北京成人英语三级考试真题.docx
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北京成人英语三级考试真题
2002年6月北京成人英语三级考试真题
PartIReadingComprehension(40%)
Directions:
Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
QuestionsIto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
OnNovember19,1863,AbrahamLincolnwenttoGettysburginPennsylvaniatospeakattheNationalSoldiersCemetery.TheCivilWarwasstillgoingon.TherewasmuchcriticismofPresident,Lincolnatthetime.Hewasnotatallpopular.HehadbeeninvitedtospeakatGettysburgonlyOutofpoliteness.TheprincipalspeakerwastobeEdwardEverett,afamousstatesmanandspeakeroftheday.Everettwasahandsomemanandverypopulareverywhere.
ItissaidthatLincolnpreparedhisspeechonthetrainwhilegoingtoGettysburg.Latethatnight,aloneinhishotelroomandtiredout,heagainworkedbrieflyonthespeech.ThenextdayEverettspokefirst.Hespokeforanhourand57minutes.Hisspeechwasaperfectexampleoftherichoratoryoftheday.ThenLincolnrose.Thecrowdof15,000peopleatfirstpaidlittleattentiontohim.Hespokeforonlynineminutes.Attheendtherewaslittleapplause.Lincolnturnedtoafriendandremarked,“Ihavefailedagain.”OnthetrainbacktoWashington,hesaidsadly,“Thatspeechwasaflatfailure,andthepeoplearedisappointed.
Somenewspapersatfirstcriticizedthespeech.Butlittlebylittlepeoplereadthespeechtheybegantounderstandbetter.Theybeganappreciateitssimplicityanditsdeepmeaning.ItwasaspeechwhichonlyAbrahamLincolncouldhavemade.
Today,everyAmericanschoolchildlearnsLincoln'sGettysburgAddressbyheart.NoweveryonethinksofitasoneofthegreatestspeechesevergiveninAmericanhistory.
1.In1863,AbrahamLincolnwas________
A.verycritical B.unpopular C.verypopular D.verycourteous
2.LincolnwasinvitedtospeakattheNationalSoldiersCemeterybecausehewas______
A.afamousspeaker B.averyhandsomeman
C.Presidentofthecountry D.apopularstatesman
3.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_________.
A.LincolnpreparedhisspeechverycarefullybeforehewenttoGettysburg
B.Lincolnwasverybusyatthetimeanddidn'thavemuchtimetopreparehisspeech
C.Lincoln'sspeechwasfullofrichwords
D.Lincoln'sspeechwasverylong
4.ItwasafactthatLincoln'sspeechwas_________.
A.animmediatesuccess
B.warmlyapplauded
C.atotalfailure
D.notwell-receivedatfirst
5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Lincoln'sGettysburgAddresshasdeepmeaning.
B.Lincoln'sGettysburgAddressissimpleinstyle.
C.Lincoln'sGettysburgAddressismemorizedbyeveryAmericanschoolchild.
D.Lincoln'sGettysburgAddressisthegreatestspeecheverdeliveredintheUnitedStates.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Animalsseemtohavethesensetoeatwhentheyarehungryandtheydonoteatmorethantheirbodiesneed.Ithasbeendemonstratedthatratswill,whengivenachoiceoveraperiodoftime,preferwaterwithvitaminstowaterwithoutvitaminseventhoughthereisnodifferenceintasteorsmellbetweenthetwowaterbottles.Whenafragrantflavorwasaddedtothevitamin-enrichedfluid,theratsdidseemtodevelopatasteforitandkeptdrinkingit,evenafterthevitaminswereswitchedtotheclearwater.Intime,however,theybrokethehabitandwentbacktowherethenecessaryvitaminswere.Inaclassicexperiment,babiesof6to12monthsoldwereplacedinacafeteriafeedingarrangement,withawideselectionofbabyfoodbeforethem.Theyweregivenwhateverfoodtheypointedtoorappearedinterestedin.Wearetoldthatatfirsttheyshowedsomeunusualeatingpatterns,butthatoveraperiodoftimetheymanagedtoselectwell-balanceddiet.So,inselectingfood,ratsandbabiesdoseemtoknowandactonwhat'sbestforthem.Apparently,thereisakindof“bodywisdom,”whichhumanssoonlose.Mostofusdonoteataswiselyaswecould.Manyofourfoodpreferencesareculturallydeterminedandinfluencedbylong-establishedhabits.Somepeopleeatfox,dogandblackbirds,whileweeatcowsandpigs.Sowhatpeopleeatandhowmuchtheyeatseemstobegreatlyinfluencedbywhatisgoingonaroundthem.
