2012.5.12北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试PartReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedsomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet。Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ThemostfamouscollectionsoffairytalesaretheonesbyJakobandWilhelmGrimm.TheGrimmspublishedtheirfirstfairy-talecollectionin1812.TheydisappearingGermanfolkculture.Theirfirstedition(版本)wasascholarlybookthatcarefullyrecordedtheoraltales.Theyweresurprisedwhensomeoftheirearlyreaderssuggestedthatthestoriesmightbeinterestingtochildren。ButtheGrimmsneededmoney.Theyhadmadeabaddealwiththeirpublisherandreceivedlittlepaymentfortheirfirstbook.AtonepointWilhelmcomplainedtherewasntachairinhishouseonecouldsitonwithoutworryingitwouldbreak.Sohetookthehintandsettoworktomakeabookthatwouldbesuitableforchildren.Heselectedafewofthetales,madethemmuchlonger,andpolishedupthelanguage.Hedidnatddmorals,buthedidslipincharacterjudgmentsandmoralizingcommentswhereverhecould。TheGrimmsfairytalesalsohaveonecharacteristicthatwouldseemtomakethemunsuitableforchildren.Manyofthemincludeviolentincidents.In“HanselandGreteleatenbyawolf.Whenherevisedthetalesforchildren,WilhelmGrimmretainedtheviolence.Infact,hesometimesevenrampeditup.Forexample,inthefirstedition,theoneintendedforchildren,thatherbirdspeck(啄)outtheireyes。Why,then,havetheGrimmsfairytalesbecomeclassicofchildrensliterature,somuchsothatitishardtoimagineachildwhodoesntknowCinderellasstoryorSnowWhites?Oneansweristhatonlyafewofthetalessurvivedintomoderntimes.ThefirsteditionoftheGrimmsfairytaleshad210tales.By1825itwasdownto50.Andtodayonlyadozenorsoofthetalesareoftenreprintedinchildrenscollections。(76)Butthedeeperansweristhatthetalesthathavelastedaremagicaladventuresthathelpchildrendealwiththestrugglesandfearsoftheireverydaylives。1.WhydidWilhelmGrimmsetouttoadapthisbookforchildren?A.Todealwithreaderscomplaints。B.Toimprovehisfinancialsituation。C.Attherequestofhispublisher。D.Topreservetheancientstoriesinprint。2.Whenrevisingthefairytales,WilhelmdidallofthefollowingEXCEPT_。A.addingcharacterjudgments.C.deletingtheviolentscenesB.makingthetalesmuchlongerD.polishingupthelanguage3.Whatdoestheexpression“rampeditupinParagraph3probablymean?A.StartedB.AllowedC.ClassifiedD.Increased4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheGrimmsfairytalesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theywereoriginallyintendedtobechildrensstories。B.Generallyspeaking,thetalesthathaveenduredcanhelpchildrendealwiththechallengeslifebringtothem。C.Alargenumberofthetalesmadeittothemodernage。D.Theyarelessviolentthanthechildrensstoriesbeingwrittentoday。5.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?A.Historyoffairytales。B.Waystopreservetheoraltradition。C.TheGrimmsfairytales。D.Violenceinfairytales。Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Astheschoolyearkicksoff,parentsareonceagainstrugglingtocajole(哄骗)and,ifneedbe,dragtheirexhaustedteensoutofbed,Thatimagemaymakeyoulaugh,butlackofsleepisnojoke.(77)Teenagerswhodontgetenoughresthavemorelearning,health,behaviorandmoodproblemsthanstudentswhogetatleastninehoursanight.Long-termlackofsleepistiedtoheartdisease,overweight,depressionandashortenedlife.Lackofsleepcanbeespeciallydeadlyforteens;caraccidentsaretheleadingcauseofdeathamongteenagers,andsafetyexpertsbelievesleepydrivingisamajorfactor。Unfortunately,fewteenagersgetthesleeptheyneed.Inasurveyofmiddle-andhigh-schoolstudents,UniversityofColoradoresearchersfoundthat82percentsaidtheywokeuptiedandunrefreshed,andmorethanhalfhadtroubleconcentratingduringthedayatleastonceaweek。Blamemultitaskingforsomeofthis.Manystudentsarejugglingafter-schoolactivities,homeworkandpart-timejobs.Evenwhentheymanagetofulfilltheseobligationsbyareasonablehour,television,theinternet,videogames,phonecallsandtextmessagetofriendsoftenkeepthemawakedeepintothenight.Takingsodaandenergydrinkslateinthedayandgoingtolate-nightpartiesonweekendsaddtosleepdebt.Biologyalsoworksagainstteenagerssleep,Thebodysinternalclock,whichcontrolswhenapersonstartstofeeltired,shiftsafterpuberty(青春期),makingithardformostteenstofallasleepbefore11pm.Classusuallybeingsbefore8:15am,withmanyhighschoolsstartingasearlyas7:15am.Togettoschoolontime,mostteenshavetogetupby6:30am,guaranteeingtheyllbe-sleepdeprivedduringtheweek.Teensoftensleepmuchlateronweekendstocatchup,makingitevenhardertofallasleeponSundaynightandwakeupMondaymorning.Playingcatch-uponweekendsalsodoesnthelpteensstayrefreshedwhentheneeditmost:duringtheweekatschool。Sincethe1990s,middleandhighschoolinmorethantwodozenstateshaveexperimentedwithlaterschoolstarttimes.(78)Theresultshavebeenencouraging:moresleep,increasedattendance,bettergradesandfewerdrivingaccidents.Butmostschoolstillstartearly,meaningteenshavetheirworkcutoutforthemiftheywanttogeteno