2023年北京成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（A卷）PartIReadingComprehension(30%)

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Themulti-billion-dollarWesternpopmusicindustryisunderfire.ItisbeingblamedbytheUnitedNationsforthedramaticriseindrugabuseworldwide,"Themostworryingdevelopmentisacultureofdrug-friendliness,"saystheUN'sInternationalNarcoticsControlBoardinareportreleasedlastyear.The74studysaysthepopmusic,asaglobalindustry,isbyfarthemostinfluentialtrend-setterforyoungpeopleofmostcultures."Somesongsencouragepeopletotakedrugs.(78)Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle,"thestudysays.Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendlypopmusicseemstosurvivedespitetheoccasionalshockofdeathbyoverdose(过量用药)."Suchincidentsendtobeseenasanoccasiontomourn(哀悼)thelossofarolemodel,andnotanopportunitytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse,"itnotes.Sincethe1970s,severalinternationallyfamoussingerandmoviestars—includingElvisPresley,JaniceJophlin,JohnBelushi,JimiHendrix,JonathanMelvinandAndyGibbs—havediedofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses.Withtheglobalizationofpopularmusic,messagespromotingdrugabusearenowreachingbeyondtheircountriesoforigin."Inmostcountries,thenamesofcertainpopstarshavebecomefamiliartothemembersofeveryhousehold,"thestudysays.TheUNstudyalsoblamesthemediaforitsdescriptionofcertaindrugincidents,whichencouragesratherthanpreventsdrugabuse."Overthepastyears,wehaveseenhowdrugabuseisincreasinglyregardedasbeingacceptableorevenattractive,"saysHamidGhodse,presidentoftheBoard."Powerfulpressuregroupsrunpoliticalcampainsaimedatlegalizingcontrolleddrugs,"hesays.Ghodsealsopointsoutthatallthesedevelopmentshavecreatedanenvironmentwhichistolerant(容忍旳)oforevenfavorabletodrugabuseandspoilsinternationaldrugpreventioneffortscurrentlyunderway.Thestudyfocusesondemandreductionandpreventionwithinanenvironmentthathasbecometolerantofdrugabuse.TheBoardcallsongovernmentstodotheirlegalandmoralduties,andtoactagainstthepro-drug（赞成吸毒）messagesoftheyouthculturetowhichyoungpeopleincreasinglyarebeingexposed.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthortendtoagreewith?

A.Theuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposesisanacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle.

B.Thespreadingofpopmusicmaycausedrugabusetobeyondcountryboundaries.

C.Noeffortshavebeenmadetopreventthespreadingofdrugabuse.

D.Governmentshavenoabilityatactagainstthepro-drugmessagesoftheyouthculture.2.Theexpression"underfire"inthefirstparagraphmeans________.

A.inanurgentsituation

B.facingsomeproblems

C.beingcriticized

D.introuble3.Fromthethirdparagraph,welearnthattheyouth________.

A.tendtomournthepopstarswhodiedofoverdoseasrolemodes

B.areshockedtoknowevenpopstarsmayabusedrugs

C.trytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse

D.maystopabusingdrugs4.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedastolerantofdrugabuse?

A.Thespreadingofpopmusic.

B.Themedia.

C.Politicalcampaignsrunbypowerfulpressuregroups.

D.Thelowpriceofsomedrugs.5.Accordingtothepassage,popmusic________

A.hasagreatinfluenceonyoungpeopleofmostcultures

B.attractsasmallnumberofyoungpeople

C.isnotaprofitableindustry

D.isaloneresponsiblefordrugabusePassage2Questions

6to

10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Therearemanyolderpeopleintheworldandtherewillbemanymore.Alittle-knownfactisthatover60percentoftheolderpeopleliveindevelopingcountries.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,by2023therewillbe1billion,withover700millionlivingindevelopingcountries.Itisasurprisingfactthatthepopulationageingisparticularlyrapidindevelopingcountries.Forexample,ittookFrance115yearsfortheproportionofolderpeopletodoublefrom7percentto14percent.ItisestimatedtotakeChinaamere27yearstoachievethissameincrease.Whataretheimplicationsoftheseincreasednumbersofolderfolk?(76)Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive,themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability(残疾).Attentionisbeingpaidtotheneedtokeeppeopleashealthyaspossible,includingduringoldage,tolessenthefinancialburdenonthestate.(77)Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.InsomeAfricancountries,certainlyinAsia,olderpeoplearerespectedandregardedastheoneswithspecialknowledge.Yettraditionsarefadingawaydaily,whichdoesnotensurethecontinuedhighregardofolderpeople.Associetychanges,attitudeswillchange.Muchneedstobedonetogetridofagediscrimination(歧视)inemployment.Life-longlearningprogramsneedtobeprovidedtoenableolderpeopletobeactivemembersinacountry'sdevelopment.Socialsecuritypoliciesneedtobeestablishedtoprovideadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.Bothpublicandprivateschemesarevitalinordertobuildasuitablesafetynet.6.Theproportionofolderpeople________.

