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成人学士学位英语考试考前提分卷2
成人学士学位英语考试考前提分卷
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PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)
Directions:
Thereare15Shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestonetocompletethedialogueand.markyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1、Anna:
Hi.Keith.How’Sitgoing?
Keith__________:
.Ilostmywallet,andithadallmyIDandcreditcardsinit.
A.Nottoobad
B.Nottoogood
C.Notverywell
D.Notatall
2、Lily:
Thepollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreserious.
Hong:
Yes.Wearebreathingindirtyair.
Lily:
Andwearedrinkin9‘dirtywater.
Hong:
I’mreallyworriedaboutthat.
Lily:
Ifeel__________whattodo.
A.noway
B.nothing
C.ataloss
D.atease
3、Pat:
Wouldyoupleasedo1Yleafavor?
David:
__________.
A.withpleasure.
B.Notatall
C.Sony,Idon’tthinkIearl
D.It’sveryniee
4、Lin:
Tom,Ihadareallygoodtimeatyourhome.
Tom:
__________.
A.Oh,I’mgladtohearthat
B.You’rewelcome
C.Thanksalot
D.Don’tmentionit
5、Peter:
IWonderifIcoulduseyourcomputerforawhile.
Jenny:
Sure.__________.
A.Hereitis
B.Why
C.Don’tbepolite
D.Goahead
6、Wang:
Mr.Black,I’mafraidwehavetochangetheappointment.
Mr.Black:
What’Stheproblem?
Wang:
Ihaveanurgentmeetingintheafternoon.__________ifwepostponetheappointmenttoalatertime?
Mr.Black:
No,that’Sallright.
A.Dovoumind
B.Doyou‘agree
C.Howdoyoufeel
D.Whatabout
7、Ann:
MayIhelpyouwashup,Mum?
Mum:
__________.
A.Yes,youmay
B.N0,youcan’t
C.Thankyou,you’resohelpful
D.Thanksallthesame
8、Tom:
Thisismyschoolmate,Mary,andthisismygirlfriend,Susan.
Susan:
Howdoyoudo?
Mary:
__________?
A.Howareyou
B.Nicetomeetyou
C.Fine,thankyou
D.Everythingisfine
9、Mr.Chen:
MayIaskyouaquestion?
Mr.Green:
Yes,__________.
Mr.Chen:
Haven’twemetbefore?
Mr.Green:
Yes,wemetatthesalesconferencelastyearinBeijing.
A.doit
B.please
C.allfight’
D.sayit
10、Waiter:
WouldyouliketotryChinesefood?
Customer:
Yes,__________.
Waiter:
Haveyouevertriedroastduck?
Customer:
Yes,Ihave.
A.Ilike
B.Ihope
C.I’dloveto
D.Ilike
11、Sally:
What’Syourhobby?
Liu:
Ilikefootball.
Sally:
Doyoulikecollectingstamps?
Liu:
No,__________.Iprefersomethingexciting.
A.notreally
B.nothing
C.notexact
D.notlike
12、Jane:
Congratulationsonyourhappymarriage!
Cathy:
__________
A.Ithinkso
B.That’Sverykindofyou
C.Thanksanyway
D.Thanksalot
13、Leo:
SoMasahiro,how’Sthecoffeemakerworking?
Masahiro:
Actually,itdoesn’tworkwell.
Anna:
Whydon’tyoutakeitback?
Masahiro:
__________,butI’vemisplacedthereceipt.
A.Ido
B.It’Salreadybroken
C.I’dliketo
D.It’Snotwhatlwanted
14、Mary:
Hello.
Tom:
Hello.MayIspeaktoMary?
Mary:
__________.
A.Speaking
B.Yes,Iam
C.Whoareyou,please
D.Waitamoment
15、Kavin:
,doyoumindifIborrowthatnewspaperforalittlewhile?
Wendy:
I’msorry,butitdoesn’tbelongtome.HaveyoucheckedwithMark?
A.Excuseme
B.Pardon
C.I’msorry
D.I’mnot$Hre
PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)
Directions:
Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithosinglelinethroughtthecenter.
16、根据以下内容回答16-35题:
Traditionally.universitieshavecarriedouttwomainactivities:
researchandteaching.Manyexpelswouldarguethatboththeseactivitiesplayacriticalroleinservingthecommuni-ty.Thefundamentalquestion,however,ishowdoesthecommunitywantorneedtobeserved?
Inrecentyearsuniversitieshavebeencomingunderincreasingpressurefromboththegovemmentsandthepublictoensurethattheydonotremain…ivorytowers”(象牙之塔)ofstudyseparatedfromtherealitiesofeverydaylife.Universityteachershavebeenencouraged,andinsomecasescompelled,toprovidemorecourseswhichproducegraduateswiththetechni-calskillsrequiredforthecommercialuse.IfAristotlewantedtoworkinuniversityintheuktoday,hewouldhaveagoodchanceofteachingcomputersciencebutwouldnotbesorea.Dilyemployableasaphilosopher.
Apost.industrialsocietyrequireslargenumbersofcomputerprogrammers,engineers,managersandtechnicianstomaintainanddevelopitseconomicgrowthbut“man”,astheBiblesays,“doesnotlivebybreadalone.”Apartfromrequiringmedicalandsocialservices,whichdonotdirectlycontributetoeconomicgrowth,thesocietyshouldalsovalueandenjoylitera-ture.musicandthearts.Inthesecost-conscioustimes,ithasevenbeenpointedoutinjustifi-cationforthefundingoftheartsthattheycanbeusefulmoneyearners.Asuccessfulmusicalplay,forinstance,cancontributeasmuchtotheGrossNationalProductthroughtouristdollarsasanyotherthings.
Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor__________.
A.believestraditional’universitieshavedoneagoodjobservingthecommunity
B.believesitremainstobediscussedhowuniversitiesshouldmeettheneedsofsociety
C.thinkssomeexpertsrequiretoomuchofuniversities
D.thinksuniversitiesshoulddomorethanjustresearchandteaching
17、Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat__________.
A.modernsocietyisnotsatisfiedwiththepresentcollegeeducation
B.interferencefromthegovernmentisunwelcome
C.teachersarecompelledtodowhattheydon’tliketodo
D.it’samistakeforuniversitiestoteachcoursesofnocommercialuse
18、TheexampleofAristotleindicatesthat__________.
A.universitiesintheUKhaveproducedtoomanygood-for-nothinggraduates
B.universitiesshouldstopteachingphilosophy
C.hightechnologyisnOWvaluedmorethanotherCOUrsesinuniversities
D.universitiesshouldputmorestressoncomputerscience
19、Accordingtothepassage,literature,musicandthearts__________.
A.contributedirectlytoeconomicgrowth
B.areasnecessarytotmanasmedicalandsocialservices
C.arejustifiedsincetheybringprofits
D.provideagoodwayofearningmoney
20、Theauthorimpliesthat__________.
A.economyshouldalwaysbeanation’Sfirstpriority
B.universitiesshouldtakecostintoaccountwhentheydecidewhatcoursestheywilloffer
C.successfulmusicalplaysarepartofnationaleconomy
D.economicgrowthisnottheonlyneedofmankind
21、根据以下内容回答21-40题:
Eachnationhasitsownpeculiarcharacterwhichdistinguishesitfromothers.Butthepeo-piesoftheworldhavemorepointsincommonthanpointsinwhichtheydiffer.Onetypeofper-sonthatiscommoninevcrycountryistheonewhoalwaystriestodoaslittl.easpossibleandtogetasmuchaspossibleinreturn.Hisopposite,themanwhoisinthehabitofdoingmorethanisstrictlynecessaryandwhoisreadytoacceptwhatisofferedinreturn,israreeverywhere.
BoththesetyDesareusuallyunconsciousoftheircharacter.Themanwhoavoidseffortisalwaystalkingabouthis“rights”:
heappearstothinkthatsocietyoweshimapleasant,easylife.ThemanwhotriestodoaslittleasheCallisalwaysfullofexcuses:
ifhehasneglectedtodosomething,itwasbecausehehadaheadache,ortheweatherwastoohot——ortoocold——orbecausehewaspreventedbybadluck.Atfirst,otherpeople,suchashisfriendsandhisem-ployer,generouslyaccepthisstories;butsoontheyrealizewhatkindofpersonheis.Inthelongrunhedeceivesonlyhimself.Whenhisfriendsbecomecooltowardshimandhefailstomakeprogressinhisjob,heissurprisedandhurt.HeblameseveryoneandeverythingexcepthimseIf.Hefeelsthatsocietyisfailinginitsdutiestowardshim,andthatheisbeingunjustlytreated.
ThecentralideaofParagraphlisthat__________.
A.eachnationispeculiarenoughtoenableustodistinguishitfromothers
B.thepeoplesoftheworldareasalikeastheyaredifferent
C.thepeoplesoftheworldhavemoresimilaritiesthandifferences
D.thosewhodo.morethanisstrictlynecessaryarecommonineverycountry
22、AccordingtoParagraphl,themanwhodoesmorethanisrequired__________.
A.isreadytoacceptwhatthesocietyoffershim
B.expectsnothinginretumforhiswork
C.feelsthatheiSunderheavydebt
D.thinksthismakeshislifeeasy
23、Thosewhotrytodoaslittleaspossible
A.envyothers’goodluck
B.aregoodstory—tellers
C.supplyfalsereasonsfortheirlackofresponsibility
D.thinkthattheiroppositesowethemapleasantlife
24、Thephrase“inthelongrun”(Paragraph3)isclosestinmeaningto“__________”.
A.inpmctice
B.intheend
C.ineffect
D.innotime
25、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatpeoplewhocheat__________.
A.willbeunjustlytreated
B.willcheatonlythemselveseventually
C.willchangetheirbehavior
D.willgetsurprisedbytheirownstories
26、根据以下内容回答26-45题:
LetUStakealookatthechiefthinginthestory—thehumanbodyitself.Ahumanbodyappearstoberathersoftanddelicate,comparedwiththatofawildanimal,butitisactuallysurprisinglystrong.Indeed,itsverysoftnessandloosenessareanadvantage;itmakesmangoodatmovingaboutandfallingaboutinsafety.Manisthemostskillfulinmovementofalllivingthingsofhisownsize,becausehecandosomanydifferentthingswithhislimbs.Man’sgamesshowhowhecancontrolhisownbody.Nootherlandcreaturecanswimasskillfullyasman;nonehassuchvariedgrace;veryfewliveaslongashe;noneissostronginitsnaturalresistancetodisease.Thereforemanhasagreatadvantageinhisbattleagainsttherisksofdamageanddeaththatthreatenhim.Itisdifficulttokillhimaslongasheisfeda