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最新北京成人本科学位英语统一考试真题及答案

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

2014.05.10

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

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

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ThefirstyearofschoolinAmerica,knownaskindergarten,usuallybeginsbetweentheagesoffiveandsix.Amongrichcountriessuchalatestartisverystrange.PresidentObamabelievesitisaneconomicandsocialproblem;hiseducationsecretarygoesasfarastosaythatitis"morallywrong”.Thisstatementhassomesupport,asitisclearfromresearchintovocabularythatyoungstersfrompoorfamiliesenterkindergartenwellbehindthosefromrichfamilies—adisadvantagethatusuallylastsalifetime.Childrenfromhouseholdsonwelfareknew525wordsbytheageofthree,whilethechildrenofprofessionalshadmastered1,116.

（76） Pre-schoolcanhelpclosethisgap. Soinaspeechlastmonth,Mr.ObamacalledforapartnershipbetweenthefederalgovernmentandthestatestoexpandittoeveryAmericanchild.Itlaterbecameknownthat"every"meantthosewhocomefromfamilieswithincomesofupto200%abovethepovertyline—equaltoanincomeof$47,000forafamilyoffour.

（77） Somecriticssaythatsendingchildrentoschoolattheageoffourdoesnotwork.Theevidencesuggestsotherwise.Forexample,onMarch20thnewresultswereannouncedfromastudyof9tol1yearoldsinNewJersey.Thisreportfoundthatdisadvantagedchildrenwhohadattendedpre-schoolhadbetterliteracy（读写能力）,language,mathsandscienceskills.Andtwoyearsofpre-kindergartenwerebetterthanone.

Somestudiesalsofollowtheeffectsofearlylearningoverlifetimes,suchasitseffectoncrimeratesandotherfactorsthatmayeventuallyburdensociety.Criticshave singledout agovernmentschemecalledHeadStart,createdin1965,whichprovidespoorhouseholdswitharangeofservicesincludingschool-basedearlyeducation.

1．KindergarteninrichcountriesotherthanAmericausuallybeginsattheageof_______

A.eight                  B.seven                 C.six                      D.four

2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Poorpre-schoolkidshavealargervocabularythanrichkids.

B.PresidentObamabelievesthatearlyeducationcansolvealleconomicandsocialproblems.

C.Richpre-schoolkidshavearichervocabularythanpoorkids.

D.PresidentObama’seducationsecretarythinksitismorallywrongtoletkidsstartkindergartenearly.

3．WhichofthefollowingabouttheNewJerseystudyisTRUE?

A.ThereisnoevidencetosupporttheNewJerseystudy.

B.NewJerseyhascreatedanewHeadStarttohelpdisadvantagedkids.

C.Sendingchildrentoschoolattheageoffourisnotgoingtohelp.

D.Twoyearsofpre-kindergartenwerebetterthanone.

4．Thephrase"singleout"inthelastparagraphmeans_______.

A.choose               B.thinkabout        C.count                 D.dependon

5．Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?

A.SecondaryEducation                        B.Pre-schoolEducation

C.PoorKids’Education                       D.RichKids’Education

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

HumansmaynothavelandedonMars（火星）justyet,butthatisn’tshoppingaEuropeancompanyfromdevisingaplantosendfourpeopletotheRedPlanetwithinthenextfewyears.（78） Thisproject,calledMarsOne,aimstosendasmallgroupofpeopletoMarsin2022 andeventuallyestablishapermanentcolonyontheplanet.

"EverythingweneedtogotoMarsexists,"saidMarsOneco-founderBasLansdorpinMarch2014."WehavetherocketstosendpeopletoMars,theequipmenttolandonMars,therobotstopreparethesettlementforhumans.Foraone-waymission,allthetechnologyexists."Yetthefourastronauts（宇航员）chosenforthetripwillbestuckonMars—forever.AnddespiteMarsOne’sthoroughplanning,thereareanumberofchallengesthatmaypreventthemissionfromevertakingplace.（79） Thebiggestroadblockcouldbethemission’shugecost （$6billion）.However,LansdorpisconfidentthatMarsOnewillbeabletofundtheprojectbysellingthebroadcastrightsforthemissionandsubsequentexperienceslivingontheplanet.

ThosebroadcastrightswillalsoplayapartinhelpingtoselectthepeoplewhowillbesenttoMars.Lansdorpsaidthecompanywillholdaselectionprocesssimilartoarealityshow.Lansdorpisexpectingatleast1millionapplicationsfrompeoplearoundtheworld.Inadditiontothecost,severalotherpotentialproblemscouldinhibit（阻止）themissiontoMars.

