成人本科学士学位英语考试附答案.docx

1、成人本科学士学位英语考试附答案成人本科学士学位英语考试 _附答案Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)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 blacken the

2、 corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Is that 6 a.m. workout getting in the way of good sleep? Don t think your fat cellswont notice. A new study published in The Annals of Internal Medicine (a medicaljournal) finds that inadequate sh

3、ut-eye has a harmful effect on fat calls, reducing their ability to respond to insulin ( 胰岛素 ) by about 30 percent. Over the long-term ， this decreased response could set-the stage for type-2 diabetes (a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in his or her blood), f atty liver disease

4、 and weight gain .The study adds to a growing body of evidence that there s“ an intimate relationship between the amount of sleep we get and our ability to maintain a good ， healthy body weight ” says sleep expert Helene Emsellem ， director of the Center for Sleep and Wake Disorders in ChevyChase ，M

5、aryland. (76) But Americans don t seem to be getting the message that we need sevento nine hours per night. More than 1 in 5 of us ，according to a report form the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention ， is getting six or fewer hours of sleep per night ， on average.So how did researchers study fa

6、t cells in the Annals paper? Matthew Brady of the University of Chicago and a group of colleagues selected and persuaded seven volunteers to take part in the research project. They were all young ，thin and healthy and agreed to sleep for eight nights ina sleep lab. “ For four nights they were allowe

7、d to stay in bed for 8.5 hours a night ，” says Brady. Then ，a month later ，they came back for four additional nights but this time they were allowed just 4.5 hours of sleep per night. And after each visit ， researchers got a sample of their fat.(77)Brady explains that the fat cells responded signifi

8、cantly to the loss of sleep. “ I was very surprisedto be honest ，” he says.Bad things can happen when fat cells become less responsive to insulin. “ Fat cells are actually your friend ，”he says. “They re there to store lipids( 血脂).” When lipids stay inside thecells ，your body can utilize the fat whe

9、n you re exercising or sleeping or going about your day.“ However ， when fat cells start to become insulin resistant ，the lipids start to leach out of the fatcells and rise in the bloodstream ，” Brady says.1.According to the passage ，lack of the sleep for a long while can probably lead to all of the

10、following EXCEPT . 第一段最后一句A.heart disease B. weight gain C. diabetes D. liver disease2.The main idea of the third paragraph is . 第一句A.how to write a medical research paper B. how to avoid sleep lossC. how the research was conducted D. how to conduct a medical experiment3.What does the word “ leach ”

11、 in the last paragraph probably mean?A.Leap B. Lead. C. Lead. D. Leak . 泄露4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A.We will be in trouble if our fat cells become less responsive to insulin.B.More and more studies are done to study the link between sleep and weight.C.More than 2

12、0% of Americans are net getting enough sleep.D.Fat cells are there to help us maintain a good health.5.Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?A.Poor Sleep May Lead to Too Much Stored Fat and DiseaseB.Sleep Experts Had Exciting Findings in a Fat StudyC.Americans Should Have M

13、ore Than Six Hours of SleepD.Bad Things Happen if Fat Cells Become Our Friend 这篇短文讲睡眠的重要性，不足的睡眠会引起种种不良的后果。76句的翻译是：但是美国人似乎仍不明白：我们每晚需要 7 至 9 小时的睡眠77句的翻译是：布莱德解释说：脂肪细胞对睡眠的减少会产生强烈的反应。 1至5 题的答案是： ACDDBPassage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:The top of the world is a wonderland. In wi

14、nter, the temperature often falls to -30 and thesun never rises. The ocean is surrounded by frozen ground. There are few people or trees, but to polar bears, the Arctic （ 北极 ） is home.（78） Polar bears have thick fur ， big paws and other features that make them wellprepared for life in their tough en

15、vironment. In fact ， they need the Arctic sea ice for survival. Butclimate change is causing larger and larger areas of summer sea ice to melt （ 融化 ）. Experts saythat if warming patterns continue ， the Arctic could be free of summer sea ice by 2050.They maycause two-thirds of the world s 20,000 pola

16、r bears to be gone by then too.Polar bears can t survive for long on land. Seals are their main source of food. The only placewhere polar bears can hunt seals is on the ice. （79） Although these bears are strong swimmers,they are no match for lightning swift seals in the water. A polar bear has brill

