1、成人本科学位英语模拟试卷 23及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 1 Dad: Could you run over to the store tight away? We need a few things. Son: _ （ A） Yes, I could. I want to play football. （ B） For me, running is not a problem. Id like to do exercises. （ C） yes, storing a few things away is quite necessary, right? （
2、 D） All right. What do you want me to get? 2 W: How does your daughter like her new school? M: _ （ A） Fine. She seems to have made some new friends in no time. （ B） She likes it so much that shell soon be reluctant to leave the school. （ C） Though she likes the new school, she loves her old school m
3、uch stronger. （ D） Well, Im afraid I dont know exactly. 3 Speaker A: Billy, have you heard the latest news? It appears that we wont be laid off (解雇 ) after all. Speaker B: _ （ A） Congratulations. We are going to get promoted. （ B） Great. We are going to have a new job. （ C） Oh, somehow Im tired of w
4、orking here anyway. （ D） Really. We are not going to resign from our post. 4 Dancy: Hello, Fred. Whats wrong with your arm? Fred: I broke it when I was skating during the holiday. Dancy: Oh, No!Fred: Much better, thanks. （ A） What a nuisance! （ B） How awful! How is it now? （ C） Why was that? （ D） Wh
5、at a trouble! 5 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.
6、 Time will soon come. 6 Andy: My schedule (安排表 ) this afternoon is an absolute mess. Between 3:30 and 4:00 Im supposed to be in four different places. There is no way. Frank: Ive done that before. _ ? （ A） Anything I can help you （ B） Something I can help you （ C） Anything I can help you with （ D） S
7、omething I can help you with 7 Tom: Paulo, _Paulo: Nice to meet you. （ A） I would like you to meet my friend, Alex. （ B） How are you? （ C） It is a nice day, isnt it? （ D） It is Alex. 8 Speaker A: Excuse me, can you tell me where High Street is, please? Speaker B: _ （ A） Its quite far from here. You
8、cant get there. （ B） Not at all. Its only about 5 minutes walk. （ C） Take the second turn on the left and then ask again. （ D） I should ask you. Im a stranger myself. 9 Bob: Its late. I have to say goodbye. Mrs. Black: _ （ A） Why do you want to go now? （ B） Id like to say goodbye, too. （ C） Thats al
9、l right. （ D） Hope you have a good time. See you tomorrow. 10 Lucy: Tom, would you like a drink? Tom: _ （ A） I dont care. But thank you anyway. （ B） No, thank you. I had some Coke just now. （ C） Thank you. I care about what to drink. （ D） Dont trouble yourself. Nobody care about it. 11 Speaker A: We
10、ll miss you. Have a good journey. Speaker B: _ （ A） I miss you, too （ B） How time flies. （ C） Thank you for all youve done for me. （ D） Im pleased to be with you here. 12 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 r
11、ight. But dont you know the meaning of work? （ B） Yes. Thats true. But dont you know the common saying:“ 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
12、advice. Overwork can bring me overpay, you know. 13 Speaker A: Ive got a fever and a really bad headache. Speaker B: _ （ A） Why are you so careless about yourself? （ B） This kind of thing happens to everyone. （ C） You should take good care of yourself. （ D） Oh, thats too bad. Why dont you take some
13、aspirin? 14 W: Have you found your book yet? M: _ （ A） No. But I didnt remember where I had put it. （ B） No. I am not sure what I have done with it. （ C） Not yet. And Im sure I have lost it for ever. （ D） Still not. It seemed to me I shall never get it back. 15 Lodger: Im terribly sorry that I broke
14、 your precious vase. Ill pay for it. Landlady: _ （ A） Cant complain. （ B） Never mind. （ C） Relax yourself. （ D） Take care. 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 th
15、ere 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 A lawyer friend of mine has devoted herself to the service of humanity. Her special area is called, public interest law“. Ma
16、ny other lawyers represent only clients who can pay high fees. (76) All lawyers have had expensive and highly specialized training , and they work long, difficult hours for the money they earn. But what happens to people who need legal help and cannot afford to pay these lawyers fees? Public interes
17、t lawyers fill this need. Lisa, like other public interest lawyers, earns a salary much below what some lawyers can earn. Because she is willing to take less money, her clients need the help, even if they can pay nothing at all. Some clients need legal help because stores have cheated them with faul
