2015年成人学位英语考前冲刺试题及答案(第二套).doc

2015年11月7日北京学位英语真题一、阅读理解Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Jim Thorpe was a Native American. He was born in 1888 in an IndianTerritory(印第安人保护区)that is now Oklahoma. Like most Native American children then，he liked to fish，hunt, swim, and play games outdoors. (76) He was healthy and strong，but he had very little formal education. In 1950, Jim Thorpe was named the greatest American football player。

He was also an Olympic gold medal winner。

But Thorpe had many tragedies in his life.Jim had a twin brother who died when he was nine years old。

By the time he was 16, his mother and father were also dead, Jim then went to a special school in Pennsylvania for Native American children。

There，he learned to read and write and also began to play sports. Jim was poor, so he left school for two years to earn some money。

2015年11月北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试Part I Reading Comprehension （30％）Directions：There are three 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 choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Since its founding in 1948，McDonald’s has grown from a family burger (汉堡包) stand to a global fast—food chain，with more than 30,000 locations in 118 countries.Wit h 58 million daily customers worldwide, McDonald’s is now so ubiquitous around the globe that The Economist publishes a global ranking of currencies' purchasing power based on the prices charged at the local McDonald’s，called the Big Mac Index （巨无霸指数)。

Today is Sunday, I have been studying all day long. On the 1. _____morning, I had a dry breakfast. We have no water to drink because 2. _____the water supply had cut off. The water had come back in 3._____the evening. I did math then. I didn't stop after 12 o'clock. After a 4. _____short lunch I had the break. Then I went to my Sunday English Class.5.______After a long and tired class for more than two hours, I got 6. _____to home. Some work had been done but some hadn't. I must 7. _____review all my subject such as the Sciences, the Humanities, 8. _____which include Chinese, English, Politics and History as 9. _____well. That's terribly! Especially when there was no water. 10. _____参考答案：1. On→In 2. have→had 3. 在cut前加上been 4. after→until 5. the→a 6.tired→tiring 7. 去掉to 8. subject→subjects 9. 正确10. terribly→ terribleCats are animals of habit. They like to go to sleep 1._____about same time every day and for a certain length of time. They 2._____seem to have natural clock inside them that tells them 3._____when sleeping. Besides their regular sleep, cats take naps(打盹). 4._____Some scientists think that people should also take cat nap. The 5._____habit would do good for people's health. 6._____Cat naps helped build up energy in the body. 7._____Since cats have moods(情绪) like these of people, 8._____scientists believe that people can improve their moods with 9._____cat-napping. People might become more happier and more active.10.____参考答案：1. right 2. same-the same 3.have-have a 4. sleeping-to sleep 5. nap-naps 6. for –to 7. helped-help 8. these-those 9. with-by 10. 去掉moreDemographic indicators show that Americans in the post war period were moreeager than ever to establish families. They quickly brought down the age at marriage for both men and women and brought the birth rate to a twentieth century height __1__ after more than a hundred years of a steady decline, producing the “baby boom.” __2__ These young adults established a trend of early marriage and relatively largefamilies that went for more than two decades and caused a major but temporary __3__ reversal of long-term demographic patterns. From the 1940s through the early1960s, Americans married at a high rate and at a younger age than their __4__Europe counterparts. __5__Less noted but equally more significant, the men and women who formed __6__families between 1940 and 1960 nevertheless reduced the divorce rate after a __7__postwar peak; their marriages remained intact to a greater extent than did that of __8__ couples who married in earlier as well as later decades. Since the United States __9__ maintained its dubious distinction of having the highest divorce rate in the world, the temporary decline in divorce did not occur in the same extent in Europe. __10__ Contrary to fears of the experts, the role of breadwinner and homemaker was notabandoned.参考答案及解析:1. 将height改为high/peak。

2015年成人高考专升本英语考试真题I. Phonetics (5 points )Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there, are four underlined letters or lettercombinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one thatis different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corres-ponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1题单选选出下面读音不同的选项( )。

