2014年成人高考学士学位英语考试考前训练（1）

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According to the text，the best host__________ ．

The author of this article may agree with which of the following?

“It would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable．”“bad manners”means __________．

Which of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?

根据以下内容回答题：Social customs and ways of behaving change．Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable．Just a few years ago，it was considered impolite behavior. for a man to smoke on street．No man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room． Customs also differ from country to country．Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country?Or doesn’t it matter?Should you use both hands when you are eating?Should leave one in your lap，or on the table?The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs．For example，in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time．Als0．most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to a woman，and SO will most Americans．Promptness is important both in England and in America．That is，if a dinner invitation is for 7 o"clock，the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay． The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable——especially if they are your guests．When the food was served，one of the guests started to eat his meats with a knife．The other guests were amused or shocked，but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way．It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable．

If one has accepted a dinner invitation，what should he do if he is to be late for the dinner?

Which of the following can best replace the phrase“foot the bill”in the first para-graph?

The writer’s attitude towards the annual l2-billion．d011ar business of wedding appears to be __________．

Which of the following is not mentioned?

Not a single company can dominate．the industry because __________．

根据以下内容回答题：Every couDle who goes to the altar（圣坛）believes that they will make that trip onlyonce in their lives．They want the day to be perfect，and they are asking for much more than good weather．Thev want the most beautiful clothes，the freshest flowers．Moreover，her family who will foot the bill is not in any mood，to economize． A quick look at any bride magazine will reveal that plenty of attractive goods and services compete for a share of the wedding budget．Besides the obvious choices of rings，dresses，flowers，and photographs，there are the less apparent expenses：a lavish（奢侈的）cake，a rehearsal dinner，a reception，music fbr both the ceremony and the reception，tips，and even nadkins and matchbooks printed with the couple’s names and the wedding date． As the arrangements are generally complicated，there are plenty of services that can be hired to helD with the planning and execution of the every aspect of the wedding：planning the photographs，selecting the wedding rings，choosing the flowers，picking the honeymoon spot，and so on．One magazine lists over 350 such pamphlets published，of course，by businesses who have something to offer．Considering that weddings do more than l 2 billion dollars worth of business annually in the US alone，such activity isn’t surprising． What is surprising is that not one company dominates the industry．It seems that when people plan for a day as special to them as a weddin9，they resist standardization．They turn instead to the small local suppliers known to them or to their friends．Family members or friends often servee as Dhotographers，caterers and musicians．This．not only helps bring the wedding cost down，but makes it more personal． What about the couple that doesn’t want to take in this billion-dollar industry?They can go to eity hall and get married for less than the price of a hamburger．

What does the expression“this billion．dollar industry”refer to?

The author of the passage is probably__________ ．

In this passage，the author tells us__________ ．

Workers want more money__________ ．

The last sentence in this passage means that if we succeed in making workers’jobs more interesting__________ ．

The main idea of the passage is__________ ．

根据以下内容回答题：In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive．Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied．But do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity?There is evidence to suggest that while variety certainly makes the worker"s life more enjoyable，it does not actually make him work harder．As far as increasing productivity is concerned，then variety is not an important factor． Other experts feel that giving the worker freedom to do his job in his own way is important and ther6 is no doubt that this is true．The problem is that this．kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated machinery which must be used in a fixed way．Thus while freedom of choice may be important，there is usually very little that can be done to create it．Another important consideration is how much each worker contributes to the product he is making．In most factories the worker sees only one small part of the product．Some car factories are now experimenting with having many small production lines rather than a large one so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his line．It would seem that not only is degree of worker contribution an important factor，therefore，but it is also one we can do something about． To what extent does more money lead to greater productivity?The workers themselves cer-tainly think this important．But perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is so boring．Money may explain demands for shorter working hours．Perhaps if we succeed in making their jobs more interesting，they will neither want more money，nor will shorter working hours be so important to them．

Which is NOT the possible factor leading to greater productivity?

