江蘇省成人高等教育英語(yǔ)統(tǒng)考2011.12（脫產(chǎn)卷）

1、江蘇省成人高等教育英語(yǔ)統(tǒng)考2011.12（脫產(chǎn)卷）a page 9 of 9i. listening comprehension 10%directions: in this part, you will hear some sentences and short conversations. after each sentence and conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. after each question there will be a pause. during the pause, you mus

2、t read the four suggested answers marked a, b, c and d, and decide which is the best answer.sentences:1. a. for childs education. b. for buying a tv set. c. for insurance. d. for a trip.2. a. memorizing new words. b. their not being able to remember new words and grammar rules. c. memorizing grammar

3、 rules. d. spending a lot of time studying english.3. a. teacher b. a nurse c. a doctor d. a manager4. a. an actress b. a player c. a professor d. a worker5. a. a high quality computer. b. a lower quality computer. c. ibm pc. d. a printer.conversations:6. a. chinese language. b. chinese culture. c.

4、chinese customs. d. both b and c.7. a winter or fall b. summer or spring c. spring or winter d.fall or spring.8. a. it was rather exciting. b. it was very interesting. c. it was rather boring. d. it was very disappointing.9. a. in the post office. b. in the book store. c. in the factory. d. in the r

5、estaurant.10. a. friends. b. neighbors. c. classmates. d. stranger.ii. vocabulary and structure 20%directions: there are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. for each sentence there are 4 choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that best completes the sentence.11. “would you like to come swimm

6、ing with us this weekend?”“i（ ）. ”a. would love to b. will love to c. had like to d. have like to12. l got five（ ）to my advertisement about the bicycle for sale.a. returns b. receipts c. results d. responses13. a drugstore sells beauty products（ ）medicine.a. except b. except for c. as well as d. bes

7、ide14. the task looks a bit difficult, but i think i can（ ）with it.a. copy b. cooperate c. cope d. correspond15. generally, men are more（ ）die from heart attacks than women.a. liked to b. alike to c. like to d. likely to16. a marriage has been（ ）between mr. brown and miss white.a. introduced b. mana

8、ged c. considered d. arranged17. these tickets are（ ）for one month, so you can book them any time.a. available b. suitable c. desirable d. reliable18. we cant（ ）the time for a holiday at present, because we have a lot of work to do.a. speed b. spoil c. spare d. space19.（ ）that everybody understands

9、the important point of todays report.a. make sense b. make sure c. make up d. make for20. l（ ）you wont be late for class next time.a. ask b. suggest c. hope d. wish21.we cant treat the group（ ）, but rather on an individual basis.a. as a rule b. as well c. as a rule d. as usual22. his absence was（ ）t

10、he snowstorm from the day before yesterday.a. as to b. about to c. due to d. contribute to23. frank told us that he（ ）a lot of trouble during the terrible civil war.a. knocked down b. went through c. pulled down d. run through24. please dont be lengthy and（ ）your speech to 5 minutes.a. make b. locat

11、e c. measure d. limit25. the room is（ ）small（ ）hold so many people.a. totoo b. tooto c. soto d. veryto26. （ ）you start, （ ）youll finish.a. the earlierthe sooner b. the earlierthe more quickly c. the earlierthe faster d. earliersooner27. the more you argue with him, the less（ ）.a. his notice takes b.

12、 he takes notes c. notice he takes d. notes he takes28. who（ ）the arrangements for the next meeting?a. sees to b. makes sure that c. see to it that d. goes to29. （ ）your goal until youve achieved it.a. refer to b. come to c. keep to d. due to30. the team（ ）the game is from beijing.a. winning b. havi

13、ng been won c. won d. being wonreading comprehensionthe following passages have been chosen from the textbook and are 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 stated or impl

14、ied in the passage.1people in the united states like to entertain people at home. they invite friends for a meal, a party or even a cup of tea. sometimes, however, people use expressions that sound like an invitation, but actually are not. for example, “please come over for a drink sometime.” in fac

15、t, it is only just a polite way of ending a conversation. it is not a real invitation, because it does not contain a specific time or date. it just shows that the person speaking is friendly. so when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully.when you accept or reject an invitation, i

16、t is polite to show pleasure at receiving the invitation. when you cannot accept the invitation, it is better to offer a vague excuse, such as an appointment with a certain friend, some other work to do, or a prior engagement.31. the sentence “please come over for a drink sometime” is（ ）.a. a real i

17、nvitation b. only a polite way of ending a conversation c. a vague excuse d. an invitation for a drink32. a real invitation should contain（ ）.a. a specific time or date b. a meal, a party or even a cup of teac. a polite way of ending a conversation d. friendliness33. when you receive an invitation,

18、you should（ ）.a. accept it b. reject it c. show pleasure at receiving it d. listen carefully34. if you cant accept the invitation, you should（ ）.a. have an appointment with a certain friend b. have prior engagementc. offer a vague excuse d. have some other work to do35. the authors main purpose of w

