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2022年成人学位英语考试考前预测题2
Directions: In this part, there are 3 dialogues with 3 or 4 blanks, each followed by 4 choices markA, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the choice that best suits the situation until the dialoguecomplete.With Dialogue One, all the choices will have to be used.With Dialogue Two and DialoThree, one choice will be left unused. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single b,through the centre of the letter that indicates your choice.
1、根据下面对话,回答1-10题。
Dialogue One
Speaker A: I like watching old movies and I think they are the best.
Speaker B:___1____even though they' re in black and white. I think a good story is more importa than color.
Speaker A: And there was no violence in old movies.Speaker
Speaker B: No, there wasn' t.____2____
Speaker A: They like lots of action.Speaker B:____ 3____
Speaker A: I like to see actors who are like real people.Speaker B: Like real people with real problems.
Speaker A:____ 4____
Speaker B: Yes, but they never make much money.
第1题_________
A.I like a good story.
B.They still make movies like that.
C.People today don' t like that.
D.I agree with you.
2、第2题_________
A.I like a good story.
B.They still make movies like that.
C.People today don' t like that.
D.I agree with you.
3、第3题_________
A.I like a good story.
B.They still make movies like that.
C.People today don' t like that.
D.I agree with you.
4、第4题_________
A.I like a good story.
B.They still make movies like that.
C.People today don' t like that.
D.I agree with you.
5、Dialogue Two
Joshua: Dad.. Allowance day. Can I have my allowance?
Father: Oh. I forgot about that.
Joshua: You ALWAYS forget.
Father: I guess I do.____ 5____
Joshua: Just $13.
Father: Well, I' m not sure if I have that much.
Joshua: Go to the bank.____ 6 ____
Father: Lots of money, uh? Uh, well. I think the bank is closed.
Joshua: Then, what about your secret money jar under your bed?
Father: Oh, I guess I could do that.____ 7 ____
Joshua: I' m going to put some in savings, give some to the poor people, and use the rest to buybooks.
Father: Well, that sounds great, Joshua.
第5题_________
A.So, what are you going to do with the money?
B.You have lots of money.
C.How much do I owe you?
D.Do you have anything in mind?
6、 第6题_________
A.So, what are you going to do with the money?
B.You have lots of money.
C.How much do I owe you?
D.Do you have anything in mind?
7、 第7题_________
A.So, what are you going to do with the money?
B.You have lots of money.
C.How much do I owe you?
D.Do you have anything in mind?
8、Dialogue Three
Alicia: You look ran-down, Brian.
Brian: Yeah. I've been feeling under the weather recently.____8 ____and I still haven't gotten over it.Alieia: Well, you want to take sick leave? ____9 ____
Brian: I guess so. Even though I seem to be over the worst of it,____ 10 ____
Alicia: Yup. Better not.
第8题_________
A.I caught a bad cold last week.
B.All you need now is a good, long rest.
C.Have you seen the doctor?
D.I don't want to give the bug to anyone in the office.
9、 第9题_________
A.I caught a bad cold last week.
B.All you need now is a good, long rest.
C.Have you seen the doctor?
D.I don't want to give the bug to anyone in the office.
10、 第10题_________
A.I caught a bad cold last week.
B.All you need now is a good, long rest.
C.Have you seen the doctor?
D.I don't want to give the bug to anyone in the office.
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfin-ished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one andmark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.
11、 阅读材料,回答11-30题。
On November 19,1863, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The principal speaker was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.
It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, 'alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked, "I have failed again". On the train back to Washington, he said sadly, "That speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed".
Some newspapers at first criticized the speech, but little by little as people redid the speech they began to understand better. They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.
Today, every American school child learns Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was__________
A.very critical
B.unpopular
C.very popular
D.very courteous
12、 Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery because he was__________
A.a famous speaker
B.a very handsome man
C.President of the country
D.a popular statesman
13、 It can be inferred from the text that__________
A.Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg
B.Lincoln was very busy at the time and didn’t have much time to prepare his speech
C.Lincoln’s speech was full of rich words
D.Lincoln’s speech was very long
14、 It was a fact that Lincoln’s speech was__________
A.an immediately success
B.warmly applauded
C.a total failure
D.not well received at first
15、 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address has deep meaning.
B.Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is simple in style.
C.Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American school child.
D.Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United States.
16、 阅读材料,回答16-35题。
As any rniddleelass parent knows, unpaid work experience can give youngsters a valuable introduction to a secure job. The government has recognized it too, abandoning rules in 2011 that had formerly stopped 16 to 24-year-olds from doing unpaid work while claiming unemployment benefit. But moving from that to forcing them to work without pay in order to collect these benefits has proved a big step.
