北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试 512.docx
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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试512
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试 2012.5.12
PartⅠ ReadingComprehension(30%
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
ThemostfamouscollectionsoffairytalesaretheonesbyJakobandWilhelmGrimm.TheGrimmspublishedtheirfirstfairy-talecollectionin1812.TheydisappearingGermanfolkculture.Theirfirstedition(版本)wasascholarlybookthatcarefullyrecordedtheoraltales.Theyweresurprisedwhensomeoftheirearlyreaderssuggestedthatthestoriesmightbeinterestingtochildren。
ButtheGrimmsneededmoney.Theyhadmadeabaddealwiththeirpublisherandreceivedlittlepaymentfortheirfirstbook.AtonepointWilhelmcomplainedtherewasn’tachairinhishouseonecouldsitonwithoutworryingitwouldbreak.Sohetookthehintandsettoworktomakeabookthatwouldbesuitableforchildren.Heselectedafewofthetales,madethemmuchlonger,andpolishedupthelanguage.Hedidn’taddmorals,buthedidslipincharacterjudgmentsandmoralizingcommentswhereverhecould。
TheGrimms’ fairytalesalsohaveonecharacteristicthatwouldseemtomakethemunsuitableforchildren.Manyofthemincludeviolentincidents.In “HanselandGretel” eatenbyawolf.Whenherevisedthetalesforchildren,WilhelmGrimmretainedtheviolence.Infact,hesometimesevenrampeditup.Forexample,inthefirstedition,theoneintendedforchildren,thatherbirdspeck(啄)outtheireyes。
Why,then,havetheGrimms’ fairytalesbecomeclassicofchildren’sliterature,somuchsothatitishardtoimagineachildwhodoesn’tknowCinderella’sstoryorSnowWhite’s?
Oneansweristhatonlyafewofthetalessurvivedintomoderntimes.ThefirsteditionoftheGrimms’ fairytaleshad210tales.By1825itwasdownto50.Andtadayonlyadozenorsoofthetalesareoftenreprintedinchildren’scollections。
(76)Butthedeeperansweristhatthetalesthathavelastedaremagicaladventuresthathelpchildrendealwiththestrugglesandfearsoftheireverydaylives。
1.WhydidWilhelmGrimmsetouttoadapthisbookforchildren?
A.Todealwithreaders’ complaints。
B.Toimprovehisfinancialsituation。
C.Attherequestofhispublisher。
D.Topreservetheancientstoriesinprint。
2.Whenrevisingthefairytales,WilhelmdidallofthefollowingEXCEPT_______。
A.addingcharacterjudgments. B.makingthetalesmuchlonger
C.deletingtheviolentscenes D.polishingupthelanguage
3.Whatdoestheexpression “rampeditup” inParagraph3probablymean?
A.Started B.Allowed C.Classified D.Increased
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheGrimms’ fairytalesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theywereoriginallyintendedtobechildren’sstories。
B.Generallyspeaking,thetalesthathaveenduredcanhelpchildrendealwiththechallengeslifebringtothem。
C.Alargenumberofthetalesmadeittothemodernage。
D.Theyarelessviolentthanthechildren’sstoriesbeingwrittentoday。
5.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?
A.Historyoffairytales。
B.Waystopreservetheoraltradition。
C.TheGrimms’ fairytales。
D.Violenceinfairytales。
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Astheschoolyearkicksoff,parentsareonceagainstrugglingtocajole(哄骗)and,ifneedbe,dragtheirexhaustedteensoutofbed,Thatimagemaymakeyoulaugh,butlackofsleepisnojoke.(77)Teenagerswhodon’tgetenoughresthavemorelearning,health,behaviorandmoodproblemsthanstudentswhogetatleastninehoursanight.Long-termlackofsleeoistiedtoheartdisease,overweight,depressionandashortenedlife.Lackofsleepcanbeespeciallydeadlyforteens;caraccidentsaretheleadingcauseofdeathamongteenagers,andsafetyexpertsbelievesleepydrivingisamajorfactor。
Unfortunately,fewteenagersgetthesleeptheyneed.Inasurveyofmiddle-andhigh-schoolstudents,UniversityofColoradoresearchersfoundthat82percentsaidtheywokeuptiedandunrefreshed,andmorethanhalfhadtroubleconcentratingduringthedayatleastonceaweek。
Blamemultitaskingforsomeofthis.Manystudentsarejugglingafter-schoolactivities,homeworkandpart-timejobs.Evenwhentheymanagetofulfilltheseobligationsbyareasonablehour,television,theinternet,videogames,phonecallsandtextmessagetofriendsoftenkeepthemawakedeepintothenight.Takingsodaandenergydrinkslateinthedayandgoingtolate-nightpartiesonweekendsaddtosleepformostteenstofallasleepbefore11pm.Classusuallybeingsbefore8:
15am,withmanyhighschoolsstartingasweendstocatchup,makingitevenhardertofallasleeponSundaynightandwakeupMondaymorning.Playingcatch-uponweekendsalsodoesn’thelpteensstayrefreshedwhentheneeditmost:
duringtheweekatschool。
Sincethe1990s,middleandhighschoolinmorethantwodozenstateshaveexperimentedwithlaterschoolstarttimes.(78) Theresultshavebeenencouraging:
moresleep,increasedattendance,bettergradesandfewerdrivingaccidents. Butmostschoolstillstartearly,meaningteenshavetheirworkcutoutforthemiftheywanttogetenoughsleep。
6.Accordingtothepassage,poorsleepcanbelinkedtoallofthefollowingEXCEPT____。
A.heartdisease B.caraccidents
C.skinproblems D.poorconcentration
7.ThemainideaofParagraph3is______。
A.howsleepdeprivation(缺乏)canbetreated
B.whatcausessleepdeprivation
C.whoismostatriskforsleepdeprivation
D.whysleepdeprivationisaseriousconcern
8.Whatdoestheword “juggling” inParagragph3probablymean?
