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北京地区本科学士学位英语统一考试2014年11月PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Jarden

ZincProducts,alargezincplantafewmilesoutsideGreeneville,Tennessee,hasaspecial

claim.Since1982,ithasbeentheonlysupplierofpennyblanksfortheU.S.Mint（铸币

厂）.It'sagoodbusinessforJarden-since2000,thecompanyhasearnedmorethan$800

million.ButitmaynotbeagooddealfortheU.S.（76）Thevalueofthepennyhas

beendroppingforyears.In2006,itbegantocostmorethanapennytomakeapenny.It

nowcosts2Ctoproducea1Ccoin.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.Isittime

fortheU.S.todothesame?

Jardenandthezincindustryarefightingtokeepthe

penny.Since2006,Jardenhasgiven$1.2milliontoAmericansforCommonCents（ACC）.The

group'smissionistokeepthepennyinuse.MarkWellerisACC'sexecutivedirector.He

arguesthattherearethreemainreasonsforkeepingthepenny:

Withoutit,wewouldbecome

morereliantonthefive-centcoin,whichalsohasproblems;charities（慈善机构）that

dependonpennydriveswouldnotbeabletoraiseasmuchmoney;anda2012surveyshows

that67%ofAmericanswanttokeepthepenny.（77）Manypeoplesurveyedsaidtheyfeared

theywouldenduppayingmoreforproducts.ManyexpertsdisagreewithACC,Theypoint

tothedozensofcountriesthathavegottenridoftheirlowest-valuecoinswithoutraising

pricesforconsumers.Andcharitiesdon'tseemtooconcernedeither.PresidentBarack

Obamasaysthemintcouldexploreusingcheapermetalstomakepennies.Steelisless

expensivethanzinc.Penniesare97.5%zincand2.5%copper.Butnomatterwhatitismade

of,thepenny'sdaysmaybenumbered.Mostin-st

orepurchasesarenowmadewithcreditcards,notcash.Isittimeforachange?

1.what

isthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Manycountriesaretryingtoreducethecostof

makingcoins.B.B.Thesedaysapennymadeisapennywasted.C.Thereis

disagreementoverwhethertheU.S.shouldstopusingpennies.D.D.Manycountries

havestoppedusingpennies.2.ThemissionofACCisto______.A.conductonline

surveysB.lowertheproductioncostsofthepennyC.raisemoneyforcharities

D.keepthepennyinuse3.Thepennycoinismainlymadeof_____.A.copperB.

steelC.ironD.zinc4.Whatdoesthesentence"thepenny'sdaysmaybenumbered"

inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Thepennymaybeoutofuseverysoon.B.The

valueofthepennymayrise.C.ThepennyhasaspecialplaceinAmericanhistory.D.The

pennyispartofAmericanculture.5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

statementsisNOTTRUE?

A.JardenisthesolesupplierofthezinctheU.S.Mint

usestomakethepenny.B.ThemajorityofAmericanpeopleareinfavorofkeeping

thepenny.C.ManyAmericansfearthatgettingridofthepennywouldcausepricesto

rise.D.TheU.S.Mintnowspends2.4centstomakeapenny.Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

CharlesDickenswasbornin1812

inPortsmouth,England.Hewasthesecondo

feightchildren.Hisfatheralwayshadproblemswithmoney.WhenCharleswas12yearsold,

hisfatherwenttoprisonbecausehewasindebt.Charleshadtoleaveschooltohelphis

family.Hegotajobinadirty,oldfactory.CharlesDickensneverforgothisdifficult

childhood.Manyofhisstoriesandbookswereaboutpoorpeopleandtheirproblems.

（78）Later,Charleswentbacktoschoolfortwomoreyears.Heleftschoolwhenhewas15

yearsoldtobecomeanewspaperreporter.In1836,hebegantowriteThePickwickPapers.

Itwaspublishedasaseriesandwasahugesuccess.Byage24,Dickenswasaprominent

writerinbothGreatBritainandtheUnitedStates.Manypeopleboughthisbooks,but

theyalsopaidtohearhimreadhisstoriesaloud.Becausetherewasnoradioor

television,peoplelikedtohearfamouswritersreadinpublic.Dickensreadhisworkslike

hewasactinginaplay.Hewentonverysuccessfulreadingtoursandearnedalotof

money.Dickenswasmeticulous（过分注意琐事的）.Everythinghadtobejust

right.Whenheworkedathome,everythinghadtobeinitsplace.Heworkedatadeskbya

windowthatalwayshadavase（花瓶）offlowersandthesameornaments（装饰物）onit.

（79）Hewrote2,000wordsadayandherequiredcompletequietwhilehewrote.Hedivided

hispageintothreeparts,andoneachsidehehadnotesindifficultcolors.Themain

writingwasinmiddle,thestorynoteswereintherightmargin,andthechapternoteswere

intheleftmargin.Healsocaredalotabouthisappearance.6.CharlesDickens'

fatherwasputintoprisonbecausehe.A.stolemoneyfromother

peopleB.B.refusedtopaytaxC.didn'tpayforhischildren's

educationD.owedmoneytootherpeople7.Accordingtothepassage,whichof

thefollowingisTRUE?

