2005年11月北京成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案

1、2005年11月北京成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案Part I Reading Comprehension （30%）Directions： There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A， B， C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the correspond

2、ing letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage：Languages are remarkably complex and wonderfully complicated organs of culture. （76） They contain the quickest and the most efficient means of communicating within their

3、respective culture. To learn a foreign language is to learn another culture. In the words of a poet and philosopher， “As many languages as one speaks， so many lives one lives.” A culture and its language are as necessary as brain and body； while one is a part of the other， neither can function witho

4、ut the other. In learning a foreign language， the best beginning would be starting with the non-language elements of the language： its gestures， its body language， etc. Eye contact is extremely important in English. Direct eye contact leads to understanding， or， as the English saying goes， seeing ey

5、e-to-eye. We can never see eye-to-eye with a native speaker of English until we have learned to look directly into his eyes.1. The best title for this passage isA. Organs of Culture B. Brain and BodyC. Looking into his eyes D. Language and Culture2. According to this passage， the best way to learn a

6、 foreign language is_A. to read the works of poets and philcsophersB. to find a native speaker and look directly into his eyesC. to begin by learning its body languageD. to visit a country where you can study3. According to this passage， gestures are_A. spoken words B. a non-language elementC. pictu

7、res in a language D. written language4. “As many languages as one speaks， so many lives”means_A. if one learns many foreign languages， one will have a betterunderstanding of his own languageB. life is richer and more interesting if one knows several languagesC. no matter how many languages one knows

8、， one can neverknow more than ones own cultureD. if a person speaks only one language， he will live a very happy life5. Which of the following doesnt share the same meaning with the others？A. signs B. gesturesC. efficient D. body languagePassage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage：

9、Trees are useful to man in three very important ways： they provide him with wood and other products； they give him shade； and they help to prevent droughts （干旱） and floods.Unfortunately， man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. Two thousand years ago a rich and po

10、werful country cut down its trees to build warships， with which to gain itself an empire （帝国）。 It gained the empire， but， without its trees， its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell to pieces， the home country found itself faced by flood and starvation.（77） Even though a government realiz

11、es the importance of a plentiful supply of trees， it is difficult for it to persuade villagers to see this. The villagers want wood to cook their food with； and they can earn money by selling wood. They are usually too lazy to plant and look after the trees. （78） So， unless the government has a good

12、 system of control， or can educate the people， the forests will slowly disappear.This does not only mean that the villagers children and grandchildren will have fewer trees. The results are even more serious， for where there are trees their roots break the soil up allowing the rain to sink in-and al

13、so bind the soil， thus preventing its being washed away easily； but where there are no trees， the rain falls on hard ground and flows away from the surface， causing flood.6. What is the most important function of trees？A. Providing fuel. B. Offering shade.C. Preventing natural disaster. D. Providing

14、 wood.7. What eventually happened to the empire in the paragraph？A. Its people died of hunger.B. It fell to pieces.C. It became a giant empire.D. It built many ships with wood.8. It is implied in the passage that the villagers_A. want a plentiful supply of trees.B. want firewood badly.C. just want t

15、o get money.D. dont realize the importance of trees.9. The role of trees is to_A. loosen soil B. keep soil in positionC. harden soil D. both A and B10. What is the passage mainly concerned with？A. The benefits of trees.B. Trees and soil protectionC. The various uses of trees.D. Different attitudes t

16、oward trees.Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage：Adam Smith was the first person to see the importance of the division of the labor. He gave us an example of the process by which pins were made in England.“One man draws out the wire， another strengthens it， a third cuts it，

17、 a fourth points it， and a fifth gives it a head. Just to make the head requires two or three different operations. The work of making pins is divided into about eighteen different operations， which in some factories are all performed by different people， though in others the same man will sometimes

18、 perform two or three of them.Ten men， Smith said， in this way， turned out twelve pounds of pins a day or about 4800 pins a worker. （79） But if all of them had worked separately and independently without division of labor， they certainly could not have made twenty pins in a day and not even one.Ther

