2014年成人高考学士学位英语考试考前预测试卷（4）

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根据以下内容回答题：When I was a boy，children always objected（1）wearing school uniform. but teacherswere（2）on it because they said all of US looked（3）．0therwise，they said，children would compete with（4）and the poorer children would be unhappy because people would see how poor they were．In recent years，however，many schools have（5）the idea of making children wear uniform. but funnily enough，now that children can wear（6）they like，they have adopted a uniform. of their own．When some journalists visited a London school，they found that aU the boys and girls were dressed in jcans．One girl said she would rather die than wear a coat instead of a jersey because（7）wants to look different（8）the other children in the class．Parents may not be as happy about th．is as children，but they（9）to be，because this new kind of uniform. is one that the children like，not something they have been forced to wear，and it is also（10）cheaper than school uniform. used to be．

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Mike insists__________his OWfl．opinion be correct．

I didn’t go to the party，but I do wish I__________ there．

I was advised to arrange for insurance__________ I need medical treatment．

The president promised to keep all the board members__________ 0f how the negotiations were going on．

He was becoming fat，__________ bothered him very much．

The proposal that business companies__________ guided by professionals for their new scheme of developments was accepted without disagreement．

__________ Java Man，who lived before the first Ice Age，was the first man—like animal．

The newspaper printed only a__________0f the speech for lack of space．

The People‘s Republic of China was__________in 1949．

By l929，Mickey Mouse was as popular__________ children as Coca-Cola．

After the new technique was introduced，the factory produced__________ cars in 2008as the year before．

I have no objection__________ your story again．

__________ 1983 did Jiaotong University begin to offer a degree in English．

This is the dictionary__________ I depend a lot whenever I have problems with new words．

Computers made in Japan are not always better than__________ made in our country．

There can be no doubt__________ he is fit for the job．

She__________ some money for a trip to France next year．

Our new house is very__________ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.

We are late．I expect the film__________by the time we get to the cinema．

He spoke so fast that I didn’t __________what he said．

I gave John a present but he gave me nothing__________.

It is high time that such practices。．

When Tom was about to speak，his father looked at him，__________ to stop him．

The best method to __________this goal is to unite as many people as possible．

Professor Wang said that he would rather his student Jane__________ to the conference．

I don’t regret__________ her what I thought，even if it upset her．

It is becoming a trend for large companies to__________ smaller finns by buying their shares．

__________ ，I should ask them some questions．

You never told US why you were one hour late for the last meeting，__________ ?

The convenience of using computers has brought about a lot of__________ in classroom teaching．

Before the guests come，I must get the glasses__________ ．

The training he got in university__________him as a teacher．

You’1l__________fl warnl welcome when you come to our university．

It seemed so easy to find a job in the U．K．__________ ，it is not．

Anyone who could not__________ this might be excused from payin9．

Hospital doctors don’t go out very often as their work__________ aU their time．

Many companies in smaller cities are offering such great professional opportunities that some graduates have a hard time__________them down

It is because she is very devoted to her students__________ she is respected by them．

A university is an educationM institution which awards degree and__________ research．

We__________each other the best of luck in the match．

Which of the following can NOT be inferred from the passa．ge?

The best title for the passage is__________ ．

根据以下内容回答题：No one knows for sure why birds migrate．One theory of migration says that ancient birds of the northern part of the earth were forced southward during the Ice Age，when ice covered large parts of Europe，Asia and North America．As the ice melted，the birds came back to their homelands，spent the summer，and then went south again in winter．Gradually，these comings and goings became habits，and birds now migrate though much of the ice has gone． Another theory proposes that the ancient home of all modern birds was the tropic areas．There lived so well that the region became overcrowded．Many species had to move northward．During the summer，these birds found plenty of room and food．In winter，however，food be-came scarce and they had to return to the south． A newer theory is that increasing daylight stimulates certain glands（腺）in the bird’s body and prepares it for migration．One scientist is able to make birds migrate in midwinter by expo-sing them for two months to artificial daylight．Recoveries of marked birds indicate that they fly north as soon as they are set free．The conclusion is that the urge to migrate is determined by changes in the bird’s body which take place under seasonal changes in the length of daylight． This theory would account for the fact that not all birds migrate at the same time．Each sDecies seems to have its own schedule．The theory would also account for the regular time and rou‘tes of migration．Birds arrive at a given place year after year．Unfavorable weather delays them only a few days．Total hours of daylight，rather than weather，start them on the way． How birds find their way to the same place year after year and why they follow their own Darticular route are still mysteries．They evidently do not follow known landmarks，for many young birds migrate alone without the help of experienced adults．

