2019年5月北京成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案

2019 年 5 月北京成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案 Part ⅠReading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages In this part Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: A little boy in South Carolina got to celebrate his birthday twice: After only one friend showed up to his birthday party, the local fire department decided to throw him another on. The City of Beaufort Fire Department shared the story of a party the fire department held for a local boy named Cooper, who was disappointed when only one of his classmates showed up to his 6th birthday party. But after a community member gave the local fire department a call, (76) the members were quick to come to his rescue. “We jumped on board and said we’ll do whatever we can make sure he has a great birthday and that more than one child shows up.” Beaufort firefighter Ross Vezin says. “We made arrangements to pick him up from school along with his mom and brother, and we brought him to a bowling alley( 保 龄 球 场 ) along with a biker group.” The fire department was also able to bring nearly 75 other kids from school to celebrate alongside Cooper, whose mother, Nicoala Shiflet, said he has difficulty making friends because he suffers from autism( 自 闭 症 )”They had cake and presents and got to do some bowling,” Vezin says, ”We’re also going to have him up next week. ” Vezin says, “We’re going to give him a fire department T-shirt and a tour of our fire station.” 1. Who did the most to make Cooper’s second birthday party a great success? A. Firefighters from Beaufort Fire Department. B. Men from the biker group C. Community members D. Cooper’s parents 2. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. About 75 kids showed up at Cooper’s second birthday party. B. Cooper’s mother and brother were at his second birthday party. C. Those joining the second birthday party did some bowling. D. Cooper got a T-shirt from the fire department at his second birthday party. 3. The phrase have him up in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ___________ A. invite him as a guest B. meet him by chance C. take care of him D. make friends with him 4. Only one kid went to Cooper’s first birthday party because ____________ A. Cooper was not good at making friends. B. other kids were busy with their classes then C. Cooper liked to play with grown-ups D. Cooper didn’t invite his classmate 5. we learn from the passage that Cooper was _________ the second birthday party. A. disappointed with B. satisfied with C. frightened by D. angry about Passage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage: On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. The spacesuit Armstrong wore on his mission has come to symbolize courage and human achievement. In 1971, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum (NASM) acquired Armstrong’s suit. It stood proudly on display for visitors to admire until there were changes in the suit’s appearance. “Over time, the suit started to show signs of deterioration( 变坏). ” Lisa Young says. She works at NASM and her job is to preserve historical and cultural treasures. Plastics are tricky to preserve. They tend to degrade( 降 解 ) over time. Neoprene is one type of plastic in Armstrong a suit. The material can turn brittle and break into tiny pieces. (77) This would ruin the spacesuit. NASM, seeking ways to preserve this historical treasure, removed it from display in 2006. Yet history can still be saved. Sunlight, water, humidity, and dust can cause plastics to degrade, Scientists have found that storing plastics in cooler temperatures, with lower humidity levels, can slow degradation. Young says Armstrong’s suit is currently in storage at a temperature of 63°F and a lower relative humidity of 30%. These conditions will be maintained when Armstrong’s suit returns to a museum display case in time for this year’s 50 th anniversary(周年纪念日) of the moon landing. Plastic degradation affects art, too. Artist Claes Oldenburg created False Food Selection in 1906. (78) It consists of plastic food displayed in a wooden box. The plastic of food used to look real. Now, some of it has flattened and yellowed. The artwork’s wooden box produces an acidic gas that eats away at the plastic, which speeds up the degradation process. But Young is motivated to preserve this artwork and others like it. “Plastics are a part of our history,” she says, “it’s important to preserve them so that future generations can understand the journey we’ve taken.” 6. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Landing on the Moon B. Preserving Plastics C. Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit D. Application of Plastics 7. The word brittle in Paragraph 2 probably means _________. A. well established B. heavily loaded C. easily upset D. easily broken 8. In 2006, NASM removed Armstrong’s spacesuit from display to ____________. A. put it on sale B. return it to Armstrong C. give it to another museum D. look for ways to preserve it 9. In Claes Oldenburg’s False Food Selection, the wooden box _________ the plastic degradation. A. slow down B. leads to C. accelerates D. doesn’t play any role in 10. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? A. Sunlight, water and dust contribute to plastic degradation. B. Armstrong’s spacesuit is currently on public display at NASM. C. NASM acquired Armstrong’s spacesuit in 1971. D. Claes Oldenburg is an artist. Passage 3 Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage: There was once a tree in South Africa so wide that it could fit 60 people inside its hollow trunk. The tree reached 62 feet into the sky. It was more than 1,100 years old. But recently, that tree and others like it have died. (79) Scientists are wondering why. The tree was a baobab. A baobab looks like a giant oak( 橡 树 ) turned upside down. It’s branches resemble roots reaching toward the sky. It grows in Africa and is called the Tree of Life. Baobabs have been used as a shop, a prison, a house, and a bus shelter. In 2005, scientists began a survey to determine the age of more than 60 baobabs. (80) During the process, they noticed that several of the trees had died. Their results, recently published in Nature Plants, show that nine of the 13 oldest baobab trees and five out of six of the largest died in the 12-year study period. Stephan Woodborne conducted the baobab study with six other scientists. They say more research is needed to know why the trees died. But they think climate change may be to blame. That’s because the trees showed no evidence of disease. Plus, many were in national parks, so they would have been protected from human harm. Also, Woodborne says, the most affected baobabs are on the outer edge of their ideal habitat( 栖息地). Increasing heat and shifting rainy seasons have made it harder for baobabs in these areas to thrive. Smaller and younger baobabs are dying too. “ The big ones and the old ones caught attention of the media.” Woodborne says, “But it’s not just those, it’s unprecedented( 空 前 的 ) that they should be dying across the age spectrum. We’ve got to do a reality check on our own footprints in terms of the way we live our lives. If we all changed what we did a little bit, it would start to make a difference.” 11. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Die-off of Africa’s Baobabs B. National Parks in Africa C. African Rainy Seasons D. Strange-looking Baobabs 12. The baobab study lasted ____________. A. 6 years B. 9 years C. 12 years D. 13 years 13. According to Stephan Woodborne, the baobab trees died mainly because of _________. A. human damage B. disease C. climate change D. the attack of insects 14. The word spectrum in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _____________. A. point B. range C. edge D. team. 15. According to Stephan Woodborne, which of the following statements is NOT TURE? A. Further research is needed to know why the Baobabs died. B. Baobab trees can live a long time. C. The researchers found that only old baobab trees died. D. The baobab study involved more than 60 baobabs. Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (30%) Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 16．Becoming __________ American citizen takes a lot of work. A. / B. an C. a D. the 17. She was the only member of her family ________ spoke English. A. that B. whom C. what D. which 18. _________ he walked, he looked carefully at the ice in front of him. A. If B. As C. Since D. Whether 19. At about twelve o’clock, the man decided ______ to eat his lunch. A. being stopped B. stopping C. to be stopped D. to stop 20. He threw stones at the birds but could not hit ____________. A. him B. her C. it D. them 21. Peter is going to a lake ________ he can fish with his friends. A. which B. here C. where D. there 22. They ________ into the dormitory already. A. have moved B. moving C. move D. having moved 23. Everyone is getting old, but you look _______ than ever. A. younger B. youngest C. the youngest D. young 24. ----- Do you enjoy your present job? ---- ___________. I just do it for a living. A. Of course B. Not really C. Not likely D. Not a little 25. They ________ have arrived at lunchtime but their flight was delayed. A. will B. can C. must D. should 26. After dinner the minister made a short ________ to the guests. A. delivery B. speech C. pronunciation D. conversation 27. Jean is one of those modern girls who always _________ the latest fashions. A. put up with B. come up with C. keep up with D. get along with 28. The room was so quiet that she could hear the _______ of her heart. A. hitting B. beating C. tapping D. knocking 29. This watch is _______ to all of the other watches in the store. A. superior B. advantages C. super D. beneficial 30. The _______ of the valley was very wet. A. head B. basis C. top D. bottom 31. The sun ________ in the east. A. rises B. raises C. increases D. goes 32. When you have kids, you won’t have time to go to parties _________ A. further B. still more C. anymore D. no more 33. They hid themselves ________ a tree. A. off B. after C. behind D. before 34. The protests were not _______ to New York. A. balanced B. ended C. limited D. attended 35. He has never recovered from the _______ of his brother’s death. A. aim B. shock C. plan D. opinion 36. If you _______ smoke, please go outside. A. can B. should C. must D. may 37. The police officers in our city work hard ________ the rest of us can live a safe life. A. in case B. as if C. in order that D. only if 38. No matter how ___________, it is not necessarily lifeless. A. a desert may be cry B. dry may a desert be C. may a desert be cry D. dry a desert may be 39. The girl glanced over her shoulder and found herself ______ by a young man in black. A. was followed B. has been followed C. following D. followed 40. They made a great effort to prepare the exhibition, _________ to achieve a big success. A. hoped B. hoping C. to hope D. hope 41. I have been looking for this book for several weeks, and _______ I have found it. A. at least B. in no time C. at last D. at present 42. Thousands of people _______ the funeral. A. cared B. attended C. devoted D. appeared 43. I’m afraid you have no ______ but to come along with us. A. possibility B. permission C. choice D. selection 44. The old man got into the _______ of storing money under the bed. A. habit B. tradition C. use D. custom 45. She is so _______ that she cried for days when her pet cat died.