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2010年5月北京成人英语三级学位英语真题解析
2010年5月北京成人英语三级学位英语真题解析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参考答案（A卷）北京2010年成人学位英语考试(成人英语三级)真题（A卷）答案与解析第一部分阅读理解第一篇阅读一、文章大意与结构分析本文属于社会问题的议论文。
介绍了UN的一篇对滥用毒品的研究报告。
通过UN对流行音乐行业对滥用毒品的影响的研究报告来说明由于流行音乐的全球化，在一定程度上造成了滥用毒品的扩大和蔓延。
谴责一些媒体组织以及年轻人创造了容忍接受滥用毒品的环境，呼吁社会和政府履行责任，减少亲毒品信息对社会尤其是青少年的影响。
二、试题解析1.【答案】B。
细节题。
根据原文第二段内容可知，流行音乐在年轻人当中影响巨大，而一些流行歌曲鼓励人们吸毒。
因此可知选择B。
2. 【答案】C。
词汇解释题。
文章主要论述现代社会的吸毒现象与日俱增的原因，而首先提到的就是“流行音乐的影响”。
所以根据文章上下文，可知流行音乐正在受到大众的批评。
3. 【答案】A。
细节题。
根据文章第三段Such incidents end to be seen as an occasion to mourn (哀悼) the loss of a role model, and not an opportunity to face the deadly effect of drug use.可排除B、C、D选项。
4. 【答案】D。
细节题。
根据文章第四段，A、B、C均提到过。
所以选择D。
5. 【答案】A。
细节题。
B与文中意思相反。
C、D未提到。
三、长难句分析1. Certain pop stars make statements and set examples as if the use of drugs for non-medicinal purposes were a norm al and acceptable part of a person’s lifestyle. 直译：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。
2010年11月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试A卷及参考答案
2010年11月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试A卷Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 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 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Archaeology, like many academic words, comes from Greek and means, more or less, “the study of old things”. So, it is really a part of the study of history. However, most historians use paper evidence, such as letters, paintings and photographs，but archaeologists (考古学家) learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago. Normally, these are the hard materials that don't break down or disappear very quickly—things like human bones and objects made from stone and metal.It is very unusual to find anything more than the hard evidence of history--normally, the bacteria (细菌) in the air eat away at soft materials, like bodies, clothes and things made of wood. Occasionally, things are different.In 1984, two men made an amazing discovery while working in a bog called Lindow Moss, in the north of England. A bog is a very wet area of earth, with a lot of plants growing in it. It can be like a very big and very thick vegetable soup—walk in the wrong place and you can sink and disappear forever. The men were working when one of them saw something sticking out—a human foot! Naturally, the men called the police，who then found the rest of the body. Was it a case of murder? Possibly--but it was a death nearly two thousand years old. The two men had found a body from the time of the Roman invasion of Britain. Despite being so old, this body had skin, muscles, hair and internal organs—the scientists who examined him were able to look inside the man's stomach and find the food that he had eaten for his last meal!Why was this man so well preserved? (76) It was because he was in a very watery environment, safe fi:om the bacteria that need oxygen to live. Also, the water in the bog was very acidic. The acid preserved the man's skin in the way that animal skin is preserved for leather coats and shoes.How did he die? Understandably, archaeologists and other scientists wanted to know more about the person that they called,“Lindow Man”. (77) His hands and fingernails suggested that he hadn't done heavy manual work in his life—he could have been a rich man. They found that he hadn't died by accident. The archaeologists believe that he was sacrificed to three different gods.1. Which language does the word “archaeology”come from?A. French.B. Greek.C. Roman.D. German.2. The word “these” in the first paragraph refers to_______.A. lettersB. photographsC. paintingsD. objects3. Which of the following helped to preserve“Lindow Man”?A. Ice and Iow temperature.B. Bacteria and oxygen.C. Soil and energy.D. Acid and water.4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. “Lindow Man”was named after t he person who first found him.B. Historians usually use paper evidence, while archaeologists use hard evidence.C. “Lindow Man” was found by two archaeologists in the south of England.D. “Lindow Man”was good at manual work.5. Which is the best title for the passage?A. What Is Archaeology?B. Archaeology and HistoryC. An Amazing Archaeological DiscoveryD. The Death of“Lindow Man”Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:The city has always been an engine of intellectual life, from the 18th-century cafes of London, where citizens gathered to discuss chemistry and politics, to the Left Bank bars of modern Paris, where Picasso talked about modem art. Without the metropolis, we might not have had the great art of Shakespeare.And yet, city life isn't easy. Now scientists have begun to examine how the city affects the brain, and the results are depressing. Just being in an urban environment, they have found, impairs (损害) our basic mental processes. (78) After spending a few minutes on a crowded city street, the brain is less able to hold things in memory, and suffers from reduced self-control. While it's long been recognized that city life is exhausting, this new research suggests that cities actually dull our thinking, sometimes dramatically so.One of the main forces at work is a complete lack of nature, which is surprisingly beneficial for the brain. Studies have demonstrated, for instance, that hospital patients recover more quickly when they can see trees from their windows, and that women living in public housing are better able to focus when their apartments overlook a lawn. Even these glimpses of nature improve brain performance, it seems, because they provide a mental break from the urban life.This research arrives just as humans cross an important milestone (里程碑). For the first time in history, the majority of people live in cities. Instead of inhabiting wide-open spaces, we're crowded into concrete jungles, surrounded by traffic and millions of Strangers. In recent years, it's become clear that such unnatural surroundings have important implications for our mental and physical health, and can powerfully alter how we think.This research is also leading some scientists to dabble (涉足) in urban design, as they look for ways to make the city less damaging to the brain. (79) The good news is that even slight alterations, such as planting more trees in the inner city or creating urban parks with a greater variety of plants, can significantly reduce the negative side effects of city life. The mind needs nature, and even a little bit can be a big help.6. Which of the following is the main idea of this passage?A. The city inspires talented people.B. The city hurts your brain.C. The city has many pleasures and benefits.D. The city seriously affects the natural balance.7. The word “metropolis” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to_______.A. citizenB. natureC. cityD. stress8. People have just come to realize that_______.A. human attention is a scarce resourceB. city life can make people very tiredC. the city is an engine of intellectual lifeD. an urban environment is damaging to the brain9. What is the factor mentioned in the third paragraph that helps the hospital patients recover more quickly?A. Nature.B. Better treatment.C. Experienced doctors.D. Good medicine.10. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Different aspects (方面) of an urban environment, such as the crowded streets, can lead to an increase in self-control.B. Small changes in urban design, cannot reduce the negative side effects of city life.C. For the first time in history, the earth's population is more urban than rural.D. A walk down a busy city street will improve brain performance.Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:Breastfeeding (母乳喂养) for a month or longer appears to reduce a woman's risk of getting diabetes (糖病) later in life, according to a new study. The breastfeeding and diabetes link has been reported in other studies, according to researcher Eleanor Schwarz. Yet, her study makes the link easier to believe. Her study is published in a journal of medicine in America. Schwarz and her colleagues looked at data about breastfeeding practices. They evaluated data on 2,233 women f~om Califomia. Of those, 405 were not mothers, 1,125 were mothers who breastfed for at least a month, and 703 were mothers who had never breastfed. They were 40 to 78 years old.According to Schwarz's study, the risk of getting a diagnosis (诊断) of Type 2 diabetes for women who breastfed all their children for a month or longer was similar to that of women who had not given birth. But mothers who had never breastfed were nearly twice as likely to develop diabetes as women who had never given birth. Mothers who never breastfed were about 1.4 times as likely to develop diabetes as women who breastfed for one to three months, Schwarz found.While one month of breastfeeding appears to make a difference, Schwarz says, even longer is better. (80) “Previous studies have shown the longer the mom breastfeeds, the more benefit for her body.” Many experts recommend breastfeeding for six months and continuing for a year, she says. The diabetes-breastfeeding link is probably explained by belly fat. Mothers, who don't breastfeed, as they get older, may have more belly fat, as breastfeeding helps new mothers take off weight. “Belly fat increases the risk of diabetes as you get older,” she says.The finding isn't surprising at all, says Kimberly Gregory. She often gives advice to women who get diabetes (occurring during pregnancy (怀孕)) that they are at risk for later getting Type 2 diabetes and suggests they breastfeed. The new findings will probably inspire Gregory to add to the-advice she gives moms-to-be about the benefits of breastfeeding. She often focuses on the benefits to the baby.11. According to the first paragraph, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. About two thousand and two hundred old women took part in the study.B. Eleanor Schwarz's research program was about men and women who suffered from diabetes.C. Over one fifths of the women never got married.D. Eleanor Schwarz's results seem more reliable.12. According to Schwarz's findings, who are more likely to get diabetes later in life?A. Those mothers who had never breastfed.B. Those mothers who never gave birth.C. Those mothers who breastfed for a month.D. Those mothers who breastfed for six months.13. Which of the following statements would Schwarz agree with?A. Breastfeeding is not advisable because it is not good for a mom to keep a good shape.B. Breastfeeding can greatly reduce a mother's chances of getting all kinds of serious disease.C. Breastfeeding for a month is highly recommended: the longer, the better.D. Breastfeeding for a month or longer makes babies smarter.14. What does the author me an by “moms-to-be” in the last paragraph?A. Women who are pregnant, especially for the first time.B. Women who dream of having babiesfor the first time.C. Women who already have children.D. Women who have just got babies for the first time.15. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?A. Breasffeeding May Enhance Babies' Chances of SurvivalB. Breasffeeding May Lower Moms' Diabetes RiskC. Breasffeeding May Become Very Fashioaable in Near FutureD. Breasffeeding May Help Women Lose WeightPart ⅡV ocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices 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. You should carefully think over_____ the manager said at the meeting.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. whose17. Last week I wrote to the hotel to book a room, but they _____ yet.A. didn't answerB. wasn't answeringC. hadn't answeredD. haven't answered18. Diana felt very much upset at _____ to the party as she had longed to go for a long time.A. having not been invitedB. not having been invitedC. not to be invitedD. to be not invited19. On no account _____ held responsible for the car accident, so he should not be put into prison.A. the driver can beB. can the driver beC. the driver beD. be the driver20. All the kids are crying now. What_____makes them so unhappy?A. it isB. is itC. it is thatD. is it that21. Unfortunately, the package I was expecting was _____ to the wrong address.A. writtenB. givenC. packedD. delivered22. _____by a large audience, he felt very nervous and didn't know what to say.A. WatchingB. WatchC. WatchedD. Having watched23. I'm very grateful for your help and hope to do something for you_____in the future.A. in exchangeB. insteadC. in returnD. in particular24. I can ____you that the animals are well cared for in our zoo, so you needn't worry about them.A. supposeB. assumeC. assureD. grant25. The drowning boy made a _____ attempt to catch the rope thrown to him.A. dangerousB. gracefulC. gentleD. desperate26. If we_____early tomorrow morning, we will reach the coast before dark.A. take offB. set offC. set upD. take up27. A lot of people mistake John for Bill because they _____ each other in appearance too much!A. weaveB. utilizeC. revealD. resemble28. When there are cordial relations between the two countries, we mean there exists a_____ relationship between them.A. friendlyB. hostileC. fertileD. complicated29. The patient's recovery was very encouraging as he could_____get out of bed without help.A. onlyB. almostC. me'relyD. hardly30. At the job interview, Mr. Brown gave a good _____ of himself and finally got a job as a salesman.A. opinionB. ideaC. cryD. account31. As is well known, eating too much fat can_____heart disease and cause high blood pressure.A. add toB. attend toC. contribute toD. apply to32. A club is a place to make frequent_____with friends.A. accountsB. attemptsC. contentsD. contacts33. _____the obvious differences in size and population, the states of America have many things_____ common.A. Although; onB. Though; inC. Despite; inD. Because of; on34. Scientists say it may be five or six years _____this medicine is tested on human beings.A. sinceB. beforeC. afterD. when35. With larger numbers of graduates than ever before, just having a degree will no longer be enough to make you _____in the crowd.A. stand upB. stand byC. stand forD. stand out36. The doctor tried to do an experiment to find out the_____of the medicine on the mice.A. causeB. resultC. reasonD. effect37. This is only one of the laundries in the district_____ modem equipment.A. that haveB. which haveC. that hasD. what has38. Skating can be good for you _____ correctly.A. though doingB. though doneC. if doneD. if doing39. By the end of last week 611 people from 49 countries_____ to attend the meeting, with nearly half coming from the United States, Germany and Britain.A. had registeredB. have registeredC. registeredD. were registered40. It was suggested that____big event like the Year of Russia in China should certainly benefit_____relationship between the two countries.A. a; theB. the; aC. a; /D. the; /41. Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded_____ other more well-informed experimenters failed.A. asB. unlessC. whatD. where42. Having been praised by the teacher, the little girl ran back home, _____.A. happily and satisfiedB. eager and excitedlyC. happy and satisfiedD. anxiously and excitedly43．—How are their talks going on? Have they reached any agreement?