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北京学位英语统考真题
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2014年11月真题
PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
JardenZinc(锌)Products,alargezincplantafewmilesoutsideGreeneville,Tennessee,hasaspecialclaim.Since1982,ithasbeentheonlysupplierofpennyblanksfortheU.SMint(铸币厂).It’sagoodbusinessforJarden—since2000,thecompanyhasearnedmorethan$800million.ButitmaynotbeagooddealfortheU.S.
(76)Thevalueofthepennyhasbeendroppingforyears.In2006,itbegantocostmorethanapennytomakeapenny.Itnowcosts2¢toproducea1¢coin.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.IsittimefortheU.S.todothesame?
Jardenandzincindustryarefightingtokeepthepenny.Since2006,Jardenhasgiven$1.2milliontoAmericansforCommonCents(ACC).Thegroup’smissionistokeepthepennyinuse.MarkWellerisACC’sexecutivedirp’smissionistokeepthepennyinuse.MarkWellerisACC’sexecutivedirector.Hearguesthattherearethreemainreasonsforkeepingthepenny:
Withoutit,wewouldbecomemorereliantonthefive-centcoin,whichalsohasproblems;charities(慈善机构)thatdependonpennydriveswouldnotbeabletoraiseasmuchmoney;anda2012surveyshowsthat67%ofAmericanswanttokeepthepenny.(77)Manypeoplesurveyedsaidtheyfearedtheywouldenduppayingmoreforproducts.
ManyexpertsdisagreewithACC.Theypointtothedozensofcountriesthathavegottenridoftheirlowest-valuecoinswithoutraisingpricesforconsumers.Andcharitiesdon’tseemtooconcernedeither.
PresidentBarackObamasaysthemintcouldexploreusingcheapermetalstomakepennies.Steelislessexpensivethanzinc.Penniesare97.5%zincand2.5%copper.Butnomatterwhatitismadeof,thepenny’sdaysmacand2.5%copper.Butnomatterwhatitismadeof,thepenny’sdaysmaybenumbered.Mostin-storepurchasesarenowmadewithcreditcards,notcash.Isittimeforachange?
1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Manycountriesaretryingtoreducethecostofmakingcoins.
B.Thesedaysapennymadeisapennywasted.
C.ThereisdisagreementoverwhethertheU.S.shouldstopusingpennies.
D.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.
2.ThemissionofACCisto .
A.conductonlinesurveys
B.lowertheproductioncostsofthepennyC.raisemoneyforcharities
D.keepthepennyinuse
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,whichofthefollowingstatementisNOTTRUE?
A.JardenisthesolesupplierofthezinctheU.S.Mintusestomakethepenny.
penny.
B.ThemajorityofAmericanpeopleareinfavorofkeepingthepenny.
C.ManyAmericansfearthatgettingridofthepennywouldcausepricestorise.
D.TheU.S.Mintnowspends2.4centstomakeapenny.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Computertechnologyisadvancingsofastthatoldhardwarequicklybecomescompletelyobsolete.Theelectronicwaste(e-waste)fromthisconstantlygrowingfieldispollutingtheenvironment,bothhereandabroad.
ntlygrowingfieldispollutingtheenvironment,bothhereandabroad.
Computerscontaintoxic(有毒的)materialssuchaslead.Despitethedangerofthrowingthesehazardousmaterialsinalandfill(垃圾填埋场),that’sexactlywheretonsofcomputersendup.Americansreuseorrecycleonlyabout10percentofthe50millioncomputerstheyreplaceeachyear,accordingtoABCNews.Eightypercentisbeingstockpiled(囤积),whichcouldcreateevenbiggerproblemsinthefuture,andtheremaining10percentislandfilled.Throwinge-wasteinlandfillscreatesapotentialfortoxicwastetoleakintooursoilandgroundwater.BecauseenvironmentalstandardsforlandfillsaretougherintheUnitedStatesthaninmanyothercountries,e-wasteisoftenexported,especiallytosomedevelopingcountries.
(78)Somecountriesarecreatingpoliciestodealwiththegrowinge-wasteproblem.IntheNetherlands,youcanbringyouroldcomputertothesellteproblem.IntheNetherlands,youcanbringyouroldcomputertothesellerwhenbuyinganewone,andthesellermustbylawacceptitfreeofcharge.Japanpassedalawin2001requiringproducerstorecyclecertainparts.
IntheUnitedStates,amovementcalledtheComputerTakeBackCampaignisdemandingthatproducerstakemoreresponsibilityfordisposingof(处理)oldcomputers.CaliforniaandMassachusettsrecentlyprohibitedcertaincomputerpartsinlandfills,whileAppleandIBMtakebackcomputersforabouta$30fee.Gatewayisonestepahead:
Theywillpayyou$50forrecyclingyouroldcomputerwhenyoubuyanewonefromthem.Lastly,manynonprofitprogramsacceptusedequipment,andserviceshavepoppedupthatdistributeoldcomputerstoschoolsandotherorganizations.
