1、广东省成人本科学位英语模拟试卷 7 及答案解析(总分：204.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Dialogue Communicati(总题数：15，分数：30.00)1.Wanda: Hey, Victoria. Where is Boston Municipal Library? I want to borrow some books about the history of India. Victoria: _, there is no library called Boston Municipal Library. There is only Boston Public Library
2、 located at Copley Square.（分数：2.00）A.You must knowB.In my opinionC.As far as I knowD.You may be quite disappointed2.Michelle: Hi, how do you usually spend your spare time? Do you have any hobby? Id like some suggestions on how to spend my free time. Ella: Well, _But as for me, if I do not go out, I
3、usually do some reading at home.（分数：2.00）A.it is so interesting a topic.B.it is a difficult question.C.I have no idea about this.D.it depends on the person3.Homer: Excuse me, what is the best way for me to improve my English? Cyril: _If you dont practice, nothing else can help you.（分数：2.00）A.Just do
4、 it.B.Never give up.C.Keep trying.D.Keep practicing.4.Daniel: What do you think of the movie Inception? Esther: Well, _If I may say so, its the best movie Ive ever watched.（分数：2.00）A.it is a little interesting.B.I have never watched it before.C.I like it very much.D.it is hard to say.5.Enid: Grand B
5、uy Department Store is having its anniversary sale, so Id take my son to go shopping tomorrow. How long will it take to go there by bus? Greta: _ But why dont you use the subway? Thatd be much faster.（分数：2.00）A.It depends on traffic.B.The bus driver is very skillful.C.It cant be faster.D.There will
6、be a lot of people on the bus.6.Cathy: Shall I use your dictionary? Sarah: _（分数：2.00）A.Of course, you can.B.Certain, you may.C.Surely, you cant.D.No, please get out.7.Salesgirl: _ Customer: Id like to see a pair of brown shoes.（分数：2.00）A.What do you want?B.What can I do for you?C.What do you like?D.
7、Do you want to buy something?8.Hostess: Would you like another piece of apple pie? Guest : _（分数：2.00）A.Dont push me. Ive hardly eaten on.B.Come on. I cant manage it.C.No kidding. I cant eat any more.D.No, thanks. Im on a diet.9.Angel: Ive just heard that the tickets for Swan Lake have been sold out.
8、 Ella: Oh, no ! _（分数：2.00）A.It doesnt matter.B.Its not at all interesting.C.I was looking forward to it.D.I knew it already.10.John: Dear Tom, why dont you come on holiday with us? Tom: _（分数：2.00）A.Thats very kind of you. Id love to.B.How dare you invite me? I wont go.C.Yeah, thanks anyway.D.Whether
9、 Ill go or not is not your business, OK?11.Vivian: Guess what? Mr. Hale in our office will be promoted as the sales manager. Betty: _（分数：2.00）A.Are you telling the truth?B.Oh, congratulations!C.Are you all right?D.Oh, you must be kidding!12.Ted: Do you have to have that TV on quite so loud? Paul: _,
10、 is it bothering you?（分数：2.00）A.Yes, I have toB.Im sorryC.Yes, enjoy yourselfD.Excuse me13.Emily: I feel very upset. I quarreled with my mom this morning. Miss Foster: Whats the problem?_（分数：2.00）A.Do you want to talk about it?B.You must tell me everything.C.You shouldnt quarrel with her.D.Do you th
11、ink you are right?14.William: What about we go to the cinema this evening? Carmella: OK. _? William: Some action movies I think.（分数：2.00）A.Whats up?B.Whats on?C.What about?D.What for?15.Lodger: Hello, I am calling about the three-bedroom apartment advertised in the newspaper. Landlady: Yes it is. Wo
12、uld you like to have a look at it?（分数：2.00）A.Is it still available?B.Is it occupied?C.Is there anyone in?D.Is there a possibility?二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：5，分数：50.00)16.Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions o
13、r 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.（分数：10.00）_We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem i
14、s that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways. It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. There are also a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feelings. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, o
15、ften show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably because they are born with those behavior patterns. Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like “he went pale and begin to tremble“ suggests that the man
16、 is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, “he opened his eyes wide“ is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese “surprise“ can be described in a phrase like “they stretched out their tongues!“ Sticking out your tongue in English is
17、an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike. Even in the same culture, people differ in ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on peoples faces. Other studies show that o
18、lder people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the passage, _.（分数：2.00）A.we can hardly understand what peoples gestures meanB.we cannot be sure peoples feelings described in words or gesturesC.words can be better understo
19、od by older peopleD.gestures can be understood by most of the people(2).Peoples facial expressions may be misunderstood because_.（分数：2.00）A.people of different ages may have different understandingB.people have different culturesC.people of different sex may understand a gesture in a different wayD.
