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成人三级真题

北京地区

成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

2010.05.05（A卷）

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Themulti-billion-dollarWesternpopmusicindustryisunderfire.ItisbeingblamedbytheUnitedNationsforthedramaticriseindrugabuseworldwide.“Themostworryingdevelopmentisacultureofdrug-friendliness”,saystheUN’sInternationalNarcoticsControlBoardinareportreleasedlastyear.

The74-pagestudysaysthepopmusic,asaglobalindustry,isbyfarthemostinfluentialtrend-setterforyoungpeopleofmostcultures.“Somesongsencouragepeopletotakedrugs.（76）Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofaperson’slifestyle.”thestudysays.

Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendlypopmusicseemstosurvivedespitetheoccasionalshockofdeathbyoverdose（过量用药）.“Suchincidentsendtobeseenasanoccasiontomourn（哀悼）thelossofarolemodel,andnotanopportunitytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse”,itnotes.Sincethe1970s,severalinternationallyfamoussingerandmoviestars—includingElvisPresley,JaniceJophlin,JohnBelushi,JimiHendrix,JonathanMelvinandAndyGibbs—havediedofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses.Withtheglobalizationofpopularmusic,messagespromotingdrugabusearenowreachingbeyondtheircountriesoforigin.“Inmostcountries,thenamesofcertainpopstarshavebecomefamiliartothemembersofeveryhousehold.”thestudysays.

TheUNstudyalsoblamesthemediaforitsdescriptionofcertaindrugincidents,whichencouragesratherthanpreventsdrugabuse.“Overthepastyears,wehaveseenhowdrugabuseisincreasinglyregardedasbeingacceptableorevenattractive,”saysHamidGhodse,presidentoftheBoard.“Powerfulpressuregroupsrunpoliticalcampaignsaimedatlegalizingcontrolleddrugs,”hesays.Ghodsealsopointsoutthatallthesedevelopmentshavecreatedanenvironmentwhichistolerant（容忍的）oforevenfavorabletodrugabuseandspoilsinternationaldrugpreventioneffortscurrentlyunderway.

Thestudyfocusesondemandreductionandpreventionwithinanenvironmentthathasbecometolerantofdrugabuse.TheBoardcallsongovernmentstodotheirlegalandmoralduties,andtoactagainstthepro-drug（赞成吸毒）messagesoftheyouthculturetowhichyoungpeopleincreasinglyarebeingexposed.

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthortendtoagreewith?

A.Theuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposesisanacceptablepartofaperson’slifestyle.

B.Thespreadingofpopmusicmaycausedrugabusetobeyondcountryboundaries.

C.Noeffortshavebeenmadetopreventthespreadingofdrugabuse.

D.Governmentshavenoabilityatactagainstthepro-drugmessagesoftheyouthculture.

2.Theexpression“underfire”inthefirstparagraphmeans________.

A.inanurgentsituationB.facingsomeproblems

C.beingcriticizedD.introuble

3.Fromthethirdparagraph,welearnthattheyouth________.

A.tendtomournthepopstarswhodiedofoverdoseasrolemodes

B.areshockedtoknowevenpopstarsmayabusedrugs

C.trytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse

D.maystopabusingdrugs

4.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedastolerantofdrugabuse?

A.Thespreadingofpopmusic.

B.Themedia.

C.Politicalcampaignsrunbypowerfulpressuregroups.

D.Thelowpriceofsomedrugs.

5.Accordingtothepassage,popmusic________

A.hasagreatinfluenceonyoungpeopleofmostcultures

B.attractsasmallnumberofyoungpeople

C.isnotaprofitableindustry

D.isaloneresponsiblefordrugabuse

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Therearemanyolderpeopleintheworldandtherewillbemanymore.Alittle-knownfactisthatover60percentoftheolderpeopleliveindevelopingcountries.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,by2020therewillbe1billion,withover700millionlivingindevelopingcountries.

Itisasurprisingfactthatthepopulationageingisparticularlyrapidindevelopingcountries.Forexample,ittookFrance115yearsfortheproportionofolderpeopletodoublefrom7percentto14percent.ItisestimatedtotakeChinaamere27yearstoachievethissameincrease.

Whataretheimplicationsoftheseincreasednumbersofolderfolk?

（77）Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive,themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability（残疾）.Attentionisbeingpaidtotheneedtokeeppeopleashealthyaspossible,includingduringoldage,tolessenthefinancialburdenonthestate.

（78）Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.InsomeAfricancountries,certainlyinAsia,olderpeoplearerespectedandregardedastheoneswithspecialknowledge.Yettraditionsarefadingawaydaily,whichdoesnotensurethecontinuedhighregardofolderpeople.Associetychanges,attitudeswillchange.

