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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedsomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet。
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Itseemslikeeverydaythere'
ssomenewresearchaboutwhetherourfavoritedrinksaregoodforus,(76)Oneday,sciencesaysaglassofredwineadaywillhelpuslivelongerThenextday,maybenotItseemsjournalistsareprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthesamemightbesaidforcoffee.Nowthere'
sbeenalotofresearchintowhethercoffee'
sgoodforourhealth"
theresultshavereallybeenmixed"
admitsNealfreedmanwholedthecoffeestudyandpublishedhisfindingsinamedicaljournalrecently."
There'
sbeensomeevidencethatcoffeemight
increasetheriskofcertaindiseasesandthere'
salsobeenmaybemorerecentevidencethatcoffeemayprotectagainstotherdiseasesaswell"
。
FreedmanandhiscolleaguesundertookthebiggeststudyyettolookattherelationshipbetweencoffeeandhealthTheyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400,000Americansages50to71participatinginthestudy"
Wefoundthatthecoffeedrinkershadamodestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers,"
hesaid.Here'
swhathemeansby"
modestly"
:
thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsadaywereabout10percentor15percentlesslikelytodieforanyreasonduringthe13yearsofthestudywhentheresearcherslookedatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfromheartdiseaselungdiseaseinjuries,accidentsandinfections
Now,Freedmanstressedthatthestudydoesn'
tprovecoffeecanmakepeoplelivelonger.Astudylikethiscanneverproveacause-and-effectrelationship(77)AllitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigationAndevenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy
Accordingtothefirstparagraph,reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof___
A.tea
B.beer
C.alcohol
D.coffee
Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUCE?
Freedmanandhiscolleagueshired400,00Americanstocollectdate。
AboutfourhundredthousandAmericansworkedforFreedman'
steamfulltimefor13years。
PeopleWhotookpartinFreedman'
sresearchareabout50to70yearsold。
PeopleWhoare50to70yearsoldseldomdrinkcoffee
Accordingtotheauthor,scientists__________。
havealreadyprovedthatcoffeeisgoodforhumanhealth
havealongwaytogobeforetheyfindawaytostudycoffee
haveavoidedthecause-and-effectapproachtostudycoffee
are
stillunabletofigureoutwhycoffeeisgoodforus
Theword"
mixed"
inthefirstparagraphmeans"
________"
bothgoodandbad
B.puttogether
C.bothsharpandsoft
D.confused
5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?
A.CanBeerHelpYouLiveLonger?
B.CanCoffeeHelpYouLiveLonger?
C.CanWhineHelpYouLiveLonger?
D.CanTeaHelpYouLiveLonger?
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Whenwe'
relearningaforeignlanguage,makingsenseofwhatwehearisthefirststeptowardfluency.Itsoundsobvious,butuntilrecently,wedidn'
tknowmuchabouthowlisteningworks.Newresearchdemonstratesthateffectivelisteninginvolvesmorethansimplyhearingthewordsthatfloatpastourears.Rather,it'
sanactiveprocessofreceivinginformationandmakingmeaning.Thiskindofengagedlisteningisaskillthat'
sascriticalforlearningarangeofsubjectsatschoolandworkasitisforlearningtounderstandaforeigntongue。
(78)Studiesofskilledlanguagelearnershaveidentifiedspecificlisteningstrategiesthatleadtosuperiorcomprehension.Lastyear,forexample,UniversityofOttawaresearcherLarry
Vandergriftpublishedhisstudyof106undergraduateswhowerelearningFrenchasasecondlanguage.Halfofthestudentsweretaughtinaconventionalfashion,listeningtoandpracticingtextsspokenaloud.Theotherhalf,possessingthesameinitial(最初的)skilllevelandtaughtbythesameteacher,weregivedetailedinstructiononhowtolisten.Itturnedoutthatthesecondgroup“significantlyoutperformed”(胜过)thefirstoneonatestofcomprehension。
Sowhataretheselisteningstrategies?
