北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试(B)

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试(B)PartIReadingComprehensionDirections:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Question1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.(77)Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.Withsomanyloopholes(漏洞)ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.(78)Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?1.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,_____A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriverB.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxirideC.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogoD.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforetheyleavewithoutpaying2.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland_____A.providemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotelsB.providemealsforanydinersC.providefreewineandchargeforfoodD.aremostlypoorlymanaged3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.B.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.4.Theword“those”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_____A.peoplewhooftentaketaxisB.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotelsC.peoplewhoaredishonestD.peoplewhoareworthyoftrust5.Itcanbeconcludedthat_____A.FinnishpeoplearenotsmartenoughindailylifeB.FinlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheatsC.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevelD.alltheFinnsarerichPassage2Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Therearemanyfactorswhichmayhaveaninfluenceonadultsandchildrenbeingabletoleadahealthylife.Nowadays,peopleareverybusy.Often,bothparentsworkoutsidethehome.Childrenareexpectedtotakeonmoreresponsibilityathometohelptheirparents.Theyalsohavesportingandleisureactivitiesaswellasschoolexpectations.Thebusynessalsoaddsanotherfactor:theneedtousecarstogetfromoneplacetoanotherquickly.Today,societyplacesalotofemphasisontechnology.Computers,DVDs.CDs,television,PlayStationsandXboxeshavebecomemajorleisureactivities,ratherthantraditionalmoreactivepursuits.Thishasledtoamoresedentarylifestyle.Themediaprovideentertainmentandinformation.(79)Unfortunately,theyalsopromotefastfoodwhichfitseasilyintobusylifestyles.Itismuchmoreconvenientattimestobuyaquicktakeawayratherthanprepareameal.Themediaconstantlybombard(轰炸)theiraudiencewith‘perfect’bodyimages,theneedtobuythemostfashionableclothes,themostup-to-datecomputergames,thebestplacestovisitandthebestthingstodo.Environmentsvary.Wemaybeexposedtopollution,suchascigarettesmoke.Thiscanbeharmfultopeoplewhosufferfrombreathingdifficulties.(80)Environmentswherepassivesmokingisunavoidablemakeitdifficulttoleadahealthylife.Itisimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestylesismotivation.Orthedesiretobehealthy.Anypersonwhowantstobehealthywillfindawaytobehealthy—ifhe/sheismotivatedenough!6.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A.benefitsofahealthylifestyleB.demandsofdailylifeC.factorsaffectingahealthylifestyleD.apositiveapproachtohealthyliving7.Theword“sedentary”inParagraph4probablemeans_____.A.havingalotofthingstodoB.involvinglittleexerciseorphysicalactivityC.beingisolatedfromtheoutsideworldD.experiencingalotofstress8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasafactorleadingtothepopularityoffastfood?A.Cheapprice.B.Themedia.C.Busylifestyle.D.Convenience9.WhichisNOTlistedasafactorinfluencingtheabilitytohaveahealthylifestyle?A.Pollution.B.Economicfactors.C.Dependenceuponcars.D.Influenceoffamilyorfriends.10.Accordingtotheauthor,_____maybethemostimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestyles.A.technologyB.culturalbackgroundC.environmentD.thedesiretobehealthyPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage: