1、成人本科英语-179 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Dialogue Comp(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Speaker A: Bob, _?Speaker B: You must be kidding. Last time you almost made me ball.A. shall I cut your hair for youB. are you going to have a hair cutC. you look really smart in such a style of hairD. can I help you with y
2、our hair（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Speaker A: Dont you think John and Jim are telling the truth?Speaker B: _. It would be hard to write two compositions so much alike unless one of them were copying from the other.A. It seems likely B. It seems believableC. It doesnt seem true D. It doesnt seem likely（分数：1.
3、00）A.B.C.D.3.Speaker A: Where did you celebrate your birthday last year?Speaker B: _. A year ago today, I was a passenger on an Air Greece plane. I had just left my sisters home in Athens and was on my way to school in New York.A. Let me see B. Let me have a lookC. Let me tell you D. Wait a moment（分
4、数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Speaker A: Hello, Spring Hotel. May I help you?Speaker B: _?A. What kind of room do you think I likeB. Im wondering if you have any vacancies tomorrowC. Thanks for calling. Will I have a room ready for youD. Have you made a reservation for a double-bed room（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Mike: Y
5、ou look a bit dull today. _?Susan: I have some bad news. I got fired.Mike: Oh, no! You must be kidding. How come?Susan: Its a long story.A. Whats up B. Whats on C. What then D. What of it（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Customer: I need a seat on the 10:00 flight to Beijing.Ticket Agent: Im sorry, but the flights
6、 completely booked. I can get you a seat on the 12:30 flight.Customer: Oh no! I really need to be there before noon.Ticket Agent: Well, theres always a chance that someone might cancel at the last minute. It doesnt seem very likely, but if you want to try, I can _.A. get you on the waiting list B. s
7、et you on the waiting listC. put you on the waiting list D. arrange you on the waiting list（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Robert: Jenny, I simply want to thank you for your advice last week.Jenny: You are so welcome, Roberttheres nothing that makes me happier than to hear that I was able to help make a situatio
8、n a little better. Thanks to all of you for making my Monday worthwhile! _ Be well. Lets do this again next Monday at 4:00 EST!A. Watch out! B. Congratulations! C. Its all over! D. Take care!（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Speaker A: I was wondering if I could take four courses next semester.Speaker B: _ We alre
9、ady have such a heavy course load.A. Come on. Four is better than three.B. Why dont you choose three instead of four?C. Dare you try to take four?D. Dont you believe four courses are OK?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Speaker A: Oh ! I turned all of my white socks pink. I threw a red T-shirt in by accident.Speak
10、er B: Have you tried running them through again with bleach?Speaker A: _A. But I dont believe it. B. OK. Let me have a try.C. But why should I have a try? D. But Im afraid not.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Speaker A: This room would be fine. How much is the rent?Speaker B: It s, $30 a Week, or $100 a month if
11、 you agree to keep that long. On a daily basis, of course, _. Six dollars a night.A. Itll be cheaper B. You dont have to pay so muchC. Ill have to charge less D. Ill have to charge more（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Speaker A: Have you had any trouble finding a quiet place to study in?Speaker B: _.A. Not so su
12、re B. Not so far C. Not really D. Not so bad（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Speaker A: You look a bit dull today. Whats wrong with you?Speaker B: Well, my mum lost her job yesterday.Speaker A: _.A. I regret asking about it B. Im sorry to hear thatC. Im not very glad to hear it D. Im sorry to trouble you（分数：1.00
13、）A.B.C.D.13.Speaker A: Would you like to see those pants in another color? They also come in brown and in navy.Speaker B: Actually the gray is fine but I prefer something in wool.Speaker A: _.A. Yes, I do. Here you areB. OK. Wait a moment. Im sure I can find what you preferC. Yes. But I have no time
14、D. Sorry, Im afraid you cannot find anything you like（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Speaker A: Are you enjoying the book I lent you, Bob?Speaker B: Not really. Its well written, Im sure, but it just isnt my cup of tea.Speaker A: Oh! Gee. I liked it a lot. I was sure you would too.Speaker B: Well,_, as they say
15、.A. each to his own B. to his own each C. his own to each D. to each his own（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Speaker A: That sweater is so unusual, and yet it looks familiar. Did I just see you wearing it yesterday?Speaker B: Well, not me. _, and she is inyour chemistry class.A. Jill must have been wearing it ye
16、sterdayB. But she must be JillC. But she wore the sweater for the first time yesterdayD. It belongs to my roommate Jill（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)We are all conditioned by the way we are brought up. Our values are determined by our parents, and i
