北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2003年11月真题A卷.docx

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1、北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2003年11月真题（A卷）Part I Reading Comprehension 第一局部 阅读理解(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 bl

2、acken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet。Passage 1Questions I to 5 are based on the following passage:After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. 在一天繁忙的工作和玩乐之后,身体是须要休息的。 Sleep is necessary for good health. 睡眠对身体安康是必要的（necessary）。During this time, the body recovers from the a

3、ctivities of the previous day. 睡眠时身体从前一天（previous以前的）的活动中复原过来（recover from从复原过来）。(76) The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day. 你从睡眠中得到的休息能使（enable使可以）身体为第二天的活动做好准备（prepare for为做准备）。There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the o

4、ne before. 睡眠一共有四个阶段，其程度是渐渐加深的。As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. 在你睡觉的时候，你的肌肉（muscle）渐渐放松（relax）下来。Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. 心跳减缓，大脑活动放慢。After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other. 在到达第四个阶段之后，

5、你的身体将在四个阶段之间来回（back and forth来回，反复）转换（shift）。Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. 尽管你的大脑放松（slow down放慢，减缓，松弛）下来了，但你还会时常的做梦。Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyelids are closed). 探讨睡眠的科学家指出，做

6、梦的时候你的眼球（eyeball）运动速度加快（尽管眼睛是闭上的）。This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement. 睡眠的这个阶段被称为REM，代表快速的眼球运动。(77) If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. 假设你入睡有困难的话，有人建议（recommend）渐渐深呼吸。Other people believed that drinking

7、warm milk will help make you drowsy. 另外一些人认为喝热牛奶能使你昏昏欲睡（drowsy瞌睡的，想睡的）。There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep! 也有一种古老的建议：数绵羊也可以使你入睡。( ) 01A good title for this passage is _. 这篇文章好的标题的是 。答案：A ASleep睡眠 BGood Health安康状况良好 CDreams幻想 DWork and Rest工作和休息( ) 02The word “d

8、rowsy” in the last paragraph means _. 最终一段中的单词“昏昏欲睡”意思是 。答案：DAsick有病的 Bstand up起立 Casleep睡觉 Da little sleepy想睡觉( ) 03This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you _. 这段话说明睡眠缺乏可能会使你 。答案：BAdream more often更多的做梦 Bhave poor health身体不好 Cnervous惊慌 Dbreathe quickly快速呼吸( ) 04During REM,

9、 _. 在REM节段， 。答案：DAyour eyes move quickly你的眼球快速转动 Byou dream你做梦 Cyou are restless你得不到休息 Dboth A and B( ) 05The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is _. 成人每天须要的睡眠时间是 。答案：DAapproximately six hours大约六个小时 Baround ten hours大约十个小时Cabout eight hours 大约八个小时 Dnot stated here在这里没说Passage 2Que

10、stions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages. 明显，电视有利（advantage）也有弊（disadvantage）。(78) In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparatively cheap one. 首先，电视不仅是很便利的消遣（entertainment）来源，

11、而且想对地（comparatively）廉价。（not onlybut also不仅而且）With a TV set in the family people dont have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre, the cinema, or the opera. 家里有了电视，人们就没有必要花大量金钱去戏院（theatre）、电影院或者歌剧院了。All they have to do is to push a button or turn a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and s

12、hows of every kind. 他们只须要按一下开关（button）就可以在家里看各种竞赛、电影、歌剧以及其他各种各样的电视节目。Some people, however, think that this is where the danger lies. 但是，有些人认为这就是电视的危急所在。The television viewers need do nothing. 观众什么也不用做。He does not even have use his legs if he has a remote control. 假设可以遥控的话，他甚至不需用自己的双腿。He makes no cho

13、ice and exercises, no judgment. 他不须要做任何选择和运动，也不须要做任何推断（judgment）。He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort on his part. 他们完全是被动的（passive），它不须要做任何的努力。Television, it is often said, keeps one informed about current events and the latest developments in science and

14、politics. 常常听到有人说电视能使人们理解时事，理解科学、政治领域里的最新开展。The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into ones sitting room. 在起居室里就可以理解到世界上最偏远的国家和最奇异的风俗。It could be argued that the radio performs this service as well; but on television everything is much more living, much more real. 有人

