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jane3122002@aliyun.com北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2014.05.10

PartIReadingComprehension(30%

Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ThefirstyearofschoolinAmerica,knownaskindergarten,usuallybeginsbetweentheagesoffiveandsix.Amongrichcountriessuchalatestartisverystrange.PresidentObamabelievesitisaneconomicandsocialproblem;hiseducationsecretarygoesasfarastosaythatitis"morallywrong".Thisstatementhassomesupport,asitisclearfromresearchintovocabularythatyoungstersfrompoorfamiliesenterkindergartenwellbehindthosefromrichfamilies—adisadvantagethatusuallylastsalifetime.Childrenfromhouseholdsonwelfareknew525wordsbytheageofthree,whilethechildrenofprofessionalshadmastered1,116.(76Pre-schoolcanhelpclosethisgap.Soinaspeechlastmonth,Mr.ObamacalledforapartnershipbetweenthefederalgovernmentandthestatestoexpandittoeveryAmericanchild.Itlaterbecameknownthat"every"meantthosewhocomefromfamilieswithincomesofupto200%abovethepovertyline—equaltoanincomeof$47,000forafamilyoffour.(77Somecriticssaythatsendingchildrentoschoolattheageoffourdoesnotwork.Theevidencesuggestsotherwise.Forexample,onMarch20thnewresultswereannouncedfromastudyof9.to.l1.year.oldsinNewJersey.Thisreportfoundthatdisadvantagedchildrenwhohadattendedpre-schoolhadbetterliteracy(读写能力,language,mathsandscienceskills.Andtwoyearsofpre-kindergartenwerebetterthanone.Somestudiesalsofollowtheeffectsofearlylearningoverlifetimes,suchasitseffectoncrimeratesandotherfactorsthatmayeventuallyburdensociety.CriticshavesingledoutagovernmentschemecalledHeadStart,createdin1965,whichprovidespoorhouseholdswitharangeofservicesincludingschool-basedearlyeducation.1．KindergarteninrichcountriesotherthanAmericausuallybeginsattheageof_______A.eightB.sevenC.sixD.four2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Poorpre-schoolkidshavealargervocabularythanrichkids.B.PresidentObamabelievesthatearlyeducationcansolvealleconomicandsocialproblems.C.Richpre-schoolkidshavearichervocabularythanpoorkids.D.PresidentObama'seducationsecretarythinksitismorallywrongtoletkidsstartkindergartenearly.3．WhichofthefollowingabouttheNewJerseystudyisTRUE?A.ThereisnoevidencetosupporttheNewJerseystudy.B.NewJerseyhascreatedanewHeadStarttohelpdisadvantagedkids.C.Sendingchildrentoschoolattheageoffourisnotgoingtohelp.D.Twoyearsofpre-kindergartenwerebetterthanone.4．Thephrase"singleout"inthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.chooseB.thinkaboutC.countD.dependon5．Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?A.SecondaryEducationB.Pre-schoolEducationC.PoorKids’EducationD.RichKids'Education
Passage2
HumansmaynothavelandedonMars(火星justyet,butthatisn'tshoppingaEuropeancompanyfromdevisingaplantosendfourpeopletotheRedPlanetwithinthenextfewyears.(78Thisproject,calledMars1

jane3122002@aliyun.comOne,aimstosendasmallgroupofpeopletoMarsin2022andeventuallyestablishapermanentcolonyontheplanet."EverythingweneedtogotoMarsexists,"saidMarsOneco-founderBasLansdorpinMarch2014."WehavetherocketstosendpeopletoMars,theequipmenttolandonMars,therobotstopreparethesettlementforhumans.Foraone-waymission,allthetechnologyexists."Yetthefourastronauts(宇航员chosenforthetripwillbestuckonMars—forever.AnddespiteMarsOne'sthoroughplanning,thereareanumberofchallengesthatmaypreventthemissionfromevertakingplace.(79Thebiggestroadblockcouldbethemission'shugecost($6billion.However,LansdorpisconfidentthatMarsOnewillbeabletofundtheprojectbysellingthebroadcastrightsforthemissionandsubsequentexperienceslivingontheplanet.ThosebroadcastrightswillalsoplayapartinhelpingtoselectthepeoplewhowillbesenttoMars.Lansdorpsaidthecompanywillholdaselectionprocesssimilartoarealityshow.Lansdorpisexpectingatleast1millionapplicationsfrompeoplearoundtheworld.Inadditiontothecost,severalotherpotentialproblemscouldinhibit(阻止themissiontoMars.“It’sevenmorechallengingtosendpeopletherewithlifesupport,withfood,withair,withalltheotherthingslikebooks,entertainment,meansofcommunicationandofprovidingfortheirownresourcesforalongstayonMars,"saidAdamBaker.seniorlecturerinspaceengineeringatKingstonUniversityinLondon."Thesheersizeoftherocketsyou'dneedtodothiswouldbeabsolutelycolossal.”
6.AccordingtoProjectMarsOne,humanscouldsendfourpeopletoMarswithinthenext_______years.A.sevenB.eightC.tenD.six7．AccordingtoBasLansdorp,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.Foraone-waytriptoMars,allthetechnologyexists.B.HecouldnotcomeupwiththefundforMarsOne.C.WehumanshavetherocketstosendpeopletoMars.D.WehumanshavetheequipmenttolandonMars.8．Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingstatementsareTRUEEXCEPTthat_______.A.acompetitionprocesswillbeheldtoselectthefourastronautsB.thecostofMarsOnecouldgoasmuchas$6billionC.ifitgoesasplanned,wecouldexpecttowatchMarsOneonTVD.thefourastronautscouldreturntoEarthafterafewyears’stayonMars9.Theword"colossal”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_______.
A.verylargeB.verysmallC.mediumD.average10.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?A.ReadyforaRoundTriptoMarsB.ReadyforaShortVisittoMarsC.ReadyforaOne-wayTriptoMarsD.ReadyforaWalkonMars
Passage3
WhentheUnitedStatesCongresscreatedYellowstoneNationalParkin1872,thegoalwastosetasideaplacewhereAmericanscouldenjoythebeautyofnatureforyearstocome.Now,142yearslater,therearehundredsofnationalparksacrossthecountry,andtechnologyischangingthewaypeopleexperiencethem.Shouldparkvisitorsbeabletousecellphones,orshouldtheiruseberestricted?"Connectivitypresentsarealchallengetoallofus."AlNashsays.HeisapublicaffairsofficeratYellowstoneNationalPark.HesayscellphoneserviceatYellowstoneisavailableinpartsoftheparkwithstoresandcampgrounds.Thismakesiteasyforvisitorstosharephotosoftheirtriponsocialnetworkingsitesandtostayintouchwithfriendsandfamilymembers.(80Ifanarkvisitorishurtorindanger,cellphonesmakeiteasier

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