2007年吉林省成人高等教育本科生申请学士学位外国语统一考试TEST 1

英  语
  试卷一（A卷）
考生注意：① 将答案（每题只能选择一个）填涂在答题卡上，否则无效。
② 答A卷的，在答题卡“试卷类型”栏涂[A]；答B卷的，在答题卡“试卷类型”栏涂[B]。
一、选择填空（选择最佳答案）（每题0.5分，共20分）
1. Few of the students understand why language is _______ to human beings.
A) aware     B) unique     C) absolute    D) continual
2. The police searched the city in an effort to catch the man who ______ murder last week.
A) limit      B) made      C) did        D) committed
3. He could be ________ about everything else in the world, but not about Manet, his loving child.
A) visual     B) critical     C) favorite    D) essential
4. By the side of the new teaching hall _________ , built in the 1930s.
A) there stands a library  B) stands a library  C) a library stands  D) does a library stand
5. The story he is telling is so ________ that some of the listeners begin to ask him to stop.
A) pleasant   B) horrible    C) healthy     D) exciting
6. She was putting on her jeans ________ me to hand her the sweater.
A) while asked  B) asked    C) asking      D) while asking
7. I got a little ________ when I learned that the appointment with the general manager was changed to another time.
A) concerned   B) distracted  C) upset      D) awful
8. She __________ him to help her to find answers to her problems.
A) learned from  B) came into    C) leaned on  D) looked at
9. The large wings of that bird _________ it to fly very high and fast.
A) make       B) enable       C) force      D) realize
10. After a long period of regular exercise, I now _____ much less than I used to.
A) weigh       B) like         C) grow      D) increase
11. When you're in Paris you can't help being ________ of the way the streets are kept clean.
A) effective     B) relaxed      C) conscious  D) obvious
12. He was a good worker who was ________ to his family as well as to his work.
A) consistent    B) committed   C) content    D) engaged
13. The teacher praised and rewarded the good ________ of his students in class.
A) status       B) behavior     C) function   D) signal
14. It is said that ________ to the plan so far have been positive.
A) reactions    B) views        C) ideas     D) opinions
15. We also use other forms of communication ________ we may be aware or unaware.
A) to which    B) of which   C) which       D) that
16. Snap judgments, if ________, have usually been considered signs of immaturity or lack of common sense.
A) taking seriously  B) taken seriously  C) take seriously   D) to be taken seriously
17. ________ speech is the most obvious form of communication, we do use other forms to communicate.
A) Since      B) When     C) While       D) As
18. Robin thought that the best _______ to learning a foreign language is the study of the spoken language.
A) method    B) way       C) means      D) approach
19. If you try to learn too many things at a time, you may get _______.
A) alarmed   B) scared     C) surprised    D) confused
  20. His thoughts were _______ from the subject by the arrival of his friends.
A) attracted   B) suffered   C) distracted    D) related
21. I'm going to spend the winter vacation in Shanghai, ______ I have relatives.
A) because    B) which       C) that       D) where
22. Good managing of a company ________ great efforts.
A) calls on    B) calls out     C) calls in     D) calls at
23. He always knew what time it was, as if by ________.
A) instinct    B) imagination  C) reaction    D) reality
24. At the end of game, the whole crowd ________ their feet and cheered wildly.
A) emerged from B) rose from   C) got to   D) stood up
  25. I've never heard of anyone ________ by a female.
A) robbing     B) robbed     C) to be robbed  D) rob
26. They were robbed ________ their wristwatches and shot during the course of the robbery.
A) of          B) from        C) by          D) with
  27. _______ coming of the Space Age, a new area has been added to the study of the planets.
A) While      B) It is the     C) When the   D) With the
28. The heating system here has an ______ temperature control.
A) aggressive   B) intentional   C) accidental   D) automatic
29. Only two people survived in the fire that ______ at midnight.
A) broke out    B) broke off    C) broke up    D) broke down
30. He ran ________ no one could catch him.
A) so fast as       B) very fast that  C) that fast so  D) so fast that
31. You have nothing to________ by refusing to listen to our advice.
A) gain        B)grasp        C)seize        D)earn
32. Many new ________will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
A) opportunities    B)necessaries     C)realities     D)probabilities
33. He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won _______and scholarship.
A).faith          B)status          C)fame       D)courage
34. Although I liked the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful_______ through the window.
A) vision         B）look          C）picture    D) view
35. The statistical figure in that report is not _______. You should not refer to them.
A) accurate       B) fixed          C) delicate     D) rigid
36. Our new house is very _______for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.
A)adaptable      B) comfortable     C) convenient  D）available
37. In Britain people _____four million tons of potatoes every year.
A) exhaust        B)consume       C) dispose     D) swallow
38. Though he was born and brought up in America ,he can speak ________ Chinese.
A) fluid          B) smooth        C) fluent      D）flowing
39. She left the reception early because she ______get up early the next morning.
A) needed        B) might        C）used to     D) had to
40.The shy girl felt _______and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teachers questions.
A) amazed       B）awkward     C) curious      D) amused
二、阅读理解（根据短文和提问，选择最佳答案）（每题2分， 共40分）
Passage 1
There are different ideas about pets in different parts of the world. In most cultures, animals are in a worse position than human beings. In some cases, however, people treat their pets like members of their families, or perhaps better. In the United States and Europe, there are special shops that sell clothing and food for cats and dogs.
In many countries of the world, there is special food for pets. It is common for big markets in many places to sell cat food and dog food. However, in a small town in France, there is a special restaurant for dogs. Dogs are the only customers. There is seating for twenty of them. The dogs choose from a variety of dishes on the menu.
Of course, in most parts of the world, pets don't live in such wealth and comfort. People treat their pets in a more practical way. People own cats and dogs because they keep away mice and other unwanted animals. Owners have some loving feelings for their pets, but they do not see them as equal to family members. In most places in the world, there isn't any special clothing or fine food for animals. There aren't any special restaurants for dogs.
Pets around the world live in a great variety of ways, just as people do.
41. According to the passage, in most countries _________.
A) animals are in a worse position than human beings
B) people treat their pets like members of their families
C) there are special shops that sell clothing for dogs and cats
D) pets such as dogs and cats are very popular
42. According to the passage, there are ___________.
A) many owners of dogs and cats in the United States and Europe
B) restaurants for dogs in every city in France   
C) no dogs or cats that wear clothing
D) some people who treat their pets far better than they treat their children
43. For many people, pets may have a more practical function because _________.
A) pets are often useful companions for old people B) cats and dogs can be used to keep away mice
C) pets can sometimes be sold to make money   D) some pets may show loving feelings for their owners.
44. In your opinion, which of the following sentences is probably true?
A) Dogs and cats like to wear expensive clothing. B) Many people visit the dog restaurant in France.
C) People in every part of the world like to buy fine clothing for their pets.
D) In some cases, animals have better food and clothing than people
45. The main idea of this reading passage is: _______.
A) Dogs enjoy fine restaurants               B) A rich cat can afford to go to any restaurant
C) People treat pets in very different ways in different parts of the world
D) It is stupid to have special food and clothing for animals
Passage 2
In the United States a university professor is given a few months of freedom from his duties about every seventh year for travel or advanced study. This period of freedom from teaching is called a "study or research leave". Its purpose is to give the professor experiences which will make him a wiser person and a better teacher when he returns to his university.
Few study leaves are interesting enough to be described in national newspapers and magazines. Recently, however, there was an exception. The public learned how Dr. John R. Coleman, president of Haverford College, had spent his study leave.
At the age of 51, Dr. Coleman was determined to escape from university life for a few months and to get a variety of experiences in the world of work. He especially wanted to learn about people. People who do hard physical labor were especially interesting to him.
"I wanted to get away from the world of words and political matters and parties — the things a president does," Dr. Coleman later explained to news writers. “As a college president you begin to take yourself very seriously and to think you have power you don't. You forget things about people. I wanted to relearn things I'd forgotten.”
Telling no one of his plans, Dr. Coleman started his study leave on a farm in Canada, hundreds of miles from his college. Getting up at 4:30 each morning, working thirteen hours a day in fields, he prepared himself physically for his next job, digging ditches in Atlanta, Georgia. After that, the college president washed dishes in a Boston restaurant. During the last ten days of his leave, he worked as a garbage collector.
