2009年11月北京成人英语三级考试A卷试题及答案.doc

2009年11月北京成人英语三级考试A卷试题及答案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 on the Answer Sheet。Passage 1Questions I to 5 are based on the following passage:According to a recent survey, employees in many companies today work longer hours than employees did in 1979. They also take shorter vacations than employees in 1979. It seems that Americans are working harder today than ever before. Or are they? A management consultant. Bill Meyer, decided to find out. For three days, he observed an investment banker hard at work. Meyer wrote down everything the banker did during his long workday. At the end of the three-day period, Meyer reviewed the bankers activities with him. What did they find out? They discovered that the man spent 80 percent of his time doing unnecessary work. For example, he attended unnecessary meetings, made redundant (多余的) telephone calls, and spent time packing and unpacking his two big briefcases。(76) Apparently, many people believe that the more time a person spends at work. the more he or she accomplishes. When employers evaluate employees, they often consider the amount of time on the job in addition to job performance. Employees know this. Although many working people can do their job effectively during a regular 40-hour work week, they feel they have to spend more time on the job after normal working hours so that the people see them。A group of headhunters (猎头) were asked their opinion about a situation. They had a choice of two candidates for an executive position with an important company. The candidates had similar qualifications for the job. For example, they were both reliable. One could do the job well in a 40-hour work week. The other would do the same job in an 80-hour work week just as well. According to a headhunting expert, the 80-hour-a-week candidate would get the job. The time may encourage other employees to spend more time at work, too. Employers believe that if the employees stay at work later, they may actually do more work。However, the connection between time and productivity (生产率) is not always positive. (77) In fact, many studies indicate that after a certain point, anyones productivity and creativity begin to decrease. Some employees are not willing to spend so much extra, unproductive time at the office. Once they finish their work satisfactorily, they want to relax and enjoy themselves. For these people, the solution is to find a company that encourages people to do both。【翻译】最近一项调查显示许多公司的员工现在花在工作上的时间比1979年的时间要长，休假的时间也比1979那时候的短，似乎美国人比从前时间长一些了。或者他们真是的？一位管理顾问Bill Meyer想弄明白。一连三天，他对一位努力工作的投资银行家做了观察，他记下了那位银行家在漫长的工作日中所做的一切。三天的观察最后，Meyer跟那位银行家一起重温了他的全部活动，他们发现什么？他们发现：银行家三天内80%的时间都花在了不必要的事情上了。比如说，他出席的那些不必要的会议；打的那些个冗长的电话；花些时间拆、装他那两个大公文包。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。雇主评估他的员工时，他们通常看的是花在工作上的时间多少，以及工作业绩。员工们也知道这点。尽管很多工作的人常规在一周40个小时内能有效的工作，但为了让能给他们升职的人看见（他们尽职），他们还不得不在正常的工作时间以外，还花更多时间。有人拿下列情形问过许多猎头公司的人：两个应聘者竞聘一个重要公司的行管岗位，二者的条件相似，比方说二人都很可靠。其中一位能在一周40个小时内把工作做好，而另一位是在一周80个小时内把同样一件工作做好。根据猎头公司专家的意见，一周80个小时的那位得到了那份工作；这位应聘者花在工作上的时间也可以鼓励别的员工花更多的时间在工作上。老板们相信：员工做工作的时间长，实际上做的工作就多。然而，时间与生产力之间的联系并不总是正向的。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。一些员工不愿意花在办公室花如此多的额外的、没效率的时间。一旦他们圆满完成工作，他们想放松享受一下。对这样的人而言，是能做到二者兼顾才好。