2015.5北京地区英语成人学位考试真题版

1、专业专注2015 年 5 月 9 日北京学位英语考试真题答案Part I Readi ng Comprehe nsio n （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 blacke n th

2、e corresponding letter on the An swer Sheet.Passage 1Questio ns 1 to 5 are based on the follow ing passage:Babies who are breast-fed may be more likely to be successful in life, a new study published Tuesday suggests. The studyfollowed more tha n 3,000 babies into adulthood in Brazil. The researcher

3、s found those who were breast-fed scored slightlyhigher in in tellige nce tests in their 30s, stayed in school Ion ger and earned more money than those who were given formula（酉己方奶粉 ）.“ Breasfeed ing not only has short-term ben efits, but also breast-feedi ng has Ion g-term ben efits, says BernardoLe

4、ssa Horta of the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil, who led the study being published in The Lancet Global Health.（76） Doctors have long known that breast-feeding can be good for a babys health. This is especially true in poor countries, where water can be con tam in ated . For in sta nce, a b

5、aby give n formula in develop ing coun tries is 14 times more likelyto die in the first six mon ths tha n one whos breast-fed. In the U.S., some research has suggested that breast-feeding may raisea babys IQ（智商）by a few points. But a recent studywith siblings （兄弟姐妹）found little advantage to breast-f

6、eeding.Horta says these previous studies did nt follow childre n into adulthood to see if breast-feedi ng hadIon g-term effects. So Horta an alyzed data collected from 3,493 volun teers he and his colleagues have bee n专业专注followi ng si nee birth. They are now in their 30s. First, the researchers gav

7、e the subjects IQ tests. Those who were breast-fed for12 mon ths or more had IQ test scores that were 3.76 poi nts higher tha n those who were breast-fed for less tha n one mon th,the team found.When Horta and his colleagues looked at how much educati on the subjects had gotte n and how much money t

8、hey weremaking, they also found a clear differe nee: Those who were breast-fed the Ion gest stayed in school for about an extra year andhad monthly salaries that were about a third higher.1. From the passage, we lear n that Horta_A. is from BrazilB. con ducts his research in the U.S.C. has 30 resear

9、chers on his teamD. is well-k nown in develop ing coun tries2. Which of the followi ng about those who were breast-fed is NOT men ti on ed?A. They stayed Ion ger in school B. They were happierC. They were smarter D. They made more money3. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Doctors dont un dersta nd t

10、he ben efits of breast-feedi ng.B. Horta is concerned with water contamination in poor countries.C. Hortas research project lasted about 30 yearsD. Breast-feeding is the only way to improve a babys health4. The word con tam in atedin Paragraph 3 is closest in mea ning to_A. fini shed B. in terested

11、C. cleared D. polluted5. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?专业专注A. Researchers Have Poi nted Out the Disadva ntages of Breast-feedi ngB. Researchers Have Found Out the Shortco mings of FormulaC. Breast-feedi ng Improves Chan ces of SuccessD. Breast-feedi ng Be nefits Bot

12、h Mother and BabyPassage 2Questio ns 6 to 10 are based on the follow ing passage:Maggie Walker was born in 1867 in Richm ond, Virgi nia. Her mother was once a slave in a rich woma ns house. Whe nMaggie was very young, a thief killed her father. Her family was impoverished, so Maggies mother started

13、doing laundry in herhome. Maggie had to help her. She washed clothes every day, but she con ti nued to go to school. She was a very good stude nt,especially in math.After Maggie graduated from high school, she got a job as a teacher. I n 1886, she married Armistead Walker. They hadtwo sons and Maggi

14、e stayed home to care for them. She also volun teered to help a social orga ni zati on called the Order of St.Luke. This orga ni zati on helped Africa n America ns take care of the sick and bury the dead. Maggie Walker loved the work ofthe orga ni zatio n. The orga ni zati on believed that Africa n

15、America ns should take care of each other.Over the years, Maggie Walker had more and more resp on sibilities with the orga ni zati on. In 1895, shesuggested that St. Luke begi n a program for young people. (77) This program became very popular with.专业专注schoolchildre n. In 1899, Walk became Grand Sec

16、retary Treasurer of the St. Luke orga ni zati on. However, because she was awoma n, she received less tha n half the salary of the man who had the job before her.The Order of St. Luke had a lot of financial difficulties when Walker took over. It had a lot of unpaid bills and only $31.61 inthe bank.

