北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2003年11月真题(A卷)

1 北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试 2003 年年 11 月真题 月真题 A 卷 卷 Part I Reading Comprehension 第一部分第一部分 阅读理解阅读理解 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 blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet Passage 1 Questions I to 5 are based on the following passage After a busy day of work and play the body needs to rest 在一天繁忙的工作和玩乐之后 身体是需要休息的 Sleep is necessary for good health 睡眠对身体健康是必要的 necessary During this time the body recovers from the activities of the previous day 睡眠时身体从前一天 previous 以前的 的活动中恢复过来 recover from 从 恢复过来 76 The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day 你从睡眠中得到的休 息能使 enable 使 能够 身体为第二天的活动做好准备 prepare for 为 做准备 There are four levels of sleep each being a little deeper than the one before 睡眠一共有四个阶段 其程度是逐渐 加深的 As you sleep your muscles relax little by little 在你睡觉的时候 你的肌肉 muscle 逐渐放松 relax 下来 Your heart beats more slowly and your brain slows down 心跳减缓 大脑活动放慢 After you reach the fourth level your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other 在到达第四个阶段之后 你的身体将在四个 阶段之间来回 back and forth 来回 反复 转换 shift Although your mind slows down from time to time you will dream 尽管你的大脑放松 slow down 放慢 减缓 松弛 下来了 但你还会不时的做梦 Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs your eyeballs begin to move more quickly although your eyelids are closed 研究睡眠的科学家指出 做梦的时候你的眼球 eyeball 运动速 度加快 尽管眼睛是闭上的 This stage of sleep is called REM which stands for rapid eye movement 睡眠的这个阶 段被称为 REM 代表快速的眼球运动 77 If you have trouble falling asleep some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply 如果 你入睡有困难的话 有人建议 recommend 慢慢深呼吸 Other people believed that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy 另外一些人认为喝热牛奶能使你昏昏欲睡 drowsy 瞌睡的 想睡的 There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep 也有一种古老的建议 数绵羊也可以使你入睡 01 A good title for this passage is 这篇文章好的标题的是 答案 A A Sleep睡眠 B Good Health健康状况良好 C Dreams梦想 D Work and Rest工作和休 息 02 The word drowsy in the last paragraph means 最后一段中的单词 昏昏欲睡 意思是 答案 D A sick有病的 B stand up起立 C asleep睡觉 D a little sleepy想睡觉 03 This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you 这段话表明睡眠不足可能会使你 答案 B A dream more often更多的做梦 B have poor health身体不好 C nervous紧张 D breathe quickly快速呼吸 04 During REM 在 REM 节段 答案 D A your eyes move quickly你的眼球快速转动 B you dream你做梦 C you are restless你得不到休息 D both A and B 05 The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is 成人每天需要的睡眠时间是 答案 D A approximately six hours大约六个小时 B around ten hours大约十个小时 C about eight hours 大约八个小时 D not stated here在这里没说 Passage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages 显然 电视有利 advantage 也有弊 disadvantage 2 78 In the first place television is not only a convenient source of entertainment but also a comparatively cheap one 首先 电视不仅是很方便的娱乐 entertainment 来源 而且想对地 comparatively 便宜 not only but also 不 仅 而且 With a TV set in the family people don t have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre the cinema or the opera 家里有了电视 人们就没有必要花大量金钱去戏院 theatre 电影院或者歌剧院了 All they have to do is to push a button or turn a knob and they can see plays films operas and shows of every kind 他们只需要按一下开关 button 就可以在家里看各种比赛 电影 歌剧以及其他各种各样的电视节目 Some people however think that this is where the danger lies 但是 有些人认为这就是电视的危险所在 The television viewers need do nothing 观众什么也不 用做 He does not even have use his legs if he has a remote control 如果可以遥控的话 他甚至不需用自己的双腿 He makes no choice and exercises no judgment 