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1、2013年贵州省成人学士学位英语课程考试指南(非英语专业)A卷英语样题PartIReadingComprension(40Points)Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinisbedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD,YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheA
2、nswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.(划线部分为第四部分的翻译题。)Passage1Questionslto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Inthe1920s,scientistsfoundacollectionofbonesnearbeijing,China.Theybelievedthattheboneswerehumanandthattheywereabout500,000yearsold.Theyalsobelievedtheboneswereimportantbecaus
3、etheywerefromalittle-knownstageintheevolutionofhumanbeings.TheboneswereinBeijinguntil1941.Then,becausetheJapanesearmywasadvancingtowardsthecity,thescientistsdecidedtosendthebonestotheUnitedStatesforsafety.Sincethennobodyheardanythingaboutthematall.Dr.HarryL.Shapiro,ProfessorofAnthro
4、pologyatColumbiaUniversity,hasbeensearchingforthemeversince.HebeoievesthattheywerestolenbytheAmericanarmywhosejobwastotakethemtotheU.S.A.Hecouldberight.Afterthewar,aChicagobusinessmanoffered$5,000toanybodywithinformationaboutthebones.Awomanphonedhimandtoldhimsheknewwheretheboneswere
5、.Hearrangedtomeetheronthe102ndflooroftheEmpireStateBuildinginNewYork.TheymetandshetoldhimthatherhusbandhadcomehomefromChindwithfossilsofaprehistoricman.Sheshowedhimaphotographofthem.Thenshewalkedawayandwasneverheardfromagain.Afewyearslater,however,aSydneybusinessmanreportedthathehad
6、thebonesandthathehadburiedtheminaforestinTasmania.Heofferedtosaywhereforalargesumofmoney.Thenhe,too,wasneverheardfromagain.Someone,somewhere,hasthesebones,butnobodyseemstoknowwhoorwhere.1、Howoldwerethebonesthoughttobe?A.Fivethousandyearsold.B.Fiftythousandyearsold.C.Abouthalfamillio
7、nyearsold.D.Amillionyearsold.2、WhywerethebonessenttotheU.S.A.?A.BecauseAmericanslikedcollectingoldthings.B.BecausethebonesmightfallintothehandsofJapaneseinvaders.C.Becaisetheycouldbesoldforaoltofmoney.D.BecausetheChinesedidn’tneedthem.3、Whathappenedtothewomananershemadecontactwithth
8、eChicagobusinessman