46. The first paragraph is mainly about ________.
A) why a professor should be free from his duties every seventh year
B) how professors spend their study leave  C) what a study leave is and its purpose
D) how a study leave makes a professor a wiser person and a better teacher
47. A study leave is a period of freedom from duties allowed to a university teacher who has taught ________ since his last leave.
A) for six years   B) for seven years  C) for a term  D) for a university year
48. People learned about Dr. Coleman's unusual experiences from ________.
A)his colleagues                         B)the boss of a Boston restaurant
C) the Canadian newspapers and magazines   D) the U.S. newspapers and magazines
49. Dr. Coleman carried out his study leave in an unusual way because ________.
A) he hates his university life, especially his job as a president
B) he wanted to learn about people, especially people who do hard physical labor
C) he wanted to make himself known to the public
D) he wanted to write articles about people and have them printed in newspapers and magazines
50. What did Dr. Coleman do during his study leave?
A) He worked on a farm, dug ditches, went to parties, and collected garbage.
B) He worked on a farm, talked to news writers, washed dishes, and collected garbage
C) He worked on a farm, washed dishes, talked to news writers, and wrote articles for newspapers and magazines
D) He worked on a farm, dug ditches, washed dishes, and collected garbage.
Passage3
   A scientist who does research in economics psychology and who wants to predict the way in which consumers will spend their money must study consumer behavior. He must obtain data both on the motives that tent to encourage or discourage money spending.
   If an economist ware asked which of the three groups borrow most-----people with rising incomes, stable incomes or declining incomes -----he would probably answer: those with declining incomes. Actually, in the years 1947----1950, the answer was: people with rising incomes. People with declining incomes were next and people with stable incomes borrowed the least. This shows us that traditional assumptions about earning and spending are not always reliable. Another traditional assumption is that if people who have money expect prices to go up, they will hasten to buy. If they expect prices to go down, they will postpone buying. But research surveys have shown that this is not always true. The expectations of price increases may not stimulate buying.
   The investigations mentioned above were carried out in America. Investigations conducted at the same time in Great Britain, however, yielded results that were more in agreement with traditional assumptions about saving and spending patterns. The condition most favorable to spending appears to be price stability. If prices have been stable and people consider that they are reasonable, they are likely to buy. Thus, it appears that the common business policy of maintaining stable prices is based on a correct understanding of consumer psychology.
51. According to the passage, if one wants to predict the way consumers will spend their money, he should
A, rely on traditional assumptions about earning and spending
B. try to encourage or discourage consumers to spend money
C. carry out investigations on consumer behavior
D. do researches in consumer psychology in a laboratory
52. According to Paragraph 2, one traditional assumption is that people with- incomes borrow the most.
A. average      B. stable    C. rising        D. declining
53. The results of the investigations on consumer psychology carried out in America were those of the investigations made at the same time in Great Britain.
A. somewhat different from  B. much better than    C. exactly the same as   D. not as good as
54. From the results of the surveys, the writer of this article
A. concludes that the saving and spending patterns in Great Britain are better than those in America
B. concludes that consumers always expect prices to remain stable
C. concludes that maintaining stable prices is correct business policy
D. does not draw any conclusion
55. Which of the following statements is always TRUE according to the surveys mentioned in the passage 7.
A. Consumers will put off buying things if they expect prices to decrease.
B. Consumers will spend their money quickly if they expect prices to increase.
C. The price condition has an influence on consumer behavior.
D. Traditional assumptions about earning and spending are reliable.
Passage4
A dream is one kind of experience. It seems as real as something that actually happens; in it the dreamer takes action and reacts. During dreams the body is asleep but the thinking part of brain is wide awake. In fact , it is more active than in sometimes is when the body in awake.
   One group of researchers decided to see what would happen if they stopped people from dreaming. As soon as the electroencephalograph(脑电图仪)registered(记录) a dream pattern, researchers woke the dreamer. They did this all right several nights , every time the person started to dream.
   The experiment revealed(揭示) that people who unable to dream because nervous, easily upset, and hungry. As soon as they were able to sleep without interruptions(干扰)they lost their nervousness and became normal again; however, they then had more dreams.
   To check these findings, the researchers carried on a control experiment. Again they woke people during the night, but it was during non—dreaming periods. These people did not change their day time behavior. And when they were allowed to sleep without interruptions, the number of their dreams did not increase.
   Experiments like these have caused scientists to ask if dreams serve a purpose. Researchers know, for example, that some people who go for days without sleep will suffer from hallucination(幻觉). Certain people ever begin to show signs of mental(心理)illness. Some researchers believe that people become this way because they can’t have their usual number of dreams. According to this theory dreaming helps people to lead normal lives.
56. This passage is mainly about ______.
A. people’s need for dreams   B. the damage dreams to people’s health   C. dreams and realities
D. the relationship between dreams and diseases.
57.According to the passage, dreams _____.
A. are considered to be people’s real experience   B. help cure people of nervousness and mental illness
C. happen in the thinking part of the brain        D. cannot go on as before after the dreamer is woken
58.people who slept with interruption dreams showed signs of the following sufferings except______.
A. nervousness   B. anxiety   C. hunger   D. sleep
59.when people were woken during non—dreaming periods, they____.
A. suffered from hallucinations  B. felt upset and nervous
C. had more dreams than usual  D. remained memorial in their day time behavior
60.The sentence “it was as if they were catching up on their dreams” in para.3 probably means “_____”.
A. They seemed to do as their dreams had told them to do
B. They seemed to make up for the losses of dreams
C. they seemed to dream less because of the interruptions
D. They seemed to sleep more after the interruptions.
三、完型填空（选择最佳答案）（每题1分， 共20分）
   The 20th century has brought revolutionary changes both to our world and 61 our lives．The creation of the atom bomb，man's first steps 62 space，the invention of the airplane，have all pushed back the boundaries(边界)of our 63 understanding．Some of these developments such 64 the advent(到来)of the test．tube baby and the cloning of animals--have raised new moral(道德)dilemmas(进退两难的困境)．The century has fundamentally altered the 65 We view ourselves and the power we have 66 our societies．
In many countries, women have 67 greater freedom for themselves． Revolutions have swept  68  traditional institutions and replaced them  69  new systems  70 have in themselves been destroyed by people power．Television and the Internet have come to 7 l an increasing role in our world．So we have come to see first what's happening far away．to have a taste Of life in far—off cultures．0urconcept of the distance between us is now 72 changed．
  My century was 73 of the notion that the big 74 of the 75 100 years have happened because of the 76  Of millions of people across the world．77 person has a story to tell of 7 8 it was they themselves 79 or saw，or perhaps their own memories of someone who has gone down in the century's history．The series  80 an opportunity for the story of those individual moments．
























四、 汉译英（将下列句子译成英语）（每题1分， 共10分）
81．为了满足学生的需要，学校将邀请著名学者来做讲座。
82．他考试考得很好，只犯了很少的错误。
83．为了提前完成任务，他全力以赴，加班加点。
84．学会一门外语是最困难却也是收获最大的经历之一。
85．约翰在预赛中得了第一名，高兴得跳了起来。
五、 英译汉( 将下列短文中划线部分的句子译成汉语)
Computers have brought about many change in our life.(86)With the developing of science and technology, the use of electronic computers is growing rapidly year by year in various fields of man’s activities. They have been of great help in scientific research, engineering and our daily life. for example computers are sweeping the word’s office, taking with them much of the routine clerical work that secretaries do,.(87)Computers also make it possible will stay at home and work.
(88)Computers are widely used in daily life. Because of their efficiency and convenience, computer are very popular in daily life. Many writer use them to write and correct articles and quiet a few people frequently communicate with each other by computer. Even small children are use them to make rapid progress in their study. Stores make use of them to keep records of their stock and send bills to their customers while office use computers to type letters and keep track of business. As for workers, computers may promise freedom from the office. (89) Thus less time wasted in traffic and help with child—care conflicts. Indeed we can see computers everywhere.
