下半年学位英语考试练习及答案Word格式文档下载.docx

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Childrencelebrateitbymakinglanternsthatnight.

Pardon?

Thosearelanternsmadeoutoffreshpumpkinswithacandleburninginside.

TodayIsawsomeinthestreetwithcarvedfacesonthem..Aretheyallmadebychildren?

_____3_____Youknow,itistoohardforthemtodoitbythemselves.Sometimestheyareavailableinvariousshopstoo.

Theyarefascinating.AreyougoingtoanyHalloweenpartytonight?

_____4_____

Noproblem.

　　A.Parentsusuallyhelpthem.

　　B.Thekidsaregoingtrick-or-treating.

　　C.butIdon’tknowhowitiscelebrated.

　　D.Ifyougo,takemewithyou.

　　DialogueTwo

　　Student:

ImeanIwanttodosomeoftheseproblems.

　　Teacher:

Yeah.

Butit’stakingtimetodothem.

Whenwecoversomethinginthelesson,_____5_____Workouttheexercisesinit.Erm,whenyougetalittlebitstuck,sortitoutyourself,andthenthink.

IknowIseehowyoudoit.Andmaybeifyou’retotallystuck,_____6_____

It’sreallythemoreyoudo,Mm,onyourown.Because_____7_____you’regonnabeonyourown.Keepworkingonitandyou'

llbeokay.

　　A.wheni.tcomestotheexam,

　　B.youneedtogooverityourself.

　　C.thenIcangothroughitagainnexttime.

　　D.youhavetohandinyourhomework.

　　DialogueThree

　　Doctor:

Well,whatcanwedoforyoutoday?

　　Patient:

Oh,I'

maninfectioninmygum,Doctor.

Inyourgum?

Uphere.I'

vesometabletsand,er,Idon'

tknow.

_____8_____Aye,theSofradexisnotdoingverymuchforthat,isit?

I’venevertakenthem.I’vejust,Istoptakingthem.

Aye,Idon'

tthinkthey'

redoingverymuchtoyou.

_____9_____Doctor.

Aye.

I’mjustwonderingifit’smyteethorthatit’sjustmybloodthat’sdoingit.

Ithinkitmightbetheteeth.It’dbeworthgettingthedentisttohavealookatyourplate.

_____10_____

Yes,yes.Keeponwiththosejustnow.

Yes.Aye,twofour,oneortwofourtimesaday.

Yes,onefourtimesaday.

Fine,yeah.

　　A.It’sbeenpaintingmeallnight.

　　B.Let’shavealookandseewhatthey’vedonetoyou.

　　C.DoItaketheseSofradexisthey'

represcribedhere,Doctor?

　　D.What’swrongwithme,Doctor?

　　PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes,40points）

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　PassageOne

　　Englandisnotabigcountry:

fromnorthtosouthandfromeasttowestitisonlyaboutthreehundredmilesacross.Butforasmallcountryithasasurprisingrangeofclimate.PeoplewhohavenevervisitedEngland,orwhohavevisitedonlyonepartofit,oftenmake.themistakeofthinkingthatitisacoldandwetcountry.ExceptforthesummermonthsofJunetoSeptember,thisisprobablytrueofthenorthofEnglandandtheMidlands.Inthesouth,however,theclimateismuchmorepleasant.OneresultisthatwhenpeopleretirefromajobinthenorththeyoftenprefertomovedowntothemildersouthPerhapsthewarmestpartofthecountryisthesouthwest,whichconsistsofthecountiesofDevonandCornwall.ThewarmGulfStreamflowsacrosstheNorthAtlanticOceanfromtheGulfofMexicoandmakesthecoastalregionsofthesouthwestquitewarm.Palmtrees,bamboo（竹）andmanysemi-tropical（亚热带的）plantsgrowwellinthesouthwestofEngland.Flowersandvegetablesripen（成熟）asmuchasamonthearlierthanthoseelsewhere.Farmersintheareaobtainahigherpricefortheirvegetablesandflowersbecausetheyarereadyeartier.InwintertheremaybeseveralfeetofsnowinotherpartsofEnglandbuttherewillprobablybenosnowatallinthesouthwest.ThismaybeoneofthereasonswhythesouthwestisoneofEngland’smostpopularholidayareas.

　　11.ThedistancefromthecentreofEnglandtothesouthcoastisabout__________.

　　A.onehundredmiles

　　B.threehundredmiles

　　C.onehundredandfiftymiles

　　D.sixhundredmiles

　　12.Englandisacountry__________.

　　A.withacoldandwetclimate

　　B.withasurprisingclimate

　　C.withapleasantclimate

　　D.withavarietyofclimates

　　13.Accordingtothepassage,__________.

