1、成人本科学位英语模拟试卷 83及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 1 Son: Mom, may I play my computer game for an hour or two? Mom: _ （ A） Your teacher tells me that you should study harder. （ B） Ive said before that the game takes too long. （ C） Well, ah. . . Youre absolutely right to ask. （ D） Sorry. Dads using the
2、computer now. 2 W: I dont know why we listen to George? M: _ （ A） I dont know exactly why, either. （ B） I guess we are wrong this time. （ C） I know. But perhaps you dont know why. （ D） George, you know, is one of the hardest working students among us. 3 Speaker A: Would you mind if I use your pen fo
3、r a while? Speaker B: _ （ A） Yes. By all means. （ B） No. By no means. （ C） No. Its my pleasure. （ D） No. Most unwillingly. 4 W: Im anxious to get started on our project. Can we meet sometime before the weekend? M: _ （ A） Never mind. Shall we meet on Sunday? （ B） Your project? I have no time studying
4、 your project. （ C） OK. What about Friday morning? （ D） OK. Library is the best place for us to meet. 5 W: Hi, Jane. Do you have any change? I have to make a call on the pay phone. M: _ （ A） Speaking please. I can pay for your phone. （ B） What? You want to borrow some money to buy a phone? （ C） No c
5、hange at all. Are you calling from a pay phone? （ D） Pay phone? Why not use my mobile phone? 6 Salesman: Good morning. Planning to buy a new car today? Customer: _Salesman: What kind of car are you looking for? Customer: Something that has enough room for my family. （ A） Im just looking around. （ B）
6、 Im just looking everywhere. （ C） Im just looking here and there. （ D） Im just looking all the cars. 7 Speaker A: May I speak to Dr. Wang, please? Speaker B: _ （ A） Hold on a second, please. Ill put him on. （ B） Sorry, Mr. Wang is not available right now. （ C） I am not sure because I dont know what
7、he is doing. （ D） Thank you very much for calling. 8 Speaker A: I was wondering whether you needed any part-timers(业余工 ). Speaker B: _ （ A） There is nothing at present, but look in a week. （ B） Its not the right time. See you later. （ C） Im wondering what you can do for us. （ D） We need a lot of par
8、t-timers but not you. 9 Student A: I feel sick. Student B: _Student A: Im not sure, but I have got a bad headache. （ A） Im sorry to hear that. （ B） How are you feeling now? （ C） Do you have a temperature? （ D） It is a pity. 10 Speaker A: I havent seen you for ages. You havent been sick, have you? Sp
9、eaker B: _ （ A） You are kidding. I was out of town recently. （ B） Its impossible. I was in the South. （ C） No, I stayed in California for a couple of weeks. （ D） Not at all. I went to California for a couple of weeks. 11 Speaker A: Remember me to David, wont you? Speaker B: _ （ A） Yes. Hell remember
10、 you for a long time. （ B） No. I dont remember whos David. （ C） Yes. Ill give him your regards as soon as I get there. （ D） No. I cant remember anything now. 12 W: It seems to be clearing up. M: _ （ A） Its such a nice change. （ B） I dont think this weather will last. （ C） I hope it stays warm. （ D）
11、As long as it rains. 13 Student A: May I use your computer this afternoon? Student B: Im sorry, but I have to finish typing this term paper today. Student A: _ （ A） Do as you please. （ B） It doesnt matter. （ C） Thank you all the same. （ D） Never mind. 14 Salesman: How would you like this one? Its on
12、ly 69It is on sale(大甩卖 ). Customer: _ （ A） I dont quite like it. （ B） Are you sure it is on sale? It is expensive, I think. （ C） Yes, I like it very much. （ D） Looks all right. Does the price include delivery charges? 15 Speaker A : Tom, why dont you come and have the picnic with us? Speaker B: _ （
13、A） How dare you invite me? （ B） Id love to. Thank you. （ C） Yes. But thanks anyway. （ D） Whether Ill go or not is not your business. 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
14、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 England is not a big country: from north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles acros
15、s. 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 summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the north
16、 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 country is the southwest, which consists of the counties of Devon
17、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 southwest of England Flowers and vegetables ripen(成熟 ) as much as
18、 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 be no snow at all in the southwest. This may be one of the r
19、easons why the southwest is one of Englands most popular holiday areas. 16 The distance from the center of England to the south coast is about _. （ A） one hundred miles （ B） three hundred miles （ C） one hundred and fifty miles （ D） six hundred miles 17 England is a country _. （ A） with a cold and we
20、t climate （ B） with a surprising climate （ C） with a pleasant climate （ D） with a variety of climates 18 According to the passage, _. （ A） flowers and vegetables from Devon are on the market one month earlier （ B） farmers in the southwest grow as many vegetables and flowers as farmers elsewhere （ C）
21、 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 19 In the north of England and the Midlands, _. （ A） it is cold and wet all the year round （ B） the climate is pleasant as a whole （ C） it is warm
