北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题
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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.
Passage1
Questions1to5are based on the following passage: According to a recent survey,employees in many companies today work longer hours than employees did in1979.They also take shorter vacations than employees in1979.It seems that Americans are working harder today than ever before.Or are they?
A management consultant.Bill Meyer,decided to find out.For three days,he observed an investment banker hard at work.Meyer wrote down everything the banker did during his long workday. At the end of the three-day period,Meyer reviewed the banker's activities with him.What did they find out?They discovered that the man spent80percent of his time doing unnecessary work. For example,he attended unnecessary meetings,made redundant (多余的)telephone calls,and spent time packing and unpacking his two big briefcases.
(76)Apparently,many people believe that the more time a person spends at work,the more he or she accomplishes.When employers evaluate employees,they often consider the amount of time on the job in addition to job performance.Employees know this. Although many working people can do their job effectively during a regular40-hour work week,they feel they have to spend more time on the job after normal working hours so that the people who can promote them see them.
A group of headhunters(猪头)were asked their opinion about a situation.They had a choice of two candidates for an executive position with an important company.The candidates had similar qualifications for the job.For example,they were both reliable.One could do the job well in a40-hour work week. The other would do the same job in an80-hour work week just as well.According to a headhunting expert,the80-hour-a-week candidate would get the job.The time this candidate spends on the job may encourage other employees to spend more time at work, too.Employers believe that if the employees stay at work later, they may actually do more work.
However,the connection between time and productivity(生产率)is not always positive.(77)In fact,many studies indicate that after a certain point,anyone's productivity and creativity begin to decrease.Some employees are not willing
to spend so much extra,unproductive time at the office.Once they finish their work satisfactorily,they want to relax and enjoy themselves.For these people,the solution is to find a company that encourages people to do both.
1.What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Many people work long hours but do not always do a lot of work.
B.Most people can get more work done by working longer hours.
C.Most Americans work80hours a week,and some work even longer.
D.People can make more money by working longer hours.
2.The management consultant wanted to find out______.
A.how hard the investment banker worked during his work hours
B.when people spent time doing unnecessary work in their office
C.if people needed vacation after working hard for a certain period of time
D.whether Americans were really working harder than they had done before
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.The more time a person spends at work,the more he or she accomplishes.
B.Employers do not judge their employees'job performance
according to the amount of working time.
C.Some people work more than40hours a week in the hope of getting promotion.
D.All employees are willing to spend extra time at work.
4.The80-hour-a-week candidate would get the job because employers believe______.
A.that he is more reliable
B.his example would lead other employees to work longer hours
C.he has better qualifications
D.he could encourage other employees to do a better job
5.The expression“to do both”in the last paragraph is______.
A.to finish their work satisfactorily and relax and enjoy themselves
B.to pay attention to both performance and productivity
C.to work long hours and have short vacations
D.to relax and enjoy themselves quite frequently Passage2
Questions6to10are based on the following passage:
Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger.Not all will be saved,and perhaps not all deserve to be saved.There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality businesses.We have no obligation to save them simply because they exist.But many thriving institutions
that deserve to continue are threatened.They are doing a fine job educationally,but they are caught in a financial difficulty,with no way to reduce rising costs or increase revenues(收入)significantly.Raising fees doesn't bring in more revenue,for each time fees go up,the enrollment(注册人数)goes down,or the amount that must be given away in student aid goes up.(78)Schools are bad businesses,whether public or private,not usually because of bad management but because of the nature of the business.They lose money on every customer, and they can go bankrupt either from too few students or too many students.Even a very good college is a very bad business. It is such colleges,thriving but threatened,that I worry about. Low enrollment is not their chief problem.Even with full enrollments,they may go under.Efforts to save them,and preferably to keep them private,are a national necessity.(79) There is no basis for arguing that private schools are bound to be better than public schools.There are plentiful examples to the contrary.Anyone can name state universities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world. It is now inevitable that public institutions will be dominant, and therefore diversity(多样性)is a national necessity. Diversity in the way we support schools tends to give us a healthy diversity in the forms of education.In an imperfect
society such as ours,uniformity of education throughout the nation could be dangerous.In an imperfect society,diversity is a positive good.Eager supporters of public higher education know the importance of keeping private higher education healthy.
6.In the passage,the author asks the public to support_____.
