1、成人本科学位英语模拟试卷 15及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 1 Annny: Do you still have a headache, Mike? Mike: Yes, I do. And now I have a fever and cough constantly. Annny:_ （ A） Thats very regretful. （ B） Thats pitiful. （ C） Thats too bad. （ D） Thats a pity. 2 Bus Driver: Move to the back of the bus, please.
2、There are plenty of seats. Passenger:_Bus Driver: Forty cents. Drop it in the box? （ A） What is the price, please? （ B） What shall be the fee, please? （ C） How much does it cost, please? （ D） How much is the fare, please? 3 W: Have you had the brakes(刹车 ) and tires(轮胎 ) checked? And do you have enou
3、gh money? M:_ （ A） No. Im going to buy some brakes and tires. （ B） Ive taken care of everything and Im sure its going to be a wonderful trip. （ C） I11 buy some travelers checks for my trip. （ D） I have finished the brakes and tires and I have no problem with money. 4 W: Could you please make up this
4、 prescription(药方 ) for me? M:_ （ A） No. You need to see a doctor first. （ B） Yes. You can buy the medicine from the drugstore at the corner. （ C） Well. It is prescribed clearly in that book. （ D） Certainly, I11 do it for you right away. 5 Speaker A:Good to see you. You look more fit and better. Spea
5、ker B:_ （ A） Thanks. I had a lot of exercise and drank vegetable juice every day. （ B） Sorry. I dont think I am more fit. Actually, I caught a bad cold. （ C） Yes. Im much more fit. And you? （ D） Im glad to see you too, though Im not much better that ever before. 6 Kate: Hello. Could I speak to Jane,
6、 Please? Jane:_ （ A） Yes, you could （ B） Speaking. （ C） Who are you? （ D） Speak, Please. 7 M: Can I see a demonstration of this tape recorder? W:_ （ A） No, I am afraid you cant. （ B） Sure. It is very easy to operate. （ C） All right, sir. Here you go. （ D） Thats all right. But we cant break it up. 8
7、Woman: Thank you very much for your help. Man:_ （ A） Never mind （ B） Not at all. （ C） It doesnt matter. （ D） No thanks. 9 Speaker A: Ive just heard that the tickets for Swan Lake have been sold out. Speaker B: Oh, no!_ （ A） It doesnt matter. （ B） Its not at all interesting. （ C） I was looking forwar
8、d to it. （ D） I knew it already. 10 Speaker A: Excuse me, Professor Smith, can you spare me a few minutes? Theres something Id like to speak to you about. I wont keep you long. Speaker B:_ （ A） Of course not. Havent you seen have been pretty busy now? （ B） Well, Im afraid we have to find some other
9、time. Im fully occupied now. （ C） No. Ill have an important meeting to attend this evening. （ D） Not possible, as I dont know how long you will keep me. 11 Speaker A: East Bouren 546Speaker B: Hello. John here. Can I speak to Mary, please? A:_ B: OK. （ A） Whos that speaking? （ B） Could you take a me
10、ssage? （ C） Hold the line, please. （ D） I think shes gone shopping. 12 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 account for what youve done. （ B） Thats all right. Please sit down and Ill start to
11、 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. 13 Jack:_Lora: Im an engineer. Jack: Oh, are you? Lora: How about you? Jack: I work for a trading company. （ A） How are you doing? （ B） What do you do? （ C）
12、 How do you do? （ D） what are you doing? 14 Speaker A: Allow me to introduce Dr. Jones to you. Speaker B:_ （ A） Im much pleased to make you an acquaintance. （ B） Thats all right. Im Jim Watson. （ C） Thank you for your introduction. （ D） Id like to express my thanks to you. 15 Doctor:_Patient: Ive ca
13、ught a bad cold and got a sour throat. （ A） Do you have anything to declare, sir? （ B） Good morning. May I help you? （ C） How have you been getting along recently? （ D） What seems to be the problem? 二、 Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage
14、 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 Washington Irving was Americas first man of lett
15、ers to be known internationally. His works were received enthusiastically both in England and in the United States. He was, in fact, one of the most successful writers of his time in the country, and at the same time winning the admiration of fellow writers like Scott in Britain and Poe and Hawthorn
16、e in the United States. (76) The respect in which he was held partly owing to the man himself, with his warm friendliness, his good sense, his urbanity, his gay spirits, his artistic integrity, his love of both the Old World and the New. Thackeray described Irving as “a gentleman, who, though himsel
17、f born in no very high sphere, was most finished, polished, witty; socially the equal of the most refined Europeans. “ (77) In England he was granted an honorary degree from Oxford-an unusual honor for a citizen of a young, uncultured nation-and he received the medal of the Royal Society of Literatu
