2014年成人高考學士學位英語考試考前訓練（1）

2014年成人高考學士學位英語考試考前訓練（1）,本試卷總分100分，共有4類型題目。

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．

1.Had he worked harder，he __________ the exams．

A.must have got through
B.would have got through
C.would get through
D.could get through

2.__________ seeing the damage he had done，the child felt ashamed．

A.Bv
B.On
C.At
D.For

3.He is one of the most__________conductors I have ever known．

A.spiritual
B.energetic
C.alive
D.vivid

4.It’S well—known that man__________ from lower forms of life．

A.evolved
B.revolved
C.involved
D.resolved

5.Life on earth is__________ varied and complex．

A.grotlndlessly
B.shockingly
C.amazingly
D.broadly

6.No sooner__________ the top of the mountain than it started raining cats and dogs．

A.did the climbers reached
B.the climbers reached
C.have the climbers reached
D.had the climbers reached

7.Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the__________ charged on public transport were more reasonable．

A.fees
B.fares
C.payments
D.costs

8.I‘ve got his name on the tip of my__________ ．

A.head
B.ear
C.tongue
D.teeth

9.John didn’t want to risk__________ wet’as he had onlv one suit．

A.getting
B.to get
C.being got
D.to．begotten

10.Our children and grandchildren__________ if we don’t look after our planet．

A.endure
B.suffer
C.tolerate
D.bear

11.Your course leader will be__________ to help you．

A.available
B.obtainable
C.forseeable
D.profitable

12.Many special ceremonies are__________ famous men．

A.in memory of
B.in line with’
C.in line
D.in light

13.The parents require that our school__________ their children an excellent education．

A.gives
B.must give
C.should give
D.gave

14.I shall give you the book__________you return it no later than tomorrow．

A.on condition that
B.in condition that
C.with condition that
D.in any condition

15.The committee is expected to__________ a decision this evening．

A.reach
B.arrive
C.bring
D.take

16.A dark suit is__________ to a light one for evening wear.

A.fayorable
B.suitable
C.preferable
D.proper

17.Professor Smith is said__________another important discovery in chemistry．

A.to make
B.to have made
C.having being made
D.having made

18.So far as is known，the original manuscripts of Shakespeare’s plays are no longer in__________ ．

A.evidence
B.presence
C.absence
D.existence

19.__________ many people prefer coffee，he drinks tea as usual．

A.While
B.Besides
C.Because of
D.Except

20.The heavy snow in early spring may__________the growth of the wheat．

A.hold on
B.hold up
C.hold out
D.hold in

二、Cloze Test（20 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．

21.根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容回答題：Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student．（1）a long reading assignment is given，instructors expect students to be familiar with the information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination．The（2）student is considered to be one who is motivated to leam fbr the sake of（3），not to be one interested only in getting high grades．Sometimes homework is returned with brief written comments but without a grade．Even if a grade is not given，the student is（4）for learning the material assigned．When research is assigned，the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with（5）guidance．It is the student’s responsibility to find books，magazines，and articles in the library．Professors do not have the time to explain（6）a university library works；they expect students，paticularly graduate students，to be able to exhaust the reference（7）in the library．Professors will help students who need it，but prefer that their students should not be（8）dependent on them．In the United States professors have many other duties besides teaching，such as administrative or research work．（9），the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is limited．If a student has problems with classroom work，the student should either（10）a professor during office hours or make an appointment．
1.        

A.If
B.Although
C.Because
D.Since

22.2.        

A.poor
B.ideal
C.average
D.disappointed

23.3.        

A.fun
B.work
C.learning
D.prize

24.4.        

A.criticized
B.innocent
C.responsible
D.dismissed

25.5.        

A.maximum
B.minimum
C.possible
D.practical

26.6.        

A.when
B.what
C.why
D.how

27.7.        

A.selections
B.collections
C.sources
D.origins

28.8.        

A.too
B.such
C.much
D.more

29.9.        

A.However
B.Therefore
C.Furthermore
D.Nevertheless

30.10.        

