北京成人三級英語考試試題匯編及答案

北京地區(qū)成人本科學(xué)士

學(xué)位英語統(tǒng)一考試試題（A）

PartIReadingComprehension(30%)

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Afterabusydayofworkandplay,thebodyneedstorest.Sleepisnecessaryforgoodhealth.

Duringthistime,thebodyrecoversfromtheactivitiesofthepreviousday.(76)Therestthatyouget

whilesleepingenablesyourbodytoprepareitselfforthenextday.

Therearefourlevelsofsleep,eachbeingalittledeeperthantheonebefore.Asyousleep,your

musclesrelaxlittlebylittle.Yourheartbeatsmoreslowly,andyourbrainslowsdown.Afteryoureach

thefourthlevel,yourbodyshiftsbackandforthfromonelevelofsleeptotheother.

Althoughyourmindslowsdown,fromtimetotimeyouwilldream.Scientistswhostudysleep

statethatwhendreamingoccurs,youreyeballsbegintomovemorequickly(althoughyoureyelidsare

closed).ThisstageofsleepiscalledREM,whichstandsforrapideyemovement.

(77)Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleep,somepeoplerecommendbreathingveryslowlyandvery

deeply.Otherpeoplebelievethatdrinkingwarmmilkwillhelpmakeyoudrowsy.Thereisalsoanold

suggestion.Otherpeoplebelievedthatdrinkingwarmmilkwillhelpmakeyoudrowsy.Thereisalso

anoldsuggestionthatcountingsheepwillputyoutosleep!

1.Agoodtitleforthispassageis___.

A.SleepB.GoodHealthC.DreamsD.WorkandRest

2.Theword“drowsy“inthelastparagraphmeans___.

A.sickB.standupC.asleepD.alittlesleepy

3.Thispassagesuggeststhatnotgettingenoughsleepmightmakeyou___.

A.dreammoreoftenB.havepoorhealthC.nervousD.breathequickly

4.DuringREM,___.

A.youreyesmovequicklyB.youdream

C.youarerestlessD.bothAandB

5.Theaveragenumberofhoursofsleepthatanadultneedsis___.

A.approximatelysixhoursB.aroundtenhours

C.abouteighthoursD.notstatedhere

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Obviouslytelevisionhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.

(78)Inthefirstplace,televisionisno[onlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoa

comparativelycheapone.WithaTVsetinthefamilypeopledon'thavetopayforexpensiveseatsat

thetheatre,thecinema,ortheopera.Alltheyhavetodoistopushabuttonorturnaknob,andthey

canseeplays,films,operasandshowsofeverykind.Somepeople,however,thinkthatthisiswhere

thedangerlies.Thetelevisionviewersneeddonothing.Hedoesnotevenhavetousehislegsifhehas

aremotecontrol.Hemakesnochoice,doesnoexercises,andmakesnojudgment.Heiscompletely

passiveandhaseverythingpresentedtohimwithoutanyeffortonhispart.

Television,itisoftensaid,keepsoneinformedaboutcurrenteventsandthelatestdevelopments

inscienceandpolitics.Themostdistantcountriesandthestrangestcustomsarebroughtrightinto

one'ssittingroom.Itcouldbearguedthattheradioperformsthisserviceaswell;butontelevision

everythingismuchmoreliving,muchmorereal.Yethereagainthereisadanger.Thetelevision

screenitselfhasaterrible,almostphysicalcharmforus.(79)Wegetsousedt。lookingatthe

movementsonit,sodependentonitspictures,thatitbeginstocontrolourlives.Peopleareoften

heardtosaythattheirtelevisionsetshavebrokendownandthattheyhavesuddenlyfoundthatthey

havefarmoretimetodothingsandthattheyhaveactuallybeguntotalktoeachotheragain.Itmakes

onethink,doesn'tit?

Therearemanyotherargumentsforandagainsttelevision.Wemustrealizethattelevisionitself

isneithergoodnorbad.Itistheusesthatitisputtothatdetermineitsvaluetosociety.

6.Whatisthemajorfunctionofparagraph1?

