北京区域成人本科学士学位英语共同考试(B)

2009.11.21

Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)

Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followedby some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fourchoices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blackenthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage 1

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:

The fourth-graders at Chicago’s McCormick Elementary School don’t knowChinese is supposed to be hard to learn. For most, who speak Spanish at home,it’s becoming their third language. They’ve been heating and using Chinese wordssince nursery, and it’s natural to give a “ni hao”when strangers enter theclassroom.“It’s really fun!” says Miranda Lucas, taking a break from a lessonthat includes a Chinese interview with Jackie Chan. “I’m teaching my mom tospeak Chinese.”

The classroom scene at McCormick is unusual, but it may soon be a commonphenomenon in American schools, where Chinese is rapidly becoming the hot newlanguage. Government officials have long wanted more focus on useful languageslike Chinese, and pressure from them — as well as from business leaders,politicians, and parents — has produced a quick growth in the number ofprograms.

Chicago city officials make their best effort to include Chinese in theirpublic schools. Their program has grown to include 3,000 students in 20 schools,with more schools on a waiting list. Programs have also spread to places likeLos Angeles, New York City, and North Carolina. Supporters see knowledge of theChinese language and culture as an advantagein a global economy where China isgrowing in importance. “This is an interesting way to begin to engage with theworld’s next superpower,” says Michael Levine, director of education at the AsiaSociety, which has started five new public high schools that offer Chinese.“Globalization has already changed the arrangements in terms of how childrentoday are going to think about their careers, The question is when, not whether,the schools are going to adjust.”

(76) The number of students leaming Chinese is tiny compared with how manystudy Spanish or French. But one report shows that before-college enrollment(报名人数) nearly quadrupled between 1992 and 2002, from 6,000 to 24,000. Despitethe demand, though, developing programs isn’t easy. And the No. one difficulty,everyone agrees, is having enough teachers. Finding teacher “is the challenge,”says Scott McGinnis, an academic adviser for a language institute and a Chineseteacher for 15 years at the college level. “Materials are easy comparison. Orgetting schools funded.”

1. The best title for this passage might be_____.

A. Next Hot Language to Study: Chinese

B. Next Hot Language to Study: Spanish

C.Next Hot Language to Study: French

D. Chicago Is the Place to Learn Chinese

2. The most difficult thing to do is finding _____.

A. enough textbooks for the Chinese programs

B. enough money for the Chinese programs

C. enough teachers for the Chinese programs

D. enough students for the Chinese programs

3. We learn from the passage that_____.

A. Scott McGinnis has been a Chinese teacher for 15 years

B. Jackie Chan is a Chinese teacher at McCormick Elementary School

C. Chicago officials ire required to learn Chinese

D. Scott McGinnis is good at giving his opinions on everything

4. According to the passage, all the following statements are trueEXCEPT_____.

A. the number of students learning Chinese is small

B. Chinese programs have found their way in several major Cities in theU.S.

C. g0vernment officials don’t like the pressure from business

leaders and parents to start Chinese programs

D. China is becoming more and more influential in the world

5 The word “quadrupled” in the last paragraph is close in meaningto“multiplied by_____”.

A. three times B. four times

C. five times D. six times

Passage 2

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:

Many private institutions of higher education around the country are indanger. Not ail will be saved, and perhaps not all deserve to be saved. Thereare low-quaiity schools just as there are low-quality businesses. We have noobligation to save them simply because .they exist. But many thrivinginstitutions that deserve to continue are threatened. They are doing a fine jobeducationally, but they are caught in a financial difficulty, with no way toreduce rising costs or increase revenues (收入) significantly. Raising feesdoesn’t bring in more revenue, for each time fees go up, the, enrollment (注册人数)goes down, or the mount that must be given away in student aid goes up. (77)Schools are bad businesses, whether rmblic or orivate, not usually because ofbad management but because of the nature of the business. They lose money onevery customer, and they can go bankrupt either from too few students or toomany students. Even a very good college is a very bad business.

