大学统考英语学士学位英语模拟考试试题

学士学位英语模拟考试试题

北京地区

成人本科学士学

位英语统一考试

PartIReadingComprehension(30%)

Direction:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Each

passageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblacken

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

AlittleboyinSouthCarolinagottocelebratehisbirthday

twice:Afteronlyonefriendshoweduptohisbirthdayparty,

thelocalfiredepartmentdecidedtothrowhimanotheron.

TheCityofBeaufortFireDepartmentsharedthestoryofa

partythefiredepartmentheldforalocalboynamedCooper,

whowasdisappointedwhenonlyoneofhisclassmatesshowed

uptohis6thbirthdayparty.Butafteracommunitymember

gavethelocalfiredepartmentacall,(76)thememberswere

quicktocometohisrescue.

€tWejumpedonboardandsaidwe'lldowhateverwecanto

makesurehehasagreatbirthdayandthatmorethanonechild

showsup,“BeaufortfirefighterRossVezinsays."Wemade

arrangementstopickhimupfromschoolalongwithhismom

andbrother,andwebroughthimtoabowlingalley(保龄球场)

alongwithabikergroup”

Thefiredepartmentwasalsoabletobringnearly75other

kidsfromschooltocelebrate

alongsideCooper,whosemother,NicoalaShiflet,saidhehas

difficultymakingfriendsbecausehesuffersfromautism（自

闭症）“Theyhadcakeandpresentsandgottodosome

bowling,“Vezincontinues,addingthatthepartycametobe

knownas“CoopersBirthday2.0”.

Fromridinginafiretrucktoseeingthemotorcyclesfrom

thebikergroupandeveningwelcomedbysomanynewfriends,

Cooperlovedhiscelebration.Anditwon'tbethelasttimethat

thelittleboygetstohangoutwiththefiredepartment

responsibleforit

"we'realsogoingtohavehimupnextweek,"Vezinsays."

We'regoingtogivehimafiredepartmentT-shirtandatourof

ourfirestation.

1.WhodidthemosttomakeCooper'ssecondbirthdayparty

agreatsuccess?

A.FirefightersfromBeaufortFireDepartment.

B.Menfromthebikergroup.

C.Communitymembers.

D.Cooper'sparents.

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE

accordingtothepassage

A.About75kidsshowedupatCooper'ssecond

birthdayparty.

B.Cooper'smotherandbrotherwereathissecond

birthdayparty.

C.Thosejoiningthesecondbirthdaypartydid

somebowling.

D.CoopergotaT-shirtfromthefiredepartmentathis

secondbirthdayparty.

3.Thephrasehavehimupinthelastparagraphisclosestin

meaningto

A.invitehimasaguest

B.meethimbychance

C.takecareofhim

D.makefriendswithhim

4.OnlyonekidwenttoCooper'sfirstbirthdaypartybecause.

A.Cooperwasnotgoodatmakingfriends.

B.otherkidswerebusywiththeirclassesthen.

C.Cooperlikedtoplaywithgrown-ups.

D.Cooperdidn'tinvitehisclassmate.

5.WelearnfromthepassagethatCooperwasthesecond

birthdayparty.

A.disappointedwithB.satisfiedwith

C.frightenedbyD.angryabout

Passage2

Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

OnJuly20,1969,NeilArmstrongbecamethefirstperson

towalkonthemoon.ThespacesuitArmstrongworeonhis

missionhascometosymbolizecourageandhuman

achievement.In1971,theSmithsonian'sNationalAirand

SpaceMuseum(NASM)acquiredArmstrong'ssuitIt

stoodproudlyondisplayforvisitorstoadmire,untiltherewerechang

esinthesuit'sappearance.

4tOvertime,thesuitstartedtoshowsignsofdeterioration(变

坏)."LisaYoungsays.Sheworksat

NASMandherjobistopreservehistoricalandcultural

treasures.

Plasticsaretrickytopreserve.Theytendtodegrade(降

解)overtime.Neopreneisonetype

ofplasticinArmstrongssuit.Thematerialcanturnbrittleand

breakintotinyPieces.(77)Thiswouldruinthe

spacesuitNASM,seekingwaystopreservethishistorical

treasure,removeditfromdisplayin2006.

