浙江省 2017 年選拔高職高專畢業生進入本科學習統一考試

　　（浙江專升本英語試卷）

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　　Part 1 Reading Section A Format 1

　　To hear most recent research tell it, coffee is a miracle drink. The magic beans will ward off skin cancer and Alzheimer’s( 老年癡呆癥), reduce heart failure and diabetes( 糖尿病) risks, heighten focus, 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 Worl d Journal of Biological Psychiatry, people who drink two to four cups of java each day are less likely to commit suicide than those who don’t drink coffee, drink decaf, or drink fewer than two cups each day. The study followed ove r 200,000 people for at least 16 years. And it’s not just a weak link: the researchers found that the suicide risk was cut by around 50 percent for coffee addicts.

　　This isn’t 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 don’t. Michel Lucas, the head researcher of the most 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, there’s plenty of research out there that doesn’t look so kindly upon coffee drinkers. Recently, the New Yorker published an article arguing that while coffee may heighten focus, that means it also puts a squeeze on creativity. And of course, coffee’s well-known negative effects like insomnia(失眠癥) and disturbed sleep cycles

　　still hold.

　　Regardless, we’ll raise our mugs to this most recent study for justifying our coffee addictions once again.

　　1 . Which of the following is not mentioned as a possible benefit of drinking coffee ?

　　A. reducing heart failure risks

　　B. protecting liver health

　　C. preventing skin cancer D.improving eyesight

　　2 . According to a study performed by the Harvard School of Public Health , people are less likely to commit suicide if they

　　A. drink fewer than two cups of coffee each day

　　B. drink more than four cups of coffee each day

　　C. drink two to four cups of coffee each day

　　D. don ' t drink any coffee each day

　　3 . The reason why coffee can cut the suicide risk lies in that

　　A. it can heighten focus

　　B. it can cure skin cancer

　　C. it may help to prevent depression

　　D. it may make people less creative

　　4 . One of the negative effects of coffee is that it

　　A. costs a lot of money

　　B. disturbs sleep

　　C. makes people fat

　　D. causes coffee addictions

　　5 . What might be the writer ' s attitude toward coffee drinking ?

　　A. Positive

　　B. Hostile

　　C. Indifferent

　　D. Tough

　　Passages 2

　　Polar bears are classified as marine mammals( 哺 乳 動 物 ), like a seal or a whale, which might come as a surprise given that they're usually pictured on land.But polar bears spend a lot of their time in the waters of the Arctic(北極),fishing or swimming among the sea ice.They may look awkward in the water , but no creature

　　with paws is a better swimmer.

　　They'd better be.Arctic sea ice is declining fast,robbing the polar bear of its prime habitat and forcing them to swim longer and longer 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 , Arctic 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 cover 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,using radio collars that could track the movements of the animals . They then compared the paths taken by the bears with maps of shifting sea ice over the same period of time , and found that the polar bears were world - class marathon swimmers and those long , long dips in the ocean weren't outliers—— while the really long -distance sw ims wer e re l ativel y ra t e, 3 8 % of th e be a rs surve ye d took at lea s t on e such mara thon swi m . 6 . People may feel surprised to know that polar bears are classified as marine mammals because

　　A. polar bears cannot live in the sea

　　B. polar bears have paws and can walk

　　C. polar bears are usually seen on land

　　D. polar bears are rarely pictured by people

　　7 . what does the writer mean saying " no creature with paws is a better swimmer " in the first paragraph ?

　　A. polar bears are the best swimmers in the world

　　B. polar bears swim better than other animals with paws

　　C. no other creatures with paws can swim

　　D. creature with paws can swim better than any fish

　　8 . The second paragraph is mainly about

　　A. the danger the baby polar bears will face

　　B. the reason why polar bears are so popular

　　C. the causes of climate change

　　D. the effects of warming on polar bears

　　9 . The underlined word "underscores " (Paragraph3 ) is the closest in meaning to“ ”

　　A. emphasizes

　　B. denies

　　C. understand

　　D. accepts

　　10 . What did the researchers use to track the movements of the 52 female polar bears ?

　　A. GPS

　　B. Airplanes

　　C. Radio Collars

　　D. Maps of shifting sea ice