2015年四川成人学士学位英语考试真题

2015 年四川成人学士学位英语考试真题 Part1 Vocabulary and Structure (20 points) Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark your answer by crossing the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil. 1. It is supposed that the personnel manager will the position of general manager. A) run over B) get over C) take over D) go over 2. The student was just about to the question, when suddenly he found the answer. A) give up B) submit to C) arrive at D) work out 3. Leaders of the two countries are talking about peace but preparing for war in secret. A) popularly B) actually C) naturally D) particularly 4. Most rooms in the apartment building have been rented out, and only several rooms on the first floor are still . A) capable B) available C) advisable D) considerable 5. Under the from France and Germany, Japan gave in and agreed to open its rice market to other countries. A) front B) force C) threat D) pressure 6. A healthy life is frequently thought to be with fresh and nutritious food. A) bound B) tied C) associated D) relation 7. Her previous experience gives her a big over the other applicants. A) advance B) advice C) advantage D) advocate 8. In Britain, the best season of the year is probably _______ spring. A) late B) last C) latter D) later 9. The bridge was named the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people. A) with B) after C) by D) from 10. His schoolmates felt he did not to be given such a great honor. A) worthy B) get C) achieve D) deserve 11.The money is to be used for the of the flood victims. A) merit B) effect C) benefit D) advantage 12. Obviously, there’s a strong between smoking and lung cancer. A) content B) invo C) connect D) link 13. He is a top athlete and his goal is to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. A) immediate B) ultimate C) basic D) ordinary 14. Chris had to say goodbye to her friends when it was time to the plane. A) board B)abroad C) broadcast D) absorb 15. It is not impossible that one day we will disability, so we shouldn’t look down upon the disabled. A) put up with B) end up with C) catch up with D) come up with 16. The furniture you sell looks nice indeed, but you too much for it. A) afford B) offer C) pay D) charge 17. Dayton was ______ for Williams in the second half of the football match as scheduled. A) substituted B) succeeded C) subscribed D) submitted 18. Baker had to the people in court that his client had been nowhere near the scene of the murder. A) constitute B) consist C) convince D) consult 19. If you’re planning a trip to the museum, be sure to _ at least an hour and a half. A) put down B) put away C) put aside D) put forward 20. His health is good, but he does have a few minor problems that may come up occasionally. A) generally B) increasingly C) likely D) instantly 21. She reminds me of the wife of the pilot who used for you in Boston. A) to working B) to work C) work D) having worked 22. This word is used in British English than American English. A) frequent B) less frequent C) frequently D) less frequently 23. The dog may be a good companion for the old. , the need to take it for walks may be a disadvantage. A) Instead B) Besides C) Therefore D) However 24. It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate what they for me. A) had done B) did C) would do D) where doing 25. Hot the night air was, we slept deeply because we were so tired after the long journey. A) while B) although C) as D) however 26. Leave your key with your neighbor you lock yourself out one day. A) even though B) in case C) as long as D) as if 27. By the end of this month, they surely a satisfactory solution to the problem. A) have found B) will be finding C) will have found D) are finding 28. The mere fact most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean that it will not occur. A) why B) what C) which D) that 29. neglecting our education, my father sent my brother and me to summer school. A) Accused of B) Accusing of C) That he was accused of D) To be accused of 30. The match was cancelled because most of the members a match without a standard court. A) objected to have B) were objected to have C) objected to having D) were objected to having 31. They are going to have the serviceman _______ an electric fan in the office tomorrow. A) to install B) install C) to be installed D) installed 32. If I have remembered the window, the thief would not have got in. A) closing B) to close C) to have closed D) having closed 33. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I your advice. A) had followed B) follow C) would follow D) have followed 34. The librarian told the freshmen that he return the book immediately. A) not able B) mustn’t C) wouldn’t D) needn’t 35. Both teams were training hard. was willing to lose the game. A) The other B) Either C) One other D) Neither 36. Mr. Cooper doesn’t think his daughter is able to design the watch, ? A) doesn’t he B) does he C) is she D) isn’t she 37. To everybody’s surprise, continue the argument that had lasted 4 hours already, he said nothing and walked away. A) rather than B) anything than C) other than D) more than 38. If I had known your bicycle had got broken when you came to me yesterday, I _______ you my own then. A) would lend B) had lent C) would have lent D) lent 39. A survey was carried out on college students’ learning techniques, was very upsetting. A) as a result of which B) the result of which C) its result D) which result 40. The station is said to 3 months ago; obviously it is not under construction now. A) be completing B) have completed C) be completed D) have been completed Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points) Directions: There are four 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 answer and mark it by crossing the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil. Passage one Today we visited the Field Museum to see the new dinosaur (恐龙) exhibit．At first I wasn't interested in seeing an old pile of bones. Why would anyone want to learn about something that's not around anymore? First we walked into a big room．I was staring at the bones of a giant beast! It almost filled the room. Two huge, dark holes in its boney head stared back at me. It was Dinosaur Sue． Our guide told us that when Sue was living, she weighed more than 150 fourth graders put together! He asked us to look at her teeth which were long and sharp. The guide said Sue’s teeth show that she was a meat eater．I’m glad I wasn’t around when the dinosaurs were alive. I might have been lunch for her! As I looked at it，I imagined what the dinosaur had looked like when it was alive．Suddenly I realized that these bones had once belonged to a living creature here on Earth. It made me wonder about other creatures that had once lived here. Now I understand why people want to learn about these creatures．Perhaps I will hunt for dinosaur bones someday. It would be very exciting to find a dinosaur skeleton(骨 架)． 41. When the author first got to the museum, she . A) was eager to see the giant beast B) didn’t want to know about dinosaurs C) didn’t want to see the boney head D) was sad to look at the dead dinosaurs 42. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the author was . A) worried the dinosaur might be alive B) afraid of being lunch for the dinosaur C) glad that Dinosaur Sue was a meat eater D) surprised by the size of the skeleton 43. After visiting the Museum, the author . A) becomes interested in dinosaurs B) believes dinosaurs are still alive C) doesn’t think dinosaurs are creatures D) doesn’t want to touch dinosaurs 44. Which of the following did Dinosaur Sue have for food? A) Humans. B) Animals. C) Grass. D) Trees. 45. This passage mainly talks about _________? A) the weights and sizes of dinosaurs B) the description of the author’s interests in dinosaurs C) the change of the author’s attitude toward dinosaurs D) the experience of hunting for dinosaur bones Passage Two Is organic food better? Most of the parents say it is, at least in part: “In organic food, there is less pesticide residues (农药残留) ”, say some parents. Early childhood exposure to lead and other poisonous substances at very low levels is now known to be harmful, so parents think caution should be in order. “Clearly if you eat organic product, you have fewer poisonous substances in your body, ” Joel Forman, an associate professor says. That’s particularly important for young children, he says, because they are especially easy to be hurt by chemical exposure while their brains are developing. That puts parents in a difficult situation, because they also want children to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, not less. But organic food still cost more in most cases, and many parents can’t afford to buy it only. Suggestions are made that parents should think about buying organic fruits and vegetables that are more likely to contain more pesticide residue, and going conventional for those that tend to have less. Another similar case is about milk, conventionally –raised cows are often fed antibiotics(抗生素) to stimulate growth, and parents are worried that this may do harm to children. “Growth hormone( 激 素 ) in cows doesn’t work in people,” Forman says. “There’s very little in the milk. And even if there was, it wouldn’t be absorbed. ” 46. Parents are worried about . A) chemical exposure to milk B) high cost of organic vegetables C) poisonous substances in food D) growth hormone in fruits 47. According to this passage, Joel Forman’s remarks . A) caused parents to buy less fruits B) made parents feel easy C) solved patents’ problems D) confirmed parents’ worries 48. Parents are in a difficult situation because . A) there is still pesticide residue in organic fruits and vegetables B) organic food costs so much that no parents can afford it C) they can hardly afford enough organic food for their children D) children will be exposed to more poisonous substances in organic food 49. A possible solution is to buy organic vegetables and fruits that are likely to contain . A) more pesticide residue B) less pesticide residue C) less growth hormone D) more growth hormone 50. Joel Forman says in the last paragraph that growth hormone in milk _________. A) does little harm B) is very harmful C) stimulates children’s growth D) is completely absorbed by cows Passage Three Diana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. Then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart(失败，破裂). The Jacobs family worked out a solution: They asked and received more aid from the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the government loan program. The twin sons will be able to finish school. With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the Jacobs. More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around. At the same time, tuition（学费）学费）continues to rise and student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade. It is reported that most middle class families have been financing college education through debt. They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt. Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. The good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted. 51. According to the first paragraph, why did the plan of the Jacobs family fail?