2017年5月北京成人英语三级考试真题.docx

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试 2017.05.06 Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Peoplesaythatmoneycannotbuyhappiness.ThiswastrueforHowardHughes.(76)Hewasoneoftherichestandmostpowerfulmenofhistime.Hebadeverything:goodlooksuccess,power,andalotofmoney.Buthedidnthavelaveorfriendshipbecausehecouldntbuythem.Allhislifeheusedhismoneytocontroleverythingandeveryonearoundhim.Intheend,helostcontrolofeverything,evenhimself.HowardHugheswasbornin1905inHouston,Texas.HisfatherstartedtheHughesToolCompany.Hewasaworkaholic（工作狂）andmadealotofmoney.Heboughteverythinghewanted.HeevengavemoneytoschoolssoHowardcouldgetintothem.Fromhisfather,Howardlearnedtobeasuccessfulbutmercilessbusinessman.Hughessmother,Allenealsohadabiginfluenceonhislife.Howardwasheronlychild.Sheprotectedhimandgavehimeverything.UnfortunatelyAllenehadmentalproblems.(77)Shewasafraidofgermsanddiseases.ShewasobsessedwithHowardshealth，andhebecameobsessedwinittoo.AllenediedwhenHowardwas16yearsold.Twoyearslaterhisfatherdied.HughesinheritedtheHughesToolCompany.ThenhemarriedEllaRice.HeandEllamovedtoLosAngeles,California.ItwastherethatHowardHughesbegantobecomealegend.Hughesbegantoinvesthismoneyinmovies.HebecameanimportantproducersoonafterhemovedtoCalifornia.Heworkedhard,buthealsoplayedhard.Hebecameobsessedwithpowerandcontrol.Whenhecouldntgetsomethinglegally,hegavemoneypoliticiansandbusinessmensotheywouldhelphim.Heownedalotofbusinesses,includingairplanecompanies,amoviestudio,LasVegashotels,goldandsilvermines,andradioandtelevisionstations.OnceheboughtatelevisionstudiosohecouldwatchmoviesallnightHealsoboughtahotelbecausehewantedtostayinhisfavoriteroomforoneweekend.1. Accordingtothepassage, HowardHugheswashot_.A.good-lookingB.wealthyC.friendlyD.powerful2.WhichofthefollowingaboutHughesfatherisNOTTRUE?A. HestartedtheHughesToolCompany. B. Helikedtospendmoney.C. Heworkedhard. D. Hedrankalcoholalot.3.HowardHughesparentsdied_.A.whenhewas16yearsold B.beforehewas19yearsoldC.afterhegotmarried D.afterhemovedtoCalifornia4. ThewordobsessedinParagraph2probablymeans.A.troubledB.reducedC.relatedD.informed5. Fromthepassage,welearnwhatMr.Hugheslackedinhislifewas_.A.educationB.loveC.moneyD.goodlooksPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Halfoftheworldscoralreefs（珊瑚礁）havediedinthelast30years.Nowscientistsareracingtoensurethattherestsurvive.Evenifglobalwarningweretorightnow,scientistspredictthatmorethan90%ofcoralswilldieby2050.Ifnomajorstepsaretakentoaddresstheproblem,thereefsmaybeheadedfortotalextinction（灭绝）.(78)Theplanetshealthdependsonthesurvivalofcoralreefs.Theydescribedas“therain forestsofthesea,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.Scientistsremainhopefulthatitsnottoolatetosavethereefs,andsomearemovingaheadonexperimentstoaccomplishthatgoal.6.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A. RisingGlobalTemperatures B. Rain forestsareinDangerC. CoralReefsFaceExtinction D. GlobalClimateChange7. ThewordaddressinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_.A. breakdown B. stickto C. goover D. dealwith8. Whyarecoralreefscalledtherainforestsofthesea?A.Becausetheyarehometoawidevarietyofsealife.B.Becausetheycanprotectourcoastsfromstorms.C.Becausetheymightsupplynaturalmedicines.D.Becausetheylooklikerainforests.9.Thecoralsturn_intheprocessof“bleaching”.A.redB.blackC.greenD.white10.Accordingtothepassage,_isthebiggestthreattocoralreefs.A.pollutionB.overfishing