[外语类试卷]北京成人本科英语模拟试卷49及答案与解析.doc

1、北京成人本科英语模拟试卷 49及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 1 Have you got any weather information today? Will it rain this evening? No, Ive no idea, though _. （ A） I think not （ B） I hope it doesnt （ C） I hope not （ D） I dont think that 2 You couldnt have chosen any gift better for me. _. （ A） Well, I thought

2、you would like it （ B） Well, dont complain about a gift （ C） Im glad you like it ever so much （ D） Thats all right. Ill give you a better one next time 3 Come in please. Make yourself at home. _ Im glad you like it. （ A） Thanks. You have a nice place here. （ B） Oh, this picture is so beautiful. （ C）

3、 Thanks. What nice food youve prepared! （ D） OK. Let me look around your new house. 4 Did you remember to pay the telephone bill? The telephone bill? _. （ A） That isnt due yet （ B） Are you sure （ C） My telephone is out of order （ D） Please remember the amount 5 _? No, thanks. Im just looking around.

4、 Ill let you know if I want something. （ A） Have you made up your mind what you want （ B） What will you buy （ C） Can I help you （ D） Do you like it 6 Im interested in that chair. How much do you want for it? $ _ . Ill give you $ No, thats not enough. （ A） The Chair is really nice （ B） Thats too much

5、 （ C） Please lower the price （ D） Nobody will have it except me 7 I think Im coming down with a bad cold. _. （ A） Oh, dont say that again （ B） Then youd better see a doctor （ C） Well, I suggest you have a rest （ D） But you should go up a bit 8 Whats going on? _. （ A） No, we wont go on. We need rest.

6、 （ B） The Times Theatre is on fire. （ C） Im going on telling the story. （ D） How about some ice cream? 9 Bruce was killed in a traffic accident. _ I talked with him yesterday morning. （ A） What a pity! （ B） I beg your pardon? （ C） Sorry to hear that. （ D） Is that so? 10 Oh, Mary! You should do your

7、work instead of sitting here watching TV. _. （ A） Thats not a very good idea. （ B） TV produces good influence on children. （ C） What makes you say that? （ D） You said TV was educational. 11 This is English Department of Beijing University. Hi, Im a student in English Department. I need to know the f

8、oreign professor Mr. Smiths email address. _ . Im sorry, Mr. Smith does not have an email address in our system. （ A） Just a minute （ B） I see （ C） At your service （ D） Its you 12 Jack called to say that he would not accept the job. I had talked him into taking it up many times. _ since he still ref

9、uses. （ A） Ill come to his help （ B） I cant help it （ C） Ill take it over with him （ D） Ill phone him up 13 Congratulations to you! I hear you got the first prize in the English Speech Contest. _. （ A） Dont mention it. I think thats only the past （ B） Thanks. But I think I could have done better （ C

10、） Theres nothing to cheer for （ D） No, no. Its a piece of cake 14 _ ? Kate, you look pale. Oh, thank you. It doesnt matter. （ A） Whats on （ B） Whats up （ C） Are you ill （ D） Do you feel terrible 15 Id like to take a chance and run a business. Do you know about the local market? _. （ A） No problem （

11、B） Better play it safe （ C） Do as you please （ D） Think nothing of it 二、 Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should

12、 decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 15 The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone. Enter the Red Hat Society a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun. “My gr

13、andmothers didnt do anything but keep house and serve everybody. They were programmed to do that,“ said Emily Cornette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society. While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age. But

14、 the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers (生育高峰 期出生的人 ), and the same people who refused their parents way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old. If you take into consideration feminism (女权主义 ), a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society l

15、ooks almost inevitable (必然的 ). In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple (紫色的 ) clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing. “The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple. With a red h

16、at which doesnt go,“ said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998. When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention. “The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else,“ Cooper said. “Women feel so ashamed and sorry when

17、 they do something for themselves.“ This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful. “Were a ladies play group. It couldnt be simpler,“ added Coopers assistant Joe Heywood. 16 The underlined word “chapter“ in Paragraph 2 means _. （ A） a branch of an organization （ B）

18、 a written agreement of a club （ C） a part of a collection of poems （ D） a period in a societys history 17 From the text, we know that the “baby boomers“ are a group of people who _. （ A） have gradually become more noticeable （ B） are worried about getting old too quickly （ C） are enjoying a good li

19、fe with plenty of money to spend （ D） tried living a different life from their parents when they were young 18 It could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are _. （ A） interested in raising money for social work （ B） programmers who can plan well for their future （ C） belie

20、vers in equality between men and women （ D） good at cooking big meals and taking care of others 19 Who set up the Red Hat Society? （ A） Emily Cornette. （ B） Ellen Cooper. （ C） Jenny Joseph. （ D） Joe Heywood. 20 Women join the Red Hat Society because _. （ A） they want to stay young （ B） they would li

21、ke to appear more attractive （ C） they would like to have fun and live for themselves （ D） they want to be more like their parents 20 Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely clever act of stealing or an even cleverer cheat (诈骗 ). Either way, it could be the perfect crime (犯罪