A.private higher education in general
B.public higher education in general
C.high-quality private universities and colleges
D.high-quality state universities and colleges
7.According to the passage,schools are bad businesses because of____.
A.the nature of school
B.poor teachers
C.bad management
D.too few students
8.The phrase“go under”in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to_____.
A.have low fees
B.get into difficulties
C.do a bad job educationally
D.have low teaching standards
9.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.There are many cases indicating that private schools are superior to public schools.
B.The author thinks diversity of education is preferable to
uniformity of education.
C.A high-quality university is always a good business.
D.Each time fees are raised,the enrollment goes up.
10.In the author's opinion,the way that can save private schools lies in____.
A.full enrollment
B.raising fees
C.reducing student aid
D.national support Passage3
Questions11to15are based on the following passage:
The fourth-graders at Chicago's McCormick Elementary School don't know Chinese is supposed to be hard to learn.For most, who speak Spanish at home,it's becoming their third language. They've been hearing and using Chinese words since nursery,and it's natural to give a"ni hao"when strangers enter the classroom,“It's really fun!”says Miranda Lucas,taking a break from a lesson that includes a Chinese interview with Jackie Chan.“I'm teaching my mom to speak Chinese.”
The classroom scene at McCormick is unusual,but it may soon be a common phenomenon in American schools,where Chinese is rapidly becoming the hot new https://www.doczj.com/doc/465346298.html,ernment officials have long wanted more focus on useful languages like Chinese, and pressure from them—as well as from business leaders, politicians,and parents—has produced a quick growth in the
number of programs.
Chicago city officials make their best effort to include Chinese in their public schools.Their program has grown to include3,000students in20schools,with more schools on a waiting list.Programs have also spread to places like Los Angeles,New York City,and North Carolina.Supporters see knowledge of the Chinese language and culture as an advantage in a global economy where China is growing in importance.“This is an interesting way to begin to engage with the world's next superpower,”says Michael Levine,director of education at the Asia Society,which has started five new public high schools that offer Chinese.“Globalization has already changed the arrangements in terms of how children today are going to think about their careers.The question is when,not whether,the schools are going to adjust”
(80)The number of students learning Chinese is tiny compared with how many study Spanish or French.But one report shows that before-college enrollment(报名人数)nearly quadrupled between1992and2002,from6,000to24,000.Despite the demand, though,developing programs isn't easy.And the No.one difficulty,everyone agrees,is having enough teachers. Finding teacher"is the challenge,"says Scott McGinnis,an academic adviser for a language institute and a Chinese teacher
for15years at the college level."Materials are easy in comparison.Or getting schools funded."
11.The best title for this passage might be______.
A.Next Hot Language to Study:Chinese
B.Next Hot Language to Study:Spanish
C.Next Hot Language to Study:French
D.Chicago Is the Place to Learn Chinese
12.The most difficult thing to do is finding______.
A.enough textbooks for the Chinese programs
B.enough money for the Chinese programs
C.enough teachers for the Chinese programs
D.enough students for the Chinese programs
13.We learn from the passage that______.
A.Scott McGinnis has been a Chinese teacher for15years
B.Jackie Chan is a Chinese teacher at McCormick Elementary School
C.Chicago officials are required to learn Chinese
D.Scott McGinnis is good at giving his opinions on everything
14.According to the passage,all the following statements are true EXCEPT______.
A.the number of students learning Chinese is small
B.Chinese programs have found their way in several major cities in the U.S.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/465346298.html,ernment officials don't like the pressure from business leaders and parents to start Chinese programs
D.China is becoming more and more influential in the world
15.The word“quadrupled”in the last paragraph is close in meaning to“multiplied by______”.
A.three times
B.four times
C.five times
D.six times
Part II Vocabulary and Structure(30%)
Directions:In this part there are30incomplete sentences.For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
16.The driver was at_____loss when_____word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding.
A.a;/
B.a;the C the;the D./;/
17.My uncle's house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours,but it is twice_____expensive.
A.as
B.so
C.too
D.very
18.This magazine is very_____with young people,who like its content and style.
A.familiar
B.popular
C.similar
D.
particular
19.The art show was_____being a failure;it was a great
success.
A.far from
B.along with
C.second to
D. regardless of
20.Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a_____of exercise.
A.limit
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C.need
D.demand
21.In our daily life,everyone fails every now and then.It is how you react that makes a_____.
