2014年11月北京地区成人学士学位英语统一考试真题及答案.docx

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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

2014.11

PartIReadingComprehension　　Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet.

JardenZinc（锌）Products,alargezincplantafewmilesoutsideGreeneville,Tennessee,hasaspecialclaim.Since1982,ithasbeentheonlysupplierofpennyblanksfortheU.S.Mint（铸币厂）.It'sagoodbusinessforJardensince2000,thecompanyhasearnedmorethan$800mil-lion.ButitmaynotbeagooddealfortheU.S.

（76）Thevalueofthepennyhasbeendroppingforyears.In2006,itbegantocostmorethanapennytomakeapenny.Itnowcosts2￠toproducea1￠coin.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.

ManyexpertsdisagreewithAC　　C.Theypointtothedozensofcountriesthathavegottenridoftheirlowest-valuecoinswithoutraisingpricesforconsumers.Andcharitiesdon'tseemtooconcernedeither.

PresidentBarackObamasaysthemintcouldexploreusingcheapermetalstomakepennies.Steelislessexpensivethanzinc.Penniesare97.5%zincand2.5%copper.Butnomatterwhatitismadeof,thepenny'sdaysmaybenumbered.Mostin-storepurchasesarenowmadewithcreditcards,notcash.Isittimeforachange?

第1题　Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Manycountriesaretryingtoreducethecostofmakingcoins.

B.Thesedaysapennymadeisapennywasted.

C.ThereisdisagreementoverwhethertheU.S.shouldstopusingpennies.

D.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.

答案：

C

第2题　　ThemissionofACCisto_______.

A.conductonlinesurveys　　B.lowertheproductioncostsofthepenny

C.raisemoneyforcharities　　D.keepthepennyinuse

答案：

D

第3题　　Thepennycoinismainlymadeof_______.

A.copper　　B.steel　　C.iron　　D.zinc

答案：

D

第4题　　Whatdoesthesentence"thepenny'sdaysmaybenumbered"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.ThepennymaybeoutofuseverySoon.　　B.Thevalueofthepennymayrise.

C.ThepennyhasaspecialplaceinAmericanhistory.　　D.ThepennyispartofAmericanculture.

答案：

A

第5题　　Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.JardenistheSolesupplierofthezinctheU.S.Mintusestomakethepenny.

B.ThemajorityofAmericanpeopleareinfavorofkeepingthepenny.

C.ManyAmericansfearthatgettingridofthepennywouldcausepricestorise.

D.TheU.S.Mintnowspends2.4centstomakeapenny.

答案：

D

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.Whenhe

workedathome,everythinghadtobeinitsplace.Heworkedatadeskbyawindowthatalwayshadavase（花瓶）offlowersandthesameornaments（装饰物）onit.（79）Hewrote2,000wordsadayandherequiredcompletequietwhilehewrote.Hedividedhispageintothreeparts,andoneachsidehehadnotesindifferentcolors.Themainwritingwasinmiddle,thestorynoteswereintherightmargin,andthechapternoteswereintheleftmargin.Healsocaredalotabouthisappearance.

第6题　　CharlesDickens'fatherwasputintoprisonbecausehe_______.

A.stolemoneyfromotherpeople　　B.refusedtopaytax

C.didn'tpayforhischildren'seducation　　D.owedmoneytootherpeople

答案：

D

第7题　　Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Dickenslovedtotravel.　　B.Dickens'storiesweremostlyabouthisownchildhood.

C.Dickensmadealotofmoneyonhisreadingtours.　　D.DickensleftschooltowriteThePickwickPapers.

答案：

C

第8题　　Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutDickensisTRUE?

A.Hewasapeacefulperson.　　B.Hewasaquietwriter.

C.Heworkedveryhardatschool.　　D.Hecaredalotaboutthingsaroundhim.

答案：

D

第9题　　Theword"prominent"inthesecondparagraphmeans_______.

A.famous　　B.thoughtful　　C.careful　　D.difficult

答案：

A

第10题　　Afterthelastparagraph,theauthorwillmostprobablydiscussDickens'_______.

