2014年5月北京地区成人英语三级考试真题及答案解析.doc

2014年05月Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter m the Answer Sheet. Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:The first year of school in America, known as kindergarten, usually begins between the ages of five and six. Among rich countries such a late start is very strange. President Obama believes it is an economic and social problem; his education secretary goes as far as to say that it is morally wrong. This statement has some support, as it is clear from research into vocabulary that youngsters from poor families enter kindergarten well behind those from rich familiesa disadvantage that usually lasts a lifetime. Children from households on welfare knew 525 words by the age of three, while the children of professionals had mastered 1,116.(76) Pre.school can help close this gap. So in a speech last month, Mr, Obama called for a partnership between the federal government and the states to expand it to every American child. It later became known that every meant those who come from families with incomes of up to 200% above the poverty lineequal to an income of $47,000 for a family of four.(77) Some critics say that sending children to school at the age of four does not work. The evidence suggests otherwise. For example, on March 20th new results were announced from a study of 9.to.l 1.year.olds in New Jersey. This report found that disadvantaged children who had attended pre.school had better literacy (读写能力), language, maths and science skills. And two years of pre.kindergarten were better than one.Some studies also follow the effects of early learning over lifetimes, such as its effect on crime rates and other factors that may eventually burden society. Critics have singled out a government scheme called Head Start, created in 1965, which provides poor households with a range of services including school.based early education.1Kindergarten in rich countries other than America usually begins at the age of _A. eight B. seven C. six D. four2According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. Poor pre.school kids have a larger vocabulary than rich kids.B. President Obama believes that early education can solve all economic and social problems.C. Rich pre.school kids have a richer vocabulary than poor kids.D. President Obamas education secretary thinks it is morally wrong to let kids start kindergarten early.3Which of the following about the New Jersey study is TRUE?A. There is no evidence to support the New Jersey study.B. New Jersey has created a new Head Start to help disadvantaged kids.C. Sending children to school at the age of four is not going to help.D. Two years of pre.kindergarten were better than one.4The phrase single out in the last paragraph means _.A. choose B. think about C. count D. depend on5Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?A. Secondary Education B. Pre.school EducationC. Poor Kids Education D. Rich Kids Education答案详解：1. D four第一段第一句说美国的幼儿园一般在五到六岁开始，第二句说在富裕国家里这么晚才开始是十分奇怪的，所以是在五岁以前，综合答案选择D，四岁。2. C Rich pre-school kids have a richer vocabulary than poor kids.第一第四句中提到，根据调查，贫困家庭的孩子在词汇方面要落后于富有家庭的孩子，而这种差距往往会持续一生。所以选C。3. D Two years of pre-kindergarten were better than one. 倒数第二段第三四句讲到，参加学前教育的孩子在读写能力、语言能力、数学能力和科学能力上均有更好的表现，而有两年的学前教育效果要好于一年，所以选D。4. A choose本句的句意是批评者们选择了一个叫做“头脑启蒙”政府计划来其他的选项分别都B 考虑 C计数D依赖5. B Pre-school Education本文通篇都在探讨的是学前教。A选项未提到，CD均为学前教育研究的一部分，所以选B。Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Humans may not have landed on Mars (火星) just yet, but that isnt shopping a European company from devising a plan to send four people to the Red Planet within the next few years. (78) This project, called Mars One, aims to send a small group of people to Mars in 2022 and eventually establish a permanent colony on the planet.Everything we need to go to Mars exists, said Mars One co.founder Bas Lansdorp in March 2014. We have the rockets to send people to Mars, the equipment to land on Mars, the robots to prepare the settlement for humans. For a one.way mission, all the technology exists. Yet the four astronauts (宇航员) chosen for the trip will be stuck on Marsforever. And despite Mars Ones thorough planning, there are a number of challenges that may prevent the mission from ever taking place. (79) The biggest road block could be the missions huge cost ($6 billion). However, Lansdorp is confident that Mars One will be able to fund the project by selling the broadcast rights for the mission and subsequent experiences living on the planet.Those broadcast rights will also play a part in helping to select the people who will be sent to Mars. Lansdorp said the company will hold a selection process similar to a reality show. Lansdorp is expecting at least 1 million applications from people around the world. In additon to the cost, several other potential problems could inhibit (阻止) the mission to Mars.“Its even more challenging to send people there with life support, with food, with air, with all the other things like books, entertainment, means of communication and of providing for their own resources for a long stay on Mars, said Adam Baker. senior lecturer in space engineering at Kingston University in London. The sheer size of the rockets youd need to do this would be absolutely colossal.”6. According to Project Mars One, humans could send four people to Mars within the next _ years.A. seven B. eight C. ten D. six7According to Bas Lansdorp, which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. For a one.way trip to Mars, all the technology exists.B. He could not come up with the fund for Mars One.C. We humans have the rockets to send people to Mars.D. We humans have the equipment to land on Mars.8According to the passage, all the following statements are TRUE EXCEPT that _.A. a competition process will be held to select the four astronautsB. the cost of Mars One could go as much as $6 billionC. if it goes as planned, we could expect to watch Mars One on TVD.the four astronauts could return to Earth after a few years stay on Mars 9. The word colossal” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _.A. very large B. very small C. medium D. average10. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?A. Ready for a Round Trip to MarsB. Ready for a Short Visit to MarsC. Ready for a One.way Trip to MarsD. Ready for a Walk on Mars答案详解：6. B eight第一段最后一句说计划在2022年送一组人上火星，可知答案是八年，选择B。 7. B He could not come up with the fund of Mars One.第二段倒数第二句明确说明计划大约需要60亿美元。所以B选项描述有误。其他选项在第二段前半部分都有提到，即所有的条件均已具备。8. D the four astronauts could return to earth after a few years stay on Mars.文中第二段提到这是一个“one-way trip”也就是单程旅行，所以他们不能回来。9. A very large最后一段开始提到，还需要送很多东西，例如生活用品、书籍、娱乐设施等等到火星。所以火箭的体积应该是很大的。选择A。10.C Ready for a One-way trip to Mars文章通篇都是讲的到火星的单向旅行计划，其他选项均未提到。Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:When the United States Congress created Yellowstone National Park in 1872, the goal was to set aside a place where Americans could enjoy the beauty of nature for years to come. Now, 142 years later, there are hundreds of national parks across the country, and technology is changing the way people experience them. Should park visitors be able to use cell phones, or should their use be restricted?Connectivity presents a real challenge to all of us. Al Nash says. He is a public affairs officer at Yellowstone National Park. He says cell phone service at Yellowstone is available in parts of the park with stores and campgrounds. This makes it easy for visitors to share photos of their trip on social networking sites and to stay in touch with friends and family members. (80) If a nark visitor is hurt or in danger, cell phones make it easier to get help. Some say the ability to download applications that provide information about plants and animals in the park can enrich a visitors experience.Others say cell phones disturb