15、可能争辩（argue）说，听收音机也可以做到这一点，但是在电视里万物都更活灵活现一些。Yet here again there is a danger. 然而这又有危害了。The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical charm for us. 电视自身对我们有种可怕、近乎自然的吸引力（charm魅力，吸引力，迷人，美貌）。(79) We get so used to looking at the movements on it, so dependent on its pictures, that it begins

16、 to control our lives. 我们是如此地习惯于观看电视中的活动，如此地依靠于电视中的画面，以致于它开场限制我们的生活（sothat如此以致于）。People are often heard to say that their television sets have broken down and that they have suddenly found that they have far more time to do things and that they have actually begun to talk to each other again. 常常听到人们

17、说电视坏掉（break down）了，却突然发觉他们有更多的时间去做事情，事实上他们又开场彼此交谈。It makes one think, doesnt it? 这是值得人思索的，莫非不是吗？There are many other arguments for and against television. 还有很多其他的赞同和反对电视的观点。We must realize that television itself is neither good nor bad. 我们确定要相识到电视本身并无好坏之分。（neithernor既不也不）It is the uses that it is pu

18、t to that determine its value to society. 它对社会的价值取决于人们如何去用它。( ) 06What is the major function of paragraph 1? 文章第一段话的主要作用是什么？答案：BATo arouse the readers concern 为引起读者的关注BTo introduce the theme of the whole passage介绍整篇文章的主题CTo summarize the whole passage 为总结整篇文章DTo state the primary uses of TV 为陈述电视的主要

19、途径( ) 07Television, as a source of entertainment, is _. 电视，作为消遣的来源，是 。答案：DAnot very convenient不是很便利 Bvery expensive很贵Cquite dangerous很危急 Drelatively cheap相对地廉价( ) 08Why are some people against TV? 为什么有些人反对电视？答案：BABecause TV programs are not interesting. 因为电视节目不是好玩的。BBecause TV viewers are totally pa

20、ssive. 因为看电视的人完全是被动的。CBecause TV prices are very high. 因为电视的价格都很高。DBecause TV has both advantages and disadvantages. 因为电视有利也有弊。( ) 09One of the most obvious advantages of TV is that _.电视一个最明显的好处是 。答案：AAit keeps us informed它让我们获得信息 Bit is very cheap它是特别廉价Cit enables us to have a rest它使我们可以休息一下 Dit co

21、ntrols our lives 它限制我们的生活( ) 10According to the passage, whether TV is good or not depends on _.根据文章，电视的好坏取决于 。答案：CAits quality它的质量 Bpeoples attitude towards it人们对它的看法Chow we use it我们怎么运用它 Dwhen we use it什么时间用它Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:Too often young people get

22、themselves employed quite by accident, not knowing what lies in the way of opportunity for promotion, happiness and security. 年轻人常常是偶尔（by accident）找到工作，而不知道在晋升（promotion提拔，晋升）、华蜜和保障（security平安，保证）时机（opportunity）路途上存在什么。As a result, they are employed doing jobs that afford them little or no satisfact

23、ion. 结果是，他们被雇用（employed）做一些他们不满足（no satisfaction）的工作。（afford供应，赐予，承受得起） (80) Our school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living. 我们的毕业生面对的竞争（competition）是如此剧烈，以致于只要（as long as）可以谋生（earn a live），他们很少（seldom）关切（care）自己做些什么。Some stay long at

24、 a job and learn to like it; 一些人长时间干同一份工作，并且学着去喜爱它；others quit from one to another looking for something to suit them. 另一些人不断跳槽以找寻最合适他们的工作。The young graduates who leave the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their expectation. 刚分开高校的毕业生（graduate）找寻那些能到达（up to）他们预期（expectation）薪水（sala

25、ry）的工作。Very few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own abilities. 初涉社会，很少（very few）有人准确的（exactly）知道自己想要什么以及相识到（realize）他们的实力（abilities）。（own自己的）The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational inst

26、itution. 全部这些困惑（confusion）背后（behind）的缘由（reason）是在我们的教化机构（educational institution）中从来没有过适宜的职业指导（vocational guidance）。Nearly all grope (探索) in the dark and their chief concern when they look for a job is to ask what salary is like. 几乎全部人都是在黑暗中探索，找工作时他们主要关切的是薪水怎样。They never bother to think whether they

