2015年11月北京学士学位英语真题及参考答案

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

2015年11月真题.

(考试时间120分钟)

Part I Reading Comprehension ( 30%)

Directions: There are three passages in this par. 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.

Jim Thorpe was a Native American. He was born in 1888 in an Indian Territory(印第安人保护区)that is now Oklahoma. Like most Native American children then, he liked to fish, hunt, swim, and play games outdoors. (76) He was healthy and strong, but he had very little formal education. In 1950, Jim Thorpe was named the greatest American football player. He was also an Olympic gold medal winner. But Thorpe had many tragedies in his life.

Jim had a twin brother who died when he was nine years old. By the time he was 16, his mother and father were also dead, Jim then went to a special school in Pennsylvania for Native American children. There, he learned to read and write and also began to play sports. Jim was poor, so he left school for two years to earn some money. During this time, he played on a baseball team. (77)The team paid him only $15 a week. Soon he returned to school to complete his education. Jim was a star athlete (运动员) in several sports, including baseball, running, and football. He won many awards for his athletic ability, mainly for football. In many games, he scored all or most of the points for his team.

In 1912, when Jim Thorpe was 24 years old, he became part of the U.S Olympic team. He competed in two very difficult events: the pentathlon and the decathlon. Both require great ability and strength. The pentathlon has five track and filed events, including the long jump and the 1500-meter race. The decathlon has ten track and field events, with running, jumping and throwing contests.

People thought it was impossible for an athlete to compete in both the pentathlon and the decathlon. So everyone was surprised when Thorpe won gold medals in both events. When the King of Sweden presented Thorpe with his two gold medals, he said, “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.” Thorpe was a simple and honest man. He just answered, “Thanks, King.”

1. From the passage we learn that Jim Thorpe was born in_______.

A. India

B. Pennsylvania

C. Oklahoma

D. Sweden

2. According to the passage, most American Indian children loved all the following EXCEPT_______.

A. fishing

B. hunting

C. swimming

D. singing

3. Jim Thorpe started to play sports_______.

A. before he was nine years old

B. when he was 16 years old

C. when he was 24 years old

D. before his parents passed away

4. The word decathlon in paragraph 3 probably means_______.

A. jumping

B. five track and field events

C. throwing

D. ten track and field events

5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE？_______.

A. In 1912, Thorpe went back to finish his college education.

B. Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games.

C. Thorpe once played on a baseball team for money.

D. In 1950, Thorpe was named the greatest American football player.

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