2012年11月北京成人本科英语真题试卷及答案解析.doc

1、2012 年 11 月北京成人本科英语真题试卷及答案解析(总分：224.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：4，分数：40.00)1.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 a

2、nd D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.（分数：10.00）_It seems like every day theres some new research about whether our favorite drinks are good for us.(76) One day, science says a glass of red wine a day wi

3、ll help us live longer . The next day, maybe not. It seems journalists are pretty interested in wine research and the same might be said for coffee. Now, theres been a lot of research into whether coffees good for our health. “The results have really been mixed,“ admits Neal Freedman who led the cof

4、fee study and published his findings in a medical journal recently. “Theres been some evidence that coffee might increase the risk of certain diseases and theres also been maybe more recent evidence that coffee may protect against other diseases as well.“ Freedman and his colleagues undertook the bi

5、ggest study yet to look at the relationship between coffee and health. They analyzed data collected from more than 400,000 Americans ages 50 to 71 participating in the study. “We found that the coffee drinkers had a modestly lower risk of death than the non-drinkers,“ he said. Heres what he means by

6、 “modestly“: those who drank at least two or three cups a day were about 10 percent or 15 percent less likely to die for any reason during the 13 years of the study. When the researchers looked at specific causes of death, coffee drinking appeared to cut the risk of dying from heart disease, lung di

7、sease, injuries, accidents and infections. Now, Freedman stressed that the study doesnt prove coffee can make people live longer. A study like this can never prove a cause-and-effect relationship.(77) All it can really do is to point researchers in the right direction for further investigation . And

8、 even if it turns out that coffee is really good for you, scientists have no idea why.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the first paragraph, reporters would like to know the research findings of_.（分数：2.00）A.teaB.beerC.alcoholD.coffee(2).According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?（分数：2.00）A.Fr

9、eedman and his colleagues hired 400,000 Americans to collect data.B.About four hundred thousand Americans worked for Freedmans team full time for 13 years.C.People who took part in Freedmans research are about 50 to 70 years old.D.People who are 50 to 70 years old seldom drink coffee(3).According to

10、 the author, scientists_.（分数：2.00）A.have already proved that coffee is good for human healthB.have a long way to go before they find a way to study coffeeC.have avoided the cause-and-effect approach to study coffeeD.are still unable to figure out why coffee is good for us(4).The word “mixed“ in the

11、first paragraph means “_“.（分数：2.00）A.both good and badB.put togetherC.both sharp and softD.confused(5).Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?（分数：2.00）A.Can Beer Help You Live Longer?B.Can Coffee Help You Live Longer?C.Can Wine Help You Live Longer?D.Can Tea Help You Live Lo

12、nger?When were learning a foreign language, making sense of what we hear is the first step toward fluency. It sounds obvious, but until recently, we didnt know much about how listening works. New research demonstrates that effective listening involves more than simply hearing the words that float pa

13、st our ears. Rather, its an active process of receiving information and making meaning. This kind of engaged listening is a skill thats as critical for learning a range of subjects at school and work as it is for learning to understand a foreign tongue. (78) Studies of skilled language learners have

14、 identified specific listening strategies that lead to superior comprehension . Last year, for example, University of Ottawa researcher Larry Vandergrift published his study of 106 undergraduates who were learning French as a second language. Half of the students were taught in a conventional fashio

15、n, listening to and practicing texts spoken aloud. The other half, possessing the same initial(最初的)skill level and taught by the same teacher, were given detailed instruction on how to listen. It turned out that the second group “significantly outperformed“(胜过)the first one on a test of comprehensio

16、n. So what are these listening strategies? Skilled learners go into a listening class with a sense of what they want to get of it.(79) They set a goal for their listening, and they generate predictions about what the speaker will say . Before the talking begins they mentally review what they already

17、 know about the subject, and form an intention to “listen out for“ whats important or relevant. Once they begin listening, these learners maintain their focus; if their attention wanders, they bring it back to the words being spoken. They dont allow themselves to be thrown off by confusing or unfami

18、liar details. Instead, they take note of what they dont understand and make inferences about what those things might mean, based on other clues available to them; their previous knowledge of the subject, the context(语境)of the talk, the identity of the speaker, and so on.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the mai

