301993北京地区成人学位英语考试试题1.docx

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301993北京地区成人学位英语考试试题1

1993年北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

PartⅠReadingComprehension（40﹪）

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonfollowedpassage:

Whydon’tbirdsgetlostontheirlongflightsformoneplacetoanother?

Scientistshavepuzzleoverthisquestionformanyyears.Nowthey’rebeginningtofillintheblanks.

Notlongago,experimentsshowedthatbirdsrelyonthesuntoguideduringdaylighthours.Butwhataboutbirdsthatflybynight?

Testswithartificialstarshaveprovedthatcertainnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollowthestarsintheirlong-distanceflights.

Adove（鸽子）hadspentitslifetimeinacageandneverflownunderanaturalsky.Yetitshowedaninbornabilitytoflyinthesamedirectionasthattakenbyhisoutdoorcousins.Anychangeinthepositionoftheartificialstarscausedachangeinthedirectionofhisflight.

Butthestarsareapparentlytheirprincipalmeansofnavigation（远航）only.Whenthestarsarehiddenbyclouds,theyseeminglyfindtheirwaybysuchlandmarksasmountainranges,coastlines,andrivercourses.Butwhenit’stoodarktoseethese,thedovescirclehelplessly,unabletofindtheirway.

1.Thereasonwhybirdsdon’tgetlostonlongflights（haveonlyrecentlybeendiscovered）.

2.Duringdaylighthour,birds（usesunforguidance）.

3.By“hisoutdoorcousins”theauthormeans（dovesunderthenaturalsky）.

4.Theexperimentwiththedoveindicatedthat（somebirdsseemtofollowthestarswhentheyflyatnight）.

5.Intotaldarkness,doves（don’tknownwhichwaytofly）.

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

CalvinCooling（1872-1933）wasthethirtiethpresidentoftheUnitedStates.Helookeddownonapersonasbeingunworthyofrespectwhowastoofondoftalkingaboutthedetailsofotherpeople’sactionandprivatelives;hehadtotimeforsmalltalk.ThefollowingtwoincidentsclearlyshowhowCoolidgetreasuredsilence.

Whenhewasvice-president,CoolidgehadplentyofopportunitytoparticipateinWashington’ssociallife,especiallythemanydinnerparties.Becauseofhiscompletedisregardfortheartofconversation,hecouldn’texactlymakehimselfdeartohishostesses.Oneladyfeltshecouldsolvetheproblem.SheplacedhimnexttoAliceRooseveltLongworth,daughterofformerPresidentTheodoreRoosevelt.Mrs.Longworth,brilliantconversationalist,begantotalkinherusualcharmingmanner,butallattemptstoawakeinterestonthepartofvice-presidentwereunproductive.Finallybeingshamedintoannoyance,shesaid,“I’msurethatgoingtoasmanydinnersasyoudo,youmustgetterriblybored.”

Withoutliftinghiseyefromhisplate,Coolidgesaidnotveryclearly,“Well,amanhastoeatsomewhere.”

Later,whenhewaspresidentandonceagainatadinnerparty,Coolidgewasseatednexttoanoutstandingsocietywoman,oneofthosepeoplewhoseemtotakedelightintryingtochangethelivesofeveryonetheymeet,“Oh,Mrs.President,”shespokewithtoomuchenthusiasm,“youarealwayssoquite.Imadeabet（打赌）todaythatIcouldgetmorethantwowordsoutofyou.”

Inanger,thepresidentmadealow,roughsoundandthensaid,“Youlose.”

6.PresidentCoolidgeconsideredthosepeopleasbeingunworthyofrespect（wholikedtotalkabouttheaffairsofothers）.

7.Whydidn’tthehostesseslikeCalvinCoolidge?

（Hepaidnoattentiontotheskillsofconversation）

8.Mrs.Longworthwasannoyedbecause（alleffortsshemadetoawakethevice-president’sinteresthadfailed）.

9.Whatismeantby“takedelightin”?

（Toreceivegreatpleasurefrom）

10.ThestoryshowsthatPresidentCoolidge（wasamanoffewword,butwithhumor）.

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Parentshavetodomuchlessfortheirchildrentodaythantheyusedtodo,andhomehasbecomemuchlessofaworkshop.Clothescanbeboughtreadymade,washingcangotothelaundry,foodcanbeboughtcooked,mealscanbehadattherestaurant,theworks’canteen,andtheschooldining-room.

Itisunusualnowforfathertopursuehistradeorotheremploymentathome,andhischildrenrarely,ifever,seehimathisplaceofwork.Boysarethereforeseldomtrainedtofollowtheirfather’soccupation,andinmanytownstheyhaveafairlywidechoiceofemploymentandsodogirls.Theyoungwage-earneroftenearnsgoodmoney,andsoonacquiresafeelingofeconomicindependence.Intextileareasithaslongbeencustomaryformotherstogoouttowork,butthispracticehasbecomesowidespreadthattheworkingmotherisnowanotunusualfactorinachild’shomelife,thenumberofmarriedwomeninemploymenthavingmorethandoubledinthelasttwenty-fiveyears.Withmotherearningandhieolderchildrendrawingsubstantialwages,fatherisseldomthedominantfigurethathestillwasatthebeginningofthecentury.Whenmotherworkseconomicadvantagesaccrue,butchildrenlosesomethingofgreatvalueifmother’semploymentpreventsherformbeinghometogreetthemwhentheyreturnfromschool.