参考答案：A2题单选选出下面读音不同的选项( )。

参考答案：D3题单选选出下面读音不同的选项( )。

参考答案：B4题单选选出下面读音不同的选项( )。

参考答案：C5题单选选出下面读音不同的选项( )。

参考答案：AII. Vocabulary and Structure( 15 points)Directions:There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are fourchoices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence andblacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.6题单选These are the pictures of the hotel __________ we held our annual meetings.参考答案：D7题单选I wonder if there is __________ university in your hometown.C./参考答案：A8题单选Only in my thirties __________a purpose in life.foundIdid findI find参考答案：D9题单选__________ his telephone number，she didn’t know how to get in touch with him.forgethave forgottenforgotten参考答案：D10题单选My aunt’s business has been doing poorly，but she’s hoping that her__________ will change.参考答案：C11题单选Who should be responsible __________ the accident?参考答案：B12题单选It is __________ that text messaging while driving is dangerous.参考答案：C13题单选My secretary usually opens my post__________ it’s marked “private”.参考答案：A14题单选Several novels by Mo Yan __________ into English so far.translatedbeen translatedtranslatedbeen translated参考答案：B15题单选The pianist didn’t __________ until the last minute before the concert.offonoutup参考答案：D16题单选The old man，together with his neighbors，__________ the performance when it began to rain.enjoyingenjoyingenjoyedenjoyed参考答案：A17题单选My teacher recommended that l__________ as careful as possible when I took an exam.be参考答案：C18题单选Let’s go to the airport a little earlier __________ we can choose better seats.thatthatthatthat参考答案：B19题单选Jason made sharp comments on Mary’s idea，but he didn’t mean __________ her.hurtbe hurt参考答案：C20题单选——I’m sorry about the misunderstanding.一You__________ apologize，it wasn’t your fault.’t’t’t’t参考答案：DⅢ. Cloze ( 30 points)Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, Cand D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corres-ponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Where do cars get their energy from? For most cars，the answer is petrol. 21 some cars use cars have 22 motors that get their power from large batteries. In 23 , there are even cars that have 24 an electric motor and a petrol types of cars are 25 hybrid(混合)cars.Most people tend to think of electric cars as a new 26，but they have been around for a long the 27 19th and early 20th centuries electriccars were common because the technology for petrol engines was not very advanced.But 28 the petrol engine became easier to make and more powerful，this type of engines became the most 29 .Interest in electric cars was high in the l970s and 1980s because 30 became very expensive.Recently，electric cars have again become well-liked because people want cars that pollute 31 . Electric cars are better than petrol cars 32 several ways. The biggest benefit is reduced pollution.In areas 33 there is a high percentage of electric cars，pollution is not that second benefit of electric cars is a 34 in the dependence on foreign oil.Several countries don’t want to 35 on oil from other electric cars can run on electricity from coal or nuclear power stations，there is less need to import oil.21题单选请填写最佳答案( )参考答案：D22题单选请填写最佳答案( )参考答案：B23题单选请填写最佳答案( )参考答案：B24题单选请填写最佳答案( )参考答案：C25题单选请填写最佳答案( )参考答案：A26题单选请填写最佳答案( )参考答案：D27题单选请填写最佳答案( )参考答案：B28题单选请填写最佳答案( )参考答案：C29题单选请填写最佳答案( )参考答案：D30题单选请填写最佳答案( )参考答案：B31题单选请填写最佳答案( )参考答案：A32题单选请填写最佳答案( )参考答案：C33题单选请填写最佳答案( )参考答案：C34题单选请填写最佳答案( )参考答案：A35题单选请填写最佳答案( )参考答案：AIV. Reading Comprehension ( 60 points)Directions:There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by fourquestions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Chooseone best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage oneI talk to strangers for a living and love the challenge of getting their stories published in 've been married for years，but until six months ago，I could be a typical absent—minded l was just nodding when l wassupposed my wife asked，“Did you even hear what I just said?”1 would defensively say，“of course I did!”In January，I began to lose my told me I needed surgery，or my throat would be permanently silence would be required for the first few weeks of my recovery.Two hours after the surgery，my eyes filled with tears as mytwo-year-old son looked puzzled because l wouldn’t answer his wanted to talk but couldn’，I'd recorded myself reading some of his favorite would come in handy the next couple of weeks.It had never 'd just stopped found myself understanding her better on topics I'd previously dismissed as “things I just don’t get as a guy”.I also realized my son wasn’t just talking nonstop but that he often had thoughtful things to while walking my dog in the woods near our home，I began hearing pleasant patterns in my surgery，I'd have spent those walks on my phone.After several weeks，I was fully recovered. Conversation in our house is better now，not because I'm talking ’m just listening better and becoming less and less surprised that I like what I hear.36题单选According to the passage，the author is most likely a__________ .参考答案：D37题单选What does the wife mean by asking “Did you even hear what I just said? ”in Paragraph 1 ?should listen to me.didn’t want to talk with me.should tell me what I said just now.didn’t have to nod while you were listening.参考答案：A38题单选What is true of the author after the surgery?was required to keep silent for the first few monthswas worried about his recovery after the surgery.was unable to communicate with his son.was unwilling to talk to his wife.参考答案：C39题单选What did the author realize after the surgery?wife was a talkative woman.house was full of pleasant talks.son didn’t like talking.dog liked pleasant birdsongs.参考答案：BPassage TwoCoconut(椰子)is an unusual food for many is one of the largest edible seeds produced by any unusual contents also make it unique in the seed world—it consists of both “meat“and “water”coconut meat is the white substance with which we are all familiar，as it is used extensively for cooking and flavorings;the coconut water is a white and sweet liquid. Portuguese(葡萄牙的) explorers gave the nut its name in the l5th century, referring to it as coco，meaning “ghost”in their outside appearance of coconuts reminded them of a ghost’s face，and the tree has had that name ever since.The coconut has varied is used to make various cooking oils for fast food restaurants around the world to make diet coconut fluid is a favorite drink in hot climates，providing a cool and refreshing beverage right off the water is also used by manufacturers of various sports the shell itself has many uses，including animal food and fertilizer.And all these are only some of the uses found for the coconut coconut tree，which produces the nut，also produces many useful ’s no wonder that the coconut tree has been taken as “the tree of life”.40题单选What does the underlined word“edible’in Paragraph 1 mean?...参考答案：D41题单选The coconut got its name because of __________ .hard shellwhite colorghostlike appearanceround shape参考答案：C42题单选What is the passage mainly about?history of coconut.of coconut.discovery of coconut.of coconut seeds参考答案：B43题单选What can be learned from the passage?trees are useful plants.oil is rare and expensive.trunks are houses for birds.fluid can become fertilizer.