2023年北京成人學(xué)位英語真題

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Accordingtoarecentsurv,ey,employeesinmanycompaniestodayworklongerhoursthanemployeesdidin1979.Theyalsotakeshortervacationsthanemployeesin1979.ItseemsthatAmericansareworkinghardertodaythaneverbefore.Orarethey?Amanagementconsultant,BillMeyer,decidedtofindout.Forthreedays,heobservedaninvestmentbankerhardatwork.Meyerwrotedowneverythingthebankerdidduringhislongworkday.Attheendofthethree-dayperiod,Meyerreviewedthebanker'sactivitieswithhim.Whatdidtheyfindout?Theydiscoveredthatthemanspent80percentofhistimedoingunnecessarywork.Forexample,heattendedunnecessarymeetings,maderedundant(多出旳)telephonecalls,andspenttimepackingandunpackinghistwobigbriefcases.(76)Apparentlymanypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsatwork,themoreheorsheaccomplishes.Whenemployersevaluateemployees,theyoftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.Employeesknowthis.Althoughmanyworkingpeoplecandotheirjobeffectivelyduringaregular40-hourworkweek,theyfeeltheyhavetospendmoretimeonthejobafternormalworkinghourssothatthepeoplewhocanpromotethemseethem.Agroupofheadhunters(獵頭)wereaskedtheiropinionaboutasituation.Theyhadachoiceoftwocandidatesforanexecutivepositionwithanimportantcompany.Thecandidateshadsimilarqualificationsforthejob.Forexample,theywerebothreliable.Onecoulddothejobwellina40-hourworkweek.Theotherwoulddothesamejobinan80-hourworkweekjustaswell.Accordingtoaheadhuntingexpert,the80-hour-a-weekcandidatewouldgetthejob.Thetimethiscandidatespendsonthejobmayencourageotheremployeestospendmoretimeatwork,too.Employersbelievethatiftheemployeesstayatworklater,theymayactuallydomorework.However,theconnectionbetweentimeandproductivity(生產(chǎn)率)isnotalwayspositive.(77)Infact.manystudiesindicatethatafteracertainpoint,anyone'sproductivityandcreativitybegintodecrease.Someemployeesarenotwillingtospendsomuchextra,unproductivetimeattheoffice.Oncetheyfinishtheirworksatisfactorily,theywanttorelaxandenjoythemselves.Forthesepeople,thesolutionistofindacompanythatencouragespeopletodoboth.1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Manypeopleworklonghoursbutdonotalwaysdoalotofwork.B.Mostpeoplecangetmoreworkdonebyworkinglongerhours.C.MostAmericanswork80hoursaweek,andsomeworkevenlonger.D.Peoplecanmakemoremoneybyworkinglongerhours.2.ThemanagementconsultantwantedtofmdoutA.howhardtheinvestmentbankerworkedduringhisworkhoursB.whenpeoplespenttimedoingunnecessaryworkintheirofficeC.ifpeopleneededvacationafterworkinghardforacertainperiodoftimeD.whetherAmericanswerereallyworkingharderthantheyhaddonebefore3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Themoretimeapersonspendsatwork,themoreheorsheaccomplishes.B.Employersdonotjudgetheiremployees'jobperformanceaccordingtotheamountofworkingtime.C.Somepeopleworkmorethan40hoursaweekinthehopeofgettingpromotion.D.Allemployeesarewillingtospendextratimeatwork.4.The80-hour-a-weekcandidatewouldgetthejobbecauseemployersbelieve_____.A.thatheismorereliableB.hisexamplewouldleadotheremployeestoworklongerhoursC.hehasbetterqualificationsD.hecouldencourageotheremployeestodoabetterjob5.Theexpression“todoboth”inthelastparagraphis_____.A.tofinishtheirworksatisfactorilyandrelaxandenjoythemselvesB.topayattentiontobothperformanceandproductivityC.toworklonghoursandhaveshortvacationsD.torelaxandenjoythemselvesquitefrequentlyPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Manyprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationaroundthecountryareindanger.Notailwillbesaved,andperhapsnotalldeservetobesaved.Therearelow-quaiityschoolsjustastherearelow-qualitybusinesses.Wehavenoobligationtosavethemsimplybecause.theyexist.Butmanythrivinginstitutionsthatdeservetocontinuearethreatened.Theyaredoingafinejobeducationally,buttheyarecaughtinafinancialdifficulty,withnowaytoreducerisingcostsorincreaserevenues(收入)significantly.Raisingfeesdoesn'tbringinmorerevenue,foreachtimefeesgoup,the,enrollment(注冊人數(shù))goesdown,orthemountthatmustbegivenawayinstudentaidgoesup.