2011 年四川成人学士学位英语考试真题
PartⅠ Vocabulary and Structure (25 points, 30 minutes)
Directions: There are 50 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence
there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best
completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet
with a single line through the center.
1. By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular ____ children as Coca Cola.
A) for B) with C) to D) in
2. When you buy anything expensive, never forget to ask for the ____ from
the shop.
A) receipt B) trust C) render D) tale
3. The financial support is decided not only according to your GRE score,
but also according to your ____ in college.
A) intelligence B) policy C) performance D) statement
4. Professor Smith is also the ____ of the international program office. If
you have any problem when you study here, you may go to him for help.
A) detective B) president C) manager D) director
5. We do not have a ____ school in our institute. The highest degree we provide
for the students is a B. A. and a B. S. .
A) graduate B) high C) grade D) continue
6. Paper clips, drawing pins and safety-pins were ____ all over the floor.
A) separated B) sprayed C) spilled D) scattered
7. I am writing ____ my mother to express her thanks for your gift.
A) in memory of B) on behalf of C) with respect to D) on account of
8. In considering men for jobs in our firm, we give ____ to those with some
experience.
A) privilege B) advice C) prize D) preference
9. She is ____ a musician than her brother. A) much of B) much as C) more
of D) more as
10.The assignments are too hard. I can't ____ the work.
A) keep up with B) catch up with C) come up with D) put up with
11. Robert Spring, a 19th century forger, was so good at his profession that
he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling ____ signatures of famous
Americans.
A) artificial B) genuine C) false D) natural
12.In 1890 there were many American cities and towns where part of a day's
school instruction was conducted in language ____ English.
A) more than B) other than C) except that D) except for
13.The problem will be discussed at length in the ____ Chapter.
A) consequent B) latter C) late D) subsequent
14.They are members of the club by ____ of their great wealth.
A) virtue B) way C) means D) word
15.The value of the industrial ____ dropped from about 70 billion dollars
to slightly more than 31 billion.
A) outcome B) outlook C) output D) outset
16.Scientists believe that color blindness is a(n) ____ defect, and there
is no cure for it.
A) retained B) inherited C) received D) infected
17.She was glad that her success would ____ for the women who would follow.
A) be easier to make B) make it easier C) be easier D) make things easier
18.Fred says that his present job does not provide him with enough ____ for
his organizing ability.
A) scope B) space C) capacity D) extent
19.San Francisco is usually cool in the summer, but Los Angeles ____. A) is
rarely B) hardly is C) rarely is D) is scarcelly 20.
You've been overworking recently, and would find a holiday ____. A) fortunate
B) essential C) profitable D) beneficial
21.____ you are familiar with the author's ideas, try reading all the sections
as quickly as you possibly can.
A) Ever since B) Now that C) So that D) As long as
22.The people didn't trust Senator Maxwell , otherwise he ____.
A) would have re-elected B) would have been re-elected C) must have been
re-elected D) were to be re-elected
23.Go straight into the cave and find out what's in there, ____?
A) will you B) don't you C) do you D) can you
24.The old man was shocked to learn that his illness could result in death
if ____ untreated.
A) to leave B) to be left C) leaving D) left
25.Our teacher recommend that we ____ as attentive as possible when we visit
the museum.
A) are B) be C) were D) shall be
26.The old man came upstairs with great strength , his right hand ____ a stick
for support.
A) held B) holding C) being holding D) was holding
27.My wife said in her letter that she would appreciate ____ from you sometime.
A) hearing B) to hear C) having heard D) to have heard
28.It ____ around nine o'clock when I drove back home because it was already
dark.
A) had to be B) was to be C) must be D) must have been
29.If you act ____ the doctor's advice ,you won't get well again.
A) aside from B) contrary to C)capable of D) prior to
30.Visitors coming for short periods of time do not always experience ____
intense emotions ____ visitors who live in foreign countries for longer terms.