A.greet
B.annoy
C.approach
D.attach

31.根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容回答題：Scientists know that there are two basic approaches to prolonging life（延長壽命），one approache is the elimination of the diseases that generally affect older people—diseases such as cancer，heart attack and stroke．（1）is the delay of the process of growing-old the（2）of the body． In recent years scientific researchers（3）much time in the study of the process of aging．They believe that，within a few years，they will develop the knowledge and the（4）to delay the aging process for lo to 15 years．The result will be that more people will live longer，more healthful lives．At present，scientists believe that with the right diet，exercise，medical（5），and mental attitude many people can live to he l00 years old． Gerontologists（老年學專家），people who（6）studies of the problems of growing old，are investigating（7）body cells slow down and（8）die．They feel that delaying this slowing down process（9）help postpone death．In a number of American universities，scien-tists are studying the activity of cells，the effects of diet and internal body temperature on aging．If their studies are successful，the results should help（10）the quality of life for older people in the next few years，as well as increase the life span of the next generation．
1.        

A.Others
B.Another
C.The other
D.One more

32.2.        

A.decaying
B.deleting
C.decreasing
D.weighing

33.3.        

A.had spent
B.had taken
C.have spent
D.spent

34.4.        

A.capability
B.capacity
C.probability
D.ability

35.5.        

A.treat
B.suggestion
C.proposal
D.advice

36.6.        

A.major in
B.engage in
C.specialize in
D.are interested in

37.7.        

A.why
B.what
C.that
D.because

38.8.        

A.considerably
B.suddenly
C.eventually
D.actually

39.9.        

A.should
B.must
C.ought to
D.would

40.10.        

A.to improve
B.improving
C.to improving
D.of improving

三、Reading Comprehension（20 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．

41.根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容回答題:Without proper planning，tourism can cause problems．For example，too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country．If tourists create too much traffic，the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy．They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely．They forget how much tourism can help the country’S economy．It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them．Tourism should help a country，keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists．Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants． Too much tourism can be a problem．If tourism grows too quickly，people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry．This means that other parts of the country’S economy can suffer． On the other hand，if there is not enough tourism，people can lose jobs．Businesses can also lose money．It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels，airports，air terminals，first．class roads，and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions．For example，a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build．If this room is not used most of the time，the owners of the hotel lose money． Building a hotel is just a beginnin9．There must be many support facilities as well，inclu-ding roads to get to the hotel，electricity，sewers to handle waste，and water．All of these support facilities cost money．If they are not used because there are not enough tourists，jobs and moqey are lost．
The word“inhabitants”in the first paragraph means__________ ．

A.touristsl
B.passengers
C.citizens
D.population

42.Too much tourisrri can cause all these problems EXCEPT__________ ．

A.a bad effect on other industries
B.a change of tourists’customs
C.over．crowdedness of places of interest
D.pressure on traffic

43.It can be inferred from the passage that__________ ．

A.the author doesn’t like tourism developing so fast
B.lOCal people will benefit from tourist attraction
C.other pans of a country’s economy won’t benefit from tourism
D.we can’t build too many support facilities

44.The author thinks it is good for local people to know that tourism will__________ ．

A.waste a lot of money
B.weaken their economy
C.help establish their customs
D.help improve their lives

45.The main idea of the passage is__________ ．

A.tourism burdens the local people with many problems
B.tourism needs a proper planning
C.tourism must be supposed by buildings and hotels
D.tourism can provide people more jobs

46.根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容回答題：In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive．Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied．But do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity?There is evidence to suggest that while variety certainly makes the worker"s life more enjoyable，it does not actually make him work harder．As far as increasing productivity is concerned，then variety is not an important factor． Other experts feel that giving the worker freedom to do his job in his own way is important and ther6 is no doubt that this is true．The problem is that this．kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated machinery which must be used in a fixed way．Thus while freedom of choice may be important，there is usually very little that can be done to create it．Another important consideration is how much each worker contributes to the product he is making．In most factories the worker sees only one small part of the product．Some car factories are now experimenting with having many small production lines rather than a large one so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his line．It would seem that not only is degree of worker contribution an important factor，therefore，but it is also one we can do something about． To what extent does more money lead to greater productivity?The workers themselves cer-tainly think this important．But perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is so boring．Money may explain demands for shorter working hours．Perhaps if we succeed in making their jobs more interesting，they will neither want more money，nor will shorter working hours be so important to them．
Which is NOT the possible factor leading to greater productivity?

