成人高等教育学士学位英语-9及答案解析.doc

1、成人高等教育学士学位英语-9 及答案解析(总分：130.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BDirections:/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Speaker A: May I have an inquiry ( 咨询), please?Speaker B: _（分数：1.00）A.Never mind. You can ask whatever you want.B.Id like to know what inquiry it is.C.I m sorry. I know little about it.D.Yes, of course. So far as I know.2.P

2、upil: I apologize for being late this morning. My alarm clock didnt ring.Teacher: _（分数：1.00）A.Thats all right. These things often happen.B.Would you please forgive me? I never accept any apologies at all.C.Thank you. Youre really too kind apologizing to me.D.Never mind. You dont have to be so polite

3、.3.M: Thats the worst painting Ive ever seen.W: _（分数：1.00）A.Never mind. Lets continue to look at it.B.Come on. Its not that bad.C.No, it is not the worst painting.D.Yes. It looks the worst.4.Cindy: _Rose: No, what happened? Cindy: They let him go as he is suspected to be cheating.（分数：1.00）A.Did you

4、know John?B.Did you like John?C.Did you hate John?D.Did you hear about John?5.Speaker A: Hello, May I speak to Mr. Smith?Speaker B: _（分数：1.00）A.Yes, I am Mr. Smith.B.No, he is not in the office right now.C.Speaking!D.He is not here. Can I speak for him?6.Speaker A: Id like to fix an appointment with

5、 the personal manager. Will nine tomorrow morning be all right?Speaker B: _（分数：1.00）A.No. Its impossible. Hell be busy tomorrow.B.Ive told you hell be busy. Why do you come again?C.Im afraid not. Hes got a rather full day tomorrow.D.Hell be free the whole day tomorrow.7.Mary: Hello, John. How are yo

6、u feeling now? Somebody said you had been sick.John: _（分数：1.00）A.Hello, Mary. They must have had me confused with my brother, George. He has been sick all week. I have never felt better in my life.B.Hello, Mary. Whos sick? How can I be sick? Im as strong as a horse. They must have gone mad.C.Hello,

7、Mary. How are you?D.Hello, Mary. Im quite happy. My wife has fallen ill. And, how about you?8.W: Boy, how quickly technology changes! So many people have a computer in their home nowadays.M: _（分数：1.00）A.Computers? There are so many computers in the office.B.Yes, I know. I feel so behind the time.C.B

8、ut I know a lot of computers.D.Yes, I know. Without computer, there would be no Internet.9.Speaker A: So far as I can see, it is the fault on the third party.Speaker B: _（分数：1.00）A.I dont agree with the third party.B.Yes. I cant agree more.C.I think you are not meeting that.D.I can go along with you

9、.10.Speaker A: I heard Joe say something terrible to you yesterday.Speaker B: _（分数：1.00）A.But, you know, I wish you could pardon me.B.But, you know, every coin has two sides.C.Yes, I have never been angrier in my life.D.But I dont mind that Joe says something terrible to you.11.Speaker A: Hi, John.

10、Nice to meet you again. How is your project going?Speaker B: _（分数：1.00）A.How do you do? My project has gone well.B.Nice to meet you, too. My project has gone well as we expected.C.Hi, Mike. My project has gone well.D.Im glad to meet you. My project is really a difficult one.12.Speaker A: Mind if I c

11、all you Albert?Speaker B: _（分数：1.00）A.Yes, just call me Al.B.Yes, you may do that.C.Of course not. But just plain “Al“ will do.D.OK. Everyone does.13.W: What is your general price range (范围) ?M: _（分数：1.00）A.We are looking for a three-bed-room home on the east side of the town.B.I think it would be h

12、ard to find something in that range.C.Were hoping to find something under $200.D.The range is about $200 or so.14.Salesman: _Customer: Yes. What size is that green T-shirt?（分数：1.00）A.Do you want to buy anything?B.Excuse me, what are you doing?C.Are you just looking around?D.Anything I can do for you

13、?15.Speaker A: Id like to book a ticket for next Monday morning to New York.Speaker B:（分数：1.00）A.What can I do for you?B.Whats the matter?C.At your service.D.Just a second, please.二、BPart Reading (总题数：3，分数：30.00)BPassage 1/BA lawyer friend of mine has devoted herself to the service of humanity. Her

14、special area is called, public interest law“.Many other lawyers represent only clients who can pay high fees. (76) UAll lawyers have had expensive and highly specialized training , and they work long, difficult hours for the money they earn. /UBut what happens to people who need legal help and canno

15、t afford to pay these lawyers fees?Public interest lawyers fill this need. Lisa, like other public interest lawyers, earns a salary much below what some lawyers can earn. Because she is willing to take less money, her clients need the help, even if they can pay nothing at all.Some clients need legal

