1、广西成人本科学位英语真题 2011 年 07 月及答案解析(总分：90.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：3，分数：15.00)Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage： The most famous collections of fairy tales are the ones by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. The Grimms published their first fairy-tale collection in 1812.T
2、hey disappearing German folk culture. Their first edition （版本） was a scholarly book that carefully recorded the oral tales. They were surprised when some of their early readers suggested that the stories might be interesting to children. But the Grimms needed money. They had made a bad deal with the
3、ir publisher and received little payment for their first book. At one point Wilhelm complained there wasnt a chair in his house one could sit on without worrying it would break. So he took the hint and set to work to make a book that would be suitable for children. He selected a few of the tales, ma
4、de them much longer , and polished up the language. He didnt add morals , but he did slip in character judgments and moralizing comments wherever he could. The Grimms fairy tales also have one characteristic that would seem to make them unsuitable for children. Many of them include violent incidents
5、. In “Hansel and Gretel” eaten by a wolf. When he revised the tales for children, Wilhelm Grimm retained the violence. In fact, he sometimes even ramped it up. For example, in the first edition, the one intended for children, that her birds peck（啄）out their eyes. Why, then, have the Grimms fairy tal
6、es become classic of childrens literature, so much so that it is hard to imagine a child who doesnt know Cinderellas story or Snow Whites？ One answer is that only a few of the tales survived into modern times. The first edition of the Grimms fairy tales had 210 tales. By 1825 it was down to 50. And
7、taday only a dozen or so of the tales are often reprinted in childrens collections.（76）But the deeper answer is that the tales that have lasted are magical adventures that help children deal with the struggles and fears of their everyday lives. （分数：5.00）(1).Why did Wilhelm Grimm set out to adapt his
8、 book for children？ （分数：1.00）A.To deal with readers complaints.B.To improve his financial situation.C.At the request of his publisher.D.To preserve the ancient stories in print.(2).When revising the fairy tales, Wilhelm did all of the following EXCEPT_. （分数：1.00）A.adding character judgments.B.making
9、 the tales much longerC.deleting the violent scenesD.polishing up the language(3).What does the expression “ramped it up” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？ （分数：1.00）A.StartedB.AllowedC.ClassifiedD.Increased(4).Which of the following statements about the Grimms fairy tales is TRUE according to the passag
10、e？（分数：1.00）A.They were originally intended to be childrens stories.B.Generally speaking, the tales that have endured can help children deal with the challenges life bring to them.C.A large number of the tales made it to the modern age.D.They are less violent than the childrens stories being written
11、today.(5).What is the passage mainly concerned with？ （分数：1.00）A.History of fairy tales.B.Ways to preserve the oral tradition.C.The Grimms fairy tales.D.Violence in fairy tales.Passage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage： As the school year kicks off, parents are once again struggl
12、ing to cajole （哄骗） and, if need be, drag their exhausted teens out of bed, That image may make you laugh, but lack of sleep is no joke. （77）Teenagers who dont get enough rest have more learning, health, behavior and mood problems than students who get at least nine hours a night. Long-term lack of s
13、leeo is tied to heart disease, overweight, depression and a shortened life. Lack of sleep can be especially deadly for teens； car accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers , and safety experts believe sleepy driving is a major factor. Unfortunately, few teenagers get the sleep they ne
14、ed. In a survey of middle- and high-school students, University of Colorado researchers found that 82 percent said they woke up tied and unrefreshed, and more than half had trouble concentrating during the day at least once a week. Blame multitasking for some of this. Many students are juggling afte
15、r-school activities, homework and part-time jobs. Even when they manage to fulfill these obligations by a reasonable hour, television, the internet, video games, phone calls and text message to friends often keep them awake deep into the night. Taking soda and energy drinks late in the day and going
16、 to late-night parties on weekends add to sleep for most teens to fall asleep before 11 pm. Class usually beings before 8：15 am, with many high schools starting as weends to catch up, making it even harder to fall asleep on Sunday night and wake up Monday morning . Playing catch-up on weekends also
17、doesnt help teens stay refreshed when the need it most： during the week at school. Since the 1990s, middle and high school in more than two dozen states have experimented with later school start times. （78） The results have been encouraging： more sleep, increased attendance, better grades and fewer
18、driving accidents. But most school still start early, meaning teens have their work cut out for them if they want to get enough sleep. （分数：5.00）(1).According to the passage, poor sleep can be linked to all of the following EXCEPT_. （分数：1.00）A.heart diseaseB.car accidentsC.skin problemsD.poor concent
19、ration(2).The main idea of Paragraph 3 is_. （分数：1.00）A.how sleep deprivation（缺乏）can be treatedB.what causes sleep deprivationC.who is most at risk for sleep deprivationD.why sleep deprivation is a serious concern(3).What does the word “juggling” in Paragragph3 probably mean？ （分数：1.00）A.Dealing with
20、at the same timeB.Striking a balance betweenC.Weekend catch-up sleepD.Healthy diet(4).Which of the following is NOT to balme for teenager lack of sleep？ （分数：1.00）A.MultitaskingB.Striking a balance betweenC.Weekend catch-up sleepD.Healthy diet(5).According to the passage, what have some school done t
21、o help their students get enough sleep？ （分数：1.00）A.Educating their students about the importance of sleepB.Monitoring their students late-night activitiesC.Delaying school start timesD.Setting strict rules.Passage 3 Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage： As any middle-class parent kn
22、ows, unpaid work experience can give youngsters a valuable introduction to a secure job. The government has recognized it too, abandoning rules in 2011 that had formerly stopped 16-to 24-years-olds from doing unpaid work while claiming unemployment benefit. But moving from that to forcing them to wo
23、rk without pay in order to collect these benefits has proved a big step.（79）More than one million young people in Britain are unemployed, the highest number since the mid-1980s. Keen both to cut the welfare bill and to avoid the depressed future wages that may result from early unemployment, the gov
24、ernment has impressed future wages that may result from early unemployment, the government has introduced an ambitious program of reform to get youngsters off welfare and into work. A key part of it is ensuring that no one gets benefit from the government for long； ministers are keen to avoid what h
25、appened after the early-1980s recession（衰退）,when unemployment continued in some parts of the country for a long time after the economy began to improve. To help young people into work, ministers had persuaded lots of employers, including bakery chains, bookshops, and supermarkets, to take on unemplo
26、yed youths, who receive work experience but no pay, with the prospect of proper job for those who shine. （80）Some 35,000 youngsters participated last year； half found paid work soon after finishing the scheme. The idea of getting young adults used to showing up for work is popular with voters： accor
27、ding to a survey published in February, about 60% of people support the program. Equally attractive was the option of compelling them to work： under the existing arrangements youngsters could choose whether or not to accept a place, but if they dropped put after the end of the first week, they stood
28、 to lose up to two weeks benefits. Yet the scheme has also polarized（两极分化的）opinion: a third of people are consistently opposed. Following a noisy “Right to Work” campaign that accused employers of co-operating secretly with this from getting worse, Chris Grayling, an employment minister, admitted th
29、at young people could leave their work experience at any time without being punished for doing so. This not only halted the flight of employers（for now, at least）but also enabled him to announce that new firms have agreed to take part in the program。 （分数：5.00）(1).According to the passage, young peop
30、le in Britain_. （分数：1.00）A.are used to showing up for workB.value unpaid work very muchC.are always opposed to unpaid workD.could learn something about job security through unpaid work(2).According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE？ （分数：1.00）A.Most voters support the governments eff
31、ort to help young people to workB.Some people protest against the governments attempt to force young people to workC.There are more than one million young people who took part in the programD.There are more than one million young people who are jobless(3).According to the author, the British governm
32、ent is trying to_. （分数：1.00）A.punish young people if they are not cooperating with itB.reform the unemployed youngstersC.the economic slowdownD.reduce welfare spending(4).The word “shine” in Paragraph 3 means “_”。 （分数：1.00）A.do weB.reflect lightC.look happyD.produce light(5).Which of the following i
33、s an appropriate title for this passage？ （分数：1.00）A.Enjoy Work Without PayB.Can Work, Wont WorkC.Should Work, Shouldnt PlayD.Hate Work or Love Work二、Vocabulary and Struc(总题数：30，分数：30.00)1.Please give Jim the schedule for tomorrows conference when he _ back. He is to chair the conference. （分数：1.00）A.
34、will comeB.comeC.comesD.came2._five minutes earlier, you would not have missed the last train for Shanghai, but you were late. （分数：1.00）A.Had you comeB.Do you comeC.Did you comeD.Should you come3.After he worked out the solution, _ appeared a smile on his face. （分数：1.00）A.itB.hereC.whatD.there4._ th
35、e former presidents supporters went out in streets to express their anger and dissatisfaction （分数：1.00）A.A small amount ofB.A large number ofC.A little bit ofD.A great deal of5.To be honest, todays dinner was just so-so. It wasnt such a good one_ promised by the boss. （分数：1.00）A.thatB.whichC.asD.wha
36、t6.So many people _, the meeting had to be put off.（分数：1.00）A.being absentB.to be absentC.were absentD.had been absent7.We often advise him not to drink more _ is good for his health （分数：1.00）A.asB.thatC.thanD.but8.Did Charles vote in the last election？ No, he wasnt_ （分数：1.00）A.enough old thenB.then
37、 enough oldC.ole then enoughD.old enough then9.By no means_ look down on those who are less lucky in life than we are。 （分数：1.00）A.we shouldB.should weC.we should notD.should we not10.He didnt feel like _that day so he stayed indoors reading. （分数：1.00）A.workingB.worksC.to workD.worked11.No sooner had
38、 we started on the road _it began to rain. （分数：1.00）A.whenB.thanC.thenD.whenever12.He decide to go for a sailing holiday _ the fact that he was usually Seasick （晕船）（分数：1.00）A.because ofB.in spite ofC.in case ofD.as a result of13. What you do in your spare time is your own _. However it should not be
39、 harmful to others （分数：1.00）A.businessB.purchaseC.bargainD.sale14.As a gardener, Jim has to water the flowers and _the grass in the garden every morning （分数：1.00）A.trimB.improveC.refineD.repair15.The firemen are still _the small fires started by the plane crash. （分数：1.00）A.taking offB.setting asideC
40、.getting along withD.putting out16. He didnt live up to _had been expected of him . （分数：1.00）A.thatB.whatC.whichD.all17.The old couple decided to _a boy and a girl though they had three of their own. （分数：1.00）A.adaptB.bringC.receiveD.adopt18.The relationship between employers and employees has been
41、studied_. （分数：1.00）A.originallyB.extremelyC.violentlyD.intensively19.The car _ halfway for no reason （分数：1.00）A.broke offB.broke downC.broke upD.broke out20.The police _ that he committed a series of crimes in the north of the city （分数：1.00）A.swelledB.submittedC.surveyedD.suspected21.The manger lost
42、 his _just because his secretary was ten minutes late （分数：1.00）A.moodB.temperC.mindD.passion22.We gave out a cheer when the red roof of the cottage came_ view （分数：1.00）A.fromB.inC.beforeD.into23.I have kept that portrait _ I can see it every day , as it always reminds me of my university days in Lon
43、don （分数：1.00）A.whichB.whereC.whetherD.into24.The room is in a terrible mess； it _ cleaned. （分数：1.00）A.Cant have beenB.mustnt have beenC.shouldnt have beenD.wouldnt have been25.You see the lightning _ it happens, BUT you hear the thunder later. （分数：1.00）A.the instantB.for an instantC.on the instantD.
44、in an instant26._ it or not , his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles. （分数：1.00）A.BelieveB.To believeC.BelievingD.Believed27.The medicine is on sale everywhere. You can get it at _ chemists （分数：1.00）A.otherB.someC.certainD.any28.Your hair wants_. Youd better have it done tomorrow （分数：
45、1.00）A.cutB.to cutC.cuttingD.being cut29.I dont think it advisable that Tom _ to the job since he has no experience （分数：1.00）A.be assignedB.will be assignedC.is assignedD.has been assigned30.The goals _he had fought all his life no longer seemed important to him （分数：1.00）A.after whichB.with whichC.f
46、or whichD.at which三、Cloze (10%) Directi(总题数：1，分数：20.00)By the time I finished high school, my interest in animals had grown, and enrolled at a university to study biology. I learned soon enough that studying animals _56_ this level was not in the animals best _57. I remember one midterm exam in _58
47、each student was handed a large, freshly-killed frog and _59 to dissect （解剖） and mark a set of body parts. I looked at the _60 frog in front of me and was saddened that her life was _61 away for such a slight _62. A year later, in the same lab _63 I dissected the frog, I performed a small act of ani
48、mal _64. We were _65 on fruit flies, and it was time to record the distribution of characteristics in their next generation. Flies were _66 in small plastic bottles. Counting the number of flies with white or red eyes required first exposing them to ether（乙醚） _67 they could not move. The flies were
49、then spread onto a piece of white paper _68 and counted. When the data collection was _69, the flies had no further use, and our instructions were to _70 them into a small glass dish of oil at the center of each desk, which was to be their final resting _71. Once may little pile of flies had been counted, I pushed them off the edge of the paper. As we recorded our data, I kept one e