20、people of different countries speak different languages(3).In the same culture, _.（分数：2.00）A.people have different ability to understand and express feelingsB.people have the same understanding of somethingC.people never fail to understand each otherD.people are equally intelligent(4).From this pass
21、age, we can conclude_.（分数：2.00）A.words are used as frequently as gesturesB.words are often found difficult to understandC.words and gestures are both used in expressing feelingsD.gestures are more efficiently used than words(5).The best title for this passage may be_.（分数：2.00）A.Words and FeelingsB.G
22、estures and CulturesC.Gestures and FeelingsD.Culture and UnderstandingIf you look closely at some of the early copies of the Declaration of Independence, beyond the flourished signature of John Hancock and the other 55 men who signed it, you will also find the name of one woman, Mary Katherine Godda
23、rd. It was she, a Baltimore printer, who published the first official copies of the Declaration, the first copies that included the names of its signers and therefore heralded(宣布，预示)the support of all thirteen colonies. Mary Goddard first got into printing at the age of twenty-four when her brother
24、opened a printing shop in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1762. When her brother proceeded to get into trouble with his partners and creditors, it was Mary Goddard and her mother who were left to run the shop. In 1765 they began publishing The Providence Gazette, a weekly newspaper. Similar problems se
25、emed to follow her brother as he opened businesses in Philadelphia and again in Baltimore. Each time Ms. Goddard was brought in to run the newspapers. After starting Baltimores first newspaper, the Maryland Journal, in 1773, her brother went broke trying to organize a colonial postal service. While
26、he was in debtors prison, Mary Katherine Goddards name appeared in the newspapers masthead(报头)for the first time. When the Continental Congress fled there from Philadelphia in 1776, it commissioned Ms. Goddard to print the first official version of the Declaration of Independence in January 1777. Af
27、ter printing the documents, she herself paid the post riders to deliver the Declaration throughout the colonies. During the American Revolution, Mary Goddard continued to publish Baltimores only newspaper, which one historian claimed was “second to none among the colonies. “ She was also the citys p
28、ostmaster from 1775 to 1789appointed by Benjamin Franklinand is considered to be the first woman to hold a federal position.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following subjects is the passage mainly concerned?（分数：2.00）A.The accomplishment of a female publisher.B.The weaknesses of the newspaper industry.C.T
29、he rights of a female publisher.D.The publishing system in colonial America.(2).Mary Goddards name appears on the Declaration of Independence because_.（分数：2.00）A.she helped write the original documentB.she published the documentC.she paid to have the document printedD.her brother was in prison(3).Ac
30、cording to the passage, Mary Goddard first became involved in publishing when she_.（分数：2.00）A.was appointed by Benjamin FranklinB.signed the Declaration of IndependenceC.took over her brothers printing shopD.moved to Baltimore(4).The word “there“ in paragraph 3 refers to_.（分数：2.00）A.the coloniesB.th
31、e print shopC.BaltimoreD.Providence(5).It can be inferred from the passage that Mary Goddard was_.（分数：2.00）A.an accomplished businesswomanB.extremely wealthyC.a member of the Continental CongressD.a famous writerWith the possible exception of equal rights, perhaps the most controversial issue across
32、 the United States today is the death penalty . Many argue that it is an effective way to stop murder, while others maintain that there is no convincing evidence that death penalty reduces the number of murders. The main argument by those opposed to the death penalty, basically, is that it is a crue
33、l and inhuman punishment that is the mark of a brutal society, and finally it is questionable whether it is effective to reduce crime anyway. The value of the death penalty as a way to reduce crime may be open to debate. But the overwhelming majority of citizens believe that the death penalty protec
