學(xué)位英語模擬試題及答案(一)

1、廣東省成人高等教育學(xué)士學(xué)位外語水平考試模擬試題（一）英語試卷一Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the

2、 center.1. Jack: Can I help with your luggage? Linda: _ A. No, youd better not. Thank you anyway. B. No, not necessary. Thank you anyway. C. No, thanks. I can manage it. D. No, please. I can do.2. Customer: _ Receptionist: Certainly, do you have a reservation? Customer: Yes, the name is Collins, Mr.

3、 and Mrs. Collins. A. Id like to rest here, please. B. Id like to check in, please. C. Id like to rent a room, please. D. Id like to stay in, please.3. David: Weve got some tickets for an opera tonight. Would you like to join us? Jill: _. I dont quite understand opera. A. I am afraid not. B. No, I c

4、ant actually. C. I really want to go. D. No, I must refuse it.4. Emily: Your little boy has done a good job at school. Nancy: _ A. Yes, I think so. B. No, he doesnt deserve it. C. No, you are so polite. D. Yes, I am proud of him.5. Peter: _? Benjamin: Sorry! Is it disturbing you? A. Stop playing you

5、r music! B. Turn off your terrible radio! C. Do you think you could keep the noise down a bit? D. Do you ever care about other peoples feelings?6. Martin: Will you please pass me the saltshaker, Robert? Robert: _ A. Just take it. B. There you go. C. Here give you. D. Oh, sure.7. Alice: Hurry up! We

6、dont have much time left. Ann: _. We still have 15 minutes. A. Thats fine. B. You are right. C. Take it easy. D. Take your time.8. Daniel: Im afraid Ive spilt some ink over your table cloth. I feel terribly sorry for that. Mrs. Gamble: _ A. You should feel better. B. Oh, it doesnt matter. C. I dont

7、want to hear it. D. Oh, I dont like that table cloth.9. George: Hello, could I speak to Mr. Simpson, please? Lisa: _. Can I take a message? A. Speaking, please. B. Who are you, please? C. Im sorry he has run away. D. Im sorry he is not available.10. Student A: May I borrow your computer this afterno

8、on? Student B: Im sorry, but I have to finish my term paper with it. Student A: _ A. Never think of it. B. Very nice, thanks. C. Thank you all the same. D. I dont care.11. Virginia: Have you heard about Eva? She is going to get married with Todd! Bertha: _ A. Congratulations! B. Are you kidding? C.

9、Good luck! D. Is it real?12. Doctor: _? Patient: Ive caught a bad cold and a sour throat. A. What seems to be the problem? B. What has happened to you? C. Do you feel better now? D. Do you have something to say?13. Salesman: Good morning, I wonder if you could spare a few minutes of your time. Mrs.

10、Davis: _ . Are you selling something? A. I am not free now. B. I dont know if I can. C. You are welcome. D. You dont have to wonder.14. Jim: I think Edward needs to go on a diet. Hes putting on so much weight. Lucas: _ I think he looks OK. A. I agree with you. B. You are right. C. Do you think so? D

11、. How do I know?15. Rosemary: Weve made an appointment with the students at 7 in the morning. Would you come on time?Nicholas: Im sorry _, it is too early.A. I dont want it. B. I dont get it.C. I cant handle it. D. I cant make it.Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are 4 passa

12、ges in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Passage OneHow much do you know about nutrition? I

13、f your knowledge is similar to that of food shoppers who answered three surveys for the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, then you probably share some wide-spread misinformation about nutrition. Check your answers to the following statements. Is it true or false?Statement 1: Fresh vegetables cooke

14、d at home are always more nutritious than canned or frozen vegetables. False. The nutritional difference depends more on how vegetables are handled or prepared than in whether they are bought fresh or packaged. Overcooking, for example, destroys many nutrients. Vegetables cooked in too much water ca

15、n lose a significant amount of vitamins.Statement 2: When dieting, avoid starchy(淀粉類) foods, such as bread or potatoes. False. If you cut out starchy foods, such as peas, potatoes, bread, and rice, you cut out very good sources of several B vitamins, Vitamin C, and other nutrients. Moreover, ounce f

16、or ounce, bread and potatoes have fewer calories than sirloin steak and roast beef.Statement 3: Taking extra vitamins beyond the recommended daily allowances wont give you more energy. True. Its widely believed that extra vitamins provide more energy. But taking more than the body needs doesn't

17、make it function better, just as overfilling your gas tank doesnt make your car run faster.If you answered these questions correctly, you can for the time being consider yourself well informed about food and nutrition by todays standards. But remember that nutrition is a complex and growing science

