1、成人本科学位英语模拟试卷 47及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 0 Liz: Geez! Your room is like an ice-box! Terri:【 D1】 _It s just comfortable. Liz: Yeah, if you re a penguin. Just look at me! 【 D2】 _ Terri: But you don t have to stay here. I think you re exaggerating! Liz: No, Im not. Where s the temperature contro
2、l? Terri: 【 D3】 _ Liz: No wonder Im cold! This thing is set at 17 ?! Terri: Like I said perfect! Liz: If you live in Alaska. By the way, where s the shovel? Terri: 【 D4】 _ Liz: So I can dig us out when it starts snowing in here. A. Why do you need a shovel? B. By the door, on the wall. C. Im shaking
3、 all over. D. No, its not! 1 【 D1】 2 【 D2】 3 【 D3】 4 【 D4】 4 Donald: Let s eat out, shall we? Debra:【 D5】 _I ve gone through my paycheck for the week already. Donald: Don t worry about it. 【 D6】 _ Debra: Youre sure? Youre so generous! Donald: And nice, too. Debra: So, 【 D7】 _ Donald: Some place you
4、ve never been before. Donalds Kitchen. A. Im broke. B. Where are you taking me? C. Its my treat. D. You treated me last time. 5 【 D5】 6 【 D6】 7 【 D7】 7 Doctor: What has been bothering you? Patient: I have a stuffy nose and a sore throat. Plus, I ve been coughing a lot. 【 D8】_ Doctor: Any stomach pai
5、ns? Patient: Actually, yes. My stomach s been upset for a few days. Doctor:【 D9】 _It s been going around lately. Patient: Anything I can do for it? Doctor: Ill prescribe some medicines for you to take. 【 D10】 _ Patient: Does that mean I shouldn t go to work? Doctor: Only when you feel up to it. You
6、should stay home for at least a day or two. A. It sounds like a flu. B. I also advise resting for a couple of days. C. Boy, when it rains, it pours. D. How long have you been like this? 8 【 D8】 9 【 D9】 10 【 D10】 二、 Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part.
7、 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 choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 10 On November 19, 1863, Abraham Linco
8、ln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The principal speaker was to be
9、 Edward Everett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere. It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The n
10、ext day Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned
11、 to a friend and remarked,“I have failed again“. On the train back to Washington, he said sadly, “That speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed“. Some newspapers at first criticized the speech, but little by little as people redid the speech they began to understand better. They be
12、gan to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made. Today, every American school child learns Lincoln s Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history. 11 In 1863, Ab
13、raham Lincoln was_. （ A） very critical （ B） unpopular （ C） very popular （ D） very courteous 12 Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery because he was_. （ A） a famous speaker （ B） a very handsome man （ C） President of the country （ D） a popular statesman 13 It can be inferred f
14、rom the text that_. （ A） Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg （ B） Lincoln was very busy at the time and didn t have much time to prepare his speech （ C） Lincolns speech was full of rich words （ D） Lincolns speech was very long 14 It was a fact that Lincolns speech
15、 was_. （ A） an immediately success （ B） warmly applauded （ C） a total failure （ D） not well-received at first 15 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） Lincoln s Gettysburg Address has deep meaning. （ B） Lincolns Gettysburg Address is simple in style. （ C） Linco
16、ln s Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American school child. （ D） Lincoln s Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United States. 15 In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history, the early post-war era(战后时期 ), there was a quite widespread concern
17、that computers would take over the world from man one day. Already today, less than forty years later, as computers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives, we are facing with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem. People tend to be over-
18、trusting(过分信任 )of computers and are reluctant to challenge their authority. Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed, or that a computer may simply malfunction(失灵 ). Obviously, there would be no point in investing(投入 )in a computer if you had to check all its
19、 answers, but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone wrong. Questioning and routine double checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer shoul
20、d come with the following warning: for all the help this computer may provide , it should not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills. 16 What is the main purpose of this passage? （ A） To look back to the early days of computers. （ B） To explain what technical problems
21、may occur with computers. （ C） To discourage unnecessary investment in computers. （ D） To warn against the blindness to the probable shortcomings of computers. 17 The passage recommends those dealing with computers to_. （ A） be reasonably doubtful about them （ B） check all their answers （ C） substit
22、ute them for basic thinking （ D） use them for business purpose only 18 An “internal computer“(Para. 2)is_. （ A） a computer used exclusively by one company for its own problems （ B） a persons store of knowledge and the ability to process it （ C） the most up to date in home computer a company can buy
23、（ D） a computer from the post-war era which is very reliable 19 The passage suggests that the present day problem with regard to computers is_. （ A） challenging （ B） psychological （ C） dramatic （ D） over-trusting 20 It can be inferred from the passage that the author would disapprove of_. （ A） compu
24、ter science courses in high schools （ B） businessmen and women who use pocket calculators （ C） maintenance(连续不断 )checks on computers （ D） companies which depend entirely on computers 20 To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It s a hard work and it makes you short of breath. T
