2018年5月学位英语真题(可编辑修改word版)

1、12018 年年 5 月月 12 日北京地区成人学士学位英语考试日北京地区成人学士学位英语考试PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthisparteachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerS

2、heet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:In1866,sailorsonaGermanshipcalledPaulathrewabottlewithamessageintowatershundredsofmilesoffthewesterncoastofAustralia.Onehundredandthirty-oneyearlater,(76)thebottlewasfoundonanAustraliaisland.Itsbelievedtobetheoldest-knownmessageinabottle,interm

3、siftheamountoftimethathaspassedbetweenwhenitwaswrittenandwhenitwasfound.Beforethisdiscovery,Guinness(吉尼斯)worldRecordssaidthattheoldestwas108yearsold,foundinGermanyin2015.AustralianandGermanresearchersworkedtogethertocheckwhetherthenoteisrealornot.TonyaIllmanwaswalkingonthebeachinJanuarywhenshespotte

4、dtheoldbottle.“Ipickeditupthinkingitmightlookniceondisplayinmyhome,”Illmansays,accordingtoanaccountonherhusbandswebsite.(77)Thebottlewaspartiallyfilledwithwetsand.Shortlyafter,Illmanssonsgirlfriendpouredoutthecontentsandfoundatightlyrollednotecoveredinapieceofstring.Toodamptoopeninitially,accordingt

5、otheaccount,thegroupwaitedforittodryandwereamazedtoseethatitwascarefullyhandwritteninGerman“.Thefirstthingthatcaughtmyeyewastheyear1866,”saidIllmanshusbandKym.“Itseemedtotallyunlikelytousthatthenoteandbottlecouldhavelastedthatlong.”ThepairreachedouttotheWesternAustraliaMuseum,whichsetouttostudythedo

6、cument.“Extraordinaryfindsneedextraordinaryevidencetosupportthem,sowecontactedcolleaguesinGermanforhelptofindmoreinformation,”RossAnderson,whoisinchargeofworksofartinthemuseum,saidinastatement.ButthismessageisnoSOSorloveletter.1. AccordingtoGuinnessWorldRecords,thesecondoldestmessagewasfoundA. in201

7、4B.in2015C.2017D.in20162. WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A. AsailornamedPaulathrewtheoldbottleintowatersin1866B. KymfoundtheoldbottlefirstC. ThisoldestmessagewasfoundinGermanyD. Theoldestmessagewas131yearsold3. Fromthepassage,welearnthat.A. TonyafoundthebottlefirstB. TonyaandKymcontactedresearchersinGerm

8、anyforhelpC.IllmanssonbrokethebottletotakeoutwhatwasinsideD. ThenotewaswritteninEnglish4. TheworddampinParagraph4isclosetinmeaningto.A. wetB.dryC.coolD.hot5. Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?2A. TheOldest-KnownMessageFoundinAustraliaB. TheOld-KnownMessageFoundinGermanyC. AnExt

9、raordinaryEvidenceofHistoryD. AGuinnessBeerBottlePassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:AhandwrittennotefromAlbertEinsteinsoldformorethan$1.5millionatanauction(拍卖会).HegavethenotetoahotelporterinJapanin1922.Einsteinwasnotcarryingmoneywhentheportercametohisroom.(78)Hewasunabletogiveacasht

10、ip,asaguestnormallywould.Insteadhegaveatiponhowtolivelife.“Acalmandmodestlifebringsmorehappinessthanpursuitofsuccesscombinedwithconstantrestlessness.”Einsteinwrote.ThenotewaswritteninGerman.ItwaswrittenonnotepaperfromtheimperialHotelinGinza,Tokyo,whereEinsteinwasdeliveringaseriesoflectures.Hewastrav

11、ellingtoAsiawhennewsthathehadwontheNobelPrizeforPhysicsreachedhimviatelegraph.Einsteinwasunabletoattendtheprize-givingceremonyinStockholm.GalWienerisheadoftheauctionhouseinJerusalem,Israel,wherethenotewassold.HesaidEinsteintoldthehotelportertokeepthenotesinceitwillprobablybeworthmorethanaregulartrip

