1、成人本科学位英语模拟试卷 96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 doesnt
2、 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 fo
3、r your understanding, Mr. Stephen. Speaker B: If a Mr. Sun comes to look for me,【 D4】 _ Speaker A: Yes, I will. A. its a window table that weve booked. B. just usher him here. C. Weve a reservation for a table for two under the name of Stephen. D. But there is a change in the number of people. 1 【 D
4、1】 2 【 D2】 3 【 D3】 4 【 D4】 4 Evans: I just received a letter from one of my old high school buddies. Danae:【 D5】 _ Evans: Well, actually I havent heard from him in ages. Danae: To be frank with you, Ive been out of touch with most of my old friends.【 D6】_ Evans: I know. Its really hard to maintain c
5、ontact when people move around so much. Danae: Thats right.【 D7】 _ But youre lucky to be back in touch with your buddy again. A. People just drift apart! B. Thats nice! C. Only one or two still keep me posted about what they are doing. D. Do you often keep in touch with them? 5 【 D5】 6 【 D6】 7 【 D7】
6、 7 Doctor: What has been bothering you? Patient: I have a stuffy nose and a sore throat. Plus, Ive been coughing a lot.【 D8】_ Doctor: Any stomach pains? Patient: Actually, yes. My stomachs been upset for a few days. Doctor:【 D9】 _ Its been going around lately. Patient: Anything I can do for it? Doct
7、or: Ill prescribe some medicines for you to take.【 D10】 _ Patient: Does that mean I shouldnt go to work? Doctor: Only when you feel up to it. You should stay home for at least a day or two. A. It sounds like a flu. B. I also advise resting for a couple of days. C. Boy, when it rains, it pours. D. Ho
8、w long have you been like this? 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 on t
9、he best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 10 Normally a student must attend a number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a grade which he may count towards a degree. In many American universitie
10、s the total work for a degree is made up of thirty-six courses each lasting for one term. Generally, a course is made up of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect
11、 to take four years attending two terms each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not done as a regular practice. For every course t
12、hat follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded and available for the student to show to prospective employers. All this sets a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activities in student affairs. The effective work of maintainin
13、g discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating is to appear before a student court. With the large numbers of students, the operation of the system has something to do with a certain amo
14、unt of activity. A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career. 11 Normally a student would at least attend _classes each week. （ A） 36 （ B） 20 （ C） 12 （ D） 15 12 According to the first paragraph an American student
15、is allowed_. （ A） to live in a different university （ B） to take a particular course in a different university （ C） to live at home and drive to classes （ D） to get two degrees from two different universities 13 American university students are usually under pressure of work because_. （ A） their aca
16、demic performance will affect their future careers （ B） they are heavily involved in student affairs （ C） they have to observe university discipline （ D） they want to run for positions of authority 14 Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probably because_. （ A） they
17、hate the constant pressure strain of their study （ B） they will then be able to stay longer in the university （ C） such positions help them get better jobs （ D） such positions are usually well paid 15 The student organizations seem to be effective in_. （ A） dealing with the academic affairs of the u
18、niversity （ B） ensuring that the students observe university regulations （ C） evaluating students performance by bringing them before a court （ D） keeping up the students enthusiasm for social activities 15 It seems like every day theres some new research about whether our favorite drinks are good f
19、or us. One day, science says a glass of red wine a day will help us live longer. The next day, maybe not. It seems journalists are pretty interested in wine research and the same might be said for coffee. Now, theres been a lot of research into whether coffee is good for our health. “The results hav
20、e really been mixed,“ admits Neal Freedman who led the coffee study and published his findings in a medical journal recently. “Theres been some evidence that coffee might increase the risk of certain diseases and theres also been maybe more recent evidence that coffee may protect against other disea
21、ses as well.“ Freedman and his colleagues undertook the biggest study yet to look at the relationship between coffee and health. They analyzed data collected from more than 400,000 Americans ages 50 to 71 participating in the study. “We found that the coffee drinkers had a modestly lower risk of dea
22、th than those no-drinkers,“ he said. Heres what he means by “modestly“ : those who drank at least two or three cups a day were about 10 percent or 15 percent less likely to die for any reason during the 13 years of the study. When the researchers looked at specific causes of death, coffee drinking a
23、ppeared to cut the risk of dying from heart disease, lung disease, injuries, accidents and infections. Now, Freedman stressed that the study doesnt prove coffee can make people live longer. A study like this can never prove a cause-and-effect relationship. All it can really do is to point researcher
24、s in the right direction for further investigation. And even if it turns out that coffee is really good for you, scientists have no idea why. 16 According to the first paragraph, reporters would like to, know the research findings of_. （ A） tea （ B） beer （ C） alcohol （ D） coffee 17 According to the
25、passage, which of the following is TRUE? （ A） Freedman and his colleagues hired 400,000 Americans to collect data. （ B） About four hundred thousand Americans worked for Freedmans team full time for 13 years. （ C） People who took part in Freedmans research are about 50 to 70 years old. （ D） People wh
