成人学士学位英语考试试卷及答案.doc

(90 minutes)Part I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points; 15 minutes)Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choosethe one that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. In no circumstances __________ a lie.A. you should tellB. shouldn't you tellC. you shouldn't tellD. should you tell2.__________they managed to take from the tombs, there seemed to be no end to thevaluable.A. WhatB. WhichC. How muchD. However much3. The ten-page report may __________ one simple point: it ’s impractical to establisha chemical plant in that region with so many difficulties and oppositions.A. get down toB. come down toC. settle downD. take down4. Don’ t do that again! You not only endangered yourself, but also put your friend __________.A. as a resultB. at lengthC. at riskD. by mistake5. “ Perhaps you should go home now. ” “ No, I __________ on staying here for a while longer. ”A. persistB. stickC. sitD. insist6. __________ a major disaster will get us to realize that we can’ t go on destroying the rain forests of the world.A. Anything butB. Nothing butC. But thatD. Everything hut7. Wewent very often to Hyde Park __________ speakers addressed the passing crowds on different subjects.A. whichB. whereC. thatD. for8. The matter __________ you were arguing about last night had been settled.A. asB. thatC. for whichD. what9.The Chinese Red Cross __________ a generous sum to the relief of the physically disabled.A. assignedB. contributedC. furnishedD. administered10. The motorway __________ we drive to work is always crowded.A. thatB. on whichC. whichD. on that11. If he __________ promotion, he would be an important man today.A. gainedB. had gainedC. gainsD. was to gain12. Will the AIDS patients benefit __________ the new drugA. out ofB. throughC. uponD. from13. Fond of singing as she is, she is __________ a good singer by profession.A. everything butB. anything butC. nothing butD. something but14. Could you tell me __________ to fly from Chicago to New YorkA. it costs how muchB. how much does it costC. how much costs itD. how much it costs15. I was very tired. Otherwise, I ___________ to the theatre with you.A. had goneB. would goC. wentD. would have gone16. He couldn ’ t even __________ a cow from a horse.A. tellB. contrastC. compareD. recognize17. Are you sure Mr. Johnson will show you __________ the new computerA. to useB. usingC. how to useD. what to use18. Quite a lot of people watch TV only to __________ time.A. wasteB. spendC. killD. pass19. The soldiers were put in prison because they __________ to obey orders..A. refusedB. rejectedC. deniedD. objected20. I missed the train and __________ was late for school.A. finallyB. eventuallyC. subsequentlyD. consequentlyPart II. Cloze Test (10 points ； 20 minutes)Directions: Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable wordor phrasemarked A, B, C, or D for each blank in the passage. Blacken the correspondingletter of the word or phrase you have chosen on the Answer Sheet. Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land .Geographers （地理学家） compare and contrast 21 places on the earth. But theyalso 22 beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a 23 . The world geography 24 from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for “ earth ”and graphein, 25 means “ to write ”. The English word geography means, “ to describe the earth ” . 26 Geography books focus on a small area 27 a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 28 continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another 29 to divide the study of 30 is to distinguish between physical geography andcultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the 31 starts with human beings and 32 how human beings and theirsubject, 33 branch can neglect the other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, 34 branch can neglect the other.A geographer might be described 35 one who observes records and explainsthe __36_between places. If places 37 alike, there would be little need forgeographers.We know, however, 38 no two places are exactly the same.Geography, 39 is a point of view, a special way of 40 at places. 21. A. similar B. various C.distant D. famous22. A. pass B. reach C.go D. set23. A. whole B. unit C.part D. total24. A. falls B. removes C.results D. comes25. A. what B. that C.which D. it26. A. Some B. Many C.Most D. Few27. A. outside B. except C.like D. as28. A. extensive B. enormous C.overall D. entire29. A. way B. means C.habits D. technique30. A. world B. earth C.globe D. geography31. A. second B. latter C.next D. later32. A. learns B. realizes C.studies D. believes33. A. upon B. for C.as D. to34. A. either B. neither C.one D. each35. A. for B. to C.by D. as36. A. exception B. differences C. sameness D. divisions37. A being B. are C.were D. be38. A. although B. whether C.since D. that39. A. then B.nevertheless C .still D. moreover40. A. working B. getting C.arriving D. lookingPart III. Reading Comprehension (40 points; 55 minutes)Section 1Directions: Each of the following three passages is followed by some questions. For each question there are four choices. Choose the best answer to each question. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.Banks are ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts; they rely on depositors not to demand payment all at the same time. If depositors should come to fear that abank is not sound, that it cannot pay off its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the same day. If they did, the bank could not payall the accounts. However, if they did not all appear at once, then there would always be funds to pay those who wanted their money when they wanted it. Mrs. Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she experienced. One day in December of1925 several banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks anticipated a run the next day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs. Vaught worked as a teller had enough funds in hand to pay off as many depositors as mightapply. The officers simply instructed the tellers to pay on demand. Next morninga crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of the lineconvinced many that the bank could not possibly pay off everyone. People began topush and then to fight for places near the tellers ’ windows. Clothing was torn and limbs were broken, but the jam continued for hours. The power of the panic atmosphere is evident in the fact that two tellers, though they knew that the bank was soundand could pay out all depositors, nevertheless withdrew the funds in their ownaccounts. Mrs. Vaught says that she had difficulty restraining herself from doingthe same.41.A bank run occurs when __________.A.a bank is closed for one or more daysB.too many depositors attempt to draw out their money at one timeC.there is not enough money to pay all of its depositors at one timeD.employees of a bank take their own funds out of the bank42. The tellers in Mrs. Vaught’ s bank were told to __________.A. explain why they could not pay out all depositsB. pay out deposits as requestedC. assure customers that the bank was soundD. pay out money as slowly as possible43. The essential cause of a run on a bank is __________.A. loss of confidenceB. lack of sufficient fundsC. crowds of peopleD. inefficient tellers44. Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught sayA. She knew that the bank was not sound.B. She feared that too many withdrawals would close the bank.C. She was not able to draw out her money.D. She was tempted to draw out her money.45. According to the passage, the actions of the customers of Mrs. Vaught ’ s bank were influenced chiefly by the __________.A. ease with which they could obtain their moneyB. confidence demonstrated by other customers of the bankC. confidence that Mrs. Vaught demonstratedD. failure of several other banks to openPassage TwoQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Gravity holds us so dose to the Earth's surface that nobody can jump more than afew feet into the air without the force of gravity pulling him down. It takes apowerful engine to keep an airplane up in the air. If you throw a ball upwards ashard as you can, you will notice that it travels in a curved path before it comesback to the ground. If the Earth had no gravity, the ball, instead of traveling ina curve, would move away in a straight line; in fact, it would never come back tothe ground. If the Earth were to lose its pull of gravity, we should all fly offit as it spins round in space. The Earth has a strong pull, but modemrockets going out into space are able to escape from the gravity, because they travel so quickly. With the ball thrown into the air, the height reached by the ball depends upon howhard it is thrown. The greater the starting-speed, the higher the ball will go. Ifit could be thrown so that it traveled fast enough, the ball would escape into space and never come back. Nobody can throw a ball as fast at this, but powerful rocketengines can send spaceships away from the Earth at such a speed that the Earth'sgravity is not able to pull them back. This is how we can now send rockets to theMoon.46.Gravity holds us dose the Earth's surface, and as a result, __________.A. we can lift ourselves no more than a few feet above the EarthB. nobody can jump a few feet into the airC. no one will be pulled downD. any one of us can Jump as high as expected47. What would happen to a ball thrown upwards if there were no gravity？A. It would spin round in space.B. It would fly off into spaceC. It would fall into a curved path.D. It would move towards the Earth.48.The ball thrown into the air would never come back to the ground __________.A. without such a powerful horizontal pushB. if it were thrown upwards as hard as you can49. The height the ball will reach depends on __________.A. the escape velocityB. the limiting velocityC. its starting velocityD. its traveling speed50. What is it that makes it possible to put a spaceship into orbitA. the Earth's gravityB. a strongpullC. a powerful engineD. the powerful rocket enginePassage ThreeQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Does a bee know what is going on its mind when it navigates its way to distant foodsources and back to the hive, using polarized sunlight and the tiny magnet it carriesas an aid Or is the bee just a machine (Unable to do its mathematics and dance itslanguage in any other way to use Donald Griffin ’s term) Does a bee have “ awareness ”, or to use a phrase I like better, can a bee think and imagineThere is an experiment for this, or at least an observation,made long ago by Karl Von Frisch and more recently confirmed by James Gould at Princeton, biologists who wish to study such things as bees to fly from the hive to one or another specialplace. To do this, they begin by placing a source of sugar very close to the hiveso that the bees can learn what the game is about. Then, at regular intervals, thedish or whatever is moved progressively farther and farther from the hive.Eventually,the target is being moved 100 feet or more at a jump, very far from the hive. Sooner or later, while this process is going on, the geologists shifting the dish of sugar will find the bees are out there waiting for them precisely where the next position had been planned. This is an uncomfortable observation to make.51. Which of the following is the best title for the passage？A. The Bee Hive: Nature’ s Candy ShopB. Testing the Awareness of BeesC. Navigational Techniques of Birds and InsectsD. Behaviorists Versus Biologists: A Zoological Debate52. In the second paragraph why is Karl Von Frisch mentioned？