2011年5月北京成人本科英語(yǔ)真題試卷

一、1.Reading Comprehension

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 corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

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.

2. Doctor Volkow was astonished because ______.

A．her research has shed light on her understanding of cell phone
B．she found that cell phone exposure is harmful to human brain
C．she found that using a cell phone for about 50 minutes could influence or change brain activity
D．human brain is not responsive to electromagnetic radiation

3. According to the passage, cell phones were launched ______.

A．in the late 1970s
B．between 1980 and 1985
C．in the late 1980s
D．in the early 1990s

4. What does the word "that" stand for in the second paragraph?

A．Brain activity.
B．Her research findings.
C．The fact that cell phone use may cause cancer.
D．Her research progress.

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?

7. What is the main idea of this passage?

A．How is multitasking define (定義) in the information age?
B．How do people see new technology and the social change it brings about?
C．How does technology change modem family life?
D．What"s the impact of multitasking on young people?

8. The expression "warp speed" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

A．low speed
B．too much time alone
C．high speed
D．steady speed

9. According to some teenagers and college students, what causes their multitasking?

A．Overcommitted schedules.
B．Too much time alone.
C．Inability to focus.
D．Fear of being neglected.

10. According to the passage, which of the following statement is TRUE?

A．Humans have begun to engage in the multitasking behaviors since the information age.
B．Multitasking is a critical skill that students are required to learn at school.
C．Only parents can help their kids to get rid of the multitasking habits.
D．multitasking may prepare students for the reality of today"s fast-paces work environment.

11. What do educators and psychologists advise parents to do their multitasking kids?

A．To cut off home internet connection.
B．To seek medical treatment.
C．To encourage their kids to have some social life.
D．To help their kids to set personal goals.

13. According to the passage, which of the following about Europe is TRUE?

A．It is dependent on Russia for gas and oil.
B．It has put an end to fossil fuels.
C．It had a major nuclear accident this year.
D．It is likely that they would rethink their nuclear power policies.

14. According to the passage, all the following statements about Eastern Europe are true EXCEPT ______.

A．they are eager to build new nuclear power plants
B．they have totally forgotten the Chernobyl accident 25 years ago
C．they have improved their nuclear power plants
D．they want energy independence

15. In the second paragraph, the author mainly discusses ______.

A．the nuclear accidents in Japan last March
B．nuclear power policies in Germany
C．German attitude towards nuclear power
D．the safety levels of nuclear power plants in Germany

16. The word "heads" in the third paragraph can be best replaced by ______.

A．leads
B．tops
C．minds
D．a(chǎn)rms

17. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?

A．Japan"s Nuclear Crisis Causes Fear in Europe.
B．The Chernobyl Disaster Helps Europe Better Understand Nuclear Power Energy.
C．German Governments Supports Nuclear Power Energy.
D．Germany Has Learnt a Lesson From Japan.

二、2.Vocabulary and Structure

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 mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

0. By no means ______ to her parents.

A．this is the first time has she lied
B．this is the first time does she tell a lie
C．is this the first time she has lied
D．is this the first time she was lying

1. You have failed two tests. You"d better start working harder, ______ you won"t pass the course.

A．a(chǎn)nd
B．but
C．or
D．so

2. His children are well-behaved, ______ those of his sister"s are very naughty.

A．a(chǎn)nd
B．so
C．thus
D．while

3. How can you keep fit ______ you smoke so much every day?

A．but
B．however
C．if
D．otherwise

4. The news has spread allover the country ______ the spaceship succeeded in returning to the earth.

A．what
B．that
C．which
D．whether

5. I didn"t know your mobile phone number; otherwise I ______ you the moment I got to Washington.

A．have rung
B．wound ring
C．have rung
D．wound have rung

6. As they are retired, Mr. and Mrs. Scott prefer a house in the country to ______ their remaining years there.

A．spend
B．spending
C．spent
D．spends

7. ______ by his grandparents, Jimmy wasn"t used to living with his parents.