19、riting this passage is（ ）.a. to give an invitationb. to give us some idea about how to give and accept an invitationc. to tell us that americans like to entertain people at homed. to give us some information about americans way of life21998 was the year when the beijing leadership expected to comple

20、te the commoditization（商品化）of urban housing first announced in 1980. in autumn 1998 cities throughout china were to take definitive（明確的）steps to end non-market distribution of residences（住房實(shí)分配）, and as of（自起）december 1999 all urban employees and staff were to be contributing no less than 5% of their

21、 monthly salaries to housing provident funds（公積金）. in the near future rents would rise to cover construction costs. residents would henceforth（此后）rely on the market to purchase their homes, and only the very poor would receive subsidies（補(bǔ)助）for rental flats.by early autumn, however, it was clear that

22、 the deadline of 1998 had been premature. for the present the leadership would have to be satisfied with a system of partial commoditization combined with high rates of public ownership and direct subsidies. but, the failure of beijing leaders to realize their initial（最初的）goals for 1998 does not mea

23、n that the partial reforms of the past twenty years have been inconsequential（不重要的）. on the contrary, government-initiated（政府發(fā)起）reforms have produced significant changes in several aspects.first, the quality of urban housing stock continues to improve. by 1995, 46% of non-migrant urban households li

24、ved in homes built during the 1980s; 20% lived in homes built since 1990. as a result, the percentage（比例）of families living in self-contained（配備齊全獨(dú)門獨(dú)戶的）apartments rose from 45 % in 1992 to 62 % in 1995, and the percentage with their own toilet had increased from 51% to 72.5%.second, reforms increase

25、d ownership among middle-income households. at the end of 1994 30% of non-migrant households held some form of ownership title（所有權(quán)）to their apartment; by 1997 ownership had risen to 33%. moreover, surveys in 1997 and 1998 suggested that by the end of the decade an increasing percentage of families a

26、re expected to purchase a home in the near future.reforms also slightly reduced the subsidies to urban renters and therefore accelerated the monetization of distribution（分配貨幣化）. rents which had on average taken less than 1% of family income in 1992, rose to 4% in 1997. at 4% of monthly income, rents

27、 were still far below the 18% target of the third housing reform meetings of november 1993. nevertheless, the upward shift was the first significant increase in twenty years.in 1978 urban real estate could not be sold to individuals, and housing was a minor expense（費(fèi)用）for most families. twenty years

28、 later a majority of urban residents still spend a small fraction of monthly income to rent collectively-owned（集體所有的）housing. however, because even incomplete commoditization has raised broad enthusiasm for home ownership partial reform has had far-reaching consequences（意義）. home ownership is curren

29、tly considered to be an achievable ideal among urban residents from all socio-economic strata（階層）.36. the housing reforms of the 1990s still have produced significant changes in several aspects though（ ）.a. they were not successful b. they didnt fail c. the quality of urban houses for sale was impro

30、vedd. the monetization of house distribution has accelerated37. compared with the previous year, the change in urban housing in 1995 made it so that（ ）.a. more households lived in self-contained apartmentsb. rents were raised a lotc. the percentage of monthly salaries to housing provident funds incr

31、easedd. immigrants were allowed to buy a house38. the subsidies to urban renters were reduced for the sake of（ ）.a. asking renters to build their own houses b. encouraging renters to purchase the houses they live in c. accelerating the monetization of distribution d. helping people to fulfill their

32、dreams of owning a house39. from the article we know, though rents were raised to 4% of the family monthly income, rents are still（ ）short of the rents set in the third housing reform meeting.a. less than 1% b. 4 c. 14% d. 18%40. one of the dreams that most households cherish now is（ ）.a. to build v

33、illas in the countryside b. to become home ownersc. to build their houses from low-interest bank loans d. to buy a car3. using the oceanas long as we have been on the earth, we have used the sea around us. we take from the ocean, and we give to it. we take fish from the oceanmillions of kilograms（公斤

34、）of fish, every year, to feed millions of people. we even use their bones for fertilizer（肥料）and meal.we take minerals（礦物）from the ocean. one way to get salt is to place sea water in a shallow（淺的）basin and leave it until it evaporates（蒸發(fā)）. along with salt, other minerals are left after evaporationiod

35、ine（碘）, magnesium（鎂）, and bromine（溴）, to name a few. much gold and silver drift（漂礫）dissolved（溶解）in the waters of the sea, too. but the sea does not give them up by simple evaporation.other gifts from the sea are pearls（珍珠）, sponges（海綿）, and seaweed（海藻）. pearls become jewelry. natural sponges become

36、cleaning aids. seaweed becomes food of many kindseven candy, jellies（果子凍）, and ice creamas well as medicine.believe it or not, fresh water is another gift from the sea. we cant drink ocean water. some of its contents may cause illness. but ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed.

