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试题及答案A

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（A）

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

OnestudyshowsthatAmericansprefertoanswerwithabrief“Yes”,“No”,“Sure”,ortheverypopular“Yeah”ratherthanwithalongerreply.（76）ButbriefrepliesdonotmeanAmericansareimpoliteorunfriendlytosomeextent.Veryoften,Americansareinahurryandmaygreetyouwithasingleword“Hi”,indeed;thisisagreetingyouwillhearagainandagainduringyourstayintheUnitedStates.Itisusedbyeveryone,regardlessofrank,agentoccupation.However,-thosewhoareaccustomedtolongergreetings'mayrequirealittlemoretimebeforetheyfeelcomfortablewithAmericansimpletalk.

Americanssometimesuseplaintalkwhentheyareuncomfortable.（77）Ifpeoplepraisethemorthanktheminanespeciallypoliteway,theymaybecomeuncomfortableandnotknowwhattosayinreply.Theydon'twanttobeimpoliteorrude,youcanbesurethattheylikedwhatwassaidaboutthem.Exceptforcertainholidays,suchasChristmas,Americansdon'tusuallygivegifts.Thus,youwillfindAmericansembarrassedastheyacceptgifts,especiallyiftheyhavenothingtogiveinreturn.Theyaregenerallyawarmbutinformalpeople.

1.ThefactthatAmericanslikeshorteranswerstellsus__________.

A.theyreplyveryquicklyinahurry

B.theychoosewordstoocarefully

C.theylikereplyingbriefly

D.theywanttobeaspoliteastheycan

2.Thosewholikeusingbeautifulorformalwords__________.

A.needmoretimetogetusedtoAmericansimplegreeting

B.neednotimetogetfamiliarwithAmericangreeting

C.donotverymuchlikeAmericanwayofgreeting

D.thinkAmericansarenotpolitewhatever

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Americansoftenanswerwiththewordslike“sure”,“yeah”.

B.Theyarenotimpolitewithbriefreplies.

C.Americansinhighranksmustuseformalwordsingreeting:

D.Americansareawarmbutinformalpeople.

4.TheAmericanslikeothers'praisebutifinapoliteway__________.

A.theydon'tknowwhattosayinreply

B.theyfeelsomewhatuneasy

C.theydon'twanttoreply

D.bothAandB

5.Thepassageindicatesthat__________.

A.Americansexchangegiftsthefirsttimetheymeet.

B.Americansseldomgivegiftsexceptforsomeholidays.

C.Americansoftenbringsomegiftstotheirfriends.

D.Americansonlywanttogetgiftsfromothers.

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

（78）Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofalargepopulationhavelongbeenasubjectofdiscussionamongeconomists（经济学家）.Ithasbeenarguedthatthesupplyofgoodlandislimited.Tofeedalargepopulation,:

inferiorlandmustbecultivatedandthegoodlandworkedintensively,Thus,eachpersonproduceslessandthismeansaloweraverageincomethancouldbeobtainedwithasmallerpopulation.Othereconomistshavearguedthatalargepopulationgivesmorescopeforspecializationandthedevelopmentoffacilitiessuchasports,roadsandrailways,whicharenotlikelytobebuiltunlessthereisabigdemandtojustifythem.

Oneofthedifficultiesincarryingoutaworld-widebirthcontrolprogramliesinthefactthatofficialattitudestopopulationgrowthvaryfromcountrytocountrydependingonthelevelofindustrialdevelopmentandtheavailabilityoffoodandrawmaterials.Inthedevelopingcountrywhereavastlyexpandedpopulationispressingharduponthelimitsoffood,spaceandnaturalresources,itwillbethefirstconcernofgovernmenttoplacealimitonthebirthrate,whatevertheconsequencesmaybe.Inthehighlyindustrializedsocietytheproblemmaybemorecomplex.Adecreasingbirthratemayleadtounemploymentbecauseitresultsinadecliningmarketformanufacturedgoods.（79）Whenthepressureofpopulationonhousingdeclines,pricesalsodeclineandthebuildingindustryisweakened.Facedwithconsiderationssuchasthese,thegovernmentofadevelopedcountrymaywellprefertoseeaslowlyincreasingpopulation,ratherthanonewhichisstableorittdecline.

6.Asmallerpopulationmaymean__________.

