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1993年 北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
PartⅠ Reading Comprehension (40﹪)
Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some question 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.
Passage 1
Questions 1to 5 are based on followed passage:
Why don’t birds get lost on their long flights form one place to another? Scientists have puzzle over this question for many years. Now they’re beginning to fill in the blanks.
Not long ago, experiments showed that birds rely on the sun to guide during daylight hours. But what about birds that fly by night? Tests with artificial stars have proved that certain night-flying birds are able to follow the stars in their long-distance flights.
A dove (鸽子) had spent its lifetime in a cage and never flown under a natural sky. Yet it showed an inborn ability to fly in the same direction as that taken by his outdoor cousins. Any change in the position of the artificial stars caused a change in the direction of his flight.
But the stars are apparently their principal means of navigation(远航) only. When the stars are hidden by clouds, they seemingly find their way by such landmarks as mountain ranges, coast lines, and river courses. But when it’s too dark to see these, the doves circle helplessly , unable to find their way.
1. The reason why birds don’t get lost on long flights______.
A. have been known to scientists for years
B. have only recently been discovered
C. are known by everyone
D. will probably remain a mystery
2. During daylight hour, birds______.
A. wheel back and forth for nothing
B. do not fly long distances
C. use sun for guidance
D. are quite likely to get lost
3. By “his outdoor cousins” the author means_______.
A. other experimenters
B. the other doves of the same brood (n. 窝)
C. doves under the natural sky
D. other birds in general
4. The experiment with the dove indicated that______.
A. birds have to be taught to navigate
B. a bird that has been caged will not fly long distances
C. some birds cannot fly at night
D. some birds seem to follow the stars when they fly at night
5. In total darkness, doves_______.
A. use landmarks to find their way
B. don’t known which way to fly
C. make their return flight
D. wait for the stars to appear
Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
Calvin Cooling (1872-1933) was the thirtieth president of the United States. He looked down on a person as being unworthy of respect who was too fond of talking about the details of other people’s action and private lives; he had to time for small talk. The following two incidents clearly show how Coolidge treasured silence.
When he was vice-president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunity to participate in Washington’s social life, especially the many dinner parties. Because of his complete disregard for the art of conversation, he couldn’t exactly make himself dear to his hostesses. One lady felt she could solve the problem. She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of former President Theodore Roosevelt. Mrs. Longworth, brilliant conversationalist, began to talk in her usual charming manner, but all attempts to awake interest on the part of vice-president were unproductive. Finally being shamed into annoyance , she said, “I’m sure that going to as many dinners as you do, you must get terribly bored. ”
Without lifting his eye from his plate, Coolidge said not very clearly, “ Well, a man has to eat somewhere.”
Later, when he was president and once again at a dinner party, Coolidge was seated next to an outstanding society woman, one of those people who seem to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they meet, “Oh, Mrs. President,” she spoke with too much enthusiasm, “you are always so quite. I made a bet(打赌) today that I could get more than two words out of you. ”
In anger, the president made a low, rough sound and then said, “You lose.”
6. President Coolidge considered those people as being unworthy of respect_____.
A. who liked to talk about the affairs of others
B. who never talked about anything serious
C. who spoke insincerely
D. who talked much but did little
7. Why didn’t the hostesses like Calvin Coolidge?
A. He paid no attention to the skills of conversation
B. He treated woman coldly
C. He was too serious to please woman
D. He was quick at getting offended
8. Mrs. Longworth was annoyed because_____.
A. the vice-president didn’t even lift his eye form his plate
B. the vice-president didn’t speak clearly
C. the vice-president took part in so many dinner parties
D. all efforts she made to awake the vice-president’s interest had failed
9. What is meant by “take delight in”?
A. To arouse interest in
B. To get much benefit from
C. To receive great pleasure from
D. To take advantage of
10. The story shows that President Coolidge_____.
A. was a man of few word, but with humor
B. was bad-tempered, but very polite to woman
C. was always quite, and had no sense of humor
D. was often silent because he hated people changing his private life
Passage 3
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
Parents have to do much less for their children today than they used to do, and home has become much less of a workshop. Clothes can be bought ready made, washing can go to the laundry, food can be bought cooked, meals can be had at the restaurant, the works’ canteen, and the school dining-room.
It is unusual now for father to pursue his trade or other employment at home, and his children rarely, if ever, see him at his place of work. Boys are therefore seldom trained to follow their father’s occupation, and in many towns they have a fairly wide choice of employment and so do girls. The young wage-earner often earns good money, and soon acquires a feeling of economic independence. In textile areas it has long been customary for mothers to go out to work, but this practice has become so widespread that the working mother is now a not unusual factor in a child’s home life, the number of married women in employment having more than doubled in the last twenty-five years. With mother earning and hie older children drawing substantial wages, father is seldom the dominant figure that he still was at the beginning of the century. When mother works economic advantages accrue, but children lose something of great value if mother’s employment prevents her form being home to greet them when they return from school.
