英语学位考试试题
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2023年3月3日发(作者：孤立性纤维性肿瘤)成人学士学位英语考试内容
本考试内容包括五个部分：分别是阅读理解、词语用法与语法结构、挑错、完形填空
和英汉互译。全部题目按顺序统一编号，共85题。
第一部分：阅读理解（PartIReadingComprehension），共15题，考试时间40分
钟。30分
要求考生阅读三篇短文，总阅读量不超过900个词。每篇文章后有五个问题，考生应
根据文章内容从每题四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案。
阅读理解部芬主要测试考生的下述能力：
1.掌握所读材料的主旨和大意；
2.了解说明主旨和大意的事实和细节；
3.既理解字面的意思，又能根据所读材料进行一定的判断和推论；
4.既理解个别句子的意义，又能在一定程度上理解上下文的逻辑关系。
阅读理解部分主要考核学生通过阅读获取信息的能力，既要求准确，也要求有一定的
速度。
第二部分：词语用法和语法结构（PartⅡVocabularyandStrcture），共30题，
考试时间25分钟。30分
题目中50%为词和短语的用法，50%为语法结构。要求考生从每题四个选项中选出一个
最佳答案。
词语用法和语法结构部分主要考核学生运用词汇、短语及语法结构的能力。考试范围
包括全日制文理科本科教学大纲中词汇表及语法结构表一至三级的主要内容。
第三部分：挑错（PartⅢIdentification），共10题，考试时间10分钟。10分
挑错题由10个单句组成。每个句子含有标着A、B、C、D的四个画线部分，其中有一
处是错误的，要求考生从四个画线部分中挑出其错误的部分。
挑错部分是词语用法和语法结构部分的延伸，目的是测试学生掌握词汇、短语及语法
结构的熟练程度，其重点是固定搭配和句型。考试范围与第二部分相同。
第四部分：完形填空（PartⅣCloze），共20题，考试时间15分钟。10分
完形填空题是在一篇题材熟悉、难度适中的短文（约200词）中留有20个空白。每个
空白为一题，每题有四个选项。要求考生在全面理解内容的基础上选出一个最佳答案，使
短文的结构和意思恢复完整。填空的选项包括结构词和实义词，有些选项会涉及到一些重
要的语法内容。
完形填空部分主要考核学生综合运用语言的能力。
第五部分：翻译（PartⅤTranslation），共10题，考试时间30分钟。20分
翻译试题由两部分组成。第一部分为英译汉，要求考生把前面阅读理解文章中画线的
五个句子译成中文。第二部分为汉译英，要求考生把五个难度适中的中文句子译成英文。
英译汉和汉译英的句子难度均低于课文的英语文章。评分标准要求译文达意，无重大语言
错误。
翻译部分主要考核学生词汇、语法、句型等方面综合运用语言的能力。
北京地区
成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2010.05.08（A卷）
【2010年5月北京地区成人学士学位英语考试A卷参考答案】
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:ssageisfollowed
hofthemtherearefour
choicesmarkedA,B,ulddecideonthebestchoiceandblacken
thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
beingblamedbytheUnitedNationsforthedramaticriseindrugabuse
worldwide,"Themostworryingdevelopmentisacultureofdrug-friendliness,"
saystheUN'sInternationalNarcoticsControlBoardinareportreleasedlast
year.
The74-pagestudysaysthepopmusic,asaglobalindustry,isbyfarthe
mostinfluentialtrend-setterforyoungpeopleofmostcultures."Somesongs
encouragepeopletotakedrugs.(78)Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandset
examplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormaland
acceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle,"thestudysays.
Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendlypopmusicseems
tosurvivedespitetheoccasionalshockofdeathbyoverdose(过量用药)."Such
incidentsendtobeseenasanoccasiontomourn(哀悼)thelossofarole
model,andnotanopportunitytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse,"itnotes.
Sincethe1970s,severalinternationallyfamoussingerandmoviestars—
includingElvisPresley,JaniceJophlin,JohnBelushi,JimiHendrix,Jonathan
MelvinandAndyGibbs—havediedofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses.
Withtheglobalizationofpopularmusic,messagespromotingdrugabusearenow
reachingbeyondtheircountriesoforigin."Inmostcountries,thenamesof
certainpopstarshavebecomefamiliartothemembersofeveryhousehold,"the
studysays.
TheUNstudyalsoblamesthemediaforitsdescriptionofcertaindrug
incidents,whichencouragesratherthanpreventsdrugabuse."Overthepast
years,wehaveseenhowdrugabuseisincreasinglyregardedasbeingacceptable
orevenattractive,"saysHamidGhodse,presidentoftheBoard."Powerful
pressuregroupsrunpoliticalcampainsaimedatlegalizingcontrolleddrugs,"
alsopointsoutthatallthesedevelopmentshavecreatedan
environmentwhichistolerant(容忍的)oforevenfavorabletodrugabuseand
spoilsinternationaldrugpreventioneffortscurrentlyunderway.
Thestudyfocusesondemandreductionandpreventionwithinanenvironment
rdcallsongovernmentstodo
theirlegalandmoralduties,andtoactagainstthepro-drug（赞成吸毒）
messagesoftheyouthculturetowhichyoungpeopleincreasinglyarebeing
exposed.
fthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthortendtoagreewith?
ofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposesisanacceptablepartofa
person'slifestyle.
eadingofpopmusicmaycausedrugabusetobeyondcountry
boundaries.
rtshavebeenmadetopreventthespreadingofdrugabuse.
mentshavenoabilityatactagainstthepro-drugmessagesofthe
youthculture.
ression"underfire"inthefirstparagraphmeans________.
gentsituation
someproblems
riticized
ble
ethirdparagraph,welearnthattheyouth________.
mournthepopstarswhodiedofoverdoseasrolemodes
ckedtoknowevenpopstarsmayabusedrugs
acethedeadlyeffectofdruguse
pabusingdrugs
fthefollowingisnotmentionedastolerantofdrugabuse?
eadingofpopmusic.
ia.
calcampaignsrunbypowerfulpressuregroups.
priceofsomedrugs.
ingtothepassage,popmusic________
eatinfluenceonyoungpeopleofmostcultures
tsasmallnumberofyoungpeople
profitableindustry
eresponsiblefordrugabuse
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Therearemanyolderpeopleintheworldandtherewillbemanymore.A
little-knownfactisthatover60percentoftheolderpeoplelivein
ingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,by2020there
willbe1billion,withover700millionlivingindevelopingcountries.
Itisasurprisingfactthatthepopulationageingisparticularlyrapidin
mple,ittookFrance115yearsfortheproportion
timatedtotake
Chinaamere27yearstoachievethissameincrease.
Whataretheimplicationsoftheseincreasednumbersofolderfolk?(76)
Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive,the
morelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability(残疾).Attentionis
beingpaidtotheneedtokeeppeopleashealthyaspossible,includingduring
oldage,tolessenthefinancialburdenonthestate.
(77)Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationsto
African
countries,certainlyinAsia,olderpeoplearerespectedandregardedasthe
ditionsarefadingawaydaily,whichdoes
etychanges,
attitudeswillchange.
Muchneedstobedonetogetridofagediscrimination(歧视)inemployment.
Life-longlearningprogramsneedtobeprovidedtoenableolderpeopletobe
activemembersinacountry'sdevelopment.
