2016年11月学位英语真题(含答案)

2021年1月25日发(作者：nrb)
2016
年
11
月学位英语真题

Part 1 Reading comprehension (30%)
Passage 1
If the Dakota Access Pipeline(
输油管道）
is completed, it will carry nearly half a
million barrels of oil across four states every day. Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), a
Texas-based
company
behind
the
$$
3.8
billion
project,
hopes
to
finish
construction
this year. But the Standing ROCK Sioux, an American Indian tribe, is determined to
stop
the
1,172-mile
pipeline
from
being
built.
(76)
Both
sides
show
no
signs
of
backing down.
The Dakota Access Pipeline was announced in 2014. A section of it will run near
the
Standing
Rock
Sioux
reservation.
A
reservation
is
an
area
of
land
set
aside
for
American Indians. The tribe says the construction threatens to destroy historical areas
and
ancient
burial
sites.
They
also
say
the
pipeline
could
pollute
their
main
water
source, the Missouri River. In April, the Standing Rock Sioux began a protest against
the
project.
They
camped
at
the
construction
site.
Since
then,
thousands
of
people,
including
people
from
other
American
Indian
tribes,
have
traveled
to
the
site
to
protest.
ETP says that the pipeline will have built-in safety measures to protect against oil
leaks. Workers will also monitor it remotely, and will be able to close valves(
阀门
)
within three minutes if leaks are detected.
American Indians have been staging a nonviolent protest for months. The protest
took a turn last week when police were called to keep the peace between protesters
and armed security guards hired by the company.
(77)
Twenty-eight
people
have
been
arrested
since
then
and
charged
with
interfering with the pipeline construction.

1. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A. The Dakota Access Pipeline will create more markets for oil and gas.
B. The Dakota Access Pipeline will create many job opportunities.
C. American Indians oppose the construction of an oil pipeline.
D. American Indians fight for equal voting rights.
2. ETP hopes to finish this project in ____________.
A. 2016


B. 2017
C. 2018
D. 2019
3. Why do American Indians protest against the construction of this pipeline?
A. Because it will cost up to $$3.8 billion.
B. Because it threatens the regions’ water supply.

C. Because it will make many people lose their jobs.
D. Because it will force many people to leave their homes.
4. According to the passage, the workers can _______ in case of pipeline leaks.
A. report it to the local government
B. ask people to leave the leak affected areas
C. call 911












D. close valves
5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. This pipeline will cross four states.
B. This pipeline is 1,172 miles long.
C. All the protesters are from the Standing Rock Sioux.
D. Neither side of the dispute is willing to compromise.
Passage 2

As
the
National
Park
Service
celebrates
its
100
th

anniversary(
周
年
纪
念
),
President
Barrack
Obama
has
announced
the
establishment
of
one
new
national
monument, and the expansion(
扩大
) of another. In Maine, more than 87,500 acres of
forest
will
become
government-protected
parkland
for
the
first
time.
In
Hawaii,
a
national
monument
created
by
President
George
W,
Bush
in
2006
will
expand
to
about 582,578 square miles, four times its current size.

Obama has now created or enlarged 26 national monuments during his presidency.
As a result, his a
dministration says, Obama has protected more of the nation’s land
than
any
other
president
has.
But
some
residents
and
officials,
in
both
Maine
and
Hawaii, object to the plans. (78) They say their local economies depend on the use of
these areas.


In establishing this monument, Obama took the side of conservationists (
自然资
源保护者
)
who
want
laws
to
protect
wild
lands.
Creating
a
national
park
usually
requires
the
approval
of
Congress.
But
a
1906
federal
law
allows
the
president
to
establish national monument on his own.

The lands’ new status as a monument means that mining
and drilling operations
are
forbidden
there.
(79)
It
may
also
severely
limit
activities
such
as
logging,
road-building,
and
hunting.
Some
of
Maine’s
politicians
who
want
to
protect
the
state’
s
logging
industries
say
Obama
should
not
have
acted
alone.
They
say
Washington should not tell the states how to use their land, especially when people’s
jobs
are
at
stake
.
Maine
politician
Susan
Collins
said
the
president
should
have
listened
to
Maine
lawmakers
and
residents,
as
well
as
the
U.S.
Congress
before
making his decision.

However, those who support the president’s decision say the establishment of the
new monument will lead to new jobs through tourism.
6. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Creating new jobs






B. Protecting wild animals
C. Stimulating local economies


D. Creating new national monuments
7.
Obama
has
established
or
enlarged
______
national
monument
during
his
two
terms.
A. 19

B. 20

C. 26

D. 30
8. In national monuments, ______ is forbidden.
A. logging


B. hunting


C. mining


D. road-building
9. The phrase
at stake
in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. in return


B. in danger


C. at present


D. by chance
10. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. The national monument in Hawaii was created by President Bush.
B. There is no objection to President Obama’s decision.

C. President Obama made his decision on his own.
D. The establishment of the new monument will lead to new jobs.

Passage 3

Toronto’s third City Hall, now known as Old City Hall, was designed by Edward
James Lennox and declared open on Sept. 18, 1899.

Created
to
provide
more
space
for
city
officials,
it
turned
out
to
be
the
largest
building in the city and the largest city building in North America at the time.

Lennox took three years to design the City Hall and it took 11 years to build it.
Contemporaries believe that the odd carving(
雕刻
) above the Queen Street entrance
were actually caricatures(
漫画
) of councilors at the time.

Lennox even included himself in the caricatures, on the west side of the central
arch(
拱门
), and left
a strange signature in the stonework of the link portions of the
building.

The third City Hall was originally used
as councilors’ offices and legal
offices,
but it is used only as a courthouse today.


When the fourth City Hall (the one we know today) was declared open in 1965,
Old City Hall was threatened to be pulled down. It was saved by a group of people
called the
“Friends of Old City Hall.”


The clock tower stands parallel with the middle of Bay Street, rather than with the
center
of
the
building.
The
bells
in
the
tower
were
not
installed
until
the
building
opened. Old City Hall was declared a historical site in 1989.

(80) The entire structure cost more than $$2.5 million to build at the time. This is
equal to $$53 million today.
11. Toronto’s third City Hall came into use in ______.

A. the 18
th
century

B. the 19
th
century
C. the 20
th
century


D. the 21
st
century
12. Old City Hall was constructed in ______ years.
A. 3


B. 7


C. 9


D. 11
13. The third City Hall is now used as a _________.
A. middle school



B. hospital


C. cinema



D. courthouse
14. From the passage we learn that ______.
A. Toronto spends lots of money yearly developing the city
B. some local residents showed a great interest in protecting the city’s cultural site.

C. the City Council of Toronto hasn’t paid sufficient attention to the protection of the
city’s culture.

D. the City Hall is still the largest city building in North America today
15. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. To build a structure like the City Hall will cost $$5.2 million today.
B. The clock tower stands parallel with the center of the City Hall.
C. Old City Hall was once pulled down in the development of the city.
D. Old city Hall is now a historical site.