The author thinks it is good for local people to know that tourism will__________ ．

Too much tourisrri can cause all these problems EXCEPT__________ ．

It can be inferred from the passage that__________ ．

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根据以下内容回答题:Without proper planning，tourism can cause problems．For example，too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country．If tourists create too much traffic，the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy．They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely．They forget how much tourism can help the country’S economy．It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them．Tourism should help a country，keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists．Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants． Too much tourism can be a problem．If tourism grows too quickly，people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry．This means that other parts of the country’S economy can suffer． On the other hand，if there is not enough tourism，people can lose jobs．Businesses can also lose money．It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels，airports，air terminals，first．class roads，and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions．For example，a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build．If this room is not used most of the time，the owners of the hotel lose money． Building a hotel is just a beginnin9．There must be many support facilities as well，inclu-ding roads to get to the hotel，electricity，sewers to handle waste，and water．All of these support facilities cost money．If they are not used because there are not enough tourists，jobs and moqey are lost．

The word“inhabitants”in the first paragraph means__________ ．

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根据以下内容回答题：Scientists know that there are two basic approaches to prolonging life（延长寿命），one approache is the elimination of the diseases that generally affect older people—diseases such as cancer，heart attack and stroke．（1）is the delay of the process of growing-old the（2）of the body． In recent years scientific researchers（3）much time in the study of the process of aging．They believe that，within a few years，they will develop the knowledge and the（4）to delay the aging process for lo to 15 years．The result will be that more people will live longer，more healthful lives．At present，scientists believe that with the right diet，exercise，medical（5），and mental attitude many people can live to he l00 years old． Gerontologists（老年学专家），people who（6）studies of the problems of growing old，are investigating（7）body cells slow down and（8）die．They feel that delaying this slowing down process（9）help postpone death．In a number of American universities，scien-tists are studying the activity of cells，the effects of diet and internal body temperature on aging．If their studies are successful，the results should help（10）the quality of life for older people in the next few years，as well as increase the life span of the next generation．

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根据以下内容回答题：Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student．（1）a long reading assignment is given，instructors expect students to be familiar with the information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination．The（2）student is considered to be one who is motivated to leam fbr the sake of（3），not to be one interested only in getting high grades．Sometimes homework is returned with brief written comments but without a grade．Even if a grade is not given，the student is（4）for learning the material assigned．When research is assigned，the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with（5）guidance．It is the student’s responsibility to find books，magazines，and articles in the library．Professors do not have the time to explain（6）a university library works；they expect students，paticularly graduate students，to be able to exhaust the reference（7）in the library．Professors will help students who need it，but prefer that their students should not be（8）dependent on them．In the United States professors have many other duties besides teaching，such as administrative or research work．（9），the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is limited．If a student has problems with classroom work，the student should either（10）a professor during office hours or make an appointment．

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The heavy snow in early spring may__________the growth of the wheat．

__________ many people prefer coffee，he drinks tea as usual．

So far as is known，the original manuscripts of Shakespeare’s plays are no longer in__________ ．

A dark suit is__________ to a light one for evening wear.

Professor Smith is said__________another important discovery in chemistry．

I shall give you the book__________you return it no later than tomorrow．

The committee is expected to__________ a decision this evening．

Your course leader will be__________ to help you．

Many special ceremonies are__________ famous men．

The parents require that our school__________ their children an excellent education．

Our children and grandchildren__________ if we don’t look after our planet．

John didn’t want to risk__________ wet’as he had onlv one suit．

I‘ve got his name on the tip of my__________ ．

Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the__________ charged on public transport were more reasonable．

It’S well—known that man__________ from lower forms of life．

Life on earth is__________ varied and complex．

No sooner__________ the top of the mountain than it started raining cats and dogs．

He is one of the most__________conductors I have ever known．

__________ seeing the damage he had done，the child felt ashamed．

Had he worked harder，he __________ the exams．