(90)Yet, in spite of the advantages, computers can never replace the human brain because they must be instructed and programmed to take over some of the tasks that were once accomplished by human beings themselves.
普通高校在籍本科生申请成人学士学位（二学位）的考生必答题
六、短文翻译（将下列短文译成汉语） （共10分）
   The key question for any only child is this: why were you an only child? 1t's a key question for at least two reasons. If your parents had wanted several children but could have you only, they are most likely to pour into you all the energy and attention that had been intended for several children. 1 call this the “special jewel ”phenomenon. Only children who are special jewels often arrive when their parents are older - usually in their thirties. These special jewels can become every spoiled and self-centered.
  On the other hand, you may be an only child because your parents planned for only one and stuck to their plan. Your parents may give you a very strict and well –strutted education to make you "a little adult " .Many only children grow up feeling unhappy because they always had to be such “little adults ”..
七．英文写作（共10分）
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2007年吉林省成人高等教育本科生申请学士学位外国语统一考试TEST 2

英  语
  试卷一（A卷）
考生注意：① 将答案（每题只能选择一个）填涂在答题卡上，否则无效。
② 答A卷的，在答题卡“试卷类型”栏涂[A]；答B卷的，在答题卡“试卷类型”栏涂[B]。
一、选择填空（选择最佳答案）（每题0.5分，共20分）
1. The boss refused to give any _______ on the fact that his workers were out of jobs.
A) response   B) comment  C) answer        D) reply
2. They had to examine the dead tiger before they had a _______ answer as to who killed it.
A) positive    B) senior    C) virtual         D) vital
3. Measures had to be taken in face of the housing problem that ________ in the city.
A) rose       B) raised    C) arose          D) produced
4. What a ________ smell! Open the window and air the room.
A) disgusting  B) pleasing   C) powerful      D) disturbing
5. That Sandy wears ________ makeup annoys her mother.
A) very much  B) very      C) that much     D) so
6. No matter what you say, I'm coming ________.
A) anyway    B) any way   C) in a way      D) in the way
7. Mother dropped the glass ________ she was standing up from her seat.
A) and        B) but       C) so           D) as
8. Nobody knows ___________ how many people are to be blame for the coal-mine accident, so the government is trying to find out the whole truth about the accident.
A) inwardly   B) honestly   C) cleverly      D) precisely
9. Twenty years ago it was common to see people _________ from hunger on the streets in that poor nation, but clearly the situation has improved greatly since then.
A) calling    B) preventing  C) resulting      D) collapsing
10. She had to __________ several times a night when her baby was ill.
A) call out   B) get ahead    C) wake up      D) come to
11. The book offers some advice about how to make a good ________ at job interviews.
A) attitude   B) appearance   C) effect        D) impression
12. It is very difficult for the time being to ________ how much money is needed.
A) account  B) assume       C) range        D) estimate
13. We must ________ our attention on the question of reducing our cost.
  A) pay      B) focus      C) absorb       D) promote
14. Have you ever noticed that Jack always ________ a picture of quiet self-worth?
A) impresses  B) focuses     C) projects      D) communicates
15. Mr. Thomas found the coins while ________ in his back garden.
A) digging    B) was digging  C) dug         D) being digging
16. I'd offer to give you a lift if I ________ my car here.
A) have      B) am having    C) do have    D) had
17. Being with his family for a few days I gained one or two insights ________ the reason he behaves the way he does.
A) into       B) of            C) on            D) off
18. Listening, speaking, reading, and then writing _______ the basic order in language learning.
A) assists     B) constitutes     C) establishes     D) founds
  19. He's not got another job yet and it's not ______ he will for some time.
A) likes    B) unlike       C) likely        D) like
20. She is a ______ woman who is certain of her ideas and actions.
A) significant    B) aware       C) confident       D) intense
21.The bullet whistled, so he told the boy to get down .But it was ¬¬¬______.
A）too much late   B）much too late  C）too much lately   D.）much too lately
22.Jack is good, kind, hardworking and intelligent.     , I can’t speak too highly of him.   
A. As a result        B. In a word         C. In other words         D. On the contrary
23.The secretary is more      than the one you just dismissed yesterday.
A. effective        B. efficient        C. effect         D. efficiency
24.Mother was     in the Victorian belief that emotions were private.
A. brought in         B. brought up         C. brought forward         D. brought about
25.Seeing the policemen coming, away         .
A. the boys ran         B. ran the boys        C. did the boys run         D. the boys run
26.The completion of the tunnel has been      owing to a strike.
A. held off         B. held up        C. held on        D. held over
27.The English      more tea than Americans do.
A. has drunk         B. drinks         C. drank         D. drink
28.     he’ll make a first-class tennis player.
A. Giving time         B. To give time        C. Given time        D. Being given time
29. If Peter had had enough money,    on the trip to Paris.
A. he had gone        B. he would have gone   C. he went         D. he would go
30.Her parents insisted that the     until she finished her degree.
A. stayed        B. stays        C. stay        D. would stay
31.Tom      his coat and went out.
A. dressed         B. wore           C. put off            D. put on
32.He was in the dark and     for an explanation.
A. at the loss         B. at a loss        C. for a loss        D. to the loss
33.The book is worthy       .
A. reading        B. to be read        C. to read         D. being read
34.Since that time extra police     drafted into the district.
A. have been         B. has been         C. are            D. is
35.Successful writing depends on the ability to organize important ideas in clear and simple    .
A. teams         B. turns      C. terms            D. tunes
36.It has been     since I saw you last.
A. such a long time         B. a very long time           C. so a long time                D. to a long time
37.Without the instructions on the book, they    .
A. cannot understand more         B. don’t understand more
C. must not understand more        D. could not have understood more
38. A supervisor must obey orders,            
A. train this men and to keep complete records  B. to train his men and to keep complete records
C. train his men and keep complete records     D. training his men and keeping complete records
39.I’ve made an     to see Dr.Lewis at 3 o’clock this afternoon.
A. appointment         B. application          C. attention         D. apartment
40.He would much     it if you could do him that favor.
A. please         B. satisfy          C. thank           D. appreciate
二、阅读理解（根据短文和提问，选择最佳答案）（每题2分， 共40分）
Passage 1
Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-to-distant future when all autos will be abandoned. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable future.
   The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types.
Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion（拥挤）. One proposed solution to this problem is the automated highway system.
When the auto enters the highway system, retractable（可伸缩的）arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the car's movements.
The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer（蜂鸣器）that will warn him of his coming exit. It is estimated that an automated highway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with the 15,000 to 2,000 vehicles that can be carried by a present-day highway.    (285 words)
41. One significant improvement in the future car will probably be ________
A. its power source         B. its driving system  C. its monitoring system         D. its seating capacity
42.         What is the author's main concern?
A. How to render automobiles pollution-free.   B. How to make smaller and safer automobiles.
C. How to solve the problem of traffic jams.    D. How to develop an automated subway system.
43.         What provides autos with electric power in an automated highway system?
A. A rail.          B. An engine.  C. A retractable arm.         D. A computer controller.
44.         In an automated highway system, all the driver needs to do is ________.
A. keep in the right lane                       B. wait to arrive at his destination
C. keep in constant touch with the computer center  D. inform the system of his destination by phone
45.         What is the author's attitude toward the future of autos?
A. Enthusiastic.  B. Pessimistic.        C. Optimistic.         D. Cautious.
Passage 2
The advantage and disadvantage of a large population have long been a subject of discussion among economists. It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, inferior land must be cultivated and the good land worked intensively. Thus, each person produces less and this means a lower average income than could be obtained with a smaller population. Other economists have argued that a large population gives more scope for specialization and the development of facilities such as ports, roads, and railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand to justify them.
