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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

2011年05月07日

　　PartI  ReadingComprehension（30%）

　　Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。

　　Passage1

　　QuestionsIto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Spending50minuteswithacellphoneclosetoyourearisenoughtochangebraincellactivityinthepartofthebrainclosesttotheantenna（天线）.Butwhetherthatcausesanyharmisnotclear,scientistsattheNationalInstituteofHealthsaidataconferencelastmonth,addingthatthestudywillnotlikelysettleconcernsof  alinkbetweencellphonesandbraincancer. “Whatweshowedisglucose（葡萄糖）metabolism（代谢）（asignofbrainactivity）increasesinthebraininpeoplewhowereexposedtoacellphoneintheareaclosesttotheantenna,” saidDr.NoraVolkowoftheNIH,whosestudywaspublishedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation. （76）Thestudywasmeanttoexaminehowthebrainreactstoelectromagneticfieldscausedbywirelessphonesignals。

　　Volkowsaidshewassurprisedthattheweakelectromagneticradiation（电磁辐射）fromcellphonescouldaffectbrainactivity,butshesaidthefindingsdonotshedanylightonwhethercellphonescausecancer. “Thisstudydoesnotinanywayindicatethat.Whatthestudydoesistoshowthehumanbrainissensitivetoelectromagneticradiationfromcellphoneexposures。

” Useofthedeviceshasincreaseddramaticallysincetheywereintroducedintheearly1980s,withabout5billioncellphonesnowinuseworldwide。

　　Somestudieshavelinkedcellphoneexposuretoanincreasedriskofbraincancers,butalargestudybutheWorldHealthOrganizationdidnotofferaclearanswertothis.Volkow’steamstudied47peoplewhohadtheirbrainexaminedwhileacellphonewasturnedonfor50minutesandanotherwhilethephonewasturnedoff.Whiletherewasnocompletechangeinbrainmetabolism,theyfounda7percentincreaseinbrainmetabolismintheregionclosesttothecellphoneantennawhenthephonewason。

　　（77）Expertssaidtheresultswereinteresting,buturgedthattheybeunderstoodwithgreatcare.“ Althoughthebiologicalsignificance,ifany,ofincreasedglucosemetabolismfromtoomuchcellphoneexposureisunknown,theresultsrequirefurtherinvestigation,” HenryLaioftheUniversityofWashingtonintheU.S.andDr.LennartHardellofUniversityHospitalinSweden,wroteinanarticleinJAMA. “Muchhastobedonetofurtherinvestigateandunderstandtheseeffects。

” Theywrote。

　　1.       Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

　　A.      Cellphoneuseisdangerous。

　　B.      Cellphoneusecausescancer。

　　C.      Thehumanbrainisanelectromagneticfield。

　　D.      Thereareabout5billioncellphoneusersintheworldrightnow。

　　2.       DoctorVolkowwasastonishedbecause______。

　　A.      herresearchhasshedlightonherunderstandingofcellphone

　　B.      shefoundthatcellphoneexposureisharmfultohumanbrain

　　C.      shefoundthatusingacellphoneforabout50minutescouldinfluenceorchangebrainactivity

　　D.      humanbrainisnotresponsivetoelectromagneticradiation

　　3.       Accordingtothepassage,cellphoneswerelaunched_______。

　　A.      inthelate1970s      B.between1980and1985

　　B.      inthelate1980s    D.intheearly1990s

　　4.       Whatdoestheword “that” standforinthesecondparagraph?

　　A.      Brainactivity。

　　B.      Herresearchfindings。

　　C.      Thefactthatcellphoneusemaycausecancer。

　　D.      Herresearchprogress。

　　5.       Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?

　　A.      CellPhoneRadiation:

IsItHarmful?

　　B.      CellPhoneRadiati0n:

IsItUseful?

　　C.      CellPhoneRadiation:

IsItHealthy?

　　D.      CellPhoneRadiation:

IsItWeak?

　　Passage2

　　Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Humanbeingshavealwayshadanabilitytoattendtoseveralthingsatonce.（78）Noriselectronicmultitaskingentirelynew:

We’vebeendrivingwhilelisteningtocarradiossincetheybecamepopularinthe1930s.butthereisnodoubtthatmultitaskinghasreachedakindof warpspeedintheeraofWeb-enabledcomputers,whenithasbecomeroutinetoconductseveralIM（及时通讯）conversations,watchTVandusethecomputerallatonce。

　　Butwhat’stheimpactofthismediaconsumption?

Andhowarethesemultitaskingdeviceschanginghowkidslearn,reasonandcommunicatewithoneanother?