C.industrialactivityD.dimatechangePassage3Questions11toI5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Overtheyears,collegestudentshavestoodtogetherforwhattheybelievein,fromcivilrightstoanti-warpoliciestothemorerecentprotestsagainsttheunequaldistributionofwealth.Butnowhereinhistoryhavestudentsbanned（禁止）bottledwater.UntilnowThebottledwaterban,whichPartedonjustafewcampuses,hasnowspreadnationwidetomorethan20universities.Thecollegeshavecithercompletelybannedtheuseofplasticbottlesaltogether,orsomehavetakenamorelimitedapproachwithpartialbans.Manypeoplebelievethatproducingandbottledwaterwastesmoneyandharmstheenvironment.TheysaythatbottledwaterisunnecessarybecausepublicwatersuppliesintheU.S.arcamongthebestintheworld.Waterfountainsandreusablebottleswitheasyaccess（获取）tofillingstationsareabetterchoice.AnorganizationcalledBantheBottleraisesawarenessabouttheeconomicandenvironmentalcostsofusingplasticbottles.Thegroupclaimsthateightglassesofwateradaycostseachperson49centsannually,whiledrinkingfromplasticcontainerscosts$I,400peryear.Plasticbottlescontainantimonyachemicalthatinlowdosescausesdepression,butinlargedosescanevenleadtodeath.Thecontroversyoverbottledortapisnotlimitedtothestudentsandcollegeadministrations.Themakersofbottledwaterseethemovementasathreat.(80)TheyarguethatplasticbottlesmakeUPasmallportionofthenationstotalwaste.Itsunfairtosingleout（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.PartVocabularyandStructure(30%)16.Theyhavedecidedtoputthemeeting_tillnextMonday.A.upB.onC.offD.forward17.Ifyougetintodifficulties,donthesitatetoask_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.grateful B.agree atC.capableD.enjoyable25.ThetwogirlslookA.sameB.alikeC.likeD.sameone26.Thechildren_happilyintheclassroomwhentheteachercamein.A.talkB.aretalkingC.weretalkingD.hadtalked27.Intheroadaccidenttheotherdaythreepeople_，includingthedriver.A.killedB.werekilledC.arekilledD.havekilled28.Jimsjobistokeephisboss_ofthelatestdevelopmentofthatproductinEurope.A.informB.toinformC.informedD.informing29.Theyoungman_visitedourschoolthismorningisMariasbrother.A.whoB.whichC.whose D.what30.Imawfullytiredandcantgoanyfarther,Ted.Letshavearest,_?A.shallweB.willyouC.canyouD.mayI31._themanagerwillcomeornotdoesntmattermuch.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.Whatsthematterwithyou?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.has D.have41.Canyouimagewhy_?A.didtheboysaythatB.theboysaidthatC.didtheboysayD.theboysaid42.Althoughitisraininghard_A.Tomstillwantstogoout B.andTomstillwantstogooutC.thatTomstillwantstogoout D.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.muchmorePartIII. 挑错题 46.HardlyIhadsatdownwhenIheardsomeoneknockatthedoor.ABCD47.Nobodybelievedthathisexcuseforbeinglatewaswhyhiscarbrokedown onhiswaytowork.ABCD48.IwishIfinishedwritingtheessayyesterday,butIwastoobusy.ABCD49.Tomsfather,aswellashismother,askhimtostayinNewYorkforafew moredays.ABCD50.Aftera fewweekswithhim,Ifeltsorryfortobeunfriendlytohimatfirst.51.RobertisagreatbasketballfanandloveKobeBryantverymuch.ABCD52.Thepuzzlewas sodifficultthatIgaveupit intheend.ABCD53.InMarchwhenspringisalreadyhere,weusuallyplantmanyyoungtreeson bothsideofthestreet.ABCD54.Youdbettertogohomenowbecauseitsgoingtorain innotime.ABCD55.Aftertheyreachedthetopofthemountain,theyfeltextremelyhungrilyand thirty.ABCDPartIVCloze(10%)WhenIwasyoung,Ispentmysummervacationsonmygrandparentsfarm.ThesummerthatIgraduatedfromcollege,I_56_mygrandparentsonceagain.WhenIarrived,Idiscoveredthattherewasafamily_57_inprogress.Grandpasdogandhuntingpartner,Rusty,hadtakenonaverybad_58_inhisoldage.Hehadbegun_59_intothechickencoop(鸡笼)andeggs.Intheeyesofthelocalfamers,_60_dogsstartedstealingeggs,therewasno_61_tocurethem.Theyknewtherewasonlyonethingtobedone_62_suchadogyouhadtoshootitandthesoonerthe_63_.RustyandGrandpawereoldfriends.Grandpacertainlydidnt_64_toshootRusty,butheknewitneededtobedone.The“eggmoney”wasGrandmasprivateincome,soyoucanimagine_65_shefeltabouttheproblem._66_theinexperiencedconfidenceofyouth,ItoldGrandpathatIthoughtIcould“cure”theegg-stealingdog.Iwantedtoatleasthavea_67_tosaveRustyslife,andsaveGrandpafromthesadnessof_68_Rusty.Thenextmorning,IbrokeopensixfresheggsandputtheminRustysbowl_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.noticedC.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.spaceC.pityD.chance68.A.losingB.helpingC.worryingD.keeping69.A.nextB.rightC.behin