2014年 成人学位英语冲刺试题及答案六.doc

Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) 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 choi By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can greatly increase their childrens language development. It is surprising but true. How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the childrens language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the childs language skills increase. A study was done with 30 three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-or-no questions. For example, the parent should ask, What is the doggie doing? rather than Is the doggie running away? The parents in the experimental group were also instructed in how to help children find answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities and how to praise correct answers. At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ in measures of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group showed 5.5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group. 1. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A Children who talk a lot are more intelligent. B Parents who listen to their children can teach them more. C Active children should read more and be given more attention. D Verbal ability can easily be developed with proper methods. 答案:D 本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。答案在第一段：“By adopting a few simple techniques，parents who read to their children can greatly increase their childrens language development(父母给孩子读书的时候，通过采用一些简单的方法可以提高孩子的语言能力。)，因此可以得出这样的结论：“语言能力可以通过适当的方法来提高。”D正确 2. What does it in line 2 can most probably be replaced by? A Parents increasing childrens language development_. B Reading techniques being simple C Parents reading to children D Childrens intelligence development 答案:A 本题考查的是考生对具体词汇及结构的把握。根据上文第一句和第三句中的childrens language development部分，可以看出it指父母能提高孩子的语言能力。代词的指代内容一般应从该句的上下句中找。 3. According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about? A Do you see the elephant? B Is the elephant in the cage? C What animals do you like? D Shall we go to the zoo? 答案:C 本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。答案在第二段：“In the experimental group，the parents were given A two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended quest-tins rather than yes-or-no questions(在进行实验的这一组里，给家长进行两小时的培训，让他们学会向孩子们提一些自由回答不能用是或不是回答的问题。)”再根据下文提问的举例可看出家长提出的最好的问题应该是：“What animals do you like?(你喜欢什么样的动物?)”C为正确答案。 4. The difference between the control group and the experimental group was_. A the training that parents received B the age of the children C tile books that were read D the number of the children 答案:A 本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。答案在第二段“In the experimental group，the parents were given a two-hour training session”(在进行实验的这一组里，给家长进行两小时的培训)，文章的调查研究中把孩子及其家长分成两组，显然区别在于实验组里的家长接受了培训。 5. The best conclusion we can draw from the passage is that_. A parents should be trained to read to their children B the more children read, the more intelligent they will become C childrens language skills increase when they are required to respond actively D children who read actively seem six months older 答案:C 本题是推断题，也是考查对文章细节的把握。答案在第一段最后一句话。“If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading，the childs language skills increase(如果家长鼓励孩子们对于家长给他们读的书的内容做出积极的反应，那么孩子们的语言能力就会提高。)”因此C为正确答案。 To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. It was first used as a shade against the sun. Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B.C. We know that the umbrella was also used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use; it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East In ancient times, the umbrella was allowed-to be used only by royal people or by those in high office. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrellas as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in 16th century. And again it became a symbol of power and authority. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasnt until the twentieth century that womens umbrellas began to be made in a variety of colors. 6. The first use of umbrella was as_. A protection against rain B a shade against the sun C a symbol of power D a symbol of honor 答案:B 本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。“But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rainIt was first used as a shade against the sun”根据第一段最后一句话可以得知。 7. _were regarded as the people who first used umbrellas. A Romans B Greeks C Chinese D Europeans 答案:C 本题考查的是考生对具体句子的理解。“Probably the first to use it were the Chinese，”根据第二段可直接得知。 8. The umbrella was used only by royal people or those in high office_. A in European in the eighteenth century B in ancient Egypt and Babylon C in the Far East in ancient times D during the Middle Ages 答案:C 本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。“In the Far East In ancient times，the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royal people or by those in high office”根据第三段最后一句可得知。 9. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A Women enjoy using umbrella with varies kinds of colors B The inventor of the umbrella is unknown C Once ordinary people had no right to use umbrellas D Umbrellas were popular and cheap in the ancient times 答案:D 本题考查的是考生对全文的把握以及关键点的理解。“And there was a strange thing connected with its use；it became a symbol of honor and authorityIn the Far East In ancient times，the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royal people or by those in high office”可知，雨伞在古代曾经是权利和荣耀的象征，所以只能由皇族和高官持有，故此项不对。 10. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage? A When Was the Umbrella Invented B The Role of Umbrella in History C The Colors and Shapes of Umbrella D Who Needed Umbrella First 答案:B 本题考查的是考生对全文意思的把握。通读全文可知，文章讲雨伞的不同角色，包括遮阳，遮雨，在古代还能象征权利和荣誉，所以B能最好地概括全文，其他项都太过片面。 We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways. It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. There are also a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feelings. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably because they are born with those behavior patterns. Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like he went pale and began to tremble suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, he opened his eyes wide is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese surprise can be described in a phrase like they stretched out their tongues! Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike. Even in the same culture, people differ in ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on peoples faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do. 11. According to the passage, _. A we can hardly understand what peoples gestures mean B we can not often be sure what people mean when they describe their feelings in words or gestures C words can be better understood by older people D gestures can be understood by most of the people while words can not 答案:B 本题考查的是考生对文章整体意思的把握。答案对应于文章的第一、二段。第一段说这些词汇手势会被理解成不同的含义，因此B：当人们用词汇，话语或手势、姿态表达感受时，我们经常不能确定他们的意思，是正确的。A，我们很难理解人们手势的意思，不正确。在第二段中作者微笑，大笑和哭泣在任何语言中的意思是相同的，不同的动物也会以相同的方式表达相同的感受。所以人们的手势或姿态并不是很难理解的。C也不正确，因为文章说老人比年轻人更能很好地理解肢体语言，没有提到词语。D文章中没有提到。 12. Peoples facial expressions may be misunderstood because_. A people of different ages may have different understanding B people have different cultures C people of different sex may understand a gesture in a different way D people of different countries speak different languages 答案:B 本题主要考查的是考生的推断能力及对细节的把握。答案对应最后一段，开头说“即使在相同的文化下，人们理解和表达感受的能力也会不一样。”这说明上面提到的是不同的文化传统会造成不同的理解。所以B是正确的。文章没有提到年龄的问题，因此A不人选。