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北京成人本科学位英语统一考试真题及答案
2009年11月北京成人本科学位英语统一考试真题及答案
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thefourth-gradersatChicago'sMcCormickElementarySchooldon'tknowChineseissupposedtobehardtolearn.Formost,whospeakSpanishathome,it'sbecomingtheirthirdlanguage.They'vebeenheatingandusingChinesewordssincenursery,andit'snaturaltogivea“nihao”whenstrangersentertheclassroom.“It'sreallyfun!
”saysMirandaLucas,takingabreakfromalessonthatincludesaChineseinterviewwithJackieChan.“I'mteachingmymomtospeakChinese.”
TheclassroomsceneatMcCormickisunusual,butitmaysoonbeacommonphenomenoninAmericanschools,whereChineseisrapidlybecomingthehotnewlanguage.GovernmentofficialshavelongwantedmorefocusonusefullanguageslikeChinese,andpressurefromthem--aswellasfrombusinessleaders,politicians,andparents--hasproducedaquickgrowthinthenumberofprograms.
ChicagocityofficialsmaketheirbestefforttoincludeChineseintheirpublicschools.Theirprogramhasgrowntoinclude3,000studentsin20schools,withmoreschoolsonawaitinglist.ProgramshavealsospreadtoplaceslikeLosAngeles,NewYorkCity,andNorthCarolina.SupportersseeknowledgeoftheChineselanguageandcultureasanadvantageinaglobaleconomywhereChinaisgrowinginimportance.“Thisisaninterestingwaytobegintoengagewiththeworld'snextsuperpower,”saysMichaelLevine,directorofeducationattheAsiaSociety,whichhasstartedfivenewpublichighschoolsthatofferChinese.“Globalizationhasalreadychangedthearrangementsintermsofhowchildrentodayaregoingtothinkabouttheircareers,Thequestioniswhen,notwhether,theschoolsaregoingtoadjust.”
(76)ThenumberofstudentsleamingChineseistinycomparedwithhowmanystudySpanishorFrench.Butonereportshowsthatbefore-collegeenrollment(报名人数)nearlyquadrupledbetween1992and2002,from6,000to24,000.Despitethedemand,though,developingprogramsisn'teasy.AndtheNo.onedifficulty,everyoneagrees,ishavingenoughteachers.Findingteacher“isthechallenge,”saysScottMcGinnis,anacademicadviserforalanguageinstituteandaChineseteacherfor15yearsatthecollegelevel.“Materialsareeasycomparison.Orgettingschoolsfunded.”
1.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe_____.
A.NextHotLanguagetoStudy:
Chinese
B.NextHotLanguagetoStudy:
Spanish
C.NextHotLanguagetoStudy:
French
D.ChicagoIsthePlacetoLearnChinese
2.Themostdifficultthingtodoisfinding_____.
A.enoughtextbooksfortheChineseprograms
B.enoughmoneyfortheChineseprograms
C.enoughteachersfortheChineseprograms
D.enoughstudentsfortheChineseprograms
3.Welearnfromthepassagethat_____.
A.ScottMcGinnishasbeenaChineseteacherfor15years
B.JackieChanisaChineseteacheratMcCormickElementarySchool
C.ChicagoofficialsirerequiredtolearnChinese
D.ScottMcGinnisisgoodatgivinghisopinionsoneverything
4.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT_____.
A.thenumberofstudentslearningChineseissmall
B.ChineseprogramshavefoundtheirwayinseveralmajorCitiesintheU.S.
C.g0vernmentofficialsdon'tlikethepressurefrombusiness
leadersandparentstostartChineseprograms
D.Chinaisbecomingmoreandmoreinfluentialintheworld
5Theword"quadrupled"inthelastparagraphiscloseinmeaningto“multipliedby_____”.
A.threetimesB.fourtimes
C.fivetimesD.sixtimes
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Manyprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationaroundthecountryareindanger.Notailwillbesaved,andperhapsnotalldeservetobesaved.Therearelow-quaiityschoolsjustastherearelow-qualitybusinesses.Wehavenoobligationtosavethemsimplybecause.theyexist.Butmanythrivinginstitutionsthatdeservetocontinuearethreatened.Theyaredoingafinejobeducationally,buttheyarecaughtinafinancialdifficulty,withnowaytoreducerisingcostsorincreaserevenues(收入)significantly.Raisingfeesdoesn'tbringinmorerevenue,foreachtimefeesgoup,the,enrollment(注册人数)goesdown,orthemountthatmustbegivenawayinstudentaidgoesup.(77)Schoolsarebadbusinesses,whetherrmblicororivate,notusuallybecauseofbadmanagementbutbecauseofthenatureofthebusiness.Theylosemoneyoneverycustomer,andtheycangobankrupteitherfromtoofewstudentsortoomanystudents.Evenaverygoodcollegeisaverybadbusiness.
