1、成人本科学位英语模拟试卷 63及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 0 Man: What s for dinner? Woman:【 D1】 _ Man: How about a pizza? Woman:【 D2】 _ Man: But I love pizza. Woman: Everybody loves pizza. Man:【 D3】 _ Woman: Because we need variety. Man: What do you mean by “variety“? Woman: Different things not the same thin
2、g all the time. Man:【 D4】 _ Woman: No, I mean a salad instead of a pizza. A. So why cant I have pizza for dinner? B. You mean, like a vegetable pizza instead of a cheese pizza? C. We ve had pizza for lunch already. D.Im not sure. 1 【 D1】 2 【 D2】 3 【 D3】 4 【 D4】 4 Alex: Are you planning on transferri
3、ng? Bruce: Yes. What about you? Alex:【 D5】 _ Bruce: Where do you want to go? Alex: I was thinking either CSULA or UCLA. Bruce: Those are great schools. Alex: Where do you want to transfer to? Bruce:【 D6】 _ Alex: You still have time to figure it out. Bruce:【 D7】 _ Alex: Hopefully youll figure it out
4、pretty soon. Bruce: I will. Good luck with CSULA and UCLA. A. Which do you think is better? B. Thats true. C. Im thinking about it, too. D. Im not really sure yet. 5 【 D5】 6 【 D6】 7 【 D7】 7 A: The time has come to say goodbye. B: So soon.【 D8】 _It certainly has been a pleasure seeing you again and t
5、alking about old days. A: I ve had a nice time. And I really want to thank you for spending so much time showing me the sights. B:【 D9】 _It gave me a chance to get away from my everyday work and do something a little different. A:【 D10】 _ B: Oh, yes. That s our present plan unless something bad come
6、s up. I should be there in early September. A: Ill be expecting you. A. It seems as if you just got here. B. But I have to leave here now. C. Oh, it was fun for me, too. D. Will you be out to see me next year as you promised? 8 【 D8】 9 【 D9】 10 【 D10】 二、 Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions
7、: 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 choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center
8、. 10 Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasn t easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in. Globe jobs were for life-guaranteed until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered there moving from an ordinary reporter to foreign corresp
9、ondent and finally to senior editor. I would have a lifetime of security if I stuck to it. Instead, I had made a decision to leave. I entered my boss s office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous temper. “Matt, we have to have a talk,“ I began awkwardly. “I came to the Globe when I was twenty
10、-four. Now Im forty. There s a lot I want to do in life. I m resigning. “ “To another paper?“ He asked. I reached into my coat pocket, but didn t say anything. I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. We were at a rare turning point in
11、 history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. “Im glad for you,“ he said, quite out of my expectation. “I just came from a board of directors meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we cant,“ he went on. “I wish you all the
12、luck in the world,“ he concluded. “And if it doesnt work out, remember, your star is always high here. “ Then I went out of his office, walking through the newsroom for more good-bye. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybody even though I d be risking all on an unfamiliar venture: all the fin
13、ancial security I had carefully built up. Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property. “Im resigning, Bill,“ I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasn t looking angry or dismayed either.
14、After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes. “ 11 From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous_. （ A） newspaper （ B） magazine （ C） temple （ D） church 12 If the writer stayed with the Globe, _. （ A） he would be able to realize his lifetime dreams （ B） he would let his long-cher
15、ished dreams fade away （ C） he would never have to worry about his future life （ D） he would never be allowed to develop his ambitions 13 The writer wanted to resign because_. （ A） he had serious trouble with his boss （ B） he wanted to be engaged in the new media industry （ C） he got underpaid at hi
16、s job for the Globe （ D） he had found a better paid job in a publishing house 14 When the writer decided to resign, the Globe was faced with_. （ A） a trouble with its staff members （ B） a shortage of qualified reporters （ C） an unfavorable business situation （ D） a promising business situation 15 By
17、 saying “I wish I were in your shoes“(in the last paragraph), Bill Taylor meant that_. （ A） the writer was to fail （ B） the writer was stupid （ C） he would reject the writers request （ D） he would do the same if possible 15 I came across an old country guidebook the other day. It listed all the trad
18、esmen in each village , and it was impressive to see the past variety of services which were available on one s own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside. Nowadays a traveler in rural England might conclude that the only village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the
19、 villagers or selling antiques to visitors. Nevertheless, this would really be a false impression. On the surface, there has been a decline of village commerce, but its power is still remarkable. Our local grocers shop, for example, is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supermarkets
20、 in the nearest town. Women sensibly prefer to go there and exchange the local news while doing their shopping, instead of queuing up at a supermarket. And the grocer knows well that personal service has a considerable cash value. His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town, but he will de
21、liver anything at any time. His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village street in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an old retired woman who sent her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing. The richer customers telephone their shopping lists and th
22、e goods are on their doorsteps within an hour. They have only to hint at a fancy for some commodity outside the usual stock and the grocer, a red-faced figure, instantly obtains it for them. 16 Nowadays the commercial services in the village are_. （ A） still very active （ B） quickly declining （ C） u
23、nable to flourish （ D） personal to visitors 17 The local grocer s shop is expanding because_. （ A） the competition there is weak （ B） it is a place for women to chat （ C） it provides good personal service （ D） the goods there are more valuable 18 Which of the following is true about the supermarkets
24、? （ A） Prices there are much higher. （ B） Customers often have to queue up. （ C） Customers can order by telephone. （ D） Their personal services are satisfactory. 19 How do the village grocer s assistants feel about giving extra service? （ A） They don t think it a trouble. （ B） They dont think it wor
