北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试试题及答案A.doc

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2010年5月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试试题及答案（A）

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

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

Passage1

本文属于社会问题的议论文。

介绍了UN的一篇对滥用毒品的研究报告。

通过UN对流行音乐行业对滥用毒品的影响的研究报告来说明由于流行音乐的全球化，在一定程度上造成了滥用毒品的扩大和蔓延。

谴责一些媒体组织以及年轻人创造了容忍接受滥用毒品的环境，呼吁社会和政府履行责任，减少亲毒品信息对社会尤其是青少年的影响。

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Themulti-billion-dollarWesternpopmusicindustryisunderfire.ItisbeingblamedbytheUnitedNationsforthedramaticriseindrugabuseworldwide.“Themostworryingdevelopmentisacultureofdrug-friendliness,”saystheUN'sInternationalNarcoticsControlBoardinareportreleasedlastyear.

The74-pagestudysaysthatpopmusic,asaglobalindustry,isbyfarthemostinfluentialtrend-setterforyoungpeopleofmostcultures.“Somesongsencouragepeopletotakedrugs.（76）Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle,”thestudysays.

Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendlypopmusicseemstosurvivedespitetheoccasionalshockofdeathbyoverdose（过量用药）.“Suchincidentstendtobeseenasanoccasiontomourn（哀悼）thelossofarolemodel,andnotanopportunitytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse,”itnotes.Sincethe1970s,severalinternationallyfamoussingersandmoviestars--includingElvisPresley,JaniceJoplin,JohnBelushi,JimiHendrix,JonathanMelvinandAndyGibbs--havediedofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses.Withtheglobalizationofpopularmusic,messagespromoting,drugabusearenowreachingbeyondtheircountriesoforigin.“Inmostcountries,thenamesofcertainPOPstarshavebecomefamiliartothemembersofeveryhousehold,”thestudysays.

TheUNstudyalsoblamesthemediaforitsdescriptionofcertaindrugincidents,whichencouragesratherthanpreventsdragabuse.“Overthepastyears,wehaveseenhowdrugabuseisincreasinglyregardedasbeingacceptableorevenattractive,”saysHamidGhodse,presidentoftheBoard.“Powerfulpressuregroupsmnpoliticalcampaignsaimedatlegalizingcontrolleddrugs,”hesays.Ghodsealsopointsoutthatalltheedevelopmentshavecreatedanenvironmentwhichistolerant（容忍的）oforevenfavorabletodrugabuseandspoilsinternationaldrugpreventioneffortscurrentlyunderway.

Thestudyfocusesondemandreductionandpreventionwithinanenvironmentthathasbecometolerantofdrugabuse.TheBoardcallsongovernmentstodotheirlegalandmoralduties,andtoactagainstthepro-drug（赞成吸毒）messagesoftheyouthculturetowhichyoungpeopleincreasinglyarebe'rugexposed.

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthortendtoagreewith?

A.Theuseofdragsfornon-medicinalpurposesis,anacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle.

B.Thespreadingofpopmusicmaycausedragabusetogobeyondcountryboundaries.

C.Noeffortshavebeenmadetopreventthespreadingofdragabuse.

D.Governmentshavenoabilitytoactagainstthepro-dragmessagesoftheyouthculture.

【答案】B。

细节题。

根据原文第二段内容可知，流行音乐在年轻人当中影响巨大，而一些流行歌曲鼓励人们吸毒。

因此可知选择B。

2.Theexpression“underfire”?

inthefirstparagraphmeans______.

A.inanurgentsituationB.facingsomeproblems

C.beingcriticizedD.introuble

【答案】C。

词汇解释题。

文章主要论述现代社会的吸毒现象与日俱增的原因，而首先提到的就是“流行音乐的影响”。

所以根据文章上下文，可知流行音乐正在受到大众的批评。

3.Fromthethirdparagraph,welearnthattheyouth______.

A.tendtomournthepopstarswhodiedofoverdoseasrolemodels

B.areshockedtoknowevenpopstarsmayabusedmgs

C.trytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse

D.maystopabusingdrugs

【答案】A。

细节题。

根据文章第三段Suchincidentsendtobeseenasanoccasiontomourn（哀悼）thelossofarolemodel,andnotanopportunitytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse.可排除B、C、D选项。

4.Whichofthefollowingis.notmentionedastolerantofdrugabuse?

A.Thespreadingofpopmusic.

B.Themedia.

C.Politicalcampaignsrunbypowerfulpressuregroups.

D.Thelowpriceofsomedrags.

【答案】D。

细节题。

根据文章第四段，A、B、C均提到过。

所以选择D。

5.Accordingtothepassage,popmusic______.

A.hasagreatinfluenceonyoungpeopleofmostcultures

B.attractsasmallnumberofyoungpeople

C.isnotaprofitableindustry

D.isaloneresponsiblefordrugabuse

【答案】A。

细节题。

B与文中意思相反。

C、D未提到。

Passage2

本文介绍了老年社会都来后需要注意的问题。

第一段说大部分老年人都在发展中国家。

后面几段讲到需要尽可能的保证人们的身体健康、让年轻人对老年人保持尊重、克服工作歧视等方面的内容。

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Therearemanyolderpeopleintheworldandtherewillbemanymore.Alittle-knownfactisthatover60percentoftheolderpeopleliveindevelopingcountries.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,by2020therewillbe1billion,withover700millionlivingindevelopingcountries.

