2014年11月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试(真题和答案)

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1、北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2014年11月PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthec

2、orrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:JardenZinc（锌）Products,alargezincplantafewmilesoutsideGreeneville,Tennessee，hasaspecialclaim.Since1982,ithasbeentheonlysupplierofpennyblanksfortheU.S.Mint(铸币厂).It’sa

3、goodbusinessforJarden-since2000，thecompanyhasearnedmorethan﹩800million.ButitmaynotbeagooddealfortheU.S.(76)Thevalueofthepennyhasbeendroppingforyears.In2006,itbegantocostmorethanapennytomakeapenny.Itnowcosts2￠toproducea1￠coin.Manycountrieshavestoppedu

4、singpennies.IsittimefortheU.S.todothesame?Jardenandthezincindustryarefightingtokeepthepenny.Since2006,Jardenhasgiven﹩1.2milliontoAmericansforCommonCents(ACC).Thegroup’smissionistokeepthepennyinuse.MarkWellerisACC’sexecutivedirector.Hearguesthattherea

5、rethreemainreasonsforkeepingthepenny:Withoutit,wewouldbecomemorereliantonthefive-centcoin,whichalsohasproblems;charities(慈善机构)thatdependonpennydriveswouldnotbeabletoraiseasmuchmoney;anda2012surveyshowsthat67%ofAmericanswanttokeepthepenny.(77)Manypeop

6、lesurveyedsaidtheyfearedtheywouldenduppayingmoreforproducts.ManyexpertsdisagreewithACC,Theypointtothedozensofcountriesthathavegottenridoftheirlowest-valuecoinswithoutraisingpricesforconsumers.Andcharitiesdon’tseemtooconcernedeither.PresidentBarackOba

7、masaysthemintcouldexploreusingcheapermetalstomakepennies.Steelislessexpensivethanzinc.Penniesare97.5%zincand2.5%copper.Butnomatterwhatitismadeof,thepenny’sdaysmaybenumbered.Mostin-storepurchasesarenowmadewithcreditcards,notcash.Isittimeforachange?1、w

8、hatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Manycountriesaretryingtoreducethecostofmakingcoins.B.Thesedaysapennymadeisapennywasted.C.ThereisdisagreementoverwhethertheU.S.shouldstopusingpennies.D.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.2、ThemissionofACCisto_______.A.