2014年成人学位英语模拟试题及答案五

Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)

Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1. Mike: Hi, are you going to the football game tonight? John: Not to it. I’m going to watch it on TV.

Mike: ________ There is always so much excitement, people cheering and shouting when you are there in person. A. You must. B. Why is that?

C. How could that be?

D. What a silly person you are!

2. Tracy: Do you often chat with your son?

Susan: I always try to, but the talk never lasts three minutes.

Tracy: ______ We’ve all done this before when we were in that age. Maybe I can share some tips with you about dealing with them. A. Take it easy. B. Leave him alone.

C. Don’t quarrel with him.

D. Try not to chat with him for a few days.

3. Nicolas: I hear many people in China donate money to help poor children get good education. To whom shall I give my share?

Li Ming: ________ I’ll ask about that and let you know. A. Really? B. Who knows?

C. It all depends.

D. That’s very kind of you.

4. Evan: Well, I’m doing an interview on campus life. Would you mind if I asked you a couple of questions?

Daniel: ________. Go ahead. A. No, that’s fine. B. No, if you insisted. C. Yes, it’s fine with me.

D. Yes, it is a pleasure for me.

5. Harry: Excuse me, Mr Brown. I’ve got a terrible toothache. Would it be alright if I go to the dentist’s?

Brown: _______. Take the whole day off if you don’t feel any better. A. Poor you.

B. Oh, I’m sorry. Take a break.

C. Oh, I’m sorry. Of course you can.

D. Yes, please, but come back as soon as possible. 6. Jennifer: Your car looks great!

Jim: I just had it cleaned up. ________

A. Therefore, I want to sell it.

B. Indeed, it is dangerous to drive it. C. By the way, do you want to buy it?

D. As a matter of fact, I’m thinking of selling it.

7. Katherine: My husband was just found to have a lung disease. Susie: _______. You must be very upset. Katherine: I am.

A. Oh, that’s unfair. B. Oh, that’s a shame! C. Oh, that’s disgusting! D. Oh, that’s a disgrace!

8. Prof. Smith: Come in. What can I do for you?

Monica: Prof. Smith, are you giving your advanced mathematics course again next semester?

Prof. Smith: _________

A. Yes. I’m planning on it. B. Do you want to attend it? C. You are welcome to attend it. D. Yes. Do you want me to offer it?

9. Steven: Phil, you look tired. Did you have a busy day? Phil: _______ I could go to sleep right here in the office. A: Yes, it was. B. No, I didn’t. C. Surely I was. D. I certainly did.

10. Ed: How do you get along with your new music teacher? Maggie: Ms Davis? Fine. ________ I like her a lot.

Ed: I heard she was a good teacher. She’s really interested in music education. A. She’s nice to me. B. She’s a bit strange. C. She’s good at dance.

D. She’s not good at teaching, though.

11. Jackie: Is there much for a secretary to remember?

Nicolas: Oh yes! You’ll need a brain like a computer to store all the information. Jackie: _______ Are you trying to discourage me before I even start? A. That’s just fine. B. I’m really shocked. C. I hope you’re joking. D. I’m very disappointed.

12. Ted: What are you doing with all those books? Pat: Trying to revise things for the exam tomorrow. Ted: The last-night rush, you mean? _______ A. It’s useful.

B. Good luck!

C. Work hard, then.

D. Come on, it never works.

13. Jeff: What’s on Television this evening? ________ Tina: Why ask me that? You know I never watch it. A. Please tell me.

B. I feel like relaxing. C. Let’s have a cup of tea D. Just turn on the television.

14. Kate: That was a good party! I really enjoyed myself. Sam: _______. Now for a good night’s sleep.

Kate: Oh no, come on, Sam. Won’t you give me a hand with the clearing-away? A. Yes, so did I! B. Enjoy yourself.

C. Excuse me. I’m leaving.

D. No, let’s forget it altogether.

15. Daniel: You look so excited. _________

Viola: I’m thinking about the cake of my birthday tomorrow. A. What’s new? B. What happened? C. What’s so funny? D. What’s in your mind?

Part II Reading Comprehension (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 center. Passage One

Why don’t birds get lost on their long migratory flights? Scientists have puzzled over this question for many years. Now they’re beginning to fill in the blanks. Not long ago, experiments showed that birds rely on the sun to guide them during day-light hours. But what about birds that fly mainly by night? Tests with artificial stars have proved conclusively that certain night-flying birds are able to follow the stars in their long-distance flights.

One such bird—a warbler (鸣禽)—had spent its lifetime in a cage and had never flown under a natural sky. Yet it showed an inborn ability to use the stars for guidance. The bird’s cage was placed under an artificial star-filled sky at migration time. The bird tried to fly in the same direction as that taken by his outdoor cousins. Any change in the position of the make-believe stars caused a change in the direction of his flight,

Scientists think that warblers, when flying in dayflight, use the sun for guidance. But the stars are apparently their chief means of direction-finding. What do they do when the stars are hidden by clouds? Apparently they find their way by such landmarks

as mountain ranges, coast line, and river courses. But when it’s too dark to see these, the warblers circle helplessly, unable to get their directions.

16. The reasons why birds don’t get lost on migratory flights _____. A. are known to everyone

B. will probably remain unknown

C. have been discovered only recently

D. have been known to scientists for years

17. Birds that fly mainly at night follow _____. A. the stars B. the moon

C. artificial stars D. the natural sky

18. The experiment with the warbler indicated that ______. A. some birds cannot fly at night

B. birds have to be taught to find directions C. a bird that has been caged will not migrate

D. some birds can follow the stars when flying at night 19. Warblers migrate ______.

A. only once during their lifetime

B. when they are freed from their cages

C. using what is apparently an inborn ability D. only with the guidance of his outdoor cousins 20. When the stars are hidden by clouds, ______. A. warblers circle helplessly B. warblers rely on landmarks

C. warblers can’t see mountain ranges

D. warblers are unable to get their directions Passage Two The three biggest lies in America are: (1) “The check is in the mail.” (2) “Of course I’ll respect you in the morning.” (3) “It was a computer error.”

Of these three little white lies, the worst is by far the third. It’s the only one that can never be true. Today, if a bank statement cheats you out of $900 that way, you know what the clerk is sure to say: “It was a computer error.” Nonsense. The computer is reporting nothing more than what the clerk typed into it.

The most annoying case of all is when the computerized cash register in the gro-cery store shows that an item costs more than it actually does. If the innocent buyer points out the mistake, the checker, bagger, and manager all come together and of-fer the familiar explanation: “It was a computer error.”

It wasn’t, of course. That high-tech cash register is really nothing more than an electric eye. The eye reads the Universal Product Code — that bar of black and white lines in a corner of the package — and then checks the code against a price list stored in memory. If the price list is right, you’ll be charged accurately.

Grocery stores update the price list each day — that is, somebody sits at a key-board

and types in the prices. If the price they type in is too high, there are only two explanations: carelessness or dishonesty. But somehow “a computer error” is sup-posed to excuse everything.

One reason we let people hide behind a computer is the common misperception that huge, modern computers are “electric brains” with “artificial intelligence.” At some point there might be a machine with intelligence, but none exists today. The smartest computer on Earth right now is no more “intelligent” than your average pen. At this point in the development of computers, the only thing any ma-chine can do is what a human has instructed it to do.

21. Of the three errors, the computer error is the worst because ______. A. the computer says nonsense B. the computer cheats customers

C. the computer does not admit its error D. the computer does not make the error

22. We are told that a high-tech cash register is really just ______. A. a simple adding machine B. a machine to receive money

C. an electric instrument of sight D. an instrument for printing codes

23. Grocery store price lists are updated by ____. A. a computer B. a keyboard C. an employee

D. an electric brain

24. The computer can do many things because _______. A. it is very clever B. it has men behind it C. it has a good memory

D. it will never make mistakes

25. Which of the following describes the main idea of the passage? A. Computers are stupid and inefficient

B. Computers help stores update the price list C. Computer errors are basically human errors D. Supermarket price errors are due to dishonesty Passage Three

I came across an old country guide the other day. It listed all the tradesmen in each village in many parts of the country, and it was impressive to see the great variety of services which were available on one’s own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside.

Nowadays a traveller in rural England might conclude that the only village trades-men still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the inhabitants or selling antiques to visi-tors. Nevertheless, this would really be a false impression. On the surface, there has been a contradic-tion of village commerce, but its power is still