学位英语2017年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”.C.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,andneveragainwentintothechickencoop.56.A.watchedB.C.invitedD.visited57.A.peaceB.stressC.crisisD.miracle58.A.habitB.patternC.customD.crime59.A.tothrowB.tobreakC.throwingD.breaking60.A.onceB.beforeC.whileD.although61.A.desireB.routeC.wayD.idea62.A.inB.atC.forD.with63.A.widerB.betterC.happierD.calmer64.A.careB.startC.wantD.feel65.A.howB.whenC.whatD.which66.A.InB.WithC.OnD.At67.A.rateB.spa