北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2019年11月.docx

1、2019年11月（北京地区的学位英语考试）Part1ReadingComprehension（30%）Passage1Therearemorespecies（种类）ofbeetles（甲虫）thananyotherformoflife.About380,000speciesofbeetlesarcknowntoexist,andmorearcdiscoveredallthetime.Thereareseveraltheoriesaboulwhytherearesomanybeetles,butevidenceshowsthatbeetleshavethelowestextinctionrate

2、sofanyanimalever.Oneofthereasonsbeetlessurvivesowellistheirbodydesign.Mostbeetlespecieshavetwopairsofwings.Thefrontpairofabeetleswingsarehardandthick.Theseprotecttherearsetofwingsandthebeetlesstomachregion.Theyarenotusedforflying.Indeed,somespeciesofbeetleshavelosttheabilitytofly,buttheyarestillequi

3、ppedwithfrontwings.Beetlescanalsoeatawiderangeoffoods.Beetlespeciesliveallovertheworld,andtheyhavemanydifferenttypesoffoodavailabletothem.Mostbeetlesareomnivores.Thatmeanstheyeatbothplantsandanimals.Themixeddietshelpbeetlesadapttomanydifferentenvironments.Finally,beetlesaregoodatmovingquicklyoverlon

4、gdistances.Anychangeinananimafsenvironmentcanbedangeroustoit,butsomespeciescanavoiddangerousenvironmentchangesbymigratingtoanewplace.Researchshowsthatbeetlesrespondquicklytoshiftsintemperature.Theycanmigratetosaferenvironments.Beetlesbodiesandhabitshelpgivethemanedgeoverothercreature.Theyareunlikely

5、todieout.Asaresult,beetlesmakeupnearlyonequarterofallanimalspecies.TherearemoretypesofbeetlesonEarththantherearetypesofplants.SometypesofbeetlesthatexisttodaywerearoundduringthePermianperiodofhistory,284millionyearsago.Beetles,clearly,areheretostay.1. Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A. Whybeetleshavetwo

6、pairsofwings.B. Whytherearesomanyspeciesofbeetles.C. Whytherearedifferenttypesoffoodforbeetles.D. Whybeetlesaregoodatmovinglongdistances.2. Beetlessurvivebetterthanotheranimalsbecauseoftheir.A. bodiesandhabitsB.stomachanddietsC.dietsandabilitytoflyD.abilitytoflyandmigrateWhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE

7、ofbeetles?A. Somespecieshaveexistedfor284millionyears.B. Theyliveallaroundtheworld.C. Theyhavetwopairsofwingstofly.D. Theyareunlikelytodieout.3. Thewordedeinthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.A. evidenceB.marginC.survivalD.advantageHowmanyanimalspeciesarethereaccordingtothepassage?A. Around1.52mil

8、lion.B. Around380,000.C. Around284million.D.Notknown.Passage2Formorethan60years,Lego（乐高）brickshavesparkedchildrensimagination.Now,anewversionoftheseboysisintheworks.TheyreLegoBrailleBricks,andtheyrebeingtestedaroundtheworld.LegoBrailleBricksaredesignedtohelppeoplelearnBraille.Thatsasystemofwritingin

9、whichlettersarerepresentedbyraiseddots.Peoplewhoareblindorvisuallyimpaired（弱视白勺）usetheirfingertipstoread.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,36millionpeopleworldwideareblind.IntheUnitedStates,itsestimatedthatonly10%ofblindchildrenlearnBraille.LegoBrailleBrickscanhelpchangethat.Thesmallknobsonthebr

10、icksarearrangedasBrailleletters.BlindchildrencanusetheseknobstolearnBraille.LegoplanstolaunchBrailleBricksnextyear.Forsomeschoolsandinstitutions,lheywillbefree.Eachsetwillcontainabout250bricks.Alongwiththealphabet,thebrickswillfeaturenumbersandmathsymbols.TheDanishAssociationoftheBlindwasthefirstorg

11、anizationtocomeupwiththeideaofusingLegobrickstoteachBraille.ThorkildOlesenisthepresidentofthegroup.Olesenisblind.HesaysmanyteachersdonthavethetoolsandskillstohelpkidslearnBraille.Sotheyteachwithaudio（声音的）tools,suchasaudiobooks.Likeanyotherpeople,weneedtoexpressourselvesinwriting.Audiocanneverreplace

12、Braille.Brailleisthesinglemostimportancetoolforustolearntospellcorrectlyandwritelikesightedpeople.,ThisisparticularlycriticalwhenweknowthatBrailleusersoftenaremoreindependent,haveahigherlevelofeducationandbetteremploymentopportunities.Westronglybelieve,Olesencontinues,“LegoBrailleBrickscanhelppromot

