江苏省成人高等教育英语考试
2005. 1（脱产卷） A 4
L Listening Comprehension 10%
Directions: In this part, you will ]tear some sentences and short conversations. After each sentence and conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested answers marked A,B,C attd D, and decide which is the best answer.
Sentences:
1. Their parents discussed it and then made the _B_ for them to marry. A) division B) decision C) description D) dictation
2. Be ____B__ when you want to copy software obtained through illegal means. A) curious B) careful C) cautious D) careless 3. Don't insist that there has to be just one right D .(3) A) resolution B) revolution C) solution D) method 4. Do you take long_C_ at Christmas (3)
A) vocations B) vacations C) holidays D) visions
5. She was so B that she couldn't find the telephone she supposed to answer. A) shocked B) amazed C) frightened D) frightening
Conversations:
6 A) Just opposite the street. B) In that tall building. C) Just on this street. D) In the bookstore.
7. A) Enviromnent and Existence B) Existence and Envh'onment C) Environment and Pollution D) Existence and Pollution 8. A) Last Monday. B) Last Sunday. C) Last Wednesday. D) Last Tuesday. 9. A) Jefferson. B) Washington. C) Lincoln. D) Franklin.
t0. A. Because something has gone wrong with her car. B. Because she was held up by the traffic. C. Because she was very iii.
D. Because she completely forgot iLs
II. Vocabuhtry and Structure 20%
There are 20 incomplete sentences itt this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices rnarked A, B, C and 1). Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
I 1. The year 1871 __B___ the historic uprising (起义) of the Paris Commune. A. emerged B. occurred C. witnessed D. appeared
12. Aunt Mary gave us sandwiches for our picnic and a bag of cookies____D___
A. be added B, to additions C. in an addition D, in addition
13. The lawyer believed that___A____English law, Hubert was innocent. A. according to B. in order to C. considered of D. impressing by 14. The result will be ___A___ all the effort. A. worthy B. worth C. valuable D. worth of
15. I can't__A____his whole philosophy in one sentence. A. sum up B. put up C. make up D, take up
16. He__D____a thief steal the wallet of a tourist on the bus yesterday morning. A. looked B. viewed C. glanced D. witnessed 17. The building was_____ destroyed by the fire. A .all together B. altogether C. together D. gather
18. Don't____D____too easily in the face of difficulties. A. give off B. give away C, give out D. give up
19. Another tall building has been ______ near our house recently. A, brought down B. raised off C. stood up D. put up
20. i ______ it a great honor to be here with you tonight. A. confess B. consider C. consult D. congratulate
21. He made some reasonable suggestions _____ his thorough research. A. regardless of B. in front of C. for the sake of D. on the basis of 22, He was_______to where he came fi-om.
A. driven back B. driven away C. driven off D. driven out of 23. Please______any time you are passing this way. A. drop in B. drop out C, drop off D. drop behind 24, Modern medical science ______ many diseases.
A. ires recovered B. has aurcd of C. has put away D, has conquered you ifshe is in good mood.
A. is willing to B. desires for C. is wishing to D. designs fbr
26. Tim firm is planning to__________about 300 persons next year. A. employer B. employ C. employment D. employee
am a music lover, you know.
A. Not ... and B. Both.... and C. Neither ... nor D. Whelher ... or 28. It is no use __________over the spilt milk.
A. that one cries B. that you cry C. to cry D. crying 29. It is important for you __ there in time. A. to be getting B. to get C. getting D. get
30. The party turned out to be much more successful than 1_________ A. am expected B. would expect C. is expecting D. had expected III. Reading Comprehension 30%
The following passages have been chosen from the textbook and followed by questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage. 1. Kentucky Fried Chicken
Now fast food is very popular in China, especially with children. Kentucky Fried Chicken is their favorite. Anyone who goes to Kentucky Fried Chicken will certainly see a
white-bearded old man standing at the gate. With a smile on his face he greets anyone coming to Kentucky Fried Chicken. Do you know who this old man is Do you know the story about him He is Colonel Sanders.
Colonel Sanders was an old soldier who went into the restaurant business after retiring
from the army. His secret recipe for chicken has gotten so famous that his home state of Kentucky has enjoyed a lot of name recognition because of this old man's business success. That's why people als0 call the fried chicken Kentucky Fried Chicken. Most fans of Kentucky Fried Chicken would describe it as a little spicy, solnewhat tender, slightly greasy, and very salty. So people often wash it down with cola. At KFC, soft drinks, salad, desserts and chips are all sold there. Most people also agree that, by the time one orders drinks, potato chips and salad, Kentucky Fried Chicken is overpriced.
