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电大学位英语试题真题说课讲解
电大学位英语试题真题
电大学位英语试题真题
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试 PartⅠReadingComprehension Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet. Passage1 Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity,whichisontheAtlanticmigratingroute,canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass,”said,anarchitect.“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights,andthelargertheglass,themoredangerousitis.”About90,000birdsarekilledbyflyingintobuildinginthecityeachyear.Often,theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitatloss,withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear. Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade,so,too,havecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardfornewbuildinginJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess. Therearenoeasyfixes,however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultravioletsignals,buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers,dotpatterns,shadesandnetarethemainoptionsavailable. Often,onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged.“Youdon‘tnecessarilyhavetotreateverywindow,”said.“Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding.”TheJacobConventionCenter,whichhasbeenundergoingalterations,isthemostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns. 1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.NewYorkisacityofglasstowers. B.Glasstoweraredangerousformigratingbirds. C.NewYorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings. D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedStates. 2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbirds?
A.Climatechange B.Habitatloss C.Lackoffood D.Crashingintobuildings. -1- 3.Whatdoestheword“fixes”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?
A.Choices B.Explanations C.Solutions D.Developments 4._____areusedinthealterationoftheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenter. A.Dotpatterns B.Shades C.Nets D.Covers 5.WhichofthefowlingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Inmanycases,thewholebuildingneedstobealteredtopreventbirdcrashes. B.TheJacobConventionCenteristhefirstbuildingtodealwiththeproblemofbirdcrashes. C.About90,000birdsarekilledduetohabitatlossinNewYorkCityeachyear. D.Unfortunately,glassdesignsthatuseultravioletsignalsarestillintheirearlystages. Passage2 Question6to10arebasedonthefowlingpassage:
Today‘sstudentshavegrownuphearingmoreaboutBillGatesthan,andtheyliveinaworldwhereamazinginnovationsarecommon.Thecurrent18-year-olds,afterall,were8whenGooglewasfoundedbytwostudentsatStanford;MarkZuckerbergfoundedFacebookin2004whilehewasHarvardandtheywereenteringhighschool.Havinggrownupdigital,theyareimpatienttogetonwithlife. Theeasiestwaytofindkidsliketheseistocheckinonentrepreneurshipeducation,inwhichcollegesanduniversitiestrytopreparetheirstudentstorecognizeopportunitiesandseizethem. AreportpublishedlastyearbytheKauffmanFoundation,whichfinancesprogramstopromoteinnovationoncampuses,notedthatmorethan50,000entrepreneurshipprogramsareofferedontwo-andfour-yearcampuses—upfromjust250coursesin1985.LesaMitchell,aKauffmanvicepresident,saysthatthefoundationisextendingthereachofitsacademicinfluence,whichusedtobefoundonlyinbusinessschools.Now,theconceptofentrepreneurshipisbloominginengineeringprogramsandmedicalschool,andevenintheliberalarts.“Ourinterestistheprograms,”shesays.“Weneedtospreadoutfromthebusinessschool.” Eitherasclassprojectsorontheirown,studentsinavarietyofmajorsarecomingupwithideas,writingbusinessplansandseeingthemthroughtoprototypeand,often,market.Intheirsparetime,studentsinagriculturaleconomicsatPurdueinventnewusesforbean;industrialdesignmajorsatSyracuse,inspeciallaboratory,createwearabletechnologies. Theentrepreneurshipmovementhasitscritics,especiallyamongthosewhoseecollegeasatimeforextensiveacademicexploration.“Ijustdon‘tthinkthatentrepreneurshiprankssohighintermsofnationalneed,”saysDaniel,authorofScienceforsale:
Theperils,RewardsandDelusionsofCampusCapitalism. Leonard,BabsonCollege‘spresident,saysthatthequestionofwhether -2- innovationcanreallybetaughtis“anage-oldargument” 6.WhenGoogleandFacebookwereestablished,thefounderswerestill_____. A.inhighschool B.inthearmy C.inprimaryschool D.atcollege 7.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemainpurposeofentrepreneurshipeducation?
