北京成人英語(yǔ)三級(jí)考試真題

1、北京地區(qū)成人本科學(xué)士學(xué)位英語(yǔ)統(tǒng)一考試2017.05.06Passage 1Questions1 to 5are based onthefollowing passage:People say thatmoneycannotbuy happiness. This was true for Howard Hughes.(76) He was one of therichest andmost powerfulmenof his time.He bad everything:good looksuccess, power, and a lot of money. But hedidn t have

2、lave or friendshipbecause he couldn t buy them. All his life he used his money to control everything and everyone around him. In the end, he lost control of everything, even himself.Howard Hughes was born in 1905 in Houston, Texas. His father started the Hughes T ool Company. He was a workaholic (工作

3、狂) and made a lot of money. He bought everything he wanted. He even gave money to scho ols so Howard could get into them. From his father, Howard learned to be a successfu l but merciless businessman.Hughessmother, Allene also had a big influence on hislife. Howard was her only child. She protected

4、him and gave him everything. Unfortun ately Allenehad mental problems.(77)She was afraidof germs and diseases.Shewasobsessed withHoward's health ，and he became obsessedwin ittoo.Allenedied when Howardwas16 years old. Twoyearslater hisfatherdied.Hughes inherited the Hughes Tool Company. Then he m

5、arried Ella Rice. He and Ella moved t o Los Angeles, California.Itwas there that HowardHughesbegantobecomea legend.Hughes began to invest his money in movies. He became an important producer soon af ter he moved to California. He worked hard, but he also played hard. He became obses sed with power a

6、nd control. When he couldn t get something legally, he gave money politiciansandbusinessmen so theywouldhelp him.He owneda lot of businesses,including airplanecompanies, a moviestudio,Las Vegashotels,gold and silver mines,andradio andtelevisionstations.Once hebought atelevisionstudio so he couldwatc

7、hmovies all night He also bought a hotel because he wanted to stay in his favorite room for one weekend.1. According to the passage , Howard Hughes was hot .A. good-looking B. wealthy C. friendly D. powerful2. Which of the following about Hughes' father is NOT TRUE?A. He started the Hughes Tool

8、Company. B. He liked to spend money.C. He worked hard.D. Hedrank alcohol a lot.3. Howard Hughes' parents diedA. when hewas 16 years oldB.before hewas19years oldC. after hegot marriedD.after hemovedtoCalifornia4. The wordobsessed inParagraph2 probably means.A. troubledB. reducedC. relatedD. infor

9、med5. From thepassage, welearn whatMr. Hughes lackedinhislife wasA. education B. love C. money D. good looksPassage 2passage:Questions 6 to 10 are based on the followinghavedied inthelast30 years. Now scientistsare racingtoensure thatthe rest survive.Evenifglobalwarning were to rightnow, scientistsp

10、redict thatmore than 90% ofcoralswilldieby 2050. If no majorsteps are takento addressthe problem,（珊瑚礁）Half of the world's coral reefsthe reefs may be headed for total extinction (滅絕)(78)Theplanetshealthdepends on the survivalof coralreefs. Theydescribedas “ therainforests ofthesea",becauset

11、hey provide shelter fora widevarietyof sealife.Inaddition,thereefsserve asbarriers thatprotectcoastlinesfromthe fullforce ofpowerfulstorms.Coralareusedin medicalresearch forcures todiseases.Theyare keyto localeconomiesaswell,since thereefs attracttourists,the fishing industry,and otherof dolllars.in

12、 billionsbusinesses, bringing79)Corals are particularsensitiveto changes in temperature.A rise of just 1 to 2 degrees can force the corals to drive out the algae (水Then the corals turn white in a process calledbleaching ”Corals can recoverfrom short-termbleaching,but long-term bleaching can cause pe

13、rmanent damage. In1998when sea surface temperatures were the highest inrecorded history,coral reefsaround the world suffered the most severe bleaching.Itis estimated that even underthebest of conditions,many of these coral reefs willneed decades to recover.Although reefs face other threats from poll

14、ution,industrialactivities,and overfishing, it is global climate change that most concerns scientists.Scientistsremain hopeful that itnot too late to save the reefs, and some are moving ahead on experiments to accomplish that goal.6. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Rising

15、 Global Temperatures B. Rain forestsare in DangerC. Coral Reefs Face ExtinctionD. Global Climate Change7. The word address in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .A. break down B. stick to C. go over D. deal with8. Why are coral reefs called "the rainforests of the sea"?A.Becausetheyareho

16、meto a wide varietyof sealife.B.Becausetheycanprotect our coasts fromstorms.C.Becausetheymight supply naturalmedicines.D.Becausetheylook like rainforests.9. The corals turn in the process of “ bleaching ”.A.red B.black C.green D.white10. According to the passage, is the biggest threat to coral reefs

