1、成人本科英语-157 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Dialogue Comp(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Bill: Hello, Mary. Why are you standing here in the cold wind?Mary: _, but buses are very full at this time of the day.Bill: Where are you going? This isnt your way home.Mary: But Im not going home now. Im going for a walk
2、in the park.A. Im going home B. Im going to workC. Im waiting for somebody D. Im waiting for a bus（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Speaker A: Do you have any idea what itll cost to send this little package to Australia?Speaker B: Youve got me. The farthest Ive ever sent a package is Canada.Speaker A: _.A. But I n
3、eednt send any package to CanadaB. But Canada is not the place I like to send my package toC. Thats OK. Let me ask Jane. Shes from Australia, you knowD. Oh, yes. Australia is beyond me（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Jessie: Mike, Ive got a problem.Mike: Whats that Jessie?Jessie: I ve bought a big sofa. But I can
4、t move it up. Would you mind helping me to get it upstairs?Mike: _.A. Yes, please do B. Certainly C. Of course D. No, of course not（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Speaker A: I just saw an ad. on television that said mens suits were on sale today and tomorrow at Conrads Mens Wear.Speaker B: Great ! Thats _!A. a w
5、onderful time B. just what Ive been waiting forC. just what I want to watch D. what you want to tell me then（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Speaker A: I lost the piece of paper Laura gave me. You know, the one with her address on it, _.Speaker B: You might be able to find it.A. listed in the yellow pages B. list
6、ed in the red pagesC. listed in the green pages D. listed in the brown pages（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Speaker A: Oh, dear. _?Speaker B: Someone did call. But there was so much statics I couldnt make out what he was saying.A. Did you call me B. Any messages for meC. Did you forget to call me D. Did you take
7、 down any message for me（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Visitor: Thank you very much for your care while I am at Cambridge.Host: _. Im glad you enjoyed the visit.A. Never mind B. No thanks C. My pleasure D. Goodbye（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Speaker A: Excuse me. Is this a travel agency?Speaker B: It certainly is, madam.
8、Speaker A: Do you have any interesting travel program for the two-day weekend?Speaker B: Oh, yes. We have lots of interesting programs for the weekend. You certainly dont seem to like a long trip, do you?Speaker A: No, we don t. We feel tried _.A. after work for a week B. after a work weekC. after a
9、 week work D. after a weeks work（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Speaker A: Good morning, Jack.Speaker B: Good morning, Miss Edwards. Im really sorry Im late.Speaker A: You look a little tired. Is something wrong?Speaker B: _ I went to a soccer game last night and took some pictures. I wanted to develop them righ
10、t away, so I was up until midnight.A. No, not really B. No, not at allC. No, of course not D. Im afraid not（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Mr. Li: How do you like my classes, Helen?Helen: They are very interesting. I really like Chinese history.Mr. Li: Im glad you like it. _?Helen: Yes, I do. I live in the Inte
11、rnational Students Dormitory.A. Where do you live B. Do you live on the campusC. Are you living on the campus D. Do you live on the campus or at home（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.narta: I like the red shirt than the black one.Allen: Really? _? I kind of like the black one.narta: The red one is longer and a li
12、ttle looser so it will be more comfortable.A. How come B. Why not C. How much D. So what（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Speaker A: I need to catch the bus and it leaves at 10: 30.Speaker B: _, its alreadyr 10: 15.A. You d better hurrying B. You d better to hurryC. You d better hurry D. You d better hurried（分数：1
13、.00）A.B.C.D.13.Mike: Have you heard of any benefit concerts for the tsunami?Steve: Yeah. I heard about one, actually. Its gonna be next week. And I m sure it will be broadcast on all the major TV networks.Mike: And that would be _ for that.A. a money collection B. a good money raiserC. a beneficial
14、meeting D. a profit-making opportunity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Larry: So you consider yourself an artist.Paul: Yes, in many ways.Larry: And you dont consider yourself an engineer?Paul: _.A. Oh, a little bit of that, too B. No, I doC. Yeah, I dont think so D. Yeah, and it is the same（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Sp
15、eaker A: Would you mind if I use your dictionary now?Speaker B: I am in the middle of writing an essay. Maybe thirty minutes later.Speaker A: _.A. Thats all right then. Im waiting for youB. Never mind. Please finish it as soon as possibleC. Yes, Im patient enoughD. After all, the dictionary is yours
16、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Economics is the study of how societies with limited resources decide what to produce, how to produce and for whom to produce. What, how, and for whom to produce are problems all over the world because human wants are p
17、ractically unlimited, but all societies have only limited quantities of resources that can be used to produce goods or services.A knowledge of basic economics is important for understanding both the problems and opportunities that will face the world economy in the 21st century. As a student of econ
18、omics, one will have the chance to discover how commerce, government policies, and day-to-day decisions made by consumers affect his living standards. The study of economics can help him understand the influence of such events as the move to free markets in Poland and Russia, or of ups and downs in
19、interest rate and the foreign exchange rate. Economics is influenced by developments in the many different areas of business, politics, science, nature, religion and history. And whether or not one is aware of it, economics is an important part of his life.From a practical point of view, ones study
20、of economics will help improve his decision-making skills. He learns a logical way to compare different courses of action. As he studies the concept of opportunity cost, for instance, he will discover that every choice he makes has both a benefit and a cost. Suppose someone decides to get a part tim
21、e job so he can earn enough money to buy a car. He will have the benefit of owning the car, but he will pay a cost in terms of the leisure hours he gives up for working so as to pay for the car and keep it in good condition. After weighing his choice in cost benefit terms, he may decide he does not
22、need a car any more.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the passage, economics is studied to _.A. get more resources for human beingsB. put human wants under some controlC. satisfy the unlimited human wants with the limited resourcesD. produce better goods and services for all human beings（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2
23、).Which of the following may NOT have much influence on economics?A. A particular religious belief. B. A firms decisions.C. Weather conditions. D. The study of literature.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Economics can help one make better decisions because he learns _.A. how to weigh the cost and the benefit B.
