2018年5月成人本科学位英语统一考试-聚题库

In 1866,sailors on a German ship called Paula threw a bottle with a message into waters hundreds of miles off the western coast of Australia. One hundred and thirty-one years later, (76) the bottle was found on an Australia island. It's believed to be the oldest-known message in a bottle,in terms of the amount of time that has passed between when it was written and when it was found.Before this discovery,Guinness （吉尼斯）World Records said that the oldest was 108 years old，found in Germany in 2015. Australian and German researchers worked together to check whether the note is real or not. Tonya Illman was walking on the beach in January when she spotted the old bottle."I picked it up thinking it might look nice on display in my home,”Illman says, according to an account on her husband's website.(77)The bottle was partially filled with wet sand. Shortly after, Illman's son's girlfriend poured out the contents and found a tightly rolled note covered in a piece of string. Too damp to open initially,according to the account, the group waited for it to dry and were amazed to see that it was carefully handwritten in German.“The first thing that caught my eye was the year 1866,"said Illman's husband Kym."It seemed totally unlikely to us that the note and bottle could have lasted that long." The pair reached out to the Western Australia Museum,which set out to study the document. "Extraordinary finds need extraordinary evidence to support them,so we contacted colleagues in Germany for help to find more information,"Ross Anderson,who is in charge of works of art in the museum,said in a statement. But this message is no SOS or love letter.

1. According to Guinness World Records, the second oldest message was found（）　　

Ain 2014　　

Bin 2015　　

Cin 2017　　

Din 2016

2. Which of the following is TRUE?　　

AA sailor named Paula threw the old bottle into waters in 1866.　　

BKym found the old bottle first.　　

CThis oldest message was found in Germany.　　

DThe oldest message was 131 years old.

3. From the passage,we learn that（）　　

ATonya found the bottle first　　

BTonya and Kym contacted researchers in Germany for help　　

CIllman's son broke the bottle to take out what was inside　　

Dthe note was written in English

4. The word damp in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to（）　　

Awet

Bdry　　

Ccool

Dhot

5. Which of the following is probably the best title for this passage?　　

AThe Oldest-Known Message Found in Australia　　

BThe Oldest-Known Message Found in Germany　　

CAn Extraordinary Evidence of History　　

DA Guinness Beer Bottle

A handwritten note from Albert Einstein sold for more than $1.5 million at an auction（拍卖会）.He gave the note to a hotel porter in Japan in 1922.Einstein was not carrying money when the porter came to his room.(78)He was unable to give a cash tip, as a guest normally would.Instead,he gave a tip on how to live life. “A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness,"Einstein wrote. The note was written in German. It was written on notepaper from the Imperial Hotel in Ginza, Tokyo,where Einstein was delivering a series of lectures. He was traveling to Asia when news that he had won the Nobel Prize for Physics reached him via telegraph.Einstein was unable to attend the prize-giving ceremony in Stockholm. Gal Wiener is head of the auction house in Jerusalem, Israel, where the note was sold. He said Einstein told the hotel porter to keep the note since it "will probably be worth more than a regular tip.” Bidding（拍卖中的出价）on the note began at $2，000. It was expected to sell for no more than $8,000.But 25 minutes later,the auction house made the major sale. (79)A second Einstein note was sold at the auction. It went for more than $200,000."Where there's a will,there's a way,"the note says. The identity of the person or group that sold the notes has not been made public.Nor has that of the buyer or buyers.

6. The word tip in Line 4,Paragraph 1 probably means（）　　

Aadvice

Btrick

Cnews

Dtrend

7. The note was written in（）　　

AEnglish　　

BJapanese　　

CGerman　　

DFrench

8. Albert Einstein went to Japan to（）　　

Avisit some friends　　

Bdo some sightseeing　　

Creceive the Nobel Prize　　

Dgive a series of lectures

9. The estimated sale value of the first note is about（）.　　

A$2,000

B$8,000

C$200,000

D$1.5 million

10. According to the passage,which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?　　

AEinstein gave the porter the note instead of a tip.　　

