页眉
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2017.05.06
Part I Readi ng Comprehe nsio n (30%)
Directions: There are three passages In this part Each passage is followed by some questi ons or unfini shed stateme nts. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacke n the corresp onding letter on the An swer Sheet.
Passage 1
Questi ons 1 to 5 are based on the follow ing passage:
People say that money cannot buy happ in ess. This was true for Howard Hughes. (76) He was one of the richest and most powerful men of his time. everything: good look success, power, and a lot of money. But he didn or friendship because he couldn ' t buy them. All his life
He bad
' t have lave
he used his moneyto control
everyth ing and every one around him. In the end, he lost con trol of everyth ing, eve n himself.
Howard Hughes was born in 1905 in Houston, Texas. His father started the Hughes Tool Compa ny. He was a workaholic (工作狂)and made a lot of mon ey. He bought everyth ing he wan ted. He even gave money to schools so Howard could get into them.
From his father, Howard lear ned to be a successful but merciless bus in essma n. Hughes' s mother, Alle ne also had a big in flue nce on his life. Howard was her only child. She protected him and gave him everyth ing. Unfortun ately Alle ne had men tal
problems. (77)She was afraid of germs and diseases. She was obsessed with Howard's health ， and he became obsessed win it too.
Allene died when Howard was 16 years old. Two years later his father died. Hughes in herited the Hughes Tool Compa ny. The n he married Ella Rice. He and Ella moved to Los An geles, California. It was there that Howard Hughes bega n to become a lege nd
(传奇人物) .Hughes bega n to in vest his money in movies. He became an importa nt
producer soon after he moved to California. He worked hard, but he also played hard. He became obsessed with power and control.
Whenhe couldn ' t get something legally,
he gave money politicia ns and bus in essme n so they would help him. He owned a lot of bus in esses, in cludi ng airpla ne compa ni es, a movie studio
(制片厂)，Las Vegas
hotels, gold and silver min es, and radio and televisi on stati ons. Once he bought a television studio so he could watch movies all night He also bought a hotel because he wan ted to stay in his favorite room for one weeke nd.
1. _____________________________________________ Accordig n to the passage ,Howard Hughes was hot ________________________ .
1 / 21
页眉
A. good-look ing B. wealthy C. frien dly D. powerful
2. Which of the following about Hughes' father is NOT TRUE? A. He started the Hughes Tool Compa ny. B. He liked to spe nd mon ey. C. He worked hard. D. He drank alcohol a lot.
3. Howard Hughes' pare nts died ____ . A. whe n he was 16 years old B. before he was 19 years old C. after he got married D. after he moved to Califor nia
4. The word obsessed in Paragraph 2 probably means . A. troubled B. reduced C. related D. i nformed
5. From the passage, we learn what Mr. Hughes lacked in his life was ___ . A. educati on B. love C. money D. good looks Passage 2
Questi ons 6 to 10 are based on the follow ing passage: Half of the world's coral reefs scie ntists
are raci ng to en sure
（珊瑚礁）have died in the last 30 years. Now
that the rest survive.
Eve n if global warning were
to right now, scientists predict that more than 90% of corals will die by 2050. If no major steps are take n to address the problem, the reefs may be headed for total ext inction （灭绝）.
（78） The planet ' s health depends on the survival of coral reefs. They described as “ the rain forests of the sea\reefs serve
the full force of powerful storms.
Coral are used in medical research for cures to diseases. They are key to local economies as well, since the reefs attract tourists, the fishing industry, and other bus in esses, bringing in billi ons of dolllars.
(79) Corals are particular sensitive to changes in temperature.
just 1 to 2 degrees can force the corals to drive out the algae
A rise of
(水藻).Then the
as barriers that protect coastl ines from
2 / 21
页眉
corals turn white in a process called
short-term bleaching, but Iong-term bleaching
“ bleaching ” . Corals can recover from
can cause permanent damage. In 1998,
whe n sea surface temperatures were the highest in recorded history, coral reefs around the world suffered the most severe bleaching. It is estimated that even under the best of con diti ons, many of these coral reefs will n eed decades to recover.
Although reefs face other threats from polluti on, in dustrial activities, and overfishing, it is global climate change that most concerns scientists.
Scientists
remain hopeful that it ' s not too late to save the reefs, and some are moving ahead on experime nts to accomplish that goal.
6. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Risi ng Global Temperatures B. Rai nforests Are in Dan ger C. Coral Reefs Face Exti nctio n D. Global Climate Cha nge
7. The word address in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ____ . A. break dow n B. stick to C. go over D. deal with
8. Why are coral reefs called \A. Because they are home to a wide variety of sea life. B. Because they can protect our coasts from storms. C. Because they might supply n atural medici nes. D. Because they look like rain forests. 9. The corals turn ___ in the process of “ bleaching ” A. red B. black C. gree n D. white
10. Accord ing to the passage, ___ is the biggest threat to coral reefs. A. pollutio n
3 / 21
.
2017年5月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题及答案
