1、成人本科学位英语模拟试卷 76及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 1 Speaker A: Oh, I am sorry. I just realized that I forgot to bring the tape recorder you lent me. I left it in the dorm. Speaker B: Thats all right. I wont need it until tonight._. （ A） It would be OK till then （ B） So long as Ill have it then （ C） As
2、 long as I have it by then （ D） And I dont think you wont give it to me by then 2 Pupil: I apologize for being late this morning. My alarm clock didnt ring. Teacher: _ （ A） Thats all right. These things often happen. （ B） Would you please forgive me? Ill never accept any apologies at all. （ C） Thank
3、 you. You are really too kind apologizing to me. （ D） Never mind. You dont have to be so polite. 3 Doctor: _ Patient: Ive got a bad cold and got a sore throat. （ A） Do you have anything to declare, sir? （ B） Good morning! May I help you? （ C） How have you getting along recently? （ D） What seems to b
4、e the problem? 4 Mike: Hi, mom. Id like you to meet my girlfriend, Susan Brown. Susan, this is my mother. Susan: How do you do, Mrs. Miller. Mother: How do you do, Susan. Im glad you can join us._. （ A） Take it easy （ B） Please feel natural （ C） Make yourself at home （ D） Feel all right here 5 Speak
5、er A: Its terrible. I cant make anything out of this lecture. Speaker B: _. Im thinking of dropping the courses. （ A） Neither can I （ B） I know nothing about it （ C） Its dead simple （ D） The professor speaks well 6 Sir, _? Yes, sir. You ran through the stop sign. May I see your driver license, pleas
6、e? （ A） why do you stop me （ B） what are you doing （ C） are you stopping me （ D） did I do anything wrong 7 Hi, Linda, do you think its possible to have a talk this afternoon? _, but Ive got a pretty tight schedule this afternoon. （ A） I think it is （ B） I dont think so （ C） Im afraid not （ D） Id lov
7、e to 8 ABC Booking Office. Good morning._? Yes, I want to fly to Guangzhou the day after tomorrow and I want to know if there is a flight sometime around 3 p. m. （ A） Can I help you （ B） Do you want to travel （ C） Where do you want to go （ D） What do you want me to do 9 Welcome to our shop. Anything
8、 I can do for you? _. （ A） Im not sure （ B） Id dike a sweater （ C） I hope so （ D） Thank you very much 10 Have you heard that Wang has divorced her husband? _. She looks quite miserable. （ A） Ive heard of it （ B） Ive never heard of it （ C） I feel so sorry （ D） Its a pity 11 Excuse me, sir. Would you
9、please tell me how to get to Beijing Hotel? _. Would you like to take a bus or walk? （ A） All right （ B） Its OK （ C） Yes, of course （ D） Dont mention it 12 How nice your new dress looks on you! _. （ A） Thanks. （ B） Yours is nice, too. （ C） I bought it yesterday. （ D） Really? 13 _? Yes, Ill have some
10、 salad, roast beef, and mashed potatoes. （ A） What do you want to eat （ B） Are you ready to order now （ C） Do you want the menu （ D） Do you like these food 14 Hey, you look concerned._? The final exam. Fm not fully prepared yet. （ A） Whats wrong with you （ B） Are you ill （ C） Are you comfortable （ D
11、） Whats on your mind 15 John, where are the cookies? Dont tell me you ate them all. Again! _I couldnt help it. They were so good. （ A） No, I didnt. （ B） Dont blame me. （ C） Yes, I did. （ D） Dont be angry. 二、 Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each p
12、assage 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. 15 The old idea that child prodigies(神童 ) “bu
13、rn themselves“ or “overtax their brains“ in the early years, therefore, are prey to failure and (at worst)mental illness is just a myth. As a matter of fact, the outstanding thing that happens to bright children is that they are very likely to grow into bright adults. To find this out, 1, 500 gifted
14、 persons were followed up to their thirty-fifth year with these results. On adult intelligence tests, they scored as high as they did as children. They were, as a group, in good health, physically and mentally. Eighty-four percent of their group were married and seemed content with their life. About
15、 70 percent had graduated from colleges, though only 30 percent had graduated with honors. A few had even flunked out (退学 ), but nearly half of these had returned to graduate. Of the men, 80 percent were in one of the professions or in business, managers or semi-professional jobs. The women who had
16、remained single had offices, business, or professional occupations. The group had published 90 books and 1, 500 articles in scientific, scholarly, and literary magazines and had collected more than 100 patents(专利权 ). In a material way they didnt do badly either. Average income was considerably highe
