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2022年成人学位英语考试考前预测题3
Part I Reading Comprehension
A teddy bear is delivered to No. 10 Downing Street after the birth of Prime Minister Tony Blair and wife Cherie’s fourth child.
Britain’s baby alert is over-Cherie Blair gave birth to a boy.
Mrs. Blair, 45, wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair, had the baby this morning.
The baby will be named Leo after the prime minister’s father, his office announced, the baby weighed in at 6 pounds, 12 ounces. Mother, father and the baby boy returned to 10 Downing Street-the prime minister’s official residence-after the birth, a spokesman said. The baby is the couples’ fourth child.
“Cherie and the baby are absolutely fine,” Blair said today outside his Downing Street residence. “He is a gorgeous little boy. They are resting right now.”
Blair, dressed casually in an open shirt, appeared emotional about the birth, the first of his four children whose birth he has been at from beginning to end.
“this is the first time I’ve seen the whole thing though,” he said. “it was quite a struggle, really, for Cherie.”
The switchboard was reportedly lit up with calls from world leaders wishing them well, including a call from Hillary Colliery Clinton. Former prime minister John Major was the first public figure to get through on the phone at 7 a.m. on Saturday.
The baby came after a 12-year gap from the Blairs other three children-Euan, 16, Nicky, 14, and Kathryn. He is the first to be born to a serving Buitish prime minister in over 150 years.
News of the pregnancy took Cherie and the rest of the nation by surprise when it was announced last year.
After decades of much older occupants at No.10 Downing Street, the Blairs’ arrival at the prime minister’s residence with their children and assorted toys in tow was hailed as a breath of fresh air.
Cherie Blair, a Queens Counsel barrister, worked right up until the baby’s birth. And the often thorny issue of combining career and family was at the center of her work.
On Tuesday, Mrs. Blair was at work in the High Court, challenging her husband’s government over parental leave.
1. Why does the writer mean by “baby alert” IN PARAGRAPH 2?
A. Because people in Britain didn’t expect Mrs. Blair to give birth to a boy.
B. Because Mrs. Blair is at too high an age to give birth to a baby.
C. Because there is a baby disease spreading about Britain.
D. Because people in Britain were frightened by the new born baby.
2. Which of the following is not true abort the baby?
A. This baby is not the third child of Tony Blair.
B. He weighed in at 6 pounds, 12 ounces.
C. He was born in No.10 Downing Street.
D. He is 16 years younger than his eldest brother.
3. Judging from the passage, Mrs Blair ____.
A. was a bit uncomfortable after the labor.
B. is a weak-bodied woman.
C. is a strong-minded woman.
D. is a family woman.
4. What does the word “thorny”(in the sentence “ And the often thorny issue of combining career and family”) mean?
A. harp B. difficult C. many D. interesting.
5. Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?
A. An Anecdote of Mrs. Blair.
B. Prime Minister’s New Baby.
C. Baby Alert in Britain.
D. Mrs. Blair Has a Boy.
Part II Vocabulary and Structure
6. I hope to get my wife _____ on the next trip to Europe.
A. to have come along with me
B. to come along with me
C. coming along with me
D. with me to come along
7. We all know the truth _____ there are air, water and sunlight, there are living things.
A. in wherever B. that wherever C.here D. that
8.You should be able to_________ right from wrong.
A. perceive istinguish C. sight D. observe
9. I am too busy these days. I would rather all of you_________next month for a dinner.
A. come B. would come
C. came D. have come
10. He never wrote to his father _____ he was in need of money.
A. except B. except when
C. except for D. except that
11. I promised to look_________ the matter as soon as I got there.
A. for B. in
C. into D after
12.He spoke so quickly that I didn't _________ what he said.
A. make for B. make sure
C. make over D. make out
13.I looked everywhere for some cooking oil, but I could only find _____ .
A. a little B. little
C. a few D. few
14. No sooner had we sat down _____ we found it was time to go .
A. than B. when
C. as D. while
15. _____ tired after a hard work, he fell into bed and went straight to sleep.
