1、北京成人本科英语模拟试卷 56及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 1 Lets go out for a walk. _. （ A） Why not? （ B） Why? （ C） Of course. （ D） Id love to. 2 Id like to take a chance and run a business. Do you know about the local market? _. （ A） No problem （ B） Better play it safe （ C） Do as you please （ D） Think nothin
2、g of it 3 Just think, all that worked for nothing. What a fool I was! _. （ A） Ah, dont think any more about that really （ B） Well, Im glad thats over （ C） Id rather not say anything about that （ D） Were hoping you are able to do it well 4 What present shall we make Simon for his birthday? What kind
3、of things does he like, football, pop music, model planes or ships . ? _ Lets make him a model plane. （ A） Its a good idea （ B） Thats it （ C） Thats true （ D） Thats right 5 Mr. Smith, you are arrested for stealing. Please sign here. Arrested? Stealing? _. （ A） Are you all right? （ B） You cant be seri
4、ous! （ C） Im a foreigner. （ D） It doesnt matter. 6 Could I make it 25th May? _. （ A） You can manage it （ B） Thats fine with me （ C） Not a bit of it （ D） Go ahead with it 7 Whats wrong with my son, Dr. Liu? Just a little cold. Take this medicine and hell soon get well. _. （ A） Take it easy （ B） Dont
5、worry about me （ C） It doesnt matter （ D） Leave him as he is 8 Whats the matter? You really look upset. _. Well, better luck next time. （ A） Why, I always look up to you （ B） Me? I never look down upon anybody （ C） I have a bad cold （ D） I failed an important test 9 Is this Mr. Whites office, Mary?
6、Yes, _. （ A） after you （ B） it doesnt matter （ C） thats all right （ D） please yourself 10 Good medicine always tastes bitter, doesnt it? _. Some can also be nice to take. （ A） Not necessarily （ B） Im not sure （ C） I cant agree more （ D） Everyone says so 11 Hi, Mary, havent seen you for a long time.
7、_ ? Fine. What about you? （ A） How are you doing （ B） What are you doing （ C） How do you do （ D） What do you do 12 Id like to see the movie very much, but I have no money on me. Thats OK. This is my _. （ A） offer （ B） treat （ C） turn （ D） service 13 Can I look about the rooms before I decide which r
8、oom Id like to stay in? Of course. _, madam. （ A） Thats all right （ B） Take your time （ C） Enjoy yourself （ D） It doesnt matter 14 Im so tired, helping the family with the work in the field. Why not take a rest, then? _. （ A） Because I have no time （ B） Maybe I should （ C） Sorry, I cant tell you abo
9、ut it （ D） I dont know it 15 You must get excited about going to France to study oil painting. _, but Im afraid I cant do well because my French is too poor. （ A） I dont know yet （ B） Certainly not （ C） Well, I ought to （ D） All right 二、 Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three
10、 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 the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 15 I needed to
11、get some money, so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department at Grahams for the first fortnight of the January sale. I cant say that I enjoyed it, but it was an experience Ill never forget. I could never understand why there were many things in the sales; where did they come from? Now
12、 I know the secret! Firstly, there is the special winter sack and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced. Secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldnt sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them. Thirdly, there are cheap clothes bou
13、ght in specially for the sales; these are put at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale. Clever! Lastly, they buy in “seconds“ (clothes not in perfect condition) for the sale and they are sold very cheaply. When I arrived half an hour before opening on th
14、e first day of the sale, there were already queues around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous. When the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards, looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand. The moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid beh
15、ind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd crowded in. I couldnt believe my eyes: this wasnt shopping, it was a battlefield. One poor lady couldnt keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind. Clothes were flying in all directions as people searched for the sizes, colors and
16、 styles they wanted. Quarrels broke out. Mothers were using their small children to crawl through peoples legs and get hold of things they couldnt get near themselves. Within minutes I had half a dozen people pushing under my nose, each wanting to be the first served. Where had the famous queue gone