18、re. America made him ambassador to Spain. Irvings background provides little to explain his literary achievements. A gifted but delicate child, he had little schooling. He studied law, but without zeal, and never did practice seriously. He was immune to his strict Presbyterian home environment, freq
19、uenting both social gatherings and the theater. 16 The main point of the first paragraph is that Washington Irving was _ （ A） Americas first man of letters （ B） a writer who had great success both in and outside his own country （ C） a man who was able to move from literature to politics （ D） a man w
20、hose personal charm enabled him to get by with basically inferior work 17 What is implied by the mention of Scott, Poe and Hawthorne? （ A） Irving enjoyed great popular admiration. （ B） Scott, Poe and Hawthorne were primarily responsible for Irvings success. （ C） Irvings work was not, only popular, b
21、ut also of high literary quality. （ D） More Americans than Britons admired Irving. 18 Which of the following best describes the effect of Irvings Presbyterian background on his life? （ A） It fostered his love for the theater. （ B） It developed his skill in business. （ C） It prompted his interest in
22、law. （ D） It had almost no effect on his life. 19 Which of the following best describes the effect of Irvings personal qualities on his literary success? （ A） His personal qualities were entirely responsible for his literary success. （ B） His personal qualities were primarily responsible for his lit
23、erary success. （ C） His personal qualities had some effects on his literary success. （ D） His personal qualities had no effects on his literary success. 20 Why might Irvings literary ability have been surprising to the English? （ A） They feared competition from American writers. （ B） They did not ex
24、pect the United States to produce good writers. （ C） They disapproved of the language American writers used. （ D） They thought of the United States as a purely commercial power. 20 Traditionally, universities have carried out two main activities: research and teaching. Many experts would argue that
25、both these activities play a critical role in serving the community. The fundamental question, however, is how does the community want or need to be served? In recent years universities have been coming under increasing pressure from both the governments and the public to ensure that they do not rem
26、ain “ivory towers (象牙塔 )“ of study separated from the realities of everyday life. University teachers have been encouraged, and in some cases constrained (强逼 ), to provide more courses which produce graduates with the technical skills required for the commercial use. (78) If Aristotle wanted to work
27、 in a university in the UK today, he would have a good chance of teaching computer science but would not be so readily employable as a philosopher. A post-industrial society requires large numbers of computer programmers, engineers, managers and technicians to maintain and develop its economic growt
28、h but “man“, as the Bible says, “does not live by bread alone. “ (79) Apart from requiring medical and social services, which do not directly contribute to economic growth, the society should also value and enjoy literature, music and the arts. Because they can also promote economic growth. A succes
29、sful musical play, for instance, can contribute as much to the Gross National Product through tourist dollars as any other things. 21 The main idea of the first paragraph is that _ （ A） traditional universities do a good job serving the society （ B） universities must meet the needs of the society （
30、C） research and teaching are of great importance in universities （ D） universities play an important role in our society 22 We can infer from the second paragraph that _ （ A） the society is not satisfied with the present college education （ B） the governments interfere too much with college educatio
31、n （ C） teacher are forced to do what they dont like to do （ D） teachers dislike teaching commercially useful courses 23 The Aristotle example is used to make the point that _ （ A） universities in the UK have produced too much good for graduates （ B） such abstract subjects as philosophy is no longer
32、useful （ C） education should serve the social needs （ D） it is advisable for todays philosophers to know computer science 24 According to the passage, literature, music and the arts _ （ A） do not contribute to economic growth at all （ B） are less useful to the society because they do not make direct
33、 contribution to economic growth （ C） are similar to medical and social services in their way of promoting economic growth （ D） should develop only when they are good for economic growth 25 The author believes that _ （ A） art is useful only when it is made into a money earner （ B） the promotion of e
