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成人学士学位英语考试模拟试题四

成人高等教育学士学位

外语水平考试模拟试题（四）

英语试卷一

PartIDialogueCompletion（15points）

Directions:

Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Wanda:

Hey,Victoria.WhereisBostonMunicipalLibrary?

IwanttoborrowsomebooksaboutthehistoryofIndia.

Victoria:

______________,thereisnolibrarycalledBostonMunicipalLibrary.ThereisonlyBostonPublicLibrarylocatedatCopleySquare.

A.YoumustknowB.Inmyopinion

C.AsfarasIknowD.Youmaybequitedisappointed

2.Michelle:

Hi,howdoyouusuallyspendyoursparetime?

Doyouhaveanyhobby?

I’dlikesomesuggestionsonhowtospendmyfreetime.

Ella:

Well,______________Butasforme,ifIdonotgoout,Iusuallydosomereadingathome.

A.itissointerestingatopic.B.itisadifficultquestion.

C.Ihavenoideaaboutthis.D.itdependsontheperson

3.Homer:

Excuseme,whatisthebestwayformetoimprovemyEnglish?

Cyril:

______________Ifyoudon’tpractice,nothingelsecanhelpyou.

A.Justdoit.

B.Nevergiveup.

C.Keeptrying.

D.Keeppracticing.

4.Daniel:

WhatdoyouthinkofthemovieInception?

Esther:

Well,______________IfImaysayso,it’sthebestmovieI’veeverwatched.

A.itisalittleinteresting.B.Ihaveneverwatcheditbefore.

C.Ilikeitverymuch.D.itishardtosay.

5.Enid:

GrandBuyDepartmentStoreishavingitsanniversarysale,soI’dtakemysontogoshoppingtomorrow.Howlongwillittaketogotherebybus?

Greta:

______________Butwhydon’tyouusethesubway?

That’dbemuchfaster.

A.Itdependsontraffic.B.Thebusdriverisveryskillful.

C.Itcan’tbefaster.D.Therewillbealotofpeopleonthebus.

6.Arthur:

Excuseme,______________Iaminahurrytojoinaninterview.

Charles:

Ofcourse!

Areyougoingtotakethebusorwalkthere?

A.Couldyoutellmewherethebusstationis?

B.Wouldyoumindgivingmeaseat?

C.CouldyoushowmehowtogettoGuangzhouTelevision?

D.WouldyoumindtellingmethewaytoGuangzhouTelevision?

7.Customer:

IwanttosendasmallparceltoCanada.

Clerk:

______________

Customer:

What’sthedifferencebetweentherates?

Myparcelweighs248grams.

A.Whatkindofservicedoyouwant?

B.Whatmailingservicedoyouprefer?

C.Byairmailorsurfacemail?

D.Whatistheweightofyourparcel?

8.Andrew:

Betty,I’vegottwoticketsforthemovietonight.MayIinviteyoutowatchthemovie?

Betty:

______________,butIhaveanappointmentwithmysupervisortonight.

A.SureB.IwouldliketoC.ItisveryexcitingD.Iamsorry

9.Customer:

Excuseme,Iamlookingforasuitformyfather.

Clerk:

______________Itisaverypopularstylewiththecottontexture.

A.Whatdoyoulikethisone?

B.Howdoyouthinkofthisone?

C.Howaboutthisone?

D.Whatkindofstyledoyouprefer?

10.Lucy:

I’veheardyouareill.______________

Vivian:

Iwaswokeupbymysonlastnightandfeltexhaustedthismorning.

A.Whatisyourmatter?

B.Whatistheproblem?

C.What’swrongwithyou?

D.Howareyoufeelingatpresent?

11.Karen:

Hi,Tina!

WhatisyouropinionabouttheTed’spresentation?

Tina:

______________Butheneedstomakesomesmallchanges.

A.Itisperfect.B.Idohavesomeopinionaboutit.

C.OnthewholeitisgoodD.Ihavenoideaaboutit.

12.May:

HowaboutgoingtotheKTVafterclass?

Nicola:

______________Ican’tsingatall.

May:

Don’tworry.Youcanjustrelaxandenjoyyourdrinkandcuisines.

A.I’msorryIcan’tsingverywell.

B.I’manidiotmusically.

C.Ihavenotmuchknowledgeaboutmusic.

D.I’mnotagoodstudentofmusic.

13.Rhoda:

Haveyoubroughtthenovelyouborrowedfrommelasttime?

Hannah:

Oh,no.______________Ileftitinmyroom.Oh,sorry.

A.Lookatme!

B.Howstupidofme!

C.Idon’tknowwhatIhavedone!

D.Itisunbelievable!

14.Alan:

Hey,Sabina,itissolatethatallthemetroplatformsareclosed.Whatshouldwedo?

Sabina:

______________Fortunately,mydadlefthiscarathome.

A.Itcouldn’thavebeenlikethis.

B.Itcouldhavebeenmuchbetter.

C.Itcan’tbe.

D.Itcouldn’thavebeenworse.

15.Clerk:

Sorry,sir,youhavetobe18tobuyalcohol.

Customer:

Iamalready30!

______________

A.What’swrongwithyou?

B.Can’tyouseethat?

C.Areyoukiddingme?

D.Whatistheproblem?

PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Askamomifshe'shappiernowthatshehasachild,andshe'llusuallysayyes.Butpsychologistswhostudyhappinessoftenreportadifferentpicture.Beingthemomofayoungchild（especiallyoneunder3）isrewarding,butalsoarealstrainonyourmood."Momenttomoment,youmaybetiredandsometimesangry,thoughkidsdobringjoy"saysPeterUbel,M.D.,aprofessorofmedicineandpsychologyattheUniversityofMichigan.Infact,ontheirlistofenjoyableactivities,momsrankchildcarelowerthaneating,exercising,orwatchingTV,accordingtoaUniversityofMichiganstudy,andkidcareratesonlyslightlyhigherthanhousework,working,orcommuting!

Onereasonforthedifferencebetweenmomsandexperts:

selectivememory.Whenpsychologistsaskmomsinageneralwayiftheylikespendingtimewiththeirkids,theoverwhelmingmajoritysaytheydobecausethey'rethinkingoffunactivitieslikereadingabookorplayinginthepark.Whenthey'respecificallyaskedtodescribetheiractualdailyroutine,theyrememberthehourstheyspentstrugglingtogettheirchilddressedorreadyforbed.

Maybe,though,thepsychologistsaremissingtheintensityofjoythattimespentwithyourchildcanbring.Luckily,thosemomentscanovercomeyourdailyfrustrations."Happinessismorethanjustthatsmileyfeeling,"saysKarenReivich,Ph.D.,aresearchassociateinthePositivePsychologyCenterattheUniversityofPennsylvania."It'salsofeelingaconnectiontosomethinglargerthanyourself.Whenpeopleareinservicetosomethingbigger,theydescribetheirlivesasfilledwithmeaning."

16.WhichofthefollowingbestsummarizesPeterUbel’sopinionofbeingthemomofayoungchild?

A.Itmakesthemomexhausted.

B.Itisbothrewardingandstressful.

C.Itmakesthemomeasilyirritated.

D.Itisquitefrustratinganexperience.

17.AccordingtoaUniversityofMichiganstudy,whichofthefollowingrankshigherthanchildcareonmoms’listofenjoyableactivities?

A.eating,houseworkorcommuting

B.eating,exercisingorwatchingTV

C.exercising,houseworkorwatchingTV

D.exercising,commutingorwatchingTV

18.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseselectivememoryinthethirdparagraphmean?

A.Momsoftentendtorememberonlythehappymomentswiththeirchildren.

B.Momsoftentendtorememberonlythehourstheyspenttakingcareoftheirchildren.

C.Expertstendtorememberonlythehappymomentsthemomsspendwiththeirchildren.

D.Expertstendtorememberonlythehoursthemomsspendwiththeirchildren.

19.AccordingtoKarenReivich,howdothemoms’momentsofintensejoycomparewiththeirdailyfrustrations?

A.Thosemomentsmakethemfeelmoreexcited.

B.Thosemomentsmakethemfeelmorerelaxed.

C.Thosemomentscanovercometheirdailyfrustrations.

D.Thosemomentscandonothingabouttheirdailyfrustrations.

20.Fromthelastsentenceofthepassagewecaninferthat__________.

A.Momshaveonlythesmileyfeelingaboutchildcare.

B.Momsfeelfrustratedattakingcareoftheirchildren.

C.Momsenjoydoinghouseworkasapartoftheirchildcare.

D.Momsregardchildcareasameaningfulpartoftheirlives.

PassageTwo

Doyougotobedwithoutbrushingyourteeth?

Youmaythinkthatnotbrushingisnotabigdeal.Butcaringforyourmouthcanpreventserious（andevenembarrassing）problems.

Cavitieshappentojustabouteveryone.Acavityisadiseasedspotinthetooth.Itallstartswithastickyfilmmadeupofbacteria.Thatfilmcoatsyourteethandgums.Thebacteriaeatsugarsfromthingsyoueatanddrink.Thatproducesacids.Then,theacidseatawayatyourteeth'shardoutercoating,calledenamel.

Ifyoudon'tbrushregularlytoremovethefilm,orifyoukeepmissingaspot,thoseacidskeepeatingawaytheteeth'senamel.Thatishowyougetacavity."Thelargeritgets,thecloseritgetstothenerve,increasingthechanceofseverepain,"saysLynnRamer,presidentoftheAmericanDentists'Association.

Acavitywillneverjustgoawaybyitself.Itwillonlygetworse."Leftuntreated,100percentofthetimeacavitywillspread,"saysDr.WilliamBerlocher,adentistwhoisalsopresidentoftheAmericanAcademyofPediatricDentistry.

Ifacavityiscaughtearlyenough,yourdentistwillbeabletofixyourtooth.Theareaofthetoothwherethecavitywaswillbereplacedwithaspecialmaterialcalledafilling.Somefillingsaremadeofametalblendcontainingsilver.Otherfillingsareatooth-coloredmixofglassandastrongmaterialcalledresin.

Ifyouignoreacavity,itwillspread.Itcangointothetooth'sroot.Atthatpoint,thedentistwillhavetodoarootcanal.Inthatprocedure,thedentistremovesthetooth'snerve.

21.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whatisacavity?

A.adiseasedspotinthetooth

B.afilmofacidscoatingtheteeth

C.astickyfilmmadeupofbacteria

D.ahardout