成人学位英语考试模拟题及答案

成人学位英语考试模拟

2012.10

PartI.VocabularyandStructure(15points)

Directions:Therearethirtyincompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentence,therearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththemost

answer.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

likely

1.Alltheneighborsadmirethisfamily_______theparentsaretreatingtheirchildlikeafriend.

A.which

2.After_________seemedanendlesswait,itwasherturntostepintothedoctor'soffice.

A.whichB.thatC.whatD.when

3.Alltheflights__________becauseofthesnowstorm,wehadtotakethetraininstead.

B.where

C.that

D.what

A.havingcanceled

C.tobecanceled

B.beingcanceled

D.havingbeencanceled

4.Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury,thevastmajorityoftheworld'spopulation__________in

citiesratherthaninthecountry.

A.areliving

B.willbelivingC.havelived

D.willhavelived

5.---DoyouplantogoonapicnicwiththemnextSaturday?

---Idon'tunlessthey________me.

A.invite

B.willinvite

C.shouldintive

D.haveinvited

6.---Didyoufindthemissingcoupleinthemountainyesterday?

---No,butwe____________togetintouchwiththemeversince.

A.tried

7.Edison'smotherwasseriouslyill,soadoctorhadto__________.

A.sendforB.besentforC.besentD.sendingfor

B.havebeentrying

C.havetried

D.weretrying

8.Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinthatschool.Itisnolonger________itwas20yearsago

_________itwassopoorlyequipped.

A.what;when

9.It'sreportedthatanewschool________herenextyear.

A.tobesetupB.issetupC.willbesetup

B.that,when

C.what,that

D.that,what

D.willsetup

10.I'llgiveyoumyfriend'shomeaddress,__________Icanbereachedmostevenings.

A.whereB.whichC.thatD.when

11.Icanstillrememberthatitissincethe1990s,_________webegantousecell

phones,___________thenumberofmobileusershasgreatlyincreased.

A.that;whenB.which;that

C.which;when

D.when;that

12.Maybeyouhavetravelledtomanypartsoftheworld,butnowhereelse________striking

attractions.

A.youcanseemanysuch

C.couldyouseemanysuch

B.youcouldseemanysuch

D.canyouseemanysuch

13.Neithermyfather________goingtoseethepatient.

A.norIamB.norIisC.norIare

14.Thefactoryproduceshalfamillionpairsofshoeseveryyear,80%_________aresoldabroad

D.orIam

A.ofwhich

B.ofthat

C.ofthem

D.inwhich

15.NooneexceptJackandTom__________theanswer.

A.know

B.knows

.knowing

D.known

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16._________,Iwouldhavegivenyouhisaddress.

A.Youhadaskedme

C.Haveyouaskedme

B.Ifyouaskedme

D.Hadyouaskedme

17.Pricesofdailygoods________throughacomputercanbelowerthanstoreprices.

A.buyB.boughtC.buysD.buying

18.__________time,he'llmakeafirst-classtennisplayer.

A.GivingB.GiveC.BeinggivenD.Given

19.Hemighthavebeenkilled________thetimelyarrivaloftheambulance.

A.butforB.exceptforC.ifnotD.notfor

20.Yourideas,_________,seemunusualtome.B.likehers

A.likeherB.likehersC.similartoherD.similartohers

21.Afriendshipmaybe________casual,situstionalordeepandlasting.

A.identicalB.originalC.superficialD.critical

22.Asafamily,wewantto________thetraditionsofJewishcultrueandreligion.

A.reserveB.resumeC.preserveD.protect

23.---Excuseme,Mr.Premier,willyou_________meafewminutes?

---Iamafraidnot.Iamquitebusynow.

A.spare

24.Heisanhonestofficialandnever__________anygiftsfrompeoplewhosoughthishelp.

A.receivedB.acceptedC.refusedD.declined

25.Ithinkshehurtmyfeelings_______ratherthanbyaccidentassheclaimed.

A.virtuallyB.deliberatelyC.literallyD.appropriately

26.ThePrimeMinsterwillonlyresignifhe_________thereisnootherwayoutofthecrisis.

A.receivesB.perceivesC.deceivesD.conceives

27.Wehavebeenhearing___________accountsofyourwork.

A.favoredB.favorableC.favoriteD.favoring

28.Wewere_______forhalfanhourinthetrafficandsowearrivedlate.