11. The writer compares home to a workshop because_____.
A. fathers often pursue employment at home
B. parents have to make food and necessity themselves for their daily-life
C. many families produce goods at home for sale
D. both fathers and mothers in most families are works
12. The writer says that home has become much less of a workshop. He means_____.
A. in the past, home was more like a workshop
B. home is much more of a workshop now
C. home-workshops are becoming fewer and fewer
D. home was less like a workshop in the past
13. The chief reason that boys are seldom trained to follow their father’s occupation is_____.
A. that children nowadays rarely see their fathers at their place of work
B. that fathers do not like to pursue employment at home any more
C. that there is a wide choice of employment for children
D. that children also like to have jobs outside
14. What makes father no longer be the only dominant person in a family?
A. With their earning, mother and children do not need to depend on father for their life.
B. There are many choices of employment for mothers and children.
C. Father does much less for his children today than he used to.
D. The number of married women in employment has increased greatly now.
15. It is implied in his passage that_____.
A. Mothers have the practice to go to work.
B. Working mothers have no time to stay with their Children at home.
C. Young wage-earners are economically independent
D. mother’s position in a family has been raised
Passage 4
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet(饮食)and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well. Different cultures are more liable to contract certain illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives(添加剂)，caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin(青霉素) to domestic animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.
16. How has science done something harmful to mankind?
A. Because of science, disease caused by polluted food has been virtually put to an end.
B. It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.
C. As a result of scientific treatment, some potentially harmful substances have been added to our food.
D. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables.
17. What are nitrates used for?
A. They preserve flavor in packaged foods.
B. They keep the color of meats.
C. They prevent meats from spoiling
D. They cause the animals to become fatter
18. The word “carcinogenic” meats most nearly the same as_____.
A. food-preserving
B. color-retaining
C. money-making
D. cancer-causing
19. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals
B. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons
C. Researchers have known about the potential harm of food additives for over thirty-five years.
D. Food may cause forty percent of cancer in the world.
20. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A. Culture and Food B. Drug and Food
C. Additives and Food D. Science and Food
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (40%)
Directions: In this part, there are 40 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.
21. He was very busy yesterday; otherwise he______ to the meeting.
A. would have come B. would come C. could come D. had come
22. You can’t hear what I’m saying____ you stop talking.
A. only if B. unless C. lest D. except that
23. Sorry I can’t answer your question. I know ___ about the subject.
A. a little B. some C. little D. few
24. I___ get this done immediately or it will be too late.
A. must B. can C. may D. might
25. He___ working till he was seventy years old.
A. kept up B. kept on C. kept to D. kept out
26. You ought to take every___ of improving your English.
A. time B. thing C. chance D. case
27. ____ from space, our earth, with water covering 70% of its surface, appears a ”blue planet”.
A. Seen B. Seeing C. To be seen D. Having seen
28. The novel ended happily, and the young couple was married____.
A. in the final B. in the end C. to the last D. in conclusion
29. The building _____ mostly undamaged after the earthquake, and only minor repairs were necessary.
A. discovered B. lasted C. consisted D. remained
30. He is an honest official and never_____ any gifts from people who sought his help.
A. received B. accepted C. expected D. took up
31. He stood waving until the train was out of _____.
A. sight B. glimpse C. scene D. reach
32. It is important to_____ people with respect and understanding.
A. treat B. attend C. care D. touch
33. The preparations for the trip will be_____ till next week.
A. put out B. put over C. put off D. put up
34. Parking is a big problem_____.
A. the traffic is so B. is so the traffic
C. so the traffic is D. so is the traffic
35. Nobody can be set in motion without a force_____ on it.
A. act B. to act C. acting D. acted
36. I know a number of occasions_____ people died from water pollution.
A. How B. as C. when D. where
37. Dirty water must not be _____ with drinking water.
A. joined B. linked C. mixed D. combined
38. The main road through the city was blocked for three hours today after an accident_____ two buses.
A. containing B. connecting C. including D. involving
39. Will you go to the meeting_____ visiting the museum please?
A. or B. and C. to D. instead of
40. Smith is to study medicine as soon as he_____ military service.
A. will finish B. has finished C. finish D. would finish
41. If a metal bar is heated, the greater the heat_____, the larger the expansion.
A. applied B. being applied C. applying D. is applied
42. They did not discover until later_____ the car had been destroyed.
A. as B. than C. which D. that
43. He has already made up his mind. It’s no use_____ him.
A. try to persuade B. trying to persuade
C. to try to persuade D. to try persuading
44. It is much easier to talk about social change than_____.
A. to bring it about B to bring it on C. to bring it up D to bring it out
45._____seems easy in theory seems difficult in practice.
