2011年11月北京成人英语三级考试真题及答案.doc

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1、北京2011年11月成人英语三级考试真题及答案PartReading 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

2、letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage：The reflective towers of New York City， which is on the Atlantic migrating(迁徙的)route ，can be deadly for birds. “We live in an age of glass，” said Ms.Laurel， an architect.(76)“It can be a perfect mirror in certain

3、 lights，and the larger the glass，the more dangerous it is.” About 90，000 birds are killed by flying into building in the city each year. Often，they strike the lower levels of glass towers after searching for food in nearby parks. Such crashes are the second-leading cause of death for migrating birds

4、，after habitat(栖息地)loss，with an estimated number of death ranging up to a billion a year.(77)As glass office and apartment towers have increased in the last decade，so，too，have calls to make them less deadly to birds. San Francisco adopted bird-safety standard for new building in July. The United Sta

5、tes Green Building Council，a nonprofit industry group that encourages the creation of environmentally conscious buildings，will introduce a bird-safety credit this as part of its environmental certification process.There are no easy fixes，however. A few researchers are exploring glass designs that us

6、e ultraviolet(紫外线的)signals，but they are still in their infancy. Covers，dot patterns，shades and net are the main options available.Often，only one section of a building needs to be changed. “You dont necessarily have to treat every window，” Ms.Laurel said. “It would be too expensive to do the whole bu

7、ilding.” The Jacob Convention Center， which has been undergoing alterations，the most recent building to voluntarily correct the problem of bird crashes. The architects used less reflective glass and dot patterns.1. What is the main idea of the passage?A. New York is a city of glass towers. B. Glass

8、tower are dangerous for migrating birds.C. New York adopted new safety standards for buildings. D. Glass towers are a new trend in the United States.2. What is the number one cause of death for migrating birds?A. Climate change B. Habitat loss C. Lack of food D. Crashing into buildings.3. What does

9、the word “fixes” in the third paragraph probably mean?A. Choices B. Explanations C. Solutions D. Developments4. _are used in the alteration of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.A. Dot patterns B. Shades C. Nets D. Covers5. Which of the fowling statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. In ma

10、ny cases，the whole building needs to be altered to prevent bird crashes.B. The Jacob K.Javits Convention Center is the first building to deal with the problem of bird crashes.C. About 90，000 birds are killed due to habitat loss in New York City each year.D. Unfortunately，glass designs that use ultra

11、violet signals are still in their early stages.Passage 2Question 6 to 10 are based on the fowling passage：Todays students have grown up hearing more about Bill Gates than F.D.R.，and they live in a world where amazing innovations(革新)are common. The current 18-year-olds，after all，were 8 when Google wa

12、s founded by two students at Stanford;Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004 while he was Harvard and they were entering high school. Having grown up digital(数字的)，they are impatient to get on with life.The easiest way to find kids like these is to check in on entrepreneurship(企业家才能)education，in wh

13、ich colleges and universities try to prepare their students to recognize opportunities and seize them.A report published last year by the Kauffman Foundation，which finances programs to promote innovation on campuses，noted that more than 50，000 entrepreneurship programs are offered on two-and four-ye

14、ar campusesup from just 250 courses in 1985. Lesa Mitchell ，a Kauffman vice president，says that the foundation is extending the reach of its academic influence，which used to be found only in business schools. Now，the concept of entrepreneurship is blooming in engineering programs and medical school，

15、and even in the liberal arts. “Our interest is the programs，”she says. “We need to spread out from the business school.”Either as class projects or on their own，students in a variety of majors are coming up with ideas，writing business plans and seeing them through to prototype and，often，market. In t

16、heir spare time，students in agricultural economics at Purdue invent new uses for bean;industrial design majors at Syracuse，in special laboratory，create wearable technologies.(78)The entrepreneurship movement has its critics，especially among those who see college as a time for extensive academic expl

17、oration. “I just dont think that entrepreneurship ranks so high in terms of national need，” says Daniel S.Greenberg，author of Science for sale：The perils，Rewards and Delusions of Campus Capitalism.Leonard A.Schlesinger，Babson Colleges president，says that the question of whether innovation can really

18、 be taught is “an age-old argument”6. When Google and Facebook were established，the founders were still_.A. in high school B. in the army C. in primary school D. at college7. According to the passage，what is the main purpose of entrepreneurship education?A. To prepare students for future academic li

19、fe C. To prepare students for overseas career.B. To prepare students to find opportunities and seize them. D. To prepare student to develop interpersonal skills.8. The word “prototype” in the fourth paragraph is most likely to mean_.A. model B. strategy C. method D. stage9. What does Daniel S.Grennb

20、erg think of entrepreneurship education?A. Entrepreneurship， or at least certain elements of it，can be taught.B. An entrepreneurship program can help students find what they really like and entrepreneurship isnt all about business.C. Entrepreneurship should be spread across different fields.D. Colle

21、ges shouldnt put too much emphasis on entrepreneurship programs.10. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Entrepreneurship courses in business schools. B. Qualities of an entrepreneur.C. Entrepreneurship education in colleges. D. Kids in the information age.Passage 3Question 11 to 15 are based on

22、the following passage：Regret is as common an emotion as love or fear，and it can be nearly as powerful. So，in a new paper，two researchers set about trying to find out what the typical American regrets most. In telephone surveys，Neal Rose，a psychologist and professor of marketing at the School of Mana

23、gement at Northwestern Universtiy，and Mike Morrison，a doctoral candidate in psychology at University of Illinois，asked 370 Americans，aged 19 to 103，to talk about their most notable regret .Participants were asked what the regret was，when it happened，whether it was a result of something they did or d

