北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试B

北京地区成人三级英语网PAGEPAGE159北京大学资源东楼1526室电话：62750580，62750595北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（B）2008．11．22PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares(恶梦)（76）NowAmericalresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerase(抹去)theeffectofpainfulmemories.InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.(77)Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareerased.Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportin.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldierstroublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.“Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmaretheyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions,”saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchoolButthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatitisverydangeroustochangememoriesbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity(特质).Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.“Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare,I’mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesout,”saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist.1.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.anewmedicalinventionB.anewresearchonmemoriesC.awayoferasingpainfulmemoriesD.anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill2.Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan________.A.causethebraintofixmemoriesB.stoppeoplerememberingtheirexperiencesC.preventbodyproducingcertainchemicalsD.wipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.peopledoubttheeffectsofthepills.B.thepillwillstoppeople’sandexperiences.C.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople’shealthD.thepillhasprobablebeenproducedinAmerica4.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?A.Somememoriescanruinpeople’slivesB.peoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.C.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.D.Thepillwillreducepeople’ssufferingfrombadmemories.5.Theword“scars”inParagraphoneiscloseinmeaningto________.A.goodstoriesB.painsC.experiencesD.memoriesPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:On-the-jobsmokingisahotissueforbothsmokersandnon-smokers,andmanymanagersnowseesmokingasaproductivity(生产力)problem.Althoughsomepeoplequestionwhethersmokingreallyaffectsone’sproductivity,ithas,infactbeenproventhatasmokercostsacompanymorethananon-smoker.AccordingtoprofessorWilliamWeis,asmokingemployeecostshisorheremployerabout$5,700moreayearthananever-smoker.Thesecostsincludemedicalcare,lostearningsandinsurance.Andabsenceduetosmokingbreaksisoneoftheproductivityproblems,yetitaccountsforagreatdealofemployercosts.(78)Whentheissueofsmokingattheworkplaceisdiscussed,perhapsthemostimportantproblemisthehealthriskthatsmokingcausestobothsmokersandnever-smokers.Ithaslongbeenproventhatsmokingislinkedtolungcancer.Nowmanyhealtyexpertswarnthatpassivesmokingcancauselungcancerandotherillnessesinhealthynever-smokers.Passivesmokingcanbedefinedasexposuretosecond-handtobaccosmokeinenclosedareas.Anyonewhohasbeenwithsmokersindeedknowsthattheirsmokecancauseeyeirritation（刺激），coughing,headachesandthroatsoreness.Whileeyeirritationmayseemasmallthingtosomesmokers,itneverthelessisaproblemthatoccurseveryworkdayinofficesandbreak-roomsandcanleadtogreaterhealthproblems.Employeeswhodonotsmokeshouldnotbesubjected(遭受)totherisksofpassivesmokingandneedtobeabletoworkinasafeenvironment.SurgeonGeneralKoopstatesthattherightofthesmokerstopsatthepointwherehisorhersmokingincreasesthediseaseriskofthoseoccupyingthesameenvironment.17.Becarefulwhenyoucrossthisverybusystreet.Ifnot.Youmayget___byacar.A.runoutB.runoverC.runawayD.runafter18.____somefamousscientistshavethequalitiesofbeingbothcarefulandcareless.A.StrangelyenoughB.EnoughstrangelyC.StrangeenoughD.Enoughstrange19.Havingatripabroadiscertainlygoodfortheoldcouple.Butitremains________whethertheywillenjoyit.A.toseeB.tobeseenC.SeeingD.seen20.–Youseemtoshowinterestincooking.--What?________I’mgettingtiredofit.A.OnthecontraryB.TothecontraryC.OntheotherhandD.Totheotherhand21.ThesewildflowersaresospecialthatIwoulddo________Icantosavethem.A.whateverB.thatC.whichD.whichever22.Timewill________whetherImadetherightchoiceornot.A.seeB.sayC.tellD.know23.Suddenly,atallmandrivingagoldencarrage________thegirlandtookheraway,________intothewoods.A.Seizing;disappearedB.seized;disappearedC.seizing;disappearingD.seized;disappearing24.Itsuddenly________mehowwecouldimprov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B.colderC.betterD.warmer57.AweatherB.agricultureC.climateD.land58.A.properB.highcrC.normalDlower59.A.goodB.generalC.seriousD.useful60.A.gettingB.playingC.takingD.growing61..A.muchB.manyCamountD.number62.A.fallB.decreaseC.refuseD.rise63.A.leadB.keepC.makeD.cause64.A.realizeB.dropC.liftD.increase65.iceB.rainF.stoneD.water66.A.areaB.levelC.coastD.degree67.A.byB.toC..ofD.with68.A.aboveB.underC.belowD.over69.A.littleB.manyC.fewD.much70.A.IfB.BecauseC.WhenDWhy71.A.gasB.airC.rainD.sunlight72.A.heatB.protectC.hurtD.cold73.A.reachB.getC.heaveD.enter74.A.throughB.byC.fromD.on75.A.storesB.arrivcsC.standsD.staysPartVTranslation(20%)SectionADirections:InthisparttherearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.Thesesentencesarealltakenfromthe3passageyouhavejustreadinthepartofReadingComprehension.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext.76.NowAmericalresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.77.Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatth