1、成人本科学位英语模拟试卷 50及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 0 Speaker A: Good evening, sir and madam. Speaker B: Good evening. 【 D1】 _ Speaker A: Let me check the list. Yes, we do have a reservation under Mr. Stephen. Speaker B:【 D2】 _There are six of us. Four of my friends are coming soon. Speaker A: It doesn
2、t matter. Follow me, please. What do you think of the table in the centre of the dining room? Speaker B: But【 D3】 _ Speaker A: I m sorry, but you see, all the tables by the window are small, with up to four seats. Speaker B: Oh, I see. Well have to make up with the centre one. Speaker A: Thank you f
3、or your understanding, Mr. Stephen. Speaker B: If a Mr. Sun comes to look for me,【 D4】 _ Speaker A: Yes, I will. A. it s a window table that we ve booked. B. just usher him here. C. We ve a reservation for a table for two under the name of Stephen. D. But there is a change in the number of people. 1
4、 【 D1】 2 【 D2】 3 【 D3】 4 【 D4】 4 Speaker A: Good morning, sir. Can I help you? Speaker B: Yes, I m leaving today. Can I have my bill settled? Speaker A: Of course, sir. May I have your name? Speaker B: My name is Peter Brown and my room number is 556. Speaker A: Just a second, please. Mr. Brown,【 D5
5、】 _Please check. Speaker B: Im sorry. I suppose there is a mistake indeed. I only stayed here for three nights, not four. Speaker A: Just a second, please. Ill check it.I am sorry, Mr. Brown,【 D6】 _So the fee in total should be $ 155. Speaker B: Now you are right. Could I pay with credit card? Speak
6、er A: What kind of card do you have? Speaker B: Visa. Speaker A:【 D7】 _.OK, here is your bill and receipt. Thank you, sir. Hope you have enjoyed your stay at our hotel. Speaker B: Certainly I have. Thank you. Speaker A: Youre welcome. Goodbye. A. Thats acceptable. B. here is your bill. C. this is a
7、miscalculation. D. How do you pay for the bill? 5 【 D5】 6 【 D6】 7 【 D7】 7 Speaker A: Hello. Can I be of service to you? Speaker B: I m just window shopping. Speaker A: You are always welcome. 【 D8】 _ Speaker B: They look very interesting, especially the yellow gowns. Speaker A: They are imperial gow
8、ns. Ancient Chinese Emperors wear them. Yellow is a noble color to Chinese people. The imperial laws forbade the ordinary people to wear yellow. Speaker B: Did they? But【 D9】 _ Speaker A: Cultures differ from country to country. Why not try them on? Speaker B: How much should I pay you for trying it
9、 on? Speaker A: Free of charge. Speaker B: That s fine. Is this yellow too bright for me? Speaker A: It s a very bright yellow, but it looks terrific on you. Speaker B: Does it? What size is it? Speaker A: It s size 8. Speaker B: But I wear size 10. Speaker A: Here is another gown. It s size 10. Try
10、 it on.【 D10】 _. Why not take one as a souvenir? It s cheap. Only 100 Yuan. Speaker B: That s a good idea. Ill take it. A. You look so smart in the imperial gown. B. Do you want to try any other size again? C. We sell all kinds of things used in ancient Chinese Imperial Palaces. D. in my country pur
11、ple is associated with being noble. 8 【 D8】 9 【 D9】 10 【 D10】 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
12、on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 10 A lawyer friend of mine has devoted herself to the service of humanity. Her special area is called “public interest law“. Many other lawyers represent only clients who can pay high fees
13、. 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 interest lawyers fill this need. Lisa, like other public interest lawyers,
14、 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 faulty merchandise. Others are in unsafe apartments, or are threatened
15、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. These are just a few of the many situations in which men and women who are public interest lawyers
16、serve to extend justice throughout our society. 11 A person who needs and uses legal help is called a_. （ A） lawyer （ B） client （ C） tenant （ D） case worker 12 Public interest lawyers serve_. （ A） only stores and landlords （ B） criminals only （ C） people who can pay high fees （ D） people who can pay
17、 little or nothing 13 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 14 Public interest law includes_. （ A） civil cases only （ B） criminal cases only （ C） criminal and civil cases （ D） wealt
18、hy clients cases 15 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 radio. 15 No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by mak
19、ing sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him water splashing, bees humming, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and mor
20、e 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 words. A very large English dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundre
21、d 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 can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You wil
22、l enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book. 16 From this passage, we know that_. （ A） man never made sounds （ B） man made animal sounds （ C） man used to be like animals to make sounds （ D） man learned from the animals to make sounds 1
23、7 The number of different languages spoken is about_. （ A） 150 （ B） 1,500 （ C） 5,000 （ D） 4,000 18 People from different countries_. （ A） made same words （ B） made different kinds of words （ C） had a same language （ D） used some sounds 19 Man_to make sounds. （ A） used words （ B） followed many things
24、 in nature （ C） lifted heavy things （ D） grunted like a pig 20 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 20 “High tech“ and “state of the art“ are two expressions that describe the moder
25、n 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? A computer is high tech. So is a communications satellite. A modern manufact
26、uring(生产 )system is surely high tech. High tech became a popular expression in the United States during the early 1955 s. Because of improvements in technology, people could buy many new kinds of products in American stores, such as home computers, microwave ovens, etc. “ State of the art“ is someth
27、ing 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 state of the art television set, for example, uses the most modern electronic design
28、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 expression in the late 1970 s. The reason was the computer revolution. Every c
29、omputer 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. The expression “state of the art“ became as common and popular as computers themselves. Now all kinds of products are said to be “sta
30、te of the art“. 21 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. （ D） To describe very modern technology. 22 What can we infer from the passage?
