1、北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2011.11.05PartReading Comprehension （30%）Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corres
2、ponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:The reflective towers of New York City, which is on the Atlantic migrating（迁徙的）route , can be deadly for birds. “We live in an age of glass,” said Ms.Laurel, an architect.（76 ）“It can be a perfect mirror
3、in certain lights, and the larger the glass, the more dangerous it is.” About 90,000 birds are killed by flying into building in the city each year. Often, they strike the lower levels of glass towers after searching for food in nearby parks. Such crashes are the second-leading cause of death for mi
4、grating birds, after habitat（栖息地）loss, with an estimated number of death ranging up to a billion a year.（77）As glass office and apartment towers have increased in the last decade, so, too, have calls to make them less deadly to birds. San Francisco adopted bird-safety standard for new building in Ju
5、ly. The United States Green Building Council, a nonprofit industry group that encourages the creation of environmentally conscious buildings, will introduce a bird-safety credit this as part of its environmental certification process.There are no easy fixes, however. A few researchers are exploring
6、glass designs that use ultraviolet（紫外线的）signals, but they are still in their infancy. Covers, dot patterns, shades and net are the main options available.Often, only one section of a building needs to be changed. “You dont necessarily have to treat every window,” Ms.Laurel said. “It would be too exp
7、ensive to do the whole building.” The Jacob Convention Center, which has been undergoing alterations, is the most recent building to voluntarily correct the problem of bird crashes. The architects used less reflective glass and dot patterns.1. What is the main idea of the passage?A. New York is a ci
8、ty of glass towers.B. Glass tower are dangerous for migrating birds.C. New York adopted new safety standards for buildings.D. Glass towers are a new trend in the United States.2. What is the number one cause of death for migrating birds?A. Climate change B. Habitat lossC. Lack of food D. Crashing in
9、to buildings.3. What does the word “fixes” in the third paragraph probably mean?A. Choices B. ExplanationsC. Solutions D. Developments4. _are used in the alteration of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.A. Dot patterns B. ShadesC. Nets D. Covers5. Which of the fowling statements is TRUE according
10、 to the passage?A. In many cases, the whole building needs to be altered to prevent bird crashes.B. The Jacob K.Javits Convention Center is the first building to deal with the problem of bird crashes.C. About 90,000 birds are killed due to habitat loss in New York City each year.D. Unfortunately, gl
11、ass designs that use ultraviolet signals are still in their early stages.Passage 2Question 6 to 10 are based on the fowling passage:Todays students have grown up hearing more about Bill Gates than F.D.R., and they live in a world where amazing innovations（革新）are common. The current 18-year-olds, aft
12、er all, were 8 when Google was founded by two students at Stanford; Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004 while he was Harvard and they were entering high school. Having grown up digital（数字的） ，they are impatient to get on with life.The easiest way to find kids like these is to check in on entrepr
13、eneurship（企业家才能）education, in which colleges and universities try to prepare their students to recognize opportunities and seize them.A report published last year by the Kauffman Foundation, which finances programs to promote innovation on campuses, noted that more than 50,000 entrepreneurship progr
14、ams are offered on two-and four-year campusesup from just 250 courses in 1985. Lesa Mitchell , a Kauffman vice president, says that the foundation is extending the reach of its academic influence, which used to be found only in business schools. Now, the concept of entrepreneurship is blooming in en
15、gineering programs and medical school, and even in the liberal arts. “Our interest is the programs,” she says. “We need to spread out from the business school.”Either as class projects or on their own, students in a variety of majors are coming up with ideas, writing business plans and seeing them t
16、hrough to prototype and, often, market. In their spare time, students in agricultural economics at Purdue invent new uses for bean; industrial design majors at Syracuse, in a special laboratory, create wearable technologies.（78）The entrepreneurship movement has its critics, especially among those wh
17、o see college as a time for extensive academic exploration. “I just dont think that entrepreneurship ranks so high in terms of national need,” says Daniel S.Greenberg, author of Science for sale: The perils, Rewards and Delusions of Campus Capitalism.Leonard A.Schlesinger, Babson Colleges president,
18、 says that the question of whether innovation can really be taught is “an age-old argument”.6. When Google and Facebook were established, the founders were still_.A. in high school B. in the armyC. in primary school D. at college7. According to the passage, what is the main purpose of entrepreneursh
19、ip education?A. To prepare students for future academic lifeB. To prepare students to find opportunities and seize them.C. To prepare students for overseas career.D. To prepare student to develop interpersonal skills.8. The word “prototype” in the fourth paragraph is most likely to mean_.A. model B.
20、 strategyC. method D. stage9. What does Daniel S.Grennberg think of entrepreneurship education?A. Entrepreneurship, or at least certain elements of it, can be taught.B. An entrepreneurship program can help students find what they really like and entrepreneurship isnt all about business.C. Entreprene
21、urship should be spread across different fields.D. Colleges shouldnt put too much emphasis on entrepreneurship programs.10. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Entrepreneurship courses in business schools.B. Qualities of an entrepreneur.C. Entrepreneurship education in colleges.D. Kids in the in
22、formation age.Passage 3Question 11 to 15 are based on the following passage：Regret is as common an emotion as love or fear, and it can be nearly as powerful. So, in a new paper, two researchers set about trying to find out what the typical American regrets most. In telephone surveys, Neal Rose, a ps
23、ychologist and professor of marketing at the School of Management at Northwestern University, and Mike Morrison, a doctoral candidate in psychology at University of Illinois, asked 370 Americans, aged 19 to 103,to talk about their most notable regret .Participants were asked what the regret was, whe
24、n it happened, whether it was a result of something they did or didnt do, and whether it was something that could still be fixed.The most commonly mentioned regret involved romance （浪漫的事） （18% ）lost loves or unfulfilled relationships. Family regrets came in second （16% ） ，whit people still feeling b
25、adly about being unkind to their brothers or sisters in childhood. Other frequently reported regrets involved career (13%),education (12%)，money（10%）and parenting（9%）.Rose and Morrisons study, which is to be published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, is significant in that it surveye
26、d a wide range of the American public, including people of all ages and socio-economic and educational backgrounds. Previous studies on regret have focused largely on college students, who predictably tend to have education-focused regrets, like wishing they had studied harder or a different major.
