成人学士学位英语考试模拟试题四

Itdependsontraffic. B.Thebusdriverisveryskillful.C.Itcan’tbefaster. D.Therewillbealotofpeopleonthebus.6. Arthur:Excuseme,______________Iaminahurrytojoinaninterview. Charles:Ofcourse!Areyougoingtotakethebusorwalkthere?Couldyoutellmewherethebusstationis? B.Wouldyoumindgivingmeaseat?C.CouldyoushowmehowtogettoGuangzhouTelevision?D.WouldyoumindtellingmethewaytoGuangzhouTelevision?7. Customer:IwanttosendasmallparceltoCanada. Clerk:______________ Customer:What’sthedifferencebetweentherates?Myparcelweighs248grams.Whatkindofservicedoyouwant?Whatmailingservicedoyouprefer?Byairmailorsurfacemail?Whatistheweightofyourparcel?8.Andrew:Betty,I’vegottwoticketsforthemovietonight.MayIinviteyoutowatchthemovie?Betty:______________,butIhaveanappointmentwithmysupervisortonight.Sure B.Iwouldliketo C.Itisveryexciting D.Iamsorry9.Customer:Excuseme,Iamlookingforasuitformyfather.Clerk:______________Itisaverypopularstylewiththecottontexture.Whatdoyoulikethisone? B.Howdoyouthinkofthisone?C.Howaboutthisone? D.Whatkindofstyledoyouprefer?10.Lucy:I’veheardyouareill.______________Vivian:Iwaswokeupbymysonlastnightandfeltexhaustedthismorning.Whatisyourmatter? B.Whatistheproblem?C.What’swrongwithyou? D.Howareyoufeelingatpresent?11.Karen:Hi,Tina!WhatisyouropinionabouttheTed’spresentation?Tina:______________Butheneedstomakesomesmallchanges.Itisperfect. B.Idohavesomeopinionaboutit.C.Onthewholeitisgood D.Ihavenoideaaboutit.12.May:HowaboutgoingtotheKTVafterclass?Nicola:______________Ican’tsingatall.May:Don’tworry.Youcanjustrelaxandenjoyyourdrinkandcuisines.I’msorryIcan’tsingverywell.I’manidiotmusically.Ihavenotmuchknowledgeaboutmusic.I’mnotagoodstudentofmusic.13.Rhoda:Haveyoubroughtthenovelyouborrowedfrommelasttime?Hannah:Oh,no.______________Ileftitinmyroom.Oh,sorry.Lookatme!Howstupidofme!Idon’tknowwhatIhavedone!Itisunbelievable!14.Alan:Hey,Sabina,itissolatethatallthemetroplatformsareclosed.Whatshouldwedo? Sabina:______________Fortunately,mydadlefthiscarathome.Itcouldn’thavebeenlikethis.Itcouldhavebeenmuchbetter.Itcan’tbe.Itcouldn’thavebeenworse.15.Clerk:Sorry,sir,youhavetobe18tobuyalcohol.Customer:Iamalready30!______________What’swrongwithyou?Can’tyouseethat?Areyoukiddingme?Whatistheproblem?PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneAskamomifshe'shappiernowthatshehasachild,andshe'llusuallysayyes.Butpsychologistswhostudyhappinessoftenreportadifferentpicture.Beingthemomofayoungchild(especiallyoneunder3)isrewarding,butalsoarealstrainonyourmood."Momenttomoment,youmaybetiredandsometimesangry,thoughkidsdobringjoy"saysPeterUbel,M.D.,aprofessorofmedicineandpsychologyattheUniversityofOnereasonforthedifferencebetweenmomsandexperts:selectivememory.Whenpsychologistsaskmomsinageneralwayiftheylikespendingtimewiththeirkids,theoverwhelmingmajoritysaytheydobecausethey'rethinkingoffunactivitieslikereadingabookorplayinginthepark.Whenthey'respecificallyaskedtodescribetheiractualdailyroutine,theyrememberthehourstheyspentstrugglingtogettheirchilddressedorreadyforbed.Maybe,though,thepsychologistsaremissingtheintensityofjoythattimespentwithyourchildcanbring.Luckily,thosemomentscanovercomeyourdailyfrustrations."Happinessismorethanjustthatsmileyfeeling,"saysKarenReivich,Ph.D.,aresearchassociateinthePositivePsychologyCenterattheUniversityof16.WhichofthefollowingbestsummarizesPeterUbel’sopinionofbeingthemomofayoungchild?A.Itmakesthemomexhausted.B.Itisbothrewardingandstressful.C.Itmakesthemomeasilyirritated.D.Itisquitefrustratinganexperience.17.AccordingtoaUniversityofMichiganstudy,whichofthefollowingrankshigherthanchildcareonmoms’listofA.eating,houseworkorcommutingB.eating,exercisingorwatchingTVC.exercising,houseworkorwatchingTVD.exercising,commutingorwatchingTV18.