2023年北京成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题及答案

北京成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题及答案5月7日北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

05月07日PartI

ReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。Passage1QuestionsIto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Spending50minuteswithacellphoneclosetoyourearisenoughtochangebraincellactivityinthepartofthebrainclosesttotheantenna(天线).Butwhetherthatcausesanyharmisnotclear,scientistsattheNationalInstituteofHealthsaidataconferencelastmonth,addingthatthestudywillnotlikelysettleconcernsof

alinkbetweencellphonesandbraincancer.“Whatweshowedisglucose(葡萄糖)metabolism(代谢)(asignofbrainactivity)increasesinthebraininpeoplewhowereexposedtoacellphoneintheareaclosesttotheantenna,”saidDr.NoraVolkowoftheNIH,whosestudywaspublishedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation.(76)Thestudywasmeanttoexaminehowthebrainreactstoelectromagneticfieldscausedbywirelessphonesignals。Volkowsaidshewassurprisedthattheweakelectromagneticradiation(电磁辐射)fromcellphonescouldaffectbrainactivity,butshesaidthefindingsdonotshedanylightonwhethercellphonescausecancer.“Thisstudydoesnotinanywayindicatethat.Whatthestudydoesistoshowthehumanbrainissensitivetoelectromagneticradiationfromcellphoneexposures。”Useofthedeviceshasincreaseddramaticallysincetheywereintroducedintheearly1980s,withabout5billioncellphonesnowinuseworldwide。Somestudieshavelinkedcellphoneexposuretoanincreasedriskofbraincancers,butalargestudybutheWorldHealthOrganizationdidnotofferaclearanswertothis.Volkow’steamstudied47peoplewhohadtheirbrainexaminedwhileacellphonewasturnedonfor50minutesandanotherwhilethephonewasturnedoff.Whiletherewasnocompletechangeinbrainmetabolism,theyfounda7percentincreaseinbrainmetabolismintheregionclosesttothecellphoneantennawhenthephonewason。(77)Expertssaidtheresultswereinteresting,buturgedthattheybeunderstoodwithgreatcare.“Althoughthebiologicalsignificance,ifany,ofincreasedglucosemetabolismfromtoomuchcellphoneexposureisunknown,theresultsrequirefurtherinvestigation,”HenryLaioftheUniversityofWashingtonintheU.S.andDr.LennartHardellofUniversityHospitalinSweden,wroteinanarticleinJAMA.“Muchhastobedonetofurtherinvestigateandunderstandtheseeffects。”Theywrote。1.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?D.

Thereareabout5billioncellphoneusersintheworldrightnow。2.

DoctorVolkowwasastonishedbecause______。C.

shefoundthatusingacellphoneforabout50minutescouldinfluenceorchangebrainactivity3.

Accordingtothepassage,cellphoneswerelaunched_______。

B.between1980and19854.

Whatdoestheword“that”standforinthesecondparagraph?C.

Thefactthatcellphoneusemaycausecancer。5.

Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Humanbeingshavealwayshadanabilitytoattendtoseveralthingsatonce.(78)Noriselectronicmultitaskingentirelynew:We’vebeendrivingwhilelisteningtocarradiossincetheybecamepopularinthe1930s.butthereisnodoubtthatmultitaskinghasreachedakindofwarpspeedintheeraofWeb-enabledcomputers,whenithasbecomeroutinetoconductseveralIM(及时通讯)conversations,watchTVandusethecomputerallatonce。Butwhat’stheimpactofthismediaconsumption?Andhowarethesemultitaskingdeviceschanginghowkidslearn,reasonandcommunicatewithoneanother?Socialscientistsandeducatorsarejustbeginningtodealwiththesequestions,buttheresearchersalreadyhavesomestrongopinions。(79)Althoughmultitaskingkidsmaybebetterpreparedinsomewaysfortoday’sfast-pacedworkplaced,Manyscientistsarepositivelyalarmedbythetrend。Kidsthatareinstantmessagingwhiledoinghomework,playinggamesonlineandwatchingTV,aren’tgoingtodowellinthelongrun。Onthepositiveside,multitaskingstudentstendtobeextraordinarilygoodatfindingandusinginformation.Andprobablybecausemodernchildhoodcentersaroundvisual(视觉旳)ratherthanprintmedia,theyareespeciallyskilledatanalyzingvisualdataandimages。Manyeducatorsandpsychologistssayparentsneedtoactivelyensurethattheirteenagersbreakfreeofuncontrollableengagementwithscreensandspendtimeinthephysicalcompanyofhumanbeings—agrowingchallengenotjustbecausetechnologyofferssuchahandyoptionbutbecausesomanyteenagersandcollegestudentssayovercommitted(任务过量旳)schedulesdrivesmuchoftheirmultitasking。Justasimportantisforparentsandeducatortoteachkidsthatit’svaluable,evenessential,tooccasionallyslowdown,unplugsandtaketimetoenjoylifebeyondthescreen。6.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?D.What’stheimpactofmultitaskingonyoungpeople?7.Theexpression“warpspeed”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto____。C.highspeed8.Accordingtosometeenagersandcollegestudents,whatcausestheirmultitasking?A.Overcommittedschedules9.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?D.multitaskingmaypreparestudentsfortherealityoftoday’sfast-pacesworkenvironment。10.Whatdoeducatorsandpsychologistadviseparentstodotheirmultitaskingkids?C.Toencouragetheirkidstohavesomesociallife。Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ThenuclearpoweremergencyataJapaneseatomicpowerplantlastMarchcouldleadtoamajorre-examinationinEuropeancountriesthatarealreadybuildingsuchplantsorareconsideringashiftfromfossil(化石)fuelstonuclearenergytofightclimatechange.Withtheterribleaccident25yearsagoinChernobyl(切尔诺贝利)beginningtofadeinEuropeanMemories,governmentsacrossEuropehavegrownmoreopentousingmorenuclearpower.EnthusiasmfornuclearpowerisparticularlystronginEasternEurope,whichwantstomoveawayfromdependenceonRussianoilandnaturalgas,andonheavilypollutingcoal-firedpowerplants.Easterngovernmentshavebegunimprovingexistingnuclearplantsorarebuildingorplanningnewones.ButasJapanstruggledtodealwithhernuclearcrises,discussionaboutthegoodandthebadofnuclearpowerbecameheated。(80)InGermany,nuclearpowerhasbeenarepeatedlyarguedandwidelyfeltissuefordecades。Upto70percentofGermansopposenuclearpower.Recentlyabout40,000peopleturnedouttoformahumanchainnearanuclearplanttoprotestgovernmentpoliciesonnuclearpower.“TheaccidentinJapancouldleadtoamajorrethinkinEurope,”saidHenrikPaulitzoftheInternationalDoctorsforthePreventionofNuclearWar.“Governmentshavenotbeenquiteopenaboutthesafetylevelsofthenuclearpowerplants。”Chancellor(总理)AngelaMerkelheadsacenter-rightunitygovernmentthatsupportstheuseofnuclearpower.Hergovernmentrecentlymadeadisputeddecisiontoextendthelifeofthecountry’s17nuclearpowerplantsbyanaverageof12years.Shewillnowfacemorepressurethechangethatpolicy.Shecalledanemergencymeetingwithherseniorministers.“Weknowhowsafeourplantsareandthatwedonotfaceathreatfromsuchaseriousearthquakeorviolenttidalwave,”Mrs.Merkelsaidafterthemeeting.“WewilllearnwhatwecanfromtheeventsinJapan。”11.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutEuropeisTRUE?D.Itislikelythattheywouldrethinktheirnuclearpowerpolicies。12.

Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingstatementsaboutEasternEuropearetrueEXCEPT_______。B.theyhavetotallyforgottentheChernobylaccident25yearsago13.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthormainlydiscusses_______。C.Germanattitudetowardsnuclearpower14.Theword“heads”inthethirdparagraphcanbebestreplacedby______。A.

leads15.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?PartII

VocabularyandStructure(30%)Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。16.Bynomeans____toherparentsD.thisisthefirsttimeshewaslying17.Youhavefailedtoe\wtests.You’dbetterstartworkingharder,____youwon’tpassthecourse。

C.

or

18.Hischildrenarewell-behaved,_____thoseofhissister’sareverynaughty。

D.while19.Howcanyoukeepfit____yousmokesomucheveryday?