Socialsecuritypoliciesneedtobeestablishedtoprovideadequateincome
blicandprivateschemesarevitalinorder
tobuildasuitablesafetynet.
portionofolderpeople________.
erindevelopedcountriesthanindevelopingcountries
-seventhofthepopulationindevelopingcountries
creasemuchfasterinChinathaninFrance
sixtypercentindevelopingcountriesby2020
ingtopassage,whichofthefollowingaregovernmentsmost
worriedabout?
easesanddisabilityofolderpeople.
gerlifeandgoodhealthofpeople.
softaxesonolderpeople.
reasingrespectforolderpeople.
ateddirectlyinthepassagethatolderpeopleshould________.
teddifferentlyindifferentcultures
similarlifestyle
redassocietychanges
edbytheyongergenerations
fthefollowingmeasureisNOTmentionedtosolvethepopulation
ageingproblem?
gridofagediscriminationinemployment.
ngadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.
ngadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.
ingfreehealthcareforsickolderpeople.
inglife-longlearningprogramstoolderpeople.
horconcludesinthelastparagraphthat________.
mentshavespentlotsoftimeinsolvingtheageingproblem
tionageingisahardproblem,butitneedstobesolvedurgently
aretoobusytosolvethepopulationageingproblem
meandeffortwillbelostinsolvingtheageingproblem
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
(79)Extensivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhasmadeextraordinary
earchsuggeststhatthe
paceofeconomicprogresshasbeenrapidandcontinuedfordecades,builton
thefoundationsofrelativepoliticalstability,risingtrade,andeconomic
liberalization(自由化)study,publishedrecently
bytheInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinWashington,findthatthe
proportionofthe6.1billionpeopleintheworldwholiveon$1adayorless
someothermeasures,,economistsagree
thatpovertyhasplungedinkeynationssuchasIndiaandespeciallyChina,
thankstoslowingpopulationgrowthaswellaseconomicfreedom."Thisisa
hugesuccessfortheworldasawhole,"saysHarvardUniversityeconomist
RichardCooper."Wearedoingsomethingright."
ThenewscomesastheWorldBankisabouttoopenitsannualmeetingin
Washington-aneventthathasbeentroubledinrecentyearsbyproteststhat
theBankanditssisterInstitution,theInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF国际货
币组织)，havedonetoolittlefortheworld'spoor.(80)Theneweconomic
pulationsremainpoor,and
eless,the
researchfindingsarehelpfultounderstandwhatpoliciesshouldbefollowedby
thoseinstitutionsandhundredsofotherdevelopmentgroupsworkingveryhard
aticgainsareunderway,
thepresentpolicies-callingforopenmarkets,freebusinessactivities,and
tightmonetarycontrol-areworkingandcorrect.
ButcriticsofIMFandWorldBankpoliciesmaintainthatsucheconomic
successstoriesasJapan,China,SouthKoreaandSingaporearerootedinmore
thanjust"free"ationshavemanagedtogrowrapidly,and
therebyreducepoverty,bylimitingimportswhentheirdomesticindustrieswere
young,pushingexportstorichnations,andputtingcontrolsonpurely
ebeenopentoforeign-ownedfactories
buthaveofteninsistedthatthoseinvestorssharetheknowledgeandskillon
moderntechnologies.
d"plunged"inthefirstparagraphmeans________.
dintowater
epassage,welearnthat______.
ankhasdonenothingtohelpthepoorintheworld
yhelpstherichintheworld
ankcontrolsallthebanksintheworld
resomedemonstrationsagainstWorldBankinrecentyears
ingtothispassage,in_____,theworldhadthelargestnumber
ofpoorpeople.
A.1999B.1980C.1950D.1990
ingtotheauthor,theeconomyofEastAsiancountriesgrewvery
fastbecauseofthefollowingmeasuresEXCEPT______.
agingexport
guptoforeigninvestments
nginternationalfinancialflows
llingimport
ttitleforthispassagemightbe______.
'sContributiontotheReductionofPovertyintheWorld
ank'sExtraordinaryProgressinRecentDecades
'sLeadingRoleinReducingGlobalPoverty
ProgressinReducingPoverty
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)
Directions:h
sentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,theONEanswer
ackenthecorrespondingletteronthe
AnswerSheet.
ardforhimtolearnEnglishinafamily,inwhich________of
theparentsspokethelanguage.
'inticketis_______theplane
ticket.
etimescheapas
rthreetimesthan
wmachineistechnicallyfar________totheprevioustype.
sagreatdealofevidence________thatmusicactivitiesengage
differentpartsofthebrain.
dicating
amethefirstwomantoentertheschoolbutwithdrewafterafew
days________stress.
rof
21.________isknowntousallisthatthe2012OlympicGameswillbeheld
inLondon.
coveryofthesetombsis________forscholars'studyingChinese
history.
ignificant
yimportance
'sstrongloveforhiscountryis________inhisrecently
publishedpoems.
red
oupleasekeepsilent?Theweatherreport________andIwantto
listen.
gbroadcast
nbroadcast
cherstressedagainthatthestudentsshouldnot________any
importantdetailswhileretellingthestory.
t
moved________forwardandlookedovertheedge,shrinkinghis
shoulders.
ointedly
icearetryingtofindoutthe________ofthewomankilledin
thetrafficaccident.
ans________toherparents.
thefirsttimehasshelied
thefirsttimedoesshetellalie
thefirsttimeshehaslied
thefirsttimeshewaslying
echangewillgreatly_______wheatandriceproductionif
nationsdon'ttakestepsnow.
aysbuys________mybirthday.
ngawfulto
ngnicefor
edtoliveupto_______hadbeenexpectedofhim.
ry________ofyoutoarrangeanearlymeetingbetweenyour
bossandourteam.
ered
havetoldhimaboutthechangeoftimefortheclass,_______
toclasslasttime.
ome
dwassostronglastnightthatistorethe______oftheship
intotwoorthreepieces.
ite
35.________allthemoneypeopleherespendeatingout,restaurants'
profitisstillbelowfivepercent.
an________lifeismeaninglesswithoutapurpose.
uallyhalfanhour'sdrive
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rive
ive
38.________Hongkongisoftenregardedas________internationalcentre
forbusiness,financeandtourism.
A./;;/;/D./;the
nt________theschedulefortheconferenceagainandagain
untiltheyfeltsatisfiedwitheverydetailofit.
sshouldteachourkidsvarioussubjects,andmoreoverteachthem
howto________rightfromwrong.
imeyoufinishyourhomework,allofus________oursathand,
I'msure.
vefinished
enfinishing
oftroubleCharliecouldalways________asolution.
with
buildingahouse,youwillhaveto________thegovernment's
permission.
ectorhadherassistant________somehotdogsforthestaff
members.
gup
45.________theirhatsintotheair,thefansofthewinningteamletout
loudshoutsofvictory.
hrown
PartⅢIdentification(10%)
Directions:Eachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedparts
markedA,B,ackenthe
correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
u'vefinishedwiththatbook,don'tforgettoputisbackonthe
shelf,won'tyou?
ABC
D
kersinthefactorydemandedthattheirpaywouldberaisedby
20percent.
ABCD
instoseewhetherJimwillbefitenoughtoplayinthefinals.
ABCD
edJoeandLindaaswellasTomtodinner,butneitherofthem
came.
ABCD
epast20years,theinternethashelpedchangeourworldin
eitherwayoranother
ABC
forthebetter.
D
whythislanguagehassurvivedformorethanathousandyears,
whilespokebyvery
AB
C
few,ishardtoexplain.
D
halfofAmericansaged25andoldtakepartinsomeformof
continuingeducation.
ABCD
rentsfeeltheyneedtokeepaclosereyetotheirchildren
becauseofconcernsabout
ABC
D
crimeandschoolviolence.
riedmothers,thetimespendonchildcareincreasedtoan
averageof12.9hoursa
ABCD
weekin2009.
sanincreasinglyamountofevidencethatmoreandmoreyoung
peoplearetakingan
AB
C
activeinterestinpolitics.
D
PartIVCloze(10%)
Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeach
blankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,
ackenthe
correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Ofallthewebsites,onethathasattractedattentionrecentlyis
thisattentionhascomefromthemediaandtellsevery
reason___56___thewebsiteshouldbe___57___.ThethreatofInternet
predators(窃掠者)isindeedatoughreality,___58___shuttingdownthesiteis
___59___shutdown,anothersitewouldquickly
___60___ore,therightwayistoteachteenshowtousethe
sitesafelyandeducatethem___61___whomaybepredatorsandhowto__62___
them.
Thekeyto___63___safeontheInternetistomakesurethatyour
profile(个人资料)___64___wayistochangetheprivacysetting
onyourprofileto"private",whichprotectsyourinformation___65___onlythe
ghthisis___66___,itisnot
orscanfindwaystoviewyourprofileiftheyreallywantto,
___67___throughbackingin(黑客入侵)orfiguringouttheirwayontoyour
,youshouldneverposttoomuchpersonal___68___.Some
peopleactuallyposttheirhomeandschooladdresses,datetobirth,andsoon,
often___69___predatorsknowexactlywheretheywillbyand___70___.
ng
moreisbasically___71___apredatorintoyourlife.
st___72___skippingphotosandnever
postingaphotoofafriendonlinewithouthisorher___73___.