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseselectivememoryinthethirdparagraphmean?A.Momsoftentendtorememberonlythehappymomentswiththeirchildren.B.Momsoftentendtorememberonlythehourstheyspenttakingcareoftheirchildren.C.Expertstendtorememberonlythehappymomentsthemomsspendwiththeirchildren.D.Expertstendtorememberonlythehoursthemomsspendwiththeirchildren.19.AccordingtoKarenReivich,howdothemoms’momentsofintensejoycomparewiththeirdailyfrustrations?A.Thosemomentsmakethemfeelmoreexcited.B.Thosemomentsmakethemfeelmorerelaxed.C.Thosemomentscanovercometheirdailyfrustrations.D.Thosemomentscandonothingabouttheirdailyfrustrations.20.Fromthelastsentenceofthepassagewecaninferthat__________.A.Momshaveonlythesmileyfeelingaboutchildcare.B.Momsfeelfrustratedattakingcareoftheirchildren.C.Momsenjoydoinghouseworkasapartoftheirchildcare.D.Momsregardchildcareasameaningfulpartoftheirlives.PassageTwoDoyougotobedwithoutbrushingyourteeth?Youmaythinkthatnotbrushingisnotabigdeal.Butcaringforyourmouthcanpreventserious(andevenembarrassing)problems.Cavitieshappentojustabouteveryone.Acavityisadiseasedspotinthetooth.Itallstartswithastickyfilmmadeupofbacteria.Thatfilmcoatsyourteethandgums.Thebacteriaeatsugarsfromthingsyoueatanddrink.Thatproducesacids.Then,theacidseatawayatyourteeth'shardoutercoating,calledenamel.Ifyoudon'tbrushregularlytoremovethefilm,orifyoukeepmissingaspot,thoseacidskeepeatingawaytheteeth'senamel.Thatishowyougetacavity."Thelargeritgets,thecloseritgetstothenerve,increasingthechanceofseverepain,"saysLynnRamer,presidentoftheAmericanDentists'Association.Acavitywillneverjustgoawaybyitself.Itwillonlygetworse."Leftuntreated,100percentofthetimeacavitywillspread,"saysDr.WilliamBerlocher,adentistwhoisalsopresidentoftheAmericanIfacavityiscaughtearlyenough,yourdentistwillbeabletofixyourtooth.Theareaofthetoothwherethecavitywaswillbereplacedwithaspecialmaterialcalledafilling.Somefillingsaremadeofametalblendcontainingsilver.Otherfillingsareatooth-coloredmixofglassandastrongmaterialcalledresin.Ifyouignoreacavity,itwillspread.Itcangointothetooth'sroot.Atthatpoint,thedentistwillhavetodoarootcanal.Inthatprocedure,thedentistremovesthetooth'snerve.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whatisacavity?A.adiseasedspotinthetoothB.afilmofacidscoatingtheteethC.astickyfilmmadeupofbacteriaD.ahardoutercoatingcoveringtheteeth22.Whatwouldhappenifyoudonotbrushregularly? A.Thefilmcoatingyourteethwouldberemoved. B.Therewouldbelessdiseasedspotsinyourteeth. C.Thefilmcoatingyourteethwouldbelesssticky. D.Theacidswouldkeepeatingawayyourteeth’shardoutercoating.23. Ifacavityreachesthetooth’sroot,howwouldadentisttreatit? A.Replacethecavitywithafilling B.Replacethetooth’senamel C.Removethetooth’snerve D.Pulloutthetooth 24.Accordingtothefifthparagraph,whataresomefillingsmadeof? A.amixofsilverandresin B.ametalblendcontainingglass C.ametalblendcontainingcopper D.amixofglassandresin25.