22、most of the time in a year （ D） only the summer is not cold or wet 20 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 20 How can we get rid of garbage? Do we have enough energy sources to meet our future e
23、nergy needs? These are two important questions that 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 some time it can save the land to hold garbage. For a long time, people burie
24、d 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 fu el to use. The things in garbage do not look like coal, petroleum, or natural gas; but they are chemically similar to these fossil(化石 ) fuels. As we
25、 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 garbage is used to boil water. The steam that is produced is
26、used to make electricity or to heat nearby buildings. In Paris, France, some power plants bum 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 half mil lion barrels of oil. Our fossil fuel supplies
27、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. 21 What two problems can man solve by burning garbage? （ A） The shortage of energy and air pollution. （ B） The sho
28、rtage 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. 22 Which of the following is not the result of burning garbage? （ A） The garbage burned is turned into fossil fuels. （ B） The heat produced i
29、s used to boil water. （ C） The steam produced is used to make electricity. （ D） The steam produced is used to heat buildings. 23 According to the passage which of the following is NOT true? （ A） About 2 million metric tons of garbage is burned in some power plants in Paris, France each year. （ B） In
30、 a modem 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. 24 What is the authors attitude? （ A） Delighted （ B） Sad. （ C） Agreeing. （ D） Disagreeing. 25 The
31、 best title for the passage may be _. （ A） Garbage and the Earth （ B） Fossil Fuel and Carnage （ C） Land and Garbage （ D） GarbageEnergy Source 25 Fire can help people in many ways. But it can be very dangerous. Fire can heat water, warm houses, give light and cook. But fire can burn things, too. It c
32、an bum 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 Australia tells about a man very, very long time ago. He went
33、 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 bum a piece of paper and then it might bum a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast
34、. 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 air away from a fire and kills it. Be careful with fire,
35、and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will bum you. 26 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. （ D） We are not sure how people began to use fire. 27 Child
36、ren mustnt play with matches because _. （ A） matches burn paper （ B） it isnt interesting （ C） they can be dangerous （ D） they can burn a house 28 When you are going to put out a fire, you （ A） must be careful （ B） should keep air away from it （ C） must know it is dangerous （ D） should cover it with
37、water 29 We must be careful with fire, or it_. （ A） will die （ B） will warm our houses （ C） might bum us （ D） wont help us 30 Which of the following is the main idea of this passage? （ A） Fire can help people in many ways. （ B） Fire can be both helpful and dangerous. （ C） Fire can burn things and pe
38、ople. （ D） We must be careful with matches. 30 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 continued for decades, built on the foundations of relative p
39、olitical 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 the world who live on $ 1 a day or less shrank from 63 percent
40、in 1950 to 35 percent in 1980 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 population growth as well as economic freedom. “This is a huge succes
41、s 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 Washingtonan e-vent that has been troubled in recent years by protests that the Bank and its sister Institution, the
42、 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 man-y still question the wisdom of World Bank policies. Nonetheless, the research findings are helpful to understand
43、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 markets, free business activities, and tight monetary controlare wor
44、king 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, and thereby reduce poverty, by limiting imports when their dome
45、stic 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 and skill on modern technologies. 31 The word “plunged“ in the fir
46、st paragraph means_. （ A） decreased （ B） climbed （ C） increased （ D） dropped into water 32 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） World Bank controls all the banks in the world （ D） There are som
47、e demonstrations against World Bank in recent years 33 According to this passage, in_, the world had the largest number of poor people. （ A） 1999 （ B） 1980 （ C） 1950 （ D） 1990 34 According to the author, the economy of East Asian countries grew very fast because of the following measures EXCEPT_. （
48、A） encouraging export （ B） opening up to foreign investments （ C） limiting international financial flows （ D） controlling import 35 The best title for this passage might be_. （ A） Chinas Contribution to the Reduction of Poverty in the World （ B） World Banks Extraordinary Progress in Recent Decades （
49、 C） Indias 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 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 wi
