2012年11月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题与答案

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2012年11月03日PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Itseemslikeeverydaythere,ssomenewresearchaboutwhetherourfavoritedrinksaregoodforus.(76)Oneday,sciencesaysaglassofredwineadaywillhelpuslivelonger.Thenextday,maybenot.Itseemsjournalistsareprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthesamemightbesaidforcoffee.Now,there,sbeenalotofresearchintowhethercoffee,sgoodforourhealth.“Theresultshavereallybeenmixed,”admitsNealFreedmanwholedthecoffeestudyandpublishedhisfindingsinamedicaljournalrecently.“There,sbeensomeevidencethatcoffeemightincreasetheriskofcertaindiseasesandthere,salsobeenmaybemorerecentevidencethatcoffeemayprotectagainstotherdiseasesaswell.”Freedmanandhiscolleaguesundertookthebiggeststudyyettolookattherelationshipbetweencoffeeandhealth.Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400,000Americansages50to71participatinginthestudy.“Wefoundthatthecoffeedrinkershadamodestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers，”hesaid.Here'swhathemeansby“modestly”：thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsadaywereabout10percentor15percentlesslikelytodieforanyreasonduringthe13yearsofthestudy.Whentheresearcherslookedatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfromheartdisease,lungdisease,injuries,accidentsandinfections.Now,Freedmanstressedthatthestudydoesn,tprovecoffeecanmakepeoplelivelonger.Astudylikethiscanneverproveacause-and-effectrelationship.(77)Allitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigation.Andevenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof.A.teaB.beerC.alcoholD.coffeeAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?Freedmanandhiscolleagueshired400,000Americanstocollectdata.AboutfourhundredthousandAmericansworkedforFreedmaiisteamfulltimefor13years.PeoplewhotookpartinFreedman,sresearchareabout50to70yearsold.Peoplewhoare50to70yearsoldseldomdrinkcoffee.Accordingtotheauthor,scientists.havealreadyprovedthatcoffeeisgoodforhumanhealthhavealongwaytogobeforetheyfindawaytostudycoffeehaveavoidedthecause-and-effectapproachtostudycoffeearestillunabletofigureoutwhycoffeeisgoodforusTheword“mixed”inthefirstparagraphmeans“”.129A.bothgoodandbadB.puttogetherC.bothsharpandsoftD.confusedWhichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?CanBeerHelpYouLiveLonger?CanCoffeeHelpYouLiveLonger?CanWineHelpYouLiveLonger?CanTeaHelpYouLiveLonger?Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Whenwe,relearningaforeignlanguage,makingsenseofwhatwehearisthefirststeptowardfluency.Itsoundsobvious,butuntilrecently,wedidn,tknowmuchabouthowlisteningworks.Newresearchdemonstratesthateffectivelisteninginvolvesmorethansimplyhearingthewordsthatfloatpastourears.Rather,it,sanactiveprocessofreceivinginformationandmakingmeaning.Thiskindofengagedlisteningisaskillthat，sascriticalforlearningarangeofsubjectsatschoolandworkasitisforlearningtounderstandaforeigntongue.Studiesofskilledlanguagelearnershaveidentifiedspecificlisteningstrategiesthatleadtosuperiorcomprehension.Lastyear,forexample,UniversityofOttawaresearcherLarryVandergriftpublishedhisstudyof106undergraduateswhowerelearningFrenchasasecondlanguage.Halfofthestudentsweretaughtinaconventionalfashion,listeningtoandpracticingtextsspokenaloud.Theotherhalf,possessingthesameinitial（最初的）skilllevelandtaughtbythesameteacher,weregivendetailedinstructiononhowtolisten.Itminedoutthatthesecondgroup“significantlyoutperformed”（胜过）thefirstoneonatestofcomprehension.Sowhataretheselisteningstrategies?Skilledlearnersgointoalisteningclasswithasenseofwhattheywanttogetoutofit.