成人学位英语模拟试题Model Test 1(6)

广西壮族自治区成人学位英语考试

16. Why is it difficult for visitors to locate Cambridge University?

A.

B.

C.

D. Because there are no signs to direct them. Because no tour guides are available. Because all the building in the city look alike. Because the university is everywhere in the city.

17. What does the passage tell us about the colleges of Cambridge University?

A. They set their own exams

B. They organize their own laboratory work.

C. They award their own degrees.

D. They select their own students.

18. What can be learned from the passage about the libraries in Cambridge University? A. Most of them have a long history.

B. Many of them are specialized libraries.

C. They house more books than any other university library.

D. They each have a copy of every book published in Britain.

19. Why were there no women allowed to take the university exams until 1881?

A. Women were the weak sex at that time.

B. Men began to understand women in the 1880s.

C. The passage doesn’t tell us.

D. Women preferred to stay at home looking after their children.

20. What does the passage say about women students in Cambridge University? A.

B.

C.

D. They were not awarded degrees until 1948. Very few of them are engaged in research. They have outnumbered male students. They were not treated equally until 1881.

Part Two: Vocabulary and Structure (20%)

Directions: There are 40 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 by blackening the letter.

21. It is advisable to two tickets now since so many people are crazy about this band.

A. reserve B. conserve C. preserve D. deserve

22. Children should be taught how to towards adults.

A. respond B. do C. behave D. react

23. The founding of the People’s Republic of China is a great in the history of mankind.

A. event B. incident C. accident D. occurrence

24. The weight of the box of chocolates is more than the weight of the chocolates alone.

A. whole B. entire C. total D. gross

25. All men are rational beings, John Jones is a man, John Jones is a rational being.

A. therefore B. hence C. then D. consequently

26. Dinner will be ready but we have time for a drink before then.

A. currently B. lately C. presently D. suddenly

27. When I applied for my passport to be renewed, I had to send a photograph.

A. fresh B. recent C. late D. modern

28. Since the beginning of the war, reports of new victories have poured