2010年上半年成人英语三级考试真题（附答案）
北京地区
成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2010.05.08（A卷）
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Themulti-billion-dollarWesternpopmusicindustryisunderfire.ItisbeingblamedbytheUnitedNationsforthedramaticriseindrugabuseworldwide,\"Themostworryingdevelopmentisacultureofdrug-friendliness,\"saystheUN'sInternationalNarcoticsControlBoardinareportreleasedlastyear.
The74-pagestudysaysthepopmusic,asaglobalindustry,isbyfarthemostinfluentialtrend-setterforyoungpeopleofmostcultures.\"Somesongsencouragepeopletotakedrugs.(78)Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle,\"thestudysays.
Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendlypopmusicseemstosurvivedespitetheoccasionalshockofdeathbyoverdose(过量用药).\"Suchincidentsendtobeseenasanoccasiontomourn(哀悼)thelossofarolemodel,andnotanopportunitytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse,\"itnotes.Sincethe1970s,severalinternationallyfamoussingerandmoviestars—includingElvisPresley,JaniceJophlin,JohnBelushi,JimiHendrix,JonathanMelvinandAndyGibbs—havediedofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses.Withtheglobalizationofpopularmusic,messagespromotingdrugabusearenowreachingbeyondtheircountriesoforigin.\"Inmostcountries,thenamesofcertainpopstarshavebecomefamiliartothemembersofeveryhousehold,\"thestudysays.
TheUNstudyalsoblamesthemediaforitsdescriptionofcertaindrugincidents,whichencouragesratherthanpreventsdrugabuse.\"Overthepastyears,wehaveseenhowdrugabuseisincreasinglyregardedasbeingacceptableorevenattractive,\"
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saysHamidGhodse,presidentoftheBoard.\"Powerfulpressuregroupsrunpoliticalcampainsaimedatlegalizingcontrolleddrugs,\"hesays.Ghodsealsopointsoutthatallthesedevelopmentshavecreatedanenvironmentwhichistolerant(容忍的)oforevenfavorabletodrugabuseandspoilsinternationaldrugpreventioneffortscurrentlyunderway.
Thestudyfocusesondemandreductionandpreventionwithinanenvironmentthathasbecometolerantofdrugabuse.TheBoardcallsongovernmentstodotheirlegalandmoralduties,andtoactagainstthepro-drug（赞成吸毒）messagesoftheyouthculturetowhichyoungpeopleincreasinglyarebeingexposed.
1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthortendtoagreewith?A.Theuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposesisanacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle.
B.Thespreadingofpopmusicmaycausedrugabusetobeyondcountryboundaries.C.Noeffortshavebeenmadetopreventthespreadingofdrugabuse.D.Governmentshavenoabilityatactagainstthepro-drugmessagesoftheyouthculture.
2.Theexpression\"underfire\"inthefirstparagraphmeans________.A.inanurgentsituationB.facingsomeproblemsC.beingcriticizedD.introuble
3.Fromthethirdparagraph,welearnthattheyouth________.A.tendtomournthepopstarswhodiedofoverdoseasrolemodesB.areshockedtoknowevenpopstarsmayabusedrugsC.trytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguseD.maystopabusingdrugs
4.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedastolerantofdrugabuse?A.Thespreadingofpopmusic.B.Themedia.
C.Politicalcampaignsrunbypowerfulpressuregroups.
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D.Thelowpriceofsomedrugs.
5.Accordingtothepassage,popmusic________
A.hasagreatinfluenceonyoungpeopleofmostculturesB.attractsasmallnumberofyoungpeopleC.isnotaprofitableindustryD.isaloneresponsiblefordrugabusePassage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Therearemanyolderpeopleintheworldandtherewillbemanymore.Alittle-knownfactisthatover60percentoftheolderpeopleliveindevelopingcountries.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,by2020therewillbe1billion,withover700millionlivingindevelopingcountries.
Itisasurprisingfactthatthepopulationageingisparticularlyrapidindevelopingcountries.Forexample,ittookFrance115yearsfortheproportionofolderpeopletodoublefrom7percentto14percent.ItisestimatedtotakeChinaamere27yearstoachievethissameincrease.
Whataretheimplicationsoftheseincreasednumbersofolderfolk?(76)Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive,themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability(残疾).Attentionisbeingpaidtotheneedtokeeppeopleashealthyaspossible,includingduringoldage,tolessenthefinancialburdenonthestate.
