11月北京地區(qū)成人英語三級考試全真試題(A卷)

11月北京地區(qū)成人英語三級考試全真試題(A卷)北京地區(qū)成人本科學士學位英語統(tǒng)一考試(A)PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Accordingtoarecentsurv,ey,employeesinmanycompaniestodayworklongerhoursthanemployeesdidin1979.Theyalsotakeshortervacationsthanemployeesin1979.ItseemsthatAmericansareworkinghardertodaythaneverbefore.Orarethey?Amanagementconsultant,BillMeyer,decidedtofindout.Forthreedays,heobservedaninvestmentbankerhardatwork.Meyerwrotedowneverythingthebankerdidduringhislongworkday.Attheendofthethree-dayperiod,Meyerreviewedthebanker'sactivitieswithhim.Whatdidtheyfindout?Theydiscoveredthatthemanspent80percentofhistimedoingunnecessarywork.Forexample,heattendedunnecessarymeetings,maderedundant(多余的)telephonecalls,andspenttimepackingandunpackinghistwobigbriefcases.(76)Apparentlymanypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsatwork,themoreheorsheaccomplishes.Whenemployersevaluateemployees,theyoftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.Employeesknowthis.Althoughmanyworkingpeoplecandotheirjobeffectivelyduringaregular40-hourworkweek,theyfeeltheyhavetospendmoretimeonthejobafternormalworkinghourssothatthepeoplewhocanpromotethemseethem.Agroupofheadhunters（獵頭）wereaskedtheiropinionaboutasituation.Theyhadachoiceoftwocandidatesforanexecutivepositionwithanimportantcompany.Thecandidateshadsimilarqualificationsforthejob.Forexample,theywerebothreliable.Onecoulddothejobwellina40-hourworkweek.Theotherwoulddothesamejobinan80-hourworkweekjustaswell.Accordingtoaheadhuntingexpert,the80-hour-a-weekcandidatewouldgetthejob.Thetimethiscandidatespendsonthejobmayencourageotheremployeestospendmoretimeatwork,too.Employersbelievethatiftheemployeesstayatworklater,theymayactuallydomorework.However,theconnectionbetweentimeandproductivity（生產(chǎn)率）isnotalwayspositive.（77）Infact.manystudiesindicatethatafteracertainpoint,anyone'sproductivityandcreativitybegintodecrease.Someemployeesarenotwillingtospendsomuchextra,unproductivetimeattheoffice.Oncetheyfinishtheirworksatisfactorily,theywanttorelaxandenjoythemselves.Forthesepeople,thesolutionistofindacompanythatencouragespeopletodoboth.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?Manypeopleworklonghoursbutdonotalwaysdoalotofwork.Mostpeoplecangetmoreworkdonebyworkinglongerhours.MostAmericanswork80hoursaweek,andsomeworkevenlonger.Peoplecanmakemoremoneybyworkinglongerhours.ThemanagementconsultantwantedtofmdouthowhardtheinvestmentbankerworkedduringhisworkhourswhenpeoplespenttimedoingunnecessaryworkintheirofficeifpeopleneededvacationafterworkinghardforacertainperiodoftimewhetherAmericanswerereallyworkingharderthantheyhaddonebeforeWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?Themoretimeapersonspendsatwork,themoreheorsheaccomplishes.Employersdonotjudgetheiremployees'jobperformanceaccordingtotheamountofworkingtime.C.Somepeopleworkmorethan40hoursaweekinthehopeofgettingpromotion.D.Allemployeesarewillingtospendextratimeatwork.The80-hour-a-weekcandidatewouldgetthejobbecauseemployersbelieve.thatheismorereliablehisexamplewouldleadotheremployeestoworklongerhourshehasbetterqualificationshecouldencourageotheremployeestodoabetterjobTheexpression“todoboth”inthelastparagraphis.tofinishtheirworksatisfactorilyandrelaxandenjoythemselvestopayattentiontobothperformanceandproductivitytoworklonghoursandhaveshortvacationstorelaxandenjoythemselvesquitefrequentlyPