1、成人本科学位英语模拟试卷 36及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 1 Dad: Could you run over to the store right 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 Mary: What are you working on? Susan: Im doing some embroidery. Mary: _Susan: I dont do very much, just for very special occasion. （ A） I didnt know you did needle work. （ B） I think you have done a good job. （ C） Where did you learn to do needle work? （
3、D） Why do you do needle work? 3 Kate: Do you mind opening the door for me? Rita: _. （ A） Yes, Ill do it （ B） Its nothing （ C） Thats all right （ D） Not at all 4 A: Firsdy, allow me to introduce myself. My name is John Brown, manager of the company. B: _. （ A） You must be mistaken. I dont know you at
4、all （ B） Hello, Brown I havent seen you for ages （ C） How do you do, Mr. Brown? Very happy to see you. （ D） Hi, John! Welcome to China! 5 Student:_about missing some classes?Advisor;The big deal is that youre here on a student visa. Youll be out of status. （ A） How （ B） What do you think （ C） Anythi
5、ng serious （ D） Whats the big deal 6 Visitor:How do I get to the bank? I have no knowledge of this area.Policeman:_. Cross the road and turn left at the other side. For about 100 meters,the bank is to your left. （ A） Continue you walking. （ B） Keep going straight （ C） Go along （ D） Go on walking 7 S
6、peaker A:I broke my ankle last Tuesday. And now I have to be on crutches for six weeks. Speaker B:_. If there is anything you need,dont hesitate to let me know. （ A） Im so sorry that I cant bear it （ B） Im sorry to hear that （ C） Really,how I want it to be the opposite （ D） You must be kidding 8 Spe
7、aker A:The biology seminar will begin on August 21st. Speaker B;So it has been set after all._. （ A） I thought we need a couple of days to decide （ B） Its too long to setde it down （ C） How terrible it is to put it off （ D） August 21st is an unlucky day 9 Speaker A:_, Susan ? Speaker B: I have writt
8、en and rewritten so much that I dont know if Ill ever get it finished. （ A） How are you doing （ B） How are you getting along with your work （ C） How are you getting along with your lessons （ D） How are you getting along with your term paper 10 Nancy: Have you heard about Dana? She is going to get ma
9、rried with Graham! Scott:_ （ A） Youre kidding! （ B） Congratulations! （ C） Is it a real thing? （ D） Good luck! 11 Wilson: Hello. May I speak to Mary? Mary: _ （ A） Sorry, the number is engaged. Will you hold? （ B） Yes, speaking. （ C） Hello. Who are you, please? （ D） Hello. Thank you for calling. 12 Ro
10、bert: Mary, Id like you to meet my new neighbor, Tom. Mary: Hello, Tom. Its nice to meet you.Tom: _ （ A） How is the baby? （ B） Hello, Mary! I havent seen you for ages. （ C） Hi, Mary! Ive heard so much about you. （ D） Hi, Mary! Welcome to England. 13 Taxi driver: Here you are, sir. Grand Hotel. Passe
11、nger: How much is it?Taxi driver; Two dollars and fifty cents.Passenger: _. （ A） Dont give me the rest （ B） Its not necessary to give me the coins （ C） Keep the change （ D） I give up the pocket money 14 Larry:So you consider yourself an artist. Paul:Yes,in many ways.Larry: And you dont consider your
12、self an engineer?Paul:_. （ A） Oh, a litde bit of that, too （ B） No, I do （ C） Yeah,I dont think so （ D） Yeah,and it is the same 15 Marta:I like the red shirt than the black one. Allen:Really? _? I like the black one.Marta:The red one is longer and a little looser so it will be more comfortable. （ A）
13、 How come （ B） Why not （ C） How much （ D） So what 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
14、choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 15 Though it is mere 1 to 3 percent of the population, the upper class possesses at least 25 percent of the nations wealth. This class has two segments: upper-upper and lower-upper. Basically, the upp
15、er-upper class is the “old rich“families that have been wealthy for several generationsan aristocracy of birth and wealth. Their names are in the Social Register, a listing of acceptable members of high society. A few are known across the nation, such as the Rockefellers, Roosevelts, and Vanderbilts
16、. Most are not visible to the general public. They live in grand seclusion (深居简出 ) , drawing their income from the investment of their inherited wealth. In contrast, the lower-upper class is the “ new rich“. Although they may be wealthier than some of the old rich; the new rich have husded ( 急于做 ) t
17、o make their money like everybody else beneath their class. Thus their prestige is generally lower than that of the old rich, who have not found it necessary to lift a finger to make their money, and who tend to look down upon the new rich. However its wealth is acquired, the upper class is very, ve
