北京成人本科英语模拟试卷49

一、1.Dialogue Communication

0. —Have you got any weather information today? Will it rain this evening? —No, I"ve no idea, though ______.

A．I think not
B．I hope it doesn"t
C．I hope not
D．I don"t think that

1. —You couldn"t have chosen any gift better for me. —______.

A．Well, I thought you would like it
B．Well, don"t complain about a gift
C．I"m glad you like it ever so much
D．That"s all right. I"ll give you a better one next time

2. —Come in please. Make yourself at home. —______ —I"m glad you like it.

A．Thanks. You have a nice place here.
B．Oh, this picture is so beautiful.
C．Thanks. What nice food you"ve prepared!
D．OK. Let me look around your new house.

3. —Did you remember to pay the telephone bill? —The telephone bill? ______.

A．That isn"t due yet
B．Are you sure
C．My telephone is out of order
D．Please remember the amount

4. —______? —No, thanks. I"m just looking around. I"ll let you know if I want something.

A．Have you made up your mind what you want
B．What will you buy
C．Can I help you
D．Do you like it

5. —I"m interested in that chair. How much do you want for it? —$— ______ . I"ll give you $—No, that"s not enough.

A．The Chair is really nice
B．That"s too much
C．Please lower the price
D．Nobody will have it except me

6. —I think I"m coming down with a bad cold. —______.

A．Oh, don"t say that again
B．Then you"d better see a doctor
C．Well, I suggest you have a rest
D．But you should go up a bit

7. —What"s going on? —______.

A．No, we won"t go on. We need rest.
B．The Times Theatre is on fire.
C．I"m going on telling the story.
D．How about some ice cream?

8. —Bruce was killed in a traffic accident. — ______ I talked with him yesterday morning.

A．What a pity!
B．I beg your pardon?
C．Sorry to hear that.
D．Is that so?

9. —Oh, Mary! You should do your work instead of sitting here watching TV. —______.

A．That"s not a very good idea.
B．TV produces good influence on children.
C．What makes you say that?
D．You said TV was educational.

10. —This is English Department of Beijing University. —Hi, I"m a student in English Department. I need to know the foreign professor—Mr. Smith"s email address. — ______ . I"m sorry, Mr. Smith does not have an email address in our system.

A．Just a minute
B．I see
C．At your service
D．It"s you

11. —Jack called to say that he would not accept the job. —I had talked him into taking it up many times. ______ since he still refuses.

A．I"ll come to his help
B．I can"t help it
C．I"ll take it over with him
D．I"ll phone him up

12. —Congratulations to you! I hear you got the first prize in the English Speech Contest. —______.

A．Don"t mention it. I think that"s only the past
B．Thanks. But I think I could have done better
C．There"s nothing to cheer for
D．No, no. It"s a piece of cake

13. — ______ ? Kate, you look pale. —Oh, thank you. It doesn"t matter.

A．What"s on
B．What"s up
C．Are you ill
D．Do you feel terrible

14. —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

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. The underlined word "chapter" in Paragraph 2 means ______.

A．a branch of an organization
B．a written agreement of a club
C．a part of a collection of poems
D．a period in a society"s history

2. From the text, we know that the "baby boomers" are a group of people who ______.

A．have gradually become more noticeable
B．are worried about getting old too quickly
C．are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend
D．tried living a different life from their parents when they were young

3. It could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are ______.

A．interested in raising money for social work
B．programmers who can plan well for their future
C．believers in equality between men and women
D．good at cooking big meals and taking care of others

4. Who set up the Red Hat Society?

A．Emily Cornette.
B．Ellen Cooper.
C．Jenny Joseph.
D．Joe Heywood.

5. Women join the Red Hat Society because ______.

A．they want to stay young
B．they would like to appear more attractive
C．they would like to have fun and live for themselves
D．they want to be more like their parents

7. After the car owner received a phone call, he ______.

A．went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried
B．gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park
C．sent some money to the thief by mail
D．told the press about it

8. The "lazier and more inventive" criminal refers to ______.

A．the car thief who stays at home
B．one of those who put the ads in the paper
C．one of the policemen in Changwa
D．the owner of the pigeons

9. The writer mentions the fact that "none of the stolen cars have been returned" to show ______.

A．how easily people get fooled by criminals
B．what Chen thinks might be correct
C．the thief is extremely clever
D．the money paid is too little

