成人英语三级考试及答案.docx

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成人英语三级考试及答案

2008年11月成人英语三级考试及答案 

PartI　ReadingComprehension（30%）

　　Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares（噩梦）.

　　（76）NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerase（抹去）,theeffectofpainfulmemories.转自学易网

　　InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.（77）Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareerased.

　　Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit.

　　Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers’troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.转自学易网

　　“Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions.”saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.“Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.”

　　Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatitisverydangeroustochangememoriesbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.

　　“Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivedthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare.I’mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesout,”saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist.转自学易网

1.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

　Aanewmedicalinvention

　Banewresearchonmemories

　Cawayoferasingpainfulmemories

　Danargumentabouttheresearchonthepill

2.Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan____.

　Acausethebraintofixmemories

　Bstoppeoplerememberingtheirexperiences

　Cpreventbodyproducingcertainchemicals

　Dwipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories

3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.

　Apeopledoubttheeffectsofthepills

　Bthepillwillstoppeople’sbadexperiences

Ctakingthepillwilldoharmtopeople’shealth

　DthepillhasprobablybeenproducedinAmerica　　

4.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?

　ASomememoriescanruinpeople’slives.

　BPeoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.

　CExperiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.

　DThepillwillreducepeople’ssufferingsfrombadmemories.

5.Theword“scars”inParagraphOneiscloseinmeaningto____.

　AgoodstoriesBpainsCexperiencesDmemories

Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

On-the-jobsmokingisahotissueforbothsmokersandnon-smokers,andmanymanagersnowseesmokingasaproductivityproblem.Althoughsomepeoplequestionwhethersmokingreallyaffectsone’sproductivity,ithas,infact,beenproventhatasmokercostsacompanymorethananon-smoker.AccordingtoProfessorWilliamWeis,asmokingemployeecostshisorheremployerabout$5,700moreayearthananever-smoker.Thesecostsincludemedicalcare,lostearningsandinsurance.Andabsenceduetosmokingbreaksisoneoftheproductivityproblems,yetitaccountsforagreatdealofemployercosts.

　　（78）Whentheissueofsmokingattheworkplaceisdiscussed,perhapsthemostimportantproblemisthehealthriskthatsmokingcausestobothsmokersandnever-smokers.Ithaslongbeenproventhatsmokingislinkedtolungcancer.Nowmanyhealthexpertswarnthatpassivesmokingcancauselungcancerandotherillnessesinhealthynever-smokers.Passivesmokingcanbedefinedasexposuretosecond-handtobaccosmokeinenclosedareas.Anyonewhohasbeenwithsmokersindeedknowsthattheirsmokecancauseeyeirritation,coughing,headachesandthroatsoreness.Whileeyeirritationmayseemasmallthingtosomesmokers,itneverthelessisaproblemthatoccurseveryworkdayinofficesandbreak-roomsandcanleadtogreaterhealthproblems.Employeeswhodonotsmokeshouldnotbesubjectedtotherisksofpassivesmokingandneedtobeabletoworkinasafeenvironment.SurgeonGeneralKoopstatesthattherightofthesmokerstopsatthepointwherehisorhersmokingincreasesthediseaseriskofthoseoccupyingthesameenvironment.

6.Allthefollowingcasesareon-the-jobsmokingexceptthat____.

　Aanemployersmokeswhileworkingintheoffice

　Bataxidriversmokeswhiledrivingthecar

　Caworkersmokeswhileworkingintheworkshop

　Daworkersmokeswhilereadinginthetrain

7.Accordingtothepassage,on-the-jobsmokingaffectsanemployee’sperformanceintheofficeinthat_____.

Ahecanconcentrateonwhatheisdoingwhilesmoking

Bheoftengoesawayfromhisdesktosmokeinthebreak-room

Cheoftenasksforsickleaveasaresultoftoomuchsmoking

Dhetakesarestfromtimetotimebecauseofeyeirritation

8.Manymanagersdonotseemtobeinfavorofon-the-jobsmokingmainlybecauseit____.

