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北京成人自考学位英语试题和答案
北京成人自考本科学士学位英语统一考试
考试时间:
2014.05.10
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondinglettermtheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
ThefirstyearofschoolinAmerica,knownaskindergarten,usuallybeginsbetweentheagesoffiveandsix.Amongrichcountriessuchalatestartisverystrange.PresidentObamabelievesitisaneconomicandsocialproblem;hiseducationsecretarygoesasfarastosaythatitis"morallywrong".Thisstatementhassomesupport,asitisclearfromresearchintovocabularythatyoungstersfrompoorfamiliesenterkindergartenwellbehindthosefromrichfamilies—adisadvantagethatusuallylastsalifetime.Childrenfromhouseholdsonwelfareknew525wordsbytheageofthree,whilethechildrenofprofessionalshadmastered1,116.
(76) Pre.schoolcanhelpclosethisgap. Soinaspeechlastmonth,Mr,ObamacalledforapartnershipbetweenthefederalgovernmentandthestatestoexpandittoeveryAmericanchild.Itlaterbecameknownthat"every"meantthosewhocomefromfamilieswithincomesofupto200%abovethepovertyline—equaltoanincomeof$47,000forafamilyoffour.
(77) Somecriticssaythatsendingchildrentoschoolattheageoffourdoesnotwork.Theevidencesuggestsotherwise.Forexample,onMarch20thnewresultswereannouncedfromastudyof9.to.l1.year.oldsinNewJersey.Thisreportfoundthatdisadvantagedchildrenwhohadattendedpre.schoolhadbetterliteracy(读写能力),language,mathsandscienceskills.Andtwoyearsofpre.kindergartenwerebetterthanone.
Somestudiesalsofollowtheeffectsofearlylearningoverlifetimes,suchasitseffectoncrimeratesandotherfactorsthatmayeventuallyburdensociety.Criticshave singledout agovernmentschemecalledHeadStart,createdin1965,whichprovidespoorhouseholdswitharangeofservicesincludingschool.basedearlyeducation.
1.KindergarteninrichcountriesotherthanAmericausuallybeginsattheageof_______
A.eight B.seven C.six D.four
2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Poorpre.schoolkidshavealargervocabularythanrichkids.
B.PresidentObamabelievesthatearlyeducationcansolvealleconomicandsocialproblems.
C.Richpre.schoolkidshavearichervocabularythanpoorkids.
D.PresidentObama'seducationsecretarythinksitismorallywrongtoletkidsstartkindergartenearly.
3.WhichofthefollowingabouttheNewJerseystudyisTRUE?
A.ThereisnoevidencetosupporttheNewJerseystudy.
B.NewJerseyhascreatedanewHeadStarttohelpdisadvantagedkids.
C.Sendingchildrentoschoolattheageoffourisnotgoingtohelp.
D.Twoyearsofpre.kindergartenwerebetterthanone.
4.Thephrase"singleout"inthelastparagraphmeans_______.
A.choose B.thinkabout C.count D.dependon
5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?
A.SecondaryEducation B.Pre.schoolEducation
C.PoorKids’Education D.RichKids'Education
答案详解:
1. Dfour
第一段第一句说美国的幼儿园一般在五到六岁开始,第二句说在富裕国家里这么晚才开始是十分奇怪的,所以是在五岁以前,综合答案选择D,四岁。
2. CRichpre-schoolkidshavearichervocabularythanpoorkids.
第一第四句中提到,根据调查,贫困家庭的孩子在词汇方面要落后于富有家庭的孩子,而这种差距往往会持续一生。
所以选C。
3. DTwoyearsofpre-kindergartenwerebetterthanone.
倒数第二段第三四句讲到,参加学前教育的孩子在读写能力、语言能力、数学能力和科学能力上均有更好的表现,而有两年的学前教育效果要好于一年,所以选D。
4. Achoose
本句的句意是批评者们选择了一个叫做“头脑启蒙”政府计划来……其他的选项分别都B 考虑 C计数 D依赖
5. BPre-schoolEducation
本文通篇都在探讨的是学前教。
A选项未提到,CD均为学前教育研究的一部分,所以选B。
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
HumansmaynothavelandedonMars(火星)justyet,butthatisn'tshoppingaEuropeancompanyfromdevisingaplantosendfourpeopletotheRedPlanetwithinthenextfewyears.(78) Thisproject,calledMarsOne,aimstosendasmallgroupofpeopletoMarsin2022 andeventuallyestablishapermanentcolonyontheplanet.
"EverythingweneedtogotoMarsexists,"saidMarsOneco.founderBasLansdorpinMarch2014."WehavetherocketstosendpeopletoMars,theequipmenttolandonMars,therobotstopreparethesettlementforhumans.Foraone.waymission,allthetechnologyexists."Yetthefourastronauts(宇航员)chosenforthetripwillbestuckonMars—forever.AnddespiteMarsOne'sthoroughplanning,thereareanumberofchallengesthatmaypreventthemissionfromevertakingplace.(79) Thebiggestroadblockcouldbethemission'shugecost ($6billion).However,LansdorpisconfidentthatMarsOnewillbeabletofundtheprojectbysellingthebroadcastrightsforthemissionandsubsequentexperienceslivingontheplanet.
