2014年成人本科学士学位英语模拟试题及答案

Sample TestPart I Reading Comprehension (35 minutes,40 points)Directions: There are four reading 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). After you read a passage you should decide on the best choice and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.A fire drill is, to put it mildly, an inconvenient exercise at the best of times.A fire drill at 2:00 in the morning in terrible weather conditions, like the one we had on Thursday night and Friday morning last, is incomparably more inconvenient. This is why writing this note to thank you all most sincerely for your excellent co-operation and the spirit with which you endured the inconvenience.A fire drill is not an idle exercise. It is an extremely serious one and can, in fact, save lives in the long run. Last week’ fire dril l has already revealed a number of important things regarding fire precautions in the Hall. For instance, there seem to exit a number of “deaf spots” in the Hall, namely, the two rooms in Purser House and some rooms in the Bottom corridor. I have no reason to doubt that residents from these areas could not hear the alarm. I shall request an immediate examination of this problem.I should, also, remind you that it is a requirement that fire drills should be regularly carried out (at least two in every one year)and each resident should be made fully aware of this and obliged to take part. All residents must take fire precautions with the seriousness they deserve. Failure to do so can result bin fines and expulsion(驱逐)from the Hall. Thank you again for your co-operation.1. The last fire drill caused much more inconvenience because_________.A) it was in bad weather B) there were “deaf spots”C) a big fire started D) it was at the weekend2. The phrase “in the long run”(L.2,Pa rt.2)means_________.A)effectively B) endlessly C) eventually D) efficiently3. Some people did not make their appearance at the last drill because_______.A) they were deaf B)they could not hear the alarmC) nobody waked them up D) they refused to leave their rooms4. Afire drill is extremely important according to the writer for_________.A) it is a good physical exercise B) it cultivates people’s endurance C) it is a legal requirement D) it can save lives in case of a fire5. Which of the following was NOT stated by the author?A) A fire drill is very important and useful.B) The last fire drill received inactive co-operation from the residents.C) Those who do not take fire precautions will be fined and driven out.D) It has been made a rule that fire drills will be performed regularly. Passage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passageAccidents are caused; they don’t just happen. The reason may be easy to see: a shelf out of reach, a patch of ice on the misfortune—frustration, tiredness or just bad temper—that show what the accident really is, a sort of attack on oneself.Road accidents, for example, happen frequently after a family quarrel, and we all know people who are accident-prone, so often at odds with themselves and the world that they seem to cause accidents for themselves and others.By definition, an accident is something you can not predict or avoid, and the idea which used to be current, that the majority of road accidents are caused by a minority of criminally careless drivers, is not supported by insurance statistics. These show that most accidents involve ordinary motorists in a moments of carelessness or thoughtlessness.It is not always clear, either, what sort of conditions make people more likely to have an accident. For instance, the law requires all factories to take safety precautions and most companies have safety committees to make sure the regulations are observed, but still, every day in Britain, some fifty thousand men and women are injured from work due to accidents. These accidents are largely the result of human error or misjudgment—noise and fatigue, boredom or worry are possible factors which contribute to this. Doctors who work in factories have found that those who drink too much, usually people who have a high anxiety level, run three times the normal risk of accidents at work.6. The passage suggests that________.A)Accidents are usually caused by psychological factors.B)Accidents mostly result from slippery roads.C)Drinkers run three times the normal risk of accidents in factories.D)About 50 000people lose their lives at work in Britain every day.7. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor of accidents?A) Mood. B) Tiredness. C) Carelessness D) Weather8. The word “accidents-prone”(L.2 Para.2)means________.A) likely to have accidents B) injured in accidentsC) possible to die in accidents D) responsible for road accidents9. What can we infer about the author’ opinion of accidents?A) Safety precautions are of little use in accidents.B) Many accidents can and should be avoided.C) Factory accidents , unlike road accidents, are inevitable.D) Most road accidents are caused by just a few careless drivers.10. The best title for the passage would be __________.A) Accidents and AnxietyB) How to Deal with Accidents on Road and in FactoriesC) Human Factors in AccidentsD) How to Prevent Accidents on Road and in FactoriesPassage ThreeQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.Is language, like food, a basic human need? Judging from the result of the violent experiment by a German King, Frederick II, in the 13th century, it may be. Hoping to discover what language a child would speak if he heard no mother tongue, he told the nurses to keep silent.All the infants died before the first year. But clearly there was more than language deprivation here. What was missing was good mothering. Without good mothering, in the first year of life especially, the capacity to survive is seriously affected.Today no much violent deprivation exists as that by Frederick II. Nevertheless, some children are still backward in speaking. Most often the reason for this is that the mother is insensitive to the signals of the infant, whose brain is programmed to map up language rapidly. There are critical times, it seems, when children learn more readily. If these sensitive periods are neglected, the ideal time for acquiring language skills passes and they might never be learned so easily again.Linguists(语言学家)suggest that speech stages are reached in a fixed sequence and at a constant