17、.A.pollution B.overfishing C.industrial activity D.dimate changePassage 3Questions 11 to I5 are based on the following passage:Overtheyears,collegestudentshave stood together for what they believein, from civildistributionrights to anti-warof wealth. Butpoliciesnowhereto the more recent protests aga

18、inst thein history have students banned （禁止）unequalbottled water.UntilnowThebottledwater ban, which Parted on just a few campuses, has now spread nationwide to more than 20 universities. The colleges have cither comple tely banned the use of plastic bottles altogether, or some have taken a more limi

19、ted approach with partial bans.Many people believe that producing and bottled water wastes money and harms the environment. They say that bottled water is unnecessary because public water supplies i n the U.S. arc among the best in the world. Water fountains and reusable bottles wit h easy access （獲

20、?。﹖o filling stations are a better choice.An organization called Ban the Bottle raises awareness about the economic and env ironmental costs of using plastic bottles. The group claims that eight glasses of wate r a day costs each person 49 cents annually, while drinking from plastic containers c ost

21、s $I,400 per year. Plastic bottles contain antimony a chemical that in low doses c auses depression, but in large doses can even lead to death.The controversy over bottled or tap is not limited to the students and college administrations. The makers of bottled water see the movement as a threat. (80

22、) They argue that plastic bottles make UP a small portion of the nation s total waste. It's unfair to single out (單獨(dú)挑出)their product when so many other items are packaged in plastic containers. Plus, water is a healthy choice compared to some sodas and juices that arc also sold at school11. Whic

23、h of the following is the main idea of the passage?A.Many universities ban or restrict the sale of bottled water.B.Many states ban or restrict the sale of bottled water.C.The bottled water industry is concerned about its decreasing sales.D.Many people are opposed to the bottled water ban.12. Accordi

24、ng to Ban the Bottle, drinking bottled water costs dollars peryear 。 A.8 B.20 C. 49D.140013. The word controversy in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to .A.choiceB. controlC.argumentD. statement14. What does the bottled water industry use in its own defense?A.Bottled water is much leaner than tap w

25、ater.B.Students should have freedom of choice.C.The bottlesaremade in amore environment-friendlyway.D.Water is healthier than some sodas and juices.15. Accordingtothe passage,which of the followingstatementsis TRUE?A.All the universities have banned the sale of bottled water.B.Plastic bottles may do

26、 harm to peopled health.C.The purchase of soft drinks will increase.D.Bottled is cheap and environment-friendly. Part n Vocabulary and Structure (30 %)16. They have decided to put the meeting till next Monday.A.upB. on C. offD. forward17. Ifyou getintodifficulties,donthesitate to ask advice.A. of B.

27、 out C. after D. forour house.18. While we were on holiday, our neighbor tookA. notice of B. care of C. after D. on 19.20.1 was trying toget into the bus when I heard avoice from behind.A. crowd B. crowding C. crowds D. crowded21. Honesty isthemost important a man should have.A. effort B. habit C. q

28、uality D. question22. That student his hand every time I asked a question.A. made upB. putupC. roseD. arose23. He spokeEnglishsowell that I tookit for that he was an American.A. good B. certain C. sure D. granted24. I am very to you for your help.A. grateful B. agree at C. capable D. enjoyable25. Th

29、e two girls lookA. same B. alike C. like D. same one26. The children happily in the classroom when the teacher came in.A. talk B. are talking C. were talking D. had talked27. In the road accident the other day three people ， including the driver.A. killed B. were killed C. are killed D. have killed2

30、8. Jim s job is to keep his boss of the latest development of that product in Europe.A.informB. toinform C.informedD. informing29. The young man visited our school this morning is Maria s brother.A.who B.whichC. whose D. what30. I m awfully tired and cantgo any farther, Ted. Let s have a rest, _?A.

31、shallwe B. willyou C. can you D. may I31. . the manager will come or notdoesntmatter much.A. Whether B.That C.If D. What32. The American and the British a large number of social customs.A. join B. take C. share D. make33. Martin, when you go to the meeting tomorrow, your iPad with you.A. bring B. ta

32、ke C. fetch D. put34. It is a three-storey house and the kitchen is on the floor.A. ground B. earth C. soil D. land35. The kids were especially the coming Christmas because they would get l ots of presents from theirparents and uncles.A.coming upwithB. looking forwardto C. makingup for D. getting ri

33、d of36. The usedcarI bought cost four pounds.A.thousands B.thousand ofC. thousandsof D. thousand37.What' s thematter withyou? Youso pale.A.are lookingB. look C.have lookedD. looked38. With the guide the way, we set off on foot into the dark night.A.leading B.tolead C. led D. being led39. I tore

