1、成人本科学位英语模拟试卷 89及答案与解析 一、 Dialogue Communication 1 Dad: Could you run over to the store tight away? We need a few things. Son: _ （ A） Yes, I could. I want to play football. （ B） For me, running is not a problem. Id like to do exercises. （ C） yes, storing a few things away is quite necessary, right? （
2、 D） All right. What do you want me to get? 2 W: How does your daughter like her new school? M: _ （ A） Fine. She seems to have made some new friends in no time. （ B） She likes it so much that shell soon be reluctant to leave the school. （ C） Though she likes the new school, she loves her old school m
3、uch stronger. （ D） Well, Im afraid I dont know exactly. 3 Speaker A: Billy, have you heard the latest news? It appears that we wont be laid off (解雇 ) after all. Speaker B: _ （ A） Congratulations. We are going to get promoted. （ B） Great. We are going to have a new job. （ C） Oh, somehow Im tired of w
4、orking here anyway. （ D） Really. We are not going to resign from our post. 4 Dancy: Hello, Fred. Whats wrong with your arm? Fred: I broke it when I was skating during the holiday. Dancy: Oh, No!Fred: Much better, thanks. （ A） What a nuisance! （ B） How awful! How is it now? （ C） Why was that? （ D） Wh
5、at a trouble! 5 Speaker A: I wonder if Mary will really come at 7:00. She said she would. Speaker B: _ （ A） You can take it easy. Mary always says what she would do. （ B） You neednt be worried. Mary is an honest person. （ C） Dont worry about it. Her words are as good as gold. （ D） Just take it easy.
6、 Time will soon come. 6 Andy: My schedule (安排表 ) this afternoon is an absolute mess. Between 3:30 and 4:00 Im supposed to be in four different places. There is no way. Frank: Ive done that before. _ ? （ A） Anything I can help you （ B） Something I can help you （ C） Anything I can help you with （ D） S
7、omething I can help you with 7 Tom: Paulo, _Paulo: Nice to meet you. （ A） I would like you to meet my friend, Alex. （ B） How are you? （ C） It is a nice day, isnt it? （ D） It is Alex. 8 Speaker A: Excuse me, can you tell me where High Street is, please? Speaker B: _ （ A） Its quite far from here. You
8、cant get there. （ B） Not at all. Its only about 5 minutes walk. （ C） Take the second turn on the left and then ask again. （ D） I should ask you. Im a stranger myself. 9 Bob: Its late. I have to say goodbye. Mrs. Black: _ （ A） Why do you want to go now? （ B） Id like to say goodbye, too. （ C） Thats al
9、l right. （ D） Hope you have a good time. See you tomorrow. 10 Lucy: Tom, would you like a drink? Tom: _ （ A） I dont care. But thank you anyway. （ B） No, thank you. I had some Coke just now. （ C） Thank you. I care about what to drink. （ D） Dont trouble yourself. Nobody care about it. 11 Speaker A: We
10、ll miss you. Have a good journey. Speaker B: _ （ A） I miss you, too （ B） How time flies. （ C） Thank you for all youve done for me. （ D） Im pleased to be with you here. 12 W: You seem to have a lot of work at your office. Youve always been staying late and working overtime. M:_ （ A） What you say is r
11、ight. But dont you know the meaning of work? （ B） Yes. Thats true. But dont you know the common saying:“ Always work and no play makes Jack a dull boy“? （ C） Thats true, but its no bother to me. The work is interesting and fun. I dont mind the extra hours at all. （ D） Sorry. I cannot listen to your
12、advice. Overwork can bring me overpay, you know. 13 Speaker A: Ive got a fever and a really bad headache. Speaker B: _ （ A） Why are you so careless about yourself? （ B） This kind of thing happens to everyone. （ C） You should take good care of yourself. （ D） Oh, thats too bad. Why dont you take some
13、aspirin? 14 W: Have you found your book yet? M: _ （ A） No. But I didnt remember where I had put it. （ B） No. I am not sure what I have done with it. （ C） Not yet. And Im sure I have lost it for ever. （ D） Still not. It seemed to me I shall never get it back. 15 Lodger: Im terribly sorry that I broke
14、 your precious vase. Ill pay for it. Landlady: _ （ A） Cant complain. （ B） Never mind. （ C） Relax yourself. （ D） Take care. 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 th
15、ere 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 On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civ
16、il 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 Edward Everett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man an
17、d 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 fired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke fats. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect
18、 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 to a friend and remarked, “I have failed again“. On the train back to Washington, he said
19、 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 began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham
20、 Lincoln could have made. Today, every American school child learns Lincolns Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history. 16 In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was _. （ A） very critical （ B） unpopular （ C） very popular （ D） very courteo
21、us 17 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 18 It can be inferred from the text that_. （ A） Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Get
22、tysburg （ B） Lincoln was very busy at the time and didnt have much time to prepare his speech （ C） Lincolns speech was full of rich words （ D） Lincolns speech was very long 19 It was a fact that Lincolns speech was_. （ A） an immediately success （ B） warmly applauded （ C） a total failure （ D） not wel
23、l-received at first 20 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） Lincolns Gettysburg Address has deep meaning. （ B） Lincolns Gettysburg Address is simple in style. （ C） Lincolns Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American school child. （ D） Lincolns Gettysbur
