成人高等教育学士学位英语真题4
(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)
一、Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00) 二、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)
In 2014, older Americans fell 29 million times, leading to 7 million injuries, according to a report published last week. About 2.8 million cases were treated in emergency department, and approximately 800,000 seniors were on to be hospitalized. More than 27,000 falls led to death. （76） And the problem is getting more and more serious.
Older adult fails are increasing and, sadly, often indicate the end of independence, said Dr. Tom Frieden. The falls are preventable, Frieden stressed. He said individuals, families and health care providers can take steps to resist the trend.
Dr. Wolf-Klein is a medical professor in New York. She said one concern is that seniors who have experienced a fall alone at home don tell anyone. When that happens, prevention efforts don begin and they
e at risk for additional falls that lead to broken bones and brain injuries.
Elderly patients tend not to report fails to their families, or even doctors. A fall is a very frightening thing that you keep quiet about. They think if they mention it, they are afraid that they will move to a nursing home or need assistants to help out in the house, said Wolf-Klein. Its also a status issue and may make someone feel that they e weaker than they really are, she
explained. When someone does fall and hurt themselves, they e often never the same, Wolf-Klein
said. You can develop chronic (慢性的) problems. After a fall, a percentage of the population will never return to walking around. People were used to taking the subway, now they e in a
wheelchair, or they may need help going to the bathroom. They become frailer and lose independence, she said.（分数：10.00）
(1).Which of the following is TRUE?（分数：2.00）
A.In 2014, older American adult falls caused 7 million injuries. √ B.In 2016, Americans fall 29 million times.
C.Last year, 2.8 million Americans had emergency treatment. D.Last month, more than 27,000 older Americans were hospitalized.
解析：[解析] 根据第一段第一句话“In 2014, older Americans fell 29 million times, leading to 7
million injuries, according to a report published last week. ”可知，据上周的一个报道称：在2014年，美国老年人跌倒2900万次，造成了700万人受伤。故选A。
(2).From the passage we learn that older adult falls ______.（分数：2.00） A.are decreasing B.can
be avoided
C.must be treated in hospitals
D.usually imply the end of independence √
解析：[解析] 根据第二段第一句话“Older adult falls are increasing and, sadly, often indicate
the end of independence, said Dr. Tom Frieden. ”可知，越来越多的老年人跌倒，这就意味着其独立生活的结束。故选D。
(3).The world frailer in Paragraph 5 probably means ______.（分数：2.00） A.lonelier B.weaker √ C.smarter D.better
解析：[解析] 根据第五段最后一句话“They become frailer and lose independence...”可知，frailer意smarter意为“更虚弱的”；weaker意为“更孤独的”；lonelier意为“易碎的，脆弱的，易损的”。．
为“更聪明的”；better意为“更好的”。根据上文可知，摔倒后的老年人会生活不能自理，所以他们应该是越来越脆弱，只有B项符合句意。故选B。
(4).According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?（分数：2.00） A.A fall is a very terrible thing that you keep quiet about. √ B.After a fall elderly people will not develop chronic problems. C.To prevent falls elderly people should move to a nursing home. D.Elderly patients tend to tell their families about their falls
解析：[解析] 根据第四段第一、二句话“Elderly patients tend not to report...A fall is a very
frightening thing that you keep quiet about. ”可知，摔倒是一件非常可怕的事，而老年人却什么都不说。此处的frightening与A项中的terrible是同义词。故选A。 (5).What is the main idea of the passage?（分数：2.00） A.Older adult falls are on the rise. √ B.People should keep quiet about their falls. C.Older adults are losing their independence. D.Older adult falls cause brain injuries.
解析：[解析] 本文通篇都是围绕“越来越多的老年人跌倒”这一话题展开的，所以A项正确。B项意为“人们应该对摔倒的事情闭口不谈”，这与文章大意不符；C项意为“老年人正在丧失独立生活的能力”，这只是摔倒后的后果，而不能作为全文的主旨；D项意为“老年人摔倒会造成大脑损伤”，这也是摔倒可能会导致的结果，文章第三段最后一句话“When that happens, prevention efforts don begin and they e
at risk for additional falls that lead to broken bones and brain injuries. ”指出，二次摔倒会导致骨折和脑部损伤。故选A。
三、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)
Marley Dias loves nothing more than getting lost in a book. But the books she was reading at school Where the Red Fern GrowsThe Shiloh Series her nerves . She enjoyed and , were starting to get on
but those classics, found in so many primary school classrooms, were all about white boys or dogs—or white boys and their dogs. Black girls, like Marley, were almost never the main character. What she was noticing is actually a much bigger issue: fewer than 10 percent of childrens books released in 2015 had a black person as the main character, according to a yearly analysis by the Cooperative Childrens Book Center. In November 2015, Marley set out to gather 1,000 books with black girls as protagonists (主角). Her campaign called #1000BlackGirlBooks was a big success. （77） She far exceeded her goal and collected more than 10,000 books! Through my campaign, I
want to give kids a stronger sense of identity. Marley says. （78） The biggest thing Ive learned
is that kids voice need to be heard.
In the future, Dias wants to be the editor (编辑) of her own magazine. She is already making the steps toward having a successful and meaningful career. At 11, shes aware of the racism in the publishing industry.
Like the television and movies, the publishing industry does not represent black girls or other people of color in positive ways. The whitewashing (漂白) in this industry extends beyond not having people of color as characters. In 2012, white men wrote 88% of the book reviews. In 2013, only about 2% of the books were about black characters. Then if there are people of color in the books, the publishers attempt to whitewash people of color on the covers.
However, Dias is making it a little easier for other black girls searching for a character that is just like them. Her project is a positive step toward young black girls seeing and experiencing their lives in books.（分数：10.00）
(1).Which of the following is the best title for the passage?（分数：2.00） A.Main Characters 0f Popular Books B.The #1000BlackGirlBooks Campaign
C.Whitewashing in the Publishing Industry √ D.Future Reading for Kids and Teenagers
解析：[解析] 通读全文可知，文章讲的是Marley Dias从关注各种著作中黑人女孩角色的问题，进而关注到出版业的种族歧视问题。故选C。
(2).The phrase get on her nerves in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.（分数：2.00） A.make her ill B.make her excited C.make her annoyed √ D.make her frightened
解析：[解析] 根据第一段第二句话“But the books she was reading at school were starting to get
on her nerves. ”可知，get on ones nerves意为“使……厌烦，使……不安”。make sb. ill意为“使生病”；make sb. excited意为“使激动”；make sb. annoyed意为“使恼怒，使厌烦”；make sb. frightened意为“使害怕，使惊恐”。故选C。
(3).Marley started the #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign because ______.（分数：2.00） A.she wanted to give some books to African children B.she wanted to encourage children to read more books
C.she noticed the lack of black girls as main characters in the books √ D.she didn
like the black girls described in the books she read for class
解析：[解析] 根据第二段第一句话“What she was noticing is actually a much bigger issue: fewer than 10 percent of childrens books released in 2015 had a black person as the main character,
according to a yearly analysis by the Cooperative Childrens Book Center. ”可知，她所注意到的一个更大的问题是：根据儿童图书合作中心的年度分析报告，在2015年出版的儿童图书中，只有不到10%的图书以黑人为主角。她注意到以黑人为主角的儿童图书比较少，更别说是黑人女孩了，这就是她开展这项活动的初衷。故选C。 (4).The original goal of the project was to collect ______ books.（分数：2.00） A.1000 √ B.2015 C.5000 D.10,000
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