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1、大学英语考试复习资料北京成人本科学士学位分类模拟题18大学英语考试复习资料北京成人本科学士学位分类模拟题18北京成人本科学士学位分类模拟题18Part Reading ComprehensionPassage 1 Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are healthier than housewives. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than job holder

2、s. An investigation shows that whenever the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases by 2%. All this comes down to one point: work is helpful to health. Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel unhappy

3、, worried and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are busy. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as a bridge between man and reality. By work people come into contact with each other. By co

4、llective activity they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him ill. Besides, work gives one the sense of fulfillment and a sense of achievement. Work makes one feel his value and status in society.

5、 When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words. From the above we can come to the conclusion that the more you work the happier and healthier you will be. Let us work hard and study hard and live a h

6、appy and healthy life. 1. The underlined word average in paragraph 1 means _.A.healthyB.lazyC.ordinaryD.poor答案:C2. The reason why housewives are not as healthy as career women is that _.A.housewives are poorer than career womenB.housewives have more children than career womenC.housewives have less c

7、hance to communicate with othersD.housewives eat less food than career women答案:C3. Which of the following statements in TRUE according to paragraph 2?A.Busy people have nothing to do at home.B.High achievers dont care about their families.C.There is no friendship and warmth at home.D.A satisfying jo

8、b helps to keep one healthy.答案:D4. We can infer from the passage that those who do not work _.A.are likely to live a shorter lifeB.will lose everything at homeC.can live as long as those who workD.have more time to make new friends答案:A5. The best title for this passage may be _.A.People Should Find

9、a JobB.Working Hard Is Good for HealthC.People Should Make More Friends by WorkD.The Loss of Work Means the Loss of Everything答案:BPassage 2 A study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture than is possible to learn in general history classes. Most typical history courses conc

10、entrate on politics, economics and war. But art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects not only the political values of a people, but also religious beliefs, emotions and psychology. In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors can be provided by art. In

11、short, art expresses the essential qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books. In history books, objective information about the political life of a country is presented, that is, facts about politics are given,

12、 but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, is subjective (主观的): it reflects emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya was perhaps the first truly political artist. In his well-known painting The Third of May, 1808, he criticized the Spanish government for its abus

13、e (滥用) of power over people. In the same way, art can reflect a cultures religious beliefs. For hundreds of years in Europe, religious art had been almost the only type of art that existed. Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that described people and stories from the B

14、ible. Although most people couldnt read, they could still understand the Bible stories in the pictures on church walls. By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is) its absence of human and animal images. This reflects the Islamic belief that statues (雕像)

15、 are not holy. 1. More can be learned about a culture from a study of art history than general history because _.A.art history shows us nothing but the political valuesB.general history only focuses on politicsC.art history gives us an insight (洞察力) into the essential qualities of a time and a place

16、D.general history concerns only religious beliefs, emotions and psychology答案:C2. Art is subjective in that _.A.a personal and emotional view of history is presented through itB.it only reflects peoples anger or sadness about social problemsC.it can easily arouse peoples anger about their governmentD

17、.artists were or are religious, who reflect only the religious aspect of the society答案:A3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A.In history books political views of people are entirely presented.B.Francisco Goya expressed his religious belief in his painting The Third

18、of May, 1808.C.In the Middle East, you can hardly find animal or human figures on palaces or other buildings.D.For centuries in Europe, painters had only painted on walls of churches or other religious buildings.答案:C4. The passage mainly discusses _.A.the development of art historyB.the differences

19、between general history and art historyC.what we can learn from artD.the influence of artists on art history答案:B5. It can be concluded from the passage that _.A.Islamic artists only paint images of plants, flowers or objects in their paintingsB.it is more difficult to study art history than general

20、historyC.a history teacher must be quite objectiveD.artists painted people or stories from the Bible to hide their political beliefs答案:CPassage 3 Blind people can see things by using other parts of their bodies. This fact may help us to understand our feelings about color. If blind people can sense

21、color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected by color unconsciously (无意识地). Manufacturers (生产商) have discovered by experience that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered unpleasant, and that cosmetics (化妆品) should never be packaged in brown. These discoveries h

22、ave grown into a branch of color psychology. Color psychology now finds application in everything from fashion to decoration. Some of our preferences are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore associated with calm, while yellow is a day color with associations o

23、f energy and incentive (刺激). For a primitive man, activity during the day meant hunting and attacking, while he soon saw red as the color of blood and anger and the heat that came with effort. And green is associated with passive defense and self-protection. Experiments have shown that colors, partl

24、y because of their psychological associations, also have a direct psychological effect. People exposed to bright red show an increase in breath, in heartbeat and in blood pressure; red is exciting. Similar exposure to pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color. Because of its e