31、（ 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 oxen is “ state of the art“. 23 All the following examples are high tech except_.
32、（ A） a microwave oven （ B） a home computer （ C） a hand pump （ D） a satellite 24 Which of the following statements is not true? （ A） Since the computer revolution, the expression “state of the art“ has become popular. （ B） State of the art means something that is the best one can buy. （ C） With the r
33、apid development of computer,“ state of the art“ computer may easily become out of date. （ D） All kinds of products are “state of the art“ nowadays. 25 The best title for the passage is_. （ A） Computer Technology （ B） High Tech and State of the Art （ C） Most Advanced Technology （ D） Two New Expressi
34、ons 25 As any middle-class parent knows, unpaid work experience can give youngsters a valuable introduction to a secure job. The government has recognized it too, abandoning rules in 2011 that had formerly stopped 16 to 24-year-olds from doing unpaid work while claiming unemployment benefit. But mov
35、ing from that to forcing them to work without pay in order to collect these benefits has proved a big step. More than one million young people in Britain are unemployed, the highest number since the mid-1955s. Keen both to cut the welfare bill and to avoid the depressed future wages that may result
36、from early unemployment, the government has introduced an ambitious program of reform to get youngsters off welfare and into work. A key part of it is ensuring that no one gets benefit from the government for long: ministers are keen to avoid what happened after the early-1955s recession(衰退 ), when
37、unemployment continued in some parts of the country for a long time after the economy began to improve. To help young people into work, ministers had persuaded lots of employers, including bakery chains, bookshops and supermarkets, to take on unemployed youths, who receive work experience but no pay
38、, with the prospect of a proper job for those who shine. Some 35,000 youngsters participated last year: half found paid work soon after finishing the scheme. The idea of getting young adults used to showing up for work is popular with voters: according to a survey published in February, about 60% of
39、 people support the program. Equally attractive was the option of compelling them to work: Under the existing arrangements youngsters could choose whether or not to accept a place, but if they dropped out after the end of the first week, they stood to lose up to two weeks benefits. Yet the scheme ha
40、s also polarized(两极分化的 )opinion: a third of people are consistently opposed. Following a noisy “Right to Work“ campaign that accused employers of co-operating secretly with the government in “forced labor“ , several firms dropped out of the program. To prevent this from getting worse, Chris Grayling
41、, an employment minister, admitted that young people could leave their work experience at any time without being punished for doing so. This not only halted the flight of employers(for now, at least)but also enabled him to announce that new firms have agreed to take part in the program. 26 According
42、 to the passage, young people in Britain （ A） are used to showing up for work （ B） value unpaid work very much （ C） are always opposed to unpaid work （ D） could learn something about job security through unpaid work 27 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE? （ A） Most voters su
43、pport the government s effort to help young people to work. （ B） Some people protest against the government s attempt to force young people to work. （ C） There are more than one million young people who took part in the program. （ D） There are more than one million young people who are jobless. 28 A
44、ccording to the author, the British government is trying to_. （ A） punish young people if they are not cooperating with it （ B） reform the unemployed youngsters （ C） avoid the economic slowdown （ D） reduce welfare spending 29 The word “shine“ in Paragraph 3 means “_“. （ A） do well （ B） reflect light
45、 （ C） look happy （ D） produce light 30 Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage? （ A） Enjoy Work Without Pay （ B） Can Work, Won t Work （ C） Should Work, Shouldn t Play （ D） Hate Work or Love Work 三、 Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%) Directions: In this part, there are 30
46、incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices 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 He didn t fear new ideas, _the future. （ A） nor feared he （ B）
47、 nor he did fear （ C） nor did he fear （ D） nor did fear he 32 _is well known to all, China will be an advanced and powerful country in the near future. （ A） As （ B） That （ C） This （ D） It 33 _ a good thing they didnt catch you. （ A） Thats （ B） Theres （ C） Its （ D） Whats 34 We all feel sorry for_for
48、so long after your arrival. （ A） keep you waiting （ B） having kept you waiting （ C） waiting for you （ D） keep you wait 35 There are four departments at this college, _more than five hundred students. （ A） with each have （ B） each having （ C） each of them have （ D） with each is having 36 Sorry, I don
49、t know he is a friend of_. （ A） your brother （ B） your brothers （ C） your brothers friend （ D） your brothers 37 When she was busy tidying the room, her little kid is always_. （ A） under way （ B） on the way （ C） in the way （ D） by the way 38 Living in the central American desert has its problems,_obtaining water is not the least. （ A） of which （ B） for what （ C） as （ D） whose 39 Although_ha
