2020年《学位英语》考试真题

2020年成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试真题

试卷一

PartIDialogueCompletion(1()points)

Directions:Inthispart,therearethreedialogueswiththreeorfourblanks,eachfollowedby

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththechoicethatbestsuitsthe

situationuntilthedialogueiscomplete.WithDialogueOne,allthechoiceswillhavetobe

used.WithdialogueTwoandDialogueThree,onechoicewillbeleftunused.Markyour

answerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglebarthroughthecenteroftheletter.

DialogueOne

Jessica:Fmsoexcited!Wehavetwoweeksoff!Whatareyougoingtodo?

Natasha:]IguessFiljuststayhome.MaybeI'llcatchuponmyreading.Whataboutyou?

Anyplans?

Jessica:Well,myparentshaverentedanapartmentinCalifornia.I'mgoingtotakelongwalks

alongthebeacheverydayanddolotsofswimming.

Natasha:2

Jessica:3Myparentswillbehappytohaveyouwithus.

Natasha:4I'dloveto!

A.Doyoumeanit?

B.Say,whydon'tyoucomewithus?

C.I'mnotsure.

D.Soundsgreat!

DialogueTwo

Clerk:Goodmoming.Madam.MayIhelpyou?

Client:Goodmorning,Fdliketoopenanewaccounttodepositthismoney.

Clerk:5

Client:Acurrentaccountwouldbefine.

Clerk:OK.Pleasefilloutthisform.6

Client:Here'stheform,myIDcardandthemoney.And,IhaveanotheraccountwhichI'dliketo

cleartoday.7

Clerk:OK.Tildealwiththeseonebyone.

A.Canyoudrawoutallthemoneyfromthisbankbookandputitintothenewaccount?

B.Acurrentaccountorfixed?

C.AndgivemeyourIDcard.

D.Whatdoyoulike?

DialogueThree

SpeakerA:Goodmorning!CanIhelpyou?

SpeakerB:Yes,mayIseeyourproductionmanager,Mr.Smith,please?

SpeakerA:Iamsorry.8

SpeakerB:Well,Fdliketomakeanappointmenttoseehimsometimenextweek.

SpeakerA:LetmecheckMr.Smith'sdiary.Justamoment.Yes,Mr.Smithdoesn'tseemtobe

busyonTuesdaymorningandFridayafternoon.

SpeakerB:CouldImakeanappointmentforTuesdaymorning?

SpeakerA:9

SpeakerB:Yes,that'11befine.

SpeakerA:I'llmakenoteofthat.10

SpeakerB:Yes,thisismynamecard.Youcancontactmeanyday.

SpeakerA:OK.

SpeakerB:Thankyouverymuch!Good-bye!

SpeakerA:Good-bye!

A.MayIhaveyourname,please?

B.Would9:30beconvenient?

C.Mr.Smithisoutonbusinesstoday.

D.Howlongwillitbe?

PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)

Direcliuiis:Therearefuurpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions

orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglebar

throughthecenteroftheletter.

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PassageOne

ChildrenintheUnitedStatesareexposedtomanyinfluencesotherthanthatoftheirfamilies.

Televisionisthemostsignificantoftheseinfluences,becausethehabitofwatchingtelevision

usuallybeginsbeforechildrenstartattendingschool.

Parentsareconcernedaboutthelackofqualityintelevisionprogramsforchildren.The

degreeofviolenceinmanyoftheseshowsalsoworriesthem.Studiesindicatethat,whenchildren

areexposedtoviolence,theymaybecomeaggressiveorinsecure.Parentsarealsoconcerned

aboutthecommercialsthattheirchildrenseeontelevision.Manyparentswouldliketoseefewer

commercialsduringprogramsfbrchildren.Andsomeparentsfeelthattheseshowsshouldnot

haveanycommercialsatallbecauseyoungmindsarenotmatureenoughtodealwiththeclaims

madebyadvertisers.

Educationaltelevisionhasnocommercialsandhasprogramsfbrchildrenthatmanyparents

approveof.ThemostfamousoftheseisSesameStreet,whichtriestogivepreschoolchildrena

headstartinlearningthealphabef（字母）andnumbers.Italsotriestoteachchildrenusefulthings

abouttheworldinwhichtheylive.