It is such colleges, thriving but threatened, that I worry about. Lowenrollment is not their chief problem. Even with full enrollments, they may gounder. Efforts to save them, and preferably to keep them private, are a nationalnecessity. (78) There is no basis. for arguing that private schools are bound tobe better than public schools. There are plentiful examples to the contrary.Anyone can name state universities and colleges that rank as the finest in thenation and the world. It is now inevitable that public institutions will bedominant, and therefore diversity (多样性) is a national necessity. Diversity inthe way we support schools tends to give us a healthy diversity in the forms ofeducation. In ah imperfect society such as ours, uniformity of educationthroughout the nation could be dangerous, ha an imperfect society, diversity isa positive good. Eager supporters of public higher education know the importanceof keeping private higher education healthy.

6. In the passage, the author asks the public to support_____ .

A. private higher education in general

B. public higher education in general

C. high-quality private universities and colleges

D. high-quality state universities and colleges

7. According to the passage, schools are bad businesses becau查找引擎优化f_____.

A. the nature of school B. poor teachers

C) bad management D. too few students.

8. The phrase “go under” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to_____.

A. have low fees B. get into difficulties

C. do a bad ]ob educationally D. have low teaching standards

9.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.There are many cases indicating that private schools are superior topublic schools.

B. The author thinks diversity of education is preferable to uniformity ofeducation.

C. A high-quality university is always a good business.

D. Each time fees are raised, the enrollment goes up.

10.In the author’s opinion, the way that can save private schools liesin_____.

A. full enrollment B. raising fees

C. reducing student aid D. national support

Passage 3

Questions 11 to 15 are based onthe following passage:

According to a recent surv, ey, employees in many companies today worklonger hours than employees did in 1979. They also take shorter vacations thanemployees in 1979. It seems that Americans are working harder today than everbefore. Or are they? A management consultant, Bill Meyer, decided to find out.For three days, he observed an investment banker hard at work. Meyer wrote downeverything the banker did during his long workday. At the end of the three-dayperiod, Meyer reviewed the banker’s activities with him. What did they find out?They discovered that the man spent 80 percent of his time doing unnecessarywork. For example, he attended unnecessary meetings, made redundant (剩下的)telephone calls, and spent time packing and unpacking his two bigbriefcases.

(79) Apparently many people believe that the more time a person spends atwork, the more he or she accomplishes. When employers evaluate employees, theyoften consider the amount of time on the job in addition to job performance.Employees know this. Although many working people can do their job effectivelyduring a regular 40-hour work week, they feel they have to spend more time onthe job after normal working hours so that the people who can promote them seethem.

A group of headhunters (猎头) were asked their opinion about a situation.They had a choice of two candidates for an executive position with an importantcompany. The candidates had similar qualifications for the job. For example,they were both reliable. One could do the job well in a 40-hour work week. Theother would do the same job in an 80-hour work week just as well. According to aheadhunting expert, the 80-hour-a-week candidate would get the job. The timethis candidate spends on the job may encourage other employees to spend moretime at work, too. Employers believe that if the employees stay at work later,they may actually do more work.

However, the connection between time and productivity (出产率) is not alwayspositive. (80) In fact. many studies indicate that after a certain point,anyone’s productivity and creativity begin to decrease. Some employees are notwilling to spend so much extra, unproductive time at the office. Once theyfinish their work satisfactorily, they want to relax and

enjoy themselves. Forthese people, the solution is to find a company that encourages people to doboth.

11. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Many people work long hours but do not always do a lot of work.

B. Most people can get more work done by working longer hours.

C. Most Americans work 80 hours a week, and some work even longer.

D. People can make more money by working longer hours.

12. The management consultant wanted to fmd out

A. how hard the investment banker worked during his work hours

B. when people spent time doing unnecessary work in their office

C. if people needed vacation after working hard for a certain period oftime

D. whether Americans were really working harder than they had donebefore

13. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The more time a person spends at work, the more he or sheaccomplishes.

B.Employers do not judge their employees’ job performance according tothe

amount of working time.

C. Some people work more than 40 hours a week in the hope of gettingpromotion.

D. Allemployees are willing to spend extra time at work.

14. The 80-hour-a-week candidate would get the job because employersbelieve_____.

A. that he is more reliable

B. his example would lead other employees to work longer hours

C. he has better qualifications

D. he could encourage other employees to do a better job

15. The expression “to do both” in the last paragraph is_____.

A. to finish their work satisfactorily and relax and enjoy themselves

B. to pay attention to both performance and productivity

C. to work long hours and have short vacations

D. to relax and enjoy themselves quite frequently

Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (30%)

Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For eachsentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer thatbest completes the sentence. Then blacken the Corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet.

16. Rabbits are quiet animals,_______they are able to make 20 differentsounds.

A. how B. in spite of

C. because of D. even though

17. There are two rooms in the house, ____serves as a kitchen.

A. the smaller of which B. the smaller of that

C. the smallest of which D. the smallest of that

18. I was so fired then that I fell______in class.

A. asleep B. sleep C. sleeping D. slept

19. I can only stay here for a while, but I’ll come again in _____days.

A. a few B. few C. a little D. little

20. Given the choice between work and play, Tom would surely prefer the____.

A. late B. later C. latter D. last

21. He began to work for a big company _____ an early age.

A. on B. at C. of D. with

22. James doesn’t like pop music, does his sister.

A. So B. Also C. Either D. Neither

23. The driver was at______loss when______word came that he was

forbidden to drive for speeding.

A. a; / B. a; the C. the; the D./; /

24. My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours, but itis twice______expensive.

A. as B. so C. too D. very

25. This magazine is very ______with young people, who like its content andstyle.

A. familiar B. popular C. similar D. particular

26. The art show was ______ being a failure; it was a great success.

A. far from B. along with

C. second to D. regardless of

27. Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits anda______of exercise.

A. limit B. lack C. need D. demand

28. In our daily life, everyone fails every now and then. It is how you

react that makes a_____.

A. development B. difference C. progress D. point

29. The hotel was awful!___, our room was far too small. Then we found thatthe shower

didn’t work.

A. To begin with B. After all

C. In reality D. As a whole

30. Don’t worry if you can’t understand everything. The teacher will

_____ the main points at the end.

A. recover B. review

C. require D. remember

31. It is reported that the police will soon look______the case of the twomissing children.

A. upon B. after C. into D. out

32. One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to______healthy eatinghabits:

A. grow B. develop C. increase D. raise

33. The company is starting a new advertising campaign to new customers toits stores.

A. join B. attract C. stick D. transfer

34. Over the past decades, sea ice in the Arctic(北极) as a result of globalwarming.

A. had decreased B. will decrease

C. has been decreasing D. is decreasing

35. ____ twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless wechained our dog.

A. Being bitten B. Bitten

C. Having bitten D. To be bitten

36. He_____ have completed his work; otherwise, he wouldn’t be

enjoying himself by the seaside.

A. should B. must C. wouldn’t D. can’t

37. Many children,_______parents are away working in big cities, are

taken good care of in the village.

A. their B. whose

C. of them D. with whom

38. If it_____tomorrow, we will stay indoors to have our training

class.

A. rains B. rain C. will rain D. rained

39. The college sports meet was __ till next week because of the

heavy rain.

A. put out B. put on C. put off D. put up

40. Lord Jim_____a private school five years ago with the money

he earned through hard work.

A. finds B. found C. founds D. founded

41. When Bob and his friends came, we____our supper then.

A. had B. were having

C. have D. are having

42. That big dictionary_____Tom two hundred dollars.

A. spent B. paid C. cost D. took

43. It was in 2005 _____we began to introduce this new technique

into our company.

A. which B. then C. when D. that

44. He____the maths examination if he had worked hard enough,

but he didn’t.

A. would pass B. has passed

C. would have passed D. passed

45. Since it is already midnight, we______now.

A. had better leaving B. had better leave

C. had better to leave D. had better have left

Part III Identification (10%)

Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined partsmarked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then blacken thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

46. In big cities there is an increasingly need for cheap apartments forthe lower middle class.

A B C D

47. The price of meat was much more higher than expected.

A B C D

48. Joe’s father has died ten years ago, so he has lived with his mothersince then.

A B C D

49. How an interesting role she played in the film! No wonder she has wonan Oscar.

A B C D

50. The famous scientist, in his honor a dinner party will be held tonight,is to arrive soon.

A B C D

51. The old man was so angry and spoke so fast that none of his childrenunderstood that

A B C D

he meant.

52. The young man, to make several attempts to beat the world record inhigh jumping,

A B C

decided to have another try.

