2018年11月北京学士学位英语真题及参考答案

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

2018年5月真题.

Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)

Direction: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. You shoulddecide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet

Passage 1

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:

Flores Colque celebrated her 118th birthday last month She is the oldest woman in Bolivia(玻利维业) Following the death of a woman in Japan earlier this year, Flores Colque may now bethe oldest person in the world. Her national paper says Flores Colque was born on October 26,1900 in the mountains of Bolivia

During her long life, Flores Colque has seen two world wars .Her home country of Boliviahad a major revolution. And the town where she is from has grown from 3,000 people to 175.000.But nightnow, Flores Colque seems mostly interested in her dogs and cats. She has not heard ofthe Guinness Book of World Records, and she does not care whether experts confirm she is theoldest person alive.

“She's always been active, easygoing and fun," says her grandniece, who lives with her inasimple home with a dirt floor. Govemment officials have paid for some improvements to thehouse, adding a bick path and railings (栏杆) soFlores Colque can walk safely The mayor'soffice calls Flores Colque part of the country's living history.

On the day a reporter visited. Flores Colgue was playing a small guitar and singing old songsin her native language. "If you would have told me you were coming, I'd have remembered all thesongs," she joked

When she was growing up, Flores Colque herded sheep in the Bolivian highlands. (76) Thenshe moved to a valley. where she sold fruits and vegetables Those fruits and vegetables becameher main food, and she still eats a healthy diet- except for a piece of cake and a glass of soda sometimes. She never married and does not have children She cannot hear very well, but she isalert (机敏的). Flores Colque's age would make her interesting anywhere, but it is especially notable in Bolivia. The United Nations says the country has one of the South America's highestlevels of death

1. Which of the following is TRUE?____

A oldest person in Japan was born 1901.

B. Flores Colque is the oldest person in Bolivia.

C. The oldest person in Japan knew Flores Colque.

D. Flores Colque has read the Guinness Book of World Records.

2. According to the passage, Flores Colque lives in ____ now.

A. Japan B. North America C. Europe D. South America

3. The word herded in the last paragraph can probably be replacedby____.

A. made animals move along as a group

B. fed animals as a group

C. kept animals from hurting each other

D. made sure animals did not follow one another

4. From the passage we learn that Flores Colque once____.

A. sang to make a living

B. fought in World War Two

C. sold fruits and vegetables

D. worked as an animal doctor

5. Which of the following statements about Flores Colque is NOT TRUE?_____

A. She is easygoing.

B. She keeps pets.

C. She remains single all her life.

D. She lives alone.

Passage2

Question б to 10 are based on the following passage:

Playing video games can be a fun way to unwind or spend time with fiends. Inschools,teachers use games like Minecraft to encourage teamwork and critical thinking.

(77) But for some players. gaming has become an unhealthy habit .Late at night, they areglued to a screen. Schoolwork suffers. The video-game world seems a friendlier place than therealone.

Mental health experts have. taken notice. In Jume, the World Health Organization (WHO)added gaming disorder to its list of diseases and health conditions. A person may have the disorderif gaming has damaged his or her relationships with family and friends, and if it has affected his or her daily activites

Not all experts agree that excessive gaming should be called a disorder. They say people hooked on video games may be suffering from other mental health problems that should be treatedfirst.

Others think WHO made the right call, Psychiatrist (神经科医生) Clifford Sussman treatsgaming addiction (上瘾). 78 He says kids often have feelingsg of anxiety and loneliness, They getangry when a parent asks them to stop playing video games.

What makes video games addictive? Playing excites the brain's reward center. After a while,the brain becomes mumb (麻木的) to pleasure. You feel bored without a contoller in your hand.So you play even more;

One key to healthy gaming is to track how long you play. Sussman recommends. taking atleast an hour-long break after every hour of play. That gives the brain time to recover.

Young gamers who think they might have a problem should seek help from an adult.Sussman suggests you first answer a simple question: "Are you in control. or is the game incontrol?”

6 Which of the following is the best title for the passage?_____

A. Mental Health Problems

B. Excessive Gaming

C. Unhealthy Habits

D. Teamwork Training

7. The word unwind in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_____

A. match B. meet C. retreat D. relax

8. Clifford Sussman's attudte to WHO'S recognition of excessive gaming as a disorder is_____

A. supportive B. doubtful C. neutral D. critical

9. Sussman advises game players to_____

A. quit playing video games

B. play sports instead of video games

C. go to the hospital to get medical treatment

D rest for at least an hour after every hour of play

10. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?______

A. Video games are addictive.

B. Video games are never used in classroom teaching.

C. Excessive gaming may affect a person's daily activities.

D. Some experts don’t think excessive gaming should Ъe called a disorder.