成人本科英语-150及答案解析.doc

1、成人本科英语-150 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Dialogue Comm(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Im sorry I stepped outside for a smoke. I was very tired.There is no _ for this while you are on duty.（分数：1.00）A.reasonB.excuseC.explanationD.cause2.Hove did you sleep last night?Like a log. Never slept _.（分数：1.00）A.wellB.d

2、eeplyC.betterD.best3.How much of his speech did you think you understood?_ I wish I had worked harder.（分数：1.00）A.Not a littleB.Very fewC.Nearly everythingD.Almost nothing4.How about your trip to Qingdao?It couldnt have been _ . Sometimes I went swimming in the sea; sometimes I lay on the sand, bathe

3、d in sunlight.（分数：1.00）A.so wellB.as badC.betterD.worse5.How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers?The key _ the problem is to meet the demand _ by the customers.（分数：1.00）A.to solving; makingB.to solving; madeC.to solve; makingD.to solve; made6.How do you think of h

4、is plan?I was not a bit surprised, for I had fully expected _（分数：1.00）A.as muchB.so muchC.that muchD.very much7.Have you read this book?Yes. But that one is _ worth reading I suggest you read it if you have time.（分数：1.00）A.bestB.wellC.betterD.more8.Dr. White has got plenty of information about UFO.

5、Hes promised to offer it to me.I have as much. Would you like to have mine _.（分数：1.00）A.as wellB.as possibleC.so farD.if so9.Could you teI1 Lucy about the meeting when you see her?Sure, I will _ I see her.（分数：1.00）A.certainlyB.fortunatelyC.probablyD.immediately10.You know Mr. Green has been ill for

6、days?Yes, I wonder if he is _ better now.（分数：1.00）A.someB.muchC.anyD.no11.Did the policeman let you in?No, _ I told him who I was.（分数：1.00）A.ifB.onceC.as thoughD.even though12.How much do the pencils cost?Three pounds _ pencils.（分数：1.00）A.by two dozen ofB.for two dozen ofC.by two dozenD.for two doze

7、n13.Are you going to the basketball game?No, the tickets are _ expensive for me.（分数：1.00）A.very muchB.highlyC.so muchD.far too14.Thats me when I got married. See what I look like now!Why not go on a diet to get into _ ?（分数：1.00）A.shapeB.formC.appearanceD.body15.Toms mistakes in the exam are almost a

8、s _ as Jacks.I know that boy. Hes _ than Jack.（分数：1.00）A.much; no more carefulB.much; not more carefulC.many; no more carefulD.many; not more careful二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)There are warm tropical regions all over the globe, but only the Indians of the South A

9、merican rain forests have formed the habit of sleeping in the open air. Long before they made painful acquaintance (相识) with Europeans, they had invented something that was unique on earth: the hammock.Nobody really knows who first had the bright idea of making sleeping in the air the symbol of untr

10、oubled rest. The Indians see the hammock as a “gift of heaven (上天)“, something given to them a very long time ago.In it the Indians pass away hot noon hours, napping or chatting. Swinging it to and fro (来回摆动) creates a cooling breath of air and keeps away insects. They work and play in hammocks, are

11、 born and die there.Hung like a suspension bridge between heaven and earth, a hammock is dry while the soil is damp and is safe from most wild animals.Hammocks have the advantage over beds in that they are easy to transport and take up very little space when they have been rolled up (卷起). Indians ne

12、ver go on a journey without their hammocks, not even to their plantations.（分数：10.00）(1).The word hammock in this passage means _.（分数：2.00）A.a suspension cage which can be swung to and fro in the airB.a seat hanging by two ropes from the branch of a treeC.a suspension bridge in the South American rai

13、n forestsD.a net hung between two supports and used as a bed(2).When was the hammock invented and by whom?（分数：2.00）A.The Indians had invented the hammock long before they came to South America.B.The Indians had invented the hammock long before the Europeans came to South America.C.The Europeans inve