BThe buyer of the second note was a Japanese businessman.　　

CEinstein learned that he had won the Nobel Prize during his trip to Japan.　　

DEinstein told the porter to keep the note since it might become valuable.

In 1950, Helena Rubinstein was one of the richest women in the world.She started with nothing.She had no money,no education,and no one to help her. All she had were 12 jars of face cream and a lot of energy and ambition. She turned these into a multimillion-dollar cosmetics（化妆品）empire. Helena Rubinstein was born in 1870 in Krakow, Poland. She was the oldest of eight girls. Helena's mother thought that beauty was very important. She used a special skin cream that a foreign chemist made for her.Helena's mother made all of her daughters use it too. Helena's father wanted her to be a doctor.But she hated medicine and left school. Her father was very angry. Then he wanted her to get married,but she refused.In 1902,she went to Melbourne,Australia,to live with a cousin and an uncle. She took only her clothes and 12 jars of the face cream. Helena didn't speak English.She had no money and no plans. After she arrived, everyone noticed her beautiful skin. In Australia, the hot and dry weather is very bad for the skin. When she told some of the women about the face cream, they all wanted some. Helena sold them her cream and then ordered more. Helena borrowed $1,500 and opened a shop to sell the cream.(80)She worked 18 hours a day,seven days a week.She lived simply and saved all of her profits. She also learned how to make different kinds of creams and showed women how to take care of their skin. It was the first shop of this kind in the world. In less than two years,Rubinstein had paid back her loan and saved $50,000. She made more and more money every year. All this time, she thought only of work and success. A newspaper reporter named Edward Titus was in love with her. But she was not interested in him. She left Australia and went to Europe to learn more about the science of beauty.

11. Which of the following is TRUE?　　

AHelena Rubinstein became the richest person in the world in 1950.　　

BHelena's father helped her to start her business.　　

C Helena was an energetic and ambitious person.　　

D Helena's mother supported her with valuable business ideas.

12. From the passage,we learn that（）　　

AHelena had 8 sisters　　

BHelena was born in Poland　　

CHelena's mother made skin cream for her daughters　　

DHelena's father was a doctor

13. Which of the following is TRUE?　　

A Helena went to Australia to study medicine.　　

BHelena went to Australia to do business.　　

C Helena's uncle and cousin worked for her.　　

DThe weather in Australia is very bad for the skin.

14. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?　　

A Helena was a hardworking businesswoman.　　

BHelena saved all the money she made.　　

CHelena could make a variety of creams.　　

DHelena was in love with Edward Titus.

15. Which of the following is probably the best title for this passage?　　

AThe Science of Beauty

BThe Story of Helena

CA Story of Love

DA Business Empire

1. （）coffee is coffee that you can prepare very quickly, for example by just adding　　hot water.
　　

