1、山东省成人本科英语模拟试卷 10及答案与解析 一、 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. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresp
2、onding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 0 A fire drill is, to put it mildly, an inconvenient exercise at the best of times. A fire drill at 2:00 in the morning in terrible weather conditions, like the one we had on Thursday night - Friday morning last, is incomparabl
3、y more inconvenient. This is why writing this note to thank you all most sincerely for your excellent co-operation and the spirit with which you endured the inconvenience. A fire drill is not an idle exercise. It is an extremely serious one and can, in fact, save lives in the long run. Last week s f
4、ire drill has already revealed a number of important things regarding fire precautions in the Hall. For instance, there seem to exist a number of “deaf spots“ in the Hall, namely, the two rooms in Purser House and some rooms in the Bottom Corridor. I have no reason to doubt that residents from these
5、 areas could not hear the alarm. I shall request an immediate examination of this problem. I should, also, remind you that it is a requirement that fire drills should be regularly carried out(at least two in every one year)and each resident should be made fully aware of this and obliged to take part
6、. All residents must take fire precautions with the seriousness they deserve. Failure to do so can result in fines and expulsion(驱逐 )from the Hall. Thank you again for your co-operation. 1 The last fire drill caused much more inconvenience because_. （ A） it was in bad weather （ B） there were “deaf s
7、pots“ （ C） a big fire started （ D） it was at the weekend 2 The phrase “in the long run“(Para. 2)means_. （ A） effectively （ B） endlessly （ C） eventually （ D） efficiently 3 Some people did not make their appearance at the last drill because_. （ A） they were deaf （ B） they could not hear the alarm （ C）
8、 nobody waked them up （ D） they refused to leave their rooms 4 A fire drill is extremely important according to the author because _. （ A） it is a good physical exercise （ B） it cultivates peoples endurance （ C） it is a legal requirement （ D） it can save lives in case of a fire 5 Which of the follow
9、ing is NOT stated by the author? （ A） A fire drill is very important and useful. （ B） The last fire drill received inactive co-operation from the residents. （ C） Those who do not take fire precautions will be fined and driven out. （ D） It has been made a rule that fire drills will be performed regul
10、arly. 5 Accidents are caused; they dont just happen. The reason may be easy to see: a shelf out of reach, a patch of ice on the road, an overloaded truck. But more often than not there is a chain of events leading up to the misfortune frustration, tiredness or just bad temper that show what the acci
11、dent really is, a sort of attack on oneself. Road accidents, for example, happen frequently after a family quarrel, and we all know people who are accident-prone, so often at odds with themselves and the world that they seem to cause accidents for themselves and others. By definition, an accident is
12、 something you can not predict or avoid, and the idea which used to be current, that the majority of road accidents are caused by a minority of criminally careless drivers, is not supported by insurance statistics. These show that most accidents involve ordinary motorists in a moment of carelessness
13、 or thoughtlessness. It is not always clear, either, what sort of conditions make people more likely to have an accident. For instance, the law requires all factories to take safety precautions and most companies have safety committees to make sure the regulations are observed, but still, every day
14、in Britain, some fifty thousand men and women are injured from work due to accidents. These accidents are largely the result of human error or misjudgment - - noise and fatigue, boredom or worry are possible factors which contribute to this. Doctors who work in factories have found that those who dr
15、ink too much, usually people who have a high anxiety level, run three times the normal risk of accidents at work. 6 The passage suggests that_. （ A） accidents are usually caused by psychological factors （ B） accidents mostly result from slippery roads （ C） drinkers run three times the normal risk of
16、 accidents in factories （ D） about 50 000 people lose their lives at work in Britain every day 7 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor of accidents? （ A） Mood. （ B） Tiredness. （ C） Carelessness. （ D） Weather. 8 The word “accident-prone“(Para. 2)means_. （ A） likely to have accidents （ B
17、） injured in accidents （ C） possible to die in accidents （ D） responsible for road accidents 9 What can we infer about the authors opinion on accidents? （ A） Safety precautions are of little use in accidents. （ B） Many accidents can and should be avoided. （ C） Factory accidents, unlike road accident
