学位英语水平考试模拟试题

成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试模拟试题姓名：____________________成绩：____________________PaperOne试卷一(90minutes)PartⅠDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.Sophie:__________________thenovel?Terry:Sorry,Ihavenoidea.I’vejustbeguntoreadit.A.WhatdoyouthinkofB.HowdoyouthinkofC.WhatdoyouenjoyD.Howwouldyoulike2.Vincent:Wouldyouliketogowithus?Vera:_____________.A.Yes,IdoB.Yes,butIwouldn’tC.Yes,I’dliketoD.No,Idon’t3.Hatty:_______________?Jesse:Yes,IwantapencilboxA.CanIhelpyouB.WhatdoIdoforyouC.CanyouhelpmeD.Whatdoyouwanttodo4.Homer:_______________?Emily:Hehasaroundface,blueeyesandbrownhair.A.WhatdoyouthinkoftheboyB.How’stheboyC.HowdoyouliketheboyD.Whatdoestheboylooklike5.Ginny:I’msorry,butwereyouspeakingtome?Jacob:Yes.Wouldyouplease_______________inthisroom?A.don’tsmokeB.nottosmokeC.notsmokeD.notsmoking6.Emma:Mike!_____________?Youlookpale,areyousick?Mike:Ijusthadaterribleexperience.A.What’sthematterB.HowareyouC.CanIhelpyouD.Whatareyoudoing7.Tracy:______________?Walter:He’sFrench.A.WhereareyoufromB.WhatnationalityisheofC.WhichcountryishefromD.IsheaFrenchman8.Stranger:______________,canyoutellmethewaytotheSummerPaul:TakeBusNo.321,anditwilltakeyoustraightthere.A.MayIaskyouaquestion?B.ExcusemeC.CanIhelpyou?D.Sorry9.Roger:Oh,youlooksobeautifultoday.Janet:________________.A.IthinksoB.No,Idon’tthinksoC.ThankyouD.Youtoo10.Violet:Haveaniceweekend!Byron:_________________.A.ThesametoyouB.YoudotooC.ThesameasyouD.Youhaveittoo11.Gene:ShallIopenthiswindow?Jodie:________________.A.No,pleasedoB.I’dratheryoudidn’tC.PleaseopenthiswindowD.I’dratheryouhadn’tdoneit12.Black:Letmeintroducemyself.I’mAndrewBlack.Keith:_____________A.It’sapleasure.B.Pleasedtomeetyou.C.Howareyou?D.Nicemeetingyou.13.Lance:Marydoesn’tlookwell.Lee:______________.A.Yes,shedoesn’tB.Yes,sheisn’tC.No,shedoesn’tD.No,sheisn’t14.Todd:Doyouthinkitwillsnowthisevening?Lily:_____________A.Ihopeitnot.B.Idon’tthinkso.C.Whoisthat?D.Who’sisit?15.Tammy:Someoneisatthedoctor.Richard:_______________?A.WhoisheB.Who’sitC.WhoheisD.WhoitisPartⅡReadingcomprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneTreesareusefultomaninthreeimportantwas:theyprovidehimwithwoodandotherproducts;theygivehimshade;andtheyhelptopreventdroughtsandfloods.Unfortunately,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotrealizedthatthethirdoftheseservicesisthemostimportant.Inhiseagernesstomakemoneyfromtrees,hehascutthemdowninlargenumber,onlytofindthatwithoutthemhehaslostthebestfriendshehad.Andbesides,heisusuallytoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.Sotheforestsslowlydisappear.Thisdoesnotonlymeanthatmanwillhavefewertrees.Theresultsareevenmoreserious:forwheretherearetrees,theirrootsbreakupsoil—allowingtheraintosinkin–andalsobindthesoil,thuspreventingitfrombeingwashedawayeasily,butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsaway,causingfloodsandcarryingawaytherichtop-soil.Whenallthetop-soilisgone,nothingremainsbutworthlessdesert.Twothousandyearsagoarichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitstreestobuildwarships,withwhichtogainitselfanempire.Itsepuptheempirebut,withoutitstrees,itssoilbecamepooranditgrewweak.Whentheempirefelltopieces,thehomecountryfounditselffacedwithfloodsandstarvation.Whatisthemostimportantserviceoftreestomanaccordingtothepassage?Theyhelphimmakemoney.Theyhelphimpreventdroughtsandfloods.Theygivehimwoodandotherproducts.Theygivehimshade.Whydoforestsinmanypartsoftheworldslowlydisappear?Newtreesarenotlookedafterproperly.Manhasnotpaidenoughattentiontoplantingtrees.Manytreeshavebeencutdownbyman.Alloftheabove.Whydidthecountrymentionedinthepassagesufferfromfloodsandstarvation?Becauseanempirewassetup.Becauseitlostallitstrees.Becausetheempirefelltopieces.Becausetoomuchhadbeenspentonwars.Whydoeslandbecomedesertafteralltreesarecutdown?Becausenothingremainsonlandexceptfloods.Becausetherearenolongertreestokeeptherainandprotectthetop-soil.Becausetoomuchrainsinksinandwashesawaythetop-soil.Becauserootsofthetreesbreakupthesoil.Whatdoestheauthortellusinthispassage?Howtreeshelppreventdroughtsandfloods.Therelationshipbetweentreesandman.Howanempirefelltopiecesinancienttimes.Astoryoftrees.PassageTwoAfteralongperiodofstudies,scientistsareuncoveringsurprisingnewfindingsaboutdolphins.Theybelievethatdolphinsdo“talk”toeachother,whistling“names”amongthemselvesandothersintheirgroup.Theyhelponeanotherwhenintrouble.Likebats,theyusesoundwavesto“see”.Becauseoftheseandmanyotherfindings,manyscientistsnowplacedolphinsamongthecleverestanimalsonearth.Dolphinslovetomimic.Ifweswimonourbacks,theydotoo.Ifwedive,theyfollow.Onceatrainerblewapuffofcigarettesmokeagainstthewindowofanobservationtank,ayoungdolphinsuddenlyswamtoitsmother,nursedamoment,andspitoutacloudofwater.Itisevenmoresurprisingthatdolphinsareabletounderstandsignlanguage.OneofHerman’sdolphinshasmasteredmorethan50signwords.Forexample,itunderstandsthedifferencebetween“bringthesurfboardtotheperson”and“bringthepersontothesurfboard.”Scientistsarelearninghowdolphins“speak”toeachother.“Eachdolphin,”saysPeterGyack,“hasitsown‘signature’whistle.”Dolphincanalsomimicthesignatureofothers.Dolphinshelponeanother.Whenbirth-givingtakesplace,femalesgathertokeepoffsharks.Later,whilethemotherlooksforfood,theytakecareoftheyoungdolphin,swimmingincircle.Dolphinsreachouttousinastonishingways.Whatwouldtheworldbelikewithoutthem?21.Tothebestofourknowledge,dolphinsare________.A.surprisingfishB.interestinganimalsC.intelligentanimalsD.man’sfriends22.Inthesecondparagraph,“nursed”means__________.A.broughtthemothersomethingtoeatB.suckedmilkfromthemotherdolphinC.askedtobetakencareofD.gavesomemilktoher23.Whatwastheyoungdolphindoingwhenitsuddenlyswamtoitsmother?Itwas________.A.havingalittlefunB.divingintothedeepseaC.playing“smoking”D.copying“smoking”24.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkismorereasonable?A.Wearestillintheearlystageoflearningabouttheseanimals.B.Wehavelittledifficultyinunderstandingdolphins.C.Manwillbeabletotalkfreelytodolphinsinthenearfuture.D.Signlanguageistheonlywaytomakedolphinsunderstandus.25.What’sthepurposeoffemaledolphins’swimmingincircle?A.Theyoungdolphinneedsfriendstoplaywith.B.Theyoungdolphincanplaysafelyinside.C.Themotherwillhelpthemtolearnswimminginacircle.D.Themotherwillbefreetomeetthefather.PassageThreeX-rayswerefirstdiscoveredbyaGermanscientist,WilhelmKonradRontgen,in1895,almostbyaccident.Heandseveralotherscientistswereexperimentingwithpassingelectriccurrentsthroughcertaingasesinaspecialglasstubefromwhichtheairhadbeenremoved.OnedayRontgennoticedthat,evenwhenthetubewascoveredwithblackpaper,somestrangekindofradiationwascomingthroughandmakingascreennearbyglow.Roentgencouldnotseeanythingcomingoutofthetube,butthenhediscoveredthatifheputthescreeninthenextroomontheothersideofacloseddoor,theraysstillseemedtoaffectit.Theglowingscreenshowedthattherayscouldpassnotonlythroughblackpaperbutalsothroughwood.Thenextthinghefoundoutwasthatifheputhishandbetweentheraysandaphotographicplate.Infact,therayscouldpassaseasilythroughfleshypartofhishandasthroughtheblackpaper,buthardlyatallthroughthebone.SoRontgenmadethefirstX-raypictureofahand,showingjusthowthebonesinthehandfittogether.WhatpuzzledRontgenonedayduringhisexperimentwas________.somepassingelectriccurrentssomeradiationcomingthroughthecoveredtubetheblack–paper-coveredtubethescreennearbyThescreendidn’tstopglowingevenwhen_______.itwasmovedtothenextroomitwasmovedtotheothersideoftheroomthedoorwasclosedtheblackpaperwasremovedfromthetubeRontgenputhishandbetweentheraysandaphotographicplateinorderto_______.stoptheradiationmakeanX-rayphotoofitfindoutmoreabouttheraysseethroughthebonesofhishandTheraysprovedtobeincapableofpassingthrough____.A.woodB.fleshC.boneD.blackpaper30.Fromthepassage,weknowX-raysare_________.A.invisibleB.changeableC.whiteD.brightPassageFourTheworldisnotonlyhungry,butitisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseemstrangetoyou,sincenearly70percentoftheearth’ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.Butabout97percentofthishugeamountisseawater,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkandusetheother3percent-thefreshwaterfromrivers,lakes,underground,andothersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofitisintheformoficebergsandglacier(冰川).Evenworse,someofithasbeenpolluted.However,asthingsstandtoday,thissmallamountoffreshwaterisstillenoughforus.Butourneedforwaterisincreasingrapidly-almostdaybyday.Onlyifwetakestepstodealwiththisproblemnowcanweavoidasevereworldwidewatershortagelateron.Weallhavetolearnhowtostopwastingourvaluablewater.Oneofthefirststepsistodevelopwaysofreusingit.Todayinmostlargecities,waterisusedonlyonceandthensentoutintoasewersystem(下水道).Fromthereitreturnstotheseaorrunsintoundergroundstoragetanks.Butitispossibletopipeusedwatertoapurifying(净化)plant.Thereitcanbetreatedwithchemicalssothatitcanbeusedagain,justasifitwerefreshfromaspring.Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwouldnothaveenough.Allwe’dhavetodomakeuseofthevastreservesofseawaterintheworldistoremovethesalt.Ifwetakethesestepswe’llbeinnodangerofdryingup.31.Theworldisthirstyforwaterbecausewecanonlyuse________percentofthewatercoveringthesurfaceoftheearth.A.3B.morethan3C.lessthan3D.9732.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.Asthingsremainunchanging,thissmallamountoffreshwaterisstillenoughforus.B.Ourneedforwaterisbecominglargerandlarger.C.Therewillbenowatershortageinthefuture.D.Weshouldtakestepstodealwiththewatershortageproblem.33.Toreusewater,weshould_________.A.treatitwithchemicalsB.useitonlyonceC.senditoutintoasewersystemD.makeitflowintoundergroundtanks34.Inordertohaveenoughwater,weshouldalsomakeuseof________.A.icebergsanglaciersB.seawaterC.riversandlakesD.undergroundwater35.Inthepassage,thewritertellsus_________.A.tomakeenoughwaterB.topaymoreattentiontothewatershortageproblemC.topipeusedwatertobeapurifyingplantD.toreusethewaterPartⅢVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonetocompletethesentenceandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.36.Wehurriedtothestation______findourselvesthreehoursearlierforthetrain.