18、ry rich. They have enough money and leisure time to cultivate an interest in the arts and to collect rate books, painting, and sculpture. They generally live in exclusive areas, belong to exclusive social clubs, communicate with each other, and marry their own kindall of which keeps them so distant
19、from the masses that they have been called the out-of-sight class. More than any other class, they tend to be conscious of being members of a class. They also command an enormous amount of power and influence here and abroad, as they hold many top government positions, run the Council on Foreign Rel
20、ations, and control multinational corporations. The actions affect the lives of millions. 16 All the following statements are true EXCEPT that_. （ A） the upper-upper class is of aristocratic origin （ B） the “old rich“ enjoy higher prestige than the “new rich“ （ C） the “old rich“ isolate themselves a
21、nd lead a lonely life （ D） the upper class owns at least a quarter of the countrys wealth 17 The “old rich“ get richer_. （ A） through the Social Register （ B） through their reputation （ C） by investing their inherited wealth （ D） by collecting paintings and sculptures 18 The reason why the “old rich
22、“ look down upon the “new rich“ is that_. （ A） the former are wealthier than the later （ B） the later sweat themselves to make money （ C） the “new rich“ have no interest in arts （ D） the “old rich“ are conscious of being members of the upper class 19 The upper class is also called the out-of-sight c
23、lass because_. （ A） they keep away from the general public （ B） they spend most of their time abroad （ C） they dont communicate with any people （ D） they move frequently from place to place 20 We can learn from the passage that_. （ A） the upper class is powerful and influential （ B） the upper class
24、collects rare books to make money （ C） the upper class holds all top government positions （ D） the “old rich“ makes much more money than the “new rich“ 20 What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.
25、 Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family,such as stairways and fire escapes,but not lifts. From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possib
26、le, learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury. The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person, hanging by the fingertips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course,
27、it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building. Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leaked in
28、to the room. On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement(水泥 ) might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall. 21 It is important to_. （ A） put out the fire in
29、the burning house （ B） know the ways to escape the fire （ C） jump off a burning house （ D） keep the door closed 22 It is possible to escape through the windows_. （ A） if there are some bushes on the ground （ B） if you are strong enough （ C） if you live on a lower floor （ D） if you have a long rope 2
30、3 Which of the following escaping way is NOT right? （ A） You can escape though stairways. （ B） You can choose fire escapes. （ C） Escape from the windows that open onto a roof. （ D） Use a lift to come down at once. 24 Open the window so that_if the building is on fire. （ A） you can get fresh air （ B）
31、 you can call for help （ C） you can easily jump off （ D） you can be seen first 25 The best title of the passage is_. （ A） Escaping from the Windows （ B） Save Yourself in the Burning House （ C） Knowledge on Fire （ D） Waiting for Help 25 Twenty-six years ago, Muhammad Yunus, a Bangladeshi economics te
32、acher, was visiting a village when he met a woman who made bamboo baskets. She couldnt afford to buy the bamboo to make the baskets, so she had to borrow the money from the bamboo sellers and then pay them a large part of the profit from each one she sold. There was so little money left for her to k
33、eep that she couldnt afford to buy more bamboo, so she had to borrow more money. And so the cycle continued with no way out for her. She couldnt borrow money from friends or family because they were as poor as she was. She couldnt borrow from the bank because she had no land to guarantee that she wo
34、uld pay back the loan. Yunus went around the village and found 41 people who were in the same positiontrapped in a cycle of poverty with no escape. When he added up the amount of money that they needed to break free from the cycle, it came out to just twenty seven dollars. As Yunus says, I felt asha
