1、成人本科学位英语模拟试卷 34及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 1 Will you be able to finish your report today? （ A） I like it （ B） I hope so （ C） Ill do so （ D） Id love it 2 Did you take enough money with you? No, I needed_I thought I would. （ A） not so much as （ B） as much as （ C） much more than （ D） much less th
2、an 3 What did your parents think about your decision? They always let me do_I think I should. （ A） when （ B） that （ C） how （ D） what 4 When do we need to pay the balance? _September 30. （ A） In （ B） By （ C） During （ D） Within 5 Which driver was to blame? Why, _ ! It was the childs fault, clear and s
3、imple. He suddenly came out between two parked cars. （ A） both （ B） each （ C） either （ D） neither 6 Whats the name? Khulaifi. _I spell that for you? （ A） Shall （ B） Would （ C） Can （ D） Might 7 I knocked over my coffee cup. It went right over_keyboard. You shouldnt put drinks near_computer. （ A） the;
4、 / （ B） the; a （ C） a; / （ D） a; a 8 _leave at the end of this month. I dont think you should do that until_another job. （ A） Im going to; youd found （ B） Im going to; youve found （ C） Ill; youll find （ D） Ill; youd find 9 Could you do me a favor? It depends on_ it is. （ A） which （ B） whichever （ C）
5、 what （ D） whatever 10 Your job_open for your return. Thanks. （ A） will be kept （ B） will keep （ C） had kept （ D） had been kept 11 Where did you put the car keys? Oh, I_ I put them on the chair because the phone rang as I_ in. （ A） remembered; come （ B） remembered; was coming （ C） remember; come （ D
6、） remember; was coming 12 Have you worked out the math problem yet? Not yet._ another hour, I can work it out. （ A） Given （ B） To be given （ C） Giving （ D） Having been given 13 Im afraid I cant pass the examination. Try your best. If you dont try, never_. （ A） you will succeed （ B） will you succeed
7、（ C） do you succeed （ D） you succeed 14 You havent failed in the exam, have you? _. The exam is so important to me, you know. （ A） I hope not （ B） Yes, I have （ C） I hope so （ D） Yes, Im afraid so 15 What color do you want to use to paint the house? I would like the house_white. （ A） painted （ B） pa
8、inting （ C） to paint （ D） having been painted 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. You should decide on the best choi
9、ce and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 15 In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Negative events lik
10、e “serious illness of a family member“ were high on the list, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marriage. When you take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not reflect how you deal with stress it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know tha
11、t the way you handle these events dramatically affects your chances of staying healthy. By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahes. And millions of Americans who worked and lived under stress were worried over the reports. Somehow, the research got boiled down to a
12、 memorable message. Womens magazines ran headlines like “Stress Causes Illness!“ If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the articles said, avoid stressful events. But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous, many like the death of a loved
13、one are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription(处方 )for staying away from opportunities as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry, have a child, take a new job or mov
14、e. The notion that all stress makes you sick also ignores a lot of what we know about people. It assumes were all vulnerable(脆弱的 )and passive in the face of adversity(逆境 ). But what about human initiative and creativity? Many come through periods of stress with more physical and mental vigor than th
15、ey had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom, and physical and mental strain. 16 The result of Holmes-Rahes medical research tells us_. （ A） the way you handle major events may cause stress （ B） what should be done to avoid stress （ C） what kinds of ev
16、ents would cause stress （ D） how to cope with sudden changes in life 17 The studies on stress in the early 1970s led to_. （ A） widespread concern over its harmful effects （ B） great panic over the mental disorder it could cause （ C） an intensive research into stress-related illnesses （ D） popular av
17、oidance of stressful jobs 18 The score of the Holmes-Rahe test shows_. （ A） how much pressure you are under （ B） how positive events can change your life （ C） how stressful a major event can be （ D） how you can deal with life-changing events 19 Why is “such simplistic advice“(Para. 3)impossible to f
18、ollow? （ A） No one can stay on the same job for long. （ B） No prescription is effective in relieving stress. （ C） People have to get married someday. （ D） You could be missing opportunities as well. 20 According to the passage, people who have experienced ups and downs may become _. （ A） nervous whe
19、n faced with difficulties （ B） physically and mentally strained （ C） more capable of coping with adversity （ D） indifferent toward what happens to them 20 According to a survey, which was based on the responses of over 188,000 students, todays traditional-age college freshmen are “more materialistic
20、 and less altruistic(利他主义的 )“ than at any time in the 17 years of the poll. Not surprisingly in these hard times, the students major objective “is to be financially well off. Less important than ever is developing a meaningful philosophy of life. “ It follows then that today the most popular course
21、is not literature or history but accounting. Interest in teaching, social service and the “altruistic“ fields is at a low. On the other hand, enrollment in business programs, engineering and computer science is way up. Thats no surprise, either. A friend of mine(a sales representative from a chemica
22、l company)was making twice the salary of her college instructors during her first year on the job even before she completed her two-year associate degree. While its true that we all need a career, it is equally true that our civilization has accumulated an incredible amount of knowledge in fields fa
23、r removed from our own and that we are better for our understanding of these other contributions, be they scientific or artistic. It is equally true that, in studying the diverse wisdom of others, we learn how to think. More importantly, perhaps, education teaches us to see the connections between t
24、hings, as well as to see beyond our immediate needs. Weekly we read of unions who go on strike for higher wages, only to drive their employer out of business. No company; no job. How shortsighted in the long run! But the most important argument for a broad education is that in studying the accumulat
