学位英语考试模拟试题14.docx

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学位英语考试模拟试题14

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（十四）

英语试卷一

PartIDialogueCompletion（15points）

Directions:

Thereare15shotincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Bill:

Well,Tom.I’msorryImustbeoffnow.

Tom:

______.Ihopetohearfromyousoon.

A.EnjoyyourselfB.That’sallright

C.KeepintouchD.Cheerup

2.Mr.William:

I’liketoinviteyoudinnerthisSunday,Mr.Smith.

Mr.Smith:

________.

A.Oh,no,let’snot

B.I’dratherstayathome

C.I’mverysorry,butIhaveotherplans

D.Oh,no.that’llbetoomuchtrouble

3.Tim:

HowwasthefootballmatchbetweenItalyandEnglandlastnight?

Jack:

_________.

A.ItwasagooddealB.Itwasatiegame

C.ItwasanafterthoughtD.It’shardtobelieve

4.Diana:

_________Itwillhelpyoualot.

Mary:

That’sgoodidea.Let’smakesome.

A.You’dbetterhavesometea.

B.Wouldyoupleasemakemesometea?

C.Ipromisetogetyousometea.

D.Helpyourselftosometea.

5.Pauline:

Thankyoueversomuchforyourhelpwithmymath.

Anna:

________.

A.GladtohearthatB.Notworththinking

C.YouaretoopoliteD.Thinknothingofit

6.Sian:

Youshouldhavethankedherbeforeyouleft.

Mori:

_________.ButwhenIwasleavingIcouldn’tfindhimanywhere.

A.ImeanttoB.Imeant

C.ImeantdoingsoD.Imeantdoing

7.Peter:

Excuseme,whatisthebestwayformetoimprovemyEnglish?

Samuel:

________.Ifyoudon’tpractice,nothingelsewillbeabletohelpyou.

A.Don’tlooseheartB.Keeppracticing

C.Don’tgiveupD.Keepyourcourage

8.Mr.Shaw:

Mr.Taylor,I’msorryIusedyourpencilwhenyouwereoutjustnow.

Mr.Taylor:

________.

A.You’rewelcomeB.It’sapleasure

C.That’sallrightD.Don’tmentionit

9.Sissy:

Ineedtoseeadoctor.

Jennet:

_______？

Sissy:

IthinkIhaveaheadache.

A.WhatforB.What

C.HowaboutD.Whatabout

10.David:

Charles,couldyoudrivemetotherailwaystation?

Charles:

________

A.Nothinks.B.I’llbethereontime.

C.Sure,whynot?

D.Nevermind

11.Max:

MysonhasbeenadmittedbyBeijingUniversity.

Walt:

Congratulations!

Heisverysmart!

Max:

_________.

A.Youareright.

B.Don’tmentionit

C.Yes,heis

D.Thankyouverymuch

12.Student:

Doyoumindourperformingrock’n’rollinthehall?

Teacher:

_________.

A.Oh,I’dratheryoudidn’tactually

B.Ofcoursenot,it’snotallowedhere

C.Noyoucan’t

D.Great!

I’dprefertolistentorock’n’roll

13.Customer:

I’msorry,butIdidn’tknowitisano-smokingplace.

Clerk:

__________

A.That’sallright.B.Howcanyousaythat?

C.That’simpossible.D.Sorry,butthat’snoexcuse.

14.Waiter:

Howwouldyoulikeyourcoffee?

Customer:

_________.

A.It’swelldoneB.Verynice,thanks

C.Black,pleaseD.Onlyonecup

15.Virginia:

Whataboutgoingdowntowntodosomeshoppingthisafternoon?

Rena:

_________

A.Goahead,please.B.Goodidea!

C.Me,too.D.Helpyourself.

PartIIReadingComprehension（20points）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

JackBillabongisanaboriginalstockman.OnFridayafternoonhewasridingalongthetracktowardstheHendersonhomestead.HewaslookingforaprizebullwhichhadescapedfromtheBorrogeepaddock.Hereachedthehillsandsawatoncethathecouldnotgofurther.

Thefireintheforesthadgoneout.Buttheairwasstillfullofsmokeandfallentreeshadblockedthetrack.Jackwasjustgoingtoturnbackwhenhesawsomethingmovinginthesmoke.Hewaited.Itwasagirlonahorse,andshewasridingtowardshim.

“There’sabadlyburntmanatthehomestead,”thegirlshouted.“Hesavedmylife.Pleasehelpmetosavehim.”

ThegirlwasCathyHenderson.Shehadbeenonhorsebackfortwohours.Shehadtojumpoverfallentreesthatwerestillburnings.Herponyhadfallenwithhertwice.Shewasthirstyandalmostdeadfromwantofsleep.ButsherodebacktothehomesteadwithJackimmediately.

JoeBrookwasunconsciouswhentheyreachedhim.TheyliftedhimontoJack’shorse.TheridebacktoBorrogeewasterrible.CathywassotiredthatJackhadtotiehertoherpony.Theponywastiredtoo,butitscouragewasastonishing.ItfollowedJackrighttoBorrogeehospital.Nobodysawthemarrive,becauseitwasnight.

“I’veneverseenahorselikethatpony”Jacksaid,CathypraisedJackBillabong,butsherefusedtosayanythingaboutthepony.“Joewillwriteaboutherinmystory”shesaid.

Butshedidsayonething:

“IfFlamehadn’treturnedtothehomesteadthatafternoon,JoeandIwouldhavedied.”