参考答案：APassage ThreeMost students choose “Homestay”accommodation when they study abroad：others select Homestay even if they are not on a study show that it’s a form of accommodation gaining in popularity all the time.But what is Homestay? And what makes it so popular?Homestay means living with a family，or“host family”as we are three ways of doing it：choose to learn English in a language school near to your Homestay location：have your English classes in the house with a member of the family who is a qualified teacher; select not to haveclasses at all when you visit——a popular choice if you want to do the tourist thing for example.Even in their busy summer period the organizations that arrange the Homestays will always try to place you with the most suitable host family to match your (安置)organizations think about location，interests，language level，eating requirements，allergies (过敏)and other requests you may have.Though prices vary according to your needs，good quality Homestay accommodation can be relatively economical--and although you may be charged an extra amount of money if you want your Homestay in or near the city if you stay further out，you can expect your journey into the center not to exceed 30 minutes.Not only does Homestay accommodation represent value for money，it also gives you an excellent opportunity to practice English with your host is a very important extra for students who like to speak as much English as possible. But if you plan to learn English，why not have your English classes in your host family. There’s no better way to learn English than this—the perfect combination of learning and accommodation combined with the cultural experience !44题单选Homestay is an ideal choice for students who __________ .to visit relativesto stay at hometo study overseasto learn statistics参考答案：C45题单选Who will consider students’requirements before their Homestay starts?English teacher.placement organization.host family.language school.参考答案：B46题单选Which of the following is a key factor affecting the price of Homestay?of the host family.habits of the host family.’language level.’specific needs.参考答案：D47题单选What can be inferred from the passage?author is in favor of Homestay accommodation.author is doubtful about the safety of Homestay.author finds Homestay arrangement complicated.author finds Homestay accommodation expensive.参考答案：APassage FourUsing 1ess energy around the home is easier than you might think，saving you money while creating a heathier，more comfortable living space for you and your family. Changing a few old habits can make an impact on your energy bill，your comfort and the environment. Here are some handy tips to make your house more energy-efficient. Lower the heat If your home has adjustable central heating，lowering the room temperature even slightly can make a difference. You may not feel it，but your wallet will. It is even more advisable to control temperatures at different times of the day.Hang clothes out to dryIf the weather allows it，head outside and dry your laundry on a clothesline. The sunlight will help eliminate bacteria and dust. While clothes dryers get the job done faster，they also use up hanging yourclothes out you’ll be cutting greenhouse gases by about three kilograms per load.Take advantage of natural lightInstalling large windows on the northern side of your house can help you make use of sunlight’s natural warmth. To stay cool indoors on hot summer days，install blinds(百叶窗) to block the heavy your desk near the window，then you don’t need a lamp in the daytime.Wrap(裹)your pipesBe sure your hot—water pipes are properly an average home，heating wateraccounts for more than one—quarter of the energy let warmth go to waste before it reaches you?Choose the right size for appliances(家用电器)When the time comes to replace appliances，select those that are both energy—efficient and of the appropriate size for your ’t buy bigger ones just because you can.48题单选What benefit may using less energy at home bring about?a healthier living environment.your work efficiency.old habits unchanged.your living space.参考答案：A49题单选Which of the following is one of the advantages of hanging clothes out to dry?may help to build a greenhouse.helps remove bacteria in clothes.uses half the energy that clothes dryers do.gets clothes dry much faster than clothes dryers.参考答案：B50题单选What can be installed on the northern side of your house to make better use of natural light?....参考答案：C51题单选Besides energy-efficiency，what else should be considered when replacing appliances?time.price.quality.size.参考答案：DPassage FiveAs we recently discovered，there is a Stepmother’s Day，though it is not on any official holiday ，it would be safe to assume that there is a similar day for stepdads，too.Right? Well，it depends on what you Google search brought up posts that say，for example，“It’s on father’s day--father’s day is for fathers，step—fathers and people who are like fathers to you-it’s a day for making father figures feel special.”Further searching found a Stepfather’s Day Facebook page that says，“The unofficial Stepfather’s Day is the fourth Sunday of June.”Unfortunately，as of the publishing of this article，only 30 people have “liked”the that studies show million men，or %of ，live with at least one stepchild，that’s only a drop in the ocean.It’s interesting to note that there is a National Grandparents’Jimmy Carter signed it into law in ! While grandparents are undoubtedly special people in our children’s lives，they are often seen as the most loving family what about the stepparents? The stepparents are theones who are often the outsiders，the ones who have to endure the hurtful “You’re not my dad!”or “You’re not my mom!”And yet they never give up.They do their best to overcome the inherent challenges of stepparents and be role models for their unsung(未被颂扬的)family heroes deserve “official”days of if we are loud enough，President Obama，who had a stepfather himself，will sign into law National Stepmother’s Day and National Stepfather’s Day.Are you with me? Follow me and get your voice cool it would be if we could make this happen!52题单选What does the underlined word“that’’in Paragraph 1 refer to?figures who are equally honored in the .people who support Stepfather’s Day on the Facebook page.million men who live with at least one stepchild in the world.who live with at least one stepchild in the .参考答案：B53题单选What did President Jimmy Carter sign into law in 1978 ?National Grandparents’Day.National Grandchildren’s Day.National Stepparents’Day.National Stepchildren’s Day.参考答案：A54题单选Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “inherent”in paragraph 2 ?....参考答案：D55题单选What is the reason for setting an official holiday for stepparents?they love their role as stepparents.they are often treated as heroes in the family.they deserve respect and honor as family members.they are often seen as the most loving family members。

