北京地区成人英语三级考试全真试题及答案.docx
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北京地区成人英语三级考试全真试题及答案
11月北京地区成人英语三级考试全真试题及答案
2006年11月北京成人三级英语考试试题(A)
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2006年11月25日(A)卷
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
OnestudyshowsthatAmericansprefertoanswerwithabrief“Yes”,“No”,“ortheverypopular“Yeah”ratherthanwithalongerreply.(76)ButbriefrepliesdomeanAmericansareimpoliteofunfriendlytosomeextent.Veryoften,Americansareinahurryandmaygreetyouwithasingleword,indeed“;thHisiis”agreetingyouwillhearagainandagainduringyourstayintheUnitedStates.Itisusedbyeveryone,regardlessofrank,ageoroccupation.However,thosewhoareaccustomedtolongergreetingsmayrequirealittlemoretimebeforetheyfeelcomfortablewithAmericansimpletalk.
Americanssometimesuseplaintalkwhentheyareuncomfortable.(77)Ifpeoplepraisethemorthanktheminanespeciallypoliteway,theymaybecomeuncomfortableandnotknowwhattosayinreply.Theydon’twanttobeimpoliteorrude,youcanbesurethattheylikedwhatwassaidaboutthem.Exceptforcertainholidays,suchasChristmas,Americansdon’tusuallygivegifts.Thus,youwillfindAmericansembarrassedastheyacceptgifts,especiallyiftheyhavenothingtogiveinreturn.Theyaregenerallyawarmbutinformalpeople.
1.ThefactthatAmericanslikeshorteranswerstellsus.
A.theyreplyveryquicklyinahurry
B.theychoosewordstoocarefully
C.theylikereplyingbriefly
D.theywanttobeaspoliteastheycan
2.Thosewholikeusingbeautifulorformalwords.
A.needmoretimetogetusedtoAmericansimplegreeting
B.neednotimetogetfamiliarwithAmericangreeting
C.donotverymuchlikeAmericanwayofgreeting
D.thinkAmericansarenotpolitewhatever
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Americansoftenanswerwiththewordslike“sure”,“yeah.
B.Theyarenotimpolitewithbriefreplies.
C.Americansinhighranksmustuseformalwordsingreeting.
D.Americansareawarmbutinformalpeople.
4.TheAmericanslikeothers’praisebutifinapoliteway.
A.theydon’tknowwhattowayinreply
B.theyfeelsomewhatuneasy
C.theydon’twanttoreply
D.bothAandB
5.Thepassageindicatesthat.
A.Americansexchangegiftsthefirsttimetheymeet.
B.Americansseldomgivegiftsexceptforsomeholidays.
C.Americansoftenbringsomegiftstotheirfriends.
D.Americansonlywanttogetgiftsfromothers.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
(78)Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofalargepopulationhavelongbeena
subjectofdiscussionamongeconomists(经济学家).Ithasbeenarguedthatthe
supplyofgoodlandislimited.Tofeedalargepopulation,inferiorlandmustbecultivatedandthegoodlandwordedintensively.Thus,eachpersonproduceslessandthismeansaloweraverageincomethancouldbeobtainedwithasmallerpopulation.Othereconomistshavearguedthatalargepopulationgivesmorescopeforspecializationandthedevelopmentoffacilitiessuchasports,roadsandrailways,whicharenotlikelytobebuiltunlessthereisabigdemandtojustifythem.
Oneofthedifficultiesincarryingoutaworld-widebirthcontrolprogramliesinthefactthatofficialattitudestopopulationgrowthvaryfromcountrytocountrydependingonthelevelofindustrialdevelopmentandtheavailabilityoffoodandrawmaterials.Inthedevelopingcountrywhereavastlyexpandedpopulationispressingharduponthelimitsoffood,spaceandnaturalresources,itwillbethefirstconcernofgovernmenttoplacealimitonthebirthrate,whatevertheconsequencesmaybe.Inthehighlyindustrializedsocietytheproblemmaybemorecomplex.Adecreasingbirthratemayleadtounemploymentbecauseitresultsinadecliningmarketformanufacturedgoods.(79)Whenthepressureofpopulationonhousingdeclines,pricesalsodeclineandthebuildingindustryisweakened.Facedwithconsiderationssuchasthese,thegovernmentofadevelopedcountrymaywellprefertoseeaslowlyincreasingpopulation,ratherthanonewhichisstableorindecline.
6.Asmallerpopulationmaymean.
A.higherproductivity,butaloweraverageincome
B.lowerproductivity,butahigheraverageincome
C.lowerproductivity,andaloweraverageincome
D.higherproductivity,andahigheraverageincome
7.Accordingtothepassage,alargepopulationwillprovideachancefordeveloping.