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto__________. A.explaintheformationandtreatmentofcavity B.emphasizetheimportanceofbrushingteeth C.discusstheproperwaysofbrushingteeth D.describehowadentisttreatsacavityPassageThreeSmalltalkislikehavingloosechangeinyourpocket.Likequartersforapayphone,loosechangecomesinhandywhenyouleastexpectit.Butwhenitcomestosmalltalk,youmustknowwhentospenditorsaveit.Allsmalltalkisnotthesame.Withsomepeople,youwalkawayhavingkilledafewmoments.Withothers,youfeelaconnectionandwanttogettoknowthembetter.Thedifferenceistheeffortoneorbothofyoumadeatmakingaconnection.Ithelpstocallthepersonbyname,mentionthingsyouhaveincommon(mutualacquaintances,placesyou'vebeen,experiencesyou'veshared,careerorpersonalgoals),showinterestinthatperson'sviewsorhobbies,andmatchtheotherperson'sspeakingstyle,voice,emotionandbodylanguageasyoutalk.Peoplefeelbeingrelatedtootherswholikethem,appreciatethem,enjoythesamethingstheydoandarehelpfultothem.Timeandattentionmakeconnectionsthatlast.Whenyou'reconsideringsmalltalk,besensitivetotheotherperson'smoodandcircumstances.Whenyourairplaneseatmateisobviouslypreoccupied,leavehimorheralone.Neitherwouldyouapproachsomeonewhenthepersonisdashingdownahallwaytoameeting.Onotheroccasions,smalltalkisinappropriatebecauseofthepersoninvolved.IftheCEOhasunexpectedlycalledyouinfor"alittlechat,"thisisnotthetimetotakethelead.Lethimorherdictatethetopicandpace.Thesameistruewithcustomers.Developasixthsenseaboutthosewhoappreciatesmalltalkandthosewhodon't.26.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrasecomesinhandyinthefirstparagraph? A.becomesveryuseful B.becomesveryspecial C.becomesveryimportant D.becomesveryinconvenient27.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,howcanyoumakeaconnectionwithothers？ A.mentionyouruniqueexperiences B.describeothers’dressingstyles C.talkaboutothers’hobbies D.discussothers’names28.Ifyouwanttomakeothers’feelrelatedtoyou,youmayneedto__________. A.spendtimechattingwiththem B.showhowexcellentyouare C.givepresentstothem D.behelpfultothem29.Accordingtothefourthparagraph,onwhatoccasionshouldyouavoidmakingsmalltalkwithothers? A.whenothersarestrollingonthestreet B.whenyourairplaneseatmateasksyouforafavor C.whenyourairplaneseatmateisabsorbedinthought D.whenothersarewalkingdownthehallwayafterameeting30.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whatshouldyoudowhenyourCEOhasunexpectedlycalledyouinfor“alittlechat〞?lettheCEOdictatethetopicandpacetalkaboutthedifficultiesinyourworktaketheleadtomakesmalltalkdecideonthetopicoftalkPassageFourAbiologicalclockiswhattellsplants,animals,andotherorganismshowtoorganizetheirtime.This‘clock’helpsplantsandanimalschangetheirroutinewhentheymovetoplaceswithdifferentclimatesandenvironments.Mostbiologicalclocksarebasedonthemovementofthesunandfollowatwenty-fourhourcyclecalledacircadianrhythm.Someanimalssleeponlyatnight,makingthemdiurnal.Animalsthatsleepduringdaytimearenocturnal.Flowersarediurnalbecausetheyclosetheirpetalsatnightbuttheyopenagaininthemorning.Batssleepinthedaytimesotheyarenocturnal.Somebiologicalclocksalsofollowanannualcycle,especiallyinanimalsthathaveannualmigrations.Animalsthathaveannualcyclesdodifferentthingsatdifferenttimesofyear.Theiractionsaredeterminedbytheseasons.Differentanimalscanliveinthesameareawhentheirbiologicalclocksmakethemlookforfoodatdifferenttimesofday.Thisprocessalsokeepsthemoutofeachother'sway.Biologicalclockshelpplantsandanimalsprepareforchangesintheseasons.Animalsneedtoknowwhattimeofyeartoreproducesotheiroffspringwillbebornwhentheconditionsforsurvivalaregood.Humanbeings'sleepcycleisacircadianrhythm,asystembasedonthetwenty-fourhourday.Inthecircadianrhythmmosthumanssleepatnight.Whenpeopletraveltodifferenttimezonestheirbiologicalclockshavetoadjust.Inhumans,thebiologicalclockisinagroupofcellscalledthesuprachiasmaticnucleus(SCN.)TheSCNislocatednearthebottommiddlepartofthebrain.Scientistsarecontinuingtoresearchthebiologicalclockandcircadianrhythms.Scientistsdiscoveredthefirstcircadiangeneinamammal(amouse)in1997.ItisonlyamatteroftimebeforeyourownbiologicalclockwilltellYOUthetime!Whichofthefollowingtypeofanimalorplantisnocturnal?A.humanbeings B.flowers C.bats D.cowsWhatisacircadianrhythm?atwenty-fourhourcycleofmostbiologicalblockstheclosureandopeningofthepetalsofflowersacycleofsomeanimals’annualmigrationthemovementrhythmofthesunAccordingtothethirdparagraph,whycandifferentanimalsliveinthesameareapeacefully?Becausetheylookfordifferenttypesoffood.Becausetheirconditionsforsurvivalaregood.Becausetheydodifferentthingsatdifferenttimesofyear.Becausetheirbiologicalclockskeepthemoutofeachother’sway.Whereisthesuprachiasmaticnucleus(SCN)located?thebottommiddlepartofthebrainthebottomleftpartofthebrainthetoprightpartofthebrainthetopleftpartofthebrainFromthelastsentenceofthepassagewecaninferthat__________.Westilllackafullunderstandingofourownbiologicalclock.Ourownbiologicalclockisalotdifferentfromthatofamouse.Wehavealreadyknownmuchaboutthecircadianrhythmsofmammals.Thereisstillalottobedonebeforeyourownbiologicalclockwilltellyouthetime.PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Wetendtothinkofthesepeopleasunreliable,butthatisnotthe__________.case B.situation C.fact D.circumstanceWhowasthemanofthe__________clothesandeasymanner?causal B.casual C.fit D.fittingBeingdivorced,shewascautious__________havingasecondmarriage.about B.of C.against D.forRaisingachildisa__________andrewardingjob.challengeable B.challenging C.challenged D.unchallengeableQuite__________,ImettheoneIwantedtoseeonthetrain.byaccident B.bycoincident C.byincident D.byhappeningThecommittee__________economists,socialists,andcomputerexperts.consistsin B.consistsof C.isconsistedof D.isconsistedinSheistheonlyperson__________forthework.competent B.capable C.competitive D.confidentOutof__________forhishealth,wesuggestedhetakeaweekoffwork.worry B.anxiety C.concern D.consideringHeseems__________tositinfrontofthecomputerallnight.content B.satisfactory C.satisfying D.contentiousAmomwilltake__________inteachingherchildrentowalkandtalkanddosomanythings.happiness B.delight C.satisfaction D.enjoymentMr.Rayregretsthathewillhaveto__________yourkindinvitationbecauseofapriorengagement.refuse B.reject C.decline D.reclineWhendawn__________,theywerestill150milesfromNewYork.started B.began C.arrived D.brokePeopleshouldsavemoneyasa__________againstunemployment.cushion B.caution D.protection D.shelterPublicopinionwasdeeply__________overtheproject.different B.disagreed C.disagreeable D.dividedHewasapparentlyplanningtorentacaranddrive__________toLosAngeles.directly B.direct C.straight D.straightlyYoumayusethenotebookasyoulike,__________youkeepitclean.asfaras B.solongas C.asfurtheras D.sofarasIdonotknowhowthefamilymanagestolive__________50yuanaweek.with