成人高考专升本（英语）模拟试卷二

For this part, you are supposed to write a composition of about 100 - 120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.S城的交通拥挤现象日趋严重，事故时有发生，特别是在早晚上、下班高峰期。市政府决定采取措施改善交通现状，向广大市民征集建议。请根据下面的要点向市政府提出建议。(1)修缮公路，改善路面状况；(2)修筑立交桥，缓解交通阻塞现象：(3)控制小轿车的产量。 要求：短文需要涉及上述所有内容，可以适当增加内容，阐述自已的其他想法。

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Los Angeles has planted 2, 000 rubber trees down the middle of one of its main streets. These trees do not【C1】______rubber. They are, 【C2】______, made of rubber. Mr. Joe Dynamo, a spokesman for Los Angeles【C3】______council, explained the reasons. He said: "These【C4】______are representative of our virtual society. We have polystyrene grass on our golf【C5】______. We have non-milk powder【C6】______our coffee. We【C7】______copies in plastic of old wooden furniture. We have fiberglass tombstones.【C8】______shouldnt we have trees made of rubber?" "At 50 miles an hour, 【C9】______motorist will see any difference. And our preservation【C10】______will be lower. You give the trees an annual rinse(清洗)with detergent, and 【C11】______them off twice a year. We【C12】______a lot of money because transplanting, pruning, weeding and leaf-collection are all【C13】______. And we have a 60-year【C14】______guarantee on each plant. This is rationalization at【C15】______best.

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Finding levels of meaning is______.

What did the science professors learn after the experiment?

The experiment was designed to find out______.

This was no ordinary class. The students who came together were all science or engineering professors at Cornell University. They had interrupted their research to accept an invitation to take part in an unusual experiment:" an interesting week of poetry. " This class was part of a study to answer the questions: Why is science difficult for many nonscience students? What can teachers learn about teaching if they take a class that is not in their field? The students in the poetry class listened to lectures and took notes. They had reading tasks and had to write three short papers. All students noticed one thing—the importance of spoken words. In science and engineering classes, the instructors put tables and drawings on the blackboard. But in this poetry class, the instructors just talked. They didnt write anything on the board. The scientists and engineers noticed one similarity between science and poetry. In both subjects, students need to find layers(层次)of meaning. Some layers are simple, clear, and on the surface : other layers are deeper and more difficult. This search for different levels of meaning doesnt happen much in undergraduate(本科)science classes, but it is important later, in graduate school. And it is always important in humanities(人文科学). Both the poetry instructors and their students learned something about teaching from this experience. One poetry instructor, for example, now sees the importance of using careful, clear definitions(定义)when he explains a poem. He also plans to be more informative as he teaches. Most of the scientists agreed on several points. First, humanities classes might help science students to see patterns and decide which information is important. Second, the poetry class was fun. One engineer decided, "We need to change the way we teach engineering to make it an enjoyable experience for students. " But perhaps the most important result of the experience was this: All of the professors began to think about how they teach and how they can teach better.

What do we know about this unusual class?

The author, in telling James Bartleys story, informs us by ______.

The sailors knew that something was in the whales stomach because_____

James Bartley probably never went to sea again because______.

There has been, in history, a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived to tell the tale. The mans name is James Bartley. The records to prove his unusual experience are in the British Admiralty. Bartley was making his first trip on the whaling ship Star of the East. Suddenly the lookout sighted a huge sperm whale. The whalers knew it was a huge whale by the size of the spray it blew into the air. They lowered their small boats. James Bartley was in the first longboat. The men rowed until they were close to the whale. A harpoon was thrown and it found its mark. It sank into the whales flesh. The maddened beast crashed into the boat, snapping its tail at the men and the wreckage of their boats. When the survivors were picked up, James Bartley was missing. Shortly before sunset, the whale was finally captured. The sailors tied the whales dead body to the side of the ship. Because of the hot weather it was important that they cut up the whale right away. Otherwise, the meat would begin to rot and the oil would begin to spoil. When they got to the stomach, they felt something moving about wildly. They thought it would be a big fish still alive inside. But when they opened the stomach they found James Bartley. After this trip, Bartley settled in England, and never returned to sea.

