北京成人本科学位英语统考模拟题

北京成人本科学位英语统考模拟题

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.

Passage 1

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:

（76）Packaging is an important form of advertising. package can sometimes motivate someone to buy a product. For example, a small child might ask for a breakfast food that comes in a box with a picture of a TV character. The child is more interested in the picture than in breakfast: food. Pictures for children to color or cut out, games printed on a package, or small gifts inside a box also motivate many children to buy products-or to ask their parents for them.

Some packages suggest that a buyer will get something for nothing. Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this. Although a similar product in a plain container might cost less, people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe the container is free. However, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product.

The size of a package also motivates a buyer. Maybe the package has "Economy Size" or "Family Size" printed on it. This suggests that the large size has the most product for the least money. But that is not always true. To find out a buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit.

（77）The information on the package should provide some answers. But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement The words and pictures do not tell the whole story. Only the product inside can do that.

1. As used in the first paragraph of the passage, the word "motivate" most probably means

A) making one believe what he does is just

B) providing a story that makes one moved

C) supplying a thought or feeling that makes one act

D) making one deep in thought

2. "A buyer will get something for nothing" most probably means that__________.

A) a buyer will not get what he wants to

B) a buyer will gain more than he loses

C) a buyer will get what he pays for

D) a buyer will get something useful free of charge

3. People are likely to buy the product sold in a glass or dish because__________.

A) they have no other choice

B) they think they can get the container for free

C) the container is too attractive

D) they believe the cost of the container is included in the cost of the product 4.

Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A) On seeing a well-designed container, a buyer often neglects what is inside it.

B) A buyer is also attracted by the size of the container.

C) Children are often made to buy a product by its package with attractive pictures.

D) Package is often a successful advertisement.

5. What suggestion does the author give in the passage?

A) The best choice for a-buyer is to get a product in a plain package.

B) A buyer should get what he needs most.

C) The quality of a container has nothing to do with the quality of the product.

D) Do not buy the product which is sold in a glass or dish

Passage 2

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:

（78）There are approximately three quarters of a ton of termites (白蚁)for every person on Earth. It now turns out that these critters may be helping to alter the climate and affect man's life.

For years scientists have been saying that carbon dioxide sent into the atmosphere by the burning of fuels might lead to the rise in temperatures of the whole earth, owing to the greenhouse effect in which the gas prevent the escape of heat into outer space. Now an international team of researchers has discovered that termites generate more than twice the carbon dioxide that fuel burning does. And this production, which comes from the insects' eating and consuming of different kinds of vegetables and wood, has risen greatly. This is chiefly because man has cut so many trees in order to open more land and thus has provided large quantities of food for the insects in the form of tiny pieces of wood.

The output from the burning of fuels is of greater concern, however, because iris continuing to rise steadily and so far no effective measures have been taken to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide produced in this way. Production by termites, on the other hand, is not likely to increase much more.

6. From the passage we know that "the greenhouse effect" is an effect in which__________.

A) low temperatures are created by using a house

B) the house is made green in order to keep heat

C) heat is prevented from escaping outside

D) everything is kept green in a house

7. Which of the following consists of three words that refer exactly to the same thing in the passage?

A) climate, temperature, heat B) carbon dioxide, the gas, atmosphere

C) output, production, effect D) termites, critters, insects

8. Which of the following sentences is true?

A) Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere carries heat into outer space so as to change the climate

B) Carbon dioxide may escape into the greenhouse so that the Earth will be

made warmer.

C) As carbon dioxide keeps heat from' escaping into outer space, the Earth may become warmer.

D) Carbon dioxide may make the Earth warmer because it lets the heat escape into outer space.

9. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) It is the production by termites that is now of greater concern.

B) What scientists worry more about is the output from burning fuels.

C) The output from burning fuels is now rising steadily.

D) The burning of fuels generates much less carbon dioxide than termites do.

10. The best title for this passage might be__________.

A) The Effect of Termites on the Climate

B) Why Carbon Dioxide Can Affect the Climate

C) The Output from Burning Fuel

D) How Greenhouse Works

Passage 3

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

（79）It is often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10th and 11th centuries. As a wife, the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry or decimum. Admittedly, the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of desertion, but in reality its function in the social and family life of the time was much more important. The decimum was the wife's right to receive a tenth of all her husband's property. The wife had the right to withhold' consent in all transactions the husband would make. And more than just a right: the documents show that she enjoyed a real power of decision, equal to that of her husband. In no case do the documents indicate any degree of difference in the legal status of husband and wife.

