北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2017.5Word格式文档下载.docx
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Peoplesaythatmoneycannotbuyhappiness.ThiswastrueforHowardHughes.(76)Hewasoneoftherichestandmostpowerfulmenofhistime.Hebadeverything:
goodlooksuccess,power,andalotofmoney.Buthedidn’thavelaveorfriendshipbecausehecouldn’tbuythem.Allhislifeheusedhismoneytocontroleverythingandeveryonearoundhim.Intheend,helostcontrolofeverything,evenhimself.
HowardHugheswasbornin1905inHouston,Texas.HisfatherstartedtheHughesToolCompany.Hewasaworkaholic(工作狂)andmadealotofmoney.Heboughteverythinghewanted.HeevengavemoneytoschoolssoHowardcouldgetintothem.Fromhisfather,Howardlearnedtobeasuccessfulbutmercilessbusinessman.Hughes’smother,Allenealsohadabiginfluenceonhislife.Howardwasheronlychild.Sheprotectedhimandgavehimeverything.UnfortunatelyAllenehadmentalproblems.(77)Shewasafraidofgermsanddiseases.ShewasobsessedwithHoward'
shealth,andhebecameobsessedwinittoo.
AllenediedwhenHowardwas16yearsold.Twoyearslaterhisfatherdied.HughesinheritedtheHughesToolCompany.ThenhemarriedEllaRice.HeandEllamovedtoLosAngeles,California.ItwastherethatHowardHughesbegantobecomealegend.Hughesbegantoinvesthismoneyinmovies.HebecameanimportantproducersoonafterhemovedtoCalifornia.Heworkedhard,buthealsoplayedhard.Hebecameobsessedwithpowerandcontrol.Whenhecouldn’tgetsomethinglegally,hegavemoneypoliticiansandbusinessmensotheywouldhelphim.Heownedalotofbusinesses,includingairplanecompanies,amoviestudio,LasVegashotels,goldandsilvermines,andradioandtelevisionstations.OnceheboughtatelevisionstudiosohecouldwatchmoviesallnightHealsoboughtahotelbecausehewantedtostayinhisfavoriteroomforoneweekend.
1.Accordingtothepassage,HowardHugheswashot_____.
A.good-lookingB.wealthyC.friendlyD.powerful
2.WhichofthefollowingaboutHughes'
fatherisNOTTRUE?
A.HestartedtheHughesToolCompany.B.Helikedtospendmoney.C.Heworkedhard.D.Hedrankalcoholalot.
3.HowardHughes'
parentsdied_____.
A.whenhewas16yearsoldB.beforehewas19yearsoldC.afterhegotmarriedD.afterhemovedtoCalifornia
4.ThewordobsessedinParagraph2probablymeans.
A.troubledB.reducedC.relatedD.informed
5.Fromthepassage,welearnwhatMr.Hugheslackedinhislifewas_____.
A.educationB.loveC.moneyD.goodlooks
Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Halfoftheworld'
scoralreefs(珊瑚礁)havediedinthelast30years.Nowscientistsareracingtoensurethattherestsurvive.Evenifglobalwarningweretorightnow,scientistspredictthatmorethan90%ofcoralswilldieby2050.Ifnomajorstepsaretakentoaddresstheproblem,thereefsmaybeheadedfortotalextinction(灭绝).
(78)Theplanet’shealthdependsonthesurvivalofcoralreefs.Theydescribedas“therainforestsofthesea"
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.Scientistsremainhopefulthatit’snottoolatetosavethereefs,andsomearemovingaheadonexperimentstoaccomplishthatgoal.
6.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.RisingGlobalTemperaturesB.RainforestsareinDangerC.CoralReefsFaceExtinctionD.GlobalClimateChange
7.ThewordaddressinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_____.
A.breakdownB.sticktoC.gooverD.dealwith
8.Whyarecoralreefscalled"
therainforestsofthesea"
?
A.Becausetheyarehometoawidevarietyofsealife.B.Becausetheycanprotectourcoastsfromstorms.C.Becausetheymightsupplynaturalmedici
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