14、nted the hammock after they made acquaintance with the Indians.D.The Europeans had invented the hammock before they went to South Americ(3).Indians swing the hammock to _.（分数：2.00）A.pray to heaven for a giftB.keep away flies, mosquitoes and other insectsC.keep away wild animalsD.all asleep quickly(4

15、).According to the passage, hammocks _.（分数：2.00）A.cannot be rolled upB.are difficult to transportC.are never brought to the plantationsD.can be kept dry while the ground is wet(5).The passage is about _.（分数：2.00）A.the Indian way of livingB.tropical regionsC.Indians gift for the EuropeansD.a portable

16、 bed四、Passages Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly-held image (形象) of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrel

17、s.An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive todays young people seem to be about their families,“ said one member of the researchteam. “Theyre expected to be re

18、bellious (叛逆的) and selfish, but actually they have other things on their minds: they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. Theres more negotiation (商议) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decis

19、ion-making process. They dont want to rock the boat.“So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,“ says 17-year-old Daniel Lazall. “I alway

20、s tell them when Im goingout clubbing. As long as they know what Im doing, theyre fine with it.“ Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as Id done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday n

21、ight. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.“Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments, “Our surprise that teenagers say they get along wel

22、l with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout

23、history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over. /（分数：10.00）(1).What is the popular image of teenagers today?（分数：2.00）A.They worry about school.B.They dislike living with their parents.C.They have to be locked in to avoid troubles.D.They quarrel a lot wit

24、h other family members.(2).The study shows that teenagers dont want to _.（分数：2.00）A.share family responsibilityB.cause trouble in their familiesC.go boating with their familyD.make family decisions(3).Compared with parents of 30 years ago, todays parents _.（分数：2.00）A.go to clubs more often with thei

25、r childrenB.are much stricter with their childrenC.care less about their childrens lifeD.give their children more freedom(4).According to the author, teenage rebellion _.（分数：2.00）A.may be a false beliefB.is common nowadaysC.existed only in the 1960sD.resulted from changes in families(5).What is the

26、passage mainly about?（分数：2.00）A.Negotiation in family.B.Education in family.C.Harmony in family.D.Teenage trouble in family.五、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Imagine youre at a party full of strangers. Youre nervous. Who are these people? How do you start a conversation? Fortunately, youve got a thing

27、that sends out energy at tiny chips in everyones name tag (标签). The chips send back name, job, hobbies, and the time available for meetingwhatever. Making new friends becomes simple.This hasnt quite happened in real life. But the world is already experiencing a revolution using RFID technology.An RF

28、ID tag with a tiny chip can be fixed in a product, under your pets skin, even under your own skin. Passive RFID tags have no energy source-batteries because they do not need it. The energy comes from the reader, a scanning device (装置), that sends out energy (for example, radio waves) that starts up

29、the tag immediately.Such a tag carries information specific to that object, and the data can be updated. Already, RFID technology is used for recognizing each car or truck on the road and it might appear in your passport. Doctors can put a tiny chip under the skin that will help locate and obtain a

30、patients medical records. At a nightclub in Paris or in New York the same chip gets you into the VIP (very important person) section and pays for the bill with the wave of an arm.Take a step back: 10 or 12 years ago, you would have heard about the coming age of computing. One example always seemed t

31、o surface: Your refrigerator would know when you needed to buy more milk. The concept was that computer chips could be put everywhere and send information in a smart network that would make ordinary life simpler.RFID tags are a small part of this phenomenon. “The world is going to be a loosely coupl

32、ed set of individual small devices, connected wirelessly,“ predicts Dr. J. Reich. Human right supporters are nervous about the possibilities of such technology. It goes too far tracking school kids through RFID tags, they say. We imagine a world in which a beer company could find out not only when y

33、ou bought a beer but also when you drank it. And how many beers. Accompanied by how many biscuits.When Marconi invented radio, he thought it would be used for ship-to-shore communication. Not for pop music. Who knows how RFID and related technologies will be used in the future. Heres a wild guess No

