成人學士學位英語模擬試題十二

1、成人高等教育學士學位外語水平考試模擬試題（十二）英語試卷一Part I Dialogue Completion 115 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 。Tim: How was your trip to Londo

2、n?Susan: !Ao MarvelousB。 Very kind of youC. Not necessarilyD. Quite excitedEd : Are you going to watch the football match tomorrow morning?Maggie :。A. Thank youB. See you thenC. Yes, of courseD。 No, go aheadMr. Williams : Excuse me。 Can you tell me the way to the nearest post office?Mike: 。Of course

3、 you canYou re welcomeYou must take itGo straight and then turn leftMike : Hello , may I speak to Jane?Jane: Whos that, please?A. Yes, she isB。 You are rightC. Yes, you mayD. SpeakingJohn : Guess what!I met an old school friend in the street just now.Larry: Im sure both of you should be very glad 。A

4、。 Sounds a good idea.B。 Dont mention it。C. All right.D。 How nice !Jane : Do you mind if I park here ?Brett : 。 Look at the sign here : No Parking。A。 Of course notB. Id rather you didnt省市學位英語網SW.3I砂WELCOE 價格最低，課時最長，師資最強，最專業(yè)的學位英語網站C. Help yourselfD. Thats rightA man :。 A car is coming。A woman: How dan

5、gerous! Thank you very much for telling me 。A. Hurry upB. Look outC. Take it easyD。 Take your timeJoan : Dont forget to pass on the message to my teacher。Nancy : .A. No, I won tB. I dont think soC. Sorry, I wouldn tD。Yes, I willElaine : Ive made up mind to go abroad next year.?Carol: Well,I haven;t

6、decided it yet.A。 What about youBo How do you like itSomething about youCan you tell me yoursMark : I didnt go to the basketball match yesterday.James:。 It was really exciting 。A。 Dont worryB. Dont hurryCo What a pityD。How wonderfulJack : Sorry, My mother isnt in 。 Shall she give you a return call w

7、hen she comes back ?A. No , thanksBo Yes, pleaseC. Thank youD。 That its12. Mary: Goodbye, Martin ,Martin: 。A. No , thanksBo Yes, pleaseC. Thank youD。 That its12. Mary: Goodbye, Martin ,Martin: 。Ao That s aightC. Let me seeremember me to your parents oB. Thanks, I willD. Thats a good ideaJohnson: I m

8、 sorry I broke your cup.James: Oh , really?。A. Its OK with meB. It doesn t matterCo Dont be sorryD。 I don thtnk soVirginia : What do you think of your new job?Rena:。A。 Don t mention itB。 Good idea.Co Yes, it isD. I like it very much 。Lily ： Could you please spare me a few minutes?d beeterrief。B. Go

9、aheadD. I hope sod beeterrief。B. Go aheadD. I hope soA。 Im sorryC. Excuse mePart II Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are 4 passages 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. Ch

10、oose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET .Passage OneWe often hear people talking about the generation gap。 The name is new but the idea is old。 The world keeps changing and it has always kept changing o During the second century after Christ, a wise man said, Bury me on my face be

11、cause in a little while everything will be turned upside down。There has always been a gap between generations, though more people talk about it now. The following shows what Old Mr. Ellis thinks generation gap means： young people and their parents dont understand each other。When I was a boy, I thoug

12、ht the world was a beautiful place. My life was very pleasant 。 But when I was older I learned about people who were treated badly, people who didnt have enough to eat. I wanted to help them , and I married a girl who wanted to help them , too。 We went to meetings and talked a lot, but it didn t see

13、m to make much difference.Our children grew up in a world at war 。 They didnt know when the war would stop. They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys 。 They didnt want to think about the future 。 They thought nothing could be done about it 。Now I have grandchildren and they have their

14、 own ideas。 They are trying to make the world better. They are trying to help other people. They are making people listen to them 。 Im proud of their generation.Generation gap most probably means.an old name with new meaningthe great changes between different periodsthe fact that things will be turn

