北京地区
成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2018年5月12日
Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Direction: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some question or.unfinished statement. For each of them there are four choices marked A. B. C and D. You should .decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
In 1866. sailors on a German ship called Paula threw a bottle with a message into waters.hundreds of miles off the western coast of Australia. On hundred and thirty-one year later, (76)the bottle was found on an Australia island.
It' s believed to be the oldest-known message in a bottle, in terms of the amount of timethat has passed between when it was written and when it was found Before this discovery Guinness(吉尼斯)
World Records said that the oldest was 108 years old. found in Germany in.2015. Australian and German researchers worked together to check whether the note is real or not.
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Tonya Illman was walking on the beach in January when she spotted the old bottle.”I picked it up thinking it might look nice on display in my home.\"
Illman says. according to anaccount on her husband' s website. (77) The bottle was partially filled with wet sand. Shortly.after, Illman' s son' s girlfriend poured out the contents and found a tightly rolled note covered in.apiece of string.
Too damp to open initially, according to the account. the group waited for it to dry and were.amazed to see that it was carefully handwritten in German The first thing that caught my eye.was the year 1866.\" said lllman' s husband Kym. \"It seemed totally unlikely to us that the note and bottle could have lasted that long.\"
The pair reached out to the Western Australia Museum. which set out to study the.document. \"Extraordinary finds need extraordinary evidence to support them, so we contacted.colleagues in German for help to find more information.\" Ross Anderson. who is in charge of.works of art in the museum said in a statement.
But this message is no SOS or love letter.
1. According to Guinness World Records. the second oldest message was found ________. A in 2014 B in 2015 C. in 2017 D in 2016
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2. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. A sailor named named Paula threw the old bottle into waters in 1866 B. Kym found the old bottle first.
c This oldest message was found in Germany D. The oldest message was 131 years old
3. From the passage, we learn that ____. A. Tonya found the bottle first.
B. Tonya and Kym contacted researchers in Germany for help. C Ill man' s son broke the bottle to take out what was inside. D. The note was written in English,
4. The word damp in Paragraph 4 is closet in meaning to ____. A wet B dry C. cool D hot
5 Which of the following is probably the best title for this passage? A. The Oldest-Known Message Found in Australia B The Oldest-Known Message Found in Germany. C. An Extraordinary Evidence of History
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D A Guinness Beer Bottle
Passage 2
Question 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
A handwritten note from Albert Einstein sold for more than S1.5 million at an auction. (拍卖会) He gave the note to a hotel porter in Japan in 1922. Einstein was not carrying money when the porter came to his room. (78) He was unable to give a cash tip, as a guest normally would. Instead he gave a tip on how to live life. \"A calm and modest life brings more happiness than pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.\" Einstein wrote. The note was written in German. It was written on notepaper from the Imperial Hotel in Ginza. Tokyo. where Einstein was delivering a series of lectures. He was traveling to Asia when news that he had won the Nobel Prize for Physics reached him via telegraph. Einstein was unable to attend the prize-giving ceremony in Stockholm. Gal Wiener is head of the auction house in Jerusalem. Israel, where the note was sold. He said Einstein told the hotel porter to keep the note since it \"will probably be worth more than a regular tip.\" Bidding (拍卖中的出价) on the note began at$2000. it was expected to sell for no more than S8000 But 25 minutes later. the auction house made the major sale.
(79) A second Einstein note was sold at the auction. It went for more than $200000.\"where there a will. there's a way\" the note says.
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The identity of the person or group that sold the notes has not been made public Nor has that of the buyer or buyers.
6 The word tip in Line 4, Paragraph 1 probably mean ____. A. advice B. trick C. news. D. trend.
7 The note was written in ____. A. English. B Japanese C. German. D. French.
8 Albert Einstein went to Japan to ____. A visit some friends B. do some sightseeing. C. receive the Nobel Prize D. give a series of lectures
9. The estimated sale value of the first note is about ____
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A. $2000 B. $8000 C. $200.000 D. $1.5 million.
10. According to the passage,which of the following statement is NOT TRUE? A Einstein gave the porter the note instead of a tip
B The buyer of the second note was a Japanese businessman.
C Einstein learned that he had won the Nobel Prize during his trip to Japan. D. Einstein told the porter to keep the note since it might become valuable
Passage3
Question 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
In 1950. Helena Rubinstein was one of the richest women in the world She started with.nothing. She had no money, no education, and no one to help her. All she had were 12 Jars of.face cream and a lot of energy and ambition She turned there into a multimillion-dollar.cosmetics(化妆品) empire.
Helena Rubinstein was born in 1870 in Krakow. Poland. She was the oldest of eight girls..Helena' s mother thought that beauty was very important. She used a special skin cream that a.foreign chemist made for her Helena' s mother made all of her daughters use it too.
