2011年11月电视大学学位英语试题及答案

2011.11.05PartⅠReadingComprehension（30%）Directions：Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：ThereflectivetowersofNewYorkCity，whichisontheAtlanticmigrating（迁徙的）route，canbedeadlyforbirds.“Weliveinanageofglass，”saidMs.Laurel，anarchitect.（76）“Itcanbeaperfectmirrorincertainlights，andthelargertheglass，themoredangerousitis.”About90，000birdsarekilledbyflyingintobuildinginthecityeachyear.Often，theystrikethelowerlevelsofglasstowersaftersearchingforfoodinnearbyparks.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds，afterhabitat（栖息地）loss，withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear.（77）Asglassofficeandapartmenttowershaveincreasedinthelastdecade，so，too，havecallstomakethemlessdeadlytobirds.SanFranciscoadoptedbird-safetystandardfornewbuildinginJuly.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil，anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings，willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess.Therearenoeasyfixes，however.Afewresearchersareexploringglassdesignsthatuseultraviolet（紫外线的）signals，buttheyarestillintheirinfancy.Covers，dotpatterns，shadesandnetarethemainoptionsavailable.Often，onlyonesectionofabuildingneedstobechanged.“Youdon'tnecessarilyhavetotreateverywindow，”Ms.Laurelsaid.“Itwouldbetooexpensivetodothewholebuilding.”TheJacobConventionCenter，whichhasbeenundergoingalterations，themostrecentbuildingtovoluntarilycorrecttheproblemofbirdcrashes.Thearchitectsusedlessreflectiveglassanddotpatterns.1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？A.NewYorkisacityofglasstowers.B.Glasstoweraredangerousformigratingbirds.C.NewYorkadoptednewsafetystandardsforbuildings.D.GlasstowersareanewtrendintheUnitedStates.2.Whatisthenumberonecauseofdeathformigratingbirds？A.ClimatechangeB.HabitatlossC.LackoffoodD.Crashingintobuildings.3.Whatdoestheword“fixes”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean？A.ChoicesB.ExplanationsC.SolutionsD.Developments4._____areusedinthealterationoftheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenter.A.DotpatternsB.ShadesC.NetsD.Covers5.WhichofthefowlingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A.Inmanycases，thewholebuildingneedstobealteredtopreventbirdcrashes.B.TheJacobK.JavitsConventionCenteristhefirstbuildingtodealwiththeproblemofbirdcrashes.C.About90，000birdsarekilledduetohabitatlossinNewYorkCityeachyear.D.Unfortunately，glassdesignsthatuseultravioletsignalsarestillintheirearlystages.Passage2Question6to10arebasedonthefowlingpassage：Today'sstudentshavegrownuphearingmoreaboutBillGatesthanF.D.R.，andtheyliveinaworldwhereamazinginnovations（革新）arecommon.Thecurrent18-year-olds，afterall，were8whenGooglewasfoundedbytwostudentsatStanford；MarkZuckerbergfoundedFacebookin2004whilehewasHarvardandtheywereenteringhighschool.Havinggrownupdigital（数字的），theyareimpatienttogetonwithlife.Theeasiestwaytofindkidsliketheseistocheckinonentrepreneurship（企业家才能）education，inwhichcollegesanduniversitiestrytopreparetheirstudentstorecognizeopportunitiesandseizethem.AreportpublishedlastyearbytheKauffmanFoundation，whichfinancesprogramstopromoteinnovationoncampuses，notedthatmorethan50，000entrepreneurshipprogramsareofferedontwo-andfour-yearcampuses—upfromjust250coursesin1985.LesaMitchell，aKauffmanvicepresident，saysthatthefoundationisextendingthereachofitsacademicinfluence，whichusedtobefoundonlyinbusinessschools.Now，theconceptofentrepreneurshipisbloominginengineeringprogramsandmedicalschool，andevenintheliberalarts.“Ourinterestistheprograms，”shesays.