2023年北京成人学位英语真题卷及答案

2023年4月北京成人学位英语真题(A)卷PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.(76)Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetween“beingawriter’andwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghouraloneatatypewriter.“You’vegottowanttowrite,”Isaytothem,“notwanttobeawriter”.Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelance(自由栏目)writer,Ihadnoprospectsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedmanualtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn’tgottenabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.ItwassohardtosellastorythatIbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite,Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering:Whatif?(77)Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetesteventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.1.

Thepassageismeantto______.A.

warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperienceB.

adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriterC.

showyoungpeopleit’sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfameD.

encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer2.

Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.

Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.B.

Awriter’ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanonefforts.C.

Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation.D.

Thechancesforwritertobecomesuccessfularesmall3.

Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?A.

Hewasn’tabletoproduceasinglebook.B.

Hehadn’tseenachingforthebetter.C.

Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.D.

Hethoughthathelackedimagination.4.

“…peoplewhodiewondering:Whatif?”(Lin4-5,Para-3)refersto“those_____”.A.

whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflifeB.

whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfwayC.

whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecisionD.

whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath5.

“Shadowland”inthelastsentencerefersto_____.A.

thewonderlandonoftendreamsaboutB.

thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardtoC.

thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreachedD.

aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simagination

Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Manisalandanimal,butheisalsocloselytiedtothesea.Throughouthistorytheseahasservedtheneedsofman.Theseahasprovidedmanwithfoodandaconvenientwaytotraveltomanypartsoftheworld.Toady,expertsbelievethatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheworld’spopulationlivewithineightykilometersoftheseacoast.(78)Inthemoderntechnologicalworldtheseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankindsurvive.Resourcesonlandarebeginningtogrowless.Thesea,however,stilloffershopetosupplymanyofman’sneedsinthefuture.Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman’stechnologyareimpressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheoceanfloor.Besidesoilandgas,theseamayoffernewsourcesofenergy.Forexample,warmtemperatureoftheoceancanbeusedasthesteaminasteamship.Seamayalsoofferasourceofenergyaselectricityformankind.Technologyisenablingmantoexploreevendeeperunderthesea.Itisobviousthatthetechnologytoharvesttheseacontinuestoimprove.(79)Bythe2050,expertsbelievethattheproblemstoexplorethefood,mineralsandenergyresourcesoftheseawillhavebeenlargel7ysolved.6.Whatisthebeattitleforthepassage?A.NeedsofMan.

B.SeaHarvestandFoodC.SeaandSourcesofEnergy

D.SeaExploringTechnology.7.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.manhasn’tcompletelymadeuseoftherichesoftheseaB.technologyforexploringtheseahasbeensolvedC.harvestingriceintheseawillbemadepossibleD.inthenearfuturemancanliveontheoceanfloor8.Whydoestheauthormentionasteamship?A.Toillustratethatmancanmakeuseofsourcesofenergyfromthesea.B.Toshowthatasteamshipisbetterthanotherkindsofships.C.Toarguethatmanshouldusesteamships.D.Toindicatethatitiswarmerintheoceanthanonland.9.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause______.A.resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyearsB.mancanuseittoexplorethedeeperseaC.itisalotoffundivingintotheseaD.ancientpeopleusedittoexplorethesea10.Accordingtotheauthor,whenwilltheproblemstoexplorethedeepersealargelybesolved?A.Inthenextgeneration.B.Bytheendofthe20thcentury.C.Inthenearfuture.D.

Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury.

.Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Today,cigarettesmokingisacommonhabit.Aboutforty-threepercentoftheadultmenandthirty-onepercentoftheadultwomenintheUnitedStatessmokecigarettesregularly.Itisencouragingtoseethatmillionsofpeoplehavegivenupsmoking.Itisafactthatmenasagroupsmokemorethanwomen.Amongbothmenandwomentheagegroupwiththehighestproportionofsmokersis24-44.Income,education,andoccupationallplayapartindeterminingaperson’ssmokinghabit.Citypeoplesmokemorethanpeoplelivingonfarms.Well-educatedmenwithhighincomesarelesslikelytosmokecigarettesthanmenwithfeweryearsofschoolingandlowerincomes.Ontheotherhand,ifawell-educatedmanwithahigherincomesmokedatall,heislikelytosmokemorepacksofcigarettesperday.Thesituationissomewhatdifferentforwomen.(80)Thereareslightlymoresmokersamongwomenwithhigherfamilyincomeandhighereducationthanamongthelowerincomeandlowereducationalgroups.Thesemorehighlyeducatedwomentendtosmokemoreheavily.Amongteenagersthepictureissimilar.Therearefewerteenagedsmokersfromupper-income,well-educatedfamilies,andfewerfromfamilieslivinginfarmareas.Childrenaremostlikelytostartsmokingifoneorbothoftheirparentssmoke.11.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A.

Moreandmorepeopletakeupthehabitofsmoking.B.

TherearemoresmokingwomenthansmokingmeninUSA.C.

Itisgoodnewsthatmorepeoplehavegivenupsmoking.D.