25、xciting meaning, red is chosen as the signal for danger, but closer analysis shows that a vivid yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm. So fire engines and ambulances in some advanced communities are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop the traffic dead. 1. Our preferences fo

26、r certain colors are _ according to the passage.A.associated with the time of the dayB.dependent on our personalitiesC.are linked with our ancestorsD.partly due to psychological factors答案:A2. If people are exposed to bright red, which of the following things does NOT happen?A.They breathe faster.B.T

27、hey feel satisfied.C.Their blood pressure rises.D.Their hearts beat faster.答案:B3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A.Color probably has an effect on us which we are not conscious of.B.Yellow fire engines have caused many bad accidents in some advanced communitie

28、s.C.People exposed to pure blue start to breathe more slowly.D.The psychology of color is of some practical use.答案:B4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A.Manufacturers often sell sugar in green wrappings.B.Dark blue can bring people the feeling of being energetic.C.

29、Primitive people associated heat and ager with red.D.Green and yellow are associated with calm and passive defense.答案:C5. Which of the following could be the most suitable title for the passage?A.The Branch of Color PsychologyB.Color and Its MeaningsC.The Practical Use of Color PsychologyD.Color and

30、 Feelings答案:DPassage 4 Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that theres a big difference between being a writer and writing. In most cases, these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter.

31、 Youve got to want to write, I say to them, not want to be a writer. The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a

32、freelance (自由栏目) writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didnt even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer. After a year or so, however

33、, I still hadnt gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write, I had dreamed about for years. I wasnt going to be one of those people who die wondering: What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test even t

34、hough it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. 1. The passage is meant to _.A.warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experienceB.advise young people to give up their idea of bec

35、oming a professional writerC.show young people its unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fameD.encourage young people to pursue a writing career答案:A2. What can be concluded from the passage?A.Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.B.A writers success depends on luck

36、rather than on efforts.C.Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.D.The chances for a writer to become successful are small.答案:D3. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?A.He wasnt able to produce a single book.B.He hadnt seen a change for th

37、e better.C.He wasnt able to have a rest for a whole year.D.He thought that he lacked imagination.答案:B4. . people who did wondering: What if? (paragraph 3) refers to those _.A.who think too much of the dark side of lifeB.who regret giving up their career halfwayC.who think a lot without making a deci

38、sionD.who are full of imagination even upon death答案:C5. Shadowland in the last sentence refers to _.A.the wonderland one often dreams aboutB.the bright future that one is looking forward toC.the state of uncertainty before ones final goal is reachedD.a world that exists only in ones imagination答案:CP

39、assage 5 Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man. The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world. Today, experts believe that nearly two thirds of the worlds population live wit

40、hin eighty kilometers of the seacoast. In the modem technological world the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land are beginning to grow less. The sea, however, still offers hope to satisfy many needs for man in the future. The riches of the sea yet to be developed by m

41、ans technology are impressive. Oil and gas explorations have existed for nearly thirty years. Valuable amounts of minerals such asiron, copper and so on exist on the ocean floor. Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. For example, warm temperature of the ocean can be used as t

42、he steam in a steamship. Sea may also offer a source of energy as electricity for mankind. Technology is enabling man to explore even deeper under the sea. It is obvious that the technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. By the year 2050, experts believe that the problems to explore the fo

43、od, minerals and energy resources of the sea will have been largely solved. 1. Whats the best title for the passage?A.Needs of ManB.Sea Harvest and FoodC.Sea and Sources of EnergyD.Sea Exploring Technology答案:D2. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A.man hasnt completely made use of the riches

44、 of the seaB.technology for exploring the sea has been foundC.harvesting rice in the sea will be made possibleD.in the near future man can live on the ocean floor答案:A3. Why does the author mention a steamship?A.To illustrate that man can make use of sources of energy from the sea.B.To show that a st

45、eamship is better than other kinds of ships.C.To argue that man should use steamships.D.To indicate that it is warmer in the ocean than on land.答案:A4. According to the author, technology is important because _.A.resources on land are running short in ten yearsB.man can use it to explore the deeper s

46、eaC.it is a lot of fun diving into the seaD.ancient people used it to explore the sea答案:B5. According to the author, when will the problems to explore the deeper sea largely be solved?A.In the next generation.B.By the end of the 20th century.C.In the near future.D.By the middle of the 21st century.答

47、案:DPassage 6 Today, cigarette smoking is a common habit. About forty-three percent of the adult men and thirty-one percent of the adult women in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly. It is encouraging to see that millions of people have given up smoking. It is a fact that men as a group smok

48、e more than women. Among both men and women the age group with the highest portion of smokers is 2444. Income, education, and occupation all play a part in determining a persons smoking habit. City people smoke more than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. On the other hand, he is likely to smoke packs of cigarettes per day. This situation is somewhat different for women. There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family income and higher education than amo