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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试1998.6.13PartIReadingComprehension(40%)Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Almosteveryfamilybuysatleastonecopyofanewspapereveryday.Somepeoplesubscribe(订阅)toasmanyastwoorthreenewspapers.Butwhydopeoplereadnewspapers?Fivehundredyearsago,newsofimportanthappenings——battleslostandwon,kingsorrulersoverthrown(推翻)orkilled——tookmonthsandevenyearstotravelfromonecountrytoanother.Thenewspassedbywordofmouthandwasneveraccurate.Todaywecanreadinournewspapersofimportanteventsthatoccurinfarawaycountriesonthesameytheyhappen.Apartfromsupplyingnewsfromallovertheworld,newspapersgiveusalotofotherusefulinformation.Thereareweatherreports,radio,televisionandfilmguides,bookreviews,storiesand,ofcourse,advertisements.Thebiggeronesareputinbylargecompaniestobringattentiontotheirproducts.Theypaythenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfortheadvertisingspace,butitisworththemoney,fornewsoftheirproductsgoesintoalmosteveryhomeinthecountry.Forthosewhoproducenewspapers,advertisementsarealsoveryimportant.Moneyearnedfromadvertisementsmakesitpossibleforthemtoselltheirnewspapersatalowpriceandstillmakeaprofit.Newspapersoftenhaveinformationongardening,cookingandfashionaswellasasmallbutverypopularsectiononjokesandcartoons(漫画).1.Thehabitofreadingnewspapersis_________A.uncommonintheworldB.notpopularinU.S.A.C.widespreadintheworldD.foundedamongafewfamilies2.Afewhundredyearsagonewsdidnot________A.receiveattentionB.travelfastC.spreadtoothercountriesD.takelongtoreachothercountries3.Inthepast,newswas________A.sentbytelegraphB.passedfromonepersontoanotherC.sentbyletterD.sentbytelephone4.ThemoneyspentonadvertisementsisA.wastedB.notmuchC.worthwhileD.useless5.Thesectiononjokesandcartoonsis_________A.readonlybychildrenB.ofnovalueC.nothelpfulD.readbymanyPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:PepysandhiswifehadaskedsomefriendstodinneronSunday,September2nd,1666.TheywereupverylateontheSaturdayevening,gettingeverythingreadyforthenextday,andwhiletheywerebusytheysawtheglowofafirestartinthesky.By3o’clockontheSundaymorning,itsglowhadbecomesobrightthatJanewokeherhusbandtowatchit.Pepysslippedonhisdressing—gownandwenttothewindowtowatchit.Itseemedfairlyfaraway,oafteratimehewentbacktobed.Whenhegotupinthemorning,itlooked,asthoughthefirewasdyingdown,thoughhecouldstillseesomeflames.Sohesettoworktotidyhisroomandputhisthingsbackwherehewantedthem.Whilehewasdoingthis,Janecameintosaythatshehadheardthefirewasabadone;hundredhouseshadbeenburneddowninthenightandhefirewasstillburning.Pepyswentouttoseeforhimself.HewenttotheTowerofLondonandclimbedup‘onahighpartofthebuildingssothathecouldseewhatwashappening.Fromthere,Pepyscouldseethatitwas,indeed,abadfireandthateventhehousesonLondonBridgewereburning.ThemanoftheTowertoldhimthatthefirehadstartedinabaker’sshopinPuddingLane;thebaker’shousehadcaughtfirefromtheover—heatedovenandthentheflameshadquicklyspreadtotheotherhousesinthenarrowlane.SobegantheGreatFireofLondon,afirethatlastednearlyfivedays,destroyedmostoftheoldcityandended,soitissaid,atPieCorner.6.Whatisthepassageabout?A.TheGreatFireofLondon.B.Whowasthefirsttodiscoverthefire.C.WhatPepyswasdoingduringthefire.D.Thelossescausedbythefire.7.Theywereupverylatebecause________A.itwasSundaymorningB.theywerenotverysleepyC.theywerepreparingforthedinner.D.theysawthegreatfirestart.8.WhatwasPepysdoingwhenhiswifetoldhimaboutthefire?A.Hewasasleep.B.Hewaswritingsomething.C.Hewasputtingthingsback.D.Hewaslookingoutofthewindow.9:“Pepysslippedonhisdressinggown.