2019年成人學位英語測試試卷(一)和試卷(二)

(試卷一)

Part I Vocabulary and Structure. ( 30 points)

1. The manager promised to keep me ______ of how our business was going on.

A. to be informed B. on informing C. informed D. informing

2. I _____ that Tom and Jack have finished their homework.

A. worry B. show C. display D. suspect

3. The results are as ______: First was Sweden, then Germany, then Ireland.

A. to follow B. follows C. follow D. followed

4. Her fluency in English gives her an advantage _____ other girls for the job.

A. above B. over C. than D. with

5. The reason I love him so much is _____ he is a very humorous person.

A. why B. for C. that D. because

6. The boss _____ to dismiss me if I didn ’ t do as he ordered.

A. warned B. thought C. threatened D. pretended

7. The population of Shanghai is twice as large as ______.

A. Now York B. that of New York

C. it in New York D. that of New York ’s

8. I don’ t know which hotel ______.

A. to stay at B. to stay in C. staying in D. staying at

9. The girl in the red hat is the ______ person I ’ ve been waiting to see.

A. very B. rather C. same D. only

10. He was so foolish ______ his car unlocked.

A. for him to leave B. that leave C. to leaving D. as to leave

11. The secretary and treasurer of our company _____ the meeting.

A. were to attend B. are to attend C. is attend D. is to attend

12. This film is ______, if not better than, the one we saw last week.

A. so good as B. as well as C. as good as D. as better as

13. The lawyer didn ’ t keep his remarks to the topic __ ___ discussion.

A. on B. under C. with D. for

14. He applied for a ______ in the office of the local newspapers.

A. location B. profession C. career D. position

15. We consider _____ the instrument should be adjusted each time it is used.

A. necessary that B. necessary of it that 2

C. it necessary that D. that it necessary

16. When ______, ice will be changed into water.

A. heating B. heated C. to heat D. be heating

17. There is no easy solution to Japan ____. ’ s labor __

A. decline B. vacancy C. rarity D. shortage

18. Liquids are like solids _____ they have a definite volume.

A. in that B. for that C. with that D. at that

19. It ’ s not so much the language ______ the cultural background that makes the book difficult

to understand.

A. but B. nor C. as D. like

20. The police let him go, because they didn ’ t find him guilty _____ the murder.

A. of B. in C. over D. on

21. We must ______ that the telegram arrives in time.

A. cure B. accelerate C. ensure D. assure

22. Ever since the Smiths moved to the suburbs a year ago, they _____ better health.

A. could have enjoyed B. had enjoyed

C. have been enjoying D. are enjoying

23. It is important that a university student _____ at least one foreign language.

A. learned B. learns C. must learn D. learn

24. Our new house _____ warm in winter and cool in summer.

A. feels B. is felt C. finds D. is found

25. _____ at the railway station when it began to rain.

A. Hardly had he arrived B. Hardly he had arrived

C. No sooner did he arrive D. No sooner arrived he

26. There was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone _____ me that evening.

A. had interrupted B. would have interrupted

C. to have interrupted D. to interrupted

27. It was not until she had come downstairs ______ remembered the keys were not with her.

A. she B. when she D. and see

28. The rain came on time and would certainly ease the heat _____ the people of inland.

A. to face B. face D. faces

29. Televisions enable us to see things happen almost at the exact moment ______.

A. which they are happening B. they are happening

C. which they happen D. they have happened

30. _____ your cooperation, we could not have succeeded in our experiment.

A. Because of B. Because C. But that D. But for 3

Part II Reading comprehension.(30 points)

Text A

Our surroundings are being polluted faster than nature and man’ s present efforts cannot

prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more

cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials.

What can explain and solve this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by man — by

his desire for a modern way of life. We make “ increasing industrialization ” our chief aim. So we

are often ready to offer everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of

our children. There is a constant flow of people from the countryside into the cities, eager for the

benefits of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last

twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem.

