北京地區(qū)成人本科學(xué)士學(xué)位英語統(tǒng)一考試B

北京地區(qū)成人三級(jí)英語網(wǎng)北京地區(qū)成人本科學(xué)士學(xué)位英語統(tǒng)一考試（B）2008.11.22PartIReadingComprehension（30%）Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares（惡夢）（76）NowAmericalresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerase（抹去）theeffectofpainfulmemories.InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.（77）Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareerased.Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportin.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldierstroublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.“Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmaretheyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions,”saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.“thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.”Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatitisverydangeroustochangememoriesbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity（特質(zhì)）.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.“Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare,I,mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesout,”saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist.Thepassageismainlyabout.anewmedicalinventionanewresearchonmemoriesawayoferasingpainfulmemoriesanargumentabouttheresearchonthepill159北京大學(xué)資源茶樓1526室電話：62750580,62750595159北京地區(qū)成人三級(jí)英語網(wǎng)Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan.A.causethebraintofixmemoriesstoppeoplerememberingtheirexperiencespreventbodyproducingcertainchemicalswipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesWecaninferfromthepassagethat.peopledoubttheeffectsofthepills.thepillwillstoppeople,sandexperiences.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople,shealththepillhasprobablebeenproducedinAmericaWhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?Somememoriescanruinpeople,slivespeoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.Thepillwillreducepeople,ssufferingfrombadmemories.Theword“scars”inParagraphoneiscloseinmeaningto.A.goodstoriesB.painsC.experiencesD.memoriesPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:On-the-jobsmokingisahotissueforbothsmokersandnon-smokers,andmanymanagersnowseesmokingasaproductivity（生產(chǎn)力）problem.Althoughsomepeoplequestionwhethersmokingreallyaffectsone，sproductivity,ithas,infactbeenproventhatasmokercostsacompanymorethananon-smoker.AccordingtoprofessorWilliamWeis,asmokingemployeecostshisorheremployerabout$5,700moreayearthananever-smoker.Thesecostsincludemedicalcare,lostearningsandinsurance.Andabsenceduetosmokingbreaksisoneoftheproductivityproblems,yetitaccountsforagreatdealofemployercosts.（78）Whentheissueofsmokingattheworkplaceisdiscussed,perhapsthemostimportantproblemisthehealthriskthatsmokingcausestobothsmokersandnever-smokers.Ithaslongbeenproventhatsmokingislinkedtolungcancer.Nowmanyhealtyexpertswarnthatpassivesmokingcancauselungcancerandotherillnessesinhealthynever-smokers.Passivesmokingcanbedefinedasexposuretosecond-handtobaccosmokeinenclosedareas.Anyonewhohasbeenwithsmokersindeedknowsthattheirsmokecancauseeyeirritation（刺激），coughing,headachesandthroatsoreness.Whileeyeirritationmayseemasmallthingtosomesmokers,itneverthelessisaproblemthatoccurseveryworkdayinofficesandbreak-roomsandcanleadtogreaterhealthproblems.Employeeswhodonotsmokeshouldnotbesubjected（遭受）9therisksofpassivesmokingandneedtobeabletoworkinasafeenvironment.SurgeonGeneralKoopstatesthattherightofthesmokerstopsatthepointwherehisorhersmokingincreasesthediseaseriskofthoseoccupyingthesameenvironment.160北京大學(xué)資源茶樓1526室電話：62750580,62750595160北京地區(qū)成人三級(jí)英語網(wǎng)Allthefollowingcasesareon-the-jobsmokingexceptthat.anemployersmokeswhileworkingintheofficeAtaxidriversmokeswhiledrivingthecarAworkersmokeswhileworkingintheworkshopaworkersmokeswhilereadinginthetrainAccordingtothepassage,on-the-jobsmokingaffectsanemployee,sperformanceintheofficeinthat.hecan,tconcentrateonwhatheisdoingwhilesmokingheoftengoesawayfromhisdesktosmokeinthebreak-roomheoftenasksforsickleaveasaresultoftoomuchsmokinghetakesarestfromtimetotimebecauseofeyeirritationManymanagersdonotseemtobeinfavorofon-the-jobsmokingmainlybecauseit.reducesproductivityofthecompanytoacertaindegreedoesharmtothehealthofnever-smokersofthecompanyaffectstherelationshipbetweensmokersandnon-smokersmakesthebreak-roomsmorecrowdedandmorepollutedPassivesmokingmeans.never-smokerstakeupthehabitofsmokingunwillinglynever-smokershavetoputupwiththeactivesmokersnever-smokersshareanenclosedareawithsmokersnever-smokersshareanenclosedareawithsmokersInthesecondpartofthepassage,theauthorsuggestsbanning（禁止）on-the-jobsmokingsoasto.cutdowncostsofmedicalcareandinsuranceCreateahealthyandsafeworkingenvironmentpreventeyeirritationfrombecomingabighealthproblemimprovethesmokingemployees,workefficiencyPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ScientistsinIndiahaveinventedanewwaytoproduceelectricity.Theirinventiondoesnotgetitspowerfromoil,coalorotherfuels,itproduceselectricitywiththepowerofanimals.Indiahasabouteightymillionbullocks.Theydoallkindsofjobs.Theyworkinthefields.Theypullvehiclesthroughthestreets.Theycarrywatercontainers.（79）Indianenergyofficialshavebeenseekingwaystouselessimportedoiltoprovideenergy.ScientistsattheNationalInstituteforIndustrialEngineeringinBombay（孟買）wonderedwhetherthemillionsofbullockscouldhelp.ManyvillagesinIndialackelectricity,buttheyhavemanybullocks.Andoftentheanimailsarenotworking.Onejobdonebybullocksistopumpwateroutofthewell.Theanimalsdothisbywalkingaroundandaroundinacircle.Astheywalk,theyturnaheavystickthatmakesthepumpmove.Thissimpletechnologyiscenturiesold.Scientiststhoughtthatthesametechnologycouldbeusedtoproduceelectricity.北京大學(xué)資源東樓1526室 161電話：62750580,62750595北京地區(qū)成人三級(jí)英語網(wǎng)Bullockswalkinacircleonlytwoorthreetimesaminute.Thisismuchtooslowtoproduceelectricity,butitcancreateenoughpowertoturnaseriesofgears(齒輪).Alargegearsitsnexttoasmallergear.Asthelargegearturnsitcausesthesmallergeartoturn.Thatgearturnsanevensmallerone.Eachgearmovesfasterbecauseitisalittlesmaller.Thesmallestgearmayturnextremelyfast.(7780)clocksoperatewithgears.SodocarsandsodoesthedeviceinventedbyheIndianscientiststoproduceelectricity.AccordingtotheofficialsintheUnitedNations,theideaisbeingtestedatseveralplacesinIndia.Thedeviceiseasytooperateandrepair.Anditcanbemovedeasily.Itcostsaboutthreehundredandsevendollarsnowtomakesuchadevice,butproductionoflargenumbersofthemcouldcutthecostofeachtoabouttwohundreddollars.whofirstthoughtofusingbullockstoprovideenergy?A.Indianenergyofficials. B.ScientistsinIndiaC.OfficialsintheUnitedNations