2017年成人学位英语考试模拟试题及答案（1）_第4页

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.

　　Does a bee know what is going on its mind when it navigates its way to distant food sources and back to the hive, using polarized sunlight and the tiny magnet it carries as an aid? Or is the bee just a machine? (Unable to do its mathematics and dance its language in any other way to use Donald Griffin’s term) Does a bee have “awareness”, or to use a phrase I like better, can a bee think and imagine?

　　There is an experiment for this, or at least an observation, made long ago by Karl Von Frisch and more recently confirmed by James Gould at Princeton, biologists who wish to study such things as bees to fly from the hive to one or another special place. To do this, they begin by placing a source of sugar very close to the hive so that the bees can learn what the game is about. Then, at regular intervals, the dish or whatever is moved progressively farther and farther from the hive.

　　Eventually, the target is being moved 100 feet or more at a jump, very far from the hive. Sooner or later, while this process is going on, the geologists shifting the dish of sugar will find the bees are out there waiting for them precisely where the next position had been planned. This is an uncomfortable observation to make.

　　51. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

　　A. The Bee Hive: Nature’s Candy Shop

　　B. Testing the Awareness of Bees

　　C. Navigational Techniques of Birds and Insects

　　D. Behaviorists Versus Biologists: A Zoological Debate

　　52. In the second paragraph why is Karl Von Frisch mentioned?

　　A. To introduce his observation on bee behavior.

　　B. To contrast his theories with those of James Gould.

　　C. To give credit to his description of the bee hive.

　　D. To support the argument that bees use sunlight to navigate.

　　53. According to the author, why was sugar used in the study?

　　A. To keep the bees nourished and healthy during the experiment.

　　B. To train the bees to travel to a particular place.

　　C. To reward the bees for performing the experiment correctly.

　　D. To ensure that the bees did not sting the scientists.

　　54. The result of the experiment explained in the passage seems to indicate which of the following?

　　A. Research using bees is too dangerous to be conducted successfully.

　　B. Bees are unable to navigate beyond 100 feet of their hive.

　　C. Scientists can teach bees to speak to people.

　　D. Bees are able to perform limited reasoning tasks.

　　55. Which of the following best describes the format of the passage?

　　A. a response to criticism

　　B. a comparison of two competing theories

　　C. a question followed by a possible answer

　　D. a position supported by scientific debate

　　Section 2

　　Directions: Read the following passage, and then decide whether the statements are true (A) or false (B). Then blacken the corresponding letter(A or B)on the Answer Sheet. (对的在答题卡上划A, 错的在答题卡上划B)

　　Passage Four

　　Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:

　　Mrs. Green gave her husband her letters to post when he was going to work. But sometimes Mr. Green forgot to do so and kept them in his pocket for days.

　　One fine morning in March, Mrs. Green asked him to post a letter. “Please post this letter and don’t forget,’ she said. Mr. Green put the letter in his pocket and said, “I am sure to post this one.” Mrs. Green smiled and said, “Yes, I believe that you will this time.” Mrs. Green looked at his back, and was still smiling when she closed the door.

　　Mr. Green walked slowly along the street. Soon a man came up from behind him. When he walked by, the man looked back and smiled, “Don’t forget to post the letter!”

　　Then a girl walked by, and she turned and smiled, too. “Don’t forget to post that letter!” she said.

　　Mr. Green said to himself, “Why are these people smiling at me? And how do they know I have a letter to post?”

　　At last he came to a post office, posted the letter, and walked on. But after a while, a boy came up from behind him and asked him, “Did you post your letter?”

　　“Yes, I did,” said Mr. Green.

　　“Then I can take off this paper,” said the boy.

　　He took a large piece of paper from the back of Mr. Green’s coat and showed it to him. On the paper were these words – “Ask him to post the letter.”

　　( ) 56. Mrs. Green asked her husband to post her letters on his way home.

　　( ) 57. Mr. Green sometimes forgot to post the letters immediately.

　　( ) 58. Many people in the street knew Mr. Green.

　　( ) 59. Mr. Green had his wife put the large piece of paper on his back.

　　( ) 60. The paper on his back was a good hint to help Mr. Green remember to post the letter.

　　Paper Two

　　(60 minutes)

　　Part IV. Short Answer Questions (10 points; 15 minutes)

　　Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words.) Write your answers on the Answer Sheet of Paper Two. (请将此部分的答案写在试卷二的答题纸上)

　　Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.

　　Thank—you cards seem to be rare in an age when the Internet continues to reduce human contact.

　　Although our society has changed greatly over the past century，the etiquette (礼节) of thank-you notes has not.

　　While most people would agree that thank-you notes are a necessity，there are still those who forever delay or are forgetful for unknown reasons.

　　And at no time of the year are thank-you notes more obvious (or lacking) than June.The month of brides and graduations，and the beginning of summer parties.

　　“It’s a must-do thing.A real thank-you does not come by e-mail.They come in the mail in an envelope. And what comes out of an envelope is a beautiful thing to touch and to pass around for everyone to read，”said etiquette expert Letitia Baldrige.

　　Don’t think for a second that Baldrige is old-fashioned. Handwritten thank-you notes-any handwritten letters，for that matter-have taken on an air of extra importance and dignity (尊严) in this e-hyper (超电子) world.

　　Baldrige remains hopeful that the art may be enjoying a renaissance (复兴).

　　More than simply obeying rules of etiquette，thank-you cards are a sign of caring.

　　“They’re more important now than ever，”expert Peter Post says.“You’re building a relationship.And part of building that relationship is that you acknowledge (表示谢意) when someone has done something nice for you.’’

　　The payoff (回报)，Post says，can be huge.“It perpetuates (延续)，”he says.“The more we do it，the more it comes back to us，and it’s a benefit to us a11.It makes our world a little bit nicer place to live in.”

　　61. The writer thinks the Internet ________________________________________.

　　62. Baldrige argues that a thank-you note should be __________________________

　　63. A thank-you note should be handwritten because it takes on an air of _____________________________

　　64. To build a relationship，you should give thanks to someone who_______________________

　　65. The passage is mainly about _______________________________________.

　　Part V. Writing (30 points; 45 minutes)

　　Task 1 (10points; 15minutes)

　　Directions: Write a letter of about 80 words (从略)

　　Task 2 (20points; 30minutes)

　　Directions: For this part, you are required to write a short essay of about 150 words(从略)