成人本科英语-166及答案解析.doc

1、成人本科英语-166 及答案解析(总分：85.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)As prices and building costs keep rising, the“do-it-yourself“(DIY) trend (趋势) in the U.S.continues to grow.“We needed furniture(家具) for our living room,“ says John Ross,“and we just didnt have enough mo

2、ney to buy it.So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.“(76) John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a two-week course for $280 at a night school.Now they bui

3、ld all their furniture and make repairs around the house.Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died.He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoemaking factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420.“I was deeply upset about it.Now Ive finished a car repair course. I should be

4、able to fix the car by myself.“John and Jim are not unusual people.In order to save money, most families in the country are doing everything they can so that they can fight the high cost of living.If you want to become a “do-it-yourselfer,“ you can go to DIY classes.And for those who dont have time

5、to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.（分数：5.00）(1).We can learn from the text that many newly married people_A. find it hard to pay for what they needB. have to learn to make their own furnitureC. take DIY courses run by the governmentD. seldom go to a depart

6、ment store to buy things（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _A. run a DIY shop B. make or repair thingsC. save time and money D. improve the quality of life（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim_A. makes

7、 shoes in his homeB. does his extra work at nightC. does his own car and home repairsD. keeps house and looks after his children（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Jim Hatfield decided to become a“do-it-yourselfer“ when _A. his car repairs cost too muchB. the car repair class was not helpfulC. he could not possibl

8、y do two jobsD. he had to raise the children all by himself（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What would be the best title for the text?A. The Joy of DIY. B. You Can Do It Too!C. Welcome to Our DIY Course! D. Ross and Hatfield: Believers in DIY.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)In the last 500 years, not

9、hing about people-their clothes, ideas, or languages-has changed as much as what they eat.The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of cocoa tree by South American Indians.The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s. Although it was very expensive, it quickly becam

10、e fashionable. In London,shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.The potato is also from the New World.Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown.The potato was the main food at Irish table. Thousan

11、ds of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the“Potato Famine“ (土豆饥荒) of 1845 - 1846, and thousands more were forced to move to America.There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the worl

12、ds largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia (埃塞尔比亚). It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400s.(77) According to an Arabic story, coffee was discovered when a man named Kaldi noticed that his

13、 goats were attracted to the red fruits on a coffee bush. (78) He tried one and experienced the“wide-awake“ feeling that one-third of the worlds population now starts the day with.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?A. Food. B. Cho

14、colate drinks. C. Potato. D. Coffee.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).“Some“ in the sentence“Some still exist today.“ refers to_A. cocoa trees B. chocolate C. shops D. meeting places（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Thousands of Irish people starved because_A. they depended on the potatoB. they were forced to move to America

15、C. the weather conditions in Ireland were not fit for growing the potatoD. the potato harvest was bad（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Coffee originally came from _A. Brazil B. Colombia C. Ethiopia D. Arabia（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The writer used an Arabic story to prove that _A. coffee was first discovered by Kald

16、iB. coffee was first discovered by Kaldis goatsC. coffee was first discovered in South American countriesD. coffee drinks were first made by Arabs（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems.For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that

17、 are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the countrys economy. (79) It is important to think about the people

18、of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the well-being of local inhabitants.Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to wor

19、k in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the countrys economy can suffer.On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first- class roads, and ot

20、her support facilities needed by tourist attractions. (80) For example, a major international-class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel will lose money.Building a hotel is just a beginning. There

21、must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money.If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following has most pr

22、obably been discussed in the paragraph that goes before the passage?A. It is extremely important to develop tourism.B. Building roads and hotels is essential.C. Support facilities are highly necessary.D. Planning is of great importance to tourism.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Too much tourism can cause all t

23、hese problems EXCEPT_A. a bad impact on other industriesB. a change of tourists customsC. overcrowdedness of places of interestD. pressure on traffic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Not enough tourism can lead to _A. an increase of unemployment B. a decrease in tourist attractionsC. the higher cost of support f

24、acilities D. a rise in price and a fall in pay（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).It is good for local people to be well aware that tourism will _A. use up a large amount of water B. weaken their economyC. help establish their traditions D. help improve their life（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The word“handle“ in the last p

25、aragraph most probably means _A. carry away B. pick up C. get in D. take down（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：30，分数：30.00)1.My bicycle is outdated.Your newly bought bike is _ than mine.A. very good B. very better C. far better D. good（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Tony was very unhappy for _ to the par

26、ty.A. having not been invited B. not having invitedC. having not invited D. not having been invited（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.She told me that she was then living in a _A. two-stories wooden house B. wooden two-story houseC. two-story wooden house D. wooden house two storied（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Every large ci

27、ty has its shifting population of vagrants.But in most _, these are poor men.A. conditions B. cases C. situations D. circumstances（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.My new glasses cost me _ the last pair that I bought.A. three times B. three times as much asC. three times as much D. three times much as（分数：1.00）A.B.