2015 专升本模拟题I. Vocabulary & Structure (20 points with each of 1 point)Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B,C, and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.1. In ancient China，people used to send smoke _____ to warn that the enemy were coming.A. signsB. signalsC. symbolsD. marks2. The icy conditions made our travel dangerous. So _____ going by car we took the underground.A. instead ofB. in addition toC. as well asD. at the cost of3. Sometimes my job is boring，but _____ I enjoy it.A. by contrastB. by natureC. on the wholeD. on the average4. I’ll buy the clock _____ it costs.A. whatB. whateverC. whereD. however5. _____ Mr. Wilson is well again，he can travel.A. Now thatB. So farC. ThoughD. Even if6._______ in the dark, his head hit against the wall.A. WalkingB. His walkingC. When he was walkingD. While walking7._______ is a term for the partial or complete inability to hear.A. There is deafnessB. Deafness thatC. It is deafnessD. Deafness8._______ is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.A. ThatB. WhichC. AsD. It9._______ is the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Midle Age.A. It is the sun and not the earthB. Being the sun and not the earthC. The sun and not the earthD. That the sun and not the earth10._______ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.A. BelieveB. To believeC. BelievingD. Believed11. We will have to pay them a large ______ of money for their service.A) size B) set C) amount D) series12. I'd appreciate it if you could tell me how ______ the machine.A) operate B) to operate C) operating D) operated13. I'm sorry to tell you that the materials you wanted are ______.A) taken off B) put up C) sold out D) got off14. It is obvious that these small businesses are ______ need of technical support.A) in B) on C) with D) to15.______ I am concerned, it is important to get a job first.A) As long as B) As well as C) As soon as D) As far as16. Some companies might not let you rent a car ______ you have a credit card.A) where B) because C) since D) unless17. In his opinion, success in life mainly ______ on how we get along with other people.A) keeps B) depends C) insists D) spends18. We ______ building the bridge by the end of next month.A) are finishing B) have finishedC) would finish D) will have finished19. Our company's service is ______ in nearly 80 countries around the world.A) available B) natural C) relative D) careful20. It was in Jonson's hotel ______ the business meeting was held last year.A) this B) that C) what D) whichII. Cloze (30 points with each of 2 points )Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A,B,C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage.For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In 21 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend 22 can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 23 readers. Most of us develop poor reading 24at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency 25 in the actual stuff of language itself — words. Taken individually, words have little meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. 26 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing （退回）to27 words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over what you have just read, isa common bad habit in reading. Another habit which 28 down the speed of reading is vocalization — sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an 29 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined（预先确定的）speed．The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 30 the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, 31 word-by-word reading, regression and sub-vocalization（默读）practically impossible. At first 32 is sacrificed for speed．But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, but your comprehension will improve. Many people have found 33 reading skill drastically improved after some training. 34 Charlie Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute before the training, now it is an excellent 128 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can 35 a lot more reading material in a short period of time.21．A．applying B．doing C．offering D．getting22．A．quickly B．easily C．roughly D．decidedly23．A．good B．curious C．poor D．urgent24．A．training B．habits C．situations D．custom25．A．lies B．combines C．touches D．involves 26．A．Fortunately B．In fact C．Logically D．Unfortunately27．A．reuse B．reread C．rewrite D．recite28．A．scales B．cuts C．slows D．measures 29．A．accelerator B．actor C．amplifier D．observer30．A．then B．as C．beyond D．than31．A．enabling B．leading C．making D．indicating 32．A．meaning B．comprehension C．gist D．regression33．A．our B．your C．their D．such a34．A．Look at B．Take C．Make D．Consider35．A．master B．go over C．present D．get throughIII. Reading Comprehension (60 points with each of 3 points)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Ach passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer.Passage 1A child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in almost the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as formal texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce what, in the actual situation of the time and the child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better.A charge made against fairy tales is that they harm the child by frightening him or making him sad thinking. To prove the latter, one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who have read fairy stories were more often sorry for cruelty than those who had not. As to fears, there are, I think, some cases of children being dangerously terrified by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises(出现) from the child having heard the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered.There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds that they are not objectively true, that giants, witches, two-headed dragons, magic carpets, etc. do not exist; and that, instead of being fond of the strange side in fairy tales, the child should be taught to learn the reality by studying history. I find such people, I must say so peculiar(奇怪的) that I do not know how to argue with them. If their case were sound, the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that itwas their beloved girl-friend.No fairy story ever declared to be a description of the real world and no clever child has ever believed that it was.36. The author considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is _______.A. repeated without any changeB. treated as a jokeC. made some changes by the parentD. set in the present37. According to the passage, great fear can take place in a child when the story is _______.A. in a realistic settingB. heard for the first timeC. repeated too oftenD. told in a different way38. The advantage claimed(提出) for repeating fairy stories to young children is that it ____.A. makes them less fearfulB. develops their power of memoryC. makes them believe there is nothing to be afraid ofD. encourages them not to have strange beliefs39. The author’s mention of sticks and telephones is meant to suggest that _______.A. fairy stories are still being made upB. there is some misunderstanding about fairy talesC. people try to modernize old fairy storiesD. there is more concern for children's fears nowadays40. One of the reasons why some people are not in favor of fairy tales is that _______.A. they are full of imaginationB. they just make up the stories which are far from the truthC. they are not interestingD. they make teachers of history difficult to teachPassage 2There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend (hurt) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing (批评) and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation (模仿). It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be ofservice to them, and help them change this habit.Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact (接触) with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.41. People who are unhappy _______.A. always consider things differently from othersB. usually are affected by the results of certain thingsC. usually misunderstand what others think or sayD. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things42. The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most nearly means “_______”.A. have a good taste with social lifeB. make others unhappyC. tend so scold others openlyD. enjoy the pleasure of life43. We can conclude from the passage that _______.A. we should pity all such unhappy peopleB. such unhappy people are dangerous to social lifeC. people can get rid of the habit of unhappinessD. unhappy people cannot understand happy persons44. If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should _______.A. prevent any communication with themB. show no respect and politeness to themC. persuade them to recognize the bad effectsD. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes45. In this passage, the writer mainly _______.A. describes two types of peopleB. laughs at the unhappy peopleC. suggests the unhappy people should get rid of the habits of unhappinessD. tells people how to be happy in lifePassage 3Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothesaddict,” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled.” Today David wears casual clothes-khaki pants and sports shirt-to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “I’m working harder than ever,” David says, “and I nee d to feel comfortable.”More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work in the United States. The change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday(but only on Friday). This became known as “dress-down Friday” of “casual Friday”. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing.” said business consultant Maisly Jones.Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people don’t want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it’s hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale. Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative impact on productivity. Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps th em save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”46. David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict,” because _______.A. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirtB. he couldn’t stand a clean appearanceC. he wanted his clothes to look neat all the timeD. he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes47. David Smith wears casual clothes now, because _______.A. they make him feel at ease when workingB. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothesC. he looks handsome in casual clothesD. he no longer works for any company48. According to this passage, which of the following statements is false?A. Many employees don’t li ke a conservative dress code.B. Comfortable clothes make employees more productive.C. A casual clothes code is welcomed by young employees.D. All the employers in the U. S. are for casual office wear.49. According to this passage, which of the following statements is true?A. Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago.B. Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s.C. “Dress-down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers.D. Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.50. In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned in the passageexcept _______.A. saving employees’ moneyB. making employees more attractiveC. improvi ng employees’ motivationD. making employees happierPassage 4Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV, start their chores (杂事),or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions. Before you know it, you’ve started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments, clean their room, or take out the trash. Rather than saying “Do your chores now.” you’ll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed. So instead of arguing about starting chores, just say, “If chores aren’t done by 4 pm, here are the consequences.” Then it’s up to your child to complete the chores. Put the ball back in their court. Don’t argue or fight with them, just say, “That’s the way it’s going to be.” It shouldn’t be punitive (惩罚性的)as much a s it should be persuasive. “If your chores aren’t done by 4 pm, then no video game times until chores are done. And if finishing those chores runs into homework time, that’s going to be your loss.” On the other hand, when dealing with homework, keep it ver y simple. Have a time when homework starts, and at that time, all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done. If your kids say they have no homework, then they should use that time to study or read. Either way, there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off.When a kid wears his iPod or headphones when you’re trying to talk to him, make no bones about it；he is not ignoring you, he is disrespecting you. At that point, everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears. Don’t try to communicate with him when he’s wearing headphones —even if he tells you he can hear you. Wearing them while you’re talking to him is a sign of disrespect. Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing. Remember, mutual respect becomes more important as children mature.51．According to the passage, it seldom happens that ________.A．kids turn a deaf ear to their parents’ requestsB．parents’ directions sound like a broken recordC．children are ready to follow their parents’ directionsD．parents are unaware of what they are repeating to their kids52．Parents will be able to deal with their children more effectively if they ________.A．avoid direct ways of punishment B．make them do things at their requestC．argue and fight with their children D．allow their children to behave in their own way 53．When the kid is doing his homework, parents ________.A．should provide him with a good learning environmentB．can do whatever they likeC．can stay aside watching TVD．must switch off the power54．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.A．parents should take off his headphones when trying to have a talk with their childB．it will make no difference that a kid is wearing his earplugs while talking to his parents C．parents shouldn’t give in to their kid when he shows no sign o f respectD．kids’ purposely talking to their parents with iPod gives them a sense of power andcontrol55．The main idea of the passage is ________.A．that respecting each other is more important than anything elseB．how kids behave to ignore and disrespect their parentsC．that children should make choices and decisions on their ownD．how parents can deal with their kids’ behavior effectivelyIV Writing (40 points)Directions: For this part, you are required to write a composition of about 100-120 words based on the following topic.(1)有些人认为父母对年轻人的影响较大，也有些人认为朋友对年轻人的影响较大(2)我的看法参考答案单选题：1-5 BACBA 6-10 CDCDA 11-15 CBCAD 16-20 DBDABCloze: 1—15 DACBA DBCAD CBCBD1．D 本句意思是“谁如果想谋得一份差事”。

