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北京地区英语三级考试试题及答案解析

2015-11-07

北京地区成人学士学位英语考试试题

I.Readingcomprehension

Passage1

Sinceitsfoundingin1948,McDonald'shasgrownfromafamilyburger（汉堡包）standtoaglobalfast-foodchain,withmorethan30,000locationsin118countries.

With58milliondailycustomersworldwide,McDonald’sisnowso

ubiquitousaroundtheglobethatTheEconomistpublishesaglobalrankingofcurrencies'purchasingpowerbasedonthepriceschargedatthelocalMcDonald’s,calledtheBigMacIndex（巨无霸指数）.That’snottosaythat

everynationcarriesthesamemenuitems:

choicesvarywidelydependingonlocation.SomeAsianlocationsservefriedshrimpinaBigMacroll,whileMcDonald’sinIndiadoesn’tservebeefatall,relyinginsteadonburgersmadefromvegetables,riceandbeans.

NoteveryoneintheworldhasbeenhappytogreetRonaldMcDonaldwhenhemovestotown.ManyseeMcDonald'sasasymbolofAmericaneconomicandculturalchauvinism（沙文主义）,andEuropeannationsinparticularhave

viewedAmerican-stylefastfoodasaninsulttotheirnationalfood.AFrenchfarmer,JoseBove,becamesomethingofanationalheroin1999afterheand

constructiontoprotest

agroupofpeopledestroyedaMcDonald'sunderglobalizationand"badfood."Thenextyear,abombexplodedinaFrench

McDonald’s,killinga27-year-oldemployee.（76）（76）Nooneclaimedresponsibility.

Butregardlessofwhetheryouliketheirfoodortheirpolicies,McDonald’sisstillwidelyseenasoneofthetruepioneersofpeaceful

globalization.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE.

A.McDonald'swasfoundedin1948.

B.McDonald’shasopeneditsrestaurantsineverycityoftheworld.

C.McDonald’shasover30,000locationsintheworldnow.

D.McDonald’swasverysmallinscaleinthebeginning.

2.ThewordubiquitousinParagraph2ismostlikelytomean.

A.verycrowdedB.verydean

C.existingeverywhereD.occurringfrequently

3.FromParagraph2,wecanconcludethat.

A.McDonald’sdesignsitsmenutosuitthelocalpeople

B.millionsofyoungadultsgottheirfirstjobwithMcDonald

C.theMcDonald’smenustickstoold-fashionedfavoritessuchastheBigMac

D.thelowpricesMcDonald’sbringtensofmillionsofpeoplethroughitsdoorseveryday

4.WhatdidJoseBoveandhispeopledoin1999toprotestagainstMcDonald's?

A.Theyorganizedastrike.

B.TheyprotestedoutsideaMcDonald’s.

C.Theyrefusedtogotoanewly-builtMcDonald’s.

D.TheydestroyedaMcDonald’sunderconstruction.

5.In,anemployeediedinafatalbombattackonaMcDonald’srestaurant

inFrance.

A.1998B.1999C.2000D.2001

Passage2

JimThorpewasaNativeAmerican.Hewasbornin1888inanIndian

Territory（印第安人保护区）thatisnowOklahoma.LikemostNativeAmerican

childrenthen,helikedtofish,hunt,swim,andplaygamesoutdoors.（76）Hewashealthyandstrong,buthehadverylittleformaleducation.In1950,

JimThorpewasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer.Hewasalsoan

Olympicgoldmedalwinner.ButThorpehadmanytragediesinhislife.

Jimhadatwinbrotherwhodiedwhenhewasnineyearsold.Bythetime

hewas16,hismotherandfatherwerealsodead.Jimthenwenttoaspecial

schoolinPennsylvaniaforNativeAmericanchildren.There,helearnedto

readandwriteandalsobegantoplaysports.Jimwaspoor,soheleftschool

fortwoyearstoearnsomemoney.Duringthistime,heplayedonabaseball

team.（77）Theteampaidhimonly$15aweek.Soonhereturnedtoschoolto

completehiseducation.Jimwasastarathlete（运动员）inseveralsports,

includingbaseball,runningandfootball.Hewonmanyawardsforhisathleticability,mainlyforfootball.Inmanygames,hescoredallormostofthepointsforhisteam.

In1912,whenJimThorpewas24yearsold,hebecamepartoftheU.S

Olympicteam.Hecompetedintwoverydifficultevents:

thepentathlonand

thedecathlon.Bothrequiregreatabilityandstrength.Thepentathlonhas

fivetrackandfieldevents,includingthelongjumpandthe1,500-meterrace.

Thedecathlonhastentrackandfieldandfiledevents,withrunning,jumping,andthrowingcontests.

Peoplethoughtitwasimpossibleforanathletetocompeteinboththe

pentathlonandthedecathlon.SoeveryonewassurprisedwhenThorpewongoldmedalsinbothevents.WhentheKingofSwedenpresentedThorpewithhistwo

goldmedals,hesaid,

Sir,youarethegreatestathleteintheworld.

Thorpewasasimpleandhonestman.Hejustanswered,“Thanks,King.”

6.FromthepassagewelearnthatJimThorpewasbornin.

A.IndiaB.PennsylvaniaC.OklahomaD.

Sweden

7.Accordingtothepassage,mostAmericanIndianchildrenlovedallthefollowingEXCEPT.

A.fishingB.huntingC.swimmingD.singing

8.JimThorpestartedtoplaysports.

