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最新北京地区成人学士学位英语统一考试真题及答案
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2014.11
PartIReadingComprehension Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet.
JardenZinc(锌)Products,alargezincplantafewmilesoutsideGreeneville,Tennessee,hasaspecialclaim.Since1982,ithasbeentheonlysupplierofpennyblanksfortheU.S.Mint(铸币厂).It'sagoodbusinessforJardensince2000,thecompanyhasearnedmorethan$800mil-lion.ButitmaynotbeagooddealfortheU.S.
(76)Thevalueofthepennyhasbeendroppingforyears.In2006,itbegantocostmorethanapennytomakeapenny.Itnowcosts2¢toproducea1¢coin.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.IsittimefortheU.S.todothesame?
Jardenandthezincindustryarefightingtokeepthepenny.Since2006,Jardenhasgiven
$1.2milliontoAmericansforCommonCents(ACC).Thegroup'smissionistokeepthepennyinuse.MarkWellerisACC'sexecutivedirector.Hearguesthattherearethreemainreasonsforkeepingthepenny:
Withoutit,wewouldbecomemorereliantonthefive-centcoin,whichalsohasproblems;charities(慈善机构)thatdependonpennydriveswouldnotbeabletoraiseasmuchmoney;anda2012surveyshowsthat67%ofAmericanswanttokeepthepenny.(77)Manypeoplesurveyedsaidtheyfearedtheywouldenduppayingmoreforproducts.
ManyexpertsdisagreewithAC C.Theypointtothedozensofcountriesthathavegottenridoftheirlowest-valuecoinswithoutraisingpricesforconsumers.Andcharitiesdon'tseemtooconcernedeither.
PresidentBarackObamasaysthemintcouldexploreusingcheapermetalstomakepennies.Steelislessexpensivethanzinc.Penniesare97.5%zincand2.5%copper.Butnomatterwhatitismadeof,thepenny'sdaysmaybenumbered.Mostin-storepurchasesarenowmadewithcreditcards,notcash.Isittimeforachange?
第1题 Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Manycountriesaretryingtoreducethecostofmakingcoins.
B.Thesedaysapennymadeisapennywasted.
C.ThereisdisagreementoverwhethertheU.S.shouldstopusingpennies.
D.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.
答案:
C
第2题 ThemissionofACCisto_______.
A.conductonlinesurveys B.lowertheproductioncostsofthepenny
C.raisemoneyforcharities D.keepthepennyinuse
答案:
D
第3题 Thepennycoinismainlymadeof_______.
A.copper B.steel C.iron D.zinc
答案:
D
第4题 Whatdoesthesentence"thepenny'sdaysmaybenumbered"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?
A.ThepennymaybeoutofuseverySoon. B.Thevalueofthepennymayrise.
C.ThepennyhasaspecialplaceinAmericanhistory. D.ThepennyispartofAmericanculture.
答案:
A
第5题 Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?
A.JardenistheSolesupplierofthezinctheU.S.Mintusestomakethepenny.
B.ThemajorityofAmericanpeopleareinfavorofkeepingthepenny.
C.ManyAmericansfearthatgettingridofthepennywouldcausepricestorise.
D.TheU.S.Mintnowspends2.4centstomakeapenny.
答案:
D
CharlesDickenswasbornin1812inPortsmouth,England.Hewasthesecondofeightchildren.Hisfatheralwayshadproblemswithmoney.WhenCharleswas12yearsold,hisfatherwenttoprisonbecausehewasindebt.Charleshadtoleaveschooltohelphisfamily.Hegotajobinadirty,oldfactory.CharlesDickensneverforgothisdifficultchildhood.Manyofhisstoriesandbookswereaboutpoorpeopleandtheirproblems.
(78)Later,Charleswentbacktoschoolfortwomoreyears.Heleftschoolwhenhewas15yearsoldtobecomeanewspaperreporter.In1836,hebegantowriteThePickwickPapers.Itwaspublishedasaseriesandwasahugesuccess.Byage24,DickenswasaprominentwriterinbothGreatBritainandtheUnitedStates.
Manypeopleboughthisbooks,buttheyalsopaidtohearhimreadhisstoriesaloud.Becausetherewasnoradioortelevision,peoplelikedtohearfamouswritersreadinpublic.Dickensreadhisworkslikehewasactinginaplay.Hewentonverysuccessfulreadingtoursandearnedalotofmoney.
Dickenswasmeticulous(过分注意琐事的).Everythinghadtobejustright.Whenhe
workedathome,everythinghadtobeinitsplace.Heworkedatadeskbyawindowthatalwayshadavase(花瓶)offlowersandthesameornaments(装饰物)onit.(79)Hewrote2,000wordsadayandherequiredcompletequietwhilehewrote.Hedividedhispageintothreeparts,andoneachsidehehadnotesindifferentcolors.Themainwritingwasinmiddle,thestorynoteswereintherightmargin,andthechapternoteswereintheleftmargin.Healsocaredalotabouthisappearance.
第6题 CharlesDickens'fatherwasputintoprisonbecausehe_______.