他不需要做任何选择和运动 也不需要做任何判断 judgment He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort on his part 他们完全是被动的 passive 它不需要做任何的努力 Television it is often said keeps one informed about current events and the latest developments in science and politics 经常听到有人说电视能使人们了解时事 了解科学 政治领域里的最新发展 The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one s sitting room 在起居室里就可以了解到世界上最偏远的国家和最奇异的风俗 It could be argued that the radio performs this service as well but on television everything is much more living much more real 有人可能争论 argue 说 听收音机也可以做到这一点 但是在电视里万物都更栩栩如生一些 Yet here again there is a danger 然而这又有危害了 The television screen itself has a terrible almost physical charm for us 电视自身对我们有种可怕 近乎自然的吸引力 charm 魅力 吸引力 迷人 美貌 79 We get so used to looking at the movements on it so dependent on its pictures that it begins to control our lives 我们是如此地习惯于观看电视中的活 动 如此地依赖于电视中的画面 以至于它开始控制我们的生活 so that 如此 以至于 People are often heard to say that their television sets have broken down and that they have suddenly found that they have far more time to do things and that they have actually begun to talk to each other again 经常听到人们说电视坏掉 break down 了 却 突然发现他们有更多的时间去做事情 实际上他们又开始彼此交谈 It makes one think doesn t it 这是值得人思考的 难道 不是吗 There are many other arguments for and against television 还有许多其他的赞同和反对电视的观点 We must realize that television itself is neither good nor bad 我们一定要认识到电视本身并无好坏之分 neither nor 既不 也不 It is the uses that it is put to that determine its value to society 它对社会的价值取决于人们如何去用它 06 What is the major function of paragraph 1 文章第一段话的主要作用是什么 答案 B A To arouse the reader s concern 为引起读者的关注 B To introduce the theme of the whole passage介绍整篇文章的主题 C To summarize the whole passage 为总结整篇文章 D To state the primary uses of TV 为陈述电视的主要途径 07 Television as a source of entertainment is 电视 作为娱乐的来源 是 答案 D A not very convenient不是很方便 B very expensive很贵 C quite dangerous很危险 D relatively cheap相对地便宜 08 Why are some people against TV 为什么有些人反对电视 答案 B A Because TV programs are not interesting 因为电视节目不是有趣的 B Because TV viewers are totally passive 因为看电视的人完全是被动的 C Because TV prices are very high 因为电视的价格都很高 D Because TV has both advantages and disadvantages 因为电视有利也有弊 09 One of the most obvious advantages of TV is that 电视一个最明显的好处是 答案 A A it keeps us informed它让我们获取信息 B it is very cheap它是非常便宜 C it enables us to have a rest它使我们能够休息一下 D it controls our lives 它控制我们的生活 10 According to the passage whether TV is good or not depends on 根据文章 电视的好坏取决于 答案 C A its quality它的质量 B people s attitude towards it人们对它的态度 C how we use it我们怎么使用它 D when we use it什么时间用它 Passage 3 3 Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident not knowing what lies in the way of opportunity for promotion happiness and security 年轻人经常是偶然 by accident 找到工作 而不知道在晋升 promotion 提拔 晋升 幸福和保障 security 安全 保证 机会 opportunity 路途上存在什么 As a result they are employed doing jobs that afford them little or no satisfaction 结果是 他们被雇用 employed 做一些他们不满意 no satisfaction 的工作 afford 提供 给予 承受得起 80 Our school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living 我们的毕业生面对的竞争 competition 是如此激烈 以至于 只要 as long as 能够谋生 earn a live 他们很少 seldom 关心 care 自己做些什么 Some stay long at a job and learn to like it 一些人长时间干同一份工作 并且学着去喜欢它 others quit from one to another looking for something to suit them 另一些人不断跳槽以寻找最适合他们的工作 The young graduates who leave the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their expectation 刚离开大学的毕业生 graduate 寻找那些能达到 up to 他们预期 expectation 薪水 salary 的工作 Very few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own