16、 help because stores have cheated them with faulty merchandise. Others are in unsafe apartments, or are threatened with eviction (驱逐,赶出) and have no place to go to. Their cases are called “civil“ cases. Still others are accused of criminal acts, and seeking those public interest lawyers who handle “

17、criminal“ cases. (77) UThese are just a few of the many situations in which men and women who are public interest lawyers serve to extend .justice throughout our society. /U（分数：10.00）(1).A person who needs and uses legal help is called a _（分数：2.00）A.lawyerB.clientC.tenantD.case worker(2).Public inte

18、rest lawyers serve _（分数：2.00）A.only stores and landlordsB.criminals onlyC.people who can pay high feesD.people who can pay little or nothing(3).If only the rich could be helped by lawyers, the justice system would be _（分数：2.00）A.undemocraticB.fair and reasonableC.modernD.in need of no changes(4).Pub

19、lic interest law includes（分数：2.00）A.civil cases onlyB.criminal cases onlyC.criminal and civil casesD.wealthy clients cases(5).Which of the following is not a matter for civil case?（分数：2.00）A.A tenant is faced with eviction.B.A landlord refuses to fix a dangerous staircase.C.A burglar is arrested.D.A

20、 store sells a faulty radio.BPassage 2/BNo one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. (78) UPerhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him-water splashing, bees humming

21、, a stone falling to the ground. /USomehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world.

22、 Each contains many thousands of words. A very large English dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life.The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary

23、bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most-useful book.（分数：10.00）(1).From this passage, we know that（分数：2.00）A.man never made soundsB

24、.man made animal soundsC.man used to be like animals to make soundsD.man learned from the animals to make sounds(2).The number of different languages spoken is about（分数：2.00）A.150B.1,500C.5,000D.4,000(3).People from different countries（分数：2.00）A.made same wordsB.made different kinds of wordsC.had a

25、same languageD.used some sounds(4).Man _ to make sounds.（分数：2.00）A.used wordsB.followed many things in natureC.lifted heavy thingsD.grunted like a pig(5).You can enlarge your vocabulary by _（分数：2.00）A.reading more booksB.finding new words in dictionariesC.writing moreD.using the words in everyday li

26、feBPassage 3/B“High tech“ and “state of the art“ are two expressions that describe the modern technology. High tech is just a shorter way of saying high technology. And high technology describes any invention, system of device that uses the newest ideas or discoveries of science and engineering. Wha

27、t is high tech? A computer is high tech. So is a communications satellite. (79) UA modern manufacturing (生产) system is surely high tech. High tech became a popular expression in the united States during the early 1980s. /UBecause of improvements in technology, people could buy many new kinds of prod

28、ucts in American stores, such as home computers, microwave ovens, etc.“State of the art“ is something that is as modern as possible. It is a product that is based on the very latest methods and technology. Something that is “state of the art“ is the newest possible design or product of a business or

29、 industry. A state of the art television set, for example, uses the modernest electronic design and parts. It is the best that one can buy.“State of the art“ is not a new expression. Engineers have used it for years, to describe the best and most modern way of doing something. Millions of Americans

30、began to use the expression in the late 1970s. The reason was the computer revolution. Every computer company claimed that its computers were “state of the art“.Computer technology changed so fast that a state of the art computer today might be old tomorrow. (80) UThe expression “state of the art“ b

31、ecame as common and popular as computers themselves. /UNow all kinds of products are said to be “state of the art“.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the purpose of the passage?（分数：2.00）A.To tell how “high tech“ and “state of the art“ have developed.B.To give examples of “high tech“.C.To tell what “high tech“ an

32、d “state of the art“ are.D.To describe very modern technology.(2).What can we infer from the passage?（分数：2.00）A.American stores could provide new kinds of products to people.B.High tech describes a technology that is not traditional.C.“State of the art“ is not as popular as “high tech“.D.A modern pl

33、ough pulled by oxen is “state of the art“.(3).All the following examples are high tech except _.（分数：2.00）A.a microwave ovenB.a home computerC.a hand pumpD.a satellite(4).Which of the following statements is not true?（分数：2.00）A.Since the computer revolution, the expression “state of the an“ has becom

34、e popular.B.“State of the art“ means something that is the best one can buy.C.With the rapid development of computer, “state of the an“ computer may easily become out of date.D.All kinds of products are “state of the art“ nowadays.(5).The best title for the passage is _.（分数：2.00）A.Computer Technolog

35、yB.High Tech and State of the ArtC.Most Advanced TechnologyD.Two New Expressions三、BPart Vocabula(总题数：30，分数：30.00)16.I can hardly _ the difference between these two words.（分数：1.00）A.pointB.speakC.talkD.tell17.On entering another country, a tourist will have to _ the Customs.（分数：1.00）A.pass throughB.p

