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北京市上半年成人英语三级考试真题0

北京市上半年成人英语三级考试真题

PartⅠReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions：

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedsomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

ThemostfamouscollectionsoffairytalesaretheonesbyJakobandWilhelmGrimm.TheGrimmspublishedtheirfirstfairy-talecollectionin1812.TheydisappearingGermanfolkculture.Theirfirstedition（版本）wasascholarlybookthatcarefullyrecordedtheoraltales.Theyweresurprisedwhensomeoftheirearlyreaderssuggestedthatthestoriesmightbeinterestingtochildren.

ButtheGrimmsneededmoney.Theyhadmadeabaddealwiththeirpublisherandreceivedlittlepaymentfortheirfirstbook.AtonepointWilhelmcomplainedtherewasn‘tachairinhishouseonecouldsitonwithoutworryingitwouldbreak.Sohetookthehintandsettoworktomakeabookthatwouldbesuitableforchildren.Heselectedafewofthetales，madethemmuchlonger，andpolishedupthelanguage.Hedidn’taddmorals，buthedidslipincharacterjudgmentsandmoralizingcommentswhereverhecould.

TheGrimms‘fairytalesalsohaveonecharacteristicthatwouldseemtomakethemunsuitableforchildren.Manyofthemincludeviolentincidents.In“HanselandGretel”eatenbyawolf.Whenherevisedthetalesforchildren，WilhelmGrimmretainedtheviolence.Infact，hesometimesevenrampeditup.Forexample，inthefirstedition，theoneintendedforchildren，thatherbirdspeck（啄）outtheireyes.

Why，then，havetheGrimms‘fairytalesbecomeclassicofchildren’sliterature，somuchsothatitishardtoimagineachildwhodoesn‘tknowCinderella’sstoryorSnowWhite‘s?

Oneansweristhatonlyafewofthetalessurvivedintomoderntimes.ThefirsteditionoftheGrimms‘fairytaleshad210tales.By1825itwasdownto50.Andtadayonlyadozenorsoofthetalesareoftenreprintedinchildren’scollections.

（76）Butthedeeperansweristhatthetalesthathavelastedaremagicaladventuresthathelpchildrendealwiththestrugglesandfearsoftheireverydaylives.

WhydidWilhelmGrimmsetouttoadapthisbookforchildren?

Todealwithreaders‘complaints.

Toimprovehisfinancialsituation.

Attherequestofhispublisher.

Topreservetheancientstoriesinprint.

Whenrevisingthefairytales，WilhelmdidallofthefollowingEXCEPT_______.

A.addingcharacterjudgments.B.makingthetalesmuchlonger

C.deletingtheviolentscenesD.polishingupthelanguage

3.Whatdoestheexpression“rampeditup”inParagraph3probablymean?

A.StartedB.AllowedC.ClassifiedD.Increased

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheGrimms‘fairytalesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theywereoriginallyintendedtobechildren‘sstories.

B.Generallyspeaking，thetalesthathaveenduredcanhelpchildrendealwiththechallengeslifebringtothem.

C.Alargenumberofthetalesmadeittothemodernage.

D.Theyarelessviolentthanthechildren‘sstoriesbeingwrittentoday.

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?

A.Historyoffairytales.

B.Waystopreservetheoraltradition.

C.TheGrimms‘fairytales.

D.Violenceinfairytales.

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Astheschoolyearkicksoff，parentsareonceagainstrugglingtocajole（哄骗）and，ifneedbe，dragtheirexhaustedteensoutofbed，Thatimagemaymakeyoulaugh，butlackofsleepisnojoke.（77）Teenagerswhodon‘tgetenoughresthavemorelearning，health，behaviorandmoodproblemsthanstudentswhogetatleastninehoursanight.Long-termlackofsleeoistiedtoheartdisease，overweight，depressionandashortenedlife.Lackofsleepcanbeespeciallydeadlyforteens;caraccidentsaretheleadingcauseofdeathamongteenagers，andsafetyexpertsbelievesleepydrivingisamajorfactor.

Unfortunately，fewteenagersgetthesleeptheyneed.Inasurveyofmiddle-andhigh-schoolstudents，UniversityofColoradoresearchersfoundthat82percentsaidtheywokeuptiedandunrefreshed，andmorethanhalfhadtroubleconcentratingduringthedayatleastonceaweek.

Blamemultitaskingforsomeofthis.Manystudentsarejugglingafter-schoolactivities，homeworkandpart-timejobs.Evenwhentheymanagetofulfilltheseobligationsbyareasonablehour，television，theinternet，videogames，phonecallsandtextmessagetofriendsoftenkeepthemawakedeepintothenight.Takingsodaandenergydrinkslateinthedayandgoingtolate-nightpartiesonweekendsaddtosleepformostteenstofallasleepbefore11pm.Classusuallybeingsbefore8：

15am，withmanyhighschoolsstartingasweendstocatchup，makingitevenhardertofallasleeponSundaynightandwakeupMondaymorning.Playingcatch-uponweekendsalsodoesn‘thelpteensstayrefreshedwhentheneeditmost：

duringtheweekatschool.

