山东省成人高等教育学士学位英语考试样题.doc

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山东省成人高等教育学士学位英语考试样题

SampleTest

PartIReadingComprehension（35minutes,40points）

Directions:

Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.AfteryoureadapassageyoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Afiredrillis,toputitmildly,aninconvenientexerciseatthebestoftimes.Afiredrillat2:

00inthemorninginterribleweatherconditions,liketheonewehadonThursdaynightandFridaymorninglast,isincomparablymoreinconvenient.Thisiswhywritingthisnotetothankyouallmostsincerelyforyourexcellentco-operationandthespiritwithwhichyouenduredtheinconvenience.

Afiredrillisnotanidleexercise.Itisanextremelyseriousoneandcan,infact,savelivesinthelongrun.Lastweek’firedrillhasalreadyrevealedanumberofimportantthingsregardingfireprecautionsintheHall.Forinstance,thereseemtoexitanumberof“deafspots”intheHall,namely,thetworoomsinPurserHouseandsomeroomsintheBottomcorridor.Ihavenoreasontodoubtthatresidentsfromtheseareascouldnothearthealarm.Ishallrequestanimmediateexaminationofthisproblem.

Ishould,also,remindyouthatitisarequirementthatfiredrillsshouldberegularlycarriedout（atleasttwoineveryoneyear）andeachresidentshouldbemadefullyawareofthisandobligedtotakepart.Allresidentsmusttakefireprecautionswiththeseriousnesstheydeserve.Failuretodosocanresultbinfinesandexpulsion（驱逐）fromtheHall.Thankyouagainforyourco-operation.

1.Thelastfiredrillcausedmuchmoreinconveniencebecause_________.

A）itwasinbadweatherB）therewere“deafspots”C）abigfirestartedD）itwasattheweekend

2.Thephrase“inthelongrun”（L.2,Part.2）means_________.

A）effectivelyB）endlesslyC）eventuallyD）efficiently

3.Somepeopledidnotmaketheirappearanceatthelastdrillbecause_______.

A）theyweredeafB）theycouldnothearthealarmC）nobodywakedthemupD）theyrefusedtoleavetheirrooms

4.Afiredrillisextremelyimportantaccordingtothewriterfor_________.

A）itisagoodphysicalexerciseB）itcultivatespeople’sendurance

C）itisalegalrequirementD）itcansavelivesincaseofafire

5.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTstatedbytheauthor?

A）Afiredrillisveryimportantanduseful.

B）Thelastfiredrillreceivedinactiveco-operationfromtheresidents.

C）Thosewhodonottakefireprecautionswillbefinedanddrivenout.

D）Ithasbeenmadearulethatfiredrillswillbeperformedregularly.

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Accidentsarecaused;theydon’tjusthappen.Thereasonmaybeeasytosee:

ashelfoutofreach,apatchoficeonthemisfortune—frustration,tirednessorjustbadtemper—thatshowwhattheaccidentreallyis,asortofattackononeself.

Roadaccidents,forexample,happenfrequentlyafterafamilyquarrel,andweallknowpeoplewhoareaccident-prone,sooftenatoddswiththemselvesandtheworldthattheyseemtocauseaccidentsforthemselvesandothers.

Bydefinition,anaccidentissomethingyoucannotpredictoravoid,andtheideawhichusedtobecurrent,thatthemajorityofroadaccidentsarecausedbyaminorityofcriminallycarelessdrivers,isnotsupportedbyinsurancestatistics.Theseshowthatmostaccidentsinvolveordinarymotoristsinamomentsofcarelessnessorthoughtlessness.

Itisnotalwaysclear,either,whatsortofconditionsmakepeoplemorelikelytohaveanaccident.Forinstance,thelawrequiresallfactoriestotakesafetyprecautionsandmostcompanieshavesafetycommitteestomakesuretheregulationsareobserved,butstill,everydayinBritain,somefiftythousandmenandwomenareinjuredfromworkduetoaccidents.Theseaccidentsarelargelytheresultofhumanerrorormisjudgment—noiseandfatigue,boredomorworryarepossiblefactorswhichcontributetothis.Doctorswhoworkinfactorieshavefoundthatthosewhodrinktoomuch,usuallypeoplewhohaveahighanxietylevel,runthreetimesthenormalriskofaccidentsatwork.

6.Thepassagesuggeststhat________.

A）Accidentsareusuallycausedbypsychologicalfactors.

B）Accidentsmostlyresultfromslipperyroads.

C）Drinkersrunthreetimesthenormalriskofaccidentsinfactories.

D）About50000peoplelosetheirlivesatworkinBritaineveryday.

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasafactorofaccidents?

A）Mood.B）Tiredness.C）CarelessnessD）Weather

8.Theword“accidents-prone”（L.2Para.2）means________.

A）likelytohaveaccidentsB）injuredinaccidentsC）possibletodieinaccidentsD）responsibleforroadaccidents

9.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor’opinionofaccidents?

