北京地区成人学位英语考试真题.docx

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北京地区成人学位英语考试真题

2016年11月5日北京地区成人学位英语考试真题

I.ReadingComprehension

Passage1

IfDakotaAccessPipeline（输油管道）completed,itwillcarrynearlyhalfamillionbarrelsofoilacrossfourstateseveryday.EnergyTransferPartners（ETP）,aTexas-basedcompanybehindthe$3.8billionprojecthopestofinishconstructionthisyear.ButtheStandingRockSioux,anAmericanIndiantribe（部落）,isdeterminedtostopthe1,172-milepipelinefrombeingbuilt.（76）Bothsidesshownosignsofbackingdown.

TheDakotaAccessPipelinewasannouncedin2014.AsectionofitwillrunneartheStandingRockSiouxreservation.AreservationisanareaoflandsetasideforAmericanIndians.Thetribesaystheconstructionthreatenstodestroyhistoricalareasandancientburialsites.Theyalsosaythepipelinecouldpollutetheirmainwatersource,theMissouriRiver.InApril,theStandingRockSiouxbeganaprotestagainsttheproject.Theycampedattheconstructionsite.Sincethen,thousandsofpeople,includingpeoplefromotherAmericanIndiantribes,havetraveledtothesidetojointheprotest.

ETPsaysthatthepipelinewillhavebuilt-inmeasurestoprotectagainstoilleaks.Workerswillalsomonitoritremotely,andwillbeabletoclosevalves（阀）withinthreeminutesifleaksaredetected.

AmericanIndianshavebeenstaginganonviolentprotestformonths.Theprotesttookaturnlastweekwhenpolicewerecalledtokeepthepeacebetweenprotestersandarmedsecurityguardshiredbythecompany.

（77）Twenty-eightpeoplehavebeenarrestedsincethenandchargedwithinterferingwiththepipelineconstruction.

1.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.TheDakotaAccessPipelinewillcreatemoremarketsforoilandgas.

B.TheDakotaAccessPipelinewillcreatemanyjobopportunities.

C.AmericanIndiansopposetheconstructionofanoilpipeline.

D.AmericanIndiansfightforequalvotingrights.

2.ETPhopestofinishthisprojectin_____.

A.2016B.2017C.2018D.2019

3.WhydoAmericanIndiansprotectagainsttheconstructionofthispipeline?

A.Becauseitwillcostupto$3.8billion.

B.Becauseitthreatenstheregion’swatersupply.

C.Becauseitwillmakemanypeoplelosetheirjobs.

D.Becauseitwillforcemanypeopletoleavetheirhomes.

4.Accordingtothepassage,theworkerscan_____incaseofpipelineleaks.

A.reporttothelocalgovernmentB.askpeopletoleavetheleakaffectedareas

C.call911D.closevalves

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Thispipelinewillcrossfourstates.

B.Thispipelineis1,172mileslong.

C.AlltheprotestersarefromtheStandingRockSioux.

D.Neithersidesofthedisputeiswillingtocompromise.

Passage2

AstheNationalParkServicecelebratesits100thanniversary（周年纪念）,PresideBarackObamahasannouncedtheestablishmentofonenewnationalmonumentandtheexpansion（扩大）ofanother.InMaine,morethan87,500acresofforestwillbecomegovernment-protectedparklandforthefirsttime.InHawaii,anationalmonumentcreatedbyPresidentGeorgeW.Bushin2006expandtoabout582,578squaremiles,fourtimesitscurrentsize.

Obamahasnowcreatedorenlarged25nationalmonumentsduringhispresidency.Asaresult,hisadministrationsays,Obamahasprotectedmoreofthenation’slandthananyotherpresidenthas.Butsomeresidentsandofficials,inbothMaineandHawaiiobjecttotheplans.（78）Theysaytheirlocaleconomiesdependontheuseoftheseareas.

InestablishingthismonumentObamatookthesideofconservationists（自然资源保护者）whowantlawstoprotectwildlands.CreatinganationalparkusuallyrequirestheapprovalofCongress.Buta1906federallawallowsthepresidenttoestablishnationalmonumentsonhisown.

Theland’snewstatusasamonumentmeansthatmininganddrillingoperationsareforbiddenthere.（79）Itmayalsoseverelylimitactivitiessuchaslogging,road-building,andhunting.SomeofMaine’spoliticianswhowanttoprotectthestate’sloggingindustriessayObamashouldnothaveactedalone.TheysayWashingtonshouldnottellthestateshowtousetheirland,especiallywhenpeople’sjobsareatstake.MainepoliticiansSusanCollinssaythepresidentshouldhavelistenedtoMainelawmakersandresidents,aswellastotheU.SCongressbeforemakinghisdecision.

However,thosewhosupportthepresident’sdecisionsaytheestablishmentofthenewmonumentwillleadtonewjobsthroughtourism.

6.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CreatingNewJobsB.ProtectingWildAnimals

C.StimulatingLocalEconomiesD.CreatingNewNationalMonuments

7.Obamahasestablishedorenlarged____nationalmonumentsduringhistwoterms.

A.19B.20C.26D.30

8.Innationalmonuments,____isforbidden.

A.loggingB.huntingC.mindingD.road-building

9.ThephraseatstakeinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto_____.