A.stolemoneyfromotherpeople B.refusedtopaytax
C.didn'tpayforhischildren'seducation D.owedmoneytootherpeople
答案:
D
第7题 Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Dickenslovedtotravel. B.Dickens'storiesweremostlyabouthisownchildhood.
C.Dickensmadealotofmoneyonhisreadingtours. D.DickensleftschooltowriteThePickwickPapers.
答案:
C
第8题 Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutDickensisTRUE?
A.Hewasapeacefulperson. B.Hewasaquietwriter.
C.Heworkedveryhardatschool. D.Hecaredalotaboutthingsaroundhim.
答案:
D
第9题 Theword"prominent"inthesecondparagraphmeans_______.
A.famous B.thoughtful C.careful D.difficult
答案:
A
第10题 Afterthelastparagraph,theauthorwillmostprobablydiscussDickens'_______.
A.success B.appearance C.works D.childhood
答案:
B
ComputertechnologyisadvancingSofastthatoldhardwarequicklybecomescompletelyobsolete.Theelectronicwaste(e-waste)fromthisconstantlygrowingfieldispollutingtheenvironment,bothhereandabroad.
Computerscontaintoxic(有毒的)materialssuchaslead.Despitethedangerofthrowingthesehazardousmaterialsinalandfill(垃圾填埋场),that'sexactlywheretonsofcomputersendup.Americansreuseorrecycleonlyabout10percentofthe50millioncomputerstheyreplaceeachyear,accordingtoABCNews.Eightypercentisbeingstockpiled(囤积),whichcouldcreateevenbiggerproblemsinthefuture,andtheremaining10percentislandfilled.Throwinge-wasteinlandfillscreatesapotentialfortoxicwastetoleakintoourSoilandgroundwater.BecauseenvironmentalstandardsforlandfillsaretougherintheUnitedStatesthaninmanyothercountries,e-wasteisoftenexported,especiallytoSomedevelopingcountries.
(80)Somecountriesarecreatingpoliciestodealwiththegrowinge-wasteproblem.IntheNetherlands,.youcanbringyouroldcomputertothesellerwhenbuyinganewone,andthesellermustbylawacceptitfreeofcharge.Japanpassedalawin2001requiringproducerstorecyclecertainparts.
IntheUnitedStates,amovementcalledtheComputerTakeBackCampaignisdemandingthatproducerstakemoreresponsibilityfordisposingof(处理)oldcomputers.CaliforniaandMassachusettsrecentlyprohibitedcertaincomputerpartsinlandfills,whileAppleandIBMtakebackcomputersforabouta$30fee.Gatewayisonestepahead:
Theywillpayyou$50forrecyclingyouroldcomputerwhenyoubuyanewonefromthem.Lastly,manynonprofitprogramsacceptusedequipment,andserviceshavepoppedupthatdistributeoldcomputerstoschoolsandotherorganizations.
第11题 Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheMainExportsofAmerica B.TheComputerTakeBackCampaign
C.TheHarmofE-wasteTreatment D.ElectronicWaste--aGlobalProblem
答案:
B
第12题 Whatdoestheword"obsolete"inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?
A.Fashionable. B.Useful. C.Outofdate. D.Outofcontrol.
答案:
C
第13题 Americansreuseabout_______millioncomputerseachyear.
A.5 B.10 C.15 D.20
答案:
A
第14题 Accordingtothepassage,Americanelectronicwasteisexportedtoothercountriesbecausethesecountrieshave_______.
A.the:
resourcesandmorespacetoprocessthee-waste
B.lessstrictlyenforcedenvironmentalsafetystandards
C.alotofskillede-wasteworkers
D.manycomputerrecyclingbusinesses
答案:
B
第15题 Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Japanpassedalawtoaddressthee-wasteproblem.
B.Comparedwithstockpile,landfillisabetterandsafermethodtodealwithe-waste.
C.Applewillpayyou$50forrecyclingyouroldcomputerwhenyoubuyanewonefromthem.
D.Oldcomputersaresafetotheenvironmentevenwhenimproperlydisposedof.
答案:
A
PartⅡVocabularyandStructure Directions:
Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
第16题 Thefriedfishweateattherestaurantyesterdayisdelicious.I'dliketohaveitagainevenifitcosts_______.
A.astwicemuch B.twiceasmuch C.muchastwice D.asmuchtwice
答案:
B
第17题 _______toomuchtodo,theyhavetokeepthemselvesbusyalldaylong.
A.Having B.Have C.Had D.Being
答案:
A
第18题 Airpollution,togetherwithoverpopulation,_______manyproblemsinbigcities.
A.arecausing B.iscausing C.arecaused D.iscaused
答案:
B
第19题 Shehasnoideaofwhatthebookisabout.She_______.havereaditcarefully.
A.mustn't B.can't C.shouldn't D.needn't
答案:
B
第20题 _______fromspace,ourearth,withwatercoveting70%ofitssurface,appearsasa"blue planet".
A.Seeing B.Tobeseen C.Seen D.Havingseen
答案:
C
第21题 Themerefact_______mostpeoplebelieveanuclearwarwouldbemaddoesnotmeanthatitwillnotoccur.
A.what B.which C.that D.why
答案:
C
第22题 Itwas_______hehadmadesuchgreatcontribu