A.Toarousethereader'sconcern

B.Tointroducethethemeofthewholepassage

C.Tosummarizethewholepassage

D.TostatetheprimaryusesofTV

7.Television,asasourceofentertainment,is___.

A.notveryconvenientB.veryexpensive

C.quitedangerousD.relativelycheap

8.WhyaresomepeopleagainstTV?

A.BecauseTVprogramsarenotinteresting.

B.BecauseTVviewersaretotallypassive.

C.BecauseTVpricesareveryhigh.

D.BecauseTVhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.

9.OneofthemostobviousadvantagesofTVisthat___.

A.itkeepsusinformedB.itisverycheap

C.itenablesustohavearestD.itcontrolsourlives

10.Accordingtothepassage,whetherTVisgoodornotdependson__.

A.itsqualityB.people'sattitudetowardsit

C.howweuseitD.whenweuseit

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Toooftenyoungpeoplegetthemselvesemployedquitebyaccident,notknowingwhatliesinthe

wayofopportunityforpromotion,happinessandsecurity.Asaresult,theyareemployeddoingjobs

thataffordthemlittleornosatisfaction.(80)Ourschoolleaversfacesomuchcompetitionihalthey

seldomcarewhatwheydoaslongastheycanearnaliving.Somestaylongatajobandlearntolikeit;

othersquitfromonetoanotherlookingforsomethingtosuitthem.Theyounggraduateswholeave

theuniversitylookforjobsthatofferasalaryuptotheirexpectation.

Veryfewgooutintotheworldknowingexactlywhattheywantandrealizingtheirownabilities.

Thereasonbehindallthisconfusionisthatthereneverhasbeenapropervocationalguidanceinour

educationalinstitution.Nearlyallgrope(摸索)inthedarkandtheirchiefconcernwhentheylookfor

ajobistoaskwhatsalaryislike.Theyneverbothertothinkwhethertheyaresuitedforthejobor,

evenmoreimportant,whetherthejobsuitsthem.Havingajobismorethanmerelyprovidingyourself

andyourdependantswithdailybreadandsomemoneyforleisureandentertainment.Itsetsapattern

oflifeand,inmanyways,determinessocialstatusinlife,selectionoffriends,leisureandinterest.

Inchoosingacareeryoushouldfirstconsiderthetypeofworkwhichwillsuityourinterest.

Nothingismorepatheticthantakingonajobinwhichyouhavenointerest,foritwillnotonly

discourageyourdesiretosucceedinlifebutalsoruinyourtalentsandultimatelymakeyouan

emotionalwreck(受到嚴(yán)重傷害的人)andabitterperson.

11.Thereasonwhysomepeopleareunlikelytosucceedinlifeisthatthey.

A.haveruinedtheirtalentsB.havetakenonanunsuitablejob

C.thinkofnothingbuttheirsalaryD.arenotawareoftheirownpotential

12.Thedifficultyinchoosingasuitablejobliesmainlyinthat__.

A.muchcompetitionhastobefaced

B.manyemployeeshavenoworkingexperience

C.theyoungpeopleonlycareabouthowmuchtheycanearn

D.schoolsfailtoofferstudentsappropriatevocationalguidance

13.Whichofthefollowingstatementsismostimportantaccordingtothepassage?

A.Yourjobmustsuityourinterest.

B.Yourjobmustsetapatternoflife.

C.Yourjobmustofferyouahighsalary.

D.Yourjobmustnotruinyourtalents.

14.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe__.

A.WhatCanAGoodJobOffer

B.EarningALiving

C.CorrectAttitudeOnJob-hunting

D.HowToChooseAJob

15.Theword“pathetic“inparagraph2mostprobablymeans__.

A.splendidB.miserableC.disgustedD.touching

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)

Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

16.Todaybooksare__toeveryonebecausetheyarenolongerexpensive.

A.availableB.preferableC.reliableD.actual

17.Weshallaskforsamples__andthenwecanmakeourdecision.

A.tobesentB.beingsentC.tosentD.tohavebeensent

18.Theforestfirecausedbythevolcanoisdifficulttobe__.

