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学位英语真题

2017年5月学位英语真题

2017年5月学位英语真题

PartIReading（30%）

Passage1

Peoplesaythatmoneycannotbuyhappiness.ThiswastrueforHowardHughes.（76）Hewasoneoftherichestandmostpowerfulmenofhistime.Hehadeverything:

goodlooks,success,power,andalotofmoney.Buthedidn’thaveloveorfriendshipbecausehecouldn’tbuythem.Allhislifeheusedhismoneytocontroleverythingandeveryonearoundhim.Intheend,helostcontrolofeverything,evenhimself.

HowardHugheswasbornin1905inHouston,Texas.HisfatherstartedtheHughesToolCompany.Hewasaworkaholic（工作狂）andmadealotofmoney.Heboughteverythinghewanted.HeevengavemoneytoschoolssoHowardcouldgetintothem.Fromhisfather,Howardlearnedtobeasuccessfulbutmercilessbusinessman.Hughes’mother,Allenealsohadabiginfluenceonhislife.Howardwasheronlychild.Sheprotectedhimandgavehimeverything.Unfortunately,Allenehadmentalproblems.（77）Shewasafraidofgermsanddiseases.ShewasobsessedwithHoward’shealth,andhebecameobsessedwithit,too.

AllenediedwhenHowardwas16yearsold.Twoyearslaterhisfatherdied.HughesinheritedtheHughesToolCompany.ThenhemarriedEllaRice.HeandEllamovedtoLosAngeles,California.ItwastherethatHowardHughesbegantobecomealegend（传奇人物）.Hughesbegantoinvesthismoneyinmovies.HebecameanimportantproducersoonafterhemovedtoCalifornia.Heworkedhard,buthealsoplayedhard.Hebecameobsessedwithpowerandcontrol.Whenhecouldn’tgetsomethinglegally,hegavemoneytopoliticiansandbusinessmensotheywouldhelphim.Heownedalotofbusinesses,includingairplanecompanies,amoviestudio（制片厂）,LasVegashotels,goldandsilvermines,andradioandtelevisionstations.Onceheboughtatelevisionstudiosohecouldwatchmoviesallnight.Healsoboughtahotelbecausehewantedtostayinhisfavoriteroomforoneweekend.

1.Accordingtothepassage,HowardHugheswasnot___________.

A.Good-lookingB.wealthyC.friendlyD.powerful

2.WhichofthefollowingaboutHughes’fatherisNOTTRUE?

A.HestartedtheHughesToolCompany.

B.Helikedtospendmoney.

C.Heworkedhard.

D.Hedrankalcoholalot.

3.HowardHughes’parentsdied___________.

A.Whenhewas16yearsoldB.beforehewas19yearsold

C.afterhegotmarriedD.afterhemovedtoCalifornia

4.Thewordobsessedinparagraph2probablymeans___________.

A.troubledB.reducedC.relatedD.informed

5.Fromthepassage,welearntwhatMr.Hugheslackedinhislifewas___________.

A.educationB.loveC.moneyD.goodlooks

Passage2

Halfoftheworld’scoralreefs（珊瑚礁）havediedinthelast30years.Nowscientistsareracingtoensurethattherestsurvive.Evenifglobalwarmingweretostoprightnow,scientistspredictthatmorethan90%ofcoralswilldieby2050.Ifnomajorstepsaretakentoaddresstheproblem,thereefsmaybeheadedfortotalextinction（灭绝）.

（78）Theplanet’shealthdependsonthesurvivalofcoralreefs.Theyareoftendescribedas“therainforestsofthesea”,becausetheyprovideshelterforawidevarietyofsealife.Inaddition,thereefsserveasbarriersthatprotectcoastlinesfromthefullforceofpowerfulstorms.

Coralsareusedinmedicalresearchforcurestodiseases.Theyarekeytolocaleconomiesaswell,sincethereefsattracttourists,thefishingindustry,andotherbusinesses,bringinginbillionsofdollars.

（79）Coralsareparticularlysensitivetochangesintemperature.Ariseofjust1to2degreescanforcethecoralstodriveoutthealgae（水藻）.Thenthecoralsturnwhiteinaprocesscalled“bleaching”.Coralscanrecoverfromshort-termbleaching,butlong-termbleachingcancausepermanentdamage.In1998,whenseasurfacetemperatureswerethehighestinrecordedhistory,coralreefsaroundtheworldsufferedthemostseverebleaching.Itisestimatedthatevenunderthebestofconditions,manyofthesecoralreefswillneeddecadestorecover.

Althoughreefsfaceotherthreatsfrompollution,industrialactivities,andoverfishing,itisglobalclimatechangethatmostconcernsscientists.Scientistsremainhopefulthatit’snottoolatetosavethereefs,andsomearemovingaheadonexperimentstoaccomplishthatgoal.

6.whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.RisingGoalTemperatures.

B.RainforestAreinDanger.

C.CoralReefsFaceExtinction.

