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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12011-03-0217:

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ⅠReadingComprehension

Passage1

Languagesaremarvelouslycomplexandwonderfullycomplicatedorgansofculture.Theyembodythequickestandthemostefficientmeansofcommunicatingwithintheirrespectiveculture.Tolearnaforeignlanguageistolearnanotherculture.Inthewordsofapoetandphilosopher,“Asmanylanguagesasonespeaks,so

manylivesonelives.”Acultureanditslanguagesareasinseparableasbrainand

body;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“anaccidentof

birth”.）Americanspridethemselvesinhavingbeenbornpoorand,throughtheirownhardwork,havingclimbedthedifficultladderofsuccesstowhateverleveltheyhaveachieved—allbythemselves.TheAmericansocialsystemhas,ofcourse,madeitpossibleforAmericanstomove,relativelyeasily,uptothesocialladder,whereasthisisimpossibletodoinmanyothercountries.The-madem“anseolrfwoman”is

stillverymuchtheidealinpresent-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–that

freeenterpriseistheapproachmostoftenpreferredinAmerica.

6.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“se-lmfademanorwoman”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,we

shallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!

Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoolthehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.

Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoververylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman'seyeswillgnrgoewr.stro

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.DoyouthinkitwisetoourmainofficefromNYto?

Chicago?

A.transplantB.transferC.transformD.transmit

18.SomeoldpeoplehaveanaversiontoRockandRollbecausetheycan

somuchnoise.

A.sustainB.entertainC.endureD.admire

19.Ahealthylifeisthoughttobewiththeopencountrysideand

hometownfood.

A.associatedB.tiedC.involvedD.bound

20.Theoldladyisoftenseenoutofthehouseandsitsinthegarden.

A.comeB.tocomeC.havecomeD.came

21.Ibelieveitisoneofthebestbookswrittenonthesubject.

A.thathaveeverbeenB.whichhaveeverbeen

C.thathaseverbeenD.whichhaseverbeen

22.Thisisaveryissueandwehaven'tfiguredoutawaytodealwithit

yet.

A.competentB.compoundC.comprehensiveD.complicated

23.MaryhelpedBillwheneverhewasintroublebutheneverdidanythingforher.

A.inturnB.inadvanceC.inreturnD.invain

24.Canyoutellthedifferencebetweenthetwowords?

A.slenderB.singleD.slightD.simple

25.Theofthemovieissogreatthatmanypeoplewanttoseeit.

A.attackB.attractionC.attemptD.attention

26.Theoldman,poor,couldnotaffordadecentmeal.

A.beingB.isC.wasD.hasbeen

27.OursportsmanwontheraceattheOlympics.

A.witheasinessB.ineaseC.witheaseD.atease

28.Theystronglyr