2016年11月北京成人英语三级学位英语试题及答案

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

2016年11月

PartIReadingComprehension(30%)

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

AstheNationalParkServicecelebratesits100thanniversary（周年纪念）.PresidentBarack

Obamahasannouncedtheestablishmentofonenewnationalmonument,andtheexpansion（扩大）

ofanother.InMaine,morethan87,500acresofforestwillbecomegovernment-producedparkland

forthefirsttime.InHawaii,anationalmonumentcreatedbyPresidentGeorgeW.Bushin2006

willexpandtoabout582,578squaremiles,fourtimesitscurrentsize.

Obamahasnowcreatedorenlarged26nationalmonumentsduringhispresidency.Asaresult,

hisadministrationsays,Obamahasprotectedmoreofnation’slandthananyotherpresidenthas.

Butsomeresidentsandofficials,inbothMaineandHawaii,objecttotheplants.（76）Theysaytheir

localeconomiesdependonuseoftheseareas.

Inestablishingthismonument.Obamatookthesideofconservationists（自然资源保护者）

whowantlawstoprotectwildlands.Creatinganationalparkusuallyrequirestheapprovalof

Congress.Buta1906federallawallowsthepresidenttoestablishnationalmonumentsonhisown.

Theland’snewstatusasamonumentmeansthatmininganddrillingoperationsareforbidden

there.（77）Itmayalsoseverelylimitactivitiessuchaslogging、road-buildingandhunting.Some

ofMaine’spoliticianswhowanttoprotectthestate’sloggingindustriessayObamashouldnothave

actedalone.TheysayWashingtonshouldnottellthestateshowtousetheirland,especiallywhen

people’sjobsatstake.MainepoliticianSusanCollinssaidthepresidentshouldhavelistenedto

Mainelawmakersandpresidents,aswellastotheU.SCongress,beforemakinghisdecision.

However,thosewhosupportthepresident’sdecisionsaytheestablishmentofthenew

monumentwillleadtonewjobsthroughtourism.

1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CreatingNewJobs

B.ProtectingWildAnimals

C.StimulatingLocalEconomies

D.CreatingNewNationalMonuments

2.Obamahasestablisedorenlarged__nationalmonumentsduringhistwoterms.

A.19B.20C.26D.30

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3.Innationalmonuments,__isforbidden.

A.loggingB.huntingC.miningD.road-building

4.ThephraseatstakeinParagraph4isinmeaningto.

A.inreturnB.indangerC.atpresentD.bychance

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.ThenationalmonumentinHawaiiwascreatedbyPresidentBush.

B.ThereisnoobjectiontopresidentObama’sdecision.

C.PresidentObamamadethisdecisiononhisown.

D.Thepresidentofthenewmonumentwillleadtonewjobs.

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Toronto’sthirdCityhall,nowknownasOldCityHall,wasdesignedbyEdwardJamesLennox

anddeclaredopenonSept18,1899.

Createdtoprovidemorespaceforcityofficials,itturnedouttobethelargestbuildinginthe

cityandthelargestcitybuildinginNorthAmericaatthetime.

LennoxtookthreeyearstodesigntheCityHallandittook11yearstobuildit.Contemporaries

believethattheoddcarvings(雕刻)abovetheQueenStreetentrancewereactuallycaricatures(漫画)

ofcouncilorsatthetime.

Lennoxevenincludedhimselfinthecaricatures,onthewestsideofthecentralarch（拱门），

andleftastrangesignatureinthestoneworkofthelinkportionsofthebuilding.

ThethirdCityHallwasoriginallyusedascouncilors’officesandlegaloffices,butitisused

onlyasacourthousetoday.

WhenthefourthCityHall(theoneweknowtoday)wasdeclaredopenin1965.OldCityHall

wasthreatenedtobepulleddown.Itwassavedbyagroupofpeoplecalledthe“FriendsofOldCity

Hall.”