实用文档文案大全1--5 DBDAC 实用文档文案大全6--10 ADCAB 11--15 ACADB 16--17 BB 实用文档文案大全18--20 CDC 实用文档文案大全21--25 CBACB 26--30 CBADA 31--35 CDDBA 实用文档文案大全36--39 BCDB 实用文档文案大全40--43 DAAD 实用文档文案大全44--46 BAC 实用文档文案大全47 C 48--50 ABB 实用文档文案大全实用文档文案大全51 Could/ May I speak to Professor Johnson 52.May I help you 53.What's the matter/ trouble/ problem 54.is it serious 55. tell Professor Johnson实用文档文案大全实用文档文案大全October 20th is my eighteenth birthday. To celebrate it, we are going tohold a birthday party at home on Saturday evening. The party will start at 7 pm and end at 10 pm, lasting three hours. Would you like to attend my birthday party?I have invited some of my friends and classmates to come. At the party,we'll sing and dance, followed by a rich dinner. What's more, we'll play games together. I'm sure we will all enjoy ourselves.I'm looking forward to your coming.。

04绝密★启用前2015年成人高等学校招生全国统一考试英语本试卷分第［卷（选择题痢第II卷（非选择题）两部九第1卷1至8页•鋼U卷”至圧页°英仍0分.考试时间12D分钟°第I卷注意事项：L答第I卷前.考生务必将自己的姓名，准卷证号、耆试科目、用规定笔涂写在答题卡上“2.每小餐选出答案后.用铅笔把答题韦上对应题目的答案标号徐黑*如需改动，用椽皮擦干挣后「再选涂其牺菩家「不能答在试卷上.3.齊试结束，考生將本试淮和答翹卡一井交回.-.语音知识供昂小题；每题1/分，共7一右分J在下列每组单词中，有一个单词的划践部分与其他单词的划缰部分的读音不同.找出这个词*L A. famiSy B. value Cx cat D-baby2. A. show B. now C. vdlgw3.A. beach B.lunch C. chair D. machine4. A, human B” cut C,如 D. luck5. A. sale B. snoiv C. design D, ask二.词汇与语法知识（兵巧小題；^1,5分，^22,5分•）从每小题的四个选择项中，选出册隹的一项.英语试懸第】页1--5 DBDAC6--10 ADCAB 11--15 ACADB 16--17 BB1& Mrs. Smith persuaded her husband20- Dog$ have a very _____ sense of smell三・完形填空（共巧小题；毎题2分，共30分* ）通读下面的短文，拿握其大意"然后，从每小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的 Jtt 佳选项*In nearly every town or city centre in the UK, on most days of the week you can find one or more peop 【E standing in the street selling a magazine —21 _ The Big Issue. These people are all 22 ” but they are not begging for money. 23 . they are selling the magazine as a means （手段） of 一24 _ a small but respectable living.W 哋 Is5ue magazine was ,._25_. in 1991 by Jon Bird and Gordon Roddick after they that there were manyhomeless people who were 27 on the streets of London. OnaPmvious （之前的）__28_ to New York, one of them had seen homeless people selling a newspaperknown as Street News _29_ they decided to set up something 30 in the British capital.Nowadays, The Big Z has 」 all over the UK and there are even di^rent versions （版 本）of the magazine in diflferent parts of the 32_ . The sellers buy each magazine fiom the organization for seventy pence and then sell it to a 3? for one pound fifty. By working with The 哋 ^sue * man5f pcoplt been _34 to escape from homelessness, and _ 35 many gf them have moved on to new jobs and new ij Ves英语试題第3页18-20 CDCA. doB. didC. to do1业旳 parents and 1 couldn't get into the house last night becauseA, allB. eitherC. neither D, doing of us had the key.D. none the right Ihing.A. niceB. clearC. goodD. high四-阅读理解（共15小题；每题3分，共45分.）阅读下列短文『然后根据短文的内容从哥小题的四牛选择项中选出最槿的一项._A■^TroubleniakeT 17 was what was given to my friend Peter by his teachers. They abo said that he had no future and no hope! But now I suggest that anyone who said that should say 先oiry" to him.Peter finished Grade Nine, and then he went to study at a technical coHegp, He became a leader of a group of bad boys. After gradual ion he had nothing to do, so he just hung around by the market with his friends.It looked like nothing could change his life. It was not until the day that his father died. He left the boys and went to help his mother who so Ed food by the roadsideHe really pitied his mum and wanted to do something to support her. He loved reading cartoon 曬画）books and had been cdlecting Uiem for years, so he decided that lie should sell them. Soon be %lized that his books were very popular. So he made up his mind to set up his own business. He went英语试耽第孙页2J. A, printed B, spelt C. called D. stuck 22. A. healthy B. homeless C. impolite D. single 23. A. Instead B” Besides C, Anyhow D. Therefore 24, A, changing B, erijoying C. making D. improving 25, A. recognized B. started C. found P P written 26, A. forgot B. hoped C. saw D. doubted 27, A- driving B. living C” drawing D. working 28. A, visit B. entrance C. way D. flight 2弘 A . or B, but C.for D. and 30. Ax similar B. personal C ，naiuraJ D. friendly 31. A. brokenS. landed C spread D. floated 32. A. city B. town C. world D. country 33. A, reporter B. painter C. listener D.reader 34. A. askedB” helped C. needed D. forced 35. 扎 in the endB. now and dienC. all the timeD. in a hurry*e21--25 CBACB 26--30 CBADA 31--35 CDDBA英语试題第5页36--39 BCDB英语试题第6页cIn 2008, the United States Department of Agriculture （USDA） wanted io km” "日H 山丄schs）【lunches served to students were healthy. The answer was a big T fat NO!The USDA found that most American schools served lunches with too much fat and salL I hey also found that most of the fruits and vegetables in the lunches came from cans （罐头）.Canned fruits and vegetables are not as good 曲fresh ones.The USDA gives schook food and money to make lunches. But schools make up ihcir own menus. Some make healthy lunches. Most do not. Now the USDA wants all .sdiools to serve mGrt healthy lunches. ITiey want schools to follow the USDA T s guidelines for balanced （均衡）Mike Szmders, in charge of lhe USDA in 2008, said the USDA should teach school workers how to make healthier lunches^ "A good school lunch is just as important as a good textbook/1 Sanders said. He said that children also need to learn about healthy foods.The USDA is working on a new program—Fresh Start. It will give schools more fresh fruits and vegetables. Fresh Start will also help schools change their lunches to make them healthier. To find the best way to change lunches, the USDA held meetings with parents, school leaders, doctors, and cooks.Children already eat healthy lunches at Chief Joseph School in North Saratoga, Oregon. They have whole-wheat bread with low-fat cheese, and low-fat milk.44.What did the USDA find about lunches in most American schools in 2008?A.They were mostly fhiiis and vegetables,B.They contained too much fat and salt”C.Most of them were canned food.B.Make up new guidelines. U Design their own menus,D.Cook with more vegetables.46.What was Mike Sanders?A. An olTice secretary.C.The head of the USDA.B. A school headtnasteED. The director of Fresh Start.D, Most of them were healthy.A. Provide balanced m^ls.英语试题第7页47. What is the goal of the Fresh Start program?A. Selling fresh fhiits and vegetables.B. Employing good cooks for schools.C. Helping improve the school lunches.D. Finding a better way to talk with parents.DMagic (虞法)often forces us not to believe our own eyes or even appears to be breaking the law of physics or nature! The word "magic" has many different meanings. When a bird appears in a hat 训hen someone declares that he could see into the future —both can be called magic. When & si° person suddenly becomes well or a well person (or even animal) becomes ill, magic is the cause. Th British author Terry Pratchett uses magic a great deal in his popular Discworld series of books.Magic has always used for fun. People enjoy working out in which cup the little ball is 0 how he knows which card 1 was thinking of Harry Houdini was one of the first world-famou magicians —famous for escaping from deadly situations. Recently David Copperfield, or David Blanc has become very popular for his ^unbelievable abilities'： such as making the Statue of Libert disappear or rise.Magical rings and three-headed dogs may not be real, but does this mean nothing magical reall exists? Can you always explain how the magician has done the card trick? Maybe it is better not t explain, but to leave a little magic in our lives. Pick a card, any card...英语试题第！?贡4S, T he author explains what magic is in paragraphA, using examplesC. listing the time of magical events 49. Who is mentioned as a great escape artist?A, David Blane. C. Teny Pratchett和 What does the author think of magic?A. It changes our lives.B. It provides people with fiin. C It breaks the laws of physics. D* It explains strange things in our lives.1 by ______ .B. giving causes and effectsD. comparing a healthy person with a sick one B. Hany Houdini. D. David Copperfield.47 C 48--50 ABBMX X X X X X X X X X X X XX X X X X X X X 座位号第II 卷注意事项：I”第U ft A 4用钢巒或圆珠笔肚接答在试卷上*2,答港抽将密對蜿内的项目填写淸楚。

