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1、2017年浙江省普通高校专升本考试英语真题(总分：150.00，做题时间：150分钟)一、Reading(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section A(总题数：5，分数：50.00)Format 1Passages 1To hear most recent research tell it, coffee is a miracle drink. The magic beans will ward off skin cancer and Alzheimers(老年痴呆症), reduce heart failure and diabetes（糖尿病） risks, heighten foc
2、us, 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 tw
3、o to four cups of java each day are less likely to commit suicide than those who dont 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 its not just a weak link: the researchers found that the suicide risk was cut by a
4、round 50 percent for coffee addicts.This isnt 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 dont. Michel Lucas, the head researcher of the m
5、ost 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, theres plenty of research out there that doesnt look so kindly upon coffee drinkers. Recently, t
6、he New Yorker published an article arguing that while coffee may heighten focus, that means it also puts a squeeze on creativity. And of course, coffees well-known negative effects like insomnia(失眠症) and disturbed sleep cycles still hold.Regardless, well raise our mugs to this most recent study for
7、justifying our coffee addictions once again.（分数：10）(1).Which of the following is not mentioned as a possible benefit of drinking coffee ?（分数：2）A.reducing heart failure risksB.protecting liver healthC.preventing skin cancerD.improving eyesight解析：根据文章第一段喝咖啡可以 prevent skin cancer, reduce heart failure,
8、 liver health, 所以答案选 D: Improving eyesight。提高视力不是喝咖啡的好处。(2).According to a study performed by the Harvard School of Public Health , people are less likely to commit suicide if they_.（分数：2）A.drink fewer than two cups of coffee each dayB.drink more than four cups of coffee each dayC.drink two to four
9、cups of coffee each dayD.don t drink any coffee each day解析：根据第二段第二行 people who drink two or four cups of coffee each day are less likel to commit suicide 所以选 C:drink two to four cups of coffee each day。(3).The reason why coffee can cut the suicide risk lies in that _.（分数：2）A.it can heighten focusB.i
10、t can cure skin cancerC.it may help to prevent depressionD.it may make people less creative解析：根据第三段倒数第二行 the drug may actually act like a mild anti- depressant by adjusting levels of happy hormones 可知,答案选 C: it may help to prevent depression。(4).One of the negative effects of coffee is that it_.（分数：
11、2）A.costs a lot of moneyB.disturbs sleepC.makes people fatD.causes coffee addictions解析：根据倒数第二段倒数第二行 and of course, coffee s well known negative effects like Insomnia and disturbed sleep cycles still hold 喝咖啡的负面效果包括失眠和打乱睡眠规律,所 以选 B: disturb sleep。(5).What might be the writer s attitude toward coffee
12、drinking ?（分数：2）A.PositiveB.HostileC.IndifferentD.Tough解析：整篇大部分都在讲喝咖啡的好处,只有最后提了下喝咖啡的缺点,但整体的态度是肯 定的。选 A: positive。Passages 2Polar bears are classified as marine mammals(哺乳动物), like a seal or a whale, which might come as a surprise given that theyre usually pictured on land.But polar bears spend a lot
13、 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.Theyd better be.Arctic sea ice is declining fast,robbing the polar bear of its prime habitat and forcing them to swim longer and lon
14、ger 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 , Arcti
15、c 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 cov
16、er 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,us
