北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试1999年试题及答案AWord格式.docx

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larexpressionintheUnitedStatesduringtheearlyl980’s.Becauseofim¬

provementsintechnology,peoplecouldbuymanynewkindsofproductsinAmericanstores,suchashomecomputers,microwave（微波）ovens,etc.

“Stateoftheart”issomethingthatisasmodernaspossible.Itisaproductthatisbasedontheverylatestmethodsandtechnology.Somethingthatis“stateoftheart”isthenewestpossibledesignorproductofabusi¬

nessorindustry.Astateofthearttelevisionset,forexample,usesthemostmodernelectronicdesignandparts.Itisthebestthatonecanbuy.

“Stateoftheart”isnotanewexpression.Engineershaveuseditforyears,todescribethebestandmostmodernwayofdoingsomething.MillionsofAmericansbegantousetheexpressioninthelate1970’s.Thereasonwasthecomputerrevolution.Everycomputercompanyclaimedthatitscomputerswere“stateoftheart”.

Computertechnologychangedsofastthatastateoftheartcomputertodaymightbeoldtomorrow.Theexpression“stateoftheart”becamecommonandpopularascomputersthemselves.Nowallkindsofproductsaresaidtobe“stateoftheart”.

1.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Totellhow“hightech”and“stateoftheart”havedeveloped.

B.Togiveexamplesof“hightech”.

C.Totellwhat“hightech”and“stateofthe”are.D.Todescribeverymoderntechnology.

2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Americanstorescouldprovidenewkindsofproductstothepeople.

B.Hightechdescribesatechnologythatisnottraditional.

C.“Stateoftheart”isnotaspopularas“hightech”.

D.Amodernploughpulledbyoxenis“stateoftheart

3.Allthefollowingexamplesarehightechexcept_________

A.amicrowaveoverB.ahomecomputer

C.ahandpumpD.asatellite

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.sincethecomputerrevolution,theexpression“stateoftheart”hasbecomepopular.

B.“Stateoftheart”meanssomethingthatisthebestonecan

C.Withtherapiddevelopmentofcomputertechnology,astateofthetartcomputermayeasilybecomeoutofdate.

D.Allkindsofproductsare“stateoftheart”nowadays.

5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis__________

A.ComputerTechnologyB.HighTechandStateoftheArt

C.MastAdvancedTechnologyD.TwoNewExpressions

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Cheating:

Theincometaxdeadline（最后期限）approachesandsometaxpayer’sthoughtsturntoit.Testtimeapproachesandsomestudents’thoughtsturntoit.

“Youwantsomethingyoucan’tgetbybehavingwithintherules,andyouwantitbadlyenoughyou’lldoitregardlessofanyguiltordeepregret~andyou’rewillingtoruntheriskofbeingcaught.”That’showLaddWheeler,psychologyprofessorattheUniversityofRochesterinNewYork,definescheating.

Manyexpertsbelievecheatingisontherise.“We’resufferingamoralbreakdown.”Pinkardsays,“we’reseeingmoreofthekindofpersonwhoregardstheworldasaseriesofthingstobedealtwith.Whethertocheatdependsonwhetherit’stheperson’sinterest“.Hedoes,however,seelesscheatingamongtheyoungeststudents.

RichardDienabier,Psychology（心理学）professorattheUniversityofNebraskainLincoln,believesthatsociety’sattitudesaccountformuchoftheincreaseincheating.

“Twentyyearsage,ifapersoncheatedincollege,societysaid:

Thatisextremelyserious,youwillbedroppedforatermifnotkickedoutpermanently,”hesays,“nowadays,attheUniversityofNebraska,forexample,itisthestatedpolicyofthecollegeofArtsandSciencesthatifastudentcheatsonanexam,thestudentmustreceivean“F’onwhathecheatedon.That’snothing.Ifyou’regoingtoflunkanyway,whynotcheat?

”

“Cheatingismostlikelyinsituationswherethevitalinterestsarehighandthechancesofgettingcaughtarelow~”sayssocialpsychologist.LynnKahleoftheUniversityofOregoninEugene.

6.Thepassagecenterson_________

A.convincingthereaderthatcheatingisimmoral

B.discussingthereasonsforcheating

C.describinghowstudentscheatonexam

D.discussinghowtocontrolcheating

7.Cheatingtendstooccurwhen________

A.onewantssomethingbadly

B.onecan’tgetsomethinginarightway.

C.itisnotverylikelytoberevealed.

D.aseriesofthingshastobedealtwith

8.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothe~passage?

