2010 年 5 月北京成人英语三级考试真题及答案
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 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
The multi-billion-dollar Western pop music industry is under fire. It is being
blamed by the United Nations for the dramatic rise in drug abuse worldwide. “The
most worrying development is a culture of drug-friendliness,” says the UN's
International Narcotics Control Board in a report released last year.
The 74-page study says that pop music, as a global industry, is by far the most
influential trend-setter for young people of most cultures. “Some songs encourage
people to take drugs. (76) Certain pop stars make statements and set examples as
if the use of drugs for non-medicinal purposes were a normal and acceptable part
of a person's lifestyle,” the study says.
Surprisingly, says the Board, the effect of drug-friendly pop music seems to
survive despite the occasional shock of death by overdose (过量用药). “Such
incidents tend to be seen as an occasion to mourn (哀悼) the loss of a role model,
and not an opportunity to face the deadly effect of drug use,”it notes. Since the
1970s, several internationally famous singers and movie stars--including Elvis
Presley, Janice Joplin, John Belushi, Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan Melvin and Andy
Gibbs--have died of either drug abuse or drug related illnesses. With the
globalization of popular music, messages promoting, drug abuse are now reaching
beyond their countries of origin. “In most countries, the names of certain POP stars
have become familiar to the members of every household,”the study says.
The UN study also blames the media for its description of certain drug incidents,
which encourages rather than prevents drag abuse. “Over the past years, we have
seen how drug abuse is increasingly regarded as being acceptable or even attractive,”
says Hamid Ghodse, president of the Board. “Powerful pressure groups and political
campaigns aimed at legalizing controlled drugs,”he says. Ghodse also points out
that all thee developments have created an environment which is tolerant(容忍的)
of or even favorable to drug abuse and spoils international drug prevention efforts
currently under way.
The study focuses on demand reduction and prevention within an environment that
has become tolerant of drug abuse. The Board calls on governments to do their legal
and moral duties, and to act against the pro-drug (赞成吸毒) messages of the youth
culture to which young people increasingly are drug exposed.
1. Which of the following statements does ,the author tend to agree with?
A. The use of drags for non-medicinal purposes is, an acceptable part of a
person's lifestyle.
B. The spreading of pop music may cause drag abuse to go beyond country boundaries.
C. No efforts have been made to prevent the spreading of drag abuse.
D. Governments have no ability to act against the pro-drag messages of the youth
culture.
2. The expression “under fire” ? in the first paragraph means
A. in an urgent situation B. facing some problems C. being criticized D. in
trouble
3. From the third paragraph, we learn that the youth
A. tend to mourn the pop stars who died of overdose as role models
B. are shocked to know even pop stars may abuse drugs
C. try to face the deadly effect of drug use
D. may stop abusing drugs
4. Which of the following is. not mentioned as tolerant of drug abuse?
A. The spreading of pop music.
B. The media.
C. Political campaigns run by powerful pressure groups.
D. The low price of some drags.
5. According to the passage, pop music
A. has a great influence on young people of most cultures
B. attracts a small number of young people
C. is not a profitable industry
D. is alone responsible for drug abuse
Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
There are many older people in the world and there will be many
more. A well-known fact is that over 60 percent of the older people live in
developing countries. According to the World Health Organization, by 2020 there will
be 1 billion, with over 700 million living in developing countries.
It is a surprising fact that the population ageing is particularly rapid in
developing countries. For example, it took France 115 years for the proportion of
older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent. It is estimated to take China
a mere 27 years to achieve this same increase.
What are the implications of these increased numbers of older folk? One of the
biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live. the more likelihood
there is for diseases and for disability( 残疾). Attention is being paid to the need
to keep people as healthy as possible, including during old age, to lessen the
financial burden on the state.
Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to
understand and value the older people in their society. In some African countries,
certainly in Asia, older people are respected and regarded as the ones~ with special
knowledge. Yet traditions are fading away daily, which does not ensure the continued
high regard of older people. As society changes, attitudes will change.
Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination (歧视) in employment.
Life-long learning programs need to be provided to enable older people to be active
members in a country's development.
Social security policies need to be established to provide adequate income
protection for older people. Both public and private schemes are vital in order to,
build a suitable safety net.
To achieve equality in such matters will take considerable time and effort. One
thing is sure: there is no time to be lost.
6. The proportion of older people
A. is bigger in developed countries than in developing countries
B. is one-seventh of the population developing countries
C. will increase much faster in China than in France
D. will be sixty percent in developing countries by 2020
7. According to the passage, which of the following are governments most worded
about?
A. The diseases and disability of older people.
B. The longer life and good health of people.
C. The loss of taxes on older people.
D. The increasing respect for older people.
8. It is stated directly in the passage that older people should
A. be treated differently in different cultures
B. enjoy a similar lifestyle
C. be ignored as society changes
D. be valued by the younger generations
9. Which of the following measures is NOT mentioned to solve the population
ageing problem?
