2012上半年北京成人英语三级考试真题及参考答案
北京市上半年成人英语三级考试真题试卷
北京市上半年成人英语三级考试真题试卷PartⅠReading Comprehension (30%)Directions：There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed 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 1 to 5 are based on the following passage：The most famous collections of fairy tales are the ones by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. The Grimms published their first fairy-tale collection in 1812.They disappearing German folk culture. Their first edition (版本) was a scholarly book that carefully recorded the oral tales. They were surprised when some of their early readers suggested that the stories might be interesting to children.But the Grimms needed money. They had made a bad deal with their publisher and received little payment for their first book. At one point Wilhelm complained there wasn‘t a chair in his house one could sit on without worrying it would break. So he took the hint and set to work to make a book that would be suitable for children. He selected a few of the tales，made them much longer ，and polished up the language. He didn’t add morals ，but he did slip in character judgments and moralizing comments wherever he could.The Grimms‘fairy tales also have one characteristic that would seem to make them unsuitable for children. Many of them include violent incidents. In “Hansel and Gretel” eaten by a wolf. When he revised the tales for c hildren，Wilhelm Grimm retained the violence. In fact，he sometimes even ramped it up. For example，in thefirst edition，the one intended for children，that her birds peck(啄)out their eyes.Why，then，have the Grimms‘fairy tales become classic of children’s literature，so much so that it is hard to imagine a child who doesn‘t know Cinderella’s story or Snow White‘s?One answer is that only a few of the tales survived into modern times. The first edition of the Grimms‘fairy tales had 210 tales. By 1825 it was down to 50. And taday only a dozen or so of the tales are often reprinted in children’s collections.(76)But the deeper answer is that the tales that have lasted are magical adventures that help children deal with the struggles and fears of their everyday lives.Why did Wilhelm Grimm set out to adapt his book for children?To deal with readers‘complaints.To improve his financial situation.At the request of his publisher.To preserve the ancient stories in print.When revising the fairy tales，Wilhelm did all of the following EXCEPT_______.A. adding character judgments.B. making the tales much longerC. deleting the violent scenesD. polishing up the language3. What does the expression “ramped it up” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. StartedB. AllowedC. ClassifiedD. Increased4. Which of the following statements about the Grimms‘fairy tales is TRUE according to the passage?A. They were originally intended to be children‘s stories.B. Generally speaking，the tales that have endured can help children deal with the challenges life bring to them.C. A large number of the tales made it to the modern age.D. They are less violent than the children‘s stories being written today.5. What is the passage mainly concerned with?A. History of fairy tales.B. Ways to preserve the oral tradition.C. The Grimms‘fairy tales.D. Violence in fairy tales.Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage：As the school year kicks off，parents are once again struggling to cajole (哄骗) and，if need be，drag their exhausted teens out of bed，That image may make you laugh，but lack of sleep is no joke. (77)Teenagers who don‘t get enough rest have more learning，health，behavior and mood problems than students who get at least nine hours a night. Long-term lack of sleeo is tied to heart disease，overweight，depression and a shortened life. Lack of sleep can be especially deadly for teens; car accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers ，and safety experts believe sleepy driving is a major factor.Unfortunately，few teenagers get the sleep they need. In a survey of middle- and high-school students，University of Colorado researchers found that 82 percent said they woke up tied and unrefreshed，and more than half had trouble concentrating during the day at least once a week.Blame multitasking for some of this. Many students are juggling after-school activities，homework and part-time jobs. Even when they manage to fulfill these obligations by a reasonable hour，television，the internet，video games，phonecalls and text message to friends often keep them awake deep into the night. Taking soda and energy drinks late in the day and going to late-night parties on weekends add to sleep for most teens to fall asleep before 11 pm. Class usually beings before 8：15 am，with many high schools starting as weends to catch up，making it even harder to fall asleep on Sunday night and wake up Monday morning . Playing catch-up on weekends also doesn‘t help teens stay refreshed when the need it most：during the week at school.Since the 1990s，middle and high school in more than two dozen states have experimented with later school start times. (78) The results have been encouraging：more sleep，increased attendance，better grades and fewer driving accidents. But most school still start early，meaning teens have their work cut out for them if they want to get enough sleep.6. According to the passage，poor sleep can be linked to all of the following EXCEPT____.A. heart diseaseB. car accidentsC. skin problemsD. poor concentration7. The main idea of Paragraph 3 is______.A. how sleep deprivation(缺乏)can be treatedB. what causes sleep deprivationC. who is most at risk for sleep deprivationD. why sleep deprivation is a serious concern8. What does the word “juggling” in Paragragph3 probably mean?A. Dealing with at the same timeB. Striking a balance betweenC. Weekend catch-up sleepD. Healthy diet9. Which of the following is NOT to balme for teenager‘lack of sleep?A. MultitaskingB. Striking a balance betweenC. Weekend catch-up sleepD. Healthy diet10. According to the passage，what have some school done to help their students get enough sleep?A. Educating their students about the importance of sleepB. Monitoring their students‘late-night activitiesC. Delaying school start timesD. Setting strict rules.。
