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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语真题及答案
2014年11月-北京地区成人本科学士学位英语真题及答案
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2014年11月
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
JardenZinc(锌)Products,alargezincplantafewmilesoutsideGreeneville,Tennessee,hasaspecialclaim.Since1982,ithasbeentheonlysupplierofpennyblanksfortheU.S.Mint(铸币厂).It'sagoodbusinessforJarden-since2000,thecompanyhasearnedmorethan$800million.ButitmaynotbeagooddealfortheU.S.
(76)Thevalueofthepennyhasbeendroppingforyears.In2006,itbegantocostmorethanapennytomakeapenny.Itnowcosts2Ctoproducea1Ccoin.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.IsittimefortheU.S.todothesame?
Jardenandthezincindustryarefightingtokeepthepenny.Since2006,Jardenhasgiven$1.2milliontoAmericansforCommonCents(ACC).Thegroup'smissionistokeepthepennyinuse.MarkWellerisACC'sexecutivedirector.Hearguesthattherearethreemainreasonsforkeepingthepenny:
Withoutit,wewouldbecomemorereliantonthefive-centcoin,whichalsohasproblems;charities(慈善机构)thatdependonpennydriveswouldnotbeabletoraiseasmuchmoney;anda2012surveyshowsthat67%ofAmericanswanttokeepthepenny.(77)Manypeoplesurveyedsaidtheyfearedtheywouldenduppayingmoreforproducts.
ManyexpertsdisagreewithACC,Theypointtothedozensofcountriesthathavegottenridoftheirlowest-valuecoinswithoutraisingpricesforconsumers.Andcharitiesdon'tseemtooconcernedeither.
PresidentBarackObamasaysthemintcouldexploreusingcheapermetalstomakepennies.Steelislessexpensivethanzinc.Penniesare97.5%zincand2.5%copper.Butnomatterwhatitismadeof,thepenny'sdaysmaybenumbered.Mostin-storepurchasesarenowmadewithcreditcards,notcash.Isittimeforachange?
1.whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Manycountriesaretryingtoreducethecostofmakingcoins.
B.Thesedaysapennymadeisapennywasted.
C.ThereisdisagreementoverwhethertheU.S.shouldstopusingpennies.
D.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.
2.ThemissionofACCisto______.
A.conductonlinesurveys
B.lowertheproductioncostsofthepenny
C.raisemoneyforcharities
D.keepthepennyinuse
3.Thepennycoinismainlymadeof_____.
A.copper
B.steel
C.iron
D.zinc
4.Whatdoesthesentence"thepenny'sdaysmaybenumbered"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?
A.Thepennymaybeoutofuseverysoon.
B.Thevalueofthepennymayrise.
C.ThepennyhasaspecialplaceinAmericanhistory.
D.ThepennyispartofAmericanculture.
5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?
A.JardenisthesolesupplierofthezinctheU.S.Mintusestomakethepenny.
B.ThemajorityofAmericanpeopleareinfavorofkeepingthepenny.
C.ManyAmericansfearthatgettingridofthepennywouldcausepricestorise.
D.TheU.S.Mintnowspends2.4centstomakeapenny.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
CharlesDickenswasbornin1812inPortsmouth,England.Hewasthesecondofeightchildren.Hisfatheralwayshadproblemswithmoney.WhenCharleswas12yearsold,hisfatherwenttoprisonbecausehewasindebt.Charleshadtoleaveschooltohelphisfamily.Hegotajobinadirty,oldfactory.CharlesDickensneverforgothisdifficultchildhood.Manyofhisstoriesandbookswereaboutpoorpeopleandtheirproblems.
(78)Later,Charleswentbacktoschoolfortwomoreyears.Heleftschoolwhenhewas15yearsoldtobecomeanewspaperreporter.In1836,hebegantowriteThePickwickPapers.Itwaspublishedasaseriesandwasahugesuccess.Byage24,DickenswasaprominentwriterinbothGreatBritainandtheUnitedStates.
Manypeopleboughthisbooks,buttheyalsopaidtohearhimreadhisstoriesaloud.Becausetherewasnoradioortelevision,peoplelikedtohearfamouswritersreadinpublic.Dickensreadhisworkslikehewasactinginaplay.Hewentonverysuccessfulreadingtoursandearnedalotofmoney.
Dickenswasmeticulous(过分注意琐事的).Everythinghadtobejustright.Whenheworkedathome,everythinghadtobeinitsplace.Heworkedatadeskbyawindowthatalwayshadavase(花瓶)offlowersandthesameornaments(装饰物)onit.(79)Hewrote2,000wordsadayandherequiredcompletequietwhilehewrote.Hedividedhispageintothreeparts,andoneachsidehehadnotesindifficultcolors.Themainwritingwasinmiddle,thestorynoteswereintherightmargin,andthechapternoteswereintheleftmargin.Healsocaredalotabouthisappearance.