+1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Many people work long hours but do not always do a lot of work。B. Most people can get more work done by working longer hours。C. Most Americans work 80 hours a week, and some work even longer。D. People can make more money by working longer hours。【答案】A【安通名师解析】主旨题【安通名师点评】文章第一段开头就说：最近一项调查显示许多公司的员工现在花在工作上的时间比1979年的时间要长，休假的时间也比1979那时候的短，似乎美国人比从前时间长一些了。是吗？接着有一位管理顾问所做的为期三天的观察表明：被观察对象三天内80%的时间都花在了无用的事情上了。原因何在？就因为很明显，许多人相信一个人工作的时间越长，他取得的成就越大。员工们知道这点；为雇主们招聘的猎头公司也是按这个标准去招人；雇主们也相信：员工上班时间越长，做的活儿就越多。但是，最后一段说明：时间与生产力二者之间的联系并不总是积极的。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。接下来有用一些员工的实际做法加以佐证。所以只有A最符合全文之意。B太片面；C, D与原文不符。2. The management consultant wanted to find out _。A. how hard the investment banker worked during his work hoursB. when people spent time doing unnecessary work in their officeC. if people needed vacation after working hard for a certain period of timeD. whether Americans were really working harder than they had done before【答案】D【安通名师解析】细节题【安通名师解析】根据文章第一段前几句：最近一项调查显示许多公司的员工现在花在工作上的时间比1979年的时间要长，休假的时间也比1979那时候的短，似乎美国人比从前时间长一些了。或者他们真是的？一位管理顾问Bill Meyer想弄明白。所以选D。3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The more time a person spends at work, the more he or she accomplishes。B. Employers do not judge their employees job performance according to the amount of working time。C. Some people work more than 40 hours a week in the hope of getting promotion。D. All employees are willing to spend extra time at work。【答案】C【安通名师解析】细节题【安通名师解析】根据第二段最后一句，可以看出是选C。4. The 80-hour-a-week candidate would get the job because employers believe _。A. that he is more reliableB. his example would lead other employees to work longer hoursC. he has better qualificationsD. he could encourage other employees to do a better job【答案】B【安通名师解析】细节题【安通名师解析】从第三段倒数第二句这位应聘者花在工作上的时间也可以鼓励别的员工花更多的时间在工作上得出。5. The expression to do both in the last paragraph is _。A. to finish their work satisfactorily and relax and enjoy themselvesB. to pay attention to both performance and productivityC. to work long hours and have short vacationsD. to relax and enjoy themselves quite frequently【答案】 A【安通名师解析】细节题【安通名师解析】把文章最后一段的最后两句结合起来看，只能得出A是对的。Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not all will be saved, and perhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality businesses. We have no obligation to save them simply because they exist. But many thriving institutions that deserve to continue are threatened. They are doing a fine job educationally, but they are caught in a financial difficulty, with no way to reduce rising costs or increase revenues (收入) significantly. Raising fees doesnt bring in more revenue, for each time fees go up, the enrollment (注册人数) goes down, or the amount that must be given away in student aid goes up. (78) Schools are bad businesses, whether public or private. not usually because of bad management but because of the nature of the business. They lose money on every customer, and they can go bankrupt either from too few students or too many students. Even a very good college is a very bad business。