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成人学士学位英语考试模拟试题九doc
成人高等教育学士学位
外语水平考试模拟试题(九)
英语试卷
PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)
Directions:
Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choices
markedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.Tom:
I’msorryI’vekeptyouwaiting.
Bill:
A.
B.That’sallright.
D.Thankyou.Pleasedo.
It’smypleasure.
C.Idon’tmind
2.Doctor:
Well,whatseemstobetheproblem?
Patient:
.Icouldn’tevensleepwell.
A:
I’vegotabadtoothache
B.Nothingserious
C.Thanksforyourconcern
D.Theproblemisreallybad
3.John:
Let’sgoforanoutingonSaturday,shallwe?
Jane:
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A.WithpleasureB.Let\sgo
C.Yes,let’sD.Yes,wcshall
4.Jill:
Ihaveenjoyedtalkingwithyou.
Terry:
A.Me,too.Goodbye.B.Thenwecantalklater.
C.Nexttimewccantalkmore.D.Thankyouforyourtime.
5.May:
(Onthephone)MayIspeaktoDick,please?
B.Yes,youmay.D.Speaking.
Dick:
A.Whoareyou?
C.Yes,myname’sDick
6.Sue:
I’mgettingmarriedthisfall.
Judy:
A.Oh,whatasurprise!
Whoistheluckyboy?
B.Howcanitbesosoon?
Doyouknowhim?
C.Gee,that’swonderful.Congratulations.
D.You’llbehappythen.Bestwishes.
7.Jim:
Wouldyouliketoseeamoviewithmetonight?
Jill:
A.I’mafraidIcan’t.I’mfeelingsick.
B.Thankyoujustthesame.
C.Good.Butwhereistheticket?
D.Youshouldn’thavetoldmethat.
8.Customsofficer:
Doyouhaveanythingtodeclare,sir?
VisitortotheU.S.:
A.It’snoneofyourbusiness.
B.Ihavenothingtodeclare,Madam.
C.MayIasktoseeyourbossaboutthat?
D.Nothinginparticular.
9.Shopassistant:
Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?
Customer:
A.Sorryyoucan’t.
B.Howcanyouhelpme?
C.Yes,I’dlikeapairofgloves.
D.Oh,thankyouforyourkindness.
10.Eddie:
Howareyougettingonthesedays?
Freddy:
.Ididnothaveawinkofsleeplastnight.
A.TerriblybusyB.Thanksforasking
C.Ijustcan’tsayD.Oh,justnotso-so
11.Maggie:
Doyoumindif1openthewindowforawhile?
Molly:
.
A.Yes,pleaseB.Yes,I’lldoit
C.No,pleasegoaheadD.No,Idon’tmind
12.Garry:
Shallwehavedinnertogethertomorrownoon?
B.Seeyoubythen
D.Enjoyyourdinner
Jeff:
A.Yes,IhopesoC.Yes,wcwill
13.Tom:
(Inclass)Ibegyourpardon,sir.
Headmaster:
A.OK,youarcpardoned.B.OK,let’sgooveritagain.
C.Whatdoyoumean,Tom?
D.Nothingthematter,Tom.
14.Tim:
Yourhandwritingisreallysmart,Joy.
Joy:
A.Yes,thatisforsure
B.No,pleasedon’tlaughatme
C.Thankyou,but1needmorepractice
D.Iknowyouareflatteringme
15.Mr.Williams:
Excuseme.I’mlookingforsomepresentformyson.Ihavenoideawhattogethim.Canyouhelpme?
Salesgirl:
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A.No,Ican’tactually
B.OfcourseIcan
C.YoumustbuyhimaT-shirt.
D.Yes,IthinkaT-shirtwouldbeagoodidea.
PartIIReadingComprehension(40points]
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
ForanyEnglishman,therecanneverbeanydiscussionastowhoistheworld’sgreatestpoetanddramatist.Onlyonenamecanpossiblysuggestitselftohim:
WilliamShakespeare.EveryEnglishmanhassomeknowledge,howeverslight,oftheworkofthisgreatwriter.Allofususewords,phrasesandquotationsfromhiswritingsthathavebecomepartofthecommonpropertyofEnglish-speakingpeople.Mostofthetimewcarcprobablyunawareofthesourceofthewordswcuse,ratherliketheoldladywhowastakentoseeaperformanceofHamletandcomplainedthat‘itwasfullofwell-knownproverbsandquotations’!
Shakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwriter,madefulluseofthegreatresourcesoftheEnglishlanguage.MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormalemploymentofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-fivethousand!
Thereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeigner(oranEnglishman!
)toappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysShakespeareusedit.Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort(itisnot,ofcourse,recommendedtobeginners),eventhoughsomeaspectsofEnglishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespeare’sday.
16.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwosentencesofthepassagethat.
A.EnglishpeoplerefusedtotalkaboutgreatShakespeare
B.Shakespeare’sfameasthegreatestwriterisnotdebatable
C.itisnotnecessarytotalkaboutShakespeare’sworks
D.Shakespeare’snameissowell-knownamongreaders
17.Accordingtothepassage,manyEnglishwordsandexpressionsweusetodayarefrom
A.EnglishmenB.English-speakingpeople
C.Shakespeare’sworksD.Hamlet,thegreattragedy
18.BymentioningthenumberofwordsusedinShakespeare’sworks,thispassageintendsto
illustrateShakespeare’s.