37、in the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.the sea gives us food, fertilizer, minerals, water, and other gifts. what do we give the sea? garbage（垃圾）. we pollute the ocean when we use it as a garbage dump（堆存處）. huge as it is, the ocean cannot hold all th

38、e waste that we pour into it. dumping（傾倒）garbage into the ocean is killing off sea life. yet as the world population grows, we may need the sea and its gifts more than ever.we are finally learning that if we destroy our seas, we might also destroy ourselves. hopefully, its not too late.41. we can ta

39、ke lots of things from the ocean except （ ）.a. fish b. pearls c. sponges d. petrol42. only can we get salt and other minerals from the ocean （ ）.a. through fire b. through evaporation c. through the sunshine d. with heat43. the reason that the ocean water is undrinkable is that （ ）.a. it is too salt

40、y and polluted b. it contains so many important and useful mineralsc. it is filled with strange-looking fishes d. it is too deep to reach its bottom44. in the sentence huge as it is, the ocean cannot hold all the waste we pour into it , the word as can only be replaced by （ ）.a. although b. though c

41、. while d. however45. by saying that if we destroy our seas we might also destroy ourselves , the author wants to tell people that（ ）.a. the environment protection is very important b. water will be too dirty to swim inc. no sealife could be seen swimming in it d. ocean will no longer be a fascinati

42、ng sight to look at4cohousing neighborhoods some people call them a return to the best of smalltown communities. others say they are like a traditional village or the close-knit neighborhood where they grew up, while futurists call them an altogether new response to social, economic and environmenta

43、l challenges of the 21st century. each holds a piece of the truth. cohousing is a concept that came to north america in 1988 from denmark where it emerged over 25 years ago. it describes neighborhoods that combine the autonomy of private dwellings with the advantages of shared resources and communit

44、y living.residents usually own their individual homes, which are collected around a common house with shared facilities. these facilities may include a kitchen and dining room, a childrens playroom, workshops, guest rooms, an arts and crafts area, a laundry and more. each home is self-sufficient wit

45、h a complete kitchen, but resident-cooked dinners are often available at the common house for those who wish to participate. in some communities participants will join a cooking team once or twice a month then sit and enjoy meals cooked by fellow residents the remaining evenings of that month.cohous

46、ing residents participate in the planning, design, ongoing management and maintenance of their community, meeting frequently to address each of the processes. cohousing neighborhoods tend to offer environmentally sensitive design. they typically range from 10 to 35 households emphasizing a multi-gen

47、erational mix of singles, couples, families with children, and elders.in north america there have been over 40 communities completed since 1991 and another 130 plus in various stages of development. the level of social interaction and shared resources varies among communities. a cohousing developmen

48、t seems limited only by the imagination, desire and resources of the group of people who are actively creating their own neighborhood. cohousing groups are based on democratic principles that support no ideology other than the desire for a more practical and social home environment.cohousing proved

49、personal privacy combined with the benefits of living in a community where people know and interact with their neighbors. its about living in a way thats responsive to a world that has changed dramatically in the last fifty years a world in which home life has changed, women are integral in the labo

50、r force, resource limitations and environmental concerns are on the rise, and many people feel overextended. cohousing offers hope in our often dissociated society. by means of cohousing, we can build a better place to live in, a place where we know our neighbors, a place where we can enjoy a rich s

51、ense of community and contribute to a more sustainable world.46. according to the passage, the concept of cohousing first appeared in （ ）.a. north america b. britain c. south america d. denmark 47. in cohousing neighborhoods, residents usually （ ）.a. own their individual homes, but share facilities

52、in the common houseb. share the same house as well as facilitiesc. own their individual homes and facilitiesd. share the same house but own their individual facilities48. cohousing residents emphasize （ ）.a. households of singlesb. households of eldersc. families of children d. a multi-generational

53、mix of singles, couples, families with children and elders49. it can be inferred from the passage that in modem society （ ）.a. people are dissociated b. people know and interact with their neighborsc. people have wilder imagination d. people are more satisfied50. the word overextended in the last pa

54、ragraph probably means （ ）.a. overworked b. overburdened c. overjoyed d. overlookediv. close l0%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 into the passage.for many year

55、s, hawaii has been a magic name to people who like to travel. people on（51）sides of the pacific ocean, in japan and in america（52）seeing these beautiful islands（53）in the middle of ocean. their dreams always include（54）one scene of a sunset（55）the ocean. （56）the tropical（熱帶的）lands, the sun drops,（57

56、）a ball of golden fire, into the sea, and it drops quickly that you（58）almost see it （59）. the sun leaves（60）a glow（熾熱）that lights the skies and the（61）water.people often have（62）quiet, peaceful time-perfect for a leisurely walk（63）the water. this scene is not（64）different from the dramatic beauty（6

57、5）greeted the first strangers to these islands centuries ago. they were polynesian people（66）came from tahiti in canoes（獨(dú)木舟）not much bigger than small boats.they found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees, but there were no grand hotels like the（67）we see nowadays. the first people came to hawaii nearly two thousand years ago, but skyscraper hotels（68）only built in the last 25 years. now jet airplanes（69）it possible to fly to hawaii（70）a weekend from tokyo. san francisco, or los angeles.51.a. eachb. bothc. oned. every