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北京地区成人三级英语网室电话：010-6275058062750595129北京地区成人三级英语网室电话：010-6275058062750595130北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2012年11月03日PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Itseemslikeeverydaythere’ssomenewresearchaboutwhetherourfavoritedrinksaregoodforus.(76)Oneday,sciencesaysaglassofredwineadaywillhelpuslivelonger.Thenextday,maybenot.Itseemsjournalistsareprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthesamemightbesaidforcoffee.Now，there’sbeenalotofresearchintowhethercoffee’sgoodforourhealth.“Theresultshavereallybeenmixed，”admitsNealFreedmanwholedthecoffeestudyandpublishedhisfindingsinamedicaljournalrecently.“There’sbeensomeevidencethatcoffeemightincreasetheriskofcertaindiseasesandthere’salsobeenmaybemorerecentevidencethatcoffeemayprotectagainstotherdiseasesaswell.”Freedmanandhiscolleaguesundertookthebiggeststudyyettolookattherelationshipbetweencoffeeandhealth.Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400,000Americansages50to71participatinginthestudy.“Wefoundthatthecoffeedrinkershadamodestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers，”hesaid.Here’swhathemeansby“modestly”：thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsadaywereabout10percentor15percentlesslikelytodieforanyreasonduringthe13yearsofthestudy.Whentheresearcherslookedatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfromheartdisease,lungdisease,injuries,accidentsandinfections.Now,Freedmanstressedthatthestudydoesn’tprovecoffeecanmakepeoplelivelonger.Astudylikethiscanneverproveacause-and-effectrelationship.(77)Allitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigation.Andevenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof.A.teaB.beerC.alcoholD.coffee2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Freedmanandhiscolleagueshired400,000Americanstocollectdata.B.AboutfourhundredthousandAmericansworkedforFreedman’steamfulltimefor13years.C.PeoplewhotookpartinFreedman’sresearchareabout50to70yearsold.D.Peoplewhoare50to70yearsoldseldomdrinkcoffee.3.Accordingtotheauthor,scientists.A.havealreadyprovedthatcoffeeisgoodforhumanhealthB.havealongwaytogobeforetheyfindawaytostudycoffeeC.haveavoidedthecause-and-effectapproachtostudycoffeeD.arestillunabletofigureoutwhycoffeeisgoodforus4.Theword“mixed”inthefirstparagraphmeans“”.A.bothgoodandbadB.puttogetherC.bothsharpandsoftD.confused5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?北京地区成人三级英语网室电话：010-6275058062750595131A.CanBeerHelpYouLiveLonger?B.CanCoffeeHelpYouLiveLonger?C.CanWineHelpYouLiveLonger?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,weregivendetailedinstructiononhowtolisten.Itminedoutthatthesecondgroup“significantlyoutperformed”(胜过)thefirstoneonatestofcomprehension.Sowhataretheselisteningstrategies?Skilledlearnersgointoalisteningclasswithasenseofwhattheywanttogetoutofit.(79)Theysetagoalfortheirlisteningandtheygeneratepredictionsaboutwhatthespeakerwillsay.Beforethetalkingbegins,theymentallyreviewwhattheyalreadyknowaboutthesubject,andformanintentionto“listenoutfor”what’simportantorrelevant.Oncetheybeginlistening,theselearnersmaintaintheirfocus;iftheirattentionwanders,theybringitbacktothewordsbeingspoken.Theydon’tallowthemselvestobethrownoffbyconfusingorunfamiliardetails.Instead,theytakenoteofwhattheydon’tunderstandandmakeinferencesaboutwhatthosethingsmightmean,basedonothercluesavailabletothem:theirpreviousknowledgeofthesubject,thecontext(语境)ofthetalk,,theidentityofthespeaker,andsoon.6.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Effectivelisteningmeanshearingthewordsthatfloatpastourears.B.Developingyourlisteningskillsisthefirststeptowarddevelopingfluency.C.Skilledlistenersusespecificstrategiestogetthemostoutofwhattheyhear.D.Listeningisoneofthemostpowerfultoolswehavetogaininformation.7.WhatdoesVandergrif