31.. According to the passage, is children's favorite in China. A. fast food B. Kentucky Fried chicken C. hamburgers D. potato chips 32. What can you order at KFC
A. Apart from chicken and hamburgers, you can order soft drinks, salad, desserts and chips.
B. You can order only chicken and hamburger. C. You can only order potato chips.
D. You can order anything you want.
33. People call the fried chicken Kentucky Fried Chicken, because __
A. the chickens are raised in Kentucky B. the state of Kentucky is famous
C. Colonel Sanders home state is Kentucky
D. people in Kentucky like to eat fried chicken
34. After making a big order, what would you think of KFC
A. It is still very cheap. B. It can be very expensive. C. It is delicious. D. It is famous. 35. Which of the following can serve as the title of the passage A. Fans for Colonel Sanders and KFG. B. The State of Kentucky. C. The History of KFC.
D. The Secret Recipe for KFC.
2. The Story of Nobel and the Nobel Prize
A Nobel Prize is one of the most highly regarded international honors a person can receive. These prizes were named for Alfred Nobel, a Swedish chemist and inventor. Nobel's inventions were concerned not only with explosives but also with synthetic rubber, leather, and artificial silk. The patents granted to him in different countries totaled
355. His most epoch-making inventions, besides dynamite and the blasting cap, were blasting gelatin and smokeless powder, the latter known as ballistite. As a result of those inventions, he became a very wealthy man. He used part of his money to invest in oil. He made good investments and became even more wealthy.
However, in spite of his great wealth, Nobel was not a happy man. He never married or
had children. Also, he was a sick man during a large part of his life. On Decemberl 0, 1896,
Nobel died at the age of sixty-three in San Remo, Italy. He left all of his money in a trust
fund. This money is held by a group of people who run the Nobel Foundation. The Nobel Foundation holds Nobel's money and gives the prizes. Nobel, in his wi!l, provided the capital --- about $8 311 000 at the then prevailing rate of exchange --- to be invested by the
executors in reliable securities, the interest of which was to be distributed annually \ form of prizes to those who have, during the preceding year, conferred the greatest benefit on mankind\
36. \ A. these prizes were awarded to Alfred Nobel B. A fund was created to remember Alfred Nobel
C. Alfi'ed Nobel asked someone to give a name to these prizes D. These prizes were named after Alfred Nobel 37. His epoch-making inventions include
A. explosives, synthetic rubber, leather and artificial silk B. dynamite and the blasting cap
C. dynamite, the blasting cap, the blasting gelatin and smokeless powder D. blasting gelatin and smokeless powder 38. Alfred Nobel grew very rich because of
A. those inventions and successful investments in oil B. good investments in oil
C. 355 patents granted to him in different countries D. the interest given by the trust fund 39. _________his money. 's friends holds
B. The Nobel Foundation holds C. A group of people keep D. A trust fund keeps
40. The purpose of this passage is to _____
A. praise Nobel for his contribution to mankind
B. tell us money can not necessarily bring us happiness C. show that wise investment can bring you a lot of profits D. tell us the story of Nobel and the Nobel Prize 3. Using the Ocean
As long as we have been on the Earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it.
We take fish from the ocean--millions of kilograms (公斤) of fish, every year, to feed millions of people. We even use their bones for fertilizer (肥料) and meal.
We take minerals (矿物) from the ocean. One way to get salt is to place sea water in a
shallow (浅的) basin and leave it until it evaporates (蒸发) . Along with salt, other minerals are left after evaporation--iodine (碘 ) , magnesium ( 镁 ) , and bromine (溴） , to name a few.
Much gold and silver drift (漂砾) dissolved (溶解) in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them up by simple evaporation.
Other gifts from the sea are pearls (珍珠) , sponges (海绵) , and seaweed (海藻) . Pearls become jewelry. Natural sponges become cleaning aids. Seaweed becomes food of many kinds--even candy, jellies (果子冻) ,and ice cream--as well as medicine.
Believe it or not, fresh water is another gift from the sea. We can't drink ocean water.
Some of its contents may cause illness. But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.
The sea gives us food, fertilizer, minerals, water, and other gifts. What do we give the
sea Garbage (垃圾) .We pollute the ocean when we use it as a garbage dump (堆存处) . Huge as it is, the ocean cannot hold all the waste that we pour into it. Dumping (倾倒) garbage into the ocean is killing off sea life. Yet as the world population grows, we may need the sea and its gifts more than ever.
We are finally learning that if we destroy our seas, we might also destroy ourselves.
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