ThosebroadcastrightswillalsoplayapartinhelpingtoselectthepeoplewhowillbesenttoMars.Lansdorpsaidthecompanywillholdaselectionprocesssimilartoarealityshow.Lansdorpisexpectingatleast1millionapplicationsfrompeoplearoundtheworld.Inadditontothecost,severalotherpotentialproblemscouldinhibit(阻止)themissiontoMars.
“It’sevenmorechallengingtosendpeopletherewithlifesupport,withfood,withair,withalltheotherthingslikebooks,entertainment,meansofcommunicationandofprovidingfortheirownresourcesforalongstayonMars,"saidAdamBaker.seniorlecturerinspaceengineeringatKingstonUniversityinLondon."Thesheersizeoftherocketsyou'dneedtodothiswouldbeabsolutely colossal.”
6.AccordingtoProjectMarsOne,humanscouldsendfourpeopletoMarswithinthenext_______years.
A. seven B.eight C.ten D.six
7.AccordingtoBasLansdorp,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?
A.Foraone.waytriptoMars,allthetechnologyexists.
B.HecouldnotcomeupwiththefundforMarsOne.
C.WehumanshavetherocketstosendpeopletoMars.
D.WehumanshavetheequipmenttolandonMars.
8.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingstatementsareTRUEEXCEPTthat_______.
A.acompetitionprocesswillbeheldtoselectthefourastronauts
B.thecostofMarsOnecouldgoasmuchas$6billion
C.ifitgoesasplanned,wecouldexpecttowatchMarsOneonTV
D.thefourastronautscouldreturntoEarthafterafewyears’stayonMars
9.Theword"colossal”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_______.
A.verylarge B.verysmall C.medium D.average
10.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?
A.ReadyforaRoundTriptoMars
B.ReadyforaShortVisittoMars
C.ReadyforaOne.wayTriptoMars
D.ReadyforaWalkonMars
答案详解:
6. Beight
第一段最后一句说计划在2022年送一组人上火星,可知答案是八年,选择B。
7. BHecouldnotcomeupwiththefundofMarsOne.
第二段倒数第二句明确说明计划大约需要60亿美元。
所以B选项描述有误。
其他选项在第二段前半部分都有提到,即所有的条件均已具备。
8. Dthefourastronautscouldreturntoearthafterafewyears’stayonMars.
文中第二段提到这是一个“one-waytrip”也就是单程旅行,所以他们不能回来。
9. Averylarge
最后一段开始提到,还需要送很多东西,例如生活用品、书籍、娱乐设施等等到火星。
所以火箭的体积应该是很大的。
选择A。
10. CReadyforaOne-waytriptoMars
文章通篇都是讲的到火星的单向旅行计划,其他选项均未提到。
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
WhentheUnitedStatesCongresscreatedYellowstoneNationalParkin1872,thegoalwastosetasideaplacewhereAmericanscouldenjoythebeautyofnatureforyearstocome.Now,142yearslater,therearehundredsofnationalparksacrossthecountry,andtechnologyischangingthewaypeopleexperiencethem.Shouldparkvisitorsbeabletousecellphones,orshouldtheiruseberestricted?
"Connectivitypresentsarealchallengetoallofus."AlNashsays.HeisapublicaffairsofficeratYellowstoneNationalPark.HesayscellphoneserviceatYellowstoneisavailableinpartsoftheparkwithstoresandcampgrounds.Thismakesiteasyforvisitorstosharephotosoftheirtriponsocialnetworkingsitesandtostayintouchwithfriendsandfamilymembers.(80) Ifanarkvisitorishurtorindanger,cellphonesmakeiteasiertogethelp. Somesaytheabilitytodownloadapplicationsthatprovideinformationaboutplantsandanimalsintheparkcanenrichavisitor'sexperience.
Otherssaycellphonesdisturbpeople'senjoymentofournationalparks.Intheirview,cellphonetowersareaneyesore,andthey'dratherhearthesoundofbirdsthantheringofanincomingcall.Canyouimaginelookingoutapeacefullakeorfieldofgrassonlytobedisturbedbyapersonshoutingintotheirphone,"Canyouhearmenow?
"
NashsaysYellowstonetriestostrikeabalance."Ultimately,ourjobistoletvisitorsunderstandandenjoynaturebetterwhileprotectingwhatpeoplefindspecialaboutYellowstone,andoneofthosethingsthat'sspecialistheabilitytogetawayfromthehustleandbustle(喧嚣)ofone'sdailylife."
11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.WhichU.S.NationalParkHastheMostVisitors?
B.ShouldNationalParksAllowtheUseofCellPhones?
C.WhatDidYellowstoneDotoEnrichParkVisitors’Experience?
D.CanTechnologyTransformtheWayPeopleExperienceNature?
12.Nationalparkswereestablished_______.
A.toshowrespecttoformerpresidents
B.toraisepublicawarenessaboutclimatechange
C.topreserveareasofnaturalbeauty
D.tocreatejobopportunities
13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthecellphoneserviceatYellowstoneisTRUE?
A.Itislimitedtocertainareasinthepark.
B.Itisavailableeverywhereinthepark.
C.Itisnotavailableinthepark.
D.Itisavai