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1、北京成人英语三级模拟试题一Directions：There are three passage in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C,and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line
2、 through the center.Passage 1Questions 1-5 are based on this passageTrees are useful to man in three important ways：they provide him shade；and they help to prevent droughts and floods.Unfortunately，in many parts of the world，man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important
3、. 76）In his eagerness to make money from trees，he has cut them down in large numbers，only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And besides，he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear.This does not only mean that man will hav
4、e fewer trees. The results are even more serious：for where there are trees，their roots break up soil-allowing the rain to sink in - and also bind the soil，thus preventing it from being washed away easily；but where there are no trees，the rain falls on hard ground and flows away，causing floods and car
5、rying away the rich top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone，nothing remains but worthless desert.1. What is the most important service of trees to man according to the passage？A. They help him make money.B. They give him wood and other products.C. They help him prevent droughts and floods.D. They gi
6、ve him shade.2. Why do forests in many parts of the world slowly disappear？A. New trees are not looked after properly.B. Many trees have been cut down by man.C. Man has not paid enough attention to planting trees.D. All of the above.3. Why did the country mentioned in the passage suffer from floods
7、and starvation？A. Because an empire was set up.B. Because the empire fell to pieces.C. Because it lost all its trees.D. Because too much had been spent on wars.4. Why did the country mentioned in the passage suffer from floods and starvation？A. Because nothing remains on land except floods.B. Becaus
8、e there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil.C. Because too much rain sinks in and washes away the top-soil.D. Because roots of the trees break up the soil.5. What does the author tell us in this passage？A. How trees help prevent droughts and floods.B. The relationship betwe
9、en trees and man.C. How an empire fell to pieces in ancient times.D. A story of trees.Passage 2Questions 6-10 are based on the following passagePeople travel for a lot of reason. Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines. Others are looking for culture，or simply want to have their pi
10、cture taken in front of famous places. But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.Northern European are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London，Copenhagen，and Amsterda
11、m spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short， and much of the rest the year in the rain. This is the reason the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer，more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resort and beaches for their vacation. They all come fo
12、r the same reason sun！The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italys 30，000 hotels are booked solid every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches，parks and roadsides. Spains long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 mil
13、lion tourists visit yearly，or one tourist for every person living in Spain.But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle. The Mediterranean is already one the most polluted seas on earth. And with increased tourism，its getting worse. The French cant figure out what to
14、do with all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez. And in many places，swimming is dangerous because of pollution.None of this，however，is spoiling anyones fun. The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with tourists. Obviously， they dont go there for clean water and solitude. They tolera
15、te traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. They dont even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is， the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines， its still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin，London，or Oslo.6. The writer seems to imply that Europea
16、ns travel mostly for the reason that .A. they want to see historic remains or religious spots.B. they are interested in different cultural traditions and social customs.C. they would like to take pictures in front of famous sites.D. they wish to escape from the cold，dark and rainy days back at home.7. In paragraph 2，cities like London，Copenhagen，and Amsterdam are mentioned .A. to show that they are
