成人学位英语考试模拟2012.10Part I. Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)Directions: There are thirty incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. All the neighbors admire this family _______ the parents are treating their child like a friend.A. whichB. whereC. thatD. what2. After _________ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to step into the doctor's office.A. whichB. thatC. whatD. when3. All the flights __________ because of the snowstorm, we had to take the train instead.A.having canceledB. being canceledC. to be canceledD. having been canceled4. By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the world's population __________ in cities rather than in the country.A.are livingB. will be livingC. have livedD. will have lived5. ---Do you plan to go on a picnic with them next Saturday?---I don't unless they________ me.A. inviteB. will inviteC. should intiveD. have invited6. --- Did you find the missing couple in the mountain yesterday?--- No, but we ____________ to get in touch with them ever since.A. triedB. have been tryingC. have triedD. were trying7. Edison's mother was seriously ill, so a doctor had to __________.A. send forB. be sent forC. be sentD. sending for8. Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer ________ it was 20 years ago _________ it was so poorly equipped.A. what; whenB. that, whenC. what, thatD. that, what9. It's reported that a new school________ here next year.A. to be set upB. is set upC. will be set upD. will set up10. I'll give you my friend's home address, __________ I can be reached most evenings.A. whereB. whichC. thatD. when11. I can still remember that it is since the 1990s, _________ we began to use cell phones,___________ the number of mobile users has greatly increased.A. that; whenB. which; thatC. which; whenD. when; that12. Maybe you have travelled to many parts of the world, but nowhere else ________ striking attractions.A. you can see many suchB. you could see many suchC. could you see many suchD. can you see many such13. Neither my father________ going to see the patient.A. nor I amB. nor I isC. nor I areD. or I am14. The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year, 80% _________ are sold abroadA. of whichB. of thatC. of themD. in which15. No one except Jack and Tom __________ the answer.A. knowB. knows . knowing D. known16. _________, I would have given you his address.A. You had asked meB. If you asked meC. Have you asked meD. Had you asked me17. Prices of daily goods ________ through a computer can be lower than store prices.A. buyB. boughtC. buysD. buying18. __________ time, he'll make a first-class tennis player.A. GivingB. GiveC. Being givenD. Given19. He might have been killed ________ the timely arrival of the ambulance.A. but forB. except forC. if notD. not for20. Your ideas, _________, seem unusual to me. B. like hersA. like herB. like hersC. similar to herD. similar to hers21. A friendship may be ________ casual, situstional or deep and lasting.A. identicalB. originalC. superficialD. critical22. As a family, we want to ________ the traditions of Jewish cultrue and religion.A. reserveB. resumeC. preserveD. protect23. --- Excuse me, Mr.Premier, will you _________ me a few minutes?--- I am afraid not. I am quite busy now.A. spareB. shareC. devoteD. spend24. He is an honest official and never __________ any gifts from people who sought his help.A. receivedB. acceptedC. refusedD. declined25. I think she hurt my feelings_______rather than by accident as she claimed.A. virtuallyB. deliberatelyC. literallyD. appropriately26. The Prime Minster will only resign if he _________ there is no other way out of the crisis.A. receivesB. perceivesC.deceivesD. conceives27. We have been hearing ___________ accounts of your work.A. favoredB. favorableC. favoriteD. favoring28. We were _______ for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late.A. put backB. broke downC. held upD. kept off29. When the student graduated from college, he got his_________.A. degreeB. certificateC. licenseD. bachelor30. Whenever possible, Ian __________ how well he speaks Japanese.A. shows upB. shows aroundC. shows offD. shows outPart II. Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep!31. A good title for this passage is ___.A. SleepC. DreamsB. Good HealthD. Work and Rest32. The word drowsy in the last paragraph means ___.A. sickC. asleepB. stand upD. a little sleepy33. This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you ___.A. dream more oftenC. nervousB. have poor healthD. breathe quickly34. During REM, ___.A. your eyes move quicklyC. you are restlessB. you dreamD. both A and B35. The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is ___.A. approximately six hoursC. about eight hoursB. around ten hoursD. not stated herePassage 2Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages.In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparatively cheap one. With a TV set in the family people don’t have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre, the cinema, or the opera .All they have to so is to push a button or turn a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kind. Some people, however, think that this is where the danger lies. The television viewers need do nothing. He does not even have to use his legs if the has a remote control. He makes no choice and exercises, no judgment. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort in his part.Television, it is often said, keeps one informed about current events and the latest developments in science and politics. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one’s sitting room. It could be argued that the radio performs this service as well; but on television everything is much more living, much more real. Yet here again there is a danger.The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical charm for us. We get so used to looking at the movements on it ,so dependent on its pictures, that it begins to control our lives. People are often heard to say that their television sets have broken down and that they have suddenly found that they have far more time to do things and the they have actually begin to talk to each other again. It makes one think, doesn’t it?There are many other arguments for and against television. We must realize that television itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses that it is put to that determine its value to society.36. What is the major function of paragraph 1?A. To arouse the reader’s concernB. To introduce the theme of the whole passageC. To summarize the whole passageD. To state the primary uses of TV37. Television, as a source of entertainment, is ______.A. not very convenientB. very expensiveC. quite dangerousD. relatively cheap38. Why are some people against TV?A. Because TV programs re not interestingB. Because TV viewers are totally passiveC. Because TV prices are very high.D. Because TV has both advantages and disadvantages39. One of the most obvious advantages of TV is that ______.A. it keeps us informedB. it is very cheapC. it enables us to have a restD. it controls our lives40. According to the passage, whether TV is good or not depends on _______ .A. its qualityB. people ’s attitude towards itC. how we use itD. when we use itPassage 3Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident, not knowing what lies in the way of opportunity for promotion, happiness and security. As a result, they are employed doing jobs that afford them little or no satisfaction. Our school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living . Some stay long at a job and learn to like it ;others quite from one to another looking for something to suit them, the young graduates who leave the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their expectation. Very few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own abilities. The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institution. Nearly all grope(摸索) in the dark and their chief concern when they look for a job is to ask what salary is like. They never bother to think whether they are suited for the job or, even more important, whether the job suits them, Having a job is more than merely providing yourself and your dependants with daily bread and some money for leisure and entertainment, It sets a pattern of life and, in many ways, determines social status in life, selection of friends, leisure and interest.In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your interest .Noting is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed in life but also ruin your talents and ultimately make you an emotional wreck (受到严重伤害的人)and a bitter person.41. The reason why some people are unlikely to succeed in life is that they _____ .A. have ruined their talentsB. have taken on an unsuitable jobC. think of nothing but their salaryD. are not aware of their own potential42. The difficulty in choosing a suitable job lies mainly in that_____ .A. much competition has to be facedB. many employees have no working experienceC. the young people only care about how much they can earnD. schools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance43. Which of the following statements is most important according to the passage?A. Your job must suit your interest.B. Your job must set a pattern of life.C. Your job must offer you a high salary.D. Your job must not ruin your talents.44.The best title for this passage would be ____.A. What Can A Good Job OfferB. Earning A LivingC. Correct Attitude On Job-huntingD. How To Choose A Job45. The word “pathetic”in paragraph 2 most probably mea ns ____ .A. splendidB. miserableC. disgustedD. touchingPassage 4Human needs seem endless. When a hungry man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when a manager gets a new sports car, a big house and pleasure boats dance into view.The many needs of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears.The first and most basic level of needs involves food. Once this level is satisfied, the second level of needs, clothing and some sort of shelter, appears. By the end of World War II, these needs were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses.By 1957 or 1958 this third level of needs was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s, a fourth level of needs appeared: the “life enriching” level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction, that is, the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement, and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical and dental care, and recreation. Also included here are fancy goods and the latest styles in clothing.On the fourth level, a lot of money is spent on services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of