2023年北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题及答案

2023年5月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题及答案

PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%)

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedsomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet。

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ThemostfamouscollectionsoffairytalesaretheonesbyJakobandWilhelmGrimm.TheGrimmspublishedtheirfirstfairy-talecollectionin1812.TheydisappearingGermanfolkculture.Theirfirstedition(版本)wasascholarlybookthatcarefullyrecordedtheoraltales.Theyweresurprisedwhensomeoftheirearlyreaderssuggestedthatthestoriesmightbeinterestingtochildren。

ButtheGrimmsneededmoney.Theyhadmadeabaddealwiththeirpublisherandreceivedlittlepaymentfortheirfirstbook.AtonepointWilhelmcomplainedtherewasn’tachairinhishouseonecouldsitonwithoutworryingitwouldbreak.Sohetookthehintandsettoworktomakeabookthatwouldbesuitableforchildren.Heselectedafewofthetales,madethemmuchlonger,andpolishedupthelanguage.Hedidn’taddmorals,buthedidslipincharacterjudgmentsandmoralizingcommentswhereverhecould。

TheGrimms’fairytalesalsohaveonecharacteristicthatwouldseemtomakethemunsuitableforchildren.Manyofthemincludeviolentincidents.In“HanselandGretel”eatenbyawolf.Whenherevisedthetalesforchildren,WilhelmGrimmretainedtheviolence.Infact,hesometimesevenrampeditup.Forexample,inthefirstedition,theoneintendedforchildren,thatherbirdspeck(啄)outtheireyes。

Why,then,havetheGrimms’fairytalesbecomeclassicofchildren’sliterature,somuchsothatitishardtoimagineachildwhodoesn’tknowCinderella’sstoryorSnowWhite’s?

Oneansweristhatonlyafewofthetalessurvivedintomoderntimes.ThefirsteditionoftheGrimms’fairytaleshad210tales.By1825itwasdownto50.Andtadayonlyadozenorsoofthetalesareoftenreprintedinchildren’scollections。

(76)Butthedeeperansweristhatthetalesthathavelastedaremagicaladventuresthathelpchildrendealwiththestrugglesandfearsoftheireverydaylives。

WhydidWilhelmGrimmsetouttoadapthisbookforchildren?

Todealwithreaders’complaints。

Toimprovehisfinancialsituation。

Attherequestofhispublisher。

Topreservetheancientstoriesinprint。

Whenrevisingthefairytales,WilhelmdidallofthefollowingEXCEPT_______。

A.addingcharacterjudgments.

B.makingthetalesmuchlonger

C.deletingtheviolentscenes

D.polishingupthelanguage

3.Whatdoestheexpression“rampeditup”inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Started

B.Allowed

C.Classified

D.Increased

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheGrimms’fairytalesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theywereoriginallyintendedtobechildren’sstories。

B.Generallyspeaking,thetalesthathaveenduredcanhelpchildrendealwiththechallengeslifebringtothem。

C.Alargenumberofthetalesmadeittothemodernage。

D.Theyarelessviolentthanthechildren’sstoriesbeingwrittentoday。

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?

A.Historyoffairytales。

B.Waystopreservetheoraltradition。

C.TheGrimms’fairytales。

D.Violenceinfairytales。

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Astheschoolyearkicksoff,parentsareonceagainstrugglingtocajole(哄骗)and,ifneedbe,dragtheirexhaustedteensoutofbed,Thatimagemaymakeyoulaugh,butlackofsleepisnojoke.(77)Teenagerswhodon’tgetenoughresthavemorelearning,health,behaviorandmoodproblemsthanstudentswhogetatleastninehoursanight.Long-termlackofsleeoistiedtoheartdisease,overweight,depressionandashortenedlife.Lackofsleepcanbeespeciallydeadlyforteens;caraccidentsaretheleadingcauseofdeathamongteenagers,andsafetyexpertsbelievesleepydrivingisamajorfactor。

Unfortunately,fewteenagersgetthesleeptheyneed.Inasurveyofmiddle-andhigh-schoolstudents,UniversityofColoradoresearchersfoundthat82percentsaidtheywokeuptiedandunrefreshed,andmorethanhalfhadtroubleconcentratingduringthedayatleastonceaweek。

