2023年北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试卷

23年11月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.YourShoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:OnestudyshowsthatAmericansprefertoanswerwithabrief“Yes”,“No”,“Sure”,ortheverypopular“Yeah”ratherthanwithalongerreply.(76)ButbriefrepliesdonotmeanAmericansareimpoliteorunfriendlytosomeextent.Veryoften,Americansareinahurryandmaygreetyouwithasingleword“Hi”,indeed;thisisagreetingyouwillhearagainandagainduringyourstayintheUnitedStates.Itisusedbyeveryone,regardlessofrank,ageoroccupation.However,thosewhoareaccustomedtolongergreetingsmayrequirealittlemoretimebeforetheyfeelcomfortablewithAmericansimpletalk.Americanssometimesuseplaintalkwhentheyareuncomfortable.(77)Ifpeoplepraisethemorthanktheminanespeciallypoliteway,theymaybecomeuncomfortableandnotknowwhattosayinreply.Theydon’twanttobeimpoliteorrude,youcanbesurethattheylikedwhatwassaidaboutthem.Exceptforcertainholidays,suchasChristmas,Americansdon’tusuallygivegifts.Thus,youwillfindAmericansembarrassedastheyacceptgifts,especiallyiftheyhavenothingtogiveinreturn.Theyaregenerallyawarmbutinformalpeople.

1.

ThefactthatAmericanslikeshorteranswerstellsus______.A.

theyreplyveryquicklyinahurryB.

theychoosewordstoocarefullyC.

theylikereplyingbrieflyD.

theywanttobeaspoliteastheycan2.

Thosewholikeusingbeautifulorformalwords_____.A.

needmoretimetogetusedtoAmericansimplegreetingB.

neednotimetogetfamiliarwithAmericangreetingC.

donotverymuchlikeAmericanwayofgreetingD.

thinkAmericansarenotpolitewhatever3.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.

Americansoftenanswerwiththewordslike“sure”,“yeah.”B.

Theyarenotimpolitewithbriefreplies.C.

Americansinhighranksmustuseformalwordsingreeting.D.

Americansareawarmbutinformalpeople.4.

TheAmericanslikeothers’praisebutifinapoliteway________.A.

theydon’tknowwhattowayinreplyB.

theyfeelsomewhatuneasyC.

theydon’twanttoreplyD.

bothAandB5.

Thepassageindicatesthat_______.A.

Americansexchangegiftsthefirsttimetheymeet.B.

Americansseldomgivegiftsexceptforsomeholidays.C.

Americansoftenbringsomegiftstotheirfriends.D.

Americansonlywanttogetgiftsfromothers.1~5CACDBPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:(78)Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofalargepopulationhavelongbeenasubjectofdiscussionamongeconomists(经济学家).Ithasbeenarguedthatthesupplyofgoodlandislimited.Tofeedalargepopulation,inferiorlandmustbecultivatedandthegoodlandworkedintensively.Thus,eachpersonproduceslessandthismeansaloweraverageincomethancouldbeobtainedwithasmallerpopulation.Othereconomistshavearguedthatalargepopulationgivesmorescopeforspecializationandthedevelopmentoffacilitiessuchasports,roadsandrailways,whicharenotlikelytobebuiltunlessthereisabigdemandtojustifythem.Oneofthedifficultiesincarryingoutaworld-widebirthcontrolprogramliesinthefactthatofficialattitudestopopulationgrowthvaryfromcountrytocountrydependingonthelevelofindustrialdevelopmentandtheavailabilityoffoodandrawmaterials.Inthedevelopingcountrywhereavastlyexpandedpopulationispressingharduponthelimitsoffood,spaceandnaturalresources,itwillbethefirstconcernofgovernmenttoplacealimitonthebirthrate,whatevertheconsequencesmaybe.Inthehighlyindustrializedsocietytheproblemmaybemorecomplex.Adecreasingbirthratemayleadtounemploymentbecauseitresultsinadecliningmarketformanufacturedgoods.(79)Whenthepressureofpopulationonhousingdeclines,pricesalsodeclineandthebuildingindustryisweakened.Facedwithconsiderationssuchasthese,thegovernmentofadevelopedcountrymaywellprefertoseeaslowlyincreasingpopulation,ratherthanonewhichisstableorindecline.

6.

Asmallerpopulationmaymean_______.A.

higherproductivity,butaloweraverageincomeB.

lowerproductivity,butahigheraverageincomeC.

lowerproductivity,andaloweraverageincomeD.

higherproductivity,andahigheraverageincome7.

Accordingtothepassage,alargepopulationwillprovideachancefordeveloping_______.A.agricultureB.transportsystemC.industryD.nationaleconomy8.

Inadevelopedcountry,peoplewillperhapsgooutofworkifthebirthrate_______.A.goesupB.isdecreasingC.remainsstableDisoutofcontrol9.

