationingeneral

C.high-qualityprivateuniversitiesandcolleges

D.high-qualitystateuniversitiesandcolleges

7.Accordingtothepassage,schoolsarebadbusinessesbecauseof_____.

A.thenatureofschoolB.poorteachers

C）badmanagementD.toofewstudents.

8.Thephrase“gounder”inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_____.

A.havelowfeesB.getintodifficulties

C.doabad]obeducationallyD.havelowteachingstandards

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Therearemanycasesindicatingthatprivateschoolsaresuperiortopublicschools.

B.Theauthorthinksdiversityofeducationispreferabletouniformityofeducation.

C.Ahigh-qualityuniversityisalwaysagoodbusiness.

D.Eachtimefeesareraised,theenrollmentgoesup.

10.Intheauthor'sopinion,thewaythatcansaveprivateschoolsliesin_____.

A.fullenrollmentB.raisingfees

C.reducingstudentaidD.nationalsupport

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Accordingtoarecentsurv,ey,employeesinmanycompaniestodayworklongerhoursthanemployeesdidin1979.Theyalsotakeshortervacationsthanemployeesin1979.ItseemsthatAmericansareworkinghardertodaythaneverbefore.Orarethey?

Amanagementconsultant,BillMeyer,decidedtofindout.Forthreedays,heobservedaninvestmentbankerhardatwork.Meyerwrotedowneverythingthebankerdidduringhislongworkday.Attheendofthethree-dayperiod,Meyerreviewedthebanker'sactivitieswithhim.Whatdidtheyfindout?

Theydiscoveredthatthemanspent80percentofhistimedoingunnecessarywork.Forexample,heattendedunnecessarymeetings,maderedundant（多余的）telephonecalls,andspenttimepackingandunpackinghistwobigbriefcases.

（79）Apparentlymanypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsatwork,themoreheorsheaccomplishes.Whenemployersevaluateemployees,theyoftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.Employeesknowthis.Althoughmanyworkingpeoplecandotheirjobeffectivelyduringaregular40-hourworkweek,theyfeeltheyhavetospendmoretimeonthejobafternormalworkinghourssothatthepeoplewhocanpromotethemseethem.

Agroupofheadhunters（猎头）wereaskedtheiropinionaboutasituation.Theyhadachoiceoftwocandidatesforanexecutivepositionwithanimportantcompany.Thecandidateshadsimilarqualificationsforthejob.Forexample,theywerebothreliable.Onecoulddothejobwellina40-hourworkweek.Theotherwoulddothesamejobinan80-hourworkweekjustaswell.Accordingtoaheadhuntingexpert,the80-hour-a-weekcandidatewouldgetthejob.Thetimethiscandidatespendsonthejobmayencourageotheremployeestospendmoretimeatwork,too.Employersbelievethatiftheemployeesstayatworklater,theymayactuallydomorework.

However,theconnectionbetweentimeandproductivity（生产率）isnotalwayspositive.（80）Infact.manystudiesindicatethatafteracertainpoint,anyone'sproductivityandcreativitybegintodecrease.Someemployeesarenotwillingtospendsomuchextra,unproductivetimeattheoffice.Oncetheyfinishtheirworksatisfactorily,theywanttorelaxandenjoythemselves.Forthesepeople,thesolutionistofindacompanythatencouragespeopletodoboth.

11.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Manypeopleworklonghoursbutdonotalwaysdoalotofwork.

B.Mostpeoplecangetmoreworkdonebyworkinglongerhours.

C.MostAmericanswork80hoursaweek,andsomeworkevenlonger.

D.Peoplecanmakemoremoneybyworkinglongerhours.

12.Themanagementconsultantwantedtofmdout

A.howhardtheinvestmentbankerworkedduringhisworkhours

B.whenpeoplespenttimedoingunnece