1.The merger raises a number of issues which will need to be addressed as a matter of urgency and in a manner which is fair to employees of both companies.A.这次合并引出了很多亟需处理的问题，处理这些问题时需要以一种对两家公司雇员都公平的方式进行。

B.这次合并使一定数量的问题上升为亟需处理的问题，只有解决这些问题才能保证对两家公司都公平。

C.这次合并中有很多问题上升为亟需解决的问题，在解决这些问题时要保证对两家公司都不失公平。

D.这次合并引出了一定数量的亟需处理的问题，在处理时需以一种对两家公司的雇员都公平的方式进行。

2.It is desirable for a teacher to have a genuine capacity to understand the minds and feelings of children，since most teachers are school’teachers.A.自从大多数老师到学校工作以后，他们就觉得培养孩子的能力、努力去理解孩子的思想和情感是每一个老师的欲望。

B.既然大多数老师都在学校工作，因此老师应具备真正的理解孩子们的思想和情感的能力。

C.自从大多数老师到学校工作以后，一个老师最好具有真正的理解力和孩子般的情感。

D.既然大多数老师都在学校工作，因此一个老师应既有真正的能力，又能理解孩子们的思想和情感。

3.Many of the world’s languages are disappearing as modern communicati ons，migration(人口迁移)and population growth end the isolation of ethnic groups.At least half the world’s 6，000languages will likely die out in the next century and only 5 percent of languages are safe，meaning they are spoken by at least l million people and receive state backing，experts say.答案解析：1.【答案】A—D—C—B【难点分析】本句结构的主干不难找到，为“The merger raises a number of issues.”(这次合并引出了很多问题)。

