北京地区成人英语三级考试全真试题及答案2.docx

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北京地区成人英语三级考试全真试题及答案2

北京地区成人英语三级考试全真试题及答案

　PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

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

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

（76）Muchunfriendlyfeelingtowardscomputershasbeenbasedonthefearofwidespreadunemploymentresultingfromtheirintroduction.Computersareoftenusedaspartofautomatedproductionsystemsrequiringaleastpossiblenumberofoperators,causingthelossofmanyjobs.Thishashappened,forexample,inmanysteelworks.

Ontheotherhand,computersdocreatejobs.Theyaremoreskilledandbetterpaid,thoughfewerinnumberthanthosetheyreplace.Manyactivitiescouldnotcontinueintheirpresentformwithoutcomputers,nomatterhowmanypeopleareemployed.Examplesarethecheckclearingsystemofmajorbanksandtheweatherforecastingsystem.

Whenafirmintroducescomputers,afewpeopleareusuallyemployedinkeyposts（suchasjobsofoperationsmanagers）whileotherstaffarere-trainedasoperators,programmers,anddatapreparationstaff.（77）Afterthenewsystemhassettleddownpeopleinnon-computerjobsarenotalwaysreplacedwhentheyleave,resultinginadecreaseinthenumberofemployees.Thisdecreaseissometimesbalancedbyasubstantialincreaseintheactivityofthefirm,resultingfromtheintroductionofcomputers.

Theattitudesofworkerstowardscomputersvary.Thereisfearofwidespreadunemploymentandofthetakeoverofmanyjobsbycomputer-trainedworkers,makingpromotionforolderworkersnotskilledincomputersmoredifficult.

Ontheotherhand,manyworkersregardthetrendtowardwideruseofcomputersinevitable.Theyrealizethatcomputersbringaboutgreaterefficiencyandproductivity,whichwillimprovetheconditionofthewholeeconomy,andleadtothecreationofmorejobs.ThisviewwassupportedbytheformerBritishPrimeMinister,JamesCallaghanin1979,whenhemadethepointthatnewtechnologiesholdthekeytoincreasedproductivity,whichwillbenefittheeconomyinthelongrun.

1.Theunfriendlyfeelingtowardscomputersisdevelopedfrom.

A.thepossiblewidespreadunemploymentcausedbytheirintroduction

B.theiruseaspartofautomatedproductionsystems

C.theleastpossiblenumberofoperators

D.theproductionsysteminsteelworks

2.Theunderlinedword“They”（Line1,Par.2）refersto.

A.computers

B.jobs

C.activities

D.systems

3.AccordingtoParagraph2,withoutcomputers.

A.humanactivitiescouldnotcontinue

B.therecouldnotbeweatherforecastingsystems

C.manyactivitieswouldhavetochangetheirpresentform

D.bankswouldnotbeabletogoonwithcheckclearing

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatresultsfromtheintroductionofcomputers?

A.Afterre-training,allemployeesinthefirmgetnewjobs.

B.Aconsiderableproportionofpeopleareemployedinkeyposts.

C.Thefirmkeepsallofitsoriginalstaffmembers.

D.Thedecreaseinstaffmembersmaybebalancedbytheincreaseoffirmactivities.

5.JamesCallaghan’sattitudetowardscomputerscanbebestdescribedas.

A.doubtful

B.regretful

C.unfriendly

D.supportive

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thevitaminsnecessaryforahealthybodyarenormallysuppliedbyagoodmixeddiet,includingavarietyoffruitsandgreenvegetables.（78）Itisonlywhenpeopletrytoliveonaveryrestricteddietthatitisnecessarytomakespecialprovisiontosupplythemissingvitamins.

Anexampleofthedangersofarestricteddietmaybeseeninthediseaseknownas“beri-beri”.（79）ItusedtodistresslargenumbersofEasternpeopleswholivedmainlyonrice.Intheearlyyearsofthiscentury,ascientistnamedEijkmanwastryingtodiscoverthecauseof“beri-beri”.Atfirsthethoughtitwascausedbyagerm.HewasworkinginaJapanesehospital,wherethepatientswerefedonpolishedricewhichhadtheouterhusk　removedfromthegrain.Itwasthoughtthiswouldbeeasierforweakandsickpeopletodigest.

