學(xué)士學(xué)位英語試題及答案(同名11826)

成人高等教育學(xué)士學(xué)位英語考試試卷PaperOne試卷一minutes)PartⅠDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortimcompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Client:Hello.MayIspeaktoMr.Smith?Secretary:____________A.Hello.Thanksforcalling.B.Speaking,please.C.Hello.Who’reyou,please?D.I’msorry.He’satameetingnow.2.RoommateA:Iwishyouwouldn’thaveyourradiosoloud.RoommateB:_____________A.I’mafraidso.B.It’snoneofyourbusiness.C.Sorry!Isitdisturbingyou?D.Really?It’snotmyfault.3.Mary:We’rehavingafewpeopleoverforadinnerFriday.We’dlovetohaveyou.Tom:____________Oh,I’dloveto.ButI’mafaid.Oh,really!WhattimeshouldIcome?No.Ihavetopreparefortheexam.Yes.ThoughIhavetotaketheexam.4.Son:I’mterriblysorry.Mom.I’vebrokenanItalianvase.Mom:_________A.Oh,whatashame!B.Oh,dear.Howawfulitis!C.Oh,thatdoesn’tmatter.D.Oh,I’msosorryaboutthat.5.Jane:Hello.Danny:Hi,Jane.IsJohnthere,please?No.He’snothereatthemoment.No.He’saway.Callbacklater.Sorry.Idon’tknowwhereheis.Sorry.He’snothererightnow.Anymessage?6.Teacher:You’relateagain!Student:Sorry,______________A.Iwon’tdothatanymoreB.butit’smyownbusiness.C.I’mafaidI’veoversleptD.butIneedmoresleep7.Guest:Oh,it’steno’clock.Imustbeleavingnow.Host:_________It’sOK.Pleasewalkslowly.Whydoyouwanttogonow?Yeah,it’sreallylate.Doasyoulike.Won’tyoustayforanothercupoftea?8.Cathy:Doyoumindopeningthedoorforme?Robert:__________.A.Yes,I’lldoit.B.It’snothingC.That’sallrightD.Notatall9.Katherine:Haven’tseenyouforages,Linda!Howareyougettingon?Linda:Quitewell.Andyou?Katherine:Prettygood.How’syourhusband?Linda:Oh,we’vegotdivorced.Katherine:____________A.Oh,I’msosorrytohearthat.B.Whatashame!C.It’sreallyaproblem.D.Hopeyou’llgetbetter.10.Customsofficer:CouldIhaveyourname,please?Passenger:It’sPaine,SarahPaine.Customsofficer:________?Passenger:It’sP-A-I-N-E.A.HowdoyouspellyourlastnameB.What’syourlastname,pleaseC.HowtopronouneyourlastnameD.HowcouldIspeakyourlastname11.Stranger:____________.Doyouknowwherethenearestbankis,please?Resident:Sure.It’sonKingStreet,betweenSixthandSeventhAvenue.Stranger:Thankyou.A.HelpmeB.ForgivemeC.ExcusemeD.Troubleyou12.Mary:Peter,wouldyouliketogotoapartythisSunday?Peter:_______.Whatkindofpartyyoumean?Mary:It’sabirthdayparty.A.SoundsgoodB.LooksniceC.SeemsallrightD.Feelsgreat13.Susan:That’sabeautifulskirtyouhaveon!Lily:_________.Actually,Idon’tlikeitverymuchOh,thankyou.IjustgotityesterdayYes.Butitisn’tsoasyousaidNo,it’snotthatbeautiful.Yoursisbetter14.John:MayIuseyourcomputerthisafternoon,Susie?Susie:Sure,butIhavetofinishtypingmytermpapertoday.John:_________.A.DoasyoupleaseB.Oh,I’msorryC.ThankyoujustthesameD.Nevermindit15.Patient:Ifeelterribletoday.Mystomachdoesn’tfeelwellatall.Doctor:_________.YoushouldtakesomethingforitThat’stoobadforyourhealthItservesyourightRemember.Don’tdothatagainPartⅡReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsornufinishedstatements.Foreachofthem.thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.flightofMr.Shuttleworth.However,therearesomefinaldetailsthatneedtobetakenof.”Larsonwouldnotsaywhatdetailsneededresolving,butsaidthestation’sinternationalpartners---includingthespaceagenciesofRussia,Europe,JapanandCanada---haddraftedasetofrequirementsforspacetravelerscovering“physicalability,psychologicalability,languageability”and“l(fā)engthandappropriatenessoftraining.”O(jiān)utgoingcommanderFrankCulbertsonofthespacestationsaidthenewcrewreplacinghiswasgoingtobeextremelybusy.