2018年上半年学位英语考试真题

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2018年5月12日PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Direction:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionorunfinishedstatement.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:In1866,sailorsonaGermanshipcalledPaulathrewabottlewithamessageintowatershundredsofmilesoffthewesterncoastofAustralia.Onhundredandthirty-oneyearlater,(76)thebottlewasfoundonanAustraliaisland.It’sbelievedtobetheoldest-knownmessageinabottle,intermsoftheamountoftimethathaspassedbetweenwhenitwaswrittenandwhenitwasfound.Beforethisdiscovery,Guinness(吉尼斯)WorldRecordssaidthattheoldestwas108yearsold,foundinGermanyin2015.AustralianandGermanresearchersworkedtogethertocheckwhetherthenoteisrealornot.TonyaIllmanwaswalkingonthebeachinJanuarywhenshespottedtheoldbottle.“Ipickeditupthinkingitmightlookniceondisplayinmyhome,”Illmansays,accordingtoanaccountonherhusband’swebsite.(77)Thebottlewaspartiallyfilledwithwetsand.Shortlyafter,Illman’sson’sgirlfriendpouredoutthecontentsandfoundatightlyrollednotecoveredinapieceofstring.Toodamptoopeninitially,accordingtotheaccount,thegroupwaitedforittodryandwereamazedtoseethatitwascarefullyhandwritteninGerman.“Thefirstthingthatcaughtmyeyewastheyear1866,”saidIllman’shusbandKym.“Itseemedtotallyunlikelytousthatthenoteandbottlecouldhavelastedthatlong.”ThepairreachedouttotheWesternAustraliaMuseum,whichsetouttostudythedocument.“Extraordinaryfindsneedextraordinaryevidencetosupportthem,sowecontactedcolleaguesinGermanforhelptofindmoreinformation,”RossAnderson,whoisinchargeofworksofartinthemuseum,saidinastatement.ButthismessageisnoSOSorloveletter.1.AccordingtoGuinnessWorldRecords,thesecondoldestmessagewasfound____.A.in2014B.in2015C.in2017D.in20162.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.AsailornamednamedPaulathrewtheoldbottleintowatersin1866B.KymfoundtheoldbottlefirstC.ThisoldestmessagewasfoundinGermanyD.Theoldestmessagewas131yearsold3.Fromthepassage,welearnthat____.A.TonyafoundthebottlefirstB.TonyaandKymcontactedresearchersinGermanyforhelpC.Illman’ssonbrokethebottletotakeoutwhatwasinsideD.ThenotewaswritteninEnglish4.TheworddampinParagraph4isclosetinmeaningto____.A.wetB.dryC.coolD.hot5.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheOldest-KnownMessageFoundinAustraliaB.TheOldest-KnownMessageFoundinGermanyC.AnExtraordinaryEvidenceofHistoryD.AGuinnessBeerBottlePassage2Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:AhandwrittennotefromAlbertEinsteinsoldformorethan$1.5millionatanauction.（拍卖会）HegavethenotetoahotelporterinJapanin1922.Einsteinwasnotcarryingmoneywhentheportercametohisroom.（78）Hewasunabletogiveacashtip,asaguestnormallywould.Insteadhegaveatiponhowtolivelife.“Acalmandmodestlifebringsmorehappinessthanpursuitofsuccesscombinedwithconstantrestlessness,”Einsteinwrote.ThenotewaswritteninGerman.ItwaswrittenonnotepaperfromtheImperialHotelinGinza,Tokyo,whereEinsteinwasdeliveringaseriesoflectures.HewastravelingtoAsiawhennewsthathehadwontheNobelPrizeforPhysicsreachedhimviatelegraph.Einsteinwasunabletoattendtheprize-givingceremonyinStockholm.GalWienerisheadoftheauctionhouseinJerusalem,Israel,wherethenotewassold.HesaidEinsteintoldthehotelportertokeepthenotesinceit“willprobablybeworthmorethanaregulartip.”Bidding（拍卖中的出价）onthenotebeganat$2000.itwasexpectedtosellfornomorethan$8000.But25minuteslater,theauctionhousemadethemajorsale.