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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试模拟试题5
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试模拟试题(5)
I.ReadingComprehension
Directions:
Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
Educationisnotanend,butameanstoanend.Inotherwords,wedonoteducatedchildrenonlyfortheaimofeducatingthem.Ourpurposeistofitthemforlife.Lifeisvaried;soiseducation.
Insomecountrieswithadvancedindustries,theyhavefreeeducationforall.Underthissystem,people,nomatterrichorpoor,cleverorfoolish,haveachancetobeeducatedatuniversitiesorcolleges.Byfreeeducationforalltheyareexpectedtobeabletosolvealltheproblemsofasocietyandbuildaperfectnation.Butwecanalreadyseethatfreeeducationforallisnotenough.Wefindinsuchcountriesafarlargernumberofpeoplewithuniversitydegreethantherearejobsforthemtofill.Asaresult,theyrefusetodowhattheythinkis“low”work.Infact,toworkwithone’shandsisthoughttobedirtyandshamefulinsuchcountries.
But,istheworkofacompletelyuneducatedfarmerasimportantasthatofaprofessor?
Wecanlivewithouteducation,butweshoulddieifnoneofusgrewcrops.Ontheotherhand,ifallthefarmerswerecompletelyuneducated,theirproductionwouldremainlow.Asthepopulationgrowslargerandlargerinthemodernworld,wewoulddieifwedidnothaveenoughfood.
1.Whatdoestheauthormeantotellusinthisarticle?
A.Theimportanceoffreeeducationforallinoursociety.
B.Everyoneshouldbeeducatedsoastodovariousjobs.
C.Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesoffreeeducation.
D.Educationshouldfitpeopletovariedlife.
2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Noteveryoneneedstobeeducatedtodohisjobwell.
B.Freeeducationforallhasmoredisadvantagesthanadvantagesforthepeopleandsociety.
C.Apropereducationsystemismoreimportantthaneducationitself.
D.Educationissoimportantthatpeoplecan’tlivewithoutit.
3.WhichisNOTtheresultoffreeeducation?
A.Themoredegreespeopleget,thefewerjobstheycanfind.
B.Peoplewithdegreesoftenconsiderthemselvessuperiortoothersdoingmanualwork.
C.Peoplewithbettereducationoftenrefusetodophysicalwork.
D.Somepeoplewithdegreescan’tfindjobstheywant.
4.Whatdoestheexpression“lowwork”meaninthepassage?
A.workwithlowpayB.workthatislessattractive
C.workthatneedsmanuallaborD.workwithlessimportance
5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Thepurposeofeducationistomakepeopleintelligentcitizens.
B.Thosewhochooseajobaccordingtohisabilitycancontributetothesociety.
C.Thesystemoffreeeducationforalldoesn’tworkinadvancedcountries.
D.Uneducatedfarmerareasimportantasprofessorsinmodernsociety.
Passage2
Thescienceofmeteorology(气象学)isconcernedwiththestudyofthestructure,state,andbehavioroftheatmosphere.Thesubjectmaybeapproachedfromanyvantage(优势)point.Differentviewsmustbecombinedtogiveperspectivetothewholepicture.
Onemayconsidertheconditionoftheatmosphereatagivenmomentandattempttopredictchangesfromthatconditionoveraperiodofafewhourstoafewdaysahead.Thisapproachiscoveredbythebranchofthesciencecalledsynoptic(概要的)meteorology.
Synopticmeteorologyisthescientificbasisofthetechniqueofweatherforecastingbymeansofthepreparationandanalysisofweathermapsandmeteorologicaldiagrams.Inservingtheneedsofshipping,aviation(航空),agriculture,industry,andprofessionalforecastadvice,greatbenefitsareobtainedintheformofthesavingofhumanlivesandpropertyandineconomicadvantagesofvariouskinds.Oneimportantpurposeofthescienceofmeteorologyisconstantlytomakegreatefforts,throughstudyandresearch,toincreaseourknowledgeoftheatmospherewiththeaimofimprovingtheaccuracyofweatherforecasts.
Thetoolsneededtoadvanceourknowledgeinthiswayaredisciplinesofmathematicsandphysicsappliedtosolvemeteorologicalproblems.Theuseofthesetoolsformsthatbranchofthesciencecalleddynamic(动力的)meteorology.
6.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.LimitationofMeteorologicalForecasting
B.NewAdvancesinSynopticMeteorology
C.ApproachestotheScienceofMeteorology
D.TheBasicofDynamicMeteorology
7.Thepredictionsofsynopticmeteorologistsaredirectlybasedonthe_______.
A.applicationofthephysicalscience
B.preparationandstudyofweathermaps
C.anticipatedneedsofindustry
D.observationsofcommercialairlinepilots
8.Theauthorimpliesthatincreasedaccuracyinweatherforecastingwillleadto_______.
