11月北京地區(qū)成人本科學士學位英語統(tǒng)一考試真題和答案

1、北京地區(qū)成人本科學士學位英語統(tǒng)一考試2014年11月PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsunfinishedstatements.FeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABCD.Youshoulddecideonthebes

2、tchoiceblackenthecrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:JardenZinc（鋅）ProductsalargezincplantafewmilesoutsideGreenevilleTennessee，hasaspecialclaim.Since1982ithasbeentheonlysup

3、plierofpennyblanksftheU.S.Mint(鑄幣廠).It’sagoodbusinessfJardensince2000，thecompanyhasearnedmethan﹩800million.ButitmaynotbeagooddealftheU.S.(76)Thevalueofthepennyhasbeenpingfyears.In2006itbegantocostmethanapennytomakeapenny

4、.Itnowcosts2￠toproducea1￠coin.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.IsittimeftheU.S.todothesameJardenthezincindustryarefightingtokeepthepenny.Since2006Jardenhasgiven﹩1.2milliontoAmericansfCommonCents(ACC).Thegroup’smissio

5、nistokeepthepennyinuse.MarkWellerisACC’sexecutivedirect.Hearguesthattherearethreemainreasonsfkeepingthepenny:Withoutitwewouldbecomemereliantonthefivecentcoinwhichalsohasproblemsities(慈善機構)thatdependonpennydriveswouldnotb

6、eabletoraiseasmuchmoneya2012surveyshowsthat67%ofAmericanswanttokeepthepenny.(77)Manypeoplesurveyedsaidtheyfearedtheywouldenduppayingmefproducts.ManyexpertsdisagreewithACCTheypointtothedozensofcountriesthathavegottenridof

7、theirlowestvaluecoinswithoutraisingpricesfconsumers.itiesdon’tseemtooconcernedeither.PresidentBarackObamasaysthemintcouldexpleusingcheapermetalstomakepennies.Steelislessexpensivethanzinc.Penniesare97.5%zinc2.5%copper.But

8、nomatterwhatitismadeofthepenny’sdaysmaybenumbered.Mostinstepurchasesarenowmadewithcreditcardsnotcash.Isittimefachange1、whatisthemainideaofthepassageA.Manycountriesaretryingtoreducethecostofmakingcoins.B.Thesedaysapennyma

9、deisapennywasted.C.ThereisdisagreementoverwhethertheU.S.shouldstopusingpennies.D.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.2、ThemissionofACCisto_______.A.conductonlinesurveysB.lowertheproductioncostsofthepennyC.raisemoneyfiti

10、esD.keepthepennyinuse17.AccdingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE？A.DickenslovedtotravelB.Dickens’stiesweremostlyabouthisownchildhoodC.DickensmadealotofmoneyonhisreadingtoursD.DickensleftschooltowriteThePickwickPapers

11、8.AccdingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingaboutDickensisTRUE？A.HewasapeacefulpersonB.HewasaquietwriterC.HewkedveryhardatschoolD.Hecaredalotaboutthingsaroundhim9.Thewd“prominent”inthesecondparagraphmeans.A.famousB.thoughtfu

12、lC.carefulD.difficult10.AfterthelastparagraphtheauthwillmostprobablydiscussDickens’.A.successB.appearanceC.wksD.childhoodPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Computertechnologyisadvancingsofastthatoldhard

13、warequicklybecomescompletelyobsolete.Theelectronicwaster(ewaste)fromthisconstantlygrowingfieldispollutingtheenvironmentbothhereputerscontaintoxic(有毒的)materialssuchaslead.Despitethedangerofthrowingthesehazardousmaterialsi

14、nalfill(垃圾填埋場)that’sexactlywheretonsofcomputersendup.Americansreuserecycleonlyabout10percentofthe50millioncomputerstheyreplaceeachyearaccdingtoABCNews.Eightypercentisbeingstockpiled(囤積)whichcouldcreateevenbiggerproblemsi

15、nthefuturetheremaining10percentislfilled.ThrowingewasteinlfillscreatesapotentialflfillsaretougherintheUnitedStatesthaninmanyothercountriesewasteisoftenexptedespeciallytosomedevelopingcountries.(80)Somecountriesarecreatin

16、gpoliciestodealwiththegrowingewasteproblem.Intheherlsyoucanbringyouroldcomputertothesellerwhenbuyinganewonethesellermustbylawacceptitfreeofge.Japanpassedalawin2001requiringproducerstorecyclecertainparts.Intheunitedstates

17、amovementcalledtheComputerTakeBackCampaignisdemingthatproducerstakemeresponsibilityfdisposingof(處理)oldcomputersCalifniaMassachusettsrecentlyprohibitedcertaincomputerpartsinlfillswhileAppleIBMtakebackcomputersfabouta$30fe