27、The new survey shows that in the larger population, a persons “life circumstancesaccomplishments, shortcomings, situation in lifeinject considerable fuel into the fires of regret,” the authors write.（79 ）People with less education, for instance were more likely to report education regret. People wit
28、h higher levels of education had the most career regrets. And those with no romantic partner tended to hold regrets regarding love. Broken down（分解、细分） by sex, more women（44%） than men （19%） had regrets about love and familynot surprising, since women “value social relationships more than men,” the a
29、uthors write. In contrast ,men （34%） were more likely than women （27%） to mention work-related regrets, wishing theyd chosen a different career path, for instance ,or followed their passion.（80）Many participants also reported wishing they had worked less to spend more time with their children.There
30、was an even split between regrets about inaction （not doing something） and action （do something you wish you didnt）. But, like previous studies, the current research found that some regrets are more likely than others to persist over time: people tend to hang on longer to the regret of inaction; mea
31、nwhile, regrets of action tend to be more recent.11. In the second paragraph, the author shows _.A. the researchers findings B. the importance of familyC. the importance of money D. the importance of career12. According to the passage, college student participants mainly had regrets about their _.A.
32、 family and childhood B. study and majorC. career and job D. romance and fear13.The word “notable” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _.A. common B. capable C. wonderful D. remarkable14. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The less education he or she has, the more regrets she
33、or he would have.B. The more education he or she has, the less regrets she or he would have.C. More women than men had regrets about love and family.D. The regret of action seems to last longer than that of inaction.15. What is the main idea of this passage?A. How regret is understood by a typical A
34、merican.B .Common regrets is more important than love and hate.C. Why regret is more important than love and hate.D. How regret has shaped Americans.Part Vocabulary and Structure （30%）Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C
35、and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentences. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.16. Mr Smith is coming to visit us soon. Wed better get everything ready before he _.A. arrives B. arrive C. will arrive D. arrived17._yesterday, you would have met Professor Jon
36、es. But now he has left for London.A. Did you come B. Had you comeC. Should you come D. Were you to come18. The man denied_ into the neighbors garden and _his cow.A. goingstealing B. goingstoleC. wentstealing D. wentstole19. Ted worked like a horse in his youth, _contributed to his great success lat
37、er as a businessman.A. that B. who C. what D. which20. A few hours ago, a small suitcase with some important papers _ stolen from the general managers office.A. is B. are C. were D. was21._ on the New World, he felt like crying.A .land B. Landed C. To land D. Having landed22. Visit our store. Nowher
38、e else _ such good bargains.A. you find B. find you C. do you find D. you do find23. After_ seemed an endless wait, it was his turn to go into the doctors office.A, this B. that C. which D. what24. Ever since the Smiths moved to the lake area a year ago, they _ better health.A. could have enjoyed B.
39、 had enjoyed C. have been enjoying D. are enjoying25. The boss doesnt want to talk about the accident; now he is in no _ to do so.A. feeling B. attitude C. emotion D. Mood26. I cant understand why you regard it as music. It _ me mad!A. puts B. sets C. drivers D. changes27. Yesterday Mr Blake was cau
40、ght in the rain and got wet through._ he caught a bad cold.A. Consequently B. Finally C. Lately D. Strangely28. William likes to eat out, but he is not _ about what he eats.A. peculiar B. unusual C. particular D. special29. Their house stands at a hilltop, _ the Hudson River down below.A. seeing B.
41、viewing C. looking at D. overlooking30. I cant understand why my boss is always _fault with my work.A. finding B. seeking C. looking D. making31. This is the same knife _ I lost yesterday.A. which B. what C. like D. as32. When will you be back? Ill be back _a couple of days.A. after B. for C. about
42、D. in33. We hear that they will _ a new school here.A. set down B. set up C. set off D. set out34. He will never forget the days _ he spent in Japan.A. when B. after C. that D. how35. Interestingly enough, the two brothers have noting in_.A. ordinary B. common C. general D .particular36. The scienti
43、sts are trying to find out the facts to _ their theory.A. support B. carry C. design D. raise37. The performance of the English team was _. They played much worse than expected.A. disappoint B. disappointing C. disappointed D. to disappoint38. You are welcome to order the goods now. But payment shou
44、ld be made_.A. for advance B. from advance C. in advance D. to advance39. Speak louder so that you can make yourself _.A. heard B. to hear C. hearing D. have been heard40. Now it wont be long before we meet again, _?A. will it B. do we C. wont we D. does it41. Americans eat_ vegetables per person to
45、day as they did in the 1960s.A. more than twice B. as twice manyC. twice as many D. more than twice as many42. I was so familiar with her that I recognized her voice _ I picked up the phone.A. the moment B. since C. before D. while43. The education of _ young is always _ hot and serious topic.A. /,
46、/ B. the, a C. /, the D. the, the44. Dad wondered where Id been, and I _ a story about being at GrandmasA. made out B. made up C. looked out D. looked up45. Your sister doesnt study as _ as you do.A. hard B. hardly C. harder D. hardestPart Identification （10%）Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts mar