A.putbackB.brokedownC.heldupD.keptoff

29.Whenthestudentgraduatedfromcollege,hegothis_________.

A.degreeB.certificateC.licenseD.bachelor

30.Wheneverpossible,Ian__________howwellhespeaksJapanese.

B.share

C.devote

D.spend

A.showsupB.showsaroundC.showsoff

D.showsout

PartII.ReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfive

questions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideon

thebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Afterabusydayofworkandplay,thebodyneedstorest.Sleepisnecessaryforgoodhealth.

Duringthistime,thebodyrecoversfromtheactivitiesofthepreviousday.Therestthatyouget

whilesleepingenablesyourbodytoprepareitselfforthenextday.

Therearefourlevelsofsleep,eachbeingalittledeeperthantheonebefore.Asyousleep,

yourmusclesrelaxlittlebylittle.Yourheartbeatsmoreslowly,andyourbrainslowsdown.After

youreachthefourthlevel,yourbodyshiftsbackandforthfromonelevelofsleeptotheother.

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Althoughyourmindslowsdown,fromtimetotimeyouwilldream.Scientistswhostudy

sleepstatethatwhendreamingoccurs,youreyeballsbegintomovemorequickly(althoughyour

eyelidsareclosed).ThisstageofsleepiscalledREM,whichstandsforrapideyemovement

Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleep,somepeoplerecommendbreathingveryslowlyandvery

deeply.Otherpeoplebelievethatdrinkingwarmmilkwillhelpmakeyoudrowsy.Thereisalsoan

31.Agoodtitleforthispassageis___.

C.nervous

A.youreyesmovequickly

35.Theaveragenumberofhoursofsleepthatanadultneedsis___.

A.approximatelysixhours

Obviouslytelevisionhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.

Inthefirstplace,televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoa

comparativelycheapone.WithaTVsetinthefamilypeopledon’thavetopayforexpensiveseats

atthetheatre,thecinema,ortheopera.Alltheyhavetosoistopushabuttonorturnaknob,and

theycanseeplays,films,operasandshowsofeverykind.Somepeople,however,thinkthatthisis

wherethedangerlies.Thetelevisionviewersneeddonothing.Hedoesnotevenhavetousehis

legsifthehasaremotecontrol.Hemakesnochoiceandexercises,nojudgment.Heiscompletely

passiveandhaseverythingpresentedtohimwithoutanyeffortinhispart.

Television,itisoftensaid,keepsoneinformedaboutcurrenteventsandthelatest

developmentsinscienceandpolitics.Themostdistantcountriesandthestrangestcustomsare

broughtrightintoone’ssittingroom.Itcouldbearguedthattheradioperformsthisserviceaswell;

butontelevisioneverythingismuchmoreliving,muchmorereal.Yethereagainthereisadanger.

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Thetelevisionscreenitselfhasaterrible,almostphysicalcharmforus.Wegetsousedtolooking

atthemovementsonit,sodependentonitspictures,thatitbeginstocontrolourlives.Peopleare

oftenheardtosaythattheirtelevisionsetshavebrokendownandthattheyhavesuddenlyfound

thattheyhavefarmoretimetodothingsandthetheyhaveactuallybegintotalktoeachother

again.Itmakesonethink,doesn’tit?

Therearemanyotherargumentsforandagainsttelevision.Wemustrealizethattelevision

itselfisneithergoodnorbad.Itistheusesthatitisputtothatdetermineitsvaluetosociety.

36.Whatisthemajorfunctionofparagraph1?

B.Tointroducethethemeofthewholepassage

C.Tosummarizethewholepassage

C.itenablesustohavearest

B.people’sattitudetowardsit

Toooftenyoungpeoplegetthemselvesemployedquitebyaccident,notknowingwhatliesin

thewayofopportunityforpromotion,happinessandsecurity.Asaresult,theyareemployed

doingjobsthataffordthemlittleornosatisfaction.Ourschoolleaversfacesomuchcompetition

thattheyseldomcarewhattheydoaslongastheycanearnaliving.Somestaylongatajoband

learntolikeit;othersquitefromonetoanotherlookingforsomethingtosuitthem,the

young

graduateswholeavetheuniversitylookforjobsthatofferasalaryuptotheirexpectation.Very

