北京地区成人学位英语真题

2008年4月北京地区成人学位英语真题（A卷）PartIReadingComprehensionDirections:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Question1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Lookingbackonmychildhood.Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed（紧抱的）flowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihandnoearformusicandlanguages,IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.BeforeWorldwarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.（76）NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.butIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofdogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnight.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoil,readingaboutotherpeople'sobservationsanddiscoveries.thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle（谜），becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist;oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistcanbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbornworlds.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbefullofenthusiasmself-disciplinedfullofambitionknowledgeableThefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthorlosthishearingwhenhewasachilddidn'tlikehisbrothersandsisterswasborntoanaturalist'sfamilywasinterestedinflowersaninsectsinhischildhoodTheauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshejustreadsaboutotherpeople'sobservationsanddiscoveriescomesupwithsolutionsinmostnaturalwayshasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmeticlackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofscientistTheauthorcan'trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnaturehedidn'tliveverylongwiththemthefamilywasextremelylargehewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththemWhichofthefollowingstatementistrue?Theauthorbelievesthatabornnaturalistcannotbeascientist.Theauthor'sbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicandlanguages.Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoilindustry.Theauthorspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.Passage2Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.(77)Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.Withsomanyloopholes(漏洞)ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.(78)Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?WhiletakingataxiinFinland,apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriverapassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxirideapassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogoapassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforetheyleavewithoutpayingWeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinlandprovidemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotelsprovidemealsforanydinersprovidefreewineandchargeforfoodaremostlypoorlymanagedWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.Theword“those”inthelastparagraphprobablyreferstopeoplewhooftentaketaxispeoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotelspeoplewhoaredishonestpeoplewhoareworthyoftrustItcanbeconcludedthatFinnishpeoplearenotsmartenoughindailylifeFinlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheatstheFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevelalltheFinnsarerichPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Therearemanyfactorswhichmayhaveaninfluenceonadultsandchildrenbeingabletoleadahealthylife.Nowadays,peopleareverybusy.Often,bothparentsworkoutsidethehome.Childrenareexpectedtotakeonmoreresponsibilityathometohelptheirparents.Theyalsohavesportingandleisureactivitiesaswellasschoolexpectations.Thebusynessalsoaddsanotherfactor:theneedtousecarstogetfromoneplacetoanotherquickly.Today,societyplacesalotofemphasisontechnology.Computers,DVDs.CDs,television,PlayStationsandXboxeshavebecomemajorleisureactivities,ratherthantraditionalmoreactivepursuits.Thishasledtoamoresedentarylifestyle.Themediaprovideentertainmentandinformation.(79)Unfortunately,theyalsopromotefastfoodwhichfitseasilyintobusylifestyles.Itismuchmoreconvenientattimestobuyaquicktakeawayratherthanprepareameal.Themediaconstantlybombard(轰炸)theiraudiencewith'perfect'bodyimages,theneedtobuythemostfashionableclothes,themostup-to-datecomputergames,thebestplacestovisitandthebestthingstodo.Environmentsvary.Wemaybeexposedtopollution,suchascigarettesmoke.Thiscanbeharmfultopeoplewhosufferfrombreathingdifficulties.(80)Environmentswherepassivesmokingisunavoidablemakeitdifficulttoleadahealthylife.Itisimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestylesismotivation.Orthedesiretobehealthy.Anypersonwhowantstobehealthywillfindawaytobehealthy—ifhe/sheismotivatedenough!Thepassageismainlyabout.benefitsofahealthylifestyledemandsofdailylifefactorsaffectingahealthylifestyleapositiveapproachtohealthylivingTheword“sedentary”inParagraph4probablemeans.havingalotofthingstodoinvolvinglittleexerciseorphysicalactivitybeingisolatedfromtheoutsideworldexperiencingalotofstressWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasafactorleadingtothepopularityoffastfood?Cheapprice.B.Themedia.C.Busylifestyle.D.ConvenienceWhichisNOTlistedasafactorinfluencingtheabilitytohaveahealthylifestyle?Pollution.Economicfactors.Dependenceuponcars.Influenceoffamilyorfriends.Accordingtotheauthor,maybethemostimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestyles.A.technologyB.culturalbackgroundC.environmentD.thedesiretobehealthyPartIIVocabularyandStructureDirections:Inthispart,thereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Hearingthegunshot,allthebirdsfleweverydirection.A.inB.onC.toD.towardThefactoryhadtonumberofemployeesbecauseoftheeconomicdeclineinthecountry.A.layoutB.layoffC.layasideD.laydownHisparentshismoney,soheisintroublenow.A.cutoffB.cutthroughC.gaveupD.broughtdownCanyouthedifferencethetwophrases?A.tell,betweenB.speak,fromC.say,ofD.talk,betweenIfanyonehappenstodropinwhileIamout,himorherleaveamessage.A.haveB.getC.askD.tellThereisnodoubtyouwillpasstheexamthistime.Youhaveworkedsohardinthepastmonths.A.whetherB.thatC.ifD.whatItheboytosavemoney,buthewouldn'tlisten.A.hopedB.suggestedC.wantedD.madeImadeacalltomyparentsyesterday.Tomydisappointment,ofthemansweredit.A.eitherB.noneC.neitherD.nobodyNomatterheisabletocometothepartyornot,wewillinvitehim.A.whenB.whetherC.howD.whyTheideatohiminhisdreamandhedecidedtocarryitout.A.happenedB.struckC.appearedD.occurredHewouldhavepaidforthehouseifthesalesgirlhadinsistedbecausehereallywantedit.A.twiceasmuchB.muchastwiceC.asmuchtwiceD.twicemuchasTheydecidedtochasethecowawayitdidmoredamage.A.unlessB.untilC.beforeD.althoughWewantedanewtablefordinner,somyfatherboughtfromafurniturestoreyesterday.A.itselfB.oneC.himselfD.anotherAlibrarywithfivethousandbookstothenationasagift.A.isofferedB.hasofferedC.areofferedD.haveofferedisoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.A.WhichB.WhenC.WhatD.AsItisnotalkingtohim,becausehewillneverchangehismind.A.helpB.useC.timeD.wayThewayIthoughtoftheanimalwasofgreatvalue.A.protectingB.protectC.beingprotectedD.toprotectInanotheryearorso,youallaboutit.A.forgetB.wouldforgetC.haveforgottenD.willhaveforgottenNooneherebelievesthereasonhegaveforhislateness.A.thatB.whyC.forwhichD.whatThenovelIboughtlastweekisworth,Ithink.A.readingB.beingreadC.toreadD.tobereadAfterthefire,wouldotherwisebeaculturalcenterisnowreducedtoapileofashes.A.thatB.itC.whichD.whatDidyounoticethelittleboyaway?A.tookthecandyandruntakingthecandyandruntakethecandyandrunwhotakingthecandyandrunninggivespeoplemoreknowledgeofthesocietythanliterature.A.AnythingB.NothingC.SomethingD.EverythingIfMarycatchesherdiary,she'llbeangry.A.youreadingB.yoursreadingC.youreadD.youtoreadDon'tworrymenow,Iwillmendthatcoat.A.byandbyB.offandonC.backanforthD.nowandthenPleasejoinus.Wecaneasilymakeforonemoreatthistable.A.seatB.placeC.roomD.spaceYoumaydependonwillnotrepeathismistakes.A.itthatB.thatC.himthatD.whichthat“Thatlatestcarmusthavecostyouaprettypenny.”“Oh,no,.”A.itdidn'tB.itmustn'tC.ithasn'tD.itmusthaven'tthefirsttousenuclearweapons.A.AtnotimeChinawillbeB.NeverChinawillbeC.WillChinaneverbeD.AtnotimewillChinabeEncouragementissometimesmuchmorethancriticism.A.effectiveB.efficientC.executiveD.extensivePartIIIIdentificationDirections:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Twowomanteachersandfourgirlstudentswerepraisedatthemeetingyesterday.ABCDAftershegotmarried,Lilywenttoseehermothereachotherweek.ABCDTherewillbemorethanthreehundredsstudentstakingpartinthesportsmeet.ABCDWhileshopping,peoplesometimescan'thelppersuadingintobuyingsomethingtheydon'tABCreallyneed.Weareallforyourproposalthatthediscussionistobeputoff.ABCDFactoryworkershadtoworkveryhardbefore,sohadfarmers.ABCDHefindsiteasiertodothecookinghimselfthanteachinghiswifetocook.ABCDTherewastoomuchdustthatwecouldn'tseewhatwashappening.ABCDTheboydidnothavetoleavethenextdaybecausehegothisvisaextending.ABCDWhatdoesMr.Johnsonlike?He'safriendlysortofman.Iliketoworkwithhim.ABCDPartWClozeDirections:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Ayoungwomanwasdrivingthroughthe_56countryside.Itwasdarkandraining.Suddenlyshesawanoldwoman_57thesideoftheroad,_58_herhandoutasifshewanted_59_.“Ican't_60_heroutinthisweather,”thewomansaidtoherself,soshestoppedthecarandopenedthedoor.“Doyouwantalift?”sheasked.Theoldwoman_61andclimbedintothecar.Aftera_62shesaidtotheoldwoman,“Haveyoubeenwaitingforalongtime?”Theoldwomanshookherhead.“__63_,”thoughttheyoungwoman.She__64_again.“Badweatherforthetimeoftheyear.”Shesaid.Theoldwomannodded.Nomatter__65_theyoungwomansaidthehitchhiker（搭便车的人）gavenoanswer__66_anodofthehead.Thentheyoungwoman__67_thehitchhiker'shands,whichwerelargeandhairy.Suddenlyshe__68_thatthehitchhikerwas__69_aman!Shestoppedthecar.“Ican'tseeoutoftherearscreen,”shesaid,“Wouldyoumind_70itforme?”Thehitchhikernoddedandopenedthedoor.__71_thehitchhikerwasoutofthecar,thefrightenedyoungwoman_72Whenshegottothenextvillageshe__73_toastop.Shenoticedthatthehitchhikerhad__74_hishandbag__75Shepickeditupandopenedit.Shegaveagasp（喘气）；insidethebagwasagun!A.lovelyB.lonelyC.noisyD.crowdedA.atB.besideC.byD.nearA.holdingB.toholdC.tobeholdingD.tobeheldA.anaidB.ataxiC.acarD.aliftA.permitB.leaveC.allowD.orderA.answeringB.shookC.noddedD.smilesA.whileB.momentC.timeD.periodA.CuriousB.InterestingC.StrangeD.WonderfulA.toldB.didC.madeD.triedA.whenB.whichC.howD.whatA.exceptforB.apartfromC.otherthanD.morethanA.sawB.noticedC.watchedD.observedA.recognizedB.realizedC.recoveredD.rememberedA.practicallyB.basicallyC.actuallyD.probablyA.clearB.clearedC.toclearD.clearingA.AslongasB.AsfarasC.AssoonasD.AswellasA.racedoffB.ranawayC.felldownD.movedonA.pulledB.pickedC.pushedD.pausedA.liftB.lostC.laidD.leftA.beneathB.behindC.backwardsD.afterwardsPartVTranslationSectionADirections:Inthispart,therearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.Thesesentencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyouhavejustreadinthepartofReadingComprehension.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmea