1、2007 年 11 月北京成人本科学位英语真题试卷（无答案）一、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 and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the co
2、rresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1 Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are healthier than housewives. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than jobholders. An investigation shows tha
3、t whenever the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases by 2%. All this comes down to one point: work is helpful to health.Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried and lonely when they
4、 have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are busy. (76) Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as a bridge between man and reality. By work people come into with each other. By collective activity they find frien
5、dship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him ill.Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of achievement. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When a writer finishes his writing
6、or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words.(77) From the above we can come to the conclusion that the more you work the happier and healthier you will be. Let us work hard and study and live a happy and healthy life.1 The underline
7、d word “average“ in Paragraph 1 means _.（A）healthy（B） lazy（C） ordinary（D）poor2 The reason why housewives are not as healthy as career women is that _.（A）housewives are poorer than career women（B） housewives have more children than career women（C） housewives have less chance to communicate with other
8、s（D）housewives eat less food than career women3 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Paragraph 2?（A）Busy people have nothing to do at home.（B） High achievers dont care about their families.（C） There is no friendship and warmth at home.（D）A satisfying job helps to keep one healthy.4
9、 We can infer from the passage that those who do not work _.（A）are likely to live a shorter life（B） will lose everything at home（C） can live as long as those who work（D）have more time to make new friends5 The best title for this passage may be _.（A）People Should Find a Job（B） Working Hard Is Good fo
10、r Health（C） People Should Make More Friends by Work（D）The Loss of Work Means the Loss of Everything6 A study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture than is possible to learn in general history classes. Most typical history courses concentrate on politics, economics and war.
11、 But art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects not only the political values of a people, but also religious beliefs, emotions and psychology. In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors can be provided by art. (78) In short, art expresses the essential
12、 qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books. In history books, objective information about the political life of a country is presented; that is, facts about politics are given, but opinions are not expressed. A
13、rt, on the other hand, is subjective (主观的): it reflects emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya was perhaps the first truly “political“ artist. In his well-known painting The Third of May, 1808, he criticized the Spanish government for its abuse (滥用) of power over people.In t
14、he same way, art can reflect a cultures religious beliefs. For hundreds of years in Europe, religious art had been almost the only type of art that existed. Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that described people and stories from the Bible. Although most people couldn
15、t read, they could still understand the Bible stories in the pictures on church walls. By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is) its absence of human and animal images. This reflects the Islamic belief that statues (雕像) are not holy.6 More can be learn
16、ed about a culture from a study of art history than general history because _.（A）art history shows us nothing but the political values（B） general history only focuses on politics（C） art history gives us an insight (洞察力) into the essential qualities of a time and a place（D）general history concerns on
17、ly religious beliefs, emotions and psychology7 Art is subjective in that _.（A）a personal and emotional view of history is presented through it（B） it only reflects peoples anger or sadness about social problems（C） it can easily arouse peoples anger about their government（D）artists were or are religio
18、us, who reflect only the religious aspect of the society8 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?（A）In history books political views of people are entirely presented.（B） Francisco Goya expressed his religious belief in his painting The Third of May, 1808（C） In the Middle
19、East, you can hardly find animal or human figures on palaces or other building.（D）For centuries in Europe, painters had only painted on walls of churches or other religious buildings.9 The passage mainly discusses _.（A）the development of art history（B） the difference between general history and art
20、history（C） what we can learn from art（D）the influence of artists on art history10 It can be concluded from the passage that _.（A）Islamic artists only paint images of plants, flowers or objects in their paintings（B） it is more difficult to study art history than general history（C） a history teacher m
21、ust be quite objective（D）artists painted people or stories from the Bible to hide their political beliefs11 Blind people can “see“ things by using other parts of their bodies. This fact may help us to understand our feelings about color. If blind people can sense color differences, then perhaps we,
22、too, are affected by color unconsciously (无意识地).(79) Manufacturers (生产商) have discovered by experience that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered unpleasant, and that cosmetics (化妆品) should never be packaged in brown. These discoveries have grown into a branch of color
23、 psychology.Color psychology now finds application in everything from fashion to decoration. Some of our preferences are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore associated with calm, while yellow is a day color with associations of energy and incentive (刺激). For
24、a primitive man, activity during the day meant hunting and attacking, while he soon saw red as the color of blood and anger and the heat that came with effort. And green is associated with passive defense and self-protection.(80) Experiments have shown that colors, partly because of their psychologi
25、cal associations, also have a direct psychological effect. People exposed to bright red show an increase in breath, in heartbeat and in blood pressure; red is exciting. Similar exposure to pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color. Because of its exciting meaning, red is chose