“TosliponmeansA.tobewearingB.tobepushingC.totakeoffD.toputon10.Whydidtheflamesspreadquickly?A.Theovenbecameveryhot.B.Thehouseswereclosetogether.C.Thebakerdidnothingtostopit.D.Thebaker’shousewasburningquickly.Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassagesAnewreportoftheUnitedNationsshowsthat,ifthepresentgrowthrateof2percentperyearcontinues,today’sworldpopulationof5.1willhit6.4billionbytheyear2023.What’smore,thegreatpartofthegrowth—9ofevery10peopleaddedtotheearth’spopulation—willbeinthepoorandundevelopedcountries.Thesearethenationswhereprovidingenoughfoodforbillionsofpeoplealreadyisprovingtobeaheadachingproblem.Bytheyear2023,today’s“havenot”nationswillhaveatotalpopulationof5billionpeople,nearlyfourfifthsoftheworld’spopulation.Foodisn’ttheonlyproblemthatsuchapopulationexplosionpresents.Themorepeoplethereareandtheworsetheirlivingconditions,thegreatergrowthepossibilityofallkindsofsocialproblems.In1830,worldpopulationreached1billion.Ittookonly100moreyearstoaddanotherbilliontoworldpopulationjust30moretoaddathirdbillion.Andittookjust15moreyearstoreachthe4billionmarkin1975.Actually,theworld’sbirthrateisfalling.Butsoisdeathrate,asmedicaladvanceshavemadeitpossibleformantolivelongerthanbefore.Suchadvanceshavealsoreducedbabydeathrate.Unlesspopulationgrowthisreduced,theworldpopulationmayreach12billioninacentury.Istheearthcvidingagoodlifeforsolargeapopulation?11.Apopulationexplosionwillleadto_________.A.alotofsocialproblemsB.medicaladvancesC.adecreaseinfoodproductionD.aworselifeineverycountry12.Ittook_______yearforworldpopulationtogrowform1billionto3billion.A.100B.115C.13013.Bytheyear2023,today’s____nationswillhaveatotalpopulationof5billionpeople,nearlyfourfifthsoftheworld’spopulation.A.biggestB.AsianC.developingD.developed14.________,theworldmayhaveapopulationof12billioninacentury.A.IfmancanlivelongerinthefutureB.IfthescienceofmedicineisdevelopingfastenoughC.IfthepopulationgrowthisnotreducedD.Iftheearthisabletoprovideagoodlifeformorepeople15.Thispassagetellsusthat_________A.theUnitedNationsthinksitpossibletoavoidapopulationexplosionB.5.1billionpeoplearelivingintheundevelopedcountriesC.inadvancednationsthepopulationgrowthisbeingcontrolledD.theworld’spopulationisincreasingPassage4Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Ascientistwhowantstopredictthewayinwhichconsumers(消费者)willspendtheirmoneymuststudyconsumerbehavior.Hemustobtaindatabothontheresourcesofconsumersandonthemotivesthattendtoencourageordiscouragemoneyspending.Ifaneconomistwereaskedwhichofthreegroupsborrowmost—peoplewithrisingincomes,Stableincomes,ordecreasingincomes—hewouldprobablyanswer,thosewithdecreasingincomes.Actuallyyears1947—1950,theanswerwas:peoplewithrisingincomes.Peoplewithdecreasingincomeswerenextandpeoplewithstableincomesborrowedtheleast.Thisshowsusthattraditionalassumptions(假设)aboutearningandspendingarenotalwaysreliable.Anothertraditionalassumptionisthatifpeoplewhohavemoneyexpectpricestogouptheywillhastentobuy.Iftheyexpectpricestogodown,theywillpostponebuying.Butresearchsurveyshaveshownthatthisisnotalwaystrue.Theexpectationsofpriceincreasesmaynotstimulatebuying.Onetypicalattitudewasexpresserbythewifeofamechanicinaninterviewatatimeofrisingprices.“Inafewmonths,”shesaid,“we’llhavepaymoreformeatandmilk;we’llhavelesstospendonotherthings.