本站原创北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2016.04.19(A卷)
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageiollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicearkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed(紧抱的)flowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihandnoearformusicandlanguages,IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.
BeforeWorldWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Iheonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.(76)NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdoheacrystal-clearmemoryofdogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.
Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Iheastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiahasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovedis-cussingmyforitetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoiloil,readingaboutotherpeople'sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciouind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle(谜),becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.
Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist,oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistcanbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucanbinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe____.A.fullofenthusia
B.self-disciplined
C.fullofambition
D.knowledgeable
2.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor_____.
A.losthishearingwhenhewasachild
B.didn'tlikehisbrothersandsisters
C.wasborntoanaturalist'amily
D.wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhood
3.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe_____.
A.justreadsaboutotherpeople'sobservationsanddiscoveries
B.esupwithsolutionsinmostnaturalways
C.hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic
D.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofscientist
4.Theauthorcan'trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause_____.
A.hewaullyoccupiedwithobservingnature
B.hedidn'tliveverylongwiththem
C.thefamilywasextremelylarge
D.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem
5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue
A.Theauthorbelievesthatabornnaturalistcannotbeascientist.
B.Theauthor'sbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicandlanguages.
C.Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoilindustry.
D.Theauthorspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
IfyouheachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow"foolish"theFinnishpeopleare.
Takethetaxidriverorexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.
Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshetheirmealree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.
TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.(77)Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyheagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyheworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.
Withsomanyloopholes(漏洞)ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheentothosewholovetotake"pettyadvantages".Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwaysebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyheattendedtotheirbusiness,notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal"gentleman".(78)Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers
6.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,_____.
A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthingtopaythedriver
B.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarorataxiride
C.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogo
D.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforetheyleewithoutpaying
7.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland_____.
A.providemealoronlythosewholiveinthehotels
B.providemealoranydiners
C.providefreewineandchargeforfood
D.aremostlypoorlymanaged
8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage
A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.
B.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.
C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.
D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.
9.Theword"those"inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_____.
A.peoplewhooftentaketaxis
B.peoplewhooftenhemealsinbighotels
C.peoplewhoaredishonest
D.peoplewhoareworthyoftrust
10.Itcanbeconcludedthat_____.
A.Finnishpeoplearenotartenoughindailylife
B.Finlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheats
C.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel
D.alltheFinnsarerich
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Therearemanyfactorswhichmayheaninfluenceonadultsandchildrenbeingabletoleadahealthylife.
Nowadays,peopleareverybusy.Often,bothparentsworkoutsidethehome.Childrenareexpectedtotakeonmoreresponsibilityathometohelptheirparents.Theyalsohesportingandleisureactivitiesaswellasschoolexpectations.
Thebusynessalsoaddsanotherfactor:theneedtousecarstogetfromoneplacetoanotherquickly.
Today,societyplacesalotofemphasisontechnology.Computers,DVDs,CDs,television,PlayStationsandXboxeshebeemajorleisureactivi-ties,ratherthantraditionalmoreactivepursuits.Thishasledtoamoresedentarylifestyle.
Themediaprovideentertainmentandinformation.(79)Unfortunately,theyalsopromotefastfoodwhichfitseasilyintobusylifestyles.Itiuchmoreconvenientattimestobuyaquicktakeawayratherthanprepareameal.Themediaconstantlybombard(轰炸)theiraudiencewith'perfect'bodyimages,theneedtobuythemostfashionableclothes,themostup-to-dateputergames,thebestplacestovisitandthebestthingstodo.
Environmentsvary.Wemaybeexposedtopollution,suchascigaretteoke.Thiscanbeharmfultopeoplewhosufferfrombreathingdifficulties.(80)Environmentswherepassiveokingisunoidablemakeitdifficulttoleadahealthylife.
Itisimportantforeveryonetobeacceptedandcaredaboutbyfamilyandfriends.Bothofthesegroupscaninfluencepeople—positivelyandne-gatively.Negativefeelingscanleadpeopletoadoptanunhealthylifestyle.Perhapsthemostimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestylesiotivation,orthedesiretobehealthy.Anypersonwhowantstobehealthywillfindawaytobehealthyifhe/sheiotivatedenough！
11.Thepassageiainlyabout_____.
A.benefitsofahealthylifestyle
B.demandsofdailylife
C.factorsaffectingahealthylifestyle
D.apositiveapproachtohealthyliving
12.Theword"sedentary"inParagraph4probablymeans_____.
A.hingalotofthingstodo
B.involvinglittleexerciseorphysicalactivity
C.beingisolatedfromtheoutsideworld
D.experiencingalotofstress
13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasafactorleadingtothepopularityoffastfood
A.Cheapprice.B.Themedia.C.Busylifestyle.D.Convenience
14.WhichisNOTlistedasafactorinfluencingtheabilitytoheahealthylifestyle
A.Pollution.