We can conclude from the first paragraph that__________ ．

The birds mentioned in the third paragraph fly north in midwinter because__________ ．

The phrase“account for”（1ine 2，Para．4）most probably means__________ ．

he word“amusing”in the last paragraph most probably means__________ ．

Which of the following even has special fund for amusement?

The example of the boss doll implies that the employees__________ ．

The humor ifi the office can mainly__________ ．

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

According to the author，language changes are most likely to occur in__________ ．

根据以下内容回答题：“Too many people view their jobs as a five-day prison from which they are paroled every Friday，”says Joel Gook man，founder of The Humor Project，a humor-consulting group in Saratoga Springs，N．Y．Humor unlocks the’office prison because it lets adults bring some of their childlike spirit to the job． According to Howard Polli0，professor of psychology at the University of Tennesse，Knox-ville，an office with humor breaks is an office with satisfied and productive employees．Pollio conducted a study that proved humor can help workers excel at routine production task．Employees perform. better when they have fun． In large corporations with a hierarchy of power，there is often no outlet for stress，“Every company needs underground ways of、poking fun at the organization，”says Lynn Mark，a speak-er on workplace humor for St．Mary’S Health Center in St．Louis． Kodak’S Rochester，New York branch discovered a way for its 20 000employees to uncork their bottomed-up resentments．Their 1 000．square．foot“Humor Room”features a“toy store．”Among the room"s many stress-reducing gadgets，the main attraction is a boss doll with Velcro antis and legs．Employees can dismantle the boss，as long as they put its arms and legs back in place． Every April Fool’S day，Sun Micro systems of mountain View，Calif．，concocts（虚构）an intricate hoax（恶作剧）aimed at one of its employees．One year，CEO Scott McNealy’S office was decorated as a one-hole，par—four miniature golf course．The annual gag does so much for encouraging teamwork and boosting morale that the company has set aside an April Fool’s hoax budget． Sandy Cohen，owner of a graphic print-production business，created“The Quote Board” to document the amusing phrases people say when under strict deadlines．“When you’re under stress，you say stupid things，”says Cohen．“Now we just look at each other and say，That’S one for the Quote Board!”

The author has used American Indian languages as an example to show that they are__________．

According to the author，people of undeveloped cultures can have__________ languages．

根据以下内容回答题：Many things about language are a mystery，and many will always remain so.But sonethings we do know． First，we know that all human beings have a language of some sort．Thero is no race of men anvwhere on earth so backward that it has no language，no set of speech souBds by whieh the people communicate with one another．Furthermore，in historical times，there has never been a race of men without a language． Second．there is no such thing as a primitive language．There are many people whose cal-tures are undeveloped，who are，as we say，uncivilized，but the languages they speak are not Drimitive．In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been，tens of thou-sands of years in developing. This has not always been well understood；indeed，the direct contrary has often been stated．Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate．Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises-Study has proved this to be nonsense．There are，or were，hundreds of American Indian languages，and all of them tum out to be very complicated and very old．They are certainly different from．the lanlguages that most of us are familiar with，but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate．That is，each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.Finallv，we know that language changes．It is natural and normal for language to change；the only languages which do not change are the dead ones．This is easy to understand if we look backward in time．Change goes on in all aspects of language．Grammatical features change as do speech sounds．and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive．and may occur Very rapidly．Vocabulary is the least stable part of any languages.

In the second paragraph the author thinks that__________.

