成人本科英语-88 (总分100,考试时间90分钟)
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage 1
A mile or so before they reached Oxford, they stopped the car on top of a hill from which they could see the whole of the city spread out before them. The spires (塔尖) and the domes (圆顶), the college walls and towers looked as peaceful as when they were first built, hundreds of years ago.
When they drove down, over the River Thames and into the city centre, they found it was not so peaceful after all! The main streets were packed with traffic: cars, lorries, coaches full of tourists and the bicycles which the students use to get about. But as soon as they had managed to park the car and get away from the roaring traffic, they discovered a completely different world. Narrow cobbled(铺圆石子的) streets which had hardly changed since the Middle Ages ran between the high college walls of grey or yellow stone. Inside the great double gates of each college they found quiet squares of grass, the library, the dining - hall and the rooms where the students and teachers live. Many colleges had the most beautiful gardens where one could sit and read, talk, work or dream.
Most of the students, or undergraduates, wore informal clothes; sports coats, or pullovers, and slacks. But some of them were wearing their black gowns. George explained that they had to wear these when going to lectures or to their weekly meeting with their tutor, or teacher. Tom and Anne were very surprised to see a few young men dressed in formal black suits, with ties, gowns and scholars' caps. Anne asked whatever they were doing, wearing evening dress in the morning! George laughed and said that this was the official dress for taking examinations, many of which were held in June.
1. They stopped the car on top of a hill in order to ______.
A. see the spires and the domes B. see Oxford C. to park their car D. to see the colleges
2. \"When they drove down into the city centre, they found it was not so peaceful after all !\"This means ______. A. it was very noisy
B. there was a lot of traffic
C. it was less quiet than it had looked
D. it had become very noisy since it was first built
3. Before they got away from the roaring traffic, they ______. A. parked their car successfully B. found a car park C. tried to park their car D. didn't park their car
4. What does George mean by \"with their tutor, or teacher\"? A. Students have either a tutor or a teacher. B. A tutor is not the same as a teacher. C. Tutor is another word for teacher.
D. Students have a teacher as well as a tutor.
5. Why did George laugh at Anne's question? A. Because the students always wore evening dress. B. Because it wasn't evening.
C. Because all the students wore evening dress in June.
D. Because he knew she had never seen formal dress worn in the morning befor
Passage 2
The dog has always been considered man's best friend. Always noted for being particularly faithful in watching over children, he also has his place by the fireside, in the cow pasture, on the sheep range, and beside the hunter in forest or blind. He is easy to train, works hard, and often performs astonishing feats. And in the frozen polar regions he was once the principal motive power, before being largely displaced by the plane and helicopter.
(77) Because he howls or whines in the presence of impending death, the dog was once thought to have supernatural powers and believed to be capable of seeing gods and ghosts invisible to men. Actually, the basis for these beliefs lies in the hound's sensitivity to people's feelings and his superior hearing ability and sense of smell, which enable him to detect signs hidden from human observation. His record of saving lives is outstanding, for he often gives warning of fire and other dangers not noticed by his master.
The dog's major contribution, however, has been to medical research. (78) Both his diet and his structure **parable to those of the human being, and so he has been the subject of countless experiments. Open- heart surgery has been made possible largely because of the dog. But his
sacrifice has repaid his own species as well by safeguarding it from rabies, distemper, and other diseases.
6. The dog has always been noted for ______. A. protecting children B. assisting shepherds C. helping hunters D. herding cattle
7. The dog probably whines in the presence of death because he can ______. A. see ghosts and spirits B. hold supernatural powers
C. sense unhappiness around him D. perform astonishing feats
8. Dogs has been the subject of countless experiments because they are similar to human beings in ______. A. habit B. structure C. temperament D. appearance
9. The dog has been of most value to man in the development of ______. A. a treatment for rabies B. open- heart surgery C. a cure for distemper D. Both A and C
10. The article does not mention whether the scientists' experiments with dogs have ______. A. benefited animals other than dogs B. served man
C. helped other dogs
D. contributed to medical knowledge
Passage 3
How can we get rid of garbage? Do we have enough energy sources to meet our future energy needs?
These are two important questions that many people are asking today. Some people think that man might be able to solve both problems at the same time. They suggest using garbage as an energy source.
For a long time people buried garbage or dumped it on empty land. Now, empty land is scarce. But more and more garbage is produced each year. However, garbage can be a good fuel to use. The things in garbage do not look like coal, petroleum, or natural gas; but they are chemically similar to these fossil fuels. As we use up our fossil--fuel supplies, we might be able to use garbage as an energy source.
Burning garbage is not a new idea. Some cities in Europe and the United States have been
burning garbage for years. The heat that is produced by burning garbage is used to boil water. The steam that is produced is used to make electricity or to heat nearby buildings. In Paris, France, some power plants burn almost 2 million metric tons of the city's garbage each year. The amount of energy produced is about the same as would be produced by burning almost a half million barrels of oil.
But there are problems in using garbage as a fuel. Garbage that bums easily, such as food scraps and paper, must be separated from metals, glass, and other materials that do not burn easily. This separation process is normally costly. (79)Another problem is that burning garbage can pollute the air.
Our fossil fuel supplies are limited. Burning garbage might be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needs. (80) This method could also reduce the amount of garbage piling up on the earth.
11. What two problems can be solved by burning garbage? A. The shortage of energy and air pollution.
B. The shortage of energy and the shortage of empty land for holding garbage. C. Air pollution and the shortage of empty land for holding garbage. D. Air pollution and the shortage of fossil fuel.
12. All of the following are the results of burning garbage EXCEPT ______. A. the heat produced is used to boil water
B. the steam produced is used to make electricity C. the garbage burned is turned into fossil fuels D. the steam produced is used to heat buildings
13. According to the passage, which of the following four groups of garbage is ready for burning? A. food scraps and metals B. paper and glass C. metals and glass
D. food scraps and paper
14. Which of the following methods of rhetoric is NOT used in this passage? A. questions and answers B. figures C. examples D. analogy
15. Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage? A. optimistic B. indifferent C. advocating D. anxious
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that **pletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center
16. His agreement to buy our house was ______ on us leaving all the furniture in it.A. conductive B. conditional
C. consistent D. conscious
17. He didn't expect to ______ some of his friends here.A. run for B. run over C. run off D. run into
18. Ever since Picasso's painting went on exhibit, there ______ large crowds at the museum every day.A. had been B. have been C. has been D. are
19. My brother has ______ a return ticket for me to go to New York.A. taken B. ordered C. brought D. booked
20. There are 102 elements found in nature, ______ are metals.A. most of which B. little of which C. most of that D. little of that
21. We will ______ the party for a week and hold it next Saturday.A. advance B. hold C. delay D. forgive
22. I would appreciate ______ it a secret.A. you to keep B. you keep C. your keeping
D. that you are keeping
23. I don't think about my old home very much, only ______ and then.A. now B. ever C. then D. again
24. Tom came to the party in patched jeans, ______ surprised the other guests.A. it B. this C. what D. which
25. This engineer has devoted the ______ of eighteen years to the work.A. labour B. work C. job D. duty
26. He ______ his master's degree in chemistry in two year's time.A. **pleted B. will have **pleting C. will be completing D. will **pleted
27. His account is correct, ______ some details are omitted.A. except B. apart from C. besides D. except that
28. The footsteps of thousands of visitors had ______ the steps.A. worn on B. worn off C. worn out D. worn away
29. I don't think this food ______ my stomach.A. is suited B. suit
C. will be suited D. will suit
30. ______ is not known yet.A. If this method is better B. Whether this method is better C. If this method is better or not D. Whether this method better
31. What you said ______ me of something I read a few years ago.A. remembers B. reminds C. recalls D. arouses
32. If uncontrolled, the shortage would ______ a new upsurge in meat prices.A. set back B. set forward C. set off D. set up
33. I am always ______ of anyone who wants to sell me something on the cheap.A. suspect B. suspecting C. suspicious D. susceptible
34. The car crashed into a queue of people, ______ were killed.A. four of whom B. four of which C. four of them D. four of those
35. My friends arrived suddenly with nowhere to stay so I put them ______ for the night.A. up B. in C. out D. down
36. The concert ______ tonight.A. is about start B. shah start
C. is about to start D. was about to start
37. If it ______ tomorrow, I'm afraid I won't attend the class.A. will rain B. is going to rain C. will rain D. rains
38. Nothing is available here, ______ ?A. is it B. isn't it C. is nothing D. isn't anything
39. You don't have to pay for your fights; they're ______ in the price of your holiday.A. concluded B. held C. settled D. included
40. As to himself, he regarded it ______ of very little value.A. of B. as C. over D. with
41. There is not a student in my class ______ would like to learn a second foreign language.A. who
B. but C. as D. whom
42. Television is another major instrument of communication, ______ us to see as well as to hear the performer.A. permitted B. permitting C. to permit
D. have permitted
43. In no way ______ the amount of heat.A. the temperature equals B. does the temperature equal C. the temperature equal