D.GlobalClimateChange.

7.Thewordaddressinparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto___________.

A.breakdownB.sticktoC.gooverD.dealwith

8.Whyarecoralreefscalled“therainforestsofthesea”?

A.Becausetheyarehometoawidevarietyofsealife.

B.Becausetheycanprotectourcoastsfromstorms.

C.Becausetheymightsupplynaturalmedicines.

D.Becausetheylooklikerainforests.

9.Thecoralsturn___________intheprocessof“bleaching”.

A.redB.blackC.greenD.white

10.Accordingtothepassage,___________isthebiggestthreattocoralreefs.

A.pollutionB.overfishingC.industrialactivityD.climatechange

Passage3

Overtheyears,collegestudentshavestoodtogetherforwhattheybelievein,fromcivilrightstoanti-warpoliciestothemorerecentprotestsagainsttheunequaldistributionofwealth.Butnowhereinhistoryhavestudentsbanned（禁止）bottledwater.Untilnow.

Thebottledwaterban,whichstartedonjustafewcampuses,hasnowspreadnationwidetomorethan20universities.Thecollegeshaveeithercompletelybannedtheuseofplasticbottlesaltogether,orsomehavetakenamorelimitedapproachwithpartialbans.

Manypeoplebelievethatproducingandusingbottledwaterwastesmoneyandharmstheenvironment.TheysaythatbottledwaterisunnecessarybecausepublicwatersuppliesintheU.S.areamongthebestintheworld.Waterfountainsandreusablebottleswitheasyaccess（获取）tofillingstationsareabetterchoice.

AnorganizationcalledBantheBottleraisesawarenessabouttheeconomicandenvironmentalcostsofusingplasticbottles.Thegroupclaimsthateightglassesofwateradaycostseachperson49centsannually,whiledrinkingfromplasticcontainerscosts$1,400peryear.Plasticbottlescontainantimony----achemicalthatinlowdosescausesdepression,butinlargedosescanevenleadtodeath.

Thecontroversyoverbottledortapisnotlimitedtothestudentsandcollegeadministrations.Themakersofbottledwaterseethemovementasathreat.（80）Theyarguethatplasticbottlesmakeupasmallportionofthenations’totalwaste.It’sunfairtosingleout（单独挑出）theirproductwhensomanyotheritemsarepackagedinplasticcontainers.Plus,waterisahealthychoicecomparedtosomesodasandjuicesthataresoldatschool.

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.Bottledwaterismuchcleanerthantapwater.

B.Studentsshouldhavefreedomofchoice.

C.Thebottlesaremadeinamoreenvironment-friendlyway.

D.Waterishealthierthansomesodasandjuices.

15.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

B、

A.Alltheuniversitieshavebannedthesaleofbottledwater.

B.Plasticbottlesmaydoharmtopeople’shealth.

C.Thepurchaseofsoftdrinkswillincrease.

D.Bottledwaterischeapandenvironment-friendly.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure.（30%）

16.Theyhavedecidedtoputthemeeting___________untilnextMonday.

A.upB.onC.offD.forward

17.Ifyougetintodifficulties,don’thesitatetoask___________advice.

A.ofB.outC.afterD.for

18.Whilewewereonholiday,outneighbortook___________ourhouse.

A.noticeofB.careofC.afterD.on

19.studentsareexpectedto___________theirclassesregularly.

A.comeB.goC.attendD.follow

20.Iwastryingtogetintothe___________buswhenIheardavoicefrombehind.

A.crowdB.crowdingC.crowdsD.crowded

21.Honestyisthemostimportant___________amanshouldhave.

A.effortB.habitC.qualityD.question

22.Thatstudent___________hishandeverytimeIaskedaquestion.

A.madeupB.putupC.roseD.arose

23.HespokeEnglishsowellthatItookitfor___________thathewasanAmerican.

A.goodB.certainC.sureD.granted

24.Iamvery___________toyouforyourhelp.

A.gratefulB.agreeableC.capableD.enjoyable

25.Thetwogirlslookexactly___________inappearance.

A.sameB.alikeC.likeD.sameone

26.Thechildren___________happilyintheclassroomwhentheteachercamein.

A.talkB.aretalkingC.weretalkingD.hadtalked

27.Intheroadaccidenttheotherdaythreepeople___________,includingthedriver.

A.killedB.werekilledC.arekilledD.havekilled

28.Jim’sjobistokeephisboss___________ofthelatestdevelopmentofthatproductinEurope.

A.informB.toinformC.informedD.informing

29.Theyoungman___________visitedourschoolthismorningisMaria’sbrother.

A.whoB.whichC.whoseD.what

30.I’mawfullytiredandcan’tgoanyfarther,Ted.Let’shavearest,___________.

A.shallweB.willyouC.canyouD.mayI

31.___________themanagerwillcomeornotdoesn’tmattermuch.

A.WhetherB.ThatC.IfD.What

32.TheAmericanandtheBritish___________alargenumbero