北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2017.5.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

Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

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.Hughesbegantoinvesthismoneyinmovies.HebecameanimportantproducersoonafterhemovedtoCalifornia.Heworkedhard,buthealsoplayedhard.Hebecameobsessedwithpowerandcontrol.Whenhecouldn’tgetsomethinglegally,hegavemoneypoliticiansandbusinessmensotheywouldhelphim.Heownedalotofbusinesses,includingairplanecompanies,amoviestudio,LasVegashotels,goldandsilvermines,andradioandtelevisionstations.OnceheboughtatelevisionstudiosohecouldwatchmoviesallnightHealsoboughtahotelbecausehewantedtostayinhisfavoriteroomforoneweekend.

1.Accordingtothepassage,HowardHugheswashot_____.

A.good-lookingB.wealthyC.friendlyD.powerful

2.WhichofthefollowingaboutHughes'fatherisNOTTRUE?

A.HestartedtheHughesToolCompany.B.Helikedtospendmoney.C.Heworkedhard.D.Hedrankalcoholalot.

3.HowardHughes'parentsdied_____.

A.whenhewas16yearsoldB.beforehewas19yearsoldC.afterhegotmarriedD.afterhemovedtoCalifornia

4.ThewordobsessedinParagraph2probablymeans.

A.troubledB.reducedC.relatedD.informed

5.Fromthepassage,welearnwhatMr.Hugheslackedinhislifewas_____.

A.educationB.loveC.moneyD.goodlooks

Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

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.RisingGlobalTemperaturesB.RainforestsareinDangerC.CoralReefsFaceExtinctionD.GlobalClimateChange

7.ThewordaddressinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_____.

A.breakdownB.sticktoC.gooverD.dealwith

8.Whyarecoralreefscalled"therainforestsofthesea"?

A.Becausetheyarehometoawidevarietyofsealife.B.Becausetheycanprotectourcoastsfromstorms.C.Becausetheymightsupplynaturalmedici