北京成人本科学位英语考试A卷含答案.docx

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北京成人本科学位英语考试A卷含答案

2008年4月北京地区成人本科学位英语考试（A卷含答案）

2008.04.19（A卷）

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

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

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Lookingbackonmychildhood，Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed（紧抱的）flowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihandnoearformusicandlanguages,IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.

BeforeWorldWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.（76）NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofdogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.

Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovedis-cussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoiloil,readingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle（谜）,becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.

Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist;oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistcanbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe____.A.fullofenthusiasm

B.self-disciplined

C.fullofambition

D.knowledgeable

2.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor_____.

A.losthishearingwhenhewasachild

B.didn’tlikehisbrothersandsisters

C.wasborntoanaturalist’sfamily

D.wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhood

3.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe_____.

A.justreadsaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries

B.comesupwithsolutionsinmostnaturalways

C.hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic

D.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofscientist

4.Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause_____.

A.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature

B.hedidn’tliveverylongwiththem

C.thefamilywasextremelylarge

D.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Theauthorbelievesthatabornnaturalistcannotbeascientist.

B.Theauthor’sbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicandlanguages.

C.Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoilindustry.

D.Theauthorspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.

Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.

Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.

TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.（77）Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.

Withsomanyloopholes（漏洞）ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.（78）Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?

6.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,_____.

A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriver

B.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxiride

C.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogo

D.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforetheyleavewithoutpaying

7.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland_____.

A.providemealsforonlythosewholiveinthehotels

B.providemealsforanydiners

C.providefreewineandchargeforfood

D.aremostlypoorlymanaged

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.

B.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.

C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.

D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.

9.Theword“those”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_____.

A.peoplewhooftentaketaxis

B.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotels

C.peoplewhoaredishonest

D.peoplewhoareworthyoftrust

10.Itcanbeconcludedthat_____.

A.Finnishpeoplearenotsmartenoughindailylife

B.Finlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheats

C.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel

D.alltheFinnsarerich

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Therearemanyfactorswhichmayhaveaninfluenceonadultsandchildrenbeingabletoleadahealthylife.

Nowadays,peopleareverybusy.Often,bothparentsworkoutsidethehome.Childrenareexpectedtotakeonmoreresponsibilityathometohelptheirparents.Theyalsohavesportingandleisureactivitiesaswellasschoolexpectations.

Thebusynessalsoaddsanotherfactor:

theneedtousecarstogetfromoneplacetoanotherquickly.

Today,societyplacesalotofemphasisontechnology.Computers,DVDs，CDs,television,PlayStationsandXboxeshavebecomemajorleisureactivi-ties,ratherthantraditionalmoreactivepursuits.Thishasledtoamoresedentarylifestyle.

Themediaprovideentertainmentandinformation.（79）Unfortunately,theyalsopromotefastfoodwhichfitseasilyintobusylifestyles.Itismuchmoreconvenientattimestobuyaquicktakeawayratherthanprepareameal.Themediaconstantlybombard（轰炸）theiraudiencewith‘perfect’bodyimages,theneedtobuythemostfashionableclothes,themostup-to-datecomputergames,thebestplacestovisitandthebestthingstodo.

Environmentsvary.Wemaybeexposedtopollution,suchascigarettesmoke.Thiscanbeharmfultopeoplewhosufferfrombreathingdifficulties.（80）Environmentswherepassivesmokingisunavoidablemakeitdifficulttoleadahealthylife.

Itisimportantforeveryonetobeacceptedandcaredaboutbyfamilyandfriends.Bothofthesegroupscaninfluencepeople—positivelyandne-gatively.Negativefeelingscanleadpeopletoadoptanunhealthylifestyle.Perhapsthemostimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestylesismotivation,orthedesiretobehealthy.Anypersonwhowantstobehealthywillfindawaytobehealthy—ifhe/sheismotivatedenough!

11.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

A.benefitsofahealthylifestyle

B.demandsofdailylife

C.factorsaffectingahealthylifestyle

D.apositiveapproachtohealthyliving

12.Theword“sedentary”inParagraph4probablymeans_____.

A.havingalotofthingstodo

B.involvinglittleexerciseorphysicalactivity

C.beingisolatedfromtheoutsideworld

D.experiencingalotofstress

13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasafactorleadingtothepopularityoffastfood?

A.Cheapprice.B.Themedia.C.Busylifestyle.D.Convenience

14.WhichisNOTlistedasafactorinfluencingtheabilitytohaveahealthylifestyle?

A.Pollution.

B.Economicfactors.

C.Dependenceuponcars.

D.Influenceoffamilyorfriends.

15.Accordingtotheauthor,_____maybethemostimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestyles.

A.technologyB.culturalbackground

C.environmentD.thedesiretobehealthy

PartⅡVocabularyandStructure（30%）

Directions:

Inthispart,thereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.Hearingthegunshot,allthebirdsflew_____everydirection.

A.inB.onC.toD.toward

17.Thefactoryhadto_____numberofemployeesbecauseoftheeconomicdeclineinthecountry.

A.layoutB.layoffC.layasideD.laydown

18.Hisparents_____hismoney,soheisintroublenow.

A.cutoffB.cutthroughC.gaveupD.broughtdown

19.Canyou_____thedifference_____thetwophrases?

A.tell,betweenB.speak,fromC.say,ofD.talk,between

20.Ifanyoneh