It is such colleges, thriving but threatened, that I worry about. Low enrollment is not their chief problem. Even with full enrollments, they may go under. Efforts to save them, and preferably to keep them private, are a national necessity. (79) There is no basis for arguing that private schools are bound to be better than public schools. There are plentiful examples to the contrary. Anyone can name state universities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world. It is now inevitable that public institutions will be dominant, and therefore diversity (多样性) is a national necessity. Diversity in the way we support schools tends to give us a healthy diversity in the forms of education. In an imperfect society such as ours, uniformity of education throughout the nation could be dangerous. In an imperfect society, diversity is a positive good. Eager supporters of public higher education know the importance of keeping private higher education healthy。【翻译】全国范围内许多私人高等教育机构都处在困境中。不是所有的都能得以挽救，也许不是都值得挽救。就像有低质量的业务一样，也有低质量的学校，我们不能仅仅因为有他们的存在而负有责任去振救他们。但确实有很多值得继续生存的学校也招受到威胁，他们从教育的角度来讲，工作仔细，但他们遭遇危险，没有办法减少日益增长的成本、明显增加自己的收入。每次增加学费，注册人数就会减少，或者要援助的学生量就得加多。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。每一位顾客都能让他们赔钱，学生太少或学生太多都能叫学校破产，即使是非常好的大学也是一份非常糟糕的产业。我所担心的正是那些挣扎中的、遭遇危险的那些学校。注册率低不是他们遇到的主要问题，即使注册率满满的，他们还是会遇到麻烦。拯救这些学校、或让其保留私立成了全国范围性的事情了。私立学校就一定好于公立学校，这一辩解是毫无根据的，有大量与这相反的实例。任何人都能说出公办在全国乃至全球排名很好的学校。目前公立学校不可避免地处于支配地位，因此全国范围内都必然需要多样化，我们支持学校的方式的多样化，势必形成健康的教育多样形式；在我们这样一个不完美的国度，全国教育形式统一化可能是危险的。积极支持公立高等教育的人们也知道保留私立高校的重要性。6. In the passage, the author asks the public to support _。A. private higher education in generalB. public higher education in generalC. high-quality private universities and collegesD. high-quality state universities and colleges【答案】C【安通名师解析】归纳题。【安通名师点评】文章第一段提到全国范围内许多私人高等教育机构都处在困境中，第二段第一句我所担心的正是那些挣扎中的、遭遇危险的那些学校；结合文章末尾三句，不难得出C是对的。7. According to the passage, schools are bad businesses because of_。A. the nature of school B. poor teachersC. bad management D. too few students【答案】A【安通名师解析】细节题【安通名师点评】第一段有一句原话学校是糟糕的产业，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，所以A是对的。8. The phrase go under in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _。A. have low fees B. get into difficultiesC. do a bad job educationally D. have low teaching standards【答案】B【安通名师解析】细节题。【安通名师点评】第一段末尾倒数第二句说到。lose money(赔钱)， 。，第二段一开头提到担心那些继续坚持的、遭遇危险的学校，接下来分析危险的来源，go under就在这句中出现的，只能是B; 如选A ，与议论的主题不符（因为学费是学生关心的事情）。9. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. There are many cases indicating that private schools are superior to public schools。B. The author thinks diversity of education is preferable to uniformity of education。C. A high-quality university is always a good business。D. Each time fees are raised, the enrollment goes up。【答案】B【安通名师解析】细节题【安通名师点评】细读原文，就能发现A、C、D的说法跟文中的意思不符；故选B。10. In the authors opinion, the way that can save private schools lies in _。A. full enrollment B. raising feesC. reducing student aid D. national support【答案】D【安通名师解析】归纳题。【安通名师点评】从文章中第一段的第一句、第二段的中间目前公立学校不可避免地处于支配地位，因此全国范围内都必然需要多样化。，可以看出，要拯救私立学校只能靠全国性的行为。Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:The fourth-graders at Chicagos McCormick Elementary School dont know Chinese is supposed to be hard to learn. For most, who speak Spanish at home, its becoming their third language. Theyve been hearing and using Chinese words since nursery, and its natural to give a ni hao when strangers enter the classroom, Its really fun! says Miranda Lucas, taking a break from a lesson that includes a Chinese interview with Jackie Chan. Im teaching my mom to speak Chinese。