24、g Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United States. 20 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 that computers would take over the world from man one day. Already today, less than forty ye
25、ars 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-trusting (过分信任 ) of computers and are reluctant to challenge their authority. Indeed, they b
26、ehave 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 answers, but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machi
27、ne 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 should come with the following warning: for all the help this computer may provide, it should
28、not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills. 21 What is the main purpose of this passage? （ A） To look back to the early days of computers. （ B） To explain what technical problems may occur with computers. （ C） To discourage unnecessary investment in computers. （ D） To
29、warn against the blindness to the probable shortcomings of computers. 22 The passage recommends those dealing with computers to _. （ A） be reasonably doubtful about them （ B） check all their answers （ C） substitute them for basic thinking （ D） use them for business purpose only 23 An “internal compu
30、ter“ (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 （ D） a computer from the post-war era which is very reliable 24 The passage suggests t
31、hat the present day problem with regard to computers is _. （ A） challenging （ B） psychological （ C） dramatic （ D） over-trusting 25 It can be inferred from the passage that the author would disapprove of_. （ A） computer science courses in high schools （ B） businessmen and women who use pocket calcula
32、tors （ C） maintenance(连续不断 ) checks on computers （ D） companies which depend entirely on computers 25 To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. Its a hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the Channel takes only twenty minutes (as long as youre not held up at the
33、 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 means of transport have their problems and the weary (不耐烦的 )traveler often dreams of bei
34、ng 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 into the possibility of building a Channel link straight to London. A bridge would cost
35、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 need for links with Europe as a result of joining the EEC(欧共体 )? Well, perhaps. The ma
36、in reason, though, is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of Londons 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, and would make London a main trading center in Europe. With a link over the Channel,
37、 you could buy your fish and chips in England, and be able to eat them in France while they were still warm! 26 Which of the following statements is TRUE? （ A） Swimming across the Channel takes less than four hours. （ B） The idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge is a very new one （ C） It is considered
38、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. 27 A tunnel would be _. （ A） less expensive to be built than a bridge （ B） more expensive to be built than a bridge （ C） less expensive to be built than a rail （ D） mor
39、e expensive to be built than a rail 28 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 29 It can be concluded that many of Londons dockyards are_. （ A） not used （ B） seriously block
40、ed （ C） fully used （ D） opened again 30 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 Londons dockyards （ D） make London more prosperous again 30 Many a young person tells
41、me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that theres a big difference between “being a writer“ and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hour alone at a typewriter. “ You ve got to want to write,“ I say to them, “
42、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 career in the U. S. Coast Guard to become a freelance (自由栏目 ) writer, I had no prospe
43、cts 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 genuine writer. After a year or so, however, I still hadn t gotten a break and beg
44、an 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 would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncerta
45、inty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. 31 The passage is meant to_. （ A） warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience （ B） advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
46、 （ C） show young people it s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame （ D） encourage young people to pursue a writing career 32 What can be concluded from the passage? （ A） Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding. （ B） A writers success depends on luck rather than o
47、n efforts. （ C） Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation. （ D） The chances for writers to become successful are small. 33 Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career? （ A） He wasnt able to produce a single book. （ B） He hadn t seen a change for th
48、e better. （ C） He wasn t able to have a rest for a whole year. （ D） He thought that he lacked imagination. 34 “.people who die wondering: What if?“ (Line 3, Para 3) refers to “those_“. （ A） who think too much of the dark side of life （ B） who regret giving up their career halfway （ C） who think a lo
49、t without making a decision （ D） who are full of imagination even upon death 35 “Shadowland“ in the last sentence refers to_. （ A） the wonderland one often dreams about （ B） the bright future that one is looking forward to （ C） the state of uncertainty before one s final goal is reached （ D） a world that exists only in one s imagination 三、 Pa
