2015年成人学位英语考试阅读理解试题讲解
Hillary Rodham Clinton released the first television spot of her Senate campaign this morning, a
30-second commercial that will begin airing statewide on Thursday. The spot, titled "First," uses numerous still photos to highlight landmarks in Mrs. Clinton's career, while the voiceover says she is "more than a first lady."
There is no mention of Mrs. Clinton's rival for New York's Senate seat, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
Clinton campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson said the ad was "positive" and "biographical," instead of focusing on the first lady's opponent.
Mrs. Clinton has previously aired radio ads, but has generally stayed with a strategy of making extensive campaign appearances instead of using television spots, while Giuliani has already run statewide TV ads.
Text of Hillary Commercial:
First she became a lawyer, named one of the top hundred in America.
Her first cause was children, fighting abuse and chairing the board of the Children's Defense Fund.
Her first priority was public schools, helping to establish teacher testing.
More than a first lady. For 30 years, she's fought for children and families.
As New York's senator, she'll fight for better schools and heath care for children.
Hillary, Put her to work for all of us.
1. What does the word "air" in the first sentence mean?
A. dry
B. express
C. breathe
D. broadcast
2. What does "more than first lady" in the first paragraph suggest?
A. Hillary is not a first lady.
B. Hillary does much more than what a first lady is expected to do.
C. There are more women in America who does better than Hillary does.
D. Hillary is doing better than her husband.
3.Which of the following statement is true regarding the Senator campaign according the passage?
A. Hillary has appeared on TV shot for numerous times.
B. Hillary rarely makes her public appearance.
C. Giuliani has made TV advertisement for himself.
D. Hillary has a bigger chance to win the campaign.
4. Hillary's campaign focuses on all the flowing except_____.
A. children's health care
B. school education for children
C. combating child abuse
D. family planning policy
5.Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?
A. First Lady's Senator Campaign
B. Hillary's TV Advertisement
C. A Rivalry for New York's Senate Seat
D. The Focuses of Hillary Campaign
[难点]
1. 今早，希拉里竞选纽约州议员的电视演说拉开了序幕；Hillary Rodham Clinton：希拉里；美国现任总统克林顿夫人。Spot：（在无线电广播、电视中播出的）短小节目；commercial：宣传
2.这句话的意思是该电视节目特别播出了希拉里政绩上的一些重要照片。Highlight：突出；landmark：（具有转折意义的）重大事件
3. Voiceover：旁白；话外音
4. Biographical：关于一个人的材料的；美国，一般的竞选广告都包括竞选双方的资料，但是在该电视广告里，只播放了希拉里的资料，所以克氏竞选团的发言人说，这次广告具有肯定意义。
5. Strategy：策略
6. Abuse：虐待
[答案]
1.D
考点：该题是一个词汇题