TheU.S.hasmoresmokingpeoplethananyothercountry.12.Whatfactorsdetermineaperson’ssmokinghabits?A.

Age,incomeandeducation.B.

Age,sexandincome.C.

Occupation,incomeandsex.D.

Occupation,incomeandeducation.13.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.

Citypeoplearelesslikelytosmoke.B.

Peopleinruralareasaremorelikelytosmoke.C.

Menwithhigherincometendtosmoke.D.

Well-educatedmenwithhighincomesaregenerallylesslikelytosmoke.14.Whatisthesmokingsituationforwomen?A.

Thesituationisquitethesameforwomenasformen.B.

Better-educatedwomenarelikelytosmokeheavily.C.

Therearemorewomensmokerswithlowincomes.D.

Womenwithhigherincomesandhighereducationdonottendtosmoke.15.Whatcanwesayaboutteenagedsmokers?A.

Thepictureabouttheteenagesmokersissimilartothatofwomensmokers.B.

Thesituationamongteenagersisquitethesamewithmen.C.

Highschoolstudentsaremorelikelytosmokethancollegestudents.D.

Farmers’childrentendtosmokemore.

PartⅡ

VocabularyandStructure(30%)Directions:Inthispart,thereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.Ifyougotothemovietonight,so______I.A.will

B.do

C.am

D.can17.Youdon’tknowaboutthedifficultyIhad______theworkthenatall.A.done

B.todo

C.fordoing

D.indoing18.______iswell-known,theenvironmentinChinaisbadlyinneedofimprovement.A.It

B.That

C.As

D.What19.CharlesBabbageisgenerallyconsidered______thefirstcomputers.A.toinvent

B.inventing

C.tohaveinvented

D.havinginvented20.Withoilpriceskeeping______,peoplearehesitatingwhethertobuyacarornot.A.rising

B.arising

C.raising

D.arousing21.Iwalkedoutofthecinema,______toreturntoseethewonderfulfilmthenextSunday.A.determine

B.beingdetermined

C.determined

D.tobedetermined22.Wewereverydisappointedatthe______toouradvertisement,andourproductsdidn’tsellwell.A.replies

B.response

C.answers

D.words23.Mysuggestionyesterdaywasthatameeting______todiscussthematter.A.shouldhold

B.mustbeheld

C.wouldbeheld

D.beheld24.Beforetheguestscome,Imustgettheglasses______.A.washed

B.tobewashed

C.beingwashed

D.towash25.Whowouldyouratherhave______thecomputer,Mr.LinorMr.Chen?A.repaired

B.repair

C.repairing

D.torepair26.ItturnedoutthatthemanwasanexcellentpolicemanworkinginNewYork,_____hadcontributedalottothecase.A.that

B.which

C.who

D.where27._____youdon’tknowtherulewon’tbeasufficientexcuseforyourfailure.A.Itis

B.That

C.Because

D.What28.Sheisvery____toringmetonight.Icansensethat.A.liable

B.possible

C.likely

D.likeable29.Smalltalkisagoodwaytokilltime,makefriendsand____somethingwithothers.A.argue

B.replace

C.share

D.match30.Somepeoplelikedrinkingcoffee,forithas_____effects.A.promoting

B.stimulating

C.enhancing

D.encouraging31._____you’reearlyyoucan’tbesureofgettingaseat.A.If

B.Unless

C.When

D.Because32.JohnlikesChinesefood,buthe_____eatingwithchopsticks.A.doesn’tusedto

B.doesn’tuseto

C.isn’tusedto

D.usednotto33.Hiswifehadthefrontdoorpaintedgreenyesterday,_____she?A.did

B.didn’t

C.had

D.hadn’t34.

Afterthewar,anewschoolbuildingwasputup_____therehadoncebeenatheatre.A.that

B.where

C.which

D.when35.

Itshamesmetosayit,butItoldalifewhen_____atthemeetingbymayboss.A.questioning

B.havingquestioned

C.questioned

D.tobequestioned36..Amoderncityhasbeensetupin_____wasawastelandtenyearsago.A.what

B.which

C.that

D.where37.ProfessorSmith,alongwithhisassistants,______ontheprojectdayandnighttomeetthedeadline.A.work

B.working

C.isworking

D.areworking38.Thepresidentspokeatthebusinessmeetingfornearlyanhourwithout______hisnotes.A.bringingup

B.referringto

C.lookingfor

D.tryingon39.Itiscertainthathewill______hisbusinesstohissonwhenhegetsold.A.takeover

B.thinkover

C.handover

D.goover40.TheInternethasbrought______bigchangesinthewaywework.A.about

B.out

C.back

D.up41.Whenclimbingthehill,Johnwasknockedunconsciousbyan______rollingstone.A.untouched

B.unfamiliarC.unexpected

D.unbelievable42.Herbrother______toleaveherinthedarkroomalonewhenshedisobeyedhisorder.A.declared

B.threatened

C.warned

D.exclaimed43.Alicetrustsyou.Onlyyoucan______hertogiveupthefoolishidea.A.suggest

B.attract

C.tempt

D.persuade44.Amanisbeingquestionedinrelationtothe______murder.A.advised

B.attended

C.attempted

D.admired45.Modernplasticscan______veryhighandverylowtemperatures.A.stand

B.hold

C.carry

D.support

PartⅢ

Identification(10%)

Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

46.HeinvitedmetogotoapartyandIdidnotwanttojoinhimthatevening.