13、ethelevelofinterestinlearningBraille.”1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A. SparkingChildrensImaginationB. LegoBrailleBricksC. TeachingBlindChildrenBrailleD. TheToyIndustryLegoBrailleBrickswillbelaunchedin.A, 2019B.2020C.2021D.2022ThephrasecomeupwithinParagraph5probablymeans.A. putforw

14、ardB.turnoutC.sumupD.takeoverAccordingtoOlesen,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A. Teachersoftenuseaudiobookstoleachblindchildren.B. Brailleusersoftenhavebetteremploymentprospects.C. TheresnoneedforblindchildrentolearnBraille.D. Audioishelpful,butcanneverreplaceBraille.2. Accordingtothepassage

15、,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutLegoBrailleBricksisNOTTRUE?A. TheideawasfirstproposedbytheDanishAssociationoftheBlind.B. Theyarecurrentlyundergoingtestingaroundtheworld.C. Theywillbedistributedforfreetoallblindchildren.D. Thereareabout250bricksineachset.Passage3Intodaysextremelyconnectedworld,peo

16、pleappear【ohavemorechancestogetintocontactwithoneanotherthanever.Yetsocietiesknownasuncontactcdpeoplesremaininpartsoftheworld.Thesearecommunitieswithlittlecontactwiththewiderworld.Itisestimatedthataboutonehundredgroupsofuncontactedpeoplesexisttoday.Ingeneral,thesegroupsremainuncontactedbychoice;beca

17、useofthis,itisimpossibletoknowmuchabouttheirsocieties.Forexample,NorthSentinelIslandintheIndianOceanishometoagroupthatclearlywishedtostayseparatefromtherestoftheworld.TheyarereferredtoastheNorthScntinelese.NorthSentinelIslandisoneoftheAndamanIslands,whicharepartofIndia.WhilegroupsonotherAndamanIslan

18、dshaveslowlyacceptedtourismanddevelopment,theNorlheSentinelesefirewarningarrowsfromtheirbeachesanyanyboatthatapproachestheirland.Overmanydecades,giftsandothereffortsfromoutsidershavebeenrejected.Fromwhatlittleweknowabouttheirlanguage,theyhaveprobablybeenisolatedfortensofthousandsofyears.Whymightonco

19、ntactedpeopleschoosetoremainisolated?Unfortunately,inmaycases,thesegroupspastencounterswiththeoutsideworldwereviolent.Formermembersofuncontactedgroupshavesaidthatafterfriendsandfamilywereattackedorkilledbyoutsiders,theyavoidedanykindofcontact.Evenpeacefulcontactcanhavedisastrouseffects.Manyuncontact

20、edgroupshaveneverbeenexposedtodiseases,noteventhecommoncoldorflu.Asaresult,theyoftendonthaveimmunity（免疫力）tothesesdiseases,meaningthatevenminorcontactwithoutsidershasresultedindeadlyoutbreaks.Itnotsurprising,then,thatsomegroupsrefertokeeptothemselves.1. Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A. Societiesknownas

21、uncontactedpeoples.B. TheNorthSentinelese.C. Encounterswith“uncontactedpeoples.D. ContactwithgroupsontheAndamaIslands.2. WhatisTRUEofthemajorityoftheAndamaIslands?A. Theyhavedevelopedcontactwiththewiderworld.B. Theyfirewarningarrowsatapproachingboats.C. Theyrejectgiftsfromoutsiders.D. Theyareeagerto

22、developtourism.3. FromwhichofthefollowingdopeopleknowthattheNorthSentinelesehavebeenseparatedforsomanyyears?A.Peacefulcontact.B.Thewarningarrows.C.Theirlanguage.D.Tourism.4. Howmanyreasonsarcgiventoexplaintheisolationoftheuncontactcdpeoples”？A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.5. Theexpressionkeeptothemselve

23、sinthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningtoA.stayseparatedB.guardsecretsC.stickcloselyD.protectthemselvesPartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)1. Whatalovelyparty!Itisworthallmylife.A.rememberingB.torememberC.toberememberedD.beingrememberedWecannotunderstandheavoidedspeakingtous.A.beforeB.thatC.whyD.afterIft

24、hewholeoperationbeforehand,agreatdealoftimeandmoneywouldhavebeenlost.A.wasnotplannedB.hasnotbeenplannedC.hadnotbeenplannedD.werenotplannedYoungheis,heknowswhatistherightthingtodo.A.thatB.asC.althoughD.howeverWhenandwherethenewhospitalwillbebuiltamystery.A.toremainB.remainsC.remainD.isremainingThetea