24、 all the practical economic theoriesC. something useful about business D. a logical way of thinking（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why does the person have to give up leisure hours if he wants to own a private car?A. Because he has to spend some time in the car.B. Because he has to work extra hours to get the
25、money.C. Because he is busy working for his boss.D. Because keeping a car in good condition takes a lot of time.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the central topic of the second paragraph?A. Influences of economics. B. Importance of knowing economics.C. Applications of economics. D. Scope of economic stu
26、dies.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.四、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Although the United States cherishes the tradition that it is a nation of small towns and wide open spaces, only one in every eight Americans now lives on a farm. The recent population trend has been a double one, toward both urbanization and suburb
27、anization. Metropolitan areas had grown explosively in the past decade, and nearly half this increase has been in the suburbs. With the rapid growth of cities has come equally rapid decentralization. The flight of Americans from the central city to the suburbs constituted one of the greatest migrati
28、ons of modern times; quiet residential sections outside cities have become conglomerations (密集) of streets, split-level houses, and shopping centers.This spurt of suburban expansion, however, does not alter tile basic fact that the United States has become one of the most urban nations on the face o
29、f the earth. Census (人口调查) Bureau figures show that the rural population has been shrinking steadily since 1830. When the United States became a nation it had no large cities at all; today some fifty cities have populations of more than 258,000. Mammoth complexes of cities are developing in the area
30、 of the East Coast and the east north central states, on the Pacific and Gulf coasts, and near the shores of the Great Lakes. Some sociologists now regard the entire 600-mile stretch between Boston and Washington D.C. an area holding a fifth of the countrys population as one vast city or, as they ca
31、ll it, megalopolis.（分数：10.00）(1).A. traditional American belief is that _.A. few people live on farmsB. the nation consists mainly of small towns and wide open spacesC. the population is the greatest in the worldD. the United States is a nation of big cities（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The selection says th
32、at trends are toward the _.A. growth of cities and shrinking of suburban areasB. growth of both rural and suburban areasC. shrinking of urban and suburban areasD. growth of urban and suburban areas（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Nearly half the increase in metropolitan population is accounted for by the _.A. g
33、rowth of small towns B. migration to farm areasC. growth of the suburbs D. expansion of existing urban areas（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The author implies that the modern suburb is _.A. quiet and residential B. very rural in characterC. confused and overgrown D. much like a small town（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).M
34、egalopolis is the sociologists name for a _.A. suburban area around a cityB. large city and its suburbsC. group of towns organized as a cityD. group of cities blending to form one huge city（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.五、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Though it is mere 1 to 3 percent of the population, the upper c
35、lass possesses at least 25 percent of the nations wealth. This class has two segments: upper-upper and lower-upper. Basically, the upper-upper class is the “old rich“families that have been wealthy for several generationsan aristocracy of birth and wealth. Their names are in the Social Register, a l
36、isting of acceptable members of high society. A few are known across the nation, such as the Rockefellers, Roosevehs, and Vanderbilts. Most are not visible to the general public. They live in grand seclusion, drawing their income from the investment of their inherited wealth. In contrast, the lower-
37、upper class is the “new rich“. Although they may be wealthier than some of the old rich; the new rich have hustled (竭力地获得) to make their money like everybody else beneath their class. Thus their prestige is generally lower than that of the old rich, who have not found it necessary to lift a finger t
38、o make their money, and who tend to look down upon the new rich.However its wealth is acquired, the upper class is very, very rich. They have enough money and leisure time to cultivate an interest in the arts and to collect rare books, painting, and sculpture. They generally live in exclusive areas,
39、 belong to exclusive social clubs, communicate with each other, and marry their own kindall of which keeps them so distant from the masses that they have been called the out-of-sight class. More than any other class, they tend to be conscious of being members of a class. They also command an enormou
40、s amount of power and influence here and abroad, as they hold many top government positions, run the Council on Foreign Relations, and control multinational corporations. The actions affect the lives of millions.（分数：10.00）(1).All the following statements are true EXCEPT that _.A. the upper-upper cla
41、ss is of aristocratic originB. the “old rich“ enjoy higher prestige than the “new rich“C. the “old rich“ isolate themselves and lead a lonely lifeD. the upper class owns at least a quarter of the countrys wealth（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The “old rich“ get richer _.A. through the Social Register B. throug
42、h their reputationC. by investing their inherited wealth D. by collecting paintings and sculptures（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The reason why the “old rich“ look down upon the “new rich“ is that _.A. the former are wealthier than the latterB. the latter sweat themselves to make moneyC. the “new rich“ have n
43、o interest in artsD. the “old rich“ are conscious of being members of the upper class（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The upper class is also called the out-of-sight class because _.A. they keep away from the general publicB. they spend most of their time abroadC. they dont communicate with any peopleD. they mo
44、ve frequently from place to place（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).We can learn from the passage that _.A. the upper class is powerful and influentialB. the upper class collects rare books to make moneyC. the upper class holds all top government positionsD. the “old rich“ makes much more money than the “old rich
45、/（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.六、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty six c
46、ourses each lasting for one semester. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It
47、 is possible to spread to period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, whic
48、h is recorded and available for the student to show to prospective employers. All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs. Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The
49、 effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating, has to appear before a student court. With the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity. A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much r
