北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试(A)

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（A）2002.6PartIReadingComprehension(40%)Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1QuestionsIto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Inancienttimesthemostimportantexaminationswerespoken,notwritten.IntheschoolsofancientGreeceandRome,testingusuallyconsistedofsayingpoetryaloudorgivingspeeches.IntheEuropeanuniversitiesoftheMiddleAges,studentswhowereworkingforadvanceddegreeshadtodiscussquestionsintheirfieldofstudywithpeoplewhohadmadeaspecialstudyofthesubject.Thiscustomexiststodayaspartoftheprocessoftestingcandidatesforthedoctor’sdegree.Generally,however,modernexaminationsarewritten.Thewrittenexamination,whereallstudentsaretestedonthesamequestion,wasprobablynotknownuntilthenineteenthcentury.Perhapsitcameintoexistencewiththegreatincreaseinpopulationandthedevelopmentofmodernindustry.Aroomfullofcandidatesforastateexamination,timedexactlybyelectricclocksandcarefullywatchedoverbymanagers,resemblesagroupofworkersatanautomobilefactory.Generally,duringexaminationsteachersandstudentsareexpectedtoactlikemachines.Onetypeoftestissometimescalledan“objective”test.Itisintendedtodealwithfacts,notpersonalopinions.Tomakeupanobjectivetesttheteacherwritesaseriesofquestions,eachofwhichhasonlyonecorrectanswer.Alongwitheachquestiontheteacherwritesthecorrectanswerandalsothreestatementsthatlooklikecorrectanswerstostudentswhohavenotlearnedthematerialproperly.IntheMiddleAgesstudentsA.tookobjectivetestsB.specializedinonesubjectC.weretimedbyelectricclocksD.neverwroteexamsThemainideaofparagraph3isthatworkersnowtakeexaminationsthepopulationhasgrownthereareonlywrittenexamsexaminationsarenowwrittenandtimedThekindofexamswherestudentsmustselectanswersareA.personalB.spokenC.objectiveD.writtenModernindustrymusthavedevelopedA.beforetheMiddleAgesB.aroundthe19thcenturyC.inGreeceorRomeD.machinestotaketestsItmaybeconcludedthattestingshouldtestonlyopinionsShouldalwaysbewrittenhaschangedsincetheMiddleAgesD.isgivenonlyinfactoriesPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Themarketinvestigationisindispensabletosalespromotion.Theyareascloselyrelatedasthelipsandteeth,sotospeak.Whatyouproduceisforsaleonthemarket.Itwouldheimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutfirstinvestigatingthemarket.Intheinternationalmarket,goodsonsalecomingfromcountriesandsuppliersarealwaysfacingkeencompetition.Undersuchcircumstances,theywilltryeverythingpossibletofamiliarizethemselveswiththemarketconditions.Inmakinginvestigations,weoughttogetinformationaboutwhatsimilaritemsthecompetitorsareofferingonthemarket,whatpricestheyarequoting（报价）,whatfeaturestheirproductshave,whoaretheirregularcustomers,etc.Then,howcanweobtainsuchinformation?Therearemanychannelsthatwecanmakeuseofindoingthissortofwork.Thecommercialcounselor’sofficesofourembassiesstationedabroadcanhelpusinmakingmarketinvestigations.Nowadays,ourimportandexportcorporationssendtheirtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthen.Oneoftheirpurposesistomakemarketsurveysonthespot.Certainly,face-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmenarealsoimportantchannelstogetmarketinformation.TheChineseExportCommoditiesFairsandsomeotherfairsofsimilarnatureaswellasvisitsofforeignbusinessmenprovide’utsunwitiitehss.uOcfhcopuprsoer,therearesomeotherwaysofmakingmarketinvestigations.Inmakingmarketinvestigation,oneshould.getenoughinformationconcernedadvertisehisproductsC.producehighqualitygoodsD.noneoftheaboveTheword“indispensable”inthefirstlinemeans.A.impossibleB.essentialC.advisableD.availableWhichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?Therelationshipbetweenmarketinvestigationandsalespromotionisjustasthatofthelipsandteeth.ItisimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutmarketInvestigation.Therearevariouswaysofmakingmarketinvestigation.D.Productiongoesbeforemarketinvestigation.Makingmarketinvestigationisveryimportantbecause.inmarket,goodsonsalearenumerouseveryproducerisfacingkeencompetitionitcangreatlypromotesalesD.alloftheaboveAllthefollowingarechannelstogetmarketinformationexcept.tohavecommercialcounsellor’sofficeofourembassiesstationedabroadtopromotethequalityofourownproductstosendtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthentohaveface-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmenPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:OnNovember19,1863,AbrahamLincolnwenttoGettysburginPennsylvaniatospeakattheNationalSoldiersCemetery.TheCivilWarwasstillgoingon.TherewasmuchcriticismofPresident,Lincolnatthetime.Hewasnotatallpopular.HehadbeeninvitedtospeakatGettysburgonlyOutofpoliteness.TheprincipalspeakerwastobeEdwardEverett,afamousstatesmanandspeakeroftheday.Everettwasahandsomemanandverypopulareverywhere.ItissaidthatLincolnpreparedhisspeechonthetrainwhilegoingtoGettysburg.Latethatnight,aloneinhishotelroomandtiredout,heagainworkedbrieflyonthespeech.ThenextdayEverettspokefirst.Hespokeforanhourand57minutes.Hisspeechwasaperfectexampleoftherichoratoryoftheday.ThenLincolnrose.Thecrowdof15,000peopleatfirstpaidlittleattentiontohim.Hespokeforonlynineminutes.Attheendtherewaslittleapplause.Lincolnturnedtoafriendandremarked,“Ihavefailedagain.Onthe”trainbacktoWashington,hesaidsadly,”Thatspeechwasaflatfail,uarendthepeoplearedisappointed.Somenewspapersatfirstcriticizedthespeech.Butlittlebylittlepeoplereadthespeechtheybegantounderstandbetter.Theybeganappreciateitssimplicityanditsdeepmeaning.ItwasaspeechwhichonlyAbrahamLincolncouldhavemade.Today,everyAmericanschoolchildlearnsLincoln’GsettysburgAddressbyheart.NoweveryonethinksofitasoneofthegreatestspeechesevergiveninAmericanhistory.In1863,AbrahamLincolnwasA.verycriticalB.unpopularC.verypopularD.verycourteousLincolnwasinvitedtospeakattheNationalSoldiersCemeterybecausehewasA.afamousspeakerB.averyhandsomemanC.PresidentofthecountryD.apopularstatesman13.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.LincolnpreparedhisspeechverycarefullybeforehewenttoGettysburgLincolnwasverybusyatthetimeanddidn’thavemuchtimetopreparehisspeechLincoln’sspeecahswfullofrichwordsLincoln’sspeechwasverylongItwasafactthatLincoln’sspeechwas.animmediatesuccesswarmlyapplaudedatotalfailurenotwell-receivedatfirstWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?Lincoln’sGettysburgAddresshasdeepmeaning.Lincoln’sGettysburgAddressissimpleinstyle.

Lincoln’sGettysburgAddressismemorizedbyeveryAmericanschoolchild.Lincoln’sGettysburgAddressisthegreatestshpeevcerdeliveredintheUnitedStates.Passage4Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Animalsseemtohavethesensetoeatwhentheyarehungryandtheydonoteatmorethantheirbodiesneed.Ithasbeendemonstratedthatratswill,whengivenachoiceoveraperiodoftime,preferwaterwithvitaminstowaterwithoutvitaminseventhoughthereisnodifferenceintasteorsmellbetweenthetwowaterbottles.Whenafragrantflavorwasaddedtothevitamin-enrichedfluid,theratsdidseemtodevelopatasteforitandkeptdrinkingit,evenafterthevitaminswereswitchedtotheclearwater.Intime,however,theybrokethehabitandwentbacktowherethenecessaryvitaminswere.Inaclassicexperiment,babiesof6to12monthsoldwereplacedinacafeteriafeedingarrangement,withawideselectionofbabyfoodbeforethem.Theyweregivenwhateverfoodtheypointedtoorappearedinterestedin.Wearetoldthatatfirsttheyshowedsomeunusualeatingpatterns,butthatoveraperiodoftimetheymanagedtoselectwell-balanceddiet.inselectingfood,ratsandbabiesdoseemtoknowandactonwhat’bsestforthem.Apparently,thereisakindof“bodywwishdiocmh,hum”anssoonlose.Mostofusdonoteataswiselyaswecould.Manyofourfoodpreferencesareculturallydeterminedandinfluencedbylong-establishedhabits.Somepeopleeatfox,dogandblackbirds,whileweeatcowsandpigs.Sowhatpeopleeatandhowmuchtheyeatseemstobegreatlyinfluencedbywhatisgoingonaroundthem.sdrinkingwaterto Intheexperimentonrats,afragrantflavorwasaddedtothesdrinkingwaterto encourageratstodrinkvitamin-enrichedwaterfindoutratspreferenceinflavortestwhetherratsknowwhichdrinkisgoodforthemdemonstratethatvitaminsaretasteless17.Theexpression“thehabitA.hasnosmellB.istasteless1”,se(npt(nptaernac.e4)referstodrinkingwaterwhichC.hasvitaminsD.isflavoredAccordingtothepassage,adultseatinghabitsdifferfromthoseofbabiesbecauseadultsknowbetterthanbabieswhatkindoffoodaregoodfortheirhealthadultsusuallycannotresistthetemptationofvariousdeliciousfoodsadults’eatinghabitsarecloselyrelatedtothesocaianldculturalcustomsadultshavemorechoicesoffoodthanbabiesineatingpatternsTheauthorimpliedinthepassagethatmostofuseatabalanceddietchoosethefoodthatisofnutritionhavethehabitsinfluencedbythesurroundingsliketoeatthefoodwithafragrantflavorAsfarastheireatinghabitsareconcerned,babiesandratsaresimilarinthatbothhavethewisdomtochooseabalanceddietbothpreferflavoredfoodanddrinkbothhavethesameeatingpatternsbothdevelopatasteforthesamekindsofflavorsPartIIVocabularyandStructure(40%)Directions:Inthispartthereare40incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youshouldbeabletorightfromwrong.A.perceiveB.distinguishC.sightD.observeAnystudentwhohishomeworkisunlikelytopasstheexamination.A.reducesB.offendsC.practicesD.neglectsIpromisedtolookthematterassoonasIgotthere.A.forB.inC.intoD.afterYoursisterhasmadeanforyoutoseethedentistat3thisafternoon.A.appointmentB.interviewC.opportunityD.assignmentThecommitteeisexpectedtoadecisionthisevening.A.reachB.arriveC.bringD.takeHespokesoquicklythatIdidn’twhathesaid.A.makeforB.makesureC.makeoverD.makeoutIwroteitdownIshouldforgetit.A.incaseB.incaseofC.inorderthatD.forfearofItisnotthatIdonotlikeplays.ThereasonwhyIdidnotgotothetheaterlastnightwasthatIcouldnotthetime.A.offerB.leaveC.affordD.manageThechemicalfactorywasdemolishedprotectingtheenvironment.A.inspiteofB.inhonorofC.infavorofD.inthenameofAfterathree-hourheateddiscussion,allthemembersinthejuryreachedtheconclusionsthatthemanwasofmurder.A.criminalB.chargedC.guiltyD.faultyHavingfinishedtheletter,heitcarefullyandsealedtheenvelopwithakiss.A.foldedB.bentC.turnedD.curvedLastyearofnewbookswerepublishedonenvironmentalprotection.A.thehundredB.hundredsC.ahundredD.onehundredLiteratureandarthaveagreatinfluencepeopleogy.’sideolA.toB.onC.forD.ontoJustasamarriedmancannotleavehiswork,apoormancannottogetsick.A.haveB.goC.expectD.afford,wekeeprecordsonalltheexperimentssothatwemayhaveenoughdata.A.AsawholeB.AsaruleC.OntheaverageD.ByallmeansNobodybutayoungwomantheairplanecrash.A.enduredB.rejectedC.survivedD.livedProfessorSmithisalwaysverytothereactionoftheaudiencewhenhegiveslectures.A.sentimentalB.sensitiveC.sensibleD.positiveWilliamhascuthissmokingtofivecigarettesaday.A.downB.inC.offD.outHehaslivedhereforyearsnobodyknowswhatheis.A.andbutB.thoughC.andyetD.forallthatIamverydisappointedtheresultsoftheexperiment.A.fromB.forC.toD.withHisfewpersonalbelongingsmadeitpossibleforhimtomovefromplacetoplaceA.ineaseB.ateaseC.witheaseD.witheasinessIwillneverforgetthetenyearswebothspentinthelittlevillage.A.whenB.duringwhichC.whichD.inwhichTheyarestudentsthattheyallperformedwellinthenationwideexaminations.A.sodiligentB.suchdiligentC.somuchdiligentD.suchverydiligentThemanagerofthecompanysentmeafaxsayingthathewouldvisitusnextspring.A.sometimeB.sometimeC.sometimesD.sometimesNoonecanbesureifthecarondisplayfitshimorheruntilheorshethem.A.triesB.willtryC.aretryingD.havetriedIamtoobusythesedays.Iwouldratherallofyounextmonthforadinner.A.comeB.wouldcomeC.cameD.havecomeSomethingmusthavehappenedontheirwayhere.Ortheybynow.A.shouldhavearrivedB.shouldarriveC.wouldhavearrivedD.wouldarriveThegeneral’cosmmandwasthatthesoldierstheirfortandcarryoutmoreimportanttasks.A.wouldleaveB.leaveC.leftD.haveleftHowthefireinthedancinghallstartedamystery.A.toremainB.remainsC.remainD.isremainingWearegoingtohaveourofficetomakeroomforanewengineer.A.torearrangeB.rearrangeC.rearrangedD.rearrangingTheboyhasperformedexcellentlyhewasbitnervous.A.inthatB.exceptthatC.forthatD.exceptforAllmyneighborstriedtohelpinsomeway.Buttheyturnedouttobeactuallytheway.A.inB.onC.withD.beyondYounevertoldmeyouhaveseenthefilm,?A.hadyouB.didn'tyouC.didyouD.weren'tyouNoonecanpossiblyrecallanydetailaboutthemeeting.ItisatleastfiveyearssinceitA.hadtakenplaceB.wastakenplaceC.tookplaceD.wastakingplaceNotuntilmostofthepeoplehadlefttheairporthissisterwasthere.A.thathesawB.hadheseenC.didheseeD.thathehadseenWeallfeelsorryforforsolongafteryourarrival.A.keepyouwaitingB.havingkeptyouwaitingC.waitingforyouD.keepyouwaitNosoonerhadtheygotthegoodcoveredupitstartedraininghard.A.WhenB.thanC.thenD.afterThemanagerhashisemployeesabusinessreporteveryweek.A.towriteB.writtenC.writingD.writeWrittenapplicationsshouldbesenttousincasesomeproblemswiththeelectricversion.A.therewillbeB.thereisC.therebeD.therewasAtthattime,thepoorgirlcan'tbutallherbelongingsatalowprice.A.tosellB.sellC.sellingD.soldPartIIIIdentification(10%)Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.AtnotimeandundernocircumstancesChinawillbethefirsttousenuclearweapons.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zABCDNeitherJohnandhisfatherwasabletowakeupearlyenoughtocatchthemorningtrain.ABCDThedevelopmentofindustryhasalsobroughtaboutlargenumbersofproblemswhichhaveABCtosoke.DAstimewenton,hesufferedsuchheavylossesthathewasforcedgivinguphisbusiness.ABCDMaryfounditdifficulttotalkcalmlyaboutwhichshehadexperiencedatthestation.Somepeoplefindswimmingmoreenjoyablethantositathomereading.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zABCDThelawIamreferringtorequiresthateveryonewhoownsacarhasaccidentinsurance.ABCDTheresponsibilityofthemanagerinsuchalargeinternationalenterpriseisfargreaterthanABChistypist.DThecourseworldhavebeenofferedthisterm.ButiscancelledbecausetoofewstudentsABhadregisteredbeforeregistrationclosed.CDInthedayswhencoalwassowidelyused,noonerealizedhowsoonandhowcompleteoilABCwouldreplaceit.DPartIVCloze(10%)DirectionsThereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchoosetheONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Canyouimaginehowyouwouldfeelifyoufelldangerouslyillandcouldnotreachorcalladoctor?Millionsofpeople71theworldareinthisunfortunate72,livingindistantplaces73therearenorailways,noproperroadsandnotelephones.Thousandsof7