学位英语模拟试卷及答案.doc

安徽2017年成人学位英语考试预测题及答案一一、会话技巧题1. Tommy: Mommy, when will we have dinner? I 'm starvin9.Mother: _____.We have to wait for Daddy.A.Soon, honeyB.Quickly, honeyC.OK, honeyD.All right, honey答案: A2. narta: I like the red shirt than the black one.Allen: Really?_____?Malta: The red one is longer and a little looser so it will be more comfortable.A.How comeB.Why notC.How muchD.So what答案: A3. Jiang: Which do you_____, wine or spirits?Green: I 'd like to have a little wine first.A.likeB.enjoyC.preferD.taste答案: C4. Visitor: How do I get to the bank?I have no knowledge of this area.Policeman: Cross the road and turn left at the other side._____.for about 100 meters and the bank is to your left.A.Continue you walkingB.Keep going straightC.Go alongD.Go on walking答案: B5. Student: Excuse me.Could I borrow the dictionary?LibraHan: No, _____.You can 't take it out.Student: Could I borrow these books?Librarian: Oh, no.I 'm afraid you can only borrow five copies at one time.A.excuse meB.I 'm sorryC.NeverD.I don’t答案: B6. Manager: Could you_____a secretary for me?Assistant: I think Susan is a suitable person.Manager: Why do you think so?Assistant: She iS skilled at using a computer.A.chooseB.selectC.recommendD.assign答案: C7. Son: I 'm terribly sorry.Mom.I’ve broken an Italian vase.Mom: _____A.Oh, what a pity！B.Oh, dear, how awful.it is！C.Oh, that doesn 't matter.D.Oh, I’m so sorry about that.答案: C8. Susan: HOW do you do, ler.Miller: How do you do, Susan.I 'm glad you can join us._____.A.Take it easyB.Please feel naturalC.Make yourself at homeD.Feel all right here答案: C9. Stranger: Could you tell me the entrance to the subway?Resident: _____.A.Sure, my pleasureB.Don 't ask meC.I don 't knowD.Not my business答案: A10. Customs Officer: Well, please open your suitcases.Mr.Smith: OK.These items are for personal use.Customs Officer: _____?Mr.Smith: N0, I don, t think S0.I 've only bought some gifts for my friends.A.Anything else to show meB.Do you have anything to declareC.Will you report anythingD.Do you want to buy more gifts答案: B二、阅读理解题Tracy McGrady is a real life superstar.He spent the summer traveling in Europe, working with Adidas on his latest basketball shoe and playing with Team U.S.A.in an Olympic qualif-ying game.He also spent countless hours in the gym."l work on things every day in the off-season.”says McGrady, 24, an All.Star guard with the National Basketball Association 's Orlando Magic.Until McGrady was 17, few outside his tiny hometown knew of his skills.He was raised mostly by his grandmother in a rough part of town.Sports were his escapes.To gain more expo-sure for his basketball skills, McGrady transferred to play his senior season at Mount Zion Christian Academy in North Carolina.After leading the Mighty Warriors to a 26—2 record that season, McGrady was named Player of the Year by a national newspaper.At 18.McGrady was starring for Toronto by the end of his new players 'season.But he wanted to become one of the NBA’s elite（精英）, so he hired a trainer and began intense workouts.It 's not uncommon for McGrady, who signed with orlando in 2002, to shoot 200 jumpers after practice, grab a healthy bite to eat and go to work out with the Los Angeles Lakers’Shaquille o 'Neal, who owns a home in orlando."He 's stayed at a high level.”orlando coach Doc Rivers says of McGrady."A lot of young players can play a good 20.minutes, or have a great month.Tracy does it all season on both ends.”To be that good takes a lot of work.To be better takes even more.McGrady is ready for the challenge, because he knows what he wants."I don 't want to be one of those players that’s known for being a great player that never won a championship.”McGrady says."l want a title.”第11题 Which of the following teams has McGrady NOT so far played for?A.Team U.S.A.B.Los Angeles Lakers.C.The Mighty Warriors.D.Orlando Magic.答案: D第12题 The sentence"1 work on things every day in the off-season”（Line 3, Paragraph l）implies that_____ .A.McGrady practices other things more often than he does with basketballB.McGrady keeps on his skills training particularly hard in the off-season daysC.McGrady keeps on training with other exercises than with basketballD.McGrady practices his skills every day including the off-season time答案: D第13题 McGrady is different from other players mainly in.A.his particular shooting skills in playing basketballB.his trying to save every minute to work out with o 'NealC.his persistence in constant hard trainingD.his stronger desire for a title than other players答案: D第14题 Mc Grady was honored Player of the Year by a national newspaper because_____ .A.he has stayed at a high level of trainingB.he has created a record among the best players that seasonC.he was well ready for the coming challengeD.he is regarded as an All-Star guard with the NBA答案: B第15题 The sentence"Sports were his escapes”（Line 2, Paragraph 2）can best mean that _____.A.sporting activities were the means for