（完整版）成人学士学位英语考试历年真题

(完整版)成人学士学位英语考试历年真题成人学士学位英语考试内容本考试内容包括五个部分：分别是阅读理解、词语用法与语法结构、挑错、完形填空和英汉互译。全部题目按顺序统一编号，共85题。第一咅B分：阅读理解(PartiReadingComprehension)，共15题,考试时间40分钟。30分要求考生阅读三篇短文，总阅读量不超过900个词。每篇文章后有五个问题，考生应根据文章内容从每题四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案。阅读理解部芬主要测试考生的下述能力：掌握所读材料的主旨和大意；了解说明主旨和大意的事实和细节；既理解字面的意思,又能根据所读材料进行一定的判断和推论；既理解个别句子的意义，又能在一定程度上理解上下文的逻辑关系。阅读理解部分主要考核学生通过阅读获取信息的能力，既要求准确，也要求有一定的速度。第二部分：词语用法和语法结构(PartIIVocabularyandStrcture)，共30题，考试时间25分钟。30分题目中50%为词和短语的用法，50%为语法结构。要求考生从每题四个选项中选岀fS佳答案。词语用法和语法结构部分主要考核学生运用词汇、短语及语法结构的能力。考试范围包括全日制文理科本科教学大纲中词汇表及语法结构表一至三级的主要内容。第三部分:挑错(PartmIdentification)，共10题，考试时间10分钟。10分挑错题由10个单句组成。每个句子含有标着A、B、C、D的四个画线部分，其中有一处是错误的，要求考生从四个画线部分中挑出其错误的部分。挑错部分是词语用法和语法结构部分的延伸，目的是测试学生掌握词汇、短语及语法结构的熟练程度,其重点是固定搭配和句型。考试范围与第二部分相同。第四部分:完形填空(PartIVCloze)，共20题，考试时间15分钟。10分完形填空题是在一篇题材熟悉、难度适中的短文(约200词)中留有20个空白。每个空白为F,每题有四个选项。要求考生在全面理解内容的基础上选出一个最佳答案，使短文的结构和意思恢复完整。填空的选项包括结构词和实义词，有些选项会涉及到一些重要的语法内容。完形填空部分主要考核学生综合运用语言的能力。第五部分:翻译(PartVTranslation)，共10题，考试时间30分钟。20分翻译试题由两部分组成。第一部分为英译汉,要求考生把前面阅读理解文章中画线的五个句子译成中文。第二部分为汉译英，要求考生把五个难度适中的中文句子译成英文。英译汉和汉译英的句子难度均低于课文的英语文章。评分标准要求译文达意，无重大语言错误。翻译部分主要考核学生词汇、语法、句型等方面综合运用语言的能力。北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2010.05.08(A卷)[2010年5月北京地区成人学士学位英语考试A卷参考答案】PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Themulti-billion-dollarWesternpopmusicindustryisunderfire.ItisbeingblamedbytheUnitedNationsforthedramaticriseindrugabuseworldwide,"Themostworryingdevelopmentisacultureofdrug-friendliness/saystheUN'sInternationalNarcoticsControlBoardinareportreleasedlastyear.The74studysaysthepopmusic,asaglobalindustry,isbyfarthemostinfluentialtrend-setterforyoungpeopleofmostcultures."Somesongsencouragepeopletotakedrugs.（78）Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle/thestudysays.Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendlypopmusicseemstosurvivedespitetheoccasionalshockofdeathbyoverdose（过量用药）."Suchincidentsendtobeseenasanoccasiontomourn（哀悼）thelossofarolemodel,andnotanopportunitytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse,"itnotes.Sincethe1970s,severalinternationallyfamoussingerandmoviestars一includingElvisPresley,JaniceJophlin,JohnBelushi,JimiHendrix,JonathanMelvinandAndyGibbs一havediedofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses.Withtheglobalizationofpopularmusic,messagespromotingdrugabusearenowreachingbeyondtheircountriesoforigin."Inmostcountries,thenamesofcertainpopstarshavebecomefamiliartothemembersofeveryhousehold,"thestudysays.TheUNstudyalsoblamesthemediaforitsdescriptionofcertaindrugincidents,whichencouragesratherthanpreventsdrugabuse."Overthepastyears,wehaveseenhowdrugabuseisincreasinglyregardedasbeingacceptableorevenattractive,"saysHamidGhodse,presidentoftheBoard."Powerfulpressuregroupsrunpoliticalcampainsaimedatlegalizingcontrolleddrugs,"hesays.Ghodsealsopointsoutthatallthesedevelopmentshavecreatedanenvironmentwhichistolerant（容忍的）oforevenfavorabletodrugabuseandspoilsinternationaldrugpreventioneffortscurrentlyunderway.Thestudyfocusesondemandreductionandpreventionwithinanenvironmentthathasbecometolerantofdrugabuse.TheBoardcallsongovernmentstodotheirlegalandmoralduties,andtoactagainstthepro-drug（赞成吸毒）messagesoftheyouthculturetowhichyoungpeopleincreasinglyarebeingexposed.