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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试A卷及参考答案

2009年4月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（A卷）

PartⅠ ReadingComprehension （30%）

Directions:

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

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Ihearmanyparentscomplainthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling.Iwishitwereso.Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourownfeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteenagersarealltakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstrikingoutboldlyontheirown,mostofthemareholdingoneanother’shandsforreassurance（放心）.

Theyclaimtheywanttodressastheyplease.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic.Buttheyallenduplisteningtothesamerecord.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginsuchawayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon（茧）intoalargercocoon.

（76）Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlycarvedoutamarketforteenagers.Thesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbe.Thisisagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.

Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon’tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Well,gotoit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcome—withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouare.That’stheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.

1.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageistotell______.

 A.readershowtobepopularwithpeoplearound

 B.teenagershowtolearntomakeadecisionforthemselves

 C.parentshowtocontrolandguidetheirchildren

 D.peoplehowtounderstandandrespecteachother

2.Accordingtotheauthor,manyteenagersthinktheyarebraveenoughtoactontheirown,butinfactmostofthem______.

 A.havemuchdifficultyunderstandingeachother

 B.lackconfidence

 C.darenotcopewithanyproblemsalone

 D.areverymuchafraidofgettinglost

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thereisnopopularitythatreallycounts.

B.Manyparentsthinkthattheirchildrenarechallengingtheirauthority.

 C.Itisnotnecessarilybadforateenagertodisagreewithhisorherclassmates.

 D.Mostteenagersareactuallydoingthesame.

4.Theauthorthinksofadvertisementsas______toteenagers.

 A.inevitable      B.influential         C.instructive         D.attractive

5.Themainideaofthelastparagraphisthatateenagershould______.

 A.differfromothersinasmanywaysaspossible

 B.becomepopularwithothers

 C.findhisrealself

 D.rebelagainsthisparentandthepopularitywave

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

（77）Muchunfriendlyfeelingtowardscomputershasbeenbasedonthefearofwidespreadunemploymentresultingfromtheirintroduction.Computersareoftenusedaspartofautomated（自动化的）productionsystemsrequiringaleastpossiblenumberofoperators,causingthelossofmanyjobs.Thishashappened,forexample,inmanysteelworks.

Ontheotherhand,computersdocreatejobs.Theyaremoreskilledandbetterpaid,thoughfewerinnumberthanthosetheyreplace.Manyactivitiescouldnotcontinueintheirpresentformwithoutcomputers,nomatterhowmanypeopleareemployed.Examplesarethecheckclearing（交换）systemofmajorbanksandtheweatherforecastingsystem.

Whenafirmintroducescomputers,afewpeopleareusuallyemployedinkeyposts（suchasjobsofoperationsmanagers）whileotherstaffarere-trainedasoperators,programmers,anddatapreparationstaff.（78）Afterthenewsystemhassettleddown,peopleinnon-computerjobsarenotalwaysreplacedwhentheyleave,resultinginadecreaseinthenumberofemployees.Thisdecreaseissometimesbalancedbyasubstantialincreaseintheactivityofthefirm,resultingfromtheintroductionofcomputers.

Theattitudesofworkerstowardscomputersvary.Thereisfearofwidespreadunemploymentandofthetakeoverofmanyjobsbycomputer-trainedworkers,makingpromotionforolderworkersnotskilledincomputersmoredifficult.

Ontheotherhand,manyworkersregardthetrendtowardwideruseofcomputersinevitable.Theyrealizethatcomputersbringaboutgreaterefficiencyandproductivity,whichwillimprovetheconditionofthewholeeconomy,andleadtothecreationofmorejobs.ThisviewwassupportedbytheformerBritishPrimeMinister,JamesCallaghanin1979,whenhemadethepointthatnewtechnologiesholdthekeytoincreasedproductivity,whichwillbenefittheeconomyinthelongrun.

6.Theunfriendlyfeelingtowardscomputersisdevelopedfrom______.

A.thepossiblewidespreadunemploymentcausedbytheirintroduction

B.theiruseaspartofautomatedproductionsystems

C.theleastpossiblenumberofoperators

D.theproductionsysteminsteelworks

7.Theunderlinedword“they”（line1,Par.2）refersto______.

A.computers         B.jobs      C.activities       D.systems

8.AccordingtoParagraph2,withoutcomputers______.