(77)Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.InsomeAfricancountries,certainlyinAsia,olderpeoplearerespectedandregardedastheoneswithspecialknowledge.Yettraditionsarefadingawaydaily,whichdoesnotensurethecontinuedhighregardofolderpeople.Associetychanges,attitudeswillchange.
Muchneedstobedonetogetridofagediscrimination(歧视)inemployment.Life-longlearningprogramsneedtobeprovidedtoenableolderpeopletobeactivemembersinacountry'sdevelopment.
Socialsecuritypoliciesneedtobeestablishedtoprovideadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.Bothpublicandprivateschemesarevitalinordertobuildasuitablesafetynet.
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6.Theproportionofolderpeople________.
A.isbiggerindevelopedcountriesthanindevelopingcountriesB.isone-seventhofthepopulationindevelopingcountriesC.willincreasemuchfasterinChinathaninFranceD.willbesixtypercentindevelopingcountriesby2020
7.Accordingtopassage,whichofthefollowingaregovernmentsmostworriedabout?
A.Thediseasesanddisabilityofolderpeople.B.Thelongerlifeandgoodhealthofpeople.C.Thelossoftaxesonolderpeople.D.Theincreasingrespectforolderpeople.
8.Itisstateddirectlyinthepassagethatolderpeopleshould________.A.betreateddifferentlyindifferentculturesB.enjoyasimilarlifestyle
C.beignoredassocietychangesfrom:www.kaoyee.comD.bevaluedbytheyongergenerations
9.WhichofthefollowingmeasureisNOTmentionedtosolvethepopulationageingproblem?
A.Gettingridofagediscriminationinemployment.B.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.C.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.D.Providingfreehealthcareforsickolderpeople.E.Supplyinglife-longlearningprogramstoolderpeople.10.Theauthorconcludesinthelastparagraphthat________.A.governmentshavespentlotsoftimeinsolvingtheageingproblemB.populationageingisahardproblem,butitneedstobesolvedurgentlyC.peoplearetoobusytosolvethepopulationageingproblemD.muchtimeandeffortwillbelostinsolvingtheageingproblem
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Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
(79)Extensivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhasmadeextraordinaryprogressinreducingpovertyinrecentdecades.Theresearchsuggeststhatthepaceofeconomicprogresshasbeenrapidandcontinuedfordecades,builtonthefoundationsofrelativepoliticalstability,risingtrade,andeconomicliberalization(自由化)aftertwoworldwars.Onenewstudy,publishedrecentlybytheInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinWashington,findthattheproportionofthe6.1billionpeopleintheworldwholiveon$1adayorlessshrankfrom63percentin1950to35percentin1980and12percentin1999.bysomeothermeasures,theprogresshasbeenmoremodest.Still,economistsagreethatpovertyhasplungedinkeynationssuchasIndiaandespeciallyChina,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowthaswellaseconomicfreedom.\"Thisisahugesuccessfortheworldasawhole,\"saysHarvardUniversityeconomistRichardCooper.\"Wearedoingsomethingright.\"
ThenewscomesastheWorldBankisabouttoopenitsannualmeetinginWashington-aneventthathasbeentroubledinrecentyearsbyproteststhattheBankanditssisterInstitution,theInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF国际货币组织)，havedonetoolittlefortheworld'spoor.(80)Theneweconomicresearchwillnotputanendtothatdispute.Vastpopulationsremainpoor,andmanystillquestionthewisdomofWorldBankpolicies.Nonetheless,theresearchfindingsarehelpfultounderstandwhatpoliciesshouldbefollowedbythoseinstitutionsandhundredsofotherdevelopmentgroupsworkingveryhardtohastenthepaceofworldeconomicprogress.Ifdramaticgainsareunderway,thepresentpolicies-callingforopenmarkets,freebusinessactivities,andtightmonetarycontrol-areworkingandcorrect.
ButcriticsofIMFandWorldBankpoliciesmaintainthatsucheconomicsuccessstoriesasJapan,China,SouthKoreaandSingaporearerootedinmorethanjust\"free\"markets.Thesenationshavemanagedtogrowrapidly,andtherebyreducepoverty,bylimitingimportswhentheirdomesticindustrieswereyoung,pushingexportstorichnations,andputtingcontrolsonpurelyinternationalfinancialflows.Thehavebeenopentoforeign-ownedfactoriesbuthaveofteninsistedthatthoseinvestorssharetheknowledgeandskillonmoderntechnologies.
11.Theword\"plunged\"inthefirstparagraphmeans________.A.decreasedB.climbedC.increasedD.droppedintowater12.Fromthepassage,welearnthat______.
