北京2015年成人学士学位英语新预测试题及答案（9）
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Reading Comprehension
1、Questions1-15 are based on the following passage.
For well over 2000 years the world's great religions have taught the virtues of a trusting heart. Now there is another reason to merit the wisdom of the ages: scientific evidence indicates that those with trusting hearts will live longer, healthier lives.
As a result of the work published in the 1970s by two pioneering heart specialists, Meyer Friedman and Ray H. Rosenman,nearly every American is aware that blood Type A people are impatient, and easily moved to hostility (敌意) and anger. (79) Many have come to believe that Type A's are at a much higher risk of suffering heart attack or dying of heart disease than others. The driving force behind hostility is a cynical mistrust of others. If we expect others to
mistreat us, we are seldom disappointed.This generates anger and leads us to respond with hostility.
(80) The most characteristic attitude of a cynic is being suspicious of the motives (动机) of
people he doesn't know. Imagine you are waiting for an elevator and it stops two floors above for longer than usual. How inconsiderate! You think.In a few seconds, you have drawn hostile conclusion about unseen people and their motives.
Meanwhile, your cynical mistrust is leading to noticeable physical consequences. Your voice rises. The rate and depth of your breathing increases. Your heart is beating faster and harder, and the muscles of your arms and legs become tight. You feel "charged up", ready for action. If you frequently experience these feelings, you may be at increased risk of developing serious health problems. Anger can add to the risk of heart and other diseases.
A cynic,in the passage, is a person __________
A．whose behavior usually leads to serious health problems
B．who is always ready to fight
C．who usually has doubts about the people around him
D．whose behavior usually seems strange to the people he knows
2、 According to the passage, if you have a fixed idea in mind that people will mistreat you,you will always find it__________
A．to be wrong
B．to be so
C．to be disappointing
D．to be pleasing
3、 The author's intention in writing the passage is to__________
A．praise the wisdom of the old people
B．advise people to be patient
C．analyze the danger of heart diseases
D．persuade people to be trustful
4、 According to the author, people with trusting hearts are __________
A．not likely to be mistreated by others
B．less likely to get heart diseases
C．usually intelligent and wise
D．usually very religious
5、 The book by Meyer Friedman and Ray H. Rosenman most probably discusses__________
A．people's characters and their blood types
B．friendliness and hostility
C．trust and mistrust of people
D．heart diseases and death rate
6、Questions 6-20 are based on the following passage.
When we accept the evidence of our unaided eyes and describe the Sun as a yellow star, we have summed up the most important single fact about it--at this moment in time. It appears probable, however, that sunlight will be the color we know for only a negligibly (微不足道的) small part of the Sun's history.
Stars, like individuals, age and change. As we look out into space, we see around us stars at all stages of evolution.There are faint blooded dwarfs so cool that their surface temperature is a mere 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit; there are scaring ghosts blazing at 100,000 degrees Fahrenheit and
almost too hot to be seen, for the great part of their radiation is in the invisible ultraviolet range. Obviously, the "daylight" produced by any star depends on its temperature; today (and for ages
to come) our Sun is at about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and this means that most of the Sun's light is concentrated in the yellow band of the spectrum, falling slowly in intensity toward both
the longer and shorter light waves.
That yellow "hump" will shift as the Sun evolves,and the light of the day will change accordingly. (80) It is natural to assume that as the Sun grows older， and uses up its hydrogen fuel—which it is now doing at the spanking rate of half a billion tons a second—it will become steadily colder and redder.
What is the passage mainly about?
A．Faint dwarf stars.
B．The evolution cycle of the Sun.
C．The Sun's fuel problem.
D．The dangers of invisible radiation.
7、 What does the author say is especially important about the Sun at the present time?
A．It appears yellow.
B．It always remains the same.
C．It had a short history.
D．It is too cold.
8、 Why are very hot stars referred to as "ghosts"?
A．They are short-lived．
B．They are mysterious.
C．They are frightening.
D．They are nearly invisible.
9、 According to the passage, as the Sun continues to age, what color is it likely to become?
A．Yellow.
B．Violet.
C．Red．
D．White.
10、 In the last sentence of the third passage, to which of the following does "it" refer?
A．Yellow "hump".
B．Day.
C．Sun.
D．Hydrogen fuel.
11、Questions 11-25 are based on the following passage．
Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems．For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country． If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy． They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely． They forget how much tourism can help the country's economy．
(79) It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them． Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists． Tourism should also advance the well-being of local inhabitants．
Too much tourism can be a problem． If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry． This means that other parts of the country's economy can suffer．
On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs． Businesses can also lose money． It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first- class roads, and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions． (80) For example, a major international-class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build． If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel will lose money．
Building a hotel is just a beginning． There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water． All of these support facilities cost money．If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost．
Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraph that goes before the passage?
A．It is extremely important to develop tourism．
B．Building roads and hotels is essential．
C．Support facilities are highly necessary．
D．Planning is of great importance to tourism．
12、 Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT__________
A．a bad impact on other industries
B．a change of tourists' customs
C．overcrowdedness of places of interest
D．pressure on traffic
13、 Not enough tourism can lead to__________
A．an increase of unemployment
B．a decrease in tourist attractions
C．the higher cost of support facilities
D．a rise in price and a fall in pay
14、 It is good for local people to be well aware that tourism will
A．use up a large amount of water
B．weaken their economy
C．help establish their traditions
D．help improve their life
15、 The word"handle" in the last paragraph most probably means __________
A．carry away
B．pick up
C．get in
D．take down
1、Questions1-15 are based on the following passage.