fewgooutintotheworldknowingexactlywhattheywantandrealizingtheirownabilities.The

reasonbehindallthisconfusionisthatthereneverhasbeenapropervocationalguidanceinour

educationalinstitution.Nearlyallgrope(摸索)inthedarkandtheirchiefconcernwhentheylook

forajobistoaskwhatsalaryislike.Theyneverbothertothinkwhethertheyaresuitedforthejob

or,evenmoreimportant,whetherthejobsuitsthem,Havingajobismorethanmerelyproviding

yourselfandyourdependantswithdailybreadandsomemoneyforleisureandentertainment,It

setsapatternoflifeand,inmanyways,determinessocialstatusinlife,selectionoffriends,

leisureandinterest.

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Inchoosingacareeryoushouldfirstconsiderthetypeofworkwhichwillsuityour

interest.Notingismorepatheticthantakingonajobinwhichyouhavenointerest,foritwillnot

onlydiscourageyourdesiretosucceedinlifebutalsoruinyourtalentsandultimatelymakeyou

anemotionalwreck(受到严重伤害的人)andabitterperson.

41.Thereasonwhysomepeopleareunlikelytosucceedinlifeisthatthey_____.

A.haveruinedtheirtalents

C.thinkofnothingbuttheirsalary

D.arenotawareoftheirownpotential

42.Thedifficultyinchoosingasuitablejobliesmainlyinthat_____.

A.muchcompetitionhastobefaced

C.Yourjobmustofferyouahighsalary.

44.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe____.

A.WhatCanAGoodJobOffer

C.disgustedD.touching

Passage4

Humanneedsseemendless.Whenahungrymangetsameal,hebeginstothinkaboutan

overcoat;whenamanagergetsanewsportscar,abighouseandpleasureboatsdanceintoview.

Themanyneedsofmankindmightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.Whenthereis

moneyenoughtosatisfyonelevelofneeds,anotherlevelappears.

Thefirstandmostbasiclevelofneedsinvolvesfood.Oncethislevelissatisfied,thesecond

levelofneeds,clothingandsomesortofshelter,appears.BytheendofWorldWarII,these

needsweresatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans.Thenathirdlevelappeared.Itincluded

suchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.

By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofneedswasfairlywellsatisfied.Then,inthelate1950s,a

fourthlevelofneedsappeared:the“lifeenriching”level.Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysical

satisfaction,thatis,thefeeding,comfort,safety,andtransportation,thislevelstressesmental

needsforrecognition,achievement,andhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservices,

manyofwhichcouldbecalled“luxury”items.Amongthemarevacationtrips,thebestmedical

anddentalcare,andrecreation.Alsoincludedherearefancygoodsandthelateststylesin

clothing.

Onthefourthlevel,alotofmoneyisspentonservices,whileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreis

spentongoods.Willconsumersraisetheirsightstoafifthlevelofneedsastheirincomeincreases,

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orwilltheycontinuetodemandluxuriesandpersonalservicesonthefourthlevel?

Afifthlevelwouldprobablyinvolveneedsthatcanbeachievedbestbycommunityaction.

Consumersmaybespendingmoreontaxestopayforgovernmentactionagainstdisease,

ignorance,crim,andprejudice.Afterfillingourstomachs,ourclothesclosets,ourgarages,our

teeth,andourminds,wenowmayseektoensurethehealth,safety,andleisuretoenjoymorefully

thegoodthingsonthefirstfourlevels.

46.Accordingtothepassage,manwillbegintothinkaboutsuchneedsashousingandclothing

onlywhen______.

A.hehassavedupenoughmoney

B.hehasgrowndissatisfiedwithhissimpleshelter

C.hehassatisfiedhishunger

D.hehaslearnedtobuildhouses

47.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbytheendofWorldWarⅡ,mostAmericans______.

A.wereveryrich

B.livedinpoverty

C.hadthegoodthingsonthefirstthreelevels

D.didnotownautomobiles

48.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedto“physicalsatisfaction”?

A.Asuccessfulcareer.

C.Agoodmeal.

B.Acomfortablehome.

D.Afamilycar.

49.Whatisthemainconcernofmanonthefourthlevel?

A.Themoregoodsthebetter.

B.Themorementalsatisfactionthebetter.

C.Themore“luxury”itemsthebetter.

D.Themoreearningsthebetter.

