2014年重庆成人学位英语冲刺试题及答案四

英语试卷一PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.Wanda:Hey,Victoria.WhereisBostonMunicipalLibrary?IwanttoborrowsomebooksaboutthehistoryofIndia.Victoria:______________,thereisnolibrarycalledBostonMunicipalLibrary.ThereisonlyBostonPublicLibrarylocatedatCopleySquare.A.YoumustknowB.InmyopinionC.AsfarasIknowD.Youmaybequitedisappointed2.Michelle:Hi,howdoyouusuallyspendyoursparetime?Doyouhaveanyhobby?I’dlikesomesuggestionsonhowtospendmyfreetime.Ella:Well,______________Butasforme,ifIdonotgoout,Iusuallydosomereadingathome.A.itissointerestingatopic.B.itisadifficultquestion.C.Ihavenoideaaboutthis.D.itdependsontheperson3.Homer:Excuseme,whatisthebestwayformetoimprovemyEnglish?Cyril:______________Ifyoudon’tpractice,nothingelsecanhelpyou.A.Justdoit.B.Nevergiveup.C.Keeptrying.D.Keeppracticing.4.Daniel:WhatdoyouthinkofthemovieInception?Esther:Well,______________IfImaysayso,it’sthebestmovieI’veeverwatched.A.itisalittleinteresting.B.Ihaveneverwatcheditbefore.C.Ilikeitverymuch.D.itishardtosay.5.Enid:GrandBuyDepartmentStoreishavingitsanniversarysale,soI’dtakemysontogoshoppingtomorrow.Howlongwillittaketogotherebybus?Greta:______________Butwhydon’tyouusethesubway?That’dbemuchfaster.A.Itdependsontraffic.B.Thebusdriverisveryskillful.C.Itcan’tbefaster.D.Therewillbealotofpeopleonthebus.6.Arthur:Excuseme,______________Iaminahurrytojoinaninterview.Charles:Ofcourse!Areyougoingtotakethebusorwalkthere?A.Couldyoutellmewherethebusstationis?B.Wouldyoumindgivingmeaseat?C.CouldyoushowmehowtogettoGuangzhouTelevision?D.WouldyoumindtellingmethewaytoGuangzhouTelevision?7.Customer:IwanttosendasmallparceltoCanada.Clerk:______________Customer:What’sthedifferencebetweentherates?Myparcelweighs248grams.A.Whatkindofservicedoyouwant?B.Whatmailingservicedoyouprefer?C.Byairmailorsurfacemail?D.Whatistheweightofyourparcel?8.Andrew:Betty,I’vegottwoticketsforthemovietonight.MayIinviteyoutowatchthemovie?Betty:______________,butIhaveanappointmentwithmysupervisortonight.A.SureB.IwouldliketoC.ItisveryexcitingD.Iamsorry9.Customer:Excuseme,Iamlookingforasuitformyfather.Clerk:______________Itisaverypopularstylewiththecottontexture.A.Whatdoyoulikethisone?B.Howdoyouthinkofthisone?C.Howaboutthisone?D.Whatkindofstyledoyouprefer?10.Lucy:I’veheardyouareill.______________Vivian:Iwaswokeupbymysonlastnightandfeltexhaustedthismorning.A.Whatisyourmatter?B.Whatistheproblem?C.What’swrongwithyou?D.Howareyoufeelingatpresent?11.Karen:Hi,Tina!WhatisyouropinionabouttheTed’spresentation?Tina:______________Butheneedstomakesomesmallchanges.A.Itisperfect.B.Idohavesomeopinionaboutit.C.OnthewholeitisgoodD.Ihavenoideaaboutit.12.May:HowaboutgoingtotheKTVafterclass?Nicola:______________Ican’tsingatall.May:Don’tworry.Youcanjustrelaxandenjoyyourdrinkandcuisines.A.I’msorryIcan’tsingverywell.B.I’manidiotmusically.C.Ihavenotmuchknowledgeaboutmusic.D.I’mnotagoodstudentofmusic.13.Rhoda:Haveyoubroughtthenovelyouborrowedfrommelasttime?Hannah:Oh,no.______________Ileftitinmyroom.Oh,sorry.A.Lookatme!B.Howstupidofme!C.Idon’tknowwhatIhavedone!D.Itisunbelievable!14.Alan:Hey,Sabina,itissolatethatallthemetroplatformsareclosed.Whatshouldwedo?Sabina:______________Fortunately,mydadlefthiscarathome.A.Itcouldn’thavebeenlikethis.B.Itcouldhavebeenmuchbetter.C.Itcan’tbe.D.Itcouldn’thavebeenworse.15.Clerk:Sorry,sir,youhavetobe18tobuyalcohol.Customer:Iamalready30!______________A.What’swrongwithyou?B.Can’tyouseethat?C.Areyoukiddingme?D.Whatistheproblem?PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneAskamomifshe’shappiernowthatshehasachild,andshe’llusuallysayyes.Butpsychologistswhostudyhappinessoftenreportadifferentpicture.Beingthemomofayoungchild(especiallyoneunder3)isrewarding,butalsoarealstrainonyourmood.Momenttomoment,youmaybetiredandsometimesangry,thoughkidsdobringjoysaysPeterUbel,M.D.,aprofessorofmedicineandpsychologyattheUniversityofMichigan.Infact,ontheirlistofenjoyableactivities,momsrankchildcarelowerthaneating,exercising,orwatchingTV,accordingtoaUniversityofMichiganstudy,andkidcareratesonlyslightlyhigherthanhousework,working,orcommuting!Onereasonforthedifferencebetweenmomsandexperts:selectivememory.Whenpsychologistsaskmomsinageneralwayiftheylikespendingtimewiththeirkids,theoverwhelmingmajoritysaytheydobecausethey’rethinkingoffunactivitieslikereadingabookorplayinginthepark.Whenthey’respecificallyaskedtodescribetheiractualdailyroutine,theyrememberthehourstheyspentstrugglingtogettheirchilddressedorreadyforbed.Maybe,though,thepsychologistsaremissingtheintensityofjoythattimespentwithyourchildcanbring.Luckily,thosemomentscanovercomeyourdailyfrustrations.Happinessismorethanjustthatsmileyfeeling,saysKarenReivich,Ph.