2017年5月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题及答案.docx
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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2017.05.06
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
TherearethreepassagesInthispartEachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Peoplesaythatmoneycannotbuyhappiness.ThiswastrueforHowardHughes. (76)Hewasoneoftherichestandmostpowerfulmenofhistime. Hebadeverything:
goodlooksuccess,power,andalotofmoney.Buthedidn’thavelaveorfriendshipbecausehecouldn’tbuythem.Allhislifeheusedhismoneytocontroleverythingandeveryonearoundhim.Intheend,helostcontrolofeverything,evenhimself.
HowardHugheswasbornin1905inHouston,Texas.HisfatherstartedtheHughesToolCompany.Hewasaworkaholic(工作狂)andmadealotofmoney.Heboughteverythinghewanted.HeevengavemoneytoschoolssoHowardcouldgetintothem.Fromhisfather,Howardlearnedtobeasuccessfulbutmercilessbusinessman.Hughes’smother,Allenealsohadabiginfluenceonhislife.Howardwasheronlychild.Sheprotectedhimandgavehimeverything.UnfortunatelyAllenehadmentalproblems. (77)Shewasafraidofgermsanddiseases. ShewasobsessedwithHoward'shealth,andhebecameobsessedwinittoo.
AllenediedwhenHowardwas16yearsold.Twoyearslaterhisfatherdied.HughesinheritedtheHughesToolCompany.ThenhemarriedEllaRice.HeandEllamovedtoLosAngeles,California.ItwastherethatHowardHughesbegantobecomealegend(传奇人物).Hughesbegantoinvesthismoneyinmovies.HebecameanimportantproducersoonafterhemovedtoCalifornia.Heworkedhard,buthealsoplayedhard.Hebecameobsessedwithpowerandcontrol.Whenhecouldn’tgetsomethinglegally,hegavemoneypoliticiansandbusinessmensotheywouldhelphim.Heownedalotofbusinesses,includingairplanecompanies,amoviestudio(制片厂),LasVegashotels,goldandsilvermines,andradioandtelevisionstations.OnceheboughtatelevisionstudiosohecouldwatchmoviesallnightHealsoboughtahotelbecausehewantedtostayinhisfavoriteroomforoneweekend.
1.Accordigntothepassage,HowardHugheswashot_____.
A.good-lookingB.wealthy
C.friendlyD.powerful
2.WhichofthefollowingaboutHughes'fatherisNOTTRUE?
A.HestartedtheHughesToolCompany.
B.Helikedtospendmoney.
C.Heworkedhard.
D.Hedrankalcoholalot.
3.HowardHughes'parentsdied_____.
A.whenhewas16yearsold
B.beforehewas19yearsold
C.afterhegotmarried
D.afterhemovedtoCalifornia
4.ThewordobsessedinParagraph2probablymeans.
A.troubledB.reducedC.relatedD.informed
5.Fromthepassage,welearnwhatMr.Hugheslackedinhislifewas_____.
A.educationB.loveC.moneyD.goodlooks
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Halfoftheworld'scoralreefs(珊瑚礁)havediedinthelast30years.Nowscientistsareracingtoensurethattherestsurvive.Evenifglobalwarningweretorightnow,scientistspredictthatmorethan90%ofcoralswilldieby2050.Ifnomajorstepsaretakentoaddresstheproblem,thereefsmaybeheadedfortotalextinction(灭绝).
(78)Theplanet’shealthdependsonthesurvivalofcoralreefs. Theydescribedas“therainforestsofthesea",becausetheyprovideshelterforawidevarietyofsealife.Inaddition,thereefsserveasbarriersthatprotectcoastlinesfromthefullforceofpowerfulstorms.
Coralareusedinmedicalresearchforcurestodiseases.Theyarekeytolocaleconomiesaswell,sincethereefsattracttourists,thefishingindustry,andotherbusinesses,bringinginbillionsofdolllars.
(79)Coralsareparticularsensitivetochangesintemperature. Ariseofjust1to2degreescanforcethecoralstodriveoutthealgae(水藻).Thenthecoralsturnwhiteinaprocesscalled“bleaching”.Coralscanrecoverfromshort-termbleaching,butlong-termbleachingcancausepermanentdamage.In1998,whenseasurfacetemperatureswerethehighestinrecordedhistory,coralreefsaroundtheworldsufferedthemostseverebleaching.Itisestimatedthatevenunderthebestofconditions,manyofthesecoralreefswillneeddecadestorecover.
Althoughreefsfaceotherthreatsfrompollution,industrialactivities,andoverfishing,itisglobalclimatechangethatmostconcernsscientists.Scientistsremainhopefulthatit’snottoolatetosavethereefs,andsomearemovingaheadonexperimentstoaccomplishthatgoal.
6.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.RisingGlobalTemperatures
B.RainforestsAreinDanger
C.CoralReefsFaceExtinction
D.GlobalClimateChange
7.ThewordaddressinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_____.
A.breakdown
B.stickto
C.goover
D.dealwith
8.Whyare