北京邮电大学-2017年11月4日学位英语真题及答案.pdf

1、2017 年年 11 月月 4 日学位英语真题日学位英语真题 Part 1 reading comprehension(30%)Passage 1 Marley Dias loves nothing more than getting lost in a book.But the books she was reading at school were starting to get on her nerves.She enjoyed Where the Red Fern Grows and The Shiloh Series,but those classics,found in so ma

2、ny primary school classrooms,were all about white boys or dogsor white boys and their dogs.Black girls,like Marley,were almost never the main character.What she was noticing is actually a much bigger issue:fewer than 10 percent of childrens books released in 2015 had a black person as the main chara

3、cter,according to a yearly analysis by the Cooperative Childrens Book Center.In November 2015,Marley set out to gather 1000 books with black girls as protagonists（主角）.Her campaign called“#1000BlackGrilBooks”was a big success.(76)She far exceeded her goal and collected more than 10,000 books!“Through

4、 my campaign,I want to give kids a stronger sense of identity.”Marley says.(77)“The biggest thing Ive learned is that kids voices need to be heard.”In the future,Dias wants to be the editor（编辑）of her own magazine.She is already making the steps toward having a successful and meaningful career.At 11,

5、shes aware of the racism in the publishing industry.Like the television and movies,the publishing industry does not represent black girls or other people of color in positive ways.The whitewashing（漂白）in this industry extends beyond not having people of color as characters.In 2012,white men wrote 88%

6、of the book reviews.In 2013,only about 2%of the books were about black characters.Then if there are people of color in the books,the publishers attempt to whitewash people of color on the covers.However,Dias is making it a little easier for other black girls searching for a character that is just li

7、ke them.Her project is a positive step toward young black girls seeing and experiencing their lives in books.1.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.Main Characters of Popular Books B.The#1000BlackGirlBooks Campaign C.Whitewashing in the Publishing Industry D.Further Reading for

8、 Kids and Teenagers 2.The phrase“get on her nerves”in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.A.make her ill B.make her excited C.make her annoyed D.make her frightened 3.Marley started the#1000BlackGirlBooks Campaign because _.A.she wanted to give some books to African children B.she wanted to encou

9、rage children to read more books C.she noticed the lack of black girls as main characters in the books D.she didnt like the black girls described in the books she read for class 4.The original goal of the project was to collect _ books.A.1000 B.2015 C.5000 D.10,000 5.According to the passage,which o

10、f the following statements is NOT True?A.Marley Dias is a black girl.B.Marley Dias doesnt like reading.C.Marley Dias wants to become an editor in the future.D.Movies seldom represent black people in positive ways.Passage 2 The science behind solar（太阳的）energy is not new.But Sheridan Community Schools

11、 is the first school district in Indiana to be completely solar-powered.The district finished installing solar panels（太阳能板）for all three of its schools in 2016.some of the panels can turn to follow the sun across the sky.Sheridans solar push is part of a trend.In 2008,fewer than 1,000 schools used s

12、olar energy.By 2014,there were 3,727 schools with solar panels in the US.This data comes from a report by the Solar Foundation,an organization that promotes the use of solar power.Roxie Brown,a program director there,says that the number of schools with solar panels has continued to rise since 2014.

13、(78)Solar power has some obvious advantage over other energy sources.Sunlight is a renewable（可再生的）resource,which means it wont run out.Solar panels dont harm the environment.Also,sunlight is free.So by using solar power,schools can save money on energy costs over time.But switching to solar power is

14、nt always easy.Solar panels can be expensive to install.Sheridan Community Schools had to borrow money to pay for its solar transition.(79)The panels also take up space.But for many schools,going solar is worth it.The use of solar energy can also help students learn about electricity and environment

15、al issues.Teachers at schools that use solar power often incorporate it into their science lessons.The kids talk about it in the classroom.Then they can look at it in action.According to Brown,the educational impact of solar panels is“the most compelling reason”for schools to install them.Brown hope

16、s the panels will give Sheridan students a global perspective.“The world is bigger than the boundaries of their school district,”he says.“Theyre doing things to help the world as a whole.”6.Sheridan Community Schools consists of _ schools.A.two B.three C.four D.five 7.According to the passage,solar energy has the following benefits EXCEPT that _.A.it creates no pollution B.it can save money C.solar panels are easy to maintain D.solar energy is renewable 8.The word incorporate in Paragraph 5 is c