北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试1998年

1、北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试1998年北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试1998.6.13PartIReadingComprehension（40%）Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Almosteveryfamilybuysatleastonecopyofanewspapereveryday.Somepeoplesubscribe（订阅）toasmanyastwoorthreenewspapers.Butwhydopeoplereadnewspapers?Fivehundredyearsago,newsofimpo

2、rtanthappeningsbattleslostandwon,kingsorrulersoverthrown（推翻）orkilledtookmonthsandevenyearstotravelfromonecountrytoanother.Thenewspassedbywordofmouthandwasneveraccurate.Todaywecanreadinournewspapersofimportanteventsthatoccurinfarawaycountriesonthesameytheyhappen.Apartfromsupplyingnewsfromalloverthewo

3、rld,newspapersgiveusalotofotherusefulinformation.Thereareweatherreports,radio,televisionandHimguides,bookreviews,storiesand,ofcourse,advertisements.Thebiggeronesareputinbylargecompaniestobringattentiontotheirproducts.Theypaythenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfortheadvertisingspace,butitisworththemoney,f

4、ornewsoftheirproductsgoesintoalmosteveryhomeinthecountry.Forthosewhoproducenewspapers,advertisementsarealsoveryimportant.Moneyearnedfromadvertisementsmakesitpossibleforthemtoselltheirnewspapersatalowpriceandstillmakeaprofit.Newspapersoftenhaveinformationongardening,cookingandfashionaswellasasmallbut

5、verypopularsectiononjokesandcartoons（漫画）.LThehabitofreadingnewspapersisA.uncommonintheworldB.notpopularinUS.A.C.widespreadintheworldD.foundedamongafewfamiliesD.B.D.B.A. wastedB. not much C.2. AfewhundredyearsagonewsdidnotA.receiveattentiontravelfastC.spreadtoothercountriestakelongtoreachothercountri

6、es3. Inthepast,newswasA.sentbytelegraphpassedfromonepersontoanotherC.sentbyletterbytelephone4. ThemoneyspentonadvertisementsisworthwhileD.useless5. ThesectiononjokesandcartoonsiA.readonlybychildrenB.ofnovalueC.nothelpfulD.readbymanyPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Pepysandhiswifeh

7、adaskedsomefriendstodinneronSunday,September2nd,1666.TheywereupverylateontheSaturdayevening,gettingeverythingreadyforthenextday,andwhiletheywerebusytheysawtheglowofafirestartinthesky.By3o'clockontheSundaymorning,itsglowhadbecomesobrightthatJanewokeherhusbandtowatchit.Pepysslippedonhisdressinggow

8、nandwenttothewindowtowatchit.Itseemedfairlyfaraway,oafteratimehewentbacktobed.Whenhegotupinthemorning,itlooked,asthoughthefirewasdyingdown,thoughhecouldstillseesomeflames.Sohesettoworktotidyhisroomandputhisthingsbackwherehewantedthem.Whilehewasdoingthis,Janecameintosaythatshehadheardthefirewasabadon

9、e;hundredhouseshadbeenburneddowninthenightandhefirewasstillburning.Pepyswentouttoseeforhimself.HewenttotheTowerofLondonandclimbedup'onahighpartofthebuildingssothathecouldseewhatwashappening.Fromthere,Pepyscouldseethatitwas,indeed,abadfireandthateventhehousesonLondonBridgewereburning.ThemanoftheT

10、owertoldhimthatthefirehadstartedinabaker'sshopinPuddingLane;thebaker'shousehadcaughtfirefromtheoverheatedovenandthentheflameshadquicklyspreadtotheotherhousesinthenarrowlane.SobegantheGreatFireofLondon,afirethatlastednearlyfivedays,destroyedmostoftheoldcityandended,soitissaid,atPieCorner.6. W

11、hatisthepassageabout?A.TheGreatFireofLondon.B.Whowasthefirsttodiscoverthefire.C.WhatPepyswasdoingduringthefire.D.Thelossescausedbythefire.7. TheywereupverylatebecauseA.itwasSundaymorningB.theywerenotverysleepyC.theywerepreparingforthedinner.D.theysawthegreatfirestart.8. WhatwasPepysdoingwhenhiswifet

