最新四川成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案.docx

1、最新四川成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案四川成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案Part I Vocabulary and Structure (20%)Directions:In this part there are 40 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 letter on the Answer Sh

2、eet with a single line through the center.1. How long do you think _ to finish this urgent task?A. did it take youB. it will take youC. will it take youD. it to take you2. Wealth, education and occupation vary greatly _ members of the middle class.A. amongB. betweenC. fromD. inside3. Lets buy our ti

3、ckets while I still have _.A. a little money to leaveB. little money leftC. a few dollars leftD. few dollars to leave4. _ was not the way the event happened.A. Which the press reportedB. That the press reportedC. What did the press reportD. What the press reported5. People do not like such persons w

4、ho are always _ the way of others.A. onB. byC. inD. behind6. At first we were _ amused by Dons words, but soon we were tired of them.A. greatB. farC. muchD. never7. He talks as if he _ everything in the world.A. knowsB. knewC. would have knownD. had known8. The doctor advised that Mr. Malan _ an ope

5、ration right away so as to save his life.A. hadB. was going to haveC. haveD. would have9. He forgot about _ him to attend my wifes birthday party.A. I askingB. my askingC. me to askD. mine to ask10. So little _ about stock exchange that the lecture was completely beyond me.A. did I knowB. I had know

6、nC. I knowD. was I known11. The boys laziness _ his failure in the exams.A. resulted fromB. brought inC. resulted inD. led into12. Only guests of the hotel enjoy the _ of using the private beach.A. privilegeB. possibilityC. favorD. advantage13. Tom _ more than twenty pounds for the dictionary.A. spe

7、ntB. paidC. costD. took14. The governor had to _ all his appointments for the day and rush to the train accident.A. set offB. pay offC. see offD. call off15. One car went too fast and _ missed hitting another car.A. completelyB. greatlyC. narrowlyD. little16. He was accused _ stealing from the shop.

8、A. withB. inC. ofD. at17. It took me a long time to _ the disappointment of losing the match.A. get overB. get upC. get intoD. get down18. All the reference books should be made _ to the teachers and students in our university.A. concernedB. availableC. relatedD. flexible19. He never thought the com

9、mittee would _ his proposal.A. put upB. object toC. pass onD. call on20. The company official _ I thought would be fired received a raise.A. whomB. whoeverC. whoD. of whom21. Mr. Green _ my letter, otherwise he would have replied before now.A. must have receiveB. must have failed to receiveC. must r

10、eceiveD. must fail to receive22. We shall appreciate _ from you soon.A. being heardB. hearingC. having been heardD. to hear23. I fell and hurt myself while I _ tennis.A. was playingB. am playingC. playD. played24. _ you disagree with her, her idea is still worth considering.A. Even ifB. If onlyC. In

11、stead ofD. Despite of25. Id _ you didnt touch that, if you dont mind.A. ratherB. betterC. happierD. further26. The two men arrested for breaking into that shop have been _ $10,000.A. committedB. drivenC. chargedD. fined27. The driver might have _ the accident if he had had his headlights on.A. misse

12、dB. avoidedC. stoppedD. dismissed28. The people at the party were worried about Janet because no one was aware _ she had gone.A. where thatB. of whereC. of the placeD. the place29. I _ on the door for ten minutes now without an answer.A. was knockingB. am knockingC. knockingD. have been knocking30.

13、_ tired after a hard work, she fell into bed and went straight to sleep.A. FeltB. FeelingC. Being feltD. To feel31. He was _ enough to understand my questions from the gestures I made.A. intelligentB. efficientC. proficientD. diligent32. If you _ the speed limit you will get into trouble with the po

14、lice.A. excludeB. exceedC. excuseD. execute33. He opened the door and let himself in quietly _ not to wake the family.A. becauseB. so asC. so thatD. despite34. I wish you _ to me before you went and bought that car.A. spokeB. will speakC. was going to speakD. had spoken35. The director who was recen

15、tly promoted did _.A. work more than anyone elseB. more than anyone else workC. more work than anyone elseD. work more than anyone36. Before her marriage, she spent a considerable time in that very part ofShanghai, _ she belonged.A. whichB. to whereC. to whichD. at which37. “Good- bye, Mr. Wang. Im

16、pleased _ youA. to meetB. meetingC. to have been meetingD. to be met38. The investigation, _ will soon be published, was made by John.A. at which the resultsB. the results on whichC. whose resultsD. at whose results39. Dont you know he is an old friend of _?A. my brotherB. my brothers friendC. my br

17、othersD. my brothers40. _ you return those books to the library immediately you will have to pay a fine.A. UntilB. UnlessC. IfD. ProvidedPartII Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions:There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of

18、 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 1Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe (订阅) to as many as two

19、 or three newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?Five hundred years ago, news of important happeningsbattles lost and won, king or rulers overthrown(推翻) or killedtook months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we

20、 can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in far away countries on the same day they happen.Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories an

21、d, of course, advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space but it is worth the money, for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who pro

22、duce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.Newspapers often have information on gardening, cooking and fashion, as well as a small but very popular section on jok

23、es and cartoons(漫画).41. The habit of reading newspapers is _.A. uncommon in the worldB. not popular inU.S.A.C. widespread in the worldD. founded among a few families42. A few hundred years ago news did not _.A. receive attentionB. travel fastC. spread to other countriesD. take long to reach other co

24、untries43. In the past, news was _.A. sent by telegraphB. passed from one person to anotherC. sent by letterD. sent by telephone44. The money spent on advertisements is _.A. wastedB. not muchC. worthwhileD. useless45. The section on jokes and cartoons is _.A. read only by childrenB. of no valueC. no

25、t helpfulD. read by manyPassage 2Pepys and his wife had asked some friends to dinner on Sunday, September 2nd, 1666. They were very late on the Saturday evening, getting everything ready for the next day, and while they were busy they saw the glow of a fire start in the sky. By 3 oclock on the Sunday morning, its glow had become so bright that Jane woke her husband to watch it. Pepys slipped on his dressing-gown and w