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河北成人学位英语考试模拟卷与答案03
河北成人学位英语考试考前预测卷03
PaperOne(65minutes,70points)
PartIDialogueCompletion(10minutes,10points)
Directions:
Inthispart,thereare3dialogueswith3or4blanks,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththechoicethatbestsuitsthesituationuntilthedialogueiscomplete.WithDialogueOne,allthechoiceswillhavetobeused.WithDialogueTwoandDialogueThree,onechoicewillbeleftunused.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglebarthroughthecentreoftheletterthatindicatesyourchoice.
DialogueOne
Diana:
Lookatthosestrangely-dressedkids.Whataretheydoingthere?
Arthur:
Don’tyouknow?
TodayistheHalloweenDay._____1_____October31st.Thelast
dayinOctoberisaholidayforkids.WecallitHalloween.
Diana:
Halloween!
Ihearditbefore,_____2_____
Arthur:
Childrencelebrateitbymakinglanternsthatnight.
Diana:
Pardon?
Arthur:
Thosearelanternsmadeoutoffreshpumpkinswithacandleburninginside.
Diana:
TodayIsawsomeinthestreetwithcarvedfacesonthem..Aretheyallmadebychildren?
Arthur:
_____3_____Youknow,itistoohardforthemtodoitbythemselves.Sometimes
theyareavailableinvariousshopstoo.
Diana:
Theyarefascinating.AreyougoingtoanyHalloweenpartytonight?
_____4_____
Arthur:
Noproblem.
A.Parentsusuallyhelpthem.
B.Thekidsaregoingtrick-or-treating.
C.butIdon’tknowhowitiscelebrated.
D.Ifyougo,takemewithyou.
DialogueTwo
Student:
ImeanIwanttodosomeoftheseproblems.
Teacher:
Yeah.
Student:
Butit’stakingtimetodothem.
Teacher:
Whenwecoversomethinginthelesson,_____5_____Workouttheexercisesinit.
Erm,whenyougetalittlebitstuck,sortitoutyourself,andthenthink.
Student:
Yeah.
Teacher:
IknowIseehowyoudoit.Andmaybeifyou’retotallystuck,_____6_____
Student:
Yeah.
Teacher:
It’sreallythemoreyoudo,Mm,onyourown.Because_____7_____you’regonna
beonyourown.Keepworkingonitandyou'llbeokay.
A.wheni.tcomestotheexam,
B.youneedtogooverityourself.
C.thenIcangothroughitagainnexttime.
D.youhavetohandinyourhomework.
DialogueThree
Doctor:
Well,whatcanwedoforyoutoday?
Patient:
Oh,I'maninfectioninmygum,Doctor.
Doctor:
Inyourgum?
Patient:
Uphere.I'vesometabletsand,er,Idon'tknow.
Doctor:
_____8_____Aye,theSofradexisnotdoingverymuchforthat,isit?
Patient:
I’venevertakenthem.I’vejust,Istoptakingthem.
Doctor:
Aye,Idon'tthinkthey'redoingverymuchtoyou.
Patient:
_____9_____Doctor.
Doctor:
Aye.
Patient:
I’mjustwonderingifit’smyteethorthatit’sjustmybloodthat’sdoingit.
Doctor:
Ithinkitmightbetheteeth.It’dbeworthgettingthedentisttohavealookatyour
plate.
Patient:
_____10_____
Doctor:
Yes,yes.Keeponwiththosejustnow.
Patient:
Yes.Aye,twofour,oneortwofourtimesaday.
Doctor:
Yes,onefourtimesaday.
Patient:
Fine,yeah.
A.It’sbeenpaintingmeallnight.
B.Let’shavealookandseewhatthey’vedonetoyou.
C.DoItaketheseSofradexisthey'represcribedhere,Doctor?
D.What’swrongwithme,Doctor?
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes,40points)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Englandisnotabigcountry:
fromnorthtosouthandfromeasttowestitisonlyaboutthreehundredmilesacross.Butforasmallcountryithasasurprisingrangeofclimate.PeoplewhohavenevervisitedEngland,orwhohavevisitedonlyonepartofit,oftenmake.themistakeofthinkingthatitisacoldandwetcountry.ExceptforthesummermonthsofJunetoSeptember,
thisisprobablytrueofthenorthofEnglandandtheMidlands.Inthesouth,however,theclimateismuchmorepleasant.OneresultisthatwhenpeopleretirefromajobinthenorththeyoftenprefertomovedowntothemildersouthPerhapsthewarmestpartofthecountryisthesouthwest,whichconsistsofthecountiesofDevonandCornwall.ThewarmGulfStreamflowsacrosstheNorthAtlanticOceanfromtheGulfofMexicoandmakesthecoastalregionsofthe
southwestquitewarm.Palmtrees,bamboo(竹)andmanysemi-tropical(亚热带的)plantsgrowwellinthesouthwestofEngland.Flowersandvegetablesripen(成熟)asmuchasamonthearlierthanthoseelsewhere.Farmersintheareaobtainahigherpricefortheirvegetablesandflowersbecausetheyarereadyeartier.Inwintertheremaybeseveralfeetofsnowinotherparts
ofEnglandbuttherewillprobablybenosnowatallinthesouthwest.ThismaybeoneofthereasonswhythesouthwestisoneofEngland’smostpopularholidayareas.