“Thestationisforworkers,anditputsanadditionalburdenonthecrewtohavepeopleupherethatarenotdoingscienceorconductingexperimentsthatareproductive.Thisisaworkplace,alaboratory,aresearchfacility,”hesaid.SpaceAdventureschiefEricAndersonsaidhecouldnotdisclosewhatShuttleworthwaspayingforthetrip,butaddedthataRussianofficialhadbeenquotedassayingthepricewasnoworsethanTito’sfare,whichwaswidelyreportedtobe＄20million.31.Whowasthefirstspacetouristaccordingtothepassage?A.KristenLarson.B.EricAnderson.C.MarkShuttleworth.D.DennisTito.32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintherequirementsforspacetravelers?A.Sufficientexperienceinconductinglaboratorywork.B.Enoughlongandpropertrainingforflight.C.Mentallyandphysicallyhealthyenough.D.Communicativeskillsinlanguage.33.WhyisthespacestationreluctanttoreceivemorepayingtouristsaccordingtoFrankCulbertson?A.Becausethespacestationisn’tbigenoughforthepayingtourists.B.Becauseasaplacefordoingresearch,thestatonshouldbehighlyefficient.C.Becauseapayingtouristmaybeignorantofthespaceresearchwork.D.Becausethepayingtouristshavetopaytoomuchtogainspaceexperience.34.“Anoutgoingcommander”canprobablybeonewho__________.A.isextremelycapableB.isgoingtobeoutofdutyC.isasupervisoroverthespacestationworkD.hashisowncrewmembers35.Tobethesecondpayingspacetourist,onehastoprimarily____.A.receivenecessarytrainingvoluntarilyB.payasumofmoneynolessthanTito’sfareC.payasumofmoneylessthanTito’sfareD.domorementalandphysicalexercisesPartⅢVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.36.Ifworkershadbeenpaiddecentwages,profits________sogreat.A.wouldbeB.werenottobeC.wouldn’thavebeenD.wouldhavebeen37.Ifstudentscan’tfocusonthespokenwordoftheteacher,theynotonlylose______tolearn;theyactuallyloseabilitytolearn.A.needB.wishC.desireD.power38.Thereisnothing_____aboutanativeEnglish-speakingteacherexceptthathespeaksEnglisheasilyandwell.A.particularB.specialC.specificD.especial39.I________thatmostpeoplewhowantedtobuyournewspaperwereeithermovingorgettingmarried.A.workedoutB.figuredoutC.spokeoutD.brokeout40.TheEiffelTower,symbolofinnovativetechniqueattheendofthe19thcentury,has____itsuniversalimage.A.maintainedB.preservedC.storedD.continued41.Amazonis________thelargestremainingrainforestarealeftonourplanet.A.sofarB.byfarC.thusfarD.asfaras42.Thebestthing________happenedtomewasfindingmybestfriend,Katrina.A.whatB.asC.thatD.which43.Lifepresentsmanybarriers,andalltoooftenthosewhoworkhardestmaynotreceivegreat__________.A.rewardsB.grantsC.allowanceD.praise44.Nowalmostalltheparentswanttheirchildrentoleamthepianoortheviolin,_______theirchildrenarewillingornot.A.nomatterwhetherB.nomatterifC.howeverD.whatever45.HomeworkinAmericanschoolsisoftenminimal_________thechildrenhaveplentyoftimetowatchtelevision.A.suchthatB.sothatC.thatD.because46.ItislargelythankstothevariableclimateinEngland____theEnglishpaysomuchattentiontotheworkontheirhomesandgardens.A.whereB.thatC.inwhichD.forwhich47.LifeonEarthis_______variedandcomplex.A.amazinglyB.amusedlyC.amazedlyD.amusingly48.Intermsofeducationsystems,onecannotsaythatonesysteminonecountryisbetterthan____.A.thatofanotherB.anotherC.oneofanotherD.oneanother49.WhenIstartedapplyingtocolleges,IdefinitelyhadnoideawhatIwantedto_____in.A.studyB.majorC.stayD.gear50.Thenewimmigrantsfoundithardto_________themselvestotheclimateofthecountry.A.adoptB.adaptC.regulateD.coordinate51.Onedaywhilelookingforajob,I_______theChicanoA.droppedby.B.droppedoutC.droppeddownD.droppedoff52.Thenewlypromotedassistantmanager.expressedawishtobe__________totheLondonbranch.A.exchangedB.transmittedC.transferredD.moved53.TherelationshipbetweenChinaandIndiahasbeen________studiedrecently.A.originallyB.extremelyC.violentlyD.intensively54.OverathirdofthepopulationinthatAfricancountrywasestimatedtohaveno_____tothehealthservice.A.excessB.successC.processD.access55.Whenhearrivedatthevillage,hefound_________theagedandthesickathome.A.nonebutB.anyonebutC.nothingbutD.nootherthan56.Whichsportisthemostexpensive___trainingequipment,players’personalequipmentanduniforms?A.inplaceofB.intermsofC.bymeansofD.bywayof57.________yourjacket,please.Theroomisverywarm.A.TakeoffB.TakeafterC.TakeupD.Takeon58.Itstartedraining,soshe______thenearesthouse.A.madeforB.makeoffC.madeupD.madeout59.Thosewhofailedintheentranceexaminationsarelikelyto________theirfailurestobadluck.A.contributeB.attributeC.distributeD.retribute60.Thenewfindingsbytheresearchcrewsuggestedthatthegovernment’shousingplans______notpracticable.A.beB.shouldbeC.wasD.were61.Inthiscompanyfewerandfeweremployeesarewillingtodo______theyareaskedto.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.whether62.Thespywassupposedto_______disguisedasawomaninthesupermarket.A.escapeB.escapedC.haveescapedD.hadescaped63.Theladywasmade_________onthefloorwaitingfortenminutesbeforeattendedto.A.tostandB.standC.standingD.stood64.Adoctor,alongwithagroupofyoungnurses,________goinggodemonstratetheheartoperationprocess.A.isB.areC.willD.shall65.Whentheyoungmanwasabouttospeak,hisfriendlookedathim,_________tolockuphismouth.A.asregardsB.asC.asforD.asif66._________,wemadeaplanforthefuturestudy.A.SummarizedourpresentworkB.SummarizingourpresnetworkC.HavingsummarizedourpresentworkD.Beingsummarizedourpresentwork67.TomSmithwishedthathisparents______ihthestrickenareawhentheearthquakeoccurred.A.werenotB.arenotC.havenotbeenD.hadnotbeen68.Somepeoplearenotsomuchinterestedinwhatamandoes_______howhecametochoosethatparticularlineofwork.A.asB.soC.likeD.when69.theproposalthatbusinesscompanies_________guidedbyprofessionalsfortheirnewschemeofdevelopmentswasacceptedwithoutdisagreement.A.beB.areC.wasD.were70.Thedoctor________metothedangerofnotgettingenoughrestwhileworkingovertime.A.alertedB.remindedC.ledD.persuaded71.ItseemsquiteunbelievablethatamanlikeJeremycouldbe______inquestionabledeals.A.participatedB.takenC.involvedD.lost72.Thelady’sappointmentwouldbeterminatedasofSeptember29,unless________tothattimesherequestedahearing.A.superiorB.inferiorC.priorD.junior73.ThedeanofthePhysicsDepartment________fortheuniversitylibrarymanyoutstandingprivatebookcollections.A.separatedB.contributedC.distributedD.secured74.Largeamountofoilimportsputsaheavyburdenonthecountry’sgold_______.A.storageB.reserveC.conservationD.preservation75.Theultimategoalofthisdancecollegeistofullybringoutthestudents’artistic.A.capacityB.potentialC.possibilityD.likelihoodPartⅣClozeTest(10points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Adailydoseoflaughtermaybegoodfortheheartbecauseitmakesbloodvesselsworkmoreefficiently.Depression,______theotherhand,canraisetheriskofdyingfromheartfailure,aseparatestudyfound.Thetwostudies,_____atameetingoftheAmericanCollegeofCardiologyinFlorida,showhowpsychologicalfactorscan__________aperson’shealth.