成人高等教育學士學位英語考試考前沖刺全真預測題（二）1.Stranger:Excuseme,sir!Canyoutellmethewaytotherailwaystation?Native:Sure.Turnleftatthenextcrossing.Stranger:IsitonKingStreet?Native:__________.A.That'salrightB.Yes.Youcan'tmissitC.It'sobviousD.OK.Justdoit參照答案:B2.Heather:Look,I'vegotaproblemhere.Willyouhelpme?Rebecca:_______,butI'lltry.A.No,Iwon'tB.I'mreallywillingtoC.Yes,I'mgladD.I'mnotsureifIcan參照答案:D3.SpeakerA:WouldyoumindifIuseyourpenforawhile?SpeakerB:_____A.Yes.Byallmeans.B.No.Bynomeans.C.No.Notatall.D.No.Mostunwillingly.參照答案:A4.Secretary:IwonderifIcouldtakeafewdaysoffwork.Mymotherisill.Manager:Oh,I’msorrytohearthat.Secretary:CouldIleavetomorrow?Manager:___________.A.GoodB.QuitewellC.NoproblemD.Notbad參照答案:C5.Mary:Theysaidtheyweregoingtoinviteusontheirson’sbirthday.Brown:_______.I’lllookforwardtoit.Mary:ButIfeelweshouldinvitethemsomeday.Brown:That’ssure.A.VerywellB.AllrightC.That’sgreatD.It’sOK參照答案:C6.Ann:Susan,I’vegotapieceofgoodnews.I’vegotaraiseformysalary.Susan:______!I’mreallyhappyforyou.A.CongratulationsB.That’sOKC.VerygoodD.It’sfine參照答案:A7.Patient:MayIspeaktoDr.Wang,please?Secretary:______________A.Holdonasecond,please.I'llputhimon.B.Speaking,please.C.IamnotsurebecauseIdon'tknowwhatheisdoing.D.Thankyouverymuchforcalling.參照答案:A8.Ellen:Youknow,Ireallydon'tlikethosebighotels.Tom:______.Let'sstayinacabin.It'llbemuchnicerrightbesidetheocean.A.Me,tooB.NeitherdoIC.NoramID.I'mnot,either參照答案:B9.Jane:CanIhelpwiththeluggage?Itlooksabitheavy.Mary:__________.A.Yes,theyarefullofbooksB.Don'tbother.IcanmakeitmyselfC.Nevermind.Youdon'thavetobesopoliteD.OK.Goaheadanddoit參照答案:B10.Robert:Wouldyouliketogivemearidetothelibrarytonight?Jimmy:________,butI'mheadingintheotherdirection.I'mmeetingJeantonight.A.Sorry,Ican'thelpyouB.I'dliketoC.No,Iwouldn'tD.Sorry,itcan'tbehelped參照答案:B11.Johnson:RemembermetoDavid,willyou?Sally:______________A.Yes.He'llrememberyouforalongtime.B.No.Idon'trememberwho'sDavid.C.Yes.I'IlgivehimyourregardsassoonasIgetthere.D.No.Ican'trememberanythingnow.參照答案:C12.Hairdresser:Howwouldyouliketodoyourhairtoday?You'renotinahurry,areyou?Mrs.Lee:No._________.A.BerelaxedB.TakeiteasyC.Don'tworryD.Takeyourtime參照答案:D13.Tourist:I'mcheckingoutthismorning.CouldIhavemybill?Clerk:Sure,________?A.mayIhaveyournameandroomnumber,pleaseB.what'syournameandroomnumberC.letmeknowyournameandroomnumberD.givemeyournameandroomnumber參照答案:A14.Tracy:Bestwishes,Marilyn!Thisisagiftforyournewhome.Marilyn:Thankyou.You'rewonderful.MayIopenit?Tracy:________.A.GorightaheadB.HaveatryC.ThatwillbefineD.No,ofcoursenot參照答案:A15.LadyA:I’mterriblysorrytohavebumpedyou.LadyB:_______A.Itdoesn’tmatter.B.Nevermind.C.That’sgood.D.Don’tworry.參照答案:APartIIReadingComprehension(40Points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneDuringhislifetimeAlfredNobelgotmillionsofdollarsinprofitsfromhisinventionandmanufactureofhighexplosives.Someofthesegreatlyincreasedthekillingpowerofweaponsandsomadewarmoreterrible.Nobel,nevertheless,leftmuchofhisfortuneforthepromotionofworldpeaceaswellastheadvancementofscientificknowledgeandtheencouragementofliteraryachievement.AlfredBernhardNobelwasborninStockholm,Sweden,onOct.21,1833.Alfredwasasicklychild.Hewaseducatedathome.Insteadofgoingtohighschoolhetraveledwidely.Helearnedchemistryandmechanicalengineeringinprivatestudiesandstudyabroad.At21,hejoinedhisfatherandbrotherinSt.Petersburg.Thefatherhadbegunsomeexperimentswithnitroglycerin(硝化甘油)buthadabandonedthem.Alfredcontinuedtheseexperimentsandinventedablastingcap,madeoffulminateofmercury,tofireachargeofnitroglycerin.Thecapwasaveryimportantdevelopment.Althoughstillsickly,Nobeltookchargeofthefamilybusiness.In1863hereturnedtoSwedenandsetupasmallfactorytomakenitroglycerin.Ayearlateraterrificexplosiondestroyedtheplantandkilledfivepeople.Onewashisyoungestbrother,Emil.Nobel,however,refusedtogiveuphisworkandmovedtheplanttoabargemooredinalake.Furthertragediesoccurred.In1866,afterdisastrousexplosionsatworldports,manynationsforbadetheirvesselstocarrynitroglycerin.Nobelthensoughttomaketheexplosivesafertohandle.Hefoundtheanswerindynamite.TheinventionmadeNobelwealthy.HespentthenexttenyearssettingupplantsintheUnitedStatesandEurope.In1876hepatentedblastinggelatin,acombinationofguncottonandnitroglycerin.In1878heandhisbrothersdevelopedoilfieldsinRussia.Heinventedballistitein(導彈）in1888,oneofthefirstsmokelesspowders.Nobelnevermarried.Hefoundrecreationinhislaboratoryandinwritingpoetryinimitationofhisidol,PercyByssheShelley.InlateryearshetraveledthroughoutEuropeandhadhomesinParis,inStockholm,andinSanDemo,Italy.In1876hemetBerthaKinsky,aBohemiannoblewoman.InletterstoNobeloverseveralyearsshedevelopedhisideasforworldpeace.Nobel'sbequestforapeaceprizewaslargelyintributetoher,thoughhewassomewhatdoubtfuloftheeffectivenessofthepacifistmovement.Hediedin1896atSanRemo,leavingtheexecutorsofhiswilltoworkoutthedetailsofadministeringtheNobelprizes.16.Nobelmadeafortuneoutof__________.A.hispromotionofworldpeaceB.hisadvancementofscientificknowledgeC.hisencouragementofliteraryachievementD.hisinventionandmanufactureofhighexplosives參照答案:D17.Nobelcontinuedtheexperimentshisfatherhadabandonedand__________.A.succeededinfinishinghisself-educationB.usednitroglycerinforthefirsttimeC.inventednitroglycerinD.madeaveryimportantdevelopment參照答案:B18.Nobelinventeddynamite,which___________.A.wasmorepowerfulthannitroglycerinB.madetheexplosivesaferC.causeddisastrousexplosionsD.frightenedmanynations參照答案:B19.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutNobel?A.NobelhelpedtheU.S.becomewealthybysettingupplants.B.Nobelwasoneofthefirstinventorsofballistite.C.NobelwenttoRussiatodevelopoilfieldswithsmokelesspowders.D.Nobelcombinedguncottonandnitroglycerintoformblastinggelatin.參照答案:D20.BerthaKinsky__________.A.helpedNobelbecomeoneoftheleadingpacifistsintheworldB.wasthefirstwomantowinaNobelpeaceprizeC.madeNobelchangehiswillD.developedNobel'sideasforworldpeace參照答案:DPassageTwoAnoccasionaldrinkwithdinnercouldreducetheriskofhavingastroke(中風),accordingtoanewstudy.Researchersfoundthatlighttomoderatedrinkerscanlowertheirriskbyabout20percentcomparedwithnondrinkers.Thestudywasthebiggestevertoexaminethelinkbetweenalcoholandstroke.Itshowedthataslittleasasingleglassofwineorbeerperweekcansignificantlyreducestrokerisk.Thestudyinvolvedmorethan22,000men,buttheresearcherssaidtheresultscouldalsoapplytowomen.However,theresearchersstresseditwouldbeunwisefordoctorstoadvisepatientswhodon'tdrinktosuddenlystartorthosewhodrinksmallamountstobeginconsumingmoreheavily.Thestudyfoundnoaddedprotectionfromstrokebydrinkingmorethanlightlyormoderately.Andresearcherswarnedofpossibleharmsposedbyalcohol,suchasliverdamage,thedangersofdrivingwhiledrunkandtheriskofbreastcancerinwomen.What'smore,thereareotherwaystoreducestrokerisk,suchasquittingsmokingorloweringbloodpressure.Numerousstudieshaveshownthatmodestdrinkingreducestheriskofheartdisease.Butuntilnow,theevidenceofaneffectonstrokeshasbeenlessconvincing.Earlystudieswerecriticizedbecausetheysimplycompareddrinkerstonondrinkers.Thislateststudyexaminedvaryinglevelsofalcoholintake.Itfoundthatbetweenonedrinkaweekandoneadayreducestherisk,andthelesseramountwasaboutasgoodasthehigherone.21.Thestudywasthebiggesteverbecause________.A.ithasbeenpublishedlatelyB.itinvolvedmorethan22,000menC.itprovidedsomeadvicetodoctorsD.theresultscouldalsoapplytowomen參照答案:B22.WhichofthefollowingwaysisNOTmentionedinthepassagetoreducestrokerisk?A.GivingupsmokingB.LoweringbloodpressureC.DrinkinglightlyandoccasionallyD.Takingmedicineontune參照答案:D23.AlcoholdoesthefollowingharmEXCEPT________.A.resultinginliverdamageB.causingtrafficaccidentsC.loweringbloodpressureD.increasingtheriskofbreastcancer參照答案:C24.Thestudyisconsideredmoresuccessfulbecauseit_________.A.compareddrinkerstonondrinkersB.testedlightdrinkersC.lookedintoheavydrinkersD.examinedvaryinglevelsofalcoholintake參照答案:D25.Thepurposeofthestudyis________.A.tolookatthelinkbetweenalcoholandstrokeB.toadvisenondrinkerstomakeastartC.toencouragelightdrinkerstobecomeheavydrinkersD.topromotethesaleofalcohol參照答案:APassageThreeAsthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlift,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetween"fight"and"flight"andinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlives(itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould),weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.26.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause_____.A.theydonotknowhowtoenjoythemselvesB.theydonotbelievethatrelaxationisimportantforhealthC.theyaretravelingfastallthetimeD.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirwork參照答案:D27.Accordingtothewriter,themostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis________.A.notfearingstressB.knowingtheartofrelaxationC.highsenseofresponsibilityD.havingcontroloverperformance參照答案:A28.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.WecanfindsomewaystoavoidstressB.StressisalwaysharmfultopeopleC.Itiseasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.D.Differentpeoplecanwithstanddifferentamountsofstress參照答案:D29.InParagraph3,"suchareaction"refersto_______.A."makingachoicebetween'flight'or'fight'"B."reactiontostressbothchemicallyandphysically"C."respondingtocrisesquickly"D."losingheartatthesignsdifficulties"參照答案:B30.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,“doso”refersto______.A."exposeourselvestostress"B."findwaystodealwithstress"C."removestressfromourlives"D."establishedlinksbetweendiseasesandstress"參照答案:CPassageFourWorkisaveryimportantpartoflifeintheUnitedStatesandAmericansspendmostoftheirlivesworking.FormostAmericans,theirworkdefinesthem:Theyarewhattheydo.Whathappens,then,whenapersoncannolongerwork?MostAmericansstopworkingatagesixty-fiveorseventyandretire.Becauseworkissuchanimportantpartoflifeinthisculture,retirementcanbeverydifficult.Retireesoftenfeelthattheyareuselessandunproductive.Ofcourse,somepeoplearehappytoretire;butleavingone’sjob,whateveritis,isadifficultchange,evenforthosewholookforwardtoretiring.Retirementcanalsobringfinancialproblems.ManypeopledependonSocialSecuritycheckseverymonth.Duringtheirworkingyears,employeescontributeacertainpercentageoftheirsalariestothegovernment.Eachemployeralsogivesacertainpercentagetothegovernment.Whenpeopleretire,theyreceivethismoneyasincome.Thesechecksdonotprovideenoughmoneytoliveon,however,becausepricesareincreasingveryrapidly.ThoseSeniorcitizensoversixty-fivehavetohavesavingsinthebankorotherretirementplanstomakeendsmeet.Therateofinflationisforcingpricestogohighereachyear;SocialSecuritychecksalonecannotcoverthesegrowingexpenses.Thegovernmentofferssomeassistance,butmanyseniorcitizenshavetochangetheirlifestylesafterretirement.Theyhavetospendcarefullytobesurethattheycanaffordtobuyfood,fuel,andothernecessities.Ofcourse,manyseniorcitizensarehappywiththeirretirement.Theyhavetimetospendwiththeirfamiliesortoenjoytheirhobbies.Somecontinuetoworkparttime;othersdovolunteerwork.Some,likethoseintheRetiredBusinessExecutivesAssociation,evenhelpyoungpeopletogetstartedinnewbusiness.Manyretiredcitizensalsobelongto"GoldenAge"groups.Theseorganizationsplantripsandsocialevents.Therearemanyotheropportunitiesforretirees.31.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheAmericanOpinionofWork.B."GoldenAge"Groups.C.TheProblemsofRetirementinAmerica.D.TheImportanceofWorkinAmerica.參照答案:D32.Accordingtothispassage,mostAmericansthinktheirworkmeans_____.A.whattheyareB.whattheydependonC.whattheybelongtoD.whathappenstothem參照答案:A33.Tothosepeoplewholookforwardtoretiring,retirementisstill_______.A.tolerableB.enjoyableC.dangerousD.difficult參照答案:D34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheretirementintheU.S.?A.Someretireeshavetobecarefulwiththeirmoneybecauseoftherisingprices.B.Someretireesfeelhappyastheycanhavemoretimetoenjoythemselves.C.Someretireesfindworkinnewbusiness.D.Someretireesliketoworkwithoutbeingpaid.參照答案:C35.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.theAmericangovernmentpayslittleattentiontothelifeoftheretireesB.theAmericansshowtheirvaluethroughtheirworkC.theretirees'formeremployersoffersomeassistancetotheretireesD.theAmericanscannotfindmuchtimetotravelbeforetheirretirement參照答案:BPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)Directions：Thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection．Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence．MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter．36.All________isacontinuoussupplyofthebasicnecessitiesoflife.A.whichisneededB.thethingneededC.forourneedsD.thatisneeded參照答案:D37.Whatabeautifulhouse！Especiallytherearemany_______.?A.furnitureB.furnituresC.piecesoffurnitureD.piecesoffurnitures參照答案:C38.Itwasessentialthattheapplicationforms_________backbeforeOctober1.A.besentB.mustbesentC.wouldbesentD.weresent參照答案:A39.