2017年浙江专升本英语考试真题

2017年浙江专升本英语考试真题

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Section A

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

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

This isn’t 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 tweaking levels of happy hormones .

Of course, there’s 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, that means it also puts a squeeze on creativity. And of

course, coffee’s well-known negative effects like insomnia(失眠症) and disturbed sleep cycles still hold.

Regardless, we’ll 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 the 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 addictions

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

A. Positive

B. Hostile

C. Indifferent

D. Tough

Passages 2

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 the Arctic(北极),fishing or swimming among the sea ice.They may look awkward in the water , but 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 warming, 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 ' s a simple narrative to grasp :carbon warms the climate , Arctic sea ice melts and baby polar bears down.

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 swimmer. In fact they are so good that biologists were able to document 5 0 swims that cover an average length of 96 miles. the research provides clues that polar bears may be able to keep treading(踩 ) 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—— while the really long -distance swims were relatively rate, 3 8 % 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 cannot live in the sea

B. polar bears have paws and can walk

C. polar bears are usually seen on land

D. polar bears are rarely pictured by people

7 . what does the writer mean saying \\

A. polar bears are the best swimmers in the world

B. polar bears swim better than other animals with paws

C. no other creatures with paws can swim

D. creature with paws can swim better than any fish

8 . The second paragraph is mainly about___________

A. the danger the baby polar bears will face

B. the reason why polar bears are so popular

C. the causes of climate change

D. the effects of warming on polar bears

9 . The underlined word \to“___________”

A. emphasizes

B. denies

C. understand

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

Passage 3 How many hundreds of heroes go unheralded（未宣布的） from the days of the Underground Railroad? While we celebrate such important figures as Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, numerous others were needed to make the operation of the \success. Runaway slaves had to be given shelter from weather and from search parties. The tale of this awesome phenomenon is one of cooperation, coordination, and brotherly love.

The Underground Railroad operated as a secret organization dedicated to assisting runaway slaves from the South. The Railroad should not be thought of, however, as one cohesive body. It was in fact an ever-evolving organization devoted to one cause: protection of one's fellow men and women. It actually began during the colonial period.However, it reached its height in the decades preceding the American Civil War. Acts such as the “Fugitive Slave Act of 1850”（1850年逃奴追缉法案）increased railroad activity and popularity. The ultimate goal of the Underground Railroad was to accomplish the safe arrival of runaway slaves to Canada where the long arm of the law could not reach them. Laws such as the Fugitive Slave Acts of 1793 and 1850 allowed slave owners to recapture escaped slaves and bring them back to bondage in the South.

Some historians believe this courageous organization was began by Quakers(贵格会教徒) in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.Over time, the backbone of this organization became the numerous free blacks of the North. They were essential to the successful operation of the Underground Railroad. In most cases, fleeing slaves traveled by any means necessary and often on their own in an effort to reach freedom in the North. After arriving in the North the people of the Underground Railroad would provide assistance and supplies in an effort to get them to the guaranteed freedom of Canada.

11 . Which of the following statements about the underground railroad is true ?

A. It was a railroad built underground like subway

B. It was a railroad operated by the us government