2017年5月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题
Part I
Reading Comprehension
Passage 1
People say that money cannot buy happiness. This was true for Howard Hughes. (76) He was one of the richest and most powerful men of his time. He had everything: good look success, power, and a lot of money. But he didn't have love or friendship because he couldn't buy them. All his life he used his money to control everything and everyone around him. In the end, he lost control of everything, even himself.
人们常说金钱买不来幸福，霍华德·休斯就是这样一个例子。他是当时最富有、最有权势的人之一，拥有了一切：英俊的外貌、成功、权力和大量的财富。但他没有爱情或友谊，因为这些是无法用金钱购买的。在他的一生中，他用金钱来控制周围的一切和所有人。最终，他失去了一切的控制，甚至包括他自己。
Howard Hughes was born in 1905 in Houston, Texas. His father started the Hughes Tool Company. He was a workaholic(工作狂) and made a lot of money. He bought everything he wanted. He even gave money to schools so Howard could get into them. From his father, Howard learned to be a successful but merciless businessman. Hughes's mother, Allene also had a big influence on his life. Howard was her only child. She protected him and gave him everything. Unfortunately Allene had mental problems. (77) She was afraid of germs and diseases. She was obsessed with Howard's health, and he became obsessed win it too.
霍华德·休斯于1905年出生于得克萨斯州的休斯顿。他的父亲创立了休斯工具公司，是个工作狂，赚了很多钱。他买了所有想要的东西，甚至给学校捐款以便霍华德能进入这些学校就读。从父亲那里，霍华德学到了如何成为一名成功但冷酷无情的商人。休斯的母亲艾琳对他的生活也产生了重大影响。霍华德是她唯一的孩子，她保护着他，给予他一切。不幸的是，艾琳有精神问题，她害怕细菌和疾病，对霍华德的健康过度关注，这也使得霍华德本人变得对此极度在意。
Allene died when Howard was 16 years old. Two years later his father died. Hughes inherited the Hughes Tool Company. Then he married Ella Rice. He and Ella moved to Los Angeles, California. It was there that Howard Hughes began to become a legend(传奇人物). Hughes began to invest his money in movies. He became an important producer soon after he moved to California. He worked hard, but he also played hard. He became obsessed with power and control. When he couldn't get something legally, he gave money to politicians and businessmen so they would help him. He owned a lot of businesses, including airplane companies, a movie studio(制片厂), Las Vegas hotels, gold and silver mines, and radio and television stations. Once he bought a television studio so he could watch movies all night. He also bought a hotel because he wanted to stay in his favorite room for one weekend.
艾莲在霍华德16岁时去世，两年后他的父亲也去世了。霍华德继承了休斯工具公司。之后他娶了埃拉·赖斯。他和埃拉搬到了加利福尼亚州的洛杉矶。正是在那里，霍华德·休斯开始成为了一个传奇人物。休斯开始将他的资金投资于电影行业。搬到加州后不久，他就成为了一位重要的制片人。他工作努力，但同时也尽情享乐。他对权力和控制变得异常痴迷。当他无法合法获得某样东西时，他会向政客和商人提供资金，以便他们能帮助他。他拥有众多企业，包括飞机制造公司、一家电影制片厂、拉斯维加斯的酒店、金矿和银矿，以及广播电台和电视台。有一次，他买下了一个电视制片厂，只为了能够整晚看影片。他还买下了一家酒店，仅仅因为他想在自己最喜欢的房间住上一个周末。
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