2024年11月成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试预测试题

2024年11月成人高等教化学士学位英语押题及答案

PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)

Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestonetocompletethedialogue

andmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Jane:Itshouldn*ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp.

Michael:Thatsright.

A.Thesoonerbegin,thesoonerdone.

B.Somethingisbetterthannothing.

C.Themorethemerrier.

D.Manyhandsmakelightwork.

2.Bob:Hi,Tom.Haven,tseenyouforages.Howiseverythingwithyou?

Tom:.

A.That1sverykindofyouB.Fine,thankyou

C.ThankyouD.Ifsgoodwithme.3.May:Thankyouforthewonderfulmeal.It

wassodelicious.

Mrs.Sun:.

A.Don,tbetoopolite

B.Thefoodwasverypoor

C.Thanks.Gladyoulikedit

D.Really?I'mabadcook

4.Stranger:Excuseme,canyoutellmethewaytotheBlackwelKsInn?

Peter:.

A.Yes,Ican.Fmanativehere

B.Ican'ttellyouthat

C.Yes,abuswilltakeyouthere

D.Sure.TakebusNo.211.

5.Susan：Iwonderifyoucoulddrivemetotheairport.

Teddy:.

A.fdbegladto

B.Oh,ifsmyduty

C.Ithinkso

D.It'saccepted

6.Bill:Well,Tom.FmsorryImustbeoffnow.

Tom:.Ihopetohearfromyousoon.

A.Enjoyyourself

B.Thatsallright

C.Keepintouch

D.Cheerup

7.Mr.William:VdliketoinviteyoutodinnerthisSunday,Mr.Smith.

Mr.Smith:.

A.Oh,no,let'snot

B.I*dratherstayathome

C.Thankyou,butIhaveotnerplans

D.Oh,thatIIbetoomuchtrouble

8.Tim:HowwasthefootballmatchbetweenItalyandEnglandlastnight?

Jack:.

A.Itwasagooddeal

B.Itwasatiegame

C.Itwasanafterthought

D.It*shardtobelieve

9.Pauline:Thankyoueversomuchforyourhelpwithmymath.

Anna:.

A.Gladtohearthat

B.Notworththinking

C.Youaretoopolite

D.Thinknothingofit

10.Sian:Youshouldhavethankedherbeforeyouleft.

Mori:.ButwhenIwasleavingIcouldn1tfindheranywhere.

A.Imeantto

B.Idid

C.Shewasinahurry

D.Shemustbeunhappy

11.Jenny:MayIuseyourcamerathisafternoon?

Jimmy:,butNancycameinandborroweditjustnow.

A.Yes.I*mplanningto.

B.Doyouwanttoattendit?

C.Youarewelcometoattendit.

D.Yes.Doyouwantmetoofferit?

15.Steven:Phil,youlooktired.Didyouhaveabusyday?

Phil:Icouldgotosleeprighthereintheoffice.

A:Yes,itwas.

B.Nojdidn*t.

C.SurelyIwas.

D.Icertainlydid.

PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,

B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwith

asinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Whydon*tbirdsgetlostontheirlongmigratoryflights?Scientistshavepuzzled

overthisquestionformanyyears.Nowthey'rebeginningtofillintheblanks.

Notlongago,experimentsshowedthatbirdsrelyonthesuntoguidethemduring

day?lighthours.Butwhataboutbirdsthatflymainlybynight?Testswithartificial

starshaveprovedconclusivelythatcertainnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollowthe

starsintheirlong-distanceflights.

Onesuchbird-awarbler-hcdspentitslifetimeinacageandhadneverflownunder

anaturalsky.Yetitshowedaninbornabilitytousethestarsforguidance.The

birdfscagewasplacedunderanartificialstar-filledskyatmigrationtime.Thebird

triedtoflyinthesamedirectionasthattakenbyhisoutdoorcousins.Anychange

inthepositionofthemake-believestarscausedachangeinthedirectionofhis

flight,

Scientiststhinkthatwarblers,whenflyingindaylight,usethesunforguidance.But

thestarsareapparentlytheirchiefmeansofdirection-finding.Whatdotheydo

whenthestarsarehiddenbyclouds?Apparentlytheyfindtheirwaybysuch

landmarksasmountainranges,coastline,andrivercojrses.Butwhenit'stoo

darktoseethese,thewarblerscirclehelplessly,unabletogettheirdirections.

16.Thereasonswhybirdsdon'tgetlostonmigratoryflights.