（79）AsecondEinsteinnotewassoldattheauction.Itwentformorethan$200000.“wherethereawill,there’saway,”thenotesays.Theidentityofthepersonorgroupthatsoldthenoteshasnotbeenmadepublic.Norhasthatofthebuyerorbuyers.6.ThewordtipinLine4,Paragraph1probablymean____.A.adviceB.trickC.newsD.trend7.Thenotewaswrittenin____.A.EnglishB.JapaneseC.GermanD.French8.AlbertEinsteinwenttoJapanto____.A.visitsomefriendsB.dosomesightseeingC.receivetheNobelPrizeD.giveaseriesoflectures9.Theestimatedsalevalueofthefirstnoteisabout____.A.$2000B.$8000C.$200,000D.$1.5million10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisNOTTRUE?A.Einsteingavetheporterthenoteinsteadofatip.B.ThebuyerofthesecondnotewasaJapanesebusinessman.C.EinsteinlearnedthathehadwontheNobelPrizeduringhistriptoJapan.D.Einsteintoldtheportertokeepthenotesinceitmightbecomevaluable.Passage3Question11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:In1950,HelenaRubinsteinwasoneoftherichestwomenintheworld.Shestartedwithnothing.Shehadnomoney,noeducation,andnoonetohelpher.Allshehadwere12jarsoffacecreamandalotofenergyandambition.Sheturnedthereintoamultimillion-dollarcosmetics(化妆品)empire.HelenaRubinsteinwasbornin1870inKrakow,Poland.Shewastheoldestofeightgirls.Helena’smotherthoughtthatbeautywasveryimportant.Sheusedaspecialskincreamthataforeignchemistmadeforher.Helena’smothermadeallofherdaughtersuseittoo.Helena’sfatherwantedhertobeadoctor.Butshehatedmedicineandleftschool.Herfatherwasveryangry.Thenhewantedhertogetmarried,butsherefused.In1992,shewenttoMelbourne,Australia,tolivewithacousinandanuncle.Shetookonlyherclothesand12jarsoffacecream.Helena’sdidn’tspeakEnglish.Shehadnomoneyandnoplans.Aftershearrived,everyonenoticedherbeautifulskin.InAustralia,thehotanddryweatherisverybadfortheskin.Whenshetoldsomeofthewomenaboutthefacecream,theyallwantedsome.Helenasoldthemhercreamandthenorderedmore.Helena’sborrowed$1,500andopenedashoptosellthecream.(80)Sheworked18hoursaday,sevendaysaweek.Shelivedsimplyandsavedallofherprofits.Shealsolearnedhowtomakedifferentkindsofcreamsandshowedwomenhowtotakecareoftheirskin.Itwasthefirstshopofthiskindintheworld.Inlessthantwoyears,Rubinsteinhadpaidherloanandsaved$50,000.Shemademoreandmoremoneyeveryyear.Allthistime,shethoughtonlyofworkandsuccess.AnewspaperreporternamedEdwardTituswasinlovewithher.Butshewasnotinterestedinhim.SheleftAustraliaandwenttoEuropetolearnmoreaboutthescienceofbeauty.11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.HelenaRubinsteinbecametherichestpersonintheworldin1950.B.Helena’sfatherhelpedhertostartherbusiness.C.Helenawasanenergeticandambitiousperson.D.Helena’smothersupportedherwithvaluablebusinessideas.12.Fromthepassage,welearnthat.A.Helenahad8sistersB.HelenawasborninPolandC.Helena’smothermadeskincreamforherdaughterD.Helena’sfatherwasadoctor13.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.HelenawenttoAustraliatostudymedicine.B.HelenawenttoAustraliatodobusiness.C.Helena’suncleandcousinworkedforher.D.TheweatherinAustraliaisverybadfortheskin.14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.Helenawasahardworkingbusinessman.B.Helenasavedallthemoneyshemade.C.Helenacouldmakeavarietyofcreams.D.HelenawasinlovewithEdwardTitus.15.