成人本科英语-154及答案解析.doc

1、成人本科英语-154 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Dialogue Comp(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Customer: This shirt seems a size too small for me. Its an L.Salesman:Im really sorry. _.A. I think its not the right size B. The color doesnt suit youC. It looks nice on you D. It doesnt come in XL（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Speake

2、r A: _?Speaker B: I m not sure. All I remember is that the flight number is 838.A. Are we supposed to leave at 8:13 B. Are we suppose to leave at 8:13C. Are we supposing to leave at 8:13 D. Are we supposed to be leaving at 8:13（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Speaker A: Youd better take the umbrella with you. It

3、looks like its going to rain.Speaker B: Thank you _.A. for minding me B. for reminding meC. for remembering me D. for earing about me（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Anna: Hi, Keith. Hows it going?Keith: _. I lost my wallet, and it had all my ID and credit cards in it.A. Not too bad B. Not too good C. Not very we

4、ll D. Not at all（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Speaker A: The supermarket down the street is selling everything half price because _Speaker B: Sounds like an ideal time to stock up on coffee. Tell you what, what about we go there after class?A. it is rather cheap for usB. it is high time that we started to prep

5、are for Christmas DayC. they want to make more moneyD. they are going out of business（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Frank: Jessie, I read an Internet rumor that there might be a movie. Any details? Thanks!Jessie: At this point, it is quite likely that a movie is somewhere _. I wouldnt tell fans to give up.A. to

6、 come up B. along the way C. to turn up D. down the road（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Speaker A: Do you mind _? All the other tables seem to be full.Speaker B: Not at all.Speaker A: Thanks. Im Roger Smith, and this is Anne Williams.Speaker B: Nice to meet you. Im Ed Walker.A. if we join you B. if we will join

7、youC. if we are to join you D. if we joined you（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Speaker A: Haven t I seen you somewhere before?Speaker B: No, I dont think so.Speaker A: But your face is so familiar. Wait a second. I know. We were on the same flight to New York last month.Speaker B: Oh, yes. Now I remember. What a

8、 coincidence to meet in San Francisco!Speaker A: Well, you know what they say _.A. the world is small B. the world is littleC. its a small world D. its a little world（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Keith: So, how do I get to the police station from here?Anna: Its easy. Go up Main Street about three blocks. And t

9、hen, turn left. Its right beside the post office. _.A. You cant miss it B. You can find it no problemC. Here you are D. There you go again（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Speaker A: Would you like to come with us for coffee a little later?Speaker B: Im off caffeine, medical restrictions.Speaker A: _A. Then, what

10、 about a cup of Pepsi? B. Then, what about going to the cinema?C. Then, may I ask you for a dance? D. If so, lets have it right now.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Speaker A: I guess my chance of getting that job would be pretty slim.Speaker B: What could be the harm if you just apply for it?Speaker A: _.A. I m

11、ean I am not sure B. Im still hesitatingC. Youre right D. Its time that I ran a risk（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Speaker A: I thought that the chair cost eighty dollars.Speaker B: _, but the price has gone up sixteen dollars.A. Yes, it was B. Yes, it is C. It used to D. It used（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Speaker A:

12、I talked to Philip today and he said hed be coming to the party.Speaker B: Oh, so he cancome after all, You know, he always complains that _.A. he has no party to attend B. he has a million things to do each dayC. he has to stay up late at night D. he has to go to all sorts of parties（分数：1.00）A.B.C.

13、D.14.Speaker A: Excuse me. Could you show me the way to the nearest post office?Speaker B: Sure. _ at the traffic lights. Then turn left. Thats Water Street. The post office is on your right, you can t miss it.Speaker A: Thanks a lot.Speaker B: You re welcome.A. You will walk two blocks and stop B.

14、You walk two blocks and will stopC. Walk two blocks and stop D. Walk two blocks and you will stop（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Speaker A: Id love to come to your barbecue on Saturday but my cousin is arriving from California that day.Speaker B: Thats no problem. The more the merrier. Im glad _.A. I can hold s

15、uch a barbecue for youB. your cousin will be arriving from California thenC. we finally have a chance to get togetherD. that youre too busy to come to my barbecue（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder

16、 how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young childor even an animal, such as a pigeoncan learn to recognize faces, we all take this ability for granted.We also tell peopl

17、e apart by how they behave. When we talk about someones personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someones personality in words is somewhat eas

18、ier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what is “a nice face“ looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a “nice person“, you might begin to think about someone who was kind, considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth.There ar

19、e many words to describe how a person thinks, feels, acts. Gordon Allport, an American psychologist, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in peoples behavior. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing, his personality. Bookworms, conservatives,

20、military typespeople are described with such terms.People have always tried to “type“ each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villains (坏人) or the heros role. In fact the words “person“ and “personality“ come from the Latin persona, meaning “ma

21、sk“. Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the good.guy from the bad guy because the two types differ in appearances as well as in actions.（分数：10.00）(1).By using the example of fingerprints, the author tells us that _.A. people can learn to recognize faces

22、B. people have different personalitiesC. people have difficulty in describing the features of fingerprintsD. people differ from each other in facial features（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to this passage, some animals have the gift of _.A. telling people apart by how they behave B. typing each other

23、C. telling good people from bad people D. recognizing human faces（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Who most probably knows best how to describe peoples personality?A. The ancient Greek audience B. The movie actorsC. Psychologists D. The modern TV audience（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the passage, it is possi

