1、成人本科学位英语模拟试卷 44及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 0 Speaker A: I heard that you re going to move. How about the new house? Speaker B: Oh, it s perfect!【 D1】 _The surrounding is homey. And I love that huge yard, the dome window with the attic, and the fireplace in the bedroom. Speaker A: Wow, it sounds
2、 gorgeous!【 D2】 _. Speaker B: Not that expensive, as a matter of fact. It s really under price! Speaker A: How could that be? Speaker B: Our realtor said,【 D3】 _and he has to move and live with his parents! Speaker A: What a piece of luck! It has brought a lot of lovely color to your face! What s th
3、e location? It s hard to find such a house in the city. Speaker B: Yes.【 D4】 _. Speaker A: Isn t it very inconvenient for you to go to work? Speaker B: A little bit. But now we are expecting our baby and we decided not to raise the kid in the city. Speaker A: How sweet! You are already considerate p
4、arents for the baby! A. It must be very expensive to get such a nice house B. the guy who s selling the house has lost his job C. Its everything we have been looking for D. Our house is outside of the city 1 【 D1】 2 【 D2】 3 【 D3】 4 【 D4】 4 John: Oh Anne, that was a wonderful dinner. That s the best
5、meal I ve had in a long time. Anne: Oh, thank you! Thank you very much. John: Can I give you a hand with the dishes? Anne: Uh-uh, dont bother.【 D5】 _Hey, would you like me to fix some coffee? John: Uh, thanks a lot. Id love some. Uh, would you mind if I smoke? Anne: Why, not at all Here, let me get
6、you an ashtray. John: Aw, thanks very much.Oh, Anne, 【 D6】 _ Anne: Actually, I ve only just learned how, you know. It s because I ve been taking these courses. John:Why, I cant cook at all, cant even boil an egg. Anne: No kidding.【 D7】 _you could take a couple of classes over at Sheridan College and
7、 learn how to do it too. John:Aw, thanks a lot. A. I didn t realize you were such a good cook. B. Ill do them myself later. C. Well, you know, if you want to, D. Do you make it by yourself? 5 【 D5】 6 【 D6】 7 【 D7】 7 Man: Okay, Mr. Taylor,let s go ahead and begin. First of all, tell me about your las
8、t job. Mr. Taylor: Well, as stated on my resume, I ve worked for five years at Hi-tech Computers. Man: Okay. Hi-Tech. And what do you know about computer networks and operating systems including DOS, Windows, Macintosh OS, and UNIX? Mr. Taylor: Umm.well.I did come into contact with computers every n
9、ight at my last job. Man: Huh.【 D8】 _We are looking for someone to create and manage our company s website which would include the development, configuration and use of CGI scripts. Mr. Taylor: Umm.uh, web page, web page. Huh. I dont think I ve read that book, and【 D9】 _. Man: Huh And what about exp
10、erience with Java or JavaScript? Mr. Taylor: Well. .I think I ve tried Java at a foreign coffee shop one time, if that s what you mean? Man:Okay, Mr. Taylor, 【 D10】 _ Mr. Taylor: Oh, and I really like computer games. I play them everyday. Man: Right, right. Thanks, Mr. Taylor. Well be in touch. A. A
11、nd how about website authoring skills? B. I think I have all the information I need! C. Im afraid Ive never used those CGI things. D. First of all, tell me about yourself. 8 【 D8】 9 【 D9】 10 【 D10】 二、 Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage
12、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. 10 England is not a big country: from north to south
13、 and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles across. But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate. People who have never visited England, or who have visited only one part of it, often make the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country. Except for the summe
14、r months of June to September, this is probably true of the north of England and the Midlands. In the south, however, the climate is much more pleasant. One result is that when people retire from a job in the north they often prefer to move down to the milder south. Perhaps the warmest part of the c
15、ountry is the southwest, which consists of the counties of Devon and Cornwall. The warm Gulf Stream flows across the North Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico and makes the coastal regions of the southwest quite warm. Palm trees, bamboo(竹 )and many semi-tropical(亚热带的 )plants grow well in the sout
16、hwest of England. Flowers and vegetables ripen(成熟 )as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere. Farmers in the area obtain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier. In winter there may be several feet of snow in other parts of England but there will probably
17、 be no snow at all in the southwest. This may be one of the reasons why the southwest is one of England s most popular holiday areas. 11 The distance from the centre of England to the south coast is about_. （ A） one hundred miles （ B） three hundred miles （ C） one hundred and fifty miles （ D） six hun
