2024年4月1日发(作者：勤访梦)

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 hisrescue.

“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 Vezinsays. “ Wemade

arrangements to pick him up from school along with his mom and brother, and we brought him to

abowlingalley(保龄球场) alongwitha biker group”

The fire department was also able to bring nearly 75 other kids from school to celebrate

alongside Cooper, whose mother, NicoalaShiflet, 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 greatsuccess?

A. Firefighters from Beaufort FireDepartment.

B. Men from the bikergroup.

C. Community members.

D. Cooper'sparents.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to thepassage

A. About 75 kids showed up at Cooper's second birthdayparty.

B. Cooper's mother and brother were at his second birthdayparty.

C. Those joining the second birthday party did somebowling.

D. Cooper got a T-shirt from the fire department at his second birthdayparty.

3. The phrase have him up in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to

A. invite him as aguest

B. meet him bychance

C. take care of him

D. make friends withhim

4. Only one kid went to Cooper's first birthdaypartybecause .

A. Cooper was not good at makingfriends.

B. other kids were busy with their classesthen.

C. Cooper liked to play with grown-ups.

D. Cooper didn't invite hisclassmate.

5. We learn from the passage thatCooperwas the second birthdayparty.

ointedwith B. satisfiedwith

enedby D. angryabout

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

stoodproudlyondisplayforvisitorstoadmire,untiltherewerechangesinthesuit'sappearance.

“Over time, the suit started to show signs of deterioration(变 坏 )."Lisa Young says. She worksat

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)

Thiswould ruin the spacesuit, NASM, seeking ways to preserve this historical treasure, removed it

from display in2006.

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’ssuitreturnstoamuseumdisplaycaseintimeforthisyear’s50thanniversary(周年纪念日)

ofthemoonlanding.

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'vetaken.”

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

A. Landing ontheMoon B. PreservingPlastics

C. NeilArmstrong's Spacesuit D. Application ofPlastics

7. The word brittle in Paragraph 2probablymeans .

tablished B. heavily loaded

upset D. easily broken

8. In 2006, NASM removed Armstrong’s spacesuit fromdisplayto .

A. put itonsale B. return it toArmstrong

C. give it toanothermuseum D. look for ways to preserveit

9. In Claes Oldenburg’s False Food Selection, thewoodenbox the plasticdegradation.

own B. leadsto

rates D. doesn't play any rolein

10. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOTTRUE?

A. Sunlight, water and dust contribute to plasticdegradation.

B. Armstrong's spacesuit is currently on public display atNASM.

C. NASM acquired Armstrong's spacesuit in1971.

D. Claes Oldenburg is anartist.

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 It ’ s

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)

Duringthe process, they noticed that several of the trees had ly 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. 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

ofthe media,Woodbornesays. "But it'snotjustthose It'sunprecedented (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 termsof

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 thepassage?

A. Die-off ofAfrica's Baobabs B. National Parks inAfrica

C. AfricanRainySeasons D. Strange-lookingBaobabs

12. The baobabstudylasted .

A.6years B.9years

C.12years D. 13years

13. According to Stephan Woodborne, the baobab trees died mainlybecauseof .

amage B. disease

echange D. the attack ofinsects

14. The word spectrum in the last paragraph is closest inmeaningto .

B. range

C. edge D. team

15. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOTTRUE?

A. Further research is needed to know why the Baobabsdied.

B. Baobab trees can live a longtime.

C. The researchers found that only old baobab treesdied.

D. The baobab study Involved more than 60baobabs.

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 AnswerSheet.

16. Becoming American citizen takes a lot ofwork.

A./ C. a D. the

17. She was the only member ofherfamily spokeEnglish.

D. which

18. he walked, he looked carefully at the ice in front ofhim.

r

19. At about twelve o’clock, themandecided to eat his lunch.

A. being stopped B. stopping C. to be stopped D. to stop

20. He threw stones at the birds but couldnothit .

D. them

21. Peter is going toalake he can fish with his friends.

A. which D. there

22. They into the dormitoryalready.

A. have moved D. havingmoved

23. Everyone is getting old, but you look than ever.

r st C. the youngest

24. —— Do you enjoy your presentjob?

—— . I just do it for aliving.

A. Of course really likely D. Not alittle

25. They have arrived at lunchtime but their flight was delayed.

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 couldhearthe of her heart.

g g g D. knocking

29. Thiswatchis to all the other watches in thestore.

or ages D. beneficial

30. The of the valley was verywet.

31. Thesun in theeast.

C. increases

32. When you have kids, you won’t have time to go toparties

A. further ore C. anymore D. nomore

33. Theyhidthemselves atree.

D. before

2024年4月1日发(作者：勤访梦)

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 hisrescue.