20062012年北京地区成人英语三级阅读理解题真题集锦
2006-2012年北京地区成人英语三级阅读理解题真题集锦2012-11-03Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage :It seems like every day there's some new research about whether our favorite drinks are goodmaybe not. It seems journalists are pretty interested in wine research and the same might be said for coffee. Now there's been a lot of research into whether coffee's good for our health "the results have really been mixed", admits Neal freedman who led the coffee study and published his findings in a medical journal recently. "There's been some evidence that coffee might increase the risk of certain diseases and there's also been maybe more recent evidence that coffee may protect against other diseases as well"。
Freedman and his colleagues undertook the biggest study yet to look at the relationship between coffee and health They analyzed data collected from more than 400,000 Americans ages 50 to 71 participating in the study "We found that the coffee drinkers had a modestly lower risk of death than the non-drinkers ,"he said .Here's what he means by "modestly": those who drank at least two or three cups a day were about 10 percent or 15 percent less likely to die for any reason during the 13 years of the study when the researchers looked at specific causes of death ,coffee drinking appeared to cut the risk of dying from heart disease lung disease injuries ,accidents and infectionsNow, Freedman stressed that the study doesn't prove coffee can make people live longer. Areally good for you, scientists have no idea why.1.According to the first paragraph, reporters would like to know the research findings of ___A . tea B. beer C. alcohol D. coffee2.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUCE?A.Freedman and his colleagues hired 400,00 Americans to collect date。
2012年11月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题与答案
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2012年11月03日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. Y ou should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:It seems like every day there’s some new research about whether our favorite drinks are good for us. (76) One day, science says a glass of red wine a day will help us live longer. The next day, maybe not. It seems journalists are pretty interested in wine research and the same might be said for coffee. Now，there’s been a lot of research into whether co ffee’s good for our health.“The results have really been mixed，”admits Neal Freedman who led the coffee study and published his findings in a medical journal recently. “There’s been some evidence that coffee might increase the risk of certain diseases and there’s also been maybe more recent evidence that coffee may protect against other diseases as well.”Freedman and his colleagues undertook the biggest study yet to look at the relationship between coffee and health. They analyzed data collected from more than 400,000 Americans ages 50 to 71 participating in the study. “We found that the coffee drinkers had a modestly lower risk of death than the non-drinkers，”he said. Here’s what he means by“modestly”：those who drank at least two or three cups a day were about 10 percent or 15 percent less likely to die for any reason during the 13 years of the study. When the researchers looked at specific causes of death, coffee drinking appeared to cut the risk of dying from heart disease, lung disease, injuries, accidents and infections.Now, Freedman stressed that the study doesn’t prove coffee can make people live longer. A study like this can never prove a cause-and-effect relationship. (77) All it can really do is to point researchers in the right direction for further investigation. And even if it turns out that coffee is really good for you, scientists have no idea why.1. According to the first paragraph, reporters would like to know the research findings of .A. teaB. beerC. alcoholD. coffee2. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. Freedman and his colleagues hired 400,000 Americans to collect data.B. About four hundred thousand Americans worked for Freedman’s team full time for 13 years.C. People who took part in Freedman’s research are about 50 to 70 years old.D. People who are 50 to 70 years old seldom drink coffee.3. According to the author, scientists .A. have already proved that coffee is good for human healthB. have a long way to go before they find a way to study coffeeC. have avoided the cause-and-effect approach to study coffeeD. are still unable to figure out why coffee is good for us4. The word “mixed”in the first paragraph means “”.A. both good and badB. put togetherC. both sharp and softD. confused5. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?A. Can Beer Help You Live Longer?B. Can Coffee Help You Live Longer?C. Can Wine Help You Live Longer?D. Can Tea Help You Live Longer?Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:When we’re learning a foreign language, making sense of what we hear is the first step toward fluency. It sounds obvious, but until recently, we didn’t know much about how listening works. New research demonstrates that effective listening involves more than simply hearing the words that float past our ears. Rather, it’s an active process of receiving information and making meaning. This kind of engaged listening is a skill that’s as critical for learning a range of subjects at school and work as it is for learning to understand a foreign tongue.