2014年11月成人本科学位英语真题试卷(精选)(1)

1、2014 年 11 月成人本科学位英语真题试卷（精选）（总分： 158.00 ，做题时间： 90 分钟 ）一、 Dialogue Communication（ 总题数： 3 ，分数： 20.00）Steve: I need two tickets, please.Ticket seller: Sorry, but we have no more tickets. Steve: Oh no!【D1】 Henry: What's wrong, Steve? Steve:【D2】 Henry: Oh dear! What shall wedo then? Steve: I don't

2、 know.【 D3】 Henry:【D4】 Steve: That's fine with me. A.The tickets are sold out. B. How about going for a movie? C. I should have come earlier. D. What would you like to do? （分数： 8.00 ） .【D1】（分数：2.00）A.B.C. V D. 解析： .D2（分数：2.00）A. V B. C. D. 解析： .【D3】（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D. V 解析： .【D4】（分数：2.00）A.B. VC.D

3、.解析：Sue: Is it true that your car was stolen? George: Yes, it was stolen yesterday. Sue: 【D5】 Howdid it happen? George: I parked it at the back lane near my office. When I went to get it after work, it was gone. Sue:【 D6】 George: Yes I did. I hope it will be recovered soon. Sue:【 D7】 The police have

4、 a good track record against car theft. A. Don' t worry. B. Did youfeel better? C. Did you make a police report? D. I'm sorry to hear that. （分数： 6.00 ） .【D5】（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D. V 解析： .【D6】（分数：2.00）A. B. C. 7D.解析：.【D7】（分数：2.00）A. VB.C.D.解析：Teddy: Gravity is very important. Bob: What do you mean

5、? Teddy: Gravity is the force that pulls everything down. Bob:【 D8】 Teddy: If you pour water into a glass, the water goes downinto the glass. Bob: 【 D9】 Teddy: Without gravity, the water would go up. Without gravity,we would go up, too. Bob: We would float into the sky like a balloon?【D10】 A. I'

6、m notsure. B. Of course it does. C. That would be fun! D. Give some examples. （分数：6.00 ）.D81 （分数：2.00）A.B.C.D. V解析：.【D9】（分数：2.00）A.B. VC.D.解析：.【D10（分数：2.00）A.B.C. VD.解析：二、 Reading Comprehension（ 总题数：5 ，分数：50.00）1. Part I Reading Comprehension （30%）Directions: There are three passages in this part. E

7、ach passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. （分数： 10.00 ）解析：One cowardly person came

8、to a master of martial arts（武术 ）to learn bravery. The master lookedat him and said: " I will teach you only on one condition, if for one month you will live in a big city and to every passing person on the street you will loudly, openly and looking straight into the eyes tell that you' re a

9、 coward." The person got really sad, because this task seemed scary to him. For a couple of days he was very sad, but to live with his cowardice（胆小 ）was sounbearable that he travelled to the city to accomplish his mission. At first, when meeting thepassers, he lost his speech. But he needed to

10、finish the master' s task, so he began to overcome himself. When he came up to his first passer to tell about his cowardice, it seemed to him that he would die from fear. But each time, his voice sounded louder and more confident. And then a moment came when the man caught himself thinking that

11、he was not scared anymore, and the further he continued doing the task, the more convinced he was that the fear was abandoning him. That way a month had passed. The person came back to the master and said: "Thank you, teacher. I finished your task. Now I' m not afraid anymore. But how did y

12、ou know that this strange task will help me?" " The thing is," the master smiled, " that cowardice is only a habit. And by doing the things that scare us, we can destroy the stereotypes. And now you know that bravery is the same habit.To make it a part of yourself, you need to mo

13、ve forward into the fear. And then the fear willretreat, and bravery will take its place."（分数：10.00 ）（1） .What task did the master ask the person to finish?（分数：2.00）A.To live with strangers for one month.B.To travel to a big city and talk to strangers.C.To tell strangers about his own weakness.