15、ed upside down soonold and young people dont understand each otherThe gap between generations。has recently appearedhas existed for a long timeCo only exists in some special timesis something not much talked about todayWhat is Mr。 Ellis attitude towards his grandchildren ?He doesnt understand them ve

16、ry well.He often criticize them.Co He likes them very much 。He doesnt care much about them。Which of the following statements is true according to Mr. Ellis ?His children thought a lot about the future。省市學位英語網His children always listened to others.Co His grandchildren try to make the world better.D。

17、His grandchildren want to have nice clothes and toys 。20. This passage is about。A。 the generation gapBo Mr。 Ellis ; life storyCoMr.曰lis familyDo the differences among childrenPassage OneMr. Anders worked in a hospital. Three years ago, when he was sixty eight, he retired. But a lot of people still c

18、ome to ask him to look them over. Hes very busy in the daytime and he wants to have a good rest at night。Half a year ago a young man moved into the room upstairs. At first he was quiet. The old man was satisfied with him。 But now he has several friends. They often come to see him in the evening. The

19、y talk loudly , sing and dance Mr. Anders is unhappy, but he seldom says anything about it.It was the young mans birthday yesterday。 All his friends came at seven in the evening. They drank too much and made a lot of noise. The old man couldnt fall asleep the whole night. In the morning, as soon as

20、he got up, he went upstairs and knocked at the door. The young man opened it for him and asked him in.Did you hear me strike the ceiling last night , young man?” asked Mr. Anders. It doesnt matter, sir。 ” said the young man, dont mind it。 It was very noisy in my room , too。 21。 Mr. Anders is a。Ao te

21、acherB。 policemanC. doctorD. gatekeeperAccording to the passage , after Mr。 Anders retirement, a lot of people come to ask him to 。live with themcheck their healththey dont pay him for ithis medical skill is goodMr. Anders was first satisfied with the young man upstairs because.he treated people fri

22、endlyhe talked to others politelyhe didnt make much noisehe didnt speak muchThe word strike (in para。 4) in the story means.A. knock lightlyB。 hit repeatedlyCotouch gentlyD。 beat cheerfullyWhich of the following is true according to the passage?The young man thought Mr 。 Anders came to say sorry to

23、himMr. Anders wanted to drink with the young man.Mr。 Anders hoped the young man to move to another house.The young man was afraid to meet Mr 。 Anders.Passage ThreeFor anyone who come to Hawaii , the people and the land always offer an endless gift of love and kindness.What are the beauties of Hawaii

24、 ? Lets start with four 。The beach, famous for its water temperature , air temperature and waves , naturally, is the first beauty。 There are hundreds of miles of beaches on the twenty islands of Hawaii. Most of them are covered with fine white sand 。 They are thought to be among the finest beaches i

25、n the world。Then, what do you think would be the second beautiful thing you would notice ? They are volcanoes, of course。 These volcanoes are not just a part of the islands; they made the islands in the first place. Because of them the islands are still growing. The most famous volcano on Hawaii is

26、Mauna Loa. It is the world s most active volcano。 Because Mauna Loa has erupted so often, it has become the biggest ( but not the tallest) mountain in the world.What would be the third thing of beauty that the first visitor to Hawaii would notice ? It probably wouldn t be just one thing, but many th

27、ings: all the wonderful fruit and flowers of the islands. Sugar cane and pineapples are Hawaiis biggest exports. Sugar cane has been growing in Hawaii for a thousand years and now Hawaii produces over one million tons of sugar a year. As for pineapples , the islands produce more than any other place

28、 in the world , which has made Dole Company the biggest fruit-packing company in the world 。The fourth and most beautiful thing about Hawaii is the people who live there. From its earliest days, Hawaii has had a peaceful history。 The Polynesians who came to the islands about a thousand years ago bel

29、ieved that a stranger should be welcomed 。 They offered strangers food and comfort, and thought of them as brothers 。 The Hawaiians never rush, and perhaps this is because they care more for human life than they care for the machine 。 There is an old Hawaiian law that a man can go to sleep in the mi

30、ddle of the road if he wants to. What makes the people of Hawaii so beautiful is their feeling about people. There are 64 different combinations of races on the islands, and they all live in peace。 They believe Above all nations is humanity ?！?That is the most beautiful thing of all 。According to th

