北京成人本科英语模拟试卷56

一、1.Dialogue Communication

0. —Let"s go out for a walk. —______.

A．Why not?
B．Why?
C．Of course.
D．I"d love to.

1. —I"d like to take a chance and run a business. —Do you know about the local market? ______.

A．No problem
B．Better play it safe
C．Do as you please
D．Think nothing of it

2. —Just think, all that worked for nothing. What a fool I was! —______.

A．Ah, don"t think any more about that really
B．Well, I"m glad that"s over
C．I"d rather not say anything about that
D．We"re hoping you are able to do it well

3. —What present shall we make Simon for his birthday? What kind of things does he like, football, pop music, model planes or ships ... ? —______ —Let"s make him a model plane.

A．It"s a good idea
B．That"s it
C．That"s true
D．That"s right

4. —Mr. Smith, you are arrested for stealing. Please sign here. —Arrested? Stealing? ______.

A．Are you all right?
B．You can"t be serious!
C．I"m a foreigner.
D．It doesn"t matter.

5. —Could I make it 25th May? —______.

A．You can manage it
B．That"s fine with me
C．Not a bit of it
D．Go ahead with it

6. —What"s wrong with my son, Dr. Liu? —Just a little cold. Take this medicine and he"ll soon get well. ______.

A．Take it easy
B．Don"t worry about me
C．It doesn"t matter
D．Leave him as he is

7. —What"s the matter? You really look upset. —______. —Well, better luck next time.

A．Why, I always look up to you
B．Me? I never look down upon anybody
C．I have a bad cold
D．I failed an important test

8. —Is this Mr. White"s office, Mary? —Yes, ______.

A．after you
B．it doesn"t matter
C．that"s all right
D．please yourself

9. —Good medicine always tastes bitter, doesn"t it? —______. Some can also be nice to take.

A．Not necessarily
B．I"m not sure
C．I can"t agree more
D．Everyone says so

10. —Hi, Mary, haven"t seen you for a long time. ______ ? —Fine. What about you?

A．How are you doing
B．What are you doing
C．How do you do
D．What do you do

11. —I"d like to see the movie very much, but I have no money on me. —That"s OK. This is my ______.

A．offer
B．treat
C．turn
D．service

12. Can I look about the rooms before I decide which room I"d like to stay in? —Of course. ______, madam.

A．That"s all right
B．Take your time
C．Enjoy yourself
D．It doesn"t matter

13. —I"m so tired, helping the family with the work in the field. —Why not take a rest, then? —______.

A．Because I have no time
B．Maybe I should
C．Sorry, I can"t tell you about it
D．I don"t know it

14. —You must get excited about going to France to study oil painting. — ______, but I"m afraid I can"t do well because my French is too poor.

A．I don"t know yet
B．Certainly not
C．Well, I ought to
D．All right

二、2.Reading Comprehension

Part I  Reading Comprehension (30%)
Directions: There are three 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 a single line through the center.

1. What kind of clothes is likely to be sold 5% cheaper?

A．Last summer"s clothes.
B．Clothes not in perfect condition.
C．Clothes bought in specially for the sales.
D．Clothes for winter.

2. Which of the following statements is true?

A．The customers gave up the manners, which the English are famous for.
B．The customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted.
C．Small children enjoyed crawling through people"s legs.
D．The security guards were fearless of the crowd.

3. In the author"s opinion, why is Graham"s happy to make the expensive store into a "battlefield"?

A．There are too many clothes and they want to clear them in the sales.
B．They are eager to show that they are clever at doing business.
C．They can take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes.
D．They want to make more money by having sales.

4. The expression "crashed out " in the last paragraph means ______.

A．chatted with friends
B．slept soundly
C．broke down
D．dined out

5. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The Best Bargain.
B．Hunting for a Job.
C．Sale Fever.
D．A Pleasant Fortnight.

7. Girls are likely to think that ______.

A．science courses are for both boys and girls
B．science courses make them more popular
C．science courses make them successful
D．science courses are difficult for them

8. The text mainly discusses ______ reasons for the difference between boys and girls in scientific achievements.

A．biological
B．historical
C．social
D．personal

9. What are boys usually encouraged to do at school?

A．To get help with their homework.
B．To play the leading role in class.
C．To work with girl students in class.
D．To learn to take care of others.

10. What does the passage say about great mathematicians?

A．Their teachers did not supply answers to them.
B．They started learning mathematics at an earlier age.
C．They showed mathematical abilities in their teenage years.
D．Their success results from their strong interest in mathematics.

