2014年成人高考学士学位英语考试考前模拟试卷（2）

2014年成人高考学士学位英语考试考前模拟试卷（2）,本试卷总分100分，共有5类型题目。

一、Part I Dialogue Completion（15 points）
Directions：There are 15 Short incomplete dialogues in this part，each followed by 4choices 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.Jiang：Take a seat here，Mr．Green． Green：__________．Oh，the dishes look SO nice!

A.All right
B.Thank you
C.I see
D.You’re weleome

2.Man：Don’t you think that’S expensive?Man：__________．That’S the best price in town． Woman：0K．I’ll take it．

A.Not at all
B.Believe it or not
C.It’s impossible
D.It’S cheap

3.Ann：Why are you so restless?Zhao：I feel nervous about the interview． Ann：__________． Zhao：But I can’t help feeling worried． Ann：Don’t worry．You’ll do very well．

A.Take your time
B.Take it easy
C.Don"t worry
D.Never mind

4.Michael：You look depressed today，John．What’s up?John：Mom called me just now．She told me my grandpa die，d yesterday.Michael:__________.

A.Oh，I，m sorry to hear that
B.Really?Congratulationb
C.How did he die
D.I don"t believe it

5.Host：__________．Let’S try the food． Guest：Are they all authentic Chinese food?Host：Yes，this is preserved e99．

A.Come
B.Come on
C.Go ahead
D.Welcome

6.Nurse：Doctor Smith’S Surgery．__________?Patient：Yes，I‘d like to make an appointment with the doctor．

A.Who are you
B.What do you want
C.Who is it
D.Can I help you

7.Susan：__________，Li．Can you tell me the correct time?Li：It’s exactly nineo clock by my watch． Susan：Well，I have an appointment at 9：30．Well，I‘ve got to run．Bye，Li． Li：Bye．

A.Pardon me
B.Excuse me
C.Sorry
D.Thanks

8.Director：1 wonder if it is possible for US to arrange a meeting this week?Assistant manager：I cab’t make it this week． Director：Shall we make it next week?Assistant manager：OK．Does next Tuesday suit you ?Director：Yes，it’S fine with me．

A.1，m sure
B.I should say
C.I"m afraid
D.I know

9.Salesman：Of the two houses we saw today，which do you__________?Customer：I think the white one is prettier，but the brick one has a big yard，SO I like it better．

A.prefer
B.like
C.buy
D.dislike

10.Greg：Hi，Karen．I have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall．It starts at 8：00． Karen：Hmmm…__________．

A.Sure，but I have to prepare for the exam
B.Thank you all the same
C.Leave it to me，I assure you
D.I"m afraid I can’t make it by then

11.Jim：Oh，dear．__________?Kitty：Someone did call．But there was 80 much noises I couldn’t make out what hewas saying．

A.Did you call me
B.Any messages for me
C.Did you forget to call me
D.Did you leave a message to me

12.Secretary：1 wonder if I could take a few days off work． Manager：Why，what‘s the matter with you?Secretary：I‘m all right，but my mother is ill． Manager：Oh，I‘m sorry to hear that． Secretary：Could I leave tomorrow?Manager：__________．Please do．

A.Good
B.Quite well
C.No problem
D.Not bad

13.Woman：Thank you very much for your help． Man：

A.Never mind
B.Not at all
C.It doesn’t matter
D.No thanks

14.Client：Hello．May I speak to Mr．Turner?Secretary：__________

A.Fm sorry．He’S at a meeting right now．
B.Speaking，please．
C.Hello．Who’re you，please?
D.Hello．Thank you for calling．

15.Rosemary：Bob，__________?Daniel：You must be kiddin9．Last time you almost made me bald．

A.shall I cut your hair for you
B.are you going to ha．ve a haii cut
C.you look really smart in such a style. of hair
D.can I help you with your hair

二、Part II Reading Comprehension（40 points）
Directions：There are 4 reading passages in this part．Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished 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 o single line throught the center．

16.根据以下内容回答题：A well-documented body of information existing shows that noise call affect human in both physiological and psychological ways． Hearing losses in particular occupations such as boiler-making and construction work are well known．In fact，however，we all find heating more difficult as our age．Young ears can distinguish a wide range of sounds from low to very high frequencies，while older ears lose the ability to distinguish high-pitched sounds．A comparison of some industrialized versus non- industrialized peoples suggests that this hearing loss may not be the must-be result of old age． Furthermore，a closer examination of other data reveals economic effects．For instance，airports are currently operating at less capacity because of noise regulations which restrict their hours of operation．Job performance can be seriously affected by loud noise，especially if accu-racy and mental effort are involved．The use of outdoor areas for conversation is not possible for an estimated 5 to 10 million people who live or work in urban areas．When interference with television or speech or sleep is included，as many as 22 to 44 miHion people cab be said to have lost part of the use of their homes and grounds because of noise．Thus noise pollution is a serious environmental concern．Much more effort should be made to waru people of the grave effects which may stop from an excessively noisy environment．
Boiler-making and construction work are given as examples of__________ ．