Yethistorycanstillbesaved.Sunlight,water,humidity,

anddustcancauseplasticstodegrade,Scientistshavefound

thatstoringplasticsincoolertemperatures,withlower

humidity

levels,canslowdegradation.YoungsaysArmstrong'ssuitis

currentlyinstorageatatemperatureof63°Fandalower

relativehumidityof30%.Theseconditionswillbemaintained

when

Armstrong^suitreturnstoamuseumdisplaycaseintimeforthisyear

5s5Othanniversary(MJ年名己念日)ofthemoonlanding.

Plasticdegradationaffectsart,too,ArtistClaesOldenburg

createdFalseFoodSelectionin1906.(78)Itconsistsofplastic

fooddisplayedinawoodenbox.Theplasticfoodusedtolook

real.Now,someofithasflattenedandyellowed.Theartwork's

woodenboxproducesanacidicgasthateatsawayatthe

plastic,whichspeedsupthedegradationprocess.ButYoungis

motivatedtopreservethisartworkandotherslikeit."Plastics

areapartofourhistory,"shesays."it'simportanttopreserve

themsothatfuturegenerationscanunderstandthejourney

we'vetaken.^^

6.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.LandingontheMoonB.PreservingPlastics

C.NeilArmstrong'sSpacesuitD.ApplicationofPlastics

7.ThewordbrittleinParagraph2probablymeans.

A.wellestablishedB.heavilyloaded

C.easilyupsetD.easilybroken

8.In2006,NASMremovedArmstrong'sspacesuit

fromdisplayto.

A.putitonsaleB.returnittoArmstrong

C.giveittoanothermuseumD.lookforwaystopreserveit

9.InClaesOldenburg'sFalseFoodSelection,

thewoodenboxtheplasticdegradation.

A.slowsdownB.leadsto

C.acceleratesD.doesn'tplayanyrolein

10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

statementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Sunlight,wateranddustcontributeto

plasticdegradation.

B.Armstrong'sspacesuitiscurrentlyonpublicdisplay

atNASM.

C.NASMacquiredArmstrong'sspacesuitinl971.

D.ClaesOldenburgisanartist.

Passage3

Question11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

TherewasonceatreeinSouthAfricasowidethatitcould

fit60peopleinsideitshollowtrunk.Thetreereached62feet

intothesky.Itwasmorethan1,100yearsold.Butrecently,

thattreeandotherslikeithavedied.(79)Scientistsare

wonderingwhy.

Thetreewasabaobab.Abaobablookslikeagiantoak(橡

树)turnedupsidedownIt's

branchesresemblerootsreachingtowardthesky.Itgrowsin

AfricaandiscalledtheTreeofLife.Baobabtreestendtolive

alongtime.Oneoftheoldeststoodformorethan2.400years.

Variousbaobabshavebeenusedasashop,aprison,ahouse,

andabusshelter.

In2005,scientistsbeganasurveytodeterminetheageof

morethan60baobabs（80）Duringtheprocess,theynoticed

thatseveralofthetreeshaddied.Theirresults.recently

publishedinNaturePlants,showthatnineofthe13oldest

baobabtreesandfiveoutofsixofthelargestdiedinthe12-

yearstudyperiod.

StephanWoodborneconductedthebaobabstudywithsix

otherscientists.Theysaymoreresearchisneededtoknow

whythetreesdied,buttheythinkclimatechangemaybeto

blame.That'sbecausethetreesshowednoevidenceofdisease.

Plus.manywereinnationalparks,sothey

wouldhavebeenprotectedfromhumanharm.Also,

Woodbornesays,themostaffectedbaobabsareontheouter

edgeoftheiridealhabitat（栖息地）.Increasingheatand

shiftingrainyseasonshavemadeitharderforbaobabsinthese

areastothrive.

Smallerandyoungerbaobabsaredyingtoo."Thebigones

andtheoldonescaughtattentionofthe

media,Woodbornesays."Butit'snotjustthose

It'sunprecedented（空前的）thattheyshouldbedyingacrossthe

agespectrum.We'vegottodoarealitycheckonourown

footprintsintermsof

thewayweliveourlives.Ifweallchangedwhatwedidalittle

bit.itwouldstarttomakeadifference.5,

11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Die-offofAfrica'sBaobabsB.NationalParksinAfrica

C.AfricanRainySeasonsD.Strange-lookingBaobabs

12.Thebaobabstudylastedi

A.6yearsB.9years

C.12yearsD.13years

13.AccordingtoStephanWoodborne,thebaobabtreesdied

mainlybecauseof

A.humandamageB.disease

C.climatechangeD.theattackofinsects

14.Thewordspectruminthelastparagraphisclosest

inmeaningto二

A.pointB.range

C.edgeD.team

15.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

statementsisNOTTRUE?