A.DickenslovedtotravelB.Dickens'storiesweremostlyabout

hisownchildhood

C.DickensmadealotofmoneyonhisreadingtoursD.DickensleftschooltowriteThe

PickwickPapers8.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutDickensisTRUE

?

A.HewasapeacefulpersonB.HewasaquietwriterC.Heworkedveryhardat

schoolD.Hecaredalotaboutthingsaroundhim9.Theword"prominent"inthesecond

paragraphmeans________.A.FamousB.ThoughtfulC.CarefulD.difficult

10.Afterthelastparagraph,theauthorwillmostprobablydiscussDickens'A.Success

B.AppearanceC.WorksD.childhoodPassage3Questions11to15arebasedon

thefollowingpassage:

Computertechnologyisadvancingsofastthatoldhardware

quicklybecomescompletelyobsolete.Theelectronicwaster（e-waste）fromthisconstantly

growingfieldispollutingtheenvironment,bothhereandabroad.Computerscontain

toxic（有毒的）materialssuchaslead.Despitethedangerofthrowingthesehazardous

materialsinalandfill（垃圾填埋场）,that'sexactlywheretonsofcomputersendup.

Americansreuseorrecycleonlyabout10percentofthe50millioncomputerstheyreplace

eachyear,accordingtoABCNews.Eightypercentisbeingstockpiled（囤积）,whichcould

createevenbiggerproblemsinthefuture,andtheremaining10percentislandfilled.

Throwinge-wasteinlandfillscreatesapotentialforlandfillsaretougherintheUnited

Statesthaninmanyothercountries,e-wasteisoftenexported,especiallytosome

developingcountrie.（80）Somecountriesarecreatingpoliciestodealwiththe

growinge-wasteproblem.IntheNetherlands,youcanbringyouroldcomputertotheseller

whenbuyinganewone,andthesellermustbylawacceptitfreeofcharge.Japanpasseda

lawin2001requiringproducerstorecyclecertainparts.Intheunitedstates,a

movementcalledtheComputerTakeBackCampaignisd

emandingthatproducerstakemoreresponsibilityfordisposingof（处理）oldcomputers,

CaliforniaandMassachusettsrecentlyprohibitedcertaincomputerpartsinlandfills,while

AppleandIBMtakebackcomputersforabouta$30fee.Gatewayisonestepahead:

Theywill

payyou$50forrecyclingyouroldcomputerwhenyoubuyanewonefromthem.Lastly,many

nonprofitprogramsacceptusedequipment,andserviceshavepoppedupthatdistributeold

computerstoschoolsandotherorganizations.11.Whichofthefollowingisthebest

titleforthepassage?

A.TheMainExportsofAmericaB.TheComputerTakeBack

CampaignC.TheHarmofE-wasteTreatmentD.ElectronicWaste-aGlobalProblem

12.Whatdoestheword"obsolete"inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?

A.Fashionable

B.UsefulC.OutofdateD.Outofcontrol13.Americansreuseabout______

millioncomputerseachyear.A.5B.10C.15D.2014.Accordingtothepassage,

Americanelectronicwasteisexportedtoothercountriesbecausethesecountries

have_______.A.theresourcesandmorespacetoprocessthee-wasteB.lessstrictly

enforcedenvironmentsafetystandardsC.alotofskillede-wasteworkersD.many

computerrecyclingbusinesses15.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

statementsisTRUE?

A.Japanpassedalawtoaddressthee-wasteproblemB.Compared

withstockpile,landfillisabetterandsafermethodtodealwithe-wasteC.Applewill

payyou$50forrecyclingyouroldcomputerwhenyoubuyanewonefromthemD.Old

computersaresafetotheenvironmentevenwhenimproperlydisposedof

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（30%）Directions:

Inthispartthereare30

incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackentheCorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheet.16.Thefriedfishweateattherestaurantyesterdayisdelicious.I'd

liketohaveitagainevenifitcosts____.A.astwicemuchB.twiceasmuchC.

muchastwiceD.asmuchtwice17.____toomuchtodo,theyhavetokeepthemselves

busyalldaylong.A.HavingB.HaveC.HadD.Being18.Air

pollution,togetherwithoverpopulation,____manyproblemsinbigcities.A.arecausing

B.iscausingC.arecausedD.iscaused19.Shehasnoideaof

whatthebookisabout.She____havereaditcarefully.A.mustn’tB.can'tC.shouldn't

D.needn't20.____fromspace,ourearth,withwatercovering70%ofitssurface,

appearsasa"blueplanet".A.SeeingB.TobeseenC.SeenD.

Havingseen21.Themerefact____mostpeoplebelieveanucl