陕西省成人本科学位英语考试真题模拟.docx

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2012年陕西省成人本科学位英语考试真题模拟5

　　PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

　　Directions:

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

　　Passage1

　　Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Breastfeeding（母乳喂养）foramonthorlongerappearstoreduceawoman’sriskofgettingdiabetes（糖尿病）laterinlife,accordingtoanewstudy.Thebreastfeedinganddiabeteslinkhasbeenreportedinotherstudies,accordingtoresearcherEleanorSchwarz.Yet,herstudymakesthelinkeasiertobelieve.HerstudyispublishedinajournalofmedicineinAmerica.Schwarzandhercolleagueslookedatdataaboutbreastfeedingpractices.Theyevaluateddataon2,233womenfromCalifornia.Ofthose,405werenotmothers,1,125weremotherswhobreastfedforatleastamonth,and703weremotherswhohadneverbreastfed.Theywere40to78yearsold。

　　AccordingtoSchwarz’sstudy,theriskofgettingadiagnosis（诊断）ofType2diabetesforwomenwhobreastfedalltheirchildrenforamonthorlongerwassimilartothatofwomenwhohadnotgivenbirth.Butmotherswhohadneverbreastfedwerenearlytwiceaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhohadnevergivenbirth.Motherswhoneverbreastfedwereabout1.4timesaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhobreastfedforonetothreemonths,Schwarzfound。

　　Whileonemonthofbreastfeedingappearstomakeadifference,Schwarzsays,evenlongerisbetter.（76）“Previousstudieshaveshownthelongerthemombreastfeeds,themorebenefitforherbody。

”Manyexpertsrecommendbreastfeedingforsixmonthsandcontinuingforayear,shesays。

　　Thediabetes-breastfeedinglinkisprobablyexplainedbybellyfat.Mothers,whodon’tbreastfeed,astheygetolder,mayhavemorebellyfat,asbreastfeedinghelpsnewmotherstakeoffweight.“Bellyfatincreasestheriskofdiabetesasyougetolder,”shesays。

　　Thefindingisn’tsurprisingatall,saysKimberlyGregory.Sheoftengivesadvicetowomenwhogetdiabetes（occurringduringpregnancy（怀孕）thattheyareatriskforlatergettingType2diabetesandsuggeststheybreastfeed.ThenewfindingswillprobablyinspireGregorytoaddtotheadviceshegivesmoms-to-beaboutthebenefitsofbreastfeeding.Sheoftenfocusesonthebenefitstothebaby。

　　1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

　　A.Abouttwothousandandtwohundredoldwomentookpartinthestudy。

　　B.EleanorSchwarz’sresearchprogramwasaboutmenandwomenwhosufferedfromdiabetes。

　　C.Overonefifthsofthewomennevergotmarried。

　　D.EleanorSchwarz’sresultsseemmorereliable。

　　2.AccordingtoSchwarz’sfindings,whoaremorelikelytogetdiabeteslaterinlife?

　　A.Thosemotherswhohadneverbreastfed。

　　B.Thosemotherswhonevergavebirth。

　　C.Thosemotherswhobreastfedforamonth。

　　D.Thosemotherswhobreastfedforsixmonths。

　　3.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldSchwarzagreewith?

　　A.Breastfeedingisnotadvisablebecauseitisnotgoodforamomtokeepagoodshape。

　　B.Breastfeedingcangreatlyreduceamother’schancesofgettingallkindsofseriousdisease。

　　C.Breastfeedingforamonthishighlyrecommended:

thelonger,thebetter。

　　D.Breastfeedingforamonthorlongermakesbabiessmarter。

　　4.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“moms-to-be”inthelastparagraph?

　　A.Womenwhoarepregnant,especiallyforthefirsttime。

　　B.Womenwhodreamofhavingbabiesforthefirsttime。

　　C.Womenwhoalreadyhavechildren。

　　D.Womenwhohavejustgotbabiesforthefirsttime。

　　5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?

　　A.BreastfeedingMayEnhanceBabies’ChancesofSurvival

　　B.BreastfeedingMayLowerMoms’DiabetesRisk

　　C.BreastfeedingMayBecomeVeryFashionableinNearFuture

　　D.BreastfeedingMayHelpWomenLoseWeight。

　　Passage2

　　Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Archaeology,likemanyacademicwords,comesfromGreekandmeans,moreorless,“thestudyofoldthings”.So,itisreallyapartofthestudyofhistory.However,mosthistoriansusepaperevidence,suchasletters,paintingsandphotographs,butarchaeologists（考古学家）learnfromtheobjectsleftbehindbythehumansoflongago.Normally,thesearethehardmaterialsthatdon’tbreakdownordisappearveryquickly—thingslikehumanbonesandobjectsmadefromstoneandmetal。

　　Itisveryunusualtofindanythingmorethanthehardevidenceofhistory—normally,thebacteria（细菌）intheaireatawayatsoftmaterials,likebodies,clothesandthingsmadeofwood.Occasionally,thingsaredifferent。

　　In1984,twomenmadeanamazingdiscoverywhileworkinginabogcalledLindowMoss,inthenorthofEngland.A