北京成人英语三级答案.docx

1、北京成人英语三级答案北京成人英语三级答案【篇一：2014年5月北京成人英语三级真题及答案】ss=txt2014.05.10 part i reading comprehension (30%) directions: there are three passages in this part.each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. for eachof them there are four choices marked a, b, candd. you should decide on the

2、best choice and blacken the corresponding letter mthe answer sheet. passage 1 questions 1 to 5 arebased on the following passage: the first year of school in america, knownas kindergarten, usually begins between the ages of five and six. among richcountries such a late start is very strange. preside

3、nt obama believes it is an economic and social problem; hiseducation secretary goes as far as to say that it is morally wrong.this statement has some support, as it is clear from research into vocabulary that youngsters from poorfamilies enter kindergarten well behind those from rich familiesa disad

4、vantagethat usually lasts a lifetime. children from households on welfare knew 525words by the age of three, while the children of professionals had mastered1,116. apartnership between the federal government and the states to expand it to everyamerican child. it later became known that every meant t

5、hose whocome from families with incomes of up to 200% above the poverty lineequal toan income of $47,000 for a family of four. evidence suggests otherwise. for example, on march 20thnew results were announced from a study of 9tol1yearolds in new jersey. thisreport found that disadvantaged children w

6、ho had attended pre.school had betterliteracy (读写能力), language, maths and science skills. and two years of pre.kindergartenwere better than one. some studies also follow the effects ofearly learning over lifetimes, such as its effect on crime rates and otherfactors that may eventually burden society

7、. critics have singled out a government scheme called head start, created in 1965,which provides poor households with a range of services including school.basedearly education. 1kindergarten in rich countries other than americausually begins at the age of _ a. eight b.sevenc. six d. four 2according

8、to the passage, which of the followingis true? a. poor pre-school kids have a larger vocabulary than rich kids. b. president obama believes that earlyeducation can solve all economic and social problems. c. rich pre-school kids have a richer vocabulary than poor kids. d. president obamas education s

9、ecretarythinks it is morally wrong to let kids start kindergarten early.3which of the following about the new jersey studyis true? a. there is no evidence to support thenew jersey study. b. new jersey has created a new headstart to help disadvantaged kids. c. sending children to school at the ageof

10、four is not going to help. d. two years of pre.kindergarten were better than one. 4the phrase single out in the lastparagraph means _. a. choose b. thinkaboutc.countd. depend on 5which of the following is an appropriate title forthis passage? a. secondary education b. pre-school education c. poor ki

11、ds educationd.rich kidseducation passage 2 questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage: humans may not have landed on mars (火星) justyet, but that isnt shopping a european company from devising a plan to sendfour people to the red planet within the next few years. everything we need to go to

12、 marsexists, said mars one co.founder bas lansdorp in march 2014. wehave the rockets to send people to mars, the equipment to land on mars, therobots to prepare the settlement for humans. for a one.way mission, all thetechnology exists. yet the four astronauts (宇航员) chosen for the trip will be stuck

13、 on marsforever. and despite marsones thorough planning, there are a number of challengesthat may prevent the mission from ever taking lansdorp is confidentthat mars one will be able to fund the project by selling the broadcast rightsfor the mission and subsequent experiences living on the planet. t

14、hose broadcast rights will also play apart in helping to select the people who will be sent to mars. lansdorp said the company will hold a selection process similar to a reality show. lansdorp is expecting at least 1 million applications from people around the world. in additon to the cost, several

15、other potential problems could inhibit (阻止)themission to mars. “its even more challengingto send people there with life support, with food, with air, with all the other things like books, entertainment, means ofcommunication and of providing for their own resources for a long stay onmars, said adam

16、baker. senior lecturer in spaceengineering at kingston university in london. the sheer size of therockets youd need to do this would be absolutely colossal.” 6. according to project mars one, humans could sendfour people to mars within the next _ years. a. sevenb. eight c. ten d.six 7according to ba