A.isbiggerindevelopedcountriesthanindevelopingcountries

B.isone-seventhofthepopulationindevelopingcountries

C.willincreasemuchfasterinChinathaninFrance

D.willbesixtypercentindevelopingcountriesby20237.Accordingtopassage,whichofthefollowingaregovernmentsmostworriedabout?

A.Thediseasesanddisabilityofolderpeople.

B.Thelongerlifeandgoodhealthofpeople.

C.Thelossoftaxesonolderpeople.

D.Theincreasingrespectforolderpeople.8.Itisstateddirectlyinthepassagethatolderpeopleshould________.

A.betreateddifferentlyindifferentcultures

B.enjoyasimilarlifestyle

C.beignoredassocietychanges

D.

bevaluedbytheyongergenerations9.WhichofthefollowingmeasureisNOTmentionedtosolvethepopulationageingproblem?

A.Gettingridofagediscriminationinemployment.

B.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.

C.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.

D.Providingfreehealthcareforsickolderpeople.

E.Supplyinglife-longlearningprogramstoolderpeople.10.Theauthorconcludesinthelastparagraphthat________.

A.governmentshavespentlotsoftimeinsolvingtheageingproblem

B.populationageingisahardproblem,butitneedstobesolvedurgently

C.peoplearetoobusytosolvethepopulationageingproblem

D.muchtimeandeffortwillbelostinsolvingtheageingproblemPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:(79)Extensivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhasmadeextraordinaryprogressinreducingpovertyinrecentdecades.Theresearchsuggeststhatthepaceofeconomicprogresshasbeenrapidandcontinuedfordecades,builtonthefoundationsofrelativepoliticalstability,risingtrade,andeconomicliberalization(自由化)aftertwoworldwars.Onenewstudy,publishedrecentlybytheInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinWashington,findthattheproportionofthe6.1billionpeopleintheworldwholiveon$1adayorlessshrankfrom63percentin1950to35percentin1980and12percentin1999.bysomeothermeasures,theprogresshasbeenmoremodest.Still,economistsagreethatpovertyhasplungedinkeynationssuchasIndiaandespeciallyChina,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowthaswellaseconomicfreedom."Thisisahugesuccessfortheworldasawhole,"saysHarvardThenewscomesastheWorldBankisabouttoopenitsannualmeetinginWashington-aneventthathasbeentroubledinrecentyearsbyproteststhattheBankanditssisterInstitution,theInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF国际货币组织)，havedonetoolittlefortheworld'spoor.(80)Theneweconomicresearchwillnotputanendtothatdispute.Vastpopulationsremainpoor,andmanystillquestionthewisdomofWorldBankpolicies.Nonetheless,theresearchfindingsarehelpfultounderstandwhatpoliciesshouldbefollowedbythoseinstitutionsandhundredsofotherdevelopmentgroupsworkingveryhardtohastenthepaceofworldeconomicprogress.Ifdramaticgainsareunderway,thepresentpolicies-callingforopenmarkets,freebusinessactivities,andtightmonetarycontrol-areworkingandcorrect.ButcriticsofIMFandWorldBankpoliciesmaintainthatsucheconomicsuccessstoriesasJapan,China,SouthKoreaandSingaporearerootedinmorethanjust"free"markets.Thesenationshavemanagedtogrowrapidly,andtherebyreducepoverty,bylimitingimportswhentheirdomesticindustrieswereyoung,pushingexportstorichnations,andputtingcontrolsonpurelyinternationalfinancialflows.Thehavebeenopentoforeign-ownedfactoriesbuthaveofteninsistedthatthoseinvestorssharetheknowledgeandskillonmoderntechnologies.11.Theword"plunged"inthefirstparagraphmeans________.

A.decreasedB.climbedC.increasedD.droppedintowater12.Fromthepassage,welearnthat______.

A.WorldBankhasdonenothingtohelpthepoorintheworld

B.IMFonlyhelpstherichintheworld

C.WorldBankcontrolsallthebanksintheworld

D.TherearesomedemonstrationsagainstWorldBankinrecentyears13.Accordingtothispassage,in_____,theworldhadthelargestnumberofpoorpeople.

