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成人英语三级考试真题

　　2009年4月成人英语三级考试真题（A卷）及答案

　　PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

　　Directions：

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

　　Passage1

　　Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

　　Ihearmanyparentscomplainthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling.Iwishitwereso.Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourownfeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteenagersarealltakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstrikingoutboldlyontheirown，mostofthemareholdingoneanother'shandsforreassurance（放心）。

　　Theyclaimtheywanttodressastheyplease.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic.Buttheyallenduplisteningtothesamerecord.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginsuchawayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon（茧）intoalargercocoon.

　　（76）Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlycarvedoutamarketforteenagers.Thesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbe.Thisisagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.

　　Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon'tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Well，gotoit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcome—withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouare.That'stheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.

　　1.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageistotell______.

　　A.readershowtobepopularwithpeoplearound

　　B.teenagershowtolearntomakeadecisionforthemselves

　　C.parentshowtocontrolandguidetheirchildren

　　D.peoplehowtounderstandandrespecteachother

　　2.Accordingtotheauthor，manyteenagersthinktheyarebraveenoughtoactontheirown，butinfactmostofthem______.

　　A.havemuchdifficultyunderstandingeachother

　　B.lackconfidence

　　C.darenotcopewithanyproblemsalone

　　D.areverymuchafraidofgettinglost

　　3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage？

　　A.Thereisnopopularitythatreallycounts.

　　B.Manyparentsthinkthattheirchildrenarechallengingtheirauthority.

　　C.Itisnotnecessarilybadforateenagertodisagreewithhisorherclassmates.

　　D.Mostteenagersareactuallydoingthesame.

　　4.Theauthorthinksofadvertisementsas______toteenagers.

　　A.inevitable

　　B.influential

　　C.instructive

　　D.attractive

　　5.Themainideaofthelastparagraphisthatateenagershould______.

　　A.differfromothersinasmanywaysaspossible

　　B.becomepopularwithothers

　　C.findhisrealself

　　D.rebelagainsthisparentsandthepopularitywave

　　Passage2

　　Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

　　（77）Muchunfriendlyfeelingtowardscomputershasbeenbasedonthefearofwidespreadunemploymentresultingfromtheirintroduction.Computersareoftenusedaspartofautomated（自动化）productionsystemsrequiringaleastpossiblenumberofoperators，causingthelossofmanyjobs.Thishashappened，forexample，inmanysteelworks.

　　Ontheotherhand，computersdocreatejobs.Theyaremoreskilledandbetterpaid，thoughfewerinnumberthanthosetheyreplace.Manyactivitiescouldnotcontinueintheirpresentformwithoutcomputers，nomatterhowmanypeopleareemployed.Examplesarethecheckclearing（交换）systemofmajorbanksandtheweatherforecastingsystem.

　　Whenafirmintroducescomputers，afewpeopleareusuallyemployedinkeyposts（suchasjobsofoperationsmanagers）whileotherstaffarere-trainedasoperators，programmers，anddatapreparationstaff.（78）Afterthenewsystemhassettleddown，peopleinnon-computerjobsarenotalwaysreplacedwhentheyleave，resultinginadecreaseinthenumberofemployees.Thisdecreaseissometimesbalancedbyasubstantialincreaseintheactivityofthefrim，resultingfromtheintroductionofcomputers.

　　Theattitudesofworkerstowardscomputersvary.Thereisfearofwidespreadunemploymentandofthetakeoverofmanyjobsbycomputer-trainedworkers，makingpromotionforolderworkersnotskilledincomputersmoredifficult.

　　Ontheotherhand，manyworkersregardthetrendtowardwideruseofcomputersinevitable.Theyrealizethatcomputersbringaboutgreaterefficiencyandproductivity，whichwillimprovetheconditionofthewholeeconomy，andleadtothecreationofmorejobs.ThisviewwassupportedbytheformerBritishPrimeMinister，JamesCallaghanin1979，whenhemadethepointthatnewtechnologiesholdthekeytoincreasedproductivity，whichwillbenefittheeconomyinthelongrun.

　　6.Theunfriendlyfeelingtowardscomputersisdevelopedfrom______.

　　A.thepossiblewidespreadunemploymentcausedbytheirintroduction

　　B.theiruseaspartofautomatedproductionsystems

　　C.theleastpossiblenumberofoperators

　　D.theproductionsysteminsteelworks

　　7.Theunderlinedword“They”（Line1，Par.2）refersto______.

　　A.computers

　　B.jobs

　　C.activities

　　D.systems

　　8.AccordingtoParagraph2，withoutcomputers______.