“Wedon’trecommendthatyoulaughandnotexercise,_________wedorecommendthatyoutrytolaughonaregularbasis.Thirtyminutesofexercisethreetimesaweek,andfifteenminutesoflaughteronadaily________Isprobablygoodforthevascular(脈管的)system,”saidDr.MichaelMiller.Millerandhiscolleaguesattheschool_______twomovies.Onehumorous,_______stressful,totwentyhealthyvolunteersandtestedthefunctionoftheirbloodvessels.Theresearchersspecificallylookedattheliningofthevesselsandfoundthatblood________wasreducedinfourteenofthetwentyvolunteersafterstressfulmoviecuttings.Butbloodflowedmorefreelyinnineteenofthetwentysubjects_____theylaughedatfunnymoviesegments.Averagebloodflowincreased22%duringlaughter,and______duringmentalstress,theresearcherstoldthemeeting.76.A.atB.onC.inD.by77.A.presentingB.topresentC.presentedD.presents78.A.influenceB.interruptC.effectD.affect79.A.butB.otherwiseC.neverthelessD.still80.A.baseB.basedC.basisD.basic81.A.exhibitedB.showedC.illustratedD.displayed82.A.otherB.secondC.twoD.one83.A.flowB.vesselC.pressureD.function84.A.duringB.sinceC.whenD.while85.A.lowedB.decreasedC.lessenedD.loweredPaperTwo試卷二（30minutes）PartVWriting(15points)Directions:Youaretowritein100-120wordsaboutthetitle“MyIdealJob”.YoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:什么是你心目中理想的工作？說明理由。為找到這份理想的工作，你應(yīng)如何努力去做？參考答案1-5DCACD6-10CDDAA11-15CABCA16-20DDADB21-25ACAAA26-30DBBCD31-35DABCB36-40CCBBA41-45BCAAB46-50BAABB51-55ACDDA56-60BAABD61-65ACAAD66-70CDAAB71-75CCBBBPaperTwo試卷二PartⅤWriting參考作文MyidealjobDifferentpeoplehavedifferentideasaboutwhatisanidealjob.Somewanttobedoctors,somewanttobeteachers,somewanttobeengineers.Inmyopinion,teachingisanidealjob.Teacherswerelowinsocialstatusintheolddays,butrecentlytheirsocialpositionhasbeenimprovedgreatly,anditisnowafactthatteachersareheldingreatrespectbypeopleeverywhere.Inaddition,IthinkIambynaturesuitedtobeateacherbecauseIlikechildrenverymuchandIampatient.Icantreatstudentsasmyequals.I’mnowpreparingformyfuturecareerasateacher.Iknowitwon’tbeeasytobecomeagoodteacher.SoI’mstudyingreallyhardnotonlyinclass,butalsoineverydaylife.Iamtrainingmypatience,improvingmyhandwriting,andIamreadingextensivelytowidenmyscopeofknowledge.2006年成人高等教育學(xué)士學(xué)位英語考試試卷PaperOne試卷一(90minutes)PartⅠDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Helen:Hello?Danny:Hello.CouldIspeaktoHelen?Helen:________.Danny:Hi,Helen.ThisisDanny.A.IamHelenB.ThisisHelenC.Yes,IamD.Yes,Iamher2.Tom:I’vedecidedtospendthesummerholidaystravelinginAmerica.Jane:Oh,___________A.ifonlyIcouldgowithyou.B.whatgoodnewsitis!C.howhappyIwastohearthat.D.howexcitingtohearthenews!3.Salesclerk:CanIhelpyou,madam?Customer:No,thanks.I_______.A.havejustlookedaroundB.justlookaroundC.amjustlookingaroundD.justlookedaround4.Tom:I’mafraidImustbegoingnow.Thankyouforthedeliciousdinner.Lucy:________A.TakecareB.It’sjustso-soC.I’mnotgoodatitD.I’mgladyouenjoyedit5.Adam:It’sverykindofyoutocometoseemeoff,Betty.Betty:__________A.That’smydutyB.Notatall.It’stheleastIcoulddoC.Don’tbesopoliteD.Nevermindit6.Tom:Nicetomeetyou,Jim.Jim:________.A.SamehereB.SametoyouC.ThankyouallthesameD.Thesameagain,please7.Tom:Jane,mayIcomeintoyourofficeandtalktoyou?Jane