北京成人本科學(xué)位英語(yǔ)統(tǒng)一考試(A卷)-附答案

北京成人本科學(xué)位英語(yǔ)統(tǒng)一考試(A卷)PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1ManyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeaWriter.(76)Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere'Sabigdifferencebetween“beingawriter'andwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghouraloneatatypewriter.“You’vegottowanttowrite,”Isaytothem,“notwanttobeawriter”.Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelance(自由欄g)writer,Ihadnoprospectsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn'tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedmanualtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn'tgottenabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.ItwassohardtosellastorythatIbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite,Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn'tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering:Whatif?(77)Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetesteventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.Thepassageismeantto .A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperienceB.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriterC.showyoungpeopleit'sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfameD.encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareerWhatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.Awriter'ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanonefforts.Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation.ThechancesforwritertobecomesuccessfularesmallWhydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?Hewasn’tabletoproduceasinglebook.Hehadn’tseenachingforthebetter.Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.Hethoughthathelackedimagination.”…PeoPIewhodiewondering:Whatif?”(Lin4-5,Para-3)refersto“those”.whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflifewhoregretgivinguPtheircareerhalfwaywhothinkalotwithoutmakingadecisionwhoarefullofimaginationevenuPondeath“Shadowland”inthelastsentencerefersto .thewonderlandonoftendreamsaboutthebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardtothestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreachedaworldthatexistsonlyinone’simaginationPassage2uestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingPassage:Manisalandanimal,butheisalsocloselytiedtothesea.Throughouthistorytheseahasservedtheneedsofman.TheseahasProvidedmanwithfoodandaconvenientwaytotraveltomanyPartsoftheworld.Toady,exPertsbelievethatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheworld’sPoPulationlivewithineightykilometersoftheseacoast.(78)Inthemoderntechnologicalworldtheseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankindsurvive.Resourcesonlandarebeginningtogrowless.Thesea,however,stilloffershoPetosuPPlymanyofman’sneedsinthefuture.TherichesoftheseayettobedeveloPedbyman’stechnologyareimPressive.OilandgasexPlorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,coPPerandsoonexistontheoceanfloor.Besidesoilandgas,theseamayoffernewsourcesofenergy.ForexamPle,warmtemPeratureoftheoceancanbeusedasthesteaminasteamshiP.Seamayalsoofferasourceofenergyaselectricityformankind.TechnologyisenablingmantoexPloreevendeePerunderthesea.Itisobviousthatthetechnologytoharvesttheseacontinuestoimprove.(79)Bythe2050,expertsbelievethattheproblemstoexplorethefood,mineralsandenergyresourcesoftheseawillhavebeenlargel7ysolved.Whatisthebeattitleforthepassage?A.NeedsofMan. B.SeaHarvestandFoodC.SeaandSourcesofEnergyD.SeaExploringTechnology.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat .manhasn’tcompletelymadeuseoftherichesoftheseatechnologyforexploringtheseahasbeensolvedharvestingriceintheseawillbemadepossibleinthenearfuturemancanliveontheoceanfloorWhydoestheauthormentionasteamship?Toillustratethatmancanmakeuseofsourcesofenergyfromthesea.Toshowthatasteamshipisbetterthanotherkindsofships.Toarguethatmanshouldusesteamships.Toindicatethatitiswarmerintheoceanthanonland.