北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

2023.05

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. "I don' t smoke. I don' t encourage my children to," said Re-publican Assemblyman Donald Wagner. "But they' re adults, and it' s our job to treat 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 ) "It will save thousands of lives. " A 2023 study by the Institute of Medicine "found 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.

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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. "I decided I was going to do something about the pothole prob-lem in my city," Chokwe says. His solution: an app(   应用) that warns drivers when there is a pothole ahead.

Chokwe developed the app with his friends Rodriguez Ratliff and Emmanuel Brooks. "When the app detects a potheole, it is highlighted(突出显示) in red," Chokwe says. "And if you get close to the pothole, your phone will warn you. " Drivers can also use the app to report any pot-holes" they encounter, and to look for other routes they can take to avoid roads that have them.