Areducesproductivityofthecompanytoacertaindegree

Bdoesharmtothehealthofnever-smokersofthecompany

Caffectstherelationshipbetweensmokersandnon-smokers

Dmakesthebreak-roomsmorecrowdedandmorepolluted

9.Passivesmokingmeans____

　Anever-smokerstakeupthehabitofsmokingunwillingly

　Bnever-smokershavetoputupwiththeactivesmokers

　Cnever-smokerstakeinsmokereleasedbyalitcigarette

　Dnever-smokersshareanenclosedareawithsmokers

10.Inthesecondpartofthepassage,theauthorsuggestsbanningon-the-jobsmokingsoasto____.

Acutdowncostsofmedicalcareandinsurance

Bcreateahealthyandsafeworkingenvironment

Cpreventeyeirritationfrombecomingabighealthproblem

Dimprovethesmokingemployees’workefficiency

Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage

　　ScientistsinIndiahaveinventedanewwaytoproduceelectricity.Theirinventiondoesnotgetitspowerfromoil,coalorotherfuels.Itproduceselectricitywiththepowerofanimals.Indiahasabouteightymillionbullocks.Theydoallkindsofjobs.Theyworkinthefields.Theypullvehiclesthroughthestreets.Theycarrywatercontainers.（79）Indianenergyofficialshavebeenseekingwaystouselessimportedoiltoprovideenergy.ScientistsattheNationalInstituteforIndustrialEngineeringin>Bombaywonderedwhetherthemillionsofbullockscouldhelp.ManyvillagesinIndialackelectricity,buttheyhavemanybullocks.Andoftentheanimalsarenotworking.Onejobdonebybullocksistopumpwateroutofthewell.Theanimalsdothisbywalkingaroundandaroundinacircle.Astheywalk,theyturnaheavystickthatmakesthepumpmove.Thissimpletechnologyiscenturiesold.Scientiststhoughtthatthesametechnologycouldbeusedtoproduceelectricity.Bullockswalkinacircleonlytwoorthreetimesaminute.Thisismuchtooslowtoproduceelectricity,butitcancreateenoughpowertoturnaseriesofgears.Alargegearsitsnexttoasmallergear.Asthelargegearturns,itcausesthesmallergeartoturn.Thatgearturnsanevensmallerone.Eachgearmovesfasterbecauseitisalittlesmaller.Thesmallestgearmayturnextremelyfast.（80）Clocksoperatewithgears.SodocarsandsodoesthedeviceinventedbytheIndianscientiststoproduceelectricity.　　AccordingtotheofficialsintheUnitedNations,theideaisbeingtestedatseveralplacesinIndia.Thedeviceiseasytooperateandrepair.Anditcanbemovedeasily.Itcostsaboutthreehundredandsevendollarsnowtomakesuchadevice,butproductionoflargenumbersofthemcouldcutthecostofeachtoabouttwohundreddollars.

11.Whofirstthoughtofusingbullockstoprovideenergy?

　AIndianenergyofficials

　BScientistsinIndia

　COfficialsintheUnitedNations

　DResearchersinEurope.

12.WhichkindofjobthatthebullocksdoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

　APullingvehicles

　BPlowingfields

　CPumpingwateroutifwells

　DCarryingfoodbaskets.

13.WhyarebullocksusedtoprovideenergyinIndia?

　ABecausebullockshavelongbeenusedbyIndianpeople

　BBecausebullockswalkslowlyandareeasytocontrol

　CBecausetherearefewnon-workingbullocksinIndia

　DBecausethereisnotenoughoilinIndia

14.Inthesentence“Thissimpletechnologyiscenturiesold”inParagraphOne,“Thissimpletechnology”refersto_____.　

Ausingbullockstoproduceenergy　　

Busingpumpstodrawwaterout

　Chavingbullockswalkaroundtomakethepumpmove

　Dconnectinggearsofdifferentsizestoproduceelectricity.

15.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthedevicementionedinthepassage?

　AIthasalargegearandasmallergear.

　BIt’seasytouse,butdifficulttomove.

　CIt’squitecheap.

　DIt’sstillbeingtested.

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PartIIVocabularyandStructure（30%）

　　Directions:

Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

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