Mostimportant,never,___74___anycircumstances,agreetoareal-life
meetingwithanyoneyoumeetonline,___75___howwellyouthinkyouknowthis
renoguaranteesthattheyhavetoldthetruth.
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PartⅤTranslation(20%)
SectionA
Directions:Inthispart,therearefivesentenceswhichyoushould
entencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyou
referbacktothe
passagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext.
76.…Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseof
drugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofa
person'slifestyle…
77．Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeople
live,themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability(残疾).
78．Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationsto
understandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.
ivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhasmadeextraordinary
progressinreducingpovertyinrecentdecades.
economicresearchwillnotputanendtothatdispute.
SectionB
Directions:uld
towriteclearly.
81今天早上他起床晚了，所以没有赶上火车。
82.你们昨天的会议得出什么结论了吗？
83.我在回家的路上，买了一本英汉词典。
84.一直到12月下旬，他们才让我加入他们小组。
85．我父亲再找工作，我母亲再医院照看外祖母
【仅供参考】
PartI阅读理解：
1-5BCADA6-10CADCB11-15ADCBD
PartII词汇与语法：
16-20BCABA21-25BCBBC26-30BCCDC31-35AACCA
36-40ADACC41-45BDDCC
PartIII挑错：
46-50DCBDC51-55CCBBA46.D应改为willyou?
47.C应改为shouldbe48.B应改为tobeseen49.D应改为noneof
50.C应改为one51.C应改为beingspoken52.C应改为older53.B应改为on
54.B应改为spent55.A应改为increasing
PartIV完型填空：
56-60CAADC61-65BADBC66-70CBADC71-75BDDBA
PartV翻译：
A.英译汉：
76.…Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseof
drugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofa
person’slifestyle…
(考点：asif+虚拟语气)
参考译文：某些流行明星发表声明或把自己树立为榜样，仿佛把药物用于非医疗目的
是一个人的生活方式当中正常而可以接受的一部分。
hebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeople
live,themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability.(考点：the
more…themore…句型)
参考译文：政府最大的忧虑之一就是人活得越长，遭受疾病和残疾的可能性就越大。
rsignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationsto
understandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.(主+表+宾+动词不定式短
语作后置定语)
参考译文：另一个重大问题是有必要让年轻后辈理解并看重社会中的年长者。
ivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhasmadeextraordinary
progressinreducingpovertyinrecentdecades.(主+谓+宾语从句;makeprogress
in…)
参考译文：广泛的新研究表明，世界近几十年在减少贫困方面取得了非常大的进展。
economicresearchwillnotputanendtothatdispute。
(putanendto…=end=stop句子主干可简化为：researchwillnotstop
dispute)
参考译文：这项经济领域的新研究不会终止这一争论。
B.汉译英：
81.今天早上他起床晚了，所以没有赶上火车。
82.你们昨天的会议得出什么结论了吗?
83.我在回家的路上，买了一本英汉词典。
84.一直到12月下旬，他们才让我加入他们小组。
85.我父亲在找工作，我母亲在医院照看外祖母。
sleptandgotuptoolatethismorningandthatwaswhyhe
missedthetrain。
nclusionsdidyoureachinyesterday’smeeting?或Whatwasthe
outcomeofyourmeetingyesterday?
tanEnglish-Chinesedictionaryonmywayhome。
dn’tletmejointheirgroupuntillateDecember。
erislookingforajobandmymotherislookingafter
grandmotherinthehospital。
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试(B)
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:ssageisfollowedbysomequestions
hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,
shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Breastfeeding(母乳喂养)foramonthorlongerappearstoreduceawoman'sriskofgetting
diabetes(糖病)laterinlife,astfeedinganddiabeteslinkhas
beenreportedinotherstudies,,herstudymakesthe
zandher
aluateddataon2,233women
f~e,405werenotmothers,1,125weremotherswhobreastfedforatleasta
month,re40to78yearsold.
AccordingtoSchwarz'sstudy,theriskofgettingadiagnosis(诊断)ofType2diabetesfor
womenwhobreastfedalltheirchildrenforamonthorlongerwassimilartothatofwomenwho
herswhohadneverbreastfedwerenearlytwiceaslikelytodevelop
swhoneverbreastfedwereabout1.4times
aslikelytodevelopdiabetesaswomenwhobreastfedforonetothreemonths,Schwarzfound.
Whileonemonthofbreastfeedingappearstomakeadifference,Schwarzsays,evenlongeris
better.(76)“Previousstudieshaveshownthelongerthemombreastfeeds,themorebenefitforher
body.”Manyexpertsrecommendbreastfeedingforsixmonthsandcontinuingforayear,shesays.
s,whodon't
breastfeed,astheygetolder,mayhavemorebellyfat,asbreastfeedinghelpsnewmotherstakeoff
weight.“Bellyfatincreasestheriskofdiabetesasyougetolder,”shesays.
Thefindingisn'tsurprisingatall,engivesadvicetowomen
whogetdiabetes(occurringduringpregnancy(怀孕))thattheyareatriskforlatergettingType2
findingswillprobablyinspireGregorytoaddto
enfocusesonthe
benefitstothebaby.
ingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
wothousandandtwohundredoldwomentookpartinthestudy.
rSchwarz'sresearchprogramwasaboutmenandwomenwhosufferedfrom
diabetes.
efifthsofthewomennevergotmarried.
rSchwarz'sresultsseemmorereliable.
ingtoSchwarz'sfindings,whoaremorelikelytogetdiabeteslaterinlife?
otherswhohadneverbreastfed.
otherswhonevergavebirth.
otherswhobreastfedforamonth.
otherswhobreastfedforsixmonths.
fthefollowingstatementswouldSchwarzagreewith?
feedingisnotadvisablebecauseitisnotgoodforamomtokeepagoodshape.
feedingcangreatlyreduceamother'schancesofgettingallkindsofseriousdisease.
feedingforamonthishighlyrecommended:thelonger,thebetter.
feedingforamonthorlongermakesbabiessmarter.
estheauthormeanby“moms-to-be”inthelastparagraph?
hoarepregnant,especiallyforthefirsttime.
hodreamofhavingbabiesforthefirsttime.
hoalreadyhavechildren.
hohavejustgotbabiesforthefirsttime.
fthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?
feedingMayEnhanceBabies'ChancesofSurvival
feedingMayLowerMoms'DiabetesRisk
feedingMayBecomeVeryFashioaableinNearFuture
feedingMayHelpWomenLoseWeight
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Archaeology,likemanyacademicwords,comesfromGreekandmeans,moreorless,“the
studyofoldthings”.So,r,mosthistoriansuse
paperevidence,suchasletters,paintingsandphotographs，butarchaeologists(考古学家)learn
ly,thesearethehardmaterialsthat
don'tbreakdownordisappearveryquickly—thingslikehumanbonesandobjectsmadefrom
stoneandmetal.
Itisveryunusualtofindanythingmorethanthehardevidenceofhistory--normally,the
bacteria(细菌)intheaireatawayatsoftmaterials,likebodies,clothesandthingsmadeofwood.
Occasionally,thingsaredifferent.
In1984,twomenmadeanamazingdiscoverywhileworkinginabogcalledLindowMoss,
averywetareaofearth,
belikeaverybigandverythickvegetablesoup—walkinthewrongplaceandyoucansinkand
wereworkingwhenoneofthemsawsomethingstickingout—a
humanfoot!Naturally,themencalledthepolice，
caseofmurder?menhad
ebeingsoold,thisbodyhad
skin,muscles,hairandinternalorgans—thescientistswhoexaminedhimwereabletolookinside
theman'sstomachandfindthefoodthathehadeatenforhislastmeal!
Whywasthismansowellpreserved?(77)Itwasbecausehewasinaverywatery
environment,safefi:,thewaterinthebogwasvery
dpreservedtheman'sskininthewaythatanimalskinispreservedforleathercoats
andshoes.