（79）Theysetagoalfortheirlisteningandtheygeneratepredictionsaboutwhatthespeakerwillsay.Beforethetalkingbegins,theymentallyreviewwhattheyalreadyknowaboutthesubject,andformanintentionto“listenoutfor”what,simportantorrelevant.Oncetheybeginlistening,theselearnersmaintaintheirfocus;iftheirattentionwanders,theybringitbacktothewordsbeingspoken.Theydon，tallowthemselvestobethrownoffbyconfusingorunfamiliardetails.Instead,theytakenoteofwhattheydon，tunderstandandmakeinferencesaboutwhatthosethingsmightmean,basedonothercluesavailabletothem:theirpreviousknowledgeofthesubject,thecontext（语境）ofthetalk,,theidentityofthespeaker,andsoon.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?Effectivelisteningmeanshearingthewordsthatfloatpastourears.Developingyourlisteningskillsisthefirststeptowarddevelopingfluency.Skilledlistenersusespecificstrategiestogetthemostoutofwhattheyhear.Listeningisoneofthemostpowerfultoolswehavetogaininformation.WhatdoesVandergriftsresearchshow?Learnerswhoadoptspecificlisteningstrategiesbecomebetterlisteners.Learnerstaughtinthetraditionalwayarebetteratreinforcingwhattheylearn.Learnersaremoreconfidentiftheymakefewermistakes.Learnerswholistenonaregularbasisimprovefaster.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutVandergriftsresearchisTRUE?TheparticipantswerepostgraduateslearningFrenchasasecondlanguage.Alltheparticipantsweretaughtusingtheconventionalmethod,withthefocusonlistening130strategies.Thetwogroupsweretaughtbydifferentteachers.Theparticipantswereatthesameinitialskilllevel.Theexpression“thrownoff”inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“”.A.infectedB.confusedC.ruinedD.informedAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstrategiesisNOTusedbyskilledlearners?A.Reviewtheirpriorknowledgeofthesubject.Concentrateonthespeaker,swords.Translateintotheirnativelanguage.Predictwhatthespeakerwillsay.Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:AstheTitanicwassinkingandwomenandchildrenclimbedintolifeboats,themusiciansfTomtheship'sbandstoodandplayed.Theydiedwhentheshipwentdown.Menstoodonthedeckandsmokedcigarettes.Theydied,too.Thisbehaviorispuzzlingtoeconomists,wholiketobelievethatpeopletendtoactintheirownselfinterest.“Therewasnopushing,”saysDavidSavage,aneconomistatQueenslandUniversityinAustraliawhohasstudiedwitnessreportsfromthesurvivors.Itwas“very,veryorderlybehavior”SavagehascomparedthebehaviorofthepassengersontheTitanicwiththoseontheLusitania,anothershipthatalsosankataboutthesametime.ButwhentheLusitaniawentdown,thepassengerspanicked（恐慌）.Therewerealotofsimilaritiesbetweenthesetwoevents.Thesetwoshipswerebothluxuryones,theyhadasimilarnumberofpassengersandasimilarnumberofsurvivors.Thebiggestdifference,Savageconcludes,wastime.TheLusitaniasankinlessthan20minutes.ButfortheTitanic,itwastwo-and-a-halfhours.“Ifyou'vegotaneventthatlaststwo-and-a-halfhours,socialorderwilltakeoverandeverybodywillbehaveinasocialmanner,”Savagesays.