北京成人英语三级考试真题及答案.docx
- 文档编号:7232981
- 上传时间:2023-01-22
- 格式:DOCX
- 页数:17
- 大小:36.39KB
北京成人英语三级考试真题及答案.docx
《北京成人英语三级考试真题及答案.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《北京成人英语三级考试真题及答案.docx(17页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
北京成人英语三级考试真题及答案
北京2010年11月成人英语三级考试真题及答案
2010.11.06
PartI ReadingComprehension (30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Archaeology,likemanyacademicwords,comesfromGreekandmeans,moreorless,“thestudyofoldthings”.So,itisreallyapartofthestudyofhistory.However,mosthistoriansusepaperevidence, such as letters, paintings andphotographs,butarchaeologists(考古学家)learnfromtheobjectsleftbehindbythehumansoflongago.Normally,thesearethehardmaterialsthatdon'tbreakdownordisappearveryquickly—thingslikehumanbonesandobjectsmadefromstoneandmetal.
Itisveryunusualtofindanythingmorethanthehardevidenceofhistory--normally,thebacteria(细菌)intheaireatawayatsoftmaterials,likebodies,clothesandthingsmadeofwood.Occasionally,thingsaredifferent.
In1984,twomenmadeanamazingdiscoverywhileworkinginabogcalledLindowMoss,inthenorthofEngland.Abogisaverywetareaofearth,withalotofplantsgrowinginit.Itcanbelikeaverybigandverythickvegetablesoup—walkinthewrongplaceandyoucansinkanddisappearforever.Themenwereworkingwhenoneofthemsawsomethingstickingout—ahumanfoot!
Naturally,themencalledthepolice,whothenfoundtherestofthebody.Wasitacaseofmurder?
Possibly--butitwasadeathnearlytwothousandyearsold.ThetwomenhadfoundabodyfromthetimeoftheRomaninvasionofBritain.Despitebeingsoold,thisbodyhadskin,muscles,hairandinternalorgans—thescientistswhoexaminedhimwereabletolookinsidetheman'sstomachandfindthefoodthathehadeatenforhislastmeal!
Whywasthismansowellpreserved?
(76)Itwasbecausehe wasinaverywateryenvironment,safefi:
omthebacteriathatneedoxygentolive.Also,thewaterinthebogwasveryacidic.Theacidpreservedtheman'sskininthewaythatanimalskinispreservedforleathercoatsandshoes.
Howdidhedie?
Understandably,archaeologistsandotherscientistswantedtoknowmoreaboutthepersonthattheycalled,“LindowMan”.(77)Hishandsandfingernailssuggestedthathehadn'tdoneheavymanualworkinhislife—hecouldhavebeenarichman.Theyfoundthathehadn'tdiedbyaccident.Thearchaeologistsbelievethathewassacrificedtothreedifferentgods.
1.Whichlanguagedoestheword“archaeology”comefrom?
A.French. B.Greek. C.Roman. D.German.
2.Theword“these”inthefirstparagraphrefersto_______.
A.letters B.photographs C.paintings D.objects
3.Whichofthefollowinghelpedtopreserve“LindowMan”?
A.IceandIowtemperature. B.Bacteriaandoxygen.
C.Soilandenergy. D.Acidandwater.
4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.“LindowMan”wasnamedafterthepersonwhofirstfoundhim.
B. Historiansusuallyusepaperevidence,whilearchaeologistsusehardevidence.
C.“LindowMan”wasfoundbytwoarchaeologistsinthesouthof England.
D.“LindowMan”wasgoodatmanualwork.
5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.WhatIsArchaeology?
B.ArchaeologyandHistory
C.AnAmazingArchaeologicalDiscovery
D.TheDeathof“LindowMan”
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thecityhasalwaysbeenanengineofintellectuallife,fromthe18th-centurycafesofLondon,wherecitizensgatheredtodiscusschemistryandpolitics,totheLeftBankbarsofmodernParis,where Picassotalkedaboutmodemart.Withoutthemetropolis,wemight nothavehadthegreatartofShakespeare.
Andyet,citylifeisn'teasy.Nowscientistshavebegunto examinehowthecityaffectsthebrain,andtheresultsaredepressing.Justbeinginanurbanenvironment,theyhavefound,impairs(损害)ourbasicmentalprocesses.(78)Afterspendingafewminutesonacrowdedcitystreet,thebrainislessabletoholdthingsinmemory,andsuffersfromreducedself-control.Whileit'slongbeenrecognizedthatcitylifeisexhausting,thisnewresearchsuggeststhatcitiesactuallydullourthinking,sometimesdramaticallyso.
Oneofthemainforcesatworkisacompletelackofnature,whichissurprisinglybeneficialforthebrain.Studieshavedemonstrated,forinstance,thathospitalpatientsrecovermorequicklywhentheycanseetreesfromtheirwindows,andthatwomenlivinginpublichousingarebetterabletofocuswhentheirapartmentsoverlookalawn.Eventheseglimpsesofnatureimprovebrainperformance,itseems,becausetheyprovideamentalbreakfromtheurbanlife.
