英语学位考试试题及答案

2014年成人本科学士学位英语模拟试题一

PartIReadingComprehension(35minutes,40points)

Directions:Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).Afteryoureadapassageyoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandthenmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Afiredrillis,toputitmildly,aninconvenientexerciseatthebestoftimes.Afiredrill

at2:00inthemorninginterribleweatherconditions,liketheonewehadonThursdaynight

andFridaymorninglast,isincomparablymoreinconvenient.Thisiswhywritingthisnoteto

thankyouallmostsincerelyforyourexcellentco-operationandthespiritwithwhichyouendured

theinconvenience.

Afiredrillisnotanidleexercise.Itisanextremelyseriousoneandcan,infact,save

livesinthelongrun.LastweekJfiredrillhasalreadyrevealedanumberofimportantthings

regardingfireprecautionsintheHall.Forinstance,thereseemtoexitanumberof"deafspots”

intheHall,namely,thetworoomsinPurserHouseandsomeroomsintheBottomcorridor.Ihave

noreasontodoubtthatresidentsfromtheseareascouldnothearthealarm.Ishallrequest

animmediateexaminationofthisproblem.

Ishould,also,remindyouthatitisarequirementthatfiredrillsshouldberegularly

carriedout(atleasttwoineveryoneyear)andeachresidentshouldbemadefullyawareofthis

andobligedtotakepart.Al1residentsmusttakefireprecautionswiththeseriousnessthey

deserve.Failuretodosocanresultbinfinesandexpulsion(9区逐)fromtheHall.Thankyouagain

foryourco-operation.

1.Thelastfiredrillcausedmuchmoreinconveniencebecause.

A)itwasinbadweatherB)therewere“deafspots”

C)abigfirestartedD)itwasattheweekend

2.Thephrase“inthelongrun”(L.2,Part.2)means.

A)effectivelyB)endlesslyC)eventuallyD)efficiently

3.Somepeopledidnotmaketheirappearanceatthelastdrillbecause.

A)theyweredeafB)theycouldnothearthealarm

C)nobodywakedthemupD)theyrefusedtoleavetheirrooms

4.Afiredrillisextremelyimportantaccordingtothewriterfor.

A)itisagoodphysicalexerciseB)itcultivatespeople,sendurance

C)itisalegalrequirementD)itcansavelivesincaseofafire

5.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTstatedbytheauthor?

A)Afiredrillisveryimportantanduseful.

B)Thelastfiredrillreceivedinactiveco-operationfromtheresidents.

C)Thosewhodonottakefireprecautionswillbefinedanddrivenout.

D)Ithasbeenmadearulethatfiredrillswillbeperformedregularly.

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Accidentsarecaused;theydon'tjusthappen.Thereasonmaybeeasytosee:ashelfout

ofreach,apatchoficeonthemisfortune—frustration,tirednessorjustbadtemper—thatshow

whattheaccidentreallyis,asortofattackononeself.

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Roadaccidents,forexample,happenfrequentlyafterafamilyquarrel,andweallknowpeople

whoareaccident-prone,sooftenatoddswiththemselvesandtheworldthattheyseemtocause

accidentsforthemselvesandothers.

Bydefinition,anaccidentissomethingyoucannotpredictoravoid,andtheideawhich

usedtobecurrent,thatthemajorityofroadaccidentsarecausedbyaminorityofcriminally

carelessdrivers,isnotsupportedbyinsurancestatistics.Theseshowthatmostaccidentsinvolve

ordinarymotoristsinamomentsofcarelessnessorthoughtlessness.

Itisnotalwaysclear,either,whatsortofconditionsmakepeoplemorelikelytohavean

accident.Forinstance,thelawrequiresallfactoriestotakesafetyprecautionsandmost

companieshavesafetycommitteestomakesuretheregulationsareobserved,butstill,every

dayinBritain,somefiftythousandmenandwomenareinjuredfromworkduetoaccidents.These

accidentsarelargelytheresultofhumanerrorormisjudgment一noiseandfatigue,boredomor

worryarepossiblefactorswhichcontributetothis.Doctorswhoworkinfactorieshavefound

thatthosewhodrinktoomuch,usuallypeoplewhohaveahighanxietylevel,runthreetimes

thenorma]riskofaccidentsatwork.