A．To bring up
B．To be brought up
C．Brought up
D．Being brought up

8. Please remain ______ until the plane has come to a complete stop.

A．to seat
B．to be seated
C．seating
D．seated

9. While watching television, ______.

A．the doorbell rang
B．the doorbell rings
C．we heard the doorbell ring
D．we heard the doorbell rings

10. ______, the pay isn"t attractive enough, though the job itself is quite interesting.

A．Generally speaking
B．On the country
C．In particular
D．To be honest

11. The robber had escaped and was nowhere to be found when the police ______.

A．a(chǎn)rrived
B．had arrived
C．a(chǎn)rrive
D．have arrived

12. Professor Wilson keeps telling his students that the future ______ to the well-educated.

A．is belonged
B．is belonging
C．belongs
D．will be belonged

13. This company is closing up, so lots of workers will be laid ______.

A．down
B．out
C．off
D．a(chǎn)side

14. Just take it easy and ______ us exactly what has happened.

A．say
B．speak
C．tell
D．talk

15. Some developed countries are trying to ______ the serious problems resulting from the energy crisis.

A．step up
B．cope with
C．cut off
D．end up

16. He is such a man who is always ______ fault with other people.

A．putting
B．seeking
C．finding
D．looking for

17. 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

18. ______ fire, all exits must be kept clear.

A．In place of
B．Instead of
C．In case of
D．In spite of

19. My parents will move back into town in a year or ______.

A．later
B．a(chǎn)fter
C．so
D．a(chǎn)bout

20. Dogs have a very good ______ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.

A．sense
B．view
C．means
D．idea

21. The house ______ I grew up has been taken down and replaced by an office building.

A．in it
B．in what
C．in that
D．in which

22. Tom has already given up the ______ of smoking for the sake of health.

A．custom
B．habit
C．hobby
D．convention

23. Stephen Bullon is the only man in the village ______ today that has survived the war.

A．live
B．lived
C．a(chǎn)live
D．a(chǎn)ctive

24. As she entered the room she could see big bright lights hung from the ______.

A．roof
B．top
C．ceiling
D．height

25. Those experiments have laid a solid foundation for his ______ research in material science.

A．far
B．deep
C．farther
D．further

26. The weather forecast says it is going to clear ______ soon.

A．up
B．out
C．over
D．a(chǎn)bout

27. He will come to call on you the moment he ______ his work.

A．will finish
B．finishes
C．finished
D．to finish

28. ______ such a good chance, how could she let it slip away?

A．Having given
B．Giving
C．Having been given
D．Give

29. Previous ______ his departure, he addressed a letter to his daughter.

A．to
B．of
C．in
D．from

三、3.Identification

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.

0. I (like) this house (with) a beautiful garden (in front), but I don"t have enough money to buy (that).

A．like
B．with
C．in front
D．that

1. (I invited) Joe and Linda (as well as) Tom (to dinner), but (neither) of them came.

A．I invited
B．a(chǎn)s well as
C．to dinner
D．neither

2. You (can) arrive in Beijing (earlier for) the meeting (though) you don"t mind (taking) the night train.

A．can
B．earlier for
C．though
D．taking

3. (Why not) stay at home (since that) the road (is) so slippery after the (heavy snow)?

A．Why not
B．since that
C．is
D．heavy snow

4. (Look out)! Don"t (get) too close to the house (that) roof is (under repair).

A．Look out
B．get
C．that
D．under repair

5. Some children (want to) challenge (themselves) by learning a language different from (which) their parents speak (at home).

A．want to
B．themselves
C．which
D．a(chǎn)t home

6. (But for) the help (of) my English teacher, I (would not win) the first prize (in) the English Writing Competition.

A．But for
B．of
C．would not win
D．in

7. Those brave army soldiers (would rather) die (with) their heads high than (lived) with their knees (bent).

A．would rather
B．with
C．lived
D．bent

8. No sooner (had) Professor Smith (begun) to speak (when) some noise (arose) from the audience.

A．had
B．begun
C．when
D．a(chǎn)rose

9. It (is no) good (try to) remember grammatical rules. You (need to) practice what you (have learned).

A．is no
B．try to
C．need to
D．have learned

四、4.Cloze

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 the 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.

