成人高等教育学士学位英语命题预测试卷（四）
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. Gene:Shall I open this window? Jodie:______
A. No, please do. B. I’d rather you didn’t.
C. Please open this window. D. I’d rather you hadn’t done it.
2. Louise:Will 100 dollars be enough? Jack:Another 50 ______.
A. will do B. is fine C. will D. needs 3. Lance:Mary doesn’t look well. Lee:______
A. Yes, she doesn’t. B. Yes, she isn’t. C. No, she doesn’t. D. No, she isn’t. 4. Tammy:Someone is at the doctor. Richard:______
A. Who is he? B. Who’s it? C. Who he is? D. Who it is? 5. Nancy:May I see your driving license and vehicle registration card, please?
Dick:______
A. Sorry, I forgot to bring my homework. B. Sure. Here is my business card. C. Good. Did I do anything wrong?
D. Yes. But I don’t think I am a good student. 6. Nora:How long has this bookshop been in business? Michel:______1982.
A. After B. In C. From D. Since 7. Mario:Your beloved teacher has arrived here, Nina. Nina:I______ she ______ until tomorrow.
A. think;isn’t coming B. thought;wasn’t coming C. didn’t think;was coming D. didn’t think;is coming 8. Maria:Do you think you will get a pay rise next year? Leo:______
A. I hope so. B. I’m afraid so. C. I believe not so. D. I hope not so. 9. Rock:______
Sharon:Very well, and the experiment is nearly finished.
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A. How are you?
B. How is the experiment?
C. How are you getting on with the experiment? D. What do you think of the experiment? 10. Roy:______ It ’s getting late. Ellen:Must you go soon?
A. Oh, it’s already ten o’clock. B. It’s raining.
C. It’s dark outside. D. Shall I stay here a bit longer?
11. Thomas:______
Ronald:I’m going to do a bit of research work. What about you? A. What is your plan for this weekend?
B. How are you getting on with your research work? C. Will you make a plan for this weekend? D. Will you have a good time this weekend? 12. Speaker A: How are you? Speaker B:______
Speaker A:I’m fine too.
A. I’m going to attend a concert. B.I’d like a cup of tea. C. Yes, I can. D. Fine. Thank you. And you? 13. Shop assistant:What can I do for you? Customer:I’d like to buy a shirt. Shop assistant:______ Customer:I want Size 38.
A. What color do you want? B. This one matches you very much.
C. What size do you want? D. The price will go down. 14. Speaker A:May I speak to Mr. Anderson, please? Speaker B:Sorry, he is not in at the moment.______
Speaker A:Thanks. Please tell him to meet Mr. Roger at the railway station at 3 this afternoon.
A. Hold on, please. B. May I take a message? C. Would you please call him later? D. I’m busy now. 15. Doctor:What’s wrong with you, madam? Patient:______
Doctor:How long have you been like this? Patient:About two days. A. It doesn’t matter. B. I will come back soon. C. I don’t feel like eating. D. I’m fine. 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.
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Passage 1
People have wondered for a long time how their personalities and behaviors are formed. It is not easy to explain why one person is intelligent and another is not, or why one is cooperative and another is competitive.
Social scientists are, of course, extremely interested in these types of questions. They want to explain why we possess certain characteristics and exhibit certain behaviors. There are no clear answers yet, but two distinct schools of thought on the matter have developed. As one might expect, the two approaches are very different from one another, and there is a great deal of debate between proponents of each theory. The controversy is often referred to as “nature / nurture”.
Those who support the “nature” side of the conflict believe that our personalities and behavior patterns are largely determined by biological and genetics(遗传学) factors. That our environment has little, if anything, to do with our abilities, characteristics, and behavior is central to this theory. Taken to an extreme, this theory maintains that our behavior is predetermined to such a degree that we are almost completely governed by our instincts.
Proponents of the “nurture” theory, or, as they are often called, behaviorists, claimed that our environment is more important than our biologically based instincts in determining how we will act. A behaviorist, B. F. Skinner, sees humans as beings whose behavior is almost completely shaped by their surroundings. The behaviorists’view of the human being is quite mechanistic; they maintain that, like machines, humans respond to environmental stimuli (刺激) as the basis of their behavior.
Either of these theories cannot yet fully explain human behavior. In fact, it is quite likely that the key to our behavior lies somewhere between these two extremes. That the controversy will continue for a long time is certain.
16. Which one of the following statements would supporters of the “nature” theory agree with?
A. A person’s instincts have little effect on his action.
B. Environment is important in determining a person’s behavior and personality.
C. Biological reasons have a strong influence on how we act. D. The behaviorists’ view correctly explains how we act.
17. Which one of the following statements would proponents of the “nurture” theory agree with?
A. A person’s character is greatly influenced by his environment. B. behaviorist theory is not correct.
C. Biologically based instincts are important in how we act. D. Environment has little to do with behavior. 18. B.F. Skinner ______.
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A. supports the nature theory
B. believes in the importance of genes in determining personality C. thinks the environment plays an important role in determining character
D. believes instincts govern behavior
19. Concerning the nature / nurture controversy, the writer of this article ______.
A. supports the nature theory B. supports the nurture theory
C. believes both are completely wrong
D. thinks that the correct explanation of human behavior will take ideas from both theories
20. In the United States, Black people often score below White people on intelligence tests. With this in mind, which one of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Nature proponents would say that Whites are genetically superior to Blacks.
B. Supporters of the nature theory would say that Whites score well because they have a superior environment.
C. Behaviorists would say that Black often lack the educational and environmental advantages that Whites enjoy.
D. Nurture proponents would disagree that Blacks are biologically inferior to Whites.
Passage 2
While a new school term is about to begin, perhaps we should reconsider the matter of examinations. In July, two writers (Letters to the Editor) praised the cancellation of exams because they believe “tests don’t tell the whole story.”
As a teacher who has worked in four countries, I have had the experience that a student who earns good marks is generally a good student, and that a student’s final mark in a subject is usually a grade average of the year’s work. Of course there are exceptions, but they do not have the frequency that would give an unfair picture of a student’s ability.
The simple fact is that proper class work, diligent exam studies and good marks are almost certain indicators or a student’s future performance. The opposite, almost certainly, incompetence.
There is no acceptable substitute for competition and examination of quality. How can teachers and future officials determine what a student has learned and remembered? Should we simply take the student’s word for it? Any institution that “liberates” students from fair and formal exams is misguided, if not ignorant. And surely the “graduates” of such institutions will lack trustworthiness, not to mention being rejected by foreign universities for graduate or other studies.
When all is said and done, I sense that a fear of failure and a fear
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of unpleasant comparisons with others is at the bottom of most ban?exams talk. Excellence and quality fear nothing. On the contrary, they seek competition and desire the satisfaction of being the best.
21. Which of the following will the author of this passage agree with? A. Tests are not effective in measuring the students’abilities. B. Tests are an effective measure of the students’abilities. C. Tests can only measure some of the students’abilities. D. Tests may not be useful for measuring students’abilities. 22. The two writers mentioned in the first paragraph ______. A. opposed judging students by the results of exams B. must have proposed other ways of testing students C. regarded exams as a way of punishing students
D. seemed to be worried about the poor marks of their students 23. According to the letter, a student’s final mark ______. A. is often encouraging
B. often gives a fair picture of the year’s work C. often proves unreliable
D. often tells whether he likes the subject or not
24. If a student graduated from a university which does not require exams he would ______.
A. have to continue his studies B. have a feeling of failure C. be incompetent
D. not be admitted by foreign institutions
25. According to the letter, those who dislike the idea of examinations are probably afraid of ______.
A. competing with other students B. being graded unfairly
C. working too hard D. being dismissed from school
Passage 3
As scientists learn more about the causes of earthquakes, they become better able to predict them. First of all, they know that quakes are likely to occur in areas where the tectonic plates (地层地壳板块) push against each other. They study these areas closely, using different instruments. They measure the vibrations of the earth with seismographs (地震仪), which record on rolls of paper all movements, both large and small. Scientists usually use the Richter scale (里希特震级仪) named after a famous seismologist (地震学家), for these measurements. When an earthquake measures over 4~5 on the Richter scale, it is strong enough to cause damage. Scientists have determined that an area is not likely to have a large earthquake when many small quakes have been occurring. When the small quakes stop, then pressure builds and a strong quake is more likely.
There are several other ways to predict earthquakes. Scientists can measure the tiny changes in the tilt(倾斜) of the land that happen before earthquakes occur. Increases in the amount of radon(氡), a substance found
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