2017年浙江专升本英语考试真题1

2017年浙江专升本英语考试真题1

Part I Reading Comprehension ( 60marks, 60minutes )

Section A ( 50 marks: 2 marks for each item )

Format I

Directions: There are 4 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, C9and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.

Passage One

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:

To hear most recent research tell it, coffee is a miracle drink. The magic beans will prevent skin cancer and Alzheimer's (老年痴呆症)，reduce heart failure and diabetes (糖尿病)risks, heighten focus, and maybe protect liver health ・ The miracle drink even decreases suicide risk, according to the newest study that justifies our coffee addictions.

According to a study performed by Harvard School of Public Health and published this month in the World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, people who drink two to four cups of coflee each day are less likely to commit suicide than those who don't drink coffee, drink decaff or drink fewer than two cups each day. The study followed over 200,000 people for at least 16 years. And it is not just a weak link: the researchers found that the suicide risk was cut by around 50 percent fbr coffee addicts.

This is not the first time that researchers have discovered that coffee and smiles might go hand in hand. A 2011 study found that women who drink coffee cut their risk of depression by 15 percent compared to those who don't ・ Michel Lucas, the head researcher of the most recent study, told The Huffington Post that coffee addicts can thank caffeine for the good news. The drug may actually act like a mild anti-depressant by adjusting levels of happy hormones.

Of course, there5s plenty of research out there that doesn't look so kindly upon coffee drinkers. Recently, the New Yorker published an article arguing that while coffee may heighten focus, it also puts a squeeze on creativity. And of course, coffee's well-known negative effects like insomnia(失 11 民症)and disturbed sleep cycles still hold.

Regardless, weUl raise our mugs to this most recent study for justifying our coffee addictions once again.

1. which of the following is NOT mentioned as a possible benefit of drinking coffee?

A. Reducing heart failure risks

B. Protecting liver health

C. Preventing skin cancer

D. Improving eyesight

2. According to a study performed by Harvard School of Public Health, people are less likely to commit suicide if they

A. drink fewer than two cups of coffee each day

B. drink more than four cups of coffee each day

C. drink two to four cups of coffee each day

D. don't drink any coffee each day

3. The reason why coffee can cut the suicide risk lies in that

A. it can heighten focus

B. it can cure skin cancer

C. it may help to prevent depression

D. it may make people less creative

4. One of the negative effects of coffee is that it .

A. costs a lot of money

B. disturbs sleep

C. makes people fat

D. causes coffee addiction

5. What might be the writer's attitude toward coffee drinking? .

A. Positive

B. Hostile

C. Indifferent

D. Tough

Passage Two

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:

Polar bears are classified as marine mammals(哺乳动物)，like a seal or a whale, which might come as a surprise given that they're usually pictured on land. But polar bears spend a lot of their time in the waters of Arctic(』匕极)，fishing or swimming among the sea ice. They may look awkward in the water, no creature with paws is a better swimmer.

They'd better be. Arctic sea ice is declining fast, robbing the polar bear of its prime habitat and forcing them to swim longer and longer distances to reach solid ground. No other animal seems to be such a direct victim of wanning, which is one reason why the polar bear has emerged as the symbol of climate change.( Another is that they look so cute and cuddly.) It is a simple narrative to grasp: carbon warms the climate, Arctic sea ice melts and baby polar bears drown.

But it turns out it might not be that simple. A new study by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey(USGS) underscores the fact that polar bears really are amazing swimmers. In fact they are so good that biologist were able to document 50 swims that cover an average length of 96 miles. The research provides clues that polar bears may be able to keep treading water even as climate change melts their habitat.

The researchers published their work in the Canadian Journal of Zoology. They followed 52 female polar bears in the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska from 2004 to 2009, using radio collars that could track the movements of the animals. They then compared the paths taken by the bears with maps of shifting sea ice over the same period of time, and found that the polar bears were world-class marathon swimmers. And those long, long dips in the ocean weren't outliers -一 while the really long-distance swims were relatively rate, 38% of the bears surveyed took at least one such marathon swim.

6. People may feel surprised to know that polar bears are classified as marine mammals because

A. polar bears can not live in the sea

B. polar bears have paws and can talk

C. polar bears are usually seen on land

D. polar bears are rarely pictured by people

7. What does the writer mean by saying “no creature with Daws is a better swimmer." in the first paragraph.

A. Polar bears are the best swimmers in the world.

B・ Polar bears swim better than other animals with paw.

C. No other creatures with paws can swim.

D. Creatures with paws can swim better than any fish.

8. The second paragraph is mainly about L

A. the danger the baby polar bears will face

B. the reasons why polar bears are so popular.

C. the causes of climate change

D. the effects of warming on polar bears

9. The underlined word “underscores” (Paragraph 3) is the closest in meaning to " ”

A. emphasizes

B. denies

C. understands

D. accepts

10. What did the researchers use to track the movements of the 52 female polar bears?

A. GPS

B. Airplanes

C. Radio collars

D. Maps of shifting sea ice.