北京地区成人本科学位英语考试A卷含答案.doc

北京地区成人本科学位英语考试A卷含答案.doc

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2008年4月北京地区成人本科学位英语考试（A卷含答案）

2008.04.19（A卷）

PartI  ReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceand     blackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

  Lookingbackonmychildhood，Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed（紧抱的）flowersandinsects.Unlike  them,Ihandnoearformusicandlanguages,IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.

  BeforeWorldWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.（76） NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor. ButIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofdogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.

  Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovedis-cussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoiloil,readingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle（谜）,becauseitallseemstofit   together.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.

  Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist;oneoftheoutstandingand  essentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistcanbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.         

1.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe____.A.fullofenthusiasm

   B.self-disciplined

   C.fullofambition

   D.knowledgeable

2.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor_____.

   A.losthishearingwhenhewasachild

   B.didn’tlikehisbrothersandsisters

   C.wasborntoanaturalist’sfamily

   D.wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhood

3.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientist      probablybecausehethinkshe_____.

   A.justreadsaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries

B.comesupwithsolutionsinmostnaturalways

C.hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic

D.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofscientist

4.Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause_____.

   A.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature

   B.hedidn’tliveverylongwiththem

   C.thefamilywasextremelylarge

D.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

   A.Theauthorbelievesthatabornnaturalistcannotbeascientist.

   B.Theauthor’sbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicand         languages.

   C.Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoil         industry.

   D.Theauthorspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.  

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprised  tofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.

Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-   classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhere  inone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesome   businesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.The     driverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.

Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.

TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.  （77）  Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate. Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedand  theywillbepaid    accordingly.

Withsomanyloopholes（漏洞）ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeen  foundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonest    accountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongood    faithinever