12、oldhimaboutthefire?A.Hewasasleep.writingsomething.C.Hewasputtingthingsback.waslookingoutofthewindow.B. He was9. “Pepysslippedonhisdressing“Tosliponmeanstake offD. to put onD. Hegown.C. toA.tobewearingB.tobepushingB. The10. Whydidtheflamesspreadquickly?A.Theovenbecameveryhot.houseswereclosetogether.C

13、.Thebakerdidnothingtostopit.D.Thebaker'shousewasburningquickly.Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassagesAnewreportoftheUnitedNationsshowsthat,ifthepresentgrowthrateof2percentperyearcontinues,today'sworldpopulationof5.1willhit6.4billionbytheyear2000.What'smore,thegreatpartofth

14、egrowth9ofevery10peopleaddedtotheearth'spopulationwill be in the poor andundevelopedcountries.Thesearethenationswhereprovidingenoughfoodforbillionsofpeoplealreadyisprovingtobeaheadachingproblem.Bytheyear2000,today's"havenotnationswillhaveatotalpopulationof5billionpeople,nearlyfourfifths

15、oftheworld'spopulation.Foodisn'ttheonlyproblemthatsuchapopulationexplosionpresents.Themorepeoplethereareandtheworsetheirlivingconditions,thegreatergrowthepossibilityofallkindsofsocialproblems.In1830,worldpopulationreached1billion.Ittookonly100moreyearstoaddanotherbilliontoworldpopulationjust

16、30moretoaddathirdbillion.Andittookjust15moreyearstoreachthe4billionmarkin1975.Actually,theworld'sbirthrateisfalling.Butsoisdeathrate,asmedicaladvanceshavemadeitpossibleformantolivelongerthanbefore.Suchadvanceshavealsoreducedbabydeathrate.Unlesspopulationgrowthisreduced,theworldpopulationmayreach

17、12billioninacentury.Istheearthcapableofprovidingagoodlifeforsolargeapopulation?11. ApopulationexplosionwillleadtoA.alotofsocialproblemsB.medicaladvancesC.adecreaseinfoodproductionD.aworselifeineverycountry12. Ittookyearforworldpopulationtogrowform1billionto3billion.A.100B.115C.130D.14513. Bytheyear2

18、000,today'snationswillhaveatotalpopulationof5billionpeople,nearlyfourfifthsoftheworld'spopulation.A.biggestB.AsianC.developingD.developed14. ,theworldmayhaveapopulationof12billioninacentury.A. IfmancanlivelongerinthefutureB. IfthescienceofmedicineisdevelopingfastenoughC. Ifthepopulationgrowt

19、hisnotreducedD. Iftheearthisabletoprovideagoodlifeformorepeople15. ThispassagetellsusthatA. theUnitedNationsthinksitpossibletoavoidapopulationexplosionB. 5.1billionpeoplearelivingintheundevelopedcountriesC. inadvancednationsthepopulationgrowthisbeingcontrolledD. theworld'spopulationisincreasingP

20、assage4Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Ascientistwhowantstopredictthewayinwhichconsumers（消费者）willspendtheirmoneymuststudyconsumerbehavior.Hemustobtaindatabothontheresourcesofconsumersandonthemotivesthattendtoencourageordiscouragemoneyspending.Ifaneconomistwereaskedwhichofthreegroupsborr

21、owmostpeoplewithrisingincomes,Stableincomes,ordecreasingincomes一hewouldprobablyanswer,thosewithdecreasingincomes.Actuallyyears19471950,theanswerwas:peoplewithrisingincomes.Peoplewithdecreasingincomeswerenextandpeoplewithstableincomesborrowedtheleast.Thisshowsusthattraditionalassumptions(假设aboutearni

22、ngandspendingarenotalwaysreliable.Anothertraditionalassumptionisthatifpeoplewhohavemoneyexpectpricestogouptheywillhastentobuy.Iftheyexpectpricestogodown,theywillpostponebuying.Butresearchsurveyshaveshownthatthisisnotalwaystrue.Theexpectationsofpriceincreasesmaynotstimulatebuying.Onetypicalattitudewa

23、sexpresserbythewifeofamechanicinaninterviewatatimeofrisingprices."Inafewmonths,"shesaid,"we'llhavepaymoreformeatandmilk;wellhavelesstospendonotherthings."Herfamilyhadbeenplanningtobuyanewcarbuttheypostponedthispurchase.Furthermore,theriseinpricesthathasalreadytakenplacemaybed