Howdidhedie?Understandably,archaeologistsandotherscientistswantedtoknowmore
aboutthepersonthattheycalled,“LindowMan”.(78)Hishandsandfingernailssuggestedthathe
hadn'tdoneheavymanualworkinhislife—undthathe
hadn'haeologistsbelievethathewassacrificedtothreedifferentgods.
anguagedoestheword“archaeology”comefrom?
.
d“these”inthefirstparagraphrefersto_______.
s
fthefollowinghelpedtopreserve“LindowMan”?
iaandoxygen.
dwater.
ingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.“LindowMan”wasnamedafterthepersonwhofirstfoundhim.
iansusuallyusepaperevidence,whilearchaeologistsusehardevidence.
C.“LindowMan”wasfoundbytwoarchaeologistsinthesouthofEngland.
D.“LindowMan”wasgoodatmanualwork.
sthebesttitleforthepassage?
Archaeology?
ologyandHistory
ingArchaeologicalDiscovery
thof“LindowMan”
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thecityhasalwaysbeenanengineofintellectuallife,fromthe18th-centurycafesofLondon,
wherecitizensgatheredtodiscusschemistryandpolitics,totheLeftBankbarsofmodernParis,
tthemetropolis,wemightnothavehadthegreat
artofShakespeare.
Andyet,citylifeisn'entistshavebeguntoexaminehowthecityaffectsthe
brain,inginanurbanenvironment,theyhavefound,impairs
(损害)ourbasicmentalprocesses.(79)Afterspendingafewminutesonacrowdedcitystreet,the
brainislessabletoholdthingsinmemory,t'slong
beenrecognizedthatcitylifeisexhausting,thisnewresearchsuggeststhatcitiesactuallydullour
thinking,sometimesdramaticallyso.
Oneofthemainforcesatworkisacompletelackofnature,whichissurprisinglybeneficial
shavedemonstrated,forinstance,thathospitalpatientsrecovermorequickly
whentheycanseetreesfromtheirwindows,andthatwomenlivinginpublichousingarebetter
eseglimpsesofnatureimprovebrain
performance,itseems,becausetheyprovideamentalbreakfromtheurbanlife.
Thisresearcharrivesjustashumanscrossanimportantmilestone(里程碑).Forthefirsttime
inhistory,dofinhabitingwide-openspaces,we're
crowdedintoconcretejungles,ntyears,it's
becomeclearthatsuchunnaturalsurroundingshaveimportantimplicationsforourmentaland
physicalhealth,andcanpowerfullyalterhowwethink.
Thisresearchisalsoleadingsomescientiststodabble(涉足)inurbandesign,astheylook
forwaystomakethecitylessdamagingtothebrain.(80)Thegoodnewsisthatevenslight
alterations,suchasplantingmoretreesintheinnercityorcreatingurbanparkswithagreater
varietyofplants,dneeds
nature,andevenalittlebitcanbeabighelp.
fthefollowingisthemainideaofthispassage?
yinspirestalentedpeople.
yhurtsyourbrain.
yhasmanypleasuresandbenefits.
yseriouslyaffectsthenaturalbalance.
d“metropolis”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_______.
havejustcometorealizethat_______.
ttentionisascarceresource
fecanmakepeopleverytired
yisanengineofintellectuallife
nenvironmentisdamagingtothebrain
thefactormentionedinthethirdparagraphthathelpsthehospitalpatients
recovermorequickly?
treatment.
dicine.
ingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
entaspects(方面)ofanurbanenvironment,suchasthecrowdedstreets,canleadto
anincreaseinself-control.
hangesinurbandesign,cannotreducethenegativesideeffectsofcitylife.
firsttimeinhistory,theearth'spopulationismoreurbanthanrural.
ownabusycitystreetwillimprovebrainperformance.
PartⅡVocabularyandStructure(30%)
Directions:hsentencetherearefour
choicesmarkedA,B,
blackentheCorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
ndoflastweek611peoplefrom49countriestoattendthemeeting,withnearly
halfcomingfromtheUnitedStates,GermanyandBritain.
gistered
gistered
uggestedthat____bigeventliketheYearofRussiainChinashouldcertainly
benefit_____relationshipbetweenthetwocountries.
A.a;;aC.a;/;/
ghheknewlittleaboutthelargeamountofworkdoneinthefield,he
succeeded_____othermorewell-informedexperimentersfailed.
beenpraisedbytheteacher,thelittlegirlranbackhome,_____.
ndexcitedly
slyandexcitedly
20．—Howaretheirtalksgoingon?Havetheyreachedanyagreement?
—Theyonlyseemedtohaveagreedtosetanotherdatefor__talks.
21._____tenminutesearlier,youwouldn'thavemissedthetrain.
Butyouwerelate.
come
youcome
beentoldthathersondiedintheaccident,theoldwoman
appearedverycalm,asifnothing_____.
ppened
pened
uldcarefullythinkover_____themanagersaidatthemeeting.
ekIwrotetothehoteltobookaroom,butthey_____yet.
''tanswering
''tanswered
eltverymuchupsetat_____tothepartyasshehadlongedtogoforalongtime.
ingbeeninvited
tinvited
count_____heldresponsibleforthecaraccident,soheshouldnotbeputinto
prison.
driverbe
river
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at
unately,thepackageIwasexpectingwas_____tothewrongaddress.
red
29._____byalargeaudience,hefeltverynervousanddidn'tknowwhattosay.
watched
30.I'mverygratefulforyourhelpandhopetodosomethingforyou_____inthefuture.
icular
____youthattheanimalsarewellcaredforinourzoo,soyouneedn'tworryabout
them.
wningboymadea_____attempttocatchtheropethrowntohim.
ate
_____earlytomorrowmorning,wewillreachthecoastbeforedark.
peoplemistakeJohnforBillbecausethey_____eachotherinappearancetoo
much!
le
erearecordialrelationsbetweenthetwocountries,wemeanthereexistsa_____
relationshipbetweenthem.
cated
ient'srecoverywasveryencouragingashecould_____getoutofbedwithouthelp.
'
obinterview,aveagood_____ofhimselfandfinallygotajobasa
salesman.
t
llknown,eatingtoomuchfatcan_____heartdiseaseandcausehighblood
pressure.
o
saplacetomakefrequent_____withfriends.
ts
40._____theobviousdifferencesinsizeandpopulation,thestatesofAmericahavemany
things_____common.
gh;;in
e;eof;on
istssayitmaybefiveorsixyears_____thismedicineistestedonhumanbeings.
rgernumbersofgraduatesthaneverbefore,justhavingadegreewillnolongerbe
enoughtomakeyou_____inthecrowd.
ut
tortriedtodoanexperimenttofindoutthe_____ofthemedicineonthemice.
onlyoneofthelaundriesinthedistrictmodemequipment.
s
gcanbegoodforyou_____correctly.
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PartIIIIdentification(10%)
Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.
ackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
eyescanseewhatgreatachievementswehavemadesince1978.
ABCD
,therearelotsofproblemssolvinginourresearchsoweneedtogetwellprepared
in
ABCD
advance.
derhetried,themostfailureshesufferedinhisearlydaysasawriter
ABCD
'tthinkawarmwinteralwayshasanegativeinfluenceonourlife,hasn'tit?
ABCD
beentoldthatundernocircumstanceswemayusethetelephoneintheoffice
ABC
forpersonalaffairs.
D
houghtsuddenlycametomewhichImightusethepocketmoneytobuysome
ABC
flowersformymother'sbirthday.
D
inthequeueforhalfanhour,theoldmansuddenlyrealizedthathehadleftthe
wallet
ABCD
inthecar.
atWallisSoawell-knowntouristattractionthatmillionsofpeoplepourinevery
year.
ABCD
edwithmodemfacilities,today'shospitalsarequitedifferentfromthatofthepast.
ABCD
edtheproblembyusingacomputerratherthantodoitallbyhand.
ABCD
PartIVCloze(10%)
Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4
choicesmarkedA,B,uldchooseONEanswerthatbest
ackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
s'instructions
havebeenfoundtotellus56theydidforthesickandtheinjured.57manyofthetreatments
includedmagic,ancientEgyptiansusedplantleavesandothermethodstotreatmany58.
Religion,iests(牧师)were
swereheldtoahighmoralstandard.
hest-ranking
doctorswerepriestsofthegoddessSekhmet,sspentapartofeach
swerethoughttobe66tothegodsandabletoaskthemforhealing.