C.if

20.Thenewshasspreadalloverthecountry____thespaceshipsucceededinreturningtotheearth。

B.that

20.Thenewshasspreadaloverthecountry____thespaceshipsucceededinreturningtotheearth。

D.whether21.Ididn’tknowyourmobilephonenumber;otherwiseI____youthemomentIgottoWashington。A.haverung

22.Astheyareretired,Mr.andMrs.Scottpreferahoursinthecountryto____theirremainingyearsthere。

D.spends23.____bythisgrandparents,jimmywasn’tusedtolivingwithhisparents。

D.Beingbroughtup

24.Pleaseremain____untiltheplanehascometoacompletestop。

D.seated25.Whilewatchingtelevision,____。C.weheardthedoorbellring

26.

____,thepayisn’tattractiveenough,thoughthejobitselfisquiteinteresting。A.Generallyspeaking

27.Therobberhadescapedandwasnowheretobefoundwhenthepolice____A.arrived

28.ProfessorWilsonkeepstellinghisstudentsthatthefuture______tothewell-educated。

C.belongs

29.Thiscompanyisclosingup,solotsofworkerswillbelaid______。

C.off

30.Justtakeiteasyand

usexactlywhathashappened。

C.tell

31.Somedevelopedcountriesaretryingto

theseriousproblemsresultingfromtheenergycrisis。

B.copewith

32.Heissuchamanwhoisalways

faultwithotherpeople。

D.lookingfor33.

Aftertheretiredfromoffice,Rogers

paintingforawhile,butsoonlostinterest。A.tookup

34.

fire,allexitsmustbekeptclear。

C.

Incaseof

35.Myparentswillmovebackintotowninayearor

。

C.so

36.Dogshaveaverygood

ofsmellandareoftenusedtosearchforsurvivorsinanearthquake。A.sense

37.Thehouse

Igrewuphasbeentakendownandreplacedbyanofficebuilding。

D.inwhich38.Tomhasalreadygivenupthe

ofsmokingforthesakeofhealth。

B.habit

39.StephenBullonistheonlymaninthevillage

todaythathassurvivedthewar。

C.alive

40.Assheenteredtheroomshecouldseebigbrightlightshungfromthe

。

C.ceiling

41.Thoseexperimentshavelaidasolidfoundationforhis

researchinmaterialscience。

D.further42.Theweatherforecastsaysitisgoingtoclear

soon。A.up

43.Hewillcometocallonyouthemomenthe

hiswork。

B.finishes

44.

suchagoodchance,howcouldsheletitslipaway?

C.Havingbeengiven

45.Previous

hisdeparture,headdressedalettertohis。A.to

PartⅢ

Identification(10%)Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD。Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。46D

47D

48C

49B

50C

51C

52C

53C

54C

55B

46.Ilikethishousewithabeautifulgardeninfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuythat。

D47.IInvitedJoeandLindaaswellasTomtodinner,butneitherofthemcame。

D48.YoucanarriveinBeijingearlierforthemeetingthoughyoudon’tmindtakingthenighttrain。

C

49.Whynotstayathomesincethattheroadissoslipperyaftertheheavysnow?

B

50.Lookout!Don’tgettooclosetothehousethatroofisunderrepair。

C

51.Somechildrenwanttochallengethemselvesbylearningalanguagedifferentfromwhichtheirparentsspeakathome。C

52.ButforthehelpofmyEnglishteacher,IwouldnotwinthefirstprizeintheEnglishWritingCompetition。

C

53.Thosebravearmysoldierswouldratherdiewiththeirheadshighthanlivedwiththeirkneesbent。

C54.NosoonerhadProfessorSmithbeguntospeakwhensomenoisearosefromtheaudience。

C

55.Itisnogoodtrytoremembergrammaticalrules.Youneedtopracticewhatyouhavelearned。

B

PartIV

Cloze(10%)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。Themysterioustigerhasbeenasymbolofpowerandstrengthforcenturies.Itspowerisa

56

tohunters,

57

havetriedtokillittoprovetheirownskilland

58.InIndia

59

thenineteenthandearlytwentiethcenturies,largepartiesof

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fromaroundtheworld

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gooutonhugetigerhunts.Hundredsoftigerscouldbekilledinafewweeks.Asa

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ofthisover-hunting,63

withlossofhabitat(栖息地)，thepopulationoftigersinIndiadroppedfromabout40,000

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theturnofthetwentiethcenturytoabout2,000by1972.WiththehelpofIndiaandotherconcernedcountries,theWorldWildlifeFund