10. The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to ______.

A．criminals
B．pigeons
C．the stolen cars
D．demands for money

11. We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because ______.

A．he reads the ads in the newspaper
B．he lives in the same neighborhood
C．he has seen the car owners in the park
D．he has trained the pigeons to follow them

13. The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August ______.

A．to express the opinions of many parents
B．to choose a right one for their daughter
C．to check the cost of college education
D．to find a right one near a large city

14. It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges ______.

A．receive too many visitors
B．mirror the rest of the nation
C．hide the truth of campus crime
D．have too many watchdog groups

15. The underlined word "buy" in the third paragraph re, cans ______

A．mind
B．admit
C．believe
D．expect

16. We learn from the text that "the honest ones" in the fourth paragraph most probably refers to colleges ______

A．that are protected by campus security
B．that report campus crime by law
C．that are free from campus crime
D．that enjoy very good publicity

17. What is the text mainly about?

A．Exact campus crime statistics.
B．Crimes on or around campuses.
C．Effective solutions to campus crime.
D．Concerns about kids"campus safety.

19. What did Tim do at the beginning of the story?

A．He left the house quietly.
B．He had breakfast at home.
C．He left a note on the freezer.
D．He put a sweater in his schoolbag.

20. "He settled for some biscuits " (in Paragraph 3) means that Tim ______.

A．had to leave the biscuits on the table
B．liked biscuits better than sandwiches
C．had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches
D．could only find some biscuits in the kitchen

21. What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave?

A．The height of the first rocks.
B．The ups and downs of the waves.
C．The change in the position of the sun.
D．The vast stretch of the sunlit beach.

22. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?

A．The sea looked like a piece of gold.
B．Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived.
C．Tim was the only person on the beach.
D．The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave.

23. In the story, Tim"s mood (心情) changed from ______.

A．loneliness to craziness
B．anxiousness to excitement
C．helplessness to happiness
D．eagerness to nervousness

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. I didn"t drink ______ this afternoon. I am not feeling quite myself now.

A．a bit
B．a little
C．too much
D．a great deal

1. More and more people choose to shop in the supermarket, for they are especially interested in the ______ of goods on offer.

A．price
B．variety
C．value
D．amount

2. Mr. Brown doesn"t think that all bad languages should be allowed. In his opinion, there are ______ that should be kept up.

A．degrees
B．standards
C．levels
D．limits

3. According to news report, personal ______ of guns in the USA causes a lot of trouble.

A．wealth
B．possession
C．need
D．matter

4. Before the final exam, many students have shown ______ of tension (紧张). Some have trouble in sleeping while others have lost their appetite (胃口).

A．anxiety
B．marks
C．signs
D．remarks

5. Being able to speak another language fluently is a great ______ when you look for a job.

A．honor
B．advantage
C．chance
D．pleasure

6. Spending the summer traveling round Australia is a great idea, but it begs the ______ of how we can afford it.

A．mercy
B．pleasure
C．question
D．permission

7. The shop she usually did her shopping ______ every Saturday has been pulled down for the City Center.

A．on
B．in
C．for
D．/

8. You should think ______ yourself instead of just obeying others.

A．of
B．to
C．by
D．for

9. Kevin burst into tears ______ because his teacher punished him in front of the whole class.

A．on the side
B．on the spot
C．on any account
D．on the mark

10. She looks forward every spring to ______ the flower-lined garden.

A．walking in
B．walk in
C．visit
D．paying a visit

11. This play, ______ , is very wonderful; there are many interesting characters in it.

A．in doubt
B．on the whole
C．out of question
D．under no condition

12. What is it about a treeless, dusty, old city like St. Samothene ______ makes people love it so much?

A．that
B．it
C．where
D．this

13. The door opened and in ______.

A．he came
B．came he
C．did he come
D．did Mr. Smith come

14. You fix my what? It was to get my brakes repaired ______ I brought my car in, not to get the engine replaced!

A．so that
B．when
C．that
D．because

15. Little ______ at that time that the course of my life was about to change.

A．did I know
B．I knew
C．I didn"t know
D．have I known

16. We have been to the theatre for too many times! Not once since we arrived here ______ to the movies!

A．we have gone
B．we have been
C．had we gone
D．have we been

17. There are no seats ______ for those who are late for the show.

A．available
B．enough
C．supplied
D．make

18. It is ______ his advice on how ______ English well ______ you a lot of trouble.

A．because; to learn; that will avoid
B．taking; to learn; that will save
C．because of; learn; which will waste
D．for; to learn; that will make

