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成人本科学士学位英语考试附答案
成人本科学士学位英语考试附答案
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Isthat6a.m.workoutgettinginthewayofgoodsleep?
Don'tthinkyourfatcells
won'tnotice.AnewstudypublishedinTheAnnalsofInternalMedicine(amedical
journal)findsthatinadequateshut-eyehasaharmfuleffectonfatcalls,reducingtheirabilitytorespondtoinsulin(胰岛素)byabout30percent.Overthelong-term,this
decreasedresponsecouldset-thestagefortype-2diabetes(amedicalconditioninwhichsomeonehastoomuchsugarinhisorherblood),fattyliverdiseaseandweightgain.
Thestudyaddstoagrowingbodyofevidencethatthere's“anintimaterelationshipbetweentheamountofsleepwegetandourabilitytomaintainagood,healthybodyweight”
sayssleepexpertHeleneEmsellem,directoroftheCenterforSleepandWakeDisordersinChevyChase,Maryland.(76)ButAmericansdon'tseemtobegettingthemessagethatweneedseven
toninehourspernight.Morethan1in5ofus,accordingtoareportformtheCentersforDisease
ControlandPrevention,isgettingsixorfewerhoursofsleeppernight,onaverage.
SohowdidresearchersstudyfatcellsintheAnnalspaper?
MatthewBradyoftheUniversityofChicagoandagroupofcolleaguesselectedandpersuadedsevenvolunteerstotakepartintheresearchproject.Theywereallyoung,thinandhealthyandagreedtosleepforeightnightsinasleeplab.“Forfournightstheywereallowedtostayinbedfor8.5hoursanight,”saysBrady.
Then,amonthlater,theycamebackforfouradditionalnights—butthistimetheywereallowed
just4.5hoursofsleeppernight.Andaftereachvisit,researchersgotasampleoftheirfat.(77)
Bradyexplainsthatthefatcellsrespondedsignificantlytothelossofsleep.“Iwasverysurprised
tobehonest,”hesays.
Badthingscanhappenwhenfatcellsbecomelessresponsivetoinsulin.“Fatcellsareactuallyyourfriend,“hesays.“They'retheretostorelipids(血脂).”Whenlipidsstayinsidethecells,yourbodycanutilizethefatwhenyou'reexercisingorsleepingorgoingaboutyourday.
“However,whenfatcellsstarttobecomeinsulinresistant,thelipidsstarttoleachoutofthefat
cellsandriseinthebloodstream,”Bradysays.
1.Accordingtothepassage,lackofthesleepforalongwhilecanprobablyleadtoallofthe
followingEXCEPT.第一段最后一句
A.heartdiseaseB.weightgainC.diabetesD.liverdisease
2.Themainideaofthethirdparagraphis.第一句
A.howtowriteamedicalresearchpaperB.howtoavoidsleeploss
C.howtheresearchwasconductedD.howtoconductamedicalexperiment
3.Whatdoestheword“leach”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?
A.LeapB.Lead.C.Lead.D.Leak.泄露
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Wewillbeintroubleifourfatcellsbecomelessresponsivetoinsulin.
B.Moreandmorestudiesaredonetostudythelinkbetweensleepandweight.
C.Morethan20%ofAmericansarenetgettingenoughsleep.
D.Fatcellsaretheretohelpusmaintainagoodhealth.
5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?
A.PoorSleepMayLeadtoTooMuchStoredFatandDisease
B.SleepExpertsHadExcitingFindingsinaFatStudy
C.AmericansShouldHaveMoreThanSixHoursofSleep
D.BadThingsHappenifFatCellsBecomeOurFriend
这篇短文讲睡眠的重要性,不足的睡眠会引起种种不良的后果。
76句的翻译是:
但是美国人似乎仍不明白:
我们每晚需要7至9小时的睡眠
77句的翻译是:
布莱德解释说:
脂肪细胞对睡眠的减少会产生强烈的反应。
1至5题的答案是:
ACDDB
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thetopoftheworldisawonderland.Inwinter,thetemperatureoftenfallsto-30Tandthe
sunneverrises.Theoceanissurroundedbyfrozenground.Therearefewpeopleortrees,buttopolarbears,theArctic(北极)ishome.
(78)Polarbearshavethickfur,bigpawsandotherfeaturesthatmakethemwell
preparedforlifeintheirtoughenvironment.Infact,theyneedtheArcticseaiceforsurvival.But
climatechangeiscausinglargerandlargerareasofsummerseaicetomelt(融化).Expertssay
thatifwarmingpatternscontinue,theArcticcouldbefreeofsummerseaiceby2050.Theymay
causetwo-thirdsoftheworld's20,000polarbearstobegonebythentoo.
Polarbearscan'tsurviveforlongonland.Sealsaretheirmainsourceoffood.Theonlyplacewherepolarbearscanhuntsealsisontheice.(79)Althoughthesebearsarestrongswimmers,
theyarenomatchforlightningswiftsealsinthewater.Apolarbearhasbrilliantlyclever
strategiestoovercomethisdisadvantage.Inwinterthebear