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1、地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试 Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Peoplesaythatmoneycannotbuyhappiness.ThiswastrueforHowardHughes.(76)Hewasoneoftherichestandmostpowerfulmenofhistime.Hebadeverything:goodlooksuccess,power,andalotofmoney.Buthedidnthavelaveorfriendshipbecausehecouldntbuythem.Allhislif
2、eheusedhismoneytocontroleverythingandeveryonearoundhim.Intheend,helostcontrolofeverything,evenhimself.HowardHugheswasbornin1905inHouston,Texas.HisfatherstartedtheHughesToolpany.Hewasaworkaholic工作狂andmadealotofmoney.Heboughteverythinghewanted.HeevengavemoneytoschoolssoHowardcouldgetintothem.Fromhisfa
3、ther,Howardlearnedtobeasuccessfulbutmercilessbusinessman.Hughessmother,Allenealsohadabiginfluenceonhislife.Howardwasheronlychild.Sheprotectedhimandgavehimeverything.UnfortunatelyAllenehadmentalproblems.(77)Shewasafraidofgermsanddiseases.ShewasobsessedwithHowardshealth,andhebecameobsessedwinittoo.All
4、enediedwhenHowardwas16yearsold.Twoyearslaterhisfatherdied.HughesinheritedtheHughesToolpany.ThenhemarriedEllaRice.HeandEllamovedtoLosAngeles,California.ItwastherethatHowardHughesbegantobeealegend.Hughesbegantoinvesthismoneyinmovies.HebecameanimportantproducersoonafterhemovedtoCalifornia.Heworkedhard,
5、buthealsoplayedhard.Hebecameobsessedwithpowerandcontrol.Whenhecouldntgetsomethinglegally,hegavemoneypoliticiansandbusinessmensotheywouldhelphim.Heownedalotofbusinesses,includingairplanepanies,amoviestudio,LasVegashotels,goldandsilvermines,andradioandtelevisionstations.Onceheboughtatelevisionstudioso
6、hecouldwatchmoviesallnightHealsoboughtahotelbecausehewantedtostayinhisfavoriteroomforoneweekend.1. Accordingtothepassage,HowardHugheswashot_.A.good-lookingB.wealthyC.friendlyD.powerful2.WhichofthefollowingaboutHughesfatherisNOTTRUE?A.HestartedtheHughesToolpany. B.Helikedtospendmoney.C.Heworkedhard.
7、D.Hedrankalcoholalot.3.HowardHughesparentsdied_.A.whenhewas16yearsold B.beforehewas19yearsoldC.afterhegotmarried D.afterhemovedtoCalifornia4. ThewordobsessedinParagraph2probablymeans.A.troubledB.reducedC.relatedD.informed5. Fromthepassage,welearnwhatMr.Hugheslackedinhislifewas_.A.educationB.loveC.mo
8、neyD.goodlooksPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Halfoftheworldscoralreefs珊瑚礁havediedinthelast30years.Nowscientistsareracingtoensurethattherestsurvive.Evenifglobalwarningweretorightnow,scientistspredictthatmorethan90%ofcoralswilldieby2050.Ifnomajorstepsaretakentoaddresstheproblem,th
9、ereefsmaybeheadedfortotalextinction灭绝.(78)Theplanetshealthdependsonthesurvivalofcoralreefs.Theydescribedas“therain forestsofthesea,becausetheyprovideshelterforawidevarietyofsealife.Inaddition,thereefsserveasbarriersthatprotectcoastlinesfromthefullforceofpowerfulstorms.Coralareusedinmedicalresearchfo
10、rcurestodiseases.Theyarekeytolocaleconomiesaswell,sincethereefsattracttourists,thefishingindustry,andotherbusinesses,bringinginbillionsofdolllars.79Coralsareparticularsensitivetochangesintemperature.Ariseofjust1to2degreescanforcethecoralstodriveoutthealgae水藻.Thenthecoralsturnwhiteinaprocesscalled“bl
11、eaching.Coralscanrecoverfromshort-termbleaching,butlong-termbleachingcancausepermanentdamage.In1998,whenseasurfacetemperatureswerethehighestinrecordedhistory,coralreefsaroundtheworldsufferedthemostseverebleaching.Itisestimatedthatevenunderthebestofconditions,manyofthesecoralreefswillneeddecadestorec
