成人本科学位英语模拟题四2016年及答案解析.doc

1、成人本科学位英语模拟题四 2016 年及答案解析(总分：75.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Dialogue Communicati(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Waiter: Welcome, sir. May I help you? Customer:_ （分数：1.00）A.Thank you. I have eaten a lot of food.B.Yes, please. 1 d like a hamburger and a cup of coffee.C.Sorry. I don t need your help, thank you.D.If you want to

2、 help me, I 11 be glad to accept it2.W: How did your interview go? M:_ （分数：1.00）A.A manager interviewed me.B.I couldn t feel better about it ! The questions were very fair, and I seemed to find answers for all of them.C.I was fully confident that I answered all the questions to the needs of the inte

3、rviewer.D.I answered all the questions of the interviewer to his satisfaction. But he may discriminate against me.3.Speaker A: It s wonderful to hear that your book has been published. Speaker B :_ （分数：1.00）A.Oh, it s nothing special,B.It s OK.C.I m glad to hear you flatter.D.No. Not a big deal for

4、that.4.W: How annoying ! I can t figure out a solution to this problem. Can you help me? M:_ （分数：1.00）A.Why don t you do it yourself?B.OK. Though it s beyond me, let me try.C.You shouldn t feel annoyed. After all, it s your own problem.D.Well, I m afraid I can t at the moment.5.Speaker A: I was hopi

5、ng to get some bread from the bakery before it closes. Speaker B :_ （分数：1.00）A.You d better be quick. It will close at 7: 00.B.My watch says 6: 50, I m afraid you 11 be late. But don t be frustrated.C.I don t know when it closes.D.I ve never been to that bakery.6.Tom: I see in the paper they re send

6、ing more equipment to space. And we might have to live there someday. John: _ ! I m staying right here ! （分数：1.00）A.Never IB.Not meC.No meD.None me7.Goodbye !_ （分数：1.00）A.I am looking forward to seeing you again.B.Take care.C.It s such a short time meeting, please do not go.D.Pay me another visit so

7、on.8.Speaker A: Would you like another piece of apple pie (苹果派) ? Speaker B :_ （分数：1.00）A.Don t push me. I ve hardly eaten on.B.Come on. I can t manage it.C.No kidding. I can t eat any more.D.No, thanks. I m on a diet.9.Mike: Can I get you a cup of coffee? Tom：_ （分数：1.00）A.! don t take sugar, thank

8、you.B.That s very nice of you.C.You can, please.D.Thank you for the coffee.10.Speaker A: Do you happen to know what s on after the news? Speaker B :_ （分数：1.00）A.There is no important news after that.B.I m not interested in the programs.C.It s a documentary about animals.D.I hope to watch a movie aft

9、er that.11.Speaker A: There seems to be something wrong with the air-conditioner in our apartment. Speaker B :_ （分数：1.00）A.I m awfully sorry for that. I II see to it right away.B.I do beg your pardon for the inconvenience.C.I just don t know how to apologize for it.D.It s not my fault. I feel sorry

10、for it.12.W: I do hope Peter do well in his studies this semester. M:_ （分数：1.00）A.Yes. I hope so.B.Yes. Dear. But I am afraid the school is not nice enough.C.Neither do I. I don t think his words would be as good as gold.D.Yes. Although we believe our son is honest, he may not work hard enough as he

11、 says.13.M: That s a beautiful dress you have on! W:_ （分数：1.00）A.Actually, I don t like it very much.B.Oh, thank you. I just got it yesterday.C.Yes, I think so.D.No, it s not that beautiful. Yours is better.14.Speaker A: If you like, I could help you paint (刷油漆) the room tomorrow. Speaker B._ （分数：1.

12、00）A.You don t have to give me a hand.B.That would be too much bother, but thanks anyway.C.I m OK. You shouldn t worry about that.D.Unfortunately I feel unable to accept your offer.15.W : The experiment has been completed, hasn t it? M:_ （分数：1.00）A.Yes. We need another week to complete it.B.Yes. It

13、has been completed beautifully.C.No. It was completed last week.D.No. I have no idea about it.二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：3，分数：30.00)Washington Irving was America s first man of letters to be known internationally. His works were received enthusiastically both in England and in the United States. He

14、was, in fact, one of the most successful writers of his time in the country, and at the same time winning the admiration of fellow writers like Scott in Britain and Poe and Hawthorne in the United States. The respect in which he was held partly owing to the man himself, with his warm friendliness, h

15、is good sense,his urbanity, his gay spirits, his artistic integrity, his love of both the Old World and the New. Thackeray described Irving as “a gentleman, who, though himself born in no very high sphere,was most finished, polished, witty; socially the equal of the most refined Europeans. “ In Engl