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause .resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyearsmancanuseittoexplorethedeeperseaitisalotoffundivingintotheseaancientpeopleusedittoexploretheseaAccordingtotheauthor,whenwilltheproblemstoexplorethedeepersealargelybesolved?Inthenextgeneration.Bytheendofthe20thcentury.Inthenearfuture.Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury.Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Today,cigarettesmokingisacommonhabit.Aboutforty-threepercentoftheadultmenandthirty-onepercentoftheadultwomenintheUnitedStatessmokecigarettesregularly.Itisencouragingtoseethatmillionsofpeoplehavegivenupsmoking.Itisafactthatmenasagroupsmokemorethanwomen.Amongbothmenandwomentheagegroupwiththehighestproportionofsmokersis24-44.Income,education,andoccupationallplayapartindeterminingaperson’ssmokinghabit.Citypeoplesmokemorethanpeoplelivingonfarms.Well-educatedmenwithhighincomesarelesslikelytosmokecigarettesthanmenwithfeweryearsofschoolingandlowerincomes.Ontheotherhand,ifawell-educatedmanwithahigherincomesmokedatall,heislikelytosmokemorepacksofcigarettesperday.Thesituationissomewhatdifferentforwomen.(80)Thereareslightlymoresmokersamongwomenwithhigherfamilyincomeandhighereducationthanamongthelowerincomeandlowereducationalgroups.Thesemorehighlyeducatedwomentendtosmokemoreheavily.Amongteenagersthepictureissimilar.Therearefewerteenagedsmokersfromupper-income,well-educatedfamilies,andfewerfromfamilieslivinginfarmareas.Childrenaremostlikelytostartsmokingifoneorbothoftheirparentssmoke.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?Moreandmorepeopletakeupthehabitofsmoking.TherearemoresmokingwomenthansmokingmeninUSA.Itisgoodnewsthatmorepeoplehavegivenupsmoking.TheU.S.hasmoresmokingpeoplethananyothercountry.Whatfactorsdetermineaperson’ssmokinghabits?Age,incomeandeducation.Age,sexandincome.Occupation,incomeandsex.Occupation,incomeandeducation.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?Citypeoplearelesslikelytosmoke.Peopleinruralareasaremorelikelytosmoke.Menwithhigherincometendtosmoke.Well-educatedmenwithhighincomesaregenerallylesslikelytosmoke.14.Whatisthesmokingsituationforwomen?Thesituationisquitethesameforwomenasformen.Better-educatedwomenarelikelytosmokeheavily.Therearemorewomensmokerswithlowincomes.Womenwithhigherincomesandhighereducationdonottendtosmoke.15.Whatcanwesayaboutteenagedsmokers?Thepictureabouttheteenagesmokersissimilartothatofwomensmokers.Thesituationamongteenagersisquitethesamewithmen.Highschoolstudentsaremorelikelytosmokethancollegestudents.Farmers’childrentendtosmokemore.Part口VocabularyandStructure(30%)Directions:Inthispart,thereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Ifyougotothemovietonight,so I.A.willB.doC.amD.canYoudon’tknowaboutthedifficultyIhad theworkthenatall.A.done B.todo C.fordoingD.indoing iswell-known,theenvironmentinChinaisbadlyinneedofimprovement.A.It B.ThatC.As D.WhatCharlesBabbageisgenerallyconsidered thefirstcomputers.A.toinvent B.inventing C.tohaveinventedD.havinginventedWithoilpriceskeeping ,peoplearehesitatingwhethertobuyacarornot.A.rising B.arisingC.raising D.arousingIwalkedoutofthecinema, toreturntoseethewonderfulfilmthenextSunday.A.determineB.beingdeterminedC.determined D.tobedeterminedWewereverydisappointedatthe toouradvertisement,andourproductsdidn’tsellwell.A.repliesB.response C.answers D.wordsMysuggestionyesterdaywasthatameeting todiscussthematter.A.shouldhold B.mustbeheldC.wouldbeheldD.beheldBeforetheguestscome,Imustgettheglasses .A.washed B.tobewashedC.beingwashedD.towashWhowouldyouratherhave thecomputer,Mr.LinorMr.Chen?A.repairedB.repairC.repairingD.torepairItturnedoutthatthemanwasanexcellentpolicemanworkinginNewYork, hadcontributedalottothecase.A.thatB.whichC.whoD.where youdon’tknowtherulewon’tbeasufficientexcuseforyourfailure.A.ItisB.ThatC.BecauseD.WhatSheisvery toringmetonight.Icansensethat.A.liableB.possibleC.likelyD.likeableSmalltalkisagoodwaytokilltime,makefriendsand somethingwithothers.A.argueB.replaceC.shareD.matchSomepeoplelikedrinkingcoffee,forithas effects.A.promotingB.stimulatingC.enhancingD.encouraging you’reearlyyoucan’tbesureofgettingaseat.A.If B.UnlessC.WhenD.BecauseJohnlikesChinesefood,buthe eatingwithchopsticks.A.doesn’tusedtoB.doesn’tusetoC.isn’tusedtoD.usednottoHiswifehadthefrontdoorpaintedgreenyesterday, she?A.didB.didn’tC.hadD.hadn’tAfterthewar,anewschoolbuildingwasputup therehadoncebeenatheatre.A.thatB.whereC.whichD.whenItshamesmetosayit,butItoldalifewhen atthemeetingbymayboss.A.questioningB.havingquestionedC.questionedD.tobequestionedAmoderncityhasbeensetupin wasawastelandtenyearsago.