A.agricultureB.transportsystemC.industryD.nationaleconomy
8.Inadevelopedcountry,peoplewillperhapsgooutofworkifthebirthrate
A.goesupB.isdecreasingC.remainsstableDisoutofcontrol
9.Accordingtothepassageslowlyrisingbirthrateperhapsisgoodfor.
A.adevelopednation
B.adevelopingnation
C.everynationwithabigpopulation
D.everynationwithasmallpopulation
10.Itisnoeasyjobtocarryoutageneralplanforbirthcontrolthroughouttheworldbecause.
A.therearetoomanyunderdevelopedcountriesintheworld
B.underdevelopedcountrieshavelowlevelofindustrialdevelopment
C.differentgovernmentshavedifferentviewsabouttheproblem
D.evendevelopedcountriesmayhavecomplexproblems
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Tousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainstrain.Itwasfirstusedasashadeagainstthesun.
Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinese,waybackintheeleventhcenturyB.C..
WeknowthattheumbrellawasalsousedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse;itbecameasymbolofhonorandauthority.IntheFarEastInancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyalpeopleorbythoseinhighoffice.
InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.AndtheumbrellawasincommonuseinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousetheumbrellasasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.
DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyin16thcentury.Andagainitbecameasymbolofpowerandauthority.
Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.(80)Itwasn’tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen’sumbrellasbegantobemadeinavarietyofcolors.
11.Thefirstuseofumbrellawasas.
A.protectionagainstrainB.ashadeagainstthesun
C.asymbolofpowerD.asymbolofhonor
12.wereregardedasthepeoplewhofirstusedumbrellas.
A.RomansB.Greeks
C.ChineseD.Europeans
13.Theumbrellawasusedonlybyroyalpeopleorthoseinhighoffice.
A.inEuropeanintheeighteenthcentury
B.inancientEgyptandBabylon
C.intheFarEastinancienttimes
D.duringtheMilddleAges
14.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Womenenjoyusingumbrellawithvarieskindsofcolors
B.Theinventoroftheumbrellaisunknown
C.Onceordinarypeoplehadnorighttouseumbrellas
D.Umbrellaswerepopularandcheapintheancienttimes
15.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.WhenWastheUmbrellaInvented
B.TheRoleofUmbrellainHistory
C.TheColorsandShapesofUmbrella
D.WhoNeededUmbrellaFirst
PartRVocabularyandStructure(30%)
16.Thenewsquicklyspreadthroughthevillagethewarhadended.
A.whichB.whatC.thatD.where
17.Wehurriedtothestationfindourselvesthreehoursearlierforthetrain.
A.onlytoB.inordertoC.soastoD.suchasto
18.Imeantyou,butI’mafraidIforgot.
A.ringingB.beingringingC.toringingD.toring
19.Weliveinatime,morethaneverbeforeinhistory,peoplearemoving
A.whatB.whenC.whichD.where
20.Isthereanypossibilityofgettingthepricefurther?
A.reducedB.reduceC.reducingD.bereduced
21.youfeeltooilltogoout.Iwouldrathernotstayathometonight.
A.BecauseBAlthoughC.UnlessD.If
22.Becauseofmanymistakes,shewasmadetheselettersagain.
A.typeB.totypingC.typedD.totype
23.Itishotanddry;theflowersneed.
A.beingwateredB.bewateredC.towaterD.tobewatered
24.Hebeganbyshowinguswherethecountrywasandwentonusabout
itsclimate.
A.tellingB.totellC.totellingD.tobetold
25.Ourfailureourselvestomodernlifeoftencausesustroubleinourwork.
A.toadoptB.toapplyC.toadaptD.toact
26.Onceofthenecessityofamove,heworkedhardtofindanewhome.
A.convincedB.beconvincedC.convincingD.havingconvinced
27.Somanyrepresentatives,theconferencehadtobeputoff.
A.wereabsentB.tobeabsentC.beingabsentD.hadbeenabsent
28.Innocasethestudentsfromexploringnewideas.
A.weshouldpreventB.wecouldpreventC.shouldwepreventD.shouldn’tprevent
29.Idon’tthinkitadvisablethatTomtothejobsincehehasnoexperience.
A.beassignedB.isassignedC.willbeassignedD.hasbeenassigned
30.Withallthisworkonhand,shetothedancepartylastnight.
A.oughtn’ttogoB.hadn’tgoneC.shouldn’thavegoneD.mustn’thavegone
31.AsChristmaswascoming,thetownbeganaclearingonalargescale.
A.throughB.thoroughC.thoughD.thought
32.E-mailwritinghasbecametheusualmeansofcommunicationpeople
somedistanceaway.
A.forB.onC.toC.with
33.Itisagoodideaforparentstomonitortheaswellasthekindof
televisionthattheirchildrenwatch.
A.numberB.sizeC.amountD.screen
34.I’mafraidthatthereisn’tforyouinmycar.
A.placeB.seatC.cornerD.roo
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