Isn ’ t it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going and why? It makes one think

of the story about the airline pilot who told his passengers over the loudspeaker: “ I ’some ve

good news and some bad news. Th e good news is that we ’ re making rapid progress at 530 miles

per hour. The bad news is that we ’ re lost and don ’ t know where we ’ re going. ” The sad fact is

that this becomes a true story when we speak of our modern society.

31. Man cannot prevent the world from being polluted because _______.

A. the population of the world is increasing fast

B. people use too many man-made materials

C. we have more and more industry

D. we are producing more cars, trucks and buses

32. People crowd into the cities since _______.

A. they want very much to find well-paid jobs

B. they are anxious to enjoy the achievements of our society

C. they have become tired of their homeland

D. they have a strong wish to become industrial workers

33. According to the passage, what does man value most among the following?

A. Industry

B. Health

C. Clean air

D. The future of the children

34. The story about the airline pilot tells us that _______.

A. man knows where the society is going 4

B. people do not welcome the rapid development of modern society

C. man can do little about the problem of pollution

D. the speaker is worried about the future of our society

35. In this passage the author really wants to tell us _______.

A. the development of technology pollution has become a serious problem

B. we should lower the speed of development to stop pollution

C. it ’ s time we did something to reduce pollution

D. as industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural result

Text B

Among all the animals, the ape(猿)is most like human beings. Both people and apes have

the same brain structure, the same nervous system, and the same kind of blood.

There are four kinds of apes: the chimpanzee, the orangutan, the gorilla, and the gibbon.

They live in the deep forests and warm tropical regions of Africa and of Southeast Asia,

including Indonesia. All apes are covered with brown, reddish-brown, or black hair everywhere

on their bodies except their faces, feet, and hands. Their hands each have four fingers and a

thumb that helps them grip things the way our thumbs help us. But they also have a thumb on

each foot instead of a big toe. Thus they can hold things with their feet also. Having short, weak

legs, apes do not walk on the ground very much. However, their arms are very strong. This

enables them to swing from branches and travel very quickly from tree to tree. These animals

live in small family groups that move from place to place in search of vegetables and fruit. They

also eat eggs, small animals, nuts, and insects. When they are tired they build nests in the trees.

But they rarely sleep there for more than a night or two. Then they move on to look for more

food.

There are some differences among the following kinds of apes. The gibbon is never more

than three feet high and weighs only about fourteen pounds. The gorilla grows to be six feet tall

and weighs up to 600 pounds. The orangutan is smaller than the gorilla. It stands three to five

feet tall and weighs up to 200 pounds. Chimpanzees are the smartest of all apes. They can be

taught to sit at a table and eat, to dress themselves, and to do other things that human children

can do.

36. What does the first paragraph tell us?

A. Among all the animals, the ape looks like human beings most.

B. People and the ape think alike.

C. People and the ape behave alike.

D. The ape is the most intellectual animal in the world. 5

37. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. All apes are brown or black.

B. All parts of their bodies are covered with hair.

C. They have weak legs but very strong arms.

D. Their hands each have four fingers.

38. Apes build nests in the trees but seldom sleep there for more than a night or two because

______.

A. they like to live in small family groups

B. they like to move from place to place in search of more food

C. they like to eat eggs, small animals, nuts and insects

D. it is raining too often in the deep forests

39. Among the three kinds of apes, ______.

A. the gorilla is the biggest

B. the gibbon is only three feet high but it is heavier than the orangutan

C. the orangutan is smaller than the gorilla and cleverer than the gibbon

D. the orangutan can stand up to a great height, but others cannot

40. The last paragraph tells us that ______.

A. chimpanzees can do better than human children

B. chimpanzees can do many things that human children cannot do

C. human children can do many things that chimpanzees cannot do

D. the intelligence of chimpanzees is similar to that of human children

Text C

Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it ’ s painf ul? This might be called

laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily

energy cycle.

During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you ’ re “ hot ” . That ’ s

true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at

its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the

afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar

monologue( 自言自語 ) as: “ Get up, John! You’ ll be late for work again! ” The possible

explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening.

Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean,

and which cycle each member of the family has. You can ’ t change your energy cycle, but you

can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you ’ re

sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract (對抗 )your cycle to 6

some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If our energy is low in the morning

but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won ’ t

change your cycle, but you get up’steam ll (鼓起干勁 )and work better at your low point.

Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch.

Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome

search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work

in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.

41. If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably ______.

A. he is a lazy person

B. he refuses to follow his own energy cycle

C. he is not sure when his energy is low

D. he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening

42. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?

A. Unawareness of energy cycles.

B. Familiar monologues.

C. A change in a family member ’ s energy cycle.

D. Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.

43. If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should _____.

A. change his energy cycle

B. overcome his laziness

C. get up earlier than usual

D. go to bed earlier

44. You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will ______.

A. help to keep your energy for the day ’ s work

B. help you to control your temper early in the day

C. enable you to concentrate on your routine work

D. keep your energy cycle under control all day

45. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one ’ s energy.

B. Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.

C. Habit helps a person adapt to his own energy cycle.

D. Children have energy cycles, too. 7

Part III Cloze.(10 points)

What is it about violence that is so attractive to the general public? There are so many

people who would rather see a violent movie 46 a movie filled with romance or adventure.

If you were to compare the revenues from box office earnings( 票房收入 ), I am almost positive

that the movies 47 blood and guts 48 much more than other movies.

There are so many people 49 this kind of movie affects people in a 50 way.

They think it has an impact 51 criminal behavior. That bullshit. I have seen violence in ’ s

movies and on television and I haven 52 ’ t had idea to go out and kill anyone or anything. I

believe if a person has it in them to commit these kinds of acts they will do it 53 what they

see on TV or in the movies. Their moral upbringing (教養(yǎng) )or lack of one would be a 54

contributing 55 than viewing a movie.

46. A. not B. than C. but D. more

47. A. full with B. filled out C. filled with D. filling with

48. A. collect B. win C. earn D. produce

49. A. say B. who say C. have said D. are saying

50. A. positive B. negative C. natural D. minimum

51. A. for B. with C. on D. into

52. A. slight B. slightest C. the slight D. the slightest

53. A. regardless of B. because of C. according to D. unlike

54. A. big B. great C. bigger D. smaller

55. A. clue B. role C. hint D. factor 8

(試卷二)

Part IV Translation from English into Chinese. (10 points)

56. The indoor swimming pool seems to be much more luxurious than is necessary.

57. Governments around the world need to take actions to protect the earth before it is too late.

58. As a nurse you should know better than to begin strenuous exercise immediately after lunch.

59. In the eastern part of New Jersey lies the city of Elizabeth, a major shipping and

manufacturing center.

60. Since its creation 60 years ago, UNESCO has been concerned with the promotion of the free

flow of ideas by word and image.

Part V Translation from Chinese into English. (10 points)

61. 數(shù)百萬觀眾觀看了電視上的皇家婚禮。

62. 據(jù)估計，僅僅在美國就有約 3000 萬集郵者。

63. 最后，也是最重要的一點，一定要記住不會有免費的午餐。

64. 隨著社會和經(jīng)濟的發(fā)展，環(huán)境污染問題變得越來越嚴重。

65. 如果沒有計算機，我們就不可能在過去的幾十年里取得巨大的醫(yī)學進展。

Part VI Writing. ( 10 points)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic: On

Mobile Phones. You should write about 120 words following the outline given below:

1. 手機給我們的生活帶來了便利;

2. 手機有時也會影響別人;

3. 你的觀點。

On Mobile Phones

With the development of information technology, the mobile phone has become

popular in our life. Obviously, it shortens the distance among people and makes our lives

more convenient and easier.

But, have you noticed that the mobile phone also brings problems to us? It ’s not rare

to see someone shouting loudly in public as if there were no one around. Besides, we 9

may hear a mobile phone ring continuously on a formal occasion. These are just some

of the troubles that the high-tech product causes.

So, my suggestion is that while we are using mobile phones, we should consider

people around us. This is a respect not only for others but also for ourselves.