[外语类试卷]北京成人本科英语模拟试卷88及答案与解析.doc

1、北京成人本科英语模拟试卷 88及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 1 M: What are you doing? W: Trying to get this wine stain (污渍 ) out of the carpet. M: Hang on. Theres some soda here. It should take the stain right out. W: Really? Hey, _ （ A） it is really functioning. （ B） it is really working. （ C） it is really play

2、ing. （ D） it is really influencing. 2 Id like to see the movie very much, but I have no money on me. Thats OK. This is my _. （ A） offer （ B） treat （ C） turn （ D） service 3 Is David a man with good manners? I dont think so. As a matter of fact, he is _ but polite. （ A） something （ B） everything （ C）

3、nothing （ D） anything 4 Speaker A: Do you happen to know whats on after the news? Speaker B: _ （ A） There is no important news after that. （ B） Im not interested in the programs. （ C） Its a documentary about animals. （ D） I hope to watch a movie after that. 5 W: The experiment has been completed, ha

4、snt it? M: _ （ A） Yes. We need another week to complete it. （ B） Yes. It has been completed beautifully. （ C） No. It was completed last week. （ D） No. I have no idea about it. 6 Why do you think I am not popular among my classmates? Maybe you dont talk about topics that interest them, _ everything y

5、ou say is friendly. （ A） as if （ B） as long as （ C） on condition （ D） even though 7 W: Hi, Jane. Do you have any change? I have to make a call on the pay phone. M: _ （ A） Speaking please. I can pay for your phone. （ B） What? You want to borrow some money to buy a phone? （ C） No change at all. Are yo

6、u calling from a pay phone? （ D） Pay phone? Why not use my mobile phone? 8 Salesman: Good morning. Planning to buy a new car today? Customer: _Salesman: What kind of car are you looking for? Customer: Something that has enough room for my family. （ A） Im just looking around. （ B） Im just looking eve

7、rywhere. （ C） Im just looking here and there. （ D） Im just looking all the cars. 9 Guess what! I came across an old friend at the party last night. _. Im sure you had a wonderful time. （ A） Sounds good （ B） Very well （ C） How nice （ D） All right 10 Why not have a new machine designed? _. Ill have so

8、meone do it soon. （ A） I dont think so （ B） Im not sure （ C） Its up to you （ D） Sounds like a good idea 11 W: Please deposit (投进去 ) twenty more cents. M:_ （ A） Oh, dear, I dont have any more money. Ill have to hang up now. （ B） Deposit twenty more cents. Its an as astronomical figure for me. （ C） So

9、rry, I didnt owe you twenty more cents. （ D） Sorry, I didnt even have a bank account book. 12 Speaker A; How is everything going with you? Speaker B:_ （ A） The same to you. （ B） All the pleasure is mine. （ C） OK, I guess. （ D） Im fine. Thank you. 13 Speaker A: Excuse me, Professor Smith, can you spa

10、re me a few minutes? Theres something Id like to speak to you about. I wont keep you long. Speaker B:_ （ A） Of course not. Havent you seen have been pretty busy now? （ B） Well, Im afraid we have to find some other time. Im fully occupied now. （ C） No. Ill have an important meeting to attend this eve

11、ning. （ D） Not possible, as I dont know how long you will keep me. 14 Speaker A: East Bouren 546Speaker B: Hello. John here. Can I speak to Mary, please? A:_ B: OK. （ A） Whos that speaking? （ B） Could you take a message? （ C） Hold the line, please. （ D） I think shes gone shopping. 15 Doctor:_Patient

12、: Ive caught a bad cold and got a sour throat. （ A） Do you have anything to declare, sir? （ B） Good morning. May I help you? （ C） How have you been getting along recently? （ D） What seems to be the problem? 二、 Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each

13、 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 decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 15 On the first day of school one of my cla

14、ssmates began a talk with me that changed my life. She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. Im eighty-seven years old.“ “Why are you in college at such an age?“ I asked. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now Im getting one!“ she told me. After class we walked to the student union

15、building and shared a chocolate milkshake. We became instant friends. At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet and Ill never forget what she taught us. She cleared her throat and began: “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing

16、. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor each and every day. Youve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and they dont even know it! There is a giant diffe

17、rence between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and dont do one productive thing, you wilt turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow olde

18、r. That doesnt take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually dont have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.“ She concluded her speech

19、 by courageously singing “The Rose. “ She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the years end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years before. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college st

20、udents attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that its never too late to be all you can possibly be. 16 What is the meaning of “We became instant friends. “ in Paragraph 4? （ A） We became friends right away. （ B） We never talked to each other after then. （ C） We

21、 did not keep our friendship for a long time. （ D） We often helped each other after making friends. 17 Rose was invited to speak at the football banquet most probably because _. （ A） she was a great football fan （ B） she tried hard to achieve her dreams （ C） she became more educated than the profess

22、ors （ D） she was an outstanding student at the university 18 Rose will agree with the idea that _. （ A） growing older means growing up （ B） one can grow up without doing anything （ C） it takes ones talent and ability to grow up （ D） one grows older at the same time when he grows up 19 According to R

23、ose, people will not fear death when _. （ A） they fulfill all they want to （ B） they still have dreams to fulfill （ C） they become elderly people （ D） they find the chances to change 20 The passage is intended to _. （ A） tell a moving story about Rose （ B） discuss what to do to grow up （ C） instruct

24、 the readers how to live meaningful lives （ D） teach the readers how to realize their dreams 20 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 en

