1、北京成人本科英语模拟试卷 78及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 1 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 2 Is David a man with good manners? I dont think so. As a matter of fact, he is _ but
2、polite. （ A） something （ B） everything （ C） nothing （ D） anything 3 W: You seem to have a lot of work at your office. Youve always been staying late and working overtime. M:_ （ A） What you say is right. But dont you know the meaning of work? （ B） Yes. Thats true. But dont you know the common saying:
3、“ Always work and no play makes Jack a dull boy“? （ C） Thats true, but its no bother to me. The work is interesting and fun. I dont mind the extra hours at all. （ D） Sorry. I cannot listen to your advice. Overwork can bring me overpay, you know. 4 Mary: Hello, John. How are you feeling now? Somebody
4、 said you had been sick. John: _ （ A） Hello, Mary. They must have had me confused with my brother, George. He has been sick all week. I have never felt better in my life. （ B） Hello, Mary. Whos sick? How can I be sick? Im as strong as a horse. They must have gone mad. （ C） Hello, Mary. How are you?
5、（ D） Hello, Mary. Im quite happy. My wife has fallen ill. And, how about you? 5 Which driver was to blame? Why, _ ! It was the childs fault, clear and simple. He suddenly came out between two parked cars. （ A） both （ B） each （ C） either （ D） neither 6 Have you worked out the math problem yet? Not ye
6、t. _ another hour, I can work it out. （ A） Given （ B） To be given （ C） Giving （ D） Having been given 7 Speaker A: Wow! How nice the room is!Speaker B:_ （ A） Its just so so. （ B） So it is. （ C） Is that so? （ D） So you love it. 8 Guess what! I came across an old friend at the party last night. _. Im s
7、ure you had a wonderful time. （ A） Sounds good （ B） Very well （ C） How nice （ D） All right 9 W:A man from AT&T would like to talk with the manager on the new project. Is she available? M:_ （ A） Im sorry. She is engaged just now （ B） Im sorry. She is free （ C） Pardon, please. She said she would come
8、to meet sooner or later （ D） She said she should apologize for inconvenience 10 Have a nice weekend! _. （ A） The same as you （ B） You do too （ C） The same to you （ D） You have it too 11 Do you mind my smoking here? _. （ A） No, thanks （ B） No. Good idea （ C） Yes, please （ D） Yes. Better not 12 Wow, I
9、ve really gained a lot of weight, I should start exercising. _ . Thats why I finally decided to join a health club. （ A） You are right （ B） Me too （ C） Dont let it be （ D） I agree with you 13 Shall we go and have a picnic at the weekend? _ Its said that there might be snow then. （ A） Why not? （ B） G
10、reat! （ C） Good idea! （ D） It depends. 14 Would you do me a favour and give me a ride? _. （ A） Its my pleasure （ B） No trouble （ C） Thats all right （ D） With pleasure 15 Speaker A: East Bouren 546Speaker B: Hello. John here. Can I speak to Mary, please? A:_ B: OK. （ A） Whos that speaking? （ B） Could
11、 you take a message? （ C） Hold the line, please. （ D） I think shes gone shopping. 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
12、. 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 hear many parents complain that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away, from your parents. You should be
13、 learning to stand on your own feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are holding one anothers hands for reassurance (放心 ). Th
14、ey claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But they all end up listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon (茧 ) into a l
15、arger cocoon. It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a market for teenagers. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. This is a great ba
16、rrier for the teenager who wants to, find his or her own path. But the barrier is Worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to. a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some though
17、ts that you dont care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you are. Thats the only kind of popularity that really counts. 16 The authors purpose in writing this passage is to tell,_. （ A） reade
18、rs how to be popular with people around （ B） teenagers how to learn to make a decision for themselves （ C） parents how to control and guide their children （ D） people how to understand and respect each other 17 According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own,
19、but in fact most of them_. （ A） have much difficulty understanding each other （ B） lack confidence （ C） dare not cope with any problems alone （ D） are very much afraid of getting lost 18 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） There is no popularity that really counts. （ B）
20、 Many parents think that their children are challenging their authority. （ C） It is not necessarily bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates. （ D） Most teenagers are actually doing the same. 19 The author thinks of advertisements as_to teenagers. （ A） inevitable （ B） influential （ C
21、） instructive （ D） attractive 20 The main idea of the last paragraph is that a teenager should_. （ A） differ from others in as many ways as possible （ B） become popular with others （ C） find his real self （ D） rebel against his parent and the popularity wave 20 In order to learn a foreign language w
22、ell, it is necessary to overcome the fear of making mistakes. If the primary goal of language use is communication, then mistakes are secondary considerations that may be dealt with gradually as awareness of those mistakes increases. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The
23、language learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how native expressions differ from the way the learner might say them. For example, a Spanish speaker who has been saying “I do it“ to express willingness to do something in the immediate future, could, by communicating with na
24、tive speakers of English, observe that native speakers actually say “Ill do it“. This difference can serve as a basis for the student to change his way of using the present tense in English. But a student who is unwilling to communicate in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by tria
25、l and error. 21 According to the passage, the present tense in English is （ A） not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate future （ B） used with some verbs but not with others to express future intention （ C） basically the same in English as it is in Spanish （ D） not the most diffi
26、cult problem for foreign students 22 According to the passage, language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by_. （ A） asking native speakers for explanations （ B） reading good books in the foreign language （ C） comparing their speech with that of native speakers （ D） speaking without re
