2023年学位英语5月真题

PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:TherearethreepassagesInthispartEachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.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（传奇人物）.Hughesbegantoinvesthismoneyinmovies.HebecameanimportantproducersoonafterhemovedtoCalifornia.Heworkedhard,buthealsoplayedhard.Hebecameobsessedwithpowerandcontrol.Whenhecouldn’tgetsomethinglegally,hegavemoneypoliticiansandbusinessmensotheywouldhelphim.Heownedalotofbusinesses,includingairplanecompanies,amoviestudio（制片厂）,LasVegashotels,goldandsilvermines,andradioandtelevisionstations.OnceheboughtatelevisionstudiosohecouldwatchmoviesallnightHealsoboughtahotelbecausehewantedtostayinhisfavoriteroomforoneweekend.1.Accordingtothepassage,HowardHugheswashot_____.A.good-lookingB.wealthyC.friendlyD.powerful2.WhichofthefollowingaboutHughes'fatherisNOTTRUE?A.HestartedtheHughesToolCompany.B.Helikedtospendmoney.C.Heworkedhard.D.Hedrankalcoholalot.3.HowardHughes'parentsdied_____.A.whenhewas16yearsoldB.beforehewas19yearsoldC.afterhegotmarriedD.afterhemovedtoCalifornia4.ThewordobsessedinParagraph2probablymeans.A.troubledB.reducedC.relatedD.informed5.Fromthepassage,welearnwhatMr.Hugheslackedinhislifewas_____.A.educationB.loveC.moneyD.goodlooksPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage: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.GlobalClimateChange7.ThewordaddressinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.breakdownB.sticktoC.gooverD.dealwith8.Whyarecoralreefscalled"therainforestsofthesea"?A.Becausetheyarehometoawidevarietyofsealife.B.Becausetheycanprotectourcoastsfromstorms.C.Becausetheymightsupplynaturalmedicines.D.Becausetheylooklikerainforests.9.Thecoralsturn_____intheprocessof“bleaching”.A.redB.blackC.greenD.white10.Accordingtothepassage,_____isthebiggestthreattocoralreefs.A.pollutionB.overfishingC.industrialactivityD.dimatechangePassage3Questions11toI5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Overtheyears,collegestudentshavestoodtogetherforwhattheybelievein,fromcivilrightstoanti-warpoliciestothemorerecentprotestsagainsttheunequaldistributionofwealth.Butnowhereinhistoryhavestudentsbanned（严禁）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.140013.ThewordcontroversyinParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.choiceB.controlC.argumentD.statement14.Whatdoesthebottledwaterindustryuseinitsowndefense?A.Bottledwaterismuchleanerthantapwater.B.Studentsshouldhavefreedomofchoice.C.Thebottlesaremadeinamoreenvironment-friendlyway.D.Waterishealthierthansomesodasandjuices.15.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Alltheuniversitieshavebannedthesaleofbottledwater.B.Plasticbottlesmaydoharmtopeopledhealth.C.Thepurchaseofsoftdrinkswillincrease.D.Bottledischeapandenvironment-friendly.PartⅡVocabularyandStructure(30%)Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnewerSheet.16.Theyhavedecidedtoputthemeeting_____tillnextMonday.A.upB.onC.offD.forward17.Ifyougetintodifficulties,don’thesitatetoask_____advice.A.ofB.outC.afterD.for18.Whilewewereonholiday,ourneighbortook_____ourhouse.A.noticeofB.careofC.afterD.on19.20.Iwastryingtogetintothe_____buswhenIheardavoicefrombehind.A.crowdB.crowdingC.crowdsD.crowded21.Honestyisthemostimportant_____amanshouldhave.A.effortB.habitC.qualityD.question22.Thatstudent_____hishandeverytimeIaskedaquestion.A.madeupB.putupC.roseD.arose23.HespokeEnglishsowellthatItookitfor_____thathewasanAmerican.A.goodB.certainC.sureD.granted24.Iamvery_____toyouforyourhelp.A.gratefulB.agreeatC.capableD.enjoyable25.ThetwogirlslookA.sameB.alikeC.likeD.sameone26.Thechildren_____happilyintheclassroomwhentheteachercamein.A.talkB.aretalkingC.weretalkingD.hadtalked27.Intheroadaccidenttheotherdaythreepeople_____，includingthedriver.A.killedB.werekilledC.arekilledD.havekilled28.Jim’sjobistokeephisboss_____ofthelatestdevelopmentofthatproductinEurope.A.informB.toinformC.informedD.informing29.Theyoungman_____visitedourschoolthismorningisMaria’sbrother