2014年11月北京地区成人学士学位英语统一考试真题及答案.docx
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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
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.
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