A.putoffB.putawayC.putoutD.putup

19.Itwasnot__midnightthattheydiscoveredthechildrenwerenotintheirbeds.

A.beforeB.atC.afterD.until

20.Thegirlisnothappyatthenewschool.Shehas__friendsthere.

A.fewB.afewC.littleD.quiteafew

21.Robotshavealready__humantasksintheindustrialfield.

A.takenonB.takenoutC.takenupD.takenover

22.Ican'tfindtherecorderintheroom.It__bysomebody.

A.musthavetakenB.mayhavetaken

C.mayhavebeentakenD.shouldhavebeentaken

23.Hetookthemedicine,butitdidn'thaveany__.

A.answerB.causeC.effectD.work

24.Itis__thatoveronemillionAmericansnowlivebelowthepovertyline.

A.judgedB.estimatedC.calculatedD.considered

25.Heleft__animportantdetailinhisaccount.

A.oifB.overC.behindD.out

26.Whentherearesmallchildrenaround,itisnecessarytoputbottlesofpillsoutof__.

A.handB.holdC.placeD.reach

27.Ihadn'tseenhimforyears,butI__hisvoiceonthetelephone.

A.realizedB.discoveredC.recognizedD.heard

28.Thisplace,originallyasmalltown,hasbeen__intoamodemcity.

A.transportedB.transferredC.transmittedD.transformed

29.Therewasnobody__whenwecameroundthecorner.

A.outofsightB.atsightC.bysightD.insight

30.We'Hbeonlytoogladtoattendyourparty__wecangetababy-sitter.

A.sofarasB.providedthatC.unlessD.exceptthat

31.Theycouldn't__himofhismistake.

A.adviseB.convinceC.persuadeD.believe

32.Theoldgentlemanneverfailstohelp__isinneedofhishelp.

A.whomB.whoC.whoeverD.whomever

33.underamicroscope,afreshsnowflakehasadelicatesix-pointedshape.

A.SeeingB.SeenC.ToseeD.Tobeseen

34.“WhenareyougoingtovisityouruncleinChicago?^^

“Assoonas___ourworkfortomorrow.”

A.we'recompleteB.we'dcompleteC.we'llcompleteD.wecomplete

35.NeitherJohnnorI__abletopersuadeRichard'sgrandfathertoattendthewedding.

A.amB.areC.aretobeD.is

36.Youought__themattertothemanagerthedaybeforeyesterday.

A.toreportB.tohavereportedC.toreportingD.havereported

37.Welookforwardto__totheopeningceremony.

A.inviteB.beinvitedC.havingbeeninvitedD.beinginvited

38.Excuseme,butitistimetohaveyourtemperature__.

A.takingB.takenC.tookD.take

39.Icannot__thetruthofyourwords,althoughtheygoagainstmyinterests.

A.butadmitB.butadmittingC.helpbuttoadmitD.helpbutadmitting

40.WhenIwenttovisitMrs.Smithlastweek,Iwastoldshe__twodaysbefore.

A.hasleftB.wasleavingC.wouldleaveD.hadleft

41.Theboatwillnotarrive__forty-fourhours.

A.inB.atC.forD.by

42.Inwinter,animalshaveahardtime__anythingtoeat.

A.tofindB.tofindingC.tofindoutD.finding

43.Sinceyouwon'ttakeadvice,thereisno__inaskingforit.

A.placeB.pointC.reasonD.way

44.isknowntoall,toomuchsmokingwillcauselungcancer.

A.ThatB.ItC.AsD.What

45.Theyhavedevelopedtechniqueswhichare__tothoseusedinmostfactories.

A.moreB.betterC.greaterD.superior

PartIIIIdentiflcation(10%)

Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identify

theonethatisnotcorrect.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

46.I'moldenoughnottoletmytroublestointerferewithmywork.

ABCD

47.Itwasintheprimaryschoolwheremyteacherintroducedmetocomputers.

ABCC

48.Wheredidtheaccidentinwhichyourfriendwashurttookplace?

ABCD

49.Therearetwelvepeopletakepartintheexperiment,fourworkingasagroup.