peoples enjoyment of our national parks. In their view, cell phone towers are an eyesore, and theyd rather hear the sound of birds than the ring of an incoming call. Can you imagine looking out a peaceful lake or field of grass only to be disturbed by a person shouting into their phone, Can you hear me now?Nash says Yellowstone tries to strike a balance. Ultimately, our job is to let visitors understand and enjoy nature better while protecting what people find special about Yellowstone, and one of those things thats special is the ability to get away from the hustle and bustle (喧嚣) of ones daily life.11Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Which U.S. National Park Has the Most Visitors?B. Should National Parks Allow the Use of Cell Phones?C. What Did Yellowstone Do to Enrich Park Visitors Experience?D. Can Technology Transform the Way People Experience Nature?12National parks were established _.A. to show respect to former presidentsB. to raise public awareness about climate changeC. to preserve areas of natural beautyD. to create job opportunities13According to the passage, which of the following statements about the cell phone service at Yellowstone is TRUE?A. It is limited to certain areas in the park.B. It is available everywhere in the park.C. It is not available in the park.D. It is available to visitors at a fee.14The word eyesore in the third paragraph probably means _.A. something unpleasant to look at B. something harmful to healthC. beautiful scene D. serious threat15Whats the position of Yellowstone on cell phone use?A. Supportive. B. Neutral. C. Negative. D. Doubtful.答案详解：11.B Should National Parks Allow the Use of Cell Phones?文章先介绍了国家公园的简单情况，然后引入了移动电话的问题，接下来是不同方面对这个话题的看法，所以选择，B。12.C to preserve areas of natural beauty第一段第一句话明确指出，国家公园的建立是为了留出一个区域让美国人能享受自然风光，所以答案是C。13.A It is limited to certain areas in the park.第二段第二句话说，移动电话只在公园里有商店和营地的地方有信号，所以选A。14.A something unpleasant to look at第三段第一句说，反对这说，移动电话打扰了他们在公园的享受，由此可以推断，信号塔应该是他们很不喜欢看到的，选A。15.B Neutral 文章最后一段第一句说，黄石公园方面试图保持一个平衡，所以说他们的态度是中立的，答案是B。Part Vocabulary and Structure16All the passengers _ in the accident were sent to the nearby hospital in no time.Ato find injuredBfinding injuredCto be found injuredDfound injured17The big fire lasted as long as 24 hours _ it was brought under control.AafterBbeforeCsinceDwhile18.In this workshop, the output of July was three times _ of January.AthatBthisConeDit19Seeing her father come back, _.Atears ran down her cheeksCshe burst into tearsBher tears ran outDtears burst into her20_ singer and _ dancer is also good at drawing.AThe; aBThe; theCA; aDThe; /21.Its such a difficult problem _no one can work it out.A. asB. thatC. soD.22. Id rather you_ there next week.A. wentB. goC. should have goneD. had gone23. By the end of this term, we_ 3,000 English words in all.A will learnB. will have learnedC. have learnedD. had learned_ is known to all, the earth moves around the sun once a year.A ThatB. AsC. WhatD. It25. _I admit that she has shortcomings. I still like her.A. WhenB. AsC. WhileD. Once26.To our great_ , Toms illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.A. anxietyB. reliefC. viewD. Judgment27. The meeting is to begin at 4:00 p.m., but as assistants, were_ to be there a bit earlier.A. invitedB. supposedC encouragedD. hoped28. Can you _the differences between the two pictures?A. tellB. talkC. speakD. Say29. Do you know the_ of the saying I just quoted?A. resourceB. sourceC. courseD. cause30. The Internet has brought_ big changes in the way we work.A. aboutB. outC. upD. back31Dr. Hampton: Good morning. Professor Smith.Professor Smitii: _, Dr. Hampton.Dr. Hampton: May I come in?Professor Smith: Of course, please.AGood morningBFine, thanksCPleased to meet youDHow do you do32The travelers are going to Taiwan, _ they plan to stay for two or three daysAthatBwhichCwhenDwhere33When George was a little boy in primary school, he often _ to school on