—They only seemed to have agreed to set another date for _____ talks.A. deeperB. slowerC. furtherD. higher44. _____ ten minutes earlier, you wouldn't have missed the train.But you were late.A. Had you comeB. Did you comeC. Have you comeD. Should you come45. Having been told that her son died in the accident, the old womanappeared very calm, as if nothing _____.A. happenedB. were happenedC. was happenedD. had happenedPart III Identification (10%)Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.46. I don't think a warm winter always has a negative influence on our life, hasn't it?A B C D47. We have been told that under no circumstances we may use the telephone in the office forA B Cpersonal affairs.D48. A warm thought suddenly came to me which I might use the pocket money to buy someA B Cflowers for my mother's birthday.D49. To wait in the queue for half an hour, the old man suddenly realized that he had left the wallet in the car.A B C D50. The Great Wall is so a well-known tourist attraction that millions of people pour in every year.A B C D51. Equipped with modem facilities, today's hospitals are quite different from that of the past.A B C D52. We solved the problem by using a computer rather than to do it all by hand.A B C D53. Who has eyes can see what great achievements we have made since 1978.A B C D54. Surely, there are lots of problems solving in our research so we need to get well prepared in advance.A B C D55. The harder he tried, the most failures he suffered in his early days as a writer.A B C DPart IV Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.We have quite a bit of information about ancient Egyptian medicine. Doctors' instructions have been found to tell us __56___they did for the sick and the injured. __57___ many of the treatments included magic, ancient Egyptians used plant leaves and other methods to treat many __58___ .Religion, magic and medicine were __59___ related in ancient Egypt. Some priests (牧师) were specially __60___ as doctors to __61___ the sick and the injured. Doctors were held to a high moral standard. Patients was treated with __62___ and their __63___ information was highly secret. The highest-ranking doctors were priests of the goddess Sekhmet, ___64__ controlled illnesses. Doctors spent a part of each year __65___ the goddess. Doctors were thought to be ___66__ to the gods and able to ask them for healing.Temples were centers for healing. __67___ a person was ill, he or she would come to the temple or __68___ a doctor for a diagnosis (诊断). A(n) __69___ problem was treated with medicine, prayer and magic. If a clear cause was not __70___ , the diagnosis would be that the illness was caused by an evil spirit or curse. The doctor would use magic spells to __71___ a cure. __72___ , a diagnosis could not be reached. __73___ this case, a patient would be told to rest for a period of time __74___ another examination could be __75___.56. A. what B. why C. that D. which57. A. When B. Since C. Although D. After58. A. damages B. diseases C. disasters D. destructions59. A. hardly B. closely C. mainly D. shortly60. A. trained B. designed C. planned D. studied61. A. look to B. come to C. care for D. search for62. A. reputation B. inspection C. fame D. respect63. A. ill B. own C. hidden D. personal64. A. that B. which C. who D. what65. A. serving B. reading C. learning D. following66. A. careful B. generous C. mean D. close67. A. Before B. When C. Until D. Since68. A. think over B. apply to C. call for D. make up69. A. serious B. internal C. odd D. obvious70. A. treated B. discovered C. cured D. aroused71. A. bring about B. set out C. insist on D. make up72. A. Subsequently B. Consequently C. Occasionally D. Hopefully73. A. With B. In C. For D. On74. A. until B. when C. although D. because75. A. decided B. performed C. carried D. discussedPart V Translation (20%)Section ADirections: In this part there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese. Thesesentences are all taken from the 3 passages you have just read in Reading Comprehension. You can refer back to the passages to identify their meanings in the context.76. It was because he was in a very watery environment, safe from the bacteria that need oxygen to live.77. His hands and fingernails suggested that he hadn't done heavy manual work in his life—he could have been a rich man.78. After spending a few minutes on a crowded city street, the brain is less able to hold things in memory, and suffers from reduced self-control.79. The good news is that even slight alterations, such as planting more trees in the inner city or creating urban parks with a greater variety of plants, can significantly reduce the negative side effects of city life.80. Previous studies have shown the longer the mom breastfeeds, the more benefit for her body.SectionBDirections：In this part there are five sentences in Chinese．You should translate them into English．Be sure to write clearly．81．在房子前面的大树下放着一张桌子。
同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语真题2010年A卷_真题(含答案与解析)-交互
同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语真题2010年A卷(总分100, 做题时间150分钟)Paper OnePart Ⅰ Dialogue CommunicationSection AIn this section，you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers，each followed by four choices marked A，B，C and D．1.A：Can you take over for me here for a little while? I have a **ing to see me． B：I'd like to，but______Ask Peter，he's not so occupied at this moment．SSS_SINGLE_SELA how can I do it?B that's alright．C I have my hands full．D that's impossible．该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:C[解析] A：你能在这儿替我一会儿吗?我有个朋友要来看我。
A项“我怎么做?”B项“好吧!”C项“我正在忙。
”D项“那不可能。
”根据B回答的后半句，“你问问皮特吧，他现在不忙”，可以判断出他想让A问问皮特能不能帮他。
故答案为C。
2.A：To get an outside line，just dial 0 and the phone number．Or we can place a call for you，if you want． B：No，thanks a lot．______ SSS_SINGLE_SELA Just put me through．B I'll try it myself．C I'd rather not．D I'll appreciate your help．该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:B[解析] A：接外线只需要在电话号码前加拨0，或者如果你愿意的话，我可以帮你接通。
学位英语考试真题及答案解析(一)
学位英语考试真题及答案解析(一)一、词汇与语法结构A) I am looking forward to _______ with you next week.A) meet B) meeting C) meets D) to meet答案：B解析：本题考查的是动词的用法。
动词短语“look forward to”后面应该跟动名词形式，因此选项B“meeting”是正确的。
A) _______ is important to learn a foreign language.A) Practice B) Practicing C) Practices D) Practiced答案：A解析：本题考查的是主语和谓语动词的一致性。
主语“Practice”是名词，因此谓语动词应该用单数形式，选项A“Practice”是正确的。
A) _______ he said, I don't believe him.A) Although B) However C) Whatever D) No matter what答案：C解析：本题考查的是连词的用法。
根据句意，我们需要一个表示“无论他说什么”的连词，因此选项C“Whatever”是正确的。
二、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后回答问题。
One of the major risks of the Internet is the issue of privacy. With the amount of personal information we share online, there is a possibility that our data could be misusedor stolen. It is important for us to be cautious and take necessary measures to protect our privacy.Another challenge is the spread of misinformation. The Internet allows anyone to publish information, which meansthat not all of it is reliable or accurate. It is crucial for us to develop critical thinking skills and verify the sources of information before accepting it as true.In conclusion, while the Internet has its risks and challenges, it is an indispensable tool in our modern society. By being aware of these risks and taking necessary precautions, we can fully enjoy the benefits it offers.A) The Internet has only brought disadvantages to our lives.B) It is not important to protect our privacy online.D) The Internet has provided us with a vast amount of information.答案：D解析：根据短文一段的内容，我们可以得知选项D是正确的，因为短文提到互联网为我们提供了大量的信息。
2010-01-03研究生学位课英语A考试真题
AGENERAL ENGLISH QUALIFYING TESTFOR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR GRADUATE STUDENTS(GETJAN0310)考试注意事项一、本考试由两份试卷组成：试卷一（Paper One）包括听力理解、词汇、完形填空与阅读理解四部分，共80题，按顺序统一编号；试卷二(Paper Two) 包括翻译与写作两部分，共3题。
二、试卷一（题号1-80）为客观评分题（听力Section C 部分除外），答案一律用2B铅笔做在机读答题纸上，在对应题号下所选的字母中间划黑道，如[A][B][C][D]。
三、试卷二为主观评分题，答案做在ANSWER SHEET II上。
答题前，请仔细阅读试卷二的注意事项。
四、试卷一、试卷二上均不得作任何记号（听力Section C部分除外），答案一律写在答题纸上，否则无效。
五、本考试全部时间为150分钟，采用试卷一与试卷二分卷计时的办法。
试卷一考试时间为90分钟，听力理解部分以放完录音带为准，大约25分钟；其余部分共计时65分钟，每部分所占时间均标在试卷上，考生可自行掌握。
试卷二共计时60分钟，每部分所占时间均标在试卷上，考生可自行掌握。
六、试卷一与试卷二采取分别收卷的办法。
每次终了时间一到，考生一律停笔，等候监考教师收点试卷及答题纸。
全部考试结束后，须待监考教师将全部试卷及答题纸收点无误并宣布本考试结束，方可离开考场。
PAPER ONEPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 minutes, 20 points)Section A (1 point each)Directions: In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. Theconversations and the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer fromthe four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar acrossthe square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.1. A. Nancy shouldn’t be too busy.B. Nancy should take a break from her work.C. Nancy must be under great pressure.D. Nancy must feel depressed.2. A. After class.B. The next day.C. Tonight.D. When the woman gets to the bus stop.3. A. Because her grandmother was ill.B. Because it was too late for her to go to the party.C. Because she went to her grandmother’s party.D. Because she went to visit her doctor.4. A. She expected to have a better time with Sammy.B. She didn’t get along well with Sammy.C. She was very happy together with Sammy.D. She wouldn’t go out with Sammy again.5. A. His wife is waiting for him at home.B. His wife is angry today.C. His wife is not home today.D. His wife is sick today.6. A. The man can make a random decision.B. The man should decide later.C. The man should forget about it.D. The man doesn’t have to be so serious.7. A. He has won a big lottery.B. He has passed an oral examination.C. He is going to get his driving license.D. He has been relieved from a big burden.8. A. 10 dollars.B. 15 dollars.C. 20 dollars.D. 25 dollars.9. A. The woman can only take some useful courses which are still open.B. The woman will have to wait till the next week to take useful courses.C. The woman will have to go to the registration building herself.D. It’s nothing because many students forget to register on time.Section B (1 point each)Directions:In this section you will hear two mini-talks. At the end of each talk, there will be some questions. Both the talks and the questions will be read to you only once. After eachquestion, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must choose the best answerfrom the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single baracross the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.Mini-talk one10. A. Because she likes old programs on TV.B. Because she was very bored.C. Because she had missed the program earlier.D. Because she doesn’t like outdoor activities.11. A. Because she doesn’t feel like going out today.B. Because she is very busy today.C. Because she has to meet her parents for dinner today.D. Because she doesn’t like the man.12. A. To go to a live outdoor concert.B. To have a picnic for lunch.C. To check out activities by the river.D. To go fishing in the river.Mini-talk Two13. A. Because the small diamonds in the old setting are of different color.B. Because the setting has been damaged.C. Because they want people to see it in its natural beauty.D. Because the style of the setting is too old.14. A. In India.B. In France.C. In England.D. In the U.S..15. A. Over 100 carats.B. 67 carats.C. 60 carats.D. 45 carats.Section C (1 point each)Directions: In this section you will hear a short lecture. Listen to the recording and complete the notes about the lecture. You will hear the recording twice. After the recording you areasked to write down your answers on the Answer Sheet. You now have 25 seconds toread the notes below.(请在录音结束后把16-20题的答案抄写在答题纸上)16. In this age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are________.17.According to a survey conducted by Prof. Graham, about 90% of teachers teachhandwriting in ________.18. In today’s thinking ________ are better for the practice of handwriting.19. Handwriting involves two skills:One is legibility, which means forming the letters so ________.20. According to Prof. Graham, most of the writing done in school is ________.PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points )Section A (0.5 point each)Directions: There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C andD. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Markthe corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on yourmachine-scoring Answer Sheet.21. Those prisoners at concentration camps were exhausted from a chronic lack of food.A. recentB. acuteC. constantD. severe22. A winner achieves his goal without hurting others or compromising his beliefs andconvictions.A. changingB. endangeringC. submittingD. composing23. Failure is the direct result of poor self-esteem and the anticipation of failure.A. eliminationB. designationC. elevationD. expectation24. The government’s full public disclosure of the decision only swelled the chorus of protests.A. checkedB. diminishedC. intensifiedD. retrieved25. Their house was in close proximity to ours, so we became intimate friends in time.A. vicinityB. contactC. relationD. community26. Residents in big cities in China tend to dispose of some old furniture when moving.A. get possession ofB. get rid ofC. hold on toD. keep track of27. This is a love that sprang up from friendship and blossomed into marriage.A. divergedB. separatedC. distinguishedD. originated28. This hard-working couple was able to put their two sons through college on their own.A. by their own effortsB. in their own wayC. in their own interestsD. in their own light29. Obama’s high-profile failure to win the Olympics for Chicago could feed negative narrativesnipping at his heels.A. attitudesB. accountsC. impactsD. responses30. Individual goals have to fit in with the family or business goals as a whole.A. be converted intoB. be superior toC. be in accord withD. be different fromSection B (0.5 point each)Directions: There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with something missing. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark the correspondingletter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring AnswerSheet.31. I often wonder why some people won’t do what it ______ to be successful.A. involvesB. meansC. takesD. likes32. The short story about the missing personnel during the civil war was adapted into a(n)_______ movie.A. winning-awardB. award-winningC. won-awardD. award-won33. A person can explain his professional goals ______ position, prestige or income.A. in terms ofB. in case ofC. in view ofD. in honor of34. Fear is the most destructive force in the world, for it ______ motivation and creativity.A. clutchesB. cripplesC. compelsD. conceives35. There is some reason for not giving up my career and _______ a different one.A. taking inB. bringing aboutC. arising fromD. embarking on36. Finally she decided to do something ______ the thing she disliked ______ herself.A. with…inB. to…forC. about…aboutD. for…by37. The self-image controls a person’s attitudes or ______ of what happens to her.A. interpretationsB. approachesC. commitmentsD. simulations38. By the year 2040, Yale University will need over eight acres of land to ______ its library.A. manipulateB. accommodateC. illuminateD. obligate39. If you don’t know where you’re going in life, you are ______ to wind up somewhere else.A. possibleB. inevitableC. optionalD. liable40. As far as marriage is concerned, it is mutual care and love that ______.A. mountsB. discountsC. countsD. calculatesPART III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)Directions: There are 10 questions in this part of the test. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D for each blank inthe passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosenwith a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.Researchers produced evidence to support what most of us already knew -- that a cup of tea is the answer to any crisis.Dr. Malcolm Cross, a psychologist at City University London, tested the anxiety levels of a group of people following a 41 situation and revealed that even a single cup of tea has a 42 calming effect. His team gave 42 volunteers a mental arithmetic exam and 43 offered half of them a cup of tea and the other half a glass of water. The water group’s anxiety levels soared 44 25 percent compared to before the task, 45 the tea group actually reported a four percent reduction in anxiety -- despite the difficult test, they were more relaxed than when they started.According to a survey carried out for the research, 68 percent of Britons 46 tea in a dilemma, making it the nation’s most common response to trouble of 47 kind. About 60 percent said the promise of comfort and warmth was the main reason for putting the kettle on. “The 48 of making and drinking tea -- particularly during times of stress -- is at the very 49 of British culture,” Cross said.This study shows that the social psychological 50 of tea enhance the effects of its chemical make-up on our bodies and brains.41. A. light-hearted B. serious C. comfortable D. stressful42. A. significant B. rigorous C. severe D. selective43. A. previously B. afterwards C. besides D. lately44. A. on B. in C. by D. at45. A. while B. however C. meanwhile D. nevertheless46. A. give up B. owe to C. look on D. turn to47. A. whichever B. whatever C. however D. whoever48. A. ceremony B. function C. ritual D. observance49. A. beginning B. moment C. end D. core50. A. aspects B. faces C. sites D. waysPART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each) Directions: In this part of the test, there are five short passages. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer from the four choices givenand mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets onyour machine-scoring Answer Sheet.Passage One （324）From the goose that laid the golden egg to the race between the tortoise and the hare, Aesop’s fables are known for teaching moral lessons rather than literally being true. But a new study says at least one such tale might really have happened.It’s the fable about a thirsty crow. The bird comes across a jar with the water level too low for him to reach. The crow raises the water level by dropping stones into the jar. The moral tells:Little by little does the trick, or in other retellings, necessity is the mother of invention.Now, scientists report that some relatives of crows called rooks used the same stone-dropping strategy to get at a floating worm. Results of experiments with three birds were published online by the journal Current Biology.Rooks, like crows, had already been shown to use tools in previous experiments. Christopher Bird of Cambridge University and a colleague exposed the rooks to a 6-inch-tall clear plastic tube containing water, with a worm on its surface. The birds used the stone-dropping trick spontaneously and appeared to estimate how many stones they would need. They learned quickly that larger stones work better.In an accompanying commentary, Alex Taylor and Russell Gray of the University of Auckland in New Zealand noted that in an earlier experiment, the same birds had dropped a single stone into a tube to get food released at the bottom. So maybe they were just following that strategy again when they saw the tube in the new experiment, the scientists suggested. But Bird’s paper argued there’s more to it: The rooks dropped multiple stones rather than just one before reaching for the worm, and they reached for it at the top of the tube rather than trying to reach the food at the bottom.The researchers also said Aesop’s crow might have actually been a rook, since both kinds of birds were called crows in the past.51. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Animals are smarter than we have expected.B. Aesop’s fables tell real morals.C. Necessity is the mother of invention.D. Some of Aesop’s fables may be true.52. Aesop’s fables have been popular for such a long time because they ________.A. tell us the truth of natureB. tell us interesting stories of animalsC. are teachings of lifeD. are scientific literature53. In the experiments, in order to eat the worm floating on the water surface, the rooks ________.A. found a way to raise the water levelB. broke the tube with larger stonesC. counted how many stones they would needD. cooperated peacefully54. According to Alex Taylor and Russell Gray, it seems that rooks ________.A. tend to follow the others’ strategyB. can remember their former strategyC. can change strategy in different situationsD. seldom use the same strategy in experiments55. According to the passage, crows and rooks ________.A. are the same kind of birds with different namesB. are very different in behaviorC. had the same name in the pastD. were both used in the experiments56. The word “spontaneously” (Paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to “________”.A. surelyB. naturallyC. voluntarilyD. quicklyPassage Two （355）Too much eating. Too many unhealthy foods. Too many advertisements for food. Too little activity.Different explanations are offered for America’s weight problem -- a problem increasingly shared by other countries. Almost one-fifth of American children and teenagers are overweight.Schools have been urged to increase physical education, an important tool for public health. And many have. Yet now comes a study showing an increase in the number of injuries in physical education class. Injuries increased 150% between 1997 and 2007.The study involved injuries treated in hospital emergency departments. Only 2% were serious. The researchers did not try to identify the causes of the increase, but they have some theories.Lara McKenzie from Ohio State University was the lead researcher. She says one possibility is a decrease in the number of school nurses during the period they studied. For example, a 2004 study showed that the number of school nurses nationally failed to meet federal guidelines. Schools without a nurse on duty may be more likely to send an injured child to a hospital.Another possible reason for more injuries is a change in the traditional idea of physical education. This “New P.E.” expands the kinds of sports that are taught. But activities that some schools offer now, like rock climbing walls and skateboarding, can also expand the risks, says Cheryl Richardson. She is with the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Also, she says not all states require P.E. teachers to be specially trained. Untrained teachers could be less likely to recognize unsafe conditions.Cheryl Richardson also points to one of the study’s findings -- that injuries are often theresult of contact with a person or a structure. This tells her that the teachers were not giving each student enough space to move around safely.Six activities produced 70% of all injuries: running, basketball, football, volleyball, soccer and gymnastics.The researchers say larger class sizes are another possible reason for the increase in injuries. Larger classes can mean less supervision. The National Association for Sport and Physical Education says 20 to 30 students in a P.E. class should be the limit.57. Overweight problem is ________.A. not common outside the United States of AmericaB. also a headache in other countriesC. caused by too many advertisements for foodD. neglected in many countries58. The increase of physical education ________.A. has reduced the number of overweight childrenB. is the major cause of injuries of children in the U.S.C. has more disadvantages than advantagesD. has caused more injuries in school59. It is implied in Lara McKenzie’s study that ________.A. in the past some injuries were treated in schoolB. school nurses are now more irresponsibleC. students don’t have enough space to move around in schoolD. schools lack funds in hiring school nurses60. Which of the following is NOT included in the reasons for more injuries?A. More dangerous activities.B. Fewer specially trained teachers.C. Less supervision.D. More unhealthy food.61. Which of the following activities has caused more injuries?A. Rock climbing.B. Skateboarding.C. Soccer.D. Swimming.62. According to the researchers, the injury problem could be less serious if ________.A. a P.E. class had fewer studentsB. schools reduced the P.E. classesC. schools reduced the outdoor activitiesD. personal contacts were avoidedPassage Three （346）The human body contains enormous quantities of energy. In fact, the average adult has as much energy stored in fat as a one-ton battery. That energy fuels our everyday activities, but what if those actions could in turn run the electronic devices we rely on? Today, innovators around the world are banking on our potential to do just that.Movement produces kinetic energy(动能), which can be converted into power. In the past, devices that turned human kinetic energy into electricity, such as hand-cranked radios, computers and flashlights, involved a person’s full participation. But a growing field is tapping into our energy without our even noticing it.Consider, for example, a health club. With every step you take on a treadmill and with every muscle curl, you turn surplus calories into motion that could drive a generator and produce electricity. The energy from one person’s workout may not be much, but 100 people could contribute significantly to a facility’s power needs.That’s the idea behind the Green Microgym in Portland, Oregon, where machines like stationary bikes harvest energy during workouts. Pedaling turns a generator, producing electricity that helps to power the building. For now, body energy supplies only a small fraction of the gym’s needs, but the amount should increase as more machines are adapted. “By being extremely energy-efficient and combining human power, solar and someday wind, I believe we’ll be able to be net-zero for electricity sometime this year,” says the gym’s owner, Adam Boesel. His bikes, by the way, aren’t the first to put pedal power to work. In some parts of the world, cyclists have been powering safety lights for years with devices called bicycle dynamos, which use a generator to create alternating current with every turn of the wheels.Dance clubs are also getting in on the action. In the Netherlands, Rotterdam’s new Club WATT has a floor that harnesses the energy created by the dancers’steps. For now, it’s just enough to power LED lights in the floor, but in the future, more output is expected from newer technology.63. Using human body energy as power supplies ________.A. requires us to be strongB. is a great new ideaC. proves to be difficultD. is increasingly popular64. Paragraph 3 mainly describes ________.A. the contribution of body energy to power needsB. the theory behind the use of body energyC. the different ways of putting body energy to workD. the latest device turning body energy into power65. It can be learned that the Green Microgym ________.A. is using human, solar and wind power to produce electricityB. is the first to use bikes to harvest human body energyC. will be able to satisfy its power needs by using green energyD. will introduce the technology to other parts of the world66. Adam Boesel would describe the body energy use in his gym as ________.A. surprisingly advancedB. far from satisfactoryC. considerably helpfulD. truly irreplaceable67. What is the author’s most likely comment on the application of body energy?A. It is unrealistic at present.B. It has a promising future.C. Its effect is still unknown.D. It depends on the energy cost.68. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Regular physical exercise can produce additional benefits.B. The human body can be the source of alternative energy.C. Innovations using body energy may solve the energy problem.D. We are working hard to bring the human potential into full play.Passage Four （369）Severe climate change was the main driver behind the birth of civilisation, a scientist said yesterday. An increase in harsh, arid conditions across the globe around 5,000 years ago forced people to start living in stable communities around remaining water sources. “We can certainly say that the earliest civilisations arose on the backdrop of increasing dryness, which are driven by natural, global-scale changes in climate,” said Nick Brooks of the University of East Anglia. “The cultural transitions track changes in environmental conditions quite closely.”Dr. Brooks said his research turned traditional ideas of how the world’s first civilisations started - such as those in Egypt, China, the Indus Valley region and South America - on their head. Many anthropologists think that civilisation was spread gradually among populations after it began in some part of the world. “A current popular theory is that the world’s first civilisation developed because it could; the environment was relatively friendly,” said Dr. Brooks. “This is based on the argument of the last 10,000 years being climatically very stable and quite conducive to flourishing of agriculture and large, urban civilisations.”But Dr. Brooks argued that civilisation arose instead from environmental calamities. His work is focused on the Sahara region, where he says the cultural history shows that, around 5-10,000 years ago, the humid areas there abruptly changed into the Sahara desert we see today. The Garamantian tribe, which lived in what is now south-west Libya more than 3,000 years ago, emerged when the land there dried out. “After this period, we see the first stone structures, the beginnings of urbanisation, agriculture and the development of novel technologies to access ground water, such as wells,”said Dr. Brooks. “What we see here is the story of people responding to the environmental change with the drying up of the region. That leads to the emergence of the Garamantian state.”He added that the story was similar in the other cradles of civilisation around the world. Without the driving force of climate change, human societies might have evolved far more slowly, said Dr. Brooks. “Maybe we would have remained village farmers and herders, hunter-gatherers and so on,” he said. “Perhaps you’d have a less population-dense kind of civilisation.”69. According to Nick Brooks, ________.A. differences in civilizations are the result of differences in climate conditionsB. the emergence of civilizations is closely related to climate changeC. the development of civilizations has caused the world climate changeD. similar civilizations have appeared despite various climate conditions70. The phrase “turn … on their head” (Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to ________.A. confirmB. extendC. challengeD. supplement71. The traditional theory argues that the rise of civilizations ________.A. benefited from a stable and good environmentB. was meant to improve the living environmentC. had little to do with the environmentD. was the result of environmental change72. The Garamantian tribe is mentioned to show ________.A. the relations between human activities and the emergence of desertsB. the human creativity in fighting unfavorable environment conditionsC. the importance of water resources at the beginning of human civilizationsD. the effect of environmental changes on the development of human