ABCD

50.Redandgreenlight,ifmixing,intherightproportion,willgiveusyellow.

ABCD

51.WestronglysuggestthatSmithistoldabouthisphysicalconditionassoonaspossible.

ABCD

52.Nearlythreeauartersofthesurfaceoftheeartharecoveredwithwater,andtherewould

ABC

beevenlesslandifthepolaricecapsweremelt.

D

53.Theseventeenthcenturywasonewhichmanysignificantadvancesweremadeinboth

ABCD

scienceandphilosophy.

54.Nomatterwhateverhappens,we'redeterminedtodoourbestandmaketheexperimenta

ABC

success.

D

55.Let'snotwastetimeonmattersofnoimportant.Wehaveothervitalproblemsto

ABC

dealwith.

D

PartIVCloze(10%)

Directions:thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choices

markedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothe

passage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

WhatdowemeanbyaperfectEnglishpronunciation?Inone56thereareasmanydifferent

kindsofEnglishastherearespeakersofit.57twospeakersspeakinexactlythesame58.We

canalwaysheardifferences59them,andthepronunciationofEnglish60agreatdealin

differentgeographical61.HowdowedecidewhatsortofEnglishtouseasa62?Thisisnota

questionthatcanbe63inthesamewayforallforeignlearnersofEnglish.64youliveinapart

oftheworld65IndiaorWestAfrica,wherethereisalong66ofspeakingEnglishforgeneral

communicationpurpose,youshould67toacquireagoodvarietyofthepronunciationofthisarea.

Itwouldbe68inthesecircumstancestouseasamodelBBCEnglishor69ofthesort.Onthe

otherhand,ifyouliveinacountry70thereisnotraditionaluseofEnglish,youmusttake71

yourmodelsomeformof72Englishpronunciation.Itdoesnot73verymuchwhichformyou

choose.Themost74wayistotakeasyourmodelthesortofEnglishyoucan75mostoften.

56.A.meaningB.senseC.caseD.situation

57.A.NotB.NoC.NoneD.Nor

58.A.typeB.formC.sortD.way

59.A.betweenB.amongC.ofD.from

60.A.changesB.variesC.shiftsD.alters

61.A.areasB.partsC.countriesD.spaces

62.A.directionB.guideC.symbolD.model

63.A.givenB.respondedC.symbolD.answered

64.A.BecauseB.WhenC.IfD.Whether

65.A.asB.inC.likeD.near

66.A.customB.useC.traditionD.habit

67.A.aimB.proposeC.selectD.tend

68.A.fashionB.mistakeC.nonsenseD.possibility

69.A.everythingB.nothingC.anythingD.things

70.A.whereB.thatC.whichD.wherever

71.A.toB.withC.onD.as

72.A.practicalB.domesticC.nativeD.new

73.A.careB.affectC.troubleD.matter

74.A.effectiveB.sensitiveC.ordinaryD.careful

75.A.listenB.hearC.noticeD.find

PartVTranslation(20%)

SectionA

Directions:InthisparttherearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.These

sentencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyouhavejustreadinthepartofReadingComprehension.

Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext

76.Therestthatyougetwhilesleepingenablesyourbodytoprepareitselfforthenextday.

77.Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleep,somepeoplerecommendbreathingveryslowlyandvery

deeply.

78.Inthefirstplace,televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoa

comparativelycheapone.

79.Wegetsousedtolookingatthemovementsonit,sodependentonitspictures,thatitbeginsto

controlourlives.

80.Ourschoolleaversfacesomuchcompetitionthattheyseldomcarewhattheydoaslongasthey

canearnaliving.

SectionB

Directions:InthisparttherearefivesentencesinChinese.YoushouldtranslatethemintoEnglish.Be

suretowriteclearly.