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthortendtoagreewith?Theuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposesisanacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle.Thespreadingofpopmusicmaycausedrugabusetobeyondcountryboundaries.Noeffortshavebeenmadetopreventthespreadingofdrugabuse.Governmentshavenoabilityatactagainstthepro-drugmessagesoftheyouthculture.Theexpression"underfire"inthefirstparagraphmeansinanurgentsituationfacingsomeproblemsbeingcriticizedintroubleFromthethirdparagraph,welearnthattheyouth .tendtomournthepopstarswhodiedofoverdoseasrolemodesareshockedtoknowevenpopstarsmayabusedrugstrytofacethedeadlyeffectofdrugusemaystopabusingdrugsWhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedastolerantofdrugabuse?Thespreadingofpopmusic.Themedia.Politicalcampaignsrunbypowerfulpressuregroups.Thelowpriceofsomedrugs.Accordingtothepassage,popmusic hasagreatinfluenceonyoungpeopleofmostculturesattractsasmallnumberofyoungpeopleisnotaprofitableindustryisaloneresponsiblefordrugabusePassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Therearemanyolderpeopleintheworldandtherewillbemanymore.Alittle-knownfactisthatover60percentoftheolderpeopleliveindevelopingcountries.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,by2020therewillbe1billion,withover700millionlivingindevelopingcountries.Itisasurprisingfactthatthepopulationageingisparticularlyrapidindevelopingcountries.Forexample,ittookFrance115yearsfortheproportionofolderpeopletodoublefrom7percentto14percent.ItisestimatedtotakeChinaamere27yearstoachievethissameincrease.Whataretheimplicationsoftheseincreasednumbersofolderfolk?(76)Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive,themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability(残疾).Attentionisbeingpaidtotheneedtokeeppeopleashealthyaspossible,includingduringoldage,tolessenthefinancialburdenonthestate.(77)Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.InsomeAfricancountries,certainlyinAsia,olderpeoplearerespectedandregardedastheoneswithspecialknowledge.Yettraditionsarefadingawaydaily,whichdoesnotensurethecontinuedhighregardofolderpeople.Associetychanges,attitudeswillchange.Muchneedstobedonetogetridofagediscrimination(歧视)inemployment.Life-longlearningprogramsneedtobeprovidedtoenableolderpeopletobeactivemembersinacountry'sdevelopment.Socialsecuritypoliciesneedtobeestablishedtoprovideadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.Bothpublicandprivateschemesarevitalinordertobuildasuitablesafetynet.Theproportionofolderpeople .isbiggerindevelopedcountriesthanindevelopingcountriesisone-seventhofthepopulationindevelopingcountrieswillincreasemuchfasterinChinathaninFrancewillbesixtypercentindevelopingcountriesby2020Accordingtopassage,whichofthefollowingaregovernmentsmostworriedabout?Thediseasesanddisabilityofolderpeople.Thelongerlifeandgoodhealthofpeople.Thelossoftaxesonolderpeople.Theincreasingrespectforolderpeople.ItisstateddirectlyinthepassagethatolderpeopleshouldbetreateddifferentlyindifferentculturesenjoyasimilarlifestylebeignoredassocietychangesbevaluedbytheyongergenerationsWhichofthefollowingmeasureisNOTmentionedtosolvethepopulationageingproblem?Gettingridofagediscriminationinemployment.