.A.whoB.whichC.whoseD.what30.I’mawfullytiredandcan’tgoanyfarther,Ted.Let’shavearest,_____?A.shallweB.willyouC.canyouD.mayI31._____themanagerwillcomeornotdoesn’tmattermuch.A.WhetherB.ThatC.IfD.What32.TheAmericanandtheBritish_____alargenumberofsocialcustoms.A.joinB.takeC.shareD.make33.Martin,whenyougotothemeetingtomorrow,_____youriPadwithyou.A.bringB.takeC.fetchD.put34.Itisathree-storeyhouseandthekitchenisonthe_____floor.A.groundB.earthC.soilD.land35.Thekidswereespecially_____thecomingChristmasbecausetheywouldgetlotsofpresentsfromtheirparentsanduncles.A.comingupwithB.lookingforwardtoC.makingupforD.gettingridof36.TheusedcarIboughtcostfour_____pounds.A.thousandsB.thousandofC.thousandsofD.thousand37.What’sthematterwithyou?You_____sopale.A.arelookingB.lookC.havelookedD.looked38.Withtheguide_____theway,wesetoffonfootintothedarknight.A.leadingB.toleadC.ledD.beingled39.Itoreopentheboxonly_____thatsomepapersweremissing.A.discoveringB.todiscoverC.discoveredD.discover40.Eithermyparentsormyelderbrother_____goingtowaterthegarden.A.areB.isC.hasD.have41.Canyouimagewhy_____?A.didtheboysaythatB.theboysaidthatC.didtheboysayD.theboysaid42.Althoughitisraininghard_____A.TomstillwantstogooutB.andTomstillwantstogooutC.thatTomstillwantstogooutD.butTomstillwantstogoout43.Iwentto_____Shanghaiyesterday.On_____trainImetafamouspopstar.A.the;/B./;theC.the;theD./;/44._____ofthetwobrothersarefondofclassicalmusic.A.BothB.AllC.EachD.Either44._____ofthetwobrothersarefondofclassicalmusic.A.BothB.AllC.EachD.Either45.Therearenot_____studentsinClassOneasinClassTwo.A.somanyB.somuchC.moreD.muchmorePartⅢIdentification(10%)Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,C,D.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.46.ThepuzzlewassodifficultthatIgaveupitintheend.ABCD47.InMarchwhenspringisalreadyhere,weusuallyplantmanyyoungtreesonbothsideofthestreel.ABCD48.You'dbettertogohomenowbecauseit'sgoingtotraininnotime.ABCD49.Aftertheyreachedthetopofthemountain,theyfeltextremelyhungrilyandthirsty.ABCD50.Tom'sfather,aswellashismother,askhimtostayinNewYorkforafewmoredays.ABCD51.Afterlivingafewweekswithhim,Ifeltsorryfortobesounfriendlytohimatfirst.ABCD52.RobertisagreatbasketballfanandloveKobeBryantverymuch.ABCD53.HardlyIhadsatdownwhenIheardsomeoneknockatthedoor.ABCD54.Nobodybelievedthathisexcuseforbeinglatewaswhyhiscarbrokedownonhiswaytowork.ABCD55.IwishIfinishedwritingtheessayyesterday,butIwastoobusy.ABCDPartIVCloze(10%)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,Dattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerShteet.WhenIwasyoung,Ispentmysummervacationsonmygrandparents'farm.ThesummerthatIgraduatedfromcollege,I__56__mygrandparentsonceagain.WhenIarrived,Idiscoveredthattherewasafamily__57__inprogress.Grandpa’sdogandhuntingpartner,Rusty,hadtakenonaverybad__58__inhisoldage.Hehadbegun__59__intothechickencoop（鸡笼）andeggs.Intheeyesofthelocalfamers,__60__dogsstartedstealingeggs,therewasno__61__tocurethem.Theyknewtherewasonlyonethingtobedone__62__suchadog—youhadtoshootitandthesoonerthe__63__.RustyandGrandpawereoldfriends.Grandpacertainlydidn't__64__toshootRusty,butheknewitneededtobedone.The“eggmoney”wasGrandma’sprivateincome,soyoucanimagine__65__shefeltabouttheproblem.__66__theinexperiencedconfidenceofyouth,ItoldGrandpathatIthoughtIcould“cure”theegg-stealingdog.Iwantedtoatleasthavea__67__tosaveRusty’slife,andsaveGrandpafromthesadnessof__68__Rusty.Thenextmorning,IbrokeopensixfresheggsandputtheminRusty’sbowl__69__atthedoortothechickencoop.Rustycame__70__andnoticedtheeggs.Hequickly__71__theeggsandhappilywalkedoffforhisnap(打盹).ThefollowingmorningIdid__72__thing.Iputtheeggsafewfeetawayfromthechickencoop,towardthebackdoorofthefarmhouse__73__GrandmausuallyfedRusty.ThenextdayIagainmovedthebowlclosertothehouse，andaddedsomedogfoodtotheeggs.EverydayImovedthebowlclosertothebackdoor,mixingmoredogfoodand__74__eggs.Bythetimethebowlreachedthedoor,itwasalldogfoodandnoeggs.Rustybadagainbecome__75__tolookingforhisfoodatthebackdoorofthehouse,and