abilities 初涉社会 很 少 very few 有人确切的 exactly 知道自己想要什么以及认识到 realize 他们的能力 abilities own 自己的 The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institution 所有这些困惑 confusion 背后 behind 的原因 reason 是在我们的教育机构 educational institution 中从来没 有过合适的职业指导 vocational guidance Nearly all grope 摸索 in the dark and their chief concern when they look for a job is to ask what salary is like 几乎所有人都是在黑暗中摸索 找工作时他们主要关心的是薪水怎样 They never bother to think whether they are suited for the job or even more important whether the job suits them 他们从来都 不会认真地去想自己是否适合这份工作 或者更重要的 工作是否适合她们 bother to do 烦心做 Having a job is more than merely providing yourself and your dependants with daily bread and some money for leisure and entertainment 就业不仅仅意味着供养自己和家人吃饭以及休闲 leisure 和娱乐 entertainment 消费 dependant 受抚养者 It sets a pattern of life and in many ways determines social status in life selection of friends leisure and interest 它会设置一种生活方式 并在很多方面决定 determine 着社会地位 status 对朋友 休闲和兴趣的选择 In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your interest 选择职业的时候首 先要考虑的是你是否对这种工作有兴趣 Nothing is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed in life but also ruin your talents and ultimately make you an emotional wreck 受到严重伤害的人 and a bitter person 最可怕的 pathetic 可怜的 是从事一汾你毫无兴趣的工作 因为它 不仅打击 discourage 使气馁 使沮丧 你在生活中成功的愿望 而且会破坏 wreck 破坏 毁坏 你的才能 最终 ultimately 使你成为一个情感 emotional 情感的 受到严重伤害并痛苦 bitter 痛苦的 怀恨的 的人 11 The reason why some people are unlikely to succeed in life is that they 有些人很难取得成功是因为他们 答案 B A have ruined their talents毁了他们的才能 B have taken on an unsuitable job找了一个不合适的工作 C think of nothing but their salary除了他们的薪水 什么都不去想 D are not aware of their own potential没有意识到自己的潜力 12 The difficulty in choosing a suitable job lies mainly in that 年轻人很难找到适合自己的工作是因为 答案 D A much competition has to be faced很多竞争赛都要面对 B many employees have no working experience很多员工都没有工作经验 C the young people only care about how much they can earn年轻人只关心他们能挣多少钱 D schools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance学校不能够为学生提供合适的职业指导 13 Which of the following statements is most important according to the passage 根据文章 下列哪一个是最重要的 答案 A A Your job must suit your interest 你的工作必须是你喜欢的 B Your job must set a pattern of life 你的工作必须设置生活的模式 C Your job must offer you a high salary 你的工作必须为你提供高工资 D Your job must not ruin your talents 你的工作不能毁掉你的才能 14 The best title for this passage would be 最适合文章的标题是 答案 C A What can a Good Job Offer怎样可以获得满意的工作 B Earning a Living谋生 C Correct Attitude on Job hunting关于就业的正确态度 D How to Choose a Job如何选择一份工作 4 15 The word pathetic in Paragraph 2 most probably means 第 2 段 可怜的 这个词最有可能的意思是 答案 B A splendid辉煌的 B miserable痛苦的 C disgusted厌恶的 D touching感人的 Part II Vocabulary and Structure 第二部分第二部分 词汇用法和语法结构词汇用法和语法结构 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 blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 16 Today books are to everyone because they are no longer expensive 如今大家都有书了 因为书不再那么贵了 答案 A A available可利用的 可获得的 可到达的 B preferable更好的 更优越的 C reliable可靠的 D actual实际的 17 We shall ask for samples and then we can make our decision 我们要求把产品的样品送来 然后我们可以做出决定 答案 A A to be sent B being sent C to sent D to have been sent 不定式的用法 送样品是将来要发生的动作 应该用不定式 但是样品和送之间是被动关系 综合两个知识点应选 A 18 The forest fire caused by the volcano is difficult to be 由火山引发的森林火灾很难扑灭 答案 C A put off推迟 延期 B put away放好 收好 C put out扑灭 熄灭 D put up举起 升起 19 It was not midnight that they discovered the children were not in their beds 直到半夜他们才发现孩子们不在床上 答案 D A before B at C after D until 固定搭配 not until 直到 