6.CharlesDickens'fatherwasputintoprisonbecausehe.
A.stolemoneyfromotherpeople
B.refusedtopaytax
C.didn'tpayforhischildren'seducation
D.owedmoneytootherpeople
7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Dickenslovedtotravel.
B.Dickens'storiesweremostlyabouthisownchildhood.
C.Dickensmadealotofmoneyonhisreadingtours.
D.DickensleftschooltowriteThePickwickPapers.
8.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutDickensisTRUE?
A.Hewasapeacefulperson.
B.Hewasaquietwriter.
C.Heworkedveryhardatschool.
D.Hecaredalotaboutthingsaroundhim.
9.Theword“prominent”inthesecondparagraphmeans________.
A.Famous
B.Thoughtful
C.Careful
D.difficult
10.Afterthelastparagraph,theauthorwillmostprobablydiscussDickens'.
A.Success
B.Appearance
C.Works
D.childhood
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Computertechnologyisadvancingsofastthatoldhardwarequicklybecomescompletelyobsolete.Theelectronicwaster(e-waste)fromthisconstantlygrowingfieldispollutingtheenvironment,bothhereandabroad.
Computerscontaintoxic(有毒的)materialssuchaslead.Despitethedangerofthrowingthesehazardousmaterialsinalandfill(垃圾填埋场),that'sexactlywheretonsofcomputersendup.Americansreuseorrecycleonlyabout10percentofthe50millioncomputerstheyreplaceeachyear,accordingtoABCNews.Eightypercentisbeingstockpiled(囤积),whichcouldcreateevenbiggerproblemsinthefuture,andtheremaining10percentislandfilled.Throwinge-wasteinlandfillscreatesapotentialforlandfillsaretougherintheUnitedStatesthaninmanyothercountries,e-wasteisoftenexported,especiallytosomedevelopingcountries.
(80)Somecountriesarecreatingpoliciestodealwiththegrowinge-wasteproblem.IntheNetherlands,youcanbringyouroldcomputertothesellerwhenbuyinganewone,andthesellermustbylawacceptitfreeofcharge.Japanpassedalawin2001requiringproducerstorecyclecertainparts.
Intheunitedstates,amovementcalledtheComputerTakeBackCampaignisdemandingthatproducerstakemoreresponsibilityfordisposingof(处理)oldcomputers,CaliforniaandMassachusettsrecentlyprohibitedcertaincomputerpartsinlandfills,whileAppleandIBMtakebackcomputersforabouta$30fee.Gatewayisonestepahead:
Theywillpayyou$50forrecyclingyouroldcomputerwhenyoubuyanewonefromthem.Lastly,manynonprofitprogramsacceptusedequipment,andserviceshavepoppedupthatdistributeoldcomputerstoschoolsandotherorganizations.
11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheMainExportsofAmerica
B.TheComputerTakeBackCampaign
C.TheHarmofE-wasteTreatment
D.ElectronicWaste-aGlobalProblem
12.Whatdoestheword“obsolete”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?
A.Fashionable.
B.Useful.
C.Outofdate.
D.Outofcontrol.
13.Americansreuseabout______millioncomputerseachyear.
A.5B.10C.15D.20
14.Accordingtothepassage,Americanelectronicwasteisexportedtoothercountriesbecausethesecountrieshave_______.
A.theresourcesandmorespacetoprocessthee-waste
B.lessstrictlyenforcedenvironmentsafetystandards
C.alotofskillede-wasteworkers
D.manycomputerrecyclingbusinesses
15.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Japanpassedalawtoaddressthee-wasteproblem.
B.Comparedwithstockpile,landfillisabetterandsafermethodtodealwithe-waste.
C.Applewillpayyou$50forrecyclingyouroldcomputerwhenyoubuyanewonefromthem.
D.Oldcomputersaresafetotheenvironmentevenwhenimproperlydisposedof.
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)
Directions:
Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackentheCorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
16.Thefriedfishweateattherestaurantyesterdayisdelicious.I'dliketohaveitagainevenifitcosts____.
A.astwicemuchB.twiceasmuchC.muchastwiceD.asmuchtwice
17.____toomuchtodo,theyhavetokeepthemselvesbusyalldaylong.
A.HavingB.HaveC.HadD.Being
18.Airpollution,togetherwithoverpopulation,____manyproblemsinbigcities.
A.arecausingB.iscausingC.arecausedD.iscaused
19.Shehasnoideaofwhatthebookisabout.She____havereaditcarefully.
A.mustn’tB.can'tC.shouldn'tD.needn't
20.____fromspace,ourearth,withwatercovering70%ofitssurface,appearsasa"blueplanet".
A.SeeingB.TobeseenC.SeenD.Havingseen
21.Themerefact____mostpeoplebelieveanuclearwarwouldbemaddoesnotmeanthatitwillnotoccur.
A.what
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