D.ResearchersinEuropewhichkindofjobthatthebullocksdoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Pullingvehicles. B.PlowingfieldsC.PumpingwateroutofwellsD.Carryingfoodbaskets.whyarebullocksusedtoprovideenergyinIndia?BecausebullockshavelongbeenusedbyIndianpeopleBecausebullockswalkslowlyandareeasytocontrol.Becausetherearefewnon-workingbullocksinIndiaD.BecausethereisnotenoughoilinIhesentence“Thissimpletechnologyiscenturiesold”inParagraphOne,“Thissimpletechnology”refersto.usingbullockstoproduceenergyusingpumpstodrawwaterouthavingbullockswalkaroundtomakethepumpmoveconnectinggearsofdifferentsizestoproduceelectricityWhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthedevicementionedinthepassage?Ithasalargegearandasmallergear.It,seasytouse,butdifficulttomoveC.It,squitecheap.D.It,sstillbeingtested.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Forthesakeofherdaughter,shealth,shedecidedtomovetoawarm.A.weatherB.temperatureC.seasonD.climate北京大學(xué)資源東樓1526室 162電話：62750580,62750595北京地區(qū)成人三級(jí)英語網(wǎng)Becarefulwhenyoucrossthisverybusystreet.Ifnot.Youmayget byacar.A.runoutB.runoverC.runawayD.runafter.somefamousscientistshavethequalitiesofbeingbothcarefulandcareless.A.StrangelyenoughB.EnoughstrangelyC.StrangeenoughD.EnoughstrangeHavingatripabroadiscertainlygoodfortheoldcouple.Butitremainswhethertheywillenjoyit.A.toseeB.tobeseenC.SeeingD.seen-Youseemtoshowinterestincooking.--What?I,mgettingtiredofit.A.OnthecontraryB.TothecontraryC.OntheotherhandD.TotheotherhandThesewildflowersaresospecialthatIwoulddoIcantosavethem.A.whateverB.thatC.whichD.whicheverTimewillwhetherImadetherightchoiceornot.A.seeB.sayC.tellD.knowSuddenly,atallmandrivingagoldencarragethegirlandtookheraway,intothewoods.A.Seizing;disappearedB.seized;disappearedC.seizing;disappearingD.seized;disappearingItsuddenlymehowwecouldimprovethesituation.A.occurredB.tearedC.shookD.struckWasitbecausehewasillheaskedforleave?A.soB.whenC.whyD.thatJohnlikesChinesefood.Butheeatingwithchopsticks.A.isusedtoB.usedtoC.isn,tusedtoD.didn,tusedtoFujianProvinceliestheeastofChinaandTaiwanistheeastofFujian.A.in;inB.to;inC.to;toD.in;toForJohnthiswasthebeginningofanewlife,hethoughthewouldneversee.A.whatB.thatC.oneD.itWestayedforthenightatthefootofthemountainandtoclimbitthenextmorning.A.setaboutB.setoffC.setupD.setoutWeshoulddoasmuchaswecanourcountrybetterandmorebeautiful.A.makeB.tomakeC.makesD.making“toputoffsomething”means“to"A.lookforitB.putitinplaceC.postponeitD.cancelit__,he,llmakeafirst-classtennisplayer.A.GivingtimeB.TogiveTime北京大學(xué)資源東樓1526室 163電話：62750580,62750595北京地區(qū)成人三級(jí)英語網(wǎng)C.GiventimeB.Beinggiventime-Didyouseeheroffthedaybeforeyesterday?--No,butIwishI.A.wereB.didC.hadD.wouldSomediversalwaysdrivecarelessly.Thereissomedangerwhiletheyaredriving.A.painfulB.potentialC.probableD.primaryYouhavestayedathomefortwodays.It,stimeyouforawalk.A.gooutB.wentoutC.willgooutD.wouldgooutCanyouthethreemistakesinthisparagraph?A.turnoutB.bringoutC.calloutD.pickoutThisismuchtotheoneIboughtlastweek.A.worseB.lowerC.inferiorD.equaltheircountryhasplentyofoil,ourshasnone.A.WhileB.WhereC.WhenD.UnlessThereatthedoorstoodagirlaboutthesameheight.A.asmeB.asmineC.withmineD.withmeDon,tbetooaboutthingsyouarenotsupposedtoknow.A.strangeB.amusingC.curiousD.consciousHe,sgothimselfintoadangeroussituationheislikelytolosecontrolovertheplane.A.whereB.whichC.whileD.whyInordertochangeattitudesemployingwomen.Thegovernmentisbringinginnewlaws.A.aboutB.ofC.towardsD.onThefactcameupspecificspeechsoundsarerecognizedbybabiesasyoungas6monthsold.