Templeswerecentersforhealing.67apersonwasill,heorshewouldcometothetempleor
68adoctorforadiagnosis(诊断).A(n)69problemwastreatedwithmedicine,prayerandmagic.
Ifaclearcausewasnot70,thediagnosiswouldbethattheillnesswascausedbyanevilspiritor
torwouldusemagicspellsto71acure.72,adiagnosiscouldnotbereached.73
thiscase,apatientwouldbetoldtorestforaperiodoftime74anotherexaminationcouldbe75.
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PartVTranslation(20%)
SectionA
Directions:InthisparttherearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.
The ntencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyouhavejustreadinReadingComprehension.
Youcanreferbacktothepassagestoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext.
usstudieshaveshownthelongerthemombreastfeeds,themorebenefitforher
body.
ecausehewasinaverywateryenvironment,acteriathatneed
oxygentolive.
dsandfingernailssuggestedthathehadn'tdoneheavymanualworkinhislife—
hecouldhavebeenarichman.
pendingafewminutesonacrowdedcitystreet,thebrainislessabletoholdthings
inmemory,andsuffersfromreducedself-control.
dnewsisthatevenslightalterations,suchasplantingmoretreesintheinnercity
orcreatingurbanparkswithagreatervarietyofplants,cansignificantlyreducethenegativeside
effectsofcitylife.
SectionB
Directions：InthisparttherearefivesentencesinChinese．Youshouldtranslatetheminto
English．Besuretowriteclearly．
81．这部电影我已经看过好几遍了。
82．这就是他五年前住过的房子。
83．在房子前面的大树下放着一张桌子。
84．他二十七岁时开始学英语。
85．全球化也正在改变人们的生活方式。
参考答案(B)
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16~~~45AADCCADCABBDDCCCDBDABDCDCBDDCC
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56~~~75CBBBACBDCADBBDAACBAB
76.先前的研究已经表明：妈妈母乳喂养的时间越长，对她本人的身体越有利。
77.因为他被置于相当潮湿多水的环境，需要氧气才能生存的细菌无法侵害到他。
78.他的手和指甲显示：他一生中没有从事过繁重的手工劳动，他很有可能是个有钱
人。
79.在熙熙攘攘的城市街道上呆几分钟，大脑的记忆力就会下降，自制力也会有所减
弱。
80.好消息是，即使是微小的改变，如在城市中多植树或建立种有多种植被的城市公
园，都会大幅度地减少城市生活对人脑的负面影响。
eenthismovieseveraltimes.
theveryhousehelivedinfiveyearsago.
hebigtreeinfrontofthehouseissetatable.
ntolearnEnglishattheageof27.
izationischangingpeople’swayoflife.
09年11月北京成人英语三级考试B卷试题及答案
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:ssageisfollowed
hofthemtherearefour
choicesmarkedA,B,ulddecideonthebestchoiceandblacken
thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。
Passage1
QuestionsIto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thefourth-gradersatChicago'sMcCormickElementarySchooldon'tknow
t,whospeakSpanishathome,
it''vebeenhearingandusingChinese
wordssincenursery,andit'snaturaltogivea"nihao"whenstrangersenter
theclassroom,“It'sreallyfun!”saysMirandaLucas,takingabreakfroma
lessonthatincludesaChineseinterviewwithJackieChan.“I'mteachingmy
momtospeakChinese。”
TheclassroomsceneatMcCormickisunusual,butitmaysoonbeacommon
phenomenoninAmericanschools,whereChineseisrapidlybecomingthehotnew
mentofficialshavelongwantedmorefocusonusefullanguages
likeChinese,andpressurefromthem—aswellasfrombusinessleaders,
politicians,andparents—hasproducedaquickgrowthinthenumberof
programs。
ChicagocityofficialsmaketheirbestefforttoincludeChineseintheir
rogramhasgrowntoinclude3,000studentsin20schools,
mshavealsospreadtoplaceslike
LosAngeles,NewYorkCity,tersseeknowledgeofthe
ChineselanguageandcultureasanadvantageinaglobaleconomywhereChinais
growinginimportance.“Thisisaninterestingwaytobegintoengagewiththe
world'snextsuperpower,”saysMichaelLevine,directorofeducationatthe
AsiaSociety,whichhasstartedfivenewpublichighschoolsthatofferChinese.
“Globalizationhasalreadychangedthearrangementsintermsofhowchildren
stioniswhen,notwhether,
theschoolsaregoingtoadjust”
(76)ThenumberofstudentslearningChineseistinycomparedwithhowmany
reportshowsthatbefore-collegeenrollment
(报名人数)nearlyquadrupledbetween1992and2002,from6,000to24,000.
Despitethedemand,though,developingprogramsisn'
difficulty,everyoneagrees,gteacher"isthe
challenge,"saysScottMcGinnis,anacademicadviserforalanguageinstitute
andaChineseteacherfor15yearsatthecollegelevel."Materialsareeasyin
ingschoolsfunded."
ttitleforthispassagemightbe______。
tLanguagetoStudy:Chinese
tLanguagetoStudy:Spanish
tLanguagetoStudy:French
oIsthePlacetoLearnChinese
tdifficultthingtodoisfinding______。
textbooksfortheChineseprograms
moneyfortheChineseprograms
teachersfortheChineseprograms
studentsfortheChineseprograms
nfromthepassagethat______。
cGinnishasbeenaChineseteacherfor15years
ChanisaChineseteacheratMcCormickElementarySchool
oofficialsarerequiredtolearnChinese
cGinnisisgoodatgivinghisopinionsoneverything
ingtothepassage,allthefollowingstatementsaretrue
EXCEPT______。
berofstudentslearningChineseissmall
eprogramshavefoundtheirwayinseveralmajorcitiesinthe
U.S。
mentofficialsdon'tlikethepressurefrombusinessleadersand
parentstostartChineseprograms
sbecomingmoreandmoreinfluentialintheworld
d“quadrupled”inthelastparagraphiscloseinmeaningto
“multipliedby______”。
mes
es
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Manyprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationaroundthecountryarein
willbesaved,
no
ythriving
edoingafinejob
educationally,buttheyarecaughtinafinancialdifficulty,withnowayto
reducerisingcostsorincreaserevenues(收入)gfees
doesn'tbringinmorerevenue,foreachtimefeesgoup,theenrollment(注册人
数)goesdown,ortheamountthatmustbegivenawayinstudentaidgoesup.
(77)Schoolsarebadbusinesses,allybecause
semoneyon
everycustomer,andtheycangobankrupteitherfromtoofewstudentsortoo
erygoodcollegeisaverybadbusiness。
Itissuchcolleges,thrivingbutthreatened,
thfullenrollments,theymaygo
stosavethem,andpreferablytokeepthemprivate,area
nationalnecessity.(78)Thereisnobasisforarguingthatprivateschoolsare
replentifulexamplestothe
cannamestateuniversitiesandcollegesthatrankasthe
winevitablethatpublic
institutionswillbedominant,andthereforediversity(多样性)isanational
ityinthewaywesupportschoolstendstogiveusahealthy
perfectsocietysuchasours,
imperfectsociety,upportersofpublic
highereducationknowtheimportanceofkeepingprivatehighereducation
healthy。
assage,theauthorasksthepublictosupport_____。
ehighereducationingeneral
highereducationingeneral
-qualityprivateuniversitiesandcolleges
-qualitystateuniversitiesandcolleges
ingtothepassage,schoolsarebadbusinessesbecauseof____。
achers
students
ase“gounder”inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto
_____。
odifficulties
wteachingstandards
fthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
remanycasesindicatingthatprivateschoolsaresuperiorto
publicschools。
horthinksdiversityofeducationispreferabletouniformityof
education。
-qualityuniversityisalwaysagoodbusiness。
mefeesareraised,theenrollmentgoesup。
uthor'sopinion,thewaythatcansaveprivateschoolsliesin
____。。
gfees
alsupport
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Accordingtoarecentsurvey,employeesinmanycompaniestodayworklonger
sotakeshortervacationsthan
sthatAmericansareworkinghardertodaythanever
hey?yer,decidedtofindout.
Forthreedays,rotedown
ndofthethree-day
period,Meyerreviewedthebanker'dtheyfindout?