英语试卷一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. Louise: Would you like to go to a party this Saturday?Jackie: ______________. What kind of party?A. Feels great.B. Sounds good.C. Looks nice.D. Seems OK.2. Customer: Hi, I’d like a double room for tonightReceptionist: ____________?Customer: Yes, I called you last week from Seattle. My name isBob Woods.A. Do you have an appointment?B. Have you paid beforehand?C. Do you have a reservation?D. Have you made an order?3. Sally: You look great in this red dress!Jennifer: __________.A. No, it’s not. Yours looks better.B. No, I don’t like it very much.C. I quite agree with you.D. Thank you. It’s my favorite.4. Ginger: Hey, how was your vacation?Lily: Too bad. I broke my arm when skiing and had to come backhome.Ginger: ____________A. I feel heartbreaking for you.B. Oh, no. How awful!C. Oh, how shameful!D. I don’t like what you said.5. Doctor: How is your backache? Is it still bothering you?Patient: ________. Now I can’t move.A. That’s fine.B. All right.C. I am afraid so.D. I am sorry to hear that.6.Tracy: Excuse me. I wonder if you could help me with this suitcase. I just want to put it onthe top rack.Robert: ________A. OK, I don’t car e.B. Fine, I agree.C. Sure, no problem.D. Why don’t I?7. Susan: Chris is very generous, isn’t he? He always invites peopleout.Rebecca: _________. He’s never invited me anywhere.A. I must admit it.B. You are right.C. What do you know?D. Do you think so?8. Lodger: I’m terribly sorry that I broke your teacup. I’ll pay for it.Landlady: _________A. No, you’d better not.B. Oh, it doesn’t matter.C. Yes, take care of yourself.D. Oh, can’t complain.9. Maggie: Could I speak to Justin, please?Justin: __________.A. Yes, please.B. Yes, you can.C. Speaking.D. Who are you?10. Salesgirl: Can I help you? We’ve got some new shirts here.Customer: OK, thanks. _________A. Mind your own business.B. We are just looking.C. Take care of yourself.D. We will need you later.11. Vivian: Guess what? Mr. Hale in our office will be promoted as the sales manager.Betty: _________A. Are you telling the truth?B. Oh, congratulations!C. Are you all right?D. Oh, you must be kidding!12. Ted: Do you have to have that TV on quite so loud?Paul: ________, is it bothering you?A. Yes, I have toB. I’m sorryC. Yes, enjoy yourselfD. Excuse me13. Emily: I feel very upset. I quarreled with my mom this morning.Miss Foster: What’s the problem? ________A. Do you want to talk about it?B. You must tell me everything.C. You shouldn’t quarrel with her.D. Do you think you are right?14. William: What about we go to the cinema this evening?Carmela: OK. ________ ?William: Some action movies I think.A. What’s up?B. What’s on?C. What about?D. What for?15. Lodger: Hello, I am calling about the three-bedroom apartment advertised in the newspaper. _________Landlady: Yes it is. Would you like to have a look at it?A. Is it still available?B. Is it occupied?C. Is there anyone in?D. Is there a possibility?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 OneAmericans this year will swallow 15, 000 tons of aspirin, one of the safest and most effective drugs invented by man. As the most popular medicine in the world today, it is an effective pain reliever. Its bad effects are relatively mild, and it is cheap.Although aspirin was first sold by a German company in 1899, it has been around much longer than that. Hippocrates, in ancient Greece, understood the medical value of the leaves and tree bark which today are known to contain salicylates, the chemical in aspirin. During the 19th century there was a great deal of experimentation in Europe with this chemical, and it led to the introduction of aspirin. By 19l5, aspirin tablets(片剂) were available in the United States.For millions of people suffering from arthritis, aspirin is the only thing that works. A small quantity of aspirin (two five-grain tablets) relieves pain and inflammation. It also reduces fever by interfering with some of the body’s reactions. Aspiri n, in short, is truly the 20th-century wonder drug. On the other hand, it is also the second largest suicide drug and is the leading cause of poisoningamong children. It has side effects that, although relatively mild, are largely unrecognized among users.Aspirin is very irritating to the stomach lining, and many aspirin takers complain about upset stomach. There is a right way and a wrong way to take aspirin. The best way is to chew the tablets before swallowing them with water, but few people can stand the bitter taste. Some people suggest crushing the tablets in milk or orange juice and drinking that.16. This article discusses __________.A. the multiple functions of aspirinB. how and why aspirin was inventedC. the history and the features of aspirinD. how to take aspirin properly17. According to the second paragraph, salicylates is __________.A. leaves and tree barksB. the old name of aspirinC. the name of a US companyD. a component of aspirin18. Which symptom can NOT be treated by aspirin?A. feverB. reactionsC. painD. inflammation19. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the best way to take aspirin is to take it __________.A. with bitter waterB. with orange juiceC. in tablet formD. in powder form20. The author of this article seems to be__________.A. against the use of aspirinB. in favour of aspirinC. doubtful about aspirinD. not interested in aspirinPassage TwoDr. Mary Jo Bane is the associate director of the Center for Research on Women. Her recent study found “surprising evidence of the persistence of American commitments to family life”, which cast doubt on some common myths about American family.Myth 1: The American Family is Dying Because of the Soaring Divorce Rate.According to Dr. Bane’s study, the American family is changing, not dying. It is becoming smaller and the divorce rate is high. But Dr. Bane says that despite the high divorce rate, marriage has never been more popular. The majority of divorced people re-marry, but only 2％marry more than twice. Mostmarriages last a long time, and a large proportion of divorces are from teenage marriages. Depending on the specific situation, there’s often good reason for teenage marriages to break up.Myth 2: Working Mothers are Destroying the Family by Neglecting Their Children.“There’s no evidence that children receive less attention from mothers who work outside the home than from mothers working inside the home,” says Dr. Bane. “You have to divide the time into different categories: simple physical function and educational time or development time when a mother plays with the child. So far we haven’t seen the amount of educational or development time vary much, whether o r not the mother works outside the home.” In fact, Dr. Bane finds evidence that working mothers, especially in the middle class, try to compensate for working by setting aside time exclusively for their children. “They probably read more to their children and spend more time in planned activities with them than nonworking mothers do.” says Dr. Bane.21. Dr. Mary Jo Bane’s study seems to suggest that _________.A. Americans are persistent in careerB. Americans are serious with their familiesC. American families are all breaking upD. American families are perfect as usual22. It can be inferred that the common myths of American family consider family life to be _________.A. in great dangerB. quite wonderfulC. changing too fastD. very satisfying23. According to the article, which of the following is true about marriage and divorce?A. Divorced people never consider a second marriage.B. Teenage couples often divorce out of no reason.C. Less and less people plan to get married.D. Very few people have a third or fourth marriage.24. For the children whose mothers go out to work, __________.A. it is better to have mothers at homeB. almost no attention is paid to themC. no less attention is paid to themD. a lot of time is spent playing gamespared with nonworking mothers, working mothers________.A. spare less time to stay with their childrenB. do more educational activities with childrenC. do very little simple physical houseworkD. avoid disturbing their work by family dutiesPassage ThreeCrime has its own cycles, a magazine reported some years ago. Police records that were studied for five years from over 2,400 cities and towns show a surprising link between changes in the season and crime patterns in UK.The pattern of crime has varied very little over a long period of years. Murder reaches its high during July and August, as do rape and other violent attacks. Murder, moreover, is more than seasonal: it is a weekend crime. It is also a nighttime crime: 62 percent of murders are committed between 6 p. m. and 6 a. m.Unlike the summer high in crimes of bodily harm, burglary has a different cycle. You are most likely to be robbed between 6 p. m. and 2 a. m. on a Saturday night in December, January or February. The most uncriminal month of all is May; however, more dog bites are reported in this month than in any other month of the year.On the other hand, our intellectual seasonal cycles are completely different from our criminal tendencies. Professor Huntington, of the Foundation for the Study of Cycles, made extensive studies to discover the seasons when people read serious books, attend scientific meetings, make the highest scores on examinations, and propose the most changes to patents. In all instances, he found a spring peak and an autumn peak separated by a summer low. On the other hand, Professor Huntington’s studies indicated that June is the peak month for suicides and admissions to mental hospitals. June is alsoa peak month for marriages!26. The seasonal cycle of crime patterns is proved by_________.A. the figures in police recordsB. 