17、r among the gifted people, especially the men, than for the country as a whole, despite their comparative youth when last surveyed. In fact, far from being strange, maladjusted (难以适应 ) people locked in an ivory tower, most of the gifted were turning their early promises into practical reality. 16 Th
18、e statement that child prodigies“burn themselves“or“overtax their brains“are prey to failure is_. （ A） exactly reasonable （ B） doubted by the author （ C） an idea of old men （ D） a belief of the author 17 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? （ A） Each of the gifted publ
19、ished at least one article. （ B） Only half of the talented followed up graduated from all the colleges. （ C） Most of the bright children became white collars. （ D） Bright men got higher income than bright women. 18 The adult intelligence tests showed that_. （ A） bright children do not become bright
20、adults （ B） between childhood and adulthood there is a considerable loss of intelligence （ C） bright children were mostly also bright adults （ D） as adults the gifted make much lower scores on intelligence tests 19 The underlined part “ turning their early promises into practical reality“ most proba
21、bly means _. （ A） earning their living and keeping promises （ B） realizing what they were expected （ C） doing what they have promised （ D） doing practical jobs and facing reality 20 The main idea of the passage is_. （ A） that gifted children were most likely to become bright grown-ups （ B） that brig
22、ht children were unlikely to be physically and mentally healthy （ C） how many gifted children turned successful when they grew up （ D） that when the bright children grew up, they would become ordinary 20 It was a cold winter day. A woman drove up to the Rainbow Bridge tollbooth (收费站 ). “Im paying fo
23、r myself, and for the six cars behind me, “ she said with a smile, handing over seven tickets. One after another, the next six drivers arriving at the tollbooth were informed, “Some lady up ahead already paid your fare. “ It turned out that the woman, Natalie Smith, had read something on a friends r
24、efrigerator: “Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. “ The phrase impressed her so much that she copied it down. Judy Foreman spotted the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away from home. When it stayed on her mind for days, she gave up and drove all the way back to copy it down. “
25、I thought it was beautiful, “ she said, explaining why shed taken to writing it at the bottom of all her letters, “ like a message from above. “ Her husband, Frank, liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the classroom wall for his students, one of whom was the daughter of Alice Johnson, a loc
26、al news reporter. Alice put it in the newspaper, admitting that though she liked it, she didnt know where it came from or what it really meant. Two days later, Alice got a call from Anne Herbert, a woman living in Marin. It was in a restaurant that Anne wrote the phrase down on a piece of paper, aft
27、er turning it around in her mind for days. “Heres the idea, “ Anne says. “Anything you think there should be more of, do it randomly. “ Her fantasies include painting the classrooms of shabby schools, leaving hot meals on kitchen tables in the poor part of town, and giving money secredy to a proud o
28、ld lady. Anne says, “Kindness can build on itself as much as violence can. “ The acts of random kindness spread. E you were one of those drivers who found your fare paid, who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone else later. Like all great events, kindness begins slowly, with eve
29、ry single act. Let it be yours! 21 Why did Natalie Smith pay for the six cars behind her? （ A） She knew the car drivers well. （ B） She wanted to show kindness. （ C） She hoped to please others. （ D） She had seven tickets. 22 Judy Foreman copied down the phrase because she_. （ A） thought it was beauti
30、fully written （ B） wanted to know what it really meant （ C） decided to write it on a warehouse wall （ D） wanted her husband to put it up in the classroom 23 Who came up with the phrase according to the passage? （ A） Judy Foreman. （ B） Natalie Smith. （ C） Alice Johnson. （ D） Anne Herbert. 24 Which of
31、 the following statements is closest in the meaning to the underlined sentence above? （ A） Kindness and violence can change the world. （ B） Kindness and violence can affect ones behavior. （ C） Kindness and violence can reproduce themselves. （ D） Kindness and violence can shape ones character. 25 Wha
32、t can we infer from the last paragraph? （ A） People should practice random kindness to those in need. （ B） People who receive kindness are likely to offer it to others. （ C） People should practice random kindness to strangers they meet. （ D） People who receive kindness are likely to pay it back to t