A.DealingwithatthesametimeB.Strikingabalancebetween
C.Weekendcatch-upsleepD.Healthydiet
9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtobalmeforteenager’ lackofsleep?
A.Multitasking B.Strikingabalancebetween
C.Weekendcatch-upsleep D.Healthydiet
10.Accordingtothepassage,whathavesomeschooldonetohelptheirstudentsgetenoughsleep?
A.Educatingtheirstudentsabouttheimportanceofsleep
B.Monitoringtheirstudents’ late-nightactivities
C.DelayingschoolstarttimesD.Settingstrictrules。
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Asanymiddle-classparentknows,unpaidworkexperiencecangiveyoungstersavaluableintroductiontoasecurejob.Thegovernmenthasrecognizedittoo,abandoningrulesin2011thathadformerlystopped16-to24-years-oldsfromdoingunpaidworkwhileclaimingunemploymentbenefit.Butmovingfromthattoforcingthemtoworkwithoutpayinordertocollectthesebenefitshasprovedabigstep。
(79)MorethanonemillionyoungpeopleinBritainareunemployed,thehighestnumbersincethemid-1980s.Keenbothtocutthewelfarebillandtoavoidthedepressedfuturewagesthatmayresultfromearlyunemployment,thegovernmenthasimpressedfuturewagesthatmayresultfromearlyunemployment,thegovernmenthasintroducedanambitiousprogramofreformtogetyoungstersoffwelfareandintowork.Akeypartofitisensuringthatnoonegetsbenefitfromthegovernmentforlong;ministersarekeentoavoidwhathappenedaftertheearly-1980srecession(衰退),whenunemploymentcontinuedinsomepartsofthecountryforalongtimeaftertheeconomybegantoimprove。
Tohelpyoungpeopleintowork,ministershadpersuadedlotsofemployers,includingbakerychains,bookshops,andsupermarkets,totakeonunemployedyouths,whoreceiveworkexperiencebutnopay,withtheprospectofproperjobforthosewhoshine.(80)Some35,000youngstersparticipatedlastyear;halffoundpaidworksoonafterfinishingthescheme。
Theideaofgettingyoungadultsusedtoshowingupforworkispopularwithvoters:
accordingtoasurveypublishedinFebruary,about60%ofpeoplesupporttheprogram.Equallyattractivewastheoptionofcompellingthemtowork:
undertheexistingarrangementsyoungsterscouldchoosewhetherornottoacceptaplace,butiftheydroppedputaftertheendofthefirstweek,theystoodtoloseuptotwoweeks’ benefits。
Yettheschemehasalsopolarized(两极分化的)opinion:
athirdofpeopleareconsistentlyopposed.Followinganoisy “RighttoWork” campaignthataccusedemployersofco-operatingsecretlywiththisfromgettingworse,ChrisGrayling,anemploymentminister,admittedthatyoungpeoplecouldleavetheirworkexperienceatanytimewithoutbeingpunishedfordoingso.Thisnotonlyhaltedtheflightofemployers(fornow,atleast)butalsoenabledhimtoannouncethatnewfirmshaveagreedtotakepartintheprogram。
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11.Accordingtothepassage,youngpeopleinBritain_____。
A.areusedtoshowingupforwork
B.valueunpaidworkverymuch
C.arealwaysopposedtounpaidwork
D.couldlearnsomethingaboutjobsecuritythroughunpaidwork
12.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?
A.Mostvoterssupportthegovernment’sefforttohelpyoungpeopletowork
B.Somepeopleprotestagainstthegovernment’sattempttoforceyoungpeopletowork
C.Therearemorethanonemillionyoungpeoplewhotookpartintheprogram
D.Therearemorethanonemillionyoungpeoplewhoarejobless
13.Accordingtotheauthor,theBritishgovernmentistryingto______。
A.punishyoungpeopleiftheyarenotcooperatingwithit
B.reformtheunemployedyoungsters
C.theeconomicslowdown
D.reducewelfarespending
14.Theword “shine” inParagraph3means “______”。
A.dowell B.reflectlightC.lookhappy D.producelight
15.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?
A.EnjoyWorkWithoutPayB.CanWork,Won’tWork
C.ShouldWork,Shouldn’tPlayD.HateWorkorLoveWork
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