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.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
JardenZinc(锌)Products,alargezincplantafewmilesoutsideGreeneville,Tennesseehasaspecialclaim.
Since1982,ithasbeentheonlysupplierofpennyblanksforthe.Mint铸币厂).It'agoodbusinessfor
Jarden-since2000thecompanyhasearnedmorethan800million.Butitmaynotbeagooddealforthe.
(76)Thevalueofthepennyhasbeendroppingforyears.In2006,itbegantocostmorethanapennytomakeapenny.Itnowcosts2toproducea10coin.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.Isittimeforthe.todothesame?
Jardenandthezincindustryarefightingtokeepthepenny.Since2006,JardenhasgivfenmilliontoAmericansforCommonCents(ACC).Thegroupsmissionistokeepthepennyinuse.MarkWellerisACCsexecutivedirector.Hearguesthattherearethreemainreasonsforkeepingthepenny:
Withoutit,wewouldbecomemorereliantonthefive-centcoin,whichalsohasproblems;charitie慈善机构)thatdependonpennydriveswouldnotbeabletoraiseasmuchmoney;anda2012surveyshowsthat67%ofAmericanswanttokeepthepenny.(77)Manypeoplesurveyedsaidtheyfearedtheywouldenduppayingmoreforproducts.
ManyexpertsdisagreewithACC,Theypointtothedozensofcountriesthathavegottenridoftheirlowest-valuecoinswithoutraisingpricesforconsumers.Andcharitiesdoftseemtooconcernedeither.
PresidentBarackObamasaysthemintcouldexploreusingcheapermetalstomakepennies.Steelislessexpensivethanzinc.Penniesare%zincand%copper.Butnomatterwhatitismadethepenny'daysmaybenumbered.Mostin-storepurchasesarenowmadewithcreditcards,notcash.Isittimeforachange?
1、whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Manycountriesaretryingtoreducethecostofmakingcoins.
B.Thesedaysapennymadeisapennywasted.
C.Thereisdisagreementoverwhetherthe.shouldstopusingpennies.
D.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.
2、ThemissionofACCisto.
A.conductonlinesurveys
B.lowertheproductioncostsofthepenny
C.raisemoneyforcharities
D.keepthepennyinuse
3、Thepennycoinismainlymadeof
A.copper
B.steel
C.iron
D.zinc
4、Whatdoesthesentencethepenny'daysmaybenumbered”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?
A.Thepennymaybeoutofuseverysoon.
B.Thevalueofthepennymayrise.
C.ThepennyhasaspecialplaceinAmericanhistory.
D.ThepennyispartofAmericanculture.
5、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?
A.Jardenisthesolesupplierofthezincthe.Mintusestomakethepenny.
B.ThemajorityofAmericanpeopleareinfavorofkeepingthepenny.
C.ManyAmericansfearthatgettingridofthepennywouldcausepricestorise.
D.The.Mintnowspendscentstomakeapenny.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
CharlesDickenswasbornin1812inPortsmouthEngland.Hewasthesecondofeightchildren.Hisfatheralwayshadproblemswithmoney.WhenCharleswas12yearsold,hisfatherwenttoprisonbecausehewasindebt.Charleshadtoleaveschooltohelphisfamily.Hegotajobinadirty,oldfactory.CharlesDickensneverforgothisdifficultchildhood.Manyofhisstoriesandbookswereaboutpoorpeopleandtheirproblems.
(78)Later,Charleswentbacktoschoolfortwomoreyears.Heleftschoolwhenhewas15yearsoldtobecomeanewspaperreporter.In1836,hebegantowritSnePickwickPapersItwaspublishedasaseriesandwasahugesuccess.Byage24,DickenswaspaominentwriterinbothGreatBritainandtheUnitedStates.
Manypeopleboughthisbooks,buttheyalsopaidtohearhimreadhisstoriesaloud.Becausetherewasnoradioortelevision,peoplelikedtohearfamouswritersreadinpublic.Dickensreadhisworkslikehewasactinginaplay.Hewentonverysuccessfulreadingtoursandearnedalotofmoney.
Dickenswasmeticulous过分注意琐事的).Everythinghadtobejustright.Whenheworkedathome,everythinghadtobeinitsplace.Heworkedatadeskbyawindowthatalwayshadavas花瓶)offlowersandthesameornaments装饰物)onit.(79)Hewrote2,000wordsadayandherequiredcompletequietwhilehewrote.Hedividedhispageintothreeparts,andoneachsidehehadnotesindifficultcolors.Themainwritingwasinmiddle,thestorynoteswereintherightmargin,andthechapternoteswereintheleftmargin.Healsocaredalotabouthisappearanee.
6、Charl
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