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.whereProfessorSmith,alongwithhisassistants, ontheprojectdayandnighttomeetthedeadline.A.workB.workingC.isworkingD.areworkingThepresidentspokeatthebusinessmeetingfornearlyanhourwithout hisnotes.A.bringingupB.referringtoC.lookingforD.tryingonItiscertainthathewill hisbusinesstohissonwhenhegetsold.A.takeoverB.thinkoverC.handover D.gooverTheInternethasbrought bigchangesinthewaywework.A.aboutB.outC.backD.upWhenclimbingthehill,Johnwasknockedunconsciousbyan rollingstone.A.untouched B.unfamiliarC.unexpected D.unbelievableHerbrother toleaveherinthedarkroomalonewhenshedisobeyedhisorder.A.declaredB.threatenedC.warnedD.exclaimedAlicetrustsyou.Onlyyoucan hertogiveupthefoolishidea.A.suggestB.attractC.temptD.persuadeAmanisbeingquestionedinrelationtothe murder.A.advisedB.attendedC.attemptedD.admiredModernplasticscan veryhighandverylowtemperatures.A.stand B.hold C.carry D.supportPartmIdentification(10%)Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter..HeinvitedmetogotoapartyandIdidnotwanttojoinhimthatevening.AB C D.TheinformationwhichshewasinjuredintheaccidentwasgivenbyLiz.A B CD.Lookatthebeautifulflowershere!Howwonderfultheyaresmelling.A BC D.DearHelen,pleaseforgivehimforhisrudeness,canyouABCD.DidanyoneinformyouwiththechangeoftheschedulethatA BChadbeendecidedyesterday?D.Despitehisoldage,heisstillveryhealthfulandoftenworksinthefield.A B CD.ThisequipmentisbaseduponadvancedtechniquesanditisA B Chighlyreliable.DItisabouttimethatWegotosupper,forWestillhaveameetingtoattendthisevening.A BC D.Everynowandthenhewouldcomeherepayingavisittohisoldaunt,A B Cwholivedallaloneinasmallhouse.D.Thepassengerssawthethiefstoleonthebus,buttheydidn,tsayanything.ABC DCloze(10%)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.WhenIwas16yearsold,ImademyfirstvisittotheUnitedStatesitwasn’tthefirsttimeIhadbeen__.LikemostEnglishchildrenIlearnedFrenchatschoolandIhadoften__toFrance,IsoIwasused___aforeignlanguagetopeoplewhodidnotunderstand___.ButwhenIwenttoAmericaIwasreallylookingforwardto___aniceeasyholidaywithoutany___problems.HowwrongIwas!themisunderstandingbeganattheairport.Iwaslookingfora___telephonetogivemyAmericanfriendDannya___andtellherIhadarrived.Afriendlyoldmansawme___lostandasked___hecouldhelpme.“Yes,”Isaid,“Iwanttogivemyfriendaring.”“Well,that’s___“heexclaimed.“Areyougetting___?Butaren’tyouabit___?” “Whoistalkingaboutmarriage?”Ireplied.“I___wanttogivearingtotellheI’vearrived.Canyoutellmewherethere’saphonebox?”“Oh!”hesaid,“There’saphonedownstairs.”Whenatlastwe___meetup,Danny___themisunderstandingstome.“Don’tworry,”shesaidtome.“Ihadsomany___atfirst.TherearelotsofwordswordswhichtheAmericans___differentlyinmeaningfrom___.You’llsoongetusedto___thingstheysay.MostofthetimeBritishandAmericanpeopleunderstandeachother!”A.outA.goneA.tospeakA.EnglishA.havingA.timeA.perfectA.ringA.tolookA.thatA.wellA.tomarryA.smallA.veryA.didB.aboardB.beenC.awayC.gotforspeakingB.FrenchB.buyingB.humanB.popularB.letterD.abroadD.cometospeakingD.tospeakingofC.RussianC.givingC.moneyC.publicC.wordD.LatinD.receivingD.languageD.pleasantD.messageB.lookinglikeC.lookingB.ifC.whereB.strangeD.whenC.niceB.marryingC.tobemarriedB.smartB.just C.soB.could C.doC.littleD.feelinglikeD.funnyD.marriedD.youngD.justnowD.can71.A.describedB.explainedC.talkedD.expressed72.A.troubleB.difficultiesC.funD.things73.A.writeB.speakC.useD.read74.A.usBritishB.BritishusC.usBritainD.weBritish75.A.suchB.theseC.someD.alltheTranslation(20%)SectionADirections:Inthispart,therearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.Thesesentencesarea