(78) Studies of skilled language learners have identified specific listening strategies that lead to superior comprehension. Last year, for example, University of Ottawa researcher Larry Vandergrift published his study of 106 undergraduates who were learning French as a second language. Half of the students were taught in a conventional fashion, listening to and practicing texts spoken aloud. The other half, possessing the same initial (最初的) skill level and taught by the same teacher, were given detailed instruction on how to listen. It mined out that the second group “significantly outperformed”(胜过) the first one on a test of comprehension.So what are these listening strategies? Skilled learners go into a listening class with a sense of what they want to get out of it. (79) They set a goal for their listening and they generate predictions about what the speaker will say. Before the talking begins, they mentally review what they already know about the subject, and form an intention to “listen out for”what’s important or relevant. Once they begin listening, these learners maintain their focus; if their attention wanders, they bring it back to the words being spoken. They don’t allow themselves to be thrown off by confusing or unfamiliar details. Instead, they take note of what they don’t understand and make inferences about what those things might mean, based on other clues available to them: their previous knowledge of the subject, the context (语境) of the talk,, the identity of the speaker, and so on.6. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Effective listening means hearing the words that float past our ears.B. Developing your listening skills is the first step toward developing fluency.C. Skilled listeners use specific strategies to get the most out of what they hear.D. Listening is one of the most powerful tools we have to gain information.7. What does Vandergrift’s research show?A. Learners who adopt specific listening strategies become better listeners.B. Learners taught in the traditional way are better at reinforcing what they learn.C. Learners are more confident if they make fewer mistakes.D. Learners who listen on a regular basis improve faster.8. Which of the following statements about Vandergrift’s research is TRUE?A. The participants were postgraduates learning French as a second language.B. All the participants were taught using the conventional method, with the focus on listeningstrategies.C. The two groups were taught by different teachers.D. The participants were at the same initial skill level.9. The expression“thrown off”in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to“”.A. infectedB. confusedC. ruinedD. informed10. According to the passage, which of the following strategies is NOT used by skilled learners?A. Review their prior knowledge of the subject.B. Concentrate on the speaker’s words.C. Translate into their native language.D. Predict what the speaker will say.Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:(80) As the Titanic was sinking and women and children climbed into lifeboats, the musicians from the ship’s band stood and played. They died when the ship went down. Men stood on the deck and smoked cigarettes. They died, too. This behavior is puzzling to economists, who like to believe that people tend to act in their own self interest. “There was no pushing,”says David Savage, an economist at Queensland University in Australia who has studied witness reports from the survivors. It was “very, very orderly behavior.”Savage has compared the behavior of the passengers on the Titanic with those on the Lusitania, another ship that also sank at about the same time. But when the Lusitania went down, the passengers panicked(恐慌). There were a lot of similarities between these two events. These two ships were both luxury ones, they had a similar number of passengers and a similar number of survivors.The biggest difference, Savage concludes, was time. The Lusitania sank in less than 20 minutes. But for the Titanic, it was two-and-a-half hours. “If you’ve got an event that lasts two-and-a-half hours, social order will take over and everybody will behave in a social manner,”Savage says.“If you’re going down in under 17 minutes, basically it’s instinctual.”On the Titanic, social order ruled, and it was women and children first. On the Lusitania, instinct won out. The survivors were largely the people who could swim and get into the lifeboats.Yes, we’re self-interested, Savage says. But we’re also part of a society. Given time, social norms (规范) can beat our natural self-interest. A hundred years ago, women and children always went first. Men were stoic (坚忍的). On the Titanic, there was enough time for these norms to become forceful.11. According to the author, economists were confused because .A. people’s behavior was disorderly on the TitanicB. people did not act in their own interest on the TitanicC. most men did not act in their own interest on the LusitaniaD. women and children could not climb into the lifeboats12. The expression“won out” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to“”.A. took the upper handB. went out of controlC. ran wildD. shut down13. According to David Savage, was a critical factor in determining people’s behavior in the sinking of these two ships.A. social orderB. placeC. instinctD. time14. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. Both ships were expensive ones.B. A similar number of women and children from both ships survived.C. About the same number of people from each ship died.D. Both ships had a similar number of passengers.15. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?A. Why Didn’t Musicians Play on the Lusitania?B. Why Did Musicians Play on the Titanic?C. Why Didn’t Passengers Panic on the Titanic?D. Why Did Men Smoke on the Titanic?Part ⅡVocabulary 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. Have you ever visited the Summer Palace，there are many beautiful halls, ridges and a huge lake?A. whichB. thatC. whereD. when17. Mr. Obama will give a speech on the current situation at the meeting next week inBeijing.A. to holdB. heldC. holdingD. to be held18. It was in a small village in the south he spent his childhood and met his life-longfriend—the local schoolmaster.A. whereB. whenC. whichD. that19. First of all, a teacher should show love for his students on top of his academicknowledge. , he is not qualified for his position.A. ThereforeB. OtherwiseC. HoweverD. Because20. For many overseas Chinese, China is their real , because they were born and grew up there.A. homeB. familyC. houseD. household21. With all your brains you the math test, but you failed. You were too careless.A. should passB. should have passedC. must passD. must have passed22. When he entered the room he found a cat quietly under the desk.A. lieB. liesC. to lieD. lying23. Today Mrs Smith _ herself in white like a nurse at the garden