2003年4月北京成人英语三级考试真题

2003年4月北京成人英语三级考试真题　　PartIReadingComprehension（40%）　　Directions：TherearefourpassagesinthisPart.EachPassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，C，D.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAuswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.　　Passagel　　Questionslto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：　　Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture-in5000oreven50000yearsfromnow？Wecanonlymakeaguess，ofcourse，butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday.Formanisslowlychangingallthetime.Letustakeanobviousexample.Man，evenfivehundredyearsago，wasshorterthanheistoday.Now，onaverage，menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime，sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.　　Again，inthemodemworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso，westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain'scapacity.Astimegoeson，however，weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore，andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones.Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoolthehead，inparticulartheforehead，willgrowlarger.　　Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact，weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoververylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman'seyeswillgrowstronger.Ontheotherhand，wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These，asaresult，arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime，however，ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.　　Butwhatabouthair？Itwillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture，then，bothsexesarelikelytobebald.　　Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat.Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame，inspiteofallthesechanges，futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing，withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.　　1.Thepassagetellsusabout________.　　[A]howman'slifewillbeinthefuture　　[B]howfuturemanwilllooklike　　[C]thefactthatman'sorganswillfunctiondifferentlyinthefuture　　[D]thefactthatmanisgrowinguglierastimepasses　　2.Thereisevidencethatmanischanging______.　　[A]manhasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500years　　[B]manhasgotstrongereyesthanheeverhad　　[C]man'shairisgettingthinnerandthinner　　[D]man'slimbsaregettingweakerbecausehetendstomakelessuseofthem　　3.Man'sforeheadwillgrowlargerbecause______.　　[A]hewilluseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain'scapacity　　[B]theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetime　　[C]hehadrathernarrowforeheadafewhundredyearsago　　[D]hewillhavetousehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoeson　　4.Futuremanwillprobably_______.　　[A]havesmallereyes　　[B]seebetter　　[C]havelargereyes　　[D]gavetowearbetterglasses　　5.Thereasonforbelievingthatfuturemanwillbedifferentisthathe_______.　　[A]isalways　　[B]hopesforachange　　[C]neverstopschanging　　[D]willliveadifferentlife　　Passage2　　Questions6to1Oarebasedonthefollowingpassage：　　Peopleallovertheworldtodayarebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreabouttheproblemofpollution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman'sreleaseofcompletelynewandoftenartificial（人造）substancesintotheenvironment，orbyreleasinggrealyincreasedamountsofanaturalsubstance（物质），suchasoilfromoiltankersintothesea.　　Whateveritsunderlyingreasons，thereisnodoubtthatmuchofthepollutioncausedcouldbecontrolledifonlycompanies，individualsandgovernmentswouldmakemoreefforts.Inthehomethereisanobviousneedtocontrollitterandwaste.Foodcomeswrappedupthereorfourtimesinpaekagesthatallhavetobedisposedof；drinksareincreasinglysoldinbottlesortinswhichcannotbereused.Thisnotonlycausesalitterproblem，butalsoisagreatwasteofresources，intermsofglass，metalandpaper.Adverisinghashelpedthisprocessbypersuadingmanyofusnoonlytobuythingweneitherwantnorneed，butalsotothrowawaymuchofwhatwedobuy.Pollutionandwastecombinetobeaproblemeveryonecanhelptosolvebycuttingoutunnecessarybuying，excessuseandcarelessdisposal（处理）oftheproductsweuseinourdailylives.　　6.Themaincauseofpollutionis______.　　