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电大学位英语试题真题

电大学位英语试题真题

　　　　　　　　北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试　　　　　　　　PartⅠReadingComprehension　　Directions：

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.　　Passage1　　Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

　　ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity，whichisontheAtlanticmigratingroute，canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass，”said，anarchitect.“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights，andthelargertheglass，themoredangerousitis.”About90，000birdsarekilledbyflyingintobuildinginthecityeachyear.Often，theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds，afterhabitatloss，withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear.　　Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade，so，too，havecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardfornewbuildinginJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil，anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings，willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess.　　Therearenoeasyfixes，however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultravioletsignals，buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers，dotpatterns，shadesandnetarethemainoptionsavailable.　　Often，onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged.“Youdon‘tnecessarilyhavetotreateverywindow，”said.“Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding.”TheJacobConventionCenter，whichhasbeenundergoingalterations，isthemostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns.　　1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？

　　A.NewYorkisacityofglasstowers.　　B.Glasstoweraredangerousformigratingbirds.　　C.NewYorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings.　　D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedStates.　　2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbirds？

　　A.Climatechange　　B.Habitatloss　　C.Lackoffood　　D.Crashingintobuildings.　　-1-　　　　3.Whatdoestheword“fixes”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean？

　　A.Choices　　　　B.Explanations　　C.Solutions　　　　D.Developments　　4._____areusedinthealterationoftheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenter.　　A.Dotpatterns　　B.Shades　　C.Nets　　　　D.Covers　　5.WhichofthefowlingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？

　　A.Inmanycases，thewholebuildingneedstobealteredtopreventbirdcrashes.　　B.TheJacobConventionCenteristhefirstbuildingtodealwiththeproblemofbirdcrashes.　　C.About90，000birdsarekilledduetohabitatlossinNewYorkCityeachyear.　　D.Unfortunately，glassdesignsthatuseultravioletsignalsarestillintheirearlystages.　　Passage2　　Question6to10arebasedonthefowlingpassage：

　　Today‘sstudentshavegrownuphearingmoreaboutBillGatesthan，andtheyliveinaworldwhereamazinginnovationsarecommon.Thecurrent18-year-olds，afterall，were8whenGooglewasfoundedbytwostudentsatStanford；MarkZuckerbergfoundedFacebookin2004whilehewasHarvardandtheywereenteringhighschool.Havinggrownupdigital，theyareimpatienttogetonwithlife.　　Theeasiestwaytofindkidsliketheseistocheckinonentrepreneurshipeducation，inwhichcollegesanduniversitiestrytopreparetheirstudentstorecognizeopportunitiesandseizethem.　　AreportpublishedlastyearbytheKauffmanFoundation，whichfinancesprogramstopromoteinnovationoncampuses，notedthatmorethan50，000entrepreneurshipprogramsareofferedontwo-andfour-yearcampuses—upfromjust250coursesin1985.LesaMitchell，aKauffmanvicepresident，saysthatthefoundationisextendingthereachofitsacademicinfluence，whichusedtobefoundonlyinbusinessschools.Now，theconceptofentrepreneurshipisbloominginengineeringprogramsandmedicalschool，andevenintheliberalarts.“Ourinterestistheprograms，”shesays.“Weneedtospreadoutfromthebusinessschool.”　　Eitherasclassprojectsorontheirown，studentsinavarietyofmajorsarecomingupwithideas，writingbusinessplansandseeingthemthroughtoprototypeand，often，market.Intheirsparetime，studentsinagriculturaleconomicsatPurdueinventnewusesforbean；industrialdesignmajorsatSyracuse，inspeciallaboratory，createwearabletechnologies.　　Theentrepreneurshipmovementhasitscritics，especiallyamongthosewhoseecollegeasatimeforextensiveacademicexploration.“Ijustdon‘tthinkthatentrepreneurshiprankssohighintermsofnationalneed，”saysDaniel，authorofScienceforsale：

Theperils，RewardsandDelusionsofCampusCapitalism.　　Leonard，BabsonCollege‘spresident，saysthatthequestionofwhether　　-2-　　innovationcanreallybetaughtis“anage-oldargument”　　6.WhenGoogleandFacebookwereestablished，thefounderswerestill_____.　　A.inhighschool　　　　B.inthearmy　　C.inprimaryschool　　　　D.atcollege　　7.Accordingtothepassage，whatisthemainpurposeofentrepreneurshipeducation？