(78)Schoolsarebadbusinesses,whetherrmblicororivate,notusuallybecauseofbadmanagementbutbecauseofthenatureofthebusiness.Theylosemoneyoneverycustomer,andtheycangobankrupteitherfromtoofewstudentsortoomanystudents.Evenaverygoodcollegeisaverybadbusiness.Itissuchcolleges,thrivingbutthreatened,thatIworryabout.Lowenrollmentisnottheirchiefproblem.Evenwithfullenrollments,theymaygounder.Effortstosavethem,andpreferablytokeepthemprivate,areanationalnecessity.(79)Thereisnobasis.forarguingthatprivateschoolsareboundtobebetterthanpublicschools.Thereareplentifulexamplestothecontrary.Anyonecannamestateuniversitiesandcollegesthatrankasthefinestinthenationandtheworld.Itisnowinevitablethatpublicinstitutionswillbedominant,andthereforediversity(多樣性)isanationalnecessity.Diversityinthewaywesupportschoolstendstogiveusahealthydiversityintheformsofeducation.Inahimperfectsocietysuchasours,uniformityofeducationthroughoutthenationcouldbedangerous,haanimperfectsociety,diversityisapositivegood.Eagersupportersofpublichighereducationknowtheimportanceofkeepingprivatehighereducationhealthy.6.Inthepassage,theauthorasksthepublictosupport_____.A.privatehighereducationingeneralB.publichighereducationingeneralC.high-qualityprivateuniversitiesandcollegesD.high-qualitystateuniversitiesandcolleges7.Accordingtothepassage,schoolsarebadbusinessesbecauseof_____.A.thenatureofschoolB.poorteachersC)badmanagementD.toofewstudents.8.Thephrase“gounder”inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_____.A.havelowfeesB.getintodifficultiesC.doabad]obeducationallyD.havelowteachingstandards9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Therearemanycasesindicatingthatprivateschoolsaresuperiortopublicschools.B.Theauthorthinksdiversityofeducationispreferabletouniformityofeducation.C.Ahigh-qualityuniversityisalwaysagoodbusiness.D.Eachtimefeesareraised,theenrollmentgoesup.10.Intheauthor'sopinion,thewaythatcansaveprivateschoolsliesin_____.A.fullenrollmentB.raisingfeesC.reducingstudentaidD.nationalsupportPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Thefourth-gradersatChicago'sMcCormickTheclassroomsceneatMcCormickisunusual,butitmaysoonbeacommonphenomenoninAmericanschools,whereChineseisrapidlybecomingthehotnewlanguage.GovernmentofficialshavelongwantedmorefocusonusefullanguageslikeChinese,andpressurefromthem--aswellasfrombusinessleaders,politicians,andparents--hasproducedaquickgrowthinthenumberofprograms.ChicagocityofficialsmaketheirbestefforttoincludeChineseintheirpublicschools.Theirprogramhasgrowntoinclude3,000studentsin20schools,withmoreschoolsonawaitinglist.ProgramshavealsospreadtoplaceslikeLosAngeles,NewYorkCity,andNorthCarolina.SupportersseeknowledgeoftheChineselanguageandcultureasanadvantageinaglobaleconomywhereChinaisgrowinginimportance.“Thisisaninterestingwaytobegintoengagewiththeworld'snextsuperpower,”saysMichaelLevine,directorofeducationattheAsiaSociety,whichhasstartedfivenewpublichighschoolsthatofferChinese.“Globalizationhasalreadychangedthearrangementsintermsofhowchildrentodayaregoingtothinkabouttheircareers,Thequestioniswhen,notwhether,theschoolsaregoingtoadjust.”