解析：本题提问的是第一段中的"air"是什么意思。由这句话我们可以得知，希拉里今天早晨发表了她竞选纽约州议员的电视宣传；为时30分钟的电视宣传将于星期二开始进行全国播放。由该
句的意思我们可以猜出"air"的意思为“播放”。所以，答案为D.而其他三个词A（晒干），B（表达）和C（呼吸）均与原义不符，故不能入选。
2.B
考点：这是一个理解判断题。
解析：本题提问的是第一段里"more than first lady"是什么意思。在世界各地，第一夫人作为国家元首的妻子，是一国之母，她的形象一般是一个帮助总统处理好家务，并且进行一些妇女活动和慈善事业，借此来提高元首的形象。但是，希拉里作为第一夫人，她所做的超出了第一夫人的职责。她不但在社会活动中经常露脸，而且直接参与政事，开始竞选起议员来了。所以，选项B应该是该题的答案。
3.C
考点：这是一个对原文事实的理解题。
解析：本题提问的是对此次参议院竞选，以下哪一个说法是正确的。文章的第四段告诉我们，希拉里以前曾经在广播上作过宣传，但是她一直采取的战略是频频在公众场合出现，而不是使用电视宣传；与她不同的是，Giuliani已作过全国电视宣传。由该段可知，选项C为正确答案。从文章的第一句话我们可以得知，这是希拉里第一次在电视上为自己作宣传，所以，选项A和B不符合原文；此次议员竞选，花落谁手尚未分晓，所以，选项D也不能入选。
4.D
考点：这是一个对原文细节的分析判断题。
解析：本题提问的是以下哪一下不是希拉里的竞选重点。希拉里的竞选广告在文章的最后几段里；它的重点是学校教育；作者评论道，在过去的30年里，希拉里一直都在为儿童和家庭的幸福斗争。将来当了纽约的参议员，她会为孩子们的良好教育和健康保险而努力；由此我们得知，选项A （儿童健康保险）B（儿童的学校教育）和C（打击虐待儿童现象）都是她的竞选重点，只有选项D（计划生育政策）与原文不合，所以，D为本题答案。
5.A
考点：该题是一个主旨题，考的是文章的题目应该是哪一个。
解析：本文从第一夫人希拉里-克林顿为其入选纽约参议员拉开序幕讲起，对目前的竞选状况作了一个大概介绍，并且对希拉里的竞选内容作了一个介绍，同时，作者表达了他自己的观点；整篇文章以介绍她的竞选情况为主，所以，选项A（第一夫人竞选参议员）用以概括全文最为全面，因此，A为正确答案。
2017年11月北京成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案 Part I Reading 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 corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: In 2014, older Americans fell 29 million times, leading to 7 million injuries, according to a report published last week. About million cases were treated in emergency department, and approximately 800,000 seniors went on to be hospitalized. More than 27,000 falls led to death. (76) And the problem is getting more and more serious. “Older adult falls are increas ing and, sadly, often indicate the end of independence,” said Dr. Tom Frieden. The fallsare preventable, Frieden stressed. He said individuals, families and health care providers can take steps to resist the trend.
2015年成人学位英语考试英汉互译精选练习 汉译英部分： 1.每个人都知道，学习对一个人的成长是至关重要的。 2.我们的新产品非常受欢迎，对此我们感到十分自豪。 3.您能说话大声点好让每个人都听得见吗？ 4.除了英语，你最好再学一门外语。 5.在教育孩子方面，表扬要比批评有效得多。 6.今年他们建造的房子跟去年一样多。 7.对不起，我忘了把你要的书带来了。 8.这项工作太难了，你干不了。 9.无论多么困难，我也不会失去信心。 10.物体离我们越远，看起来就越小。 11.他们试图想出一个解决这个问题的办法。 12.你离开教室时，别忘了关灯。 13.他喜欢一边做作业，一边听音乐。 14.我已了解清楚，他的结论是以事实为依据的。 15.对于年轻人来说，独立思考问题的能力很重要。 1.【答案】Everyone knows that learning is vital(very important)to one's development(growth). 2.【答案】Our new products are so popular that we are all proud of it. 或our new products are very popular, of which we are very proud. 3.【答案】Could you speak a little louder so that everyone can hear you? 4.【答案】Besides English, you'd better learn another foreign language. 5.【答案】In educating children, praise is much(far)more effective than criticism.. 6.【答案】They have built as many houses this year as they did last year. 7.【答案】I am sorry.I forget to bring the book you want. 8.【答案】The work is too difficult for you to do.