最后一段说女性通过脸部表情识别恐惧、生气、爱和高兴方面比男人要好，但没有说性别不同理解不同，所以C是错误的。文章没有提到语言的差异，D也不对。 13. In the same culture_. A people have different ability to understand and express feelings B people have the same understanding of something C people never fail to understand each other D people are equally intelligent 答案:A 本题主要考查的是考生对细节的把握。答案对应最后一段，开头说“即使在相同的文化下，人们理解和表达感受的能力也会不一样。”这说明不同的文化更是这样。即A正确。 14. From this passage, we can conclude_. A words are used as frequently as gestures B words are often found difficult to understand C words and gestures are both used in expressing feelings D gestures are more efficiently used than words 答案:C 本题考查的是考生的总结能力及对文章具体细节的把握。第一段开头“We use both words and gestures to express our feelings”因此选C。文章并没有对词语和手势或姿态进行比较，所以A，B，D都不对。 15. The best title for this passage may be_. A Words and Feelings B Words, Gestures and Feelings C Gestures and Feelings D Culture and Understanding 答案:B 本题主要考查的是考生对文章主旨的把握。由文章结构分析可看出，文章主要谈到的是人们在理解肢体语言以及表情所表达的感受方面的异词，words在第一行就于gesture一起被提到了，而culture不是主要内容。 Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%) 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 best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding lett 16. We were very disappointed at the_ to our advertisement, and our products didnt sell well. A replies B response C answers D words 答案:B 此题考查的是名词辨析。A回复，多为信件或电话用语，B回应，C答案，与问题相搭配：D话语，这里是说“对我们广告的_”，应该是“回应”，故选B。 17. It is because he is kind and modest_ he wins the respect of others. A what B which C why D that 答案:D 本题考查it isthat这一强调句型。所以选D。此处是对原因状语从句的强调，意思是：正因为他善良谦虚才赢得了别人的尊重。 18. She apologized for_ to attend the meeting. A her being not able B her to be not able C her not to be able D her not being able 答案:D 此为固定语序，sb.s not doing sth，not放于doing之前。此外还有固定用法apologize to sb for doing sth，因为某事向某人道歉。 19. We hurried to the station_ find ourselves three hours earlier for the train. A only to B in order to C so as to D such as to 答案:A 这句话的意思是我们赶到车站发现我们早到了三个小时，in order to和so as to都表示为了，such as to不符合语法规范，B，C，D都可以排除。 20. E-mail writing has became the usual means of communication_ people some distance away. A for B on C to D with 答案:D 与某人交流用介词with。 21. Would you mind_ the computer game in your room? A him playing B his playing C him to play D him play 答案:B 本题考查动名词的逻辑主语。mind的后面要接动名词做宾语，动名词的逻辑主语用物主代词，后接动名词。 22. _purpose did you say their team would beat ours ? A For which B What C For what D Which 答案:C for purpose表示以什么为目的。这句话的意思是：你是出于什么目的说他们队会打败我们队? 23. It was not until dawn_ their way out of the forest. A when they found B that they found C did they find D that they didnt find 答案:B 直到黎明他们才找到森林的出路。前面用了It was，说明是个强调句型，后面要用that引导的从句。 24. Weve_ paper and ink. Ask Mrs. Edward to lend us some. A run away with B run out of C run off D run down 答案:B 本题考查run的有关短语。run away with sb私奔；run out of sth，用完；run off，逃跑，流掉；run down流下，停止。结合题意，我们已经用完了纸和墨，所以要向别人再借一些，因此选B。 25. Small talk is a good way to kill time, make friends and_ something with others. A argue B replace C share D match 答案:C 此题考查的是动词辨析。Argue争辩，为不及物动词；replace为取代，replace A with B，用B取代A；share为分享，共享；match为搭配，比得上。根据题意，谈话是消磨时间，结交朋友和和别人分享的好办法，故选share。 26. Classes_, the students left for home without delay. A were over B being over C are over D over 答案:B 独立主格结构作状语。Classes being over是独立主格结构作状语。下课了，同学们马上往家走。 27. The teacher, as well as all his students,_ by the dancers performance. A was impressed B had impressed C impressed D were impressed 答案:A 本题考查的是主谓一致。主语应是teacher，动词用第三人称单数形式。as well as：都，这种句型根据as well as前的主语确定动词形式。 28. The definition leaves_ for disagreement. A a small room B much room C great deal room D not so big a room 答案:B room：空间，地方；不可数名词。much修饰不可数名词。而deal后又不能直接跟room，因此B为正确答案。本句的意思是：“这个定义留下许多争议的余地。” 29. The question_ at the meeting tomorrow is very important. A to discuss B being discussed C to be discussed D will be discussed 答案:C 本题考查非谓语动词的用法。本句为动词不定式的被动式做定语，表示将要发生的动作。 