AImaginary　　

BInstant　　

CImpatient　　

DIntentional

2. Even if parents no longer live together,they each continue to be（）for their children in the eye of the law.
　　

Areluctant　　

Btough　　

Cresponsible　　

Dmodest

3. Lucy doesn't like outdoor activities.Her only（）is listening to classical music.　　

Acustom　　

Bhobby　　

Cattitude　　

Dtradition

4. The room was not tiny. Shoes, socks and books were seen（）on the floor.　　

Anow and then　　

Bhere and there　　

Chand in hand　　

Dside by side

5. I can easily（）him at golf.　　

Ahit

Bstrike

Cwin

Dbeat

6. Janet（）"Good morning!"to the teacher and then came in.　　

Asaid

Bspoke

Ctold

Dtalked

7. Would you mind（）James that his father is coming to see him this weekend?　　

Atell　　

Bto tell　　

Ctelling　　

Dtold

8. He does morning exercises every day（）make himself strong.　　

Ain order that

Bin order to

Cso that

Dsuch that

9. The girl was not happy at the new school because she had（）friends there.　　

Afew　　

Ba few　　

Clittle　　

Da little

10. Beijing,as the capital of（）People's Republic of China,enjoys（）diverse　　range of people and cultures.
　　

Athe；the

Ba；a

Cthe；a

Da；the

11. The train starts（）6:20,so you'd better get there before 6.　　

Aon　　

Bat　　

Cin　　

Dof

12. In the past we had only a day off for the whole week: we work every day（）Sunday.　　

Abesides

Bbeside

Cexcept

Don top of

13. The top of that mountain is always covered（）snow.　　

Aof

Bby

Cwith

Don

14. Written in great haste,（）　　

AJim made a lot of mistakes in the report　　

Bthere are plenty of mistakes in the report　　

Cwe found several mistakes in the report　　

Dthe report is full of mistakes

15. She is more beautiful than（）in the class .　　

Aany girl　　

B any other girl　　

C all the girls　　

D any girls

16. Please don't come here today.I would rather you（）tomorrow.　　

Acame　　

Bwill come　　

Ccome　　

Dare coming

17. Tom and John seldom go to the library in the evening,（）?　　

Ado they　　

Bdon't they　　

Care they　　

Daren't they

18. It was in this room（）they had a meeting yesterday.　　

Awhich　　

Bthere　　

Cthat　　

Dwhere

19. Though Thomas is very busy,he（）one evening a week to play with his kids.　　

Asets aside　　

Bgoes after　　

Csees through　　

Dmakes out

20. （）and you will make it next time.　　

AWork hard

BTo work hard

CWorking hard

DWorked hard

21. An old man got badly（）in the road accident yesterday.　　

Ainjure　　

Bto injure　　

Cinjured　　

Dinjuring

22. Now I（）to work by bike instead of by car as there are too many cars on the road in rush hours

Ago　　

Bwent　　

Cam going　　

Dwas going

23. The number of primary schools in the rural areas（）doubling in the past 50 years.　　

Aare　　

Bis　　

Chave been　　

Dhas been

24. （）it is very late now,there searchers are still working in the lab.　　

AAs　　

BWhen　　

CIf　　

DAlthough

25. David left（）raincoat in the room and went out.　　

Ahis　　

Bhim　　

Ctheirs　　

Dthem

26. This is by far（）of the games I have ever watched.　　

Athe exciting

Bthe more exciting

Cthe most exciting

Das exciting

27. She（）her finger to her lips as a sign for silence.　　

Arose　　

Braised　　

Celevated　　

Darose

28. These facts（）show that he's not to be trusted.　　

Asingle　　

Bsole　　

Calone　　

Dlonely

29. Generally, snakes won't attack humans（）they are threatened with danger.　　

Aif　　

Bsince　　

Cunless　　

Dwhile

30. The key（）success is hard work and persistence.　　

Aon

Bto

C for

Dof

1. 请选出句中不正确的一项：Do you know the old English saying that a apple a day keeps the doctor away?　　

ADo you know　　

Bthat　　

Ca apple　　

Dkeeps

2. 请选出句中不正确的一项：The harder he worked,the most troubles he had in his early days as a scientist.　　

Aworked　　

Bthe most　　

Che had　　

Das a scientist

3. 请选出句中不正确的一项：Dr.Bell gave some lectures,visited the Great Wall and going shopping downtown in Beijing.　　

Agave　　

Bvisited　　

Cand going　　

Din Beijing

4. 请选出句中不正确的一项：The first man swim across the river will receive a prize.　　

Afirst　　

Bswim　　

Cthe　　

Da prize

5. 请选出句中不正确的一项：In the morning I got on the train,which arrived Shanghai at night.　　

A In　　

Bgot on　　

Carrived　　

Dat night

6. 请选出句中不正确的一项：Henry is not used to live in a noisy and crowded community though he grew up in New York.　　

Alive　　

Bcrowded　　

Cthough　　

Dgrew up

7. 请选出句中不正确的一项：If you had studied the problem carefully yesterday, you won't have any difficulty now.　　

Ahad studied　　

Byesterday　　

Cwon't have　　

Dnow

8. 请选出句中不正确的一项：Hardly they had got to the bus stop when the bus suddenly pulled away.　　

