1、北京成人本科英语真题 2004 年 11 月及答案解析(总分：108.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Reading (总题数：3，分数：38.00)BPassage 1/BIn the United States, 30 percent of the adult population has a “weight problem.“ To many people, the cause is obvious: they eat too much. But scientific evidence does little to support this idea. Going back
2、to the America of the 1910s, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food. In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less and didnt watch television.Several modern studies, moreover, have shown that fatter people do not eat more on average
3、than thinner people. In fact, some investigations, such as the 1979 study of 3 545 London office workers, report that, on balance, fat people eat less than slimmer people.Studies show that slim people are more active than fat people. A study by a research group at Stanford University School of Medic
4、ine found the following interesting facts:The more the men ran, the more body fat they lost.The more they ran, the greater amount of food they ate.(76) UThus, those who ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat./U（分数：10.00）(1).The physical problem that many adult Americans
5、have is that _.（分数：2.00）A.they are too slimB.they work too hardC.they are too fatD.they lose too much body fat(2).According to the article, given 500 adult Americans, _ people will have a “weight problem.“（分数：2.00）A.30B.50C.100D.150(3).Is there any scientific evidence to support that eating too much
6、 is the cause of a “weight problem?“（分数：2.00）A.Yes, there is plenty of evidence.B.Of course, there is some evidence to show this is true.C.There is hardly any scientific evidence to support this.D.We dont know because the information is not given.(4).In comparison with the adult American Population
7、today, the Americans of the 1910s _.（分数：2.00）A.ate more food and had more physical activitiesB.ate less food but had more activitiesC.ate less food and had less physical exerciseD.had more weight problems(5).Modern scientific researches have reported to us that _.（分数：2.00）A.fat people eat less food
8、and are less activeB.fat people eat more food than slim people and are more activeC.fat people eat more food than slim people but are less activeD.thin people run less, but have greater increase in food intakeBPassage 2/BBy adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can gre
9、atly in- crease their childrens language development. It is surprising but true. (77) UHow parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the childrens language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the childs language skills incre
10、ase. /UA study was done with 30 three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended
11、 questions rather than yes-or-no questions. For example, the parent should ask, “What is the doggie doing?“ rather than “Is the doggie running away?“ (78) UThe parents in the experimental group were also instructed in how to help children find answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities and ho
12、w to praise correct answers. /UAt the beginning of the study, the children did not differ in measures of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group showed 5.5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months l
13、ater, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group.（分数：18.00）(1).Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?（分数：3.60）A.Children who talk a lot are more intelligent.B.Parents who listen to their children can teach them
14、more.C.Active children should read more and be given more attention.D.Verbal ability can easily be developed with proper methods.(2).What does “it in line 2 can most probably be replaced by?（分数：3.60）A.Parents increasing childrens language development.B.Reading techniques being simple.C.Parents readi
15、ng to children.D.Childrens intelligence development.(3).According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about?（分数：3.60）A.Do you see the elephant?B.Is the elephant in the cage?C.What animals do you like?D.Shall we go to the zoo?(4).The difference between the
16、 control group and the experimental group was _.（分数：3.60）A.the training that parents receivedB.the age of the childrenC.the books that were readD.the number of the children(5).The best conclusion we can draw from the passage is that _.（分数：3.60）A.parents should be trained to read to their childrenB.t
17、he more children read, the more intelligent they will becomeC.childrens language skills increase when they are required to respond activelyD.children who read actively seem six months olderPassage 3The agriculture revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things: the invention of labor-savin
18、g machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. Labor-saving machinery naturally appeared first where labor was scarce. “In Europe“, said Thomas Jefferson, “the object is to make the most of their land, labor being sufficient; here it is to make the most of our labor, land being abundant.