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.whoseItisgenerallybelievedthatteachingisitisascience.A.anartmuchasB.muchanartasC.asanartmuchasD.asmuchanartashavetoputitawayandfocusmyattentiononstudythisweek.HoweverthestoryisamusingNomatteramusingthestoryishoweveramusingtostoryisNomatterhowthestoryisamusingPartm Identification(10%)Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,C,andD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet北京大學(xué)資源東樓1526室 164電話：62750580,62750595北京地區(qū)成人三級(jí)英語網(wǎng)ThisisthesportsmanwhomeveryonesayswillwinthegoldA B CmedalattheWinterOlympicGames.DIheardthatyoureallyhadawonderfultimeatJohn,sbirthdayABCParty,hadn'tyou?DTOC\o"1-5"\h\zE-mailaswellasmobiletelephonesarebecomingmoreandA B Cmorepopularindailycommunication.DTheyaregoingtohavetheservicemeninstalledanelectricfaninAB C Dtheofficetomorrow.TwowomanteachersandfourgirlstudentswerepraisedattheA B CDMeetingyesterday.LessonThreeisthemostdifficultlesson,butitisn,tthemostA BCdifficultlessoninBookFour.DThereporterwasverypleasewhenthechairmanallowedhimtoA B CAskfewquestions.DHetriedtolearnGreekbutsoongottiredofitandgaveupit.A BC DWiththesunsetting,westoppedworking,puttingawayourtoolsA BCAndweregoingtogohome.DPolitemannersinChinademandthatapersonstandsupwhenA BAnyoneentersaroomorwhenanyonehandshimsomething.C DPartIVCloze(10%)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchoosetheONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontire:AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Scientistssaythatsomethingveryseriousishappeningtotheearth.Itwillbegin165北京大學(xué)資源茶樓1526室165電話：62750580,62750595北京地區(qū)成人三級(jí)英語網(wǎng)toget56inthefollowingyears.Therewillbemajorchangesin57inthenewcentury.Coastalwaterswillhavea58temperature.Thiswillhavea59effctonagriculture.Innorthenareas,the 60seasonwillbetendayslongerbytheyear2010.However,inwarmerareas,itwillbetoodry.The61ofwatcrcould62bycightypereent.Thiswould63 alargedecreaseinagricultureproduction.Worldtemperaturecould64twodegreescentigradebytheyear2040.However,theincreasecouldbethreetimesasgreatintheArcticandAntarcticareas.Thiscouldcausethe_65shectstomeltandraisethe66oftheoceans67onetotwometers.Manycoastalcitieswouldbe68water.Whyisthishappening?Thereisto69carbondioxidcintheair.70oil,gasandcoalburn,theycreatclargeamountsofcarbondioxide.Thiscarbondioxidelets71entertheearth,satmosphereand72theearth.However,itdoesn,tletasmuchheat73theatmosphereandenterspace.It,slikeablanket.Theheat74thesuncanpassthroughtheblankettowarmtheearth.Theheat75 thereandcan,tescapethroughtheblanketagain.Scientistscallthisthegreen-houseeffcct.56.A.worseB.colderC.betterD.warmer57.AweatherB.agricultureC.climateD.land58.A.properB.highcrC.normalDlower59.A.good B.generalC.seriousD.useful60.A.gettingB.playingC.takingD.growing61..A.muchB.manyCamountD.number62.A.fall B.decreaseC.refuseD.rise63.A.lead B.keepC.makeD.cause64.A.realizeB.dropC.liftD.increase65.iceB.rainF.stoneD.water66.A.areaB.levelC.coastD.degree67.A.by B.toC..of D.with68.A.aboveB.underC.belowD.over69.A.little B.manyC.fewD.much70.A.If B.BecauseC.WhenDWhy71.A.gas B.airC.rainD.sunlight72.A.heat B.protectC.hurtD.cold73.A.reachB.getC.heaveD.enter74.A.throughB.byC.fromD.on75.A.storesB.arrivcsC.standsD.staysPartVTranslation(20%)SectionADirections:InthisparttherearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.Thesesentencesarealltakenfromthe