“Herfamilyhadbeenplanningtobuyanewcarbuttheypostponedthispurchase.Furthermore,theriseinpricesthathasalreadytakenplacemaybedislikedandbuyer’sresistancemaybeproduced.Thisisshownbythefollowingment:“Ijustdon’tpaytheseprices;theyaretoohigh.”TheinvestigationsmentionedabovewerecarriedoutinAmerica;conditionmosthelpfultospendingappearstobepricestability.Ifpriceshavebeenstableandpeopleconsiderthattheyarereasonable,theyarelikelytobuy.Thus,itappearsthatthecommonbusinesspolicyofmaintainingstablepricesisbasedonacorrectunderstandingofconsumerpsychology(心理学).16.Accordingtothepassage,ifonewantstopredictthewayspendtheirmoney,heshould_______.A.relyontraditionalassumptionsaboutearningandspendingB.trytoencourageordiscourageconsumerstospendmoneyC.carryoutinvestigationsonconsumerbehaviorandgetdataonconsumersincomesandmoneyspendingmotivesD.doresearchesinconsumerpsychologyinalaboratory.17.Accordingtoparagraph2,onetraditionalassumptionisthatpeoplewith________incomesborrowmost.A.averageB.stableC.decreasingD.rising18.Accordingtoparagraph2,researchsurveyshaveprovedthat_________A.priceincreasesalwaysstimulatepeopletohastentobuythingsB.risingpricesmaymakepeopleputofftheirpurchaseofcertainthingsC.womenaremoresensitivetotherisinginpricesthanmenD.theexpectationsofpriceincreasesoftenmakebuyersfeelangry.19.Fromtheresultsofthesurveys,thewriterofthisarticle_________A.concludesthatthesavingandspendingpatternsinGreatBritainarebetterthanthoseinAmericaB.concludesthattheconsumersalwaysexpectpricestoremainstableC.concludesthatmaintainingstablepricesisacorrectbusinesspolicyD.doesnotdrawanyconclusion20.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisalwaysTRUEaccordingtothesurveysmentionedinthepassage?A.Consumerswillputoffbuyingthingsiftheyexpectpricestodecrease.B.ConsumerswillspendtheirmoneyquicklyiftheyexpectpricestoincreaseC.ThepriceconditionhasaninfluenceonconsumerbehaviorD.Traditionalassumptionsaboutearningandspendingarereliable.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(40%)21.Howlongdoyouthink________tofinishthisurgenttask?A.didittakeyouB.itwilltakeyouC.willittakeyouD.ittotakeyou22.Wealth,educationandoccupationvarygreatly________membersofthemiddleclass.A.amongB.betweenC.fromD.inside23.Let’sbuyourticketswhileIstillhave_________A.alittlemoneytoleaveB.littlemoneyleftC.afewdollarsleftD.fewdollarstoleave24.________wasnotthewaytheeventhappened.A.WhichthepressreportedB.ThatthepressreportedC.WhatdidthepressreportD.Whatthepressreported25.Peopledonotlikesuchpersonswhoarealways______thewayofothers.A.onB.byC.inD.behind26.Atfirstwewere________byDon’swords,butsoonweweretiredofthem.A.greatB.farC.muchD.never27.Hetalksasifhe________everythingintheworld.A.knowsB.knewC.hadknownD.wouldhaveknown28.ThedoctoradvisedthatMr.Malan____anoperationrightawaysoastosavehislife.A.hadB.wouldhaveC.haveD.wasgoingtohave29.Heforgotabout____himtoattendmywife’sbirthdayparty.A.IaskingB.myaskingC.metoaskD.minetoask30.Solittle____aboutstockexchangethatthelecturewascompletelybeyondme.A.didIknowB.IhadknownC.IknewD.wasIknown31.Theboy’slaziness_____hisfailureintheexams.A.resultedfromB.broughtinC.resultedinD.leo32.Onlyguestsofthehotelenjoythe_____ofusingtheprivatebeach.A.privilegeB.possibilityC.favorD.advantage33.Tom______morethantwentypoundsforthedictionary.A.spentB.paidC.costD.took34.Ternorhadto_______allhisappointmentsforthedayandrushtothetrainaccident.A.setoffB.payoffC.seeoffD.calloff35.Onecarwenttoofastand____missedhittinganothercar.A.completelyB.greatlyC.narrowlyD.little36.Hewasaccused____stealingfromtheshop.A.withB.inC.ofD.at37.Ittookmealongtimeto____thedisappointmentoflosingthematch.A.getoverB.getupC.getintoD.getdown38.Allthereferencebooksshouldbemade____totheteachersandstudent~inouruniversity.A.concernedB.availableC.relatedD.flexible39.Heneverthoughtthecommitteewould________hisproposal.A.putupB.objecttoC.passonD.callon40.Thecompanyofficial____Ithoughtwouldbefiredreceivedaraise.A.whomB.whoeverC.whoD.ofwhom41.Mr.Greenmyletter,otherwisehewouldhaverepliedbeforenow.A.musthavereceivedB.musthavefailedtoreceiveC.mustreceiveD.mustfailtoreceive42.Weshallappreciate_________fromyousoon.A.beingheardB.hearingC.tohearD.havingbeenheard43.IfellandhurtmyselfwhileI______tennis.A.wasplayingB.amplayingC.playD.played44.________youdisagreewithher,herideaisstillworthconsidering.A.EvenifB.IfonlyC.InsteadofD.Despiteof45.I’d_______youdidn’ttouchthat,ifyoudon’tmind.A.ratherB.betterC.happierD.further46.Thetwomenwerearrestedforbreakingintothatshophavebeen_______$10,000A.committedB.drivenC.chargedD.fined47.Thedrivermighthave______theaccidentifhehadhadhisheadlightson.A.missedB.avoidedC.stoppedD.dismissed48.ThepeopleatthepartywereworriedaboutJanetbecausenoonewasaware____shehadgone.A.wherethatB.ofwhereC.oftheplaceD.theplace49.I________onthedoorfortenminutesnowwithoutananswer.A.wasknockingB.amknockingC.knockingD.havebeenknocking50._______tiredafterahardwork,shefellintobedandwentstraighttosleep.A.FeltB.FeelingC.BeingfeltD.Tofeel51.Hewas________enoughtounderstandmyquestionsfromthegesturesImade.A.intelligentB.efficientC.proficientD.diligent52.Ifyou________thespeedlimit,youwillgotroublewiththepolice.A.excludeB.exceedC.excuseD.execute53.Heopenedthedoorandlethimselfinquietly________nottomake~ufamily.A.becauseB.soasC.sothatD.despite54.Iwishyou________tomebeforeyouwentandboughtthatcar.A.spokeB.willspeakC.wasgoingtospeakD.hadspoken55.Thedirector,whowasrecentlypromoted,did________A.workmorethananyoneelseB.morethananyoneelseworkC.moreworkthananyoneelseD.workmorethananyone56.Beforehermarriage,shespentaconsiderabletimeinthatverypartofShanghai,________shebelonged.A.whichB.towhereC.towhichD.atwhich57.“Good—bye,Mr.Wang.I’mpleased_______A.tomeetB.meetingC.tohavebeenmeetingD.tobemet58.Theinvestigation,________willsoonbepublished,wasmadebyjohn.A.atwhichtheresultsB.theresultsonwhichC.whoseresultsD.atwhoseresults59.Don’tyouknowheisanoldfriendof________?A.mybrotherB.mybrothersC.mybrother’sD.mybrother’sfriend60.________youreturnthosebookstothelibraryimmediatelyyouwillhavetopayafine.A.UntilB.UnlessC.IfD.ProvidedPartIIIIdentification(10%)61.Themorefrequentthechildexpresseshisinterestinanactivity,thestrangeritABCDwillbecome.62.Itisalwayseasiertoselectatoolthantousethem.ABCD63.Duringthediscussion,Mr.Boydremainedsilentwhenaskinghisopinion.ABCD64.Shesingstooloudly,thesameaswhatherteacherdoes.ABCD65.HeaskedwhathadtheweatherbeenlikeduringmyholidaysandIsaidthatABCithadbeenawful.D66.Anumberoferrorsmadebyhimwassurprising.ABCD67.Shestoodthereforawhilewithherhandsrisen.ABCD68.Itisoneachindividualeffortwhichthesafetyandhappinessofthewholedepend.ABCD69.Ourhistoryprofessorissuchaknowledgeablepersonthatitseemsthatthereisn’tABnothingwhichhedoesnotknow.CD70.Ifeelliketotakealongwalk.Wouldyouliketogowithme?ABCDPartIVClose(10%)Onceuponatimeapoorfarmertakingasackofwheattothemilldidnotknow71todowhenitslippedfromhishorseandfell72theroad.Thesackwas73heavyforhimto74,andhisonlyhopewasthat75someonewouldcomeridingbyand76ahand.Itwasnotlong77ariderappeared,butthefarmer’sheartsankwhenhe78him,foritwasth
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