Sincethe1990s，middleandhighschoolinmorethantwodozenstateshaveexperimentedwithlaterschoolstarttimes.（78）Theresultshavebeenencouraging：

moresleep，increasedattendance，bettergradesandfewerdrivingaccidents.Butmostschoolstillstartearly，meaningteenshavetheirworkcutoutforthemiftheywanttogetenoughsleep.

6.Accordingtothepassage，poorsleepcanbelinkedtoallofthefollowingEXCEPT____.

A.heartdiseaseB.caraccidents

C.skinproblemsD.poorconcentration

7.ThemainideaofParagraph3is______.

A.howsleepdeprivation（缺乏）canbetreated

B.whatcausessleepdeprivation

C.whoismostatriskforsleepdeprivation

D.whysleepdeprivationisaseriousconcern

8.Whatdoestheword“juggling”inParagragph3probablymean?

A.Dealingwithatthesametime

B.Strikingabalancebetween

C.Weekendcatch-upsleep

D.Healthydiet

9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtobalmeforteenager‘lackofsleep?

A.MultitaskingB.Strikingabalancebetween

C.Weekendcatch-upsleepD.Healthydiet

10.Accordingtothepassage，whathavesomeschooldonetohelptheirstudentsgetenoughsleep?

A.Educatingtheirstudentsabouttheimportanceofsleep

B.Monitoringtheirstudents‘late-nightactivities

C.Delayingschoolstarttimes

D.Settingstrictrules.

　Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Asanymiddle-classparentknows，unpaidworkexperiencecangiveyoungstersavaluableintroductiontoasecurejob.Thegovernmenthasrecognizedittoo，abandoningrulesin2011thathadformerlystopped16-to24-years-oldsfromdoingunpaidworkwhileclaimingunemploymentbenefit.Butmovingfromthattoforcingthemtoworkwithoutpayinordertocollectthesebenefitshasprovedabigstep.

（79）MorethanonemillionyoungpeopleinBritainareunemployed，thehighestnumbersincethemid-1980s.Keenbothtocutthewelfarebillandtoavoidthedepressedfuturewagesthatmayresultfromearlyunemployment，thegovernmenthasimpressedfuturewagesthatmayresultfromearlyunemployment，thegovernmenthasintroducedanambitiousprogramofreformtogetyoungstersoffwelfareandintowork.Akeypartofitisensuringthatnoonegetsbenefitfromthegovernmentforlong;ministersarekeentoavoidwhathappenedaftertheearly-1980srecession（衰退），whenunemploymentcontinuedinsomepartsofthecountryforalongtimeaftertheeconomybegantoimprove.

Tohelpyoungpeopleintowork，ministershadpersuadedlotsofemployers，includingbakerychains，bookshops，andsupermarkets，totakeonunemployedyouths，whoreceiveworkexperiencebutnopay，withtheprospectofproperjobforthosewhoshine.（80）Some35，000youngstersparticipatedlastyear;halffoundpaidworksoonafterfinishingthescheme.

Theideaofgettingyoungadultsusedtoshowingupforworkispopularwithvoters：

accordingtoasurveypublishedinFebruary，about60%ofpeoplesupporttheprogram.Equallyattractivewastheoptionofcompellingthemtowork：

undertheexistingarrangementsyoungsterscouldchoosewhetherornottoacceptaplace，butiftheydroppedputaftertheendofthefirstweek，theystoodtoloseuptotwoweeks‘benefits.

Yettheschemehasalsopolarized（两极分化的）opinion：

athirdofpeopleareconsistentlyopposed.Followinganoisy“RighttoWork”campaignthataccusedemployersofco-operatingsecretlywiththisfromgettingworse，ChrisGrayling，anemploymentminister，admittedthatyoungpeoplecouldleavetheirworkexperienceatanytimewithoutbeingpunishedfordoingso.Thisnotonlyhaltedtheflightofemployers（fornow，atleast）butalsoenabledhimtoannouncethatnewfirmshaveagreedtotakepartintheprogram.。

11.Accordingtothepassage，youngpeopleinBritain_____.

A.areusedtoshowingupforwork

B.valueunpaidworkverymuch

C.arealwaysopposedtounpaidwork

D.couldlearnsomethingaboutjobsecuritythroughunpaidwork

12.Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.Mostvoterssupportthegovernment‘sefforttohelpyoungpeopletowork

B.Somepeopleprotestagainstthegovernment‘sattempttoforceyoungpeopletowork

C.Therearemorethanonemillionyoungpeoplewhotookpartintheprogram

D.Therearemorethanonemillionyoungpeoplewhoarejobless

13.Accordingtotheauthor，theBritishgovernmentistryingto______.

A.punishyoungpeopleiftheyarenotcooperatingwithit

B.reformtheunemployedyoungsters

C.theeconomicslowdown

D.reducewelfarespending

14.Theword“shine”inParagraph3means“______”。

A.dowellB.reflectlight

C.lookhappyD.producelight

15.Whichofthefol