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学位英语考试模拟试题8

2011年广东省成人高等教育学士学位

外语水平考试模拟试题（八）

英语试卷一

PartIDialogueCompletion（15points）

Directions:

Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Jenny:

I’mverytiredandthirsty.

Jackie:

Whydon’tyouhaveacupoftea?

Jenny:

__________.

A.NicetomeetyouB.I’mfine.Howareyou?

C.That’sagoodideaD.Absolutelytrue

2.Mark:

HowmuchdoesitcosttovisittheBritishMuseum?

Johnson:

__________.

A.FivehoursB.It’sfree

C.It’sfineD.Veryhighquality

3.Gentleman:

Abouthowlongwillittaketogetthere?

TaxiDriver:

Oh,atthistimeoftheday,itwon’ttakelong…____.

A.about15to20minutesB.about25dollars

C.about10hoursD.about100meters

4.Andy:

Iheardyou’removingtoNewYork.I’mgoingtomissyou.

Ryan:

_________.Let’skeepintouch.

A.No,Ican’tB.Yes,Ido

C.MeeitherD.Metoo

5.Karen:

Doyouhavetheseshoesinsizeseven?

Clerk:

__________.Butletmelookinthestockroom.

A.Yes,absolutelyB.I’mnotsure

C.That’sitD.No,notatall

6.Keith:

Goodmorning.CouldIspeaktoyourcustomersservicesdepartment,please?

Receptionist:

Certainly.__________

Keith:

ThisisKeithJones.

A.Who’scalling?

B.ButI’msorry.

C.Where’reyoufrom?

D.Pleasewaitaminute.

7.Lucy:

Wehadaterribleholiday!

Mike:

__________?

Lucy:

Yes.Itrainedallthetime.

A.DoyouB.Haveyou

C.DidyouD.Wouldyou

8.Burt:

Canyoukeepaneyeonmyluggage,please”

Kevin:

_________.I’dbegladto.

A.ButIcan’tB.Noproblem

C.NowayD.I’venoidea

9.Alex:

Howmuchisastandardroom?

Clerk:

________.

A.FivemilesperhourB.Tenkilosperperson

C.NinemetershighD.$55pernight

10.Michell:

WhatdoyouthinkofLiverpool,Lars?

Lars:

___________.

A.It’sreallyinterestingB.Itdoesn’tmatter

C.It’snoneofmybusinessD.It’sfree

11.Laurie:

I’vegotabadcoldandasorethroat.Canyougivemesomethingforit?

Chemist:

_________.

A.It’sverycoldB.It’sverypainful

C.You’reveryniceD.Yes,ofcourse

12.Jercy:

Doyouknowwhattimehe’llbeback?

Mike:

________,Ithink.

A.InaboutanhourB.Aboutthreehundreddollars

C.AboutthreehoursD.Withinthreemeters

13.Customer:

CanIhavetwocupsofcoffee,please?

Clerk:

Sure…__________.

A.That’sniceofyouB.It’smypleasure

C.That’s￡3D.That’sOK

14.Nancy:

Youdidn’tlikethemeal,didyou?

Charlie:

_________.Well,ithadn’tbeencookedproperly.

A.Yes,IdidB.No,Ididn’t

C.Yes,IdoD.No,Idon’t

15.Receptionist:

CouldIhaveyourfirstname,please?

Marc:

__________.

A.It’sMarcB.Sorry,it’slate

C.It’sfantasticD.It’sfunny

PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

MountVesuviusisanactivevolcanolocatedjusteastofNaples,Italy.ItistheonlyvolcanoonthecontinentofEuropetohaveeruptedinthelastonehundredyears,thoughothervolcanoeshaveeruptedonislandsintheMediterraneanSea.In1631,approximatelythreethousandpeoplewerekilledbyaneruptionfromMountVesuvius.Since1631,the4,200foothighvolcanohaseruptedatleasttwentyonetimes.MountVesuviusisconsideredparticularlydangerousbecausetoday,nearlythreemillionpeopleliveinthedirectpathofapotentialfutureeruption.

MountVesuviusismostfamousforitslandmarkeruptionintheyear79AD,whichburiedthecitiesofPompeiiandHerculaneuminlayersofburningash.TheonlyaccountoftheeruptionthatsurvivesisfromPlinytheYounger.Fromhisdramaticaccount,scientistsbelievethecloudofashhewitnessedthatdescendeduponPompeiiwastwentymileshigh.ThecityofPompeiiwascompletelyburied.Itwasrediscoveredin1748,morethan1600yearsaftertheeruption.ThepeopleofPompeiiwerefoundburiedunder12layersofsoil.Manyofthebuildingswereamazinglywell-preserved,aswerethebodiesofthosewhowerejustgoingabouttheirdailyroutineswhentheeruptionoccurred.TheruinsatPompeiihaveprovidedarchaeologistswithvaluableinformationabouthowpeopleintheRomanEmpirelived.Today,PompeiiisoneofthemostvisitedsitesinItaly.

16.Inthelastonehundredyears,_______volcano（es）eruptedontheEuropeanContinent.

A.twentyoneB.two

C.onlyoneD.seventeen

17.Today,MountVesuviusisconsideredparticularlydangerousbecause__________.