81.他們試圖想出一個(gè)解決這個(gè)問題的辦法。

82.你離開教室時(shí)，別忘了關(guān)燈。

83.他喜歡一邊做作業(yè)，一邊聽音樂。

84.我已了解清楚，他的結(jié)論是以事實(shí)為依據(jù)的。

85.對于年輕人來說，獨(dú)立思考問題的能力很重要。

2004年4月北京地區(qū)成人本科學(xué)士

學(xué)位英語統(tǒng)一考試試題(A)

Part1ReadingComprehension(30%)

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Ayoungster'ssocialdevelopmenthasaprofoundeffectonhisacademicprogress.Kidswhohave

troublegettingalongwiththeirclassmatescanendupbehindacademicallyaswellandhaveahigher

chanceofdroppingout(退學(xué)).Intheearlygradesespecially,expertssay,youngstersshouldbe

encouragedtoworkingroupsratherthanindividuallysothatteacherscanspotchildrenwhomaybe

havingproblemsmakingfriends.nWhenchildrenworkonaproject",saysLillianKate,aneducational

professorattheUniversity&Illinois,"theylearntoworktogether,todisagree,tothink,totaketurns

andlightentensionsTheseskillscan'tbelearnedthroughlecture.Weallknowpeoplewhohave

wonderfultechnicalskillsbutdon'thaveanysocialskills.RelationshipsshouldbethefirstR”.

Atacertainage,childrenarealsolearningtojudgethemselvesinrelationtoothers.Formost

children,schoolmarksthefirsttimethattheirgoalsarenotsetbyaninternalclockbutbytheoutside

world.Justasthe1-year-oldstrugglestowalk,the6-year-oldisstrugglingtomeetadultexpectations.

"Youngkidsdon'tknowhowtodistinguishbetweeneffortandability"，saysTynetteHills,professor

ofearly-childhoodeducationforthestateofNewJersey,"(76)iftheytryhardlodosomethingand

failtheymayconcludethaltheywillneverbeableloaccomplishaparticulartask"."Theeffectsof

obviousmethodsofcomparisonsuchaspostinggradescanbeserious”,saysHills,"achildwhohas

hadhisconfidencereallydamagedneedsarescueoperation".

1.Theauthorseemstothinkthatakid'spoorrelationshipwithhisclassmateswould.

A.havenegativeeffectsonhisstudy

B.develophisindividualismbutlimithisintelligence

C.eventuallyleadtohisleavingschool

D.havenothingtodowithhisachievementsinacourse

2.Inthefirstparagraph,theword"spot"means__.

A.teachB.helpC.findD.treat

3.Formostchildren,schoolmakesthemunderstand__.

A.thatitissocietyratherthanindividualthatdecidesone'sfuture

B.thattheycanmeetthesocialneeds

C.thatone'seffortandone'sabilitycanbetwoquitedifferentmatters

D.thatsocialneedsandindividualneedshavenothingincommon

4.Whichofthefollowingismostunlikelyfortheauthortodo?

A.Totalktothestudentswhohavementalproblems.

B.Tohelpstudentsdevelopafeelingofself-respect.

C.Tokeepastudentfromplayingalone.

D.Toannounceastudent'sscoresinpublic.

5.Whichofthefollowingisthemajorconcernofthepassageaboutastudent'sneeds?

A.Individualismandcooperation.

B.Academicsuccessandindependentthinking.

C.Socializationandfeelingofcompetence.

D.Intelligenceandrespect.

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

IftheEuropeansthoughtadrought—alongperiodofdryweather-wassomethingthathappened

onlyinAfrica,theyknowbetternow.Afterfouryearsofbelow-normalrainfall（insomecasesonly10

percentoftheannualaverage）,vastareasofFrance,Spain,Portugal,Belgium,BritainandIrelandare

dryandbarren（貧瘠）.（77）WaterissolowinthecanalsofnorthernFrancethatwaterway[rafficis

forbiddenexceptonweekends.Oysler（牡蠣）growsinBrittanyreporta30percentdropinproduction

becauseofthelossoffreshwaterinlocalriversnecessaryforoysterbreeding.Insoutheastern

England,therollinggreenhillsofKenthaveturnedsobrownthatofficialshavebeenweighingplans

topipeinwaterfromWales.InPortugal,farmersinthesouthernAlentejoregionhaveheldprayer

meetingforrain—sofar,invain.