12、over.Althoughreefsfaceotherthreatsfrompollution,industrialactivities,andoverfishing,itisglobalclimatechangethatmostconcernsscientists.Scientistsremainhopefulthatitsnottoolatetosavethereefs,andsomearemovingaheadonexperimentstoacplishthatgoal.6.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.RisingGl
13、obalTemperatures B. Rain forestsareinDangerC.CoralReefsFaceExtinction D.GlobalClimateChange7.ThewordaddressinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_.A.breakdownB.sticktoC.gooverD.dealwith8.Whyarecoralreefscalledtherainforestsofthesea?A.Becausetheyarehometoawidevarietyofsealife.B.Becausetheycanprotectourcoas
14、tsfromstorms.C.Becausetheymightsupplynaturalmedicines.D.Becausetheylooklikerainforests.9.Thecoralsturn_intheprocessof“bleaching.10.Accordingtothepassage,_isthebiggestthreattocoralreefs.A.pollutionB.overfishingC.industrialactivityD.dimatechangePassage3Questions11toI5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Over
15、theyears,collegestudentshavestoodtogetherforwhattheybelievein,fromcivilrightstoanti-warpoliciestothemorerecentprotestsagainsttheunequaldistributionofwealth.Butnowhereinhistoryhavestudentsbanned禁止bottledwater.UntilnowThebottledwaterban,whichPartedonjustafewcampuses,hasnowspreadnationwidetomorethan20u
16、niversities.Thecollegeshavecitherpletelybannedtheuseofplasticbottlesaltogether,orsomehavetakenamorelimitedapproachwithpartialbans.Manypeoplebelievethatproducingandbottledwaterwastesmoneyandharmstheenvironment.TheysaythatbottledwaterisunnecessarybecausepublicwatersuppliesintheU.S.arcamongthebestinthe
17、world.Waterfountainsandreusablebottleswitheasyaccess获取tofillingstationsareabetterchoice.AnorganizationcalledBantheBottleraisesawarenessabouttheeconomicandenvironmentalcostsofusingplasticbottles.Thegroupclaimsthateightglassesofwateradaycostseachperson49centsannually,whiledrinkingfromplasticcontainers
18、costs$I,400peryear.Plasticbottlescontainantimonyachemicalthatinlowdosescausesdepression,butinlargedosescanevenleadtodeath.Thecontroversyoverbottledortapisnotlimitedtothestudentsandcollegeadministrations.Themakersofbottledwaterseethemovementasathreat.(80)TheyarguethatplasticbottlesmakeUPasmallportion
19、ofthenationstotalwaste.Itsunfairtosingleout单独挑出theirproductwhensomanyotheritemsarepackagedinplasticcontainers.Plus,waterisahealthychoiceparedtosomesodasandjuicesthatarcalsosoldatschool.,11.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Manyuniversitiesbanorrestrictthesaleofbottledwater.B.Manystatesb
20、anorrestrictthesaleofbottledwater.C.Thebottledwaterindustryisconcernedaboutitsdecreasingsales.D.Manypeopleareopposedtothebottledwaterban.12.AccordingtoBantheBottle,drinkingbottledwatercosts_dollarsperyear。 A.8B.20C.49D.140013.ThewordcontroversyinParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto_.A.choiceB.controlC.arg
21、umentD.statement14.Whatdoesthebottledwaterindustryuseinitsowndefense?A.Bottledwaterismuchleanerthantapwater.B.Studentsshouldhavefreedomofchoice.C.Thebottlesaremadeinamoreenvironment-friendlyway.D.Waterishealthierthansomesodasandjuices.15.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Al
22、ltheuniversitieshavebannedthesaleofbottledwater.B.Plasticbottlesmaydoharmtopeopledhealth.C.Thepurchaseofsoftdrinkswillincrease.D.Bottledischeapandenvironment-friendly.PartVocabularyandStructure(30%)16.Theyhavedecidedtoputthemeeting_tillnextMonday.A.upB.onC.offD.forward17.Ifyougetintodifficulties,don
23、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.Thats
24、tudent_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_happilyintheclass
