2012.11 北京成人本科学士学位英语考试真题及答案
PartⅠ Reading Comprehension (30%)
Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed some
questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked
A,B,C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter
on the Answer sheet。
Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage :
It seems like every day there's some new research about whether our favorite
drinks are good for us ,(76)One day ,science says a glass of red wine a day will
help us live longer The next day ,maybe not It seems journalists are pretty interested
in wine research and the same might be said for coffee .Now there's been a lot of
research into whether coffee's good for our health "the results have really been
mixed", admits Neal freedman who led the coffee study and published his findings
in a medical journal recently."There's been some evidence that coffee might increase
the risk of certain diseases and there's also been maybe more recent evidence that
coffee may protect against other diseases as well"。
Freedman and his colleagues undertook the biggest study yet to look at the
relationship between coffee and health They analyzed data collected from more than
400,000 Americans ages 50 to 71 participating in the study "We found that the coffee
drinkers had a modestly lower risk of death than the non-drinkers ,"he said .Here's
what he means by "modestly":those who drank at least two or three cups a day were
about 10 percent or 15 percent less likely to die for any reason during the 13 years
of the study when the researchers looked at specific causes of death ,coffee drinking
appeared to cut the risk of dying from heart disease lung disease injuries ,accidents
and infections
Now ,Freedman stressed that the study doesn't prove coffee can make people live
longer. A study like this can never prove a cause-and-effect relationship (77)All
it can really do is to point researchers in the right direction for further
investigation And even if it turns out that coffee is really good for you, scientists
have no idea why
1 According to the first paragraph, reporters would like to know the research
findings of ___
A . tea B. beer C. alcohol D. coffee
2According to the passage, which of the following is TRUCE?
A Freedman and his colleagues hired 400,00 Americans to collect date。
B About four hundred thousand Americans worked for Freedman's team full time
for 13 years。
C People Who took part in Freedman's research are about 50 to 70 years old 。
D
People Who are 50 to 70 years old seldom drink coffee
3 According to the author, scientists__________。
A have already proved that coffee is good for human health
B have a long way to go before they find a way to study coffee
C have avoided the cause -and -effect approach to study coffee
D are still unable to figure out why coffee is good for us
4 The word "mixed" in the first paragraph means"________"。
A both good and bad B. put together
C. both sharp and soft D. confused
5.Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?
A. Can Beer Help You Live Longer?
B. Can Coffee Help You Live Longer?
C. Can Whine Help You Live Longer?
D. Can Tea Help You Live Longer?
Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
When we're learning a foreign language, making sense of what we hear is the first
step toward fluency. It sounds obvious, but until recently, we didn't know much about
how listening works. New research demonstrates that effective listening involves
more than simply hearing the words that float past our ears. Rather, it's an active
process of receiving information and making meaning. This kind of engaged listening
is a skill that's as critical for learning a range of subjects at school and work
as it is for learning to understand a foreign tongue。
(78)Studies of skilled language learners have identified specific listening
strategies that lead to superior comprehension. Last year, for example, University
of Ottawa researcher Larry Vandergrift published his study of 106 undergraduates
who were learning French as a second language. Half of the students were taught in
a conventional fashion, listening to and practicing texts spoken aloud. The other
half, possessing the same initial (最初的) skill level and taught by the same teacher,
were give detailed instruction on how to listen. It turned out that the second group
“significantly outperformed”(胜过)the first one on a test of comprehension。
So what are these listening strategies? Skilled learners go into a listening class
with a sense of what they want to get of it. (79) They set a goal for their listening,
and they generate predictions about what the speaker will say. Before the talking
begins they mentally review what they already know about the subject, and form an
intention to “listen out for” what’s important or relevant. Once they begin
listening, these learners maintain their focus; if their attention wanders, they
bring it back to the words being spoken. They don’t allow themselves to be thrown
off by confusing or unfamiliar details. Instead, they take note of what they don’
t understand and make inferences about what those thing might mean, based on other
clues available to them; their previous knowledge of the subject, the context(语
境) of the talk, the identity of the speaker, and so on。
6. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Effective listening means hearing the words that float past our ears。
B. Developing your listening skills is the first step toward developing fluency。
C. Skilled listeners use specific strategies to get the most out of what they
hear。
D. Listening is one of the most powerful tools we have to gain information。
7. What does Vandergrift’s research show?
A. Learners who adopt specific listening strategies become better listeners。
B. Learners taught in the traditional way are better at reinforcing what they
learn。
C. Learners are more confident if they make fewer mistakes。
D. Learners who listen on a regular basis improve faster。
8. Which of the following statements about Vandergrift’s research is TRUE?
A. The participants were postgraduates learning French as a second language。
B. All the participants were taught using the conventional method, with the focus
on listening strategies。
C. The two groups were taught by different teacher。
D. The participants were at the same initial skill level。
9. The expression “thrown off” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning
to “_____”。
A. infected B. confused C. ruined D. informed
10. According to the passage, which of the following strategies is NOT used by
skilled learners?
