江蘇省成人高等教育英語考試夜大函授卷B

1、江蘇省成人高等教育英語考試（夜大、函授卷）B 4I. Listening Comprehension 10%（略）II. Vocabulary and Structure 20%There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence thereare 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.11. It is easy for us to make friends with each other, b

2、ut it is hard to our friendship for a long time.A. make B. maintain C. hold D. reserve12. makes perfect. If you go on practising, you will make muchprogress.A. Exercise B. Training C. Practice D. Drill13. She had a son when she came to China for the first time.A. aged six B. is at six age C. is six

3、year old D. is old six14. In years there have been many changes in my hometown. Manyjoint-ventures are seen everywhere.A. lately B. late C. recently D. recent15. These research workers will the problem at once.A. search B. look into C. inquire D. exploit16. Don t the receiver. He is coming.A. put up

4、 B. line up C. hang up D. keep up17. The Summer Palace many foreign visitors every year.A. attacks B. affects C. affords D. attracts18. His mother told him to his little brother when she was away.A. look back B. look over C. look at D. look after19. As my beloved uncle, he gave me advice money.A. as

5、 well B. as long as C. as well as D. as good as20. I wonder whether wet weather is a of life in Scotland.A. creature B. feature C. picture D. nature21. Wehearing from you as soon as possible.A. look forward to B. pay attention to C. gave way to D. hold on to22. When I went home, they had already for

6、 the North.A. cut off B. called off C. set off D. dropped off23. Fortunately, the experiment as we had expected.A. fell out B. fell behind C. fell back on D. fell in24. Jack told me that of the two women was his teacher ofChinese.A. the tallest B. the most tall C. the tall D. the taller25. This less

7、on is than the last one in this book.A. more easy B. very easy C. more easier D. much easier26. The man looked at the news that he had failed again.A. disappointed B. being disappointed C. disappointing D. to be disappointing27. I had the car for me for an hour yesterday afternoon.A. waiting B. wait

8、ed C. to waited D. be waiting28. When we saw Jimmy at the party last night, we found that he had greatly .A. changed B. to change C. to have changed D. changing29. He made a note of the homework he forget it.A. that B. so C. lest D. in case30. I shall stay at home all daythere is news of my husband.

9、A. so that B. therefore C. however D. in case11. Reading ComprehensionThe following passages have been chosen from the textbook and followed by questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice on the basis of what is

10、stated or implied in the passage.1Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later. I am one of those unfortunate people who have a very poor sense of direction, and though I may hav

11、e visited a place time after time, I still manage to get lost on my way there. So if anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I always tell them that I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid confusing them, but even this can have embarrassing results.I was once on my way to work when I was stoppe

12、d by a man who asked me if I would direct him to the Bank of China Building. Without thinking, I gave my usual reply, but I had only walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I found it was too late to turn back and search h

13、im out in the crowd behind me as I had an appointment to keep at the office with a new client and I did not want to keep him waiting.Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions to my office and his surprise when he recognized me as the person he had

14、 asked!31. The author thinks that some people are fortunate because .A. they are born with a poor sense of directionB. they are born with a good sense of directionC. they are born with no sense of directionD. they are born with less sense of direction than others32. When someone asks the author the

15、way, he usually says A. that he knows the wayB. that he is willing to tellthe directionC. that he is a stranger to the town D. that he is an acquaintance tothe town33. Later the author realized that the man had asked for directions buildingA. to his office buildingB. to his friend's officeC. to

16、a bank he doesn t know D. to a place he has never heard of34. The man who had asked the author for directions was A. the author's friend B. the author's new clientC. the author's boss D. the author's secretary35. The author felt when his secretary showed in the very manwho had asked

17、for directions.A. satisfied B. lucky C. fortunate D. embarrassed2The London Stock Exchange has always been famous as a place for men only, and women used to be strictly forbidden to enter. But the world is changing day by day, and even the Stock Exchange, which seemed to be a man s castle, is gradua

18、lly opening its doors to the other sex. OnNovember 16, 1971, a great decision was made. The Stock Exchange Council ( the body of men that administers the Stock Exchange) decided that women should be allowed onto the new trading floor when it opened in 1973. But the “ castle ” had not been completely

