北京2015年成人学士学位英语新预测试题及答案（10）
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Reading Comprehension
1、Questions1-15 are based on the following passage．
Throughout the colonial period there was a remarkable shortage of women, which varied with the regions and was always greatest in the frontier areas．This shortage enhanced women's status and position and allowed them to pursue different careers． (80) The Puritans (清教徒) regarded idleness (无所事事) as a sin, and believed that life in an underdeveloped country made it necessary that each member of the community perform an economic function． Thus work for
women was not only approved but also was regarded as a civic (市民的) duty． Puritan town councils (议会) expected widows (寡妇）and independent women to be self-supporting．There was no social prohibition against married women working; on the contrary, wives were expected to help their husbands in their trade and won social approval for doing extra work in or out of the home．
The vast majority of women worked within their homes, where their labor produced most articles needed for the family．The entire colonial production of cloth and clothing and partly that of shoes was in the hands of women．In addition to these occupations, women were found in many
different kinds of employment．They were butchers, silversmiths and gunsmiths．They ran mills,plantations, shipyards, and every kind of shops．They were gatekeepers, jail keepers, journalists,．printers, nurses, and teachers．
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A．Colonial marriages．
B．The Puritan religion．
C．Colonial women's employment．
D．Education in the colonies．
2、 According to the passage, where in colonial North America were there the fewest women?
A．Puritan communities．
B．Seaports．
C．Frontier settlements．
D．Capital cities．
3、 It can be inferred from the passage that the Puritans were __________
A．uneducated
B．hardworking
C．generous
D．wealthy
4、 According to the passage, Puritans believed that an unmarried adult woman should be__________
A．financially responsible for herself
B．returned to England
C．supported by her family
D．trained to be a nurse
5、 According to the passage, what did the Puritans expect from married women?
A．They should adopt needy children．
B．They should assist in their husbands' trade or business．
C．They should work only within their own homes．
D．They should be apprenticed．
6、Questions6-20 are based on the following passage．
He was a qualified doctor who rarely practiced but instead devoted his life to writing．He once said: "Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my lover．" Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a great playwright and one of the masters of the modem short story．
(77) When Chekhov entered the Moscow University Medical School in 1879, he started to publish hundreds of comic short stories to support his family． After he graduated, he wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper．
As a writer he was extremely fast, often producing a short story in an hour or less． Chekhov's medical and science experience can be seen through the indifference（冷漠) many of his characters show to tragic events． In 1892, he became a full time writer and published some of his most memorable stories．
Chekhov often wrote about the sufferings of life in small town Russia． Tragic events control his characters who are filled with feelings of hopelessness and despair．
It is often said that nothing happens in Chekhov's stories and plays． He made up for this with his exciting technique for developing drama within his characters． (78) Chekhov's work combined the calm attitude of a scientist and doctor with the sensitivity(敏感）of an artist．
Some of Chekhov's works were translated into Chinese as early as the 1940s． One of his famous stories, The Man in a Shell (装在套子里的人), about a school teacher's extraordinarily orderly life, was selected as a text for Chinese senior students．
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov__________
A．had a lawful lover
B．was an illegal writer
C．used to be a lawyer
D．was a competent doctor
7、 In 1880, Chekhov__________
A．became a full-time writer
B．studied medicine in Moscow University
C．practiced medicine in his hometown
D．published his most memorable stories
8、 Which of the following adjectives can't be used to． describe Chekhov?
A．Sensitive．
B．Cool．
C．Quick-minded．
D．Warm-hearted．
9、Which of the following is the right order of the events?
a.became a doctor
b.became a full time writer
c.started to publish comic short stories
d.wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper
e.entered the Moscow University Medical School
A．e→c→a→d→b
B．d→a→b→c→e
C．e→c→b→a→d
D．a→e→c→b→d
10、 When did Chekhov begin to publish stories?
A．After he graduated．
B．When he became a university student．
C．In the 1940s．
D．In 1892．
11、Questions 11-25 are based on the following passage.
(77) Heredity(遗传) is not the only thing that influences our color. Where we live and how we live after we are born are important too. For instance, our genes influence how fat or thin we are. But our weight depends mainly upon how much we eat and how much exercise we get. In the same way, our skin color depends to a large extent upon how much sunshine we get.
