[外语类试卷]成人本科学位英语模拟试卷5及答案与解析.doc

1、成人本科学位英语模拟试卷 5及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 1 Mary: Your little boy has done a good job at school. Eva:_ （ A） Yes, you are very kind. （ B） No, you are too polite. （ C） Thanks, but you are exaggerating. （ D） Yes, Im proud of him. 2 W: What is all this glass doing on the floor? M:_ （ A） Look at the

2、 window and you11 see. （ B） Ill clean it. （ C） Ill call the repair man. （ D） Cant you find out? 3 W: Im taking the train downtown to go shopping. M:_ （ A） Well, youd better keep an eye on your wallet. （ B） Why dont you stay at home and watch your baby? （ C） By the way, what about your plan to visit

3、your parents? （ D） Take the train? Youre a fool. 4 Client: Hello. May I speak to Mr. Turner? Secretary:_ （ A） Im sorry. Hes at a meeting now. （ B） I am. Speak, please. （ C） Hello. Whore you, please? （ D） Hello. Thank you for calling. 5 Speaker A: You are washing your car even on vacation. It makes m

4、e feel guilty. Speaker B:_ （ A） Though Im washing my car on vacation, I was still criticized by my wife being lazy. （ B） Never mind Everyone does. （ C） You shouldnt. Its just that I have nothing better to do at the moment. （ D） Well, Im afraid I cant do better than this. 6 Jack: Hey, how are you, Su

5、sie? We havent seen each other for. . . , it must be close to three years. Susie:_Jack: OK. （ A） How do you do? （ B） Nice to meet you. （ C） Fancy meeting you here. （ D） Well. How have you been? 7 Speaker A: Can you come down a little for this watch? Speaker B:_ （ A） Yes, we would like to do so. （ B）

6、 Sorry, but we go strictly by the price tag. （ C） No, but you may try again. （ D） Sure. Well come to the first floor as soon as possible. 8 Kate: Do you mind opening the door for me? Bob:_ （ A） Yes, Ill do it. （ B） Its nothing. （ C） Thats all right. （ D） Not at all. 9 Desk Clerk: Good afternoon, Hol

7、iday Inn. Customer: Hello, Id like to book a double room for the nights of 23rd and 24th please. Desk Clerk:_ （ A） Whats the matter? （ B） What can I do for you? （ C） Just a minute, please. （ D） Can I help you? 10 Speaker A: Would you care for another helping(还要再吃点东西吗 ) ? Speaker B:_ （ A） I have help

8、ed enough. （ B） No more help is needed. （ C） No, thanks, Im quite full. （ D） Please pass me the helping. 11 Hows your brother these days? He hasnt been very well just recently. _. Whats the matter? I think hes been overworking. （ A） Ill be pleased to hear you ask after him （ B） Im sorry, to hear tha

9、t （ C） Thats not too bad （ D） Ill tell him what you said 12 Speaker A: Im not at all satisfied with the service. Speaker B:_ （ A） Nobody has complained like that before. （ B） I sincerely apologize for that. （ C） I wonder why you are satisfied with it. （ D） Its not our fault as there are too many cus

10、tomers. 13 Passer-by:_. Local resident: Sure. Its on Ehn Street: between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenue. Passer-by: Thank you. （ A） Help please. Could you tell me where the post office is? （ B） Sorry, where is the post office, please? （ C） Trouble you. Could you please tell me where the post office is?

11、 （ D） Excuse me. Do you know where the post office is? 14 Speaker A: Thats very kind of you to do so. Speaker B:_ （ A） Thats all right, Im pleased to meet you. （ B） As you are our important guest. （ C） Im pleased to be at your service. （ D） Its no trouble at all. 15 Wilson: Hello. May I speak to Pet

12、er? Peter:_ （ A） Sorry, the number is engaged Will you hold? （ B） Yes, speaking. （ C） Hello. Whore you please? （ D） Hello. Thank you for calling. 二、 Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statemen

13、ts. 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 England is not a big country: from north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundre

14、d miles across. (76) But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate. People who have never visited England, or who have visited only one part of it, often make the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country. Except for the summer months of June to September, this is probably

15、 true of the north of England and the Midlands. In the south, however, the climate is much more pleasant. One result is that when people retire from a job in the north they often prefer to move down to the milder south. Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the southwest, which consists of the

16、counties of Devon and Cornwall. The warm Gulf Stream flows across the North Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico and makes the coastal regions of the southwest quite warm. Palm trees, bamboo (竹 ) and many semi-tropical (亚热带的 ) plants grow well in the southwest of England Flowers and vegetables rip

17、en(成熟 ) as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere. Farmers in the area obtain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier. (77) In winter there may be several feet of snow in other parts of England but there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest. T

18、his may be one of the reasons why the southwest is one of Englands most popular holiday areas. 16 The distance from the center of England to the south coast is about _. （ A） one hundred miles （ B） three hundred miles （ C） one hundred and fifty miles （ D） six hundred miles 17 England is a country _.

