北京地区成人本科学位英语统一考试真题及其答案.docx

WORD格式2012.11.03 北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题及答案Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed somequestions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices markedA,B,C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letteron the Answer sheet Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage :It seems like every day there's some new research about whether our favoritedrinks are good for us ,(76)One day ,science says a glass of red wine a day willhelp us livelongerThe nextday ,maybe notItseems journalistsare prettyinterestedin wine research and the same might be said for coffee .Now there's been a lot ofresearch into whether coffee's good for our health "the results have really beenmixed", admits Neal freedman who led the coffee study and published his findingsina medicaljournalrecently."There'sbeen some evidencethatcoffeemightincreasethe risk of certain diseases and there'salsobeen maybe more recent evidence thatcoffee may protect against other diseases as well"。

Freedman and his colleagues undertook the biggest study yet to look at therelationshipbetween coffeeand healthThey analyzeddatacollectedfrom more than400,000Americansages 50 to71 participatingin thestudy"We foundthatthe coffeedrinkershad a modestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers,"hesaid.Here'swhat he means by "modestly":those who drank at least two or three cups a day wereabout10 percentor15 percentlesslikelytodieforany reasonduringthe13 yearsofthestudywhen theresearcherslooked atspecificcausesofdeath ,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfrom heartdisease lungdiseaseinjuries,accidentsand infectionsNow ,Freedmanstressedthatthe studydoesn'tprovecoffeecan make people livelonger. A study like this can never prove a cause-and-effect relationship (77)AllitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigationAnd even ifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygood foryou,scientistshave no idea why专业资料整理1 According to the first paragraph, reporters would like to know the researchfindings of ___A . tea B. beer C. alcoholD. coffee2According to the passage, which of the following is TRUCE?A Freedman and his colleagues hired 400,00 Americans to collect date。

B About four hundred thousand Americans worked for Freedman's team full timefor 13 yearsC People Who took part in Freedman's research are about 50 to 70 years oldDPeople Who are 50 to 70 years old seldom drink coffee3 According to the author, scientists__________A have already proved that coffee is good for human healthB have a long way to go before they find a way to study coffeeC have avoided the cause -and -effect approach to study coffeeD are still unable to figure out why coffee is good for us4 The word "mixed" in the first paragraph means"________"。

A both good and badB. put togetherC. both sharp and soft D. confused5.Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?A. Can Beer Help You Live Longer?B. Can Coffee Help You Live Longer?C. Can Whine Help You Live Longer?D. Can Tea Help You Live Longer?Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Whenwe're learninga foreignlanguage,making sense ofwhat we hear isthe firststeptowardfluency. Itsounds obvious, butuntilrecently,we didn't know much abouthow listening works. New research demonstrates that effective listening involvesmore thansimplyhearingthewords thatfloatpastour ears.Rather, it'san activeprocessofreceivinginformationand makingmeaning.Thiskindofengaged listeningis a skill that's as critical for learning a range of subjects at school and workas it is for learning to understand a foreign tongue。

78)Studies of skilled language learners have identified specific listeningstrategiesthatleadtosuperiorcomprehension.Lastyear,forexample,Universityof Ottawa researcher Larry Vandergrift published his study of 106 undergraduateswho were learning French as a second language. Half of the students were taught ina conventional fashion。