1、北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试模拟试题(5)I. Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on th
2、e Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educated children only for the aim of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life. Life is varied; so is education. In some countries with advanced industri
3、es, they have free education for all. Under this system, people, no matter rich or poor, clever or foolish, have a chance to be educated at universities or colleges. By free education for all they are expected to be able to solve all the problems of a society and build a perfect nation. But we can a
4、lready see that free education for all is not enough. We find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degree than there are jobs for them to fill. As a result, they refuse to do what they think is “low” work. In fact, to work with ones hands is thought to be dirty and shamefu
5、l in such countries.But, is the work of a completely uneducated farmer as important as that of a professor? We can live without education, but we should die if none of us grew crops. On the other hand, if all the farmers were completely uneducated, their production would remain low. As the populatio
6、n grows larger and larger in the modern world, we would die if we did not have enough food.1. What does the author mean to tell us in this article?A. The importance of free education for all in our society.B. Everyone should be educated so as to do various jobs.C. The advantages and disadvantages of
7、 free education.D. Education should fit people to varied life.2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Not everyone needs to be educated to do his job well.B. Free education for all has more disadvantages than advantages for the people and society.C. A proper education system is
8、 more important than education itself.D. Education is so important that people cant live without it.3. Which is NOT the result of free education?A. The more degrees people get, the fewer jobs they can find.B. People with degrees often consider themselves superior to others doing manual work.C. Peopl
9、e with better education often refuse to do physical work.D. Some people with degrees cant find jobs they want.4. What does the expression “low work” mean in the passage?A. work with low payB. work that is less attractiveC. work that needs manual laborD. work with less importance5. What can be inferr
10、ed from the passage?A. The purpose of education is to make people intelligent citizens.B. Those who choose a job according to his ability can contribute to the society.C. The system of free education for all doesnt work in advanced countries.D. Uneducated farmer are as important as professors in mod
11、ern society.Passage 2The science of meteorology(气象学) is concerned with the study of the structure, state, and behavior of the atmosphere. The subject may be approached from any vantage(优势) point. Different views must be combined to give perspective to the whole picture.One may consider the condition
12、 of the atmosphere at a given moment and attempt to predict changes from that condition over a period of a few hours to a few days ahead. This approach is covered by the branch of the science called synoptic (概要的) meteorology.Synoptic meteorology is the scientific basis of the technique of weather f
13、orecasting by means of the preparation and analysis of weather maps and meteorological diagrams. In serving the needs of shipping, aviation(航空), agriculture, industry, and professional forecast advice, great benefits are obtained in the form of the saving of human lives and property and in economic
14、advantages of various kinds. One important purpose of the science of meteorology is constantly to make great efforts, through study and research, to increase our knowledge of the atmosphere with the aim of improving the accuracy of weather forecasts.The tools needed to advance our knowledge in this
15、way are disciplines of mathematics and physics applied to solve meteorological problems. The use of these tools forms that branch of the science called dynamic (动力的) meteorology.6. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?A. Limitation of Meteorological ForecastingB. New Advanc
16、es in Synoptic MeteorologyC. Approaches to the Science of MeteorologyD. The Basic of Dynamic Meteorology7. The predictions of synoptic meteorologists are directly based on the _.A. application of the physical scienceB. preparation and study of weather mapsC. anticipated needs of industryD. observations of commercial airline pilots8. The author implies that increased accurac
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