25、o fly over the Channel takes only twenty minutes(as long as you re not held up at the airport), but its an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft if you dont mind the noise, and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise you can go by boat, if you forget your sea-sickness ills. All these mea
26、ns of transport have their problems and the weary(不耐烦的 )traveler often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. “Not possible“ , you say. Well, wait a minute. People are once again considering the idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge. This time, the Greater London Council is looking int
27、o the possibility of building a Channel link straight to London. A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel, but you would be able to go by rail or by car on a bridge, whereas a tunnel would provide a rail link only. Why is this idea being discussed again? Is Britain becoming more conscious of the n
28、eed for links with Europe as a result of joining the EEC(欧共体 )? Well, perhaps. The main reason, though, is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London s disused dockland(船坞地 ). A link from London to the continent would stimulate trade and re-vitalize(使 重新有活力 )the port,
29、 and would make London a main trading centre in Europe. With a link over the Channel, you could buy your fish and chips England, and he able to eat them in France while they were still warm! 21 Which of the following statements is TRUE? （ A） Swimming across the Channel takes less than four hours. （
30、B） The idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge is a very new one. （ C） It is considered to be more difficult to swim across the channel than any other means. （ D） A tunnel or bridge would only reach as far as the coast. 22 A tunnel would be_. （ A） less expensive to be built than a bridge （ B） more expens
31、ive to be built than a bridge （ C） less expensive to be built than a rail （ D） more expensive to be built than a rail 23 If they built a Channel tunnel, you would_. （ A） neither take a train nor go by car （ B） only take a train （ C） either take a train or go by car （ D） only take a bus 24 It can be
32、concluded that many of Londons dockyards are_. （ A） not used （ B） seriously blocked （ C） fully used （ D） opened again 25 Channel link would_. （ A） allow us to buy fish and chips in France （ B） make the journey from Europe to England dangerous but easier and faster （ C） decrease more trade for London
33、 s dockyards （ D） make London more prosperous again 25 Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there s a big difference between “being a writer“ and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the
34、 long hour alone at a typewriter. “ You ve got to want to write,“ I say to them, “not want to be a writer. “ The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year car
35、eer in the U. S. Coast Guard to become a freelance(自由栏目 )writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a ge
36、nuine writer. After a year or so, however, I still hadn t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write, I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn t going to be one of those people who die wondering: What if? I
37、would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. 26 The passage is meant to_. （ A） warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience
38、（ B） advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer （ C） show young people it s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame （ D） encourage young people to pursue a writing career 27 What can be concluded from the passage? （ A） Genuine writers often find their work
39、 interesting and rewarding. （ B） A writer s success depends on luck rather than on efforts. （ C） Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation. （ D） The chances for writers to become successful are small. 28 Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?
40、 （ A） He wasn t able to produce a single book. （ B） He hadnt seen a change for the better. （ C） He wasnt able to have a rest for a whole year. （ D） He thought that he lacked imagination. 29 “.people who die wondering: What if?“(Line 3, Para 3)refers to “those_“. （ A） who think too much of the dark s
41、ide of life （ B） who regret giving up their career halfway （ C） who think a lot without making a decision （ D） who are full of imagination even upon death 30 “Shadowland“ in the last sentence refers to_. （ A） the wonderland one often dreams about （ B） the bright future that one is looking forward to
42、 （ C） the state of uncertainty before one s final goal is reached （ D） a world that exists only in one s imagination 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 an
43、swer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 31 Darkness doesn t trouble cats, 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
44、（ 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） the medicine （ C） literature （ D） the literature 34 I ve got_today. （ A） the bad toothache （ B） a bad toothache （ C） bad toothaches （ D） the bad toothaches 35 “
45、What s in your hand?“ “It is a_bill. “ （ A） two-thousand dollar （ B） two thousand dollars （ C） two-thousand-dollar （ D） two-thousand-dollars 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 o
46、ffice. （ A） take part in （ B） take place （ C） take over （ D） take in 38 _work has been done to improve people s living standard. （ A） Many （ 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 sea
47、rch 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, this 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 afra
48、id you_serious trouble. （ A） are heading for （ B） are making （ C） are avoiding （ D） are creating 43 From then on, a sound system of 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 m
49、orning. （ A） depart （ B） arrive （ C） stop （ D） derail 45 A judge must be_when weighing evidence. （ A） interested （ B） disinterested （ 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） unfamil
