2014年11月北京地区成人学士学位英语统一考试真题及答案

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2014.11PartIReadingComprehensionDirections:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet.JardenZinc(锌)Products,alargezincplantafewmilesoutsideGreeneville,Tennessee,hasaspecialclaim.Since1982,ithasbeentheonlysupplierofpennyblanksfortheU.S.Mint(铸币厂).It'sagoodbusinessforJardensince2000,thecompanyhasearnedmorethan$800mil-lion.ButitmaynotbeagooddealfortheU.S.(76)Thevalueofthepennyhasbeendroppingforyears.In2006,itbegantocostmorethanapennytomakeapenny.Itnowcosts2￠toproducea1￠coin.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.IsittimefortheU.S.todothesame?Jardenandthezincindustryarefightingtokeepthepenny.Since2006,Jardenhasgiven$1.2milliontoAmericansforCommonCents(ACC).Thegroup'smissionistokeepthepennyinuse.MarkWellerisACC'sexecutivedirector.Hearguesthattherearethreemainreasonsforkeepingthepenny:Withoutit,wewouldbecomemorereliantonthefive-centcoin,whichalsohasproblems;charities(慈善机构)thatdependonpennydriveswouldnotbeabletoraiseasmuchmoney;anda2012surveyshowsthat67%ofAmericanswanttokeepthepenny.(77)Manypeoplesurveyedsaidtheyfearedtheywouldenduppayingmoreforproducts.ManyexpertsdisagreewithACC.Theypointtothedozensofcountriesthathavegottenridoftheirlowest-valuecoinswithoutraisingpricesforconsumers.Andcharitiesdon'tseemtooconcernedeither.PresidentBarackObamasaysthemintcouldexploreusingcheapermetalstomakepennies.Steelislessexpensivethanzinc.Penniesare97.5%zincand2.5%copper.Butnomatterwhatitismadeof,thepenny'sdaysmaybenumbered.Mostin-storepurchasesarenowmadewithcreditcards,notcash.Isittimeforachange?第1题Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Manycountriesaretryingtoreducethecostofmakingcoins.B.Thesedaysapennymadeisapennywasted.C.ThereisdisagreementoverwhethertheU.S.shouldstopusingpennies.D.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.答案：C第2题ThemissionofACCisto_______.A.conductonlinesurveysB.lowertheproductioncostsofthepennyC.raisemoneyforcharitiesD.keepthepennyinuse答案：D第3题Thepennycoinismainlymadeof_______.A.copperB.steelC.ironD.zinc答案：D第4题Whatdoesthesentencethepenny'sdaysmaybenumberedinthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.ThepennymaybeoutofuseverySoon.B.Thevalueofthepennymayrise.C.ThepennyhasaspecialplaceinAmericanhistory.D.ThepennyispartofAmericanculture.答案：A第5题Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.JardenistheSolesupplierofthezinctheU.S.Mintusestomakethepenny.B.ThemajorityofAmericanpeopleareinfavorofkeepingthepenny.C.ManyAmericansfearthatgettingridofthepennywouldcausepricestorise.D.TheU.S.Mintnowspends2.4centstomakeapenny.答案：DCharlesDickenswasbornin1812inPortsmouth,England.Hewasthesecondofeightchildren.Hisfatheralwayshadproblemswithmoney.WhenCharleswas12yearsold,hisfatherwenttoprisonbecausehewasindebt.Charleshadtoleaveschooltohelphisfamily.Hegotajobinadirty,oldfactory.CharlesDickensneverforgothisdifficultchildhood.Manyofhisstoriesandbookswereaboutpoorpeopleandtheirproblems.(78)Later,Charleswentbacktoschoolfortwomoreyears.Heleftschoolwhenhewas15yearsoldtobecomeanewspaperreporter.In1836,hebegantowriteThePickwickPapers.Itwaspublishedasaseriesandwasahugesuccess.Byage24,DickenswasaprominentwriterinbothGreatBritainandtheUnitedStates.Manypeopleboughthisbooks,buttheyalsopaidtohearhimreadhisstoriesaloud.Becausetherewasnoradioortelevision,peoplelikedtohearfamouswritersreadinpublic.Dickensreadhisworkslikehewasactinginaplay.Hewentonverysuccessfulreadingtoursandearnedalotofmoney.Dickenswasmeticulous(过分注意琐事的).Everythinghadtobejustright.Whenheworkedathome,everythinghadtobeinitsplace.Heworkedatadeskbyawindowthatalwayshadavase(花瓶)offlowersandthesameornaments(装饰物)onit.(79)Hewrote2,000wordsadayandherequiredcompletequietwhilehewrote.Hedividedhispageintothreeparts,andoneachsidehehadnotesindifferentcolors.Themainwritingwasinmiddle,thestorynoteswereintherightmargin,andthechapternoteswereintheleftmargin.Healsocaredalotabouthisappearance.第6题CharlesDickens'fatherwasputintoprisonbecausehe_______.A.stolemoneyfromotherpeopleB.refusedtopaytaxC.didn'tpayforhischildren'seducationD.owedmoneytootherpeople答案：D第7题Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Dickenslovedtotravel.B.Dickens'storiesweremostlyabouthisownchildhood.C.Dickensmadealotofmoneyonhisreadingtours.D.DickensleftschooltowriteThePickwickPapers.答案：C第8题Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutDickensisTRUE?A.Hewasapeacefulperson.B.Hewasaquietwriter.C.Heworkedveryhardatschool.D.Hecaredalotaboutthingsaroundhim.答案：D第9题Thewordprominentinthesecondparagraphmeans_______.A.famousB.thoughtfulC.carefulD.difficult答案：A第10题Afterthelastparagraph,theauthorwillmostprobablydiscussDickens'_______.A.successB.appearanceC.worksD.childhood答案：BComputertechnologyisadvancingSofastthatoldhardwarequicklybecomescompletelyobsolete.Theelectronicwaste(e-waste)fromthisconstantlygrowingfieldispollutingtheenvironment,bothhereandabroad.Computerscontaintoxic(有毒的)materialssuchaslead.Despitethedangerofthrowingthesehazardousmaterialsinalandf