Theydiscoveredthatthemanspent80percentofhistimedoingunnecessary
mple,heattendedunnecessarymeetings,maderedundant(多余的)
telephonecalls,andspenttimepackingandunpackinghistwobigbriefcases。
(79)Apparently,manypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsat
ployersevaluateemployees,they
oftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.
ghmanyworkingpeoplecandotheirjobeffectively
duringaregular40-hourworkweek,theyfeeltheyhavetospendmoretimeon
thejobafternormalworkinghourssothatthepeoplewhocanpromotethemsee
them。
Agroupofheadhunters(猪头)wereaskedtheiropinionaboutasituation.
Theyhadachoiceoftwocandidatesforanexecutivepositionwithanimportant
mple,
ingto
aheadhuntingexpert,e
thiscandidatespendsonthejobmayencourageotheremployeestospendmore
timeatwork,ersbelievethatiftheemployeesstayatworklater,
theymayactuallydomorework。
However,theconnectionbetweentimeandproductivity(生产率)isnot
alwayspositive.(80)Infact,manystudiesindicatethatafteracertainpoint,
anyone'ployeesarenot
willingtospendsomuchextra,ey
finishtheirworksatisfactorily,
thesepeople,thesolutionistofindacompanythatencouragespeopletodo
both。
themainideaofthispassage?
opleworklonghoursbutdonotalwaysdoalotofwork。
oplecangetmoreworkdonebyworkinglongerhours。
ericanswork80hoursaweek,andsomeworkevenlonger。
canmakemoremoneybyworkinglongerhours。
agementconsultantwantedtofindout______。
dtheinvestmentbankerworkedduringhisworkhours
oplespenttimedoingunnecessaryworkintheiroffice
leneededvacationafterworkinghardforacertainperiodof
time
rAmericanswerereallyworkingharderthantheyhaddonebefore
fthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
etimeapersonspendsatwork,themoreheorsheaccomplishes。
ersdonotjudgetheiremployees'jobperformanceaccordingtothe
amountofworkingtime。
opleworkmorethan40hoursaweekinthehopeofgetting
promotion。
loyeesarewillingtospendextratimeatwork。
80-hour-a-weekcandidatewouldgetthejobbecauseemployers
believe______。
ismorereliable
mplewouldleadotheremployeestoworklongerhours
etterqualifications
dencourageotheremployeestodoabetterjob
ression“todoboth”inthelastparagraphis______。
shtheirworksatisfactorilyandrelaxandenjoythemselves
ttentiontobothperformanceandproductivity
longhoursandhaveshortvacations
xandenjoythemselvesquitefrequently
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)
Directions:h
sentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,theONEanswer
ackenthecorrespondingletteronthe
AnswerSheet。
sarequietanimals,_____theyareabletomake20different
sounds。
ough
retworoomsinthehouse,_____servesasakitchen。
llerofwhat
llestofthat
tiredthenthatIfell_____inclass。
lystayhereforawhile,butI’llcomeagainin_____days。
hechoicebetweenworkandplay,tomwouldsurelypreferthe
_____。
ntoworkforabigcompany_____anearlyage。
oesn’tlikepopmusic._____doeshissister。
r
verwasat_____losswhen_____wordcamethathewasforbidden
todriveforspeeding。
A.a;/B.a;theCthe;theD./;/
e'shouseinthedowntownareaismuchsmallerthanours,butit
istwice_____expensive。
gazineisvery_____withyoungpeople,wholikeitscontentand
style。
ular
showwas_____beingafailure;itwasagreatsuccess。
ith
lessof
problemsarecloselyconnectedwithbadeatinghabitsanda
_____ofexercise。
ailylife,wyou
reactthatmakesa_____。
elwasawful!_____,found
thattheshowerdidn'twork。
ll
le
'tworryifyoucan'cherwill_____
themainpointsattheend。
er
portedthatthepolicewillsoonlook_____thecaseofthetwo
missingchildren。
hebestwaysforpeopletokeepfitisto_____healthyeating
habits。
panyisstartinganewadvertisingcampaignto_____new
customerstoitsstores。
er
epastdecades,seaice_____intheArctic(北极)asaresultof
globalwarming。
easing
35._____twice,thepostmanrefusedtodeliverourlettersunlesswe
chainedourdog。
tten
_____havecompletedhiswork;otherwise,hewouldn’tbeenjoying
himselfbytheseaside。
’’t
ildren,_____parentsareawayworkinginbigcities,aretaken
goodcareofinthevillage。
om
_____tomorrow,wewillstayindoorstohaveourtrainingclass。
legesportsmeetwas_____tillnextweekbecauseoftheheavy
rain。
m_____aprivateschoolfiveyearsagowiththemoneyheearned
throughhardwork。
d
bandhisfriendscame,we_____oursupperthen。
ing
gdictionary_____Tomtwohundreddollars。
n2005_____webegantointroducethisnewtechniqueintoour
company。
_____themathsexaminationifhehadworkedhardenough,buthe
didn’t。
tisalreadymidnight,we_____now。
terleave
terhaveleft
PartⅢIdentification(10%)
Directions:Eachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedparts
markedA,B,ackenthe
correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet。
itiesthereisanincreasinglyneedforcheapapartmentsfor
thelowermiddleclass。
ACCD
ceofmeatwasmuchmorehigherthanexpected。
ABCD
'sfatherhasdiedtenyearsago,sohehaslivedwithhismother
sincethen。
ABCD
nterestingrolesheplayedinthefilm!Nowondershehaswon
anOscar。
ABCD
ousscientist,inhishonoradinnerpartywillbeheldtonight,
istoarrivesoon。
ABCD
manwassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofhischildren
understoodthathemeant。
ABCD
ngman,tomakeseveralattemptstobeattheworldrecordin
highjumping,decidedtohave
ABCD
anothertry。
ownwasfoundmanyoldpeoplewhobadlyneededmoneyandcare。
ABCD
yasthe12thcenturyboysinEnglandenjoyedtoplayfootball。
ABCD
rbedshewasinherworkthatshedidn'trealizeitwastime
thatshepickedupherdaughter。
ABCD
PartIVCloze(10%)
Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeach
blankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,
ackenthe
correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet。
57intwelvebeds
allinoneroomandwhentheywenttobed,the58wereshutandlockedup.59,
everymorning60shoeswerefoundtobequitewornthroughasiftheyhadbeen
could__61__howithappened,or__62__the
princesseshadbeen。
Sothekingmadeit__63_toallthatifanypersoncoulddiscoverthe64
andfindoutwhereitwasthattheprincessesdancedinthe65_,hewouldhave
the_66_helikedbesttotakeashiswife,andwouldbeking67hisdeath.
Butwhoevertriedanddidnotsucceed,afterthreedaysandnights,wouldbe68
todeath。
ellentertained,andin
theeveningwastakentothechamber(大房间)next69theonewherethe
ewastositand71wheretheywent
todance;and,inorder72nothingcouldhappenwithouthimhearingit,the
princesoonwenttosleep;andwhenhe74
inthemorninghefoundthattheprincesseshadallbeendancing,75thesoles
oftheirshoeswerefullofholes。
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PartⅤTranslation(20%)
SectionA
Directions:Inthispart,therearefivesentenceswhichyoushould
entencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyou
referbacktothe
passagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext。
berofstudentslearningChineseistinycomparedwithhowmany
studySpanishorFrench。
sarebadbusinesses,ally
becauseofbadmanagementbutbecauseofthenatureofthebusiness。
snobasisforarguingthatprivateschoolsareboundtobe
betterthanpublicschools。
ntly,manypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsat
eheorsheaccomplishes。
,manystudiesindicatethatafteracertainpoint,anyone's
productivityandcreativitybegintodecrease。
SectionB
Directions:uld
towriteclearly。
81.她将成功归因于努力工作。
82.村里的每个人都喜欢他，因为他对人很友好。
83.我们期待和你一起工作。
84.他一到上海就给我打了一个长途电话。
85.你知道会议开始的确切时间吗？
B卷答案
阅读
1-5ACACB6-10CABBD11-15ADCBA
单选
16-20DAAAC21-25BDBAB26-30ABBAB31-35CBBCB36-40BBACD41-45BCDCB
挑错
46-50CCAAB51-55DABDB
完型
56-60DBCDA61-65CDDBA66-70ABCCD71-75CCCDA
76.相对于学习西班牙语或法语的学生来说，学习汉语的人数很少。
77.学校是糟糕的产业，无论是公立还是私立，通常这都不是因为糟糕的管理，而是
由于这一行业本身的性质使然。
78.私立学校就一定好于公立学校，这一辩解是毫无根据的。
79.很明显，许多人相信一个人工作的时间越长，他取得的成就越大。
80.事实上，许多研究都表明过了某一特定的点，人的生产效率和创造性就开始下
降。
ievesthathardworkleadstohersuccess。
或者Sheattributedhersuccesstohardwork。
neinthevillagelikeshimbecauseheisveryfriendly。
ookingforwardtoworkingwithyou。
ashegotShanghai,hemadealongdistancecalltome(he
calledme。)
nowtheexacttimewhenthemeetingwillbeheld?
