1、北京成人英语三级考试真题北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试 Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Peoplesaythatmoneycannotbuyhappiness.ThiswastrueforHowardHughes.(76)Hewasoneoftherichestandmostpowerfulmenofhistime.Hebadeverything:goodlooksuccess,power,andalotofmoney.Buthedidnthavelaveorfriendshipbecausehecouldntbuy
2、them.Allhislifeheusedhismoneytocontroleverythingandeveryonearoundhim.Intheend,helostcontrolofeverything,evenhimself.HowardHugheswasbornin1905inHouston,Texas.HisfatherstartedtheHughesToolCompany.Hewasaworkaholic（工作狂）andmadealotofmoney.Heboughteverythinghewanted.HeevengavemoneytoschoolssoHowardcouldge
3、tintothem.Fromhisfather,Howardlearnedtobeasuccessfulbutmercilessbusinessman.Hughessmother,Allenealsohadabiginfluenceonhislife.Howardwasheronlychild.Sheprotectedhimandgavehimeverything.UnfortunatelyAllenehadmentalproblems.(77)Shewasafraidofgermsanddiseases.ShewasobsessedwithHowardshealth，andhebecameo
4、bsessedwinittoo.AllenediedwhenHowardwas16yearsold.Twoyearslaterhisfatherdied.HughesinheritedtheHughesToolCompany.ThenhemarriedEllaRice.HeandEllamovedtoLosAngeles,California.ItwastherethatHowardHughesbegantobecomealegend.Hughesbegantoinvesthismoneyinmovies.Hebecameanimportantproducersoonafterhemovedt
5、oCalifornia.Heworkedhard,buthealsoplayedhard.Hebecameobsessedwithpowerandcontrol.Whenhecouldntgetsomethinglegally,hegavemoneypoliticiansandbusinessmensotheywouldhelphim.Heownedalotofbusinesses,includingairplanecompanies,amoviestudio,LasVegashotels,goldandsilvermines,andradioandtelevisionstations.Onc
6、eheboughtatelevisionstudiosohecouldwatchmoviesallnightHealsoboughtahotelbecausehewantedtostayinhisfavoriteroomforoneweekend.1. Accordingtothepassage, HowardHugheswashot_.A.good-lookingB.wealthyC.friendlyD.powerful2.WhichofthefollowingaboutHughesfatherisNOTTRUE?A. HestartedtheHughesToolCompany. B. He
7、likedtospendmoney.C. Heworkedhard. D. Hedrankalcoholalot.3.HowardHughesparentsdied_.A.whenhewas16yearsold B.beforehewas19yearsoldC.afterhegotmarried D.afterhemovedtoCalifornia4. ThewordobsessedinParagraph2probablymeans.A.troubledB.reducedC.relatedD.informed5. Fromthepassage,welearnwhatMr.Hugheslacke
8、dinhislifewas_.A.educationB.loveC.moneyD.goodlooksPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Halfoftheworldscoralreefs（珊瑚礁）havediedinthelast30years.Nowscientistsareracingtoensurethattherestsurvive.Evenifglobalwarningweretorightnow,scientistspredictthatmorethan90%ofcoralswilldieby2050.Ifnoma
9、jorstepsaretakentoaddresstheproblem,thereefsmaybeheadedfortotalextinction（灭绝）.(78)Theplanetshealthdependsonthesurvivalofcoralreefs.Theydescribedas“therain forestsofthesea,becausetheyprovideshelterforawidevarietyofsealife.Inaddition,thereefsserveasbarriersthatprotectcoastlinesfromthefullforceofpowerf
10、ulstorms.Coralareusedinmedicalresearchforcurestodiseases.Theyarekeytolocaleconomiesaswell,sincethereefsattracttourists,thefishingindustry,andotherbusinesses,bringinginbillionsofdolllars.（79）Coralsareparticularsensitivetochangesintemperature.Ariseofjust1to2degreescanforcethecoralstodriveoutthealgae（水
11、藻）.Thenthecoralsturnwhiteinaprocesscalled“bleaching”.Coralscanrecoverfromshort-termbleaching,butlong-termbleachingcancausepermanentdamage.In1998,whenseasurfacetemperatureswerethehighestinrecordedhistory,coralreefsaroundtheworldsufferedthemostseverebleaching.Itisestimatedthatevenunderthebestofconditi
12、ons,manyofthesecoralreefswillneeddecadestorecover.Althoughreefsfaceotherthreatsfrompollution,industrialactivities,andoverfishing,itisglobalclimatechangethatmostconcernsscientists.Scientistsremainhopefulthatitsnottoolatetosavethereefs,andsomearemovingaheadonexperimentstoaccomplishthatgoal.6.Whichofth
13、efollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A. RisingGlobalTemperatures B. Rain forestsareinDangerC. CoralReefsFaceExtinction D. GlobalClimateChange7. ThewordaddressinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_.A. breakdown B. stickto C. goover D. dealwith8. Whyarecoralreefscalledtherainforestsofthesea?A.Becausetheya
