北京地區(qū)成人本科學(xué)士學(xué)位英語統(tǒng)一考試(A)2023.05.08PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Themulti-billion-dollarWesternpopmusicindustryisunderfire.ItisbeingblamedbytheUnitedNationsforthedramaticriseindrugabuseworldwide.“Themostworryingdevelopmentisacultureofdrug-friendliness,”saystheUN'sInternationalNarcoticsControlBoardinareportreleasedlastyear.The74studysaysthatpopmusic,asaglobalindustry,isbyfarthemostinfluentialtrend-setterforyoungpeopleofmostcultures.“Somesongsencouragepeopletotakedrugs.(76)Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle,”thestudysays.Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendlypopmusicseemstosurvivedespitetheoccasionalshockofdeathbyoverdose(過量用藥).“Suchincidentstendtobeseenasanoccasiontomourn(哀悼)thelossofarolemodel,andnotanopportunitytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse,”itnotes.Sincethe1970s,severalinternationallyfamoussingersandmoviestars--includingElvisPresley,JaniceJoplin,JohnBelushi,JimiHendrix,JonathanMelvinandAndyGibbs--havediedofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses.Withtheglobalizationofpopularmusic,messagespromoting,drugabusearenowreachingbeyondtheircountriesoforigin.“Inmostcountries,thenamesofcertainPOPstarshavebecomefamiliartothemembersofeveryhousehold,”thestudysays.TheUNstudyalsoblamesthemediaforitsdescriptionofcertaindrugincidents,whichencouragesratherthanpreventsdragabuse.“Overthepastyears,wehaveseenhowdrugabuseisincreasinglyregardedasbeingacceptableorevenattractive,”saysHamidGhodse,presidentoftheBoard.“Powerfulpressuregroupsmnpoliticalcampaignsaimedatlegalizingcontrolleddrugs,”hesays.Ghodsealsopointsoutthatalltheedevelopmentshavecreatedanenvironmentwhichistolerant(容忍旳)oforevenfavorabletodrugabuseandspoilsinternationaldrugpreventioneffortscurrentlyunderway.Thestudyfocusesondemandreductionandpreventionwithinanenvironmentthathasbecometolerantofdrugabuse.TheBoardcallsongovernmentstodotheirlegalandmoralduties,andtoactagainstthepro-drug(贊成吸毒)messagesoftheyouthculturetowhichyoungpeopleincreasinglyarebe'rugexposed.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthortendtoagreewith?A.Theuseofdragsfornon-medicinalpurposesis,anacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle.B.Thespreadingofpopmusicmaycausedragabusetogobeyondcountryboundaries.C.Noeffortshavebeenmadetopreventthespreadingofdragabuse.D.Governmentshavenoabilitytoactagainstthepro-dragmessagesoftheyouthculture.2.Theexpression“underfire”?inthefirstparagraphmeans______.A.inanurgentsituationB.facingsomeproblemsC.beingcriticizedD.introuble3.Fromthethirdparagraph,welearnthattheyouth______.A.tendtomournthepopstarswhodiedofoverdoseasrolemodelsB.areshockedtoknowevenpopstarsmayabusedmgsC.trytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguseD.maystopabusingdrugs4.Whichofthefollowingis.notmentionedastolerantofdrugabuse?A.Thespreadingofpopmusic.B.Themedia.C.Politicalcampaignsrunbypowerfulpressuregroups.D.Thelowpriceofsomedrags.5.Accordingtothepassage,popmusic______.A.hasagreatinfluenceonyoungpeopleofmostculturesB.attractsasmallnumberofyoungpeopleC.isnotaprofitableindustryD.isaloneresponsiblefordrugabusePassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Therearemanyolderpeopleintheworldandtherewillbemanymore.Alittle-knownfactisthatover60percentoftheolderpeopleliveindevelopingcountries.