A.success　　B.appearance　　C.works　　D.childhood

答案：

B

ComputertechnologyisadvancingSofastthatoldhardwarequicklybecomescompletelyobsolete.Theelectronicwaste（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-wasteinlandfillscreatesapotentialfortoxicwastetoleakintoourSoilandgroundwater.BecauseenvironmentalstandardsforlandfillsaretougherintheUnitedStatesthaninmanyothercountries,e-wasteisoftenexported,especiallytoSomedevelopingcountries.

（80）Somecountriesarecreatingpoliciestodealwiththegrowinge-wasteproblem.IntheNetherlands,.youcanbringyouroldcomputertothesellerwhenbuyinganewone,andthesellermustbylawacceptitfreeofcharge.Japanpassedalawin2001requiringproducerstorecyclecertainparts.

IntheUnitedStates,amovementcalledtheComputerTakeBackCampaignisdemandingthatproducerstakemoreresponsibilityfordisposingof（处理）oldcomputers.CaliforniaandMassachusettsrecentlyprohibitedcertaincomputerpartsinlandfills,whileAppleandIBMtakebackcomputersforabouta$30fee.Gatewayisonestepahead:

Theywillpayyou$50forrecyclingyouroldcomputerwhenyoubuyanewonefromthem.Lastly,manynonprofitprogramsacceptusedequipment,andserviceshavepoppedupthatdistributeoldcomputerstoschoolsandotherorganizations.

第11题　　Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheMainExportsofAmerica　　B.TheComputerTakeBackCampaign

C.TheHarmofE-wasteTreatment　　D.ElectronicWaste--aGlobalProblem

答案：

B

第12题　　Whatdoestheword"obsolete"inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?

A.Fashionable.　　B.Useful.　　C.Outofdate.　　D.Outofcontrol.

答案：

C

第13题　　Americansreuseabout_______millioncomputerseachyear.

A.5　　B.10　　C.15　　D.20

答案：

A

第14题　　Accordingtothepassage,Americanelectronicwasteisexportedtoothercountriesbecausethesecountrieshave_______.

A.the:

resourcesandmorespacetoprocessthee-waste

B.lessstrictlyenforcedenvironmentalsafetystandards

C.alotofskillede-wasteworkers

D.manycomputerrecyclingbusinesses

答案：

B

第15题　　Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Japanpassedalawtoaddressthee-wasteproblem.

B.Comparedwithstockpile,landfillisabetterandsafermethodtodealwithe-waste.

C.Applewillpayyou$50forrecyclingyouroldcomputerwhenyoubuyanewonefromthem.

D.Oldcomputersaresafetotheenvironmentevenwhenimproperlydisposedof.

答案：

A

PartⅡVocabularyandStructure　　Directions:

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

第16题　　Thefriedfishweateattherestaurantyesterdayisdelicious.I'dliketohaveitagainevenifitcosts_______.

A.astwicemuch　　B.twiceasmuch　　C.muchastwice　　D.asmuchtwice

答案：

B

第17题　　_______toomuchtodo,theyhavetokeepthemselvesbusyalldaylong.

A.Having　　B.Have　　C.Had　　D.Being

答案：

A

第18题　　Airpollution,togetherwithoverpopulation,_______manyproblemsinbigcities.

A.arecausing　　B.iscausing　　C.arecaused　　D.iscaused

答案：

B

第19题　　Shehasnoideaofwhatthebookisabout.She_______.havereaditcarefully.

A.mustn't　　B.can't　　C.shouldn't　　D.needn't

答案：

B

第20题　　_______fromspace,ourearth,withwatercoveting70%ofitssurface,appearsasa"blue　planet".

A.Seeing　　B.Tobeseen　　C.Seen　　D.Havingseen

答案：

C

第21题　　Themerefact_______mostpeoplebelieveanuclearwarwouldbemaddoesnotmeanthatitwillnotoccur.

A.what　　B.which　　C.that　　D.why

答案：

C

第22题　　Itwas_______hehadmadesuchgreatcontributionstoworldpeacethat