2016.05
Reading Comprehension Directions:There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some ques-tions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.
The California lawmakers voted Thursday to raise the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. The measure is part of a larger package of laws aimed at reducing tobacco use. If Gover-nor Jerry Brown signs the bill, California will become the second state, after Hawaii, to raise the age limit for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products. More than 100 cities in the U. S., inclu-ding New York and Boston, have already raised the age limit.
A week ago, the Caiifomia Assembly approved the measure, which--in addition to raising the age limit--treats electronic cigarettes the same as tobacco products, expands smoke-free areas, in-creases smoking bans and allows counties to collect higher taxes on cigarettes than the 87-cent per pack state tax. The Assembly' s vote came a few days after the city of San Francisco increased the age to buy tobacco products to 21.
California lawmakers passed the bill despite lobbying (游说)from tobacco interests. The meas-ure also faced opposition from many Republicans, who said the state should not be involved in po-licing people' s personal choices. \to,\our citizens as adults. \
But supporters of the bill say raising the age to 21 moves legally purchased tobacco that much farther from younger kids. \This will save the medical system millions of dollars,\said Democratic Assemblyman Jim Wood. ( 76 ) \Institute of Medicine \that if the minimum legal age to buy tobacco were raised to 21 nation-wide, tobacco use would drop by 12 percent by the time today' s teens reached adulthood. In addi-tion, there would be 223,000 fewer premature ( 过早的) deaths and 50,000 fewer deaths from lung cancer. \
第1题 Which of the following is the first state to raise smoking age to 21? A.California. B.Hawaii. C.New York. D.Washington.
答案：B
第2题 The California law includes all the following measures EXCEPT__________. A.enlarging no-smoking areas
B.allowing counties .to collect higher taxes on cigarettes C.increasing smoking bans
D.punishing parents who encourage their children to smoke 答案：D
第3题 The word policing in Paragraph 3 probably means__________. A.enriching B.controlling C.understanding D.protecting
答案：B
第4题 Who is against the bill? A.Governor Jerry Brown.
B.Assemblyman Donald Wagner. C.Assemblyman Jim Wood. D.The mayor of San Francisco. 答案：B
第5题 Which of the following is an appropriate title for the passage? A.Calitbrnia Lawmakers Vote to Raise Smoking Age to 21
B.San Francisco Increased the Age to Buy Tobacco Products to 21 C.Hawaii Has Already Raised the Age Limit to Buy Tobacco D.A California Bill Faces Opposition from Many Republicans
答案：A
Dr. James Barry was the first woman in England to go to medical school. When she was grow-ing up, women could not go to medical school. (77) So how did she become a doctor? She simply pretended that she was a man.
No one knows Dr. Barry' s real name, her birth date, of her family' s background. Some re-cords show that she was born in 1795 in London. Some people say she was the daughter of a rich man or a royal prince. One fact we know is that in 1810, James Barry became a medical student at the University of Edinburgh.
James Barry' s classmates made fun of her because she didn' t have a beard and she was only five feet tall. But no one thought she was a girl. At the age of 20, James Barry graduated from the University of Edinburgh as a Doctor of Medicine. She was one of the youngest students to complete her studies. Dr. Barry then went to work in a London hospital and studied surgery. A year later,she entered the army and became a hospital assistant. We will never know how she avoided the ar-my physical examination.
For the next 45 years, Dr. James Barry was a British officer and a successful surgeon. Every-one admired her. She began to do a lot of important work for the army. ( 78 ) At that time, Eng-land had many colonies around the world. Dr. Barry spent a lot of time in foreign countries. She travelled to India, Corfu, Malta, and Jamaica. In 1856 she went to South Africa, and she was sooL known as the best doctor and surgeon in the colony. She saved the life of the governor' s daughter, and later she became the governor' s personal doctor. People admired Dr. Barry, but she also had a reputation as a troublemaker. If people talked about her high voice or tiny figure, she became very angry. She was an excellent swordsman, and she started fights often.