19、 conquered. The first girls to work in “ The House” w ere not brokers or jobbers. They were neither allowed to become partners in stock-broking firms, nor to be authorized dealers in stocks and shares. They were simply junior clerks and telephone operators.Women have been trying to get into the Stoc

20、k Exchange for many years.Several votes have been taken inThe Houseto see whether themembers would be willing to allow women to become members, but the answer has always been “ No” . There have been three refusals of this kind since 1967. Now women are admitted, although in a very junior capacity. T

21、wo firms of jobbers made an application to the Stock Exchange Council to be allowed to employ girl clerks. Permission was finally given: “ the new floor is going to be different from the old one. All the jobbers will have their own stands, with space for a telephone and typewriters. Therefore there

22、will have to be typists and telephoneoperators. So women must be allowed in. ” This decision did not mean a very great victory in the war for equal rights for women. However, it was a step in the right direction. The Chairman of the Stock Exchange said, “ I think that the opening of the new building

23、 will eventually lead to women being allowed to have full membership of the Stock Exchange. It is only a matter of time; it musthappen.”36. The Stock Exchange seemed to be a man s castle （城堡）becauseA. men had completely conquered it by forceB. women were simply junior clerks and telephone operatorsC

24、. men were rich and strong enough to build itD. women were strictly forbidden to enter37. The Stock Exchange Council made a decision that .A. they would gradually open its doors to the other sexB. women were allowed to work in the Stock Exchange from 1971C. women should be allowed to work in the new

25、 Stock Exchange set up in 1973D. women were not allowed to become partners in stock-broking firms38. The House took the vote to see .A. whether the members would be willing to allow women to become membersB. how many women wanted to work in the Stock ExchangeC. whether they need typists and telephon

26、e operatorsD. whether the application made by two firms of jobbers was reasonable39. Women are admitted because .A. women are badly needed in the new buildingB. they have been trying to be administrators of the Stock Exchange for many yearsC. two firms of jobbers made an application for girl clerks

27、after women had tried hard for a long time D. women agree to take junior positions40. The opening of the new building is significant because .A. it is a new trading floorB. it means a great victory in the war for equal rights for womenC. it will allow women to be typists and telephone operators fore

28、verD. it will eventually lead to women being allowed to have full membership of the Stock ExchangeFootprints on The Moon. On the lonely, lifeless surface of the moon, a strange-looking vehicle squats （蹲伏）motionless under the sun sglaring （刺眼的）rays. On one of its four legs is attached a small,stainle

29、ss steel plaque （匾） which reads:HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTHFIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOONJULY,1969 A.D.WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKINDThe vehicle, the cast-off（丟棄的）lower half of a lunar landingcraft, is a monument （紀(jì)念）to the historic event on July 20, when twoAmerican astronauts planted the first

30、human footsteps on the moon. The man who took the first step was Neil A. Armstrong, the 39-year-old civilian commander of the Apollo 11. As he reached the bottom of the landing craft s ladder and extended his booted left foot to touch themoon s powdery surface, he said,That s one small step for a ma

31、n,one giant leap for mankind. ”He was followed down the ladder minutes later by Edwin B. Aldrin, Jr., a 39-year-old Air Force colonel. For 2 hours and 21 minutes, the two men, carefully at first and then boldly, wandered about on the barren, rock- strewn surface. They tested their ability to move ab

32、out on this strange world. They took photographs of the landscape. They set up scientific experiments and collected rock and soil samples. They set up a television camera so the whole world could watch. All the while, the third member of the crew, Michael Collins, 38, an Air Force lieutenant colonel

33、, piloted the Command Ship in lunar orbit 70 miles above the surface, waiting for the two explorers to rejoin him for the trip back to the earth. Altogether, the visit to the moon lasted 21 hours and 37 minutes.Though the mission （任務(wù)）was completed almost without flaw （瑕疵）it was filled with suspense

34、and anxiety. The astronauts faced risks on the moon never before met by man. And, as with all space flights, chances of failure and disaster were ever present the blast-off （發(fā)射）of the giant Saturnrocket at Cape Kennedy, the entry of the spaceship into earth and lunar orbits, the never-before-attempt

35、edlanding and lift-off from the moon, the link-up of Columbia and Eagle, the re-entry into the atmosphere （大氣層）, and the splash-down（濺落）An error or failure of any of the millions of individual parts anywherealong the way could have ended the mission short of the goal. An equipment failure or acciden

36、t on the moon could have left the astronauts stranded （陷入困境）.But they made it. After eight days in space, they splashed down inthe Pacific to a presidential （總統(tǒng)的）greeting aboard the recoverycarrier, the USA. Hornet. They were the heroes of the nation and the world. It was a journey that took man bey

37、ond the earth to walk on another world.41. What was left on the moon after man s first landing on it?A. Two astronaut s footprints. B. A monument built by man.C. The cast-off lower half of a lunar landing craft. D. A flag.42. When did man first set foot on the moon?A. 1969. B.1961. C. 2001. D. 1984.

