Passage Four
Chokwe Selassie is on a mission to help drivers avoid potholes(路面坑洞). The eighth-grader got his inspiration on a recent morning, when his mother was driving him to school. Their car was damaged as it went over a huge pothole in the middle of the street in their hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. “I decided I was going to do something about the pothole problem in my city,” said Chokwe. His solution: an app that warns drivers when there is a pothole ahead.
Chokwe developed the app with his friends, “When the app detects a pothole, it is highlighted in red,” Chokwe says. “And if you get close to the pothole, your phone will warn you with a beep.” Drivers can also use the app to report any potholes they encounter, and to look for other routes they can take to avoid roads that have them.
The app relies on current available information about the streets of Jackson. “It works by using the city’s 311 call system, so it uses information already stored in a database,” Chokwe says. Through the call system, citizens dial 311 to report non-emergency problems—which include potholes. As Chokwe and his friends worked on the app, they also went street by street throughout the city. They determined that focusing on the 10 busiest streets in Jackson would give them a large enough sample size to test it.
Although the app isn’t yet available for sale, Chokwe is already looking for ways to improve it. The app remains limited to 10 streets in Jackson, but he hopes to add more, so that it includes every street in the city. And then he wants to go even farther. “I want to keep working on the app until it’s nationwide,” Chokwe says.
31. Chokwe Selassie got the idea to develop the app from ________. A. his own experience B. a recent news report
C. his friends D. his mother
32. When you are close to a pothole, your phone will warn you with ________.
A. a voice report B. a red light C. a beeping sound D. a map image 33. Drivers can also use Chokwe’s app to ________.
A. report emergency traffic problems
B. look for information other than potholes C. choose safer routes without potholes D. avoid traffic jam caused by potholes
34. To develop the app, Chokwe and his friends ________.
A. reported potholes to 311 call system B. conducted field trips on the streets C. built their own information database D. collected samples in their neighborhood
35. We can learn from the last paragraph that Chokwe ________.
A. is quite successful B. is facing difficulties C. has regained hope D. has a great ambition
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentence in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on t
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he ANSWER SHEET.
36. Experiments in the photography of moving objects ________ in both the United States and Europe well before 1990.
A. have been conducting B. were conducting C. had been conducted D. are conducted
37. Today, people live in a world ________ new technology is taking an increasing proportion in their lives.
A. when B. where C. what D. Which
38. Weather ________, there will be an open air party with live music here this weekend. A. permits B. should permit C. will permit D. permitting
39. When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them ________. A. off B. aside C. out D. down
40. We are sure that ________ to do this face to face, he would express himself more easily. A. were he to try B. would he try C. was he trying D. if he tries
41. Their different attitudes to the difficulties ________ different results. A. arrived at B. led to C. caused by D. turned out
42. The ATMs enable bank customers to access their money 24 hours a day ________ ATMs are located.
A. wherever B. whenever C. however D. whatever
43. If the work ________ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be heavily fined.
A. is completed B. to be completed C. will have been completed D. will be completed
44. If you travel through the villages in the small local buses, you will swiftly come into close ________ with the local people.
A. carriage B. contact C. choice D. circuit
45. It’s hard to remember a name when one doesn’t have a face to go with ________. A. him B. it C. her D. one
46. Scientists estimate that about 530,000 objects, too small to detect with radar, ________ the Earth too.
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A. being circled B. are circling C. are to be circling D. are being circled
47. In ________ of speed, safety and price, the hi-railway system is perhaps the world’s model railway.
A. terms B. case C. need D. search
48. Never before ________ seen any lady who can play tennis as well as Maria. A. had he B. he had C. has he D. he has
49. Young people are redefining for themselves ________ it means to be a man or a woman. A. how B. that C. which D. what
50. ________ is often the sase with a new idea, more conditions should be considered. A. It B. Which C. As D. That