18、dred miles 12 England is a country_. （ A） with a cold and wet climate （ B） with a surprising climate （ C） with a pleasant climate （ D） with a variety of climates 13 According to the passage,_. （ A） flowers and vegetables from Devon are on the market one month earlier （ B） farmers in the southwest gr
19、ow as many vegetables and flowers as farmers elsewhere （ C） people in the southwest have to pay a higher price for vegetables and flowers （ D） vegetables in Cornwall ripen as much as a month earlier than flowers 14 In the north of England and the Midlands, _. （ A） it is cold and wet all the year rou
20、nd （ B） the climate is pleasant as a whole （ C） it is warm most of the time in a year （ D） only the summer is not cold or wet 15 In winter, people in Devon and Cornwall_. （ A） seldom see snow （ B） never see any snow （ C） may have several feet of snow （ D） often see snow 15 How can we get rid of garb
21、age? Do we have enough energy sources to meet our future energy needs? These are two important questions mat many people are asking today. Some people think that man might be able to solve both problems at the same time. They suggest using garbage as an energy source, and at the same time it can sav
22、e the land to hold garbage. For a long time, people buried garbage or dumped(倾倒 )it on empty land. Now,empty land is scarce. But more and more garbage is produced each year. However, garbage can be a good fuel to use. The things in garbage do not look like coal, petroleum, or natural gas: but they a
23、re chemically similar to these fossil(化石 )fuels. As we use up our fossil fuel supplies, we might be able to use garbage as an energy source. Burning garbage is not a new idea. Some cities in Europe and the United States have been burning garbage for years. The heat that is produced by burning garbag
24、e is used to boil water. The steam that is produced is used to make electricity or to heat nearby buildings. In Paris, France, some power plants burn almost 2 million metric tons of the cities garbage each year. The amount of energy produced is about the same as would be produced by burning almost a
25、 half million barrels of oil. Our fossil fuel supplies are limited. Burning garbage might be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needs. This method could also reduce the amount of garbage piling up on the earth. 16 What two problems can man solve by burning garbage? （ A
26、） The shortage of energy and air pollution. （ B） The shortage of energy and the land to hold garbage. （ C） Air pollution and the shortage of fossil fuel. （ D） Air pollution and the shortage of land to hold garbage. 17 Which of the following is not the result of burning garbage? （ A） The garbage burn
27、ed is turned into fossil fuels. （ B） The heat produced is used to boil water. （ C） The steam produced is used to make electricity. （ D） The steam produced is used to heat buildings. 18 According to the passage which of the following is NOT true? （ A） About 2 million metric tons of garbage is burned
28、in some power plants in Paris, France each year. （ B） In a modern society, more and more garbage is produced each year. （ C） Using garbage is a good way to solve the problem of energy shortage. （ D） It will be too expensive to use garbage as an energy source. 19 What is the authors attitude? （ A） De
29、lighted. （ B） Sad. （ C） Agreeing. （ D） Disagreeing. 20 The best title for the passage may be_. （ A） Garbage and the Earth （ B） Fossil Fuel and Garbage （ C） Land and Garbage （ D） Garbage Energy Source 20 Fire can help people in many ways. But it can be very dangerous. Fire can heat water, warm houses
30、, give light and cook. But fire can burn things, too. It can burn trees, houses, animals or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests. Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting stories about the first time a man or a woman started a fire. One story from Au
31、stralia tells about a man very, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope(绳子 )and brought fire down. Today people know how to make a fire with matches(火柴 ). Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper and then it might b
32、urn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast. Fire kills many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out fires. Fires need oxygen(氧气 ). Without oxygen they will die. Cover a fire with water, sand, or sometimes with your coat. This keeps the
33、air away from a fire and kills it. Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will burn you. 21 How did people begin to use fire? （ A） Not everybody knows how people began to use fire. （ B） Nobody knows how to make a fire. （ C） It is an Australian who started a fire. （