25、ed wisdom of the ages, we improve our moral sense. I saw a cartoon recently which shows a group of businessmen looking puzzled as they sit around a conference table; one of them is talking on the intercom(对讲机 ): “Miss Baxter,“ he says, “could you please send in someone who can distinguish right from
26、 wrong?“ From the long-term point of view, thats what education really ought to be about. 21 According to the authors observation, college students_. （ A） have never been so materialistic as today （ B） have never been so interested in the arts （ C） have never been so financially well off as today （
27、D） have never attached so much importance to moral sense 22 The students criteria for selecting majors today have much to do with_. （ A） the influences of their instructors （ B） the financial goals they seek in life （ C） their own interpretations of the courses （ D） their understanding of the contri
28、butions of others 23 By saying “While its true that . be they scientific or artistic. “(Para. 5), the author means that_. （ A） business management should be included in educational programs （ B） human wisdom has accumulated at an extraordinarily high speed （ C） human intellectual development has rea
29、ched new heights （ D） the importance of a broad education should not be overlooked 24 Studying the diverse wisdom of others can_ . （ A） create artistic interest （ B） help people see things in the right perspective （ C） help improve connections among people （ D） regulate the behavior of modern people
30、 25 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? （ A） Businessmen absorbed in their career are narrow-minded. （ B） Managers often find it hard to tell right from wrong. （ C） People engaged in technical jobs lead a more rewarding life. （ D） Career seekers should not focus on im
31、mediate interests only. 25 Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyze their embarrassing lapses(差错 )in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a fe
32、w groupings. Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random(随机的 ). One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. “The explanation for this is that the brain is like a computer,“ explains the professor.
33、 “People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the womans custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in the programme. “ About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these “progra
34、mme assembly failures“. Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing an average of twelve each. There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest(荒谬可笑的 ). These are two hours some time between eight a. m. and noon, between four and s
35、ix p. m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p. m. “Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain programmes occurs, as for instance between going to and from work. “ Women on average reported slightly more lapses 12. 5 compared with 10. 9 for men probably because they were more re
36、liable reporters. A startling finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot wors
37、e, even dangerous. 26 In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects_. （ A） to keep track of people who tended to forget things （ B） to report their embarrassing lapses at random （ C） to analyze their awkward experiences scientifically （ D） to keep a record of what they did unintentionally 27 Profe
38、ssor Smith discovered that_ . （ A） certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidents （ B） many people are too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindedness （ C） men tend to be more absent-minded than women （ D） absent-mindedness is an excusable human weakness 28 “Programme assembly failure
39、s“(Para. 2)refers to the phenomenon that people （ A） often fail to programme their routines beforehand （ B） tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurry （ C） unconsciously change the sequence of doing things （ D） are likely to mess things up if they are too tired 29 We learn from the third paragra
40、ph that_ . （ A） absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the day （ B） women are very careful to perform actions during peak periods （ C） women experience more peak periods of absent-mindedness （ D） mens absent-mindedness often results in funny situations 30 It can be concluded from t
41、he passage that_. （ A） people should avoid doing important things during peak periods of lapses （ B） hazards can be avoided when people do things they are good at （ C） people should be careful when programming their actions （ D） lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentration 30 Henry Fo
42、rd, the famous U. S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, “The business of America is business. “ By this he meant that the U. S. way of life is based on the values of the business world. Few would argue with Fords statement. A brief glimpse at a daily newspaper vividly shows how many people in
43、 the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finance and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in some of the unlikeliest places. T
44、he world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as “the entertainment industry“ or “show business“. The positive side of Henry Fords statement can be seen in the prosperity that business has brought to U. S. life. One of the most important reasons so many people from all over the world come
45、to live in the United States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance(大量地 )because the U. S. economic system is driven by competition. People believe that this system creates more wealth, more jobs, and a materially better way of life. The negative side of Henry Fords statement,
46、however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business. And the term big business referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout U. S. history working people have had to fight hard for higher wages, better working conditions, and the right to form u
47、nions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. The laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high creates feelings of insecurity for many. 31 The United States is a typical country_. （ A） which encourages free trade at home
48、and abroad （ B） where peoples chief concern is how to make money （ C） where all businesses are managed scientifically （ D） which normally works according to the federal budget 32 The influence of business in the U. S. is evidenced by the fact that_. （ A） most newspapers are run by big businesses （ B
49、） even public organizations concentrate on working for profits （ C） Americans of all professions know how to do business （ D） even arts and entertainment are regarded as business 33 According to the passage, immigrants choose to settle in the U. S. dreaming that （ A） they can start profitable businesses there （ B） they can be more com
