成人学士学位英语考试试卷及答案

1、(90minutes)PartI.VocabularyandStrueture(10points;15minutes)Directions:Eachofthefollowingsentencesisprovidedwithfourchoices.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Innocircumstancesalie.youshouldtellB.shouldntyoutellC.youshouldnttellD.shouldyoutellth

2、eymanagedtotakefromthetombs,thereseemedtobenoendtothevaluable.WhatB.WhichC.HowmuchD.HowevermuchThetenreportmayonesimplepoint:itimpracticaltoestablishachemicalplantinthatregionwithsomanydifficultiesandoppositions.getdowntoB.comedowntoC.settledownD.takedownDontdothatagain!Younotonlyendangeredyourself,

3、butalsoputyourfriendasaresultB.atlengthC.atriskD.bymistake“Perhapsyoushouldgohomenow.”“No,Ionstayinghereforawhilelonger.”persistB.stickC.sitD.insistamajordisasterwillgetustorealizethatwecantgoondestroyingtherainforestsoftheworld.A.AnythingbutB.NothingbutC.ButthatD.EverythinghutWewentveryoftentoHydeP

4、arkspeakersaddressedthepassingcrowdsondifferentsubjects.A.whichB.whereC.thatD.forThematteryouwerearguingaboutlastnighthadbeensettled.A.asB.thatC.forwhichD.whatTheChineseRedCrossageneroussumtothereliefofthephysicallyC.10.C.11.C.12.C.13.C.14.15.C.16.C.17.C.18.C.19.A.C.20.A.C.disabled.A.assignedfurnish

5、edcontributedD.administeredThemotorwaywedrivetoworkisalwayscrowded.thatB.onwhichwhichD.onthatIfhepromotion,hewouldbeanimportantmantoday.gainedB.hadgainedWilltheAIDSpatientsbenefitthenewdrug?A.outofuponFondofsingingassheis,sheisB.throughD.fromagoodsingerbyprofessionA.everythingbutB.anythingbutnothing

6、butD.somethingbutCouldyoutellmetoflyfromChicagotoNewYork?A.itcostshowmuchB.howmuchdoesitcostC.howmuchcostsitD.howmuchitcostsIwasverytired.Otherwise,Itothetheatrewithyou.A.hadgoneB.wouldgowentD.wouldhavegoneHecouldntevenacowfromahorse.gainsD.wastogainA.tellB.contrastcompareD.recognizeAreyousureMr.Joh

7、nsonwillshowyouthenewcomputer?touseB.usinghowtouseD.whattouseQuitealotofpeoplewatchTVonlytotime.wasteB.spendkillD.passThesoldierswereputinprisonbecausetheytoobeyorders.refusedB.rejecteddeniedD.objectedImissedthetrainandwaslateforschool.finallysubsequentlyeventuallyD.consequentlyPartII.ClozeTest(10po

8、ints；20minutes)Directions:Readthepassagethrough.Then,gobackandchooseonesuitablewordorphrasemarkedA,B,C,orDforeachblankinthepassage.BlackenthecorrespondingletterofthewordorphraseyouhavechosenontheAnswerSheet.Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geographers(地理学家)compareandcontra

9、st21placesontheearth.ButtheyTOC o 1-5 h zalso22beyondtheindividualplacesandconsidertheearthasa23.Theworldgeography24fromtwoGreekwords,ge,theGreekwordfor“earth”andgraphein,25means“towrite”.TheEnglishwordgeographymeans,“todescribetheearth”.26Geographybooksfocusonasmallarea27atownorcity.Othersdealwitha

10、state,aregion,anation,oran28continent.Manygeographybooksdealwiththewholeearth.Another29todividethestudyof30istodistinguishbetweenphysicalgeographyandculturalgeography.Theformerfocusesonthenaturalworld;the31startswithhumanbeingsand32howhumanbeingsandtheirsubject,33branchcanneglecttheother.Butwhengeog

11、raphyisconsideredasasinglesubject,34branchcanneglecttheother.Ageographermightbedescribed35onewhoobservesrecordsandexplainsthe_36_betweenplaces.Ifplaces37alike,therewouldbelittleneedforgeographers.Weknow,however,38notwoplacesareexactlythesame.Geography,39isapointofview,21.A.similarB.variousdistantD.f

12、amous22.A.passB.reachgoD.set23.A.wholeB.unitpartD.total24.A.fallsB.removesresultsD.comes25.A.whatB.thatwhichD.it26.A.SomeB.ManyMostD.Fewaspecialwayof40atplaces.C.C.C.C.C.C.27.A.outsideB.exceptlikeD.as28.A.extensiveB.enormousoverallD.entire29.A.wayB.meanshabitsD.technique30.A.worldB.earthglobeD.geogr

13、aphy31.A.secondB.latternextD.later32.A.learnsB.realizesstudiesD.believes33.A.uponB.forasD.to34.A.eitherB.neitheroneD.each35.A.forB.tobyD.as36.A.exceptionB.differencesdivisions37.AbeingB.arewereD.be38.A.althoughB.whethersinceD.that39.A.thenB.neverthelessC.still40.A.workingB.gettingarrivingD.lookingC.

14、C.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.samenessD.C.C.moreoverC.PartIII.ReadingComprehension(40points;55minutes)Section1Directions:Eachofthefollowingthreepassagesisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefourchoices.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneQuest

15、ions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Banksareordinarilypreparedtopayoutallaccounts;theyrelyondepositorsnottodemandpaymentallatthesametime.Ifdepositorsshouldcometofearthatabankisnotsound,thatitcannotpayoffitsdepositors,thenthatfearmightcauseallthedepositorstoappearonthesameday.Iftheydid,thebankcou

16、ldnotpayalltheaccounts.However,iftheydidnotallappearatonce,thentherewouldalwaysbefundstopaythosewhowantedtheirmoneywhentheywantedit.Mrs.ElsieVaughthastoldusofaterrifyingbankrunthatsheexperienced.OnedayinDecemberof1925severalbanksfailedtoopeninacitywhereMrs.Vaughtlived.Theotherbanksanticipatedarunthe

17、nextday,andsotheofficersofthebankinwhichMrs.Vaughtworkedasatellerhadenoughfundsinhandtopayoffasmanydepositorsasmightapply.Theofficerssimplyinstructedthetellerstopayondemand.Nextmorningacrowdgatheredinthebankandonthesidewalkoutside.Thelengthofthelineconvincedmanythatthebankcouldnotpossiblypayoffevery

18、one.Peoplebegantopushandthentofightforplacesnearthetellerswindows.Clothingwastornandlimbswerebroken,butthejamcontinuedforhours.Thepowerofthepanicatmosphereisevidentinthefactthattwotellers,thoughtheyknewthatthebankwassoundandcouldpayoutalldepositors,neverthelesswithdrewthefundsintheirownaccounts.Mrs.

19、Vaughtsaysthatshehaddifficultyrestrainingherselffromdoingthesame.Abankrunoccurswhen.abankisclosedforoneormoredaystoomanydepositorsattempttodrawouttheirmoneyatonetimethereisnotenoughmoneytopayallofitsdepositorsatonetimeemployeesofabanktaketheirownfundsoutofthebankThetellersinMrs.Vaughtsbankweretoldto

20、.explainwhytheycouldnotpayoutalldepositspayoutdepositsasrequestedassurecustomersthatthebankwassoundpayoutmoneyasslowlyaspossibleTheessentialcauseofarunonabankis.lossofconfidenceB.lackofsufficientfundsC.crowdsofpeopleD.inefficienttellersWhichofthefollowingdidMrs.Vaughtsay?Sheknewthatthebankwasnotsoun

21、d.Shefearedthattoomanywithdrawalswouldclosethebank.Shewasnotabletodrawouthermoney.Shewastemptedtodrawouthermoney.Accordingtothepassage,theactionsofthecustomersofMrs.Vaughtsbankwereinfluencedchieflybythe.easewithwhichtheycouldobtaintheirmoneyconfidencedemonstratedbyothercustomersofthebankconfidenceth

22、atMrs.VaughtdemonstratedfailureofseveralotherbankstoopenPassageTwoQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.GravityholdsussodosetotheEarthssurfacethatnobodycanjumpmorethanafewfeetintotheairwithouttheforceofgravitypullinghimdown.Ittakesapowerfulenginetokeepanairplaneupintheair.Ifyouthrowaballupwar

23、dsashardasyoucan,youwillnoticethatittravelsinacurvedpathbeforeitcomesbacktotheground.IftheEarthhadnogravity,theball,insteadoftravelinginacurve,wouldmoveawayinastraightline;infact,itwouldnevercomebacktotheground.IftheEarthweretoloseitspullofgravity,weshouldallflyoffitasitspinsroundinspace.TheEarthhas

24、astrongpull,butmodemrocketsgoingoutintospaceareabletoescapefromthegravity,becausetheytravelsoquickly.Withtheballthrownintotheair,theheightreachedbytheballdependsuponhowharditisthrown.Thegreaterthestarting-speed,thehighertheballwillgo.Ifitcouldbethrownsothatittraveledfastenough,theballwouldescapeinto

25、spaceandnevercomeback.Nobodycanthrowaballasfastatthis,butpowerfulrocketenginescansendspaceshipsawayfromtheEarthatsuchaspeedthattheEarthsgravityisnotabletopullthemback.ThisishowwecannowsendrocketstotheMoon.GravityholdsusdosetheEarthssurface,andasaresult,.wecanliftourselvesnomorethanafewfeetabovetheEa

26、rthnobodycanjumpafewfeetintotheairnoonewillbepulleddownanyoneofuscanJumpashighasexpectedWhatwouldhappentoaballthrownupwardsiftherewerenogravity?Itwouldspinroundinspace.ItwouldflyoffintospaceItwouldfallintoacurvedpath.ItwouldmovetowardstheEarth.Theballthrownintotheairwouldnevercomebacktotheground.wit

27、houtsuchapowerfulhorizontalpushifitwerethrownupwardsashardasyoucanshouldittravelinacurvedpathwereitnotforgravityTheheighttheballwillreachdependson.A.theescapevelocityB.thelimitingvelocityC.itsstartingvelocityD.itstravelingspeedWhatisitthatmakesitpossibletoputaspaceshipintoorbit?A.theEarthsgravityB.a

28、strongpullC.apowerfulengineD.thepowerfulrocketenginePassageThreeQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Doesabeeknowwhatisgoingonitsmindwhenitnavigatesitswaytodistantfoodsourcesandbacktothehive,usingpolarizedsunlightandthetinymagnetitcarriesasanaid?Oristhebeejustamachine?(Unabletodoitsmathemati

29、csanddanceitslanguageinanyotherwaytouseDonaldGriffinsterm)Doesabeehave“awareness”,ortouseaphraseIlikebetter,canabeethinkandimagine?Thereisanexperimentforthis,oratleastanobservation,madelongagobyKarlVonFrischandmorerecentlyconfirmedbyJamesGouldatPrinceton,biologistswhowishtostudysuchthingsasbeestofly

30、fromthehivetooneoranotherspecialplace.Todothis,theybeginbyplacingasourceofsugarveryclosetothehivesothatthebeescanlearnwhatthegameisabout.Then,atregularintervals,thedishorwhateverismovedprogressivelyfartherandfartherfromthehive.Eventually,thetargetisbeingmoved100feetormoreatajump,veryfarfromthehive.S

31、oonerorlater,whilethisprocessisgoingon,thegeologistsiftingthedishofsugarwillfindthebeesareouttherewaitingforthempreciselywherethenextpositionhadbeenplanned.Thisisanuncomfortableobservationtomake.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?TheBeeHive:NaturesCandyShopTestingtheAwarenessofBeesNaviga

32、tionalTechniquesofBirdsandInsectsBehavioristsVersusBiologists:AZoologicalDebateInthesecondparagraphwhyisKarlVonFrischmentioned?A.Tointroducehisobservationonbeebehavior.TocontrasthistheorieswiththoseofJamesGould.Togivecredittohisdescriptionofthebeehive.Tosupporttheargumentthatbeesusesunlighttonavigat

