C. illegal D. fun
38. What will police officers do after a car accident? They will A. send the driver to the hospital
B. check how seriously the car is damaged C. do the research on the car accident D. find out if a cell phone is used 39. The studies are based on A. the security people get on the road B. the accidents caused by drivers C. the law made for using cell phone
D. the information collected from the accidents Passage Two
If the teacher asks a question, you are expected to give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should raise your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. If you do not know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you do not know. Then he or she knows what you need to learn.
There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you are absent, you should call your teacher or someone who is in your class and ask for the assignment. It is your responsibility to find out what assignments you have missed. It is not the teacher's responsibility to remind you of missed assignments.
You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows make-up tests, you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class. Serious illness is the only reason for missing a test.
Be on time! It is considered rude to be late. Also, it bothers other students. If you must come in late, be sure to do it quietly. Have your books and papers out of your bag before you come into the room. Then go to your seat and sit quietly. In the U.S. it is not necessary to knock before you enter the classroom. Most of the ELC teachers will give you a low grade if you are often late.
Have your book out and be ready to begin when the class starts. Your teacher should not have to ask you every day to take out your book. Be sure you have a paper and a sharp pencil ready. 40. If you are puzzled with the question teacher asks, you should first. A. give an answer B. raise your hand
C. repeat the question D. ask for another question
41. If you miss a class, you should A. call the teacher or a classmate to get the assignment B. give an excuse and then ignore the assignment C. keep silence and miss the assignment
D. ask a classmate about the assignment when you attend the school 42. When are you allowed to take a make-up test?
A. When you are absent on a test day.
B. When there's a test two days after the previous one. C. When you are really sick.
D. Within one or two days after returning to class. 43. What is one of American classroom customs? A. Do knock before you enter the classroom. B. Go to your seat and then take out your books. C. Be ready with your book out to start the class. D. Make your pencil sharp after class. Passage Three
Imagine going to sleep in October and waking up in May! Well, marmots and ground squirrels stay warm by sleeping all winter. All this time, they do not wake up once. This special kind of sleep is called hibernation. During this sleep, the heart slows down, and the animal breathes more slowly, it doesn't move around, so it uses less energy.
Animals like the marmot and the ground squirrel inhabit the coldest parts of the world. They need special talents to survive in these frigid places. Their furry coats keep them snug when the temperature falls below zero. It often gets this cold in the Arctic, a land that is just below the North Pole.
Before the long winter, some animals eat and eat. After a while, they grow very fat. When the winter comes, they live on the fat saved up in their bodies. Layers of fat keep an animal warm. Arctic animals also have other ways to beat the cold. Rabbits in the Arctic, for example, have very small ears. Small ears keep heat in, while big ears let it out. Small things usually keep heat in. Have you ever slept in a room that is very small, and noticed how hot it can get?
It rarely gets warm in the Arctic. But although summer seasons there are very short, the sun shines brightly. Plants seem to spring up before your eyes! Animals such as caribou look forward all year to summer, when they can eat fresh grass again. Every minute of sunshine is important to their lives.
44. A good title for this passage would be A. the Arctic Summer B. Marmots and Squirrels
C. Keeping Warm in the Arctic D. Freezing Temperatures
45. The way for marmot to keep warm is. A. to be very fat B. to have small ears C. to eat green grass
D. to have thick and soft hairs
46. After reading this passage, we can guess that when an animal moves around, it A. is very restless B. uses more energy C. is looking for food D. has lost its young
47. To help the reader understand that small things keep heat in, the writer uses A. an example
B. a strong argument C. scientific facts
D. careful measurements Passage Four
Today, the Indianapolis 500, one of the world's most famous car races, takes about four hours to run. If the Indy 500 had been held in 1895, it would have taken almost three days. The horseless carriage had just been invented a short time before. Top speeds back then were much lower than they are today. For most people, just seeing a car move without a horse pulling it was thrilling enough. The driver's main concern was making sure the car didn't break down.
