(24)1999年6月北京成人本科学士学位英语考试试题及答案

1999年6月北京成人本科学士学位英语考试试题及答案PartIReadingComprehensionPassage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.“Hightech”and“stateoftheart”aretwoexpressionsthatdescribeverymoderntechnology.Hightechisjustashorterwayofsayinghightechnology.Andhightechnologydescribesanyinvention,systemofdevicethatusesthenewestideasordiscoveriesofscienceandengineering.Whatishightech?Acomputerishightech.Soisacommunicationssatellite.Amodernmanufacturing(生产)systemissurelyhightech.HightechbecameapopularexpressionintheUnitedStatesduringtheearlyl980’s.Becauseofimprovementsintechnology,peoplecouldbuymanynewkindsofproductsinAmericanstores,suchashomecomputers,microwave(微波)ovens,etc.“Stateoftheart”issomethingthatisasmodernaspossible.Itisaproductthatisbasedontheverylatestmethodsandtechnology.Somethingthatis“stateoftheart”isthenewestpossibledesignorproductofabusinessorindustry.Astateofthearttelevisionset,forexample,usesthemostmodernelectronicdesignandparts.Itisthebestthatonecanbuy.“Stateoftheart”isnotanewexpression.Engineershaveuseditforyears,todescribethebestandmostmodernwayofdoingsomething.MillionsofAmericansbegantousetheexpressioninthelate1970’s.Thereasonwasthecomputerrevolution.Everycomputercompanyclaimedthatitscomputerswere“stateoftheart”.Computertechnologychangedsofastthatastateoftheartcomputertodaymightbeoldtomorrow.Theexpression“stateoftheart”becamecommonandpopularascomputersthemselves.Nowallkindsofproductsaresaidtobe“stateoftheart”.1.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?(C.Totellwhat“hightech”and“stateofthe”are.)2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?(A.Americanstorescouldprovidenewkindsofproductstothepeople.)3.Allthefollowingexamplesarehightechexcept(C.ahandpump)4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?(D.Allkindsofproductsare“stateoftheart”nowadays.)5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis(B.HighTechandStateoftheArt)Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Cheating:Theincometaxdeadline(最后期限)approachesandsometaxpayer’sthoughtsturntoit.Testtimeapproachesandsomestudents’thoughtsturntoit.“Youwantsomethingyoucan’tgetbybehavingwithintherules,andyouwantitbadlyenoughyou’lldoitregardlessofanyguiltordeepregret~andyou’rewillingtoruntheriskofbeingcaught.”That’showLaddWheeler,psychologyprofessorattheUniversityofRochesterinNewYork,definescheating.Manyexpertsbelievecheatingisontherise.“We’resufferingamoralbreakdown.”Pinkardsays,“we’reseeingmoreofthekindofpersonwhoregardstheworldasaseriesofthingstobedealtwith.Whethertocheatdependsonwhetherit’stheperson’sinterest“.Hedoes,however,seelesscheatingamongtheyoungeststudents.RichardDienabier,Psychology(心理学)professorattheUniversityofNebraskainLincoln,believesthatsociety’sattitudesaccountformuchoftheincreaseincheating.“Twentyyearsage,ifapersoncheatedincollege,societysaid:Thatisextremelyserious,youwillbedroppedforatermifnotkickedoutpermanently,”hesays,“nowadays,attheUniversityofNebraska,forexample,itisthestatedpolicyofthecollegeofArtsandSciencesthatifastudentcheatsonanexam,thestudentmustreceivean“F’onwhathecheatedon.That’snothing.Ifyou’regoingtoflunkanyway,whynotcheat?”“Cheatingismostlikelyinsituationswherethevitalinterestsarehighandthechancesofgettingcaughtarelow~”sayssocialpsychologist.LynnKahleoftheUniversityofOregoninEugene.6.Thepassagecenterson(B.discussingthereasonsforcheating)7.Cheatingtendstooccurwhen(C.itisnotverylikelytoberevealed.)8.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothe~passage?(D.Cheatersdonotfeelguiltyandregretful.)9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?(A.Cheatingiswidespreadbecausesocietyistootolerant.)10.Theword“flunk”inparagraph5couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?(B.Fail)Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Theyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing“dead”aretalkingnothingbutnonsense,asintheirheartstheymustsurelyknow.No,thevillageisnotdead.Thereismorelifeinitnowthanthereeverwas.Butitseemsthat“Villagelife”isdead.Goneforever.Itbegantodecline(衰落)aboutahundredyearsago,whenmanygirlslefthometogointoserviceintownmanymilesaway,andmenalsolefthomeinincreasingnumberinsearchofawork,andhomewaswhereworkwas.Therearestillanumberofpeoplealivetodaywhocanremember.What“villagelife”meanttheearlyyearsofthepresentcentury?Itmeantknowingandbeingknownbyeverybodyelseinthevillage.Itmeantfindingyourentertainmentinthevillageofwithinwalkingdistanceofit.Itmeanthousewivestiedtothehomealldayandeveryday.Itmeantgoingtobedearlytosavelamp—oilandcoal.ThencametheFirstWorldWarandtheSecondWorldWar.Aftereachwar,newideas,newattitudes,newtradesandoccupationswererevealedtovillagers.Thelong—establishedorderofsocietywasnolongertakenforgranted.Electricityandthemotorcarweresteadilyoperatingtomake“villagelife”and“townlife”almostalike.Nowwiththehighlydevelopedscienceandtechnologyandhigh—levelsocialwelfareforall,thereisnopointwhateverintalkinganylongerabout“villagelife.“Itisjustlife,andthatabetterlife.Finally,ifwehaveanydoubtsaboutthefuture,oraboutthemanychanges,whichwehaveseeninourlives,wehaveonlytolookinattheschoolplaygroundanymid—morning;orseethechildrenastheywalkhomewardinlittlegroups.Obviouslythesechildrenarebetterfed,betterclothed,bettereducate