1、大学英语考试复习资料成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试真题1 大学英语考试复习资料成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试真题2018年11月-(1)成人高等教育学士学位英语水平考试真题2018年11月-(1)Part Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this part, there are 3 dialogues with 3 or 4 blanks, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the choice that best suits the situ
2、ation until the dialogue is complete. With Dialogue One, all the choices will have to be used. With Dialogue Two and Dialogue Three, one choice will be left unused. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single bar through the centre of the letter that indicates your choice.Dialogue oneMark: Th
3、ere is a sailor there. Im going to ask that sailor if he knows where I can find a boat to Mosquito City. Mark: 1 Sailor: Yeah. What can I do for you, buddy? Mark: 2 Sailor: Mosquito City. Oh! Wow! Well, its a great place, Mosquito City, buddy! Mark: OK, so I want to go there. 3 Sailor: No, but if yo
4、u walk about a mile to your left, you will come across a big banana boat. Mark: A banana boat? .that direction? Sailor: Yeah, just ask for John. He is a friend of mine. OK? 4 Mark: OK. OK. Good on you. A. He will take you there. B. I want to go to Mosquito City. C. Excuse me! D. Can I go there on yo
5、ur boat? 1.答案:C解析 从对话第一句可以知道马克想问水手问题。空格1的内容显然是马克打扰人家的发问句，常用的英语句子是“Excuse me!”。故选C。2.答案:B解析 空格2前面的对话是水手问马克有什么可以帮助他的，综观四个选项，B项表达了马克询问水手的意图。故选B。3.答案:D解析 空格3后的回答No表明它需要填入的是一个一般疑问句，在剩下的两个选项中唯有D合适，且意义也切合语境。故选D。4.答案:ADialogue TwoTed: Excuse me, can you tell me where the nearest restaurant is? Smith: Oh, th
6、e restaurant? The nearest one is the City Restaurant. Its just opposite the No.5 Department Store. Ted: Im.er.Im afraid I dont quite.you see. 1 Smith: I see. Simply walk two blocks straight ahead, then turn left, and the City Restaurant is about 10 meters ahead. 2 Ted: Can I take a bus? Smith: Of co
7、urse you can. But 3 Its only a few minutes walk. Ted: Thank you very much. Smith: Not at all. A. Im a total stranger here. B. You cant miss it. C. I dont think it is necessary. D. Its not very near. 1.答案:A解析 从上一句对话可以看出Smith回答了Ted的问题，告诉Ted最近的饭店是都市饭店，空格前面的几句话Ted一直吞吞吐吐，可以推断出Ted并不熟悉这个城市，综观四个选项，Ted项“我在这儿
8、是陌生人”符合语境。故选A。2.答案:B解析 空格前面的话是Smith将怎么去都市饭店的具体方法告诉Ted了，根据英语中的表达方式，结尾应该是说你不会错过的，B项符合语境。故选B。3.答案:C解析 上一句对话Ted问Smith能不能承公共汽车去，Smith回答说可以，空格后又说走路只要几分钟，可见Smith认为没有必要乘公共汽车。故选C。Dialogue ThreeHelen: 1 Do you study Chinese at the university here? Rose: Yes, I do. But my characters are very bad. Helen: 2 Rose
9、: Are you Chinese? Helen: Yes, I am. I came here to study political science. Rose: 3 Helen: I like it so far. But my English still needs work. A. It takes a long time to learn Chinese writing. B. How are you doing? C. How do you like it? D. Excuse me. 1.答案:D解析 空格后一句是一般疑问句，你是在这里的大学学习中文吗?据此可推断前一句应该是一个
10、寒暄句，综观所有选项，D项符合句意。故选D。2.答案:A解析 空格上一句罗斯说他的汉字写得很差，综观其他三个选项，只有A项“学习写汉字需要很长时间”符合此处意思，能衔接上下对话。故选A。3.答案:C解析 空格10上句海伦说来这里学习政治学，下一句回答说到目前为止很喜欢，可以推断出罗斯问的是海伦觉得政治学怎么样。故选C。Part Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. F
11、or each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single bar through the centre of the letter that indicates your choice.Passage One Have you ever heard of a pawpaw (木瓜)? If not, do not feel bad. Many Americans do not know o
12、f the fruit, although it is native to the U.S. Once, however, it was one of the most popular fruits in North America. Happily, those who love the pawpaw are trying to return it to its former position in American foods. A pawpaw is a tropical fruit that used to be grown along the East Coast from New
13、York to Florida and all over the eastern U.S. At one time, it could be found as far west as Nebraska. The pawpaw was an important food for Native Americans and even early European settlers. Paw-paws reportedly were a favorite treat of George Washington, the first U.S. president, who especially liked
14、 them cold. Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. president, was also a fan of the fruit. He planted pawpaws at his home in Virginia. He also sent pawpaw seeds to his friends in France. American explorers Lewis and Clark wrote in their journals about the pawpaw. The pawpaw is difficult to be sold commerc
15、ially. The fruit requires a very special environmentlow, wet areas that sometimes flood. It has a very short harvest season, from two to three weeks in September and October. In addition, the fruit is good to eat for only two to three days after harvesting. This makes it hard to sell anywhere distan
16、t from the pawpaw tree it comes from. Planters are again growing pawpaw trees and harvesting the fruit. In several states, farmers have organized pawpaw festivals to reintroduce people to the fruit. At such a festival in Maryland recently, farmers displayed different products made with pawpaws, like
