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山东成人学士学位英语考试试题及答案
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart。
Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements。
ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD。
YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Therearemanyolderpeopleintheworldandtherewillbemanymore.AliMe—knownfactisthatover60percentoftheolderpeopleliveindevelopingcountries.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,by2020therewillbe1billion,withover700millionlivingindevelopingcountries.
Itisasurprisingfactthatthepopulationageingisparticularlyrapidindevelopingcountries。
Forexample,ittookFrance115yearsfortheproportionofolderpeopletodoublefrom7percentto14percent。
ItisestimatedtotakeChinaamere27yearstoachievethissameincrease.
Whataretheimplicationsoftheseincreasednumbersofolderfolk?
(76)Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive。
themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability(残疾)。
Attentionisbeingpaidtotheneedtokeeppeopleashealthyaspossible,includingduringoldage,tolessenthefinancialburdenonthestate。
(77)Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety。
InsomeAfricancouintries,certainlyinAsia,olderpeoplearerespectedandregardedastheones~withspecialknowledge.Yettraditionsarefadingawaydaily,whichdoesnotensurethecontinuedhighregardofolderpeople。
Associetychanges,attitudeswillchange.
Muchneedstobedonetogetridofagediscrimination(歧视)inemployment.Life-longlearningprogramsneedtobeprovidedtoenableolderpeopletobeactivemembersinacountry’sdevelopment。
Socialsecuritypoliciesneedtobeestablishedtoprovideadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.Bothpublicandprivateschemesarevitalinorderto,buildasuitablesafetynet.
Toachieveequalityinsuchmatterswilltakeconsiderabletimeandeffort.Onethingissure:
thereisnotimetobelost。
1.Theproportionofolderpeople
A.isbiggerindevelopedcountriesthanindevelopingcountries
B。
isone-seventhofthepopulationdevelopingcountries
C。
willincreasemuchfasterinChinathaninFrance
D。
willbesixtypercentindevelopingcountriesby2020
2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaregovernmentsmostwordedabout?
A.Thediseasesanddisabilityofolderpeople。
B。
Thelongerlifeandgoodhealthofpeople。
C。
Thelossoftaxesonolderpeople。
D.Theincreasingrespectforolderpeople.
3。
Itisstateddirectlyinthepassagethatolderpeopleshould
A.betreateddifferentlyindifferentcultures
B.enjoyasimilarlifestyle
C.beignoredassocietychanges
D.bevaluedbytheyoungergenerations
4.WhichofthefollowingmeasuresisNOTmentionedtosolvethepopulationageingproblem?
A。
Gettingridofagediscriminationinemployment。
B.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople。
C。
Providingfreehealthcareforsickolderpeople.
D.Supplyinglife—longlearningprogramstoolderpeople。
5。
Theauthorconcludesinthelastparagraphthat
A.governmentshavespentlotsoftimeinsolvingtheageingproblem
B。
populationageingisahardproblem,butitneedstobesolvedurgently
C.peoplearetoobusytosolvethepopulationageingproblem
D。
muchtimeandeffortwillbelostinsolvingtheageingproblem
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Themulti—billion—dollarWesternpopmusicindustryisunderfire。
ItisbeingblamedbytheUnitedNationsforthedramaticriseindrugabuseworldwide."Themostworryingdevelopmentisacultureofdrug-friendliness,”saystheUN’sInternationalNarcoticsControlBoardinareportreleasedlastyear。
The74-pagestudysaysthatpopmusic,asaglobalindustry,isbyfarthemostinfluentialtrend—setterforyoungpeopleofmostcultures。
”Somesongsencouragepeopletotakedrugs。
(78)Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle,”thestudysays。
Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendlypopmusicseemstosurvivedespitetheoccasionalshockofdeathbyoverdose(过量用药).”Suchincidentstendtobeseenasanoccasiontomourn(哀悼)thelossofarolemodel,andnotanopportunitytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse,"itnotes。
Sincethe1970s,severalinternationallyfamoussingersandmoviestars—-includingElvisPresley,JaniceJoplin,JohnBelushi,JimiHendrix,JonathanMelvinandAndyGibbs--havediedofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses。
Withtheglobalizationofpopularmusic,messagespromoting,drugabusearenowreachingbeyondtheircountriesoforigin.”Inmostcountries,thenamesofcertainPOPstarshavebecomefamiliartothemembersofeveryhousehold,"thestudysays.
