2015年成人高考學士學位英語考試預測試卷（1）

A.unreasonable
B.criminal
C.harmful
D.costly

32.The research done by the Dement commission shows that Americans__________ ．

A.don’t like to take naps
B.are terribly worried about their national debt
C.sleep less than is good for them
D.have caused many industrial and traffic accidents

33.The purpose of this article is to__________ ．

A.warn us of the wickedness of napping
B.explain the danger of sleepiness
C.discuss the side effects of napping
D.convince the reader of the necessity of napping

34.The“American sleep debt”（Line l，Para．3）iS the result of __________．

A.the traditional misconception the Americans have about sleep
B.the new sleep policy of the Clinton Administration
C.the rapid development of American industry
D.the Americans’worry about the danger of sleepiness

35.The second sentence of the last paragraph tells US that it is__________ ．

A.preferable to have a sound sleep before a night shift
B.good practice to eat something light before we go to bed
C.essential to make up for cost sleep
D.natural to take a nap whenever we feel the need for it

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.Please__________me whether I should accept the offer．

A.advise
B.suggest
C.propose
D.direct

37.__________ faculty member at a university，one has to have a doctorate degree．

A.To become
B.Become
C.One becomes
D.One becoming

38.You are__________to have had the help of such a man．

A.thoughtful
B.considerate
C.fortunate
D.moderate

39.Our hopes__________ and fell in the same instant．

A.aroused
B.arose
C.raised
D.rose

40.Sometimes we are asked__________ we think the likely result of an action will be．

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

41.We moved to the front rowwe codld hear and see better．

A.SO
B.such
C.SO that
D.such that

42.The house is empty__________the keeper．

A.except for
B.but
C.except
D.besides

43.The main __________ of Southern California are climate and the scenery．

A.natures
B.features
C.character
D.temper

44.I‘m sure he is up to the job__________ he would give his mind to it．

A.if only
B.in case
C.until
D.unless

45.He__________ the students a few books to read．

A.arranged
B.managed
C.assigned
D.appointed

46.TheY decided to chase the cow away__________ it did more damage．

A.unless
B.until
C.before
D.Mthough

47.I don’t think it is any use__________ this matter any further．

A.discussing
B.to discuss
C.to discussing
D.to be discussed

48.John likes Chinese food，bm he__________ ．eating with chopsticks．

A.doesn’t used to
B.does．n’t use to
C.isn’t used to
D.used not to

49.Is there any__________ medicine to cure that patient of his illness?

A.efficient
B.effective
C.attractive
D.enjoyable

50.The results are reliable since the tests have been carried out by a__________doctor．

A.quMified
B.sufficient
C.desperate
D.adequate

51.We use plastics__________ wood and metal now．

A.to take place
B.to take over
C.take the place of
D.in place of

52.It is wise to have some money__________for old age．

A.put away
B.kept away
C.laid down
D.given away

53.She__________ her trip to Singapore because she was ill．

A.called off
B.closed down
C.put up
D.went off

54.__________ plastics，the washing machine is light in weight．

A.Made of
B.Making of
C.To make of
D.To be made of

55.Our English teacher had．US__________ compositions every Friday·

A.to write
B.written
C.write
D.wrote

56.Modern means of communication prove to be very convenient for researchers to be kept __________in‘their respective field．

A.known
B.informed
C.noticed
D.told

57.A camera takes light rays bounced off objects and__________them on a sheet of a film．

A.concentrates
B.mixes
C.combines
D.focuses

58.Are you__________ spending more money on the space program?

A.in favor of
B.by favor of
C.in favor to
D.out of favor

59.Professor Wang，__________ for his informative lectures，was warmly received by his students．

A.Knowing
B.Known
C.to be known
D.having known

60.The goals__________ he had fought ail his life no longer seemed important to him.

A.after which
B.with which
C.for which
D.at which

61.In all，6 000 companies are __________ in producing the parts that are needed for these aircraft．

A.eoncemed
B.recommended．
C.involved
D.offended

62.He looks as if he__________ nothing about the news．

A.Would kno
B.would have known
C.knew
D.should know

63.__________ the interference from the local residents，the delegation would have caught the train bound for Edinburgh．

A.Due to
B.Except for
C.In caffe of
D.But for

64.The government is trying to do something to__________ better understanding between the two countfies．

A.raise
B.promote
C.heighten
D.increase

65.None of US expected the chairman to__________ at the party．We thought he was still in hospital．

A.turn in
B.turn over
C.turn up
D.turn down

66.That voung man still denies__________the fire behind the store．

A.start
B.to start
C.having started
D.to have started

67.__________ under a microscope，a fresh snowflake has a delicate six-pointed shape．

A.Seen
B.Seeing
C.To see
D.To be seen

68.A liar cannot make himseIf__________．

A.believe
B.to believe
C.believing
D.believed

69.Not until Columbus discovered America__________ to Europe．

A.bananas were brought
B.are bananas brought
C.bananas brough!
D.were bananas brought

70.You don‘t have to be in such a hurry．1 would rather you__________ on business first．

A.would go
B.will go
C.went
D.have gone

71.It is important that the hotel reeeptionist__________that guests are registered correctly

A.has made sure
B.made sure
C.must make sure
D.make sure

72.Final grades should be__________plenty of good evidence．

A.based on
B.basis on
C.adjusted to
D.on foundation of

73.The lady’s appointment would be terminated as of September 29，unless__________ to that time she requested a hearing．

A.superior
B.inferior
C.prior
D.junior

74.It，s a pity th‘a(chǎn)t Professor Smith has failed to make his idea__________ in the classroom.

A.understanding
B.to be understood
C.understood
D.to understand

75.Tired __________ he was，he insisted on going ahead with the plan at once．

A.even if
B.Hthough
C.likel
D.as

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.根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容回答題：When l was a child，I lived with my mother，my father having been away to work in the town．1 was then not（1）nine years old，lonely and expectant，（2）for things which I knew little about．1 walked out alone one morning along the mountain tops（3）my home stood．The sun had not yet risen，and the air（4）rain of the night and he mountain grass was heavy（5）tiny drops of water．As I looked back，I could see the marks my feet（6）on the long grassy slope behind me．1 walked till I came to a place（7）a little stream ran into the deep valley below．Here it passed between soft．（8）banks：at one place a large slice of earth had fallen away from the bank on the other side，and it had made a little island a few feet wide with water（9）all round it．It was covered with a weed with vellow flowers and long waving grasses．I sat down on the bank（10）a short pine tree．All the plants on the island were dark with the heavy raindrops of the night，and the sun had not vet risen．
1.        

A.yet
B.however
C.but
D.nevertheless

77.2.        

A.sending
B.longing
C.standing
D.making

78.3.        

A.in which
B.at which
C.from which
D.on which

79.4.        

A.melt
B.felt
C.smelt
D.sensed

80.5.        

A.for
B.with
C.on
D.upon

81.6.        

A.have made
B.has made
C.had made
D.having made

82.7.        

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

83.8.        

A.worldly
B.hardening
C.worthy
D.earthen

84.9.        

A.drifting
B.flowing
C.blowing
D.floating

85.10.        

A.at the top of
B.on the part of
C.at the foot of
D.on the ground of

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

86.請以“保持健康”為話題作文