“Ifyou'regoingdowninunder17minutes,basicallyit'sinstinctual.”OntheTitanic,socialorderruled,anditwaswomenandchildrenfirst.OntheLusitania,instinctwonout.Thesurvivorswerelargelythepeoplewhocouldswimandgetintothelifeboats.Yes,we'reself-interested,Savagesays.Butwe'realsopartofasociety.Giventime,socialnorms（规范）canbeatournaturalself-interest.Ahundredyearsago,womenandchildrenalwayswentfirst.Menwerestoic（坚忍的）.OntheTitanic,therewasenoughtimeforthesenormstobecomeforceful.Accordingtotheauthor,economistswereconfusedbecause.people'sbehaviorwasdisorderlyontheTitanicpeopledidnotactintheirowninterestontheTitanicmostmendidnotactintheirowninterestontheLusitaniawomenandchildrencouldnotclimbintothelifeboatsTheexpression“wonout”nthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“”.A.tooktheupperhandB.wentoutofcontrolC.ranwildD.shutdownAccordingtoDavidSavage,wasacriticalfactorindeterminingpeople'sbehaviorinthesinkingofthesetwoships.A.socialorder B.placeC.instinct D.timeAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?131Bothshipswereexpensiveones.Asimilarnumberofwomenandchildrenfrombothshipssurvived.Aboutthesamenumberofpeoplefromeachshipdied.Bothshipshadasimilarnumberofpassengers.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?WhyDidn,tMusiciansPlayontheLusitania?WhyDidMusiciansPlayontheTitanic?WhyDidn,tPassengersPanicontheTitanic?WhyDidMenSmokeontheTitanic?PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackentheCorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.HaveyouevervisitedtheSummerPalace,therearemanybeautifulhalls,ridgesandahugelake?A.whichB.that C.whereD.whenMr.ObamawillgiveaspeechonthecurrentsituationatthemeetingnextweekinBeijing.A.toholdB.held C.holdingD.tobeheldItwasinasmallvillageinthesouthhespenthischildhoodandmethislife-longfriend-thelocalschoolmaster.A.whereB.when C.whichD.thatFirstofall,ateachershouldshowloveforhisstudentsontopofhisacademicknowledge.,heisnotqualifiedforhisposition.A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.BecauseFormanyoverseasChinese,Chinaistheirreal,becausetheywerebornandgrewupthere.A.homeB.familyC.houseD.householdWithallyourbrainsyouthemathtest,butyoufailed.Youweretoocareless.A.shouldpassB.shouldhavepassedC.mustpassD.musthavepassedWhenheenteredtheroomhefoundacatquietlyunderthedesk.A.lie B.lies C.tolie D.lyingTodayMrsSmithherselfinwhitelikeanurseatthegardenparty.A.wore B.put C.sent D.dressedInroadrulestheredlightisafortraffictostop.A.sign B.sight C.site D.sizeIcanyouforyourrudemannersbutyoumustapologizeinpublic.A.forbid B.forgetC.forecastD.forgiveGeneralBlairhadbeeninthearmyfor35yearswhenheretiredfromthenavy.A.serviceB.work C.job D.homeworkLindaisquitedifferenthersisterincharacter：shelikesfriendsandgoesoutalotwhilehersisteralwaysstaysaloneathome.A.to B.from C.at D.onJimwasabsentfromschoolforthewholeweekabadcold.132A.becauseofB.inadditiontoC.accordingtoD.infrontofSomepeopleliketoasmallsumofmoneyincaseofurgentneed.A.dealwithB.useupC.setasideD.takeoffMr.Smithfeelsgreatly withhisson’sperformanceinschoolasheisalwaysthetopofhisclass.A.disturbedB.worriedC.distressedD.satisfied31.SkatingissuchasportinthenortheastofChinathatalmosteverybodythereknowshowtoskate.A.likely B.famousC.popularD.longTheteachersuggestedthattheyintheexerciseatonce.A.hadhandedB.shouldhavehandedC.handedD.handHedidnotgotoschoolyesterdaybecausehehisfatherwhowasill.A.musthavelookedafter B.wouldhavetolookafterC.hadtolookafter D.shouldhavelookedafterAfterwalkingforhalfanhour,sherealizedthatsheinthewrongdirection.A.hadbeenwalkingB.hasbeenwalkingC.walkedD.wouldhavewalkedDon,tsmokeintheclassroom,?A.doyouB.willyou C.canyou D.couldyouThereisnotmuchtimeleft,soIshalltellyouaboutit.A.indetailB.inbrief