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2016年成人学位英语模拟试题
(一)
选作题I:
PartIDialogueCommunication(15%)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillread15shortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheanswerthatbestsuitsthesituationtocompletethedialoguebymarkingthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.SpeakerA:
Haveyoueverdoneanyworkinthisfield?
SpeakerB:
__________
A.Itdoesn'tmeanIcan'tdoitwellwithoutexperience.
B.No.Butwedidsomepracticeinclass.
C.MaybeIcantryitnow.
D.Thisisjustthechanceformetopractice.
2.W:
Thisbookisgreat.Ican'tputitdown.
M:
__________
A.What?
Ican'timagineyourbeingexcitedbyabook.
B.Sorry.Bookscannotattractyousomuch.
C.Idoubtyouareinvolvedinsomethingelse.
D.Perhapsthisbookissomethingmysterious.
3.Waiter:
__________
Customer:
Yes,I'llhaveacheeseburger,withFrenchfries(薯条).
A.Whatdoyouwanttoeat?
B.Haveyoudecidedwhattohaveyet?
C.Excuseme,areyoureadytoordernow?
D.Excuseme,butwho'sliketoorder?
4.W:
HowdidyoudowithyouressayforProfessorBlackScott?
M.__________
A.EverythingisOK.ButIfailedtofinishit.
B.ProfessorSmithScottdidn'tworksuccessfullyenoughtoletmebelieveinhim.
C.Nonsense.It'snotyourbusiness.
D.Nottoobad,ittookmealmost10hours.
5.Mary:
Tom,wouldyouliketogotoapartythisSunday?
Tom:
__________Whatkindofparty?
Mary:
It'sabirthdayparty.
A.Soundsgood
B.Looksnice
C.Seemsallright
D.Feelsexcellent
6.M:
Whatareyoudoing?
W:
Tryingtogetthiswinestain(污渍)outofthecarpet.
M:
Hangon.There'ssomesodahere.Itshouldtakethestainrightout.
W:
Really?
Hey,__________
A.itisreallyfunctioning.
B.itisreallyworking.
C.itisreallyplaying.
D.itisreallyinfluencing.
7.Endy:
Hi,Tom.Howiseverything?
Tom.__________
A.Idon'tcareatall.
B.Nogood,thanks.
C.Notbad.Howareyou?
D.Thankyouforasking.
8.Grandpa:
Robbie,we'llgofishingsoon,andwe'lltakeyourDadwithus.
Grandson:
I'mready,Grandpa.__________
A.Younametheday.
B.Enjoyyourselves.
C.Youcan'tmissit.
D.Takeyourtime.
9.Teacher:
WhereisMikethismorning?
Student:
He'sgotacold.
Teacher:
__________
A.Justtellhimtotakeiteasy.
B.Heisabsent.
C.What'sthematterwithhim?
D.What?
Whereishe?
10.W:
Howwasthejobinterview?
Ithinkyoumakeagoodjournalist(记者).
M:
__________
A.Well.Myapplicationwasajournalist.
B.Well.IgaveitupasIwasajournalist.
C.Well.TheinterviewisOK.ButIwanttobeajournalist.
D.Well.Thepeopleinterviewedwerenotverycooperative.
11SpeakerA:
Firstly,allowmetointroducemyself.MynameisJohnBrown,managerofthecompany.
SpeakerB:
__________
A.Youmustbemistaken.Idon'tknowyouatall.
B.Hello,Brown!
Ihaven'tseenyouforages.
C.Howdoyoudo,Mr.Brown?
Veryhappytoseeyou.
D.Hi,John!
WelcometoChina.
12W:
HowlongcanIkeepthebook?
M:
__________
A.Yes.Youcankeepit.
B.No.I'mafraidyoushouldreturnitnow.
C.Threeweeks.Butyoucanrenewitifyouneeditforalongertime.
D.Youcantakeitatanytimeyouwant.
13SpeakerA:
Takeaseat,Mr.Brown.Couldyoutellmewhichpositionyouthinkmostappealstoyou?
SpeakerB:
__________
A.Well,I'measy-goingandhavemanypersonalinterests.
B.I'mstrong-willedanddetermined.
C.IprefertotakethepostofsalesmanagerifyouthinkI'mqualified.
D.Idon'tquitecarewhateverisofferedtome.
14W:
IwasthinkingofstayingintonighttosurftheInternet,doyouwanttojoinme?
M:
__________
A.StayingintonighttosurftheInternet?
It'sagoodidea.Enjoyyourself.
B.JoinyouwiththeInternet?
WhatabouttheInternet?
C.WhatIwanttodoisnothingelsebuttakeawalk.
D.Notreally.Iworkonthecomputeralldaylong.Ineedabreakfromcomputer'sscreen.
15SpeakerA:
IwonderifAnnwillcome.It's8:
30nowandshewassupposedtocomeat8:
00.
