真题北京成人三级英语真题及答案优选.docx

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真题北京成人三级英语真题及答案优选

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题

2009.11.21（A卷）

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

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

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Accordingtoarecentsurvey,employeesinmanycompaniestodayworklongerhoursthanemployeesdidin1979.Theyalsotakeshortervacationsthanemployeesin1979.ItseemsthatAmericansareworkinghardertodaythaneverbefore.Orarethey?

Amanagementconsultant.BillMeyer,decidedtofindout.Forthreedays,heobservedaninvestmentbankerhardatwork.Meyerwrotedowneverythingthebankerdidduringhislongworkday.Attheendofthethree-dayperiod,Meyerreviewedthebanker'sactivitieswithhim.Whatdidtheyfindout?

Theydiscoveredthatthemanspent80percentofhistimedoingunnecessarywork.Forexample,heattendedunnecessarymeetings,maderedundant（多余的）telephonecalls,andspenttimepackingandunpackinghistwobigbriefcases.

（76）Apparently,manypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsatwork,themoreheorsheaccomplishes.Whenemployersevaluateemployees,theyoftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.Employeesknowthis.Althoughmanyworkingpeoplecandotheirjobeffectivelyduringaregular40-hourworkweek,theyfeeltheyhavetospendmoretimeonthejobafternormalworkinghourssothatthepeoplewhocanpromotethemseethem.

Agroupofheadhunters（猪头）wereaskedtheiropinionaboutasituation.Theyhadachoiceoftwocandidatesforanexecutivepositionwithanimportantcompany.Thecandidateshadsimilarqualificationsforthejob.Forexample,theywerebothreliable.Onecoulddothejobwellina40-hourworkweek.Theotherwoulddothesamejobinan80-hourworkweekjustaswell.Accordingtoaheadhuntingexpert,the80-hour-a-weekcandidatewouldgetthejob.Thetimethiscandidatespendsonthejobmayencourageotheremployeestospendmoretimeatwork,too.Employersbelievethatiftheemployeesstayatworklater,theymayactuallydomorework.

However,theconnectionbetweentimeandproductivity（生产率）isnotalwayspositive.（77）Infact,manystudiesindicatethatafteracertainpoint,anyone'sproductivityandcreativitybegintodecrease.Someemployeesarenotwillingtospendsomuchextra,unproductivetimeattheoffice.Oncetheyfinishtheirworksatisfactorily,theywanttorelaxandenjoythemselves.Forthesepeople,thesolutionistofindacompanythatencouragespeopletodoboth.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Manypeopleworklonghoursbutdonotalwaysdoalotofwork.

B.Mostpeoplecangetmoreworkdonebyworkinglongerhours.

C.MostAmericanswork80hoursaweek,andsomeworkevenlonger.

D.Peoplecanmakemoremoneybyworkinglongerhours.

2.Themanagementconsultantwantedtofindout______.

A.howhardtheinvestmentbankerworkedduringhisworkhours

B.whenpeoplespenttimedoingunnecessaryworkintheiroffice

C.ifpeopleneededvacationafterworkinghardforacertainperiodoftime

D.whetherAmericanswerereallyworkingharderthantheyhaddonebefore

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Themoretimeapersonspendsatwork,themoreheorsheaccomplishes.

B.Employersdonotjudgetheiremployees'jobperformanceaccordingtotheamountofworkingtime.

C.Somepeopleworkmorethan40hoursaweekinthehopeofgettingpromotion.

D.Allemployeesarewillingtospendextratimeatwork.

4.The80-hour-a-weekcandidatewouldgetthejobbecauseemployersbelieve______.

A.thatheismorereliable

B.hisexamplewouldleadotheremployeestoworklongerhours

C.hehasbetterqualifications

D.hecouldencourageotheremployeestodoabetterjob

5.Theexpression“todoboth”inthelastparagraphis______.

A.tofinishtheirworksatisfactorilyandrelaxandenjoythemselves

B.topayattentiontobothperformanceandproductivity

C.toworklonghoursandhaveshortvacations

D.torelaxandenjoythemselvesquitefrequently

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Manyprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationaroundthecountryareindanger.Notallwillbesaved,andperhapsnotalldeservetobesaved.Therearelow-qualityschoolsjustastherearelow-qualitybusinesses.Wehavenoobligationtosavethemsimplybecausetheyexist.Butmanythrivinginstitutionsthatdeservetocontinuearethreatened.Theyaredoingafinejobeducationally,buttheyarecaughtinafinancialdifficulty,withnowaytoreducerisingcostsorincreaserevenues（收入）significantly.Raisingfeesdoesn'tbringinmorerevenue,foreachtimefeesgoup,theenrollment（注册人数）goesdown,ortheamountthatmustbegivenawayinstudentaidgoesup.（78）Schoolsarebadbusinesses,whetherpublicorprivate,notusuallybecauseofbadmanagementbutbecauseofthenatureofthebusiness.Theylosemoneyoneverycustomer,andtheycangobankrupteitherfromtoofewstudentsortoomanystudents.Evenaverygoodcollegeisaverybadbusiness.

