1、北京成人本科英语模拟试卷 81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 Mr. Smith, you are arrested for stealing. Please sign here. Arrested? Stealing? _. （ A） Are you all right? （ B） You cant be serious! （ C） Im a foreigner. （ D） It do
2、esnt matter. 3 M: What are you doing? W: Trying to get this wine stain (污渍 ) out of the carpet. M: Hang on. Theres some soda here. It should take the stain right out. W: Really? Hey, _ （ A） it is really functioning. （ B） it is really working. （ C） it is really playing. （ D） it is really influencing.
3、 4 Speaker A: I wonder if Mary will really come at 7:00. She said she would. Speaker B: _ （ A） You can take it easy. Mary always says what she would do. （ B） You neednt be worried. Mary is an honest person. （ C） Dont worry about it. Her words are as good as gold. （ D） Just take it easy. Time will so
4、on come. 5 Toms mistakes in the exam are almost as _ as Jacks. I know that boy. Hes _ than Jack. （ A） much; no more careful （ B） much; not more careful （ C） many; no more careful （ D） many; not more careful 6 What was it that caused the party to be put off? _the invitations. （ A） Tom delayed sending
5、 （ B） Tom delayed to send （ C） That Tom delayed sending （ D） Tom delaying sending 7 Cindy: _Rose: No, what happened? Cindy: They let him go as he is suspected to be cheating. （ A） Did you know John? （ B） Did you like John? （ C） Did you hate John? （ D） Did you hear about John? 8 Speaker A: So far as
6、I can see, it is the fault on the third party. Speaker B: _ （ A） I dont agree with the third party. （ B） Yes. I cant agree more. （ C） I think you are not meeting that. （ D） I can go along with you. 9 Where did you put the car keys? Oh, I _ I put them on the chair because the phone rang as I _ in. （
7、A） remembered; come （ B） remembered; was coming （ C） remember; come （ D） remember; was coining 10 I wonder if I could possibly use your car for tonight? _ . Im not using it anyhow. （ A） Sure, go ahead （ B） I dont know （ C） Yes, indeed （ D） I dont care 11 Im dead tired. I cant walk any farther, Jenny
8、. _ , Tommy. You can do it! （ A） No problem （ B） No hurry （ C） Come on （ D） Thats OK 12 Would you please _ the form for me? _. （ A） fill; Its a pleasure （ B） fill in; With pleasure （ C） fill in; My pleasure （ D） fill in; Ill be happy to 13 Speaker A: Ive just heard that the tickets for Swan Lake hav
9、e been sold out. Speaker B: Oh, no!_ （ A） It doesnt matter. （ B） Its not at all interesting. （ C） I was looking forward to it. （ D） I knew it already. 14 W: Im terribly sorry Im late. I had rather a difficult time finding your office. M:_ （ A） Saying sorry wont be enough for being late. You have to
10、account for what youve done. （ B） Thats all right. Please sit down and Ill start to ask you a few questions. （ C） You neednt saying sorry. Its often the case. （ D） Put on your name in the attendance record and go to your work. 15 W: What is all this glass doing on the floor? M:_ （ A） Look at the win
11、dow and you11 see. （ B） Ill clean it. （ C） Ill call the repair man. （ D） Cant you find out? 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,
12、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 Elephants dont forget at least, female elephants dont. Elephant families are matriarchal. And the social knowledge gained by the oldest females is the key
13、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 a deep, long sound, a practice referred to as contact calling (联络呼叫 ). An unfamiliar call may mean that an elephant from outs
14、ide 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; then they all lift their trunks in the air to smell the unfamiliar caller. False alarms can disturb the group and take time an
15、d 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 ago, McComb tested the social knowledge of 21 Amboseli elephant families with matriarchs 27 to 67 years old. She played reco
16、rdings 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 was several thousand times more likely to form into a group upon hearing an unfamiliar contact call than when hearing a famil
17、iar 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. And they gathered together a lot. Moreover, the social knowledge of older matriarchs translated into favourable results: Fa
18、milies 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 grow larger, as do their much wanted tusks (象牙 ). So the older and wiser a matriar