17、? The whole day continued like that, but I kept my temper! I was taking money hand over fist and began to realize why, twice a year, Grahams is happy to turn the expensive store into a battlefield like this. In the sale fever, people were spending money like water without thinking whether they neede
18、d what they were buying. As long as it was bargain it was OK. You wont believe this, but as soon as I got home I crashed out for four hours. Then I had dinner and went back to bed, feeling the sound of the alarm which would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale. 16 What kind of clothes
19、 is likely to be sold 5% cheaper? （ A） Last summers clothes. （ B） Clothes not in perfect condition. （ C） Clothes bought in specially for the sales. （ D） Clothes for winter. 17 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） The customers gave up the manners, which the English are famous for. （ B） Th
20、e customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted. （ C） Small children enjoyed crawling through peoples legs. （ D） The security guards were fearless of the crowd. 18 In the authors opinion, why is Grahams happy to make the expensive store into a “battlefield“? （ A） There are too ma
21、ny clothes and they want to clear them in the sales. （ B） They are eager to show that they are clever at doing business. （ C） They can take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes. （ D） They want to make more money by having sales. 19 The expression “crashed out “ in the last paragraph m
22、eans _. （ A） chatted with friends （ B） slept soundly （ C） broke down （ D） dined out 20 What would be the best title for the passage? （ A） The Best Bargain. （ B） Hunting for a Job. （ C） Sale Fever. （ D） A Pleasant Fortnight. 20 If there is no difference in general intelligence between boys and girls,
23、 what can explain girls poor performance in science and mathematics? It seems to be that their treatment at school is a direct cause. Mathematics and science are seen as subjects mainly for boys, and therefore, as girls become teenagers, they are less likely to take them. Interestingly, both boys an
24、d girls often regard the subjects for boys as more difficult. Yet it has been suggested that girls do not take mathematics courses not because they are difficult, but for social reasons. Girls do not want to be in open competition with boys because they are afraid to appear less feminine and attract
25、ive. However, if we examine the performance of boys and girls who have taken mathematics courses, there are still more high-achieving boys than there are girls. This difference appears to be worldwide. Biological explanations have been offered for this, but there are other explanations too. Perhaps
26、the difference which comes out during the teenage years has its roots in much earlier experiences. From their first days in kindergarten, boys are encouraged to work on their own and to complete tasks. Facts show that outstanding mathematicians and scientists have not had teachers who supplied answe
27、rs. Besides, there can be little doubt that teachers of mathematics and science expect their boy students to do better at these subjects than their girl students. They even appear to encourage the difference between boys and girls. They spend more time with the boy students, giving them more time to
28、 answer questions and working harder to get correct answers from them. They are more likely to call on boys for answers and to allow them to take the lead in classroom discussion. They also praise boys more frequently. All of this seems to encourage boys to work harder in science and mathematics and
29、 to give them confidence that they are able to succeed. Such a way of teaching is not likely to encourage girls to take many mathematics and science courses, nor is it likely to support girls who do. When it comes to these subjects it seems certain that school widens the difference between boys and
30、girls. 21 Girls are likely to think that _. （ A） science courses are for both boys and girls （ B） science courses make them more popular （ C） science courses make them successful （ D） science courses are difficult for them 22 The text mainly discusses _ reasons for the difference between boys and gi
31、rls in scientific achievements. （ A） biological （ B） historical （ C） social （ D） personal 23 What are boys usually encouraged to do at school? （ A） To get help with their homework. （ B） To play the leading role in class. （ C） To work with girl students in class. （ D） To learn to take care of others.