[A]thereleaseofartificialornaturalsubstancesintotheenvironment　　[B]theproductionofnewindustrialgoods　　[C]increasedamountsofanaturalsubstance　　[D]ourever-increasingpopulation　　7.Muchofthepollutioncouldbecontrolledifonly______.　　[A]peoplewouldpaymoreattentiontotheproblem　　[B]governmentswouldtakeeffectivemeasures　　[C]allsidesconcernedwouldmakemoreefforts　　[D]farmerswoulduselessartificialfertilizers　　8.Foodpackages，bottlesandtinsfordrinkscancause______.　　[A]airandwaterpollution　　[B]bothalitterproblemandawasteofresources　　[C]topayfortheservice　　[D]toproducethereceipt　　9.Whichofthefollowingcannothelpsolvingtheproblemofpollution？　　[A]Cuttingoutunnecessarybuying　　[B]Eatingless　　[C]Reduceexcessuse　　[D]Carefullydisposeourdailyproducts.　　10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“litter”meaninparagraph2？　　[A]notmany [B]seriousproblem [C]bitsofwastethings [D]indtustrialpollution　　Passage3　　Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage：　　Thousandsofyearsago，inthemiddleofanocean，milesfromthenearestisland，anunderseavolcanobroke　　out.Thehotliquidpiledhigherandhigherandspreadwiderandwider.Inthisway，anislandroseupinthesea.　　Astimewenton，hotsanandcoolrainsmadetherocksplitandbreaktopieces，Seawavesdashedagainsttherock.Inthisway，soilandsandcameintobeing.togrowtaller.　　Nothinglivedonthenakedsoil.Andthenthewindandbirdsbroughtplantseeds，spidersandotherlittlecreaturesthere.Onlyplantscouldgrowfirst.Onlythey，insunlight，couldproducefoodfromthemineralsofthesoil，waterandair.Whilemanyanimalslandedontheisland，theycouldfindnofood.Aspiderspunitswebinvain，becausetherewerenoinsectsforitswebtocatch.Insectscouldn'tstayuntiltherewereplantsforthemtoeat.Soplantshadtobethepioneerlifeonthisnewisland.　　11.Thepassagecenterson_______.　　[A]howanunderseavolcanobrokeout　　[B]howanislandroseupinthesea　　[C]howsoilwasformedonanewisland　　[D]howlifebeganonavolcano-producedisland　　12.Accordingtothepassage，theislandgotitsfirstsoilfrom______.　　[A]seawaves　　[B]itsownrock　　[C]thesandbroughtbythewind　　[D]coolrains　　13.Theword“naked”（inpara.3）couldbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing？　　[A]hidden　　[B]new　　[C]mysterious　　[D]bare　　14.Theorderofcomingintobeingontheislandis_______.　　[A]soil，plantsandanimals　　[B]soil，littlecreaturesandplants　　[C]soil，birdsandplants　　[D]soil，humanbeingsandanimals　　15.Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisTRUE？　　[A]Spiderswerethefirstlifethatcouldliveontheisland.　　[B]Theislandisfarawayfromanypieceofland.　　[C]Insectscouldnotliveontheislandwithoutplants　　[D]Plantswerebroughttotheislandbyhumanbeings　　Passage4　　Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage：　　Sportsandgamesmakeourbodiesstrong，preventusfromgettingtoofat，andkeepushealthy.Butthesearenottheironlyuse.Theygiveusvaluablepracticeinmakingeyes，brainandmusclesworktogether.Intennis，oureyesseetheballcoming，judgeitsspeedanddirectionandpassthisinformationontothebrain.Thebrainthenarms，legs，andsoon，sothattheballismetandhitbackwhereitoughttogo.Allthismusthappenwithverygreatspeed，andonlythosewhohavehadalotofpracticeattenniscancarryoutthiscomplicatedchainofeventssuccessfully.Forthosewhoworkwiththeirbrainsmostoftheday，thepracticeofsuchskillsisespciallyuseful.　　Sportsandgamesarealsoveryusefulforcharacter-training.Intheirlessonsatschool，boysandgirlsmaylearnaboutsuchvirtuesasunselfishness，courage，disciplineandloveofone'scountry；butwhatislearnedinbookscannothavethesamedeepeffectonachild'scharacteraswhatislearnedbyexperience.Theordinaryday-schoolcannotgivemuchpracticaltraininginliving，becausemostofthepupils'timeisspentinclasses，studyinglessons.Soitiswhatthepupilsdointheirsparetimethatreallypreparesthemtotaketheirplaceinsocietyascitizenswhentheygrowup.IfeachofthemlearnstoworkforhisteamendnotforhimselfOnthefootballfield，he　willlaterfinditnaturaltoworkforthegoodofhiscountryinsteadofonlyforhisownbenefit.　　16.Whenweplaytenniswehaveto_____.　　[A]use，first，oureyes，thenthebrainandfinallythemuscles　　[B]makeoureyes，brainandmusclesworkalmostatthesametime　　[C]usemainlythearmsandlegstohit　　[D]uscmainlythemusclessothattheballismetandhitback　　17.The“complicatedchainofevents”refersto_______.　　[A]thepassingofinformationandmakingofdecisions　　[B]themeetingandhittingbackoftheball　　[C]thecoordinatedmovementsofoureyes，brainandmuscles　　[D]alotofpracticebeforeplayingtennis　　18.By“character-training”，theauthormeansthatsportsandgamescanhelpchildren_____.　　[A]liveabetterlifewhentheygrowup　　[B]knowbetterhowtobehaveproperlyintheirfuturelife　　[C]understandbetterthevirtuestheylearninbooks　　[D]alloftheabove　　19.Accordingtotheauthor，achild'scharactercanbemostdeeplyinfluencedby________.　　[A]whathedoesoutofclass　　[B]whathelearnsinbooks　　[C]hisplaceinsociety　　[D]hislessonsinschool　　20.Whatisofthegreatestimportancetoafootballteamis_____.　　[A]itsmembers [B]itsteamwork　　[C]thefootballfield [D]theclimate　　PartIIVocabularyandStructure（40%）　　Directions：Inthispartthereare40incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefouricesmarkedA，B，CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron　　theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.　　21.Notuntilthen，hadIheard_____ofwhathappened.　　[A]something [B]anything [C]nothing [D]everything　　22.Historyisthestoryof_____happenedtothepeoplebeforetoday.　　[A]whichever [B]whomever [C]whatever [D]wherever　　23.Theteacheraskedhisstudentstoleaveenough_____onthepagefor　correction.　　[A]room     [B]margin   [C]place    [D]paper　　24.Afterstoppingforafewminutes，thebusmoved_____toitsnextstop.　　[A]forward  [B]off      [C]with    [D]on　　25.I'll_____thatI'maqualifiedengineer.　　[A]haveyouknow                       [B]haveknownyou　　[C]haveyouknowing                    [D]haveyouknown　　26.Ofthose_____hadappliedforthejobs，onlytwowereaccepted.　　[A]persons    [B]that        [C]who       [D]which　　27.Shecouldhavedonejustaswellasyou，_____thechance.　　[A]given      [B]togive    [C]giving    [D]give　　28.Butfortherain，we_____aniceholiday.　　[A]shouldhave                  [B]wouldhavehad　　[C]wouldhave                   [D]wellenough　　29.______Iadmitthatthereareproblems，Idon'tagreethattheycannotbesolved.　　[A]When        [B]As           [C]While        [D]Since　　30.Whatmayhappentoyou，ifyou_____inyourschoolwork？　　[A]falldown   [B]fallapart   [C]falloff      [D]fallbehind　　31.Shewas_____thetopprizeinthecompetition.　　[A]awarded      [B]rewarded     [C]received      [D]accepted　　32.Theyhave_____manyhorriblecrimesagainstthepeople.　　[A]done            [B]made         [C]committed     [D]had　　33.Wehavedecidedtocall_____Mr.Blacksometimenextweekathishome.　　[A]on              [B]at          [C]up             [D]for　　34.Hisfailuretopaythedebts_______thesuspicionthathewasnottobetrusted.　　[A]concerns        [B]confesses    [C]confuses      [D]confirms　　35.HavingheardsomuchaboutMr.Smith，theywere_______tomeetandhaveachatwithhim.　　[A]eager           [B]desperate    [C]urgent        [D]earnest　　36.Weweredeeplyimpressedbyherimportant_______tothesuccessoftheproject.　　[A]work            [B]determination  [C]improvement [D]contribution　　37.I'dliketotake________ofthisopportunitytothankyouforyourco-operation.　　[A]advantage       [B]occasion       [C]benefit     [D]profit　　38.Shetoldmeitwasthemost______giftherdaughterhadreceived.　　[A]delighting      [B]delighted      [C]delights     [D]delight　　39.Nuclearscienceshouldbedevelopedtobenefitthepeople______harmthem.　　[A]fewerthan      [B]otherthan     [C]ratherthan [D]betterthan　　40.Billdoesn't______whatpeoplesayabouthim.　　[A]concern         [B]matter         [C]care       [D]disturb　　41.Mr.Wilsonsaidthathedidnotwantto______anyfurtherresponsibilities.　　[A]takeon        [B]geton        [C]putup      [D]lookup　　42.Iwouldhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible，butI_____sobusythen.　　[A]am             [B]were          [C]was          [D]wouldbe　　43.Itisveryimportantforthestrongmantoknowthat_______strongheis，hecannotbethestrongest.　　[A]whatever       [B]whenever      [C]whichever     [D]however　　44.Thefact_______hedoessoinsoshortperiodoftimechallengesexplanation.　　[A]why            [B]that          [C]what           [D]which　　45.It'surgentthatameeting_______beforethefinaldecisionismade.　　[A]willbearranged                 [B]mustbearranged　　[C]bearranged                      [D]wouldbearranged　　46.TheUnitedStatesiscomposedoffiftystates，twoof______ areseparatedfromtheothersbylandorwater.　　[A]them           [B]that         [C]which          [D]those　　47.ThenewEnglishdictionaryIboughtyesterday________mealmosttwentyyuan.　　[A]spent          [B]paid         [C]cost            [D]took　　48.Infacthehaddone_______hecoulddotohelpthepoor.　　[A]what            [B]which       [C]as             [D]allwhich　　49.Theydiscussedtheproblemthreeorfourtimes，botcouldcometono_______.　　[A]end             [B]conclusion  [C]result         [D]judgment　　50.Sheisverycareful.She______veryfewmistakesinherwork.　　[A]does            [B]takes       [C]makes          [D]gets　　51.Whenhewassetfreeaftertwentyyearsinprison，hewasamazed_______thechangedworldhefound.　　[A]at              [B]of          [C]on             [D]to　　52.I'dliketo_______aspecialtableforthecomingValentine'sDay.　　[A]preserve        [B]deserve     [C]conserve       [D]reserve　　53.Oneofthebenefitsofthenewmodelisthatitiseasier_____thantheoldone.　　[A]operating       [B]tobeoperated  [C]tooperate   [D]operated　　54.Everyyearwhenthefluis_____I'mboundtogetsick.　　[A]gettingaround                       [B]comingaround　　[C]hangingaround                       [D]goingaround　　55.Thegrass______manyanimalsliveisabundanthere.　　[A]bywhich       [B]withwhich       [C]onwhich     [D]ofwhich　　56.____mostlyinsmalltown，I'donlyrecentlyfalleninlovewithcities.　　[A]Grownup       [B]Beinggrownup   [C]Growingup   [D]Havinggrownup　　57.It______measanuphillbattle，simplybecauseitisanawkwardandtime-consumingprocess.　　[A]appears         [B]occurs          [C]strikes      [D]hits　　58.Wouldthenews_____hefailedtopasstheexambotheryou？　　[A]which           [B]that            [C]ofwhich     [D]onwhich　　59.Heabandonedacareerthat______tohisbecomingoneofthemostinfluentialpeopleintheworld.　　[A]couldhaveled  [B]willlead       [C]shouldhaveled    [D]mustlead　　60.Ibelieveyouhave______someimportantpointsinthereport.　　[A]leftalone      [B]leftbehind     [C]leftoff        [D]leftout　　PartIIIIdentification（略）　　PartIVClose（10%）　　InChinaitisrelativelyusualtoaskpeopletheirage，butinthewestthisquestionisgenerallyregardedasimpolite.Thisisparticularlytrue71women，andevenmore72iftheinquirer（问者）isaman.However，itisvery73toaskchildrentheirage，andsomeadultsmaynotmindbeingasked74.Infact，someelderlypeoplearequitehappyto75theage，especiallyiftheyfeeltheylookyoung76theirage.　　Nevertheless，itisnotverywisetoaska77questionlike“Howoldareyou？”。Ifelderlypeoplewanttotalkabouttheirage，andperhapsreceiveacompliment（恭维话）onhowyoungtheylook，theymayeasilybring78thetopicthemselvesandasktheotherto79howoldthey are.80suchasituation，itisquiteacceptabletodiscussage81.　　Theynormallyexpecttobecomplimentedontheiryouthfulness，ratherthan82thattheylookveryold.83Westernersdonotusuallyaskpeopledirectlyhowoldtheyare，thisdoesnot84thattheyarenotinterestedtoknowhowoldotherpeopleate.Theymayask85fortheinformation，86theymaytryto87thetopicindirectly，sometimesdiscussionsabouteducational88andthenumberofyearsofworkingexperiencemayprovidesome89，butthisisnotalwaysthe90.Ofcourse，individualsalsovaryinwhattheyareinterestedorwillingtotalkabout.　　71.[A]with             [B]for             [C]of               [D]to　　72.[A]that             [B]than            [C]such             [D]so　　73.[A]average          [B]normal          [C]expected         [D]unusual　　74.[A]too              [B]also            [C]neither          [D]either　　75.[A]reveal           [B]reflect         [C]release         [D]remark　　76.[A]to              [B]with            [C]for              [D]at　　77.[A]open             [B]strange         [C]impolite         [D]direct　　78.[A]about            [B]up              [C]along            [D]to　　79.[A]guess            [B]know            [C]learn            [D]predict　　80.[A]For              [B]With            [C]In               [D]On　　81.[A]free             [B]withfreedom    [C]freely           [D]inafreeway　　82.[A]beingtold       [B]told            [C]totell          [D]tobetold　　83.[A]Even             [B]Thougheven     [C]Eventhat        [D]Eventhough　　84.[A]include          [B]intend          [C]mean             [D]conclude　　85.[A]nooneelse      [B]anyoneelse     [C]someoneelse     [D]everyoneelse　　86.[A]stillelse       [B]orelse         [C]soelse          [D]rathelse　　87.[A]approach         [B]solve           [C]address          [D]discuss　　88.[A]background       [B]level           [C]knowledge        [D]systems　　89.[A]topics           [B]clues           [C]evidences        [D]suggestions　　90.[A]case             [B]truth           [C]reality          [D]fact