12、.Bidding(拍卖中的出价)onthenotebeganat$2000.Itwasexpectedtosellfornomorethan$8000.But25minuteslater,theauctionhousemadethemajorsale.(79)AsecondEinsteinnotewassoldattheauction.Itwentformorethan$200,000.“wherethereawill,theresaway.”thenotesays.Theidentityofthepersonorgroupthatsoldthenoteshasnotbeenmadepubli

13、c.Norhasthatofthebuyerorbuyers.6. ThewordtipinLine4paragraph1probablymean.A. adviceB.trickC.newsD.trend7. Thenotewaswrittenin.A. EnglishB.JapaneseC.GermanD.French8. AlbertEinsteinwenttoJapanto.A. visitsomefriendsB.dosomesightseeingC.receivetheNobelPrizeD.giveaseriesoflectures9. Theestimatedsalevalue

14、ofthefirstnoteisabout.A.$2000B.$8000C.$200,000D.$1.5million10. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisNOTTRUE?A.Einsteingavetheporterthenoteinsteadofatip.B. ThebuyerofthesecondnotewasaJapanesebusinessman.C. EinsteinlearnedthathehadwontheNobelPrizeduringhistriptoJapan.D. Einsteintoldthep

15、ortertokeepthenotesinceitmightbecomevaluable.Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:3In1950,HelenaRubinsteinwasoneoftherichestwomenintheworld.Shestartedwithnothing.Shehadnomoney,noeducation,andnoonetohelpher.Allshehadwere12jarsoffacecreamandalotofenergyandambition.Sheturnedthereintoamu

16、ltimillion-dollarcosmetics(化妆品)empire.HelenaRubinsteinwasbornin1870inKrakow,Poland.Shewastheoldestofeightgirls.Helenasmotherthoughtthatbeautywasveryimportant.Sheusedaspecialskincreamthataforeignchemistmadeforher.Helenasmothermadeallofherdaughtersuseittoo.Helenasfatherwantedhertobeadoctor.Butshehated

17、medicineandleftschool.Herfatherwasveryangry.Thenhewantedhertogetmarried,butsherefused.In1992,shewenttoMelbourne,Australia,tolivewithacousinandanuncle.Shetookonlyherclothesand12jarsoffacecream.HelenadidntspeakEnglish.Shehadnomoneyandnoplans.Aftershearrived,everyonenoticedherbeautifulskin.InAustralia,

18、thehotanddryweatherisverybadfortheskin.Whenshetoldsomeofthewomenthefacecream,theyallwantedsome.Helenasoldthemhercreamandthenorderedmore.Helenasborrowed$1,500andopenedashoptosellthecream.(80)Sheworked18hoursaday,sevendaysaweek.Shelivedsimplyandsavedallofherprofits.Shealsolearnedhowtomakedifferentkind

19、sofcreamsandshowedwomenhowtotakecareoftheirskin.Itwasthefirstshopofthiskindintheworld.Inlessthantwoyears,Rubinsteinhadpaidherloanandsaved$50,000.Shemademoreandmoremoneyeveryyear.Allthistime,shethoughtonlyofworkandsuccess.AnewspaperreporternamedEdwardTituswasinlovewithher.Butshewasnotinterestedinhim.

20、SheleftAustraliaandwentEuropetolearnmoreaboutthescienceofbeauty.11. WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A. HelenaRubinsteinbecametherichestpersonintheworldin1950.B.Helenasfatherhelpedhertostartherbusiness.C. Helenawasanenergeticandambitiousperson.D.Helenasmothersupportedherwithvaluablebusinessideas.12. Fromth

21、epassage,welearnthat.A.Helenahad8sistersB.HelenawasborninPolandC.HelenasmothermadeskincreamforherdaughterD.Helenasfatherwasadoctor13. WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.HelenawenttoAustraliatostudymedicine.B. HelenawenttoAustraliatodobusiness.C.Helenasuncleandcousinworkedforher.D. TheweatherinAustraliaisve

22、rybadfortheskin.14. WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.Helenawasahardworkingbusinessman.B. Helenasavedallthemoneyshemade.C. Helenacouldmakeavarietyofcreams.D. HelenawasinlovewithEdwardTitus.15. Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheScienceofBeautyB.TheStoryofHelenaC.AStoryofLoveD.