19、“ It was in America, therefore, that the great advances in nineteenth-century agricultural machinery first came. At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude (粗糙的) plow, farmers could have carried practically all of the existing agricultural tools on their backs. (80) By 1860, most o
20、f the machinery in use today had been designed in an early form. The most important of the early inventions was the iron plow. As early as 1890 Charles Newbolt of New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast-iron plow and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention. The farmers, howev
21、er, would have none of it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow. Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plow, until in 1896, James Oliver of South Bend, Indiana, turned out the first chilled-steel plow.（分数：10.00）(1).The Word “here“ (Para, 1, Line 4) refe
22、rs to _.（分数：2.00）A.EuropeB.AmericaC.New JerseyD.Indiana(2).Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：2.00）A.The need for labor helped the invention of machinery in America.B.The farmer rejected Charles Newbolts plow for fear of ruin of their fields.C.Both Europe and America had great need fo
23、r farm machinery.D.It was in Indiana that the first chilled-steel plow was produced.(3).The passage is mainly about _.（分数：2.00）A.the agriculture revolutionB.the invention of labor-saving machineryC.the development of scientific agricultureD.the farming machinery in America(4).At the opening of the n
24、ineteenth-century, farmers in America _.（分数：2.00）A.preferred light toolsB.were extremely self-reliant (自给的)C.had many toolsD.had very few tools(5).It is implied but not stated in the passage that _.（分数：2.00）A.there was a shortage of workers on American farmsB.the most important of the early inventio
25、n was the iron plowC.after 1869, many people devoted their attention to the plowD.Charles Newbolt had made a fortune by his cast-iron plow二、BPart Vocabula(总题数：30，分数：30.00)1.The bridge was named _ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people.（分数：1.00）A.afterB.forC.because ofD.before2.There
26、was a large crowd in the square _ against the war.（分数：1.00）A.protectingB.protestingC.preventingD.promoting3.We have _ to the government for a home improvement loan.（分数：1.00）A.arrangedB.approachedC.appliedD.appointed4.Tom _ the shopkeeper with overcharging him for the articles he had bought.（分数：1.00）
27、A.accusedB.chargedC.blamedD.criticized5.The idea sounds very good but will it work in _?（分数：1.00）A.practiceB.placeC.advanceD.company6.He got a job so that he could be independent _ his parents.（分数：1.00）A.onB.inC.ofD.from7.We had to wait a long time to get our passports, _?（分数：1.00）A.wont weB.dont we
28、C.didnt weD.shouldnt you8.Do you feel like _ today?（分数：1.00）A.having something eatenB.having something to eatC.to have something eatenD.to have something to eat9.Its vital that enough money _ collected to get the project started.（分数：1.00）A.isB.beC.must beD.can be10.We consider _ the instrument be ad
29、justed each time it is used.（分数：1.00）A.that it necessaryB.it necessary thatC.necessary thatD.necessary of it that11._, we decided to leave at once, as we didnt want to risk missing the bus.（分数：1.00）A.As it being pretty lateB.It being pretty lateC.It was being pretty lateD.Being pretty late12._ was o
30、nce regarded as impossible has now become a reality.（分数：1.00）A.WhatB.ThatC.WhichD.As13.Mr. Smith, together with his wife and children, _ going to the party this weekend.（分数：1.00）A.amB.isC.areD.will14.Would you mind _ the computer game in your room?（分数：1.00）A.him playingB.his playingC.him to playD.hi
31、m play15.By next year he _ in New York for five years.（分数：1.00）A.has workedB.has been workingC.worksD.will have worked16.Henry is often seen _ English aloud every morning in the classroom.（分数：1.00）A.readB.readsC.readingD.to read17.Without heat and sunlight, plants on the earth _ well.（分数：1.00）A.woul
32、d not growB.will not growC.had not grownD.would not be grown18.Only recently _ to deal with the environmental problems.（分数：1.00）A.something has doneB.has something doneC.has something been doneD.something has been done19.The question _ at the meeting tomorrow is very important.（分数：1.00）A.to discussB
33、.being discussedC.to be discussedD.will be discussed20.Since this road is wet and slippery this morning, it _ last night.（分数：1.00）A.must rainB.was rainingC.must have rainedD.may rain21.The mother didnt know _ to blame for the broken glass as it happened while she was out.（分数：1.00）A.whoB.whenC.howD.w