Accordingtothepassageslowlyrisingbirthrateperhapsisgoodfor________.A.adevelopednationB.adevelopingnationC.everynationwithabigpopulationD.everynationwithasmallpopulation10.

Itisnoeasyjobtocarryoutageneralplanforbirthcontrolthroughouttheworldbecause______.A.

therearetoomanyunderdevelopedcountriesintheworldB.

underdevelopedcountrieshavelowlevelofindustrialdevelopmentC.

differentgovernmentshavedifferentviewsabouttheproblemD.evendevelopedcountriesmayhavecomplexproblems

6~10DBBACPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Tousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainstrain.Itwasfirstusedasashadeagainstthesun.Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinese,waybackintheeleventhcenturyB.C..WeknowthattheumbrellawasalsousedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse;itbecameasymbolofhonorandauthority.IntheFarEastInancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyalpeopleorbythoseinhighoffice.InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.AndtheumbrellawasincommonuseinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousetheumbrellasasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyin16thcentury.Andagainitbecameasymbolofpowerandauthority.Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.(80)Itwasn’tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen’sumbrellasbegantobemadeinavarietyofcolors.

11.Thefirstuseofumbrellawasas_____.A.protectionagainstrainB.ashadeagainstthesunC.asymbolofpowerD.asymbolofhonor12._____wereregardedasthepeoplewhofirstusedumbrellas.A.RomansB.GreeksC.ChineseD.Europeans13.Theumbrellawasusedonlybyroyalpeopleorthoseinhighoffice______.A.inEuropeanintheeighteenthcenturyB.inancientEgyptandBabylonC.intheFarEastinancienttimesD.duringtheMiddleAges14.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Womenenjoyusingumbrellawithvariouskindsofcolors.B.Theinventoroftheumbrellaisunknown.C.Onceordinarypeoplehadnorighttouseumbrellas.D.Umbrellaswerepopularandcheapintheancienttimes.15.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhenWastheUmbrellaInventedB.TheRoleofUmbrellainHistoryC.TheColorsandShapesofUmbrellaD.WhoNeededUmbrellaFirst11~15BCCDB

PartⅡVocabularyandStructure（30％）Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.16.Thenewsquicklyspreadthroughthevillage______thewarhadendedA.whichB.whatC.thatD.where17.Wehurriedtothestation______findourselvesthreehoursearlierforthetrain.A.onlytoB.inordertoC.soastoD.suchasto18.Imeant______you,butI’mafraidIforgot.A.ringingB.beingringingC.toringingD.toring19.Weliveinatime______,morethaneverbeforeinhistory,peoplearemovingabout.A.whatB.whenC.whichD.where20.Isthereanypossibilityofgettingtheprice______further?A.reducedB.reduceC.reducingD.bereduced21._______youfeeltooilltogoout,Iwouldrathernotstayathometonight.A.BecauseBAlthoughC.UnlessD.If22.Becauseofmanymistakes,shewasmade______theselettersagain.A.typeB.totypingC.typedD.totype23.Itishotanddry;theflowersneed______.A.beingwateredB.bewateredC.towaterD.tobewatered24.Hebeganbyshowinguswherethecountrywasandwenton_______usaboutitsclimate.A.tellingB.totellC.totellingD.tobetold25.Ourfailure_____ourselvestomodernlifeoftencausesustroubleinourwork.A.toadoptB.toapplyC.toadaptD.toact26.Once_____ofthenecessityofamove,heworkedhardtofindanewhome.A.convincedB.beconvincedC.convincingD.havingconvinced27.Somanyrepresentatives_______,theconferencehadtobeputoff.A.wereabsentB.tobeabsentC.beingabsentD.hadbeenabsent28.Innocase_____thestudentsfromexploringnewideas.A.weshouldpreventB.wecouldpreventC.shouldwepreventD.shouldn’tprevent29.Idon’tthinkitadvisablethatTom_____tothejobsincehehasnoexperience.A.beassignedB.isassignedC.willbeassignedD.hasbeenassigned30.Withallthisworkonhand,she______tothedancepartylastnight.A.oughtn’ttogoB.hadn’tgoneC.shouldn’thavegoneD.mustn’thavegone31.AsChristmaswascoming,thetownbegana______clearingonalargescale.A.throughB.thoroughC.thoughD.thought32.E-mailwritinghasbecametheusualmeansofcommunication_______peoplesomedistanceaway.A.forB.onC.toC.with33.Itisagoodideaforparentstomonitorthe_____aswellasthekindoftelevisionthattheirchildrenwatch.A.numberB.sizeC.amountD.screen34.I’mafraidthatthereisn’t_____foryouinmycar.A.placeB.seatC.cornerD.room35.Itsuddenly_____tomethatwecoulduseacomputertodothejob.A.happenedB.occurredC.agreedD.presented36.Theoldpeopleoftenraise______forthesakeofcompanionship.A.petsB.pipesC.pillsD.pies37.Theriverhereisverywidebut____,soyoucanwalkacrossit.A.narrowB.arrowC.shallowD.hollow38.Thestreetswereempty____thepolicemenonduty.A.besidesB.exceptC.exceptingD.exceptfor39.Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithinthe_____oflittlechildren.A.handB.reachC.spaceD.distance40.–Howdidyoupaytheworkers?–Asarule,theywerepaidby______.A.thehourB.anhourC.hourD.thetime40.—Howdidyoupaytheworkers?—Asarule,therewerepaidby_____.A.thehourB.anhourC.hourD.thetime41.____ofthestudentsinourclassarefromthenorth.A.TwoninthB.SecondninthC.SecondninesD.Twoninths42.Myfatherhasclasses____day:Mondays,WednesdaysandFridays.A.eachotherB.everyotherC.thisandtheotherD.allother43.ThismorningJackcametoschoollate____.A.thanusualB.asusualC.likeusualD.likeusually44.I’mputtingonweight.Thedoctorhaswarnedmeto____sugar.A.keepupB.keepbackC.keepoffD.keepaway45.Wewere____forhalfanhourinthetrafficandsowearrivedlate.A.keptupB.heldupC.cutupD.broughtup16~20CADBA21~25CDDBC26~30ACCAC31~35BDCDB36~40ACDBA41~45DBBCB