Itissuchcolleges,thrivingbutthreatened,thatIworryabout.Lowenrollmentisnottheirchiefproblem.Evenwithfullenrollments,theymaygounder.Effortstosavethem,andpreferablytokeepthemprivate,areanationalnecessity.（79）Thereisnobasisforarguingthatprivateschoolsareboundtobebetterthanpublicschools.Thereareplentifulexamplestothecontrary.Anyonecannamestateuniversitiesandcollegesthatrankasthefinestinthenationandtheworld.Itisnowinevitablethatpublicinstitutionswillbedominant,andthereforediversity（多样性）isanationalnecessity.Diversityinthewaywesupportschoolstendstogiveusahealthydiversityintheformsofeducation.Inanimperfectsocietysuchasours,uniformityofeducationthroughoutthenationcouldbedangerous.Inanimperfectsociety,diversityisapositivegood.Eagersupportersofpublichighereducationknowtheimportanceofkeepingprivatehighereducationhealthy.

6.Inthepassage,theauthorasksthepublictosupport_____.

A.privatehighereducationingeneral

B.publichighereducationingeneral

C.high-qualityprivateuniversitiesandcolleges

D.high-qualitystateuniversitiesandcolleges

7.Accordingtothepassage,schoolsarebadbusinessesbecauseof____.

A.thenatureofschoolB.poorteachers

C.badmanagementD.toofewstudents

8.Thephrase“gounder”inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_____.

A.havelowfeesB.getintodifficulties

C.doabadjobeducationallyD.havelowteachingstandards

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Therearemanycasesindicatingthatprivateschoolsaresuperiortopublicschools.

B.Theauthorthinksdiversityofeducationispreferabletouniformityofeducation.

C.Ahigh-qualityuniversityisalwaysagoodbusiness.

D.Eachtimefeesareraised,theenrollmentgoesup.

10.Intheauthor'sopinion,thewaythatcansaveprivateschoolsliesin____.

A.fullenrollmentB.raisingfees

C.reducingstudentaidD.nationalsupport

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thefourth-gradersatChicago'sMcCormickElementarySchooldon'tknowChineseissupposedtobehardtolearn.Formost,whospeakSpanishathome,it'sbecomingtheirthirdlanguage.They'vebeenhearingandusingChinesewordssincenursery,andit'snaturaltogivea"nihao"whenstrangersentertheclassroom,“It'sreallyfun!

”saysMirandaLucas,takingabreakfromalessonthatincludesaChineseinterviewwithJackieChan.“I'mteachingmymomtospeakChinese.”

TheclassroomsceneatMcCormickisunusual,butitmaysoonbeacommonphenomenoninAmericanschools,whereChineseisrapidlybecomingthehotnewlanguage.GovernmentofficialshavelongwantedmorefocusonusefullanguageslikeChinese,andpressurefromthem—aswellasfrombusinessleaders,politicians,andparents—hasproducedaquickgrowthinthenumberofprograms.

ChicagocityofficialsmaketheirbestefforttoincludeChineseintheirpublicschools.Theirprogramhasgrowntoinclude3,000studentsin20schools,withmoreschoolsonawaitinglist.ProgramshavealsospreadtoplaceslikeLosAngeles,NewYorkCity,andNorthCarolina.SupportersseeknowledgeoftheChineselanguageandcultureasanadvantageinaglobaleconomywhereChinaisgrowinginimportance.“Thisisaninterestingwaytobegintoengagewiththeworld'snextsuperpower,”saysMichaelLevine,directorofeducationattheAsiaSociety,whichhasstartedfivenewpublichighschoolsthatofferChinese.“Globalizationhasalreadychangedthearrangementsintermsofhowchildrentodayaregoingtothinkabouttheircareers.Thequestioniswhen,notwhether,theschoolsaregoingtoadjust”

（80）ThenumberofstudentslearningChineseistinycomparedwithhowmanystudySpanishorFrench.Butonereportshowsthatbefore-collegeenrollment（报名人数）nearlyquadrupledbetween1992and2002,from6,000to24,000.Despitethedemand,though,developingprogramsisn'teasy.AndtheNo.onedifficulty,everyoneagrees,ishavingenoughteachers.Findingteacher"isthechallenge,"saysScottMcGinnis,anacademicadviserforalanguageinstituteandaChineseteacherfor15yearsatthecollegelevel."Materialsareeasyincomparison.Orgettingschoolsfunded."

11.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe______.

A.NextHotLanguagetoStudy:

Chinese

B.NextHotLanguagetoStudy:

Spani