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成人高等教育学士学位英语命题预测试卷（一）

PartⅠ Dialogue Completion (15 points) Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.

1. Black:Let me introduce myself. I’m Andrew Black.

Keith:______

A. It’s a pleasure. B. Pleased to meet you. C. How are you? D. Nice meeting you. 2. Todd:Do you think it will snow this evening?

Lily:______

A. I hope it not. B. I don’t think so. C. Who is that? D. Who’s is it? 3. Lucy:I’m Lucy. My teacher asked me to visit you.

Juliet:______ Come in and sit down, please.

A. Nice to meet you. B. That’s a good idea. C. That’s all right. D. Why don’t they come? 4. Norma:How can I learn to cook well?

Kyle:______

A. What a pity!

B. Why don’t you follow your teacher’s advice? C. But I’m afraid it’s useless. D. Any reason for that?

5. Basil:I won’t have beer any more.

Lois:______

A. So do I. B. So will I.

C. Nor do I. D. Neither will I. 6. Harry:Do you mind my smoking here?

Lynn:______

A. Yes, please do. B. No, please don’

C. No, I dislike the smell of cigarette. D. Yes, please don’

7. Owen:May I use your phone?

Ruth:______

A. It doesn’t matter. B. Go ahead.

C. No, I don’t mind. D. No, you needn’

8. Wendy:______?

Wayne:For about two weeks.

A. How long are you going to stay here B. How soon will you leave this place

C. How often do you come here

D. How many times have you come here 9. Rose:Hello, may I speak to Mr. Green?

Steven:______,I will see if he is in.

A. Don’t put down your phone B. Hold the line

a minute

C. Please phone him in five minutes again D. This is John

speaking

10. Viola: Excuse me,______?

Rite:I am sorry, I don’t know. I’m new around here. A. will you please tell me time B. is there a train time-table

C. can you tell me the best way to the nearest hospital D. can you show me the map of this city 11. Carol:______?

Jane:I’d like two dozen eggs.

A.What are you doing B. What would you like

to do

C. What can I do for you D. What would you like

to eat

12. Helen:______Sir, I didn’t quite hear you.

David:I said that nobody but one had got a full mark in the tests. A. May I ask you a question? B. I am sorry,

C. I beg your Pardon, D. I must say “no”

to you,

13. Jimmy:______ May I speak to John?

Tony:John! You are wanted on the telephone.

A. I am Mary. B. My name is Mary.

C. Do you know Mary? D. This is Mary speaking. 14. Rob:How could you say that?

Bert:______, I didn’t mean to hurt you.

A. That’s all right B. I won’t regret C. I’m really sorry D. Excuse me

15. June:Do you think it’s going to rain over the weekend?

Judy:______.

A. I don’t believe B. I don’t believe it C. I believe not so D. I believe not Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(40 points )

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.

Passage 1

Human needs seem endless. When a hungry man gets a meal, he begins

to think about an overcoat; when a manager gets a new sports car, a big house and pleasure boats dance into view.

The many needs of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears.

The first and most basic level of needs involves food. Once this level is satisfied, the second level of needs, clothing and some sort of shelter, appears. By the end of World War II, these needs were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses.

By 1957 or 1958 this third level of needs was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s, a fourth level of needs appeared: the “lifeenriching” level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction, that is, the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement, and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical and dental care, and recreation. Also included here are fancy goods and the latest styles in clothing.

On the fourth level, a lot of money is spent on services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of needs as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?

A fifth level would probably involve needs that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crim, and prejudice. After filling our stomachs, our clothes closets, our garages, our teeth, and our minds, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.

16. According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when ______.

A. he has saved up enough money

B. he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelter C. he has satisfied his hunger D. he has learned to build houses

17. It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War Ⅱ, most Americans ______.

A. were very rich B. lived in poverty

C. had the good things on the first three levels D. did not own automobiles 18. Which of the following is NOT related to “physical satisfaction”? A. A successful career. B. A comfortable home. C. A good meal. D. A family car.

19. What is the main concern of man on the fourth level? A. The more goods the better.

B. The more mental satisfaction the better.

C. The more “luxury” items the better. D. The more earnings the better.

20. The author tends to think that the fifth level ______. A. would be little better than the fourth level B. may be a lot more desirable than the first four C. can be the last and most satisfying level

D. will become attainable before the government takes actions

Passage 2

In the same way that a child must be able to move his arms and legs before he can learn to walk, the child must physiologically be capable of producing and experiencing particular emotions before these emotions can be modified through learning. Psychologists have found that there are two basic processes by which learning takes place. One kind of learning is called “classical conditioning”. This occurs when one event or stimulus is consistently paired with or followed by, a reward or punishment. It is through classical conditioning that a child learns to associates his mother’s face and voice with happiness and love, for he learns that this person provides food and comfort. Negative emotions are learned in a similar fashion.

The second kind of learning is called “operant conditioning”. This occurs when an individual learns to do things that produce rewards in his environment and learns not to do things that produce punishments. For example, if a mother always attends to her baby when he cries and cuddles him until he is quiet, she may teach him that if he cries he will get attention from mother. Thus, the baby will learn to increase his crying in order to have his mother more.

Every day, we grow and have new experiences. We constantly learn by reading, watching television, interacting with other people, and so forth. This learning affects our emotions. Why is it that we learn to like some people and dislike others? If a person is nice to us, cares about us, we learn to associate this person with positive feelings, such as joy, happiness, and friendliness. On the other hand, if a person is mean to us, does not care about us, and even deliberately does things to harm us, we learn to associate this person with negative feelings, such as unhappiness, discomfort, and anger.

21. The author’s main purpose in writing the passage is to ______. A. teach children how to learn to produce and experience certain emotions

B. give the general reader an account of two basic kinds of learning C. give parents some advice on how to modify their children’s emotions through learning

D. discuss with psychologists how positive and negative feelings are produced

22. If your jokes often find a ready echo in a person, you will learn through ______that telling jokes to this person is fun, and you will try with greater efforts to be humorous in his presence.

A. classical conditioning B. neither of them

C. operant conditioning D. some other sorts of conditioning

23. If a child is bitten or startled several times by a dog, he may learn to associate furry animals with pain or startle and thus develop a fear of furry animals. This is a typical example of learning through ______.

A. classical conditioning B. both of them C. operant conditioning D. neither of them 24. In the third paragraph, the author is ______.

A. discussing how we grow and have new experiences every day

B. talking about learning to modify emotions through operant conditioning

C. concentrating on learning by reading, watching television, interacting with people, and so on

D. using examples to further illustrate learning through classical conditioning

25. In the following paragraphs the author will most probably go on to discuss ______.

A. definitions of positive feelings and negative feelings B. the third kind of learning

C. further examples of learning through operant conditioning D. none of the above

Passage 3

Katherine walked into a newspaper office, and demanded to see the editor. Fortunately, the editor was passing the inquiry office when she asked for him. Seeing she was a girl of school age, he thought it might offer him an amusing five minutes between interviews.

Katherine was very rude to him when he told her they didn’t accept schoolgirls. She said she was surprised that the editor of a great London newspaper did not know how to behave like a gentleman. The editor sat back in his chair and laughed heartily. He had never been spoken to like that in his life. He rather liked it for its novelty. After some further conversation, in which Katherine attempted to persuade him that she could do anything he wanted, from writing a leading article to a serial story, she said: “I am not going to leave this room until you put me on the staff!”

Then the editor had to speak to her rather seriously, and told her what a great London newspaper meant to a girl and how utterly ignorant she was of everything that would make her useful as a journalist. Upon

this Katherine burst into tears, and the editor, who had dismissed many men in the course of his career, walked up and down the room wondering what he could do for this extraordinary young girl whose tearful eyes were so full of disappointment.

“Look here,” he said, “if you come to me in two years’ time, with a knowledge of shorthand, and if you promise not to shed tears on my blottingpaper, I will give you something to do.”

“Really? If you don’t mind, I’ll have it in black and white,” said the girl.

The editor was startled. He began to think that this young girl was not so young as she looked. He drafted out an agreement for her on the lines laid down with a great deal of solemnity (严肃) which he found quite amusing, for he was confident that the young girl might quite as well change her mind or would be engaged to a nice boy long before the agreement took effect.

26. The real reason why the editor decided to interview the girl was that he ______.

A. heard her asking for him B. was not very busy C. thought it would amuse him D. liked to work with young girls

27. “He rather liked it for its novelty” means he liked it because it was ______.

A. unusual B. pleasant C. courageous D. friendly

28. The editor walked up and down the room, because he was ______. A. rather angry with her

B. afraid other people would hear her crying

C. not sure whether he should dismiss her or not D. trying to make a decision

29. As their conversation continued, the editor ______.

A. changed his opinion of the girl B. grew tired of her C. became annoyed D. thought she was too uneducated

30. When the editor drafted out the agreement for the girl, he ______. A. hoped that this would please the girl B. wished that it would take effect soon C. adopted a rather serious attitude D. didn’t mean what he wrote

Passage 4

Like fine food, good writing is something we approach with pleasure and enjoy from the first taste to the last. And good writers, like good cooks, do not suddenly appear fullblown. Quite the contrary, just as the cook has to undergo an intensive training, mastering the skills of his trade, the writer must sit at his desk and devote long hours to

achieving a style in his writing, whatever its purpose—school work, matters of business, or purely social communication. You may be sure that the more painstaking the effort, the more effective the writing, and the more rewarding.

