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下半年北京地区成人本科学士学位英语

　　2012年下半年北京地区成人本科学士学位英语（成人三级英语）于11月3日进行。

考试已经结束，以下为2012年下半年北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题。

　　北 京 地 区

　　成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

　　2012.11.03

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00----11:

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　　北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

　　2012.11.03

　　PartⅠReadingComprehension（30%）

　　Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedsomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet。

　　Passage1

　　Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Itseemslikeeverydaythere'ssomenewresearchaboutwhetherourfavoritedrinksaregoodforus,（76）Oneday,sciencesaysaglassofredwineadaywillhelpuslivelongerThenextday,maybenotItseemsjournalistsareprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthesamemightbesaidforcoffee.Nowthere'sbeenalotofresearchintowhethercoffee'sgoodforourhealth"theresultshavereallybeenmixed",admitsNealfreedmanwholedthecoffeestudyandpublishedhisfindingsinamedicaljournalrecently."There'sbeensomeevidencethatcoffeemight increasetheriskofcertaindiseasesandthere'salsobeenmaybemorerecentevidencethatcoffeemayprotectagainstotherdiseasesaswell"。

　　FreedmanandhiscolleaguesundertookthebiggeststudyyettolookattherelationshipbetweencoffeeandhealthTheyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400,000Americansages50to71participatinginthestudy"Wefoundthatthecoffeedrinkershadamodestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers,"hesaid.Here'swhathemeansby"modestly":

thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsadaywereabout10percentor15percentlesslikelytodieforanyreasonduringthe13yearsofthestudywhentheresearcherslookedatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfromheartdiseaselungdiseaseinjuries,accidentsandinfections

　　Now,Freedmanstressedthatthestudydoesn'tprovecoffeecanmakepeoplelivelonger.Astudylikethiscanneverproveacause-and-effectrelationship（77）AllitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigationAndevenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy

　　Accordingtothefirstparagraph,reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof___

　　A.tea         B.beer        C.alcohol     D.coffee

　　Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUCE?

　　Freedmanandhiscolleagueshired400,00Americanstocollectdate。

　　AboutfourhundredthousandAmericansworkedforFreedman'steamfulltimefor13years。

　　PeopleWhotookpartinFreedman'sresearchareabout50to70yearsold。

　　PeopleWhoare50to70yearsoldseldomdrinkcoffee

　　Accordingtotheauthor,scientists__________。

　　havealreadyprovedthatcoffeeisgoodforhumanhealth

　　havealongwaytogobeforetheyfindawaytostudycoffee

　　haveavoidedthecause-and-effectapproachtostudycoffee

　　are stillunabletofigureoutwhycoffeeisgoodforus

　　Theword"mixed"inthefirstparagraphmeans"________"。

　　bothgoodandbad                    B.puttogether

　　C.bothsharpandsoft                    D.confused

　　5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?

　　A.CanBeerHelpYouLiveLonger?

　　B.CanCoffeeHelpYouLiveLonger?

　　C.CanWhineHelpYouLiveLonger?

　　D.CanTeaHelpYouLiveLonger?

　　Passage2

　　Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Whenwe'relearningaforeignlanguage,makingsenseofwhatwehearisthefirststeptowardfluency.Itsoundsobvious,butuntilrecently,wedidn'tknowmuchabouthowlisteningworks.Newresearchdemonstratesthateffectivelisteninginvolvesmorethansimplyhearingthewordsthatfloatpastourears.Rather,it'sanactiveprocessofreceivinginformationandmakingmeaning.Thiskindofengagedlisteningisaskillthat'sascriticalforlearningarangeofsubjectsatschoolandworkasitisforlearningtounderstandaforeigntongue。

　　（78）Studiesofskilledlanguagelearnershaveidentifiedspecificlisteningstrategiesthatleadtosuperiorcomprehension.Lastyear,forexample,UniversityofOttawaresearcherLarry Vandergriftpublishedhisstudyof106undergraduateswhowerelearningFrenchasasecondlanguage.Halfofthestudentsweretaughtinaconventionalfashion,listeningtoandpracticingtextsspokenaloud.Theotherhalf,possessingthesameinitial（最初的）skilllevelandtaughtbythesameteacher,weregivedetailedinstructiononhowtolisten.Itturnedoutthatthesecondgroup“significantlyoutperformed”（胜过）thefirstoneonatestofcomprehension。

　　Sowhataretheselisteningstrategies?

