中央电大部分专业本科学士学位英语统一考试真题与答案A卷.docx

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中央电大部分专业本科学士学位英语统一考试真题与答案A卷

中央电大本科学士学位英语统一考试真题（A卷）

2008年11月

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00——11：

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PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

　　Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ScientistsinIndiahaveinventedanewwaytoproduceelectricity.Theirinventiondoesnotgetitspowerfromoil,coalorotherfuels.Itproduceselectricitywiththepowerofanimals.Indiahasabouteightymillionbullocks.Theydoallkindsofjobs.Theyworkinthefields.Theypullvehiclesthroughthestreets.Theycarrywatercontainers.（76）Indianenergyofficialshavebeenseekingwaystouselessimportedoiltoprovideenergy.ScientistsattheNationalInstituteforIndustrialEngineeringinBombaywonderedwhetherthemillionsofbullockscouldhelp.ManyvillagesinIndialackelectricity,buttheyhavemanybullocks.Andoftentheanimalsarenotworking.Onejobdonebybullocksistopumpwateroutofthewell.Theanimalsdothisbywalkingaroundandaroundinacircle.Astheywalk,theyturnaheavystickthatmakesthepumpmove. Thissimpletechnologyiscenturiesold.Scientiststhoughtthatthesametechnologycouldbeusedtoproduceelectricity.Bullockswalkinacircleonlytwoorthreetimesaminute.Thisismuchtooslowtoproduceelectricity,butitcancreateenoughpowertoturnaseriesofgears.Alargegearsitsnexttoasmallergear.Asthelargegearturns,itcausesthesmallergeartoturn.Thatgearturnsanevensmallerone.Eachgearmovesfasterbecauseitisalittlesmaller.Thesmallestgearmayturnextremelyfast.（77）Clocksoperatewithgears.Sodocarsandsodoesthedeviceinventedbythe Indianscientiststoproduceelectricity.

　　AccordingtotheofficialsintheUnitedNations,theideaisbeingtestedatseveralplacesinIndia.Thedeviceiseasytooperateandrepair.Anditcanbemovedeasily.Itcostsaboutthreehundredandsevendollarsnowtomakesuchadevice,butproductionoflargenumbersofthemcouldcutthecostofeachtoabouttwohundreddollars.

1.Whofirstthoughtofusingbullockstoprovideenergy?

A.Indianenergyofficials.

B.ScientistsinIndia.

C.OfficialsintheUnitedNations.

D.ResearchersinEurope.

2.WhichkindofjobthatthebullocksdoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Pullingvehicles.

B.Plowingfields.

C.Pumpingwateroutifwells.

D.Carryingfoodbaskets.

3.WhyarebullocksusedtoprovideenergyinIndia?

A.BecausebullockshavelongbeenusedbyIndianpeople.

B.Becausebullockswalkslowlyandareeasytocontrol

C.Becausetherearefewnon-workingbullocksinIndia.

D.BecausethereisnotenoughoilinIndia.

4.Inthesentence“Thissimpletechnologyiscenturiesold” in ParagraphOne,“Thissimpletechnology”refersto_____.

A.usingbullockstoproduceenergy

B.usingpumpstodrawwaterout

C.havingbullockswalkaroundtomakethepumpmove

D.connectinggearsofdifferentsizestoproduceelectricity

5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthedevicementionedinthepassage?

A.Ithasalargegearandasmallergear.

B.It’seasytouse,butdifficulttomove.

C.It’squitecheap.

D.It’sstillbeingtested.

Passage2

　　Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　On-the-jobsmokingisahotissueforbothsmokersandnon-smokers,andmanymanagersnowseesmokingasaproductivityproblem.Althoughsomepeoplequestionwhethersmokingreallyaffectsone’sproductivity,ithas,infact,beenproventhatasmokercostsacompanymorethananon-smoker.AccordingtoProfessorWilliamWeis,asmokingemployeecostshisorheremployerabout$5,700moreayearthananever-smoker.Thesecostsincludemedicalcare,lostearningsandinsurance.Andabsenceduetosmokingbreaksisoneoftheproductivityproblems,yetitaccountsforagreatdealofemployercosts.

　　（78） Whentheissueofsmokingattheworkplaceisdiscussed,perhapsthemostimportantproblemisthehealthriskthatsmokingcausestobothsmokersandnever-smokers.Ithaslongbeenproventhatsmokingislinkedtolungcancer.Nowmanyhealthexpertswarnthatpassivesmokingcancauselungcancerandotherillnessesinhealthynever-smokers.Passivesmokingcanbedefinedasexposuretosecond-handtobaccosmokeinenclosedareas.Anyonewhohasbeenwithsmokersindeedknowsthattheirsmoke