11.ThedistancefromthecentreofEnglandtothesouthcoastisabout__________.
A.onehundredmiles
B.threehundredmiles
C.onehundredandfiftymiles
D.sixhundredmiles
12.Englandisacountry__________.
A.withacoldandwetclimate
B.withasurprisingclimate
C.withapleasantclimate
D.withavarietyofclimates
13.Accordingtothepassage,__________.
A.flowersandvegetablesfromDevonareonthemarketonemonthearlier
B.farmersinthesouthwestgrowasmanyvegetablesandflowersasfarmerselsewhere
C.peopleinthesouthwesthavetopayahigherpriceforvegetablesandflowers
D.vegetablesinCornwallripenasmuchasamonthearlierthanflowers..
14.InthenorthofEnglandandtheMidlands,__________.
A.itiscoldandwetalltheyearround
B.theclimateispleasantasawhole
C.itiswarmmostofthetimeinayear
D.onlythesummerisnotcold.orwet
15.Inwinter,peopleinDevonandCornwall__________.A.seldomseesnow
B.neverseeanysnow
C.mayhaveseveralfeetofsnowD.oftenseesnow
PassageTwo
Howcanwegetridofgarbage?
Dowehaveenoughenergysourcestomeetourfutureenergyneeds?
Thesearetwoimportantquestionsthatmanypeopleareaskingtoday.Somepeoplethinkthatmanmightbeabletosolvebothproblemsatthesametime.Theysuggestusinggarbageasancrier-gysource,andatthesametimeitcansavethelandtoholdgarbage.
Foralongtime,peopleburiedgarbageordumped(倾倒)itonemptyland.Now,emptylandisscarce.Butmoreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.However,garbagecanbeagoodfueltouse.Thethingsingarbagedonotlooklikecoal,petroleum,ornaturalgas;buttheyarechemicallysimilartothesefossil(化石)fuels.Asweuseupourfossilfuelsupplies,wemightbeabletousegarbageasanenergysource.
Burninggarbageisnotanewidea.SomecitiesinEuropeandtheUnitedStateshavebeenburninggarbageforyears.Theheatthatisproducedbyburninggarbageisusedtoboilwater.
Thesteamthatisproducedisusedtomakeelectricityortoheatnearbybuildings.InPads,France,somepowerplantsburnalmost2millionmetrictonsofthecitiesgarbageeachyear.Theamountofenergyproducedisaboutthesameaswouldbeproducedbyburningalmostahalfmillionbarrelsofoil.
Ourfossilfuelsuppliesarelimited.Burninggarbagemightbeonekindofenergysourcethatwecanusetohelpmeetourenergyneeds.Thismethodcouldalsoreducetheamountofgarbagepilingupontheearth.
16.Whattwoproblemscanmansolvebyburninggarbage?
A.Theshortageofenergyandairpollution.
B.Theshortageofenergyandthelandtoholdgarbage.
C.Airpollutionandtheshortageoffossilfuel.
D.Airpollutionandtheshortageoflandtoholdgarbage.
17.Whichofthefollowingisnottheresultofburninggarbage?
A.Thegarbageburnedisturnedintofossilfuels.
B.Theheatproducedisusedtoboilwater.
C.Thesteamproducedisusedtomakeelectricity.
D.Thesteamproducedisusedtoheatbuildings.
18.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.About2millionmetrictonsofgarbageisburnedinsomepowerplantsinParis,France
eachyear.
B.Inamodernsociety,moreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.
C.Usinggarbageisagoodwaytosolvetheproblemofenergyshortage.
D.itwillbetooexpensivetousegarbageasanenergysource.
19.Whatistheauthor’sattitude?
A.Delighted.
B.Sad.
C.Agreeing.
D.Disagreeing.
20.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe__________.
A.GarbageandtheEarth
B.FossilFuelandGarbage
C.LandandGarbage
D.GarbageEnergySource
PassageThree
Firecanhelppeopleinmanyways.Butitcanbeverydangerous.Firecanheatwater,warmhouses,givelightandcook.Butfirecanbumthings,too.Itcanbumtrees,houses,animalsorpeople.Sometimesbigfirescanbumforests.
Nobodyknowsforsurehowpeoplebegantousefire.Buttherearemanyinterestingstoriesaboutthefirsttimeamanorawomanstartedafire.OnestoryfromAustraliatellsaboutamanvery,verylongtimeago.Hewentuptothesunbyarope(绳子)andbroughtfiredown.
Todaypeopleknowhowtomakeafirewithmatches(火柴).Childrensometimesliketoplaywiththem.Butmatchescanbeverydangerous.Onematchcanburnapieceofpaperandthenitmightburnahouse.Asmallfirecanbecomeabigfireveryfast.Firekillsmanypeopleeveryyear.Soyoumustbecarefulwithmatches.Youshouldalsolearntoputoutfires.Firesneedoxy-gen(氧气).Withoutoxygentheywilldie.Coverafirewithwater,sand,orsometimeswithyourcoat.Thiskeepstheairawayfromafireandkillsit.Becarefulwithfire,anditwillhelpyou.Becarelesswithfire,andit.willburnyou.
21.Howdidpeoplebegintousefire?
A.Noteverybodyknowshowpeoplebegaritousefire.
B