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成人学士学位英语考试模拟试题五
成人高等教育学士学位
外语水平考试模拟试题(五)
英语试卷一
PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)
Directions:
Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.Customer:
Couldyoufindthesebooksforme?
Seller:
Sure.Letmehavealookatyourlist.
Customer:
__________
A.It’sallright.B.Noproblem.
C.Hereyouare.D.Thankyou.
2.Neighbor:
Hi.Yousaidthatyoumightneedsomehelpwithpreparingdinner.Whatwouldyoulikemetodo?
Hostess:
__________Ireallyappreciateit.First,couldyoupeelthevegetables?
I’veputthemallinthesinkandthere’sapeeler.
A.Thanksforcoming.B.Sitdown,please.
C.Oh,it’syou.D.Ihavenoidea.
3.Jack:
John,youlookterrible!
__________?
John:
Mygirlfriendbrokeupwithme.
A.AreyouallrightB.Whatgoeswrongwithyou
C.AreyoufeelingwellD.Doyouneedhelp
4.Jane:
Ifailedthetestagain!
Threetimesinarow!
Helen:
__________It’snobigdeal.Youstillhaveanotherchance.
A.Cheers.B.Don’tworry.
C.ComeonD.Forgetit
5.July:
Hello,Mr.Green.__________.
Mr.Green:
You’releavingsosoon?
Whenareyouoff?
July:
Earlytomorrowmorning.
A.I’mleavingB.I’vecometosaygoodbye
C.IwanttotellyouthatIamleavingD.Goodbye
6.Operator:
Hello,InternationalTradeCorporation.
Customer:
Hello!
MayItalktoMr.GeorgeAdam,please?
Operator:
__________,please.
A.WaitB.HoldonC.connectingD.Yes
7.Peter:
Wouldyoulendmeyourtypewriter?
Jane:
I’msorry,itisoutoforder.Itcouldnotbeusedrightnow.
Peter:
__________.I’llaskJimifhehasone.
A.ReallyB.Itdoesn’tmatterC.ThanksD.Sorry
8.Manager:
__________
Applicant:
Ihavecomeatyourinvitationforaninterview.
Manager:
Nicetomeetyou.Pleasesitdown.
A.What’sthematter?
B.WhatcanIdoforyou?
C.Howareyou?
D.Excuseme?
9.Stewardess:
Goodmorning.__________Thisway,please.
Passenger:
Thankyou.Stewardess,canyoudirectmetomyseat?
Stewardess:
Certainly.MayIseeyourboardingpass,please?
Passenger:
Sure,hereitis.
A.Howareyou?
B.Nicetomeetyou.
C.Youarewelcometoourplane.D.Welcomeaboard.
10.Jiang:
Hello,canIspeaktotheheadofthehousehold?
Chen:
__________
Jiang:
ThisisJiangPingwithChildren’sPublishingCompany.MayIhaveyourname,sir?
Chen:
MynameisChen.
A.MayIaskwho’scalling?
B.Hello.
C.What’syourname?
D.Wouldyoutellmeyourname?
11.Customer:
IwanttomailthisparceltoBeijing.
Clerk:
__________
Customer:
Registerisenough.Ireallydon’twantinsurance.
Clerk:
Please,puttheboxonthisscale.
A.Wouldyouliketoregisterit?
B.Doyouwanttoregisterandinsureit?
C:
Doyouwanttoregisterorinsureit?
D.Wouldyouregisterandinsureit?
12.Mary:
Excusemeforbeinglate,Peter.Iwasheldupbythetraffic.
Peter:
__________,Mary.Comeinandtakeaseat.
A.That’squiteallrightB.Noproblem
C.Don’tmentionitD.Welcome
13.Mrs.Weller:
Welcome,Mr.Zhao.We’reverypleasedtohaveyouwithus.
ZhaoKai:
Thankyou,Mrs.Weller.I’mmorethanhappytohavethischancetojoininarealThanksgivingcelebration.
Mrs.Weller:
__________I’lljoinyouinawhile.
A.Youarewelcome.B.Pleasemakeyourselfathome.
C.Don’twaitforme.D.Pleasestarttoeat.
14.Janet:
Linda,Iwasshockedtohearaboutyourhusband’sillness!
I’msosorry!
Linda:
__________Iappreciateyoursympathy,Janet.Ihopehe’llbeallright,butthisishissecondheartattackinfiveyears.
A.Itdoesn’tmatter.B.Thankyou.
C.MetooD.Don’tmentionit.
