1、入学考试英语样题北 京 市2009年大学生入学英语分级测试试卷(版权所有,翻印必究)1听力理解听力理解分两部分,共20题,每题一分,共20分。Part A 第一部分:本部分为十组对话,每组对话后有一个问题。对话读两遍,问题读一遍。每听完一个问题后,请从答题纸上的A)B)C)D)四个选项中选出最合适的答案,并将其涂黑。(共10题,略)Part B 第二部分:本部分为短文听力测试,共三篇。每篇读两遍,问题读一遍。听完每一个问题后,请从答题纸上的A)B)C)D)四个选项中选出最合适的答案,并将其涂黑。(共10题,略)注意:大学英语中的听力部分跟高中最大的不同在于它在试卷上并没有给出各道听力的问题,需
2、要你用心去听。如果你听不懂问题的话,那你就game over了。2 阅读理解本部分共四篇文章,20个问题,每题2分,共40分。(A)Do you ever feel angry about someone who stands too close, talks too loudly or makes eye contact for too long? Why do we feel uncomfortable with those “close talkers”? Or with strangers who stand very near to us in a line?Scholars beg
3、an to study personal space decades ago. They found that humans tend to avoid eye contact if they feel someone is standing too close. They put a distance between themselves and strangers. According to scientists, personal space involves not only an imaginary space around the body, but around all the
4、senses. People may feel their space is being violated when they encounter an unwelcome sound, scent or stare: the woman on the bus shouting into her mobile phone or the co-worker sitting next to you putting on some perfume you dont like. Whether people in recent times have become more protective of
5、their personal space is hard to say. Yet studies of airlines show passengers strong desire to have some space to themselves. In a recent survey from Trip Advisor, travelers said if they had to pay for certain benefits, they would rather have larger seats and more legroom than extra food. Scholars kn
6、ow that commuters hold newspapers in front of them to read, but also to shield themselves from strangers. They know that college students unconsciously sit at positions where they can avoid direct eye contact. “If you videotape people at a library table, its very clear what seat people will take,” s
7、aid Professor Dane Archer. One of the corner seats will go first, followed by the chair diagonally (斜对角) opposite because that is farthest away. “If you break those rules, its fascinating,” Archer added. “People will pile up books as if to make a wall.”根据上面文章内容,从每题下面的四个选项中选出一个最合适的答案,并在答题纸上吧所选的编号字母涂黑
8、。21. When someone stands too close to you on the bus, you may feel_. A) unsafe B) uneasy C) alert D) curious22. What is the authors attitude towards those “close talkers” on the bus?A) Hostile. B) Friendly. C) Critical. D) Indifferent.23. What would air passengers like to have in return if they had
9、to pay for certain benefits?A) More gifts and souvenirs.B) More comfortable rest rooms.C) More choices of foods and drinks.D) More personal spaces on the plane.24. If someone makes eye contact too long in the reading room, you will pile up books in front of you so as_.A) to hide your awkwardnessB) t
10、o show indifference to the stareC) to protect your personal spaceD) to give the stare an angry look25. In this passage the author tries to tell us that we should_.A) behave properly in public placesB) respect peoples personal spaceC) keep a distance from strangersD) choose a good seat for ourselves(
11、B) Nowadays nearly everyone has suffered from a bad attack of forgetfulness when a password is needed. The company computer. The home computer. Banking and ATM machines. Websites. Car and home security systems. The list goes on. It does not take long to accumulate a dozen or more passwords. Scribbli
12、ng them down on slips of paper or simply using the same password for anything and everything is how most people cope with the overload. The negative aspect of this is that either way makes it easier for hackers to invade computer privacy. Researchers are now trying to do something about this by movi
13、ng forward what may be an answer to the password puzzlepictures. Many companies are looking into various ways that images can be used to replace the standard, easily-forgotten string of letters and numbers. Pictures are much easier to remember. Researchers are also working on picture passwords that
14、will make it more difficult for the average hacker. Take, for instance, the screens available through aNew Yorkcompany, Passlogix. One picture shows a standard bar scene. The password is created by making up a drink from the various items pictured. The order in which the items are selected becomes t
15、he password. Researchers at theUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley, who have studied the habit of computer users say laziness plays a major role in most peoples choice of passwords. Nonetheless, forgetting passwords is a common problem of the computer era. Its more of a problem than hacking, in fact, pa
16、rticularly for major corporations that must maintain help desks for their computer-using employees-often round the clock. How much does it cost a company each time an employee forgets a password? No one knows, but people who are pushing the picture passwords contend they will save companies a lot of