31、e passage , Hawaii is made up of.one islandtwenty islands.sixty-four islands 。hundreds of islands.Why are the volcanoes so special to the islands ?They erupt often。They are growing。They actually made the islands.They are not a part of the islands oWhat has made Dole Company the biggest fruit packing

32、 company in the world?sugarfruitssugar cane省市學位英語網wtptu 3 Ij(ueivei co mpineapplesAccording to the passage , why are the people in Hawaii the most beautiful thing ?Because they had a peaceful history。Because there are 64 different races on the islands.Because they care more for people than anything

33、else.Because they can sleep in the middle of the road if they want 。According to the passage, above all nations is humanity might mean.nations all share the same humanity。humanity has no national boundariesnations in the world all have humanityDo humanity is more important than nationsPassage FourAl

34、l over the world, and for many different reasons, there are millions of people who rarely or never eat meat. These people are called vegetarians. To people who eat meat, being a vegetarian may seem like a very strange thing, but most vegetarians are very happy with their choice of diet. They chose s

35、uch diets for several different reasons.First, vegetarians have an enormous health advantage. One of the major health problems in modern societies is not too little protein but too much food, especially in the form of animal fats. Medical evidence suggests that animal fats , including butter , contr

36、ibute to the development of cholesterol in the human body. High amounts of cholesterol seem to be part of the cause of heart disease. Most vegetarians have low levels of cholesterol. High amounts of animal fats also seem to lead to certain kinds of cancer, and vegetarians are typically less vulnerab

37、le to these cancers than people who eat a lot of meat. Overall, studies comparing the health of vegetarians and meateaters show that the meal： eaters are twice as likely to die of heart disease as vegetarians are。Better health is one reason that people choose to become vegetarians。 Another reason is

38、 religion。 Some religions forbid the eating of meat. The largest of these is the Hindu religion , which has about 600 million believers in the world. Although not all Hindus are vegetarian, many are,and there are many believers of other religions such Buddhism and even some Christianreligions who al

39、so do not eat meat。Many vegetarians do not eat meat simply because they do not like the taste of it. They have no religious or philosophical reasons; they just do not like meat. Another important reason that vegetarians give for not eating meat is the health advantages that were given above. Lastly,

40、 there are many people who do not eat meat because they just do not like the idea of killing animals for food. They believe that life, all life , is valuable, and that we do not have to destroy life to feed ourselves when there are other good sources of food。According to the passage, people choose t

41、o be vegetarians for the following reasons EXCEPT。A. they want to stay healthyBo they are too kind to put the idea of killing animalsthey live in areas where meat supply is not adequatethey should not eat meat due to their religious belief 32。 Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?

42、Vegetarians enjoy a more healthy life than the meat eaters.省市學位英語網JICO ffl f A t, t_t t、e r r t . -、 ti r 1,、，、.,、. f , t價格取低，課時取長，師資取強，取專業(yè)的子位央語網站Heart disease and cancer are caused by large amounts of protein。Co There are twice as many meat-eaters as vegetarians who die of cancer.Do There are less

43、health problems in modern society due to advanced medical care.Which is true about the vegetarians?Vegetarians never eat meat for whatever reasons.There are more vegetarians than meat-eaters in the world.Co Vegetarians cannot eat meat because of their health problems.Some vegetarians cannot get used

44、 to eating meat because of the tastaWhat does vulnerable mean in Paragraph 2?Having low level of cholesterol.Having high level of cholesterol.Having weak ability to resist diseases and harms.Do Having strong ability to resist diseases and harms。It can be inferred from the passage that。being a vegeta

45、rian may be a very strange thingvegetarians eat meat on some special occasionsall vegetarians have reasons for their not eating meatmost vegetarians believe that life without meat is happyPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For eac

46、h 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。It is Thomas Edison that the electric lamp.A. inventedB. discoveredCo designedD。 developed37., the group of pop singers are visiting all parts of the country 。 T