14、VD.To ask strangers for help with his problem.解析：（2） .What did the person think of the task?（分数：2.00）A.Totally unbearable.B.Rather difficult.VC.Possibly boring.D.Somewhat exciting.解析：.What does Paragraph 4 mainly describe?（分数：2.00 ）A.The challenges the person faced.B.The person' s gratitude to t

15、he master.C.The changes experienced by the person.VD.The person' s understanding of the task.解析：（4） .When the person came back to the master,.（分数：2.00 ）A.his fear was partly goneB.his problem remained unsolvedC.he was no longer cowardly VD.he was not sure what to do next解析：（5） .In the last parag

16、raph the master explains.（分数： 2.00 ）A.why cowardice can change into braveryVB.why it is hard to overcome cowardiceC.what is the most important part of braveryD.what should be done to build up confidence解析：Textbook prices are traditionally high. " Combined with the rising cost of tuition, the pr

17、iceof books for our students is just killing these kids," said Peter Jason, Ph.D. , a local community college professor. Adding to that problem, many college instructors change textbooks year afteryear: they either upgrade to a new edition or switch to an entirely different textbook. This furth

18、er hurts students because if an instructor no longer uses a particular textbook, that book has no resale value. Students are one of the poorest groups of people in America. Almost half of themhave at least one part-time job. In fact, some even have three jobs and stillmanage to have highgrades and g

19、o to school full-time. So Dr. Jason decided to make life a little easier and a lot cheaper for his students by writing his own book on public speaking. He thinks that many books have an increased price because of bells and whistles : CD-ROMs, lots of color photographs, and lots of graphics. He talke

20、d to his students, and many of them, like him, prefer to keep thingssimple. They want to have a book which is brief and concise, not long-winded. A few years agoDr. Jason finished his own textbook. " Compared to most other public speaking primers（启蒙书）, mine is half the number of pages, and one-

21、third the price. That is, $ 30 instead of $ 90. Plus, it is published in a three-ring binder format. So, when I wrote a second edition last year, students only had to buy the 35 new pages and delete 35 of the original pages. For only $ 7.00, they hadupgraded to the new edition.I' ve had great fe

22、edback from mystudents about this loose-leaf concept.Maybe the word will get out, and more writers and publishers will try it," said Dr. Jason. （分 数： 10.00 ）（1） .What can we learn from Paragraph 1? （分数： 2.00 ） A.College textbooks are way too expensive.VB.Students don't like to sell their ow

23、n textbooks.C.Students ask their instructors not to use any textbooks. D.Some students were rejected by their instructors. 解析：（2） .According to Paragraph 3, the "bells and whistles" of a book refers to. （分数： 2.00 ）A.the feedback from readersB.additional features VC.book typesD.the subject

24、varieties 解析：（3） .Dr. Jason decided to help his students by. （分数： 2.00 ）A.collecting used textbooksB.writing a concise textbookVC.selling second-hand books D.making public speeches解析：（4） .What did Dr. Jason' s students do when he wrote a second edition? （分数： 2.00 ） A.They kept parts of the old e

25、dition.VB.They switched entirely to a new book.C.They kept away from any new book.D.They bought the new book at a discount.解析：（5） .What does Dr. Jason hope that more writers can try? （分数： 2.00 ） A.A loose-leaf concept. V B.A second edition.C.New topics.D.Contact with readers.解析：SomeStanislaus County

26、 farmers are having a tough time harvesting their crops because of a shortage of workers. For years Vito Chiesa, who farms near Hughson, has grown peaches, but these days he' s replacing them with almonds （ 杏仁 ）. " This is where I started losing peaches," he pointed out to NewslO repor

27、ter Tim Daly. "Just like that, we got the bulldozers（推土机 ）and pushed. You' regoing to see almonds out there next year." Farmers can' t find enough workers to handle crops like peaches that require careful hand picking because machines would damage the ripe peaches and then the farm

28、er could not sell them. Somefarmers will soon switch to growing almonds. Almonds are harvested differently. They require fewer workers because trees are mechanically shaken. The almonds fall on the ground and then are gathered up. The farmer does not have to hire many workers to pick the almonds off

29、 the trees. Somefarmers think there are a couple of reasons for the labor shortage, which is even worse in the southern Central Valley. One is that workers make higher wages doing construction work and there is plenty of that in the Central Valley.Another is thatsince the September 11, 2001 attacks,

30、 there is more enforcement at the state' s border with Mexico, resulting in fewer workers coming into California. One solution might be to allow Mexican workers to work here as guests, so people who want to work and contribute to the economy of the U.S. canhave the opportunity to provide for the

31、mselves and family. That would also help the farm laborsituation without making the country less secure. Farmers say that unless things change, moreproduce will come from South America and China where labor is cheap and there is more competition.（分数： 10.00 ）（1） .The farmers are reported to have diff

32、iculty in. （分数： 2.00 ）A.hiring harvest workers VB.selecting the right fruit to growC.selling their farm produceD.changing their way of farming解析：（2） .We learn from the passage that Vito Chiesa. （分数： 2.00 ）A.is very happy to make a changeB.is a driver of the bulldozerC.is to shift to growing peachesD

