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1、大学英语考试复习资料北京成人本科英语真题2004年11月大学英语考试复习资料北京成人本科英语真题2004年11月北京成人本科英语真题2004年11月Part Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide

2、 on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1 In the United States, 30 percent of the adult population has a weight problem. To many people, the cause is obvious: they eat too much. But scientific evidence does little to sup

3、port this idea. Going back to the America of the 1910s, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food. In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less and didnt watch television. Several modern studies, moreover, have shown that fatter people

4、 do not eat more on average than thinner people. In fact, some investigations, such as the 1979 study of 3 545 London office workers, report that, on balance, fat people eat less than slimmer people. Studies show that slim people are more active than fat people. A study by a research group at Stanfo

5、rd University School of Medicine found the following interesting facts: The more the men ran, the more body fat they lost. The more they ran, the greater amount of food they ate. (76) Thus, those who ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat. 1. The physical problem that ma

6、ny adult Americans have is that _.A.they are too slimB.they work too hardC.they are too fatD.they lose too much body fat答案:C本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。答案在第一段第一句话：In the United States, 30 percent of the adult population has a weight problem. 在美国，30%的成年人都有体重问题。”因此许多美国成年人的身体问题是他们太胖了，C为正确答案。2. According to the arti

7、cle, given 500 adult Americans, _ people will have a weight problem.A.30B.50C.100D.150答案:D本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。答案也在第一段第一句话：In the United States, 30 percent of the adult population has a weight problem. 在美国，30%的成年人都有体重问题。”因此，如果有500成年人，那么150人就会有体重问题。D为正确答案。3. Is there any scientific evidence to support that

8、 eating too much is the cause of a weight problem?A.Yes, there is plenty of evidence.B.Of course, there is some evidence to show this is true.C.There is hardly any scientific evidence to support this.D.We dont know because the information is not given.答案:C本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。答案在第一段第三句话：But scientific evi

9、dence does little to support this idea. “但是几乎没有任何科学依据能证明这一点。” C为正确答案。4. In comparison with the adult American Population today, the Americans of the 1910s _.A.ate more food and had more physical activitiesB.ate less food but had more activitiesC.ate less food and had less physical exerciseD.had more

10、 weight problems答案:A本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。答案在第一段：Going back to the America of the 1910s, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food. In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less and didnt watch television. “回顾19101919年的美国，我们发现人们比现代人瘦，可是他们吃得更多。

11、在那个时代，人们体力工作更繁重，走路更多，较少使用机器也不看电视。”因此那时的人比现在吃得多，活动多。这句话符合题意，A为正确答案。5. Modern scientific researches have reported to us that _.A.fat people eat less food and are less activeB.fat people eat more food than slim people and are more activeC.fat people eat more food than slim people but are less activeD.t

12、hin people run less, but have greater increase in food intake答案:A本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。答案在第二段和第三段：Several modern studies, moreover, have shown that fatter people do not eat more on average than thinner people. Studies show that slim people are more active than fat people. “而且，一些现代研究已经表明，胖人并不比瘦人平均吃得多。研究表明瘦人

13、比胖人活动多。”因此，胖人吃得少，活动少。这句话符合题意。A为正确答案。Passage 2 By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can greatly in- crease their childrens language development. It is surprising but true. (77) How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the childrens language devel

14、opment. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the childs language skills increase. A study was done with 30 three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group.

15、 In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-or-no questions. For example, the parent should ask, What is the doggie doing? rather than Is the doggie running away? (78) The parents in the experime

16、ntal group were also instructed in how to help children find answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities and how to praise correct answers. At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ in measures of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimen

17、tal group showed 5.5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group. 1. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A.Chi

18、ldren who talk a lot are more intelligent.B.Parents who listen to their children can teach them more.C.Active children should read more and be given more attention.D.Verbal ability can easily be developed with proper methods.答案:D本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。答案在第一段：By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who

19、read to their children can greatly increase their childrens language development. “父母给孩子读书的时候，通过采用一些简单的方法可以极大提高孩子的语言能力。”因此可以得出这样的结论：语言能力轻松地可以通过适当的方法来提高。D正确。2. What does it in line 2 can most probably be replaced by?A.Parents increasing childrens language development.B.Reading techniques being simple

20、.C.Parents reading to children.D.Childrens intelligence development.答案:A本题考查的是考生对具体词汇及结构的把握。根据上文第一句和第三句中的childrens language development部分，可以看出it指父母能提高孩子的语言能力。代词的指代内容一般应从该句的上下句中找。3. According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about?A.Do you see the eleph

