北京成人学位英语英语三级真题.docx

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北京成人学位英语英语三级真题

北京2010成人学位英语（成人英语三级）真题（B卷）

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

　　Directions:

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

　　Passage1

　　Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Therearemanyolderpeopleintheworldandtherewillbemanymore.Alittle-knownfactisthatover60percentoftheolderpeopleliveindevelopingcountries.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,by2020therewillbe1billion,withover700millionlivingindevelopingcountries.

　　Itisasurprisingfactthatthepopulationageingisparticularlyrapidindevelopingcountries.Forexample,ittookFrance115yearsfortheproportionofolderpeopletodoublefrom7percentto14percent.ItisestimatedtotakeChinaamere27yearstoachievethissameincrease.

　　Whataretheimplicationsoftheseincreasednumbersofolderfolk?

（76）Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive.themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability（残疾）.Attentionisbeingpaidtotheneedtokeeppeopleashealthyaspossible,includingduringoldage,tolessenthefinancialburdenonthestate.

　　（77）Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.InsomeAfricancountries,certainlyinAsia,olderpeoplearerespectedandregardedastheoneswithspecialknowledge.Yettraditionsarefadingawaydaily,whichdoesnotensurethecontinuedhighregardofolderpeople.Associetychanges,attitudeswillchange.

　　Muchneedstobedonetogetridofagediscrimination（歧视）inemployment.Life-longlearningprogramsneedtobeprovidedtoenableolderpeopletobeactivemembersinacountry'sdevelopment.

　　Socialsecuritypoliciesneedtobeestablishedtoprovideadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.Bothpublicandprivateschemesarevitalinorderto,buildasuitablesafetynet.

　　Toachieveequalityinsuchmatterswilltakeconsiderabletimeandeffort.Onethingissure:

thereisnotimetobelost.

　　1.Theproportionofolderpeople

　　A.isbiggerindevelopedcountriesthanindevelopingcountries

　　B.isone-seventhofthepopulationdevelopingcountries

　　C.willincreasemuchfasterinChinathaninFrance

　　D.willbesixtypercentindevelopingcountriesby2020

　　2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaregovernmentsmostworriedabout?

　　A.Thediseasesanddisabilityofolderpeople.

　　B.Thelongerlifeandgoodhealthofpeople.

　　C.Thelossoftaxesonolderpeople.

　　D.Theincreasingrespectforolderpeople.

　　3.Itisstateddirectlyinthepassagethatolderpeopleshould

　　A.betreateddifferentlyindifferentcultures

　　B.enjoyasimilarlifestyle

　　C.beignoredassocietychanges

　　D.bevaluedbytheyoungergenerations

　　4.WhichofthefollowingmeasuresisNOTmentionedtosolvethepopulationageingproblem?

　　A.Gettingridofagediscriminationinemployment.

　　B.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.

　　C.Providingfreehealthcareforsickolderpeople.

　　D.Supplyinglife-longlearningprogramstoolderpeople.

　　5.Theauthorconcludesinthelastparagraphthat

　　A.governmentshavespentlotsoftimeinsolvingtheageingproblem

　　B.populationageingisahardproblem,butitneedstobesolvedurgently

　　C.peoplearetoobusytosolvethepopulationageingproblem

　　D.muchtimeandeffortwillbelostinsolvingtheageingproblem

Passage2

　　Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Themulti-billion-dollarWesternpopmusicindustryisunderfire.ItisbeingblamedbytheUnitedNationsforthedramaticriseindrugabuseworldwide.“Themostworryingdevelopmentisacultureofdrug-friendliness,”saystheUN'sInternationalNarcoticsControlBoardinareportreleasedlastyear.

　　The74-pagestudysaysthatpopmusic,asaglobalindustry,isbyfarthemostinfluentialtrend-setterforyoungpeopleofmostcultures.“Somesongsencouragepeopletotakedrugs.（78）Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle,”thestudysays.

　　Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendlypopmusicseemstosurvivedespitetheoccasionalshockofdeathbyoverdose（过量用药）.“Suchincidentstendtobeseenasanoccasiontomourn（哀悼）thelossofarolemodel,andnotanopportunitytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse,”itnotes.Sincethe1970s,severalinternationallyfamoussingersandmoviestars--includingElvisPresley,JaniceJoplin,JohnBelushi,JimiHendrix,JonathanMelvinandAndyGibbs--havediedofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses.Withtheglobalizationofpopularmusic,messagespromoting,drugabusearenowreachingbeyondtheircountriesoforigin.“Inmostcountries,thenamesofcertainPOPstarshavebecomefamiliartothemembersofeveryhousehold,”thestudysays.