A

B

C

D47.TheinformationwhichshewasinjuredintheaccidentwasgivenbyLiz.

A

B

C

D48.Lookatthebeautifulflowershere!Howwonderfultheyaresmelling.A

B

C

D49.DearHelen,pleaseforgivehimforhisrudeness,canyou?

A

B

C

D50.Didanyoneinformyouwiththechangeoftheschedulethat

A

B

Chadbeendecidedyesterday?

D51.Despitehisoldage,heisstillveryhealthfulandoftenworksinthefield.

A

B

C

D52.Thisequipmentisbaseduponadvancedtechniquesanditis

A

B

Chighlyreliable.

D53.Itisabouttimethatwegotosupper,forwestillhaveameetingtoattendthisevening.

A

B

C

D

54.Everynowandthenhewouldcomeherepayingavisittohisoldaunt,

A

B

C

wholivedallaloneinasmallhouse.

D55.Thepassengerssawthethiefstoleonthebus,buttheydidn’tsayanything.

A

B

C

D

PartⅣ

Cloze(10%)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

WhenIwas16yearsold,ImademyfirstvisittotheUnitedStatesitwasn’tthefirsttimeIhadbeen__.LikemostEnglishchildrenIlearnedFrenchatschoolandIhadoften__toFrance,IsoIwasused___aforeignlanguagetopeoplewhodidnotunderstand___.ButwhenIwenttoAmericaIwasreallylookingforwardto___aniceeasyholidaywithoutany___problems.

HowwrongIwas!themisunderstandingbeganattheairport.Iwaslookingfora___telephonetogivemyAmericanfriendDannya___andtellherIhadarrived.Afriendlyoldmansawme___lostandasked___hecouldhelpme.“Yes,”Isaid,“Iwanttogivemyfriendaring.”“Well,that’s___“heexclaimed.“Areyougetting___?Butaren’tyouabit___?”“Whoistalkingaboutmarriage?”Ireplied.“I___wanttogivearingtotellheI’vearrived.Canyoutellmewherethere’saphonebox?”“Oh!”hesaid,“There’saphonedownstairs.”

Whenatlastwe___meetup,Danny___themisunderstandingstome.“Don’tworry,”shesaidtome.“Ihadsomany___atfirst.TherearelotsofwordswordswhichtheAmericans___differentlyinmeaningfrom___.You’llsoongetusedto___thingstheysay.MostofthetimeBritishandAmericanpeopleunderstandeachother!”

56.A.out

B.aboard

C.away

D.abroad57.A.gone

B.been

C.got

D.come58.A.tospeak

B.forspeaking

C.tospeaking

D.tospeakingof59.A.English

B.French

C.Russian

D.Latin60.A.having

B.buying

C.giving

D.receiving61.A.time

B.human

C.money

D.language62.A.perfect

B.popular

C.public

D.pleasant63.A.ring

B.letter

C.word

D.message64.A.tolook

B.lookinglike

C.looking

D.feelinglike65.A.that

B.if

C.where

D.when66.A.well

B.strange

C.nice

D.funny67.A.tomarry

B.marrying

C.tobemarried

D.married68.A.small

B.smart

C.little

D.young69.A.very

B.just

C.so

D.justnow70.A.did

B.could

C.do

D.can71.A.described

B.explained

C.talked

D.expressed72.A.trouble

B.difficulties

C.fun

D.things73.A.write

B.speak

C.use

D.read74.A.usBritish

B.Britishus

C.usBritain

D.weBritish75.A.such

B.these

C.some

D.allthe

PartⅤ

Translation

(20%)SectionADirections:Inthispart,therearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.Thesesentencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyouhavejustreadinthepartofReadingComprehension.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext.

76.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetween“beingawriter”andwriting.77.Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetesteventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffai8lure.78.Inthemoderntechnologicalworldtheseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankindsurvive.79.Bytheyear2050,expertsbelievethattheproblemstoexplorethefood,mineralsandenergyresourcesoftheseawillhavebeenlargelysolved.80.Thereareslightlymoresmokersamongwomenwithhigherfamilyincomesandhighereducationthanamongthelowerincomeandlowereducationalgroups.

SectionBDirections:Inthispart,therearefivesentencesinChinese.YoushouldtranslatethemintoEnglish.Besuretowriteclearly.

81．实际上，水污染旳危害远不止这点。82．这个问题不像我们最初想象旳那么复杂。83．假如你那时没有及时离开，我无法想象会发生什么状况。84．他们发目前下午6点前不也许完毕这项工作。85．由于我没有读过这本书，因此我无法对此作出评论。答案及解析：ReadingComprehension(30%)(中文大意：许数年青人对我说自