本科学位英语北京,本科学位英语成人

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试(A)

2016.11.06

PartIReadingComprehension(30%)

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageiollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicearkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Archaeology,likemanyacademicwords,eromGreekandmeans,moreorless,thestudyofoldthingshSo,itisreallyapartofthestudyofhistory.However,mosthistoriansusepaperevidence,suchasletters,paintingsandphotographs,butarchaeologists(考古学家)learnfromtheobjectsleftbehindbythehumansoflongago.Normally,thesearethehardmaterialsthatdon'tbreakdownordisappearveryquicklythingslikehumanbonesandobjectadefromstoneandmetal.

Itisveryunusualtofindanythingmorethanthehardevidenceofhistory--normally,thebacteria(细菌)intheaireatawayatsoftmaterials,likebodies,clothesandthingadeofwood.Occasionally,thingsaredifferent.

In1984,twomenmadeanamazingdiscoverywhileworkinginabogcalledLindowMoss,inthenorthofEngland.Abogiserywetareaofearth,withalotofplantsgrowinginit.Itcanbelikeerybigandverythickvegetablesoupwalkinthewrongplaceandyoucansinkanddisappearforever.Themenwereworkingwhenoneofthemsawsomethingstickingoutahumanfoot！Naturally,themencalledthepolice,whothenfoundtherestofthebody.WasitacaseofmurderPossibly--butitwasadeathnearlytwothousandyearsold.ThetwomenhadfoundabodyfromthetimeoftheRomaninvasionofBritain.Despitebeingsoold,thisbodyhadskin,muscles,hairandinternalansthescientistswhoexaminedhimwereabletolookinsidetheman'sstomachandfindthefoodthathehadeatenforhislastmeal！

Whywasthiansowellpreserved(76)Itwasbecausehewasinerywateryenvironment,safefromthebacteriathatneedoxygentolive.Also,thewaterinthebogwasveryacidic.Theacidpreservedtheman'sskininthewaythatanimalskinispreservedforleathercoatsandshoes.

HowdidhedieUnderstandably,archaeologistsandotherscientistswantedtoknowmoreaboutthepersonthattheycalled,LindowMan.(77)Hishandsandfingernailssuggestedthathehadn'tdoneheymanualworkinhislifehecouldhebeenarichman.Theyfoundthathehadn'tdiedbyaccident.Thearchaeologistsbelievethathewassacrificedtothreedifferentgods.

1.Whichlanguagedoesthewordarchaeologyefrom

A.French.B.Greek.C.Roman.D.German.

2.Theword"these"inthefirstparagraphrefersto_______.

A.lettersB.photographsC.paintingsD.objects

3.WhichofthefollowinghelpedtopreserveLindowMan

A.Iceandlowtemperature.B.Bacteriaandoxygen.

C.Soilandenergy.D.Acidandwater.

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE

A.LindowManwasnamedafterthepersonwhofirstfoundhim.

B.Historiansusuallyusepaperevidence,whilearchaeologistsusehardevidence.

C.LindowManwaoundbytwoarchaeologistsinthesouthofEngland.

D.LindowManwasgoodatmanualwork.

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage

A.WhatIsArchaeology

B.ArchaeologyandHistory

C.AnAmazingArchaeologicalDiscovery

D.TheDeathofLindowMan

nPassage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thecityhasalwaysbeenanengineofintellectuallife,fromthe18th-centurycafesofLondon,wherecitizensgatheredtodiscusschemistryandpolitics,totheLeftBankbarsofmodernParis,wherePicassotalkedaboutmodemart.Withoutthemetropolis,wemightnothehadthegreatartofShakespeare.

Andyet,citylifeisn'teasy.Nowscientistshebeguntoexaminehowthecityaffectsthebrain,andtheresultsaredepressing.Justbeinginanurbanenvironment,theyhefound,impairs(损害)ourbasicmentalprocesses.(78)Afterspendingafewminutesonacrowdedcitystreet,thebrainislessabletoholdthingsinmemory,andsufferromreducedself-control.Whileit'slongbeenrecognizedthatcitylifeisexhausting,thisnewresearchsuggeststhatcitiesactuallydullourthinking,sometimesdramaticallyso.