　　A.humanactivitiescouldnotcontinue

　　B.therecouldnotbeweatherforecastingsystems

　　C.manyactivitieswouldhavetochangetheirpresentform

　　D.bankswouldnotbeabletogoonwithcheckclearing

　　9.Accordingtothepassage，whatresultsfromtheintroductionofcomputers？

　　A.Afterre-training，allemployeesinthefirmgetnewjobs.

　　B.Aconsiderableproportionofpeopleareemployedinkeyposts.

　　C.Thefinnkeepsallofitsoriginalstaffmembers.

　　D.Thedecreaseinstaffmembersmaybebalancedbytheincreaseoffinnactivities.

　　10.JamesCallaghan'sattitudetowardscomputerscanbebestdescribedas______.

　　A.doubtful

　　B.regretful

　　C.unfriendly

　　D.supportive

　　Passage3

　　Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

　　Thevitaminsnecessaryforahealthybodyarenormallysuppliedbyagoodmixeddiet（饮食），includingavarietyoffruitsandgreenvegetables.（79）Itisonlywhenpeopletrytoliveonaveryrestricteddietthatitisnecessarytomakespecialprovisiontosupplythemissingvitamins.

　　Anexampleofthedangersofarestricteddietmaybeseeninthediseaseknownas“beri-beri”。

（80）ItusedtodistresslargenumbersofEasternpeopleswholivedmainlyonrice.Intheearlyyearsofthiscentury，ascientistnamedEijkmanwastryingtodiscoverthecauseof“beri-beri”。

Atfirsthethoughtitwascausedbyagerm.HewasworkinginaJapanesehospital，wherethepatientswerefedonpolishedricewhichhadtheouterhusk（外壳）removedfromthegrain.Itwasthoughtthiswouldbeeasierforweakandsickpeopletodigest.

　　Eijkmanthoughthisgermtheorywasconfmnedwhenhenoticedthechickensinthehospitalyard，whichwerefedonleftovers

　　（剩饭）fromthepatients'plates，werealsoshowingsignsofthedisease.Hethentriedtoisolatethegerm，buthisexperimentswereinterruptedbyahospitalofficial，whodeclaredthatthepolishedrice，eventhoughleftoverbythepatients，wastoogoodforchickens.Itshouldberecookedforthepatients，andthechickensshouldbefedoncheapricewiththeouterlayerstillonthegrain.

　　Eijkmannoticedthatthechickensbegantorecoveronthenewdiet.Hebegantoconsiderthepossibilitythateatingunpolishedricesomehowpreventedorcured"beri-beri"——eventhatalack，ofsomeelementinthehuskmightbethecauseofthedisease.Indeedthiswasthecase.Theelementneededtoprevent“beri-beri”wasshortlyafterwardsisolatedfromAcehusksandisnowknownasvitaminB.Nowadays，thisterriblediseaseismuchlesscommonthankstoourknowledgeofvitamins.

　　11.Agoodmixeddiet______.

　　A.normallycontainsenoughvitamins

　　B.stillneedsspecialprovisionofvitamins

　　C.issuitableforlosingweight

　　D.iscomposedoffruitsandvegetables

　　12.Thedisease“beri-beri”______.

　　A.killslargenumbersofEasternpeoples

　　B.isavitamindeficiency（缺乏）disease

　　C.iscausedbydiseasedrice

　　D.canbecaughtfromdiseasedchickens

　　13.ThechickensEijkmannoticedinthehospitalyard______.

　　A.couldn'tdigestthepolishedrice

　　B.proved“beri-beri”iscausedbygerms

　　C.werelatercookedforthepatients'food

　　D.weresufferingfrom“beA-ben”

　　14.AccordingtoEijkman，polishedrice______.

　　A.wascheaperthanunpolishedrice

　　B.waslessnourishing（有营养的）thanunpolishedAce

　　C.wasmorenourishingthanunpolishedrice

　　D.cured“beri-beri”

　　15.Thechemicalsubstancemissingfrompolishedrice______.

　　A.wasvitaminB

　　B.didnotaffectthechickens

　　C.wasnamedtheEijkmanvitamin

　　D.hasneverbeenaccuratelyidentified

　　PartIIVocabularyandStructure（30%）

　　Directions：

Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，C，andD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

　　16.Bynomeans_____tomovetoanewplacefarawayfromherworkplace，becauseitisn'tconvenientforherfamilyandherself.

　　A.Janewillagree

　　B.willJaneagree