One of the difficulties on carrying out a worldwide birth control program lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth vary from country to country depending on the level of industrial development and the availability of food raw materials. In the developing country where a vastly expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, it will be the first concern of government to place a limit on the birthrate, whatever the consequences may be. In a highly industrialized society, the problem may be more complex. A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment because it results in a declining market for manufactured goods. When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and the building industry is weakened. Faced with considerations such as these, the government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population, rather than one which is stable or in decline. (262 words)
46.         A small population may mean _______.
A. higher productivity, but a lower average income  B. lower productivity, but a higher average income
C. lower productivity and a lower average income      D. higher productivity and a higher average income
47.         A large population will provide a chance for developing ______.
A. agriculture        B. transport system         C. industry        D. national economy
48.         In a developed country, people will perhaps go out of work if ______.
A. the birthrate goes up  B. the birthrate goes down  C. the birthrate remains stable
D. there is a great demand for manufactured goods
49.         According to the passage, slowly rising birthrate perhaps is good for ______.
A. a developing nation                    B. a developed nation
C. every nation with a big population        D. every nation with a small population
50.         It is no easy job to carry out a general plan for birth control throughout the world because ______.
A. there are too many underdeveloped countries in the world
B. underdeveloped countries have low level of industrial development
C. different governments have different views of the question
D. even the developed country may have more complex problems
Passage 3
To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor: you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching ,in order to make its meaning clear.
Watch a good teacher and you will see that he does not sit motionless before his class: he stands the whole time while teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will hear the loudness, the quality and musical note of his voice always changing according to what he is talking about.
The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn’t mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words, which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.
A good teacher works in a quite different way. His audience takes an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders and they don’t understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to suit his act to he needs of his audience, which is his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.
51.what is the passage mainly about?
A) How to become an ordinary teacher.        B) What a good teacher should do outside the classroom.
C) What teachers and actors could learn from each other.
D) The similarities and differences between a teacher’s work and an actor’s.
52. A good teacher          .
A) knows how to hold the interest of his students B) has a low voice
C) knows how to act on the stage             D) stands or sits motionless while teaching
53.In what way is a teacher’s work different from an actor’s?
A) THE teacher must learn everything by heart. B) He knows how to control his voice better than an actor.
C) He has to deal with unexpected situations.  D) He has to use more facial expressions.
54. The main difference between students in class and a theatre audience is that         
A) there is no stage to watch               B) students must keep silent while theatre audience needn’t
C) no memory work is needed for the students D) the students must take part in the play
55.Why can’t some good teachers play well on the stage?
A) Nobody has taught them how to act on the stage.    B) Their audiences are different.
C) It’s impossible for them to do so much memory work.
D) They are not used to repeating exactly the same words.
Passage4
Let us begin by saying what dose not cause dream. Our dreams do not come from “another world”. They are not messages from some outside source. They are not a look into the future, either.
All our dreams have something to do with our emotions, fear, longings, wishes, needs and memories. But something on the “outside” may affect what we dream. If a person is hungry, or tired, or cold, his dreams may include a feeling of this kind. If the covers on your body, such as a quilt or a blanket, have slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are sleeping or resting on the ice and snow. The material for the dream you will have tonight is likely to come from the experiences you have today.
So the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has effect on you while you are sleeping (feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc.) and it may also use your past experiences and wishes and interests you have now. This is why very young children are likely to dream of fairies, older children of school examinations, hungry people of food, homesick soldiers of their families, and the prisoners of freedom.
To show you how what is happening while you are asleep and your wishes or needs can all be joined together is a dream; here is the story of an experiment. A man was asleep and the back of his hand was rubbed with a piece of absorbent cotton(脱脂棉).He would dream that he was in a hospital and his charming girlfriend was visiting him, sitting on the bed and feeling gently his hand.
There are some scientists who have made a special study of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams mean. Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone, but it offers an interesting approach to the problem. They believe that dreams are mostly expressions of wishes

that did not come true. In other words, a dream is a way of having your wishes carried out.
56. According to some scientists, our dreams are       .
A) simply messages from anther world          B) an curious look into the future
C) an exact expression of our daily experiences   D) a way of having our wishes realized
57. Which of the following has nothing to do with our dreams?
A) Our feelings.                            B) Our experiences, present or past.
C) Something affecting our sleep.              D) Messages from some outside source.
58.When the back of a man’s had was rubbed with a piece of absorbent cotton in the experiment, he would dream that      .
A) his girlfriend was going to take him home     B) his girlfriend was giving him medicine
C) he was having a pleasant experience          D) he was having a horrible experience
59. If a sleeping person subjected to cold, he is likely to dream of     
A) staying in cold weather                    B) the experience the had during the day
C) his covers slipping off his bed               D) having some cold food and drink
60. Some scientists’ explanation of dreams
A) is not reasonable                         B) fails to give an interesting approach to the problem
C) offers a meaningful answer to the problem     D) is agreed upon by everyone
三、完型填空（选择最佳答案）（每题1分， 共20分）
People like being trusted. They are annoyed, angry, or feel hurt if they are regarded with 61 . They think that they are 62 an injustice. They like being trusted for two reasons(1)It is a tribute(赞美) to their honesty, truth, strength, 63 kindness and good character ;(2) They find it easier to cheat others. These two   64 suggest what our attitude towards trust in 65 should be. It is not a simple attitude. We must keep a balance between two 66 —— over-suspiciousness and infantile (幼稚的) naivety（天真）.
A parallel to our trust in people could be our trust in natural 67 .However careful we are, we cannot guarantee 68 safety for ourselves in the physical world, yet we act 69 we can trust an ordered series of physical events. We take the bus to work in the morning 70 that we will arrive safely at our office or school. We have no 71 that we will. The bus could be 72 in an accident.
If we were to take account of every accident that might happen to us we would never do anything. We would just 73 sitting at home . Even then we could never be absolutely 74 that the ceiling would not collapse on us. 75 we are to do anything at all, we must take risks. Of course we try to reduce risks to a  76 .
Similarly with regard to people. Trusting them involves taking the risk of being 77 .Not trusting them places us outside the area of community activity, 78 trust is an essential bond in community living. In a competitive, materialistic world it would be 79 to trust everyone in everything. However, we should widen the area of trust as far as possible. We cannot eliminate all risks in such trust but we should lessen them as far as possible by 80 intelligence ad experience—both our own and those of adults whose reliability has been proven.
61. A) superstition        B) supervision         C) suspicion        D) suspension
62. A) suffering from        B)calling for        C)setting aside        D)taking up
63. A) occupation        B) performance        C)recommendation     D)intelligence
64. A) reasons        B) examples       C) facts        D)truths
65. A) another        B) others        C) the other        D) one another
66. A) ends        B)extremes        C)spots        D) sides
67. A) matters        B) occasions        C)events        D) situations
68. A) mechanical        B) material        C) relevant        D) absolute
69. A) as if         B) so that        C) for example        D) no less than
70. A) Thoughtful         B) confident        C) impatient        D) motivated
71. A) Measurement        B) calculation        C) guarantee        D) optimism
72. A) evolved        B) enclosed         C) engaged        D) involved
73. A) Appreciate        B) enjoy        C) remain        D) imagine
74. A) certain        B) doubtful        C)suspicious        D) indifferent
75 .A) Unless          B)If                C)lest        D) Before
76. A) Dilemma        B) minimum        C) maximum        D) reduction
77. A) Flattered        B) assured        C) deceived        D) convinced
78. A) However         B) so        C) therefore        D) because
79. A) Evident        B) unwise        C) creative        D) romantic
80. A) reliance on          B) appealing to             C) looking forward to          D)watching out for
四、 汉译英（将下列句子译成英语）（每题1分， 共10分）
81. 对不起， 让你们等了这么久。
82．他命令销毁那些文件。
83．当他听到这个消息时忍不住哭了。
84．我不想催促你做决定，但是我们没剩下多少时间了。
85．我们不得不从街道上拥挤的人群中费力地挤过去。
五、 英译汉( 将下列短文中划线部分的句子译成汉语)
Books are to mankind what memory is to the individual. (86)They contain the history of our race ,the discoveries we have made, the accumulated knowledge and experience of age; the picture for us the marvels and beauties of nature, help up in our difficulties, comfort us in sorrow and in suffering, change hours of weariness into moments of delight, store our minds with ideas, fill them with good and happy thoughts, and lift us out of and above ourselves.
(87)Many of those who have had, as we say , all that this world can give, have yet told us they owned much of their purest happiness to books. Macaulay had wealth and fame, rank and power, and (88)yet he told us in his biography that he owed the happiest hours of his life to books. He says, “if any one would make me the greatest king that ever lived, with palace and gardens and fine dinners, and wines and coaches, and beautiful clothes, and hundreds of servants, on condition that I should not read books, I would not be king; I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of books than a king who didn’t love reading.”
