河北成人学位英语考试考前预测卷03
Paper One (65minutes, 70points)
Part IDialogue Completion (10minutes, 10 points)
Directions: In this part, there are 3 dialogues with 3 or 4 blanks, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the choice that best suits the situation until the dialogue is complete. With Dialogue One, all the choices will have to be used. With Dialogue Two and Dialogue Three, one choice will be left unused. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with asingle bar through the centre of the letter that indicates your choice.
Dialogue One
Diana: Look at those strangely-dressed kids. What are they doing there?
Arthur: Don’t you know? Today is the Halloween Day. _____1_____ October 31st. The last day in October is a holiday for kids. We call it Halloween. Diana: Halloween! I heard it before, _____2_____
Arthur: Children celebrate it by making lanterns that night. Diana: Pardon?
Arthur: Those are lanterns made out of fresh pumpkins with a candle burning inside.
Diana: Today I saw some in the street with carved faces on them.. Are they all made by children?
Arthur: _____3_____You know, it is too hard for them to do it by themselves. Sometimes they are available in various shops too.
Diana: They are fascinating. Are you going to any Halloween party tonight? _____4_____
Arthur: No problem.
A. Parents usually help them.
B. The kids are going trick-or-treating. C. but I don’t know how it is celebrated.
D. If you go, take me with you.
Dialogue Two
Student:I mean I want to do some of these problems. Teacher: Yeah.
Student:But it’s taking time to do them.
Teacher:When we cover something in the lesson, _____5_____Work out the exercises in it. Erm, when you get a little bit stuck, sort it out yourself, and then think. Student: Yeah.
Teacher:I know I see how you do it. And maybe if you’re totally stuck, _____6_____ Student: Yeah.
Teacher: It’s really the more you do, Mm, on your own. Because _____7_____you’re gonna be on your own. Keep working on it and you'll be okay.
A. when i.t comes to the exam, B. you need to go over it yourself.
C. then I can go through it again next time.
D. you have to hand in your homework.
Dialogue Three
Doctor: Well, what can we do for you today? Patient: Oh, I'm an infection in my gum, Doctor. Doctor: In your gum?
Patient: Up here. I've some tablets and, er, I don't know.
Doctor: _____8_____ Aye, the Sofradex is not doing very much for that, is it? Patient: I’ve never taken them. I’ve just, I stop taking them. Doctor: Aye, I don't think they're doing very much to you. Patient: _____9_____ Doctor. Doctor: Aye.
Patient: I’m just wondering if it’s my teeth or that it’s just my blood that’s doing it.
Doctor: I think it might be the teeth. It’d be worth getting the dentist to have a look at your plate.
Patient: _____10_____
Doctor: Yes, yes. Keep on with those just now.
Patient: Yes. Aye, two four, one or two four times a day. Doctor: Yes, one four times a day.
Patient: Fine, yeah.
A. It’s been painting me all night.
B. Let’s have a look and see what they’ve done to you.
C. Do I take these Sofradex is they're prescribed here, Doctor?
D. What’s wrong with me, Doctor?
Part IIReading Comprehension (35minutes, 40 points)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions 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 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
England is not a big country: from north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles across. But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate. People who have never visited England, or who have visited only one part of it, often make .the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country. Except for the summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the north of England and the Midlands. In the south, however, the climate is much more pleasant. One result is that when people retire from a job in the north they often prefer to move down to the milder south Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the southwest, which consists of the counties of Devon and Cornwall. The warm Gulf Stream flows across the North Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico and makes the coastal regions of the
southwest quite warm. Palm trees, bamboo (竹)and many semi-tropical ( 亚热带的 ) plants grow well in the southwest of England. Flowers and vegetables ripen(成熟) as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere. Farmers in the area obtain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready eartier. In winter there may be several feet of snow in other parts of England but there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest. This may be one of the reasons why the southwest is one of England’s most popular holiday areas.
11. The distance from the centre of England to the south coast is about__________. A. one hundred miles B. three hundred miles
C. one hundred and fifty miles D. six hundred miles
12. England is a country__________. A. with a cold and wet climate B. with a surprising climate C. with a pleasant climate D. with a variety of climates
13. According to the passage,__________.
A. flowers and vegetables from Devon are on the market one month earlier
B. farmers in the southwest grow as many vegetables and flowers as farmers elsewhere C. people in the southwest have to pay a higher price for vegetables and flowers D. vegetables in Cornwall ripen as much as a month earlier than flowers . . 14. In the north of England and the Midlands,__________. A. it is cold and wet all the year round B. the climate is pleasant as a whole C. it is warm most of the time in a year D. only the summer is not cold. or wet
15. In winter, people in Devon and Cornwall__________. A. seldom see snow B. never see any snow
C. may have several feet of snow
D. often see snow
Passage Two
How can we get rid of garbage? Do we have enough energy sources to meet our future energy needs?
