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成人本科英语考试试题一
成人本科英语考试试题
(一)
一、ReadingComprehension(共15小题,共30.0分)Thereareservalpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
第1题
AgreatdifferencebetweenAmericansocialcustomsandthoseofothercountriesisthewayinwhichnamesareused.Americanshavelittleconcernfor"rank",especiallysocially.(76)MostAmericansdonotwanttobetreatedinanyespeciallyrespectfulwaybecauseoftheirageorsocialrank;itmakesthemfeeluncomfortable.ManyAmericansevenfindtheterms"Mr.","Mrs."or"Miss."tooformal.Peopleofallagesmayprefertobecalledbytheirfirstnames."Don'tcallmeMrs.Smith,justcallmeSally."Usingonlyfirstnamesusuallyindicatesfriendlinessandacceptance.However,ifyoudonotfeelcomfortableusingonlyfirstnames,itisquiteacceptabletobemoreformal.Justsmileandsaythatafterawhileyouwillusefirstnamesbutyouareaccustomedtobeingmoreformalwhenyoufirstmeetsomeone.
Veryoften,introductionsaremadeusingbothfirstandlastnames:
"MarySmith,thisisJohnJones."Inthissituationyouarefreetodecidewhethertocallthelady"Mary"or"MissSmith".Sometimesbothofyouwillbeginaconversationusinglastnames,andafterawhileoneorbothofyoumaybeginusingfirstnamesinstead.Youhaveachoice:
ifyoudon'twanttousefirstnamessoquickly,noonewillthinkitimpoliteifyoucontinueaccordingtoyourowncustom.
Inthefirstparagraphtheauthortellsusthat______.
AAmericansdonottalkaboutrank,especiallysocially
BAmericansfeeluncomfortablewhentalkingaboutrank
CAmericanstakeinterestsinsocialcustoms
DAmericansdon'tcaremuchaboutsocialrank
【正确答案】:
D
【本题分数】:
2.0分
第2题
Accordingtothepassage,mostAmericansfeel______whentheyaretreatedespeciallyrespectfullyowingtotheirageorsocialrank.
Asick
Bsorry
Cuneasy
Dembarrassed
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
2.0分
第3题
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
AThewaynamesareusedinAmericaisdifferentfromthoseofothercountries.
BManyAmericansareusedtobeingcalledbytheirfirstnames.
CItshowsfriendlinessandkindnesstouseonlyfirstnames.
DWhenyoutalktopeopleintheUnitedStates,youhavetousetheirfirstnames.
【正确答案】:
D
【本题分数】:
2.0分
第4题
IfanAmericanladysays"Don'tcallmeMrs.Smith,justcallmeSally",thatshows______.
Asheisnotamarriedwoman
Bshepreferstobecalled"Sally"
CsheisnotMrsSmith
Dshelikestobemoreformal
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
2.0分
第5题
Thepassageyou'vejustreadwouldmostlikelybefoundina______.
Aguide-bookfortourists
BbookaboutAmericanhistory
Cnotice
Dshortstory
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
2.0分
第6题
Longbusridesareliketelevisionshows.Theyhaveabeginning,amiddle,andanend--withcommercialsthrownineverythreeorfourminutes.Thecommercialsareunavoidable.Theyhappenwhetheryouwantthemornot,Everycoupleofminutesabillboardglidesbyoutsidethebuswindow."BuySuperCleanToothpaste.""DrinkBeer.""FillupwithPacificGas."Onlyifyousleep,whichisequaltoturningthetelevisionsetoff,areyousparedtheunendingcryof"YouNeedIt!
BuyItNow!
"
Thebeginningoftherideiscomfortableandsomewhatexciting,evenifyou'vetraveledthatwaybefore.Usuallysomethingshavechanged--newhouses,newbuildings,sometimesevenanewroad.Thebusdriverhasastyleofdrivingandit'sfuntotrytofigureitoutthefirsthourorso.(77)Ifthedriverisparticularlyrecklessordaring,theridecanbeasthrillingasasuspensestory.Willthedriverpassthetruckintime?
Willthedrivermoveintotherightortheleft-handlane?
Afterawhile,ofcourse,theexcitementdiesdown.Sleepingforawhilehelpspassthemiddlehoursoftheride.Foodalwaysmakesbusridesmoreinteresting.Butyou'vegottobecarefulofwhatkindoffoodyoueat.Toomuchsaltyfoodcanmakeyouverythirstybetweenstops.
Theendoftherideissomewhatlikethebeginning.Youknowitwillsoonbeoverandthere'sakindofexpectationandexcitementinthat.Theseat,ofcourse,hasbecomeharderasthehourshavepassed.(78)Bynowyou'vesatwithyourlegscrossed,withyourhandsinyourlap,withyourhandsonthearmrests--evenwithyourhandscrossedbehindyourhead.Theendcomesjustattherighttime.Therearejustnomorewaystosit.
Accordingtothepassage,whatdothepassengersusuallyseewhentheyareonalongbustrip?
ABusesontheroad.
BFilmsontelevision.
CAdvertisementsontheboard.
DGasstations.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
2.0分
第7题
Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?
ATogivethewriter'sopinionaboutlongbustrips.
BTopersuad