A.development
B.difference
C.progress
D. point
22.The hotel was awful!_____,our room was far too small.Then we found that the shower didn't work.
A.To begin with
B.After all
C.In reality
D. As a whole
23.Don't worry if you can't understand everything.The teacher will_____the main points at the end.
A.recover
B.review
C.require
D. remember
24.It is reported that the police will soon look_____the case of the two missing children.
A.upon
B.after
C.into
D.out
25.One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to_____ healthy eating habits.
A.grow
B.develop
C.increase
D.raise
26.The company is starting a new advertising campaign to_____ new customers to its stores.
A.join
B.attract
C.stick
D.
transfer
27.Over the past decades,sea ice_____in the Arctic(北极) as a result of global warming.
A.had decreased
B.will decrease
C.has been decreasing
D.is decreasing
28._____twice,the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog.
A.Being bitten
B.Bitten
C.Having bitten
D.
To be bitten
29.He_____have completed his work;otherwise,he wouldn’t be enjoying himself by the seaside.
A.should
B.must
C.wouldn’t
D.can’t
30.Many children,_____parents are away working in big cities, are taken good care of in the village.
A.their
B.whose
C.of them
D.with whom
31.If it_____tomorrow,we will stay indoors to have our training class.
A.rains
B.rain
C.will rain
D.rained
32.The college sports meet was_____till next week because of the heavy rain.
A.put out
B.put on
C.put off
D.put up
33.Lord Jim_____a private school five years ago with the money he earned through hard work.
A.finds
B.found
C.founds
D.founded
34.When Bob and his friends came,we_____our supper then.
A.had
B.were having
C.have
D.are having
35.That big dictionary_____Tom two hundred dollars.
A.spent
B.paid
C.cost
D.took
36.It was in2005_____we began to introduce this new technique into our company.
A.which
B.then
C.when
D.that
37.He_____the maths examination if he had worked hard enough, but he didn’t.
A.would pass
B.has passed
C.would have passed
D.passed
38.Since it is already midnight,we_____now.
A.had better leaving
B.had better leave
C.had better to leave
D.had better have left
39.Rabbits are quiet animals,_____they are able to make20 different sounds.
A.how
B.in spite of
C.because of
D.even though
40.There are two rooms in the house,_____serves as a kitchen.
A.the smaller of which
B.the smaller of what
C.the smallest of which
D.the smallest of that
41.I was so tired then that I fell_____in class.
A.asleep
B.sleep
C.sleeping
D. slept
42.I can only stay here for a while,but I’ll come again in _____days.
A.a few
B.few
C.a little
D.little
43.Given the choice between work and play,tom would surely prefer the_____.
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44.He began to work for a big company_____an early age.
A.on
B.at
C.of
D.with
45.James doesn’t like pop music._____does his sister.
A.So
B.Also
C.Either
D.Neither 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.(A)How an interesting role she(B)played in the film!(C)
No wonder she(D)has won an Oscar.
47.(A)The famous scientist,(B)in his honor a dinner party
(C)will be held tonight,(D)is to arrive soon.
48.The old man(A)was so angry and spoke(B)so fast that(C) none of his children understood(D)that he meant.
49.The young man,(A)to make several(B)attempts to beat the
(C)world record in high jumping,(D)decided to have another try.
50.(A)In the town(B)was found many old people(C)who badly
(D)needed money and care.
51.(A)As early as(B)the12th century boys(C)in England enjoyed(D)to play football.
52.(A)So absorbed(B)she was in her work(C)that she didn't realize(D)it was time that she picked up her daughter. 53.In big(A)cities there(B)is an(C)increasingly need(D) for cheap apartments for the lower middle class.
54.The(A)price(B)of meat was much(C)more higher than(D) expected.
55.Joe's father(A)has died ten years ago,(B)so he(C)has lived with his mother(D)since then.
Part IV Cloze(10%)
Directions:There are20blanks in the following passage,and for each blank there are4choices 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.
There_56_a king who had twelve beautiful daughters.They_57_ in twelve beds all in one room and when they went to bed,the _58_were shut and locked up._59_,every morning_60_shoes were found to be quite worn through as if they had been danced in all night.Nobody could_61_how it happened,or_62_the princesses had been.
So the king made it_63_to all that if any person could discover the_64_and find out where it was that the princesses danced in the_65_,he would have the_66_he liked best to take as his wife,and would be king_67_his death.But whoever tried and did not succeed,after three days and nights,would be_68_ to death.