party.A. woreB. putC. sentD. dressed24. In road rules the red light is a _ for traffic to stop.A. signB. sightC. siteD. size25. I can you for your rude manners but you must apologize in public.A. forbidB. forgetC. forecastD. forgive26. General Blair had been in the army for 35 years when he retired from the navy.A. serviceB. workC. jobD. homework27. Linda is quite different her sister in character：she likes friends and goes out a lot whileher sister always stays alone at home.A. toB. fromC. atD. on28. Jim was absent from school for the whole week a bad cold.A. because ofB. in addition toC. according toD. in front of29. Some people like to a small sum of money in case of urgent need.A. deal withB. use upC. set asideD. take off30. Mr. Smith feels greatly with his son’s performance in school as he is always the top ofhis class.A. disturbedB. worriedC. distressedD. satisfied31.Skating is such a_____sport in the northeast of China that almost everybody there knows howto skate.A. likelyB. famousC. popularD. long32. The teacher suggested that they __ in the exercise at once.A. had handedB. should have handedC. handedD. hand33. He did not go to school yesterday because he _ __ his father who was ill.A. must have looked afterB. would have to look afterC. had to look afterD. should have looked after34. After walking for half an hour, she realized that she in the wrong direction.A. had been walkingB. has been walkingC. walkedD. would have walked35. Don’t smoke in the classroom, ?A. do youB. will youC. can youD. could you36. There is not much time left, so I shall tell you about it .A. in detailB. in briefC. for shortD. in all37. _ _ the room than the telephone rang once more.A. Hardly when he enteredB. Hardly he enteredC. No sooner he had enteredD. No sooner had he entered38. My bike is old, it is in good condition.A. thereforeB. soC. neverthelessD. moreover39. There is that he has tried his best in the examination.A. not to denyB. not denyingC. no denyingD. without denying40. Would you to come to the meeting this weekend?A. be so kindB. be kind asC. be so kind asD. be kind41. He will write to me as soon as he home.A. will have returnedB. returnsC. returnedD. will return42. is generally believed, there is no water on the moon.A. AsB. WhatC. ThatD. It43. He devoted his whole life to care of the disabled children.A. takesB. takingC. tookD. take44.The student continued his university study his family -,vas poor.A. even thoughB. as thoughC. now thatD. since45. His father was put into_ prison，and he had to go to _prison to visit him once in a while.A. a; theB. the; aC. a;/D. /;thePart 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. Putting the bottles, boxes and books back where they belong, please. Don’t leaveA B C Dthem on the desk.47. Though Jack is only 7 years old but he is clever enough to work out that puzzleA B Cdifficult even for a grown-up.D48. I opened the letter and it contained an important information that told us to stayA B Cwhere we were.D49. Unlike Jim, I go to work by foot instead of by car every morning.A B C D50. If heating, ice will change into water or steam.A B C D51. Weather permit, we’ll have the match tomorrow.A B C D52. Don’t you think it’s the most worst film we have seen since we came here ten years ago?A B C D53. She is as gifted as she is more intelligent.A B C D54. The teacher, as well as his students, were present at the meeting.A B C D55. Walking alone in the desert, the traveler is boring.A B C DPart 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. Y ou should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Visitors to the zoo usually pity the animals owing to their particular emotional associations (联想). Which animals should be indeed pitied?The first type are those clever and 56 developed animals 57 lively intelligence and desire for activity can 58 no outlet behind the bars of the cage. Those animals living in a free state before 59 in the zoo have a strong desire for moving about 60 , but have to mm around repeatedly in their quarters. Owing to this disappointment, foxes and wolves 61 in places which are far too small, are among the most 62 of all zoo animals.Another sad scene, seldom 63 by ordinary zoo visitors, is the 64 flying trials of swans (天鹅) at migration (迁徙) time. These creatures, like most other water birds, are generally made unable to fly by the 65 of cutting off a tip of the wing bone. 66 such swans in the zoo generally seem happy under 67 care and they raise their young without any trouble, at migration time things become 68 . The birds never really 69 that they can no longer fly, and repeatedly swim to the 70 of the pond so that they can have the whole extent of its surface when trying to 71 against the wind. Meanwhile, their loud flying calls can be heard as they try to 72 , and again and again the grand preparations end in 73 .I do not like seeing those 74 water birds in the zoo. The missing tip of one wing and the still sadder picture that the bird makes when it 75 its wings hurt me badly. What a truly sorry picture it is!56. A. high B. highly C. deep D. deeply57. A. whose B. whom C. that D. which58. A. find B. lose C. declare D. transform59. A. to be put B. being put C. to put D. putting60. A. partly B. highly C. deeply D. freely61. A. kept B. keeping C. rose D. rising62. A. victorious B. thoughtful C. miserable D. fortunate63. A. scattered B. written C. noticed D. wakened64. A. similar B. suitable C. apparent D. constant65. A. experiment B. operation C. treatment D. movement66. A. Although B. When C. Since D. Because67. A. original B. proper C. parallel D. precious68. A. private B. public C. different D. similar69. A. suggest B. assure C. underline D. realize70. A. limit B. side C. middle D. center71. A. take off B. stand up C. take up D. stand by72. A. spring B. raise C. swell D. rise73. A. passage B. support C. failure D. success74. A. upright B. powerful C. valuable D. unlucky75. A. spreads B. strengthens C. enlarges D. inspectsPart V Translation (20%)Section ADirections: In this part there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the 3 passages you have just read in Reading Comprehension. You can refer back to the passages to identify their meanings in the context.76.One day, science says a glass of red wine a day will help us live longer.77.All it can really do is to point researchers in the right direction for further investigation.78.Studies of skilled language learners have identified specific listening strategies that lead tosuperior comprehension.79.They set a goal for their listening, and they generate predictions about what the speaker willsay.80.As the Titanic was sinking and women and children climbed into lifeboats, the musicians fromthe ship’s band stood and played.SectionBDirections：In this part there are five sentences in Chinese．You should translate them intoEnglish．Be sure to write clearly．81．他是第一个在月球上行走的人。