11. The author would probably agree that ______.

A．boys and girls learn in the same way
B．boys and girls are equal in general intelligence
C．girls are more confident in themselves than before
D．girls should take fewer science courses than boys

13. At the beginning of Nadia"s first day at school, she was ______.

A．disappointed
B．helpful
C．lively
D．shy

14. The underlined word "perplexed" probably means ______.

A．puzzled
B．angry
C．shocked
D．serious

15. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A．Nadia did not like Kate
B．Nadia had lived by the sea before
C．Nadia had never seen a computer before
D．Nadia spoke in a soft voice out of politeness

16. Which of the following statements is true?

A．Nadia was better at maths than other students.
B．Nadia found some of the maths questions difficult.
C．Nadia was encouraged to answer questions in class.
D．Nadia understood the maths teacher better than other teachers.

17. What is the message of the story?

A．Talking about something familiar gives you confidence in communication.
B．Answering questions in class makes you better understood by classmates.
C．Language plays an important role in communication between cultures.
D．Mathematics helps to improve communication between cultures.

19. What does the underlined word "matriarch" mean?

A．An old member of an elephant family.
B．A female head of an elephant family.
C．A wise elephant.
D．A large elephant.

20. When do elephants form. into a group?

A．When they are feeding the young.
B．When they see a familiar elephant.
C．When they are giving birth to baby elephants.
D．When the leading elephant gives out a warning.

21. The research with recordings of contact calls shows ______.

A．how fast elephants form. into groups
B．how important the age of a leading elephant is
C．how frightened elephants are when hearing a strange call
D．how frequently old elephants call other members of the family

22. The older a female elephant is, ______.

A．the stronger she will be
B．the poorer memory she will have
C．the more useless her tusks will be
D．the more likely she will be killed

23. We can infer from the passage that elephants may ______

A．run into other elephant families
B．give wrong warnings to their mothers
C．run away on hearing a strange sound
D．produce more babies by gathering together often

三、3.Vocabulary and Structure

Part II  Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
Directions: In this part, there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

0. Progress so far has been very good. ______ , we are sure that the project will he completed on time.

A．However
B．Otherwise
C．Therefore
D．Besides

1. Wild pigs are fierce and courageous fighters and may charge with little or no ______.

A．protection
B．provision
C．provocation
D．prevention

2. If you can"t decide which of the two books to borrow, why don"t you take ______ ? I won"t read them this week.

A．all
B．any
C．either
D．both

3. The ______ on his face told me that he was angry.

A．impression
B．sight
C．appearance
D．expression

4. At the meeting they discussed three different ______ to the study of mathematics.

A．approaches
B．means
C．methods
D．ways

5. You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of ______.

A．date
B．shape
C．order
D．balance

6. The traffic lights ______ green and I pulled away.

A．came
B．grew
C．got
D．went

7. Attention, coffee lovers! We have for you, the best coffee machine ______ invented.

A．ever
B．already
C．even
D．nowadays

8. It was already past midnight and only three young men ______ in the tea house.

A．left
B．remained
C．delayed
D．deserted

9. It"s quite ______ me why such things have been allowed to happen.

A．for
B．behind
C．against
D．beyond

10. Don"t respond to any e-mails ______ personal information, no matter how official they look.

A．searching
B．asking
C．requesting
D．questioning

11. Finding information in today"s world is easy. The ______ is how you can tell if the information you get is useful or not.

