2004年4月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试A卷试题
Part I Reading Comprehension Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
A youngster's social development has a profound effect on his academic progress Kids who have trouble getting along with their classmates can end up behind academically as well and have a higher chance of dropping out(退学). In the early grades especially, experts say, youngsters should be encouraged to work in groups
rather than individually so that teachers can spot children who may be having problems making friends \says Lillian Kate, an educational professor at the University &Illinois, \lighten tensions These skills can't be learned through lecture We all know people who have wonderful technical skills but don't have any social skills Relationships should be the first R\
At a certain age, children are also learning to judge themselves in relation to others. For most children, school marks the first time that their goals are not set by an internal clock but by the outside world Just as the 1-year-old struggling to walk the 6-year-old is struggling to meet adult expectations \early-childhood education for the state of New Jersey, \hard to do something and fail. they may conclude that they will never be able to accomplish a particular task]\
says Hills, \a rescue operation\ [文章大意及重要词汇]
儿童的社交能力对他们学习上的进步（progress）有深远的（profound）影响。和同学相处（getting along with）不好的儿童很可能导致他在学习（academically）上的落后和更高的退学率。特别是低年级的学生，专家指出，应该鼓励（encouraged）孩子们参加集体生活动而不是生活自己的小圈子里，这样有助于老师发现那些不擅长交朋友的孩子。丽莲·凯特，伊利诺大学的教授说道，“在孩子们共同完成一个任务的时候，
他们学着去合作、不同意对方、不争不抢以及化解关系紧张等各种能力”。而这些是课堂学不到的东西。那些高水平的技术（technical）工人却没有任何社交能力，这些现象都是为人所熟知的。对社交能力的培养应该是第一。
孩子们到某个年龄阶段的，也会在于别人的关系中判断（judge）自己。对大多数孩子来讲，学校第一次让他们明白他们的目标（goals）不单纯是说了算的，而是受社会影响的。正如一岁的孩子学走路，而六岁的孩子就学着去满足家长的期望一样。“孩子不知道如何区别努力（effort）和能力”，新泽西州儿童早期教育专家希尔教授说。如果他们很努力地去做一件事情，结果却失败了，他们可能就会得出结论，认为他们永远也不能完成（accomplish）某一特定（particular）的任务。明显的比较有劣的方法，比如张榜公布学生的成绩，会产生严重后果。希尔教授说到，自信心（confidence）受到严重打击的孩子需要一个抢救手术。 1. The author seems to think that a kid’s poor relationship with his classmates would .
A. have negative effects on his study
B. develop his individualism but limit his intelligence C. eventually lead to his leaving school
D. have nothing to do with his achievements in a course 答案：A细节题，根据第一段第二句话。
2. In the first paragraph, the word spot means . A. teach B. help C. find D. treat 答案：C词汇题，spot发现，找出。
3. For most children, school makes them understand .
A. that it is society rather than individual that decides one’s future B. that they can meet the social needs
C. that one’s effort and one’s ability can be two quite different matters
D. that social needs and individual needs have nothing in common 答案：A细节题，根据第二段第二句话。
4. Which of the following is most unlikely for the author to do? A. To talk to the students who have mental problems. B. To help students develop a feeling of self-respect. C. To keep a student from playing alone. D. To announce a student’s scores in public. 答案：D细节题，根据第二段最后一句话。
5. Which of the following is the major concern of the passage about a student’s needs?
A. Individualism and cooperation.
B. Academic success and independent thinking. C. Socialization and feeling of competence. D. Intelligence and respect. 答案：C主旨考查题。
Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
If the Europeans thought a drought-a long period of dry weather-was something that happened only in Africa, they know better now. After four years of below ? normal rainfall (in some cases only 10 percent of annual average), vast areas of France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Britain and Ireland are dry and barren（贫瘠）.(77)[Water is so low in the canals of northern France that waterway traffic is forbidden except on weekends]. Oyster（牡蛎）grows in Brittany report a 30 percent drop in production because of the loss of fresh water in local rivers necessary for oyster breeding. In southeastern England, the rolling green hills of Kent have turned so brown that officials have been
weighing plans to pipe in water from Wales. In Portugal, farmers in the southern Alentejo region have held prayer meeting for rain--so far, in vain.
(78) [Governments in drought-spread countries are taking severe measures. Authorities in hard-hit areas of France have banned washing cars and watering lawns]. In Britain, water will soon be metered, like gas and electricity, “The English have always taken water for granted,” says Graham Warren, a spokesman of Britain’s National Rivers Authority. “Now they’re putting a price on it.” Even a sudden end to the drought would not end the misery in some areas. It