（80）The wife shared in the management of her husband's personal property but the opposite was not always free. Women seemed perfectly prepared to defend their own inheritance against husbands who tried to exceed their rights, and on occasion they showed a Fine fighting spirit. A case in point is that of Mar'ia Vivas, a Catalan woman of Barcelona. Having agreed with her husband Mire to sell a field she bad inherited, for the needs of the household, she insisted on compensation. None being offered, she succeeded in dragging her husband to the scribe to have a contract duly drawn up assigning her a piece of land from Miro's personal inheritance. The unfortunate husband was obliged to agree, as the contract says, "for the sake of peace. "Either through dowry or through being hot-tempered, the Catalan wife knew how to win herself, within he context of the family, a powerful economic position.

11. a decimum was__________.

A) the wife's fight to receive one-tenth other husband's property

B) a written contract

C) a gift of money to the new husband

D) the wife's inheritance from her father

12. In the society described in the passage, the legal standing of the wife in marriage was__________.

A) higher than that of a single woman B) the same as that of her husband

C) lower than that of her husband D) higher than that of her husband

13. What compensation did Mafia Vivas get for the Held?

A) Money from Miro's land B) Money for household expenses

C) A tenth of Miro's land D) Some of the land Miro had inherited

14. Could a husband sell his wife's inheritance?

A) Yes, if his father- in- law agreed. B) Yes, if she agreed.

C) Yes, whenever he wishes to. D) No, under no circumstances

15. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an effect of the dowry system?

A) The husband was given control over his wife's property.

B) The wife gained a powerful economic position.

C) The wife was protected from desertion.

D) The husband had to share the power of decision in marriage.

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.

16． You will see this product ______ wherever you go.

A to be advertised

B advertised

C advertise

D advertising 17．Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others , ______ ,of course , made the others jealous.

A who

B than

C what

D which

18．Mike’s uncle insists _______ in this hotel.

A staying not

B not to stay

C that he would not stay

D that he not stay 19．We'd like to ____ a table for five for dinner this evening.

A preserve

B reserve

C retain

D sustain

20．She ought to stop work；she has a headache because she ______ too long.

A has been reading

B had read

C is reading

D read

21．The bank is reported in the local newspaper _______ in broad daylight yesterday.

A being robbed

B having been robbed

C to have been robbed

D robbed 22．A library with five thousand books ______ to the nation as a gift.

A is offered

B has offered

C are offered

D have offered

23．Your hair wants _____ . You’d better have it done tomorrow.

A cut

B cutting

C to cut

D being cut

24．You have nothing to ______ by refusing to listen to our advice.

A gain

B grasp

C seize

D earn

25．She was complaining that the doctor was ______ too much for the treatment he was giving her.

A expending

B offering

C costing

D charging

26．She was so _______ in her job that she didn't hear anybody knocking at the door.

A attracted

B absorbed

C drawn

D concentrated

27．The thief tried to open the locked door but _______.

A in no way

B in vain

C without effect

D at a loss

28 Space vehicles were launched into outer space __________ search of another living planet.

A. to

B. at

C. in

D. for

29．The doctor will not perform the operation ____ it is absolutely necessary.

A. so

B. if

C. for

D. unless

30．Fortunately, the demonstration ____ to be quite peaceful.

A turned

B turned out

C showed off

D showed up

31．We were not surprised at ____, for he had worked so hard.

A what has he achieved

B that what he had achieved

C what he had achieved

D that he had achieved

32．I hope that you'll be more careful in typing the letter. Don't _______ anything.

A lack

B withdraw

C omit

D leak

33．The hopes goals，fears and desires ______ widely between men and women，between the rich and the poor.

A alter

B shift

C transfer

D vary

34．Is _______ necessary to complete the design before National Day?

A this

B that

C it

D he

35．We are all for your proposal that the discussion ________.

A be put off

B was put off

C should put off

D is to put off

36．There was plenty of time.She _______.

A mustn't have hurried

B couldn't have hurried

C must not hurry

D needn’t have hurried

37．-How was your recent visit to Qingdao?

-It was great. We visited some friends, and spent the ______ days at the seaside.

A few last sunny

B last few sunny

C last sunny few

D few sunny last

38．The residents , _______ had been damaged by the flood , were given help by the Red Cross.

A all their homes

B all whose homes

C all of whose homes

D all of their homes 39．This hotel ______ $60 for a single room with bath.

A claims

B demands

C prices

D charges

40．He moved away from his parents, and missed them ______ enjoy the exciting life in New York.