A.itisthemostactivevolcanointheworld

B.threemillionpeoplewillbeindangerifiterupts

C.threethousandpeoplewerekilledin1631eruption

D.thisvolcanois4,200foothigh

18.Itwasinthe_______eruptionthatthecityofPompeiiwasdestroyed.

A.1631B.1748

C.1600D.79

19.ThelandmarkeruptionofMountVesuiushappened________.

A.completelyoutofpeople’sexpectation

B.afterpeoplearoundwerewellprepared

C.beforethebuildingswerewell-preseved

D.afterpeoplearoundmovedout

20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutPompeii?

A.ThecityofPompeiiwascompletelyburiedin79ADeruption.

B.NowmanypeoplewillvisitPompeiiwhentheygotoItaly

C.Thebodiesofthosewhowereburiedintheeruptionwerenotwell-preserved.

D.1,600yearsaftertheeruption,Pompeiiwasrediscovered.

PassageTwo

TheUnitedKingdomisalargeislandlocatedinEurope.ItalsoincludespartoftheislandofIreland.Itismadeupoffournations:

England,Scotland,Wales,andNorthernIreland.Over60millionpeopleliveintheUnitedKingdom.Thevastmajorityofthepopulation,however,livesinEngland.ThegovernmentoftheUnitedKingdomisconsideredaconstitutionalmonarchy.Aconstitutionalmonarchyisagovernmentinwhichthemonarch（kingorqueen）isheadofstate.Now,QueenElizabethIIisthemonarchoftheUnitedKingdom.Inreality,however,sheexercisesverylittlepoliticalpower.

ThehistoryoftheUnitedKindgomisfullofwars,invasions,revolutions,andinterestingrulers.Numerouscastles,fortifications,oldcathedrals,andruinsareevidenceofthekingdom'spast.The"UK,"asitisoftencalled,wasoncetheworld'smostpowerfulnation.Canada,Australia,India,Pakistan,andeventheUnitedStatesareamongnationsthatusedtobecontrolledbytheUnitedKingdom.ItisalsothebirthplaceoftheEnglishlanguage.

TherearemanyremarkablelandmarkstoseeintheUnitedKingdomsuchastheTowerofLondon,BigBen,OxfordUniversityandthemysteriousStonehenge.OxfordUniversity,foundedsometimeinthe12thcentury,istheoldestuniversityintheEnglishspeakingworld.ManyoftheUnitedKingdom'sformerprimeministersattendedOxford.Stonehenge,locatednearSalisbury,England,isagroupofgiantstandingstonesarrangedinacircularformation.Archaeologistsbelievetheformationsareover4,500yearsold.NooneknowsexactlywhatStonehengeismeanttorepresent.

21.IntheUnitedKingdom,mostofthepeoplelivein________.

A.EnglandB.Scotland

C.WalesD.NorthernIreland

22.Inaconstitutionalmonarchy,_________istheheadofthestate.

A.theprimeministerB.constitution

C.thekingorqueenD.QueenElizabethII

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.TheUnitedKingdomisanEuropeancountry.

B.Now,intheUnitedKingdom,QueenElizabethIIhasthegreatestpoliticalpower.

C.TheUnitedKingdomhasapopulationof60million.

D.ConstitutionalmonarchyisgenerallyconsideredtheformofgovernmentintheUnitedKingdom.

24.TheEnglishlanguageisoriginallyfrom_________.

A.CanadaB.Australia

C.theUnitedStatesD.theUnitedKingdom

25.IfyouvisitStonehenge,youwillsee_________.

A.manyancientcastles

B.agroupofhugestandingstone

C.anolduniversity

D.ahugeclock

PassageThree

ChristopherColumbuswasborninGenoa,Italyin1451.Hiscareerinexplorationstartedwhenhewasveryyoung.AsateenagerhetraveledtheseasandeventuallymadePortugalhisbase.HeappealedtothekingsofPortugal,FranceandEnglandtofinanceawestwardtriptotheIndies,butalldeniedhisrequest.Aftertenyearsofmonumentaleffortsbutfruitlessresults,KingFerdinandandQueenIsabellaofSpainagreedtofinanceColumbusinthehopesofacquiringgreatwealth.OnAugust3,1492,Columbusandthreeships,theNina,Pinta,andSantaMaria,leftPalos,Spainandheadedwestward.

AfterstoppingintheCanaryIslandsoffthecoastofAfrica,Columbus'shipshittheopenseas.Coveringabout150milesaday,thetripwaslongandarduous.Thecrewwasafraidofseamonstersandgrewmorerestlesseverydaywhenlandwasnotsighted.Columbusofferedarewardforthefirstpersontosightland.OnOctober12,acrewmemberaboardthePintasightedoneoftheBahamaIslands.ColumbussetfootonwhathebelievedwasoneoftheSpiceIslands,agroupofislandsinAsia（nowknownasIndonesia）,wherevaluablespicesandrichescamefrom.HenamedthelandSanSalvador.Columbusfailedtofindtherichesheexpected,andcontinuedtosearchforChina.HenextvisitedCubaandHispaniola（DominicanRepublic）.Heencounterednativepeopleswhohenamed"Indians"becausehebelievedtheywereinhabitantsoftheIndies.

ColumbusreturnedtoSpainahero.HewasnamedviceroyoftheIndies.HesoonreturnedtotheNewWorldbutneverfoundtherichesheexpected.SomebegantobelievethatColumbushadfound"anewworld"rathertha