A.areknowntoeveryone

B.willprobablyremainunknown

C.havebeendiscoveredonlyrecently

D.havebeenknowntoscientistsforyears

17.Birdsthatflymainlyatnightfollow.

A.thestars

B.themoon

C.artificialstars

D.thenaturalsky

18.Theexperimentwiththewarblerindicatedthat.

A.somebirdscannotflyatnight

B.birdshavetobetaughttofinddirections

C.abirdthathasbeencagedwillnotmigrate

D.somebirdscanfollowthestarswhenflyingatnight

19.Warblersmigrate.

A.onlyonceduringtheirlifetime

B.whentheyarefreedfromtheircages

C.usingwhatisapparentlyaninbornability

D.onlywiththeguidanceofhisoutdoorcousins

20.Whenthestarsarehiddenbyclouds,warblers.

A.circlehelplessly

B.relyonlandmarks

C.can'tseemountainranges

D.areunabletogettheirdirections

PassageTwo

WhenLouisBraillewasthreeyearsold,hebecameblindinbotheyesastheresult

ofanaccidentinhisfather'sshop.Hisfather,determinedthatLouisshouldnot

suffertheusualfateofblindpersonsatthattimeandbecomeabeggar,kepthimin

thevillageschooluntilhewastenandthenenteredhimintheInstitutiondes

JeunesAveuglesinParis.Louislearnedtoreadfromthethreebooksengravedin

largeraisedlettersintheInstitutionlibrary,didbrilliancywellbothinacademic

workandatthepiano,andwassoonhelp?ingtoteachtheyoungerchildren.

In1819,thesameyearthatLouisenteredtheInstitution,CharlesBarbieranarmy

captain,reportedtotheAcademyofSciencesonasystemofraiseddotsand

dasheswhichenabledsoldierstoreadmessagesinthedark.Later,Barbierbrought

hisinventiontotheInstitution.Afterexperimentingwithit,youngBrailleproduced

awritingsystemusingonlydots,fromwhichhegraduallydevised63separate

combinationsrepresentingthelettersintheFrenchalphabet,(attherequestofan

Englishman,helateradded"w"),accents,punctuationmarks,andmathematical

signs.Althoughgovernmentpreventedimmediateoffi?cialadoption,hissystem

wasusedattheInstitutionaslongasthedirector;Dr.Pignier;wasinoffice.Thenew

directorinsistedonreturningtotheofficiallyapprovedformersystem,butstudents

continuedtouseBraillesmethodsecretly.Eventually,itssuperioritywas

establishedanditwasadoptedthroughoutFrance.

21.LouisBraillefirstlearnedtoreadwiththeaidof,

A.hisfather

B.thevillageschoolteacher

C.specialbooksattheInsttution

D.CaptainBarbier*ssystemofdotsanddashes

22.LouisBrailledidallofthefollowingEXCEPT.

A.teachingyoungchildrenattheInstitution

B.learningtoplaymusicalinstrumentswell

C.developingareadingsystemfortheblind

D.encouragingstudentstousehismethodsecretly

23.CharlesBarbieroriginallydevisedhiswritingsystemfor.

A.blindchildren

B.militarypersonnel

C.theFrenchgovernment

D.theAcademyofSciences

24.LouisBrailledevisedhiswritingsystem.

A.fromcombinationsofdots

B.atanEnglishman'srequest

C.tohelpCharlesBarbierinhiswork

D.toenablesoldierstoreadinthedark

25.TheInstitutionwasnotabletoadoptBraille*smethodofficiallyforsometime

because.

A.thestudentspreferredtheformermethod

B.thestudentsusedBraille'smethodsecretly

C.Thenewdirectorinsistedontheofficialmethod

D.thesuperiorityofBraille'smethodhadnotyetbeenestablished

PassageThree

MoneyspentonadvertisingismoneyspentaswellasanyIknowof.Itserves

directlytoassistdistributionofgoodsatreasonableprices,therebyestablishinga

firmhomemarketandsomakingitpossibletoprovideforexportatcompetitive

prices.Bydrawingattentiontonewideas,ithelpsenormouslytoraisestandardsof

living.Byhelpingtoincreasedemand,itensuresanincreasedneedforlabor,andis

thereforeaneffectivewaytofightunemployment.Itlowersthecostofmany

services:withoutadsyourdailynewspaperwouldcostfourtimesasmuch,theprice

ofyourTVlicensewouldneedtobedoubled,andtravelbybusortubewouldcost

fiftypercentmore.