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A.WorldBankhasdonenothingtohelpthepoorintheworldB.IMFonlyhelpstherichintheworld
C.WorldBankcontrolsallthebanksintheworld
D.TherearesomedemonstrationsagainstWorldBankinrecentyears
13.Accordingtothispassage,in_____,theworldhadthelargestnumberofpoorpeople.
A.1999B.1980C.1950D.1990
14.Accordingtotheauthor,theeconomyofEastAsiancountriesgrewveryfastbecauseofthefollowingmeasuresEXCEPT______.
A.encouragingexport
B.openinguptoforeigninvestmentsC.limitinginternationalfinancialflowsD.controllingimport
15.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe______.
A.China'sContributiontotheReductionofPovertyintheWorldB.WorldBank'sExtraordinaryProgressinRecentDecadesC.India'sLeadingRoleinReducingGlobalPovertyD.GlobalProgressinReducingPoverty
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)
Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
16.ItwashardforhimtolearnEnglishinafamily,inwhich________oftheparentsspokethelanguage.
A.noneB.neitherC.bothD.each
17.You'dbettergotherebytrain.Thetrainticketis_______theplaneticket.A.ascheapthreetimesasB.asthreetimescheapas
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C.threetimesascheapasD.cheaperthreetimesthan
18.Thisnewmachineistechnicallyfar________totheprevioustype.A.superiorB.juniorC.seniorD.equal
19.Thereisagreatdealofevidence________thatmusicactivitiesengagedifferentpartsofthebrain.
A.indicateB.indicatingC.indicatedD.tobeindicating
20.Shebecamethefirstwomantoentertheschoolbutwithdrewafterafewdays________stress.
A.becauseofB.inspiteofC.insteadofD.inhonorof
21.________isknowntousallisthatthe2012OlympicGameswillbeheldinLondon.
A.ItB.WhatC.AsD.Which
22.Thediscoveryofthesetombsis________forscholars'studyingChinesehistory.
A.ofveryimportantB.greatsignificantC.ofgreatsignificanceD.greatlyimportance
23.Sean'sstrongloveforhiscountryis________inhisrecentlypublishedpoems.
A.relievedB.reflectedC.respondedD.recovered
24.Wouldyoupleasekeepsilent?Theweatherreport________andIwanttolisten.
A.isbroadcastB.isbeingbroadcastC.hasbeenbroadcastD.hadbeenbroadcast
25.Theteacherstressedagainthatthestudentsshouldnot________anyimportantdetailswhileretellingthestory.
A.bringoutB.letoutC.leaveoutD.makeout
26.Themanmoved________forwardandlookedovertheedge,shrinkinghisshoulders.
A.accuratelyB.cautiouslyC.brilliantlyD.disappointedly
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27.Thepolicearetryingtofindoutthe________ofthewomankilledinthetrafficaccident.
A.evidenceB.recognitionC.identityD.status28.Bynomeans________toherparents.A.thisisthefirsttimehassheliedB.thisisthefirsttimedoesshetellalieC.isthisthefirsttimeshehasliedD.isthisthefirsttimeshewaslying
29.Climatechangewillgreatly_______wheatandriceproductionifnationsdon'ttakestepsnow.
A.fallB.leakC.lackD.reduce
30.Shealwaysbuys________mybirthday.A.somethingawfultoB.anythingawfultoC.somethingniceforD.anythingnicefor
31.Hefailedtoliveupto_______hadbeenexpectedofhim.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.all
32.Itisvery________ofyoutoarrangeanearlymeetingbetweenyourbossandourteam.
A.considerateB.considerableC.consideringD.considered
33.Iwouldhavetoldhimaboutthechangeoftimefortheclass,_______toclasslasttime.
A.didhecomeB.hecameC.hadhecomeD.hehadcome
34.Thewindwassostronglastnightthatistorethe______oftheshipintotwoorthreepieces.
A.maskB.mineC.sailD.satellite
35.________allthemoneypeopleherespendeatingout,restaurants'profitisstillbelowfivepercent.
A.DespiteB.ThankstoC.SinceD.Like
36.Manyaman________lifeismeaninglesswithoutapurpose.
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A.thinksB.thinkingC.havethoughtD.think
37.Johnlefthometwentyminutesago.Itisusuallyhalfanhour'sdrivefromhishometotheofficehere.Sohe________soon.
A.shouldhavearrivedB.needarriveC.musthavearrivedD.mayarrive
38.________Hongkongisoftenregardedas________internationalcentreforbusiness,financeandtourism.
