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北京成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案
2017年11月北京成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案
2017年11月北京成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案
PartI(30%)
Passage1
In2014,olderAmericansfell29milliontimes,leadingto7millioninjuries,accordingtoareportpublishedlastweek.About2.8millioncasesweretreatedinemergencydepartment,andapproximately800,000seniorswentontobehospitalized.Morethan27,000fallsledtodeath.(76)Andtheproblemisgettingmoreandmoreserious.
“Olderadultfallsareincreasingand,sadly,oftenindicatetheendofindependence,”saidDr.TomFrieden.Thefallsarepreventable,Friedenstressed.Hesaidindividuals,familiesandhealthcareproviderscantakestepstoresistthetrend.
Dr.Wolf-KleinisamedicalprofessorinNewYork.Shesaidoneconcernisthatseniorswhohaveexperiencedafallaloneathomedon’ttellanyone.Whenthathappens,preventioneffortsdon’tbeginandthey’reatriskforadditionalfallsthatleadtobrokenbonesandbraininjuries.
“Elderlypatientstendnottoreportfallstotheirfamilies,orevendoctors.Afallisaveryfrighteningthingthatyoukeepquietabout.Theythinkiftheymentionit,theyareafraidthattheywillmovetoanursinghomeorneedassistantstohelpoutinthehouse,”saidWolf-Klein.
It’salsoastatusissueandmaymakesomeonefeelthatthey’reweakerthantheyreallyare,sheexplained.Whensomeonedoesfallandhurtthemselves,they’reoftenneverthesame,Wolf-Kleinsaid.“Youcandevelopchronic(慢性的)problems.Afterafall,apercentageofthepopulationwillneverreturntowalkingaround.Peopleusedtotakingthesubway,nowthey’reinawheelchair,ortheymayneedhelpgoingtothebathroom.Theybecomefrailerandloseindependence,”shesaid.
1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.In2014,olderadultfallscaused7millioninjuries.
B.In2016,Americansfell29milliontimes.
C.Lastyear,2.8millionAmericanshademergencytreatment.
D.Lastmonth,morethan27,000olderAmericanswerehospitalized.
2.Fromthepassagewelearnthatolderadultfalls___.
A.Aredecreasing
B.Can’tbeavoided
C.Mustbetreatedinhospitals
D.Usuallyimplytheendofindependence
3.ThewordfrailerinParagraph5probablymeans___.
A.LonelierB.weakerC.smarterD.better
4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Afallisaveryterriblethingthatyoukeepquietabout.
B.Afterafallelderlypeoplewillnotdevelopchronicproblems.
C.Topreventfellselderlypeopleshouldmovetoanursinghome.
D.Elderlypatientstendtotelltheirfamiliesabouttheirfalls.
5.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Olderadultfellsareontherise.
B.Peopleshouldkeepquietabouttheirfells.
C.Olderadultsarelosingtheirindependence.
D.Olderadultfallscausebraininjuries.
Passage2
Thesciencebehindsolar(太阳的)energyisnotnew.ButSheridanCommunitySchoolsisthefirstschooldistrictinIndianatobecompletelysolar-powered.Thedistrictfinishedinstallingsolarpanels(太阳能板)forallthreeofitsschoolsin2016.Someofthepanelscanturntofallowthesunacrossthesky.
Sheridan’ssolarpushispartofatrend.In2008,fewerthan1,000schoolsusedsolarpower.By2014,therewere3,727schoolswithsolarpanelsintheUS.ThisdatacomesfromareportbytheSolarFoundation,anorganizationthatpromotestheuseofsolarpowerRoxieBrown,aprogramdirectorthere,saysthatthenumberofschoolswithsolarpanelshascontinuedtorisesince2014.
(77)Solarpowerhassomeobviousadvantageoverotherenergysources.Sunlightisarenewable(可再生的)resource,whichmeansitwon’trunout.Solarpanelsdon’tharmtheenvironment.Alsosunlightisfree.Sobyusingsolarpower,schoolscansavemoneyonenergycostsovertime.
Butswitchingtosolarpowerisn’talwayseasySolarpanelscanbeexpensivetoinstall.SheridanCommunitySchoolshadtoborrowmoneytopayforitssolartransition.(78)Thepanelsalsotakeupspace.Butformanyschools,goingsolarisworthis.
Theuseofsolarenergycanalsohelpstudentslearnaboutelectricityandenvironmentalissues.Teacheratschoolsthatusesolarpoweroftenincorporateitintotheirsciencelessons.Thekidstalkaboutitintheclassroom.Thentheycanlookatitinaction.AccordingtoBrown,theeducationalimpactofsolarpanelsit“themostcompellingreason”forschoolstoinstallthem.
BrownhopesthepanelswillgiveSheridanstudentsaglobalperspective.“Theworldisbiggerthantheboundariesoftheirschooldistrict,”hesays.“They’redoingthingstohelptheworldasawhole.”
6.SheridanCommunitySchoolscoastsof__schools.
A.TwoB.threeC.fourD.five
7.Accordingtothepassage,solarenergyhasthefollowingbenefitsEXCEPTthat___.
A.Itcreatesnopollution
B.Itcansavemoney
C.Solarpanelsareeasytomaintain
D.Solarenergyisrenewable
8.ThewordincorporateinParagraph5isclosestmmeaningto___.
A.ReachB.improveC.runDinclude
9.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?
