2012年5月北京学位英语试题及答案

2012年5月北京学位英语试题及答案2012-05-1314:58:44|分类：历年试题|标签：|字号大中小订阅北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2012.5.12PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedsomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ThemostfamouscollectionsoffairytalesaretheonesbyJakobandWilhelmGrimm.TheGrimmspublishedtheirfirstfairy-talecollectionin1812.TheydisappearingGermanfolkculture.Theirfirstedition(版本)wasascholarlybookthatcarefullyrecordedtheoraltales.Theyweresurprisedwhensomeoftheirearlyreaderssuggestedthatthestoriesmightbeinterestingtochildren。ButtheGrimmsneededmoney.Theyhadmadeabaddealwiththeirpublisherandreceivedlittlepaymentfortheirfirstbook.AtonepointWilhelmcomplainedtherewasn’tachairinhishouseonecouldsitonwithoutworryingitwouldbreak.Sohetookthehintandsettoworktomakeabookthatwouldbesuitableforchildren.Heselectedafewofthetales,madethemmuchlonger,andpolishedupthelanguage.Hedidn’taddmorals,buthedidslipincharacterjudgmentsandmoralizingcommentswhereverhecould。TheGrimms’fairytalesalsohaveonecharacteristicthatwouldseemtomakethemunsuitableforchildren.Manyofthemincludeviolentincidents.In“HanselandGretel”eatenbyawolf.Whenherevisedthetalesforchildren,WilhelmGrimmretainedtheviolence.Infact,hesometimesevenrampeditup.Forexample,inthefirstedition,theoneintendedforchildren,thatherbirdspeck(啄)outtheireyes。Why,then,havetheGrimms’fairytalesbecomeclassicofchildren’sliterature,somuchsothatitishardtoimagineachildwhodoesn’tknowCinderella’sstoryorSnowWhite’s?Oneansweristhatonlyafewofthetalessurvivedintomoderntimes.ThefirsteditionoftheGrimms’fairytaleshad210tales.By1825itwasdownto50.Andtadayonlyadozenorsoofthetalesareoftenreprintedinchildren’scollections。(76)Butthedeeperansweristhatthetalesthathavelastedaremagicaladventuresthathelpchildrendealwiththestrugglesandfearsoftheireverydaylives。1.WhydidWilhelmGrimmsetouttoadapthisbookforchildren?A.Todealwithreaders’complaints。B.Toimprovehisfinancialsituation。C.Attherequestofhispublisher。D.Topreservetheancientstoriesinprint。2.Whenrevisingthefairytales,WilhelmdidallofthefollowingEXCEPT_______。A.addingcharacterjudgments.B.makingthetalesmuchlongerC.deletingtheviolentscenesD.polishingupthelanguage3.Whatdoestheexpression“rampeditup”inParagraph3probablymean?A.StartedB.AllowedC.ClassifiedD.Increased4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheGrimms’fairytalesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theywereoriginallyintendedtobechildren’sstories。B.Generallyspeaking,thetalesthathaveenduredcanhelpchildrendealwiththechallengeslifebringtothem。C.Alargenumberofthetalesmadeittothemodernage。D.Theyarelessviolentthanthechildren’sstoriesbeingwrittentoday。5.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?A.Historyoffairytales。B.Waystopreservetheoraltradition。C.TheGrimms’fairytales。D.Violenceinfairytales。Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Astheschoolyearkicksoff,parentsareonceagainstrugglingtocajole(哄骗)and,ifneedbe,dragtheirexhaustedteensoutofbed,Thatimagemaymakeyoulaugh,butlackofsleepisnojoke.(77)Teenagerswhodon’tgetenoughresthavemorelearning,health,behaviorandmoodproblemsthanstudentswhogetatleastninehoursanight.Long-termlackofsleeoistiedtoheartdisease,overweight,depressionandashortenedlife.Lackofsleepcanbeespeciallydeadlyforteens;caraccidentsaretheleadingcauseofdeathamongteenagers,andsafetyexpertsbelievesleepydrivingisamajorfactor。Unfortunately,fewteenagersgetthesleeptheyneed.Inasurveyofmiddle-andhigh-schoolstudents,UniversityofColoradoresearchersfoundthat82percentsaidtheywokeuptiedandunrefreshed,andmorethanhalfhadtroubleconcentratingduringthedayatleastonceaweek。Blamemultitaskingforsomeofthis.Manystudentsarejugglingafter-schoolactivities,homeworkandpart-timejobs.Evenwhentheymanagetofulfilltheseobligationsbyareasonablehour,television,theinternet,videogames,phonecallsandtextmessagetofriendsoftenkeepthemawakedeepintothenight.Takingsodaandenergydrinkslateinthedayandgoingtolate-nightpartiesonweekendsaddtosleepformostteenstofallasleepbefore11pm.Classusuallybeingsbefore8:15am,withmanyhighschoolsstartingasweendstocatchup,makingitevenhardertofallasleeponSundaynightandwakeupMondaymorning.Playingcatch-uponweekendsalsodoesn’thelpteensstayrefreshedwhentheneeditmost:duringtheweekatschool。Sincethe1990s,middleandhighschoolinmorethantwodozenstateshaveexperimentedwithlaterschoolstarttimes.(78)Theresultshavebeenencouraging:moresleep,increasedattendance,bettergradesandfewerdrivingaccidents.Butmostschoolstillstartearly,meaningteenshavetheirworkcutoutforthemiftheywanttogetenoughsleep。6.Accordingtothepassage,poorsleepcanbelinkedtoallofthefollowingEXCEPT____。A.heartdiseaseB.caraccidentsC.skinproblemsD.poorconcentration7.ThemainideaofParagraph3is______。A.howsleepdeprivation(缺乏)canbetreatedB.whatcausessleepdeprivationC.whoismostatriskforsleepdeprivationD.whysleepdeprivationisaseriousconcern8.Whatdoestheword“juggling”inParagragph3probablymean?A.DealingwithatthesametimeB.Strikin