A）Safetyprecautionsareoflittleuseinaccidents.

B）Manyaccidentscanandshouldbeavoided.

C）Factoryaccidents,unlikeroadaccidents,areinevitable.

D）Mostroadaccidentsarecausedbyjustafewcarelessdrivers.

10.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe__________.

A）AccidentsandAnxiety

B）HowtoDealwithAccidentsonRoadandinFactories

C）HumanFactorsinAccidents

D）HowtoPreventAccidentsonRoadandinFactories

PassageThree

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Islanguage,likefood,abasichumanneed?

JudgingfromtheresultoftheviolentexperimentbyaGermanKing,FrederickII,inthe13thcentury,itmaybe.Hopingtodiscoverwhatlanguageachildwouldspeakifheheardnomothertongue,hetoldthenursestokeepsilent.

Alltheinfantsdiedbeforethefirstyear.Butclearlytherewasmorethanlanguagedeprivationhere.Whatwasmissingwasgoodmothering.Withoutgoodmothering,inthefirstyearoflifeespecially,thecapacitytosurviveisseriouslyaffected.

TodaynomuchviolentdeprivationexistsasthatbyFrederickII.Nevertheless,somechildrenarestillbackwardinspeaking.Mostoftenthereasonforthisisthatthemotherisinsensitivetothesignalsoftheinfant,whosebrainisprogrammedtomapuplanguagerapidly.Therearecriticaltimes,itseems,whenchildrenlearnmorereadily.Ifthesesensitiveperiodsareneglected,theidealtimeforacquiringlanguageskillspassesandtheymightneverbelearnedsoeasilyagain.

Linguists（语言学家）suggestthatspeechstagesarereachedinafixedsequenceandataconstantage,buttherearecaseswherespeechhasstartedlateinachildwhoeventuallyturnsouttobeofhighIQ.

Recentevidencesuggeststhataninfantisbornwiththecapacitytospeak.WhatisspecialaboutMan’sbraincomparedwiththatofthemonkey,isthecomplexsystemwhichenablesachildtoconnectthesightandfeelof,say,ateddy-bear（玩具熊）withthesoundpattern“teddy-bear”.

Butspeechhastobestimulated,andthisdependsoninteractionbetweenthemotherandthechild,wherethemotherrecognizesthesignalsinthechild’sbabbling（牙牙学语）,grasping,crying,smiling,andrespondstothem.Insensitivityofthemothertothesesignalsdullstheinteractionbecausethechildgetsdiscouragedandsendsoutonlytheobvioussignals.Sensitivitytothechild’snon-verbalsignalsisessentialtothegrowthanddevelopmentlanguage.

11.FrederickII’sexperimentwasviolentbecause_________.

A）hewantedtoprovechildrenarebornwithabilitytospeak

B）heignoredtheimportanceofmotheringtotheinfant

C）hewasunkindtothenurseD）hewantedhisnursestosaynomothertongue

12.Thereasonsomechildrenarebackwardinspeakingtodaythat_________.

A）theirmothersdonotrespondtotheirattemptstospeak

B）theirmothersarenotintelligentenoughtohelpthem

C）theydonotlistencarefullytotheirmothersD）theirbrainshavetoabsorbtoomuchlanguageatonce.

13.By“criticaltimes”inParagraph3theauthormeans__________.

A）difficultperiodsinthechild’slifeB）momentswhenthechildbecomescriticaltoitsmother

C）importantstagesinthechild’sdevelopmentD）timeswhenmothersoftenneglecttheirchildren

14.WhichofthefollowinginNOTimpliedinthepassage?

A）AbilitytolearntospeakalanguageisinborninmanB）Childrendonotneedtobeencouragedtolearntospeak

C）Earlylanguagestartersarenotnecessarilyhighlyintelligent

D）Mostchildrenlearntheirlanguageindefinitestages

15.Ifthemotherdoesnotrespondtoherchild’ssignals_________.

A）thechildwillneverbeabletospeakproperlyB）thechildwillstopgivingoutsignals

C）thechildwillinventalanguageofhisownD）thechildwillmakelittleefforttospeak

PassageFour

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Americanswhoremember“thegoodolddays”arenotaloneincomplainingabouttheeducationalsysteminthiscountry.Immigrants（移民）complain,too.LatelyaGermanfriendwasfilledwithangerwhenhelearnedthatthemathematicstestgiventohissononhisfirstdayasacollegefreshmanincludedmultiplicationanddivision.JapanesebusinessmeninLosAngelessendtheirchildrentoprivateschoolsstaffedbyteachersimportedfromJapantolearnmathematicsatJapaneselevels,generallyconsideredatleastayearmoreadvancedthanthelevelhere.

ButIwonder:

IfAmericaneducationissopoor,whyisitthatthisisstillthecountryofinnovation（创新）?

WhenIwas12inIndonesia,Ihadtomemorizethenameofallth