A) the same … as B) both … and C) either... or D) so … that
31.Urban mothers had difficulty ____ their children into child care
facilities.
A) get B) to get C) in getting D) for getting
32.If it ____ too much trouble, I'd love a cup of tea.
A) isn't B) wasn't C) weren't D) hadn't been
33.The population of many Alaskan cities has ____ doubled in the past three
years.
A)larger than B)as great as C)more than D)as many as
34.All that can be done ____.
A)have been done B)have done C)has done D)has been done
35.A person beating a drum or blowing a trumpet causes vibrations in the air
____ sound waves.
A) calls B) called C) is called D) are called
36.These national parks are very important for preserving many animals, who
would ____ run the risk of becoming extinct.
A) otherwise B) nevertheless C) therefore D) instead
37.They had an accident on the road and didn't ____ at their hotel until after
midnight.
A) show off B) check in C) check out D) drop out
38.After his leave Tom went back on duty to ____ his soldiers.
A) put in charge of B) be charged with C) be taken in charge by D) take charge
of
39.The three rows at the front are ____ for guests.
A) conserved B) deposited C) reserved D) stored
40.One thing it's safe to say about robots is that anything you can write
about them will already be ____ by the time it's read. That's how fast robot
technology is developing.
A) out of order B) out of date C) out of control D) out of sight
41.The autumn air felt ____ so he went to fetch a coat.
A) cool B) severe C) harsh D) chilly
42.A managing director cannot expect to have much time to ____ to purely
personal matters.
A) reserve B) spare C) concentrate D) devote
43.His enthusiasm for the plan seems to have ____, for he never speaks about
it any more.
A) worn off B) got down C) fallen out D) used up
44.With the spring here you can ____ these ski boots till you need them again
next winter.
A)put away B)get rid of C) give away D)do away with
45.No artistic creation can achieve greatness if ____ from life.
A) resulted B) escaped C) divorced D) shielded
46.The Petersons have a very ____ daughter. She is always running and jumping.
A) quiet B) vigorous C) naughty D) mischievous
47.If you like a large print of your photograph we can blow it ____ for you.
A) up B) through C) out D) over
48.The speaker agreed to ____ from the position that he had just stated.
A) return B) jump C) withdraw D) retreat
49.Some hobbies can only be ____ by rich people.
A) taken in B) taken on C) taken up D) taken over
50.I think it is only by a ____ of imagination that you say you have seen
a ghost.
A) pinch B) lack C) shortage D) stretch
PartⅡ Reading Comprehension (45 points, 50 minutes)
Directions: There are 6 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by
some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices
marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the
corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1 Question 51 to 55 are based on the following passage: Censorship
(审查制度) is for the good of society as a whole. Imagine what chaos there would
be if we lived in a society without laws. Like the law, censorship contributes
to the common good. Some people think that it is disgraceful that a censor should
interfere with works of art. Who is this person, they say, to ban this great book
or cut that great film? No one can set himself up as a superior being. But we must
remember two things. Firstly, where genuine works of art are concerned, modern
censors are extremely liberal in their views----often far more liberal than a large
section of the public. Artistic merit is something which censors clearly recognize.
And secondly, we must bear in mind that the great proportion of books, plays and
films which come before the censor are very far from being "works of art". When
discussing censorship, therefore, we should not confine our attention to great
masterpieces, but should consider the vast numbers of publications and films which
make up the bulk (大部分) of the entertainment industry. When censorship laws are
relaxed, dishonest people are given a licence to produce virtually anything in
the name of "art". There is an increasing tendency to equate "artistic" with
"pornographic" (色情的).So one of the great things that censorship does is to
prevent certain people from making fat profits by corrupting the minds of others.
Society would really be poorer if it deprived itself of the wise counsel and the
restraining influence which a censor provides.
51.A censor's duty is ____.
A) to see there is no filthy content in publications or films
B) to ban books and cut films
C) to distinguish works of art from others
D) to make sure that no licence is given to dishonest people
52.Some people are against censorship for the reason that ____.
