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1、2001年6月北京成人英语三级考试真题Part I Reading Comprehension （40%）Directions： There are four 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 le

2、tter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1Questions I to 5 are based on the following passage：In order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to overcome the fear of making mistakes. If the primary goal of language use is communication, then mistakes are seco

3、ndary considerations that may be dealt with gradually as awareness of those mistakes increases. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The language learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how native expressions differ from the way the learner might say

4、them. For example, a Spanish speaker who has been saying I do it to express willingness to do something in the immediate future, could, by communicating with native speakers of English, observe that native speakers actually say Ill do it. This difference can serve as a basis for the student to chang

5、e his way of using the present tense in English. But a student who is unwilling to communicate in the first place would lose this Opportunity to learn by trial and error.1. According to the passage, the present tense in English is _A. basically the same in English as it is in SpanishB. used with som

6、e verbs but not with others to express future intentionC. not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate futureD. not the most difficult problem for foreign students2. According to the passage, language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by _A. comparing their speech wit

7、h that of native speakersB. reading good books in the foreign languageC. asking native speakers for explanationsD. speaking without regard to native speakers3. According to the passage, foreign language students who do not communicate with native speakers will NOT _A. learn very much about the forei

8、gn societyB. take advantage of available languageC. have to worry about making mistakesD. learn about the history of the foreign language4. According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too much about making mistakes because _A. native speakers like foreign students who try to

9、 learn their languageB. everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a strange languageC. native speakers will ignore their mistakesD. communication is the primary goal of language learning5. The authors major conclusion about the function of mistakes in foreign language learning is that _A

10、. mistakes are not important in the process of learning a languageB. learners are often very afraid of making mistakesC. native speakers often do not tell foreign language learners about their mistakeD. making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules of the languagePassage 2Questions 6 to 10

11、 are based on the following passage：The Chinese have used a method called acupuncture （针灸） to perform operations for about 4, 000 years without putting the patient to sleep. a involves placing flexible needles into certain parts of the body. The needles are available in a number of stores in China a

12、nd anyone may buy them.To learn how to use the needles takes about one month of training. But be skillful requires greater time. The person who performs the acupuncture knows how to put in the needles so the needles themselves are painful. This person also knows where to place the needles so the pat

13、ient feels no pain in the area where the operation is to be performed. A particular operation might require 25 or more needles placed in various parts of the body. But now this operation requires only 3 or 4 needles.Today, the Chinese doctors are trying to learn more about acupuncture. They are tryi

14、ng to develop a convincing theory to explain how the needles work in preventing pain, or why a needle in the wrist, for example, would prevent the pain in the area of the mouth.A patient who needs an operation is given a choice between having acupuncture or having one of the chemicals used for putti

15、ng him to sleep. It has been estimated that over half of the patients choose acupuncture because there is no sickness after the operation because the chemical may make the patient sick for a few hours or a day.6. Acupuncture is _A. a medical needle B. a medical operationC. a medical technique D. a m

16、edical machine7. Which statement is not true of the performer of acupuncture？A. He knows where to place the needles without pain.B. He knows where the operation is to be performed.C. He knows how to use the needles in an operation.D. He knows how to perform the operation to cure the patient.8. To le

17、arn how to use the needles, it takes a person _A. almost one month B. a couple of weeksC. a life time D. several months9. It can be learned form the passage that _A. the person performing the acupuncture knows a lot about the making of needlesB. acupuncture has existed in China for as long as 2,000

18、yearsC. an operation now needs fewer needles than in the pastD. few patients prefer acupuncture to chemicals10. Which is implied but not stated in the passage？A. The Chinese mainly use acupuncture to cure strange disease.B. Most Chinese patients prefer acupuncture to chemicals in curing diseases.C.

19、The Chinese have spread acupuncture all over the world.D. The Chinese are learning to be more skillful and efficient in acupuncture.Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage：Is teaching important？ Well, of course it is. There was a time when the necessary knowledge could be taug

20、ht to the young by family members. But as societies became more complex and division of labor more common, it was impossible for family members to teach the information and skills young people needed to become useful members of the society. As the need for specialists appeared, the job of teaching c

21、ame into being in our county, and teaching as a job has been of increasing importance over the past hundred years. Today, we have strict rules for teachers. We hope all children ca attend schools. Many things tell us that teaching is indeed an important job.In recent years, there has been an increas

22、ing need for teachers to be responsible . This means that the public expects teachers to succeed u teaching important information to the young. Teachers salaries today, while not much, certainly are much higher than they were in years past. These increases have come about because people have realize

23、d that without enough salaries, people who have abilities will not become teachers. Today almost no one says that anybody will do for a teacher. The public expects quality people to teach the young, and progress is being made to give salaries that will make people who have abilities become teachers.

24、11. Before the job of teaching came into being, _A. young people had had to be self-educatedB. specialists had been in charge of teaching young peopleC. family members had been responsible for the education of the youngD. the society had played an important role in educating young people12. The job

25、of teaching came into being mainly because of _A. The need for specialistsB. the explosion of informationC. the development of the societyD. the civilization of human beings13. Teachers salaries are raised today in order to _A. show the importance of teaching as a jobB. improve the quality of public

26、 teachingC. make teachers responsible in their teachingD. attract more qualified people to become teachers14. Anybody will do for a teacher means that _A. almost all people want to become a teacherB. the job of teaching is so easy that everybody can do itC. a teacher will do whatever he can for his

27、studentsD. a teacher is so highly respected that people all want to help him15. We know from the passage that _A. teaching is a product of the societys division of laborB. enough salaries are necessary in making quality people become teachersC. greater progress has to be made in teachingD. It is imp

28、ortant to be successful in teaching the youngPassage 4Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage：Though some people have suggested that women should return to housework in order to leave more jobs for men, the idea has been rejected by both women and men in public opinion polls（民意测验）. Lat

29、ely some union officials have suggested that too many women are employed in type of work more suitable fore men and that women should step aside to make way for unemployed young men. They argue that women - - especially women in their childbearing years actually delay economic development and result

30、 in lower productivity, poor quality and inefficiency.To solve the problem, they have suggested that the working women stay at home while their husbands or brothers were given double wages. They argue that under these circumstances families would retain their same level of income, and women could ru

31、n the house and raise children much better.The suggestion has been rejected by 9 out of 10 people polled. A hundred persons in a big city were questioned last summer. Out of 50 women, 46 said they were unwilling to leave their jobs, no matter what the situation was. The other 4 said they would like

32、to return home if their jobs could be taken by their sons or daughters. Of 50 men polled, only 6 said they would like to see their wives give up their jobs, if it meant higher wages for themselves.Some other people have suggested another way died phased employment theory . The theory suggests that a

33、 woman worker take leave from her job when she is seven months pregnant（妊娠） and stay off the job until her baby reaches the age of 3. It suggests that women on leave receive 75 percent of their normal salary and be allowed to return to work after the 3-year period. This will benefit children, women,

34、 their families and the society. Some of those polled, both women and men, felt the idea is a good one. It definitely seems to be more acceptable than the suggestion that women return to home forever.16. Some union officials have suggested that women should return home because _A. all of them are em

35、ployed in unsuitable types of workB. their participation in work has a bad influence on the economic developmentC. most skilled male workers are now unemployedD. nowadays no one can take care of children except women17. Some union officials have suggested that if women resign their jobs.A. they shou

36、ld be allowed to attend school to be trainedB. their jobs should be taken over by the male members of their familiesC. their children should also leave their kindergartensD. the male employees in their families should receive double wages18. According to the passage, the suggestion that women should

37、 return to housework was _A. welcomed by women onlyB. welcomed by men onlyC. opposed by most men and womenD. welcomed by men and women19. From the passage we can see phased employment means _A. women are allowed to take leave form their jobs during their childbearing yearsB. women stay at home on we

38、ekdays and go to work on weekends or holidaysC. a woman should resign her job forever if she has a childD. two or more women share the same job20. According to the phased employment theory, during a womans leave from her job _A. her work should be done by her husband or brothersB. her familys income

39、 level will be a little lower than it normally isC. her family can still keep the same level of incomeD. either her husband or her brothers will be given double wagesPart II Vocabulary and Structure （40 %）Directions In this part there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four cho

40、ices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.21. The _ of the play is so great that many people want to see it.A. attention B. attemptC. attraction D. attack22. Do you t

41、hink they have _ food for all these people here？A. subsequent B. beneficialC. average D. sufficient23. The old lady _ on hearing his sons death.A. broke down B. broke inC. broke out D. broke away24. I have to _ my visit as Ill be very busy next week.A. call for B. call offC. call on D. call in25. He

42、 has been teaching for 2 years, but being a teacher is not his _A. chance B. characterC. choice D. attitude26. This is a very _ situation and we dont know how to face it yet.A. comprehensive B. compoundC. competent D. complicated27. It is _ for a person in his position to make such a mistake.A. less

43、 B. rareC. little D. few28. Dont forget _ the window before leaving the room.A. to close B. to have closedC. having closed D. closing29. You had better _ a doctor as soon as possible.A. seen B. sawC. seeing D. see30. The old man is used to _ early in the morning.A. exercising B. exerciseC. exercised

44、 D. exercises31. Before joining the army, he spent a lot of time in the village _ he belonged.A. which B. to whichC. to where D. at which32. Do you mean this is the _ decision you have made after thinking for hours？A. total B. ultimateC. upright D. tight33. It is because she is very devoted to her s

45、tudents _ she is respected by them.A. who B. whichC. what D. that34. I gave John a present but he gave me nothing _A. in turn B. in returnC. in advance D. in vain35. I cannot tell the _ difference between the twins.A. slight B. singleC. simple D. slender36. Words _ meaning, as we all know.A. convinc

46、e B. contributeC. convey D. conquer37. I dont like to disturb you, because youre quite tired _ working hard today.A. of B. onC. out D. with38. _ I saw was two men crossing the street.A. That B. WhomC. Who D. What39. A curve is a line _ no part is straight and which has no angle.A. of which B. whoseC. in which D. that40. _ Im mistaken, Ive seen that man before.A. Because B. IfC. Unless D. Provided41. The fisherman_ poor,