19、e can be no doubt that division of labor is an efficient way of organizing work. Fewer people can make more pins. Adam Smith saw this， （80） but he also took it for granted that division of labor is itself responsible for economic growth and development and it accounts for the difference between expa

20、nding economies and those that stand still. But division of labor adds nothing new， it only enables people to produce more of what they already have.11. According to the passage， Adam Smith was the first person to_A. take advantage of the physical laborB. introduce the division of labor into England

21、C. understand the effects of the division of laborD. explain the bad causes of the division of labor12. Adam Smith saw that the division of labor_A. enabled each worker to design pins more quicklyB. increased the possible output per workerC. increased the number of people employed in factoriesD. imp

22、roved the quality of pins produced13. Adam Smith mentioned the number 4800 in order to_A. show the advantages of the old labor systemB. stress how powerful the individual worker wasC. show the advantages of the division of laborD. stress the importance of increased production14. According to the wri

23、ter， Adam Smiths mistake was in believingthat the division of labor_A. was an efficient way of organizing workB. was an important development in methods of productionC. finally led to economic developmentD. increased the production of existing goods15. According to the writer， which one of the follo

24、wing is NOT tree？A. Division of labor can enable fewer people to make more pins.B. Division of labor helps people to produce more of what theyalready have.C. Division of labor is by no means responsible for economicgrowth.D. Division of labor is an efficient way of organizing work.Part II Vocabulary

25、 and Structure（30%）Directions： In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A， B， C， and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.16. He s

26、pent_collecting materials for his article.A. a half year B. half yearC. half a year D. half of a year17. To succeed in a scientific experiment，_A. one needs being patient personB. patience is to needC. one needs to be patientD. patience is what needed18. English is used by more people than is_langua

27、ge exceptChinese.A. any B. any OtherC. other D. all other19. The dish_terrible！ I dont like it at all.A. tastes B. tastedC. will taste D. is tasted20. She_be ill because I saw her playing tennis just now.A . cant B. couldntC. mustnt D. may not21. Sorry， officer. I_at 80 miles but I didnt see any sig

28、n in thearea telling people how fast they can drive.A. should not drive B. shouldnt have drivenC. mustnt drive D. cant drive22. Why not_Professor Li for help？ He is kind-hearted andwilling to help.A. ask B. you askC. to ask D your asking23. It is not easy_the answer to the difficult math problem.A.

29、to figure out B. figuring outC. figure out D. being figured out24. The tsunami （海啸）_over 160， 000 people were killed wasa terrible disaster for human beings.A. of that B. among whichC. during that D. in which25. Take the medicine now. I believe it will_your pain.A. release B. reliveC. reject D. reli

30、eve26. How can you_her offer？ Im afraid she will feel hurt.A. turn out B. turn upC. turn down D. turn away27. She apologized for_to attend the meeting.A. her being not able B. her to be not ableC. her not to be able D. her not being able to28. This new coat cost me_the last one I bought two yearsago

31、.A. three times B. three times as much asC. three times as much D. three times much as29. Each term our professors would_a list of books for us toread.A. hand in B. give awayC. pass out D. write out30. I_my wallet when I was shopping in the store.A. must have dropped B. should have droppedC. could d

32、rop D. ought to have dropped31. I believe you have_your purse in the living-room.A. left alone B. left behindC. left off D. left out32. The results of the survey are interesting and they_morequestions than they can answer.A. bring about B. prohibitC. project D. benefit from33. He abandoned a career

33、that _ to his becoming one of themost influential people in the world.A. could have led B. would leadC. should have led D. must lead34. The doctors advice was that the patient _ at once.A. to be operated B. being operatedC. be operated D. operated35. _by the look on her face， she didnt catch what I

