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北京地区成人学位英语真题A卷

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

2006年4月真题（A卷）

PartⅠReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Televisionhasopenedwindowsineverybody’slife.Youngmenwillneveragaingotowarastheydidin1914.Millionsofpeoplenowhaveseentheeffectsofabattle.Andtheresulthasbeenageneraldislikeofwar,andperhapsmoreinterestinhelpingthosewhosufferfromalltheterriblethingsthathavebeenshownonthescreen.

Televisionhasalsochangedpolitics.Themostdistantareascannowfollowstateaffairs,seeandhearthepoliticiansbeforeanelection.Betterinformed,peoplearemorelikelytovote,andsotomaketheiropinioncount.

Unfortunately,television’sinfluencehasbeenextremelyharmfultotheyoung.（76）ChildrendonothaveenoughexperiencetorealizethatTVshowspresentanunrealworld;thatTVadvertisementslietosellproductsthataresometimesbadoruseless.Theybelievethattheviolencetheyseeisnormalandacceptable.Alleducatorsagreethatthe“televisiongenerations”aremoreviolentthantheirparentsandgrandparents.

Also,theyoungarelesspatient.（77）UsedtoTVshows,whereeverythingisquickandinteresting,theydonothavethepatiencetoreadanarticlewithoutpictures;toreadabookthatrequiresthinking;tolistentoateacherwhodoesn’tdofunnythingslikethepeopleonchildren’sprograms.Andtheyexpectallproblemstobesolvedhappilyinten,fifteen,orthirtyminutes.That’sthetimeittakesonthescreen.

1.Inthepast,manyyoungpeople______.

A.knewtheeffectsofwar

B.wentinforpolitics

C.likedtosavethewoundedinwars

D.werewillingtobesoldiers

2.NowwithTVpeoplecan_____.

A.discusspoliticsataninformationcenter

B.showmoreinterestinpolitics

C.maketheirowndecisionsonpoliticalaffairs

D.expresstheiropinionsfreely

3.TheauthorthinksthatTVadvertisements_____.

A.arenotreliableonthewhole

B.areuselesstopeople

C.areagoodguidetoadults

D.areveryharmfultotheyoung

4.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peoplehavebecomeusedtocrimesnow.

B.WithaTVsetsomeproblemscanbesolvedquickly.

C.Peoplenowliketoreadbookswithpictures.

D.Theadultsarelessviolentthantheyoung.

5.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat_____.

A.childrenshouldkeepawayfromTV

B.TVprogramsshouldbeimproved

C.children’sbooksshouldhavepictures

D.TVhasadeepinfluenceontheyoung

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Nonverbal（非语言的）communicationhastodowithgestures,movementsandclosenessoftwopeoplewhentheyaretalking.（78）Thescientistssaythatthosegestures,movementsandsoonhavemeaningwhichwordsdonotcarry.

Forexample,thebodydistancebetweentwospeakerscanbeimportant.NorthAmericansoftencomplainthatSouthAmericansareunfriendlybecausetheytendtostandclosetotheNorthAmericanwhenspeaking,whiletheSouthAmericanoftenconsiderstheNorthAmericantobe“cold”or“distant”becausehekeepsagreaterdistancebetweenhimselfandthepersonheisspeakingto.The“eyecontact”providesanotherexampleofwhatwearecallingnonverbalcommunication.Scientistshaveobservedthatthereismoreeyecontactbetweenpeoplewholikeeachotherthanthereisbetweenpeoplewhodon’tlikeeachother.（79）Thelengthoftimethatthepersonwhomyouarespeakingtolooksatyoureyesindicatestheamountofinteresthehasinthethingsyouaretalkingabout.

Ontheotherhand,toolongagazecanmakepeopleuncomfortable.Theeyesapparentlyplayagreatpartinnonverbalcommunication.Genuinewarmthorinterest,shynessorconfidencecanoftenbeseenintheeyes.Wedonotalwaysconsiderasmiletobeasignoffriendliness.Someonewhoisalwayssmiling,andwithlittleapparentreasons,oftenmakesusuneasy.

6.Accordingtothepassage,nonverbalcommunication_____.

A.isamethodoftenusedbypeoplewhocannotspeak

B.cantellsomethingthatwordscannot

C.canbeusedtotalkwithpeoplewhocannotbear

D.islessusedthanwords

7.TheSouthAmerican_____.

A.tendstokeepadistancebetweenhimselfandthepersonheisspeakingto

B.usuallystandsclosetothepersonheistalkingto

C.isoftenunfriendlywhenspokento

D.isoftencoldanddistantwhenspeaking

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Lesseyecontactsuggestsdistanceinrelation.

B.Thelongeronelooksatyou,themoreinteresthehasinyou.

C.Thereismoreeyecontactbetweenpeoplewholikeeachother.

D.Shortereyecontactshowsmoreinterestinwhatoneistalkingabout.