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.Providingfreehealthcareforsickolderpeople.Supplyinglife-longlearningprogramstoolderpeople.Theauthorconcludesinthelastparagraphthat .governmentshavespentlotsoftimeinsolvingtheageingproblempopulationageingisahardproblem,butitneedstobesolvedurgentlypeoplearetoobusytosolvethepopulationageingproblemmuchtimeandeffortwillbelostinsolvingtheageingproblemPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:(79)Extensivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhasmadeextraordinaryprogressinreducingpovertyinrecentdecades.Theresearchsuggeststhatthepaceofeconomicprogresshasbeenrapidandcontinuedfordecades,builtonthefoundationsofrelativepoliticalstability,risingtrade,andeconomicIiberalization（自由化）aftertwoworldwars.Onenewstudy,publishedrecentlybytheInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinWashington,findthattheproportionofthe6.1billionpeopleintheworldwholiveon$1adayorlessshrankfrom63percentin1950to35percentin1980and12percentin1999.bysomeothermeasures,theprogresshasbeenmoremodest.Still,economistsagreethatpovertyhasplungedinkeynationssuchasIndiaandespeciallyChina,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowthasv/ellaseconomicfreedom."Thisisahugesuccessfortheworldasawhole,"saysHarvardUniversityeconomistRichardCooper."Wearedoingsomethingright."ThenewscomesastheWorldBankisabouttoopenitsannualmeetinginWashington-aneventthathasbeentroubledinrecentyearsbyproteststhattheBankanditssisterInstitution,theInternationalMonetaryFund（IMF国际货币组织），havedonetoolittlefortheworld'spoor.（80）Theneweconomicresearchwillnotputanendtothatdispute.Vastpopulationsremainpoor,andmanystillquestionthewisdomofWorldBankpolicies.Nonetheless,theresearchfindingsarehelpfultounderstandwhatpoliciesshouldbefollowedbythoseinstitutionsandhundredsofotherdevelopmentgroupsworkingveryhardtohastenthepaceofworldeconomicprogress.Ifdramaticgainsareunderway,thepresentpolicies-callingforopenmarkets,freebusinessactivities,andtightmonetarycontrol-areworkingandcorrect.ButcriticsofIMFandWorldBankpoliciesmaintainthatsucheconomicsuccessstoriesasJapan,China,SouthKoreaandSingaporearerootedinmorethanjust"free"markets.Thesenationshavemanagedtogrowrapidly,andtherebyreducepoverty,bylimitingimportswhentheirdomesticindustrieswereyoung,pushingexportstorichnations,andputtingcontrolsonpurelyinternationalfinancialflows.Thehavebeenopentoforeign-ownedfactoriesbuthaveofteninsistedthatthoseinvestorssharetheknowledgeandskillonmoderntechnologies.Theword"plunged"inthefirstparagraphmeans .decreasedclimbedincreaseddroppedintowaterFromthepassage,welearnthat .WorldBankhasdonenothingtohelpthepoorintheworldIMFonlyhelpstherichintheworldWorldBankcontrolsallthebanksintheworldTherearesomedemonstrationsagainstWorldBankinrecentyearsAccordingtothispassage,in ,theworldhadthelargestnumberofpoorpeople.TOC\o"1-5"\h\z1999198019501990Accordingtotheauthor;theeconomyofEastAsiancountriesgrewveryfastbecauseofthefollowingmeasuresEXCEPT .encouragingexportopeninguptoforeigninvestmentslimitinginternationalfinancialflowscontrollingimportThebesttitleforthispassagemightbe .China'sContributiontotheReductionofPovertyintheWorldWorldBank'sExtraordinaryProgressinRecentDecadesIndia'sLeadingRoleinReducingGlobalPovertyGlobalProgressinReducingPovertyPartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.ItwashardforhimtolearnEnglishinafamily,inwhich