北京市2012年上半年成人英语三级考试真题北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
北京市2012年上半年成人英语三级考试真题北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2012.5.12PartⅠ Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions： There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed 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 1 to 5 are based on the following passage：The most famous collections of fairy tales are the ones by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. The Grimms published their first fairy-tale collection in 1812.They disappearing German folk culture. Their first edition (版本) was a scholarly book that carefully recorded the oral tales. They were surprised when some of their early readers suggested that the stories might be interesting to children.But the Grimms needed money. They had made a bad deal with their publisher and received little payment for their first book. At one point Wilhelm complained there wasn‘t a chair in his house one could sit on without worrying it would break. So he took the hint and set to work to make a book that would be suitable for children. He selected a few of the tales， made them much longer ， and polished up the language. He didn’t add morals ， but he did slip in character judgments and moralizing comments wherever he could.The Grimms‘ fairy tales also have one characteristic that would seem to make them unsuitable for children. Many of them include violent incidents. In “Hansel and Gretel” eaten by a wolf. When he revised the tales for children， Wilhelm Grimm retained the violence. In fact， he sometimes even ramped it up. For example， in the first edition， the one intended for children， that her birds peck(啄)out their eyes.Why， then， have the Grimms‘ fairy tales become classic of children’s literature， so much so that it is hard to imagine a child who doesn‘t know Cinderella’s story or Snow White‘s?One answer is that only a few of the tales survived into modern times. The first edition of the Grimms‘ fairy tales had 210 tales. By 1825 it was down to 50. And taday only a dozen or so of the tales are often reprinted in children’s collections.(76)But the deeper answer is that the tales that have lasted are magical adventures that help children deal with the struggles and fears of their everyday lives.Why did Wilhelm Grimm set out to adapt his book for children?To deal with readers‘ complaints.To improve his financial situation.At the request of his publisher.To preserve the ancient stories in print.When revising the fairy tales， Wilhelm did all of the following EXCEPT_______.A. adding character judgments.B. making the tales much longerC. deleting the violent scenesD. polishing up the language3. What does the expression “ramped it up” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. StartedB. AllowedC. ClassifiedD. Increased4. Which of the following statements about the Grimms‘ fairy tales is TRUE according to the passage?A. They were originally intended to be children‘s stories.B. Generally speaking， the tales that have endured can help children deal with the challenges life bring to them.C. A large number of the tales made it to the modern age.D. They are less violent than the children‘s stories being written today.5. What is the passage mainly concerned with?A. History of fairy tales.B. Ways to preserve the oral tradition.C. The Grimms‘ fairy tales.D. Violence in fairy tales.Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage：As the school year kicks off， parents are once again struggling to cajole (哄骗) and， if need be， drag their exhausted teens out of bed， That image may make you laugh， but lack of sleep is no joke. (77)Teenagers who don‘t get enough rest have more learning， health， behavior and mood problems than students who get at least nine hours a night. Long-term lack of sleeo is tied to heart disease，overweight， depression and a shortened life. Lack of sleep can be especially deadly for teens; car accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers ， and safety experts believe sleepy driving is a major factor.Unfortunately， few teenagers get the sleep they need. In a survey of middle- and high-school students， University of Colorado researchers found that 82 percent said they woke up tied and unrefreshed， and more than half had trouble concentrating during the day at least once a week.Blame multitasking for some of this. Many students are juggling after-school activities， homework and part-time jobs. Even when they manage to fulfill these obligations by a reasonable hour， television， the internet， video games， phone calls and text message to friends often keep them awake deep into the night. Taking soda and energy drinks late in the day and going to late-night parties on weekends add to sleep for most teens to fall asleep before 11 pm. Class usually beings before 8：15 am， with many high schools starting as weends to catch up， making it even harder to fall asleep on Sunday night and wake up Monday morning . Playing catch-upon weekends also doesn‘t help teens stay refreshed when the need it most： during the week at school.Since the 1990s， middle and high school in more than two dozen states have experimented with later school start times. (78) The results have been encouraging：more sleep， increased attendance， better grades and fewer driving accidents. But most school still start early， meaning teens have their work cut out for them if they want to get enough sleep.6. According to the passage， poor sleep can be linked to all of the following EXCEPT____.A. heart diseaseB. car accidentsC. skin problemsD. poor concentration7. The main idea of Paragraph 3 is______.A. how sleep deprivation(缺乏)can be treatedB. what causes sleep deprivationC. who is most at risk for sleep deprivationD. why sleep deprivation is a serious concern8. What does the word “juggling” in Paragragph3 probably mean?A. Dealing with at the same timeB. Striking a balance betweenC. Weekend catch-up sleepD. Healthy diet9. Which of the following is NOT to balme for teenager‘ lack of sleep?A. MultitaskingB. Striking a balance betweenC. Weekend catch-up sleepD. Healthy diet10. According to the passage， what have some school done to help their students get enough sleep?A. Educating their students about the importance of sleepB. Monitoring their students‘ late-night activitiesC. Delaying school start timesD. Setting strict rules.Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage：As any middle-class parent knows， unpaid work experience can give youngsters a valuable introduction to a secure job. The government has recognized it too，abandoning rules in 2011 that had formerly stopped 16-to 24-years-olds from doing unpaid work while claiming unemployment benefit. But moving from that to forcing them to work without pay in order to collect these benefits has proved a big step.(79)More than one million young people in Britain are unemployed， the highest number since the mid-1980s. Keen both to cut the welfare bill and to avoid the depressed future wages that may result from early unemployment， the government has impressed future wages that may result from early unemployment， the government has introduced an ambitious program of reform to get youngsters off welfare and into work. A key part of it is ensuring that no one gets benefit from the government for long; ministers are keen to avoid what happened after the early-1980s recession(衰退)，when unemployment continued in some parts of the country for a long time after the economy began to improve.To help young people into work， ministers had persuaded lots of employers，including bakery chains， bookshops， and supermarkets， to take on unemployed youths， who receive work experience but no pay， with the prospect of proper job for those who shine. (80)Some 35，000 youngsters participated last year; half found paid work soon after finishing the scheme.The idea of getting young adults used to showing up for work is popular with voters： according to a survey published in February， about 60% of people supportthe program. Equally attractive was the option of compelling them to work： under the existing arrangements youngsters could choose whether or not to accept a place，but if they dropped put after the end of the first week， they stood to lose up to two weeks‘ benefits.Yet the scheme has also polarized(两极分化的)opinion： a third of people are consistently opposed. Following a noisy “Right to Work” campaign that accused employers of co-operating secretly with this from getting worse， Chris Grayling，an employment minister， admitted that young people could leave their work experience at any time without being punished for doing so. This not only halted the flight of employers(for now， at least)but also enabled him to announce that new firms have agreed to take part in the program.。
2012年5月成人英语三级考试真题、答案、解析
北京地区本科学士学位英语统一考试2012年5月12日6. According to the passage, poor sleep can be linked to all of the following EXCEPTA. heart diseaseB. car accidentsC. skin problemsD. poor concentration6．C.问题问“依据短文，睡眠不好可能与下列的选项相关联，除了哪个选项以外？”. As the school year kicks off, parents are once again straggling to cajole (哄编)and, if need be, drag their exhausted teens out of bed. That image may make you laugh, but lack of sleep is no joke. (77) Teenagers who don’t get enough rest have more learning. health~ behavior and mood problems than students who get at least nine hours a night.Long-term lack of sleep is tied to heart disease,（与选项A呼应）overweight, depression and a shortened life span in adults, indicating the importance of establishing good sleep habits early in life. Lack of sleep can be especially deadly for teens; car accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers, and safety experts believe sleepy driving is a major factor.（与选项B呼应）Unfortunately, few teenagers get the sleep they need. In a survey of middle- and high-school students, University of Colorado researchers found that 82 percent said they woke up tired and unrefreshed, and more than half had trouble concentrating during the day at least once a week.（与选项D呼应）只有C没有在文章中提到。
北京地区成人英语三级考试真题
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2016.05.07Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage i s followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of t hem there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Ans wer SheetPassage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: The California lawmakers voted Thursday to raise the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. The measure is part of a lar ger package of laws aimed at reducing tobacco use. If Governor Jerry Brown signs the bill, California will became the second state, afte r Hawaii, to raise the age limit for buying cigarettes and other to bacco products. More than 100 cities in the U.S., including New York and Boston, have already raised the age limit.A week ago, the California Assembly approved the measure，which-in addition to raising the age limit-treats electronic cigarettes the same as tobacco products，expands smoke-free areas，increases smoking bans and allows counties to collect higher taxes on cigarettes than the 87-cent per pack state tax. The Assembly’s vote came a few days after the city of San Francisco increased th e age to by tobacco products to 21.California lawmakers passed the bill despite lobbying（游说）from tobacco interests. The measure also faced opposition from many Republicans, who said the state should not be involved in policing p eople’s personal choices. “I don’t smoke. I don’t encourage my ch ildren to,”said Republican Assemblyman Donald Wagner. “But they’re adults, and it’s our job to treat our citizens as adults,”But supporters of the bill say raising the age to 21 moves legall y purchased