society73. According to Dr. Brooks, without significant climate change, human civilizations would nowbe more ________.A. diverseB. predictableC. aggressiveD. primitive74. The purpose of the passage is to ________.A. analyze how climate change affects civilization levelsB. question the link between climates and civilizationsC. introduce a latest study on the rise of civilizationsD. discuss how civilizations spread throughout the worldPassage Five （404）Before the arrival of the internet, computer files were exchanged via storage media such as floppy disks (软盘) which were sent by post or delivered by foot, bike, car or train. After the appearance of the internet, a term was invented for such exchange of information: the sneakernet. Now that the internet is established, and our connections have become faster, the sneakernet sounds outmoded. Nevertheless, the opposite is true when larger files are considered. Because storage media evolve much faster than internet connections, it becomes ever more interesting to choose the route of physical transport over the internet.One of the routes is via carrier pigeon(信鸽). This may sound ridiculous (and it has been a popular joke for many years), but thanks to shrinking storage media, the speed and capacity of the pigeon internet promises to become quite amazing.A well trained contemporary carrier pigeon can maintain a speed of 50 kilometres an hour over a distance of 600 kilometres, and carry a weight of 1 gram. One gram does not seem to be much, but this weight can already contain quite some data. For instance, the Transcend Micro SD card weighing 1 gram has a capacity of 2 gigabytes.Compared to a fibre connection, the pigeon has to surrender quite fast. This internet connection only needs 2.6 minutes to send 2 gigabytes. A carrier pigeon only flies 2 kilometres far in that time. A carrier pigeon is thus faster than a fibre connection when the distance is shorter than 2 kilometres. A broadband connection needs 4 hours to send 2 gigabytes, while the pigeon can reach a distance of 200 kilometres in 4 hours. This means that sending 2 gigabytes of information from Amsterdam to Brussels goes faster by carrier pigeon than by a broadband connection. A dial-up connection needs 3.3 days to send 2 gigabytes, so in that case, the pigeon (flying 600 km per day) is faster than the internet up to a distance of about 2,000 kilometres.The bandwidth of a carrier pigeon increases faster than the bandwidth of the internet. Ten years in the future, a pigeon will be able to carry 2 terabytes (around 2,000 gigabytes). Our fibre connection will need 8.5 minutes for sending that amount of data. The carrier pigeon is then faster than a fibre connection if the distance is less than 7 kilometres – compared to 2 kilometres today.75. The term “sneakernet” is probably more related to ________.A. storing larger computer filesB. the fast speed of the internetC. sending digital data on the internetD. traditional ways of sharing digital files76. According to the author, sending digital data via carrier pigeon ________.A. is easier said than doneB. should be taken seriouslyC. has been debated for yearsD. can be dismissed as a joke77. For a distance of 500km, the second fastest way of sending 2 gigabytes is by ________.A. dial-up connectionB. a carrier pigeonC. fibreD. broadband78. The author believes that in the future a carrier pigeon ________.A. can fly faster to exchange digital informationB. can better perform the task of sending digital dataC. will be widely used to exchange digital informationD. will become an outmoded means of sending digital data79. What is the author’s tone in writing the passage?A. Ironic.B. Joking.C. Objective.D. Passionate.。
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江 西 理 工 大 学 考 试 试 卷试卷编号：English Examination for Master DegreePart Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure （10%）Directions : In this section, there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to complete the sentence by deciding on the most appropriate choice.1. He suggested that we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite __可行的______.A) probable B) sustainableC) feasible D) eligible2. This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important __方式______ ofAmerican life.A) facets B) formatsC) formulas D) fashions3. It is one thing to locate oil, but it is quite another to ________ and transport it to theindustrial centers.A) permeate B) extractC) distinguish D) concentrate4. Students are expected to be quiet and ________ in an Asian classroom.A) obedient B) overwhelming班级学号 __________姓名C) skeptical D) subsidiary5. Our reporter has just called to say that rescue teams will ________ to bring out the trappedminers.A) effect B) affectC) conceive D) endeavor6. The Spanish team, who are not in superb form, will be doing their best next week to________ themselves on the German team for last year’s defeat.A) remedy B) reproachC) revive D) revenge7. Creating so much confusion, Mason realized he had better make ________ what he wastrying to tell the audience.A) exclusive B) explicitC) objective D) obscure8. One of the examination questions ________ me completely and I couldn’t answer it..A) baffled B) mingledC) provoked D) diverted9. The vision of that big black car hitting the sidewalk a few feet from us will never be________ from my memory.A) ejected B) escapedC) erased D) omitted10. At present, it is not possible to confirm or to refute the suggestion that there is a causalrelationship between the amount of fat we eat and the ________ of heart attacks.A) incidence B) impetusC) rupture D) emergence11. There are many who believe that the use of force ________ political ends can never bejustified.A) in search of B) in pursuit ofC) in view of D) in light of12. We started burning some leaves in our yard, but the fire got ________ and we had to callthe fire department to put it out:A) out of hand B) out of orderC) out of the question D) out of the way13. If an earthquake occurred, some of the one-storey houses ________.A) might be standing left B) might be left standingC) might leave to be standing D) might be left to stand14. The professor picked several students ________ from the class and asked them to help him with the experiment.A) at ease B) at allC) at random D) at hand15. Every year there is some ________ of the laws.A) transformation B) identificationC) correction D) alteration16. Some people believe that proficiency in a foreign language is not achieved through teaching and learning but ________ through actual use.A) received B) acceptedC) derived D) acquired17. It is said that somewhere between the ages of 6 and 9, children begin to think ________ instead of concretely.A) logically B) reasonablyC) abstractly D) generally18. Sea food of all kinds is ________ in the states that border the oceans.A) abandoned B) advantageousC) abundant D) accumulated19. I can’t back the car because there is a truck ________.A) in every way B) in a wayC) in the way D) in any way:20. ________ as a poor boy in a family of seventeen children. Benjamin Franklin becamefamous on both sides of the Atlantic as a statesman, scientist, and author.A) Starting B) StartedC) Being started D) To have startedPart Ⅲ Reading Comprehension （15%）Directions:In this part, you will read three passages. The first and second passage is followed by 5 questions each. You are required to choose the best answer to each question according to the passage. For the third passage, you are required to answer each question.Passage oneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passageIt doesn’t come as a surprise to you to realize that it makes no difference what you read to study if you can’t remember it. You just waste your valuable time. Maybe you have already discovered some clever ways to keep yourself from forgetting.One dependable aid that does help you remember what you study is to have a specific purpose or reason for reading. You remember better what you read when you know why you are reading.Why does a clerk in a store go away and leave you when your reply to her offer to help is “No, thank you, I’m just looking”? Both you and she know that if you aren’t sure what you want, you are not likely to find it. But suppose you may say instead, “Yes, I want a pair of sun glasses.” She says, “Right this way, please.” And you and she are off—both eager to look for exactly what you want. If you are looking for nothing in particular, you are likely to get just that—nothing. But if you do know what you want, and if you have the right book, you are almost sure to get it. Your reasons will vary—they will include reading or studying “to find out more about”, “to understand the reasons for”, and “to find out how”. A good student has a clear purpose or reason for what he is doing.That is the way it works. Before you start to study, you say to yourself something like this, “I want to know why Stephen Vincent Benet happened to write about America. I’m reading this article to find about” or, “I’m going to skim this story to see what life was like in medieval England”. Because you know why you are reading or studying, you relate the information to your purpose and remember it better.Reading is not one single activity. At least two important processes go on at the same time. As you read, you take in ideas rapidly and accurately. But at the same time you express your own ideas to yourself as you react to what you read. You have a kind of mental conversation with the author. If you expressed your ideas orally, they might sound like t his: “Yes, I agree. That’s my opinion too” or “Umm, I thought that record was broken much earlier. I’d better check those dates,” or “ But there are some other facts to be considered!” You don’t just sit there taking in ideas—you do something else, and that something else is very important.This traditional process of thinking about what you read includes evaluating it, relating it to what you already know, and using it for your own purposes. In other words, a good reader is a critical reader. One part of critical reading, as you have discovered, is distinguishing betweenfacts and opinions. Facts can be checked by evidence. Opinions are one’s own personal reactions. Another part of critical reading is judging sources. Still another part is drawing accurate inferences.1. If you cannot remember what you read or study,____________［A］it is nothing out of the ordinary.［B］it means you have not really learned anything.［C］it means you have not chosen the right book.［D］you realize it is of no importance.2. The author mentions “a clerk” in Paragraph 3 to _____________［A］show that a clerk is usually very helpful.［B］indicate the importance of reading with a purpose.［C］suggest a clerk may be as forgetful as you are.［D］exemplify the harmonious relationship between clerk and customer.3. Before you start reading, it is important to ________________［A］choose an interesting book.［B］relate the information to your purpose.［C］remember what you read.［D］make sure why you are reading.4. Reading activity involves _____________［A］only two simultaneous process.［B］primarily learning about ideas and evaluating them critically.［C］merely distinguishing between facts and opinions.［D］mainly drawing accurate inferences.5. A good reader is one who ____________［A］relates what he reads to his own knowledge about the subject matter.［B］does lots of thinking in his reading.［C］takes a critical attitude in his reading.［D］is able to check the facts presented against what he has already known. Passage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.There are few more sobering online activities than entering data into college-tuition calculators and gasping as the Web spits back a six-figure sum. But economists say families about to go into debt to fund four years of partying, as well as studying, can console themselves with the knowledge that college is an investment that, unlike many bank stocks, should yield huge dividends.A 2008 study by two Harvard economists notes that the “labor-market premium to skill”—or the amount college graduates earned that’s greater than what high-school graduate earned—decreased for much of the 20th century, but has come back with a vengeance (报复性地) since the 1980s. In 2005, The typical full-time year-round U.S. worker with a four-year college degree earned $50,900, 62% more than the $31,500 earned by a worker with only a high-school diploma.There’s no question that going to college is a smart economic choice. But a look at the strange variations in tuiti on reveals that the choice about which college to attend doesn’t come down merely to dollars and cents. Does going to Columbia University (tuition, room and board $49,260 in 2007-08) yield a 40% greater return than attending the University of Colorado at Boulder as an out-of-state student ($35,542)? Probably not. Does being an out-of-state student at the University of Colorado at Boulder yield twice the amount of income as being an in-state student ($17,380) there? Not likely.No, in this consumerist age, most buyers aren’t evaluating college as an investment, but rather as a consumer product—like a car or clothes or a house. And with such purchases, price is only one of many crucial factors to consider.As with automobiles, consumers in today’s college marketplace have vast choices, and people search for the one that gives them the most comfort and satisfaction in line with their budgets. This accounts for the willingness of people to pay more for different types of experiences (such as attending a private liberal-arts college or going to an out-of-state public school that has a great marine-biology program). And just as two auto purchasers might spend an equal amount of money on very different cars, college students (or, more accurately, their parents) often show a willingness to pay essentially the same price for vastly different products. So which is it? Is college an investment product like a stock or a consumer product like a car? In keeping with the automotive world’s hottest consumer trend, maybe it’s best to characterize it as a hybrid (混合动力汽车); an expensive consumer product that, over time, will pay rich dividends.6. What’s the opinion of economists about going to college?A．Huge amounts of money is being wasted on campus socializing.B．It d oesn’t pay to run into debt to receive a college education.C．College education is rewarding in spite of the startling costs.D．Going to college doesn’t necessarily bring the expected returns.7. The two Harvard economists note in their study that, for much of the 20th century, ________.A．enrollment kept decreasing in virtually all American colleges and universitiesB．the labor market preferred high-school to college graduatesC．competition for university admissions was far more fierce than todayD．the gap between the earnings of college and high-school graduates narrowed8. Students who attend an in-state college or university can ________.A．save more on tuitionB．receive a better educationC．take more liberal-arts coursesD．avoid traveling long distances9. In this consumerist age, most parents ________.A．regard college education as a wise investmentB．place a premium on the prestige of the CollegeC．think it crucial to send their children to collegeD．consider college education a consumer product10. What is the chief consideration when students choose a college today?A．Their employment prospects after graduation.B．A satisfying experience within their budgets.C．