27、gard to native speakers 23 According to the passage, foreign language students who do not communicate with native speakers will NOT_. （ A） learn very much about the foreign society （ B） learn about the history about making mistakes （ C） have to worry about making mistakes （ D） take advantage of avai
28、lable language 24 According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too much about making mistakes because_. （ A） native speakers like foreign students who try to learn their language （ B） communication is the primary goal of language learning （ C） native speakers will ignore thei
29、r mistakes （ D） everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a strange language 25 The authors major conclusion about the function of mistakes in foreign language learning is that_. （ A） mistakes are not important in the process of learning a language （ B） learners are often very afraid of
30、making mistakes （ C） making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules of the language （ D） native speakers often do not tell foreign language learners about their mistakes 25 Do you ever feel sick, confused, or very tired after a long plane ride? If you were fly-ing east to west or west to ea
31、st, the problem could have been jet lag. (45) Jet lag happens when your bodys time clock becomes confused. Crossing several time zones may make you feel very tired. You may become confused because you are tired. In fact, you may become so confused that you wont be able to do your work. You might get
32、 headaches and feel that you have problems eating and sleeping. These are all symptoms of jet lag. However, if you feel tired after flying from north to south or south to north, you do not have jet lag. Maybe you feel tired from the tiredness and work of getting ready for the trip. You will feel bet
33、ter after you get some sleep. The symptoms that you feel during a flight, such as thirst and motion sickness, are not jet lag either. They are caused by the air pressure in the plane. When you travel north or south, you do not cross time zones. So you do not have true jet lag. 26 What is jet lag? （
34、A） The tired and confused feeling that you get after flying. （ B） Being unable to catch the plane. （ C） Being too heavy to be on the plane. （ D） Losing the clock in your body. 27 Flying in which direction is more likely to cause jet lag? （ A） North to south. （ B） South to north. （ C） West to east. （
35、 D） None of the above. 28 Which of the following is NOT a symptom of jet lag? （ A） Eating problems. （ B） Motion sickness. （ C） Headaches. （ D） Sleeping problems. 29 If you are tired when you fly south or north, （ A） you will feel better after some sleep （ B） you should go to see a doctor （ C） you sh
36、ould do some exercise （ D） you should eat more 30 Which of the following is true according to the passage? （ A） All people can still work very well after the flight from China to America. （ B） If you feel thirsty during a flight, you have jet lag. （ C） Your body clock may get confused when you cross
37、 time zones. （ D） You will have jet lag if you fly from Japan to Sydney 三、 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 m
38、ark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 31 We usually_hello to each other when we meet. （ A） say （ B） speak （ C） tell （ D） talk 32 The preservation of embryos and juveniles is a_occurrence in the fossil record. （ A） scarce （ B） lack （ C） rare （ D） shor
39、t 33 Usually a childs behavior is a _ of his family environment. （ A） recognition （ B） reflection （ C） return （ D） record 34 It would be a mistake to _ this law to situations which are outside this range. （ A） apply （ B） employ （ C） use （ D） fit 35 The explosion, _ all newspapers showed, claimed mor
40、e than 100 people. （ A） which （ B） where （ C） as （ D） what 36 The actor and singer_a performance in Hangzhou on next Saturday evening. （ A） are to hold （ B） is to hold （ C） will be held （ D） holds 37 The house belongs to my aunt but she _ here any more. （ A） hasnt lived （ B） didnt live （ C） hadnt li
41、ved （ D） doesnt live 38 The premier and the visiting foreign minister had a talk in _ friendly atmos-phere. （ A） a most （ B） most （ C） very （ D） the very 39 This kind of cloth _ well and _ long. （ A） is washedlasts （ B） washesl asts （ C） washesis lasted （ D） is washedlasted 40 The hero of the story
42、was an artist _. （ A） in his thirty （ B） in his thirtys （ C） in his thirtieth （ D） in his thirties 41 My new glasses cost me_the last pair that I bought. （ A） three times （ B） three times as much as （ C） three times as much （ D） three times much as 42 It was because the applicant was too conceited (
43、自负的 )_he failed in the interview. （ A） that （ B） so that （ C） so （ D） therefore 43 Because the United States is not surrounded by many other nations, some Ameri-cans tend to _ the rest of the world. （ A） ignore （ B） decline （ C） neglect （ D） overlook 44 As a policeman, Mr. Brown thought that he had
44、a duty to _ the lost children in finding their homes. （ A） assist （ B） help （ C） provide （ D） support 45 Problems like this _ every day in the factory. （ A） raise （ B） rise （ C） get （ D） arise 46 _ the compass was first made in China. （ A） It is known to all （ B） It is known that （ C） We all know （
45、D） As is known to all 47 He finds it difficult to _ himself to the climate here. （ A） account （ B） accustom （ C） apply （ D） adopt 48 Grace _ tears when she heard the sad news. （ A） broke in （ B） broke into （ C） broke off （ D） broke through 49 You will find a map of great _ in helping you to get arou
46、nd London. （ A） price （ B） cost （ C） value （ D） usefulness 50 How about eight oclock outside the cinema? That _ me fine. （ A） fits （ B） meets （ C） satisfies （ D） suits 51 The child took a spoonful and tasted it carefully _ it was hot. （ A） in case （ B） provided （ C） if （ D） unless 52 The _ horse ran
47、 away from the fire. （ A） having frightened （ B） frightening （ C） frightened （ D） frighten 53 _ your second question, I am afraid I can give you no information at the moment, as the matter is still under consideration. （ A） As far （ B） As for （ C） As from （ D） As of 54 You will not be able to succee
48、d _ you work harder than you do now. （ A） in case （ B） in only （ C） provided （ D） unless 55 I wish you _ to me before you went and bought that car. （ A） spoke （ B） will speak （ C） was going to speak （ D） had spoken 56 They are _ students that they all performed well in the nationwide examinations. （ A） so diligent （ B） such diligent （ C） so much diligent （ D） such very diligent 57 By the time you arrive this evening, _ for two hours. （ A） I will study （ B） I will have been studied （ C） I had studied （ D） I will have been studying 58 H