34、hat22.I believe that every crime, _ the circumstance, should be severely punished.（分数：1.00）A.in spite ofB.because ofC.instead ofD.on account of23.The workers are busy _ models for the exhibition.（分数：1.00）A.to makeB.with makingC.being makingD.making24.Yesterday Mr. Smith gave a vivid _ of his recent
35、visit to China.（分数：1.00）A.dialogueB.ideaC.taleD.account25.The definition leaves _ for disagreement.（分数：1.00）A.a small roomB.much roomC.great deal roomD.not so big a room26.By the time you arrive this evening, _ for two hours.（分数：1.00）A.I will studyB.I will have been studiedC.I had studiedD.I will ha
36、ve been studying27.I would have joined him in a picnic, but I _ his company.（分数：1.00）A.will not likeB.dont likeC.had not likedD.might not like28.Lets finish our homework in a few seconds; its time we _.（分数：1.00）A.played footballB.will play footballC.play footballD.are playing football29._ at Harvard
37、, he began to write his essay.（分数：1.00）A.Busy was as heB.Busy as was heC.Busy as he wasD.As was he busy30.Pierre often makes himself _ by gesturing with his hands.（分数：1.00）A.to understandB.understandingC.to be understoodD.understood三、BPart Identifi(总题数：10，分数：10.00)31.(Advertising) gives useful infor
38、mation about (which) (products) to (buying).（分数：1.00）A.AdvertisingB.whichC.productsD.buying32.(In Hawaii), people are (friendly) and always (warmly) (welcomed) visitors.（分数：1.00）A.In HawaiiB.friendlyC.warmlyD.welcomed33.Maradona will (face) a possible prison term (if) (finding) guilty (on) the shoot
39、ing charges.（分数：1.00）A.faceB.ifC.findingD.on34.(Having) (returned) from Berlin, he received no telephone (call), (neither).（分数：1.00）A.HavingB.receivedC.callD.neither35.“I (am looking) forward (to) (receive) your letter!“ she said (happily).（分数：1.00）A.am lookingB.toC.receiveD.happily36.(It is) (in) h
40、is spare time (when) Robert teaches (himself) English and Japanese.（分数：1.00）A.It isB.inC.whenD.himself37.People complain that (the cost) of (setting up) a company (are) so great that only the rich can afford (to run) a company in the country.（分数：1.00）A.the costB.setting upC.areD.to run38.Between (yo
41、u and I), we (have had) an eye (on) him for some time, and he (might be) a runaway.（分数：1.00）A.you and IB.have hadC.onD.might be39.(At) school Li Ming ran (into) many problems, such as (choosing) classes and (to handle) his time.（分数：1.00）A.AtB.intoC.choosingD.to handle40.(Comparing) with the weather
42、(of) last winter, it is (much) milder and more pleasant (this winter).（分数：1.00）A.ComparingB.ofC.muchD.this winter四、BPart Cloze/(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Can authority be criticized? InU (56) /Uof the word, authority is notU (57) /Ueither out of respect or out ofU (58) /U. In such countries children are not ex
43、pected toU (59) /Utheir teachers in school andU (60) /Uyoung scholars orU (61) /Uindustrial men are hampered in technical research because they dont feel free toU (62) /Uwith their superiors; Clever researchers may be considered tooU (63) /Uto have “any right“ to presentU (64) /Uthat are different f
44、rom knowledge and wisdom of men of old ages.U (65) /U, the American isU (66) /Ufrom childhood to question, analyze and search. School tasks areU (67) /Uto encourage the use of aU (68) /Urange of materials. A composition topic like “Write a paperU (69) /Uthe worlds supply of sugar“ will send evenU (7
45、0) /Uin search of completely unfamiliar ideas.U (71) /Uin the primary grades, children are taught toU (72) /Ulibraries, and to search forU (73) /Uideas of various sorts.U (74) /Uthe time they are 14, 15 and 16, many young scholars are marking original andU (75) /Ucontributions in all fields of scien
46、ce.（分数：10.00）A.suchB.anyC.muchD.manyA.acceptedB.claimedC.isolatedD.challengedA.fearB.mercyC.hateD.sympathyA.questionB.askC.changeD.chargeA.famousB.brilliantC.employedD.curiousA.originalB.sensibleC.imaginativeD.affectiveA.disagreeB.complainC.linkD.cooperateA.oldB.braveC.youngD.nervousA.functionsB.awa
47、rdsC.rewardsD.findingsA.SecondlyB.ThenC.ThereforeD.HoweverA.treatedB.trainedC.tracedD.transformedA.doneB.designedC.fulfilledD.neglectedA.moderateB.limitedC.wideD.variousA.ofB.onC.forD.toA.a childB.a boyC.a girlD.an adultA.SinceB.AsC.IfD.EvenA.organizeB.useC.cleanD.manageA.conventionalB.sameC.newD.fa
48、miliarA.WhenB.SinceC.DuringD.ByA.preciousB.pricelessC.worthD.valuable五、BPart Translat(总题数：5，分数：10.00)41.Thus, those who ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat. (Passage 1)（分数：2.00）_42.How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the childrens language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively r