21、ant?B.Is the elephant in the cage?C.What animals do you like?D.Shall we go to the zoo?答案:C本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。答案在第二段：In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-or-no questions. “在进行实验的一组里，给家长进行两小时的培训，

22、让他们学会向孩子们提一些开放式问题，而不是问用是或不是回答的问题。”再根据下文提问的举例可看出家长提出的最好的问题应该是：What animals do you like? “你喜欢什么样的动物?”C为正确答案。4. The difference between the control group and the experimental group was _.A.the training that parents receivedB.the age of the childrenC.the books that were readD.the number of the children答案

23、:A本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。答案在第二段；In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session. “在进行实验的这一组里，给家长进行两小时的培训。”文章的调查研究中把孩子及其家长分成两组，显然区别在于实验组里的家长接受了培训。5. The best conclusion we can draw from the passage is that _.A.parents should be trained to read to their childrenB.the more childre

24、n read, the more intelligent they will becomeC.childrens language skills increase when they are required to respond activelyD.children who read actively seem six months older答案:C本题是推断题，也是考查对文章细节的把握。答案在第一段最后一句话：If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the ch

25、ilds language skills increase. “如果家长鼓励孩子们对于家长给他们读的书的内容做出积极的反应，那么孩子们的语言能力就会提高。”因此C为正确答案。Passage 3 The agriculture revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things: the invention of labor-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. Labor-saving machinery naturally appeared

26、first where labor was scarce. In Europe, said Thomas Jefferson, the object is to make the most of their land, labor being sufficient; here it is to make the most of our labor, land being abundant. It was in America, therefore, that the great advances in nineteenth-century agricultural machinery firs

27、t came. At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude (粗糙的) plow, farmers could have carried practically all of the existing agricultural tools on their backs. (80) By 1860, most of the machinery in use today had been designed in an early form. The most important of the early inventio

28、ns was the iron plow. As early as 1890 Charles Newbolt of New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast-iron plow and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention. The farmers, however, would have none of it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow. Nevertheless

29、, many people devoted their attention to the plow, until in 1896, James Oliver of South Bend, Indiana, turned out the first chilled-steel plow. 1. The Word here (Para, 1, Line 4) refers to _.A.EuropeB.AmericaC.New JerseyD.Indiana答案:B本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。根据上文Thomas Jefferson(美国人)和下文的in America，这里的“here”指的是

30、美国。2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.The need for labor helped the invention of machinery in America.B.The farmer rejected Charles Newbolts plow for fear of ruin of their fields.C.Both Europe and America had great need for farm machinery.D.It was in Indiana that the first chilled-st

31、eel plow was produced.答案:C本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。文章中有这样的句子：In Europe.the object is to make the most of their land, labor being sufficient; here it is to make the most of our labor, land being abundant. “在欧洲劳动力充足，目标是要充分利用土地，在美国土地充足，要充分使用劳动力。”因此说欧洲和美国都亟须农业机械化是错误的。C是正确答案。3. The passage is mainly about _.A.the

32、agriculture revolutionB.the invention of labor-saving machineryC.the development of scientific agricultureD.the farming machinery in America答案:B此题考查的是考生对整篇短文主要内容的理解。由第一部分开始，文章总体结构围绕节省劳动力的机械发明展开，文章的中心思想应当是节省劳动力的机器发明。4. At the opening of the nineteenth-century, farmers in America _.A.preferred light t

33、oolsB.were extremely self-reliant (自给的)C.had many toolsD.had very few tools答案:D本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。文章中有这样的句子：At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude plow, farmers could have carried practically all of the existing agricultural tools on their backs. “在本世纪初，除了一个粗糙的耕犁之外，农民可以把其余所有的农具放在背上

34、。”说明当时的农具很少。D为正确答案。5. It is implied but not stated in the passage that _.A.there was a shortage of workers on American farmsB.the most important of the early invention was the iron plowC.after 1869, many people devoted their attention to the plowD.Charles Newbolt had made a fortune by his cast-iron

35、plow答案:A本题是推断题，也是对文章细节的考查。根据 In Europe.the object is to make the most of their land, labor being sufficient; here it is to make the most of our labor, land being abundant “在欧洲劳动力充足，目标是要充分利用土地；在美国土地充足，要充分使用劳动力”可推知“美国缺乏劳动力”。B在文章中The most important of the early inventions was the iron plow有说明；根据many pe

36、ople devoted their attention to the plow, until in 1869, James Oliver of South Bend, Indiana, turned out the first chilled-steel plow可知C与此句意思相反，为错误项。根据spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention. The farmers, however, would have none of it可推知Charles Newbolt并没有因此而发财，D项也错误。Part Vocabulary an

