281995年北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

1995年北京地区成人本科学士学

位英语统一考试PartIReadingComprehension(40%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Themarketisaconcept.Ifyouaregrowingtomatoesinyourbackyardforsaleyouareproducingforthemarket.Youmightsellsometoyourneighborandsometothemanagerofthelocalsupermarket.Ifpeoplestopbuyingtomatoes,youwillstopproducingthem.Ifyoubakecareofasickpersontoearnmoney,youareproducingforthemarket.Ifyourfatherisasteelworkeroratruckdriveroradoctororagrocer,heisproducinggoodsorserviceforthemarket.Whenyouspendyourincome,youarebuyingthingsfromthemarket.Youmayspendmoneyinstores,supermarkets,gasstations,andrestaurants.Stillyouarebuyingfromthemarket.Whenthelocalgrocerhiresyoutodrivethedeliverytruck,heisbuyingyourlaborinthelabormarket.Themarketmayseemtobesomethingabstract.Butforeachpersonorbusinessmanwhoismakingandsellingsomething,it'sveryreal.Ifnobodybuysyourtomatoes,itwon'tbelongbeforeyougetthemessage.Themarketistellingyousomething.It'stellingyouthatyouareusingenergiesandresourcesindoingsomethingthemarketdoesn'twantyoutodo.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?(WhatistheMarket?)A11ofthefollowingactsareproducingforthemarketEXCEPT(attendinganightschool).Youarebuyingformthemarketwhenyou(dineatarestaurant).Theword"real”inthelastparagraphmaymostprobablymean(concrete).Inwhatwayisthemarketveryrealforeachpersonorbusinessmanwhoismakingandsellingsomething?(Ittellsyouwhattoproduce)Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Englandisnotabigcountry;fromnorthtosouthandfromeasttowestit