There are still some remote places in the world where you might find a public scribe to do your business or social writing for you, for a fee. There are a few managers who are lucky enough to have the service of that rare kind of secretary who can take care of all sorts of letter writing with no more than a quick note to work from. But for most of us, if there is any writing to be done, we have to do it ourselves.

We have to write school papers, business papers or home papers. We are constantly called on to put words to paper. It would be difficult to count the number of such words, messages, letters, and reports put into the mails or delivered by hand, but the daily figure must be enormous. What is more, everyone who writes expects, or at least hopes, that his writing will be read. We want to arouse(引起) and hold the interest of the readers. We want whatever we write to be read, from first word to last, not just thrown into some “letters to be read” file or into a wastepaper basket. This is the reason we bend our efforts toward learning and practicing the skills of interesting, effective writing.

31. In this passage, good writing is compared to fine food because ______.

A. both writers and cooks have to work long hours every day B. both are essential to life C. both are enjoyable

D. both writers and cooks can earn a good living 32. A public “scribe” (Para.2) is ______.

A. a secretary who does your business or social writing B. a machine that does writing for you

C. a public school where writing is taught

D. a person who earns a living by writing for others 33. According to the passage, some managers don’t have to do any letter writing because ______.

A. they rely on quick notes B. they have a computer to do it

C. they have excellent secretaries D. they prefer making phone calls

34. According to the author, if your letter is thrown into some “lettersto be read” file, ______.

A. it will receive immediate attention B. it is likely to be neglected

C. it will be dealt with by the secretary D. it is meant to be delivered soon

35. The purpose of the author in writing this passage is ______.

A. to argue and demonstrate B. to comment and criticize

C. to interest and entertain D. to explain and persuade

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)

Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.

36. Some of this wheat came from Canada. What about ______?

A. another B. the other C. others D. the rest

37. I will now ______ Mr. Webster to drink the health of the happy pair.

A. call on B. call up C. call for D. call off 38. July is the month ______ is usually the hottest. A. whose weather B. the weather

C. its weather D. when the weather

39. Because my scissors are dull, I’m going to buy a new ______. A. one B. ones C. pair D. scissors 40. ______ great was the destruction that the South took decades to recover.

A. Very B. Too C. Such D. So

41. Everyone should keep a sense of responsibility ______ what he is to do.

A. of B. for C. with D. to

42. The statue is believed ______ by a professional thief a couple of weeks ago.

A. to have stolen B. to be stolen

C. having been stolen D. to have been stolen 43. Neither Bill nor his parents ______ at home.

A. are B. is C. was D. has

44. I don’t think there are several characteristics of the novel ______ special attention.

A. worthwhile B. worth of C. worthy of D. worthless

45. ______ people can speak a foreign language perfectly. A. Not much B. Little C. Only a small number D. Few

46. If I had more time, I should ______ table tennis as a hobby. A. take to B. take up C. take on D. take over

47. The thief caught on the spot by tile policeman denied ______

anything.

A. to do B. to have done C. do D. doing

48. I won’t have a whisky, thank you. It’s not that I don’t drink, ______ that I don’t drink and drive.

A. but also B. except C. otherwise D. but rather

49. A calculating machine has the advantage of speed and ______. A. having accuracy B. accuracy C. being accurate D. accurate 50. Look at the pavilion ______ in the lake. A. reflected B. reflecting

C. to reflect D. to be reflected 51. ______ help me, I had to do it all alone.

A. There is no one to B. There being no one to C. Being no one D. with no one

52. Every government that refuses to meet the needs of its people must accept the ______.

A. endings B. consequences C. results D. possibilities

53. If only the committee ______the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.

A. approve B. will approve C. can approve D. would approve

54. It is because she is too inexperienced ______she does not know bow to deal with the situation.

A. that B. therefore C. so that D. so 55. Mike said that the house was ______ expensive for him. A. very much B. so much C. far too D. about 56. He ______ live in the country than in the city. A. had better B. prefers to C. would rather D. would like 57. Let’s start again from where we ______.

A. left over B. left off C. left out D. left aside

58. New difficulties kept ______ as they built the railway tunnel. A. arising B. arousing C. ascending D. aggressing

59. Improvements of all kinds ______ in television so that reception will be as close to perfect as possible.

A. are constantly being made B. are being made constantly

C. will be being made D. will constantly be made

60. A good newspaper publishes both ______ and foreign news.

A. diplomatic B. democratic C. domestic D. dramatic

61. The selling price of that house and ______ ＄25 000. A. many furniture are B. some furniture is

C. the furniture is D. many pieces of furniture are

62. Without air, ______ no wind or rain.

A. there would be B. there will be C. there have been D. there is

63. It’s important to locate industries in areas where a supply of raw materials is ______.

A. preferable B. available C. dependable D. favorable

64. The pilot lost contact with the military base, ______ the plane crashed in the desert.

A. among which B. for which

C. by means of which D. as the result of which 65. He’s lived in London ______.

A. since a long time B. for some time C. long before D. some time ago 66. ______ the university is by examination only.

A. Admission to B. Permission in C. Admission in D. Permission on 67. I remember ______ this person somewhere.

A. to have met B. to meet C. meet D. meeting

68. I did not realize you want to keep the letter, I have ______ it up.

A. torn B. picked C. pulled D. broken

69. I ______ you that the equipment will be delivered today.

A. persist B. confirm C. insist D. assure

70. As I am free now, I ______ as well go with you.

A. might B. would C. should D. could

71. I am going to the teacher, but you ______ with me. A. need go out B. need not go

C. need not to go D. do not need go

72. A laser beam is used to ______ even the hardest substance. A. pass through B. repair C. light up D. identify.

73. I could not ______ all the information given in the radio

broadcast.

A. receive B. absorb C. admire D. deceive

74. TV, if properly used, can ______ a child’s imagination.

A. cause B. excite C. stimulate D. arise

75. Television keeps us informed about ______ events and the latest developments in politics and science.

A. current B. past C. favorable D. new

Part Ⅳ Cloze Test (10 points)

Directions:There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.

In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood his heavy clock. Meals in the dining room were a __76 __ for our four generations to become one. My grandfather’s clock always stood like a trusted old family friend, __77 __ us playing jokes and telling stories, which was already a __78__ of our life.

When I was a child, the old clock interested me. I watched and listened to it during __79 __. I was surprised how at __80 __ times of the day, the clock would strike three times, six times or more, with a wonderful great __81 __ that echoed throughout the house. The clock chimed year after year, a part of my __82 __, a part of my heart.

Even more __83 __ to me was my grandfather’s special action each day. He meticulously __84 __ the clock with a special key each day. The key was magic to me. It __85 __ our family’s magnificent clock ticking and striking all year round.

76. A. time B. possibility C. problem D. pleasure

77. A. seeing B. hearing C. watching D. looking

78. A. start B. part C. signal D. mark

79. A. stories B. jokes C. periods D. meals

80. A. busy B. urgent C. happy D. different

81. A. shock B. sound C. song D. music

82. A. memories B. minds C. comfort D. information

83. A. comfortable B. hopeful C. wonderful D.

skillful

84. A. opened B. wound C. turned D. started

85. A. made B. controlled C. kept D. fixed

Part Ⅴ Writing (15 points)

Directions:You are to write in 100~ 120 words about the title “Happiness”. You should base your composition on the requirement given below：

Happiness

(1)What is happiness?

(2)Happiness is of great importance in everyone’s life. (3)Happiness is related to health.

成人高等教育学士学位英语命题预测试卷（二）

1. Eve:______

Ivy:I am fine, thank you. And you?

A. How do you do? B. How are you?

C. Are you well again? D. What about your health? 2. Dale:______ Would you please tell me the time? Laura:It’s ten past nine.

A. I am sorry. B. I beg your pardon. C. Excuse me. D. Hello, how do you do? 3. Linda:______ I haven’t seen you for ages. Lucy:I have just come back from the USA.

A. Where have you been? B. Where have you gone?

C. Oh, how I miss you! D. Are you back from the USA? 4. Mary:We’re having a few people over for a dinner party Friday. We’d love to have you.

Tom:______

A. Oh, I’d love to. But I’m afraid. B. Oh, really! What time should I come? C. No, I have to prepare for the exam. D. Yes, though I have to take the exam.

5. Son:I’m terribly sorry. Mom, I’ve broken an Italian vase. Mom:______

A. Oh, what a shame! B. Oh, dear, how awful it is! C. Oh, that doesn’t matter. D. Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that.

6. Teacher:You’re late again! Student:Sorry, ______

A. I won’t do that anymore. B. but it’s my own business. C. I’m afraid I’ve overslept. D. but I need more sleep. 7. Patient:I feel terrible today. My stomach doesn’t feel well at all.

Doctor:______

A. You should take something for it. B. That’s too bad for your health.

C. It serves you right. D. Don’t remember. 8. Sally:What is Jack like? Susan:______

A. He’s kind and handsome. B. He’s very well.

C. He likes music. D. He’s a worker. 9. Speaker A:Did you check your e-mail today? Speaker B:No. ______

A. Who cares? B. Why do you ask? C. Which one? D. Why is it so?

10. Nat:I’d like to come to see you. Will ten o’clock do? Lulu:______

A.Fine. B.Thanks. C. With Pleasure. D.See you.