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Manyprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationaroundthecountryareindanger.Notailwillbesaved,andperhapsnotalldeservetobesaved.Therearelow-quaiityschoolsjustastherearelow-qualitybusinesses.Wehavenoobligationtosavethemsimplybecause.theyexist.Butmanythrivinginstitutionsthatdeservetocontinuearethreatened.Theyaredoingafinejobeducationally,buttheyarecaughtinafinancialdifficulty,withnowaytoreducerisingcostsorincreaserevenues（收入）significantly.Raisingfeesdoesn'tbringinmorerevenue,foreachtimefeesgoup,the,（注冊人數(shù)）goesdown,orthemountthatmustbegivenawayinstudentaidgoesup.（78）Schoolsarebadbusinesses,whetherrmblicororivate,notusuallybecauseofbadmanagementbutbecauseofthenatureofthebusiness.Theylosemoneyoneverycustomer,andtheycangobankrupteitherfromtoofewstudentsortoomanystudents.Evenaverygoodcollegeisaverybadbusiness.Itissuchcolleges,thrivingbutthreatened,thatIworryabout.Lowenrollmentisnottheirchiefproblem.Evenwithfullenrollments,theymaygounder.Effortstosavethem,andpreferablytokeepthemprivate,areanationalnecessity.（79）Thereisnobasis.forarguingthatprivateschoolsareboundtobebetterthanpublicschools.Thereareplentifulexamplestothecontrary.Anyonecannamestateuniversitiesandcollegesthatrankasthefinestinthenationandtheworld.Itisnowinevitablethatpublicinstitutionswillbedominant,andthereforediversity（多樣性）isanationalnecessity.Diversityinthewaywesupportschoolstendstogiveusahealthydiversityintheformsofeducation.Inahimperfectsocietysuchasours,uniformityofeducationthroughoutthenationcouldbedangerous,haanimperfectsociety,diversityisapositivegood.Eagersupportersofpublichighereducationknowtheimportanceofkeepingprivatehighereducationhealthy.Inthepassage,theauthorasksthepublictosupport.privatehighereducationingeneralpublichighereducationingeneralhigh-qualityprivateuniversitiesandcollegeshigh-qualitystateuniversitiesandcollegesAccordingtothepassage,schoolsarebadbusinessesbecauseof.thenatureofschoolB.poorteachersC)badmanagementD.toofewstudents.Thephrase“gounder”inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.havelowfeesB.getintodifficultiesC.doabad]obeducationallyD.havelowteachingstandards9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?Therearemanycasesindicatingthatprivateschoolsaresuperiortopublicschools.Theauthorthinksdiversityofeducationispreferabletouniformityofeducation.Ahigh-qualityuniversityisalwaysagoodbusiness.Eachtimefeesareraised,theenrollmentgoesup.10.Intheauthor'sopinion,thewaythatcansaveprivateschoolsliesin.fullenrollmentB.raisingfeesC.reducingstudentaidD.nationalsupportPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Thefourth-gradersatChicago'sMcCormickElementarySchooldon'tknowChineseissupposedtobehardtolearn.Formost,whospeakSpanishathome,it'sbecomingtheirthirdlanguage.They'vebeenheatingandusingChinesewordssincenursery,andit'snaturaltogivea“nihao”whenstrangersentertheclassroom.“It'sreallyfun!”saysMirandaLucas,takingabreakfromalessonthatincludesaChineseinterviewwithJackieChan.“I'mteachingmymomtospeakChinese.”TheclassroomsceneatMcCormickisunusual,butitmaysoonbeacommonphenomenoninAmericanschools,whereChineseisrapidlybecomingthehotnewlanguage.GovernmentofficialshavelongwantedmorefocusonusefullanguageslikeChinese,andpressurefromthem--aswellasfrombusinessleaders,politicians,andparents--hasproducedaquickgrowthinthenumberofprograms.ChicagocityofficialsmaketheirbestefforttoincludeChineseintheirpublicschools.Theirprogramhasgrowntoinclude3,000studentsin20schools,withmoreschoolsonawaitinglist.ProgramshavealsospreadtoplaceslikeLosAngeles,NewYorkCity,andNorthCarolina.SupportersseeknowledgeoftheChineselanguageandcultureasanadvantageinaglobaleconomywhereChinaisgrowinginimportance.