信陽師范學院成人教育學位英語考試真題YanshanUniversityAdultEducationDegreeEnglishExamQuestionsPartIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,thereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ItissaidthatauniversityeducationinChinaisworthmoreeveryday,butonlyformen.Theauthorofabookonthesubject,Dr.BiancaP.SeabradosReis,reports,"Womenworklikemen,buteverythingisharderforthem.Menhavemoretimetostudybecausetheyareexpectedtostudy.Mostwomencometouniversityonlybecausetheirboyfriendsorhusbandsdo.Theyarenottakenseriously."Sheisquicktoaddthatwomenwithadegreedogetbetterjobsthanothers.Theyjusthavetoworkhardertogetthroughtheuniversitysystem.1.Accordingtothepassage,whocomestouniversityonlybecausetheirboyfriendsorhusbandsdo?A)womenB)menC)neitherD)both2.Itisimpliedinthepassagethatwomenstudents_______.A)havetoworkhardertogetthroughtheuniversitysystemB)aremoreseriousthanmenC)studybetterthanmenD)arenottakenseriously3.Theauthorofthepassageisa_______.A)manB)womanC)doctorD)professor4.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingeverythingisharderforwomeninuniversitiesinChina?A)theyhavemoredifficultassignmentsB)theyexperiencediscriminationC)theyarenotasintelligentasmenD)theyaretoobusystudying5.Accordingtothepassage,womenstudentsmustworkharderbecause_______.A)theyarenotasintelligentasmenB)theyarenottakenseriouslyC)theydon'tcareaboutstudyingD)theyhavemoredifficultassignmentsPassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Smalltalkisoftenseenasawaytoavoidmoreserioustopicsofconversation.Peopleoftentalkabouttheweather,theirjobs,theirhobbies,etc.withoutreallysayinganythingimportant.Nevertheless,smalltalkcanbeveryusefulinbuildingrelationships.Forexample,ifyouareatameetingorapartyanddon'tknowanyonethere,youcanstartaconversationwithsomeonebytalkingaboutsomethingsimple.Itcanhelptobreaktheiceandmakepeoplefeelmorecomfortable.Inthisway,smalltalkcanactuallyleadtomoremeaningfulconversations.6.Whydopeopleoftenengageinsmalltalk?A)toavoidserioustopicsB)toannoyothersC)toshowoffD)tomakethemselvesfeelimportant7.Accordingtothepassage,whyissmalltalkusefulinbuildingrelationships?A)ithelpstoavoidawkwardsilencesB)itbreakstheiceandmakespeoplefeelmorecomfortableC)itshowsthatyouareintelligentD)itimpressesotherpeople8.Whatdoesthephrase"breaktheice"mean?A)tomakepeoplefeelcomfortableB)toendtheconversationC)tostarttheconversationD)toavoidtalking9.Accordingtothepassage,smalltalkcanleadto_______.A)argumentsB)moremeaningfulconversationsC)gossipD)silence10.Thepassagesuggeststhatsmalltalkis_______.A)unimportantB)onlyforextrovertsC)necessaryforbuildingrelationshipsD)awasteoftimePassageThreeQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Astheweathergetswarmer,peoplestarttospendmoretimeoutsidedoingphysicalactivities.Running,biking,hiking,andswimmingareallpopularchoices.Manypeoplefindthatexercisingoutdoorsismoreenjoyablethangoingtothegym.Theycanbreatheinthefreshair,enjoythesunshine,andappreciatethebeautyofnature.Itcanalsobeagreatwaytorelaxandreducestress.So,ifyouwanttogetinshape,considertakingyourworkoutoutside.11.Accordingtothepassage,whataresomepopularoutdooractivities?A)paintingandknittingB)readingandwritingC)runningandbikingD)cookingandcleaning12.Whydomanypeoplefindexercisingoutdoorsmoreenjoyable?A)theycanmeetnewpeopleB)theycanbreatheinfreshair,enjoythesunshine,andappreciatethebeautyofnatureC)itismoreconvenientD)itischeaper13.Whatcanoutdoorexercisehelptodo?A)reducestressB)increasestressC)improvememoryD)makeyougainweight14.Accordingtothepassage,whereisitpreferabletoexercise?A)inafitnesscenterB)athomeC)outdoorsD)inalibrary15.Thepassagesuggeststhatexercisingoutdoorscanhelpyou_______.A)socializeB)relaxandreducestressC)becomemoreintelligentD)makemoremoneyPassageFourQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Eachyear,thousandsofpeoplearoundtheworldtakepartinmarathons.Somedoitforcharity,someforfun,andsomeforthechallenge.Whateverthereason,completingamarathonisanamazingaccomplishment.Thetrainingrequiredisrigorousandtime-consuming,butmanyfindittobearewardingexperience.Whetheryouareanexperiencedrunnerorjuststartingout,runningamarathoncanbealife-changingevent.16.Whydosomepeopletakepartinmarathons?A)forcharityB)forfunC)forthechallengeD)alloftheabove17.Accordingtothepassage,whatisrequiredtocompleteamarathon?A)strictdietB)rigorousandtime-consumingtrainingC)teamofcoachesD)yearsofexperience18.Whatistherewardforcompletingamarathon?A)amedalB)atrophyC)self-satisfactionD)money19.Thepassagestatesthatwhetheryouareexperiencedornot,runningamarathoncanbe_______.A)adisappointmentB)anunpleasantexperienceC)alife-changingeventD)awasteoftime20.Accordingtothepassage,howmanypeoplearoundtheworldtakepartinmarathonseachyear?A)thousandsB)millionsC)hundredsD)onePartIIVocabulary(20points)Directions:Thereare20sentencesinthispart.Foreachsentence,thereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.21.Wemustpay_______attentiontoourhealth.A)closeB)closedC)closingD)closely22.Canyou_______whatyousaid?Ididn'tquitecatchit.A)repeatB)refuseC)renewD)revolt23.Thecompanyhasdecidedto_______thenewproductlaunchuntilnextmonth.A)deferB)defeatC)departD)declare24.Theevidenceprovesthatheis_______ofthecrime.A)innocenceB)innocentC)innocentlyD)inn25.Pleaseremindmeto_______anappointmentwiththedentist.A)arrangeB)adjustC)activateD)amend26.Mydaughterisvery_______insciencefictionmovies.A)interestingB)interestedC)interestinglyD)interests27.Themeetinghasbeen_______untilnextTuesday.A)carryB)carryingC)carriedD)carries28.Themanageraskedhisassistantto_______thereportbynoon.A)finishB)finishedC)finishingD)finishes29.It's_______goodideatogohikingonsuchahotday.A)aB)theC)anD)one30.Smokingisnotonlybadforyourhealth,butitalso_______others.A)affectingB)affectsC)affectedD)affectPartIIIClozeTest(10points)Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheonethatbestfitsthecontextandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.MarieCuriewasa_______1_______scientistknownforherworkonradioactivity.ShewasborninWarsaw,Polandin1867,butmovedtoFrancetostudyattheSorbonneUniversityinParis.In1903,shewasawardedtheNobelPrizeinPhysics,makingherthefirstwomantowintheaward.In1911,shewontheNobelPrizeinChemistry,becomingthefirstperson(andstilltheonlywoman)towintheaward_______2_______times.Unfortunately,herworkwithradioactivematerialscausedhertodevelopleukemia,andshe___