廣西地區(qū)成人本科學(xué)士學(xué)位英語(yǔ)統(tǒng)一考試

2011.07.

PartIReadingComprehension(30%)

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedsomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceand

blackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ThemostfamouscollectionsoffairytalesaretheonesbyJakobandWilhelmGrimm.TheGrimmspublished

theirfirstfairy-talecollectionin1812.TheydisappearingGermanfolkculture.Theirfirstedition(版本)wasa

scholarlybookthatcarefullyrecordedtheoraltales.Theyweresurprisedwhensomeoftheirearlyreaders

suggestedthatthestoriesmightbeinterestingtochildren0

ButtheGrimmsneededmoney.Theyhadmadeabaddealwiththeirpublisherandreceivedlittlepaymentfbr

theirfirstbook.AtonepointWilhelmcomplainedtherewasn'tachairinhishouseonecouldsitonwithout

worryingitwouldbreak.Sohetookthehintandsettoworktomakeabookthatwouldbesuitableforchildren.

Heselectedafewofthetales,madethemmuchlonger,andpolishedupthelanguage.Hedidn'taddmorals,but

hedidslipincharacterjudgmentsandmoralizingcommentswhereverhecouldo

TheGrimms'fairytalesalsohaveonecharacteristicthatwouldseemtomakethemunsuitableforchildren.

Manyofthemincludeviolentincidents.In“HanselandGretelweatenbyawolf.Whenherevisedthetalesfor

children,WilhelmGrimmretainedtheviolence.Infact,hesometimesevenrampeditup.Forexample,inthefirst

edition,theoneintendedfbrchildren,thatherbirdspeck(啄)outtheireyeso

Why,then,havetheGrimms'fairytalesbecomeclassicofchildren'sliterature,somuchsothatitishard

toimagineachildwhodoesn'tknowCinderella,sstoryorSnowWhite's?

Oneansweristhatonlyafewofthetalessurvivedintomoderntimes.ThefirsteditionoftheGrimms'fairy

taleshad210tales.By1825itwasdownto50.Andtadayonlyadozenorsoofthetalesareoftenreprintedin

children*scollections。

(76)Butthedeeperansweristhatthntalesthathavelastedaremagicaladventuresthathelpchildrendealwith

thestrugglesandfearsof【heireverydaylives。

1.WhydidWilhelmGrimmsetouttoadapthisbookforchildren?

A.Todealwithreaders'complaints。

B.Toimprovehisfinancialsituationo

C.Attherequestofhispublisher。

D.Topreservetheancientstoriesinprint0

2.Whenrevisingthefairytales,WilhelmdidallofthefollowingEXCEPT。

A.addingcharacterjudgments.

B.makingthetalesmuchlonger

C.deletingtheviolentscenes

D.polishingupthelanguage

3.Whatdoestheexpressionurampeditup“inParagraph3probablymean?

A.StartedB.AllowedC.ClassifiedD.Increased

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheGrimms'fairytalesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theywereoriginallyintendedtobechildren'sstories<>

B.Generallyspeaking,thetalesthathaveenduredcanhelpchildrendealwiththechallengeslifebringto

themo

C.Alargenumberofthetalesmadeittothemodemage。

D.Theyarelessviolentthanthechildren*sstoriesbeingwrittentodayo

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?

A.Historyoffairytaleso

B.Waystopreservetheoraltraditiono

C.TheGrimms'fairytaleso

D.Violenceinfairytaleso

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Astheschoolyearkicksoff,parentsareonceagainstrugglingtocajole(哄騙)and,ifneedbe,dragtheir

exhaustedteensoutofbed.Thatimagemaymakeyoulaugh,butlackofsleepisnojoke.(77)Teenagerswho

don,tgetenoughresthavemorelearning,health,behaviorandmoodproblemsthanstudentswhogetatleast

ninehoursanight.Long-termlackofsleeoistiedtoheartdisease,overweight,depressionandashortenedlife.