“Weneedtospreadoutfromthebusinessschool.”Eitherasclassprojectsorontheirown，studentsinavarietyofmajorsarecomingupwithideas，writingbusinessplansandseeingthemthroughtoprototypeand，often，market.Intheirsparetime，studentsinagriculturaleconomicsatPurdueinventnewusesforbean；industrialdesignmajorsatSyracuse，inspeciallaboratory，createwearabletechnologies.（78）Theentrepreneurshipmovementhasitscritics，especiallyamongthosewhoseecollegeasatimeforextensiveacademicexploration.“Ijustdon‘tthinkthatentrepreneurshiprankssohighintermsofnationalneed，”saysDanielS.Greenberg，authorofScienceforsale：Theperils，RewardsandDelusionsofCampusCapitalism.LeonardA.Schlesinger，BabsonCollege'spresident，saysthatthequestionofwhetherinnovationcanreallybetaughtis“anage-oldargument”6.WhenGoogleandFacebookwereestablished，thefounderswerestill_____.A.inhighschoolB.inthearmyC.inprimaryschoolD.atcollege7.Accordingtothepassage，whatisthemainpurposeofentrepreneurshipeducation？A.TopreparestudentsforfutureacademiclifeB.Topreparestudentstofindopportunitiesandseizethem.C.Topreparestudentsforoverseascareer.D.Topreparestudenttodevelopinterpersonalskills.8.Theword“prototype”inthefourthparagraphismostlikelytomean_____.A.modelB.strategyC.methodD.stage9.WhatdoesDanielS.Grennbergthinkofentrepreneurshipeducation？A.Entrepreneurship，oratleastcertainelementsofit，canbetaught.B.Anentrepreneurshipprogramcanhelpstudentsfindwhattheyreallylikeandentrepreneurshipisn‘tallaboutbusiness.C.Entrepreneurshipshouldbespreadacrossdifferentfields.D.Collegesshouldn‘tputtoomuchemphasisonentrepreneurshipprograms.10.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？A.Entrepreneurshipcoursesinbusinessschools.B.Qualitiesofanentrepreneur.C.Entrepreneurshipeducationincolleges.D.Kidsintheinformationage.Passage3Question11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage：Regretisascommonanemotionasloveorfear，anditcanbenearlyaspowerful.So，inanewpaper，tworesearcherssetabouttryingtofindoutwhatthetypicalAmericanregretsmost.Intelephonesurveys，NealRose，apsychologistandprofessorofmarketingattheSchoolofManagementatNorthwesternUniverstiy，andMikeMorrison，adoctoralcandidateinpsychologyatUniversityofIllinois，asked370Americans，aged19to103，totalkabouttheirmostnotableregret.Participantswereaskedwhattheregretwas，whenithappened，whetheritwasaresultofsomethingtheydidordidn'tdo，andwhetheritwassomethingthatcouldstillbefixed.Themostcommonlymentionedregretinvolvedromance（浪漫的事）（18%）——lostlovesorunfulfilledrelationships.Familyregretscameinsecond（16%），whitpeoplestillfeelingbadlyaboutbeingunkindtotheirbrothersorsistersinchildhood.Otherfrequentlyreportedregretsinvolvedcareer（13%），education（12%），money（10%）andparenting（9%）。RoseandMorrison'sstudy，whichistobepublishedinsocialpsychologicalandpersonalityscience，issignificantinthatitsurveyedawiderangeoftheAmericanpublic，includingpeopleofallagesandsocio-economicandeducationalbackgrounds.Previousstudiesonregrethavefocusedlargelyoncollegestudents，whopredictablytendtohaveeducation-focusedregrets，likewishingtheyhadstudiedharderoradifferentmajor.Thenewsurveyshowsthatinthelargerpopulation，aperson'smajor.Thenewsurveyshowsthatinthelargerpopulation，aperson's“lifecircumstances—accomplishments，shortcomings，situationinlife—injectconsiderablefuelintothefiresofregret，”theauthorswrite.（79）Peoplewithlesseducation，forinstanceweremorelikelytoreporteducationregret.Peoplewithhigherlevelsofeducationhadthemostcareerregrets.Andthosewithnoromanticpartnertendedtoholdregretsregardinglove.Brokendown（分解、细分）bysex，morewomen（44%）thanmen（19%）hadregretsaboutloveandfamily——notsurprising，sincewomen“valuesocialrelationshipsmorethanmen，”theauthorswrite.Incontrast，men（34%）weremorelikelythanwomen（27%）tomentionwork-relatedregrets，wishingthey'dchosenadifferentcareerpath，forinstance，orfollowedtheirpassion.