C.forshort D.inalltheroomthanthetelephonerangoncemore.A.Hardlywhenheentered B.HardlyheenteredC.Nosoonerhehadentered D.NosoonerhadheenteredMybikeisold,itisingoodcondition.A.thereforeB.soC.neverthelessD.moreoverThereisthathehastriedhisbestintheexamination.A.nottodenyB.notdenyingC.nodenyingD.withoutdenyingWouldyoutocometothemeetingthisweekend?A.besokindB.bekindasC.besokindasD.bekindHewillwritetomeassoonashehome.A.willhavereturnedB.returnsC.returnedD.willreturnisgenerallybelieved,thereisnowateronthemoon.A.AsB.WhatC.ThatD.ItHedevotedhiswholelifetocareofthedisabledchildren.A.takes B.takingC.took D.takeThestudentcontinuedhisuniversitystudyhisfamily-,vaspoor.A.eventhoughB.asthoughC.nowthatD.sinceHisfatherwasputinto prison.andhehadtogotoprisontovisithimonceinawhile.A.a;the B.the;aC.a;/ D./;thePartIIIIdentification(10%)Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Puttingthebottles,boxesandbooksbackwheretheybelong,please.Dorftleave133Athemonthedesk.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zThoughJackisonly7years01dbutheiscleverenoughtoworkoutthatpuzzleAB Cdifficultevenforagrown-up.DIopenedtheletteranditcontainedanimportantinformationthattoldustostayA B Cwherewewere.DUnlikeJim,Igotoworkbyfootinsteadofbycareverymorning.A BC DIfheating,icewillchangeintowaterorsteam.ABC DWeatherpermit,we'llhavethematchtomorrow.AB C DDon'tyouthinkit'sthemostworstfilmwehaveseensincewecameheretenyearsago?A B CDSheisasgiftedassheismoreintelligent.AB CDTheteacher,aswellashisstudents,werepresent_atthemeeting.A B CDWalkingaloneinthedesert,thetravelerisboring.A B CDCloze（10%）Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Visitorstothezoousuallypitytheanimalsowingtotheirparticularemotionalassociations（联想）.Whichanimalsshouldbeindeedpitied?Thefirsttypearethosecleverand56developedanimals57livelyintelligenceanddesireforactivitycan58nooutletbehindthebarsofthecage.Thoseanimalslivinginafreestatebefore59inthezoohaveastrongdesireformovingabout60,buthavetommaroundrepeatedlyintheirquarters.Owingtothisdisappointment,foxesandwolves61inplaceswhicharefartoosmall,areamongthemost62ofallzooanimals.Anothersadscene,seldom63byordinaryzoovisitors,isthe64flyingtrialsofswans（天鹅）atmigration（迁徙）time.Thesecreatures,likemostotherwaterbirds,aregenerallymadeunabletoflybythe65ofcuttingoffatipofthewingbone.66suchswansinthezoogenerallyseemhappyunder67careandtheyraisetheiryoungwithoutanytrouble,atmigrationtimethingsbecome68.Thebirdsneverreally69thattheycannolongerfly,andrepeatedlyswimtothe70ofthepondsothattheycanhavethewholeextentofitssurfacewhentryingto71againstthewind.Meanwhile,theirloudflyingcallscanbeheardastheytryto72,andagainandagainthegrandpreparationsendin73.134Idonotlikeseeingthose74waterbirdsinthezoo.Themissingtipofonewingandthestillsadderpicturethatthebirdmakeswhenit75itswingshurtmebadly.Whatatrulysorrypictureitis!56.A.highB.highlyC.deepD.deeply57.A.whoseB.whomC.thatD.which58.A.findB.loseC.declareD.transform59.A.tobeputB.beingputC.toputD.putting60.A.partlyB.highlyC.deeplyD.freely61.A.keptB.keepingC.roseD.rising62.A.victoriousB.thoughtfulC.miserableD.fortunate63.A.scatteredB.writtenC.noticedD.wakened64.A.similarB.suitableC.apparentD.constant65.A.experimentB.operationC.treatmentD.movement66.A.AlthoughB.WhenC.SinceD.Because67.A.originalB.properC.parallelD.precious68.A.privateB.publicC.differentD.similar69.A.suggestB.assureC.underlineD.realize70.A.limitB.sideC.mi