needs as their income increases,or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?A fifth level would probably involve needs that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crim, and prejudice. After filling our stomachs, our clothes closets, our garages, our teeth, and our minds, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.46. According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when ______.A. he has saved up enough moneyB. he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelterC. he has satisfied his hungerD. he has learned to build houses47. It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War Ⅱ, most Americans ______.A. were very richB. lived in povertyC. had the good things on the first three levelsD. did not own automobiles48. Which of the following is NOT related to “physical satisfaction”?A. A successful career.B. A comfortable home.C. A good meal.D. A family car.49. What is the main concern of man on the fourth level?A. The more goods the better.B. The more mental satisfaction the better.C. The more “luxury” items the better.D. The more earnings the better.50. The author tends to think that the fifth level ______.A. would be little better than the fourth levelB. may be a lot more desirable than the first fourC. can be the last and most satisfying levelD. will become attainable before the government takes actionsPart III. Cloze (10 points)Directions: There are twenty blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words __51__ which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we __52__ ,that is to say, from the __53__ of our own family and from our familiar associates, and __54__ we should know and use __55__ we could not read or write. They __56__ the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of all who __57__ the language. Such words may be called“popular”, since they belong to the people __58__ and are not the exclusive __59__ of a limited class.On the other hand, our language __60__ a multitude of words which are comparatively __61__ used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, butthere is little __62__ to use them at home or in the market-place. Our __63__ acquaintance with them comes not from our mother's __64__ or from the talk of our school-mates, __65__ from books that we read, lectures that we __66__ , or the more __67__ conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular __68__ in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual __69__ of everyday life. Such words are called“learned”, and the __70__ between them and the“popular”words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.51.A.at B.with C.by D.through52.A.study B.imitate C.stimulate D.learn53.A.mates B.relatives C.members D.fellows54.A.which B.that C.those D.ones55.A.even B.despite C.even if D.in spite of56.A.mind B.concern C.care D.involve57.A.hire B.apply C.adopt e58.A.in public B.at most C.at large D.at best59.A.right B.privilege C.share D.possession60.A.consists prises C.constitutes poses61.A.seldom B.much C.never D.often62.A.prospect B.way C.reason D.necessity63.A.primary B.first C.principal D.prior64.A.tips B.mouth C.lips D.tongue65.A.besides B.and C.or D.but66.A.hear of B.attend C.hear from D.listen67.A.former B.formula C.formal D.formative68.A.theme B.topic C.idea D.point69.A.border B.link C.degree D.extent70.A.diversion B.distinction C.diversity D.similarityPart IV. Proofreading (5 points)Directions: There is one error in each of the following five sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one which contains the error and then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.71. If you having your choice, which one would you rather have?A B C D72. He suggested that the method is popularized at once.A B C D73. It was in this school where he had studied for four years.A B C D74. Being felt that she had done something wonderful, she sat down to rest.A B C D75. Collecting toy cars as a hobby becomes increasingly popular during the past fifty years.A B C DPart V. Translation (15 points)Directions: Translate the following underlined sentences into Chinese.76. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as a bridge between man and reality. By work people come into with each other.77. From the above we can come to the conclusion that the more you work the happier and healthier you will be.78. In short, art expresses the essential qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books.79. Manufacturers（生产商）have discovered by experience that sugar sells. Badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered unpleasant, and that cosmetics（化妆品）should never be packaged in brown.80. Experiments have shown that colors, partly because of their psychological associations, also have a direct psychological effect.Part VI. Writing (15 points)Directions: For this part you are required to write a composition on the topic Craze for Civil Service Examinations in 3 paragraphs. Your part of the composition should not be less than 100 words.1. 现在有越来越多的大学毕业生报考公务员;2. 引起此现象的原因;3. 你的看法.参考答案I. (15 points)1~5 CCDBA 6~10 BBACA11~15 DDAAB 16~20 DBDAB21~25 CCABB 26~30 BBCACII. (40 points)31~35 ADBDD 36~40 BDBAC41~45 BDADB 46~50 CDABBIII. (10 points)51~55 BDCAC 56~60 DDCBB61~65 AABAD 66~70 BCBCBIV. (5 points)71~75 BCCABV. (15 points)76. 那些喜欢他们的工作并取得很高成就的人觉得他们努力工作的时候是最幸福的时候。