18、and that todays beliefs may be changed as new information becomes available.16. The first paragraph implies that many people _.A. are well informed about nutritionB. dont care about nutritionC. have much knowledge of nutritionD. have incorrect ideas about nutrition17. According to paragraph 2, which

19、 is NOT true about nutrition?A. Overcooking destroys many nutrients.B. It makes no difference how you prepare vegetables.C. Both fresh and packaged vegetables are nutritious.D. Vitamins in vegetable could be lost during cooking.18. Which is a correct attitude towards starchy food?A. Starchy foods ar

20、e unnecessary in a balanced diet.B. Bread and steak have the same amount of calories per ounce.C. Valuable nutrients could be found in starchy foods.D. Starchy foods include only peas, potatoes, bread and rice.19. The description of “overfilling your gas tank” shows why _.A. one should take as much

21、vitamins as possibleB. more than enough vitamins is unnecessaryC. vitamins cost as much as gasD. doctors recommend allowance of vitamins20. A good title for this article would be_.A. Tips of Losing Weight EffectivelyB. Test Your Nutrition IQC. Nutrition: A Complex Branch of ScienceD. Misleading Nutr

22、ition ConceptsPassage TwoMost women in Ghana-the educated and illiterate, the urban and rural, the young and old-work to earn an income in addition to maintaining their roles as housewives and mothers. Their reputation for economic independence, self-reliance, and hard work is well known and well de

23、served. Most of Ghanas working women are farmers and traders. Only one woman in five, or even fewer, can be classified as simply housewives. Even these women often earn money by sewing or by baking and cooking things to sell. They also maintain vegetable gardens and chicken farms. Indeed, the woman

24、who depends entirely upon her husband for support is looked upon with disfavor. Traditionally the tasks of motherhood have been shared. Mothers and sisters, grandmothers and nieces all helped to raise the children and to carry out daily tasks. As the family grew, older brothers and sisters also help

25、ed to care for the younger ones and helped in the home. Now with more children going to school, with more people moving away from their traditional homes, not only must the mother continue her income-producing activities, but she must take on all the heavy, time-consuming housework.Ghana today is lo

26、oking for new ways to meet the needs of women and their families, such as providing more day care centers, so women can continue to play their multiple roles in the home and in the economy.21. What is the role of most women in Ghana?A. Handling various housework at home.B. Taking care of children in

27、doors.C. Farming and trading out of house.D. Working as well as maintaining families.22. “self-reliance” could be explained as “_”.A. making great wealthB. depending on oneselfC. caring for ones ownD. being a reliable person23. What kind of women do people in Ghana prefer?A. Beautiful and charming.B

28、. Skillful at sewing or baking.C. Depending totally on husbands.D. Working hard to earn incomes.24. Paragraph 3 describes_. A. how traditional extended families operate B. why women in Ghana have more burdens now C. how changes in life help the working women D. the new life style of Ghanas people25.

29、 The author of this article probably agrees that women inGhana should_. A. stay at home and focus on family life B. become as active as men in business C. try to maintain their original roles D. make a choice and stick to one rolePassage ThreeThe blues was born on the Mississippi River Delta in the

30、early 1900s. After the Civil War, the slaves were free but life was still not easy. They had to find new work. In the South, work camps were formed. Black people from these camps worked on farms and on building up the Mississippi River banks. During the week the people worked long and hard. They oft

31、en lived alone, without their families, far from home. On the weekends, the workers got together at picnics or drinking places. Travelling black musicians with guitars entertained them. The musicians sang songs about the difficult life of the workers. These songs were called the blues.If you have th

32、e blues it means you feel very sad. You can have the blues because you have no money, no job, no lover, or no home. But blue songs were not always sad. Some of them were happy and many of them were funny.Sometimes the blues singers had song contests. Each singer sang new words or a new style of the

33、blues song. They made up the music as they played. In this way they created new music. This is called improvisation. Later, improvisation became a very important part of jazz music.Blues began in the country in the South. As blacks moved into the big cities to work, the blues went with them. There,

34、they sang about life in the cities. W. C. Handy, a black band leader from Memphis made the blues popular all over America. In 1914 he wrote the most famous blues song of all, “The St. Louis Blues”.26. After the Civil War, the Black people _. A. were mostly slaves B. still led a hard life C. enjoyed

35、their new life with families D. worked on their own farms27. At the very beginning, the blues were _.A. not performed on formal occasionsB. traditional songs of the Black peopleC. about the life of travelling musiciansD. very popular throughout the nation28. What kind of emotion does the blues expre

36、ss?A. SadnessB. HappinessC. JokingD. All of the above29. How did “improvisation” come into being? A. The blues singers gathered to have contests. B. New words were added into old songs. C. New styles were played with guitars. D. The blues singers created music while playing.30. Which of the followin