When summer arrives and light-colored people go to the beaches, some will tan darkly, some will tan lightly and few will not tan at all. Each one has inherited a different ability to tan, but the differences do not appear until the conditions are right. An outdoor man will soon become pale if he changes to an indoor job, while a desk clerk will take on tan after a short vacation in the sun.
Sometimes people decide that being tanned is better than being pale. Sometimes they decide the opposite.
Centuries ago, most of the people in Europe were peasants and they had to work in the fields all day. Noblemen, on the other hand, did not have to work. They stayed indoors and remained
pale. You could always tell a nobleman from a peasant because a peasant had a tan. As a result, askin so pale that the veins (血管) were showed was considered a mark of great beauty.
During the Industrial Revolution things changeD．Farmers left their fields and went to work in factories, mines and mills. Working for long hours in dimly-lit factories and mines made their
skins pale. (78) Wealthy people, however,could afford to travel to sunny countries. They had the leisure to lie around on the beaches and get tan. Having a tan became a sign of wealth. In Western Europe and North America pale skin is no longer desirable. Instead of bleaching themselves white with lemon juice, many women spend their time under a sunlamp. The desire for a quick tan has led to the invention of pills and lotions( 涂剂)that darken the skin artificially without exposure to sunlight. These pills and lotions can be bought by anyone at any drugstore. A
rich man can spend hundreds of dollars on a vacation in the sunny West Indies and get his suntan there. But his lowest-paid clerk can have what looks like the same tan out of a bottle for a few cents.
Besides genes, our skin color has much to do with __________
A．exercise
B．weight
C．food
D．sunshine
12、 When summer comes and the light-colored people go to the beaches, __________
A．all of them will tan darkly
B．few of them will tan darkly
C．many of them will not tan at all
D．few of them will not tan at all
13、 Centuries ago in Europe, it was considered of great beauty to have__________
A．pale skin
B．light-colored skin
C．dark-colored skin
D．a suntan
14、 During the Industrial Revolution people began to like to have a tan because it was a sign of__________
A．good health
B．great strength
C．wealth
D．youth
15、 Pills and lotions have been invented in Western Europe and North America__________
A．to protect people from sunburn
B．to make people look wealthy
C．to smooth people's skin
D．to help people to have a quick tan
1、Questions1-15 are based on the following passage．
Throughout the colonial period there was a remarkable shortage of women, which varied with the regions and was always greatest in the frontier areas．This shortage enhanced women's status and position and allowed them to pursue different careers． (80) The Puritans (清教徒) regarded idleness (无所事事) as a sin, and believed that life in an underdeveloped country made it necessary that each member of the community perform an economic function． Thus work for
women was not only approved but also was regarded as a civic (市民的) duty． Puritan town councils (议会) expected widows (寡妇）and independent women to be self-supporting．There was no social prohibition against married women working; on the contrary, wives were expected to help their husbands in their trade and won social approval for doing extra work in or out of the home．
The vast majority of women worked within their homes, where their labor produced most articles needed for the family．The entire colonial production of cloth and clothing and partly that of shoes was in the hands of women．In addition to these occupations, women were found in many
different kinds of employment．They were butchers, silversmiths and gunsmiths．They ran mills,plantations, shipyards, and every kind of shops．They were gatekeepers, jail keepers, journalists,．printers, nurses, and teachers．
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A．Colonial marriages．
B．The Puritan religion．
C．Colonial women's employment．
D．Education in the colonies．
2、 According to the passage, where in colonial North America were there the fewest women?
A．Puritan communities．
B．Seaports．
C．Frontier settlements．
D．Capital cities．
3、 It can be inferred from the passage that the Puritans were __________
A．uneducated
B．hardworking
C．generous
D．wealthy
4、 According to the passage, Puritans believed that an unmarried adult woman should be__________
A．financially responsible for herself
B．returned to England
C．supported by her family
D．trained to be a nurse
5、 According to the passage, what did the Puritans expect from married women?
