1、北京成人英语三级 A 卷真题 2009 年 4 月及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Part I Reading Co(总题数：3，分数：15.00)Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: I hear many parents complain that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents
2、. You should be learning to stand on your own feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are holding one anothers hands for reassu
3、rance (放心). They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But they all end up listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon
4、 (茧) into a larger cocoon. (76) It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a market for teenagers. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be.
5、This is a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path. But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may
6、have some thoughts that you dont care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will comewith the people who respect you for who you are. Thats the only kind of popularity that really counts.（分数：5.00）(1).The authors purpose in writing this passage
7、is to tell_. （分数：1.00）A.readers how to be popular with people aroundB.teenagers how to learn to make a decision for themselvesC.parents how to control and guide their childrenD.people how to understand and respect each other(2).According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to a
8、ct on their own, but in fact most of them_. （分数：1.00）A.have much difficulty understanding each otherB.lack confidenceC.dare not cope with any problems aloneD.are very much afraid of getting lost(3).Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? （分数：1.00）A.There is no popularity that re
9、ally counts.B.Many parents think that their children are challenging their authority.C.It is not necessarily bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates.D.Most teenagers are actually doing the same.(4).The author thinks of advertisements as_to teenagers. （分数：1.00）A.inevitableB.influent
10、ialC.instructiveD.attractive(5).The main idea of the last paragraph is that a teenager should_. （分数：1.00）A.differ from others in as many ways as possibleB.become popular with othersC.find his real selfD.rebel against his parents and the popularity wavePassage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the fol
11、lowing passage: (77) Much unfriendly feeling towards computers has been based on the fear of widespread unemployment resulting from their introduction. Computers are often used as part of automated (自动化) production systems requiring a least possible number of operators, causing the loss of many jobs
12、. This has happened, for example, in many steelworks. On the other hand, computers do create jobs. They are more skilled and better paid, though fewer in number than those they replace. Many activities could not continue in their present form without computers, no matter how many people are employed
13、. Examples are the check clearing (交换) system of major banks and the weather forecasting system. When a firm introduces computers, a few people are usually employed in key posts (such as jobs of operations managers) while other staff are re-trained as operators, programmers, and data preparation sta
14、ff. (78) After the new system has settled down, people in non-computer jobs are not always replaced when they leave, resulting in a decrease in the number of employees. This decrease is sometimes balanced by a substantial increase in the activity of the firm, resulting from the introduction of compu
15、ters. The attitudes of workers towards computers vary. There is fear of widespread unemployment and of the takeover of many jobs by computer-trained workers, making promotion for older workers not skilled in computers more difficult. On the other hand, many workers regard the trend toward wider use
16、of computers inevitable. They realize that computers bring about greater efficiency and productivity, which will improve the condition of the whole economy, and lead to the creation of more jobs. This view was supported by the former British Prime Minister, James Callaghan in 1979, when he made the
17、point that new technologies hold the key to increased productivity, which will benefit the economy in the long run.（分数：5.00）(1).The unfriendly feeling towards computers is developed from_. （分数：1.00）A.the possible widespread unemployment caused by their introductionB.their use as part of automated pr
18、oduction systemsC.the least possible number of operatorsD.the production system in steelworks(2).The underlined word “They” (Line 1, Par. 2) refers to_. （分数：1.00）A.computersB.jobsC.activitiesD.systems(3).According to Paragraph 2, without computers_. （分数：1.00）A.human activities could not continueB.th