(89) precious and priceless are the blessings which the books scatter around our daily paths. We walk in imagination with the noblest spirits through the most sublime and enchanting regions.
Without stirring from our firesides we may roam to the most remote regions of the earth, or soar into realms where Spenser’s shapes of paradise. (90)science,art, literature, philosophy,--------all that man has thought, all that man has done, the experience that has been bought with the sufferings of a hundred generations, ------all are stored in the world of the books.
普通高校在籍本科生申请成人学士学位（二学位）的考生必答题
六、将下列便条译成英语。 （共10分）
亲爱的玛丽：
我必须马上回家， 因为我突然接到我父亲的电话，得知我母亲病重，我们必须要送她去医院。我很抱歉，我明天可能不能去机场送你了。祝你旅途愉快。
                                                                          李明
七．将下列短文译成汉语（共10分）
Lost and Found
   On the evening of January 4th, 2005, I found an electronic dictionary in the English reading-room on the 3rd floor of the new library in the east district of our university.
   The electronic dictionary can be generally described as follows. It is brand new and metallic gray in color. What's more, the portable electronic dictionary is as big as a piece of cake and as thin as a regular magazine.
　 The owner of the electronic dictionary may contact me now. My room phone number and mobile phone number are (010) 62043340 and 13801106414 respectively. Please make appointment in advance.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　                       　　Sincerely Yours
　                                      　                          　Li Ming




2007年吉林省成人高等教育本科生申请学士学位外国语统一考试TEST 3

英  语
  试卷一（A卷）
考生注意：① 将答案（每题只能选择一个）填涂在答题卡上，否则无效。
② 答A卷的，在答题卡“试卷类型”栏涂[A]；答B卷的，在答题卡“试卷类型”栏涂[B]。
一、选择填空（选择最佳答案）（每题0.5分，共20分）
1. The patient’s health failed to such an extent that he was put into __ care.
A)tense             B)rigid            C)intensive        D)tight
2. In previous times, when fresh meat was in short ______, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.
A)store            B)reserve          C)supply            D)provision
3. She was so______ in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door.
A)attracted        B)absorbed        C)draw            D)concentrated
4. American women were ______ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A)ignored        B)neglected        C)refused            D)denied
5. John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person learns by doing, and that teaching must ______the curiosity and creativity of children.
A)seek            B)stimulate        C)shape            D)secure
6. They claim that ______ 1,000 factories closed down during the economic crisis.
A)sufficiently B)approximately C)considerably        D)properly
7. There were no tickets ______ for Friday’s performance.
A)preferable         B)considerable  C)possible        D)available
8. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of ______.
A)reach            B)hand              C)hold            D)place
9. Mr. Morgan can be very sad ______, though in public he is extremely cheerful.
A)by himself        B)in person          C)in private        D)as individual
10. He was ______ of having asked such a silly question.
A)sorry            B)guilty              C)ashamed        D)miserable
11.         Since William had been seriously ill for several months, his parents were worried
about ________ to return to school full-time.
A. he wanted        B. he wanting          C. him to want        D. his wanting
12_________so many people in the United States been out of work as today.
A. More than ever before        B. In the past, there have never
C. Never before have            D. Formerly, there never were
13.         There was such a long line at the exhibition ________ we had to wait for about
half an hour.
A. as　        B. so        C. that        D. since
14. Eye contact is important because incorrect contact may create a
communication ________.
A. tragedy        B. question        C. vacuum　        D. barrier
15. Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession
women are in a ________.
A. scarcity        B. minority        C. minimum        D. shortage
16. Shortly after his retirement, the former president ________ gardening and hunting.
A. took to        B. took on        C. took in        D. took after
17. His health ________as he ate too little and worked too hard for months on end.
A. broke up        B. broke through        C. broke down        D. broke off
18. He has been ________ of murdering the Japanese visitor.
A. blamed        B. charged        C. accused        D. arrested
19. I didn't know what to do but then an idea suddenly ________ to me.
A. happened        B. entered        C. occurred        D. hit
20. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighborhood have been allowed by the university to take in ________.
A. residents        B. settlers        C. lodgers        D. inhabitants
21.Our talk was completely ________out by the roar of the machines. As a result, we had to communicate with gestures.
A． decreased        B． reduced        C． smashed        D． drowned
22. There ________ new problems in respect of the relationship between the two countries in recent years.
A． rose        B．raised        C． lifted        D． arose
23. A season ticket ____the holder to make as many journeys as he wishes within the stated period of time.
A．entitles        B．presents        C．grants        D．promises
24.With the development of science and technology, man can make various flowers ____ before their time.
A. be bloomed        B． bloomed        C． bloom        D．blooming
25. I have already commented that colors will not show up unless the ____ of the light is sufficiently great.
A. intensity        B. density        C. intention        D. temperature
26. He is not ________ to recover from the shock in one day or two.
A. possible        B. probable        C. capable        D. likely
27. Regardless ________ his appearance, he is innocent.
A. to            B. in                C. of            D. for
28.________, I've decided to travel by sea, as it is obviously cheaper and more comfortable.
A. At second thought        B. On second thoughts  C. In second thought        D. From second thoughts
29.The failure of the space shuttle Columbia could not prevent the US from ________ its space exploration ambition.
A. carrying out        B. calling up        C. building up        D. breaking out
30. He was ________ admittance to the restaurant for not being properly dressed.
A.  denied        B. rejected        C. stopped        D. accepted
31. He ______ out of the windows for a moment and then went on working.
A)glanced        B)viewed          C)glimpsed        D)regarded
32. I had trouble with my car this morning, but I finally managed ______.
A)to get starting it        B)it to get started        C)to get it started                D)getting started it
33. It was ______ every one went to the beach.
A)such hot a weather so B)such hot weather that C)a hot enough weather so that D)very hot weather
34. I have classes ______ day, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
A)each other        B)this and other        C)every other            D)all other
35. ______ all these faults, he is a great man.
A)Regardless         B)However            C)Even                D)Without
36. ______ you may say, she’ll not give up her plans to go abroad.
A)What           B)However            C)No matter what        D)However hard
37. Peter’s family could not afford to eat in that restaurant; ______ they knew.
A)could anyone not                B)could not anyone                C)neither anyone could         D)nor could anyone
38. His sudden arrival that night must have been very ______ because most people at the party looked rather ______.
A)surprised; surprising        B)surprising; surprised         C)surprised; surprised        D)surprising; surprising
39. I think we’ll have to talk it ______ with Mr.Long.
A)about                B)to        C)on                D)over
40.The newly-built residential area can ______ three hundred households.
A)accommodate        B)accomplish        C)accelerate        D)accumulate
二、阅读理解（根据短文和提问，选择最佳答案）（每题2分， 共40分）
Passage 1
   Daily social relations in France have always been dominated by family ties. The family has been the focus of the individual’s loyalty and affection, of his economic interest, and even of his legal duty. Many an older Frenchman has spent his youth in a world where he was expected to regard cousins, uncles and grandparents as more important to him than friends of his own age, and where the family’s needs and de¬mands were put before those of the local community or even of the State.
   The main change since the war is that the focus of loyalty has been steadily nar¬rowing from the “extended fam¬ily” to the “nuclear fami¬ly”, i.e. the home cell of parents and children. In the rural areas the traditionally big peasant families have been losing their influence as the young drift away to the town. As property gives way to income and family man¬agement disappears, the tight network of the big family gath¬ering has become less necessary for the individual’s future, and also less easy to maintain. Many younger couples today prefer pleasure traveling, or a weekend cottage shared with a few friends, to the traditional big family reunions on Sundays and in August.
   But old values are still there. Clan (氏族) loyalties towards more distant relatives may become weak, an adult’s ties with his own parents and even with their parents often remain remarkably strong. And if many younger people are today trying to lead more emotionally inde¬pendent lives, it is often not without a sense of guilt, or an awareness of the pain it causes to their parents. This may be so in any country: it is especially sharp in France.