18、ty merchandise. Others are in unsafe apartments, or are threatened with eviction (驱逐 ,赶出 ) and have no place to go to. Their cases are called “civil“ cases. Still others are accused of criminal acts, and seeking those public interest lawyers who handle “criminal“ cases. (77) These are just a few of
19、the many situations in which men and women who are public interest lawyers serve to extend . justice throughout our society. 16 A person who needs and uses legal help is called a _ （ A） lawyer （ B） client （ C） tenant （ D） case worker 17 Public interest lawyers serve _ （ A） only stores and landlords
20、（ B） criminals only （ C） people who can pay high fees （ D） people who can pay little or nothing 18 If only the rich could be helped by lawyers, the justice system would be _ （ A） undemocratic （ B） fair and reasonable （ C） modern （ D） in need of no changes 19 Public interest law includes （ A） civil c
21、ases only （ B） criminal cases only （ C） criminal and civil cases （ D） wealthy clients cases 20 Which of the following is not a matter for civil case? （ A） A tenant is faced with eviction. （ B） A landlord refuses to fix a dangerous staircase. （ C） A burglar is arrested. （ D） A store sells a faulty ra
22、dio. 20 No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. (78) Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him-water splashing, bees humming, a stone falling to the ground.
23、Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language. People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains many thousands of w
24、ords. A very large English dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you
25、 can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most-useful book. 21 From this passage, we know that （ A） man never made sounds （ B） man made animal sounds （ C） man used to be
26、like animals to make sounds （ D） man learned from the animals to make sounds 22 The number of different languages spoken is about （ A） 150 （ B） 1,500 （ C） 5,000 （ D） 4,000 23 People from different countries （ A） made same words （ B） made different kinds of words （ C） had a same language （ D） used so
27、me sounds 24 Man _ to make sounds. （ A） used words （ B） followed many things in nature （ C） lifted heavy things （ D） grunted like a pig 25 You can enlarge your vocabulary by _ （ A） reading more books （ B） finding new words in dictionaries （ C） writing more （ D） using the words in everyday life 25 “H
28、igh tech“ and “state of the art“ are two expressions that describe the modern technology. High tech is just a shorter way of saying high technology. And high technology describes any invention, system of device that uses the newest ideas or discoveries of science and engineering. What is high tech?
29、A computer is high tech. So is a communications satellite. (79) A modern manufacturing (生产 ) system is surely high tech. High tech became a popular expression in the united States during the early 1980s. Because of improvements in technology, people could buy many new kinds of products in American s
30、tores, such as home computers, microwave ovens, etc. “State of the art“ is something that is as modern as possible. It is a product that is based on the very latest methods and technology. Something that is “state of the art“ is the newest possible design or product of a business or industry. A stat
31、e of the art television set, for example, uses the modernest electronic design and parts. It is the best that one can buy. “State of the art“ is not a new expression. Engineers have used it for years, to describe the best and most modern way of doing something. Millions of Americans began to use the
32、 expression in the late 1970s. The reason was the computer revolution. Every computer company claimed that its computers were “state of the art“. Computer technology changed so fast that a state of the art computer today might be old tomorrow. (80) The expression “state of the art“ became as common
33、and popular as computers themselves. Now all kinds of products are said to be “state of the art“. 26 What is the purpose of the passage? （ A） To tell how “high tech“ and “state of the art“ have developed. （ B） To give examples of “high tech“. （ C） To tell what “high tech“ and “state of the art“ are.