B.by C.on D.forShethinksitwillrainthisafternoon,butherfatherthinks__________.likewise B.anywise C.otherwise D.aswellHehasfinallyachievedthestatusheso__________.desired B.wished C.hoped D.longedTherewasonlyaboutfiveminutes__________ofthelecture.leaving B.left C.havingleft D.havingbeenleftThe__________ofpeoplerealizetheimportanceoflimitingpopulationgrowth.mainpart B.majority C.most D.majorItisestimatedthatmorethan50millionpeopleintheUnitedStatesplayamusical__________.tool B.device C.appliance D.instrumentHeis__________abletoreadLatinthanIam.notmore B.nomore C.notanymore D.nolessIarrivedatthepark,__________discoverthatitwasclosedforthewinter.justto B.asaresult C.onlyto D.andJack,withhisdarkhairandbrowneyes,madeanimpression__________almosteveryonehemet.of B.on C.in D.forThepricesofelectricapplianceshave__________falleninrecentmonths.ofparticular B.inparticular C.forspecial D.speciallyAsaformerheadmaster,hehasalwaysbeen__________oneducationissuesandafirmsupporteroftraditionallearningmethods.outspoken B.outgoing C.outward D.outstandingImprovedhealthcanleadtoa__________population.largest B.larger C.biggest D.biggerThebusinessman’s__________purposewastoselltheproduct.principle B.primary C.primitive D.predominantHewilldoeverythingthatis__________me.requiring B.requiringof C.required D.requiredofTherewasalwayssomequestion__________examination.withregard B.regardingto C.regard D.regardingHeisalwayshelpingotherswithoutexpectinganything__________.withreturn B.returning C.asareturn D.inreturnItwasnotconsidered__________foramantoshowhisemotionsinpublic.probable B.possible C.proper D.problematicHelivesinArgentina,wellbeyondthe__________oftheBritishauthorities.hands B.power C.reach D.scopeHisEnglishisbetterthan__________.me B.mine C.my D.ofmeIalwaysaskmyself:Howcanthesoldierbeartodothis__________day?eachandevery B.everyandeach C.allthese D.allthisSheisthewoman__________hehasbeenlookingfor.whom B.who C.forwho D.forwhomHerbrother,__________housewejustpassed,isaprofessor.whom B.ofwhom C.who D.whoseThechilddreamsof__________goingtothetheater.nothingelse B.nothingonly C.nothingbut D.butnothingSheisperformingin__________withthepianistLangLang.A.company B.accompany C.companion D.accompanimentPartIVClozeTest(10points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.76goodhealthinsurancewhileyouarestudyingoverseasisareal_77_toprotectyoufromcommonorseriousdiseasesthatcanwipeoutnotonlyyoursavings,78youdreamsofaneducationabroad.Thereareoftentwodifferenttypesofhealthinsuranceyoucan_79_buying:internationaltravelinsuranceandstudentinsuranceinthecountry80youwillbegoing.Aninternationaltravelinsurancepolicyisusuallypurchasedinyourhomecountrybeforeyougoabroad.Itgenerallycoversawidevarietyofmedicalservices,andyouareoftengivenalistofdoctorsintheareawhereyouwilltravel__81mayevenspeakyournativelanguage.Thedrawbackmightbethatyouaren'tpaidbackforyourmedical82immediately.83,youmayhavetomakeallthepaymentandthenlatersubmityourreceiptstotheinsurancecompany.Ontheotherhand,gettingstudenthealthinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillstudymightallowyoutoonlypayacertainpercentageofthemedicalcostatthetimeofservice,and84,youdon'thavetohavesufficientcashtopaytheentirebillatonce.Whateveryoudecide,obtainingsomeformofhealthinsuranceissomethingyoushouldplanbeforeyougooverseasratherthanwaiting