17、s lansdorp, which of the followingis not true? a. for a one.way trip to mars, all thetechnology exists.b. he could not come up with the fundfor mars one. c. we humans have the rockets to sendpeople to mars. d. we humans have the equipment to landon mars. 8according to the passage, all the following

18、statements are trueexcept that _. a. a competition process will be held toselect the four astronauts b. the cost of mars one could go as muchas $6 billion c. if it goes as planned, we couldexpect to watch mars one on tv d.the four astronauts could return to earth after a few years stay on mars 9. th

19、e word colossal” in the last paragraphis closest in meaning to _. a. very large b. very small c. medium d. average 10. which of the followingis an appropriate title for this passage? a. ready for a round trip to mars b. ready for a short visit to mars c. ready for a one.way trip to mars d. ready for

20、 a walk on mars passage 3 questions 11 to 15 are based on thefollowing passage: when the united states congress createdyellowstone national park in 1872, the goal was to set aside a place whereamericans could enjoy the beauty of nature for years to come. now, 142 years later, there are hundreds of n

21、ational parks across thecountry, and technology is changing the way people experience them. should parkvisitors be able to use cell phones, or should their use be restricted? connectivity presents a realchallenge to all of us. al nash says. he is apublic affairs officer at yellowstone national park.

22、 he says cell phone serviceat yellowstone is available in parts of the park with stores and campgrounds.this makes it easy for visitors to share photos of download applications that provide information aboutplants and animals in the park can eich a visitors experience. others say cell phones disturb

23、 peoplesenjoyment of our national parks. in their view, cell phone towers are aneyesore, and theyd rather hear the sound of birds than the ring of an incomingcall. can you imagine looking out a peaceful lake or field of grass only to bedisturbed by a person shouting into their phone, can you hear me

24、now? nash says yellowstone tries to strike abalance. ultimately, our job is to let visitors understand and enjoynature better while protecting what people find special about yellowstone, andone of those things thats special is the ability to get away from the hustleand bustle (喧嚣) of ones daily life

25、. 11which of the following is thebest title for the passage?a. which u.s. national park has the mostvisitors? b. should national parks allow the useof cell phones? c. what did yellowstone do to eichpark visitors experience? d. can technology transform the waypeople experience nature? 12national park

26、s were established _. a. to show respect to former presidents b. to raise public awareness aboutclimate change c. to preserve areas of natural beauty d. to create job opportunities 13according to the passage, which of the following statements about the cell phone service at yellowstone is true? a. i

27、t is limited to certain areas in thepark. b. it is available everywhere in thepark. c. it is not available in the park. d. it is available to visitors at a fee. 14the word eyesorein the third paragraph probably means _. a. something unpleasant to look at b. something harmful to health c. beautiful s

28、cene d. serious threat 15whats the position ofyellowstone on cell phone use? a. supportive.b. neutral. c.negative.d. doubtful. part vocabulary and structure (30%) directions: in this part there are 30incomplete sentences. for each sentence there are four choices marked a. b. cand d. choose the one a

29、nswer that best completes the sentence. then blacken thecorresponding letter on the answer sheet. 16all the passengers _ in the accident were sent to the nearbyhospital in no time. a. to find injuredb.finding injured c. to be found injured d.found injured 17thebig fire lasted as long as 24 hours _ i

30、t was brought under control. a. after b.before c. since d. while 18inthis workshop, the output of july was three times _ of january. a. thatb. this c. one d. it 19seeingher father come back, _. a. tears ran down her cheeksb.her tears ran out c. she burst into tears d.tears burst into her 20_singer a

31、nd _ dancer is also good at drawing. a. the; a b. the; the c. a; ad. the; / 21itssuch a difficult problem _ no one can work it out. a. asb.thatc. sod. thus22idrather you _ there next week. a. wear b. go c. should have gone d. had gone 23by the end of this term, we _3,000 english words in all. a. wil

32、l learn b.will have learned c. learnedd.had learned 24_is known to all, the earth moves around the sun once a year. a. that b. as c. what d. it 25_i admit that she has shortcomings, i still like her. a. whenb. as c. whiled. once 26to ourgreat _, toms illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. a. anxietyb. reli