34、t for buying milk.（分数：10.00）(1).The article is intended to _.（分数：2.00）A.warn people of the possible risks in adopting RFID technologyB.explain the benefits brought about by RFID technologyC.convince people of the uses of RFID technologyD.predict the applications of RFID technology(2).We know from th

35、e passage that with the help of RFID tags, people _.（分数：2.00）A.will have no trouble getting data about othersB.will have more energy for conversationC.will have more time to make friendsD.wont feel shy at parties any longer(3).Passive RFID tags chiefly consist of _（分数：2.00）A.scanning devicesB.radio

36、wavesC.batteriesD.chips(4).Why are some people worried about RFID technology?（分数：2.00）A.Because children will be tracked by strangers.B.Because market competition will become more fierce.C.Because their private lives will be greatly affected.D.Because customers will be forced to buy more products.(5

37、).The last paragraph implies that RFID technology _（分数：2.00）A.will not be used for such matters as buying milkB.will be widely used, including for buying milkC.will be limited to communication usesD.will probably be used for pop music六、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：10.00)How should one invest a sum of money

38、 in these days of inflation (通货膨胀) ? Left in a bank it will hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man, or a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings, and even increase your wealth is to bu

39、y beautiful objects from the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques.I sometimes wonder what a being from another planet might report back about our way of life. “The planet Earth is ruled by a my

40、sterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face with twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do nothing without its permission, and it fastens round its young peoples wrists so that everywhere men go they are still under its control This creature is

41、 the real master of Earth and men are its slaves. “Whether or not we are slaves of time today depends on our culture and personality, but it is believed that many years ago kings kept special slaves to tell the time. Certain men were very clever at measuring the time of day according to the beating

42、of their own hearts. They were made to stand in a fixed place and every hour or so would shout the time. So it seems that the first clocks were human beings.However, men quickly found more convenient and reliable ways of telling the time. They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun. They marked

43、the hours on candles, used sand in hour-glasses, and invented water-clocks. Indeed, any serious student of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past.Antique clocks could be very expensive, but

44、one of the joys of collecting clocks is that it is still possible to find quite cheap ones for your own home. After all, if you are going to be ruled by time, why not invest in an antique clock and perhaps make a future profit?（分数：10.00）(1).According to the passage, collecting antique clocks _.（分数：2

45、.00）A.can hardly keep the value of your savingsB.will cost much of your savingsC.may increase your wealthD.needs your bravery(2).By quoting (引用) the remark of a being from another planet, the author intends to _.（分数：2.00）A.suggest human beings are controlled by a clockB.describe why clocks can rule

46、the planet EarthC.tell readers what clocks look likeD.compare clocks to human beings(3).Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to measure the time?（分数：2.00）A.Counting the beating of ones own heart.B.Making use of candles, sand and water.C.Observing shadows cast by the sun.D.Keeping slaves

47、busy day and night.(4).The underlined phrase “stately homes“ in Paragraph 4 means _?（分数：2.00）A.state-owned housesB.houses in very good conditionC.grand houses open to the publicD.houses where statesmen meet regularly(5).The purpose of the passage is _.（分数：2.00）A.to introduce the culture of antique c

48、locksB.to offer some advice on collecting antique clocksC.to compare different ways to make a future profitD.to explain convenient and reliable ways of telling time七、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：40，分数：20.00)16.Is it the scholarship that you got yesterday _ makes you so happy?（分数：0.50）A.whichB.whatC.thatD.

49、when17.It was in the small house _ was built with stones _ he spent his childhood.（分数：0.50）A.which; thatB.where; thatC.that ; whereD.that; which18.Spending the summer traveling round Australia is a great idea, but it begs the _ of how we can afford it.（分数：0.50）A.mercyB.pleasureC.questionD.permission19.Who can you turn to in time of danger, if not _