age, but there are cases where speech has started late in a child who eventually turns out to be of high IQ.Recent evidence suggests that an infant is born with the capacity to speak. What is special about Man’s brain compared with that of the monkey, is the complex system which enables a child to connect the sight and feel of , say, a teddy-bear(玩具熊)with the sound pattern “teddy-bear”.But speech has to be stimulated, and this depends on interaction between the mother and the child, where the mother recognizes the signals in the child’s babbling(牙牙学语), grasping, crying, smiling, and responds to them. Insensitivity of the mother to these signals dulls the interaction because the child gets discouraged and sends out only the obvious signals. Sensitivity to the child’s non-verbal signals is essential to the growth and development language.11. Frederick II’s experiment was violent because_________.A) he wanted to prove children are born with ability to speakB) he ignored the importance of mothering to the infantC) he was unkind to the nurseD) he wanted his nurses to say no mother tongue12. The reason some children are backward in speaking today that_________.A) their mothers do not respond to their attempts to speakB) their mothers are not intelligent enough to help themC) they do not listen carefully to their mothersD) their brains have to absorb too much language at once.13. By “critical times” in Paragraph 3 the author means__________.A) difficult periods in the child’s lifeB) moments when the child becomes critical to its motherC) important stages in the child’s developmentD) times when mothers often neglect their children14. Which of the following in NOT implied in the passage?A) Ability to learn to speak a language is inborn in manB) Children do not need to be encouraged to learn to speakC) Early language starters are not necessarily highly intelligentD) Most children learn their language in definite stages15. If the mother does not respond to her child’s signals_________.A) the child will never be able to speak properlyB) the child will stop giving out signalsC) the child will invent a language of his ownD) the child will make little effort to speakPassage FourQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.Americans who remember “the good old days”are not alone in complaining about the educational system in this country. Immigrants(移民) complain ,too. Lately a German friend was filled with anger when he learned that the mathematics test given to his son on his first day as a college freshman included multiplication and division. Japanese businessmen in Los Angeles send their children to private schools staffed by teachers imported from Japan to learn mathematics at Japanese levels, generally considered at least a year more advanced than the level here.But I wonder: If American education is so poor, why is it that this is still the country of innovation(创新)?When I was 12 in Indonesia, I had to memorize the name of all the world’s major cities, from Kabul to Karachi. At the same age, my son, who was brought up by a Californian, thought that Buenos Aires was Spanish for good food. However, unlike children of his age in Asia and Europe, my son had studied creative geography. When he was only 6, he drew a map of the route that he traveled to get to school, including the streets, the traffic signs and the housesthat he passed.Dissatisfied American parents forget that in this country their children are able to experiment freely with ideas; without this they will not really be able to think or to believe in themselves.Critics of American education cannot grasp one thing: freedom. America, I think, is the only country that extends even to children the license to freely speak, write and be creative. Our public education certainly is not perfect, but it is a great deal better than any other. I think I have found the answer to my question.16. From the text we learn that_________.A) both Americans and immigrants are dissatisfied with the quality of American educationB) the author shares the general idea that American education is worse than education in many other countriesC) Japanese schools in America require their American teachers to teach mathematics at Japanese levelsD) the author’s German friend was a little displeased because the mathematics test for his son was too easy.17. Which of the following is NOT true?A) The author most probably was an immigrant from Asia and received some school education there.B) Buenos Aires must be the name of a city, as are Kabul and Karachi.C) Children in other countries are not likely to learn creative geography.D) The knowledge of geography of the author’s son shows that American education is poor.18. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A) If children are not allowed to experiment freely with ideas they won’t grow up independent and creative.B) Most Americans think the present American educational system is not as good as it used to be.C) Private schools run by Japanese businessmen maintain a higher level than American public schools.D) Americans are more innovative than other people in the world.19. In the last paragraph the author says, “I have found the answer to my question.” What is the question?A) Is Japanese education better than American education?B) Why do Japanese businessmen send their children to Japanese-staffed schools?C) Why was my son not taught enough geographic knowledge?D) Is American education really worse than education in other countries?20. What would be the best title for this passage?A) American Education and Education in Foreign countriesB) Improvement Needed for American EducationC) Freedom to Think— Characteristic of American EducationD) Education and Innovation in AmericanPart II Vocabulary and Structure (30 minutes, 20points)Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.21. Don’t leave your bicycle out in the rain. It’ll get________.A) rusty B) crude C) rough D) tough22. I_______ to him for the error.A) excused B) apologized C) pardoned D) congratulated23. It’s _______ to ask Mr. Blake for he lp.A) out question B) beyond question C) out of question D) in question24. Hardly ________ home when the telephone rang.A) I got B) did I get C) I had got D) had I got25. ________his not arriving, the meeting will be put off to next week.A) At the event of B) For the event withC) In the event of D) To the event