Andperhapsmostimportantofall,adsprovidesaguaranteeofreasonablevaluein

theproductsandservicesyoubuy.Apartfromthefactthattwenty-sevenActsof

Parliamentgovernthetermsofadvertising,noregularadvertiserdarepromote

productsthatfailtoliveuptothepromiseofhisads.Hemightfoolsomepeople

foralittlewhilethroughmisleadingads.Hewillnotdosoforlong,formercifully

thepublichasthegoodsensenottobuytheinferiorarticlemorethanonce.Ifyou

seeanarticleconsistentlyadvertised,itisthesurestproofIknowthatthearticle

doeswhatisclaimedforit,andthatitrepresentsgoodvalue.

Advertisingdoesmoreforthematerialbenefitofthecommunitythananyother

forceIcanthinkof.

ThereisonemorepointIfeelIoughttotouchupon.RecentlyIheardawell-known

TVpersonalitydeclarethathewasagainstadvertisingbecauseitpersuadesrather

thaninforms.Hewasdrav/ingexcessivelyfinedistinctions.Ofcourseadvertising

seekstopersuade.

Ifitsmessagewereconfinedmerelytoinformation-andthatinitselfwouldbe

difficultifnotimpossibletoachieve,forevenadetailsuchasthechoiceofcolorof

ashirtissubtlypersuasive—advertisingwouldbesoboringthatnoonewouldpay

anyattention.Butperhapsthatiswhatthewell-knownTVpersonalitywants.

26.Bythefirstsentenceofthepassage,theauthormeansthat.

A.heisquitefamiliarwiththecostofadvertising

B.everyoneknowsadvertisingiscostly

C.advertisingcostsmoneylikeeverythingelse

D.itisworthwhiletospendmoneyonadvertising

27.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasthe

advantageofadvertising?

A.Securinggreaterfame

B.Providingmorejobs

C.Enhancinglivingstandards

D.Reducingmediacost

28.Theauthorthinksthatthewell-knownTVpersonalityis.

A.verypreciseinhiscommentonads

B.reasonableinmakingthecomment

C.partialinhisviewofadvertising

D.funnyinmisleadingtheaudience

29.Intheauthor1sopinion,.

A.advertisingbenefitspeoplebyprovidinginformation

B.advertisingseldommisleadspeoplewithinformation

C.thereisnothingwrongv/ithadsinpersuadingbuyers

D.advertisingwithonlyinformationisawasteofmoney

30.Theauthor,sattitude:oadvertisingis.

A.negative

B.positive

C.ridiculous

D.notclear

PassageFour

InspiteofIraq*sdecisiontostopoildeliveries,the11-nationOrganizationof

PetroleumExportingCountries（OPEC）willnotincreaseproductiontomakeupthe

shortfall,ministersdecidedTuesdayinVienna.

The11oilministersdecidedtomeetagainonJuly3todiscusstheIraqtemporary

stop.Theorganization*spresident,CharkidKhelilofAlgeria,saidafterthemeeting

thatstockswerehighandpriceswerestable,soquota（配额）increaseswerenot

necessary.

TheE.U.CommissionhasexpressedconcernaboutIraq'soutputstop.Aspeaker

saidOPEChadtotakeallpossiblemeasurestokeeporlowertheoilprice.

SaudiArabia,sMinisterAli-Nuaimihadearliersaidtherewouldnotbeany

shortfallofoilinthemarket.Theorganizationhadalreadytakenstepstofillthegap,

hesaid.OPECSecretaryGeneralAliRodriguezaddedthattheperiodoftheIraq

stoptoexportwasnotknown,sootherexporterswerenotgoingtoliftquotasyet.

Ifthemarketwasdestabilized（彳:稳定），asuitableresponsewouldbemade.

IraqonMondaystoppedshipmentsofcrudeoiltoprotestagainsttheU.N.Security

Council'sdecisiontoextendtheoil-for-foodprogrammebyonlyamonth,instead

ofthenormalsix-monthrenewal（延期）.

JustbeforetheViennameeting,oilpriceshadgoneup,withabarrelofOPECcrude

oilsellingfor27.05dollarslastFriday.Northseaoilwasat29.26dollarsMonday

evening.

OPECwantedtheoilpricetostaywithinamarginof22to28dollarsandachieved

thatwithcutsinJanuaryandMarchthatreduced2.5millionbarrelsperdayoff

quotas.