09年11月北京成人英语三级考试A卷试题及答案
三级考试A卷及答案
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:ssageisfollowed
hofthemtherearefour
choicesmarkedA,B,ulddecideonthebestchoiceandblacken
thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。
Passage1
QuestionsIto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Accordingtoarecentsurvey,employeesinmanycompaniestodayworklonger
sotakeshortervacationsthan
sthatAmericansareworkinghardertodaythanever
hey?yer,decidedtofindout.
Forthreedays,rotedown
ndofthethree-day
period,Meyerreviewedthebanker'dtheyfindout?
Theydiscoveredthatthemanspent80percentofhistimedoingunnecessary
mple,heattendedunnecessarymeetings,maderedundant(多余的)
telephonecalls,andspenttimepackingandunpackinghistwobigbriefcases。
(76)Apparently,manypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsat
ployersevaluateemployees,they
oftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.
ghmanyworkingpeoplecandotheirjobeffectively
duringaregular40-hourworkweek,theyfeeltheyhavetospendmoretimeon
thejobafternormalworkinghourssothatthepeoplewhocanpromotethemsee
them。
Agroupofheadhunters(猪头)wereaskedtheiropinionaboutasituation.
Theyhadachoiceoftwocandidatesforanexecutivepositionwithanimportant
mple,
ingto
aheadhuntingexpert,e
thiscandidatespendsonthejobmayencourageotheremployeestospendmore
timeatwork,ersbelievethatiftheemployeesstayatworklater,
theymayactuallydomorework。
However,theconnectionbetweentimeandproductivity(生产率)isnot
alwayspositive.(77)Infact,manystudiesindicatethatafteracertainpoint,
anyone'ployeesarenot
willingtospendsomuchextra,ey
finishtheirworksatisfactorily,
thesepeople,thesolutionistofindacompanythatencouragespeopletodo
both。
themainideaofthispassage?
opleworklonghoursbutdonotalwaysdoalotofwork。
oplecangetmoreworkdonebyworkinglongerhours。
ericanswork80hoursaweek,andsomeworkevenlonger。
canmakemoremoneybyworkinglongerhours。
agementconsultantwantedtofindout______。
dtheinvestmentbankerworkedduringhisworkhours
oplespenttimedoingunnecessaryworkintheiroffice
leneededvacationafterworkinghardforacertainperiodof
time
rAmericanswerereallyworkingharderthantheyhaddonebefore
fthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
etimeapersonspendsatwork,themoreheorsheaccomplishes。
ersdonotjudgetheiremployees'jobperformanceaccordingtothe
amountofworkingtime。
opleworkmorethan40hoursaweekinthehopeofgetting
promotion。
loyeesarewillingtospendextratimeatwork。
80-hour-a-weekcandidatewouldgetthejobbecauseemployersbelieve
______。
ismorereliable
mplewouldleadotheremployeestoworklongerhours
etterqualifications
dencourageotheremployeestodoabetterjob
ression“todoboth”inthelastparagraphis______。
shtheirworksatisfactorilyandrelaxandenjoythemselves
ttentiontobothperformanceandproductivity
longhoursandhaveshortvacations
xandenjoythemselvesquitefrequently
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Manyprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationaroundthecountryarein
willbesaved,
no
ythriving
edoingafinejob
educationally,buttheyarecaughtinafinancialdifficulty,withnowayto
reducerisingcostsorincreaserevenues(收入)gfees
doesn'tbringinmorerevenue,foreachtimefeesgoup,theenrollment(注册人
数)goesdown,ortheamountthatmustbegivenawayinstudentaidgoesup.
(78)Schoolsarebadbusinesses,allybecause
semoneyon
everycustomer,andtheycangobankrupteitherfromtoofewstudentsortoo
erygoodcollegeisaverybadbusiness。
Itissuchcolleges,thrivingbutthreatened,
thfullenrollments,theymaygo
stosavethem,andpreferablytokeepthemprivate,area
nationalnecessity.(79)Thereisnobasisforarguingthatprivateschoolsare
replentifulexamplestothe
cannamestateuniversitiesandcollegesthatrankasthe
winevitablethatpublic
institutionswillbedominant,andthereforediversity(多样性)isanational
ityinthewaywesupportschoolstendstogiveusahealthy
perfectsocietysuchasours,
imperfectsociety,upportersofpublic
highereducationknowtheimportanceofkeepingprivatehighereducation
healthy。
assage,theauthorasksthepublictosupport_____。
ehighereducationingeneral
highereducationingeneral
-qualityprivateuniversitiesandcolleges
-qualitystateuniversitiesandcolleges
ingtothepassage,schoolsarebadbusinessesbecauseof____。
achers
students
ase“gounder”inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto
_____。
odifficulties
wteachingstandards
fthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
remanycasesindicatingthatprivateschoolsaresuperiorto
publicschools。
horthinksdiversityofeducationispreferabletouniformityof
education。
-qualityuniversityisalwaysagoodbusiness。
mefeesareraised,theenrollmentgoesup。
uthor'sopinion,thewaythatcansaveprivateschoolsliesin
____。。
gfees
alsupport
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thefourth-gradersatChicago'sMcCormickElementarySchooldon'tknow
t,whospeakSpanishathome,
it''vebeenhearingandusingChinese
wordssincenursery,andit'snaturaltogivea"nihao"whenstrangersenter
theclassroom,“It'sreallyfun!”saysMirandaLucas,takingabreakfroma
lessonthatincludesaChineseinterviewwithJackieChan.“I'mteachingmy
momtospeakChinese。”
TheclassroomsceneatMcCormickisunusual,butitmaysoonbeacommon
phenomenoninAmericanschools,whereChineseisrapidlybecomingthehotnew
mentofficialshavelongwantedmorefocusonusefullanguages
likeChinese,andpressurefromthem—aswellasfrombusinessleaders,
politicians,andparents—hasproducedaquickgrowthinthenumberof
programs。
ChicagocityofficialsmaketheirbestefforttoincludeChineseintheir
rogramhasgrowntoinclude3,000studentsin20schools,
mshavealsospreadtoplaceslike
LosAngeles,NewYorkCity,tersseeknowledgeofthe
ChineselanguageandcultureasanadvantageinaglobaleconomywhereChinais
growinginimportance.“Thisisaninterestingwaytobegintoengagewiththe
world'snextsuperpower,”saysMichaelLevine,directorofeducationatthe
AsiaSociety,whichhasstartedfivenewpublichighschoolsthatofferChinese.
“Globalizationhasalreadychangedthearrangementsintermsofhowchildren
stioniswhen,notwhether,
theschoolsaregoingtoadjust”
(80)ThenumberofstudentslearningChineseistinycomparedwithhowmany
reportshowsthatbefore-collegeenrollment
(报名人数)nearlyquadrupledbetween1992and2002,from6,000to24,000.
