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河北成人学位英语考试真题及答案
2012年5月学位英语试题和答案
2012年05月12日
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。
Passage1
QuestionsIto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Spending50minuteswithacellphoneclosetoyourearisenoughto
changebraincellactivityinthepartofthebrainclosesttotheantenna(天线).
Butwhetherthatcausesanyharmisnotclear,scientistsattheNationalInstituteofHealthsaidataconferencelastmonth,addingthatthestudywillnotlikelysettleconcernsofalinkbetweencellphonesandbraincancer.
“Whatweshowedisglucose(葡萄糖)metabolism(代谢)(asignofbrainactivity)
increasesinthebraininpeoplewhowereexposedtoacellphoneintheareaclosesttotheantenna,”saidDr.NoraVolkowoftheNIH,whosestudywaspublishedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation.(76)Thestudywasmeanttoexaminehowthebrainreactstoelectromagneticfieldscausedbywirelessphonesignals。
Volkowsaidshewassurprisedthattheweakelectromagneticradiation(电磁辐射)fromcellphonescouldaffectbrainactivity,butshesaidthefindingsdo
notshedanylightonwhethercellphonescausecancer.“Thisstudydoesnotinanywayindicatethat.Whatthestudydoesistoshowthehumanbrainissensitivetoelectromagneticradiationfromcellphoneexposures。
”Useofthe
deviceshasincreaseddramaticallysincetheywereintroducedintheearly
1980s,withabout5billioncellphonesnowinuseworldwide。
Somestudieshavelinkedcellphoneexposuretoanincreasedriskofbraincancers,butalargestudybutheWorldHealthOrganizationdidnotofferaclearanswertothis.Volkow’steamstudied47peoplewhohadtheirbrainexaminedwhileacellphonewasturnedonfor50minutesandanotherwhilethephonewasturnedoff.Whiletherewasnocompletechangeinbrainmetabolism,theyfounda7percentincreaseinbrainmetabolismintheregionclosesttothecellphoneantennawhenthephonewason。
(77)Expertssaidtheresultswereinteresting,buturgedthattheybeunderstoodwithgreatcare.“Althoughthebiologicalsignificance,ifany,ofincreasedglucosemetabolismfromtoomuchcellphoneexposureisunknown,theresultsrequirefurtherinvestigation,”HenryLaioftheUniversityofWashingtonintheU.S.andDr.LennartHardellofUniversityHospitalinSweden,wroteinanarticleinJAMA.“Muchhastobedonetofurtherinvestigateandunderstandtheseeffects。
”Theywrote。
1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Cellphoneuseisdangerous。
B.Cellphoneusecausescancer。
C.Thehumanbrainisanelectromagneticfield。
D.Thereareabout5billioncellphoneusersintheworldrightnow。
2.DoctorVolkowwasastonishedbecause。
A.herresearchhasshedlightonherunderstandingofcellphoneB.shefoundthatcellphoneexposureisharmfultohumanbrainC.shefoundthatusingacellphoneforabout50minutescould
influenceorchangebrainactivity
D.humanbrainisnotresponsivetoelectromagneticradiation
3.Accordingtothepassage,cellphoneswerelaunched。
A.inthelate1970sB.between1980and1985B.inthelate1980sD.intheearly1990s
4.Whatdoestheword“that”standforinthesecondparagraph?
A.Brainactivity。
B.Herresearchfindings。
C.Thefactthatcellphoneusemaycausecancer。
D.Herresearchprogress。
5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?
A.CellPhoneRadiation:
IsItHarmful?
B.CellPhoneRadiati0n:
IsItUseful?
C.CellPhoneRadiation:
IsItHealthy?
D.CellPhoneRadiation:
IsItWeak?
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Humanbeingshavealwayshadanabilitytoattendtoseveralthingsatonce.(78)Noriselectronicmultitaskingentirelynew:
We’vebeendrivingwhilelisteningtocarradiossincetheybecamepopularinthe1930s.butthereisnodoubtthatmultitaskinghasreachedakindofwarpspeedintheeraof
Web-enabledcomputers,whenithasbecomeroutinetoconductseveralIM(及
时通讯)conversations,watchTVandusethecomputerallatonce。
Butwhat’stheimpactofthismediaconsumption?
Andhowarethesemultitaskingdeviceschanginghowkidslearn,reasonandcommunicatewithoneanother?
