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山东成人学士学位英语考试试题及答案

山东成人学士学位英语考试试题及答案1

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　ⅠReadingComprehension

　　Passage1

　　Languagesaremarvelouslycomplexandwonderfullycomplicatedorgansofculture.Theyembodythequickestandthemostefficientmeansofcommunicatingwithintheirrespectiveculture.Tolearnaforeignlanguageistolearnanotherculture.Inthewordsofapoetandphilosopher,“Asmanylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylivesonelives.”Acultureanditslanguagesareasinseparableasbrainandbody;whileoneisapartoftheother,neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.Inlearningaforeignlanguage,thebestbeginningiswiththenon-verballinguisticelementsofthelanguage,itsgestures,itsbodylanguage.EyecontactisextremelyimportantinEnglish.Directeyecontactleadstounderstanding,or,astheEnglishmaxim（格言）hasit,seeingeye-to-eye.Wecanneverseeeye-to-eyewithanativespeakerofEnglishuntilwehavelearnedtolookdirectlyintohiseyes.

　　1.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.

　　A.OrgansofCultureB.BrainandBody

　　C.SeeingEye-to-EyeD.Non-VerbalLinguisticElements

　　2.Accordingtothispassage,thebestwaytolearnaforeignlanguageis________.

　　A.toreadtheworksofpoetsandphilosophers

　　B.tofindanativespeakerandlookdirectlyintohiseyes

　　C.tobeginbylearningitsbodylanguage

　　D.tovisitacountrywhereEnglishisspoken

　　3.Accordingtothispassage,gesturesare________.

　　A.non-verbalaswellasnon-linguistic

　　B.verbalandlinguistic

　　C.non-verbalbutneverthelesslinguistic

　　D.verbalbutneverthelessnon-linguistic

　　4.“Asmanylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylives”means________.

　　A.ifoneleansmanyforeignlanguages,onewillhaveabetterunderstandingofhisownlanguage

　　lifeisricherandmoreinterestingifoneknowsseverallanguages

　　nomatterhowmanylanguagesoneknows,onecanneverknowmorethanone’sownculture

　　ifapersonspeaksonlyonelanguage,hewillliveaveryhappylife

　　5.Oneofthefollowingwhichisnotsynonymouswiththeothersis_______.

　　A.signsB.gesturesC.maximsD.bodylanguage

　　Passage2

　　IntheUnitedStates,apersoncantakecreditonlyforwhathehasaccomplishedbyhimself.Americansgetnocreditwhatsoeverforhavingbeenbornintoarichorprivilegedfamily.（IntheUnitedStates,thatwouldbeconsidered“anaccidentofbirth”.）Americanspridethemselvesinhavingbeenbornpoorand,throughtheirownhardwork,havingclimbedthedifficultladderofsuccesstowhateverleveltheyhaveachieved—allbythemselves.TheAmericansocialsystemhas,ofcourse,madeitpossibleforAmericanstomove,relativelyeasily,uptothesocialladder,whereasthisisimpossibletodoinmanyothercountries.The“self-mademanorwoman”isstillverymuchtheidealinpresent-dayAmerica.

　　Americansbelievethatcompetitionbringsoutthebestinanyindividual.Consequently,theforeignvisitorwillseecompetitionbeingfosteredintheAmericanhomeandintheAmericanclassroom,evenattheyoungestagelevels.Youmayfindthevalueplacedoncompetitionamongindividuals.ButAmericansteachinginThirdWorldcountriesfindthelackofcompetitivenessinaclassroomsituationequallydistressing（令人苦恼的）.TheysoonlearnthatwhattheyhadthoughttobeoneoftheuniversalhumancharacteristicsrepresentedonlyapeculiarlyAmerican（orWestern）value.

　　Americans,valuingcompetition,havedevisedaneconomicsystemtogowithit–freeenterprise（自由企业制）.Americansfeelverystronglythatahighlycompetitiveeconomywillbringoutthebestinitspeopleandultimately,thatthesocietywhichfosterscompetitionwillprogressmostrapidly.Ifyoulookforit,youwillseeevidenceinallareas–inallfieldsasdiverseasmedicine,theart,education,andsports–thatfreeenterpriseistheapproachmostoftenpreferredinAmerica.

　　6.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“self-mademanorwoman”isstillverymuchtheidealinpresent-dayAmerica?

　　A.Americansnolongerrespectthosewhoarebornrichastheyusedto.

　　Americansstillrespectthosewhohaveclimbedupthesocialladderthroughhardwork.

