2015年11月7日北京学位英语真题及答案一、阅读理解Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:JimThorpewasaNativeAmerican.Hewasbornin1888inanIndianTerritory(印第安人保护区)thatisnowOklahoma.LikemostNativeAmericanchildrenthen,helikedtofish,hunt,swim,andplaygamesoutdoors.(76)Hewashealthyandstrong,buthehadverylittleformaleducation.In1950,JimThorpewasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer.HewasalsoanOlympicgoldmedalwinner.ButThorpehadmanytragediesinhislife.Jimhadatwinbrotherwhodiedwhenhewasnineyearsold.Bythetimehewas16,hismotherandfatherwerealsodead,JimthenwenttoaspecialschoolinPennsylvaniaforNativeAmericanchildren.There,helearnedtoreadandwriteandalsobegantoplaysports.Jimwaspoor,soheleftschoolfortwoyearstoearnsomemoney.Duringthistime,heplayedonabaseballteam.(77)Theteampaidhimonly$15aweek.Soonhereturnedtoschooltocompletehiseducation.Jimwasastarathlete(运动员)inseveralsports,includingbaseball,running,andfootball.Hewonmanyawardsforhisathleticability,mainlyforfootball.Inmanygames,hescoredallormostofthepointsforhisteam.In1912,whenJimThorpewas24yearsold,hebecamepartoftheU.SOlympicteam.Hecompetedintwoverydifficultevents:thepentathlonandthedecathlon.Bothrequiregreatabilityandstrength.Thepentathlonhasfivetrackandfiledevents,includingthelongjumpandthe1500-meterrace.Thedecathlonhastentrackandfieldevents,withrunning,jumpingandthrowingcontests.Peoplethoughtitwasimpossibleforanathletetocompeteinboththepentathlonandthedecathlon.SoeveryonewassurprisedwhenThorpewongoldmedalsinbothevents.WhentheKingofSwedenpresentedThorpewithhistwogoldmedals,hesaid,“Sir,youarethegreatestathleteintheworld.”Thorpewasasimpleandhonestman.Hejustanswered,“Thanks,King.”1.FromthepassagewelearnthatJimThorpewasbornin_______.A.IndiaB.PennsylvaniaC.OklahomaD.Sweden2.Accordingtothepassage,mostAmericanIndianchildrenlovedallthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.fishingB.huntingC.swimmingD.singing3.JimThorpestartedtoplaysports_______.A.beforehewasnineyearsoldB.whenhewas16yearsoldC.whenhewas24yearsoldD.beforehisparentspassedaway4.Theworddecathloninparagraph3probablymeans_______.A.jumpingB.fivetrackandfieldeventsC.throwingD.tentrackandfieldevents5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.In1912,Thorpewentbacktofinishhiscollegeeducation.B.Thorpewontwogoldmedalsinthe1912OlympicGames.C.Thorpeonceplayedonabaseballteamformoney.D.In1950,ThorpewasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer.Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Sinceitsfoundingin1948,McDonald'shasgrownfromafamilyburger(汉堡包)standtoaglobalfast-foodchain,withmorethan30,000locationsin118countries.With58milliondailycustomersworldwide,McDonald’sisnowsoubiquitousaroundtheglobethatTheEconomistpublishesaglobalrankingofcurrencies...