A．ability
B．competition
C．challenge
D．knowledge

12. You can see the stars on a clear night, but in the daytime they are ______.

A．unavoidable
B．invisible
C．inaccessible
D．unavailable

13. When Jane began to take swimming lessons, her main ______ was the fear of water.

A．evidence
B．crisis
C．obstacle
D．danger

14. Try not to start every sentence with "the". ______ the beginnings of your sentences.

A．Vary
B．Decorate
C．Form
D．Describe

15. After the meeting, the leaders had a ______ discussion about it.

A．far
B．farther
C．further
D．farthest

16. From his cheerful expression we may safely ______ that the meeting is successful.

A．conclude
B．imagine
C．suppose
D．consider

17. We should have a(n) ______ medical examination at least once a year.

A．accurate
B．actual
C．chief
D．thorough

18. To overcome the difficulty they were faced with, several companies ______ to form. a big one.

A．linked
B．united
C．joined
D．connected

19. He is ______ tearing up what he has written and beginning over again.

A．simply
B．constantly
C．gradually
D．generally

20. Having entered the room, little Hans noticed many of the villagers ______ at the back of the classroom.

A．seat
B．seated
C．seating
D．to seat

21. The report the scientists made this year ______ the weaknesses of modern medical practice.

A．exposed
B．struggled
C．rejected
D．explored

22. The book you want is not ______ now. I will let you know as soon as it is returned to the library.

A．useful
B．possible
C．available
D．practical

23. Many statistics related to the economy are published ______

A．deliberately
B．quarterly
C．mindlessly
D．humorously

24. From all points of view, war would be a ______ to the people.

A．solution
B．catastrophe
C．triumph
D．failure

25. Jim went to answer the phone. ______, Peter started to prepare lunch.

A．Meanwhile
B．However
C．While
D．Instead

26. As a policeman, Mr. Brown thought that he had a duty to ______ the lost children in finding their homes.

A．assist
B．help
C．provide
D．support

27. So ______ are the children about the experiment that they ask endless questions aboutit.

A．curious
B．interested
C．energetic
D．excited

28. There have been great advances in the ______ of cancer.

A．process
B．treatment
C．instruction
D．influence

29. Technology has ______ the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people.

A．formulated
B．furnished
C．functioned
D．facilitated

30. It was expected that the Senate would ______ the bill by about 60 to 40.

A．disagree
B．reject
C．instruct
D．struggle

31. You can"t make yourself understood because you explain things in a way that is too ______ for me.

A．obvious
B．abstract
C．realistic
D．impressive

32. Countries that traditionally never allowed foreign students to stay and work like Germany or the United Kingdom—are facing their own labor ______ in information technology and relaxing their immigration laws.

A．cuts
B．shortages
C．weaknesses
D．imports

33. With keen ______ , convincing facts and a global angle, Epstein vividly recorded a brilliant page of the great Chinese revolution.

A．inspection
B．intellectual
C．intention
D．insight

34. In my opinion, she left the letter there ______ so that you"d see it.

A．technically
B．eagerly
C．normally
D．deliberately

35. As a librarian, she spends most of her time ______ books on the shelves every day.

A．arranging
B．selling
C．controlling
D．borrowing

36. After long talks about pay, the managers and workers reached a(n) ______.

A．settlement
B．decision
C．conclusion
D．arrangement

37. Don"t worry about it. Sometimes the symptoms can be quite ______.

A．severe
B．light
C．mild
D．weak

38. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______ , drawing millions of visitors every year.

A．attention
B．attraction
C．settlement
D．arrangement

39. Why not try this tie? It ______ your suit and shirt very well.

A．matches
B．meets
C．fits
D．compares

四、4.Cloze

Part IV  Cloze (10%)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fit into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1.German zoologist Randolf Menzel says bees aren"t as busy as people believe they are. "Bees are not particularly【76】. Instead they sleep a lot and are lazy. They spend【77】80 per cent of the night sleeping. Even during the day they often fly to the nest【78】they rest their wings." said Menzel, a zoologist at the Free University in Berlin, who hasstudied bees for four decades. But to【79】for their apparent laziness, they are actually very intelligent. They are【80】learners and able to recognize various smells.
  Menzel said bees" learning, like【81】of many animals, was based on a reward system. "If a bee is rewarded once for something, it remembers it for a week. But if it is rewarded three times, it will remember it for its【82】lifetime." Said Menzel. He last week was awarded a【83】by the German Zoological Society.
  The memory capacity of bees means they can【84】among more than 50 different smells to find the one they want. "What is interesting is that what smells good to a bee, is also a【85】smell for humans. " said Menzel.
(76)

A．working hard
B．hardworking
C．hard working
D．working hardly

2.(77)

A．as to
B．as much
C．up to
D．such as

3.(78)

A．what
B．to which
C．in that
D．where

4.(79)

A．compensate
B．provide
C．search
D．account

5.(80)

A．rapid
B．swift
C．speedy
D．quick

6.(81)

A．those
B．which
C．that
D．what

7.(82)

A．full
B．integrate
C．all
D．entire

8.(83)

A．prize
B．praise
C．price
D．pride

9.(84)

A．discriminate
B．distinguish
C．divide
D．derive

10.(85)

A．sickening
B．pleasant
C．harsh
D．graceful

五、5.Writing

0.   For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Can Money Buy Happiness? You should write no less than 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
  1. 有人认为金钱是幸福之本(source of happiness);
  2. 也有人认为金钱是万恶之源(root of all evils);
  3. 我的看法。