2015年下半年江苏省成人学士学位英语试题及答案
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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试 2015.05.09 Part I Reading 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 corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: Babies who are breast-fed may be more likely to be successful in life, a new study published Tuesday suggests. The study followed more than 3,000 babies into adulthood in Brazil. The researchers found those who were breast-fed scored slightly higher in intelligence tests in their 30s, stayed in school longer and earned more money than those who were given formula（配方奶粉）. CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)中央情报局 IQ(intelligence quotient) n. 智力商数 EQ(Emotional Quotient)情商 “Breast-feeding not only has short-term benefits, but also breast-feeding has long-term benefits, "says Bernardo Lessa Horta of the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil, who led the study being published in The Lancet Global Health. short-term memory短时记忆 Long-term memory长时记忆 The Lancet Global Health《柳叶刀》杂志 (76) Doctors have long known that breast-feeding can be good for a baby’s heal th. 长久以来，医生们就已熟知母乳喂养对婴儿健康有益。This is especially true in poor countries, where water can be contaminated. For instance, a baby given formula in developing countries is 14 times more likely to die in the first six months than one who’s breast-fed. In the U.S., some research has suggested that breast-feeding may raise a baby’s IQ（智商）by a few points. But a recent study with siblings（兄弟姐妹）found little advantage to breast-feeding. Horta says these previous studies didn’t follow children into adulthood to see if breast-feeding had long-term effects. So Horta analyzed data collected from 3,493 volunteers he and his colleagues have been following since birth. They are now in their 30s. First, the
(90 minutes) Part I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points; 15 minutes) Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. In no circumstances __________ a lie. A. you should tell B. shouldn't you tell C. you shouldn't tell D. should you tell 2.__________they managed to take from the tombs, there seemed to be no end to the valuable. A. What B. Which C. How much D. However much 3. The ten-page report may __________ one simple point: it ’s impractical to establish a chemical plant in that region with so many difficulties and oppositions. A. get down to B. come down to C. settle down D. take down 4. Don’ t do that again! You not only endangered yourself, but also put your friend __________. A. as a result B. at length C. at risk D. by mistake 5. “ Perhaps you should go home now. ” “ No, I __________ on staying here for a while longer. ” A. persist B. stick C. sit D. insist 6. __________ a major disaster will get us to realize that we can’ t go on destroying the rain forests of the world. A. Anything but B. Nothing but C. But that D. Everything hut 7. Wewent very often to Hyde Park __________ speakers addressed the passing crowds on different subjects. A. which B. where C. that D. for 8. The matter __________ you were arguing about last night had been settled. A. as B. that
成人学位英语考试模拟试题 Part I Dialogue Completion(15 points) Directions：There are 15 Short incomplete dialogues in this part，each followed by 4choices marked A，B，C and D.Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and.mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 第1题单选Tommy：Mommy，when will we have dinner?I’m starvin9. Mother：__________.We have to wait for Daddy. A.Soon，honey B.Quickly，honey C.OK，honey D.All right，honey 参考答案：A
第2题单选narta：I like the red shirt than the black one. Allen：Really?__________? Malta：The red one is longer and a little looser SO it will be more comfortable. A.How come B.Why not C.How much D.So what 参考答案：A 第3题单选Jiang：Which do you__________，wine or spirits? Green：I’d like to have a little wine first.
成人本科学士学位英语统一考试题及答案 2011.11.05 PartⅠReading 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 corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 Questions 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 https://www.doczj.com/doc/4c8852259.html,urel, an architect.（76）“It can be a perfect mirror 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 migrating 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 July. 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 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 don't necessarily have to treat every window,”https://www.doczj.com/doc/4c8852259.html,urel said. “It would be too expensive 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 city 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 loss C. Lack of food D. Crashing into buildings. 3. What does the word “fixes”in the third paragraph probably mean? A. Choices B. Explanations C. Solutions D. Developments 4. _____are used in the alteration of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. A. Dot patterns B. Shades C. Nets D. Covers 5. Which of the fowling statements is TRUE according 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, glass designs that use ultraviolet signals are still in their early stages. Passage 2 Question 6 to 10 are based on the fowling passage: Today's 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, after 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 entrepreneurship（企业家才能）education, in which colleges and universities try to prepare their students to recognize opportunities and seize them.
