北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试 真题和答案.docx
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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题和答案
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2014年11月
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished
statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebest
choiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
JardenZinc(锌)Products,alargezincplantafewmilesoutsideGreeneville,Tennessee,hasaspecialclaim.
Since1982,ithasbeentheonlysupplierofpennyblanksforthe.Mint(铸币厂).It’sagoodbusinessfor
Jarden-since2000,thecompanyhasearnedmorethan﹩800million.Butitmaynotbeagooddealforthe.
(76)Thevalueofthepennyhasbeendroppingforyears.In2006,itbegantocostmorethanapennyto
makeapenny.Itnowcosts2¢toproducea1¢coin.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.Isittimefor
the.todothesame?
Jardenandthezincindustryarefightingtokeepthepenny.Since2006,Jardenhasgiven﹩millionto
AmericansforCommonCents(ACC).Thegroup’smissionistokeepthepennyinuse.MarkWellerisACC’s
executivedirector.Hearguesthattherearethreemainreasonsforkeepingthepenny:
Withoutit,wewould
becomemorereliantonthefive-centcoin,whichalsohasproblems;charities(慈善机构)thatdependonpenny
driveswouldnotbeabletoraiseasmuchmoney;anda2012surveyshowsthat67%ofAmericanswantto
keepthepenny.(77)Manypeoplesurveyedsaidtheyfearedtheywouldenduppayingmoreforproducts.
ManyexpertsdisagreewithACC,Theypointtothedozensofcountriesthathavegottenridoftheir
lowest-valuecoinswithoutraisingpricesforconsumers.Andcharitiesdon’tseemtooconcernedeither.
PresidentBarackObamasaysthemintcouldexploreusingcheapermetalstomakepennies.Steelisless
expensivethanzinc.Penniesare%zincand%copper.Butnomatterwhatitismadeof,thepenny’s
daysmaybenumbered.Mostin-storepurchasesarenowmadewithcreditcards,notcash.Isittimefora
change?
1、whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Manycountriesaretryingtoreducethecostofmakingcoins.
B.Thesedaysapennymadeisapennywasted.
C.Thereisdisagreementoverwhetherthe.shouldstopusingpennies.
D.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.
2、ThemissionofACCisto_______.
A.conductonlinesurveys
B.lowertheproductioncostsofthepenny
C.raisemoneyforcharities
D.keepthepennyinuse
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3、Thepennycoinismainlymadeof____
A.copper
B.steel
C.iron
D.zinc
4、Whatdoesthesentence“thepenny’sdaysmaybenumbered”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?
A.Thepennymaybeoutofuseverysoon.
B.Thevalueofthepennymayrise.
C.ThepennyhasaspecialplaceinAmericanhistory.
D.ThepennyispartofAmericanculture.
5、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?
A.Jardenisthesolesupplierofthezincthe.Mintusestomakethepenny.
B.ThemajorityofAmericanpeopleareinfavorofkeepingthepenny.
C.ManyAmericansfearthatgettingridofthepennywouldcausepricestorise.
D.The.Mintnowspendscentstomakeapenny.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
CharlesDickenswasbornin1812inPortsmouth,England.Hewasthesecondofeightchildren.Hisfather
alwayshadproblemswithmoney.WhenCharleswas12yearsold,hisfatherwenttoprisonbecausehewasin
debt.Charleshadtoleaveschooltohelphisfamily.Hegotajobinadirty,oldfactory.CharlesDickensnever
forgothisdifficultchildhood.Manyofhisstoriesandbookswereaboutpoorpeopleandtheirproblems.
(78)Later,Charleswentbacktoschoolfortwomoreyears.Heleftschoolwhenhewas15yearsoldto
becomeanewspaperreporter.In1836,hebegantowriteThePickwickPapers.Itwaspublishedasaseriesand
wasahugesuccess.Byage24,DickenswasaprominentwriterinbothGreatBritainandtheUnitedStates.
Manypeopleboughthisbooks,buttheyalsopaidtohearhimreadhisstoriesaloud.Becausetherewasno
radioortelevision,peoplelikedtohearfamouswritersreadinpublic.Dickensreadhisworkslikehewas
actinginaplay.Hewentonverysuccessfulreadingtoursandearnedalotofmoney.
Dickenswasmeticulous(过分注意琐事的).Everythinghadtobejustright.Whenheworkedathome,
everythinghadtobeinitsplace.Heworkedatadeskbyawindowthatalwayshadavase(花瓶)offlowers
andthesameornaments(装饰物)onit.(79)Hewrote2,000wordsadayandherequiredcompletequietwhile
hewrote.Hedividedhispageintothreeparts,andoneachsidehehadnotesindifficultcolors.Themain
writingwasinmiddle,thestorynoteswereintherightmargin,andthechapternoteswereintheleftmargin.
Healsocaredalotabouthisappearance.
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