25、thwhile. （ C） They dont consider it a good deal. （ D） They dont consider it a pleasant experience. 20 One special feature of the village shop is that_. （ A） there is a very wide range of goods available （ B） customers can order goods by word of mouth （ C） customers have to order goods one hour earli
26、er （ D） there is a list of goods to be delivered to doorsteps 20 Would you risk your life for a country that considered you a second-class citizen? Would you join a military that asked you to risk sacrificing your life but separated you from other soldiers because of the color of your skin? That is
27、precisely what the Tuskegee Airmen did. They were brave, intelligent, African-American men and women who fought for the United States in World war II. In 1940, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt agreed to allow African Americans to fly airplanes in the military. Before that, African Americans could
28、 only serve in the Armed Forces as part of the ground troops. The first African American airmen reported for duty in 1941. They began their training outside of Tuskegee, Alabama. The soldiers were completely separated by race and the two races could not communicate. About 450 African American pilots
29、 finished the training. These men were the original Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen had an amazing record. They did not lose any of the bombers they were escorting(护航 ). When the war was over in 1945, the Tuskegee Airmen were heroes. But when they returned to America, they were appalled to find
30、 out that they were still treated like second-class citizens. They faced the same segregation(种族隔离 )and discrimination(歧视 )as they had before they began their training. Frederick Henry, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, lives in Detroit, Michigan. Because he was from the North, he would often for
31、get the segregation rules of the South. Once, Henry was on a bus alone with a white bus driver. Soon, after the two had talked for a while, a wave of other passengers came on the bus. A problem arose when some white passengers were still standing, which was against the rules. Henry was put off the b
32、us, even though he was the first person to board the bus and had paid his fare. One thing did change, however. In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order prohibiting segregation in the military. Eventually, the Tuskegee Airmen were officially thanked for their amazing efforts in th
33、e war. 21 Which of the following is the best title for the passage? （ A） American Soldiers in World War II （ B） American Civil Rights Movement （ C） The Tuskegee Airmen （ D） Racial Discrimination in the U. S. 22 What does the word “appalled“ in the third paragraph probably mean? （ A） Reluctant. （ B）
34、Pleased. （ C） Shocked. （ D） Relieved. 23 It can be inferred from the passage that Henry_. （ A） refused to give up his seat to a white passenger （ B） refused to pay his bus fare （ C） had a fight with the bus driver （ D） was the last person to board the bus 24 In_, President Harry S. Truman ordered to
35、 end military segregation. （ A） 1940 （ B） 1941 （ C） 1945 （ D） 1948 25 According to be the passage, which of the following statements about the Tuskegee Airmen is TRUE? （ A） In World War II , they never lost a bomber to enemy fire. （ B） They were the first group of black soldiers ever trained by the
36、ground troops. （ C） They were not subjected to racial discrimination in the army. （ D） They were already soldiers in the ground troops before their training at Tuskegee began. 25 Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college educati
37、on I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that s not what I did. I chose t
38、o study engineering at a small liberal-arts university that doesn t even offer major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice: I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my caree
39、r. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who werent studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years, and I believed them. I headed off to college sur
40、e I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering “factories“ where they didn t care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist all in one. Now I am not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble
41、ideals crashed into reality, as all ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile engineering with liberal-art courses in college. The re
42、ality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply dont mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways: together they threaten to confuse, the struggle to Reconcile the two fields
43、 of study is difficult. 26 The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he_. （ A） intended to become an engineer and genius （ B） intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals （ C） wanted to communicate with liberal-arts students （ D） wanted to be an example
44、of practicality and rationality 27 In the author s view, by interacting with liberal-arts students engineering students can_. （ A） balance engineering and the liberal-arts （ B） find a better job in the future （ C） become noble idealists （ D） broaden their horizons 28 In the eyes of the author, a suc
45、cessful engineering student is expected_. （ A） to have an excellent academic record （ B） to be wise and mature （ C） to be imaginative with value system to guide them （ D） to be a technical genius with a wide vision 29 The author s experience at college shows that he was_. （ A） creative （ B） ambitiou
46、s （ C） unrealistic （ D） rational 30 The word “they“ in “.together they threaten to confuse“(Para.5)refers to_. （ A） engineering and the liberal-arts （ B） reality and nobility （ C） flexibility and a value system （ D） practicality and rationality 三、 Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%) Directions: I
47、n this part, there are 30 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 We are at your service. Don t _ to t
48、urn to us if you have any problems. （ A） beg （ B） hesitate （ C） desire （ D） seek 32 My boss did not_from his desk when I entered his office. （ A） look out （ B） look around （ C） look down （ D） look up 33 I love thinking of new designs. It keeps my mind clear and active and fills my retired life with
49、（ A） joy （ B） anxiety （ C） sorrow （ D） anger 34 His little car isnt_for five people. （ A） enough big （ B） big enough （ C） as enough big （ D） so big enough 35 When and where to hold the meeting_ not decided yet. （ A） is （ B） are （ C） has （ D） have 36 A new house will have been built here_. （ A） in this year （ B） for one year （ C） by the end of the year （ D） during the last year 37 While in Londo
