1、2011 年 11 月北京成人本科英语真题试卷（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 corr
2、esponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.0 The reflective towers of New York City, which is on the Atlantic migrating (迁徙的)route, can be deadly for birds. “We live in an age of glass,“ said Ms. Laurel, an architect. (76) “It can be a perfect mirror in certain lights
3、, and the larger the glass, the more dangerous it is.“ About 90,000 birds are killed by flying into building in the city each year. Often, they strike the lower levels of glass towers after searching for food in nearby parks. Such crashes are the second-leading cause of death for migrating birds, af
4、ter habitat (栖息地) loss, with an estimated number of death ranging up to a billion a year.(77) As glass office and apartment towers have increased in the last decade, so, too, have calls to make them less deadly to birds. San Francisco adopted bird-safety standard for new building in July. The United
5、 States Green Building Council, a nonprofit industry group that encourages the creation of environmentally conscious buildings, will introduce a bird-safety credit this fall as part of its environmental certification process.There are no easy fixes, however. A few researchers are exploring glass des
6、igns that use ultraviolet (紫外线的) signals, but they are still in their infancy. Covers, dot patterns, shades and net are the main options available.Often, only one section of a building needs to be changed. “You dont necessarily have to treat every window,“ Ms. Laurel said. “It would be too expensive
7、 to do the whole building.“ The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, which has been undergoing alterations, is the most recent building to voluntarily correct the problem of bird crashes. The architects used less reflective glass and dot patterns.1 What is the main idea of the passage?（A）New York is a
8、 city of glass towers.（B） Glass tower are dangerous for migrating birds.（C） New York adopted new safety standards for buildings.（D）Glass towers are a new trend in the United States.2 What is the number one cause of death for migrating birds?（A）Climate change.（B） Habitat loss.（C） Lack of food.（D）Cras
9、hing into buildings.3 What does the word “fixes“ in the third paragraph probably mean?（A）Choices.（B） Explanations.（C） Solutions.（D）Developments.4 _ are used in the alteration of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.（A）Dot patterns（B） Shades（C） Nets（D）Covers5 Which of the following statements is TRU
10、E according to the passage?（A）In many cases, the whole building needs to be altered to prevent bird crashes.（B） The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is the first building to deal with the problem of bird crashes.（C） About 90,000 birds are killed due to habitat loss in New York City each year.（D）Unf
11、ortunately, glass designs that use ultraviolet signals are still in their early stages.5 Todays students have grown up hearing more about Bill Gates than F. D. R., and they live in a world where amazing innovations (革淅) are common. The current 18-year-olds, after all, were 8 when Google was founded
12、by two students at Stanford; Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004 while he was at Harvard and they were entering high school. Having grown up digital (数字的), they are impatient to get on with life.The easiest way to find kids like these is to check in on entrepreneurship (企业家才能) education, in whi
13、ch colleges and universities try to prepare their students to recognize opportunities and seize them.A report published last year by the Kauffman Foundation, which finances programs to promote innovation on campuses, noted that more than 50,000 entrepreneurship programs are offered on two-and four-y
14、ear campuses-up from just 250 courses in 1985. Lesa Mitchell, a Kauffman vice president, says that the foundation is extending the reach of its academic influence, which used to be found only in business schools. Now, the concept of entrepreneurship is blooming in engineering programs and medical sc
15、hool, and even in the liberal arts. “Our interest is the programs,“ she says. “We need to spread out from the business school.“Either as class projects or on their own, students in a variety of majors are coming up with ideas, writing business plans and seeing them through to prototype and, often, m
16、arket. In their spare time, students in agricultural economics at Purdue invent new uses for bean; industrial design majors at Syracuse, in special laboratory, create wearable technologies.(78) The entrepreneurship movement has its critics, especially among those who see college as a time for extens
17、ive academic exploration. “I just dont think that entrepreneurship ranks so high in terms of national need,“ says Daniel S. Greenberg, author of Science for Sale: the perils, Rewards and Delusions of Campus Capitalism.Leonard A. Schlesinger, Babson Colleges president, says that the question of wheth
18、er innovation can really be taught is “an age-old argument“.6 When Google and Facebook were established, the founders were still _.（A）in high school（B） in the army（C） in primary school（D）at college7 According to the passage, what is the main purpose of entrepreneurship education?（A）To prepare studen
