1、北京成人本科英语模拟试卷 53及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 1 Thats a great dinner. _. Thanks, but it really only took an hour. （ A） I had never had it before! （ B） I enjoyed it very much. （ C） You must have spent all day cooking. （ D） Who cooked it? 2 Guess what! I came across an old friend at the party last n
2、ight. _. Im sure you had a wonderful time. （ A） Sounds good （ B） Very well （ C） How nice （ D） All right 3 Why not have a new machine designed? _. Ill have someone do it soon. （ A） I dont think so （ B） Im not sure （ C） Its up to you （ D） Sounds like a good idea 4 Id like to take a weeks holiday. _, w
3、ere too busy. （ A） Dont worry （ B） Dont mention it （ C） Forget it （ D） Pardon me 5 I hate dressing up. In my opinion, if you dress up, youre only one thing. _. A fool. （ A） Why? （ B） How come? （ C） And whats that? （ D） What about? 6 There has been no rain for months. Will it rain soon? _. The crops
4、are in great need of water. （ A） Of course （ B） I hope so （ C） I think so （ D） Im afraid not 7 Mum. Ive cut my finger. Its bleeding! _ （ A） Let me see （ B） Dont worry （ C） Be careful （ D） Let me have a look 8 Could I use your dictionary, please? _. （ A） Of course you could. （ B） Yes, you could. Go a
5、head. （ C） Im sorry, but I was using it myself. （ D） Sure. Help yourself. 9 How did your interview go? _ . No questions puzzled me much. （ A） I didnt think it went smoothly （ B） I wonder if I could pass it （ C） I couldnt feel better about it （ D） I found it a little puzzling 10 Have a nice weekend!
6、_. （ A） The same as you （ B） You do too （ C） The same to you （ D） You have it too 11 Thank you so much or the lovely evening, Dennis. Youe quite welcome, Julie. _. Wed been looking forward to seeing you. （ A） Were glad to meet you （ B） Im afraid you didnt have a good time （ C） Thank you for your com
7、ing （ D） Just stay a little longer, please 12 Could I make it May 6th? _. （ A） You can manage it （ B） Thats fine with me （ C） Not a bit of it （ D） Go ahead with it 13 Are you close to your uncle and aunt? _ （ A） Yes, mostly on holiday （ B） No, they are not all right （ C） In fact, their house is some
8、 distance away （ D） Not particularly 14 Well, the party is going very nicely, isnt it? Have one of these cheese sandwiches . They taste good. _ （ A） Yes, I appreciate it （ B） No, thanks （ C） Very happy to have been here （ D） So glad you enjoyed it 15 Do you mind if I open the window? _ I feel a bit
9、cold. （ A） Of course not. （ B） Id rather you didnt. （ C） Go ahead. （ D） Why not? 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.
10、 You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 15 In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change ca
11、n be stressful. Negative events like “serious illness of a family member“ were high on the list, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marriage. When you take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not reflect how you deal with stress it only shows how much you hav
12、e to deal with. And we now know that the way you handle these events dramatically affects your chances of staying healthy. By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahes. And millions of Americans who worked and lived under stress were worried over the reports. Somehow
13、, the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Womens magazines ran headlines like “Stress Causes Illness!“ If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the articles said, avoid stressful events. But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangero
14、us, many like the death of a loved one are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription (处方 ) for staying away from opportunities as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry
15、, have a child, take a new job or move. The notion that all stress makes you sick also ignores a lot of what we know about people. It assumes were all vulnerable (脆弱的 ) and passive in the face of adversity (逆境 ). But what about human initiative and creativity? Many come through periods of stress wit
16、h more physical and mental vigor than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom, and physical and mental strain. 16 The result of Holmes-Rahes medical research tells us _. （ A） the way you handle major events may cause stress （ B） what should be d
17、one to avoid stress （ C） what kinds of events would cause stress （ D） how to cope with sudden changes in life 17 The studies on stress in the early 1970s led to _. （ A） widespread concern over its harmful effects （ B） great panic over the mental disorder it could cause （ C） an intensive research int
18、o stress-related illnesses （ D） popular avoidance of stressful jobs 18 The score of the Holmes-Rahe test shows _. （ A） how much pressure you are under （ B） how positive events can change your life （ C） how stressful a major event can be （ D） how you can deal with life-changing events 19 Why is “such
19、 simplistic advice“ (Para. 3) impossible to follow? （ A） No one can stay on the same job for long. （ B） No prescription is effective in relieving stress. （ C） People have to get married someday. （ D） You could be missing opportunities as well. 20 According to the passage, people who have experienced
20、 ups and downs may become _. （ A） nervous when faced with difficulties （ B） physically and mentally strained （ C） more capable of coping with adversity （ D） indifferent toward what happens to them 20 According to a survey, which was based on the responses of over 188,000 students, todays traditional
21、-age college freshmen are “more materialistic and less altruistic (利他主义的 )“ than at any time in the 17 years of the poll. Not surprisingly in these hard times, the students major objective “is to be financially well off. Less important than ever is developing a meaningful philosophy of life.“ It fol
22、lows then that today the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting. Interest in teaching, social service and the “altruistic“ fields is at a low. On the other hand, enrollment in business programs, engineering and computer science is way up. Thats no surprise, either. A friend
23、of mine (a sales representative from a chemical company) was making twice the salary of her college instructors during her first year on the job even before she completed her two-year associate degree. While its true that we all need a career, it is equally true that our civilization has accumulated
24、 an incredible amount of knowledge in fields far removed from our own and that we are better for our understanding of these other contributions, be they scientific or artistic. It is equally true that, in studying the diverse wisdom of others, we learn how to think. More importantly, perhaps, educat
