2012年成人英语考试

Part I. Use of English

1

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Do you think living in the countryside has more advantages?

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____________

正确答案

解析

A. Yes, perfectly.

B. Well, it depends.

C. Yes, it is.

D. Nothing at all.

正确答案：

B

2

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You've won the basketball game. Congratulations!

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____________

正确答案

解析

A. Oh, not really.

B. No one else could do it.

C. Thank you. We're really lucky.

D. It's good of you to say so.

正确答案：

C

3

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Excuse me, Sir. Could you hold the suitcase for me?

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____________

正确答案

解析

A. It's a pleasure.

B. My pleasure.

C. I could.

D. With pleasure.

正确答案：

D

4

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Mom, I'm very sorry for having broken the plate.

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Oh, boy, ____________

正确答案

解析

A. it doesn't matter.

B. no problem.

C. that's right.

D. thank you.

正确答案：

A

5

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It's really nice of you to give me a hand in time!

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____________

正确答案

解析

A. Thank you.

B. No, no.

C. With pleasure.

D. It's my pleasure.

正确答案：

D

6

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Would you mind doing me a favor now?

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____________

正确答案

解析

A. No, of course.

B. Yes, help yourself.

C. No, of course not.

D. Sure, go ahead.

正确答案：

C

7

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Do you know where my MP3 is, Dad?

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____________

正确答案

解析

A. Oh, it's a pity.

B. Have you looked upstairs?

C. I know.

D. Sorry, I didn't.

正确答案：

B

8

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How soon do you want to leave for the picnic?

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____________

正确答案

解析

A. Sooner or later.

B. Be Quick.

C. As I like.

D. In an hour.

正确答案：

D

9

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How long do you think it'll take to fix my bicycle?

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____________

正确答案

解析

A. Maybe longer.

B. Hard to tell.

C. Please wait.

D. Take a seat.

正确答案：

B

10

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Why don't you stop and ask a policeman for direction?

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____________

正确答案

解析

A. Good idea!

B. Don't bother.

C. Of course not.

D. Sorry, I can't.

正确答案：

A

Part II. Reading Comprehension

Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For

each question there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that you think is the

best answer.

Passage 1

Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 in Albemale County,Virginia. When he was 14,

he inherited his father's estate and slaves. Soon after, Jefferson attended the College of William

and Mary.

In 1769, when he was just 26, Jefferson was elected to the Virginia House of Representatives.

In

1772,

Jefferson

began

building

his

home,

Monticello.

In

1770,

he

married

Martha

Wayles

Shelton.

As

a

member

of

the

second

Continental

Congress,Jefferson

drafted

The

Declaration

of

Independence.

In

1779,

he

was

elected

as

governor

of

Virginia.

Although

he

resigned

in

1781,

during his term as governor, Jefferson wrote the famous Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.

Jefferson's

writings

also

formed

the

basis

of

the

Ordinances

of

1784,1785,

and

1787.

From

1785-1789,

Jefferson

served

as

minister

to

France.

In

1789,

George

Washington

appointed

him

Secretary of State.

Due

to

political

differences

concerning

the

role

of

the

government

with

other

cabinet

members, Jefferson resigned as Secretary of State in 1793. Jefferson soon ran for president, but

was defeated in 1796 by John Adams. Nevertheless, he was appointed vice president. Although

Jefferson

and

Aaron

Burr

received

equal

electoral

votes

for

presidency,

Jefferson

was

elected

president

by

the

House

of Representatives

in

1800. During Jefferson's

term,

both

the

Louisiana

Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition occurred. Jefferson served two presidential terms.

He later established the University of Virginia. He died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of

The Declaration of Independence. Coincidentally, John Adams died on the same day.

11

What did Thomas Jefferson get from his father?

正确答案

解析

A. Political ideas.

B. A lot of documents.

C. Slaves and estate.

D. Nothing.

正确答案：

C

12

Which of the following documents was Thomas Jefferson not involved with?

正确答案

解

析

A. Declaration of Independence.

B. Statute on Religious Freedom.

C. Ordinance of 1784.

D. Ordinance of 1786.

正确答案：

D

13

Why did Thomas Jefferson resign as Secretary of State?

正确答案

解析

A. There were political differences between cabinet members.

B. He was about to be president.

C. He had to write The Declaration of Independence.

D. He was fired.

正确答案：

A

14

Which of the following did Thomas Jefferson not serve as before he was president?

正确答

案

解析

A. Vice president.

B. Governor.

C. Senator.

D. Secretary of State.

正确答案：

C

15

Which of the following events happened last?

正确答案

解析

A. Jefferson was elected president.

B. Jefferson founded the University of Virginia.

C. The Lewis and Clark Expedition.

D. John Adams died.

正确答案：

D

Passage 2

Twenty years ago, kids in school had never even heard of the Internet. Now, I'll bet you can't

find a single person in your school who hasn't at least heard of it. In fact, many of us use it on a

regular basis and even have access to it from our homes! The

network.

A

network

is

two

or

more

computers

connected

together

so

that

information

can

be

shared,

or

sent

from

one

computer

to

another.

The

Internet

is

a

vast

resource

for

all

types

of

information. You may enjoy using it to do research for a school project, downloading your favorite

songs or communicating with friends and family. Information is accessed through web pages that

companies, organizations and ind

ividuals create and post. It’s kind of like a giant bulletin board

that the whole world uses! But since anyone can put anything on the Internet, you also have to be

careful and use your best judgment and a little common sense.

Though you read something on a piece of paper someone sticks on a bulletin board, it doesn't

mean it's good information, or even correct, for that matter. So you have to be sure that whoever

posted the information knows what they're talking about, especially if you’re doing resear

ch! But

what

if

you're

just

emailing

people?

You

still

have

to

be

very

careful.

If

you've

never

met

the

person

that

you're

communicating

with

online,

you

could

be

on

dangerous

ground!

You

should

never give out any personal information to someone you don't

know, not even your name! And

just

like

you

can't

believe

the

information

on

every

website

out

there,

you

can't

rely

on

what

strangers

you

on

the

Internet

tell

you

either.

Just

as

you

could

make

up

things

about

yourself to tell someone, someone else could do the same to you!

16

Several computers can be connected together by the Internet so that____________.

正确

答案

解析

A. people can see each other

B. information can be shared and sent freely

C. you can read newspaper

D. you can create anything you like

正确答案：

B

17

You should be careful when you are surfing online because____________.

正确答案

解析

A. some of the information may not be true or right

B. some people may give you the wrong information

C. some information may do harm to you

D. all the above

正确答案：

D

18

When you are emailing people, you____________

正确答案

解析

.

A. need not worry because it is completely safe

B. should never let others know your name

C. should never give out any personal information to a stranger

D. can trust them and tell them anything