2020年5月北京成人英语三级考试真题

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2017.05.06

Passage1

Questions1to5are based on the following passage:

People say that money cannot buy happiness.This was true for Howard Hughes.(76)He was one of the richest and most powerful men of his time.He bad everything:good look success,power,and a lot of money.But he didn’t have lave o r friendship because he couldn’t buy them.All his life he used his money to control everything and everyone around him.I n the end,he lost control of everything,even himself.

Howard Hughes was born in1905in Houston,Texas.His father started the Hughes Tool Company.He was a workaholi c（工作狂）

and made a lot of money.He bought everything he wanted.He even gave money to schools so Howard could get into them .From his father,Howard learned to be a successful but merciless businessman.Hughes’s mother,Allene also had a big infl uence on his life.Howard was her only child.She protected him and gave him everything.Unfortunately Allene had mental problems.(77)She was afraid of germs and diseases.She was obsessed with Howard's health，

and he became obsessed win it too.

Allene died when Howard was16years old.Two years later his father died.Hughes inherited the Hughes Tool Com pany.Then he married Ella Rice.He and Ella moved to Los Angeles,California.It was there that Howard Hughes began to b ecome a legend.Hughes began to invest his money in movies.He became an important producer soon after he moved to C alifornia.He worked hard,but he also played hard.He became obsessed with power and control.When he couldn’t get so mething legally,he gave money politicians and businessmen so they would help him.He owned a lot of businesses,includi ng airplane companies,a movie studio,Las Vegas hotels,gold and silver mines,and radio and television stations.Once he b ought a television studio so he could watch movies all night He also bought a hotel because he wanted to stay in his favorit

e room for one weekend.

1. According to the passage, Howard Hughes was hot_____.

A.good-looking

B.wealthy

C.friendly

D.powerful

2.Which of the following about Hughes'father is NOT TRUE?

A. He started the Hughes Tool Company.

B. He liked to spend money.

C. He worked hard.

D. He drank alcohol a lot.

3.Howard Hughes'parents died_____.

A.when he was16years old

B.before he was19years old

C.after he got married

D.after he moved to California

4. The word obsessed in Paragraph2probably means.

A.troubled

B.reduced

C.related

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5. From the passage,we learn what Mr.Hughes lacked in his life was_____.

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B.love

C.money

D.good looks

Passage2

Questions6to10are based on the following passage:

Half of the world's coral reefs（珊瑚礁）

have died in the last30years.Now scientists are racing to ensure that the rest survive.Even if global warning were to right now,scientists predict that more than90%of corals will die by2050.If no major steps are taken to address the problem,th

e reefs may be headed for total extinction（灭绝）.

(78)The planet’s health depends on the survival of coral reefs.They described as“the rain

forests of the sea",because they provide shelter for a wide variety of sea life.In addition,the reefs serve as barriers that pr otect coastlines from the full force of powerful storms.

Coral are used in medical research for cures to diseases.They are key to local economies as well,since the reefs attr act tourists,the fishing industry,and other businesses,bringing in billions of dolllars.

（79）

Corals are particular sensitive to changes in temperature.A rise of just1to2degrees can force the corals to drive out the a lgae（水

藻）.Then the corals turn white in a process called“bleaching”.Corals can recover from short-term bleaching,but long -term bleaching can cause permanent damage.In1998,when sea surface temperatures were the highest in recorded histo ry,coral reefs around the world suffered the most severe bleaching.It is estimated that even under the best of conditions, many of these coral reefs will need decades to recover.

Although reefs face other threats from pollution,industrial activities,and overfishing,it is global climate change tha t most concerns scientists.Scientists remain hopeful that it’s not too late to save the reefs,and some are moving ahead on experiments to accomplish that goal.

6.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Rising Global Temperatures

B. Rain forests are in Danger

C. Coral Reefs Face Extinction

D. Global Climate Change

7. The word address in Paragraph1is closest in meaning to_____.

A. break down

B. stick to

C. go over

D. deal with

8. Why are coral reefs called"the rainforests of the sea"?