北京地区成人本科学位英语考试A卷含答案.doc

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2008年4月北京地区成人本科学位英语考试（A卷含答案）

2008.04.19（A卷）

PartI  ReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceand     blackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

  Lookingbackonmychildhood，Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed（紧抱的）flowersandinsects.Unlike  them,Ihandnoearformusicandlanguages,IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.

  BeforeWorldWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.（76） NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor. ButIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofdogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.

  Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovedis-cussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoiloil,readingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle（谜）,becauseitallseemstofit   together.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.

  Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist;oneoftheoutstandingand  essentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistcanbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.         

1.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe____.A.fullofenthusiasm

   B.self-disciplined

   C.fullofambition

   D.knowledgeable

2.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor_____.

   A.losthishearingwhenhewasachild

   B.didn’tlikehisbrothersandsisters

   C.wasborntoanaturalist’sfamily

   D.wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhood

3.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientist      probablybecausehethinkshe_____.

   A.justreadsaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries

B.comesupwithsolutionsinmostnaturalways

C.hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic

D.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofscientist

4.Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause_____.

   A.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature

   B.hedidn’tliveverylongwiththem

   C.thefamilywasextremelylarge

D.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

   A.Theauthorbelievesthatabornnaturalistcannotbeascientist.

   B.Theauthor’sbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicand         languages.

   C.Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoil         industry.

   D.Theauthorspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.  

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprised  tofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.

Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-   classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhere  inone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesome   businesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.The     driverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.

Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.

TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.  （77）  Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate. Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedand  theywillbepaid    accordingly.

Withsomanyloopholes（漏洞）ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeen  foundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonest    accountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongood    faithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryone  intoareal“gentleman”.（78） Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,  whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?

6.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,_____.

  A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriver

  B.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxiride

  C.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhe        wantstogo

  D.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforethey  leavewithoutpaying

7.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland_____.

  A.providemealsforonlythosewholiveinthehotels

  B.providemealsforanydiners

  C.providefreewineandchargeforfood

  D.aremostlypoorlymanaged

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

  A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.

  B.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursof   theiremployees.

  C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.

  D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvance     aboutthepay.

9.Theword“those”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto  _____.

  A.peoplewhooftentaketaxis

  B.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotels

  C.peoplewhoaredishonest

  D.peoplewhoareworthyoftrust

10.Itcanbeconcludedthat  _____.

  A.Finnishpeoplearenotsmartenoughindailylife

  B.Finlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheats

  C.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel

  D.alltheFinnsarerich

 Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

  Therearemanyfactorswhichmayhaveaninfluenceonadultsand      childrenbeingabletoleadahealthylife.

  Nowadays,peopleareverybusy.Often,bothparentsworkoutsidethe  home.Childrenareexpectedtotakeonmoreresponsibilityathometohelptheirparents.Theyalsohavesporting  andleisureactivitiesaswellas  schoolexpectations.

  Thebusynessalsoaddsanotherfactor:

theneedtousecarstoget    fromoneplacetoanotherquickly.

  Today,societyplacesalotofemphasisontechnology.Computers,DVDs，CDs,television,PlayStationsandXboxeshavebecomemajorleisureactivi-ties,ratherthantraditionalmoreactivepursuits.Thishasledtoamore sedentary lifestyle.

  Themediaprovideentertainmentandinformation.（79）Unfortunately,theyalsopromotefastfoodwhichfitseasilyintobusylifestyles. Itis  muchmoreconvenientattimestobuyaquicktakeawayratherthanprepareameal.Themediaconstantlybombard（轰炸）theiraudiencewith‘perfect’bodyimages,theneedtobuythemostfashionableclothes,themostup-to-datecomputergames,thebestplacestovisitandthebestthingstodo.

  Environmentsvary.Wemaybeexposedtopollution,suchascigarette  smoke.Thiscanbeharmfultopeoplewhosufferfrombreathingdifficulties. （80）Environmentswherepassivesmokingisunavoidablemakeitdifficulttoleadahealthylife.

   Itisimportantforeveryonetobeacceptedandcaredaboutbyfamilyandfriends.Bothofthesegroupscaninfluencepeople—positivelyandne-gatively.Negativefeelingscanleadpeopletoadoptanunhealthylifestyle.     Perhapsthemostimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestylesis  motivation,orthedesiretobehealthy.Anypersonwhowantstobehealthywillfindawaytobehealthy —ifhe/sheismotivatedenough!

11.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

A.benefitsofahealthylifestyle

B.demandsofdailylife

C.factorsaffectingahealthylifestyle

D.apositiveapproachtohealthyliving

12.Theword“sedentary”inParagraph4probablymeans_____.

A.havingalotofthingstodo

B.involvinglittleexerciseorphysicalactivity

C.beingisolatedfromtheoutsideworld

D.experiencingalotofstress

13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasafactor  leadingtothepopularityoffastfood?

A.Cheapprice.   B.Themedia.   C.Busylifestyle.   D.Convenience

14.WhichisNOTlistedasafactorinfluencingtheabilitytohavea   healthylifestyle?

A.    Pollution.  

B.    Economicfactors.

C.    Dependenceuponcars.

D.   Influenceoffamilyorfriends.

15.Accordingtotheauthor,_____maybethemostimportantfactor     influencinghealthylifestyles.

A.technology          B.culturalbackground

   C.environment         D.thedesiretobehealthy

Part Ⅱ VocabularyandStructure（30%）

Directions:

Inthispart,thereare30incompletesentences.Foreach   sentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.Hearingthegunshot,allthebirdsflew_____everydirection.

A.in        B.on       C.to      D.toward

17.Thefactoryhadto_____numberofemployeesbecauseoftheeconomic       declineinthecountry.

A.layout    B.la