2014年5月北京学位英语试题及答案—阅读理解解析

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1、北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2014.05.10PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondinglettermtheAnswerSheet.P

2、assage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ThefirstyearofschoolinAmerica,knownaskindergarten,usuallybeginsbetweentheagesoffiveandsix.Amongrichcountriessuchalatestartisverystrange.PresidentObamabelievesitisaneconomicandsocialproblem;hiseducationsecretarygoesasfarastosaythatitis"mo

3、rallywrong".Thisstatementhassomesupport,asitisclearfromresearchintovocabularythatyoungstersfrompoorfamiliesenterkindergartenwellbehindthosefromrichfamilies—adisadvantagethatusuallylastsalifetime.Childrenfromhouseholdsonwelfareknew525wordsbytheageofthree,whilethechildrenofprofessionalsha

4、dmastered1,116.(76)Pre.schoolcanhelpclosethisgap.Soinaspeechlastmonth,Mr,ObamacalledforapartnershipbetweenthefederalgovernmentandthestatestoexpandittoeveryAmericanchild.Itlaterbecameknownthat"every"meantthosewhocomefromfamilieswithincomesofupto200%abovethepovertyline—equaltoanincomeof$4

5、7,000forafamilyoffour.(77)Somecriticssaythatsendingchildrentoschoolattheageoffourdoesnotwork.Theevidencesuggestsotherwise.Forexample,onMarch20thnewresultswereannouncedfromastudyof9.to.l1.year.oldsinNewJersey.Thisreportfoundthatdisadvantagedchildrenwhohadattendedpre.schoolhadbetterlitera

6、cy(读写能力),language,mathsandscienceskills.Andtwoyearsofpre.kindergartenwerebetterthanone.Somestudiesalsofollowtheeffectsofearlylearningoverlifetimes,suchasitseffectoncrimeratesandotherfactorsthatmayeventuallyburdensociety.CriticshavesingledoutagovernmentschemecalledHeadStart,createdin1965

7、,whichprovidespoorhouseholdswitharangeofservicesincludingschool.basedearlyeducation.1．KindergarteninrichcountriesotherthanAmericausuallybeginsattheageof_______A.eight            B.seven            C.six                D.four2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Po