A.noisy and hearing-affecting working environment
B.successful control of noise pollution
C.noise of very low or high frequencies
D.sources of high-pitched sound

17.According to the passage，the fact that many people have poorer hearing when they grow old is．

A.the must-be result of old age．
B.probably related to the long-time exposure to loud noise
C.because they cannot distinguish high-pitched sounds
D.because their gays aye no longer young

18.Because of noise pollution，many airports__________ ．

A.have to operate for a longer time
B.can not operate any longer
C.have to reduce their operation hours
D.have to close earlier than usual

19.Because of the loud noise，millions of people in urban areas__________ ．

A.cannot watch TV
B.cannot have normal conversations in outdoor areas
C.cannot sleep well during the night
D.cannot give speech in public

20.The best title for the passage might be__________ ．

A.Economic Cohsequences of Noise
B.Ways of Controlling Noise
C.Sources of Loud Noise
D.Noise Pollution

21.根据以下内容回答题:Happiness can be described as a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind． According to recent polls sixty to seventy percent of Americans consider themselves to be moderately happy and one in twenty persons feels very unhappy．Psychologists have been study-ing the factors that contribute to happiness．It is not predictable nor is a person in an apparently ideal situation necessarily happy．The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feel-ings． A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness．Though both may contribute，they are only chief factors if the person is seriously under-educated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs． The rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-income group or even those with very low incomes．People with college educations are somewhat happier than those who did not gra-duate from high school，and it is believed that this is mainly because they have more opportuni-ty to control their lives．Yet people with a high income and a college education may be less happy than those with the same income and no college education． Poor health does not rule out happiness except for the severely debilitated or those in pain．Learning to cope with a health problem can contribute to happiness．Those with a good sex lifeare happier in general，but those who have a loving affectionate relationship are happier than those who rely on sex alone．Love has a higher correlation with happiness than any other factor． It should be noted that people quickly get used to what they have，and they are happiest when they feel they are increasing their level no matter where it stands at a given time． Children whose parents were happily married have happier childhoods but are not nece—ssarily happier adults． The best formula for happiness is to be able to develop the ability to tolerate frustration，to have a personal involvement and commitment，and to develop self-confidence and self-esteem．
According to the article，happiness is greatly dependent upon__________ ．

A.happy childhood
B.great wealth
C.a feeling that conditions are improving over what they were
D.a college degree

22.Which of the following is most likely to contribute to happiness?

A.Being exceptionally good lookin9．
B.Having a lovin9，affectionate relationship．
C.Having a good paying job．
D.Meeting lots of people．

23.Which of the following attitudes or feelings is most likely to be found in happy people?

A.Having self-esteem．
B.Being sure of keeping everything they already have．
C.Never being jealous．
D.Knowing how to be charming．

24.The passage iS mainly about__________.

A.the results of an opinion poll
B.what constitute the．best formula for happiness
C.the importance of wealth to happiness
D.why some people are happy and some are riot

25.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.A happy person is most of the time in a good mood and happy．
B.Most Americans are more or less happy while about 5%of Americans are not．
C.People highly educated are not necessarily the happiest．
D.The writer implies that there must be a best formula for happiness．

26.根据以下内容回答题：It is difficult to iniagine what life would be like without memory．The meanings of thou-sands of everyday perceptions，the bases for the decisions we make，and the roots of our habits and skiUs are to be found in our past experiences，which are brought into the present by memory． Memory call be defined as the dapacity to keep information available for later use．It includes not only“remembering”things like arithmetic or historical facts，but also involves any change in the way an animal typically behaves．Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffed something suspicious in the grain pile．Memory is also involved when a six-year-old child learns to swing a baseball bat． Memory exists not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines．Computers，for example，contain devices for storing data for later use．It is interesting to compare the memory-storage capacity of a computer with that of a human being．The instant-access memory of a large computer may hold up t0 100 000“words”一ready for instan．t use．An average U．S．teenager probably recognizes the meaning of about l00 000 words of English．However，this is but a fraction of the total amount of information which the teenager has stored．Consider，for example，the number of faces and places that the teenager can recognize on sight．The use of words is the basis of the advanced problem．solving intelligence of human beings．A large part of a person’smemory is in terms of words．and combinations of words.
According to the passage，memory is considered to be__________ ．

A.the basis for decision making and problem solving
B.an ability to store experiences．for future use
C.an intelligence typically possessed by human beings
D.the data mainly consisting of words and combinations of words

27.The comparison made between the memory capacity of a large computer and that of a human being shows that__________ ．