TheclocktowerstandsparallelwiththemiddleofBayStreet,ratherthanwiththecenterofthe

building.ThebellsinthetowerwerenotinstalleduntilthebuildingopenedOldCityhallwas

declaredahistoricalsitein1989.

(78)Theentirestructurecostmorethan$2.5milliontobuildatthetime.Thisisequalto$53

milliontoday.

6.Toronto’sthirdCityHallcameintousein__.

A.the18thcentury

B.the19thcentury

C.the20thcentury

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D.the21thcentury.

7.OldcityHallwasconstructedin__years.

A.3B.7C.9D.11

8.TheThirdCityHallisnowusedasa___.

A.middleschool.

B.hospital

C.cinema

D.courthouse

9.Fromthepassagewelearnthat___.

A.Torontospendslotsofmoneyyearlydevelopingthecity.

B.somelocalresidentsshowedagreatinterestinprotectingthecity'sculturalsite

C.ThecitycouncilofTornontohasn'tpaidsufficientattentiontotheprotectionofthecity’s

culture.

D.ThecityHallisstillthelargestcitybuildinginNorthAmericatoday.

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.tobuildastructureliketheCityHallwillcost$2.5milliontoday.

B.theclocktowerstandsparallelwiththecentreoftheCityHall.

C.OldCityHallwasoncepulleddowninthedevelopmentofthecity.

D.OldCityHallisnowahistoricalsite.

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

IftheDakotaAccessPipeline(输油管道）iscompleted,itwillcarrynearlyhalfamillion

barrelsofoilacrossfourstateseveryday.EnergyTransferPartners(ETP),aTexas-basedcompany

behindthe$3.8billionproject,hopestofinishconstructionthisyear.ButtheStandingRockSioux,

anAmericanIndiantribe(部落),isdeterminedtostopthe1,172-milepipelinefrombeingbuilt,(79)

Bothsidesshownosignsofbackingdown.

TheDakotaAccessPipelinewasannouncedin2014.AsectionofitwillrunneartheStanding

RockSiouxreservation.AreservationisanareaoflandsetasideforAmericanIndians.Thetribe

saystheconstructionthreatenstodestroyhistoricalareasandancientburialsites.Theyalsosaythe

pipelinecouldpollutetheirmainwatersource,theproject.Theycampedattheconstructionsite.

Sincethen,thousandsofpeople,includingpeoplefromotherAmericanIndiantribes,havetraveled

tothesitetojointheprotest.

ETPsaysthatthepipelinewillhavebuilt-insafetymeasurestoprotectagainstoilleaks.

Workerswillalsomonitoritremotely,andwillbeabletoclosevalves(阀）withinthreeminutesif

leaksaredetected.

AmericanIndianshavebeenstaginganonviolentprotestformonths.Theprotesttookaturn

lastweekwhenpolicewerecalledtokeepthepeacebetweenprotestersandarmedsecurityguards

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hiredbythecompany.

(80)Twenty-eightpeoplehavebeenarrestedsincethenandchargedwithinterferingwiththe

pipelineconstruction.

11.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.TheDakotaAccessPipelinewillcreatemoremarketsforoilandgas.

B.TheDakotaAccessPipelinewillcreatemanyjobopportunities.

C.AmericanIndiansopposetheconstructionofanoilpipeline.

D.AmericanIndiansfightforequalvotingrights.

12.ETPhopestofinishthisprojectin_____.

A.2016B.2017C.2018D.2019.

13.WhydoAmericanIndiansprotestagainsttheconstructionofthispipeline?

A.Becauseitwillcostupto$3.8billion.

B.Becauseitthreatenstheregion’swatersupply.

C.Becauseitwillmakemanypeoplelosetheirjobs.

D.Becauseitwillforcemanypeopletoleavetheirhomes.

14.Accordingtothepassage,theworkerscan____incaseofpipelineleaks.

A.reporttothelocalgovernment.

B.askpeopletoleavetheleakaffectedareas.

C.Call911.

D.closevalves.

15.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Thispipelinewillcrossfourstates.