34、meant.A. Judging B. JudgedC. Judge D. To judge36. By no means _ our mistakes.A. we ought ignore B. we ought to ignoreC. ought we ignore D. ought we to ignore37. The teacher has his students _ a composition every otherweek.A. to write B. writtenC. writing D. write38. Give the books to _ needs them fo

35、r the English class andthe writing class.A. whomever B. whomC. who D. whoever39. A solid is different from a liquid _the solid has its definiteshape.A. in that B. in whichC. in what D. because of which40. It is because he is kind and modest_he wins the respect ofothers.A. what B. whichC. why D. that

36、41. Your mother told me that you overslept this morning， _， ？A. didnt she B. didnt youC. did she D. did you42. _， he felt tired out after the long journey for eight hours.A. Strong as he is B. The stronger he isC. Strong man that he is D. For he is strong43. They have agreed that they will _to the p

37、olicy and will notchange it.A. commit B. stickC. combine D. fall44. The company has to _the benefits against the costs in thelast three months.A. boast B. blameC. block D. balance45. Weve _paper and ink. Ask Mrs. Edward to lend us some.A. run away with B. run out ofC. run off D. run downPart ldentif

38、ication （10%）Directions： Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A， B， C， and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.46. How could you make such a little child to help you carry the big box？A B C D47. As soon as weve f

39、inished supper， well all go to downtown toA B C Dsee the Sound of Munic.48. I really appreciate you recommended me to that company in time.A B C D49. He will not do it had he known how serious the outcome would be.A B C D50. Her name sounds familiar with me but I cant tell who she is at the moment.A

40、 B C D51. Rice has been a basically food for millions of people for hundreds of years.A B C D52. The director and manager of the department are very strict with the employees.A B C D53. Research shows that employees whose obtain satisfaction fromA B Ctheir jobs are more productive.D54. Looking from

41、another angle， the painting would show something different.A B C D55. “Never I have heard such a thing in my life！”said the old man.A B C DPart IV Ctoze （10%）Directions： There are 20 blanks in the following passage， and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A， B， C and D at the end of the passag

42、e. You should choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on tire： Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words， which makes up the whole vocabulary. First， there are those words 56

43、which we become familiar in daily conversation， which we 57 ， that is to say， from the 58 of our own family and from our friends， and 59 we should know and use 60 we could not read or write. They 61 the common things of life with all the people who 62 the language. Such words may be called “popular”

44、， since they belong to the people 63 and are not excluded 64 a limited class.On the other hand， our language 65 a large number of words which are comparatively 66 used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person， but there is little 67 to use them at home or in the ma

45、rket-place. Our 68 acquaintance （熟悉） with them comes not from our mothers 69 or from the talk of our schoolmates， 70 from books that we read， lectures that we 71 ， or the more 72 conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular 73 in a style properly higher above the habit

46、ual 74 of everyday life. Such words are called “learned”， and the 75 between them and the “popular” words is of great importance to a right understanding of language study process.56， A. at B. with C. by D. through57. A. study B. imitate C. stimulate D. learn58， A. mates B. relatives C. members D. f

47、ellows59. A. which B. that C. those D. ones60. A. even B. despite C. even if D. in spite of61. A. mind B. concern C. care D. relate62. A. hire B. apply C. adopt D. use63. A. in public B. at most C. at large D. at best64. A. in B. from C. with D. on65. A. consists B. consists of C. makes D. composes6

48、6. A. seldom B. much C. greatly D. often67. A. possibility B. way C. reason D. necessity68. A. primary B. first C. principal D. prior69. A. tips B. mouth C. ears D. tongue70. A. besides B. and C. yet D. but71. A. hear of B. attend C. hear from D. listen72. A. former B. formula C. formal D. forward73

49、. A. theme B. topic C. idea D. point74. A. border B. link C. degree D. extent75. A. relation B. distinction C. connection D. similarityPart V Translation （20%）Section ADirections： In this part there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the 3 passage you have just read in the part of Reading Comprehension. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.76. They contain the quickest and the most efficient means of communi