41. In France, people used to _________.
A. value more their families than the country    B. attach most importance to their friends
C. regard their cousins and uncles more important than their parents
D. consider the local community prior to the state
42. The “nuclear family” will not include _________.
A. father   B. mother    C. children   D. grandparents
43. The rural families are growing smaller because _________.
A. many young men and women were killed in the war B. more and more people choose to stay single
C. more and more families have only one child  
D. many young men and women are leaving the country for cities
44. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The French have given up their clan loyalties to independence.
B. Family gathering has become less necessary nowadays.
C. Many younger couples spend weekends and holidays themselves or with a few friends.
D. The old values still have their influence today.
45. What does “this” in the last sentence of the passage refer to ?
A. Loyalty to the family.  B. Emotionally independence.  C. Sense of guilt.   
D. Difference between old values and new values.
Passage 2
Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable future.
　　The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types.
　　Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion (拥挤). One proposed solution to this problem is the automated highway system.
　　When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the car's movements.
　　The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer (蜂鸣器) that will warn him of his coming exit. It is estimated that an automated highway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with the 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles that can be carried by a present-day highway.
46. One significant improvement in the future car will probably be________.
A. its power source　B. its monitoring system  C. its driving system　D. its seating capacity
47. What is the author's main concern?
A. How to render automobiles pollution-free.  B. How to make smaller and safer automobiles.
C. How to solve the problem of traffic jams.   D. How to develop an automated subway system.
48. What provides autos with electric power in an automated highway system?
A. A rail.          B. A retractable arm.   C. An engine.         D. A computer controller.
49.In an automated highway system, all the driver needs to do is_______.
A. keep in the right lane    B. wait to arrive at his destination
C. keep in constant touch with the computer center
D. inform the system of his destination by phone
50. What is the author’s attitude toward the future of autos?
A. Enthusiastic  B. Optimistic  C. Pessimistic  D. Cautious
Passage3
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being correct all the time, if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught—to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle—compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes.
But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or corrected unless he was made to. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such daily work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all educated persons must someday learn how to measure their understanding how to know what they know or do not know.
51. According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by ______ .
A. listening to skilled person’s advice                B. asking older people many questions
C. making mistakes and having them corrected        D. doing what other people do
52. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle is ______ .
A. different from learning other skills      B. the same as practicing other skills
C. more important than other skills              D. a good chance to find out mistakes and correct them
53. If you want to be a good teacher in school according to the writer, you should ______ .
A. let children mark their own work and learn from practice
B. point out children’s mistakes and correct them as soon as possible
C. give child more book knowledge
D. explain mathematics in detail so as to give them correct answers
54.  The best title of the passage should be ______ .
A. Let Us Teachers Stop Work               B. How To Make Children Study Hard
C. Allow Children To Correct Their Papers     D. Have Children Learn By Themselves
55. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Children can learn to judge their own work.
B. A child learning to talk should be corrected all the time.
C. Children can make necessary changes to make his language piece by piece.
D. A teacher’s job should be to help the child with good methods.
Passage4
Vegetable gardening is the relaxing art and science of turning a love for growing plants into a worthwhile activity.
Vegetable gardeners agree that many home-grown vegetables picked at their best are superior to those vegetables purchased from markets. From spring through late fall, a well-planned and well-kept garden can provide a supply of fresh vegetables, thus increasing the nutrition of the family dirt. Freezers make it possible to keep some of the vegetables to be enjoyed at a later date. Other vegetables can be stored for a few months in a cool area.
Having vegetables in the backyard makes home gardening appealing for many people. In addition, vegetable gardening provides exercise and fun for both urban and suburban families.
Although the money spent for a garden may be little, one cannot escape the fact that gardening requires hard work and time. Many of the gardening tasks must be performed at times that are most inconvenient. Not doing jobs that should be done on a regular bases may result in failure and a negative feeling toward gardening.
One should not plant a garden that is too large for him to care for. A small, well-kept garden is more enjoyable and profitable than a large neglected one. Vegetables do well in full sunlight and need at least five or six hours of sun during the middle of the day. Too much shading results in poor plant and few vegetables. If possible, the garden should be near the house so the gardener can work in it at odd moments.
Soils for vegetables should be easily broken up and porous(能渗透的) for quick water drainage and good aeration(透气). A deep, fine, dandy loam is best.
Usually the home owner has little choice in the soil type he can choose. Fortunately, many vegetables can be grown on poor soils if the soils are properly prepared.
56. Home-grown vegetables ______.
A. can remain standing for a long time and need not be picked immediately
B. have to be eaten as soon as they are picked
C. sell well in the market because of their good quality
D. picked at the right moment are more nutritious than those bought from the market
57. Vegetable gardening is appealing for many people because ______.
A. it requires little money              B. it is enjoyable and profitable
C. they can work in the vegetable garden at odd moments
D. it provides vegetables for the family all the year round
58. The author suggests that an ideal vegetable garden ______.
A. should be sunnyB. should be within walking distanceC. should be large-sizedD. should consist of full soil
59. From the passage we can conclude that ______.
A. vegetables take little care while growing  B. vegetables can be grown in almost any kind of soil
C. vegetable gardening is an indispensable part of life for urban and suburban people
D. vegetable gardening is a good pastime for retired people
60. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. Vegetable Gardening, an Escape from Boredom.   B. An Ideal Vegetable Garden.
C. Vegetable Gardening, w Worthwhile Activity.     D. The Best Soil for Growing Vegetables.
三、完型填空（选择最佳答案）（每题1分， 共20分）
Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of an  1  should be made even before the choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually,  2 , most people make several job choices during their working lives,  3  because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve  4  positions. The “one perfect job” does not exist. Young people should  5  enter into a broad flexible training program that will  6  them for a field of work rather than for a single  7 .
Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans  8  benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing  9  about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss  10 . Some drift from job to job. Others  11  to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not flitted.
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for  12  real or imagined prestige. Too many high-school students or their parents for them choose the professional field,  13  both the relatively small proportion of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal  14 . The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a “white-collar” job is  15  good reason for choosing it as a life’s work.  16 , these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the  17  of young people should give serious  18  to these fields.
Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants  19  life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security, others are willing to take  20  for financial gain. each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards.
1. A. identification        B. entertainment        C. occupation        D. accommodation
2. A. therefore        B. however        C. though        D. thereby
3. A. entirely        B .mainly        C. largely        D. partly
4. A. its        B. his        C. their        D. our
5. A. therefore        B. since        C. furthermore        D. forever
6. A. fit        B. make        C. take        D. leave
7. A. way        B. job        C. means        D. company
8. A. to         B. for        C. with        D. without
9. A. few                B. little        C. much        D. a lot
10. A. basis        B. chance        C. purpose        D. opportunity
11. A. apply        B. appeal        C. turn        D. stick
12. A. its        B. our        C. your        D. their
13. A. concerning         B. following        C. disregarding        D. considering
14. A. requirements        B. preferences        C. tendencies        D. ambitions
15. A. a        B. any        C. the        D. no
16. A. Therefore        B. However        C. Moreover        D. Nevertheless
17. A. mass        B. majority        C. minority        D. multitude
18. A. proposal        B. suggestion        C. appraisal        D. consideration
19. A .towards        B. against        C. without        D. out of
20. A. turns        B. parts        C .risks        D. choices
四、 汉译英（将下列句子译成英语）（每题1分， 共10分）
81. 读书不求甚解释没有用的。             82．这部电影比我预料的要有趣得多。
83．他认为我们的帮助理所当然。           84．在某种程度上我怀疑他说话的真实性。
85．他决心把一生献给教育事业。
五、 英译汉( 将下列短文中划线部分的句子译成汉语) （每句2分，共10分）
The Northeast’s many rivers, including the Connecticut and the Hudson, have been vital to his history and have helped the Northeast become a center of commerce. The same steep hills that hindered farming aided industrialists in the nineteenth century. The abundant precipitation(降水), about 40 to 60 inches (102 to 152cm) annually, combined with the hilly terrain, kept the rivers of the region flowing swiftly. (86)Industrialists harnessed the power of these rivers by building water wheels, which converted the waterpower into machine power.