Socialscientistsandeducatorsarejustbeginningtodealwiththesequestions,buttheresearchersalreadyhavesomestrongopinions。
(79)Althoughmultitaskingkidsmaybebetterpreparedinsomewaysfortoday’sfast-pacedworkplaced,Manyscientistsarepositivelyalarmedbythetrend。
Kidsthatareinstantmessagingwhiledoinghomework,playinggames
onlineandwatchingTV,aren’tgoingtodowellinthelongrun。
Onthepositiveside,multitaskingstudentstendtobeextraordinarilygoodatfindingandusinginformation.Andprobablybecausemodernchildhoodcentersaroundvisual(视觉的)ratherthanprintmedia,theyareespecially
skilledatanalyzingvisualdataandimages。
Manyeducatorsandpsychologistssayparentsneedtoactivelyensurethattheirteenagersbreakfreeofuncontrollableengagementwithscreensandspendtimeinthephysicalcompanyofhumanbeings—agrowingchallengenotjustbecausetechnologyofferssuchahandyoptionbutbecausesomany
teenagersandcollegestudentssayovercommitted(任务过量的)schedules
drivesmuchoftheirmultitasking。
Justasimportantisforparentsandeducatortoteachkidsthatit’svaluable,evenessential,tooccasionallyslowdown,unplugsandtaketimetoenjoylifebeyondthescreen。
6.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Howismultitaskingdefine(定义)intheinformationage?
B.Howdopeopleseenewtechnologyandthesocialchangeitbrings
about?
C.Howdoestechnologychangemodernfamilylife?
D.What’stheimpactofmultitaskingonyoungpeople?
7.Theexpression“warpspeed”inthefirstparagraphisclosestin
meaningto。
A.Lowspeed
B.Toomuchtimealone。
C.highspeed
D.steadyspeed
8.Accordingtosometeenagersandcollegestudents,whatcausestheir
multitasking?
A.OvercommittedschedulesB.Toomuchtimealone
C.Inabilitytofocus
D.Fearofbeingneglected
9.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?
A.Humanshavebeguntoengageinthemultitaskingbehaviorssincethe
informationage。
B.Multitaskingisacriticalskillthatstudentsarerequiredtolearnat
school。
C.Onlyparentscanhelptheirkidstogetridofthemultitaskinghabits。
D.multitaskingmaypreparestudentsfortherealityoftoday’sfast-paces
workenvironment。
10.Whatdoeducatorsandpsychologistadviseparentstodotheir
multitaskingkids?
A.Tocutoffhomeinternetconnection。
B.Toseekmedicaltreatment。
C.Toencouragetheirkidstohavesomesociallife。
D.tohelptheirkidstosetpersonalgoalsPassage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
ThenuclearpoweremergencyataJapaneseatomicpowerplantlastMarchcouldleadtoamajorre-examinationinEuropeancountriesthatarealreadybuildingsuchplantsorareconsideringashiftfromfossil(化石)fuelsto
nuclearenergytofightclimatechange.Withtheterribleaccident25yearsago
inChernobyl(切尔诺贝利)beginningtofadeinEuropeanMemories,
governmentsacrossEuropehavegrownmoreopentousingmorenuclearpower.EnthusiasmfornuclearpowerisparticularlystronginEasternEurope,whichwantstomoveawayfromdependenceonRussianoilandnaturalgas,andonheavilypollutingcoal-firedpowerplants.Easterngovernmentshavebegunimprovingexistingnuclearplantsorarebuildingorplanningnewones.ButasJapanstruggledtodealwithhernuclearcrises,discussionaboutthegoodandthebadofnuclearpowerbecameheated。
(80)InGermany,nuclearpowerhasbeenarepeatedlyarguedandwidely
feltissuefordecades。
Upto70percentofGermansopposenuclearpower.
Recentlyabout40,000peopleturnedouttoformahumanchainnearanuclearplanttoprotestgovernmentpoliciesonnuclearpower.“TheaccidentinJapancouldleadtoamajorrethinkinEurope,”saidHenrikPaulitzoftheInternationalDoctorsforthePreventionofNuclearWar.“Governmentshavenotbeenquiteopenaboutthesafetylevelsofthenuclearpowerplants。
”
Chancellor(总理)AngelaMerkelheadsacenter-rightunitygovernment
thatsupportstheuseofnuclearpower.Hergovernmentrecentlymadeadisputeddecisiontoextendthelifeofthecountry’s17nuclearpowerplantsbyanaverageof12years.Shewillnowfacemorepressurethechangethatpolicy.Shecalledanemergencymeetingwithherseniorministers.“Weknow
howsafeourplantsareandthatwedonotfaceathreatfromsuchaseriousearthquakeorviolenttidalwave,”Mrs.Merkelsaidafterthemeeting.“WewilllearnwhatwecanfromtheeventsinJapan。
”
11.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutEuropeisTRUE?
A.ItisdependentonRussiaforgasandoil。
B.Ithasputanendtofossilfuels。
C.Ithadamajornuclearaccidentthisyear。
D.Itislikelythattheywouldrethinktheirnuclearpowerpolicies。
12.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingstatementsaboutEasternEuropearetrueEXCEPT_。
A.theyareeagertobuildnewnuclearpowerplants
B.theyhavetotallyforgottentheChernobylaccident25yearsagoC.theyhaveimprovedtheirnuclearpowerplants