A.Itisforgivabletocheatunlessmoneyisinvolved.

B.Therehasbeenaquickincreaseincheating.

C.Mostcheatersarecollegestudents.

D.Cheatersdonotfeelguiltyandregretful.

9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Cheatingiswidespreadbecausesocietyistootolerant.

B.cheatingistheresultofintensepressure.

C.Cheatingischeating,whetheronatestoronanyotheroccassions.

D.Cheatingcomestogetherwithcivilization.

10.Theword“flunk”inparagraph5couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?

A.FearB.FailC.BepleasedD.Succeed

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Theyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing“dead”aretalkingnothingbutnonsense,asintheirheartstheymustsurelyknow.

No,thevillageisnotdead.Thereismorelifeinitnowthanthereeverwas.Butitseemsthat“Villagelife”isdead.Goneforever.Itbegantodecline（衰落）aboutahundredyearsago,whenmanygirlslefthometogointoserviceintownmanymilesaway,andmenalsolefthomeinincreasingnumberinsearchofawork,andhomewaswhereworkwas.Therearestillanumberofpeoplealivetodaywhocanremember.What“villagelife”meanttheearlyyearsofthepresentcentury?

Itmeantknowingandbeingknownbyeverybodyelseinthevillage.Itmeantfindingyourentertainmentinthevillageofwithinwalkingdistanceofit.Itmeanthousewivestiedtothehomealldayandeveryday.Itmeantgoingtobedearlytosavelamp—oilandcoal.

ThencametheFirstWorldWarandtheSecondWorldWar.Aftereachwar,newideas,newattitudes,newtradesandoccupationswererevealedtovillagers.Thelong—establishedorderofsocietywasnolongertakenforgranted.Electricityandthemotorcarweresteadilyoperatingtomake“villagelife”and“townlife”almostalike.Nowwiththehighlydevelopedscienceandtechnologyandhigh—levelsocialwelfareforall,thereisnopointwhateverintalkinganylongerabout“villagelife.“Itisjustlife,andthatabetterlife.

Finally,ifwehaveanydoubtsaboutthefuture,oraboutthemanychanges,whichwehaveseeninourlives,wehaveonlytolookinattheschoolplaygroundanymid—morning;

orseethechildrenastheywalkhomewardinlittlegroups.Obviouslythesechildrenarebetterfed,betterclothed,bettereducated,healthier,prettierandhappierthananygenerationofchildrenthateverbeforewalkedthevillagestreet.

11.Bysayingthatvillageisnotdead,but“villagelife”isdead,thewritersuggeststhat_________

A.thoseyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing“dead”arewrong

Bthetwostatementsareagainsteachother

C.“villagelife”todayisratheruninteresting

D.“villagelife”todayisnolongerlikewhatisusedtobe.

12.Itwas_________that“villagelife”begantotakeasharpturn.

A.aboutacenturyago

B.duringthetwoworldwars

C.withelectricityandmotorcarsintroducedintothevillage

D.onlyrecently

13.Asissuggestedinparagraph2,villagersinthepast_________

A.livedasimplerlifethanvillagerstoday

B.knewfewerpeoplethanvillagerstoday.

C.founditdifficulttoenjoythemselves

D.likedtowashthemselveswithcoldwater.

14.Theexpression“....”Thereisnopointwhateverintalkingaboutinparagraph3meansthat_________

A.thereisnoendtothetalkingabout....

B.Itisharmfultotalkabout….

C.Itisnotmeaninglesstotalkabout....

D.thereisnoreasonfortalkingabout

15.Fromthepassagewecanseethatthewriter’sattitudetoward“villagelife”is___________

A.positiveB.negative

C.neutralD.unclear

Passage4

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Weallknowthatitispossibleforordinarypeopletomaketheirhomesontheequator（赤道）,althoughoftentheymayfeeluncomfortablyhotthere.Millionsdoit.butasfortheNorthPole（北极）——wethatitisnotonlyadangerouslycoldplace,butthatpeoplelikeyouandmewouldfinditquiteimpossibletolivethere.Atthepresenttimeonlythescientistsandexplorerscandoso,andtheyusespecialequipment.Menhadbeentravelingacrossandaroundtheequatoronwheels,ontheirfeetorinshipsforthousandsofyears;

butonlyafewmen,withgreatdifficultyandinveryrecenttime,haveevercrossedtheicetotheNorthPole.Soitmaysurpriseyoutolearnthat,whentravelingbyair,itisreallysafertoflyovertheNorthPolethanovertheequator.Ofcourse,thisisnottrueaboutl