A./;anB.An;/C.The;/D./;the
39.Theywent________theschedulefortheconferenceagainandagainuntiltheyfeltsatisfiedwitheverydetailofit.
A.outB.upC.overD.by
40.Schoolsshouldteachourkidsvarioussubjects,andmoreoverteachthemhowto________rightfromwrong.
A.runB.takeC.tellD.put
41.Bythetimeyoufinishyourhomework,allofus________oursathand,I'msure.
A.willfinishB.willhavefinishedC.havefinishedD.havebeenfinishing
42.IntimeoftroubleCharliecouldalways________asolution.kaoyee.com
A.putasideB.lookdownuponC.breakoutD.comeupwith
43.Beforebuildingahouse,youwillhaveto________thegovernment'spermission.
A.getfromB.followC.receiveD.askfor
44.Thedirectorhadherassistant________somehotdogsforthestaffmembers.A.pickedupB.picksupC.pickupD.pickingup
45.________theirhatsintotheair,thefansofthewinningteamletoutloudshoutsofvictory.
A.TothrowB.ThrownC.ThrowingD.BeingthrownPartIVCloze(10%)
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Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Ofallthewebsites,onethathasattractedattentionrecentlyismyspace.com.Mostofthisattentionhascomefromthemediaandtellseveryreason___56___thewebsiteshouldbe___57___.ThethreatofInternetpredators(窃掠者)isindeedatoughreality,___58___shuttingdownthesiteisnottheanswer.Ifmyspace.com___59___shutdown,anothersitewouldquickly___60___itsplace.Therefore,therightwayistoteachteenshowtousethesitesafelyandeducatethem___61___whomaybepredatorsandhowto__62___them.
Thekeyto___63___safeontheInternetistomakesurethatyourprofile(个人资料)issecure.The___64___wayistochangetheprivacysettingonyourprofileto\"private\whichprotectsyourinformation___65___onlythepeopleonyourfriendlistcanviewit.Althoughthisis___66___,itisnotperfect.Predatorscanfindwaystoviewyourprofileiftheyreallywantto,___67___throughbackingin(黑客入侵)orfiguringouttheirwayontoyourfriendlist.Thus,youshouldneverposttoomuchpersonal___68___.Somepeopleactuallyposttheirhomeandschooladdresses,datetobirth,andsoon,often___69___predatorsknowexactlywheretheywillbyand___70___.
Themostinformationthatissafeisyourfirstnameandprovince.Anythingmoreisbasically___71___apredatorintoyourlife.
Anotherbigproblemisphotos.Isuggest___72___skippingphotosandneverpostingaphotoofafriendonlinewithouthisorher___73___.
Mostimportant,never,___74___anycircumstances,agreetoareal-lifemeetingwithanyoneyoumeetonline,___75___howwellyouthinkyouknowthisperson.Therearenoguaranteesthattheyhavetoldthetruth.
56.A.whatB.howC.whyD.which
57.A.shutdownB.openupC.getintoD.turnon58.A.butB.evenC.despiteD.since59.A.isB.areC.wasD.were
60.A.getB.makeC.takeD.pushwww.kaoyee.com61.A.asB.aboutC.forD.in
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62.A.avoidB.getC.benefitD.hide63.A.stayB.stayingC.stayedD.staying
64.A.difficultB.simplestC.simpleD.mostdifficult65.A.astoB.nomatterC.sothatD.because
66.A.efficientB.interestingC.effectiveD.impressive67.A.ifB.whetherC.howeverD.whatever
68.A.informationB.documentsC.filesD.messages69.A.letB.makeC.allowD.letting70.A.whatB.whyC.whenD.how
71.A.introducingB.invitingC.investingD.interrupting72.A.partlyB.mostlyC.lastlyD.completely73.A.favorB.ruleC.informationD.permission74.A.aboveB.underC.belowD.at
75.A.nomatterB.evenifC.unlessD.also
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北京市2010年5月成人学位英语考试A卷真题及答案
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PartI阅读理解：1-5BCADA6-10CADCB11-15ADCBDPartII词汇与语法：16-20BCABA21-25BCBBC26-30BCCDC31-35AACCA36-40ADACC41-45BDDCCPartIII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noneof50.C应改为one
51.C应改为beingspoken52.C应改为older53.B应改为on54.B应改为spent55.A应改为increasing
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PartIV完型填空：56-60CAADC61-65BADBC66-70CBADC71-75BDDBA
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