【正文】 ere mothers who had never breastfed. They were 40 to 78 years old. According to Schwarz39。s long been recognized that city life is exhausting, this new research suggests that cities actually dull our thinking, sometimes dramatically so. One of the main forces at work is a plete lack of nature, which is surprisingly beneficial for the brain. Studies have demonstrated, for instance, that hospital patients recover more quickly when they can see trees from their windows, and that women living in public housing are better able to focus when their apartments overlook a lawn. Even these glimpses of nature improve brain performance, it seems, because they provide a mental break from the urban life. This research arrives just as humans cross an important milestone (里程碑 ). For the first time in history, the majority of people live in cities. Instead of inhabiting wideopen spaces, we39。s skin in the way that animal skin is preserved for leather coats and shoes. How did he die? Understandably, archaeologists and other scientists wanted to know more about the person that they called,“ Lindow Man” . (77) His hands and fingernails suggested that he hadn39。 北京地區(qū)成人本科學士學位英語統(tǒng)一考試 (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 blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: Archaeology, like many academic words, es from Greek and means, more or less, “ the study of old things” . So, it is really a part of the study of history. However, most historians use paper evidence, such as letters, paintings and photographs， but archaeologists (考古學家 ) learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago. Normally, these are the hard materials that don39。t done heavy manual work in his life— he could have been a rich man. They found that he hadn39。re crowded into concrete jungles, surrounded by traffic and millions of Strangers. In recent years, it39。s study, the risk of getting a diagnosis (診斷 ) of Type 2 diabetes for women who breastfed all their children for a month or longer was similar to that of women who had not given birth. But mothers who had never breastfed were nearly twice as likely to develop diabetes as women who had never given birth. Mothers who never breastfed were about times as likely to develop diabetes as women who breastfed for one to three months, Schwarz found. While one month of breastfeeding appears to make a difference, Schwarz says, even longer is better. (80) “ Previous studies have shown the longer the mom breastfeeds, the more benefit for her body.” Many experts remend breastfeeding for six months and continuing for a year, she says. The diabetesbreastfeeding link is probably explained by belly fat. Mothers, who don39。s results seem more reliable. 12. According to Schwarz39。 Diabetes Risk C. Breasffeeding May Bee Very Fashioaable in Near Future D. Breasffeeding May Help Women Lose Weight Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (30%) Directions: In this part there are 30 inplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best pletes the sentence. Then blacken the Corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 16. You should carefully think over_____ the manager said at the meeting. A. that B. which C. what D. whose 17. Last week I wrote to the hotel to book a room, but they _____ yet. A. didn39。t answered 18. Diana felt very much upset at _____ to the party as she had longed to go for a long time. A. having not been invited B. not having been invited C. not to be invited D. to be not invited 19. On no account _____ held responsible for the car accident, so he should not be put into prison. A. the driver can be B. can the driver be C. the driver be D. be the driver 20. All the kids are crying now. What_____makes them so unhappy? A. it is B. is it C. it is that D. is it that 21. Unfortunately, the package I was expecting was _____ to the wrong address. A. written B. given C. packed D. delivered 22. _____by a large audience, he felt very nervous and didn39。s recovery was very encouraging as he could_____get out of bed without help. A. only B. almost C. me39。 in D. Because of。 / D. the。t it? A B C D 47. We have been told that under no circumstances we may use the telephone in the office for personal affairs. A B C