19、ch is, the greater the chance she will be killed. About 800,000 elephants have been killed by people in the past 20 years. 16 What does the underlined word “matriarch“ mean? （ A） An old member of an elephant family. （ B） A female head of an elephant family. （ C） A wise elephant. （ D） A large elephan
20、t. 17 When do elephants form into a group? （ A） When they are feeding the young. （ B） When they see a familiar elephant. （ C） When they are giving birth to baby elephants. （ D） When the leading elephant gives out a warning. 18 The research with recordings of contact calls shows _. （ A） how fast elep
21、hants form into groups （ B） how important the age of a leading elephant is （ C） how frightened elephants are when hearing a strange call （ D） how frequently old elephants call other members of the family 19 The older a female elephant is, _. （ A） the stronger she will be （ B） the poorer memory she w
22、ill have （ C） the more useless her tusks will be （ D） the more likely she will be killed 20 We can infer from the passage that elephants may _ （ A） run into other elephant families （ B） give wrong warnings to their mothers （ C） run away on hearing a strange sound （ D） produce more babies by gatherin
23、g together often 20 To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. Its a hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the Channel takes only twenty minutes (as long as youre not held up at the airport), but its an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft if you
24、 dont mind the noise, and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise you can go by boat, if you forget your sea-sickness ills. All these means of transport have their problems and the weary (不耐烦的 )traveler often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. “Not possible“, you say. Well, wait a m
25、inute. People are once again considering the idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge. This time, the Greater London Council is looking into the possibility of building a Channel link straight to London. (79) A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel, but you would be able to go by rail or by car on a br
26、idge, whereas a tunnel would provide a rail link only. Why is this idea being discussed again? Is Britain becoming more conscious of the need for links with Europe as a result of joining the EEC(欧共体 )? Well, perhaps. The main reason, though, is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square k
27、ilometers of Londons disused dockland(船坞地 ). A link from London to the continent would stimulate trade and re-vitalize(使 重新有活力 ) the port, and would make London a main trading center in Europe. (80) With a link over the Channel, you could buy your fish and chips in England, and be able to eat them i
28、n France while they were still warm! 21 Which of the following statements is TRUE? （ A） Swimming across the Channel takes less than four hours. （ B） The idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge is a very new one （ C） It is considered to be more difficult to swim across the channel than any other means. （
29、D） A tunnel or bridge would only reach as far as the coast. 22 A tunnel would be _. （ A） less expensive to be built than a bridge （ B） more expensive to be built than a bridge （ C） less expensive to be built than a rail （ D） more expensive to be built than a rail 23 If they built a Channel tunnel, y
30、ou would _. （ A） neither take a train nor go by car （ B） only take a train （ C） either take a train or go by car （ D） only take a bus 24 It can be concluded that many of Londons dockyards are_. （ A） not used （ B） seriously blocked （ C） fully used （ D） opened again 25 Channel link would _. （ A） allow
31、 us to buy fish and chips in France （ B） make the journey from Europe to England dangerous but easier and faster （ C） decrease more trade for Londons dockyards （ D） make London more prosperous again 26 Life really should be one long journey of joy for children born with a world of wealth at their fe
32、et. Internationally famous child doctor Robert Coles is the worlds top expert on the influence of money on children. He has written a well-known book on the subject, The Privileged Ones, and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as too little. “Obviously the
33、re are certain advantages to being rich“, says the 53-year-old doctor, “such as better health, education and future work prospects. But most important is the quality of family life. Money cant buy love“. It can buy a lot of other things, however, and thats where the trouble starts. Rich kids have so