19、（ A） with a cold and wet climate （ B） with a surprising climate （ C） with a pleasant climate （ D） with a variety of climates 18 According to the passage, _. （ A） flowers and vegetables from Devon are on the market one month earlier （ B） farmers in the southwest grow as many vegetables and flowers as

20、 farmers elsewhere （ C） people in the southwest have to pay a higher price for vegetables and flowers （ D） vegetables in Cornwall ripen as much as a month earlier than flowers 19 In the north of England and the Midlands, _. （ A） it is cold and wet all the year round （ B） the climate is pleasant as a

21、 whole （ C） it is warm most of the time in a year （ D） only the summer is not cold or wet 20 In winter, people in Devon and Cornwall _. （ A） seldom see snow （ B） never see any snow （ C） may have several feet of snow （ D） often see snow 20 How can we get rid of garbage? Do we have enough energy sourc

22、es to meet our future energy needs? These are two important questions that many people are asking today. Some people think that man might be able to solve both problems at the same time. They suggest using garbage as an energy source, and at the some time it can save the land to hold garbage. For a

23、long time, people buried garbage or dumped(倾倒 ) it on empty land Now, empty land is scarce. But more and more garbage is produced each year. However, garbage can be a good fu el to use. The things in garbage do not look like coal, petroleum, or natural gas; but they are chemically similar to these f

24、ossil(化石 ) fuels. As we use up our fossil fuel supplies, we might be able to use garbage as an energy source. Burning garbage is not a new idea Some cities in Europe and the United States have been burning garbage for years. (78) The heat that is produced by burning garbage is used to boil water. Th

25、e steam that is produced is used to make electricity or to heat nearby buildings. In Paris, France, some power plants bum almost 2 million metric tons of the cities garbage each year. The amount of energy produced is about the same as would be produced by burning almost a half mil lion barrels of oi

26、l. Our fossil fuel supplies are limited (79) Burning garbage might be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needs. This method could also reduce the amount of garbage piling up on the earth. 21 What two problems can man solve by burning garbage? （ A） The shortage of energ

27、y and air pollution. （ B） The shortage of energy and the land to hold garbage. （ C） Air pollution and the shortage of fossil fuel. （ D） Air pollution and the shortage of land to hold garbage. 22 Which of the following is not the result of burning garbage? （ A） The garbage burned is turned into fossi

28、l fuels. （ B） The heat produced is used to boil water. （ C） The steam produced is used to make electricity. （ D） The steam produced is used to heat buildings. 23 According to the passage which of the following is NOT true? （ A） About 2 million metric tons of garbage is burned in some power plants in

29、 Paris, France each year. （ B） In a modem society, more and more garbage is produced each year. （ C） Using garbage is a good way to solve the problem of energy shortage. （ D） It will be too expensive to use garbage as an energy source. 24 What is the authors attitude? （ A） Delighted （ B） Sad. （ C） A

30、greeing. （ D） Disagreeing. 25 The best title for the passage may be _. （ A） Garbage and the Earth （ B） Fossil Fuel and Carnage （ C） Land and Garbage （ D） GarbageEnergy Source 25 Fire can help people in many ways. But it can be very dangerous. Fire can heat water, warm houses, give light and cook. Bu

31、t fire can burn things, too. It can bum trees, houses, animals or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests. Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting stories about the first time a man or a woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man

32、very, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope (绳子 ) and brought fire down. Today people know how to make a fire with matches (火柴 ) . Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can bum a piece of paper and then it might bum a house. A small fir

33、e can become a big fire very fast. Fire kills many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out fires. (80) Fires need oxygen(氧气 ). Without oxygen they will die. Cover a fire with water, sand, or sometimes with your coat. This keeps the air away from a fir

34、e and kills it. Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will bum you. 26 How did people begin to use fire? （ A） Not everybody knows how people began to use fire. （ B） Nobody knows how to make a fire. （ C） It is an Australian who started a fire. （ D） We are not sure

