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北京成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案
2017年5月北京成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
TherearethreepassagesInthispartEachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Peoplesaythatmoneycannotbuyhappiness.ThiswastrueforHowardHughes. (76)Hewasoneoftherichestandmostpowerfulmenofhistime. Hehadeverything:
goodlooksuccess,power,andalotofmoney.Buthedidn’thaveloveorfriendshipbecausehecouldn’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,andhebecameobsessedwithittoo.
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,HowardHugheswasnot_____.
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.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.industrial activity
D.climatechange
Passage3
Questions11toI5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Overtheyears,collegestudentshavestoodtogetherforwhattheybelievein,fromcivilrightstoanti-warpoliciestothemorerecentprotestsagainsttheunequaldistributionofwealth.Butnowhereinhistoryhavestudentsbanned(禁止)bottledwater.Untilnow.
Thebottledwaterban,whichPartedonjustafewcampuses,hasnowspreadnationwidetomorethan20universities.Thecollegeshavecithercompletelybannedtheuseofplasticbottlesaltogether,orsomehavetakenamorelimitedapproachwithpartialbans.
Manypeoplebelievethatproducingandbottledwaterwastesmoneyandharmstheenvironment.TheysaythatbottledwaterisunnecessarybecausepublicwatersuppliesintheU.S.arcamongthebestintheworld.Waterfountainsandreusablebottleswitheasyaccess(获取)tofillingstationsareabetterchoice.
AnorganizationcalledBantheBottleraisesawarenessabouttheeconomicandenvironmentalcostsofusingplasticbottles.Thegroupclaimsthateightglassesofwateradaycostseachperson49centsannually,whiledrinkingfromplasticcontainerscosts$I,400peryear.Plasticbottlescontainantimony—achemicalthatinlowdosescausesdepression,butinlargedosescanevenleadtodeath.
Thecontroversyoverbottledortapisnotlimitedtothestudentsandcollegeadministrations.Themakersofbottledwaterseethemovementasathreat.(80)TheyarguethatplasticbottlesmakeUPasmallportionofthenation’stotalwaste.It'sunfairtosingleout(单独挑出)theirproductwhensomanyotheritemsarepackagedinplasticcontainers.Plus,waterisahealthychoicecomparedtosomesodasandjuicesthatarcalsosoldatschool.,
11.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Manyuniversitiesbanorrestrictthesaleofbottledwater.
B.Manystatesbanorrestrictthesaleofbottledwater.
C.Thebottledwaterindustryisconcernedaboutitsdecreasingsales.
D.Manypeopleareopposedtothebottledwaterban.
12.AccordingtoBantheBottle,drinkingbottledwatercosts_____dollarsperyear.
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,don’thesitatetoask_____advice.
A.of
B.out
C.after
D.for
18.Whilewewereonholiday,ourneighbortook_____ourhouse.
A.noticeof
B.careof
C.after
D.on
19.Studentsareexpectedto_____theirclassesregularly.
A.comeB.goC.attendD.follow
20.Iwastryingtogetintothe_____buswhenIheardavoicefrombehind.
A.crowd
B.crowding
C.crowds
D.crowded
21.Honestyisthemostimportant_____amanshouldhave.
A.effort
B.habit
C.quality
D.question
22.Thatstudent_____hishandeverytimeIaskedaquestion.
A.madeup
B.putup
C.rose
D.arose
23.HespokeEnglishsowellthatItookitfor_____thathewasanAmerican.
A.good
B.certain
C.sure
D.granted
24.Iamvery_____toyouforyourhelp.
A.grateful
B.agreeat
C.capable
D.enjoyable
25.Thetwogirlslook
A.same
B.alike
C.like
D.sameone
26.Thechildren_____happilyintheclassroomwhentheteachercamein.
A.talk
B.aretalking
C.weretalking
D.hadtalked
27.Intheroadaccidenttheotherdaythreepeople_____,includingthedriver.
A.killed
B.werekilled
C.arekilled
D.havekilled
28.Jim’sjobistokeephisboss_____ofthelatestdevelopmentofthatproductinEurope.
A.inform
B.toinform
C.informed
D.informing
29.Theyoungman_____visitedourschoolthismorningisMaria’sbrother.
A.who
B.which
C.whose
D.what
30.I’mawfullytiredandcan’tgoanyfarther,Ted.Let’shavearest,_____?
A.sh