D. very popular throughout the nation
28. What kind of emotion does the blues express A. Sadness B. Happiness C. Joking
D. All of the above
29. How did “improvisation” come into being A. The blues singers gathered to have contests. B. New words were added into old songs. C. New styles were played with guitars.
D. The blues singers created music while playing.
30. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage A. The blues were born in the country in the South. B. The blues soon disappeared in big cities. C. W. C. Handy is the first blues singer in US.
D. The most well-known blues song is “The St. Louis Blues”. Passage Four
No matter who you are or where you come from, one thing is certain：you are acquainted with the mosquito(蚊子)--although you probably wish you weren’t. Mosquitoes are everywhere. They can be found all over the world, and they come in more than 2,500 species. Somewhere, at some time, you have surely met at least one.
No one loves the mosquito. But unfortunately the mosquito may decide that she loves you. Yes, She. Only the female mosquito bites. It’s not because she’s unfriendly: she needs blood to reproduce. Female mosquito is quite selective, and she chooses her victims carefully. First, she uses sensors to find her victim. With these sensors, she tests your body moisture, body warmth, and chemical substances in your sweat. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if you don’t appeal to her, she’ll reject you for someone more appetizing. The next time a mosquito bites you, just remember that you were chosen. You’re special.
If the mosquito likes you, she settles onto your flesh very gently, and she breaks your skin with her proboscis tip. It’s a kind of mouth and it sticks out just below the mosquito’s eyes. She stabs the proboscis tip into your skin at once, and if she hits a blood vessel, she’ll get a full dinner in about a minute. After that, the mosquito is tired. Heavy with your blood, she picks a spot---on a leave or a stone---to lay her eggs. Just one drop of blood will produce hundreds of eggs.
31. By the sentence “you are acquainted with the mosquito--although you probably wish you weren’t”, the author means that people _________. A. don’t like mosquito but it is always there B. know mosquito and wish them well C. wish all the mosquito disappeared
D. want to be friendly to mosquito but fail at last 32. Why is it only female mosquito that bites A. She is more unfriendly than male. B. She is greater in number. C. Blood is her favorite food.
D. Blood enables her to lay eggs.
33. To select whom to bite, the mosquito’s sensors may NOT test_________. A. the temperature of the body B. the color of the skin
C. the chemical elements in sweat D. the wetness of the body
34. According to the last paragraph, the function of proboscis tip is to _______. A. find where to bite
B. to stick into the flesh and suck blood C. to remove the skin and collect blood D. decide whom to reject
35. The main idea of the passage could be _______. A. why and how mosquito bites people B. why people dislike mosquito
C. what kind of mosquito bites people D. how to identify female mosquito
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences 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 the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
36. We had decided to sell our house, but after a while we began to have second ________. A. ideas B. thoughts C. minds D. plans
37. _________ are that stock price will go up in the coming months. A. Chances
B. Opportunities C. Possibilities D. Conditions
38. Books in the library are arranged by different__________. A. classes B. categories C. degrees D. ranks
39. The Bering Strait Bridge will be one of the most challenging engineering projects ever __________. A. undertaken
B. underestimated C. undergone D. underneath
40. Our customers would ________ it very much if the salesperson could give them clear directions to operate the machine. A. appear
B. apply
C. appreciate D. anticipate
41. The economy of the country was_____ with foreign investment. A. boomed B. blossomed C. raised D. increased
42. The girl ________ a large amount of money from her parents. A. achieved B. inherited C. saved D. collected
43. The HR manager will be ________ for not fulfilling his duty. A. cancelled B. recalled C. corrected D. replaced
44. The impact of the Greenhouse Effect has long been ________ and special attention is called upon to examine this issue. A. overcome B. overlooked C. overcharged D. overrated 45. No matter what happens, please remember we are the true friends whom you could always________ . A. turn up B. turn to C. turn in D. turn off
46. Our series of product _____ from children’s toys to sports equipments. A. differ B. separate C. range D. include
47. The audience were so _____ at the colorful scene of the drama that no one noticed the passage of time.
A. fascinated B .fancied C. frightened D. forseen
48. Please note down this telephone number ________you meet with any emergencies. A. for fear that B. so that C. unless
D. in case that
49. The houses in this community, most which are beautifully ________, have attracted many buyers. A. decorated B. demanded C. delivered D. determined
50. It’s impossible for anyone to be ________by such an obvious lie. A. taken over B. taken in C. taken down D. taken away
51. Rosemary is ________ fatter than she was when I first met her. A. consistently B. constantly C. considerably D. considerately
52. It may not be a good habit to look up the dictionary whenever you ________a difficult word while reading. A. come at B. come across C. come along D. come up
53. I have tried __________ to make the General Manger change his mind. A. in spite B. in hope C. in way D. in vain
54. The noise of the parade was very disturbing, which made it almost impossible for us to ________ on what the speaker was saying. A. concentrate B. be concerned C. confirm
D. be dependent
55. The students are very _______ to Miss Lewis for her kindness and hard work. A. graceful B. grateful C. dependent D. confident
56. It was not until August _____ the two sides finally reached an agreement. A. when B. that C. before D. while
57. Don’t worry. She______ it by the time you are ready.
A. will be finishing
B. will have been finishing C. would finish
D. will have finished
58. ________will be known tomorrow. A. Whether the flower turns red B. If the flower turns red
C. When does the flower turn red D. How does the flower turn red
59. At midnight, she finally finished the report, ______. A. tiring and wear out B. tiring and worn out C. tired and worn out D. tiring and wearing out
60. Rare animals are still being hunted, ______ there is severe punishment for it. A. as if
B. even though C. even as D. as long as
61. Before entering the classroom, Professor Lucas heard_________. A. the students at talk B. some students talked C. some students talking D. the students to talk
62. The assignment for today is to write a summary _______the major subjects in this chapter are to be covered. A. in that B. that C. which D. in which
63. We________ on it for several hours, but we have not yet found any satisfactory solution. A. are working
B. have been working C. have been worked D. work
64. I would have invited Doctor Fox to make a speech, but I _________him very well. A. hadn’t known B. don’t know C. wouldn’t know D. wasn’t knowing
65. _________ objects in the distance is made possible with the help of a telescope. A. Observation B. Observatory C. Observed
成人学位英语冲刺试题及答案一