Blamemultitaskingforsomeofthis.Manystudentsarejugglingafter-schoolactivities,homeworkandpart-timejobs.Evenwhentheymanagetofulfilltheseobligationsbyareasonablehour,television,theinternet,videogames,phonecallsandtextmessagetofriendsoftenkeepthemawakedeepintothenight.Takingsodaandenergydrinkslateinthedayandgoingtolate-nightpartiesonweekendsaddtosleepformostteenstofallasleepbefore11pm.Classusuallybeingsbefore8:15am,withmanyhighschoolsstartingasweendstocatchup,makingitevenhardertofallasleeponSundaynightandwakeupMondaymorning.Playingcatch-uponweekendsalsodoesn’thelpteensstayrefreshedwhentheneeditmost:duringtheweekatschool。

Sincethe1990s,middleandhighschoolinmorethantwodozenstateshaveexperimentedwithlaterschoolstarttimes.(78)Theresultshavebeenencouraging:moresleep,increasedattendance,bettergradesandfewerdrivingaccidents.Butmostschoolstillstartearly,meaningteenshavetheirworkcutoutforthemiftheywanttogetenoughsleep。

6.Accordingtothepassage,poorsleepcanbelinkedtoallofthefollowingEXCEPT____。

A.heartdisease

B.caraccidents

C.skinproblems

D.poorconcentration

7.ThemainideaofParagraph3is______。

A.howsleepdeprivation(缺乏)canbetreated

B.whatcausessleepdeprivation

C.whoismostatriskforsleepdeprivation

D.whysleepdeprivationisaseriousconcern

8.Whatdoestheword“juggling”inParagragph3probablymean?

A.Dealingwithatthesametime

B.Strikingabalancebetween

C.Weekendcatch-upsleep

D.Healthydiet

9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtobalmeforteenager’lackofsleep?

A.Multitasking

B.Strikingabalancebetween

C.Weekendcatch-upsleep

D.Healthydiet

10.Accordingtothepassage,whathavesomeschooldonetohelptheirstudentsgetenoughsleep?

A.Educatingtheirstudentsabouttheimportanceofsleep

B.Monitoringtheirstudents’late-nightactivities

C.Delayingschoolstarttimes

D.Settingstrictrules。

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Asanymiddle-classparentknows,unpaidworkexperiencecangiveyoungstersavaluableintroductiontoasecurejob.Thegovernmenthasrecognizedittoo,abandoningrulesin2023thathadformerlystopped16-to24-years-oldsfromdoingunpaidworkwhileclaimingunemploymentbenefit.Butmovingfromthattoforcingthemtoworkwithoutpayinordertocollectthesebenefitshasprovedabigstep。

(79)MorethanonemillionyoungpeopleinBritainareunemployed,thehighestnumbersincethemid-1980s.Keenbothtocutthewelfarebillandtoavoidthedepressedfuturewagesthatmayresultfromearlyunemployment,thegovernmenthasimpressedfuturewagesthatmayresultfromearlyunemployment,thegovernmenthasintroducedanambitiousprogramofreformtogetyoungstersoffwelfareandintowork.Akeypartofitisensuringthatnoonegetsbenefitfromthegovernmentforlong;ministersarekeentoavoidwhathappenedaftertheearly-1980srecession(衰退)，whenunemploymentcontinuedinsomepartsofthecountryforalongtimeaftertheeconomybegantoimprove。

Tohelpyoungpeopleintowork,ministershadpersuadedlotsofemployers,includingbakerychains,bookshops,andsupermarkets,totakeonunemployedyouths,whoreceiveworkexperiencebutnopay,withtheprospectofproperjobforthosewhoshine.(80)Some35,000youngstersparticipatedlastyear;halffoundpaidworksoonafterfinishingthescheme。

Theideaofgettingyoungadultsusedtoshowingupforworkispopularwithvoters:accordingtoasurveypublishedinFebruary,about60%ofpeoplesupporttheprogram.Equallyattractivewastheoptionofcompellingthemtowork:undertheexistingarrangementsyoungsterscouldchoosewhetherornottoacceptaplace,butiftheydroppedputaftertheendofthefirstweek,theystoodtoloseuptotwoweeks’benefits。

Yettheschemehasalsopolarized(两极分化旳)opinion:athirdofpeopleareconsistentlyopposed.Followinganoisy“RighttoWork”campaignthataccusedemployersofco-operatingsecretlywiththisfromgettingworse,ChrisGrayling,anemploymentminister,admittedthatyoungpeoplecouldleavetheirworkexperienceatanytimewithoutbeingpunishedfordoingso.Thisnotonlyhaltedtheflightofemployers(fornow,atleast)butalsoenabledhimtoannouncethatnewfirmshaveagreedtotakepartintheprogram。.