34、 D） We are not sure how people began to use fire. 22 Children mustn t play with matches because_. （ A） matches burn paper （ B） it isn t interesting （ C） they can be dangerous （ D） they can burn a house 23 When you are going to put out a fire, you_. （ A） must be careful （ B） should keep air away from
35、 it （ C） must know it is dangerous （ D） should cover it with water 24 We must be careful with fire, or it_. （ A） will die （ B） will warm our houses （ C） might burn us （ D） wont help us 25 Which of the following is the main idea of this passage? （ A） Fire can help people in many ways. （ B） Fire can b
36、e both helpful and dangerous. （ C） Fire can burn things and people. （ D） We must be careful with matches. 25 Extensive new studies suggest that the world has made extraordinary progress in reducing poverty in recent decades. The research suggests that the pace of economic progress has been rapid and
37、 continued for decades, built on the foundations of relative political stability, rising trade, and economic liberalization(自由化 )after two world wars. One new study, published recently by the Institute for International Economics in Washington, find that the proportion of the 6.1 billion people in t
38、he world who live on $ 1 a day or less shrank from 63 percent in 1950 to 35 percent in 1955 and 12 percent in 1999. By some other measures, the progress has been more modest. Still, economists agree that poverty has plunged in key nations such as India and especially China, thanks to slowing populat
39、ion growth as well as economic freedom. “ This is a huge success for the world as a whole,“ says Harvard University economist Richard Cooper. “ We are doing something right. “ The news comes as the World Bank is about to open its annual meeting in Washington an event that has been troubled in recent
40、 years by protests that the Bank and its sister Institution, the International Monetary Fund(IMF 国际货币组织 ), have done too little for the world s poor. The new economic research will not put an end to that dispute. Vast populations remain poor, and many still question the wisdom of World Bank policies
41、. Nonetheless, the research findings are helpful to understand what policies should be followed by those institutions and hundreds of other development groups working very hard to hasten the pace of world economic progress. If dramatic gains are under way, the present policies-calling for open marke
42、ts, free business activities, and tight monetary control are working and correct. But critics of IMF and World Bank policies maintain that such economic success stories as Japan, China, South Korea and Singapore are rooted in more than just “free“ markets. These nations have managed to grow rapidly,
43、 and thereby reduce poverty, by limiting imports when their domestic industries were young, pushing exports to rich nations, and putting controls on purely international financial flows. The have been open to foreign-owned factories but have often insisted that those investors share the knowledge an
44、d skill on modern technologies. 26 The word “plunged“ in the first paragraph means_. （ A） decreased （ B） climbed （ C） increased （ D） dropped into water 27 From the passage, we learn that_. （ A） World Bank has done nothing to help the poor in the world （ B） IMF only helps the rich in the world （ C） W
45、orld Bank controls all the banks in the world （ D） There are some demonstrations against World Bank in recent years 28 According to this passage, in_, the world had the largest number of poor people. （ A） 1999 （ B） 1955 （ C） 1950 （ D） 1990 29 According to the author, the economy of East Asian countr
46、ies grew very fast because of the following measures EXCEPT_. （ A） encouraging export （ B） opening up to foreign investments （ C） limiting international financial flows （ D） controlling import 30 The best title for this passage might be_. （ A） China s Contribution to the Reduction of Poverty in the
47、World （ B） World Bank s Extraordinary Progress in Recent Decades （ C） India s Leading Role in Reducing Global Poverty （ D） Global Progress in Reducing Poverty 三、 Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%) Directions: In this part, there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choic
48、es 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 According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life （ A） scope （ B） rank （ C） span （ D
49、） scale 32 A season ticket_the holder to make as many journeys as he wished within the stated period of time. （ A） grants （ B） promises （ C） entitles （ D） presents 33 Fruit is rich_vitamins. （ A） with （ B） in （ C） at （ D） of 34 Purchasing the new production line will be a_deal for the company. （ A） profitable （ B） tremendous （ C） forceful （ D） favorite 35 We hadn t met for 20 years, but I recognized her_I
