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成人学位英语试题样题1

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（150minutes）PaperOne

（90minutes）

PartI.VocabularyandStructure（10points;15minutes）

Directions:

Eachofthefollowingsentencesisprovidedwithfourchoices.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.Innocircumstances__________alie.

A.youshouldtellB.shouldn'tyoutell

C.youshouldn'ttellD.shouldyoutell

2.__________theymanagedtotakefromthetombs,thereseemedtobenoendtothevaluable.

A.WhatB.Which

C.HowmuchD.Howevermuch

3.Theten-pagereportmay__________onesimplepoint:

it’simpracticaltoestablishachemicalplantinthatregionwithsomanydifficultiesandoppositions.

A.getdowntoB.comedownto

C.settledownD.takedown

4.Don’tdothatagain!

Younotonlyendangeredyourself,butalsoputyourfriend__________.

A.asaresultB.atlength

C.atriskD.bymistake

5.“Perhapsyoushouldgohomenow.”“No,I__________onstayinghereforawhilelonger.”

A.persistB.stick

C.sitD.insist

6.__________amajordisasterwillgetustorealizethatwecan’tgoondestroyingtherainforestsoftheworld.

A.AnythingbutB.Nothingbut

C.ButthatD.Everythinghut

7.WewentveryoftentoHydePark__________speakersaddressedthepassingcrowdsondifferentsubjects.

A.whichB.where

C.thatD.for

8.Thematter__________youwerearguingaboutlastnighthadbeensettled.

A.asB.that

C.forwhichD.what

9.TheChineseRedCross__________ageneroussumtothereliefofthephysicallydisabled.

A.assignedB.contributed

C.furnishedD.administered

10.Themotorway__________wedrivetoworkisalwayscrowded.

A.thatB.onwhich

C.whichD.onthat

11.Ifhe__________promotion,hewouldbeanimportantmantoday.

A.gainedB.hadgained

C.gainsD.wastogain

12.WilltheAIDSpatientsbenefit__________thenewdrug?

A.outofB.through

C.uponD.from

13.Fondofsingingassheis,sheis__________agoodsingerbyprofession.

A.everythingbutB.anythingbut

C.nothingbutD.somethingbut

14.Couldyoutellme__________toflyfromChicagotoNewYork?

A.itcostshowmuchB.howmuchdoesitcost

C.howmuchcostsitD.howmuchitcosts

15.Iwasverytired.Otherwise,I___________tothetheatrewithyou.

A.hadgoneB.wouldgo

C.wentD.wouldhavegone

16.Hecouldn’teven__________acowfromahorse.

A.tellB.contrast

C.compareD.recognize

17.AreyousureMr.Johnsonwillshowyou__________thenewcomputer?

A.touseB.using

C.howtouseD.whattouse

18.QuitealotofpeoplewatchTVonlyto__________time.

A.wasteB.spend

C.killD.pass

19.Thesoldierswereputinprisonbecausethey__________toobeyorders..

A.refusedB.rejected

C.deniedD.objected

20.Imissedthetrainand__________waslateforschool.

A.finallyB.eventually

C.subsequentlyD.consequently

PartII.ClozeTest（10points；20minutes）

Directions:

Readthepassagethrough.Then,gobackandchooseonesuitablewordorphrase

markedA,B,C,orDforeachblankinthepassage.Blackenthecorresponding

letterofthewordorphraseyouhavechosenontheAnswerSheet.

Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geographers（地理学家）compareandcontrast21placesontheearth.Buttheyalso22beyondtheindividualplacesandconsidertheearthasa23.Theworldgeography24fromtwoGreekwords,ge,theGreekwordfor“earth”andgraphein,25means“towrite”.TheEnglishwordgeographymeans,“todescribetheearth”.26Geographybooksfocusonasmallarea27atownorcity.Othersdealwithastate,aregion,anation,oran28

continent.Manygeographybooksdealwiththewholeearth.Another29todividethestudyof30istodistinguishbetweenphysicalgeographyandculturalgeography.Theformerfocusesonthenaturalworld;the31startswithhumanbeingsand32howhumanbeingsandtheirsubject,33branchcanneglecttheother.Butwhengeographyisconsideredasasinglesubject,34branchcanneglecttheother.

Ageographermightbedescribed35onewhoobservesrecordsandexplainsthe__36_

betweenplaces.Ifplaces37alike,therewouldbelittleneedforgeographers.

Weknow,however,38notwoplacesareexactlythesame.Geography,39isapointofview,aspecialwayof40atplaces.

