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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2018年5月真题Passage1In1866,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.in2014B.in2015C.in2017D.in20162.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.AsailornamedPaulathrewtheoldbottleintowatersin1866.B.Kymfoundtheoldbottlefirst.C.ThisoldestmessagewasfoundinGermany.D.Theoldestmessagewas131yearsold.3.Fromthepassage,welearnthat___.A.TonyafoundthebottlefirstB.TonyaandKymcontactedresearchersinGermanyforhelpC.Illman'ssonbrokethebottletotakeoutwhatwasinsideD.thenotewaswritteninEnglish4.TheworddampinParagraph4isclosetinmeaningtoA.wetB.dryC.coolD.hot5.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheOldest-KnownMessageFoundinAustraliaB.TheOldest-KnownMessageFoundinGermanyC.AnExtraordinaryEvidenceofHistoryD.AGuinnessbeerbottlePassage2AhandwrittennotefromAlbertEinsteinsoldformorethan$1.5millionatanauction(拍卖会).HegavethenotetoahotelporterinJapanin1922.Einsteinwasnotcarryingmoneywhentheportercametohisroom.(78)Hewasunabletogiveacashtip,asaguestnormallywould.in-steadhegaveatiponhowtolivelife.“Acalmandmodestlifebringsmorehappinessthanpursuitofsuccesscombinedwithconstantrestlessness,”Einsteinwrote.ThenotewaswritteninGerman.ItwaswrittenonnotepaperfromtheImperialHotelinGinza,Tokyo,whereEinsteinwasdeliveringaseriesoflectures.HewastravelingtoAsiawhennewsthathehadwontheNobelPrizeforPhysicsreachedhimviatelegraph.Einsteinwasunabletoattendtheprize-givingceremonyinStockholmGalwienerisheadoftheauctionhouseinjerusaleisraelwherethenotewassold.HeSaidEinsteintoldthehotelportertokeepthenotesinceitwillprobablybeworthmorethanareg-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.adviceB.trickC.newsD.trend7.Thenotewaswrittenin___.A.EnglishB.JapaneseC.GermanD.Frcnch8.AlbertEinsteinwenttoJapantoA.visitsomefriendsB.dosomesightseeingC.receivetheNobelPrizeD.giveaseriesoflectures9.Theestimatedsalevalueofthefirstnoteisabout___.A.S2,000B.$8,000C.$200,000D.1.5million10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisNOTTRUE?A.EinsteingavetheporterthenoteinstcadofatipB.ThebuyerofthesecondnotewasaJapanesebusinessmanC.EinsteinlearnedthathehadwontheNobelPrizeduringhistriptoJapanD.EinsteintoldtheportertokeepthenotesinceitmightbecomevaluablePassage3In1950,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)Sheworked18hoursaday,sevendaysaweek.Shelivedsimplyandsavedallofherprofits.She