17、n a larger sense, by the culture in which we live. The Chinese, for example, are not accustomed to the drinking of milk, and may actually become sick if they are compelled to drink a glassful of the beverage. Americans, On the other hand, thrive on milk, although they have many taboos (禁忌) of their
18、own.Some years ago, I gave a dinner party during which I served a delicious hors doeuvre (餐前小吃) filled with a meat that tasted somewhat like chicken. My guests wondered what the meat was, but Ii refused to tell them until they had eaten their fill. I then explained that they had just dined on the fl
19、esh of freshly killed rattlesnake. The reaction was nausea(哎吐)and in some cases violent vomiting, tf I had served rattlesnake to a Chinese, he would doubtlessly have requested a second helping, for in China the dish is considered a delicacy. Another interesting case is the young man I met recently i
20、n New york City. An American by birth, he had been removed from his native state of Oregon at the age of six months when his parents went to Japan as missionaries. Orphaned before his firstbirthday, he was reared by a Japanese family in a remote village. The young man was unmistakably American in ap
21、pearance, with blond hair and blue eyes. But he had a Japanese style of walking, Japanese facial expressions, and he thought like a Japanese. Though he had learned to speak English fluently, he felt uncomfortable and out of place in an American city. He soon returned to Japan.（分数：10.00）(1).The best
22、title of this passage is _.A. Cultural Conditioning B. Our ParentsValuesC. American Customs D. Patterns of Behavior（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The main idea of this passage is that _.A. we inherit our values from our parentsB. the way we are brought up determined what profession we will chooseC. all cultur
23、al values are the sameD. our values are determined by the culture in which we are brought up（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The author says that cooked rattlesnake is _.A. sickening B. healthful C. tasty D. unappetizing（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).When informed they had dined on rattlesnake, the authors guests _.A. we
24、re delighted B. requested a second helpingC. oraised his hospitality D. became ill（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).This passage suggests that _.A. we can select our valuesB. our values are learnedC. our values change as we matureD. some values are correct, while others are wrong（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.四、Passage Two(总题
25、数：1，分数：10.00)Cultural differences in business entertaining include issues such as whom one entertains and where and how one entertains. In countries in which status is important, it is not advisable to invite people of different statuses to the same dinner party. Americans will often invite people t
26、o their homes. While in some societies the home is considered too private, unworthy, or embarrassingly small to serve as an appropriate forum for business entertaining. In some countries there is a “help yourself “ approach to entertaining done in the home. This approach does not work well when ente
27、rtaining people whose culture teaches them to wait to be asked three time before accepting an offer of food. In one instance, a Chinese guest went an entire evening without eating though he was quite hungry because he was too embarrassed to take food after only being asked to do so once. In another
28、case, an American woman executive was being entertained at tea in London. After having the tea served, the American hostess helped herself to cream and sugar rather than waiting to be served. The English woman was embarrassed by the implication that she was not served quickly enough.As a general rul
29、e, a small gift from your home country is appreciated. A gift that is tied to the particular interest of the individual is especially appreciated. Gifts for children are also well received. Be careful that the “hometown“ gift you are bringing to Singapore was not made in Hong Kong. Because many gift
30、s carry symbolic meanings, it is always best to seek the advice of a cultural informant before selecting gifts. The giving of large gifts, or payments for special service, should only be undertaken after consulting the legal department in the home and host culture.（分数：10.00）(1).It is no good invitin
31、g people of different social positions to the same party in the country where _.A. people dont pay any attention to your positionsB. people care much about their statusC. entertainment is importantD. entertainment is not advisable（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In some countries (societies), _ is considered an
32、 unsuitable place for business entertaining.A. a hotel B. an office C. home D. a company（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The Chinese guest is taken for an example to show _.A. that offering food should not be made too earlyB. a “help yourself“ approach does work well in this caseC. that accepting an offer of fo
