历年考试真题—2013年5月试题与答案.doc

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试 2013.05.11 Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: Is that 6 a.m. workout getting in the way of good sleep? Don’t think your fat cells wont notice. A new study published in The Annals of Internal Medicine (a medical journal) finds that inadequate shut-eye has a harmful effect on fat calls, reducing their ability to respond to insulin (胰岛素) by about 30 percent. Over the long-term，this decreased response could set-the stage for type-2 diabetes (a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in his or her blood), fatty liver disease and weight gain. ……….. (76) But Americans don’t seem to be getting the messaee that we need seven to nine hours per night. (77) Brady exolains that the fat cells responded significantly to the loss of sleep. ………. 1. According to the passage，lack of the sleep for a long while can probably lead to all of the following EXCEPT______. A. heart disease B. weight gain C. diabetes D. liver disease 2. The main idea of the third paragraph is______. A. how to write a medical research paper B. how to avoid sleep loss C. how the research was conducted D. how to conduct a medical experiment 3. What does the word “leach” in the last paragraph probably mean? A. Leap B. Lead. C. Leam D. Leak. 4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A.We will be in trouble if our fat cells become less responsive to insulin. B. More and more studies are done to study the link between sleep and weight. C. More than 20% of Americans are net getting enough sleep. D. Fat cells are there to help us maintain a good health. 5. Which of the following