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学位英语真题
2017年5月学位英语真题
2017年5月学位英语真题
PartIReading(30%)
Passage1
Peoplesaythatmoneycannotbuyhappiness.ThiswastrueforHowardHughes.(76)Hewasoneoftherichestandmostpowerfulmenofhistime.Hehadeverything:
goodlooks,success,power,andalotofmoney.Buthedidn’thaveloveorfriendshipbecausehecouldn’tbuythem.Allhislifeheusedhismoneytocontroleverythingandeveryonearoundhim.Intheend,helostcontrolofeverything,evenhimself.
HowardHugheswasbornin1905inHouston,Texas.HisfatherstartedtheHughesToolCompany.Hewasaworkaholic(工作狂)andmadealotofmoney.Heboughteverythinghewanted.HeevengavemoneytoschoolssoHowardcouldgetintothem.Fromhisfather,Howardlearnedtobeasuccessfulbutmercilessbusinessman.Hughes’mother,Allenealsohadabiginfluenceonhislife.Howardwasheronlychild.Sheprotectedhimandgavehimeverything.Unfortunately,Allenehadmentalproblems.(77)Shewasafraidofgermsanddiseases.ShewasobsessedwithHoward’shealth,andhebecameobsessedwithit,too.
AllenediedwhenHowardwas16yearsold.Twoyearslaterhisfatherdied.HughesinheritedtheHughesToolCompany.ThenhemarriedEllaRice.HeandEllamovedtoLosAngeles,California.ItwastherethatHowardHughesbegantobecomealegend(传奇人物).Hughesbegantoinvesthismoneyinmovies.HebecameanimportantproducersoonafterhemovedtoCalifornia.Heworkedhard,buthealsoplayedhard.Hebecameobsessedwithpowerandcontrol.Whenhecouldn’tgetsomethinglegally,hegavemoneytopoliticiansandbusinessmensotheywouldhelphim.Heownedalotofbusinesses,includingairplanecompanies,amoviestudio(制片厂),LasVegashotels,goldandsilvermines,andradioandtelevisionstations.Onceheboughtatelevisionstudiosohecouldwatchmoviesallnight.Healsoboughtahotelbecausehewantedtostayinhisfavoriteroomforoneweekend.
1.Accordingtothepassage,HowardHugheswasnot___________.
A.Good-lookingB.wealthyC.friendlyD.powerful
2.WhichofthefollowingaboutHughes’fatherisNOTTRUE?
A.HestartedtheHughesToolCompany.
B.Helikedtospendmoney.
C.Heworkedhard.
D.Hedrankalcoholalot.
3.HowardHughes’parentsdied___________.
A.Whenhewas16yearsoldB.beforehewas19yearsold
C.afterhegotmarriedD.afterhemovedtoCalifornia
4.Thewordobsessedinparagraph2probablymeans___________.
A.troubledB.reducedC.relatedD.informed
5.Fromthepassage,welearntwhatMr.Hugheslackedinhislifewas___________.
A.educationB.loveC.moneyD.goodlooks
Passage2
Halfoftheworld’scoralreefs(珊瑚礁)havediedinthelast30years.Nowscientistsareracingtoensurethattherestsurvive.Evenifglobalwarmingweretostoprightnow,scientistspredictthatmorethan90%ofcoralswilldieby2050.Ifnomajorstepsaretakentoaddresstheproblem,thereefsmaybeheadedfortotalextinction(灭绝).
(78)Theplanet’shealthdependsonthesurvivalofcoralreefs.Theyareoftendescribedas“therainforestsofthesea”,becausetheyprovideshelterforawidevarietyofsealife.Inaddition,thereefsserveasbarriersthatprotectcoastlinesfromthefullforceofpowerfulstorms.
Coralsareusedinmedicalresearchforcurestodiseases.Theyarekeytolocaleconomiesaswell,sincethereefsattracttourists,thefishingindustry,andotherbusinesses,bringinginbillionsofdollars.
(79)Coralsareparticularlysensitivetochangesintemperature.Ariseofjust1to2degreescanforcethecoralstodriveoutthealgae(水藻).Thenthecoralsturnwhiteinaprocesscalled“bleaching”.Coralscanrecoverfromshort-termbleaching,butlong-termbleachingcancausepermanentdamage.In1998,whenseasurfacetemperatureswerethehighestinrecordedhistory,coralreefsaroundtheworldsufferedthemostseverebleaching.Itisestimatedthatevenunderthebestofconditions,manyofthesecoralreefswillneeddecadestorecover.
Althoughreefsfaceotherthreatsfrompollution,industrialactivities,andoverfishing,itisglobalclimatechangethatmostconcernsscientists.Scientistsremainhopefulthatit’snottoolatetosavethereefs,andsomearemovingaheadonexperimentstoaccomplishthatgoal.
6.whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.RisingGoalTemperatures.
B.RainforestAreinDanger.
C.CoralReefsFaceExtinction.
D.GlobalClimateChange.
7.Thewordaddressinparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto___________.
A.breakdownB.sticktoC.gooverD.dealwith
8.Whyarecoralreefscalled“therainforestsofthesea”?
A.Becausetheyarehometoawidevarietyofsealife.
B.Becausetheycanprotectourcoastsfromstorms.