A) censorship is not consistent with the ideals of democracy
B) censors prevent people from making profits
C) censors are conservative and cannot appreciate artistic merit
D) censorship limits the way people feel and think
53.When the writer says "to equate 'artistic' which 'pornographic', he means
____.
A) there is no clear distinction between what is artistic and what is
pornographic
B) masterpieces are sometimes offensive to decency
C) many pornographic works will be published in the name of art
D) artistic works and pornographic works have the same market value
54.According to the writer, a society free from censorship ____.
A) would be poor materially
B) would expose its people to dangers of being corrupted
C) could not develop its entertainment industry
D) would allow only a small section of people to make profits
55.All the following are the writer's views except that ____.
A) censors are fully qualified for their job
B) masterpieces even with pornographic content are still masterpieces
C) society will not do without censorship
D) many books, plays and films are not works of art
Passage 2 Question 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:
A few weeks ago I was talking to a school inspector in one of the more
fashionable districts of Paris. She astonished me by saying that if she had young
children today, she'd probably send them to a private school. She had devoted 25
years of her life to the ideal of free public education, she said, but the truth
was the state system was in a mess. There are two main problems: State schools
in France have to accept whatever teachers are assigned to them by the Ministry
of Education. As my school inspector friend put it, "one year a school may be
excellent; three or four years later, half the teachers may be incapable!" That
is not very reassuring if you're a parent. Private schools can choose their own
teachers. The other problem is discipline or, rather, the lack of it. Not long
ago a school in Birmingham made headlines in Britain because the teachers were
being terrorized by their pupils. In the desolate suburbs of low-cost apartment
blocks, thrown together in the 1960s on the outskirts of most big French cities,
such stories are commonplace. Vandalism(破坏他人财产的行为), drug-taking and
extortion aren't limited to schools in poor areas either. A recent poll found that
88 per cent of French children rate as the biggest problem of their school lives
the prevalence (流行, 猖獗)of factions and gangs which spend all their time
fighting one another. Small wonder, then, that the private schools, with their
emphasis on traditional values, are undergoing a new surge of popularity (despite
disapproval from France's new socialist leaders), and competition to get into the
best of them has now become intense.
56.The French school inspector has long been a supporter of ____.
A) compulsory education
B) free private education
C) private schools
D) the state school system
57.The French state education system ____.
A) does not guarantee the competence of teachers
B) seems to have no serious difficulties
C) is running smoothly
D) promises to maintain high standards
58.Private schools in France today ____.
A) are generally undergoing changes for the worse
B) enjoy the prestige(声望) of becoming the place to send one's children to
C) have become victims of vandalism
D) never hire teachers who stress traditional values
59.Lack of discipline among students is rampant in state schools ____.
A) in the Paris slums, but not in other areas
B) noticeably and solely in the poorer areas in French cities
C) almost everywhere in France
D) rather restricted to Birmingham
60.France children who wish to go to the best private schools can do so by
____.
A) taking highly competitive examinations
B) simply sending in applications
C) joining factions and gangs
D) drawing lots
Part Ⅲ Cloze ( 10 points, 15 minutes )
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there
are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the One that the best
fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with
a single line through the cettre.
Today vegetables, fish, fruit, meat and beer are canned in enormous
quantities. Within three generations the 81 habits of millions have been
revolutionized. Foods that were previously 82 may now be eaten at any time, and
strange foods are 83 far from the countries where they are 84 . The crops many
farmers now produce often depend on the nearness of a canning factory. The first
stage in the canning 85 is the preparation of the raw food. Diseased and waste
portions are thrown 86 ; meat and fish are cleaned and trimmed; fruit and vegetables
washed and graded for 87 . The jobs are principally 88 by machine. The next stage,
for vegetables only, is soak in very 89 or boiling water for a short time to remove
air and 90 the vegetable. This makes 91 easier to pack into cans for sterilization