[外语类试卷]成人本科学位英语模拟试卷60及答案与解析.doc

1、成人本科学位英语模拟试卷 60及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 0 Woman: I am having trouble with my job. Man:【 D1】 _ Woman: I have been assigned to work with five other people on a project, but no one seems to be working together on it. Man:【 D2】 _ Woman: Yes, and I don t know what to do about it. Man: Is there an

2、yone that is in charge of the team? Woman:【 D3】 _ Man: If your group does not have a leader, then you should step up and be one. Woman:【 D4】 _ Man: You should call everyone together for a meeting. Let them know that this project is important , and so is working as a team to get it done. Woman: Then

3、we can go over what is done and split up what is left. Man: Exactly. A. How do I do that? B. So your group is having a problem with teamwork. C. What is the problem? D. No, everyone is just doing their own separate work on it. 1 【 D1】 2 【 D2】 3 【 D3】 4 【 D4】 4 Victoria: Hello, is Margaret there ? Ma

4、rgaret:【 D5】 _ Victoria: Hello, Margaret, this is the tenant of Apartment 10. I guess my kitchen sink is blocked up again, and so is the bathtub. Margaret:【 D6】 _ Victoria: Uhm, I d really appreciate it if you would send someone to fix it today.【 D7】_I can t cook, or take a shower. Margaret: Fine, I

5、ll be up in a few minutes. Victoria: Thanks. I appreciate it. A. This is she. B. Yes, I am. C. It s really a bother! D. Alright, Ill send someone over tomorrow. 5 【 D5】 6 【 D6】 7 【 D7】 7 A: What are you going to do for today? B: I was thinking of visiting Tom.【 D8】 _ A: Does he know you are coming?

6、B: Yes, but I told him. I d call him first because I wasn t sure what time I was coming. What about you? What are you doing today? A: I am not sure yet.【 D9】 _ B: I havent seen him since he got back from the hospital. I have been hoping to see him. A: It would be a good idea, if you did call on him.

7、 He still does not feel well. Why not give Tom a call to see if he d like to go over to Jack s. B: OK. We can have a little party there. A:【 D10】 _Remember, Jack is still sick. A. It will have to be a quiet one. B. But I havent had a free day. C. Maybe we will call on Jack together. D. I havent been

8、 to his house for a long time. 8 【 D8】 9 【 D9】 10 【 D10】 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 decide on th

9、e best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 10 Since the beginning of history, man has been attracted by the idea of living forever, of winning the fight against death and disease. So far, this has only remained a dream, though a very po

10、werful one. Many people have wondered whether it would be possible to find a way to preserve human bodies, and what would be the best way to preserve human bodies. It has long been known that meat of fruit can be kept fresh for long periods by freezing: in ancient China, for example, food was stored

11、 with ice to keep it fresh. This method could also be useful for preserving humans, and in fact many people have explored this possibility. However, most living beings that exist under warm conditions die when frozen. This is because of the harmful effects of freezing ice crystals(晶体 ), which are no

12、t only larger than the volume of the water originally in the cells, but also form sharp cutting shapes that harms the cells. In the 1940s Dr B. J. Luyet and a group of scientists in England were working on the problem of freezing cells without damaging them. Since the harm caused by ice crystals was

13、 the main cause of the damage, Luyet suggested removing some or all of the water from the cells before freezing them. Using living cells from chicken, Luyet and his assistants discovered that they could partly dry the chicken cells, using a mixture of the white part of an egg and glycerin(丙三醇 ), a c

14、lear, thick liquid made chiefly from fats and oils. Some success was obtained. The chicken cells were dried, frozen for a period of time, and then carefully unfrozen. Almost all the cells recovered when they reached normal temperatures. Since then, the cooling of whole animals to a temperature very

15、much below freezing point for later unfreezing has become more of a possibility, and the glycerin method would probably be used to accomplish this. When this can be done completely and successfully, science will have moved much closer to its aim of freezing and storing incurable patients until the d

16、ay they can be cured. 11 The passage is mainly about_. （ A） the possibility of preserving human bodies by freezing （ B） the practice of preserving food by freezing （ C） the harmful effects of freezing （ D） how to remove water from living cells 12 The idea of freezing human bodies to preserve them_.

