311992北京地区成人学位英语考试试题.docx

1、311992北京地区成人学位英语考试试题1992年 北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试Part I Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is 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

2、 mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: More than 30,000 drivers and front seat passengers are killed or seriously injured each year. At a speed of only 30 miles per hour it is the same as

3、falling from a third-floor window. Wear a seat belt saves lives; it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than half. Therefore drivers or front passengers over in most vehicles must wear a seat belt. If you do not, you could be fined up to$50. It will not be up to the drivers to mak

4、e sure you wear your belt. But it will be the drivers responsibility to make sure that children under 14 do not ride in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt of some kind. However, you do not have to wear a seat belt if you are reversing (倒开) your vehicle; or you are making a local delivery

5、or collection using a special vehicle; or if you have valid (有效的) medical certificate which excuses you from wearing it. Make sure these circumstances apply to you before you decide not to wear your seat belt. Remember you may be taken to court for not doing so, and you may be fined if you cannot pr

6、ove to the court that you have been excused from wearing it.1. This passage is most probably taken from (a police report). 2. Wearing a seat belt in a vehicle (reduces the death rate in traffic accidents). 3. It is the drivers responsibility to (make the front seat children under 14 wear a seat belt

7、).4. According to the passage, who, riding in the front, does not have to wear a seat belt? (someone who is backing into a parking space)5. For some people, it may be better (not to wear a seat belt for health reasons).Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage: If you are like mo

8、st people, your intelligence varies from season to season. You are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of the year. A noted scientist, Ellsworth Huntington (1876-1974), concluded, from other mens work and his own among peoples in different climates that climate and te

9、mperature have a definite effect on our mental abilities. He found that cool weather is much more favorable for creative thinking than is summer heat. This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in the summer than they are during the rest of the year. It does mean, however, that the ment

10、al abilities of large numbers of people tend to be lowest in the summer. Spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking. One reason may be that in spring mans mental abilities are affected by the same factors that bring about great changes in all nature. Fall is the next-best season,

11、then winter. As for summer, it seems to be good time to take a long vacation from thinking.6. According to this passage, your intelligence probably (changes with the seasons). 7. Huntington based his conclusions on (work with peoples in different climates).8. It seems that the cold of winter (is bet

12、ter for thinking than is very warm weather).9. One possible reason why spring is the best reason for thinking is that (all nature, including man, is growing then).10. The two best seasons for thinking seem to be (spring and fall).Passage 3 Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage: I cam

13、e to India a year ago to find a village in which I could live and write but it was many months before I settled down happily in this Himalayan community. I wasted a lot of time looking for the “typical” village. Yet no such thing exists. Conditions vary too widely. But the village I stayed in had mu

14、ch in common-poverty, dirt, ignorance. Often the villagers themselves were puzzled, suspicious. Why had I come? I had put aside my work as a political journalist because my ideas had changed. I had come to believe that what was happening in the Third World was more important than anything else. But

15、to understand how three-quarters of the worlds people live, and how their future might affect ours, I felt that I first had to try and share their way of life. In the end I chose a mountain village because it was a little cooler than those in the plains. I took the bus from town along a bumpy road.

16、Then came a rough walk down a steep path to the river. After this I began the climb into the hills. Whenever I stopped to catch my breath, there was a magnificent view. After several hours walk the village came into view. 11. After the writer had arrived in India (he took quite a long time finding a

17、 suitable place to live).12. While looking for a “typical” village the writer found (he was searching for the impossible).13. Before coming to India the writer (had written articles for publication). 14. The writer decided to change his way of life because (he wanted to find out more about the Third

18、 World).15. The village the writer finally chose to live in (had a better climate than those in the plains).Passage 4Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage: Large companies need a way to reach the saving of the public at large. The same problem, on the smaller scale, faces practically

19、 every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be little prospect of raising the sort of sums needed from friends and people we know, and while banks may agree to provide short-term finance, they are generally unwilling to provide money on a permanent basis for long-ter

20、m projects. So companies turn to the public, inviting people to lend them money, or take a share in the business through The Stock Exchange. By doing so they can put into circulation the savings of individuals and institutions, both at home and overseas. When the saver needs his money back, he does

21、not have to go to the company with whom he originally placed it. Instead, he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other saver who is seeking to invest his money. Many of the services needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the Government or by local authorities. Without h

22、ospitals, roads, electricity, telephones, railways, this country could not function. All these require continuous spending on new equipment and new development if they are to serve us properly, requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone. The Government, local authorities, and nationaliz

23、ed industries therefore frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they, too, come to The Stock Exchange. There is hardly, a man or woman in this country whose job or whose standard of living does not depend on the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance

24、 new development. In one way or another this new money must come from the saving of the country. The Stock Exchange exists to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance. 16. Almost all companies involved in new production and development must (depend on the popula

25、tion as a whole for finance). 17. The money which enables these companies to go ahead with their projects is (raised by the selling of shares in the companies).18. When the savers want their money back they (put their shares in the company back on the market).19. All the essential services on which

26、we depend are (in constant need of financial support). 20. The Stock Exchange makes it possible for the Government, local authorities, and nationalized industries (to raise money to finance new development).Part II Vocabulary and Structure (40%)Directions: In this part, there are 40 incomplete sente

27、nces. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentences. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.21. The problem has (arisen) simply because you didnt follow my instruction. 22. I

28、 hope there is (room) for the doctor in your car. 23. As I am sure Jenny is very honest, I (doubt) she stole the money. 24. He spoke so quickly that I didnt (catch) that what he said. 25. You (neednt) read that article if you dont want to . 26. Do what you think is right (whatever) they say. 27. The

29、 size of the audience, (as) we had expected was well over one thousand. 28. I recognized John (the minute) he entered the room.29. Constant showers are characteristic (of) the summer here. 30. There is no (point) in applying for that job as you are not properly qualified.31. A new Minister for Agric

30、ulture has been (assumed). 32. In some parks visitors are requested to keep (away) the grass. 33. I dont think youve heard of him before, (have you)? 34. “How (soon) will you finish your homework?” “ In half an hour.”35. There are many kinds of metals, (each having its special properties).36. Our so

31、ciety has changed and (so have the people) in it. 37. Were late, I expect the film (will already have started) by the time we get to the cinema.38. The man said he would hit me (unless) I told him where the money was. 39. I took some one elses umbrella (by) mistake. A. in B. for C. with D. 40. We do

32、nt like it , but we have to (put) up with it .41. He remembered (being taken) to the zoo by his father when he was little. 42. The team really looks good tonight because the coach had them (practice) every night this week. 43. Thats the reason (why) Ann could not do her part of the job. 44. The snow fell (so) fast that our footsteps were covered up in a few minutes. 45. I always take it for granted that I am (far better) than she is. 46. No sooner (had I) got to the station than it began to rain heavily.47. They overc