19、n idea of this passage?（分数：2.00）A.Effective listening means hearing the words that float past our ears.B.Developing your listening skills is the first step toward developing fluency.C.Skilled listeners use specific strategies to get the most out of what they hear.D.Listening is one of the most power

20、ful tools we have to gain information.(2).What does Vandergrifts research show?（分数：2.00）A.Learners who adopt specific listening strategies become better listeners.B.Learners taught in the traditional way are better at reinforcing what they learn.C.Learners are more confident if they make fewer mista

21、kes.D.Learners who listen on a regular basis improve faster.(3).Which of the following statements about Vandergrifts research is TRUE?（分数：2.00）A.The participants were postgraduates learning French as a second language.B.All the participants were taught using the conventional method, with the focus o

22、n listening strategies.C.The two groups were taught by different teachers.D.The participants were at the same initial skill level.(4).The expression “thrown off in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to “_“.（分数：2.00）A.infectedB.confusedC.ruinedD.informed(5).According to the passage, which of t

23、he following strategies is NOT used by skilled learners?（分数：2.00）A.Review their prior knowledge of the subject.B.Concentrate on the speakers words.C.Translate into their native language.D.Predict what the speaker will say.(80) As the Titanic was sinking and women and children climbed into lifeboats,

24、 the musicians from the ships band stood and played. They died when the ship went down. Men stood on the deck and smoked cigarettes. They died, too. This behavior is puzzling to economists, who like to believe that people tend to act in their own self interest. “There was no pushing,“ says David Sav

25、age, an economist at Queensland University in Australia who has studied witness reports from the survivors. It was “very, very orderly behavior.“ Savage has compared the behavior of the passengers on the Titanic with those on the Lusitania, another ship that also sank at about the same time. But whe

26、n the Lusitania went down, the passengers panicked(恐慌). There were a lot of similarities between these two events. These two ships were both luxury ones, they had a similar number of passengers and a similar number of survivors. The biggest difference, Savage concludes, was time. The Lusitania sank

27、in less than 20 minutes. But for the Titanic, it was two-and-a-half hours. “If youve got an event that lasts two-and-a-half hours, social order will take over and everybody will behave in a social manner,“ Savage says. “If youre going down in under 17 minutes, basically its instinctual.“ On the Tita

28、nic, social order ruled, and it was women and children first. On the Lusitania, instinct won out. The survivors were largely the people who could swim and get into the lifeboats. Yes, were self-interested, Savage ways. But were also part of a society. Given time, social norms(规范)can beat our natural

29、 self-interest. A hundred years ago, women and children always went first. Men were stoic(坚忍的). On the Titanic, there was enough time for these norms to become forceful.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the author, economists were confused because_.（分数：2.00）A.Peoples behavior was disorderly on the TitanicB

30、.People did not act in their own interest on the TitanicC.most men did not act in their own interest on the LusitaniaD.women and children could not climb into the lifeboats(2).The expression “won out“ in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to “_“.（分数：2.00）A.took the upper handB.went out of con

31、trolC.ran wildD.shut down(3).According to David Savage, _was a critical factor in determining peoples behavior in the sinking of these two ships.（分数：2.00）A.social orderB.placeC.instinctD.time(4).According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?（分数：2.00）A.Both ships were expensive ones.B.

32、A similar number of women and children from both ships survived.C.About the same number of people from each ship died.D.Both ships had a similar number of passengers.(5).Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?（分数：2.00）A.Why Didnt Musicians Play on the Lusitania?B.Why Did Mus

33、icians Play on the Titanic?C.Why Didnt Passengers Panic on the Titanic?D.Why Did Men Smoke on the Titanic?二、Vocabulary and Struc(总题数：31，分数：62.00)2.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: In this part, there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B,

34、C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.（分数：2.00）_3.Have you ever visited the Summer Palace,_there are many beautiful halls, ridges and a huge lake?（分数：2.00）A.whichB.thatC.whereD.whe