24、ble for us to tell, one type of person from another because _.A. people differ in their behavioral and physical characteristicsB. human fingerprints provide unique informationC. peoples behavior can be easily described in wordsD. human faces have complex features（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the fol

25、lowing is the major point of the passage?A. Why it is necessary to identify peoples personality.B. Why it is possible to describe people.C. How to get to know people.D. How best to recognize people.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.四、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Do you ever automatically say “God bless you“ when someo

26、ne sneezes? Did you ever cross your fingers when making a wish? Most people who do these things never think about why they do them. They just do them.But there is a reason. Both acts are meant to insure good luck. They are little superstitions that have come down to us from an earlier time, when eve

27、rybody believed in good and evil spirits. And even in our modern world, when men are traveling to the moon, we are still practicing some of these ancient habits in our daily lives.In ancient times, men believed that the soul lived in the head. Every time someone sneezed, he was risking the danger of

28、 dislodging that soul and blowing it out the nose into the outside world. So, as insurance against a lost soul, people would say “God bless you“ to be sure that God would catch the soul and return it to its rightful owner.Some people today toss a bit of salt over their left shoulder if they happen t

29、o spill any at the dinner table. This practice once had a serious purpose. In an earlier time, men believed that evil spirits always stood on their left side and good sprits on the right. So any time they spilled some of the precious stuff, they would throw a bit of it over their left shoulder to ke

30、ep away the evil spirits.Since the evil spirits stood on the left, and the good spirits on the right, the right side was considered the lucky side Of the body. Putting your best foot forward meant starting out on the lucky side, with your right foot first. That was a guarantee of good luck at whatev

31、er you were about to do. We still speak of “putting your best foot forward,“ although we dont always start walking with the right foot.（分数：10.00）(1).The main idea of the passage is that _.A. people still believe in superstitionsB. there are reasons behind many superstitionsC. people today dont have

32、superstitionsD. superstitions are foolish（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Ancient men believed that the soul lived in the _.A. heart B. stomach C. head D. feet（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Today, most people practice superstitions _.A. without realizing itB. because its part of their religionC. because superstitions hav

33、e proven to be trueD. because superstitions are amusing（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to superstition, evil spirits stood _.A. to the left of people B. behind peopleC. to the right of people D. in front of people（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).To make a wish come true, you should _.A. say “God bless you“ B. fl

34、ing salt over your shoulderC. put your best foot forward D. cross your fingers（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.五、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive. Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more

35、varied. But do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity? There is evidence to suggest that while variety certainly makes the workers life more enjoyable, it does not actually make him work harder. As far as increasing productivity is concerned, then variety is not an important factor.Other expe

36、rts feel that giving the worker freedom to do his job in his own way is important and there is no doubt that this is true. The problem is that this kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated machinery which must be used in a fixed way. Thus while freedom of cho

37、ice may be important, there is usually very little that can be done to create it. Another important consideration is how much each worker contributes to the product he is making. In most factories the worker sees only one small part of the product. Some car factories are now experimentingwith having

38、 many small production lines rather than a large one, so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his line. It would seem that not only is degree of worker contribution an important factor, therefore, but it is also one we can do something about.To what extent does more mon

39、ey lead to greater productivity? The workers themselves certainly think this important. But perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is so boring. Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more. A similar argument may explain demands for shorter working hours. Perhaps if we succe

40、ed in making their jobs more interesting, they will neither want more money, nor will shorter working hours be so important to them.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of these possible factors leading to greater productivity is not true?A. To make jobs more varied.B. To give the worker freedom to do his job in his

41、 own way.C. Degree of work contribution.D. Demands for longer working hours.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why workers want more money?A. Because their jobs are too boring. B. In order to enjoy more time.C. To make their jobs more interesting. D. To demand shorter working hours.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The last s

42、entence in this passage means that if we succeed in making workers jobs more interesting _.A. they will want more moneyB. they will demand shorter working hoursC. more money and shorter working hours are important factorsD. more money and shorter working hours will not be so important to them（分数：2.0

43、0）A.B.C.D.(4).In this passage, the author tells us _.A. how to make the workersmore productiveB. possible factors leading to greater efficiencyC. to what extent more money leads to greater productivityD. how to make workers jobs more interesting（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The author of this passage is prob

44、ably a _.A. teacher B. worker C. manager D. physicist（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.六、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Some people seem to have a knack for learning languages. They can pick up new vocabulary, master rules of grammar, and learn to write in the new language more quickly than others. They do not seem to

45、be any more intelligent than others, so what makes languages so much easier for them to learn? Perhaps if we take a close look at these successful language learners we may discover a few of the techniques that make language learning easier for them.First of all, successful language learners are inde

46、pendent learners. They do not depend on the book or the teacher. They discover their own way to learn the language. Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain, they try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves. They try to learn from their mistakes.Successful language learning is active

47、learning. Therefore, they do not wait for a chance to use the language. Instead they look for such a chance. They will try anything to communicate. They are not afraid to repeat what they hear and to say strange things. They are willing to make mistakes and try again. When communication is difficult

48、, they can accept information that is inexact or incomplete. It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word.Finally, successful language learners are learners with a purpose. They want to learn the language because they are interested in the la

49、nguage and the people who speak it. It is necessary for them to learn language in order to communicate with these people and to learn from them. They find it is easy to practice using the language regularly because they want to learn it.（分数：10.00）(1).The best learners of languages _.A. are the most intelligent students in the classB. are the best at memorizing long vocabulary listsC. have the best language l