Itissuchcolleges,thrivingbutthreatened,thatIworryabout.Lowenrollmentisnottheirchiefproblem.Evenwithfullenrollments,theymaygounder.Effortstosavethem,andpreferablytokeepthemprivate,areanationalnecessity.(78)Thereisnobasis.forarguingthatprivateschoolsareboundtobebetterthanpublicschools.Thereareplentifulexamplestothecontrary.Anyonecannamestateuniversitiesandcollegesthatrankasthefinestinthenationandtheworld.Itisnowinevitablethatpublicinstitutionswillbedominant,andthereforediversity(多样性)isanationalnecessity.Diversityinthewaywesupportschoolstendstogiveusahealthydiversityintheformsofeducation.Inahimperfectsocietysuchasours,uniformityofeducationthroughoutthenationcouldbedangerous,haanimperfectsociety,diversityisapositivegood.Eagersupportersofpublichighereducationknowtheimportanceofkeepingprivatehighereducationhealthy.
6.Inthepassage,theauthorasksthepublictosupport_____.
A.privatehighereducationingeneral
B.publichighereducationingeneral
C.high-qualityprivateuniversitiesandcolleges
D.high-qualitystateuniversitiesandcolleges
7.Accordingtothepassage,schoolsarebadbusinessesbecauseof_____.
A.thenatureofschoolB.poorteachers
C)badmanagementD.toofewstudents.
8.Thephrase“gounder”inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_____.
A.havelowfeesB.getintodifficulties
C.doabad]obeducationallyD.havelowteachingstandards
9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Therearemanycasesindicatingthatprivateschoolsaresuperiortopublicschools.
B.Theauthorthinksdiversityofeducationispreferabletouniformityofeducation.
C.Ahigh-qualityuniversityisalwaysagoodbusiness.
D.Eachtimefeesareraised,theenrollmentgoesup.
10.Intheauthor'sopinion,thewaythatcansaveprivateschoolsliesin_____.
A.fullenrollmentB.raisingfees
C.reducingstudentaidD.nationalsupport
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Accordingtoarecentsurv,ey,employeesinmanycompaniestodayworklongerhoursthanemployeesdidin1979.Theyalsotakeshortervacationsthanemployeesin1979.ItseemsthatAmericansareworkinghardertodaythaneverbefore.Orarethey?
Amanagementconsultant,BillMeyer,decidedtofindout.Forthreedays,heobservedaninvestmentbankerhardatwork.Meyerwrotedowneverythingthebankerdidduringhislongworkday.Attheendofthethree-dayperiod,Meyerreviewedthebanker'sactivitieswithhim.Whatdidtheyfindout?
Theydiscoveredthatthemanspent80percentofhistimedoingunnecessarywork.Forexample,heattendedunnecessarymeetings,maderedundant(多余的)telephonecalls,andspenttimepackingandunpackinghistwobigbriefcases.
(79)Apparentlymanypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsatwork,themoreheorsheaccomplishes.Whenemployersevaluateemployees,theyoftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.Employeesknowthis.Althoughmanyworkingpeoplecandotheirjobeffectivelyduringaregular40-hourworkweek,theyfeeltheyhavetospendmoretimeonthejobafternormalworkinghourssothatthepeoplewhocanpromotethemseethem.
Agroupofheadhunters(猎头)wereaskedtheiropinionaboutasituation.Theyhadachoiceoftwocandidatesforanexecutivepositionwithanimportantcompany.Thecandidateshadsimilarqualificationsforthejob.Forexample,theywerebothreliable.Onecoulddothejobwellina40-hourworkweek.Theotherwoulddothesamejobinan80-hourworkweekjustaswell.Accordingtoaheadhuntingexpert,the80-hour-a-weekcandidatewouldgetthejob.Thetimethiscandidatespendsonthejobmayencourageotheremployeestospendmoretimeatwork,too.Employersbelievethatiftheemployeesstayatworklater,theymayactuallydomorework.
However,theconnectionbetweentimeandproductivity(生产率)isnotalwayspositive.(80)Infact.manystudiesindicatethatafteracertainpoint,anyone'sproductivityandcreativitybegintodecrease.Someemployeesarenotwillingtospendsomuchextra,unproductivetimeattheoffice.Oncetheyfinishtheirworksatisfactorily,theywanttorelaxandenjoythemselves.Forthesepeople,thesolutionistofindacompanythatencouragespeopletodoboth.
11.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Manypeopleworklonghoursbutdonotalwaysdoalotofwork.
B.Mostpeoplecangetmoreworkdonebyworkinglongerhours.
C.MostAmericanswork80hoursaweek,andsomeworkevenlonger.
D.Peoplecanmakemoremoneybyworkinglongerhours.
12.Themanagementconsultantwantedtofmdout
A.howhardtheinvestmentbankerworkedduringhisworkhours
B.whenpeoplespenttimedoing