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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PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedsomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet。Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Itseemslikeeverydaythere'ssomenewresearchaboutwhetherourfavoritedrinksaregoodforus,(76)Oneday,sciencesaysaglassofredwineadaywillhelpuslivelongerThenextday,maybenotItseemsjournalistsareprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthesamemightbesaidforcoffee.Nowthere'sbeenalotofresearchintowhethercoffee'sgoodforourhealththeresultshavereallybeenmixed,admitsNealfreedmanwholedthecoffeestudyandpublishedhisfindingsinamedicaljournalrecently.There'sbeensomeevidencethatcoffeemightincreasetheriskofcertaindiseasesandthere'salsobeenmaybemorerecentevidencethatcoffeemayprotectagainstotherdiseasesaswell。FreedmanandhiscolleaguesundertookthebiggeststudyyettolookattherelationshipbetweencoffeeandhealthTheyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400,000Americansages50to71participatinginthestudyWefoundthatthecoffeedrinkershadamodestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers,hesaid.Here'swhathemeansbymodestly:thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsadaywereabout10percentor15percentlesslikelytodieforanyreasonduringthe13yearsofthestudywhentheresearcherslookedatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfromheartdiseaselungdiseaseinjuries,accidentsandinfectionsNow,Freedmanstressedthatthestudydoesn'tprovecoffeecanmakepeoplelivelonger.Astudylikethiscanneverproveacause-and-effectrelationship(77)AllitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigationAndevenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy1Accordingtothefirstparagraph,reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof___A.teaB.beerC.alcoholD.coffee2Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUCE?AFreedmanandhiscolleagueshired400,00Americanstocollectdate。BAboutfourhundredthousandAmericansworkedforFreedman'steamfulltimefor13years。CPeopleWhotookpartinFreedman'sresearchareabout50to70yearsold。DPeopleWhoare50to70yearsoldseldomdrinkcoffee3Accordingtotheauthor,scientists__________。AhavealreadyprovedthatcoffeeisgoodforhumanhealthBhavealongwaytogobeforetheyfindawaytostudycoffeeChaveavoidedthecause-and-effectapproachtostudycoffeeDarestillunabletofigureoutwhycoffeeisgoodforus4Thewordmixedinthefirstparagraphmeans________。AbothgoodandbadB.puttogetherC.bothsharpandsoftD.confused5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?A.CanBeerHelpYouLiveLonger?B.CanCoffeeHelpYouLiveLonger?C.CanWhineHelpYouLiveLonger?D.CanTeaHelpYouLiveLonger?Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Whenwe'relearningaforeignlanguage,makingsenseofwhatwehearisthefirststeptowardfluency.Itsoundsobvious,butuntilrecently,wedidn'tknowmuchabouthowlisteningworks.Newresearchdemonstratesthateffectivelisteninginvolvesmorethansimplyhearingthewordsthatfloatpastourears.Rather,it'sanactiveprocessofreceivinginformationandmakingmeaning.Thiskindofengagedlisteningisaskillthat'sascriticalforlearningarangeofsubjectsatschoolandworkasitisforlearningtounderstandaforeigntongue。(78)Studiesofskilledlanguagelearnershaveidentifiedspecificlisteningstrategiesthatleadtosuperiorcomprehension.Lastyear,forexample,UniversityofOttawaresearcherLarryVandergriftpublishedhisstudyof106undergraduateswhowerelearningFrenchasasecondlanguage.Halfofthestudentsweretaughtinaconventionalfashion,listeningtoandpracticingtextsspokenaloud.Theotherhalf,possessingthesameinitial(最初的)skilllevelandtaughtbythesameteacher,weregivedetailedinstructiononhowtolisten.Itturnedoutthatthesecondgroup“significantlyoutperformed”(胜过)thefirstoneonatestofcomprehension。Sowhataretheselisteningstrategies?Skilledlearnersgointoalisteningclasswithasenseofwhattheywanttogetofit.(79)Theysetagoalfortheirlistening,andtheygeneratepredictionsaboutwhatthespeakerwillsay.Beforethetalkingbeginstheymentallyreviewwhattheyalreadyknowaboutthesubject,andformanintentionto“listenoutfor”what’simportantorrelevant.Oncetheybeginlistening,theselearnersmaintaintheirfocus;iftheirattentionwanders,theybringitbacktothewordsbeingspoken.Theydon’tallowthemselvestobethrownoffbyconfusingorunfamiliardetails.Instead,theytakenoteofwhattheydon’tunderstandandmakeinferencesaboutwhatthosethingmightmean,basedonothercluesavailabletothem;theirpreviousknowledgeofthesubject,thecontext(语境)ofthetalk,theidentityofthespeaker,andsoon。6.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Effectivelisteningmeanshearingthewordsthatfloatpastourears。B.Developingyourlisteningskillsisthefirststeptowarddevelopingfluency。C.Skilledlistenersusespecificstrategiestogetthemostoutofwhattheyhear。D.Listeningisoneofthemostpowerfultoolswehavetogaininformation。7.WhatdoesVandergrift’sresearchshow?A.Learnerswhoadoptspecificlisteningstrategiesbecomebetterlisteners。B.Learnerstaughtinthetraditionalwayarebetteratreinforcingwhattheylearn。C.Learnersaremoreconfidentiftheymakefewermistakes。D.Learnerswholistenonare