The classroom scene at McCormick is unusual, but it may soon be a common phenomenon in American schools, where Chinese is rapidly becoming the hot new language. Government officials have long wanted more focus on useful languages like Chinese, and pressure from them - as well as from business leaders, politicians, and parents - has produced a quick growth in the number of programs。Chicago city officials make their best effort to include Chinese in their public schools. Their program has grown to include 3,000 students in 20 schools, with more schools on a waiting list. Programs have also spread to places like Los Angeles, New York City, and North Carolina. Supporters see knowledge of the Chinese language and culture as an advantage in a global economy where China is growing in importance. This is an interesting way to begin to engage with the worlds next superpower, says Michael Levine, director of education at the Asia Society, which has started five new public high schools that offer Chinese. Globalization has already changed the arrangements in terms of how children today are going to think about their careers. The question is when, not whether, the schools are going to adjust(80) The number of students learning Chinese is tiny compared with how many study Spanish or French. But one report shows that before-college enrollment (报名人数) nearly quadrupled between 1992 and 2002, from 6,000 to 24,000. Despite the demand, though, developing programs isnt easy. And the No. one difficulty, everyone agrees, is having enough teachers. Finding teacher is the challenge, says Scott McGinnis, an academic adviser for a language institute and a Chinese teacher for 15 years at the college level. Materials are easy in comparison. Or getting schools funded.【翻译】芝加哥McCormick小学四年级的学生，不知道汉语理应是很难学的语言。对于他们中大多数在家说西班牙语的人而言，汉语正变成他们的第三种语言。他们一直听人说、自己用汉语，很自然有陌生人进教室时就会你好。真的很有趣， Miranda Lucas在上完一堂涉及到成龙的会谈的课、休息时说道，我现在在教我妈妈说汉语。Miranda Lucas课堂上的一幕不是常见，但在很快美国许多学校，汉语正日益成为热门外语的时候，这一现象会很常见。政府官员长久以来希望关注像汉语这样实用的语言，而且来自他们、商界领导人、政治家们、家长们的压力，也使汉语培训项目得以快速发展。芝加哥市的官员们做了最佳的努力，把汉语纳入进了公立学校的教学科目，这些项目发展到了20所学校、3，000名学生，而且还有更多的学校也在计划之中。这样的培训项目也扩展到了像洛杉矶、纽约和北卡罗林纳州。对这一项目持支持态度的人把汉语语言及文化知识看做在全球经济中的一大优势，（因为）在全球经济中，中国的重要性正在增长。Michael Levine，是已开办了五所培训汉语的亚洲教育教育集团的校长，他说：全球化已经改变了今天的孩子如何考虑他们今后的职业安排，问题是学校何时，而不是是否去（对此）作出调整。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。但有一个报告表明：未上大学报名学习的人数，从1992年到2002年期间内，几乎增加了4倍。但尽管有需求，开发这样的项目并不容易。每个人都同意：首要问题就是没有足够的师职。身为大学教育顾问并担任大学水平汉语老师的Scott McGinnis就说：找汉语老师是个很有挑战性的工作，相比之下，教材并不难找，或许可以让学校出资解决。11. The best title for this passage might be _。A. Next Hot Language to Study: ChineseB. Next Hot Language to Study: SpanishC. Next Hot Language to Study: FrenchD. Chicago Is the Place to Learn Chinese【答案】A【安通名师解析】主旨题【安通名师点评】从第一段第二句可以找到答案，所以选A.12. The most difficult thing to do is finding _。A. enough textbooks for the Chinese programsB. enough money for the Chinese programsC. enough teachers for the Chinese programsD. enough students for the Chinese programs【答案】C【安通名师解析】细节题【安通名师点评】从文章最后一句可以得出C。13. We learn from the passage that _。