19、ts for future academic life.（B） To prepare students to find opportunities and seize them.（C） To prepare students for overseas career.（D）To prepare students to develop interpersonal skills.8 The word “prototype“ in the fourth paragraph is most likely to mean _.（A）model（B） strategy（C） method（D）stage9
20、What does Daniel S. Grennberg think of entrepreneurship education?（A）Entrepreneurship, or at least certain elements of it, can be taught.（B） An entrepreneurship program can help students find what they really like and entrepreneurship isnt all about business.（C） Entrepreneurship should be spread acr
21、oss different fields.（D）Colleges shouldnt put too much emphasis on entrepreneurship programs.10 What is the main idea of the passage?（A）Entrepreneurship courses in business schools.（B） Qualities of an entrepreneur.（C） Entrepreneurship education in colleges.（D）Kids in the information ag10 Regret is a
22、s common an emotion as love or fear, and it can be nearly as powerful. So, in a new paper, two researchers set about trying to find out what the typical American regrets most. In telephone surveys, Neal Rose, a psychologist and professor of marketing at the School of Management at Northwestern Unive
23、rsity, and Mike Morrison, a doctoral candidate in psychology at University of Illinois, asked 370 Americans, aged 19 to 103, to talk about their most notable regret. Participants were asked what the regret was, when it happened, whether it was a result of something they did or didnt do, and whether
24、it was something that could still be fixed.The most commonly mentioned regret involved romance (浪漫的事) (18%)-lost loves or unfulfilled relationships. Family regrets came in second (16%), with people still feeling badly about being unkind to their brothers or sisters in childhood. Other frequently rep
25、orted regrets involved career (13%), education (12%), money (10%) and parenting (9%).Rose and Morrisons study, which is to be published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, is significant in that it surveyed a wide range of the American public, including people of all ages and socio-econ
26、omic and educational backgrounds. Previous studies on regret have focused largely on college students, who predictably tend to have education-focused regrets, like wishing they had studied harder or a different major. The new survey shows that in the larger population, a persons “life circumstances-
27、accomplishments, shortcomings, situation in life- inject considerable fuel into the fires of regret,“ the authors write.(79) People with less education, for instance were more likely to report education regret. People with higher levels of education had the most career regrets. And those with no rom
28、antic partner tended to hold regrets regarding love. Broken down (分解，细分) by sex, more women (44%) than men (19%) had regrets about love and family-not surprising, since women “value social relationships more than men,“ the authors write. In contrast, men (34%) were more likely than women (27%) to me
29、ntion work-related regrets, wishing theyd chosen a different career path, for instance, or followed their passion. (80) Many participants also reported wishing they had worked less to spend more time with their children. There was an even split between regrets about inaction (not doing something) an
30、d action (do something you wish you didnt). But, like previous studies, the current research found that some regrets are more likely than others to persist over time: people tend to hang on longer to the regret of inaction; meanwhile, regrets of action tend to be more recent.11 In the second paragra
31、ph, the author shows _.（A）the researchers findings（B） the importance of family（C） the importance of money（D）the importance of career12 According to the passage, college student participants mainly had regrets about their _.（A）family and childhood（B） study and major（C） career and job（D）romance and fe
32、ar13 The word “notable“ in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _.（A）common（B） capable（C） wonderful（D）remarkable14 Which of the following statements is TRUE?（A）The less education he or she has, the more regrets she or he would have.（B） The more education he or she has, the less regrets she o
33、r he would have.（C） More women than men had regrets about love and family.（D）The regret of action seems to last longer than that of inaction.15 What is the main idea of this passage?（A）How regret is understood by a typical American.（B） Common regret is more important than love and hate.（C） Why regre
34、t is more important than love and hate.（D）How regret has shaped Americans.二、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, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then m
35、ark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.16 Mr. Smith is coming to visit us soon. Wed better get everything ready before he _.（A）arrives（B） arrive（C） will arrive（D）arrived17 _ yesterday, you would have met Professor Jones. But now he has left for London.