19、ere could not be weather forecasting systemsC.many activities would have to change their present formD.banks would not be able to go on with check clearing(4).According to the passage, what results from the introduction of computers? （分数：1.00）A.After re-training, all employees in the firm get new jo
20、bs.B.A considerable proportion of people are employed in key posts.C.The fin keeps all of its original staff members.D.The decrease in staff members may be balanced by the increase of fin activities.(5).James Callaghans attitude towards computers can be best described as_. （分数：1.00）A.doubtfulB.regre
21、tfulC.unfriendlyD.supportivePassage 3 Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage: The vitamins necessary for a healthy body are normally supplied by a good mixed diet (饮食) , including a variety of fruits and green vegetables. (79) It is only when people try to live on a very restricted di
22、et that it is necessary to make special provision to supply the missing vitamins. An example of the dangers of a restricted diet may be seen in the disease known as “beri-beri”. (80) It used to distress large numbers of Eastern peoples who lived mainly on rice. In the early years of this century, a
23、scientist named Eijkman was trying to discover the cause of “beri-beri”. At first he thought it was caused by a germ. He was working in a Japanese hospital, where the patients were fed on polished rice which had the outer husk (外壳) removed from the grain. It was thought this would be easier for weak
24、 and sick people to digest. Eijkman thought his germ theory was confined when he noticed the chickens in the hospital yard, which were fed on leftovers (剩饭) from the patients plates, were also showing signs of the disease. He then tried to isolate the germ, but his experiments were interrupted by a
25、hospital official, who declared that the polished rice, even though left over by the patients, was too good for chickens. It should be recooked for the patients, and the chickens should be fed on cheap rice with the outer layer still on the grain. Eijkman noticed that the chickens began to recover o
26、n the new diet. He began to consider the possibility that eating unpolished rice somehow prevented or cured “beri-beri“ - even that a lack of some element in the husk might be the cause of the disease. Indeed this was the case. The element needed to prevent “beri-beri” was shortly afterwards isolate
27、d from Ace husks and is now known as vitamin B. Nowadays, this terrible disease is much less common thanks to our knowledge of vitamins.（分数：5.00）(1).A good mixed diet_. （分数：1.00）A.normally contains enough vitaminsB.still needs special provision of vitaminsC.is suitable for losing weightD.is composed
28、 of fruits and vegetables(2).The disease “beri-beri”_. （分数：1.00）A.kills large numbers of Eastern peoplesB.is a vitamin deficiency (缺乏) diseaseC.is caused by diseased riceD.can be caught from diseased chickens(3).The chickens Eijkman noticed in the hospital yard_. （分数：1.00）A.couldnt digest the polish
29、ed riceB.proved “beri-beri” is caused by germsC.were later cooked for the patients foodD.were suffering from“beA-ben”(4).According to Eijkman, polished rice_. （分数：1.00）A.was cheaper than unpolished riceB.was less nourishing (有营养的) than unpolished AceC.was more nourishing than unpolished riceD.cured
30、“beri-beri”(5).The chemical substance missing from polished rice_. （分数：1.00）A.was vitamin BB.did not affect the chickensC.was named the Eijkman vitaminD.has never been accurately identified二、Part II Vocabular(总题数：30，分数：30.00)1.By no means _ to move to a new place far away from her workplace, because
31、 it isnt convenient for her family and herself. （分数：1.00）A.Jane will agreeB.will Jane agreeC.Jane will disagreeD.will Jane disagree2.You can, _ the sky is clear, see as far as the old temple on top of the mountain, but not today. （分数：1.00）A.whenB.whereC.thoughD.because3.With everything she needed _,
32、 she went out of the shop, with her hands full of shopping bags. （分数：1.00）A.boughtB.to buyC.buyingD.buy4.Having taken our seats, _ （分数：1.00）A.the professor began the lectureB.the lecture began in no timeC.we were attracted by the lecturer immediatelyD.the bell announced the beginning of the lecture5
33、.In recent years many football clubs _ as business to make a profit. （分数：1.00）A.have runB.have been runC.had been runD.will run6.After 15 years in the United States, he has finally decided to _ American citizenship. （分数：1.00）A.concentrate onB.apply forC.look out forD.appeal on7.It is well known that
34、 teaching is a job _ enough patience. （分数：1.00）A.calling onB.calling offC.calling forD.calling in8. Surely it doesnt matter where the clubs get their money; what _ is what they do with it. （分数：1.00）A.countsB.appliesC.stressesD.functions9.I didnt expect to receive a postcard from you! Its really _my