A.FurtherresearchisneededtoknowwhytheBaobabsdied.

B.Baobabtreescanlivealongtime.

C.Theresearchersfoundthatonlyoldbaobabtreesdied.

D.ThebaobabstudyInvolvedmorethan60baobabs.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)

Directions:inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.For

eachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.

choosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Then

blackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.BecomingAmericancitizentakesalotofwork.

A./B.anC.aD.the

17.ShewastheonlymemberofherfamilyspokeEnglish.

A.thatB.whomC.whatD.which

18.hewalked,helookedcarefullyattheiceinfrontofhim.

A.IfB.AsC.SinceD.Whether

19.Atabouttwelveo'clock,themandecidedtoeathislunch.

A.beingstoppedB.stoppingC.tobestoppedD.tostop

20.Hethrewstonesatthebirdsbutcouldnothit.

A.himB.herC.itD.them

21.Peterisgoingtoalakehecanfishwithhisfriends.

A.whichB.hereC.whereD.there

22.Theyintothedormitoryalready.

A.havemovedB.movingC.moveD.havingmoved

23.Everyoneisgettingold,butyoulookthanever.

A.youngerB.youngestC.theyoungestD.young

24.Doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?

------.Ijustdoitforaliving.

A.OfcourseB.NotreallyC.NotlikelyD.Notalittle

25.Theyhavearrivedatlunchtimebuttheirflight

wasdelayed.

A.willB.canC.mustD.should

26.Afterdinnertheministermadeashorttotheguests.

A.deliveryB.speechC.pronunciationD.conversation

27.Jeanisoneofthosemoderngirlswhoalwaysthe

latestfashions.

A.putupwithB.comeupwithC.keepupwithD.getalong

with

28.Theroomwassoquietthatshecouldheartheofherheart.

A.hittingB.beatingC.tappingD.knocking

29.Thiswatchistoalltheotherwatchesinthestore.

A.superiorB.advantagesC.superD.beneficial

30.Theofthevalleywasverywet.

A.headB.basisC.topD.bottom

31.Thesunintheeast.

A.risesB.raisesC.increasesD.goes

32.Whenyouhavekids,youwon'thavetimetogo

toparties

A.furtherB.stillmoreC.anymoreD.nomore

33.Theyhidthemselvesatree.

A.offB.afterC.behindD.before

34.TheprotestswerenottoNewYork.

A.balancedB.endedC.limitedD.attended

35.Hehasneverrecoveredfromtheofhisbrother'sdeath.

A.aimB.shockC.planD.opinion

36.Ifyousmoke,pleasegooutside.

A.canB.shouldC.mustD.may

37.Thepoliceofficersinourcityworkhardtherestofuscan

liveasafelife.

A.incaseB.asifC.inorderthatD.onlyif

38.Nomatterhow,itisnotnecessarilylifeless.

A.adesertmaybedryB.drymayadesertbe

C.mayadesertbedryD.dryadesertmaybe

39.Thegirlglancedoverhershoulderandfoundherselfbya

youngmaninblack.

A.wasfollowedB.hadbeenfollowed

C.folIowingD.followed

40.Theymadeagreatefforttopreparetheexhibition,to

achieveabigsuccess.

A.hopedB.hopingC.tohopeD.hope

41.1havebeenlookingforthisbookforseveralweeks,andl

havefoundit.

A.atleastB.innotimeC.atlastD.atpresent

42.Thousandsofpeoplethefuneral.

A.caredB.attendedC.devotedD.

appeared43.I'mafraidyouhavenobut

tocomealongwithus.

A.possibilityB.permissionC.choiceD.selection

44.Theoldmangotintotheofstoringmoneyunderthebed.

A.habitB.traditionC.useD.custom

45.Sheissothatshecriedfordayswhenherpetcatdied.

A.sensibleB.sensitiveC.imaginativeD.

impressivePartIIIIdentification(10%)

46.Thenewstadiumbeingbuilt(A)forthenextAsianGames

willbe(B)threetimesasbigger(C)asthepresent(D)one.

47.After(A)thelongjourney,thethreeof(B)themwent

back(C)home,hungryandtiredly(D).

48.Surprising(A)andhappy,Tonystood(B)upand

accepted(C)theprize(D).

49.Wetried(A)hard,andeventually(B),wewere(C)ableto

getMikelent(D)ushiscarjustforaday.