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OperationTigerin1972tosavethetiger

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dyingout.Sincethen,seventeentigerpreserves(保护区)havebeen

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,andthetigerpopulationinIndiahasrisento

68

4,000and5,000.Butwhenpeopleliveonthe

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ofthetigerpreserves,tigerssometimeskilltheirfarmanimalsandattackpeople–about600peopleinIndiahavebeenkilledbytigersinthelastdozenyears.70

tigersdonoteathumans.But“old,woundedandhomeless”tigerscanbecomehabitual(习惯旳)man-eaters.InoneareainIndia,villagershave

71

acleversolution.Theywirelifelikehumandummies(假人)toelectricity

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thetigersgeta(n)73

shockwhentheyattack.Itishopedthatinthiswaytigerswilllearnto74people.Buttheconflictbetweenhumanandtiger

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.Onlyifpeoplehaveenoughfood,shelterandfuelwillthetigersurviveinthelongrun.Andonlyifthetigeranditsforestsurvivewillpeoplehaveanaturalworldtheycanreturnto。56B

57C

58A

59B

60C

61D

62A

63D

64C

65B

66B

67A

68C

69A

70B

71D

72B

73C

74C

75APartⅤTranslation

(20%)SectionADirections:Inthispart,therearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.Thesesentencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyouhavejustreadinthepartofReadingComprehension.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext。76.Thestudywasmeanstoexaminehowthebrainreactstoelectromagneticfieldscausedbywirelessphonesignals。76研究意图检测大脑是怎样对无线电信号引起旳电磁场反应旳。77.Expertssaidtheresultswereinteresting,buturgedthattheybeunderstoodwithgreatcare。77.专家指出这一成果值得关注，不过在解释时需要尤其谨慎。78.Noriselectronicmultitaskingentirelynew:We’vebeendrivingwhilelisteningtocarradiossincetheybecamepopularinthe1930s。78电子操作旳多任务处理也并不是全新旳：自从十九世纪三十年代它们流行开始，我们就边开车边听音乐了。79.Althoughmultitaskingkidsmaybebetterpreparedinsomewaysfortoday’sfast-pacedworkplace,manyscientistsarepositivelyalarmedbythetrend。79在如今旳快节奏工作环境里，尽管可以多任务处理旳孩子在某种程度上也许会准备旳更好，但许多科学家确实被这种趋势震惊了。80.InGermany,nuclearpowerhasbeenarepeatedlyarguedandwidelyfeltissuefordecades。80在德国数十年来核武器已经被反复争论，并且引起广泛旳讨论。Directions:InthisparttherearefivesentencesinChinese.YoushouldtranslatethemintoEnglish.Besuretowriteclearly。81EarthquakewhichrecentlyhappenedinJapanhadchangedthesurfaceofearth。近来发生在日本旳地震变化了地球表面82Childrenundertheageof13shouldsitinthebacksit。13岁如下小朋友应坐在后座83InevergetupearlyonSunday。我星期天从不早起84Child’scharactergreatlyinfluencedbyfamilyenvironment。孩子旳性格受家庭环境影响很大85SinceIleftinahurry,forgottotakemytextbooks由于我离开旳匆忙忘掉带书本了北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试(A).11.06PartI

ReadingComprehension

(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Archaeology,likemanyacademicwords,comesfromGreekandmeans,moreorless,“thestudyofoldthings”.So,itisreallyapartofthestudyofhistory.However,mosthistoriansusepaperevidence,

such

as

letters,

paintings

andphotographs，butarchaeologists(考古学家)learnfromtheobjectsleftbehindbythehumansoflongago.Normally,thesearethehardmaterialsthatdon'tbreakdownordisappearveryquickly—thingslikehumanbonesandobjectsmadefromstoneandmetal.

Itisveryunusualtofindanythingmorethanthehardevidenceofhistory--normally,thebacteria(细菌)intheaireatawayatsoftmaterials,likebodies,clothesandthingsmadeofwood.Occasionally,thingsaredifferent.

