2015年成人学位英语考前冲刺试题及答案（第二套）
(考试时间120分钟)
选作题I：
Part IDialogue Communication ( 15 % )
Directions: In this section, you will read 15 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each fol-lowed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by .marking the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. Dad: Could you run over to the store right away? We need a few things. Son:__________
A. Yes, I could. I want to play football.
B. For me, running is not a problem. I' d like to do exercises. C. Yes, storing a few things away is quite necessary, right? D. All right. What do you want me to get?
2. W: How does your daughter like her new school? M:__________
A. Fine. She seems to have made some new friends in no time.
B. She likes it so much that she' 11 soon be reluctant to leave the school. C. Though she likes the new school, she loves her old school much stronger. D. Well, I' m afraid I don' t know exactly.
3. Speaker A: Billy, have you heard the latest news? It appears that we won't be laid off (解雇) after all. Speaker B :__________
A. Congratulations. We are going to get promoted. B. Great. We are going to have a new job.
C. Oh, somehow I' m tired of working here anyway. D. Really. We are not going to resign from our post. 4. Dancy : Hello, Fred. What' s wrong with your arm? Fred: I broke it when I was skating during the holiday. Dancy : Oh, No ! __________ Fred: Much better, thanks. A. What a nuisance!
B. How awful! How is it now? C. Why was that? D. What a trouble!
5. Speaker A: I wonder if Mary will really come at 7: 00. She said she would. Speaker B.__________
A. You can take it easy. Mary always says what she would do. B. You needn' t be worried. Mary is an honest person. C. Don' t worry about it. Her words are as good as gold. D. Just take it easy. Time will soon come.
6. Andy: My schedule (安排表) this afternoon is an absolute mess. Between 3:30 and
4:00 I' m supposed to be in four different places. There is no way. Frank: I' ve done that before. __________? A. Anything I can help you B. Something I can help you
C. Anything I can help you with D. Something I can help you with 7. Tom: Paulo,__________ Paulo: Nice to meet you.
A. I would like you to meet my friend, Alex. B. How are you?
C. It is a nice day, isn' t it? D. It is Alex.
8. Speaker A: Excuse me, can you tell me where High Street is, please? Speaker B :__________
A. It' s quite far from here. You can' t get there. B. Not at all. It' s only about 5 minutes' walk.
C. Take the second turn on the left and then ask again. D. 1 should ask you. I' m a stranger myself. 9. Bob: It' s late. I have to say goodbye. Mrs. Black:__________
A. Why do you want to go now? B. I' d like to say goodbye, too. C. That' s all right.
D. Hope you have a good time. See you tomorrow. 10. Lucy: Tom, would you like a drink? Tom.__________
A. I don' t care. But thank you anyway. B. No, thank you. I had some Coke just now. C. Thank you. I care about what to drink.
D. Don' t trouble yourself. Nobody care about it. 11. Speaker A : We' 11 miss you. Have a good journey. Speaker B.__________ A. I miss you, too. B. How time flies.
C. Thank you for all you' ve done for me. D. I' m pleased to be with you here.
12. W : You seem to have a lot of work at your office. You' ve always been staying late and work-ing overtime. M: __________
A. What you say is right. But don' t you know the meaning of work?
B. Yes. That' s true. But don' t you know the common saying: \play makes Jack a dull boy\
C. That' s true, but it' s no bother to me. The work is interesting and fun. I don' t mind the ex- tra hours at all.
D. Sorry. I cannot listen to your advice. Overwork can bring me overpay, you know. 13. Speaker A: I' ve got a fever and a really bad headache. Speaker B :__________
A. Why are you so careless about yourself? B. This kind of thing happens to everyone. C. You should take good care of yourself.
D. Oh, that' s too bad. Why don't you take some aspirin? 14. W: Have you found your book yet? M:__________
A. No. But I didn' t remember where I had put it. B. No. I am not sure what I have done with it. C. Not yet. And I' m sure I have lost it for ever.
D. Still not. It seemed to me I shall never get it back.
15. Lodger: I'm terribly sorry that I broke your precious vase. I' ll pay for it. Landlady:__________ A. Can' t complain. B. Never mind. C. Relax yourself. D. Take care.
Part IReading Comprehension (30 % )
Directions : There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfin-ished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end—with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus win-dow. \Super Clean Toothpaste. \Drink Root Beer. \%up with Pacific Gas. \Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of \Need It! Buy It Now.! \
The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you' ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed--new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. (76) The bus driver has a style of driving and it' s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane? Af-ter a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for
a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you' ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.
The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there ' s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. (77)By now you' ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the armrests--even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit.
1. According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?
A. Buses on the road. B. Films on television.
C. Advertisements on the board. D. Gas stations.
2. What is the purpose of this passage?
A. To give the writer' s opinion about long bus trips. B. To persuade you to take a long bus trip.
C. To explain how bus trips and television shows differ. D. To describe the billboards along the road.
3. The writer of this passage would probably be in favor of__________. A. bus drivers who weren' t reckless B. driving alone
C. a television set on the bus D. no billboards along the road
4. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because__________.
A. the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun B. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in every three or four minutes
C. the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses D. both traveling and watching TV are not exciting
5. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are__________. A. exciting B. comfortable C. tiring D. boring Passage 2
Questions 6 to l0 are based on the following passage :
It was not much fun to travel on one of the old sailing ships. Life was hard for both passengers and crew. (78)17th century sailing ships were small and roiled heavily in rough seas, so most of the passengers were seasick.
There were no toilets, and the spaces below deck where passengers had to stay during gales were often not more than 5 foot high. Water was scarce and the little water they got was brown and smelt terrible.
Food was a problem, too--there was only salted meat, ship' s biscuits and cheese, but the cheese was so hard that sailors often made buttons out of it for their jackets and trousers. There were no vegetables or fruit, so the people on board often fell ill.
The sailors, however, were a bit better off than the passengers. They each had a bottle of beer a day, and they needed. The work they had to do was hard and dangerous. (79)Courage was nee-ded, for the heavy sails had to be set and taken down in all kinds of weather, and quite often sail-ors were swept overboard in a gale. Almost the worst thing about the voyages was the time they took up to 70 days for the journey across the Atlantic. Not surprisingly,, everybody was overjoyed when they at last approached land and stepped ashore. But some ships never arrived. 6. In the 17th century__________.
A. life on old sailing ships was enjoyable
B. people enjoyed sailing old ships in rough seas
C. most of the passengers felt comfortable when the ship was rolling D. it was very painful for both passengers and crew during the voyage 7. The passengers__________when the ship was heavily rolling. A. slept well
B. could drink a lot of water C. had to stay below deck
D. had a big room of more than 5 foot high
8. Which of the following statements is true about food? A. Passengers had a lot of vegetables, but no fruit. B. The sailors had four tins of beer a day.
C. The people on the ship often fell ill because of the lack of food.
D. The food for the passengers was more and better than that for the crew. 9. The working condition of the sailors was very hard.__________. A. They often had to set the sails in bad weather. B. So they had less courage.
C. They were happy to be swept overboard in a strong wind.
D. A 70-day-journey across the Atlantic was their happiest thing. 10. When the people saw the land,__________. A. only passengers were glad
B. the sailors had to swim ashore
C. they were surprised at the news that some ships never arrived D. all of them were excited Passage 3
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA. There are almost
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