“Thisisaninterestingwaytobegintoengagewiththeworld'snextsuperpower,”saysMichaelLevine,directorofeducationattheAsiaSociety,whichhasstartedfivenewpublichighschoolsthatofferChinese.“Globalizationhasalreadychangedthearrangementsintermsofhowchildrentodayaregoingtothinkabouttheircareers,Thequestioniswhen,notwhether,theschoolsaregoingtoadjust.”(80)ThenumberofstudentsleamingChineseistinycomparedwithhowmanystudySpanishorFrench.Butonereportshowsthatbefore-collegeenrollment(報名人數(shù))nearlyquadrupledbetween1992and2002,from6,000to24,000.Despitethedemand,though,developingprogramsisn'teasy.AndtheNo.onedifficulty,everyoneagrees,ishavingenoughteachers.Findingteacher“isthechallenge,”saysScottMcGinnis,anacademicadviserforalanguageinstituteandaChineseteacherfor15yearsatthecollegelevel.“Materialsareeasycomparison.Orgettingschoolsfunded.”Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe.NextHotLanguagetoStudy:ChineseNextHotLanguagetoStudy:SpanishNextHotLanguagetoStudy:FrenchChicagoIsthePlacetoLearnChineseThemostdifficultthingtodoisfinding.A.enoughtextbooksfortheChineseprogramsenoughmoneyfortheChineseprogramsenoughteachersfortheChineseprogramsD.enoughstudentsfortheChineseprogramsWelearnfromthepassagethat.A.ScottMcGinnishasbeenaChineseteacherfor15yearsJackieChanisaChineseteacheratMcCormickElementarySchoolChicagoofficialsirerequiredtolearnChineseScottMcGinnisisgoodatgivinghisopinionsoneverythingAccordingtothepassage,allthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPTA.thenumberofstudentslearningChineseissmallChineseprogramshavefoundtheirwayinseveralmajorCitiesintheU.S.g0vernmentofficialsdon'tlikethepressurefrombusinessleadersandparentstostartChineseprogramsChinaisbecomingmoreandmoreinfluentialintheworld15Theword“quadrupled”inthelastparagraphiscloseinmeaningto“multipliedby”.A.threetimesB.fourtimesfivetimesD.sixtimesPartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackentheCorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Thedriverwasatlosswhenwordcamethathewasforbiddentodriveforspeeding.A.a;/B.a;theC.the;theD./;/Myuncle'shouseinthedowntownareaismuchsmallerthanours,butitistwiceexpensive.A.asB.soC.tooD.veryThismagazineisverywithyoungpeople,wholikeitscontentandstyle.A.familiarB.popularC.similarD.particularTheartshowwasbeingafailure;itwasagreatsuccess.A.farfromB.alongwithC.secondtoD.regardlessofHealthproblemsarecloselyconnectedwithbadeatinghabitsandaofexercise.A.limitB.lackC.needD.demandInourdailylife,everyonefailseverynowandthen.Itishowyoureactthatmakesa.A.developmentB.differenceC.progressD.pointThehotelwasawful!___,ourroomwasfartoosmall.Thenwefoundthattheshowerdidn'twork.A.TobeginwithB.AfterallC.InrealityD.AsawholeDon'tworryifyoucan'tunderstandeverything.Theteacherwillthemainpointsattheend.A.recoverB.reviewC.requireD.rememberItisreportedthatthepolicewillsoonlookthecaseofthetwomissingchildren.A.uponB.afterC.intoD.outOneofthebestwaysforpeopletokeepfitistohealthyeatinghabits:A.growB.developC.increaseD.raiseThecompanyisstartinganewadvertisingcampaigntonewcustomerstoitsstores.A.joinB.attractC.stickD.transferOverthepastdecades,seaiceintheArctic（北極）asaresultofglobalwarming.A.haddecreasedB.willdecreaseC.hasbeendecreasingD.isdecreasingtwice,thepostmanrefusedtodeliverourlettersunlesswechainedourdog.A.BeingbittenB.BittenC.HavingbittenD.TobebittenHehavecompletedhiswork;otherwise,hewouldn'tbeenjoyinghimselfbytheseaside.A.shouldB.mustC.wouldn'tD.can'tManychildren,parentsareawayworkinginbigcities,aretakengoodcareofinthevillage.A.theirB.whoseC.ofthemD.withwhomIfittomorrow,wewillstayindoorstohaveourtrainingclass.A.rainsB.rainC.willrainD.rainedThecollegesportsmeetwas__tillnextweekbecauseoftheheavyrain.A.putoutB.putonC.putoffD.putupLordJimaprivateschoolfiveyearsagowiththemoneyheearnedthroughhardwork.A.findsB.foundC.foundsD.foundedWhenBobandhisfriendscame,weoursupperthen.A.hadB.werehavingC.haveD.arehavingThatbigdictionaryTomtwohundreddollars.A.spentB.paidC.costD.tookItwasin2005webegantointroducethisnewtechniqueintoourcompany.A.whichB.thenC.whenD.thatHethemathsexaminationifhehadworkedhardenough,buthedidn't.buthedidn't.A.wouldpassB.haspassedC.wouldhavepassedD.passedSinceitisalreadymidnight,wenow.A.hadbetterleavingB.hadbetterleaveC.hadbettertoleaveD.hadbetterhaveleftRabbitsarequietanimals,theyareabletomake20differentsounds.A.howB.inspiteofC.becauseofD.eventhoughTherearetworoomsinthehouse,servesasakitchen.A.thesmallerofwhichB.thesmallerofthatC.thesmallestofwhichD.thesmallestofthatIwassofiredthenthatIfellinclass.A.asleepB.sleepC.sleepingD.sleptIcanonlystayhereforawhile,butI'llcomeagainindays.A.afewB.fewC.alittleD.littleGiventhechoicebetweenworkandplay,Tomwouldsurelypreferthe.A.lateB.laterC.latterD.lastHebegantoworkforabigcompanyanearlyage.A.onB.atC.ofD.withJamesdoesn'tlikepopmusic,doeshissister.A.SoB.AlsoC.EitherD.NeitherPartIIIIdentification(10%)Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Howaninterestingrolesheplayedinthefilm!NowondershehaswonanOscar.ABCDThefamousscientist,inhishonoradinnerpartywillbeheldtonight,istoarrivesoon.ABCDTheoldmanwassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofhischildrenunderstoodthatABCDhemeant.Theyoungman,tomakeseveralattemptstobeattheworldrecordinhighjumping,ABCdecidedtohaveanothertry.DInthetownwasfoundmanyoldpeoplewhobadlyneededmoneyandcare.ABCDAsearlyasthe12thcenturyboysinEnglandenjoyedtoplayfootball.ABCDSoabsorbedshewasinherworkthatshedidn'trealizeitwastimethatshepickedupherdaughter.Inbigcitiesthereisanincreasinglyneedforcheapapartmentsforthelowermiddleclass.ABCDThepriceofmeatwasmuchmorehigherthanexpected.ABCDJoe'sfatherhasdiedtenyearsago,sohehaslivedwithhismotheABCDPartIVCloze(10%)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.There56akingwhohadtwelvebeautifuldaughters.They57intwelvebedsallinoneroomandwhentheywenttobed,the58wereshutandlockedup.59,everymorning60shoeswerefoundtobequitewornthroughasiftheyhadbeendancedinallnight.Nobodycould61howithappened,or62theprincesseshadbeen.Sothekingmadeit63toallthatifanypersoncoulddiscoverthe64andfindoutwhereitwasthattheprincessesdancedinthe65,hewouldhavethe66helikedbesttotakeashiswife,andwouldbeking67hisdeath.Butwhoevertriedanddidnotsucceed,afterthreedaysandnights,wouldbe68todeath.Aprincefromanearbycountrysooncame.Hewaswellentertained,andintheeveningwastakentothechamber(大房間)next69theonewheretheprincesseslayintheirtwelve70.Therehewastositand71wheretheywenttodance;and,inorder72nothingcouldhappenwithouthimhearingit,thedoorofhis73wasleftopen.Buttheprincesoonwenttosleep;andwhen,h