33、e.Accordingtotheauthor,whywassugarusedinthestudy?Tokeepthebeesnourishedandhealthyduringtheexperiment.Totrainthebeestotraveltoaparticularplace.Torewardthebeesforperformingtheexperimentcorrectly.Toensurethatthebeesdidnotstingthescientists.TheresuItoftheexperimentexplainedinthepassageseemstoindicatewhi

34、chofthefollowing?Researchusingbeesistoodangeroustobeconductedsuccessfully.Beesareunabletonavigatebeyond100feetoftheirhive.Scientistscanteachbeestospeaktopeople.Beesareabletoperformlimitedreasoningtasks.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheformatofthepassage?A.aresponsetocriticismacomparisonoftwocompet

35、ingtheoriesaquestionfollowedbyapossibleanswerapositionsupportedbyscientificdebateSection2Directions:Readthefollowingpassage,andthendecidewhetherthestatementsaretrue(A)orfalse(B).Thenblackenthecorrespondingletter(AorB)ontheAnswerSheet.(对的在答题卡上划A,错的在答题卡上划B)PassageFourQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollow

36、ingpassage:Mrs.Greengaveherhusbandherletterstopostwhenhewasgoingtowork.ButsometimesMr.Greenforgottodosoandkepttheminhispocketfordays.OnefinemorninginMarch,Mrs.Greenaskedhimtopostaletter.“Pleasepostthisletteranddontforget,shesaid.Mr.Greenputtheletterinhispocketandsaid,“Iamsuretopostthisone.”Mrs.Green

37、smiledandsaid,“Yes,Ibelievethatyouwillthistime.”Mrs.Greenlookedathisback,andwasstillsmilingwhensheclosedthedoor.Mr.Greenwalkedslowlyalongthestreet.Soonamancameupfrombehindhim.Whenhewalkedby,themanlookedbackandsmiled,“Dontforgettoposttheletter!”Thenagirlwalkedby,andsheturnedandsmiled,too.“Dontforgett

38、opostthatletter!”shesaid.Mr.Greensaidtohimself,“Whyarethesepeoplesmilingatme?AndhowdotheyknowIhavealettertopost?”Atlasthecametoapostoffice,postedtheletter,andwalkedon.Butafterawhile,aboycameupfrombehindhimandaskedhim,“Didyoupostyourletter?”“Yes,Idid,”saidMr.Green.“ThenIcantakeoffthispaper,”saidthebo

39、y.HetookalargepieceofpaperfromthebackofMr.Greenscoatandshowedittohim.Onthepaperwerethesewords-“Askhimtoposttheletter.”()56.Mrs.Greenaskedherhusbandtopostherlettersonhiswayhome.()57.Mr.Greensometimesforgottopostthelettersimmediately.()58.ManypeopleinthestreetknewMr.Green.()59.Mr.Greenhadhiswifeputthe

40、largepieceofpaperonhisback.()60.ThepaperonhisbackwasagoodhinttohelpMr.Greenremembertoposttheletter.PaperTwo(60minutes)PartIV.ShortAnswerQuestions(10points;15minutes)Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcomple

41、tethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words.)WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheetofPaperTwo.(请将此部分的答案写在试卷二的答题纸上)Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThankyoucardsseemtoberareinanagewhentheInternetcontinuestoreducehumancontact.Althoughoursocietyhaschangedgreatlyoverthepastcentury,

42、theetiquette(礼节)ofthank-younoteshasnot.Whilemostpeoplewouldagreethatthank-younotesareanecessity,therearestillthosewhoforeverdelayorareforgetfulforunknownreasons.Andatnotimeoftheyeararethank-younotesmoreobvious(orlacking)thanJune.Themonthofbridesandgraduations,andthebeginningofsummerparties.“Itsamust-dothing.Arealthank-youdoesnotcomebye-mail.Theycomeinthemailinanenvelope.Andwhatcomeso