:Sure.Ihavesomefreetimenow._______,please.A.ComeintoB.ComeoninC.GoaheadD.Enter8.Jack:Thanksforyourinvitation.Howthoughtfulofyou,Spencer.ShallIbringsomething?Spencer:Nothing.Imeanwe’yegotplentytoeat._________.A.JusttakeyourselfB.JustcomeyourselfC.JustbringyourselfD.Justcomeover9.Smith:Youareleavingsoon.We’llbesorrytoseeyougo.Anderson:I’msorrytoo.Butthat’slife.Smith:Yes,Isuppose_______.A.wecan’thelpB.itcan’tbeavoidedC.wecan’tdoanythingD.itcan’tbehelped10.James:George,didyoutellBobtocometothismeeting?George:I’mterriblysorry.Iforgotallaboutit.James:Itdoesn’tmatter.______-Let’sgetstartedwithouthim.A.Goodluck.B.Comeon.C.Noproblem.D.Goodheavens!11.PassengerA:Doyoumindmysmokinghere?PassengerB:Notatall._________.A.I’msorryB.SmokeasyoulikeC.GorightaheadD.Doit,please.12.Customer:CanIhavealookacthebluejacketoverthere?Salesman:Hereyouare.Customer:Oh,it’stoobig.MayIhaveasizesmaller?Salesman:_________A.ByallmeansB.BynomeansC.ByanymeansD.Bysomemeansorother13.Lncinda:Canyoucomeandhavedinnerwithus?Jonathan:Soundsgood.WhenshallIcome?Lucinda:Ateight.______________.A:We’llbeseeingyouB.WewaitforyouC.WewaituntilyoucomeD.We’llbeexpectingyou14.AStranger:_________.CanyoutellmewheretheBigHenSupermarketis?APasser-by:Gotme,boy.I’mastrangerheremyself.AStranger:Well,thankyouanyway.A.I’msorryB.ExcusemeC.NevermindD.Gladtomeetyou15.StudentA:HowiseverythingwithMary?StudentB:Shehadanaccidentinhernewcarandshe’sstillinhospital.StudentA:______________A.That’sgreat!B.That’stoobad.C.Thatsoundsnice.D.That’sOK.PartⅡReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneTracyMcGradyisareal-lifesuperstar.HespentthesummertravelinginEurope,workingwithAdidasonhislatestbasketballshoeandplayingwithTeamU.S.A.inanOlympicqualifyinggame.Healsospentcountlesshoursinthegym.“Iworkonthingseverydayintheoff-season,”saysMcGrady,24,anAll-StarguardwiththeNationalBasketballAssociation’sOrlandoMagic.UntilMcGradywas17,fewoutsidehistinyhometownknewofhisskills.Hewasraisedmostlybyhisgrandmotherinaroughpartoftown.Sportswerehisescapes.Togainmoreexposureforhisbasketballskills,McGradytransferredtoplayhisseniorseasonatMountZionChristianAcademyinNorthCarolina.AfterleadingtheMightyWarriorstoa26-2recordthatseason,McGradywasnamedPlayeroftheYearbyanationalnewspaper.At18,McGradywasstarringforTorontobytheendofhisnewplayers’season.ButhewantedtobecomeoneoftheNBA’selite(精英),sohehiredatrainerandbebanintenseworkouts.It’snotuncommonforMcGrady,whosignedwithOrlandoin2002,toshoot200jumpersafterpractice,grabahealthybitetoeatandgotoworkoutwiththeLosAngelesLakers’ShaquilleO’Neal,whoownsahomeinOrlando.“He’sstayedatahighlevel,”O(jiān)rlandocoachDocRiverssaysofMcGrady.“Alotofyoungplayerscanplayagood20minutes,orhaveagreatmonth.Tracydoesitallseasononbothends.”Tobethatgooodtakesalotofwork.Tobebettertakesevenmore.McGradyisreadyforthechallenge,becauseheknowswhathewants.“Idon’twanttobeoneofthoseplayersthat’sknownforbeingagreatplayerthatneverwonachampionship,”McGradysays.