9.Toolongagaze_____.

A.mayupsetpeoplebeinglookedat

B.showsone’sgreatconfidence

C.indicatesone’sinterestinthetalk

D.tellsyouhowfriendlyoneis

10.Constantsmilingwithoutapparentreason_____.

A.isasignofone’sfriendliness

B.isasignofone’sunfriendliness

C.makespeoplefeelhappy

D.makespeoplefeeluncomfortable

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

IntheUnitedStateselementaryeducationbeginsattheageofsix.Atthisstagenearlyalltheteachersarewomen,mostlymarried.（80）Theatmosphereisusuallyveryfriendly,andtheteachershavenowacceptedtheideathattheimportantthingistomakethechildrenhappyandinterested.Theoldauthoritarian（要绝对服从的）methodsofeducationwerediscredited（不被认可）ratheralongtimeago--somuchsothatmanypeoplenowthinkthattheyhavegonetoofarinthedirectionoftryingtomakechildrenhappyandinterestedratherthangivingthemactualinstruction.

Thesocialeducationofyoungchildrentriestomakethemaccepttheideathathumanbeingsinasocietyneedtoworktogetherfortheircommongood.Sotheemphasisisonco-operationratherthancompetitionthroughoutmostofthisprocess.Thismayseemcurious,inviewofthefactthatAmericansocietyishighlycompetitive;however,theneedformakingpeoplesociableinthissensehascometoberegardedasoneofthefunctionsofeducation.MostAmericansdogrowupwithcompetitiveideas,andobviouslyquiteafewascriminals,butitisnotfairtosaythattheeducationalsystemfails.Itprobablydoessucceedinmakingmostpeoplesociableandreadytohelponeanotherbothinmaterialwaysandthroughkindnessandfriendliness.

11.Accordingtothepassage,theU.S.elementaryeducationissupposedtomakechildren_____.

A.sensibleandsensitive

B.competitiveandinterested

C.curiousandfriendly

D.happyandco-operative

12.SomeAmericanscomplainaboutelementaryschoolsbecausetheythink_____.

A.childrenarereluctanttohelpeachother

B.schoolslaytoomuchemphasisonco-operation

C.childrenshouldgrowupwithcompetitiveideas

D.schoolsgivelittleactualinstructiontochildren

13.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsAmericaneducationcanbebestdescribedas_____.

A.favorableB.negativeC.tolerantD.unfriendly

14.TheAmericaneducationalsystememphasizes_____.

A.materialwealthB.competitionC.co-operationD.personalbenefit

15.Theword“sociable”（Line7,Paragraph2）mostprobablymeans_____.

A.fondoftalkingfreely

B.friendlywithotherpeople

C.concernedaboutsocialwelfare

D.happyatschool

PartⅡVocabularyandStructure（30%）

Directions:

Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.Sincehelefttheuniversity,he_____inanaccountingcompany.

A.hasbeenworkingB.hadworked

C.hadbeenworkingD.wasworking

17.TheweatherinChinaisdifferentfrom____.

A.AmericaB.inAmericaC.thatinAmericaD.oneinAmerica

18.Itwasnotuntildawn_____theirwayoutoftheforest.

A.whentheyfoundB.thattheyfoundC.didtheyfindD.thattheydidn’tfind

19.____hesaysordoeswon’tmakemechangemymindatall.

A.WhateverBHoweverC.WhichD.How

20.Weallbelievethatit’dbehardforhimto_____extraresponsibilitiesnow.

A.takeapartB.takeupC.takeonD.takeback

21.Hewasveryrudetothecustomsofficer,_____ofcoursemadethingsevenworse.

A.whoB.whomC.whatD.which

22.Thegoods_____whenwearrivedattheairport.

A.werejustunloadingB.werejustbeenunloading

C.hadjustunloadedD.werejustbeingunloaded

23.Allthings_____,theplannedtriphadtobecalledoff.

A.consideredB.beconsideredC.consideringD.havingconsidered

24.______purposedidyousaytheirteamwouldbeatours?

A.ForwhichB.WhatC.ForwhatD.Which

25.Sincethereisn’tmuchtimeleft,youcanjusttellusaboutit____.

A.indetailB.inshortC.inallD.inbrief

26.Peopleappreciate_____withhimbecausehehasagoodsenseofhumor.

A.toworkB.workingC.tohaveworkedD.haveworking

27.Thelittlevillagehasn’tchangedmuch_____anewroadandtwomorestores.

A.exceptB.besidesC.exceptthatD.exceptfor

28.Let’sstartworkingontheproject,_____?

A.shallweB.willweC.don’tweD.aren’twe

29.Idon’tthinkitappropriateto_____suchanissueatthemeeting.

A.bringinB.bringoffC.bringupD.bringabout

30.Infact,Iwouldratherhaveleftforthecountryside_____athome.

A.bystayingB.thanstayingC.thantostayD.thanhav