2012.11.03 北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题及答案Part Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed 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 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage :It seems like every day theres some new research about whether our favorite drinks are good for us ,(76)One day ,science says a glass of red wine a day will help us live longer The next day ,maybe not It seems journalists are pretty interested in wine research and the same might be said for coffee .Now theres been a lot of research into whether coffees good for our health the results have really been mixed, admits Neal freedman who led the coffee study and published his findings in a medical journal recently.Theres been some evidence that coffee might increase the risk of certain diseases and theres also been maybe more recent evidence that coffee may protect against other diseases as well。Freedman and his colleagues undertook the biggest study yet to look at the relationship between coffee and health They analyzed data collected from more than 400,000 Americans ages 50 to 71 participating in the study We found that the coffee drinkers had a modestly lower risk of death than the non-drinkers ,he said .Heres what he means by modestly:those who drank at least two or three cups a day were about 10 percent or 15 percent less likely to die for any reason during the 13 years of the study when the researchers looked at specific causes of death ,coffee drinking appeared to cut the risk of dying from heart disease lung disease injuries ,accidents and infectionsNow ,Freedman stressed that the study doesnt prove coffee can make people live longer. A study like this can never prove a cause-and-effect relationship (77)All it can really do is to point researchers in the right direction for further investigation And even if it turns out that coffee is really good for you, scientists have no idea why1 According to the first paragraph, reporters would like to know the research findings of _A . tea B. beer C. alcohol D. coffee2According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A Freedman and his colleagues hired 400,00 Americans to collect date。B About four hundred thousand Americans worked for Freedmans team full time for 13 years。C People Who took part in Freedmans research are about 50 to 70 years old 。 D People Who are 50 to 70 years old seldom drink coffee3 According to the author, scientists_。A have already proved that coffee is good for human healthB have a long way to go before they find a way to study coffeeC have avoided the cause -and -effect approach to study coffeeD are still unable to figure out why coffee is good for us4 The word mixed in the first paragraph means_。A both good and bad B. put togetherC. both sharp and soft D. confused5.Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?A. Can Beer Help You Live Longer?B. Can Coffee Help You Live Longer?C. Can Whine Help You Live Longer?D. Can Tea Help You Live Longer?1.【答案】D。细节题。由题干可以定位到第一段。根据第一段It seems journalists are pretty interested in wine research and the same might be said for coffee.。可知新闻工作者们（journalists），即题干中的reporters Grimm，对酒（wine）和咖啡（coffee）的研究感兴趣，选项中只有coffee，因此选择D。2. 【答案】C。细节题。根据第二段They analyzed data collected from more than 400,000 Americans ages 50 to 71 participating in the study，可知选项C正确，故为答案。3. 【答案】C。细节题。根据第三段的A study like this can never prove a cause-and-effect relationship. All it can really do is to point researchers in the right direction for further investigation.可知弗里德曼的研究已经得出不能证明a cause-and-effect relationship的结论，以后科学家们可以避免用这种方法研究咖啡，所以选项C为答案。4. 【答案】A。词汇解释题。由题干定位到第一段的内容。Neal freedman承认说研究结果“have really been mixed”，他接着说道“Theres been some evidence that coffee might increase the risk of certain diseases and theres also been maybe more recent evidence that coffee may protect against other diseases as well.”可知，研究证据显示了两种不同结论：咖啡增加患一些病的风险和咖啡抵御患另一些病的风险。所以A为答案。5. 【答案】B。主旨题。文章虽然在第一段提到了酒（wine），但是通篇都是在谈论弗里德曼对咖啡和人体健康的关系的研究，所以B为答案。文章没有提到啤酒（Beer）和茶（Tea）。三、长难句分析1. The results have really been mixed, admits Neal freedman who led the coffee study and published his findings in a medical journal recently.译文：“得到的结果非常复杂，”尼尔 弗里德曼承认说，他最近曾领导了一项咖啡研究，并在一家医学杂志上发表了他的调查结果。分析：句子的主干是The results have really been mixed, admits Neal freedman。who led the coffee study and published his findings in a medical journal recently是定语从句修饰Neal freedman。2. Heres what he means by modestly: those who drank at least two or three cups a day were about 10 percent or 15 percent less likely to die for any reason during the 13 years of the study.译文：下面是他说的“较小的”含义：在该项研究所经历的13年里，那些每天至少喝2到3杯咖啡的人（比不喝咖啡的人）无论