Lackofsleepcanbeespeciallydeadlyforteens;caraccidentsaretheleadingcauseofdeathamongteenagers,and

safetyexpertsbelievesleepydrivingisamajorfactoro

Unfortunately,fewteenagersgetthesleeptheyneed.Inasurveyofmiddle-andhigh-schoolstudents,

UniversityofColoradoresearchersfoundthat82percentsaidtheywokeuptiedandunrefreshed,andmorethan

halfhadtroubleconcentratingduringthedayatleastonceaweek。

Blamemultitaskingforsonicofthis.Manystudentsarcjugglingafter-schoolactivities,homeworkand

part-timejobs.Evenwhentheymanagetofulfilltheseobligationsbyareasonablehour,television,theinternet,

videogames,phonecallsandtextmessagetofriendsoftenkeepthemawakedeepintothenight.Takingsodaand

energydrinkslateinthedayandgoingtolate-nightpartiesonweekendsaddtosleepformostteenstofallasleep

before11pm.Classusuallybeingsbefore8:15am,withmanyhighschoolsstartingasweendstocatchup,making

itevenhardertofallasleeponSundaynightandwakeupMondaymorning.Playingcatch-uponweekendsalso

doesn'thelpteensstayrefreshedwhentheneeditmost:duringtheweekatschoolo

Sincethe1990s,middleandhighschoolinmorethantwodozenstateshaveexperimentedwithlaterschool

starttimes.(78)Theresultshavebeenencouraging:moresleep、increasedattendance,bettergradesandfewer

drivingaccidents.Butmostschoolstillstartearly,meaningteenshavetheirworkcutoutforthemiftheywantto

getenoughsleep0

6.Accordingtothepassage,poorsleepcanbelinkedtoallofthefollowingEXCEPT__。

A.heartdisease

B.caraccidents

C.skinproblems

D.poorconcentration

7.ThemainideaofParagraph3is0

A.howsleepdeprivation(缺乏)canbetreated

B.whatcausessleepdeprivation

C.whoismostatriskforsleepdeprivation

D.whysleepdeprivationisaseriousconcern

8.Whatdoestheword“juggling”inParagragph3probablymean?

A.Dealingwithatthesametime

B.Strikingabalancebetween

C.Weekendcatch-upsleep

D.Healthydiet

9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtobalmeforteenagerJlackofsleep?

A.Multitasking

B.Strikingabalancebetween

C.Weekendcatch-upsleep

D.Healthydiet

10.Accordingtothepassage,whathavesomeschooldonetohelptheirstudentsgetenoughsleep?

A.Educatingtheirstudentsabouttheimportanceofsleep

B.Monitoringtheirstudents*late-nightactivities

C.Delayingschoolstarttimes

D.Settingstrictrules0

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Asanymiddle-classparentknows,unpaidworkexperiencecangiveyoungstersavaluableintroduction

toasecurejob.Thegovernmenthasrecognizedittoo,abandoningrulesin2011thathadformerlystopped16-to

24-years-oldsfromdoingunpaidworkwhileclaimingunemploymentbenefit.Butmovingfromthattoforcing

themloworkwithoutpayinordertocollectthesebenefitshasprovedabigstepo

(79)MorethanonemillionyoungpeopleinBritainarcunemployed.thehighestnumbersincethe

mid-1980s.Keenbothtocutthewelfarebillandtoavoidthedepressedfuturewagesthatmayresultfromearly

unemployment,thegovernmenthasimpressedfuturewagesthatmayresultfromearlyunemployment,the

governmenthasintroducedanambitiousprogramofreformtogetyoungstersoffwelfareandintowork.Akeypart

ofitisensuringthatnoonegetsbenefitfromthegovernmentforlong;ministersarekeentoavoidwhathappened

aftertheearly-1980srecession(衰退)，whenunemploymentcontinuedinsomepartsofthecountryfbralonglime

aftertheeconomybegantoimproveo

Tohelpyoungpeopleintowork,ministershadpersuadedlotsofemployers,includingbakerychains,

bookshops,andsupermarkets,totakeonunemployedyouths,whoreceiveworkexperiencebutnopay,withthe

prospectofproperjobfbrthosewhoshine.(80)Some35,000youngstersparticipatedlastyear;halffoundpaid

worksoonafterfinishingthescheme<>

Theideaofgettingyoungadultsusedtoshowingupfbrworkispopularwithvoters:accordingtoa

surveypublishedinFebruary,about60%ofpeoplesupporttheprogram.Equallyattractivewastheoptionof

compellingthemtowork:undertheexistingarrangementsyoungsterscouldchoosewhetherornottoaccepta

place,butiftheydroppedputaftertheendofthefirstweek,theystoodtoloseuptotwoweeks'benefits<>

Yettheschemehasalsopolarized(兩極分化的)opinion:athirdofpeopleareconsistentlyopposed.