11.Accordingtothepassage,youngpeopleinBritain_____。

A.areusedtoshowingupforwork

B.valueunpaidworkverymuch

C.arealwaysopposedtounpaidwork

D.couldlearnsomethingaboutjobsecuritythroughunpaidwork

12.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.Mostvoterssupportthegovernment’sefforttohelpyoungpeopletowork

B.Somepeopleprotestagainstthegovernment’sattempttoforceyoungpeopletowork

C.Therearemorethanonemillionyoungpeoplewhotookpartintheprogram

D.Therearemorethanonemillionyoungpeoplewhoarejobless

13.Accordingtotheauthor,theBritishgovernmentistryingto______。

A.punishyoungpeopleiftheyarenotcooperatingwithit

B.reformtheunemployedyoungsters

C.theeconomicslowdown

D.reducewelfarespending

14.Theword“shine”inParagraph3means“______”。

A.dowell

B.reflectlight

C.lookhappy

D.producelight

15.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?

A.EnjoyWorkWithoutPay

B.CanWork,Won’tWork

C.ShouldWork,Shouldn’tPlay

D.HateWorkorLoveWork

PartⅡVocabularyandStructure(30%)

Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicemarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。

16.PleasegiveJimtheschedulefortomorrow’sconferencewhenhe______back.Heistochairtheconference。

A.willcome

B.come

C.comes

D.came

17.______fiveminutesearlier,youwouldnothavemissedthelasttrainforShanghai,butyouwerelate。

A.Hadyoucome

B.Doyoucome

C.Didyoucome

D.Shouldyoucome

18.Afterheworkedoutthesolution,_____appearedasmileonhisface。

A.it

B.here

C.what

D.there

19._____theformerpresident’ssupporterswentoutinstreetstoexpresstheirangeranddissatisfaction

A.Asmallamountof

B.Alargenumberof

C.Alittlebitof

D.Agreatdealof

20.Tobehonest,today’sdinnerwasjustso-so.Itwasn’tsuchagoodone____promisedbytheboss。

A.that

B.which

C.as

D.what

21.Somanypeople_____,themeetinghadtobeputoff。

A.beingabsent

B.tobeabsent

C.wereabsent

D.hadbeenabsent

22.Weoftenadvisehimnottodrinkmore_____isgoodforhishealth

A.as

B.that

C.than

D.but

23.----DidCharlesvoteinthelastelection?

-----No,hewasn’t_____

A.enougholdthen

B.thenenoughold

C.olethenenough

D.oldenoughthen

24.Bynomeans_____lookdownonthosewhoarelessluckyinlifethanweare/

A.weshould

B.shouldwe

C.weshouldnot

D.shouldwenot

25.Hedidn’tfeellike____thatdaysohestayedindoorsreading。

A.working

B.works

C.towork

D.worked

26.Nosoonerhadwestartedontheroad_____itbegantorain。

A.when

B.than

C.then

D.whenever

27.Hedecidetogoforasailingholiday______thefactthathewasusuallySeasick(晕船)

A.becauseof

B.inspiteof

C.incaseof

D.asaresultof

28.Whatyoudoinyoursparetimeisyourown_____.Howeveritshouldnotbeharmfultoothers

A.business

B.purchase

C.bargain

D.sale

29.Asagardener,Jimhastowatertheflowersand______thegrassinthegardeneverymorning

A.trim

B.improve

C.refine

D.repair

30.Thefiremenarestill____thesmallfiresstartedbytheplanecrash。

A.takingoff

B.settingaside

C.gettingalongwith

D.puttingout

31.Hedidn’tliveupto_____hadbeenexpectedofhim。

A.that

B.what

C.which

D.all

32.Theoldcoupledecidedto___aboyandagirlthoughtheyhadthreeoftheirown。

A.adapt

B.bring

C.receive

D.adopt

33.Therelationshipbetweenemployersandemployeeshasbeenstudied____。

A,originally

B.extremely

C.violently

D.intensively

34.Thecar_____halfwayfornoreason

A.brokeoff

B.brokedown

C.brokeup

D.brokeout

35.Thepolice____thathecommittedaseriesofcrimesinthenorthofthecity

A.swelled

B.submitted

C.surveyed

D.suspected

36.Themangerlosthis_____justbecausehissecretarywastenminuteslate

A.mood

B.temper

C.mind

D.passion

37.Wegaveoutacheerwhentheredroofofthecottagecame_____view

A.from

B.in

C.before

D.into

38.Ihavekeptthatportrait_____Icanseeiteveryday,asitalwaysremindsmeofmyuniversitydaysinLondon