“Iwantatitle.”16.WhnichofthefollowingteamshasMcGradyNOTsofarplayedfor?A.TeamU.S.A.B.LosAngelesLakers.C.TheMightyWarriors.D.OrlandoMagic.17.Thesentence“Iworkonthingseverydayintheoff-season”(Line3,Paragraph1)impliesthat____________.A.McGradypracticesotherthingsmoreoftenthanhedoeswithbasketballB.McGradykeepsonhisskillstrainingparticularlyhardintheoff-seasondaysC.McGradykeepsontrainingwithotherexercisesthanwithbasketballD.McGradypracticeshisskillseverydayincludingtheoff-seasontime18.McGradyisdifferentfromotherplayersmainlyin__________.A.hisparticularshootingskillsinplayingbasketballB.histryingtosaveeveryminutetoworkoutwithO’NealC.hispersistenceinconstanthardtrainingD.hisstrongerdesireforatitlethanotherplayers19.McGradywashonoredPlayeroftheYearbyanationalnewspaperbecause_______.A.hehasstayedatahighleveloftrainingB.hehascreatedarecordamongthebestplayersthatseasonC.hewaswellreadyforthecomingchallengeD.heisregardedasanAll-StarguardwiththeNBA20.Thesentence“Sportswerehisescapes”(Line2,Paragraph2)canbestmeanthat_________.a.sportingactivitieswerethemeansforhimtogetfullesthappinessbyB.physicalexercisesweretheonlywaytorelievehimofhispainsC.hedidn’twanttodomorethingsthansportiveactivitiesD.sportsenabledhimtorunawayfromhishometownPassageTwoLastDecember’searthquakesintheIraniancityofBamtookahugedeathtoll-roughly40,000people-largelybecauseofthecollapseofthousandsofmud-brickbuildings,IfagroupofresearchersinIndiaaresuccessful,theearthquakemightnotbeasdestructive.BritishandIndianengineersaredevelopingearthquake-proofhousingusingacheap,universalmaterial:bamboo.Theydesignedamodelhousebuiltaroundwaterproofbamboo-sheetroofingandbamboo-reinforcedconcretewalls.Totestthestructure,theengineers,sponsoredbytheU.K.DepartmentofInternationalDevelopment,tookittotheEarthquakeEngineeringandVibrationResearchCentreinBangalore,whichhasastate-of-the-artearthquakesimulator(模擬裝置)。Theresearchersshookthehousewithfivehousewithfivesuccessive30-secondpulses,beingequalto7.8ontheRichter(里氏)scale.Thesimulationwasmorethan10timesasviolentastheBamearthquake,yetthehouseemergedundamaged.“Wedidn’tevencrackthepaint,”saysengineerPaulFollett,ofBritain’sTimberResearchandDevelopmentAssociation.Bysomeestimates,morethanabillionpeoplealreadyliveinbamboostructures.Theinnovationliesindevelopingwaystoexploitbamboo’sspring.Easilypre-built,fireresistant,andfarlighterthansteel,bamboo-basedstructurescouldbeassembledinthreeweeksandlast50years.Atfivedollarsasquarefoot,theywouldlastroughlyhalfasmuchasbrick-and-blockconstructions.Follettsaystheprojectwillfollowan“opensource”model:”Whateverisdevelopedisfreelyavailableforthecommongood.”21.ThousandsofpeoplediedintheBamearthquakemainlybecause____.A.theearthquakeoccurredinthecoldDecemberB.manymud-brickhousecollapsedC.theearthquakereached7.8ontheRichterscaleD.bamboohouseshadn’tbeenbuiltyet22.Thephrase“auniversalmaterial”(Line5,Paragraph1)referstoamaterialthatcanbefound_________.A.everywhereinIndiaB.intheuniverseC.inauniversityD.inauniqueplace23.Whatwastheresultofthetest?A.Theshakelasted150seconds.B.Thesimulationwasover10timesasviolent.C.Thepaintwascracked.D.Themodelremainedundamaged.24.Theresearchershavebeenworkinghardto_________.A.reducethedamagebyearthquakesB.explorethefunctionsofbambooC.buildbamboohousesforabillionpeopleD.designbamboohousemodels25.Whichofthefollowingaretheadvantagesofbamboosinbuildinghouses?Ⅰ.Cheaptoget.Ⅱ.Lighttocarry.Ⅲ.Easytobuild.A.Ⅰ.andⅡ.B.Ⅱ.andⅢ.C.Ⅰ.,Ⅱ.AndⅢ.D.Ⅰ.andⅢ.PassageThreeAstheyenteredthe21stcentury,peoplecouldnothelplookingbacktothepast20yearswhentheymanagedtocopewithanewthreat—thecomputer.Bytheyearof1980,computershadbecomeafactoflife.Theywere,themagazineDISCOVERnotedthatCecember,“incars,offices,schoolsandhomes,toysand