17、But soo n Maggie Walker cha nged all of that. (78) Her idea was to get new members to join the Orga ni zati on. In justa few years, it grew from 3,400 members to 50,000 members. The orga ni zati on bought a $100,000 office buildi ng and increased its staff to 55. Now Walker was ready for her n ext b

18、ig step.6. Maggies father died_ .A. whe n she fini shed high schoolB. before she was bornC. whe n she was very youngD. after she got married7. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. Maggie had two childre n.B. Maggie was once a slave.C. Maggie was good at math.D. Maggie taught for a while.8. Which of

19、 the following is TRUE?A. Maggie loved to help other Africa n America ns.B. Maggie was very popular with school teachers.C. Maggie was the foun der of the Order of St. Luke.D. Maggie was better paid tha n men as Grand Secretary Treasurer.专业专注9. The word impoverished in Paragraph 1 is closest in mean

20、ing to_A. difficult B. rich C. famous D. poor10. After Paragraph 4, the author will probably talk about Maggies_A. educati on B. n ext project C. pay D. childhoodPassage 3Questio ns 11 to 15 are based on the follow ing passage:When Bill de Blasio ran for New York City mayor last year, he promised to

21、 end a con troversial（有争议的）,citywide cell-phone ban（禁令）in public schools, which is not equally enforced in all schools. Now, under his leadership,the city is prepari ng to end the ban .It will be replaced by a policy that allows phones in side schools but tells stude nts to keepthem packed away duri

22、 ng class.Many schools have a rule about enforcing the ban that says,“ we dont see it, we dont know about it.That means teachers are OK with stude nts bringing in cell pho nes, as long as they stay out of sight and in sidebags and pockets.But at the 88 city schools with metal detectors, die ban has

23、bee n strictly en forced. The detectors werein stalled to keep weap on out of schools , but the sca nners（扫描器） can also detect cell phon es. So stude nts at these schoolsmust leave their phones at home or pay some one to store it for them.The ban was put i nto place in 2007 un der mayor Michael Bloo

24、mberg. Ending the ban will also likely endan in dustry that has sprung up n ear doze ns of the schools that enforce the ban. Workers in vans(厢式货车 )that resemble food tracks store tee ns cell pho nes and Other devices for a dollar a day,(79) Critics of the ban say cell phones are importa nt safety de

25、vices for kids duri ng an emerge ncy. They also say that enforceme nt of the ban is uneven and discrim in atory. Where the ban is en forced, it puts a disadva ntage on stude nts who cantafford to pay to store their pho nes.Before putt ing an official end to the cell-ph one ban, city educati on offic

26、ials are work ing on creat ing a new policy. (80) Itwill in clude rules about not using the phones duri ng class or to cheat on tests.11. Which of the follow ing is the main idea of the passage?A. New York City will give finan cial aid to poor stude nts.B. New York City plans to restrict cell phone

27、use in libraries.C. New York City pla ns to in stall metal detectors in all public schools.D. New York City will soon end a ban on cell phones in schools.12. Students pay_ a day to leave their cell phones in a van parked near their school.A. a dollars B. two dollars C. five dollars D. ten dollars13.

28、 Metal detectors were in stalled in 88 city schools, mainly to keep_out of schools.A. cell phones B. weap ons C. alcohol D. drugs14. The word discrimi natory in Paragraph 5 probably means_A. n ecessary B. tough C. strict D. un fair15. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TR

29、UE?.专业专注专业专注A. After the cell-ph one ban is en ded, stude nts can use their pho nes duri ng class.B. The cell-pho ne ban is equally en forced in all public schools.C. The cell-phone ban was put into place in 2008 under Mayor Bill de Blasio.D. A phon e-storage in dustry has appeared outside the 88 me

30、tal-detector campuses.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: In this part there are 30 in complete senten ces. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C andD. Choose the ONE an swer that best completes the sentence. The n blacke n the Corresp onding letter on the An swer She

31、et.16. A: Excuse me, sir. But can you tell me if there is hotel n ear here?B: Eh - - there is one at the street comer, two blocks away.A: Thank you very much!B:_ !A. Nice to see you! B. Pard on me.C. Youre welcome. D. I agree.17. It ofte n takes some time for a new couple to_ to each others was way

32、of life.A. refer B. liste n C. amount D. adjust18. Milk turns_easily in the summer, so it is ofte n kept in a refrigerator.A. sour B. sweet C. bitter D. delicious19. The Prime Min ister had to_ because he was believed to have done someth ing badaga inst his people.专业专注A. release B. resig n C. reform

33、 D. regard20. Last Sun day whe n Mr Wang was leavi ng Beiji ng for Can ada, a nu mber of his friend_at the airport.A. found him out B. put him upC. kno cked him dow n D. saw him off21. Bob does nt work hard_in school. He is play ing all the time!A. at all B. in all C. after all D. above all22.1 want

34、 to buy a new tie to go_ this brow n suit.A. i nto B. with C. after D. by23. Amy is very afraid of dogs,_A. is she B. dose she C. is nt she D. does nt she24. The engine gives_ smoke and steam.A. up B. in C. away D. off25. Please turn the radio_ . The baby is sleep ing.A. up B. over C. off D. around2

35、6. Frank moved to California last summer and_ there since the n.A. has stayed B. stayed C. is stay ing D. stays27. The airplane_ to have sunk to the bottom of In dia n Ocea n.A. suppose B. supposes C. has supposed D. is supposed28. The man ageme nt have spe nt the whole day discuss ing the schedule

36、of the meeti ng_ next year.A. hold B. held C. to hold D. to be held专业专注29. His car got stuck in the mud, so he_get off and asked the villager n earby to help.A. can B. had to C. used to D. may30. It was_ win ter ni ght and a pale moon hung low in_sky.A. a; a B. the; the C. a; the D. the; a31. When J