（80）Manyparticipantsalsoreportedwishingtheyhadworkedlesstospendmoretimewiththeirchildren.Therewasanevensplitbetweenregretsaboutinaction（notdoingsomething）andaction（dosomethingyouwishyoudidn't）.But，likepreviousstudies，thecurrentresearchfoundthatsomeregretsaremorelikelythanotherstopersistovertime：peopletendtohangonlongertotheregretofinaction；meanwhile，regretsofactiontendtobemorerecent.11.Inthesecondparagraph，theauthorshows______.A.theresearchers'findingsB.theimportanceoffamilyC.theimportanceofmoneyD.theimportanceofcareer12.Accordingtothepassage，collegestudentparticipantsmainlyhadregretsabouttheir______.A.familyandchildhoodB.studyandmajorC.careerandjobD.romanceandfear13.Theword“notable”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______.A.commonB.capableC.wonderfulD.remarkable14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？A.Thelesseducationheorshehas，themoreregretssheorhewouldhave.B.Themoreeducationheorshehas，thelessregretssheorhewouldhave.C.Morewomenthanmenhadregretsaboutloveandfamily.D.Theregretofactionseemstolastlongerthanthatofinaction.15.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage？A.HowregretisunderstoodbyatypicalAmerican.B.Commonregretsismoreimportantthanloveandhate.C.Whyregretismoreimportantthanloveandhate.D.HowregrethasshapedAmericans.PartⅡVocabularyandStructure（30%）Directions：Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentences.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.16.MrSmithiscomingtovisitussoon.We'dbettergeteverythingreadybeforehe_______.A.arrivesB.arriveC.willarriveD.arrived17._______yesterday，youwouldhavemetProfessorJones.ButnowhehasleftforLondon.A.DidyoucomeB.HadyoucomeC.ShouldyoucomeD.Wereyoutocome18.Themandenied_____intotheneighbor'sgardenand______hiscow.A.going……stealingB.going…stoleC.went…stealingD.went…stole19.Tedworkedlikeahorseinhisyouth，______contributedtohisgreatsuccesslaterasabusinessman.A.thatB.whoC.whatD.which20.Afewhoursago，asmallsuitcasewithsomeimportantpapers_______stolenfromthegeneralmanager'soffice.A.isB.areC.wereD.was21.______ontheNewWorld，hefeltlikecrying.A.landB.LandedC.TolandD.Havinglanded22.VisitourstoreNowhereelsesuchgoodbargains.A.youfindB.findyouC.doyoufindD.youdofind23.Afterseemedanendlesswait，irwashisturntogointothedoctor'soffice.A，thisB.thatC.whichD.what24.EversincetheSimithsmovedtothelakeareaayearago，they______betterhealth.A.couldhaveenjoyedB.hadenjoyedC.havebeenenjoyingD.areenjoying25.Thebossdoesn'twanttotalkabouttheaccident；nowheisinno______todoso.A.feelingB.attitudeC.emotionD.Mood26.Ican'tunderstandwhyyouregarditasmusic.It______memad！A.putsB.setsC.driversD.changes27.YesterdayMrBlakewascaughtintherainandgotwetthrough.______hecaughtabadcold.A.ConsequentlyB.FinallyC.LatelyD.Strangely28.Williamlikestoeatout，butheisnot______aboutwhatheeats.A.pecrliarB.unusualC.particularD.special29.Theirhousestandsatahilltop，_____theHudsonRiverdownbelow.A.seeingB.viewingC.lookingatD.overlooking30.Ican'tunderstandwhymybossisalways_____faultwithmywork.A.findingB.seekingC.lookingD.making31.Thisisthesameknife_____Ilostyesterday.A.whichB.whatC.likeD.as32.——Whenwillyoubeback？——I'llbeback_____acoupleofdays.A.afterB.forC.aboutD.in33.Wehearthattheywill_____anewschoolhere.A.setdownB.setupC.setoffD.setout34.Hewillneverforgetthedays_____hespentinJapan.A.whenB.afterC.thatD.how35.Interestinglyenough，thetwobrothershavenotingin_______.A.ordinaryB.CommonC.GeneralD.particular36.Thescientistsaretryingtofindoutthefactsto_______theirtheory.A.supportB.carryC.designD.raise37.TheperformanceoftheEnglishteamwas________.Theyplayedmuchworsethanexpected.A.disappointB.disappointingC.disappointedD.todisappoint38.Youarewelcometoorderthegoodsnow.Butpaymentshouldbemade________.A.foradvanceB.fromadvanceC.inadvanceD.toadvance39.Speakloudersothatyoucanmakeyourself_______.A.heardB.tohearC.hearingD.havebeenheard40.Nowitwon'tbelongbeforewemeetagain，________？