Itisasurprisingfactthatthepopulationageingisparticularlyrapidindevelopingcountries.Forexample,ittookFrance115yearsfortheproportionofolderpeopletodoublefrom7percentto14percent.ItisestimatedtotakeChinaamere27yearstoachievethissameincrease.

Whataretheimplicationsoftheseincreasednumbersofolderfolk?

（77）Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive.themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability（残疾）.Attentionisbeingpaidtotheneedtokeeppeopleashealthyaspossible,includingduringoldage,tolessenthefinancialburdenonthestate.

（78）Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.InsomeAfricancouintries,certainlyinAsia,olderpeoplearerespectedandregardedastheones~withspecialknowledge.Yettraditionsarefadingawaydaily,whichdoesnotensurethecontinuedhighregardofolderpeople.Associetychanges,attitudeswillchange.

Muchneedstobedonetogetridofagediscrimination（歧视）inemployment.Life-longlearningprogramsneedtobeprovidedtoenableolderpeopletobeactivemembersinacountry'sdevelopment.

Socialsecuritypoliciesneedtobeestablishedtoprovideadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.Bothpublicandprivateschemesarevitalinorderto,buildasuitablesafetynet.

Toachieveequalityinsuchmatterswilltakeconsiderabletimeandeffort.Onethingissure:

thereisnotimetobelost.

6.Theproportionofolderpeople______.

A.isbiggerindevelopedcountriesthanindevelopingcountries

B.isone-seventhofthepopulationdevelopingcountries

C.willincreasemuchfasterinChinathaninFrance

D.willbesixtypercentindevelopingcountriesby2020

【答案】C。

根据文章ittookFrance115yearsfortheproportionofolderpeopletodoublefrom7percentto14percent.Itisestimatedtotake可知中国人口老化速度，中国比法国快。

7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaregovernmentsmostwordedabout?

A.Thediseasesanddisabilityofolderpeople.

B.Thelongerlifeandgoodhealthofpeople.

C.Thelossoftaxesonolderpeople.

D.Theincreasingrespectforolderpeople.

【答案】A。

根据原文，Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive,themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability（残疾）.可知，政府最大的担心是人们上了年纪之后，生病和残疾的可能性增大了。

8.Itisstateddirectlyinthepassagethatolderpeopleshould______.

A.betreateddifferentlyindifferentcultures

B.enjoyasimilarlifestyle

C.beignoredassocietychanges

D.bevaluedbytheyoungergenerations

【答案】D。

根据文章第四段Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.可知，作者认为有必要让年轻后辈理解并看重社会中的年长者。

因此选择D。

9.WhichofthefollowingmeasuresisNOTmentionedtosolvethepopulationageingproblem?

A.Gettingridofagediscriminationinemployment.

B.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.

C.Providingfreehealthcareforsickolderpeople.

D.Supplyinglife-longlearningprogramstoolderpeople.

【答案】C。

在文章第五、六段中可以找到A、B、D的对应语句，而C选项，文中只提到尽可能地保持人们身体健康，但未提到“freehealthcare”。

因此选C。

10.Theauthorconcludesinthelastparagraphthat______.

A.governmentshavespentlotsoftimeinsolvingtheageingproblem

B.populationageingisahardproblem,butitneedstobesolvedurgently

C.peoplearetoobusytosolvethepopulationageingproblem

D.muchtimeandeffortwillbelostinsolvingtheageingproblem、

【答案】B。

根据文章最后一段可知，作者认为应该有必要为老年人建立一个合适的安全网，因此排除A（已经花了很多时间）、C（太忙以致于不能解决这个问题）、D（很多时间和努力会被花掉）

Passage3

本文介绍了世界范围内的经济增长与消灭贫困的问题。

介绍了经济学家们对于如何消灭贫困，发展世界经济的看法。

以及人们对世界银行和国际货币组织一些措施的看法

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

（79）Extensivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhas,madeextraordinaryprogressinreducingpovertyinrecentdecades.Theresearchsuggeststhatthepaceofeconomicprogresshasbeenrapidandcontinuedfordecades,builtonthefoundationsofrelativepoliticalstability,risingtrade,andeconomicliberalization（自由化）aftertwoworldwars.Onenewstudy,publishedrecentlybytheInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinWashington,findsthattheproportionofthe6.1billionpeopleintheworldwholiveon$1adayorlessshrankfrom63.percentin1950to35percentin1980and12percentin1999.Bysomeothermeasures,theprogresshasbeenmoremodest.Still,economistsagreethatpovertyhasplungedinkeynationssuchasIndiaandespeciallyChina,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowthaswellaseconomicfreedom.“Thisisahugesuccessfortheworldasawhole,”saysHarvard