“It’sevenmorechallengingtosendpeopletherewithlifesupport,withfood,withair,withalltheotherthingslikebooks,entertainment,meansofcommunicationandofprovidingfortheirownresourcesforalongstayonMars,"saidAdamBaker，seniorlecturerinspaceengineeringatKingstonUniversityinLondon."Thesheersizeoftherocketsyou’dneedtodothiswouldbeabsolutely colossal.”

6.AccordingtoProjectMarsOne,humanscouldsendfourpeopletoMarswithinthenext_______years.

A. seven                  B.eight                   C.ten                      D.six

7．AccordingtoBasLansdorp,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.Foraone-waytriptoMars,allthetechnologyexists.

B.HecouldnotcomeupwiththefundforMarsOne.

C.WehumanshavetherocketstosendpeopletoMars.

D.WehumanshavetheequipmenttolandonMars.

8．Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingstatementsareTRUEEXCEPTthat_______.

A.acompetitionprocesswillbeheldtoselectthefourastronauts

B.thecostofMarsOnecouldgoasmuchas$6billion

C.ifitgoesasplanned，wecouldexpecttowatchMarsOneonTV

D.thefourastronautscouldreturntoEarthafterafewyears’stayonMars

9.Theword"colossal”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_______.

A.verylarge          B.verysmall          C.medium             D.average

10.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?

A.ReadyforaRoundTriptoMars

B.ReadyforaShortVisittoMars

C.ReadyforaOne-wayTriptoMars

D.ReadyforaWalkonMars

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

WhentheUnitedStatesCongresscreatedYellowstoneNationalParkin1872,thegoalwastosetasideaplacewhereAmericanscouldenjoythebeautyofnatureforyearstocome.Now,142yearslater,therearehundredsofnationalparksacrossthecountry,andtechnologyischangingthewaypeopleexperiencethem.Shouldparkvisitorsbeabletousecellphones,orshouldtheiruseberestricted?

"Connectivitypresentsarealchallengetoallofus."AlNashsays.HeisapublicaffairsofficeratYellowstoneNationalPark.HesayscellphoneserviceatYellowstoneisavailableinpartsoftheparkwithstoresandcampgrounds.Thismakesiteasyforvisitorstosharephotosoftheirtriponsocialnetworkingsitesandtostayintouchwithfriendsandfamilymembers.（80） Ifaparkvisitorishurtorindanger,cellphonesmakeiteasiertogethelp.Somesaytheabilitytodownloadapplicationsthatprovideinformationaboutplantsandanimalsintheparkcanenrichavisitor’sexperience.

Otherssaycellphonesdisturbpeople’senjoymentofournationalparks.Intheirview,cellphonetowersareaneyesore,andthey’dratherhearthesoundofbirdsthantheringofanincomingcall.Canyouimaginelookingoutapeacefullakeorfieldofgrassonlytobedisturbedbyapersonshoutingintotheirphone,"Canyouhearmenow?

"

NashsaysYellowstonetriestostrikeabalance."Ultimately,ourjobistoletvisitorsunderstandandenjoynaturebetterwhileprotectingwhatpeoplefindspecialaboutYellowstone,andoneofthosethingsthat’sspecialistheabilitytogetawayfromthehustleandbustle（喧嚣）ofone’sdailylife."

11．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhichU.S.NationalParkHastheMostVisitors?

B.ShouldNationalParksAllowtheUseofCellPhones?

C.WhatDidYellowstoneDotoEnrichParkVisitors’Experience?

D.CanTechnologyTransformtheWayPeopleExperienceNature?

12．Nationalparkswereestablished_______.

A.toshowrespecttoformerpresidents

B.toraisepublicawarenessaboutclimatechange

C.topreserveareasofnaturalbeauty

D.tocreatejobopportunities

13．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthecellphoneserviceatYellowstoneisTRUE?

A.Itislimitedtocertainareasinthepark.

B.Itisavailableeverywhereinthepark.

C.Itisnotavailableinthepark.

D.Itisavailabletovisitorsatafee.

14．Theword"eyesore“inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_______.

A.somethingunpleasanttolookat       B.somethingharmfultohealth

C.beautifulscene                                  D.seriousthreat

15．What’sthepositionofYellowstoneoncellphoneuse?

A.Supportive.        B.Neutral.             C.Negative.           D.Doubtful.

PartⅡVocabulary and Structure（30%）

Directions:

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

16．Allthepassengers_______intheaccidentweresenttothenearbyhospitalinnotime.

A.tofindinjured                                   B.findinginjured

C.tobefoundinjured                           D.foundinjured

17．Thebigfirelastedaslongas24hours_______itwasbrou