B.Thispipelineis1172mileslong.

C.AlltheprotestersarefromStandingRockSioux.

D.Neithersideofthedisputeiswillingtocompromise.

PartⅡVocabularyandStructure(30%)

Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Then

blackentheCorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.Theyoungsoldierwas____woundedinthewaranddiedafewdayslater.

A.generouslyB.lonelyC.fatallyD.slightly

17.ProfessorSimpson_____theprojectcarefullyandmadeafewcorrections.

A.wentupB.wentdownC.wentafterD.wentover

18.WhenIgotobeatthemilk,pleasethebaby.

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A.keepaneyeonB.setfooton

C.makeaguessatD.lookforwardto

19.Mr.andMrs.Wrighthavegotninechildren-it’sreallyabig.

A.homeB.familyC.houseD.room

20.NeitherBillnorhisparentsathome.

A.isB.areC.hasD.have

21.Thesummervacationover,theythengotdowntotheirworkagain.

A.wereB.wasC.beingD.hadbeen

22.Hefailedinhisexam,provesthatbehadn’tworkedhardenough.

A.whatB.thatC.whichD.such

23.isknowntoall,toomuchstresscancausedisease.

A.WhichB.ThatC.ItD.As

24.ItwasnotuntilhecamebackIlefttheoffice.

A.thenB.whichC.thatD.when

25.Onlywhenhefinishedhishomeworkthathehadmadeamistake.

A.hethenrealizedB.didherealize

C.beforeherealizedD.herealized

26.Ifitraintomorrow,we’llhavethepartyoutside.

A.wouldn’tB.doesn’tC.didn’tD.won’t

27.Thisisthedictionaryyou’relookingfor,?

A.isn’tthisB.isn’tthatC.isn’titD.isn’tthere

28.It’sgoingtorain.You’dbetteranumbrellawithyou.

A.bringB.takeC.carryD.fetch

29.Marynevertellsanyonewhatshedoesfora.

A.lifeB.workC.professionD.living

30.Isawacarinthedistance,butIcouldn’twhetheritwasredornot.

A.makeoutB.workonC.lookoutD.takein

31.Therewereanumberofstudentsontheplayground.

A.fewB.littleC.shortD.small

32.Studentsareexpectedtolecturesregularly.

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A.presentB.goC.attendD.follow

33.Thelecturewassothateveryonewenttosleep.

A.boringB.boredC.interestingD.interested

34.Wecanseealotofpeopledoingmorningexercisesintheparkevenacoldmorning.

A.onB.inC.atD.during

35.Theguidewalkedsofastthatmostofthetouristscouldnothim.

A.goinforB.keepupwithC.followupD.passon

36.ShanghaiisbiggestcityinChinaintermsofpopulation.

A.the;theB.the;/C./;theD./;/

37.WhenJennycametomyplace,IbreakfastwithJames.

A.haveB.hadC.havehadD.washaving

38.Iinyourposition,Iwouldnotacceptthejob.

A.WereB.WasC.AmD.Been

39.Igot____moneywithme,soIwasn’tabletobuyevenabottleofwater!

A.anyB.someC.fewD.little

40.--Mustwesendinourplanthisweek?

--No,;youcansenditinnextweek.

A.youneedn’tB.youmustn’tC.youcan’tD.youshouldn’t

41.Wouldyoumind____mesomebreadonyourwayhome?

A.buyB.tobuyC.buyingD.bought

42.Ican’tfinishtheworkintime____youhelpmetranslatethetexts.

A.unlessB.ifC.whereD.but

43.Thedriver_____thepassengersoffatthesupermarketandthenwenttothenextstop.

A.fellB.sankC.droppedD.stepped

44.Thatrestauranthasagood_____inthecommunityforitsdeliciousfoodandfriendlyservice.

A.moodB.mirrorC.reputationD.report

45.Themanageratoncelosthis_____whenhelearntthathissecretarywaslateagainforthe

meeting.

