成人學(xué)士學(xué)位英語考試模擬試題四

/14成人高等教育學(xué)士學(xué)位外語水平考試模擬試題（四）英語試卷一PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Wanda:Hey,Victoria.WhereisBostonMunicipalLibrary?IwanttoborrowsomebooksaboutthehistoryofIndia.Victoria:,thereisnolibrarycalledBostonMunicipalLibrary.ThereisonlyBostonPublicLibrarylocatedatCopleySquare.YoumustknowB.InmyopinionC.AsfarasIknowD.YoumaybequitedisappointedMichelle:Hi,howdoyouusuallyspendyoursparetime?Doyouhaveanyhobby?I'dlikesomesuggestionsonhowtospendmyfreetime.Ella:Well,Butasforme,ifIdonotgoout,Iusuallydosomereadingathome.itissointerestingatopic.B.itisadifficultquestion.C.Ihavenoideaaboutthis.D.itdependsonthepersonHomer:Excuseme,whatisthebestwayformetoimprovemyEnglish?Cyril:Jfyoudon'tpractice,nothingelsecanhelpyou.Justdoit.Nevergiveup.Keeptrying.Keeppracticing.Daniel:WhatdoyouthinkofthemovieInception?Esther:Well,IfImaysayso,it'sthebestmovieI'veeverwatched.itisalittleinteresting.B.Ihaveneverwatcheditbefore.C.Ilikeitverymuch.D.itishardtosay.Enid:GrandBuyDepartmentStoreishavingitsanniversarysale,soI'dtakemysontogoshoppingtomorrow.Howlongwillittaketogotherebybus?Greta:Butwhydon'tyouusethesubway?That'dbemuchfaster.

A.Itdependsontraffic.C.Itcan'tbefaster.A.Itdependsontraffic.C.Itcan'tbefaster.D.Therewillbealotofpeopleonthebus.Arthur:Excuseme,Iaminahurrytojoinaninterview.Charles:Ofcourse!Areyougoingtotakethebusorwalkthere?Couldyoutellmewherethebusstationis?Wouldyoumindgivingmeaseat?CouldyoushowmehowtogettoGuangzhouTelevision?WouldyoumindtellingmethewaytoGuangzhouTelevision?Customer:IwanttosendasmallparceltoCanada.Clerk:Customer:What'sthedifferencebetweentherates?Myparcelweighs248grams.Whatkindofservicedoyouwant?Whatmailingservicedoyouprefer?Byairmailorsurfacemail?D.Whatistheweightofyourparcel?Andrew:Betty,I'vegottwoticketsforthemovietonight.MayIinviteyoutowatchthemovie?Betty:,butIhaveanappointmentwithmysupervisortonight.SureB.IwouldliketoC.ItisveryexcitingD.IamsorryCustomer:Excuseme,Iamlookingforasuitformyfather.Clerk:Itisaverypopularstylewiththecottontexture.Whatdoyoulikethisone?B.Howdoyouthinkofthisone?Howaboutthisone?D.Whatkindofstyledoyouprefer?Lucy:I'veheardyouareill.Vivian:Iwaswokeupbymysonlastnightandfeltexhaustedthismorning.Whatisyourmatter?B.Whatistheproblem?C.What'swrongwithyou?D.Howareyoufeelingatpresent?Karen:Hi,Tina!WhatisyouropinionabouttheTed'spresentation?Tina:Butheneedstomakesomesmallchanges.Itisperfect.B.Idohavesomeopinionaboutit.C.OnthewholeitisgoodD.Ihavenoideaaboutit.May:HowaboutgoingtotheKTVafterclass?Nicola:Ican'tsingatall.May:Don'tworry.Youcanjustrelaxandenjoyyourdrinkandcuisines.I'msorryIcan'tsingverywell.I'manidiotmusically.C.Ihavenotmuchknowledgeaboutmusic.I'mnotagoodstudentofmusic.Rhoda:Haveyoubroughtthenovelyouborrowedfrommelasttime?Hannah:Oh,no.Ileftitinmyroom.Oh,sorry.Lookatme!Howstupidofme!Idon'tknowwhatIhavedone!Itisunbelievable!Alan:Hey,Sabina,itissolatethatallthemetroplatformsareclosed.Whatshouldwedo?Sabina:Fortunately,mydadlefthiscarathome.Itcouldn'thavebeenlikethis.Itcouldhavebeenmuchbetter.Itcan'tbe.D.Itcouldn'thavebeenworse.Clerk:Sorry,sir,youhavetobe18tobuyalcohol.Customer:Iamalready30!A.What'swrongwithyou?Can'tyouseethat?Areyoukiddingme?Whatistheproblem?PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneAskamomifshe'shappiernowthatshehasachild,andshe'llusuallysayyes.Butpsychologistswhostudyhappinessoftenreportadifferentpicture.Beingthemomofayoungchild(especiallyoneunder3)isrewarding,butalsoarealstrainonyourmood."Momenttomoment,youmaybetiredandsometimesangry,thoughkidsdobringjoy"saysPeterUbel,M.D.,aprofessorofmedicineandpsychologyattheUniversityofMichigan.Infact,ontheirlistofenjoyableactivities,momsrankchildcarelowerthaneating,exercising,orwatchingTV,accordingtoaUniversityofMichiganstudy,andkidcareratesonlyslightlyhigherthanhousework,working,orcommuting!Onereasonforthedifferencebetweenmomsandexperts:selectivememory.Whenpsychologistsaskmomsinageneralwayiftheylikespendingtimewiththeirkids,theoverwhelmingmajoritysaytheydobecausethey'rethinkingoffunactivitieslikereadingabookorplayinginthepark.Whenthey'respecificallyaskedtodescribetheiractualdailyroutine,theyrememberthehourstheyspentstrugglingtogettheirchilddressedorreadyforbed.Maybe,though,thepsychologistsaremissingtheintensityofjoythattimespentwithyourchildcanbring.Luckily,thosemomentscanovercomeyourdailyfrustrations."Happinessismorethanjustthatsmileyfeeling,"saysKarenReivich,Ph.D.,aresearchassociateinthePositivePsychologyCenterattheUniversityofPennsylvania."It'salsofeelingaconnectiontosomethinglargerthanyourself.Whenpeopleareinservicetosomethingbigger,theydescribetheirlivesasfilledwithmeaning."WhichofthefollowingbestsummarizesPeterUbel'sopinionofbeingthemomofayoungchild?Itmakesthemomexhausted.Itisbothrewardingandstressful.Itmakesthemomeasilyirritated.Itisquitefrustratinganexperience.AccordingtoaUniversityofMichiganstudy,whichofthefollowingrankshigherthanchildcareonmoms'listofenjoyableactivities?eating,houseworkorcommutingeating,exercisingorwatchingTVexercising,houseworkorwatchingTVexercising,commutingorwatchingTVWhatdoestheunderlinedphraseselectivememoirnythethirdparagraphmean?Momsoftentendtorememberonlythehappymomentswiththeirchildren.Momsoftentendtorememberonlythehourstheyspenttakingcareoftheirchildren.Expertstendtorememberonlythehappymomentsthemomsspendwiththeirchildren.D.Expertstendtorememberonlythehoursthemomsspendwiththeirchildren.AccordingtoKarenReivich,howdothemoms'momentsofintensejoycomparewiththeirdailyfrustrations?Thosemomentsmakethemfeelmoreexcited.Thosemomentsmakethemfeelmorerelaxed.Thosemomentscanovercometheirdailyfrustrations.D.Thosemomentscandonothingabouttheirdailyfrustrations.Fromthelastsentenceofthepassagewecaninferthat.Momshaveonlythesmileyfeelingaboutchildcare.Momsfeelfrustratedattakingcareoftheirchildren.Momsenjoydoinghouseworkasapartoftheirchildcare.Momsregardchildcareasameaningfulpartoftheirlives.PassageTwoDoyougotobedwithoutbrushingyourteeth?Youmaythinkthatnotbrushingisnotabigdeal.Butcaringforyourmouthcanpreventserious(andevenembarrassing)problems.Cavitieshappentojustabouteveryone.Acavityisadiseasedspotinthetooth.Itallstartswithastickyfilmmadeupofbacteria.Thatfilmcoatsyourteethandgums.Thebacteriaeatsugarsfromthingsyoueatanddrink.Thatproducesacids.Then,theacidseatawayatyourteeth'shardoutercoating,calledenamel.Ifyoudon'tbrushregularlytoremovethefilm,orifyoukeepmissingaspot,thoseacidskeepeatingawaytheteeth'senamel.Thatishowyougetacavity."Thelargeritgets,thecloseritgetstothenerve,increasingthechanceofseverepain,"saysLynnRamer,presidentoftheAmericanDentists'Association.Acavitywillneverjustgoawaybyitself.Itwillonlygetworse."Leftuntreated,100percentofthetimeacavitywillspread,"saysDr.WilliamBerlocher,adentistwhoisalsopresidentoftheAmericanAcademyofPediatricDentistry.Ifacavityiscaughtearlyenough,yourdentistwillbeabletofixyourtooth.Theareaofthetoothwherethecavitywaswillbereplacedwithaspecialmaterialcalledafilling.Somefillingsaremadeofametalblendcontainingsilver.Otherfillingsareatooth-coloredmixofglassandastrongmaterialcalledresin.Ifyouignoreacavity,itwillspread.Itcangointothetooth'sroot.Atthatpoint,thedentistwillhavetodoarootcanal.Inthatprocedure,thedentistremovesthetooth'snerve.