　　A.Topreparestudentsforfutureacademiclife　　B.Topreparestudentstofindopportunitiesandseizethem.　　C.Topreparestudentsforoverseascareer.　　D.Topreparestudenttodevelopinterpersonalskills.　　8.Theword“prototype”inthefourthparagraphismostlikelytomean_____.　　A.model　　　　B.strategy　　C.method　　　　D.stage　　9.WhatdoesDanielthinkofentrepreneurshipeducation？

　　A.Entrepreneurship，oratleastcertainelementsofit，canbetaught.　　B.Anentrepreneurshipprogramcanhelpstudentsfindwhattheyreallylikeandentrepreneurshipisn?

tallaboutbusiness.　　C.Entrepreneurshipshouldbespreadacrossdifferentfields.　　D.Collegesshouldn?

tputtoomuchemphasisonentrepreneurshipprograms.　　10.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？

　　A.Entrepreneurshipcoursesinbusinessschools.　　B.Qualitiesofanentrepreneur.　　C.Entrepreneurshipeducationincolleges.　　D.Kidsintheinformationage.　　Passage3　　Question11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

　　Regretisascommonanemotionasloveorfear，anditcanbenearlyaspowerful.So，inanewpaper，tworesearcherssetabouttryingtofindoutwhatthetypicalAmericanregretsmost.Intelephonesurveys，NealRose，apsychologistandprofessorofmarketingattheSchoolofManagementatNorthwesternUniverstiy，andMikeMorrison，adoctoralcandidateinpsychologyatUniversityofIllinois，asked370Americans，aged19to103，totalkabouttheirmostnotableregret.Participantswereaskedwhattheregretwas，whenithappened，whetheritwasaresultofsomethingtheydidordidn‘tdo，andwhetheritwassomethingthatcouldstillbefixed.　　-3-　　Themostcommonlymentionedregretinvolvedromance——lostlovesorunfulfilledrelationships.Familyregretscameinsecond，whitpeoplestillfeelingbadlyaboutbeingunkindtotheirbrothersorsistersinchildhood.Otherfrequentlyreportedregretsinvolvedcareer，education，moneyandparenting。

　　RoseandMorrison‘sstudy，whichistobepublishedinsocialpsychologicalandpersonalityscience，issignificantinthatitsurveyedawiderangeoftheAmericanpublic，includingpeopleofallagesandsocio-economicandeducationalbackgrounds.Previousstudiesonregrethavefocusedlargelyoncollegestudents，whopredictablytendtohaveeducation-focusedregrets，likewishingtheyhadstudiedharderoradifferentmajor.Thenewsurveyshowsthatinthelargerpopulation，aperson’smajor.Thenewsurveyshowsthatinthelargerpopulation，aperson‘s“lifecircumstances—accomplishments，shortcomings，situationinlife—injectconsiderablefuelintothefiresofregret，”theauthorswrite.　　Peoplewithlesseducation，forinstanceweremorelikelytoreporteducationregret.Peoplewithhigherlevelsofeducationhadthemostcareerregrets.Andthosewithnoromanticpartnertendedtoholdregretsregardinglove.Brokendownbysex，morewomenthanmenhadregretsaboutloveandfamily——notsurprising，sincewomen“valuesocialrelationshipsmorethanmen，”theauthorswrite.Incontrast，menweremorelikelythanwomentomentionwork-relatedregrets，wishingthey‘dchosenadifferentcareerpath，forinstance，orfollowedtheirparticipantsalsoreportedwishingtheyhadworkedlesstospendmoretimewiththeirchildren.　　Therewasanevensplitbetweenregretsaboutinactionandaction.But，likepreviousstudies，thecurrentresearchfoundthatsomeregretsaremorelikelythanotherstopersistovertime：

peopletendtohangonlongertotheregretofinaction；meanwhile，regretsofactiontendtobemorerecent.　　thesecondparagraph，theauthorshows______.　　A.theresearchers?

findings　　B.theimportanceoffamily　　C.theimportanceofmoney　　D.theimportanceofcareer　　12.Accordingtothepassage，collegestudentparticipantsmainlyhadregretsabouttheir______.　　A.familyandchildhood　　B.studyandmajor　　C.careerandjob　　D.romanceandfear　　word“notable”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______.　　A.common　　B.capable　　C.wonderful　　D.remarkable　　14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？

　　A.Thelesseducationheorshehas，themoreregretssheorhewouldhave.　　B.Themoreeducationheorshehas，thelessregretssheorhewouldhave.　　C.Morewomenthanmenhadregretsaboutloveandfamily.　　D.Theregretofactionseemstolastlongerthanthatofinaction.　　15.Whatisthemainidea