A too much to

B enough to

C very much to

D much so as to 41．It’s a fine day. Let’s go fishing , ______?

A won’t we

B will we

C don’t we

D shall we

42．After the new technique was introduced , the factory produced ______ tractors in 1988 as the year before.

A as twice many

B as many twice

C twice as many

D twice many as 43．_______ seeing the damage he had done, the child felt ashamed.

A By

B On

C At

D For

44．It was not until the end of the meeting ______.

A that she turned up

B when she turned up

C did she turn up

D had she turned up

45．A business letter should be written in a formal style ______ in a personal tone.

A better than

B other than

C rather than

D less than

Part Ⅲ ldentification (10%)

Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C, and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

46. I didn't mind their coming late to the lecture, but I objected their making

A B C

so much noise.

D

47. Everyone who. takes the examination will receive their score reports

A B C

in six weeks.

D

48. On her way to the supermarket yesterday morning Mary met an old friend and

A B

stopped talking with him for quite. a while.

C D

49. It is. extremely important for .an engineer to know to use a computer.

A B C D

50. Sarah said she heard someone in the classroom, but when we looked we didn't

A B

find someone.

C D

51. Paula doesn't want to attend the meeting and Sheila doesn't too.

A B C D

52. If you will buy one box at the regular price, you would receive another

A B

one at no extra cost.

C D

53. I didn't enjoy him singing so softly, though I generally enjoy

A B C D

quiet songs.

54. Yellowstone National Park is one of the older parks in the U.S. It

A B

was established by Congress in 1872.

C D

55. The examiner did not know whether to report the student for cheating

A

or warning him first.

B C D

Part IV Ctoze (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 the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on tire: Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Let me tell you a story about Bert and Mildred Bumbridge, who used to be very __________56. For example, Mildred would forget to cook dinner, or Bert would __________ 57 up for work on Sunday __________ 58it was Monday. One summer they __________59 to take a long plane trip. What do __________60suppose happened? Well, they got __________61the airport with only ten minutes to __________ 62. So time was short. In that situation anyone would _________63 the plane right away. But not Mr. and Mrs. Bumbridge. They just had to buy some flight insurance __________ 64. All in all ,who knows what will happen __________ 65 a plane flight ? They quickly put some coins into a machine and __________66 came their insurance policy. "Who __________67get the money if we __________ 68, I wonder?" asked Mildred. "My mother, of course, "her husband __________69. "We'll mail the policy to her. Now quick give me a stamp, __________70 you?' he said. "The plane's going to __________71off in another minute." Bert put the stamp on the envelope, __________ 72 it in the mailbox, and __________73 began to cry. What happened, __________ 74you suppose ? He had mailed their __________ 75 to his mother!

56. A. careless B. forgetful C. indifferent D. loose

57. A. step B. stand C. show D. set

58. A. thinking B. neglecting C. ignoring D. overlooking

59. A. occurred B. appeared C. were D. supposed

60. A. they B. it C. I D. you

61. A. into B. on C. to D. at

62. A. spare B. exist C. keep D. remain

63. A. abroad B. broad C. aboard D. board

64. A. primarily B. first C. earliest D. firstly

65. A. in B. on C. down D. out

66. A. on B. off C. down D. out

67. A. must B. would C. may D. should

68. A. crash B. crack C. crush D. creep

69. A. relied B. related C. replied D. responded

70. A. do B. will C. should D. won't

71. A. put B. take C. dive D. rise

72. A. dropped B. drop C. dropping D. drops

73. A. immediately B. quickly C. suddenly D. sooner

74. A. may B. will C. did D. do

75. A. stamp B. tickets C. passports D. envelope

Part V Translation (20%)

Section A

Directions: In this part there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the 3 passage you have just read in the part of Reading Comprehension. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.

76．Packaging is an important form of advertising.

77．The information on the package should provide some answers.

78．There are approximately three quarters of a ton of termites (白蚁)for every person on Earth.

79．It is often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10th and 11th centuries.

80．The wife shared in the management of her husband's personal property but the opposite was not always free.

Section B

Directions: In this part there are five sentences in Chinese. You should translate them into English. Be sure to write clearly.

81．我确信她的英语知识对这项工作来说是足够的。

82．虽然有许多困难，我们仍然要完成任务。

83．对护士来说，坚持这项规定是很重要的。

84.霍布斯先生有丰富的工作经验，我们要向他学习。

85.他的数学成绩如此之好，令我感到惊奇。