37、g is NOT true according to the passage?A. The blues were born in the country in the South.B. The blues soon disappeared in big cities.C. W. C. Handy is the first blues singer in US.D. The most well-known blues song is “The St. Louis Blues”.Passage FourNo matter who you are or where you come from, on

38、e thing is certain：you are acquainted with the mosquito(蚊子)-although you probably wish you werent. Mosquitoes are everywhere. They can be found all over the world, and they come in more than 2,500 species. Somewhere, at some time, you have surely met at least one.No one loves the mosquito. But unfor

39、tunately the mosquito may decide that she loves you. Yes, She. Only the female mosquito bites. Its not because shes unfriendly: she needs blood to reproduce. Female mosquito is quite selective, and she chooses her victims carefully. First, she uses sensors to find her victim. With these sensors, she

40、 tests your body moisture, body warmth, and chemical substances in your sweat. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if you dont appeal to her, shell reject you for someone more appetizing. The next time a mosquito bites you, just remember that you were chosen. Youre special.If the mosquito li

41、kes you, she settles onto your flesh very gently, and she breaks your skin with her proboscis tip. Its a kind of mouth and it sticks out just below the mosquitos eyes. She stabs the proboscis tip into your skin at once, and if she hits a blood vessel, shell get a full dinner in about a minute. After

42、 that, the mosquito is tired. Heavy with your blood, she picks a spot-on a leave or a stone-to lay her eggs. Just one drop of blood will produce hundreds of eggs.31. By the sentence “you are acquainted with the mosquito-although you probably wish you werent”, the author means that people _. A. dont

43、like mosquito but it is always there B. know mosquito and wish them well C. wish all the mosquito disappeared D. want to be friendly to mosquito but fail at last32. Why is it only female mosquito that bites?A. She is more unfriendly than male.B. She is greater in number.C. Blood is her favorite food

44、.D. Blood enables her to lay eggs.33. To select whom to bite, the mosquitos sensors may NOT test_.A. the temperature of the bodyB. the color of the skinC. the chemical elements in sweatD. the wetness of the body34. According to the last paragraph, the function of proboscis tip is to _. A. find where

45、 to bite B. to stick into the flesh and suck blood C. to remove the skin and collect blood D. decide whom to reject35. The main idea of the passage could be _.A. why and how mosquito bites peopleB. why people dislike mosquitoC. what kind of mosquito bites peopleD. how to identify female mosquitoPart

46、 III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.36. We had deci

47、ded to sell our house, but after a while we began to have second _.A. ideas B. thoughtsC. minds D. plans37. _ are that stock price will go up in the coming months.A. Chances B. OpportunitiesC. Possibilities D. Conditions38. Books in the library are arranged by different_.A. classes B. categoriesC. d

48、egrees D. ranks39. The Bering Strait Bridge will be one of the most challenging engineering projects ever _.A. undertaken B. underestimatedC. undergone D. underneath40. Our customers would _ it very much if the salesperson could give them clear directions to operate the machine.A. appear B. applyC.

49、appreciate D. anticipate41. The economy of the country was_ with foreign investment.A. boomed B. blossomedC. raised D. increased42. The girl _ a large amount of money from her parents. A. Achieved B. inherited C. Saved D. collected43. The HR manager will be _ for not fulfilling his duty.A. cancelled

50、 B. recalledC. corrected D. replaced44. The impact of the Greenhouse Effect has long been _ and special attention is called upon to examine this issue.A. overcome B. overlookedC. overcharged D. overrated45. No matter what happens, please remember we are the true friends whom you could always_ .A. tu

51、rn up B. turn toC. turn in D. turn off46. Our series of product _ from childrens toys to sports equipments.A. differ B. separateC. range D. include47. The audience were so _ at the colorful scene of the drama that no one noticed the passage of time. A. fascinated B .fancied C. frightened D. forseen4

52、8. Please note down this telephone number _you meet with any emergencies.A. for fear that B. so thatC. unless D. in case that49. The houses in this community, most which are beautifully _, have attracted many buyers. A. decorated B. demanded C. delivered D. determined50. Its impossible for anyone to

53、 be _by such an obvious lie. A. taken over B. taken in C. taken down D. taken away51. Rosemary is _ fatter than she was when I first met her. A. Consistently B. constantly C. considerably D. considerately52. It may not be a good habit to look up the dictionary whenever you _a difficult word while reading. A. come at B. come across C. come along D. come up53. I have tried _ to make the General Manger change his mind. A. in spite B. in hope C. in way D. in vain54. The noise of the parade was very disturbing, which made it almost impossible for us to _ on what the speaker was saying