32、 24 What does the passage say about great mathematicians? （ A） Their teachers did not supply answers to them. （ B） They started learning mathematics at an earlier age. （ C） They showed mathematical abilities in their teenage years. （ D） Their success results from their strong interest in mathematics
33、. 25 The author would probably agree that _. （ A） boys and girls learn in the same way （ B） boys and girls are equal in general intelligence （ C） girls are more confident in themselves than before （ D） girls should take fewer science courses than boys 25 At first Kate thought the Romanian girl could
34、 not speak and understand English. Nadia would not reply to anything Kate said. Kate was in charge of showing Nadia aroundon her first day at Buckminster Grade School. Kate could not figure out why the school had put Nadia in a class where she could not understand what people were saying. “Why did t
35、hey do this?“ Kate wondered aloud. “I mean, you cant learn if you cant understand the teacher. “ Nadias voice was a whisper, “I understand English. I will learn. “ Nadias English was perfect. Kate was perplexed. She couldnt understand why Nadia did not like to speak. Then she realized that morning b
36、eing in a new country probably wasnt the easiest thing to do. There were hundreds of unfamiliar and unusual things to learn all at the same time. “Therere a lot of new things to learn, huh?“ said Kate. Nadia nodded rapidly. In a quiet voice she replied, “Many things people say, I do not understand.
37、I have been speaking English and Romanian all my life, but I do not know what some children are saying. For example, yesterday a boy asked if I could help him find the USB port on a thin black box he was carrying. Isnt a port a place for ships? It made no sense to me.“ “Dont worry,“ said Kate. “Youl
38、l figure everything out in time. You see, that thin black box is a computer. A USB port is a place where you can connect other machines to a computer. “ Nadia and Kate were quiet after that. They took notes while the teacher gave a maths lesson. To Kates surprise, Nadia put up her hand and offered t
39、o answer questions at the blackboard. Nadia handled every question the teacher gave her. Some of the questions were really difficult, and no one understood what was going on except Nadia and the teacher. When the teacher said that Nadia answered everything correctly, the whole class clapped their ha
40、nds. Nadia was smiling when she sat back down next to Kate. “Some things,“ she said in a normal voice, “are the same all over the world.“ 26 At the beginning of Nadias first day at school, she was _. （ A） disappointed （ B） helpful （ C） lively （ D） shy 27 The underlined word “perplexed“ probably mean
41、s _. （ A） puzzled （ B） angry （ C） shocked （ D） serious 28 We can infer from the passage that _. （ A） Nadia did not like Kate （ B） Nadia had lived by the sea before （ C） Nadia had never seen a computer before （ D） Nadia spoke in a soft voice out of politeness 29 Which of the following statements is t
42、rue? （ A） Nadia was better at maths than other students. （ B） Nadia found some of the maths questions difficult. （ C） Nadia was encouraged to answer questions in class. （ D） Nadia understood the maths teacher better than other teachers. 30 What is the message of the story? （ A） Talking about somethi
43、ng familiar gives you confidence in communication. （ B） Answering questions in class makes you better understood by classmates. （ C） Language plays an important role in communication between cultures. （ D） Mathematics helps to improve communication between cultures. 30 Elephants dont forget at least
44、, female elephants dont. Elephant families are matriarchal. And the social knowledge gained by the oldest females is the key to a family groups survival, according to a study published in April by Karen McComb, a biologist at Sussex University in England. Elephants announce their presence by making
45、a deep, long sound, a practice referred to as contact calling (联络呼叫 ). An unfamiliar call may mean that an elephant from outside the family group is nearby. A stranger can cause trouble, interrupting feeding or disturbing the young. So an elephant matriarch signals the family to gather around her; t
46、hen they all lift their trunks in the air to smell the unfamiliar caller. False alarms can disturb the group and take time and energy away from feeding, so survival may depend in part on getting it right. Working with Cynthia Moss, who founded the Amboseli Elephant Research Project in Kenya 30 years
47、 ago, McComb tested the social knowledge of 21 Amboseli elephant families with matriarchs 27 to 67 years old. She played recordings of contact calls to each family and found that the oldest matriarchs were much better at picking out unfamiliar calls. In fact, a group with a matriarch in her fifties
48、was several thousand times more likely to form into a group upon hearing an unfamiliar contact call than when hearing a familiar call. However, families with younger matriarchs “were less than twice as likely to gather together upon hearing an unfamiliar contact call as compared with a familiar call
49、. And they gathered together a lot. Moreover, the social knowledge of older matriarchs translated into favourable results: Families with older matriarchs produced more baby elephants in each female-reproductive year. This finding shows how difficult it is to protect the oldest members of elephant families. As elephants age, they continue to