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheScienceofBeautyB.TheStoryofHelenaC.AstoryofLoveD.ABusinessEmpirePartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)Directions:inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.choosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.16.Sheismorebeautifulthan____intheclass.A.anygirlB.anyothergirlC.allthegirlsD.anygirls17.Pleasedon’tcomeheretoday.Iwouldratheryou____tomorrow.A.cameB.willcomeC.comeD.arecoming18.TomandJohnseldomgotothelibraryintheevening,____?A.dotheyB.don’ttheyC.aretheyD.aren’tthey19.Itwasinthisroom____theyhadameetingyesterday.A.WhichB.thereC.thatD.where20.____itisverylatenow,theresearchersarestillworkinginthelab.A.AsB.WhenC.IfD.Although21.andyouwillmakeitnexttime.A.WorkhardB.ToworkhardC.WorkinghardD.Workedhard22.Writteningreathaste,.A.Jimmadealotofmistakesinthereport.B.thereareplentyofmistakesinthereport.C.wefoundseveralmistakesinthereport.D.thereportisfullofmistakes23.Thenumberofprimaryschoolsintheruralareasdoublinginthepast50years.A.areB.isC.havebeenD.hasbeen24.Thekeysuccessishardworkandpersistence.A.onB.toC.forD.of25.Thetrainstarts6:20,soyou’dbettergettherebefore6.A.onB.atC.inD.of26.Inthepastwehadonlyadayoffforthewholeweek:weworkeveryday______Sunday.A.besidesB.besideC.exceptD.ontopof27.ThoughThomasisverybusy,he_____oneeveningaweektoplaywithhiskids.A.setsasideB.goesafterC.seesthroughD.makesout28.Thetopofthatmountainisalwayscovered_____snow.A.ofB.byC.withD.on29.Hedoesmorningexerciseseveryday___makehimselfstrong.A.inorderthatB.inordertoC.sothatD.suchthat30.Thegirlwasnothappyatthenewschoolbecauseshehad_____friendsthereA.fewB.afewC.littleD.alittle31.Beijing,asthecapitalof___People’sRepublicofChina,enjoys___diverserangeofpeopleandculturesA.the;theB.a;aC.the;aD.a;the32.NowI___toworkbybikeinsteadofbycarastherearetoomanycarsontheroadinrushhours.A.goB.wentCamgoingDwasgoing33.Generally,snakeswon’tattackhumans___theyarethreatenedwithdanger.A.IfB.sinceCunlessDwhile34.Anoldmangotbadly___intheroadaccidentyesterday.A.InjureB.toinjureCinjuredDinjuring35.Wouldyoumind___Jamesthathisfatheriscomingtoseehimthisweekend?A.tellB.totellC.tellingD.told36.Davidleft______raincoatintheroomandwentout.A.hisB.himC.theirsD.them37.Thisisbyfar______ofthegamesIhaveeverwatched.A.theexcitingB.themoreexcitingC.themostexcitingD.asexciting38.Icaneasily______himagolf.A.hitB.strikeC.winD.beat39.Janet______“Goodmorning!”totheteacherandthencamein.A.saidB.spokeC.toldD.talked40.Lucydoesn’tlikeoutdooractivities.Heronly______islisteningtoclassicalmusic.A.customB.hobbyC.attitudeD.tradition41.Thesefactsshowthathe’snottobetrusted.A.singleB.soleC.aloneD.lonely42.Theroomwasnottiny.Shoes,socksandbookswereseenonthefloor.A.nowandthenB.hereandthereC.handinhandD.sidebyside43.Sheherfingertoherlipsasasignforsilence.A.roseB.raisedC.elevatedD.arose44.coffeeiscoffeethatyoucanprepareveryquickly,forexamplebyjustaddinghotwater.A.ImaginaryB.InstantC.ImpatientD.Intentional45.Evenifparentsnolongerlivetogether,theyeachcontinuetobefortheirchildrenintheeyeofthelaw.A.reluctantB.toughC.responsibleD.modestPartIIIIdentification(10%)Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.46.Ifyouhadstudied(A)theproblemcarefullyyesterday(B),youwon’thave(B)anydifficultynow(D)47.Hardlytheyhad(A)gotto(B)thebusstopwhen(C)thebussuddenlypulledaway(D)48.Themountainwas(A)reallyveryhigh(B),but(C)Itriedhardly(D)toclimbit.49.Thereason(A)Ididn’tattend(B)thelecturewassimplybecause(C)Icaughtabadcold(D)thatday.50.DR.Bellgave(A)somelectures,visited(B)theGreatWallandgoing(C)shoppingdowntowninBeijing.