Skilledlearnersgointoalisteningclasswithasenseofwhattheywanttogetofit.(79)Theysetagoalfortheirlistening,andtheygeneratepredictionsaboutwhatthespeakerwillsay.Beforethetalkingbeginstheymentallyreviewwhattheyalreadyknowaboutthesubject,andformanintentionto“listenoutfor”what’simportantorrelevant.Oncetheybeginlistening,theselearnersmaintaintheirfocus;
iftheirattentionwanders,theybringitbacktothewordsbeingspoken.Theydon’tallowthemselvestobethrownoffbyconfusingorunfamiliardetails.Instead,theytakenoteofwhattheydon’tunderstandandmakeinferencesaboutwhatthosethingmightmean,basedonothercluesavailabletothem;
theirpreviousknowledgeofthesubject,thecontext(语境)ofthetalk,theidentityofthespeaker,andsoon。
6.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Effectivelisteningmeanshearingthewordsthatfloatpastourears。
B.Developingyourlisteningskillsisthefirststeptowarddevelopingfluency。
C.Skilledlistenersusespecificstrategiestogetthemostoutofwhattheyhear。
D.Listeningisoneofthemostpowerfultoolswehavetogaininformation。
7.WhatdoesVandergrift’sresearchshow?
A.Learnerswhoadoptspecificlisteningstrategiesbecomebetterlisteners。
B.Learnerstaughtinthetraditionalwayarebetteratreinforcingwhattheylearn。
C.Learnersaremoreconfidentiftheymakefewermistakes。
D.Learnerswholistenonaregularbasisimprovefaster。
8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutVandergrift’sresearchisTRUE?
A.TheparticipantswerepostgraduateslearningFrenchasasecondlanguage。
B.Alltheparticipantsweretaughtusingtheconventionalmethod,withthefocusonlisteningstrategies。
C.Thetwogroupsweretaughtbydifferentteacher。
D.Theparticipantswereatthesameinitialskilllevel。
9.Theexpression“thrownoff”inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“_____”。
A.infected
B.confused
C.ruined
D.informed
10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstrategiesisNOTusedbyskilledlearners?
A.Reviewtheirpriorknowledgeofthesubject。
B.Concentrateonthespeaker’swords。
C.Translateintotheirnativelanguage。
D.Predictwhatthespeakerwillway。
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
(80)AstheTitanicwassinkingandwomenandchildrenclimbedintolifeboats,themusiciansfromtheship’sbandstoodandplayed.Theydiedwhentheshipwentdown.Menstoodonthedeckandsmokedcigarettes.Theydied,too.Thisbehaviorispuzzlingtoeconomists,wholiketobelievethatpeopletendtoactintheirownselfinterest.“Therewasnopushing,”saysDavidSavage,aneconomistatQueenslandUniversityinAustraliawhohasstudiedwitnessreportsfromthesurvivors.Itwas“very,veryorderlybehavior。
”
SavagehascomparedthebehaviorofthepassengersontheTitanicwiththoseontheLusitania,anothershipthatalsosankataboutthesametime.ButwhentheLusitaniawentdown,thepassengerspanicked(恐慌).Therewerealotofsimilaritiesbetweenthesetwoevents.Thesetwoshipswerebothluxuryones,theyhadasimilarnumberofpassengersandasimilarnumberofsurvivors。
Thebiggestdifference,Savageconcludes,wastime.TheLusitaniasankinlessthan20minutes.ButfortheTitanic,itwastwo-and-a-halfhours.“Ifyou’vegotaneventthatlaststwo-and-a-halfhours,socialorderwilltakeoverandeverybodywillbehaveinasocialmanner,”Savagesays.“Ifyou’regoingdowninunder17minutes,basicallyit’sinstinctual。
”OntheTitanic,socialorderruled,anditwaswomenandchildrenfirst.OntheLusitania,instinctwonout.Thesurvivorswerelargelythepeoplewhocouldswimandgetintothelifeboats。
Yes,we’reself-interested,Savageways.Butwe’realsopartofasociety.Giventime,socialnorms(规范)canbeatournaturalself-interest.Ahundredyearsago,womenandchildrenalwayswentfirst.Menwerestoic(坚忍的)。
OntheTitanic,therewasenoughtimeforthesenormstobecomeforceful。
11.Accordingtotheauthor,economistswereconfusedbecause_____。
People’sbehaviorwasdisorderlyontheTitanic
PeopledidnotactintheirowninterestontheTitanic
mostmendidnotactintheirowninterestontheLusitania
womenandchildrencouldnotclimbintothelifeboats
12.Theexpression“wonout”inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“_____”。
A.tooktheupperhand
B.wentoutofcontrol
C.ranwild
D.shutdown
13.AccordingtoDavidSavage,_____wasacriticalfactorindeterminingpeople’sbehaviorinthesinkingofthesetwoships。
A.socialorder
B.place
C.instinct
D.time