15.Mrs.Fox:
__________whatyouhavedonetomyson,doctor.
Doctor:
That’sallright,Mrs.Fox.That’smyjob.I’mverygladherecoveredsosoon.
Mrs.Fox:
Iknowhehasbroughtgreattroubletoyou.Amillionthanks.
A:
I’mverygratefulforB.Ifeelveryhappywith
C.IreallylikeD.I’vegottoknow
PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Aresomepeopleborncleverandothersbornstupid?
Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?
Strangelyenough,theanswertothesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgivenusatbirth,andnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofaperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirth,whetherornothereachedthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.
Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeople,theclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulationitislikelythattheirdegreeofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.If,ontheotherhand,wetaketwoidenticaltwins,theywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.
Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreeofintelligence.
16.Thewriterisinfavoroftheviewthatman’sintelligenceisgiventohim__________.
A.atbirth
B.througheducation
C.bothatbirthandthrougheducation
D.moreatbirththanthrougheducation
17.Ifachildisbornwithlowintelligencehecan__________.
A.neverbecomeagenius
B.stillbecomeageniusifheshouldbegivenspecialeducation
C.exceedhisintelligencelimitsinrichsurroundings
D.notexceedhisintelligencelimitseveninrichsurroundings
18.Inthesecondparagraph“ifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulation--”meansifwe__________.
A.pickanytwopersons
B.takeouttwodifferentpersons
C.choosetwopersonswhoarerelative
D.choosetwopersonswithdifferentintelligence
19.Theexampleofthetwinsgoingtoauniversityandtoafactoryseparatelyshows__________.
A.theimportanceoftheirintelligence
B.theroleofenvironmentonintelligence
C.theimportanceoftheirposition
D.thepartthatbirthplaces
20.Thebesttitleofthispassagecanbe__________.
A.Surroundings
B.Intelligence
C.DependenceonEnvironment
D.EffectofEducation
PassageTwo
BeforethegrasshasthickenedontheroadsidevergesandleaveshavestartedgrowingonthetreesitisaperfecttimetolookaroundandseejusthowdirtyBritainhasbecome.Thepavementsarestainedwithchewinggumthathasbeenspatoutandtheguttersarefullofdiscardedfastfoodcartons.YearsagoIremembertravellingabroadandbeingsaddenedbytheplasticbags,discardedbottlesandsoilednappiesattheedgeofeveryroad.Nowadays,Britainseemstolookatleastasbad.Whathasgonewrong?
Theproblemisthattherubbishcreatedbyourincreasinglymobileliveslastsalotlongerthanbefore.Ifitisnotclearedupandproperlythrownaway,itstaysintheundergrowthforyears;asemi-permanentreminderofwhatatattylittlecountrywehavenow.
Firstly,itisestimatedthat10billionplasticbagshavebeengiventoshoppers.Thesewilltakeanythingfrom100to1,000yearstorot.However,itisnotasifthereisnosolutiontothis.Afewyearsago,theIrishgovernmentintroducedataxonnon-recyclablecarrierbagsandinthreemonthsreducedtheiruseby90%.Whenhewasaminister,MichaelMeacherattemptedtointroduceasimilararrangementinBritain.Theplasticsindustryprotested,ofcourse.However,theyneednothavebothered;theideawaskilledbeforeitcoulddrawbreath,leavingsupermarketsfreetogiveawayplasticbags.
Whatisclearlynecessaryrightnowissomesortofcombinedeffort,bothindividualandcollective,beforeitistoolate.Thealternativeistocontinueslidingdownhilluntilwehaveacountrythatlookslikeavastmunicipalrubbishtip.Wemaywellbeatthetippingpoint.Yetweknowthatpeoplerespondtotheirenvironment.Ifthingsaroundthemarecleanandtidy,peoplebehavecleanlyandtidily.Iftheyaresurroundedbysqualor,theybehavesqualidly.Now,muchofBritainlooksprettysqualid.Whatwillitlooklikeinfiveyears?
21.ThewritersaysthatitisagoodtimetoseeBritainbeforethetreeshaveleavesbecause
A.Britainlooksperfect.
B.youcanseeBritainatitsdirtiest.
C.youcanseehowdirtyBritainisnow.
D.thegrasshasthickenedontheverges.
22.Accordingtothewriter,thingsusedtobe___________.
A.worseabroad.
B.thesameabroad.
C.betterabroad.
D.worse,butnowthingsarebetterabroad.
23.Tosolvetheproblemofplasticbags,MichaelMeacher__________
A.followedtheIrishexamplewithataxonplasticbags.
B.triedtofollowtheIrishexamplewitha