FollowinganoisyuRighttoWork”campaignthataccusedemployersofco-operatingsecretlywiththisfrom

gettingworse,ChrisGrayling,anemploymentminister,admittedthatyoungpeoplecouldleavetheirwork

experienceatanytimewithoutbeingpunishedfordoingso.Thisnotonlyhaltedtheflightofemployers(fbrnow,

atleast)bulalsoenabledhimtoannouncethatnewfirmshaveagreedtotakepartintheprogramo.

11.Accordingtothepassage,youngpeopleinBritain。

A.areusedtoshowingupforwork

B.valueunpaidworkverymuch

C.arealwaysopposedtounpaidwork

D.couldlearnsomethingaboutjobsecuritythroughunpaidwork

12.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.MostvoterssupportthegovernmentJsefforttohelpyoungpeopletowork

B.Somepeopleprotestagainstthegovernment*sattempttoforceyoungpeopletowork

C.Therearemorethanonemillionyoungpeoplewhotookpartintheprogram

D.Therearemorethanonemillionyoungpeoplewhoarejobless

13.Accordingtotheauthor,theBritishgovernmentistryingto。

A.punishyoungpeopleiftheyarenotcooperatingwithit

B.reformtheunemployedyoungsters

C.theeconomicslowdown

D.reducewelfarespending

14.Theword"shine"inParagraph3means""。

A.dowellB.reflectlight

C.lookhappyD.producelight

15.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?

A.EnjoyWorkWithoutPay

B.CanWork,Won'tWork

C.ShouldWork,Shouldn'tPlay

D.HateWorkorLoveWork

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)

Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicemarkedA,B,C

andD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenblackenthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheeto

16.PleasegiveJimtheschedulefortomorrowJsconferencewhenheback.Heistochairthe

conference。

A.willcomeB.comeC.comesD.came

17.fiveminutesearlier,youwouldnothavemissedthelasttrainfbrShanghai,butyouwerelate。

A.HadyoucomeB.Doyoucome

C.DidyoucomeD.Shouldyoucome

18.Afterheworkedoutthesolution,appearedasmileonhisface。

A.itB.hereC.whatD.there

19.theformerpresident'ssupporterswentoutinstreetstoexpresstheirangeranddissatisfaction

A.AsmallamountofB.Alargenumberof

C.AlittlebitofD.Agreatdealof

20.Tobehonest,today'sdinnerwasjustso-so.Itwasn'tsuchagoodone__promisedbytheboss。

A.thatB.whichC.asD.what

21.Somanypeople,themeetinghadtobeputoff。

A.beingabsentB.tobeabsent

C.wereabsentD.hadbeenabsent

22.Weoftenadvisehimnottodrinkmoreisgoodfbrhishealth

A.asB.thatC.thanD.but

23.----DidCharlesvoteinthelastelection?