A.1999B.1980C.195014.Accordingtotheauthor,theeconomyofEastAsiancountriesgrewveryfastbecauseofthefollowingmeasuresEXCEPT______.

A.encouragingexportB.openinguptoforeigninvestments

C.limitinginternationalfinancialflowsD.controllingimport15.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe______.

A.China'sContributiontotheReductionofPovertyintheWorld

B.WorldBank'sExtraordinaryProgressinRecentDecades

C.India'sLeadingRoleinReducingGlobalPoverty

D.GlobalProgressinReducingPovertyPartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)

Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.16.ItwashardforhimtolearnEnglishinafamily,inwhich__oftheparentsspokethelanguage.A.noneB.neitherC.bothD.each17.You'dbettergotherebytrain.Thetrainticketis_______theplaneticket.A.ascheapthreetimesasB.asthreetimescheapasC.threetimesascheapasD.cheaperthreetimesthan18.Thisnewmachineistechnicallyfar________totheprevioustype.A.superiorB.juniorC.seniorD.equal19.Thereisagreatdealofevidence____thatmusicactivitiesengagedifferentpartsofthebrain.A.indicateB.indicatingC.indicatedD.tobeindicating20.Shebecamethefirstwomantoentertheschoolbutwithdrewafterafewdays_____stress.A.becauseofB.inspiteofC.insteadofD.inhonorof21._______________isknowntousallisthatthe2023OlympicGameswillbeheldinLondon.A.ItB.WhatC.AsD.Which22.Thediscoveryofthesetombsis________forscholars'studyingChinesehistory.A.ofveryimportantB.greatsignificantC.ofgreatsignificanceD.greatlyimportance23.Sean'sstrongloveforhiscountryis___________________inhisrecentlypublishedpoems.A.relievedB.reflectedC.respondedD.recovered24.Wouldyoupleasekeepsilent?Theweatherreport________andIwanttolisten.A.isbroadcastB.isbeingbroadcastC.hasbeenbroadcastD.hadbeenbroadcast25.Theteacherstressedagainthatthestudentsshouldnot________anyimportantdetailswhileretellingthestory.A.bringoutB.letoutC.leaveoutD.makeout26.Themanmoved________forwardandlookedovertheedge,shrinkinghisshoulders.A.accuratelyB.cautiouslyC.brilliantlyD.disappointedly27.Thepolicearetryingtofindoutthe________ofthewomankilledinthetrafficaccident.A.evidenceB.recognitionC.identityD.status28.Bynomeans________toherparents.

A.thisisthefirsttimehassheliedB.thisisthefirsttimedoesshetellalie

C.isthisthefirsttimeshehasliedD.isthisthefirsttimeshewaslying29.Climatechangewillgreatly____wheatandriceproductionifnationsdon'ttakestepsnow.A.fallB.leakC.lackD.reduce30.Shealwaysbuys________mybirthday.A.somethingawfultoB.anythingawfultoC.somethingniceforD.anythingnicefor31.Hefailedtoliveupto_______hadbeenexpectedofhim.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.all32.Itisvery________ofyoutoarrangeanearlymeetingbetweenyourbossandourteam.A.considerateB.considerableC.consideringD.considered33.Iwouldhavetoldhimaboutthechangeoftimefortheclass,_______toclasslasttime.A.didhecomeB.hecameC.hadhecomeD.hehadcome34.Thewindwassostronglastnightthatistorethe______oftheshipintotwoorthreepieces.A.maskB.mineC.sailD.satellite35._____allthemoneypeopleherespendeatingout,restaurants'profitisstillbelowfivepercent.A.DespiteB.ThankstoC.SinceD.Like36.Manyaman________lifeismeaninglesswithoutapurpose.A.thinksB.thinkingC.havethoughtD.think37.Johnlefthometwentyminutesago.Itisusuallyhalfanhour'sdrivefromhishometotheofficehere.Sohe________soon.A.shouldhavearrivedB.needarriveC.musthavearrivedD.mayarrive38._____Hongkongisoftenregardedas___internationalcentreforbusiness,financeandtourism.A./;anB.An;/C.The;/D./;the39.Theywent________theschedulefortheconferenceagainandagainuntiltheyfeltsatisfiedwitheverydetailofit.A.outB.upC.overD.by40.Schoolsshouldteachourkidsvarioussubjects,andmoreoverteachthemhowto________rightfromwrong.A.runB.takeC.tellD.put41.Bythetimeyoufinishyourhomework,allofus________oursathand,I'msure.A.willfinishB.willhavefinishedC.havefinishedD.havebeenfinishing42.IntimeoftroubleCharliecouldalways________asolution.A.putasideB.lookdownuponC.breakoutD.comeupwith43.Beforebuildingahouse,youwillhaveto________thegovernment'spermission.A.getfromB.followC.receiveD.askfor44.Thedirectorhadherassistant________somehotdogsforthestaffmembers.A.pickedupB.picksupC.pickupD.pickingup45.________theirhatsintotheair,thefansofthewinningteamletoutloudshoutsofvictory.A.TothrowB.ThrownC.ThrowingD.BeingthrownPartⅢIdentification(10%)

Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.46.Whenyou'vefinishedwiththatbook,don'tforgettoputisbackontheshelf,won'tyou?

ABCD47.Theworkersinthefactorydemandedthattheirpaywouldberaisedby20percent.

ABCD48.ItremainstoseewhetherJimwillbefitenoughtoplayinthefinals.

ABCD49.IinvitedJoeandLindaaswellasTomtodinner,butneitherofthemcame.

ABCD50.Overthepast20years,theinternethashelpedchangeourworldineitherwayoranother

ABCforthebetter.

D51.Howandwhythislanguagehassurvivedformorethanathousandyears,whilespokebyvery

ABCfew,ishardtoexplain.

D52.NearlyhalfofAmericansaged25andoldtakepartinsomeformofcontinuingeducation.

ABCD53.Manyparentsfeeltheyneedtokeepaclosereyetotheirchildrenbecauseofconcernsabout

ABCD

crimeandschoolviolence.54.Formarriedmothers,thetimespendonchildcareincreasedtoanaverageof12.9hoursa

ABCD

weekin2023.55.Thereisanincreasinglyamountofevidencethatmoreandmoreyoungpeoplearetakingan

ABCactiveinterestinpolitics.

DPartIVCloze(10%)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Ofallthewebsites,onethathasattractedattentionrecentlyismyspace.Mostofthisattentionhascomefromthemediaandtellseveryreason___56___thewebsiteshouldbe___57___.ThethreatofInternetpredators(窃掠者)isindeedatoughreality,___58___shuttingdownthesiteisnottheanswer.Ifmyspace___59___shutdown,anothersitewouldquickly___60___itsplace.Therefore,therightwayistoteachteenshowtousethesitesafelyandeducatethem___61___whomaybepredatorsandhowto__62___them.Thekeyto__63__safeontheInternetistomakesurethatyourprofile(个人资料)issecure.The__64__wayistochangetheprivacysettingonyourprofileto"private",whichprotectsyourinformation___65___onlythepeopleonyourfriendlistcanviewit.Althoughthisis__66__,itisnotperfect.Predatorscanfindwaystoviewyourprofileiftheyreallywantto,___67__throughbackingin(黑客入侵)orfiguringouttheirwayontoyourfriendlist.Thus,youshouldneverposttoomuchpersonal___68__.Somepeopleactuallyposttheirhomeandschooladdresses,datetobirth,andsoon,often__69__predatorsknowexactlywheretheywillbyand__70__.Themostinformationthatissafeisyourfirstnameandprovince.Anythingmoreisbasically___71___apredatorintoyourlife.Anotherbigproblemisphotos.Isuggest___72___skippingphotosandneverpostingaphotoofafriendonlinewithouthisorher___73___.Mostimportant,never,___74___anycircumstances,agreetoareal-lifemeetingwithanyoneyoumeetonline,___75___howwellyouthinkyouknowthisperson.Therearenoguaranteesthattheyhavetoldthetruth.56.A.whatB.howC.whyD.which

57.A.shutdownB.openupC.getintoD.turnon

58.A.butB.evenC.despiteD.since

59.A.isB.areC.wasD.were

60.A.getB.makeC.takeD.push

61.A.asB.aboutC.forD.in

62.A.avoidB.getC.benefitD.hide

63.A.stayB.stayingC.stayedD.staying

64.A.difficultB.simplestC.simpleD.mostdifficult

65.A.astoB.nomatterC.sothatD.because

66.A.efficientB.interestingC.effectiveD.impressive

67.A.ifB.whetherC.howeverD.whatever

68.A.informationB.documentsC.filesD.messages

69.A.letB.makeC.allowD.letting

70.A.whatB.whyC.whenD.how

71.A.introducingB.invitingC.investingD.