才 A B C 与 not 都没有如此搭配 20 The girl is not happy at the new school She has friends there 这个女孩在新的学校里并不高兴 因为在那里她几乎没有朋友 答案 A A few几乎没有 B a few有一些 C little几乎没有 D quite a few相当多 不少 修饰可数名词用 few 修饰不可数名词用 little friends 为可数名词 所以应选 A 21 Robots have already human tasks in the industrial field 在工业领域里机器人已经取代了人类的任务 答案 D A taken on雇用 承担 B taken out拿出 取出 C taken up占据 时间 空间 D taken over承担 接管 例如 He will take over his father s business 他将接管他父亲的生意 22 I can t find the recorder in the room It by somebody 我在房间里找不到录音机了 可能被别人拿走了 答案 C A must have taken B may have taken C may have been taken D should have been taken 首先根据 by 可以看出应该选的是被动式 首先可排除 A 和 B 项 may 完成时 表示可能发生的动作 must 完成时 表示对过去已经发生的动作的一种肯定的猜测 should 完成时 表示应该做的事情而没有做 23 He took the medicine but it didn t have any 他吃了药 但是没有一点儿作用 答案 C A answer答案 B cause原因 C effect效果 D work工作 固定短语 have no effect 有 无 效 A B D 都无此用法 24 It is that over one million Americans now live below the poverty line 据估计 大约有一百多万美国人生活在贫困线以下 答案 B A judged B estimated C calculated D considered It is estimated that 据估计 A 据判断 C 据计算 D 据考虑 都与题意不符 25 He left an important detail in his account 在他的叙述中遗漏掉了重要的细节 答案 D A off B over C behind D out left 是动词 leave 的过去式 leave out 遗漏 缺漏 例如 The printer has left out two lines from this paragraph 打印机把这一段遗漏了两行 5 leave off 停止 结束 leave over 剩下 省下 leave behind 遗留 丢下 26 When there are small children around it is necessary to put bottl es of pills out of 周围有孩子的时候 一定要把药瓶子放到孩子够不着的地方 答案 D A hand B hold C place D reach out of reach 是固定搭配 意思是 够不着 out of hand 无法控制 无纪律 out of hold 失去控制 失去联系 out of place 不适合的 不适当的 27 I hadn t seen him for years but I his voice on the telephone 我好多年不见他了 但是在电话中我能辨别出他的声音 答案 C A realized实现 意识到 B discovered发现 C recognized分辨出 认出 D heard听到 听 出 28 This place originally a small town has been into a modern city 这个地方 起初是个小城镇 如今变成了一座现代化的城市 答案 D A transported B transferred C transmitted D transformed transform 改变 转变 transform one form of energy into another 把一种能变成另一种能 transport 运送 运输 transport passengers from Shanghai to Beijing 从上海运送乘客到北京 transfer 转移 转系 transfer from the army to the navy 从陆军转到海军 transfer to another college 转学到另一所学院 transmit 传输 传递 传播 29 There was nobody when we came round the corner 我们转弯的时候 没有看见任何人 答案 D A out of sight B at sight C by sight D in sight in sight 在视线之内 看得见 out of sight 在视线之外 看不见 B C 无此搭配 30 We ll be only too glad to attend your party we can get a baby sitter 如果我们能找到保姆的话 我们将非常乐意参加您的聚会 答案 B A so far as B provided that C unless D except that provided that 假如 以 为条件 相当于 if 例如 I will lend you my book provided that you keep it clean 只要你保证 书干净整洁 我就把书借给你 so as far as 就 尽 至于 as far as I know 就我所知 unless 除非 如果不 except that 除了 例如 Your article is quite good except that there are several spelling mistakes 你的文章很好 除了 几个拼写错误 31 They couldn t him of his mistake 他们不能够使他相信他自己的错误 答案 B A advise B convince C persuade D believe convince sb of sth 使某人确信某事 persuade sb of sth 劝说某人做某事 advise sb of sth 建议某人做某事 believe 无此用法 32 The old gentleman never fails to help is in need of his help 这位老绅士总是乐于帮助每一个需要帮助的人 答案 C A whom B who C whoever D whomever whoever 引导宾语从句 并在从句中作主语 A D 不能担任句子主语 因此选 C 33 under a microscope a fresh snowflake has a delicate six pointed shape 在显微镜下 雪花呈精美的六角形 答案 B A Seeing B Seen C To see D To be seen 句子中间的分号就提醒我们应该用分号 首先排除 C 和 D 项 根据句意应该是用过去分词 表示被动关系 所以选 B 34 When are you going to visit your uncle in Chicago As soon as our work for tomorrow 你什么时候去芝加哥看望你的叔叔吗 明天我们一完成工就去 答案 D A we re complete B we d complete C we ll complete D we complete 在时间 条件状语从句中要用一般现在时表示将来时 