25、roomwhentheteachercamein.A.talkB.aretalkingC.weretalkingD.hadtalked27.Intheroadaccidenttheotherdaythreepeople_,includingthedriver.A.killedB.werekilledC.arekilledD.havekilled28.Jimsjobistokeephisboss_ofthelatestdevelopmentofthatproductinEurope.A.informB.toinformC.informedD.informing29.Theyoungman_vis
26、itedourschoolthismorningisMariasbrother.A.whoB.whichC.whoseD.what30.Imawfullytiredandcantgoanyfarther,Ted.Letshavearest,_?A.shallweB.willyouC.canyouD.mayI31._themanagerwilleornotdoesntmattermuch.A.WhetherB.ThatC.IfD.What32.TheAmericanandtheBritish_alargenumberofsocialcustoms.A.joinB.takeC.shareD.mak
27、e33.Martin,whenyougotothemeetingtomorrow,_youriPadwithyou.A.bringB.takeC.fetchD.put34.Itisathree-storeyhouseandthekitchenisonthe_floor.A.groundB.earthC.soilD.land35.Thekidswereespecially_theingChristmasbecausetheywouldgetlotsofpresentsfromtheirparentsanduncles.A.ingupwithB.lookingforwardtoC.makingup
28、forD.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_thatsomepaperswere
29、missing.A.discoveringB.todiscoverC.discoveredD.discover40.Eithermyparentsormyelderbrother_goingtowaterthegarden.A.areB.isC.hasD.have41.Canyouimagewhy_?A.didtheboysaythatB.theboysaidthatC.didtheboysayD.theboysaid42.Althoughitisraininghard_A.Tomstillwantstogoout B.andTomstillwantstogooutC.thatTomstill
30、wantstogoout 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_studentsinClassOneasinCla
31、ssTwo.A.somanyB.somuchC.moreD.muchmorePartIII. 挑错题 46.HardlyIhadsatdownwhenIheardsomeoneknockatthedoor.ABCD47.Nobodybelievedthathisexcuseforbeinglatewaswhyhiscarbrokedownonhiswaytowork.ABCD48.IwishIfinishedwritingtheessayyesterday,butIwastoobusy.ABCD49.Tomsfather,aswellashismother,askhimtostayinNewY
32、orkforafewmoredays.ABCD50.Afterafewweekswithhim,Ifeltsorryfortobeunfriendlytohimatfirst.51.RobertisagreatbasketballfanandloveKobeBryantverymuch.ABCD52.ThepuzzlewassodifficultthatIgaveupitintheend.ABCD53.InMarchwhenspringisalreadyhere,weusuallyplantmanyyoungtreesonbothsideofthestreet.ABCD54.Youdbette
33、rtogohomenowbecauseitsgoingtoraininnotime.ABCD55.Aftertheyreachedthetopofthemountain,theyfeltextremelyhungrilyand thirty.ABCDPartIVCloze(10%)WhenIwasyoung,Ispentmysummervacationsonmygrandparentsfarm.ThesummerthatIgraduatedfromcollege,I_56_mygrandparentsonceagain.WhenIarrived,Idiscoveredthattherewasa
34、family_57_inprogress.Grandpasdogandhuntingpartner,Rusty,hadtakenonaverybad_58_inhisoldage.Hehadbegun_59_intothechickencoop(鸡笼)andeggs.Intheeyesofthelocalfamers,_60_dogsstartedstealingeggs,therewasno_61_tocurethem.Theyknewtherewasonlyonethingtobedone_62_suchadogyouhadtoshootitandthesoonerthe_63_.Rust
35、yandGrandpawereoldfriends.Grandpacertainlydidnt_64_toshootRusty,butheknewitneededtobedone.The“eggmoneywasGrandmasprivateine,soyoucanimagine_65_shefeltabouttheproblem._66_theinexperiencedconfidenceofyouth,ItoldGrandpathatIthoughtIcould“curetheegg-stealingdog.Iwantedtoatleasthavea_67_tosaveRustyslife,
36、andsaveGrandpafromthesadnessof_68_Rusty.Thenextmorning,IbrokeopensixfresheggsandputtheminRustysbowl_69_atthedoortothechickencoop.Rustycame_70_andnoticedtheeggs.Hequickly_71_theeggsandhappilywalkedoffforhisnap(打盹).ThefollowingmorningIdid_72_thing.Iputtheeggsafewfeetawayfromthechickencoop,towardthebac
37、kdoorofthefarmhouse_73_GrandmausuallyfedRusty.ThenextdayIagainmovedthebowlclosertothehouse,andaddedsomedogfoodtotheeggs.EverydayImovedthebowlclosertothebackdoor,mixingmoredogfoodand_74_eggs.Bythetimethebowlreachedthedoor,itwasalldogfoodandnoeggs.Rustybadagainbee_75_tolookingforhisfoodatthebackdoorof
38、thehouse,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.behindD.beside70.A.beforeB.afterC.alongD.from71.A.sawB.foundC.leftD.ate72.A.specificB.sameC.kind