A．They should adopt needy children．
B．They should assist in their husbands' trade or business．
C．They should work only within their own homes．
D．They should be apprenticed．
6、Questions6-20 are based on the following passage．
He was a qualified doctor who rarely practiced but instead devoted his life to writing．He once said: "Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my lover．" Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a great playwright and one of the masters of the modem short story．
(77) When Chekhov entered the Moscow University Medical School in 1879, he started to publish hundreds of comic short stories to support his family． After he graduated, he wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper．
As a writer he was extremely fast, often producing a short story in an hour or less． Chekhov's medical and science experience can be seen through the indifference（冷漠) many of his characters show to tragic events． In 1892, he became a full time writer and published some of his most memorable stories．
Chekhov often wrote about the sufferings of life in small town Russia． Tragic events control his characters who are filled with feelings of hopelessness and despair．
It is often said that nothing happens in Chekhov's stories and plays． He made up for this with his exciting technique for developing drama within his characters． (78) Chekhov's work combined the calm attitude of a scientist and doctor with the sensitivity(敏感）of an artist．
Some of Chekhov's works were translated into Chinese as early as the 1940s． One of his famous stories, The Man in a Shell (装在套子里的人), about a school teacher's extraordinarily orderly life, was selected as a text for Chinese senior students．
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov__________
A．had a lawful lover
B．was an illegal writer
C．used to be a lawyer
D．was a competent doctor
7、 In 1880, Chekhov__________
A．became a full-time writer
B．studied medicine in Moscow University
C．practiced medicine in his hometown
D．published his most memorable stories
8、 Which of the following adjectives can't be used to． describe Chekhov?
A．Sensitive．
B．Cool．
C．Quick-minded．
D．Warm-hearted．
9、Which of the following is the right order of the events?
a.became a doctor
b.became a full time writer
c.started to publish comic short stories
d.wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper
e.entered the Moscow University Medical School
A．e→c→a→d→b
B．d→a→b→c→e
C．e→c→b→a→d
D．a→e→c→b→d
10、 When did Chekhov begin to publish stories?
A．After he graduated．
B．When he became a university student．
C．In the 1940s．
D．In 1892．
11、Questions 11-25 are based on the following passage.
(77) Heredity(遗传) is not the only thing that influences our color. Where we live and how we live after we are born are important too. For instance, our genes influence how fat or thin we are. But our weight depends mainly upon how much we eat and how much exercise we get. In the same way, our skin color depends to a large extent upon how much sunshine we get.
When summer arrives and light-colored people go to the beaches, some will tan darkly, some will tan lightly and few will not tan at all. Each one has inherited a different ability to tan, but the differences do not appear until the conditions are right. An outdoor man will soon become pale if he changes to an indoor job, while a desk clerk will take on tan after a short vacation in the sun.
Sometimes people decide that being tanned is better than being pale. Sometimes they decide the opposite.
Centuries ago, most of the people in Europe were peasants and they had to work in the fields all day. Noblemen, on the other hand, did not have to work. They stayed indoors and remained
pale. You could always tell a nobleman from a peasant because a peasant had a tan. As a result, askin so pale that the veins (血管) were showed was considered a mark of great beauty.
During the Industrial Revolution things changeD．Farmers left their fields and went to work in factories, mines and mills. Working for long hours in dimly-lit factories and mines made their
skins pale. (78) Wealthy people, however,could afford to travel to sunny countries. They had the leisure to lie around on the beaches and get tan. Having a tan became a sign of wealth. In Western Europe and North America pale skin is no longer desirable. Instead of bleaching themselves white with lemon juice, many women spend their time under a sunlamp. The desire for a quick tan has led to the invention of pills and lotions( 涂剂)that darken the skin artificially without exposure to sunlight. These pills and lotions can be bought by anyone at any drugstore. A
rich man can spend hundreds of dollars on a vacation in the sunny West Indies and get his suntan there. But his lowest-paid clerk can have what looks like the same tan out of a bottle for a few cents.
Besides genes, our skin color has much to do with __________
A．exercise
B．weight
C．food
D．sunshine
12、 When summer comes and the light-colored people go to the beaches, __________
A．all of them will tan darkly
B．few of them will tan darkly
C．many of them will not tan at all
D．few of them will not tan at all
13、 Centuries ago in Europe, it was considered of great beauty to have__________
A．pale skin
B．light-colored skin
C．dark-colored skin
D．a suntan
14、 During the Industrial Revolution people began to like to have a tan because it was a sign of__________
A．good health
B．great strength
C．wealth
D．youth
15、 Pills and lotions have been invented in Western Europe and North America__________
A．to protect people from sunburn
B．to make people look wealthy
C．to smooth people's skin
D．to help people to have a quick tan
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