（78）Governmentsiedrought-spreadcountriesaretakingseveremeasures.Authoritiesinhard?hit

areasofFrancehavebannedwashingcarsandwateringlawns.InBritain,waterwillsoonbemetered,

likegasandelectricity,"TheEnglishhavealwaystakenwaterforgranted,saysGrahamWarren,a

spokesmanofBritain'sNationalRiversAuthority.t4Nowthey,reputtingapriceonit."Evenasudden

endtothedroughtwouldnotendthemiseryinsomeareas.Itwilltakeseveralyearsofunusually

heavywinterrain,theexpertssay,justtobringexistingwaterreservesuptotheirnormallevels.

6.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“theyknowbetternow?^^

A.Theyknowmoreaboutthecausesofthedrought.

B.TheyhaveabetterunderstandingofthedroughtinAfrica.

C.TheyhaverealizedthatthedroughtinEuropeisthemostseriousone.

D.TheyhaverealizedthatdroughtshitnotonlyAfricabutalsoEurope.

7.ThedroughtinEuropehasbroughtaboutallthefollowingproblemsexcept

A.below-normalrainfallB.difficultnavigation

C.asharpdropinoysterharvestD.bone-dryhills

8.TheBritishgovernmentintendsto__

A.forbidthecar-washingserviceB.increasethepriceofthewaterused

C.endthemiserycausedbythedroughtD.chargefeesfortheuseofthewater

9.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Germanyistheonlycountryfreefromthedrought

B.Waterreservesareattheirlowestlevelinyearsduetodrought

C.ThedroughtismoreseriousinBritainthaninFrance

D.Europewillnothaveheavyrainuntilseveralyearslater.

10.Whichofthefollowingisthemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

A.EuropeInMiseryB.DroughtAttacksEurope

C.BeEconomicalWithWaterD.Europe,AWould-beAfrica

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Howcanwegetridofgarbage（垃圾）?Dowehaveenoughenergysourcestomeetourfuture

energyneeds?

Thesearetwoimportantquestionsthatmanypeopleareaskingtoday.Somepeoplethinkthatman

mightbeabletosolvebothproblemsatthesametime.Theysuggestusinggarbageasanenergy

source,andatthetimeitcansavethelandtoholdgarbage.

Foralongtime,peopleburiedgarbageordumped（傾倒）itonemptyland.Now,emptylandis

scarce.Butmoreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.However,garbagecanbeagoodfueltouse.

Thethingsingarbagedonotlooklikecoal,petroleum,ornaturalgas;buttheyarechemicallysimilar

tothesefossil（化石）fuels.Asweuseupourfossil-fuelsupplies,wemightbeabletousegarbageas

anenergysource.

(79)Burninggarbageisnotanewidea.SomecitiesinEuropeandtheUnitedStateshavebaee

burninggarbageforyears.Theheatthatisproducedbyburninggarbageisusedtoboilwater.The

steamthatisproducedisusedtomakeelectricityortoheatnearbybuildings.InParis,France,some

powerplantsburnalmost2millionmetrictonsofthecitiesgarbageeachyear.Theamountofenergy

producedisaboutthesameaswouldbeproducedbyburningalmostahalfmillionbarrelsofoil.

(80)OUJfossilfuelsuppliesarelimited.Burninggarbagemightbeonekindofenergysourcethat

wecanusetohelpmeetourenergyneeds.Thismethodcouldalsoreducetheamountofgarbage

pilingupontheearth.

11.Whattwoproblemscanmansolvebyburninggarbage?

A.Theshortageofenergyandairpollution.

B.Theshortageofenergyandthelandtoholdgarbage.

C.Airpollutionandtheshortageoffossilfuel.

D.Airpollutionandtheshortageoflandtoholdgarbage.

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheresultofburninggarbage?

A.Thegarbageburnedisturnedintofossilfuels.

B.Theheatproducedisusedtoboilwater.

C.Thesteamproducedisusedtomakeelectricity

D.Thesteamproducedisusedtoheatbuildings.

13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.About2millionmetrictonsofgarbageisburnedinFranceeachyear.

B.Inamodernsociety,moreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.

C.Usinggarbageisagoodwaytosolvetheproblemofenerg