16、and he was granted an honorary degree from Oxford-an unusual honor for a citizen of a young, uncultured nation-and he received the medal of the Royal Society of Literature. America made him ambassador to Spain. Irving s background provides little to explain his literary achievements. A gifted but de

17、licate child, he had little schooling. He studied law, but without zeal, and never did practice seriously. He was immune to his strict Presbyterian home environment, frequenting both social gatherings and the theater. （分数：10.00）(1).The main point of the first paragraph is that Washington Irving was_

18、 （分数：2.00）A.America s first man of lettersB.a writer who had great success both in and outside his own countryC.a man who was able to move from literature to politicsD.a man whose personal charm enabled him to get by with basically inferior work(2).What is implied by the mention of Scott, Poe and H

19、awthorne? （分数：2.00）A.Irving enjoyed great popular admiration.B.Scott, Poe and Hawthorne were primarily responsible for Irving s success.C.Irving s work was not only popular, but also of high literary quality.D.More Americans than Britons admired Irving.(3).Which of the following best describes the e

20、ffect of Irving s Presbyterian background on his life? （分数：2.00）A.It fostered his love for the theater.B.It developed his skill in business.C.It prompted his interest in law.D.It had almost no effect on his life.(4).Which of the following best describes the effect of Irving s personal qualities on h

21、is literary suc-cess? （分数：2.00）A.His personal qualities were entirely responsible for his literary success.B.His personal qualities were primarily responsible for his literary success.C.His personal qualities had some effects on his literary success.D.His personal qualities had no effects on his lit

22、erary success.(5).Why might Irving s literary ability have been surprising to the English? （分数：2.00）A.They feared competition from American writers.B.They did not expect the United States to produce good writers.C.They disapproved of the language American writers used.D.They thought of the United St

23、ates as a purely commercial power.Traditionally, universities have carried out two main activities: research and teaching. Many experts would argue that both these activities play a critical role in serving the community. The fun-damental question, however, is how does the community want or need to

24、be served? In recent years universities have been coming under increasing pressure from both the govern-ments and the public to ensure that they do not remain “ivory towers (象牙塔)“ of study separated from the realities of everyday life. University teachers have been encouraged, and in some cases cons

25、trained (强迫), to provide more courses which produce graduates with the technical skills re-quired for the commercial use.If Aristotle wanted to work in a university/in the UK today, he would have a good chance of teaching computer science but would not be so readily employable as a philosopher. A po

26、st-industrial society requires large numbers of computer programmers, engineers, manag-ers and technicians to maintain and develop its economic growth but “man“, as the Bible says,“does not live by bread alone. “ Apart from requiring medical and social services, which do not directly contribute to e

27、conomic growth, the society should also value and enjoy literature, mu-sic and the arts. Because they can also promote economic growth. A successful musical play, for instance, can contribute as much to the Gross National Product through tourist dollars as any other things. （分数：10.00）(1).The main id

28、ea of the first paragraph is that_. （分数：2.00）A.traditional universities do a good job serving the societyB.universities must meet the needs of the societyC.research and teaching are of great importance in universitiesD.universities play an important role in our society(2).We can infer from the secon

29、d paragraph that_. （分数：2.00）A.the society is not satisfied with the present college educationB.the governments interfere too much with college educationC.teacher are forced to do what they don t like to doD.teachers dislike teaching commercially useful courses(3).The Aristotle example is used to mak

30、e the point that_. （分数：2.00）A.universities in the UK have produced too much good for graduatesB.such abstract subjects as philosophy is no longer usefulC.education should serve the social needsD.it is advisable for today s philosophers to know computer science(4).According to the passage, literature

31、 music and the arts_. （分数：2.00）A.do not contribute to economic growth at allB.are less useful to the society because they do not make direct contribution to economic growthC.are similar to medical and social services in their way of promoting economic growthD.should develop only when they are good

32、for economic growth(5).The author believes that_. （分数：2.00）A.art is useful only when it is made into a money earnerB.the promotion of economic growth is the only goal of today s societyC.universities should not provide literature or art coursesD.the society needs both technical skills and artsAll th

33、e useful energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sun. The sun heats and feeds creatures and mankind. Each year it provides men with two hundred million tons of grain and nearly ten million tons of wood, coal, oil, natural gas, and all other fuels are stored en-ergy from the

34、 sun. Some was collected by this season s plants as carbon compounds. Some was stored by plants and trees ages ago. Even waterpower derives from the sun. Water turned into vapor by the sun fails as rain. It courses down the mountains and is converted to electric power. Light transmits only the energ