　　TheUNstudyalsoblamesthemediaforitsdescriptionofcertaindrugincidents,whichencouragesratherthanpreventsdragabuse.“Overthepastyears,wehaveseenhowdrugabuseisincreasinglyregardedasbeingacceptableorevenattractive,”saysHamidGhodse,presidentoftheBoard.“Powerfulpressuregroupsrunpoliticalcampaignsaimedatlegalizingcontrolleddrugs,”hesays.Ghodsealsopointsoutthatallthesedevelopmentshavecreatedanenvironmentwhichistolerant（容忍的）oforevenfavorabletodrugabuseandspoilsinternationaldrugpreventioneffortscurrentlyunderway.

　　Thestudyfocusesondemandreductionandpreventionwithinanenvironmentthathasbecometolerantofdrugabuse.TheBoardcallsongovernmentstodotheirlegalandmoralduties,andtoactagainstthepro-drug（赞成吸毒）messagesoftheyouthculturetowhichyoungpeopleincreasinglyarebeingexposed.

　　6.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoes,theauthortendtoagreewith?

　　A.Theuseofdragsfornon-medicinalpurposesis,anacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle.

　　B.Thespreadingofpopmusicmaycausedragabusetogobeyondcountryboundaries.

　　C.Noeffortshavebeenmadetopreventthespreadingofdragabuse.

　　D.Governmentshavenoabilitytoactagainstthepro-dragmessagesoftheyouthculture.

　　7.Theexpression“underfire”?

inthefirstparagraphmeans

　　A.inanurgentsituationB.facingsomeproblemsC.beingcriticizedD.introuble

　　8.Fromthethirdparagraph,welearnthattheyouth

　　A.tendtomournthepopstarswhodiedofoverdoseasrolemodels

　　B.areshockedtoknowevenpopstarsmayabusedrugs

　　C.trytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse

　　D.maystopabusingdrugs

　　9.Whichofthefollowingis.notmentionedastolerantofdrugabuse?

　　A.Thespreadingofpopmusic.

　　B.Themedia.

　　C.Politicalcampaignsrunbypowerfulpressuregroups.

　　D.Thelowpriceofsomedrags.

　　10.Accordingtothepassage,popmusic

　　A.hasagreatinfluenceonyoungpeopleofmostcultures

　　B.attractsasmallnumberofyoungpeople

　　C.isnotaprofitableindustry

　　D.isaloneresponsiblefordrugabuse

　　Passage3

　　Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　（79）Extensivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhas,madeextraordinaryprogressinreducingpovertyinrecentdecades.Theresearchsuggeststhatthepaceofeconomicprogresshasbeenrapidandcontinuedfordecades,builtonthefoundationsofrelativepoliticalstability,risingtrade,andeconomicliberalization（自由化）aftertwoworldwars.Onenewstudy,publishedrecentlybytheInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinWashington,findsthattheproportionofthe6.1billionpeopleintheworldwholiveon$1adayorlessshrankfrom63.percentin1950to35percentin1980and12percentin1999.Bysomeothermeasures,theprogresshasbeenmoremodest.Still,economistsagreethatpovertyhasplungedinkeynationssuchasIndiaandespeciallyChina,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowthaswellaseconomicfreedom.“Thisisahugesuccessfortheworldasawhole,”saysHarvardUniversityeconomistRichardCooper.“Wearedoingsomethingright.”

　　ThenewscomesastheWorldBankisabouttoopenitsannualmeetinginWashington---aneventthathasbeentroubledinrecentyearsbyproteststhattheBankanditssisterinstitution,theInternationalMonetaryFund（IMF国际货币基金组织）,havedonetoolittlefortheworld'spoor.（80）Theneweconomicresearchwillnotputanendtothatdispute.Vastpopulationsremainpoor,andmanystillquestionthewisdomofWorldBankpolicies.Nonetheless,theresearchfindingsarehelpfultounderstandwhatpoliciesshouldbefollowedbyth6seinstitutionsandhundredsofotherdevelopmentgroupsworkingveryhardtohastenthepaceofworldeconomicprogress.Ifdramaticgainsareunderway,thepresentpolicies--callingforopenmarkets,freebusinessactivities,andtightmonetarycontrolareworkingandcorrect.

　　ButcriticsofIMFandWorldBankpoliciesmaintainthatsucheconomic.successstoriesasJapan,China,SouthKoreaandSingaporearerootedinmorethanjust"free"markets.Thesenationshavemanagedtogrowrapidly,andtherebyreducepoverty,bylimitingimportswhentheirdomesticindustrieswereyoung,pushingexportstorichnations,andputtingcontrolsonpurelyinternationalfinancialflows.Theyhavebeenopentoforeign-ownedfactoriesbuthaveofteninsistedthatthoseinvestorssharetheknowledgeandskillonmodemtechnologies,

　　11.Theword“plunged”inthefirsparagraphmeans

　　A.decreasedB.ClimbedC.increasedD.dropp