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1、,.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.Buthedidnthavelaveorfriendshipbecausehecouldntbu
2、ythem.Allhislifeheusedhismoneytocontroleverythingandeveryonearoundhim.Intheend,helostcontrolofeverything,evenhimself.HowardHugheswasbornin1905inHouston,Texas.HisfatherstartedtheHughesToolCompany.Hewasaworkaholic(工作狂)andmadealotofmoney.Heboughteverythinghewanted.HeevengavemoneytoschoolssoHowardcouldg
3、etintothem.Fromhisfather,Howardlearnedtobeasuccessfulbutmercilessbusinessman.Hughessmother,Allenealsohadabiginfluenceonhislife.Howardwasheronlychild.Sheprotectedhimandgavehimeverything.UnfortunatelyAllenehadmentalproblems.(77)Shewasafraidofgermsanddiseases.ShewasobsessedwithHowardshealth,andhebecame
4、obsessedwinittoo.AllenediedwhenHowardwas16yearsold.Twoyearslaterhisfatherdied.HughesinheritedtheHughesToolCompany.ThenhemarriedEllaRice.HeandEllamovedtoLosAngeles,California.ItwastherethatHowardHughesbegantobecomealegend.Hughesbegantoinvesthismoneyinmovies.Hebecameanimportantproducersoonafterhemoved
5、toCalifornia.Heworkedhard,buthealsoplayedhard.Hebecameobsessedwithpowerandcontrol.Whenhecouldntgetsomethinglegally,hegavemoneypoliticiansandbusinessmensotheywouldhelphim.Heownedalotofbusinesses,includingairplanecompanies,amoviestudio,LasVegashotels,goldandsilvermines,andradioandtelevisionstations.On
6、ceheboughtatelevisionstudiosohecouldwatchmoviesallnightHealsoboughtahotelbecausehewantedtostayinhisfavoriteroomforoneweekend.1. Accordingtothepassage, HowardHugheswashot_.A.good-lookingB.wealthyC.friendlyD.powerful2.WhichofthefollowingaboutHughesfatherisNOTTRUE?A. HestartedtheHughesToolCompany. B. H
7、elikedtospendmoney.C. Heworkedhard. D. Hedrankalcoholalot.3.HowardHughesparentsdied_.A.whenhewas16yearsold B.beforehewas19yearsoldC.afterhegotmarried D.afterhemovedtoCalifornia4. ThewordobsessedinParagraph2probablymeans.A.troubledB.reducedC.relatedD.informed5. Fromthepassage,welearnwhatMr.Hugheslack
8、edinhislifewas_.A.educationB.loveC.moneyD.goodlooksPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Halfoftheworldscoralreefs(珊瑚礁)havediedinthelast30years.Nowscientistsareracingtoensurethattherestsurvive.Evenifglobalwarningweretorightnow,scientistspredictthatmorethan90%ofcoralswilldieby2050.Ifnom
9、ajorstepsaretakentoaddresstheproblem,thereefsmaybeheadedfortotalextinction(灭绝).(78)Theplanetshealthdependsonthesurvivalofcoralreefs.Theydescribedas“therain forestsofthesea,becausetheyprovideshelterforawidevarietyofsealife.Inaddition,thereefsserveasbarriersthatprotectcoastlinesfromthefullforceofpower
10、fulstorms.Coralareusedinmedicalresearchforcurestodiseases.Theyarekeytolocaleconomiesaswell,sincethereefsattracttourists,thefishingindustry,andotherbusinesses,bringinginbillionsofdolllars.(79)Coralsareparticularsensitivetochangesintemperature.Ariseofjust1to2degreescanforcethecoralstodriveoutthealgae(
11、水藻).Thenthecoralsturnwhiteinaprocesscalled“bleaching”.Coralscanrecoverfromshort-termbleaching,butlong-termbleachingcancausepermanentdamage.In1998,whenseasurfacetemperatureswerethehighestinrecordedhistory,coralreefsaroundtheworldsufferedthemostseverebleaching.Itisestimatedthatevenunderthebestofcondit
12、ions,manyofthesecoralreefswillneeddecadestorecover.Althoughreefsfaceotherthreatsfrompollution,industrialactivities,andoverfishing,itisglobalclimatechangethatmostconcernsscientists.Scientistsremainhopefulthatitsnottoolatetosavethereefs,andsomearemovingaheadonexperimentstoaccomplishthatgoal.6.Whichoft
13、hefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A. RisingGlobalTemperatures B. Rain forestsareinDangerC. CoralReefsFaceExtinction D. GlobalClimateChange7. ThewordaddressinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_.A. breakdown B. stickto C. goover D. dealwith8. Whyarecoralreefscalledtherainforestsofthesea?A.Becausethey
14、arehometoawidevarietyofsealife.B.Becausetheycanprotectourcoastsfromstorms.C.Becausetheymightsupplynaturalmedicines.D.Becausetheylooklikerainforests.9.Thecoralsturn_intheprocessof“bleaching”.A.redB.blackC.greenD.white10.Accordingtothepassage,_isthebiggestthreattocoralreefs.A.pollutionB.overfishing C.
15、industrialactivityD.dimatechangePassage3Questions11toI5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Overtheyears,collegestudentshavestoodtogetherforwhattheybelievein,fromcivilrightstoanti-warpoliciestothemorerecentprotestsagainsttheunequaldistributionofwealth.Butnowhereinhistoryhavestudentsbanned(禁止)bottledwater.U
16、ntilnowThebottledwaterban,whichPartedonjustafewcampuses,hasnowspreadnationwidetomorethan20universities.Thecollegeshavecithercompletelybannedtheuseofplasticbottlesaltogether,orsomehavetakenamorelimitedapproachwithpartialbans.Manypeoplebelievethatproducingandbottledwaterwastesmoneyandharmstheenvironme
17、nt.TheysaythatbottledwaterisunnecessarybecausepublicwatersuppliesintheU.S.arcamongthebestintheworld.Waterfountainsandreusablebottleswitheasyaccess(获取)tofillingstationsareabetterchoice.AnorganizationcalledBantheBottleraisesawarenessabouttheeconomicandenvironmentalcostsofusingplasticbottles.Thegroupcl
18、aimsthateightglassesofwateradaycostseachperson49centsannually,whiledrinkingfromplasticcontainerscosts$I,400peryear.Plasticbottlescontainantimonyachemicalthatinlowdosescausesdepression,butinlargedosescanevenleadtodeath.Thecontroversyoverbottledortapisnotlimitedtothestudentsandcollegeadministrations.T
19、hemakersofbottledwaterseethemovementasathreat.(80)TheyarguethatplasticbottlesmakeUPasmallportionofthenationstotalwaste.Itsunfairtosingleout(单独挑出)theirproductwhensomanyotheritemsarepackagedinplasticcontainers.Plus,waterisahealthychoicecomparedtosomesodasandjuicesthatarcalsosoldatschool.,11. Whichofth
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