31.“Theorganization"inParagraph2refersto.

A.OPEC

B.theE.U.

C.APEC

D.WTO

32.The11oilministersdecidedtomeetonJuly3sothat.

A.theycanpersuadeIraqtocontinueoilproduction

B.theycandiscusstheeffectsofIraq*stemporarystop

C.theycanhaveatalkwiththeU.N.SecurityCouncil

D.theycanmakeuptheirmindstoincreaseoilproduction

33.AboutIraq*soutputstoptheE.U.Commissionwas.

A.active

B.concerned

C.cold

D.surprised

34.Iraqdecidedtostopoildeliveriesbecause.

A.theU.N.hasdecidedtoshortenthetimefortheoil-for-foodprogramme

B.oilpriceistoolowintheinternationalmarket

C.manyoilwellsweredestroyedduringtheIraqiwar

D.itcouldn,tgetenoughmoneytodevelopitseconomy

35.OPECwantedtheoilpricetoimmediatelyafterIraq,scrudeoil

outputstop.

A.riseabove29dollars

B.fallnear22dollars

C.stayratherstable

D.fluctuatedramatically

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethere

are4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthe

sentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthe

center.

36.Thisisclearlyapromisingtoaseriousnationalproblem

A.means

B.approach

C.method

D.way

37.TheWasteLand,Eliotsmostimportantsinglepoem,hasbeenasa

landmarkofthe20th-centuryEnglishpoetry.

A.shouted

B.condemned

C.despised

D.hailed

38.Thereisnofortastes,whichexplainswhypeoplehavedifferentlikes

anddislikes.

A.good

B.use

C.way

D.accounting

39.Theofscientificdiscoveriestoindustrialproductionmethodshas

impelledtherapiddevelopmentoftheworld'seconomy.

A.usage

B.employment

C.application

D.utilization

40.IheUnitedStateswonmostofthetrackandfieldevents.,inswimming,

thetopthreeplaceswenttoAmericans.

A.Contrarily

B.Similarly

C.Unexpectedly

D.Hopefully

41.Lastyearweboughtthehouse,butwedidnotmoveinbecausewehaven't

finisheddecoratingtheofthehouse.

A.inner

B.inward

C.interior

D.internal

42.Themanagerofthecompanywilloffer$5,000towhoevercansolve

theproblemofwaterpollution.

A.price

B.prize

C.award

D.reward

43.youshouldlistencarefullyandbepatientwhen.

A.spokento

B.speak

C.speakingto

D.youarespeakingto

44.Withthequickeningoflife,peopleturnfartherandfartherawayfrom

conventionalsocialetiquettesandvalues.

A.ratio

B.rate

C.pace

D.temper

45.Applicantsforthatpositionintheireducationbackgroundsand

workingexperiences.

A.vary

B.alter

C.reverse

D.change

46.LastnightIheardanewsreportthatskindofmysteriousdiseasewas

spreadinginthecountry.

A.frightened

B.exciting

C.excited

D.frightening

47.Althoughallhumanssharethesamesetofgenes,caninherit

differentformsofagivengene,makingeachpersongeneticallyunique.

A.persons

B.peoples

C.individuals

D.beings

48.Goodness,economy,andhonestyareconsideredassomeuniversala

manshouldhave.

A.habits

B.customs

C.characters

D.virtues

49.Itisquitenecessaryforaseniormanagertohavegoodmannersand

knowledge.

A.extensive

B.intensive

C.excessive

D.expensive

50.Wearesorrytohearthatyourapplicationforthejobhasbeen.

A.turneddown

B.turnedaway

C.turnedback

D.turnedin

51.Someofthemostimportantbreakthroughsinengineeringshouldbe

tomathematicalresearches.

A.contributed

B.summedup

C.attributed

D.delivered

52.Thepoliceherforhelpingthethieftorunaway.

A.prevented

B.caught

C.arrested

D.searched

53.ApartfromtwoorthreeverycoldweeksinJanuary,itisgenerallyinthis

partofthecountry.

A.mild

B.plain

C.soft

D.calm

54.Toavoidvariousmistakesbymankind,weusedtoresorttosome

superhumangenius,whomightalsoturnoutnotsoreliable.

A.conducted

B.contributed

C.committed

D.completed

55.Wehavesentmanypeopletoenquireaboutyourfamilymembersindifferent

placesandwewillkeepyouifwehaveanynews.