35、y that comes from the sun s outer layer, and much of this energy that is directed towards the earth never arrives. About nine tenths of it is absorbed by the atmosphere of the earth. In fact, the earth itself gets only one half millionth of the sun s entire output of radiant energy. （分数：10.00）(1).Th

36、e sun is the source of all of the following EXCEPT_. （分数：2.00）A.gasolineB.natural gasC.atomic powerD.animal fat(2).Radiant energy is stored as carbon compounds by_. （分数：2.00）A.plantsB.waterC.rockD.creatures(3).The sun s energy provides us with all EXCEPT_. （分数：2.00）A.rainB.tealC.waterD.light(4).The

37、largest part of the light energy directed towards the earth is_. （分数：2.00）A.stored up by the plantsB.absorbed by the earth s atmosphereC.stored up by the animals in the form of body fatD.used for electric power(5).Of the sun s total output of radiant energy, the earth receives_. （分数：2.00）A.one tenth

38、B.one millionthC.all that comes from the surface of the sunD.a very small portion三、Vocabulary and Struc(总题数：30，分数：30.00)16.You can t hear what I m saying_ you stop talking. （分数：1.00）A.only ifB.unlessC.lestD.except that17.He_working till he was seventy years old. （分数：1.00）A.kept upB.kept onC.kept toD

39、kept out18.The novel ended happily, and the young couple was married_. （分数：1.00）A.in the finalB.in the endC.to the lastD.in conclusion19.One warning was_ to stop her doing it. （分数：1.00）A.sufferedB.sufficedC.suggestedD.provided20.It is estimated that the disease_by polluted water will kill 1 out of

40、every 100 children. （分数：1.00）A.causingB.causedC.to causeD.will cause21.He didnt know I was in his office. He was too busy to _me.（分数：1.00）A.pay attention toB.noticeC.knowD.realize22.Will you show me the girl _name is Jane? （分数：1.00）A.herB.who sC.whoseD.which23.The old gentleman never fails to help_i

41、s in need of his help. （分数：1.00）A.whoB.whoeverC.oneD.whomever24.Mr. Holmes called at many schools _he lived to ask them to accept his son, but he was refused everywhere for being a black. （分数：1.00）A.thatB.around whereC.near whichD.which25.My wallet is nowhere to be found. I _when I was on the bus.（分

42、数：1.00）A.must drop itB.should have dropped itC.must have dropped itD.had dropped it26.I could have done it better if I_ more time. （分数：1.00）A.have hadB.hadC.had hadD.will have had27._, we should be glad. （分数：1.00）A.They arrive tomorrowB.Were they arriving tomorrowC.They were to arrive tomorrowD.Were

43、 they to arrive tomorrow28.I knew I could not finish my homework_. （分数：1.00）A.by he had comeB.until he cameC.when he comesD.before he comes29.It is not _that this situation will last very long. （分数：1.00）A.alikeB.the likeC.likeD.likely30.I_on seeing the manager. The service in this hotel is terrible.

44、 （分数：1.00）A.insistB.persistC.affirmD.protest31.Experienced teachers make _mistakes than beginners. （分数：1.00）A.lesserB.fewerC.not manyD.very few32.I prefer this book_that one. （分数：1.00）A.more thanB.toC.thanD.rather than33.Do you know who _fire to that Department Store? （分数：1.00）A.madeB.setC.startedD.

45、caught34.All life on the earth _on the sun. （分数：1.00）A.dependsB.carriesC.keepsD.goes35.I can t keep _the teacher who speaks so fast. （分数：1.00）A.upB.up withC.withD.on with36.What the teacher said had a great _on his later career. （分数：1.00）A.effortB.influenceC.resultD.expression37.Tom was such a footb

46、all fan that he never_a single game in the season. （分数：1.00）A.lostB.missedC.failedD.dropped38.Are you interestedtennis? （分数：1.00）A.in playingB.for playingC.on playingD.to play39.There were 30 students and_ of them passed the exam. （分数：1.00）A.everyB.every oneC.everyoneD.everybody40._ the places I ve

47、been to, I enjoyed the restaurant here the most. （分数：1.00）A.From allB.All ofC.Of allD.All41.The quality of this kind of computer is_to that of imported computers. （分数：1.00）A.worseB.inferiorC.indifferentD.much better42.I wish I could speak French_ as John. （分数：1.00）A.as goodB.as betterC.as wellD.as b

48、est43._speaking, I think writing is rather boring. （分数：1.00）A.HonestB.HonestlyC.VeryD.Really44.If you don t go, I shall not_. （分数：1.00）A.eitherB.tooC.alsoD.yet45.My brother is now working_ he did last year. （分数：1.00）A.much harder thanB.more harder thanC.more thanD.much than成人本科学位英语模拟题四 2016 年答案解析(总分：75.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Dialogue Com