2014年11月1日北京地區(qū)成人本科學(xué)士學(xué)位英語統(tǒng)一考試真題與答案

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

2、estchoiceblackenthecrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:JardenZinc(鋅)ProductsalargezincplantafewmilesoutsideGreenevilleTennesseehasaspecialclaim.Since1982ithasbeentheonlysu

3、pplierofpennyblanksftheU.S.Mint(鑄幣廠).ItsagoodbusinessfJardensince2000thecompanyhasearnedmethan$800million.ButitmaynotbeagooddealftheU.S.(76)Thevalueofthepennyhasbeenpingfyears.In2006itbegantocostmethanapennytomakeapenny.

4、Itnowcosts2Ctoproducea1Ccoin.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.IsittimeftheU.S.todothesameJardenthezincindustryarefightingtokeepthepenny.Since2006Jardenhasgiven$1.2milliontoAmericansfCommonCents(ACC).Thegroupsmissioni

5、stokeepthepennyinuse.MarkWellerisACCsexecutivedirect.Hearguesthattherearethreemainreasonsfkeepingthepenny:Withoutitwewouldbecomemereliantonthefivecentcoinwhichalsohasproblemsities(慈善機構(gòu))thatdependonpennydriveswouldnotbeab

6、letoraiseasmuchmoneya2012surveyshowsthat67%ofAmericanswanttokeepthepenny.(77)Manypeoplesurveyedsaidtheyfearedtheywouldenduppayingmefproducts.ManyexpertsdisagreewithACCTheypointtothedozensofcountriesthathavegottenridofthe

7、irlowestvaluecoinswithoutraisingpricesfconsumers.itiesdontseemtooconcernedeither.PresidentBarackObamasaysthemintcouldexpleusingcheapermetalstomakepennies.Steelislessexpensivethanzinc.Penniesare97.5%zinc2.5%copper.Butnoma

8、tterwhatitismadeofthepennysdaysmaybenumbered.Mostinstepurchasesarenowmadewithcreditcardsnotcash.Isittimefachange1.whatisthemainideaofthepassageA.Manycountriesaretryingtoreducethecostofmakingcoins.B.Thesedaysapennymadeisa

9、pennywasted.C.ThereisdisagreementoverwhethertheU.S.shouldstopusingpennies.D.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.2.ThemissionofACCisto______.A.conductonlinesurveysB.lowertheproductioncostsofthepennyC.raisemoneyfitiesD.ke

10、epthepennyinuse3.Thepennycoinismainlymadeof_____.A.copperB.steelC.ironD.DickensleftschooltowriteThePickwickPapers.8.AccdingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingaboutDickensisTRUEA.Hewasapeacefulperson.B.Hewasaquietwriter.C.Hew

11、kedveryhardatschool.D.Hecaredalotaboutthingsaroundhim.9.Thewd“prominent”inthesecondparagraphmeans________.A.FamousB.ThoughtfulC.CarefulD.difficult10.AfterthelastparagraphtheauthwillmostprobablydiscussDickens.A.SuccessB.A

12、ppearanceC.WksD.childhoodPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Computertechnologyisadvancingsofastthatoldhardwarequicklybecomescompletelyobsolete.Theelectronicwaster(ewaste)fromthisconstantlygrowingfieldis

13、pollutingtheenvironmentbothhereputerscontaintoxic(有毒的)materialssuchaslead.Despitethedangerofthrowingthesehazardousmaterialsinalfill(垃圾填埋場)thatsexactlywheretonsofcomputersendup.Americansreuserecycleonlyabout10percentofthe

14、50millioncomputerstheyreplaceeachyearaccdingtoABCNews.Eightypercentisbeingstockpiled(囤積)whichcouldcreateevenbiggerproblemsinthefuturetheremaining10percentislfilled.Throwingewasteinlfillscreatesapotentialflfillsaretougher

15、intheUnitedStatesthaninmanyothercountriesewasteisoftenexptedespeciallytosomedevelopingcountries.(80)Somecountriesarecreatingpoliciestodealwiththegrowingewasteproblem.Intheherlsyoucanbringyouroldcomputertothesellerwhenbuy

16、inganewonethesellermustbylawacceptitfreeofge.Japanpassedalawin2001requiringproducerstorecyclecertainparts.IntheunitedstatesamovementcalledtheComputerTakeBackCampaignisdemingthatproducerstakemeresponsibilityfdisposingof(處

17、理)oldcomputersCalifniaMassachusettsrecentlyprohibitedcertaincomputerpartsinlfillswhileAppleIBMtakebackcomputersfabouta$30fee.Gatewayisonestepahead:Theywillpayyou$50frecyclingyouroldcomputerwhenyoubuyanewonefromthem.Lastl

18、ymanynonprofitprogramsacceptusedequipmentserviceshavepoppedupthatdistributeoldcomputerstoschoolsotherganizations.11.WhichofthefollowingisthebesttitlefthepassageA.TheMainExptsofAmericaB.TheComputerTakeBackCampaignC.TheHar