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whatisacavity?adiseasedspotinthetoothafilmofacidscoatingtheteethastickyfilmmadeupofbacteriaahardoutercoatingcoveringtheteethWhatwouldhappenifyoudonotbrushregularly?Thefilmcoatingyourteethwouldberemoved.Therewouldbelessdiseasedspotsinyourteeth.Thefilmcoatingyourteethwouldbelesssticky.Theacidswouldkeepeatingawayyourteeth'shardoutercoating.Ifacavityreachesthetooth'sroot,howwouldadentisttreatit?ReplacethecavitywithafillingReplacethetooth'senamelRemovethetooth'snervePulloutthetoothAccordingtothefifthparagraph,whataresomefillingsmadeof?amixofsilverandresinametalblendcontainingglassametalblendcontainingcopperamixofglassandresinThemainpurposeofthepassageisto.explaintheformationandtreatmentofcavityemphasizetheimportanceofbrushingteethdiscusstheproperwaysofbrushingteethdescribehowadentisttreatsacavityPassageThreeSmalltalkislikehavingloosechangeinyourpocket.Likequartersforapayphone,loosechangecomesinhandywhenyouleastexpectit.Butwhenitcomestosmalltalk,youmustknowwhentospenditorsaveit.Allsmalltalkisnotthesame.Withsomepeople,youwalkawayhavingkilledafewmoments.Withothers,youfeelaconnectionandwanttogettoknowthembetter.Thedifferenceistheeffortoneorbothofyoumadeatmakingaconnection.Ithelpstocallthepersonbyname,mentionthingsyouhaveincommon(mutualacquaintances,placesyou'vebeen,experiencesyou'veshared,careerorpersonalgoals),showinterestinthatperson'sviewsorhobbies,andmatchtheotherperson'sspeakingstyle,voice,emotionandbodylanguageasyoutalk.Peoplefeelbeingrelatedtootherswholikethem,appreciatethem,enjoythesamethingstheydoandarehelpfultothem.Timeandattentionmakeconnectionsthatlast.Whenyou'reconsideringsmalltalk,besensitivetotheotherperson'smoodandcircumstances.Whenyourairplaneseatmateisobviouslypreoccupied,leavehimorheralone.Neitherwouldyouapproachsomeonewhenthepersonisdashingdownahallwaytoameeting.Onotheroccasions,smalltalkisinappropriatebecauseofthepersoninvolved.IftheCEOhasunexpectedlycalledyouinfor"alittlechat,"thisisnotthetimetotakethelead.Lethimorherdictatethetopicandpace.Thesameistruewithcustomers.Developasixthsenseaboutthosewhoappreciatesmalltalkandthosewhodon't.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrasecomesinhandiynthefirstparagraph?becomesveryusefulbecomesveryspecialbecomesveryimportantbecomesveryinconvenientAccordingtothesecondparagraph,howcanyoumakeaconnectionwithothers？mentionyouruniqueexperiencesdescribeothers'dressingstylestalkaboutothers'hobbiesdiscussothers'namesIfyouwanttomakeothers'feelrelatedtoyou,youmayneedto.spendtimechattingwiththemshowhowexcellentyouaregivepresentstothembehelpfultothemAccordingtothefourthparagraph,onwhatoccasionshouldyouavoidmakingsmalltalkwithothers?whenothersarestrollingonthestreetwhenyourairplaneseatmateasksyouforafavorwhenyourairplaneseatmateisabsorbedinthoughtwhenothersarewalkingdownthehallwayafterameetingAccordingtothelastparagraph,whatshouldyoudowhenyourCEOhasunexpectedlycalledyouinfor“alittlechat”?lettheCEOdictatethetopicandpacetalkaboutthedifficultiesinyourworktaketheleadtomakesmalltalkdecideonthetopicoftalkPassageFourAbiologicalclockiswhattellsplants,animals,andotherorganismshowtoorganizetheirtime.This‘clock'helpsplantsandanimalschangetheirroutinewhentheymovetoplaceswithdifferentclimatesandenvironments