11. Hatty:______

Jesse:Yes, I want a pencil box.

A. Can I help you? B. What do I do for you? C. Can you help me? D. What do you want to do? 12. Doris:You speak very good English. Jerry:______

A. No, not at all. B. Thank you.

C. No, my English is poor. D. I don’t think so. 13. Homer:______

Emily:He has a round face, blue eyes and brown hair.

A. What do you think of the boy? B. How’s the boy?

C. How do you like the boy? D. What does the boy look like? 14. Amy:I’ve got a headache.

Byron:______ I’ll get an aspirin.

A. Have you, dear? B. Do you have really, dear? C. What shall I do? D. Do you want me to help you? 15. Josie: Might I trouble you for a night? Justin:You ______

A. might indeed! B. may indeed! C. could indeed! D. certainly did! Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(40 points )

Passage 1

As you are students of English, it’s very possible that you’ll be interested in England. That’s where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names. This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So, now I would like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the names—England, Britain or Great Britain. Let’s see what each of these names means.

If you look at a map of Europe, you’ll see a group of islands—one larger island off the northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones.

These make up what is called the British Isles. The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland.

Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the word “England” is used instead of “Britain”. Why so?

In ancient times, what is Britain now used to be three different countries. People in these different countries spoke different languages. Over many years the three countries became one. England is the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people. So the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whole island.

There’s another thing that confuses people: sometimes you may hear people say “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. That is the official name of the country. Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island or Ireland. The rest of the island is an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland. So we have the names of “England”, “Britain”, “Great Britain”, and “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. Now do you know what each of them means?

16. English was first spoken in ______.

A. Britain B. England C. Great Britain D. Ireland

17. Britain is divided into ______. A. England, Britain, and Wales B. England, Scotland, and Wales

C. Wales, Scotland, and Great Britain D. Great Britain, Wales, and Scotland

18. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. Wales is the richest of the three. B. Scotland is the largest of the three.

C. Sometimes England is used instead of Britain.

D. Britain is the only name of the largest island of British Isles. 19. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is ______.

A. part of Britain

B. part of British Isles

C. the official name of the whole country England

D. the largest country of all mentioned in the passage 20. Which of the following is an independent country? A. Wales B. Scotland

C. Northern Ireland D. The Republic of Ireland

Passage 2

“Have you read the newly published edition of Harry Potter?” “Have you ever been fooled on April 1st?” “What have you given your

boy/girlfriend on Valentine’s Day(情人节) ?” You may not feel even a little bit surprised when you are confronted with these questions. However, chances are that your parents cannot understand a word. In the wake of globalization, culture has gone beyond border and is flying all over the world, with a great impact on Chinese youths.

By getting in touch with western culture, we are forced to think over things that we took for granted previously. We’ve gradually shrugged off some old notions that may hinder our development, such as “uniformity is always good”, or “authority is always in the right”. I think this is the greatest benefit we can get from this impact. We tend to be critical with what “should be” in our forefathers’ eyes. Only by this critical mind can we initiate some changes; only through change can our nation develop.

However, the cultural impact of globalization does not necessarily result in a deep insight into our own society among youths. We may probably lose something instead of gaining something without independent thinking and investigation.

When you are enjoying a Hollywood movie, don’t think that all the things described in it are true. Even the US president has cautioned they always contain something partial(偏袒的) or even distorted. So we know that what we see of the US may not be a true picture. And even if it is true sometimes, we don’t have to copy all of that. No matter how we appreciate foreign culture, we should never throw away our national culture. Globalization is twoway communication. You get to know the world and the world gets to know you. If we don’t have anything that can cause foreigners to marvel, we may lose our charm as a nation. The national characteristics can be internationalized if we treasure and develop them. Only by doing this can we truly participate in globalization and contribute to our own nation and to the whole world.

It’s incorrect and uncivilized to refuse to have a look at what our guests have brought us. But when we are welcoming and appreciating those gifts, we should bear in mind that we are forever the masters of our land and mind.

21. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Advantages and disadvantages of a foreign culture. B. Critical mind on a foreign culture. C. The importance of a global culture. D. Impact of the global culture. 22. What does “in the wake of” (Para. 1) mean according to the context? A. As a result of. B. In accord with. C. According to. D. With regard to.

23. What is the disadvantage of the culture impact mentioned in the passage?

A. Distortion of the national culture.

B. Abandonment of the national culture. C. Admiration for foreign cultures. D. Misuse of foreign cultures.

24. Which statement is TRUE about the globalization of culture? A. The influence on cultures in the globalization is mutual. B. The western culture influences our traditional culture more. C. The western culture dominates the globalization of culture.

D. Our traditional culture is less powerful in the globalization. 25. According to the author, we will perhaps lose the value of our national culture if ______.

A. we make use foreign cultures

B. we stick to the traditional cultures

C. we give up the characteristics of the traditional culture D. we appreciate the foreign culture without critical mind

Passage 3

The “balance of nature” is not an empty phrase. Nature provides a population to occupy a suitable environment and cuts down surplus population to fit the available food supply. One means of reducing surplus population is predators(食肉动物); others are parasites(寄生虫) and diseases. Also, population density produces nervous disorders and even drives animals to mass migrations, like the lemmings(旅鼠) of Norway who plunge into(跳入) the sea.

That predators populations increase to control other animals has long been known. Many years ago, the Hudson’s Bay Company records revealed that the fox population went up and down about a year after the rabbit population had gone up and down.

Sometimes a situation occurs in which the predators population is reduced to a level below that which nature can readily replace. On Valcour Island in Lake Champlain(New York), a costly campaign resulted in the elimination of predatory animals only to have birds and small animals—including grouse(松鸡) and hares, popular game(猎物)—increase for four years afterward. Then lacking predator control, nature resorted to cut down these populations.

Jamaica had an example of nature’s persistence in providing animals for existing habits. Sugar planters, about 75 years ago, imported mongooses to control rats. The mongooses killed off the rats and, with plentiful food, multiplied. Rats became scarce and the mongooses ate lambs, kids, puppies(小狗), and wildlife. Eventually, food became scarce and the mongoose’s population declined.

26. According to the article, the phrase “balance of nature” means ______.

A. the relation of wildlife to man

B. the adequacy of the food supply to support its animal population C. the ratio of small game to predators

D. the destruction of predators

27. The effect of predator control over other animal populations ______.

A. has just been learned B. is not recent knowledge C. is not important now D. was learned in Norway 28. When predators control is not available, nature brings animal population into balance by resorting to ______.

A. hunters B. diseases

C. storms and flood D. forest fires

29. When the mongooses in Jamaica killed off the rats, they ______. A. quickly died for lack of food B. attacked humans

C. became problems themselves D. ate the sugar crop 30. Implied but not stated: ______.

A. Sugar planters imported mongooses to control rats B. Man should never tamper(损害) with nature

C. To upset the balance of nature can be troublesome D. Man has complete control over nature

Passage 4

The Chinese of 3500 years ago believed that the earth was a chariot, and the sky was a curved canopy(天空) stretched above it. The canopy was nine layers thick, and it sloped slightly to the northwest, as a cataclysm(地陷) had broken one of its supporting columns. This gentle slope explained the movement of the stars from east to west.

According to these ancient Chinese beliefs, the sun spent the night on earth and ascended to the sky each morning from the luminous valley of the earth by climbing the branches of an immensely tall sacred tree. To the Chinese people, the sun was the incarnation of goodness, beauty, and truth. In popular imagination, the sun was represented as a cock that little by little assumed human form. His battles with the dragons, which personified evil in their beliefs, accounted for momentary disappearances of the sun that men now call eclipses. Many of the Chinese people worshiped the sun, but in the vast and complicated organization of the Chinese gods, the sun was of only secondary importance.

Along with these unsophisticated beliefs about the sun, the Chinese evolved a science of astronomy based upon observation—though essentially religious—which enabled them to predict eclipses of the sun and the movement of the stars. Such predictions were based on calculations made by using a gnomon(【天文】日晷仪指针)—an object whose shadow could be used as a measure, as with a sundial or simple shadow pointers. Moreover, with the naked eye, the Chinese observed sunspots, a phenomenon not then known to their contemporaries.

31. The ancient Chinese believed that the earth ______.

A. was a chariot B. sloped to the northwest C. was supported by columns D. had nine layers

32. To the Chinese people, the sun represented ______. A. the primary god B. evil C. goodness, beauty and truth D. combat

33. The sun’s disappearances were thought to be caused by ______. A. fights with cocks B. fights with dragons C. a scientific phenomenon D. eclipse

34. Ancient Chinese astronomy could be accurately described as ______.

A. entirely religious in nature B. based on legendary figures C. advanced in some areas D. completely unsuccessful 35. Implied but not stated: ______.

A. The sun was worshiped by all the Chinese people B. The sun was thought of as a cock

C. Chinese religion and astronomy were closely interrelated D. Sundials were first used by the Chinese Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)

36. Though I was ______, I was not ______.

A. lone; lonely B. alone; lonely C. lonely; lone D. lonely; lonely

37. The meeting was put off because we ______ a meeting without John. A. objected for having B. objected to have C. were objected to having D. objected to having

38. Every autumns farmers ______ the soil to destroy the weeds. A. turn down B. turn over C. turn up D. turn on 39. I’m sure Harry’s quite ______ to the task.