of26. It’s getting rather late. It’s time we________.A) are going B) went C) go D) must go27. I_________ you everything’s going to be all right.A) insure B) assure C) ensure D) sure28. Auctioned(拍卖的)goods are sold for the highest price________.A) made B) taken C) offered D) ordered29. The colors of that coat and hat don’t __________.A) suit B) mix C) match D) imitate30. Our whole class went to attend the conference yesterday, so_______ what happened on the campus.A) all of us don’t know B) none of us knowC) all we don not know D) we all don’t know31. Although _________ happened in that developed country sounds likescience fiction, it could occur elsewhere in the world.A) this B) how C) what D) it32. I sympathize with Women’s Liberation Movement only ________ a certain extent.A) at B) with C) to D) in33. The officer gave an order that everyone _________ back before dark.A) get B) would get C) had to get D) must get34. This year summer time came into ________ on the 12th of April.A) effect B) efficiency C) use D) practice35. Mr. White was told again and again to ________ smoking, but he just wouldn’t listen.A) cut through B) cut down on C) cut off D) cut away36. The Greyhound_________ outside of New York Bus Station at 6 p.m. and started for Washington D.C. at 6:20 p.m.A) pulled up B) pulled out C) pulled down D) pulled on37. Can you give me another hint without ________ the answer?A) giving off B) giving up C) giving away D) giving in38. Columbus was ________ his times in his belief that the earth was round.A) in front of B) before C) in advance of D) ahead of39. After all, all living creatures live by feeding on something else, whether it _______ plant or animal, dead or alive.A) be B) would be C) was D) to go40. The pilot felt something ______ wrong with the engine just before the plane took off.A) to B) was going C) goes D) to go41. — You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting.— Well, now I regret _________ that.A) having done B) to be doing C) to have done D) to do42. ______ that they’re young and inexperienced, they’ve done quite a good job.A) Being B) Given C) Provided D) Now43. _______ is announced in the papers, a nation-wide sports meeting will be held in the city next month.A) Because B) For C) As D) So44. Being much too fat, Maria was advised to reduce her food for each meal, yet, she would _______ that.A) have none of B) accept C) take care for D) listen to45. In my opinion, he’s ________ imaginative of all the contemporary(同时代的)poets.A) quite the most B) by far the most C) very the most D) rather the most46. Never before _________ so highly successful in his attempts to modify the weather on a very small scale.A) man has been B) man is C) has man been D) will be man47. With flowers and trees ________ everywhere, the city took on a new look.A) to be planted B) being planted C) planting D) planted48. — John wants to see you today.— I would rather he _______ tomorrow than today.A) comes B) came C) should come D) has come49. It was suggested that this problem _________ at the next meeting.A) was discussed B) will be discussedC) would be discussed D) be discussed50. Walter offered us a lift when he was leaving the office, but our work _____, so we didn’t accept the offer.A) not being finished B) had not been finishedC) not having finished D) was not finished51. What you said reminds me ________ something I read a few days ago.A) for B) by C) from D) of52. Another worry is that telecommunication systems may isolate people____each other.A) from B) for C) with D) to53. The smog is due _______ invisible gases, mostly from automobile exhaust.A) from B) to C) for D) with54. ________ is accepted as true is relatively, and not absolutely, true.A) It B) That C) What D) That it55. There are many children and adolescents ______ behavior is generally unacceptable .A) their B) who C) whom D) whose56. Edison failed _____ times before he succeeded in producing the first electric lamp.A) thousand B) thousands C) a thousand of D) thousands of57. Water ________ the digestive juices flow more freely and helps to digest the food.A) makes B) causes C) pushes D) turns58. The panic attacks may _______ for only a few minutes; some, however, continue for several hours.A) happen B) begin C) last D) end59. Let us see how dictionaries are made and how the editors _________ definitions.A) head to B) arrive at C) reach for D) approach to60. The nurse took ________ of my blood to test.A) an example B) an instance C) a case D) a samplePart III Cloze (10 minutes, 10 points)Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D) beneath the passage. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the center.Japan is a small country with few natural resources. 61 this, Japanese productivity, the rate at which goods are produced, 62 more than eleven times in the past thirty years . Many people in the West wonder how the Japanese do it. The key 63 Japan’s success can be discovered by looking at some basic differences between Japanese and Western attitudes towards works.People in the west generally view work 64 a necessary evil— one must give up part of one’s freedom to earn the money needed to live. To the Japanese, however, work is the central interest of one’s life; it’s 65 that a Japanese establishes his identity.A Japanese business firm is like a family, When an employee joins a company, he expects to work for that company for the rest of his working life;66 is anyone dismissed. Promotion is based on the seniority system, the length of employment 67 one’rank in the company, Those at the bottom do not 68 chances for promotion because those at the top retire at a certain age 69 others may have their turn. In addition, the difference between the lowest and the highest salaries is much less than 70 in the West.61. A) Because of B) As for C) Although D) Despite62. A) have increased B) has increased C) are increasing D) is increasing63. A) to B) of C) for D) in64. A) like B) for C) about D) as65.A) this B) that C) here D) where66. A) barely B) rarely C) occasionally D) frequently67. A) determines B) has determined C) determining D) to determine68. A) care about B) care for C) worry about D) concern with69. A) in that B) such that C) for that D) so that70. A) that B) those C) one D) onesPart IV Translation (15 minutes, 10 points)Directions: Put the following sentences into English.71. 他通常在开车上班时顺路把孩子们接送到学校。