“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 Vezinsays. “ Wemade

arrangements to pick him up from school along with his mom and brother, and we brought him to

abowlingalley(保龄球场) alongwitha biker group”

The fire department was also able to bring nearly 75 other kids from school to celebrate

alongside Cooper, whose mother, NicoalaShiflet, 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 greatsuccess?

A. Firefighters from Beaufort FireDepartment.

B. Men from the bikergroup.

C. Community members.

D. Cooper'sparents.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to thepassage

A. About 75 kids showed up at Cooper's second birthdayparty.

B. Cooper's mother and brother were at his second birthdayparty.

C. Those joining the second birthday party did somebowling.

D. Cooper got a T-shirt from the fire department at his second birthdayparty.

3. The phrase have him up in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to

A. invite him as aguest

B. meet him bychance

C. take care of him

D. make friends withhim

4. Only one kid went to Cooper's first birthdaypartybecause .

A. Cooper was not good at makingfriends.

B. other kids were busy with their classesthen.

C. Cooper liked to play with grown-ups.

D. Cooper didn't invite hisclassmate.

5. We learn from the passage thatCooperwas the second birthdayparty.

ointedwith B. satisfiedwith

enedby D. angryabout

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

stoodproudlyondisplayforvisitorstoadmire,untiltherewerechangesinthesuit'sappearance.

“Over time, the suit started to show signs of deterioration(变 坏 )."Lisa Young says. She worksat

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)

Thiswould ruin the spacesuit, NASM, seeking ways to preserve this historical treasure, removed it

from display in2006.

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’ssuitreturnstoamuseumdisplaycaseintimeforthisyear’s50thanniversary(周年纪念日)

ofthemoonlanding.

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'vetaken.”

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

A. Landing ontheMoon B. PreservingPlastics

C. NeilArmstrong's Spacesuit D. Application ofPlastics

7. The word brittle in Paragraph 2probablymeans .

tablished B. heavily loaded

upset D. easily broken

8. In 2006, NASM removed Armstrong’s spacesuit fromdisplayto .

A. put itonsale B. return it toArmstrong

C. give it toanothermuseum D. look for ways to preserveit

9. In Claes Oldenburg’s False Food Selection, thewoodenbox the plasticdegradation.

own B. leadsto

rates D. doesn't play any rolein

10. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOTTRUE?

A. Sunlight, water and dust contribute to plasticdegradation.

B. Armstrong's spacesuit is currently on public display atNASM.

C. NASM acquired Armstrong's spacesuit in1971.

D. Claes Oldenburg is anartist.

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 It ’ s

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)

Duringthe process, they noticed that several of the trees had ly 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. 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

ofthe media,Woodbornesays. "But it'snotjustthose It'sunprecedented (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 termsof

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 thepassage?

A. Die-off ofAfrica's Baobabs B. National Parks inAfrica

C. AfricanRainySeasons D. Strange-lookingBaobabs

12. The baobabstudylasted .

A.6years B.9years

C.12years D. 13years

13. According to Stephan Woodborne, the baobab trees died mainlybecauseof .

amage B. disease

echange D. the attack ofinsects

14. The word spectrum in the last paragraph is closest inmeaningto .

B. range

C. edge D. team

15. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOTTRUE?

A. Further research is needed to know why the Baobabsdied.

B. Baobab trees can live a longtime.

C. The researchers found that only old baobab treesdied.

D. The baobab study Involved more than 60baobabs.

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 AnswerSheet.

16. Becoming American citizen takes a lot ofwork.

A./ C. a D. the

17. She was the only member ofherfamily spokeEnglish.

D. which

18. he walked, he looked carefully at the ice in front ofhim.

r

19. At about twelve o’clock, themandecided to eat his lunch.

A. being stopped B. stopping C. to be stopped D. to stop

20. He threw stones at the birds but couldnothit .

D. them

21. Peter is going toalake he can fish with his friends.

A. which D. there

22. They into the dormitoryalready.

A. have moved D. havingmoved

23. Everyone is getting old, but you look than ever.

r st C. the youngest

24. —— Do you enjoy your presentjob?

—— . I just do it for aliving.

A. Of course really likely D. Not alittle

25. They have arrived at lunchtime but their flight was delayed.

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 couldhearthe of her heart.

g g g D. knocking

29. Thiswatchis to all the other watches in thestore.

or ages D. beneficial

30. The of the valley was verywet.

31. Thesun in theeast.

C. increases

32. When you have kids, you won’t have time to go toparties

A. further ore C. anymore D. nomore

33. Theyhidthemselves atree.

D. before