27、 are suited for the job or, even more important, whether the job suits them. 他们从来都不会仔细地去想自己是否合适这份工作，或者更重要的，工作是否合适她们。（bother to do烦心做）Having a job is more than merely providing yourself and your dependants with daily bread and some money for leisure and entertainment. 就业不仅仅意味着供给自己和家人吃饭以及休闲（leisure）和消

28、遣（entertainment）消费。（dependant受抚养者） It sets a pattern of life and, in many ways, determines social status in life, selection of friends, leisure and interest. 它会设置一种生活方式，并在很多方面确定（determine）着社会地位（status）、对挚友、休闲和爱好的选择。In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your

29、interest. 选择职业的时候首先要考虑的是你是否对这种工作有爱好。Nothing is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed in life but also ruin your talents and ultimately make you an emotional wreck (受到严峻损害的人) and a bitter person.最可怕的（pathetic可怜的）是从事一汾你

30、毫无爱好的工作，因为它不仅打击（discourage使气馁，使懊丧）你在生活中胜利的愿望，而且会破坏（wreck破坏，毁坏）你的才能，最终（ultimately）使你成为一个情感（emotional情感的）受到严峻损害并苦痛（bitter苦痛的，怀恨的）的人。( ) 11The reason why some people are unlikely to succeed in life is that they _.有些人很难获得胜利是因为他们_。答案：BAhave ruined their talents毁了他们的才能Bhave taken on an unsuitable job找了一个不

31、适宜的工作Cthink of nothing but their salary除了他们的薪水，什么都不去想Dare not aware of their own potential没有意识到自己的潜力( ) 12The difficulty in choosing a suitable job lies mainly in that _.年轻人很难找到合适自己的工作是因为_。答案：DAmuch competition has to be faced很多竞争赛都要面对Bmany employees have no working experience很多员工都没有工作阅历Cthe young p

32、eople only care about how much they can earn年轻人只关切他们能挣多少钱Dschools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance学校不可以为学生供应适宜的职业指导( ) 13Which of the following statements is most important according to the passage?根据文章，下列哪一个是最重要的？答案：AAYour job must suit your interest. 你的工作必需是你喜爱的。BYour job mus

33、t set a pattern of life. 你的工作必需设置生活的形式。CYour job must offer you a high salary. 你的工作必需为你供应高工资。DYour job must not ruin your talents. 你的工作不能毁掉你的才能。( ) 14The best title for this passage would be _.最合适文章的标题是_。答案：CAWhat can a Good Job Offer怎样可以获得满足的工作BEarning a Living谋生CCorrect Attitude on Job-hunting关于就业

34、的正确看法DHow to Choose a Job如何选择一份工作( ) 15The word “ pathetic” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _.第 2 段可怜的这个词最有可能的意思是_。答案：BAsplendid辉煌的 Bmiserable苦痛的 Cdisgusted厌恶的 Dtouching感人的Part II Vocabulary and Structure 第二局部 词汇用法和语法构造(30%)Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sent

35、ence 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。( ) 16Today books are _ to everyone because they are no longer expensive.如今大家都有书了，因为书不再那么贵了。答案：AAavailable可利用的，可获得的，可到达的 Bpreferable更好的，

36、更优越的 Creliable牢靠的 Dactual实际的( ) 17We shall ask for samples _ and then we can make our decision.我们要求把产品的样品送来，然后我们可以做出确定。答案：AAto be sent Bbeing sent Cto sent Dto have been sent不定式的用法。送样品是将来要发生的动作，应当用不定式；但是样品和送之间是被动关系；综合两个学问点应选A。 ( ) 18The forest fire caused by the volcano is difficult to be_.由火山引发的森林火

37、灾很难扑灭。答案：CAput off推延，延期 Bput away放好，收好 Cput out扑灭，熄灭 Dput up举起，升起( ) 19It was not _ midnight that they discovered the children were not in their beds.直到半夜他们才发觉孩子们不在床上。答案：DAbefore Bat Cafter Duntil固定搭配not until直到才。A、B、C及not都没有如此搭配。( ) 20The girl is not happy at the new school. She has _ friends there