6.Thepassagesuggeststhat.

A)Accidentsareusuallycausedbypsychologicalfactors.

B)Accidentsmostlyresultfromslipperyroads.

C)Drinkersrunthreetimesthenormalriskofaccidentsinfactories.

D)About50OOOpeoplelosetheirlivesatworkinBritaineveryday.

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasafactorofaccidents?

A)Mood.B)Tiredness.C)CarelessnessD)Weather

8.Thewordaccidents-prone(L.2Para.2)means________.

A)likelytohaveaccidentsB)injuredinaccidents

C)possibletodieinaccidentsD)responsibleforroadaccidents

9.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthoropinionofaccidents?

A)Safetyprecautionsareoflittleuseinaccidents.

B)Manyaccidentscanandshouldbeavoided.

C)Factoryaccidents,unlikeroadaccidents,areinevitable.

D)Mostroadaccidentsarecausedbyjustafewcarelessdrivers.

10.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe.

A)AccidentsandAnxiety

B)HowtoDealwithAccidentsonRoadandinFactories

C)HumanFactorsinAccidents

D)HowtoPreventAccidentsonRoadandinFactories

PassageThree

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Islanguage,likefood,abasichumanneed?Judgingfromtheresultoftheviolentexperiment

byaGermanKing,FrederickII,inthe13thcentury,itmaybe.Hopingtodiscoverwhatlanguage

achildwouldspeakifheheardnomothertongue,hetoldthenursestokeepsilent.

Al1theinfantsdiedbeforethefirstyear.Butclearlytherewasmorethanlanguage

deprivationhere.Whatwasmissingwasgoodmothering.Withoutgoodmothering,inthefirstyear

oflifeespecially,thecapacitytosurviveisseriouslyaffected.

TodaynomuchviolentdeprivationexistsasthatbyFrederickII.Nevertheless,somechildren

arestillbackwardinspeaking.Mostoftenthereasonforthisisthatthemotherisinsensitive

tothesignalsoftheinfant,whosebrainisprogranunedtomapuplanguagerapidly.Thereare

criticaltimes,itseems,whenchildrenlearnmorereadily.Ifthesesensitiveperiodsare

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neglected,theidealtimeforacquiringlanguageskillspassesandtheymightneverbelearned

soeasilyagain.

Linguists(语言学家)suggestthatspeechstagesarereachedinafixedsequenceandata

constantage,buttherearecaseswherespeechhasstartedlateinachildwhoeventuallyturns

outtobeofhighIQ.

Recentevidencesuggeststhataninfantisbornwiththecapacitytospeak.Whatisspecial

aboutMan'sbraincomparedwiththatofthemonkey,isthecomplexsystemwhichenablesachild

toconnectthesightandfeelof,say,ateddy—bear(玩具熊)withthesoundpattern“teddy-bear”.

Butspeechhastobestimulated,andthisdependsoninteractionbetweenthemotherandthe

child,wherethemotherrecognizesthesignalsinthechild,sbabbling(牙牙学语)，grasping,

crying,smiling,andrespondstothem.Insensitivityofthemothertothesesignalsdullsthe

interactionbecausethechildgetsdiscouragedandsendsoutonlytheobvioussignals.Sensitivity

tothechild,snon-verbalsignalsisessentialtothegrowthanddevelopmentlanguage.

11.FrederickII'sexperimentwasviolentbecause.

A)hewantedtoprovechildrenarebornwithabilitytospeak

B)heignoredtheimportanceofmotheringtotheinfant

C)hewasunkindtothenurse

D)hewantedhisnursestosaynomothertongue

12.Thereasonsomechildrenarebackwardinspeakingtodaythat.