34、open the box only that some papers were missing.A.discoveringB.todiscoverC. discoveredD. discover40. Either my parents or my elder brother going to water the garden.A.areB. is C. has D.have41. Can you image why ?A.didthe boy say thatB. theboy said that C. did the boy say D. the boysaid42. Although i

35、t is raining hard A. Tom still wants to go outB.and Tom still wants to go outC. that Tom still wants to go out D. but Tom still wants to go out43. I wentto Shanghai yesterday.On train I met a famous pop starA.the; / B./; the C. the; the D./;/44. ofthetwobrothersarefondofclassicalmusic.A. BothB. AllC

36、.Each D.Either44. ofthetwobrothersarefondofclassicalmusic.A. BothB. AllC.Each D.Either45. There are not students in Class One as in Class Two.A. somany B. somuch C.moreD. much morePart III. 挑錯(cuò)題46. Hardly I had sat down when I heard someone knock at the door. A B C D47. Nobody believed that his excus

37、e for being late was why his car broke down_onhis way to work.A BCD48.I wishI finishedwritingtheessay yesterday,but I wastoo busy.49.Tomfather,aswell as hismother, ask himto stay inNew Yorkforfew moredays.CD50.Afterfewweekswithhim,I felt sorry fortobeunfriendlytohim atfirst.51.Robert isa great baske

38、tballfanand loveKobeBryantvery much.52.The puzzlewas so difficultthat Igave upit intheend. A Bbothin53.InMarch when springside of the street.A54. You' dno time. A55.AfterBCbetter to gotheythirty.AB CDPartIVClozeWhenI wassummerthatrrived,is alreadyhomenowhere,we usually plantbecause it 'going

39、tomany youngtreesonrainreached the top(10%)young,spentofmyI graduatedI discoveredthatfromtherecollege,was athe mountain,summer vacationsfamilytheyfeltextremelyhungrilyandonmygrandparents'farm.The56一my grandparentsonce again.When57一inprogress.Grandpa's dogand huntingpartner,Rusty, hadtakenona

40、 verybad_58_in hisold age.籠)andeggs. In the eyesof thelocal famers,_60_ dogs startedstealingeggs, there wasno _61_ to curethem.They knewthere was only onethingto bedone _62_sucha dogyou had toshootit and thesooner the _63_.Rusty and Grandpawereold friends.Grandpa certainlydidn't_64_to shoote had

41、begunintoRusty,bedone.Thewas Grandma sbut hea _ ” moneyknew it needed tothe chicken coop(雞private in_59_eggcome,so youcan imagine_65_shefeltabout theproblem._66_the inexperiencedconfidence ofyouth, I told GrandpathatI thought Icouldcurethe egg-stealingdog. I wantedto at least have a_67_to save Rusty

42、' slife,andsave Grandpa from the sadnessof_68_Rusty.The nextmorning,I brokeopen six fresh eggs andput them in Rusty s bowl _69_ atthe doorto thechickencoop. Rusty came_70_ and noticedthe eggs.He quickly _71_ theeggs andhappily walkedofffor hisnap ( 打盹 ).The following morning I did_72_ thing. I p

43、ut the eggs a few feet away from the chickencoop, toward theback doorof the farmhouse _73_ Grandma usuallyfed Rusty.The next day I againmoved thebowl closer to the house，and addedsomedog food tothe eggs.Every day I moved the bowl closer tothe backdoor,mixingmore dog foodand _74_ eggs.By the time the

44、 bowlreachedthe door,itwas alldog food andno eggs. Rusty badagain become _75_ tolookingfor hisfoodat theback door ofthe house, and never again went into thechickencoop.56.A.watched B.noticed C. invited D. visited57.A.peaceB.stress C. crisis D. miracle58.A.habitB.pattern C. custom D. crime59.A.to thr

45、owB. to break C. throwing D.breaking60.A.onceB.before C. while D. although61.A.desireB.route C. way D. idea62.A.in B. atC. for D. with63.A.widerB.better C. happier D. calmer64.A.careB.start C. want D. feel65.A.howB. when C. what D. which66.A.In B.WithC.On D. At67.A.rateB.space C. pity D. chance68.A.