.Mostbiologicalclocksarebasedonthemovementofthesunandfollowatwenty-fourhourcyclecalledacircadianrhythm.Someanimalssleeponlyatnight,makingthemdiurnal.Animalsthatsleepduringdaytimearenocturnal.Flowersarediurnalbecausetheyclosetheirpetalsatnightbuttheyopenagaininthemorning.Batssleepinthedaytimesotheyarenocturnal.Somebiologicalclocksalsofollowanannualcycle,especiallyinanimalsthathaveannualmigrations.Animalsthathaveannualcyclesdodifferentthingsatdifferenttimesofyear.Theiractionsaredeterminedbytheseasons.Differentanimalscanliveinthesameareawhentheirbiologicalclocksmakethemlookforfoodatdifferenttimesofday.Thisprocessalsokeepsthemoutofeachother'sway.Biologicalclockshelpplantsandanimalsprepareforchangesintheseasons.Animalsneedtoknowwhattimeofyeartoreproducesotheiroffspringwillbebornwhentheconditionsforsurvivalaregood.Humanbeings'sleepcycleisacircadianrhythm,asystembasedonthetwenty-fourhourday.Inthecircadianrhythmmosthumanssleepatnight.Whenpeopletraveltodifferenttimezonestheirbiologicalclockshavetoadjust.Inhumans,thebiologicalclockisinagroupofcellscalledthesuprachiasmaticnucleus(SCN.)TheSCNislocatednearthebottommiddlepartofthebrain.Scientistsarecontinuingtoresearchthebiologicalclockandcircadianrhythms.Scientistsdiscoveredthefirstcircadiangeneinamammal(amouse)in1997.ItisonlyamatteroftimebeforeyourownbiologicalclockwilltellYOUthetime!Whichofthefollowingtypeofanimalorplantisnocturnal?humanbeingsB.flowersC.batsD.cowsWhatisacircadianrhythm?atwenty-fourhourcycleofmostbiologicalblockstheclosureandopeningofthepetalsofflowersacycleofsomeanimals'annualmigrationthemovementrhythmofthesunAccordingtothethirdparagraph,whycandifferentanimalsliveinthesameareapeacefully?Becausetheylookfordifferenttypesoffood.Becausetheirconditionsforsurvivalaregood.Becausetheydodifferentthingsatdifferenttimesofyear.D.Becausetheirbiologicalclockskeepthemoutofeachother'sway.Whereisthesuprachiasmaticnucleus(SCN)located?thebottommiddlepartofthebrainthebottomleftpartofthebrainthetoprightpartofthebrainthetopleftpartofthebrainFromthelastsentenceofthepassagewecaninferthat.Westilllackafullunderstandingofourownbiologicalclock.Ourownbiologicalclockisalotdifferentfromthatofamouse.Wehavealreadyknownmuchaboutthecircadianrhythmsofmammals.Thereisstillalottobedonebeforeyourownbiologicalclockwilltellyouthetime.PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Wetendtothinkofthesepeopleasunreliable,butthatisnotthe.caseB.situationC.factD.circumstanceWhowasthemanoftheclothesandeasymanner?causalB.casualC.fitD.fittingBeingdivorced,shewascautioushavingasecondmarriage.A.aboutB.ofC.againstD.forRaisingachildisaandrewardingjob.A.challengeableB.challengingC.challengedD.unchallengeableQuite,ImettheoneIwantedtoseeonthetrain.A.byaccidentB.bycoincidentC.byincidentD.byhappeningThecommitteeeconomists,socialists,andcomputerexperts.A.consistsinB.consistsofC.isconsistedofD.isconsistedinSheistheonlypersonforthework.A.competentB.capableC.competitiveD.confidentOutofforhishealth,wesuggestedhetakeaweekoffwork.A.worryB.anxietyC.concernD.considering