Muchneedstobedonetogetridofagediscrimination（歧视）inemployment.Life-longlearningprogramsneedtobeprovidedtoenableolderpeopletobeactivemembersinacountry’sdevelopment.

Socialsecuritypoliciesneedtobeestablishedtoprovideadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.Bothpublicandprivateschemesarevitalinordertobuildasuitablesafetynet.

6.Theproportionofolderpeople________.

A.isbiggerindevelopedcountriesthanindevelopingcountries

B.isone-seventhofthepopulationindevelopingcountries

C.willincreasemuchfasterinChinathaninFrance

D.willbesixtypercentindevelopingcountriesby2020

7.Accordingtopassage,whichofthefollowingaregovernmentsmostworriedabout?

A.Thediseasesanddisabilityofolderpeople.

B.Thelongerlifeandgoodhealthofpeople.

C.Thelossoftaxesonolderpeople.

D.Theincreasingrespectforolderpeople.

8.Itisstateddirectlyinthepassagethatolderpeopleshould________.

A.betreateddifferentlyindifferentcultures

B.enjoyasimilarlifestyle

C.beignoredassocietychanges

D.bevaluedbytheyoungergenerations

9.WhichofthefollowingmeasureisNOTmentionedtosolvethepopulationageingproblem?

A.Gettingridofagediscriminationinemployment.

B.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.

C.Providingfreehealthcareforsickolderpeople.

D.Supplyinglife-longlearningprogramstoolderpeople.

10.Theauthorconcludesinthelastparagraphthat________.

A.governmentshavespentlotsoftimeinsolvingtheageingproblem

B.populationageingisahardproblem,butitneedstobesolvedurgently

C.peoplearetoobusytosolvethepopulationageingproblem

D.muchtimeandeffortwillbelostinsolvingtheageingproblem

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

（79）Extensivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhasmadeextraordinaryprogressinreducingpovertyinrecentdecades.Theresearchsuggeststhatthepaceofeconomicprogresshasbeenrapidandcontinuedfordecades,builtonthefoundationsofrelativepoliticalstability,risingtrade,andeconomicliberalization（自由化）aftertwoworldwars.Onenewstudy,publishedrecentlybytheInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinWashington,findsthattheproportionofthe6.1billionpeopleintheworldwholiveon$1adayorlessshrankfrom63percentin1950to35percentin1980and12percentin1999.Bysomeothermeasures,theprogresshasbeenmoremodest.Still,economistsagreethatpovertyhasplungedinkeynationssuchasIndiaandespeciallyChina,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowthaswellaseconomicfreedom.“Thisisahugesuccessfortheworldasawhole,”saysHarvardUniversityeconomistRichardCooper.“Wearedoingsomethingright.”

ThenewscomesastheWorldBankisabouttoopenitsannualmeetinginWashington—aneventthathasbeentroubledinrecentyearsbyproteststhattheBankanditssisterInstitution,theInternationalMonetaryFund（IMF国际货币组织）,havedonetoolittlefortheworld’spoor.（80）Theneweconomicresearchwillnotputanendtothatdispute.Vastpopulationsremainpoor,andmanystillquestionthewisdomofWorldBankpolicies.Nonetheless,theresearchfindingsarehelpfultounderstandwhatpoliciesshouldbefollowedbythoseinstitutionsandhundredsofotherdevelopmentgroupsworkingveryhardtohastenthepaceofworldeconomicprogress.Ifdramaticgainsareunderway,thepresentpolicies-callingforopenmarkets,freebusinessactivities,andtightmonetarycontrol-areworkingandcorrect.

ButcriticsofIMFandWorldBankpoliciesmaintainthatsucheconomicsuccessstoriesasJapan,China,SouthKoreaandSingaporearerootedinmorethanjust“free”markets.Thesenationshavemanagedtogrowrapidly,andtherebyreducepoverty,bylimitingimportswhentheirdomesticindustrieswereyoung,pushingexportstorichnations,andputtingcontrolsonpurelyinternationalfinancialflows.Theyhavebeenopentoforeign-ownedfactoriesbuthaveofteninsistedthatthoseinvestorssharetheknowledgeandskillonmoderntechnologies.

11.Theword“plunged”inthefirstparagraphmeans________.

A.decreasedB.climbedC.increasedD.droppedintowater

12.Fromthepassage,welearnthat______.

A.WorldBankhasdonenothingtohelpthepoorintheworld

B.IMFonlyhelpstherichintheworld

C.WorldBankcontr