16.JackBillabongdidnotturnbackbecausehesaw_________.

A.ahorserunningtowardshim

B.agirlridingahorsetowardshim

C.somethingmovingtowardshim

D.afireburningtowardshim

17.JoeBrookwastakenoutofthehomestead___________.

A.inastateofunconsciousness

B.veryeasily

C.byCathy’shorse

D.consciouslybyCathyandJack

18.CathyrefusedtotalktoreportersabouttheponywhenshewasinBorrogeeHospitalbecause__________.

A.Jackaskedhernottotalktothem

B.Shedidn’tknowwhattotalkaboutthepony

C.Shewastooweaktosayanything

D.Joewouldwriteaboutitinhiswriting

19.Atlast,CathyowedherandJoe’slivesto“Flame”,whichrefersto________.

A.theponyB.Jack

C.Jack’shorseD.thefire

20.Thebesttitleofthisshortstoryshouldbe____________.

A.BraveryofaLovelyPony

B.HeroismofaYoungGirl

C.CourageofanAboriginalStockman

D.RescueofJoeBrook

PassageTwo

Theshipsinwhichmenhuntwhalesareverystronglyconstructed.Thecrewmustbebothcourageousandstrong,becausetheyaregoingtofightthebiggestofallanimals.ManyofthewhalingshipssailfromNorway,whichisfamousforitssailors.

Whenawhalingshipreachesthewhalinggrounds（thepartoftheseawherewhalesarefound）.Allthesailorskeepawatchforwhales.Oneatatimetheystandhighuponamastsothattheycanseeagreatdistance.

Whalesbreatheairaswedo.Whentheybreatheout,theairmixeswithwater,andajetofwaterisshotupabovethesurfaceofthesea.Thesailorupabovewatchesforthesejetsofwater.Whenheseesoneofthem,heshouts,“Theresheblows!

”

Motor-boats,calledwhalers,areloweredtothewater,andtheyspeedofftowardsthewhale,andtrytogetclosetothewhalewhileitisstillonthesurface.Anexcitingmomentcomeswhenaharpoonisshot.Thisisasharpspearwithhooksthatpreventsitfrombeingpulledoutafterithasgoneintothewhale.Itisfastenedtoalong,lightbutverystrongrope,whichiscarefullyplacedintheboatsothatitwillrunoutsmoothly.

Assoonasthewhaleisstruckbytheharpoon,itdrivesdeepunderandswimsawayasfastasitcan.Itpullstheropeafteritandthewhalingboatfollowsonthesurfaceatfullspeed.Soonthewhalecomesuptothesurfacetobreathe.Thewhalerswanttobenearwhenitcomesup,inordertoshootanotherharpoonatit.

Thereisalwaysthedangerthatthewhalemayturnroundandattacktheboatwhichisfollowingit.Thewhalehasaverystrongtail,withwhichitcanattacktheboatanddestroyit.Thewhalerswatchfortheattack.Theygetoutofthewayasquicklyastheycan,andoncemoretheyattack.Theygetoutofthewaytofiretheharpoongun.

Atlastthewhaletiresitselfout.Thewhalersfollowit,soastobenearwhenthegreatwhalefloatsdeadonthesea.Thewhalingshipisbroughtclosetothewhale,andthewhalersbegintocutouttheblubberforwhichtheyhavefoughtsohard.Itisheatedinlargepotsandtheoilispouredintobarrelsorothercontainersinwhichitisstored.Whentheshiphasafullloaditreturnstoport.

21.Whyareshipsinwhichmenhuntwhalesverystronglyconstructed?

A.Thesailorsarebigandstrong.

B.Theymusthavehighmasts.

C.Whalesareverybiganimals.

D.TheyaremadeinNorway.

22.Whydothesailorsstandhighuponthemast?

A.Theycanseealongway.

B.Thewhalecannotreachthem.

C.Whalesareverybig.

D.Theycangetclosetothewhale.

23.Whydoestheharpoonstayinthewhale?

A.Itgoesinalongway.

B.Ithashooks.

C.Itisfastenedtoastrongrope.

D.Itiscarefullyplaced.

24.Whatdoesthewhaledoasithasbeenhitbytheharpoon?

A.Itcomesuptothesurface.

B.Itfollowsthewhalingboat.

C.Itswimsawayonthesurfaceatfullspeed.

D.Itswimsawaydeepunderthewateratfullspeed.

25.Howcanastruckwhaleattackanddestroyawhaler?

A.withitsgreatstrengthB.withajetofwater

C.withitsstrongtailD.withitsbreath

PassageThree

Inordertolearntobeone’sself,itisnecessarytoobtainawideandextensiveknowledgeofwhathasbeensaidanddoneintheworld;criticallytoinquireintoit;carefullytoponderoverit;clearlytosiftit;andearnestlytocarryitout.

Itmattersnotwhatyoulearn,butwhenyouoncelearnathing,youmustnevergiveitupuntilyouhavemasteredit.Itmattersnotwhatyouinquireinto,butwhenyouinquireintoathing,youmustnevergiveitupuntilyouhavethoroughlyunderstoodit.Itmattersnotwhatyoutrytothinkout,butwhenyouoncetrytothinkoutathing,youmustnevergiveitupuntilyouhavegotwhatyouwant.Itmattersnotwhatyoutrytosiftout,butwhenyouoncetrytosi