A.Topreparestudentsforfutureacademiclife B.Topreparestudentstofindopportunitiesandseizethem. C.Topreparestudentsforoverseascareer. D.Topreparestudenttodevelopinterpersonalskills. 8.Theword“prototype”inthefourthparagraphismostlikelytomean_____. A.model B.strategy C.method D.stage 9.WhatdoesDanielthinkofentrepreneurshipeducation?
A.Entrepreneurship,oratleastcertainelementsofit,canbetaught. B.Anentrepreneurshipprogramcanhelpstudentsfindwhattheyreallylikeandentrepreneurshipisn?
tallaboutbusiness. C.Entrepreneurshipshouldbespreadacrossdifferentfields. D.Collegesshouldn?
tputtoomuchemphasisonentrepreneurshipprograms. 10.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Entrepreneurshipcoursesinbusinessschools. B.Qualitiesofanentrepreneur. C.Entrepreneurshipeducationincolleges. D.Kidsintheinformationage. Passage3 Question11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Regretisascommonanemotionasloveorfear,anditcanbenearlyaspowerful.So,inanewpaper,tworesearcherssetabouttryingtofindoutwhatthetypicalAmericanregretsmost.Intelephonesurveys,NealRose,apsychologistandprofessorofmarketingattheSchoolofManagementatNorthwesternUniverstiy,andMikeMorrison,adoctoralcandidateinpsychologyatUniversityofIllinois,asked370Americans,aged19to103,totalkabouttheirmostnotableregret.Participantswereaskedwhattheregretwas,whenithappened,whetheritwasaresultofsomethingtheydidordidn‘tdo,andwhetheritwassomethingthatcouldstillbefixed. -3- Themostcommonlymentionedregretinvolvedromance——lostlovesorunfulfilledrelationships.Familyregretscameinsecond,whitpeoplestillfeelingbadlyaboutbeingunkindtotheirbrothersorsistersinchildhood.Otherfrequentlyreportedregretsinvolvedcareer,education,moneyandparenting。
RoseandMorrison‘sstudy,whichistobepublishedinsocialpsychologicalandpersonalityscience,issignificantinthatitsurveyedawiderangeoftheAmericanpublic,includingpeopleofallagesandsocio-economicandeducationalbackgrounds.Previousstudiesonregrethavefocusedlargelyoncollegestudents,whopredictablytendtohaveeducation-focusedregrets,likewishingtheyhadstudiedharderoradifferentmajor.Thenewsurveyshowsthatinthelargerpopulation,aperson’smajor.Thenewsurveyshowsthatinthelargerpopulation,aperson‘s“lifecircumstances—accomplishments,shortcomings,situationinlife—injectconsiderablefuelintothefiresofregret,”theauthorswrite. Peoplewithlesseducation,forinstanceweremorelikelytoreporteducationregret.Peoplewithhigherlevelsofeducationhadthemostcareerregrets.Andthosewithnoromanticpartnertendedtoholdregretsregardinglove.Brokendownbysex,morewomenthanmenhadregretsaboutloveandfamily——notsurprising,sincewomen“valuesocialrelationshipsmorethanmen,”theauthorswrite.Incontrast,menweremorelikelythanwomentomentionwork-relatedregrets,wishingthey‘dchosenadifferentcareerpath,forinstance,orfollowedtheirparticipantsalsoreportedwishingtheyhadworkedlesstospendmoretimewiththeirchildren. Therewasanevensplitbetweenregretsaboutinactionandaction.But,likepreviousstudies,thecurrentresearchfoundthatsomeregretsaremorelikelythanotherstopersistovertime:
peopletendtohangonlongertotheregretofinaction;meanwhile,regretsofactiontendtobemorerecent. thesecondparagraph,theauthorshows______. A.theresearchers?
findings B.theimportanceoffamily C.theimportanceofmoney D.theimportanceofcareer 12.Accordingtothepassage,collegestudentparticipantsmainlyhadregretsabouttheir______. A.familyandchildhood B.studyandmajor C.careerandjob D.romanceandfear word“notable”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______. A.common B.capable C.wonderful D.remarkable 14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Thelesseducationheorshehas,themoreregretssheorhewouldhave. B.Themoreeducationheorshehas,thelessregretssheorhewouldhave. C.Morewomenthanmenhadregretsaboutloveandfamily. D.Theregretofactionseemstolastlongerthanthatofinaction. 15.Wh