2018年5月学位英语真题

12018年5月12日北京地区成人学士学位英语考试PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthisparteachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:In1866,sailorsonaGermanshipcalledPaulathrewabottlewithamessageintowatershundredsofmilesoffthewesterncoastofAustralia.Onehundredandthirty-oneyearlater,(76)thebottlewasfoundonanAustraliaisland.It’sbelievedtobetheoldest-knownmessageinabottle,intermsiftheamountoftimethathaspassedbetweenwhenitwaswrittenandwhenitwasfound.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.2017D.in20162.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.AsailornamedPaulathrewtheoldbottleintowatersin1866B.KymfoundtheoldbottlefirstC.ThisoldestmessagewasfoundinGermanyD.Theoldestmessagewas131yearsold3.Fromthepassage,welearnthat__________.A.Tonyafoundthebottlefirst2B.TonyaandKymcontactedresearchersinGermanyforhelpC.Illman’ssonbrokethebottletotakeoutwhatwasinsideD.ThenotewaswritteninEnglish4.TheworddampinParagraph4isclosetinmeaningto_________.A.wetB.dryC.coolD.hot5.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheOldest-KnownMessageFoundinAustraliaB.TheOld-KnownMessageFoundinGermanyC.AnExtraordinaryEvidenceofHistoryD.AGuinnessBeerBottlePassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:AhandwrittennotefromAlbertEinsteinsoldformorethan$1.5millionatanauction(拍卖会).HegavethenotetoahotelporterinJapanin1922.Einsteinwasnotcarryingmoneywhentheportercametohisroom.(78)Hewasunabletogiveacashtip,asaguestnormallywould.Insteadhegaveatiponhowtolivelife.“Acalmandmodestlifebringsmorehappinessthanpursuitofsuccesscombinedwithconstantrestlessness.”Einsteinwrote.ThenotewaswritteninGerman.ItwaswrittenonnotepaperfromtheimperialHotelinGinza,Tokyo,whereEinsteinwasdeliveringaseriesoflectures.HewastravellingtoAsiawhennewsthathehadwontheNobelPrizeforPhysicsreachedhimviatelegraph.Einsteinwasunabletoattendtheprize-givingceremonyinStockholm.GalWienerisheadoftheauctionhouseinJerusalem,Israel,wherethenotewassold.HesaidEinsteintoldthehotelportertokeepthenotesinceitwillprobablybeworthmorethanaregulartrip.Bidding(拍卖中的出价)onthenotebeganat$2000.Itwasexpectedtosellfornomorethan$8000.But25minuteslater,theauctionhousemadethemajorsale.(79)AsecondEinsteinnotewassoldattheauction.Itwentformorethan$200,000.“wherethereawill,there’saway.”thenotesays.Theidentityofthepersonorgroupthatsoldthenoteshasnotbeenmadepublic.Norhasthatofthebuyerorbuyers.6.ThewordtipinLine4paragraph1probablymean_____________.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?3A.Einsteingavetheporterthenoteinsteadofatip.B.ThebuyerofthesecondnotewasaJapanesebusinessman.C.EinsteinlearnedthathehadwontheNobelPrizeduringhistriptoJapan.D.Einsteintoldtheportertokeepthenotesinceitmightbecomevaluable.Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage: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.Shetookonlyherclot