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陕西省成人本科学士学位英语考试真题模拟1

2012年陕西省成人本科学士学位英语考试真题模拟1

　　PartⅠReadingComprehension（30%）

　　Directions：

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedsomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet.

　　Passage1

　　Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

　　ThemostfamouscollectionsoffairytalesaretheonesbyJakobandWilhelmGrimm.TheGrimmspublishedtheirfirstfairy-talecollectionin1812.TheydisappearingGermanfolkculture.Theirfirstedition（版本）wasascholarlybookthatcarefullyrecordedtheoraltales.Theyweresurprisedwhensomeoftheirearlyreaderssuggestedthatthestoriesmightbeinterestingtochildren.

　　ButtheGrimmsneededmoney.Theyhadmadeabaddealwiththeirpublisherandreceivedlittlepaymentfortheirfirstbook.AtonepointWilhelmcomplainedtherewasn‘tachairinhishouseonecouldsitonwithoutworryingitwouldbreak.Sohetookthehintandsettoworktomakeabookthatwouldbesuitableforchildren.Heselectedafewofthetales，madethemmuchlonger，andpolishedupthelanguage.Hedidn’taddmorals，buthedidslipincharacterjudgmentsandmoralizingcommentswhereverhecould.

　　TheGrimms‘fairytalesalsohaveonecharacteristicthatwouldseemtomakethemunsuitableforchildren.Manyofthemincludeviolentincidents.In“HanselandGretel”eatenbyawolf.Whenherevisedthetalesforchildren，WilhelmGrimmretainedtheviolence.Infact，hesometimesevenrampeditup.Forexample，inthefirstedition，theoneintendedforchildren，thatherbirdspeck（啄）outtheireyes.

　　Why，then，havetheGrimms‘fairytalesbecomeclassicofchildren’sliterature，somuchsothatitishardtoimagineachildwhodoesn‘tknowCinderella’sstoryorSnowWhite‘s?

　　Oneansweristhatonlyafewofthetalessurvivedintomoderntimes.ThefirsteditionoftheGrimms‘fairytaleshad210tales.By1825itwasdownto50.Andtadayonlyadozenorsoofthetalesareoftenreprintedinchildren’scollections.

　　（76）Butthedeeperansweristhatthetalesthathavelastedaremagicaladventuresthathelpchildrendealwiththestrugglesandfearsoftheireverydaylives.

　　WhydidWilhelmGrimmsetouttoadapthisbookforchildren?

　　Todealwithreaders‘complaints.

　　Toimprovehisfinancialsituation.

　　Attherequestofhispublisher.

　　Topreservetheancientstoriesinprint.

　　Whenrevisingthefairytales，WilhelmdidallofthefollowingEXCEPT_______.

　　A.addingcharacterjudgments.B.makingthetalesmuchlonger

　　C.deletingtheviolentscenesD.polishingupthelanguage

　　3.Whatdoestheexpression“rampeditup”inParagraph3probablymean?

　　A.StartedB.AllowedC.ClassifiedD.Increased

　　4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheGrimms‘fairytalesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.Theywereoriginallyintendedtobechildren‘sstories.

　　B.Generallyspeaking，thetalesthathaveenduredcanhelpchildrendealwiththechallengeslifebringtothem.

　　C.Alargenumberofthetalesmadeittothemodernage.

　　D.Theyarelessviolentthanthechildren‘sstoriesbeingwrittentoday.

　　5.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?

　　A.Historyoffairytales.　B.Waystopreservetheoraltradition.

　　C.TheGrimms‘fairytales.　D.Violenceinfairytales.

　　Passage2

　　Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

　　Astheschoolyearkicksoff，parentsareonceagainstrugglingtocajole（哄骗）and，ifneedbe，dragtheirexhaustedteensoutofbed，Thatimagemaymakeyoulaugh，butlackofsleepisnojoke.（77）Teenagerswhodon‘tgetenoughresthavemorelearning，health，behaviorandmoodproblemsthanstudentswhogetatleastninehoursanight.Long-termlackofsleeoistiedtoheartdisease，overweight，depressionandashortenedlife.Lackofsleepcanbeespeciallydeadlyforteens;caraccidentsaretheleadingcauseofdeathamongteenagers，andsafetyexpertsbelievesleepydrivingisamajorfactor.

　　Unfortunately，fewteenagersgetthesleeptheyneed.Inasurveyofmiddle-andhigh-schoolstudents，UniversityofColoradoresearchersfoundthat82percentsaidtheywokeuptiedandunrefreshed，andmorethanhalfhadtroubleconcentratingduringthedayatleastonceaweek.

　　Blamemultitaskingforsomeofthis.Manystudentsarejugglingafter-schoolactivities，homeworkandpart-timejobs.Evenwhentheymanagetofulfilltheseobligationsbyareasonablehour，television，theinternet，videogames，phonecallsandtextmessagetofriendsoftenkeepthemawakedeepintothenight.Takingsodaandenergydrinkslateinthedayandgoingtolate-nightpartiesonweekendsaddtosleepformostteenstofallasleepbefore11pm.Classusuallybeingsbefore8：

15am，withmanyhighschoolsstartingasweendstocatchup，makingitevenhardertofallasleeponSundaynightandwakeupMondaymorning.Playingcatch-uponweekendsalsodoesn‘thelpteensstayrefreshedwhentheneeditmost：

duringtheweekatschool.