EventhoughmostparentsandeducatorsgiveSesameStreetandshov/slikeithighmarksfor

quality,somecriticsarguethatalltelevision,whethereducationalornot,isharmfultochildren.

Thesecriticsfeelthatthehabitofwatchinghoursoftelevisioneverydayturnschildrenintobored

andpassive（被动的）consumersoftheirworldratherthanencouragingthemtobecomeactive

explorersofit.

11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTbasedonthepassage?

A.Parentsareworriedabouttheinfluencefromtelevisionontheirchildren.

B.Televisionhasmuchinfluenceonchildren.

C.Bothparentsandtheirchildrenlikewatchingeducationaltelevision.

D.Somecriticsthinkthattelevisionisnogoodforchildren.

2.InwhatwaysducliildicusuffcifiomIclcvisiun?

A.Theybecomethevictimsofsocialviolence.

B.Theyspendhourswatchingtelevisioninsteadofdoingschoolwork.

C.Theprogramsmakethechildrenloseinterestintheworld.

D.Theprogramsmakethechildrenspendtoomuchoftheirparents*money.

13.Parentswouldnotliketheirchildrentoseecommercialsbecause.

A.theythinkthattheirchildrenarenotoldenoughtohandleadvertising.

B.commercialsteachchildrenalphabetandnumbers

C.commercialshelptosellproducts

D.theydon'tlikecommercials

14.Educationaltelevisioniswidelyappreciatedbecause.

A.itdoeshavethesamecommercialsasothers

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B.itoffersprogramsfbrbothchildrenandtheirparents

C.manyparentsliketheprogramsitoffersfortheirchildren

D.childrencanlearnsomeschoolsubjectsbeforetheygotoschool

15.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

A.WatchingTooMuchTelevisionMayBeHarmfultoYoungMinds

B.TelevisionIsMoreHarmfulthanEducational

C.Television'sInfluenceonChildren

D.MoreEducationalTelevision

PassageTwo

Todayjustastechnologychangedthefaceofindustry,farmshaveundergonean"agricultural

revolution".Onthefarmoftoday,machinesprovidealmostallthepower.

Oneofthemostimportantbenefitswillbethefarmcomputer.Afewforward-lookingfarmers

arealreadyusingcomputerstohelpthemrun(heirfarmsmoreefficiently.Thecomputershelp

themkeepmoreaccuraterecords,sotheycanmakebetterdecisionsonwhatcropstoplant,how

muchlivestocktobuy,whentoselltheirproducts,andhowmuchprofittheycanexpect.Many

computercompanieshavebeendevelopingspecialcomputerprogramsjustfbrfarmers.Programs

arebeingwrittenfbrhogproducers,grainfarmers,potatofarmers,anddairyfarmers.Inthefuture,

farmerswillbeabletopurchasecomputerprogramsmadetotheirneeds.Becauseofthegrowing

importanceofcomputersonthefarm,studentsatagriculturalcollegesarerequiredtotake

computerclassesinadditiontotheirnormalagriculturalcourses.Therecanbenodoubtthat

farmerswillrelyoncomputersevenmoreinthefuture.Whiletheold-timefarmdependedon

horsepower,andmodernfarmsdependonmachinepower,farmsofthefuturewilldependon

computerpower.

Anothertechnologicaladvancewhichisstillintheexperimentalstageistherobot,areal

“nieuhauizedhiredhand"llidlwillbeablelomoveand,insuincways,ihinklikeahumanbeing.

Agriculturalengineersbelievethatcomputer-aidedrobotswillmakestartlingchangesinfarming

beforetheendofthecentury.Unlikefarmersofthepresent,farmersofthefuturewillfindthat

manyday-to-daytaskswillbedonefbrthem.Scientistsarenowdevelopingrobotsthatwillbe

abletoshearsheep,drivetractors,andharvestfruit.Evencomplexjobswillbedonebyrobots.

Forexample,inordertomilktheircows,farmersmustfirstdrivethemintothebam,thenconnect

themtothemilkingmachines,watchthemachines,anddisconnectthemwhentheyarefinished.

Inthefuture,thiswillallbedonebyrobots.Inaddition,whenthemilkingiscompleted,therobots

willautomaticallychecktomakesurethatthemilkispure.Thecompletemobilizationofthefarm

isfarinthefuture,butengineersexpectthatsomerobotswillbeusedbeforelong.