A. Getting rid of age discrimination in employment.
B. Ensuring adequate income protection for older people.
C. Providing free health care for sick older people.
D. Supplying life-long learning programs to older people.
10. The author concludes in the last paragraph that
A. governments have spent lots of time in solving the ageing problem
B. population ageing is a hard problem, but it needs to be solved urgently
C. people are too busy to solve the population ageing problem
D. much time and effort will be lost in solving the ageing problem
Passage 3
Questions 11 to 15 are based onthe following passage:
(79) Extensive new studies suggestthat the world has, made extraordinary
progress in reducing poverty in recent decades. The research suggests that the pace
of economic progress has been rapid and continued for decades, built on the
foundations of relative political stability, rising trade, and economic
liberalization (自由化) after two world wars. One new study, published recently by
the Institute for International Economics in Washington, finds that the proportion
of the 6.1 billion people in the world who live on $1 a day or less shrank from
63 .percent in 1950 to 35 percent in 1980 and 12 percent in 1999. By some other
measures, the progress has been more modest. Still, economists agree that poverty
has plunged in key nations such as India and especially China, thanks to slowing
population growth as well as economic freedom. “This is a huge success for the world
as a whole,”says Harvard University economist Richard Cooper. “We are doing
something right.”
The news comes as the World Bank is about to open its annual meeting in
Washington' an event that has been troubled in recent years by protests that the
Bank and its sister institution, the International Monetary Fund (IMF 国际货币基
金组织), have done too little for the world's poor. (80) The new economic research
will not put an end to that dispute. Vast populations remain poor, and many still
question the wisdom of World Bank policies. Nonetheless, the research findings are
helpful to understand what policies should be followed by th6se institutions and
hundreds of other development groups working very hard to hasten the pace of world
economic progress. If dramatic gains are under way, the present policies-- calling
for open markets, freebusiness activities, and tight monetary control are working
and correct.
But critics of IMF and World Bank policies maintain that such economic.success
stories as Japan, China, South Korea and Singapore are rooted in more than just "free',
markets. These nations have managed to grow rapidly, and thereby reduce poverty,
by limiting imports when their domestic industries were yotmg, pushing exports to
rich nations, and putting controls on purely international financial;flows. They
have been open to foreign-owned factories but have often insisted that those
investors share"the knowledge and skill on modem technologies,
11. The word “plunged” in the firs paragraphmeans
A. decreased B. Climbed C. increased D. dropped into water
12. From the passage, we learn that__________
A. World Bank has done nothing to help the poor in the world
B. IMF only helps the rich in the world
C. World Bank controls all the banks in the world
D. there are some demonstrations against World Bank in recent years
13. According to this passage, in__________, the world had the largest number
of poor people.
A. 1999 B. 1980 C. 1950 D. 1990
14. According to the author, the economy of East Asian countries grew very fast
because of the following measures EXCEPT__________
A. encouraging export B. opening up to foreigninvestments
C.limiting international financial flows D. controlling import
15. The best title for this passage might be__________.
A. China's Contribution to the Reduction of Poverty in the World
B. World Bank's Extraordinary Progress in Recent Decades
C. India's Leading Role in Reducing Global Poverty
D. Global Progress in Reducing Poverty
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. Itwas hard for him to learn English in a family, in which of the parents
spoke the language.
A. none B. neither C. both D. each
17. You'd better go there by train. The train ticket is __________ the plane
ticket.
A. as cheap three times as B. as three times cheapas
C. three times as cheap as D. cheaper three times than
18. This new machineis technically far__________ to the previous type.
A. Superior: B. junior C. senior D. equal
19. There is a great deal of evidence____that music activities engage different
parts of the brain.
A. indicate B. Indicating C. indicated D. to be indicating
20. She became the first woman to enter the school but withdrew after a few
days_____stress.
A. because of B. in spite of C. instead of D. In honor of
21.______is known to us all is that the 2012 Olympic Games will be held in London.
A. It B. What C. As D. Which
22. The discovery of these tombs is__________for scholars' studying Chinese
history.
A. of very important B. great significant C. of great significance D. greatly
importance
23. Sean's strong love for his country is______in his recently published poems.
A. relieved B. Reflected C. responded D. recovered
24. Would You please keep silent? The weather report__________and I want to
listen.
A. is broadcast B. is being broadcast C. has been broadcast D. had been broadcast
25. The teacher stressedagain that'the students should not______any important
details while retelling the story.
A. bring out B. let out C. leave out D. make out
26. The man moved_____forward and looked over the edge, shrinking his shoulders.
A. accurately B. Cautiously C. brilliantly D. disappointedly
27. The police are trying to find out the______of the woman,killed in the traffic
accident.
A. evidence B. recognition C identity D. status
28. By no means__________to her parents.
A. this is the first time has she lied B. this is the first time does she tell
a lie
C. is this the first time She has lied D. is this the first time she was lying
29. Climate change will greatly_____wheat and rice production if nations don't
take steps now.
A. fall B. leak C. lack D. reduce
30. She always buys__________ my birthday.
A. something awful to B. anything awful to
C. something nice for D. anything nice for
31. He failed to live Up to __________had been expected of him.
A. what B. which C. that D. all
32. It is very _____ of you to arrange an early.meeting between your boss and
our team.
A. considerate B. Considerable C. consideriiig D. considered
33. I would have told him about the change of time for the class,________to class
last 'tune.
A. did he come B. he came C. had he come D. he had come
34. The wind was so strong last night that it tore the______ of the ship into
two or three pieces.
A. mask B. mine C. sail D. satellite
35. ____all the money people here spend eating out, restaurants' profit is still
below five percent.
A. Despite B.Thanks to C. Since D. Like
36. Many a man__________lifeis meaningless without a purpose.
A. thinks B. thinking C. have thought D. think
37. John left home twenty minutes ago. It is usually half an hour's drive from
his home to theoffice here. So he__________soon.
A. should have arrived B. need arrive C. must have arrived D. may arrive
38. ___Hongkong, is often regarded as____international Centre for business,
finance and tourism.
A./; an B. An; / C. The; / D./; the
39. They went__________the schedule for the conference again and again until
they felt satisfied with every detail of it.
A. out B. up C: over D. by
40. Schools should teach'our kids various subjects, and moreover, teach them
how to ______right:from wrong.:
A. mn B. take C. tell D. put
41. By the time you finish your homework, all of us__________ ours at hand, I'm
sure.
A. will finish B. will have finished C. have finished D. have been finishing
42. In time of trouble Charliecould always__________a solution.
A. put aside B. look down upon C. break out D. come up with
43. Before building a house, you will have to__________the government's
permission.
A. get from B. follow C. receive D. ask for
44. The director had her assistant__________some hot dogs for the staff members.
A. picked up B. picks up C. pick up D. picking up
45. ______their hats into the air, the fans of the winning team let out loud
shouts of victory.
A. TO throw B. Thrown C. Throwing D. Being thrown
Part III Identification (10%)
Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked
A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then blacken the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet.
46. When you've finished with that book, don't forget to put it back on the
shelf,Won't you?
A B C D
47. The workers in the factory demanded that their pay would be raised by 20
percent
A B C D
48. It remains to see whether Jim will be fit enough to play in the finals.
A B C D
49. I invited Joe and Linda as well as Tom to dinner, but neither of them Came.
A B C D
50. Over the past 20 years,the Internet bas helped change our world in either
Way or another for the better.
A B C D
51. How and why this language has survived for more than a thousand years,
while spoke by very few,is hard to explain.
A B C D
52. Nearly half of Americans aged 26 and old take part in some form of continuing
education.
A B C D
53. Many parents feel they need to keep a closer eye to their children because
of concerns about
crime and school violence.
A B C D
54. For married mothers, the time spend on child care increased to an average
of 12.9 hours a week in 2009
A B C D
55. There is an increasingly amount of evidence that more and more young people
are taking an active interest in politics.
A B C D
Part IV Cloze (10%)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for 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.
Of all the websites, one that has attracted attention recently is myspace.com.
Most of this attention has come from the media and tells every reason. 56 the website
should be 57. The threat of Intemet predators (窃掠者) is indeed a tough reality,
58 shutting down the site is not the answer. If myspace.com 59 shut down, another
site would quickly 60 its place. Therefore, the right way is to teach teens how to
use the site safely and educate them 61 who maybe predators and how to 62 them.
The key to 63 safe on the Intemet is to make sure that.Y0Ur profile (个人资
料)is secure. The 64 way is to change the privacy setting on your profile to“private”,
which protects your information 65 only the people on your friend list can'view it.
Although this is.66, it is not perfect. Predators can find ways to view your profile
if they really want to,67 through hacking in (黑客入侵) or figuring out their way
onto your friend list. Thus, you should never post too much personal 68. Some people
actually post their home and school addresses, date of birth, and so on, often 69
predators know exactly where they will be and 70 .
The most information that is safe is your first name and province. Anything more
is basically 71 a predator into your life.
Another big problem is photos. I suggest 72 skipping photos and never posting
a photo of a friend online without his or her 73.
Most important, never, 74 any 'circumstances, agree to a real-ife meeting with
anyone you meet online, 75 how well you think you know this person. There are no
guarantees that they have told the truth.