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试题及答案A

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（A）

2007.11.17

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Scientistsfindthathard-workingpeoplelivelongerthanaveragemenandwomen.Careerwomenarehealthierthanhousewives.Evidenceshowsthatthejoblessareinpoorerhealththanjobholders.Aninvestigationshowsthatwhenevertheunemploymentrateincreasesby1%,thedeathrateincreasesby2%.Allthiscomesdowntoonepoint,workishelpfultohealth.

Whyisworkgoodforhealth?

It'isbecauseworkkeepspeoplebusyawayfromloneliness.Researchesshowthatpeoplefeelunhappy,worriedandlonelywhentheyhavenothingtodo.Instead,thehappiestarethosewhoarebusy.（76）Manyhighachieverswholovetheircareersfeelthattheyarehappiestwhentheyareworkinghard.Workservesasabridgebetweenmanandreality.Byworkpeoplecomeintocontactwitheachother.Bycollectiveactivitytheyfindfriendshipandwarmth.Thisishelpfultohealth.Thelossofworkmeansthelossofeverything.Itaffectsmanspirituallyandmakeshimill.

Besides,workgivesoneasenseoffulfillmentandasenseofachievement.Workmakesonefeelhisvalueandstatusinsociety.Whenawriterfinisheshiswritingoradoctorsuccessfullyoperatesonapatientorateacherseeshisstudentsgrow,theyarehappybeyondwords.

（77）Fromtheabovewecancometotheconclusionthatthemoreyouworkthehappierandhealthieryouwillbe.Letusworkhardandstudyhardandliveahappyandhealthylife.

1.Theunderlinedword“average”inParagraph1means__________.

A.healthyB.lazy

C.ordinaryD.poor

2.Thereasonwhyhousewivesarenotashealthyascareerwomenisthat__________.

A.housewivesarepoorerthancareerwomen

B.housewiveshavemorechildrenthancareerwomen

C.housewiveshavelesschancetocommunicatewithothers

D.housewiveseatlessfoodthancareerwomen

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Busypeoplehavenothingtodoathome.

B.Highachieversdon'tcareabouttheirfamilies.

C.Thereisnofriendshipandwarmthathome.

D.Asatisfyingjobhelpstokeeponehealthy.

4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthosewhodonotwork__________.

A.arelikelytoliveashorterlife

B.willloseeverythingathome

C.canliveaslongasthosewhowork

D.havemoretimetomakenewfriends

5.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe__________.

A.PeopleShouldFind,aJob

B.WorkingHardIsGoodforHealthy

C.PeopleShouldMakeMoreFriendsbyWork

D.TheLossofWorkMeanstheLossofEverything

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics,economicsandwar.Butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsoreligiousbeliefs,emotionsandpsychology.Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestorscanbeprovidedbyart.（78）Inshort,artexpressestheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.

Inhistorybooks,objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryispresented;thatis,factsaboutpoliticsaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective（主观的）:

itreflectsemotionsandopinions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyawasperhapsthefirsttruly“political”artist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingTheThirdofMay,1808,hecriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforitsabuse（滥用）ofpoweroverpeople.

inthesameway,artcanreflectaculture'sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEurope,religiousarthadbeenalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdescribedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Althoughmostpeoplecouldn'tread,theycouldstillunderstandtheBiblestoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas（andstillis）itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatues（雕像）arenotholy.

6.Morecanbelearnedaboutaculturefromastudyofarthistorythangeneralhistorybecause__________.

A.arthistoryshowsusnothingbutthepoliticalvalues

B.generalhistoryonlyfocusesonpolitics

C.arthistorygivesusaninsight（洞察力）intotheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace

D.generalhistoryconcernsonlyreligiousbeliefs,emotionsandpsychology

7.Artissubjectiveinthat__________.

A.apersonalandemotionalviewofhistoryispresentedthroughit

B.itonlyreflectspeople'sangerorsadnessaboutsocialproblems

C.itcaneasilyarousepeople'sangerabouttrekgovernment

D.artistswereorarereligious,whoreflectonlythereligiousaspectofthesociety

8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Inhistorybookspoliticalviewsofpeopleareentirelypresented.