18、s, are inevitable. （ D） Most road accidents are caused by just a few careless drivers. 10 The best title for the passage would be_. （ A） Accidents and Anxiety （ B） How to Deal with Accidents on Roads and in Factories （ C） Human Factors in Accidents （ D） How to Prevent Accidents on Roads and in Facto
19、ries 10 Is language, like food, a basic human need? Judging from the result of the violent experiment by a German King, Frederick II, in the 13th century, it may be. Hoping to discover what language a child would speak if he heard no mother tongue, he told the nurses to keep silent. All the infants
20、died before the first year. But clearly there was more than language deprivation here. What was missing was good mothering. Without good mothering, in the first year of life especially, the capacity to survive is seriously affected. Today no much violent deprivation exists as that by Frederick II. N
21、evertheless, some children are still backward in speaking. Most often the reason for this is that the mother is insensitive to the signals of the infant, whose brain is programmed to map up language rapidly. There are critical times, it seems, when children learn more readily. If these sensitive per
22、iods are neglected, the ideal time for acquiring language skills passes and they might never be learned so easily again. Linguists(语言学家 )suggest that speech stages are reached in a fixed sequence and at a constant age, but there are cases where speech has started late in a child who eventually turns
23、 out to be of high IQ. Recent evidence suggests that an infant is born with the capacity to speak. What is special about Mans brain, compared with that of the monkey, is the complex system which enables a child to connect the sight and feel of, say, a teddy-bear(玩具熊 )with the sound pattern “teddy-be
24、ar“. But speech has to be stimulated, and this depends on interaction between the mother and the child, where the mother recognizes the signals in the childs babbling(牙牙学语 ), grasping, crying, smiling, and responds to them . Insensitivity of the mother to these signals dulls the interaction because
25、the child gets discouraged and sends out only the obvious signals. Sensitivity to the childs non-verbal signals is essential to the growth and development of language. 11 Frederick IIs experiment was violent because_. （ A） he wanted to prove children are horn with the ability to speak （ B） he ignore
26、d the importance of mothering to the infant （ C） he was unkind to the nurse （ D） he wanted his nurses to say no mother tongue 12 The reason some children are backward in speaking today is that_. （ A） their mothers do not respond to their attempts to speak （ B） their mothers are not intelligent enoug
27、h to help them （ C） they do not listen carefully to their mothers （ D） their brains have to absorb too much language at once 13 By “critical times“(Para. 3)the author means_. （ A） difficult periods in the childs life （ B） moments when the child becomes critical of its mother （ C） important stages in
28、 the childs development （ D） times when mothers often neglect their children 14 Which of the following is NOT implied in the passage? （ A） Ability to learn to speak a language is inborn in man. （ B） Children do not need to be encouraged to learn to speak. （ C） Early language starters are not necessa
29、rily highly intelligent. （ D） Most children learn their language in definite stages. 15 If the mother does not respond to her childs signals, _. （ A） the child will never be able to speak properly （ B） the child will stop giving out signals （ C） the child will invent a language of his own （ D） the c
30、hild will make little effort to speak 15 Americans who remember “the good old clays“ are not alone in complaining about the educational system in this country. Immigrants(移民 )complain, too. Lately a German friend was filled with anger when he learned that the mathematics test given to his son on his
31、 first day as a college freshman included multiplication and division. Japanese businessmen in Los Angeles send their children to private schools staffed by teachers imported from Japan to learn mathematics at Japanese levels, generally considered at least a year more advanced than the level here. B
32、ut I wonder: If American education is so poor, why is it that this is still the country of innovation(创新 )? When I was 12 in Indonesia, I had to memorize the name of all the worlds major cities, from Kabul to Karachi. At the same age, my son, who was brought up by a Californian, thought that Buenos
33、Aires was Spanish for good food. However, unlike children of his age in Asia and Europe, my son had studied creative geography. When he was only 6, he drew a map of the route that he traveled to get to school, including the streets, the traffic signs and the houses that he passed. Dissatisfied Ameri