37、d StructureDirections: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.问题:1. The bridge

38、was named _ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people.A.afterB.forC.because ofD.before答案:Aname after.以命名，固定搭配。本句意思是：“这座桥是以这位英雄的名字命名的，他为了人民的事业牺牲了自己的生命。”因此A最符合题意。because of因为。问题:2. There was a large crowd in the square _ against the war.A.protectingB.protestingC.preventingD.promoting答案:Bp

39、rotest against对某事提出抗议，固定搭配。本句的意思是：“广场上有大批人群正在抗议战争。”因此B符合题意。prevent sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事；protect.from使免受伤害，promote提升，提拔。问题:3. We have _ to the government for a home improvement loan.A.arrangedB.approachedC.appliedD.appointed答案:Capply to申请，固定搭配。本句的意思是：“我们已经向政府申请改善住房贷款。”因此C最符合题意。arrange for安排好。a

40、ppoint as被任命为问题:4. Tom _ the shopkeeper with overcharging him for the articles he had bought.A.accusedB.chargedC.blamedD.criticized答案:Bcharge with.指控，指责，固定搭配。本句的意思是：“汤姆指控这个店主，对他在此买的商品多收了钱。”因此B符合题意。accuse sb. of sth. 指控某人某事。accuse sb. of a crime指控某人犯罪。blame sth. on sb.把某事怪罪到某人头上。如： They blamed the fa

41、ilure on George.他们把失败怪罪到乔治头上。criticize批评。问题:5. The idea sounds very good but will it work in _?A.practiceB.placeC.advanceD.company答案:Ain practice在实践中，实际上，固定搭配。本句的意思是：“这个想法听起来很不错，但是实际中行得通吗?”因此A符合题意。in place适当的，合适的；in advance提前。问题:6. He got a job so that he could be independent _ his parents.A.onB.inC

42、.ofD.from答案:Cbe independent of.独立于之外，不受支配，固定搭配。 A、B、D无此搭配。本句的意思是：“他找到了工作，因此他就不依赖父母了。”因此C最符合题意。问题:7. We had to wait a long time to get our passports, _?A.wont weB.dont weC.didnt weD.shouldnt you答案:C此句考查反意疑问句的用法。因为前面的句子是过去时，因此选C。问题:8. Do you feel like _ today?A.having something eatenB.having something

43、 to eatC.to have something eatenD.to have something to eat答案:Bfeel like doing sth. 想要做某事，固定搭配。have sth. to eat吃点儿东西。因此B为正确答案。本句的意思是：“今天想吃点东西吗?”问题:9. Its vital that enough money _ collected to get the project started.A.isB.beC.must beD.can be答案:B此题考查虚拟语气的用法。形容词vital后面连接主语从句的时候要用(should)+动词原形。因此B为正确答案

44、。问题:10. We consider _ the instrument be adjusted each time it is used.A.that it necessaryB.it necessary thatC.necessary thatD.necessary of it that答案:B此题考查含有形式宾语、宾语从句的句子结构。正确的结构为；动词+it+形容词+真正的宾语。因此B为正确答案。本句的意思是：“我们认为每次在使用仪器的时候进行调试非常必要。问题:11. _, we decided to leave at once, as we didnt want to risk mi

45、ssing the bus.A.As it being pretty lateB.It being pretty lateC.It was being pretty lateD.Being pretty late答案:B此题考查非谓语动词的用法。本句为现在分词短语作原因状语，分词的主语和句于的主语不一致，因此B为正确答案。本句的意思是：“已经很晚了，我们决定立刻离开，因为我们不想误车。”问题:12. _ was once regarded as impossible has now become a reality.A.WhatB.ThatC.WhichD.As答案:A此题考查连词的用法。因为

46、本句为主语从句，what在从句中作主语，因此A是正确答案。本句的意思是：“曾经被认为是不可能的事情如今变成了现实。”问题:13. Mr. Smith, together with his wife and children, _ going to the party this weekend.A.amB.isC.areD.will答案:B此题考查主谓一致的用法。当主语后跟有with, along with, together with, beside, except, including, as well as, rather than等词时，谓语动词不受词组的影响，仅和第一个主语保持一致。本

47、句的意思是：“史密斯先生和他的妻子及其孩子周末去参加宴会。”因此B符合题意。问题:14. Would you mind _ the computer game in your room?A.him playingB.his playingC.him to playD.him play答案:B本题考查动名词的逻辑主语。mind的后面要接动名词作宾语，动名词的逻辑主语用物主代词，后接动名词。问题:15. By next year he _ in New York for five years.A.has workedB.has been workingC.worksD.will have work