-----No,hewasn't

A.enougholdthenB.thenenoughold

C.olethenenoughD.oldenoughthen

24.Bynomeanslookdownonthosewhoarelessluckyinlifethanweare/

A.weshouldB.shouldwe

C.weshouldnotD.shouldwenot

25.Hedidn'tfeellike__thatdaysohestayedindoorsreadingo

A.workingB.worksC.toworkD.worked

26.Nosoonerhadwestartedontheroaditbegantorain。

A.whenB.thanC.thenD.whenever

27.HedecidetogoforasailingholidaythefactthathewasusuallySeasick（暈船）

A.becauseofB.inspiteofC.incaseofD.asaresultof

28.Whatyoudoinyoursparetimeisyourown.Howeveritshouldnotbeharmfultoothers

A.businessB.purchaseC.bargainD.sale

29.Asagardener,Jimhastowatertheflowersandthegrassinthegardeneverymorning

A.trimB.improveC.refineD.repair

30.Thefiremenarestill__thesmallfiresstartedbytheplanecrash0

A.takingoffB.settingasideC.gettingalongwithD.puttingout

31.Hedidn'tliveuptohadbeenexpectedofhim°

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.all

32.Theoldcoupledecidedto_aboyandagirlthoughtheyhadthreeoftheirown。

A.adaptB.bringC.receiveD.adopt

33.Therelationshipbetweenemployersandemployeeshasbeenstudied__。

A,originallyB.extremelyC.violentlyD.intensively

34.Thecarhalfwayfbrnoreason

A.brokeoffB.brokedownC.brokeupD.brokeout

35.Thepolice__thathecommittedaseriesofcrimesinthenorthofthecity

A.swelledB.submittedC.surveyedD.suspected

36.Themangerlosthisjustbecausehissecretarywastenminuteslate

A.moodB.temperC.mindD.passion

37.Wegaveoutacheerwhentheredroofofthecottagecameview

A.fromB.inC.beforeD.into

38.IhavekeptthatportraitIcanseeiteveryday,asitalwaysremindsmeofmyuniversitydaysin

London

A.whichB.whereC.whetherD.into

39.Theroomisinaterriblemess;itcleaned?

A.Can'thavebeenB.mustn'thavebeen

C.shouldn'thavebeenD.wouldn'thavebeen

40.Youseethelightning__ithappens,BUTyouhearthethunderlatero

A.theinstantB.foraninstant

C.ontheinstantD.inaninstant

41.itornot,hisdiscoveryhascreatedastirinscientificcircles?

A.BelieveB.Tobelieve

C.BelievingD.Believed

42.Themedicineisonsaleeverywhere.Youcangetitatchemist's

A.otherB.someC.certainD.any

43.Yourhairwants__.You'dbetterhaveitdonetomorrow

A.cutB.tocutC.cuttingD.beingcut

44.1don'tthinkitadvisablethatTomtothejobsincehehasnoexperience

A.beassignedB.willbeassigned

C.isassignedD.hasbeenassigned

45.Thegoals____hehadfoughtallhislifenolongerseemedimportanttohim

A.afterwhichB.withwhichC.forwhichD.atwhich

PartIVCLOZE（10%）

BythetimeIfinishedhighschool,myinterestinanimalshadgrown,andenrolledata

universitytostudybiology.Ilearnedsoonenoughthatstudyinganimals_56_thislevelwasnot

intheanimalsbest_57.1rememberonemidtermexamin_58eachstudentwashandeda

large,freshly-killedfrogand_59todissect（解剖）andmarkasetofbodyparts.Ilookedatthe

—60froginfrontofmeandwassaddenedthatherlifewas_61awayforsuchaslight_62.

Ayearlater;inthesamelab_63Idissectedthefrog,Iperformedasmallactofanimal

_64.Wewere_65onfruitflies,anditwastimetorecordthedistributionofcharacteristicsin

theirnextgeneration.Flieswere_66insmallplasticbottles.Countingthenumberofflieswith

whiteorredeyesrequiredfirstexposingthemtoether（乙醛）_67theycouldnotmove.Theflies

werethenspreadontoapieceofwhitepaper_68andcounted.Whenthedatacollectionwas

—69,theflieshadnofurtheruse,andourinstructionswereto_70themintoasmallglassdish

ofoilatthecenterofeachdesk,whichwastobetheirfinalresting_71.

Oncemaylittlepileofflieshadbeencounted,Ipushedthemofftheedgeofthepaper.

Aswerecordedourdata,Ikeptoneeye_72them.Withinminutesthepilewashumming（嗡嗡叫）

astinylegsandwingsbeattheirwayoutoftheetherfog.Iwasextremelyexcitedasthey_73

flight.Thatwasmyfirst_74inrefusingtoconductscientificresearchthattreatednonhumanlife

ina（n）_75way。

56.AatBwithCforDoff

57.AdutiesBinte