北京地區(qū)英語(yǔ)學(xué)位2010年下半年11月試題

1、北京地區(qū)成人本科學(xué)士學(xué)位英語(yǔ)統(tǒng)一考試北京地區(qū)成人本科學(xué)士學(xué)位英語(yǔ)統(tǒng)一考試2010.11.6（A卷）卷）PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsunfinishedstatements.FeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABC

2、D.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceblackenthecrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ArchaeologylikemanyacademicwdscomesfromGreekmeansmeless“thestudyofoldthings”.Soitisreallyapar

3、tofthestudyofhisty.Howevermosthistiansusepaperevidencesuchasletterspaintingsphotographs，butarchaeologists(考古學(xué)家)learnfromtheobjectsleftbehindbythehumansoflongago.Nmallythesearethehardmaterialsthatdontbreakdowndisappearver

4、yquickly—thingslikehumanbonesobjectsmadefromstonemetal.Itisveryunusualtofindanythingmethanthehardevidenceofhistynmallythebacteria(細(xì)菌)intheaireatawayatsoftmaterialslikebodiesclothesthingsmadeofwood.Occasionallythingsaredi

5、fferent.In1984twomenmadeanamazingdiscoverywhilewkinginabogcalledLindowMossinthenthofEngl.Abogisaverywetareaofearthwithalotofplantsgrowinginit.Itcanbelikeaverybigverythickvegetablesoup—walkinthewrongplaceyoucansinkdisappe

6、arfever.Themenwerewkingwhenoneofthemsawsomethingstickingout—ahumanfoot!Naturallythemencalledthepolice，whothenfoundtherestofthebody.WasitacaseofmurderPossiblybutitwasadeathnearlytwothousyearsold.Thetwomenhadfoundabodyfrom

7、thetimeoftheRomaninvasionofBritain.Despitebeingsooldthisbodyhadskinmuscleshairinternalgans—thescientistswhoexaminedhimwereabletolookinsidethemansstomachfindthefoodthathehadeatenfhislastmeal!Whywasthismansowellpreserved(7

8、6)Itwasbecausehewasinaverywateryenvironmentsafefi:omthebacteriathatneedoxygentolive.Alsothewaterinthebogwasveryacidic.Theacidpreservedthemansskininthewaythatanimalskinispreservedfleathercoatsshoes.HowdidhedieUnderstablya

9、rchaeologistsotherscientistswantedtoknowmeaboutthepersonthattheycalled“LindowMan”.(77)Hishsfingernailssuggestedthathehadntdoneheavymanualwkinhislife—hecouldhavebeenarichman.Theyfoundthathehadntdiedbyaccident.Thearchaeolo

10、gistsbelievethathewassacrificedtothreedifferentgods.brainislessabletoholdthingsinmemysuffersfromreducedselfcontrol.Whileitslongbeenrecognizedthatcitylifeisexhaustingthisnewresearchsuggeststhatcitiesactuallydullourthinkin

11、gsometimesdramaticallyso.Oneofthemainfcesatwkisacompletelackofnaturewhichissurprisinglybeneficialfthebrain.Studieshavedemonstratedfinstancethathospitalpatientsrecovermequicklywhentheycanseetreesfromtheirwindowsthatwomenl

12、ivinginpublichousingarebetterabletofocuswhentheirapartmentsoverlookalawn.Eventheseglimpsesofnatureimprovebrainperfmanceitseemsbecausetheyprovideamentalbreakfromtheurbanlife.Thisresearcharrivesjustashumanscrossanimptantmi

13、lestone(里程碑).Fthefirsttimeinhistythemajityofpeopleliveincities.InsteadofinhabitingwideopenspaceswerecrowdedintoconcretejunglessurroundedbytrafficmillionsofStrangers.Inrecentyearsitsbecomeclearthatsuchunnaturalsurrounding

14、shaveimptantimplicationsfourmentalphysicalhealthcanpowerfullyalterhowwethink.Thisresearchisalsoleadingsomescientiststodabble(涉足)inurbandesignastheylookfwaystomakethecitylessdamagingtothebrain.(79)Thegoodnewsisthatevensli

15、ghtalterationssuchasplantingmetreesintheinnercitycreatingurbanparkswithagreatervarietyofplantscansignificantlyreducethenegativesideeffectsofcitylife.Themindneedsnatureevenalittlebitcanbeabighelp.6.Whichofthefollowingisth

16、emainideaofthispassageA.Thecityinspirestalentedpeople.B.Thecityhurtsyourbrain.C.Thecityhasmanypleasuresbenefits.D.Thecityseriouslyaffectsthenaturalbalance.7.Thewd“metropolis”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_______