2015年11月成人教育学位英语试题

PartⅠDialoguecompletion(10points)DialogueoneTom:Doyougotocollege?Mike:Yes.__1__Tom:Whatcollegedoyougoto?Mike:IgotoPasadenaCityCollege.Tom:Doyoulikeit?Mike:Oh,yes.__2__Tom:whydoyoulikeit?Mike:Becauseithasgreatteachers.Tom:__3__Mike:Ilikeallmyclassmates,too.Tom:Anythingelse?Mike:Yes.__4__A.It’snotexpensive!B.Youbet.C.IthinkIdo.D.whatelse?DialogueTwoSpeakerA:Ijustrecentlymovedintotheneighborhood.SpeakerB:__5__Howrecently?SpeakerA:Justlastweek.SpeakerB:Whatkindsofthingshaveyoubeendoingoutthere?SpeakerA:__6__SpeakerB:whynot?SpeakerA:Idon'tknowwhattodo.SpeakerB:There'reallsortofthingstodo.SpeakerA:__7__SpeakerB:Shopping,orseeingamovie,orevengoingtothebeach.SpeakerA:Thatsoundsgreat.A.Ihaven'tbeendoingmuch.B.Really?C.Howareyoudoing?D.Likewhat?DialogueThreeGeorge:Didyouhearabouttherobbery?Johnny:No,Ididn'thearaboutit.George:Amantriedtorobthebanknexttoourbuildingthismorning.Johnny:__8__George:Yes,hetriedtorobthebankatgunpoint.Johnny:__9__George:Oh,everyoneinthebankisOK.Johnny:That'sgoodtohear.George:Hedidgetaway,though.Johnny:Thatishorrible.George:__10__Johnny:I'msurethey'llcatchhimeventually.A.Didanyonegethurt?B.Thanktheluckystars.C.Areyouserious?D.Thecopsdon'tknowwhotheguyis.PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglebarthroughthecenteroftheletter.PassageOneHere'safamiliarstory.You'resittingatthedinnertablewithafurry,four-leggedfriendscratchingatyourfeet.Whenyoulookdown,thosecuteeyesarealmostimpossibletoresist.Whatisitaboutadog'sgazethatmakesitsocharming?AnewstudybyJapanesescientistMihoNagasawaseemstohavefoundtheanswer,andithastodowithsomethingcalledthecuddle(爱抚)chemical.Thecuddlechemicalhasanother,morescientificname:oxytocin.Oxytocinisasubstanceinthebloodthatencouragesbonding.Levelsofoxytocinincrease,forexample,whenamotherfeedshernewbornbaby.AccordingtoNagasawa'sstudy,thesameistruewhenwelookdeeplyintotheeyesofadog.Theresultsofthisstudycantellusalotaboutthehistoryofthebondbetweenhumansanddogs.Itallstartedsomewheretensofthousandsofyearsago.Scientistsbelievethatwolvesusedtofollowhumanswhowerehuntinglargeanimals.Thewolveswouldeatthefoodleftbehindbythehumans.Humansrealizedthattheycouldusethewolvestohelpwiththehunt,andeventuallybothspeciesbegantoworktogethertowardsurvival.Overtime,thewolvesthatinteractedwiththehumansbegantochange.Theybecamemoreloyaltotheirhumanpartners.Thewolvesandhumansstartedtodependoneachotherandbondwitheachother.Thesechangesarewhatcausedsomeofthewolvestoturnintowhatwenowknowasdogs,anewspecie^evolvedtobettersurviveintheirenvironment.Thisprocessdependedagreatdealonthebondhumansformedwiththem.AndaccordingtoNagasawa'sstudy,thisbondwasformedwiththehelpofoxytocin,thecuddlechemical.11.Whatdoweknowaboutoxytocin?A.Itregulatesbloodflow.B.Itpromotesbonding.C.Itisinthehumangene.D.Itisgoodforhealth.12.Whenwelookdeeplyintoadog'seyes,thelevelsofouroxytocin____.A.reduceovertimeB.goeitherupordownC.areontheriseD.remainunchanged13.Atthebeginningwolvesfollowedhumansto____.A.eatthefoodleftbyhumansB.guardagainstlargeanimalsC.takehumansforfoodD.huntlargeanimalstogether14.Overtimesomewolvesturnedintodogs____.A.duetotheirloyaltyB.duetothechangingenvironmentC.forbettersurvivalD.forbettercooperation15.WhatdoesNagasawa9sstudyaimtodo?A.Exploretheroleofhuman-wolfpartnership.B.Showthecharacteristicsofthecuddlechemical.C.Explainthebondbetweenhumansanddogs.D.Understandtheevolutionofspecies.PassageTwoRedNoseDay(RND)isawell-knowneventintheUK.TheaimofthedayistoraisemoneyforacharitycalledComicReliefwhichhelpspeopleinneedinAfricaandintheUK.ComicReliefwasstartedin1985bythescriptwriterRichardCurtis.Hewrotethefamousfilms'FourWeddingsandaFuneral'and'NottingHill'.Richard'sideatostartComicReliefwasasaresponsetotheseverefamineinEthiopia*It'scalledRedNoseDayasonthisdaymanypeoplebuyaplasticrednosetowear!Themoneymadefromsellingrednosesgoestothecharity.RedNoseDaytakesplaceeverytwoyearsinthespringandisnowsowellestablishedthatmanypeopleconsiderittobeanunofficial.Forexample,manyschoolshavenon-uniformdays.ThesloganforthelastRNDwas‘DoSomethingFunnyforMoney'andthemoneythatwascollectedhelpedtofundprojectsinthefollowingareas,treatingmalaria(疟疾),education,andmentalhealth.TheBBCRedNoseDayprogramraised£74.3million!Money-raisingeventstakeplacealloverthecountryandmanyschoolsparticipate.Peoplealsodonatemoneybypost,inbanks,byphoneusingacreditcardandonline.IntheeveningofRedNoseDayatelethontakesplaceontheBBCTVchannels.Itshowsonandonaselectionoftheeventsoftheday,aswellaslotsofcomicsketchesandreportsofhowthemoneyraisedwillbespent.PeoplealsouploadvideosoflocalcharityeventsonYouTubeandFacebook.So,ifyouareeverintheUKonRedNoseDay,nowyouknowwhyyoumayfindnormalpeoplewearingrednosesanddoingsillythings!It'sallforagoodcause.16.RedNoseDayis____.A.atraditionalholidayintheUKB.afamouseventinBritainC.thehelpingcenterforpoorpeopleD.thepopularnameofacharity17.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutRichard