北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试(A)

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（A）2002.6PartIReadingComprehension(40%)Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1QuestionsIto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Inancienttimesthemostimportantexaminationswerespoken,notwritten.IntheschoolsofancientGreeceandRome,testingusuallyconsistedofsayingpoetryaloudorgivingspeeches.IntheEuropeanuniversitiesoftheMiddleAges,studentswhowereworkingforadvanceddegreeshadtodiscussquestionsintheirfieldofstudywithpeoplewhohadmadeaspecialstudyofthesubject.Thiscustomexiststodayaspartoftheprocessoftestingcandidatesforthedoctorsdegree.Generally,however,modernexaminationsarewritten.Thewrittenexamination,whereallstudentsaretestedonthesamequestion,wasprobablynotknownuntilthenineteenthcentury.Perhapsitcameintoexistencewiththegreatincreaseinpopulationandthedevelopmentofmodernindustry.Aroomfullofcandidatesforastateexamination,timedexactlybyelectricclocksandcarefullywatchedoverbymanagers,resemblesagroupofworkersatanautomobilefactory.Generally,duringexaminationsteachersandstudentsareexpectedtoactlikemachines.Onetypeoftestissometimescalledan“objective”test.Itisintendedtodealwithfacts,notpersonalopinions.Tomakeupanobjectivetesttheteacherwritesaseriesofquestions,eachofwhichhasonlyonecorrectanswer.Alongwitheachquestiontheteacherwritesthecorrectanswerandalsothreestatementsthatlooklikecorrectanswerstostudentswhohavenotlearnedthematerialproperly.1. IntheMiddleAgesstudentsA.tookobjectivetestsB.specializedinonesubjectC.weretimedbyelectricclocksD.neverwroteexams2. Themainideaofparagraph3isthatA. workersnowtakeexaminationsB. thepopulationhasgrownC. thereareonlywrittenexamsD. examinationsarenowwrittenandtimed3. ThekindofexamswherestudentsmustselectanswersareA.personalB.spokenC.objectiveD.written4. ModernindustrymusthavedevelopedA.beforetheMiddleAgesB.aroundthe19thcenturyC.inGreeceorRomeD.machinestotaketests5. ItmaybeconcludedthattestingA. shouldtestonlyopinionsB. ShouldalwaysbewrittenC. haschangedsincetheMiddleAgesD.isgivenonlyinfactoriesPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Themarketinvestigationisindispensabletosalespromotion.Theyareascloselyrelatedasthelipsandteeth,sotospeak.Whatyouproduceisforsaleonthemarket.Itwouldheimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutfirstinvestigatingthemarket.Intheinternationalmarket,goodsonsalecomingfromcountriesandsuppliersarealwaysfacingkeencompetition.Undersuchcircumstances,theywilltryeverythingpossibletofamiliarizethemselveswiththemarketconditions.Inmakinginvestigations,weoughttogetinformationaboutwhatsimilaritemsthecompetitorsareofferingonthemarket,whatpricestheyarequoting（报价）,whatfeaturestheirproductshave,whoaretheirregularcustomers,etc.Then,howcanweobtainsuchinformation?Therearemanychannelsthatwecanmakeuseofindoingthissortofwork.Thecommercialcounselorsofficesofourembassiesstationedabroadcanhelpusinmakingmarketinvestigations.Nowadays,ourimportandexportcorporationssendtheirtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthen.Oneoftheirpurposesistomakemarketsurveysonthespot.Certainly,face-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmenarealsoimportantchannelstogetmarketinformation.TheChineseExportCommoditiesFairsandsomeotherfairsofsimilarnatureaswellasvisitsofforeignbusinessmenprovideutsunwitiitehss.uOcfhcopuprsoer,therearesomeotherwaysofmakingmarketinvestigations.6. Inmakingmarketinvestigation,oneshould.A. getenoughinformationconcernedB. advertisehisproductsC.producehighqualitygoodsD.noneoftheabove7. Theword“indispensable”inthefirstlinemeans.A.impossibleB.essentialC.advisableD.available8. Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A. Therelationshipbetweenmarketinvestigationandsalespromotionisjustasthatofthelipsandteeth.B. ItisimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutmarketInvestigation.C. Therearevariouswaysofmakingmarketinvestigation.D.Productiongoesbeforemarketinvestigation.9. Makingmarketinvestigationisveryimportantbecause.A. inmarket,goodsonsalearenumerousB. everyproducerisfacingkeencompetitionC. itcangreatlypromotesalesD.alloftheabove10. Allthefollowingarechannelstogetmarketinformationexcept.A. tohavecommercialcounsellorsofficeofourembassiesstationedabroadB. topromotethequalityofourownproductsC. tosendtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthenD. tohaveface-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmenPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:OnNovember19,1863,AbrahamLincolnwenttoGettysburginPennsylvaniatospeakattheNationalSoldiersCemetery.TheCivilWarwasstillgoingon.TherewasmuchcriticismofPresident,Lincolnatthetime.Hewasnotatallpopular.HehadbeeninvitedtospeakatGettysburgonlyOutofpoliteness.TheprincipalspeakerwastobeEdwardEverett,afamousstatesmanandspeakeroftheday.Everettwasahandsomemanandverypopulareverywhere.ItissaidthatLincolnpreparedhisspeechonthetrainwhilegoingtoGettysburg.Latethatnight,aloneinhishotelroomandtiredout,heagainworkedbrieflyonthespeech.ThenextdayEverettspokefirst.Hespokeforanhourand57minutes.Hisspeechwasaperfectexampleoftherichoratoryoftheday.ThenLincolnrose.Thecrowdof15,000peopleatfirstpaidlittleattentiontohim.Hespokeforonlynineminutes.Attheendtherewaslittleapplause.Lincolnturnedtoafriendandremarked,“Ihavefailedagain.Onthe”trainbacktoWashington,hesaidsadly,”Thatspeechwasaflatfail,uarendthepeoplearedisappointed.Somenewspapersatfirstcriticizedthespeech.Butlittlebylittlepeoplereadthespeechtheybegantounderstandbetter.Theybeganappreciateitssimplicityanditsdeepmeaning.ItwasaspeechwhichonlyAbrahamLincolncouldhavemade.Today,everyAmericanschoolchildlearnsLincolnGsettysburgAddressbyheart.NoweveryonethinksofitasoneofthegreatestspeechesevergiveninAmericanhistory.11. In1863,AbrahamLincolnwasA.verycriticalB.unpopularC.verypopularD.verycourteous12. LincolnwasinvitedtospeakattheNationalSoldiersCemeterybecausehewasA.afamousspeakerB.averyhandsomemanC.PresidentofthecountryD.apopularstatesman13.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.A. LincolnpreparedhisspeechverycarefullybeforehewenttoGettysburgB. LincolnwasverybusyatthetimeanddidnthavemuchtimetopreparehisspeechC. LincolnsspeecahswfullofrichwordsD. Lincolnsspeechwasverylong14. ItwasafactthatLincolnsspeechwas.A. animmediatesuccessB. warmlyapplaudedC. atotalfailureD. notwell-receivedatfirst15. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A. LincolnsGettysburgAddresshasdeepmeaning.B. LincolnsGettysburgAddressissimpleinstyle.C. LincolnsGettysburgAddressismemorizedbyeveryAmericanschoolchild.D. LincolnsGettysburgAddressisthegreatestshpeevcerdeliveredintheUnitedStates.Passage4Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Animalsseemtohavethesensetoeatwhentheyarehungryandtheydonoteatmorethantheirbodiesneed.Ithasbeendemonstratedthatratswill,whengivenachoiceoveraperiodoftime,preferwaterwithvitaminstowaterwithoutvitaminseventhoughthereisnodifferenceintasteorsmellbetweenthetwowaterbottles.Whenafragrantflavorwasaddedtothevitamin-enrichedfluid,theratsdidseemtodevelopatasteforitandkeptdrinkingit,evenafterthevitaminswereswitchedtotheclearwater.Intime,however,theybrokethehabitandwentbacktowherethenecessaryvitaminswere.Inaclassicexperiment,babiesof6to12monthsoldwereplacedinacafeteriafeedingarrangement,withawideselectionofbabyfoodbeforethem.Theyweregivenwhateverfoodtheypointedtoorappearedinterestedin.Wearetoldthatatfirsttheyshowedsomeunusualeatingpatterns,butthatoveraperiodoftimetheymanagedtoselectwell-balanceddiet.50, inselectingfood,ratsandbabiesdoseemtoknowandactonwhatbsestforthem.Apparently,thereisakindof“bodywwishdiocmh,hum”anssoonlose.Mostofusdonoteataswiselyaswecould.Manyofourfoodpreferencesareculturallydeterminedandinfluencedbylong-establishedhabits.Somepeopleeatfox,dogandblackbirds,whileweeatcowsandpigs.Sowhatpeopleeatandhowmuchtheyeatseemstobegreatlyinfluencedbywhatisgoingonaroundthem.s drinking water to 16. Intheexperimentonrats,afragrantflavorwasaddedtotheratA. encourageratstodrinkvitamin-enrichedwaterB. findoutratspreferenceinflavorC. testwhetherratsknowwhichdrinkisgoodforthemD. demonstratethatvitaminsaretasteless17.Theexpression“thehabitA.hasnosmellB.istasteless1”,se(npt(nptaernac.e4)referstodrinkingwaterwhichC.hasvitaminsD.isflavored18. Accordingtothepassage,adultseatinghabitsdifferfromthoseofbabiesbecauseA. adultsknowbetterthanbabieswhatkindoffoodaregoodfortheirhealthB. adultsusuallycannotresistthetemptationofvariousdeliciousfoodsC. adultseatinghabitsarecloselyrelatedtothesocaianldculturalcustomsD. adultshavemorechoicesoffoodthanbabiesineatingpatterns19. TheauthorimpliedinthepassagethatmostofusA. eatabalanceddietB. choosethefoodthatisofnutritionC. havethehabitsinfluencedbythesurroundingsD. liketoeatthefoodwithafragrantflavor20. Asfarastheireatinghabitsareconcerned,babiesandratsaresimilarinthatA. bothhavethewisdomtochooseabalanceddietB. bothpreferflavoredfoodanddrinkC. bothhavethesameeatingpatternsD. bothdevelopatasteforthesamekindsofflavorsPartIIVocabularyandStructure(40%)Directions:Inthispartthereare40incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.21. Youshouldbeabletorightfromwrong.A.perceiveB.distinguishC.sightD.observe22. Anystudentwhohishomeworkisunlikelytopasstheexamination.A.reducesB.offendsC.practicesD.neglects23. IpromisedtolookthematterassoonasIgotthere.A.forB.inC.intoD.after24. Yoursisterhasmadeanforyoutoseethedentistat3thisafternoon.A.appointmentB.interviewC.opportunityD.assignment25. Thecommitteeisexpectedtoadecisionthisevening.A.reachB.arriveC.bringD.take26. HespokesoquicklythatIdidntwhathesaid.A.makeforB.makesureC.makeoverD.makeout27. IwroteitdownIshouldforgetit.A.incaseB.incaseofC.inorderthatD.forfearof28. ItisnotthatIdonotlikeplays.ThereasonwhyIdidnotgotothetheaterlastnightwasthatIcouldnotthetime.A.offerB.leaveC.affordD.manage29. Thechemicalfactorywasdemolishedprotectingtheenvironment.A.inspiteofB.inhonorofC.infavorofD.inthenameof30. Afterathree-hourheateddiscussion,allthemembersinthejuryreachedtheconclusionsthatthemanwasofmurder.A.criminalB.chargedC.guiltyD.faulty31. Havingfinishedtheletter,heitcarefullyandsealedtheenvelopwithakiss.A.foldedB.bentC.turnedD.curved32. Lastyearofnewbookswerepublishedonenvironmentalprotection.A.thehundredB.hundredsC.ahundredD.onehundred33. Literatureandarthaveagreatinfluencepeopleogy.sideolA.toB.onC.forD.onto34. Justasamarriedmancannotleavehiswork,apoormancannottogetsick.A.haveB.goC.expectD.afford35. ,wekeeprecordsonalltheexperimentssothatwemayhaveenoughdata.A.AsawholeB.AsaruleC.OntheaverageD.Byallmeans36. Nobodybutayoungwomantheairplanecrash.A.enduredB.rejectedC.survivedD.lived37. ProfessorSmithisalwaysverytothereactionoftheaudiencewhenhegiveslectures.A.sentimentalB.sensitiveC.sensibleD.positive38. Williamhascuthissmokingtofivecigarettesaday.A.downB.inC.offD.out39. Hehaslivedhereforyearsnobodyknowswhatheis.A.andbutB.thoughC.andyetD.forallthat40. Iamverydisappointedtheresultsoftheexperiment.A.fromB.forC.toD.with41. HisfewpersonalbelongingsmadeitpossibleforhimtomovefromplacetoplaceA.ineaseB.ateaseC.witheaseD.witheasiness42. Iwillneverforgetthetenyearswebothspentinthelittlevillage.A.whenB.duringwhichC.whichD.inwhich43. Theyarestudentsthattheyallperformedwellinthenationwideexaminations.A.sodiligentB.suchdiligentC.somuchdiligentD.suchverydiligent44. Themanagerofthecompanysentmeafaxsayingthathewouldvisitusnextspring.A.sometimeB.sometimeC.sometimesD.sometimes45. Noonecanbesureifthecarondisplayfitshimorheruntilheorshethem.A.triesB.willtryC.aretryingD.havetried46. Iamtoobusythesedays.Iwouldratherallofyounextmonthforadinner.A.comeB.wouldcomeC.cameD.havecome47. Somethingmusthavehappenedontheirwayhere.Ortheybynow.A.shouldhavearrivedB.shouldarriveC.wouldhavearrivedD.wouldarrive48. Thegeneralcosmmandwasthatthesoldierstheirfortandcarryoutmoreimportanttasks.A.wouldleaveB.leaveC.leftD.haveleft49. Howthefireinthedancinghallstartedamystery.A.toremainB.remainsC.remainD.isremaining50. Wearegoingtohaveourofficetomakeroomforanewengineer.A.torearrangeB.rearrangeC.rearrangedD.rearranging51. Theboyhasperformedexcellentlyhewasbitnervous.A.inthatB.exceptthatC.forthatD.exceptfor52. Allmyneighborstriedtohelpinsomeway.Buttheyturnedouttobeactuallytheway.A.inB.onC.withD.beyond53. Younevertoldmeyouhaveseenthefilm,?A.hadyouB.didntyouC.didyouD.werentyou54. Noonecanpossiblyrecallanydetailaboutthemeeting.ItisatleastfiveyearssinceitA.hadtakenplaceB.wastakenplaceC.tookplaceD.wastakingplace55. Notuntilmostofthepeoplehadlefttheairporthissisterwasthere.A.thathesawB.hadheseenC.didheseeD.thathehadseen56. Weallfeelsorryforforsolongafteryourarrival.A.keepyouwaitingB.havingkeptyouwaitingC.waitingforyouD.keepyouwait57. Nosoonerhadtheygotthegoodcoveredupitstartedraininghard.A.WhenB.thanC.thenD.after58. Themanagerhashisemployeesabusinessreporteveryweek.A.towriteB.writtenC.writingD.write59. Writtenapplicationsshouldbesenttousincasesomeproblemswiththeelectricversion.A.therewillbeB.thereisC.therebeD.therewas60. Atthattime,thepoorgirlcantbutallherbelongingsatalowprice.A.tosellB.sellC.sellingD.soldPartIIIIdentification(10%)Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.61. AtnotimeandundernocircumstancesChinawillbethefirsttousenuclearweapons.ABCD62. NeitherJohnandhisfatherwasabletowakeupearlyenoughtocatchthemorningtrain.ABCD63. ThedevelopmentofindustryhasalsobroughtaboutlargenumbersofproblemswhichhaveABCtosoke.D64. Astimewenton,hesufferedsuchheavylossesthathewasforcedgivinguphisbusiness.ABCD65. Maryfounditdifficulttotalkcalmlyaboutwhichshehadexperiencedatthestation.66. Somepeoplefindswimmingmoreenjoyablethantositathomereading.ABCD67. ThelawIamreferringtorequiresthateveryonewhoownsacarhasaccidentinsurance.ABCD68. TheresponsibilityofthemanagerinsuchalargeinternationalenterpriseisfargreaterthanABChistypist.D69. Thecourseworldhavebeenofferedthisterm.ButiscancelledbecausetoofewstudentsABhadregisteredbeforeregistrationclosed.CD70. Inthedayswhencoalwassowidelyused,noonerealizedhowsoonandhowcompleteoilABCwouldreplaceit.DPartIVCloze(10%)DirectionsThereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchoosetheONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Canyouimaginehowyouwouldfeelifyoufelldangerouslyillandcouldnotreachorcalladoctor?Millionsofpeople71theworldareinthisunfortunate72,livingindistantplaces73therearenorailways,noproperroadsandnotelephones.Thousandsof74_arelosteveryyear75_couldhavebeensavedifmedicalattention76_intime.77todayhelpcouldbebroughtquicklyandeasily78manyofthesepeople79fulladvantagewastaken80theaero-plane.81countryhasprovedthis82thanAustralia.TheAustralians83_greateruseoftheaero-planethanany84peopleintheworld.Innoothercountry85thetotalnumberofmilesflownbythe86personsohigh.Infact,ithasbeen87thatAustraliansjumpintoplanes88peopleinothercountriesjumpintotrainsandbuses.Itisnotsurprising,89thatAustraliashouldhavebeenthefirstcountry90_aFlyingDoctorService.71. A.on72. A.societyB.throughB.worldC.alloverC.wayD.withinD.position73.A.whereB.becauseC.althoughD.which74.A.peopleB.childrenC.familiesD.lives75.A.whenB.inwhichC.whichD.they76.A.hadbeenprovidedB.hadbeenpaidmoreC.wasgivenD.wasprovided77.A.EvenB.ButC.FinallyD.So78.A.fromB.withC.inD.to79.A.butB.ifonlyC.andD.unless80.A.ofB.fromC.aboutD.on81.A.OneB.AnyC.NotD.No82. A.83. A.84. A.85. A.86. A.87. A.betterB.madeB.ofB.ofB.livingB.suggestedworseC.didC.elseC.inC.averageC.B.estimatedmoreD.lessweremakingD.makeotherD.JapaneseareD.isbraveD.medicalC.workedoutD.said88.A.whenB.whileC.asD.but89.A.thereforeB.inawayC.perhapsD.accordingly90.A.ofB.todevelopC.madeupD.into参考答案PartIReadingComprehension1.D2.D3.C4.B5.C6.A7.B8.D9.D10.B11.A12.C13.B14.D15.D16.C17.D18.C19.C20.APartIIVocabularyandStructure21.B22.D23.C24.A25.A26.D27.A28.C29.D30.D31.A32.B33.B34.D35.B36.C37.B38.A39.C40.D41.C42.C43.B44.A45.A46.C47.C48.C49.B50.C51.B52.A53.C54.C55.C56.B57.B58.D59.A60.BPartIIIErrordentification61.B62.A63.D64.D65.C66.B67.D68.D69.B70.CPartIVCloze71.C72.D73.A74.D75.C76.A77.B78.D79.B80.A81.D82.A83.D84.C85.D86.B87.D88.C89.A90.B