28、C.D.6._ a satisfactory answer, so he had to write to them again.A. As he hadnt received B. Not having receivedC. Having not received D. He hadnt received（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it_A. breaks B. has broken C. were broken D. had been broken（分数：1.00

29、A.B.C.D.8.Without computers, much of the advanced technology _A. would not be achieved B. would not be achieveC. havent achieved D. would not have been achieved（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.After driving for thirty miles, she suddenly realized that she _ in the wrong direction.A. was driving B. drove C. had d

30、rove D. had been driving（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.I find the article difficult _A. to understand B. to be understood C. understanding D. understand（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Both teams were in hard training; _ was willing to lose the game.A. either B. neither C. another D. the other（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.My father

31、seemed to be in no _ to look at my school report.A. mood B. sense C. emotion D. feeling（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Some words are hard to _ because they have many different uses.A. express B. explain C. define D. describe（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.ONeal works hard. He is often seen _ heavily before his teammates s

32、tart.A. sweated B. to be sweated C. sweating D. being sweated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Do you think Stephen Hawkins is the greatest man _?A. alive B. lively C. live D. living（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.It was because the applicant was too conceited (自负的) _ he failed in the interview.A. that B. so that C. so D. th

33、erefore（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.But you have to study hard, _ ?A. mustnt you B. wont you C. dont you D. oughtnt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.I was _ to find his article on such an _ topic so _A. surprised.excited.bored B. surprising.exciting.boringC. surprised.exciting.boring D. surprising.excited.bored（分数：1.00）A.

34、B.C.D.19._ a lot of money made the study abroad possible for him.A. Tom saved B. Tom has savedC. Toms having been saved D. Toms having saved（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.Do _ you think is fight _ difficulties you may have.A. what.however B. that.whatC. whatever.whoever D. what.whatever（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.I ca

35、n hardly imagine Peter _ across the Atlantic Ocean in 15 days.A. sail B. to sail C. sailing D. to have sailed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.He went to the west to seek wealth and_A. destiny B. fortune C. future D. fate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.There is a party tonight _ our new president.A. in manner of B. in respec

36、t of C. in honor of D. in favor of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.This is the reason_ he didnt come to the meeting.A. in which B. with which C. that D. for which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.There is no rush now, for the game has been_A. taken off B. made out C. called off D. switched（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.The industrial pr

37、ocesses,_, are based on man-made processes.A. in case B. in detail C. in general D. in brief（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.Three days later, word came _ our country had sent up another man-made satellite.A. when B. which C. that D. where（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28._ his money lost than he began to cry and shout loudly

38、A. Hardly he has found B. No sooner had he foundC. Not until did he find D. When he found（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.I caught a _ of the car before it disappeared around the bend.A. glance B. glimpse C. look D. see（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.When _ why he walked in without permission, he just stared at us and said

39、 nothing.A. asking B. asked C. being asked D. to be asked（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、Part Identificatio(总题数：10，分数：10.00)31.The chairman proposed that every speaker must limit himself to fifteen minutes.A. every speakerB. mustC. himselfD. to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32.Nancy had a great deal of trouble to concentrate

40、on her work because of the noise in the next room.A. a great deal ofB. to concentrate onC. because ofD. in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.33.The old artist is in the habit of going for a walk in the park every morning except it rains.A. in the habit ofB. going forC. morningD. except it rains（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34.Eve

41、r since the world began nations have difficulty in keeping peace with their neighbors.A. Ever sinceB. beganC. have difficultyD. keeping（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.35.Not until my mother told me the sad news last night I knew that our neighbor was killed in a car accident the week before.A. Not untilB. the sad

42、newsC. I knewD. was killed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.36.Dr. Nolen was honest enough to admit to make errors in judgment on more than one occasion.A. honest enoughB. to makeC. inD. on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.37.She became angrier as the years went on because she saw that they were doing to other youngsters.A. angrierB

43、 onC. thatD. other（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.During that terrible snowstorm, the police demanded that people stayed off Highway 101 except in cases of emergency.A. DuringB. demandedC. stayed offD. in cases of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.39.Whom do you think is the most popular sports star at the moment?A. WhomB. do y

44、ou thinkC. mostD. at（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.40.No matter whatever happens, were determined to do our best and make the experiment a success.A. whatever happensB. do our bestC. makeD. a success（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、Part Cloze(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Enough sleep is important to health.The amount of sleep (56) depends o

45、n the age of the person and the conditions in which sleep (57) .The young may need more sleep than the old, but (58) eight hours are enough for the (59) of grown-ups.Some can (60) with less than this amount but (61) may need more.Every person knows his own (62) .It is then a matter of how to (63) it

46、Sleep should always be (64) to make one relaxed and ready for (65) work.Fresh air is (66) to sound sleep.It is not (67) reason for some people to (68) that it is practical to sleep in the open air. (69) a person can keep himself warm, (70) sleeping probably gives the body (71) complete relaxation.A

47、bility to sleep is largely a (72) .Out-of-door (73) , a good habit of regular (74) , the avoidance (避免) of late eating, and (75) are all helpful to sound sleep.（分数：10.00）(1).A. wanted B. expected C. wished D. needed（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(2).A. falls down B. breaks out C. wakes up D. takes place（分数：0.50）A

48、B.C.D.(3).A. seldom B. sometimes C. always D. generally（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(4).A. health B. heads C. night D. work（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(5).A. wake B. work C. do D. finish（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(6).A. children B. women C. others D. few（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(7).A. need B. enough C. short D. long（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(8).A.

49、 help B. satisfy C. demand D. take（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(9).A. deep B. enough C. short D. long（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(10).A. hard B. his own C. a days D. good（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(11).A. necessary B. able C. no good D. beat（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(12).A. the best B. at all C. without D. a good（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(13).A. suggest B. understand C. insist D. agree（分数：