1、1999年6月北京成人学士学位英语考试真题Part I Reading Comprehension （40%）Directions There are four Passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions 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 l
2、etter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.High tech and state of the art are two expressions that describe very modern technology. High tech is just a shorter way of saying high technology. And high technology describ
3、es any invention, system of device that uses the newest ideas or discoveries of science and engineering. What is high tech？ A computer is high tech. So is a communications satellite. A modern manufacturing（生产） system is surely high tech. High tech became a popular expression in the United States dur
4、ing the early l980s. Because of improvements in technology, people could buy many new kinds of products in American stores, such as home computers, microwave（微波） ovens, etc.State of the art is something that is as modern as possible. It is a product that is based on the very latest methods and techn
5、ology. Something that is state of the art is the newest possible design or product of a business or industry. A state of the art television set, for example, uses the most modern electronic design and parts. It is the best that one can buy.State of the art is not a new expression. Engineers have use
6、d it for years, to describe the best and most modern way of doing something. Millions of Americans began to use the expression in the late 1970s. The reason was the computer revolution. Every computer company claimed that its computers were state of the art.Computer technology changed so fast that a
7、 state of the art computer today might be old tomorrow. The expression state of the art became common and popular as computers themselves. Now all kinds of products are said to be state of the art.1. What is the purpose of the passage？A. To tell how high tech and state of the art have developed.B. T
8、o give examples of high tech.C. To tell what high tech and state of the are.D. To describe very modern technology.2. What can we infer from the passage？A. American stores could provide new kinds of products to the people.B. High tech describes a technology that is not traditional.C. State of the art
9、 is not as popular as high tech.D. A modern plough pulled by oxen is state of the art3. All the following examples are high tech except _A. a microwave over B. a home computerC. a hand pump D. a satellite4. Which of the following statements is not true？A. since the computer revolution, the expressio
10、n state of the art has become popular.B. State of the art means something that is the best one canC. With the rapid development of computer technology, a state of the tart computer may easily become out of date.D. All kinds of products are state of the art nowadays.5. The best title for the passage
11、is _A. Computer Technology B. High Tech and State of the ArtC. Mast Advanced Technology D. Two New ExpressionsPassage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage：Cheating： The income tax deadline （最后期限） approaches and some taxpayer s thoughts turn to it. Test time approaches and some stude
12、nts thoughts turn to it.You want something you cant get by behaving within the rules, and you want it badly enough youll do it regardless of any guilt or deep regret and youre willing to run the risk of being caught. Thats how Ladd Wheeler, psychology professor at the University of Rochester in New
13、York, defines cheating.Many experts believe cheating is on the rise. Were suffering a moral breakdown. Pinkard says, were seeing more of the kind of person who regards the world as a series of things to be dealt with. Whether to cheat depends on whether its the persons interest . He does, however, s
14、ee less cheating among the youngest students.Richard Dienabier, Psychology（心理学） professor at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, believes that society s attitudes account for much of the increase in cheating.Twenty years age, if a person cheated in college, society said： That is extremely serious
15、, you will be dropped for a term if not kicked out permanently, he says, nowadays, at the University of Nebraska, for example, it is the stated policy of the college of Arts and Sciences that if a student cheats on an exam, the student must receive an F on what he cheated on. Thats nothing. If youre
16、 going to flunk anyway, why not cheat？Cheating is most likely in situations where the vital interests are high and the chances of getting caught are low says social psychologist. Lynn Kahle of the University of Oregon in Eugene.6. The passage centers on _A. convincing the reader that cheating is imm
17、oralB. discussing the reasons for cheatingC. describing how students cheat on examD. discussing how to control cheating7. Cheating tends to occur when _A. one wants something badlyB. one cant get something in a right way.C. it is not very likely to be revealed.D. a series of things has to be dealt w
18、ith8. Which of the following is true according to the passage？A. It is forgivable to cheat unless money is involved.B. There has been a quick increase in cheating.C. Most cheaters are college students.D. Cheaters do not feel guilty and regretful.9. What can be inferred from the passage？A. Cheating i
19、s widespread because society is too tolerant.B. cheating is the result of intense pressure.C. Cheating is cheating, whether on a test or on any other occassions.D. Cheating comes together with civilization.10. The word flunk in paragraph 5 could best be replaced by which of the following？A. Fear B.
20、Fail C. Be pleased D. SucceedPassage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage：The young people who talk of the village as being dead are talking nothing but nonsense, as in their hearts they must surely know.No, the village is not dead. There is more life in it now than there ever was.
