1、成人本科英语-59 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. (76) It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving-away makes life so much more excitin
2、g. You need not worry if you lack money. This is how I experimented with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store flashes to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper. One discovery I made about giving-away is that it is almost impossible to giv
3、e away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of apprecia
4、tion. More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard (无意中听到) our c
5、onversation. “Wasnt it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?“ I said yes. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You dont know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing bu
6、t complaints.（分数：10.00）(1).From the passage, we understand that _.（分数：2.00）A.the author did not understand the importance of giving until he was in late thirtiesB.the author was like most people who were mostly receivers rather than giversC.the author received the same education as most people durin
7、g his child- hoodD.the author liked most people as they looked upon life as a process of get- ting(2).According to the author _.（分数：2.00）A.giving means you will lack moneyB.the excitement of giving can bring you moneyC.you dont have to be rich in order to giveD.when you give away money, you will be
8、rich(3).The author would make the suggestion to the storekeeper _.（分数：2.00）A.in writingB.in personC.in the window displayD.about the neighborhood(4).When the author needed a post-office box, _.（分数：2.00）A.he bad to put his name on a waiting listB.he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciationC.many p
9、eople had applied for post-office boxes before himD.he asked the postmaster to make one for him(5).In reply to the postmasters question, the author said _.（分数：2.00）A.it was the special deliveryB.it was the post-office boxC.it was the note of appreciation he wroteD.it was he who wrote him a letter a
10、year ago三、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines. Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their picture taken in front of famous places. But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.(
11、77) Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of th
12、e year is in the rain. This is the reason the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resort and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason: sun!The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean
13、 countries. Italys 30,000 hotels are booked solid every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks and roadsides. Spains long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit yearly, or one tourist for every person living in Spain.(78) But there
14、 are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. And with increased tourism, its getting worse. The French cant figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez. And in many places, s
15、wimming is dangerous because of pollution.None of this, however, is spoiling anyones fun. The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with tourists. Obviously, they dont go there for clean water and solitude. They tolerate traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. They dont even mind the pol
16、lution. No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, its still better than sit- ting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo.（分数：10.00）(1).The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that _.（分数：2.00）A.they want to
17、 see historic remains or religious SpotsB.they are interested in different cultural traditions and social customsC.they would like to take pictures in front of famous sitesD.they wish to escape from the cold, dark and rainy days back at home(2).In Paragraph 2, cities like London, Copenhagen, and Ams
18、terdam are mentioned _.（分数：2.00）A.to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climateB.to tell us how wealthy their residents areC.to suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beautyD.to prove that they have got more tourism than they can handle(3).Acc
19、ording to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?（分数：2.00）A.Italy.B.Spain.C.France.D.Greec(4).The latter half of the last sentence in Paragraph 3, i. e. , “or one tourist for every person living in Spain“ means _.（分数：2.00）A.all the 37 million people livi
20、ng in Spain are touristsB.every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that countryC.every person living in Spain has to take care of a touristD.every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year(5).According to the passage, which of the following factors might spoil th
21、e tourists fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?（分数：2.00）A.Polluted water.B.Crowded buses.C.Traffic jams.D.Rainy weather.四、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(79) In the last 500 years, nothing about people-not their clothes, ideas, or languages-has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate
22、 drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some
23、 still exist today.The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. (80) Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine“ of 1845-1846, and thousands
24、 more were forced to emigrate to America.There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the Worlds largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countrie
25、s. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400s.According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a goatherd name Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake“ feeling t
26、hat one-third of the worlds population now starts the day with.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?（分数：2.00）A.Food.B.Chocolate.C.Potato.D.Coffe(2).“Some“ in “Some still exist today“ means _.（分数：2.00）A.some cocoa treesB.some chocol
27、ate drinksC.some shopsD.some South American Indians(3).Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine“ because _.（分数：2.00）A.they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything elseB.they were forced to emigrate to AmericaC.the weather conditions in Ireland were not su
28、itable for growing the potatoD.the potato harvest was bad(4).Coffee originally came from _.（分数：2.00）A.BrazilB.ColombiaC.EthiopiaD.Arabia(5).The Arabic legend is used to prove that _.（分数：2.00）A.coffee was first discovered by KaldiB.coffee was first discovered by Kaldis goatsC.coffee was first discove
29、red in south American countriesD.coffee drinks were first made by Arabs五、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：30，分数：30.00)1.His mother is going to stay in Beijing for _. A. some times B. some time C. sometime D. sometimes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Susan is not very intelligent, _ work very hard. A. not does she B. or doe