22、), because the criminals are birds homing pigeons! The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car. if you want the car back, pay up then. The car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside. Carrying the

23、 money in a tiny bag, the pigeon flies off. There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay at-home car thief, however, may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind one that avoids (避免 ) not only collect

24、ing money but going out to steal the car in the first place. Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has played a double trick, he gets money for things he cannot possibly return. Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad (启示 ) i

25、n the newspaper asking for help. The theory is supported by the fact that, so far, none of the stolen cars have been returned. Also, the amount of money demanded under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars seems too little for a car worth many times more. Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the

26、press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal. “We have more important things to do,“ he said. 21 After the car owner received a phone call, he _. （ A） went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried （ B） gave the money to t

27、he thief and had his car back in a park （ C） sent some money to the thief by mail （ D） told the press about it 22 The “lazier and more inventive“ criminal refers to _. （ A） the car thief who stays at home （ B） one of those who put the ads in the paper （ C） one of the policemen in Changwa （ D） the ow

28、ner of the pigeons 23 The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned“ to show _. （ A） how easily people get fooled by criminals （ B） what Chen thinks might be correct （ C） the thief is extremely clever （ D） the money paid is too little 24 The underlined word “they“ in

29、the last paragraph refers to _. （ A） criminals （ B） pigeons （ C） the stolen cars （ D） demands for money 25 We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because _. （ A） he reads the ads in the newspaper （ B） he lives in the same neighborhood （ C） he has seen the car

30、owners in the park （ D） he has trained the pigeons to follow them 25 Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They sought a uni

31、versity that offered the teenagers intended major, one located near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe. “The safety issue is a big one,“ says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasnt alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the s

32、ame question was always asked, what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer “Thats not a problem here,“ Mahoney began to feel uneasy. “No crime whatsoever?“ comments Mahoney today. “I just dont buy it.“ Nor should he. in 1999 the U.S. Department of Education had reports o

33、f nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,“ says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation.“ But getting accurate information isnt easy. Colleges must r

34、eport crime statistics by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be obvious,“ warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nations leading campus safety watchdog group. To help concerned parents, Carter promi

35、sed to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions. 26 The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August _. （ A） to express the opinions of many parents （ B） to choose a right one for their daughter （ C） to check the cost of colleg

36、e education （ D） to find a right one near a large city 27 It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges _. （ A） receive too many visitors （ B） mirror the rest of the nation （ C） hide the truth of campus crime （ D） have too many watchdog groups 28 The underlin

37、ed word “buy“ in the third paragraph re, cans _ （ A） mind （ B） admit （ C） believe （ D） expect 29 We learn from the text that “the honest ones“ in the fourth paragraph most probably refers to colleges _ （ A） that are protected by campus security （ B） that report campus crime by law （ C） that are free

38、 from campus crime （ D） that enjoy very good publicity 30 What is the text mainly about? （ A） Exact campus crime statistics. （ B） Crimes on or around campuses. （ C） Effective solutions to campus crime. （ D） Concerns about kidscampus safety. 30 The house was quiet at 5 am and Tims mother was asleep.

39、Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. Hed dreamt of the cave last night. The purring of the freezer had been the sea. Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast. Hed eat after hed been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring

40、 at the sea. He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches-but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, shed want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table: Gone to Mi

41、chaels. Back tonight. Tim. The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasnt up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet. The sandhills still breathed heat from yesterdays sun, though the top of the sa

42、nd was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves. The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched across the sea. The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the wor

43、ld. Over the first rocks, along to the point, Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higher in the sky. He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why

44、was it so much more mysterious now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. He neednt go in all the way. 31 What did Tim do at the beginning of the story? （ A） He left the house quietly. （ B） He had breakfast at home. （ C） He left a note on the freezer. （ D） He put a sweater in h

45、is schoolbag. 32 “He settled for some biscuits “ (in Paragraph 3) means that Tim _. （ A） had to leave the biscuits on the table （ B） liked biscuits better than sandwiches （ C） had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches （ D） could only find some biscuits in the kitchen 33 What made it possible for Ti

46、m to see the entry to the cave? （ A） The height of the first rocks. （ B） The ups and downs of the waves. （ C） The change in the position of the sun. （ D） The vast stretch of the sunlit beach. 34 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story? （ A） The sea looked like a piece of gol

47、d. （ B） Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived. （ C） Tim was the only person on the beach. （ D） The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave. 35 In the story, Tims mood (心情 ) changed from _. （ A） loneliness to craziness （ B） anxiousness to excitement （ C） helplessness to happiness （ D） eagerness to nervous

48、ness 三、 Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%) Directions: In this part, there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 36 I didnt drink _ this afternoon. I am not feeling quite myself now. （ A） a bit （ B） a little （ C） too much （ D） a great deal 37 More and more people choose to shop in the supermarket, for they are especially interested in the _ of goods on offer. （ A） price （ B） varie