A prince from a nearby country soon came.He was well entertained,and in the evening was taken to the chamber(大房间)next_69_the one where the princesses lay in their twelve _70_.There he was to sit and_71_where they went to dance; and,in order_72_nothing could happen without him hearing it, the door of his_73_was left open.But the prince soon went to sleep;and when he_74_in the morning he found that the princesses had all been dancing,_75_the soles of their shoes
were full of holes.
56. A.was B.were C.is D.are
57. A.did B.slept C.washed D. kicked
58. A.chairs B.desks C.doors D. roofs
59. A.So B.Therefore C.Then D. However
60. A.their B.your C.our D.her
61. A.make out B.take out C.find out D. speak out
62. A.when B.what C.why D. where
63. A.know B.knowing C.knows D. known
64. A.story B.secret C.news D. idea
65. A.night B.day C.afternoon D. morning
66. A.one B.it C.some D.that
67. A.before B.after C.of D.below
68. A.made B.passed C.put D. handed
69. A.by B.to C.at D.on
70. A.boxes B.buckets C.sofas D. beds
71. A.notice B.keep C.watch D.hit
72. A.that B.which C.who D. whose
73. A.kitchen B.classroom C.chamber D. restaurant
74. A.ate B.awoke C.slept D.ran
75. A.for B.so C.but D.though Part V Translation(20%)
Section A
Directions:In this part,there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese.These sentences are all taken from the3passages you have just read in the part of Reading Comprehension.You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.
76.Apparently,many people believe that the more time a person spends at work,the more he or she accomplishes.
77.In fact,many studies indicate that after a certain point, anyone's productivity and creativity begin to decrease. 78.Schools are bad businesses,whether public or private,not usually because of bad management but because of the nature of
the business.
79.There is no basis for arguing that private schools are bound to be better than public schools.
80.The number of students learning Chinese is tiny compared with how many study Spanish or French.
Section B
Directions:In this part there are five sentences in Chinese. You should translate them into English.Be sure to write clearly.
81.我们期待和你一起工作。
82.他一到上海就给我打了一个长途电话。
83.你知道会议开始的确切时间吗？
84.她将成功归因于努力工作。
85.村里的每个人都喜欢他，因为他对人很友好。
参考答案（2009.11.21A卷）
Part I阅读理解
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Part II词汇与语法
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Part III挑错
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Part IV完型填空
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一、英译汉
76显然，很多人认为一个人花在工作上的时间越多，他完成的工作就越多。
77事实上，许多研究结果表明在工作到一定程度后，任何人的生产力和创造力都会开始下降。
78学校经营不善，无论是公立学校还是私立学校，原因并不在于管理糟糕，而在于学校经营本身。
79私立学校一定好于公立学校这一说法并无依据。
80与学习西班牙语和法语的学生数量相比，学习中文的学生还很少。
二、汉译英
81We are looking forward to working with you.
82He gave me a long-distance calls upon his arrival at
1. As is known to all, color-blind people often find it difficult to ________ between red and green. A.separate B. isolate C.contrast D. distinguish 2.Your advice would be ________ valuable to him, who is at present at his wit's end. A.exceedingly B. excessively C.extensively D. exclusively 3.The government has planned to ________ new industries in areas of high unemployment. A.concentrate B. focus C.center D. direct 4.Since the issue was extremely _________ , we dealt with it immediately. A.resistant B. intense C.urgent D. instant 5.The epidemic (流行病) was made worse when top leaders tried to hide the ________ of the disaster and present its impact as slight. A.scale B. rank C.range D. Having spoken of 参考答案 1.D) 考查近义动词的语义及搭配用法。各选项的意思及用法是：选项A)separate使分开，区分，区别，常用结构是“separate A from B”。如：separate cause from effect区分因果关系;选项B)isolate使隔离，使孤立，常用于isolate…from结构中。如：Several towns have been isolated from the outside world by the flood.有好几个城镇因洪水与外界隔绝了。选项C)contrast对比，对照，常用于“contrast A with B”结构中。如：contrast Europe with America 将欧美两洲做一番比较;选项D)distinguish区分，辨别，常用于“distinguish A from B/distinguish between A and B”结构中。如：distinguish between right and wrong/distinguish right from wrong明辨是非。根据题干中的介词及句意，可判断出选项D)应为正确答案。全句意思为“众所周知，色盲的人很难区分红色与绿色”。 2.A) 考查副词语义。各选项的意思分别是：选项A)exceedingly非常地，十分地;选项B)excessively过分地，过多地;选项C)extensively 广阔地，广大地，广泛地;选项D)exclusively独有地，独享地;排斥地。根据题意，不难判断出选项A)应为正确答案。全句意思是“你的建议对他将非常有价值，他现在已智穷计尽”。 3.A)
成人英语三级模拟试题及答案解析（1） 一、单选题 1、The news quickly spread through the village ______ the war had ended. A. which B. what C. that D. where 标准答案：c 2、We hurried to the station ______ find ourselves three hours earlier for the train. A. only to B. in order to C. so as to D. such as to 标准答案：a 3、I meant ______ you ，but I‘m afraid I forgot. A. ringing B. being ringing C. to ringing D. to ring 标准答案：b 4、We live in a time ______，more than ever before in history，people are moving A. what B. when C. which D. where 标准答案：b 5、Is there any possibility of getting the price______ further？ A. reduced B. reduce C. reducing D. be reduced 标准答案：a 6、_______ you feel too ill to go out. I would rather not stay at home tonight.