30、s she C. either does she D. neither does she（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Im very _ to you for your help. A. grateful B. agreeable C. pleased D. satisfied（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.You _ able to speak English so well if you hadnt been practising hard. A. are not B. can not be C. wouldnt be D. would have been（分数：1.00）A
31、.B.C.D.5.The meeting will begin at 9:00 according to the _. A. calendar B. schedule C. column D. diagram（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.You will never guess whom I _ on the street yesterday. A. ran over B. ran out of C. ran into D. ran up to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.No one can avoid _ by advertisements. A. influenced B
32、. influencing C. to influence D. being influenced（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.He used to get up late, _? A. did not he B. did he C. didnt he D. use he（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.His carelessness _ her failure in the exams. A. resulted from B. resulted C. resulted in D. resulted to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.It is time the gov
33、ernment _ the law into effect. A. is putting B. put C. puts D. will put（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.This is a nice car, but we cannot _ it. A. provide B. supply C. afford D. manage（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.I wondered _ to come to the party. A. whether he should have been asked B. whether he should asked C. whether
34、 he was asked D. should he been asked（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.But for water, people _ not live on the earth. A. can B. will be able to C. make D. could（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.To make up an objective test, the teacher writes a series of questions, _ has only one correct answer. A. some of which B. each of whi
35、ch C. which D. that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.The company is small but promising. _, Ill take the job. A. In some cases B. In case C. In that case D. In any case（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16._ deserves the award will certainly get it. A. Who we think B. Whoever we think C. Whoever does D. whoever do we think（分数：1.00
36、）A.B.C.D.17.You _ me because I didnt say anything like that. A. must misunderstand B. may misunderstand C. must have misunderstood D. could have misunderstood（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18._ halfway through the experiment, there was a power failure and the teacher told us to stop. A. When we were only B. Being
37、 only C. When only D. Having been（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.I _ everything by the time you get back next month. A. shall finish B. will be finishing C. have finished D. shall have finished（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20._ in a peasant family, Jack always likes farm work. A. Brought in B. Brought up C. Brought about D.
38、 Brought out（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.We substitute fish _ meat several times a week. A. for B. with C. to D. and（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.Im very sorry _ the whole morning. I forgot the appointment. A. to keep you wait B. to have kept you waiting C. to keep you waiting D. to keep you to wait（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23
39、.It was not until she arrived in class _ realized she had forgotten her book. A. and she B. when she C. she D. that she（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.Ann was not careful enough; _ she wouldnt have made such a silly mistake. A. nevertheless B. however C. otherwise D. although（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25._, the new medic
40、ine is now in mass production. A. With the solved problem B. With this problem being solved C. With the problem solved D. With this problem to solve（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.A woman and three children are said _ in the traffic accident. A. to be injured B. to have been injured C. having been injured D. be
41、ing injured（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.Johnnys mouth watered at the _ of the delicious cake. A. sight B. light C. touch D. notice（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28._ did I have any idea what a real man-made satellite looks like. A. Until quite recently B. It was quite recently C. Not was it quite recently D. Not until qui
42、te recently（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.Had he worked harder, he _ the exams. A. must have got through B. could get through C. would get through D. would have got through（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.The notice was written in several languages _ foreign tourists should misunderstand it. A. so that B. lest C. if D. oth
43、erwise（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、Part Identificatio(总题数：10，分数：10.00)31.The (secretary) and principal (of) (the school) (were) present at the meeting. A. secretary B. of C. the school D. were（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32.When he found he (hadnt) enough money to (pay for) the meal, he was (very much) (embarrassing). A.
44、 hadnt B. pay for C. very much D. embarrassing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.33.(If I had been you), I (would not) refuse (his) (invitation). A. If I had been you B. would not C. his D. invitation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34.Mary (said to) her husband that she didnt (feel like to go) to (the movies) that night because she
45、 was (tired out) after a days work. A. said to B. feel like to go C. the movies D. tired out（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.35.The weather is not as cold (as you think). So (I dont think) the ice is thick (enough) to (walk on it). A. as you think B. I dont think C. enough D. walk on it（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.36.The child
46、ren were (surprised) when the teacher (had them) (to close) their books (unexpectedly). A. surprised B. had them C. to close D. unexpectedly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.37.Two (woman) teachers and four (girl) students (were) praised (at) meeting yesterday. A. woman B. girl C. were D. at（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.Mr. A
47、nderson used to (jogging) in the (early morning) air (during) (the winter months), but now he has stopped. A. jogging B. early morning C. during D. the winter months（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.39.Since his paper contains (less) mistakes (than) (ours), his will be entered (in) the contest. A. less B. than C. ou
48、rs D. in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.40.(Never before) (he had) felt himself (so) powerfully (attracted to) the scientific ideal. A. Never before B. he had C. so D. attracted to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、Part Cloze(总题数：1，分数：10.00)There are many types of reports. A report is simply (56) of something that has happened. The commonest are (57) We get them in newspapers, over radio and (58) television. Sometimes (59) also show us newstreel.The main purpose of a newspaper (60) provide news. If you (61) a
