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真题与答案B卷统考辅导首页统考统考英语
2009年11月北京成人英语三级考试B卷试题及答案
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。
Passage1
QuestionsIto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
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”
(76)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."
1.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe______。
A.NextHotLanguagetoStudy:
Chinese
B.NextHotLanguagetoStudy:
Spanish
C.NextHotLanguagetoStudy:
French
D.ChicagoIsthePlacetoLearnChinese
2.Themostdifficultthingtodoisfinding______。
A.enoughtextbooksfortheChineseprograms
B.enoughmoneyfortheChineseprograms
C.enoughteachersfortheChineseprograms
D.enoughstudentsfortheChineseprograms
3.Welearnfromthepassagethat______。
A.ScottMcGinnishasbeenaChineseteacherfor15years
B.JackieChanisaChineseteacheratMcCormickElementarySchool
C.ChicagoofficialsarerequiredtolearnChinese
D.ScottMcGinnisisgoodatgivinghisopinionsoneverything
4.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT______。
A.thenumberofstudentslearningChineseissmall
B.ChineseprogramshavefoundtheirwayinseveralmajorcitiesintheU.S。
C.governmentofficialsdon'tlikethepressurefrombusinessleadersandparentstostartChineseprograms
D.Chinaisbecomingmoreandmoreinfluentialintheworld
5.Theword“quadrupled”inthelastparagraphiscloseinmeaningto“multipliedby______”。
A.threetimesB.fourtimes
C.fivetimesD.sixtimes
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.(77)Schoolsarebadbusinesses,whetherpublicorprivate.notusuallybecauseofbadmanagementbutbecauseofthenatureofthebusiness.Theylosemoneyoneverycustomer,andtheycangobankrupteitherfromtoofewstudentsortoomanystudents.Evenaverygoodcollegeisaverybadbusiness。
Itissuchcolleges,thrivingbutthreatened,thatIworryabout.Lowenrollmentisnottheirchiefproblem.Evenwithfullenrollments,theymaygounder.Effortstosavethem,andpreferablytokeepthemprivate,areanationalnecessity.(78)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:
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。
(79)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.(80)Infact,manystudiesindicatethatafteracertainpoint,anyone'sproductivityandcreativitybegintodecrease.Someemployeesarenotwillingtospendsomuchextra,unproductivetimeattheoffice.Oncetheyfinishtheirworksatisfactorily,theywanttorelaxandenjoythemselves.Forthesepeople,thesolutionistofindacompanythatencouragespeopletodoboth。
11.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Manypeopleworklonghoursbutdonotalwaysdoalotofwork。
B.Mostpeoplecangetmoreworkdonebyworkinglongerhours。
C.MostAmericanswork80hoursaweek,andsomeworkevenlonger。
D.Peoplecanmakemoremoneybyworkinglongerhours。
12.Themanagementconsultantwantedtofindout______。
A.how