A.onlyto

B.inorderto

C.soasto

D.suchasto

37.Imeant______you,butI’mafraidIforgot.

A.ringing

B.beingringing

C.toringing

D.toring

38.Weliveinatime______,morethaneverbeforeinhistory,peoplearemoving

A.what

B.when

C.which

D.where

39.Isthereanypossibilityofgettingtheprice______further?

A.reduced

B.reduce

C.reducing

D.bereduced

40._______youfeeltooilltogoout.Iwouldrathernotstayathometonight.

A.Because

BAlthough

C.Unless

D.If

41.Becauseofmanymistakes,shewasmade______theselettersagain.

A.type

B.totyping

C.typed

D.totype

42.Itishotanddry;theflowersneed______.

A.beingwatered

B.bewatered

C.towater

D.tobewatered

43.Hebeganbyshowinguswherethecountrywasandwenton_______usaboutitsclimate.

A.telling

B.totell

C.totelling

D.tobetold

44.Ourfailure_____ourselvestomodernlifeoftencausesustroubleinourwork.

A.toadopt

B.toapply

C.toadapt

D.toact

45.Somanyrepresentatives_______,theconferencehadtobeputoff.

A.wereabsent

B.tobeabsent

C.beingabsent

D.hadbeenabsent

46.Innocase_____thestudentsfromexploringnewideas.

A.weshouldprevent

B.wecouldprevent

C.shouldweprevent

D.shouldn’tprevent

47.Idon’tthinkitadvisablethatTom_____tothejobsincehehasnoexperience.

A.beassigned

B.isassigned

C.willbeassigned

D.hasbeenassigned

48.Withallthisworkonhand,she______tothedancepartylastnight.

A.oughtn’ttogo

B.hadn’tgone

C.shouldn’thavegone

D.mustn’thavegone

49.AsChristmaswascoming,thetownbegana______clearingonalargescale.

A.through

B.thorough

C.though

D.thought

50.E-mailwritingistheusualmeansofcommunication_______peoplesomedistanceaway.

A.for

B.on

C.to

C.with

51.Parentsshouldmonitorthe____aswellasthekindoftelevisionthattheirchildrenwatch.

A.number

B.size

C.amount

D.screen

52.I’mafraidthatthereisn’t_____foryouinmycar.

A.place

B.seat

C.corner

D.room

53.Theoldpeopleoftenraise______forthesakeofcompanionship.

A.pets

B.pipes

C.pills

D.pies

54.Theriverhereisverywidebut____,soyoucanwalkacrossit.

A.narrow

B.arrow

C.shallow

D.hollow

55.Thestreetswereempty____thepolicemenonduty.

A.besides

B.except

C.excepting

D.exceptfor56.Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithinthe_____oflittlechildren.

A.hand

B.reach

C.space

D.distance

57.____ofthestudentsinourclassisfromthenorth.

A.Twoninth

B.SecondninthC.Secondnines

D.Twoninths

58.Myfatherhasclasses____day:Mondays,WednesdaysandFridays.

A.eachother

B.everyotherC.thisandtheother

D.allother59.Thismorning

A.thanusual

B.asusualC.likeusual

D.likeusually60.Wewere____forhalfanhourinthetrafficandsowearrivedlate.

A.keptup

B.heldupC.cutup

D.broughtup61.Wearetryingtoreturnthemoneyto_______lostit.A.theboyB.whoC.theonethatD.whom62.Takeyourraincoat_________itshouldrain.A.incaseB.incaseofC.inthecaseofD.incasewith63.He(She)wasagoodteacher.She________herselftoteaching.A.committedB.pushedC.droveD.encouraged64.Werecommendthatacompetentchairman_______.A.willbeappointedB.isappointedC.beappointedD.wasappointed65.I’m________togoabroadalthoughmyparentsdonotagree.A.planB.determinedC.decidedD.detected66.Weallknowthetruth______thereareair,waterandsunlight,therearelivingthings.A.inwhereverB.thatwhereverC.whereD.that67.Youshouldbeableto______rightfromwrong.A.perceiveB.distinguishC.sightD.observe68.Iamtoobusythesedays.Iwouldratherallofyou_________nextmonthforadinner.A.comeB.wouldcomeC.cameD.havecome69.________asanathlete,I’msurehewouldhavebeenworldfamous.A.IfhetrainedB.WerehetrainedC.IfhehadbeentrainedD.Ifheweretotrain70.It’sadvisablethathe_______withaclearlydefinedgoalinmind.A.goesB.goC.mustgoD.willgo71.Itisimportanttotakebooksbackbytheduedate;______youwillhavetopayafine.A.howeverB.otherwiseC.thereforeD.nevertheless72.__________heobjectedtoyourimpolitebehaviorisquiteunderstandable.A.ThatB.WhatC.WhichD.Whether733.Anyholesshouldbefenced_______peoplewon’tfalldownthem.A.becauseB.thereforeC.ratherthanD.sothat74.Whocanitbe?I’mquite______alosstoguess.A.atB.inC.onD.among75.Thereactionabroad_______China’sreformisgenerallyfavorable.A.toB.inC.withD.atPartⅣCloseTest(10points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonetocompletethepassageandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.WhenIwaschildofsevenyearsold,myfriends

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