16.Whichsentenceisthemainideaofthewholepassage?

A.Thefirstsentenceofthefirstparagraph.

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B.Thefirstsentenceofthesecondparagraph.

C.Thefirstsentenceofthethirdparagraph.

D.Thelastsentenceofthesecondparagraph.

17.Accordingtothepassage,computerscannothelpfarmersdecide.

A.howmuchmoneytheycanearnfromtheirproducts.

B.whethertoplantacertainkindofcrop

C.whatlivestocktoraise

D.whentoselltheirproducts

18.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Farmersinthefuturewilldependtotallyoncomputers.

B.Bothcomputersandrobotshavebeeninuseontoday'sfarms.

C.Farmersmainlyusemachinesontheirfarmsatpresent.

D.Studentsatagriculturalcollegesmusttakecomputerclassesbecausetheycandonothing

withoutthehelpofcomputersontoday'sftirms.

19.Accordingtotheengineers,willbedonebyrobotsinthenearfuture.

A.mostofthefarmwork

B.milkingcows

C.allfarmwork

D.allthework

20.Whatisthebesttitleforthewholepassage?

A.Computer,Farmers'bestFriend

B.FarmersintheFuture

C.ComputersandRobots

D.TheAgriculturalRevolution

PassageThree

AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.

Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthe

samebookatthesametime.

Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit（追求）tobeenjoyedbyall,theprogram

allowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebus,aswellaspromotingreading

asanexperiencetobesharedinfairiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancy

Pearlwholaunchedthe"IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook"projectin1998.Heroriginal

programusedauthorvisits,studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwith

abook,buttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities,andeventoHongKong.

InChicago,themayorappearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKilla

Mockingbirdasthefirstbookinthe"OneBook,OneChicago"program.Asaresult,readingclubs

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andneighborhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUS,storiesemergedofparentsand

childrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusabouttheplotand

characters.

TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYork,wherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebookto

representthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestin

medium-sizedcitiesorlargetowns,whereagreatersenseofunitycanbeachieved.Oritmay

showthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepoint,puttingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoice

ofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.

Ultimately,asNancypointsout,thelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeople

readabook,butbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocessorhaveenjoyedspeakingto

someonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword.

21.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?

A.Tbinviteauthorstoguidereaders.

B.lbencouragepeopletoreadandshare.

C.Tbinvolvepeopleincommunityservice.

D.lbpromotethefriendshipbetweencities.

22.WhywasitdifficultfbrNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?

A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.

B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.

C.Theycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds.

D.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment.

23.Accordingtothepassage,wherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?

A.Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunity.

B.Inlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhome.

C.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulation.

D.Inlargetownswlicicagiccmciilvanbequicklyicauhcd.

24.Theunderlinedwords"sharedaword”inthelastparagraphprobablytrean.

A.exchangedideaswitheachother

B.discussedthemeaningofaword

C.gainedlifeexperience

D.usedthesamelanguage

25.AccordingtoNancy,thedegreeofsuccessoftheprojectisjudgedby.

A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbook

B.thegrowingpopularityofthewricer

C.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading

D.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads

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PassageFour

DianaJacobsthoughtherfamilyhadaworkableplantopayforcollegeforher21-year-old

twinsons:acombinationofsavings,income,scholarships,andamodestamountofborrowing.

Thenherhusbandlosthisjob,andtheplanfellapart.

“Ihavetwokidsincollege,andIwanttosay'comehome',butatthesametimeIwantto

providethemwithagoodeducation,^^saysJacobs.

TheJacobsfamilydidworkoutasolution:Theyaskedandreceivedmoreaidfromthe

schools,andeachsonincreasedhisborrowingtothemaximumamountthroughthefederalloan

（贷款）program.Theywilleachgraduatewith$20,000ofdebt,butatleasttheywillbeableto

finishschoolo

Withunemploymentrising,financialaidadministratorsexpecttohearmorefamilieslikethe

Jacobs.Morestudentsareapplyingforaid,andmorefamiliesexpecttoneedstudentloans.

Collegeadministratorsareconcernedthattheywillnothaveenoughaidmoneytogoaround.