19. Next to the hole ______, ______ a bell was fastened.

A．a nail was there; to that
B．was a nail; to which
C．was a nail; to that
D．a nail was there; from which

20. It is not the language ______ the cultural background ______ makes the book difficult to understand.

A．but; that
B．nor; which
C．as; that
D．like; which

21. Is it the scholarship that you got yesterday ______ makes you so happy?

A．which
B．what
C．that
D．when

22. It was in the small house ______ was built with stones ______ he spent his childhood.

A．which; that
B．where; that
C．that ; where
D．that; which

23. ______ for the worst in advance and you won"t be disappointed.

A．Prepare
B．When preparing
C．Having prepared
D．If you prepare

24. Who can you turn to in time of danger, if not ______ ?

A．ourselves
B．ours
C．we
D．us

25. The women carrying babies, get on the bus first, ______ ?

A．will you
B．will she
C．doesn"t she
D．don"t they

26. It was ______ computer games that took the boy a lot of time that he ought to have spent on his lessons.

A．to have played
B．playing
C．played
D．having played

27. She hurriedly left the room as if ______.

A．she angry
B．was angry
C．it was angry
D．angry

28. Take this box and ______ you can find enough space.

A．put it which
B．put up it which place
C．put it wherever
D．put it in where

29. It is ______ he often breaks the school rules ______ makes his headteacher unsatisfied with him.

A．what; that
B．that; what
C．that; that
D．which; that

30. You told me there were many taxis but ______ over there.

A．there was not one
B．there was no one
C．there were none
D．was none

31. Let us take care of the house while you are away, ______ ?

A．shan"t we
B．shall we
C．don"t you
D．will you

32. The explosion, ______ all newspapers showed, claimed more than 100 people.

A．which
B．where
C．as
D．what

33. The teacher ______ his students think highly was educated from Beijing University.

A．which teaching method
B．of which teaching method
C．whose teaching method
D．of whose teaching method

34. She managed to save ______ she could out of her wages to help her brother.

A．how little money
B．so little money
C．such little money
D．what little money

35. Preparations are being made for the Olympic Games ______ in Beijing in 2008.

A．held
B．holding
C．to be held
D．to hold

36. The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year, 80% ______ are sold abroad.

A．of which
B．which of
C．of them
D．of that

37. The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the jobs ______ they are being trained.

A．in that
B．for that
C．in which
D．for which

38. I shall never forget those years I lived in the country with the farmers, ______ has a great effect on my life.

A．that; which
B．when; which
C．which; that
D．when; who

39. The place ______ the bridge is supposed to be built should be ______ the cross-river traffic is the heaviest.

A．which; where
B．at which; which
C．at which; where
D．which; in which

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.One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked【76】better than driving our truck,【77】this time I was not happy. My father had told me I"d have to ask for credit at the store.
  Sixteen is a【78】age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly【79】of racial discrimination was【80】a fact of life. I"d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner【81】whether they were "good for it." I knew black youths just like me who were【82】like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.
  My family was【83】. We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner【84】us?.
  At Davis"s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded【85】I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my purchases to the cash desk, I said carefully, "I need to put this on credit."
(76)

A．something
B．nothing
C．anything
D．everything

2.(77)

A．and
B．so
C．but
D．for

3.(78)

A．prideful
B．wonderful
C．respectful
D．colorful

4.(79)

A．intention
B．shadow
C．habit
D．faith

5.(80)

A．thus
B．just
C．still
D．ever

6.(81)

A．guessed
B．suspected
C．questioned
D．figured

7.(82)

A．watched
B．caught
C．dismissed
D．accused

8.(83)

A．generous
B．honest
C．friendly
D．modest

9.(84)

A．blame
B．excuse
C．charge
D．trust

10.(85)

A．until
B．as
C．once
D．since

五、5.Writing

0.   You are to write in no less than 120 words on the topic Do "Lucky Numbers" Really Bring Good Luck? You are to take a position, either for or against the matter, and give your reasons. You should base your composition on the following Chinese notes.
  有人认为某些数字会带来好运，有些人认为数字与好运无关，你的观点是什么?