北京地区成人英语三级考试真题和答案解析.docx

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2014年11月北京地区成人英语三级考试真题和答案解析

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

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

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

JardenZincProducts,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.conductonlinesurveysB.lowertheproductioncostsofthepenny

C.raisemoneyforcharitiesD.keepthepennyinuse

3.Thepennycoinismainlymadeof_____.

A.copperB.steelC.ironD.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.Themainwritingwasi