TheUNstudyalsoblamesthemediaforitsdescriptionofcertaindrugincidents,whichencouragesratherthanpreventsdragabuse."Overthepastyears,wehaveseenhowdrugabuseisincreasinglyregardedasbeingacceptableorevenattractive,"saysHamidGhodse,presidentoftheBoard."Powerfulpressuregroupsmnpoliticalcampaignsaimedatlegalizingcontrolleddrugs,”hesays。
Ghodsealsopointsoutthatalltheedevelopmentshavecreatedanenvironmentwhichistolerant(容忍的)oforevenfavorabletodrugabuseandspoilsinternationaldrugpreventioneffortscurrentlyunderway。
Thestudyfocusesondemandreductionandpreventionwithinanenvironmentthathasbecometolerantofdrugabuse.TheBoardcallsongovernmentstodotheirlegalandmoralduties,andtoactagainstthepro—drug(赞成吸毒)messagesoftheyouthculturetowhichyoungpeopleincreasinglyarebe’rugexposed.
6。
Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoes,theauthortendtoagreewith?
A.Theuseofdragsfornon—medicinalpurposesis,anacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle.
B。
Thespreadingofpopmusicmaycausedragabusetogobeyondcountryboundaries。
C.Noeffortshavebeenmadetopreventthespreadingofdragabuse。
D。
Governmentshavenoabilitytoactagainstthepro—dragmessagesoftheyouthculture。
7.Theexpression”underfire"?
inthefirstparagraphmeans
A.inanurgentsituationB。
facingsomeproblemsC。
beingcriticizedD.introuble
8.Fromthethirdparagraph,welearnthattheyouth
A。
tendtomournthepopstarswhodiedofoverdoseasrolemodels
B.areshockedtoknowevenpopstarsmayabusedmgs
C.trytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse
D。
maystopabusingdrugs
9。
Whichofthefollowingis。
notmentionedastolerantofdrugabuse?
A.Thespreadingofpopmusic.
B。
Themedia.
C.Politicalcampaignsrunbypowerfulpressuregroups.
D.Thelowpriceofsomedrags。
10。
Accordingtothepassage,popmusic
A。
hasagreatinfluenceonyoungpeopleofmostcultures
B.attractsasmallnumberofyoungpeople
C。
isnotaprofitableindustry
D。
isaloneresponsiblefordrugabuse
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
(79)Extensivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhas,madeextraordinaryprogressinreducingpovertyinrecentdecades。
Theresearchsuggeststhatthepaceofeconomicprogresshasbeenrapidandcontinuedfordecades,builtonthefoundationsofrelativepoliticalstability,risingtrade,andeconomicliberalization(自由化)aftertwoworldwars.Onenewstudy,publishedrecentlybytheInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinWashington,findsthattheproportionofthe6.1billionpeopleintheworldwholiveon$1adayorlessshrankfrom63.percentin1950to35percentin1980and12percentin1999。
Bysomeothermeasures,theprogresshasbeenmoremodest。
Still,economistsagreethatpovertyhasplungedinkeynationssuchasIndiaandespeciallyChina,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowthaswellaseconomicfreedom。
”Thisisahugesuccessfortheworldasawhole,"saysHarvardUniversityeconomistRichardCooper.”Wearedoingsomethingright."
ThenewscomesastheWorldBankisabouttoopenitsannualmeetinginWashington’aneventthathasbeentroubledinrecentyearsbyproteststhattheBankanditssisterinstitution,theInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF国际货币基金组织),havedonetoolittlefortheworld’spoor。
(80)Theneweconomicresearchwillnotputanendtothatdispute.Vastpopulationsremainpoor,andmanystillquestionthewisdomofWorldBankpolicies。
Nonetheless,theresearchfindingsarehelpfultounderstandwhatpoliciesshouldbefollowedbyth6seinstitutionsandhundredsofotherdevelopmentgroupsworkingveryhardtohastenthepaceofworldeconomicprogress。
Ifdramaticgainsareunderway,thepresentpolicies—-callingforopenmarkets,freebusinessactivities,andtightmonetarycontrolareworkingandcorrect.
ButcriticsofIMFandWorldBankpoliciesmaintainthatsucheconomic。
successstoriesasJapan,China,SouthKoreaandSingaporearerootedinmorethanjust"free',markets.Thesenationshavemanagedtogrowrapidly,andtherebyreducepoverty,bylimitingimportswhentheirdomesticindustrieswereyotmg,pushingexportstorichnations,andputtingcontrolsonpurelyinternationalfinancial;flows.Theyhavebeenopentoforeign-ownedfactoriesbuthaveofteninsistedthatthoseinvestorsshare”theknowledgeandskillonmodemtechnologies,
11。
Theword"plunged”inthefirsparagraphmeans
A。
decreasedB.ClimbedC.increasedD.droppedintowater
12.Fromthepassage,welearn