For well over 2000 years the world's great religions have taught the virtues of a trusting heart. Now there is another reason to merit the wisdom of the ages: scientific evidence indicates that those with trusting hearts will live longer, healthier lives.
As a result of the work published in the 1970s by two pioneering heart specialists, Meyer Friedman and Ray H. Rosenman,nearly every American is aware that blood Type A people are impatient, and easily moved to hostility (敌意) and anger. (79) Many have come to believe that Type A's are at a much higher risk of suffering heart attack or dying of heart disease than others. The driving force behind hostility is a cynical mistrust of others. If we expect others to
mistreat us, we are seldom disappointed.This generates anger and leads us to respond with hostility.
(80) The most characteristic attitude of a cynic is being suspicious of the motives (动机) of
people he doesn't know. Imagine you are waiting for an elevator and it stops two floors above for longer than usual. How inconsiderate! You think.In a few seconds, you have drawn hostile conclusion about unseen people and their motives.
Meanwhile, your cynical mistrust is leading to noticeable physical consequences. Your voice rises. The rate and depth of your breathing increases. Your heart is beating faster and harder, and the muscles of your arms and legs become tight. You feel "charged up", ready for action. If you frequently experience these feelings, you may be at increased risk of developing serious health problems. Anger can add to the risk of heart and other diseases.
A cynic,in the passage, is a person __________
A．whose behavior usually leads to serious health problems
B．who is always ready to fight
C．who usually has doubts about the people around him
D．whose behavior usually seems strange to the people he knows
2、 According to the passage, if you have a fixed idea in mind that people will mistreat you,you will always find it__________
A．to be wrong
B．to be so
C．to be disappointing
D．to be pleasing
3、 The author's intention in writing the passage is to__________
A．praise the wisdom of the old people
B．advise people to be patient
C．analyze the danger of heart diseases
D．persuade people to be trustful
4、 According to the author, people with trusting hearts are __________
A．not likely to be mistreated by others
B．less likely to get heart diseases
C．usually intelligent and wise
D．usually very religious
5、 The book by Meyer Friedman and Ray H. Rosenman most probably discusses__________
A．people's characters and their blood types
B．friendliness and hostility
C．trust and mistrust of people
D．heart diseases and death rate
6、Questions 6-20 are based on the following passage.
When we accept the evidence of our unaided eyes and describe the Sun as a yellow star, we have summed up the most important single fact about it--at this moment in time. It appears probable, however, that sunlight will be the color we know for only a negligibly (微不足道的) small part of the Sun's history.
Stars, like individuals, age and change. As we look out into space, we see around us stars at all stages of evolution.There are faint blooded dwarfs so cool that their surface temperature is a mere 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit; there are scaring ghosts blazing at 100,000 degrees Fahrenheit and
almost too hot to be seen, for the great part of their radiation is in the invisible ultraviolet range. Obviously, the "daylight" produced by any star depends on its temperature; today (and for ages
to come) our Sun is at about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and this means that most of the Sun's light is concentrated in the yellow band of the spectrum, falling slowly in intensity toward both
the longer and shorter light waves.
That yellow "hump" will shift as the Sun evolves,and the light of the day will change accordingly. (80) It is natural to assume that as the Sun grows older， and uses up its hydrogen fuel—which it is now doing at the spanking rate of half a billion tons a second—it will become steadily colder and redder.
What is the passage mainly about?
A．Faint dwarf stars.
B．The evolution cycle of the Sun.
C．The Sun's fuel problem.
D．The dangers of invisible radiation.
7、 What does the author say is especially important about the Sun at the present time?
A．It appears yellow.
B．It always remains the same.
C．It had a short history.
D．It is too cold.
8、 Why are very hot stars referred to as "ghosts"?
A．They are short-lived．
B．They are mysterious.
C．They are frightening.
D．They are nearly invisible.
9、 According to the passage, as the Sun continues to age, what color is it likely to become?
A．Yellow.
B．Violet.
C．Red．
D．White.
10、 In the last sentence of the third passage, to which of the following does "it" refer?
A．Yellow "hump".
B．Day.
C．Sun.
D．Hydrogen fuel.
11、Questions 11-25 are based on the following passage．
Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems．For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country． If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy． They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely． They forget how much tourism can help the country's economy．
(79) It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them． Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists． Tourism should also advance the well-being of local inhabitants．
Too much tourism can be a problem． If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry． This means that other parts of the country's economy can suffer．
On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs． Businesses can also lose money． It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first- class roads, and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions． (80) For example, a major international-class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build． If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel will lose money．
Building a hotel is just a beginning． There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water． All of these support facilities cost money．If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost．
Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraph that goes before the passage?
A．It is extremely important to develop tourism．
B．Building roads and hotels is essential．
C．Support facilities are highly necessary．
D．Planning is of great importance to tourism．
12、 Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT__________
A．a bad impact on other industries
B．a change of tourists' customs
C．overcrowdedness of places of interest
D．pressure on traffic
13、 Not enough tourism can lead to__________
A．an increase of unemployment
B．a decrease in tourist attractions
C．the higher cost of support facilities
D．a rise in price and a fall in pay
14、 It is good for local people to be well aware that tourism will
A．use up a large amount of water
B．weaken their economy
C．help establish their traditions
D．help improve their life
15、 The word"handle" in the last paragraph most probably means __________
A．carry away
B．pick up
C．get in
D．take down
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