him to get fullest happiness byB.physical exercises were the only way to relieve him of his painsC.he didn 't want to do more things than sportive activitiesD.sports enabled him to Fun away from his hometown答案: AIn the mid 1940 's, the young ambitious duo（艺人）Ruth and Elliot Handler, owned a Company that made wooden pictures frames.It was in l945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler joined with their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company that would be known for the most fa-mous and successful doll（洋娃娃）ever created.This company would be named Mattel, Matt for Mattson, and EL for Elliot.In the mid 1950 's, while visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handler purchased a German Lilli doll.Lilli was a shapely, pretty fashion doll first made in l955.She was originally fashioned after a famous cartoon character in the West German Newsletter-Build.Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler to design the Barbie doll （芭比娃娃）. With the help of her technicians and engineers at Mattel, Barbie was born.Ruth then hired Charlotte Johnson, a fashion designer, to create Barbie 'S wardrobe.It was in l958 that the patent for Barbie was obtained.This would be a fashion doll unlike any of her time.She would be long 1imbed, shapely, beautiful, and only 11.5 inches tall.Ruth and Elliot would name their new fashion doll after their own daughter, Barbie.In 1959, the Barbie doll would make her way to the New York Toy Show and receive a cool reception from the toy buyers.Barbie has undergone a lot of changes over the years and has managed to keep up with current trends in hairstyles, make-up and clothin9.She is a reflection of the history of fashion since her introduction to the tov market.Barbie has a universal appeal and collectors both young and old enjoy time spent and memories made with their dolls.第16题 When Ruth and Elliot Handler was young, they had a strong desire_____ .A.to go to school.B.to take photos.C.to make frames.D.to be highly successful.答案: D第17题 Who owned Mattel?A.Mattson.B.Elliot.C.Harold Mattson and Elliot Handler.D.Harold Mattson, Ruth and Elliot Handler.答案: D第18题 It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Lilli was fashioned afterA.BuildB.a German dollC.a pretty girlD.a shapely woman答案: A第19题 Where did Ruth Handler 's inspiration for the design of the Barbie doll come from?A.Barbie.B.Lilli.C.Charlotte Johnson.D.A fashion designer.答案: B第20题 Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Barbie doll?A.She does not attract young men.B.She has undergone many changes over the years.C.She is ll.5 inches tall.D.She has managed to keep up with fashion.答案: AThe greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women.During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman 's life spent in caring for the children.A woman’marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived tiU they were five years old.By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect.to live a further twenty years, during which custom, opportunity and health made it unusual for her to get paid work.Today women marry younger and have fewer ually a woman 's youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five years old and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty.Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by household appliances and convenience foods.This important change in woman 's life-pattern has only recendy begun to have its full effect on women’s economic position.Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity, and most of them took a full time job.However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it.Today the school leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born.Very many more afterwards retum to full or part-time work.Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, aid with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.第21题 According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to_____ .A.stay at home after leaving schoolB.marry men younger than themselvesC.start work until retirement at 60D.marry while still at school答案: C第22题 We are told that in an average family about 1900_____ .A.many children died before they were five years oldB.seven or eight children lived to be more than five years oldC.the youngest child would be fifteen years oldD.four or five children died when they were five years old答案: D第23题 Many g！rls, the passage claims, are now likely to_____ .A.give up their jobs for good after they are marriedB.leave school as soon as they canC.marry so that they can get a jobD.continue working until they are going to have a baby答案: D第24题 One reason why the woman of today takes a job is that she_____ .A.is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselvesB.does not like children herselfC.need not worry about food for her childrenD.can retire from family responsibilities答案: A。