24、islikedandbuyer'sresistancemaybeproduced.Thisisshownbythefollowingtypicalcomment:"Ijustdon'tpaytheseprices;theyaretoohigh.”TheinvestigationsmentionedabovewerecarriedoutinAmerica;conditionmosthelpfultospendingappearstobepricestability.Ifpriceshavebeenstableandpeopleconsiderthattheyarerea

25、sonable,theyarelikelytobuy.Thus,itappearsthatthecommonbusinesspolicyofmaintainingstablepricesisbasedonacorrectunderstandingofconsumerpsychology（心理学）.16. Accordingtothepassage,ifonewantstopredictthewayspendtheirmoney,heshouldA. relyontraditionalassumptionsaboutearningandspendingB. trytoencourageordis

26、courageconsumerstospendmoneyC. carryoutinvestigationsonconsumerbehaviorandgetdataonconsumersincomesandmoneyspendingmotivesD. doresearchesinconsumerpsychologyinalaboratory.17. Accordingtoparagraph2,onetraditionalassumptionisthatpeoplewithincomesborrowmost.A.averageB.stableC.decreasingD.rising18.Accor

27、dingtoparagraph2,researchsurveyshaveprovedthatA. priceincreasesalwaysstimulatepeopletohastentobuythingsB. risingpricesmaymakepeopleputofftheirpurchaseofcertainthingsC. womenaremoresensitivetotherisinginpricesthanmenD. theexpectationsofpriceincreasesoftenmakebuyersfeelangry.19. Fromtheresultsofthesur

28、veys,thewriterofthisarticleA. concludesthatthesavingandspendingpatternsinGreatBritainarebetterthanthoseinAmericaB. concludesthattheconsumersalwaysexpectpricestoremainstableC. concludesthatmaintainingstablepricesisacorrectbusinesspolicyD. doesnotdrawanyconclusion20. Whichofthefollowingstatementsisalw

29、aysTRUEaccordingtothesurveysmentionedinthepassage?A. Consumerswillputoffbuyingthingsiftheyexpectpricestodecrease.B. ConsumerswillspendtheirmoneyquicklyiftheyexpectpricestoincreaseC. ThepriceconditionhasaninfluenceonconsumerbehaviorD. Traditionalassumptionsaboutearningandspendingarereliable.PartIIVoc

30、abularyandStructure(40%)21. Howlongdoyouthinktofinishthisurgenttask?A.didittakeyouB.itwilltakeyouC.willittakeyouD.ittotakeyou22. Wealth,educationandoccupationvarygreatlymembersofthemiddleclass.A.amongB.betweenC.fromD.inside23. Let'sbuyourticketswhileIstillhaveA.alittlemoneytoleaveB.littlemoneyle

31、ftC.afewdollarsleftD.fewdollarstoleave24. wasnotthewaytheeventhappened.A.WhichthepressreportedB.ThatthepressreportedC.WhatdidthepressreportD.Whatthepressreported25. Peopledonotlikesuchpersonswhoarealwaysthewayofothers.B. byC. inA.onD.behind26. AtfirstwewerebyDonswords,butsoonweweretiredofthem.A.grea

32、tB.farC.muchD.never27. Hetalksasifheeverythingintheworld.A.knowsB.knewC.hadknownD.wouldhaveknown28. ThedoctoradvisedthatMr.Malananoperationrightawaysoastosavehislife.A.hadB.wouldhaveC.haveD.wasgoingtohave29. Heforgotabouthimtoattendmywife'sbirthdayparty.A.IaskingB.myaskingC.metoaskD.minetoask30.

33、 Solittleaboutstockexchangethatthelecturewascompletelybeyondme.A.didIknowB.IhadknownC.IknewD.wasIknown31. Theboy'slazinesshisfailureintheexams.A. resulted fromB. brought inC. resulted inD. led intoof32. Onlyguestsofthehotelenjoythe,usingtheprivatebeach.A.privilegeB.possibilityC.favorD.33. Tomadv

34、antagemorethantwentypoundsforthedictionary.A. spentB.paidC. costD.took34. The governor appointments for thehadtoall hisday and rushto the trainaccident.A. set offB. pay offC. see offD.calloff35. One car wenttoo fast andmissedhittinganothercar.A.narrowlycompletelyD. littleB. greatlyC.36. He was accus

