1、成人高等教育学士学位英语模拟 15 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Dialogue Comp(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Speaker A: Good evening, sir and madam. Speaker B: Good evening. 1 Speaker A: Let me check the list. Yes, we do have a reservation under Mr. Stephen. Speaker B: 2 There are six of us. Four of my friends are coming soon.
2、 Speaker A: It doesn“t matter. Follow me, please. What do you think of the table in the centre of the dining room? Speaker B: But 3 Speaker A: I“m sorry, but you see, all the tables by the window are small, with up to four seats. Speaker B: Oh, I see. We“ll have to make up with the centre one. Speak
3、er A: Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Stephen. Speaker B: If a Mr. Sun comes to look for me, 4 Speaker A: Yes, I will. A. it“s a window table that we“ve booked. B. just usher him here. C. We“ve a reservation for a table for two under the name of Stephen. D. But there is a change in the number
4、of people.（分数：4.00）Speaker A: Good morning, sir. Can I help you? Speaker B: Yes, I“m leaving today. Can I have my bill settled? Speaker A: Of course, sir. May I have your name? Speaker B: My name is Peter Brown and my room number is 556. Speaker A: Just a second, please. Mr. Brown, 5 Please check. S
5、peaker B: I“m sorry. I suppose there is a mistake indeed. I only stayed here for three nights, not four. Speaker A: Just a second, please. I“ll check it.I am sorry, Mr. Brown, 6 So the fee in total should be $155. Speaker B: Now you are right. Could I pay with credit card? Speaker A: What kind of ca
6、rd do you have? Speaker B: Visa. Speaker A: 7 .OK, here is your bill and receipt. Thank you, sir. Hope you have enjoyed your stay at our hotel. Speaker B: Certainly I have. Thank you. Speaker A: You“re welcome. Goodbye. A. That“s acceptable. B. here is your bill. C. this is a miscalculation. D. How
7、do you pay for the bill?（分数：3.00）Speaker A: Hello. Can I be of service to you? Speaker B: I“m just window shopping. Speaker A: You are always welcome. 8 Speaker B: They look very interesting, especially the yellow gowns. Speaker A: They are imperial gowns. Ancient Chinese Emperors wear them. Yellow
8、is a noble color to Chinese people. The imperial laws forbade the ordinary people to wear yellow. Speaker B: Did they? But 9 Speaker A: Cultures differ from country to country. Why not try them on? Speaker B: How much should I pay you for trying it on? Speaker A: Free of charge. Speaker B: That“s fi
9、ne. Is this yellow too bright for me? Speaker A: It“s a very bright yellow, but it looks terrific on you. Speaker B: Does it? What size is it? Speaker A: It“s size 8. Speaker B: But I wear size 10. Speaker A: Here is another gown. It“s size 10. Try it on. 10 . Why not take one as a souvenir? It“s ch
10、eap. Only 100 Yuan. Speaker B: That“s a good idea. I“ll take it. A. You look so smart in the imperial gown. B. Do you want to try any other size again? C. We sell all kinds of things used in ancient Chinese Imperial Palaces. D. in my country purple is associated with being noble.（分数：3.00）二、Part Read
11、ing Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)We all know that it is possible for ordinary people to make their homes on the equator (赤道),although often they may feel uncomfortably hot there. Millions do it. But as for the North Pole (北极)we know that it is not only a dangerously cold place, but
12、 that people like you and I would find it quite impossible to live there. At the present time only the scientists and explorers can do so, and they use special equipment. Men have been travelling across and around the equator on wheels, on their feet or in ships for thousands of years ; but only a f
13、ew men, with great difficulty and in very recent time, have ever crossed the ice to the North Pole. So it may surprise you to learn that, when traveling by air, it is really safer to fly over the North Pole than over the equator. Of course, it is not true about landings in the polar region, but the
14、weather, if we are flying at a height of 5,000 meters above the Pole is a delight. At 4,000 meters and move above the earth you can always be sure that you will not see a cloud in the sky as far as your eyes can reach. In the tropics (热带),on the other hand, you are not certain to keep clear of bad w
15、eather even at such heights as 18,000 or 20,000 meters. Aeroplanes can“t climb as high or as quickly in cold air as in warm. Nor can clouds. In practice, this is an advantage to the aeroplane, which is already at a good height when it reaches the polar region and so does not to climb, while at the s
16、ame time cold air keeps the clouds down low.（分数：10.00）(1).“Millions do it.“ in this sentence “do it“ refers to _.（分数：2.00）A.feeling uncomfortably hot on the equatorB.flying over the North PoleC.flying over the equatorD.making homes on the equator(2).The polar region is _.（分数：2.00）A.a good place to l
17、and at by aeroplaneB.a good place to fly overC.a good place to fly pastD.a good place to live in(3).It is a delight to fly at the Pole because there _.（分数：2.00）A.planes fly higher than at the equatorB.the eyes can reach about 4,000 metersC.planes are clear of bad weatherD.planes fly more quickly tha
18、n at the equator(4).Aeroplanes can climb quickly _.（分数：2.00）A.in warm airB.in cold airC.when it reaches the polar regionD.only when the clouds are down low(5).Aeroplanes usually do not need to climb quickly or fly high in the polar region because _.（分数：2.00）A.they do not land thereB.there are no clo
19、uds at allC.they can cross the ice with special equipmentD.it is very cold四、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Trees are useful to man in three important ways: they provide him with wood and other products; they give him shade; and they help to prevent droughts and floods. Unfortunately, in many parts of the
20、world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to make money from trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And besides, he is usually too careless to plant and look after ne
21、w trees. So the forests slowly disappear. This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even more serious: for where there are trees, their roots break up soilallowing the rain to sink inand also bind the soil, thus preventing it from being washed away easily; but where the
22、re are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert. Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself a
23、n empire. It set up the empire but, without its trees, its soil became poor and it grew weak. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced with floods and starvation.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the most important service of trees to man according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.They help