　　A.flowersandvegetablesfromDevonareonthemarketonemonthearlier

　　B.farmersinthesouthwestgrowasmanyvegetablesandflowersasfarmerselsewhere

　　C.peopleinthesouthwesthavetopayahigherpriceforvegetablesandflowers

　　D.vegetablesinCornwallripenasmuchasamonthearlierthanflowers..

　　14.InthenorthofEnglandandtheMidlands,__________.

　　A.itiscoldandwetalltheyearround

　　B.theclimateispleasantasawhole

　　C.itiswarmmostofthetimeinayear

　　D.onlythesummerisnotcold.orwet

　　15.Inwinter,peopleinDevonandCornwall__________.

　　A.seldomseesnow

　　B.neverseeanysnow

　　C.mayhaveseveralfeetofsnow

　　D.oftenseesnow

　　PassageTwo

　　Howcanwegetridofgarbage?

Dowehaveenoughenergysourcestomeetourfutureenergyneeds?

　　Thesearetwoimportantquestionsthatmanypeopleareaskingtoday.Somepeoplethinkthatmanmightbeabletosolvebothproblemsatthesametime.Theysuggestusinggarbageasancrier-gysource,andatthesametimeitcansavethelandtoholdgarbage.

　　Foralongtime,peopleburiedgarbageordumped（倾倒）itonemptyland.Now,emptylandisscarce.Butmoreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.However,garbagecanbeagoodfueltouse.Thethingsingarbagedonotlooklikecoal,petroleum,ornaturalgas;

buttheyarechemicallysimilartothesefossil（化石）fuels.Asweuseupourfossilfuelsupplies,wemightbeabletousegarbageasanenergysource.

　　Burninggarbageisnotanewidea.SomecitiesinEuropeandtheUnitedStateshavebeenburninggarbageforyears.Theheatthatisproducedbyburninggarbageisusedtoboilwater.Thesteamthatisproducedisusedtomakeelectricityortoheatnearbybuildings.InPads,France,somepowerplantsburnalmost2millionmetrictonsofthecitiesgarbageeachyear.Theamountofenergyproducedisaboutthesameaswouldbeproducedbyburningalmostahalfmillionbarrelsofoil.

　　Ourfossilfuelsuppliesarelimited.Burninggarbagemightbeonekindofenergysourcethatwecanusetohelpmeetourenergyneeds.Thismethodcouldalsoreducetheamountofgarbagepilingupontheearth.

　　16.Whattwoproblemscanmansolvebyburninggarbage?

　　A.Theshortageofenergyandairpollution.

　　B.Theshortageofenergyandthelandtoholdgarbage.

　　C.Airpollutionandtheshortageoffossilfuel.

　　D.Airpollutionandtheshortageoflandtoholdgarbage.

　　17.Whichofthefollowingisnottheresultofburninggarbage?

　　A.Thegarbageburnedisturnedintofossilfuels.

　　B.Theheatproducedisusedtoboilwater.

　　C.Thesteamproducedisusedtomakeelectricity.

　　D.Thesteamproducedisusedtoheatbuildings.

　　18.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

　　A.About2millionmetrictonsofgarbageisburnedinsomepowerplantsinParis,Franceeachyear.

　　B.Inamodernsociety,moreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.

　　C.Usinggarbageisagoodwaytosolvetheproblemofenergyshortage.

　　D.itwillbetooexpensivetousegarbageasanenergysource.

　　19.Whatistheauthor’sattitude?

　　A.Delighted.

　　B.Sad.

　　C.Agreeing.

　　D.Disagreeing.

　　20.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe__________.

　　A.GarbageandtheEarth

　　B.FossilFuelandGarbage

　　C.LandandGarbage

　　D.GarbageEnergySource

　　PassageThree

　　Firecanhelppeopleinmanyways.Butitcanbeverydangerous.Firecanheatwater,warmhouses,givelightandcook.Butfirecanbumthings,too.Itcanbumtrees,houses,animalsorpeople.Sometimesbigfirescanbumforests.

　　Nobodyknowsforsurehowpeoplebegantousefire.Buttherearemanyinterestingstoriesaboutthefirsttimeamanorawomanstartedafire.OnestoryfromAustraliatellsaboutamanvery,verylongtimeago.Hewentuptothesunbyarope（绳子）andbroughtfiredown.

　　Todaypeopleknowhowtomakeafirewithmatches（火柴）.Childrensometimesliketoplaywiththem.Butmatchescanbeverydangerous.Onematchcanburnapieceofpaperandthenitmightburnahouse.Asmallfirecanbecomeabigfireveryfast.Firekillsmanypeopleeveryyear.Soyoumustbecarefulwithmatches.Youshouldalsolearntoputoutfires.Firesneedoxy-gen（氧气）.Withoutoxygentheywilldie.Coverafirewithwater,sand,orsometimeswithyourcoat.Thiskeepstheairawayfromafireandkillsit.Becarefulwithfire,anditwillhelpyou.Becarelessw