C. It was a dull game D. really exciting
It was
13. Speaker A: Could I meet with you to dicuss the preparation?
Speaker B: Good. We could meet on Tuesday or Wednesday. ______?
Speaker A. Tuesday would be good for me. A. How about you B. Which day would you prefer
C. Any other suggestions D. Is it good for you
14. Husband: You aren’t going out dressed like that, are you?
Wife: ______? I thought I looked really smart.
A. Can you believe it B. Be nice, Ok
C. How do you think of it D. Why? What’s wrong with it
15. Josh: Give me your homework so I can copy
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it.
Ellen: ______ You should do it yourself. A. Take it. B. No way! C. I’ll tell you what.
D. What seems to be the problem? Part II Reading Comprehension (40 Points) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each o f the passages is followed by 5questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. Passage One
A few centuries ago, people looked at the birds and wondered what it would be like to fly like them. There were stories of heroes who glued bird feathers on their arms and flew up into the sky. About 500 years ago, some people dreamed a different dream. Instead of flying up
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to the sky, they dreamed of falling from the sky!
In the 15th century, Italian inventors designed a cone-shaped(锥形) device that was supposed to bring a man down safely from a great height. The operator held on to a handle with a straps strapped to his waist. This was the first known design for a parachute (降落伞).
Even the great inventor Leonardo da Vinci sketched a type of parachute. His parachute design was in the shape of pyramid(金字塔). Other inventors also sketched their own designs for a parachute. Unfortunately, these were only designs on paper and no one tested them.
A Croatian inventor named Fausto Veranzio looked at Leonardo da Vinci’s parachute design and replaced the pyramid shape with one that looked like a sail from a ship. When Veranzio was 65years old, he fell ill. Thinking he would not live longer, he decided to try out his parachute invention. He built his parachute using wood and cloth. Straping his
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invention to his waist, he jumped off the tall bell tower in his city. He landed safely! He was supposedly the first man to successfully use a parachute. However, some other people thought this story was not true. If that was the case, then the first person to successfully use a parachute would
go
to
a
Frenchman
named
Louis-Sebastien Lenormand in 1783.
16. The first known parachute was designed by ______.
A. Frenchman B. Italian C. Croatians D. Englishmen 17. Leonardo da Vinci’s parachute was shaped like a ______.
A. cone B. feather C. pyramid D. sail
18. Which of the following is about Fausto Veranzio is true?
A. He copied da Vinci’s parachute design. B. He made his parachute with feather and
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wood.
C. He experimented with his parachute many times.
D. He decided to try his parachute after he was seriously ill.
19. As for the first man who successfully used a parachute, ______.
A. it was said to be Leonardo da Vinci B. we know for sure he was Veranzio C. there were some historical records D. we don’t know for sure yet 20. The passage is mainly about ______. A. the origin of the parachute B.The dreams of flying and falling C. the courage of dropping from the sky D. the application of parachute invention Passage Two
Out of all the students who enroll in a massive open online course(MOOC), only about 5 percent complete the course and receive a
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2015年广东成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试试卷及答案