D. does the temperature equals
44. By the end of next week, we ______ thirty kilometers.A. have traveled B. had traveled
C. had been traveling
D. shall have been traveling
45. You ______ your own sandwiches. I have enough for two.A. couldn't have brought B. shouldn't have brought C. mustn't have brought D. needn't have brought
Part Ⅲ Identification
Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
46. John said his mother (would buy him) a (five - speeds) racing bicycle (for) his (sixteenth birthday).A. would buy him
B. five-speeds C. for
D. sixteenth birthday
47. (In our great surprise), he (died) suddenly (with his lifework) (unfinished)A. In our great surprise B. died
C. with his lifework D. unfinished
48. You should make (the other) fellow (to feel important), if you want to get along with him and have him (like) you, because that is (the way to do it).A. the other B. to feel important C. like
D. the way to do it
49. The state of Washington, (which) entered the Union (in 1889), (was) named (for honor of) George Washington.A. which B. in 1889 C. was
D. for honor of
50. (In) his (latest) article Tom criticizes the way (which) the war (is being handled).A. In B. latest C. which
D. is being handled
51. There are (hundred) (of kinds) of cheeses, and (they) differ in taste, texture, and (appearance).A. hundred B. of kinds C. they
D. appearance
52. (Having been) finished (his) breakfast, (he) went out (for) a walk.A. Having been B. his C. he D. for
53. The girls (were sorry), to (had missed) the singers (when) they (arrived) at the airport.A. were sorry
B. had missed C. when D. arrived
54. Hardly (he had) entered (the office) when he realized (that he had) (forgotten his) wallet.A. he had
B. the office C. that he had D. forgotten his
55. He had trouble (finding out) (that) the capital of the country (lay in) the coastal area or (in the mountains.)A. finding out B. that C. lay in
D. in the mountains
Part Ⅳ Cloze
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Many teachers believe that the responsibities for learning lie with the student. (56) a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be with the (57) in the reading even if they don' t discuss it in class or take an examination. The (58) student is considered to be (59) who is motivated(激发) to learn for the sake of (60) , not the one interested only
in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned (61) brief **ments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is (62) for learning the material assigned.-When research is (63) , the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with (64) guidance. It is the (65) responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain (66) a university library works; they expect students, (67) graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference (68) in the library. Professors will help students who need it, but (69) that their students should not be (70) dependent on them. In the United States professors have many other duties (71) teaching, such as administrative or research work. (72) , the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is (73) If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either (74) a professor during office hours (75) make an appointment. 56.
A. If B. Whether C. Because D. Since 57.
A. suggestion B. context C. abstract D. information 58.
A. poor B. ideal C. average D. disappointed 59.
A. such B. one C. any D. some 60.
A. fun B. work C. learning D. prize 61. 61 A. by B. in C. for D. with 62.
A. criticized B. innocent C. responsible D. dismissed 63.
A. collected B. distributed C. assigned D. finished 64.
A. maximum B. minimum C. possible D. practical 65.
A. student's B. professor's C. assistant's D. librarian's
66.
A. when B. what C. why D. how 67.
A. particularly B. essentially C. obviously D. rarely 68.
A. selections B. collections C. sources D. origins 69.
A. hate B. dislike C. like D. prefer 70.
A. too B. such C. much D. more 71.
A. but B. expect C. with D. besides 72.
A. However B. Therefore C. Furthermore D. Nevertheless 73.
A. plentiful B. limited C. irregular D. flexible 74.
A. greet B. annoy C. approach D. attach 75.
A. or B. and C. to D. but
Part Ⅴ Translation
Section A
Directions: In this part there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the 3 passages you have just read in the part of Reading Comprehension. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context
76. A mile or so before they reached Oxford, they stopped the car on top of a hill from which they could see the whole of the city spread out before them.
77. Because he howls or whines in the presence of impending death, the dog was once thought to have supernatural powers and believed to be capable of seeing gods and ghosts invisible to men.
78. Both his diet and his structure **parable to those of the human being, and so he has been the subject of countless experiments.
79. Another problem is that burning garbage can pollute the air.
80. This method could also reduce the amount of garbage piling up on the earth.
Section B
Directions: In this part there are five sentences in Chinese. You should translate them into English. Be sure to write clearly.
81. 玛利过去除了咖啡什么都不喝。
82. 不管困难多大，我们都不会失去信心。
83. 太晚了，我们赶不上火车了。
84. 他的行为好像小孩子一样。
85. 我怎么能为他讲的话负责呢?
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