This passage is mainly about ______.

Which of the following statements about computerized monetary systems is NOT supported by the passage?

According to the passage, coins once had real value as currency because they______.

Copernicus had his great book published because______.

The author mentions food, tools and precious metals and stones together because they are all ______.

In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched: food, tools, and precious metals and stones. Then the barter system was replaced by coins, which still had real value since they were pieces of rare metal. Coins were followed by fiat money, paper notes that have value only because everyone agrees to accept them. Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform. money into even less tangible forms, reducing it to a series of "bits and bytes" , or units of computerized information, going between machines at the speed of light. Already, electronic fund transfer allows money to be instantly sent and received by different banks, companies, and countries through computers and telecommunications devices.

Copernicus developed his theory______.

The writer of the passage wants us to know that______.

Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland, on February 19, 1473. Little is known about his early life except that his father died when he was 10. An uncle adopted him, his two sisters, and his brother. The uncle saw to it that the two boys received a good education. Copernicus went to the University of Cracow. There he studied such subjects as Latin, mathematics, and astronomy. It was probably at that time that he changed his Polish name, Niklas Koppernigk, to the Latin form. of Nicolaus Copernicus. In 1496 Copernicus went to Italy, where he spent the next 10 years studying at various universities. In Copernicus time people still believed that all things—the sun, the stars, and the planets moved around the earth. It was an old belief that few men had ever questioned. Aristotle had based his theory of astronomy on this belief. Because the Church had long been the center of learning, the theory was also linked to religious beliefs. In 1506 Copernicus returned to his homeland. A few years later he began to work for the Church. All those years Copernicus carried on his work in astronomy. He had just the most basic equipment and, like other scientists of his day, made observations with only his eyes. Still, using mathematics and logic, Copernicus worked out a different theory, which held that the planets went around the sun. Copernicus did not announce his ideas. He did not want to make trouble. But he could not hide the scientific truth. So he talked about his theory with his friends, who strongly advised him to have his work published. His great book, On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies, appeared at the very end of his life. Copernicus saw the first copy on the day he died, May 24, 1543.

From the passage we can see that astronomy is ______.

Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught say?

According to the passage, the actions of the depositors of Mrs. Vaughts bank were affected mainly by the ______.

Banks are not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts: they rely on depositors(储户)not to demand payment all at the same time. If depositors should come to fear that a bank is not safe, that it cannot pay off all its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the same day. If they did, the bank could not pay all accounts. However, if they did not all appear at once, then there would always be enough money to pay those who wanted their money when they wanted it. Mrs. Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she experienced. One day in December of 1925 several banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks expected a run the next day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs. Vaught worked as a teller had enough money on hand to pay off their depositors. The officers simply told the tellers to pay on demand. The next morning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of the line made many think that the bank could not possibly pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight for places near the tellers windows. The power of the panic atmosphere was such that two tellers, though they knew that the bank was quite all right and could pay all depositors, drew their own money from the bank. Mrs. Vaught says that she had difficulty keeping herself from doing the same.

The main cause of a bank run is______.

The letters PTO ______parent-teacher organization.

It is no use ______ that you didnt know the truth.

We couldnt eat in a restaurant because______ of us had______ money on us.

The differences between Chinese and western society can______misunderstandings.

Wood furniture does not depreciate in value______.

Could you hold on a few minutes ______ 1 check this with my boss?

The president______ Mr. Baker medical adviser.

He ______a great deal in the old days.

What we must do now______make a careful investigation on the circumstances.

A teacher______do every exercise but a student______.

Eat as many vegetables as possible, for they are rich______ iron.

So much______his financial position that he cant sleep at night.

______round the city, we were impressed by the citys new look.

—What would you wish to do if you were a college student again? —Thats very hard to say, but I wish I______when I was a college student.

It is a small country, yet has a lot of______ resources.