More than one million young people in Britain are unemployed, the highest number since themid-1955s. Keen both to cut the welfare bill and to avoid the depressed future wages that may resuit from early unemployment, the government has introduced an ambitious program of reform to get youngsters off welfare and into work. A key part of it is ensuring that no one gets benefit from the government for long; ministers are keen to avoid what happened after the early-1955s recession(衰退), when unemployment continued in some parts of the country for a long time after the economy began to improve.
To help young people into work, ministers had persuaded lots of employers, including bakerychains, bookshops and supermarkets, to take on unemployed youths, who receive work experience but no pay, with the prospect of a proper job for those who shine. Some 35,000 youngsters participated last year; half found paid work soon after finishing the scheme.
The idea of getting young adults used to showing up for work is popular with voters: according to a survey published in February, about 60% of people support the program. Equally attractive was the option of compelling them to work. Under the existing arrangements youngsters could choose whether or not to accept a place, but if they dropped out after the end of the first week, they stood to lose up to two weeks’ benefits.
Yet the scheme has also polarized(两极分化的) opinion a third of people are consistently opposed. Following a noisy "Right to Work" campaign that accused employers of cooperating secretly with the government in "forced labor", several firms dropped out of the program. To pre-vent this from getting worse, Clads Grayling, an employment minister, admitted that young people could leave their work experience at any time without being punished for doing so. This not only halted the flight of employers ( for now, at least) but also enabled him to announce that new firrns have agreed to take part in the program.
According to the passage, young people in Britain________
A.are used to showing up for work
B.value unpaid work very much
C.are always opposed to unpaid work
D.could learn .something about job security through unpaid work
17、 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?________
A.Most voters support the government’s effort to help young people to work.
B.Some people protest against the government’s attempt to force young people to work.
C.There are more than one million young people who took part in the program.
D.There are more than one million young people who are jobless.
18、 According to the author, the British government is trying to ________
A.punish young people if they are not cooperating with it
B.reform the unemployed youngsters
C.avoid the economic slowdown
D.reduce welfare spending
19、 The word "shine" in Paragraph 3 means________
A.do well
B.reflect light
C.look happy
D.produce light
20、 Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?
A.Enjoy Work Without Pay
B.Can Work, Won’t Work
C.Should Work, Shouldn’t Play
D.Hate Work or Love Work
21、 阅读材料,回答21-40题。
If there is one thing I’m sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still bereading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.
The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what news is what affects our lives the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It's already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do—as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feeling really are.
It's quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted(传送) electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I’m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read sports and international news, etc.
I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media. They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn’t happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than picture son a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.
What is the best title for the passage?
A.The Best Way to Get News
B.The Changes of Media
C.Make Your Own Newspaper
D.The Future of Newspaper
22、 In the writer’s opinion, in the future, ______
A.more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make news
B.newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer
C.newspapers will cover more scientific research
D.more and more people will watch TV
23、 What will probably be in the newspaper made by yourself?
A.Sports and international news.
B.A menu of important news.
C.The most important news.
D.What you are interested in.
24、 From the passage, we can infer ______
A.newspapers will win the competition among the different media
B.newspapers will stay with us together with other media
C.television will take the place of newspaper
D.the writer believe some media will die out
25、 The underlined phrase "feed off" in the last paragraph means ______
A.depend on
B.compete with
C.fight with
D.kill off
26、 阅读材料,回答26-45题。
Television has changed the lifestyle of people in everyindustrialized country in the world. In the United States, where sociologistshave studied the effects, some interesting observations have been made.
Television, although not essential, has become an importantpart of most people’s lives. It alters people's ways of seeing the World; inmany ways, it supports and sustains(维持) modem life. Televisionhas become a baby-sitter, an introducer of conversations, the major transmitterof culture and a keeper of tradition. Yet when what can be seen on TV in oneday is critically .analyzed, it becomes evident that television is not ateacher but a sustainer; the poor quality of programming does not elevate( 提高)people into greater, understanding, but rather maintains and encouragesthe life as it exists.
The primary reason for the lack of quality in Americantelevision is related to both the history of TV programming development and theeconomics of TV. Television in America began with the radio. Radio companiesand their sponsors first experimented with television. Therefore, the close relationshipwhich the advertisers had with radio programs became the system for American.TV. Sponsors not only paid money for time within programs, but many actuallyproduced the programs. Thus, in American society, television is primarilyconcerned" with reflecting and attracting society rather thanexperimenting with new ideas. Advertisers want to attract the largest viewingaudience possible'. To do so requires that the programs be entertaining ratherthan educational, attractive rather than challenging.
Television in America today remains, to a large extent, with thesame organization and standards as it had thirty years ago. The hope forfurther development and true achievement-toward improving society will requirea change in the entire system.