　　Americansthinkthatanidealmanorwomanshouldbebornpoor.

　　Americansthinkthatonlytheself-mademanorwomanisworthyofrespect.

　　7.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheAmericansocialsystem?

　　A.Itisasystemthatdoesnotfavorthosewhoarebornrich.

　　B.Itisasystemthatmakessocialclimbingverydifficult,ifnotimpossible.

　　C.Itmakesitcomparativelyeasyforthepoortomoveupthesocialladder.

　　D.Itisthebestsystempossibleintheworld.

　　8.AmericansteachinginThirdWorldcountriesfoundthat_____.

　　A.competitionisauniqueAmerican（orWestern）value.

　　B.competitionmustbefosteredintheclassroomforsuccessinbusiness.

　　C.cooperationismoreimportantthancompetitioninbringingaboutprogress.

　　D.competitionisoneoftheuniversalhumancharacteristics.

　　9.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatfreeenterpriseis_____.

　　A.aneconomicsystemallowingfreecompetitionamongbusiness

　　B.abeliefthatcompetitionbringsoutthebestinanyindividual

　　C.anattitudethatvaluescompetitionratherthancooperation

　　D.atheorythatadvocatescompetitionasthesourceofallprogress

　　10.Americanswouldmostlikelyfrownatyouifyou_____.

　　A.tellthemyouwerebornpoorandhadtoworkwithyourhands

　　B.goaroundtellingpeoplethatyourfatherisaself-mademan

　　C.tellthemthattheirsocialsystemisnotnecessarilythebest

　　D.complainthatyouwerebornpoorandhadhadnoopportunities

　　Passage3

　　Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture–in5,000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?

Wecanonlymakeaguess,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday.Formanisslowlychangingallthetime.

　　Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.

　　Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!

Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoolthehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.

　　Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoververylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.

　　Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.

　　Butwhatabouthair?

Itwillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald!

　　Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!

Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.

　　11.Thepassagetellsusabout_____.

　　A.howman’slifewillbeinthefuture

　　B.howfuturemanwilllooklike

　　C.thefactthatman’sorganswillfunctiondifferentlyinthefuture

　　D.thefactthatmanisgrowinguglierastimepasses

　　12.Thereisevidencethatmanischanging_____.

　　A.manhasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500years

　　B.manhasgotstrongereyesthanheeverhad

　　C.man’shairisgettingthinnerandthinner

　　D.man’slimbsaregettingweakerbecausehetendstomakelessuseofthem

　　13.Man’sforeheadwillgrowlargerbecause_____.

　　A.hewilluseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity

　　B.theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetime

　　C.hehadrathernarrowforeheadafewhundredyearsago

　　D.hewillhavetousehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoeson

　　14.Futuremanwillprobably______.

　　A.havesmallereyes

　　B.havelargereyes

　　C.seebetter

　　D.gavetowearbetterglasses

　　15.Thereasonforbelievingthatfuturemanwillbedifferentisthathe_____.

　　A.isalwaysB.neverstopschanging?

　　C.hopesforachangeD.willliveadifferentlife

II.VocabularyandStructure

　　16.Asweallknowthatyoungchildrenarecurious________.

　　A.byheartB.byoriginC.byeducationD.bynature

　　17.Doyouthinkitwiseto________ourmainofficefromNYto?

Chicago?

　　A.transplantB.transferC.transformD.transmit

　　18.SomeoldpeoplehaveanaversiontoRockandRollbecausetheycan’t________somuchnoise.

　　A.sustainB.entertainC.endureD.admire

　　19.Ahealthylifeisthoughttobe_______withtheopencountrysideandhometownfood.

　　A.associatedB.tiedC.involvedD.bound

　　20.Theoldladyisoftenseen_______outofthehouseandsitsinthegarden.

　　A.comeB.tocomeC.havecomeD.came

　　21.Ibelieveitisoneofthebestbooks_______writtenonthesubject.

　　A.thathaveeverbeenB.whichhaveeverbeen

　　C.thathaseverbeenD.whichhaseverbeen

　　22.Thisisavery_______issueandwehaven’tfiguredoutawaytodealwithityet.

　　A.competentB.compoundC.comprehensiveD.complicated

　　23.MaryhelpedBillwheneverhewasintroublebutheneverdidanythingforher_______.

　　A.inturnB.inadvanceC.inreturnD.invain

　　24.Canyoutellthe_______differencebetweenthetwowords?

　　A.slenderB.