北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试(1B).doc

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（1B） 2005.4注意事项 一、将答题卡(纸)上的姓名及学生代号用中文和阿拉伯数字填好。 二、仔细阅读题目的说明。 三、在120分钟内答完全部试题。 四、答案一定写在答题卡上，凡是写在试题册上的答案一律作废。 五、用铅笔这样划答案：A CD，用其他符号答题者不记分。 六、如要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦去原来选定的答案，然后再按上面的规定重新答题。 Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions：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 on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Life really should be one long journey of joy for children born with a world of wealth at their feet.Internationally famous child doctor Robert Coles is the worlds top expert on the influence of money on children. He has written a well-known book on the subject, “The Privileged Ones,”and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many probelms as too little. “Obviously there are certain advantages to being rich,”says the 53-year-old doctor, “such as better health, education and future work prospects. But most important is the quality of family life. Money cant buy love.”It can buy a lot of other things, however, and thats where the trouble starts. Rich kids have so much to choose from that they often become confused. Over-indulgence(娇养 ) by their parents can make them spoilt.（76） They tend to travel more than other children, from home to home and country to country, which causes feelings of restlessness.“But privileged children do have a better sense of their positions in the world,” adds Mr Coles, “and they are more self-assured.”The rich children inherit the property from their parents and enjoy a high income. So money will never be one of their problems. “However, they will have a sense of isolation,” warns Dr Coles, “and they could suffer from the hardship of not being able to deal with the everyday world because they will never really be given the chance. Everything they have achieved is because of an accident of birth. There can be no tremendous inner satisfaction about that.”（77）Todays wealthy parents perhaps realize their riches can be more of a heavy load than a happiness to their children. So the frist thing for them to consider is to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money.1. In his book “The Privileged Ones”, Dr Coles implies that _。A. there are fewer problems in the rich family than the poor familyB. rich children live a life of separation from the worldC. rich children usually enjoy more love than poor childrenD. the quality of rich childrens family life may not be high2. In the doctors view, _.A. there are both advantages and disadvantages to being richB. travelling a lot will be beneficial to childrenC. rich children usually have little confidence in themselvesD. rich kids are often short of money because of their life off luxury3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Rich children usually lead a life of happiness.B. Rich children have earned what they have.C. Rich children tend to feel isolated.D. Rich children are hardly given too many material things.4. According to the author of the passage, _.A. life is really a long journey of joy for rich childrenB. the rich children feel greatly satisfied with the property they inherit from their parentsC. it is most important for wealthy parents to make sure that their families are rich in love as well as in moneyD. today all the wealthy parents are sure of the problems their money can bring5. It seems that the author of the passage _ what Dr Coles says in the book “The Privileged Ones”A. knows little aboutB. is doubtful aboutC. is opposed toD. agrees withPassage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Every country tends to accept its own way of life as being the normal one and to praise or criticize others as they are similar to or different from it. And unfortunately, our picture of the people and the way of life of other countries is often a distorted (曲解) one.Here is a great argument hi favor of foreign travel and learning foreign languages. It is only by traveling in, or living in a country and getting to know its inhabitants and their language that one Call find out what a country and its people are really like. And how different the knowledge one gains this way frequently turns out to be from the second-hand information gathered from other sources!How often we find that tile foreigners whom we thought to be such different people from ourselves are not very different after all!