(80)ThenumberofstudentsleamingChineseistinycomparedwithhowmanystudySpanishorFrench.Butonereportshowsthatbefore-collegeenrollment(報(bào)名人數(shù))nearlyquadrupledbetween1992and2023,from6,000to24,000.Despitethedemand,though,developingprogramsisn'teasy.AndtheNo.onedifficulty,everyoneagrees,ishavingenoughteachers.Findingteacher“isthechallenge,”saysScottMcGinnis,anacademicadviserforalanguageinstituteandaChineseteacherfor15yearsatthecollegelevel.“Materialsareeasycomparison.Orgettingschoolsfunded.”11.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe_____.A.NextHotLanguagetoStudy:ChineseB.NextHotLanguagetoStudy:SpanishC.NextHotLanguagetoStudy:FrenchD.ChicagoIsthePlacetoLearnChinese12.Themostdifficultthingtodoisfinding_____.A.enoughtextbooksfortheChineseprogramsB.enoughmoneyfortheChineseprogramsC.enoughteachersfortheChineseprogramsD.enoughstudentsfortheChineseprograms13.Welearnfromthepassagethat_____.A.ScottMcGinnishasbeenaChineseteacherfor15yearsB.JackieChanisaChineseteacheratMcCormickC.ChicagoofficialsirerequiredtolearnChineseD.ScottMcGinnisisgoodatgivinghisopinionsoneverything14.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT_____.A.thenumberofstudentslearningChineseissmallB.ChineseprogramshavefoundtheirwayinseveralmajorCitiesintheU.S.C.g0vernmentofficialsdon'tlikethepressurefrombusinessleadersandparentstostartChineseprogramsD.Chinaisbecomingmoreandmoreinfluentialintheworld15Theword"quadrupled"inthelastparagraphiscloseinmeaningto“multipliedby_____”.A.threetimesB.fourtimesC.fivetimesD.sixtimesPartⅡVocabularyandStructure(30%)Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackentheCorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.16.Thedriverwasat______losswhen______wordcamethathewasforbiddentodriveforspeeding.A.a;/B.a;theC.the;theD./;/17.Myuncle'shouseinthedowntownareaismuchsmallerthanours,butitistwice______expensive.A.asB.soC.tooD.very18.Thismagazineisvery______withyoungpeople,wholikeitscontentandstyle.A.familiarB.popularC.similarD.particular19.Theartshowwas______beingafailure;itwasagreatsuccess.A.farfromB.alongwithC.secondtoD.regardlessof20.Healthproblemsarecloselyconnectedwithbadeatinghabitsanda______ofexercise.A.limitB.lackC.needD.demand21.Inourdailylife,everyonefailseverynowandthen.Itishowyoureactthatmakesa_____.A.developmentB.differenceC.progressD.point22.Thehotelwasawful!___,ourroomwasfartoosmall.Thenwefoundthattheshowerdidn'twork.A.TobeginwithB.AfterallC.InrealityD.Asawhole23.Don'tworryifyoucan'tunderstandeverything.Theteacherwill_____themainpointsattheend.A.recoverB.reviewC.requireD.remember24.Itisreportedthatthepolicewillsoonlook______thecaseofthetwomissingchildren.A.uponB.afterC.intoD.out25.Oneofthebestwaysforpeopletokeepfitisto______healthyeatinghabits:A.growB.developC.increaseD.raise26.Thecompanyisstartinganewadvertisingcampaigntonewcustomerstoitsstores.A.joinB.attractC.stickD.transfer27.Overthepastdecades,seaiceintheArctic(北極)asaresultofglobalwarming.A.haddecreasedB.willdecreaseC.hasbeendecreasingD.isdecreasing28.