A.higherproductivity,butaloweraverageincome

B.lowerproductivity,butahigheraverageincome

C.lowerproductivity,andaloweraverageincome

D.higherproductivity,andahigheraverageincome

7.Accordingtothepassage,alargepopulationwillprovideachancefordeveloping__________.

A.agricultureB.transportsystem

C.industryD.nationaleconomy

8.Inadevelopedcountry,peoplewillperhapsgooutofworkifthebirthrate__________.

A.goesupB.isdecreasing

C.remainsstable,D.isoutofcontrol

9.Accordingtothepassageslowlyrisingbirthrateperhapsisgoodfor__________.

A.adevelopednation

B.adevelopingnation.

C.everynationwithabigpopulation

D.everynationwithasmallpopulation

10.Itisnoeasyjobtocarryoutageneralplanforbirthcontrolthroughouttheworldbecause__________.

A.therearetoomanyunderdevelopedcountriesintheworld

B.underdevelopedcountrieshavelowlevelofindustrialdevelopment.

C.differentgovernmentshavedifferentviewsabouttheproblem

D.evendevelopedcountriesmayhavecomplexproblems

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Tousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainstrain.Itwasfirstusedasashadeagainstthesun.

Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellaWasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinese,waybackintheeleventhcenturyB.C..

WeknowthattheumbrellawasalsousedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse;itbecameasymbolofhonorandauthority.IntheFarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyalpeopleorbythoseinhighoffice..

InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.AndtheumbrellawasincommonuseinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousetheumbrellasasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.

DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyinthe16thcentury.Andagainitbecameasymbolofpowerandauthority.

Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.（80）Itwasn'tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen'sumbrellasbegantobemadeinavarietyofcolors.

11.Thefirstuseofumbrellaswasas__________.

A.protectionagainstrainB.ashadeagainstthesun

C.asymbolofpowerD.asymbolofhonor

12.__________wereregardedasthepeoplewhofirstusedmbrellas.

A.RomansB.Greeks

C.ChineseD.Europeans

13.Theumbrellawasusedonlybyroyalpeopleorthoseinhighoffice__________.

A.inEuropeintheeighteenthcentury

B.inancientEgyptandBabylon

C.intheFarEastinancienttimes

D.duringtheMiddleAges

14.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Womenenjoyusingumbrellaswithvariouskindsofcolors.

B.Theinventoroftheumbrellaisunknown.

C.Onceordinarypeoplehadnorighttouseumbrellas.

D.Umbrellaswerepopularandcheapintheancienttimes.

15.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhenWastheUmbrellaInvented

B.TheRoleofUmbrellasinHistory

C.TheColorsandShapesofUmbrella

D.WhoNeededUmbrellasFirst

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（30%）

Directions:

Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.Thenewsquicklyspreadthroughthevillage__________thewarhadended.

A.whichB.what

C.thatD.where

17.Wehurriedtothestation__________findourselvesthreehoursearlierforthetrain.

A.onlytoB.inorderto

C.soastoD.suchasto

18.Imeant__________you,buI'mafraidIforgot.

A.ringingB.beingringing

C.toringingD.toring

19.Weliveinatime__________,morethaneverbeforeinhistory,peoplearemovingabout.

A.whatB.when

C.whichD.where

20.IsthereanypossibilityOfgettingtheprice__________further?

A.reducedB.reduce

C.reducingD.bereduced

21.__________youfeeltooilltogoout,Iwouldrathernotstayathometonight.

A.BecauseB.Although

C.UnlessD.If

22.Becauseofmanymistakes,shewasmade__________theselettersagain.

A.typeB.totyping

C.typedD.totype

23.Itishotanddry;theflowersneed__________.

A.beingwateredB.bewatered

C.towaterD.tobewatered

24.Hebeganbyshowinguswherethecountrywasandwenton__________usaboutitsclimate.

A.tellingB.totell

C.totellingD.tobetold

25.Ourfailure__________ourselvestomodemlifeoftencausesustroubleinourwork.

A.toadoptB.toapply

C.toadaptD.toact

26.Once__________ofthenecessityofamove,heworkedhardtofindanewhome.

A.convincedB.beconvinced

B.convincingD.havingconvinced

27.Somanyrepresentatives__________,theconferencehadtobeputoff.

A.wereabsentB.tobeabsent

C.beingabsentD.hadbeenabsent

28.Innocase__________thestudentsfromexploringnewideas.

A.weshouldpreventB.wecouldprevent

C.shouldwepreventD.shouldn'tweprevent

29.Idon'tthinkitadvisablethatTo