A.which

B.where

C.whether

D.into

39.Theroomisinaterriblemess;it_____cleaned。

A.Can’thavebeen

B.mustn’thavebeen

C.shouldn’thavebeen

D.wouldn’thavebeen

40.Youseethelightning____ithappens,BUTyouhearthethunderlater。

A.theinstant

B.foraninstant

C.ontheinstant

D.inaninstant

41._____itornot,hisdiscoveryhascreatedastirinscientificcircles。

A.Believe

B.Tobelieve

C.Believing

D.Believed

42.Themedicineisonsaleeverywhere.Youcangetitat______chemist’s

A.other

B.some

C.certain

D.any

43.Yourhairwants____.You’dbetterhaveitdonetomorrow

A.cut

B.tocut

C.cutting

D.beingcut

44.Idon’tthinkitadvisablethatTom_____tothejobsincehehasnoexperience

A.beassigned

B.willbeassigned

C.isassigned

D.hasbeenassigned

45.Thegoals____hehadfoughtallhislifenolongerseemedimportanttohim

A.afterwhich

B.withwhich

C.forwhich

D.atwhich

PartⅢ

Identification(10%)

Directions:EachofthefollowingsentencehasfourunderlinepartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

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PartⅣCLOZE(10%)

BythetimeIfinishedhighschool,myinterestinanimalshadgrown,andenrolledatauniversitytostudybiology.Ilearnedsoonenoughthatstudyinganimals__56__thislevelwasnotintheanimalsbest___57.Irememberonemidtermexamin___58eachstudentwashandedalarge,freshly-killedfrogand__59todissect(解剖)andmarkasetofbodyparts.Ilookedatthe___60froginfrontofmeandwassaddenedthatherlifewas___61awayforsuchaslight___62.

Ayearlater,inthesamelab__63Idissectedthefrog,Iperformedasmallactofanimal___64.Wewere___65onfruitflies,anditwastimetorecordthedistributionofcharacteristicsintheirnextgeneration.Flieswere___66insmallplasticbottles.Countingthenumberofflieswithwhiteorredeyesrequiredfirstexposingthemtoether(乙醚)___67theycouldnotmove.Theflieswerethenspreadontoapieceofwhitepaper___68andcounted.Whenthedatacollectionwas___69,theflieshadnofurtheruse,andourinstructionswereto___70themintoasmallglassdishofoilatthecenterofeachdesk,whichwastobetheirfinalresting___71.

Oncemaylittlepileofflieshadbeencounted,Ipushedthemofftheedgeofthepaper.Aswerecordedourdata,Ikeptoneeye___72them.Withinminutesthepilewashumming(嗡嗡叫)astinylegsandwingsbeattheirwayoutoftheetherfog.Iwasextremelyexcitedasthey___73flight.Thatwasmyfirst___74inrefusingtoconductscientificresearchthattreatednonhumanlifeina(n)___75way。

56.Aat

Bwith

Cfor

Doff

57.A

duties

Binterests

Crates

Dhobbies

58.

Awhat

Bthat

Cwhere

Dwhich

59.

Adismissed

Bdrawn

Cinstructed

Dmended

60.

Aalive

Bdead

Cliving

Dwounded

61.

Amade

Bbrought

Ctaken

Dpassed

62

Areason

Bspirit

Cspace

Dsystem

63.

Athat

Bwhich

Cwhat

Dwhere

64.

Aoperation

Bliberation

Ctendency

Dwealth

65.

Aexperimenting

Bstrengthening

Cstimulation

Dsubstituting

66.Asolved

Bsoaked

Crecovered

Dkept

67.

Awhile

Bbecause

Cincase

Dsothat

68.

Abeingexamined

Btobeexamined

Cbeingoperated

Dtobeoperated

69.

Apreliminary

Bprogressive

Ccomplete

Dcurious

70.

Aput