Oneofthemainforcesatworkisapletelackofnature,whichissurprisinglybeneficialforthebrain.Studieshedemonstrated,forinstance,thathospitalpatientsrecovermorequicklywhentheycanseetreeromtheirwindows,andthatwomenlivinginpublichousingarebetterabletofocuswhentheirapartmentsoverlookalawn.Eventheseglimpsesofnatureimprovebrainperformance,itseems,becausetheyprovideamentalbreakfromtheurbanlife.

Thisresearcharrivesjustashumanscrossanimportantmilestone(里程碑).Forthefirsttimeinhistory,themajorityofpeopleliveincities.Insteadofinhabitingwide-openspaces,we'recrowdedintoconcretejungles,surroundedbytrafficandmillionsofStrangers.Inrecentyears,it'sbeeclearthatsuchunnaturalsurroundingsheimportantimplicationorourmentalandphysicalhealth,andcanpowerfullyalterhowwethink.

Thisresearchisalsoleadingsomescientiststodabble(涉足)inurbandesign,astheylookforwaystomakethecitylessdamagingtothebrain.(79)Thegoodnewsisthatevenslightalterations,suchasplantingmoretreesintheinnercityorcreatingurbanparkswithagreatervarietyofplants,cansignificantlyreducethenegativesideeffectsofcitylife.Themindneedsnature,andevenalittlebitcanbeabighelp.

6.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthispassage

A.Thecityinspirestalentedpeople.

B.Thecityhurtsyourbrain.

C.Thecityhaanypleasuresandbenefits.

D.Thecityseriouslyaffectsthenaturalbalance.

7.Theword"metropolis"inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_______.

A.citizenB.natureC.cityD.stress

8.Peoplehejustetorealizethat_______.

A.humanattentionisascarceresource

B.citylifecanmakepeopleverytired

C.thecityisanengineofintellectuallife

D.anurbanenvironmentisdamagingtothebrain

9.Whatisthefactormentionedinthethirdparagraphthathelpsthehospitalpatientsrecovermorequickly

A.Nature.B.Bettertreatment.

C.Experienceddoctors.D.Goodmedicine.

10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE

A.Differentaspects(方面)ofanurbanenvironment,suchasthecrowdedstreets,canleadtoanincreaseinself-control.

B.Smallchangesinurbandesigncannotreducethenegativesideeffectsofcitylife.

C.Forthefirsttimeinhistory,theearth'spopulationioreurbanthanrural.

D.Awalkdownabusycitystreetwillimprovebrainperformance.

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Breastfeeding(母乳喂养)foramonthorlongerappearstoreduceawoman'sriskofgettingdiabetes(糖病)laterinlife,accordingtoanewstudy.Thebreastfeedinganddiabeteslinkhasbeenreportedinotherstudies,accordingtoresearcherEleanorSchwarz.Yet,herstudymakesthelinkeasiertobelieve.HerstudyispublishedinajournalofmedicineinAmerica.Schwarzandhercolleagueslookedatdataaboutbreastfeedingpractices.Theyevaluateddataon2,233womenfromCalifomia.Ofthose,405werenotmothers,1,125weremotherswhobreastfedforatleastamonth,and703weremotherswhohadneverbreastfed.Theywere40to78yearsold.

AccordingtoSchwarz'sstudy,theriskofgettingadiagnosis(诊断)ofType2diabeteorwomenwhobreastfedalltheirchildrenforamonthorlongerwassimilartothatofwomenwhohadnotgivenbirth.Butmotherswhohadneverbreastfedwerenearlytwiceaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhohadnevergivenbirth.Motherswhoneverbreastfedwereabout1.4timesaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhobreastfedforonetothreemonths,Schwarzfound.

Whileonemonthofbreastfeedingappearstomakeadifference,Schwarzsays,evenlongerisbetter.(80)"Previousstudiesheshownthelongerthemombreastfeeds,themorebenefitforherbody."Manyexpertsremendbreastfeedingforsixmonthsandcontinuingforayear,shesays.

Thediabetes-breastfeedinglinkisprobablyexplainedbybellyfat.Mothers,whodon'tbreastfeed,astheygetolder,mayhemorebellyfat,asbreastfeedinghelpsnewmotherstakeoffweight."Bellyfatincreasestheriskofdiabetesasyougetolder,"shesays.

