北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题与答案.docx

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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题与答案

.

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.ThiswastrueforHoward

Hughes.

（76）Hewasoneoftherichestandmostpowerfulmenofhistime.

Hebad

everything:

goodlooksuccess,power,andalotofmoney.Buthedidn

’thavelave

orfriendship

becausehecouldn’tbuythem.All

hislife

heusedhis

moneyto

control

everything

andeveryonearound

him.In

theend,

helost

control

of

everything,

even

himself.

HowardHugheswasbornin

1905in

Houston,

Texas.His

father

started

the

Hughes

ToolCompany.Hewasaworkaholic

（工作狂）andmadealotofmoney.Hebought

everythinghewanted.HeevengavemoneytoschoolssoHowardcouldgetintothem.

Fromhis

father,

Howardlearned

tobeasuccessful

butmercilessbusinessman.

Hughes’

smother,Allenealsohadabiginfluenceonhislife.Howardwasheronlychild.

Sheprotectedhimandgavehimeverything.UnfortunatelyAllenehadmental

problems.

（77）She

wasafraidofgermsanddiseases.

Shewasobsessedwith

Howard's

health，andhebecameobsessedwinittoo.

Allene

died

whenHowardwas16years

old.

Twoyears

later

his

father

died.

Hughes

inheritedtheHughesToolCompany.ThenhemarriedEllaRice.HeandEllamovedto

LosAngeles,California.ItwastherethatHowardHughesbegantobecomealegend

（传奇人物）.Hughesbegantoinvesthismoneyinmovies.Hebecameanimportant

producer

soonafter

hemovedto

California.

Heworkedhard,

but

healso

playedhard.

Hebecameobsessed

withpowerandcontrol.

Whenhecouldn’t

get

something

legally,

hegavemoneypoliticiansandbusinessmensotheywouldhelphim.Heownedalot

ofbusinesses,includingairplanecompanies,amoviestudio

（制片厂）,LasVegas

hotels,goldandsilvermines,andradioandtelevisionstations.Oncehebought

atelevision

studio

sohecould

watchmovies

all

night

Healso

boughtahotel

because

hewantedtostayinhisfavoriteroomforoneweekend.

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.Now

scientistsareracingtoensurethattherestsurvive.Evenifglobalwarningwere

torightnow,scientistspredictthatmorethan90%ofcoralswilldieby2050.If

nomajorstepsaretakentoaddresstheproblem,thereefsmaybeheadedfortotal

extinction（灭绝）.

（78）Theplanet’shealthdependsonthesurvivalofcoralreefs.Theydescribed

as“therainforestsofthesea",becausetheyprovideshelterforawidevariety

ofsealife.Inaddition,thereefsserveasbarriersthatprotectcoastlinesfrom

thefullforceofpowerfulstorms.

Coralareusedinmedicalresearchforcurestodiseases.Theyarekeytolocal

economiesaswell,sincethereefsattracttourists,thefishingindustry,andother

businesses,bringinginbillionsofdolllars.

..

.

（79）Coralsareparticularsensitivetochangesintemperature.

Ariseof

just1to2degreescanforcethecoralstodriveoutthealgae

（水藻）.Thenthe

coralsturnwhiteinaprocesscalled

“bleaching

”.Coralscanrecoverfrom

short-term

bleaching,

but

long-termbleaching

cancausepermanent

damage.In1998,

whenseasurfacetemperatureswerethehighestinrecordedhistory,coralreefs

aroundthe

world

suffered

themostsevere

bleaching.

Itis

estimated

that

evenunder

thebestofconditions,manyofthesecoralreefswillneeddecadestorecover.

Althoughreefsfaceotherthreatsfrompollution,industrialactivities,and

overfishing,

it

isglobal

climate

change

that

mostconcernsscientists.

Scientists

remainhopeful

that

it’snottoo

lateto

save

the

reefs,

andsomearemovingahead

onexperimentstoaccomplishthatgoal.

6.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.RisingGlobalTemperatures

B.RainforestsAreinDangerC.CoralReefsFaceExtinctionD.GlobalClimateChange

7.ThewordaddressinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.breakdown

B.sticktoC.goover

D.dealwith

8.Whyarecoralreefscalled"therainforestsofthesea"?

A.Becausetheyarehometoawidevarietyofsealife.