A. loyal B. willing C. equal D. capable 40. Many disadvantaged pupils tend to reject the school and everything it ______.

A. counts on B. sees to C. takes advantage of D. stands for

41. Do you like any of the music ______ you’ve listened?

A. for which B. that C. to which D. which 42. Many people want to buy it because, ______, the price is low, it’s rather durable.

A. on one side; on the other side B. for one thing; for another

C. on the one hand; on the other hand D. in one part; on the other part

43. It was not until 1920 ______ regular radio broadcasts began.

A. that B. since C. when D. while 44. The behavior of men as individuals is ______ from their behavior in a group.

A. distinct B. popular

C. adequate D. comprehensive 45. It was ______ of him to get angry about it.

A. familiar B. serious C. unsuitable D. typical

46. As you treat me ______ will I treat you.

A. as B. like C. so D. and 47. There was a sudden crack of gunfire and the crowd ______ in all directions.

A. dispersed B. spread C. scattered D. distributed

48. ______ can we yield to the pressure.

A. By and by B. By and large C. By no means D. By means of

49. It has been the same old story ever ______ he was a little boy. A. after B. since C. when D. from

50. You ______ to the meeting to discuss the matter if you were really serious about your work.

A. ought to come B. ought to have come C. must come D. must have come 51. You ______ your homework before you watch TV.

A. are doing B. are to be doing C. are to do D. do

52. ______ nobody was willing to vote for her, she decided to drop out of the election.

A. When B. That C. Seeing that D. So that

53. After the divorce she ______ never to marry again.

A. inclined B. resolved C. regretted D. consented

54. Last week he promised that he ______ today, but he had not arrived yet.

A. would come B. will come

C. is coming D. would have come

55. It is desired that he ______ his plan right away. A. carries out B. had carried out C. would carry out D. carry out

56. On no account______ rudeness from his employees.

A. the manager will tolerate B. the manager will not tolerate

C. the manager tolerates D. will the manager tolerate

57. The twin brothers are very much ______ in appearance. A. alike B. likely C. like D. liked

58. Smith was much kinder to his youngest child than he was to the others, of course,______ made the others jealous.

A. what B. that C. which D. who

59. When we think of communication we ______ think of using wordstalking facetoface, writing messages, and so on.

A. shortly B. namely C. practically D. normally

60. They had done their best to find ways to ______ nervous exhaustion but did not succeed.

A. treat B. operate C. cure D. care 61. Poor Susan had a time ______ to get children to go to bed. A. to try B. trying C. having tried D. to have tried

62. I think it wrong ______ him not to accept our invitation. A. to B. of C. for D. with

63. There are coal, oil and metal ______ buried deep in the ground. A. sources B. substances C. resources D. properties

64. Melted iron is poured into the mixer much ______ tea is poured into a cup from a teapot.

A. in the same way like B. in the same way which C. in the same way that D. in the same way as 65. It seems that the captain was ______ to the enemy’s temptation either to fame or to fortune.

A. inactive B. immune C. immovable D. motionless

66. It is not difficult to teach ______ students.

A. smart B. fashionable C. sensitive D. vital

67. They are teachers and don’t realize ______ to start and run a company.

A. what takes it B. what it takes C. what they take D. what takes them

68. Because of its intimacy, radio is usually more than just a medium; it is ______.

A. firm B. company C. corporation D. enterprise

69. Mary was sure something favorable would ______, but nobody believed her.

A. turn up B. turn out

C. turn on D. turn in

70. The old couple wanted to see their daughter ______ the young manager.

A. marry B. marrying C. to marry D. married 71. The house was not very old. It ______. A. ought not to have knocked down

B. ought not to have been knocked down C. ought not to knock down D. ought not be knocked down

72. I remember ______ the piano beautifully when he was a child. A. playing B. him to play C. him to have played D. him playing

73. The assistant and graduate student ______ check the exercise books.

A. help B. helping C. helps D. to help 74. The ticket ______ you to a free meal in our restaurant.

A. permits B. credits C. grants D. entitles

75. ______, people can’t afford to buy expensive things. A. With the prices of daily goods going up B. With the prices of daily goods gone up C. The prices of daily goods go up

D. With the prices of daily goods go up Part Ⅳ Cloze Test (10 points)

Perhaps more than anything else, scientists are eager to find out if Martian life existed in the past—or still exists. ___76___ telescopes first zoomed in ___77___ Mars in the 17th century, people have conjured up a wild ___78___ of images or what Martians might look like. But space probes like the 1997 Sojourner land rover have yielded no evidence of such alien beings.

Most experts agree that if life did at one time evolve on Mars, finding evidence of that life—which would likely take the form of tiny organisms—won’t be easy. ___79___, many scientists are optimistic. “We’ve got organisms on Earth that adapted to life deep ___80___ the surface in underground water wells, ”says Stephen Clifford. “___81___ life like that evolved on Mars four billion years ago, there’s no reason why it ___82___ today.”

___83___ last year’s disappointing losses, the future of Martian exploration looks ___84___. This year, two major films about fictitious Mars missions—Red Planet and Missions to Mars—are certain to heighten

interest in our planetary neighbour. More important, plans for new sets of NASA orbiters and landers—one to launch in 2001, the other in 2003—are already in the works. Without a doubt, each new mission will inch scientists closer to ___85___ the mysteries of planet Mars.

76. A. When B. Before C. Ever since D. Ever 77. A. in B. on C. in the D. on the

78. A. varying B. various C. plenty D. variety

79. A. Still B. Even if C. Though D. Although

80. A. up B. under C. below D. above

81. A. When B. What C. That D. If 82. A. wouldn’t exist B. wouldn’t have existed

C. doesn’t exist D. has existed

83. A. Even if B. Despite C. Although D. However

84. A. promised B. being promised

C. promising D. to be promised 85. A. understand B. understanding

C. be understood D. the understanding Part Ⅴ Writing (15 points)

Directions:Now more people enjoy buying lottery tickets. Study the following charts carefully and write an article on the topic of Lottery. In your article, you should cover the following points:

(1)describe the graph.

(2)analyze the reasons which account for the phenomenon. (3)give your comments on it.

成人高等教育学士学位英语命题预测试卷（三）

1. Jeff：It is said that you are writing another book. What is the title and ______

Thomson：The title of the book is Human Nature and it will be published in October， 2006.

A. what is the plot of this book? B. why is it a secret? C. when will it be out? D. where will it be published?

2. Milton：There is something wrong with this pair of shoes. Jack:______

A. No, I don’t think so.

B. Let’s mend them with a needle and a thread. C. Why don’t you take them to the cobbler? D. Let’s take them to the weaver.

3. Wang：I have to go back to the classroom again. Li：______

A. It’s a good idea. B. What’s up? C. You are welcome. D. Not too bad.

4. Speaker A：Do you think I should accept Tom’s research proposal? Speaker B：I don’t know. ______

A. What do you think of it? B. I don’t care.

C. I’d better rely on it. D. Yes, he is a smart guy. 5. Lily：Is everyone always so helpful to you in your office? Mathew：______

A. Yes, can I help you?

B. Yes, anything I can do for you?

C. Yes, it’s a good place to work in. D. Yes, what can I do for you?

6. Emma：I can’t stand living in this place any more. Vicky：______

A. Why don’t you move then?

B. You’d probably have to go by yourself. C. You’d better choose what you like.

D. Sorry, I have no idea about what you have said. 7. Tracy:______

Walter：He’s French.

A. Where are you from? B. What nationality is he of?

C. Which country is he from? D. Is he a Frenchman?

8. Stranger：______ can you tell me the way to the Summer Palace? Paul：Take Bus No. 321, and it will take you straight there. A. May I ask you a question? B. Excuse me, C. Can I help you? D. Sorry, 9. Roger：Oh, you look so beautiful today. Janet：______

A. I think so. B. No, I don’t think so. C. Thank you. D. You too. 10. Violet：Have a nice weekend! Byron:______.

A. The same to you B. You do too

C. The same as you D. You have it too 11. George：How soon will our dinner be served? Janet：______

A. Ten minutes later. B. At ten minutes. C. In ten minutes. D. For ten minutes. 12. Emma：Would you like ______? Duke：Yes, please.

A. some egg soup B. egg soup

C. drink any egg soup D. enjoying some soup 13. Jeremy：Do you know our town at all?

Max：No, this is the first time I ______ here.

A. was B. have been C. came D. am going

14. Polly：______ Lulu：Wonderful.

A. What’s the film about? B. How did you like the film?

C. What do you think of the film? D. How about seeing a film?

15. Bill：I used to want to be a professor. Sam：But I always dreamed ______ a mayor.

A. to become B. that I will become C. of becoming D. in becoming Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(40 points )

Passage 1

The way people hold to the belief that a fun filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than

not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.

As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, selfimprovement.

Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.

Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a threeday vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.

Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.