第6题 According to the passage, Dr. Barry was made fun of because she__________. A.had a low voice B.had a funny beard C.was tall D.was shol 答案：D
第7题 Which of the following about James Barry is a fact? A.She had a rich father.
B.She became a medical student in 1810. C.She was born in Edinburgh.
D.She was a royal princess.
答案：B
第8题 Which of the following about James Barry is NOT TRUE? A.She was a troublemaker.
B.She worked in many foreign countries.
C.She made great contributions to the British Army. D.She was the best doctor in London. 答案：D
第9题 Dr. Barry was not happy when people talked about her__________. A.family B.job
C.university D.voice
答案：D
第10题 The word swordsman in Paragraph 4 probably means__________. A.someone who is skilled at fighting with a sword B.someone who is skilled at fighting with a gun C.someone who often fights with other people
D.someone who often makes trouble for other people 答案：A
Chokwe Selassie is on a mission to help drivers avoid potholes( 路面坑洼). The eighth-grader was inspired to kick off his mission on a recent morning, when his mother was driving him to school. Their car was damaged as it went over a huge pothole in the middle of the street in their hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. \the pothole prob-lem in my city,\手机应用) that warns drivers when there is a pothole ahead.
Chokwe developed the app with his friends Rodriguez Ratliff and Emmanuel Brooks. \the app detects a potheole, it is highlighted(突出显示) in red,\Chokwe says. \if you get close to the pothole, your phone will warn you. \Drivers can also use the app to report any pot-holes\them.
The app relies on Current available information about the streets of Jackson. %u-sing the city' s 311 call system, so it uses information already stored in a database,\says.
(79) Through the call system, citizens dial 3-1-1 to report non-emergency problems--whiCh in-clude potholes. Chokwe and his friends determined that focusing on the 10 busiest streets in Jack-son would give them a large enough sample size to test the prototype(原型).
(80) Although the app isn' t yet available for sale, Chokwe is already looking for ways to im-prove it. The prototype remains limited'to 10 streets in Jackson, but he hopes to add more, so that it includes every street in the city. And then he wants to go even farther. \working on the app until it' s nationwide,\
第11题 Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A.A Solution to Traffic Jams B.An App to Detect Potholes
C.Pothole Problems in Big Cities D.Poor Road Conditions 答案：B
第12题 The phrase kick off in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to__________. A.leave B.invent C.begin D.shift
答案：C
第13题 People use the 311 call system to report__________. A.emergencies B.terrorist attacks C.non-emergencies D.child abuse
答案：C
第14题 The prototype focuses on __________ streets in Jackson. A.10 B.15 C.20 D.25
答案：A
第15题 According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? A.Chokwe developed the app all by himself. B.People can buy this app from the online store.
C.His mother' s car was once damaged over a pothole. D.The app works by using the city's 911 call system. 答案：C
Vocabulary and Structure Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are fourchoices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
第16题 \A.not either B.not one C.neither D.no one
答案：C
第17题 Someday in the future they are bound to __________ for the crimes they have committed today. A.pay B.cost C.catch D.spend 答案：A
第18题 A true friend is one who offers you a helping hand when you are__________.
A.in order B.in public C.in time D.in trouble
答案：D
第19题 Young boys and girls stood on __________ sides of the street to welcome the president from Africa. A.every B.each C.both D.all 答案：C
第20题 Last night a big fire __________ in the suburbs of the town, causing huge losses to the area.
A.broke down B.came down C.broke out D.came out 答案：C
第21题 Customer:Waiter, a table for two, please. Waiter:Yes, sir. There' s one but it' s close to the door. Customer: __________ We' 11 take it. A.Excuse me B.Not at all
C.Well, it doesn't matter D.Not really 答案：C
第22题 A child' s first five years is important as far as learning is__________. A.touched B.worried C.concerned D.affected
答案：C
第23题 The man fell in love with her at first__________. A.scene B.sight C.look D.sign 答案：B
第24题 The key __________ success is hard work and persistence. A.on B.to C.for D.of
2016年5月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语真题及答案
