北京地区英语成人学位考试真题.docx

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2015年5月9日北京学位英语考试真题答案

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

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

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Babieswhoarebreast-fedmaybemorelikelytobesuccessfulinlife,anewstudypublishedTuesdaysuggests.Thestudyfollowedmorethan3,000babiesintoadulthoodinBrazil.Theresearchersfoundthosewhowerebreast-fedscoredslightlyhigherinintelligencetestsintheir30s,stayedinschoollongerandearnedmoremoneythanthosewhoweregivenformula（配方奶粉）.

“Breast-feedingnotonlyhasshort-termbenefits,butalsobreast-feedinghaslong-termbenefits,"saysBernardoLessaHortaoftheFederalUniversityofPelotasinBrazil,wholedthestudybeingpublishedinTheLancetGlobalHealth.

（76）Doctorshavelongknownthatbreast-feedingcanbegoodforababy'shealth.Thisisespeciallytrueinpoorcountries,wherewatercanbecontaminated.Forinstance,ababygivenformulaindevelopingcountriesis14timesmorelikelytodieinthefirstsixmonthsthanonewho'sbreast-fed.IntheU.S.,someresearchhassuggestedthatbreast-feedingmayraiseababy'sIQ（智商）byafewpoints.Butarecentstudywithsiblings（兄弟姐妹）foundlittleadvantagetobreast-feeding.

Hortasaysthesepreviousstudiesdidn'tfollowchildrenintoadulthoodtoseeifbreast-feedinghadlong-termeffects.SoHortaanalyzeddatacollectedfrom3,493volunteersheandhiscolleagueshavebeenfollowingsincebirth.Theyarenowintheir30s.First,theresearchersgavethesubjectsIQtests.Thosewhowerebreast-fedfor12monthsormorehadIQtestscoresthatwere3.76pointshigherthanthosewhowerebreast-fedforlessthanonemonth,theteamfound.

WhenHortaandhiscolleagueslookedathowmucheducationthesubjectshadgottenandhowmuchmoneytheyweremaking,theyalsofoundacleardifference:

Thosewhowerebreast-fedthelongeststayedinschoolforaboutanextrayearandhadmonthlysalariesthatwereaboutathirdhigher.

1.Fromthepassage,welearnthatHorta_______________.

A.isfromBrazil

B.conductshisresearchintheU.S.

C.has30researchersonhisteam

D.iswell-knownindevelopingcountries

2.Whichofthefollowingaboutthosewhowerebreast-fedisNOTmentioned?

A.TheystayedlongerinschoolB.Theywerehappier

C.TheyweresmarterD.Theymademoremoney

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Doctorsdon'tunderstandthebenefitsofbreast-feeding.

B.Hortaisconcernedwithwatercontaminationinpoorcountries.

C.Horta'sresearchprojectlastedabout30years

D.Breast-feedingistheonlywaytoimproveababy'shealth

4.ThewordcontaminatedinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto____.

A.finishedB.interestedC.clearedD.polluted

5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?

A.ResearchersHavePointedOuttheDisadvantagesofBreast-feeding

B.ResearchersHaveFoundOuttheShortcomingsofFormula

C.Breast-feedingImprovesChancesofSuccess

D.Breast-feedingBenefitsBothMotherandBaby

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

MaggieWalkerwasbornin1867inRichmond,Virginia.Hermotherwasonceaslaveinarichwoman'shouse.WhenMaggiewasveryyoung,athiefkilledherfather.Herfamilywasimpoverished,soMaggie'smotherstarteddoinglaundryinherhome.Maggiehadtohelpher.Shewashedclotheseveryday,butshecontinuedtogotoschool.Shewasaverygoodstudent,especiallyinmath.

AfterMaggiegraduatedfromhighschool,shegotajobasateacher.In1886,shemarriedArmisteadWalker.TheyhadtwosonsandMaggiestayedhometocareforthem.ShealsovolunteeredtohelpasocialorganizationcalledtheOrderofSt.Luke.ThisorganizationhelpedAfricanAmericanstakecareofthesickandburythedead.MaggieWalkerlovedtheworkoftheorganization.TheorganizationbelievedthatAfricanAmericansshouldtakecareofeachother.

Overtheyears,MaggieWalkerhadmoreandmoreresponsibilitieswiththeorganization.In1895,shesuggestedthatSt.Lukebeginaprogramforyoungpeople.（77）Thisprogrambecameverypopularwithschoolchildren.In1899,WalkbecameGrandSecretaryTreasureroftheSt.Lukeorganization.However,becauseshewasawoman,shereceivedlessthanhalfthesalaryofthemanwhohadthejobbeforeher.

TheOrderofSt.LukehadalotoffinancialdifficultieswhenWalkertookover.Ithadalotofunpaidbillsandonly$31.61inthebank.ButsoonMaggieWalkerchangedallofthat.（78）HerideawastogetnewmemberstojointheOrganization.Injustafewyears,itgrewfrom3,400membersto50,000members.The