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Helena's father wanted her to be a doctor. But she hated medicine and left school Her father.was very angry. Then he wanted her to get married. but she refused. In 1992. she went to.Melbourne. Australia, to live with a cousin and an uncle. She took only her clothes and 12 Jars of face cream.
Helena' s didn' t.speak English. She had no monev and no plans. After she arrived. everyone.noticed her beautiful skin. In Australia, the hot and dry weather is very bad for the skin. When.she told some of the women about the face cream, they all wanted some. Helena sold them her.cream and then ordered more.
Helena' s borrowed $ 1,500 and opened a shop to sell the cream.(80) She worked 18 hours a day, seven days a week. She lived simply and saved all of her profits. She also learned how to. make different kinds of creams and showed women how to take care of their skin. It was the first: shop of this kind in the world.
In less than two years. Rubinstein had paid her loan and saved S 50,000. She made more and more money every year. All this time, she thought only of work and success. A newspaper. reporter named Edward Titus was in love with her. But she was not interested in him. She left. Australia and went to Europe to learn more about the science of beauty.
11.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Helena Rubinstein became the richest person in the world in 1950. B. Helena' s father helped her to start her business. C Helena was an energetic and ambitious person.
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D. Helena' s mother supported her with valuable business ideas.
12. From the passage, we learn that. A. Helena had 8 sisters B. Helena was born in Poland
C. Helena' s mother made skin cream for her daughter: D. Helena' s father was a doctor.
13.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Helena went to Australia to study medicine. B. Helena went to Australia to do business. C Helena' s uncle and cousin worked for her. D The weather in Australia is very bad for the skin.
14.Which of the following is NOT TRUE? A. Helena was a hardworking businessman. B. Helena saved all the money she made. C. Helena could make a variety of creams. D. Helena was in love with Edward Titus.
15.Which of the following is probably the best title for this passage? A. The Science of Beauty
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B. The Story of Helena: C. A story of Love D. A Business Empire
Part ⅡI Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
Directions: in this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
16. She is more beautiful than ____ in the class. A. any girl B. any other girl C. all the girls D. any girls
17. Please don't come here today. I would rather you ____ tomorrow. A. came. B. will come. C. come. D. are coming
18. Tom and John seldom go to the library in the evening ____?
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A do they. B don't they C are they D aren’t they
19 It was in this room ____ they had a meeting yesterday. A Which. B there C that. D where
20. ____ it is very late now, the researchers are still working in the lab. A As B When. C If
D. Although
21.____ and you will make it next time. A. Work hard B. To work hard C. Working hard D. Worked hard
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22 Written in great haste,____.
A Jim made a lot of mistakes in the report. B. there are plenty of mistakes in the report. C. we found several mistakes in the report. D the report is full of mistakes.
23. The number of primary schools in the rural areas ____ doubling in the past 50 years. A are. B is.
C. have been D. has been
24. The key ____ success is hard work and persistence. A. on B. to C. for D. of
25 The train starts____6:20, so you'd better get there before 6. A. on
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B. at C. in D. of
26. In the past we had only a day off for the whole week: we work every day ____ Sunday. A besides B beside C. except D. on top of
27. Though Thomas is very busy, he ____ one evening a week to play with his kids. A. sets aside. B. goes after C sees through D makes out
28. The top of that mountain is always covered ____ snow. A of B. by. C with. D on
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29. He does morning exercises every day ____ make himself strong. A in order that B in order to. C so that D such that.
30. The girl was not happy at the new school because she had ____ friends there A few B. a few. C little D a little
31. Beijing, as the capital of ____ People's Republic of China, enjoys ____ diverse range of people and cultures. A the ; the В а ; а C the ; a D a ; the
32. Now I ____ to work by bike instead of by car as there are too many cars on the road in rush hours.
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A. go B. went C am going D was going
33. Generally, snakes won't attack humans ____ they are threatened with danger. A .If B. since C unless D while.
34. Ant old man got badly ____ in the road accident yesterday. A. Injure B. to injure C injured D injuring
35. Would you mind ____ James that his father is coming to see him this weekend? A tell B. to tell C. telling D. told.
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36. David left ____ raincoat in the room and went out. A his B him C theirs. D them
37. This is by far ____ of the games I have ever watched. A. the exciting B. the more exciting C. the most exciting D. as exciting
38. I can easily ____ him a golf. A hit B. strike C. win D. beat
39. Janet ____ \"Good morning!\" to the teacher and then came in. A. said B. spoke
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C. told. D talked
40. Lucy doesn't like outdoor activities. Her only ____ is listening to classical music. A. custom B. hobby C. attitude D. tradition
41. These facts ____ show that he's not to be trusted. A single B. sole. C alone. D. lonely
42. The room was not tiny. Shoes, socks and books were seen ____ on the floor. A. now and then B. here and there C. hand in hand D. side by side