A. That B With C. What D It
46. The house is dark; the Browns ____to bed.
A. may go B. should go
C. should have gone D. must have gone
47. This is a mistake which is typical____ beginners.
A. for B. of C. to D. with
48. There may be, somewhere outside the solar system, intelligent life____ messages to us.
A. sends B. sent C. sending D. has sent
49. Please be sure to telephone me the next time you____
A. will come B. would come C. shall come D. come
50. All the machines_____ by the end of the following week.
A. were repaired B. will be repaired
C. have been repaired D. will have been repaired
51. ____ is well known, light, like heat, is a form of energy.
A. It B. What C. Just as D. As
52. You should turn off all the water tonight_____ freezes and the pipes burst.
A. in some cases it B. in case it C. in that case it D. in any case it
53. Music often_____ us of events in the past.
A. reminds B. memorizes C. remembers D. reflects
54. He didn’t know I was in his office. He was too busy to_____ me.
A. pay attention to B. notice C. know D. realize
55. Does it ______ much to have the bicycle repaired?
A. pay B. spend C. cost D. ask
56. You should act_____ the advice lf your doctor.
A. to B. on C. at D. as
57. There was a teapot fashioned like a China duck, out of _____ open mouth the tea was supposed to come.
A. which B. its C. that D. whose
58. Beijing is now busy______ the Olympic Games which is to be held in the year 2000.
A. preparing for B. prepared for C. to prepare for D. prepare for
59. The scientist didn’t mind_____ and went on with his investigation.
A. laughing at B. to be laughed at
C. being laughed at D. laughed at
60. If you_____ that late movie last night, you wouldn’t be so sleepy.
A. hadn’t watched B. haven’t watched
C. wouldn’t have watched D. didn’t watch
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.
61. One of the things she wrote about were life on a small farm at the beginning of the century.
A B C D
62. He went to the library and spent the whole afternoon there to look for material for an article on
A B C D
Shakespeare.
63. Hard as he worked, but Mr. Brown couldn’t keep the shop properly.
A B C D
64. What he does, he always does it well, though he has some difficulties.
A B C D
65. Either the brother or the sister will tell their father about what has happened.
A B C D
66. How can I convince you of that we have almost used up our supplies?
A B C D
67. She soon fell asleep being tired of walking all day ling.
A B C D
68. As quiet as possible he unfastened the door and went out into the frosty December night.
A B C D
69. The rooms were then empty and most of them have been shut up.
A B C D
70. I enjoy eating in good restaurants and to go to the theater afterwards.
A B C D
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 the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
One of the latest imports is acupuncture, the use of needles for__71___ disease. Although acupuncture has been__72___ in China for 2000 years, its_73__ in the Western world is still very_74___. Several hospitals in the United States are now experimenting with acupuncture__75__ always of treating pains.
An American journalist described the process__76_ its effects. To keep the patient _77__ feeling pain during the_78__, four needles were used, _79__ about an inch and a half long. The top of the needles were _80____ to wires which led to a small electrical device. The__81___ talked calmly to those standing_82__ him, insisting that he felt_83___ normal. At one point he_84__ out his hands and moved his bare toes to_85___ that only his chest and neck were affected. __86__ does acupuncture work? No very satisfactory answer has been_87___ . Chinese doctors are now__88___ to associate older Eastern forms of medicine with_89___ Western forms. The sharing of knowledge should benefit people__90___.
71. (A) treating (B) killing (C) healing (D) destroying
72. (A) occurred (B) demonstrated (C) justified (D) practiced
73. (A) role (B) use (C) function (D) work
74. (A) young (B) old (C) new (D) present
75. (A) in (B) on (C) at (D) as
76. (A) with (B) of (C) or (D) and
77. (A) without (B) away (C) except (D) from
78. (A) operation (B) clinic (C) creativity (D) service
79. (A) which (B) every (C) each (D) those
80. (A) attached (B) charged (C) exposed (D) associated
81. (A) patient (B) doctor (C) nurse (D) journalist
82. (A) with (B) outside (C) around (D) ahead
83. (A) externally (B) perfectly (C) internally (D) formally
84. (A) stretched (B) say (C) set (D) left
85. (A) tell (B) say (C) describe (D) show
86. (A)What (B) How (C) When (D)Which
87. (A) retained (B) promoted (C) carried (D) given
88. (A) practicing (B) trying (C) wanting (D) doing
89. (A) new (B) newer (C) better (D) good
90. (A) somewhere (B) everywhere (C) nowadays (D) forever
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