A. To introduce his observation on bee behavior.B. To contrast his theories with those of James Gould.C. To give credit to his description of the bee hive.D. To support the argument that bees use sunlight to navigate.53. According to the author, why was sugar used in the study？A. To keep the bees nourished and healthy during the experiment.B. To train the bees to travel to a particular place.C. To reward the bees for performing the experiment correctly.D. To ensure that the bees did not sting the scientists.54. The result of the experiment explained in the passage seems to indicate whichof the following？A. Research using bees is too dangerous to be conducted successfully.B. Bees are unable to navigate beyond 100 feet of their hive.C. Scientists can teach bees to speak to people.D. Bees are able to perform limited reasoning tasks.55. Which of the following best describes the format of the passage？A. a response to criticismB. a comparison of two competing theoriesC. a question followed by a possible answerD. a position supported by scientific debateSection 2Directions: Read the following passage, and then decide whether the statements are true (A) or false (B). Then blacken the corresponding letter （ A or B） on the Answer Sheet. ( 对的在答题卡上划A, 错的在答题卡上划B)Passage FourQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:Mrs. Green gave her husband her letters to post when he was going to work. Butsometimes Mr. Green forgot to do so and kept them in his pocket for days.One fine morning in March, Mrs. Green asked him to post a letter. “ Please post this letter and don ’ t forget, ’ she said. Mr. Green put the letter in his pocketand said, “ I am sure to p ost this one. ” Mrs. Green smiled and said, “ Yes, I believe that you will this time. ” Mrs. Green looked at his back, and was still smiling when she closed the door.Mr. Green walked slowly along the street. Soon a man came up from behind him.Whenhe walked by, the man looked back and smiled, “ Don’t forget to post the letter! ”Then a girl walked by, and she turned and smiled, too. “ Don’ t forget to post that letter! ” she said.Mr. Green said to himself, “Why are these people smiling at me And how do they know I have a letter to post ”At last he came to a post office, posted the letter, and walked on. But aftera while, a boy came up from behind him and asked him, “ Did you post your letter ”“ Yes, I did, ” said Mr. Green.“ Then I can take off this paper, ” said the boy.He took a large piece of paper from the back of Mr. Green ’ s coat and showedit to him. On the paper were these words –“ Ask him to post theletter. ”( ) 56. Mrs. Green asked her husband to post her letters on his way home.( ) 57. Mr. Green sometimes forgot to post the letters immediately.( ) 58. Many people in the street knew Mr. Green.( ) 59. Mr. Green had his wife put the large piece of paper on his back.( ) 60. The paper on his back was a good hint to help Mr. Green remember to post the letter.Paper Two(60 minutes)Part IV. Short Answer Questions (10 points; 15 minutes)Directions:In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete thestatements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words.) Write your answers on the Answer Sheet of Paper Two.（请将此部分的答案写在试卷二的答题纸上）Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Thank— you cards seem to be rare in an age when the Internet continues to reducehuman contact．Although our society has changed greatly over the past century ， the etiquette ( 礼节 ) of thank-you notes has not．While most people would agree that thank-you notes are a necessity，there are still those who forever delay or are forgetful for unknown reasons．And at no time of the year are thank-you notes more obvious (or lacking) thanJune． The month of brides and graduations，and the beginning of summer parties．“ It ’ s a must-do thing． A real thank-you does not come by e-mail．They come in the mail in an envelope. And what comes out of an envelope is a beautiful thingto touch and to pass around for everyone to read Baldrige．Don ’t think for a second that Baldrige notes-any，” said etiquette expert Letitiais old-fashioned.Handwritten thank-youhandwritten letters ， for that matter-have taken on an air of extra importance anddignity ( 尊严) inthis e-hyper (超电子) world．Baldrige remains hopeful that the art may be enjoying a renaissance (More than simply obeying rules of etiquette，thank-you cards are a sign of复兴 )．caring ．“They ’re more important now than ever ，”expert Peter Post says ．“ You’re buildinga relationship．And part of building that relationship is that you acknowledge( 表) when someone has done something nice for youThe payoff ( 回报 ) ，Post says ，can be huge．“ It perpetuates( 延续 ) ，”he says ．“ Themore we do it ， the more it comes back to us，and it ’ s a benefit to us a11． It makes our world a little bit nicer place to live in.”61. The writer thinks the Internet ________________________________________.62. Baldrige argues that a thank-you note should be __________________________63.A thank-you note should be handwritten because it takes on an air of _____________________________64. To build a relationship，you should give thanks to someone who________________________65.The passage is mainly about _______________________________________.Part V. Writing (30 points; 45 minutes)Task 1 (10points; 15minutes)Directions: Write a letter of about 80 words ( 从略 )Task 2 (20points; 30minutes)Directions:For this part, you are required to write a short essay of about 150 words (从略)答案：1-5DDBCD6-10BBBBB BDBDD.16-20 ACCAD21-25 B CADC26-30 ACDAD BCDAD41-45 BBADD46-50 ABDCD BABDC56-60FTFFT11-1531-35 BCABD51-5536-4061.reduces human contact62.handwritten and sent in an envelope63.extra importance and dignity64.has done something nice for you65.the role of thank-you notes。