Socialscientistsandeducatorsarejustbeginningtodealwiththesequestions,buttheresearchersalreadyhavesomestrongopinions。

　　（79）Althoughmultitaskingkidsmaybebetterpreparedinsomewaysfortoday’sfast-pacedworkplaced,Manyscientistsarepositivelyalarmedbythetrend。

 Kidsthatareinstantmessagingwhiledoinghomework,playinggamesonlineandwatchingTV,aren’tgoingtodowellinthelongrun。

　　Onthepositiveside,multitaskingstudentstendtobeextraordinarilygoodatfindingandusinginformation.Andprobablybecausemodernchildhoodcentersaroundvisual（视觉的）ratherthanprintmedia,theyareespeciallyskilledatanalyzingvisualdataandimages。

　　Manyeducatorsandpsychologistssayparentsneedtoactivelyensurethattheirteenagersbreakfreeofuncontrollableengagementwithscreensandspendtimeinthephysicalcompanyofhumanbeings—agrowingchallengenotjustbecausetechnologyofferssuchahandyoptionbutbecausesomanyteenagersandcollegestudentssayovercommitted（任务过量的）schedulesdrivesmuchoftheirmultitasking。

　　Justasimportantisforparentsandeducatortoteachkidsthatit’svaluable,evenessential,tooccasionallyslowdown,unplugsandtaketimetoenjoylifebeyondthescreen。

　　6.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

　　A.Howismultitaskingdefine（定义）intheinformationage?

　　B.Howdopeopleseenewtechnologyandthesocialchangeitbringsabout?

　　C.Howdoestechnologychangemodernfamilylife?

　　D.What’stheimpactofmultitaskingonyoungpeople?

　　7.Theexpression “warpspeed” inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto____。

　　A.Lowspeed

　　B.Toomuchtimealone。

　　C.highspeed

　　D.steadyspeed

　　8.Accordingtosometeenagersandcollegestudents,whatcausestheirmultitasking?

　　A.Overcommittedschedules

　　B.Toomuchtimealone

　　C.Inabilitytofocus

　　D.Fearofbeingneglected

　　9.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?

　　A.Humanshavebeguntoengageinthemultitaskingbehaviorssincetheinformationage。

　　B.Multitaskingisacriticalskillthatstudentsarerequiredtolearnatschool。

　　C.Onlyparentscanhelptheirkidstogetridofthemultitaskinghabits。

　　D.multitaskingmaypreparestudentsfortherealityoftoday’sfast-pacesworkenvironment。

　　10.Whatdoeducatorsandpsychologistadviseparentstodotheirmultitaskingkids?

　　A.Tocutoffhomeinternetconnection。

　　B.Toseekmedicaltreatment。

　　C.Toencouragetheirkidstohavesomesociallife。

　　D.tohelptheirkidstosetpersonalgoals

Passage3

　　Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　ThenuclearpoweremergencyataJapaneseatomicpowerplantlastMarchcouldleadtoamajorre-examinationinEuropeancountriesthatarealreadybuildingsuchplantsorareconsideringashiftfromfossil（化石）fuelstonuclearenergytofightclimatechange.Withtheterribleaccident25yearsagoinChernobyl（切尔诺贝利）beginningtofadeinEuropeanMemories,governmentsacrossEuropehavegrownmoreopentousingmorenuclearpower.EnthusiasmfornuclearpowerisparticularlystronginEasternEurope,whichwantstomoveawayfromdependenceonRussianoilandnaturalgas,andonheavilypollutingcoal-firedpowerplants.Easterngovernmentshavebegunimprovingexistingnuclearplantsorarebuildingorplanningnewones.ButasJapanstruggledtodealwithhernuclearcrises,discussionaboutthegoodandthebadofnuclearpowerbecameheated。

　　（80）InGermany,nuclearpowerhasbeenarepeatedlyarguedandwidelyfeltissuefordecades。

 Upto70percentofGermansopposenuclearpower.Recentlyabout40,000peopleturnedouttoformahumanchainnearanuclearplanttoprotestgovernmentpoliciesonnuclearpower. “TheaccidentinJapancouldleadtoamajorrethinkinEurope,” saidHenrikPaulitzoftheInternationalDoctorsforthePreventionofNuclearWar. “Governmentshavenotbeenquiteopenaboutthesafetylevelsofthenuclearpowerplants。

”

　　Chancellor（总理）AngelaMerkelheadsacenter-rightunitygovernmentthatsupportstheuseofnuclearpower.Hergovernmentrecentlymadeadisputeddecisiontoextendthelifeofthecountry’s17nuclearpowerplantsbyanaverageof12years.Shewillnowfacemorepressurethechangethatpolicy.Shecalledanemergencymeetingwithherseniorministers. “Weknowhowsafeourplantsareandthatwedonotfaceathreatfromsuchaseriousearthquakeorviolenttidalwave,” Mrs.Merkelsaidafterthemeeting. “WewilllearnwhatwecanfromtheeventsinJapan。

”

　　11.  Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutEuropeisTRUE?

　　A.ItisdependentonRussiaforgasandoil。

　　B.Ithasputanendtofossilfuels。

　　C.Ithadamajornuclearaccidentthisyear。

　　D.Itislikelythattheywouldrethinktheirnuclearpowerpolicies。

　　12.  Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingstatementsaboutEasternEuropearetrueEXCEPT_______ 。

　　A.theyareeagertobuildnewnuclearpowerplants

　　B.theyhavetotallyforgottentheChernobylaccident25yearsago

　　C.theyhaveimprovedtheirnuclearpowerplants

　　D.the