______youcanfindasuitablepartner,youcandanceverybeautifully.A.AsfarasB.AslongasC.AswellasD.Inorderthat參照答案:B40.Themanagerpromisedtokeepme________ofhowourbusinesswasgoingon.A.tobeinformedB.informingC.oninformingD.informed參照答案:D41.Thegoals_____hehadfoughtailhislifenolongerseemedimportanttohim.A.afterwhichB.withwhichC.forwhichD.atwhich參照答案:C42.Helookedthroughthepagesofadvertisementstofindjobs_____tocollegestudentsduringthesummerholidays.A.obtainableB.availableC.convenientD.symbols參照答案:B43.Marydidnothavetimetogototheconcertyesterdaybecauseshewasbusy_____forherexamination.A.toprepareB.preparingC.tobepreparedD.beingprepared參照答案:B44.Itisimportantthatwe_______thenewsasecret.A.mustkeepB.wouldkeepC.shouldkeepD.kept參照答案:C45.JanechangedhermajorfromFrenchtobusiness,_______.A.withhopestobeableeasiertolocateemploymentB.hopingshecanbeeasiertogetajobC.withthehopeforbeingabletofindbetterajobD.hopingtofindajobmoreeasily參照答案:D46.It'sapitythatProfessorSmithhasfailedtomakehisidea____intheclassroom.A.understandingB.tobeunderstoodC.understoodD.tounderstand您旳答案：C47.Onlybydiligenceandhonesty________.A.canonesucceedinlifeB.onecansucceededinlifeC.onewillbesucceededinlifeD.canonebesucceededinlife參照答案:A48.TheAmericanpianistwhohadbeenpraisedveryhighly____tobeagreatdisappointment.A.turnedupB.turnedoutC.turnedinD.turneddown參照答案:B49.Thesecondhalfofhisjourneywas_____themoredangerouspart.A.byfarB.sofarC.attimesD.intime參照答案:A50.Childrenwhoareover-protectedbytheirparentsmaybecome__________.A.hurtB.spoiledC.damagedD.harmed參照答案:B51.Yououghttoknowbetterthan_____yourselfinunnecessaryexpense.A.toinvolveB.involveC.involvingD.involved參照答案:A52.Mymotherwasso____inherjobthatshedidn'thearanybodyknockingatthedoor.A.attractedB.absorbedC.drawnD.concentrated參照答案:B53.ThedoctoradvisedthatMr.Malan_____anoperationrightawaysoastosavehislife.A.hadB.wouldhaveC.haveD.wasgoingtohave參照答案:C54.Hewas______enoughtounderstandmyquestionsfromthegesturesImade.A.intelligentB.efficientC.proficientD.diligent參照答案:A55.Thoselongskirtsarenowoutof_________.A．moodB.orderC.formD.fashion參照答案:D56.It________meofthevillagewherewespentourholidayslastsummer.A.remindsB.recallsC.remembersD.minds參照答案:A57.Thebosslosthis________justbecausehissecretarywastenminuteslate.A.moodB.mindC.temperD.feeling參照答案:C58.I______writingthearticlebythetimeyougetback.A.shallfinishB.musthavefinishedC.havefinishedD.shallhavefinished參照答案:D59.Oneofmy_________booksis"GoneWiththeWind".A.likelyB.alikeC.favorableD.favorite參照答案:D60.Thecarwasrepairedbutnotquitetomy_____.A.joyB.pleasureC.attractionD.satisfaction參照答案:D61.Theoldcoupledecidedto______aboythoughtheyhadtwochildrenoftheirown.A.adaptB.bringC.receiveD.adopt參照答案:D62.Thisisoneofthebestbooks______onthesubject.A.thathaveeverbeenwrittenB.whichhaveeverbeenwrittenC.thathaseverbeenwrittenD.whateverhavebeenwritten參照答案:C63.Ihaveto______myvisitasI’llbeverybusynextweek.A.callforB.callonC.calloffD.callin參照答案:C64.Anystudentwho_______hishomeworkisunlikelytopasstheexamination.A.reducesB.offendsC.practicesD.neglects參照答案:D65.Thepriceofbooks_____from90centsto$20duringthesummerseason.A.changedB.rangedC.separatedD.differed參照答案:B66.Thereisnodoubt_____youwillpasstheexamthistime.Youhaveworkedsohardinthepastmonths.A.whetherB.thatC.ifD.what參照答案:B67.Youdon’thavetobeinsuchahurry.Iwouldratheryou________onbusinessfirst.A.wouldgoB.willgoC.wentD.havegone參照答案:C68.Oursondoesn’tknowwhatto_____attheuniversity;hecan’tmakeuphismindabouthisfuture.A.takeinB.takeupC.takeoverD.takeafter參照答案:B69.Weagreedtoaccept_______theythoughtwasthebesttouri