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北京市成人学位英语统一考试真题

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

2018年5月真题

Passage1

In1866,sailorsonaGermanshipcalledPaulathrewabottlewithamessageintowatershundredsofmilesoffthewesterncoastofAustralia.Onehundredandthirty-oneyearslater,（76）thebottlewasfoundonanAustraliaisland.

It'sbelievedtobetheoldest-knownmessageinabottle,intermsoftheamountoftimethathaspassedbetweenwhenitwaswrittenandwhenitwasfound.Beforethisdiscovery,Guinness（吉尼斯）WorldRecordssaidthattheoldestwas108yearsold,foundinGermanyin2015.Aus-tralianandGermanresearchersworkedtogethertocheckwhetherthenoteisrealornot.

TonyaIIlmanwaswalkingonthebeachinJanuarywhenshespottedtheoldbottle.“Ipickeditupthinkingitmightlookniceondisplayinmyhome,"Illmansays,accordingtoanaccountonherhusband'swebsite.（77）Thebottlewaspartiallyfilledwithwetsand.Shortlyafter,Illman'sson'sgirlfriendpouredoutthecontentsandfoundatightlyrollednotecoveredinapieceofstring.

Toodamptoopeninitially,accordingtotheaccount,thegroupwaitedforittodryandwereamazedtoseethatitwascarefullyhandwritteninGerman."Thefirstthingthatcaughtmyeyewastheyear1866,”saidIllman'shusbandKym."Itseemedtotallyunlikelytousthatthenoteandbottlecouldhavelastedthatlong."

ThepairreachedouttotheWesternAustraliaMuseum,whichsetouttostudythedocument,"Extraordinaryfindsneedextraordinaryevidencetosupportthem,sowecontactedcolleaguesinGermanyforhelptofindmoreinformation,”RossAnderson,whoisinchargeofwordsofartinthemuseum,saidinastatement.

ButthismessageisnoSOSorloveletter.

1.AccordingtoGuinnessWorldRecords,thesecondoldestmessagewasfound___.

A.in2014

B.in2015

C.in2017

D.in2016

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.AsailornamedPaulathrewtheoldbottleintowatersin1866.

B.Kymfoundtheoldbottlefirst.

C.ThisoldestmessagewasfoundinGermany.

D.Theoldestmessagewas131yearsold.

3.Fromthepassage,welearnthat___.

A.Tonyafoundthebottlefirst

B.TonyaandKymcontactedresearchersinGermanyforhelp

C.Illman'ssonbrokethebottletotakeoutwhatwasinside

D.thenotewaswritteninEnglish

4.TheworddampinParagraph4isclosetinmeaningto

A.wet

B.dry

C.cool

D.hot

5.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheOldest-KnownMessageFoundinAustralia

B.TheOldest-KnownMessageFoundinGermany

C.AnExtraordinaryEvidenceofHistory

D.AGuinnessbeerbottle

Passage2

AhandwrittennotefromAlbertEinsteinsoldformorethan$1.5millionatanauction（拍卖会）.HegavethenotetoahotelporterinJapanin1922.Einsteinwasnotcarryingmoneywhentheportercametohisroom.（78）Hewasunabletogiveacashtip,asaguestnormallywould.in-steadhegaveatiponhowtolivelife.

“Acalmandmodestlifebringsmorehappinessthanpursuitofsuccesscombinedwithconstantrestlessness,”Einsteinwrote.ThenotewaswritteninGerman.ItwaswrittenonnotepaperfromtheImperialHotelinGinza,Tokyo,whereEinsteinwasdeliveringaseriesoflectures.

HewastravelingtoAsiawhennewsthathehadwontheNobelPrizeforPhysicsreachedhimviatelegraph.Einsteinwasunabletoattendtheprize-givingceremonyinStockholm

Galwienerisheadoftheauctionhouseinjerusaleisraelwherethenotewassold.HeSaidEinsteintoldthehotelportertokeepthenotesinceit"willprobablybeworthmorethanareg-ulartip”.

Bidding（拍卖中的出价）onthenotebeganat$2,000.Itwasexpectedtosellfornomorethan$8,000.But25minuteslater,theauctionhousemadethemajorsale.

（79）AsecondEinsteinnotewasalsosoldattheauction.Itwentformorethan$200,000.“Wheretheresawill,theresaway,”thenotesays.

Theidentityofthepersonorgroupthatsoldthenoteshasnotbeenmadepublic.Norhasthatofthebuyerorbuyers.

6.ThewordtipinLine4,Paragraph1probablymeans___.

A.advice

B.trick

C.news

D.trend

7.Thenotewaswrittenin___.

A.English

B.Japanese

C.German

D.Frcnch

8.AlbertEinsteinwenttoJapanto

A.visitsomefriends

B.dosomesightseeing

C.receivetheNobelPrize

D.giveaseriesoflectures

9.Theestimatedsalevalueofthefirstnoteisabout___.

A.S2,000

B.$8,000

C.$200,000

D.1.5million

10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisNOTTRUE?

A.Einsteingavetheporterthenoteinstcadofatip

B.ThebuyerofthesecondnotewasaJapanesebusinessman

C.EinsteinlearnedthathehadwontheNobelPrizeduringhistriptoJapan

D.Einsteintoldtheportertokeepthenotesinceitmightbecomevaluable

Passage3

In1950,HelenaRubinsteinwasoneoftherichestwomenintheworld.Shestartedwithnothing.Shehadnomoney,noeducation,andnoonetohelpher.Allshehadwere12jarsoffacecreamandalotofenergyandambition.Sheturnedthemintoamultimillion-dollarcosmetics（化妆品）empire.

