2018年5月学位英语真题
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2018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.
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Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:In1866,sailorsonaGermanshipcalledPaulathrewabottlewithamessageintowatershundredsofmilesoffthewesterncoastofAustralia.Onehundredandthirty-oneyearlater,(76thebottlewasfoundonanAustraliaisland.It’sbelievedtobetheoldest-knownmessageinabottle,intermsiftheamountoftimethathaspassedbetweenwhenitwaswrittenandwhenitwasfound.Beforethisdiscovery,Guinness(吉尼斯worldRecordssaidthattheoldestwas108yearsold,foundinGermanyin2015.AustralianandGermanresearchersworkedtogethertocheckwhetherthenoteisrealornot.TonyaIllmanwaswalkingonthebeachinJanuarywhenshespottedtheoldbottle.“Ipickeditupthinkingitmightlookniceondisplayinmyhome,”Illmansays,accordingtoanaccountonherhusband’swebsite.(77Thebottlewaspartiallyfilledwithwetsand.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.Tonyafoundthebottlefirst
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B.TonyaandKymcontactedresearchersinGermanyforhelpC.Illman’ssonbrokethebottletotakeoutwhatwasinside
D.ThenotewaswritteninEnglish4.TheworddampinParagraph4isclosetinmeaningto_________.A.wetB.dryC.coolD.hot5.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheOldest-KnownMessageFoundinAustraliaB.TheOld-KnownMessageFoundinGermanyC.AnExtraordinaryEvidenceofHistoryD.AGuinnessBeerBottle
Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:AhandwrittennotefromAlbertEinsteinsoldformorethan$1.5millionatanauction(拍卖会.HegavethenotetoahotelporterinJapanin1922.Einsteinwasnotcarryingmoneywhentheportercametohisroom.(78Hewasunabletogiveacashtip,asaguestnormallywould.Insteadhegaveatiponhowtolivelife.“Acalmandmodestlifebringsmorehappinessthanpursuitofsuccesscombinedwithconstantrestlessness.”Einsteinwrote.ThenotewaswritteninGerman.ItwaswrittenonnotepaperfromtheimperialHotelinGinza,Tokyo,whereEinsteinwasdeliveringaseriesoflectures.HewastravellingtoAsiawhennewsthathehadwontheNobelPrizeforPhysicsreachedhimviatelegraph.Einsteinwas 