A.humanactivitiescouldnotcontinue

B.therecouldnotbeweatherforecastingsystems

C.manyactivitieswouldhavetochangetheirpresentform

D.bankswouldnotbeabletogoonwithcheckclearing

9.Accordingtothepassage,whatresultsfromtheintroductionofcomputers?

A.Afterre-training,allemployeesinthefirmgetnewjobs.

B.Aconsiderableproportionofpeopleareemployedinkeyposts.

C.Thefirmkeepsallofitsoriginalstaffmembers.

D.Thedecreaseinstaffmembersmaybebalancedbytheincreaseoffirmactivities.

10.JamesCallaghan’sattitudetowardscomputerscanbebestdescribedas______.

A.doubtful       B.regretful        C.unfriendly         D.supportive

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thevitaminsnecessaryforahealthybodyarenormallysuppliedbyagoodmixeddiet（饮食）,includingavarietyoffruitsandgreenvegetables.（79）Itisonlywhenpeopletrytoliveonaveryrestricteddietthatitisnecessarytomakespecialprovisiontosupplythemissingvitamins.

Anexampleofthedangersofarestricteddietmaybeseeninthediseaseknownas“beri-beri”.（80）ItusedtodistresslargenumbersofEasternpeopleswholivedmainlyonrice.Intheearlyyearsofthiscentury,ascientistnamedEijkmanwastryingtodiscoverthecauseof“beri-beri”.Atfirsthethoughtitwascausedbyagerm.HewasworkinginaJapanesehospital,wherethepatientswerefedonpolishedricewhichhadtheouterhusk（外壳）removedfromthegrain.Itwasthoughtthiswouldbeeasierforweakandsickpeopletodigest.

Eijkmanthoughthisgermtheorywasconfirmedwhenhenoticedthechickensinthehospitalyard,whichwerefedonleftovers（剩饭）fromthepatients’plates,werealsoshowingsignsofthedisease.Hethentriedtoisolatethegerm,buthisexperimentswereinterruptedbyahospitalofficial,whodeclaredthatthepolishedrice,eventhoughleftoverbythepatients,wastoogoodforchickens.Itshouldberecookedforthepatients,andthechickensshouldbefedoncheapricewiththeouterlayerstillonthegrain.

Eijkmannoticedthatthechickensbegantorecoveronthenewdiet.Hebegantoconsiderthepossibilitythateatingunpolishedricesomehowpreventedorcured“beri-beri”—eventhatalackofsomeelementinthehuskmightbethecauseofthedisease.Indeedthiswasthecase.Theelementneededtoprevent“beri-beri”wasshortlyafterwardsisolatedfromricehusksandisnowknownasvitaminB.Nowadays,thisterriblediseaseismuchlesscommonthankstoourknowledgeofvitamins.

11.Agoodmixeddiet______.

  A.normallycontainsenoughvitamins

  B.stillneedsspecialprovisionofvitamins

  C.issuitableforlosingweight

   D.iscomposedoffruitsandvegetables

12.Thedisease“beri-beri”______.

  A.killslargenumbersofEasternpeoples

  B.isavitamindeficiency（缺乏）disease

  C.iscausedbydiseasedrice

  D.canbecaughtfromdiseasedchickens

13.ThechickensEijkmannoticedinthehospitalyard_____.

  A.couldn’tdigestthepolishedrice

   B.proved“beri-beri”iscausedbygerms

  C.werelatercookedforthepatients’food

  D.weresufferingfrom“beri-beri”

14.AccordingtoEijkman,polishedrice______.

   A.wascheaperthanunpolishedrice

  B.waslessnourishing（有营养的）thanunpolishedrice

  C.wasmorenourishingthanunpolishedrice

   D.cured“beri-beri”

15.Thechemicalsubstancemissingfrompolishedrice______.

  A.wasvitaminB

  B.didnotaffectthechickens

  C.wasnamedtheEijkmanvitamin

  D.hasneverbeenaccuratelyidentified

PartⅡ VocabularyandStructure （30%）

Directions:

Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.choosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.Bynomeans_____tomovetoanewplacefarawayfromherworkplace,becauseitisn’tconvenientforherfamilyandherself.

  A.Janewillagree   B.willJaneagree   C.Janewilldisagree   D.willJanedisagree

17.Youcan,_____thes