38、43. What is the name of the astronaut who first landed on the moon?A. Neil A. Armstrong. B. Dennis Tito. C. Apollo. D. Gagarin.44. Armstrong said "That' s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” , because A. that is a historic step for mankindB. one step on the moon equals one

39、 leap on the earth.C. that step is very important D. that step is really great45. Judging from the facts that we can easily conclude that the landing was seen as a great success.A. the three astronauts won a large amount of prizeB. their return was greeted in a presidential level and their names soo

40、n became household names at that time C. man feels proud of their performanceD. they were all promoted to a higher position4Time fleets away like a flash. After Christmas and New Year comes the Chinese lunar New Year the Spring Festival. It falls on the first day of the first lunar month.The lunar N

41、ew Year is quite a great event in the Chinese community as a whole as well as in every individual family. Long before it arrives, children look forward to it with great eagerness.Today the living standard of the Chinese people has been raised. A display of flowers has become one of the main features

42、 of Chinese families New Year decoration, especially in southern China. On the eve of the lunar New Year, the whole family have a reunion dinner together.New Year calls are paid to relatives and friends, and New Year cardsand presents are exchanged. When acquaintances meet, they say “ Wish you a goo

43、d bonanza ” to each other.As a rule, children receive some money in red packets from theirelders as lunar New Year gifts.46. The lunar New Year refers to .A. Christmas B. New Year s Day C. the Spring Festival D. the first dayof every month47. The lunar New year is a very important event for.A. each

44、individual B. The whole country and every familyC. All the children D. Every family48. According to the passage, we can safely infer that .A. the life of the Chinese people has become much better B. flowers areon displayC. reunion dinner is a common thing D. family income is as much as it was before

45、49. What do people do when the lunar New Year comes?A. People call their relatives and friends to pay the fee.B. People of the whole community have a reunion dinner together.C. New Year cards and presents are sold to each other.D. Say “ Wish you a good bonanza ” to acquaintances.50. What do children

46、 receive from their elders as lunar New Year gifts?A. Red cards. B. Red presents. C. Red packets. D. Red gifts.IV. Cloze 10%Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D under the passage. You should choose the one that best fits in

47、to the passage.Most shops in Britain open at 9:00 a.m., and close at 5:00 or 5:30in the evening. Small shops usually close 51 an hour_at lunchtime. Onone 52 two days a week usually Thursday or Friday - some large food shops 53_open until about 8:00 p.m., for 54 night shopping.Many shops are 55 _in t

48、he afternoon on one day 56 week. The dayis usually Wednesday or Thursday and 57 a different day in different towns.Nearly 58 shops are closed on Sundays. Newspaper shops are openin the morning, 59 sell sweets and cigarettes as 60 . But not all_things can be 61 on Sundays.Usually it is not 62 for for

49、eign visitors to find 63 to buy_things. Most shops sell the things 64 you want to buy. 65 problem is stamps. In Britain you can only buy these at post offices. Many largefood shops are self - service （自選）.66 you go into one of theseshops, you take a basket and you put the things you wish to buy into

50、67 . You pay for everything just 68 you leave. If anyone tries totake things from a shop without 69 they are almost certain to 70 , because most shops have detectives.51. A.fromB.forC.untilD.after52. A. thenB.orC.andD. of53. A.giveB. bringC. stayD. make54. A. laterB. formerC.lateD. early55. A. openB. openingC. closingD. closed56. A. aB.nextC.thisD. last57. A. it isB. it hasC.it willD.it was58. A. allB.thatC.suchD. what59. A. orB.so toC.butD.and60. A. alsoB.yetC.tooD.well61. A. boughtB.heldC.takenD. solddifferent63. A. whyB. howC.whereD.w