36、（A）Did you come（B） Had you come（C） Should you come（D）Were you to come18 The man denied _ into the neighbors garden and _ his cow.（A）going, stealing（B） going, stole（C） went, stealing（D）went, stole19 Ted worked like a horse in his youth, _ contributed to his great success later as a businessman.（A）tha
37、t（B） who（C） what（D）which20 A few hours ago, a small suitcase with some important papers _ stolen from the general managers office.（A）is（B） are（C） were（D）was21 _ on the New World, he felt like crying.（A）Land（B） Landed（C） To land（D）Having landed22 Visit our store. Nowhere else _ such good bargains.（A）
38、you find（B） find you（C） do you find（D）you do find23 After _ seemed an endless wait, it was his turn to go into the doctors office.（A）this（B） that（C） which（D）what24 Ever since the Smiths moved to the lake area a year ago, they _ better health.（A）could have enjoyed（B） had enjoyed（C） have been enjoying
39、（D）are enjoying25 The boss doesnt want to talk about the accident; now he is in no _ to do so.（A）feeling（B） attitude（C） emotion（D）mood26 I cant understand why you regard it as music. It _ me mad!（A）puts（B） sets（C） drives（D）changes27 Yesterday Mr. Blake was caught in the rain and got wet through, _ h
40、e caught a bad cold.（A）Consequently（B） Finally（C） Lately（D）Strangely28 William likes to eat out, but tie is not _ about what he eats.（A）peculiar（B） unusual（C） particular（D）special29 Their house stands at a hilltop, _ the Hudson River down below.（A）seeing（B） viewing（C） looking at（D）overlooking30 I ca
41、nt understand why my boss is always _ fault with my work.（A）finding（B） seeking（C） looking（D）making31 This is the same knife _ I lost yesterday.（A）which（B） what（C） like（D）as32 -When will you be back?-Ill be back _ a couple of days.（A）after（B） for（C） about（D）in33 We hear that they will _ a new school
42、here.（A）set down（B） set up（C） set off（D）set out34 He will never forget the days _ he spent in Japan.（A）when（B） after（C） that（D）how35 Interestingly enough, the two brothers have noting in _.（A）ordinary（B） common（C） general（D）particular36 The scientists are trying to find out the facts to _ their theo
43、ry.（A）support（B） carry（C） design（D）raise37 The performance of the English team was _. They played much worse than expected.（A）disappoint（B） disappointing（C） disappointed（D）to disappoint38 You are welcome to order the goods now. But payment should be made _.（A）for advance（B） from advance（C） in advanc
44、e（D）to advance39 Speak louder so that you can make yourself _.（A）heard（B） to hear（C） hearing（D）have been heard40 Now it wont be long before we meet again, _?（A）will it（B） do we（C） wont we（D）does it41 Americans eat _ vegetables per person today as they did in the 1960s.（A）more than twice（B） as twice
45、many（C） twice as many（D）more than twice as many42 I was so familiar with her that I recognized her voice _ I picked up the phone.（A）the moment（B） since（C） before（D）while43 The education of _ young is always, _ hot and serious topic.（A）/, /（B） the, a（C） /, the（D）the, the44 Dad wondered where Id been,
46、 and I _ a story about being at Grandmas.（A）made out（B） made up（C） looked out（D）looked up45 Your sister doesnt study as _ as you do.（A）hard（B） hardly（C） harder（D）hardest三、Part III Identification (10%)Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify
47、 the one that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.46 No sooner had they entered the room when the telephone rang.（A）No sooner（B） entered（C） when（D）rang47 As a graduate from high school, Tom is faced with three choices: attendin
48、g college, finding a job or the army.（A）As（B） from high school（C） is faced with（D）or the army48 Those freshmen hope to offer some part-time jobs to support themselves financially.（A）Those freshmen（B） offer（C） part-time jobs（D）support themselves49 It was his nervousness in the interview what probably
49、 caused him to lose the job.（A）It was（B） in（C） what（D）caused50 Lucys parents give her everything she asks; what else does she need?（A）everything（B） asks（C） what else（D）need51 I must work hard, however Ill fail in the exam.（A）must（B） hard（C） however（D）in52 I am used to read the paper after lunch. Thats one of the things I really enjoy.（A）am used（B） read（C） Thats（
