北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试1999年6月试题及答案(A)

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试1999.6.12PartIReadingComprehension(40%)Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandremarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.“Hightech”and“stateoftheart”aretwoexpressionsthatdescribeverymoderntechnology.Hightechisjustashorterwayofsayinghightech¬nology.Andhightechnologydescribesanyinvention,systemofdevicethatusesthenewestideasordiscoveriesofscienceandengineering.Whatishightech?Acomputerishightech.Soisacommunicationssatellite.Amodernmanufacturingsystemissurelyhightech.Hightechbecameapopu¬larexpressionintheUnitedStatesduringtheearlyl980’s.Becauseofim¬provementsintechnology,peoplecouldbuymanynewkindsofproductsinAmericanstores,suchashomecomputers,microwave(微波)ovens,etc.“Stateoftheart”issomethingthatisasmodernaspossible.Itisaproductthatisbasedontheverylatestmethodsandtechnology.Somethingthatis“stateoftheart”isthenewestpossibledesignorproductofabusi¬nessorindustry.Astateofthearttelevisionset,forexample,usesthemostmodernelectronicdesignandparts.Itisthebestthatonecanbuy.“Stateoftheart”isnotanewexpression.Engineershaveuseditforyears,todescribethebestandmostmodernwayofdoingsomething.MillionsofAmericansbegantousetheexpressioninthelate1970’s.Thereasonwasthecomputerrevolution.Everycomputercompanyclaimedthatitscomputerswere“stateoftheart”.Computertechnologychangedsofastthatastateoftheartcomputertodaymightbeoldtomorrow.Theexpression“stateoftheart”becamecommonandpopularascomputersthemselves.Nowallkindsofproductsaresaidtobe“stateoftheart”.1.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Totellhow“hightech”and“stateoftheart”havedeveloped.B.Togiveexamplesof“hightech”.C.Totellwhat“hightech”and“stateofthe”are.D.Todescribeverymoderntechnology.2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Americanstorescouldprovidenewkindsofproductstothepeople.B.Hightechdescribesatechnologythatisnottraditional.C.“Stateoftheart”isnotaspopularas“hightech”.D.Amodernploughpulledbyoxenis“stateoftheart3.Allthefollowingexamplesarehightechexcept_________A.amicrowaveoverB.ahomecomputerC.ahandpumpD.asatellite4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.sincethecomputerrevolution,theexpression“stateoftheart”hasbecomepopular.B.“Stateoftheart”meanssomethingthatisthebestonecanC.Withtherapiddevelopmentofcomputertechnology,astateofthetartcomputermayeasilybecomeoutofdate.D.Allkindsofproductsare“stateoftheart”nowadays.5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis__________A.ComputerTechnologyB.HighTechandStateoftheArtC.MastAdvancedTechnologyD.TwoNewExpressionsPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage: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_________A.convincingthereaderthatcheatingisimmoralB.discussingthereasonsforcheatingC.describinghowstudentscheatonexamD.discussinghowtocontrolcheating7.Cheatingtendstooccurwhen________A.onewantssomethingbadlyB.onecan’tgetsomethinginarightway.C.itisnotverylikelytoberevealed.D.aseriesofthingshastobedealtwith8.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothe~passage?A.Itisforgivabletocheatunlessmoneyisinvolved.B.Therehasbeenaquickincreaseincheating.C.Mostcheatersarecollegestudents.D.Cheatersdonotfeelguiltyandregretful.9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Cheatingiswidespreadbecausesocietyistootolerant.B.cheatingistheresultofintensepressure.C.Cheatingischeating,whetheronatestoronanyotheroccassions.D.Cheatingcomestogetherwithcivilization.10.Theword“flunk”inparagraph5couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?A.FearB.FailC.BepleasedD.SucceedPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Theyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing“dead”aretalkingnothingbutnonsense,asin