北京地区成人学士学位英语统一考试真题及答案.docx
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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2010.11
PartIReadingComprehensionDirections:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet.
Archaeology,likemanyacademicwords,comesfromGreekandmeans,moreorless,"thestudyofoldthings".So,itisreallyapartofthestudyofhistory.However,mosthistoriansusepaperevidence,suchasletters,paintingsandphotographs,butarchaeologists(考古学家)learnfromtheobjectsleftbehindbythehumansoflongago.Normally,thesearethehardmaterialsthatdon'tbreakdownordisappearveryquickly--thingslikehumanbonesandobjectsmadefromstoneandmetal.
Itisveryunusualtofindanythingmorethanthehardevidenceofhistory-normally,thebacteria(细菌)intheaireatawayatsoftmaterials,likebodies,clothesandthingsmadeofwood.
Occasionally,thingsaredifferent.
In1984,twomenmadeanamazingdiscoverywhileworkinginabogcalledLindowMoss,inthenorthofEngland.Abogisaverywetareaofearth,withalotofplantsgrowinginit.Itcanbelikeaverybigandverythickvegetablesoup--walkinthewrongplaceandyoucansinkanddisappearforever.Themenwereworkingwhenoneofthemsawsomethingstickingout--ahumanfoot!
Naturally,themencalledthepolice,whothenfoundtherestofthebody.Wasitacaseofmurder?
Possibly--butitwasadeathnearlytwothousandyearsold.ThetwomenhadfoundabodyfromthetimeoftheRomaninvasionofBritain.Despitebeingsoold,thisbodyhadskin,muscles,hairandinternalorgans--thescientistswhoexaminedhimwereabletolookinsidetheman'sstomachandfindthefoodthathehadeatenforhislastmeal!
Whywasthismansowellpreserved?
(76)Itwasbecausehewasinaverywateryenvironment,safefromthebacteriathatneedoxygentolive.Also,thewaterinthebogwasveryacidic.Theacidpreservedtheman'sskininthewaythatanimalskinispreservedforleathercoatsandshoes.
Howdidhedie?
Understandably,archaeologistsandotherscientistswantedtoknowmoreaboutthepersonthattheycalled,"LindowMan".(77)Hishandsandfingernailssuggestedthathehadn'tdoneheavymanualworkinhislifehecouldhavebeenarichman.Theyfoundthathehadn'tdiedbyaccident.Thearchaeologistsbelievethathewassacrificedtothreedifferentgods.
第1题Whichlanguagedoestheword"archaeology"comefrom?
A.French. B.Greek. C.Roman. D.German.
答案:
B
第2题Theword"these"inthefirstparagraphrefersto_______.
A.letters B.photographs C.paintings D.objects
答案:
D
第3题Whichofthefollowinghelpedtopreserve"LindowMan"?
A.Iceandlowtemperature. B.Bacteriaandoxygen. C.Soilandenergy. D.Acidandwater.
答案:
D
第4题Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A."LindowMan"wasnamedafterthepersonwhofirstfoundhim.
B.Historiansusuallyusepaperevidence,whilearchaeologistsusehardevidence.
C."LindowMan"wasfoundbytwoarchaeologistsinthesouthofEngland.
D."LindowMan"wasgoodatmanualwork.
答案:
B
第5题Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.WhatIsArchaeology?
B.ArchaeologyandHistory
C.AnAmazingArchaeologicalDiscovery D.TheDeathof"LindowMan"
答案:
C
Thecityhasalwaysbeenanengineofintellectuallife,fromthe18th-centurycafesofLondon,wherecitizensgatheredtodiscusschemistryandpolitics,totheLeftBankbarsofmodemPads,wherePicassotalkedaboutmodemart.Withoutthemetropolis,wemightnothavehadthegreatartofShakespeare.
Andyet,citylifeisn'teasy.Nowscientistshavebeguntoexaminehowthecityaffectsthebrain,andtheresultsaredepressing.Justbeinginanurbanenvironment,theyhavefound,impairs(损害)ourbasicmentalprocesses.(78)Afterspendingafewminutesonacrowdedcitystreet,thebrainislessabletoholdthingsinmemory,andsuffersfromreducedself-control.Whileit'slongbeenrecognizedthatcitylifeisexhausting,thisnewresearchsuggeststhatcitiesactuallydullourthinking,sometimesdramaticallyso.
Oneofthemainforcesatworkisacompletelackofnature,whichissurprisinglybeneficialforthebrain.Studieshavedemonstrated,forinstance,thathospitalpatientsrecovermorequicklywhentheycanseetreesfromtheirwindows,andthatwomenlivinginpublichousingarebetterabletofocuswhentheirapartmentsoverlookalawn.Eventheseglimpsesofnatureimprovebrainperformance,itseems,becausetheyprovideamentalbreakfromtheurbanlife.
Thisresearcharrivesjustashumanscrossanimportantmilestone(里程碑).Forthefirsttimeinhistory,themajorityofpeopleliveincities.Insteadofinhabitingwide-openspaces,we'recrowdedintoconcretejungles,surroundedbytrafficandmillionsofstrangers.Inrecentyears,it'sbecomeclearthatsuchunnaturalsurroundingshaveimportantimplicationsforourmentalandphysicalhealth,andcanpowerfullyalterhowwethink.
Thisresearchisalsoleadingsomescientiststodabble(涉足)inurbandesign,astheylookforwaystomakethecitylessdamagingtothebrain.(79)Thegoodnewsisthatevenslightalterations,suchasplantingmoretreesintheinnercityorcreatingurbanparkswithagreatervadetyofplants,cansignificantlyreducethenegativesideeffectsofcitylife.Themindneedsnature,andevenalittlebitcanbeabighelp.
第6题Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Thecityinspirestalentedpeople. B.Thecityhurtsyourbrain.
C.Thecityhasmanypleasuresandbenefits. D.Thecityseriouslyaffectsthenaturalbalance.
答案:
B
第7题Theword"metropolis"inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_______.
A.citizen B.nature C.city D.stress
答案:
C
第8题Peoplehavejustcometorealizethat_______.
A.humanattentionisascarceresource B.citylifecanmakepeopleverytired
C.thecityisanengineofintellectuallife D.anurbanenvironmentisdamagingtothebrain
答案:
D
第9题Whatisthefactormentionedinthethirdparagraphthathelpsthehospitalpatientsrecovermorequickly?
A.Nature. B.Bettertreatment. C.Experienceddoctors. D.Goodmedicine.
答案:
A
第10题Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Differentaspects(方面)ofanurbanenvironment,suchasthecrowdedstreets,canleadtoanincreaseinself-control.
B.Smallchangesinurbandesigncannotreducethenegativesideeffectsofcitylife.
C.Forthefirsttimeinhistory,theearth'spopulationismoreurbanthanrural.
D.Awalkdownabusycitystreetwillimprovebrainperformance.
答案:
C
Breastfeeding(母乳喂养)foramonthorlongerappearstoreduceawoman'sriskofgettingdiabetes(糖尿病laterinlife,accordingtoanewstudy.Thebreastfeedinganddiabeteslinkhasbeenreportedinotherstudies,accordingtoresearcherEleanorSchwarz.Yet,herstudymakesthemlinkeasiertobelieve.HerstudyispublishedinajournalofmedicineinAmerica.Sehwarzandhercolleagueslookedatdataaboutbreastfeedingpractices.Theyevaluateddataon2,233womemfromCalifornia.Ofthose,405werenotmothers,1,125weremotherswhobreastfedforatleastamonth,and703weremotherswhohadneverbreastfed.Theywere40to78yearsold.
AccordingtoSchwarz'sstudy,theriskofgettingadiagnosis(诊断)ofType2diabetesforwomenwhobreastfedalltheirchildrenforamonthorlongerwassimilartothatofwomenwhohadnotgivenbirth.Butmotherswhohadneverbreastfedwerenearlytwiceaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhohadnevergivenbirth.Motherswhoneverbreastfedwereabout1.4timesaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhobreastfedforonetothreemonths,Schwarzfound.
Whileonemonthofbreastfeedingappearstomakeadifference,Schwarzsays,evenlongerisbetter.(80)"Previousstudieshaveshownthelongerthemornbreastfeeds,themorebenefitforher
body."Manyexpertsrecommendbreastfeedingforsixmonthsandcontinuingforayear,shesays.
Thediabetes-breastfeedinglinkisprobablyexplainedbybellyfat.Mothers,whodon'tbreastfeed,astheygetolder,mayhavemorebellyfat,asbreastfeedinghelpsnewmotherstakeoff
weight."Bellyfatincreasestheriskofdiabetesasyougetolder,"shesays.
Thefindingisn'tsurprisingatall,saysKimberlyGregory.Sheoftengivesadvicetowomenwhogetdiabetes(occurringduringpregnancy(怀孕)thattheyareatriskforlatergettingType2diabetesandsuggeststheybreastfeed.ThenewfindingswillprobablyinspireGregorytoaddtotheadviceshegivesmoms-to-beaboutthebenefitsofbreastfeeding.Sheoftenfocusesonthebenefitstothebaby.
第11题Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Abouttwothousandandtwohundredoldwomentookpartinthestudy.
B.EleanorSchwarz'sresearchprogramwasaboutmenandwomenwhosufferedfromdiabetes.
C.Overonefifthsofthewomennevergotmarried.
D.EleanorSchwarz'sresultsseemmorereliable.
答案:
D
第12题AccordingtoSchwarz'sfindings,whoaremorelikelytogetdiabeteslaterinlife?
A.Thosemotherswhohadneverbreastfed. B.Thosemotherswhonevergavebirth.
C.Thosemotherswhobreastfedforamonth. D.Thosemotherswhobreastfedforsixmonths.
答案:
A
第13题WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldSchwarzagreewith?
A.Breastfeedingisnotadvisablebecauseitisnotgoodforamorntokeepagoodshape.
B.Breastfeedingcangreatlyreduceamother'schancesofgettingallkindsofseriousdisease.
C.Breasffeedingforamonthishighlyrecommended:
thelonger,thebetter.
D.Breastfeedingforamonthorlongermakesbabiessmarter.
答案:
C
第14题Whatdoestheauthormeanby"moms-to-be"inthelastparagraph?
A.Womenwhoarepregnant
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