B.Economicfactors.
C.Dependenceuponcars.
D.Influenceoffamilyorfriends.
15.Accordingtotheauthor,_____maybethemostimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestyles.
A.technologyB.culturalbackground
C.environmentD.thedesiretobehealthy
PartⅡVocabularyandStructure(30%)
Directions:Inthispart,thereare30inpletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicearkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestpletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
16.Hearingthegunshot,allthebirdlew_____everydirection.
A.inB.onC.toD.toward
17.Thefactoryhadto_____numberofemployeesbecauseoftheeconomicdeclineinthecountry.
A.layoutB.layoffC.layasideD.laydown
18.Hisparents_____hioney,soheisintroublenow.
A.cutoffB.cutthroughC.geupD.broughtdown
19.Canyou_____thedifference_____thetwophrases
A.tell,betweenB.speak,fromC.say,ofD.talk,between
20.IfanyonehappenstodropinwhileIamout,_____himorherleeamessage.
A.heB.getC.askD.tell
21.Thereisnodoubt_____youwillpasstheexamthistime.Youheworkedsohardinthepastmonths.
A.whetherB.thatC.ifD.what
22.I_____theboytosemoney,buthewouldn'tlisten.
A.hopedB.suggestedC.wantedD.made
23.Imadeacalltomyparentsyesterday.Tomydisappointment,_____ofthemansweredit.
A.eitherB.noneC.neitherD.nobody
24.Nomatter_____heisabletoetothepartyornot,wewillinvitehim.
A.whenB.whetherC.howD.why
25.Theidea_____tohiminhisdreamandhedecidedtocarryitout.
A.happenedB.struckC.appearedD.occurred
26.Hewouldhepaid_____forthehouseifthesalesgirlhadinsistedbecausehereallywantedit.
A.twiceauchB.muchastwiceC.auchtwiceD.twicemuchas
27.Theydecidedtochasethecowaway_____itdidmoredamage.
A.unlessB.untilC.beforeD.although
28.Wewantedanewtablefordinner,somyfatherbought_____fromafurniturestoreyesterday.
A.itselfB.oneC.himselfD.another
29.Alibrarywithfivethousandbooks_____tothenationasagift.
A.isofferedB.hasofferedC.areofferedD.heoffered
30._____isoftenthecase,weheworkedouttheproductionplan.
A.WhichB.WhenC.WhatD.As
31.Itisno_____talkingtohim,becausehewillneverchangehiind.
A.helpB.useC.timeD.way
32.ThewayIthoughtof_____theanimalwasofgreatvalue.
A.protectingB.protectC.beingprotectedD.toprotect
33.Inanotheryearorso,you_____allaboutit.
A.fetB.wouldfetC.hefottenD.willhefotten34.Nooneherebelievesthereason_____hegeforhislateness.
A.thatB.whyC.forwhichD.what
35.ThenovelIboughtlastweekisworth____,Ithink.
A.readingB.beingreadC.toreadD.toberead
36.Afterthefire,_____wouldotherwisebeaculturalcenterisnowreducedtoapileofashes.
A.thatB.itC.whichD.what
37.Didyounoticethelittleboy_____away
A.tookthecandyandrun
B.takingthecandyandrun
C.takethecandyandrun
D.whotakingthecandyandrunning
38._____givespeoplemoreknowledgeofthesocietythanliterature.
A.AnythingB.NothingC.SomethingD.Everything
39.IfMarycatches_____herdiary,she'llbeangry.
A.youreadingB.yoursreadingC.youreadD.youtoread
40.Don'tworrymenow,Iwillmendthatcoat_____.
A.byandbyB.offandonC.backandforthD.nowandthen
41.Pleasejoinus.Wecaneasilymake_____foronemoreatthistable.
A.seatB.placeC.roomD.space
42.Youmaydependon____hewillnotrepeathiistakes.
A.itthatB.thatC.himthatD.whichthat
43."Thatlatestcarmusthecostyouaprettypenny.""Oh,no,_____."
A.itdidn'tB.itmustn'tC.ithasn'tD.itmusthen't44._____thefirsttousenuclearweapons.
A.AtnotimeChinawillbeB.NeverChinawillbe
C.WillChinaneverbeD.AtnotimewillChinabe
45.Encouragementissometimeuchmore_____thancritici.
A.effectiveB.efficientC.executiveD.extensive
PartⅢIdentification(10%)
Directions:Eachofthefollowingsentenceshaourunderlinedpartark-edA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
46.TwowomanteachersandfourgirlstudentswerepraisedatthemeetingABCD
Yesterday.
47.Aftershegotmarried,Lilywenttoseehermothereachotherweek.
ABCD
48.Therewillbemorethanthreehundredsstudentstakingpartinthe
ABC
sporteet.