24、idnt do，and whether it was something that could still be fixed.The most commonly mentioned regret involved romance (浪漫的事)(18%)lost loves or unfulfilled relationships. Family regrets came in second (16%)，whit people still feeling badly about being unkind to their brothers or sisters in childhood. Oth

25、er frequently reported regrets involved career (13%) ，education (12%)，money(10%) and parenting(9%)。Rose and Morrisons study，which is to be published in social psychological and personality science，is significant in that it surveyed a wide range of the American public，including people of all ages and

26、 socio-economic and educational backgrounds. Previous studies on regret have focused largely on college students，who predictably tend to have education-focused regrets，like wishing they had studied harder or a different major. The new survey shows that in the larger population，a persons major. The n

27、ew survey shows that in the larger population，a persons “life circumstancesaccomplishments，shortcomings ，situation in lifeinject considerable fuel into the fires of regret，”the authors write.(79)People with less education，for instance were more likely to report education regret. People with higher l

28、evels of education had the most career regrets. And those with no romantic partner tended to hold regrets regarding love. Broken down(分解、细分)by sex， more women(44%) than men (19%) had regrets about love and familynot surprising，since women “value social relationships more than men，” the authors write

29、. In contrast ，men (34%)were more likely than women (27%)to mention work-related regrets，wishing theyd chosen a different career path，for instance ，or followed their passion.(80)Many participants also reported wishing they had worked less to spend more time with their children.There was an even spli

30、t between regrets about inaction (not doing something)and action (do something you wish you didnt).But，like previous studies，the current research found that some regrets are more likely than others to persist over time：people tend to hang on longer to the regret of inaction;meanwhile，regrets of acti

31、on tend to be more recent.11.In the second paragraph，the author shows _.A. the researchers findings B. the importance of familyC. the importance of money D. the importance of career12. According to the passage ，college student participants mainly had regrets about their _.A. family and childhood B.

32、study and major C. career and job D. romance and fear13.The word “notable” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _.A. common B. capable C. wonderful D. remarkable14. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The less education he or she has，the more regrets she or he would have.B. The m

33、ore education he or she has，the less regrets she or he would have.C. More women than men had regrets about love and family.D. The regret of action seems to last longer than that of inaction.15. What is the main idea of this passage?A. How regret is understood by a typical American.B .Common regrets

34、is more important than love and hate.C. Why regret is more important than love and hate.D. How regret has shaped Americans.Part Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions：In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A， B， C and D. Choose the ONE answe

35、r that best completes the sentences. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.16. Mr Smith is coming to visit us soon. Wed better get everything ready before he _.A. arrives B. arrive C. will arrive D. arrived17._yesterday，you would have met Professor Jones. But now he has left for

36、London.A. Did you come B. Had you come C. Should you come D. Were you to come18. The man denied_ into the neighbors garden and _his cow.A. goingstealing B. goingstole C. wentstealing D. wentstole19.Ted worked like a horse in his youth，_contributed to his great success later as a businessman.A. that

37、B. who C. what D. which20. A few hours ago，a small suitcase with some important papers _ stolen from the general managers office.A.is B.are C.were D. was21._ on the New World，he felt like crying.A.land B.Landed C.To land D.Having landed22.Visit our store Nowhere else such good bargains.A.you find B.

38、find you C.do you find D.you do find23.After seemed an endless wait，ir was his turn to go into the doctors office.A，this B.that C.which D.what24.Ever since the Simiths moved to the lake area a year ago，they _ better health.A.could have enjoyed B.had enjoyed C.have been enjoying D.are enjoying25.The

39、boss doesnt want to talk about the accident;now he is in no _ to do so.A.feeling B.attitude C.emotion D.Mood26.I cant understand why you regard it as music.It _ me mad!A.puts B.sets C.drivers D.changes27.Yesterday Mr Blake was caught in the rain and got wet through._ he caught a bad cold.A.Consequen

40、tly B.Finally C.Lately D.Strangely28.William likes to eat out，but he is not _ about what he eats.A.pecrliar B.unusual C.particular D.special29.Their house stands at a hilltop，_ the Hudson River down below.A.seeing B.viewing C.looking at D.overlooking30. I cant understand why my boss is always _fault

41、 with my work.A.finding B.seeking C.looking D.making31. This is the same knife _ I lost yesterday.A.which B.what C.like D. as32. When will you be back? Ill be back _a couple of days.A.after B.for C.about D.in33. We hear that they will _ a new school here.A.set down B.set up C.set off D.set out34. He

42、 will never forget the days _ he spent in Japan.A.when B.after C.that D.how35. Interestingly enough，the two brothers have noting in_.A. ordinary B.Common C.General D.particular36. The scientists are trying to find out the facts to _ their theory.A. support B.carry C.design D.raise37. The performance

43、 of the English team was _. They played much worse than expected.A. disappoint B. disappointing C. disappointed D. to disappoint38. You are welcome to order the goods now. But payment should be made_.A. for advance B. from advance C. in advance D. to advance39. Speak louder so that you can make your

44、self _.A. heard B.to hear C.hearing D.have been heard40. Now it wont be long before we meet again，_?A.will it B.do we C.wont we D.does it41. Americans eat_ vegetables per person today as they did in the 1960s.A. more than twice B. as twice many C. twice as many D. more than twice as many42. I was so

45、 familiar with her that I recognized her voice _ I picked up the phone.A. the moment B. since C. before D. while43. The education of _ young is always _ hot and serious topic.A. /， / B. the， a C. /， the D. the， the44. Dad wondered where Id been，and I _ a story about being at GrandmasA. made out B. made up C. looked out D. looked up45. Your sister doesnt study as _ as you do.A.hard B.hardly C.har