Its facilities and learning environment.D．Its ranking among similar institutions.Passage Three:I am afraid to sleep. I have been afraid to sleep for the last few weeks. I am so tired that, finally, I do sleep, but only for a few minutes. It is not a bad dream that wakes me ; it is the reality I took with me into sleep . I try to think of something else. Immediately the woman in the marketplace comes into my mind. I was on my way to dinner last night when I saw her . She was selling skirts. She moved with the same ease and loveliness I often saw in the women of Laos. Her long black hair was as shiny as the black silk of the skirts she was selling. In her hair, she wore three silk ribbons, blue, green, and white. They reminded me of my childhood and how my girlfriends and I used to spend hours braiding ribbons into our hair. I don’t know the word for “ribbons”, so I put my hand to my own hair and , with three fingers against my head , I looked at her ribbons and said “Beautiful.” She lowered her eyes and said nothing. I wasn’t sure if she understood me (I don’t speak Laotian very well).I looked back down at the skirts. They had designs on them: squares and triangles and circles of pink and green silk. They were very pretty. I decided to buy one of those skirts, and I began to bargain with her over the price. It is the custom to bargain in Asia. In Laos bargaining is done in soft voices and easy moves with the sort of quiet peacefulness.She smiled, more with her eyes than with her lips. She was pleased by the few words I was able to say in her language, although they were mostly numbers, and she saw that I understood something about the soft playfulness of bargaining. We shook our heads in disagreement over the price; then, immediately, we made another offer and then another shake of the head. She was so pleased that unexpectedly, she accepted the last offer I made. But it was too soon. The price was too low. She was being too generous and wouldn’t make enough money. I moved quickly and picked up two more skirts and paid for all three at the price set; that way I was able to pay her three times as much before she had a chance to lower the price for the larger purchase. She smiled openly then, and, for the first time in months, my spirit lifted. I almost felt happy.The feeling stayed with me while she wrapped the skirts in a newspaper and handed themto me. When I left, though, the feeling left, too. It was as though it stayed behind in marketplace.I left tears in my throat. I wanted to cry. I didn’t , of course.I have learned to defend myself against what is hard; without knowing it, I have also learned to defend myself against what is soft and what should be easy.I get up, light a candle and want to look at the skirts. They are still in the newspaper that the woman wrapped them in. I remove the paper, and raise the skirts up to look at them again before I pack them. Something falls to floor. I reach down and feel something cool in my hand. I move close to the candlelight to see what I have. There are five long silk ribbons in my hand, all different colors. The woman in the marketplace! She has given these ribbons to me!There is no defense against a generous spirit, and this time I cry, and very hard, as if I could make up for all the months that I didn’t cry.Questions:11. When the author met the woman in the market, what was the woman doing?12. How can you describe bargaining in Laos?13. According to the author, why did the woman accept the last offer?14. Why did the author finally decide to buy three skirts?15. Why did the writer cry eventually when she looked at the skirts again?PartⅣ Translation （20%）Directions: In this part, you are required to translate 2 short passages from English into Chinese (10 points) and 2 passages from Chinese into English. (10 points)1. A second aspect of technology transfer concentrates on US high technology exports. China has correctly complained in the past that the US was unnecessarily restrictive in limiting technology sales to China. Recently some liberalization has taken place and major increases in technology transfers have taken place as the result. However, some items continue to be subject to restrictions and unnecessary delay, in part because the US Government submits many items to COCOM(巴黎统筹委员会) for approval. There is significant room for improvement with the US bureaucracy and COCOM.2. Good manners are necessary because we are judged by our manners. Our manners not only show what kind of education we have received and what our social position is, but they also tend to show what our nature is. A person with good manners is always an agreeable companion, because he always thinks of others and shows respect for others.3. 今天，环境问题变得越来越严重了。
2010年广东省学士学位英语历年真题(附答案、作文)
2010年广东省学士学位英语历年真题（附答案、作文）Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the one that best completes the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.1. ——What day is it today?—— A.A. MondayB. It‘s fineC. June 14D. Nine o‘clock2. —— Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please?—— __C_.A. Sure, pleaseB. Thank you so muchC. It’s six o’clockD. Yes, I can3. —— May I use the telephone?—— A_.A. Go aheadB. Thank you so muchC. Don‘t worryD. You are welcome4. —— Would you like to come to the party Friday evening?—— B__.A. That‘s rightB. Yes, I’d like toC. I‘ll be lateD. No, never mind5. —— I‘m sorry I can‘t give you any help.—— That‘s OK. _C__.A. What a pityB. I don‘t careC. Thank you all the sameD. Don‘t mention it6. —— How did you find your visit to the museum, Eddie?—— B.A. I went there all by myselfB. Oh, wonderful, indeedC. My friend showed me thereD. By taking a No. 2 bus.7. —— I didn‘t know this was a one-way street, sir.—— _D_A. It‘s different.B. How do you do?C. How dare you say that?D. Sorry, but that’s no excuse.8. —— I don‘t want to eat anything. I‘m not feeling well today.—— D_, Carlos. I hope you‘ll be better soon.A. It doesn‘t matterB. Don‘t botherC. I‘m better nowD. I’m sorry to hear that9. —— Are you going to take part in the English contest to be held at the end of this term?—— __C.A. I‘m afraidB. I doC. It dependsD. It‘s a pleasure10. —— Today‘s Sunday. What about going to the Science Museum?—— __C__.A. Take it easyB. Let‘s call it a dayC. That’s a good ideaD. It‘s kind of you to say so11. —— I have just passed my exam. I feel so relieved now.—— __B_!A. Thank youB. Well doneC. Cheer upD. My pleasure12. —— Don‘t forget to pass on the message to my teacher.—— __A.A. Yes, I don’tB. I don‘t think soC. No, I won‘tD. Sorry, I wouldn‘t13. —— How could you say that?—— C_. I didn‘t mean to hurt you.A. It doesn‘t matterB. That‘s all rightC. I am really sorryD. None of your business14. —— You have given us a wonderful party, Mrs. Johnson.—— __B_.A. Don‘t say toB. I’m glad you enjoyed itC. It is interesting for you to say soD. Oh, I‘m afraid I didn‘t organize it well15. —— What‘s the matter? You really look upset.—— B_.—— Well, better luck next time.A. I have won a prizeB. I failed an important testC. Why, I always look up to youD. Me? I never look down upon anybodyPart II Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.Passage OneWe are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up as recently as the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn‘t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way the computer network system would keep on working all the time.At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks began to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. At the beginning of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. And scientists developed software that made Internet ―surfing‖ more convenient.Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day.16. The Internet was set up in __B__.A. 1960B. the 1960sC. 1970D. the 1970s17. Computer networks didn‘t work well at first because __D.A. computers were large and expensiveB. computers couldn‘t send information fastC. computers didn‘t fit into the same networkD. if one computer failed, the whole network stopped18. Which of the following was the first to use the Internet? AA. Governments.B. Universities.C. Banks.D. Hospitals.19. Which of the following statements is true? CA. People use the Internet mainly to send emails.B. Computers are now more costly than ever before.C. Computers were costly and hard to use until the early 1990s.D. In the 1970s the Internet was easy to use but computers were costly.20. The best title for the passage is _C__.A. The Future of the InternetB. The History of ComputersC. The History of the InternetD. Convenient Internet SurfingPassage TwoAlan Chang was a handsome young man with good manners.One morning he was walking along a street on his way to an appointment. He did not want to be early or late. He had forgotten to put on his watch so he went up to a man who was waiting for a taxi.―Excuse me, sir,‖ he said, very politely, ―but could you tell me the time?‖The man, who was very well-dressed and looked quite rich, said nothing. He did not even look at Alan. Alan spoke to him again. ―Excuse me, sir,‖ he said, ―but could you please tell me what time it is?‖This time the man looked at him, but he did not speak and looked quickly away. Alan thought to himself: well, he can hear me; he must be just rude. So Alan asked again, ―Why wouldn‘t you tell me the time, sir?‖The man turned towards him and said, ―Put yourself in my shoes. I am standing here waiting for a taxi. You come up to me and ask me for the time. If I tell it to you, you will thank me. I will say ‗That‘s all right.‘ You may then say ‗It‘s a beautiful day,‘ to which I may reply ‗Yes, I like these sunny winter days.‘Before we know what is happening we have a friendly conversation. You are a pleasant, polite young man, so when my taxi comes, I offer you a ride. You accept. We talk. I like you. You like me. I invite you to my home. You meet my daughter. She is a very pretty girl. You are a good-looking man. You like each other. Soon you fall in love. You want to marry. Now do you understand my problem?‖Alan shook his head. ―No, sir, I‘m sorry, I don‘t. Everything you have said seems very natural to me.‖―Exactly,‖ the man said, ―and I do not want my daughter to marry a man who is too poor to buy a watch. Good morning to you.‖ And with these words he hurried away.21. Why did Alan ask the man what time it was? CA. He was too late.B. He was very early.C. He had left his watch home.D. He wanted to meet the man‘s daughter.22. What did Alan think of the man when he would not tell him the time? AA. He was impolite.B. He was deaf.C. He was stupid.D. He spoke no English.23. What did the man mean by the underlined part ―Put yourself in my shoes‖? DA. Don‘t interrupt me.B. My shoes hurt me.C. Come and try my shoes.D. Try to understand me.24. What kind of a man was Alan Change in the man‘s opinion? BA. A thief.B. A poor man.C. A cheat.D. A rich man.25. The story is mainly about A.A. how rude a person can beB. how one thing leads to anotherC. where a person can‘t tell the timeD. why you shouldn‘t speak to strangers Passage ThreeWhat are the beauties of Hawaii? Le t‘s start with four.The beach, famous for its water temperature, air temperature and waves, is the first beauty. There are hundreds of miles of beaches on the twenty islands of Hawaii. They are thought to be among the finest beaches in the world.Then, what do you think would be the second beautiful thing? It is volcanoes (火山), of course. These volcanoes are not just a part of the islands; they made the islands in the first place. Because of them the islands are still growing.What would be the third thing of beauty that the first visitor to Hawaii would notice? It probably wouldn‘t be just one thing, but many things: all the wonderful fruits and flowers of the islands. Sugar cane, bananas and pineapples are Hawaii‘s biggest exports. Sugar cane has been growing in Hawaii for a thousand years. As for pineapples, the islands produce more than any other places in the world, which has made Dole Company the biggest fruit-packing company in the world.The fourth and most beautiful thing about Hawaii is the people who live there. The Hawaiians never rush, and perhaps this is because they care more for human life than they care for the machine. There is an old Hawaiian law that a man can go to sleep in the middle of the road if he wants to. What makes the people of Hawaii so beautiful is their feeling about people. There are 64 different combinations of races on the islands, and they all live in peace. They believe ―Above all nations is humanity.‖That is the most beautiful thing of all.26. According to the passage, Hawaii is made up of B__.A. one islandB. twenty islandsC. sixty-four islandsD. hundreds of islands27. Why are the volcanoes so special to the islands? BA. They are not a part of the islands.B. They actually made the islands.C. They are the first in the world.D. They are growing.28. What has made Dole Company the biggest fruit-packing company in the world? DA. Sugar.B. Sugar cane.C. Bananas.D. Pineapples.29. The people in Hawaii are the most beautiful thing because _ D_.A. they had a peaceful historyB. they can sleep in the middle of the roadC. there are 64 different races on the islandsD. they care more for people than anything else30. According to the passage, ―above all nations is humanity‖ might mean __C .A. not all nations have humanityB. humanity is as important as a nationC. humanity has no national boundariesD. all human beings should live in peace Passage FourThere is a measurable relation between how much a person learns and his attitude toward the subject to be learned. When faced with a difficult learning task, one path to success is to concentrate on the positive aspects of the subject matter. If a student has a boring teacher, one solution is to look for the positive aspects of completing the course, regardless of how boring the teacher happens to be. To accomplish this might require a private tutor or some independent reading, but with the right attitude, success is possible.Over-achievers – students who do better than their test scores show – usually have a positive interest toward learning. They may learn some things more slowly, and they may make more efforts, but, to compensate (补偿), they are often better at applying what they have learned. As long as they do not have emotional problems, they are successful.Under-achievers – those who function below their ability shown by test scored – often tend to allow a few negative factors to affect them. Because of their negative attitudes, they sometimes become unfairly critical of teachers. They allow themselves to get bored when it is not necessary. In short, their attitudes often cause them to learn less than over-achievers.If you learn to replace a negative attitude toward learning with something more positive, you are on the road to achieving almost any goal you desire. For example, if you realize a personal computer with a word processor would improve your performance, but have an attitude that keeps telling you that a computer is difficult to operate, you tend to make all kinds of excuses. In short, you resist making full use of a terrific tool, simply because your negative attitude prevents you from learning.31. What does the author think a student should do if he has a boring teacher? DA. Look for a new course.B. Be critical of the teacher.C. Complete the course with a good score.D. Have a right attitude toward the teacher.32. The writer thinks that over-achievers and under-achievers mainly differ in __C.A. their test scoresB. their judgment of othersC. their attitudes toward learningD. their skills in using computers33. The underlined phrase function below their ability shown by test scores means the under-achievers B_.A. often get low scores in testsB. do worse in actual learning than in testsC. usually do better in tests than the over-achieversD. are always slow in learning and have to make more efforts34. The example of the personal computer shows that __B.A. finding excuses helps in learningB. to react negatively can be harmfulC. hard-working is the key to successD. making use of the computer is important35. What is the main idea of the passage? AA. Attitudes play an important role in learning.B. Students should learn how to use personal computers.C. Teachers are not so important in the learning process.D. There are many differences between over-and under-achievers.