A.morefundsgiventometeorologicalresearch
B.greaterprotectionofhumanlife
C.ahighernumberofprofessionalforecasters
D.less-specializedformsofsynopticmeteorology
9.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheorganizationofthethirdparagraphofthepassage?
A.Ascientifictheoryisexplained.
B.Twocontrastingviewsofaproblemarepresented.
C.Recentscientificadvancementsareoutlinedinorderofimportance.
D.Aproblemisexaminedandpossiblesolutionsaregiven.
10.Inthelastsentenceofthepassagethephrase“thetool”referto________.
A.weatherforecastB.meteorologicalproblems
C.mathematicsandphysicsD.economicadvantages
Passage3
Imagineonedayreadingthatyouhadbeenasubjectinariskyscienceexperimentwithoutknowingit.Atschool,youhadbeenfedcereal(谷类食物)lacedwithradioactivechemicalssoscientistscouldlearnmoreaboutthedigestivesystem.Becausethefoodwasradioactive,scientistscouldeasilytraceitspaththroughthebody.
Scientistsnowknowthatexposuretolargeamountofradiationcancausecancer,agroupofdiseasesinwhichbodilycellsgrowwildlyoutofcontrol.Somepeoplewhowerepartoftheradiationstudieslaterdevelopedcancerandblamedtheradiationforcausingthecancer.Othersareworriedtheradiationwillsomedaymakethemsick.
Somedoctorssaythat,inmanycases,suchfearsareunjustifiedbecausetheradiationdoses(剂量)usedintheexperimentsweretoosmalltocauseharm.Theyalsosaythatsincedangersofradiationwerelesswellunderstoodthenthantheyarenow,evenresearcherswhousedhighdosesofradiationdidn’tdoanythingwrong.
Somecriticsclaimthatnoexcuseisacceptablefornotinformingsubjectsaboutthenatureofanexperimentandgivingthemachancetorefusetoparticipate.Today,governmentrulesrequiresuchinformedagreementwheneverastudyusespeople.
11.Thepassageismainlyabout______.
A.whatkindofexperimentcannotbedoneonpeople
B.whetheritismoraltoexperimentonpeoplewithoutthemknow
C.howradiationstudiesareconducted
D.whatresultcanbeproducedinaradioactiveexperiment
12.Theword“laced”inparagraph1mostlikelymeans_____.
A.confusedB.surrounded
C.mixedD.covered
13.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Radioactivechemicalscancausebodilycellstogrowwildlyoutofcontrol.
B.Whenthedangerofradiationhadnotbeenproved,highdosesofradiationwereacceptable.
C.Mostcancersarecausedbyradiation.
D.Radioactivechemicalswereonceusedtocurediseaseswiththedigestivesystem.
14.Today,governmentrules_____.
A.demandtostopallexperimentsharmfultopeople
B.prohibitalltestsrelatedtohumanbeings
C.disapproveofexperimentswithuncertainresults
D.requiretoprotectpeople’srightnottobetestedwithoutpermission
15.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthegovernmentdecisionmaybedescribedas_____.
A.indifferentB.favorable
C.criticalD.dubious(半信半疑的)
II.VocabularyandStructure
Directions:
Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletethesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
16.Idon’tlikegirlswhofuss_____smallmattersorcomplainalot.
A.overB.onC.ofD.at
17.Itsuddenly______methatIforgottoturnoffthecomputerwhenIlefttheoffice.
A.happenedtoB.occurredtoC.contributedtoD.owedto
18.Iftheicesheetever______andmelted,thesealevelwouldgoup7meters.
A.brokedownB.brokeupC.brokeoffD.brokeout
19.Oneofthebenefitsofthenewmodelisthatitiseasier______thantheoldone.
A.operatingB.tobeoperatedC.tooperateD.operated
20.Itisfrighteningtohearthatthetechniqueofcloninghasbeen______tohumans.
A.attemptedB.appliedC.adoptedD.affected
21.Everyyearwhenthefluis______I’mboundtogetsick.
A.gettingaroundB.comingaround
C.hangingaroundD.goingaround
22.Thegrass______manyanimalsliveisabundanthere.
A.bywhichB.withwhichC.onwhichD.ofwhich
23.____mostlyinsmalltown,I’donlyrecentlyfalleninlovewithcities.
A.GrownupB.Beinggrownup
C.GrowingupD.Havinggrownup
24.It____measanuphillbattle,simplybecauseitisanawkwardandtime-consumingprocess.
A.appearsB.occursC.strikesD.hits
25.Wouldthenews_____hefailedtopasstheexambotheryou?
A.whichB.thatC.ofwhichD.onwhich
26.Heabandonedacareerthat____tohisbecomingoneofthemostinfluentialpeopleintheworld.
A.couldhaveledB.wouldlead
C.shouldhaveledD.mustlead
27.Ibelieveyouhave_____som