34、conomic growth is the only goal of todays society （ C） universities should not provide literature or art courses （ D） the society needs both technical skills and arts 25 All the useful energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sun. The sun heats and feeds creatures and mankin
35、d. Each year it provides men with two hundred million tons of grain and nearly ten million tons of wood, coal, oil, natural gas, and all other fuels are stored energy from the sun. (80) Some was collected by this seasons plants as carbon compounds. Some was stored by plants and trees ages ago. Even
36、waterpower derives from the sun. Water turned into vapor by the sun fails as rain. It courses down the mountains and is converted to electric power. Light transmits only the energy that comes from the suns outer layer, and much of this energy that is directed towards the earth never arrives. About n
37、ine tenths of it is absorbed by the atmosphere of the earth. In fact, the earth itself gets only one half millionth of the suns entire output of radiant energy. 26 The sun is the source of all of the following EXCEPT _ （ A） gasoline （ B） natural gas （ C） atomic power （ D） animal fat 27 Radiant energ
38、y is stored as carbon compounds by _ （ A） plants （ B） water （ C） rock （ D） creatures 28 The suns energy provides us with all EXCEPT _ （ A） rain （ B） teal （ C） water （ D） light 29 The largest part of the light energy directed towards the earth is _ （ A） stored up by the plants （ B） absorbed by the ea
39、rths atmosphere （ C） stored up by the animals in the form of body fat （ D） used for electric power 30 Of the suns total output of radiant energy, the earth receives （ A） one tenth （ B） one millionth （ C） all that comes from the surface of the sun （ D） a very small portion 三、 Part II Vocabulary and S
40、tructure (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 single line through the center. 31 Darkness
41、 doesnt trouble eats, for they can see _. （ A） in dark （ B） in the dark （ C） in a darkness （ D） in darkness 32 The earthquake happened in _. （ A） late 1960s （ B） the late of 1960s （ C） late of 1960s （ D） late of the 1960s 33 If you want to become a doctor, you ought to study _. （ A） medicine （ B） th
42、e medicine （ C） literature （ D） the literature 34 Ive got _ today. （ A） the bad toothache （ B） a bad toothache （ C） bad toothaches （ D） the bad toothaches 35 “Whats in your hand? “It is a _ bill. “ （ A） two-thousand dollar （ B） two thousand dollars （ C） two-thousand-dollar （ D） two-thousand-dollars
43、36 By the time the war _, most of the people had already left. （ A） broke out （ B） broke up （ C） intervened （ D） happen 37 My father was asked to _ the New York office. （ A） take part in （ B） take place （ C） take over （ D） take in 38 _ work has been done to improve peoples living standard. （ A） Many
44、 （ B） A great many （ C） A large number of （ D） A great deal of 39 Lincoln thought it was wrong to keep Negroes _ slaves. （ A） in （ B） as （ C） for （ D） at 40 The search was _ when the fog got thicker. （ A） called off （ B） called on （ C） called in （ D） called for 41 After being tested in many ways, th
45、is newly-designed machine will _ in the near future. （ A） take place （ B） put into use （ C） come into use （ D） take action 42 If you associate with such people, Im afraid you _ serious trouble. （ A） are heading for （ B） are making （ C） are avoiding （ D） are creating 43 From then on, a sound system o
46、f Party Committee meetings was _ in all leading bodies. （ A） constructed （ B） instituted （ C） confirmed （ D） given up 44 The train will _ from Platform 2 at 3:45 on Tuesday morning. （ A） depart （ B） arrive （ C） stop （ D） derail 45 A judge must be _ when weighing evidence. （ A） interested （ B） disint
47、erested （ C） separated （ D） disconnected 46 At present time, people have a trend to live in the （ A） suburb （ B） suburbs （ C） garb （ D） outskirts 47 This kind of work is _ me. （ A） unfamiliar with （ B） unfamiliar by （ C） unfamiliar to （ D） not unfamiliar of 48 You must _ the facts and should not run
48、 away from the truth. （ A） look （ B） sight （ C） front （ D） face 49 Its no use ringing me up at the office this week because Im （ A） by my leave （ B） at leave （ C） in holidays （ D） on holiday 50 There is no reason why you should tell them _ that you are going. （ A） for advance （ B） in advance （ C） on advance （ D） of advancing 51 She _ and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom. （ A） slipped （ B） sloped （ C） split （ D） spilt 52 He has arrived late _ （ A） as usual （ B） as usually （ C） like usual （ D） like usually 53 Have you any other re