所以选 D 35 Neither John nor I able to persuade Richard s grandfather to attend the wedding 我和约翰都不能劝说理查德的爷爷参加婚礼 答案 A A am B are C are to be D is 主谓一致 neither nor either or 连接主语时 谓语动词要采取就近原则 就是谓语跟距离最近的那个主语相 一致 例如 Neither you nor I nor anybody else knows how to do it 不论是你 我或者是其他任何人都不知道怎么做 36 You ought the matter to the manager the day before yesterday 6 前天你应当向经理汇报这件事情 答案 B A to report B to have reported C to reporting D have reported ought to 完成时 表示应当做的事情而没有做 同时根据时间副词 the day before yesterday 前天 可以得知动作 发生在过去的过去 应该用过去完成时 所以选 B 37 We look forward to to the opening ceremony 我们都盼望着能被邀请参加开幕式 答案 D A invite B be invited C having been invited D being invited look forward to doing sth 是固定搭配 可以排除 A 和 B 而动词 look 用的是现在时 不能用完成时 又可以排除 C 38 Excuse me but it is time to have your temperature 对不起 该测体温了 答案 B A taking B taken C took D take have sth done 是固定用法 表示这个动作由别人来完成 例如 I had my dress mended 我让人把我的衣服修补好了 39 I cannot the truth of your words although they go against my interests 我不得不承认你的话的真实性 虽然它们违背我的利益 答案 A A but admit B but admitting C help but to admit D help but admitting cannot help but do sth 不得不干某事 需要跟动词原形 例如 I cannot but agree 我不得不同意 cannot help doing sth 禁不住要干某事 40 When I went to visit Mrs Smith last week I was told she two days before 我上周去拜访史密斯夫人的时候 有人告诉我说她两天前就走了 答案 D A has left B was leaving C would leave D had left 前面的从句的时态是过去时 后面一句又有时间副词 two days before 所以这个动作是过去的过去 应该用过去完成 时 41 The boat will not arrive forty four hours 这艘船 44 小时之内不会到 答案 A A in B at C for D by in 在 之后 in 后面跟一段时间表示将来 will 已经暗示出题干的时态是将来时 例如 My son s birthday is in two weeks time 我儿子的生日再过两周就到了 for 一段时间 用于完成时 at 后跟时间点 42 In winter animals have a hard time anything to eat 冬天 动物很难找到吃的东西 答案 D A to find B to finding C to find out D finding 习惯用法 have a time doing sth 在 方面有艰苦的时光 43 Since you won t take advice there is no in asking for it 既然你不打算听我的建议 要它也没有什么意义 答案 B A place B point C reason D way there is no point in doing sth it is no point in doing sth 是固定搭配 表示 做 事情毫无意义 There is no point in doing so 这样做毫无意义 There is not much point in repairing the old car 那辆旧汽车修理也没有多大用处了 44 is known to all too much smoking will cause lung cancer 众所周知 吸烟过多会引起肺癌 答案 C A That B It C As D What as is known to all 是固定搭配 意思是 众所周知 B 用于 it is known to all that 句型 45 They have developed techniques which are to those used in most factories 他们开发了比大多数工厂里的都先进的技术 答案 D A more B better C greater D superior be superior to 是固定搭配 意思是 优越于 例如 He thinks he is superior to us because his father is an important person 他因为父亲是大人物 就自认为高人一等 A B C 用于 be more better greater than 题干中并没有比较级的用法 可以排除 Part Identification 10 第三部分第三部分 挑错挑错 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 blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 46 I m old enough not to let my troubles to interfere with my work 7 A B C D 我年龄大了 不会让烦恼影响我的工作 答案 C 应改为interfere 因为 let 后面要接原形动词 后面跟不带 to 的不定式 所以应该把 C 项的 to 去掉 47 It was in the primary school where my teacher introduced me to computers A B C D 我的老师第一次向我介绍计算机是在小学 答案 C 应改为that 强调句型 it is that 48 Where did the accident in which your friend was hurt took place A B C D 你的朋友受伤了 车祸是在哪里发生的 答案 D 应改为take 在疑问句中 前面已经有了助动词 did 后面的动词用原形 所以将 took place 改为 take place 49 There are twelve people take part in the experiment four working as a group A B C D 有 12 个人参加了试验 4 个人一组 答案 B 应改为taking 因为这是一个句子 所以只能有一套主谓宾 应把 B 项的 take part in 改为现在分词用来修饰 people 50 Red and green light if mixing in the right proportion will give us yellow A B C D 红光 绿光混合到一起 如果比例恰当的话 就会变成黄色 答案 B 应改为mixed 因为分词和主语 red