34、ts them. Their belief is reinforced by evidence which shows that death penalty reduces murder. For example, from 1954 to 1963, when the death penalty was consistently imposed in California, the murder rate remained between three and four murders for each 100, 000 population. Since 1964 the death pen
35、alty has been imposed only once, and the murder rate has risen to 10. 4 murders for each 100, 000 population. This sharp increase in the states murder rate, which began when executions stopped, is no coincidence. It is convincing evidence that the death penalty does stop many murderers. If the bill
36、reestablishing the death penalty is vetoed, innocent people will be murderedsome whose lives may have been saved if the death penalty were in effect. This is literally a life or death matter. The lives of thousands of innocent people must be protected.（分数：10.00）(1).“Penalty“ means_.（分数：2.00）A.reward
37、B.punishmentC.managementD.control(2).Which of the following is NOT an argument by those opposed to death penalty?（分数：2.00）A.Death penalty is a cruel punishment.B.Death penalty is an inhuman punishmentC.Death penalty is an effective way to reduce crime.D.Death penalty is a mark of a brutal society.(3
38、).The majority of citizens believe that the death penalty is_.（分数：2.00）A.inhuman to all the peopleB.cruel to murderersC.a brutal way of punishmentD.effective to stop murder(4).The murder rates from 1954 to 1963 and since 1964 in California are used to show that death penalty_.（分数：2.00）A.is effective
39、 to reduce murderB.is ineffective to reduce murderC.does not influence murder rateD.fails to protect innocent people(5).The author of this passage is_to the reestablishing of death penalty.（分数：2.00）A.negativeB.neutralC.positiveD.suspiciousThe blues was born on the Mississippi River Delta in the earl
40、y 1900s. After the Civil War, the slaves were free but life was still not easy. They had to find new work. In the South, work camps were formed. Black people from these camps worked on farms and on building up the Mississippi River banks. During the weeks the people worked long and hard. They often
41、lived alone, without their families, far from home. On the weekends, the workers got together at picnics or drinking places. Travelling black musicians with guitars entertained them. The musicians sang songs about the difficult life of the workers. These songs were called the blues. If you have the
42、blues it means you feel very sad. You can have the blues because you have no money, no job, no lover, or no home. But blue songs were not always sad. Some of them were happy and many of them were funny. Sometimes the blues singers had song contests. Each singer sang new words or a new style of the b
43、lues song. They made up the music as they played. In this way they created new music. This is called improvisation. Later, improvisation became a very important part of jazz music. Blues began in the country in the South. As blacks moved into the big cities to work, the blues went with them. There,
44、they sang about life in the cities. W. C. Handy, a black band leader from Memphis made the blues popular all over America. In 1914 he wrote the most famous blues song of all, “The St. Louis Blues“.（分数：10.00）(1).After the Civil War, the Black people_.（分数：2.00）A.were mostly slavesB.still led a hard li
45、feC.enjoyed their new life with familiesD.worked on their own farms(2).At the very beginning, the blues were_.（分数：2.00）A.not performed on formal occasionsB.traditional songs of the Black peopleC.about the life of travelling musiciansD.very popular throughout the nation(3).What kind of emotion does t
46、he blues express?（分数：2.00）A.Sadness.B.Happiness.C.Joking.D.All of the above.(4).How did “improvisation“ come into being?（分数：2.00）A.The blues singers gathered to have contests.B.New words were added into old songs.C.New styles were played with guitars.D.The blues singers created music while playing.(
47、5).Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.The blues were born in the country in the South.B.The blues soon disappeared in big cities.C.W.C.Handy made the blues popular in US.D.The most well-known blues song is “The St. Louis Blues“.三、Vocabulary and Struc(总题数：41，分数：82.
48、00)17.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 sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.（分数：2.00）_18.The bridge was named_the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people.（分数：2.00）A.afterB.forC.because ofD.before19.Tom_the shopkeeper with overcharging him for the articles he had bought.（