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence, mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.36. This photo __A__ me of the days when I worked on the farm many years ago.A. remindsB. recallsC. retellsD. remembers37. I can‘t get online because my C__ broke down.A. cameraB. watchC. computerD. recorder38. Would you please D_ the TV a little? The children are doing their homework.A. turn onB. turn offC. turn upD. turn down39. Few houses in this district __D__ the terrible earthquake and many people were killed.A. lastedB. survivedC. deservedD. passed40. We tried to find a table for seven, but they were all C__.A. given awayB. kept awayC. taken upD. used up41. We are at your service. Don‘t _B to turn to us if you have any problems.A. begB. hesitateC. desireD. seek42. My boss did not _D from his desk when I entered his office.A. look outB. look aroundC. look downD. look up43. I love thinking of new designs. It keeps my mind clear and active and fills my retired life with _A.A. joyB. anxietyC. sorrowD. anger44. The company is starting a new advertising campaign to _ more customers.A. joinB. attractC. stickD. transfer45. ——Where is the new camera I borrowed last week?——It is on the top shelf, out of the __C__ of our little kid.A. orderB. sightC. reachD. touch46. Herman‘s success is _C__ his hard work and his academic ability.A. used toB. equal toC. due toD. close to47. The bookseller cannot get enough books to _D__ the needs of their customers.A. makeB. pleaseC. fillD. meet48. ——He looks so young!——I agree with you. He looks 30, but he is _A 45.A. actuallyB. basicallyC. accordinglyD. entirely49. Parents have __A__ their concern about violence in some children‘s shows.A. expressedB. acceptedC. complainedD. expected50. It was Thomas Edison that A_ the electric lamp.A. inventedB. discoveredC. designedD. developed51. The doctors successfully completed a 20-hour operation to _B_ the one-year-old twins at the head.A. isolateB. separateC. divideD. remove52. In _A Chinese culture, children‘s marriage decisions were often made by parents.A. traditionalB. historicC. remoteD. initial53. We decided to leave the waitress a big D_ because her service was excellent.A. billB. moneyC. fareD. tip54. Experiments show that different temperatures have different _D_ on human feelings.A. resultsB. troublesC. endingsD. effects55. The cost of the products __D to 56,000 Yuan.A. reachesB. numbersC. amountsD. counts56. The mother asked the boys to put __D__ everything in _ order before they left the room.A. the; aB. an; theC. /; aD. /; /57. ——Do you like pop music or country music?——__C_. I only like sports.A. EachB. EitherC. NeitherD. Both58. It was not known __D__ he had said during the interview.A. whetherB. whereC. thatD. what59. Don‘t get off the bus _A it has stopped completely.A. untilB. whenC. ifD. since60. __D does it take you to wash all the dishes?A. How oftenB. How muchC. How longD. How fast61. _C all her friends and money gone, Kate felt totally hopeless.A. BecauseB. Owing toC. WithD. But for62. _B bad news it is! We must try our best to help them out of the difficulty.A. WhatB. What aC. HowD. How a63. I don‘t think _D possible to finish the work in time without his help.A. whatB. thisC. thatD. it64. It is __A from my school to the railway station.A. two-hours walkB. two-hour‘s walkC. two-hour walkD. a two-hour walk65. It‘s not a good habit to leave your work __B.A. done halfB. half doneC. a half doneD. done a half66. We like our English teacher because she often tells __A__ funny stories in class.A. usB. ourC. weD. ours67. His little car isn‘t _B__ for five people.A. enough bigB. big enoughC. as enough bigD. so big enough68. When and where to hold the meeting _C__ not decided yet.A. isB. areC. hasD. have69. A new house will have been built here _A__.A. in this yearB. for one yearC. by the end of the yearD. during the last year70. It was already ten o‘clock in the evening D_ we arrived at the hotel.A. sinceB. whileC. thatD. when71. __C__, we will review all the lessons before the final exam.A. If time will permitB. Time permittingC. If time permittedD. Time permits72. Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, _B__ effects can still be felt now.A. whichB. whoseC. whatD. that73. __C_ you do, you should put your heart into it.A. No matter howB. WheneverC. No matter whatD. Wherever74. _C__ has already been pointed out before, English grammar is not a set of dead rules.A. ThisB. ThatC. ItD. As75. These university students are looking for a cheap hotel __A__.A. to stay inB. to be stayingC. which to stayD. where to stay in Part IV Cloze Test (10 points)Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.Mr Smith gave his wife fifty pounds for her birthday. The day after her birthday, Mrs Smith 76 shopping. She queued 77 a bus, got on and sat down next to an old lady. After a while, she noticed that the old lady‘s handbag was 78 . Inside it, she saw some pound notes exactly like the ones her husband had given her. So she quickly looked into her own bag – the notes had 79 ! Mrs Smith was sure the old lady who was sitting next to her had 80 them. She thought she would have to call 81 ; but as she disliked making a fuss and making people into trouble, she decided to take back the money from the old lady‘s bag and say 82 more about it. She looked round the bus to make sure nobody was watching; then she carefully put her hand into the old lady‘s bag, took the notes and 83 them in her own bag.When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful dress she had bought.―84 did you pay for it?‖ he asked.―With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course,‖ she replied.―Oh? What‘s that, then?‖ he asked, as he pointed to the 85 on the table.B 76. A. made B. went C. took D. decidedA 77. A. in B. on C. for D. toA 78. A. open B. closed C. old D. emptyD 79. A. dropped B. missed C. lost D. goneA 80. A. stolen B. kept C. found D. mistakenD 81. A. herself B. her C. the lady D. the policeC 82. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anythingB 83. A. took B. put C. left D. savedA 84. A. How B. How much C. What D. For whatB 85. A. bag B. money C. dress D. gift Directions: You are to write in 100-120words words about the topice“To Work or Study Further.”Youshould base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below: 有人认为中学毕业后能找到工作就没必要上大学。
2010年9月统考大学英语A 附答案1
大学英语A一、阅读理解1、Castles were brought to Britain by William the Conqueror,noble builders, but also the rise and set of British Empire.(1)、The castles originated from_______. A：France(2)、According to the text, "motte"(Para. 1)refers to _____. A：an earthen mound(3)、From the 11th to 13th centuries, castles were booming because of the following reasons EXCEPTD：a tourist attraction(4)、What caused the decline of the castles? C：They are less comfortable.(5)、Which of the following is true? D：The castles still have their reputation in the world.2、 In the past, operations were difficult. Until the middle ofthey can expect the best treatment, in clean and hygienic（消毒，卫生的）conditions.(1)、Operations were difficult and dangerous until_______. B：the middle of 1860s(2)、In the passage, surgery means__________. A：the performing of an operation(3)、In the past, up to 90 percent of patients died after operations mainly because__________.A：bacteria entered the cuts in the patients' bodies and infection took place(4)、Which topic of the following best suits the passage? D：Developments in surgery.(5)、Joseph Lister was________. C：an Englishman3、Remember global warming? Back in December, the threat of climate change was thunderingtax, and rightly so. The response to that suspicion should be to win the argument, not to abandon it.(1)、According to the passage, the easiest way to remove global warming is ___________.C：to force people to pay more tax for the carbon content of power(2)、The standard of paying tax was _________.A：that the more carbon content of power it contained, the higher tax one would pay(3)、We can infer from the passage that carbon tax ___________.A：may not be as effective as people expect(4)、The word"crippling"(Para. 3) most probably means _________.B：seriously weakening(5)、The reason why many countries stopped introducing carbon tax eventually was mainly that ___________. C：governments were afraid of being suspected if they adopted the new tax4、Since World War II, there has been a clearly discernible trend, especially among the growing group of college made from sixteen to sixty, and so are bad ones.(1)、According to this article the trend toward early marriages C：is one that could be clearly seen(2)、The author suggests that many of today's early marriages are a result of __________. A：escapism(3)、More often than not, early marriage will __________. C：intensify one's problems(4)、The author states that the home as an institution is __________.D：probably not capable of being what many young people expect it to be(5)、 Many young people who marry early believe that _____.B：they have found the true center of life's meaning5、Imagine your sitting on your front garden admiring the shining sun when your neighbor comes with that annoying hours and decentralize administrative operations.(1)、 Exhaust from cars is ________. B：pollutive(2)、In author's view, it is_____ to make cars be friendly to environment. A：impossible(3)、 _____ will be the major victims in the car accident. B：Children(4)、 Cars caused some social problems except_____. C：employment(5)、Which of the following is not true as to handling car problems?B：Using a car in the restricted area.6、 There's a great story about an old Finnish woman who, without quite realizing it, was using her cell-phone to access the restaurants in your immediate area. You'll hit another button, say a few words into the handset and you've got a reservation for four.(1)、The author uses the story of an old Finnish woman to indicate that __________.C：many people are unaware of the function of the new appliances being used(2)、The word "saturate" (Para. 3) most probably means _________. D：fill(3)、According to the text, WAP is a __________. C：means of exchanging information(4)、We can infer from the passage that the mobile Internet is different from the previous Internet inthat the former __________. B：has no need for wire appliances(5)、What is the attitude of the author towards the future of mobile Internet? C：Optimistic7、 There will be lots of new aromas（香味）at the Rocky Gap Music Festival this weekend. Those aromas of imported cigar manufacturers are Hispanic. "I found out," he said, "that to conduct business, I'm going to have to learn a second language."(1)、The passage focuses on _____. C：the increasing cigar sale(2)、Why did the organizers decide to have a cigar bar at the Music Festival?A：Cigars were sold well at other music festivals.(3)、The word "explode" in the 2nd paragraph means _____. B：to increase quickly in a short period(4)、The amount of cigars sold in Schwartz's shop now is _____times as many as three years ago. A：3(5)、We can infer from the last paragraph that _____. D：good cigars may take long to produce8、It was 1985, and Rafe Esquith was beginning his third year of teaching in Los Angeles public schools. He faced a class "Rafe", she said, "I've never seen Shakespeare done better."(1)、 It can be learned from the passage that Esquith's students _____.C：were mainly from immigrant families(2)、At first, Esquith's Shakespeare-teaching _________. D：was not allowed by the school authority(3)、It is implied that most educators __________.A：fail to realize the potential of disadvantaged students(4)、Esquith's principle of teaching is different from the general one in that _________.B：he places greater emphasis on hard work in students' learning(5)、What is the main idea of the passage? C： An innovative teacher makes changes in the students.9、Richard Gard has lived in Illinois his whole life. He is well-known in his community and around the you think that you are the best, you will accomplish nothing," said Gard.(1)、The passage _____. A：introduces a craftsman and his works(2)、Richard Gard makes music boxes _____. D：for love(3)、Why does Richard Gard prefer to use oak to make music boxes? ______B：It looks beautiful and is not easily damaged.(4)、What does "he puts his soul into it" mean? ______ C：He devotes his love and emotions to his work.(5)、Which of the following words can be used to describe Richard Gard? ______ C：Modest.10、A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous and helpful most Americans were to many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.(1)、In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, ______. D：most Americans are ready to offer help(2)、It could be inferred from the last paragraph that ______.A：culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship(3)、Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers _______.C：to add some flavor to their own daily life(4)、The tradition of hospitality to strangers _________.B：is generally well kept up in the United States(5)、What's the author's attitudes toward the American's friendliness? A：Favorable11、"You're trying to control my life," says my nine-year-old son. "I don't know why you think you can do that, but you tnegotiate with them. You can't. I've seen parents come into the store and bribe their children to behave. You shouldn't have to buy love and respect."(1)、The author's way of treating her son ____________. A：is shared by many parents(2)、It can be inferred from the passage that _______.C：today's children enjoy more freedom than the previous generation(3)、According to the passage, to have "discipline" means that parents should _____B： teach their children to understand the rules(4)、If Ronda Radice is the parent who has "bucked the trend", which of the following can also be cited as the example for"bucking the trend"? D：Parents maintain authority over their children.(5)、The main point of the passage is to _______. B：analyze the problems faced by today's parents12、 In 776 BC, the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks' chiefThe Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called "Olympiads" dating from 776 BC.(1)、Which of the following is NOT true? A：The winners placed olive wreaths on their shoulders.(2)、Why were the Olympic Games held? B：To honor Zeus.(3)、Approximately how many years ago did these games originate? D：2800 years.(4)、Which of the following contests was NOT mentioned? C：Skating.(5)、What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks? B：They were very athletic.