D

53. In the town was found many old people who badly needed money andcare.

A B C D

54. As early as the 12th century boys in England enjoyed to playfootball.

A B C D

55. So absorbed she was in her work that she didn’t realize it was timethat she picked up her

A B C D

daughter.

Part IV Cloze (10%)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for eachblank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. Youshould choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then blacken thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

There 56 a king who had twelve beautiful daughters. They 57 in twelve bedsall in one room and when they went to bed, the 58 were shut and locked up. 59 ,every morning 60 shoes were found to be quite worn through as if they had beendanced in all night. Nobody could 61 how it happened, or 62 the princesses hadbeen.

So the king made it 63 to all that if any person could discover the 64 andfind out where it was that the princesses danced in the 65, he would have the 66he liked best to take as his wife, and would be king 67 his death. But whoevertried and did not succeed, after three days and nights, would be 68 todeath.

A prince from a nearby country soon came. He was well entertained, and inthe evening was taken to the chamber (大房间) next 69 the one where the princesseslay in their twelve 70 . There he was to sit and 71 where they went to dance;and, in order 72 nothing could happen without him hearing it, the door of his 73was left open. But the prince soon went to sleep; and when, he 74 in the morninghe found that the princesses had all been dancing, 75 the soles of their shoeswere full of holes.

56. A. are B. were C. is D. was

57. A. did B. slept C. washed D. kicked

58. A. chairs B. desks C. doors D. roofs

59. A. So B. Therefore C. Then D. However

60. A. their B. your C. our D. her

61. A. make out B. take out C. find out D. speak out

62. A. when B. what C. why D. where

63. A. know B. knowing C. knows D. known

64. A. story B. secret C. news D. idea

65. A. night B. day C. afternoon D. morning

66. A. one B. it C. some D. that

67. A. before B. after C. of D. below

68. A. made B. passed C. put D. handed

69. A. by B. at C. to D. on

70. A. boxes B. buckets C. sofas D. beds

71. A. notice B. keep C. watch D. hit

72. A. who B. which C. that D. whose

73. A. kitchen B. classroom C. chamber D. restaurant

74. A. ate B. ran C. slept D. awoke

75. A. for B. so C. but D. though

Part V Translation (20%)

Section A

Directions: In this part there are five sentences which you shouldtranslate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the 3 passages youhave just read in Reading Comprehension. You can refer back to the passages toidentify their meanings in the context.

76. The number of students learning Chinese is tiny compared withn how manystudy Spanish or French..

77. Schools are bad businesses, whether public or private, not usuallybecau查找引擎优化f. bad management but because of the nature of the business.

78. There is no basis for arguing that private schools are bound to bebetter than public schools.

79. Apparently, many people believe that the more time a person spends atwork, the more he or she accomplishes.

80. In fact, many studies indicate that after a certain point, anyone’sproductivity and creativity begin to decrease.

SectionB

Directions：In this part there are five sentences in Chinese．You shouldtranslate them into English．Be sure to write clearly．

81．她将成功归因于尽力作业。

82．村里的每自个都喜爱他，因为他对人很友爱。

83．咱们等待和你一同作业。

84．他一到上海就给我打了一个远程电话。

85．你晓得会议初步的切当时刻吗?

参阅答案

1~15 ACACB CABBD ADCBA

16~45 DAAAC BDAAB ABBAB CBBCB BBACD BCDCB

46~55 CCAAB DABDB

56~75 DBCDA CDDBA ABCCD CCCDA

76 与学习西班牙语和法语的学生数量比较，学习中文的学生还很少。

77 学校运营不善，不管是公立学校仍是私立学校，缘由并不在于打点糟糕，而在于学校运营本身。

78 私立学校必定好于公立学校这一说法并无根据。

79 显着，许多人认为一自个花在作业上的时刻越多，他结束的作业就越多。

80 实际上，许多研讨成果标明在作业到必定程度后，任何人的出产力和创造力都会初步降低。

81 She owes her success to hard work.

82 Everyone in the village liked him because he was very friendlypeople.

83 We are looking forward to working with you.

84 He gave me a long-distance calls upon his arrival at Shanghai.

85 Do you know when exactly the meeting is to begin?

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