35、edstealing from the shop.A. withB. inC. ofD. atthe37.Ittookmealongtimetodisappointmentoflosingthematch.A.getoverB.getupC.getintoD.getdown38.Allthereferencebooksshouldbemadetotheteachersandstudentinouruniversity.A.concernedB.availableC.relatedD.flexible39. Heneverthoughtthecommitteewouldhisproposal.A

36、.putupB.objecttoC.passonD.callon40. ThecompanyofficialIthoughtwouldbefiredreceivedaraise.A.whomB.whoeverC.whoD.ofwhom41. Mr.Greenmyletter,otherwisehewouldhaverepliedbeforenow.A.musthavereceivedB.musthavefailedtoreceiveC.mustreceiveD.mustfailtoreceive42. Weshallappreciatefromyousoon.A.beingheardB.hea

37、ringC.tohearD.havingbeenheard43. IfellandhurtmyselfwhileItennis.A.wasplayingB.amplayingC.playD.played44. youdisagreewithher,herideaisstillworthconsidering.A.EvenifB.IfonlyC.InsteadofD.Despiteof45. I'dyoudidn'ttouchthat,ifyoudon'tmind.A.ratherB.betterC.happierD.further46. Thetwomenwerearr

38、estedforbreakingintothatshophavebeen$10,000A.committedB.drivenC.chargedD.fined47. ThedrivermighthavetheaccidentifC. stoppedhehadhadhisheadlightson.A.missedB.avoidedD.dismissed48. ThepeopleatthepartywereworriedaboutJanetbecausenoonewasawareshehadgone.A.wherethatB.ofwhereC.oftheplaceD.theplace49. Iont

39、hedoorfortenminutesnowwithoutananswer.A.wasknockingB.amknockingC.knockingD.havebeenknocking50. tiredafterahardwork,shefellintobedandwentstraighttosleep.A.FeltB.FeelingC.BeingfeltD.Tofeel51. HewasenoughtounderstandmyquestionsfromthegesturesImade.A.intelligentB.efficientC.proficientD.diligent52. Ifyou

40、thespeedlimit,youwillgetintotroublewiththepolice.A.excludeB.exceedC.excuseD.execute53. Heopenedthedoorandlethimselfinquietlynottomakeufamily.A.becauseB.soasC.sothatD.despite54. Iwishyoutomebeforeyouwentandboughtthatcar.A.spokeB.willspeakC.wasgoingtospeakD.hadspoken55. Thedirector,whowasrecentlypromo

41、ted,didA.workmorethananyoneelseB.morethananyoneelseworkC.moreworkthananyoneelseD.workmorethananyone56. Beforehermarriage,shespentaconsiderabletimeinthatverypartofShanghai,shebelonged.A.whichB.towhereC.towhichD. at which57. “ Goodbye, Mr. Wang. I mpleasedA. to meetB. meeting C. tohavebeenmeetingD.tob

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43、llhavetopayafine.A. UntilB. UnlessC. IfD. ProvidedPart III I dentification (10%)61. The more frequent the childexpresseshisinterest in an activity, thestrangerwillbecome62. Itisalwayseasiertoselectatoolthantousethem63. Duringthediscussion,Mr.Boydremainedsilentwhenaskinghisopinion.ABCD64. Shesingstoo

44、loudly,thesameaswhatherteacherdoes.ABCD65. HeaskedwhathadtheweatherbeenlikeduringmyholidaysandIsaidthatABCithadbeenawful.D66. Anumberoferrorsmadebyhimwassurprising.ABCD67. Shestoodthereforawhilewithherhandsrisen.68. Itisoneachindividualeffortwhichthesafetyandhappinessofthewholedepend.ABCD69. Ourhist

45、oryprofessorissuchaknowledgeablepersonthatitseemsthatthereisn'tABnothingwhichhedoesnotknow.CD70. Ifeelliketotakealongwalk.Wouldyouliketogowithme?ABCDPartIVClose(10%)Onceuponatimeapoorfarmertakingasackofwheattothemilldidnotknow71todowhenitslippedfromhishorseandfell72theroad.Thesackwas73heavyforhimto74,andhisonlyhopewasthat75someonewouldcomeridingbyand76ahand.Itwasnotlong77ari