A)theirmothersdonotrespondtotheirattemptstospeak

B)theirmothersarenotintelligentenoughtohelpthem

C)theydonotlistencarefullytotheirmothers

D)theirbrainshavetoabsorbtoomuchlanguageatonce.

13.Byucriticaltimes”inParagraph3theauthormeans.

A)difficultperiodsinthechild'slife

B)momentswhenthechildbecomescriticaltoitsmother

C)importantstagesinthechild,sdevelopment

D)timeswhenmothersoftenneglecttheirchildren

14.WhichofthefollowinginNOTimpliedinthepassage?

A)Abilitytolearntospeakalanguageisinborninman

B)Childrendonotneedtobeencouragedtolearntospeak

C)Earlylanguagestartersarenotnecessarilyhighlyintelligent

D)Mostchildrenlearntheirlanguageindefinitestages

15.Ifthemotherdoesnotrespondtoherchild'ssignals.

A)thechildwillneverbeabletospeakproperly

B)thechildwillstopgivingoutsignals

c)thechildwillinventalanguageofhisown

D)thechildwillmakelittleefforttospeak

PassageFour

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Americanswhorememberthegoodolddays”arenotaloneincomplainingabouttheeducational

systeminthiscountry.Immigrants(移民)complain,too.LatelyaGermanfriendwasfilledwith

angerwhenhelearnedthatthemathematicstestgiventohissononhisfirstdayasacollege

freshmanincludedmultiplicationanddivision.JapanesebusinessmeninLosAngelessendtheir

childrentoprivateschoolsstaffedbyteachersimportedfromJapantolearnmathematicsat

Japaneselevels,generallyconsideredatleastayearmoreadvancedthanthelevelhere.

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ButIwonder:IfAmericaneducationissopoor,whyisitthatthisisstillthecountry

ofinnovation(创新)?

WhenIwas12inIndonesia,Ihadtomemorizethenameofal1theworld*smajorcities,

fromKabultoKarachi.Atthesameage,myson,whowasbroughtupbyaCalifornian,thought

thatBuenosAireswasSpanishforgoodfood.However,unlikechildrenofhisageinAsiaand

Europe,mysonhadstudiedcreativegeography.Whenhewasonly6,hedrewamapoftheroute

thathetraveledtogettoschool,includingthestreets,thetrafficsignsandthehousesthat

hepassed.

DissatisfiedAmericanparentsforgetthatinthiscountrytheirchildrenareableto

experimentfreelywithideas;withoutthistheywillnotreallybeabletothinkortobelieve

inthemselves.

CriticsofAmericaneducationcannotgrasponething:freedom.America,Ithink,istheonly

countrythatextendseventochildrenthelicensetofreelyspeak,writeandbecreative.Our

publiceducationcertainlyisnotperfect,butitisagreatdealbetterthananyother.Ithink

Ihavefoundtheanswertomyquestion.

16.Fromthetextwelearnthat.

A)bothAmericansandimmigrantsaredissatisfiedwiththequalityofAmericaneducation

B)theauthorsharesthegeneralideathatAmericaneducationisworsethaneducationinmany

othercountries

C)JapaneseschoolsinAmericarequiretheirAmericanteacherstoteachmathematicsatJapanese

levels

D)theauthor?sGermanfriendwasalittledispleasedbecausethemathematicstestforhis

sonwastooeasy.

17.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A)TheauthormostprobablywasanimmigrantfromAsiaandreceivedsomeschooleducation

there.

B)BuenosAiresmustbethenameofacity,asareKabulandKarachi.

C)Childreninothercountriesarenotlikelytolearncreativegeography.

D)Theknowledgeofgeographyoftheauthor*ssonshowsthatAmericaneducationispoor.

18.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A)Ifchildrenarenotallowedtoexperimentfreelywithideastheywon'tgrowupindependent

andcreative.

