2014 年 11 月-北京地区成人本科学士学位英语真题及答案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・YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:JardenZinc（锌）Products,alargezincplantafewmilesoutsideGreeneville,Tennessee,hasaspecialclaim・Since1982,ithasbeentheonlysupplierofpennyblanksfortheU.S.Mint（铸币厂）.It'sagoodbusinessforJarden-since2000,thecompanyhasearnedmorethan$800million.ButitmaynotbeagooddealfortheU.S.(76)Thevalueofthepennyhasbeendroppingforyears.In2006,itbegantocostmorethanapennytomakeapenny.Itnowcosts2Ctoproducea1Ccoin.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies・IsittimefortheU.S.todothesame?Jardenandthezincindustryarefightingtokeepthepenny・Since2006,Jardenhasgiven$1.2milliontoAmericansforCommonCents(ACC).Thegroup'smissionistokeepthepennyinuse.MarkWellerisACC'sexecutivedirector.Hearguesthattherearethreemainreasonsforkeepingthepenny:Withoutit,wewouldbecomemorereliantonthefive-centcoin,whichalsohasproblems;charities( 慈 善 机构 )thatdependonpennydriveswouldnotbeabletoraiseasmuchmoney;anda2012surveyshowsthat67%ofAmericanswanttokeepthepenny・(77)Manypeoplesurveyedsaidtheyfearedtheywouldenduppayingmoreforproducts・ManyexpertsdisagreewithACC,Theypointtothedozensofcountriesthathavegottenridoftheirlowest-valuecoinswithoutraisingpricesforconsumers.Andcharitiesdon'tseemtooconcernedeither.PresidentBarackObamasaysthemintcouldexploreusingcheapermetalstomakepennies.Steelislessexpensivethanzinc・Penniesare97.5%zincand2.5%copper・Butnomatterwhatitismadeof,thepenny'sdaysmaybenumbered・Mostin-storepurchasesarenowmadewithcreditcards,notcash・Isittimeforachange?1. whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A. Manycountriesaretryingtoreducethecostofmakingcoins・B・Thesedaysapennymadeisapennywasted・C・Thereis...