24、him make money.B.They give him wood and other products.C.They help him prevent droughts and floods.D.They give him shade.(2).Why do forests in many parts of the world slowly disappear?（分数：2.00）A.New trees are not looked after properly.B.Many trees have been cut down by man.C.Man has not paid enough
25、attention to planting trees.D.All of the above.(3).Why did the country mentioned in the passage suffer from floods and starvation?（分数：2.00）A.Because an empire was set up.B.Because the empire fell to pieces.C.Because it lost its trees.D.Because too much had been spent on wars.(4).Why does land become
26、 desert after all trees are cut down?（分数：2.00）A.Because nothing remains on land except floods.B.Because there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil.C.Because too much rain sinks in and washes away the top-soil.D.Because roots of the trees break up the soil.(5).What does the a
27、uthor tell us in this passage?（分数：2.00）A.How trees help prevent droughts and floods.B.The relationship between trees and man.C.How an empire fell to pieces in ancient times.D.A story of trees.五、Passage 4(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Not all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget ba
28、d experiences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. Often they relive these experiences in nightmares (噩梦). Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to b
29、e taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or possibly erase (抹去), the effect of painful memories. In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far the research ha
30、s suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased. The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it. Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers“ troubling memories a
31、fter war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories. “Some memories can rain people“s lives. They come back to you when you don“t want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions.“ said Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry at H
32、arvard Medical School. “This could relieve a lot of that suffering.“ But those who are against the research say that it is very dangerous to change memories because memories give us our identity (物质). They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past. “All of us can think of bad events in our liv
33、es that were horrible at the time but make us who we are. I“m not sure we want to wipe those memories out,“ said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist.（分数：10.00）(1).The passage is mainly about _.（分数：2.00）A.a new medical inventionB.a new research on memoriesC.a way of erasing painful memoriesD.an argum
34、ent about the research on the pill(2).The drug tested on people can _.（分数：2.00）A.cause the brain to fix memoriesB.stop people remembering their experiencesC.prevent body producing certain chemicalsD.wipe out the emotional effects of memories(3).We can infer from the passage that _.（分数：2.00）A.people
35、doubt the effects of the pillsB.the pill will stop people“s bad experiencesC.taking the pill will do harm to people“s healthD.the pill has probably been produced in America(4).Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?（分数：2.00）A.Some memories can ruin people“s lives.B.People want to get
36、 rid of bad memories.C.Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.D.The pill will reduce people“s sufferings from bad memories.(5).The word “scars“ in Paragraph One is close in meaning to _.（分数：2.00）A.good storiesB.painsC.experiencesD.memories六、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)If there is one th
37、ing I“m sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading newspaper has beco
38、me a habit passed down from generation to generation. The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what news is what affects our livesthe big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more c
39、overage of scientific research, though. It“s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we doas we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates an
40、d what our feeling really are. It“s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted (传送) electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I“m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up
41、 your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to readsports and international news, etc. I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media. They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but
42、that hasn“t happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it“s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the best title for the passage?（分数：2.00）A.The Best Way to Get NewsB.The
43、 Changes of MediaC.Make Your Own NewspaperD.The Future of Newspaper(2).In the writer“s opinion, in the future, _.（分数：2.00）A.more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make newsB.newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longerC.newspapers will cover more scientific researchD.m
44、ore and more people will watch TV(3).What will probably be in the newspaper made by yourself?（分数：2.00）A.Sports and international news.B.A menu of important news.C.The most important news.D.What you are interested in.(4).From the passage, we can infer _.（分数：2.00）A.newspapers will win the competition
45、among the different mediaB.newspapers will stay with us together with other mediaC.television will take the place of newspaperD.the writer believe some media will die out(5).The underlined phrase “feed off“ in the last paragraph means _.（分数：2.00）A.depend onB.compete withC.fight withD.kill off七、Part
46、Vocabulary an(总题数：20，分数：10.00)1.I _ talk that way if I were Frank.（分数：0.50）A.won“tB.didn“tC.couldn“tD.wouldn“t2._ today, he would get there by Friday.（分数：0.50）A.Were he leaveB.Was he leavingC.Were he to leaveD.If he leaves3.I can“t speak Japanese, but I do wish I _.（分数：0.50）A.canB.couldC.hadD.spoke4
47、.I“d rather you _ anything about this matter this evening.（分数：0.50）A.sayB.didn“t sayC.don“t sayD.not say5.Wood does not conduct electricity, _.（分数：0.50）A.nor rubber doesB.nor does rubberC.also doesn“t rubberD.so doesn“t rubber6.Not only _ be interesting to us, but also its language will help us in c
48、omposition.（分数：0.50）A.the novel willB.will the novelC.is the novelD.the novel is7.Your comments _ my work have proved to be helpful.（分数：0.50）A.inB.forC.onD.against8.When she does something, Mrs. Brown feels that her little child is always _.（分数：0.50）A.under wayB.in the wayC.on the wayD.by the way9.S
49、hortly after the accident, two _ policemen came to the spot.（分数：0.50）A.dozen ofB.dozensC.dozenD.dozens of10.It“s really kind _.（分数：0.50）A.of you to say soB.for you to say soC.of you saying soD.for you saying so11.She could only see the _ of the trees.（分数：0.50）A.outlineB.generalC.edgeD.outlook12.I can“t tell the _ difference between the twin sisters.（分数：0.50）A.slightB.simpleC.slenderD.single13.This is a nice car, but we cannot _ it.（分数：0.50）A.provideB.affordC