33、he giver. 25 Newspapers are not nearly as popular today as t ley were in the past. There are not very many people who seriously read a newspaper every day. Most people read only the sports pages, the advice or the gossip columns, the comics, and perhaps the classified advertisements. Most people don
34、t take the time to read the real news. Newspaper editors say that their readers are lazy. They say they have to trick people into reading the news. They attempt to catch the readers interest with pictures and exciting headlines. These techniques are used on the front page because it is the first thi
35、ng you see when you pick up the paper. The first page attracts attention and encourages the leader to look through the rest of the paper. This is why editors always look for a good first page story and headline to make them stop and look. If the headline is horrible enough or frightening enough or w
36、ild enough, peihaps they will go on to read the front page. However, they may just read the headlines, but that is all, then they turn to the sports page, or comics, or advertisements. It seems that people do not want the news from a newspaper anymore. They say they get the news on the television no
37、w. More people watch television news because it is easier and more interesting than reading a newspaper. What about you? Do you read news from a newspaper? Do you think it is easier to get the news from television? Or do you care about news at all? Would you mind if there was no news? 26 According t
38、o the writer, newspapers are_. （ A） more popular today （ B） less popular today （ C） as popular as before （ D） getting more and more popular 27 Editors think the important part of the paper is _. （ A） the headlines （ B） the sports page （ C） the front page （ D） the classified advertisements 28 Accordi
39、ng to the article, most people read all of the following except_. （ A） the real news （ B） the sports page （ C） comics （ D） advertisements 29 Today more people get news from_. （ A） newspapers （ B） radio （ C） television （ D） both A and B 30 A lot of newspaper readers do not even read the front page an
40、ymore because_. （ A） they dont have time （ B） they are lazy （ C） the front page is not attractive enough （ D） the headlines are too horrible and frightening 30 Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were brought up in the same way, my brother
41、s and sisters soon abandoned their pressed (紧抱的 ) flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages, I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic. Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, o
42、f my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal-clear memory of dogs, the farm animals, the local birds and above all, the insects. I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of t
43、he natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil, reading about other peoples observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly
44、you fancy you see the answer to the riddle (谜 ) , because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honor with the title of scientific research. But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not m
45、ake a scientist: one of the, outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of born worlds. 31 According to the author, a born naturalist should first of all be_. （ A） full
46、 of enthusiasm （ B） self-disciplined （ C） full of ambition （ D） knowledgeable 32 The first paragraph tells us that the author_. （ A） lost his hearing when he was a child （ B） didnt like his brothers and sisters （ C） was born to a naturalists family （ D） was interested in flowers and insects in his c
47、hildhood 33 The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he_. （ A） just reads about other peoples observations and discoveries （ B） comes up with solutions in most natural ways （ C） has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic （ D） lacks some of t
48、he qualities required of scientist 34 The author cant remember his relatives clearly because_. （ A） he was fully dccupied with observing nature （ B） he didnt live very long with them （ C） the family was extremely large （ D） he was too young when he lived with them 35 Which of the following statement
49、 is true? （ A） The author believes that a born naturalist cannot be a scientist. （ B） The authors brothers and sisters were good at music and languages. （ C） The author read a lot of books about the natural world and the oil industry. （ D） The author spent a lot of time working on riddles. 三、 Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%) Directions: In this