17、iantly clever strategies to overcome this disadvantage. In winter the bear waits motionless beside a seal sbreathing hole ， which is a narrow tunnel through the ice. Often many hours pass before the seal comes up for air and the bear kills it with a powerful blow of its paw. In summer, the polar bea

18、rs that live on land eat very little and wait for the sea ice to return.With the sea ice forming later in the year and melting earlier ， polar bears do not have enoughopportunity to hunt and eat. Less sea ice makes it harder for the bears to catch the seals. Thebears must swim longer distances betwe

19、en ice packs（ 大片浮冰 ） ，and they can t always make it.The ice is also getting thinner. These conditions can cause polar-bear cubs to become separated form their mothers , who provide them with food.Steven Amstrup is the chief scientist of Polar Bears International. The group aims to save thebears and

20、their home . “The more people who see polar bears and understand their difficult situation, the better the chance we ll alter our warming path in time to save them, ” he says.6. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Climate Change in the ArcticC. The Arctic Is Home to Polar BearsB. How to Prote

21、ct the Environment D. Polar Bears in Danger7. Where do polar bears usually hunt seals?A. On land.B. In open watar.C. In openings in the sea ice.D. At the bottom of the sea.8. The word “ cubs ” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to9.According to the passage, which of the following statemen

22、ts is TRUE?A. Starving polar bears are increasingly coming into villages, where they may be killed either for food or safety.B.Polar bears can spend their entire lives on land if the sea ice melts completely.C.Two-thirds of the world s polar bears may disappear by 2050 as global warmingcontinues.D.

23、The growing distance between ice packs is not a problem for polar bears, because they are excellent swimmers.10.What s the m ission of Polar Bears International?A. Saving energy. B. Conducting scientific research.C. Seeking international cooperation. D. Saving polar bears and their home.这篇短文讲地球变暖使北极

24、熊处境危险。78句的翻译是：北极熊有厚密的皮毛、宽大的脚掌以及其他特征，这些特征使他们能够适应艰苦的 环境。79句的翻译是：尽管北极熊是游泳健将，在水中，他们也无法与快速的敏捷的海豹匹敌。6至10 题的答案是： DCBCDPassage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:Imagine a school that expected its students to become literate （ 有读写能力的 ）without any formal instruction. Most parents would be

25、 alarmed by such an approach ，which would leave theirchildren confused and with gaps in their understanding. This however has been the philosophyon character development in many of our schools. Why is the development of character seenas somehow different from the other skills that we teach ?Of cours

26、e there will always be learning by osmosis（ 耳濡目染 ） in any school, but as a teacherand primary school head I have found that a child s moral literacy is strengthened when theyacquire the building blocks of good character such as consideration, courage and honor: qualities which are commonly known as

27、virtue（ 美德 ）.I personally find that exploring a virtue over a two-week period provides a simple and effective program that allows for the creative input of both teacher and student and a chance for the virtue to embed（ 使融入 ） itself. Once a lesson on a virtue such as honesty has been completed we nee

28、d to allow time for children to practice this concept just as would be the case with fractions or verbs. Allowing children to role play a situation such as making up excuses to cover amistake can be enormously interesting, and the drama can be frozen allowing the characters to be questioned about th

29、eir feelings and motives. （80） Its also a safe way for children to experience for themselves how a lie usually goes out of control.Our role as educators is also to look for opportunities to help our students as they attemptto strengthen their characters. When something goes wrong we guide the young

30、person to the virtue that will prevent it from happening again. For instance, when a student thoughtlessly disturbs the calm atmosphere of the library, instead of a response such as,” that was really disrespectful and selfish of you! ” we draw out from them the required virtue: “ When you rewalking

31、through the library, what virtues do you need to use ? ”11.Which of the following is the main idea of this passage?A. Teaching morals and values has been a frequently discussed topic in the past few years.B.The author and his staff embed virtues into lessons and school life to encourage character de

32、velopment in children.C.Kids throughout the population face the same needs, the same challenges, and the same realities in their lives.D.Role plays are an excellent way of getting students to practice their English.12.We can infer from the first peragraph that .A. there tends to be disagreement about what character education isB.most parents are not satisfied with the teaching methods adopted in schoolsC.the approach to character education is generally