B.Becausetheycanprotectourcoastsfromstorms.

C.Becausetheymightsupplynaturalmedicines.

D.Becausetheylooklikerainforests.

9.Thecoralsturn_____intheprocessof“bleaching”.

A.red

B.black

C.green

D.white

..

.

10.Accordingtothepassage,_____isthebiggestthreattocoralreefs.

A.pollution

B.overfishing

C.industrialactivity

D.dimatechange

Passage3

Questions11toI5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Overtheyears,collegestudentshavestoodtogetherforwhattheybelievein,

fromcivilrightstoanti-warpoliciestothemorerecentprotestsagainstthe

unequaldistributionofwealth.Butnowhereinhistoryhavestudentsbanned（禁

止）bottledwater.Untilnow.

Thebottledwaterban,whichPartedonjustafewcampuses,hasnowspread

nationwidetomorethan20universities.Thecollegeshavecithercompletelybannedtheuseofplasticbottlesaltogether,orsomehavetakenamorelimitedapproachwithpartialbans.

Manypeoplebelievethatproducingandbottledwaterwastesmoneyandharmstheenvironment.TheysaythatbottledwaterisunnecessarybecausepublicwatersuppliesintheU.S.arcamongthebestintheworld.Waterfountainsandreusable

bottleswitheasyaccess（获取）tofillingstationsareabetterchoice.

AnorganizationcalledBantheBottleraisesawarenessabouttheeconomicand

environmentalcostsofusingplasticbottles.Thegroupclaimsthateightglasses

ofwateradaycostseachperson49centsannually,whiledrinkingfromplastic

containerscosts$I,400peryear.Plasticbottlescontainantimony—achemicalthat

inlowdosescausesdepression,butinlargedosescanevenleadtodeath.

Thecontroversyoverbottledortapisnotlimitedtothestudentsandcollege

administrations.Themakersofbottledwaterseethemovementasathreat.（80）They

arguethatplasticbottlesmakeUPasmallportionofthenation’stotalwaste.

It'sunfairtosingleout（单独挑出）theirproductwhensomanyotheritemsare

packagedinplasticcontainers.Plus,waterisahealthychoicecomparedtosomesodasandjuicesthatarcalsosoldatschool.,

11.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Manyuniversitiesbanorrestrictthesaleofbottledwater.

B.Manystatesbanorrestrictthesaleofbottledwater.

..

.

C.Thebottledwaterindustryisconcernedaboutitsdecreasingsales.

D.Manypeopleareopposedtothebottledwaterban.

12.AccordingtoBantheBottle,drinkingbottledwatercosts_____dollars

peryear.

A.8B.20C.49D.1400

13.ThewordcontroversyinParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.choiceB.controlC.argumentD.statement

14.Whatdoesthebottledwaterindustryuseinitsowndefense?

A.Bottledwaterismuchleanerthantapwater.

B.Studentsshouldhavefreedomofchoice.

C.Thebottlesaremadeinamoreenvironment-friendlyway.D.Waterishealthierthansomesodasandjuices.

15.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Alltheuniversitieshavebannedthesaleofbottledwater.

B.Plasticbottlesmaydoharmtopeopledhealth.C.Thepurchaseofsoftdrinkswillincrease.D.Bottledischeapandenvironment-friendly.PartⅡVocabularyandStructure（30%）

16.Theyhavedecidedtoputthemeeting_____tillnextMonday.

A.up

B.on

C.off

D.forward

17.Ifyougetintodifficulties,donA.of

B.outC.afterD.for

’thesitatetoask_____advice.

..

.

18.Whilewewereonholiday,ourneighbortook_____ourhouse.A.noticeof

B.careofC.afterD.on

19.

20.Iwastryingtogetintothe_____buswhenIheardavoicefrombehind.A.crowd

B.crowdingC.crowdsD.crowded

21.Honestyisthemostimportant_____amanshouldhave.A.effort

B.habitC.qualityD.question

22.Thatstudent_____hishandeverytimeIaskedaquestion.A.madeup

B.putup

C.rose

D.arose

23.HespokeEnglishsowellthatItookitfor_____thathewasanAmerican.A.good

B.certainC.sureD.granted

24.Iamvery_____toyouforyourhelp.

A.grateful

..

.

B.agreeat

C.capable

D.enjoyable

25.The