34、 （ D） To describe very modern technology. 27 What can we infer from the passage? （ A） American stores could provide new kinds of products to people. （ B） High tech describes a technology that is not traditional. （ C） State of the art is not as popular as “high tech“. （ D） A modern plough pulled by o
35、xen is “state of the art“. 28 All the following examples are high tech except _. （ A） a microwave oven （ B） a home computer （ C） a hand pump （ D） a satellite 29 Which of the following statements is not true? （ A） Since the computer revolution, the expression “state of the an“ has become popular. （ B
36、） State of the art means something that is the best one can buy. （ C） With the rapid development of computer, “state of the an“ computer may easily become out of date. （ D） All kinds of products are “state of the art“ nowadays. 30 The best title for the passage is _. （ A） Computer Technology （ B） Hi
37、gh Tech and State of the Art （ C） Most Advanced Technology （ D） Two New Expressions 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 sent
38、ence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 31 They discussed the problem three or four times, but could come to no _. （ A） end （ B） conclusion （ C） result （ D） judgment 32 You will be late _ you leave immediately. （ A） unless （ B） until （ C） i
39、f （ D） or 33 Dont _ the camera _ unless you are sure you can put it together. （ A） take. . . off （ B） work. . . out （ C） set. . . off （ D） take. . . apart 34 Please keep an eye on my luggage, and Ill be back _. （ A） in time （ B） in no time （ C） at one time （ D） at a time 35 Lying in hospital, the pa
40、tient _ the outside world by watching news programs on TV every day. （ A） kept in touch with （ B） faced up （ C） turned the clock back （ D） slowed down 36 We felt very sad when we heard the news that the _ manager was killed in his office yesterday. （ A） respectful （ B） respectable （ C） respective （
41、D） respecting 37 His _ of the aero plane was correct in every detail and could really fly. （ A） shape （ B） pattern （ C） design （ D） model 38 If you _ your demand, then maybe you will have more chance of getting what you want. （ A） conduct （ B） dismiss （ C） grant （ D） moderate 39 The storm sweeping o
42、ver this area now is sure to cause _ of vegetables in the coming days. （ A） rarity （ B） scarcity （ C） invalidity （ D） variety 40 Expected noises are usually more _ than unexpected ones of the like magnitude. （ A） manageable （ B） controllable （ C） tolerable （ D） perceivable 41 The government placed _
43、 on the numbers of foreign cars that could be imported. （ A） limitations （ B） restraint （ C） requirements （ D） restrictions 42 At first the institute refused to purchase the telescope, but this decision was _ revised. （ A） occasionally （ B） consequently （ C） successively （ D） subsequently 43 _ stude
44、nt with a little common sense should be able to answer the question. （ A） Each （ B） Either （ C） Any （ D） One 44 According to the weather forecast, which is usually _ , it will snow this afternoon. （ A） accurate （ B） precise （ C） exact （ D） perfect 45 _ the fog, we should have reached our destination
45、. （ A） Because of （ B） In spite of （ C） In case of （ D） But for 46 The children will have to _ their play-time hours when school opens. （ A） cut in （ B） cut up （ C） cut on （ D） cut down 47 I could not afford to rent a house like that,_ it. （ A） let alone to buy （ B） let alone buy （ C） to say nothing
46、 to buy （ D） say nothing buying 48 Please let us have more time,_? （ A） shall we （ B） will you （ C） wont you （ D） dont you 49 He spoke English so well that I took it _ that he was an American. （ A） for granted （ B） as true （ C） for certain （ D） as such 50 The interviewer should take down notes at th
47、e moment the person _ answers the questions. （ A） to be interviewed （ B） interviewing （ C） being interviewed （ D） interviewed 51 You will never guess whom I _ on the street yesterday. （ A） ran over （ B） ran out of （ C） ran into （ D） ran up to 52 I dont think it is any use _ this matter any further.
48、（ A） discussing （ B） to discuss （ C） to discussing （ D） to be discussed 53 The opening between the rocks was very narrow, but the boys managed to _ through. （ A） press （ B） squeeze （ C） stretch （ D） leap 54 Because of the poor harvest, wheat prices have _ in the last six months. （ A） added （ B） jumped （ C） amounted （ D） developed 55 Many players who had been highly thought of have _ from the tennis scene. （ A） disposed （ B） disappeared （ C） discouraged （ D） discarded 56 All their attempts to _ the child from the bur