A. Scott McGinnis has been a Chinese teacher for 15 yearsB. Jackie Chan is a Chinese teacher at McCormick Elementary SchoolC. Chicago officials are required to learn ChineseD. Scott McGinnis is good at giving his opinions on everything【答案】A【安通名师解析】细节题【安通名师点评】从文章的最后一段中能直接找到答案；B中提到的人物只是参加访谈的，C所说的跟文中相关不符，D中所说的，参照最后段落中得出结论是与内容不对的。故选A.14. According to the passage, all the following statements are true EXCEPT_。A. the number of students learning Chinese is smallB. Chinese programs have found their way in several major cities in the U.S。C. government officials dont like the pressure from business leaders and parents to start Chinese programsD. China is becoming more and more influential in the world【答案】C【安通名师解析】细节题【安通名师点评】A所说的内容可以从最后一段的第一句中得到佐证；B中所指可以从第三段中找到答案；D中的说法可以从第三段中归纳出来是对的；C中所说的，参照第二段的内容，证明是错的。故选C。15. The word quadrupled in the last paragraph is close in meaning to multiplied by_。A. three times B. four timesC. five times D. six times【答案】B【安通名师解析】词汇题【安通名师点评】从左后一段中的6，000到24，000，能得出答案是B；有词汇相关知识的同学也能知道：quad-是4的意思。故选B。Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet。16. The driver was at _ loss when _ word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding。A. a;/ B. a; the C the; the D. /; /【答案】B【安通名师解析】 be at a loss是一固定搭配，茫然不知所措；后面句中的word在谓语之后又一同位语，因此在其前面应该应该加the。故选B.【安通名师点评】冠词的用法。此题在北京安通学校保过班中讲过。17. My uncles house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours, but it is twice _ expensive。A. as B. so C. too D. very【答案】A【安通名师解析】本空格补全了的话，应该是twice as expensive as ours. 应选A。【安通名师点评】形容词的级别的用法、加上数词来修饰。18. This magazine is very _ with young people, who like its content and style。A. familiar B. popular C. similar D. particular【答案】B【安通名师解析】根据句子的逻辑关系，应该是说：这种杂志很受年轻人的欢迎。，故选B.【安通名师点评】短语固定搭配的考查。此题在北京安通学校辅导班中讲过。19. The art show was _ being a failure; it was a great success。A. far from B. along withC. second to D. regardless of【答案】A【安通名师解析】本句前后两个分句结合起来来分析，应该是这次艺术展一点都不算失败，是个大成功。far from: 远非，毫不； second to: 次于。；regardless to: 不管，不顾。故选A。【安通名师点评】短语固定搭配的考查。20. Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a _ of exercise。A. limit B. lack C. need D. demand【答案】B【安通名师解析】健康问题与坏的吃的习惯以及锻炼的缺乏密切相关。比较几个词的意思，只能选B.【安通名师点评】词义辨析。21. In our daily life, everyone fails every now and then. It is how you react that makes a _。A. development B. difference G. progress D. point【答案】B【安通名师解析】在我们的日常生活中，每个人是不是会失败，正是你对失败的反应，才会（对事情）有所区别。【安通名师点评】词义辨析。22. The hotel was awful! _, our room was far too small， then we found that the shower didnt work。A. To begin with B. After allC. In reality D. As a whole【答案】A【安通名师解析】旅馆（的情形）太糟糕！。房间太小，后一分句用的是then我们发现淋浴还不工作；前后两句是迭进关系，都是在描述旅馆里不好的方面。To begin with：首先。after all: 毕竟，终究；in reality:实际上；as a whole: 总而言之，总起来说。故选A。【安通名师点评】短语固定搭配的考查。此题在北京安通学校辅导班中讲过。23. Dont worry if you cant understand everything. The teacher will _ the main points at the end。A. recover B. reviewC. require D. remember【答案】B【安通名师解析】A: recover:恢复； B. review：复习；C. require 需要，要求；D. remember：记住。句子一开头说到假如你不明白，最后老师会。，结合起来，只能选B。【安通名师点评】词义辨析。24. It is reported that the police will soon look _ the case of the two missing children。A. upon B. after C. into D. out【答案】C【安通名师解析】look与所列的几个介词搭配而构成的短语，对学生而言，比较起来，look into（往。看，调查）【安通名师点评】短语固定搭配的考查。25. One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to _ healthy eating habits。A. grow B. develop C. increase D. raise【答案】B【安通名师解析】这几个词的意思，对学生而言还是比较熟悉，就是除了词义以外，还应知道与空格后的意思相搭配，只能是develop a habit:养成习惯。故选B。【安通名师点评】词义+搭配知识的考查。26. The company is starting a new a