25、ion teaches us to see the connections between things, as well as to see beyond our immediate needs. Weekly we read of unions who go on strike for higher wages, only to drive their employer out of business. No company; no job. How shortsighted in the long run! But the most important argument for a br
26、oad education is that in studying the accumulated wisdom of the ages, we improve our moral sense. I saw a cartoon recently which shows a group of businessmen looking puzzled as they sit around a conference table; one of them is taking on the intercom (对讲机 ): “Miss Baxter,“ he says, “could you please
27、 send in someone who can distinguish right from wrong?“ From the long-term point of view, thats what education really ought to be about. 21 According to the authors observation, college students _. （ A） have never been so materialistic as today （ B） have never been so interested in the arts （ C） hav
28、e never been so financially well off as today （ D） have never attached so much importance to moral sense 22 The students criteria for selecting majors today have much to do with _. （ A） the influences of their instructors （ B） the financial goals they seek in life （ C） their own interpretations of t
29、he courses （ D） their understanding of the contributions of others 23 By saying “While its true that . be they scientific or artistic. “ (Para. 5), the author means that _. （ A） business management should be included in educational programs （ B） human wisdom has accumulated at an extraordinarily hig
30、h speed （ C） human intellectual development has reached new heights （ D） the importance of a broad education should not be overlooked 24 Studying the diverse wisdom of others can _. （ A） create artistic interest （ B） help people see things in the right perspective （ C） help improve connections among
31、 people （ D） regulate the behavior of modern people 25 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? （ A） Businessmen absorbed in their career are narrow-minded. （ B） Managers often find it hard to tell right from wrong. （ C） People engaged in technical jobs lead a more rewardi
32、ng life. （ D） Career seekers should not focus on immediate interests only. 25 Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyze their embarrassing lapses (差错 ) in a scientific report, he was sur
33、prised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings. Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random (随机的 ). One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. “The explanation for this is that
34、the brain is like a computer,“ explains the professor. “People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the womans custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in the programme.“ About one in twenty of the
35、 incidents the volunteers reported were these “programme assembly failures“. Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing an average of twelve each. There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest (荒谬可笑的 ). These are two hours some
36、 time between eight a. m. and noon, between four and six p.m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p.m. “Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain programmes occurs, as for instance between going to and from work.“ Women on average reported slightly more lapses 12.5 compared wit
37、h 10.9 for men probably because they were more reliable reporters. A startling finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips b
38、y concentrating more could make things a lot worse, even dangerous. 26 In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects _. （ A） to keep track of people who tended to forget things （ B） to report their embarrassing lapses at random （ C） to analyze their awkward experiences scientifically （ D） to keep
39、a record of what they did unintentionally 27 Professor Smith discovered that _. （ A） certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidents （ B） many people are too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindedness （ C） men tend to be more absent-minded than women （ D） absent-mindedness is an excus
40、able human weakness 28 “Programme assembly failures“ (Para. 2) refers to the phenomenon that people _. （ A） often fail to programme their routines beforehand （ B） tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurry （ C） unconsciously change the sequence of doing things （ D） are likely to mess things up i
41、f they are too tired 29 We learn from the third paragraph that _. （ A） absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the day （ B） women are very careful to perform actions during peak periods （ C） women experience more peak periods of absent-mindedness （ D） mens absent-mindedness often re
42、sults in funny situations 30 It can be concluded from the passage that _. （ A） people should avoid doing important things during peak periods of lapses （ B） hazards can be avoided when people do things they are good at （ C） people should be careful when programming their actions （ D） lapses cannot a
43、lways be attributed to lack of concentration 30 Henry Ford, the famous U. S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, “The business of America is business.“ By this he meant that the U.S. way of life is based on the values of the business world. Few would argue with Fords statement. A brief glimpse
44、 at a daily newspaper vividly shows how many people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finance and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, busines
45、s news can appear in some of the unlikeliest places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as “the entertainment industry“ or “show business“. The positive side of Henry Fords statement can be seen in the prosperity that business has brought to U.S. life. One of the most important
46、 reasons so many people from all over the world come to live in the United States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance (大量地 ) because the U. S. economic system is driven by competition. People believe that this system creates more wealth, more jobs, and a materially better wa
47、y of life. The negative side of Henry Fords statement, however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business. And the term big business referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout U. S. history working people have had to fight hard for higher wa
48、ges, better working conditions, and the right to form unions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. The laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high creates feelings of insecurity for many. 31 The United States is a typi
49、cal country _ （ A） which encourages free trade at home and abroad （ B） where peoples chief concern is how to make money （ C） where all businesses are managed scientifically （ D） which normally works according to the federal budget 32 The influence of business in the U. S. is evidenced by the fact that _ （ A） most newspapers a
