北京成人英语三级真题与答案B.docx

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北京成人英语三级真题与答案B

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（B）

2010.05.08

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

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

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

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

Itisasurprisingfactthatthepopulationageingisparticularlyrapidindevelopingcountries.Forexample,ittookFrance115yearsfortheproportionofolderpeopletodoublefrom7percentto14percent.ItisestimatedtotakeChinaamere27yearstoachievethissameincrease.

Whataretheimplicationsoftheseincreasednumbersofolderfolk?

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

（77）Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.InsomeAfricancouintries,certainlyinAsia,olderpeoplearerespectedandregardedastheones~withspecialknowledge.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,whichofthefollowingaregovernmentsmostwordedabout?

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.“Powerfulpressuregroupsmnpoliticalcampaignsaimedatlegalizingcontrolleddrugs,”hesays.Ghodsealsopointsoutthatalltheedevelopmentshavecreatedanenvironmentwhichistolerant（容忍的）oforevenfavorabletodrugabuseandspoilsinternationaldrugpreventioneffortscurrentlyunderway.

Thestudyfocusesondemandreductionandpreventionwithinanenvironmentthathasbecometolerantofdrugabuse.TheBoardcallsongovernmentstodotheirlegalandmoralduties,andtoactagainstthepro-drug（赞成吸毒）messagesoftheyouthculturetowhichyoungpeopleincreasinglyarebe'rugexposed.

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.areshockedtoknowevenpopstarsmayabusedmgs

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,bylimitingimportswhentheirdomesticindustrieswereyotmg,pushingexportstorichnations,andputtingcontrolsonpurelyinternationalfinancial;flows.Theyhavebeenopentoforeign-ownedfactoriesbuthaveofteninsistedthatthoseinvestorsshare"theknowledgeandskillonmodemtechnologies,

11.Theword“plunged”inthefirsparagraphmeans

A.decreasedB.ClimbedC.increasedD.droppedintowater

12.Fromthepassage,welearnthat__________

A.WorldBankhasdone