北京成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案Word格式文档下载.docx

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“Olderadultfallsareincreasingand,sadly,oftenindicatetheendofindependence,”saidDr.TomFrieden.Thefallsarepreventable,Friedenstressed.Hesaidindividuals,familiesandhealthcareproviderscantakestepstoresistthetrend.

Dr.Wolf-KleinisamedicalprofessorinNewYork.Shesaidoneconcernisthatseniorswhohaveexperiencedafallaloneathomedon’ttellanyone.Whenthathappens,preventioneffortsdon’tbeginandthey’reatriskforadditionalfallsthatleadtobrokenbonesandbraininjuries.

“Elderlypatientstendnottoreportfallstotheirfamilies,orevendoctors.Afallisaveryfrighteningthingthatyoukeepquietabout.Theythinkiftheymentionit,theyareafraidthattheywillmovetoanursinghomeorneedassistantstohelpoutinthehouse,”saidWolf-Klein.

It’salsoastatusissueandmaymakesomeonefeelthatthey’reweakerthantheyreallyare,sheexplained.Whensomeonedoesfallandhurtthemselves,they’reoftenneverthesame,Wolf-Kleinsaid.“Youcandevelopchronic（慢性的）problems.Afterafall,apercentageofthepopulationwillneverreturntowalkingaround.Peopleusedtotakingthesubway,nowthey’reinawheelchair,ortheymayneedhelpgoingtothebathroom.Theybecomefrailerandloseindependence,”shesaid.

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.In2014,olderadultfallscaused7millioninjuries.

B.In2016,Americansfell29milliontimes.

C.Lastyear,2.8millionAmericanshademergencytreatment.

D.Lastmonth,morethan27,000olderAmericanswerehospitalized.

2.Fromthepassagewelearnthatolderadultfalls___.

A.Aredecreasing

B.Can’tbeavoided

C.Mustbetreatedinhospitals

D.Usuallyimplytheendofindependence

3.ThewordfrailerinParagraph5probablymeans___.

A.LonelierB.weakerC.smarterD.better

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Afallisaveryterriblethingthatyoukeepquietabout.

B.Afterafallelderlypeoplewillnotdevelopchronicproblems.

C.Topreventfellselderlypeopleshouldmovetoanursinghome.

D.Elderlypatientstendtotelltheirfamiliesabouttheirfalls.

5.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Olderadultfellsareontherise.

B.Peopleshouldkeepquietabouttheirfells.

C.Olderadultsarelosingtheirindependence.

D.Olderadultfallscausebraininjuries.

Passage2

Thesciencebehindsolar（太阳的）energyisnotnew.ButSheridanCommunitySchoolsisthefirstschooldistrictinIndianatobecompletelysolar-powered.Thedistrictfinishedinstallingsolarpanels（太阳能板）forallthreeofitsschoolsin2016.Someofthepanelscanturntofallowthesunacrossthesky.

Sheridan’ssolarpushispartofatrend.In2008,fewerthan1,000schoolsusedsolarpower.By2014,therewere3,727schoolswithsolarpanelsintheUS.ThisdatacomesfromareportbytheSolarFoundation,anorganizationthatpromotestheuseofsolarpowerRoxieBrown,aprogramdirectorthere,saysthatthenumberofschoolswithsolarpanelshascontinuedtorisesince2014.

（77）Solarpowerhassomeobviousadvantageoverotherenergysources.Sunlightisarenewable（可再生的）resource,whichmeansitwon’trunout.Solarpanelsdon’tharmtheenvironment.Alsosunlightisfree.Sobyusingsolarpower,schoolscansavemoneyonenergycostsovertime.

Butswitchingtosolarpowerisn’talwayseasySolarpanelscanbeexpensivetoinstall.SheridanCommunitySchoolshadtoborrowmoneytopayforitssolartransition.（78）Thepanelsalsotakeupspace.Butformanyschools,goingsolarisworthis.

Theuseofsolarenergycanalsohelpstudentslearnaboutelectricityandenvironmentalissues.Teacheratschoolsthatusesolarpoweroftenincorporateitintotheirsciencelessons.Thekidstalkaboutitintheclassroom.Thentheycanlookatitinaction.AccordingtoBrown,theeducationalimpactofsolarpanelsit“themostcompellingreason”forschoolstoinstallthem.

BrownhopesthepanelswillgiveSheridanstudentsaglobalperspective.“Theworldisbiggerthantheboundariesoftheirschooldistrict,”hesays.“They’redoingthingstohelptheworldasawhole.”

6.SheridanCommunitySchoolscoastsof__schools.

A.TwoB.threeC.fourD.five

7.Accordingtothepassage,solarenergyhasthefollowingbenefitsEXCEPTthat___.

A.Itcreatesnopollution

B.Itcansavemoney

C.Solarpanelsareeasytomaintain

D.Solarenergyisrenewable

8.ThewordincorporateinParagraph5isclosestmmeaningto___.

A.Reach