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（A） 2003.11 注意事项 一、将答题卡(纸)上的姓名及学生代号用中文和阿拉伯数字填好。 二、仔细阅读题目的说明。 三、在120分钟内答完全部试题。 四、答案一定写在答题卡上，凡是写在试题册上的答案一律作废。 五、用铅笔这样划答案：[A] [B] [C] [D]，用其他符号答题者不记分。 六、如要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦去原来选定的答案，然后再按上面的规定重新答题。Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are four 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 mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage 1 Questions I to 5 are based on the following passage: After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. (76) The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day. There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other. Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement. (77) If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep! 1. A good title for this passage is . A. Sleep B. Good C. Dreams D. Work and Rest 2. The word drowsy in the last paragraph means .
2015年11月7日北京学位英语真题及答案 一、阅读理解 Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: Jim Thorpe was a Native American. He was born in 1888 in an Indian Territory(印第安人保护区)that is now Oklahoma. Like most Native American children then, he liked to fish, hunt, swim, and play games outdoors. (76) He was healthy and strong, but he had very little formal an Olympic gold medal winner. But Thorpe had many tragedies in his life. Jim had a twin brother who died when he was nine years old. By the time he was 16, his mother and father were also dead, Jim then went to a special school in Pennsylvania for Native American children. There, he learned to read and write and also began to play sports. Jim was poor, so he left school for two years to earn some money. During this time, he played complete his education. Jim was a star athlete (运动员) in several sports, including baseball, running, and football. He won many awards for his athletic ability, mainly for football. In many games, he scored all or most of the points for his team. In 1912, when Jim Thorpe was 24 years old, he became part of the U.S Olympic team. He competed in two very difficult events: the pentathlon and the decathlon. Both require great ability and strength. The pentathlon has five track and filed events, including the long jump and the 1500-meter race. The decathlon has ten track and field events, with running, jumping and throwing contests. People thought it was impossible for an athlete to compete in both the pentathlon and the decathlon. So everyone was surprised when Thorpe won gold medals in both events. When the King of Sweden presented Thorpe with his two gold medals, he said, “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.” Thorpe was a simple and honest man. He just answered, “Thanks, King.” 1. From the passage we learn that Jim Thorpe was born in _______. A. India B. Pennsylvania C. Oklahoma
成人高等教育学士学位英语考试试卷 Paper One 试卷一 (90minutes) Part Ⅰ Dialogue Completion (15 points) Directions: There are 15 short imcomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1.Client: Hello. May I speak to Mr. Smith? Secretary:____________ A. Hello. Thanks for calling. B. Speaking, please. C. Hello. Who’re you, please? D. I’m sorry. He’s at a me eting now. 2. Roommate A: I wish you wouldn’t have your radio so loud. Roommate B:_____________ A. I’m afraid so. B. It’s none of your business. C. Sorry! Is it disturbing you? D. Really? It’s not my fault. 3.Mary: We’re having a few people over for a dinner Friday. We’d love to have you. Tom:____________ A.Oh, I’d love to . But I’m afaid. B.Oh, really! What time should I come? C.No. I have to prepare for the exam. D.Yes. Though I have to take the exam. 4. Son: I’m terribly sorry. Mom. I’ve broken an Italian vase. Mom: _________ A. Oh, what a shame! B. Oh, dear. How awful it is! C. Oh, that doesn’t matter. D. Oh, I’m so sorry about that. 5. Jane: Hello. Danny: Hi, Jane.Is John there, please? A.No. He’s not here at th e moment. B.No. He’s away. Call back later. C.Sorry. I don’t know where he is . D.Sorry. He’s not here right now. Any message? 6. Teacher: You’re late again! Student: Sorry, ______________ A. I won’t do that anymore B. but it’s my own business. C. I’m afaid I’ve overslept D. but I need more sleep 7. Guest: Oh, it’s ten o’clock. I must be leaving now. Host: _________ A.It’s OK. Please walk slowly. B.Why do you want to go now? C.Yeah, it’s really late. Do as you like. D.Won’t you s tay for another cup of tea? 8. Cathy: Do you mind opening the door for me ? Robert: __________.
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