2017年成人学位英语考试模拟试题及答案（2）_第4页

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.

　　In order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to overcome the fear of making mistakes. If the primary goal of language use is communication, then mistakes are secondary considerations that may be dealt with gradually as awareness of those mistakes increases. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The language learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how native expressions differ from the way the learner might say them. For example, a Spanish speaker who has been saying “I do it” to express willingness to do something in the immediate future, could, by interacting with native speakers of English, observe that native speakers actually say “I’ll do it.”

　　The resulting discrepancy can serve as a basis for the student to modify his way of

　　using the present tense in English. But a student who is unwilling to interact in the first

　　place would lose this opportunity to learn by trial and error.

　　51. According to the passage, the present tense in English is __________.

　　A. not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate future

　　B. used with some verbs but not with others to express future intention

　　C. basically the same in English as it is in Spanish

　　D. not the most difficult problem for foreign students

　　52. According to the passage, language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by __________.

　　A. asking native speakers for explanations

　　B. reading good books in the foreign language

　　C. comparing their speech with that of native speakers

　　D. speaking without regard to native speakers

　　53. According to the passage, foreign language speakers will NOT __________.

　　A. learn very much about the foreign culture

　　B. learn about the history of the foreign language

　　C. have no worry about making mistakes

　　D. take advantage of available language models

　　54. According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too much about making mistakes because __________.

　　A. native speakers like foreign students who try to learn their language.

　　B. communication is the primary goal of language learning

　　C. native speaker will ignore their mistakes

　　D. everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a strange language

　　55. The author’s major conclusion about the function of mistakes in foreign language learning is that __________.

　　A. mistakes are not important in the process of learning a language

　　B. learners are often very afraid of making mistakes

　　C. making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules of the language

　　D. native speakers often do not tell foreign language learners about their mistakes

　　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:

　　Just look around at any school or shopping mall and you’ll see (and hear) one thing for sure: Teens are head over heels for cell phones. By 2005, two out of three Americans between the ages of 10 and 19 will be mobile, say experts at the Boston-based research firm Yankee Group. Yet a troubling question dogs cell phone use: Do the phones possibly cause brain cancer?

　　Two new studies – one funded by the cell phone industry and the US government, the other by the National Cancer institute – claim: Probably not.

　　The studies compared 1,251 brain cancer patients with 1,221 cancer-free people. All subjects were short-term cell phone users who chatted less than three hours per month and owned a cell phone for three years. Neither study proved a conclusive link between using cell phones and brain cancer. “But these studies don’t answer the questions, is it absolutely impossible for cell phones to cause brain cancer?” says John Molders, a cancer specialist at the Medical College of Wisconsin.]

　　Yet not all scientists agree cell phones are harmless. Previous research has shown a possible link between cell phones and brain cancer in animals, says Louis Slewing, editor of Microwave News. The issue is far from settled, he says.

　　Cell phones emit an invisible type of energy called radio waves. When you speak into a digital cell phone, your vocal vibrations are converted into digital signals (a series of on-off pulses). The phone’s antenna then transmits the signals as radio waves, which bounce between radio towers and satellites in orbit above Earth.

　　While both sending and receiving calls, your cell phone emits a tiny amount of energy – less than one watt (energy unit per second) – next to your ear. Many experts think radio waves are harmless, even at the close range. Others however, think, “the jury is still out.”

　　( ) 56. Two-thirds of Americans will use mobile phone by 2005.

　　( ) 57. There’s still not definite conclusion as to whether cell phone cause brain cancer.

　　( ) 58. A research proves that the use of cell phones causes brain cancer in animals.

　　( ) 59. Cell phone transmits vocal vibrations from one to another.

　　( ) 60. Experts are divided about the harmlessness of radio waves.

　　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.

　　Wally worked in a shop that sold clocks.One day his next door neighbor, Harry, came into his shop. Harry was very stingy(吝啬的).Wally said to him，“When are you going to buy a c1ock?”

　　“Never,” Harry said.“I don’t need a clock.”

　　“Everyone needs a clock，" Wally said.“How do you know when to get up?”

　　“The man who lives on the other side of me turns on his radio at seven o’clock, ” Harry said.“I hear the announcer say，‘The time is seven o’clock.Here is the news.’”

　　“OK.But how do you know when to go to work ? ”

　　“By the time I get out of bed，wash and shave (剃胡子)，it's half past seven," Harry said.“By the time I’ve eaten my breakfast，it's eight o’clock，time to leave for the office.By the time I get to the bus stop，it’s ten past eight. The bus arrives in a few minutes and by the time it gets to my stop，the time is half past eight.That’s the time I start work.”

　　“OK. But how do you know when it’s time to go home?” Wally said.

　　“The factory siren (号笛) rings.’’

　　“How do you know when it’s time to go to bed?”

　　“The television programs come to an end.”

　　“0K，” Wally shouted，really angry.“Now tell me what would happen if you woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to know the time?”

　　“That’s easy，”Harry said.“I’ve got a hammer.”

　　“A hammer! What good is a hammer?”

　　“I use it to knock on your wall. You’d shout at me，‘What are you doing knocking on my wall at three o’clock in the morning?’”

　　61. Wally talked to Harry in the hope that ______________________.

　　62. Harry found out it was time to get up by_________________________.

　　63. It took Harry_______________________ from home to the office.

　　64. According to Harry，the end of_______________________ was a signal for him to go to bed.

　　65.It can be learned from the passage that Wally failed to persuade Harry into_____________.

　　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)

　　参考答案：

　　1-5. CDCCA 6-10. BABDB 11-15.D ACAA 16-20.B ABCA

　　21-25.BCBAA 26-30.DBDCC 31-35.DABAC 36-40.ABCBC

　　41-45.ADBDC 46-50.CDCCB 51-55.ACDBC 56-60.F T F F T

　　61. Harry would buy a clock

　　62. 1istening to his neighbor’s radio

　　63. half an hour

　　64. the television programs

　　65. buying a clock