HelenaRubinsteinwasbornin1870inKrakow,Poland.Shewastheoldestofeightgirls.Helena'smotherthoughtthatbeautywasveryimportantSheusedaspecialskincreamthataforeignchemistmadeforher.Helena'smothermadeallofherdaughtersuseittoo.

Helena'sfatherwantedhertobeadoctor.Butshehatedmedicineandleftschool.Herfatherwasveryangry.Thenhewantedhertogetmarried,butsherefused.In1992,shewenttoMelbourne,Australia,tolivewithacousinandanuncle.Shetookonlyherclothesand12jarsoffacecream.

Helenadidn'tspeakEnglish.Shehadnomoneyandnoplans.Aftershearrived,everyonenoticedherbeautifulskin.InAustralia,thehotanddryweatherisverybadfortheskin.Whenshetoldsomeofthewomenaboutthefacecream,theyallwantedsome.Helenasoldthemhercream,theywantedsome,Helenasoldthemhercreamandthenorderedmore.

Helenaborrowed$1,500andopenedashoptosellthecream.（80）Sheworked18hoursa

day,sevendaysaweek.Shelivedsimplyandsavedallofherprofits.Shealsolearnedhowtomakedifferentkindsofcreamsandshowedwomenhowtotakecareoftheirskin.itwasthefirstshopofthiskindintheworld.

Inlessthantwoyears,Rubinsteinhadpaidherloanandsaved$50,000.Shemademoreandmoremoneyeveryyear.Allthistime,shethoughtonlyofworkandsuccess.AnewspaperreporternamedEdwardTituswasinlovewithher.Butshewasnotinterestedinhim.SheleftAustraliaandwenttoEuropetolearnmoreaboutthescienceofbeauty.

11.WhichofthefollowingiSTRUE?

A.HelenaRubinsteinbecametherichestpcrsonintheworldin1950.

B.Helena'sfatherhelpedhertostartherbusiness

C.Helenawasanenergeticandambitiousperson

D.Helena'smothersupportedherwithvaluablebusinessideas

12.Fromthepassage,welearnthat___.

A.helenahad8sisters

B.Helenawasborninpoland

C.Helenasmothermadeskincreamforherdaughter

D.Helena'sfatherwasadoctor

13.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Helenawcnttoaustraliatostudymedicine.

B.helenawenttoaustraliatodobusiness.

C.Helena'suncleandcousinworkedforher.

D.TheweatherinAustraliaisverybadfortheskin.

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.Helenawasahardworkingbusinessman

B.Helenasavedallthemoneyshemade

C.Helenacouldmakeavarietyofcreams

D.Helenawasinlovewithedwardtitus

15.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheScienceofBeauty

B.TheStoryofHelena

C.AStoryofLove

D.ABusinessempire

PartII

16.Sheismorebeautifulthan___intheclass.

A.anygirl

B.anyothergirl

C.allthegirls

D.anygirls

17.Pleasedon'tcomeheretoday.Iwouldratheryou___tomorrow.

A.came

B.willcome

C.come

D.arecoming

18.TomandJohnseldomgotothelibraryintheevening,___?

A.dothey

B.don’tthey

C.arethey

D.arentthey

19.Itwasinthisroom___theyhadameetingyesterday

A.which

B.there

C.that

D.where

20.___itisverylatenow,theresearchersarestillworkinginthelab.

A.As

B.When

C.if

D.Although

21.___andyouwillmakeitnexttime.

A.Workhard

B.Toworkhard

C.Workinghard

D.Workedhard

22.Writteningreathaste,___.

A.Jimmadealotofmistakesinthereport

B.thereareplentyofmistakesinthereport

C.wefoundseveralmistakesinthereport

D.thereportisfullofmistakes

23.Thenumberofprimaryschoolsintheruralareas___doublinginthepast50years.

A.are

B.is

C.havebeen

d.hasbeen

24.Thekey___successishardworkandpersistence

A.on

B.to

C.for

D.of

25.Thetrainstarts___6:

20,soyoudbettergetthercbefore6.

A.on

B.at

C.in

D.of

26.Inthepastwehadonlyadayoffforthewholeweek:

weworkeveryday___Sunday.

A.beside

B.beside

C.except

D.ontopof

27.ThoughThomasisverybusy,he___oneeveningaweektoplaywithhiskids.

A.setsaside

B.goesafter

C.seesthrough

D.makesout

28.Thetopofthatmountainisalwayscovered__SIOW.

A.of

B.by

C.with

D.on

29.Hedoesmorningexerciseseveryday___makehimselfstrong.

A.inorderthat

B.inorderto

C.sothat

D.suchthat

30.Thegirlwasnothappyatthenewschoolbecauseshchad___friendsthere.

A.few

B.afcw

C.little

D.alittle

31.Beijing,asthecapitalof___PeoplesRepublicofchina,enjoys___diverserangeofpeopleandcultures.

A.the;the

B.a;a

C.the;a

D.a;the

32NowI___toworkbybikeinsteadofbycarastherearetoomanycarsontheroadinrushhours.

A.go

B.went

C.amgoing

D.wasgoin

33.Generally,snakeswontattackhumans___theyarethreatenedwithdanger.

Aif

B.since

C.unless

D.wasgoing

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