16. According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ______.

A. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities

B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single C. he finds more fun in dating than in marriage

D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement 17. Raising children, in the author’s opinion, is ______. A. a moral duty B. a thankless job

C. a rewarding task D. a source of inevitable pain

18. From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from ______.

A. hatred B. misunderstanding C. prejudice D. ignorance

19. To understand what true happiness is one must ______. A. have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime B. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain C. put up with pain under all circumstances D. be able to distinguish happiness from fun 20. What is the author trying to tell us?

A. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain. B. One must know how to attain happiness.

C. It is important to make commitments. D. It is pain that leads to happiness.

Passage 2

In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child’s acquisition (获得) of each new skill—the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feeling of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.

Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters, others are severe over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child’s own happiness.

As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality (道德). Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach (说教), their children may grow confused and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled. A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parent’s principles and their moral can be a dangerous disappointment.

21. Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skills ______. A. should be avoided

B. is universal among parents

C. sets up dangerous states of worry in the child

D. will make him lose interest in learning new things 22. In the process of children’s learning new skills parents ______. A. should encourage them to read before know the meaning of the words they read

B. Should not expect too much of them

C. Should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own

D. Should create as many learning opportunities as possible 23. The second paragraph mainly tells us that ______. A. parents should be strict with their children

B. parents controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the community

C. parental restriction vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone

D. parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation

24. The word “precept” (Line 4, Para.3) probably means ______. A. idea B. punishment C. behavior D. instruction

25. In moral matters, parents should ______. A. observe the rules themselves

B. be aware of the marked difference between adults and children C. forbid things which have no foundation in morality D. consistently ensure the security of their children

Passage 3

A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first for what it contains: the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sports to business to fashion to science, and the range of comment and special features(特写) as well, from editorial page to feature article and interviews to criticism of books, art, theater, and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there, in and out, glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next. A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interested in. What bring this variety together in one place is its topicality (时事性), its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. But immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient (短暂的) value. For all these reasons, no two people really read the same paper: what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that day’s paper, his own selection and sequence, his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands skill and selfawareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading.

26. A modern paper is remarkable for all the following expect its ______.

A. wide coverage B. uniform style C. speed in reporting news D. popularity

27. According to the passage, the reasons why no two people really read the “same” newspaper is that ______.

A. people scan for the news they are interested in B. different people prefer different newspaper

C. people are rarely interested in the same thing of news

D. people have different views about what a good newspaper is

28. It can be concluded from the passage that newspaper readers ______.

A. apply reading techniques skillfully B. jump from one newspaper to another C. appreciate the variety of a newspaper D. usually read a newspaper selectively 29. A good newspaper offers “a variety” to readers because ______. A. it tries to serve different readers

B. it has to cover things that happen in a certain locality C. readers are difficult to please

D. readers like to read different newspapers

30. The best title for this passage would be ______. A. The Importance of Newspaper Topicality B. The Characteristics of a good Newspaper C. The Variety of a Good Newspaper

D. Some Suggestion on How to Read a Newspaper

Passage 4

American society is not nap(午睡) friendly. In fact, says David Dinges, a sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvanian School of Medicine, “There’s even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep.” Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work. To quote a proverb: “Some sleep five hours, nature requires seven, laziness nine and wickedness eleven.”

Wrong. The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them. “We have to totally change our attitude toward napping,” says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University, the godfather of sleep research.

Last year a national commission led by Dement identified an “American sleep debt” which one member said was as important as the national debt. The commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepiness: people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving. This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the White House. According to recent reports, President Clinton is trying to take a halfhour snooze (打瞌睡) every afternoon.

About 60% of American adults nap when given the opportunity. We seem to have “a midafternoon quiet phase” also called “a secondary sleep gate.” Sleeping 15 minutes to 2 hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed. Clearly, we were born to nap.

We Superstar of Snooze don’t nap to replace lost shuteye or to prepare for a night shift. Rather, we “snack” on sleep, whenever, wherever and at whatever time we feel like it. I myself have napped in buses, cars, planes and boats; on floors and beds; and in libraries, offices and museums.

31. It is commonly accepted in American society that too much sleep is ______.

A. unreasonable B. criminal C. harmful D. costly

32. The research done by the Dement Commission shows that Americans ______.

A. don’t like to naps

B. are terribly worried about their national debt C. sleep less than is good for them

D. have caused many industrial and traffic accidents 33. The purpose of this article is to ______. A. warn us of the wickedness of napping B. explain the danger of sleepiness C. discuss the side effects of napping

D. convince the reader of the necessity of napping

34. The “American sleep debt” (Line 1, Para.3) is the result of ______.

A. the traditional misconception the Americans have about sleep B. the new sleep policy of Clinton Administration C. the rapid development of American industry

D. the Americans’ worry about the danger of sleepiness

35. The second sentence of the last paragraph tells us that it is ______.

A. preferable to have a sound sleep before a night shift B. good practice to eat something light before we go to bed C. essential to make up for lost sleep

D. natural to take a nap whenever we feel the need for it Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)

36. It seems oil ______ from this pipe for some time. We’ll have to take the machine apart to put it right.

A. had leaked B. is leaking

C. leaked D. has been leaking

37. The pressure ______ causes Americans to be energetic, but it also puts them under a constant emotional strain.

A. to compete B. competing

C. to be competed D. having competed

38. No matter how frequently ______, the works of Beethoven always attract large audiences.

A. performing B. performed

C. to be performed D. being performed

39. ______ in the United States was set up to train men in music at that time.

A. Many schools B. Many a school

C. A many school D. A great many schools 40. Only after food has been dried or canned ______. A. that it should be stored for later consumption B. should be stored for later consumption C. should it be stored for later consumption D. it should be stored for later consumption

41. Anne couldn’t concentrate ______ what she was doing while her family were watching TV.

A. to B. for C. on D. in 42. The man to whom we handed the forms pointed out that they had not been ______ filled in.

A. consequently B. comprehensively C. regularly D. properly

43. The manager is very ______ about his secretary’s appearance. A. unusual B. special C. particular D. peculiar

44. Franklin’s ability to learn from observations and experience ______ greatly to his success in public life.

A. contributed B. attached C. owed D. related

45. He tried to ______ relation with his former wife but failed. A. contain B. maintain C. reserve D. remain

46. We’ll have to get out and walk; the car’s ______ down.

A. fallen B. broken C. run D. gone

47. There was a small ______ of sugar in the cup.

A. amount B. number C. size D. part

48. Enough of it! Nobody here thinks what you are saying should make any ______.

A. excuse B. sense C. use D. value

49. When a fire ______ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.

A. broke off B. broke out C. broke down D. broke up

50. The student was just about to ______ the question, when suddenly he found the answer.

A. arrive at B. submit to C. work out D. give up

51. It is our ______ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.

A. consistent B. considerate C. continual D. continuous

52. Many people complain of the rapid ______ of modern life.

A. rate B. speed C. pace D. growth

53. American women were ______ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.

A. ignored B. neglected C. refused D. denied

54. We discussed this problem for several days, but couldn’t come to a（n） ______.

A. result B. end C. conclusion D. judgment

55. Of all the books on the desk, ______ is of any use for our study. A. nothing B. no one C. neither D. none 56. —How ______ is your twin brother? —He is ______ as I am.

A. high; as high B. tall; as high

C. high; the same height D. tall; the same height 57. On his way home from work, he used to ______ at his old friend’s house.

A. come in B. go in C. get in D. drop in

58. Most of ______ in his garden are red, orange and pink.

A. flowers in nature B. the flowers in nature C. flowers in the nature D. the flowers in the nature 59. Her dictionary is ______ mine. It’s often difficult for me to tell them apart.

A. same as B. the same as C. as same as D. so same as

60. Look! Some dark clouds are gathering in the sky. It seems as if ______.

A. it is raining B. it will rain C. it is going to rain D. it were going to rain 61. He was late for the meeting again, ______ we had expected. A. as B. that C. which D. it 62. ______ made the teacher very angry.

A. Betty failed in the examination B. Not Betty’s passing the examination

C. Betty failing in the examination D. Betty’s failing in the examination

63. I’m sorry to tell you that your father ______.

A. is still dangerous B. is still a danger

C. is still in danger D. is still in the danger 64. ______ changed; there could ______ no turning back now. A. Time has; be B. Time has; have C. Times have; be D. Times have; have

65. All the students ______ put the magazines where they are before they ______ leave the reading room.

A. can; can B. must; must C. can; must D. must; can

66. ______ that there was a student who had got SARS in the school, all the teachers and students had to stay at home for fortnight.

A. Warning B. Having warned

C. To be warned D. Having been warned

67. ______, the student still works as hard as everyone else in his class.

A. Because he is weak B. As he is weak

C. Weak as he is D. Weak though is he 68. —What ______ do you want to do in the future? —I don’t know myself.

A. in earth B. in the earth C. on earth D. on the earth

69. The patient begged ______, but the doctor in charge persuaded him to obey.

A. not to operate B. not to operate on C. not to be operated D. not to be operated on 70. ______, we’ll manage to conquer it.

A. However the disease is difficult B. However the disease difficult it

C. However is the disease difficult D. However difficult the disease is

71. —Henry said that he would not attend the sports meet for some reason, ______?

—I think so.

A. would he B. wouldn’t he C. did he D. didn’t he

72. If you ______ here yesterday, you ______ the famous actor himself today.

A. were; would see B. had been; would see C. were; would have seen D. had been; would have seen 73. Last Sunday when I arrived at home, I was surprised to find the money ______.