isonlyaboutthreehundredmilesacross.Butforasmallcountryithasasurprisingrangeofclimate.PeoplewhohavenevervisitedEngland,orwhohavevisitedonlyonepartofit,oftenmakethemistakeofthinkingthatitisacoldandwetcountry.ExceptforthesummermonthsofJunetoSeptember,thisisprobablytrueofthenorthofEnglandandtheMidlands.Inthesouth,however,theclimateismuchmorepleasant.Oneresultisthatwhenpeopleretirefromajobinthenorththeyoftenprefertomovedowntothemildersouth.PerhapsthewarmestpartoftheconsistsofthecountiesofDevonandcountryisthesouthwest,whichcountryisthesouthwest,whichCornwall.ThewarmGulfStreamflowsacrosstheNorthAtlanticOceanfromtheGulfofMexicoandmakesthecoastalregionsofthesouthwestquitewarm.Palmtrees,bamboo（竹）andmanysemitropical（亚热带的）plantsgrowwellinthesouthwestofEngland.Flowersandvegetablesripen（成熟）asmuchasmonthearlierthanthoseelsewhere.Farmersintheareaobtainahigherpricefortheirvegetablesandflowersbecausetheyarereadyearlier.InwintertheremaybeseveralfeetofsnowinotherpartsofEnglandbuttherewillprobablybenosnowatallinthesouthwest.ThismaybeoneofthereasonswhythesouthwestisoneofEngland'smostpopularholidayareas.ThedistancefromthecenterofEnglandtothesouthcoastisabout（onehundredandfiftymiles）.Englandisacountry（withavarietyofclimates）.Accordingtothepassage,（flowersandvegetablesfromDevonareonthemarketonemonthearlier).InthenorthofEnglandandtheMidlands,(onlythesummerisnotcoldandwet).Inwinter,peopleinDevonandCornwall(seldomseesnow).Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Areyouworriedbytherisingcrimerate?Ifyouarethenyouprobablyknowthatyourhouse,possessionsandpersonareincreasinglyindangerofsufferingfromthetremendousriseinthecasesofburglary(盗窃)andassault(袭击)・Figuresindicateanever-increasingcrimerate,butitisonlytooeasytoimagine“Itwillneverhappentome”.Unfortunately,statisticsshowthatitreallycanhappentoyouand,ifyouliveinalargecity,youruntwicetheriskofbeingavictim.Fortunately,thereissomethingdefinitewhichyoucando.ProtectAlarmscanhelptoprotectyourhousewithaburglaralarmsystemwhichiseffective,simpletooperateandeasilyaffordable.Youmustrememberthatpossessingaburglaralarmisnoindicationthatyourhouseispackedwithvaluablepossessions.Itquitesimpleindicatestounwelcomevisitorsthatyoursisonehousetheywillnotbreakintoeasily,sotheycarryontoanunprotectedhousewheretheirjobismadealoteasier.Sendnowforourfreeleaflet（小册子）tellingyouhowwecanProtectAlarmyourhousequickly,easilyandcheaply.Completeandtearofftheslipbelowandpostittous.Postageisfree.Alternatively,telephoneusat3276721wherewehavearound-the-clockansweringservice.ItcostsnothingtofindoutaboutProtectAlarms.Anyonewhotakesaninterestinthecrimeratewill,accordingtothetext,beawarethat(homesaremorelikelytobebrokenintothanbefore).12.Iseemsthatpeoplewholiveincitiesare(morelikelytofallvictimtoburglarythanthoselivinginthecountry).ThewriterofthistextwantstogivetheimpressionthattheProtectAlarmssystemis(economical).Thearticleclaimsthatpossessinganalarmsystemwill(maketheburglars'undertakingmorecomplicated).Thepurposeofthearticleis(topersuadepeopletobuysomething）.Passage4Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Inwhatnowseemsliketheprehistorictimesofcomputerhistory,theearlypost-warera（战后时期）,therewasaquitewidespreadconcernthatcomputerswouldtakeovertheworldfrommanoneday.Alreadytoday,lessthanfortyyearslater,ascomputersarerelievingusofmoreandmoreoftheroutinetasksinbusinessandinourpersonallives,wearefacedwithalessdramaticbutalsolessforeseenproblem.Peopletendtobeovertrusting（过分信任）ofcomputersandarereluctanttochallengetheirauthority.Indeed,theybehaveasiftheywerehardlyawarethatwrongbuttonsmaybepushed,orthatacomputermaysimplymalfunction（失灵）.Obviously,therewouldbenopointininvesting（投入）inacomputerfyouhadtocheckallitsanswersb,utpeopleshouldalsorelyontheirowninternalcomputersandcheckthemachinewhentheyhavethefeelingthatsomethinghasgonewrong.Questioningandroutinedoublechecksmustcontinuetobeasmuchapartofgoodbusinessastheywereinpre-computerdays.Maybeeachcomputershouldcomewiththefollowingwarning:forallthehelpthiscomputermayprovide,itshouldnotbeseenasasubstituteforfundamentalthinkingandreasoningskills.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?(Towarnagainsttheblindnesstotheprobableshortcomingsofcomputer.)Thepassagerecommendsthosedealingwithcomputersto(bereasonablydoubtfulaboutthem).An人internalcomputer”(para.2)is(aperson'sstoreofknowledgeandtheabilitytoprocessit).Thepassagesuggeststhatthepresent-dayproblemwithregardtocomputersis(over-trusting).Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwoulddisapproveof(companieswhichdependentirelyoncomputersfordecision-making).PartIIVocabularyandStructure(40%)Directions:Inthispart,thereare40incompletesentences.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentences.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Let'sgotothecinematonight.I(shallwait)foryouatthegate.Mr.andMrs.Smithdidn'texpectthehouse(tobedecorated)sowell.TheUnitedStatesiscomposedoffiftystates,twoof(which)areseparatedfromtheotherbylandorwater.Thechemistryclass(hadbeenon)forfivemin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LetmetellyouastoryaboutBertandMildredBumbridge,whousedtobevery.forexample,Mildredwouldforgettocookdinner,ofBertwouldupforworkonSundayitwasMonday.Onesummertheytotakealongplanetrip.Whatdo__supposehappened?Well,theygot theairportwithonlytenminutesto・Sotimewasshort.Inthatsituationanyonewouldtheplanerightaway.ButnotMr.andMrs.away.ButnotMr.andMrs.Bumbridge.Theyjusthadtobuysomeflightinsura