A.Solarpanelsareveryexpensivetoinstall.
B.SheridanCommunitySchoolsiscompletelysolar-powered.
C.In2014,fewerthan1,000schoolsusedsolarpowerintheUS.
D.Moreandmoreschoolsareswitchingtosolarpowertocutcosts.
10.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.SolarPower
B.SchoolsGoSolar
C.CheapEnergySources
D.AGi0balPerspective
Passage3
MarleyDiaslovesnothingmorethangettinglostinabook.Butthebooksshewasstartingatschoolwerestartingtogetonhernerves.SheenjoyedWheretheRedFemGrowsandTheShilohseries,foundinsomanyprimaryschoolclassrooms,wereallaboutwhitebuysordogs-orwhiteboysandtheirdogs.Blackgirls,likeMarley,werealmostneverthemaincharacter.
Whatshewasnoticingisactuallyamuchbiggerissue:
fewerthan10percentofchildren’sbooksreleasedin2015hadablackpersonasthemaincharacter,accordingtoayearlyanalysisbytheCooperativeChildren’sBookCenter.InNovember2015,Marleysetouttogather1,000bookswithblackgirlsasprotagonists(主角).Hercampaigncalled”#1000BlackGirlBooks”wasabigsuccess.(79)Shefarexceededhergoalandcollectedmorethan10,000books!
”Throughmycampaign,Iwanttogivekidsastrongersenseofidentity.”Marleysays.(80)”ThebiggestthingI’velearnedisthatkid’svoicesneedtobeheard.”
Inthefuture,Diaswantstobetheeditor(编辑)ofherownmagazine.SheisalreadymakingthestepstowardhavingasuccessfulandmeaningfulcareerAt11,she’sawareoftheracisminthepublishingindustry.
Likethetelevisionandmovies,thepublishingindustrydoesnotrepresentblackgirlsorotherpeopleofcolorinpositiveways.Thewhitewashing(漂白)inthisindustryextendbeyondnothavingpeopleofcolorascharacters.In2012,whitemenwrote88%ofthebookreviews.In2013,onlyabout2%ofthebookswereaboutblackcharacters.Theniftherearepeopleofcolorinthebooks,thepublishersattempttowhitewashpeopleofcoloronthecovers.
However,Diasismakingitalittleeasierforotherblackgirlssearchingforacharacterthatisjustlikethem.Herprojectisapositivesteptowardyoungblackgirlsseeingandexperiencingtheirlivesinbooks.
11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.MainCharactersofPopularBooks
B.The#1000BlackGirlBooksCampaign
C.WhitewashinginthePublishingIndustry
D.FurtherReadingforKidsandTeenagers
12.Thephrase“getonhernerves”inparagraphIisclosestinmeaningto___.
A.MakeherillB.MakeherexcitedC.MakeherannoyedD.Makeherfrightened
13.Marleystartedshe#1000BlackGirlBookscampaignbecause___.
A.ShewantedtogivesomebookstoAfricanchildren.
B.Shewantedtoencouragechildrentoreadsomebooks.
C.Shenoticedthelackofblackgirlsasmaincharactersinthebooks.
D.Shedidn’tliketheblackgirlsdescribedinthebooksshereadforclass.
14.Theoriginalgoaloftheprojectwastocollect__books.
A.1000B.2015C.5000D.10,000
15.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTURE?
A.MarleyDiasisablackgirl.
B.MarleyDiasdoesn’tlikereading.
C.MarleyDiaswantstobecameaneditorinthefuture.
D.Marleyseldomrepresentblackpeopleinpositiveway.
PartII(30%)
16.__HongKongisoneof__busiestseaportsintheword.
A.The;theB./;/C.The;/D./;the
17.Theoldman__deadinthesnowthenextmorning.
A.FoundB.WasfoundC.WasfindingD.Hadfound
18.It’stimethatwe__totakecareofourownhouse.
A.BeginB.WillbeginC.HavebegunD.began
19.__citydoyouprefer,ShanghaiorLondon?
A.WhatB.WhichC.Who’sD.Whose
20.Mr.Jonesenjoys__hischildrenoutforlongwalks.
A.takeB.takesC.totakeD.taking
21.He__fromcollagethreeyearsago,butnowheisthebossofalargebusiness.
A.graduateB.graduatesC.graduatedD.hasgraduated
22.Herrywavedtohissister,__wasjustgettingoffabus.
A.whoB.thatC.whichD.whose
23.Mark’scomingtothemeetingthisafternoon,__
A.doesn’theB.won’theC.isn’theD.shan’the
24.Itwas__darkthatwecouldhardlyseethefacesofeachother.
A.veryB.quiteC.soD.too
25.Thecar__halfwayontheroad,sowehadtowalkhome.
A.brokeupB.brokeoffC.brokeoutD.brokedown
26.Thebankcharges6percent__onallmoneyborrowedfromit.
A.salaryB.payC.incomeD.interest
27.Thedoctorkepthim__onalife-supportmachine.
A.tidyB.aliveC.gentleD.proud
28.Katycanthinkclearlywhensheisnotunder__.
A.strawB.spaceC.stressD.surface
29.LastweeklotsofT-shirtswere__hereandthecheapestcostonlyonedollar.
A.atworkB.onsaleC.inpracticeD.outofsight
30.Hedecidedtodevoteallhistimeandeffort__scientificinvestigation.
A.inB.onC.fromD.to
31.Hefellinlovewithher