A.mindB.temperC.passionD.way

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PartIIIIdentification(10%)

Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.

Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

46.ProfessorMorisonhasneverbeentoChina,nordoesDr.Jones.

ABCD

47.Asearlyasthe12thcentury,boysinEnglandenjoyedtoplayfootball.

ABCD

48.Nobodyallowstosmokeherebecausesmokingindoorsisagainstthelaw.

ABCD

49.Themorequicklyyougetthere,thesoonyouwillbeabletorelax.

ABCD

50.IoughthaveinvitedhertothepartybutIdidn'tknowherwell.

ABCD

51.Hewasseriouslyillfordays,andnowbelooksstrongandhealthy.

ABCD

52.AlthoughJinhaslivedinBeijingforfiveyears,buthedoesn'tspeakChinesewell.

ABCD

53.Whenawaterisheated,itchangesintovarious.

ABCD

54.Hehascometoworkforalocalnewspaperabouttenyearsago,whenhegraduatedfromPeking

ABCD

University.

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55.Oneofthechairsismine,theanotherismybrother’s.

ABCD

PartIVCloze(10%)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4

choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthat

bestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Greenseaturtles(海龟)aretheworld’slargestspeciesofhard-shelledseaturtle.Whilemost

individualsweighabout136to181kilograms,somecanbe56heavyas204kilograms.These

turtlesarefoundnesting(筑巢)alongthecoastlineofmorethan80countries,withthelargest

nestingpopulations57inCostaRicaandAustralia.

Greenseaturtlesspendmostoftheirlivesunderwater,58theycanrestforuptofivehoursata

timebefore59upforair.Whenactive,theytypicallystayunderwaterforafewminutesandswim

uptothesurfaceto60airforafewseconds.Greenseaturtlesalsobatheinthesun61land.

Unlikemostotherseaturtles,adultgreenseaturtleseatprimarilyplant-basedfoods62of

seaweedandseagrass.Scientistsbelievethesegreenfoods63theseaturtle’sfatitsgreencolor.

Similartootherseaturtles,greenseaturtlestravellongdistances64theirfeedinggrounds

andtheirnestingsites,withrecordeddistances65than2,600kilometers.Theyhavestrong

flippers(鳍形肢)thathelpthem66inthewater.

Femalegreenseaturtlesleavethewaterin67tolayeggsonthebeachandwillchoosethe

samenesting68aswheretheywereborn.Afemalewilldig69anestwithherflippersand

layabout115eggs.Thenshe’llcovertheeggs70sandandreturntothesea.Afterabouttwo

monthstheturtleswilluseaspecial“eggtooth”tobreaktheirshellsandhatch(孵化)formtheir

eggs.

Thefirstfewyearsofagreenseaturtle’slifearespent71atsea,wheretheyfeedontiny

animalsandplants72liveinthesurfacelayerofthesea.Astheygrowolder,theturtlesmoveto

73watersalongthecoast,wheretheyfindseagrasstoeat.

Adultgreenseaturtlesfacemanythreats,primarilyfromhumans,includinginjuriesfrom

passingboats,being74infishingnetsandpollution.Newlyhatchedseaturtlesarealsoat75

ofbeinghuntedbyotheranimalsastheymovefromtheirnestsouttothesea.

56．A.atB.forC.inD.as

57．A.goneB.movedC.foundD.knocked

58．A.whereB.whichC.thatD.when

59．A.joinB.comeC.joiningD.coming

60．A.breatheB.drawC.holdD.attract

61．A.forB.atC.onD.in

62．A.puttingB.makingC.containingD.consisting

63．A.takeB.giveC.takenD.given

64．A.amongB.withinC.betweenD.beyond

65．A.longerB.deeperC.richerD.higher

66．A.arriveB.swimC.reachD.jump

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67．A.wayB.placeC.methodD.order

68．A.lawnB.streetC.levelD.spot

69．A.outB.awayC.aboveD.below

70．A.ofB.withC.outD.for

71．A.