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,by2023therewillbe1billion,withover700millionlivingindevelopingcountries.Itisasurprisingfactthatthepopulationageingisparticularlyrapidindevelopingcountries.Forexample,ittookFrance115yearsfortheproportionofolderpeopletodoublefrom7percentto14percent.ItisestimatedtotakeChinaamere27yearstoachievethissameincrease.Whataretheimplicationsoftheseincreasednumbersofolderfolk?(77)Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive.themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability(殘疾).Attentionisbeingpaidtotheneedtokeeppeopleashealthyaspossible,includingduringoldage,tolessenthefinancialburdenonthestate.(78)Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.InsomeAfricancouintries,certainlyinAsia,olderpeoplearerespectedandregardedastheones~withspecialknowledge.Yettraditionsarefadingawaydaily,whichdoesnotensurethecontinuedhighregardofolderpeople.Associetychanges,attitudeswillchange.Muchneedstobedonetogetridofagediscrimination(歧視)inemployment.Life-longlearningprogramsneedtobeprovidedtoenableolderpeopletobeactivemembersinacountry'sdevelopment.Socialsecuritypoliciesneedtobeestablishedtoprovideadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.Bothpublicandprivateschemesarevitalinorderto,buildasuitablesafetynet.Toachieveequalityinsuchmatterswilltakeconsiderabletimeandeffort.Onethingissure:thereisnotimetobelost.6.Theproportionofolderpeople______.A.isbiggerindevelopedcountriesthanindevelopingcountriesB.isone-seventhofthepopulationdevelopingcountriesC.willincreasemuchfasterinChinathaninFranceD.willbesixtypercentindevelopingcountriesby20237.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaregovernmentsmostwordedabout?A.Thediseasesanddisabilityofolderpeople.B.Thelongerlifeandgoodhealthofpeople.C.Thelossoftaxesonolderpeople.D.Theincreasingrespectforolderpeople.8.Itisstateddirectlyinthepassagethatolderpeopleshould______.A.betreateddifferentlyindifferentculturesB.enjoyasimilarlifestyleC.beignoredassocietychangesD.bevaluedbytheyoungergenerations9.WhichofthefollowingmeasuresisNOTmentionedtosolvethepopulationageingproblem?A.Gettingridofagediscriminationinemployment.B.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.C.Providingfreehealthcareforsickolderpeople.D.Supplyinglife-longlearningprogramstoolderpeople.10.Theauthorconcludesinthelastparagraphthat______.A.governmentshavespentlotsoftimeinsolvingtheageingproblemB.populationageingisahardproblem,butitneedstobesolvedurgentlyC.peoplearetoobusytosolvethepopulationageingproblemD.muchtimeandeffortwillbelostinsolvingtheageingproblemPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:(79)Extensivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhas,madeextraordinaryprogressinreducingpovertyinrecentdecades.Theresearchsuggeststhatthepaceofeconomicprogresshasbeenrapidandcontinuedfordecades,builtonthefoundationsofrelativepoliticalstability,risingtrade,andeconomicliberalization(自由化)aftertwoworldwars.Onenewstudy,publishedrecentlybytheInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinWashington,findsthattheproportionofthe6.1billionpeopleintheworldwholiveon$1adayorlessshrankfrom63.percentin1950to35percentin1980and12percentin1999.Bysomeothermeasures,theprogresshasbeenmoremodest.Still,economistsagreethatpovertyhasplungedinkeynationssuchasIndiaandespeciallyChina,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowthaswellaseconomicfreedom.“Thisisahugesuccessfortheworldasawhole,”saysHarvardUniversityeconomistRichardCooper.“Wearedoingsomethingright.”ThenewscomesastheWorldBankisabouttoopenitsannualmeetinginWashington'aneventthathasbeentroubledinrecentyearsbyproteststhattheBankanditssisterinstitution,theInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF國際貨幣基金組織),havedonetoolittlefortheworld'spoor.(80)Theneweconomicresearchwillnotputanendtothatdispute.Vastpopulationsremainpoor,andmanystillquestionthewisdomofWorldBankpolicies.Nonetheless,theresearchfindingsarehelpfultounderstandwhatpoliciesshouldbefollowedbyth6seinstitutionsandhundredsofotherdevelopmentgroupsworkingveryhardtohastenthepaceofworldeconomicprogress.Ifdramaticgainsareunderway,thepresentpolicies--callingforopenmarkets,freebusinessactivities,andtightmonetarycontrolareworkingandcorrect.ButcriticsofIMFandWorldBankpoliciesmaintainthatsucheconomic.successstoriesasJapan,China,SouthKoreaandSingaporearerootedinmorethanjust"free',markets.Thesenationshavemanagedtogrowrapidly,andtherebyreducepoverty,bylimitingimportswhentheirdomesticindustrieswereyotmg,pushingexportstorichnations,andputtingcontrolsonpurelyinternationalfinancial;flows.Theyhavebeenopentoforeign-ownedfactoriesbuthaveofteninsistedthatthoseinvestorsshare"theknowledgeandskillonmodemtechnologies,11.Theword“plunged”inthefirsparagraphmeans______.A.decreasedB.ClimbedC.increasedD.droppedintowater12.Fromthepassage,welearnthat__________A.WorldBankhasdonenothingtohelpthepoorintheworldB.IMFonlyhelpstherichintheworldC.WorldBankcontrolsallthebanksintheworldD.therearesomedemonstrationsagainstWorldBankinrecentyears13.Accordingtothispassage,in__________,theworldhadthelargestnumberofpoorpeople.A.1999B.1980C.1950D.199014.Accordingtotheauthor,theeconomyofEastAsiancountriesgrewveryfastbecauseofthefollowingmeasuresEXCEPT__________A.encouragingexportB.openinguptoforeigninvestmentsC.limitinginternationalfinancialflowsD.controllingimport15.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe__________.A.China'sContributiontotheReductionofPovertyintheWorldB.WorldBank'sExtraordinaryProgressinRecentDecadesC.India'sLeadingRoleinReducingGlobalPovertyD.GlobalProgressinReducingPovertyPartⅡVocabularyandStructure(30%)Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackentheCorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.16.ItwashardforhimtolearnEnglishinafamily,inwhich____oftheparentsspokethelanguage.A.noneB.neitherC.bothD.each17.You'dbettergotherebytrain.Thetrainticketis__________theplaneticket.A.ascheapthreetimesasB.asthreetimescheapasC.threetimesascheapasD.cheaperthreetimesthan18.Thisnewmachineistechnicallyfar__________totheprevioustype.A.Superior:B.juniorC.seniorD.equal19.Thereisagreatdealofevidence____thatmusicactivitiesengagedifferentpartsofthebrain.A.indicateB.IndicatingC.indicatedD.tobeindicating20.Shebecamethefirstwomantoentertheschoolbutwithdrewafterafewdays_____stress.A.becauseofB.inspiteofC.insteadofD.Inhonorof21.