Despitethedemand,though,developingprogramsisn'
difficulty,everyoneagrees,gteacher"isthe
challenge,"saysScottMcGinnis,anacademicadviserforalanguageinstitute
andaChineseteacherfor15yearsatthecollegelevel."Materialsareeasyin
ingschoolsfunded."
ttitleforthispassagemightbe______。
tLanguagetoStudy:Chinese
tLanguagetoStudy:Spanish
tLanguagetoStudy:French
oIsthePlacetoLearnChinese
tdifficultthingtodoisfinding______。
textbooksfortheChineseprograms
moneyfortheChineseprograms
teachersfortheChineseprograms
studentsfortheChineseprograms
nfromthepassagethat______。
cGinnishasbeenaChineseteacherfor15years
ChanisaChineseteacheratMcCormickElementarySchool
oofficialsarerequiredtolearnChinese
cGinnisisgoodatgivinghisopinionsoneverything
ingtothepassage,allthefollowingstatementsaretrue
EXCEPT______。
berofstudentslearningChineseissmall
eprogramshavefoundtheirwayinseveralmajorcitiesinthe
U.S。
mentofficialsdon'tlikethepressurefrombusinessleadersand
parentstostartChineseprograms
sbecomingmoreandmoreinfluentialintheworld
d“quadrupled”inthelastparagraphiscloseinmeaningto
“multipliedby______”。
mes
es
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)
Directions:h
sentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,theONEanswer
ackenthecorrespondingletteronthe
AnswerSheet。
verwasat_____losswhen_____wordcamethathewasforbidden
todriveforspeeding。
A.a;/B.a;theCthe;theD./;/
e'shouseinthedowntownareaismuchsmallerthanours,butit
istwice_____expensive。
gazineisvery_____withyoungpeople,wholikeitscontentand
style。
ular
showwas_____beingafailure;itwasagreatsuccess。
ith
lessof
problemsarecloselyconnectedwithbadeatinghabitsanda
_____ofexercise。
ailylife,wyou
reactthatmakesa_____。
elwasawful!_____,found
thattheshowerdidn'twork。
ll
le
'tworryifyoucan'cherwill_____
themainpointsattheend。
er
portedthatthepolicewillsoonlook_____thecaseofthetwo
missingchildren。
hebestwaysforpeopletokeepfitisto_____healthyeating
habits。
panyisstartinganewadvertisingcampaignto_____new
customerstoitsstores。
er
epastdecades,seaice_____intheArctic(北极)asaresultof
globalwarming。
easing
28._____twice,thepostmanrefusedtodeliverourlettersunlesswe
chainedourdog。
tten
_____havecompletedhiswork;otherwise,hewouldn’tbeenjoying
himselfbytheseaside。
’’t
ildren,_____parentsareawayworkinginbigcities,aretaken
goodcareofinthevillage。
om
_____tomorrow,wewillstayindoorstohaveourtrainingclass。
legesportsmeetwas_____tillnextweekbecauseoftheheavy
rain。
m_____aprivateschoolfiveyearsagowiththemoneyheearned
throughhardwork。
d
bandhisfriendscame,we_____oursupperthen。
ing
gdictionary_____Tomtwohundreddollars。
n2005_____webegantointroducethisnewtechniqueintoour
company。
_____themathsexaminationifhehadworkedhardenough,buthe
didn’t。
tisalreadymidnight,we_____now。
terleave
terhaveleft
sarequietanimals,_____theyareabletomake20different
sounds。
ough
retworoomsinthehouse,_____servesasakitchen。
llerofwhat
llestofthat
tiredthenthatIfell_____inclass。
lystayhereforawhile,butI’llcomeagainin_____days。
hechoicebetweenworkandplay,tomwouldsurelypreferthe
_____。
ntoworkforabigcompany_____anearlyage。
oesn’tlikepopmusic._____doeshissister。
r
PartⅢIdentification(10%)
Directions:Eachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedparts
markedA,B,ackenthe
correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet。
nterestingrolesheplayedinthefilm!Nowondershehaswon
anOscar。
ABCD
ousscientist,inhishonoradinnerpartywillbeheldtonight,
istoarrivesoon。
ABCD
manwassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofhischildren
understoodthathemeant。
ABCD
ngman,tomakeseveralattemptstobeattheworldrecordin
highjumping,decidedtohave
ABCD
anothertry。
ownwasfoundmanyoldpeoplewhobadlyneededmoneyandcare。
ABCD
yasthe12thcenturyboysinEnglandenjoyedtoplayfootball。
ABCD
rbedshewasinherworkthatshedidn'trealizeitwastime
thatshepickedupherdaughter。
ABCD
itiesthereisanincreasinglyneedforcheapapartmentsfor
thelowermiddleclass。
ACCD
ceofmeatwasmuchmorehigherthanexpected。
ABCD
'sfatherhasdiedtenyearsago,sohehaslivedwithhismother
sincethen。
ABCD
PartIVCloze(10%)
Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeach
blankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,
ackenthe
correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet。
57intwelvebeds
allinoneroomandwhentheywenttobed,the58wereshutandlockedup.59,
everymorning60shoeswerefoundtobequitewornthroughasiftheyhadbeen
could__61__howithappened,or__62__the
princesseshadbeen。
Sothekingmadeit__63_toallthatifanypersoncoulddiscoverthe64
andfindoutwhereitwasthattheprincessesdancedinthe65_,hewouldhave
the_66_helikedbesttotakeashiswife,andwouldbeking67hisdeath.
Butwhoevertriedanddidnotsucceed,afterthreedaysandnights,wouldbe68
todeath。
ellentertained,andin
theeveningwastakentothechamber(大房间)next69theonewherethe
ewastositand71wheretheywent
todance;and,inorder72nothingcouldhappenwithouthimhearingit,the
princesoonwenttosleep;andwhenhe74
inthemorninghefoundthattheprincesseshadallbeendancing,75thesoles
oftheirshoeswerefullofholes。
r
ut
g
rant
PartⅤTranslation(20%)
SectionA
Directions:Inthispart,therearefivesentenceswhichyoushould
entencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyou
referbacktothe
passagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext。
ntly,manypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsat
eheorsheaccomplishes。
很明显，许多人相信一个人工作的时间越长，他取得的成就越大。
,manystudiesindicatethatafteracertainpoint,anyone's
productivityandcreativitybegintodecrease。
事实上，许多研究都表明过了某一特定的点，人的生产效率和创造性就开始下降。
sarebadbusinesses,ally
becauseofbadmanagementbutbecauseofthenatureofthebusiness。
学校是糟糕的产业，无论是公立还是私立，通常这都不是因为糟糕的管理，而是由于
这一行业本身的性质使然。
snobasisforarguingthatprivateschoolsareboundtobe
betterthanpublicschools。
私立学校就一定好于公立学校，这一辩解是毫无根据的
berofstudentslearningChineseistinycomparedwithhowmany
studySpanishorFrench。
相对于学习西班牙语或法语的学生来说，学习汉语的人数很少
SectionB
Directions:uld
towriteclearly。
81.我们期待和你一起工作。
Wearelookingforwardtoworkingwithyou。
82.他一到上海就给我打了一个长途电话。
AssoonashegotShanghai,hemadealongdistancecalltome(hecalled
me。)
83.你知道会议开始的确切时间吗？
Doyouknowtheexacttimewhenthemeetingwillbeheld?
84.她将成功归因于努力工作。
Shebelievesthathardworkleadstohersuccess。
85.村里的每个人都喜欢他，因为他对人很友好。
Everyoneinthevillagelikeshimbecauseheisveryfriendly。
A卷答案
阅读
1-5ADCBA6-10CABBD11-15ACACB
单选
16-20BABAB21-25BABCB26-30BCBBB31-35ACDBC
36-40DCBDA41-45AACBD
挑错
46-50ABDAB51-55DBCCA
完型
56-60ABCDA61-65ADDBA66-70ABCBD71-75CACBA
76.很明显，许多人相信一个人工作的时间越长，他取得的成就越大。
77.事实上，许多研究都表明过了某一特定的点，人的生产效率和创造性就开始下
降。
78.学校是糟糕的产业，无论是公立还是私立，通常这都不是因为糟糕的管理，而是
由于这一行业本身的性质使然。
79.私立学校就一定好于公立学校，这一辩解是毫无根据的。
80.相对于学习西班牙语或法语的学生来说，学习汉语的人数很少。
ookingforwardtoworkingwithyou。
ashegotShanghai,hemadealongdistancecalltome(he
calledme。)
nowtheexacttimewhenthemeetingwillbeheld?
ievesthathardworkleadstohersuccess。
或者Sheattributedhersuccesstohardwork。
neinthevillagelikeshimbecauseheisveryfriendly。