北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试上半年串讲班资料Word下载.docx

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Anunhealthyobsession（迷恋）withcelebrity（名人）cultureisdamagingtheacademicsuccessofBritishstudents,asurveyofteachersfoundonFriday.

Manystudentsareignoringcareeraspirationstopursuethechanceoffameinstead,theAssociationofTeachersandLecturers（ATL）surveyfound.Almosttwo-thirdsofteacherssaidsportsstarswerethetypeofcelebritythatmostpupilswantedtofollow,whilemorethanhalfofstudentswantedtobepopstars.

Thecelebritiesstudentsaspiredtobemostlike,thesurveysaid,wereDavidandVictoriaBeckham,arguablyBritain’smostfamouscouple,Soccerplayer“Becks”toppedthepoll,withmorethanhalftheteacherssayingtheirstudentsmodeledthemselvesonthe32year-old.Inthesecondplace,withalmostathirdofthepoll’svote,washis33year-oldwifeandpopstar“Posh”.

Inaneraofrealitytelevision“Stars”,amajorityofteacherssaidcelebrityculturenegativelyimpactedtheaspirationsoftheirpupils.Almosthalfofthe300teacherspolledsaidpupilstriedtolooklikeorbehavelikecelebritiestheymostadmired,fuellingfearsthatgirlsparticularlydressedin“unsuitable”styles.

“Wearenotsurprisedaboutinfiltration（渗透）ofcelebritycultureinschools—itreflectsthecurrentmediaobsessionwithcelebrityandtheeffectofcelebritycultureonsocietyasawhole,”ATLgeneralsecretaryMaryBoustedsaidinastatement.“Celebritiescanhaveapositiveeffectonpupils.Theycanraisepupils’aspirationsandambitionsforthefuture.However,celebrityculturecanperpetuate（使不朽）thethoughtthatcelebritystatusisthegreatestachievementandreinforcesthebeliefthatothercareeroptionsarenotvaluable.”

1.WhoarethekindofpeopleBritishstudentsadmiremost?

A.Singers.B.Popstars.C.Sportsstars.D.Outstandingpeople.

2.AmajorityofBritishteachersbelievethatcelebrityculture.

A.hasapositiveeffectonpupils

B.inspirespupilstoworkhard

C.canberegardedasasubstitutetoschooleducation

D.candoharmtotheacademicsuccessofpupils

3.Underthecurrentinfluenceofcelebrityculture,Britishstudentshavethebeliefthat.

A.everyonecansucceedlikecelebrities

B.celebritieshavethegreatestachievements

C.fameofcelebritiesisonlytemporary

D.celebritiesliveacomfortablelife

4.Whatcanbestdescribetheteachers’feelingsinthepassage?

A.Disappointed.B.Worried.

C.Satisfied.D.Confused.

5.WecaninferfromwhatMaryBoustedsaidthat.

A.itishardtoresistinfiltrationofcelebritycultureinschools

B.measuresshouldbetakentostopinfiltrationofcelebritycultureinschools（易错）

C.infiltrationofcelebritycultureismoreobviousinschools

D.itneedsthewholesocietytoresisttheinfiltrationofcelebrityculture 

Passage2

Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Parentsarebeingwarnedtothinklongandhardwhenchoosingnamesfortheirbabiesasresearchhasdiscoveredthatgirlswhoaregivenveryfeminine（女性的）names,suchasAnna,EmmaorElizabeth,arelesslikelytostudymathsorphysicsaftertheageof16.

Bothsubjects,whicharetraditionallyseenaspredominantlymale,arefarmorepopularamonggirlswithnamessuchasAbigail,LaurenandAshley,whichhavebeenjudgedaslessfeminineinalinguistictest.TheeffectissostrongthatparentscansettwindaughtersoffoncompletelydifferentcareerpathssimplybycallingthemIsabellaandAlex,namesateitherendofthespectrum（姓谱）.Astudyof1,000pairsofsistersintheUSfoundthatAlexwastwiceaslikelyashertwintotakemathsorscienceatahigherlevel.

Partofthereasonisthatnamesprovideapowerfulimageofapersonandinfluencepeople’sreactionstothem.AnIsabellaislesslikelytostudymaths,accordingtothetheory,becausepeoplewouldnotexpectherto.“Thereareplentyofexceptionsbut,onaverage,peopletreatIsabellasdifferentlytoAlexes,”commentedDavidFiglio,ProfessorofEconomicsattheUniversityofFloridaandtheauthorofthereport.“Girlswithfemininenameswereoftentypecast.”FigliopointedtothecontroversythataroseoverthefirsttalkingBarbie’sphrase,“Mathsishard.”“Itisatraditionalidea,andgirlswithparticularlyfemininenamesmayfeelmorepressuretoavoidtechnicalsubjects,”hesaid.Notthattheywereanylesscapable.WhentheIsabellas,AnnasandElizabethstookontheirtougher-namedpeersinscience,theyperformedjustaswell.

6.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellus.

