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成人学位英语考前模拟题
成人学位英语模拟题一
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
ThecasualmealwecallasandwichtakesitsnameformEnglishmanJohnMontagu(1718-1972),theFourthEarl(伯爵)ofSandwich.Itisbelievedthattheearlhadhisservantbringhimmealsconsistingofmeatservedbetweentwopiecesofbreadsothatthenoblemancouldeatatthegamingtable.DuringtheIndustrialRevolution,thesandwichservedasapracticallunchthatcouldbepreparedathomeandcarriedtowork.Intheearly1990s,thesandwichbecamepopularwiththeintroductionofsliced(切片的)bread.(76)MostofAmerica’sbelovedregionalsandwichVarietiesfistappearedintheearlypartofthe20thcentury.Herearetwokindsofmostpopularsandwich.
ASubmarineSandwichismadeonalongloafofbreadthatisslicedlengthwise(纵向地)andgenerouslystuffed.TheearliestSubmarineSandwicheswerefilledwithlayersofItalianslicedmeatsancheeses,andthentoppedwithvegetablessuchaslettuce(生菜)andtomato.Thebreadwaslightlycoatedwithoil.Latervarietiesincludehotoven-baked"submarineSandwich"cameformEastCoastshipyardworkers.Similarsandwichesarecalled"Grinders"inNewEnglandan"Heroes"inNewYork.(77)ThesandwicheshavetheiroriginsinItalian-Americanneighborhoodsalongtheeastern,butarenowavailableallacrosstheUnitedStates.
TheNewOrleansPoorBoywasnamedduringastreetcarstrikeinNewOrleansin1929.Sandwichesmadeonasmall,narrowloafofFrenchbreadwithleftovers(剩菜)suchasroastbeefweregivenawayfreetothestrikingworkers,whoweresympatheticallycalled"thosepoorboys".SoonrestaurantsandstoresalloverNewOrleansbegancallingtheirsandwiches"PoorBoy".SeafoodPoorBoysarethemostdistinguishingvariety.AllkindsofseafoodwereoftenfilledwithfriedseafoodwererichandcheapinNewOrleansatthetime,andthesandwicheswereoftenfilledwithfriedseafood.YouorderaNewOrleansPoorBoy"dressed"ifyouwantlettuceandtomatoor"undressed"ifyouwantitplain.
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutsandwichesisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph1?
A.SandwichesoriginatedfromtheperiodoftheGloriousRevolution.
B.Sandwichesareformalmeals.
C.Thefood"Sandwich"isnamedaftertheFourthEarlofSandwich.
D.Sandwichesfirstappearedinthe17thcentury.
2.Whendidsandwichesbecomeakindofpopularfood?
A.AtthetimeoftheEnglishmanJohnMontagu.
B.Atthetimewhenslicedbreadwasintroducedonthemarket.
C.AttheverybeginningofIndustrialRevolution.
D.Intheearlypartof19thcentury.
3.AccordingtoParagraph2,aSubmarineSandwichis?
A.availableeverywhereintheUnitedStates
B.onlysoldalongtheeasterncoast
C.enjoyedbyonlyItalian-Americans
D.onlypopularamongshipyardworkers
4.PoorBoysandwichhasitsnamerelatedwith.
A.ashipyardworkerstrikeinNewYork
B.astreetcarstrikeinNewOrleans
C.restaurantsandstoresthatservedseafoodsandwiches
D.akindofoven-bakedhotbread
5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutPoorBoysandwiches?
A.AllPoorBoysaremadeofseafood
B.AllPoorBoysarewithlettuceandtomato.
C.PoorBoyswerefirstmadeonalongloafofbread.
D.SeafoodPoorBoyisadistinctivevarietyofit.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Oneofthechallengesfacingfamiliestodayistheattractionofcomputersandvideogames.Electronictoysareavailableinchildren’stoysection.Bythetimechildrenstartschool,manyaremastersofmice.MostparentsareawarethattimespentPlayingviolentvideogamesincreasesmoreaggressivethoughtsinchildren,teens,andevenadults.Manyparentsworrythatplayingmuchviolent.Adirectlinkbetweengamingandactualviolenceisn’tyetclear,buttheevidencesuggeststhatitislikelytrue.(78)Perhapsmoresurprisingly,therearealsoreasonstobeconcernedabouttheuseofnon-violentvideogames.
Severalstudieshaveshownthatvideogamestaketoomuchstudytimeandinterferewithgradesandhomeworkperformance.Inotherwords,theymaydomoreharmthangood.Forexample,aninterestingstudyreportedinthejournalPsychologicalScience(2010),lookedatsgroupofboyswhodidn’townvideogames.Theresearchersreviewedtheboy’sacademicachievementandbehaviors;thentheyrandomly(随便地)selectedhalfofthisgroupofboystoreceivefreevideogamesandwaitedfourmonths.Atthattime,theytookanotherlookathowthetowgroupsweredoing.(79)Thosewiththefreevideogameshadlowerreadingandwritingscoresandmorebehaviorproblems.Themoretheyreportedhavingplayedwiththegames,theworsetheirachievementscorescameout.