A. stealing B. stolen C. be stealing D. be stolen

74. The total amount of the money they spent in American ______ more

than 5, 000 dollars.

A. added to B. added up to

C. was added D. was added up to

75. ______ the content is concerned, the book is worth reading. A. As long as B. As good as C. As well as D. As far as

Part Ⅳ Cloze Test (10 points)

After 20 years of marriage, a husband may still not understand his wife. How is it that she is never at a ___76___ for words? How can she recall the names of a couple they met on holiday years ago? Now we know ___77___ to tell him: it’s her brain.

Although there are obviously cultural reasons for the differences in emotions and behavior, recent breakthrough research reveals that the root of many puzzling differences between men and women may ___78___ in the head. Men’s and women’s brains ___79___ much in common, but they are definitely not the same ___80___ size, structure or insight. Broadly speaking, a woman’s brain, like her body, is ten to fifteen percent smaller than a man’s, ___81___ the regions dedicated to language may be more densely packed with brain cells.

Girls generally speak earlier and read faster. The reason may be ___82___ females use both sides of the brain when they read. In ___83___, males rely only on the left side.

At every age, women’s memories top men’s. They have a greater ability to associate names with faces than men do, and they are ___84___ at recalling list. The events people remember best are those that an emotion is attached to. Since women use more of their right brains, which process emotions, they may do this automatically.

While we don’t yet know what all these findings imply, one thing is ___85___: male and female brains do the same things, but they do them differently.

76. A. slip B. puzzle C. loss D. failure 77. A. what B. how C. when D. where 78. A. hide B. set C. fix D. lie 79. A. have B. share C. divide D. store 80. A. in B. at C. with D. for 81. A. yet B. hence C. thus D. then 82. A. which B. who C. that D. why

83. A. fact B. contrast C. addition D. consequence

84. A. shier B. better C. keener D. easier

85. A. important B. mysterious C. special D. clear Part Ⅴ Writing (15 points)

Directions:You are to write in 100~120 words about the title “Styles of Living.” You should base your composition on the requirement given in Chinese below：

（1）有些人愿意和父母居住在一起；（2）有些人想自己独立居住；（3）我的看法。

成人高等教育学士学位英语命题预测试卷（四）

1. Gene:Shall I open this window? Jodie:______

A. No, please do. B. I’d rather you didn’t.

C. Please open this window. D. I’d rather you hadn’t done it.

2. Louise:Will 100 dollars be enough? Jack:Another 50 ______.

A. will do B. is fine C. will D. needs 3. Lance:Mary doesn’t look well. Lee:______

A. Yes, she doesn’t. B. Yes, she isn’t. C. No, she doesn’t. D. No, she isn’t. 4. Tammy:Someone is at the doctor. Richard:______

A. Who is he? B. Who’s it? C. Who he is? D. Who it is? 5. Nancy:May I see your driving license and vehicle registration card, please?

Dick:______

A. Sorry, I forgot to bring my homework. B. Sure. Here is my business card. C. Good. Did I do anything wrong?

D. Yes. But I don’t think I am a good student. 6. Nora:How long has this bookshop been in business? Michel:______1982.

A. After B. In C. From D. Since 7. Mario:Your beloved teacher has arrived here, Nina. Nina:I______ she ______ until tomorrow.

A. think;isn’t coming B. thought;wasn’t coming C. didn’t think;was coming D. didn’t think;is coming 8. Maria:Do you think you will get a pay rise next year? Leo:______

A. I hope so. B. I’m afraid so. C. I believe not so. D. I hope not so. 9. Rock:______

Sharon:Very well, and the experiment is nearly finished.

A. How are you?

B. How is the experiment?

C. How are you getting on with the experiment? D. What do you think of the experiment? 10. Roy:______ It ’s getting late. Ellen:Must you go soon?

A. Oh, it’s already ten o’clock. B. It’s raining.

C. It’s dark outside. D. Shall I stay here a bit longer?

11. Thomas:______

Ronald:I’m going to do a bit of research work. What about you? A. What is your plan for this weekend?

B. How are you getting on with your research work? C. Will you make a plan for this weekend? D. Will you have a good time this weekend? 12. Speaker A: How are you? Speaker B:______

Speaker A:I’m fine too.

A. I’m going to attend a concert. B.I’d like a cup of tea. C. Yes, I can. D. Fine. Thank you. And you? 13. Shop assistant:What can I do for you? Customer:I’d like to buy a shirt. Shop assistant:______ Customer:I want Size 38.

A. What color do you want? B. This one matches you very much.

C. What size do you want? D. The price will go down. 14. Speaker A:May I speak to Mr. Anderson, please? Speaker B:Sorry, he is not in at the moment.______

Speaker A:Thanks. Please tell him to meet Mr. Roger at the railway station at 3 this afternoon.

A. Hold on, please. B. May I take a message? C. Would you please call him later? D. I’m busy now. 15. Doctor:What’s wrong with you, madam? Patient:______

Doctor:How long have you been like this? Patient:About two days. A. It doesn’t matter. B. I will come back soon. C. I don’t feel like eating. D. I’m fine. Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(40 points )

Passage 1

People have wondered for a long time how their personalities and behaviors are formed. It is not easy to explain why one person is intelligent and another is not, or why one is cooperative and another is competitive.

Social scientists are, of course, extremely interested in these types of questions. They want to explain why we possess certain characteristics and exhibit certain behaviors. There are no clear answers yet, but two distinct schools of thought on the matter have developed. As one might expect, the two approaches are very different from one another, and there is a great deal of debate between proponents of each theory. The controversy is often referred to as “nature / nurture”.

Those who support the “nature” side of the conflict believe that our personalities and behavior patterns are largely determined by biological and genetics(遗传学) factors. That our environment has little, if anything, to do with our abilities, characteristics, and behavior is central to this theory. Taken to an extreme, this theory maintains that our behavior is predetermined to such a degree that we are almost completely governed by our instincts.

Proponents of the “nurture” theory, or, as they are often called, behaviorists, claimed that our environment is more important than our biologically based instincts in determining how we will act. A behaviorist, B. F. Skinner, sees humans as beings whose behavior is almost completely shaped by their surroundings. The behaviorists’view of the human being is quite mechanistic; they maintain that, like machines, humans respond to environmental stimuli (刺激) as the basis of their behavior.

Either of these theories cannot yet fully explain human behavior. In fact, it is quite likely that the key to our behavior lies somewhere between these two extremes. That the controversy will continue for a long time is certain.

16. Which one of the following statements would supporters of the “nature” theory agree with?

A. A person’s instincts have little effect on his action.

B. Environment is important in determining a person’s behavior and personality.

C. Biological reasons have a strong influence on how we act. D. The behaviorists’ view correctly explains how we act.

17. Which one of the following statements would proponents of the “nurture” theory agree with?

A. A person’s character is greatly influenced by his environment. B. behaviorist theory is not correct.

C. Biologically based instincts are important in how we act. D. Environment has little to do with behavior. 18. B.F. Skinner ______.

A. supports the nature theory

B. believes in the importance of genes in determining personality C. thinks the environment plays an important role in determining character

D. believes instincts govern behavior

19. Concerning the nature / nurture controversy, the writer of this article ______.

A. supports the nature theory B. supports the nurture theory

C. believes both are completely wrong

D. thinks that the correct explanation of human behavior will take ideas from both theories

20. In the United States, Black people often score below White people on intelligence tests. With this in mind, which one of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Nature proponents would say that Whites are genetically superior to Blacks.

B. Supporters of the nature theory would say that Whites score well because they have a superior environment.

C. Behaviorists would say that Black often lack the educational and environmental advantages that Whites enjoy.

D. Nurture proponents would disagree that Blacks are biologically inferior to Whites.

Passage 2

While a new school term is about to begin, perhaps we should reconsider the matter of examinations. In July, two writers (Letters to the Editor) praised the cancellation of exams because they believe “tests don’t tell the whole story.”

As a teacher who has worked in four countries, I have had the experience that a student who earns good marks is generally a good student, and that a student’s final mark in a subject is usually a grade average of the year’s work. Of course there are exceptions, but they do not have the frequency that would give an unfair picture of a student’s ability.

The simple fact is that proper class work, diligent exam studies and good marks are almost certain indicators or a student’s future performance. The opposite, almost certainly, incompetence.

There is no acceptable substitute for competition and examination of quality. How can teachers and future officials determine what a student has learned and remembered? Should we simply take the student’s word for it? Any institution that “liberates” students from fair and formal exams is misguided, if not ignorant. And surely the “graduates” of such institutions will lack trustworthiness, not to mention being rejected by foreign universities for graduate or other studies.

When all is said and done, I sense that a fear of failure and a fear

of unpleasant comparisons with others is at the bottom of most banexams talk. Excellence and quality fear nothing. On the contrary, they seek competition and desire the satisfaction of being the best.