oftheparentsspokethelanguage.noneneitherbotheachYou'dbettergotherebytrain.Thetrainticketis theplaneticket.ascheapthreetimesasasthreetimescheapasthreetimesascheapascheaperthreetimesthanThisnewmachineistechnicallyfar totheprevioustype.superiorjuniorseniorequalThereisagreatdealofevidence thatmusicactivitiesengagedifferentpartsofthebrain.indicateindicatingindicatedtobeindicatingShebecamethefirstwomantoentertheschoolbutwithdrewafterafewdays stress.becauseofinspiteofinsteadofinhonorof 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theirhatsintotheair;thefansofthewinningteamletoutloudshoutsofvictory.TothrowThrownThrowingBeingthrownPartHIIdentification(10%)Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Whenyou'vefinishedwiththatbook,don'tforgettoputisbackontheshelfwon'tyou?ABCDTheworkersinthefactorydemandedthattheirpaywouldberaisedby20percent.ABCDItremainstoseewhetherJimwillbefitenoughtoplayinthefinals.ABCDIinvitedJoeandLindaaswellasTomtodinner;butneitherofthemcame.ABCDOverthepast20years,theinternethashelpedchangeourworldineitherwayoranotherABCforthebetter.DHowandwhythislanguagehassurvivedformorethanathousandyears,whilespokebyveryABCfew,ishardtoexplain.DNearlyhalfofAmericansaged25andoldtakepartinsomeformofcontinuingeducation.ABCDManyparentsfeeltheyneedtokeepaclosereyetotheirchildrenbecauseofconcernsaboutABCDcrimeandschoolviolence.Formarriedmothers,thetimespendonchildcareincreasedtoanaverageof12.9hoursaABCDweekin2009.ThereisanincreasinglyamountofevidencethatmoreandmoreyoungpeoplearetakinganABCactiveinterestinpolitics.DPartIVCloze(10%)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Ofallthewebsites,onethathasattractedattentionrecentlyis/doc/6613257961.html.Mostofthisattentionhascomefromthemediaandtellseveryreason 56 thewebsiteshouldbe 57 .ThethreatofInternetpredators（窃掠者）isindeedatoughreality, 58 shuttingdownthesiteisnottheanswer.If/doc/6613257961.html 59 shutdown,anothersitewouldquickly 60 itsplace.Therefore,therightwayistoteachteenshowtousethesitesafelyandeducatethem 61 whomaybepredatorsandhowto 62 them.Thekeyto 63—safeontheInternetistomakesurethatyourprofile（个人资料）issecure.The 64 wayistochangetheprivacysettingonyourprofileto"private",whichprotectsyourinformation 65 onlythepeopleonyourfriendlistcanviewit.Althoughthisis 66 ,itisnotperfect.Predatorscanfindwaystoviewyourprofileiftheyreallywantto, 67 throughbackingin（黑客入侵）orfiguringouttheirwayontoyourfriendlist.Thus,youshouldneverposttoomuchpersonal 68 .Somepeopleactuallyposttheirhomeandschooladdresses,datetobirth,andsoon,often 69 predatorsknowexactlywheretheywillbyand 70 .Themostinformationthatissafeisyourfirstnameandprovince.Anythingmoreisbasically 71—apredatorintoyourlife.Anotherbigproblemisphotos.Isuggest 72 skippingphotosandneverpostingaphotoofafriendonlinewithouthisorher 73 .Mostimportant,never;—74—anycircumstances,agreetoareal-lifemeetingwithanyoneyoumeetonline,—75 