23、ABusinessEmpirePartnVocabularyandStructure(30%)4Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheanswerSheet.16. Sheismorebeautifulthanintheclass.A.anygirlB.anyoth

24、ergirlC.allthegirlsD.anygirls17.Pleasedontcomeheretoday.Iwouldratheryoutomorrow.A.cameB.willcomeC.comeD.arecoming18. TomandJohnseldomgotothelibraryintheevening?A.dotheyB.donttheyC.aretheyD.arentthey19. Itwasinthisroomtheyhadameetingyesterday.A.whichB.thereC.thatD.where20. itisverylatenow,theresearch

25、ersarestillworkinginthelab.A.AsB.WhenC.IfD.Although21. andyouwillmakeitnexttime.A.WorkhardB.ToworkhardC.WorkinghardD.Workedhard22. Writtenisgreathaste,.A. Jimmadealotofmistakesinthereport.B. thereareplentyofmistakesinthereport.C. wefoundseveralmistakesinthereport.D. thereportisfullofmistakes.23. The

26、numberofprimaryschoolsintheruralareasdoublinginthepast50years.A.areB.isC.havebeenD.hasbeen24. Thekeysuccessishardworkandpersistenee.A.onB.toC.forD.of25. Thetrainstarts6:20,soyoudbettergettherebefore6.A.onB.atC.inD.of26. Inthepastwehadonlyadayoffforthewholeweek:weworkeverydaySunday.A.besidesB.besideC

27、.exceptD.ontopof27. ThoughThomasisverybusy,heoneeveningaweektoplaywithhiskids.A.setsasideB.goesafterC.seesthroughD.makesout28. Thetopofthatmountainisalwayscoveredsnow.A.ofB.byC.withD.on29. Hedoesmorningexerciseseverydaymakehimselfstrong.A.inorderthatB.inordertoC.sothatD.suchthat30. Thegirlwasnothapp

28、yatthenewschoolbecauseshehadfriendsthere.A.fewB.afewC.littleD.alittle31. Beijing,asthecapitalofPeoplesRepublicofChina,enjoysdiverserangeofpeopleandcultures.A.the;theB.a;aC.the;aD.a;the32. NowItoworkbybikeinsteadofbycarastherearetoomanycarsontheroadinrushhours.A.goB.wentC.amgoingD.wasgoing33.Generall

29、y,snakeswontattackhumantheyarethreatenedwithdanger.5A.ifB.sinceC.unlessD.while34. Anoldmangotbadlyintheroadaccidentyesterday.A.injureB.toinjureC.injuredD.injuring35. WouldyoumindJamesthatfatheriscomingtoseehimthisweekend?A.tellB.totellC.tellingD.told36. Davidleftraincoatintheroomandwentout.A.hisB.hi

30、mC.theirsD.them37. ThisisbyfarofthegamesIhaveeverwatched.A.theexcitingB.themoreexcitingC.themostexcitingD.asexciting38. Icaneasilyhimagolf.A.hitB.strikeC.winD.beat39. Jane”Goodmorning!totheteacherandthencamein.A.saidB.spokeC.toldD.talked40.Lucydoesntlikeoutdooractivities.Heronlislisteningtoclassical

31、music.A.customB.hobbyC.attitudeD.tradition41. Thesefactsshowthathesnottobetrusted.A.singleB.soleC.aloneD.lonely42. Theroomwasnottiny.Shoes,socksandbookswereseenonthefloor.A.nowandthenB.hereandthereC.handinhandD.sidebyside43. Sheherfingertoherlipsasasignforsilenee.A.roseB.raisedC.elevatedD.arose44. c