14、rehometoawidevarietyofsealife.B.Becausetheycanprotectourcoastsfromstorms.C.Becausetheymightsupplynaturalmedicines.D.Becausetheylooklikerainforests.9.Thecoralsturn_intheprocessof“bleaching”.A.redB.blackC.greenD.white10.Accordingtothepassage,_isthebiggestthreattocoralreefs.A.pollutionB.overfishing C.i
15、ndustrialactivityD.dimatechangePassage3Questions11toI5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Overtheyears,collegestudentshavestoodtogetherforwhattheybelievein,fromcivilrightstoanti-warpoliciestothemorerecentprotestsagainsttheunequaldistributionofwealth.Butnowhereinhistoryhavestudentsbanned（禁止）bottledwater.Un
16、tilnowThebottledwaterban,whichPartedonjustafewcampuses,hasnowspreadnationwidetomorethan20universities.Thecollegeshavecithercompletelybannedtheuseofplasticbottlesaltogether,orsomehavetakenamorelimitedapproachwithpartialbans.Manypeoplebelievethatproducingandbottledwaterwastesmoneyandharmstheenvironmen
17、t.TheysaythatbottledwaterisunnecessarybecausepublicwatersuppliesintheU.S.arcamongthebestintheworld.Waterfountainsandreusablebottleswitheasyaccess（获取）tofillingstationsareabetterchoice.AnorganizationcalledBantheBottleraisesawarenessabouttheeconomicandenvironmentalcostsofusingplasticbottles.Thegroupcla
18、imsthateightglassesofwateradaycostseachperson49centsannually,whiledrinkingfromplasticcontainerscosts$I,400peryear.Plasticbottlescontainantimonyachemicalthatinlowdosescausesdepression,butinlargedosescanevenleadtodeath.Thecontroversyoverbottledortapisnotlimitedtothestudentsandcollegeadministrations.Th
19、emakersofbottledwaterseethemovementasathreat.(80)TheyarguethatplasticbottlesmakeUPasmallportionofthenationstotalwaste.Itsunfairtosingleout（单独挑出）theirproductwhensomanyotheritemsarepackagedinplasticcontainers.Plus,waterisahealthychoicecomparedtosomesodasandjuicesthatarcalsosoldatschool.,11. Whichofthe
20、followingisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Manyuniversitiesbanorrestrictthesaleofbottledwater.B.Manystatesbanorrestrictthesaleofbottledwater.C.Thebottledwaterindustryisconcernedaboutitsdecreasingsales.D.Manypeopleareopposedtothebottledwaterban.12.AccordingtoBantheBottle,drinkingbottledwatercosts_dollarspe
21、ryear。 A.8B.20C.49D.140013.ThewordcontroversyinParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto_.A.choiceB.controlC.argumentD.statement14.Whatdoesthebottledwaterindustryuseinitsowndefense?A.Bottledwaterismuchleanerthantapwater.B.Studentsshouldhavefreedomofchoice.C.Thebottlesaremadeinamoreenvironment-friendlyway.D.Wat
22、erishealthierthansomesodasandjuices.15.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Alltheuniversitieshavebannedthesaleofbottledwater.B.Plasticbottlesmaydoharmtopeopledhealth.C.Thepurchaseofsoftdrinkswillincrease.D.Bottledischeapandenvironment-friendly.PartVocabularyandStructure(30%)1
23、6.Theyhavedecidedtoputthemeeting_tillnextMonday.A.upB.onC.offD.forward17.Ifyougetintodifficulties,donthesitatetoask_advice.A.ofB.outC.afterD.for18.Whilewewereonholiday,ourneighbortook_ourhouse.A.noticeofB.careofC.afterD.on19.20.Iwastryingtogetintothe_buswhenIheardavoicefrombehind.A.crowdB.crowdingC.
24、crowdsD.crowded21.Honestyisthemostimportant_amanshouldhave.A.effortB.habitC.qualityD.question22.Thatstudent_hishandeverytimeIaskedaquestion.A.madeupB.putupC.roseD.arose23.HespokeEnglishsowellthatItookitfor_thathewasanAmerican.A.goodB.certainC.sureD.granted24.Iamvery_toyouforyourhelp.A.grateful B.agr
25、ee atC.capableD.enjoyable25.ThetwogirlslookA.sameB.alikeC.likeD.sameone26.Thechildren_happilyintheclassroomwhentheteachercamein.A.talkB.aretalkingC.weretalkingD.hadtalked27.Intheroadaccidenttheotherdaythreepeople_，includingthedriver.A.killedB.werekilledC.arekilledD.havekilled28.Jimsjobistokeephisbos
26、s_ofthelatestdevelopmentofthatproductinEurope.A.informB.toinformC.informedD.informing29.Theyoungman_visitedourschoolthismorningisMariasbrother.A.whoB.whichC.whose D.what30.Imawfullytiredandcantgoanyfarther,Ted.Letshavearest,_?A.shallweB.willyouC.canyouD.mayI31._themanagerwillcomeornotdoesntmattermuch.A.WhetherB.ThatC.IfD.What32.TheAmericanandtheBritish_alargenumberofsocialcustoms.A.joinB.takeC.shareD.make33.Martin,whenyougotothemeetingtomorrow,_youriPadwithyou.A.bringB.takeC.fetchD.put34.Iti