51. The older I get, the more I value friends, yet the ________ time I have in maintaining old friendship.
A. few B. fewer C. little D. less
52. A new system of quality control was ________ to overcome the shortcomings in the firm’s products.
A. invested B. informed C. introduced D. instructed
53. Tnis is a demanding task-but I see it as the real challenge we need to ________. A. face B. solve C. reply D. detect
54. Silence is required in this area while an important meeting is ________.
A. under way B. under control C. in sight D. in danger
55. I must decline it because the conditions you offered are not ________. A. capable B. available C. acceptable D. comfortable
56. It is reported that 30 percent of the world population have no ________ to clean drinking water and health care.
A. means B. approach C. channel D. access
57. Top graduates from universities are often ________ by major intermational companies. A. chased B. charged C. offered D. offended
58. Jenny was looking for a seat when, luckily, a man ________ and left. A. took up B. got up C. shut up D. set up
59. Everything comes with a ________, that is, there’s no such thing as a free lunch in the world.
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A. prize B. price C. retum D. revenue
60. Just as Professor Scotti often ________ it, success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude. A. gets B. makes C. puts D. means
61. The medicine works more ________ if you drink some hot water after taking it. A. effectively B. costly C. strongly D. vividly
62. The climate in London is quite pleasant, the temperature rarely, if any, ________ 30℃. A. reaches B. reached C. has reached D. reaching
63. Children ________ by their parents are allowed to enter the stadium．
A. accompanied B. having accompanied C. accompanying D. to accompany
64. Women often ________ about men’s absent mind when they are talking. A. complete B. compare C. complain D. compete
65. Reducing the size of classes in schools is a ________ aim in the near future. A. delightful B. dynamic C. deliberate D. desirable
66. Please ________ us of any changes in your circumstances when you are away from home. A. relieve B. inform C. assure D. remind
67. They bad little ________ but to agree to what he suggested.
A. selection B. election C. decision D. choice
68. You must do what works for you, not ________ what works for other people. A. readily B. certainly C. necessarily D. instantly
69. She can’t speak Spanish so she felt a bit ________ among a group of Latin American visitors. A. out of order B. out of date C. out of place D. out of sight
70. He got injured because of his faulty brakes. He ________ to see if his brakes were working properly.
A. must check B. should check C. must have checked D. should have checked
71. I need the job badly, as my money ________ out by the end of next month. A. has run B. will run C. will have run D. will be running
72. True friendship is like health, ________ is seldom known till it is lost. A. the value of which B. its value
C. the value of it D. which the value
73. The heavy storm yesterday set the record for the heaviest rainfall ________ in a single day.
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A. to measure B. measured C. measuring D. having measured
74. Soccer, the most popular ________ ever created by man, attracts countless fans worldwide. A. sport B. event C. match D. court
75. ________ the Smiths have moved away, we can still see them from time to time. A. As long as B. As far as C. As though D. Even though
Part IV Cloze (10 points)
Directions: There are 10 numbered blanks in the following passage. For each blank, there are 4 choices marked A,B, Cand D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
Long-distance runners may at times worry about their heart health while taking part in the events. But a study finds that heat stroke(中暑) fells many more runners than 76 a heart problem. Heat stroke can damage a person’s brain, heart, kidneys and 77 . And new data shows the toll it takes. Researchers 78 health records from more than 130,000 runners who competed in long-distance events during a seven-year span. The analysis 79 that distance runners were 10 times more 80 to experience heat stroke than serious heart problems.All the fatal or life-threatening events were 81 heat stroke.
The researchers advise runners to take 10 to 14 days to adjust to the climate 82 taking a serious run in a hot region. And they say runners should 83 taking part in the event if they’ve been sick recently.
84 one day runners will be installed some internal temperature controller that can keep their body temperature normal. But for now runners should simply 85 their best to keep cool.
76. A. is B. has C. do D. does 77. A. head B. arms C. muscles D. feet 78. A. explored B.examined C. inquired D. required 79. A. revealed B. realized C. reasoned D. recalled 80. A.possible B. hardly C. timely D. likely 81. A. in B. of C. from D. on 82. A. during B. before C. after D. while 83. A. give up B. give in C. give out D. give away 84. A. However B. Therefore C. Hence D. Perhaps 85. A. make B. show C. do D. Work
2016年成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试试卷
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2016年广东成人学士学位英语考试试卷及答案