(D)51.Thefirst(A)manswim(B)acrossthe(C)riverwillreceiveaprize(D).52.In(A)themorningIgoton(B)thetrain,whicharrived(C)Shanghaiatnight(D).53.Henryisnotusedtolive(A)inanoisyandcrowed(B)communitythough(C)hegrewup(D)inNewYork.54.Doyouknow(A)theoldEnglishsayingthat(B)aapple(C)adaykeeps(D)thedoctoraway?55.Theharderheworked(A),themost(B)troubleshehad(C)inhisearlydaysasascientist(D).PartIVClozeDirections:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.DuringatriptoobservewildanimalsinAfrica,Iencounteredtheleastbraveanimalonearth,thewildebeest(角马).Isatonariverbankforthreehourswatchingagroupofthousandsbuild56thecouragetodrinkwater.Morethanamillionwildebeests57northwardintothewetlands.Itisalong,dryanddifficultjourney.Frequently,theonlyavailablewateristheGrumetiRiver,58representsbothlifeanddeath.Unlikesomecreaturesthatcantakemoisture59thegrasstheyeat,wildebeestsmustdrinkfromtherivertolive.Theriversupportsotherwildlife,including60thatkillandeatotheranimals.Thoughthirsty61traveling,thewildebeestsstandbackfromthewater,sensingpossibledanger.Movingslowlytowardthebankcan62hours,asanindividualwildebeeststepsforward,stepsbackandthencarefullystepsforwardagain.Morewildebeestsgathertogetherandadvance,graduallypushingtheleaderstotheriver,63theywanttogoornot.It’sbeenalongtime64theydrinklasttime,andyoufeeltheiranxietyforwater.Lionsarepossiblyonthe65,savingenergyastheywaitforanopportunityforlunch.Oncethelargegroupmovestotheriver,lionscould66,makingthegrouprunninginawildanduncontrolled67.Themadrushwouldraiseadustcloudthatblocksthe68ofthewildebeestsnearby.Akillisalmostguaranteed.Sittingonthatriverbank,Inoticedthatayoungwildebeestfinallysteppedaheadanddrankwhilethe69adultsheldback.Soon,othersbegandrinking.But70liningupalongthebank,takingturns,theygatheredandpushed.Somehadtowalkfartherintothewaterthantheywere71togo.Thosepushedfartherinwatergotfrightenedandin72frightenedtheothers.Theyallretreatedhastilyandreturnedtotheirroute.Onlythefewthatwere73enoughgotadrink.Theotherswent74.Therewasnodangerthatday.Onlythewildebeests’fearand75ofcouragekeptthemfromdrinking.56.A.upB.outC.inD.over57.A.visitB.travelC.seeD.swim58.A.thatB.whichC.whereD.when59.A.aboveB.underC.fromD.over60.A.thisB.thoseC.thatD.them61.A.amongB.aboveC.fromD.between62.A.takeB.payC.spendD.charge63.A.whenB.whereC.whatD.whether64.A.beforeB.becauseC.sinceD.though65.A.watchB.sightC.shoutD.walk66.A.rescueB.joinC.attackD.visit67.A.solutionB.wayC.methodD.role68.A.fearB.shoutC.jumpD.view69.A.fearfulB.confidentC.pleasantD.happy70.A.regardlessofB.insteadofC.incaseofD.inspiteof71.A.interestingB.pleasantC.willingD.reluctant72.A.hopeB.storyC.stepD.turn73.A.shortB.boldC.kindD.small74.A.thirstB.hungerC.thirstyD.hungry75.A.showB.graspC.lookD.lackSectionADirections:inthisparttherearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.Thesesentencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyouhavejustreadinReadingComprehension.Youcanreferbacktothepassagetoidentifytheirmessagesinthecontext.76.ThebottlewasfoundonanAustraliaisland.77.Thebottlewaspartiallyfilledwithwetsand.78.Hewasunabletogiveacashtip,asaguestnormallywould.79.AsecondEinsteinnotewasalsosoldattheauction.80.Sheworked18hoursaday,sevendaysaweek.SectionBDirections:InthisparttherearefivesentencesinChinese.YoushouldtranslatethemintoEnglish.Besuretowriteclearly.81.法国以葡萄酒而闻名。82.你离开教室的时候，请把灯关上。83.我每天六点起床。84.我们刚刚吃过午饭。85.学生们正在打扫教室。