2014成考学位英语考试模拟卷二及解析

成人高等教育学士学位英语考试模拟试卷(二)选作题I：PartⅠDialogueCommunication(15%)Directions:Inthissection,youwillread15shortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,enchfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheanswerthatbestsuitsthesituationtocompletethedialoguebymarkingthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.Shopassistant:Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?Customer..I'mjustlookingaround.A.No,youcan'tB.Notatthemoment,thanksC.Yes,pleaseD.Yes,thankyou2.W:What'supwithDonald?I'veneverseenhimsohappy.M.A.Theweatherisfine.Maybehe'ssufferingfromcold.B.Hissupervisorgaveperformanceevaluationthismorning.C.Perhapshewasreadingsomenovels.D.That'sbeyondme.Ican'tguesswhatwashappeningwithDonald.3.SpeakerA:Couldwehavethehonorofyourpresenceattheparty?SpeakerB:A.Ifullyappreciateyourinvitation.B.Sorry,Ican'ttakeit.C.Ithinkitwon'tbenecessary.D.I'dloveto,butIhaveapriorappointment.4.W:MayIseeyourdrivinglicense(驾照)andvehicleregistrationcard(登记证),please?M:A.OK.ButIwasdrivingat60milesperhour.B.Sorry,pleasedon'twritemeaticket.C.Sure.DidIdoanythingwrong?D.Yes.ButIdon'tthinkI'mabaddriver.5.W:Lookatthispinkwatch.Itlooksgreat,doesn'tit?Andit'sonly$20.M:A.It'sonlytwentydollars.Godknowsit.B.Idon'twanttolookatit.Afterall,it'sawatch.C.Thepriceisgood.ButIwanttobuyamoreexpensivewatch.D.Howisitpossiblethatawatchonlycostus$20?6.Customer.Walter:I'msorry.Didn'tyouorderfriedshrimp(虾子)?Customer:Iorderedfriedchicken.Walter:Oh,allIheardwasfriedshrimp.Letmehavekitchenredothisforyou.A.Sorry,thisisn'tmydish.B.Excuseme,thisisn'twhatIpaidfor.C.Sorry,thisisn'tmyorder.D.Excuseme,thisisn'twhatIordered.7.W:HaveyoudecidedwhattogiveyoursonforChristmasyet?M.A.Idon'tknowChristmasiscomingtous.B.Oh,sorry,haven'tyet.It'saharddecisiontomake.C.Youknow,shehastodecideitherself.D.Youknow,noteveryChineseconsidersChristmasasaseriousholiday.8.Tom:Thisismyschoolmate,Mary,andthisismygirlfriend,Susan.Susan:Howdoyoudo!Mary:A.Howareyou?B.Howdoyoudo!C.Fine,thankyou.D.Everythingisfine.9.Bob:DoyoumindifIplaysomemusic?Lily:.I'mwritingmyassignment.A.NotatallB.OfcourseIwouldC.OfCoursenotD.Certainly10.SpeakerA:I'mreallygrateful(感谢的)toyou.SpeakerB:A.Notatall.B.Thinknothingofit.C.Surething.D.It'sbeenapleasure.11.——ShallIuseyourdictionary?——A.Ofcourse,youcan.B.Certain,youmay.C.Surely,youcan't.D.No,pleasegetout.12.W:HasthelatestTimeMagazinearrivedyet?Today'salreadyTuesday.M:A.Today'salreadyMonday.Butithasn'tarrivedyet.B.Sorry,it'slate.Probablynottillthedayaftertomorrow.C.ItmayarriveonWednesday.D.TimeMagazine,sofarasIknow,isthemostpopularforusNewYorkers.13.Phonecaller:Hello.CouldIspeaktoHelen?Helen:A.Speaking.B.IamHelen.C.It'sme.D.Thisisme.14.SpeakerA:Howiseverythinggoingwithyou?SpeakerB:A.Thesametoyou.B.Allthepleasureismine.C.OK,Iguess.D.I'mfine.Thankyou.15.John:DearTom,whydon'tyoucomeonholidaywithus?Tom:A.That'sverykindofyou.I'dloveto.B.Howdareyouinviteme?Iwon'tgo.C.Yeah,thanksanyway.D.WhetherI'llgoornotisnotyourbusiness,OK?PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfin-ishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldde-cideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Englandisnotabigcountry:fromnorthtosouthandfromeasttowestitisonlyaboutthreehundredmilesacross.(76)Butforasmallcountry.ithasasurprisingrangeofclimate.PeoplewhohavenevervisitedEngland,orwhohavevisitedonlyonepartofit,oftenmakethemistakeofthinkingthatitisacoldandwetcountry.ExceptforthesummermonthsofJunetoSeptember,thisisprobablytrueofthenorthofEnglandandtheMidlands,Inthesouth,however,theclimateismuchmorepleasant.Oneresultisthatwhenpeopleretirefromajobinthenorththeyoftenprefertomovedowntothemildersouth.Perhapsthewarmestpartofthecountryisthesouthwest,whichconsistsofthecountiesofDevonandCornwall.ThewarmGulfStreamflowsacrosstheNorthAtlanticOceanfromtheGulfofMexicoandmakesthecoastalregionsofthesouthwestquitewarm.Palmtrees,bamboo(竹)andmanysemi-tropical(亚热带的)plantsgrowwellinthesouthwestofEngland.Flowersandvegetablesripen(成熟)asmuchasamonthearlierthanthoseelsewhere.Farmersintheareaobtainahigherpricefortheirvegetablesandflowersbecausetheyarereadyearlier.(77)InwintertheremaybeseveralfeetofsnowinotherpartsofEnglandbuttherewillprobablybenosnowatallinthesouthwest.ThismaybeoneofthereasonswhythesouthwestisoneofEngland'smostpopularholidayareas.1.ThedistancefromthecenterofEnglandtothesouthcoastisaboutA.onehundredmilesB.threehundredmilesC.onehundredandfiftymilesD.sixhundredmiles2.EnglandisacountryA.withacoldandwetclimateB.withasurprisingclimateC.withapleasantclimateD.withavarietyofclimates3.Accordingtothepassage,A.flowersandvegetablesfromDevonareonthemarketonemonthearlierB.farmersinthesouthwestgrowasmanyvegetablesandflowersasfarmerselsewhereC.peopleinthesouthwesthavetopayahigherpriceforvegetablesandflowersD.vegetablesinCornwallripenasmuchasamonthearlierthanflowers4.InthenorthofEnglandandtheMidlands,A.itiscoldandwetalltheyearroundB.theclimateispleasantasawholeC.itiswar