33、od should be made caseD. a “help yourself“ approach does not work well in this case（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The passage infers that American women like _.A. a “help yourself“ approach B. waiting to be servedC. a slow service D. cream and sugar all（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).According to the passage, _ is usual
34、ly appreciated.A. a big gift B. large payment as a giftC. a small gift from ones home D. a gift from Singapore（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.五、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of hunting behavior. Viewed biologically, the modern footballer is in reality a member of a
35、 hunting group. His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football and his prey (猎物) into a goal mouth. If his aim is accurate and he scores a goal, he enjoys the hunters triumph of killing his prey.To understand how this transformation has taken place we must briefly look back at our fore- fath
36、ers. They spent over a million years evolving as cooperative hunters. Their very survival depended on success in the hunting field. Under this pressure their whole way of life, even their bodies, became greatly changed. They became chasers, runners, jumpers, aimers, throwers and prey-killers. They c
37、ooperated as skillful male group attackers.Then about ten thousand years ago, after this immensely long period of hunting their food, they became farmers. Their improved intelligence, so vital to their old hunting life, was put to a new usethat of controlling and domesticating their prey. The hunt b
38、ecame suddenly out of date. The food was there on the farms, awaiting their needs. The risks and uncertainties of the hunt were no longer essential for survival. The skills and thirst for hunting remained, however, and demanded new outlets.Hunting for sport replaced hunting for necessity. This new a
39、ctivity involved all the original hunting sequences, but the aim of the operation was no longer to avoid starvation. Instead the sportsmen set off .to test their skills against prey that were no longer essential to their survival. To be sure, the kill may have been eaten, but there were other, much
40、simpler ways of obtaining a meaty meal.（分数：10.00）(1).The author believes that sporting activities _.A. are forms of biological development B. are essentially forms of taming the preyC. have actually developed from hunting D. have changed the way of hunting（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In a football game, wha
41、t is equal to the prey in hunting is _.A. any member of the opposing team B. the goal mouthC. the goal keeper D. the football（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).For over a million years, our forefathers were basically _.A. cooperating hunters B. successful farmersC. runners and jumpers D. skillful sportsmen（分数：2.0
42、0）A.B.C.D.(4).The word “operation“ (Para. 4) refers to _.A. domesticating animals B. huntingC. prey killing D. sports activities（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?A. It is farming that gives human beings enough leisure time for sporting activitie
43、s.B. Farming is very important in human civilization because it saves human beings from risks and uncertainties of hunting for survival.C. It is hunting that provides human beings with much simpler ways of obtaining meaty meals.D. Sporting activities satisfy the desire of modern man to exercise hunt
44、ing skills which his fore fathers developed for survival.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.六、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Reading is considered to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of these he puts further quest
45、ions, and so on.For most of the time this conversation goes on below the level of consciousness. At times, however, we become aware of it. This is usually when we are running into difficulties, when mismatch is occurring between expectations and meaning. When successful matching is being experienced
46、, our questioning of the text continues at the unconscious level.Different people converse with the text differently. Some stay very close to the words on the page; others take off imaginatively from the words, interpreting, criticizing, analyzing and examining. The former represents a kind of compr
47、ehension that is written in the text. The latter represents higher levels of comprehension, the balance between these is important, especially for advanced readers.There is another conversation that forms our point of view is equally important, and that is to do not with what is read but with how it
48、 is read. We call this a process conversation as opposed to a content conversation. It is concerned not with meaning but with the strategies we employ in reading. If we are advanced readers, our ability to hold a content conversation with a text is usually pretty well developed. Not so our ability t
49、o hold a process conversation. It is precisely this kind of conversation that is of importance when we are seeking to develop our reading to meet the new demands being placed on us by studying at a higher level.（分数：10.00）(1).Reading as a kind of conversation between the reader and the text becomes conscious only when _.A. the readers expectations agree with what is said in the textB. the reader has t
