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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2007.11.17（A卷）注意事项一、将答题卡(纸)上的姓名及学生代号用中文和阿拉伯数字填好。二、仔细阅读题目的说明。三、在120分钟内答完全部试题。四、答案一定写在答题卡上，凡是写在试题册上的答案一律作废。五、用铅笔这样划答案：[A][B][C][D]，用其他符号答题者不记分。六、如要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦去原来选定的答案，然后再按上面的规定重新答题。PartIReadingComprehension阅读理解Passage1Scientistsfindthathard-workingpeoplelivelongerthanaveragemenandwomen.Careerwomenarehealthierthanhousewives.Evidenceshowsthatthejoblessareinpoorerhealththanjobholders.Aninvestigationshowsthatwhenevertheunemployment.Whyisworkgoodforhealth?Itisbecauseworkkeepspeoplebusyawayfromloneliness.Researchesshowthatpeoplefeelunhappy,worriedandlonelywhentheyhavenothingtodo.Instead,thehappiestarethosewhoarebusy.(79)Manyhighachieverswholovetheircareersfeelthattheyarehappiestwhentheyareworkinghard.Workservesasabridgebetweenmanandreality.Byworkpeoplecomeintowitheachother.Bycollectiveactivitytheyfindfriendshipandwarmth.Thisishelpfultohealth.Thelossofworkmeansthelossofeverything.Itaffectsmanspirituallyandmakeshimill.Besides,workgivesoneasenseoffulfillmentandasenseofachievement.Wordmakesonefeelhisvalueandstatusinsociety.Whenawriterfinisheshiswritingoradoctorsuccessfullyoperatesonapatientorateacherseeshisstudentsgrow,theyarehappybeyondwords.(80)Fromtheabovewecancometotheconclusionthatthemoreyouworkthehappierandhealthieryouwillbe.Letusworkhardandstudyandliveahappyandhealthylife.1.Theunderlinedword“average”inParagraphImeans______.A.healthyB.lazyC.ordinaryD.poor2.Thereasonwhyhousewivesarenotashealthyascareerwomenisthat______.A.housewivesarepoorerthancareerwomenB.housewiveshavemorechildrenthancareerwomenC.housewiveshavelesschancetocommunicatewithothersD.housewiveseatlessfoodthancareerwomen3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Busypeoplehavenothingtodoathome.B.Highachieversdon’tcareabouttheirfamilies.C.Thereisnofriendshipandwarmthathome.D.Asatisfyingjobhelpstokeeponehealthy.4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthosewhodonotwork_____.A.arelikelytoliveashorterlifeB.willloseeverythingathomeC.canliveaslongasthosewhoworkD.havemoretimetomakenewfriends5.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe_____.A.PeopleShouldFindaJobB.WorkingHardIsGoodforHealthC.PeopleShouldMakeMoreFriendsbyWorkD.TheLossofWordMeanstheLossofEverythingPassage2Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics,economicsandwar.Butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsoreligiousbeliefs,emotionsandpsychology.Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestorscanbeprovidedbyart.(78)Inshort,artexpressestheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.Inhistorybooks,objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryispresented;thatis,factsaboutpoliticsaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective(主观的):itreflectsemotionsandopinions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyawasperhapsthefirsttruly“political”artist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingTheThirdofMay,1808,hecriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforitsabuse(滥用)ofpoweroverpeople.Inthesameway,artcanreflectaculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEurope,religiousarthadbeenalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdescribedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Althoughmostpeoplecouldn’tread,theycouldstillunderstandtheBiblestoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas(andstillis)itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatues(雕像)arenotholy.6.Morecanbelearnedaboutaculturefromastudyofarthistorythangeneralhistorybecause_____.A.arthistoryshowsusnothingbutthepoliticalvaluesB.generalhistoryonlyfocusesonpoliticsC.arthistorygivesusaninsight(洞察力)intotheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplaceD.generalhistoryconcernsonlyreligiousbeliefs,emotionsandpsychology7.Artissubjectiveinthat_____.A.apersonalandemotionalviewofhistoryispresentedthroughitB.itonlyreflectspeople’sangerorsadnessaboutsocialproblemsC.itcaneasilyarousepeople’sangerabouttheirgovernmentD.artistswereorarereligious,whoreflectonlythereligiousaspectofthesociety8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Inhistorybookspoliticalviewsofpeopleareentirelypresented.B.FranciscoGoyaexpressedhisreligiousbeliefinhispaintingTheThirdofMay,1808C.IntheMiddleEast,youcanhardlyfindanimalorhumanfiguresonpalacesorotherbuilding.D.ForcenturiesinEurope,paintershadonlypaintedonwallsofchurchesorotherreligiousbuildings.9Thepassagemainlydiscusses_____.A.thedevelopmentofarthistoryB.hedifferencebetweengeneralhistoryandarthistoryC.whatwecanlearnfromartD.theinfluenceofartistsonarthistory10.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat_____.A.Islamicartistsonlypaintimagesofplants,flowersorobjectsintheirpaintingsB.itismoredifficulttostudyarthistorythangeneralhistoryC.ahistoryteachermustbequiteobjectiveD.artistspaintedpeopleorstoriesfromtheBibletohidetheirpoliticalbeliefsPassage3Blindpeoplecan“see”thingsbyusingotherpartsofthe