　　Sincethe1990s，middleandhighschoolinmorethantwodozenstateshaveexperimentedwithlaterschoolstarttimes.（78）Theresultshavebeenencouraging：

moresleep，increasedattendance，bettergradesandfewerdrivingaccidents.Butmostschoolstillstartearly，meaningteenshavetheirworkcutoutforthemiftheywanttogetenoughsleep.

　　6.Accordingtothepassage，poorsleepcanbelinkedtoallofthefollowingEXCEPT____.

　　A.heartdiseaseB.caraccidentsC.skinproblemsD.poorconcentration

　　7.ThemainideaofParagraph3is______.

　　A.howsleepdeprivation（缺乏）canbetreated　B.whatcausessleepdeprivation

C.whoismostatriskforsleepdeprivation

　D.whysleepdeprivationisaseriousconcern

　　8.Whatdoestheword“juggling”inParagragph3probablymean?

　　A.Dealingwithatthesametime　B.Strikingabalancebetween

　　C.Weekendcatch-upsleep　D.Healthydiet

　　9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtobalmeforteenager‘lackofsleep?

　　A.MultitaskingB.Strikingabalancebetween

　　C.Weekendcatch-upsleepD.Healthydiet

　　10.Accordingtothepassage，whathavesomeschooldonetohelptheirstudentsgetenoughsleep?

　　A.Educatingtheirstudentsabouttheimportanceofsleep

　　B.Monitoringtheirstudents‘late-nightactivities

　　C.Delayingschoolstarttimes　D.Settingstrictrules.

Passage3

　　Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

　　Asanymiddle-classparentknows，unpaidworkexperiencecangiveyoungstersavaluableintroductiontoasecurejob.Thegovernmenthasrecognizedittoo，abandoningrulesin2011thathadformerlystopped16-to24-years-oldsfromdoingunpaidworkwhileclaimingunemploymentbenefit.Butmovingfromthattoforcingthemtoworkwithoutpayinordertocollectthesebenefitshasprovedabigstep.

　　（79）MorethanonemillionyoungpeopleinBritainareunemployed，thehighestnumbersincethemid-1980s.Keenbothtocutthewelfarebillandtoavoidthedepressedfuturewagesthatmayresultfromearlyunemployment，thegovernmenthasimpressedfuturewagesthatmayresultfromearlyunemployment，thegovernmenthasintroducedanambitiousprogramofreformtogetyoungstersoffwelfareandintowork.Akeypartofitisensuringthatnoonegetsbenefitfromthegovernmentforlong;ministersarekeentoavoidwhathappenedaftertheearly-1980srecession（衰退），whenunemploymentcontinuedinsomepartsofthecountryforalongtimeaftertheeconomybegantoimprove.

　　Tohelpyoungpeopleintowork，ministershadpersuadedlotsofemployers，includingbakerychains，bookshops，andsupermarkets，totakeonunemployedyouths，whoreceiveworkexperiencebutnopay，withtheprospectofproperjobforthosewhoshine.（80）Some35，000youngstersparticipatedlastyear;halffoundpaidworksoonafterfinishingthescheme.

　　Theideaofgettingyoungadultsusedtoshowingupforworkispopularwithvoters：

accordingtoasurveypublishedinFebruary，about60%ofpeoplesupporttheprogram.Equallyattractivewastheoptionofcompellingthemtowork：

undertheexistingarrangementsyoungsterscouldchoosewhetherornottoacceptaplace，butiftheydroppedputaftertheendofthefirstweek，theystoodtoloseuptotwoweeks‘benefits.

　　Yettheschemehasalsopolarized（两极分化的）opinion：

athirdofpeopleareconsistentlyopposed.Followinganoisy“RighttoWork”campaignthataccusedemployersofco-operatingsecretlywiththisfromgettingworse，ChrisGrayling，anemploymentminister，admittedthatyoungpeoplecouldleavetheirworkexperienceatanytimewithoutbeingpunishedfordoingso.Thisnotonlyhaltedtheflightofemployers（fornow，atleast）butalsoenabledhimtoannouncethatnewfirmshaveagreedtotakepartintheprogram.。

　　11.Accordingtothepassage，youngpeopleinBritain_____.

　　A.areusedtoshowingupforworkB.valueunpaidworkverymuch

　　C.arealwaysopposedtounpaidwork

　　D.couldlearnsomethingaboutjobsecuritythroughunpaidwork

　　12.Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

　　A.Mostvoterssupportthegovernment‘sefforttohelpyoungpeopletowork

　　B.Somepeopleprotestagainstthegovernment‘sattempttoforceyoungpeopletowork

　　C.Therearemorethanonemillionyoungpeoplewhotookpartintheprogram

　　D.Therearemorethanonemillionyoungpeoplewhoarejobless

　　13.Accordingtotheauthor，theBritishgovernmentistryingto______.

　　A.punishyoungpeopleiftheyarenotcooperatingwithit

　　B.reformtheunemployedyoungsters

　　C.theeconomicslowdown　D.reducewelfarespending

　　14.Theword“shine”inParagraph3means“______”。

　　A.dowellB.reflect