36、ass byC.pass overD.pass for18.He never wrote to his father _ he was in need of money.（分数：1.00）A.exceptB.except whenC.except forD.except that19.She leaned _ the wall while she was speaking to her friend.（分数：1.00）A.toB.againstC.towardsD.for20.He will come back _ next month.（分数：1.00）A.sometimeB.some ti

37、meC.sometimesD.some times21.My next door neighbor Johnson seems to have _ opinion on the show last night.（分数：1.00）A.rather the strongB.rather strongC.a rather strongD.the rather strong22.He _ reading silently at first.（分数：1.00）A.used not toB.didnt use toC.was not used toD.is not used23.I didnt go to

38、 the party, but I do wish I _ there.（分数：1.00）A.wereB.would beC.had beenD.will be24.Do you think they have _ food for all these people here?（分数：1.00）A.subsequentB.beneficialC.sufficientD.average25.When she heard the bad news, she _ completely.（分数：1.00）A.broke awayB.broke upC.broke downD.broke out26.Y

39、ou may _ this; I dont want it back.（分数：1.00）A.getB.remainC.maintainD.keep27.There was nothing they could do _（分数：1.00）A.but to waitB.only to waitC.but waitD.unless they waited28.Their hesitation means _ the experiment.（分数：1.00）A.to give up doingB.to give up to doC.to be given up to doD.giving up doi

40、ng29.His wife has to work hard at home, and perhaps outside the home（分数：1.00）A.as yetB.so farC.before longD.as well30.The police were given an order that the stolen documents must he recovered at all（分数：1.00）A.accountsB.conditionsC.paymentsD.costs31.Words _ meaning, as we all know.（分数：1.00）A.convinc

41、eB.conveyC.contributeD.conquer32.If Dorothy had not been badly hurt in a car accident, _ in last months Olympic Games.（分数：1.00）A.she would participate (参加)B.she might participateC.she would have participatedD.she must have participated33.After a long _ the bill was passed by the peoples congress.（分数

42、：1.00）A.argumentB.debateC.disputeD.discuss34.The car was repaired but not quite to my _（分数：1.00）A.joyB.pleasureC.attractionD.satisfaction35.This new instrument is far superior _ the old one we bought three years ago.（分数：1.00）A.thanB.toC.overD.of36.While discovering the cause of a serious illness,（分数

43、：1.00）A.the illness should be cured immediatelyB.the patients should be taken good care ofC.the doctor should give the patient good careD.the effective measure should be taken37.It was not _ 1982 that he went back to America.（分数：1.00）A.sinceB.untilC.beforeD.after38.When Mr. Black retired, his son _

44、the business.（分数：1.00）A.took upB.took overC.took onD.took out39.Before joining the army, he spent a lot of time in the village _ he belonged.（分数：1.00）A.to whichB.whichC.to whereD.at which40.Are you _ spending more money on the space program?（分数：1.00）A.in favor ofB.by favor ofC.in favor toD.out of fa

45、vor41.During the _ the audience strolled and chatted in the lounge.（分数：1.00）A.gapB.pauseC.spaceD.interval42._ care would have prevented it.（分数：1.00）A.A fewB.A littleC.FewD.Little43.I dont like to disturb you, because youre quite tired _ today.（分数：1.00）A.ofB.withC.outD.on44.When and where the new hos

46、pital will he built _ a mystery.（分数：1.00）A.to remainB.remainsC.remainD.is remaining45.Not always _ they want to.（分数：1.00）A.people can do whatB.people cannot do whatC.can people do whatD.cant people do what四、BPart Identifi(总题数：10，分数：10.00)46.It was very (considerable) (of) you (to send) me the inform

47、ation so (promptly).（分数：1.00）A.considerableB.ofC.to sendD.promptly47.(If) you (will buy) one box at the regular price, you would receive (another one) at (no) extra cost.（分数：1.00）A.IfB.will buyC.another oneD.no48.At that time, many readers (found) (it) difficult (believing) what Jules Verne had writ

48、ten in his book (to be) tree.（分数：1.00）A.foundB.itC.believingD.to be49.He (was) (lying) (on) the couch, (enjoyed) his cigar.（分数：1.00）A.wasB.lyingC.onD.enjoyed50.(Two-thirds) of (the) area (are) covered by (water).（分数：1.00）A.Two-thirdsB.theC.areD.water51.His (mind) remained (actively) (in spite of) his (physical) deterioration.（分数：1.00）A.mindB.activelyC.in spite ofD.physical52.Tom (laid) on the (floor), (reading) a (book).（分数：1.00）A.laidB.floorC.readingD.book53.I (agree) you (on) (that) (point).（分数：1.00）A.agreeB.onC.thatD.point