2018年成人学位英语考试模拟试题及答案（12）_第5页

　　III. Vocabulary

　　Directions: In this section there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C,D. You are required to choose the one that best completes the sentence and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a sing line through the center.

　　( D )1. Tom was extremely angry, but cool-headed enough to ______ storming into the boss's office.

　　A prevent B prohibit C refrain D avoid

　　( C )2. A magician's talk creates a(n) ____ of attention so that people don't see how he does his tricks.

　　A interaction B illusion C di version D difference

　　( A )3. An individual bird can _____ the call of its own species.

　　A identify B reassurance C suggestion D claim

　　( C )4. I felt I couldn't cope with the situation and was in desperate need of some _____.

　　A remark B reassurance C suggestion D claim

　　( B )5. She _____ great satisfaction from her coin collection.

　　A extracts B derives C devotes D awaits

　　( D )6. They can go whenever they like, ______ I'm concerned.

　　A as well as B as much as C as long as D as far as

　　( A )7. Nowadays, there are more and more crimes _______ to drug abuse.

　　A related B associated C linked D connected

　　( D )8. I 'd like to ______ five hundred dollars to my current account.

　　A shift B move C change D transfer

　　( B )9. Rain is expected to ______ to all parts of the country by this evening.

　　A expand B extend C extent D expend

　　( D )10. All the materials collected for the research project on pollution are ____ to all the seniors at

　　college.

　　A accessible B voluntary C remarkable D available

　　( B )11. The two universities will unite to _____ an art show next month.

　　A open B stage C do D buy

　　( C )12. Helen and Ruth are always at ______ about some little thing .

　　A odd B loss C odds D order

　　( B )13. The woman complained, with a strong Russian accent, that she never succeeded in _____

　　her husband from alcoholic drinking.

　　A advising B dissuading C persuading D pursuing

　　( C )14. To his great _____ , his son again failed to pass the examination.

　　A impatience B promotion C disappointment D excitement

　　( C )15. Johnnie's hard work and popularity led to his rise in salary and _____ in position.

　　A privilege B compliments C promotion D advantage

　　( B )16. With easy articles and interesting information, this newspaper is designed for ____ readers.

　　A normal B average C efficient D literary

　　( A )17. There are too many _____ here for me to concentrate on my term paper.

　　A distractions B destructions C directions D discoveries

　　( A )18. While the chairman was giving a talk at the meeting, some workers at the back paid no a

　　attention and kept ________.

　　A chattering B saying C telling D mentioning

　　( D )19. Having a cup of tea while reading the newspaper is one of my favorite _____.

　　A manners B occasions C times D pastimes

　　( C )20. The little girl woke up screaming because she had had a/n _________.

　　A daydream B fantasy C nightmare D illusion

　　( C )21. Many people thought he was a man of good ______.

　　A name B calling C reputation D fame

　　( B )22. What he did is a ______ cheating.

　　A true B plain C indeed D actual

　　( D )23. We must recover the stolen goods at all ______.

　　A accounts B conditions C payments D costs

　　( B )24. The population of the world is growing at a dangerous _____.

　　A step B rate C measure D progress

　　( B )25. She told me to use my dictionary to______ anything I didn't understand.

　　A look out B look up C look for D look at

　　( B )26. This exercise is certainly not so difficult as it ______.

　　A shows B appears C expects D happens

　　( D )27. I have got to go something has just _______ at home and I am needed there.

　　come to B come in C come down D come up

　　( A )28. Industrial countries _____ a great amount of raw materials.

　　A consume B absorb C apply D employ

　　( D )29. Sometimes I think he isn't quite _____ in the head.

　　A good B correct C right D sensible

　　( A )30. Tom ____ awake all night thinking of them.

　　A lay B laid C lied D led

　　( B )31. These sessions are designed to ____ better working relationships.

　　A format B foster C former D forever

　　( C )32. She ______ a strong desire to scream for help.

　　A oppressed B repressed C suppressed D embarrassed

　　( C )33. A lot of people looked on him _____ an authority.

　　A like B for C as D to

　　( B )34. England is_____ from France by the Channel.

　　A isolated B separated C distributed D distinguish

　　( C )35. You'll get more skillful at this job as you _______.

　　A go down B go up C go along D go over

　　( A )36. The bank manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to _____ the investment plan within a week.

　　A work out B put out C make out D set out

　　( D )37. Too much ____ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.

　　A disclosure B exhibition C contact D exposure

　　( A )38. Alice _____ her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with

　　them.

　　A convinced B convicted C demanded D required

　　( C )39. I'd like to take ____ of his opportunity to thank you all for your cooperation.

　　A profit B benefit C advantage D interests

　　( C )40. Political parties often differ in their views on various ____ concerning their own countries.

　　A ways B measures C issues D patterns

　　IV. Translation ( 1'×3=3' )

　　Directions: In this part there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese.

　　1.In order to learn to be one's true self, it is necessary to obtain a wide and extensive knowledge of what has been said and done in the world.

　　要想了解真实的自我，必须深入、广泛的探索前人所说过的话，所做过的事情。

　　2.It matters not what you learn , but when you once learn a thing, you must never give it up until you have mastered it .

　　你学什么不要紧, 一旦你学了,就不要轻易放弃.

　　3.This element of the unknown has for centuries added greatly to the fear and horror surrounding earthquakes, but in recent times there have been indications that earthquake prediction may be possible.

　　数百年来，地震的不可知性给地震蒙上了极大的恐惧和惊慌，然而近几次的地震发生之前已经显露一些迹象。

　　4. As a result, a worldwide earthquake warning network is already in operation.

　　结果,世界性的地震警报系统在工作中.

　　5.Yet the waves, no matter how big or how violent, affect only the surface of the sea.

　　然而，不管水波多大、多猛烈，只对海面造成影响。

　　6. Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool.

　　工科学生被子认为是理想和实际的典范,但是一提到我的大学生活真是个完美主义者和傻子。

　　7. The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don't mix as easily as I assumed in high school.

　　我成功之路上的拦路虎就是工科和文科并不如我中学想象的那样可以完美地结合在一起

　　8. When the light reaches the other end , it is first changed into electrical signals, which are in turn converted into sound messages.

　　当光信号到达另一端时，它首先被转换成是信号，然后就可以听到声音了。

　　9. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter.

　　在大多数情况下，许多人梦想的是财富和地位，而不是长时间地坐在打字机旁。

　　10. The wheel is the simplest yet perhaps the most remarkable of all inventions, because there are no wheels in nature-no living thing was ever created with wheels.

　　轮子是所有发明里的最简单的发明，因为自然界中本没有轮子。

　　V . Writing ( 7'×1=7' )

　　1. 你是一名中学教师，名叫陈亮。你对越来越多的中学生吸烟甚感忧虑，因此给某家英文报纸的编辑写信反映这个问题。信的主要内容如下：

　　两年前，仅有约15%的男生吸烟，如今吸烟者多达55%，甚至有的女生也吸烟。

　　举两、三个例子说明吸烟的危害性。

　　奉劝大家戒烟。

　　要求：字数100个词汇左右。