34、can parents forget that in this country their children are able to experiment freely with ideas; without this they will not really able to think or to believe in themselves. Critics of American education cannot grasp one thing: freedom. America, I think, is the only country that extends even to chil
35、dren the license to freely speak, write and be creative. Our public education certainly is not perfect, but it is a great deal better than any other. I think I have found the answer to my question. 16 From the passage we learn that _. （ A） both Americans and immigrants are dissatisfied with the qual
36、ity of American education （ B） the author shares the general idea that American education is worse than education in many other countries （ C） Japanese schools in America require their American teachers to teach mathematics at Japanese levels （ D） the authors German friend was a little displeased be
37、cause the mathematics test for his son was too easy 17 Which of the following is NOT true? （ A） The author most probably was an immigrant from Asia and received some school education there. （ B） Buenos Aires must be the name of a city, as are Kabul and Karachi. （ C） Children in other countries are n
38、ot likely to learn creative geography. （ D） The knowledge of geography of the author s son shows that American education is poor. 18 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? （ A） If children are not allowed to experiment freely with ideas they wont grow up independent and creative. （
39、 B） Most Americans think the present American educational system is not as good as it used to be. （ C） Private schools run by Japanese businessmen maintain a higher level than American public schools. （ D） Americans are more innovative than the other people in the world. 19 In the last paragraph the
40、 author says, “I have found the answer to my question. “ What is the question? （ A） Is Japanese education better than American education? （ B） Why do Japanese businessmen send their children to Japanese-staffed schools? （ C） Why was my son not taught enough geographic knowledge? （ D） Is American edu
41、cation really worse than education in other countries? 20 What would be the best title for this passage? （ A） American Education and Education in Foreign Countries （ B） Improvement Needed for American Education （ C） Freedom to Think Characteristics of American Education （ D） Education and Innovation
42、 in America 二、 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 sing
43、le line through the center. 21 While waiting in line to get my boarding pass, I_ left my cell phone lying on the check-in counter. （ A） firstly （ B） fortunately （ C） purposely （ D） accidentally 22 The boys felt tired _ so they put out the fire and crept into their tent. （ A） down （ B） back （ C） off
44、（ D） out 23 _from space, our earth, with water covering 70% of its surface, appears as a “blue planet“. （ A） Seeing （ B） Be seen （ C） Seen （ D） Being seen 24 She finished her work,_. （ A） tiring and wearing out （ B） tired and wear out （ C） tired and worn out （ D） tiring and worn out 25 I have no obj
45、ection_ the evening with them. （ A） to spend （ B） to be spending （ C） to spending （ D） to have spent 26 The volcano that raised the islands are still _places. （ A） inactive （ B） enormous （ C） energetic （ D） lively 27 I left for the office earlier than usual this morning_traffic jam. （ A） in line wit
46、h （ B） in case of （ C） for the sake （ D） at the risk of 28 Observations were made_the children at the beginning and at the end of preschool and first grade. （ A） towards （ B） of （ C） on （ D） with 29 Can you do our work better with_money and_people? （ A） lesser. . . fewer （ B） less. . . fewer （ C） li
47、ttle. . . less （ D） few. . . less 30 They are very jealous_his reputation. （ A） of （ B） at （ C） for （ D） against 31 Children and old people do not like having their daily_upset. （ A） habit （ B） practice （ C） routine （ D） custom 32 We are interested in the weather because it_us so directly - what we
48、wear, what we do, and even how we feel. （ A） benefits （ B） affects （ C） guides （ D） effects 33 Criticism and self criticism is necessary_it helps us to find and correct our mistakes. （ A） by that （ B） at that （ C） on that （ D） in that 34 I had trouble _the letter. His handwriting is very bad. （ A） t
49、o read （ B） in reading （ C） for reading （ D） to have read 35 Those goods are_for export, though a few of them may be sold on the home market. （ A） basically （ B） completely （ C） necessarily （ D） remarkably 36 The committee is totally opposed_any changes being made in the plans. （ A） of （ B） on （ C） to （ D） against 37 Since 1970, he_ in this bank and he loves the job very much. （ A） has worked （ B） has been working （