Skilledlearnersgointoalisteningclasswithasenseofwhattheywanttogetofit.（79）Theysetagoalfortheirlistening,andtheygeneratepredictionsaboutwhatthespeakerwillsay.Beforethetalkingbeginstheymentallyreviewwhattheyalreadyknowaboutthesubject,andformanintentionto“listenoutfor”what’simportantorrelevant.Oncetheybeginlistening,theselearnersmaintaintheirfocus;iftheirattentionwanders,theybringitbacktothewordsbeingspoken.Theydon’tallowthemselvestobethrownoffbyconfusingorunfamiliardetails.Instead,theytakenoteofwhattheydon’tunderstandandmakeinferencesaboutwhatthosethingmightmean,basedonothercluesavailabletothem;theirpreviousknowledgeofthesubject,thecontext（语境）ofthetalk,theidentityofthespeaker,andsoon。

　　6.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

　　A.Effectivelisteningmeanshearingthewordsthatfloatpastourears。

　　B.Developingyourlisteningskillsisthefirststeptowarddevelopingfluency。

　　C.Skilledlistenersusespecificstrategiestogetthemostoutofwhattheyhear。

　　D.Listeningisoneofthemostpowerfultoolswehavetogaininformation。

　　7.WhatdoesVandergrift’sresearchshow?

　　A.Learnerswhoadoptspecificlisteningstrategiesbecomebetterlisteners。

　　B.Learnerstaughtinthetraditionalwayarebetteratreinforcingwhattheylearn。

　　C.Learnersaremoreconfidentiftheymakefewermistakes。

　　D.Learnerswholistenonaregularbasisimprovefaster。

　　8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutVandergrift’sresearchisTRUE?

　　A.TheparticipantswerepostgraduateslearningFrenchasasecondlanguage。

　　B.Alltheparticipantsweretaughtusingtheconventionalmethod,withthefocusonlisteningstrategies。

　　C.Thetwogroupsweretaughtbydifferentteacher。

　　D.Theparticipantswereatthesameinitialskilllevel。

　　9.Theexpression“thrownoff”inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“_____”。

　　A.infected        B.confused   C.ruined    D.informed

　　10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstrategiesisNOTusedbyskilledlearners?

　　A.Reviewtheirpriorknowledgeofthesubject。

　　B.Concentrateonthespeaker’swords。

　　C.Translateintotheirnativelanguage。

　　D.Predictwhatthespeakerwillway。

　　Passage3

　　Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　（80）AstheTitanicwassinkingandwomenandchildrenclimbedintolifeboats,themusiciansfromtheship’sbandstoodandplayed.Theydiedwhentheshipwentdown.Menstoodonthedeckandsmokedcigarettes.Theydied,too.Thisbehaviorispuzzlingtoeconomists,wholiketobelievethatpeopletendtoactintheirownselfinterest.“Therewasnopushing,”saysDavidSavage,aneconomistatQueenslandUniversityinAustraliawhohasstudiedwitnessreportsfromthesurvivors.Itwas“very,veryorderlybehavior。

”

　　SavagehascomparedthebehaviorofthepassengersontheTitanicwiththoseontheLusitania,anothershipthatalsosankataboutthesametime.ButwhentheLusitaniawentdown,thepassengerspanicked（恐慌）.Therewerealotofsimilaritiesbetweenthesetwoevents.Thesetwoshipswerebothluxuryones,theyhadasimilarnumberofpassengersandasimilarnumberofsurvivors。

　　Thebiggestdifference,Savageconcludes,wastime.TheLusitaniasankinlessthan20minutes.ButfortheTitanic,itwastwo-and-a-halfhours.“Ifyou’vegotaneventthatlaststwo-and-a-halfhours,socialorderwilltakeoverandeverybodywillbehaveinasocialmanner,”Savagesays.“Ifyou’regoingdowninunder17minutes,basicallyit’sinstinctual。

”OntheTitanic,socialorderruled,anditwaswomenandchildrenfirst.OntheLusitania,instinctwonout.Thesurvivorswerelargelythepeoplewhocouldswimandgetintothelifeboats。

　　Yes,we’reself-interested,Savageways.Butwe’realsopartofasociety.Giventime,socialnorms（规范）canbeatournaturalself-interest.Ahundredyearsago,womenandchildrenalwayswentfirst.Menwerestoic（坚忍的）。

OntheTitanic,therewasenoughtimeforthesenormstobecomeforceful。

　　11.Accordingtotheauthor,economistswereconfusedbecause_____。

　　People’sbehaviorwasdisorderlyontheTitanic

　　PeopledidnotactintheirowninterestontheTitanic

　　mostmendidnotactintheirowninterestontheLusitania

　　womenandchildrencouldnotclimbintothelifeboats

　　12.Theexpression“wonout”inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“_____”。

　　A.tooktheupperhand     B.wentoutofcontrol

　　C.ranwild               D.shutdown

　　13.AccordingtoDavidSavage,_____wasacriticalfactorindeterminingpeople’sbehaviorinthesinkingofthesetwoships。

　　A.socialorder   B.place   C.instinct   D.time