50.Theauthortendstothinkthatthefifthlevel______.

A.wouldbelittlebetterthanthefourthlevel

B.maybealotmoredesirablethanthefirstfour

C.canbethelastandmostsatisfyinglevel

D.willbecomeattainablebeforethegovernmenttakesactions

PartIII.Cloze(10points)

Directions:Therearetwentyblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.Then

blackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Ineverycultivatedlanguagetherearetwogreatclassesofwordswhich,takentogether,

comprisethewholevocabulary.First,therearethosewords__51__whichwebecomeacquainted

indailyconversation,whichwe__52__,thatistosay,fromthe__53__ofourownfamilyand

fromourfamiliarassociates,and__54__weshouldknowanduse__55__wecouldnotreador

write.They__56__thecommonthingsoflife,andarethestockintradeofallwho__57__the

language.Suchwordsmaybecalled“popular”,sincetheybelongtothepeople__58__andarenot

theexclusive__59__ofalimitedclass.

Ontheotherhand,ourlanguage__60__amultitudeofwordswhicharecomparatively

__61__usedinordinaryconversation.Theirmeaningsareknowntoeveryeducatedperson,but

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thereislittle__62__tousethemathomeorinthemarket-place.Our__63__acquaintancewith

themcomesnotfromourmother's__64__orfromthetalkofourschool-mates,__65__from

booksthatweread,lecturesthatwe__66__,orthemore__67__conversationofhighlyeducated

speakerswhoarediscussingsomeparticular__68__inastyleappropriatelyelevatedabovethe

habitual__69__ofeverydaylife.Suchwordsarecalled“learned”,andthe__70__betweenthem

andthe“popular”wordsisofgreatimportancetoarightunderstandingoflinguisticprocess.

51.A.at

B.with

C.by

D.through

52.A.study

B.imitate

C.stimulateD.learn

53.A.matesB.relatives

54.A.whichB.that

C.membersD.fellows

C.those

C.evenif

C.care

D.ones

55.A.even

56.A.mind

57.A.hire

B.despite

B.concern

B.apply

D.inspiteof

D.involve

D.use

C.adopt

C.atlarge

58.A.inpublicB.atmost

59.A.right

D.atbest

D.possession

B.privilegeC.share

60.A.consistsB.comprisesC.constitutesD.composes

61.A.seldomB.much

62.A.prospectB.way

63.A.primaryB.first

C.never

D.often

C.reason

D.necessity

C.principalD.prior

64.A.tips

B.mouth

C.lips

C.or

D.tongue

D.but

65.A.besidesB.and

66.A.hearofB.attend

67.A.formerB.formula

68.A.themeB.topic

69.A.borderB.link

C.hearfromD.listen

C.formal

C.idea

D.formative

D.point

C.degree

D.extent

D.similarity

70.A.diversionB.distinctionC.diversity

PartIV.Proofreading(5points)

Directions:Thereisoneerrorineachofthefollowingfivesentences.Foreachsentencethereare

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonewhichcontainstheerrorandthenblackenthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

71.Ifyouhavingyourchoice,whichonewouldyouratherhave?

A

B

C

D

72.Hesuggestedthatthemethodispopularizedatonce.

A

B

C

D

73.Itwasinthisschoolwherehehadstudiedforfouryears.

A

B

C

D

74.Beingfeltthatshehaddonesomethingwonderful,shesatdowntorest.

A

B

C

D

75.Collectingtoycarsasahobbybecomesincreasinglypopularduringthepastfiftyyears.

A

B

C

D

PartV.Translation(15points)

Directions:TranslatethefollowingunderlinedsentencesintoChinese.

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76.Manyhighachieverswholovetheircareersfeelthattheyarehappiestwhentheyareworking

hard.Workservesasabridgebetweenmanandreality.Byworkpeoplecomeintowitheachother.

77.Fromtheabovewecancometotheconclusionthatthemoreyouworkthehappierand

healthieryouwillbe.

78.Inshort,artexpressestheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andastudyofitclearly

offersusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.

79.Manufacturers（生产商）havediscoveredbyexperiencethatsugarsells.Badlyingreen

wrappings,thatbluefoodsareconsideredunpleasant,andthatcosmetics（化妆品）shouldnever

bepackagedinbrown.

80.Experimentshaveshownthatcolors,part