Atthesametime,tuition（学劳）continuestorise.AreportfromtheNationalCenterfor

PublicPolicyandHigherEducationfoundthatcollegetuitionandfeesincreased439%duringthe

past20years,whileaveragefamilyincomerosejust147%.Studentborrowinghasmorethan

doubledinthelastdecade,"Ifwegoonthiswayforanother25years,wcwon'thaveanaffordable

systemofhighereducation,"saysPatrickM.Callan,presidentofthecenter."Themiddleclass

familieshavebeenfinancingitthroughdebt.Theywillsendkidstocollegewhateverittakes,

evenifthatmeansahugeamountofdebt.”

Financialaidadministratorshavebeenhavingahardtimeasmanycompaniesdecidethat

studentloansarenotprofitableenoughandhavestoppedmakingthem.Thegoodnews,however,

isthatfederalloansaccountforaboutthreequartersofstudentborrowing,andthegovernment

saysthatmoneywillflowuninterrupted.

26.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whydidtheplanofJacobsfamilyfail?

A.TheIwinswastedluumuulimoney.

B.Thefatherwasoutofwork.

C.Theirsavingranout.

D.Thefamilyfellapart.

27.HowdidtheJacobsmanagetosolvetheirproblem?

A.Theyaskedtheirkidstocomehome.

B.Theyborrowed$20,000fromtheschool.

C.Theyencouragedtheirtwinsonsiodopart-timejobs.

D.Theygothelpfromtheschoolandthefederalgovernment.

28.Financialaidadministratorsbelievethat.

A.morefamilieswillfacethesameproblemastheJacobses

B.thegovernmentwillreceivemorelettersofcomplaint

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C.collegetuitionfeeswilldoublesoon

D.America'sunemploymentwillfall

29.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemiddleclassfamiliesfromthetext?

A.Theyblamedthegovernmentforthetuitionincrease.

B.Theirincomeremainedsteadyinthelastdecade.

C.Theywilltrytheirbesttosendkidstocollege.

D.Theirdebtswillbepaidoffwithin25years.

30.Accordingtothelastparagraph,thegovernmentwill,

A.providemoststudentswillscholarships

B.dismisssomefinancialaidadministrators

C.stopthecompaniesfrommakingstudentloans

D.goonprovidingfinancialsupportforcollegestudents

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyour

answerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglebarthroughthecenteroftheletter.

31.Scientificresearchresultscannowbequicklytofactoryproduction.

A.UsedB.appliedC.triedD.Practiced

32.Duringthesummerholidayseasonitisdifficulttofindaroominthehotelshere.

A.blankB.vacantC.freeD.Deserted

33.1arrivedattheaitportsolatethatI__________misstheflight.

A.almostB.quiteC.hardlyD.Seldom

34.Hemadeaquick________fromhisillness.

A.iclicfB.iecuveryC.survivalD.Relaxation

35.Bythetimeyougraduate,we_______inAustraliaforoneyear.

A.willbestayingB.willhavestayedC.wouldhavestayedD.havestayed

36.Justasrelaxationisanimportantpartofourlives,_______stress.

A.soisB.asitisC.andsoisD.thesameis

37.Fool_______Janeis,shecouldnothavedonesuchathing.

A.whoB.asC.thatD.like

38.forthefactthatshebrokeherleg,shemighthavepassedtheexam.

A.HaditnotbeenB.Hadn'titbeenC.WasitnotD.Wereitnot

39.Youshouldknowbetterthan______yourlittlesisterathomebyherself.

A.toleaveB.leavingC.tobeleftD.Left

40.They______havearrivedatlunchtimebuttheirflightwasdelayed.

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A.willB.canC.mustD.Should

41.-Wherearethechildren?Thedinner'sgoingtobecompletelyruined.

-1wishtheyalwayslate.

A.weren'tB.hadn't

C.wouldn'tbeD.wouldn'thavebeen

42.Knowledgeandlearningareimportantifwewanttobesuccessful,buttheymayalso

ourthinking.

A.directB.limitC.changeD.Improve

43.Sheshowedthevisitorsaroundthemuseum,theconstructionhadtakenmorethan

threeyears.

A.forwhichB.withwhichC.ofwhichD.towhich

44.theEnglishexaminationIwouldhavegonetotheconcertlastSunday.

A.InspiteofB.ButforC.BecauseofD.Asfor

45.Thiswatchis_________toall(heotherwatchesonthemarket.

A.superiorB.advantageousC.superD.Beneficial

46.Whentheentireclasswor