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1、2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）2002.6注意事项一、将答题卡(纸)上的姓名及学生代号用中文和阿拉伯数字填好。 二、仔细阅读题目的说明。 三、在120分钟内答完全部试题。 四、答案一定写在答题卡上，凡是写在试题册上的答案一律作废。 五、用铅笔这样划答案：A B C D，用其他符号答题者不记分。 六、如要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦去原来选定的答案，然后再按上面的规定重新答题。 Part I Reading Comprehension (40%) Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage i

2、s followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1 Questions I to 5 are based on the following

3、passage:In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to dis

4、cuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates for the doctors degree.Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on

5、the same question, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by manag

6、ers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Generally, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.One type of test is sometimes called an “objective” test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teac

7、her writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like correct answers to students who have not learned the material properly.1. In the Middle Ages students （D. never wrote e

8、xams）2. The main idea of paragraph 3 is that （D. examinations are now written and timed）3.The kind of exams where students must select answers are （C. objective）4. Modern industry must have developed （B. around the 19th century）5. It may be concluded that testing （C. has changed since the Middle Age

9、s）Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:The market investigation is indispensable to sales promotion. They are as closely related as the lips and teeth, so to speak. What you produce is for sale on the market. It would he impossible to succeed in selling a product without fir

10、st investigating the market.In the international market, goods on sale coming from countries and suppliers are always facing keen competition. Under such circumstances, they will try everything possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions. In making investigations, we ought to get i

11、nformation about what similar items the competitors are offering on the market, what prices they are quoting (报价), what features their products have, who are their regular customers, etc. Then, how can we obtain such information? There are many channels that we can make use of in doing this sort of

12、work. The commercial counselors offices of our embassies stationed abroad can help us in making market investigations. Nowadays, our import and export corporations send their trade groups abroad every now and then. One of their purposes is to make market surveys on the spot.Certainly, face-to-face t

13、alks with foreign businessmen are also important channels to get market information. The Chinese Export Commodities Fairs and some other fairs of similar nature as well as visits of foreign businessmen provide us with such opportunities. Of course, there are some other ways of making market investig

14、ations.6. In making market investigation, one should （A. get enough information concerned）.7. The word “indispensable” in the first line means （B. essential）.8. Which of the following statements is not true? （D. Production goes before market investigation.）9. Making market investigation is very impo

15、rtant because （D. all of the above）.A. in market ,goods on sale are numerousB. every producer is facing keen competitionC. it can greatly promote sales10. All the following are channels to get market information except（B. to promote the quality of our own products ）.Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are b

16、ased on the following passage:On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President, Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at

17、Gettysburg only Out of politeness. The principal speaker was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night , alone in his hote

18、l room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only

19、nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked, “I have failed again.” On the train back to Washington, he said sadly,” That speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed.Some newspapers at first criticized the speech. But little by little pe

20、ople read the speech they began to understand better. They began appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.Today, every American school child learns Lincolns Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest

21、 speeches ever given in American history.11. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was （B. unpopular）12. Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery because he was （C. President of the country）13. It can be inferred from the text that （B. Lincoln was very busy at the time and didnt have much t

22、ime to prepare his speech）.14. It was a fact that Lincolns speech was （D. not well-received at first）.15. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? （D. Lincolns Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United States.）Passage 4Questions 16 to 20 ar

23、e based on the following passage:Animals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need. It has been demonstrated that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is n

24、o difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles. When a fragrant flavor was added to the vitamin-enriched fluid, the rats did seem to develop a taste for it and kept drinking it, even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water. In time, however, they broke the habit and went ba

25、ck to where the necessary vitamins were.In a classic experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria feeding arrangement, with a wide selection of baby food before them. They were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested in. We are told that at first they showed

26、 some unusual eating patterns, but that over a period of time they managed to select well-balanced diet.So, in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on whats best for them. Apparently, there is a kind of “body wisdom,” which humans soon lose. Most of us do not eat as wisely as we c

27、ould. Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long-established habits. Some people eat fox, dog and blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs. So what people eat and how much they eat seems to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them.16. In the experiment o

28、n rats, a fragrant flavor was added to the rats drinking water to （C. test whether rats know which drink is good for them）17. The expression “the habit” (para. 1, sentence 4) refers to drinking water which （D. is flavored）18. According to the passage, adults eating habits differ from those of babies

29、 because （C. adults eating habits are closely related to the social and cultural customs）19. The author implied in the passage that most of us （C. have the habits influenced by the surroundings）20. As far as their eating habits are concerned, babies and rats are similar in that （A. both have the wis

30、dom to choose a balanced diet） Part Vocabulary and Structure (40%)Directions: In this part there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet

31、with a single line through the center.21. You should be able to （B. distinguish） right from wrong.22. Any student who （D. neglects） his homework is unlikely to pass the examination.23. I promised to look （C. into） the matter as soon as I got there.24. Your sister has made an （A. appointment） for you

32、 to see the dentist at 3 this afternoon. 25. The committee is expected to （A. reach） a decision this evening.26. He spoke so quickly that I didnt （D. make out） what he said.27. I wrote it down （A. in case） I should forget it.28. It is not that I do not like plays. The reason why I did not go to the theater last night was that I could not （C. afford） the time.29. The chemical factory was demolished （D. in the name of） protecting the environment.30. After a three-hour heated discussion, all the members in the jury reached the conclusion