30. The bridge was named_ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people. A after B for C because of D before 答案:A name after：以命名，固定搭配。本句意思是：“这座桥以这位英雄的名字命名的，他为了人民的事业牺牲了自己的生命。”因此A最符合题意。because of：因为。 31. Over ten people died and twenty people were wounded_ in the train crash. A horribly B wrongly C bitterly D seriously 答案:D 词义辨析。horribly可怕地，恐怖地；wrongly错误地；bitterly充满仇恨地，悲伤地；seriously严重地。在这次火车相撞事故中，十多人遇难，二十多人严重受伤。 32. You ought_ the matter to the manager the day before yesterday. A to report B to have reported C to reporting D have reported 答案:B ought to do sth。应该做某事，首先可以排除C和D；其次这个动作应该在前天完成，所以用过去完成时。如：Many people felt that America ought not to take part in the war许多人认为美国不应该参战。译文你前天就该向经理汇报这件事情。 33. In winter, animals have a hard time_ anything to eat. A to find B to finding C to find out D finding 答案:D 习惯用法。have a hard time doing sth使某人做某事很难，如：Youll have a hard time proving that你将很难证明那件事。译文冬天里动物觅食很困难。 34. The doctor will not perform the operation_ it is absolutely necessary. A so B if C for D unless 答案:D 本题考查的是连词辨析。Unless是除非的意思，符合题目，即医生不会实施手术，除非有绝对的必要。 35. The weather in China is different from_. A America B in America C that in America D one in America 答案:C 考查的是比较项的一致。That指代前面的weather，这句意思是：中国的天气不同于美国的(天气)。 36. _in a company, Miss Li will become a famous pop singer. A It is an employee that B She was an employee C An employee before D Once an employee 答案:D 非谓语动词作状语，主句的主语也是状语的主语，所以不能用AB。选项C的意思与句意不符。 37. I believe that every crime,_ the circumstance, should be severely punished. A in spite of B because of C instead of D on account of 答案:A in spite of：不管，不顾。本句的意思是：“我认为每一种犯罪，不管环境如何，都应当受到严厉的惩罚。”因此A符合题意。because of：由于，因为；instead of：替代。On account of：由于，因为。 38. So_ is the weather in England that by lunchtime there could be thunder and lightening. A various B varies C variable D variation 答案:C 形近词辨析。根据语法，此处应填形容词，因此只能在A和C中选一个。various不同的，各种各样的，如：The jacket is available in various colorsvariable易变的，多变的，如：The weather here is likely to be very variable英国的天气是如此多变，午饭时间就可能雷电交加。 39. A modern city has been set up in_ was a wasteland ten years ago. A what B which C that D where 答案:A 此题考查的是what引导的名词性从句，相当于the place which故前面需加上介词in；而where前面不加介词in，本句意思是：一座现代都市在十年前曾是废地的地方建起来了。 40. It turned out that the man was an excellent policeman working in New York,_ had contributed a lot to the case. A that B which C who D where 答案:C 此题考查的是非限定性定语从句，表示对前面句子的补充说明。Who指代前面的policeman，这句话的意思为；原来那人是在纽约工作的优秀警察，他为这个案子贡献很多。 41. _ is known to us all, the earth moves around the sun. A Because B For C So D As 答案:D 定语从句的用法。as正如，引导非限定性定语从句，指代后面整个主句。如：As I said earlier，this research has just started。众所周知，地球绕着太阳转。 42. _by the look on her face, she didnt catch what I meant. A Judging B Judged C Judge D To judge 答案:A 本题考查主语一致，因为主语她是判断者，所以要用主动形式。因此此题选A。 43. He left_ an important detail in his account. A off B over C behind D out 答案:D 短语辨析。leave off中断，停止，如：Since I took up exercise，Ive left off medicine自从开始锻炼以来我就不再吃药了。leave sthover推迟某事，如：These matters will have to be left over until the next meeting这些事情只好等到下次会议再讨论了。leave behind忘了带，遗留，如：Jefferson left behind a rich legacy of ideas to his countrymen杰弗逊给他的人民留下了一笔丰富的思想遗产。leave out忽略，遗漏，如；He has left out an important fact他忽略了一个重要事实。根据句意，D最合适。译文在报告中他忽略了一个重要的细节。 44. With all this work on hand, she_ to the dance party last night. A oughtnt to go B hadnt gone C shouldnt have gone D mustnt have gone 答案:C 原句意思“她手头还有这么多工作，昨晚本不应去参加舞会”，对过去情况的虚拟用“should have done”结构。 45. They couldnt_ him of his mistake. A advise B convince C persuade D believe 答案:B 短语搭配。convince sbof sth使某人相信，如：The officials were eager to convince us of the safety of the nuclear reactors这些官员极力让我们相信核反应堆是安全的。advise sbof sth告诉某人某事，如：Well advise you of any changes in the delivery dates出发日期有任何变化的话我们会马上告诉你。persuade sbof sth使某人相信，如：Lucy must persuade the jury of her innocence露西必须要让陪审团相信她是无辜的。persuade偏重于从情感上打动