二、词汇与语法1、The worst thing _______ television is that many people have become its slaves. A：about2、Large fish usually _____ small fish. C：feed on3、The children looked up as the planes passed __________. B：overhead4、I don't think anyone can accuse her _____not being frank. C：of5、Are you certain that this is _____ in his letter？B：what grandfather has expressed6、The manager promised to keep me ____ of how our business was going on. C：informed7、_____ moving at his usual stately pace, he was almost running. C：Instead of8、The sales had started and the __________ hunters were out in great numbers. A：bargain9、Not only Tom but also his wife ______fond of watching television. D：was10、On hearing the news of _____the examination, the boy was very happy. A：his having passed11、They ________ thankful to have the opportunity to further their studies. B：ought to be12、He had been having trouble ______a hotel room. A：reserving13、You should take care that you have not ________ any detail in the design. D：neglected14、In Britain people drive ______the left. B：on15、The child was _______ by his bad grades and did not want to go to school. A：discouraged16、Frequently single-parent children ____some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served. D：take on17、All I got was a busy ____when I dialed his number. C：signal18、They are willing to care for the _____ and disabled. D：elderly19、I'd rather you ____make any comment on the issue for the time being. C：didn't20、Charles Dickens __________many wonderful characters in his novels. D：created21、This couple has two daughters, _________ of whom is working in the U. S. A：the younger22、Not until 1868 ______ made the capital of the state of Georgia. B：was Atlanta23、The car ____halfway for no reason. B：broke down23、If the wounded soldier had been given first __________, he would not have died. B：aid24、The ship took machines and other goods back to the port ________ it had set off. A：from which25、- Does he speak English or Russian? - He doesn't speak_________. A：either26、The explanation given by the manager yesterday was not at all ____ to us.D：satisfactory27、______ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better. C：Now28、_____ pollution control measures are expensive, local governments hesitate to adopt them. C：Because29、John suggested _________ anything about it until they found out more facts. D：not saying30、I was very tired. Otherwise, I _________ to the theatre with you. D：would have gone41、Mrs. Johnson _________ about it before me. B：would not like to speak42、In learning English we should not __________our students of their mistakes all the time. A：remind43、These three teachers vary __________their manner of teaching. D：in.44、It is a puzzle to me that Steve who has been working ______ wants to quit the course. A：diligently45、Who can it be? I'm quite __________a loss to guess. D：at46、All I got was a busy ____when I dialed his number.C：signal47、I'd rather you ____make any comment on the issue for the time being. C：didn't48、If tap water were as dangerous as some people think, ___would be getting sick. D：a lot more of us50、On hearing the news of _____the examination, the boy was very happy. A：his having passed51、You have only 1000 words in which to ______ his speech. B：sum up52、When the girl heard the news, she could do nothing but ________ back home. D：go53、Our products are displayed in Stand B22, _____ you will find me during office hours.D：where54、Her determination to ________ her goal of life motivated her to greater effort. B：attain55、Our high school has an assembly ______ 2 weeks. A：every56、In Britain, the best season of the year is probably ____spring. D：late57、Charles Dickens __________many wonderful characters in his novels. D：created58、Have you any __________that you were not there at 9 o'clock last night? D：proof59、The mad man was put in the soft padded cell lest he ____himself. D：would injure60、Jane never dreams of ____for her to be sent abroad very soon. A：there being a chance61、The monitor __________the examination papers to the class for his teacher. B：distributed62、__________Japanese, she has to study another foreign language. C：In addition to63、The little village hasn't changed much __________a new road and two more stores. D：except for64、I'd rather you ____make any comment on the issue for the time being.65、The new teller could not ______ how to use her calculator until the boss explained. B：figure out66、_____ moving at his usual stately pace, he was almost running.C：Instead of67、 I advise that she _______ another day. D：should come68、I won't complain as long as I _____ where I want to go. B：get69、For most people, it takes _______ effort to memorize a long poem. C：considerable70、All I got was a busy ____when I dialed his number. C：signal71、Not only Tom but also his wife ______fond of watching television. D：was72、Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used ___late for his lecture.D：to students' being73、His brother is very ______ about wines. C：knowledgeable74、Scarcely had the car stopped ________ the cell phone began to ring. B：when三、完型填空1、Someone says, "Time is money." But I think time is ___21___ important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is ___22___ it'll never ___23___. That's ___24___ we mustn't waste time.It goes without saying that the ___25___ is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do ___26_____ useful.But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking and ___27___. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own ___28___.In a word, we should save time. We shouldn't ___29___ today's work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to___30___.(1)、D：even more (2)、C：gone (3)、A：return (4)、D：why (5)、B：time(6)、B：something (7)、C：playing (8)、D：life (9)、B：leave (10)、A：lose2、The United States is well-known for its network ___21__ major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the __22__ possible time. However, large highways often pass __23__ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally connect large urban centers, ___24___ means that they become crowded with heavy traffic during rush hours, __ 25__ the "fast direct" way becomes a very slow route.However, there is always another route to take __ 26___ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the relatively new "superhighways", there are often older, less heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. __27__ of these are good two-lane roads; others are uneven roads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high ___28___, or down frightening hillsides to towns __29__ in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places where the air is clean and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh, clean __30__ of the world.(1)、A：of (2)、D：shortes(3)、D：by (4)、A：which (5)、A：when(6)、A：unless (7)、D：Some (8)、B：cliffs (9)、A：lying (10)、A：view3、It is believed that the responsibilities for learning lie with the students. The __21 B：ideal __ student is considered to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of __22 C：learning __ , homework is returned __23 D：with __ brief written comments, the student is __24 C：responsible for learning the material assigned. It is the __25 A：student's __ responsibility to find books, , but _26 D：prefer that their students should not be too dependent on them. duties 27 D：besides teaching, such as administrative or research work. 28 B：Therefore , the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is 29 B：limited . the student should either 30 C：approach a professor during office hours or make an appointment.4、Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had ___21___ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy ___22___ and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and ___23___ all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work.Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, Sharon. The young man ___24___ and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked ___25___ for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn't at home and she had to go to ___26___ at once. The doctors looked her over and told her ___27___ eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She was afraid ___28___ the doctor's words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the list on the table and ___29___. When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food: meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy ___30___ there. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, "I've bought all the food you like, dear!"(1)、A：no (2)、B：clever (3)、A：did well in (4)、C：agreed (5)、D：a lot(6)、C：hospital (7)、D：not to (8)、B：to forget (9)、B：went out (10)、C：cooking5、Life involves making decisions and changes. Decisions and changes involve making moves, getting __21__ one position or spot in life to another. An effective move involves planning a route and __22__ to it. Whenever you travel, you have the choice of several routes. Some routes of living are __23__ and helpful. Others are negative, creating depression and despair. Knowing __24__ to re-route yourself from negative outlooks, thoughts, or ideas is __25__ for getting where you want to go in life. It is easy to think negatively about others or about __26__.If you allow these thoughts to continue unchecked, they develop into ruts (Note: old habits) of __27__.What should you do then? Well, you can say to yourself "Stop!" and refuse to __28__ or believe those negative things you are saying to yourself. By refusing to let a repeating negative thought lead you to frustration, anger or depression, you avoid __29 __in a rut. Instead of continuing to be worn down by a rutted track of negative and destructive thinking, you can consciously and __30__switch yourself or side-track yourself onto a path of more positive thinking.(1)、C：from (2)、C：keeping (3)、D：positive (4)、B：how (5)、A：crucial(6)、C：yourselves (7)、A：despair (8)、D：accept (9)、C：being caught (10)、A：purposely6、"Often we find that people who are quite shy have a very small circle of friends. They stick with safe situations__21___ they know people well. And then if their very best friend moves out of town, they can feel high and dry, __22__," says Walker.How do you expand your social network? Like any skill, cultivating new friendships takes __23__. Walker suggests starting __24__ smaller challenges. Interact more with the people you see around you every day. "Often people who are shy imagine they have to _25__ to a bar to meet people. But that's not a great place to meet people. Often it's a good place to meet troubled people," he says. Instead, initiate conversations with classmates you haven't spoken _26__ before. Ask how their weekend was. _27__ say hello to your neighbor and mention how great his lawn is looking. Compliments, when warranted, are a wonderful way to break the ice.The next step is __28__ slightly more ambitious plans for__29__ friendships by extending invitations to people whom you would like to become more friendly with. Don't start off by inviting three couples or so to your home for a lavish dinner party. You'll __30_ too much pressure on yourself. Instead, perhaps invite another couple along to see a movie you think they'd enjoy. Setting these kinds of modest goals can help extend your social circle in a low-pressure way.(1)、A：in which (2)、A：isolate (3)、C：practice (4)、D：with (5)、D：go out(6)、D：to (7)、B：Or (8)、A：to make (9)、B：cultivating (10)A：put四、汉译英(1)、从金钱的角度来说，这份工作好处不大，但是我从中可以得到有价值的经验。
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Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 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 1Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:The multi-billion-dollar Western pop music industry is under fire. It is being blamed by the United Nations for the dramatic rise in drug abuse worldwide, "The most worrying development is a culture of drug-friendliness," says the UN's International Narcotics Control Board in a report released last year.The 74-page study says the pop music, as a global industry, is by far the most influential trend-setter for young people of most cultures. "Some songs encourage people to take drugs. (78)Certain pop stars make statements and set examples as if the use of drugs for non-medicinal purposes were a normal and acceptable part of a person's lifestyle," the study says.Surprisingly, says the Board, the effect of drug-friendly pop music seems to survive despite the occasional shock of death by overdose(过量用药). "Such incidents end to be seen as an occasion to mourn (哀悼) the loss of a role model, and not an opportunity to face the deadly effect of drug use," it notes. Since the 1970s, several internationally famous singer and movie stars—including Elvis Presley, Janice Jophlin, John Belushi, Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan Melvin and Andy Gibbs—have died of either drug abuse or drug related illnesses. With the globalization of popular music, messages promoting drug abuse are now reaching beyond their countries of origin. "In most countries, the names of certain pop stars have become familiar to the members of every household," the study says.The UN study also blames the media for its description of certain drug incidents, which encourages rather than prevents drug abuse. "Over the past years, we have seen how drug abuse is increasingly regarded as being acceptable or even attractive," says Hamid Ghodse, president of the Board. "Powerful pressure groups run political campains aimed at legalizing controlled drugs," he says. Ghodse also points out that all these developments have created an environment which is tolerant (容忍的) of or even favorable to drug abuse and spoils international drug prevention efforts currently under way.The study focuses on demand reduction and prevention within an environment that has become tolerant of drug abuse. The Board calls on governments to do their legal and moral duties, and to act against the pro-drug（赞成吸毒）messages of the youth culture to which young people increasingly are being exposed.1. Which of the following statements does the author tend to agree with?A. The use of drugs for non-medicinal purposes is an acceptable part of a person's lifestyle.B. The spreading of pop music may cause drug abuse to beyond country boundaries.C. No efforts have been made to prevent the spreading of drug abuse.D. Governments have no ability at act against the pro-drug messages of the youth culture.2. The expression "under fire" in the first paragraph means ________.A. in an urgent situationB. facing some problemsC. being criticizedD. in trouble3. From the third paragraph, we learn that the youth ________.A. tend to mourn the pop stars who died of overdose as role modesB. are shocked to know even pop stars may abuse drugsC. try to face the deadly effect of drug useD. may stop abusing drugs4. Which of the following is not mentioned as tolerant of drug abuse?A. The spreading of pop music.B. The media.C. Political campaigns run by powerful pressure groups.D. The low price of some drugs.5. According to the passage, pop music ________A. has a great influence on young people of most culturesB. attracts a small number of young peopleC. is not a profitable industryD. is alone responsible for drug abusePassage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:There are many older people in the world and there will be many more. A little-known fact is that over 60 percent of the older people live in developing countries. According to the World Health Organization, by 2020 there will be 1 billion, with over 700 million living in developing countries.It is a surprising fact that the population ageing is particularly rapid in developing countries. For example, it took France 115 years for the proportion of older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent. It is estimated to take China a mere 27 years to achieve this same increase.What are the implications of these increased numbers of older folk? (76) One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live, the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability(残疾). Attention is being paid to the need to keep people as healthy as possible, including during old age, to lessen the financial burden on the state.