Findingslikethesesuggestthateveneducationallybasedvideogamesprobablyshouldreceivethoroughtestingandvalidation(确认)beforeanyclaimsabouttheirhelpfulnessaremade.Ontheotherhand,there’snoquestionthatvideogamesmayimprovespecificmotorskillsaswellasprovidegoodentertainmentforkidsandadultsalike.Thus,wearen’tabouttosuggesttheirelimination(除去)formthehome.Theproblemcomesaboutwhenthegamesareespeciallyviolentorwhenthetimespentinplayinggamesexceedsacertainlimit.
6.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Violentvideogamesareharmlesstochildren.
B.Childrenshouldnotbepermittedtoplayvideogames.
C.Long-timevideogamesareharmfultochildren.
D.Videogamescanbringnothinggoodtochildren.
7.Theword"aggressive"inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.
A.inclinedtobehaveinhostilefashion
B.boldandoptimistic
C.fastgrowing
D.toughandselfish
8.Manyparentshavecometorealizethat.
A.violentvideogamesaredirectlylinkedwithactualviolentactions
B.violentvideogamesincreasechildren’sthoughtsofattackingotherpeople
C.non-violentvideogamesareharmful
D.non-violentvideogamesshouldbepermittedathome
9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoparagraph2?
A.Thosewhoplayedfreevideogamesforfourmonthshadbetteracademicachievement.
B.Themorefreevideogamesstudentsplayed,thebettertheiracademicscorescameout.
C.Playingtoomuchfreevideogameswasthereasonforstudents’badacademicperformance.
D.Ithasbeenprovedthatmakesnon-violentvideogamesdonotcausepoorhomeworkperformance.
10.Whatisthefactorthatmakesnon-violentvideogamesharmfultochildren?
A.Contentsofgames.
B.Lengthoftimespentongame-playing.
C.Qualityofgames.
D.Entertainmentlevelsofgames.
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Hundredsofyearsago,thescenewasnotunusual.Farmerswithbasketsoffreshyellowpeaches,redberries,andgreenvegetableswouldsetupstandsinthevillagemarketplace.(80)Customerswouldfloodintothemarkettopurchasefoodforthecomingweek,bargainingandexchangingthenewsoftheday.NowfarmersmarketsarelocatedwithinthebusystreetsofNewYorkCity.
ThesmallparkinManhattanknownasUnionSquareissurroundedbytallofficebuildingsandfamousstores.LocatedonBroadwaybetweenEast14thand17thStreets,UnionSquareistheyear-roundsiteofafarmersmarketthatopensrainorshinefourtimesaweek.Customersselectwithgreatcareamongthevariouskindsoffruits,vegetables,dairyproducts,meats,andbakedgoods.Despitetheprevalence(流行)ofheavilyadvertisedfastfoods,manypeopleseekmorehealthfulfoods.Anumberofshoppers,concernedabouttheenvironment,liketopurchaseorganic(有机的)foodsthatarefreeofpesticides(杀虫剂).Thisexplainstheenormouspopularityofthefarmersmarkets,whicharesponsoredbyGreenmarket,aprivatelyfundedprogramoftheCouncilontheEnvironmentofNewYorkCity.InadditiontothelargemarketatUnionSquare,therearefarmersmarketsat48othersitesthroughouttheNewYorkCityarea.Someopenonlyatcertaintimesduringtheyear.OneofthesemorepopularseasonalsitesisatRockefellerCenter,siteofNBCstudiosandRadioCityMusicHall.Touristsvisitingduringthesummertimearesurprisedtoseefarmerssellingproduce,honey,andbakedgoodsatthesiteoftheworldfamousChristmastree.
Besidesregularshoppers,thefarmersmarket,infact,isfullofchildrenwhoarelearningwhatvegetablessuchasonionbulbslooklikewhentheyarepulledfreshfromtheground.Theyareextremelyexcitedtofindpeachesstillattachedtoleaves.Theyfindpotatoesstillcoveredwithrich-smellingsoil.Thesecitychildrenarelearningabouthealthfulfoodinitsmostnaturalstate.
11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph1?
A.FarmersmarketinNewYorkdisappearedhundredsofyearsago.
B.FarmersmarketinNewYorkwasanunusualthinghundredsofyearsago.
C.FarmersmarketplacesarenearthebusystreetsofNewYork.
D.BusystreetsofNewYorkarewherefarmersmarketplacesarelocated.
12.WhyisfarmersmarketpopularinNowYork?
A.Becausethefarmersmarketplacesaresurroundedbytallofficebuildingsandfamousstores.
B.Becausethefruits,vegetablesandmeatsinfarmersmarketsarecheaperthanthoseinstores.
C.Becausemanypeoplethinkfarmersmarketscanprovidemorehealthfulfoods.
D.Becauseshopperscantakeawalkwhilebuyingfoodsinfarmersmarkets.
13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsdescribescorrectlyabouttheUnionSquarefarmersMarkey?
A.Themarketisopeneverydayallyearround.
B.Themarketisclosedonrainydays.
C.Themarketopensfourtimesaweekinwinter.
D.ThemarketislocatedonBroadway.
14.Thef
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