（78）Differences between peoples do, of course, exist and, one hopes, will always continue to do so. The world will be a dull place indeed when all tile different nationalities behave exactly alike, and some people might say that we are rapidly approaching this state of affairs. With the much greater rapidity and ease of travel, there might seem to be some troth in this at least as far as Europe is concerned. However this may be, at least the greater ease of travel today has revealed to more people than ever before that tile Englishman or Frenchman or German is not some different kind of animal from themselves.6. Every country criticizes ways of life in other countries because they are _.A. distorted B. normalC. similar to each other D. different from its own7. One who travels in a foreign country and learns its language will _.A. find out what its people are likeB. argue in favor of this country and the languageC. know the country and its people betterD. like its inhabitants and their language8. The knowledge one gains by traveling in a foreign country is often _.A. from second-hand informationB. gathered from other sources than from its inhabitantsC. gained from the arguments about the countryD. different from what one had before the travel9. Differences between peoples _.A. will gradually disappear because of ease of travelB. do exist even though different nationalities behave exactly alikeC. will always continue to exist and the world will be a dull placeD. will not exist as one hopes10. “However” (Line 6, Para. 3) most probably meant _.A. Somewhat B. By whatever meansC. Anyhow D. No matter whatPassage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage: Traditionally, universities have carried out two main activities: research and teaching. Many experts would argue that both these activities play a critical role in serving the community. The fundamental question, however is: how does the community want or need to be served?In recent years universities have been coming under increasing pressure from both the governments and the public to ensure that they do not remain “ivory towers”(象牙塔) of study separated from the realities of everyday life. University teachers have been encouraged, and in some cases constrained (强逼), to provide more courses which produce graduates with the technical skills required for the commercial use. (79) If Aristotle wanted to work in a university in the UK today, he would have a good chance of teaching computer science but would not be so readily employable as a philosopher.A post-industrial society requires large numbers of computer programmers, engineers, managers and technicians to maintain and develop its economic growth but “man”, as the Bible says, “does not live by bread alone.” (80) Apart from requiring medical and social services, which do not directly contribute to economic growth, the society should also value and enjoy literatule,Music and the arts. In these cost-conscious times, it has even been pointed out in justification for the funding of the arts that they can be useful money earners. A successful musical play, for instance, can contribute as much to the Gross National Product through tourist dollars as any other things.11. The main idea of the first paragraph is that . A. traditional universities do a good job serving the societyB. universities must meet the needs of the societyC. research and teaching are of great importance in universitiesD. universities play an important role in our society12. We can infer from the second paragraph that . A. the society is not satisfied with the present college educationB. the governments interfere too much with college educationC. teacher are forced to do what they dont like to doD. teachers dislike teaching commercially useful courses13. The Aristotle example is used to make the point that . A. universities in the UK have produced too many good-for nothing graduatesB. such abstract subjects as philosophy is no longer usefulC. education should serve the social needsD. it is advisable for todays philosophers to know computer science.14. According to the passage, literature, music and the arts . A. do not contribute to economic growth at allB. are less useful to the society because they do not make direct contribution to economic growthC. are similar to medical and social services in their way of promoting economic growthD. should develop only when they are good for economic growth15. The author believes that . A. art is useful only when it is made into a money earnerB. the promotion of economic growth is the only goat todays societyC. universities should not provide literature or art coursesD. the society needs both technical skills and artsPart II Vocabulary and Structure(30%)Directions: 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.16. Lets go to the cinema tonight. I _ for you at the gate.A. wait B. shall wait C. am waiting D. shall have waited17. Mr. and Mrs. Smith didnt expect the house _ so well.A. to be decorated B. to decorate C. be decorated D. decorating18. The United States is composed of fifty states, two of _ are separated from the others by land or water.A. them B. that C. which D. those19. The chemistry class _ for five minutes when we hurried there.A. had been on B. was on C. has been on D. would be on20. By the time Juan gets home, his aunt _A. will leave B. leaves C. will have left D. is leaving21. The disease _ his