Thefindingisn'tsurprisingatall,saysKimberlyGregory.Sheoftengivesadvicetowomenwhogetdiabetes(occurringduringpregnancy(怀孕))thattheyareatriskforlatergettingType2diabetesandsuggeststheybreastfeed.ThenewfindingswillprobablyinspireGregorytoaddtothe-adviceshegiveoms-to-beaboutthebenefitsofbreastfeeding.Sheoftenfocusesonthebenefitstothebaby.

11.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE

A.Abouttwothousandandtwohundredoldwomentookpartinthestudy.

B.EleanorSchwarz'sresearchprogramwasaboutmenandwomenwhosufferedfromdiabetes.

C.Overonefifthsofthewomennevergotmarried.

D.EleanorSchwarz'sresultsseemmorereliable.

12.AccordingtoSchwarz'indings,whoaremorelikelytogetdiabeteslaterinlife

A.Thosemotherswhohadneverbreastfed.

B.Thosemotherswhonevergebirth.

C.Thosemotherswhobreastfedforamonth.

D.Thosemotherswhobreastfedforsixmonths.

13.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldSchwarzagreewith

A.Breastfeedingisnotadvisablebecauseitisnotgoodforamomtokeepagoodshape.

B.Breastfeedingcangreatlyreduceamother'schancesofgettingallkindsofseriousdisease.

C.Breastfeedingforamonthishighlyremended:thelonger,thebetter.

D.Breastfeedingforamonthorlongermakesbabiesarter.

14.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"moms-to-be"inthelastparagraph

A.Womenwhoarepregnant,especiallyforthefirsttime.

B.Womenwhodreamofhingbabieorthefirsttime.

C.Womenwhoalreadyhechildren.

D.Womenwhohejustgotbabieorthefirsttime.

15.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage

A.BreastfeedingMayEnhanceBabies'ChancesofSurvival

B.BreastfeedingMayLowerMoms'DiabetesRisk

C.BreastfeedingMayBeeVeryFashionableinNearFuture

D.BreastfeedingMayHelpWomenLoseWeight

PartⅡVocabularyandStructure(30%)

Directions:Inthispartthereare30inpletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicearkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestpletesthesentence.ThenblackentheCorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.Youshouldcarefullythinkover_____themanagersaidatthemeeting.

A.thatB.whichC.whatD.whose

17.LastweekIwrotetothehoteltobookaroom,butthey_____yet.

A.didn'tanswerB.wasn'tanswering

C.hadn'tansweredD.hen'tanswered

18.Dianafeltverymuchupsetat_____tothepartyasshehadlongedtogoforalongtime.

A.hingnotbeeninvitedB.nothingbeeninvited

C.nottobeinvitedD.tobenotinvited

19.Onnoaccount_____heldresponsibleforthecaraccident,soheshouldnotbeputintoprison.

A.thedrivercanbeB.canthedriverbe

C.thedriverbeD.bethedriver

20.Allthekidsarecryingnow.What_____makesthemsounhappy

A.itisB.isitC.itisthatD.isitthat

21.Unfortunately,thepackageIwasexpectingwas_____tothewrongaddress.

A.writtenB.givenC.packedD.delivered

22._____byalargeaudience,hefeltverynervousanddidn'tknowwhattosay.

A.WatchingB.WatchC.WatchedD.Hingwatched

23.I'mverygratefulforyourhelpandhopetodosomethingforyou_____inthefuture.

A.inexchangeB.insteadC.inreturnD.inparticular

24.Ican____youthattheanimalsarewellcaredforinourzoo,soyouneedn'tworryaboutthem.

A.supposeB.assumeC.assureD.grant

25.Thedrowningboymadea_____attempttocatchtheropethrowntohim.

A.dangerousB.gracefulC.gentleD.desperate

26.Ifwe_____earlytomorrowmorning,wewillreachthecoastbeforedark.

A.takeoffB.setoffC.setupD.takeup

27.AlotofpeoplemistakeJohnforBillbecausethey_____eachotherinappearancetoomuch！

A.weeB.utilizeC.revealD.resemble

28.Whentherearecordialrelationsbetweenthetwocountries,wemeanthereexistsa_____relationshipbetweenthem.

A.friendlyB.hostileC.fertileD.plicated

29.Thepatient'srecoverywasveryencouragingashecould_____getoutofbedwithouthelp.

A.onlyB.almostC.merelyD.hardly

30.Atthejobinterview,Mr.Browngeagood_____ofhimselfandfinallygotajobasasalean.