A.willitB.doweC.won'tweD.doesit41.Americanseat______vegetablesperpersontodayastheydidinthe1960s.A.morethantwiceB.astwicemanyC.twiceasmanyD.morethantwiceasmany42.IwassofamiliarwithherthatIrecognizedhervoice______Ipickedupthephone.A.themomentB.sinceC.beforeD.while43.Theeducationof________youngisalways______hotandserioustopic.A./，/B.the，aC./，theD.the，the44.DadwonderedwhereI'dbeen，andI________astoryaboutbeingatGrandma'sA.madeoutB.madeupC.lookedoutD.lookedup45.Yoursisterdoesn'tstudyas_______asyoudo.A.hardB.hardlyC.harderD.hardestPartⅢIdentification（10%）Directions：EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA，B，CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.46.Nosoonerhadtheyenteredtheroomwhenthetelephonerang.ABCD47.Asagraduatefromhighschool，Tomisfacedwiththreechoices：attendingcollege，findingaABCjoborthearmy.D48.Thosefreshmenhopetooffersomepart-timejobstosupportthemselvesfinancially.ABCD49.Itwashisnervousnessintheinterviewwhatprobablycausedhimtolosethejob.ABCD50.Lucy'sparentsgivehereverythingsheasks；whatelsedoessheneed？ABCD51.Imustworkhard，howeverI'llfailintheexam.ABCD52.Iamusedtoreadthepaperafterlunch.That'soneofthethingsIreallyenjoy.ABCD53.HetoldusthatJohn，aswellashisbrother，werecomingtotheparty.ABCD54.Tedhassatanthetableanddrankmorebeerthanisgoodforhishealth.ABCD55.Withnoonetoturnoverforhelpinsuchafrighteningsituation，shewasindespair.ABCDPartIVCloze（10%）Directions：Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage，andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA，B，C，andDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Expertssuggestusingadifferentpasswordforeverywebsiteyouvisit，andchangingthepasswordeveryfewmonths.Ittakestroubletokeeptheminmind，butit'swellworththe56.Be57.withyourpasswordsandmakeitdifficultitisforsomeonetoenteryour58.Themore59youmakeyourpassword，themoredifficultitisforsomeoneelsetofigureit60.Useprivacysettings（设置）onsocialwebsitesto61entryintoyourpersonalinformationandlimitthe62ofprivateinformationyoushare.Evenseeminglyinnocentinformationyouexposeaboutyourselfcouldbeused63you.Ioncereadaboutaburglary（入室盗窃）。It64thatthethievesselectedthatparticularhome65theydiscoveredtheownerwasoutoftownby66aFacebookmessage.Accordingtopersonalsafetyexperts，itisn'ta（n）67experience.Theinformationyoupostonwebsitescan68criminalactivity.Youmaynotthink69aboutpostingtheconcertyouaregoingtooryourweekendaway，butcouldbea（n）70fortrouble.InformationontheInternethasmadeiteasierforthievestostealanyinformationaboutyou.Never71yourfullbirthdate.Neverrespondtoe-mails72personalorfinancialinformation.Donotfreelyofferpersonalinformationtoanyone73youarecertainwhoyouaredealingwith.74thenecessaryprecautions（预防措施）isthebestwayto75youandyourpersonalinformationstayprotected.56.A.effectB.effortC.laborD.matter57.A.proudB.trueC.honestD.creative58.A.accountsB.recordsC.directionsD.collections59.A.complexB.carefulC.diligentD.elastic60.A.awayB.onC.outD.in61.A.respondB.resignC.restrictD.resemble62.A.numberB.amountC.pileD.piece63.A.withB.forC.aboutD.against64A.turnedoutB.turnedinC.pickedoutD.pickedup65.A.whichB.whileC.becauseD.although66.A.knowingB.readingC.inspectingD.realizing67.A.impactedB.collectedC.repairedD.isolated68.A.leadtoB.resultfromC.seeoffD.makeup69.A.outB.aloudC.onceD.twice70.A.resistanceB.statementC.invitaionD.struggle71.A.revealB.reviseC.resembleD.require72.A.threateningB.requestingC.worshippingD.delivering