50.Hedoesn'twant(A)tospendmany(B)timeshopping(C)

in(D)NewYork.

51.Ifhe(A)weremoreexperienced(B),Iwill(C)vote

for(D)him.

52.Takingatrain(A)ismost(B)comfortablethan(C)

takingan(D)airplane.

53.1usedtoswam(A)inhighschool(B),butIdon't

have(C)timenow(D).

54.1hope(A)theweather(B)must(C)besunny(D)Friday.

55.Jimsold(A)mostofhisthings(B).Hehashardly

nothing(C)leftin(D)thehouse.

PartIVCloze

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,and

foreachblankthereare4choices

markedA,B,C,andDattheendofthepassage.Youshould

chooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.Then

blackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Inthesummerof1838,JohnWannamakerwasbornin

Philadelphia.Hisfatherwasa

brick-maker.Wheneverhewasnot56school,Johnwas

engagedinturningbrickswhich

werelaidinthesunto57.Thus,thequalityofworking58

wasinstilled（灌输）intotheyoung

man.59hisowndiligence,helaterbecamethemerchant

princeofPhiladelphia.Afewyearslater,schoolwas60and

heworkedinastorefourmilesaway61

hishome.Hewalkedeightmileseveryday,goingtoworkin

themorningand62backhome

intheevening.He63only$1.25fortheentireweek,work.

Afterwardshewas64asa

clerkinalawoffice,andlaterheworkedinaclothingstoreat

a65of$1.50perweek.Here

heseemedtofindthecalling66suitedhistaste,andhe

developedapleasingdisposition（性

格）.People67totradewiththeyoungclerk.Itwasnotlong

68hewascalledto

responsiblepositions.In1861,healreadysavedseveral

hundreddollars.Ashehad69areputationforhonesty

andability,hewasabletostartinbusinessonhisownaccount.

ThisfirmofWannamaker&

Brownwassituated70thecornerofSixthandMarketstreets.

Asthebusiness71,other

storeswereopened.JohnWannamaker,thepoorclerk-aftera

72oftwentyyearsofhard

work,pushedbyenergy,controlledaforceof6,000

employees.Notonlydidthefirmhandle

clothing,butalsoarticlesthatcouldbegenerally73inretail

（零售）stores.Thesecretofhisgreatsuccessishistireless

diligence,anda74masteryofhisbusiness.Hewasoneofthe

mostsuccessfulmerchantsinhistorywhowereextremely

goodatthinkingof

newbusinessideasand75themsuccessful.56.A.atB.with

C.forD.about

57.A.workB.seeC.flyD.dry

58.A.quiteB.hardC.shortlyD.easily

59.A.BeyondB.AlongC.ByD.In

60.A.absorbedB.announcedC.abandonedD.advanced

61.A.forB.throughC.withD.from

62.A.comingB.cameC.leavingD.left

63.A.capturedB.receivedC.combinedD.returned

64.A.employedB.consumedC.followedD.displayed

65.A.serviceB.numberC.salaryD.course

66.A.whereB.whichC.whenD.what

67.A.worriedB.hatedC.permittedD.liked

68.A.althoughB.afterC.becauseD.before

69.A.earnedB.reachedC.pushedD.repaired

70.A.aboveB.belowC.atD.with

71.A.followedB.dividedC.increasedD.dropped

72.A.justiceB.periodC.recallD.misery

73.A.visitedB.caughtC.producedD.found

74.A.thoroughB.publicC.normalD.recent

75.A.putB.madeC.puttingD.making

PartVTranslation

SectionA

Directions:Inthisparttherearefivesentenceswhichyou

shouldtranslateintoChinese.These

sentencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyouhavejustread

inReadingComprehension.You

canreferbacktothepassagestoidentifytheirmeaningsin

thecontext.

76.Thememberswerequicktocometohisrescue.

77.Thiswouldruinthespacesuit.

78.Itconsistsofplasticfooddisplayedinawoodenbox.

79.Scientistsarewonderingwhy.

80.Duringtheprocess,theynoticedthatseveralofthetrees

haddied.

SectionB

Directions:InthisparttherearefivesentencesinChinese.

YoushouldtranslatethemintoEnglish.Besuretowrite

clearly.

81.这部电影值得看。

82.他每天做公共汽车上班。

83.整个早晨我都在打篮球。

84.飞机马上就要起飞了。

85.今天比昨天热的多。

2021年成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

答案

Part1阅读理解

1-5ADAAB

l.A.FirefightersfromBe