SpeakerB:
__________
A.Sheassuredmeshewouldstartat7:
30.Maybeshehadbeenheldupbythetraffic.
B.Youshouldn'tbewondering.Ibelieveshewon'tcome.
C.Don'tworry.Let'swaithereuntilshecomes.
D.Yes.Idoagreewithyou.
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices.Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,furniture,books,bicyclesandhundredsofotherstheyneedorwant.Whentheywork,theyusuallygetpaidinmoney.
Mostofthemoneytodayismadeofmetalorpaper.Butpeopleusedtouseallkindsofthingsasmoney.Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells.
Shellswerenottheonlythingsusedasmoney.InChina,clothandkniveswereused.InthePhilippineIslands,ricewasusedasmoney.InsomepartsofAfrica,cattlewereoneoftheearliestkindsofmoney.Otheranimalswereusedasmoney,too.
ThefirstmetalcoinsweremadeinChina.Theywereroundandhadasquareholeinthecenter.Peoplestrungthemtogetherandcarriedthemfromplacetoplace.
Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsanddesignsfortheirmoney.ThefirstcoinsinEnglandweremadeoftin.SwedenandRussiausedcoppertomaketheirmoney.Later,othercountriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver.
Butevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive.AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney.Theybegantousepapermoney.(80)Thefirstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthanpapermoneyusedtoday.
Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysofshellmoneyuntiltoday.
1.Whichofthefollowingcanbecitedasanexampleoftheuseofmoneyinexchangeforservices?
A.Tosellabicyclefor$20.
B.Togetsomemoneyforoldbooksatagaragesale.
C.Tobuythingsyouneedorwant.
D.Togetpaidforyourwork.
2.Wherewereshellsusedasmoneyinhistory?
A.InthePhilippines.
B.InChina.
C.InAfrica.
D.Wedon'tknow.
3.Why,accordingtothepassage,didancientChinesecoinshaveasquareholeinthecenter?
A.Becauseitwouldbeeasiertoputthemtogetherandcarrythemaround.
B.Becauseitwouldbelighterforpeopletocarrythemfromplacetoplace.
C.Becausepeoplewantedtomakeitlooknicer.
D.Becausepeoplewantedtosavetheexpensivemetaltheyweremadefrom.
4.Whydoestheauthorsaythatevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive?
A.Becausetheyareeasytosteal.
B.Becausetheyaredifficultforpeopletoobtain.
C.Becausetheyarenoteasytocarryaround.
D.Becausetheythemselvesareexpensive,too.
5.Whichdoyouchooseasthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.MoneyandItsUses
B.DifferentThingsUsedasMoney
C.DifferentCountries,DifferentMoney
D.TheHistoryofMoney
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Itisdifficulttoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutmemory.(78)Themeaningsof.thousandsofeverydayperceptions,thebasesforthedecisionswemake,andtherootsofourhabitsandskillsaretobefoundinourpastexperiences,whicharebroughtintothepresentbymemory.
Memorycanbedefinedasthecapacitytokeepinformationavailableforlateruse.Itincludesnotonly"remembering"thingslikearithmeticorhistoricalfacts,butalsoinvolvinganychangeinthewayananimaltypicallybehaves.(79)Memoryisinvolvedwhenaratgivesupeatinggrainbecausehehassniffedsomethingsuspiciousinthegrainpile.Memoryisalsoinvolvedwhenasix-year-oldchildlearnstoswingabaseballbat.
Memoryexistsnotonlyinhumansandanimalsbutalsoinsomephysicalobjectsandmachines.Computers,forexample,containdevicesforstoringdataforlateruse.Itisinterestingtocomparethememory-storagecapacityofacomputerwiththatofahumanbeing.Theinstant-accessmemoryofalargecomputermayholdupto100,000"words"--readyforinstantuse.AnaverageU.S.teenagerprobablyrecognizesthemeaningofabout100,000wordsofEnglish.However,thisisbutafractionofthetotalamountofinformationwhichtheteenagerhasstored.Consider,forexample,thenumberoffacesandplacesthattheteenagercanrecognizeonsight.
Theuseofwordsisthebasisoftheadvancedproblem-solvingintelligenceofhumanbeings.
Alargepartofaperson'smemoryisintermsofwordsandcombinationsofwords.
6.Accordingtothepassage,memoryisconsideredtobe
A.thebasisfordecisionmakingandproblemsolving
B.anabilitytostoreexperiencesforfutureuse
C.anintelligencetypicallypossessedbyhumanbeings
D.thedatamainlyconsistingofwordsandcombinationsofwords
7.Thecomparisonmadebetweenthememorycapacityofalargecomputerandthatofahumanbeingshowsthat
A.thecomputer'smemoryhasalittlebiggercapacitythanateenager's
B.thecomputer'smemorycapacityismuchsmallerthatanadulthumanbeing's
C.thecomputer'smemorycapacityismuchsmallereventhanateenager'