贵州省成人学士学位英语课程考试指南

12013年贵州省成人学士学位英语课程考试指南（非英语专业）A卷英语样题PartIReadingComprension(40Points)Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinisbedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD,YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.(划线部分为第四部分的翻译题。)Passage1Questionslto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Inthe1920s,scientistsfoundacollectionofbonesnearbeijing,China.Theybelievedthattheboneswerehumanandthattheywereabout500,000yearsold.Theyalsobelievedtheboneswereimportantbecausetheywerefromalittle-knownstageintheevolutionofhumanbeings.TheboneswereinBeijinguntil1941.Then,becausetheJapanesearmywasadvancingtowardsthecity,thescientistsdecidedtosendthebonestotheUnitedStatesforsafety.Sincethennobodyheardanythingaboutthematall.Dr.HarryL.Shapiro,ProfessorofAnthropologyatColumbiaUniversity,hasbeensearchingforthemeversince.HebeoievesthattheywerestolenbytheAmericanarmywhosejobwastotakethemtotheU.S.A.Hecouldberight.Afterthewar,aChicagobusinessmanoffered$5,000toanybodywithinformationaboutthebones.Awomanphonedhimandtoldhimsheknewwheretheboneswere.Hearrangedtomeetheronthe102ndflooroftheEmpireStateBuildinginNewYork.TheymetandshetoldhimthatherhusbandhadcomehomefromChindwithfossilsofaprehistoricman.Sheshowedhimaphotographofthem.Thenshewalkedawayandwasneverheardfromagain.Afewyearslater,however,aSydneybusinessmanreportedthathehadthebonesandthathehadburiedtheminaforestinTasmania.Heofferedtosaywhereforalargesumofmoney.Thenhe,too,wasneverheardfromagain.Someone,somewhere,hasthesebones,butnobodyseemstoknowwhoorwhere.1、Howoldwerethebonesthoughttobe?A.Fivethousandyearsold.B.Fiftythousandyearsold.C.Abouthalfamillionyearsold.D.Amillionyearsold.2、WhywerethebonessenttotheU.S.A.?A.BecauseAmericanslikedcollectingoldthings.B.BecausethebonesmightfallintothehandsofJapaneseinvaders.C.Becaisetheycouldbesoldforaoltofmoney.D.BecausetheChinesedidn’tneedthem.3、WhathappenedtothewomananershemadecontactwiththeChicagobusinessman?A．ShemadefriendSW“hhim．B．ShegotalargesamofmoneyfromC．Shewasinvolvedinanaccident．D．Shecompletelydisappeared．Whathappenedafewyearslater?2A．ASydneybusinessmanOfferedalargeamountlofmoneytobuythebones．B．Nobodyheardanythingmoreaboutthebones．C．ASydneybusinessmanfoundthebonesinaforestinTasmaniaD．AnAustraHanSaidtheboneswereburiedinTasmania．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A．thewomanwassuretoknowWheretheboneswereB．theboneshavenotbeenreturnedtoChinaC．thebonesmusthavebeenintheAustraUanhandSD．theSydneybusinessmanmusthaveto1daliePassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage：Largeanimalsthatinhabitthedeserthaveevolvedanumberofadaptationsforreducingtheeffectsofextremeheat.Oneadaptationistobelightincolor,andtoreflectratherthanabsorbthesun’sray.Desertmammalsalsoadaptfromthenormalmammalianpracticeofmaintainingacomstantbodytemperature.Insteadoftryingtokeepdownthebodytemperaturedeepinsidethebody,whichwouldinvolvetheexpenditureofwaterandenetgy,desertmammalsallowtheirtemperaturetorisetowhatwouldnormallybefeverheight,andtemperaturetorisetowhatwouldnormallybefeverheight,andtemperatureashighas46degreesCelsiushasbeenmeasuredinGrant’sgazelles.Theoverheatedbodythencoolsdownduringthecolddesertnight,indeedthetemperaturemayfallunusuallylowbydawn,aslowas34degreesCelsiusinthecamel.Thisisanadvantagesincetheheatofthefirsthoursofdaylightisabsorbedinwarmingupthebody,andanexcessivebuildupofheatdoesnotbeginuntilwellintotheday.Anotherstrategyoflargedesertanimalsistotoleratetheolssofbodywatertoapointthatwouldbefatalfornon-adaptedanimals.Thecamelcanloseupto30percentofitsbodyweightaswaterwithoutharmtoitself,whereashumanbeingsdieafterolsingonly12to13percentoftheirbodyweight.Anequallyimportantadaptatiomistheabilitytoreplenish（补充）thiswaterlossatonedrink.Desertanimalscandrinkprodigious(庞大的)volumesinashorttime,andcamelshavebeenknowntoimbibeover100litersinafewminutes.Averydehydrated(脱水的)person,ontheotherhand,can’tdrinkenoughwatertodehydrateatonedrink,becausethehumanstomachisnotsufficientlybigandbecauseatoorapiddilutionofthebodyfluidscausesdeathfromwaterintoxication.Thetoleranceofwaterlossisofobviousadvantageinthedesert,asanimalsdonothavetoremainnearawaterholebutcanobainfoodfrompasturesfarawaytofeedwhenextremelydehydrated.6、whichisthemaintopicofthispassage?A.Weathervariationindesert.B.Adaptationsofdesertanimals.C.Diseaseofdesertanimals.D.Humanuseofdesertanimals.7、Accordingtothepassage,whyislightcoloringanadvantagetolargedesertanimals?A.Ithelpsthemhidefrompredators.B.Itdoesnotabsorbsunlightasmuchasdarkcolors.C.Ithelpsthemseetheiryoungatnight.D.Itkeepsthemcoolatnight.8、TheauthorusesGrant’sgazelleasanexampleof.A.ananimalwithalowtemperatureB.ananimalthatismotaswelladaptedasthecamelC.adesertanimalthatcanwithstandbodytemperature3D.adesertanimalwithaconstantbodytemperature9、Whenistheinternaltemperatureofalargedesertanimallowest?A.Justbeforesunrise.B.Inthemiddleoftheday.C.Justaftersunset.D.Justafterdrinking.10、Whatcauseswaterintoxication?A.Drinkingpollutedwater.B.Bacteriainwater.C.lackofwater.D.Drink