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2009.04.18北京成人英语学士学位英语统一考试
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Ihearmanyparentscomplainthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling.Iwishitwereso.Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourownfeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteenagersarealltakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstrikingoutboldlyontheirown,mostofthemareholdingoneanother'shandsforreassurance(放心)。
Theyclaimtheywanttodressastheyplease.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic.Buttheyallenduplisteningtothesamerecord.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginsuchawayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon(茧)intoalargercocoon.
(76)Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlycarvedoutamarketforteenagers.Thesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbe.Thisisagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.
Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon'tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Well,gotoit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcome—withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouare.That'stheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.
1.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageistotell______.
A.readershowtobepopularwithpeoplearound
B.teenagershowtolearntomakeadecisionforthemselves
C.parentshowtocontrolandguidetheirchildren
D.peoplehowtounderstandandrespecteachother
2.Accordingtotheauthor,manyteenagersthinktheyarebraveenoughtoactontheirown,butinfactmostofthem______.
A.havemuchdifficultyunderstandingeachotherB.lackconfidence
C.darenotcopewithanyproblemsalone D.areverymuchafraidofgettinglost
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thereisnopopularitythatreallycounts.
B.Manyparentsthinkthattheirchildrenarechallengingtheirauthority.
C.Itisnotnecessarilybadforateenagertodisagreewithhisorherclassmates.
D.Mostteenagersareactuallydoingthesame.
4.Theauthorthinksofadvertisementsas______toteenagers.
A.inevitableB.influentialC.instructive D.attractive
5.Themainideaofthelastparagraphisthatateenagershould______.
A.differfromothersinasmanywaysaspossibleB.becomepopularwithothers
C.findhisrealself D.rebelagainsthisparentsandthepopularitywave
Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
(77)Muchunfriendlyfeelingtowardscomputershasbeenbasedonthefearofwidespreadunemploymentresultingfromtheirintroduction.Computersareoftenusedaspartofautomated(自动化)productionsystemsrequiringaleastpossiblenumberofoperators,causingthelossofmanyjobs.Thishashappened,forexample,inmanysteelworks.
Ontheotherhand,computersdocreatejobs.Theyaremoreskilledandbetterpaid,thoughfewerinnumberthanthosetheyreplace.Manyactivitiescouldnotcontinueintheirpresentformwithoutcomputers,nomatterhowmanypeopleareemployed.Examplesarethecheckclearing(交换)systemofmajorbanksandtheweatherforecastingsystem.
Whenafirmintroducescomputers,afewpeopleareusuallyemployedinkeyposts(suchasjobsofoperationsmanagers)whileotherstaffarere-trainedasoperators,programmers,anddatapreparationstaff.(78)Afterthenewsystemhassettleddown,peopleinnon-computerjobsarenotalwaysreplacedwhentheyleave,resultinginadecreaseinthenumberofemployees.Thisdecreaseissometimesbalancedbyasubstantialincreaseintheactivityofthefirm,resultingfromtheintroductionofcomputers.
Theattitudesofworkerstowardscomputersvary.Thereisfearofwidespreadunemploymentandofthetakeoverofmanyjobsbycomputer-trainedworkers,makingpromotionforolderworkersnotskilledincomputersmoredifficult.
Ontheotherhand,manyworkersregardthetrendtowardwideruseofcomputersinevitable.Theyrealizethatcomputersbringaboutgreaterefficiencyandproduc