Athey had　　

Bto　　

Cwhen　　

Dpulled away

9. 请选出句中不正确的一项：The mountain was really very high,but I tried hardly to climb it.　　

Awas　　

Bhigh　　

Cbut　　

Dtried hardly

10. 请选出句中不正确的一项：The reason I didn't attend the lecture was simply because I caught a bad cold that day.　　

AThe reason　　

Bdidn't attend　　

Cbecause　　

D thirsty

During a trip to observe wild animals in Africa,I encountered the least brave animal on earth，the wildebeest（角马）.I sat on a riverbank for three hours watching a group of thousands build (56)the courage to drink water. More than a million wildebeests(57)northward into the wetlands. It is a long, dry and difficult journey.Frequently,the only available water is the Grumeti River,(58)represents both life and death. Unlike some creatures that can take moisture (59)the grass they eat,wildebeests must drink from the river to live.The river supports other wildlife,including(60) that kill and eat other animals.Though thirsty(61)traveling,the wildebeests stand back from the water,sensing possible danger. Moving slowly toward the bank can(62)hours, as an individual wildebeest steps forward,steps back and then carefully steps forward again. More wildebeests gather together and advance,gradually pushing the leaders to the river,(63) they want to go or not. It's been a long time(64)they drink last time, and you feel their anxiety for water. Lions are possibly on the(65) , saving energy as they wait for an opportunity for lunch. Once the large group moves to the river,lions could (66),making the group running in a wild and uncontrolled(67).The mad rush would raise a dust cloud that blocks the(68)of the wildebeests nearby. A kill is almost guaranteed. Sitting on that riverbank, I noticed that a young wildebeest finally stepped ahead and drank while the (69)adults held back. Soon, others began drinking.But (70) lining up along the bank,taking turns,they gathered and pushed.Some had to walk farther into the water than they were(71)to go.Those pushed farther in water got frightened and in (72) frightened the others. They all retreated hastily and returned to their route. Only the few that were (73)enough got a drink. The others went(74 ). There was no danger that day. Only the wildebeests' fear and(75) of courage kept them from drinking.

1. （）56　　

A up

Bout

C in

D over

2. （）57　　

Avisit

Btravel

Csee

Dswim

3. （）58　　

A that

Bwhich

Cwhere

Dwhen

4. （）59　　

Aabove

B under

Cfrom

Dover

5. （）60　　

Athis

Bthose

Cthat

Dthem

6. （）61　　

Aamong

Babove

C from

Dbetween

7. （）62　　

Atake

Bpay

Cspend

Dcharge

8. （）63　　

Awhen

Bwhere

Cwhat

Dwhether

9. （）64　　

Abefore

Bbecause

Csince

Dthough

10. （）65　　

Awatch

Bsight

Cshout

Dwalk

11. （）66　　

Arescue

Bjoin

Cattack

Dvisit

12. （）67　　

Asolution

Bway

Cmethod

Drole

13. （）68　　

Afear

Bshout

Cjump

Dview

14. （）69　　

Afearful

Bconfident

Cpleasant

Dhappy

15. （）70　　

Aregardless of

Binstead of

Cin case of

Din spite of

16. （）71　　

Ainteresting

Bpleasant

Cwilling

Dreluctant

17. （）72　　

Ahope

Bstory

Cstep

Dturn

18. （）73　　

Ashort

Bbold

Ckind

Dsmall

19. （）74　　

Athirst

Bhunger

Cthirsty

Dhungry

20. （）75　　

Ashow

Bgrasp

Clook

Dlack

1. The bottle was found on an Australian island.

2. The bottle was partially filled with wet sand.

3. He was unable to give a cash tip,as a guest normally would.

4. A second Einstein note was also sold at the auction.

5. She worked 18 hours a day,seven days a week.

6. 法国以葡萄酒而闻名。

7. 你离开教室的时候，请把灯关上。

8. 我每天六点起床。

9. 我们刚刚吃过午饭。

10. 学生们正在打扫教室。

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