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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.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
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.ThereisdisagreementoverwhethertheU.S.shouldstopusingpennies.
D.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.
Themissio