A.To make jobs more varied．
B.To give the worker freedom to do his job in his own way．
C.Degree of work eontrib．ution．
D.Demands for longer working hours．

47.Workers want more money__________ ．

A.because their jobs are too boring
B.in order to enjoy more spare time
C.to make‘their jobs more interesting
D.to demand shorter working hours

48.The last sentence in this passage means that if we succeed in making workers’jobs more interesting__________ ．

A.they will want more money
B.they will demand shorter working hourS
C.more money and shorter working hours are important factors
D.more money and shorter working hours will not be so important to them

49.In this passage，the author tells us__________ ．

A.how to make workers more productive
B.possible factors leading to greater efficiency
C.to what extent more money leads to greater productivity
D.how to make workers’jobs more interesting

50.The author of the passage is probably__________ ．

A.a teacher
B.a worker
C.a manager
D.a psychologist

51.根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容回答題：Every couDle who goes to the altar（圣壇）believes that they will make that trip onlyonce in their lives．They want the day to be perfect，and they are asking for much more than good weather．Thev want the most beautiful clothes，the freshest flowers．Moreover，her family who will foot the bill is not in any mood，to economize． A quick look at any bride magazine will reveal that plenty of attractive goods and services compete for a share of the wedding budget．Besides the obvious choices of rings，dresses，flowers，and photographs，there are the less apparent expenses：a lavish（奢侈的）cake，a rehearsal dinner，a reception，music fbr both the ceremony and the reception，tips，and even nadkins and matchbooks printed with the couple’s names and the wedding date． As the arrangements are generally complicated，there are plenty of services that can be hired to helD with the planning and execution of the every aspect of the wedding：planning the photographs，selecting the wedding rings，choosing the flowers，picking the honeymoon spot，and so on．One magazine lists over 350 such pamphlets published，of course，by businesses who have something to offer．Considering that weddings do more than l 2 billion dollars worth of business annually in the US alone，such activity isn’t surprising． What is surprising is that not one company dominates the industry．It seems that when people plan for a day as special to them as a weddin9，they resist standardization．They turn instead to the small local suppliers known to them or to their friends．Family members or friends often servee as Dhotographers，caterers and musicians．This．not only helps bring the wedding cost down，but makes it more personal． What about the couple that doesn’t want to take in this billion-dollar industry?They can go to eity hall and get married for less than the price of a hamburger．
What does the expression“this billion．dollar industry”refer to?

A.The budgets of weddings．
B.The business ofweddings．
C.The planning and execution of weddings
D.The high wedding expenses．

52.Which of the following is not mentioned?

A.The wedding budget．
B.The wedding breakfast．
C.The wedding date．
D.The wedding cost．

53.Not a single company can dominate．the industry because __________．

A.people resist standardization
B.parents want to reduce the wedding cost
C.many couples can’t afford more than the price of a hamburger
D.family members are surprised at the complicated alTangements

54.Which of the following can best replace the phrase“foot the bill”in the first para-graph?

A.play football
B.bring the bill
C.approve the bill
D.pay the bill

55.The writer’s attitude towards the annual l2-billion．d011ar business of wedding appears to be __________．

A.positive
B.negative
C.indifferent
D.obiective

56.根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容回答題：Social customs and ways of behaving change．Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable．Just a few years ago，it was considered impolite behavior. for a man to smoke on street．No man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room． Customs also differ from country to country．Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country?Or doesn’t it matter?Should you use both hands when you are eating?Should leave one in your lap，or on the table?The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs．For example，in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time．Als0．most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to a woman，and SO will most Americans．Promptness is important both in England and in America．That is，if a dinner invitation is for 7 o"clock，the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay． The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable——especially if they are your guests．When the food was served，one of the guests started to eat his meats with a knife．The other guests were amused or shocked，but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way．It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable．
If one has accepted a dinner invitation，what should he do if he is to be late for the dinner?

A.He should find an excuse．
B.He should ask for excuse．
C.He should say sorry．
D.He should telephone to explain his being late．

57.“It would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable．”“bad manners”means __________．

A.ugly
B.dishonest
C.impolite
D.shameful

58.Which of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?

A.Social Customs and Way of Customs
B.Social Life and Customs
C.American and British Customs
D.Promptness Is Important

59.According to the text，the best host__________ ．

A.tries his best to make his guests feel comfortable
B.makes his guests feel excited
C.tries to avoid being naughty to his guests
D.tries to avoid being foolish

60.The author of this article may agree with which of the following?

A.The guest who ate his meats with a knife
B.The other guests who were amused or shocked
C.The host picked up his knife and began eating in the same way
D.None of the above

四、Writing（40 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

61.