26、n as the signal for danger, but closer analysis shows that a vivid yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm. So fire engines and ambulances in some advanced communities are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop the traffic dead.11 Our preferences for certain colors are _ accordi
27、ng to the passage.（A）associated with the time of the day（B） dependent on our personalities（C） are linked with our ancestors（D）partly due to psychological factors12 If people are exposed to bright red, which of the following things does NOT happen?（A）They breathe faster.（B） They feel satisfied.（C） Th
28、eir blood pressure rises.（D）Their hearts beat faster.13 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?（A）Color probably has an effect on us which we are not conscious of.（B） Yellow fire engines have caused many had accidents in some advanced communities.（C） People exposed to
29、 pure blue start to breathe more slowly.（D）The psychology of color is of some practical use.14 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?（A）Manufacturers often sell sugar in green wrapping.（B） Dark blue brings people the feeling of being energetic.（C） Primitive people associ
30、ated heat and anger with red.（D）Green and yellow are associated with calm and passive defense.15 Which of the following could be the most suitable title for the passage?（A）The Branch of Color Psychology.（B） Color and Its Meanings.（C） The Practical Use of Color Psychology.（D）Color and Feelings.二、Part
31、 II Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: In this part, there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, 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
32、center.16 When I mention the problem, Im not _ all of you.（A）talking about（B） referring to（C） listening to（D）carrying out17 Your idea seems to be good but it isnt _.（A）practical（B） possible（C） plentiful（D）precious18 We were tired and nervous _the constant tension.（A）from（B） for（C） with（D）off19 “Whic
33、h do you want, the red one or the black one?“ _. How about showing me another?“（A）Either（B） Both（C） Neither（D）None20 “What makes her so unhappy?“ _one of her favorite books.“（A）Because she lost（B） Because of her losing（C） She lost（D）Her losing21 “I usually sleep with the windows closed at night, eve
34、n in summer.“You can never be _ careful.“（A）very（B） much（C） too（D）so22 “ _ is your nationality Miss Green?“Australian. “（A）What（B） Where（C） Which（D）Who23 I hope the stove will _ enough heat to warm the room.（A）get over（B） give in（C） get out（D）give off24 You look tired. Do you _ a rest?（A）like having
35、（B） feel like having（C） like have（D）feel like to have25 _ the price is, they are prepared to pay.（A）However（B） Whichever（C） Whatever（D）Wherever26 Wait a moment, please. Richard will be back _.（A）in no time（B） at no time（C） at times（D）at a time27 _ I accept that the plan is not perfect, I do actually
36、 like it.（A）When（B） Since（C） While（D）Unless28 She says shed rather he _ tomorrow instead of today.（A）leaves（B） left（C） leave（D）would leave29 I dont think Mary understood what you said, _?（A）do I（B） didnt she（C） did you（D）did she30 You _ not have seen her yesterday, for she was abroad.（A）must（B） shou
37、ld（C） could（D）would31 Alice trusts you; only you can _ her to give up the foolish idea.（A）suggest（B） attract（C） tempt（D）persuade32 The Internet has brought _ big changes in the way we work.（A）about（B） out（C） back（D）up33 He is a man who is always _ fault with other people.（A）putting（B） seeking（C） fin
38、ding（D）looking for34 I am sure David will be able to find the library because he has a pretty good _ of direction.（A）idea（B） feeling（C） experience（D）sense35 They started off late and got to the airport with minutes to _.（A）spare（B） catch（C） leave（D）make36 The evening news comes on at seven oclock an
39、d _ only thirty minutes.（A）keeps（B） continues（C） finishes（D）lasts37 The factory had to _ a number of employees because of the economic crisis in the country.（A）lay out（B） lay off（C） lay aside（D）lay down38 People may have different opinions about Karen, but I admire her. _, she is a great musician.（A
40、）After all（B） As a result（C） In other words（D）As usual39 They had a pleasant chat _ a cup of coffee.（A）for（B） with（C） during（D）over40 Was it in 1969 _ the American astronaut succeeded _ landing on the moon?（A）when; on（B） that; on（C） which; in（D）that; in41 The comments which he made _ marketing bothe
41、red his boss greatly.（A）being concerned（B） concerned（C） be concerned（D）concerning42 The news reporters hurried to the airport, only _ the film stars had left.（A）to tell（B） to be told（C） telling（D）told43 Mrs. White became a teacher in i985. She _for twenty years by next summer.（A）will teach（B） would
42、have taught（C） has been teaching（D）will have been teaching44 After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced _ cars in 2002 as the year before.（A）as many twice（B） as twice many（C） twice many as（D）twice as many45 There were dirty marks on her trousers _ she had wiped her hands.（A）where（B
43、） when（C） that（D）what三、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.46 Have you (noticed) her
44、 coat (is wet)? She (must be) caught (in) the rain.（A）noticed（B） is wet（C） must be（D）in47 Teenagers always (long for) the time (which) they (are able) to be (independent).（A）long for（B） which（C） are able（D）independent48 (Since) the injury (is bad), the doctors (will operate) him (immediately).（A）Sin
45、ce（B） is bad（C） will operate（D）immediately49 (Lets hurry) up and try to (get to) the railway station (in time), (can we)?（A）Lets hurry（B） get to（C） in time（D）can we50 He (refused) (joining) us last Saturday night. (Dont) you think (it strange)?（A）refused（B） joining（C） Dont（D）it strange51 Some (old b
46、eautiful) Italian oil paintings (are being) (displayed) in the (exhibition hall).（A）old beautiful（B） are being（C） displayed（D）exhibition hall52 If you (had been) there, Im sure you (would have enjoyed) (to see) the Chinese Team (win).（A）had been（B） would have enjoyed（C） to see（D）win53 (On) seeing th
47、e boy (fell) into the river, she (sprang) to her feet and (went to) the rescue.（A）On（B） fell（C） sprang（D）went to54 (Traditionally), work determines our (way) of life. But if 98 percent of us dont (need to work), what are we going to do with (oneself)?（A）Traditionally（B） way（C） need to work（D）oneself
48、55 (Only) by practice (will you) be able to improve your (speaking) English and gradually (speak) fluently.（A）Only（B） will you（C） speaking（D）speak四、Part IV Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of t
49、he passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fit into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.56 A king once 【B1】 seriously ill. His doctors and wise men tried cure 【B2】 cure. But nothing 【B3】. They were ready to 【B4】 hope when the kings old servant spoke up. He said, “If you can find a happ