6.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheMainExpertsofAmerica
B.TheComputerTakeBackCampaign
C.TheHarmofE-wasteTreatment
D.ElectricWaste—aGlobalProblem
7.Whatdoestheword“obsolete”inthefirstparagraphmean?
A.Fashionable.
B.Useful.
C.Outofdate.
D.Outofcontrol.
8.Americansreuseabout millioncomputerseachyear.
A.5B.10C.15D.20
9.Accordingtothepassage,Americanelectronicwasteisexportedtoothercountriesbecausethesecountrieshave .
A.theresourcesandmorespacetoprocessthee-waste
B.lessstrictlyenforcedenvironmentalsafetystandards
C.alotofskillede-wasteworkers
D.manycomputerrecyclingbusinesses
10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?
A.Japanpassedalawtoaddressthee-wasteproblem.
B.Comparedwithstockpile,landfillisabetterandsafermethodtodealwithe-waste.
C.Applewillpayyou$50forrecyclingyouroldcomputerwhenyoubuyanewonefromthem.
D.Oldcomputersaresafetotheenvironmentevenwhenimproperlydisposedof.
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
CharlesDickenswasbornin1812inPortsmouth,England.Hewasthesecondofeightchildren.Hisfatheralwayshadproblemswithmoney.WhenCharleswas12yearsold,hisfatherwenttoprisonbecausehewasindebt.Charleshadtoleaveschooltohelphisfamily.Hegotajobinadirty,oldfactory.CharlesDickensneverforgothisdifficultchildhood.Manyofhisstoriesandbookswereaboutpoorpeopleandtheirproblems.
(79)Later,Charleswentbacktoschoolfortwomoreyears.Heleftschoolwhenhewas15yearsoldtobecomeanewspaperreporter.In1836,hebegantowriteThePickwickPapers.Itwaspublishedasaseriesandwasahugesuccess.Byage24,DickenswasaprominentwriterinbothGreatBritain
success.Byage24,DickenswasaprominentwriterinbothGreatBritainandtheUnitedStates.
Manypeopleboughthisbooks,buttheyalsopaidtohearhimreadhisstoriesaloud.Becausetherewasnoradioortelevision,peoplelikedtohearfamouswritersreadinpublic.Dickensreadhisworkslikehewasactinginaplay.Hewentonverysuccessfulreadingtoursandearnedalotofmoney.
Dickenswasmeticulous(过分注意琐事的).Everythinghadtobejustright.Whenheworkedathome,everythinghadtobeinitsplace.Heworkedatadeskbyawindowthatalwayshadavase(花瓶)offlowersandthesameornament(装饰物)onit.(80)Hewrote2,000wordsadayandherequiredcompletequietwhilehewrote.Hedividedhispageintothreeparts,andoneachsidehehadnotesindifferentcolors.Themainwritingwasinthemiddle,thestorynoteswereintherightmargin,andthechapternoteswereintheleftmargin.Healsocaredalotabouthisappearance.
11.CharlesDickens’fatherwasputintoprisonbecausehe .
A.stolemoneyfromotherpeople
B.refusedtopaytaxes
C.didn’tpayforhischildren’seducation
D.owedmoneytootherpeople
12.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?
A.Dickenslovedtotravel.
B.Dickens’storiesweremostlyabouthisownchildhood.
C.Dickensmadealotofmoneyonhisreadingtours.
D.DickensleftschooltowriteThePickwickPapers.
13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutDickensisTRUE?
A.Hewasapeacefulperson.
B.Hewasaquietwriter.
C.Heworkedveryhardatschool.
D.Hecaredalotaboutthingsaroundhim.
14.Theword“prominent”inthesecondparagraphmeans .
A.famousB.thoughtfulC.carefulD.difficult
15.Afterthelastparagraph,theauthorwillmostprobablydiscussDickens’ .
A.successB.appearanceC.worksD.childhood
PartⅡVocabularyandStructure(30%)
Directions:
Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
16.Iwentto Londonyesterdayandsaw strangeoldmanandalittlegirl,beggingbytheroadside.
A./;aB.a;/C./;theD.the;/
17.John,let’stakeataxi, ?
A.willyouB.shallweC.wouldyouD.shouldwe
18.Ofallthegirlsintheclass,Janestudiesthe .
A.hardB.harderC.hardestD.hardly
19.Doyouknowthegirl fatherdiedinacaraccidentlastweek?
A.whoB.thatC.whomD.whose
20.When
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