tobacco that much farther from younger kids. “This will save the medical system millions of dollars,”said Democratic Assem blyman Jim Wood. (76) “It will save thousands of lives.” A 2015 s tudy by the Institute of Medicine “found that if the minimum legal age to buy tobacco were raised to 21 nationwide, tobacco use would drop by 12 percent by the time today’s teens reached adulthood. I n addition, there would be 223,000 fewer premature(过早的) deaths and 50,000 fewer deaths from lung cancer.”1. Which of the following is the first state to raise smoking age to 21?A. California.B. Hawaii.C. New York.D. Washington.2. The California law includes all the following measures EXCEPT ____A. enlarging no-moking areasB. allowing counties to collect higher taxes on cigarettesC. increasing smoking bansD. punishing parents who encourage their children to smoke3. The word policing in Paragraph 3 probably means _____.A. enrichingB. controllingC. understandingD. protecting4. Who is against the bill?A. Governor Jerry Brown.B. Assemblyman Donald Wagner.C. Assemblyman Jim Wood.D. The mayor of San Francisco.5. Which of the following is an appropriate title for the passage?A California Lawmakers Vote to Raise Smoking Age to 21B. San Francisco Increased the Age to Buy Tobacco Products to 21C. Hawaii has Already Raised the Age to buy tobaccoD.A California Bill Faces Opposition from Many RepublicansPassage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Dr. James Barry was the first woman in England to go to medical school. When she was growing up, women could not go to medical school. (77) So how did she become a doctor? She simply pretended that she was a man.No one knows Dr. Barry’s real name, her birth date, or her family’s background. Some records show that she was born in 1795 in London. Some people say she was the daughter of a rich man or a royal prince. One fact we know is that in 1810, James Barry became a medical student at theUniversity of Edinburgh.James Barry’s classmates made fun of her because she didn’t have a beard and she was only five feet tall. But no one thought she was a girl. At het age of 20, James Barry graduated from the University of Edinburgh as a Doctor of Medicine. She was one of the youngest students to complete her studies. Dr. Barry then went to work in a London hospital and studied surgery. A year later, she entered the army and became a hospital assistant. We will never know how she avoided the army physical examination.For the next 45 years, Dr James Barry was a British officer and a successful surgeon. Everyone admired her. She began to do a lot of important work for the army. (78) At that time. England had many colonies around the world. Dr. Barry spent a lot of time in foreign countries. She travelled to India, Corfu, Malta, and Jamaica. In 1856 she went to South Africa, and she was soon known as the best doctor and surgeon in the governor’s daughter, and later she became the governor’s personal doctor. People admired Dr Barry, but she also had a reputation as a troublemaker. If people talked about her high voice or tiny figure, she became very angry. She was an excellent swordsman, and she started fights often.6. According to the passage, Dr. Barry was made fun of because she _____.A. had a low voiceB. had a funny beardC. was tallD. was short7. Which of the following about James Barry is a fact?A. She had a rich father.B. She became a medical student in 1810.C. She was born in Edinburgh.D. She was a royal princess.8. Which of the following about James Barry is NOT TRUE?A. She was a troublemaker.B. She worked in many foreign countries.C. She made great contributions to the British Army.D. She was the best doctor in London.9. Dr, Barry was not happy when people talked about her ____.A. family.B. job.C. university.D. voice10. The word swordsman in paragraph 4 probably means _____.A. someone who is skilled at fighting with a swordB. someone who is skilled at fighting with a gunC. someone who often fights with other peopleD. someone who often makes trouble for other peoplePassage 3 Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage: Chokwe Selassie is on a mission to help drivers avoid potholes (路面坑洼). The eighth-grader was inspired to kick off his mission on a re cent morning, when his mother was driving him to school. Their car was damaged as it went over a huge pothole in the middle of the s treet in their hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. “I decided I was g oing to do something about the pothole problem in my city,”Chokwe says. His solution: an app(手机应用) that warns drivers when there is a pothole ahead.Chokwe developed the app with his friends Rodriguez. Ratliff and Emmanuel Brooks, “When the app detects a pothole, it is highlighted(突出显示) in red,”Chokwe says. “And if you get close to the pothole, your phone will warn you”Drivers can also use the app to report any potholes they encounter, and to look for other routes they can take to avoid roads that have them.The app relies on current available information about the streets of Jackson. “It works by using the city’s311 call system, so i t uses information already stored in a database,”Chokwe says. (79) Through the call system, citizens dial 3-1-1 to report non-emergency problems-which include potholes. Chokwe and his friends determined th at focusing on the 10 busiest streets in Jackson would give them a large enough sample size to test the prototype (原型)。
2012年12月大学英语三级(A级)真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)
2012年12月大学英语三级（A级）真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Listening Comprehension 2. V ocabulary and Structure 3. Reading Comprehension 4. Translation from English to Chinese 5. WritingPart I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)Directions：This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.Section ADirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. The dialogues and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices A , B, C, and D.听力原文：W: Good morning, United Airlines. What can I do for you? M: I’d like to hook a flight ticket to Beijing next week. Q: What does the man want to do?1．A．Go to America.B．Leave Beijing.C．Book a ticket.D．Buy some gifts.正确答案：C解析：事实细节题。