46、losingB.helping C. worrying D. keeping69.A.nextB.right C. behind D. beside70.A.beforeB.after C. along D. from71.A.saw B.found C. left D. ate72.A.specificB. same C. kind D. different73.A.whatB.which C. where D. when74.A.fewerB.more C. littleD. few75.A.accustomedB. relate C. interestedD.depressedPart

47、V Translation (20%)76 . He was one of the richest and most powerful men of his time.77 .Shewas afraid ofgerms and diseases.78 .Theplanet'shealthdepends on the survivalof coral reefs.79 . Corals are particularly sensitive to changes in temperature.80 . They argue that plastic bottles make up a sm

48、all portion of the nation ' s total waste.81 .不要放棄希望。82 .我會(huì)去火車站接你。83 .我不能去聚會(huì)，因?yàn)橐獪?zhǔn)備考試。84 .我們剛才去散步了。85 .你喜歡流行音樂(lè)嗎？答案解析請(qǐng)注意順序，可能因?yàn)?AB卷的原因，導(dǎo)致部分題號(hào)順序有變化閱讀理解題：1 .C friendly原文沒(méi)有提到他友好。2 .D He drank alcohol a lot.原文沒(méi)有提到他飲酒。3 .B before he was 19 years old.16歲時(shí)母親死了，18歲時(shí)父親死了。父親死之后他才結(jié)的婚。4 .A troubled他的母親害怕疾病，所以

49、此處應(yīng)該是指她很擔(dān)憂他的健康。5 .B love本題可用排除法，其他三項(xiàng)原文都提到了。6 .C Coral Reefs Face Extinction原文都是在說(shuō)珊瑚礁瀕臨滅絕的事情，因此選 C7 .D deal with deal with指“解決，處理“，符合上下文意思。8 .A Because they are home to a wide variety of sea life.原文提到珊瑚礁的存在庇護(hù)了很多的海洋生物，如同它們的家。9 .D white原文提到在這個(gè)過(guò)程中它是變白的。10 .D climate change 根據(jù)原文最后一段可以得出答案。11 .A Many univ

50、ersities ban or restrict the sale of bottled water.全文者 B 是在講校園禁止或者限制瓶裝水的問(wèn)題。12 .D 1400 原文第四段明確說(shuō)到了是1400美元。13 .C argument從下文的內(nèi)容看，這是兩方面之間的辯論與對(duì)抗。14 .D Water is healthier than some sodas and juices.根據(jù)最后一段最后一句的內(nèi)容可以得出答案。15 .B Plastic bottles may do harm to people's health.由文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句話可以推測(cè)得知，瓶裝水對(duì)人體可能有害。

51、詞匯語(yǔ)法題16 .C.off put off 推遲。put the meeting off推遲會(huì)議。17.D.forask foradvice討教，求教。18.B.careoftakecareof 照顧，照看。19.C.attendattendclass上課。20.D.crowedcrowedbus擁擠的公交車。21.C.qualitythemostimportant quality 最重要的品質(zhì)。22.B.put upputup one's hand 舉手。23.D.grantedtakeforgranted 認(rèn)為理所當(dāng)然的。24.A.gratefulbegratefulto sb

52、感謝某人。25.A.samelooksame 看起來(lái)一樣。26.C.weretalking過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)表過(guò)去正在發(fā)生的動(dòng)作。17 .B.were killed be + 過(guò)去分詞，表被動(dòng)。28 .D.informingkeep doingsth. 一直做某事。29 .A.who who 引導(dǎo)限制性定語(yǔ)從句，修飾the young man。30 .A.shall we Let's 開(kāi)頭的句子，其反義疑問(wèn)句應(yīng)該用shallwe。31 .A.whetherwhether.ornot. 是否，固定句型。32 .C.share share sth. 同享，共通。33 .A.bring bring

53、sth with sb. 某人把某物帶來(lái)。34 .A.ground ground floor 底層，第一層。35 .B.looking forward to looking forward to sth. 期盼某物。36.D.thousand 基數(shù)詞 +thousand 意思為：幾千。固定用法。37.B.look lookpale 看起來(lái)蒼白。38.A.leading 介詞 with 獨(dú)立結(jié)構(gòu)，表示方式。39.B.todiscover考查非謂語(yǔ)。40.B.is 就近選擇原則。41.B.the boy said that 考查從句語(yǔ)序。42 .A.Tom still wants to go ou

54、t 考查 although 的用法。43 .B./;the shanghai 前不加冠詞，on the train 在火車上。固定用法。44. A.Both Both of 兩者都 , ，固定詞組。45. A.so many so many +名詞復(fù)數(shù)，很多, ，固定詞組。挑錯(cuò)題：C D( 辨錯(cuò)題46. Hardly I had sat down when I heard someone knock at the door. A B答案為A。 I had 應(yīng)改為 had I. 考點(diǎn) : 倒裝。做題口訣：主謂下面帶劃線，倒裝通常是考點(diǎn)。復(fù)習(xí)資料)47. Nobody believed that