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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试B卷
2008年4月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试B卷
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
Question1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.
Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.
Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.
TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.(76)Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.
Withsomanyloopholes(漏洞)ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.
(77)Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?
1.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,_____
A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriver
B.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxiride
C.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogo
D.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforetheyleavewithoutpaying
2.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland_____
A.providemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotels
B.providemealsforanydiners
C.providefreewineandchargeforfood
D.aremostlypoorlymanaged
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.
B.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.
C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.
D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.
4.Theword“those”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_____
A.peoplewhooftentaketaxis
B.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotels
C.peoplewhoaredishonest
D.peoplewhoareworthyoftrust
5.Itcanbeconcludedthat_____
A.Finnishpeoplearenotsmartenoughindailylife
B.Finlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheats
C.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel
D.alltheFinnsarerich
Passage2
Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Therearemanyfactorswhichmayhaveaninfluenceonadultsandchildrenbeingabletoleadahealthylife.
Nowadays,peopleareverybusy.Often,bothparentsworkoutsidethehome.Childrenareexpectedtotakeonmoreresponsibilityathometohelptheirparents.Theyalsohavesportingandleisureactivitiesaswellasschoolexpectations.
Thebusynessalsoaddsanotherfactor:
theneedtousecarstogetfromoneplacetoanotherquickly.
Today,societyplacesalotofemphasisontechnology.Computers,DVDs.CDs,television,PlayStationsandXboxeshavebecomemajorleisureactivities,ratherthantraditionalmoreactivepursuits.Thishasledtoamoresedentarylifestyle.
Themediaprovideentertainmentandinformation.(78)Unfortunately,theyalsopromotefastfoodwhichfitseasilyintobusylifestyles.Itismuchmoreconvenientattimestobuyaquicktakeawayratherthanprepareameal.Themediaconstantlybombard(轰炸)theiraudiencewith‘perfect’bodyimages,theneedtobuythemostfashionableclothes,themostup-to-datecomputergames,thebestplacestovisitandthebestthingstodo.
Environmentsvary.Wemaybeexposedtopollution,suchascigarettesmoke.Thiscanbeharmfultopeoplewhosufferfrombreathingdifficulties.(79)Environmentswherepassivesmokingisunavoidablemakeitdifficulttoleadahealthylife.
Itisimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestylesismotivation.Orthedesiretobehealthy.Anypersonwhowantstobehealthywillfindawaytobehealthy—ifhe/sheismotivatedenough!
6.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.
A.benefitsofahealthylifestyle
B.demandsofdailylife
C.factorsaffectingahealthylifestyle
D.apositiveapproachtohealthyliving
7.Theword“sedentary”inParagraph4probablemeans_____.
A.havingalotofthingstodo
B.involvinglittleexerciseorphysicalactivity
C.beingisolatedfromtheoutsideworld
D.experiencingalotofstress
8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasafactorleadingtothepopularityoffastfood?
A.Cheapprice.B.Themedia.C.Busylifestyle.D.Convenience
9.WhichisNOTlistedasafactorinfluencingtheabilitytohaveahealthylifestyle?
A.Pollution.
B.Economicfactors.
C.Dependenceuponcars.
D.Influenceoffamilyorfriends.
10.Accordingtotheauthor,_____maybethemostimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestyles.
A.technologyB.culturalbackgroundC.environmentD.thedesiretobehealthy
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Lookingbackonmychildhood.Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed(紧抱的)flowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihandnoearformusicandlanguages,IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.
BeforeWorldwarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.(80)NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.butIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofdogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.
Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnight.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoil,readingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle(谜),becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.
Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist;oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistcanbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbornworlds.
11.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe_____
A.fullofenthusiasm
B.self-disciplined
C.fullofambition
D.knowledgeable
12.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor_____
A.losthishearingwhenhewasachild
B.didn’tlikehisbrothersandsisters
C.wasborntoanaturalist’sfamily
D.wasinterestedinflowersaninsectsinhischildhood
13.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe_____
A.justreadsaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries
B.comesupwithsolutionsinmostnaturalways
C.hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic
D.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofscientist
14.Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause_____.
A.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature
B.hedidn’tliveverylongwiththem
C.thefamilywasextremelylarge
D.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem
15.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?
A.Theauthorbelievesthatabornnaturalistcannotbeascientist.
B.Theauthor’sbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicandlanguages.
C.Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoilindustry.
D.Theauthorspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.
PartⅡVocabularyandStructure
Directions:
Inthispart,thereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
16.Nomatter_____heisabletocometothepartyornot,wewillinvitehim.
A.whenB.whetherC.howD.why
17.Theidea_____tohiminhisdreamandhedecidedtocarryitout.
A.happenedB.struckC.appearedD.occurred
18.Hewouldhavepaid_____forthehouseifthesalesgirlhadinsistedbecausehereallywantedit.
A.twiceasmuchB.muchastwiceC.asmuchtwiceD.twicemuchas
19.Theydecidedtochasethecowaway_____itdidmoredamage.
A.unlessB.untilC.beforeD.