25、cherhadJohnforheratthegateforafewmoreminutes.A.waitB.towaitC.waitedD.waitsBytheendofnextmonth,Ienoughmoneytobuyacamera.A.willearnB.haveearnedC.mustearnD.willhaveearnedThereasonhewontheelectionisheishonestandconfidentofhimself.A.whyB.whatC.thatD.whichTomusedtoliveinCalifornia,?A.usedheB.didheC.wasnth

26、eD.didntheWhenittoAmericanhistory,heknowslittleaboutit.A.talksB.speaksC.comesD.tellsThehotelisinaquietnearthesea.A.stationB.situationC.locationD.stopItwastoolatetothedamagedonetotheirrelationship.D.retireA.revisitB.repairC.rebuildJanewasagrown-upwhenherfatherdied.D.nicely_heartattack.D.neutralArcyou

27、goingtoweartheyellowshirtorthewhiteshirt?-Tmgoingtowearthewhite.A.itB.thatC.one16.HowmoneydoIneedtotake?Aboutthreehundreddollars.A.moreB.muchC.many17.1reallymustgonow;Illbelateforschool.A.forB.thenC.otherwiseA.enoughB.almostC.closelyAhospitalspokesmansaidthewomanhadsufferedaA.fatalB.sickC.hardD.twoD

28、.twoD.fewD.that15.18. Therealtroubleliestheirlackofconfidenceintheirownabilities.A.inB.onC.aboutD.offHenryandKatehavebeensince2002.D.marryingA.marriesB.marryC.marriedPeterisgoingtoalakehecangofishing.A.hereB.thereC.whereasD.whereFortwoweeks,Ihaveeverydaylookingafterhim.A.takenB.costC.spentD.paidMuch

29、ourrelief,hesurvivedtheterribleroadaccident.A.toB.inC.forD.withHecannotacar,forhedoesntearnthatmuch.A.obtainB.getC.deserveD.affordThismorningourwatersupplywasbecauseofthecoldweather.A.letdownB.cutoffC.takenupD.broughtawayItoccurredtoherthatshemightahomelesschild.A.adaptB.adoptC.adjustD.admitdidyougo

30、duringthevacation?Ididntgoanywhere.Istayedhome.A.WhyB.HowC.WhenD.WhereTheythoughtabouttheproblemforalongtimebutcametono.A.endB.purposeC.opinionD.conclusionThereisagoodprogramtelevision.Letswatchit.A.onB.inC.forD.withHisistolookaftertheanimals.A.dutyB.honorC.gloryD.luck3().Hewas29whenthewarbroke.A.fo

31、rB.upC.outD.downPartIIIIdentification(10%)1. Thereisnopointtoarguewithhim,sincehehasalreadymadeuphismind.ABCDPeopledonotrealizetheimportanceofgoodhealthsincetheyhavelostit.ABCDMr.Smith3lookingforanexperiencedsecretarywhoisableofmanagingasalesABCDoffice.2. Generallyspoken,schoolsinthecityprovidebette

32、reducationforstudentsthanthoseABCDinthecountryside.3. Ihavedrove55milesperhourwhenthepoliceofficerstopnedme.ABCDIweownedabiggerhouse,theycanlivewithus.ABCD7.1havedecidedlosavemymoneyinatriptoChinanextyear.ABCDCuriously,thestruggletosurvivehasgreatimprovedherhealth.ABCDImJustaordinary,boringbutnormal

33、guy.ABCDItisbecausesheisverydevotedtoherstudentssosheisrespectedbythem.ABCDPartIVCloze（20%）ThefounderofVassarCollege,MathewVassar,wasborninEnglandin1792,andfouryearslatermovedtoAmericawithhisparents.Inthose1theEnglishpeoplethoughtthattheycouldnt2withoutayearlysupplyofhome-madeale（麦芽啤酒）.However,sucha

34、thingwasunknowninthequietcommunityto3theyhadcome.4therewasnobarley（大麦）inthenewhome,seedwasimported5England.Thefamilyoncemorewas6toenjoytheirfavouritedrink.Whenneighbouspaidavisit,theywere,ofcourse,7tohaveadrink.Thus,thefameofVassar5sale8increased,untilfinallythefatherdecidedtomakealetosell.Mathew,forsomereason,9theidea.HelefthomeforNewburg,10heremainedfouryears,learningtokeepbooks,and11hismoney.Hethenreturnedhome,workinginhisfatherestablishment12abookkeeper（记账员）.All13wellforsometime,tillafirecame,destroyingalltheproperty,ruininghisfather,andworstofall14hisbrothersdea