26、o are 50 to 70 years old seldom drink coffee. 18 According to the author, scientists_. （ A） have already proved that coffee is good for human health （ B） have a long way to go before they find a way to study coffee （ C） have avoided the cause-and-effect approach to study coffee （ D） are still unable
27、 to figure out why coffee is good for us 19 The word “mixed“ in the first paragraph means “_“. （ A） both good and bad （ B） put together （ C） both sharp and soft （ D） confuted 20 Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage? （ A） Can Beer Help You Live Longer? （ B） Can Coffee Help
28、You Live Longer? （ C） Can Wine Help You Live Longer? （ D） Can Tea Help You Live Longer? 20 Newspapers are not nearly as popular today as they 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 co
29、lumns, the comics, and perhaps the classified advertisements. Most people dont 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 headl
30、ines. These techniques are used on the front page because it is the first thing you see when you pick up the paper. The first page attracts attention and encourages the reader 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
31、 stop and look. If the headline is horrible enough or frightening enough or wild enough, perhaps 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 n
32、ews from a newspaper anymore. They say they get the news on the television now. 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 yo
33、u care about news at all? Would you mind if there were no news? 21 According to the writer, newspapers are_. （ A） more popular today （ B） less popular today （ C） as popular as before （ D） getting more and more popular 22 Editors think the important part of the paper is_. （ A） the headlines （ B） the
34、sports page （ C） the front page （ D） the classified advertisements 23 According to the article, most people read all of the following except_. （ A） the real news （ B） the sports page （ C） comics （ D） advertisements 24 Today more people get news from_. （ A） newspapers （ B） radio （ C） television （ D）
35、both A and B 25 A lot of newspaper readers do not even read the front page anymore 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 25 The annual campaign to make Singapores three million people mor
36、e polite ended yesterday and was immediately followed by another drive to get them to be punctual. Tardiness is not yet a criminal offence in the island republic, and the National Punctuality Working Committee can only use gentle persuasion. “ Being on time means being considerate,“ said committee c
37、hairman Toh Weng Cheng. Previous drives made little headway in changing a deeply rooted habit that seems oddly out of place in this otherwise efficient city-state. Tardiness at dinner parties is usually attributed to Chinese tradition, a belief that older and more important guests were expected to m
38、ake an entrance after the others. Meanwhile, officials will assess the results of the 15th annual courtesy campaign, a HK $ 2. 4 million drive to persuade Singaporeans to mind their manners. Earlier courtesy campaigns used posters, films, advertisements in newspapers and magazines to portray conside
39、rate behavior. The publicity this year stressed courtesy through examples of discourtesy. Few countries use elaborate public campaigns to change behavior and raise civic consciousness. It has been a way of life in Singapore for more than 30 years. Some, like the courtesy drive, deal with basic habit
40、s and culture. October was first declared “Speak Mandarin Month“ in 1978, an effort to wipe out regional Chinese dialects in favor of the official tongue. Others focus on problems of the day. The police launched a drive in 1989 to stop abuse of the emergency phone number 999, because one call in fiv
41、e was of the nuisance or non-emergency variety. Some campaigns have been so successful that they have been reversed. Family planners urged parents to “Stop at Two“ in 1978. Birth rates dropped from 3. 5 percent in 1960 to 1.2 percent in 1980, and families who can afford it are now encouraged to “Hav
42、e Three or More“. By the early 1980s, the growth of campaigns inspired one exhausted newspaper columnist to suggest a “take your campaigns seriously campaign“. 26 In the passage, the word “tardiness“ ( Line 1, Paragraph 2) most probably means_. （ A） punctuality （ B） impoliteness （ C） dishonesty （ D）
43、 lateness 27 The courtesy drive was launched in Singapore to_. （ A） develop appropriate personal habits （ B） stress the importance of punctuality （ C） make the people more polite （ D） urge the officials to be on time 28 When did the campaign to standardize spoken language begin? （ A） In 1960. （ B） I
44、n 1978. （ C） In 1980. （ D） In 1989. 29 Which of the following is NOT true? （ A） Singapore has always been a highly efficient country in every way. （ B） The campaigns are not always very effective in Singapore. （ C） Singapore does its best to make its people more polite. （ D） Not all the campaigns ar
45、e launched every year. 30 Which of the following statements is not directly said but implied in the passage? （ A） All the campaigns are to improve peoples behavior. （ B） There are too many campaigns in Singapore. （ C） The more campaigns, the more efficient they are. （ D） Almost all campaigns in Sing
46、apore dont amount to anything. 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 Answe
47、r Sheet with a single line through the center. 31 There is no _to the house from the main road. （ A） access （ B） avenue （ C） exposure （ D） edge 32 The birth rate in a city _to fall as its gross domestic product (GDP) rises steadily. （ A） estimates （ B） anticipates （ C） assumes （ D） tends 33 He said
48、there was nothing to be_. （ A） ashamed （ B） ashamed in （ C） ashamed of （ D） ashamed at 34 Purchasing the new production line will be a _deal for the company. （ A） profitable （ B） tremendous （ C） forceful （ D） favorite 35 Many a delegate was in favor of his proposal that a special committee _to inves
49、tigate the incident. （ A） were set up （ B） was set up （ C） be set up （ D） set up 36 1 could not afford to rent a house like that, _it. （ A） let alone to buy （ B） let alone buy （ C） to say nothing to buy （ D） say nothing buying 37 The interviewer should take down notes at the moment the person _answer the questions. （ A） to be interviewed （ B） interviewing （ C） being interviewed （ D） interviewed