35、n4.Mr Obama will give a speech on the current situation at the meeting_next week in Beijing.（分数：2.00）A.to holdB.heldC.holdingD.to be held5.It was in a small village in the south_he spent his childhood and met his life-long friend the local schoolmaster.（分数：2.00）A.whereB.whenC.whichD.that6.First of a

36、ll, a teacher should show love for his students on top of his academic knowledge. _, he is not qualified for his position.（分数：2.00）A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.Because7.For many overseas Chinese, China is their real_, because they were born and grew up there.（分数：2.00）A.homeB.familyC.houseD.house

37、hold8.With all your brains you_the math test, but you failed. You were too careless.（分数：2.00）A.should passB.should have passedC.must passD.must have passed9.When he entered the room he found a cat_quietly under the desk.（分数：2.00）A.lieB.liesC.to lieD.lying10.Today Mrs Smith_herself in white like a nu

38、rse at the garden party.（分数：2.00）A.woreB.putC.sentD.dressed11.In road rules the red light is a_for traffic to stop.（分数：2.00）A.signB.sightC.siteD.size12.I can_you for your rude manners but you must apologize in public.（分数：2.00）A.forbidB.forgetC.forecastD.forgive13.General Blair had been in the army_f

39、or 35 years when he retired from the navy.（分数：2.00）A.serviceB.workC.jobD.homework14.Linda is quite different_her sister in character: she likes friends and goes out a lot while her sister always stays alone at home.（分数：2.00）A.toB.fromC.atD.on15.Jim was absent from school for the whole week_a bad col

40、d.（分数：2.00）A.because ofB.in addition toC.according toD.in front of16.Some people like to_a small sum of money in case of urgent need.（分数：2.00）A.deal withB.use upC.set asideD.take off17.Mr Smith feels greatly_with his sons performance in school as he is always the top of his class.（分数：2.00）A.disturbe

41、dB.worriedC.distressedD.satisfied18.Skating is such a_sport in the northeast of China that almost everybody there knows how to skate.（分数：2.00）A.likelyB.famousC.popularD.long19.The teacher suggested that they_in the exercise at once.（分数：2.00）A.had handedB.should have handedC.handedD.hand20.He did not

42、 go to school yesterday because he_his father who was ill.（分数：2.00）A.must have looked afterB.would have to look afterC.had to look afterD.should have looked after21.After walking for half an hour, she realized that she_ in the wrong direction.（分数：2.00）A.had been walkingB.has been walkingC.walkedD.wo

43、uld have walked22.Dont smoke in the classroom,_?（分数：2.00）A.do youB.will youC.can youD.could you23.There is not much time left, so I shall tell you about it_.（分数：2.00）A.in detailB.in briefC.for shortD.in all24._the room than the telephone rang once more.（分数：2.00）A.Hardly when he enteredB.Hardly he en

44、teredC.No sooner he had enteredD.No sooner had he entered25.My bike is old,_it is in good condition.（分数：2.00）A.thereforeB.soC.neverthelessD.moreover26.There is_that he has tried his best in the examination.（分数：2.00）A.not to denyB.not denyingC.no denyingD.without denying27.Would you_to come to the me

45、eting this weekend?（分数：2.00）A.be so kindB.be kind asC.be so kind asD.be kind28.He will write to me as soon as he_home.（分数：2.00）A.will have returnedB.returnsC.returnedD.will return29._is generally believed, there is no water on the moon.（分数：2.00）A.AsB.WhatC.ThatD.It30.He devoted his whole life to_car

46、e of the disabled children.（分数：2.00）A.takesB.takingC.tookD.take31.The student continued his university study_his family was poor.（分数：2.00）A.even thoughB.as thoughC.now thatD.since32.His father was put into_prison, and he had to go to_prison to visit him once in a while.（分数：2.00）A.a; theB.the; aC.a;/

47、D./; the三、Identification(总题数：11，分数：22.00)33.Part 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 mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.（分数：2.00）_34.A Putting the bottles, boxes and books back B where they C belong , please. Dont D leave them on the desk.（分数：2.00）_35.Though Jack is only A 7 years old C but he is clever C enough to work out that puzzle D difficult even for a grown-up.（分数：2.00）_36.I opened