38、.这个女孩在新的学校里并不兴奋，因为在那里她几乎没有挚友。答案：AAfew几乎没有 Ba few有一些 Clittle几乎没有 Dquite a few相当多, 不少修饰可数名词用few，修饰不行数名词用little，friends为可数名词，所以应选A。( ) 21Robots have already_ human tasks in the industrial field.在工业领域里机器人已经取代了人类的任务。答案：DAtaken on雇用，担当 Btaken out拿出，取出 Ctaken up占据（时间、空间） Dtaken over担当，接收例如：He will take ove

39、r his fathers business.他将接收他父亲的生意。( ) 22I cant find the recorder in the room. It _ by somebody.我在房间里找不到录音机了，可能被别人拿走了。答案：CAmust have taken Bmay have taken Cmay have been taken Dshould have been taken首先根据by可以看出应当选的是被动式，首先可解除A和B项。“may+完成时”表示可能发生的动作；“must+完成时”表示对过去已经发生的动作的一种确定的揣测； “should +完成时”表示应当做的事情而

40、没有做。( ) 23He took the medicine, but it didnt have any_.他吃了药，但是没有一点儿作用。答案：CAanswer答案 Bcause缘由 Ceffect效果 Dwork工作固定短语have（no）effect有（无）效。 A、B、D都无此用法。( ) 24It is _ that over one million Americans now live below the poverty line.据估计：大约有一百多万美国人生活在贫困线以下。答案：BAjudged Bestimated Ccalculated DconsideredIt is e

41、stimated that据估计。A据推断，C据计算，D据考虑，都及题意不符。( ) 25He left _ an important detail in his account.在他的叙述中遗漏掉了重要的细微环节。答案：DAoff Bover Cbehind Doutleft是动词leave的过去式。leave out遗漏,缺漏。例如：The printer has left out two lines from this paragraph.打印机把这一段遗漏了两行。leave off停顿,完毕；leave over剩下,省下；leave behind遗留,丢下。( ) 26When th

42、ere are small children around, it is necessary to put bottl es of pills out of _.四周有孩子的时候，确定要把药瓶子放到孩子够不着的地方。答案：DAhand Bhold Cplace Dreachout of reach是固定搭配，意思是“够不着”。 out of hand“无法限制，无纪律”； out of hold“失去限制，失去联络”；out of place“不合适的，不适当的”。( ) 27I hadnt seen him for years, but I _ his voice on the teleph

43、one.我好多年不见他了，但是在 中我能区分出他的声音。答案：CArealized实现，意识到 Bdiscovered发觉 Crecognized区分出，认出 Dheard听到，听出( ) 28This place, originally a small town, has been _ into a modern city.这个地方，起初是个小城镇，如今变成了一座现代化的城市。答案：DAtransported Btransferred Ctransmitted Dtransformedtransform变更，转变。transform one form of energy into anoth

44、er把一种能变成另一种能；transport运送，运输。transport passengers from Shanghai to Beijing从上海运送乘客到北京；transfer转移，转系。transfer from the army to the navy从陆军转到海军 transfer to another college转学到另一所学院；transmit传输，传递，传播。( ) 29There was nobody _ when we came round the corner.我们转弯的时候，没有看见任何人。答案：DAout of sight Bat sight Cby sigh

45、t Din sightin sight在视线之内，看得见。out of sight在视线之外，看不见。 B、C无此搭配。( ) 30Well be only too glad to attend your party _ we can get a baby-sitter.假设我们能找到保姆的话，我们将特别乐意参与您的聚会。答案：BAso far as Bprovided that Cunless Dexcept thatprovided that 假设，以为条件，相当于if。例如：I will lend you my book provided that you keep it clean.只

46、要你保证书干净整齐，我就把书借给你。so（as）far as就，尽，至于。as far as I know就我所知； unless 除非，假设不； except that除了。例如：Your article is quite good except that there are several spelling mistakes.你的文章很好，除了几个拼法错误,。( ) 31They couldnt _ him of his mistake.他们不可以使他信任他自己的错误。答案：BAadvise Bconvince Cpersuade Dbelieveconvince sb. of sth.使某人确信某事； persuade sb. of sth.劝告某人做某事； advise sb. of sth.建议某人做某事； believe无