D
49.Whileshopping,peoplesometimescan'thelppersuadingintobuying
ABC
somethingtheydon'treallyneed.
D
50.Weareallforyourproposalthatthediscussionistobeputoff.
ABCD
51.Factoryworkershadtoworkveryhardbefore,sohadfarmers.
ABCD
52.Hefindsiteasiertodothecookinghimselfthanteachinghiswife
ABC
tocook.
D
53.Therewastoomuchdustthatwecouldn'tseewhatwashappening.
ABCD
54.Theboydidnothetoleethenextdaybecausehegothisvisa
ABC
extending.
D
55.WhatdoesMr.JohnsonlikeHe'safriendlysortofman.Iliketo
ABCD
workwithhim.
PartⅣCloze(10%)
Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicearkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Ayoungwomanwasdrivingthroughthe_56countryside.Itwasdarkandraining.Suddenlyshesawanoldwoman_57thesideoftheroad,_58_herhandoutasifshewanted_59_."Ican't_60_heroutinthisweather,"thewomansaidtoherself,soshestoppedthecarandopenedthedoor.
"Doyouwantalift"sheasked.Theoldwoman_61andclimbedintothecar.Aftera_62,shesaidtotheoldwoman,"Heyoubeenwaitingforalongtime"Theoldwomanshookherhead."__63_,"thoughttheyoungwoman.She__64_again."Badweatherforthetimeoftheyear."Shesaid.Theoldwomannodded.Nomatter__65_theyoungwomansaidthehitchhiker(搭便车的人)genoanswer__66_anodofthehead.
Thentheyoungwoman__67_thehitchhiker'shands,whichwerelargeandhairy.Suddenlyshe__68_thatthehitchhikerwas__69_aman！Shestoppedthecar."Ican'tseeoutoftherearscreen,"shesaid,"Wouldyoumind_70itforme"Thehitchhikernoddedandopenedthedoor.__71_thehitchhikerwasoutofthecar,thefrightenedyoungwoman_72.
Whenshegottothenextvillageshe__73_toastop.Shenoticedthatthehitchhikerhad__74_hishandbag__75.Shepickeditupandopenedit.Shegeagasp(喘气),insidethebagwasagun！
56.A.lovelyB.lonelyC.noisyD.crowded
57.A.atB.besideC.byD.near
58.A.holdingB.toholdC.tobeholdingD.tobeheld
59.A.anaidB.ataxiC.acarD.alift
60.A.permitB.leeC.allowD.order
61.A.answeringB.shookC.noddedD.iles
62.A.whileB.momentC.timeD.period
63.A.CuriousB.InterestingC.StrangeD.Wonderful
64.A.toldB.didC.madeD.tried
65.A.whenB.whichC.howD.what
66.A.exceptforB.apartfromC.otherthanD.morethan
67.A.sawB.noticedC.watchedD.observed
68.A.recognizedB.realizedC.recoveredD.remembered
69.A.practicallyB.basicallyC.actuallyD.probably
70.A.clearB.clearedC.toclearD.clearing
71.A.AslongasB.AarasC.AssoonasD.Aswellas
72.A.racedoffB.ranawayC.felldownD.movedon
73.A.pulledB.pickedC.pushedD.paused
74.A.liftB.lostC.laidD.left
75.A.beneathB.behindC.backwardsD.afterwards
PartⅤTranslation(20%)
SectionA
Directions:Inthispart,therearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.ThesesentencesarealltakenfromtheassagesyouhejustreadinthepartofReadingComprehension.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext.
76.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.
77.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyheagreedwiththebossontherate.
78.Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers
79.Unfortunately,theyalsopromotefastfoodwhichfitseasilyintobusylifestyles.
80.Environmentswherepassiveokingisunoidablemakeitdifficulttoleadahealthylife.
SectionB
Directions:Inthispart,therearefivesentencesinChinese.YoushouldtranslatethemintoEnglish.Besuretowriteclearly.
81.如果我是他,我就会尽最大的努力按时完成任务.
82.我不记得那个在哪见过他.
83.这所大学提供了他所期望的一切.
84.我们一得出结论就通知你.
85.你们应该充分利用每一个机会说英语.
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76对于当时在隔壁聚会的大家庭中的祖父母,姑妈,叔叔和堂兄妹们.
77和老板就工资达成协议,在很大程度上就靠自己了.
78在道德水准如此高的社会里,根本没有必要去提防别人.
79的是,他们也快餐,快餐.
80在被动抽烟不可避免的环境中,过上健康的生活.
81.IfIwerehe,Iwouldtrymybesttoacplishthetaskontime.
82.Ican'trememberwhereIheseenhim.
83.Theuniversityhasofferedeverythingheexpected.
84.Oncewedrawconclusion,we'llinformyou.
85.WeshouldmakeuseofeveryopportunitytospeakEnglish.
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