17、 money because recalling images is so much easier.根据上面文章内容,从每题下面的四个选项中选出一个最合适的答案,并在答题纸上吧所选的编号字母涂黑。26. The first three paragraphs center on_.A) why people are so forgetful in the computer eraB) what happens when so many passwords are neededC) why hackers can so easily invade computer privacyD) what p
18、eople usually do when they choose their passwords27. Using the same password for anything and everything may lead to_.A) the users lazinessB) peoples forgetfulnessC) the theft of personal informationD) the loss of a large sum of money28. When used as password, pictures have one big advantage over le
19、tters and numbers: _.A) they are more deeply stored in our memoryB) they are easy to be combined and orderedC) they are closely linked with our daily lifeD) they are colorful and can arouse our imagination29. In this passage the phrase “round the clock” means_.A) in no time B) day and nightC) for a
20、period of time D) as round as a clock30. Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?A) Passwords, a Product of the Computer EraB) Forgetfulness, a Big Headache for PeopleC) Hackers, the Invader of Computer PrivacyD) Pictures, a Solution to the Password Puzzle(C) Honesty is the b
21、est policy, as the English saying goes. Unfortunately, honesty often deserts us when nobody is watching, British psychologists reported last week. Researchers atUKsNewcastleUniversityset up an experiment in their psychology departments coffee room. They set a kettle, with tea, coffee and milk on the
22、 counter and hung up a sign listing the price for drinks. People helping themselves to a cup of tea or coffee were supposed to put a few cents into a box nearby. The scientists hung a poster above the money box and alternated each week between images of gazing eyes and pictures of flowers. The resea
23、rchers found that staff paid 2.76 times more for their drinks when the image of the eyes was hung. “Frankly we were shocked by the size of the effect,” said Gilbert Roberts, one of the researchers. Eyes are known to be a powerful perceptual signal for humans, scientists say. “Even though the eyes we
24、re not real, they still seemed to make people behave more honestly,” said the leader of the study.Researchers believe the effect throws light on our evolutionary past. It may arise from behavioral traits that developed when early humans formed social groups to strengthen their chances of survival. F
25、or social groups to work, individuals had to cooperate, rather than act selfishly.“Theres an argument that if nobody is watching us, it is in our interests to behave selfishly. But when we are being watched we should behave better. So people see us as co-operative and behave the same way towards us,
26、” one scientist said.The new finding indicates that people have striking response to eyes. That might be because eyes and faces send a strong biological signal we have evolved to respond to.The finding can be put to practical use. For example, images of eyes could boost ticket sales on public transp
27、ort and improve surveillance systems to prevent antisocial behavior.根据上面文章内容,从每题下面的四个选项中选出一个最合适的答案,并在答题纸上吧所选的编号字母涂黑。31. The old saying “Honesty is the best policy” may be interpreted as_.A) “Its better to be honest”B) “Honesty is our best quality”C) “Being honest pays off”D) “The policy makes us hon
28、est”32. The researchers make the experiment with the purpose of finding_.A) if pictures can affect peoples choice of their drinksB) if pictures of eyes can make people more watchfulC) if people have different responses to the same pictureD) if people behave better when they feel they are being watch
29、ed33. In the week when pictures of gazing eyes are hung above the money box, _.A) people will line up to get their drinksB) fewer people will come to buy their drinksC) people will pay more for their drinksD) some people will pay for their drinks34. When we say “to throw light on something”, we mean
30、_.A) “to make it look brighter”B) “to make it known to people”C) “to draw peoples attention to it”D) “to make it easier to understand”35. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of this article?A) People may behave dishonestly when theres no one around.B) Photos of human eyes have a posi
31、tive effect on peoples behaviorC) Humans have a stronger response to eyes than to flowersD) The scientists new finding may have many practical uses.(D) Recent attempts by the US government to write its documents in “plain English” show just how important it is to express ideas clearly in words. US citizens and businesses have long complained that many of the governments rules are written in overly technical, complicated language. The Occupational Safety and Health Administra