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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2019年5月11日PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Direction:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:AlittleboyinSouthCarolinagottocelebratehisbirthdaytwice:Afteronlyonefriendshoweduptohisbirthdayparty,thelocalfiredepartmentdecidedtothrowhimanotheron.TheCityofBeaufortFireDepartmentsharedthestoryofapartythefiredepartmentheldforalocalboynamedCooper,whowasdisappointedwhenonlyoneofhisclassmatesshoweduptohis6thbirthdayparty.Butafteracommunitymembergavethelocalfiredepartmentacall,(76)thememberswerequicktocometohisrescue.“Wejumpedonboardandsaidwe’lldowhateverwecantomakesurehehasagreatbirthdayandthatmorethanonechildshowsup,”BeaufortfirefighterRossVezinsays.“Wemadearrangementstopickhimupfromschoolalongwithhismomandbrother,andwebroughthimtoabowlingalley(保龄球场)alongwithabikergroup”Thefiredepartmentwasalsoabletobringnearly75otherkidsfromschooltocelebratealongsideCooper,whosemother,NicoalaShiflet,saidhehasdifficultymakingfriendsbecausehesuffersfromautism(自闭症)“Theyhadcakeandpresentsandgottodosomebowling,”Vezincontinues,addingthatthepartycametobeknownas”CoopersBirthday2.0”.Fromridinginafiretrucktoseeingthemotorcyclesfromthebikergroupandeveningwelcomedbysomanynewfriends,Cooperlovedhiscelebration.Anditwon'tbethelasttimethatthelittleboygetstohangoutwiththefiredepartmentresponsibleforit“we’realsogoingtohavehimupnextweek,Vezinsays.We’regoingtogivehimafiredepartmentT-shirtandatourofourfirestation.”1.WhodidthemosttomakeCooper'ssecondbirthdaypartyagreatsuccess?A.FirefightersfromBeaufortFireDepartment.B.Menfromthebikergroup.C.Communitymembers.D.Cooper'sparents.2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.About75kidsshowedupatCooper'ssecondbirthdayparty.B.Cooper'smotherandbrotherwereathissecondbirthdayparty.C.Thosejoiningthesecondbirthdaypartydidsomebowling.D.CoopergotaT-shirtfromthefiredepartmentathissecondbirthdayparty.3.Thephrasehavehimupinthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_____A.invitehimasaguestB.meethimbychanceC.takecareofhimD.makefriendswithhim4.OnlyonekidwenttoCooper'sfirstbirthdaypartybecause______.A.Cooperwasnotgoodatmakingfriends.B.otherkidswerebusywiththeirclassesthen.C.Cooperlikedtoplaywithgrown-ups.D.Cooperdidn'tinvitehisclassmate.5.WelearnfromthepassagethatCooperwas____thesecondbirthdayparty.A.disappointedwithB.satisfiedwithC.frightenedbyD.angryaboutPassage2Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:OnJuly20,1969,NeilArmstrongbecamethefirstpersontowalkonthemoon.ThespacesuitArmstrongworeonhismissionhascometosymbolizecourageandhumanachievement.In1971,theSmithsonian'sNationalAirandSpaceMuseum(NASM)acquiredArmstrong'ssuit.Itstoodproudlyondisplayforvisitorstoadmire,untiltherewerechangesinthesuit'sappearance.“Overtime,thesuitstartedtoshowsignsofdeterioration(变坏).LisaYoungsays.SheworksatNASMandherjobistopreservehistoricalandculturaltreasures.Plasticsaretrickytopreserve.Theytendtodegrade(降解)overtime.NeopreneisonetypeofplasticinArmstrongssuit.ThematerialcantumbrittleandbreakintotinyPieces.(77)Thiswouldruinthespacesuit,NASM,seekingwaystopreservethishistoricaltreasure,removeditfromdisplayin2006.Yethistorycanstillbesaved.Sunlight,water,humidity,anddustcancauseplasticstodegrade,Scientistshavefoundthatstoringplasticsincoolertemperatures,withlowerhumiditylevels,canslowdegradation.YoungsaysArmstrong'ssuitiscurrentlyinstorageatatemperatureof63°Fandalowerrelativehumidityof30%.TheseconditionswillbemaintainedwhenArmstrong’ssuitreturnstoamuseumdisplaycaseintimeforthisyear’s50thanniversary(周年纪念日)ofthemoonlanding.Plasticdegradationaffectsart,too,ArtistClaesOldenburgcreatedFalseFoodSelectionin1906.(78)Itconsistsofplasticfooddisplayedinawoodenbox.Theplasticfoodusedtolookreal.Now,someofithasflattenedandyellowed.Theartwork'swoodenboxproducesanacidicgasthateatsawayattheplastic,whichspeedsupthedegradationprocess.ButYoungismotivatedtopreservethisartworkandotherslikeit.Plasticsareapartofourhistory,shesays.it'simportanttopreservethemsothatfuturegenerationscanunderstandthejourneywe'vetaken.”6.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.LandingontheMoonB.PreservingPlasticsC.NeilArmstrong'sSpacesuitD.ApplicationofPlastics7.ThewordbrittleinParagraph2probablymeans____.A.wellestablishedB.heavilyloadedC.easilyupsetD.easilybroken8.In2006,NASMremovedArmstrong’sspacesuitfromdisplayto____.A.putitonsaleB.returnittoArmstrongC.giveittoanothermuseumD.lookforwaystopreserveit9.InClaesOldenburg’sFalseFoodSelection,thewoodenbox_____theplasticdegradation.A.slowsdownB.leadstoC.acceleratesD.doesn'tplayanyrolein10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.Sunlight,wateranddustcontributetoplasticdegradation.B.Armstrong'sspacesuitiscurrentlyonpublicdisplayatNASM.C.NASMacquiredArmstrong'sspacesuitin1971.D.ClaesOldenburgisanartist.Passage3Question11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Therewasonceatree