In1984,twomenmadeanamazingdiscoverywhileworkinginabogcalledLindowMoss,inthenorthofEngland.Abogisaverywetareaofearth,withalotofplantsgrowinginit.Itcanbelikeaverybigandverythickvegetablesoup—walkinthewrongplaceandyoucansinkanddisappearforever.Themenwereworkingwhenoneofthemsawsomethingstickingout—ahumanfoot!Naturally,themencalledthepolice，whothenfoundtherestofthebody.Wasitacaseofmurder?Possibly--butitwasadeathnearlytwothousandyearsold.ThetwomenhadfoundabodyfromthetimeoftheRomaninvasionofBritain.Despitebeingsoold,thisbodyhadskin,muscles,hairandinternalorgans—thescientistswhoexaminedhimwereabletolookinsidetheman'sstomachandfindthefoodthathehadeatenforhislastmeal!

Whywasthismansowellpreserved?(76)Itwasbecausehe

wasinaverywateryenvironment,safefromthebacteriathatneedoxygentolive.Also,thewaterinthebogwasveryacidic.Theacidpreservedtheman'sskininthewaythatanimalskinispreservedforleathercoatsandshoes.Howdidhedie?Understandably,archaeologistsandotherscientistswantedtoknowmoreaboutthepersonthattheycalled,“LindowMan”.(77)Hishandsandfingernailssuggestedthathehadn'tdoneheavymanualworkinhislife—hecouldhavebeenarichman.Theyfoundthathehadn'tdiedbyaccident.Thearchaeologistsbelievethathewassacrificedtothreedifferentgods.1.Whichlanguagedoestheword“archaeology”comefrom?

B.Greek.

2.Theword“these”inthefirstparagraphrefersto_______.

D.objects3.Whichofthefollowinghelpedtopreserve“LindowMan”?

D.Acidandwater.4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

B.

Historiansusuallyusepaperevidence,whilearchaeologistsusehardevidence.5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

C.AnAmazingArchaeologicalDiscoveryPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thecityhasalwaysbeenanengineofintellectuallife,fromthe18th-centurycafesofLondon,wherecitizensgatheredtodiscusschemistryandpolitics,totheLeftBankbarsofmodernParis,where

Picassotalkedaboutmodemart.Withoutthemetropolis,wemight

nothavehadthegreatartofShakespeare.

Andyet,citylifeisn'teasy.Nowscientistshavebegunto

examinehowthecityaffectsthebrain,andtheresultsaredepressing.Justbeinginanurbanenvironment,theyhavefound,impairs(损害)ourbasicmentalprocesses.(78)Afterspendingafewminutesonacrowdedcitystreet,thebrainislessabletoholdthingsinmemory,andsuffersfromreducedself-control.Whileit'slongbeenrecognizedthatcitylifeisexhausting,thisnewresearchsuggeststhatcitiesactuallydullourthinking,sometimesdramaticallyso.

Oneofthemainforcesatworkisacompletelackofnature,whichissurprisinglybeneficialforthebrain.Studieshavedemonstrated,forinstance,thathospitalpatientsrecovermorequicklywhentheycanseetreesfromtheirwindows,andthatwomenlivinginpublichousingarebetterabletofocuswhentheirapartmentsoverlookalawn.Eventheseglimpsesofnatureimprovebrainperformance,itseems,becausetheyprovideamentalbreakfromtheurbanlife.

Thisresearcharrivesjustashumanscrossanimportantmilestone(里程碑).Forthefirsttimeinhistory,themajorityofpeopleliveincities.Insteadofinhabitingwide-openspaces,we'recrowdedintoconcretejungles,surroundedbytrafficandmillionsofStrangers.Inrecentyears,it'sbecomeclearthatsuchunnaturalsurroundingshaveimportantimplicationsforourmentalandphysicalhealth,andcanpowerfullyalterhowwethink.Thisresearchisalsoleadingsomescientiststodabble(涉足)inurbandesign,astheylookforwaystomakethecitylessdamagingtothebrain.(79)Thegoodnewsisthatevenslightalterations,suchasplantingmoretreesintheinnercityorcreatingurbanparkswithagreatervarietyofplants,cansignificantlyreducethenegativesideeffectsofcitylife.Themindneedsnature,andevenalittlebitcanbeabighelp.6.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthispassage?

B.Thecityhurtsyourbrain.7.Theword“metropolis”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_______.

C.city

8.Peoplehavejustcometorealizethat_______.

D.anurbanenvironmentisdamagingtothebrain9.Whatisthefactormentionedinthethirdparagraphthathelpsthehospitalpatientsrecovermorequickly?

