2019年5月学位英语考试真题及答案

北京地区

成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

2019年5月11日

Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)

Direction: 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 to 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 continues, adding that the party came to be

known as ”Coopers Birthday 2.0”.

From riding in a fire truck to seeing the motorcycles from the biker group and

evening welcomed by so many new friends, Cooper loved his celebration. And it won't

be the last time that the little boy gets to hang out with the fire department responsible

for it

“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.

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

Question 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 s suit. The material can tum 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 50th 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

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. slows 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.

Passage3

Question 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. Its branches resemble roots reaching toward the sky. It grows in Africa and is

called the Tree of Life. Baobab trees tend to live a long time. One of the oldest stood

for more than 2.400 years. Various 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 the passage, which of the following statements is

NOT TRUE?

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 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 dry B. dry may a desert be

C. may a desert be dry 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. had 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.

A. sensible B. sensitive C. imaginative D. impressive

Part III Identification (10%)

46. The new stadium being built (A) for the next Asian Games will be (B) three times as

bigger (C) as the present (D) one.

47. After (A) the long journey, the three of (B) them went back (C) home, hungry and

tiredly (D).

48. Surprising (A) and happy, Tony stood (B) up and accepted (C) the prize (D).

49. We tried (A) hard, and eventually (B), we were (C) able to get Mike lent (D) us his car

just for a day.

50. He doesn’t want (A) to spend many (B) time shopping (C) in (D) New York.

51. If he (A) were more experienced (B), I will (C) vote for (D) him.

52. Taking a train (A) is most (B) comfortable than (C) taking an (D) airplane.

53. I used to swam (A) in high school (B), but I don’t have (C) time now (D).

54. I hope (A) the weather (B) must (C) be sunny (D) Friday.

55. Jim sold (A) most of his things (B). He has hardly nothing (C) left in (D) the house.

Part IV Cloze

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are

4 choices marked A, B, C, and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE

answer that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the

Answer Sheet.

In the summer of 1838, John Wannamaker was born in Philadelphia. His father was

a brick-maker. Whenever he was not 56 school, John was engaged in turning bricks

which were laid in the sun to 57 . Thus, the quality of working 58 was instilled (灌输)

into the young man. 59 his own diligence, he later became the merchant prince of

Philadelphia.

A few years later, school was 60 and he worked in a store four miles away 61 his

home. He walked eight miles every day, going to work in the morning and 62 back

home in the evening. He 63 only $1.25 for the entire week’ work. Afterwards he was

64 as a clerk in a law office, and later he worked in a clothing store at a 65 of $1.50

per week. Here he seemed to find the calling 66 suited his taste, and he developed a

pleasing disposition (性 格). People 67 to trade with the young clerk. It was not long

68 he was called to responsible positions.

In 1861, he already saved several hundred dollars. As he had 69 a reputation for

honesty and ability, he was able to start in business on his own account. This firm of

Wannamaker & Brown was situated 70 the corner of Sixth and Market streets. As the

business 71 , other stores were opened. John Wannamaker, the poor clerk—after a 72

of twenty years of hard work, pushed by energy, controlled a force of 6,000 employees.

Not only did the firm handle clothing, but also articles that could be generally 73 in

retail (零售) stores.

The secret of his great success is his tireless diligence, and a 74 mastery of his

business. He was one of the most successful merchants in history who were extremely

good at thinking of new business ideas and 75 them successful.

56. A. at B. with C. for D. about

57. A. work B. see C. fly D. dry

58. A. quite B. hard C. shortly D. easily

59. A. Beyond B. Along C. By D. In

60. A. absorbed B. announced C. abandoned D. advanced

61. A. for B. through C. with D. from

62. A. coming B. came C. leaving D. left

63. A. captured B. received C. combined D. returned

64. A. employed B. consumed C. followed D. displayed

65. A. service B. number C. salary D. course

66. A. where B. which C. when D. what

67. A. worried B. hated C. permitted D. liked

68. A. although B. after C. because D. before

69. A. earned B. reached C. pushed D. repaired

70. A. above B. below C. at D. with

71. A. followed B. divided C. increased D. dropped

72. A. justice B. period C. recall D. misery

73. A. visited B. caught C. produced D. found

74. A. thorough B. public C. normal D. recent

75. A. put B. made C. putting D. making

Part V Translation

Section A

Directions: In this part there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese.

These sentences are all taken from the 3 passages you have just read in Reading

Comprehension. You can refer back to the passages to identify their meanings in the

context.

76. The members were quick to come to his rescue.

77. This would ruin the spacesuit.

78. It consists of plastic food dis played in a wooden box.

79. Scientists are wondering why.

80. During the process, they noticed that several of the trees had died.

Section B

Directions: In this part there are five sentences in Chinese. You should translate them

into English. Be sure to write clearly.

81. 这部电影值得看。

82. 他每天做公共汽车上班。

83. 整个早晨我都在打篮球。

84. 飞机马上就要起飞了。

85. 今天比昨天热的多。

一、阅读

1. A

2. D

3. A

4. A

5. B

6. B

7. D

8. D

9. C

10. B

11. A

12. C

13. C

14, B

15. C

二、词汇与结构

16-20 B A B D D

21-25 C A A B D

26-30 B C B A D

31-35: A C C C B

36-40: C C D D B

答案

41-45: C B C A B

Part 3 挑错

46-50 C D A D B

51-55 C B A C C

Part 4 完形填空

56-60 A D B C C

61-65 D A B A C

66-70 B D D A C

71-75 C B D A D

Part 5 翻译

Section A

76.成员们很快就来营救他。

77. 这会毁了宇航服。

78. 它由放在木箱里的塑料食品组成。

79. 科学家想知道为什么。

80.在这个过程中，他们发现有几棵树死了。

Section B

81. The film is worth seeing/watching.

82. He goes to work by bus every day.

83. I've been playing basketball all the morning.

84. The plane is about to take off.

85. It's much hotter today than yesterday/ Today is way hotter than

yesterday.