2012英语三级答案
2012英语三级答案第一篇：2012英语三级答案听力 postoffice、2 she hired someone、3 to paint the house、4 A salesperson、5 at home It arrived early、6 she is still preparing the report、7 Fine、8 Buy a dictionary for herself、9 Go shopping、10 Book her flight to beijing、11 It is some distance from school、12 He is going to visit an apartment building 单项 ultimate、14 each、15 presented、16 probably、17 into、18 elp up、19 shamed、20 intend、21 went off、22 sign ,denied、23 persist、24 as been discussing、25 what、26 hasturned、27 he did、28 that、29 Three times as much as、30 having been given、31 that、32fixed 阅读producers of movies music and TV shows 34 be warned by the provider 35 without the user knowing it 36 when decided by the law 37 appeared to be generally acceptable、38 Jessica;39 developing an image of yourself that you want to project in things you do;、40 Something good thant people say about someone;41 attitudes and behavior;42 personnal brand can be judged and changled 48 fragile、49 peaches require more labor to harvest 50 a machine;construction jobs、51 pay higher wages to them 52 more expensive T1:若嫌疑人的违法行为任不停止，服务商有可能暂时降低网速，或者将浏览器重定向特定网页，直到用户与公司联系.T2:个人品牌塑造就是个人形象塑造，也就是你在做一切事情中表现出来的形象.T3:世界遭受的最大损失莫过于你因为怕失败就放弃你本可做出的独特贡献.T4:或许，解决问题的一个办法是让墨西哥人作为外来工人来此工作，即可帮他们养家糊口，又可帮助弄采收.T5:我相信我们已经有周全的计划安排，能办好一届安安全全的奥运会.S1：matter S2、probably S3:managements S4:depends S5:online S6:improving 作文：1.实现远大志向需要从小事做起。
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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试第一部分阅读理解1-5 B C D B C 6-10C B A D C 11-15D C D A A第二部分词汇16-20 C A D B C 21-25 A C D B A 26-30 BB AA D31-35 BDDBD 36-40 BDBAA 41-45 ADCAC第三部分挑错46-50 BADBA 51-55CCDCA第四部分完型填空56－60 ABDCB 61－65 CADAA66－70 DDBCA 71－75 CDBAC第五部分翻译76. 【答案】但是更深层次的答案是，那些流传已久的童话是能够帮助孩子们应对他们日常生活中的挣扎与恐惧的神奇的冒险故事。
77.【答案】休息不足的青少年比那些每晚至少睡9个小时的学生有更多的学习、健康、行为及情绪问题。
78.【答案】结果是令人鼓舞的：睡眠越足，出勤率就越高，成绩也越好，而且驾驶事故越少。
79.【答案】在英国有超过一百万的年轻人失业，这是自上世纪80年代中期以来的最高数值。
80.【答案】去年约有三万五千名青年参与：其中有一半人在完成这个项目后不久就找到了有薪酬的工作。
81.【答案】Yesterday, while I was writing a report in my office, Xiaoming called from Brit ain。
82.【答案】Whoever wants to go to the library must sign his or her name here。
83.【答案】He was so absorbed in reading that he didn’t hear the telephone ring。
84.【答案】I spent my summer vacation in London last year.85【答案】I have been learning English for about 10 years.PartⅠ Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed 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 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:The most famous collections of fairy tales are the ones by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. The Grimms published their first fairy-tale collection in 1812.They disappearing German folk culture. Their first edition (版本) was a scholarly book that carefully recorded the oral tales. They were surprised when some of their early readers suggested that the stories might be interesting to children。
But the Grimms needed money. They had made a bad deal with their publisher and received little payment for their first book. At one point Wilhelm complained there wasn’t a chair in his house one could sit on without worrying it would break. So he took the hint and set to work to make a book that would be suitable for children. He selected a few of the tales, made them much longer , and polished up the language. He didn’t add morals , but he did slip in character judgments and moralizing comments wherever he could。
The Grimms’ fairy tales also have one characteristic that would seem to make them unsuitable for children. Many of them include violent incidents. In “Hansel and Gretel” eaten by a wolf. When he revised the tales for children, Wilhelm Grimm retained the violence. In fact, he sometimes even ramped it up. For example, in the first edition, the one intended for children, that her birds peck(啄)out their eyes。
Why, then, have the Grimms’ fairy tales become classic of children’s literature, so much so that it is hard to imagine a child who doesn’t know Cinderella’s story or Snow White’s?One answer is that only a few of the tales survived into modern times. The first edition of the Grimms’ fairy tales had 210 tales. By 1825 it was down to 50. And taday only a dozen or so of the tales are often reprinted in child ren’s collections。
(76)But the deeper answer is that the tales that have lasted are magical adventures that help children deal with the struggles and fears of their everyday lives。
Why did Wilhelm Grimm set out to adapt his book for children?To deal with readers’ complaints。
To improve his financial situation。
At the request of his publisher。
To preserve the ancient stories in print。
When revising the fairy tales, Wilhelm did all of the following EXCEPT_______。
A. adding character judgments.B. making the tales much longerC. deleting the violent scenesD. polishing up the language3. What does the expression “ramped it up” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. StartedB. AllowedC. ClassifiedD. Increased4. Which of the following statements about the Grimms’ fairy tales is TRUE according to the passage?A. They were originally intended to be children’s stories。
B. Generally speaking, the tales that have endured can help children deal with the challenges life bring to them。
C. A large number of the tales made it to the modern age。
D. They are less violent than the children’s stories being written today。
5. What is the passage mainly concerned with?A. History of fairy tales。
B. Ways to preserve the oral tradition。
C. The Grimms’ fairy tales。
D. Violence in fairy tales。
Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:As the school year kicks off, parents are once again struggling to cajole (哄骗) and, if need be, drag their exhausted teens out of bed, That image may make you laugh, but lack of sleep is no joke. (77)Teenagers who don’t get enough rest have more learning, health, behavior and mood problems than students who get at least nine hours a night. Long-term lack of sleeo is tied to heart disease, overweight, depression and a shortened life. Lack of sleep can be especially deadly for teens; car accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers , and safety experts believe sleepy driving is a major factor。