34、 much to choose from that they often become confused. Over-indulgence(娇养 ) by their parents can make them that spoilt. They tend to travel more than other children, from home to home and country to country, which causes feelings of restlessness. “But privileged children do have a better sense of the
35、ir positions in world“, adds Mr. Coles, “and they are more self-assured“. The rich children inherit the property from their parents and enjoy a high income. So money will never be one of their problems. “However, they will have a sense of isolation“, warns Dr Coles, “and they could suffer from the h
36、ardship of not being able to deal with the everyday world because they will never really be given the chance. Everything they have achieved is because of an accident of birth. There can be no tremendous inner satisfaction about that“. Todays wealthy parents perhaps realize their riches can be more o
37、f a heavy load than happiness to their children. So the first thing for them to consider is to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money. 26 In his book The Privileged Ones, Dr. Coles implies that_. （ A） there are fewer problems in the rich family than the poor family （ B）
38、rich children live a life of separation from the world （ C） rich children usually enjoy more love than poor children （ D） the quality of rich childrens family life may not be high 27 In the doctors view, _. （ A） there are both advantages and disadvantages to being rich （ B） traveling a lot will be b
39、eneficial to children （ C） rich children usually have little confidence in themselves （ D） rich kids are often short of money because of their life of luxury 28 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? （ A） Rich children usually lead a life of happiness. （ B） Rich children
40、 have earned what they have. （ C） Rich children tend to feel isolated. （ D） Rich children are hardly given too many material things. 29 According to the author of the passage, _. （ A） life is really a long journey for rich children （ B） the rich children feel greatly satisfied with the property they
41、 inherit from their parents （ C） it is most important for wealthy parents to make sure that their families are rich in love as well as in money （ D） today all the wealthy parents are sure of the problems their money can bring 30 It Seems that the author of the passage _ what Dr. Coles says in the bo
42、ok The Privileged Ones. （ A） knows little about （ B） is doubtful about （ C） is opposed to （ D） agrees with 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
43、best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 31 There has been a great increase in retail sales, _? （ A） does there （ B） isnt there （ C） hasnt there （ D） isnt it 32 Im rather anxious_her, for I havent heard from her for a
44、long time. （ A） toward （ B） about （ C） in （ D） over 33 Where did you get your watch_? （ A） repair （ B） to repair （ C） repaired （ D） repairing 34 _, the amount left in my pocket is little. （ A） Having paid my taxes （ B） Paying my taxes （ C） My taxes having been paid （ D） My taxes have been paid 35 I
45、have made an_for you to see the doctor at eleven this morning. （ A） appointment （ B） arrangement （ C） opportunity （ D） assignment 36 It is no _ arguing with Bill because he will never change his mind. （ A） use （ B） help （ C） time （ D） way 37 Women _ drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a gr
46、eater chance of having heart disease than those _ dont. （ A） who; / （ B） /; who （ C） who; who （ D） /; / 38 He thought the painting was of little _, so he let me have it for only ten dollars. （ A） price （ B） cost （ C） value （ D） expenses 39 He asked Tom whether these islands_to that country. （ A） bel
47、onged （ B） belong （ C） are belonged （ D） have belonged 40 Living things are _ cells, and cells do not grow to more than twice the size they were at first. （ A） made from （ B） made up of （ C） made up from （ D） made of 41 If I could put back the clock, Ill give more thought to _ for a career. （ A） pre
48、pare （ B） be prepared （ C） preparing （ D） have prepared 42 I like this song _ your opinion. （ A） in spite （ B） despite of （ C） regardless of （ D） likewise 43 By the time Tom makes up his mind, the offer _. （ A） is cancelled （ B） will cancel （ C） will have been cancelled （ D） will be canceling 44 I couldnt understand why he pretended _ in the book store. （ A） to see me not （ B） not to see me （ C） not see me （ D） to see not me 45 My father seemed to be in no _ to look at my school re port. （ A） mood （ B） sense （ C） emotion （ D） feeling 46 Mary kept wei