17、（ A） comes from that of keeping meat and fruit fresh by freezing （ B） was invented in ancient China （ C） has already been realized （ D） is widely accepted by the scientific world 13 According to the passage, freezing is_. （ A） the best way of preserving food （ B） a way of removing water from living

18、cells （ C） a way of realizing the idea of preserving human bodies （ D） harmful to living cells and cannot be adopted to preserve them 14 Glycerin can be used_. （ A） to freeze living cells （ B） to unfreeze living cells （ C） to remove water from living cells （ D） to change the shapes of crystals 15 Th

19、e success obtained by Dr Luyet and his helpers was a long step towards_. （ A） keeping meat or fruit fresh （ B） changing the volume of the water in living cells （ C） changing the shapes of ice crystals （ D） preserving human bodies for long periods 15 Regret is as common an emotion as love or fear, an

20、d it can be nearly as powerful. So, in a new paper, two researchers set about trying to find out what the typical American regrets most. In telephone surveys, Neal Rose, a psychologist and professor of marketing at the School of Management at Northwestern University, and Mike Morrison, a doctoral ca

21、ndidate in psychology at University of Illinois, asked 370 Americans, aged 19 to 103, to talk about their most notable regret. Participants were asked what the regret was, when it happened, whether it was a result of something they did or didn t do, and whether it was something that could still be f

22、ixed. The most commonly mentioned regret involved romance(浪漫的事 )(18%) lost loves or unfulfilled relationships. Family regrets came in second(16%), with people still feeling badly about being unkind to their brothers or sisters in childhood. Other frequently reported regrets involved career(13%), edu

23、cation(12%), money(10%)and parenting(9%). Rose and Morrison s study, which is to be published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, is significant in that it surveyed a wide range of the American public, including people of all ages and socio-economic and educational backgrounds. Previous

24、 studies on regret have focused largely on college students, who predictably tend to have education-focused regrets, like wishing they had studied harder or a different major. The new survey shows that in the larger population, a persons “life circumstancesaccomplishments, shortcomings, situation in

25、 life inject considerable fuel into the fires of regret,“ the authors write. People with less education, for instance, were more likely to report education regret. People with higher levels of education had the most career regrets. And those with no romantic partner tended to hold regrets regarding

26、love. Broken down(分解、细分 )by sex, more women(44%)than men(19%)had regrets about love and family not surprising, since women “ value social relationships more than men,“ the authors write. In contrast, men(34%)were more likely than women(27%)to mention work-related regrets, wishing they d chosen a dif

27、ferent career path, for instance, or followed their passion. Many participants also reported wishing they had worked less to spend more time with their children. There was an even split between regrets about inaction(not doing something)and action(do something you wish you didnt). But, like previous

28、 studies, the current research found that some regrets are more likely than others to persist over time: people tend to hang on longer to the regret of inaction: meanwhile, regrets of action tend to be more recent. 16 In the second paragraph, the author shows_. （ A） the researchers findings （ B） the

29、 importance of family （ C） the importance of money （ D） the importance of career 17 According to the passage, college student participants mainly had regrets about their_. （ A） family and childhood （ B） study and major （ C） career and job （ D） romance and fear 18 The word “notable“ in the first para

30、graph is closest in meaning to_. （ A） common （ B） capable （ C） wonderful （ D） remarkable 19 Which of the following statements is TRUE? （ A） The less education he or she has, the more regrets she or he would have. （ B） The more education he or she has, the less regrets she or he would have. （ C） More

31、 women than men had regrets about love and family. （ D） The regret of action seems to last longer than that of inaction. 20 What is the main idea of this passage? （ A） How regret is understood by a typical American. （ B） Common regrets is more important than love and hate. （ C） Why regret is more im

32、portant than love and hate. （ D） How regret has shaped Americans. 20 Today, many people are starving to death. There is a shortage of food and the available food is too expensive for hungry people to buy. Therefore, they go without food, or each day have only one or two small meals lacking the neces

33、sary vitamins to maintain good health. Recently, a man who wanted to understand the conditions of such people conducted an experiment. He only ate one meal a day for a month but continued to work as he normally did. During the first five days he was hungry at his regular meal times, but after he had