Throughout the 1800s—especially in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire—factories powered by water sprang up at waterfalls along the region’s many rivers. The factories manufactured shoes, cotton cloth, and other goods that were sold across the United States and shipped to markets around the world. (87) The region’s river valleys served as trade routes, railroad routes, and modern highway routes for the Northeast. The rivers also provided abundant water for the region.
(88) Young people from the Northeastern countryside flocked to the factory towns to take industrial jobs. By the mid-1800s, European immigrants were streaming across the Atlantic to the Northeast. In 1840, about 84,000 Europeans immigrated to the United States; by 1850, the number sky-rocked to 370,000. Many of these immigrants hoped to earn a good living in one of the Northeast’s many factories, and to improve the quality of their lives.
(89) In addition to population a landscape that favored industry and trade, the people who settled in the Northeast pioneered many new inventions that affect the way we live today. Notable Northeasterners include Eli Whitney, whose concept of interchangeable parts in the late 1700s paved the way for mass production. Thomas Edison, who invented the phonograph in 1877 and a light bulb for long use in 1879, did most of his work in the Northeast. (90) By the early 1900s, the Northeast held a position as the most productive manufacturing area in the world.
普通高校在籍本科生申请成人学士学位（二学位）的考生必答题
六、短文翻译（将下列短文译成汉语） （共10分）
   The rapid increase in population during the past two centuries has been the result of lower death rates, which have produced an increase in worldwide life expectancy from about thirty to about sixty-two. For a while the result was a young population with more mothers in each generation, and fewer deaths than births. But even during this population explosion the average number of children born to each woman has been falling in modern societies.
七．英文写作（共10分）
你是李明，今年夏天要大学毕业了，你有很多参考书要卖。写一个出售书本通知，内容包括：自我介绍， 对用过的参考书介绍，你的联系方式。    写作要求：书信格式正确   1、表达清楚， 语言简练。2、字数不少于100字。

2007年吉林省成人高等教育本科生申请学士学位外国语统一考试TEST 4

英  语
  试卷一（A卷）
考生注意：① 将答案（每题只能选择一个）填涂在答题卡上，否则无效。
② 答A卷的，在答题卡“试卷类型”栏涂[A]；答B卷的，在答题卡“试卷类型”栏涂[B]。
一、选择填空（选择最佳答案）（每题0.5分，共20分）
1. I want to go to the doctor, but you ______ with me.
A)need not to go            B)do not need go           C)need not go            D)need go not
2.You can be sure that the money you give them will be ____ to good use.
A)pulled            B)pushed                  C)put                    D)punched
3.Being very tired, Jim ______ as soon as he ______ down in bed.
A)felt asleep; lie                B)fell sleepy; lay          C)went to bed; laid        D)went to sleep; lay
4. ______ by the police, the kidnappers had no choices but to surrender.
A)Surrounded                B)Having surrounded          C)To be surrounded        D)Been surrounded
5.Nobody knows whether the guest has ______.
A)arrived              B)reached                  C)got to                D)arrived at
6.When his name was mentioned, I saw him ______ from his seat.
\A)rise                B)arise                      C)raise                 D)arouse
7.The ______ girl sat in the corner, ______.
A)frightening; crying                B)frightening; cried    C)frightened; crying        D)frightened; to cry
8.Jane tried to keep up a calm appearance, but her trembling voice ______ her ______.
A)gave; in            B)gave; away                  C)gave; out                D)gave; up
9.The little girl is ______ safe.
A)something but        B)anything but              C)anything except    D)something of
10.John Keats, a great British poet, died ______.
A)in his twentieth                B)in his twenties     C)in his twenty                D)on the twenties
11. I looked for my pen everywhere ______ there.
A)except                 B)besides                  C)beside                D)except for
12.The baby didn’t stop crying ______ his mother came back.
A)until                   B)when                  C)before                D)after
13.I’ve made an ______ for you to see the dentist at 5 o’clock tomorrow.
A)appointment             B)interview              C)opportunity            D)assignment
14. He ran towards the hole and ______ it with a piece of wood.
A)located                    B)covered              C)blackened            D)hid
15.The rest ______ a number of reading comprehension questions.
A)composes of             B)composes in           C)consists of            D)consists in
16.It was on the street ______ I met your father last Friday.
A)that                     B)which                  C)where                D)when
17.Young people have become ______ of the need to change their eating habits.
A)recognition             B)aware                  C)found                D)careful
18.After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced ______ tractors in 1994 than the year before.
A)twice more             B)as twice many          C) as twice many            D)many more twice
19. ______, we would go camping.
A)Should it be fine tomorrow            B)It should be fine tomorrow
C)If it should fine tomorrow           D)If it does fine tomorrow
20. There ______ no trouble in finishing the work on time.
A)ought to have           B)should to be       C)should allow            D)will be allowed
21. In our culture, honesty has always been considered an important ________of a person’s character.
A. element                   B. role                     C. share                       D. practice
22. The machine equipped with an automatic control system has an enormous advantage __________.
A. than the previous ones   B. to the previous ones  C. over the previous ones  D. on the previous ones
23. A good composition should be well-organized; ________, its language should flow smoothly.
A. nevertheless               B. moreover                     C. occasionally             D. eventually
24. One of the ________of the training programme is that it enables the young people to be better candidates for employment.
A. adventures               B. measures             C. viewpoints                D. virtues
25. This year the company ________ almost twice as many as it did last year.
A. turned out               B. turned to             C. turned in                 D. turned down
26. Scientific discoveries and inventions do not always influence the language ________ their importance.
A. in the name of       B. in proportion to   C. on top of                 D. with regard to
27. ________in an exciting novel or film, the passage of time is easily forgotten.
A. While absorbed   B. When absorbed   C. Absorbed   D. When you are absorbed
28. There were no tickets ________ for Friday’s performance.
A. preferable   B. considerable   C. possible   D. available
29. I’m afraid you cannot avoid ________him on campus; the world is so small!
A. to meet   B. meeting   C. meeting with   D. being met
30. I was amazed ________ what he said at the meeting.
A. with   B. from   C. at   D. for
31. Don’t ________this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.
A. release   B. relieve   C. relate   D. retain
32. I’m afraid I can’t go ________help you.
A. through the way of  B. out of the way to  C. in the way of   D. by way of
33. My sole object was to get shelter ________the snow, to get myself covered and warm.
A. for   B. off   C. from   D. over
34. Robert surprised everyone when he________ the job of office manager.
A. turned away   B. turned back   C. turned down   D. turned over.
35. We must ________ that the telegram arrives in time.
A. secure   B. ensure   C. assure   D. insure
36. The child was told to ________for being rude to his uncle.
A. apologize   B. excuse   C. punish   D. pardon
37. “This road used to be much narrower,” one of the tourists________.
A. reminded   B. extended   C. paused   D. recalled
38. His house is in a wealthy ________with a school, a hospital, banks and shops.
A. neighborhood   B. basis   C. route   D. occasion
39. Regular review is important. Devote some time during each study hour to reviewing material ________ learned.
A. scarcely   B. eventually   C. previously   D. exactly
40. Do you think he is ________to give up smoking?
A. indignant   B. worthwhile   C. positive   D. determined
二、阅读理解（根据短文和提问，选择最佳答案）（每题2分， 共40分）
Passage 1.
Do you have bright ideas? Ideas for inventions that change society or, at least, make life easier for somebody? Perhaps we all do sometimes, but we don’t often make the idea a reality. Recently, in Britain, there was a competition called British Designers for Tomorrow. The competition encouraged young people to carry out their bright ideas. There were two groups in the contest: Group One was for schoolchildren under 16; Group Two was for schoolchildren over 16. And there were eleven prize-winners altogether.
   Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was called ‘Sunshine Superman’ by one newspaper writing about his design. It’s important when people study the weather to be able to record sunshine accurately. We need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight. Neil’s is more accurate and this is very important for research into way of using solar power. With his prize of ￡100, Neil plans to carry on inventing.
    You can do so much with animation(动画片). Look at Simon West’s idea for animated road signs. He uses pictures which appear to move as you go nearer to or farther from them. This isn’t a new idea. But it is new to use these pictures on road signs. “We found that people were more likely to see moving signs,” said Simon. So now, you can really see rocks falling, trains moving, horses galloping or a car falling over

the edge of a cliff. Quite a warning!