21. Which of the following will the author of this passage agree with? A. Tests are not effective in measuring the students’abilities. B. Tests are an effective measure of the students’abilities. C. Tests can only measure some of the students’abilities. D. Tests may not be useful for measuring students’abilities. 22. The two writers mentioned in the first paragraph ______. A. opposed judging students by the results of exams B. must have proposed other ways of testing students C. regarded exams as a way of punishing students

D. seemed to be worried about the poor marks of their students 23. According to the letter, a student’s final mark ______. A. is often encouraging

B. often gives a fair picture of the year’s work C. often proves unreliable

D. often tells whether he likes the subject or not

24. If a student graduated from a university which does not require exams he would ______.

A. have to continue his studies B. have a feeling of failure C. be incompetent

D. not be admitted by foreign institutions

25. According to the letter, those who dislike the idea of examinations are probably afraid of ______.

A. competing with other students B. being graded unfairly

C. working too hard D. being dismissed from school

Passage 3

As scientists learn more about the causes of earthquakes, they become better able to predict them. First of all, they know that quakes are likely to occur in areas where the tectonic plates (地层地壳板块) push against each other. They study these areas closely, using different instruments. They measure the vibrations of the earth with seismographs (地震仪), which record on rolls of paper all movements, both large and small. Scientists usually use the Richter scale (里希特震级仪) named after a famous seismologist (地震学家), for these measurements. When an earthquake measures over 4~5 on the Richter scale, it is strong enough to cause damage. Scientists have determined that an area is not likely to have a large earthquake when many small quakes have been occurring. When the small quakes stop, then pressure builds and a strong quake is more likely.

There are several other ways to predict earthquakes. Scientists can measure the tiny changes in the tilt(倾斜) of the land that happen before earthquakes occur. Increases in the amount of radon(氡), a substance found

in deep wells, as well as a higher level of water in the wells, can also mean that an earthquake is likely to occur. In addition, scientists have found that some animals, like dogs, behave strangely before an earthquake, they become nervous and howl(号叫). Seismologists have correctly predicted several earthquakes. In 1975, they said that an earthquake would occur in Liaoning Province, China, one month, and then one hour, before it happened. In 1978, Russian scientists predicted an earthquake in the Altai Mountains six hours before it occurred. However, not all earthquakes are predictable, and a system for predicting is not yet perfected. Nothing on this earth is certain. Although people who live in California and Japan live with the possibility of a serious quake, perhaps the next strong earthquake will occur somewhere outside the “Ring of Fire”.

26. According to the information in Para. 1 seismograph is ______. A. a computer like electronic instrument for predicting earthquakes B. a special instrument for recording and measuring the vibrations of the earth

C. an instrument which seismologists use to make studies on the causes of earthquakes

D. an instrument with which seismologists measure the pressure between tectonic plates

27. According to the passage, a large earthquake is most likely to occur in an area ______.

A. where a series of minor vibrations of the earth have been occurring B. that is within the “Ring of Fire” but does not see any vibration of the earth

C. where many small vibrations of the earth have been occurring and then a calm period follows

D. where tectonic plates fit into each other properly

28. The following signs that show the coming of an earthquake are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT that ______.

A. the amount of radon in deep wells increases B. the earth gives off flashes of light C. the level of water in the wells rises

D. some animals become nervous and behave strangely

29. According to the passage, the earthquake occurred in China’s Liaoning Province in 1975 ______.

A. was twice predicted by seismologists

B. took all the people in the area by surprise

C. was followed by many small vibrations of the earth D. was correctly predicted by Russian seismologists

30. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Not all earthquakes are predictable although seismologists have correctly predicted some.

B. Seismology was fully developed now and earthquake prediction is always reliable.

C. No earthquake prediction is reliable since nothing on this earth is certain.

D. A system for predicting the earthquake is perfected, but prediction is not always correct.

Passage 4

Acting is such an overcrowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is “Don’t!” But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act, although the chances of his becoming famous are small. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama school. Usually only students who show promise and talent are accepted, and the course lasts two years. Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a play company, usually as assistant stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre: painting scenery, looking after the furniture, taking care of the clothes, and even acting in very small parts. It is very hard work indeed, the hours are long and the salary is tiny. But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy, waiting for the chance of work with a better company, or perhaps in films or television.

Of course, some people have unusual chances which lead to fame and success without this long and dull training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his big car. He told the driver to stop, and he got out to speak to the girl. He asked her if she would like to go to the film company to do a test, and at first she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the police. It took the producer twenty minutes to tell Connie that he was serious. Then an appointment was made for her to go to the company the next day. The test was successful. They gave her some necessary lessons and within a few weeks she was playing the leading part in a film, which made her wellknown overnight throughout the country. Of course, she was given a more dramatic name, which is now worldfamous. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!

31. The main reason why young people should be discouraged from becoming actors is that ______.

A. actors are very unusual people

B. the course at the drama school lasts too long C. acting is very hard work

D. there are already too many actors

32. An assistant stage manager’s job is difficult because he has to ______.

A. do all kinds of stage work B. work for long hours C. wait for a better opportunity D. have a talent for

acting

33. “Young actors with the stage in their blood are happy” means ______.

A. they don’t care if their job is hard B. they like the stage naturally

C. they are born happy D. they are easily satisfied

34. Connie Pratt thought the film producer was joking, for she ______.

A. didn’t know who the man was

B. never wanted to become an actress C. couldn’t believe what the man said D. had no interest in art

35. The phrase “once in a blue moon” in the last sentence means ______.

A. immediately B. unexpectedly C. slowly D. rarely Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)

36. When I mention the problem, I’m not ______ all of you. A. talking about B. referring to C. listening to D. carrying out

37. Some local companies are making great efforts to ______ with foreign companies for a share of market.

A. connect B. combine C. compete D. compare 38. Have you got time for a glance ______ this report?

A. off B. round C. on D. at 39. Your idea seems to be good but it isn’t ______.

A. practical B. possible C. plentiful D. precious

40. Alice trusts you; only you can ______ her to give up the foolish idea.

A. suggest B. attract C. tempt D. persuade

41. I don’t think Mary understood what you said, ______?

A. do I B. didn’t she C. did you D. did she 42. Was it in 1969 ______ the American astronaut succeed ______ landing on the moon?

A. when; on B. that; on C. which; in D. that; in

43. The news reporters hurried to the airport, only ______ the film

stars had left.

A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told 44. Mrs. White became a teacher in 1985. She ______ for twenty years by next summer.

A. will teach B. would have taught

C. has been teaching D. will have been teaching 45. It was not until it got dark ______ working.

A. that they stopped B. when they stopped

C. did they stop D. that they didn’t stop 46. Who ______ the workers to take up the struggle?

A. called for B. called on C. called in D. called off

47. Women are often said to be more ______ than men.

A. emotions B. motions C. emotional D. emotive

48. He wasn’t ______ for what had happened.

A. reliable B. respective C. responsible D. provided

49. The Republic Party had only won a ______ victory by eleven votes in the election.

A. narrow B. powerless C. delicate D. brief

50. With the constant change of conditions, the outcome is not always ______.

A. favorable B. reasonable C. dependable D. predictable

51. The girl said that she ______ here a week before.

A. had been B. was C. has been D. would be

52. It ______ around 9 o’clock when I drove back home because it was already dark.

A. had to be B. was to be C. must have been D. must be

53. ______ to be heading for closure, after the government’s announcement on cuts.

A. The hospital rumors B. The hospital is rumored C. Someone rumors that the hospital D. Someone is rumored the hospital

54. I want ______ the renovations before I start thinking about redecorating.

A. to get done with B. to have been getting done with

C. to be got done with D. to have been done with 55. I can hear cries for help. I believe someone ______ by our bees.

A. is attacked B. being attacked C. is attacking D. be attacked

56. If you have any problems during your study here, please do not ______ to call us for help.

A. hesitate B. despair C. urge D. request

57. When you travel alone in the mountains, I suppose you take a ______ with you in case you get lost.

A. compass B. compress C. compulsion D. campus

58. It is not easy to ______ some of the English words. Sometimes even the native speaker cannot help.

A. decrease B. create C. define D. delight

59. Timidity caused his failure in the job ______.

A. interview B. intention C. stomach D. stocking

60. In some states of the United States, people are ______ to carry guns.

A. applied B. neglected C. ignored D. forbidden

61. It is very important for the strong man to know that ______ strong he is, he cannot be the strongest.

A. whatever B. whenever C. whichever D. however

62. After working for twenty hours without any rest, the doctors were ______.

A. exhausted B. mounted C. wrapped D. restored

63. There are many kinds of books ______ to the students in the bookstore.

A. available B. capable C. applicable D. attainable

64. I can feel ______ when I’m in my friend’s house.

A. at random B. at ease C. at large D. at length

65. Could you try to ______ when the train will leave for Beijing? A. find out B. get to C. get out D. look at

66. After a year’s study, she has learned enough English to ______ a conversation.

A. carry on B. carry out C. carry in D. carry off

67. Do remember ______ me a call when you arrive in Shanghai.

A. giving B. having given C. to give D. to have given

68. He has two children, ______ have become worldfamous scientists. A. none of who B. all of whom C. both of whom D. one of which

69. ______ a holiday, we went to the farm to help the farmers with their harvest.

A. Being B. It being C. Having been D. It was

70. You should keep one copy of the application in case you ______ the original one.

A. had lost B. lost C. lose D. will lose

71. The educator and scholar ______ from Shanghai.

A. come B. comes C. has come D. have come

72. A technician, together with some young workers, ______ working on the design.

A. is B. are C. has D. have

73. He is not such a person and he ______ such a thing.

A. cannot have done B. must not have done C. should not have done D. could not have done 74. You ______ this book. You can borrow it from the library. A. needn’t have bought B. could have bought C. need have bought D. must have bought 75. ______, you cannot finish the book in two days.

A. Fast as you read B. As you read fast C. You read as fast D. As read fast you Part Ⅳ Cloze Test (10 points)

It was an early morning in summer. In the streets， sleepyeyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their jobs. This was the beginning of another ___76___ day in New York City. ___77___ this day was to be different.

Waiting ___78___ the crowded streets， on top of a building 110 stories high， was Philippe Petit. This daring Frenchman was about to ___79___ a tightrope (绷索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center.

Philippe took his first ___80___ with great care. The wire held. Now he was sure he could do it. With only a balancing pole， Philippe walked his way across a ___81___ of 131 feet.

Soon the rushhour crowds began to notice. What a wonder! There， 1350 feet above the street， a tiny figure was walking on air.

Philippe made seven trips， back and forth (来回). He wasn’t satisfied with just ___82 ___. At times， he would turn， sit down， and even go on his knees. Once， he had the astonishing courage to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of ___83___ watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.

After the fortyfiveminute ___84___， Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked ___85___ he did it. Philippe shrugged (耸肩) and said， “When I see two tall buildings， I walk.”

76. A. working B. hot C. same D. ordinary 77. A. And B. So C. But D. Thus 78. A. for B. in C. by D. above 79. A. throw B. walk C. climb D. fix 80. A. act B. landing C. step D. trip 81. A. distance B. height C. space D. rope 82. A. walking B. staying C. acting D. showing 83. A. patient B. terrified C. pleased D. enjoyable 84. A. show B. trick C. try D. program 85. A. how B. why C. whether D. when Part Ⅴ Writing (15 points)

Directions： For this part, you are given 35 minutes to write a composition on the topic How to Reduce Stress. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given in Chinese below.

(1)现代社会人们的压力与日俱增; (2)压力产生的原因; (3)减轻压力的办法。

命题预测试卷（一）参考答案及名家精析

PartⅠ Dialogue Completion(15 points) 1. ［答案］B

【精析】在别人介绍自己以后，应该说“见到你很高兴。”选项B符合题意。D也有此意，但只用于两人初次见面交谈后即将分别时。

2. ［答案］B 【精析】“Do you think it will snow this evening?”的意思是：“你认为今晚会下雪吗？”选项B（我认为不会下雪）符合题意。选项A（我希望不会）不符合题意。选项C、D都是特殊疑问句，很明显不符合题意。

3. ［答案］A 【精析】“I’m Lucy. My teacher asked me to visit you.”是自我介绍，与第1题同，因而只有选项A正确，其他选项都不符合题意。

4. ［答案］B 【精析】“How can I learn to cook well?”的意思是：“我怎么样才能学好做饭呢？”“Why don’t you?”是一种给别人提建议的方式，选项B（为什么不照老师说的去做呢？）符合题意。选项A（真可惜）、选项C（我担心着可能没用）、选项D（有原因吗？）都不符合题意。

5. ［答案］D 【精析】“I won’t have beer any more.”的意思是“我不会再喝啤酒了。”题中为情态动词will的否定形式，那么与之相对应的应该是选项D（我也不会）。选项A用于肯定句中。

6. ［答案］D 【精析】“Do you mind my smoking here?”的意思是：“你介意我在这里抽烟吗？”选项D（是的，我介意，请不要在这里吸烟）与题意相符，其他选项都自相矛盾。

7. ［答案］B 【精析】Owen说：“我可以用你的电话吗？”Ruth说：“好，用吧。”只有B项符合。而选项A（没关系），选项C（不，我不介意），选项D（不，你不需要）均不符合题意。

8. ［答案］A 【精析】选项A“你准备在这里待多久？”；选项B“你什么时候离开这里？”；选项C“你多久来这里一次？”；选项D“你来过这里多少次了？”。根据题意应选A。

9. ［答案］B

【精析】电话用语。Rose想和Mr. Green说话，Steven让她不要挂断。“不要挂断，等一下”的表达方式是“Hold the line a minute”或“Hold the line, please”,因而选B。

10. ［答案］C

【精析】选项A问的是时间，选项B问的是列车时刻表，选项C是问路，选项D也是一般疑问句。由答句可以看出只有选项C符合题意。

11. ［答案］C 【精析】从答语中可知是某顾客在购物，只有选项C（我能帮你做点什么吗？）

习惯用于店员对顾客的招呼语。选项A（你在干什么？）、选项B（你想干什么？）、选项D（你想吃什么？）都过于直接。

12. ［答案］C 【精析】“I didn’t quite hear you.”意为：“我没有听清楚你说的话。”“I beg your pardon”在请求别人原谅或没听清楚对方所说的话时使用，选项A（我可以问你一个问题吗？）、选项B（对不起）、选项D（我绝不同意）都不合题意。

13. ［答案］D

【精析】电话用语。在电话中介绍自己时，不用“I am”或“my name is”，而用“this is?”，故选D。

14. ［答案］C 【精析】回答中说：“我原不想伤害你。”说明前面一句应该是表达抱歉的用语，因而选择C。而选项A（没关系）用于回答别人的道歉或感谢；选项D用于打扰别人时。

15. ［答案］D

【精析】表达“我相信不会??”时，not不能提前，如“I am afraid not”，因而排除选项A、B，选项C中的“so”多余，因此只能选D。

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (40 points ) 16. ［答案］C

【精析】本题答案对应于第一、三段。文章的第一段提到一个人有了吃的就会想到再要件衣服，第三段又说最基本的需求是食物，这个层次的需求得到满足后人就会考虑服装和住的地方。综合判断，所以选C，即他不再饥饿后就会产生对住处和衣服的需求。

17. ［答案］D

【精析】文章第三段中说第二次世界大战结束时，对于大多数美国人来说，食品、服装以及住所的需求都满足了，然后第三个层次的需求，包括汽车和新房子便出现了。这说明第二次世界大战结束时大多数美国人还没有汽车。A“很富有”，意思不明。B“生活在贫困中”，不符合文意。C“满足了前三个层次的需求”，也不正确，因为这时第三个层次的需求才刚刚出现。

18. ［答案］A

【精析】本题答案对应于文章的第四段，第四段第三行说physical satisfaction包括食物、生活舒适、有安全感、有交通工具，在B、C、D中都有体现。故选A。

19. ［答案］B

【精析】本题答案对应文章第四段，其中第四行this level，也就是第四个层次的需求强调的是精神需求，所以选B。

20. ［答案］B

【精析】本题考查考生对作者意思的整体把握。先看A“比第四个层次要好一些”，意思含糊。C“是最终的、最令人满意的需求层次”，太绝对。D“在政府采取行动之前就能实现”，不合文意。文章说第五个层次的需求要通过集体行动实现，即人们付钱给政府，让其对抗疾病、愚昧、犯罪与不公。可见这要在政府采取行动后实现。而B的意思是“比前四个层次的需求更值得拥有”，这是正确的。

21. ［答案］B

【精析】通读全文可看出，文章主要是关于两个定义的讲述：一种是“经典性条件反射”，一种是“操作性条件反射”。文章对这两种模式进行了解释，因此读懂两个定义是非常关键的。所以选B，其他三项均不全面。

22. ［答案］C

【精析】从文章第二段可知，“operant conditioning”是“learns to do things that produce rewards in his environment and learns not to do things that produce punishments.”因此题目中的例子是“操作性条件反射”。

23. ［答案］A

【精析】从文章第一段可知，“classical conditioning”是“This occurs when one event or stimulus is consistently paired with or followed by, a reward or punishment.”因此题目中的例子是“经典性条件反射”。答案为A。

24. ［答案］D

【精析】第三段所举例子都是为了进一步说明经典性条件反射。 25. ［答案］C

【精析】从文章结构来看，文章一开始就说明了学习的两种模式，而后又分别定义这两种模式——“经典性条件反射”和“操作性条件反射”。第三段是举例进一步说明经典性条件反射，由此可以推断下一段将举例进一步说明操作性条件反射。故选C。

26. ［答案］C

【精析】Seeing she was a girl of school age, he thought it might offer him an amusing five minutes between interviews.故选C。

27. ［答案］A

【精析】He had never been spoken to like that in his life. He rather liked it for its novelty.根据上下文推测只有unusual正确。

28. ［答案］D

【精析】walked up and down the room wondering what he could do for this extraordinary young girl whose tearful eyes were so full of disappointment.此题要读出wondering后面的意思，因此选D。

29. ［答案］A

【精析】The editor was startled. He began to think that this young girl was not so young as she looked. 从编辑见到这个女孩刚开始的应付状态，到最后这个编辑对女孩的谈吐很吃惊，考虑给她一个答复，可以看出编辑逐步改变对这个女孩的认识及看法。

30. ［答案］D

【精析】文章最后结尾for he was confident that the young girl might quite as well change her mind or would be engaged to a nice boy long before the agreement took effect. 表明了D的意思。

31. ［答案］C

【精析】文章第一段Like fine food, good writing is something we approach with pleasure and enjoy from the first taste to the last. 故C正确。

32. ［答案］D

【精析】文章第二段where you might find a public scribe to do your business or social writing for you, for a fee. 此题的关键是读出to后面

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