A.the computer"s memory has a little bigger capacity than a teenager"s
B.the computer"s memory capacity is much smaller that an adult human being"s
C.the computer"s memory capacity is much smaller even than a teenager’s
D.both A and B

28.The whole passage implies that__________ ．

A.only human beings have problem—solving intelligence
B.a person’s memory is different from a computer"s in every respect
C.animals are able to solve only very simple problems
D.animals solve problems by instincts rather than intelligence

29.The phrase“in terms of”in the last sentence can best be replaced by__________ ．

A.“in connection with”
B.“expressed by”
C.“consisting”
D.“by means of”

30.The title of the passage is__________

A.What would life be like without memory?
B.Memory is of vital importance to life．
C.How is a person’s memory different from an animal"s or a computer"s?
D.What is contained in memory?

31.根据以下内容回答题：Nonverbal（非语言的）communication has to do with gestures，movements and closenessof two people when they are talkin9．The scientists say that those gestures，movements and so on have meaning which words do not carry． For example，the body distance between two speakers can be important．North Americans often complain that South Americans are unfriendly because they tend to stand close to the North American when speakin9，while the South American often considers the North American to be“cold”or“distant”because he keeps a greater distance between himself and the person he is speaking to．The“eye contact”provides another example of wha．t we aye calling nonverbal communication．Scientists have observed that there is more eye contact between people who like each other than there is between people who don’t like each other．The length of time that the person whom you are speaking to looks at your eyes indicates the amount of interest he has in the things you are talking about． On the other hand，too long a gaze can make people uncomfortable．The eyes apparently play a great part in nonverbal communication．Genuine warmth or interest，shyness or confi-dence can often be．seen in the eyes．We do not always consider a smile to be a sign of friendli-ness．Someone who is always smilin9，and with little apparent reasons，often makes US uneasy．
According to the passage，nonverbal communication__________ ．

A.is a method often used by people who cannot speak
B.can tell something that words cannot
C.can be used to talk with people who cannot bear
D.is less used than words

32.The South American__________ ．

A.tends to keep a distance between himself and the person he is speaking to
B.usually stands close to the person he is talkin9．to
C.is often unfriendly when speaking
D.is often cold and distant when speaking

33.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Less eye contact suggests distance in relation．
B.The longer one looks at you，the more interest he has in you．
C.There is more eye contact between people who like each other．
D.Shorter eye contact shows more interest in what one is talking about．

34.Too long a gaze__________ ．

A.may upset people being looked at
B.shows one’s great eonfidence
C.indicates one’S interest in the talk
D.tells you，how friendly one is

35.Constant smiling without apparent reason__________ ．

A.is a sign of one’S friendliness
B.is a sign of one’S unfriendliness
C.makes people feel happy
D.makes people feel uncomfortable

三、Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure（20 points）．
Directions：There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part．For each sentence there are four choices marked A，B，CandD．Choose the answer that best completes the sentence．Then mark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single through the center．

36.Businessmen should never be completely occupied__________ making money．

A.from
B.with
C.by
D.for

37.There is something wrong with my．TV set．I must have it__________ ．

A.checking
B.checked
C.check
D.to check

38.Only under special circumstances__________ to take make-up tests．

A.are freshmen permitted
B.freshmen are permitted
C.permitted are freshmen
D.are permitted freshmen

39.“When are you going to visit your uncle in Chicago?”“As soon asour work for tomorrow．”

A.we’re complete
B.we’d complete
C.we’ll complete
D.we complete

40.The boy spent as much time watching TV as he__________ studyin9．

A.does
B.had
C.was
D.did

41.You should be able to__________ right from wron9．．

A.perceive
B.distinguish
C.sight
D.observe

42.__________ he first heard of the man referred to as an expert.

A.That was from Nancy
B.It was from Nancy that
C.It was Nancy whom
D.it was Nancy that

43.Don’t you think it is time you__________ smoking?

A.give up
B.gave up
C.would give up
D.should give up

44.I do not like having my hair__________．

A.to cut
B.be cut
C.cutting
D.cut short

45.They are going to have the serviceman __________an electric fan in the office tomorrow．

A.install
B.to install
C.to be installed
D.installed

46.His sister，Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others．

A.Dislike
B.Unlike
C.Alike
D.Liking

47.He would have paid__________ for the house if the sales girl had insisted because he really wanted it．

A.twice as much
B.much as twice
C.as much twice
D.twice much as

48.You will never guess whom l__________ on the street yesterday．

A.ran over
B.ran out of
C.ran into
D.ran up to

49.__________I saw was two men acrossing the street．

A.What
B.Whom
C.Who
D.That

50.__________ more time，I cou．1d perform. my duty more satisfactorily．

A.Given
B.To give
C.Giving
D.to be given

51.Are you looking forward__________ 0n your vacation?