(77)Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society. In some African countries, certainly in Asia, older people are respected and regarded as the ones with special knowledge. Yet traditions are fading away daily, which does not ensure the continued high regard of older people. As society changes, attitudes will change.Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination(歧视)in employment. Life-long learning programs need to be provided to enable older people to be active members in a country's development.Social security policies need to be established to provide adequate income protection for older people. Both public and private schemes are vital in order to build a suitable safety net.6. The proportion of older people________.A. is bigger in developed countries than in developing countriesB. is one-seventh of the population in developing countriesC. will increase much faster in China than in FranceD. will be sixty percent in developing countries by 20207. According to passage, which of the following are governments most worried about?A. The diseases and disability of older people.B. The longer life and good health of people.C. The loss of taxes on older people.D. The increasing respect for older people.8. It is stated directly in the passage that older people should ________.A. be treated differently in different culturesB. enjoy a similar lifestyleC. be ignored as society changesD. be valued by the yonger generations9. Which of the following measure is NOT mentioned to solve the population ageing problem?A. Getting rid of age discrimination in employment.B. Ensuring adequate income protection for older people.C. Ensuring adequate income protection for older people.D. Providing free health care for sick older people.E. Supplying life-long learning programs to older people.10. The author concludes in the last paragraph that ________.A. governments have spent lots of time in solving the ageing problemB. population ageing is a hard problem, but it needs to be solved urgentlyC. people are too busy to solve the population ageing problemD. much time and effort will be lost in solving the ageing problemPassage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:(79)Extensive new studies suggest that the world has made extraordinary progress in reducing poverty in recent decades. The research suggests that the pace of economic progress has been rapid and continued for decades, built on the foundations of relative political stability, rising trade, and economic liberalization(自由化)after two world wars. One new study, published recently by the Institute for International Economics in Washington, find that the proportion of the 6.1 billion people in the world who live on $1 a day or less shrank from 63 percent in 1950 to 35 percent in 1980 and 12 percent in 1999. by some other measures, the progress has been more modest. Still, economists agree that poverty has plunged in key nations such as India and especially China, thanks to slowing population growth as well as economic freedom. "This is a huge success for the world as a whole," says Harvard University economist Richard Cooper. "We are doing something right."The news comes as the World Bank is about to open its annual meeting in Washington- an event that has been troubled in recent years by protests that the Bank and its sister Institution, the International Monetary Fund(IMF国际货币组织)， have done too little for the world's poor. (80)The new economic research will not put an end to that dispute. Vast populations remain poor, and many still question the wisdom of World Bank policies. Nonetheless, the research findings are helpful to understand what policies should be followed by those institutions and hundreds of other development groups working very hard to hasten the pace of world economic progress. If dramatic gains are under way, the present policies-calling for open markets, free business activities, and tight monetary control-are working and correct.But critics of IMF and World Bank policies maintain that such economic success stories as Japan, China, South Korea and Singapore are rooted in more than just "free" markets. These nations have managed to grow rapidly, and thereby reduce poverty, by limiting imports when their domestic industries were young, pushing exports to rich nations, and putting controls on purely international financial flows. The have been open to foreign-owned factories but have often insisted that those investors share the knowledge and skill on modern technologies.11. The word "plunged" in the first paragraph means ________.A. decreasedB. climbedC. increasedD. dropped into water12. From the passage, we learn that ______.A. World Bank has done nothing to help the poor in the worldB. IMF only helps the rich in the worldC. World Bank controls all the banks in the worldD. There are some demonstrations against World Bank in recent years13. According to this passage, in _____, the world had the largest number of poor people.A. 1999B. 1980C. 1950D. 199014. According to the author, the economy of East Asian countries grew very fast because of the following measures EXCEPT ______.A. encouraging exportB. opening up to foreign investmentsC. limiting international financial flowsD. controlling import15. The best title for this passage might be ______.A. China's Contribution to the Reduction of Poverty in the WorldB. World Bank's Extraordinary Progress in Recent DecadesC. India's Leading Role in Reducing Global PovertyD. Global Progress in Reducing PovertyPart II Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices 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. It was hard for him to learn English in a family, in which ________ of the parents spoke the language.A. noneB. neitherC. bothD. each17. You'd better go there by train. The train ticket is _______ the plane ticket.A. as cheap three times asB. as three times cheap asC. three times as cheap asD. cheaper three times than18. This new machine is technically far ________ to the previous type.A. superiorB. juniorC. seniorD. equal19. There is a great deal of evidence ________ that music activities engage different parts of the brain.A. indicateB. indicatingC. indicatedD. to be indicating20. She became the first woman to enter the school but withdrew after a few days ________ stress.A. because ofB. in spite ofC. instead ofD. in honor of21. ________ is known to us all is that the 2012 Olympic Games will be held in London.A. ItB. WhatC. AsD. Which22. The discovery of these tombs is ________ for scholars' studying Chinese history.A. of very importantB. great significantC. of great significanceD. greatly importance23. Sean's strong love for his country is ________ in his recently published poems.A. relievedB. reflectedC. respondedD. recovered24. Would you please keep silent? The weather report ________ and I want to listen.A. is broadcastB. is being broadcastC. has been broadcastD. had been broadcast25. The teacher stressed again that the students should not ________ any important details while retelling the story.A. bring outB. let outC. leave outD. make out26. The man moved ________ forward and looked over the edge, shrinking his shoulders.A. accuratelyB. cautiouslyC. brilliantlyD. disappointedly27. The police are trying to find out the ________ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.A. evidenceB. recognitionC. identityD. status28. By no means ________ to her parents.A. this is the first time has she liedB. this is the first time does she tell a lieC. is this the first time she has liedD. is this the first time she was lying29. Climate change will greatly _______ wheat and rice production if nations don't take steps now.A. fallB. leakC. lackD. reduce30. She always buys ________ my birthday.A. something awful toB. anything awful toC. something nice forD. anything nice for31. He failed to live up to _______ had been expected of him.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. all32. It is very ________ of you to arrange an early meeting between your boss and our team.A. considerateB. considerableC. consideringD. considered33. I would have told him about the change of time for the class, _______ to class last time.A. did he comeB. he cameC. had he comeD. he had come34. The wind was so strong last night that is tore the ______ of the ship into two or three pieces.A. maskB. mineC. sailD. satellite35. ________ all the money people here spend eating out, restaurants' profit is still below five percent.A. DespiteB. Thanks toC. SinceD. Like36. Many a man ________ life is meaningless without a purpose.A. thinksB. thinkingC. have thoughtD. think37. John left home twenty minutes ago. It is usually half an hour's drive from his home to the office here. So he ________ soon.A. should have arrivedB. need arriveC. must have arrivedD. may arrive38. ________ Hongkong is often regarded as ________ international centre for business, finance and tourism.A. / ; anB. An ; /C. The ; /D. / ; the39. They went ________ the schedule for the conference again and again until they felt satisfied with every detail of it.A. outB. upC. overD. by40. Schools should teach our kids various subjects, and moreover teach them how to ________ right from wrong.A. runB. takeC. tellD. put41. By the time you finish your homework, all of us ________ ours at hand, I'm sure.A. will finishB. will have finishedC. have finishedD. have been finishing42. In time of trouble Charlie could always ________ a solution.A. put asideB. look down uponC. break outD. come up with43. Before building a house, you will have to ________ the government's permission.A. get fromB. followC. receiveD. ask for44. The director had her assistant ________ some hot dogs for the staff members.A. picked upB. picks upC. pick upD. picking up45. ________ their hats into the air, the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory.A. To throwB. ThrownC. ThrowingD. Being thrownPart Ⅲ Identification (10%)Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts markedA, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.46. When you've finished with that book, don't forget to put is back on the shelf, won't you?A B CD47. The workers in the factory demanded that their pay would be raised by 20 percent.A B C D48. It remains to see whether Jim will be fit enough to play in the finals.A B C D49. I invited Joe and Linda as well as Tom to dinner, but neither of them came.A B C D50. Over the past 20years , the internet has helped change our world in either way or anotherA B Cfor the better.D51. How and why this language has survived for more than a thousand years, while spoke by veryA BCfew, is hard to explain.D52. Nearly half of Americans aged 25 and old take part in some form of continuing education.A B C D53. Many parents feel they need to keep a closer eye to their children because of concerns aboutA B CDcrime and school violence.54. For married mothers, the time spend on child care increased to an average of 12.9 hours aA B C Dweek in 2009.55. There is an increasingly amount of evidence that more and more young people are taking anA BCactive interest in politics.DPart IV Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Of all the websites, one that has attracted attention recently is . Most of this attention has come from the media and tells every reason ___56___ the website should be ___57___. The threat of Internet predators(窃掠者) is indeed a tough reality, ___58___ shutting down the site is not the answer. If ___59___ shut down, another site would quickly ___60___ its place. Therefore, the right way is to teach teens how to use the site safely and educate them ___61___ who may be predators and how to __ 62___ them.The key to ___63___ safe on the Internet is to make sure that your profile(个人资料) is secure. The ___64___ way is to change the privacy setting on your profile to "private", which protects your information ___65___ only the people on your friend list can view it. Although this is ___66___, it is not perfect. Predators can find ways to view your profile if they really want to, ___67___ through backing in (黑客入侵) or figuring out their way onto your friend list. Thus, you should never post too much personal ___68___. Some people actually post their home and school addresses, date to birth, and so on, often ___69___ predators know exactly where they will by and ___70___.The most information that is safe is your first name and province. Anything more is basically ___71___ a predator into your life.Another big problem is photos. I suggest ___72___ skipping photos and never posting a photo of a friend online without his or her ___73___.Most important, never, ___74___ any circumstances, agree to a real-life meeting with anyone you meet online, ___75___ how well you think you know this person. There are no guarantees that they have told the truth.56. A. what B. how C. why D. which57. A. shut down B. open up C. get into D. turn on58. A. but B. even C. despite D. since59. A. is B. are C. was D. were60. A. get B. make C. take D. push61. A. as B. about C. for D. in62. A. avoid B. get C. benefit D. hide63. A. stay B. staying C. stayed D. staying64. A. difficult B. simplest C. simple D. most difficult65. A. as to B. no matter C. so that D. because66. A. efficient B. interesting C. effective D. impressive67. A. if B. whether C. however D. whatever68. A. information B. documents C. files D. messages69. A. let B. make C. allow D. letting70. A. what B. why C. when D. how71. A. introducing B. inviting C. investing D. interrupting72. A. partly B. mostly C. lastly D. completely73. A. favor B. rule C. information D. permission74. A. above B. under C. below D. at75. A. no matter B. even if C. unless D. alsoPart Ⅴ Translation (20%)Section ADirections: In this part, there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the 3 passages you have just read in the part of Reading Comprehension. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.76. …Certain pop stars make statements and set examples as if the use of drugs for non-medicinal purposes were a normal and acceptable part of a person's lifestyle…77．One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live, the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability(残疾).78．Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society.79.Extensive new studies suggest that the world has made extraordinary progress in reducing poverty in recent decades.80. The new economic research will not put an end to that dispute.Section BDirections: In this part there are five sentences in Chinese. You should translate them into English. Be sure to write clearly.81今天早上他起床晚了，所以没有赶上火车。