33、.is going to grow almonds V解析：（3） .More manual work is required for. （分数： 2.00 ）A.picking ripe peaches VB.picking ripe almondsC.planting peachesD.planting almonds解析：（4） .What is the second reason for the labor shortage? （分数： 2.00 ） A.The fear of more terrorists' attacks.B.The reduced number of M

34、exican workers. VC.The economic depression.D.The border dispute between the U.S. and Mexico.解析：（5） .The competition mentioned in the last paragraph is between. （分数： 2.00 ）A.South America and ChinaB.Stanislaus County farmers and their laborers C.American farmers and farmers overseas V D.peach farmers

35、 and almond farmers 解析：The timing of flu season is a little hard to predict. Part of what makes it unpredictable is that scientistsstilldon' t understand exactly why we have one at all. There have been lots of theories:One theory is that people spend more time indoors, with the windows closed, b

36、reathing each other' s air. Other scientistshave argued that cold of winter weakens our immunesystems. A third theoryis that the flu virus lives in the cold, dry air, but suffers in the warm, humid air. For a while, scientists had a hard time testing these theories: they needed to run experiment

37、s, but researchers aren' t allowed to infect humans with illnesses, and most lab animals aren't affected by the flu the same way people are. In 2007, a medical researcher named Peter Palese found an 80-year-old journal article that reported that guinea pigs （豚鼠 ）get infected and pass on the

38、flu just likehumans. Palese decided to test Theory 3. The research team led by Palese ran several experiments and in each experiment, they injected half the guinea pigs with influenza A （the common flu）, and put them in a box next to a box of uninfected animals. At a temperature of 41 degrees, all f

39、our of the exposed guinea pigs caught the flu, but when Palese repeated the experiment at 68 degrees, only one of the animals was infected. And when he ran the test at 86 degrees, none ofthe exposed animals got sick. The researchers also ran experiments where they varied the humidity in the room but

40、 kept the temperature constant: the drier the air, they found, the more animalsgot sick. Palese' s study showed that the influenza virus does spread more effectively in cold,dry air. （分数： 10.00 ）（1） .What does Paragraph 3 mainly discuss? （分数： 2.00 ）A.The direction for future research.B.The neces

41、sity of running more tests.C.The difficulty of testing the theories.VD.The cost of animal experiments.解析：（2） .Palese got the idea to experiment with guinea pigs from. （分数： 2.00 ）A.a past researchB.an 80-year-old scientistC.a fellow researcherD.a journal article long time agoV解析：（3） .At a temperature

42、 of 68 degrees, how many guinea pigs were infected? （分数： 2.00 ） A.None.B.Only one. VC.Half of them.D.All of them.解析：（4） .Palese' s experiments with the guinea pigs. （分数： 2.00 ）A.fully support Theory 3 VB.partly confirm Theory 2C.raise doubt on Theory 1 D.find little evidence for all theories 解析：

43、（5） .The purpose of the writer is to. （分数： 2.00 ）A.introduce a new flu theoryB.report a test on one flu theoryVC.compare the various flu theoriesD.point out a new approach to flu study解析：三、 Vocabulary and Structure（ 总题数： 21，分数： 42.00）2 . Part II Vocabulary and Structure （30%）Directions: In this part

44、, there are 30 incompletesentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. （分数： 2.00 ） 解析：3 .Johnaway for the last two days bu

45、t he should be back tomorrow.（分数： 2.00 ）A.isB.wentC.has been VD.has gone解析：解析：这是一道语法题，考点是动词时态。动作发生在过去但持续到现在，应用现在完成时。因此 C 为正确答案。4 .They will not decide their attitude until theywhat the speaker has to say.（分数： 2.00 ）A.have heard VB.will hearC.would hear D.had heard 解析： 解析： 这是一道语法题， 考点是动词时态。 “听到说话人要讲的

46、内容”要发生在“决定自己的态度” 之前，因此要用完成时have heard 。因此 A 为正确答案。5 .dinner is ready, I' 11 give you a call.（分数： 2.00 ）A.As soon as VB.No sooner thanC.Hardly when D.Other than 解析：解析：这是一道语法题，考点是关联词组的意思和用法，这四个词组的意思很相近。6 .She has not arrived yet. Shethe bus.（分数： 2.00 ）A.might miss B.may miss C.may have missed V D.