Thisresearcharrivesjustashumanscrossanimportantmilestone(里程碑).Forthefirsttimeinhistory,themajorityofpeopleliveincities.Insteadofinhabitingwide-openspaces,we'recrowdedintoconcretejungles,surroundedbytrafficandmillionsofStrangers.Inrecentyears,it'sbecomeclearthatsuchunnaturalsurroundingshaveimportantimplicationsforourmentalandphysicalhealth,andcanpowerfullyalterhowwethink.
Thisresearchisalsoleadingsomescientiststodabble(涉足)inurbandesign,astheylookforwaystomakethecitylessdamagingtothebrain.(79)Thegoodnewsisthatevenslightalterations,suchasplantingmoretreesintheinnercityorcreatingurbanparkswithagreatervarietyofplants,cansignificantlyreducethenegativesideeffectsofcitylife.Themindneedsnature,andevenalittlebitcanbeabighelp.
6.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Thecityinspirestalentedpeople.
B.Thecityhurtsyourbrain.
C.Thecityhasmanypleasuresandbenefits.
D.Thecityseriouslyaffectsthenaturalbalance.
7.Theword“metropolis”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_______.
A.citizen B.nature C.city D.stress
8.Peoplehavejustcometorealizethat_______.
A.humanattentionisa scarce resource
B.citylifecanmakepeopleverytired
C.thecityisanengineofintellectuallife
D.anurbanenvironmentisdamagingtothebrain
9.Whatisthefactormentionedinthethirdparagraphthathelpsthehospitalpatientsrecovermorequickly?
A.Nature. B.Bettertreatment.
C.Experienceddoctors. D.Goodmedicine.
10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Differentaspects(方面)ofanurbanenvironment,suchasthecrowdedstreets,canleadtoanincreaseinself-control.
B.Smallchangesinurbandesign,cannotreducethenegativesideeffectsofcitylife.
C.Forthefirsttimeinhistory,theearth'spopulationismoreurbanthanrural.
D.Awalkdownabusycitystreetwillimprovebrainperformance.
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Breastfeeding(母乳喂养)foramonthorlongerappearstoreduceawoman'sriskofgettingdiabetes(糖病)laterinlife,accordingtoanewstudy.Thebreastfeedinganddiabeteslinkhasbeenreportedinotherstudies,accordingtoresearcherEleanorSchwarz.Yet,herstudymakesthelinkeasiertobelieve.HerstudyispublishedinajournalofmedicineinAmerica.Schwarzandhercolleagueslookedatdataaboutbreastfeedingpractices.Theyevaluateddataon2,233womenf~omCalifomia.Ofthose,405werenotmothers,1,125weremotherswhobreastfedforatleastamonth,and703weremotherswhohadneverbreastfed.Theywere40to78yearsold.
AccordingtoSchwarz'sstudy,theriskofgettingadiagnosis(诊断)ofType2diabetesforwomenwhobreastfedalltheirchildrenforamonthorlongerwassimilartothatofwomenwhohadnotgivenbirth.Butmotherswhohadneverbreastfedwerenearlytwiceaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhohadnevergivenbirth.Motherswhoneverbreastfedwereabout1.4timesaslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhobreastfedforonetothreemonths,Schwarzfound.
Whileonemonthofbreastfeedingappearstomakeadifference,Schwarzsays,evenlongerisbetter.(80)“Previousstudieshaveshownthelongerthemombreastfeeds,themorebenefitforherbody.”Manyexpertsrecommendbreastfeedingforsixmonthsandcontinuingforayear,shesays.
Thediabetes-breastfeedinglinkisprobablyexplainedbybellyfat.Mothers,whodon'tbreastfeed,astheygetolder,mayhavemorebellyfat,asbreastfeedinghelpsnewmotherstakeoffweight.“Bellyfatincreasestheriskofdiabetesasyougetolder,”shesays.
Thefindingisn'tsurprisingatall,saysKimberlyGregory.Sheoftengivesadvicetowomenwhogetdiabetes(occurringduringpregnancy(怀孕))thattheyareatriskforlatergettingType2diabetesandsuggeststheybreastfeed.ThenewfindingswillprobablyinspireGregorytoaddtothe-adviceshegivesmoms-to-beaboutthebenefitsofbreastfeeding.Sheoftenfocusesonthebenefitstothebaby.
11.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Abouttwothousandandtwohundredoldwomentookpartinthestudy.
B.EleanorSchwarz'sresearchprogramwasaboutmenandwomen whosufferedfromdiabetes.
C.Overonefifthsofthewomennevergotmarried.
D.EleanorSchwarz'sresultsseemmorereliable.
12.AccordingtoSchwarz'sfindings,whoaremorelikelytogetdiabeteslaterinlife?
A.Thosemotherswhohadneverbreastfed.
B.Thosemotherswhonevergavebirth.
C.Thosemotherswhobreastfedforamonth.
D.Thosemotherswhobreastfedforsixmonths.
13.Whichofthefollowingstatementsw
- 配套讲稿:
如PPT文件的首页显示word图标,表示该PPT已包含配套word讲稿。双击word图标可打开word文档。
- 特殊限制:
部分文档作品中含有的国旗、国徽等图片,仅作为作品整体效果示例展示,禁止商用。设计者仅对作品中独创性部分享有著作权。
- 关 键 词:
- 北京 成人 英语 三级 考试 答案
![提示](https://static.bdocx.com/images/bang_tan.gif)