北京地区成人本科学士学位英语2016年5月真题

2016.05ReadingComprehensionDirections:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomeques-tionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.TheCalifornialawmakersvotedThursdaytoraisethelegalagetobuytobaccoproductsfrom18to21.Themeasureispartofalargerpackageoflawsaimedatreducingtobaccouse.IfGover-norJerryBrownsignsthebill,Californiawillbecomethesecondstate,afterHawaii,toraisetheagelimitforbuyingcigarettesandothertobaccoproducts.Morethan100citiesintheU.S.,inclu-dingNewYorkandBoston,havealreadyraisedtheagelimit.Aweekago,theCaiifomiaAssemblyapprovedthemeasure,which--inadditiontoraisingtheagelimit--treatselectroniccigarettesthesameastobaccoproducts,expandssmoke-freeareas,in-creasessmokingbansandallowscountiestocollecthighertaxesoncigarettesthanthe87-centperpackstatetax.TheAssembly'svotecameafewdaysafterthecityofSanFranciscoincreasedtheagetobuytobaccoproductsto21.Californialawmakerspassedthebilldespitelobbying(游说)fromtobaccointerests.Themeas-urealsofacedoppositionfrommanyRepublicans,whosaidthestateshouldnotbeinvolvedinpo-licingpeople'spersonalchoices.Idon'tsmoke.Idon'tencouragemychildrento,saidRe-publicanAssemblymanDonaldWagner.Butthey'readults,andit'sourjobtotreatourcitizensasadults.Butsupportersofthebillsayraisingtheageto21moveslegallypurchasedtobaccothatmuchfartherfromyoungerkids.Thiswillsavethemedicalsystemmillionsofdollars,saidDemocraticAssemblymanJimWood.(76)Itwillsavethousandsoflives.A2015studybytheInstituteofMedicinefoundthatiftheminimumlegalagetobuytobaccowereraisedto21nation-wide,tobaccousewoulddropby12percentbythetimetoday'steensreachedadulthood.Inaddi-tion,therewouldbe223,000fewerpremature(过早的)deathsand50,000fewerdeathsfromlungcancer.第1题Whichofthefollowingisthefirststatetoraisesmokingageto21?A.California.B.Hawaii.C.NewYork.D.Washington.答案：B第2题TheCalifornialawincludesallthefollowingmeasuresEXCEPT__________.A.enlargingno-smokingareasB.allowingcounties.tocollecthighertaxesoncigarettesC.increasingsmokingbansD.punishingparentswhoencouragetheirchildrentosmoke答案：D第3题ThewordpolicinginParagraph3probablymeans__________.A.enrichingB.controllingC.understandingD.protecting答案：B第4题Whoisagainstthebill?A.GovernorJerryBrown.B.AssemblymanDonaldWagner.C.AssemblymanJimWood.D.ThemayorofSanFrancisco.答案：B第5题Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthepassage?A.CalitbrniaLawmakersVotetoRaiseSmokingAgeto21B.SanFranciscoIncreasedtheAgetoBuyTobaccoProductsto21C.HawaiiHasAlreadyRaisedtheAgeLimittoBuyTobaccoD.ACaliforniaBillFacesOppositionfromManyRepublicans答案：ADr.JamesBarrywasthefirstwomaninEnglandtogotomedicalschool.Whenshewasgrow-ingup,womencouldnotgotomedicalschool.(77)Sohowdidshebecomeadoctor?Shesimplypretendedthatshewasaman.NooneknowsDr.Barry'srealname,herbirthdate,ofherfamily'sbackground.Somere-cordsshowthatshewasbornin1795inLondon.Somepeoplesayshewasthedaughterofarichmanoraroyalprince.Onefactweknowisthatin1810,JamesBarrybecameamedicalstudentattheUniversityofEdinburgh.JamesBarry'sclassmatesmadefunofherbecauseshedidn'thaveabeardandshewasonlyfivefeettall.Butnoonethoughtshewasagirl.Attheageof20,JamesBarrygraduatedfromtheUniversityofEdinburghasaDoctorofMedicine.Shewasoneoftheyoungeststudentstocompleteherstudies.Dr.BarrythenwenttoworkinaLondonhospitalandstudiedsurgery.Ayearlater,sheenteredthearmyandbecameahospitalassistant.Wewillneverknowhowsheavoidedthear-myphysicalexamination.Forthenext45years,Dr.JamesBarrywasaBritishofficerandasuccessfulsurgeon.Every-oneadmiredher.Shebegantodoalotofimportantworkforthearmy.(78)Atthattime,Eng-landhadmanycoloniesaroundtheworld.Dr.Barryspentalotoftimeinforeigncountries.ShetravelledtoIndia,Corfu,Malta,andJamaica.In1856shewenttoSouthAfrica,andshewassooLknownasthebestdoctorandsurgeoninthecolony.Shesavedthelifeofthegovernor'sdaughter,andlatershebecamethegovernor'spersonaldoctor.PeopleadmiredDr.Barry,butshealsohadareputationasatroublemaker.Ifpeopletalkedaboutherhighvoiceortinyfigure,shebecameveryangry.Shewasanexcellentswordsman,andshestartedfightsoften.第6题Accordingtothepassage,Dr.Barrywasmadefunofbecauseshe__________.A.hadalowvoiceB.hadafunnybeardC.wastallD.wasshol答案：D第7题WhichofthefollowingaboutJamesBarryisafact?A.Shehadarichfather.B.Shebecameamedicalstudentin1810.C.ShewasborninEdinburgh.D.Shewasaroyalprincess.答案：B第8题WhichofthefollowingaboutJamesBarryisNOTTRUE?A.Shewasatroublemaker.B.Sheworkedinmanyforeigncountries.C.ShemadegreatcontributionstotheBritishArmy.D.ShewasthebestdoctorinLondon.答案：D第9题Dr.Barrywasnothappywhenpeopletalkedabouther__________.A.familyB.jobC.universityD.voice答案：D第10题ThewordswordsmaninParagraph4probablymeans__________.A.someonewhoisskilledatfightingwithaswordB.someonewhoisskilledatfightingwithagunC.someonewhooftenfightswithotherpeopleD.someonewhooftenmakestroubleforotherpeople答案：AChokweSelassieisonamissiontohelpdriversavoidpotholes(路面坑洼).Theeighth-graderwasinspiredtokickoffhismissiononarecentmorning,whenhismotherwasdrivinghimtoschool.TheircarwasdamagedasitwentoverahugepotholeinthemiddleofthestreetintheirhometownofJackson,Mississippi.IdecidedIwa