2010年11月北京成人英语三级试题及参考答案（B卷）
导读：2010年11月北京成人英语三级试题及参考答案（B卷）已经公布。
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thecityhasalwaysbeenanengineofintellectuallife,fromthe18th-centurycafesofLondon,wherecitizensgatheredtodiscusschemistryandpolitics,totheLeftBankbarsofmodernParis,wherePicassotalkedaboutmodernart.Withoutthemetropolis,wemightnothavehadthegreatartofShakespeare。
Andyet,citylifeisn’teasy.Nowscientistshavebeguntoexaminehowthecityaffectsthebrain,andtheresultsaredepressing.Justbeinginanurbanenvironment,theyhavefound,impairs(损害)ourbasicmentalprocesses.(79)Afterspendingafewminutesonacrowdedcitystreet,thebrainislessabletoholdthingsinmemory,andsuffersfromreducedself-control.Whileit’slongbeenrecognizedthatcitylifeisexhausting,thisnewresearchsuggeststhatcitiedactuallydullourthinking,sometimesdramaticallyso。
Oneofthemainforcesatworkisacompletelackofnature,whichissurprisinglybeneficialforthebrain.Studieshavedemonstrated,forinstance,thathospitalpatientsrecovermorequicklywhentheycanseetreesfromtheirwindows,andthatwomenlivinginpublichousingarebetterabletofocuswhentheirapartmentsoverlookalawn.Eventheseglimpsesofnatureimprovebrainperformance,itseems,becausetheyprovideamentalbreakfromtheurbanlife。
Thisresearcharrivesjustashumanscrossanimportantmilestone(里程碑).Forthefirsttimeinhistory,themajorityofpeopleliveincities.Insteadofinhabitingwide-openspaces,we’recrowdedintoconcretejungles,surroundedbytrafficandmillionsofstrangers.Inrecentyears,it’sbecomeclearthatsuchunnaturalsurroundingshaveimportantimplicationsforourmentalandphysicalhealth,andcanpowerfullyalterhowwethink。
Thisresearchisalsoleadingsomescientiststodabble(涉足)inurbandesign,astheylookforwaystomakethecitylessdamagingtothebrain.(80)Thegoodnewsisthatevenslightalterations,suchasplantingmoretreesintheinnercityorcreatingurbanparkswithagreatervarietyofplants,cansignificantlyreducethenegativesideeffectsofcitylife.Themindneedsnature,andevenalittlebitcanbeabighelp。
11.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Thecityinspirestalentedpeople。
B.Thecityhurtsyourbrain。
C.Thecityhasmanypleasuresandbenefits。
D.Thecityseriouslyaffectsthenaturalbalance。
12.Theword“metropolis”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_____。
A.citizenB.natureC.cityD.stress
13.Peoplehavejustcometorealizethat_____。
A.humanattentionisascarceresource
B.citylifecanmakepeopleverytired
C.thecityisanengineofintellectuallife
D.anurbanenvironmentisdamagingtothebrain
14.Whatisthefactormentionedinthethirdparagraphthathelpsthehospitalpatientsrecovermorequickly?
A.Nature.B.Bettertreatment.C.Experienceddoctors.D.Goodmedicine。
15.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Differentaspects(方面)ofanurbanenvironment,suchasthecrowdedstreets,canleadtoanincreaseinself-control。
B.Smallchangesinurbandesigncannotreducethenegativesideeffectsofcitylife。
C.Forthefirsttimeinhistory,theearth’spopulationismoreurbanthanrural。
D.Awalkdownabusycitystreetwillimprovebrainperformance。
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)
Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。
16.Bytheendoflastweek611peoplefrom49countries_____toattendthemeeting,withnearlyhalfcomingfromtheUnitedStates,GermanyandBritain。
A.hadRegisteredB.haveRegisteredC.RegisteredD.wereRegistered
17.Itwassuggestedthat_____bigeventliketheYearofRussiainChinashouldcertainlybenefit_____relationshipbetweenthetwocountries。
A.a;theB.the;aC.a;/D.the;/
18.Althoughheknewlittleaboutamountofworkdoneinthefield,hesucceeded_____othermorewell-informedexperimentersfailed。
A.asB.unlessC.whatD.where
19.Havingbeenpraisedbytheteacher,thelittlegirlranbackhome,_____。
A.happilyandsatisfiedB.eagerandexcitedly
C.happyandsatisfiedD.anxiouslyandexcitedly
20.—Howaretheirtalksgoingon?Havetheyreachedanyagreement?