A.opinionB.ideaC.cryD.account

31.Asiswellknown,eatingtoomuchfatcan_____heartdiseaseandcausehighbloodpressure.

A.addtoB.attendtoC.contributetoD.applyto

32.Aclubisaplacetomakefrequent_____withfriends.

A.accountsB.attemptsC.contentsD.contacts

33._____theobviousdifferencesinsizeandpopulation,thestatesofAmericahemanythings_____mon.

A.Although,onB.Though,in

C.Despite,inD.Becauseof,on

34.Scientistssayitmaybefiveorsixyears_____thiedicineistestedonhumanbeings.

A.sinceB.beforeC.afterD.when

35.Withlargernumbersofgraduatesthaneverbefore,justhingadegreewillnolongerbeenoughtomakeyou_____inthecrowd.

A.standupB.standbyC.standforD.standout

36.Thedoctortriedtodoanexperimenttofindoutthe_____ofthemedicineonthemice.

A.causeB.resultC.reasonD.effect

37.Thisisonlyoneofthelaundriesinthedistrictmodemequipment.

A.thatheB.whichheC.thathasD.whathas

38.Skatingcanbegoodforyou_____correctly.

A.thoughdoingB.thoughdoneC.ifdoneD.ifdoing

39.Bytheendoflastweek611peoplefrom49countriestoattendthemeeting,withnearlyhalfingfromtheUnitedStates,GermanyandBritain.

A.hadregisteredB.heregistered

C.registeredD.wereregistered

40.Itwassuggestedthat____bigeventliketheYearofRussiainChinashouldcertainlybenefit_____relationshipbetweenthetwocountries.

A.a,theB.the,aC.a,/D.the,/

41.Althoughheknewlittleaboutthelargeamountofworkdoneinthefield,hesucceeded_____othermorewell-informedexperimenterailed.

A.asB.unlessC.whatD.where

42.Hingbeenpraisedbytheteacher,thelittlegirlranbackhome,_____.

A.happilyandsatiiedB.eagerandexcitedly

C.happyandsatiiedD.anxiouslyandexcitedly

43.—HowaretheirtalksgoingonHetheyreachedanyagreement

—Theyonlyseemedtoheagreedtosetanotherdatefor__talks.

A.deeperB.slowerC.furtherD.higher

44._____tenminutesearlier,youwouldn'themissedthetrain.

Butyouwerelate.

A.HadyoueB.Didyoue

C.HeyoueD.Shouldyoue

45.Hingbeentoldthathersondiedintheaccident,theoldwoman

appearedverycalm,asifnothing_____.

A.happenedB.werehappened

C.washappenedD.hadhappened

PartIIIIdentification(10%)

Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshaourunderlinedpartarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

46.Idon'tthinkawarmwinteralwayshasanegativeinfluenceonourlife,hasn'tit

ABCD

47.Wehebeentoldthatundernocircumstanceswemayusethetelephoneintheoffice

ABC

forpersonalaffairs

D

48.AwarmthoughtsuddenlycametomewhichImightusethepocketmoneytobuysome

ABC

flowerormymother'sbirthday.

D

49.Towaitinthequeueforhalfanhour,theoldmansuddenlyrealizedthathehadleftthewallet

ABCD

inthecar.

50.TheGreatWallissoawell-knowntouristattractionthatmillionsofpeoplepourineveryyear.

ABCD

51.Equippedwithmodemfacilities,today'shospitalsarequitedifferentfromthatofthepast.

ABCD

52.Wesolvedtheproblembyusingaputerratherthantodoitallbyhand.

ABCD

53.Whohaseyescanseewhatgreatachievementswehemadesince1978.

ABCD

54.Surely,therearelotsofproblemssolvinginourresearchsoweneedtogetwellpreparedin

ABCD

advance.

55.Theharderhetried,themostfailureshesufferedinhisearlydaysasawriter

ABCD

PartIVCloze(10%)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicearkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

WehequiteabitofinformationaboutancientEgyptianmedicine.Doctors'instructionshebeenfoundtotellus56theydidforthesickandtheinjured.57manyofthetreatmentsincludedmagic,ancientEgyptiansusedplantleesandothermethodstotreatmany58.