Heseemstositinfrontofthecomputerallnight.A.contentB.satisfactoryC.satisfyingD.contentiousAmomwilltakeinteachingherchildrentowalkandtalkanddosomanythings.A.happinessB.delightC.satisfactionD.enjoymentMr.Rayregretsthathewillhavetoyourkindinvitationbecauseofapriorengagement.A.refuseB.rejectC.declineD.reclineWhendawn,theywerestill150milesfromNewYork.6.57.A.startedB.beganarrivedD.brokeA.startedB.beganarrivedD.brokePeopleshouldsavemoneyasaagainstunemployment.A.cushionB.cautionD.protectionD.shelterPublicopinionwasdeeplyovertheproject.A.differentB.disagreedC.disagreeableD.dividedHewasapparentlyplanningtorentacaranddrivetoLosAngeles.A.directlyB.directC.straightD.straightlyYoumayusethenotebookasyoulike,youkeepitclean.A.asfarasB.solongasC.asfurtherasD.sofarasIdonotknowhowthefamilymanagestolive50yuanaweek.A.withB.byC.onD.forShethinksitwillrainthisafternoon,butherfatherthinksA.likewiseB.anywiseC.otherwiseD.aswellA.likewiseB.anywiseC.otherwiseD.aswellHehasfinallyachievedthestatushesoA.desiredB.wishedC.hopedD.longedA.desiredB.wishedC.hopedD.longedTherewasonlyaboutfiveminutesA.leavingB.leftofthelecture.C.havingleftTherewasonlyaboutfiveminutesA.leavingB.leftofthelecture.C.havingleftD.havingbeenleftTheofpeoplerealizetheimportanceoflimitingpopulationgrowth.A.mainpartB.majorityC.mostD.majorA.mainpartB.majorityC.mostD.majorItisestimatedthatmorethan50millionpeopleintheUnitedStatesplayamusicalA.toolB.deviceC.applianceD.instrumentItisestimatedthatmorethan50millionpeopleintheUnitedStatesplayamusicalA.toolB.deviceC.applianceD.instrument0.71.HeisabletoreadLatinthanIam.A.notmoreB.nomoreC.notanymoreA.notmoreB.nomoreC.notanymoreD.nolessIarrivedatthepark,discoverthatitwasclosedforthewinter.A.justtoB.asaresultC.onlytoD.andJack,withhisdarkhairandbrowneyes,madeanimpressionalmosteveryonehemet.A.ofB.onC.inD.forThepricesofelectricapplianceshavefalleninrecentmonths.A.ofparticularB.inparticularC.forspecialD.speciallyAsaformerheadmaster,hehasalwaysbeenoneducationissuesandafirmsupporteroftraditionallearningmethods.A.outspokenB.outgoingC.outwardD.outstandingImprovedhealthcanleadtoapopulation.A.largestB.largerC.biggestD.biggerThebusinessman'spurposewastoselltheproduct.A.principleB.primaryC.primitiveD.predominantA.principleB.primaryC.primitiveD.predominantHewilldoeverythingthatisme.A.requiringB.requiringofC.requiredD.requiredofTherewasalwayssomequestionexamination.A.withregardB.regardingtoC.regardD.regardingHeisalwayshelpingotherswithoutexpectinganything.A.withreturnB.returningC.asareturnD.inreturnItwasnotconsideredforamantoshowhisemotionsinpublic.A.probableB.possibleC.properD.problematicHelivesinArgentina,wellbeyondtheoftheBritishauthorities.A.handsB.powerC.reachD.scopeHisEnglishisbetterthanA.meB.mineC.myA.meB.mineC.myD.ofmeIalwaysaskmyself:Howcanthesoldierbeartodothisday?A.eachandeveryB.everyandeachC.alltheseD.allthisSheisthewomanhehasbeenlookingfor.A.whomB.whoC.forwhoD.forwhomHerbrother,housewejustpassed,isaprofessor.A.whomB.ofwhomC.whoD.whoseThechilddreamsofgoingtothetheater.A.nothingelseB.nothingonlyC.nothingbutD.butnothingSheisperforminginwiththepianistLangLang.A.companyB.accompanyC.companionD.accompanimentPartIVClozeTest(10points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.76goodhealthinsurancewhileyouarestudyingoverseasisareal_77toprotectyoufromcommonorseriousdiseasesthatcanwipeoutnotonlyyoursavings,78youdreamsofaneducationabroad.Thereareoftentwodifferenttypesofhealthinsuranceyoucan_79buying:internationaltravelinsuranceandstudentinsuranceinthecountry80youwillbegoing.Aninternationaltravelinsurancepolicyisusuallypurchasedinyourhomecountrybeforeyougoabroad.Itgenerallycoversawidevarietyofmedicalservices,andyouareoftengivenalistofdoctorsintheareawhereyouwilltravel81mayevenspeakyournativelanguage.Thedrawbackmightbethatyouaren'tpaidbackforyourmedical82immediately.83,youmayhavetomakeallthepaymentandthenlatersubmityourreceiptstotheinsurancecompany.Ontheotherhand,gettings