According to theauthor, American television is poor in quality because________
A.advertisers are interested in experimenting with new ideas
B.it is still at an early stage of development, compared withthe radio
C.the programs have to be developed in the interests of thesponsors for economic reasons
D.it is controlled by radio companies
27、 The second paragraphis mainly about________
A.TV as the sustainer of American life
B.TV as the major transmitter of culture
C.the educational effect of TV on society
D.the strong influence and the poor quality of American TV
28、 In the author’s view American TV should________
A.be critical but entertaining
B.be creative and educational
C.change with the development of society
D.attract as many viewers as possible
29、 The author believes that television in the United Stateshas become important to most people because________
A.it promotes family unity
B.it helps them develop their speaking ability
C.it affects their life in many ways
D.it challenges society
30、 The author’s attitude towards American television is ________
A.Critical
B.praising
C.doubtful
D.sympathetic
Directions: In this part there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corre-sponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.
31、 I could have done it better if I_______more time.
A.have had
B.had
C.had had
D.will have had
32、 When she does something, Mrs. Brown feels that her little child is always ______.
A.under way
B.in the way
C.on the way
D.by the way
33、 The car was repaired but not quite to my________
A.joy
B.Pleasure
C.attraction
D.satisfaction
34、 Leading cadres launch rectification campaigns at regular__________ to hear the masses’ views.
A.interaction
B.intervals
C.interruptions
D.interpretation
35、 __________a good thing they didn't catch you.
A.That’s
B.There’s
C.It’s
D.What’s
36、 The most important__________ of his speech was that we should all work wholeheartedly for the people.
A.element
B.spot
C.sense
D.point
37、 This is a nice car, but we cannot ________ it.
A.provide
B.afford
C.supply
D.manage
38、 His __________ of the aero plane was correct in every detail and could really fly.
A.shape
B.pattern
C.design
D.model
39、 Her skirt had been so __________in packing that she had to iron it before going out.
A.faded
B.torn
C.dirty
D.crushed
40、 One warning was_______to stop her doing it.
A.suffered
B.sufficed
C.suggested
D.provided
41、 We felt very sad when we heard the news that the __________ manager was killed in his office yesterday.
A.respectful
B.respectable
C.respective
D.respecting
42、 I prefer this book_______that one.
A.more than
B.to
C.than
D.rather than
43、 She likes hearing her own voice. She never stops________
A.talking
B.Telling
C.to talk
D.to tell
44、 They spent all their spare time __________their spare money, on their experiments.
A.as much as
B.as well as
C.as long as
D.as soon as
45、 When and where the new hospital will be built________a mystery.
A.to remain
B.remains
C.remain
D.is remaining
46、 At present time, people have a trend to live in the________
A.suburb
B.Suburbs
C.garb
D.outskirts
47、 To make up an objective test, the teacher writes a series of questions, ______ has only one correct answer.
A.some of which
B.which
C.each of which
D.that
48、 She __________the washing out in the garden because it was fine yesterday.
A.hung
B.hang
C.hanged
D.hanging
49、 Will you show me the girl_______name is Jane?
A.Her
B.who’s
C.Whose
D.which
50、 A judge must be________when weighing evidence.
A.Interested
B.Disinterested
C.Separated
D.Disconnected
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre。
51、 阅读材料,回答51-60题。
Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. At the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent ____51 ____ of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was ____52____, or by whom. But it began to be heard in the early 1900s. Jazz is America’s contribution to popular music. In contrast to classical music, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free in form. It bubbles with energy,____53____ the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, and ____54 ____ it does today. The ____ 55 ____ of this music are as interesting as the music itself. American negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz ____56____They were brought to Southern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours. When a Negro died his friends and relatives ____ 57____ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the ____58____ On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. But on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their ____59____, but the living were glad to believe. The band played happy music, improvising (即兴表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes ____60 ____ at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.
___________
A.music
B.song
C.melody
D.style
52、 ___________
A.discovered
B.acted
C.invented
D.designed
53、 ___________
A.expressing
B.explaining
C.exposing
D.illustrating
54、 ___________
A.as
B.so
C.either
D.neither
55、 ___________
A.origins
B.originals
C.discoveries
D.resources
56、 ___________
A.players
B.followers
C.fans
D.pioneers
57、 ___________
A.demonstrated
B.composed
C.hosted
D.formed
58、 ___________
A.demonstration
B.procession
C.body
D.march
59、 ___________
A.number
B.members
C.body
D.relations
60、 ___________
A.whistled
B.sung
C.presented
D.showed
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and put your translation on the ANSWERSHEET.
61、The one thing all children have in common is their rights. Every child has the fight to survive and thrive, to be educated, to be free from violence and abuse, to participate and to be heard. These are innate human rights, as inalienable as those held by adults. But until 1989, these fights were not formally articulated in a legally binding instrument, nor were governments fully accountable to advance these rights for every child. This all changed 25 years ago, on Universal Children's Day, when the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It rapidly became the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history.
62、Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic "The lmpor-tang of Self-confidence". You should write in no less than 100 words, and base your composition onthe outline given in Chinese below:
1. 凡事均应有信心;
2.自信心的重要性;
3.有了正确的态度,建立信心是可能的。
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