A.beforehewasnineyearsold.B.whenhewas16yearsold

C.whenhewas24yearsoldD.beforehisparentspassed

away

9.Theworddecathloninparagraph3probablymeans.

A.jumpingB.fivetrackandfieldevents

C.throwingD.tentrackandfieldevents

10.WhichoftheflowingisNOTTRUE?

A.In1912,Thorpewentbacktofinishhiscollegeeducation.

B.Thorpewontwogoldmedalsinthe1912OlympicGames.

C.Thorpeonceplayedonabaseballteamformoney.

D.In1950,ThorpewasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer.

Passage3

Itcanbereallyfrustrating（使人沮丧的）foranoverweightpersontogo

toagymandworkoutwithapositiveattitude.Allonehastodoiswalkbyalmostanynicegymandnoticeallthehealthy,sweating,

“skinny”members.Sometimestheystareatthoseofuswhoare,well,zaftig.

Itiseasytoseethejudgmentbehindtheireyes.Whowantstoputupwiththat?

Manypeopleareself-consciousoftheirbodiesandfeelisolatedwhenjoiningworkoutclassesorwhileexercising,especiallyiftheyarelargerthanmostoftheothersinthegroup.Nowthefitnessindustryisfinallypayingattention.Populargymsarecatering（迎合）tooverweightandweightconsciouscustomersbydedicatingareaswherethe“skinny”peoplearenotallowed.

Thereareevengymsorprogramsthatrequirememberstobeatleast50poundsoverweighttoparticipate.

Trainersrecommendedfunctionalfitnessasapracticalgoal,ratherthan

six-packabs（六块腹肌）.（79）Theyoftenusetextmessagestostayintouchwithcustomers.

Oftenatthesespecializedgyms,thetrainersareoverweightthemselves,orworkingontheirownweightgoals,andthiscanhelpthosepeoplewithanxietycausedbypoorbodyimage.Theequipmenthasbeendesignedforusebylargerpeople.Widerseats,morecushioning,nomirrors,andtinted（有

色的）windowsforprivacy,areallimportantchanges.

（80）Hopefullythesetypesofgymswillsuccessfullygrowinnumbersinthefuture.Theideaisaverysimpleandpotentiallypopularone.Ifithelpsthoseofuswhoarebiggerexercisemoreandimproveourfitnesslevel,it’sastepintherightdirection.

11.ThewordzaftiginParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.

A.fatB.healthyC.friendlyD.polite

12.Wecaninferfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat.

A.mostlargegymchainsreallywantmemberstoshowupfrequently

B.overweightpeopleareoftenfrustratedandpushedawaybytraditionalgymindustry

C.regulargymsdon’tacceptoverweightpeopletoparticipateintheirprograms

D.overweightpeoplehavetopayextratoworkoutinagym

13.Whatisthetraininggoalinthegymscateringtooverweightmembers?

A.Toachievefunctionalfitness.B.Tobuildsix-packabs.

C.Tolooklikeafitnessmodel.D.Tobeabletorunlong

distances.

14.Asforthegymscateringtooverweightmembers,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Themachinesaredesignedforlargerpeople.

B.Tintedwindowsareusedtoensureextraprivacy.

C.Therearelargermirrorsonthewalls.

D.Thetraininggoalsaremorerealistic.

15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ImprovingWomen’sSelf-confidencethroughExercises

B.TheTraditionalGymIndustryIsLosingItsCustomers

C.TheFitnessIndustryIsLookforNewDirections

D.SpecializationGymsDesignedforOverweightPeople

16.WhenBillcamein,Iwithmyfriends.

A.willtalkB.talkC.wastalkingD.havetalked

17.Johnmadeherhimeverythingaboutherplanforthetrip.

A.totellB.tellC.toldD.tells

18.Lucygoestoschoolbybikeeveryday,she?

A.doesB.doesn'tC.isD.isn't

19.Icanhelpwhetherweshouldgowithoutraincoats.

A.wonderB.towonderC.wonderingD.wondered

20.Neverinherlifeinsuchanimportantparty,whereshesawsomany

popstars.

A.LisatookpartB.didLisatakepart

C.LisawastakenpartD.wasLisatakenpart

21.Theyoungman,__metusatthestationyesterday,willshowusaroundthecampusthismorning.

A.whoB.thatC.whichD.whose

22.IamnotsurewhetherNewYorkisbiggestcityinworldornot.

A.a;aB.a;theC.the;theD.the;a

23.Believeitornot,Mikerunsthanalltheotherboysinhisclass.

A.fastB.fasterC.fastestD.morefast

24.TheyleftLondonforNewYorkthemorningofSeptember10.

AinB.onC.atD.of

25.Jimcan’tgotoschooltodayhisillness.

A.inspiteofB.infrontofC.becauseofD.farfrom

26.Withtheofacomputer,onecandowhatwasimpossibleinthepast.

A.ageB.airC.aidD.aim

27.Iimmediately__Luke'sfatherfromthecrowdbecausetheytwolookedlikeeachothersomuch.

A.researchedB.recognizedC.reportedD.reduced

28.Afriendlyrelationshipbetweentwocountriesisoftenbasedon

respect,trustandunderstanding.

A.lovelyB.mutualC.boldD.strict

29.

Mr.Brownisn'tintheofficenow,butyoucanamessageforhim.

30.Theboygaveanexcitingofhisadventuresontheisland,which

at