241999年北京成人本科学士学位英语考试试题及答案Word文件下载.docx

1、 A computer is high tech. So is a communications satellite. A modern manufacturing（生产） system is surely high tech. High tech became a popular expression in the United States during the early l980s. Because of improvements in technology, people could buy many new kinds of products in American stores,

2、 such as home computers, microwave（微波） ovens, etc.“State of the art” is something that is as modern as possible. It is a product that is based on the very latest methods and technology. Something that is “state of the art” is the newest possible design or product of a business or industry. A state o

3、f the art television set, for example, uses the most modern electronic design and parts. It is the best that one can buy.“State of the art” is not a new expression. Engineers have used it for years, to describe the best and most modern way of doing something. Millions of Americans began to use the e

4、xpression in the late 1970s. The reason was the computer revolution. Every computer company claimed that its computers were “state of the art”.Computer technology changed so fast that a state of the art computer today might be old tomorrow. The expression “state of the art” became common and popular

5、 as computers themselves. Now all kinds of products are said to be “state of the art”.1. What is the purpose of the passage? （C. To tell what “high tech” and “state of the” are.）2. What can we infer from the passage? （A. American stores could provide new kinds of products to the people.）3. All the f

6、ollowing examples are high tech except （C. a hand pump ）4. Which of the following statements is not true? （D. All kinds of products are “state of the art” nowadays.）5. The best title for the passage is （B. High Tech and State of the Art）Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:C

7、heating: The income tax deadline （最后期限） approaches and some taxpayers thoughts turn to it. Test time approaches and some students thoughts turn to it.“You want something you cant get by behaving within the rules, and you want it badly enough youll do it regardless of any guilt or deep regret and you

8、re willing to run the risk of being caught.” Thats how Ladd Wheeler, psychology professor at the University of Rochester in New York, defines cheating.Many experts believe cheating is on the rise. “Were suffering a moral breakdown.” Pinkard says, “were seeing more of the kind of person who regards t

9、he world as a series of things to be dealt with. Whether to cheat depends on whether its the persons interest “. He does, however, see less cheating among the youngest students.Richard Dienabier, Psychology（心理学） professor at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, believes that societys attitudes acc

10、ount for much of the increase in cheating.“Twenty years age, if a person cheated in college, society said: That is extremely serious, you will be dropped for a term if not kicked out permanently,” he says, “nowadays, at the University of Nebraska, for example, it is the stated policy of the college

11、of Arts and Sciences that if a student cheats on an exam, the student must receive an “F on what he cheated on. Thats nothing. If youre going to flunk anyway, why not cheat?”“Cheating is most likely in situations where the vital interests are high and the chances of getting caught are low” says soci

12、al psychologist. Lynn Kahle of the University of Oregon in Eugene.6. The passage centers on （B. discussing the reasons for cheating）7. Cheating tends to occur when （C. it is not very likely to be revealed.）8. Which of the following is true according to the passage? （D. Cheaters do not feel guilty an

13、d regretful.）9. What can be inferred from the passage? （A. Cheating is widespread because society is too tolerant.）10. The word “flunk” in paragraph 5 could best be replaced by which of the following? （B. Fail ）Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:The young people who talk

14、of the village as being “dead” are talking nothing but nonsense, as in their hearts they must surely know.No, the village is not dead. There is more life in it now than there ever was. But it seems that “Village life” is dead. Gone for ever. It began to decline （衰落） about a hundred years ago, when m

15、any girls left home to go into service in town many miles away, and men also left home in increasing number in search of a work, and home was where work was. There are still a number of people alive today who can remember. What “village life” meant the early years of the present century? It meant kn

16、owing and being known by everybody else in the village. It meant finding your entertainment in the village of within walking distance of it. It meant housewives tied to the home all day and every day. It meant going to bed early to save lamp oil and coal.Then came the First World War and the Second

17、World War. After each war, new ideas, new attitudes, new trades and occupations were revealed to villagers. The long established order of society was no longer taken for granted. Electricity and the motorcar were steadily operating to make “village life” and “town life” almost alike. Now with the hi

18、ghly developed science and technology and high level social welfare for all, there is no point whatever in talking any longer about “village life. “ It is just life, and that a better life.Finally, if we have any doubts about the future, or about the many changes, which we have seen in our lives, we

19、 have only to look in at the school playground any mid morning; or see the children as they walk homeward in little groups. Obviously these children are better fed, better clothed, better educated, healthier, prettier and happier than any generation of children that ever before walked the village st

20、reet.11. By saying that village is not dead, but “village life” is dead, the writer suggests that （D. “village life” today is no longer like what is used to be.）12. It was （C. with electricity and motorcars introduced into the village） that “village life” began to take a sharp turn.13. As is suggest

21、ed in paragraph 2, villagers in the past （A. lived a simpler life than villagers today）14. The expression “. ” There is no point whatever in talking about in paragraph 3 means that （D. there is no reason for talking about）15. From the passage we can see that the writers attitude toward “village life

22、” is （A. positive）Passage 4Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.We all know that it is possible for ordinary people to make their on the equator （赤道）, although often they may feel uncomfortably hot there. Millions do it. but as for the North Pole（北极） we that it is not only a dangero

23、usly cold place, but that people like you and me would find it quite impossible to live there. At the present time only the scientists and explorers can do so, and they use special equipment. Men had been traveling across and around the equator on wheels, on their feet or in ships for thousands of y

24、ears; but only a few men, with great difficulty and in very recent time, have ever crossed the ice to the North Pole. So it may surprise you to learn that, when traveling by air, it is really safer to fly over the North Pole than over the equator. Of course, this is not true about landings in the po

25、lar region （which passenger aeroplanes do not make）, but the weather, if we are flying at a height of 5,000 meters above the Pole, is a delight. At 4 000 meters and more above the earth you can always be that you will not see a cloud in the sky as far as the eye can reach. In the tropics （热带）, on th

26、e other hand, you are not certain to keep clear of bad weather even at such heights as 18,000 or 20,000 meters.Aeroplanes cant climb as high or as quickly in cold air as in warm. Nor can clouds. In practice, this is an advantage to the aeroplane, which is already at a good height when it reaches the

27、 polar region and so does not need to climb, while at the same time cold air keeps the clouds down low.16. “Millions do it.” In this sentence “do it” refers to （D. making homes on the equator）17. The polar region is （B. a good place to fly over）18. It is a delight to fly at the Pole because there （C

28、. planes are clear of bad weather）19. Aeroplanes can climb quickly （A. in warm air）20. Aeroplanes usually do not need to climb quickly or fly high in the polar region because （B. there are no clouds at all）Part Vocabulary and Structure21. He knows little of English to say （C. nothing） of English cul

29、ture.22. Being ignorant of the law is no （B. excuse） of breaking the law.23. The new law, it is said, will be （A. put into effect ）24. Life is often compared （D. to） a stage by many writers.25. Television makes us better （C. informed） than ever before.26. You could have done much better yesterday. W

30、hy （A. didnt you）?27. Air, or （D. what） is called atmosphere, surrounds the whole earth.28. If I do something in vain, I do it （B. without success）.29. The old man walked slowly, stopping frequently （D. to rest）.30. The pain will go away （A. by an by）31. Dont you think it is time you （B. gave up）smoking?32. （D. As） was pointed above, this substance can be used as a substitute.33. I couldnt find peter, （C. nor）did I know where he had gone.34. If I say I dont think much of this book, this means that （D. I have a poor opinion of it）35. When you （B. talked ） this over w