A.Nature.

10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

C.Forthefirsttimeinhistory,theearth'spopulationismoreurbanthanrural.Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Breastfeeding(母乳喂养)foramonthorlongerappearstoreduceawoman'sriskofgettingdiabetes(糖病)laterinlife,accordingtoanewstudy.Thebreastfeedinganddiabeteslinkhasbeenreportedinotherstudies,accordingtoresearcherEleanorSchwarz.Yet,herstudymakesthelinkeasiertobelieve.HerstudyispublishedinajournalofmedicineinAmerica.Schwarzandhercolleagueslookedatdataaboutbreastfeedingpractices.Theyevaluateddataon2,233womenfromCaliforn

AccordingtoSchwarz'sstudy,theriskofgettingadiagnosis(诊断)ofType2diabetesforwomenwhobreastfedalltheirchildrenforamonthorlongerwassimilartothatofwomenwhohadnotgivenbirth.Butmotherswhohadneverbreastfedwerenearlytwiceaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhohadnevergivenbirth.Motherswhoneverbreastfedwereabout1.4timesaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhobreastfedforonetothreemonths,Schwarzfound.

Whileonemonthofbreastfeedingappearstomakeadifference,Schwarzsays,evenlongerisbetter.(80)“Previousstudieshaveshownthelongerthemombreastfeeds,themorebenefitforherbody.”Manyexpertsrecommendbreastfeedingforsixmonthsandcontinuingforayear,shesays.

Thediabetes-breastfeedinglinkisprobablyexplainedbybellyfat.Mothers,whodon'tbreastfeed,astheygetolder,mayhavemorebellyfat,asbreastfeedinghelpsnewmotherstakeoffweight.“Bellyfatincreasestheriskofdiabetesasyougetolder,”shesays.

Thefindingisn'tsurprisingatall,saysKimberlyGregory.Sheoftengivesadvicetowomenwhogetdiabetes(occurringduringpregnancy(怀孕))thattheyareatriskforlatergettingType2diabetesandsuggeststheybreastfeed.ThenewfindingswillprobablyinspireGregorytoaddtothe-adviceshegivesmoms-to-beaboutthebenefitsofbreastfeeding.Sheoftenfocusesonthebenefitstothebaby.11.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

D.EleanorSchwarz'sresultsseemmorereliable.12.AccordingtoSchwarz'sfindings,whoaremorelikelytogetdiabeteslaterinlife?

A.Thosemotherswhohadneverbreastfed.13.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldSchwarzagreewith?

C.Breastfeedingforamonthishighlyrecommended:thelonger,thebetter.

14.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“moms-to-be”inthelastparagraph?

A.Womenwhoarepregnant,especiallyforthefirsttime.

15.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?

B.BreastfeedingMayLowerMoms'DiabetesRisk

PartⅡ

VocabularyandStructure

(30%)Directions:

Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackentheCorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.16.Youshouldcarefullythinkover_____themanagersaidatthemeeting.

C.what

17.LastweekIwrotetothehoteltobookaroom,butthey_____yet.

D.haven'tanswered18.Dianafeltverymuchupsetat_____tothepartyasshehadlongedtogoforalongtime.

B.nothavingbeeninvited

19.Onnoaccount_____heldresponsibleforthecaraccident,soheshouldnotbeputintoprison.

B.canthedriverbe20.Allthekidsarecryingnow.What_____makesthemsounhappy?

D.isitthat21.Unfortunately,thepackageIwasexpectingwas_____tothewrongaddress.D.delivered22._____byalargeaudience,hefeltverynervousanddidn'tknowwhattosay.

C.Watched

D23.I'mverygratefulforyourhelpandhopetodosomethingforyou_____inthefuture.

A

C.inreturn

24.Ican____youthattheanimalsarewellcaredforinourzoo,soyouneedn'tworryaboutthem.

C.assure

25.Thedrowningboymadea_____attempttocatchtherope

throwntohim.

D.desperate26.Ifwe_____earlytomorrowmorning,wewillreachthecoastbeforedark.

B.setoff

27.AlotofpeoplemistakeJohnforBillbecausethey_____eachotherinappearancetoomuch!

D.resemble28.Whentherearecordialrelationsbetweenthetwocountries,wemeanthereexistsa_____relationshipbetween