A.with going
B.after going
C.to going
D.to go

52.Thev dined at home instead of in a restaurant，for they looked for a table to sit down but they were all__________．

A.engaged in
B.deserved
C.conserved
D.reserved

53.Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply__________ ．

A.appreciated
B.approved
C.appealed
D.applied

54.Nobody but a young woman__________ the airplane crash．

A.endure
B.rejected
C.survived
D.lived

55.__________ ，I went back to my dormitory unhappy in the eveing．

A.With anything done
B.With something doing
C.With nothing done
D.With nothing having done

56.He was fully__________ of his own shortcomings．

A.sensitive
B.sensible
C.serious
D.sincere

57.After his leave，Alfred went back on duty to__________ his soldiers．

A.in charge of
B.charge
C.be charge by
D.take charge of

58.We agreed to accept__________ they thought was the best tourist guide．

A.whatever
B.whomever
C.whichever
D.whoever

59.It is not that I do not like plays．The reason why I did not go to the theater last night was that I could not__________the time．

A.offer
B.leave
C.afford
D.manage

60.All the arrangements should have been completed prior__________ our departure．

A.in
B.to
C.bv
D.before

61.In winter，animals have a hard time__________ anything to eat．

A.to find
B.to finding
C.to find out
D.finding

62.“l，d like’to buy an expensive camera．”“Well，we have several models for you__________ ．”

A.to be chosen from
B.of choice
C.to choose from
D.for choosing．

63.If you keep on，you’ll succeed__________ ．

A.on time
B.at a time
C.in time
D.at one time

64.I feel like__________ to the cinema with my friends．

A.go
B.to go
C.going
D.went

65.By next$uInnler John__________ in his factory for 3 year．

A.have been working
B.will have been working
C.will be working
D.has worked

66.Stupid people often find it difficult to__________ their prejudices．

A.give in
B.give away
C.give into
D.give up

67.We’ll finish__________the machine next Monday．

A.to repair
B.repairing
C.in repairing
D.for as to repair

68.Joe is not good at sports，but when it__________ mathematics，he is the best in the class.

A.comes to
B.comes up to
C.corrles on to
D.comes round to

69.The main concern of the government is t0__________ the living standard of the peop．

A.raise
B.rise
C.arise
D.arouse

70.The mad woman was put in the hospital lest she__________herself．

A.injure
B.had injured
C.injured
D.would injure

71.Most of the old people watch TV mainly to__________time．

A.wasting
B.waste
C.kill
D.spend

72.The manager of the company sent me a fax saying that he would visit us__________ next spring．

A.some time
B.sometime
C.sometimes
D.some times

73.How’s the__________of my getting this job?

A.opportunity
B.occasion
C.chance
D.affair

74.This article__________ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learnin9．

A.call for
B.applies for
C.cares for
D.allows for

75.__________ ，Bob still went on with the experiment．

A.As he was tired
B.As was he tired
C.Tired as he was
D.As tired as he

四、Part IV Cloze Test（10 points）
Directions：There are 10 blanks in the following passage．For each blank there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．You should choose the one answer that best fits into the passage．Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center．

76.根据以下内容回答题：Why do you like someone?That person may not be great looking if you take a poll，but someone falls（1）him／her immediately．Why do this happen?What is the chemistry?Why do you find someone attractive?What is the（2）of that?Many love stories have been written around the love at first sight．The prince saw the princess and the princess saw the prince．Both（3）in love with each other forever．This is what romance is made（4）． What is this and how does this happen?You manage to lose your（5）；your thinking ability and your head．Your heart con-trols everythin9．You try every way possible to meet and win over that person．You pass sleep-less nights（6）of him／her．You are not able to live without that person for a moment.Much has been written about romantic love．No one has（7）any conclusion about how such love devclops．There are different theories about it，but can love be ever defined in terms of chemicals?Ultimately what will science achieve by（8）about how and why of such ro-mantic love that is heavenly?The best thing if you fall in（9）love is to preserve it carefully．（10）no circumstances，let anything happen to destroy it．It is very precious．Take care of it．
1.        

A.for
B.at
C.on
D.down

77.2.       

A.advice
B.tip
C.secret
D.reason

78.3.       

A.fell
B.took
C.felt
D.had

79.4.       

A.up
B.to
C.of
D.from

80.5.       

A.meanings
B.friends
C.senses
D.feeling

81.6.       

A.thinking
B.think
C.thought
D.to think

82.7.       

A.arrived
B.reached
C.done
D.gone

83.8.       

A.finding
B.finding out
C.found out
D.being found

84.9.       

A.so
B.that
C.this
D.such

85.10.       

A.On
B.Under
C.When
D.For

五、Part V Writing（15 points）
Directions：For this part．You are to write 100～120 words.
You have to write your composition based on the outline given below in Chinese below

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