11.Thewritercompareshometoaworkshopbecause（parentshavetomakefoodandnecessitythemselvesfortheirdaily-life）.

12.Thewritersaysthathomehasbecomemuchlessofaworkshop.Hemeans（inthepast,homewasmorelikeaworkshop）.

13.Thechiefreasonthatboysareseldomtrainedtofollowtheirfather’soccupationis（thatthereisawidechoiceofemploymentforchildren）.

14.Whatmakesfathernolongerbetheonlydominantpersoninafamily?

（Withtheirearning,motherandchildrendonotneedtodependonfatherfortheirlife.）

15.Itisimpliedinhispassagethat（mother’spositioninafamilyhasbeenraised）.

Passage4

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thefoodweeatseemstohaveprofoundeffectsonourhealth.Althoughsciencehasmadeenormousstepsinmakingfoodmorefittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,mademanyfoodsunfittoeat.Someresearchhasshownthatperhapseightypercentofallhumanillnessesarerelatedtodiet（饮食）andfortypercentofcancerisrelatedtothedietaswell.Differentculturesaremoreliabletocontractcertainillnessesbecauseofthefoodthatischaracteristicinthesecultures.Thatfoodisrelatedtoillnessisnotanewdiscovery.In1945,governmentresearchersrealizedthatnitrates,commonlyusedtopreservecolorinmeats,andotherfoodadditives（添加剂），causedcancer.Yet,thesecarcinogenicadditivesremaininourfood,anditbecomesmoredifficultallthetimetoknowwhichthingsonthepackaginglabelsofprocessedfoodarehelpfulorharmful.Theadditiveswhichweeatarenotallsodirect.Farmersoftengivepenicillin（青霉素）todomesticanimals,andbecauseofthis,penicillinhasbeenfoundinthemilkoftreatedcows.Sometimessimilardrugsaregiventoanimalsinordertoobtainahigherpriceonthemarket.AlthoughtheFoodandDrugAdministration（FDA）hastriedrepeatedlytocontroltheseprocedures,thepracticescontinue.

16.Howhassciencedonesomethingharmfultomankind?

（Asaresultofscientifictreatment,somepotentiallyharmfulsubstanceshavebeenaddedtoourfood.）

17.Whatarenitratesusedfor?

（Theykeepthecolorofmeats.）

18.Theword“carcinogenic”meatsmostnearlythesameas（cancer-causing）.

19.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

（Drugsarealwaysgiventoanimalsformedicalreasons）

20.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?

（AdditivesandFood）

Part

VocabularyandStructure（40%）

Directions:

Inthispart,thereare40incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

21.Hewasverybusyyesterday;otherwisehe（wouldhavecome）tothemeeting.

22.Youcan’thearwhatI’msaying（unless）youstoptalking.

23.SorryIcan’tansweryourquestion.Iknow（little）aboutthesubject.

24.I（must）getthisdoneimmediatelyoritwillbetoolate.

25.He（kepton）workingtillhewasseventyyearsold.

26.Yououghttotakeevery（chance）ofimprovingyourEnglish.

27.（Seen）fromspace,ourearth,withwatercovering70%ofitssurface,appearsa”blueplanet”.

28.Thenovelendedhappily,andtheyoungcouplewasmarried（intheend）.

29.Thebuilding（remained）mostlyundamagedaftertheearthquake,andonlyminorrepairswerenecessary.

30.Heisanhonestofficialandnever（accepted）anygiftsfrompeoplewhosoughthishelp.

31.Hestoodwavinguntilthetrainwasoutof（sight）.

32.Itisimportantto（treat）peoplewithrespectandunderstanding.

33.Thepreparationsforthetripwillbe（putoff）tillnextweek.

34.Parkingisabigproblem（soisthetraffic）.

35.Nobodycanbesetinmotionwithoutaforce（acting）onit.

36.Iknowanumberofoccasions（when）peoplediedfromwaterpollution.

37.Dirtywatermustnotbe（mixed）withdrinkingwater.

38.Themainroadthroughthecitywasblockedforthreehourstodayafteranaccident（involving）twobuses.

39.Willyougotothemeeting（insteadof）visitingthemuseumplease?

40.Smithistostudymedicineassoonashe（hasfinished）militaryservice.

41.Ifametalbarisheated,thegreatertheheat（applied）,thelargertheexpansion.

42.Theydidnotdiscoveruntillater（that）thecarhadbeendestroyed.

43.Hehasalreadymadeuphismind.It’snouse（tryingtopersuade）him.

44.Itismuch