贵州省成人高等教育学士学位课程考试.docx

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贵州省成人高等教育学士学位课程考试

贵州省成人高等教育学士学位课程考试

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A卷

PartIReadingComprension（40Points）

Directions:

Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinisbedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD,YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.（划线部分为第四部分的翻译题。

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Passage1

Questionslto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Inthe1920s,scientistsfoundacollectionofbonesnearbeijing,China.

Theybelievedthattheboneswerehumanandthattheywereabout500,000yearsold.

Theyalsobelievedtheboneswereimportantbecausetheywerefromalittle-knownstageintheevolutionofhumanbeings.

TheboneswereinBeijinguntil1941.

Then,becausetheJapanesearmywasadvancingtowardsthecity,thescientistsdecidedtosendthebonestotheUnitedStatesforsafety.Sincethennobodyheardanythingaboutthematall.

Dr.HarryL.Shapiro,ProfessorofAnthropologyatColumbiaUniversity,hasbeensearchingforthemeversince.HebeoievesthattheywerestolenbytheAmericanarmywhosejobwastotakethemtotheU.S.A.

Hecouldberight.Afterthewar,aChicagobusinessmanoffered$5,000toanybodywithinformationaboutthebones.Awomanphonedhimandtoldhimsheknewwheretheboneswere.

Hearrangedtomeetheronthe102ndflooroftheEmpireStateBuildinginNewYork.TheymetandshetoldhimthatherhusbandhadcomehomefromChindwithfossilsofaprehistoricman.Sheshowedhimaphotographofthem.Thenshewalkedawayandwasneverheardfromagain.

Afewyearslater,however,aSydneybusinessmanreportedthathehadthebonesandthathehadburiedtheminaforestinTasmania.Heofferedtosaywhereforalargesumofmoney.Thenhe,too,wasneverheardfromagain.

Someone,somewhere,hasthesebones,butnobodyseemstoknowwhoorwhere.

1、Howoldwerethebonesthoughttobe?

A.Fivethousandyearsold.

B.Fiftythousandyearsold.

C.Abouthalfamillionyearsold.

D.Amillionyearsold.

2、WhywerethebonessenttotheU.S.A.?

A.BecauseAmericanslikedcollectingoldthings.

B.BecausethebonesmightfallintothehandsofJapaneseinvaders.

C.Becaisetheycouldbesoldforaoltofmoney.

D.BecausetheChinesedidn’tneedthem.

3、WhathappenedtothewomananershemadecontactwiththeChicagobusinessman?

A．ShemadefriendSW“hhim．

B．Shegotalargesamofmoneyfrom

C．Shewasinvolvedinanaccident．

D．Shecompletelydisappeared．

Whathappenedafewyearslater?

A．ASydneybusinessmanOfferedalargeamountlofmoneytobuythebones．

B．Nobodyheardanythingmoreaboutthebones．

C．ASydneybusinessmanfoundthebonesinaforestinTasmania

D．AnAustraHanSaidtheboneswereburiedinTasmania．

Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A．thewomanwassuretoknowWheretheboneswere

B．theboneshavenotbeenreturnedtoChina

C．thebonesmusthavebeenintheAustraUanhandS

D．theSydneybusinessmanmusthaveto1dahe

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Largeanimalsthatinhabitthedeserthaveevolvedanumberofadaptationsforreducingtheeffectsofextremeheat.Oneadaptationistobelightincolor,andtoreflectratherthanabsorbthesun’sray.Desertmammalsalsoadaptfromthenormalmammalianpracticeofmaintainingacomstantbodytemperature.Insteadoftryingtokeepdownthebodytemperaturedeepinsidethebody,whichwouldinvolvetheexpenditureofwaterandenetgy,desertmammalsallowtheirtemperaturetorisetowhatwouldnormallybefeverheight,andtemperaturetorisetowhatwouldnormallybefeverheight,andtemperatureashighas46degreesCelsiushasbeenmeasuredinGrant’sgazelles.Theoverheatedbodythencoolsdownduringthecolddesertnight,indeedthetemperaturemayfallunusuallylowbydawn,aslowas34degreesCelsiusinthecamel.Thisisanadvantagesincetheheatofthefirsthoursofdaylightisabsorbedinwarmingupthebody,andanexcessivebuildupofheatdoesnotbeginuntilwellintotheday.

Anotherstrategyoflargedesertanimalsistotoleratetheolssofbodywatertoapointthatwouldbefatalfornon-adaptedanimals.Thecamelcanloseupto30percentofitsbodyweightaswaterwithoutharmtoitself,whereashumanbeingsdieafterolsingonly12to13percentoftheirbodyweight.Anequallyimportantadaptatiomistheabilitytoreplenish（补充）thiswaterlossatonedrink.Desertanimalscandrinkprodigious（庞大的）volumesinashorttime,andcamelshavebeenknowntoimbibeover100litersinafewminutes.Averydehydrated（脱水的）person,ontheotherhand,can’tdrinkenoughwatertodehydrateatonedrink,becausethehumanstomachisnotsufficientlybigandbecauseatoorapiddilutionofthebodyfluidscausesdeathfromwaterintoxication.Thetoleranceofwaterlossisofobviousadvantageinthedesert,asanimalsdonothavetoremainnearaw