mind so that he lost his memory.A. effected B. impressed C. affected D. hurt22. The new English dictionary I bought yesterday _ me almost twenty yuan.A. spent B. paid C. cost D. took23. In fact he had done _ he could to help the poor.A. what B. which C. as D. all which24. They discussed the problem three or four times, but could come to no _.A. end B. conclusion C. result D. judgment25. She is very careful. She _ very few mistakes in her work.A. does B. takes C. makes D. gets26. When he was set free after twenty years in prison, he was amazed _ the changes he found.A. at B. in C. on D. to27. At the beginning of this term, our history professor _ a list of books for us to read.A. passed on B. fished out C. handed in D. made out28. Dont _ the camera _ unless you are sure you can put it togetherA. take . off B. work . out C. set . off D. take . apart29. At first I thought that math problem would be rather difficult, but it _ to be fairly easy.A. turned out B. turned up C. turned on D. turned over30. _ makes men different from the other animals is that they can think and speak.A. That B. The thing C. All D. What31. Weve tested three hundred types of boot, _ is completely waterproof.A. no of which B. none of which C. some of that D. neither of which32. She was sitting in an armchair _ a book.A. reading B. to read C. to be reading D. to have read33. I would ask George to lend us the money if I _ him.A. had known B. have known C. to be reading D. to have read34. Im feeling sick. I _ so much chocolate.A. neednt have eaten B. couldnt have eaten C. mustnt have eaten D. shouldnt have eaten35. While he was climbing the high mountain, he had his leg _.A. broke B. break C. broken D. breaking36. He was last seen in public on the _ of his daughters wedding.A. chance B. occasion C. event D. affair37. Please keep an eye on my luggage, and Ill be back _.A. in time B. in no time C. at one time D. at a time38. Such a skilled tennis player knows how to take _ of his opponents (对手) chief weakness.A. use B. advantage C. utility D. chance39. It is impossible to live in society and be independent _ society.A. on B. from C. in D. of40. She scarcely cares for anything, _ ?A. doesnt she B. does she C. is she D. isnt she41. There is an old saying which goes, Never _ until tomorrow what you can do today.A. put aside B. put up C. put off D. put away42. His car broke down when he was only _ home.A. a half way B. half way C. half a way D. half way to43. The patients progress was very encouraging as he could _ get out of bed without help.A. nearly B. only C. merely D. barely44. He has _ the army for ten years and is now an officer.A. gone into B. joined in C. been in D. come into45. He has made another wonderful discovery, _ of great importance to science.A. which I think it isB. of which I think it isC. I think which isD. which I think isPart ldentification (10%)Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C, and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.46. Never before he had felt himself so powerfully attracted to the scientific ideal. A B C D47. Mary said to her husband that she didnt feel like to go to the movies that night because she A B Cwas tired out after a days work. D48. The weather is not as cold as you think. So I dont think the ice is thick enough to walk no it. A B C D49. If I had been you, I would not refuse his invitation. A B C D50. The reason that Mary is so upset is because she lost her wallet. A B C D51. The children were surprised when the teacher had them to close their books unexpectedly. A B C D52. Since his paper contains less mistakes than ours, his will be entered in the contest. A B C D53. When he found he hadnt enough money to pay for the meal, he was very much embarrassing. A B C D54. The secretary and principal of the school were present at the meeting. A B C D55. Mr. Anderson used to jogging in the early morning air during the winter months, but now he A B C Dhas stopped.Part IV Ctoze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on tire: Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Smoking is considered dangerous to the health. Our tobacco-seller, Mr. Johnson, therefore, always asked his customers, if they are very. young, whom the cigarettes are bought _ 56 _.One day, a little girl whom he had never seen before walked _ 57_ into his shop and demanded twenty cigarettes. She had the _ 58 _ amount of money in her hand and seemed very _ 59 _ of herself. Mr. Johnson was so _ 60_ by her confident manner that he _ 61_ to ask this usual question. _ 62_, he asked her what kind of cigarettes she wanted. The girl replied _ 63 _ and handed him the money. While he was giving, her the _ 64 _, Mr. Johnson said laughingly that _ 65 _ she was so young she should _ 66_ the packet in her pocket in _ 67 _ a policeman saw it. _ 68 _, the little girl did not seem to find this very funny. Without _ 69_ smiling she took the _ 70_ and walked towards