2014年成人学位英语模拟试题及答案一

Part I Dialogue Completion （15 points）　 Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A,　B,　C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1. Jane: It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help. Michael: That’s right. ____________ A. The sooner begin, the sooner done. B. Something is better than nothing. C. The more the merrier. D. Many hands make light work. 2. Bob: Hi, Tom. Haven’t seen you for ages. How is everything with you? Tom: ___________. A. That’s very kind of you B. Fine, thank you C. Thank you D. It’s good with me. 3. May: Thank you for the wonderful meal. It was so delicious. Mrs. Sun: _____________. A. Don’t be too polite B. The food was very poor C. Thanks. Glad you liked it D. Really? I’m a bad cook 4. Stranger: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the Blackwell’s Inn? Peter: _____________. A. Yes, I can. I’m a native here B. I can’t tell you that C. Yes, a bus will take you there D. Sure. Take bus No. 211. 5. Susan：I wonder if you could drive me to the airport. Teddy: ____________. A. I’d be glad to B. Oh, it’s my duty C. I think so D. It’s accepted 6. Bill: Well, Tom. I’m sorry I must be off now. Tom: ______. I hope to hear from you soon. A. Enjoy yourself B. That’s all right C. Keep in touch D. Cheer up 7. Mr. William: I’d like to invite you to dinner this Sunday, Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith: ________. A. Oh, no, let’s not B. I’d rather stay at home C. Thank you, but I have other plans D. Oh, that’ll be too much trouble 8. Tim: How was the football match between Italy and England last night? Jack:_________. A. It was a good deal B. It was a tie game C. It was an afterthought D. It’s hard to believe 9. Pauline: Thank you ever so much for your help with my math. Anna: ________. A. Glad to hear that B. Not worth thinking C. You are too polite D. Think nothing of it 10. Sian: You should have thanked her before you left. Mori: _________. But when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere. A. I meant to B. I did C. She was in a hurry D. She must be unhappy 11. Jenny: May I use your camera this afternoon? Jimmy: _____________, but Nancy came in and borrowed it just now. Jenny: Never mind. A. Do as you please B. Yes, you may C. I’m sorry D. As luck would have it 12. Mom: Johnny, where are the cookies? Don’t tell me you ate them all! Johnny: Yes, I did. _____________. i. I just couldn’t bear it B. I just couldn’t help it C. They were too good to eat D. They were kept for too long 13. Katherine: My husband was just found to have a lung disease. Susie: _______ You must be very upset. Katherine: I am. A. Oh, that’s unfair. B. Oh, that’s a shame! C. Oh, that’s disgusting! D. Oh, that’s a disgrace! 14. Prof. Smith: Come in. What can I do for you? Monica: Prof. Smith, are you giving your advanced mathematics course again next semester? Prof. Smith: _________ A. Yes. I’m planning to. B. Do you want to attend it? C. You are welcome to attend it. D. Yes. Do you want me to offer it? 15. Steven: Phil, you look tired. Did you have a busy day? Phil: _______ I could go to sleep right here in the office. A: Yes, it was. B. No, I didn’t. C. Surely I was. D. I certainly did. Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. Passage One Why don’t birds get lost on their long migratory flights? Scientists have puzzled over this question for many years. Now they’re beginning to fill in the blanks. Not long ago, experiments showed that birds rely on the sun to guide them during day­light hours. But what about birds that fly mainly by night? Tests with artificial stars have proved conclusively that certain night-flying birds are able to follow the stars in their long-distance flights. One such bird—a warbler—had spent its lifetime in a cage and had never flown under a natural sky. Yet it showed an inborn ability to use the stars for guidance. The bird’s cage was placed under an artificial star-filled sky at migration time. The bird tried to fly in the same direction as that taken by his outdoor cousins. Any change in the position of the make-believe stars caused a change in the direction of his flight, Scientists think that warblers, when flying in daylight, use the sun for guidance. But the stars are apparently their chief means of direction-finding. What do they do when the stars are hidden by clouds? Apparently they find their way by such landmarks as mountain ranges, coast line, and river courses. But when it’s too dark to see these, the warblers circle helplessly, unable to get their directions. 16. The reasons why birds don’t get lost on migratory flights _____. A. are known to everyone B. will probably remain unknown C. have been discovered only recently D. have been known to scientists for years 17. Birds that fly mainly at night follow _____. A. the stars B. the moon C. artificial stars D. the natural sky 18. The experiment with the warbler indicated that ______. A. some birds cannot fly at night B. birds have to be taught to