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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试模拟试题2

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ⅠReadingComprehension

Passage1

Languagesaremarvelouslycomplexandwonderfullycomplicatedorgansofculture.Theyembodythequickestandthemostefficientmeansofcommunicatingwithintheirrespectiveculture.Tolearnaforeignlanguageistolearnanotherculture.Inthewordsofapoetandphilosopher,“Asmanylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylivesonelives.”Acultureanditslanguagesareasinseparableasbrainandbody;whileoneisapartoftheother,neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.Inlearningaforeignlanguage,thebestbeginningiswiththenon-verballinguisticelementsofthelanguage,itsgestures,itsbodylanguage.EyecontactisextremelyimportantinEnglish.Directeyecontactleadstounderstanding,or,astheEnglishmaxim（格言）hasit,seeingeye-to-eye.Wecanneverseeeye-to-eyewithanativespeakerofEnglishuntilwehavelearnedtolookdirectlyintohiseyes.

1.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.

A.OrgansofCultureB.BrainandBody

C.SeeingEye-to-EyeD.Non-VerbalLinguisticElements

2.Accordingtothispassage,thebestwaytolearnaforeignlanguageis________.

A.toreadtheworksofpoetsandphilosophers

B.tofindanativespeakerandlookdirectlyintohiseyes

C.tobeginbylearningitsbodylanguage

D.tovisitacountrywhereEnglishisspoken

3.Accordingtothispassage,gesturesare________.

A.non-verbalaswellasnon-linguistic

B.verbalandlinguistic

C.non-verbalbutneverthelesslinguistic

D.verbalbutneverthelessnon-linguistic

4.“Asmanylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylives”means________.

A.ifoneleansmanyforeignlanguages,onewillhaveabetterunderstandingofhisownlanguage

B.lifeisricherandmoreinterestingifoneknowsseverallanguages

C.nomatterhowmanylanguagesoneknows,onecanneverknowmorethanone’sownculture

D.ifapersonspeaksonlyonelanguage,hewillliveaveryhappylife

5.Oneofthefollowingwhichisnotsynonymouswiththeothersis_______.

A.signsB.gesturesC.maximsD.bodylanguage

Passage2

IntheUnitedStates,apersoncantakecreditonlyforwhathehasaccomplishedbyhimself.Americansgetnocreditwhatsoeverforhavingbeenbornintoarichorprivilegedfamily.（IntheUnitedStates,thatwouldbeconsidered“anaccidentofbirth”.）Americanspridethemselvesinhavingbeenbornpoorand,throughtheirownhardwork,havingclimbedthedifficultladderofsuccesstowhateverleveltheyhaveachieved—allbythemselves.TheAmericansocialsystemhas,ofcourse,madeitpossibleforAmericanstomove,relativelyeasily,uptothesocialladder,whereasthisisimpossibletodoinmanyothercountries.The“self-mademanorwoman”isstillverymuchtheidealinpresent-dayAmerica.

Americansbelievethatcompetitionbringsoutthebestinanyindividual.Consequently,theforeignvisitorwillseecompetitionbeingfosteredintheAmericanhomeandintheAmericanclassroom,evenattheyoungestagelevels.Youmayfindthevalueplacedoncompetitionamongindividuals.ButAmericansteachinginThirdWorldcountriesfindthelackofcompetitivenessinaclassroomsituationequallydistressing（令人苦恼的）.TheysoonlearnthatwhattheyhadthoughttobeoneoftheuniversalhumancharacteristicsrepresentedonlyapeculiarlyAmerican（orWestern）value.

Americans,valuingcompetition,havedevisedaneconomicsystemtogowithit–freeenterprise（自由企业制）.Americansfeelverystronglythatahighlycompetitiveeconomywillbringoutthebestinitspeopleandultimately,thatthesocietywhichfosterscompetitionwillprogressmostrapidly.Ifyoulookforit,youwillseeevidenceinallareas–inallfieldsasdiverseasmedicine,theart,education,andsports–thatfreeenterpriseistheapproachmostoftenpreferredinAmerica.

6.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“self-mademanorwoman”isstillverymuchtheidealinpresent-dayAmerica?

A.Americansnolongerrespectthosewhoarebornrichastheyusedto.

