201511月北京成人本科学位英语统一考试真题与答案

--..--word可编辑.2015年11月7日北京学位英语真题及答案一、阅读理解Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:JimThorpewasaNativeAmerican.Hewasbornin1888inanIndianTerritory(印第安人保护区)thatisnowOklahoma.LikemostNativeAmericanchildrenthen,helikedtofish,hunt,swim,andplaygamesoutdoors.(76)Hewashealthyandstrong,buthehadverylittleformaleducation.In1950,JimThorpewasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer.HewasalsoanOlympicgoldmedalwinner.ButThorpehadmanytragediesinhislife.Jimhadatwinbrotherwhodiedwhenhewasnineyearsold.Bythetimehewas16,hismotherandfatherwerealsodead,JimthenwenttoaspecialschoolinPennsylvaniaforNativeAmericanchildren.There,helearnedtoreadandwriteandalsobegantoplaysports.Jimwaspoor,soheleftschoolfortwoyearstoearnsomemoney.Duringthistime,heplayedonabaseballteam.(77)Theteampaidhimonly$15aweek.Soonhereturnedtoschooltocompletehiseducation.Jimwasastarathlete(运动员)inseveralsports,includingbaseball,running,andfootball.Hewonmanyawardsforhisathleticability,mainlyforfootball.Inmanygames,hescoredallormostofthepointsforhisteam.In1912,whenJimThorpewas24yearsold,hebecamepartoftheU.SOlympicteam.Hecompetedintwoverydifficultevents:thepentathlonandthedecathlon.Bothrequiregreatabilityandstrength.Thepentathlonhasfivetrackandfiledevents,includingthelongjumpandthe1500-meterrace.Thedecathlonhastentrackandfieldevents,withrunning,jumpingandthrowingcontests.Peoplethoughtitwasimpossibleforanathletetocompeteinboththepentathlonandthedecathlon.SoeveryonewassurprisedwhenThorpewongoldmedalsinbothevents.WhentheKingofSwedenpresentedThorpewithhistwogoldmedals,hesaid,“Sir,youarethegreatestathleteintheworld.”Thorpewasasimpleandhonestman.Hejustanswered,“Thanks,King.”1.FromthepassagewelearnthatJimThorpewasbornin_______.A.IndiaB.PennsylvaniaC.Oklahoma--..--word可编辑.D.Sweden2.Accordingtothepassage,mostAmericanIndianchildrenlovedallthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.fishingB.huntingC.swimmingD.singing3.JimThorpestartedtoplaysports_______.A.beforehewasnineyearsoldB.whenhewas16yearsoldC.whenhewas24yearsoldD.beforehisparentspassedaway4.Theworddecathloninparagraph3probablymeans_______.A.jumpingB.fivetrackandfieldeventsC.throwingD.tentrackandfieldevents5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.In1912,Thorpewentbacktofinishhiscollegeeducation.B.Thorpewontwogoldmedalsinthe1912OlympicGames.C.Thorpeonceplayedonabaseballteamformoney.D.In1950,ThorpewasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer.Passage2--..--word可编辑.Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Sinceitsfoundingin1948,McDonald'shasgrownfromafamilyburger（汉堡包）standtoaglobalfast-foodchain,withmorethan30,000locationsin118countries.With58milliondailycustomersworldwide,McDonald’sisnowsoubiquitousaroundtheglobethatTheEconomistpublishesaglobalrankingofcurrencies'purchasingpowerbasedonthepriceschargedatthelocalMcDonald’s,calledtheBigMacIndex（巨无霸指数）.That’snottosaythateverynationcarriesthesamemenuitems:choicesvarywidelydependingonlocation.SomeAsianlocationsservefriedshrimpinaBigMacroll,whileMcDonald’sinIndiadoesn’tservebeefatall,relyinginsteadonburgersmadefromvegetables,riceandbeans.NoteveryoneintheworldhasbeenhappytogreetRonaldMcDonaldwhenhemovestotown.ManyseeMcDonald'sasasymbolofAmericaneconomicandculturalchauvinism（沙文主义）,andEuropeannationsinparticularhaveviewedAmerican-stylefastfoodasaninsulttotheirnationalfood.AFrenchfarmer,JoseBove,becamesomethingofanationalheroin1999afterheandagroupofpeopledestroyedaMcDonald'sunderconstructiontoprotestglobalizationandbadfood.Thenextyear,abombexplodedinaFrenchMcDonald’s,killinga27-year-oldemployee.(78)Nooneclaimedresponsibility.Butregardlessofwhetheryouliketheirfoodortheirpolicies,McDonald’sisstillwidelyseenasoneofthetruepioneersofpeacefulglobalization.6.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE.A.McDonald'swasfoundedin1948.B.McDonald’shasopeneditsrestaurantsineverycityoftheworld.C.McDonald’shasover30,000locationsintheworldnow.D.McDonald’swasverysmallinscaleinthebeginning.7.ThewordubiquitousinParagraph2ismostlikelytomean____.A.verycrowdedB.verycleanC.existingeverywhereD.occurringfrequently--..--word可编辑.8.FromParagraph2,wecanconcludethat____.A.McDonald’sdesignsitsmenutosuitthelocalpeopleB.millionsofyoungadultsgottheirfirstjobwithMcDonald’sC.theMcDonald’smenustickstoold-fashionedfavoritessuchastheBigMacD.thelowpricesMcDonald’sbringtensofmillionsofpeoplethroughitsdoorseveryday9.WhatdidJoseBoveandhispeopledoin1999toprotestagainstMcDonald's?A.Theyorganizedastrike.B.TheyprotestedoutsideaMcDonald’s.C.Theyrefusedtogotoanewly-builtMcDonald’s.D.TheydestroyedaMcDonald’sunderconstruction.10.In____,anemployeediedinafatalbombattackonaMcDonald’srestaurantinFrance.A.1998B.1999C.2000D.2001Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Itcanbereallyfrustrating(使人沮丧的)foranoverweightpersontogotoagymandworkoutwithapositiveattitude.Allonehastodoiswalkbyalmostanynicegymandnoticeallthehealthy,sweating,“skinny”members.Sometimestheystareatthoseofuswhoare,well,zaftig.Itiseasytoseethejudgmentbehindtheireyes.Whowantstoputupwiththat?Manypeopleareself-consciousoftheirbodiesandfeelisolatedwhenjoiningworkoutclasse