单选题 1.I’ve worked with children before ，so I know what ____in my new job.A. expected B. to expect C. to be expecting D. expects 2. The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see ____the next year.A. carry out B. carrying out C. carried out D. to carry out 3. The bell ____the end of the period and，___our heated discussion.A. indicating ; interrupting B. indicated ; interrupting C. indicating ;interrupted D. indicated ; interrupted 4. Fishing is his favorite hobby，and ____. A. he’d like to collect coins as well B. he feels like collecting coins ，too C.to collect coins is also his hobby D.collecting coins also gives him great pleasure 5. He sent me an E-mail，___ to get further information. A. hoped B. hoping C. to hope D. hope 6. ____ in 1636，Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States. A. Being founded B. Was founded C. hangs D. being hung 7. The picture ___on the wall is painted by my nephew. A. having hung B. hanging C. hangs D. being hung 8. _____the general state of his health it may take him a while to recover from theoperation. A. Given B. To give C. Giving D. Having given 9. _____such heavy pollution already，it may now be too late to clean up the A. Having suffered B. Suffering C. To suffer D. Suffered 10. ____ late in the afternoon，Bob turned off the alarm.
2019年成人英语三级考试练习题及答案：完成对话Jack： ______ A. No, I don't think so. B. Let's mend them with a needle and a thread. C. Why don't you take them to the cobbler? D. Let's take them to the weaver. [答案]C 【精析】Milton说鞋子坏了，于是Jack建议他把它们拿到鞋匠那里去修补。A项是不同意别人的意见，D项的weaver是指织工，B项说自己拿针线修补，这不合情理。 Jeff： It is said that you are writing another book. What is the title and ______ Thomson： The title of the book is Human Nature and it will be published in October, 2006. A. what is the plot of this book? B. why is it a secret? C. when will it be out? D. where will it be published? [答案]C 【精析】(它什么时候出版?)Thomason回答的是书的名字和将要出版的日期。A项问的是书的情节，B项问为什么是个秘密，D项问的是在什么地方出版，所以这三项都不合题意。
Josie： Might I trouble you for a night? Justin： You ______ A. might indeed! B. may indeed! C. could indeed! D. certainly did! [答案]C 【精析】"Might I trouble you for a night?"的意思是：“我能够麻烦你一晚吗?”回答要用could。
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成人英语三级考试模拟试题及答案 英语试卷一 Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points) Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1. Louise: Would you like to go to a party this Saturday? Jackie: ______________. What kind of party? A. Feels great. B. Sounds good. C. Looks nice. D. Seems OK. 2. Customer: Hi, I’d like a double room for tonight Receptionist: ____________? Customer: Yes, I called you last week from Seattle. My name is Bob Woods. A. Do you have an appointment? B. Have you paid beforehand? C. Do you have a reservation? D. Have you made an order? 3. Sally: You look great in this red dress! Jennifer: __________. A. No, it’s not. Yours looks better. B. No, I don’t like it very much. C. I quite agree with you. D. Thank you. It’s my favorite. 4. Ginger: Hey, how was your vacation?