A. Review their prior knowledge of the subject。
B. Concentrate on the speaker’s words。
C. Translate into their native language。
D. Predict what the speaker will way。
Passage 3
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
(80) As the Titanic was sinking and women and children climbed into lifeboats,
the musicians from the ship’s band stood and played. They died when the ship went
down. Men stood on the deck and smoked cigarettes. They died, too. This behavior
is puzzling to economists, who like to believe that people tend to act in their own
self interest.“There was no pushing,”says David Savage, an economist at Queensland
University in Australia who has studied witness reports from the survivors. It was
“very, very orderly behavior。”
Savage has compared the behavior of the passengers on the Titanic with those
on the Lusitania, another ship that also sank at about the same time. But when the
Lusitania went down, the passengers panicked(恐慌). There were a lot of similarities
between these two events. These two ships were both luxury ones, they had a similar
number of passengers and a similar number of survivors。
The biggest difference, Savage concludes, was time. The Lusitania sank in less
than 20 minutes. But for the Titanic, it was two-and-a-half hours. “If you’ve got
an event that lasts two-and-a-half hours, social order will take over and everybody
will behave in a social manner,” Savage says. “If you’re going down in under 17
minutes, basically it’s instinctual。” On the Titanic, social order ruled, and it
was women and children first. On the Lusitania, instinct won out. The survivors were
largely the people who could swim and get into the lifeboats。
Yes, we’re self-interested, Savage ways. But we’re also part of a society.
Given time, social norms(规范) can beat our natural self-interest. A hundred years
ago, women and children always went first. Men were stoic(坚忍的)。 On the Titanic,
there was enough time for these norms to become forceful。
11. According to the author, economists were confused because_____。
A a People’s behavior was disorderly on the Titanic
B People did not act in their own interest on the Titanic
C most men did not act in their own interest on the Lusitania
D women and children could not climb into the lifeboats
12. The expression “won out” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to
“_____”。
A. took the upper hand B. went out of control
C. ran wild D. shut down
13. According to David Savage, _____ was a critical factor in determining people’
s behavior in the sinking of these two ships。
A. social order B. place C. instinct D. time
14. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Both ships were expensive ones。
B. A similar number of women and children from both ships survived。
C. About the same number of people from each ship died。
D. Both ships had a similar number of passenger。
15. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?
A. Why Didn’t Musicians Play on the Lusitania?
B. Why Did Musicians Play on the Titanic?
C. Why Didn’t Passengers Panic on the Titanic?
D. Why Did Men Smoke on the Titanic?
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence
there are four choice marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes
the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet。
16. Have you ever visited the Summer Palace, _____ there are many beautiful halls,
ridges and a huge lake?
A. which B. that C. where D. when
17. Mr Obama will give a speech on the current situation at the meeting _____
next week in Beijing。
A. to hold B. held C. holding D. to be held
18. Ti was in a small village in the south _____ he spent his childhood and met
his life-long friend – the local schoolmaster。
A. where B. when C. which D. that
19. First of all, a teacher should show love for hi students on top of his academic
knowledge. _____, he is not qualified for his position。
A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Because
20. For many overseas Chinese, China is their real _____, because they were born
and grew up there。
A. home B. family C. house D. household
21. With all your brains you ______ the math test, but you failed. You were too
careless。
A. should pass B. should have passed C. must pass D. must have passed
22. When he entered the room he found a cat _____ quietly under the desk。
A. lie B. lies C. to lie D. lying
23. Today Mrs Smith _____ herself in white like a nurse at the garden party。
A. wore B. put C. sent D. dressed
24. In road rules the red light is a _____ for traffic to stop。
A. sign B. sight C. site D. size
25. I can _____ you for your rude manners but you must apologize in public。
A. forbid B. forget C. forecast D. forgive
26. General Blair had been in the army _____ for 35 years when he retired from
the navy。
A. service B. work C. job D. homework
27. Linda is quite different _____ her sister in character: she likes friends
and goes out a lot while her sister always stays alone at home。
A. to B. from C. at D. on
28. Jim was absent from school for the whole week _____ a bad cold。
A. because of B. in addition to C. according to D. in front of
29. Some people like to _____ a small sum of money in case of urgent need。
A. deal with B. use up C. set aside D. take off
30. Mr Smith feels greatly _______ with his son’s performance in school as he
is always the top of his class。
A. disturbed B. worried C. distressed D. satisfied
31. Skating is such a _____ sport in the northeast of China that almost everybody
there knows how to skate。
A. likely B. famous C. popular D. long
32. The teacher suggested that they _____ in the exercise at once。
A. had handed B. should have handed
C. handed D. hand
33. He did not go to school yesterday because he ______ his father who was ill。
A. must have looked after B. would have to look after
C. had to look after D. should have looked after
34. After walking for half an hour, she realized that she _____ in the wrong
direction。
A. had been walking B. has been walking
C. walked D. would have walked
35. Don’t smoke in the classroom, ____?
A. do you B. will you C. can you D. could you
36. There is not much time left, so I shall tell you about it _____。
A. in detail B. in brief C. for short D. in all
37. _____ the room than the telephone rang once more。
A. Hardly when he entered B. Hardly he entered
C. No sooner he had entered D. No sooner had he entered
38 My bike is old,____ it is in good condition。
Therefore B. so C. nevertheless D. moreover
39. There is ______ that he has tried his best in the examination。
A. not to deny B. not denying C. no denying D. without denying
40. Would you _____ to come to the meeting this weekend?
A. be so kind B. be kind as C. be so kind as D. be kind
41. He will write to me as soon as he ____ home 。
A. will have returned B. returns C. returned D. will return
42. _____ is generally believed, there is no water on the moon。
A. As B. What C. That D. It
43. He devoted his whole life to _____ care of the disabled children。
A. takes B. taking C. took D. take