Eijkmanthoughthisgermtheorywasconfirmedwhenhenoticedthechickensinthehospitalyard,whichwerefedonleftovers（剩饭）fromthepatients’plates,werealsoshowingsignsofthedisease.Hethentriedtoisolatethegerm,buthisexperimentswereinterruptedbyahospitalofficial,whodeclaredthatthepolishedrice,eventhoughleftoverbythepatients,wastoogoodforchickens.Itshouldberecookedforthepatients,andthechickensshouldbefedoncheapricewiththeouterlayerstillonthegrain.

Eijkmannoticedthatthechickensbegantorecoveronthenewdiet.Hebegantoconsiderthepossibilitythateatingunpolishedricesomehowpreventedorcured“beri-beri”——eventhatalackofsomeelementinthehuskmightbethecauseofthedisease.Indeedthiswasthecase.Theelementneededtoprevent“beri-beri”wasshortlyafterwardsisolatedfromricehusksandisnowknownasvitaminB.Nowadays,thisterriblediseaseismuchlesscommonthankstoourknowledgeofvitamins.

6.Agoodmixeddiet.

A.normallycontainsenoughvitamins

B.stillneedsspecialprovisionofvitamins

C.issuitableforlosingweight

D.iscomposedoffruitsandvegetables

7.Thedisease“beri-beri”.

A.killslargenumbersofEasternpeoples

B.isavitamindeficiency（缺乏）disease

C.iscausedbydiseaseddeer

D.canbecaughtfromdiseasedchickens

8.ThechickensEijkmannoticedinthehospitalyard.

A.couldn’tdigestthepolisheddeer

B.proved“beri-beri”iscausedbygerms

C.werelatercookedforthepatients’food

D.weresufferingfrom“beri-beri”

9.AccordingtoEijkman,polishedrice.

A.wascheaperthanunpolishedrice

B.waslessnourishing（有营养的）thanunpolishedrice

C.wasmorenourishingthanunpolishedrice

D.cured“beri-beri”

10.Thechemicalsubstancemissingfrompolishedrice.

A.wasvitaminB

B.didnotaffectthechickens

C.wasnamedtheEijkmanvitamin

D.hasneverbeenaccuratelyidentified

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Ihearmanyparentscomplainthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling.Iwishitwereso.Atyourageyououghttobegrowingaway,fromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourownfeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseems.thatteenagersarealltakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstrikingoutboldlyontheirown,mostofthemareholdingoneanother’shandsforreassurance（放心）。

Theyclaimtheywanttodressastheyplease.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic.Buttheyallenduplisteningtothesamerecord.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginsuchawayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon（茧）intoalargercocoon.

（80）Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlycarvedoutamarketforteenagers.Thesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbe.Thisisagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.

Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon’tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Well,gotoit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcome——withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouare.That’stheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.

11.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageistotell.

A.readershowtohepopularwithpeoplearound

B.teenagershowtolearntomakeadecisionforthemselves

C.parentshowtocontrolandguidetheirchildren

D.peoplehowtounderstandandrespecteachoth~

12.Accordingtotheauthor,manyteenagersthinktheyarebraveenoughtoactontheirown,butinfactmostofthem.

A.havemuchdifficultyunderstandingeachother

B.lackconfidence

C.darenotcopewithanyproblemsalone

D.areverymuchafraidofgettinglost

13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thereisnopopularitythatreallycounts.

B.Manyparentsthinkthattheirchildrenarechallengingtheirauthority.

C.Itisnotnecessarilybadforateenagertodisagreewithhisorherclassmates.

D.Mostteenagersareactuallydoingthesame.

14.Theauthorthinksofadvertisementsastoteenagers.

A.inevitable

B.influential

C.instructive

D.attractive

15.Themainideaofthelastparagraphisthatateenagershould.

A.differfromothersinasmanywaysaspossible

B.becomepopularwithothers

C.findhisrealself

D.rebelagainsthisparentsandthepopularitywave

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（30%）

Directions:

Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.Themanhasaspecialtalentforartandisofamusician.

A.anybody

B.anything

C.somebody

D.something

17.IknowJonathanquitewellandneverdoubthecandoagoodjobofit.

A.whether

B.what

C.when

D.what

18.Howmanymoredecadeswillhavetopassscientistssucceedinprovidingacureforcancer?

A.when

B.before

C.since

D.until

19.Theengineerisnothappywiththeproject,