1.The mysterious tiger has been a symbol of power and strength for centuries. Its power is a【56】to hunters,【57】have tried to kill it to prove their own skill and【58】. In India【59】the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, large parties of【60】from around the world【61】go out on huge tiger hunts. Hundreds of tigers could be killed in a few weeks. As a【62】of this over-hunting,【63】with loss of habitat(棲息地), the population of tigers in India dropped from about 40,000【64】the turn of the twentieth century to about 2,000 by 1972.
  With the help of India and other concerned countries, the World Wildlife Fund【65】Operation Tiger in 1972 to save the tiger【66】dying out. Since then, seventeen tiger preserves (保護(hù)區(qū)) have been【67】, and the tiger population in India has risen to【68】4,000 and 5,000.
  But when people live on the【69】of the tiger preserves, tigers sometimes kill their farm animals and attack people--about 600 people in India have been killed by tigers in the last dozen years.【70】tigers do not eat humans. But "old, wounded and homeless" tigers can become habitual (習(xí)慣的) man-eaters. In one area in India, villagers have【71】a clever solution. They wire lifelike human dummies (假人) to electricity【72】the tigers get a(n)【73】shock when they attack. It is hoped that in this way tigers will learn to【74】people. But the conflict between human and tiger【75】. Only if people have enough food, shelter and fuel will the tiger survive in the long run. And only if the tiger and its forest survive will people have a natural world they can return to.
(56)

A．succession
B．challenge
C．guarantee
D．intelligence

2.(57)

A．that
B．which
C．who
D．those

3.(58)

A．bravery
B．intention
C．a(chǎn)mbition
D．harmony

4.(59)

A．on
B．throughout
C．with
D．for

5.(60)

A．statesmen
B．salesmen
C．sportsmen
D．chairmen

6.(61)

A．had better
B．would rather
C．ought to
D．used to

7.(62)

A．result
B．condition
C．lack
D．cause

8.(63)

A．provided
B．guided
C．perceived
D．combined

9.(64)

A．with
B．for
C．a(chǎn)t
D．in

10.(65)

A．fastened
B．founded
C．surveyed
D．interfered

11.(66)

A．through
B．from
C．a(chǎn)way
D．out

12.(67)

A．set up
B．stood up
C．paid back
D．hold back

13.(68)

A．a(chǎn)mong
B．through
C．between
D．from

14.(69)

A．edge
B．bake
C．front
D．center

15.(70)

A．Occasionally
B．Usually
C．Rarely
D．Repeatedly

16.(71)

A．looked up to
B．passed by
C．kept in touch with
D．come up with

17.(72)

A．a(chǎn)s soon as
B．so that
C．a(chǎn)s long as
D．for fear that

18.(73)

A．delicate
B．sensitive
C．electric
D．magnificent

19.(74)

A．protect
B．a(chǎn)ttack
C．a(chǎn)void
D．penetrate

20.(75)

A．remains
B．removes
C．releases
D．relieves

五、5.Translation

Part V  Translation (20%)

0. The study was means to examine how the brain reacts to electromagnetic fields caused by wireless phone signals.

1. Experts said the results were interesting, but urged that they be understood with great care.

2. Nor is electronic multitasking entirely new: We"ve been driving while listening to car radios since they became popular in the 1930s.

3. Although multitasking kids may be better prepared in some ways for today"s fast-paced workplace, many scientists are positively alarmed by the trend.

4. In Germany, nuclear power has been a repeatedly argued and widely felt issue for decades.

5. 最近發(fā)生在日本的地震改變了地球表面。

6. 13歲以下的兒童應(yīng)坐在后座。

7. 我星期天從不早起。

8. 孩子的性格受家庭環(huán)境影響很大。

9. 由于我離開(kāi)得匆忙，忘記帶課本了。