foot.AgoesBwentCgoDwill go34On no account _ to deprive (剥夺) a student of his right to receive education.Aanyone is allowedBis anyone allowedCanyone allowsDallows anyone35Alice speaks English well, _?Ashe doesBdoes sheCshe doesntDdoesnt she36Student: Professor Wang, must I hand in the paper this week?Professor Wang: No, _. You can hand it in next week.Ayou mustntByou cantCyou needntDyou shouldnt37If I _ you, I would go now and wait for them at the station.AamBwasCwereDhave been38Ted, _ yourself and dont get your coat dirty again, or you will get into trouble!AbehaveBmakeCperformDtake39 the dead mans bedroom the police found several important _ which pointed to Blake as the murderer.InAcareersBcluesCchallengesDDreams40The old man sitting on the park bench seemed _ to me, yet I couldnt possibly remember where we hadmet before.AproudBgradualCfamiliarDmental41They go to work every day _ Saturday and Sunday. Those days are holidays.A. besidesB. onC. fromD. except42She has _ chance to win the election as her opponent is too strong.A.littleB. a littleC. fewD. a few43Today Bob was late again for class because he overslept (睡过头), but he _an excuse of being ill.A. looked upB.made upC. put upD. took up44You have to _ early in the morning to avoid the rush hour.A. set asideB.set outC. set upD. set in45_ I fixed the plug properly, I still got an electric shock.A. BecauseB. HoweverC. AlthoughD. WhenIII. Identification:46. Now that we have lost all the money, its no use to turn on me and saying its all my fault.47. The engineers made two big plans for the dam, one of what was never put in use.48. No matter whenever I have to give a speech, I get extremely nervous before I start.49. Only when he apologizes for his rudeness I will speak to him again.50. To eat at the restaurant before, Tina didnt want to get there again.51. I believe Bobs homework is much good than it was last week.52. The harder he worked, the most troubles he had in his early days of research.53. I dont know that who is responsible for the car accident.54. Can you tell me when does the last train leave for Shanghai?55. Peter, the tallest boy in our class, are going back to his hometown next week.46. C。to turn on应改为turning on句意为：既然所有的钱都丢了，那攻击我说都是我的错也是没用的。its no use+doing为固定句型，表示“做没用”。47. C。what应改为which句意为：工程师们给这个大坝做出了两项计划，其中一项压根就没有投入使用。本题考查非限制性定语从句。因为指代的是逗号前的dams,因此要用which来引导，而what不能引导非限制性定语从句。48. A。whenever应改为when句意为：不管我什么时候做演讲，在演讲前我都会变得极度紧张。no matter when=whenever，此处重复使用。49. C。I will应改为will I句意为：只有他为他的粗鲁道歉，我才会再跟他说话。only提前，句子需要进行半倒装。50. A。To eat改为Having eaten句意为：之前已经在那个饭店吃过饭了，Tina不想再去那儿了。本题考查非谓语结构。由下半句可知，应该是表示已经完成的动作，因此需要改为完成时态。51. C。much good改为much better句意为：我相信鲍勃的作业比上周的好多了。much+形容词比较级为固定用法，表示“得多”52. B。the most troubles应改为the more troubles句意为：他工作越努力，就在研究前期遇到越多的麻烦。“the+比较级，the+比较级”为固定句型，表示“越越”。53. B。that who改为who。句意为：我不知道谁应该为这场交通事故负责。I dont know后面跟的是宾语从句，不需要用that，应该去掉。54. C。does the last train leave应改为the last train leaves句意为：你能告诉我最后一趟去上海的火车几点出发吗？can you tell me后面跟宾语从句，需要将原来的疑问句语序改为陈述句语序。55. B。are going back应改为is going back句意为：彼得，我们班最高的男孩，下周就要回家乡去了。本题考查主谓一致。本句的主语为Peter，因此谓语需要用第三人称单数。Part IV Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, andfor each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.In an old town lived a merchant. He earned huge profits by fair means and foul 恶劣的). With more profits flowing in, he became more and more _56_ . He complained when his wife wanted money to _57_ the home. He criticized her when she prepared _58_ dishes or bought expensive clothes.Money doesnt grow on trees. he _59_ his children when they asked for money to buy books and new dresses. When his sisters, brothers and cousins came to ask for _60_ , he drove them away._61_ he grew richer, he became more miserly (吝啬的). He _62_ the cook, the maid and the gardener. No. who will pay them? All of us must share the work and thus avoid _63_ of money. he told his wife and children.What will you do with all this money? they