6.Intheexperimentonrats,afragrantflavorwasaddedtotherat'sdrinkingwaterto________
A.encourageratstodrinkvitamin-enrichedwater
B.findoutratspreferenceinflavor
C.testwhetherratsknowwhichdrinkisgoodforthem
D.demonstratethatvitaminsaretasteless
7.Theexpression“thehabit”(para.1,sentence4)referstodrinkingwaterwhich_______
A.hasnosmellB.istasteless
C.hasvitaminsD.isflavored
8.Accordingtothepassage,adultseatinghabitsdifferfromthoseofbabiesbecause_________
A.adultsknowbetterthanbabieswhatkindoffoodaregoodfortheirhealth
B.adultsusuallycannotresistthetemptationofvariousdeliciousfoods
C.adults'eatinghabitsarecloselyrelatedtothesocialandculturalcustoms
D.adultshavemorechoicesoffoodthanbabiesineatingpatterns
9.Theauthorimpliedinthepassagethatmostofus_________
A.eatabalanceddiet
B.choosethefoodthatisofnutrition
C.havethehabitsinfluencedbythesurroundings
D.liketoeatthefoodwithafragrantflavor
10.Asfarastheireatinghabitsareconcerned,babiesandratsaresimilarinthat_________
A.bothhavethewisdomtochooseabalanceddiet
B.bothpreferflavoredfoodanddrink
C.bothhavethesameeatingpatterns
D.bothdevelopatasteforthesamekindsofflavors
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Inancienttimesthemostimportantexaminationswerespoken,notwritten.IntheschoolsofancientGreeceandRome,testingusuallyconsistedofsayingpoetryaloudorgivingspeeches.IntheEuropeanuniversitiesoftheMiddleAges,studentswhowereworkingforadvanceddegreeshadtodiscussquestionsintheirfieldofstudywithpeoplewhohadmadeaspecialstudyofthesubject.Thiscustomexiststodayaspartoftheprocessoftestingcandidatesforthedoctor'sdegree.
Generally,however,modernexaminationsarewritten.Thewrittenexamination,whereallstudentsaretestedonthesamequestion,wasprobablynotknownuntilthenineteenthcentury.Perhapsitcameintoexistencewiththegreatincreaseinpopulationandthedevelopmentofmodernindustry.Aroomfullofcandidatesforastateexamination,timedexactlybyelectricclocksandcarefullywatchedoverbymanagers,resemblesagroupofworkersatanautomobilefactory.Generally,duringexaminationsteachersandstudentsareexpectedtoactlikemachines.
Onetypeoftestissometimescalledan“objective”test.Itisintendedtodealwithfacts,notpersonalopinions.Tomakeupanobjectivetesttheteacherwritesaseriesofquestions,eachofwhichhasonlyonecorrectanswer.Alongwitheachquestiontheteacherwritesthecorrectanswerandalsothreestatementsthatlooklikecorrectanswerstostudentswhohavenotlearnedthematerialproperly.
11.IntheMiddleAgesstudents_________
A.tookobjectivetests B.specializedinonesubject
C.weretimedbyelectricclocks D.neverwroteexams
12.Themainideaofparagraph3isthat_________
A.workersnowtakeexaminations
B.thepopulationhasgrown
C.thereareonlywrittenexams
D.examinationsarenowwrittenandtimed
13.Thekindofexamswherestudentsmustselectanswersare_________
A.personal B.spoken C.objective D.written
14.Modernindustrymusthavedeveloped________
A.beforetheMiddleAges B.aroundthe19thcentury
C.inGreeceorRome D.machinestotaketests
15.Itmaybeconcludedthattesting_________
A.shouldtestonlyopinions
B.Shouldalwaysbewritten
C.haschangedsincetheMiddleAges
D.isgivenonlyinfactories
Passage4
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Themarketinvestigationisindispensabletosalespromotion.Theyareascloselyrelatedasthelipsandteeth,sotospeak.Whatyouproduceisforsaleonthemarket.Itwouldheimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutfirstinvestigatingthemarket.
Intheinternationalmarket,goodsonsalecomingfromcountriesandsuppliersarealwaysfacingkeencompetition.Undersuchcircumstances,theywilltryeverythingpossibletofamiliarizethemselveswiththemarketconditions.Inmakinginvestigations,weoughttogetinformationaboutwhatsimilaritemsthecompetitorsareofferingonthemarket,whatpricestheyarequoting(报价),whatfeaturestheirproductshave,whoaretheirregularcustomers,etc.Then,howcanweobtainsuchinformation?
Therearemanychannelsthatwecanmakeuseofindoingthissortofwork.Thecommercialcounselor'sofficesofourembassiesstationedabroadcanhelpusinmakingmarketinvestigations.Nowadays,ourimportandexportcorporationssendtheirtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthen.Oneoftheirpurposesistomakemarketsurveysonthespot.
Certainly,face-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmenarealsoimportantchannelstogetmarketinformation.TheChineseExportCommoditiesFairsandsomeotherfairsofsimilarnatureaswellasvisitsofforeignbusinessmenprovide'uswithsuchopportunities.Ofcourse,therearesomeotherwaysofmakingmarketinvestigations.
16.Inmakingmarketinvestigation,oneshould_______.
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