35、med of myself for being part of a society which could not provide even 27 dollars for 41 hard-working, skilled human beings. He lent them the money and told them to pay it back whenever they could. He got all of it back, so he went to other villages and did the same thing. He always got his money ba
36、ck. The official banks didnt want to get involved in what he was doing, so Yunus started his own bank. The Grameen bank was born, and with it there is a new approach to lending money-micro-credit. The bank now lends over a billion dollars to more than two million borrowers, 96% of them women, and in
37、volving more than half of the villages in Bangladesh. The repayment is 99%. The rural economy of the country has improved gready since the bank started. And the success has spread. This year it was estimated that there are now over 7 ,000 micro-credit organizations in the world, lending to over 16 m
38、illion of the poorest people. 26 The women couldnt find a way out of the cycle of poverty because_. （ A） she was not hardworking enough （ B） she couldnt borrow enough money （ C） she was exploited by the bamboo seller too much （ D） the profit of selling the baskets was little 27 The underlined word“
39、it“ in Paragraph 3 refers to_. （ A） Grameen bank （ B） a new approach （ C） micro-credit （ D） the money 28 It can be inferred from the passage that_. （ A） the women couldnt get rid of the poverty trouble unless she borrowed the money from her friends （ B） Yunus wanted to lend them the money because he
40、 found he could earn a large part of the profit they made （ C） the new bank can get back all of the loan money （ D） Yunus found it is his responsibility to help the forty-one people out of the poverty circle 29._is(are)the largest beneficiary of the Grameen bank in 29 Bangldesh. （ A） Government （ B）
41、 Basket makers （ C） Villagers （ D） Bamboo sellers 30 The best title for this passage is“_“. （ A） Mubammed Yunus Experience （ B） Grameen Bank and Micro-credit （ C） Money Loan （ D） Villagers in Bangladesh 30 Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you had a hundred dollars
42、less. Also imagine what it would be like spending the rest of your life with your eyes closed. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingertips. With existing medical knowledge and skills, two thirds of the worlds 42 million blind should not have to suffer. Unfortunately
43、, rich countries posses most of this knowledge, while developing countries do not. ORBIS is an international non-profit organization which operates the worlds only flying teaching eye hospital. ORBIS intends to help fight blindness worldwide. Inside a DC-8 aircraft, there is a fullyequipped teaching
44、 hospital with television studio and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest techniques of bringing sight back to people there. Project ORBIS also aims at promoting peaceful cooperation(合作 ) among countries. ORBIS tries to help developing countries by providing training during three-week medical pr
45、ograms. ORBIS has taught sight-saving techniques to over 35,000 doctors and nurses, who continue to cure tens of thousands of blind people every year. ORBIS has conducted 17 plane programs in China so far. For the seven to ten million blind in China ORBIS is planning to do more for them. At the mome
46、nt an ORBIS is working on a long-term plan to develop a training center and to provide eye care service to Shanxi Province. ORBIS needs your help to continue their work and free people from blindness. For just $ 38 ,you can help one person see; for $ 380 you can bring sight to 10 people; $ 1,300 hel
47、ps teach a doctor new skills; and for $ 13,000 you can provide a training programme for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your money can open their eyes to the world. Please help ORBIS improve the quality of life for so many people less fortunate than ourselves. 31
48、 The first paragraph is intended to_. （ A） introduce a new way of reading （ B） advise the public to lead a simple life （ C） direct the publics attention to the blind （ D） encourage the public to use imagination 32 What do we learn about existing medical knowledge and skills in the world? （ A） They a
49、re adequate. （ B） They have not been updated. （ C） They are not equally distributed. （ D） They have benefited most of the blind. 33 ORBIS aims to help the blind by_. （ A） teaching medical students （ B） training doctors and nurses （ C） running flying hospitals globally （ D） setting up non-profit organization 34 What does the author try to do in the last paragraph? （ A） Appeal fo