The thlee kinds of stresses experienced by celebrities are arranged in the order of__________ ．

The word“collected”in the third paragraph probably means

Celebrities have to be careful of their appearance because they__________ ．

The writer cites examples of Princess Diana，Ronald Reagan and John Lennon show that celebrities __________．

Customer：Can I have a look at the blue jaeket over there?Salesman：Here you are． Customer：Oh，it‘S too big．May I have a size smaller?Salesman：__________．‘

根据以下内容回答题：Celebrities lead very stressful lives，for no matter how fascinating or powerful they are，they have too little privacy，too much pressure，and no safety.For one thing，celebrities don’t have the privacy an ordinary person has．The most personal details of their lives are printed on the front pages of the National Enquirer and the Globe so that bored supermarket shoppers can read about“Leonardo DiCaprio’s Awful Secret”or“The Heartbreak behind Winona Ryder"s Smile”．Even a celebrity’s family is made public．A teen-age son’s arrest for using drug or a wife’s drinking problem becomes the subject of headlines．Photographers chase celebrities at their homes，in restaurants，and on the street，hoping to get a picture of Halle Berry in curlers or Jim Carrey drinking beer．When celebrities try to do the things that normal people do，like eat out or attend a football game，they run the risk of being interrupted by thoughtless photographers． Celebrities must also cope with the constant pressure of having to look great and act fight．Their physical appearance is always under observation．Famous women，especially，suffer from public attention，inviting remarks like“She really looks old”or“Boy，has she put on weight．”Embarrassing pictures of celebrities are sold at hi|gh prices，which increases the pres-sure on celebrities to look good at all times．Famous people are also under pressure to act“calm and collected under any circumstances．Because they are constantly observed，they have no freedom to be angry or to do something just a little crazy． Most important，celebrities must deal with the stress of being in constant danger．The friendly behaviors such as kisses of enthusiastic fans can quickly turn into uncontrolled attacks on a celebrity’s hair，clothes，and car．Most people agree that photographers brar some respon-sibility for the death of one of the leading celebrities of the 1990s——Princess Diana．Whether or not their pursuit caused the accident that took her life．it"s clear she was chased by reporters like an escaped prisoner chased by police dogs．And celebrities can even fall victim to deliber-ately deadly attacks．The attempts to kill Ronald Reagan and the murder of John Lennon came about because two unbalanced people could not get these world·famous figures off their minds． As a result，famous people must live with the fact that they are always fair game——and never out of season．

Leonardo DiCaprio and Winona Ryder are probably names of __________．

Kate：Do you mind opening the door for me?Bob：__________．

Henry：Bill，would you tell me the time?Bill：It’S 9：30． Henry：Our plane will take off in an hour．__________go to the airport． Bill：Don’t worry．We have enough time．

Green：I left my umbrella in my room．Wait while I go back to get it． Ben： __________ ，the weather report said it would clear up by noon．

Speaker A：Can you tell me the way to the library?Speaker B：Sure．Turn left at the next crossmg.Speaker A：Is it on King StreetgSpeaker B：__________.

Bill：Would you like to come out for a meal?That is，unless you’re too tired． Lucy：__________．Where shall we meet?Bill：How about King‘s Ann?Lucy：OK．

Susan：That’s a beautiful skirt you have．on!Lily：__________．

Daughter（In the kitchen）Shall I turn on the burner?Mother：__________．I haven’t finished peeling the potatoes．

Receptionist：__________?Customer：Yes，the name is Mr．Orwell． Receptionist：Let me see．Oh，here．A party of four．Please come this way．

Susan：Let’S go to the restaurant and have dinner right now!Marilyn：OK．Let’S get in． Susan：Thanks．__________．

Man：Excuse me，madam．Do you mind if I smoke here?Woman：__________

Mary：Let me help you，Susan． Susan：No，Mary．I can do it by myself，but__________．

Ann：I，ve got．a well．paid job in a multinational corporation.Peter：__________.

Thomas：Shall we go to the swimming pool?Bing：N0，I‘m scared of water． Thomas：Then where do you want to go?Bing：If you don’t mind，__________stay at home and watch TV．

Sally：May I ask a question?Mr．Green：__________.