B.Americansstillrespectthosewhohaveclimbedupthesocialladderthroughhardwork.

C.Americansthinkthatanidealmanorwomanshouldbebornpoor.

D.Americansthinkthatonlytheself-mademanorwomanisworthyofrespect.

7.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheAmericansocialsystem?

A.Itisasystemthatdoesnotfavorthosewhoarebornrich.

B.Itisasystemthatmakessocialclimbingverydifficult,ifnotimpossible.

C.Itmakesitcomparativelyeasyforthepoortomoveupthesocialladder.

D.Itisthebestsystempossibleintheworld.

8.AmericansteachinginThirdWorldcountriesfoundthat_____.

A.competitionisauniqueAmerican（orWestern）value.

B.competitionmustbefosteredintheclassroomforsuccessinbusiness.

C.cooperationismoreimportantthancompetitioninbringingaboutprogress.

D.competitionisoneoftheuniversalhumancharacteristics.

9.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatfreeenterpriseis_____.

A.aneconomicsystemallowingfreecompetitionamongbusiness

B.abeliefthatcompetitionbringsoutthebestinanyindividual

C.anattitudethatvaluescompetitionratherthancooperation

D.atheorythatadvocatescompetitionasthesourceofallprogress

10.Americanswouldmostlikelyfrownatyouifyou_____.

A.tellthemyouwerebornpoorandhadtoworkwithyourhands

B.goaroundtellingpeoplethatyourfatherisaself-mademan

C.tellthemthattheirsocialsystemisnotnecessarilythebest

D.complainthatyouwerebornpoorandhadhadnoopportunities

Passage3

Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture–in5,000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?

Wecanonlymakeaguess,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday.Formanisslowlychangingallthetime.

Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.

Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!

Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoolthehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.

Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoververylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.

Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.

Butwhatabouthair?

Itwillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald!

Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!

Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.

11.Thepassagetellsusabout_____.

A.howman’slifewillbeinthefuture

B.howfuturemanwilllooklike

C.thefactthatman’sorganswillfunctiondifferentlyinthefuture

D.thefactthatmanisgrowinguglierastimepasses

12.Thereisevidencethatmanischanging_____.

A.manhasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500years

B.manhasgotstrongereyesthanheeverhad

C.man’shairisgettingthinnerandthinner

D.man’slimbsaregettingweakerbecausehetendstomakelessuseofthem

13.Man’sforeheadwillgrowlargerbecause_____.

A.hewilluseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity

B.theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetime

C.hehadrathernarrowforeheadafewhundredyearsago

D.hewillhavetousehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoeson

14.Futuremanwillprobably______.

A.havesmallereyes

B.havelargereyes

C.seebetter

D.gavetowearbetterglasses

15.Thereasonforbelievingthatfuturemanwillbedifferentisthathe_____.

A.isalwaysB.neverstopschanging

C.hopesforachangeD.willliveadifferentlife

II.VocabularyandStructure

16.Asweallknowthatyoungchildrenarecurious________.

A.byheartB.byoriginC.byeducationD.bynature

17.Doyouthinkitwiseto________ourmainofficefromNYtoChicago?

A.transplantB.transferC.transformD.transmit

18.SomeoldpeoplehaveanaversiontoRockandRollbecausetheycan’t________somuchnoise.

A.sustainB.entertainC.endureD.admire

19.Ahealthylifeisthoughttobe_______withtheopencountrysideandhometownfood.

A.associatedB.tiedC.involvedD.bound

20.Theoldladyisoftenseen_______outofthehouseandsitsinthegarden.

A.comeB.tocomeC.havecomeD.came

21.Ibelieveitisoneofthebestbooks_______writtenonthesubject.

A.thathaveeverbeenB.whichhaveeverbeen

C.thathaseverbeenD.whichhaseverbeen

22.Thisisavery_______issueandwehaven’tfiguredoutawaytodealwithityet.

A.competentB.compoundC.comprehensiveD.complicated

23.MaryhelpedBillwheneverhewasintroublebutheneverdidanythingforher_______.

A.inturnB.inadvanceC.inreturnD.invain

24.Canyoutellthe_______differencebetweenthetwowords?

A.slenderB.singleD.slightD.simple

25.The_______ofthemovieissogreatthatmanypeoplewanttose