2007年11月的北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试试题及答案(A).doc

重庆大学网络教育西安学习中心 PAGE 14 2007年11月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试试题及答案(A) 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 mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage 1本文是一篇议论文。主要介绍工作有益于人的身心健康。第一段通过科学家的结论以及相关研究数据，引出工作有益于身体健康这一观点。第二、三段解释了为什么工作有益于身体健康，是因为工作让人远离孤单、工作让人获得满足感和成就感。最后一段总结，指出工作让人更加幸福更加健康，呼吁大家积极工作学习。 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are healthier than housewives. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than jobholders. An investigation shows that whenever the unemployment rate increases by 1 %, the death rate increases by 2%. All this comes down to one point, work is helpful to health. Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are busy. (76) Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as a bridge between man and reality.By work people come into contact with each other. By collective activity they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him ill. Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of achievement. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words. (77)From the above we can come to the conclusion that the more you work the ha