47、should have missed解析：解析：这是一道语法题，考点是对已经发生的事情的推测。这里用may砌词完成时的用法。7 .You needn' t the class to tell me that: you could have come up to me afterwards.（分数： 2.00 ） A.have interrupted V B.to have interrupted C.interrupt D.to interrupt解析： 解析： 这是一道语法题， 考点是虚拟语气的用法。 这里是对已经发生的动作的虚拟， 应该用完成时。 情态动词 need 后面不能加带t

48、o 的动词不定式。8 .Theimpact of inflation lies in the decline of people' s living standard and socialinstability. （分数： 2.00 ）A.nativeB.negative V C.natural D.national 解析：解析：这是一道词汇题，考点是形相近的形容词的辨析。9 .There is very knowledge about how to make the transition from childhood to adulthood lesspainful. （分数： 2.

49、00 ）A.fewB.little V C.many D.much 解析：解析：这是一道语法题，考点是表示程度的形容词的意思和用法。10 .the flood, the ship would have reached its destination on time.（分数： 2.00 ）A.In case ofB.In spite of C.Because of D.But for V解析：解析：这是一道语法题，考点是虚拟语气的用法。句子后半部分是虚拟语气，前面要用连接虚拟语气的连词。这里只有D 能连接虚拟语气。11 .Young people are redefining for thems

50、elvesit means to be a man or a woman.（分数： 2.00 ）A.howB.thatC.whichD.what V解析： 解析： 这是一道语法题， 考点是宾语从句中关系代词的用法。 what 引导宾语从句， 并在其中作主语。 which 表示哪一个，意思不对。12 .You' re the person you are, so it makes sense to be that person rather than someone.（分数： 2.00 ） A.elsewhereB.otherwiseC.else V D.other解析：解析：这是一道语

51、法题，考点是副词与不定代词或疑问代词连接的用法。13 .John had his leg broken the other day, whichhis absence from class for the last week.（分数： 2.00 ）A.calls forB.accounts for VC.shows off D.sets forth解析：解析：这是一道词组题。14 .Not all persons arrested andwith a crime are guilty.（分数： 2.00 ） A.sentencedB.accusedC.persecuted D.charged

52、V解析：解析：这是一道词汇题，考点是几个意思相近的名词的意思和用法。15 .Communication is the process ofa message from a source to an audience via a channel.（分数： 2.00 ）A.transformingB.transmitting VC.submitting D.switching 解析：解析：这是一道词汇题，考点是几个意思相近的动名词的意思和用法。16 .Whata crime depends on what the country' s law allows.（分数： 2.00 ）A.rel

53、atesB.commitsC.constitutes VD.reaches解析：解析：这是一道词汇题，考点是几个意思相近的动词的意思和用法。17 .They talked for a long time,longer than he felt was necessary.（分数： 2.00 ）A.quiteB.prettyC.fairlyD.much V解析：解析：这是一道词汇题，考点是副词的修饰。much可以修饰比较级。因此D是正确答案。18 .Sister Wendy only eats plain foodshe doesn' t drink alcohol.（分数： 2.00

54、）A.and VB.butC.whileD.yet解析：解析：这是一道语法题，考点是并列连词的用法。句子前后部分是并列，只能用and,其他的都是转折。因此 A 是正确答案。19 .all my relatives, I like my Aunt Emily the best.（分数：2.00 ）A.AboveB.ForC.Of VD.In解析：解析：这是一道语法题，考点是介词的用法。of+名词表示在一之中。因此C是正确答案。20 .Youme a lot better if you came from the town where I grew up.（分数： 2.00 ）A.will und

55、erstandB.would understand VC.would be understandingD.will be understanding解析：解析：这是一道语法题，考点是虚拟语气的用法。主句是对现在情况的虚拟。因此 B 是正确答案。21 .He told me that Lisaher final exams.（分数： 2.00 ）A.has passedB.had passed VC.was passingD.is passing解析：解析：这是一道语法题，考点是时态的用法。主句是过去时，这里应该用过去完成时。因此 B 是正 确答案。22.The view from the to

56、p of a mountainthe man and captures his emotion.（分数： 2.00 ）A.inspectsB.inspires VC.instructsD.insults解析：解析：这是一道词汇题，考点是形相近的动词的辨析。四、 Cloze（ 总题数： 2 ，分数： 40.00）23. Part IV Cloze （10%）Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at

57、the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fit into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet20.00 ）with a single line through the center.解析：Many schoolteachers say that as difficult as their students can be to deal with, parents can beeven worse. Some p

58、arents are quick to【 C1】 and protest when their son or daughter gets introuble or performs poorly on a test. For example, a Time magazine report 【 C2】 one collegeprofessor who has had students who " call their parents from the classroom on a cell phone tocomplain about a low grade and then pass the phone ove