______isknowntousallisthatthe2023OlympicGameswillbeheldinLondon.A.ItB.WhatC.AsD.Which22.Thediscoveryofthesetombsis________forscholars'studyingChinesehistory.A.ofveryimportantB.greatsignificantC.ofgreatsignificanceD.greatlyimportance23.Sean'sstrongloveforhiscountryis______inhisrecentlypublishedpoems.A.relievedB.ReflectedC.respondedD.recovered24.WouldYoupleasekeepsilent?Theweatherreport__________andIwanttolisten.A.isbroadcastB.isbeingbroadcastC.hasbeenbroadcastD.hadbeenbroadcast25.Theteacherstressedagainthat'thestudentsshouldnot______anyimportantdetailswhileretellingthestory.A.bringoutB.letoutC.leaveoutD.makeout26.Themanmoved_____forwardandlookedovertheedge,shrinkinghisshoulders.A.accuratelyB.CautiouslyC.brilliantlyD.disappointedly27.Thepolicearetryingtofindoutthe______ofthewoman,killedinthetrafficaccident.A.evidenceB.recognitionCidentityD.status28.Bynomeans__________toherparents.A.thisisthefirsttimehassheliedB.thisisthefirsttimedoesshetellalieC.isthisthefirsttimeShehasliedD.isthisthefirsttimeshewaslying29.Climatechangewillgreatly_____wheatandriceproductionifnationsdon'ttakestepsnow.A.fallB.leakC.lackD.reduce30.Shealwaysbuys__________mybirthday.A.somethingawfultoB.anythingawfultoC.somethingniceforD.anythingnicefor31.HefailedtoliveUpto__________hadbeenexpectedofhim.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.all32.Itisvery_____ofyoutoarrangeanearly.meetingbetweenyourbossandourteam.A.considerateB.ConsiderableC.consideriiigD.considered33.Iwouldhavetoldhimaboutthechangeoftimefortheclass,________toclasslast'tune.A.didhecomeB.hecameC.hadhecomeD.hehadcome34.Thewindwassostronglastnightthatittorethe______oftheshipintotwoorthreepieces.A.maskB.mineC.sailD.satellite35.____allthemoneypeopleherespendeatingout,restaurants'profitisstillbelowfivepercent.A.DespiteB.ThankstoC.SinceD.Like36.Manyaman__________lifeismeaninglesswithoutapurpose.A.thinksB.thinkingC.havethoughtD.think37.Johnlefthometwentyminutesago.Itisusuallyhalfanhour'sdrivefromhishometotheofficehere.Sohe__________soon.A.shouldhavearrivedB.needarriveC.musthavearrivedD.mayarrive38.___Hongkong,isoftenregardedas____internationalCentreforbusiness,financeandtourism.A./;anB.An;/C.The;/D./;the39.Theywent______theschedulefortheconferenceagainandagainuntiltheyfeltsatisfiedwitheverydetailofit.A.outB.upC:overD.by40.Schoolsshouldteach'ourkidsvarioussubjects,andmoreover,teachthemhowto______right:fromwrong.:A.mnB.takeC.tellD.put41.Bythetimeyoufinishyourhomework,allofus______oursathand,I'msure.A.willfinishB.willhavefinishedC.havefinishedD.havebeenfinishing42.IntimeoftroubleCharliecouldalways_______asolution.A.putasideB.lookdownuponC.breakoutD.comeupwith43.Beforebuildingahouse,youwillhaveto_______thegovernment'spermission.A.getfromB.followC.receiveD.askfor44.Thedirectorhadherassistant__________somehotdogsforthestaffmembers.A.pickedupB.picksupC.pickupD.pickingup45.______theirhatsintotheair,thefansofthewinningteamletoutloudshoutsofvictory.A.TOthrowB.ThrownC.ThrowingD.BeingthrownPartIIIIdentification(10%)Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.46.Whenyou'vefinishedwiththatbook，don'tforgettoputitbackontheshelf，Won'tyou?ABCD47.Theworkersinthefactorydemandedthattheirpaywouldberaisedby20percent.ABCD48.ItremainstoseewhetherJimwillbefitenoughtoplayinthefinals.ABCD49.IinvitedJoeandLindaaswellasTomtodinner,butneitherofthemCame.ABCDOverthepast20years，theInternetbashelpedchangeourworldineitherWayABCoranotherforthebetter.DHowandwhythislanguagehassurvivedformorethanathousandyears，whilespokebyveryABCfew，ishardtoexplain.D52.NearlyhalfofAmericansaged25andoldtakepartinsomeformofcontinuingeducation.ABCDManyparentsfeeltheyneedtokeepaclosereyetotheirchildrenbecauseofconcernsaboutABCDcrimeandschoolviolence.Formarriedmothers,thetimespendonchildcareincreasedtoanaverageof12.9hoursaABCDweekin2023.,ThereisanincreasinglyamountofevidencethatmoreandmoreyoungpeoplearetakinganABCactiveinterestinpolitics.DPartIVCloze(10%)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Ofallthewebsites,onethathasattractedattentionrecentlyismyspace.Mostofthisattentionhascomefromthemediaandtellseveryreason.56thewebsiteshouldbe57.ThethreatofIntemetpredators(竊掠者)isindeedatoughreality,58shuttingdownthesiteisnottheanswer.Ifmyspace59shutdown,anothersitewouldquickly60itsplace.Therefore,therightwayistoteachteenshowtousethesitesafelyandeducatethem61whomaybepredatorsandhowto62them.Thekeyto63safeontheIntemetistomakesurethat.Y0Urprofile(個人資料)issecure.The64wayistochangetheprivacysettingonyourprofileto“private”,whichprotectsyourinformation65onlythepeopleonyourfriendlistcan'viewit.Althoughthisis.66,itisnotperfect.Predatorscanfindwaystoviewyourprofileiftheyreallywantto，67throughhackingin(黑客入侵)orfiguringouttheirwayontoyourfriendlist.Thus,youshouldneverposttoomuchpersonal68.Somepeopleactuallyposttheirhomeandschooladdresses,dateofbirth,andsoon,often69predatorsknowexactlywheretheywillbeand70.Themostinformationthatissafeisyourfirstnameandprovince.Anythingmoreisbasically71apredatorintoyourlife.Anotherbigproblemisphotos.Isuggest72skippingphotosandneverpostingaphotoofafriendonlinewithouthisorher73.Mostimportant,never,74any'circumstances,agreetoareal-ifemeetingwithanyoneyoumeetonline,75howwellyouthinkyouknowthisperson.Therearenoguaranteesthattheyhavetoldthetruth.56.A.whatB.howC.whyD.which57.A.shutdownB.openupC.getintoD.turnon58.A.butB.evenC.despiteD.since59.A.isB.areC.wasD.were60.A.getB.makeC.takeD.push61.A.asB.aboutC.forD.in62.A.avoidB.getC.benefitD.hide63.A.stayB.bestayingC.stayedD.staying64.A.difficultB.SimplestC.simpleD.mostdifficult65.A.astoB.nomatterC.sothatD.because66.A.efficientB.InterestingC.effectiveD.impressive67.A.ifB.whetherC.howeverD.whatever68.A.informationB.documentsC.friesD.messages69.A.letB.makeC.allowD.letting70.A.whatB.whyC.whenD.how71.A.introducingB.InvitingC.investingD.interrupting72.A.partlyB.MostlyC.lastlyD.completely73.A.favorB.RuleC.InformationD.permission74.A.aboveB.'underC.belowD.at75.A.nomatterB.evenifC.unlessD.alsoPartVTranslation(20%)SectionADirections:InthisparttherearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.Thesesentencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyouhavejustreadinReadingComprehension.Youcanreferbacktothepassagestoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext.76Certainpopstags:makestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdragsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle...Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive,themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability(殘疾).Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.Extensivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhasmadeextraordinarypmgressinreducingpovertyinrecentdecades.Theneweconomicresearchwillnotputanendtothatdispute.SectionBDirections：InthisparttherearefivesentencesinChinese．YoushouldtranslatethemintoEnglish．Besuretowriteclearly．今天早上他起床晚了，因此沒有趕上火車。82．你們昨天旳會議得出什么結(jié)論了嗎?83．我在回家旳路上，買了一本英漢詞典。84．一直到12月下旬，他們才讓我加入他們小組。85．我父親在找工作，我母親在醫(yī)院照看外祖母。參照答案1~~~15BCADACADCBADCBD16~~~45BCABABCBBCBCCDCAACCAADACCBDDCC46~~~55DCBDCCCBBA56~~~75CAADCBADBCCBADCBDDBA某些流行歌手和影星刊登了某些言論并且樹立了這樣某些典范，仿佛非醫(yī)療用途服用藥物是一種人生活當(dāng)中最為正常不過并且可以被接受旳方面。77