成人学士学位英语考试试卷及答案

(90minutes)PartI.VocabularyandStructure(10points;15minutes)Directions:Eachofthefollowingsentencesisprovidedwithfourchoices.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1.Innocircumstances__________alie.A.youshouldtellB.shouldn'tyoutellC.youshouldn'ttellD.shouldyoutell2.__________theymanagedtotakefromthetombs,thereseemedtobenoendtothevaluable.A.WhatB.WhichC.HowmuchD.Howevermuch3.Theten-pagereportmay__________onesimplepoint:it’simpracticaltoestablishachemicalplantinthatregionwithsomanydifficultiesandoppositions.A.getdowntoB.comedowntoC.settledownD.takedown4.Don’tdothatagain!Younotonlyendangeredyourself,butalsoputyourfriend__________.A.asaresultB.atlengthC.atriskD.bymistake5.“Perhapsyoushouldgohomenow.”“No,I__________onstayinghereforawhilelonger.”A.persistB.stickC.sitD.insist6.__________amajordisasterwillgetustorealizethatwecan’tgoondestroyingtherainforestsoftheworld.A.AnythingbutB.NothingbutC.ButthatD.Everythinghut7.WewentveryoftentoHydePark__________speakersaddressedthepassingcrowdsondifferentsubjects.A.whichB.whereC.thatD.for8.Thematter__________youwerearguingaboutlastnighthadbeensettled.A.asB.thatC.forwhichD.what9.TheChineseRedCross__________ageneroussumtothereliefofthephysicallydisabled.A.assignedB.contributedC.furnishedD.administered10.Themotorway__________wedrivetoworkisalwayscrowded.A.thatB.onwhichC.whichD.onthat11.Ifhe__________promotion,hewouldbeanimportantmantoday.A.gainedB.hadgainedC.gainsD.wastogain12.WilltheAIDSpatientsbenefit__________thenewdrug?A.outofB.throughC.uponD.from13.Fondofsingingassheis,sheis__________agoodsingerbyprofession.A.everythingbutB.anythingbutC.nothingbutD.somethingbut14.Couldyoutellme__________toflyfromChicagotoNewYork?A.itcostshowmuchB.howmuchdoesitcostC.howmuchcostsitD.howmuchitcosts15.Iwasverytired.Otherwise,I___________tothetheatrewithyou.A.hadgoneB.wouldgoC.wentD.wouldhavegone16.Hecouldn’teven__________acowfromahorse.A.tellB.contrastC.compareD.recognize17.AreyousureMr.Johnsonwillshowyou__________thenewcomputer?A.touseB.usingC.howtouseD.whattouse18.QuitealotofpeoplewatchTVonlyto__________time.A.wasteB.spendC.killD.pass19.Thesoldierswereputinprisonbecausethey__________toobeyorders..A.refusedB.rejectedC.deniedD.objected20.Imissedthetrainand__________waslateforschool.A.finallyB.eventuallyC.subsequentlyD.consequentlyPartII.ClozeTest(10points；20minutes)Directions:Readthepassagethrough.Then,gobackandchooseonesuitablewordorphrasemarkedA,B,C,orDforeachblankinthepassage.BlackenthecorrespondingletterofthewordorphraseyouhavechosenontheAnswerSheet.Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geographers（地理学家）compareandcontrast21placesontheearth.Buttheyalso22beyondtheindividualplacesandconsidertheearthasa23.Theworldgeography24fromtwoGreekwords,ge,theGreekwordfor“earth”andgraphein,25means“towrite”.TheEnglishwordgeographymeans,“todescribetheearth”.26Geographybooksfocusonasmallarea27atownorcity.Othersdealwithastate,aregion,anation,oran28continent.Manygeographybooksdealwiththewholeearth.Another29todividethestudyof30istodistinguishbetweenphysicalgeographyandculturalgeography.Theformerfocusesonthenaturalworld;the31startswithhumanbeingsand32howhumanbeingsandtheirsubject,33branchcanneglecttheother.Butwhengeographyisconsideredasasinglesubject,34branchcanneglecttheother.Ageographermightbedescribed35onewhoobservesrecordsandexplainsthe__36_betweenplaces.Ifplaces37alike,therewouldbelittleneedforgeographers.Weknow,however,38notwoplacesareexactlythesame.Geography,39isapointofview,aspecialwayof40atplaces.21.A.similarB.variousC.distantD.famous22.A.passB.reachC.goD.set23.A.wholeB.unitC.partD.total24.A.fallsB.removesC.resultsD.comes25.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.it26.A.SomeB.ManyC.MostD.Few27.A.outsideB.exceptC.likeD.as28.A.extensiveB.enormousC.overallD.entire29.A.wayB.meansC.habitsD.technique30.A.worldB.earthC.globeD.geography31.A.secondB.latterC.nextD.later32.A.learnsB.realizesC.studiesD.believes33.A.uponB.forC.asD.to34.A.eitherB.neitherC.oneD.each35.A.forB.toC.byD.as36.A.exceptionB.differencesC.samenessD.divisions37.AbeingB.areC.wereD.be38.A.althoughB.whetherC.sinceD.that39.A.thenB.neverthelessC.stillD.moreover40.A.workingB.gettingC.arrivingD.lookingPartIII.ReadingComprehension(40points;55minutes)Section1Directions:Eachofthefollowingthreepassagesisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefourchoices.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneQuestions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Banksareordinarilypreparedtopayoutallaccounts;theyrelyondepositorsnottodemandpaymentallatthesametime.Ifdepositorsshouldcometofearthatabankisnotsound,thatitcannotpayoffitsdepositors,thenthatfearmightcauseallthedepositorstoappearonthesameday.Iftheydid,thebankcouldnotpayalltheaccounts.However,iftheydidnotallappearatonce,thentherewouldalwaysbefundstopaythosewhowantedtheirmoneywhentheywantedit.Mrs.ElsieVaughthastoldusofaterrifyingbankrunthatsheexperienced.OnedayinDecemberof1925severalbanksfailedtoopeninacitywhereM