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江苏省成人学士学位英语考试真题

2008年江苏省成人学士学位英语考试真题

一、ReadingComprehension（共15小题,共30.0分）Thereareservalpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

第1题

　　Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares（噩梦）.

　　（76）NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerase（抹去）,theeffectofpainfulmemories.

　　InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.（77）Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareerased.

　　Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit.

　　Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers’troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.

　　“Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions.”saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.“Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.”

　　Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatitisverydangeroustochangememoriesbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.

　　“Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivedthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare.I’mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesout,”saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist.

Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

Aanewmedicalinvention

Banewresearchonmemories

Cawayoferasingpainfulmemories

Danargumentabouttheresearchonthepill

【正确答案】：

D

【本题分数】：

2.0分

第2题

Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan____.

Acausethebraintofixmemories

Bstoppeoplerememberingtheirexperiences

Cpreventbodyproducingcertainchemicals

Dwipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

2.0分

第3题

Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.

Apeopledoubttheeffectsofthepills

Bthepillwillstoppeople’sbadexperiences

Ctakingthepillwilldoharmtopeople’shealth

DthepillhasprobablybeenproducedinAmerica

【正确答案】：

D

【本题分数】：

2.0分

第4题

WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?

ASomememoriescanruinpeople’slives.

BPeoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.

CExperiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.

DThepillwillreducepeople’ssufferingsfrombadmemories

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

2.0分

第5题

Theword“scars”inParagraphOneiscloseinmeaningto____.

Agoodstories

Bpains

Cexperiences

Dmemories

【正确答案】：

B

【本题分数】：

2.0分

第6题

　　Onthejobsmokingisahotissueforbothsmokersandnonsmokers,andmanymanagersnowseesmokingasaproductivityproblem.Althoughsomepeoplequestionwhethersmokingreallyaffectsone’sproductivity,ithas,infact,beenproventhatasmokercostsacompanymorethananonsmoker.AccordingtoProfessorWilliamWeis,asmokingemployeecostshisorheremployerabout$5,700moreayearthananeversmoker.Thesecostsincludemedicalcare,lostearningsandinsurance.Andabsenceduetosmokingbreaksisoneoftheproductivityproblems,yetitaccountsforagreatdealofemployercosts.

　　（78）Whentheissueofsmokingattheworkplaceisdiscussed,perhapsthemostimportantproblemisthehealthriskthatsmokingcausestobothsmokersandneversmokers.Ithaslongbeenproventhatsmokingislinkedtolungcancer.Nowmanyhealthexpertswarnthatpassivesmokingcancauselungcancerandotherillnessesinhealthyneversmokers.Passivesmokingcanbedefinedasexposuretosecondhandtobaccosmokeinenclosedareas.Anyonewhohasbeenwithsmokersindeedknowsthattheirsmokecancauseeyeirritation,coughing,headachesandthroatsoreness.Whileeyeirritationmayseemasmallthingtosomesmokers,itneverthelessisaproblemthatoccurseveryworkdayinofficesandbreakroomsandcanleadtogreaterhealthproblems.Employeeswhodonotsmokeshouldnotbesubjectedtotherisksofpassivesmokingandneedtobeabletoworkinasafeenvironment.SurgeonGeneralKoopstatesthattherightofthesmokerstopsatthepointwherehisorhersmokingincreasesthediseaseriskofthoseoccupyingthesameenvironment.

Allthefollowingcasesareonthejobsmokingexceptthat____.

Aanemployersmokeswhileworkingintheoffice

Bataxidriversmokeswhiledrivingthecar

Caworkersmokeswhileworkingintheworkshop

Daworkersmokeswhilereadinginthetrain

【正确答案】：

D

【本题分数】：

2.0分

第7题

Accordingtothepassage,onthejobsmokingaffectsanemployee’sperformanceintheofficeinthat_____.

Ahecanconcentrateonwhatheisdoingwhilesmoking

Bheoftengoesawayfromhisdesktosmokeinthebreakroom

Cheoftenasksforsickleaveasaresultoftoomuchsmoking

Dhetakesarestfromtimetotimebecauseofeyeirritation

【正确答案】：

B

【本题分数】：

2.0分

第8题

Manymanagersdonotseemtobeinfavorofonthejobsmokingmainlybecauseit____.