32、offeeiscoffeethatyoucanprepareveryquickly,forexamplebyjustaddinghotwater.A.ImaginaryB.InstantC.ImpatientD.Intentional45. EvenifparentsnoIongerlivetogether,theyeachcontinuetobefortheirchildrenintheeyeofthelaw.A.reluctantB.toughC.responsibleD.modestPartIIIIdentification(10%)Directions:Eachofthefollowi

33、ngsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,C,D.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.46. Ifyouhadstudied(A)theproblemcarefullyyesterday(B),youwonthave(C)anydifficultynow(D).47. Hardlytheyhad(A)gotio(B)thebusstopwhen(C)thebussuddenlypulledaway(D).48. Themoun

34、tainwas(A)reallyveryhigh(B),but(C)Itriedhardly(D)toclimbit.49. Thereason(A)Ididntattend(B)thelecturewassimplybecause(C)Icaughtabadcold(D)thatday.50. DR.Bellgave(A)somelectures,visited(B)theGreatWallandgoing(C)shoppingdowntowninBeijing.(D)51. Thefirst(A)manswim(B)acrossthe(C)riverwillreceiveaprize(D)

35、.52Jn_(A)themorningIgo_on(B)thetrain,whicharrived(C)Shanghaiatnight(D).53. Henryisnotusedtolive(A)inanoisyandcrowed(B)communitythough(C)hegrewup(D)inNewYork.54. Doyouknow(A)theoldEnglishsayingthat(B)aapple(C)adaykeeps(D)thedoctoraway?55. Theharderheworked(A),themost(B)troubleshehad(C)inhisearlydaysa

36、sascientist(D).6PartIVCloze(10%)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,Dattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.DuringatriptoobservewildanimalsinAfrica,Iencounteredt

37、heleastbraveanimalonearth,thewildebeest(角马).Isatonariverbankforthreehourswatchingagroupofthousandsbuild_56_thecouragetodrinkwater.Morethanamillionwildebeests_57_northwardintothewetlands.Itisalong,dryanddifficultjourney.Frequently,theonlyavailablewateristheGrumetiRiver,_58representsbothlifeanddeath.U

38、nlikesomecreaturesthatcantakemoisture_59_thegrasstheyeat,wildebeestsmustdrinkfromtherivertolive.Theriversupportsotherwildlife,including60thatkillandeatotheranimals.Thoughthirsty61traveling,thewildebeestsstandbackfromthewater,sensingpossibledanger.Movingslowlytowardthebankcan_62_hours,asanindividualw

39、ildebeeststepsforward,stepsbackandthencarefullystepsforwardagain.Morewildebeestsgathertogetherandadvanee,graduallypushingtheleaderstotheriver,63theywanttogoornot.Itsbeenalongtime_64_theydrinklasttime,andyoufeeltheiranxietyforwater.Lionsarepossiblyonthe_65_,savingenergyastheywaitforanopportunityforlu

40、nch.Oncethelargegroupmovestotheriver,lionscould_66_,makingthegrouprunninginawildanduncontrolled_67一Themadrushwouldraiseadustcloudthatblocksthe_68_ofthewildebeestsnearby.Akillisalmostguaranteed.Sittingonthatriverbank,Inoticedthatayoungwildebeestfinallysteppedaheadanddrankwhilethe_9adultsheldback.Soon

41、,othersbegandrinking.But.70liningupalongthebank,takingturns,theygatheredandpushed.Somehadtowalkfartherintothewaterthantheywere_1_togo.Thosepushedfartherinwatergotfrightenedandin72frightenedtheothers.Theyallretreatedhastilyandreturnedtotheirroute.Onlythefewthatwere_3_noughgotadrink.Theotherswent7.The

42、rewasnodangerthatday.Onlythewildebeestsfearand75ofcouragekeptthemfromdrinking.56.A.upB.outC.inD.over57.A.visitB.travelC.seeD.swim58.A.thatB.whichC.whereD.when59.A.aboveB.underC.fromD.over60.A.thisB.thoseC.thatD.them61.A.amongB.aboveC.fromD.between62.A.takeB.payC.spendD.charge63.A.whenB.whereC.whatD.whether64.A.beforeB.becauseC.sinceD.though65.A.watchB.sightC.shoutD.walk66.A.