21.A.similarB.variousC.distantD.famous

22.A.passB.reachC.goD.set

23.A.wholeB.unitC.partD.total

24.A.fallsB.removesC.resultsD.comes

25.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.it

26.A.SomeB.ManyC.MostD.Few

27.A.outsideB.exceptC.likeD.as

28.A.extensiveB.enormousC.overallD.entire

29.A.wayB.meansC.habitsD.technique

30.A.worldB.earthC.globeD.geography

31.A.secondB.latterC.nextD.later

32.A.learnsB.realizesC.studiesD.believes

33.A.uponB.forC.asD.to

34.A.eitherB.neitherC.oneD.each

35.A.forB.toC.byD.as

36.A.exceptionB.differencesC.samenessD.divisions

37.AbeingB.areC.wereD.be

38.A.althoughB.whetherC.sinceD.that

39.A.thenB.neverthelessC.stillD.moreover

40.A.workingB.gettingC.arrivingD.looking

PartIII.ReadingComprehension（40points;55minutes）

Section1

Directions:

Eachofthefollowingthreepassagesisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefourchoices.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Banksareordinarilypreparedtopayoutallaccounts;theyrelyondepositorsnottodemandpaymentallatthesametime.Ifdepositorsshouldcometofearthatabankisnotsound,thatitcannotpayoffitsdepositors,thenthatfearmightcauseallthedepositorstoappearonthesameday.Iftheydid,thebankcouldnotpayalltheaccounts.However,iftheydidnotallappearatonce,thentherewouldalwaysbefundstopaythosewhowantedtheirmoneywhentheywantedit.Mrs.ElsieVaughthastoldusofaterrifyingbankrunthatsheexperienced.OnedayinDecemberof1925severalbanksfailedtoopeninacitywhereMrs.Vaughtlived.Theotherbanksanticipatedarunthenextday,andsotheofficersofthebankinwhichMrs.Vaughtworkedasatellerhadenoughfundsinhandtopayoffasmanydepositorsasmightapply.Theofficerssimplyinstructedthetellerstopayondemand.Nextmorningacrowdgatheredinthebankandonthesidewalkoutside.Thelengthofthelineconvincedmanythatthebankcouldnotpossiblypayoffeveryone.Peoplebegantopushandthentofightforplacesnearthetellers’windows.Clothingwastornandlimbswerebroken,butthejamcontinuedforhours.Thepowerofthepanicatmosphereisevidentinthefactthattwotellers,thoughtheyknewthatthebankwassoundandcouldpayoutalldepositors,neverthelesswithdrewthefundsintheirownaccounts.Mrs.Vaughtsaysthatshehaddifficultyrestrainingherselffromdoingthesame.

41.Abankrunoccurswhen__________.

A.abankisclosedforoneormoredays

B.toomanydepositorsattempttodrawouttheirmoneyatonetime

C.thereisnotenoughmoneytopayallofitsdepositorsatonetime

D.employeesofabanktaketheirownfundsoutofthebank

42.ThetellersinMrs.Vaught’sbankweretoldto__________.

A.explainwhytheycouldnotpayoutalldeposits

B.payoutdepositsasrequested

C.assurecustomersthatthebankwassound

D.payoutmoneyasslowlyaspossible

43.Theessentialcauseofarunonabankis__________.

A.lossofconfidenceB.lackofsufficientfunds

C.crowdsofpeopleD.inefficienttellers

44.WhichofthefollowingdidMrs.Vaughtsay?

A.Sheknewthatthebankwasnotsound.

B.Shefearedthattoomanywithdrawalswouldclosethebank.

C.Shewasnotabletodrawouthermoney.

D.Shewastemptedtodrawouthermoney.

45.Accordingtothepassage,theactionsofthecustomersofMrs.Vaught’sbankwereinfluencedchieflybythe__________.

A.easewithwhichtheycouldobtaintheirmoney

B.confidencedemonstratedbyothercustomersofthebank

C.confidencethatMrs.Vaughtdemonstrated

D.failureofseveralotherbankstoopen

PassageTwo

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

GravityholdsussodosetotheEarth'ssurfacethatnobodycanjumpmorethanafewfeetintotheairwithouttheforceofgravitypullinghimdown.Ittakesapowerfulenginetokeepanairplaneupintheair.Ifyouthrowaballupwardsashardasyoucan,youwillnoticethatittravelsinacurvedpathbeforeitcomesbacktotheground.IftheEarthhadnogravity,theball,insteadoftravelinginacurve,wouldmoveawayinastraightline;infact,itwouldnevercomebacktotheground.IftheEarthweretoloseitspullofgravity,weshouldallflyoffitasitspinsroundinspace.TheEarthhasastrongpull,butmodemrocketsgoingoutintospaceareabletoescapefromthegravity,becausetheytravelsoquickly.Withtheballthrownintotheair,theheightreachedbytheballdependsuponhowharditisthrown.Thegreaterthestarting-speed,thehighertheballwillgo.Ifitcouldbethrownsothatittraveledfastenough,theballwouldescapeintospaceandnevercomeback.Nobodycanthrowaballasfastatthis,butpowerfulrocketenginescansendspaceshipsawayfromtheEarthatsuchaspeedthattheEarth'sgravityisnotabletopullthemback.Thisishowwecannowsendrocket