34、 drunk a glass of water his hunger went away. In the evening, when he ate his one meal, he ate quickly and consumed a large amount. During the next five days, although he was not hungry during the day, he quickly noticed every food stall. And the smell of food caught his attention. During the third

35、and fourth weeks, he had hunger pains and lack physical strength. He looked forward to his one meal and ate it very slowly, enjoying every bite. Without it, he knew he would have hardly enough energy to work. This experience changed his attitude about some things. Having a cup of tea was not just a

36、pastime, it also gave him strength. He more frequently noticed overweight people and people who threw away leftover food. He realized the importance of food for the very hungry person. He could no longer easily pass by a hungry beggar on the street. But most importantly, he could now sympathize in a

37、 small way with the starving people of the world. 21 According to the first paragraph, today the problem with many people is that_. （ A） they dont eat food （ B） they are too poor to buy food （ C） the food they eat lacks vitamins （ D） not enough food is provided to them 22 The man ate only one meal a

38、 day because_. （ A） there was a serious shortage of food （ B） it was an effective way of losing weight （ C） he wanted to know how hungry people could be （ D） he could not afford to have three meals a day 23 At first, when he was hungry he found that a glass of water_. （ A） got rid of his thirst （ B）

39、 could remove his hunger （ C） hardly produced any effect （ D） only made him feel hungrier 24 The experiment made the man realize that_. （ A） most people are just eating for fun （ B） overweight people are wasting food （ C） food has a different meaning for people （ D） leftover food shouldn t be thrown

40、 away 25 After the experiment was over, the man might have felt that_. （ A） hunger is less painful once you get used to it （ B） a man can survive for years on only one meal a day （ C） you enjoy your food more if you go hungry for a while （ D） something should be done for the hungry people of the wor

41、ld 25 Scientists in India have invented a new way to produce electricity. Their invention does not get its power from oil, coal or other fuels. It produces electricity with the power of animals. India has about eighty million bullocks(小牛 ). They do all kinds of jobs. They work in the fields. They pu

42、ll vehicles through the streets. They carry water containers. Indian energy officials have been seeking ways to use less imported oil to provide energy. Scientists at the National Institute for Industrial Engineering in Bombay(孟买 )wondered whether the millions of bullocks could help. Many villages i

43、n India lack electricity, but they have many bullocks. And often the animals are not working. One job done by bullocks is to pump water out of the well. The animals do this by walking around and around in a circle. As they walk, they turn a heavy stick that makes the pump move. This simple technolog

44、y is centuries old. Scientists thought that the same technology could be used to produce electricity. Bullocks walk in a circle only two or three times a minute. This is much too slow to produce electricity, but it can create enough power to turn a series of gears(齿轮 ). A large gear sits next to a s

45、maller gear. As the large gear turns, it causes the smaller gear to turn. That gear turns an even smaller one. Each gear moves faster because it is a little smaller. The smallest gear may turn extremely fast. Clocks operate with gears. So do cars and so does the device invented by the Indian scienti

46、sts to produce electricity. According to the officials in the United Nations, the idea is being tested at several places in India. The device is easy to operate and repair. And it can be moved easily. It costs about three hundred and seven dollars now to make such a device, but production of large n

47、umbers of them could cut the cost of each to about two hundred dollars. 26 Who first thought of using bullocks to provide energy? （ A） Indian energy officials. （ B） Scientists in India. （ C） Officials in the United Nations. （ D） Researchers in Europe. 27 Which kind of job that the bullocks do is NOT

48、 mentioned in the passage? （ A） Pulling vehicles. （ B） Plowing fields. （ C） Pumping water out if wells. （ D） Carrying food baskets. 28 Why are bullocks used to provide energy in India? （ A） Because bullocks have long been used by Indian people. （ B） Because bullocks walk slowly and are easy to contr

49、ol. （ C） Because there are few non-working bullocks in India. （ D） Because there is not enough oil in India. 29 In the sentence “This simple technology is centuries old“ in Paragraph One, “This simple technology“ refers to_. （ A） using bullocks to produce energy （ B） using pumps to draw water out （ C） having bullocks walk around to make the pump move （ D） connecting gears of different sizes to produce electricity 30 Which of the following is