47、OC o 1-5 h z A。At presentB。Co In the futureD。I felt very nervous as I went into his office , enteredoA。 look outB。C. look aroundD。On timeIn the pastand he did not from his desk when Ilook downlook upAs I felt so much better, my doctor me to take a holiday by the seaA. suggestedB. advisedCo recommend

48、edD。 consideredI love thinking of new designs 。 It keeps my mind clear and active and fills my retired life with。A. sorrowB。 anxietyC. joyD。 angerC. joyHe looks so young!I agree with you. He may look 30 , but he is 45.A. actuallyB. basicallyC。 accordinglyD。 entirelyAll the mothers at the party were

49、happy with the c hildren s performancesA. thankfulB。 presentC. interestedD. importantThe bookseller cannot get enough books to the needs of their customers。A。 meetB。 pleaseC. fillD. containParents have their concern about violence in some childrens shows.A。 complainedB. expectedC。 expressedD。 accept

50、edWilliam is clever though he s never been iSocyogeihould not himA. look forward toB。 look down uponC. pay attention toD. think highly ofThe watch chain given by his girl friend as his birthday present is so that he likesit very much。A. nicelyB. lovelyCo finelyD。 beautifullyWe decided to leave the w

51、aitress a big because her service was excellent.Ao noteB。 tipC. giftD. moneyWhat do you think would be the of this diamond necklace , if I were to sell it ?A. valueB. priceCo worthD。 costI have to go home and some more money; I didn t know these things would cometo so much。Ao bringB. takeCo carryD.

52、fetchUnfortunately her father never had the to hear her play the violin.A. timesB. chancesC. possibilityD。 opportunityThose black-and-white pictures taken childhood in the countryside.A。 remembersin the1960 alwaysme of my happyC. recallsDoB. remindsrefreshesThe telephone numbers of Mrs 。 Green s hom

53、e and of the cinema are similar so peopleoften make a and call her when they want the cinema 。A. gestureB. mistakeC. positionD。 glimpseIn order to write a good composition, we should first make a careful of words.B. selectionD. productionB. selectionD. productionCo electionWashington was the first p

54、resident of the United States after the War of Independenceended.A。 electedB. pickedCo selectedD. chosenThe cost of the products to 56 , 000 Yuan.A. amountsB. numbersC. reachesD. addsI ll keep your company if you there,Ao will goB. wentCo shall goD。 go57。down the television57。down the televisionour

55、baby is sleeping in theooext rA. TurnTurningC。 TurnedA. TurnI have kept that photo I can see it every day , as it reminds me of my universitydays in U.S。A.A。 whereB. whenC. whetherD。whichThe policeman told John that his bike and he could take it home right away.A. would be foundB. was foundC. had be

56、en foundD. were foundHe will be watching her anxiously she swims the long distance 。A. whileB。 whereC. duringD。 meanwhileHe had no sooner returned to the countryside he bought a house and went to livethere.B. as soon asB. as soon asD. thanC. shortly afterA policeman answered his questions politely a

57、nd patiently 。Ao smiledB。 smilingC. smileD. smilesShe is a kind person that they all speak highly of her 。A. soB。 asC. suchD. likeIt was so noisy near the airport. , he moved away because it was more than he could bear.A。 At the beginningB. From then onC. In the endD。 By the wayHe acted he had never

58、 been here before。A. as ifB. even ifCo whileD. althoughSally is not at home. She back in two hours.A. beB. isCo hasD。 will beThe room is so clean. He must the cleaning before he left 。A o doB。 have doneC. didD. be doneMrs. White moved to this city in 2000. She here for ten years 。A。 will liveB。 is l

59、ivingC. has been livingD. lives-Will you come on Saturday or Sunday?-I nafraid is possible. I ll be busy the whole weekend.A. eitherB. neitherC. bothD. eachMany people have been driven away from their homes by the noise. Im one of peopleleft。Ao a fewB. the fewCo a littleD. the littleThe children hav

60、e told their parents they want to do during the summer vacation.A。ifBo thatCo whyD. whatThis movie often makes her of her own childhood 。A。 to thinkB. thinkC. thinkingD。 thinksToday Chinese becomes very popular and by more and more people around the world.A. was spokenB. speaksC. is spokenD.spokeLoo