____twice,thepostmanrefusedtodeliverourlettersunlesswechainedourdog.A.BeingbittenB.BittenC.HavingbittenD.Tobebitten29.He_____havecompletedhiswork;otherwise,hewouldn'tbeenjoyinghimselfbytheseaside.A.shouldB.mustC.wouldn'tD.can't30.Manychildren,_______parentsareawayworkinginbigcities,aretakengoodcareofinthevillage.A.theirB.whoseC.ofthemD.withwhom31.Ifit_____tomorrow,wewillstayindoorstohaveourtrainingclass.A.rainsB.rainC.willrainD.rained32.Thecollegesportsmeetwas__tillnextweekbecauseoftheheavyrain.A.putoutB.putonC.putoffD.putup33.LordJim_____aprivateschoolfiveyearsagowiththemoneyheearnedthroughhardwork.A.findsB.foundC.foundsD.founded34.WhenBobandhisfriendscame,we____oursupperthen.A.hadB.werehavingC.haveD.arehaving35.Thatbigdictionary_____Tomtwohundreddollars.A.spentB.paidC.costD.took36.Itwasin2023_____webegantointroducethisnewoourcompany.A.whichB.thenC.whenD.that37.He____themathsexaminationifhehadworkedhardenough,buthedidn't.A.wouldpassB.haspassedC.wouldhavepassedD.passed38.Sinceitisalreadymidnight,we______now.A.hadbetterleavingB.hadbetterleaveC.hadbettertoleaveD.hadbetterhaveleft39.Rabbitsarequietanimals,_______theyareabletomake20differentsounds.A.howB.inspiteofC.becauseofD.eventhough40.Therearetworoomsinthehouse,____servesasakitchen.A.thesmallerofwhichB.thesmallerofthatC.thesmallestofwhichD.thesmallestofthat41.IwassofiredthenthatIfell______inclass.A.asleepB.sleepC.sleepingD.slept42.Icanonlystayhereforawhile,butI'llcomeagainin_____days.A.afewB.fewC.alittleD.little43.Giventhechoicebetweenworkandplay,Tomwouldsurelypreferthe____.A.lateB.laterC.latterD.last44.Hebegantoworkforabigcompany_____anearlyage.A.onB.atC.ofD.with45.Jamesdoesn'tlikepopmusic,____doeshissister.A.SoB.AlsoC.EitherD.NeitherPartIIIIdentification(10%)Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.46.Howaninterestingrolesheplayedinthefilm!NowondershehaswonanOscar.ABCD47.Thefamousscientist,inhishonoradinnerpartywillbeheldtonight,istoarrivesoon.ABCD48.TheoldmanwassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofhischildrenunderstoodthatABCDhemeant.49.Theyoungman,tomakeseveralattemptstobeattheworldrecordinhighjumping,ABCdecidedtohaveanothertry.D50.Inthetownwasfoundmanyoldpeoplewhobadlyneededmoneyandcare.ABCD51.Asearlyasthe12thcenturyboysinEnglandenjoyedtoplayfootball.ABCD52.Soabsorbedshewasinherworkthatshedidn'trealizeitwastimethatshepickedupherABCDdaughter.53.Inbigcitiesthereisanincreasinglyneedforcheapapartmentsforthelowermiddleclass.ABCD54.Thepriceofmeatwasmuchmorehigherthanexpected.ABCD55.Joe'sfatherhasdiedtenyearsago,sohehaslivedwithhismothersincethen.ABCDPartIVCloze(10%)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.There56akingwhohadtwelvebeautifuldaughters.They57intwelvebedsallinoneroomandwhentheywenttobed,the58wereshutandlockedup.59,everymorning60shoeswerefoundtobequitewornthroughasiftheyhadbeendancedinallnight.Nobodycould61howithappened,or62theprincesseshadbeen.Sothekingmadeit63toallthatifanypersoncoulddiscoverthe64andfindoutwhereitwasthattheprincessesdancedinthe65,hewouldhavethe66helikedbesttotakeashiswife,andwouldbeking67hisdeath.Butwhoevertriedanddidnotsucceed,afterthreedaysandnights,wouldbe68todeath.Aprincefromanearbycountrysooncame.Hewaswellentertained,andintheeveningwastakentothechamber(大房間)next69theonewheretheprincesseslayintheirtwelve70.Therehewastositand71wheretheywenttodance;and,inorder72nothingcouldhappenwithouthimhearingit,thedoorofhis73wasleftopen.Buttheprincesoonwenttosleep;andwhen,he74inthemorninghefoundthattheprincesseshadallbeendancing,75thesolesoftheirshoeswerefullofholes.56.A.wasB.wereC.isD.are57.A.didB.sleptC.washedD.kicked58.A.chairsB.desksC.doorsD.roofs59.A.SoB.ThereforeC.ThenD.However60.A.theirB.yourC.ourD.her61.A.makeoutB.takeoutC.findoutD.speakout62.A.whenB.whatC.whyD.where63.A.knowB.knowingC.knowsD.known64.A.storyB.secretC.newsD.idea65.A.nightB.dayC.afternoonD.morning66.A.oneB.itC.someD.that67.A.beforeB.afterC.ofD.below68.A.madeB.passedC.putD.handed6