PartⅢIdentification（10％）Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.46.Hedidn’tdaretoleavethehouseforfearsomeonewouldrecognizehimsoon.ABCD47.Youcanseethewholecityformilesfromhereinaclearday.ABCD48.Hewishedhedidn’ttellherthetruththatbroughthersomuchpain.ABCD49.Theroom,whichwindowfacesthesouth,isthenicestoneofallonthisfloor.ABCD50.Heisatruefriendofmine,whomIcanalwaysdependwheneverIgetintoABCDtrouble.51.Let’sgoandwatchthatmewmovieateighttonight,won’twe?ABCD52.Itisveryimportantthatthestudents’voiceisheardbytheauthoritiesofallourABCDschools.53.Thisissuchabeautifuldaythateveryonearoundusfeellikegoingoutfora.ABCDwalk54.Wesawabigdogthatwasfierceandfeltfrightenedinourwayhome.ABCD55.YouwillfeelinconvenientinJapanifyoucaneitherspeakJapanesenorABCD

English.46~50CDBAC51~55DBCCCPartⅣCloze（10％）Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Inmostcultures,whenyoumeetacquaintancesforthefirsttimeduringaday,itisnormaltogreetthem.Themainpurposeofthisgreetingisto56agoodrelationshipbetweenthepeople57andeachlanguageusuallyhas58setphraseswhichcanbeusedforthispurpose.Sometimes,though,therecanbe59differencesinthetypeofphraseswhichcanbeused,andculturalmisunderstandingscaneasily60AyoungBritishwomanwenttoHongKongtowork,andatthetimeofher61sheknewnothingabouttheChinesecultureorlanguage.62herwaytoschooloneday,shewenttothebanktogetsomemoney.63,thebankclerkaskedherifshehadhadherlunch.Shewasextremelysurprised64suchaquestionbecauseintheBritishcultureitwouldbe65anindirectinvitationtolunch.Betweenunmarriedyoungpeopleitcanalso66theyoungman’sinterestindatingthegirl.67thisbankclerkwasacompletestranger68theBritishgirl,shewasverymuchtakenaback(生气),andhastilycommentedthatshehadeaten69.Afterthisshe70toschoolandwasevenmoresurprisedwhenoneoftheteachersaskedthesamequestion.Bynowshe71thatitcouldnotbeaninvitation,butwaspuzzled72whytheyaskedit.73thefollowingdaysshewasaskedthesamequestionagainandagain.Onlymuchlater74thatthequestionhadnorealmeaning75–itwasmerelyagreeting.

56.A.buildonB.buildupC.buildintoD.buildout57.A.concernedB.concernC.concerningD.toconcern58.A.anumberofB.thenumberofC.theamountofD.anamountof59.A.consideredB.consideringC.considerableD.considerate60.A.raiseB.ariseC.arouseD.lead61.A.arriveB.arrivedC.arrivesD.arrival62.A.InB.ToC.ByD.On63.A.ToherdisappointmentB.InherdisappointmentC.TohersurpriseD.Inhersurprise64.A.onB.atC.toD.with65.A.regardedasB.definedasC.lookedasD.thoughtas66.A.reflectB.intendC.releaseD.indicate67.A.SinceB.ThatC.FarD.With68.A.withB.byC.toD.at69.A.yetB.alreadyC.tooD.atall70.A.processedB.producedC.providedD.proceeded71.A.releasedB.relievedC.realizedD.regretted72.A.withregardsB.astoC.asifD.asfaras73.A.In