35、wildest imagination. （分数：1.00）A.behindB.beyondC.exceptD.through10.It doesnt make_ to buy that expensive coat when these cheaper ones are just as good. （分数：1.00）A.senseB.opinionC.useD.program11.The task is too much for me, so I cant carry on _ any longer.I must get some help. （分数：1.00）A.singlyB.simpl
36、yC.aloneD.lonely12.Americans eat vegetables per person today as they did in 19i0. （分数：1.00）A.more than twiceB.as twice as manyC.twice as manyD.more than twice as many13.The two girls are getting on very well and share _ with each other. （分数：1.00）A.littleB.muchC.someD.none14.The taxi driver was put i
37、n _ prison because his car had knocked down a child. His wife went to _ prison to see him twice a month.（分数：1.00）A./; /B.the; theC./; theD.the; /15.Without my glasses I can hardly _ what has been written in the letter. （分数：1.00）A.make forB.make upC.make outD.make over16.Her heart _ faster when she e
38、ntered the exam hall. （分数：1.00）A.jumpedB.sankC.beatD.hit17.Would you mind keeping a(n) _ on the house for us while we are away? （分数：1.00）A.eyeB.lookC.handD.view18.I am afraid that his phone number has slipped my _ _ for the moment. （分数：1.00）A.headB.brainC.mindD.sense19.It was the wealth of the _ pio
39、neer landowner John Harvard that made Harvard University possible. （分数：1.00）A.preciousB.curiousC.anxiousD.prosperous20. I am not sure whether we can give the right advice _ _emergency. （分数：1.00）A.on account ofB.in case ofC.at the risk ofD.in spite of21.Vingo was released from prison _ the successful
40、 efforts of his friends to prove his innocence. （分数：1.00）A.according toB.as a result ofC.for reasons ofD.with the help of22.Some of the meat came from Canada. How about _ ? （分数：1.00）A.anotherB.the otherC.othersD.the rest23.The man has a special talent for art and is _ of a musician. （分数：1.00）A.anybo
41、dyB.anythingC.somebodyD.something24.I know Jonathan quite well and never doubt _ he can do a good job of it. （分数：1.00）A.whetherB.thatC.whenD.what25.How many more decades will have to pass _ scientists succeed in providing a cure for cancer? （分数：1.00）A.whenB.beforeC.sinceD.until26.The engineer is not
42、 happy with the project, and _ is her boss. （分数：1.00）A.neitherB.soC.eitherD.as27._ for a long time, but he tried his best to catch up with his classmates. （分数：1.00）A.Having been illB.Being illC.Though he was illD.He was ill28.How close parents are to their children_ a strong influence on the develop
43、ment of the childrens character. （分数：1.00）A.haveB.hasC.havingD.had29.He changed his name, _ that nobody would find out what he had done before. （分数：1.00）A.having thoughtB.to thinkC.thinksD.thinking30.There is so much work _ today Would you be kind enough to lend me a hand? （分数：1.00）A.having doneB.to
44、 be doneC.being doneD.will be done三、Part III Identifi(总题数：10，分数：10.00)31. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.33. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.35. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.36. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.37. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.39. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.40. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part IV Cloze (1(总
45、题数：1，分数：20.00)Conversation begins almost the moment we come into contact with another and continues throughout the day 56 the aid of cell phones and computers. However, we are so often absorbed in conversation that we 57sight of its tree purpose and value. One important 58 of a good conversation is
46、that the words are 59 used to express thoughts and feelings. We are 60 deep thoughts and strong emotions, yet our vocabularies are not 61 for this expression, and many 62 little effort to expand that. Perhaps you see a movie that 63 you deeply, yet you have the following conversation: “So, what did
47、you think of the film?” “Oh, my God, it was so sad, I swear. I went through 64 a box of tissues(面巾纸). I was in tears.”This dialogue is 65 an effective way of expressing feelings. It gives no 66 of how or why the movie truly 67 you. Such commonly-used phrases are certainly not enough to describe a de
48、eply moving experience. However, not only 68 try to avoid overused words, you must 69 be careful in your selection. The purpose of expanding vocabulary is not to use the 70 or most impressive words, but to find those best suited. What is lacking in many conversations is the ability to talk to anothe
49、r rather than just talking with that person. A 71 person will find that even in the most ordinary conversations. There are a thousand questions 72 to be asked if you have courage and a desire for exchange. Good conversations should not be 73 nonsense, but of a meeting of two 74 the human condition. It should bring a better understanding of others and offer a release of emotions more than drive away 75 thoughts or kill time.（分数：20.00）A.forB.atC.underD.withA.loseB.hav