One of the first car races was held in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day in 1895. Folks crowded the streets to gawk at the new machines. The route of the race went through the heart of town. The cars were to go out to a nearby suburb and back. The race covered a distance of about 54 miles. That's less than one-tenth the distance at Indy. The drivers cranked up their engines and prayed that they wouldn't break down. Then they were off. The race proved too much for some of the cars. Perhaps they couldn't withstand the high speeds. The winner of the contest was J. Frank Duryea. He finished the race a bit more than seven hours after he started. He had covered the grueling distance at an average speed of 7.5 miles per hour. That is slower than a modern marathoner can go on foot. Even so, as Duryea finished, the crowd went wild. 48. This passage deals with A. the Indianapolis 500 B. a new kind of car C. an early auto race D. the streets of Chicago
49. Some cars didn't finish the race in Chicago because A. their engines broke down
B. the drivers were afraid of the high speed C. the brakes jammed D. they ran out of gas
50. What can you conclude about the public's attitude toward auto race? A. They were more impressed with slower speed. B. They thought cars were unnecessary. C. They enjoyed just seeing the cars. D. They were easily bored.
51. In this passage the word \ A. laugh B. stare C. frown D. glare
Passage Five
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school
found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, \ You don't owe me anything,\
Years later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors sent her to the big city,
where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, he rose immediately and went to her room. Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the case. After a long struggle, the battle was won,
Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the edge. The bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words : \milk. \
52. The boy sold goods from door to door because A. he wanted to help support his family B. he needed money for school
C. he had to pay back a student loan D. he did not have enough pocket money
53. When the boy and the young woman met again years later A. they had both changed beyond recognition B. neither remembered their previous meeting C. the boy had become a medical specialist D. the woman had come to stay in the big city
54. Dr. Kelly gave special attention to the case mainly because A. he fell in love with the woman B. it was a rare disease
C. he was eager to distinguish himself
D. he wanted to repay the woman for her great kindness 55. Among other things, the story shows that A. good will be rewarded with good B. it is okay to accept pay for a kindness C. it is wise neither to borrow nor to lend D. where there's a will there's a way V. Daily Conversation (15 points)
Directions: Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. A. How about her B. What happened C. I believe he
D. poor Alan E. I can imagine F. I guess something G. Is she fine now H. I don't know
Robyn: Has Alan shown up yet?
Scottie: Nope.56 might have come up. Robyn: I wonder what happened,
Scottie: 57I hope it's nothing serious. Robyn: Last week his sister was admitted to the hospital. Scottie: Oh? 58 ?
Robyn: His sister had a car accident last week. Scottie: 59 ?
Robyn: She's still in a coma(昏迷).
Scottie: Oh, 60His sister is the only relative he has left since his mother died last year. Ⅵ．Writing(25 points)
Directions：For this part．you are supposed to write an e-mail in English in l00-120 words based on the following situation．Remember to write it clearly．
61．你(Li Yuan)听说你的好朋友(Mike)通过了考试，可以上大学了。发一封电子邮件表示祝贺。邮件的内容如下： (1)表示祝贺； (2)祝贺的方式。
英语应试模拟第8套参考答案与解析 Ⅰ．Phonetics 【答案】
1．C 2．A 3．D 4．C 5．B 【解析】
1．选项C画线字母读 2．选项A画线字母读 3．选项D画线字母读 4．选项C画线字母读 5．选项B画线字母读 Ⅱ．Vocabulary and Structure 【答案】
6．A 7．C 8．A 9．A l0．D ll．B l2．B l3．D l4．A l5．B l6．C l7．A 18．D l9．D 20．C 【解析】
6．Remember doing sth记得做某事。选项A是正确的。【句子大意】我记得拿到这工作的报酬了，但不记得具体的数目。
7．考时态和连词。根据从句可判断为过去时，排除选项A和B。how表示如何，符合题意。选项C是正确的。【句子大意】约翰知道如何提高考试成绩，就是没有足够的时间学习。 8．What引导的主语从句根据其宾语的含义确定谓语的单复数。例：What we want are books
2014全国成人高考专升本英语模拟试题八及答案