成人英语三级模拟试题及答案解析（2） 二、案例分析题 41、 One study shows that Americans prefer to answer with a brief “Yes”，“No”，“Sure”，or the very popular “Yeah” rather than with a longer reply. （76）But brief replies do not mean Americans are impolite of unfriendly to some extent. Very often，Americans are in a hurry and may greet you with a single word “ Hi”，indeed；this is a greeting you will hear again and again during your stay in the United States. It is used by everyone，regardless of rank，age or occupation. However，those who are accustomed to longer greetings may require a little more time before they feel comfortable with American simple talk. Americans sometimes use plain talk when they are uncomfortable. （77）If people praise them or thank them in an especially polite way，they may become uncomfortable and not know what to say in reply . They don‘t want to be impolite or rude，you can be sure that they liked what was said about them. Except for certain holidays，such as Christmas，Americans don’t usually give gifts. Thus，you will find Americans embarrassed as they accept gifts，especially if they have nothing to give in return. They are generally a warm but informal people. 1. The fact that Americans like shorter answers tells us ______. A. they reply very quickly in a hurry
2013年成人英语三级考试阅读理解及译文辅导 Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. Persons who are overweight should watch their diet carefully in order to lose pounds. The, best way to do this is to start a weight control program. At first it is wise to talk with your doctor. He can advise you of the number of calories(卡路里) you should have in your meals each day. He can tell you about exercising while on your diet. A good rule is to lose slowly. A loss of a pound or two is plenty. Plan meals around foods you know. This means that it is wise to include foods that you are used to and that are part of your regular eating habits. When you have lost the weight you wish, simple items can be added to your diet so that you can maintain the weight you want. While you are dieting, try to build a pattern of eating that you can follow later to maintain your desired weight. When dieting, choose low-calorie foods. Avoid such items as fats, fried food, sweets, cakes, cream and soft drinks. Try to take coffee and tea without sugar or cream. Snacks can be part of your diet. For example, a piece of fruit or a simple dessert saved from mealtime can be eaten between meals. Keep busy! This way you will not be tempted to go off the diet. Make full use of opportunities to exercise. Try walking instead of riding whenever possible. Happy dieting! 41. What is the main idea of the passage? A) How to diet. B) Why we should diet. C) What we should diet. D) Where we should diet. 42. While dieting you should ________. A) choose fried foods B) choose low-calorie food C) choose snack as hamburger in McDonalds D) talk to your doctor
成人英语三级考试阅读典型练习题3 高效备考！年成人英语三级考试课程火热开售中>> Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. A house is the most expensive thing most people will ever buy. Very few people have enough money of their own to buy a home, so they have to borrow money from a bank. Borrowing money from a bank to buy a house is called “take a mortgage (抵押).”The bank usually lends money or gives a mortgae for twenty-five years. Houses are so expensive that many people nowadays have to borrow as much as $ 50 000. In other words, they will have a $ 50 000 mortgage. How can you get a mortgage? When you find a house you like, you go to a bank. The bank will research you financial (金融的) history and decide if. they think you are a good risk. They will want to know what kind of job you have, what kind of salary you make, and how long you have had the job. They will also want to know how much money you have. In addition, the banks will require a down payment. Depending on which state you live in, the bank may require as much as 30% of the-price of the house as a down payment. The bank will then lend you the rest of the money to buy the house. Many people are never able to buy a house because they cannot save enough money for the down payment. 1. What does a house mean in the United States?转自环球网校