A. Felt B. Feeling
C. Being felt D. To feel
16. This novel is _____ the better of the two.
A. by far B. by too
C. far too D. by the far
17. Do you feel like _____ a rest?
A. have B. to have
C. had D. having
18. You will soon _____ this climate and then the changes in temperature will not affect you.
A. get used to B. get to
C. get over D. get on with
19. Your writing is good _____ some spell errors.
A. except B. except for
C. besides D. in addition to
20. New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before _____ .
A. fully accepted B. having fully accepted
C. fully accepting D. being fully accepted
参考答案：
1.B
解析： 我们从原文第三段和倒数第四段可知，去年布莱尔夫人怀孕的消息一传开，英国人感到非常吃惊：她45岁才生下这个小孩，这个年纪生小孩是很危险的年龄。英国人很担心他们的首相夫人能否顺利生产。因此，B最符合原义。
2. C
考点：这是一个判断题;问的是以下哪一个有关这个婴儿的说法是正确的。
解析：从前四段我们可以看出，布莱尔夫人刚生下一个男孩;这个男孩是布莱尔夫妻的第四个孩子，他重六磅，12盎司。孩子出生以后，由父母带回唐宁街十号。由此我们可以得知，这个孩子不是在唐宁街十号出生的。故C不符合原文。
3. C
考点：这是一个细节分析题;问的是布莱尔夫人是一个怎么样的人。
解析：该题的信息出现在文章最后两段。从该部分我们可以得知，布莱尔夫人是一名律师，她的孩子出生前一直在坚持工作，星期二那天，她正在高等法庭工作，对她丈夫的产假制度提出了挑战。由此我们可以看出，布莱尔夫是一位非常坚强的女性。所以，本题的答案为C。
4. B
考点：这是一个词汇题;考的是如何通过上下文判断词义。
解析：该词所在的句子出现在倒数第二段里，这句话的意思是解决好事业和家庭的关系经常是她工作的焦点。事业和家庭之间的关系对她来说是一个棘手的问题;由此我们可以得知，该词的意思是困难的，棘手的。这个词的意思还可以从该词的词根判断出来。我们都知道，“thorny”的意思是“荆棘”，通过构词法我们可以知道，n + y构成了这个词的形容词形式。由此也可知道，该词的词义是“棘手的”。
5. D
考点：这是一个主旨题;考的是文章的题目。
解析：本文开头直接提到首相府邸新婴儿的出生。然后对母子的情况作了简要的报告。整篇文章都是对布莱尔夫人生小孩的报道，所以，最符合原文的题目应该是D。
6.B get sb to do sth. 意为"让某人做......".
7. C where = in which, “where…., there are…. ” 指"哪儿有...，就有...".
在本句中，where引导地点状语.
8. B distinguish right from wrong 的意思是“分清是非”，是固定搭配。所以B是正确答案。A 的意思是“感觉、觉察”，C 的意思是“看到、发现”，D的意思是“观察”均不符合题意。
9. C would rather +句子(过去时)(虚拟语气)：I’d rather you didn’t tell anyone what I said.你最好别告诉任何人我所说的话。I’d rather you came with me. 你还是和我一起来吧。
10. B except 和except for 都是介词，后面接短语。而except that和except when后面接宾语从句。that在从句中只起连接作用。而when在从句中做状语。如：She knew nothing about his journey except that he was likely to be away for three months.关于他们的旅行她不清楚，只知道他大概要离开三个月。(that 在宾语从句中只起连接作用)He was a man of fine character in all points except that he was rather timid.他在各方面都很好，除了有点胆小。而本句要选择except when，因为when 在从句中做状语。
11. C “look into ”的意思是“调查”，本句的意思是“我保证一到那就调查这件事情”。“look for”：寻找。Will you help me look for my gloves? 你能帮我寻找我的手套吗?look in:朝里面看。I looked in my purse and discovered I’d only got a five-pound note.我朝钱包里一看，发现只有一张五英镑的钞票。 look after: 照顾、照看。He has looked after his elderly parents for many years. 他照料年迈的父母已经多年了。
12. D make out 有“辨认出、听出”的意思。又如：It was difficult to make out what was said over the loudspeaker in the square. 很难听清楚广场上的扩音喇叭里在说什么。make for: 走向，朝…前进。It’s late, we’d better make for home. 时间不早了，我们最好赶快回家。Make for the beach!向海滩前进!make sure: 设法保证。He went round making sure that all the windows were closed. 他巡视了一遍，看看所有的窗户是否都已关上。make over: 翻新、改造。The house has been made over into a school. 房屋已经改成一所学校。 Human nature can’t be made over so easily. 人性并非那么容易改变的。
13. B 这句话的意思是：我到处找食用油，但是一点也没有找到.注意little 一点，一些;虽然也用于修饰不可数名词，但是表达否定含义.它前面有一个转折词but，说明后句与前句的关系，结果应该是与找油的目的相反的含义，找了，但是没有找到.所以用B.
14. A 我们刚坐下就发现是该走的时间了.no sooner……than……： 一……就…… 固定结构， 引起句子倒装.这种形式会经常考到.
15. B 繁重的工作之后他感到很累，就躺到床上睡了.现在分词形式做伴随状语.
16. A by far强调比较级或最高级，在强调比较级时，比较级前也要用the.
17. D feel like doing sth. 意为"想做某事".
18. A 你将很快适应这里的气候，然后气温的变化就不会影响你了.注意：be used to sth/doing sth 和 get used to sth./doint sth.都表示"习惯于......"
19. B except for “除了...外”，前后不属于同一性质，常用来表示可惜或者美中不足的语气，例如，本题前半部分讲到的是"你的写作发好"，而后半部分讲到"一些拼写错误"，前后显然不属于同一性质;except是"除了...之外"，前后属于同一性质;besides, in addition to 都指"除了...，还有...".
20. D 新思想往往要到若干年后才能被完全接受.新思想是被接受的，所以要用被动形式，故D选项正确.
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