成人本科英语-189及答案解析.doc

1、成人本科英语-189 及答案解析(总分：92.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Spending 50 minutes with a cell phone close to your ear is enough to change brain cell activity in the part of the brain closest to the antenna (天线). But whether that causes any harm is not clear, scien

2、tists at the National Institute of Health said at a conference last month, adding that the study will not likely settle concerns of a link between cell phones and brain cancer. “What we showed is glucose (葡萄糖) metabolism (代谢) (a sign of brain activity) increases in the brain in people who were expos

3、ed to a cell phone in the area closest to the antenna,“ said Dr. Nora Volkow of the NIH, whose study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (76) The study was meant to examine how the brain reacts to electromagnetic fields caused by wireless phone signals.Volkow said she w

4、as surprised that the weak electromagnetic radiation (电磁辐射) from cell phones could affect brain activity, but she said the findings do not shed any light on whether cell phones cause cancer. “This study does not in any way indicate that. What the study does is to show the human brain is sensitive to

5、 electromagnetic radiation from cell phone exposures.“ Use of the devices has increased dramatically since they were introduced in the early 1980s, with about 5 billion cell phones now in use worldwide.Some studies have linked cell phone exposure to an increased risk of brain cancers, but a large st

6、udy by the World Health Organization did not offer a clear answer to this. Volkows team studied 47 people who had their brain examined while a cell phone was turned on for 50 minutes and another while the phone was turned off. While there was no complete change in brain metabolism, they found a 7 pe

7、rcent increase in brain metabolism in the region closest to the cell phone antenna when the phone was on.(77) Experts said the results were interesting, but urged that they be understood with great care. “ Although the biological significance, if any, of increased glucose metabolism from too much ce

8、ll phone exposure is unknown, the results require further investigation,“ Henry Lai of the University of Washington in the U.S. and Dr. Lennart Hardell of University Hospital in Sweden, wrote in an article in JAMA. “Much has to be done to further investigate and understand these effects.“ They wrote

9、.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. Cell phone use is dangerous.B. Cell phone use causes cancer.C. The human brain is an electromagnetic field.D. There are about 5 billion cell phone users in the world right now.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Doctor Volkow was astonished

10、because _.A. her research has shed light on her understanding of cell phoneB. she found that cell phone exposure is harmful to human brainC. she found that using a cell phone for about 50 minutes could influence or change brain activityD. human brain is not responsive to electromagnetic radiation（分数

11、：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage, cell phones were launched _.A. in the late 1970s B. between 1980 and 1985C. in the late 1980s D. in the early 1990s（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the word “that“ stand for in the second paragraph?A. Brain activity.B. Her research findings.C. The fact that

12、cell phone use may cause cancer.D. Her research progress.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?A. Cell Phone Radiation: Is It Harmful?B. Cell Phone Radiation: Is It Useful?C. Cell Phone Radiation: Is It Healthy?D. Cell Phone Radiation: Is It Weak?（分数：1.

13、00）A.B.C.D.三、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Every country tends to accept its own way of life as being the normal one and to praise or criticize others as they are similar to or different from it. And unfortunately, our picture of the people and the way of life of other countries is often a distorted(曲解) o

14、ne.Here is a great argument in favor of foreign travel and learning foreign languages.(78) Itis only by traveling in or living in a country and getting m know its inhabitants and their language that one can find out what a country and its people are really like. And how different the knowledge one g

15、ains this way frequently turns out to be from the second-hand information gathered from other sources! How often we find that the foreigners whom we thought to be such different people from ourselves are not very different after all!Differences between peoples do, of course, exist and, one hopes, wi

16、ll always continue to do so. (79) The world will be a dull place indeed when all the different nationalities behave exactly alike, and some people might say that we are rapidly approaching this state of affairs. With the much greater rapidity and ease of travel, there might seem to be some truth in

17、this at least as far as Europe is concerned. However this may be, the greater ease of travel today has at least revealed to more people than ever before that the Englishman or Frenchman or German is not some different kind of animal from themselves.（分数：5.00）(1).Every country criticizes ways of life

18、in other countries because they are _ .A. distorted B. normal C. similar to each other D. different from its own（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).One who travels in a foreign country and learns its language will _ .A. find out what its people are like B. argue in favor of this country and the languageC. know the

19、 country and its people better D. like its inhabitants and their language（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The knowledge one gains by traveling in a foreign country is often _ .A. from second-hand information B. gathered from other sources than from its inhabitantsC. gained from the arguments about the country D

20、. different from what one had before the travel（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Differences between peoples _ .A. may gradually disappear because of ease of travelB. do exist even though different nationalities behave exactly alikeC. will always continue to exist and the world will be a dull placeD. will not ex

21、ist as one hopes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).“However“(Para. 3, Line 4) most probably means _ .A. somewhat B. by whatever means C. anyhow D. no matter what（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit ones mistakes. (79)It is ex

22、tremely hard some times to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that,“ and it is even harder to say, “I was wrong, and you were right about that.“I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a groc

23、ery store in the neighborhood where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons. Then he related an incident and I began to remember vaguely the incident he was de scribing.I was about eight years old at the time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery s

24、hopping. On that particular clay, I must have found my way to the dairy food department where the incident tool place.(80)There must have been a special sale on eggs that day be cause there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and half dozen cartons. The cartons were stacked three or four feet

25、 high. I must have stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks of cartons. For some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the display back together; so I went to work.The manager heard the noise and came rushing

26、 over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my knees inspecting some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as though I was culprit(罪犯). He severely scolded me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs. I protested my innocence and tried to explain,

27、but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident, apparently the manager did not.（分数：5.00）(1).How old was the author when he wrote this article?A. About 8. B. About 18.C. About 23. D. About 15.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Who was to blame for knocking off the stacks of cartons?A. The

28、author B. The managerC. A woman D. The authors mother（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The woman w. ho knocked off the stacks of cartons was seriously criticized by the manager.B. The author was severely criticized by the manager.C. A woman carelessly knocked off

29、the stack of cartons.D. It was the author who put the display back together.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?A. Its Harder to Admit Ones Mistake.B. I Was Once the Culprit.C. I Remember an Incident.D. A Case of Mistaken Identity.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.

30、(5).The tone of the article expresses the authors _.A. admiration for the managers willingness to admit mistakesB. anger to the manager for his wrong accusationC. indignation against the woman who knocked off the stacks of cartonsD. regret for the mistake he made in the store（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、Part

31、Vocabulary an(总题数：30，分数：30.00)1.The weather _ us from climbing the mountain.A. discharged B. disguised C. disturbed D. discouraged（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.He thought the painting was of little _, so he let me have it for only ten dollars.A. price B. cost C. value D. expenses（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.You _ yester

32、day if you were really serious about the job.A. ought to come B. ought to be comingC. ought to have come D. ought have come（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.It is _for a person in his position to make such a mistake.A. rare B. lessC. little D. few（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.You _ take your tools in case some machines need

33、repairing.A. had better B. would rather C. would better D. had rather（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Scientists say that many factors _ changes in the weather.A. bring in B. bring offC. bring about D. bring forward（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Johnnys mouth watered at the _ of the delicious cake.A. sight B. light C. touch

34、D. notice（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.In time of trouble Charlie could always _ a solution.A. put aside B. look down uponC. break out D. come up with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.I dont think about my old home very much, only _ and then.A. now B. ever C. then D. again（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Schools should teach our kids var

35、ious subjects, and moreover teach them how to _ right from wrong.A. run B. take C. tell D. put（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.It is reported that the police will soon look _ the case of the two missing children.Aupon Bafter Cinto Dout（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.By next year he _ in New York for five years.A. has worked

36、 B. has been workingC. works D. will have worked（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.He was very rude to the customs officer, _of course made things even worse.A. who B. whom C. what D. which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Some pop singers have much influence _ the young people.A. to B. for C. onto D. on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Havi

37、ng finished the letter, he _ it carefully and sealed the envelop with a kiss.A. folded B. bentC. turned D. equipped（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.What you do in your spare time is your own _. However it should not be harmful to others.A. business B. purchase C. bargain D. sale（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.This compositi

38、on is good _ some spelling mistakes.A. except B. besides C. except that D. except for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.You could have done much better yesterday. Why _?A. didnt you B. couldnt youC. hadnt you D. shouldnt you（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.Im putting on weight. The doctor has warned me to_sugar.A. keep up B. k

39、eep back C. keep off D. keep away（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.Air, or _ is called atmosphere, surrounds the whole earth.A. it B. thatC. which D. what（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21._ can be judged from her eyes, she has no personal hostility to us.A. It B. As C. Which D. That（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.Although _ happened in th

40、at developed country sounds like science fiction, it could occur elsewhere in the world.A. which B. what C. how D. it（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.Helen apologized for _ to attend the party.A. her not being able B. her being not ableC. her to be not able D. her not to be able（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.The teacher, a

41、s well as all his students, _by the dancers performance.A. was impressed B. had impressedC. impressed D. were impressed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.The engine is _ at 6,000 revolutions per minute.A. turning in B. turning off C. turning over D. turning to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.Their house stands at a hilltop, _

42、the Hudson River down below.A. seeing B. viewing C. looking at D. overlooking（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.The mother flatly rejected my suggestion that she _ her daughter the next week.A. meet B. would meet C. met D. had met（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.Where is the new dictionary?Its on the top shelf, out of _ .A. re

43、ach B. sight C. touch D. order（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.After he retired from office, Rogers _ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.A. took up B. save up C. kept up D. drew up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.-How are their talks going on? Have they reached any agreement?-They only seemed to have agreed to set

44、another date for _ talks.A. deeper B. slower C. further D. higher（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、Part Identificatio(总题数：10，分数：8.00)31.The salesman told me (that) a good pair of glasses (were) supposed (to last) (at least) 3 to 4 years.A. that B. were C. to last D. at least（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32.(Just) outside (the

45、interest) (of places are) a glorious building (surrounded) by tall trees.A. Just B. the interest C. of places are D. surrounded（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.33.Two (woman) teachers and four (girl) students (were) praised (at) meeting yesterday.A. woman B. girl C. were D. at（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34.Apart from these sc

46、iences there is philosophy, about _ we will talk in detail later.A. that B. it C. what D. which（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.35.The youth often get _ strange thoughts and dreams.A. familiar to B. engaged with C. concerned about D. caught up in（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.36.Neither John (or) his father (was) able (to wake u

47、p) early enough to (catch) the morning train.A. B. asleep C. to wake up D. catch（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.37.He is a (true) friend (of mine), whom I can always (depend) whenever I (get into) trouble.A. true B. of mine C. depend D. get into（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.She did not admit _ in prison twice.A. to be B. be

48、 being C. having been put D. putting（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.39.No sooner had the words (been spoken) (so) he (realized) that he (should have remained) silent.A. been spoken B. so C. realized D. should have remained（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.40.Little by little, youve tried to _ away at my hopes.A. slice B. cut C. te

49、ar D. chip（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.七、Part Cloze(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Conversation begins almost the moment we come into contact with another and continues throughout the day (56) the aid of cell phones and computers. However, we are so often absorbed in conversation that we (57) sight of its true purpose and value.One important (58) of a good conversation is that the