43. She ____ her finger to her lips as a sign for silence.
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A rose B. raised C. elevated D. arose
44. ____coffee is coffee that you can prepare very quickly, for example by just adding hot water. A. Imaginary B. Instant. C. Impatient D. Intentional
45. Even if parents no longer live together, they each continue to be ____ for their children in the eye of the law. A reluctant B. tough C. responsible D modest
Part III Identification (10%)
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Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B. C and D.identify the one that is not correct. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
46. If you had studied (A) the problem carefully yesterday (B), you won't have (B) any difficulty now (D)
47. Hardly they had (A) got to (B) the bus stop when (C) the bus suddenly pulled away (D):
48. The mountain was (A) really very high (B), but (C) I tried hardly (D) to climb it.
49. The reason (A) I didn't attend (B) the lecture was simply because (C) I caught a bad cold (D)that day.
50. DR Bell gave (A) some lectures, visited (B) the Great Wall and going (C) shopping down town. in Beijing. (D)
51. The first (A )man swim (B) across the (C) river will receive a prize (D).
52. In (A)the moming I got on(B) the train, which arrived (C) Shanghai at night (P).
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53. Henry is not used to live (A) in a noisy and crowed (B) community though (C) he grew up (D)in New York
54. Do you know (A) the old English saying that (B) a apple (C) a day keeps (D) the doctor away?
55. The harder he worked (A), the most (B) troubles he had (C) in his early days as a scientist (D).
Part IV Cloze.
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A. B, C, and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
During a trio to observe wild animals in Africa I
encountered the least brave animal on earth the wildebeest(角马).
I sat on a riverbank for three hours watching a group of thousands build 56 the courage to drink water.
More than a million wildebeests 57 northward into the wetlands. It is a long.
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dry and difficult.journey. Frequently, the only available water is the Grumeti River, 58 represents both life and death.
Unlike some creatures that can take moisture 59 the grass they eat, wildebeests must drink from the river to live.
The river supports other wildlife. including 60 that kill and eat other animals. Though thirsty 61 traveling, the wildebeests stand back from the water, sensing possible danger.
Moving slowly toward the bank can 62 hours, as an individual wildebeest steps forward.steps back and then carefully steps forward again. More wildebeests gather together and advance,gradually pushing the leaders to the river, 63 they want to go or not. It's been a long time they
drink last time, and you feel their anxiety for water.
Lions are possibly on the 65, saving energy as they wait for an opportunity for lunch. Once.the large group moves to the river. lions could 66. making the group running in a wild and.uncontrolled 67 The mad rush would raise a dust cloud that blocks the 68 of the wildebeests. nearby. A kill is almost guaranteed.
Sitting on that riverbank, I noticed that a young wildebeest finally stepped ahead and drank.while the 69 adults held back. Soon others began drinking. But 70 lining up along the bank.taking turns, they gathered and pushed. Some had to walk farther into the water than they were 71to go. Those pushed farther in water got fri
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ghtened and in 72 frightened the others. They all.retreated hastily and returned to their route. Only the few that were 73 enough got a drink The.others went 74. There was no danger that day. Only the wildebeests' fear and 75 of courage kept them from drinking.
56.A. up
B. out B travel B which. B under. B. those
C. in
D over
57.A. visit 58.A. that. 59. A. above 60 A. this.
C. see D. swim C. where. D. when C. from
D. over
C. that. D. them C. from C. spend C. what.
D. between D. charge D. whether D. though D. walk D. visit
61.A. among. B above. 62. A. tale 63 A when. A before. 65. A. watch 66. A. rescue
B. pay B where
B because. C. since. B. sight B. join
C. shout. C. attack
67.A. solution. B. way 68.A. fear 69.A. fearful
B. shout
C. method D. role C. jump
D view.
B. confident. C. pleasant. D. happy C. in case of
D. in spite of
70. A regardless of B. instead of 71.A interesting 72. A. hope
B. pleasant C. willing. D. reluctant B. story
C. step
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73.A. short 74 A. thirst 75.A. show
Section A.
Directions: in this part there are five sentences which vou should translate into Chinese. These .sentences are all taken from the 3 passages you have just read in Reading Comprehension.
You can .refer back to the passage to identify their messages in the context.
76. The bottle was found on an Australia island 77. The bottle was partially filled with wet sand.
78. He was unable to give a cash tip, as a guest normally would. 79 A second Einstein note was also sold at the auction. 80. She worked 18 hours a day, seven days a week. Section B
Directions: In this part there are five sentences in Chinese. You should translate them into English Be sure to write clearly. 81,法国以葡萄酒而闻名。
82.你离开教室的时候,请把灯关上。83.我每天六点起床。 84我们刚刚吃过午饭。 85,学生们正在打扫教室。
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B. bold C. kind. D. small
B. hunger C. thirsty. D. hungry B. grasp
C. look
D lack
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