37、ack came in, I_ dinner with my pare nts.A. was hav ing B. had C. am havi ng D. have32. Would you mind_quiet for a little while? I am doing my course work.A. keep B. to keep C. kept D. keep ing33. If you had come five minu tes earlier, you_ him. Its a pity you were late!A. would meet B. would have me

38、tC. met D. had met34. My friend Peter,_ had bee n on a visit to America, retur ned yesterday.A. which B. that C. who D. whose35. It takes at least five years to ten years_it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.A. before B. since C. after D. whe n36. The man n est door has a good_ of

39、going to bed at 10 p.m. every day.专业专注A. habit B. custom C. traditio n D. thing37.1 got the news_your call, but tha nk you just the same.A. due to B. used to C. senior to D. prior to38. Ala n sold most of his bel ongin gs. He has scarcely_ left in the house.A. everyth ing B. someth ing C. anything D

40、. nothing39. The preside nt promised to keep all the board members_ of how the talks were going on.A. i nform B. i nformi ng C. be in formed D. i nformed40._ got on the train whe n it started to move.A. I rarely had B. Scarcely had IC. No sooner I had D. No sooner had I41. Its_ day and rd like to go

41、 for a walk in the park.A. so a beautiful B. a so beautifulC. such beautiful a D. such a beautiful42. Tom, more tha n anyone else,_ an xious to go there aga in.A. are B. were C. is D. being43. If he_ to this project, we will not go on to carry it out.A. will object B. objects C. had objected D. obje

42、cted44. It was duri ng his stay in the countryside_he bega n to lear n En glish.A. when B. that C. which D. what45. The destruct ion of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could专业专注A. make up for B. keep up with C. come up with D. put up withPart III Ide ntificatio n (10%)

43、Directions: Each of the follow ing sentences has four un derl ined parts marked A. B. C and D. Ide ntify the one that is notcorrect. Then blacke n the corresp onding letter on the An swer Sheet.46. The teacher had three stude nts in this En glish speech con test, and all of which won the first prize

44、.A B C D47. The war was broken out in 1937, which led to great losses of lives.A B C D48. He got to the stati on in a hurry only be told that the train had just gone.ABC D49. According to this mornings news, about two-thirds of the people in this village was made homeless after the storm.A B C D50.

45、House prices are more higher in Beiji ng tha n in many other places in China.A B C D51. I am won deri ng whe n does the next train leave for Shan ghai.A B C D52. He welcomed the new students and then went on to explaining the college rules.53. Yesterday Ted did nt go to school and his brother did nt

46、 go, too.A B C D专业专注54. I try to avoid to go shopp ing at weeke nds because the stores are so crowded.A B C D55. As they use en ergy only for moti on, a sn ake can live Ion ger without food tha n a huma n being.A B C DPart IV Cloze （10%）Directio ns: There are 20 bla nks in the followi ng passage, an

47、d for each bla nk there are 4 choices marked A,B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE an swer that best fits into the passage. Then blacke n thecorresp onding letter on the An swer Sheet.Rowan Torrez will never be able to bear his late（已故的）father tell him that he loves him, but

48、yesterdayhe 56 received his dads love in writing, a postcard 57 by his father nearly eight years ago.On March 7 , just days before the two-year anniversary （纪念日）of the 58 of Joseph Torrez, his wife Julie and histen-year-old son Rowan, received a postcard in the mail from Joseph. The postcard was 59

49、June 10, 2007. When JosephTorrez was 60 and working, be would often send postcards to them from 61 places, which he had bee n to for bus in ess 62. Andone of them arrived in their mailbox n early eight years 63 he sen t it.Hello from Bost on, the postcard 64.“love you and I 65 you so much. See you s

50、oon. Love, Daddy.Rowan and his mother have no 66 how the postcard just showed 67 at their home in Littleton, Colorado.But they are tha nkful 68 one more gift from Joseph, 69 died on March 13, 2013 from a rare brain disease. Such a diseaseusually 70 a pers on after he is sixty years old, 71 Joseph di

51、ed whe n he was only forty-one.The latest postcard is now one of the most 72 gifts that Rowan has received from his father. He will 73 it, adding it to hisscrapbook （剪贴簿 ）74 he keeps all the other postcards from him. They help Rowan 75 his father after los ing him at such a专业专注young age.56. A. un ex

52、pectedly B. unfortun ately C. resp on sibly D. freque ntly57. A. write B. writing C. wrote D. written58. A. end B. life C. death D. birth59. A. made B. dated C. making D. dat ing60. A. asleep B. alive C. dead D. active61. A. wealthy B. useful C. different D. practical62. A. reas ons B. scenes C. emo

53、ti ons D. speeds63. A. when B. before C. since D. after64. A. reads B. thinks C. reading D. thinking65. A. think B. trust C. miss D. hate66. A. method B. way C. Hope D. idea67. A. out B. up C. away D. off68. A. in B. with C. for D. on69. A. who B. whom C. that D. which70. A. trembles B. steals C. covers D. strikes71. moreover B. therefore C. but D. and72. A. careful B. precious C. n ervous D. useless73. A. expla in B. vanish C. resist D. treasure专业专注74. A. where