B)MostAmericansthinkthepresentAmericaneducationalsystemisnotasgoodasitused

tobe.

C)PrivateschoolsrunbyJapanesebusinessmenmaintainahigherlevelthanAmericanpublic

schools.

D)Americansaremoreinnovativethanotherpeopleintheworld.

19.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorsays,“Ihavefoundtheanswertomyquestion."Whatis

thequestion?

A)IsJapaneseeducationbetterthanAmericaneducation?

B)WhydoJapanesebusinessmensendtheirchildrentoJapanese-staffedschools?

C)Whywasmysonnottaughtenoughgeographicknowledge?

D)IsAmericaneducationreallyworsethaneducationinothercountries?

20.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A)AmericanEducationandEducationinForeigncountries

B)ImprovementNeededforAmericanEducation

C)FreedomtoThink—CharacteristicofAmericanEducation

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D)EducationandInnovationinAmerican

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30minutes,20points)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C),D).Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

21.Don'tleaveyourbicycleoutintherain.It'11get

A)rustyB)crudeC)roughD)tough

22.Itohimfortheerror.

A)excusedB)apologizedC)pardonedD)congratulated

23.It's_____toaskMr.Blakeforhelp.

A)outquestionB)beyondquestionC)outofquestionD)inquestion

24.Hardlyhomewhenthetelephonerang.

A)IgotB)didIgetC)IhadgotD)hadIgot

25.hisnotarriving,themeetingwillbeputofftonextweek.

A)AttheeventofB)Fortheeventwith

C)IntheeventofD)Totheeventof

26.It'sgetting:ratherlate.It,stimewe.

A)aregoingB)wentc)goD)mustgo

27.Iyouieverything'sgoingtobeallright.

A)insureB)assureC)ensureD)sure

28.Auctioned(拍卖的)goodsaresoldforthehighestprice.

A)madeB)takenC)offeredD)ordered

29.Thecolorsofthatcoatandhatdon，t.

A)suitB)mixC)matchD)imitate

30.Ourwholeclasswenttoattendtheconferenceyesterday,sowhathappenedonthecampus.

A)allofusdon,tknowB)noneofusknow

C)allwedonnotknowD)wealldon'tknow

31.Althoughhappenedinthatdevelopedcountrysoundslikesciencefiction,itcould

occurelsewhereintheworld.

A)thisB)howC)whatD)it

32.IsympathizewithWomen'sLiberationMovementonlyacertainextent.

A)atB)withC)toD)in

33.Theofficergaveanorderthateveryonebackbeforedark.

A)getB)wouldgetC)hadtogetD)mustget

34.Thisyearsummertimecameintoonthe12thofApril.

A)effectB)efficiencyC)useD)practice

35.Mr.Whitewastoldagainandagaintosmoking,buthejustwouldn'tlisten.

A)cutthroughB)cutdownonC)cutoffD)cutaway

36.TheGreyhoundoutsideofNewYorkBusStationat6p.m.andstartedforWashington

D.C.at6:20p.m.

A)pulledupB)pulledoutC)pulleddownD)pulledon

37.Canyougivemeanotherhintwithouttheanswer?

A)givingoffB)givingupC)givingawayD)givingin

38.Columbuswashistimesinhisbeliefthattheearthwasround.

A)infrontofB)beforeC)inadvanceofD)aheadof

39.Afterall,alllivingcreatureslivebyfeedingonsomethingelse,whetheritplant

oranimal,deadoralive.

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A)beB)wouldbeC)wasD)togo

40.Thepilotfeltsomethingwrongwiththeenginejustbeforetheplanetookoff.

A)toB)wasgoingC)goesD)togo

41.—Youwerebraveenoughtoraiseobjectionsatthemeeting.

一Well,nowIregretthat.

A)havingdoneB)tobedoingC)tohavedoneD)todo

42.thatthey'reyoungandinexperienced,they,vedonequiteagoodjob.

