2014年11月北京成人英语三级考试真题及答案

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1、2014年11月北京地区成人英语三级考试真题及答案目录2014年11月北京地区成人英语三级考试真题12014年11月北京地区成人英语三级考试真题答案72014年11月北京地区成人英语三级考试真题PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA

2、,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:JardenZincProducts,alargezincplantafewmilesoutsideGreeneville,Tennessee,hasaspecialclaim.Since1982,ithasbeentheonlysupplierofpenn

3、yblanksfortheU.S.Mint(铸币厂).It'sagoodbusinessforJarden-since2000,thecompanyhasearnedmorethan$800million.ButitmaynotbeagooddealfortheU.S.(76)Thevalueofthepennyhasbeendroppingforyears.In2006,itbegantocostmorethanapennytomakeapenny.Itnowcosts2Ctoproducea1Ccoin.Manycountri

4、eshavestoppedusingpennies.IsittimefortheU.S.todothesame?Jardenandthezincindustryarefightingtokeepthepenny.Since2006,Jardenhasgiven$1.2milliontoAmericansforCommonCents(ACC).Thegroup'smissionistokeepthepennyinuse.MarkWellerisACC'sexecutivedirector.Hearguesthatthereareth

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

6、edtheywouldenduppayingmoreforproducts.ManyexpertsdisagreewithACC,Theypointtothedozensofcountriesthathavegottenrid第8页共8页oftheirlowest-valuecoinswithoutraisingpricesforconsumers.Andcharitiesdon'tseemtooconcernedeither.PresidentBarackObamasaysthemintcouldexploreusingchea

7、permetalstomakepennies.Steelislessexpensivethanzinc.Penniesare97.5%zincand2.5%copper.Butnomatterwhatitismadeof,thepenny'sdaysmaybenumbered.Mostin-storepurchasesarenowmadewithcreditcards,notcash.Isittimeforachange?1.whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Manycountriesaretryin

8、gtoreducethecostofmakingcoins.B.Thesedaysapennymadeisapennywasted.C.ThereisdisagreementoverwhethertheU.S.shouldstopusingpenn