B.FranciscoGoyaexpressedhisreligiousbeliefinhispaintingTheThirdofMay,1808.

C.IntheMiddleEast,youcanhardlyfindanimalorhumanfiguresonpalacesorotherbuildings.

D.ForcenturiesinEurope,paintershadonlypaintedonwailsofchurchesorotherreligiousbuildings.

9.Thepassagemainlydiscusses__________.

A.thedevelopmentofarthistory

B.thedifferencebetweengeneralhistoryandarthistory

C.whatwecanlearnfromart

D.theinfluenceofartistsonarthistory

10.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat__________.

A.Islamicartistsonlypaintimagesofplants,flowersorobjectsintheirpaintings

B.itismoredifficulttostudyarthistorythangeneralhistory

C.ahistoryteachermustbequiteobjective

D.artistspaintedpeopleorstoriesfromtheBibletohidetheirpoliticalbeliefs

Passage3

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Blindpeoplecan“see”thingsbyusingotherpartsoftheirbodies.ThisfactmayhelpustounderstandourfeelingsaboutcolonIfblindpeoplecansensecolordifferences,thenperhapswe,too,areaffectedbycolorunconsciously（无意识地）.

（79）Manufacturers（生产商）havediscoveredbyexperiencethatsugarsellsbadlyingreenwrappings,thatbluefoodsareconsideredunpleasant,andthatcosmetics（化妆品）shouldneverbepackagedinbrown.Thesediscoverieshavegrownintoabranchofcolorpsychology.

Colorpsychologynowfindsapplicationineverythingfromfashiontodecoration.Someofourpreferencesareclearlypsychological.Darkblueisthecolorofthenightskyandthereforeassociatedwithcalm,whileyellowisadaycolorwithassociationsofenergyandincentive（刺激）.Foraprimitiveman,activityduringthedaymeanthuntingandattacking,whilehesoonsawredasthecolorofbloodandangerandtheheatthatcamewitheffort.Andgreenisassociatedwithpassivedefenseandself-protection.

（80）Experimentshaveshownthatcolors,partlybecauseoftheirpsychologicalassociations,alsohaveadirectpsychologicaleffect.Peopleexposedtobrightredshowanincreaseinbreath,inheartbeatandinbloodpressure;redisexciting.Similarexposuretopurebluehasexactlytheoppositeeffect;itisacalmingcolonBecauseofitsexcitingmeaning,redischosenasthesignalfordanger,butcloseranalysisshowsthatavividyellowcanproduceamorebasicstateofalarm.Sofireenginesandambulancesinsomeadvancedcommunitiesarenowrushingaroundinbrightyellowcolorsthatstopthetrafficdead.

11.Ourpreferencesforcertaincolorsare__________accordingtothepassage.

A.associatedwiththetimeoftheday

B.dependentonourpersonalities

C.arelinkedwithourancestors

D.partlyduetopsychologicalfactors

12.Ifpeopleareexposedtobrightred,whichofthefollowingthingsdoesNOThappen?

A.Theybreathefasten

B.Theyfeelsatisfied.

C.Theirbloodpressurerises.

D.Theirheartsbeatfaster.

13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Colorprobablyhasaneffectonuswhichwearenotconsciousof.

B.Yellowfireengineshavecausedmanybadaccidentsinsomeadvancedcommunities.

C.Peopleexposedtopurebluestarttobreathemoreslowly.

D.Thepsychologyofcolorisofsomepracticaluse.

14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Manufacturersoftensellsugaringreenwrappings.

B.Darkbluecanbringpeoplethefeelingofbeingenergetic.

C.Primitivepeopleassociatedheatandangerwithred.

D.Greenandyellowareassociatedwithcalmandpassivedefense.

15.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.TheBranchofColorPsychology

B.ColoranditsMeanings

C.ThePracticalUseofColorPsychology

D.ColorandFeelings

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（30%）

Directions:

In.thispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

16.WhenImentiontheproblem,I'mnot__________allofyou.

A.talkingaboutB.referringto

C.listeningtoD.carryingout

17.Yourideaseemstobegoodbutitisn't__________.

A.practicalB.possible

C.plentifulD.precious

18.Wewe