2,400 cities and townsC. a magazine reportD. the studies by police officers27. According to paragraph 2, a murder would most possibly occur on _________.A. a weekday morning in springB. a weekday morning in autumnC. a weekend night in summerD. a weekend night in winter28. What makes May a special month of the year?A. All types of crimes happen in May.B. There is no crime happened in May.C. Criminals increase in number in May.D. Dog attacks are most frequent in May.29. Which behavior is NOT an example of human intellectual activities?A. Reading books on philosophy.B. Attending wedding ceremony.C. Working on mathematics questions.D. Innovating engineering machinery.30. According to Professor Huntington’s study, June is the peak month when people _________.A. get divorcedB. recover from mental illnessC. try to kill themselvesD. climb high and low mountainsPassage FourIn Lusaka, Zambia, a young man applying for a job was told to see the manager. He leaned over the receptionist’s desk and asked. “What tribe（部落）is he?” When the receptionist told him that the manager was a Mashona, the applicant replied, “Then I’ll never get the job.”This phenomenon is called tribalism（部落主义）. There are more than 2,000 tribes in black Africa. Each has its own language, customs, and physical characteristics that make its members almost immediately recognizable to a person from another tribe. To the Westerner, tribalism is one of the most difficult of African customs to understand. It makes many people think of savagery, warfare, or old-fashioned customs.However, to most Africans, tribalism simply means very strong loyalty to one’s ethnic group. It is a force that can be both good and bad. By definition tribalism means sharing among members of the extended family. It makes sure that a person is taken care of by his own group tribesman. To give a job to a fellow is not wrong; it is an obligation. Similarly, for a politician or military leader, it is considered good common sense to choose his closest advisers from people of his own tribe. This ensures security, continuity, and authority. Tribal loyalty may mean a quick promotion—from sergeant to captain, from clerk to manager—within a very short time.Modern African politicians publicly speak out against tribal divisions. Yet it remains perhaps the most powerful force in day-to-day African life.31. In paragraph 1, why did the young man believe his job application will be refused?A. His behavior was not appropriate.B. He belonged to the same tribe with the manager.C. He didn’t belong to the same tribe with the manager.D. His questions annoyed the receptionist.32. The situation in the first paragraph is an example of_______.A. the difficulty of getting a job in AfricaB. the disagreement on tribalism among AfricansC. the great numbers of tribes in AfricaD. the importance of tribalism in Africa33. What might be the common attitudes of Westerners towards tribalism?A. positiveB. indifferentC. negativeD. none of the above34. According to the article, which of the following is NOT an evidence of tribalism?A. Sergeants maintain security in his own tribe.B.Politicians choose men from his own tribe as intimate advisers.C. Military leaders promote fellow tribesmen to higher positions.D. Managers give jobs to fellow tribesmen.35. What would be the future of tribalism?A. It will soon be destroyed by modern politicians.B. It will remain as strong as it is today and never be changed.C. It will gradually disappear as the society develops.D. It will speed up further division of tribes.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.36. The government is determined to __________ an end to inflation.A. giveB. bringC. takeD. set37. The outcome of the football match was not as what we had_________ .A. expandedB. expensedC. expiredD. expected38. The university is very unlikely to recruit any student who fails to meet the__________ for admission.A. conditionsB. requestsC. requirementsD. conception39. __________ emergency, it is advisable to remain calm and do not panic.A. Because ofB. In case ofC. By means ofD. In spite of40. The city is ________ of three sections, which are separated by rivers.A. consistB. madeC. composedD. comprised41. The strong earthquake happened without any hints and in the end few people ________.A. revivedB. survivedC. relievedD. surrounded42. Some students ________ school due to financial difficulties.A. dropped on toB. dropped in atC. dropped out ofD. dropped off from43. The ________of telephone has brought much convenience to people around the world.A. innovationB. resolutionC. revolutionD. invention44. The public ________the officials of neglecting their duty.A. ashamedB. relatedC. blamedD. reflected45. With the conditions constantly changing, the result of the experiment is not always _____________.A. changeableB. reliableC. reasonableD. variable46. Make sure all the members of our club arrive on time, _______ there will be little time left for the discussion.A. howeverB. whileC. thereforeD. otherwise47. If no evidence could be provided to prove Martin is guilty, he will soon be _______by the Police.A. relievedB. releasedC. reliedD. relayed48. A variety of factors ________to the final resolution of the economic conflicts between the two countries.A. constitutedB. attributedC. contributedD. distributed49. Such rude behavior is too much for a fair lady like Miss Davis to ________.A. tolerateB. accuseC. terrifyD. account50. Ashley is very showy and she always wants to be the _____ of attention in public.A. subjectB. emphasisC. topD. focus51. The troops marched quietly into the village __________ alert the enemies.A. not as toB. so thatC. so as not toD. in order to52. Since you are still waiting for the result of the examination, why not find a __________ job?A. long lastingB. easy-goingC. temporaryD. terminal53. Years of experience in the stock exchange market has made him an ________ stock consultant.A. outstandingB. outbreakingC. outspokenD. outlasting54. You were not listening to what the professor had said and your answer was totally______.A. indirectB. irrelevantC. irresponsibleD. indefinite55. The Japanese car, which is more economical, has long been considered a _________ to US car makers.A. competingB. competitiveC. competitionD. competitor56. You need to know that ________ arrest is a crime in itself.A. resistingB. the resistingC. resistedD. to be resisted57. She has no interest in cooking and shopping, _______ I.A. so doB. neither doC. so too amD. nor am58. By 2013, the university ________ 10000 postgraduates.A. trainsB. will be trainingC. will be trainedD. will have trained59. Seldom ____ any mistakes during his ten-year service in this company.A. did he makeB. he ever madeC. should he makeD. he would make60. For a green-hand babysitter, it seems a very difficult task ______.A. to stop the child to cryB. to stop the child cryingC. stopping the child to cryD. stop the child crying61. Many things______ almost impossible in the ancient times are very common today.A. being consideredB. consideringC. to considerD. considered62. There are five factories in this region, _______over 100 workers.A. with each haveB. each havingC. each hasD. with each has over63. Who________ that first discovered America---the New Continent?A. wasB. it wasC. was itD. did64. The two tourists __________I shared the room were both British.A. whomB. whoC. in whichD. with whom65. Hardly ______ the people rushed towards it.A. the bus stopped beforeB. was the bus stopping thenC. had stopped the bus thanD. had the bus stopped when66. Being defeated for the third time, it seemed to him that it was no use_______ anything any more.A. to try doingB. trying to doC. to try to doD. tried to do67. Since 1970, Mr. Johnson ________in this hospital and he loves the job very much.A. has workedB. will be workingC. has been workingD. is working68. The Great Pyramid ________the west bank of the Nile River, not far from Cairo.A. is located onB. is situated inC. is located atD. is situated of69. Could you please tell me _____ to repair our fax machine?A. how much it costsB. how much cost isC. how much costs itD. how much does it cost70. This instrument is ________that one.A. almost as useful thanB. as almost useful asC. almost as useful asD. as useful almost as71. What would you do if war _________?A. breaking outB. will break outC. breaks outD. were to break out72. Although__________ happened in the Arctic region sounds like fairy tale, it truly exits.A. itB. whatC. whichD. that73. The question is ______ to send troops to take part in the war.A. if worthwhile it willB.whether it will be worthwhileC. whether worthwhile it will beD. if will be it worthwhile74. ______ that Martin had passed the important exam, his friends called to congratulate him.A. Having been heardB. To have heardC. Being heardD. Having heard75. She wanted to join the group of men________ was to explore the mysteries of the planets.A. whoB. whichC. whose workD. their workPart IV Cloze Test (10 points)Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, 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.In times of economic recession when jobs are hard to find, it is important to organize your job search carefully. Here are some tips to make your search more 76 . First of all，consider that your job is getting a job. Work at getting a job every day for a 77 number of hours. Make it a habit. Next, ask people you know to suggest other people for you 78 about a job, so valuable information may be obtained. Then, on the day of the interview, BE ON TIME. On time means five to ten minutes early. If possible, take some time to drive to the office 79 time so you know exactly where you are going and 80 it will take to get there. Also，at the end of every interview, ask the person who interviewed you for suggestions and names of people for you to 81 . Offer to work 82 if a full-time job is not immediately available. 83 willing and eager. Most important，if you are not accepted, don’t get 84 and give up. Your job search will 85 be successful if you work hard at getting it.76. A. productive B. interesting C. purposeful D. economical77. A. great B. lot C. regular D. reliable78. A. to talk B. to talk to C. to get D. to get to79. A. on B. in C. ahead of D. short of80. A. how much B. how fast C. how often D. how long81. A. concern B. contact C. contract D. complain82. A. all the time B. no time C. part-time D. some time83. A. Appear B. Attract C. Arouse D. Attend84. A. hated B. discouraged C. excited D. overjoyed85. A. eventfully B. easily C. enough D. eventually英语试卷二Part V Writing (15 points)Directions: You are to write in 100-120 words on the topic “E-book or Paper Book” You should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:1. 有人喜欢阅读电子书；2. 有人依旧喜欢纸质图书；3. 谈谈你的看法。