2017年成人学位英语考试考前冲刺试题及答案(二)_第3页

　　Traditionally, universities have carried out two main activities: research and teaching. Many experts would argue that both these activities play a critical role in serving the community. The fundamental question , however is : how does the community want or need to be served?

　　In recent years universities have been coming under increasing pressure from both the governments and the public to ensure that they do not remain “ivory towers”(象牙塔)of study separated from the realities of everyday life. University teachers have been encouraged, and in some cases constrained (强逼), to provide more courses which produce graduates with the technical skills required for the commercial use.79) If Aristotle wanted to work in a university in the UK today, he would have a good chance of teaching computer science but would not be so readily employable as a philosopher.

　　A post-industrial society requires large numbers of computer programmers, engineers, managers and technicians to maintain and develop its economic growth but “man”, as the Bible says,“ does not live by bread alone.” 80)Apart from requiring medical and social services, which do not directly contribute to economic growth, the society should also value and enjoy literature, music and the arts. In these cost-conscious times, it has even been pointed out in justification for the funding of the arts that they can be useful money earners. A successful musical play, for instance, can contribute as much to the Gross National Product through tourist dollars as any other things.

　　21. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ____________.

　　A. traditional universities do a good job serving the society

　　B. universities must meet the needs of the society

　　C. research and teaching are of great importance in universities

　　D. universities play an important role in our society

　　答案：A

　　22. We can infer from the second paragraph that__________.

　　A. the society is not satisfied with the present college education

　　B. the governments interfere too much with college education

　　C. teacher are forced to do what they don’t like to do

　　D. teachers dislike teaching commercially useful courses

　　答案：B

　　23. The Aristotle example is used to make the point that _________.

　　A. universities in the UK have produced too many good-for –nothing graduates

　　B. such abstract subjects as philosophy is no longer useful

　　C. education should serve the social needs

　　D. it is advisable for today’s philosophers to know computer science.

　　答案：D

　　24. According to the passage, literature, music and the arts__________.

　　A. do not contribute to economic growth at all

　　B. are less useful to the society because they do not make direct contribution to economic growth

　　C. are similar to medical and social services in their way of promoting economic growth

　　D. should develop only when they are good for economic growth

　　答案：D

　　25. The author believes that_________.

　　A. art is useful only when it is made into a money earner

　　B. the promotion of economic growth is the only goal of today’s society

　　C. universities should not provide literature or art courses

　　D. the society needs both technical skills and arts

　　答案：B　Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to dispose of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem-how to collect body heat. They have designed a collection system which utilizes not only body heat, but the heat given off by such objects as light bubs and refrigerators as well. The system works so well that no conventional fuel is needed to make the campus's six buildings comfortable.

　　Some parts of most modern buildings-theaters and offices as well as classrooms are more than amply heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned even in winter. The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called "heat recovery." A few modern buildings recover heat, but the University's system is the first to recover heat from some buildings and re-use it in others.

　　Along the way, pit has learned a great deal about some of its heat producers. The harder a student studies, the more heat his body gives off. (76) Male students emit more heat than female students, and the larger a student, the more heat he produces. It is tempting to conclude that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campus would be a hardworking, overweight male genius.

　　26. Until recently, body heat has caused problems because it ______.

　　A. was difficult to collect

　　B. came in a variety of forms

　　C. was difficult to get rid of

　　D. tended to be absorbed by physical objects

　　答案：C

　　27. Which of the following is true of the heating system of the Johnstown campus?

　　A. The heat is supplied by human bodies only.

　　B. The heat is supplied by both human bodies and other heat-emitting objects.

　　C. The heat is supplied by both human bodies and conventional fuel.

　　D. The heat is supplied by human bodies, other heat-emitting objects, and conventional fuel.

　　答案：B

　　28.The phrase "even in winter" (in line 8) most nearly means ______.

　　A. if the winter is especially warm

　　B. during all of the year except the winter

　　C. in the winter as well as in other seasons

　　D. during the evenings in the winter

　　答案：C

　　29. The phrase "heat recovery" refers to a ______.

　　A. method of concealing the source of heat

　　B. special form of air conditioning

　　C. supplementary hot water system

　　D. way of reclaiming and re-using heat

　　答案：D

　　30. According to the passage which of the following would produce the LEAST amount of heat?

　　A. A fat female who studies hard.

　　B. A thin female who does not study.

　　C. A fat male who does not study.

　　D. A thin male who studies hard.

　　答案：B