A.inreturnB.indangerC.atpresentD.bychance

10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.ThenationalmonumentinHawaiiwascreatedbyPresidentBush.

B.ThereisnoobjectiontoPresidentObama’sdecision.

C.PresidentObamamadethisdecisiononhisown.

D.Theestablishmentofthenewmonumentwillleadtonewjobs.

Passage3

Toronto’sthirdCityHall,nowknownasOldCityHall,wasdesignedbyEdwardJamesLennoxanddeclaredopenonSept.18,1899.

Createdtoprovidemorespaceforcityofficials,itturnedouttobethelargestbuildinginthecityandthelargestcitybuildinginNorthAmericaatthetime.

LennoxtookthreeyearstodesigntheCityHallandittook11yearstobuildit.Contemporariesbelievethattheoddcarving（雕刻）aboveQueenStreetentrancewereactuallycaricatures（漫画）ofcouncilorsatthetime.

Lennoxevenincludedhimselfinthecaricatures,onthewestsideofthecentralarch（拱门）andleftastrangesignatureinthestoneworkofthelinkportionsofthebuilding.

ThethirdCityHallwasoriginallyusedascouncilors’officesandlegaloffices,butitisusedonlyasacourthousetoday.

WhenthefourthCityHall（theoneweknowtoday）wasdeclaredopenin1965,OldCityHallwasthreatenedtobepulleddown.Itwassavedbyagroupofpeoplecalledthe“FriendsofOldCity.”

TheclocktowerstandsparallelwiththemiddleofBayStreet,ratherthanwiththecentreofthebuilding.Thebellsinthetowerwerenotinstalleduntilthebuildingopened.OldCityHallwasdeclaredahistoricalsitein1989.

Theentirestructureclosemorethan$2.5milliontobuildatthetime.Thisisequalto$53milliontoday.

11.Toronto’sthirdCityHallcameintousein_____.

A.the18thcenturyB.the19thcenturyC.the20thcenturyD.the21stcentury

12.OldCityHallwasconstructedin____years.

A.3B.7C.9D.11

13.ThethirdCityHallisnowusedasa_____.

A.middleschoolB.hospitalC.cinemaD.courthouse

14.Fromthepassage,welearnthat_______.

A.Torontospendslotsofmoneyyearlydevelopingthecity

B.someoflocalresidentsshowedagreatinterestinprotectingthecity’sculturalsite

C.theCitycouncilofTorontohasn’tpaidsufficientattentiontotheprotectionofthecity’sculture.

D.theCityHalisstillthelargestcitybuildinginNorthAmericatoday.

15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TobuildastructureliketheCityHallwillcost$2.5milliontoday.

B.TheclocktowerstandsparallelwiththecentreoftheCityHall.

C.OldCityHallwasoncepulleddowninthedevelopmentofthecity.

D.OldCityHallisnowahistoricalsite.

CABDCDCCBBBDDBD

II.Vocabularyandstructure:

16.Shanghaiis_____biggestcityin_____Chinaintermsofpopulation.

A.the;theB.the;/C./;theD./;/

17.WhenJennycametomyplace,I_____breakfastwithJames.

A.haveB.hadC.havehadD.washaving

18._____Iinyourposition,Iwouldnotacceptthejob.

A.WereB.WasC.AmD.Been

19.Igot_____moneywithme,soIwasn’tabletobuyevenabottleofwater!

A.anyB.someC.fewD.little

20.---Mustwesendinourplanthisweek?

---No,_____;youcansenditinnextweek.

A.youneedn’tB.youmustn’tC.youcan’tD.youshouldn’t

21.Wouldyoumind______mesomebreadonyourwayhome?

A.buyB.tobuyC.buyingD.bought

22.Ican’tfinishtheworkintime______youhelpmetranslatethetexts.

A.unlessB.ifC.whereD.But

23.Thedriver____thepassengersoffatthesupermarketandthenwenttothenextstop.

A.fellB.sankC.droppedD.stepped

24.Thatrestauranthasagood_____inthecommunityforitsdeliciousfoodandfriendlyservice.

A.moodB.mirrorC.reputationD.report

25.Themanageratoncelosthis______whenhelearnedthathissecretarywaslateagainforthemeeting.

A.mindB.temperC.passionD.way

26.Theyoungsoldierwas______woundedinthewaranddiedafewdayslater.

A.generouslyB.lonelyC.fatallyD.slightly

27.ProfessorSimpson_______theprojectcarefullyandmadeafewcorrections.

A.wentupB.wentdownC.wentafterD.wentover

28.WhenIgotoheatthemilk,please____thebaby.

A.keepaneyeonB.setfootonC.makeaguessatD.lookforwardto

29.Mr.andMrs.Wrighthavegotninechildren—it’sreallyabig_____.

A.homeB.familyC.houseD.room

30.NeitherBillnorhisparents______athome.

A.isB.areC.hasD.have

31.Thesummervacation_____over,wheythengotdowntotheirworkagain.

A.wereB.wasC.beingD.hadbeen

32.Hefailedinhisexam,_____provesthathehadn’tworkedhardenough.

A.whatB.thatC.whichD.such

33.______isknowntoall,toomuchstresscancausedisease.

A.WhichB.ThatC.