25、ough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs. “ John got married six months ago, and like many young people these clays, 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 t

26、hey build 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

27、 should be able to fix the car by my-self. “ 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 wh

28、o dont have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself. 21 We can learn from the text that many newly married people _. （ A） find it hard to pay for what they need （ B） have to learn to make their own furniture （ C） take DIY courses run by the government （ D）

29、 seldom go to a department store to buy things 22 John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _. （ A） run a DIY shop （ B） make or repair things （ C） save time and money （ D） improve the quality of life 23 When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim_. （ A） ma

30、kes shoes in his home （ B） does his extra work at night （ C） does his own car and home repairs （ D） keeps house and looks after his children 24 Jim Hatfield decided to become a “do-it-yourselfer“ when _. （ A） his car repairs cost too much （ B） the car repair class was not helpful （ C） he could not p

31、ossibly do two jobs （ D） he had to raise the children all by himself 25 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. 26 Today, cigarette smoking is a common habit. About forty-three p

32、ercent of the adult men and thirty-one percent of the adult women in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly. It is encouraging to see that millions of people have given up smoking. It is a fact that men as a group smoke more than women. Among both men and women the age group with the highest p

33、roportion of smokers is 24-44. Income, education, and occupation all play a part in determining a persons smoking habit. City people smoke more than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower income

34、s. On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a higher income smoked at all, he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day. The situation is somewhat different for women. (80) There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family income and higher education than among the lower

35、 income and lower educational groups. These more highly .educated women tend to smoke more heavily. Among teenagers the picture is similar. There are fewer teenaged smokers from upperincome, well-educated families, and fewer from families living in farm areas. Children are most likely to start smoki

36、ng if one or both of their parents smoke. 26 What do we know from the first paragraph? （ A） More and more people take up the habit of smoking. （ B） There are more smoking women than smoking men in the U. S. . （ C） It is good news that more people have given up smoking. （ D） The U. S, has more smokin

37、g people than any other country. 27 What factors determine a persons smoking habits? （ A） Age, income and education. （ B） Age, sex and income. （ C） Occupation, income and sex. （ D） Occupation, income and education. 28 Which of the following is true according to the passage? （ A） City people are less

38、 likely to smoke. （ B） People in rural areas are more likely to smoke. （ C） Men with higher income tend to smoke. （ D） Well-educated men with high incomes are generally less likely to smoke. 29 What is the smoking situation for women? （ A） The situation is quite the same for women as for men. （ B） B

39、etter-educated women are likely to smoke heavily. （ C） There are more women smokers with low incomes. （ D） Women with higher incomes and higher education do not tend to smoke. 30 What can we say about teenaged smokers? （ A） The picture about the teenage smokers is similar to that of women smokers. （

40、 B） The situation among teenagers is quite the same with men. （ C） High school students are more likely to smoke than college students. （ D） Farmers children tend to smoke more. 三、 Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%) Directions: In this part, there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence t

41、here 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. 31 The meeting will start in a few minutes. Youre_to be here a few minutes earlier. （ A） asked （ B） told （

42、 C） allowed （ D） supposed 32 _her inexperience, she has done quite a good job. （ A） Provided （ B） Given （ C） Seen （ D） Suppose 33 When do you think _ visit her uncle? （ A） she was going to （ B） will she go to （ C） she will go （ D） she will go to 34 Who can you turn to in time of danger, if not _ ? （

43、 A） ourselves （ B） ours （ C） we （ D） us 35 She leaned _ the wall while she was speaking to her friend. （ A） to （ B） against （ C） towards （ D） for 36 The door over there needs_. （ A） painted （ B） painting （ C） has painted （ D） paint 37 _he realized it was too late to return home. （ A） No sooner it gr

44、ew dark when （ B） It was not until dark that （ C） Scarcely it grew dark than （ D） While it grew dark that 38 The door over there needs （ A） painted （ B） painting （ C） has painted （ D） paint 39 My parents bought me some books, but_was interesting. （ A） neither of which （ B） none of them （ C） none of

45、which （ D） either 40 Where did you have your supper? （ A） With my uncle （ B） At my uncle home （ C） At my uncle （ D） At my uncles 41 Even ff they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, _ at the other store. （ A） anyone （ B） the others （ C） that （ D） the on

46、es 42 They spent all their spare time _ their spare money, on their experiments. （ A） as much as （ B） as well as （ C） as long as （ D） as soon as 43 The Anti Japanese War _ in 1937 and it eight years. （ A） was broken out; lasted （ B） broke out; lasted （ C） broke; remained （ D） had been broken out; ke

47、pt 44 She is such a _ person, always asking how Im feeling. （ A） considerable （ B） considering （ C） considered （ D） considerate 45 It was in that small room _ they worked hard and dreamed of better days to come. （ A） where （ B） in which （ C） which （ D） that 46 She asked me how long _ to build the ch

48、urch. （ A） it was taken （ B） did it take （ C） it had taken （ D） does it take 47 The car _ at the present speed until it reaches the foot of the mountain at about 4 o clock this afternoon. （ A） has gone （ B） has not gone （ C） will be going （ D） has been going 48 She _ in wearing that old-fashioned hat. （ A） insists （ B） persists （ C） assists （ D） consists 49 With five hungry children seated round the table, the food disappeared _. （ A） at no time （ B） at a time （ C） at other times （ D） at one time or another 50 Educators report that the generation _ television can barely write an Engl