broadcast.
A. receive B. absorb C. admire D. deceive
74. TV, if properly used, can ______ a child’s imagination.
A. cause B. excite C. stimulate D. arise
75. Television keeps us informed about ______ events and the latest developments in politics and science.
A. current B. past C. favorable D. new
Part Ⅳ Cloze Test (10 points)
Directions:There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.
In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood his heavy clock. Meals in the dining room were a __76 __ for our four generations to become one. My grandfather’s clock always stood like a trusted old family friend, __77 __ us playing jokes and telling stories, which was already a __78__ of our life.
When I was a child, the old clock interested me. I watched and listened to it during __79 __. I was surprised how at __80 __ times of the day, the clock would strike three times, six times or more, with a wonderful great __81 __ that echoed throughout the house. The clock chimed year after year, a part of my __82 __, a part of my heart.
Even more __83 __ to me was my grandfather’s special action each day. He meticulously __84 __ the clock with a special key each day. The key was magic to me. It __85 __ our family’s magnificent clock ticking and striking all year round.
76. A. time B. possibility C. problem D. pleasure
77. A. seeing B. hearing C. watching D. looking
78. A. start B. part C. signal D. mark
79. A. stories B. jokes C. periods D. meals
80. A. busy B. urgent C. happy D. different
81. A. shock B. sound C. song D. music
82. A. memories B. minds C. comfort D. information
83. A. comfortable B. hopeful C. wonderful D.
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skillful
84. A. opened B. wound C. turned D. started
85. A. made B. controlled C. kept D. fixed
Part Ⅴ Writing (15 points)
Directions:You are to write in 100~ 120 words about the title “Happiness”. You should base your composition on the requirement given below：
Happiness
(1)What is happiness?
(2)Happiness is of great importance in everyone’s life. (3)Happiness is related to health.
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成人高等教育学士学位英语命题预测试卷（二）
PartⅠ Dialogue Completion (15 points) Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.
1. Eve:______
Ivy:I am fine, thank you. And you?
A. How do you do? B. How are you?
C. Are you well again? D. What about your health? 2. Dale:______ Would you please tell me the time? Laura:It’s ten past nine.
A. I am sorry. B. I beg your pardon. C. Excuse me. D. Hello, how do you do? 3. Linda:______ I haven’t seen you for ages. Lucy:I have just come back from the USA.
A. Where have you been? B. Where have you gone?
C. Oh, how I miss you! D. Are you back from the USA? 4. Mary:We’re having a few people over for a dinner party Friday. We’d love to have you.
Tom:______
A. Oh, I’d love to. But I’m afraid. B. Oh, really! What time should I come? C. No, I have to prepare for the exam. D. Yes, though I have to take the exam.
5. Son:I’m terribly sorry. Mom, I’ve broken an Italian vase. Mom:______
A. Oh, what a shame! B. Oh, dear, how awful it is! C. Oh, that doesn’t matter. D. Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that.
6. Teacher:You’re late again! Student:Sorry, ______
A. I won’t do that anymore. B. but it’s my own business. C. I’m afraid I’ve overslept. D. but I need more sleep. 7. Patient:I feel terrible today. My stomach doesn’t feel well at all.
Doctor:______
A. You should take something for it. B. That’s too bad for your health.
C. It serves you right. D. Don’t remember. 8. Sally:What is Jack like? Susan:______
A. He’s kind and handsome. B. He’s very well.
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C. He likes music. D. He’s a worker. 9. Speaker A:Did you check your e-mail today? Speaker B:No. ______
A. Who cares? B. Why do you ask? C. Which one? D. Why is it so?
10. Nat:I’d like to come to see you. Will ten o’clock do? Lulu:______
A.Fine. B.Thanks. C. With Pleasure. D.See you.
11. Hatty:______
Jesse:Yes, I want a pencil box.
A. Can I help you? B. What do I do for you? C. Can you help me? D. What do you want to do? 12. Doris:You speak very good English. Jerry:______
A. No, not at all. B. Thank you.
C. No, my English is poor. D. I don’t think so. 13. Homer:______
Emily:He has a round face, blue eyes and brown hair.
A. What do you think of the boy? B. How’s the boy?
C. How do you like the boy? D. What does the boy look like? 14. Amy:I’ve got a headache.
Byron:______ I’ll get an aspirin.
A. Have you, dear? B. Do you have really, dear? C. What shall I do? D. Do you want me to help you? 15. Josie: Might I trouble you for a night? Justin:You ______
A. might indeed! B. may indeed! C. could indeed! D. certainly did! Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(40 points )
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
As you are students of English, it’s very possible that you’ll be interested in England. That’s where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names. This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So, now I would like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the names—England, Britain or Great Britain. Let’s see what each of these names means.
If you look at a map of Europe, you’ll see a group of islands—one larger island off the northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones.
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These make up what is called the British Isles. The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland.
Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the word “England” is used instead of “Britain”. Why so?
In ancient times, what is Britain now used to be three different countries. People in these different countries spoke different languages. Over many years the three countries became one. England is the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people. So the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whole island.
There’s another thing that confuses people: sometimes you may hear people say “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. That is the official name of the country. Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island or Ireland. The rest of the island is an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland. So we have the names of “England”, “Britain”, “Great Britain”, and “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. Now do you know what each of them means?
16. English was first spoken in ______.
A. Britain B. England C. Great Britain D. Ireland
17. Britain is divided into ______. A. England, Britain, and Wales B. England, Scotland, and Wales
C. Wales, Scotland, and Great Britain D. Great Britain, Wales, and Scotland
18. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. Wales is the richest of the three. B. Scotland is the largest of the three.
C. Sometimes England is used instead of Britain.
D. Britain is the only name of the largest island of British Isles. 19. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is ______.
A. part of Britain
B. part of British Isles
C. the official name of the whole country England
D. the largest country of all mentioned in the passage 20. Which of the following is an independent country? A. Wales B. Scotland
C. Northern Ireland D. The Republic of Ireland
Passage 2
“Have you read the newly published edition of Harry Potter?” “Have you ever been fooled on April 1st?” “What have you given your
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