17、 pawpaw jams, pies, ice-cream and beer. 1. Many American people do not know that the pawpaw _.A.was once popular in the U.S.B.is native to the U.S. onlyC.has become popular againD.is a healthy fruit答案:B解析 细节题。根据文章第一段第三句“Many Americans do not know of the fruit, although it is native to the U.S.”可知，尽管
18、木瓜是美国本土的水果，仍有许多美国人并不了解这种水果。故选B2. The pawpaw used to be found mainly _.A.around NebraskaB.in the eastern U.S.C.all over FloridaD.in New York suburbs答案:B解析 细节题。根据文章第二段内容“A pawpaw is a tropical fruit that used to be grown along the East Coast from New York to Florida and all over the eastern U.S.”可知，木瓜
19、主要生长在纽约到佛罗里迭的东海岸和美国东部地区。故选B。3. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson are mentioned in paragraph 3 as _.A.American explorersB.famous politiciansC.early pawpaw plantersD.pawpaw lovers答案:D解析 细节题。根据文章第三段内容“Pawpaws reportedly were a favorite treat of George Washington, the first U.S. president, who espe
20、cially liked them cold. Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. president, was also a fan of the fruit.”可知，George Washington和Thomas Jefferson都非常喜爱木瓜这种水果，所以文中列举二人作为木瓜的喜爱者。故选D。4. It is difficult to sell the pawpaw on a large scale for the following reasons EXCPEPT that the fruit _.A.requires a very special e
21、nvironmentB.has a very short harvest seasonC.does not taste goodD.is difficult to preserve after harvesting答案:C解析 细节题。根据文章第四段内容“The fruit requires a very special environmentlow, wet areas that sometimes flood. It has a very short harvest season, from two to three weeks in September and October. In a
22、ddition, the fruit is good to eat for only two to three days after harvesting. This makes it hard to sell anywhere distant from the pawpaw tree it comes from.”可知，由于木瓜生长在低温，潮湿多水的环境。收获季节短暂，并且在收获之后只能保存两三天，所以不便长途销售。但文章并未提及木瓜味道不好。故选C。5. Pawpaw festivals are organized in some states _.A.as a way of celebr
23、ating harvestB.as part of the traditional cultureC.to display pawpaw growing techniquesD.to reintroduce people to the fruit答案:D解析 细节题。根据文章最后一段第二句“In several states, farmers have organized pawpaw festivals to reintroduce people the fruit”可知，在一些地区，农民举办“木瓜节”再次向大家介绍这种水果。故选D。Passage Two Throughout histor
24、y, humans have suffered from a condition that they have never been able to escapeageing. Some researchers, however, believe we may be thinking about it in the wrong way. They say we should start treating ageing itself as a diseaseone that can be prevented and treated. Their hopes are founded on rece
25、nt discoveries that suggest biological ageing may be entirely preventable and treatable. From a biological preventive, the body ages at different rates according to genetic and environmental factors. Tiny errors build up in our DNA and our cells begin developing faults that can grow into tissue dama
26、ge, which leads to ageing and ageing-related diseases. One of the leading figures in human life research, Aubrey De Grey, explains in an interview that their goal is to develop a set of therapies for middle-aged and older people that will leave them physically and mentally equivalent(相当的) to someone
27、 under the age of 30. Of course, without wiping their memories, he adds. But he doesnt think that it will be possible to stop ageing altogether. He sees a future where rejuvenation technologies can be applied to old people in order to revert their cells to what they were like when they were in their
28、 youth, buying them extra time. The idea is that someone who is treated at the age of 60 will be biologically reverted to 30. But because the therapies are not permanent fixes, their cells will end up becoming 60 years old again in another 30 years time. 1. By treating ageing itself as a disease, so
29、me researchers mean _.A.aged people are liable to diseasesB.ageing can be dealt with like a diseaseC.ageing is a disease hard to cureD.ageing should be treated carefully答案:B解析 细节题。根据文章第一段最后一句“They say we should start treating ageing itself as a diseaseone that can be prevented and treated.”可知，研究者提出我
30、们应该将老化看作是一种可以预防和治疗的疾病。故选B。2. Humans age at different rates due to _ reasons.A.physicalB.biologicalC.genetic and environmentalD.DNA and cell-related答案:C解析 细节题。根据文章第二段内容“From a biological preventive, the body ages at different rates according to genetic and environmental factors.”可知，从生物预防的角度来说，身体根据遗传和
31、环境因素以不同的速度老化。故选C。3. The goal of De Greys research is to _.A.freeze peoples ageB.make people youngerC.stop ageing altogetherD.adjust peoples memories答案:B解析 细节题。根据文章第三段内容“One of the leading figures in human life research, Aubrey De Grey, explains in an interview that their goal is to develop a set of therapies for middle-aged and older people that will leave them physically and mentally equivalent to someone under the age of 30.”可知，Aubrey De Grey的研究目标是使中老年人的生理精神状态都相当于30岁以下的人的状态，使中老年人年轻化。故选B。4. What does rejuvenation (para.3) possibly mean? _A.Relating to cel