Religion,magicandmedicinewere59relatedinancientEgypt.Somepriests(牧师)werespecially60asdoctorsto61thesickandtheinjured.Doctorswereheldtoahighmoralstandard.Patientsweretreatedwith62andtheir63informationwashighlysecret.Thehighest-rankingdoctorswerepriestsofthegoddessSekhmet,64controlledillnesses.Doctorsspentapartofeachyear65thegoddess.Doctorswerethoughttobe66tothegodsandabletoaskthemforhealing.

Templeswerecenterorhealing.67apersonwasill,heorshewouldetothetempleor68adoctorforadiagnosis(诊断).A(n)69problemwastreatedwithmedicine,prayerandmagic.Ifaclearcausewasnot70,thediagnosiswouldbethattheillnesswascausedbyanevilspiritorcurse.Thedoctorwouldusemagicspellsto71acure.72,adiagnosiscouldnotbereached.73thiscase,apatientwouldbetoldtorestforaperiodoftime74anotherexaminationcouldbe75.

56.A.whatB.whyC.thatD.which

57.A.WhenB.SinceC.AlthoughD.After

58.A.damagesB.diseasesC.disastersD.destructions

59.A.hardlyB.closelyC.mainlyD.shortly

60.A.trainedB.designedC.plannedD.studied

61.A.looktoB.etoC.careforD.searchfor

62.A.reputationB.inspectionC.fameD.respect

63.A.illB.ownC.hiddenD.personal

64.A.thatB.whichC.whoD.what

65.A.servingB.readingC.learningD.following

66.A.carefulB.generousC.meanD.close

67.A.BeforeB.WhenC.UntilD.Since

68.A.thinkoverB.applytoC.callforD.makeup

69.A.seriousB.internalC.oddD.obvious

70.A.treatedB.discoveredC.curedD.aroused

71.A.bringaboutB.setoutC.insistonD.makeup

72.A.SubsequentlyB.ConsequentlyC.OccasionallyD.Hopefully

73.A.WithB.InC.ForD.On

74.A.untilB.whenC.althoughD.because

75.A.decidedB.performedC.carriedD.discussed

PartVTranslation(20%)

SectionA

Directions:InthisparttherearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.ThesesentencesarealltakenfromtheassagesyouhejustreadinReadingComprehension.Youcanreferbacktothepassagestoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext.

76.Itwasbecausehewasinerywateryenvironment,safefromthebacteriathatneedoxygentolive.

77.Hishandsandfingernailssuggestedthathehadn'tdoneheymanualworkinhislife—hecouldhebeenarichman.

78.Afterspendingafewminutesonacrowdedcitystreet,thebrainislessabletoholdthingsinmemory,andsufferromreducedself-control.

79.Thegoodnewsisthatevenslightalterations,suchasplantingmoretreesintheinnercityorcreatingurbanparkswithagreatervarietyofplants,cansignificantlyreducethenegativesideeffectsofcitylife.

80.Previousstudiesheshownthelongerthemombreastfeeds,themorebenefitforherbody.

SectionB

Directions:InthisparttherearefivesentencesinChinese.YoushouldtranslatethemintoEnglish.Besuretowriteclearly.

81.82.他二十七岁时开始学英语.83.全球化也正在改变人们的生活方式.84.这部电影我已经看过好几遍了.85.这就是他五年前住过的房子.

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16~~~45CDBBDDCCCDBDABDCDCBDDCCAADCCAD

46~~~55DCBABDCABB

56~~~75ACBBACDDCADBCDBACBAB

76.因为他被置于相当潮湿多水的环境,需要氧气才能生存的细菌无法侵害到他.

77.他的手和指甲显示:他一生中没有从事过繁重的手工劳动,他很有可能是个有钱人.

78.在熙熙攘攘的城市街道上呆几分钟,大脑的记忆力就会下降,自制力也会有所减弱.

79.好消息是,即使是微小的改变,如在城市中多植树或建立种有多种植被的城市公园,都会大幅度地减少城市生活对人脑的负面影响.

80.先前的研究已经表明:妈妈母乳喂养的时间越长,对她本人的身体越有利.

81.Underthebigtreeinfrontofthehouseissetatable.

82.HebegantolearnEnglishattheageof27.

83.Globalizationischangingpeople'swayoflife.

84.Iheseenthiovieseveraltimes.

85.Thisistheveryhousehelivedinfiveyearsago.

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