35、how people began to use fire. 27 Children mustnt play with matches because _. （ A） matches burn paper （ B） it isnt interesting （ C） they can be dangerous （ D） they can burn a house 28 When you are going to put out a fire, you （ A） must be careful （ B） should keep air away from it （ C） must know it i

36、s dangerous （ D） should cover it with water 29 We must be careful with fire, or it_. （ A） will die （ B） will warm our houses （ C） might bum us （ D） wont help us 30 Which of the following is the main idea of this passage? （ A） Fire can help people in many ways. （ B） Fire can be both helpful and dange

37、rous. （ C） Fire can burn things and people. （ D） We must be careful with matches. 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 senten

38、ce. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 31 Darkness doesnt trouble eats, for they can see _. （ A） in dark （ B） in the dark （ C） in a darkness （ D） in darkness 32 The earthquake happened in _. （ A） late 1960s （ B） the late of 1960s （ C） late o

39、f 1960s （ D） late of the 1960s 33 If you want to become a doctor, you ought to study _. （ A） medicine （ B） the medicine （ C） literature （ D） the literature 34 Ive got _ today. （ A） the bad toothache （ B） a bad toothache （ C） bad toothaches （ D） the bad toothaches 35 “Whats in your hand? “It is a _ b

40、ill. “ （ A） two-thousand dollar （ B） two thousand dollars （ C） two-thousand-dollar （ D） two-thousand-dollars 36 By the time the war _, most of the people had already left. （ A） broke out （ B） broke up （ C） intervened （ D） happen 37 My father was asked to _ the New York office. （ A） take part in （ B）

41、 take place （ C） take over （ D） take in 38 _ work has been done to improve peoples living standard. （ A） Many （ B） A great many （ C） A large number of （ D） A great deal of 39 Lincoln thought it was wrong to keep Negroes _ slaves. （ A） in （ B） as （ C） for （ D） at 40 The search was _ when the fog got

42、thicker. （ A） called off （ B） called on （ C） called in （ D） called for 41 After being tested in many ways, this newly-designed machine will _ in the near future. （ A） take place （ B） put into use （ C） come into use （ D） take action 42 If you associate with such people, Im afraid you _ serious troubl

43、e. （ A） are heading for （ B） are making （ C） are avoiding （ D） are creating 43 From then on, a sound system of Party Committee meetings was _ in all leading bodies. （ A） constructed （ B） instituted （ C） confirmed （ D） given up 44 The train will _ from Platform 2 at 3:45 on Tuesday morning. （ A） depa

44、rt （ B） arrive （ C） stop （ D） derail 45 A judge must be _ when weighing evidence. （ A） interested （ B） disinterested （ C） separated （ D） disconnected 46 At present time, people have a trend to live in the （ A） suburb （ B） suburbs （ C） garb （ D） outskirts 47 This kind of work is _ me. （ A） unfamiliar

45、 with （ B） unfamiliar by （ C） unfamiliar to （ D） not unfamiliar of 48 You must _ the facts and should not run away from the truth. （ A） look （ B） sight （ C） front （ D） face 49 Its no use ringing me up at the office this week because Im （ A） by my leave （ B） at leave （ C） in holidays （ D） on holiday

46、50 There is no reason why you should tell them _ that you are going. （ A） for advance （ B） in advance （ C） on advance （ D） of advancing 51 She _ and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom. （ A） slipped （ B） sloped （ C） split （ D） spilt 52 He has arrived late _ （ A） as usual （ B） as usually （

47、C） like usual （ D） like usually 53 Have you any other reasons _ the ones you just mentioned above? （ A） in addition to （ B） beside （ C） off （ D） at addition with 54 I didnt know what to do but then an idea suddenly _ me. （ A） happened to （ B） entered （ C） occurred to （ D） took place 55 The dog frigh

48、tened the little girl _ crying. （ A） into （ B） to （ C） with （ D） for 56 Have you ever had _ in your country? （ A） a womens boxer （ B） a womans boxer （ C） a women boxer （ D） a woman boxer 57 May I have _ that is on the top shelf? （ A） a bread （ B） some bread （ C） loaf of bread （ D） the loaf of bread 58 In some countries _ are getting richer and richer. （ A） rich （ B） the rich （ C） riches. （ D） the riches 59 Play is usually more enjoyable than （ A） a job （ B） job （ C） a work （ D） work 60 The mini-skirt is _ （ A） in fashion