48、ed答案:D本题考查将来完成时的用法，表示将来某个时间要完成的动作。本句的意思是：“到明年为止，他在纽约已经工作五年了。”问题:16. Henry is often seen _ English aloud every morning in the classroom.A.readB.readsC.readingD.to read答案:C本题考查动词不定式作宾语补足语。因为谓语动词是感官动词“see”的被动语态，因此不定式的“to”一定不能省略。问题:17. Without heat and sunlight, plants on the earth _ well.A.would not gr

49、owB.will not growC.had not grownD.would not be grown答案:A本题考查虚拟语气的用法。without引导含蓄的虚拟条件句，本句与现在的事实相反，因此选A。又如：Without electricity, there would not be modern industry. 如果没有电的话，就没有现代工业。问题:18. Only recently _ to deal with the environmental problems.A.something has doneB.has something doneC.has something bee

50、n doneD.something has been done答案:C本题考查倒装句的用法。Only+副词或状语放在句首，句子倒装。如：Only in this way can we work out the physics problem. 只有用这种方法，我们才能解出这道物理题来。本句的意思是：“只是在最近才在环境保护方面采取了些措施。”问题:19. The question _ at the meeting tomorrow is very important.A.to discussB.being discussedC.to be discussedD.will be discusse

51、d答案:C本题考查非谓语动词的用法。本句为动词不定式的被动式作定语，表示将要发生的动作。问题:20. Since this road is wet and slippery this morning, it _ last night.A.must rainB.was rainingC.must have rainedD.may rain答案:C本题考查情态动词+完成时的用法，表示对已经发生的亭储的肯定猜测。本句的意思是：“既然今天早晨路上又湿又滑，昨晚肯定下雨了。”问题:21. The mother didnt know _ to blame for the broken glass as i

52、t happened while she was out.A.whoB.whenC.howD.what答案:A本题考查动词不定式疑问式的用法。连接代词或副词+不定式构成了不定式的疑问式，在句子中可以作主语、宾语、表语和状语。如：Mr. Li taught us how to work out the difficult problem. 李先生教我们如何解难题。本句的意思是：“杯子摔碎了，妈妈不知道该责备谁，因为当时她出去了。”问题:22. I believe that every crime, _ the circumstance, should be severely punished.A

53、.in spite ofB.because ofC.instead ofD.on account of答案:Ain spite of不管，不顾。本句的意思是：“我认为每一种犯罪，不管环境如何，都应当受到严厉的惩罚。”因此A符合题意。because of由于，因为；instead of替代；on account of由于，因为。问题:23. The workers are busy _ models for the exhibition.A.to makeB.with makingC.being makingD.making答案:Dbe busy with sth.; be busy doing

54、 sth. 忙于做某事，固定搭配。本句的意思是：“工人们忙于为展览做模型。”问题:24. Yesterday Mr. Smith gave a vivid _ of his recent visit to China.A.dialogueB.ideaC.taleD.account答案:D本题考查四个名词的辨析。account述说，说明，因此符合题意。本句的意思是：“昨天，史密斯先生给我们生动地讲述了他近期到中国的访问。”dialogue对话；idea想法；tale神话。问题:25. The definition leaves _ for disagreement.A.a small roomB

55、.much roomC.great deal roomD.not so big a room答案:Broom空间，地方，不可数名词。much修饰不可数名词。而deal后又不能直接跟room，因此B为正确答案。本句的意思是；“这个定义留下许多争议的余地。”问题:26. By the time you arrive this evening, _ for two hours.A.I will studyB.I will have been studiedC.I had studiedD.I will have been studying答案:D此题考查将来完成进行时的用法。本句的意思是：“到今晚你

56、来的时候，我就已经学习两个小时了。”问题:27. I would have joined him in a picnic, but I _ his company.A.will not likeB.dont likeC.had not likedD.might not like答案:B本题的题干是一个表示虚拟的句子，但是后面的句子表示真实语气，因此正确答案为B。本句的意思是：“我本来想参加他的野餐的，但是我不喜欢他的伙伴们。”问题:28. Lets finish our homework in a few seconds; its time we _.A.played footballB.will play footballC.play footballD.are playing football答案:A本句考查It is time that从句(谓语动词用过去时表示虚拟)。问题:29. _ at Harvard, he began to write his essay.A.Busy was as heB.Busy as was heC.Busy as he wasD.As w