A.tochoosenamescarefullyforgirls

B.namescaninfluenceaperson’simage

C.howtoimprovegirls’abilityatlearning

D.girlscanlearnmathsorscienceaswellasboys

7Accordingtothepassage,agirlnamedcanbetheworstatlearningmathsorscience.

A.AbigailB.LaurenC.AshleyD.Elizabeth

8Whatwouldprobablyhappenifagirl’snameischangedtoAlex?

A.Shewouldbemorelikelytolearnmaths.

B.Shewouldlearnmathsevenmorepoorly.

C.Shewouldremainpooratmaths.

D.Shewouldbecomemorefeminine.

9.Accordingtothetheory,andIsabellaislesslikelytostudymathsbecause.

A.shehasnoabilitytolearnit

B.peopletreatherbadly

C.sheisnotexpectedtolearnit

D.shedoesn’thaveapowerfulimage

10.Girlswithparticularlyfemininenameswill.

A.trytoavoidtechnicalsubjects

B.suffermorefrompressure

C.trytoavoidpressureinlife

D.beattheirtougher-namedpeersinscience

Passage3

Question11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Americanstendtoturntooutsidersforhelpinsituationswherepeoplefromothercultureswouldturntofriendsandfamily.Americanstalkabouttheirproblemstotherapists（治疗师）.Theyreadbooksandmagazinesforhelpinraisingchildren.Theyasklawyersandaccountantstoorganizetheirmoney.Theyhiretutorstohelptheirchildrenwithhomework.MaybeAmericansdothisbecausetheymovefromtowntotownsooften;

theirfamilyandfriendsmaybeinotherpartsofthecountry.ButithasalsobecomepartoftheAmericanwayofdoingthings.Asaresult,therearebookswhereyoucanfindadvice,babysittersyoucancall,therapistswhoareavailableandtrainedtohelp.SoAmericansusethem.

ManyAmericanstendtobeveryfriendlyearlyinarelationship.Theytellyoupersonalthings,andaskyoupersonalquestions.Theyjokearound.Theycallyoubyyourgivenname.Theyintroduceyoutotheirmateandinviteyoutotheirhomes.Ifthesearesignsofaclosefriendinyourculture,youmaybeconfused（andhurt）whenAmericansdonotactlikeclosefriendslater.Itmayfeelliketoomuchtoosoon,thennotenoughtoyou.ButitsuitsmanyAmericans,especiallythosewhomoveoften,orwholiveamongpeoplewhomoveoften.

Americansdohavelong-term,closefriends.Theyshareproblemswitheachother.Theyaskeachotherforhelpandaccepthelpfromthem.Theirfriendsmayevenreplacetheirfamilyinsomeways,becausetheirfamiliesmaylivequitefaraway.ButthesefriendshipsarerareinmanyAmericans’lives,mayberarerthaninthelivesofpeoplefromanotherculture.

11.Whichofthefollowingbestgivesthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.It’scommonforAmericanstoaskoutsidersforhelp.

B.Americansusuallypayforthehelptheyget.

C.It’seasyforAmericanstogetthehelptheyneed.

D.Americanstendstoseekhelpfromfriendsandfamily.

12.WhenAmericanshaveafamilyproblem,whowouldtheymostlikelyturntoforhelp?

A.Theirneighbors.B.Theirbestfriends.

C.Therapists.D.Tutors.

13.What’sthereasonthantheAmericanstendtoaskhelpfromoutsiders?

A.Booksareeasiertogetthanfriends.

B.Americansareconstantlymoving.

C.Americanscangetbetterhelpfromtherapists.

D.Americansdon’twanttobothertheirfriends.

14.Intheearlystageofafriendship,Americans.

A.willkeepacertaindistancefromyou

B.willnottellyoupersonalthings

C.seemveryclosetoyou

D.willnotinviteyoutotheirhomes

15.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?

A.Americansdonotkeeplong-termfriendship.

B.Americansvalueclosefriendsverymuch.

C.Americanstreatfriendsinmuchthesamewaysasthosefromothercultures.

D.OnceanAmericanlikesyou,theywillkeepalong-termfriendshipwithyou.

PartⅡVocabularyandStructure（30%）

Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.HetriestomakeRichard_____“uncontrollablelaughter”.

A.breakintoB.breakthroughC.breakoutD.breakup

17Afterhavingabaddayatwork,Iaskedmyfellowworkeratthenextdesk,“Whydowecomehereeverydayand_____him?

”Hethoughtforamoment,andthenreplied,“Idon’tknow,Ithinkithassomethingtodowithrent.”

A.makeupforB.comeupwithC.putupwithD.standupto

18Thevalueofaman’slifelies_____thefactthathereallyknowshowtomakefulluse___histime.

A.with,ofB.among,withC.at,offD.in,of

19Ididn’tknowwhattodothemanideasuddenly_____tome.

A.tookB.happenedC.occurredD.hit

20．_____thetrafficjam,Iwouldn’thavebeenlateforthedinnerparty.

A.IfnotB.ButforC.OnlyifD.Wereitnot

21IwishI____thebike.Ionlymadeitworse.

A.hadn’ttriedB.didn’ttryC.w