A)BeingB)GivenC)ProvidedD)Now

43.isannouncedinthepapers,anation-widesportsmeetingwillbeheldinthecity

nextmonth.

A)BecauseB)ForC)AsD)So

44.Beingmuchtoofat,Mariawasadvisedtoreduceherfoodforeachmeal,yet,shewould

that.

A)havenoneofB)acceptC)takecareforD)listento

45.Inmyopinion,he's___imaginativeofallthecontemporary(同时代的)poets.

A)quitethemostB)byfarthemostC)verythemostD)ratherthemost

46.Neverbeforesohighlysuccessfulinhisattemptstomodifytheweatheronavery

smallscale.

A)manhasbeenB)manisC)hasmanbeenD)willbeman

47.Withflowersandtreeseverywhere,thecitytookonanewlook.

A)tobeplantedB)beingplantedC)plantingD)planted

48.—Johnwantstoseeyoutoday.

—Iwouldratherhetomorrowthantoday.

A)comesB)cameC)shouldcomeD)hascome

49.Itwassuggestedthatthisproblem.atthenextmeeting.

A)wasdiscussedB)willbediscussed

C)wouldbediscussedD)bediscussed

50.Walterofferedusaliftwhenhewasleavingtheoffice,butourwork,sowedidn,t

accepttheoffer.

A)notbeingfinishedB)hadnotbeenfinished

C)nothavingfinishedD)wasnotfinished

51.WhatyousaidremindsmesomethingIreadafewdaysago.

A)forB)byC)fromD)of

52.Anotherworryisthattelecommunicationsystemsmayisolatepeopleeachother.

A)fromB)forC)withD)to

53.Thesmogisdue______invisiblegases,mostlyfromautomobileexhaust.

A)fromB)toC)forD)with

54.________isacceptedastrueisrelatively,andnotabsolutely,true.

A)ItB)ThatC)WhatD)Thatit

55.Therearemanychildrenandadolescentsbehaviorisgenerallyunacceptable.

A)theirB)whoC)whomD)whose

56.Edisonfailedtimesbeforehesucceededinproducingthefirstelectriclamp.

A)thousandB)thousandsC)athousandofD)thousandsof

57.Waterthedigestivejuicesflowmorefreelyandhelpstodigestthefood.

A)makesB)causesC)pushesD)turns

58.Thepanicattacksmayforonlyafewminutes;some,however,continueforseveral

hours.

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A)happenB)beginC)lastD)end

59.Letusseehowdictionariesaremadeandhowtheeditorsdefinitions.

A)headtoB)arriveatC)reachforD)approachto

60.Thenursetookofmybloodtotest.

A)anexampleB)aninstanceC)acaseD)asample

PartIIICloze(10minutes,10points)

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C),andD)beneaththepassage.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsinto

thepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheetwithasinglelinethrough

thecenter.

Japanisasmallcountrywithfewnaturalresources.61this,Japaneseproductivity,

therateatwhichgoodsareproduced,62morethaneleventimesinthepastthirtyyears.

ManypeopleintheWestwonderhowtheJapanesedoit.Thekey63Japan?ssuccesscanbe

discoveredbylookingatsomebasicdifferencesbetweenJapaneseandWesternattitudestowards

works.

Peopleinthewestgenerallyviewwork64anecessaryevil-onemustgiveuppartofone's

freedomtoearnthemoneyneededtolive.TotheJapanese,however,workisthecentralinterest

ofone'slife;it's65thataJapaneseestablisheshisidentity.

AJapanesebusinessfirmislikeafamily,Whenanemployeejoinsacompany,heexpectsto

workforthatcompanyfortherestofhisworkinglife;66isanyonedismissed.Promotionis

basedonthesenioritysystem,thelengthofemployment67one'rankinthecompany,Thoseat

thebottomdonot68chancesforpromotionbecausethoseatthetopretireatacertainage

69othersmayhavetheirturn.Inaddition,thedifferencebetweenthelowestandthehighest

salariesismuchlessthan70intheWest.