A.clevernessinwordsB.brillianceinlanguage
C.persuasiveabilityD.freedomofspeech
19.ToappreciatetherichnessoftheEnglishlanguage,canreadShakespeare’s
plays.
A.aforeignerB.anEnglishman
C.oneD.anEnglishbeginner
20.Inthispassagetheauthormainlyintendsto.
A.provethatEnglishlanguagehasbecomevarious
B.tellthatEnglishwordshaveundergonegreatchanges
C.indicatehowmuchEnglishmenloveShakespeare
D.showhowgreatawriterShakespearewas
PassageTwo
Currently,themisuseoftheinternetexists,forinstance,inmodifyingotherpeople’sbankaccountthroughtheinternet,stealingother’sdataandinformationthroughtheinternet,doingillegalcommerceofdrugsorarms,spreadingporn,violence,orevencultthroughtheinternet.Alltheseexertverybadinfluenceonsocialstabilityandcommunalhealth.
Itisalsotruethat,ifacomputerisconnectedwiththeinternet,thereisapossibilityforittobeintrudedinto,howeverstrongtheanti-virussoftwareandfirewallsarc.ThisexplainswhyMicrosoftandanti-virussoftwareproducersreleasesecuritypatchesandvirus-recognizingupdatesnearlyeveryday.Thoughmanypeoplearestrugglingtoreducethedamageofinternetcrimes,theystillcausegreatdamageandlosseveryyear.Forexample,thenotoriousvirusworm,Nimaya,whichhadbeenproducedbya20-year-oldpersoninWuhanofCentralChina,causedover2millioncomputerstobreakdownandincurredalossofover50milliondollars.Thewizardproducermadethisvirusjustforaround15thousandyuan.However,theeffectofthisvirusandthelosscausedbyitarefarbeyondmanypeople’simagination.Thoughtheinternetisgoodforusforthemostpart,ithassomeseriousnegativeeffect.Inmyopinion,itisthedutyofourgovernmenttolaydownrelevantlawstopreventinternetcrimesandreinforcetheproperuseoftheinternetbyyoungpeople.
21.Fromthebeginningofthispassage,wecaninferthatifthereisaparagraphprevioustothis
passage,itismostprobablyon
A.howtheinternetisproperlyused
B.howtheinternetisdeveloped
C.howtheinternetisinvented
D.howpowerfultheinternetis
22.Accordingtothepassage,Microsoftfrequentlyreleasessecuritypatchesto
A.topromotepossiblerecurrenceofsafetyproblems
B.strengthenthefunctionsoftheirsoftware
C.keepupwiththelatestsoftwaredevelopment
D.preventvirussoftwarefrominvadingacomputer
23.Thetwenty-year-oldyouthinCentralChinaissaidtobe.
A.verycleverB.reallyevil
C.quitepromisingD.abnormallypowerful
24.Accordingtothepassage,theyouthproducedvirusworm,Nimaya,for
A.funB.money
C.prizeD.power
25.Theauthorsuggeststhatthegovernmenttakeuptheresponsibilityof
A.defendingtheyoungregularlyB.givingguidancetotheyoung
C.crushingdownthecrimesD.reducingthenegativeeffects
PassageThree
TheBritishpeoplearcgreatreadersofnewspapers.Therearcfewhomestowhichonenewspaperisnotdeliveredeverymorning.Manyhouseholdshavetwo,oreventhree,newspaperseveryday.Onenewspapermaybedeliveredatthehouse,amemberofthefamilymaybuyoneatthestationbookstalltoreadonthetrainashegoestotown,andsomeoneelseinthefamilymaybuyaneveningnewspaperlaterintheday.
DailypapersarcthosethatarcpublisheddailyfromMondaytoSaturday.Therearethemorningpapersandtheeveningpapers.Themorningpapersareonsaleinthemorning.Theeveningpapersbegintoappearduringthemorning,andneweditionsappeareverytwoorthreehoursuntilthefinaleditioncomesoutintheevening.
TheLondonnewspaperthatisbestknownoutsideGreatBritainisprobablyTheTimes.Itbeganin1785,andhasahighreputationforreliablenewsandseriouscommentonthenews.Itcallsitselfanindependentpaper,whichmeansthatitdoesnotgiveitssupporttoaparticularpoliticalparty.Itsleadingarticlesgivetheopinionsofitseditorialstaff,notthoseoftheownersofthepaper.
TheDailyExpressandtheDailyMailarealsoindependent,thoughtheyareusuallymoresympathetictoConservativethantosocialistpolicies.TheDailyTelegraph,alsoaseriouspaperwithahighreputation,isnotindependent.ItsupportstheConservativeParty.
TwopopularpapersareDailyMirrorandtheDailySketch.Thesehavemanypagesofphotographsandnumerousstripcartoons.Theirmakeupismoreexcitingthanthoseoftheseriouspapers.Thenewsthatappearsontheirpagesisnotalwaysthemostimportantnews:
itisthenewsthatismostinterestingtothemaninthestreet.
26.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.ImportantpeopleinBritainreadnewspapers.
B.ReadersofnewspapersinBritainarcgreatpeople.
C.AlargenumberofBritish