C.Becausetheymightsupplynaturalmedicines.
D.Becausetheylooklikerainforests.
9.Thecoralsturn___________intheprocessof“bleaching”.
A.redB.blackC.greenD.white
10.Accordingtothepassage,___________isthebiggestthreattocoralreefs.
A.pollutionB.overfishingC.industrialactivityD.climatechange
Passage3
Overtheyears,collegestudentshavestoodtogetherforwhattheybelievein,fromcivilrightstoanti-warpoliciestothemorerecentprotestsagainsttheunequaldistributionofwealth.Butnowhereinhistoryhavestudentsbanned(禁止)bottledwater.Untilnow.
Thebottledwaterban,whichstartedonjustafewcampuses,hasnowspreadnationwidetomorethan20universities.Thecollegeshaveeithercompletelybannedtheuseofplasticbottlesaltogether,orsomehavetakenamorelimitedapproachwithpartialbans.
Manypeoplebelievethatproducingandusingbottledwaterwastesmoneyandharmstheenvironment.TheysaythatbottledwaterisunnecessarybecausepublicwatersuppliesintheU.S.areamongthebestintheworld.Waterfountainsandreusablebottleswitheasyaccess(获取)tofillingstationsareabetterchoice.
AnorganizationcalledBantheBottleraisesawarenessabouttheeconomicandenvironmentalcostsofusingplasticbottles.Thegroupclaimsthateightglassesofwateradaycostseachperson49centsannually,whiledrinkingfromplasticcontainerscosts$1,400peryear.Plasticbottlescontainantimony----achemicalthatinlowdosescausesdepression,butinlargedosescanevenleadtodeath.
Thecontroversyoverbottledortapisnotlimitedtothestudentsandcollegeadministrations.Themakersofbottledwaterseethemovementasathreat.(80)Theyarguethatplasticbottlesmakeupasmallportionofthenations’totalwaste.It’sunfairtosingleout(单独挑出)theirproductwhensomanyotheritemsarepackagedinplasticcontainers.Plus,waterisahealthychoicecomparedtosomesodasandjuicesthataresoldatschool.
11.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Manyuniversitiesbanorrestrictthesaleofbottledwater.
B.Manystatesbanorrestrictthesaleofbottledwater.
C.Thebottledwaterindustryisconcernedaboutitsdecreasingsales.
D.Manypeopleareopposedtothebottledwaterban.
12.AccordingtoBantheBottle,drinkingbottledwatercosts___________dollarsperyear.
A.8B.20C.49D.1400
13.thewordcontroversyinparagraph5isclosestinmeaningto___________.
A.choiceB.controlC.argumentD.statement
14.Whatdoesthebottledwaterindustryuseinitsowndefense?
A.Bottledwaterismuchcleanerthantapwater.
B.Studentsshouldhavefreedomofchoice.
C.Thebottlesaremadeinamoreenvironment-friendlyway.
D.Waterishealthierthansomesodasandjuices.
15.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
B、
A.Alltheuniversitieshavebannedthesaleofbottledwater.
B.Plasticbottlesmaydoharmtopeople’shealth.
C.Thepurchaseofsoftdrinkswillincrease.
D.Bottledwaterischeapandenvironment-friendly.
PartIIVocabularyandStructure.(30%)
16.Theyhavedecidedtoputthemeeting___________untilnextMonday.
A.upB.onC.offD.forward
17.Ifyougetintodifficulties,don’thesitatetoask___________advice.
A.ofB.outC.afterD.for
18.Whilewewereonholiday,outneighbortook___________ourhouse.
A.noticeofB.careofC.afterD.on
19.studentsareexpectedto___________theirclassesregularly.
A.comeB.goC.attendD.follow
20.Iwastryingtogetintothe___________buswhenIheardavoicefrombehind.
A.crowdB.crowdingC.crowdsD.crowded
21.Honestyisthemostimportant___________amanshouldhave.
A.effortB.habitC.qualityD.question
22.Thatstudent___________hishandeverytimeIaskedaquestion.
A.madeupB.putupC.roseD.arose
23.HespokeEnglishsowellthatItookitfor___________thathewasanAmerican.
A.goodB.certainC.sureD.granted
24.Iamvery___________toyouforyourhelp.
A.gratefulB.agreeableC.capableD.enjoyable
25.Thetwogirlslookexactly___________inappearance.
A.sameB.alikeC.likeD.sameone
26.Thechildren___________happilyintheclassroomwhentheteachercamein.
A.talkB.aretalkingC.weretalkingD.hadtalked
27.Intheroadaccidenttheotherdaythreepeople___________,includingthedriver.
A.killedB.werekilledC.arekilledD.havekilled
28.Jim’sjobistokeephisboss___________ofthelatestdevelopmentofthatproductinEurope.
A.informB.toinformC.informedD.informing
29.Theyoungman___________visitedourschoolthismorningisMaria’sbrother.
A.whoB.whichC.whoseD.what
30.I’mawfullytiredandcan’tgoanyfarther,Ted.Let’shavearest,___________.
A.shallweB.willyouC.canyouD.mayI
31.___________themanagerwillcomeornotdoesn’tmattermuch.
A.WhetherB.ThatC.IfD.What
32.TheAmericanandtheBritish___________alargenumbero
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