成人英语三级必备词汇 ceremony (n.) 仪式,典礼 The awards ceremony was packed with rich and famous people. 颁奖典礼中挤满了有钱及知名人士。 organism (n.) 生物,有机体Any living thing is an organism. 任何有生命的东西都是有机体。 nest egg 储蓄By retirement, they had saved up quite a nest egg. 到退休时，他们已经存了一大笔钱了 plant (n.) 植物 Most plants need dirt, water and sunlight to live. 大部分的植物需要仰赖土壤,水和阳光生存。 animal (n.) 动物What is the biggest animal you have seen? 您所看过最大的动物是什么? college fund 念大学的基金I've been adding to his college fund for years now.. 我已经为他的大学基金贡献多年了。 living (a.) 有生命的;活的 Coral is actually a living animal, living on top of dead animals. 珊瑚事实上是一种有生命的动物,生长在死去动物身上。mammal (n.) 哺乳动物Did you know that whales are mammals? 您知道鲸鱼是哺乳动物吗? nuclear family 核心家庭My cousin is not part of my nuclear family. 我的堂表兄弟姊妹并不是核心家庭的一部分。 insect (n.) 昆虫Mosquitoes are my least favorite insect. 蚊子是我最不喜欢的昆虫。 fowl (n.) 鸟禽类Ducks are a type of water fowl. 鸭子是一种水上禽鸟。 seeing each other 约会We've been seeing each other for about 3 months. 我们已经约会大约三个月了。 complimentary (a.) 【美】赠送的 The flight attendant gave me a complimentary drink after we took off. 飞机起飞后,服务人员给我们附赠的饮料。 currency (n.) 货币Every country has its own currency. 每个国家都有自己的货币。behave yourself 规矩点Please behave yourself before the guests. 在宾客面前请你检点一些。 reusable (a.) 可重复使用的 Reusable items last longer than disposable ones and help the environment. 可重复使用的物品比抛弃式耐用,而且对环境比较好。 impact (n.) 影响Tourists can have a big impact on the places they visit. 观光客对他们所参观的地方可造成很大的影响。 behind the scenes 幕后 He is the man behind the scenes. 他是幕后人物。 contraband (n.) 违禁品 If you bring contraband into a country, you may go to jail. 如果你把违禁品带进一个国家,可能要坐牢。 quarantine (n.) 隔离If you bring your pet to another country, you may have to put it in quarantine for a while. 如果你把宠物带到另一个国家,它可能要被隔离一段时间。between ourselves 私下的话，不可外传This matter is between ourselves. 这事你我知道就好。 provision (n.) 储备粮食 We brought plenty of provisions for the trip. 我们为这趟旅行带了足够的粮食。 cuisine (n.) 美食;佳肴French cuisine is famous around the world. 法国美食举世闻名。 beyond the seas 在国外，在海外He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. 他在国外时曾过得很快活 chow (n.) 【口】食物,食品 We had some good chow in that little restaurant. 我们在那家小曙U吃了一些不错的食物。 delicacy (n.) 美食;佳肴This is a local delicacy and you can't find it anywhere else. 这是当地的美食,而且您无法在其它地方找到它。 butt in 插手；介入；插嘴Don't butt in! 不要管闲事！
2009年4月考试真题(A卷) 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 mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 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. 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 another's hands for reassurance （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 （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. 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 have some thoughts that you don't care to share at once with your classmates. Well，go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come—with the people who respect you for who you are. That's the only kind of popularity that really counts. 1. The author's purpose in writing this passage is to tell______. A. readers how to be popular with people around B. teenagers how to learn to make a decision for themselves C. parents how to control and guide their children D. people how to understand and respect each other 2. According to the author，many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own，but in fact most of them______.
北京市5月成人英语三级真题答案 北京市2014年5月成人英语三级真题答案 1. D four 第一段第一句说美国的幼儿园一般在五到六岁开始，第二句说在富裕国家里这么晚才开始是十分奇怪的，所以是在五岁以前，综合答案选择D，四岁。 2. C Rich pre-school kids have a richer vocabulary than poor kids. 第一第四句中提到，根据调查，贫困家庭的孩子在词汇方面要落后于富有家庭的孩子，而这种差距往往会持续一生。所以选C。 3. D Two years of pre-kindergarten were better than one. 倒数第二段第三四句讲到，参加学前教育的孩子在读写能力、语言能力、数学能力和科学能力上均有更好的表现，而有两年的学前教育效果要好于一年，所以选D。 4. A choose 本句的句意是批评者们选择了一个叫做“头脑启蒙”政府计划来……其他的选项分别都B 考虑C计数D依赖 5. B Pre-school Education 本文通篇都在探讨的是学前教。A选项未提到，CD均为学前教育研究的一部分，所以选B。 6. B eight 第一段最后一句说计划在2022年送一组人上火星，可知答案是八年，选择B。 7. B He could not come up with the fund of Mars One. 第二段倒数第二句明确说明计划大约需要60亿美元。所以B选项描述有误。其他选项在第二段前半部分都有提到，即所有的条件均已具备。 8. D the four astronauts could return to earth after a few years’stay on Mars.
[真题模拟题]学派网2011年11月北京地区成人英语三级考试真题及答案成三真题及答案（其他来源版） 第一篇阅读 —、文章大意与结构分析 这是一篇说明文，讲述了由于纽约建筑多采用反光性强的玻璃结构，导致鸟类撞上玻璃身亡的情况以及应对措施。第一段介绍了玻璃建筑物对鸟类的致命性。第二段介绍圣弗兰西斯科的鸟类安全标准以及美国绿色建筑协会的措施。第三段介绍一些研究者正在研究如何在建筑物的设计上做些改变，比如加些点状花纹。第四段介绍并非所有的部分都需要做此改变。 二、试题解析 1.【答案】B。本题考查考生对全文意思的整体把握。全文主要说由于建筑的反光玻璃导致了鸟类大量死亡以及为了减少鸟类因撞击而死亡，美国一些地区采取的措施。因此选B。 2.【答案】B。本题考查考生对细节的把握。答案在第一段最后一句话：Such crashes are thesecond-leading cause of death for migrating birds, after habitat loss, with...可知撞击是继栖息地减少之后导致迁徙鸟类死亡的第二主要原因。故选B。 3.【答案】C。本题是词义题。There was no easy fixes...表示解决起来不容易，即没有容易的解决办法。故选C。 4. 【答案】A。本题考查考生对细节的把握。答案在全文最后一句话：The architects used lessreflective glass and dot patterns. "故选A。 5. 【答案】D。本题考查考生对细节的把握。答案在第三段第二句话：...that use ultravioletsignals, but they are still in their infancy.表示使用紫外线信号还在初始阶段，即D 项，...in their early stages。文章最后一段第一句话说：Often, only one section ofa building needs to be changed,可知建筑改造只改变大楼的一部分，而不是整体，故A错。文章最后一段说：The Jacob Convention Center, whichhas been undergoing alterations...可知该机构正在实施改造方案，并没有解决鸟类撞击的问题，故B错。文章第一段讲述了导致鸟类死亡的两个原因，而C项只说明了其中一个原因，故排除。 三、长难句分析 1. “It can be a perfectmirror in certain lights, and the larger the glass, the more dangerous it is.”在一些光照下，它可能成为一面完美的镜子，镜面越大，危险也就越多。 It是句子的主语，can情态动词加谓语动词原形；连词and引导并列句，后面跟一个“thelarger..., the more...” 的比较句型，表示“越……，越……”。 2. As glass office and apartment towers have increasedin the last decade, so, too, have calls to make them less deadly to birds.近十年里，玻璃办公室和公寓数量有所增加，因此，也就要求我们把楼房建造得对鸟类没有那么大的杀伤力。 As引导原因状语从句，常置于主句之前。主句部分...have calls to make them..., call sb. to do sth.要求做某事，文中指要求我们（人类）去改造。 四、核心词汇 migrating迁徙的habitat栖息地adopt采取，采纳ultraviolet紫外线的alteration改变voluntarily自主地，自发地 五、全文翻译 纽约市的反射建筑对大西洋迁徙过程中的鸟类可能造成致命的伤害。“我们生活在一个玻璃的时代建筑师劳拉女士说。“在一些光照下，它可能成为一面完美的镜子，镜面越大，危险也就越多。”每年大约有9万只鸟因飞入城市的建筑里而丧命。它们通常在附近的公园觅
2009年成人三级英语重点词汇 1. ceremony (n.) 仪式,典礼 The awards ceremony was packed with rich and famous people. 颁奖典礼中挤满了有钱及知名人士。 2. organism (n.) 生物,有机体 Any living thing is an organism. 任何有生命的东西都是有机体。 3. nest egg 储蓄 By retirement, they had saved up quite a nest egg. 到退休时，他们已经存了一大笔钱了。 4. plant (n.) 植物 Most plants need dirt, water and sunlight to live. 大部分的植物需要仰赖土壤,水和阳光生存。 5. animal (n.) 动物
What is the biggest animal you have seen? 您所看过最大的动物是什么? 6. college fund 念大学的基金 I've been adding to his college fund for years now.. 我已经为他的大学基金贡献多年了。 7. living (a.) 有生命的;活的 Coral is actually a living animal, living on top of dead animals. 珊瑚事实上是一种有生命的动物,生长在死去动物身上。 8. mammal (n.) 哺乳动物 Did you know that whales are mammals? 您知道鲸鱼是哺乳动物吗? 9. nuclear family 核心家庭 My cousin is not part of my nuclear family. 我的堂表兄弟姊妹并不是核心家庭的一部分。 10. insect