61.A)BecauseofB)AsforC)AlthoughD)Despite

62.A)haveincreasedB)hasincreasedC)areincreasingD)isincreasing

63.A)toB)ofC)forD)in

64.A)likeB)forC)aboutD)as

65.A)thisB)thatC)hereD)where

66.A)barelyB)rarelyC)occasionallyD)frequently

67.A)determinesB)hasdeterminedC)determiningD)todetermine

68.A)careaboutB)careforC)worryaboutD)concernwith

69.A)inthatB)suchthatC)forthatD)sothat

70.A)thatB)thoseC)oneD)ones

PartIVTranslation(15minutes,10points)

Directions:PutthefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

7L他通常在开车上班时顺路把孩子们接送到学校。

72.如果没有了电，我们的世界就会和现在的完全不同。

73.温度如此之高，消防队员不得不离开那座着火的房子。

74.当你在嬉戏玩乐时，，时光就从你身边悄悄溜走。

75.我们被告知，在任何情况下我们都不能用办公室的电话谈私事。

PartVWriting(30minutes,20points)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthetopic

HealthorWealth.Youaregiventhefirstsentenceofeachparagraphandarerequiredtodevelop

itsideaincompletingtheparagraph.Youshouldwriteatleast100words,notincludingthe

wordsgiven.YoushouldwritethiscompositionontheAnswerSheet.

HealthorWealth?

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IpreferhealthtowealthifIhavetochoosebetweenthem.

Wealthcannotbeacquiredwithouthealth.

Evenifoneisbornintoarichfamily,wealthalonecannotbringhimhappiness.

2014年成人本科学士学位英语模拟试题一的答案

PartIReadingComprehension

1.A2.C3.B4.D5.B

6.A7.D8.A9.B10.(C

11.B12.A13.C14.B15.D

16.A17.D18.A19.D20.C

PartIIVocabularyandStructure

21.A22.B23.C24.D25.C

26.B27.B28.C29.C30.B

31.C32.C33.A34.A35.B

36.A37.C38.D39.A40.A

41.A42.B43.C44.A45.B

46.C47.D48.B49.D50.D

51.D52.A53.B54.C55.D

56.1)57.A58.C59.B60.D

PartIIIClose

61.D62.B63.A64.D65.C

66.B67.C68.C69.D70.A

PartIVTranslation

71.Heusuallydropsthekidsoffatschoolonhiswaytowork.

72.Iftherewerenoelectricity,ourworldwouldbeentirelydifferentfromwhatitis.

73.Thetemperaturerosetosuchanextentthatthefiremenhadtoleavethefiringhouse.

74.Timestealsawayfromyouwhenyouarehavingfun.

75.Wehavebeentoldthatundernocircumstancesmayweusethetelephoneintheoffice

forpersonalaffairs.

PartVWriting

HealthorWealth

IpreferhealthtowealthifIhavetochoosebetweenthem.Itistruethatwealthmakes

lifeeasierandmorecomfortable,buthealthisevenmoreimportant.Onlywhenonehasgoodhealth

canhepursuewealthandhappiness.

Wealthcannotbeacquiredwithouthealth.Asweknow,togainwealthusuallymeansworking

hard.Ifonedoesnothaveastrongbody,howcanheworkhard?Howcanhehaveenoughenergy

toovercomeallthedifficultiesonhiswaytowardssuccess?Onlywithasoundbodymayoneget

achancetoenjoythebetterlifeprovidedbyhiswealthbecausehealthensurewealthbutnot

viceversa.Therefore,healthisthebasisforattainingwealth.

Evenifoneisbornintoarichfamily,wealthalonecannotmakehimhappiness.Imaginearich

manwhocandonothingbutstayinbed.Howcanheenjoyhislife?Whatcanhismoneydofor

him?Solongasoneishealthy,therearealwayschancesforhimtoattaineverythingi