Areducesproductivityofthecompanytoacertaindegree

Bdoesharmtothehealthofneversmokersofthecompany

Caffectstherelationshipbetweensmokersandnonsmokers

Dmakesthebreakroomsmorecrowdedandmorepolluted

【正确答案】：

A

【本题分数】：

2.0分

第9题

Passivesmokingmeans____

Aneversmokerstakeupthehabitofsmokingunwillingly

Bneversmokershavetoputupwiththeactivesmokers

Cneversmokerstakeinsmokereleasedbyalitcigarette

Dneversmokersshareanenclosedareawithsmokers

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

2.0分

第10题

Inthesecondpartofthepassage,theauthorsuggestsbanningonthejobsmokingsoasto____.

Acutdowncostsofmedicalcareandinsurance

Bcreateahealthyandsafeworkingenvironment

Cpreventeyeirritationfrombecomingabighealthproblem

Dimprovethesmokingemployees’workefficiency

【正确答案】：

B

【本题分数】：

2.0分

第11题

　　ScientistsinIndiahaveinventedanewwaytoproduceelectricity.Theirinventiondoesnotgetitspowerfromoil,coalorotherfuels.Itproduceselectricitywiththepowerofanimals.Indiahasabouteightymillionbullocks.Theydoallkindsofjobs.Theyworkinthefields.Theypullvehiclesthroughthestreets.Theycarrywatercontainers.（79）Indianenergyofficialshavebeenseekingwaystouselessimportedoiltoprovideenergy.ScientistsattheNationalInstituteforIndustrialEngineeringin>Bombaywonderedwhetherthemillionsofbullockscouldhelp.ManyvillagesinIndialackelectricity,buttheyhavemanybullocks.Andoftentheanimalsarenotworking.Onejobdonebybullocksistopumpwateroutofthewell.Theanimalsdothisbywalkingaroundandaroundinacircle.Astheywalk,theyturnaheavystickthatmakesthepumpmove.Thissimpletechnologyiscenturiesold.Scientiststhoughtthatthesametechnologycouldbeusedtoproduceelectricity.Bullockswalkinacircleonlytwoorthreetimesaminute.Thisismuchtooslowtoproduceelectricity,butitcancreateenoughpowertoturnaseriesofgears.Alargegearsitsnexttoasmallergear.Asthelargegearturns,itcausesthesmallergeartoturn.Thatgearturnsanevensmallerone.Eachgearmovesfasterbecauseitisalittlesmaller.Thesmallestgearmayturnextremelyfast.（80）Clocksoperatewithgears.SodocarsandsodoesthedeviceinventedbytheIndianscientiststoproduceelectricity.

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

Whofirstthoughtofusingbullockstoprovideenergy?

AIndianenergyofficials

BScientistsinIndia

COfficialsintheUnitedNations

DResearchersinEurope.

【正确答案】：

B

【本题分数】：

2.0分

第12题

WhichkindofjobthatthebullocksdoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

APullingvehicles

BPlowingfields

CPumpingwateroutifwells

DCarryingfoodbaskets.

【正确答案】：

D

【本题分数】：

2.0分

第13题

WhyarebullocksusedtoprovideenergyinIndia?

ABecausebullockshavelongbeenusedbyIndianpeople

BBecausebullockswalkslowlyandareeasytocontrol

CBecausetherearefewnonworkingbullocksinIndia

DBecausethereisnotenoughoilinIndia

【正确答案】：

D

【本题分数】：

2.0分

第14题

Inthesentence“Thissimpletechnologyiscenturiesold”inParagraphOne,“Thissimpletechnology”refersto_____.

Ausingbullockstoproduceenergy

Busingpumpstodrawwaterout

Chavingbullockswalkaroundtomakethepumpmove

Dconnectinggearsofdifferentsizestoproduceelectricity.

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

2.0分

第15题

Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthedevicementionedinthepassage?

AIthasalargegearandasmallergear.

BIt’seasytouse,butdifficulttomove.

CIt’squitecheap.

DIt’sstillbeingtested.

【正确答案】：

D

【本题分数】：

2.0分

二、VocabularyandStructure（本大题30小题．每题1.0分，共30.0分。

Inthispart,thereare40incompletesentences.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentences.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughth