201511月1日北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题及答案解析

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

2、Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:JardenZinc(锌)Products,alargezincplantafewmilesoutsideGreeneville,Tennessee,hasaspecialclaim.Since1982,ithasbeentheonlysupplierofpennyblanksfortheU.S.Mint(铸币厂).It'sagoodbusinessforJarden-since2000,thecompanyhasearnedmorethan$800million.Butitmayno

3、tbeagooddealfortheU.S.(76)Thevalueofthepennyhasbeendroppingforyears.In2006,itbegantocostmorethanapennytomakeapenny.Itnowcosts2Ctoproducea1Ccoin.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.IsittimefortheU.S.todothesame?Jardenandthezincindustryarefightingtokeepthepenny.Since2006,Jardenhasgiven$1.2million

4、toAmericansforCommonCents(ACC).Thegroup'smissionistokeepthepennyinuse.MarkWellerisACC'sexecutivedirector.Hearguesthattherearethreemainreasonsforkeepingthepenny:Withoutit,wewouldbecomemorereliantonthefive-centcoin,whichalsohasproblems;charities(慈善机构)thatdependonpennydriveswouldnotbeabletoraiseasm

5、uchmoney;anda2012surveyshowsthat67%ofAmericanswanttokeepthepenny.(77)Manypeoplesurveyedsaidtheyfearedtheywouldenduppayingmoreforproducts.ManyexpertsdisagreewithACC,Theypointtothedozensofcountriesthathavegottenridoftheirlowest-valuecoinswithoutraisingpricesforconsumers.Andcharitiesdon'tseemtoocon

6、cernedeither.PresidentBarackObamasaysthemintcouldexploreusingcheapermetalstomakepennies.Steelislessexpensivethanzinc.Penniesare97.5%zincand2.5%copper.Butnomatterwhatitismadeof,thepenny'sdaysmaybenumbered.Mostin-storepurchasesarenowmadewithcreditcards,notcash.Isittimeforachange?1.whatisthemainide

7、aofthepassage?A.Manycountriesaretryingtoreducethecostofmakingcoins.B.Thesedaysapennymadeisapennywasted.C.ThereisdisagreementoverwhethertheU.S.shouldstopusingpennies.D.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.2.ThemissionofACCist