—Theyonlyseemedtohaveagreedtosetanotherdatefor_____talks。
A.deeperB.slowerC.furtherD.higher
21._____tenminutesearlier,youwouldn’thavemissedthetrain.Butyouwerelate。
A.HadyoucomeB.Didyoucome
C.HaveyoucomeD.Shouldyoucome
22.Havingbeentoldthathersondiedintheaccident,theoldwomanappearedverycalm,asifnothing_____。
A.happenedB.werehappenedC.washappenedD.hadhappened
23.Youshouldcarefullythinkover_____themanagersaidatthemeeting。
A.thatB.whichC.whatD.whose
24.LastweekIwrotetothehoteltobookaroom,butthey_____yet。
A.didn’tanswerB.wasn’tanswering
C.hadn’tansweredD.haven’tanswered
25.Dianafeltverymuchupsetat_____tothepartyasshehadlongedtogoforalongtime。
A.havingnotbeeninvitedB.nothavingbeeninvited
C.nottobeinviteD.tobenotinvited
26.Onnoaccount_____heldresponsibleforthecaraccident,soheshouldnotbeputintoprison。
A.thedrivercanbeB.canthedriverbe
C.thedriverbeD.bethedriver
27.Allthekidsarecryingnow.What_____makesthemsounhappy?
A.itisB.isitC.itisthatD.isitthat
28.Unfortunately,thepackageIwasexpectingwas_____tothewrongaddress。
A.writtenB.givenC.packedD.delivered
29._____byalargeaudience,hefeltverynervousanddidn’tknowwhattosay。
A.WatchingB.WatchC.WatchedD.Havingwatched
30.I’mverygratefulforyourhelpandhopetodosomethingforyou_____inthefuture。
A.inexchangeB.insteadC.inreturnD.inparticular
31.Ican_____youthattheanimalsarewellcaredforinourzoo,soyouneedn’tworryaboutthem。
A.supposeB.assumeC.assureD.grant
32.Thedrowningboymadea_____attempttocatchtheropethrowntohim。
A.dangerousB.gracefulC.gentleD.desperate
33.Ifwe_____earlytomorrowmorning,wewillreachthecoastbeforedark。
A.takeoffB.setoffC.setupD.takeup
34.AlotofpeoplemistakeJohnforBillbecausethey_____eachotherinappearancetoomuch!
A.weaveB.utilizeC.revealD.resemble
35.Whentherearecordialelationsbetweenthetwocountries,wemeanthereexistsa_____relationshipbetweenthem。
A.friendlyB.hostileC.fertileD.complicated
36.Thepatient’srecoverywasveryencouragingashecould_____getoutofbedwithouthelp。
A.onlyB.almostC.merelyD.hardly
37.Atthejobinterview,Mr.Browngaveagood_____ofhimselfandfinallygotajobasasalesman。
A.opinionB.ideaC.cryD.account
38.Asiswellknown,eatingtoomuchfatcan_____heartdiseaseandcausehighbloodpressure。
A.addtoB.attendtoC.contributetoD.applyto
39.Aclubisaplacetomakefrequent_____withfriends。
A.accountsB.attemptsC.contentsD.contacts
40._____theobviousdifferencesinsizeandpopulation,thestatesofAmericahavemanythings_____common。
A.Although;onB.Though;inC.Despite;inD.Becauseof;on
41.Scientistssayitmaybefiveorsixyears_____thismedicineistestedonhumanbeings。
A.sinceB.beforeC.afterD.when
42.Withlargernumbersofgraduatesthaneverbefore,justhavingadegreewillnolongerbeenoughtomakeyou_____inthecrowd。
A.standupB.standbyC.standforD.standout
43.Thedoctortriedtodoanexperimenttofindoutthe_____ofthemedicineonthemice。
A.causeB.resultC.reasonD.effect
44.Thisisonlyoneofthelaundriesinthedistrict_____modernequipment。
A.thathaveB.whichhaveC.thathasD.whathas
45.Skatingcanbegoodforyou_____correctly。
A.thoughdoingB.thoughdoneC.ifdoneD.ifdoing
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