howwellyouthinkyouknowthisperson.Therearenoguaranteesthattheyhavetoldthetruth.A.whatB.howC.whyD.whichA.shutdownB.openupC.getintoD.turnonA.butB.evenC.despiteD.sinceA.isB.areC.wasD.wereA.getB.makeC.takeD.pushA.asB.aboutC.forD.inA.avoidB.getC.benefitD.hideA.stayB.stayingC.stayedD.stayingA.difficultB.simplestC.simpleD.mostdifficultA.astoB.nomatterC.sothatD.becauseA.efficientB.interestingC.effectiveD.impressiveA.ifB.whetherC.howeverD.whateverA.informationB.documentsC.filesD.messagesA.letB.makeC.allowD.lettingA.whatB.whyC.whenD.howA.introducingB.invitingC.investingD.interruptingA.partlyB.mostlyC.lastlyD.completelyA.favorB.ruleC.informationD.permissionA.aboveB.underC.belowD.atA.nomatterB.evenifC.unlessD.alsoPartVTranslation(20%)SectionADirections:Inthispart,therearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.Thesesentencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyouhavejustreadinthepartofReadingComprehension.YoucanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontextCertainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyleOneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive,themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability（残疾）..Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.Extensivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhasmadeextraordinaryprogressinreducingpovertyinrecentdecades.Theneweconomicresearchwillnotputanendtothatdispute.SectionBDirections:InthisparttherearefivesentencesinChinese.YoushouldtranslatethemintoEnglish.Besuretowriteclearly.81今天早上他起床晚了，所以没有赶上火车。你们昨天的会议得出什么结论了吗？我在回家的路上，买了一本英汉词典。—直到12月下旬，他们才让我加入他们小组。85.我父亲再找工作，我母亲再医院照看外祖母【仅供参考】Parti阅读理解:1-5BCADA6-10CADCB11-15ADCBDPartII词汇与语法:16-20BCABA21-25BCBBC26-30BCCDC31-35AACCA36-40ADACC41-45BDDCCPartIII挑错:46-50DCBDC51-55CCBBA46.D应改为willyou?47.C应改为shouldbe48.B应改为tobeseen49.D应改为noneof50.C应改为one51.C应改为beingspoken52.C应改为olderB应改为onB应改为spent55.A应改为increasingPartIV完型填空:56-60CAADC61-65BADBC66-70CBADC71-75BDDBAPartV翻译:A.英译汉:...Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle...（考点：asif+虚拟语气）参考译文：某些流行明星发表声明或把自己树立为榜样，仿佛把药物用于非医疗目的是一个人的生活方式当中正常而可以接受的一部分。Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive,themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability.（考点:themore...themore...句型）参考译文：政府最大的忧虑之一就是人活得越长，遭受疾病和残疾的可能性就越大。Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.（主+表+宾+动词不定式短语作后置定语）参考译文：另一个重大问题是有必要让年轻后辈理解并看重社会中的年长者。Extensivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhasmadeextraordinaryprogressinreducingpovertyinrecentdecades.（主+谓+宾语从句;makeprogressin...)参考译文：广泛的新研究表明，世界近几十年在减少贫困方面取得了非常大的进展。Theneweconomicresearchwillnotputanendtothatdisputeo(putanendto...=end=stop句子主干可简化为：researchwillnotstopdispute)参考译文:这项经济领域的新研究不会终止这一争论。B.汉译英:今天早上他起床晚了，所以没有赶上火车。伽门昨天的会议得出什么结论了吗？我在回家的路上，买了一本英汉词典。一直到12月下旬，他们才让我加入他们小组。我父亲在找工作，我母亲在医院照看外祖母。HeoversleptandgotuptoolatethismorningandthatwaswhyhemissedthetrainoWhatconclusionsdidyoureachinyesterday*smeeting?或Whatwastheoutcomeofyourmeetingyesterday?83.1boughtanEnglish-ChinesedictionaryonmywayhomeoTheydidn'tletmejointheirgroupuntillateDecemberoMyfatherislookingforajobandmymotherislookingaftergrandmotherinthehospitaL北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试(B)PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Breastfeeding（母乳喂养）foramonthorlongerappearstoreduceawoman'sriskofgettingdiabetes（糖病）laterinlife,accordingtoanewstudy.Thebreastfeedinganddiabeteslinkhasbeenreportedinotherstudies,accordingtoresearcherEleanorSchwarz.Yet,herstudymakesthelinkeasiertobelieve.HerstudyispublishedinajournalofmedicineinAmerica.Schwarzandhercolleagueslookedatdataaboutbreastfeedingpractices.Theyevaluateddataon2,233womenf~omCalifornia.Ofthose,405werenotmothers,1,125weremotherswhobreastfedforatleastamonth,and703weremotherswhohadneverbreastfed.Theywere40to78yearsold.AccordingtoSchwarz'sstudy,theriskofgettingadiagnosis（诊断）ofType2diabetesforwomenwhobreastfedalltheirchildrenforamonthorlongerwassimilartothatofwomenwhohadnotgivenbirth.Butmotherswhohadneverbreastfedwerenearlytwiceaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhohadnevergivenbirth.Motherswhoneverbreastfedwereabout1.4timesaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhobreastfedforonetothreemonths,Schwarzfound.Whileonemonthofbreastfeedingappearstomakeadifference,Schwarzsays,evenlongerisbetter.（76）"Previousstudieshaveshownthelongerthemombreastfeeds,themorebenefitforherbody."Manyexpertsrecommendbreastfeedingforsixmonthsandcontinuingforayear,shesays.Thediabetes-breastfeedinglinkisprobablyexplainedbybellyfat.Mothers,whodon'tbreastfeed,astheygetoldei;mayhavemorebellyfat,asbreastfeedinghelpsnewmotherstakeoffweight."Bellyfatincreasestheriskofdiabetesasyougetolder;"shesays.Thefindingisn'tsurprisingatall,saysKimberlyGregory.Sheoftengivesadvicetowomenwhogetdiabetes(occurringduringpregnancy(怀孕))thattheyareatriskforlatergettingType2diabetesandsuggeststheybreastfeed.ThenewfindingswillprobablyinspireGregorytoaddtothe-adviceshegivesmoms-to-beaboutthebenefitsofbreastfeeding.Sheoftenfocusesonthebenefitstothebaby.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?Abouttwothousandandtwohundredoldwomentookpartinthestudy.EleanorSchwarz'sresearchprogramwasaboutmenandwomenwhosufferedfromdiabetes.Overonefifthsofthewomennevergotmarried.EleanorSchwarz'sresultsseemmorereliable.AccordingtoSchwarz'sfindings,whoaremorelikelytogetdiabeteslaterinlife?Thosemotherswhohadneverbreastfed.Thosemotherswhonevergavebirth.Thosemotherswhobreastfedforamonth.Thosemotherswhobreastfedforsixmonths.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldSchwarzagreewith?Breastfeedingisnotadvisablebecauseitisnotgoodforamomtokeepagoodshape.Breastfeedingcangreatlyreduceamother'schancesofgettingallkindsofseriousdisease.Breastfeedingforamonthishighlyrecommended:thelonger,thebetter.Breastfeedingforamonthorlongermakesbabiessmarter.Whatdoestheauthormeanby〃moms-to-be〃inthelastparagraph?Womenwhoarepregnant,especiallyforthefirsttime.Womenwhodreamofhavingbabiesforthefirsttime.Womenwhoalreadyhavechildren.Womenwhohavejustgotbabiesforthefirsttime.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?BreastfeedingMayEnhanceBabies'ChancesofSurvivalBreastfeedingMayLowerMoms'DiabetesRiskBreastfeedingMayBecomeVeryFashioaableinNearFutureBreastfeedingMayHelpWomenLoseWeightPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Archaeology,likemanyacademicwords,comesfromGreekandmeans,moreorless,"thestudyofoldthings".So,itisreallyapartofthestudyofhistory.However,mosthistoriansusepaperevidence,suchasletters,paintingsandphotographs,butarchaeologists（考古学家）learnfromtheobjectsleftbehindbythehumansoflongago.Normally,thesearethehardmaterialsthatdon'tbreakdownordisappearveryquickly一thingslikehumanbonesandobjectsmadefromstoneandmetal.Itisveryunusualtofindanythingmorethanthehardevidenceofhistory—normally,thebacteria（细菌）intheaireatawayatsoftmaterials,likebodies,clothesandthingsmadeofwood.Occasionally,thingsaredifferent.In1984,twomenmadeanamazingdiscoverywhileworkinginabogcalledLindowMoss,inthenorthofEngland.Abogisaverywetareao