These are two important questions that many people are asking today. Some people think that man might be able to solve both problems at the same time. They suggest using garbage as an crier-gy source, and at the same time it can save the land to hold garbage.
For a long time, people buried garbage or dumped (倾倒) it on empty land. Now, empty land is scarce. But more and more garbage is produced each year. However, garbage can be a good fuel to use. The things in garbage do not look like coal, petroleum, or natural gas; but they are chemically similar to these fossil(化石) fuels. As we use up our fossil fuel supplies, we might be able to use garbage as an energy source.
Burning garbage is not a new idea. Some cities in Europe and the United States have been burning garbage for years. The heat that is produced by burning garbage is used to boil water. The steam that is produced is used to make electricity or to heat nearby buildings. In Pads, France,some power plants burn almost 2 million metric tons of the cities garbage each year. The amount of energy produced is about the same as would be produced by burning almost a half million barrels of oil.
Our fossil fuel supplies are limited. Burning garbage might be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needs. This method could also reduce the amount of garbage piling up on the earth.
16. What two problems can man solve by burning garbage? A. The shortage of energy and air pollution.
B. The shortage of energy and the land to hold garbage. C. Air pollution and the shortage of fossil fuel.
D. Air pollution and the shortage of land to hold garbage. 17. Which of the following is not the result of burning garbage? A. The garbage burned is turned into fossil fuels. B. The heat produced is used to boil water.
C. The steam produced is used to make electricity. D. The steam produced is used to heat buildings.
18. According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?
A. About 2 million metric tons of garbage is burned in some power plants in Paris, France each year.
B. In a modern society, more and more garbage is produced each year. C. Using garbage is a good way to solve the problem of energy shortage. D. it will be too expensive to use garbage as an energy source. 19. What is the author’s attitude ? A. Delighted. B. Sad.
C. Agreeing. D. Disagreeing.
20. The best title for the passage may be__________. A. Garbage and the Earth B. Fossil Fuel and Garbage C. Land and Garbage
D. Garbage Energy Source
PassageThree
Fire can help people in many ways. But it can be very dangerous. Fire can heat water, warm houses, give light and cook. But fire can bum things, too. It can bum trees, houses, animals or people. Sometimes big fires can bum forests.
Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting stories about the first time a man or a woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man very, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope (绳子) and brought fire down.
Today people know how to make a fire with matches (火柴) . Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper and then it might burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast. Fire kills many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out fires. Fires need oxy-gen (氧气). Without oxygen they will die. Cover a fire with water, sand, or sometimes with your coat. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it. Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it. will burn you.
21. How did people begin to use fire?
A. Not everybody knows how people begari to use fire. B. Nobody knows how to make a fire. C. It is an Australian who started a fire.
D. We are not sure how people began to use fire.
22. Children mustn’t play with matches because__________. A. matches bum paper B. it isn’t interesting
C. they can be dangerous D. they can bum a house
23. When you are going to put out a fire, you__________. A. must be careful
B. should keep air away from it C. must know it is dangerous D. should cover it with water
24. We must be careful with fire, or it__________. A. will die
B. will warm our houses C. might burn us D. won’t help us
25. Which of the following is the main idea of this passage? A. Fire can help people in many ways. B. Fire can be both helpful and dangerous. C. Fire can burn things and people.
D. We must be careful with matehes.
Passage Four
Extensive new studies suggest that the world has made extraordinary progress in reducing poverty in recent decades. The research suggests that the pace of economic progress has been rapid and continued for decades, built on the foundations of relative political stability, rising trade, and economic liberalization( 自由化) after two world wars. One new study, published recently by the Institute for International Economics in Washington, find that the proportion of the 6.1 billion people in the world who live on $1 a day or less shrank from 63 percent in 1950 to 35 percent in 1955 and 12 percent in 1999. By some other measures, the progress has been more modest.Still, economists agree that poverty has plunged in key nations such as India and especially China, thanks, to slowing population growth as well as economic freedom. \
河北成人学位英语考试模拟卷及答案03