A.informed

B.known

C.intelligent

D.unknown

56.Heimpressedhisemployerdeeplyandhewaspromoted.

A.however

B.yet

C.beforelong

D.veryunlikely

57.Historyisasubjectwhichonlyletsusknowsomethinginhistory.

A.notmorethan

B.lessthan

C.nomore

D.nolonger

58.mightbeexpected,theresponsetothequestionwasverydifficult.

A.That

B.As

C.It

D.What

59.1heycamebacklateatnight,utterly.

A.beexhausted

B.exhausting

C.exhausted

D.feltexhausted

60.Toourgreatdisappointment,neitherofthetoystothechildren.

A.appeal

B.appeals

C.areappealing

D.isappealed

61.Selectingamobilephoneformyownuseisnoeasytaskbecausetechnology

sorapidly.

A.haschanged

B.ischanging

C.willhavechanged

D.willchange

62.1ping-pongquitewell,butIhaven1thadtimetoplayforsometime.

A.played

B.haveplayed

C.play

D.willplay

63.Hydrogenisthefundamentalelementoftheuniverseitprovidesthe

buildingblocksfromwhichtheotherelementsareproduced.

A.sothat

B.butthat

C.inthat

D.providedthat

64.Asafetyanalysisthetargetasapotentialdanger.Unfortunately,itwas

neverdone.

A.wouldidentify

B.wouldhaveidentified

C.willidentify

D.willhaveidentified

65.Thearticleopensandcloseswithdescriptionsoftwoanecdotes,each

onemajorpointincontrastwiththeother.

A.makes

B.made

C.istomake

D.making

66.Themanager;factorymyfatherusedtoplayanimportantrole,is

consideringtravelingaroundtheworld.

A.inwhich

B.inwhose

C.whose

D.ofwhich

67.Itwasnotwhathesaidbuthespokethatmademethinkhewaslying.

A.theway

B.intheway

C.thewaywhich

D.bytheway

68.Althoughheknewlittleabouttheworkdoneinthefieldofphysics,he

succeededotherexperiencedexpertsfailed.

A.which

B.that

C.where

D.what

69.Theelectronicsindustrydevelopingthetechnologyuntilnow.

A.hasnftbeenmoreconcernedwith

B.hasn*tbeenmoreconcernedfor

C.hasbeenmoreconcernedwith

D.hasbeenmoreconcernedfor

70.Itwon'tdothemanygood,butitwon'tdothemanyharm.

A.either

B.neither

C.too

D.also

71.Hehasstrangehobbieslikecollectingbottletopsandinventingsecret

codes.

A.goneinfor

B.gonewith

C.goneon

D.gonethroughwith

72.Sincetherearenobusesavailablebecauseoftheheavysnow,westayat

home.

A.hadbetterto

B.mightaswell

C.wouldrathernot

D.oughttohave

73.Peterisreallystubborntoacceptanyone'sadviceindealingwiththis

problem.

A.so

B.very

C.too

D.much

74.Shemadeanoteofitshemightforget.

A.sothat

B.incase

C.inorderthat

D.inhope

75.Hewassobusilyengagedinhisworkthathedidnottous.

A.stoptalking

B.stoptotalk

C.starttalking

D.starttotalk

PartIVClozeTest(10points)

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,

thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneandmarkyour

answerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

JulesVernewasbornon8February,1821,inNantes,76hisfather;PierreVerne,was

asuccessfullawyer.AtsixteenJulesenteredhisfather1slawfirm,andin1848he

wenttoParistocompletehislawstudies.

Ataboutthistimehewantedtobecomeadramatist.77AlexanderDumas'help,

hisone-actplay,BrokenStraws,wasproducedin1850.78hesupportedhimselfby

writingforjournals.Hewas79thatthewholefutureofmanlayinscienceand

decidedtowriteaseriesofsciencefictionbooks.

80workingforatheatre,hewasabletodevotehissparetimetoeverybookabout

explorationanddiscoveryhecouldfind.Thenhefellinlovewithayoungwidow

andmarriedher.

In1863hepublishedhisfirstbookFiveWeeksinaBalloon,anadventurestory81

onhisideasaboutthefutureofballooning.Thenonboardoneofhisboatshe

wroteTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea.Itwaspublishedin1870and

broughthimgreatsuccessHebecameoneofthemostpopularwritersinFrance.

Hisbestknownwork,82,is,RoundtheWorldinEightyDays,whichwaspublished

in1873.

83inthesemoderntimes,whenitispo