The ideas in the competition were so inventive that we are surprised that British industry doesn’t ask more schoolchildren for suggestions. Perhaps this will be the start of ‘pupil power’!
41. ___________was carried out recently in Britain
A. competition among schoolchildren     B. competition in industry
C. competition called British Designers for Tomorrow  D. competition for 11 prize-winners
42. The aim of the competition was_________.
A. to ask schoolchildren for suggestions   B. to encourage young people to carry out their bright ideas
C. to start ‘pupil power’                D. to ask British industry for ideas
43. What is Neil Hunt?
A schoolboy.  B.A teacher.  C.A schoolgirl.    D.A designer.
44. Neil Hunt was called ‘Sunshine Superman’ because________.
A. he suggested the ways of using solar power    B. he designed a more accurate sunshine recorder
C. he was able to record direct sunshine accurately D. he invented the way of using solar energy
45. Who invented animated road signs?
A. Neil Hunt.  B. Simon West.   C.A driver.   D.A schoolchild.
Passage 2
The custom of tattooing (纹身) has a long history in Thailand, a southeast Asian country.
In the northeast parts of the country, every boy should be tattooed when he is 17 or 18 years old. This is the indication of his coming into age. People believe that tattooing is a mysterious amulet(护身符)which has some strange internal power. If a person is tattooed, he is free of any misfortune or disaster or unlucky accident. On the other hand, he will obtain love, wealth and will be fortunate in the future.
There is a uniquely traditional ceremony of one’s tattooing. It is usually held in a temple because Buddhism is the national religion in Thailand. Before being tattooed, he can take some opium in order to lighten the pain. A monk will quickly prick(刺) a picture on the skin of the boy who is being tattooed. Soon after that, the monk will paint some color on the picture to make it everlasting. During the whole process, the boy must endure great pain, keeping quiet and still. It is also a test of one’s courage and will power.
Pictures of birds, fierce animals, flowers, and some strange signs are the favorite contents of the tattoo. They are generally the reflection of people’s desire or dream. These pictures are usually on one’s arm, thighs, shoulders, back and chest. The more skin the boy is tattooed, the braver and stronger he is considered to be. However, people are beginning to be aware that tattooing may lead to skin cancer.
46. Why do boys in Thailand are tattooed?
A. Because the boy tattooed can get rid of any disaster or unlucky accident.
B. Because the boy tattooed will be lucky all his life.
C. Because tattooing is a symbol of a boy being grown-up.
D. Because tattooing is a mysterious amulet.
47. We can infer from the passage that_________.
A. the more pain the boy can stand, the more power he will have.
B. in order to be made everlasting, the patterns tattooed on bodies are pricked as deep as possible.
C. the more skin the boy is tattooed, the more fortunate he will be in the future.
D. the more skin the boy is tattooed , the greater the possibility of skin cancer he will have.
48. The word ‘opium’ (Para. 3, line7) most probably means_________.
A．a kind of medicine  B．a kind of food  C．a kind of vegetable  D．a kind of fruit
49.Why is the traditional ceremony of one’s tattooing held in a temple?
A．Because it is a safe place.              B．Because Buddhism is the national religion in this country.
C．Because there are amulets in the temple.  D．The reason is not mentioned in the passage.
50. What pictures are not mentioned as the favorite patterns of tattoo?
A  birds   B. flowers    C. gods    D. fierce animals
Passage 3
American cities are similar to other cities around the world. In every country, cities reflect the values of the culture. Cities contain the very best aspects of a society: opportunities for education, employment, and entertainment. They also contain the very worst parts of a society: violent crime, racial conflict, and poverty. American cities are changing, just as American society is changing.
After World War II, city residents became wealthier, more prosperous. They had more children. They needed more space. They moved out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homes. They bought houses in the suburbs, areas near a city where people live. These are areas without many offices or factories. During the 1950s the American ‘dream’ was to have a house in the suburbs.
Now things are changing. The children of the people who left the cities in 1950s are now adults. They, unlike their parents, want to live in the cities. Many young professionals, doctors, lawyers, and executives, are moving back into the city. Many are single; others are married, but often without children. They prefer the city to the suburbs because their jobs are there; they are afraid of the fuel shortage; or they just enjoy the excitement and opportunities which the city offers. A new class is moving into the city---a wealthier, more mobile class.
Only a few years ago, people thought that the older American cities were dying. Some city residents now see a bright, new future. Others see only problems and conflicts. One thing is sure: Many dying cities are alive again.
51. Paragraph 1__________.
A. explains why American cities are changing        B. is a description of cities
C. shows that American cities have many problems  
D. says: American cities contain the very best aspects of a society
52. In the 1950s the American ‘ dream’ was _________.
A to have a color TV set          B. to have a big car
C. to buy an apartment in the city   D. to buy a new house in the suburbs
53. In paragraph 3, the author gives _________reasons why people want to live in cities.
A. two      B. three        C. four      D .five
54. According to the article, cities are________.
A. sick.     B. alive again.  C. living.    D. dying.
55. The movement of people to and from the city can explain
A. social changes.   B. Violent crime.  C. Racial conflict.   D. The best aspects of a society.
Passage 4
In this century the traditional American family is constantly faced with the threat of breakdown. Some sociologists suggest that one little-noticed cause may be the instruction of the TV dinner.
Before the appearance of television sets, the American dinner was a big event for the family for in many homes dinner-time may be the only time when everyone got together. A typical dinner was usually in three stages. In the preparation stage, the children and Father frequently helped with table setting while Mother put the last touches on the roast. In the eating stage, family members shared the day’s experiences and more than food was consumed. In this stage families got to know one another and made joint decisions around the dinner table, and thus the family solidarity was reinforced. In the cleaning-up stage, children or father again gave their hands, so that their significance to the home community was clear. Unfortunately, all of these have been erased by a product—the television set.
By the beginning of the 1980’s, the typical American family dinner is just twenty minutes long. The speed-up of this once-leisurely experiences is clearly connected to the overall pace of modern life and maybe a model of the modern life is the TV dinners — meals designed to be consumed between the opening and closing credits of a half-hour program. The once family affair has now become nothing more than the use of a fork and knife.
56. According to the passage, the American family is now threatened by _    _.
A. poverty        B. having few children   C. poor living conditions        D. divorce
57. In the past, American tended to ______ .
A. spend more time eating their food at dinner table   B. end more food than they have today
C. spend more time talking about their day’s experience at dinner table
D. talk so much that they forgot to eat
58. The shortening of the dinner time in America is related to ______.
A. the TV programs                    B. the pace of modern life
C. the wide use of household appliances        D. the popularity of fast food
59. According to the passage, TV dinners are ______ .
A. meals consumed while one is watching TV   B. meals on learns to cook on TV
C. meals ordered on TV                     D. meals consumed before the TV set
60. The best title for this passage might be ______.
A. Talk At Dinner Table         B. TV Dinner  C. Pace of Modern Life        D. Problems Caused By TV
三、完型填空（选择最佳答案）（每题1分， 共20分）
Historians tend to the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It’s the one  61  the teacher standing in the schoolroom door  62   goodbye to students for the summer and calling  63  them. “By the way, we won World War II.”
The problem with the joke, of course, is that it’s  64  funny. The recent surveys on  65  illiteracy(无知) are beginning to numb(令人震惊): nearly one third of American 11-year-olds cannot even  66  which countries the united States  67  against in that war. One third have no 68  when the Declaration of Independence was  69 . One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1150. Two thirds cannot correctly  70  the Civil War between 1850 and 1900.  71  when they get the answers right, some are  72  guessing.
Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be  73  connected to loss of international  74  . But it does affect our future  75  a democratic nation and as individuals.
The  76  news is that there is growing agreement  77  what is wrong with the  78  of history and what needs to be  79  to fix it. The steps are tentative(尝试性的)  80  yet to be felt in most classrooms.
61.A)about            B)in                  C)for             D)by
62.A)shaking            B)waving              C)nodding         D)speaking
63.A)in                B)after               C)for             D)up
64.A)rarely            B) so               C) too       &nb