21、 But it seems that Village life is dead. Gone for ever. It began to decline （衰落） about a hundred years ago, when many girls left home to go into service in town many miles away, and men also left home in increasing number in search of a work, and home was where work was. There are still a number of
22、people alive today who can remember. What village life meant the early years of the present century？ It meant knowing and being known by everybody else in the village. It meant finding your entertainment in the village of within walking distance of it. It meant housewives tied to the home all day an
23、d every day. It meant going to bed early to save lamp -oil and coal.Then came the First World War and the Second World War. After each war, new ideas, new attitudes, new trades and occupations were revealed to villagers. The long - established order of society was no longer taken for granted. Electr
24、icity and the motorcar were steadily operating to make village life and town life almost alike. Now with the highly developed science and technology and high - level social welfare for all, there is no point whatever in talking any longer about village life. It is just life, and that a better life.F
25、inally, if we have any doubts about the future, or about the many changes, which we have seen in our lives, we have only to look in at the school playground any mid - morning； or see the children as they walk homeward in little groups. Obviously these children are better fed, better clothed, better
26、educated, healthier, prettier and happier than any generation of children that ever before walked the village street.11. By saying that village is not dead, but village life is dead, the writer suggests that _A. those young people who talk of the village as being dead are wrongB the two statements a
27、re against each otherC. village life today is rather uninterestingD. village life today is no longer like what is used to be.12. It was _ that village life began to take a sharp turn.A. about a century agoB. during the two world warsC. with electricity and motorcars introduced into the villageD. onl
28、y recently13. As is suggested in paragraph 2, villagers in the past _A. lived a simpler life than villagers todayB. knew fewer people than villagers today.C. found it difficult to enjoy themselvesD. liked to wash themselves with cold water.14. The expression There is no point whatever in talking abo
29、ut in paragraph 3 means that _A. there is no end to the talking aboutB. It is harmful to talk about.C. It is not meaningless to talk aboutD. there is no reason for talking about15. From the passage we can see that the writers attitude toward village life is _A. positive B. negativeC. neutral D. uncl
30、earPassage 4Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.We all know that it is possible for ordinary people to make their on the equator （赤道）, although often they may feel uncomfortably hot there. Millions do it. but as for the North Pole（北极） we that it is not only a dangerously cold place
31、, but that people like you and me would find it quite impossible to live there. At the present time only the scientists and explorers can do so, and they use special equipment. Men had been traveling across and around the equator on wheels, on their feet or in ships for thousands of years； but only
32、a few men, with great difficulty and in very recent time, have ever crossed the ice to the North Pole. So it may surprise you to learn that, when traveling by air, it is really safer to fly over the North Pole than over the equator. Of course, this is not true about landings in the polar region （whi
33、ch passenger aeroplanes do not make）, but the weather, if we are flying at a height of 5,000 meters above the Pole, is a delight. At 4 000 meters and more above the earth you can always be that you will not see a cloud in the sky as far as the eye can reach. In the tropics （热带）, on the other hand, y
34、ou are not certain to keep clear of bad weather even at such heights as 18,000 or 20,000 meters.Aeroplanes cant climb as high or as quickly in cold air as in warm. Nor can clouds. In practice, this is an advantage to the aeroplane, which is already at a good height when it reaches the polar region a
35、nd so does not need to climb, while at the same time cold air keeps the clouds down low.16. Millions do it. In this sentence do it refers to _A. feeling uncomfortably hot on the equatorB. flying over the North PoleC. flying over the equatorD. making homes on the equator17. The polar region is _A. a
36、good place to land at by aeroplaneB. a good place to fly overC. a good place to fly overD. a good place to live in18. It is a delight to fly at the Pole because there _A. planes fly higher than at the equatorB. the eyes can reach about 4,000 metersC. planes are clear of bad weatherD. planes fly more
37、 quickly than at the equator.19. Aeroplanes can climb quickly _A. in warm airB. in cold airC. when it reaches the polar regionD. only when the clouds are down low20. Aeroplanes usually do not need to climb quickly or fly high in the polar region because _A. they do not land thereB. there are no clou
38、ds at allC. they can cross the ice with special equipmentD. it is very coldPart I Vocabulary and Structure （40%）Directions2 In this part there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each se there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer best completes the sentence. Then mark the corres
39、ponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.21. He knows little of English to say _ of English culture.A. something B. everythingC. nothing D. anything22. Being ignorant of the law is no _ of breaking the law.A. reason B. excuseC. ground D. point23. The new law, it is sa
40、id, will be _A. put into effect B. taken into accountC. kept in sight D. brought to mind24. Life is often compared a stage by many writers.A. like B. asC. with D. to25. Television makes us better _ than ever before.A. inform B. informingC. informed D. to be informed26. You could have done much bette
41、r yesterday. Why _？A. didnt you B. couldnt youC. hadnt you D. shouldnt you27. Air, or _ is called atmosphere, surrounds the whole earth.A. it B. thatC. which D. what28. If I do something in vain, I do it.A. without interest B. without successC. with difficulty D. with ease29. The old man walked slow
42、ly, stopping frequently -.A. on rest B. at restC. resting D. to rest30. The pain will go away _A. by an by B. by and chanceC. all over D. at present31. Dont you think it is time you _smoking？A. give up B. gave upC. would give up D. should give up32. _ was pointed above, this substance can be used as
43、 a substitute.A. It B. ThatC. What D. As33. I couldnt find peter, _did I know where he had gone.A. never B. eitherC. nor D. as34. If I say I dont think much of this book, this means that _A. I never read it B. I seldom think about itC. I have no idea of it D. I have a poor opinion of it35. When you
44、this over with her, you should not see her any more.A. talk B. talkedC. will talk D. talking36. The _ flowers were all that remained.A. two yellow little B. little two yellowC. yellow two little D. two little yellow37. The Olympic Committee has drawn up strict rules for the sportsmen to_.A. go by B. go onC. go over D. go after38. Im far from _with what you have done.A. pleased B. pleasingC. pleasure D. please39. The ability _is very important for any speaker.A. to hear clearly B. to be clearly heardC. to hearing clearly D. to being clearly heard40. _ she finds out that youve l
